Zhang remembered that Zhao Zixing had always been in the presence of food.

Zhao Zixing didn't show up before, and what they said outside was that there was no food left in Zhangji. Originally, there was not much food in stock, and a lot of money was donated, so the stewards in the shop went back to their hometowns.

Now that the owner has returned, and the food is available, the chief steward will not show up again, and maybe someone will have to think more.

"Okay, I'll send him a letter." Wei Minwu replied.

Wei Minwen asked Zhang Xing again, "Then ...... our boats of grain?"

Zhang Xing looked at Wei Minwu: "Second brother, you can send a letter to Jin Yao." ”

Anyway, if you want to give it out, let the other party come to the door to ask for it, it is better to take the initiative to send it out yourself.

Shen Qian has now gained a firm foothold in Jianghuai, and the next step is to break off with Xiao Fugui.

Xiao Fugui has been tossing around in Jianghuai for so long, and he hasn't even been able to get rid of the Huaiyang Palace, how long can he confront the Shen family?

It's certainly much better to be faithful in advance than after the fact.

"How much are you going to give?" Wei Minwen asked again.

"Fifty percent." Zhang Xing replied.

Wei Minwen and Wei Minwu both nodded.

Fifty percent of the grain is enough for tens of thousands of troops to chew for more than half a month, which is equivalent to more than half of the grain that Wei Minwen transported back. This amount is sent out, but sincerity is enough.

More than half of the remaining fifty percent are in their secret vaults.

Not many people know.

Food prices have certainly skyrocketed this year.

The remaining fifty percent of the grain is their foundation, and it slowly flows out through the shop, which can alleviate the food shortage in Jianghuai, and second, they have surplus grain in their hands, and they also have a little confidence in their hearts.

No one can say what the coming year will bring. It's better to have a back road than nothing.

"Zhao Lao Er is coming back soon, right?" After agreeing on the route of the grain, Wei Minwen asked Zhang Xing again.

The second Zhao he said was Zhao Zixing's younger brother Zhao Zi'an, who took the fleet to sea last year, and after sending a letter at the end of the year, there was no more news.

"It should be soon." Zhang Xing replied.

Regarding Zhao Zi'an's trip to the sea, Wei Minwen and Wei Minwu both thought that they would not have the good luck of the previous few times.

The letter at the end of the year said that they had encountered a great storm at sea, lost two boats, and lost several people, including Xiao Desheng's sister and brother-in-law.

When Fu Xianglian talked to Wei Minwen about this matter, Wei Minwen still didn't believe it.

The two brothers and sisters of the Xiao family were the first to buy the Wei family. Zhang Xing wanted to get married, so Wei Minwen asked Xiao Deyu to follow Zhang Xing.

He had a selfish heart at the time. The brothers and sisters of the Xiao family are literate and clever, and they are both talents. He separated the two brothers and sisters because he thought that if there was something bad on Zhang Xing's side in the future, he would be able to know the news here quickly. With Xiao Desheng by his side, he was not afraid that his sister would do something sorry for Zhang Xing.

He also always knew that this Xiao Deyu could be regarded as the most powerful person by Zhang Xing's side.

It's a pity that something happened to this girl.

Regarding Xiao Deyu, Wei Minwen has already told Xiao Desheng.

It is inevitable that Xiao Desheng will be sad, but life and death are impermanent, and no one wants this to happen.

If they hadn't been able to enter the Wei family, they might have become a cup of loess long ago.

In these days, human life is too cheap.

After Zhang Xing left, Wei Minwen asked Wei Minwu: "How did you inquire about the matter of the stone?" ”

Wei Minwu shook his head. When he learned about the disappearance of the stone, he sent someone to inquire about it. As he expected, the veterans who cleaned up the battlefield did not see Captain Li's body, but the battle was not far from the river, and there were many people who could not find the body.

Wei Minwen also knew that he was asking too much. It's been so long, if Shi Shi was alive, he wouldn't hide it from the Shen family, and he wouldn't hide it from Zhang Xing, he must have found it a long time ago.

The Wei brothers were silent.

The stone is gone, leaving Zhang Xing alone.

On the Shen family's side, it's all a pack of wolves.

"Brother, if there is a suitable one in the future, let's find another one for Xing'er!" Wei Minwu said.

Wei Minwen shook his head, "Xing'er is afraid that she won't be willing." ”

Zhang Xingshi and the Shen family, the two brothers already knew a rough idea. According to Zhang Xing's temperament, he will definitely not drag people into the water anymore.

"Then Shen Huailin, what kind of person is he?" Wei Minwu had never seen Shen Huailin and asked.

Wei Minwen shook his head and said, "Do you remember that Xing'er has a sister named Zhang Tao?" ”

"Yes." Wei Minwu nodded, "Didn't you be bought by our mother to be a girl in Huaiyang Palace, and then followed the eldest lady of the Gu family to Liaoyuan?" ”

"Before this Miss Gu married Liaoyuan, there was an accident. was chiseled through the boat by bandits from Qingmeng Mountain near the Jinsha River, and Xing'er's sister was caught in the mountains, but later Gu Shizi and others helped to rescue the person. In fact, behind this matter is this Shen Huailin! Wei Minwen said with a frown.

Because he went down the mountain early, he didn't experience what happened later, and he listened to Zhang Xing later.

Shen Huailin wants to sing a good thing about heroes saving beauty, so that he will become the one who marries the Gu family.

Among them, he doesn't know much about the twists and turns, but he knows that the two brothers of the Shen family are not suitable for sure, what kind of good thing can this Shen Huailin put his idea on a woman?

"And such a thing?" Wei Minwu smiled and said, "Later, you listened to Xing'er." ”

Wei Minwen nodded, "I'll go down early." ”

"The relationship between the Shen brothers is really not good." Wei Minwu said, "Shen Huailin is Shen Qian's eldest son, he is not very talented, and his military achievements are not outstanding, but he has a lot of talents around him. Shen Huaijin has a lot of military achievements, and he is quite valued by Shen Qian, and his prestige in the army is second only to Shen Qian. ”

Wei Minwen looked at Wei Minwu. He knew that Wei Minwu's source would definitely not be wrong.

"If these two brothers are fighting each other, will they implicate Xing'er?" Wei Minwen asked worriedly.

The stone is under Shen Huaijin's command, and Zhang Xing's sister is in Shen Huaijin's backyard, and they can be regarded as Shen Huaijin's family.

Wei Minwu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It's just to meet a backyard woman, big brother doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Wei Minwen's brows still didn't stretch.

Wei Minwu said again: "Isn't there still a few days? Let's inquire first. ”

Zhang Xing didn't know that the Wei brothers were still worried about her affairs, she returned to the yard, and saw that the luggage she pulled back had been sorted out, Wei Junbao was helping Li Xixue to walk, and Fu Xianglian's mother and others were smiling and watching from the side.

Li Xi saw Zhang Xing coming in and hurriedly wanted to come over. He was still walking unsteadily, his left foot tripped over his right foot, and he was about to fall, Zhang Xing walked a few steps quickly and hugged him.

Li Xi hugged his mother's neck, squinted his eyes and laughed.

Zhang Xing hurriedly took a handkerchief and wiped the saliva off her son's mouth.

Wei Junbao ran over and said, "You can't run, you have to walk slowly." ”

Li Xi seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and after looking at Wei Junbao with his eyes open, he grinned again, and shouted inarticulately: "Brother." ”

Mother You also came over and said with a smile: "Madam, our brother will call him brother today." ”

Zhang Xing smiled and touched her son's face, "I heard it." Brother Xi is amazing. ”

Li Xi, who was praised by his mother, smiled even more happily, and broke away from Zhang Xing's arms to find Wei Junbao. Zhang Xing let him go, pointed at Wei Junbao and said, "Go, go play with my brother." ”

Mother You stared closely, but did not reach out her hand.

Li Xi took two steps and grabbed Wei Junbao's hand.

Fu Xianglian smiled and said, "Brother Xi can walk." ”

Zhang Xing looked at it with a smile. She had already explained to the people around her, as long as Brother Xi could hold a spoon, she was not allowed to feed him anymore, as long as he could get off the ground, she would not hug him any more, let go and let herself crawl and walk by herself.

Li Xi is not yet a year old now, and he can already call people, and he can walk a few steps on his own.

Zhang Xing looked away, turned to Fu Xianglian, and asked, "Are you all cleaned up in the house?" ”

"How can it be so fast?" Fu Xianglian smiled and said, "It's fast on your side." ”

Zhang Xing smiled and said, "I don't have as much as you." ”

The Wei family's house was only repaired, Wei Minwen came back with a lot of things, and when he saw that they were not there, he didn't have time to pack up the things, so he hurried up the mountain to pick up people.

Fu Xianglian smiled and beckoned the people around her to carry the box over, "This is all brought back by your eldest brother, see if you like it or not?" ”

Zhang Xing let people carry it into the house and opened it, and there were pearls and jade from southern Fujian and so on, all of which were extraordinary.

Zhang Xing said with a smile: "There are so many good things, you won't bring the big brother to you with them, right?" ”

Fu Xianglian said: "I'm reluctant." ”

Zhang Xing put down the pearl in her hand and asked, "Have you seen the house next door?" ”

"Wasn't I looking for you? Let's take a look. "Wei Minwu bought the Liu family's house, only surrounded it with a courtyard wall, and did not start repairing it.

Zhang Xing and Fu Xianglian are back, and this matter is naturally about to start.

The Wei family now has a large population, and the courtyard is no longer enough to live.

Zhang Xing's house in Wutong Lane was not spared, and everything inside was looted. After Wei Minwu came back, although he had already started repairs, he had too many things to do, and there were no people living there for the time being.

The two looked at the yard next door. The area is not small, but most of the furnishings inside are destroyed. If you want to be able to live in people, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time.

Seeing off Fu Xianglian, Zhang Xing returned to the courtyard. Xiao's mother had already made a book of the things Fu Xianglian had brought and handed it to Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing glanced at it a few times and said, "Let's enter the warehouse first." ”

Xiao's mother answered, and let the things be carried into the warehouse one by one.

was busy, and the summer solstice came in in a hurry.

"Madam, Manager Zhao sent a letter, saying that Sister Baozhu had given birth."

Zhang Xing hurriedly said, "Let people come in." ”

After the messenger came in, he hurriedly wanted to salute. Zhang Xing stopped and said, "No need, say it quickly, is the mother and son safe?" ”

When she left Yuxian, she asked Sun Baozhu to be sent to Zhao Zixing's Zhuangzi.

The little girl smiled and said, "Back to Mrs. Talk, mother and son are safe." ”

"Good! Good! Zhang Xing said with a smile, "Come on, reward!" ”

The little guy received the reward money and went out, and Mother You, Xia Zhi and others all came in.

"Baozhu, this girl is a blessing! actually gave birth to an eight-pound boy in one fell swoop! Mother You said with emotion.

Xia Zhi smiled and said, "Then I have to hurry up and prepare a meeting gift." He asked Zhang Xing again, "Madam, when will Sister Baozhu come back?" ”

Zhang Xing said: "When she finishes her confinement, let her come back." ”

The girls and mothers-in-law all went out, Zhang Xing sighed, and the smile on her face slowly closed.

She still doesn't know who the child's father is?

In the future, Sun Baozhu's difficulties are still to come.

Zhang Xing handed over the post to the government and received a reply the next day. Zhang Xing took Xia Zhi to the carriage.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, the gatekeeper saw the carriage of the seal and hurriedly came.

Zhang Xing got out of the carriage and looked at the door plaque.

The plaque of the Yuxian government is still there.

"Madame, please!" The mother-in-law who led the way said earnestly.

Zhang Xing already knew that Shen Huailin's wife did not follow Jianghuai this time, and there were only two aunts by her side, among which Yao Mingzhu was ranked ninth, and the other eleventh aunt was Shen Huailin's daughter in Liaoyuan, the daughter of his staff, surnamed Fang, who was only sixteen years old this year.

Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, then followed with a smile.

Although she has lived in Yu County for many years, it is the first time she has come in the Yu County Mansion. She followed behind her mother-in-law, passed the main hall, turned from the side door to the backyard, and after walking along the promenade for a while, she saw a huge lotus pond. In the middle of summer, a lush green field is dotted with lotus flowers of various colors.

Seeing such a scene at first glance, Zhang Xing couldn't help but feel relaxed.

After walking through the pond, there is a courtyard. The mother-in-law came to one of the doors and bent her body, "Madame, let me go in later." ”

Zhang Xing returned the salute. After the mother-in-law left, she couldn't help but look at the lotus pond again.

In the center of the lotus pond there is a water pavilion, with vermilion eaves, hidden in a piece of turquoise, and there seems to be someone inside.

"Zhang Xing?"

Zhang Xingzheng was looking at it energetically, and suddenly heard someone shouting behind him.

She turned her head, and a beautiful woman walked over from inside the round arch, wearing a water-red light shirt, with a long figure, a fair and pretty face, and a mist seemed to be shrouded between her eyebrows.

Before Zhang Xing recognized who this person was, she saw her again and shouted, "Xing'er." ”

Zhang Xing suddenly came back to her senses. Who else could know her here?

Yao Mingzhu!

Although the dress has changed, she still has some impressions of her eyebrows. It is the senior sister of the stone, Yao Mingzhu.

Yao Mingzhu had already come to Zhang Xing, looked her up and down, smiled slightly, and said, "Zhang Xing, I can't even recognize you." ”

Zhang Xing said in her heart, I don't recognize you anymore.

Yao Mingzhu had already held Zhang Xing's hand, "Come in." ”

Zhang Xing felt the coldness of her fingers, "Sister Mingzhu, when did you come to Yu County?" ”

Yao Mingzhu replied: "It's been a while, I've been looking for you, I heard that you are no longer in Yuxian County, where have you been?" ”

"Spent some time in the mountains." Zhang Xing replied.

As they spoke, they arrived at the place. Zhang Xing saw that the room was all exquisitely furnished, and estimated Yao Mingzhu's position in Shen Huailin's heart.

She originally thought that Shen Huailin's room had eleven and twelve aunts, and Yao Mingzhu's life was not very good, but now it seems that it may not be.