Cao Fu, Aoi Temple.

Tianyou stood under the sunflower stalk, looking at the leaves and flower plates above, his little face tensed, not knowing what he was thinking.

The sun is setting, and the sky is full of red clouds.

The sunflower has gone, faded its golden brilliance, and only the withered flowers remain, covering the sunflower seeds.

Tianyou was wearing a summer cloth shirt, a cyan gauze gown on the outside, and a cool hat woven of jade grass on his head, black gauze, and a jade piece the size of a thumb cover in front.

"What are you looking at?" Amethyst came out of the side room, saw Tianyou contemplating like this, walked over, squatted down and asked, "On a hot day, I am sunbathing under my head, be careful of the heat." ”

Tianyou pointed to the tall flower plate, raised his little head and melon seeds, and said, "Auntie, Mr. Jin'er has taught new poetry." ”

Amethyst smiled and said, "What kind of poem, can the master memorize it?" ”

Tianyou held his little hands behind his back, shook his little head, and said: "Boiled beans burn beans, and beans cry in the kettle." It's the same root, why is it too anxious to fry each other? ”

This is Cao Zhi's "Seven-Step Poem", which Amethyst also memorized when he was a child, and said with a smile: "The master memorizes it so well, but how is this new poem connected with this sunflower?" ”

Tianyou was so praised that his face flushed, and he scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, and said, "Auntie, walnuts said that beans and beans are the same as the relationship between sunflower seeds and sunflower stalks." Countrymen use beans to roast beans and sunflower stalks to fry sunflower seeds. ”

As he spoke, the little walnut came out from under the porch, and when he heard this, he stuck out his tongue and said, "Sister, I'm just mentioning it, who knows that this little ancestor is in his heart, and he has been standing under his head for a while, and he can't persuade him to leave." ”

With a towel in her hand, she squatted down and wiped the sweat from Tianyou's head.

Tianyou looked at the little walnut and asked, "Is it really using this pole to fry sunflower seeds?" Our family's too? ”

"Countrymen, naturally. Good land must be planted with crops, and how many families are willing to plant this? It's just that two ridges are sprinkled on the ground in front of the house and behind the house, and they are kept for women and children as snacks in the autumn, or for the New Year. In our house, the charcoal is burned well, who knows if this is needed. You'll have to ask the ladies in the kitchen to find out. Little Walnut replied.

Tianyou listened, stretched out and grabbed the placket of Amethyst's clothes, and said with a little pleading: "Auntie told them, don't use sunflower rods to fry melon seeds, they are born from the same root, why are you in a hurry to fry each other?" How sad they should be. ”

Hearing this childish words, Amethyst couldn't help laughing, but seeing Tianyou's serious appearance, she also restrained her smile and said, "Master, in addition to teaching memorizing poems, does the master give you any poems?" What is the meaning of this poem, do you know? ”

Tianyou pondered for a while and said, "It means that brothers should be friendly and don't fight each other." Auntie, I know this, and I haven't fought with my second brother. Even if you live with Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu, you haven't been annoyed. My father often taught, saying that I am the elder brother and that I should let the younger brothers go. ”

"Master is really sensible." Amethyst looked at his appearance as a little adult, and he looked a little similar to his father when he was a child, and he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

"Giggle...... With a crisp laugh, Hengsheng ran in from the door, followed by two mothers-in-law.

Seeing Amethyst and Tianyou in the courtyard, Hengsheng stopped, bowed down and said, "I've seen my aunt, I've seen my brother." ”

Seeing that he was making a fuss, and the knees of his clothes were also stained with soil, Amethyst hurriedly stepped forward, hugged him in his arms, looked at it carefully, and asked, "Is this knocking?" Did it hurt? As he spoke, he had already rolled up his trouser leg, and he saw a bruise on his right knee.

Not only Amethyst, but even Tianyou and Little Walnut were also bluffed.

When Hengsheng heard this, he shook his head vigorously and said, "Auntie, it doesn't hurt, it's just that Fang just ran with Zuozhu and made the stone trip." ”

If the stone was not a knee, but somewhere else, Amethyst thought of this, she couldn't help but be afraid, looked up at the two mothers-in-law and said, "Moms are too lazy, why don't you take care of it." Since it's a place for the little masters to play, it's not enough for someone to clean it up. Did the mothers start to play sloppy when they saw that their wives and grandmothers were busy today? ”

The two mothers didn't dare to defend themselves, so they could only make promises, and they couldn't even say a single word.

When Amethyst saw it, she couldn't help but shake her head and said, "Write it down, tell Zhang Yi's family, get them half a month's worth of silver rice, if there is a next time, this errand will be replaced." ”

Little Walnut replied, and the two mothers had a bitter face, and gave Amethyst a salute before retreating.

Amethyst took off Hengsheng's trouser leg, carried him to the house, changed him into clean clothes, and wiped his little face and hands with a handkerchief.

Seeing that Amethyst was angry, Hengsheng didn't dare to squeak, and only whispered after a while: "Auntie, don't do the things of grandma, I'll run by myself." ”

"Their errand is to take care of you, and if you don't take care of the road, it's their fault. They have to remember this mistake so that they don't dare to be careless in the future. Otherwise, if you knock the second son, the uncle and grandmother, wouldn't you be distressed. Amethyst touched Hengsheng's cerebellum and said.

Hengsheng nodded as if he didn't understand, stretched out his hand, pulled Tianyou's arm, hesitated, looked at Amethyst and asked, "Brother is not naughty, do father and mother prefer brother?" ”

Amethyst listened, and didn't know how to answer for a while, Tianyou had already given Hengsheng a brain meltdown, made a grimace, and said: "Jing nonsense, the second brother is young, and the father and mother naturally hurt Tianhui, and then hurt the younger brother, and then it will be my turn." Speaking of this, he patted his little chest and said: "I am an elder brother, so it is not uncommon to compete with younger brothers and sisters for favor, I want to follow my father and mother and learn to take care of you." ”

Hengsheng was confused when he heard this, but Amethyst had already heard that this was not like a child's words, but like Cao Yin's tone.

In the end, he grew up beside his grandfather and was taught by his grandparents, and Tianyou is quite a gentleman.

There is really a father and a son, Cao Hao when he was a child, isn't it like God, like a little adult, knows how to take care of his brother...... * front yard, study.

Cao Hao looked at the letter in his hand, it was sent by Zhiran. After he entered the customs from Rehe, he did not return to the capital, and went directly to the southeast of the mountain.

In addition to the first two sentences of the itinerary, the following is attached to a Zen poem:

The heart turns with all the realms, and the turn is really quiet.

Follow the flow to know the surname, no joy and no worries.

Cao Hao read this poem in his mouth, as if he saw Zhiran standing with a smile on his face. Anyway, being able to untie the knot in my heart can be regarded as the result of Zhiran's Hongchen experience.

Just thinking about the relationship between the two, Cao Hao couldn't help but feel stunned. Perhaps a long time ago, he had prepared for something else.

If he is young and vigorous, he may not be able to understand his relationship with Zhiran, and maybe he will be resentful. But after all, he is a human being in two lives, not a hairy boy. That's why he persuaded Zhiran three times and twice to consider something more vulgar.

Now, Zhiran Buddha's heart is strong, and Cao Hao's side, in addition to feeling regretful, the rest is envy.

Putting down the letter, Cao Hao leaned on the chair, patted his head, and added a wry smile to his face.

I am becoming less and less happy, which is not good, and I have to learn to be content and happy.

was thinking wildly, when he heard someone outside the door: "Childe, are you there?" ”

It was Wei Xin's voice, Cao Hao stood up and beckoned, "It's Wulang, come in." ”

Wei Xin came in with a pear blossom wooden box in his hand.

Cao Hao pointed to the side of the kang, asked him to sit, and said, "Why didn't you accompany Ada?" If you don't want to live in the city, take her to live in Haidian Garden. There are also Zhuangzi in Changping, but in the summer, the hot springs are not appropriate, and the scenery is not as good as Haidian. ”

Wei Xin shook his head and said, "I've already turned around before, but if she doesn't turn around, she is impatient to see people." After a few days of rest, he will set off for the south, and then he will have to travel thousands of miles. Speaking of this, he put the box on the kang table, opened it, and pushed it in front of Cao Hao's eyes.

"What is this?" Cao Hao looked at the box, which was full of documents, looked at it carefully, and said, "Title deed?" Are you still in Guangzhou Land? ”

Wei Xin nodded, pointed to the inside again, and said, "Not only the title deeds, but also the three house deeds." Over the years, in addition to giving money to my family, I have also saved some money on hand. The land price in Guangzhou was cheap, so I bought these three, a total of 150 hectares of land, and also purchased two real estates, and put the remaining tens of thousands of taels of silver on hold in two places. As you know, there have been no women around me these young people, and I have also added a few children. Three men and two women, the eldest of whom is in his teens. Now they are all raised in Jiangning's hometown, and the eldest girl next to me, Huan Guilan, was lifted by me to make a second room and became the adoptive mother of these children. When I left Guangzhou, I put these dishes on it, thinking that after I arrived in Jiangning, I entrusted it to my eldest brother and sister-in-law, who knew that ...... "In the end, it was already unhearable.

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, after all, it is a family matter of the Wei family, and Cao Hao doesn't have much to say, and said, "Do you want me to help keep it?" Got it. Looking at your ordinary foolishness, I thought you had forgotten those little ones. I was still thinking about how to find you and said, I didn't expect you to arrange it properly, and you have the appearance of being a father. ”

After Wei Xin stood up, he solemnly gave Cao Hao a look and said, "Since this is the case, then Wulang will thank Gongzi." ”

Cao Hao was uncomfortable by him, then stood up and said, "What are you doing here, it seems weird." If you really want to thank you, when you come back from Europa, take a good look at the firearms there, and if you have any smaller handguns, bring me a few. ”

"Childe hasn't found the right handcuff yet?" When Wei Xin heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "Didn't you say that there is a firearms camp in the capital?" With the status of a son, can't you get one? ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "What you can see is like a burning stick, it's so big." I've been there to see that with that kung fu charge, it's better to just smash people's heads with a gun. The range is short, so it's really useless. ”

Wei Xin, on the other hand, had already nodded vigorously. Said: "The little one has been written down." This toss has no purpose, if you want to find muskets and handcuffs for Childe, it sounds like it makes people feel a little motivated. ”

Cao Hao said with a smile: "Then it's bothering Goro, I don't know what the foreigners' firearms have developed." If you can get a more delicate firearm, you should be careful yourself. In the end, when you go out, it is unusual, and you must have self-defense. ”

Wei Xin remembered something and said, "Childe, it's better to say anything else, what about the business in Guangzhou?" If you want to say that you know the roots, it is most suitable for Miss Zheng to take over, but now that she is married, it is not cheap to use......"

Cao Hao pondered for a moment and said, "Guangzhou's business ...... Gorou went back this time, so I'll take it......"

When Wei Xin heard this, he was already stunned, and said for a while: "What did the son say, he accepted the Guangzhou business?" Didn't you hear it wrong? If nothing else is said about the trading over there, just the pearl alone, and the annual income is also considerable. In recent years, with the pearl fields everywhere, there are also many people in Guangzhou to do pearl trade, but in terms of word of mouth, which one can compare to us? ”

Cao Hao had already sat down again and said, "Gorou heard it right, that is, he accepted the sale of this piece." Gorou can not be greedy for money, saying that if he crosses the ocean, he will cross the sea, what am I still doing with this money? In the capital, Gorou should also see it. Even if you don't do other business, you can make a living only by relying on the Zhuangzi and the title of Zhuanglu. ”

"Over the years, every year the prince only called to the capital to send a few percent of the profits, and the rest were all in the capital, even if the capital was collected, there were more than 400,000 taels of silver. Childe is about to stop business, so let's find a proper person to go to Guangzhou to transport the money back. Guangzhou is not as good as Beijing, the ratio of gold price to silver price is one tael to ten taels, because there is more trade with foreigners, silver is cheap, gold is expensive, fifteen taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold. Therefore, it is not easy to ship back the silver, such a large sum of money. Although Wei Xin felt that it was a pity, but after all, Cao Hao was the proprietor, and when he saw that he had made up his mind, he didn't say anything long-winded, and after a little thought, he replied.

Cao Hao waved his hand and said, "Don't transport it to Beijing, just send someone to Macao." Isn't your father-in-law's family a fleet? Bought their shares and took the right to operate the fleet. In this way, whether you go to sea or come back to do other things in the future, it will be more convenient. ”

"Childe, how can this work?" Wei Xin was shocked when he heard this, stood up suddenly, and said: "Over the years, because of the son, the little one has already shared too much profit, if he dares to give birth to other greed, it will be intolerable!" ”

"Gorou, you must remember that you are not alone, for the sake of Ida, for your five children, and for my Cao Hao, you have to promise me to go peacefully and come back safely. Although it is annoying that foreign devils occupy Macao, but if you are rich and powerful, you can also gain a good foothold in Macau, and you don't have to suffer from other people's birds, why not? I'm still thinking, I'm free, and I'm looking for you to go out to sea. Cao Hao said.

When Wei Xin heard this, he couldn't help but be moved, his face turned red, he nodded vigorously, and said, "Don't worry, Childe, from now on, Gorou will treat his body as if it was made of gold, and he will go and come back." As for taking a stake in Ada's father's fleet, the little one will do it when he goes back. It's just that in the next few years, the small ones will not be there, and the son will also make the individual good. In the eyes of foreigners, there is no 'faith' or 'righteousness' to speak of, and only the law and system are emphasized. Keep an eye on individuals, and save them from slipping. ”

Cao Hao thought about it for a while, nodded, and said, "Since that's the case, let's do what Gorou said." ”

*Cao family, East House, inner courtyard main hall.

Zhao Jia's face was already flushed, and he glared at Cao Fu and said, "Who taught you, a gentleman, you don't study well, and you talk about your wife's tongue all the time?" ”

Jing Hui was beside her, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, unable to speak.

In front of her sister-in-law and the girl, Cao Fu was so said that she couldn't wipe her face, and she blushed her face in a hurry, and said, "Who pulled his wife's tongue?" It's a big spread outside, and the son can't mention it to his mother, so it's better to let the fourth brother's hat change color? How does the mother pick people, don't pick the good ones, pick such ones, and let her sons follow the cold! ”

"You still dare to keep your mouth shut...... You ......" Zhao Jia's face was flushed with anger, he couldn't get up in one breath, and his body was already crooked......

(To be continued)