Jiang Xi went home on the tenth day of July, much faster than Taohua expected, and even he himself didn't expect it to be so soon.

"If you take someone's boat, the road will be unimpeded, and the smooth wind and water will be fast." Jiang Xi sat in the hall, opened the box he brought back with his own hands, and distributed the things to his wife and daughter.

Coming from Guangdong to the local area, it is naturally fast and comfortable to take the waterway, but the cost is also greater than that of the dry road. Jiang Xi couldn't afford to charter a boat himself, or because he helped someone see fake medicinal materials in Guangdong, that person found a boat for him, so he could get home so quickly.

"There's a lot of new stuff over there." Jiang Xi took out a box, "This is the benzoin, and there are a few other Western medicinal materials." By the way, there is also this, saying that it is called Shenshu powder, I still asked for it to get such a small packet, which is said to cure malaria with a hundred tests. I smelled it, and it smelled like a tree bark, and it tasted very bitter, probably a herb I had never seen before. "

Cao Shi was looking at the pair of coral bracelets that Jiang Xi brought back, and when he heard this, he raised his head in fright: "Master, did you take this medicine?" I don't know what kind of herb I eat, what if I eat it and it hurts! "

Jiang Xi smiled: "It's okay. I asked, and I said it wasn't toxic. Besides, I only tasted a little bit and didn't feel any discomfort after that. Don't worry. "

He had been away from home for a few months, and although he had found it interesting and not very much concerned about his home when he was outside, he felt that he was still at home after he had returned home, bathed and changed his clothes, washed away the dust and fatigue. At this moment, seeing that the wives and daughters are looking through the things they brought back with great interest, and holding the chubby little son in their arms, I feel satisfied.

Taohua wasn't very interested in those things, but she immediately took the few medicinal materials that Jiang Xi brought back. If this sacred tree powder can really cure malaria, it should be cinchona bark. In this era, this thing can only be shipped from the West, and it cannot be found locally. It was not easy for Jiang Xi to get such a small pack.

"Is there anything going on in the medicine hall these days?" Jiang Xi looked left and right, and felt that the room seemed to have changed a little, "Is there something going on at home?" What about Bai Ge'er's nurse? Where did Qingguo go? "

Cao Shi was holding the coral bracelet in his hand, and when he heard this, he suddenly stopped, opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. Jiang Yanhua was looking at a pair of tortoiseshell combs on the side, and said timidly at this time: "Daddy, that girl in Qingguo is really hateful, there is no one in my sister's house, she dared to go in without permission, and broke my sister's jade narcissus." There is also Mother Song, who manages her mother's yard, but she is greedy for many things in private. The mother was so angry with them that she fell ill, and her sister sold them both. "

"Jade Narcissus?" Jiang Xi only heard this, if he didn't hold Bai Ge'er in his arms, he would have to stand up, "Is it your mother's favorite piece of jade?" "

Taohua nodded silently, seeing that Jiang Xi's face was a little pale, she sighed secretly in her heart, and said softly: "Dad, the object is already broken, if you are angry again, your mother will definitely be unhappy if she knows about it." Your heart for your mother, mother naturally knows, and she doesn't ...... on this thing."

Jiang Xi looked sad, and said after a while: "But that is your mother's favorite thing when she was alive, it was passed on to her by your grandfather, and she always has to take it out and put it on the ...... every New Year." Qingguo, that girl, how dare she be so bold! "

Cao's face turned blue and red, and he couldn't speak, but Jiang Yanhua stood up and suddenly knelt down in front of Jiang Xi: "Daddy, Qingguo is so confused, and my mother and I have not disciplined it well, please punish ...... father."

"What are you doing-" Jiang Xi was startled when his stepdaughter suddenly knelt down, "The girls themselves are not good, how can you blame you?" Hurry up, hurry up. "

Taohua sat firmly and said with a faint smile: "Yes." It's not your sister, you girl, I can't blame you. Hurry up, you can't let Daddy help you personally. Daddy has just come back from a long journey, so don't make something worry Daddy. "

Jiang Yanhua's face turned red when she was said, so she had to stand up. Taohua turned her head and said to Jiang Xi: "As for Bai Ge'er's nurse, I really don't care. I told her early that Bai Ge'er was young and should not use more ice in the house. I said it several times, but I just listened to the wind, and after all, Brother Bai was sick—Daddy, you see, this little face is a little sharper—and I turned around and sent it out. Now I will arrange to live in my yard first, the mint caretaker is also careful, and the bellflower can also play with him, if there is a suitable nurse, find another one, if there is no suitable one, it is better not to find it. "

Cao Shi was relieved when he heard that he no longer mentioned the jade carving narcissus, and when he heard the mention of Bai Ge'er's illness, he couldn't help but blush. Taohua is talking about where she is a nurse, she is clearly talking about her!

Jiang Xi frowned when he heard this, touched Jiang Bohua's face, and sure enough, he felt that his son looked thinner: "Such a person should be sent out!" Sister Tao, take a closer look, there are good people to pick another one in. I don't have to worry about Bai Ge'er living with you, but I'm too tired of you. "

Cao Shi hurriedly said: "That's exactly what you said. I have been sick for a while now, and Sister Tao was afraid that she would give Brother Bai after being sick, so she took him to her yard to take care of him. Now that I'm better, how can I work Sister Tao anymore. "

Taohua smiled: "Mrs. Qingguo and Mother Song are walking in the yard, and the manpower is not enough, so Brother Bai will get sick." At this time, even Bai Ge'er's nurse is gone, isn't there even less manpower, where can I take care of it? What's more, my wife has been sick for a few months, and now she is said to be cured, but her body is still weak, so it is better to take care of her body first and then take care of Bai Ge'er. "

Although Jiang Xi was not very careful about these things in the back house, Taohua said Mrs. twice in a row, and he also heard that something was wrong. Thinking about it again, since he came back and entered the door, Taohua never called Cao's mother between words, and the meaning of these words, even if he was sluggish, he could hear that something was wrong. When he said, "Let's do this first, and when your body is better, it's too late to talk about it." Brother Hengzhu is only in his sister's yard, and he will arrive in two or three steps. Hey, I've been running outside for so long, I'm just thinking about the food at home, Sister Tao, when will this meal be served? I'm going to starve Daddy. "

Taohua smiled, turned her head and ordered the meal to be served, and then reversed the words.

A table of dishes is Jiang Xi's favorite food, Jiang Xi talked and laughed, just talked about what he saw and heard on the road, and did not mention anything else. Taohua was already interested in this, and Jiang Yanhua was cheering on the side, talking very lively. Cao's heart was weak, and he didn't dare to mention the matter of bringing Jiang Bohua back, and when he finished eating, he had to watch Taohua take his son again.

The child is forgetful, and after the nurse left, Jiang Bohua looked for her for a while, but with the bellflower playing with him, he gradually forgot about it. What's more, Taohua would tell him stories every night, and now she prefers to live in Taohua's yard. Although he met Cao's relatives, children prefer to play, and Cao's will only detain him, so in his heart it is not as interesting as staying by Taohua's side.

Taohua told a story to lull Jiang Bohua to sleep, and then listened to Mint outside: "Girl, the master is here." "

When her daughter is older, Jiang Xi rarely comes to this courtyard after dark, and when she comes in at this moment, she looks at the scenery in the yard as before, just like when she and her wife held hands and watched Morning Glory Vega. Turning his head, he saw Taohua coming out of the house, and her appearance was seven points similar to his wife. It's just that her daughter's eyebrows are slightly raised, so she is a little more heroic; Unlike his wife, his eyebrows are curved like the moon, and he seems to be laughing when he is not smiling.

"Why is Daddy here?" Taohua smiled and went over to hold Jiang Xi's arm, "Brother Bai just fell asleep, and my father came to see him, looking on all sides, like a little frog." "

"Nonsense, how can anyone talk about their brother like that." The daughter smiled, her eyes crooked, and she looked more like her mother. Jiang Xi lightly reprimanded, but he was reluctant to say more, and followed his daughter into the bedroom.

Jiang Bohua really looked like a little frog when he fell asleep, with both hands raised on his head, his little belly on his back, and a small snoring, and he didn't know that his father and sister came in. Jiang Xi sat on the edge of the bed and watched him for a while, and saw that his little face was red from sleep, and his little hands and feet were so fat that they had meat nests.

The child grew up fast, and after not seeing him for a few months, Jiang Bohua jumped again. Jiang Xi saw that the clothes he was wearing fit well, obviously newly; The clothing is made of soft Songjiang muslin, the stitches are fine, and the threads are placed outside, so you know that your son is very well taken care of in the Taohua yard.

Jiang Xi looked down for a moment, and took out a small box from his arms: "I didn't give you a birthday at home this year, and my father made up for this birthday gift." "

Inside the box are three transparent gemstones, the largest of which is the size of a soybean and has a faint rose color; The other two are the size of mung beans, pure white in color, and at first glance they look like crystals, but when you look closely, they are not.

"This was brought by a ship that ran to the South Seas, and it was said that it was diamond, which was much harder than crystal. There are not many people who buy it, I see that this big color is not bad, and the two white ones can also be matched with earrings, but I don't know if you like it or not. "

Taohua was a little surprised: "Of course I like it!" Daddy, how much money did this cost? "It's a pink diamond! If this were in her previous life, she wouldn't even dare to ask the price of such a big pink diamond.

Jiang Xi waved his hand: "It's not worth anything, just like it." "No one cared about this diamond on the docks, and he was a little hesitant to buy it, but fortunately, his eldest daughter did seem to like it.

Waiting for Taohua to carefully put away the box, Jiang Xicai asked, "What happened at home these days when my father was away?" "If it's okay, my daughter will definitely not change her name suddenly.

Taohua was silent for a moment, but still told the truth. She had considered whether to hide it, but after thinking about it, although concealment at this time could be too peaceful, if she left home in the future, what foolish things would the Cao family do, Jiang Xi didn't know, maybe she would cause some trouble. It's better to say it now, pick out this pustule and save yourself from raising carbuncles.

Jiang Xi didn't say anything for a long time, and only after a long time did he say: "She, she actually dared to steal your mother's dowry!" "

"Mrs. herself would not have this idea, it was all provoked by Mrs. Cao Wu." Taohua interrogated before selling Qingguo's mother and daughter, and Song's mother was afraid that Taohua would sell Qingguo into the dust, so she said everything, "I'm just afraid, now I can beat my mother's idea of marrying, and if I want to harm our Jiang family to help his Cao family in the future, it may not be impossible to do it." Mrs. is a foolish person, and her ears are soft, maybe she was moved, and she regretted it if she didn't know what to do. Therefore, Daddy has to look carefully, and it is better to have less contact with the Cao family in the future. "

If the Cao family is a bad person, Taohua can't agree. Although Cao was a little selfish, he didn't dare to go too far, and most of them just thought about it. However, she was very confused, and she obeyed after being instigated to say two words, which looked like a housewife. Not to mention, she obeyed what she shouldn't have listened to, and she didn't listen to what she should have heard.

"So Bai Ge'er should live in my yard first. In a few years, when he is older, he will have to be taught by his father himself. He will be the one who will be the door of our second room in the future, and he will always be able to stand up and marry a daughter-in-law who can run the house, and then the family affairs will be handed over to them, and his father will be able to enjoy the blessings. "

Jiang Xi couldn't help but sigh and touched his daughter's black and smooth hair: "Dad has been enjoying Qingfu, but he has worked hard for you." You speak in such a tone, just like your mother. It's just that you are a girl who has not been out of the cabinet and thinks so long-term, if your mother knows, she will definitely blame me. "

Taohua laughed, hugged Jiang Xi's arm and shook it: "How did Daddy say this." Daddy's heart for his mother, my mother knows. If the daughter is hard, the daughter feels that the daughter who is a father is the luckiest. "

It's the truth. If there is anything more satisfying for Taohua in this time and space than in her previous life, it is that she has a father who truly loves her. Although Jiang Xi is a little careless, and even a little naïve in temperament, sometimes it makes Taohua a little ridiculous, but Jiang Xi really loves her, if she changes to another family, Taohua feels that she will never live so freely.

With his daughter's affirmation, Jiang Xi laughed a little abruptly. Taohua took the opportunity to ask: "Since my father is back, what kind of medicine hall is Zhuangzi, my daughter doesn't care, so I'll go down to find the sister of the Lu family to incense." "

There are many temples in Wuxi, but the Jiang family who practice medicine has never believed in Buddhism, saying that it is incense, but in fact it is going out to play. Jiang Xi naturally understood, and said with a smile when he heard the words: "Just go." Seeing that the Midyear Festival is coming, go to the temple and put incense on your mother. "Believe it or not, since you are in the temple, you must always put incense on it.

Momoka nodded obediently. Don't look at the strange thing that she has experienced to resurrect the soul, she still doesn't believe this. But my grandfather said in the past that it's okay not to believe it, but to respect it.

"Go to the account and pay ten taels of silver, and you can buy whatever you want, which is considered to be given by your father." Jiang Xipo felt indebted to his daughter, and generously promised the silver again.

Taohua laughed: "How can you use ten taels of incense." Daddy is a real loser. "

"Okay, it's still our Sister Tao who will take care of the house." Jiang Xi accepted the loser's hat without any disapproval, "Then keep it and use it slowly." He hesitated, but still asked, "Sister Yan'er—will you take her with you?" "

Although the Cao family made a mistake, Jiang Yanhua did not stretch out his hand in this matter, and he has always been filial to Jiang Xi, so Taohua replied indifferently: "If you set a date, you will tell her, and if she wants, she will go with her." "Jiang Yanhua, although he is always a little shrunken and can't let go of his hands and feet, is much stronger than such arrogance. And she knows each other, if others don't like it, they won't squeeze up to talk, and Lu Ying is acquainted, Taohua doesn't care about taking her more.

"That's good." Jiang Xi smiled, "Sister Yan is an honest child, and it's strange and pitiful, Dad thinks, your sisters are still harmonious." The future is horizontal—don't worry about her now. "Jiang Yanhua changed his surname again, and he is not the real Jiang family. Jiang Xi just looked at the Chen family and didn't look good, so in case the Chen family wanted to use her marriage to make profits in the future, he simply let her enter the Jiang family's household registration. In this way, Jiang Yanhua's marriage in the future will be all decided by the Jiang family.

However, the master is in charge, Jiang Xi can only find her an innocent and honest family, and it is best to be able to achieve a well-behaved family style, a simple population, and a loyal husband, and a decent dowry. No matter how he changed his surname, it was impossible for Jiang Xi to take the Jiang family's property to accompany the Chen family's daughter. And everyone in Wuxi knows Jiang Yanhua's life experience, and the Chen family is a scoundrel, maybe they will come to entangle this married girl in the future, for this, there are not many people who are willing to marry Jiang Yanhua, and she can't choose more.

Therefore, Jiang Yanhua's future path is almost doomed, if there is no accident, she is far from being comparable to Taohua. Although Jiang Xi has a certain number in his heart, he has some pity for this stepdaughter, so he is willing to treat her more kindly before she gets married, so that she can live a comfortable life for a few days.

Taohua naturally understood what Jiang Xi meant. Just looking at the Cao family's entry into the door, Jiang Xi transferred all the Li family's dowries to her, and she knew that Jiang Xi had a clear difference.

"Daddy, don't worry. As long as Sister Yan is not confused, I will treat her as before. Taohua simply promised, "Anyway, she has also called my sister in the past few years." Home and everything is prosperous, I know. "

"Okay, okay." Jiang Xi looked pleased, "I know that my sister Tao is the most sensible." "

Momoka laughed: "Daddy, don't just care about putting a high hat on me. No matter how sensible I am, my father can't do less. The medicine hall is about to make a new medicinal tea for the winter, and Daddy has to take a closer look. In addition, the medicine field on the Zhuangzi is going to spend the winter, and many things should be prepared now. "

"It's all over to Daddy!" Jiang Xibao patted his chest, "I don't have to worry about this." However, Daddy has taken a lot of notes along the way, and someone has to sort it out. "

"No wonder Daddy agreed so happily, he was waiting for me here!" Taohua deliberately straightened her face, and then smiled again, "I sorted out the notes for my father, what benefits did my father promise me?" "Jiang Xi's handwriting is a little sloppy, and it involves herbal prescriptions, so I am afraid that people will make mistakes, so it has always been Taohua to sort it out.

"Sister Tao will give whatever she wants!" Jiang Xi waved his hand and was generous.

"Then I'll have to think about it." Taohua deliberately thought hard, "It's only cost-effective to knock Daddy hard." "

"Think about it, think about it." Jiang Xi smiled, "When you think about it, when will you come and tell your father." Daddy's promise is for you to keep, and you can keep it at any time. "