Before the Ling family asked Zhao Changqing what he thought of Ling Teng, Zhao Yong mentioned to the Ling family with a gloomy face about the nephew of the Yuan family, "The next time I see that Yuan's sister-in-law pushed this family matter, what kind of bullshit family matter, that kid is now in the house with two concubines, and he is not a serious person." ”

The Ling clan was also angry, "Strange Dao Changqing told me that day that Sister-in-law Yuan was not well-intentioned, and sure enough, she was not well-intentioned. When he went to Zhu's house to ask for peace again, he politely refused the family matter, and the Yuan family was already prepared, but he didn't say anything.

Zhao Changqing didn't take these things to heart, and now Pear is talking to Shopkeeper Li about cooperation, and Lizi scolded Shopkeeper Li for being a "traitor", "a bad stomach" and "donkey dung ball" in front of Zhao Changqing more than once. For the first two descriptions, Zhao Changqing is very easy to understand, but he is a little unclear about the third evaluation, asking, "What does donkey dung balls mean?" ”

Pear pouted and said, "It's just a layer of gloss outside, and a bunch of dung in the stomach!" ”

Pear was angry with the shopkeeper Li, and Zhao Changqing asked, "Isn't it difficult?" If he really wants to make things difficult for us, he won't do this business. ”

Pear waved his hand, "If you don't steam steamed buns, I can't get used to seeing that kid's face!" Looking at the uncle's face, he is actually no more than two years older than me. ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "Yes, his name is Brother Li Gongzi, and he must be younger than Li Gongzi." In fact, when Shopkeeper Li called Brother Li Rui, Zhao Changqing was in disbelief. Not for anything else, such as Li Rui just went out to do business, pretending to hate not being able to give himself a few years older, people may not be able to believe it. Shopkeeper Li is probably younger than Li Rui, but it turned out to be a vicissitudes of life.

Pear shook her head and sighed, "It's really hard for him, I heard that he was born to look like thirty or forty, and he is too old." ”

Zhao Changqing felt that when talking about business, if you cooperate, you will come and go, and it should be very fast. As a result, this business was talked about from before the Double Ninth Festival to the wax moon, and it was completely negotiated, and the contract to be signed was dozens of pages thick, and Zhao Lizi took Mr. Su here to explain it carefully to Mr. Su and Zhao Changqing, and said, "Let's make a formula, he will go out of the store, and the people will be in the border city for the time being, and there is still a line to go." This Li Gongzi is not simple, and he also has his business in the north and south coasts. As I said, the border city is too small, and it must be sold far away to make money. The division is set to be four six, we are four, and he takes six. Also, in the future, even if you have any secret recipes for food, you must be the first to cooperate with them, and then divide them according to this. ”

Zhao Lizi asked, "Sir, sister Qing, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Changqing said, "I don't have any opinions. ”

Mr. Su smiled, "Let's just follow this." "It's quite rare to be able to talk about this price. Although the main control is transferred, this is also a matter of no choice. The Li family's business has a wide range of roads, not to mention that they have to rely on other people's material and financial resources, and they will never lose money. Of course, the secret recipe is king, otherwise Shopkeeper Li would not have made this concession.

Zhao Lizi said, "It's just that we are a partnership of three families, how can we make a contract with Shopkeeper Li?" ”

Mr. Su smiled, "It's also simple, we originally opened a shop together, so it's better to make a contract with Shopkeeper Li in the name of the shop." ”

Zhao Lizi was a little twisted, "What, although we are a partnership together, because my sister was in charge of the business before, and besides, the secret ingredient formula is also made by the three of us together, so when the original partnership was made, my family took forty percent, and Mr. and Sister Qing each took thirty percent." Later, because of my family's affairs, even the shop was closed, not to mention our hard work for several years, all of which were compensated. Now there is a new recipe made by my sister and husband, and it is absolutely inappropriate for my family to occupy another forty percent. ”

Zhao Changqing said, "My husband and I don't know how to take care of business, and in the future, I still want you to take care of these businesses with Shopkeeper Li." ”

Zhao Lizi obviously had a plan, and Zhengse said, "It's enough for me to account for 20%, and the rest of Mr. and Sister Qing are 40% each." ”

"Don't push it around, it's no wonder you and Pear Blossom for that incident in the first place. Since we are doing this business together, we should share weal and woe. In this way, the three families will be divided equally. Mr. Su made the final decision and said, "I only hope that after 20 years, I will not forget today's original intention." ”

After the business was negotiated, the pear began to be so busy that the dragon could not see the end, and the pear fruit could not see his brother's shadow. Liguo has a special insistence, he comes to study with Mr. Su every morning, and he accompanies Mr. Su for lunch, and he will leave home at the next day. When I go home and clean up the house, I always heat the kang and change the tea pot with new water. also pasted the windows with freshly cut window flowers and couplets in advance, and Lizi often sighed, "Although this kid is always sullen, he is quite decent, and he is more useful than his daughter-in-law." "Whenever Pear talks like this, Pear Fruit, who has always been slow, also wants to give his brother something beautiful.

Lizi said, "Just into the wax moon, you will decorate your home like the New Year, and the New Year will not be old." ”

Liguo held back five words, "You know a fart!" Turning his face and ignoring his brother, he thought that an honest man would have no temper.

Pear poked him and asked him, "Next year, if you take the official school exam, you will go to live in the school." ”

Liguo said, "I'm not homeless, why do I want to live in school?" ”

Pear sighed, "I'm not at home all day, and I can't take care of you." ”

Rigo asked, "You take care of me?" Is it true that you clean up the house on weekdays? Do you do laundry and cooking? "The two brothers' clothes were washed with pear fruit.

"It's enough to follow Mr. Su to study, don't learn from Mr. Su's mouth." Lizi said viciously, "If Lao Tzu didn't give you silver, what would you eat and drink!" If you don't live in school, I'll buy you a boy. ”

Liguo said, "You care about me." It's serious to buy one yourself, and you also have an errand runner. Aren't you the shopkeeper now? ”

"The money hasn't been made yet, and the big shopkeeper can't stand up." Lizi pondered, "Buy a few more, and buy another one that can cook and clean up the house, so as not to be distracted here, and wait for when you give me a show, and I will be content." ”

Liguo muttered, "I'm so stressed when you say that." ”

Lizi didn't sympathize with him at all, and said, "It's a lot of pressure to take the exam, so what are you going to do if you take the exam?" If you don't want to study, I'll arrange a buddy's errand for you in the shop as soon as possible, and also learn the craft, and now there is a shortage of people. ”

Liguo said, "Then I'll still study." "At the thought of being a buddy under his brother's magic voice, Riguo would rather study. Seeing that his brother was scratching his ears and cheeks like a monkey and not having a moment of peace, Rigo asked, "Is there something wrong with you?" ”

Lizi said, "There is no reliable account room to keep an eye on." "In the past, his sister made a good abacus, and the big shopkeeper and the bookkeeper did it together, and the pear was sociable, and she was worse off the inventory.

Liguo said, "Just find someone who can take inventory, and Mr. will be very good at accounting." ”

"Mr. didn't check the accounts, but he didn't have time to stay in the shop every day like the account room." At the beginning, several of their sisters and brothers could read and write, and they learned to keep accounts, all of which were taught by Mr. Su. Pear waved her hand, "I'm looking for someone else, you don't care." ”

Liguo didn't want to care.

Just entered the wax moon, Zheng Miaojia returned to the border city, and heard that the house was set on fire, Zheng Miaojia was in danger of being scattered.

Mrs. Zheng said, "Thanks to Miss Zhao for taking me and your grandmother to the house to recuperate, and later we recovered, and it was Lizi who helped find this house, and they helped buy everything." It is both affordable and cost-effective, and even the charcoal for the winter is purchased with the help of pears. You've got to go and thank you. ”

Zheng Miaojia said, "It should be like this." How are grandmothers and mothers doing? ”

Mrs. Zheng smiled, "It's all right, don't worry." Your sister's marriage can be smooth, how is the in-law family? ”

Zheng Miaojia smiled, "It's okay, I lived in Jiaxing for a few days, went to visit a few friends in the past, and went to see my sister again before leaving, she looked good, and said that I can rest assured, grandmother and mother can only rest assured, I think the Cheng family is a family with rules." ”

Mrs. Zheng said, "That's good, that's good." ”

Zheng Miaojia asked some trivial matters at home, and Mrs. Zheng said, "It's a pity that all the books in our house have been burned." ”

Zheng Miaojia said, "As long as people are safe, books can be placed again." Privately giving his mother and grandmother some silver, Mrs. Zheng quietly asked him, "Where did you get the money, you went to resell the goods again?" "Zheng Miaojia's temperament is different from that of Lord Zheng, he is more lively, and he is not as selfless as his father. When Zheng Miaojia was a child, he knew that he would ghostwrite homework for other rich classmates in school to make money, of course, at that time, he was shallow and was often beaten by his father. When he was older, Zheng Miaojia didn't do much buying and selling, and he had developed his skills since he was a child under the eyes of Lord Zheng, and he was a chicken thief.

Zheng Miaojia fooled his mother, "What I saved in the past, I went to get married, and I always had to bring some silver to my body, this is the rest." Mother takes the subsidy for the family, my father is busy outside every day, and the family has to point to you. ”

Mrs. Zheng smiled, "I'm getting older now, and I'm becoming more and more useless, so I'm discussing with your grandmother that I'll marry you first." ”

Zheng Miaojia hurriedly waved his hand, "If I don't make a name for myself, I will talk about family affairs." I thought that when I came back this time, I would concentrate on studying my homework, and it would not be too late to talk about my relatives when I got into the Jinshi. ”

"How can it be done, you can wait, and other girls can't wait." Speaking of her son's family affairs, Mrs. Zheng couldn't wait, and asked with a smile on her face, "Do you think, Miss Zhao is okay?" Your grandmother and I both look at other people's girls, although our family is not a rich family, but we live a bright life. You have to feel good, how about I go and ask for you? "After the fire in the house, the Zheng family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a very good impression of Zhao Changqing.

"Sister of the Zhao family." In the past, he used to call him "Sister Qing" directly, but later met Chu Yu, that guy was born with vinegar barrels, and forced him to change to "Miss Zhao", so he kept calling "Sister Zhao". Thinking of Chu Yu, Zheng Miaojia sighed, "She and her sister are friends, I treat her the same as my sister, where can I talk about family affairs." ”

"Could it be that you think that Miss Zhao had discussed marriage with the Chu family before?" Mrs. Zheng asked.

"That's not what it meant." Zheng Miaojia said, "When she is a younger sister, she has no love between men and women at all, and she can't do it." "Zhao Changqing is indeed very likable, such a beautiful, clever and intelligent girl, no one dislikes. However, not necessarily everyone has the meaning of men and women, like Zheng Miaojia, when I first met Zhao Changqing, Zhao Changqing was completely a little girl, and he was not Chu Yu, and people could move some crooked hearts when they were young. Therefore, it is just like Zhao Changqing is a little sister. What's more, Zhao Changqing fell in love with Chu Yu so much before, and after experiencing the love with Chu Yu, it is unknown whether Zhao Changqing can fall in love with someone else again. He admired Zhao Changqing's character, and it was enough to know that this little woman was respectable and cute, if he got married, he really mistook Zhao Changqing and him.

Zheng Miaojia pressed her mother's thoughts in a few words, and said, "Send someone to Zhao's house to deliver the post in a while, and I'll go over tomorrow." ”

Mrs. Zheng said, "It should be so." ”

In the evening, Mr. Zheng went home and the family had a reunion dinner.

Mr. Zheng called his son to the study to talk, first asked Zheng Miaoying about getting married, and then asked Zheng Miaojia's itinerary, seeing that Zheng Miaojia had some self-blame, Mr. Zheng said indifferently, "There is only a thousand years to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand years." You just had a few days gone when a fire broke out, and it didn't matter if you were at home. ”

Zheng Miaojia asked, "What happened to my father's investigation now?" ”

Lord Zheng sighed, "Worms of the country! His Majesty ordered Xu Tongzhi to temporarily take the position of prefect and investigate this matter thoroughly with me, and now it is almost the same. Governor Fang, together with the people involved in the case, was going to be escorted to the imperial capital. ”

Zheng Miaojia asked, "Father, why was the Chu family convicted last year?" ”

"Guilty?" Master Zheng raised his eyebrows and sneered, "What is a crime, you know that the Chu family has been in the border city for nine years, and the family is so rich!" The item of the property of the light field is not less than 200,000 taels when converted into silver. Not to mention those confiscated family assets. The Chu family started from a humble beginning, relying on salaries, even if they can't save these family businesses in eight hundred lifetimes! How can it be said that it is a crime! ”

Zheng Miaojia didn't want to argue with her father about whether she was honest or not, so she said, "I know that the Chu family must be responsible. It's just that His Majesty suddenly sent down the border guard, and there must be a reason for it. If you want me to say, the Chu family has been in the border city for nine years, and they have all merits and demerits. At least in the past nine years, the border has been safe, and the border army has been diligent in drills. Why was it that he was suddenly imprisoned, and even Liang Qingyuan, who was a son-in-law, could not escape. ”

Lord Zheng was silent for a moment, and then said, "Although the Chu family is greedy for some money, its sin is indeed not to death. I also heard the news later, someone gave His Majesty a secret fold, saying that the Chu family has been selling weapons to the West Barbarians all these years, which is a great crime of treason. "He is just a minor official of the Seventh Rank Imperial History, and his popularity in the officialdom is mediocre, and some news is always lagging behind.

Zheng Miaojia asked, "How is this possible?" It's true? ”

Lord Zheng shook his head and sighed, "At that time, the Chu family was the general of the border city, and his father-in-law was the secretary of the military department. Although I don't know what the specific situation is, but His Majesty immediately sent the Yue Chu family, and I think there is evidence in my hand. ”

Zheng Miaojia said, "If the Chu family really has a connection with Ximan, how can they not flee to Xiban with their family at the time of the incident, just like the four princes and the Wu family brothers!" ”

"What's the use of saying that now?" Lord Zheng said softly, "After the death of the Chu family, I guess His Majesty also has remorse." ”

"Who's the secret to your majesty?"

Master Zheng sighed, "The left waiter of the military department has already been sent to the family now." ”

"However, how can he have evidence of smuggling ordnance in the border city? and it shall begin in the border towns. ”

Master Zheng said for a while, "I don't know if the guess is accurate, the first time His Majesty gave the Chu family mourning was when the Chu family died violently on the road, and His Majesty even gave the Chu family's son-in-law Liang Qingyuan the title of a brave general." The second time was after the palace forcing incident, His Majesty should have understood, and once again rewarded the Chu family for mourning, but withdrew the title of Yongwu general. ”

Zheng Miaojia's heart suddenly felt cold, and he gritted his teeth and said, "General Chu is willing to marry him with the pearl in his palm." ”

"This is also my guess from reading the Di Bao, it may not be accurate, but, if there is no reason, why fight with a dead man."

Zheng Miaojia said, "At that time, Liang Qingyuan secretly escorted the imperial capital with the Chu family, and I thought it was ......."

Master Zheng sneered, "This secret escort is both surveillance and protection, how old are you, how do you know the deep meaning!" Okay, when I come back this time, I will be at home to prepare for next autumn. ”

Zheng Miaojia said that he was very smart, but he didn't know how many people were sinister, and when he heard about Liang Qingyuan, he couldn't help but sigh and sigh, and said, "Liang Qingyuan, why did he want to betray the Chu family?" Moreover, if Liang Qingyuan betrayed the Chu family, how could he even be on the road......"

"You ask me, who do I ask?" There are so many corrupt officials in the world, and the Chu family's case is very deep, how can it be found out in a moment, Lord Zheng flicked his sleeves, "Go out and study." If you weren't famous, you wouldn't be able to marry a daughter-in-law now. ”

Zheng Miaojia's eyebrows jumped, "Who does my father want to marry me?" ”

"What marries whom? People don't like you at all! Master Zheng looked gloomy.

Zheng Miaojia thought that his father was talking about Zhao Changqing, and after thinking about it again, this can't be, if it is a family affair of the Zhao family, how can he say that he can't like him. Zheng Miaojia asked unrelentingly, "Whose daughter dislikes me like this?" It's really visionless. ”

Zheng Da is not popular, "Give me hard work, I must take the exam in the future, and I will regret it for a while!" ”

Zheng Miaojia immediately understood, and asked with a smile, "Dad, do you mean Uncle Song's daughter?" "His father was good friends with Song Shilang, the head of the household department of the imperial capital, and he had already calculated that he wanted to drive the Song girl back to him as a daughter-in-law, but as a result, the first time his father's letter came late, Song Shilang had been playing eagles for many years, and he was blinded by Wu Shuang, the champion of the upper department. Later, Wu Shuang conspired against the four princes, and Miss Song was taken hostage to the border city. Fortunately, the Song family was blessed by misfortune, and Song Shilang was given a knighthood for his meritorious service in saving the driver, and even the Song girl was named the county monarch. At a glance, Lord Zheng fled to Xiban, and Miss Song's marriage was also yellow, so she immediately wrote to ask for her son's marriage, but as a result, Song Shilang replied to the letter, not wanting his daughter to marry far away, but politely rejected Lord Zheng. Lord Zheng was very angry because of this, and then regretted that he shouldn't have let his son wander around, if he could have been in the Jinshi earlier, Song Shilang himself was born as a champion, and he especially liked young talents...... On the one hand, Lord Zheng regretted that his son had traveled in wasteland, and he was also a little angry.

Hearing his son's question, Lord Zheng waved his hand, became angry and pretended to be free and easy to let go of two cruel words, "Don't mention this matter again, is it okay to save his daughter!" He has eyes and does not know gold and jade! ”

Zheng Miaojia blushed, embarrassed, "Dad, you praise your son like this, and your son is really ashamed." ”

Master Zheng choked and sneered, "What a cheeky one!" I'm praising you! Hugh put gold on his face! ”

Zheng Miaojia said in her heart, Dad, you have to have gold to put on my face for a dozen taels of salary in January! Zheng Miaojia has always been flexible, and smiled, "Yes, yes, I know that my father is not praising me, but there are only two of us in this house, my father is not praising me, is he praising yourself?" "The end of the poor mouth is to be beaten and scolded by my father and thrown out of the study!

The next day, Zheng Miaojia went to Zhao's house to thank her, Ling smiled and politely said a few words, Zhao Changqing asked Zheng Miaoying about marriage, Zheng Miaojia said goodbye and went to Lizi's house instead.

Zhao Lizi is usually not at home, because Zheng Miaojia handed over the post in advance, and Zheng Miaojia is the son of the Yushi family after all, Zhao Lizi deliberately set aside a day, changed into fresh clothes, and waited for Zheng Miaojia at home.

Seeing that Zheng Miaojia also brought a gift, Zhao Lizi was quite flattered, he had been in the market for all these years, even if he saw the officials arresting quickly, he was extremely polite. Zheng Miaojia herself has a reputation for showing off her talents, and she is so polite, Zhao Lizi smiled, "Zheng Gongzi is so polite, I just help a little favor." Lord Zheng is a great clean official, and it is also my blessing that I can help a little bit. ”

Zheng Miaojia smiled, "If Brother Lizi doesn't dislike it, call me brother." ”

Zhao Lizi's feeling was mentioned, he was already a person who would do things, so he hurriedly got up and called, "Brother Zheng." ”

Because of this matter, Zhao Lizi's impression of his eldest brother Zheng has been excellent all his life. In the afternoon, I went to Zhao's house and said to Zhao Changqing, "Brother Zheng really deserves to be a talented person, and that kind of gentleness and elegance will be mentioned." And he is not proud of his background, he is approachable, it can be seen that there is a father who must have a son, and the family education is first-class and admirable. Then he praised Zheng Miaojia so much that there is nothing in the sky and no earth, and the pear fruit was so numb that he couldn't stand it, and said, "Brother, one day I won the show, how about you praise me as such?" ”

Zhao Lizi said disdainfully, "I'm sincere!" When you can catch up with Brother Zheng one day, I will be willing to tell me ten times! ”

Liguo's round face showed an unconvinced look, grabbed the book and read it, and ignored his brother.

Zhao Lizi secretly told Zhao Changqing about Zheng Miaojia's desire to meet her, and said, "Maybe there is something I want to tell you alone, Brother Zheng asked me to ask you, when are you free?" ”

Zhao Changqing met Zheng Miaojia on the day of Laba, and as soon as she sacrificed to the Chu family, Zheng Miaojia arrived.

Zheng Miaojia had never been here, there was no fire in the room, it was extremely cold, and between the breaths, there were clumps of white gas. Zhao Changqing sat on the couch, his face as white as a piece of ice. Zheng Miaojia said, "I inquired about some things about the Chu family, but I don't know ...... sister."

Before Zheng Miaojia finished speaking, Zhao Changqing said, "Please also ask Brother Zheng to tell me the truth, I want to know." ”

Zheng Miaojia sighed secretly, originally he didn't want to inquire about the Chu family for Zhao Changqing, after all, the Chu family was gone, even if he knew, it was useless. I just thought that Zhao Changqing was not the same as an ordinary girl, and he had a bit of righteousness. Such a sentient person, thinking about it, has not forgotten Chu Yu, thinking that he is willing to know some inside information, Zheng Miaojia told his father's guess. In fact, Zheng Miaojia was able to say it directly to Zhao Changqing, also because he felt that his father's guess was not unreasonable. Zheng Miaojia sighed, "There must be a villain around General Chu, otherwise he would not have fallen so quickly." ”

Zhao Changqing listened quietly and said, "Thank you Brother Zheng for telling me, I know." You have a relationship with Brother Chu first, and come to give him incense. ”

Zhao Changqing got up and took Zheng Miaojia to the main room where the tablet was enshrined, Zheng Miaojia really didn't expect Zhao Changqing to enshrine the Chu family tablet here. Zheng Miaojia couldn't help but feel solemn, and stepped forward to offer incense and worship: Chu Yu fell in love with Zhao Changqing at the beginning, and he really had a vision.

After Zheng Miaojia finished worshipping, Zhao Changqing stepped forward to take down Liang Qingyuan's tablet, sandwiched it between his fingers, and the two fingers were broken into two by mistake, and then Zhao Changqing easily broke Liang Qingyuan's tablet into several pieces as if he had torn a piece of paper, put his hands together, and rubbed it gently, the entire tablet turned into powder, and Zhao Changqing gently raised it.

The author has something to say: there is still a lot to write, and I am in a hurry, so I have to write it slowly~~ Good night~~~~~~~~~~~