"Hahaha, Xu Jinglian thought he was a dog and barked in public, I just hated to be able to witness the situation!"

In Dongshan, Suzhou, in the Weng family's mansion, several Weng children sat in the flower hall and drank happily, as if Xu Yuanzuo's dog barked and melted all the depression in their chests, leaving no barriers. At this moment, the sun is really shining, the flowers and plants are fragrant, and the wind is warm, and there is a pleasant atmosphere everywhere.

Weng Di and Weng Shaoshan were sitting in a wheelchair on the back of the rockery, listening to the unbridled laughter of their own children, their faces cloudy.

Today is supposed to be Weng Hongji serving by his uncle's side. Seeing the thick anger in his uncle's eyes, he unconsciously weakened his legs, secretly took a step back, beckoned the servants not far away, and said in a deep voice: "Who are they over there?" It was so noisy that the old man couldn't recuperate. ”

There are many doctors in Wuzhong, and they also lose the money of the Weng family, and all kinds of good medicinal materials are used at any cost, and the old man Weng is now basically unhindered. It's just that he put it there at the end of his age, and after this toss, his legs and feet were quite inconvenient, so he asked a craftsman to change a wheelchair, and often laughed at himself as a disciple of Wuhou - Zhuge Liang was sitting in a wheelchair and scolded Wang Lang to death.

However, the Weng family no longer dared to let Weng Di have the slightest mood swing, and they would never let him know about the joy and anger. Today, I don't know why, I actually talked about Xu Yuanzuo, whom the old man hated the most, in the flower hall!

However, Suzhou is full of rumors that Xu Yuanzuo learned to bark a dog, although I don't know whether it is true or not, but it is also relieving to hear.

Weng Hongji liked this story very much.

"Foolishness! My Weng family is so stupid! Weng Ji slapped the armrest of the wheelchair heavily, and two drops squeezed out of his eyes.

Weng Hongji hurriedly signaled the servant to find his cousin, for fear that something would happen again. He leaned down and persuaded softly: "Uncle, they may not really believe that Xu Yuanzuo learned to bark dogs, just for fun." ”

Weng Ji said: "If this is not true. Just a joke. If it really happens, it will be a big disaster for my Weng family! ”

Weng Hongji thought about it in his mind, and said secretly: After my uncle had a stroke, it became more and more difficult to understand, could it be that he really hurt the house of the gods and his mind was not clear?

He didn't know Weng Di's hard work. Weng Shaoshan has been suffering a stroke since then. I feel that the oil is running out, and I always look for opportunities to teach my life experience to my children and nephews. It's really because the realm is so far apart that after listening to it, the juniors not only disagreed, but even thought that he was old, and his thinking was not as refreshing as it was back then, and he began to be confused.

Weng Hongnong, the eldest son of Weng Di, walked quickly, saw his father with a crying face, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt in front of the wheelchair. A trembling voice asked, "Father, what's wrong?" ”

Weng Hongji hurriedly said: "Big brother, don't worry, uncle just feels it occasionally." He stroked his uncle's back again, for fear that the old man would turn his back on him.

Weng Di gasped twice, like a bellows with a big gap.

"Stupid, stupid!" Weng Di pointed to the flower hall.

At this moment, it has been quiet over there, and several children who have caused the incident are coming to ask for peace with a lot of worry.

Weng Hongnong's eyes were red, he looked at these cousins and cousins, and said angrily: "What have you done to make the old man angry like this!" ”

These younger brothers had no idea what was going on. The two King Kong were confused and peeked at each other. Don't dare to be silent. It took a long time for someone to say, "We didn't do anything......"

Weng Hongji also said with an angry face: "You are making noise in the flower hall, which makes the master displeased!" What did Xu Yuanzuo do to you? What tongue to chew behind your back! ”

The young men came to their senses and said, "It's just gossip." ”

Weng Di's mood gradually calmed down, and said: "You guys, you only look at the surface when you look at things and people, but you don't know how to dig deeper. Let's take it seriously as Xu Yuanzuo learning to bark. He learned to bark in public. Is it because he's stupid? Back then, Han Xin drilled his crotch and Zhang Liang took his shoes, these are all stories that I heard since I was a child, and it is the heroes who can endure what ordinary people can't bear. If you say it's generosity, it's okay, but to put it bluntly. But it is nothing more than a thick skin. ”

When Weng Di was recuperating from a stroke, he often read the "Book of the Two Hans" and "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", and combined with his own life experience, he naturally had some understanding.

"Don't underestimate the word 'thick-skinned'. Those who have become great things in ancient times are not thick and black outside! Weng Di said: "On weekdays, you are asked to read, but you don't read." didn't know that there were already characters like Cao Cao and Liu Bei around him. If you ask you to learn how to bark in public, who can call it? That's why the dough is thin. If you want to go to the mall, it is common to keep your voice down, if you are self-conscious and your face is not thick enough, no matter how big your family business is, you will be robbed. Only this one, you are already far from Xu Jinglian! ”

"Let's talk about the black heart...... Still don't talk about it...... Xu Jinglian's heart is probably so dark that it is colorless. Weng Di said and cried again: "What will you do when I die?" ”

Weng Hongnong took two steps on his knees and said, "Why did my father say this, for no reason, it makes people listen to their hearts like a knife." ”

Weng Di sighed: "It's okay, you will buy more farmland with your family's assets, and you will participate less in the future in the shopping mall for profit." Be a farmer and heirloom. If one or two of the children and grandchildren can go to school, my Weng family will not be too depressed. ”

Weng Hongnong said: "Father rest assured, the child always asks the juniors below to study hard, and he may not be angry with the Xu family in the future." ”

Weng Di said: "Even so, you still have to inquire about Xu Jinglian's movements in many ways, and see if there are any other business routes at home that can be sold to him." ”

"Sell to him?" Weng Hongnong was stunned.

Although the silver is very safe to invest in the land, but business is the broad road to make a fortune, if even the trade road has to be sold to Xu Yuanzuo, then how to make a fortune in the future?

"My family had a bad relationship with Xu Jinglian precisely because he wanted to partner with my family that day, but the old man refused. Now it seems that it is a bad move. Weng Ji raised his head, looked at the white clouds in the sky, and let out a long breath, indescribably gloomy.

Weng Hongnong persuaded: "It can't be regarded as a wrong ......."

Weng Di didn't listen to him, and said to himself: "The company founded by Xu Jinglian may have merit. Sell the trade route to him and convert it into shares, you have me, I have you, but he is not easy to start. ”

"Father. You say he has a thick face and a black heart, what if he doesn't care about this layer? Weng Hongnong asked softly, politely expressing his objection.

"He wants a thousand gold bones now, and he will definitely not look ugly. If he is full of wings in the future, he may really swallow you to the bones and dregs. Weng Di gritted his teeth. One hates Xu Jinglian's black heart, and the other hates his own nephew for being incompetent.

Weng Hongnong was really surprised and asked, "How is that good?" ”

"He's going to have a close rival at that point. You only need to bet on both sides and still have a chance to make a profit. Weng Shaoshan shook his head: "It's okay, it's okay, you don't have this ability." ”

Weng Hongnong was unconvinced, but he didn't say it, but just followed the adult's meaning: "Yes, the child understands." ”

Weng Di seemed to have exhausted all his strength, leaned heavily on the back of his chair, and closed his eyes. Drifting into a deep sleep. A cadre of disciples hurriedly sent Weng Di into the room, undressed and went to bed, covered the quilt, and breathed a sigh of relief.

When he got out of the room, Weng Hongnong asked, "Who of you knows where Xu Jinglian is now?" ”

The crowd shook their heads, dazed and ignorant.

Not only do they not know, but even the Xu family in Songjiang Mansion may not know.

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Shi Tie's face was flushed, and he almost shook when he jumped off the gangplank. It took two shakes to stabilize his figure. He was accustomed to carriages and horses, and for the first time he was on a boat. The seasickness reaction was very serious, although it was only three days from Tianjin to Liangfangkou, but it made him truly experience the pain of living like a year.

"It's better to live than to die." Stone Railway.

Xu Yuanzuo was refreshed, took a deep breath of the air outside the gate, rushed his throat, and choked twice. He relieved himself before he said, "Sure enough, it's a great world." Even the air is so cool and fresh, it's really refreshing. In contrast, the air in Kyoshi is too hot and dry. ”

Li Teng got off the boat with a dirty face, and when he got off the boat, he heard Xu Yuanzuo talking strangely, and said with a straight face: "You can smell this?" Do you smell that lump of horse manure? ”

Xu Yuanzuo laughed: "I like it here." You are a Taoist priest. Why do you look cynical. ”

Li Teng choked on his chest and exhaled, "I'm cynical!? I'm just angry that you got on the boat and said that this is from Liaodong! ”

"You don't inquire before you get on the boat yourself." Xu Yuanzuo turned his head and ran a few steps along the dirt road of the wharf.

There are already traces of population settlement, and a winding dirt road leads to the back of the hill. In the distance, you can see grass huts and wooden houses, and smoke is rising.

"Are we on the South Shore?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

Shi Tie drew a big bend in the air: "Actually, there is no river here, and it should be Liaohai outside." ”

Xu Yuanzuo had already found Yutu in Beijing to make up for the geographical knowledge of Liangfangkou, and originally wanted to land on the north shore and set up a wharf camp. Because the meandering section of the Liao River just draws a small "tongue", as long as the land route to the west is blocked, it is equivalent to three sides of the water, which is convenient for defense.

This whimsical plan ushered in Shi Tie's questioning at that time: "Not to mention that the Liao River freezes in winter, people and horses can directly step on the river." Let's talk about guarding against bandits, how can there be any bandits here to guard against? ”

Xu Yuanzuo almost blurted out "Jurchen", but now the mature girl is still a Shunmin of the Ming Dynasty, for example, Shi Tie is no different from ordinary Ming people, and it is not only unfair but also irrational to rashly open the map cannon.

If there is no one to defend in winter, then it is better to choose the south bank to build a camp. Because of the high degree of land reclamation on the south bank, the population of Liangfangkou mainly lives on the south bank. At that time, whether it is labor or porter, it is convenient for the south bank.

Xu Yuanzuo squatted down, patted the land, and said regretfully: "Why is it not black soil?" ”

Luo Zhenquan and the others chased after Shi Tie, and when they heard Xu Yuanzuo ask, Shi Tie said: "Naturally, there is no black soil here, and the further north you go, the more black soil there is." If Zoger wants to see a large area of black soil, he has to go beyond the side wall. ”

Xu Yuanzuo sighed and said, "There is such fertile land, why do you still buy grain from Guannei?" ”

Shi Tiedao: "It's okay for the Jurchens to fish and hunt, where can they farm." It would be nice to sow a seed and take it back. He added: "Fortunately, now that Liaodi is too peaceful, the Jurchens can still do business, and their lives can go on." ”

Xu Yuanzuo felt that this was too far from the Liaodong script setting he knew, and he could only know it after the field trip in the next few days.

"Find a place to unload the goods first, get a good night's sleep, and leave for Liaoyang tomorrow." Xu Yuanzuo said.

The goods carried on this trip to Liaodong were not much, mainly gifts to the officials of the Liaodong Prefecture. These officials said that they were military attachés, but in fact they were both civil and military, and they not only had military power in their hands, but also local civil power, and if they wanted to do business in Liaodong, they had to be fed first.

Lao Fan obviously came to Liangfangkou. According to him, before the rebellion, the northern route was also an important maritime trade route. The Japanese invaders are rampant in the East China Sea, and the northern course has only just not fallen, so that not many people are able to leave now. He directed the sailors to unload the cargo. Luo Zhenquan had already sent someone to the village to borrow a carriage to carry the goods, and promised to give a lot of money as long as it was transported to Liaoyang.

In the bitter cold land of Liaodong, there are no entertainment activities. The arrival of Xu Yuanzuo and others was like a grand event for the locals. Men, women, and children poured out of the houses to ask the merchants if they had brought exquisite southern goods, and to sell their own salted fish and sea vegetables. Children cheered around the carriage. Strong men flex their muscles in the hope of getting a well-paid job.

The villagers vacated a few more houses to allow the long-lost caravans to settle down. It is said to be a house, but in fact it is just a thatched house, and there is not even an earthen wall. Xu Yuanzuo looked trembling, and secretly asked Shi Tie: "The dripping water here turns into ice in winter, can these grass huts alone withstand the cold?" ”

Shi Tiedao: "Naturally, no. However, in winter, you only need water and mud to build an ice wall, which is also windproof and cold-resistant. ”

Xu Yuanzuo nodded slightly, and said secretly: Sure enough, there is a suitable way to survive anywhere.

Shi Tie said again: "This is the place of the Han people, which is not bad." Outside the side wall, many families just dig a pit and pile grass on it to survive the winter. ”

"Ula grass?"

"Yes, Indigo." Shi Tie smiled: "I don't want Brother Zuo'er to know this." It is said to be grass, but it is really a treasure. When I was a kid, I loved to run around the snow in my indigo shoes. That snow can reach my chest! ”

Xu Yuan Zuoan calculated, if Shi Tie was in normal shape when he was a child, the thickness of the snow would almost reach an adult's knees. If Shi Tie had grown unusually tall when he was a child, then I am afraid that the snow would have spilled to his thighs.

Sure enough, it lives up to the name of the Ice and Snow Kingdom.

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*(To be continued.) )