Chapter 232: Golden Autumn
In the blink of an eye, the golden autumn October, the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the earth seems to be clothed in a golden robe. The leaves of the pen & fun > pavilion www.biquge.info turn yellow, and under the golden sunlight, it seems to be golden. At this time, literati and ink writers must have to go out to play, and the autumn is cool, which is the most suitable. And the ordinary, the largest number of farmers are also in a good mood, because after a long period of hard work, the harvest finally ushered in.
Early this morning, Zhu Houwei made an appointment with his sister to go to Huangzhuang together. As soon as the gate of King Fu's Mansion opened, Zhu Houwei walked out of the gate with Hongyu, Huang Gonggong, and Qingmei Xiaohuan. Today is a good day, and the nails on the doors are shining brighter under the sun.
Zhu Houwei went out to take a look, stunned for a moment, there were several four-wheeled carriages parked at the door, and in front of the carriage stood his sister Zhu Xiuning, as well as Zhu Houzhao and his wife.
Zhu Xiuning saw Zhu Houwei and said happily, "Second brother, eldest brother is also free today." Zhu Houzhao also teased on the side, "Fortunately, my little sister has me as a big brother in her heart, and she knows that there is something good to inform me." Zhu Houwei was a little helpless: "Aren't you going to the court today?" Did you run out? Zhu Houzhao smiled, "You remember wrong, the early dynasty was yesterday." Zhu Houwei arched his hand, "Yes, mine is not." Zhu Houzhao nodded with a teachable expression. Bai Yulian next to him pushed him and glared at him, and Zhu Houzhao immediately regained his serious expression, "Get in the car." “
The carriage was very large, the four of them got into the same carriage, Zhu Houwei was the last to get on the carriage, came in with his head bored, sat at random, dumbfounded, and saw his father and mother sitting at the back of the carriage. Looking at his stunned expression, everyone else in the carriage laughed.
Looking at Hongzhi and Empress Zhang, who were dressed in ordinary clothes, Zhu Houwei greeted him first. Zhu Houwei also felt a burst of joy after being surprised, it is always good for the family to go out and play together.
With the carriage driving smoothly, the group left the capital and slowly approached the destination. After nearly a year of fermentation, the four-wheeled suspension carriage is no longer new in the capital where nobles gather. With a flat cement road, four-wheeled carriages are sold from the capital to all directions, and the carriage shops of the World Chamber of Commerce have also made a lot of money.
The capital is a place where businessmen gather, and on such a good day, on the road to Huangzhuang, there is a lot of traffic. The little girl lifted the curtain and looked, "There are really a lot of people today." With a sigh, everyone looked out as well.
Sure enough, the convoy of pedestrians could not see the end at a glance, but fortunately, the road was wide, the carriage went to the middle and left, and the pedestrian went to the right, but there was no traffic jam. Among the convoys, there are many caravans, but today, there are also a lot of horse-drawn carriages of some wealthy families. There is no lack of fine and gorgeous carvings on these wealthy carriages, but Zhu Houwei's carriage is a little ordinary.
Far away from Xiaolizhuang, you can see a piece of golden rice field, which is neatly divided, which is pleasing to the eye, and as far as the eye can see, in the half-human high rice field, there are many people harvesting rice, and everyone's face is full of smiles.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the carriage smiled, and Hongzhi looked out the window in a daze and said, "If it's like this tomorrow...."Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Houwei glanced at each other, and a trace of heaviness flashed in their eyes. Hongji's hard work on state affairs is known to both brothers. However, Zhu Houwei understands that even if the next day is like Huangzhuang, it will not solve the most fundamental problem of the Ming Dynasty.
The small Li Zhuang of the year has now changed its appearance, and as the headquarters of the Huangzhuang, it can now be said to be prosperous. Due to the amazing output of the Imperial Village, some merchants who were looking for business opportunities also came to trade. Today, Xiaolizhuang has a commercial area, where there are all kinds of restaurants and shops, even compared with the downtown of the capital, it is not much worse.
When we arrived at Huangzhuang, the speed of the convoy slowed down a lot, because there were so many people and carriages here that even if Zhuang Ding was directing the traffic, it could not improve much.
In today's Huangzhuang, the people who come and go are complicated, some come to do business, some come to try to make friends with Guan Zhuang, and some come to steal teachers. The output of Huangzhuang is very enviable, but the initial investment and operation costs are also prohibitive for those who are interested. However, this does not prevent them from coming here to learn a one-and-a-half-trick and a half, which is easy to use. For these people, Huangzhuang did not prohibit it.
Guan Zhuangfu is in the middle, and the carriage travels here, which is much faster, because there are slightly fewer people here.
When Zhu Houwei and the others came, they did not inform Guan Zhuang Gu Dayong, but came with a surprise attack. The personnel of Zhu Houwei's team communicated with the personnel of Guan Zhuang Mansion, and the team was immediately led into the side gate and directly entered the mansion.
As soon as the group got out of the carriage, they saw Gu Dayong, who was hurrying towards him, looking excited, followed by an energetic old man. The old man Hongzhi and Empress Zhang don't know each other, but the Zhu Houwei brothers and the little girl are very familiar. He is the old man Li Deli of Xiaoli Village, and now the deputy manager of Huangzhuang.
Hongji and Empress Zhang stood at the front, followed by the others. Gu Da took off his robe, knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "The old slave knocks to see Your Majesty, Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Prince, the Crown Princess, the Fu King, and the Princess." Lao Li was stunned, this is to see the face of the sky, it is already a great fortune to know the prince Fuwang before, but I didn't expect to be able to meet the saint today. Excited for a while, Lao Li couldn't even speak, just kowtowed with Gu Da. Hongji smiled slightly, "Come on." ”
The two of them listened, and then got up. Lao Li was very nervous, because he didn't know that the nobles were coming today, so the clothes were just dressed up usually, but now he was a little embarrassed, and he pulled the corners of his clothes from time to time.
Lao Li is old, and Hongzhi is a little polite to him, "My husband doesn't have to be restrained." As soon as Lao Li heard Hongzhi talking to him, he was about to kneel down again, but fortunately he was pulled by Gu Dayong next to him, and Yushi nodded violently, but he was unwilling to look up at Hongzhi.
Hongzhi shook his head with a smile, and glanced at Gu Dayong, who immediately led the way and led everyone to the hall of Guan Zhuang Mansion. And Lao Li walked a few steps slowly and followed behind. And Zhu Houzhao's brothers and Zhu Xiuning, Bai Yulian also walked a few steps slowly and gossiped with Lao Li.
Lao Li looked at these people, wiped the beads of sweat on his head, and then smiled. Zhu Houzhao first asked, "Lao Li, how are you doing lately?" Lao Li smiled and nodded, "Okay, it's okay to work in the field." "How are you doing at home?" "Okay, okay, full of food and clothing, there is still money to make, and the babies have also entered the school, this day, beautiful."
Lao Li's few words made several people laugh. Lao Li turned his head to Bai Yulian and said, "Yulian, there is nothing missing at home now, don't keep sending things back in the future." Even the few people in the family don't look like they wear those clothes. Bai Yulian and Lao Li are still relatives, so after marrying into the East Palace, they also send some things to Lao Li's family from time to time, after all, in addition to their father, there is only this relative left. Listening to Lao Li's words, Bai Yulian just smiled but didn't answer.
Zhu Xiuning wrinkled her little nose and said, "Grandpa Li, is it okay to go to your house for dinner at night?" Lao Li patted his chest, "What's there, it's just that there are no good dishes, but there are big fish and meat, and it's full." The crowd laughed again.
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