Yes, since he sent Zhang Chen out, I'm afraid I have to carry this pot!

Zhang Shou rubbed his head with a headache, and then said angrily: "Where did you just go?" Yes, in the name of the second prince, you swept up all the remaining cotton stocks in the market...... Wait, where did you get all this money? Do you hire weavers who don't need money? You open a weaving mill there, and you don't need money to rent a loom? I remember asking you to hire a few carpenters to spare! ”

If you had so much money, you would rush back in a hurry and say that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were running out of money?

This time Zhang Chen went to the countryside, Zhang Shou gave him half of the 5,000 guan money he had sold to the eldest prince's textile machine, and the other half was undoubtedly given to Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, and Zhang Chen himself was also ambitious, and he also brought his own 2,000 guan private money without telling his parents - of course, all this money is all money tickets, otherwise he would have to pull dozens of cars to Cangzhou, don't want to keep it secret at all.

For the sake of convenience, Zhang Chen had already exchanged the Zhuang tickets stamped with the seal of the Qin State Mansion and the seal of Zhang Shou in the capital for money tickets that could be redeemed at sight.

However, four thousand five hundred guan is a huge amount for ordinary people, but when he really starts to do things, it is not enough at all, he naturally understands it deeply, and he can't help but feel slightly proud at this time.

"The name of the second prince is very useful, I took out 1,500 yuan, and the rest of the money was promised by the big families to lend me money. I wrote them IOUs again. Because the cotton is still stored in the Xingtai warehouse and has not been transported, even if I claim to go back to Beijing to see the second prince, others still think that I really went back to report to the second prince, and there will be no suspicion at all. ”

"As for the weavers, I paid double the salary, and I easily recruited seventy or eighty people along the way, because I heard that they would work for a few months, and they went to Xingtai, which is not far from Zhendingfu, and of course they were all happy. The weaving workshop has been opened, and the carpenter has also been recruited, so the yarn collected by Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu is just right for my weaving workshop. So, I have 2,000 pieces left in the end. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Chen showed a somewhat embarrassed expression: "So, I saw that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu had no money to collect cotton yarn, so I lent them the little money I had, and then came to see you, Mr. Xiao, by returning to the second prince." ”

Sure enough, it was a righteous attack, and his own affairs were done, and as soon as he heard that Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu were getting more and more difficult, he immediately supported the two younger brothers with the money he brought down. The righteous and squandering wealth belongs to Zhang Chen, he really didn't see the wrong person at all!

Zhang Shou was sure that Zhang Chen was really as he expected, so he hooked his hand at the person, and when he saw that the person really came forward, he whispered a few words to him. After saying a few words, he saw that Zhang Chen's mouth was about to crack, and he was about to look up to the sky and laugh, so he quickly patted him on the shoulder.

"Be reserved! It's not done yet, what are you happy about? Zhang Shou easily stopped Zhang Chen's smugness, and then asked with a smile, "By the way, don't you still want to find an affair when you go to Xingtai?" Why, did you find a beauty you liked? ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Chen's face suddenly darkened. His current identity in Xingtai is the confidant of the second prince, although others are desperately stammering, but they treat him as a first-level figure with dog legs, so even if most people have to lend him money, but when he appeared in front of people with a mustache, he beat away the eldest prince's person, but it also made him completely bad in Xingtai.

How many people can really look up to this kind of dog-legged character? Except for the kind of bewitching singer from Willow Lane in Flower Street who was given to him, he hasn't met any serious girl's house, where did he come from!

Therefore, Zhang Dagongzi couldn't help but scold indignantly: "The good girl in the world is really blind!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a crisp voice came from outside the door: "Yo, I'm getting bolder and bolder, and you dare to scold me behind your back?" ”

With this voice, Zhu Ying broke in directly. She is also one of the people who knows the truth about Zhang Chen's "falling from the horse", at this time, seeing Zhang Chen's face full of embarrassment, unnaturally avoiding her gaze, she stared at the person up and down for a while, and then snorted softly: "'Recuperation' has been raised for so long, you seem to be fat, no wonder you are even arrogant when you speak!" ”

One sentence was fat, and Zhang Chen was suddenly shocked. You know, the one he looks down on the most is Lu Sanfat, and he shuddes at the thought that he might be on par with the most annoying guy!

At that moment, he hurriedly said: "I must get up early to ride a horse to practice martial arts when I go back, this fat that has just grown will definitely lose weight soon!" ”

Zhu Ying just joked about Zhang Chen, and when she saw that he was still serious, she suddenly cried and laughed: "Zhang Chen, you have gone out to do big things, why are you so easy to deceive!" By the way, you came to see Zhang Shou so big, not afraid of being discovered? ”

"Of course I'm in disguise!" Zhang Chen immediately took out the mustache from his arms and pasted it, and then tucked on his eyebrows again, seeing that Zhu Ying immediately looked at him with some astonishment, he smiled hesitantly, "A little trick." Besides, I've put a couple of people out there to watch the wind. Moreover, Mr. Xiao lives near your house, and he is still afraid that someone will watch him? ”

Speaking of this, he solemnly bowed his hand to Zhang Shou and said, "In this case, I will do what you tell you, Mr. Xiao." If there is any news again, I will definitely send someone back, and I will definitely not rush back by myself! ”

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

Zhang Shou smiled slightly, seeing Zhang Chen striding out of the door, he could still vaguely hear the sound of him talking to Ah Liu, and after a while, the door was quiet again, so he looked at Zhu Ying and said, "Didn't you say you were busy when you got up early?" Is this done? ”

"Don't mention it." Zhu Ying waved her hand angrily, sat down listlessly on the chair next to her, and said weakly, "I accompanied Concubine Yu to see her future son-in-law, but the girl in Yongping didn't know where to know, and she actually found it, and Concubine Yu was choked enough, let alone me?" Hey, next time I won't do good deeds again, people won't appreciate it. ”

"You're really addicted to matchmaking!"

This time, it was replaced by Zhang Shou, and it was ridiculous. He shook his head helplessly, and then said lightly: "Fate is a wonderful thing, and it can't be forced." Princess Yongping doesn't want to marry, so let her go. ”

"You're happy to take care of her! It's not that Concubine Yu told me privately that the emperor said that he could only drag Yongping's marriage for a year, otherwise the Queen Mother would not be able to pass that hurdle! If it weren't for this, Concubine Yu would not have been helpless to secretly look for candidates! ”

Zhu Ying flicked her sleeves and stood up as she spoke, and snorted lightly: "But what you said is also true, Yongping has seen so many people at the Yuehua Lou Literary Conference, and there are always so many talented people among them, if she really likes it, she would have married a long time ago!" Everyone says that I am arrogant, and if I want to say, she is much more arrogant than me, and she looks at the people who are angry, but in fact it is not easy to deal with at all! ”

Seeing that Zhu Ying complained again and again, and then became angry, Zhang Shou remembered what Ah Liu had said to him before, so he simply grabbed her and walked out. When he came to the main room, he was just about to go in, when he heard the sound of Wu talking to Aunt Liu.

"You see, the weaving and dyeing workshop is now impressive, but the spinning of cotton yarn is too much, it is said that the new textile machine of Ashou made, the price of cotton in the counties under the jurisdiction of Shuntianfu rose by one percent, but the price of cotton yarn fell by one percent, this is not the cotton production area. Now it seems that the weavers are completely inadequate...... Fortunately, I recruited a few weavers in advance, and it is said that it is difficult to recruit weavers in the capital now......"

Thinking that he had entrusted the Wu family to take care of Zhang Wu and Zhang Luna's weaving and dyeing workshop, Zhang Shou couldn't help but show a smile. The mother has something to do, and she is very dedicated, which is undoubtedly a great thing for Wu.

So, he pulled Zhu Ying into the house with a smile, and when he saw that Wu hurriedly put down the account book in his hand and stood up, he smiled and said, "Mother, it just so happens that Yingying is here, and I also have something to discuss with you." Ah Liu said before that the courtyard had been cleaned and tidied up, and asked us when we would move over. Do you and Yingying think, should we move or not? ”

He said and added: "According to Ah Liu's statement, not only will we move, but Zhao Siluo and Xiaoguan Qiu, as well as the weaving and dyeing workshop, may as well move in." After all, the place of the Luwang Courtyard is too big, just set aside a special piece for them. ”

Wu Shi was suddenly a little stunned, especially when she saw Zhu Ying's surprised look, she hurriedly said, "How can this be done?" Not to mention that the ironwork and carpentry are all very noisy, even the weaving and dyeing workshop, the spinning machine and the loom turn together, and the sound is not small, and it is not good to dirty the place. Besides, it's enough for me to live here alone, and it's not too late for you and Yingying to move in after you get married. ”

"What are you afraid of, there are several secret rooms in the courtyard, it is most suitable for Zhao Siluo Xiaoxiao and Guan Qiu to work for the three of them, and you can also save the people on duty to prevent prying eyes! The sound of the earth is almost inaudible from the ground! ”

Zhu Ying agreed with a smile, and then went up and took Wu's hand, and said in a coquettish tone: "As for the weaving and dyeing workshop that Ah Shou asked Aunt Wu to manage on your behalf, I have seen it, there is a large courtyard in the northwest corner of the garden that was originally lived by the subordinates who did chores. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Zhang Shou and said, "That courtyard is some distance from the main house, and besides, it's not like it's not working day and night, and no matter how noisy it is during the day, it won't be noisy." Ah Shou, you and Aunt Wu should move quickly! Anyway, it's not far from my house, and it's close to the Guozijian, so it's convenient for me to go if there's anything I can do, or for you to go back and forth on both sides. ”

Wu wanted to argue a few more words, but saw Zhu Ying smile at her and said: "Aunt Wu, the past has passed, you have raised Ah Shou for so many years, and your kindness is not inferior to Sheng'en, he is good to you, and it is natural for him to be good." If you don't go, how can he be at ease? If you feel lonely living alone, I'll come to see you often! ”

"Mother, did you hear that? Yingying said so, if you insist, wouldn't it be unkind? After moving over, it will also save you from having to go back and forth to the weaving and dyeing workshop and home all day long, which is too hard......" Zhang Shou persuaded a few more words, and seeing that the Wu family finally had a heartbeat, he suddenly remembered another thing, and immediately looked at Zhu Ying and said, "By the way, Yingying, how many days does your father have to come back?" ”

"It is said that it has passed the Xuanfu...... If Xuanfu is 350 miles to the capital, if it is 600 miles or 400 miles to expedite the military situation, it will be there in one day, but if it is at the fastest speed of marching 80 miles a day, it will take four or five days. Dad also took hundreds of guards from the Beijing camp that the emperor gave him when he went on the expedition, so I guess I can't go fast, right? ”

Zhu Ying's tone was not very sure, and then she said upsetly: "Why hasn't my father come back yet, my grandmother and mother have picked several auspicious days of the zodiac, just waiting for him to come back!" ”

With such bold and hot words, Wu couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly when he heard it, but then he heard Zhang Shou's answer.

"Yingying, you are the pearl of his father and your eldest brother. Your eldest brother looks at me now, as if he is silently asking, what kind of ecstasy did you give my sister? If you let him hear this now, he probably wouldn't even have the heart to kill me! It's the same with your father, you complain that he hasn't come back, but you don't want to fly back with wings? ”

Zhu Ying heard Zhang Shou's banter, but instead of caring, she raised her eyebrows lightly: "Even if I get married, I will still be my father's daughter and my eldest brother's sister, don't you also promise to accompany me home often?" I also heard that there is a custom in the capital to marry a daughter and go back to her parents' house to live in the moon, haven't you heard of it? ”

Zhang Shou didn't expect Zhu Ying to even inquire about this, and suddenly laughed dumbly. The reason why he asked Zhu Ying about the whereabouts of Zhao Guogong and Zhu Jing was indeed to calculate his wedding date, but now it seems that this wedding date is not only secretly calculating, but Zhu Ying is also impatient. As for the opposite moon, he is very skeptical now, Zhu Ying doesn't understand what the opposite moon is.

According to the strictest so-called ancient rites, in that month, the newlywed girl went back to live in her parents' house, but the new son-in-law had to stay alone at home in the empty room! Because, the so-called moon, in fact, the most fundamental meaning is to let the little couple at the time of strong love a little more restrained, not to indulge in it because they just know the taste of lust, so as not to damage the body......

He was thinking so in his heart, when he suddenly heard Lao Liu's voice outside: "Hey, Zhu Hong, what's the matter with you, even if you come and go often, you can't be so rampage, right?" I'll have to tell you what! ”

"It's too late!" With these four words, Zhang Shou heard Zhu Hong's obviously angry voice coming from outside the door, "Miss, Shou Gongzi, the master is back!" The person has just entered the city gate, and the emperor sent the Duke of Chu to wait at the Chongwen Gate, and now the person has entered the palace. ”

Seeing Zhu Ying looking at him in astonishment, Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile: "Yingying, your father and your eldest brother are really the same character, they arrived in the capital without saying a word, could it be that these military generals are all well versed in their speed like the wind, their Xu like a forest, the invasion like fire, and the immobility like a mountain?" ”

Zhu Ying's complexion changed several times, and finally Huo Ran stood up, first very angry, but then showed a suspicious expression: "Dad is not a big brother, it is impossible to be so childish for my business!" Besides, how could the emperor send someone to wait for him in Chongwenmen in advance? It must have been him who sent a letter to the emperor in advance! ”

Speaking of this, she looked at Zhang Shou with sparkling eyes and said, "Ah Shou, let's go to the palace!" In front of the emperor, we quickly cut through the mess and settled the matter of the two of us immediately! ”

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That's all for today...... Why are there so many events lately......