All these questions, the manservant who delivered the letter couldn't say for sure, but there was one thing he knew, that is, Zhang and Zhao Wei returned to their hometown this time, and brought back a lot of things from the original mansion in the capital, books, furnishings, cloth, and also brought back a few servants who stayed there, and the mansion in the capital was directly entrusted to Lu Yunpeng and Qiuye and his wife to take care of.

Zhao Xiu couldn't help muttering in his heart, according to this posture, could it be that Xiao Erfang really won't return to the capital? At least he won't go back for a short time, otherwise why would he have to transport the things from the mansion in the capital back? In the past, I often heard Sister Qing of Zongfang mention that her father Zhao Jing and her mother Shen had a private discussion, and they all felt that Zhao Wei had not been able to inherit the title of Marquis of Jiannan that Xiao Changfang had lost, completely because he was too young, and when he was older, the emperor would naturally make an order. Zhao Xiu sometimes listens to the tone of his grandmother Zhang when she talks to Lu's mother, and this speculation is by no means groundless. This time, my grandmother went back to Beijing to visit the king of Guangping, and she also brought her little brother Zhao Wei, most of them just to test the emperor's meaning and remind me: The men in the second room of the Zhao family are almost twelve years old, when will the will of the lord come down?

Now that the injuries of King Guangping are stable, Zhang and Zhao Wei set off to return to the south, and the servant who delivered the letter never mentioned the matter of the title, and the group also brought back so much luggage from the house in the capital...... Zhao Xiu had nothing to say in his heart except to scold the emperor for being ruthless and unjust.

At that time, his cheap grandfather Baba dissuaded the first emperor from changing the reserve, and tried his best to put the current emperor on the dragon chair, but the grandfather only died for a few months, and the second son was killed by the eldest son. and no one was punished. Zhao Jiong fell from his horse and became paralyzed, and he died on the way back to Beijing, and the emperor first said that he was exiled. Later, if it weren't for the king of Guangping who sent someone to guard it, maybe Zhao Jiong could still live a life of calling slaves and maids, brocade clothes and jade food when he was paralyzed on the bed; Jiang committed the crime of great rebellion, the human and material evidence is complete, and he can still live until now, Zhao Jue of Xiaochangfang did not even divorce his wife, and the emperor did not say a word. If it weren't for the fact that King Guangping repeatedly spoke out for Xiao Erfang. Maybe the small long house is still beautiful and has the majesty of Jiannanhou Mansion.

Zhao Xiu didn't trust the current emperor, and thought to himself that the title of Marquis of Jiannan seemed to be really out of touch with Xiao Erfang, so he made up by the way, "Maybe it's because the old county prince is too famous in the army." The emperor was afraid that he would be a great meritorious, so he deliberately suppressed his children and grandchildren". But after thinking about it, the old county officials have been dead for several years, although there are still many old departments in the army, but people go to tea and cool. People die, the lights go out. If the heir of the Zhao family didn't keep up, how much influence could he have? The emperor wants to worry about the little brother Zhao Wei, a half-grown child, it is better to worry about a few powerful ministers in the court, it can be seen that this kind of bloody inference is unrealistic, so what is the reason why the emperor refuses to let the descendants of the old county prince inherit the marquis?

Forget it, there is no title, and the three of their ancestors and grandchildren have come over smoothly for so many years. I simply lost my heart from now on, and concentrated on living my own little life. The little brother Zhao Wei has a good reading performance. Maybe you can come back with a meritorious name in the imperial examination, be a serious official, and be in charge of the government, isn't it much better than being a marquis of Jiannan who only has a false name under the emperor's nose?

It's just that Zhao Jue, who is far away in Jinzhou, still can't help but be vigilant, and when his grandmother comes back, discuss with her, find a name to remove their house from the clan, they are not descendants of the Zhao family, and the title of Marquis of Jiannan will not be on Zhao Jue's head anyway, lest the little landlord make a comeback and do anything to hurt the little second room. As for whether Zhao Jue himself will be promoted to become rich in the future because of his meritorious service or currying favor with the nobles above, it has nothing to do with Xiao Erfang.

Zhao Xiu made up his mind, put this matter aside and got busy again.

Since my grandmother and brother said that they would come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival, she had to be prepared. Their room needs to be cleaned and reorganized—it's cleaned every day, actually, but that's in the spring, and now that autumn is coming, the bedding in the room needs to be adjusted. There are also new clothes to wear after my grandmother and brother come back, what food to eat to replenish my body, I don't know if my brother's homework has been done, I am afraid that as soon as people come back, they will only rest for a day or two, and they will go back to school.

She housekeeper for a few months, and the accounts and everything had to be handed over to her grandmother for a good look, and she had to instruct the account room to prepare everything and check it again and again, so as not to have any problems temporarily.

Since my grandmother had brought back the things that had been stored in the house in Beijing and the servants who had been left behind, she had to have people clear out a few large empty rooms to put things in, and prepare a place for the servants to live. This is not a big problem, some time ago the rain disaster, there are several families whose houses were damaged, she once asked people to sort out the empty yard in the old house, and took these families to live temporarily, and now they have moved home, but the house is good, and there is no need to spend too much thought.

Zhao Xiu had a small thought in her heart, when her grandmother came back and saw that she had managed the house properly, would she praise her? She had a lot of things to tell her grandmother.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Xiu felt a little beautiful in his heart, and he was stunned for a while before he came to his senses, turned his head, and found that Lu Ma was a little absent-minded on the side, and couldn't help but be curious: "What's wrong with Lu Ma?" ”

Mother Lu woke up and hurriedly smiled: "It's okay, I'm just thinking, who will the old lady bring back?" ”

Zhao Xiu's mind turned, and he knew what was on her mind: "Maybe it's Brother Lu." Originally, there was no one left in the house except for your family, and then I bought some people one after another, and whether these people brought them back or not was secondary, but Brother Lu and his parents and siblings have been separated for several years, and it is time for your family to reunite. Since my grandmother brought someone, most of them brought him. ”

Mother Lu also hoped so in her heart, but she still had a few words on her lips: "I naturally want him to come back, but there is no reliable person in the house in Beijing to watch it, even if the old lady takes back those valuable things, there are still a lot of furniture and sundries, although they are not worth anything, they are all old things, if it is ruined, it is too pity." There is a big birthday there to watch, and we can rest assured at home, if the old lady brings him for our husband and wife. So who will hand over the house in Kyori? ”

Zhao Xiu disagreed: "Didn't you say that Mr. Lu and Sister Qiuye would help watch it?" Grandmother knows in her heart, if she really brings Brother Lu back, don't talk about it. Just be in peace and enjoy the joy of family. ”

Mother Lu couldn't help but show joy when she heard this, and saluted Zhao Xiu: "In this case, I will accept the girl's auspicious words." ”

A few days later, Lu Changxiu rushed back from Jiading. This time, he stayed outside for several days, not only to give gifts, but also to make a detour around Songjiang and help Zhao Xiu inquire about the peaches in Luxiangyuan. He reported to Zhao Xiu: "Girl." That Luxiang Garden was already sold separately in the late Ming Dynasty, and later it was occupied by the Chongming Water Master, and now it has an owner. But the surname is not Gu, the garden is much smaller, and the peach orchard is gone. As for peaches, there is a place called the Yellow Clay Wall. There are several peach orchards. The peaches are famous, and many people go there to buy peaches. Now it's just when the peaches are ripe, so I bought a basket and came back, so why don't you taste them and see if it's the one you said? ”

Zhao Xiu only knew that the peaches in Luxiangyuan were famous and were the birthplace of peaches in Shanghai, but he didn't know that Luxiangyuan had fallen in this era, but as long as there was a place to introduce them. Don't worry about not being able to find peaches, since Lu Changxiu bought peaches and came back. Naturally, you have to taste it.

Bilian washed a few peaches, peeled them and cut them into small pieces, and served them on a saucer. Zhao Xiu looked at it, only to feel that the flesh of this peach still had layers of redness, the color was very beautiful, and after tasting a piece, it was sweet and juicy, and it was really the taste of a peach. She asked Bilian to bring two unpeeled peaches over and look at them, each the size of an adult's fist, already ripe to a little broken skin, exuding a fresh and sweet aroma.

She let Mother Lu, Lu Changxiu and Bilian all taste a piece, and Mother Lu smiled and said: "This fruit is strangely sweet, we didn't know it in previous years, otherwise we bought it earlier and gave it to the old lady and Brother Wei to taste, isn't it far better than other fruits?" Then she complained to her husband: "Why did you only buy this basket?" Should have bought more. ”

Lu Changxiu said: "This year is rainy, and there are not many peaches on the other side of the yellow mud wall, and many fruit trees are soaked and damaged. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiu is also a little strange, grandmother and Lu's mother are both from Songjiang, they should know about peaches, since there have always been people planting and selling them, why haven't they eaten them?

Could it be because the output is too small, and my grandmother went to the capital with my father and brother early, so I don't know? However, the two uncles have now moved back to their hometown, and they must have eaten it, but this thing is not easy to preserve, and the fruit is already a little overripe in less than two days, so the uncle has not sent it here.

Zhao Xiu instructed Lu Changxiu: "Inquire about the idea to see if there are fruit tree saplings to sell on the side of the yellow mud wall, if you can find someone who knows how to take care of this kind of fruit tree, it will be better, it doesn't matter if you spend more money, you must invite someone over." ”

Lu's mother smiled and asked, "Did the girl decide to plant this fruit?" Is it planted on the thirty acres of land that Master You sold? That piece of land is not small, and if it is to be planted, it will cost thousands of fruit trees, and I am afraid it will cost a lot of silver. ”

Lu Changxiu also said: "Girl, you have to think twice, the sum of several gardens on the side of the yellow mud wall is only more than a thousand acres of peach trees, and this year only because of the rain, several gardens have lost a lot." The girl is now going to plant peach trees on a whim, and what if there is so much rain next year? ”

Zhao Xiu said: "Who knows what the weather will be like next year?" I just have to be ready first, know where to buy the seedlings, and have people who know how to do this, and when to start planting, of course, I have to wait until my grandmother comes back. ”

Lu Changxiu couldn't, so he had to say: "If this is the case, then it is better to dig tree holes in those thirty acres of land first, and then dig many drainage ditches, and also build the land there higher, so as not to let the peach trees be soaked in water." ”

Zhao Xiu saw that he was reasonable, so he asked him to rest at home for two days, and then hurried to do it. She is still very confident in planting peaches, as long as she can grow good peaches, she will not worry about sales at all, and maybe it can also become a source of income for the small second house.

When Lu Changxiu had made preparations on the 30 acres of land, the people who went to Songjiang to inquire about the sale of peach fruit saplings also came back, knowing which peach orchard was willing to sell seedlings, and the time had already entered August.

Zhao Xiu finally received a second letter from her grandmother Zhang's maid, and she and Zhao Wei had already arrived in Suzhou by boat, and they would be home in two or three days at most. (To be continued......)