The Zhao family has long had the habit of exercising in the morning, such as Zhao Yong would get up early to box, such as Mrs. Zhao would move her hands and feet in the yard in the morning, and walk twice in the yard or something. Zhao Changqing and Zhao Changning are influenced by their elders, and they will get up early to practice their fists and feet, not for the sake of profound martial arts, at least to temper their bodies.

Zhao Changqing not only learned martial arts from Chu Yu, but also had a sword that Chu Yu gave her. When Zhao Changning saw it, his saliva suddenly flowed three feet long. Zhao Changqing gave him a look and said, "You are young now, I will give it to you when you are older." ”

Zhao Changning was overjoyed, and ran to call Su Bai to admire his sister's sword. Zhao Changqing said to Zhao Changning, "This sword is open, if you dare to touch it without my consent, don't think I'll give it to you later." Bai is not allowed to touch it either. ”

Zhao Changning nodded again and again, "My sister doesn't agree, I must not touch it." Then he asked, "Sister, who did you learn this kung fu from, it's so majestic." ”

"Sister Chu taught me." Zhao Changqing returned the sword into the sheath.

Zhao Changning patted Zhao Changqing around and said, "Sister, your swordsmanship is much more majestic than our father's fists and feet." Sister, you teach me. ”

Zhao Changning was noisy, Zhao Changqing looked at him with a smile on the corner of his lips, and did not nod or shake his head. Seeing this, Su Bai didn't say much. When he went back to have breakfast with his mother, Su Bai said, "Mother, Sister Qing came back from the general's mansion to learn a very majestic set of swordsmanship. ”

Mr. Su nodded, "Hmm." ”

Su Bai glanced at his mother's face, and said, "A-Ning begged Sister Qing for a long time, but Sister Qing didn't agree to teach her." Mother, you say, should I help A-Ning intercede, he likes to practice martial arts. ”

Su Bai's cautious eyes were still a little shallow in front of Mr. Su. Mr. Su put a xiaolongbao in the porcelain plate in front of his son, and Su Bai immediately stopped talking and started breakfast.

Three days later, Su Baimei said to his mother, "Sister Qing has promised to teach me and A-Ning swordsmanship, mother, can you buy me a sword?" ”

Mr. Su asked, "How did Changqing agree?" ”

Su Bai was a little embarrassed, "A-Ning said good things to Sister Qing for three days, and I also helped him say it, and Sister Qing agreed to teach him." ”

Mr. Su asked, "It's normal for Changqing to teach A-Ning, how could he agree to teach you?" ”

Su Bai said, "Although I also want to learn, but I am afraid that Sister Qing will be embarrassed, so I didn't say that I want to learn." Sister Qing asked me if I wanted to study together. "Su Bai is a very measured person, although he grew up in the Zhao family, he is also very close to each other, and he feels that he is similar to Zhao Changqing and Zhao Changning as his sister and brother. However, he has been smart since he was a child, and if he knows that the Tao is a very powerful martial art, he is extremely particular about inheritance. The more this is the case, the more Zhao Changqing is willing to teach him swordsmanship, the happier he is.

"However, Sister Qing also said that she will only teach A-Ning, me, pears, and pears, and not ask us to teach others again." Su Bai said as he bent his eyes happily.

Mr. Su nodded, "On the day of rest, I will take you out of the city to buy a sword." ”

Su Bai was a little overjoyed, and said, "Mother, I'll go and talk to A-Ning, and we'll go together then." After speaking, Su Bai went out again in a hurry.

Because Zhao Changqing has been very good for a few days, the two little guys have worked very hard to learn.

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, the family began to be busy, Zhao Yong made 100 households, and there were a few more families who gave gifts. Ling Shi is full of energy every day, and he is so busy that his face is red.

The Ling family called Zhao Changqing and Zhao Rong to come to him again, and took the skin and asked them to pick.

Ling smiled, "It's cold, these are all the skins in our shop, you each pick a few pieces and make clothes to wear." ”

Zhao Changqing said, "Mother, didn't you do it before?" ”

Ling smiled, "That's the wind hair embedded in the clothes, and you all make a small wool shawl." I used to see girls from rich and noble families wearing them, neat and beautiful. This year, the business of our shop is particularly good, that Li Gongzi is really a good character, our family is just a favor, he introduced a few guests to our family. "Her husband was promoted, she gave birth to a son, and she made money in the shop, and the Ling family is definitely in good spirits when it comes to happy events, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are full of smiles.

Zhao Changqing said, "It turns out that Li Gongzi has come back from Beiban." ”

Ling smiled, "Look at this afterthought, the bulk of the fur business has already been done at this time, and the rest is only a few scattered people to buy a few pieces." Li Gongzi left the border city with a large amount of goods at the end of June, and heard that the shopkeeper Feng said that he had opened a shop in the border city, leaving the shopkeeper to support him. Really capable, just twenty years old. ”

Zhao Changqing's eyelids jumped, "Li Gongzi is twenty years old?" ”

"Yes, listen to what Shopkeeper Feng said." Ling said.

Zhao Changqing didn't believe it at all, even if Li Rui was not short, but, looking at that tender face, it was definitely not like twenty, and it couldn't be said that he was deliberately pretending to be an adult to do business.

Ling Shi ripped and laughed, "Come, hurry up and pick the skin." ”

Zhao Rong asked, "Mother, grandmother, father, mother?" ”

Ling smiled, "Your grandmother has a big sweater, and your father and I are not bad at this, Changning is a soil boy, where can I wear a shawl, this is for you." ”

Zhao Changqing picked a few black ones, and Zhao Rong chose white ones.

After Zhao Changqing asked Yongfu to go back to the house with the skin, Zhao Rong still stayed to accompany Ling's to ask long and short questions, and asked Ling's backache was better. Ling smiled with relief, "Much better." ”

Zhao Rong said with a smile, "It's still my sister's method, I see that my grandmother's legs have also been very good in the past two years." I remember that my grandmother's leg was always sore and swollen every winter, and it was very difficult to get off the ground. This year, my sister takes care of me every day, and when the weather is good, my grandmother can walk around the yard twice. ”

"yes." Ling smiled, "Your grandmother's leg is a long-term illness, as long as it doesn't make too many mistakes." "Now Mrs. Zhao has to soak her legs in medicinal soup every day, and the medicine money is not less, but her husband is filial to her mother, not to mention that her mother-in-law is very generous, so even if the Ling family is a little distressed about the medicine money, she refuses to say half a word in her mouth.

Ling felt that his youngest daughter was intimate and asked, "Can the newly bought piano be used to return the hand?" ”

Zhao Rong smiled, "Although it's not as good as my grandfather's, it's not bad." ”

Ling said, "Your grandfather's piano was handed down from your ancestors, and it couldn't be better." Your small one is for children. How can it be compared? When you really play the piano well in the future, I'll buy you a good one. ”

Zhao Rong smiled, "Okay." ”

As long as she has a chance, whatever she wants, her mother will give it.

Zhao Changqing ordered Yongfu to take the leather back to the house, she went to the old lady's house, and was also talking to Mrs. Zhao about the skin, "I remember that at the beginning of the year, the old ancestor took several pieces of good skins from Liaodong to grandmother, and now it's cold, grandmother found out, and I made two knee pads for grandmother." ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Didn't you already make me two pieces of cotton, so you don't need to do it again." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "Use the cotton now, and when it's colder, just use this wool." The old lady's clothes, shoes and socks are made by Liu'er, and these little things are all Zhao Changqing thinks about, what is missing, what should be added, and everything is in his heart.

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "I want to think about it, where is it?" ”

Liu Er smiled, "I just cleaned it up a while ago, and I wanted to ask the old lady if she wanted to use it." Girl, wait, I'll bring it. ”

Mrs. Zhu gave four fox skins, which is really a lot, Mrs. Zhao touched the soft and smooth fur, and said softly, "How can I use these, I want a knee pad is enough, and you can make a dress to wear the rest." The coat is not enough, but it looks good on the clothes. ”

"Today my mother gave me a few pieces of leather and asked me to make a small shawl, this year's clothes are enough, I am growing taller now, one year at a time, and I can only wear clothes for a year." Zhao Changqing smiled, "Grandmother, don't be in a hurry to send the material, you don't need to have more knee pads, at least two, and there is a replacement." I thought about making my grandmother a warm hat and a hand cover to warm up in the winter. If there are many, just make two knee pads and one ear cover for my father, my father goes to the guard every day on an errand, and he goes in the wind and snow, and he didn't have anything to do before, but he froze his ears last year. ”

Mrs. Zhao smiled, "That's good." Hey, this General Chu is really strict in his rules, so it's easy to have no rumors in winter, and he has to practice every day. ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "It can be seen that General Chu is attentive to the envoys, and the commanders of the guard station dare not slack off." ”

The grandfather and grandson talked for a long time, and in the evening Zhao Changqing had dinner with Mrs. Zhao. Zhao Yong came over to say hello, and Zhao Changqing measured the size on Zhao Yong's leg by the way. Zhao Yong asked Zhao Changqing casually, "The swordsmanship you learned was really taught by Miss Chu?" "His martial arts are ordinary and ordinary, he has lived for more than 30 years, and he is on an errand in the guard, at least he still has eyesight. Even if he didn't see it at first, because Zhao Changning occasionally needed his father's sparring, Zhao Yong still felt a little mysterious.

Zhao Changqing sent Liu Er out of the hall and smiled, "Brother Chu taught me." ”

Zhao Yong said, "Good and dignified, what did Gongzi Chu teach you swordsmanship?" ”

"Brother Chu has always been smart, and when I showed him some traces of my strength, he gave him a clue. said that I have such a good talent, it is a waste not to learn some martial arts, so he taught me swordsmanship, I only learned a few styles, and when this is practiced, he will teach me the next moves. Zhao Changqing told him frankly.

Zhao Yong almost forgot about his daughter's strange powers, and said, "I think this swordsmanship is really good, and it's very good to learn." The son of Chu took care of our family like this, and he really didn't know how to repay it. "This is promoted and teaches martial arts, if it weren't for the fact that his daughter is too young, and the son of Chu is not small, Zhao Yong would be able to think that the son of Chu is his daughter.

Zhao Changqing was very calm, and said, "Brother Chu is not a person who carries Entu, besides, what is there in our family that is worthy of his plot." We feel that the big thing is just convenient for him, so let's just treat it as friends. The reward is not at a moment, I think A-Ning is not good at writing, and it is difficult to get ahead in writing, but fortunately, he is not ignorant of studying. Let him study and practice martial arts, and take a martial arts exam in the future, and his future will definitely be able to go further. ”

Speaking of his son's future, although it is still very early, what Zhao Changqing said really fell into Zhao Yong's heart. If you talk about the past, Zhao Yong didn't dare to think about it at all.

But that's no longer the time it used to be.

Zhao Yong was just thirty years old and was already a six-grade hundred-hundred Even if his son can't pass the martial arts exam or something, he will be on an errand in the guard, and with the foundation he has laid, it will be much easier for his son to forge ahead.

Zhao Yong agreed, looked at Zhao Changqing's gaze more and more pleasantly, and said, "This is also reasonable." This year, there is a tiger skin in our shop, which was bought by Shopkeeper Feng from Beiman, and when you go to Chu's house again, I will bring it to Chu Gongzi. We don't have the valuables, this is also our family's heart. ”

Zhao Changqing responded.

Zhao Yong knew the reason for eating meat with a stuffy head, and he said, "In the future, just say that it is Miss Chu who taught you martial arts, no one asks, it's best not to mention it, my name is Changning, and I will say it less." ”

The three grandparents were talking, and the little pear blossom came.

Zhao Changqing got up to greet him, smiled and held Little Lihua'er's hand and asked, "Sister Lihuaer, sit down." ”

Xiao Lihuaer first greeted Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Yong, and said with a smile, "Now the shop is busy with business, and I just had dinner at night before I had time to come." Our shop has been open for several months, and this is also a holiday, and the sisters-in-law of several helpers have paid holiday money. How many of us have to have a holiday, don't we? Not much, ten taels of silver per family. I've brought the accounts from the previous months, and you and your husband will have time to take a look. As he spoke, he first took two silver bills of five taels from his bag and gave them to Zhao Changqing.

Seeing that Xiao Lihuaer was neat and orderly, Mrs. Zhao smiled and said, "Compared with the girls of our family, Lihuaer is the most capable." ”

Xiao Lihua'er smiled, "It's true that I can work hard, and it's thanks to Sister Qing who helps me with everything." Sister Qing is so kind-hearted, isn't it all taught by the old lady and Uncle Yong. She also read a few books with Zhao Changqing, and since she was a child, she has done manual work and dealt with outsiders a lot, so she naturally practiced a clever skill.

"What a mouthful." Old Mrs. Zhao smiled, "You have your business, Changqing and Lihua'er should go to Mr. Su to talk." ”

Zhao Changqing instructed Yongfu to take the silver and lock it in the silver box in the house, and went to Mr. Su's house with Xiao Lihua'er.

Pears, pears, fruits, Su Bai, and Zhao Changning are all there, chattering. As soon as Zhao Changqing's little pear blossom came, Mr. Su sent them to play in Su Bai's house. Pear stayed, grinning, "I'll take care of the one who pours a cup of tea and water, and call Mr. Qing's sister." ”

Xiao Lihuaer said, "If you want to stay, just sit honestly, don't always have a hippie smile." ”

Pear felt deeply wronged and said, "I am naturally festive and pleasant, where is the hippie smile." ”

Little Pear Blossom glared at him, and Pear immediately stopped talking. Xiao Lihuaer took out the account book, solemnly handed it to Mr. Su Zhao Changqing, and said, "This is the account of the first three months, you take the time to make a plate, if there is anything wrong, just tell me." Business is business, don't be embarrassed. ”

Mr. Su said, "Let's put it here first." ”

Xiao Lihuaer said some things in the shop again, the business is really good, it is nothing more than hard work. This little hard work is nothing to Little Pear Blossom.

Xiao Lihuaer smiled, "If the business has been so good, I will find a place to shop next year, and ask Pear to take care of it alone, it is nothing more than hiring two more people to make the same money." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "I just know that Sister Lihua'er can make money." ”

Xiao Lihua'er was not proud, she picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, with a hint of hesitation on her face. It has not been a day since they knew each other, Mr. Su and Zhao Changqing knew at a glance that she was in trouble, and Zhao Lizi gave Mr. Su and Zhao Changqing a bad look, looking at his sister's good show.

After drinking half a cup of tea, Xiao Lihua'er said, "There is one more thing I want to discuss with Mr. and Sister Qing." ”

Zhao Changqing said, "Sister Lihua'er just say it." "What do you have to do like this, this is not the temper of Little Pear Blossom.

Xiao Lihua'er held the teacup tightly and put it on the table, her eyes were slightly dull, and before she could speak, her face gradually turned red. Zhao Changqing said in her heart, what is so difficult to say, she was just about to ask, Zhao Lizi gave her another look, and Zhao Changqing did not speak.

Xiao Lihuaer got up and bowed to Mr. Su and Zhao Changqing, Mr. Su remained silent, "Salute for no reason, it can be seen that it is a matter." If you have something, sit down and say. ”

Xiao Lihua'er is feeling better at this time, she grabbed the teacup and took a sip of tea, and said solemnly, "I apologize for the heart of the villain before." ”

"Don't hide it from Mr. Qing, sister, let's partner at first, you each have two shares, and I have six shares alone, although I am in charge of trivial matters, I also take advantage." Little Pear Blossom sighed, "You also know the things in my family. I'm really poor and afraid, when I was a child, I lived with my mother counting rice grains every day, pears and pears are also small, I always cry when I can't eat enough, and I smell the smell of rice outside and my mouth is drooling. I don't want to live like that again for the rest of my life. ”

"I also know that my sister Daoqing has been helping me, teaching my sister and brother to read and write when I was a child, and I will do it immediately if there is a job that can help me. I don't say this, it's not because I forgot, I haven't had a chance to repay you. Xiao Lihua'er said emotionally, a trace of tears of shame flashed in her eyes, she sniffed lightly, and continued, "People are like this, taking advantage of a little, they want to take advantage of two points, and they are becoming more and more greedy." I just thought, when I live a better life, a better life, and then repay you. ”

"But what's good? When you can't eat enough, you feel that it is good to be able to eat a full meal, and when you are full, you want to eat well, eat well and dress well, and then want to live well, and there is no end. Xiao Lihua'er's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were slightly red, "I not only took advantage of you, but I actually had the heart to guard against you." A few days ago, Lizi told me about learning martial arts with Changning, and I felt that I really couldn't stand Sister Qing and Mr. If you don't want to make it clear, you really look down on yourself. ”

Lizi saw that his sister's tears were falling as she spoke, and hurriedly handed over the handkerchief and persuaded his sister, "Sister, don't say it, I see that you beat me very happily every day on weekdays, it turns out that you are a coptis heart." ”

As soon as Lizi spoke, people laughed, and Zhao Changqing said, "Yes, Sister Lihua'er, what are you doing about this, I'm just helping out, not trying to repay you." Besides, are you bad for me? ”

Lizi smiled, "Sister Qing and Mr. Qing are good-hearted, so they will let us, and I have also followed Ah Bai to memorize the book for several years, don't you know the way?" Now Sister Qing has taught us swordsmanship that does not pass on to outsiders, and she completely treats us as her own. Sir, sister Qing, don't blame my sister for having a lot of eyes. Begging for a living outside, you can't do it without a heart. We are wrong not to regard Mr. and Sister Qing as outsiders, the sage said, know etiquette by eating in a hurry. Nowadays, we don't talk about wealth, we can eat meat every day, how much money is more? Sir and Sister Qing treat us well, although they do not want us to reciprocate, but if we have been greedy for these silver coins, for some silver money to guard against you, sooner or later your hearts will be cold. To be honest, my sister and I grew up so much, and we had a hard time when we were children, and now we are getting better and better, but in the next few decades, until we die, I am afraid that you are the only ones who treat us like this. ”

"If we lose a mentor and friend like you, it is our greatest regret." Pear said sincerely, "I have discussed with my sister, the business of the shop is getting better and better, let's set up another contract, the original one hundred taels of silver, Mr. and Sister Qing each contributed thirty taels, my family forty taels, the formula of the bun filling Mr. Qing sister has participated in the research, however, now the final formula is in my sister's hands, there are more than a dozen flavors in it, only she knows how much to use, even I am a younger brother, she refuses to say, than the secret recipe in other people's pharmacies." My sister took out this formula, and each of you wrote a copy, this is the capital of our life, and we must not leak it. Therefore, the three of them occupy shares according to three, three or four, and the shop is still run by my sister. ”

"In the future, no matter how big or small the business is, as long as it is on this day, it will be so good."

The author has something to say: I want to say a few more words about the pear brothers and sisters of Pear Blossom, the environment in which they grew up is not destined to be the kind of pure white baby. This is not whitewashing, but an inevitable experience of growth, their age experience must have a limitation, to grow, there must be a process.

Some people go from being open to narrow, and some are going from narrow to open.