Around noon that day, Zhou took the two elders, Zhao Yin and Zhao Yu brothers, and under the protection of several guards led by Zhang Chun, the head of the guard, to the work site in Zhengxiang by carriage.

This time I went to Zhengxiang Workers' Point, there was nothing important, to put it bluntly, it was purely to take the second elder out of the house to relax, and by the way, to give the second elder the opportunity to contact the two grandsons, after all, Zhao Yin and Zhao Yu brothers have their own things on weekdays, especially Zhao Yu, Zhou can also see that his youngest son does not seem to want to be close to the second elder.

But Zhou is not surprised by this, after all, after the youngest son fell from the tree, for a while, he and his wife were not very close, until they got along for a long time, and they gradually became close to each other.

“…… A canal is being dug in the county, named after your son-in-law, and it is said that this canal will lead Ru water into my Luyang and finally into the Shahe River, and it will take several years to complete......"

In the carriage, Zhou told the second elder about his biggest project in Luyang County: "By then, there will be no shortage of water for irrigation in a large area of land in the northwest of the county." ”

Maybe it was because there was no annoying son-in-law present, Old Man Zhou was normal, and when he heard the words, he nodded and analyzed: "More than that." …… Divert Rushui into Luyang, if water transportation is not a problem, the prosperity of the counties around Ruyang will also drive your Luyang commercial market. In the past, between Luyang, Yexian and Yuncheng, although there was a sand river throughout, but after all, it would be too remote, if it were me, I would choose Yexian, you Luyang is too remote...... But after you Luyang penetrates the Rushui counties, you Luyang will live. ”

Zhao Yu sat beside her mother and listened quietly.

I have to say that the old man is worthy of being a businessman who has been a businessman all his life, and he saw Luyang's current problems with a sharp shot.

In fact, Luyang is not without lack of water transportation conditions, but as the old man said, Luyang is located in the upper reaches of the Shahe River, it is too remote, almost near the upstream source of the Shahe River, unless there is no business opportunity in Ye County, otherwise, the merchants who come and go are of course more inclined to choose Ye County, which is more convenient for road transportation, which is why Yexian business city is more than three times more prosperous than Luyang.

However, when the Jinggong Canal is completed and Luyang runs through the Rushui counties, Luyang will be able to transform from a fringe area into a transit station, and business opportunities will naturally increase greatly.

Of course, although this view is very correct, and Zhao Yu also agrees with it, there is nothing new in this point of view, and Liu Wei, Luyang Xianghou and others have already thought of it - compared to Luyang Xianghou, Liu Wei and Liu Gong are people who have seen the world, but in previous years, the amount of work to open up the canal was too large, and a lot of financial resources and manpower were needed, and he was powerless.

For Zhao Yu, this point of view is also obvious, so he was not surprised by his grandfather's analysis, which made the old man who wanted to show it in front of his grandson a little regretful and disappointed.

About an hour later, everyone came to the Zhengxiang work site.

At this time, because of the weather, the digging of the river has stopped, whether it is the villagers of Zhengxiang or the refugees on the other side of the ditch pit, most of them are hiding in the house, only the children on both sides are haunted in the snow, and one team on one side throws snowballs at each other across the ditch pit, playing and playing.

Subsequently, under the notice of Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng, Zheng Luo led the elders of Zheng Township to come out to greet them, and everyone made a short time in Zheng Township, during which Zhou instructed Zhang Chun to hand over some cured meat, wine, and some old clothes prepared in advance to Zheng Township, and asked the elders of Zheng Township to distribute them to the refugees in the refugee tun on their behalf.

When he learned the identities of Old Man Zhou and the old lady, Elder Zheng gave great respect, and tried his best to praise the benevolence and talent of the Luyang Township Marquis and the second son Zhao Yu in front of the old man's door, and the old man was overjoyed when he heard it—he may have directly ignored the other party's words of praising his son-in-law.

During this period, Zhao Yin followed his younger brother Zhao Yu around the ditch pit a few times.

He asked his younger brother in surprise: "Brother, is this Zhengxiang work really managed by you?" ”

"yes." Zhao Yu replied very casually.

Although Zhao Yin is the elder brother, in Zhao Yu's eyes, this little brother is just a little kid, and of course he is not interested in showing off anything in front of the other party.

However, the little brother was still very surprised, and even said a few times, and said enviously: "I also want to be like you and share my father's worries." ”

I have to say that at first, the brothers were afraid of their father, the Marquis of Luyang, but recently, the relationship between the younger brother and his father has become much closer, which also makes Zhao Yin a little envious.

"Dad should hope that you will study well with Mr. Ram and inherit my Zhao family business in the future." Zhao Yu said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, his casual words made Zhao Yin fall into silence.

In fact, at the age of ten, I already know some sophistication more or less, such as my mother's preference for my younger brother, which is actually 'making up' for my younger brother.

Of course, this is not enough to affect Zhao Yin's affection for his younger brother, and the biggest impact has to be the recent feats made by Zhao Yu, which made Zhao Yin, as the eldest son and elder brother, feel the pressure - obviously he is the elder brother, why is the younger brother so much better than him?

After a long time, he looked at Zhao Yu, and said: "From next year onwards, I will study more diligently, and strive to share my father's worries as soon as possible, and I will not be compared to you!" …… I am the elder brother, and I should shoulder the heavy responsibility of my Ruyang Zhao clan, and I will not lose to you. ”

Hearing his brother's words as if he had sworn an oath, Zhao Yu glanced at his brother in a daze and looked at the other party's determined eyes.

He frowned and asked, "What did Mr. Ram tell you?" He's afraid that I'll rob you of the position of the elder? ”

"Don't speak ill of Mr. Ram, Sir never said it." Zhao Yin blamed him unhappily, and then said: "Mr. just warned me to be more diligent, God rewards hard work, only hard work can achieve success." …… Although you are very smart, my husband also praised me for not losing to ordinary people, I will not lose to you! ”

Looking at the persistence and sincerity in his brother's eyes, Zhao Yu smiled slightly.

I have to say that in terms of the things he has done during this time, it is not surprising that Zhao Yin, as the eldest brother, will feel pressure, you know, recently, even their father Luyang Xianghou has gradually begun to discuss important matters with him in a normal tone - in the past, Luyang Xianghou never discussed serious matters with the brothers, let alone asked the brothers' opinions.

In this case, even if the brother in front of him starts to be jealous of him, it is not too surprising.

But obviously, the little brother in front of him, like the brothers' father Luyang Xianghou, is a kind and upright character, he is not jealous of his younger brother, but vows to be better than his younger brother, which makes Zhao Yu feel surprised, but also finds it quite interesting.

He deliberately teased his brother and said: "In this way, if you are not as good as me in the future, it doesn't matter if I inherit the family business of the Luyang Zhao family?" ”

A trace of hesitation flashed in Zhao Yin's eyes, and he immediately said firmly: "If that's the case, you will inherit the family business!" …… But I'm not going to let it happen! I am the eldest in the family, inheriting the family business and glorifying the lintel of the Zhao family is my responsibility, unless I die, I will not hand it over to you! ”

『…… How much do you think about it at this age?'

Zhao Yu looked at his brother with some surprise, seeing that his brother was serious, he didn't want to tease him anymore, so he pouted and said, "I don't want it if you give it to me, I don't want to nest here." …… In a few years, I want to go all over the world to see ......"

"Didn't Dad plan to let you join the army? Do you want to see everywhere? Brother, you don't really want to be a businessman, do you? Zhao Yin suddenly asked with some concern, after all, the status of Shangjia is still very low.

"In the future, let's talk about it then."

Zhao Yu said casually.

The brothers were chatting, and suddenly Jingnu reminded her: "The eldest prince, the young master, the old man is here." ”

When the brothers heard this, they turned their heads to look, and then saw Old Man Zhou slowly walking towards this side with his hands behind his back.

"Whew...... The troublesome man is coming.'"

Zhao Yu exhaled slightly.

At this time, the old man had already walked up to the brothers and said kindly, "Where do you think you are?" …… What are you doing standing here? ”

Zhao Yin was very honest and said truthfully: "I just told my brother that I wouldn't lose to him. ”

"Huh?"

The old man was a little puzzled, and he didn't seem to understand very much.

At this time, Zhao Yin asked again: "Grandfather, are you here to find us?" ”

"Hmm......"

The old man nodded slightly.

Just now, he chatted with the township chief of Zheng Township for a while, but when he turned around, he couldn't see his two grandsons, which made the old man a little anxious, and asked the nearby guards to know that the two grandsons were here, so he hurried over.

"That's right."

As if thinking of something, Zhao Yin said curiously: "Grandfather, I heard that you traveled from south to north when you were young and were well-informed, why don't you tell us about your experience when you were young." ”

"Oh? Good. ”

The old man, who was worried about having no topic with his two grandsons, suddenly burst into joy when he heard the words.

I saw him stroked his beard and said slowly: "When my grandfather was young, he traveled south and north, and it was a difficult time......

As he spoke, he told the brothers about his youth, selling grain everywhere.

Zhao Yin listened to it with relish, but Zhao Yu felt quite bored, and left with Jingnu after finding a gap, which made the old man who finally seized the opportunity to be alone with his two grandsons feel extremely disappointed.

Subsequently, when the Zhou family took the old lady to comfort the refugees in Zheng Township and the refugee tun, and was about to return to the Xianghou Mansion, the Zhou family, who learned what had happened, took his youngest son Zhao Yu aside and asked in a low voice: "Yu'er, why did you leave your grandfather and brother Gu Zi behind?" Your grandfather wanted to get along with your brothers, so how could you turn him away from a thousand miles away? …… You don't want to off your dad, do you? Little without conscience, that's the father of the mother, how can you treat your grandfather like that? ”

Zhao Yu smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Mother, the child just thinks that the past stories told by his grandfather are a little boring......"

Zhou was suspicious and told the old man Zhao Yu's answer, and the old man was disappointed, but he couldn't help but think about it seriously, racked his brains to think of some interesting experiences, and told his grandson the next time he encountered such an opportunity, and took the opportunity to get closer to his grandson.

In early November, when the old man Zhou was trying to get along with his two grandsons, the Luyang Township Marquis had also sent people to send invitations to the merchants of Luyang and Ye County to invite them to the banquet in the Hou Mansion of another township on November 20.

Zhao Yu is also very concerned about this matter.