The next day, Jiang Hexing sent someone to prepare a four-wheeled carriage. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Jiang Hexing took the family to his father-in-law's house.

After a while, he came to the gate of Zhao Guang's house. The red gate was opened, and people stood on both sides of the gate. The front ones are Zhao Guang and Zhao Li, Zhao Li is pulling a five or six-year-old child, who is Jiang Hexing's brother-in-law Zhao Gen.

Jiang Hexing hurriedly stopped the carriage, and the family got off the carriage. Someone next to him took down the gift, Zhao Guang and Zhao Li surrounded them together, Zhao Guang hugged Jiang Anwang, Zhao Li came over and picked up Jiang Pingjun, pinched Jiang Pingjun's face, turned his head and smiled at Fan Jiao: "Pingjun is getting better and better-looking, and he will definitely become a great beauty like you in the future." ”

Fan Jiao chuckled and said, "Auntie said that you are laughing, you see that you are still so beautiful now, and people are becoming more and more energetic." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Li's face was full of spring breeze, he picked up Jiang Pingjun with his left hand, and kissed him a few times, showing special affection. She pulled Fan Jiao with her right hand and said, "Girl, come on, come in quickly, it's cold outside." ”

Jiang Anbei and Zhao Gen were the same age, and the two of them were bouncing and walking in front together. Jiang Hexing and Zhao Qingyi looked at them and followed closely. Zhao Guang hugged Jiang Anwang while looking at the one in front of him, and kept looking back at Zhao Li and Fan Jiao who were following behind.

As Zhao Li walked, he greeted Fan Jiao, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, asking long and short.

The yard is huge, and the ground is paved with blue bricks. There are many trees planted on the right side of the green bricks, most of which are not very tall and look like peach trees, and there are a few tall pear trees in the middle. It's early winter, and the leaves have long since fallen, leaving only bare branches swaying in the cold wind.

On the left side of the green brick road, there is a rockery, a huge cement pond, like a flower bed, but now there are low shrubs in it, dead branches and dry leaves, next to the rockery.

The family entered the living room, and the table was filled with all kinds of snacks. Jiang Anbei and Zhao Gen immediately surrounded them, chattering, making trouble and eating at the same time.

Jiang Anwang, who was in the back, saw that his brother was eating happily, and immediately broke free from Zhao Guang's embrace and trotted to the table.

Zhao Li and Fan Jiao also entered the house, and for a while, the room was full of gossip and excitement. Zhao Guang led Jiang Hexing to the side, Zhao Guang's study. Jiang Hexing saw that Zhao Guang had something to say, and immediately followed.

The two sat down, and Zhao Guang poured tea. Jiang Hexing picked up the teacup, blew it, turned his head and smiled at Zhao Guang: "Father-in-law, does my mother-in-law have something to ask for the Fan family?" ”

Zhao Guang sighed, smiled bitterly, looked at Jiang Hexing, nodded and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, this is true. Isn't this the one Li Tong opened a Nanyang guild? There were a lot of businessmen in the Nanyang area of Jingzhou, and many businessmen in Pingzhou began to deal with them. However, they haven't done business yet. The main thing is that it is too far for the carriage to go. If you want to take a boat, you have to take the Yangtze River. Now there are not many people in Pingzhou who dare to take the Yangtze River route, and the Fan family's business can go so far. This is also the reason why your mother-in-law wants to deal with Fan Jiao. ”

Jiang Hexing smiled and leaned back on the chair. After thinking about it, he said: "When did Li Tong's Nanyang Hall open, I also heard about it for the first time. Isn't he the captain of Huping Prefecture, how did he start a business? ”

Zhao Guangdao: "I don't know the specific reason, now this Li Tong is very famous in Pingzhou Mansion." The big businessmen who came to Pingzhou to do business were basically in Xianwu City. As for the merchants he brought from Nanyang to Pingzhou Mansion, he was also a senior official appointed by the imperial court. Maybe those merchants in Nanyang and Jingzhou trust him more, or think that it is safer to rely on the imperial court, right? No, a month ago, this Nanyang Hall opened, and your mother-in-law still wanted me to go there. I went to take a look, not only from Jingzhou, Nanyang, but also many merchants from Xianwu City. But they didn't know me, and I just nodded and chatted casually. I see that Li Tong brought all the businessmen who were very wealthy, as if they were all very wealthy.

Your mother-in-law asked me to go, mainly because she wanted to deal with these new Nanyang businessmen, so that she could do canvas business in the future. ”

Only then did Jiang Hexing understand that Zhao Li wanted to use the fleet of the Fan family to directly pull goods to Nanyang, Jingzhou and other places. Then there are many big wharves in the whole Yangtze River, and if you can get off to a good start in the future, the financial resources will inevitably roll in. But this Zhao Guang, isn't he still a teacher, how can he get involved in business matters.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hexing casually asked, "Father-in-law, how is the school?" I haven't been paying much attention to school lately, what is the situation? ”

Unexpectedly, the teacup held by Zhao Guang flickered, and hot water spilled out all of a sudden.

Zhao Guang hurriedly cleaned up and sat down again. Jiang Hexing saw that Zhao Guang's face was very unnatural, he didn't sit or stand, he seemed to have something to say, and he looked worried.

Jiang Hexing then asked, "Is there an accident at the school?" Why don't I know at all? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Guang hurriedly said: "No, no, everything is normal in the school." It's just, it's just, it's just, hey, it's nothing. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Hexing said: "Father-in-law, do you still want to hide it from me?" Who else can tell me the truth? ”

Zhao Guang's face was a little calmer, he looked at Jiang Hexing, and said slowly: "Virtuous son-in-law, tell me what happened, everything is normal in the school, the teachers are in class normally, and there are more and more students." Let's say nothing happened, the teachers at the school have had a hard time recently, and now many teachers have a lot of debts, and there are many children in the family who are even hungry. ”

Jiang Hexing immediately stood up, his hands trembled a little, and asked, "Father-in-law, is this true?" Why is this happening? ”

At this time, the two stopped talking about business experience, and Zhao Guang also opened the conversation box, explaining the impact of the changes in Pingzhou on the school and teachers in the past two years.

In the past two years, I don't know why the prices in Pingzhou have become more and more expensive, especially this year, probably because of the war, the price of grain has simply increased by the head. Not only food, but also cloth prices, food and clothing, the whole price is a big increase, not a little bit of an increase. Now that the autumn grain has been harvested, although the grain is cheaper, it is still much more expensive than last year. At this time last year, it was almost 100 yuan for one stone, and now it costs 150 yuan, and it was even 500 yuan at the most expensive time in the past.

The teacher's salary has not risen much, and the teachers in Jianghexing used to be found from the refugees in Qingzhou and Wuhuan, and the school has built a house and given enough food, so they have a very good life in Pingzhou. I don't know how many people envy and want to be a teacher, but it's a pity that they don't have the ability to teach.

Even the newly arrived refugees, as long as they can find something to do in Pingzhou, or can cultivate their own land, at least the problem of food and clothing can be solved. On the contrary, the teacher can only rely on the salary paid by the Pingzhou government to buy rice and noodles, oil and vegetables. I used to have some savings, but in the past two years, prices have begun to rise again and again, and now the family's savings have been eaten up, and some teachers are almost unable to make ends meet.

In the end, Zhao Guang sighed and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, I'm afraid you don't know, my life has not been easy in the past two years." ”