Inner house.

Zhao Yue lay motionless on the kang, staring at the roof, his face full of irritability and unhappiness.

The mother was distressed, but she didn't know how to comfort her.

Although the son is only half a year old, his intelligence is incomparable to that of adults, and he understands everything, even better.

Empty vernacular comfort is useless.

turned to hate his younger brother who was driven home.

If it weren't for the unscrupulous bastard's wanton squandering, at this critical time, the mother's family closest to the Zhao family, even if he couldn't come up with 10,000 taels, at least he could help them effectively.

Alas! I don't blame my mother-in-law for displeasing it.

It's really a dime a dime for her mother's family, but she still has to be protected by the Zhao family, raised in winter, and picks and chooses to make trouble.

The Zhao family has also saved money and used land. Outsiders are here asking for enjoyment. Whoever is left behind, no one will be happy in their hearts.

The young son became more and more irritable and breathed heavily. Zhang Yihui's heart became more and more annoyed.

That bastard has to be cleaned up ruthlessly, otherwise sooner or later he will be able to do a great evil.

According to what Yue'er said, he sent someone to control his freedom this spring, and asked Zhou Da to escort him to work with the farmers every Tuesday.

If you don't do it, you'll be hungry if you don't do it well.

Tired of him half dead, peel off his pampered skin, pull out the bones of his vices, let him appreciate the hardships of life and the preciousness of family affection. That might really change him

"Baby, don't be in a hurry. There's always a way. ”

Zhang Yihui felt powerless when she said this.

Zhao Yue came back to his senses, looked at his mother, who forced a smile, blinked, and said with a wry smile: "Mother, the child is not in a hurry for money. It's because our family lacks all kinds of talents. We don't have a strategizing character! ”

The mother is smart enough, shrewd and capable, but she has no stage to play in this patriarchal era, and she is bound by reality, has no great wisdom, and lacks strategic vision.

can be cultivated, but Zhao Yue doesn't want his mother to be too tired.

He was committed to his mother.

The mother should be happy and happy for a lifetime, and she should be glorified and passed down through the ages, and become a god worshipped in the hearts of the people.

What about Daddy?

An ambitious and careless martial artist. Uncle Ma is a relatively capable businessman.

Housekeeper, Liu Wu, two cousins?

Needless to say. Absolutely reliable, but almost the same type as Dad.

The only one who seems to be able to resist the beam is only a second-year teenager.

Thinking of his eldest brother, Zhao Yue suddenly said: "My brother must be a big official and a talisman for our family's scholars." Mother, let's help my brother become famous, let him become a celebrity in Shilin, the emperor pays attention, whoever hurts him will touch the bottom line of the entire Shilin Group. Grab pen and paper. ”

Ah!

Zhang Yihui was stunned for a moment, and then she was so happy that she hurriedly did so.

"Mother, the pictographs we use are multi-phonetic and multi-meaning, and the words are different, and they need to be remembered one by one. Initiation education is too difficult for children. What hundred family names and thousand-character texts are not very easy to use. It is too difficult for adults to be literate, and it is not convenient for them to communicate in various places. If you want to popularize literacy and unify the tone, you must have a more concise and effective method.

I've got a way. Mother write it down. Mother is so smart, it's easy to learn. My mother said that you made it easier for you to teach your sister the little bean sprouts, and then taught your brother to compile a dictionary, which determined Brother Ding's lofty status in Shilin in one fell swoop. ”

Instead, I think of print communication.

Is it so troublesome to typeset with movable type?

Use wax paper to engrave small characters and print small prints, saving more paper and trouble.

In my previous life, when I was a child, I was a class leader, and I often printed scrolls on behalf of the teacher, and I cleared the door of the simple and convenient gadgets, wasn't it just a frame and an ink roller?

Easy.

That's it.

Wait for the paper mill to come out and print dictionaries all over the world to see who can stop my brother's fame.

Dictionary?

Isn't that the Holy Book?

Ah! O saints. My family is my son.

Zhang Yihui's eyes were frighteningly bright.

The youngest son found a way to make the family rich quickly, and I didn't see her so excited.

Zhao Yue's fingers were dipped in water and he wrote a A and four tones on the paper, and when his mother copied it, he nodded: "This is called pinyin letters, there is a set but not much, the vowels and finals, I am used to it, it is simple and easy to remember, plus the four tones of Pingyang and the frustration, marked on each word, children learn it, even if they don't know a few words, they can read." After reading more, the meaning of the glyphs will naturally be memorized. ”

"And wow, the numbers are changed to 1, 210, 11100"

"It is simple to write, easy to remember, and the key is to facilitate calculation, which is of great significance to scientific research and application, and is related to the development of the world. Mother, the account book you manage is too complicated, difficult to understand and difficult to calculate, in the future, teach the stewards to use this format to keep the general ledger of the score, and the housekeeper will make a report according to this format after reviewing and summarizing."

The housekeeper Lao Liu hurriedly took a dozen capable guards, brought knives and bows, and walked away.

Zhao Zhuang is in the easternmost part of Cangzhou, not close to Chai's house, so he has to ride a horse.

There is the Cui family, an enemy, staring at him, so he must bring bodyguards. Otherwise, he will be secretly intercepted and killed on the road, and he will die in vain. Report to the government, and the government will definitely accept it, but it may not really care.

This is the border.

Who knows if your bad luck was killed by the bandits or revenge by the hidden Liaokou.

After all, you Zhao Zhuang has been fighting against Liao for many years, not only obstructing people's robbery and making money, but also owing a lot of lives to others.

You are so hated, you don't know how to guard against it, you deserve to die, you die unjustly.

These are all valid reasons that the Cui family can provide to the government.

Luckily, it went smoothly.

Chai Jin's housekeeper warmly received Lao Liu.

"Lao Liu, I haven't seen you for a few days. Come, drink some wine to ward off the cold. ”

The chef of Chai Mansion went all out. Delicacies are quickly placed on the table.

Lao Liu agreed with a smile on his face, but he couldn't eat or drink.

It's a daunting task.

Under the influence of Confucianism for thousands of years, we Chinese, especially those with status, must talk about things in advance, which is called greetings.

That is to say, you have to beat around the bush, pay attention to side knocks, and the more subtle and elegant you are, the better, even if the house is on fire, even if the other party is very familiar with good relatives and friends.

The other party has to guess, and he has to have cultural accomplishment and comprehension.

Sincerity is a mind game.

I don't know how much energy and time was wasted.

You have to be like the West when you talk about things and go straight to the point, and your words are straightforward, but you are uneducated and uninformed, or at least you are lacking in cultivation, vulgar, and rude.

Lao Liu was anxious, but he had to abide by this unspoken rule.

Steward Chai smiled when he saw that he had always been neat and cheerful, and he was talking to his equally dedicated peers, and he didn't think about it.

"Lao Liu, don't mention the relationship between our two masters, just talk about which of us is with whom. If there's something, just say it. What comes and goes, but it is divided. ”

"Hey, hey."

Lao Liu laughed a few times, rubbed his big hands, and opened his mouth, but he was still embarrassed to say.

This era is not a later generation that even if you are not familiar with it, you will insist on borrowing money, or you will only see a few times and ask for money with a wedding card.

Steward Chai smiled, "Lao Liu, are you here to borrow money?" Are you in trouble? ”

"Huh? Rise. Hey. ”

Steward Chai nodded with a smile and said directly: "Who doesn't have a difficulty?" What's so embarrassing. With the friendship of our two little masters, five hundred taels, I can be the master of this old slave and give it to you. One thousand taels, no interest, this will be paid to you. When the little master comes back, I'll report it. But,"

The most hated turn.

But what?

Lao Liu's heart sank.

"If it's a big amount, I can't say anything. We are both subordinates, managing the house on behalf of the master, but we can't rely on the master's trust, so we are arrogant, right? You have to follow the rules. ”

Lao Liu felt the same way, agreed, and nodded.

But I'm here to borrow a lot of money today. You say these are useless to my goals.

Steward Chai obviously saw through it, smiled and persuaded a glass of wine, and said, "Don't worry, I will report to the master." ”

The conversation changed, "To be honest, Lao Liu, don't laugh at you." ”

"Alas! The name of Chai Mansion is not small, and the appearance is bright, but in fact, it is also an empty shell. Although the family has 3,000 acres of land, how profitable is it possible?

Lao Liu, you are an expert, naturally you know. In addition, the little master is heroic and righteous, and he has always spent lavishly. The government also had to keep enough nursing homes to keep away the thieves. It's a lot of money. ”

Lao Liu couldn't tell if the Chai family was in a vacuum, or if the Chai housekeeper found an excuse for the owner to refuse in advance.

had no intention of eating, drinking, and idle, confessed and said goodbye, and hurried back to report it.

After Lao Liu left, Steward Chai immediately wrote a letter and sent his cronies to ride a fast horse to Cangzhou City School to find the little master who was studying with Zhao Gonglian and Ma Gongliang.

The little whirlwind in the Water Margin, Chai Jin, who was only fourteen years old at this time, opened the letter, and there were only twelve words on it: Zhao Fu borrowed money, and he was very anxious. Let the Lord decide.

Clapping his hands with the letter, Chai Jin pondered for a moment and suddenly laughed.

casually a little close-knit servant, "You go and tell Gonglian Gongliang, just say that I have something to go home, and I won't dine with them today." ”

Turning his head to look at the head of the guard and the family who delivered the letter, he smiled and said, "What are you still doing in a daze?" Go get ready for the horses. ”

Saying that, he got dressed under the service of the little maid, and while walking out, he touched the windbreaker and smiled: "This thing is good, warm and energetic." ”

He was wearing a leather coat similar to that of later generations that Zhao Yue pointed out and drummed, which did not fade, was straight, soft, smooth, black and shiny, beautiful and practical.

Due to the haste of the matter and the limitation of dye materials, there are only three such fur coats in the world.

Young Master Zhao Ma, who gives priority to everything and is studying abroad, naturally has one by one. Chai Jin, who has been together all day, naturally gets the third piece.

New leather clothes, leather gloves, and leather boots were all given away, and Zhao Gonglian smiled and said that they were free to try on, but they earned enough face for the three teenagers this winter.

The people of Fucheng, especially the young people who are not bad for money, all looked at the hot eyes and asked where they were going

Chai House.

"That's pretty much it."

The old butler recounted it succinctly, and then looked at the little master with a quiet smile. That gaze is as kind and kind as looking at one's favorite and most precious children and grandchildren.

After taking a sip of hot tea, Chai Jin smiled and asked the housekeeper, "What do you think?" ”

His parents died at an early age, and it was the housekeeper who raised him carefully and made the Chai family richer and more peaceful. It's an extraordinary feeling.

The old housekeeper naturally weighs a lot in Chai Jin's heart, and all major matters are discussed.

The old butler leaned over from the chair and said with a smile: "This matter, the old slave is not good at talking nonsense. The master does what he thinks he should do. The old slave waited for orders. ”

"That's good. Let's borrow it. ”

Chai Jin slapped the table lightly, as if to convince himself, as if he was explaining to the loyal housekeeper: "Although I don't like the surname Zhao very much, this Zhao is not Zhao." I didn't have the throne to be taken away by the surname Zhao again. At best, it's just a loss of money. It's not a big deal to have a little money. It is worth it to be able to recognize people's hearts. ”

The old butler spat out and his expression changed slightly, but he still listened quietly.

"The world can not be emotional, I have to speak. Not to mention the character of the owner and wife of Zhao Zhuang and his wife, and the affection for me. Speaking of honesty and fairness, although one is a hat twister and the other is a profiteer, they are all good men with lofty minds and chivalrous hearts. It's not those shameless bastards in Tokyo. I only have these two friends. ”

"No matter how difficult their family used to be, they never asked me for anything, but they gave me a lot of guidance and help, but now that they have asked for the Chai family, they must be a last resort, and I want to help."

-- Da Zhang, ask for push, ask for hiding.