When Xu Cheng was leaving, he gave Xu Yuanzuo two small ingots, which were not used yesterday. Five taels of them are the reward for reimbursement, and the other five taels are the funds for Xu Yuanzuo's work in the past few days.

The two exchanges do not fall into words, all by trust.

If the funds of these five taels of silver are just to recruit people, it is enough to use one, two, two or two, but in case Xu Cheng means to welcome Xu Jie's visit and go through the motions, then not only is it not much, but it is also a little tight.

Seeing off Xu Cheng, Xu Yuanzuo took a walk around Litahui.

This town is indeed much larger than Juri. I think Zhuli is just a river and two streets, but there are three or five horizontal and vertical streets here. Every street is full of shops, Oriental goods, Liaodong furs, and Nanyang Hongyi goods are all piled up in broad daylight for you to choose.

On the street, you can hear the official accent from all over the world from time to time, and the flow of people is like a tide.

Xu Yuanzuo turned around twice, memorized all the shops in his mind, and also found that there were more than a dozen sturdy men waiting to carry the work in the coolie market under the release bridge.

At the same time, he also heard that in the west of the town, there is a small stronghold of human trafficking, which is half black and half white - the law of the Ming Dynasty prohibits human trafficking, which can be said to be a abolitionist country from the legal point of view, but it cannot stand the needs of the people, so it is not uncommon to sell it to others as "children".

However, the craftsmen that Xu Yuanzuo needed most would not come out to stand on the street.

The society is rich, as long as there is craftsmanship, you will not go hungry. If the handicraft can be well-known in ten miles and eight towns, then the life can be very nourishing. A few years ago, if you were a craftsman, you still had the problem of serving every year. But now, if each person pays four and five cents of silver a year, he can use silver as a substitute for service.

Xu Yuanzuo spent some time, but he also inquired about a few craftsmen with a good reputation. One of them is said to have been built in Suzhou, and the price is extremely high. Xu Yuanzuo thought that Xia Wei's house was just a small supplement, and most of them didn't need to use that cow.

Xu Yuanzuo's desire to stay in Xia Wei's new house was not a whim, and he had already chosen a dormitory for himself when he was looking at the flowers before. Because Jiangnan is still in the autumn tiger season, the heavy quilt is not yet needed, and the newly woven straw mat is about to go off the market.

Just when he was thinking about what other necessities he wanted to buy, he suddenly saw a slightly short and familiar figure appear on the street.

It was his father Xu He.

Xu Yuanzuo's first reaction turned out to be to hide in a shop. He quickly came to his senses, why should he hide? In any case, he is also the father of life!

But what to say when you go out now?

Do you say, "Hello Daddy, goodbye Daddy"?

Xu Yuanzuo leaned on the door frame and secretly peeked at his unsuspecting father. When Xu He gradually got closer, he saw that his father's robe was already soaked with sweat, and he was carrying a roll of straw mats with exposed edges and the pockets in his hands behind him. The shape of a basin is faintly printed in the pocket.

"Daddy?" Xu Yuanzuo pretended to be an accidental encounter and walked out of the store.

Xu He was also a little surprised, and immediately threw the pocket in his hand to Xu Yuanzuo: "Your mother asked me to bring you a bed." He felt a little embarrassed again, and muttered in a low voice, "I don't know who my father is......"

Xu Yuanzuo didn't expect this kind of treatment. His parents in the original world have cultivated him to be self-reliant since he was a child, not to mention the university report that he went to the airport by himself, and even took a taxi to the airport on the day he went abroad to study. Although intellectually I felt that my mother's arrangement was very unnecessary, I was still quite touched emotionally.

"I ran to Songjiang in vain, and I learned that you and the big shopkeeper had arrived in Xiawei." Xu He gasped: "I'm lucky to meet you here, what if I go wrong again?" Why don't you report it to your family? ”

Xu Yuanzuo touched the oil sweat on his lips; "Isn't that what was decided today?" He secretly said in his heart: Fortunately, he asked to live in the new house, if you go back to the city with Xu Cheng, you will really run in vain this time.

Xu He didn't know that he was already considered lucky, so he still muttered, and finally complained that this autumn tiger was not happy.

About four or five miles from Litahui to Xia Wei's new house, Xu Yuanzuo just listened and didn't speak, and when he arrived at the door, he said, "Father will stay tonight." It's going to be late when you look at the sky. ”

"My boat stopped at Erxian Bridge, I don't know if anyone watched it overnight." Xu He didn't want to row back again, but he was also worried that the borrowed boat would have an accident and it would be difficult to explain it to his neighbors.

Xu Yuanzuo's current body was already very tired after walking two or three kilometers under the sweltering heat, but seeing that his father wanted to live but was worried about the safety of the boat, he had to follow him to Erxian Bridge again and find a family to store it. According to Xu Yuanzuo's convention, naturally there will be no shortage of rewards, but on the way back, he was nagged by Xu Henian all the way.

"It's really generous to have a salary now, and people can give half a hanging pay when they look at the ship! I'm scared, the family is still saving money......" Xu He muttered incessantly.

Xu Yuanzuo finally couldn't help but stop and said, "Father." ”

Xu He didn't react, and turned around and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Who is responsible for the current situation in the family?" Xu Yuanzuo asked coldly.

"What do you mean by that?" Xu He shouted: "Are you blaming you for not having the ability?" You and I have worked tirelessly for this family......"

"Where's the money you've earned?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

Xu He's face turned red, and he shouted angrily: "Are you little beast forcing you to ask Lao Tzu!" Your mother doesn't dare to ask me like that! ”

- My mother will do it!

Xu Yuanzuo's face was not lustful, and he said in a deep voice: "Since we are a family, we must first shoulder our own responsibilities." Whether it's gambling or an outlet, these things should come after family. If the father still can't distinguish between priorities and priorities, the son will definitely not be able to agree. ”

Xu He was robbed of white by Xu Yuanzuo, his face was not good-looking, but he was weak inside, and he couldn't say anything cruel.

Xu Yuanzuo breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but miss his original father. That father is a pure rational workaholic, and Xu Yuanzuo has also complained, but compared to the current one, it is a world of difference, which is extremely missable. And that father really took care of the family and taught himself carefully.

I was able to maintain a positive and healthy mindset in this completely unfamiliar environment, all thanks to this.

Xu He didn't know that he had lost to his father in another time and space, and he still held a resentment in his heart. When he saw his son walking with his head buried in his head, he naturally took the initiative to speak according to his expression thousands of miles away.

This is how the father and son returned to the Xu Mansion in Xia Wei.

Xu Yuanzuo originally wanted to sleep in a room with his father, but because of the unpleasantness on the road, he simply cleaned up another side room, and there were two mats anyway.

"Well, put this in your house." Xu He put a copper basin and a mosquito net in Xu Yuanzuo's arms with a straight face.

There are no mosquitoes in October, and Xu Yuanzuo also smoked wormwood, which also has a good repellent effect on mosquitoes. However, he was still a little stunned with the copper basin.

When he was at home, Xu Yuanzuo had never seen a copper basin.

For large households, copper basins are just daily necessities. For the Xu family, who live above and below the subsistence line, the copper basin is an out-and-out luxury.

"Me at home? How come I haven't seen it? Xu Yuanzuo couldn't help but ask.

Xu He still had a stinky face: "It was your mother who said that you should be decent outside, so she brought it to you." Anyway, the copper and wood are no different, and I think the wooden basin is more comfortable. ”

Xu Yuanzuo returned to his room with the copper basin, and gently rubbed his palms on the basin.

The inside of this copper basin was polished, and the bottom of the basin was still a little green rust, and it was obvious that the age of this basin was not young. He touched it carefully, and suddenly touched a small bump, and when he turned it over, it was a vague word "Shen".

This is mostly the mother's dowry.

Xu Yuanzuo sighed in his heart: This thing should be for my sister. I came out to do things in advance, and my mother asked my father to send it.

For a moment, Xu Yuanzuo almost rushed into his father's house and clasped his father's hands: "Dad! Let's work together to support the family, so that my mother and eldest sister can live a good life, so that Ah Niu can study with peace of mind......"

Before this moment passed, Xu Yuanzuo heard a low, deep and angry roar from outside: "Where did the thief bones come from!" Dare to come to Xu's house to steal things! ”

Xu Yuanzuo rushed out in three steps and two steps, but saw a middle-aged man holding a flower hoe in his hand, pointing at his father Xu He.

Xu He was holding a blue and white gourd bottle in his hand, and he was frightened by the roar of the prime man.

The porcelain bottle fell to the ground with a clatter, and was shattered.

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