Chapter 043: Returning to the hometown to worship the ancestors
"It's not very serious, just an old cough. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info In order to avoid Cao Ziguang worrying, Cao Xiaoruo hurriedly said.
Cao Ziguang saw that Cao Xiaoruo's clothes were wet, and there should be no place to stay when he came to Suzhou, and it was almost dark, so he said: "Xiaoruo, if there is no place to stay at night, go to my cousin first!" ”
Cao Xiaoruo just hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "It's okay, when tomorrow is better, I will buy the medicine and go back." ”
took Cao Xiaoruo to the Tang Dynasty Garment Workshop, Cao Ziguang introduced it to Han Xiaocao and asked her to cook something delicious at night, he knew that the second uncle's house was more bitter, and Cao Xiaoruo was when he was growing his body, but his body was thin and a gust of wind seemed to be able to blow it down.
Now although he is not very expensive, he should also go back to his hometown to see this second uncle, and more importantly, it will be the Double Ninth Festival soon, and his father's grave is also in the countryside, so he should go back to pay respects.
After eating, Cao Ziguang talked to Han Xiaocao about wanting to open a ready-to-wear shop, of course Han Xiaocao wouldn't say anything, she listened to Cao Ziguang for everything.
Cao Ziguang called Zhang Lang over, although this guy didn't talk about the next business, he held his head high and didn't feel guilty.
"Big brother, I've almost run all over Suzhou City, and no garment store is willing to cooperate with us." Zhang Lang didn't blush at all, but said: "But this doesn't affect my reputation as the number one wise man in the world, it can only show that they are too blind." Sometimes playing the harp to a cow, no matter how wise it is, is futile. ”
Cao Ziguang smiled, he thought that what Zhang Lang said was very right, this group of guys with eyes and beads don't cherish the opportunity now, and wait to beg Lao Tzu in the future!
"It doesn't matter, I've decided to open my own ready-to-wear store. In the past few days, you go to find a store to settle down, the price has to be pressed very much, and we don't have a lot of money on hand. ”
"Big brother is wise! This time, I will definitely do things properly and never disappoint my eldest brother's expectations. Zhang Lang even patted his sycophants and boasted.
Cao Ziguang continued: "Also, you go back to the Shen family, I am going to let Shen Lan be the shopkeeper, if she agrees, you will be fully responsible for setting up the new store." ”
"No problem." Zhang Lang patted his chest and said, then leaned over shyly, rubbed his fingers and said, "Big brother, I have ...... money recently."
Made! Before the is done, I know that I want to spend money, look at Xiaowu, I never put silver in front of Lao Tzu.
Although he scolded like this in his heart, Cao Ziguang didn't really go to his heart, since Zhang Lang followed him, he really didn't have to say anything except love for spending money.
"You save a little bit of these, if you don't do it well this time, you want to have more silver." Cao Ziguang took out a dozen taels of silver and threw it to Zhang Lang, and then shook his hand to let him go.
With Zhang Lang's deception, it is not a problem to get some silver, but now he is willing to follow him for a dozen taels of silver, which is also very good.
Walking out of the room, Cao Ziguang saw Han Zhong coming over, and Cao Ziguang called him.
"Uncle Zhong, I want to go back to my hometown to sweep my father's grave these days, you can help rent a carriage, prepare some sacrifices, and accompany me."
"Okay!" Han Zhong hurriedly nodded in response, he was able to accompany Cao Ziguang to sweep the tomb of the master, he was 10,000 willing. Back then, he lived on the streets, and if it weren't for Cao Ziguang's father giving him a bowl of rice to eat, he wouldn't even be as good as he is now.
Cao Ziguang naturally knew this, so he wanted to take Han Zhong back, as for Xiang Wu, he should stay and protect Han Xiaocao. A Dugu has been on the run for 20 years, and now there are flower thieves running rampant, and this Chinese Empire also has troubles in the prosperous world!
The next day, Cao Ziguang went to Mingyue Tower for a turn, and when he returned to Datang, Cao Xiaoruo had already bought the medicine, and Han Zhong had also set up the donkey cart.
Sitting on a donkey cart with Cao Xiaoruo and going out of the city, Cao Ziguang was depressed all the way, he knew that Han Zhong was thrifty, and now Datang was going to open a ready-to-wear shop again, and the money was tight, but you don't need to be so cold, right?
I'm going back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, even if you find a mule to spend less money! Get a donkey cart, even the canopy is wooden, it's too shameless to go back like this!
Some small towns can be seen on the road, Jiangxia Town has been in front of you after more than 100 miles to the east, which basically belongs to the boundary of Shanghai in later generations, but now this place is far less prosperous than in later generations, except for Jiangxia Town, as far as the eye can see, you can not see other towns.
Jiangxia Town is not very small, there are tens of thousands of people, the town lives with seven surnames, the most is Cao and Wang, there is an archway at the entrance of the town, a few old people are chatting under the big tree, and there are some children playing nearby.
Cao Xiaoruo said hello to a few old men, but those old men just nodded and responded casually, without paying much attention to Cao Ziguang and his party.
Walking into the town, Cao Ziguang feels that there is not much difference from a few years ago, some of the blue-tiled houses are covered with fishing nets, and there is a small river leading to the Yangtze River in the north, so some people make a living from fishing.
Cao Ziguang remembered that his father had said that the Cao family of the previous generation, that is, Cao Ziguang's grandfather, the Cao family was very poor, there were five brothers, the grandfather was the elder, when he was young, he and his second uncle went up the mountain to chop firewood to supplement the family, and supported three younger brothers to study, the second uncle had fallen from the mountain, broke his leg, and then he had been sitting in a wooden wheelchair, never married a wife, and adopted Cao Xiaoruo such a granddaughter in his later years.
And today's five branches of the Cao family, the best mix is the son of the fifth uncle's family, that is, Cao Ziguang's cousin Cao Guangnian, who is a Beijing official in the imperial capital Luoyang, and the specific official position Cao Ziguang is not very clear, the third uncle's family and Cao Ziguang's peers also have a show talent, and the descendants of the fourth uncle and his family are also very good in the local area, and a cousin is a local lizheng.
As Cao Xiaoruo came to the second uncle's residence, there were three blue-tiled houses with a small courtyard, and before he walked into the house, he heard a cough from inside.
"Grandpa, who do you see coming?"
As soon as Cao Xiaoruo stepped into the house, he was carrying joy.
Cao Ziguang walked into the room and looked up to see that an old man with gray hair was sitting in a wooden wheelchair, bending over to pick up a book that had fallen on the ground, but he couldn't reach it.
Cao Ziguang hurriedly took two steps up and helped pick up the books on the ground, while at the same time, the second uncle raised his head to look at him, his old eyes were very bright, not at all like a sixty-year-old man.
"Ahem...... Who are you doll? ”
Cao Ziguang hurriedly said: "Second uncle, I am Ziguang." ”
"Oh, it's Ziguang! I haven't seen you for years, and you've grown so tall. The second uncle was relieved, and the elders were happy to see the younger generations of the family when they became adults.
"Cousin, you talk to grandpa first, and I'll boil the medicine."
Cao Xiaoruo said, and then turned around and went out.
Cao Ziguang pushed the second uncle out of the room, people should bask in the sun more, the second uncle's legs and feet are inconvenient, and Cao Xiaoruo has always been taking care of him.
Cao Ziguang could see that the second uncle's family was very hard, his father used to be here, and he would come back every year to send some silver, but now it seems that the other families don't take the second uncle, the elder of the clan, seriously.