"Invite businessmen from Luyang and Yexian?"

The old lady looked at Zhao Yu in surprise, and then looked at the Luyang townsman who seemed to have regained his spirits.

In all fairness, the old lady actually knew the excuse of the Marquis of Luyang Township - this son-in-law just wanted to avoid the old man.

If it were someone else's family, this would indeed be very rude, but in this family, the old lady could understand her son-in-law's embarrassment very well.

But she didn't expect that this son-in-law seemed to be really in trouble?

"That's ......"

Under the inquiring gaze of the old man and the old lady, Zhao Yu explained on behalf of his father: "Because of the bad relations with the Marquis of Ruyang, the Marquis of Ruyang instigated the counties of Rushui to cut off the money and grain subsidies given to me in Luyang......

He told his grandfather and grandmother what happened, after all, he didn't have much closeness to Old Man Zhou, and when he saw this old man treat his father like this, he would naturally be dissatisfied in his heart.

The reason why he didn't open his mouth was just because he was afraid of the old man's identity and his mother's attitude.

Therefore, he proposed the Luye Freemasonry at this moment, on the one hand, to relieve the siege for his father, and on the other hand, he did not mean to be angry for his father, so that the old man understood that his son-in-law was by no means as unbearable as he thought.

I have to say that at this point, in fact, Zhao Yu also thinks badly, because Old Man Zhou has never looked down on the Luyang Township, you must know that he just said in front of Mr. Ram that he personally said the sentence "Moral character" to his son-in-law, he simply hated his son-in-law.

No, when Zhao Yu finished saying this, the old man did not have that kind of surprise on his face, on the contrary, he subconsciously said, "That's great...... No, cough, in that case, Gongyu, you can go about your own business. ”

"Thank you father, for your understanding."

The Luyang townspeople were also relieved.

Obviously, this time is the most tacit understanding between the two sons-in-law.

But Zhao Yu suffered because of this, and was pulled to him by his mother Zhou, and knocked on the door of his head as a warning.

Facing his mother's displeased warning, Zhao Yu smiled, he knew that his behavior had made his mother lose a kind of fun.

But it should be worth it, after all, the Luyang townsman is very grateful for his son's affection.

Then everyone chatted for a while, and when they waited until about midnight, the Luyang townsman found that the second elder had a deep sleepiness on his face, so he interrupted: "Father, mother, today the second elder came to the little son-in-law's mansion, the carriage and horses are tired, presumably tired, why don't you rest early today and talk tomorrow?" ”

The old lady nodded when she heard this, but the old man said very stubbornly: "The old man is in good spirits!" ”

But having said that, after all, the old man is also old and can't stand staying up late, and only half an hour later, the old man gradually can't stand the tiredness.

In view of the fact that the master bedroom of the couple was not easy to want, the Luyang Xianghou couple took the old man and the old lady to the side room of the north house, and let the two old men live aggrieved for the time being.

However, the old man and the old lady were not dissatisfied with this, and the old man, who was difficult to serve, just pretended to ask casually: "Where do Yin'er and Yu'er live?" ”

When he learned that the brothers lived in the east courtyard, separated from the north house by at least a few hundred feet, the old man showed a little disappointment on his face.

Taking advantage of the time when the Zhou family was still talking to the second elder, the Luyang townsman gave his youngest son Zhao Yu a look, and the father and son took the opportunity to say goodbye and leave, and took Jingnu to the study.

I have to say that this time the Luyang Township Marquis really inherited his son's love, but with his character, he naturally would not express any gratitude to his son, let alone have a quiet girl next to him.

He asked his son: "Yu'er, what you just said about inviting Luyang and Yexian to a banquet is not just inviting them to a banquet, right?" ”

"Of course not."

Zhao Yu shook his head and said in a low voice: "The child asked his father to invite the merchants of Lu and Ye counties to determine the leadership of my Zhao clan in the Lu Ye Freemasonry. ”

The Marquis of Luyang frowned slightly: "You want to win them over for your own use?" ”

"No, it's as the wings of my Luyang Zhao clan." Zhao Yu lowered his voice and said to his father: "Dad, do you remember being humiliated by the Marquis of Ruyang Mansion that day?" Wang Zhi's incident was obviously the fault of the Marquis of Ruyang's mansion, but the Marquis of Ruyang's father and son were quite unreasonable and had no scruples, and in turn asked my father and son to make amends to him, and even did not hesitate to use my Luyang as a threat...... In the final analysis, the Zhao clan is not as powerful as his Zheng clan. ”

“……”

Hearing this, the face of the Luyang townsman gradually sank.

I have to say that he has hardly been humiliated like that at the age of standing up.

At this time, Zhao Yu lowered his voice and said: "This time the children created the Luye Freemasonry, this is an excellent opportunity, those businessmen are profitable, as long as we guide them well, it will not be difficult to become the wings of my Zhao clan in the future, and even we can use their power to weaken the Zheng clan...... But that's later, and the top priority at the moment is to get the businessmen in Luyang and Yexian to accept my Zhao ......."

The Marquis of Luyang glanced at his son meaningfully, frowned slightly and asked, "You want to take revenge on the Marquis of Ruyang?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu laughed and said: "It's not enough to retaliate, it's just that everyone slapped my father and son in the face, didn't my father and son say anything and let him bully him?" More or less in return. ”

"How are you going to pay back?" The Marquis of Luyang frowned and said, "Let's hear it." ”

Zhao Yu knew that his father was afraid that he would go too far, and he didn't care when he heard the words, so he told his father his thoughts, and then lowered his voice and smiled: "Regarding this matter, the child has already talked to Liu Gong, and Liu Gong said that he will stand on the side of my father and son, and the old man Mao of Yexian County, although the child has not been tempted, but in terms of intimacy and reasoning, even if the old man Mao does not secretly help my father and son, at least he will pretend to be nothing......"

The Marquis of Luyang took a deep look at his son: "You are young, but you are thoughtful. But here's where your ingenuity comes in......"

He smacked his lips, as if considering what to make of his son's actions.

After a long time, he shook his head and said, "Not righteous! ”

Zhao Yu smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Dad, this is just a salute, we can't be slapped and not say a word, right?" You can swallow this breath, but the child can't. …… What's more, since you have already made enemies with the Marquis of Ruyang, do you still expect to reconcile with them? If you blindly give in, then next, it is difficult to guarantee that the Zheng family will not gradually reach into my Luyang, or even Yexian. Rather than this, it is better for us to occupy the territory first, take the initiative to attack, and swing our fists to Ruyang......"

The townsman of Luyang was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "A few days after tomorrow, I will send someone to invite the businessmen of Luyang and Yexian to make an appointment and invite them to the mansion for a banquet...... Let's think about it in the long run. ”

Seeing this, Zhao Yu couldn't persuade anymore and nodded.

Paying tribute to the Ruyang Zheng family is something he has already considered, and he is already gradually implementing the plan, whether the father in front of him agrees or disagrees, he will eventually return the slap that Ruyang Hou and his father and son threw in the face of his father and son, the difference is only in the strength of the return.

After discussing, Zhao Yu said goodbye to his father and returned to his house with Jingnu.

The next day, the sky was still bright, and the quiet girl got up early as usual.

After washing, she ran to the north room and asked her sister to help her tie her hair in a bun, and when she returned to the house where she lived, she saw people wandering around the house, even looking out the window.

Take a closer look, it turned out to be the old man Zhou.

Jing Nu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted the old man: "Jing Nu has seen the old man. ”

The old man was slightly startled, turned his head, and saw that it was Jingnu, and exhaled slightly.

He obviously recognized Jingnu, and perhaps even learned the identity of Jingnu from his daughter Zhou's mouth, so he didn't regard Jingnu as an ordinary maid, and looked Jingnu up and down.

This gaze made Jing Nu feel a little embarrassed, and her face couldn't help but be a little red, she couldn't help but remember that when she was just sold to the Xianghou Mansion by her uncle and aunt, the Zhou family looked at her like this at that time - after the look, she was designated by the Zhou family as the concubine of the youngest son Zhao Yu in the future.

But what does the old man in front of him think of her?

Jingnu was a little apprehensive.

Just when she was worried, she suddenly saw the old man in front of her smiling at her and nodding, with a look of kindness.

This made her breathe a sigh of relief, after all, this meant that the old man in front of her was still relatively satisfied with her.

Therefore, her voice became much more relaxed and cheerful: "Sir, what are you doing here?" Is there a place where I can help you? ”

Hearing Jingnu's words, the old man explained: "The old man just came to see if Yin'er and Yu'er got up. …… Old man Yin'er has already seen it, he has already gotten up and is studying his homework in the house, Yu'er's side...... The old man knocked on the door, but there seemed to be no response, listen to my daughter, you live with Yu'er, and the old man is not rash to go in. ”

As soon as she heard this, Jingnu hurriedly apologized to the old man: "I'm sorry, old man, I just went to the north house, because I am by the young master's side on weekdays, and the young master doesn't pay much attention to the movements outside the house......"

As she spoke, she hurriedly opened the door of the house: "The young master shouldn't have gotten up yet, does the old man want to go in and sit down?" ”

"Hmm......"

Old Man Zhou stood outside the threshold and glanced inside the house, but because of the structure of the house, he couldn't see his little grandson here, he hesitated, and then walked in: "...... It doesn't hurt to sit for a while. ”

At this moment, I suddenly heard Zhao Yu shouting in a daze in the house: "Jing Nu, Jing Nu, did you open the window again?" I'm freezing to death, close it. ”

Hearing this, Old Man Zhou hurriedly beckoned to Jing Nu: "Hurry, hurry, it's cool outside, come in and close the door." ”

Jing Nu smiled, hurried into the house, and closed the door with her hand.

As she walked to the bed, she replied, "Young master, I'm closed, are you awake?" The old man has come to see you. ”

However, there was no response from the bed.

Seeing this, Jing Nu said to the old man with a little apology and hesitation: "Old man, do you want me to wake up the young master?" ”

"Don't."

The old man waved his hand and said, "Since Yu'er is still asleep, let him sleep again, anyway, my old wife and your wife are still preparing some food to send to Zheng Township, old man...... Old man...... Sit down for a while. ”

With that, he sat down at the table across from the bed, with his hands on his knees, and looked at his little grandson who was sleeping on the bed.

Through yesterday's contact, the old man felt that this little grandson was not only a little estranged from him, but even a little reluctant to get close.

This made the old man a little inexplicably frightened.

He decided to do everything he could to win back his grandson's trust and closeness to him.