Chapter 65: Reminder
The puppies made of Jin Yu should have been broken, right?
After running away with his head in one go, Zhou Manyun gradually slowed down.
She said that she wanted to discuss things with her grandfather and avoided it, which is true. But he also moved a little crookedly, wanting to take the opportunity to find a reason to be reckless, and smashed the jade dog sent by Gao Wei, and the golden puppy was tied to the execution ground.
Who let the merchant who sent the golden dog also have the surname Gao! The gold and jade objects for Brother Kai to play with, she will get them herself in the future, so she doesn't want the Gao family!
Man Yun raised his little face, curled the corners of his mouth, and smiled smugly.
In March, the spring breeze is blowing and it is very warm.
The grass and trees in the south of the Yangtze River are as lush even in winter, and at this moment, new green has been drawn out from the winding path of the Mid-Levels Annex, and the light and deep green near and far are stacked, which makes Man Yun's mood relax all of a sudden, and when he is about to approach the cultivation hall where his grandfather lives, his steps have been much brisker......
"Zhou Manyun! What are you doing silly while walking alone? With the sudden voice, a pair of shining eyes quickly approached Man Yun's little face, staring at her pupils without blinking.
Forgetting to stop Man Yun's way, he supported his knees with his hands, half-squatting, and the tip of his nose seemed to be about to touch Man Yun's small nose.
The young man's warm breath tickled like a soft duck feather on Man Yunhong's fluttering cheeks.
Zhou Manyun snorted softly, his small body retreated, and he took a step to the side.
"You're biedong!" , Forget to say and dragged Man Yun's arm, and then, pushed the little heel behind him to Man Yun.
Cousin Zhou Shen's black eyes as round as a deer rushed straight at once, and Man Yun didn't have time to hide. The two children's foreheads slammed into one place.
Man Yun and Zhou Shen screamed together, and then continued. They all covered their mouths with their little hands. The two cousins of similar size have almost the same movements, and they cover their mouths and noses. Just looking at the eyebrows and eyes, there is actually a similarity of seven or eight points.
The initiator's forgetfulness was unimpressed, and he grabbed Zhou Shen with great interest, and pointed to Man Yun's face in an old-fashioned manner, and said, "Zhou Shen! You see, I'm right! Although the eye color of Yun'er's sister is different from Kai'er's, the eyelashes of their sister and brother are the same, thick and dense, and they are both a little upturned. ”
"Senior brother! You're bored! Manyun don't overdo it. Snorted softly, very embarrassed.
She only blames her senior brother and doesn't blame her cousin, because although Zhou Shen is half younger than Forgotten Words, he understands the rules better. It's just that now they are both practicing kung fu with Du Xuanshuang, and Zhou Shen, who has always been quite steady, is actually as good at jumping up and down as a monkey, and he is inexplicably extremely worshipful, and he follows him every day, and he is not tired of it.
For a little boy's taste in choosing friends. Man Yun really didn't dare to compliment.
"Her hair, if you look closely, is not pure black! Here, here, there's some redness at the ends! ”。 I forgot to talk and didn't know how to talk after being blinded by my sister's eyes, and continued to find fault.
Because of Brother Kai'er's eyes, the master and the Zhou family traced the cause for a long time. Let Forget Yu learned that Man Yun actually has foreign blood. And then, he's always been excited. As long as he can find a little bit of difference in Man Yun, he will feel that this little junior sister is closer and cuter.
"Your hair is just staring at it in the sun. It's not pure black either! If you bully me again, I'll go to Grandpa and Master! The hair that Man Yun scattered on her shoulders arced in the air without anger, and she turned her head and rushed towards the cultivation hall where her grandfather lived.
"Sister Yun! Don't go! Grandpa is still lecturing to the master......", hurriedly followed after Man Yun and Zhou Shen were in a hurry, but at the gate of the Cultivating Heart Hall, they were stopped by the dutiful Zhou Guining.
The two boys, who were embarrassed to be disrespectful to the old man, had to be honest and secretly anxious to jump to their feet.
Zhou Manyun, who had already walked to the door of his grandfather's banquet room, turned his head sideways and smiled, lifted the crow-blue gauze curtain, and got in.
The people in Zhou Xianyuan would not stop her, because the time for her grandfather to use medicine and needles was approaching, and every time she came here, she would follow her master, which would be indispensable. Sue or something, she is just teasing those two children, who are already big and small, so she won't be so childish.
On the Luohan couch by the window of the study, Lao Zhou Xian was holding a tea bowl, half-squinting, talking about the scriptures and righteousness in his mouth, and mixed with his early studies. And the false words sitting on the small stool in front of him listened quietly, and at the same time used his fingers to tentatively press the old man's legs, and looked at the white and chubby calves that immediately showed blue and purple spots.
Man Yun couldn't help but take a light step and tiptoed over to the master.
False words glanced at Man Yun lightly, and motioned her to look at Zhou Xian's hand, Man Yun hurriedly climbed onto the couch and obediently took Grandpa's tea bowl.
Continuing with the new tea, Zhou Xian, who is a good teacher, is even more interested, as if the place in front of him is used as a school.
It is estimated that Grandpa used the explanation of the scriptures to the master as a consultation fee. If this continues, is it also a good thing that Xu Ne, the great thief in his previous life, will nest in a small city in the south of the Yangtze River silently and transform into a well-educated Confucian? At the very least, the master may not have to use his thirteenth needle again, and maybe he can marry a wife in Huocheng and have children......
didn't dare to disturb the knowledge of the "adult", until Zhou Xian's leg was pierced with needles one after another, and he originally ran to ask the question of grain and grass in a hurry, and Man Yun asked in a hurry.
"Grain from the south to the north?" As soon as this question was thrown, Zhou Xian and Xuyan couldn't help but be stunned.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Xian shook his head with a smile and said gently: "Sister Yun! The idea of transporting Jiangnan rice grain to Yanzhou is haode, but now, it is really not feasible. According to the old saying 'don't sell wood for a hundred miles, don't sell for a thousand miles', with the transportation capacity of the Chen Dynasty today, rice and grain merchants mostly trade in the surrounding states according to one place, and the imperial court also has a fixed range of grain transfer. For example, the grain and rice in Luojing City mostly rely on the tribute of the states in Guanzhong, rather than Jiangnan. ”
"It should be convenient to go up the river, right? In Fengjin, I have heard that there are ships from the south to sell rice? ”。 Zhou Manyun asked hesitantly. She still has an impression of what she has seen and heard in the market of Toyotsu.
"That's because from Jiangnan to Fengjin. Even if the Tuojiang River goes upstream, the water potential is still gentle, and the shipping is still profitable. If you go further north. When we arrived at Yishui, there were dangerous shoals that blocked it, and even though we had built a fiber road along the mountain wall and drove the manpower to pull the boat, it was still difficult. The Luohe River and Hengshui are frozen in spring and winter, and there is a big flood in summer......"
Zhou Xian paused, stroked his white beard, was very pleased, and said, "But, Sister Yun." It's good that you can think of transferring rice from Jiangnan to the north. This is what the government and the opposition have always wanted to do. ”
"Uncle, are you talking about canal transportation?" , the nonsense that was listening quietly on the side, interjected into the question and answer of the ancestors and grandchildren at the right time.
"Yes! Min Xing, you took a pen and paper to ......", Zhou Xian raised his hand and instructed the four treasures of the study to be spread on a few of them.
Soon. An inked sketch appeared on plain paper.
The picture painted is different from the one sent by Zhou Tan when he was in Fengjin that day, and it looks like it only briefly hooks the river, but a series of large and small circles on both banks. The content of the diagram has been enriched a lot.
He took a general look at the lie and narrowed his pupils. Man Yun couldn't help but be speechless, and secretly sighed that the impression of his grandfather in his previous life was indeed very superficial based on the description of his elders.
"The canal is being built today. In fact, it has been planned since the time of Taizu. The imperial map of Taizu is roughly arranged like this...... Since Luoshui. Take straight waterways and build large grain storage along the coast. for transfer...... Xingshan, Liyang and other warehouses were distributed along the northern line for war preparation in the north. In case of freezing rivers in winter, they will be scattered by Pingqing and scattered in the warehouses, and the waiting plane will be used to transport grain......"
Zhou Xian's withered hand kept moving on the map, and in his eloquent narration, a large net of grain transportation slowly flowed.
"So, building a canal is not what it means today?" , asked softly. He now understands the solemn and respectful appearance of the Enlightenment Master when he mentions the Chen Dynasty family, just by virtue of the fact that he can inherit these things that outsiders can't see, it is extraordinary.
"Minxing, how can such a national event be improvised? The matter of the canal, since the time of Taizu, has been mentioned several times and put down several times. It's just that I can't wait now......", Zhou Xian explained carefully, but for some reason he suddenly lost interest, waved his hand, signaled that he had put away the picture, closed his eyes, and leaned back on the chair tiredly.
"Military affairs, we should also talk about luck, right? Just like General Feng Qian's civil strife in Dingnan, isn't it that he suddenly made a surprise after learning about the fighter plane, and didn't the imperial court still ask him about the crime of using troops and horses without permission? ”
"If it weren't for the preparations, Feng Qian would have been waiting in the area of Xiangjun? Nan Zhao, to say the least, has been planning for thirty or forty years. ”
"Thirty or forty years? That is from the time of Wu Zong? He stopped the needle in his hand and secretly converted the years of the Chen Dynasty and Nanzhao.
Zhou Xian shook his head and sighed lightly, "Forty years ago, I was only a weak champion, and I ...... at that time."
"Grandpa...... Grandpa! The matter of Yanzhou, think first! Man Yun was anxious and shook Grandpa's hand vigorously.
The two men, one old and one young, but with the same smell, talked about the past and the present, and they had crossed the entire territory of the Chen Dynasty from north to south. They have the world in their hearts, she understands, but in the end, she just wants to protect her own people's little house sparrows, and she doesn't want to dwell on irrelevant matters.
"Good! Good! Zhou Xian smiled awkwardly. It's good to be trusted by his granddaughter, but to think of a way to solve the problem, in his opinion, it's really childish.
Grandpa should be thinking left. The echo in the ears was perfunctory, and Man Yun could hear it.
She was secretly ruthless, she couldn't hide it, and said directly: "Grandpa! I said to Yanzhou ideas, not the kind of big thing you said. That is, I was thinking about whether there was any way to make my grandfather's family retreat in Yanzhou. Originally, I thought that if they could have some private grain and grass, they could raise more private soldiers, and if something happened, they would just hide. ”
Tun private warehouses and raise private soldiers. This is what Jing Guogong did in Yunzhou in his previous life, otherwise if he was unprepared, how could the Xiao family survive the chaotic war in the Taiye years.
"Sister Yun, what do you mean by something?" , Zhou Xian asked in surprise.
"I heard from my aunt that Emperor Bixia is not in good health, and he will soon be replaced by a new son of heaven. I want to ...... Do you want to ...... What if the new emperor is not good for the Du family? ”
"Sister Yun! Do you know ......", Zhou Xian sat up straight, staring at Man Yun with burning eyes for a while, and then stopped.
"Grandpa! I just listened to what my aunt said, and I was scared. Yun'er, I don't want to have anything! Zhou Manyun closed his eyes, threw himself into Zhou Xian's arms, hugged his neck, and tried to get over.
It's a pity that Sister Yun is a daughter's family! Zhou Xian's hand patted Man Yun's back, tears flashing in his eyes.
After a long time, Zhou Xiancai explained to Man Yun softly and said, "Wait a while, I will invite your aunt to come over, and I will remind her of it." ”
"Just a reminder?" , Man Yun's small mouth flattened.
"Sister Yun! You believe in Grandpa, and you also believe in your grandfather, as long as he knows how to prepare, he will do a good job! Zhou Xian is still very confident in his in-laws. He thought about it carefully, and as Man Yun said, there are still some things that must be clearly told to the Du family.
When Zhou Xian talked to Jiang, he swept Man Yun out of the house as an idler......
"Grandpa, what did you talk about with your aunt?" , Man Yun, who had been paying attention to the movement of the banquet room, took the master's hand and looked up to ask. She just saw that Jiang's eyes, who had finished talking to Zhou Xian in private, left the courtyard with red and swollen eyes, showing Grandpa's so-called reminder, the content should be very serious.
"I don't know!" , who was also swept out of the door, had a thin layer of frost on his face.
If Grandpa and Uncle don't want to say it, there is really no way to know. Man Yun's eyes flickered, and he said, "Master! Just last time in Fengjin, the kind of medicine you gave my aunt used, is there anything else? It smells like fruit wine, and it's the kind that squirts directly into the air! ”
Fengjin Puji Temple, Zhou Manhua's resurrection night, that night in order to let Xie Shi tell more secrets, medicine was used.
A liquid that resembles a fruity light wine lies on the beams of the house and is spilled in a special miniature perforated bottle. The water droplets floating in the air will suddenly turn into a pale white mist, which will be inhaled into the chest cavity and the same after the drug takes effect.
"Drunk?" , Hypothetical glanced down at Man Yun, and simply responded: "Yes!" However, it can't be used. ”
"Weishenme doesn't work?" , Man Yun, who was originally just asking casually, became persistent.
"Are you sure you really want to poison them and then spy on something they don't want to tell you yet?"
"This ......", Man Yun was stunned, and then, she couldn't help but sigh softly. are all their own relatives, if they use poison to find out the truth, what is the point?
"I can......'t do it either," the false sigh seemed to be even heavier. (To be continued......)