"Sister Lao is worried, a qiēshun lì." Song Chengqing responded, "Interesting things in Beijing, my sister will be able to experience it for herself in a short time...... As soon as I arrived at home today, I heard that my sister's good things are coming, and my brother is here, so I congratulate my sister first. ”

Song Huanzhu blushed and said: "My brother made fun of me again, I have never been out at home for half a step all the time, how can I encounter any good things...... I want to congratulate Brother He'er," she turned her head to see Song Yanzhu, frowned invisibly, but when she didn't see it, she looked at Song Heqing again.

On the ground, an earthworm ran onto the bluestone pavement, and it was almost unable to climb under the sun. Song Heqing half-squatted to look at the earthworm, and after looking at it for a long time, he felt bored, and reached out to send it back to the flowers. I happened to hear Song Huanzhu say to him: "I heard that Brother He'er has entered the old sect of Zhu Ge, and he has a bright future." My mother is also me and Xi'er's two daughters, there are no brothers, and I will need to rely on my brother and brother to support me in the future. ”

Song Heqing half-squatted and didn't raise his head or speak, and Song Huanzhu's expression instantly became a little annoyed.

Song Chengqing replied: "That's nature, we are all close relatives, we should help each other", and said: "Hurry up, my father and mother are here." ”

Song Huanzhu nodded and left, not far away, when Song Heqing's low voice came from behind him: "Sometimes I really admire her......"

Song Huanzhu paused, looked at the medicine in his hand, and his face showed a little disgust, but after a while, he put on a gentle smile and walked towards the Jin family's house.

Song Chengqing patted him on the back of the head with his hand, "Your eldest sister is talking to you, why do you ignore it!" Song Heqing pursed his lips, Song Yanzhu glanced at each other, and saw the answer in each other's eyes: A person like Song Huanzhu who is good at pretending, even if he is poked by someone, he can not change his face, he has to be admired everywhere!

It's a pity that Song Chengqing is upright by nature, and in front of this kind of person, he is simply not an opponent.

Song Yanzhu shook his head secretly, pestered Song Chengqing and said, "Big brother just said, you brought a lot of things to me and Brother He'er, why don't you give it to me!" ”

Song Chengqing laughed loudly, "You are so old, why are you still so playful like a child." Okay, okay, I'll take it. ”

As he spoke, he took the brother and sister to their own room. Song Yanzhu walked into the room and saw two boxes of incense powder on the table, she walked up and picked it up, and said happily: "This is the powder of Babaozhai!" ”

After getting married in the previous life, her favorite thing to use was the incense powder of Babaozhai, which was unique with the taste of each box, and even the box containing the incense powder was particularly chic.

Song Chengqing was surprised: "The little girl is quite knowledgeable!" ”

Song Yanzhu was stunned, remembering that Babaozhai was far away in Beijing, and it was rare to see Babaozhai in Jianzhou. She couldn't help but smile and said, "I saw it at Sister Jiuqing some time ago, she borrowed some from me, but she envied me to death." Now I don't have to be envious, I also have ......"

"Vulgar powder!" Song Heqing glanced at Song Yanzhu with a slight disdain, Song Yanzhu looked at his head fiercely and said, "Let you learn knowledge, that's what made you use idioms like this?" ”

Song Heqing rubbed his head silently, and when he saw the things on the table clearly, his mouth was smiling, "Sister, look, that is the beast face pen wash of the Dingyao, oops, it's really ......"

As he spoke, he rushed forward, took the pen to wash and looked up and down, and carefully put it back on the table, for fear of falling.

Song Chengqing looked at the two of them with a slight smile and said for a while: "Look at the two of you happily." Shouldn't you also tell me about 'worshipping under the old door of Zhu Ge', so that I can be happy too? ”

"Oh yes, big brother doesn't know about this yet!" Song Heqing put down the pen, came to Song Chengqing's side, and vividly described how Song Yanzhu bravely protected Zhu Jingwen that day, and how Tao Moyan killed a wild boar, especially when Tao Moyan fell to the ground, he expressed his heartache and admiration vividly, Song Chengqing seemed to have listened to a storytelling, and finally turned his head and said to Song Yanzhu with a smile: "I remember him as a junior of the Zhao family, and he is very talented." Although I have never met his eldest son, I have not heard others praise him. Since he saved you, we should thank him well. I'm going to have a big gift to send another day. ”

Song Yanzhu said: "He has eaten a lot of my food......

"That's the Zhao family's rice!" Song Chengqing retorted and said with a smile, "When you were young, you seemed to follow me like a boy, and when you were □□ years old, you suddenly stopped talking and didn't make a fuss, why did I go to Jingshi, and you became your temper when you were a child again?" ”

Song Yanzhu smiled: "Xu is...... Am I really rejuvenated? ”

Song Chengqing laughed, closed his palms and said, "It's great that we finally have Brother He'er in our family to take the top prize...... My father used to blame me for not following my career, but now that I have you, the guilt in my heart has finally been reduced! ”

When Song Yanzhu heard this, he couldn't help but look gloomy, and felt sorry for Song Chengqing.

She always remembered that her mother said how smart and clever her brother was when she was a child, and the object of her greatest admiration was her brother, but suddenly one day, he burned all the books, no matter how his father beat him and scolded him, he insisted that he didn't like to study, and just wanted to be in business. When my brother was in his teens, he went to his uncle to learn business, and within two years he came back and began to learn to do business on his own.

Over the years, my mother's dowry industry has not been lost by my father, and more than half of the credit is my brother's. It's a pity that my brother seems to have no life to do business by nature, and he has been operating for many years without making money or losing money.

Song Yanzhu also understood his brother's good intentions many years later - his father has an empty mouth, and he is immoral and incompetent; If he blindly takes the official career, I am afraid that this family will not be able to survive.

It's a pity that he is full of money.

"Brother, our family is not short of food and clothing now, you can continue to take the exam, with your intelligence, you will definitely be able to succeed!" Song Yanzhu persuaded.

Song Chengqing looked stunned, then shook his head and smiled: "Where can I be so smart as Brother He'er." The fortune teller can say, I am a rich and noble life...... Sister, you don't understand, business is also a science, there are many doorways in it, and if you can study it thoroughly, we can be regarded as worry-free. When my brother makes a lot of money, I will buy you a thick dowry, and it will never be worse than your eldest sister! ”

Song Yanzhu looked at the table of things, and asked weakly: "Brother, you tell me the truth, how many silver taels can you earn on your last trip to Jingshi?" ”

Song Chengqing shook his head silently and said: "The imperial court has very strict control over tea, silk and other things, and the taxes are extremely heavy, and the officials who are also concerned about the mouth, none of them are easy to get along with, if you don't give some benefits, how can you get by?" Not to mention that the imperial court now encourages the prosecution of the sale of contraband without permission, if it is investigated, the whistleblower will have a reward...... I traveled all the way north, and I heard a lot of false accusations, and although I didn't go to prison, I had to delay my life for many days. Every time you pass a checkpoint, you have to pick up a layer of oil and water, and when the tea is transported to Beijing, there are only two or three taels left for a pound of tea, and if the price does not rise, it is a loss. Over the years, the price of tea has been skyrocketing, and it is not because of these cool officials ......"

Song Chengqing thought about it in pieces, and when he tilted his head and saw Song Yanzhu listening attentively, he was shocked to realize that he had said too much, and said with a smile: "What am I talking to you about this?" ”

Song Yanzhu said: "I can't complain that more and more people are transporting contraband to the waterway without permission, as long as they are successfully transported to a boat, it will be a huge profit...... I can't complain that the water is becoming more and more rampant, and people are dead for money, and birds are for food, all for profit! ”

Her eyes suddenly lit up, Song Chengqing was startled, and hurriedly said: "Sister, don't think nonsense, the so-called gentleman loves money in a good way, if smuggling is caught by the court, it is a felony to go to prison!" Although I didn't earn much on this trip, I was more than a star and a half more than others, not to mention, when I was in Beijing, my uncle also helped me a lot, as long as I was a little more diligent, it was more than enough to keep you rich. He got up and hurriedly changed the subject: "I look at the old lady's situation, I guess I can't go to Jinling this time, I'll talk to my mother, Brother He'er's apprenticeship ceremony has to be done quickly, this is a big deal!" ”

After saying that, he hurriedly left, Song Yanzhu looked at his back and fell into deep thought: Although it is a good thing for Song Chengqing to be stable, it seems too rigid and conservative at some times, and the taxes of Daqi are so heavy.

Although it is not possible to have money, but it is impossible to have no money - in this world, where do you go and then respect people? Without money, heroes will be short of breath! But right now, what other business can make a profit without losing money?

Song Yanzhu tapped lightly on the table, his eyes slightly sunken.

Zhao Chengyun's matter has been in trouble in the house for a few days, and after listening to Song Shengyuan's words that day, the old lady wiped two handfuls of tears in private, and never mentioned Song Xizhi in front of everyone.

Song Shengyuan was not promoted because of Zhao Chengyun's influence, and it was when he was very annoyed that Song Heqing was accepted by Zhu Jue, Song Shengyuan suddenly saw a glimmer of life, and in those days, he always urged Song Shengming to prepare a generous gift to go to apprentice, Jin was unhurried to prepare, and when he was ready, Song Shengyuan took a special look, and couldn't help frowning and asked: "Zhu Jue used to be a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, if you want to apprentice, only prepare these gifts, it will be a little shabby!" ”

Song Shengming was about to explain, but the Jin family pinched his palm in private, and said with a panicked face: "It's really ashamed to speak...... The eldest brother also knows that our husband has always been bad at management, and he has done his best to prepare these gifts......

Song Shengyuan looked at those things, and then looked at the way the Jin family hung his head, a little disdain floated in his heart, and he waved his hand and said: "Brother He'er's apprenticeship is a major event in our Song Mansion, if you have difficulties, you should have spoken out earlier, so as not to lose face in our mansion...... That's it, the rest of the rites are made up by the public. ”

"Thank you so much, big brother!" Jin hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, and when he lowered his head, a little smug appeared on his lips.

After the Yuan family learned the news, he couldn't help but complain to Song Shengyuan: "When she married into the Song Mansion, the dowry was full of sixty lifts, even if the second brother was not good at management, they could eat for half their lives." But after crying for two sentences, you will believe it? ”

Song Shengyuan glanced at her and said, "Don't you know me!" She wants to cry poor, I can't watch her lose the face of our Song Mansion? Besides, now that she is stronger than people, her son can climb Zhu Jue, if we want to turn over, we have to make friends with Zhu Jue in the name of Brother He! If you are not convinced, you will fight for yourself and have a son! ”

A sentence poked Yuan's sore spot, and Yuan jumped to his feet and said, "What am I not convinced? I'm not worried about the money! She clearly wants to take advantage of us! ”

"It's all said that it's the money of the public, even if she takes advantage, it's not our family's!" Song Shengyuan retorted, and finally snorted coldly, "In the past, hens that didn't lay eggs in the house were still in pairs, and they could be companions only to hide people's eyes, but now there is only one left, wait for that one to give birth to a golden egg, see where this face goes!" ”

Song Shengyuan's words did not contain a dirty word, but it made Yuan embarrassed, Yuan snorted coldly, and a little gloomy appeared on his face, "Not to mention whether she has a stick in her belly, even if she is a boy, it is still unknown whether she can be born smoothly!" ”