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The adults had something to say, and Liu Yong was sent aside to play.

"These days, my studies are more heavy, and my husband also assigns a lot of homework every day, so he doesn't have time to come out and play."

Liu Yong replied solemnly. Liu Yong was sent out by the adults and wandered around the yard for a long time. At this time, he was standing under a pomegranate tree in the courtyard, staring at the blue pomegranate, brewing saliva. was woken up by the voice, and turned his head to see that it was the young sister of the uncle's family - because she was the seventh in the family, she was called the seventh sister.

Uncle Changfang's family has four children, the first three are already adults, but the seventh sister is born to Uncle Changfang's concubine, so she is younger. Because there are not many children of the same age around, and the Liu family is a big family, it is impossible to let the seventh sister run outside to play at will, so every time Liu Yong comes, she will run over to pester this "humorous" younger brother of the family.

"What did you learn in the Academy?"

The seventh sister looked thirteen or fourteen years old, slightly taller than Liu Yong, with a pair of light yellow thin-soled embroidered shoes under her feet, wearing a blue Luo thin jacket, a yellow Luo pin gold skirt below, a hollow gold hairpin was inserted in the bun, and the light blue tassel hung in the air. A pair of bright eyes stared at Liu Yong curiously and asked.

"That's a lot to learn. From astronomy to geography, from the strategy of defending against the enemy to the good way of governing the country, everything is learned. ”

Liu Yong started a serious nonsense mode.

"So powerful? Have you learned everything, Brother Yong? ”

The seventh sister blinked, some admiration, but more yearning.

"Of course it is—it can't be."

Liu Yong paused and said.

"How can these things be learned in a short period of time. Well, even if I'm as smart as I am, it's still a little difficult. ”

"Oh. So Brother Yong, where have you learned? ”

The seventh sister is like a curious baby.

"Now that I've learned about the University, do you know what a university is? It's a great ...... of knowledge."

"Poof—"

"You're going to talk nonsense."

Liu Qingzhi couldn't help laughing, and stretched out his hand to pat Liu Yong's head.

"Seventh sister, don't listen to him, it's all his nonsense."

"Dad, when did you come here?"

Liu Yong touched the back of his head and complained.

"I've told you to eat." Liu Qingzhi said.

At this time, Liu Yong realized that the sun had reached the top of his head.

Because it's our family, there's not much to avoid. At lunchtime, all the people at home in the Liu family's room came, and more than 20 people, old and young, built two large tables, which in Liu Yong's impression except for the first month of each year, there has never been.

Liu Yong sat at the bottom of the table with several peers of similar age, along with a few older sisters. The older brothers sat with the elders, while the younger siblings and nephews were looked after by two elderly maids hired from the tenants' families.

"I heard that Fifteen Lang went to Kansai to make a fortune."

Just as Liu Yong and the little brothers beside him were talking nonsense, Liu Qingzhi took out the jar of "lamb wine", and the eyes of the men on the table lit up for a moment.

Liu Yong's fifth uncle lived in the small courtyard on the east side of the old house, and did not separate from Liu Yong's uncle, but the family did not handle the money, and there was no legitimate livelihood, except for the annual tenant rent, he did not live as glamorously as the clothes he was wearing. He took a bite of the dish, swallowed it in three or two times, picked up the towel next to him and wiped the oil stains on the corner of his mouth, and asked.

"It is said that when I was in Tokyo a few days ago, the old convoy was dozens of feet long."

"Yes. Spread the word in the house. said that Zicheng couldn't pass the imperial examination, but he was a good hand in business. ”

Liu Yong's third aunt is a big woman, her mother's family is a landlord in Chenliu County in the southeast, and his man Liu Yong's third uncle and Liu Qingzhi generally make a living in Kaifeng City, so their family is quite comfortable. But the two daughters of the third uncle's family are growing up, and they don't want their daughters to be bullied by their in-laws because of the dowry after they get married, and they are also unbearable to worry about raising the dowries of the two daughters. So when he knew that Liu Qingzhi, who also made a living in the bookkeeping room, made a fortune in Kansai, he was very concerned. Even if one of Liu Qing's families will not come today, Liu Yong's third uncle will find a time to go to Liu Yong's house to find Liu Qingzhi to learn from him.

"Zanmiu, Zanmiu."

Liu Qingzhi took a sip of "lamb wine" slightly, then put down the wine glass and said modestly.

"Fifteen Lang should not be modest, it is rumored that the fifteen Lang of our Liu family branch has opened a new trade route to Kansai, not only to make a fortune, but also to bless one side. My starling is going to envy the ninth brother. Come, I'll toast you. ”

The five big men (uncle's wife, dialect) sitting next to Uncle Liu Yong looked at the things on Mu's body for a while, and pinched her husband's thigh meat under the table. Liu Yong's fifth uncle was slightly excited, reached out to take the porcelain pot that was overly drunk, refilled the wine in his wine glass, and said meaningfully to Liu Qingzhi.

Liu Yong's own family, the five uncles, the Liu family, has the most males in the Liu Qingzhi generation, and the long house branch adds up to twenty-two men who have grown up. However, in Liu Yong's generation, there are a lot of girls, and the six sisters on top of the seventh sister are all married or are about to get married. There are more than a dozen younger sisters below. There are not many boys, and a few died early due to various diseases, for example, Liu Yong has a brother who did not live past a year old, which makes Liu Qingzhi ranked fifteenth in his family, and his son Liu Yong ranked ninth.

"This is a misinformation, how can I have the ability to open up a new trade route. This is the credit of the Wang Dong family, if it weren't for the fact that the Wang Dong family had something to do in their hometown this year, and the business was delayed for half a year, it would not be my turn to earn this money. ”

Liu Qingzhi naturally understood what the fifth brother of the family meant, but he didn't have the slightest intention of helping. Although they are relatives of their own family, they only meet every year during festivals and graves, and they have never seen such enthusiasm in previous years. I think that when my father did not die and did not divide the family, my father wanted to send himself and his brother Liu Qingchen to study in a great Confucian who had taught Jinshi in Licheng, because each person's ten times a year caused a lot of controversy. As soon as my father died, before the first seven years, I and my brother were invited by the uncles and brothers in the long house to discuss the "separation". Just because it was a concubine, the Liu family's more than 2,000 acres of land and more than a dozen houses and storefronts were given to the two of them some dry land that was difficult to water in the north of the city, as well as a small place to stay.

Liu Qingzhi didn't complain about anything. The patriarchal system lasted for thousands of years, and there was nothing wrong with the way property was disposed of when the family was divided. He went back to the old mansion this time, firstly, to sweep his father's grave, and secondly, he wanted to show his brothers and uncles in the old mansion that he could live better than most of them by himself. As for the "special thoughts" of some people, which had been expected for a long time, Liu Qingzhi laughed.

"Eh, that's your mistake, right, are you still hiding it at home?"

Liu Yong's own family five uncles said unhappily.

"Gorou, how can you say that. Fifteen Lang knows it better than you. ”

Liu Yong's uncle and airway. Because he is the eldest son, the economic power of the Liu family is in his hands. The Liu family's tenant rents of more than 2,000 acres distributed throughout Kaifeng Prefecture, the rent of houses and stores, and the most common loan loans of landlords to make a living, have an annual income of nearly 400 yuan. Except for the "share of land" nominally divided into cash and distributed in the summer and autumn of each year, the remaining more than 200 guan are all owned by him. Although it is not as much as Liu Qingzhi's last trip to the river, it is better to be stable and ensure harvest in drought and flood. Liu Qingzhi's Hehuang business is seriously restricted by many factors, and news of the Huangzhou rebellion may come tomorrow. Therefore, Liu Yong's uncle didn't have any feelings about Liu Qingzhi's return this time. Neither jealous nor wanted, with a very stable mentality.

"Fifteen Lang, in the future, do you plan to buy land outside the city to eat rent and become a rich man in peace, or do you want to continue to do business? Although the money comes slowly, it is better in the long run, and the income is guaranteed by drought and flood. This businessman, I heard that Hehuang is still very chaotic, and there are often rebellions, which is very dangerous. ”

"What the eldest brother said is that I haven't paid attention to it yet, and I may set up a store in Tokyo to make a living......