A few days ago, He Maocai came back from Changping, and he had already mentioned to Cao Hao that after the autumn of this year, some people began to inquire about the land price in the area of Xiaotangshan, and the land price there also rose rapidly. Cao Hao just asked him to wait, not to get rid of it easily, and to wait for another year and a half, when there is no market.

Speaking of Changping Zhuangzi, people began to pay attention to it last winter. Li Guangdi, a bachelor who is now an elderly and honored student, lives in the Changping Courtyard of the Li family.

This well-known bachelor in the government and the opposition has reached the age of ancient times, and he fell ill during the epidemic last year, and even wrote the testament, and he survived again. In the autumn of last year, he went to Changping Hospital to recuperate, and after a few months of conditioning, his body and bones improved a lot.

In addition to Li Guangdi, there is also the Zhuangzi that the sixteenth elder brother got from Cao Hao, and the other royal families know about it, so it is inevitable that they will have to inquire. However, when everyone noticed the hot springs, it was already a year later, and the weather was getting warmer, and many people forgot about this stubble.

Now, it has entered November, counting nine days, and it is getting colder, and many people think of the hot springs in Xiaotangshan. There was originally a royal hot spring palace left by the former Ming royal family, but it has been idle and has not been used. There is another movement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the abandoned hot spring palace will be rebuilt in the next two years. Therefore, the people who are thinking about buying land and Zhuangzi first are not young and old.

When Cao Hao originally instructed He Maocai to buy land, he had already asked him to avoid the boundaries around the Hot Spring Palace. In addition to those of the Internal Affairs Office, those lands will also be used by various palaces in the future, and when the time comes, people will find that these lands are in the hands of the Cao family, which will be too conspicuous.

Besides, those royal palaces have always taken advantage of them, which one is willing to suffer? If Cao Hao wants to earn their money, maybe he will have to get into it again?

The seventeenth elder brother was also helpless to find Cao Hao, because the land around the hot spring palace, as Cao Hao expected, had already been occupied by the major palaces in the capital. Even if there is something left, exploring the boundaries of the left and right, it also made him lose interest in buying land.

It is the Zhuangzi on the side of the sixteenth elder brother, and the surrounding mountains are peach forests, not only in autumn and winter, but also in spring and summer, and the scenery is also good.

Not to mention anything else, Cao Hao and the seventeenth elder brother can also be regarded as classmates. Now, he has a big happy event again, so naturally he can't help but congratulate him again.

When the seventeenth elder brother mentioned the family matter, he just smiled on his face, and he was not too happy.

Cao Hao thought about the matter of the diligent nobles that he had heard from his brother-in-law before, and felt a little embarrassed in his heart. Hearing that the seventeenth elder brother wanted to buy a piece of land and be a neighbor with the sixteenth elder brother, he smiled and said: "If it is a big deal, the seventeenth master will call someone to say it!" ”

Seventeenth Elder Brother hesitated slightly: "This ...... Fu Ruo, it's really a shame to say, although I also have some savings here, but I am not as rich as Brother Sixteen! If it is convenient, can the land price be lower? ”

I am afraid that this is the first time in the life of the seventeenth elder brother, his face is so red that he is almost dripping blood, and he is already embarrassed to look up at Cao Hao.

Cao Hao glanced at the sixteenth elder brother, saw him nodding, understood in his heart, and said with a smile: "What the seventeenth master said is an outsider!" It's just a barren mountain over there, where is it serious? When I first bought it, the price was very low, because I sold the land left by my grandmother a few years ago, and when I thought it was inappropriate, and wanted to buy the land again, the land price was higher, so I bought the sloping land around me. These slopes are only planted with fruit trees, and they do not produce anything, should I still make it to make money? ”

The seventeenth elder brother is not a person who takes advantage, hearing Cao Hao say this, he hurriedly shook his head and said: "Fu Ruo, you are not in Beijing, you don't know that the land price in Changping has risen sharply now. Especially if there is a spring in the land boundary, the price has risen several times! ”

Although Cao Hao knew it in his heart, he was very surprised on his face, and said, "How many times?" What is the reason for this? Even if there are more springs, it won't be like this, right? ”

The sixteenth elder brother looked at Cao Hao with a smile and did not respond. The seventeenth elder brother smiled bitterly: "It's just that the upward and downward effects are just there, there is already a quasi-letter, and the Internal Affairs Office will allocate people to repair the palace over there in the spring next year!" ”

Cao Hao was blushing when the sixteenth elder brother saw it, so he no longer pretended, and said to the seventeenth elder brother: "Even so, I don't have the heart to calculate the silver of the seventeenth master, Ming'er just sent someone to find the steward of my family, it is nothing more than a few barren mountains in that area, if you want that piece of land, the seventeenth master chooses it himself!" If you don't have enough money in your hands, you can use it directly; If you want to give me some money, just buy it at the price you bought earlier! ”

The seventeenth elder brother had a smile on his face and said, "Which one wants to take you for nothing?" I have already asked people to prepare the money, and I don't need much land, just find a spring around the sixteenth brother Zhuangzi! ”

Cao Hao knew that these princes and elder brothers, although they were kind, but also arrogant, so they didn't say much to him, and nodded in response.

After saying a few more words, Cao Hao mentioned that he wanted to leave Beijing today, but he was pulled by the sixteenth elder brother.

The sixteenth elder brother frowned, his face was a little annoyed, and said, "How long has it been in Beijing?" Even today, I just saw you twice, and I haven't found a time yet, and I have a good chat with you, and I want to leave Beijing, how can this be done? No, the master is in charge, stay two more! ”

The seventeenth elder brother was next to him, and he had just recovered from Su Yu's clever appearance, and he also asked Cao Hao to stay for two more days.

Cao Hao was a little helpless, and said: "Sixteenth master, I'm okay here, the errand is over, it's okay two days in the morning and two days in the evening, but you are busy, where can you have time to accompany me?" ”

The sixteenth elder brother smiled a little smugly and said, "Why are you not available?" Today, the master is all together, just looking for you to go to the hot spring Zhuangzi to take a bath! Not only today, it's tomorrow's leave, I'm invited! If it's all right, let's go! Speaking of this, he looked at Cao Hao and shook his head: "Tut, you don't know, this summer, Zhuangzi's peach tree has borne fruit, and peach wine has been brewed. I want to drink it, but I have to wait until next year! ”

Cao Hao saw his proud appearance, and couldn't help but feel a little angry, whether it was the hot spring Zhuangzi or the peach wine in Taoyuan, he had figured it out, but now he didn't enjoy it at all, and it was cheaper. He was also born to be cheap and obedient, and he was really angry.

The seventeenth elder brother listened, but he stopped doing it, and said to the sixteenth elder brother: "I can't complain that the sixteenth brother made my younger brother wait for a while just now, it turned out that these were arranged, why didn't you want to take my younger brother with you?" No, you can't go right away, you have to think of a way, and take your brother with you, or your brother won't follow! ”

The sixteenth elder brother thought carefully for a while, Fang sighed, and said, "Okay, okay, you send someone back to pack up and change clothes!" I'm thinking about it, go to the guards! ”

The seventeenth elder brother's face was full of joy, and finally showed some childish appearance, and said happily: "Thank you, brother sixteen!" He greeted Cao Hao again and sent the little eunuch back to his brother's house to change his clothes.

* Jiangning, Bai Dexi's residence.

Because he was not the eldest son, after Bai Dexi got married, he bought a house outside. With the help of the poplar family, the house here is also very decent. Not only is the house huge, but also invited a master craftsman to arrange the garden, but the owner's taste is limited, and the added lake stone flowers and plants strive for high prices, which is really to highlight the wealth, but it is also vulgar.

Although Li Ding is not a very elegant person, but he was born in a family of eunuchs, and he also has some knowledge, and when he sees this garden, he knows a thing or two about the master's surname, and then enters the flower hall, then he understands even more that all kinds of gold and jade ornaments in the Duobao grid are rich and noble.

Li Ding sneered in his heart, this is a fat sheep sent to the door for no reason, but he can't get the pearl square, and he also left some silver money. Tianyu didn't take it, but took the blame, what else did he be polite to him?

It stands to reason that filial piety should be taboo in alcohol, but Bai Dexi didn't care about this set at all, and there was no taboo in filial piety. The wine and food are put on the table, and they are extremely extravagant.

Although Li Ding was a little uncomfortable, but the host took the wine out, if he pretended to be serious, wouldn't he be too uninteresting?

There was no one else in the hall, and the people who stayed to serve were six thirteen or fourteen maids, all of them were beautiful, and their slender bodies wrapped in vegetarian were swinging around like willows, and their faces were so tender that they pinched out of the water with a flattering smile, and they came to toast in turn. Although they all smiled lightly and were speechless, their eyes were all with countless hooks, and they greeted Li Ding.

Li Ding's father is used to socializing in these years, what occasion have you never seen? At the moment, it's nothing. If he hadn't seen the new governor visit the Cao family in person, he was a little relieved, and he was a little worried about the pearl square, and he was also a little interested in the filial woman, where would he be impatient to socialize with the son of a merchant like Bai Dexi?

The vulgarity is unbearable, he has a little contempt in his heart, only occasionally drinks a glass, and has some gossip with Bai Dexi, and he doesn't care much about those little maids who want to get out of the water. There were two people who came to him, and he avoided them quietly, like a gentleman.

Bai Dexi was a little anxious in his heart, and he clearly saw that this Li Ergongzi was a beautiful person, and he was also known for his reputation in Fengyue Field in the past, how could he be so well-behaved at this time?

He deliberately picked out the best girl in the family to come over to serve, although he didn't all point to using this to send Li Ding away, but he wanted to open up the atmosphere so that he could talk about it, and wanted to use him to catch the line of the Cao family, which was considered to be safe.

Although the Yang family has no clansmen, now that he, who is a son-in-law, has taken over Bihelou, no one has said anything. But there is also Zheng Hu over there, who is the son-in-law of the Cao family's housekeeper and the son-in-law of the Yang family.

Although people have inquired carefully, Zheng Hu is not in Jiangning now, but if he comes back one day, he will take back his father's inheritance, and it is natural for his son to inherit his father's business. It's that they want to do something about it, and there is the Cao family behind them, but can their Bai family deal with it?

didn't think about it, Li Ergongzi's side was a little difficult to get started, and the atmosphere was a little stiff.

Bai Dexi tried to get down to business twice, but Li Ding skillfully bypassed. He was really anxious, he wanted to fill Li Ding half confused, and then call his daughter-in-law out to continue pouring [***] soup, but now it seems that he has to call his daughter-in-law out first. Not to mention anything else, it is the appearance of his daughter-in-law, which can be taken anywhere.

Bai Dexi excused himself, confessed, exited the flower hall, and ran back to the side courtyard with a smoke. His wife, Yang Ruixue, was arranged by him to wait here.

Yang Ruixue sat at the small table by the window, and the rouge and jewelry on the table were spread out, occupying the small tabletop. These were all sent by the maid to the room.

With one hand on her cheek and one finger in the other, she unconsciously slid between the hairpin ring, rouge jar and rhombic glasses. Whether it was a plain silver hairpin ring, a ceramic jar, or a mirror of wrought copper, they were all cold and cold, and the chill spread from her fingertips to the tips of her heart, making her feel like she was going to freeze.

When she entered the house, she had just changed out of her coat, and Bai Dexi, who was entertaining guests outside, suddenly rubbed in, hugging her and coaxing.

After a few years of marriage, she is used to her husband's face, only when he wants to do that he will be like this, although it is filial piety, but what kind of person he is, she knows very well, so she doesn't say a word, leans into his arms, and follows him.

But Bai Dexi did not untie his clothes as she imagined, but in a few words, he led to the guest, Li Ding, the cousin of the Cao family of the Weaving Mansion, and kept saying that for the sake of his own Bihelou, he must please this second son of Li, and then bluntly said that he wanted her to go out to drink with her!

What the hell does he think he is!? At that moment, Yang Ruixue only felt that the blood all over her body was flowing backwards, and she really wanted to pounce on him and tear him up, he could snub his wife, but he couldn't be so contemptuous of her! Today, it's her father's funeral! But she was like being poured lead, her whole body was heavy, and she couldn't move at all.

Bai Dexi was surprised to see that his daughter-in-law didn't cry, and was a little surprised, and then even coaxed and deceived, and finally did not hesitate to coerce her to let her open her mouth and promise to accompany the wine later.

Bai Dexi was satisfied, and asked her to go to the side courtyard room next to the flower hall to wait for Xin'er, and then happily went to the banquet.

Yang Ruixue seemed to have been drained of all the strength of her body, and her body, which was still stiff just now, suddenly softened, and she slumped on the ground, not even having the strength to cry.

Right now, she was sitting here, not knowing what was waiting for. What kind of sin did she create to meet such a husband? Step by step, she didn't know what else he could force her to do in the end. Iniquity, what a iniquity! However, thinking about the young man I saw in the carriage just now...... "Didn't I tell you to put on makeup?" What a god! Bai Dexi's angry words came from behind him, Yang Ruixue was startled, her hand shook, and a hairpin placed on the side of the table was taken to the ground, making a cold sound.

Yang Ruixue lowered her head and said coldly: "Filial piety, it's not appropriate to wear makeup, I always have to think of something decent!" ”

Bai Dexi wanted to stab her twice, but then thought that she would have to entertain for a while, don't lose a big deal because of a small loss, so she hurriedly turned her smile: "My aunt, what can be so rare for you?" Plugging in a hairpin casually is a fairy. Hurry up, Li Ergongzi is waiting over there! ”

Yang Ruixue stared at the silver hairpin on the ground for a long time, leaned over to pick it up, picked a little rose-red rouge with the tip of the hairpin, only painted her lips, and then pinned the hairpin to her head, stood up and stretched the placket, and said, "That's right, let's go!" ”

Bai Dexi was stunned, she wanted her to dress up in a fancy way, who knew that she would be grinding her kung fu, it was too late to dress up at this time, and she didn't have to let the guests wait, but fortunately, her daughter-in-law looked very good, so it was nothing. He didn't think about it anymore, grabbed his daughter-in-law's arm and walked out.

Li Ding saw that Bai Dexi had been gone for a long time and did not come back, he didn't know what he was doing, so he turned around a few times in his heart, and thought about a few thoughtful words, ready to ask Bai Dexi later.

As soon as he drank the wine handed over by a little girl, as soon as Li Ding looked up, he saw Bai Dexi coming in from outside.

Li Ding had a smile on his face, and just as he was about to make a joke, he saw Bai Dexi flash over, revealing a figure behind him.

The pretty one, dressed in plain clothes, but showing a slender figure; There is only a plain silver hairpin on his head, but it shows the good hair of a crow and crow; There is no makeup powder on the face, and the red lips are red, which makes the skin more and more white and tender.

She walked over with a faint face, and said in a soft voice: "Concubine Ruixue has seen Second Master Li!" ”

After changing people, it was different in the end, but on the next table, the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Bai Dexi originally wanted to get drunk with Li Ding, but in the end, he was poured to the ground by Li Ding and his wife, like a dead dog, paralyzed into a ball, unable to move.

…… Touching her body, Li Ding felt extremely tender, soft and plump to the touch, it was really rare among women, even the chicks rarely had such good flesh, and at the moment they were envious of Bai De's preference for Yan Fulai.

The people under him muttered, like a warbler's cry, and then their arms were entangled, and they seemed to cry with joy and whispered: "Master, the slave family is cold!" ”

This sentence has taken away Li Ding's soul, where can he bear it? Abandon foreplay and get moving. Her body was obviously very hot, but her mouth was cold, and she wrapped around him tightly like a snake, making him useful, and she really picked up a live treasure.

Yang Ruixue also seems to have not had such joy for a long time, the initial fear of filial piety and the shame of the red apricot coming out of the wall are all gone. It seems to be more debauched than in front of her husband, her eyes are half-closed, and her mouth is full of "mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Her body should be hot, and her hands are hot to touch, but she just feels cold, and the cold air is bubbling from the heart to the outside. So she kept getting closer to the man in front of her, and her mind was messy, but a voice kept saying - warm up, warm up, warm up by him......

(To be continued)