After Bian's mother and daughter left, Zhang was still pondering, and when Zhao Xiu saw this, he asked her curiously: "Grandmother, what are you thinking?" ”

Zhang woke up and smiled slightly: "It's nothing, it's just thinking about some housework." ”

Zhao Xiu didn't believe it, Zhang's family thought about family affairs on weekdays, when did he show such a cautious look? She said with a straight face: "If grandmother has something to worry about, just discuss it with her granddaughter. Although the granddaughter is young, she may not be able to come up with any good ideas, but listening to her grandmother can help you share a little worry. ”

Zhang smiled and pulled his granddaughter to sit down beside him: "Good boy, grandmother knows your filial piety." She thought about it, and felt that there was nothing to hide from this granddaughter about the affairs of the family, Zhao Xiu was able to help find a way to drive Xiao Changfang out of the clan at the age of seven, and avenged the revenge of killing her father and mother in the past, and now she is afraid that she is not as smart as she was then?

Zhang confessed to her: "I just heard what Mrs. Tao said, the seaside dam is about to be rebuilt, and it has not yet been decided which adult will supervise the work. This matter was originally requested by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and perhaps it was handled by the person His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to use. At that time, the king of Guangping also wrote a letter urging the dam to be repaired, and later came to accept it in person, saving our three ancestors and grandchildren by the way. The crown prince of Quang Binh was one of his great achievements. Now the new prince also has this discussion, maybe he will have to draw a gourd in the same way, if it is a qiē shun lì, his storage position will be more stable in the future. I think your brother has already made a name for himself, and he must give it a try this autumn, and he will also have a career in the future. If the new prince really wants to come, shouldn't you think of a way to let your brother bring his people to show favor to the new prince? But I'm afraid that King Gwanghei of Jingli will know. I was disgusted. ”

Zhang's heart was also embarrassed, she knew that her family had already been deeply branded by King Guangping, and she also felt the great kindness of King Guangping. He did not think of another Lord. It's just that the king of Quang Binh was extremely close to his brothers, and all the vassals he used when he was the crown prince were now transferred to the new prince, and those who had supported him in the past also asked them to support the new prince instead. For the sake of the child's future, and also for the future of the clan, if the second room of the Zhao family, which is far away in Fengxian, has the opportunity to show favor to the new prince. It's also a good thing. But King Guangping didn't recommend the second room of the Zhao family to the new prince, and the second room of the Zhao family took the initiative to come forward, which couldn't help but look a little flattering. But if Zhang didn't say anything, she was a little worried.

The second room of the Zhao family is now gradually marginalized, far away from the capital, and has not seen the emperor for many years. King Guangping, who was protecting their family, also withdrew from the center of the imperial court. There was still a knighthood. But the emperor seemed to have forgotten about this, Zhao Wei was fifteen years old, and he had no intention of letting Zhao Wei inherit his ancestral title at all. It's one thing for the second ancestor to not expect this title, and it's another thing for the emperor not to plan to give the title to Zhao Wei. If the emperor has no intention of taking care of it, the second room of the Zhao family will have to find a way out by himself, and Zhao Wei wants to take the imperial examination, and it is not enough to rely on himself or his relatives and elders. It is better to have noble people to protect you.

Moreover, although Xiao Changfang was expelled from the clan. But Zhao Jue has always refused to accept the clan's decision, and he has not heard back for a long time when he sent it to the emperor, so I don't know what the emperor thinks. Although on the side of origin, Xiao Changfang has been kicked out of the Zhao clan on the official documents, but it can't stop Xiao Changfang from having the big backer of Ying Wangfu behind him, and he oppresses people with power. Zhao Jue's family lives in the capital, and he himself has been transferred back, I heard that now there are six products and hundreds of households in Beijing, and the official is not promoted, but it is inconvenient to do anything in Beijing? The second room of the Zhao family is far away from the center, and it really has to be guarded against.

The Zhang family was still a little anxious, and had already reported the possibility of Zhao Jue's family contributing money and food to King Guangping, and King Guangping didn't know if he had made any moves. Now that the position has fallen to his own brother, even if it is for his younger brother, he has to find a way to make the conspiracy of King Ying's Mansion public, right? Why don't you hear that there is a big movement in Kyoto? Although she doesn't know much about the situation in Beijing, she also knows that King Ying's family is fine now, could it be that King Guangping's actions are all carried out in private?

Zhang couldn't tell his granddaughter all these worries one by one, but he also mentioned them briefly.

Zhao Xiu then understood what his grandmother was worried about, thought about it, and said: "Grandmother don't worry too much, I don't know who is responsible for repairing the Haiban Dam yet, and when the imperial court sends someone here, if it is someone from the prince's side, then we are a big local family, or the county government, and we should contribute more to the imperial court, shouldn't we?" At that time, the new prince will naturally know the loyalty of our family. If he wants to come, he should greet you in a reasonable way, you are the duchess of Jiannan County, and you also have a friendship with his brother King Guangping, as long as he doesn't fall out with King Guangping, he won't fail to ask you. It's all according to the number of courtesies, and who can find fault with it? King Guangping is a kind gentleman, how can he be angry because of this? ”

Zhang's face slowed down a lot: "This is reasonable. Just do everything according to etiquette, and you don't have to rush to stutter. If the new prince refuses to see me, or if he doesn't take our family to heart, then no matter how attentive we are, he won't look the other way at your brother. ”

Zhao Xiu said with a smile: "The new prince can make King Guangping value it so much, and he will definitely not be such an unreliable person." At that time, we don't have to say that we want to slap him, and we don't have to let my brother come out, just let my brother help you go to Jinjian. My brother is a talented person and has a fame, the prince will definitely ask when he sees it, let my brother show it, you don't have to say anything, if the prince appreciates it, he will also protect one or two in the future. With the prince's blue eyes, our Zhao clan is not afraid of being bullied by others. ”

Zhang put down his heart and said, "Write a letter to Jingli in a while, and ask the people left behind in the house to inquire about which adult came to repair the dam." If the new prince really wants to come, it is better to prepare in advance. Speaking of this, she frowned again: "If the new prince wants to come, it will be different from when King Guangping went south, and at that time, King Guangping had not yet established a prince." ”

Zhao Xiu said: "When the time comes, the hospitality work along the way must be the responsibility of the local government, right?" Let's Fengxian here, naturally Master Tao is in charge. This kind of thing must be greeted in advance, we can inquire with Master Tao. ”

Zhang's eyebrows furrowed: "Mrs. Tao also said that our family's self-made tea sets are good, and I remember that a few sets of utensils were sent to the kiln last month." There is a set of celadon tea sets in the style of lotus leaves, which are both chic and fresh. Mrs. Tao happened to like lotus flowers, so she sent her the tea set, and brought two more bags of tea. ”

Zhao Xiu agreed, and said with a smile: "Since you want to send it, shouldn't you send a little bit to my brother's two gentlemen?" Seeing that the Midyear Festival is approaching, my brother is going to end in August. I'm about to ask the gentlemen to give him more pointers. ”

Zhang smiled and said: "You are right, I almost forgot, and I sent two cans of our family's tea leaves." In addition, add pen, ink, paper, inkstone, rice and flour, clothing, cotton and other things, and then offer twenty taels of silver, no, forty taels. Be sure to ask the two gentlemen to be more attentive. ”

In the evening, Zhao Wei came back from his husband. When I heard about this, I specially thanked Zhao Xiu: "Thank you sister for thinking about it, I patronize and bury my head in reading all day long, and I even forgot about this, it's really damned." ”

Zhao Xiu said with a smile: "Brother, as long as you ask the gentlemen carefully, you can take care of these things with my grandmother and me, you don't have to worry about it." Then he asked, "What kind of patterns and colors do the two gentlemen like?" Or do you have your own preference for pen, ink, paper, and inkstone? When I send something over, I can increase or decrease it according to it. ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "Mr. Wang loves bamboo. Just send over the full set of green bamboo pattern utensils burned on the kiln in April, and he is not used to drinking our tea. You can send two cans of good West Lake Longjing. As for Mr. Liu, his family is wealthy, and his daily use is particularly exquisite, he likes to use Xuelang paper for writing and painting, likes to use Yan Yan and Cao Sugong ink, and does not like to wear floral silk brocade, but likes fine and soft Songjiang cotton cloth, you can send it at your discretion. ”

These two gentlemen were not in the school that Zhao Wei went to before, but they were found after winning the show, one is an old lifter, the other is a prisoner, they are both very good at learning, and they are also attentive to Zhao Wei's homework. The Zhang family values them very much, so although the preferences of the two gentlemen are a little picky and the things are fragmented, Zhao Xiu still agreed, and did not dare to slack off.

Zhao Wei was a little embarrassed: "Isn't it too trivial and complicated?" My classmates and brothers also had a hard time giving gifts, but I pushed everything on my sister, which was really a brother in vain. ”

Zhao Xiu didn't care at all: "It's nothing, I just ordered the people below to buy." We are close to a prosperous city like Songjiang, Jiangsu, and naturally have the advantage of being convenient for shopping. ”

"Really?" Zhao Wei tilted his head, "It's convenient to buy, I always think, it would be nice if there was a study shop at home, and if you want to give Mr. anything, you don't have to worry, just take it from the shop." ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "How can it be so simple? The shop must also have a supply, otherwise where will the things sold in it come from? You can't do everything yourself, can you? However, she thought that Fengxian is not an economically developed place now, even if the variety of goods on the street is much richer, it is not in the stationery supplies, if there is really a market in this area, it is not impossible to open a small study shop, anyway, the family has to go to Suzhou Songjiang and other places every month to buy. This kind of business, my grandmother is probably more interested in doing it, right?

Zhao Wei looked at her sister's expression, and guessed what she was thinking: "What?" Do you really want to open a study shop? ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "This has to be seen first, as long as it won't lose money, it's not something you can't do." ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "If you really want to open a shop, you can find a place in the clan to help take care of it." Two years ago, the children of the clan who were recruited as apprentices by the outer six rooms have returned to their hometowns one after another, either because they can't stand the hardships or because they have difficulties at home. They couldn't find anything to do in Fengxian, and they didn't have the capital to open their own shop. Since the beginning of the year, people have always asked me if there is still a shortage of people in the tea garden, and after a few months, even the peach orchard and the porcelain kiln have been asked. I thought that there were only dozens of tea trees in the tea garden, with Mr. Cai here, and the outer six rooms were closely watched, where did I need to add more people? The peach orchard is less than 100 acres, and now the people are enough, the porcelain kiln is a private kiln, just to burn things for their own use, where to use the people? But they complained a lot, and I couldn't bear to see it. Even Brother Qixuan complained that we didn't let him go to the tea garden to help, so he could only find a livelihood in Nanhui Port. If you really want to open a few more shops at home, it is also good to hand over one or two to them to take care of. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled and said: "This is easy to do, if someone comes to my brother to complain, you just tell them, if you have the heart to open your own shop, just open it, the capital can be borrowed from our family, within three or five years, we only need them to repay the principal, don't want them to interest." Grandmother has always been kind and willing to help the people, and she will definitely agree. It's just one thing, whether the shop they open can make money depends on their own ability, and they don't rely on their grandmother's kindness to open their mouths, or borrow money and don't pay it back. At that time, even if my grandmother didn't care about them, I wouldn't be able to rely on them. ”

Zhao Wei was overjoyed: "If this is the case, the clansmen will definitely praise their grandmother and sister for their kindness and generosity." Sister, don't worry, who else in the clan dares to make our second room angry now? I'll tell them to go tomorrow! ”

What was the reaction of the clansmen to the news brought by Zhao Wei, Zhao Xiu didn't know yet, and the next day, Zhao Qixuan came to the door first.

Zhao Xiu asked him, "Did everything go to Mrs. Wells?" ”

"I handed it over to her yesterday." Zhao Qixuan said, "She cried a lot in the back hall of the county ya, holding things, and almost fainted. She read the things, and said that one of them was her deceased husband's diary, which wrote down all the experiences of her deceased husband before his death, and those letters, and she knew who her enemies were, so she asked the government to release my friend. He hesitated, "She also said that she wanted to see her sister and thank you in person." (To be continued......)

PS: Cover your face, it's late again, I'm sorry!