"Haven't you replied?" Zhao Ruoshui asked unhappily.

"Yes. The telegraph office is getting worse and worse now. The horse Chen Wuji replied with no high heights.

The unhappiness of the husband and wife was not directed at each other, but at the Great Song telegraph system. This was not the case with the previous telegraph offices, which were impressive in terms of speed and accuracy. If it had been before, Zhao Ruoshui told the old lady that she wanted the whole family to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. Seven working days have passed, and there has been no answer.

"What are these people for?" Zhao Ruoshui was furious. Not only because of the mother's birthday, but even the business news is much slower than before. This hatred has been accumulating for a long time.

"Don't wait, let's go." The colt sighed. His father-in-law and mother-in-law both have 55 birthdays this year, and last year, his father-in-law, Zhao Jiaren, suddenly ordered the capital to be moved, but he was not able to let them go to congratulate him in person, and he could not help but visit him this year no matter what.

"Well, I'll leave in the next day. When I saw my father, I was sure to tell him about it. The telegraph office is getting worse and worse! Zhao Ruoshui made a decision hatefully. It was also the first time in her life that she was really not by her father's side, she used to have to see her father and mother a few times a month, but she hadn't seen her for more than half a year, and the telegram was so delayed, she felt extremely annoyed.

Chen Yuma went to buy a ticket, and Zhao Ruoshui ordered to prepare the luggage. As soon as the side was cleaned up, the colt returned.

"What class?" Zhao Ruoshui asked.

"There are only fourth-class bunks left. Everything else is sold out. The colt had an incredulous expression on his face.

"Why?" Zhao Ruoshui was stunned.

"There are tickets for the day after tomorrow." The colt sighed. He knew that before his father-in-law Zhao Jiaren moved, the population flow of the Great Song Dynasty had already shown a situation of moving north, but he didn't expect that there were so many people traveling now that he couldn't buy a ferry ticket.

At this time, Zhao Ruoshui was not even in the mood to say a few cruel words, and left the next sentence "I'll go to my uncle's" Zhao Ruoshui left her husband at home.

Since the start of the capital move, Zhao Ruoshui thought that Hangzhou would be deserted after the capital was moved. But I didn't expect that there were more people moving into Hangzhou than moving out of Hangzhou. The streets of Hangzhou are even more busy, and the land that originally belonged to the imperial court in Hangzhou has also begun to be transferred to the Hangzhou government, and the Hangzhou government has begun to sell the land. The area that was originally relatively quiet appeared, and it turned out that there were more and more people who were obviously not officials. Zhao Ruoshui didn't want to see these people, so he simply closed the curtains.

When I arrived at the uncle's residence, the uncle continued to greet him. This is a woman in her forties, and at this age she is still charming. However, Zhao Ruoshui was not close to this woman, just said hello politely, and went straight to the uncle's study.

Zhao Jiaxin is almost seventy years old, and his sun-tanned skin and wrinkles make him look like an old farmer. Seeing his niece coming, Zhao Jiaxin called Zhao Ruoshui to his side, looked at her carefully for a while, and said with a smile: "When will you go to Kaifeng?" ”

"Uncle, are you really not going to open the seal?" Zhao Ruoshui asked.

Zhao Jiaxin dragged and asked Zhao Ruoshui to sit opposite him, and then spoke, "Don't go, don't go∫ At this age, where do you still have the heart to run so far." If I don't accept the water and soil and die on the road, won't it make your father sad? ”

Zhao Ruoshui felt sad in his heart. In the past, when she was young, her grandparents, two uncles, and two aunts were all alive. The whole family was lively, and she also followed her brother to Songjiang's aunt's house, which was a good meal in the countryside. was also chased by the big white goose of the aunt's house. Now she has her own family and three babies. Relatives of the same generation add up to the twenties. But the Zhao family is only left with the uncle and the father. are still the two people that Zhao Ruoshui agrees with the most. If these two people are gone, will the most glorious era of the Zhao family end?

"I have prepared a congratulatory gift for your eldest brother, you can bring it with you when you go this time. As for your father, tell your father that I can wait to ride the Iberian horse he mentioned. ”

"Haha. It's also thanks to my uncle's Soma skills that believe in my father. Zhao Ruoshui wanted to make a joke.

Zhao Jiaxin smiled and said, "You, it's just a bit of writing about your father." ”

"I know my dad is amazing"

"He's different from what you see." Zhao Jiaxin sighed: "Forty years ago, your father became a county lieutenant, and your grandfather was worried that your father would not know the height of the sky after he became a young man, so he sent me to watch him. At that time, I realized that other people read books for a lively time, but your father reads books to see the words. So other people can't read ten books as well as your dad can read one. But your father likes to read, and if others read one, he can read three. The gap between others and him is just like this. You've heard about your eldest brother getting a nine-tailed fox. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Ruoshui was silent. This matter was mentioned in the newspapers, and like the habit of the official newspapers of the Great Song Dynasty, it was also to propagate materialism and dismiss the ghosts. But the eldest brother can encounter such a natural landscape, which makes Zhao Ruoshui very envious.

"This is your father, after others read a few words, they think about it, and they make up stories after they think about it. Your dad will be able to understand what is written in those books when he reads them. I really can't compare to ∫ I said a long time ago that everything I have learned in my life is actually taught to me by your father. It's just that your father never took credit∫ so he has today's reputation. Auntie, don't play tricks in front of your father if you're clever. You can't fool him. ”

Zhao Ruoshui was taken aback, and hurriedly denied, "Uncle, where do I dare to lie to my father?" ”

Zhao Jiaxin put away his smile, "Those officials are not stupid, they are bad people who have done bad things, and they are afraid of being punished, so they will try their best to pull people like you into the gang." You are such a precious person, why do you want to get involved with them for a moment's pleasure? They say something nice and give you some benefits, but in fact, they want your life. When something really happened, I felt that your father would not punish them severely for the sake of your decency. ”

Zhao Ruoshui came to see the uncle, first, because he wanted to ask the uncle if he wanted to ask her to take him to Kaifeng, and secondly, he also wanted to meet the uncle. What's more, the uncle's words are by no means praising her. This made Zhao Ruoshui feel a little aggrieved. "Uncle, I'm just doing some business"

Zhao Jiaxin replied calmly: "It's nothing to do business, how did I hear that you are in a relationship for the Sima family and want to extend the time for them to lease land?" ”

"This" Zhao Ruoshui wanted to refute.

"Don't do this or that. Your father set a 30-year lease to make money for those big families who opened up. But how could your father have promised those people to take the land of the South for themselves? You feel that the land you and the Sima family manage together is yours, and naturally you want to run it for thousands of years. But in the imperial court, if you can make an exception, then who can't be an exception. Jia Rudao implemented the public land reform back then, and he still knew that he would donate his 20,000 acres of fertile land first. In your father's style, the first one will have to start with you. You see those people are saying what you want to hear, but what are they for? Or for themselves. The hundreds of thousands of acres of land are tens of millions of acres of land, which is really cost-effective! ”

Zhao Ruoshui stopped talking. It's not that she doesn't understand this truth, but the uncle's words still make Zhao Ruoshui unable to listen to it. She is a dignified princess of Song, why should she be the same as those courtiers. She never wanted to be taken advantage of by those guys with evil intentions, she just wanted her dad to be open to her.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ruoshui responded: "Uncle, do you think my father will refuse to draw a piece of land for me?" This land was also the land of his grandson after that, and it did not fall into the hands of strangers. ”

"Outsiders? Ha ha. Alien! Zhao Jiaxin smiled, but he didn't smile happily at all, "Silly boy, do you think it's your thing, and before you, it's someone's thing." ”

"Then I don't want to care, it's mine now, it's mine." Zhao Ruoshui said angrily.

"What's yours is yours, that's right. So you're your own. What your father learned from reading and studying, that's what his ∫ learned from your father, that's mine. As for what is outside of you, everyone thinks it's yours, and that's yours. Those black-hearted officials say to you, what is yours, do you think it is really yours? If they dare to say what is in their hearts, they will say that it is theirs. Although you are smart, you are not as smart as your father, nor as smart as your eldest brother. ”

"My eldest brother is stupid!" Zhao Ruoshui was also angry. In addition to being less serious than his eldest brother in learning, Zhao Ruoshui felt that his eldest brother was stupid, and he never stretched out his hand to get things that he could get. If Zhao Ruoshui and his eldest brother Zhao Qian were to deal with each other, they would have been crowned by Kaifeng Mansion Yin ten years earlier.

Seeing his niece's stubborn performance, Zhao Jiaxin didn't want to persuade him anymore, he said bluntly: "In the future, you are not allowed to say a word about the land in the south." And I'll tell you first, I'll write to your father to make it clear and let him take care of it. What your dad will do, I don't need to say. ”

"No, I can't. Uncle, don't say this to my father. Zhao Ruoshui was anxious.

This time, Zhao Jiaxin didn't spoil Zhao Ruoshui, he said with a straight face: "You think I don't like you now, and I hope you can understand that Uncle is for your good." ”

When Zhao Ruoshui left his uncle's house, he was full of grievances, and tears were about to come out. Uncle told his father about the matter, which means that all Zhao Ruoshui's previous efforts have turned into flowing water∠ Father's temperament Zhao Ruoshui couldn't be clearer, and it was useless to say anything he didn't agree with. Others say that the Zhao Guanjia is very fond of Empress Qin, and she has been such a woman all her life. even said in private that Empress Qin was jealous, so that the Zhao official family was afraid of Empress Qin. In fact, Zhao Ruoshui knew that the old lady had never dared to go against her father's decision in her life, and the old lady never dared to do something that her father did not agree with. That's why Zhao Ruoshui didn't want to marry a really strong colt. On Daddy's side, she's had enough.

Uncle and Dad, like their father, are fame-seeking, and they feel that there must be no exceptions, and they feel that there is a reason in the world, or is it above them☆ In the new report, the cultivated land of the Great Song Dynasty exceeds one billion mu, the land area of the Great Song Dynasty exceeds 20 million square kilometers, and the cultivated land that Zhao Ruoshui wants is only one ten-thousandth, accounting for less than one-hundred-thousandth of the total land area of the Great Song Dynasty. What is too much to give such a little bit to my only daughter. If a will goes on, does anyone really dare to make irresponsible remarks about such a small thing? As far as the officials Zhao Ruoshui saw, they didn't have such backbone.

Returning home with such a sad mood, the horse happily told Zhao Ruoshui that if they could endure the crowding, they could take the second-class cabin tomorrow night. Seeing that the horse was happy for such a new thing, Zhao Ruoshui dropped the sentence "I don't want to squeeze" and went back to his bedroom.

Here Zhao Ruoshui is preparing to go to Kaifeng, and Zhao Xun is also preparing here. Unlike Zhao Ruoshui, Zhao Xun can also use the internal line of the government to send a telegram, and the telegram is punctual, which makes Zhao Xun very unhappy ∠ Father told Zhao Xun that he is no longer allowed to use the government's telegram to send private content in the future.

After reading the telegram, Zhao Xun was angry in his heart. If the civil telegraph could be punctual, he didn't want to touch this mold. How can a good telegram be sent for thousands of miles? What about the smooth flow of traffic and the rapid transportation of people and goods? These beautiful descriptions simply don't exist. Zhao Xun works here in Ningbo, and although the transportation personnel of the former Ningbo Port are lively, there are still berths for ships. Now the port of Ningbo is crowded with ships, and you can't see the end of the huzz. At least half of the goods sent from Hangzhou no longer go through the Zhedong Canal, but enter the Yangtze River through the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, starting from the Yangtze River.

Zhao Xun also does some business himself. Those clever merchants simply relocated their factories to the already wealthy Matsue Prefecture and used the port of Matsue Prefecture to transport goods outside. Although he likes Hangzhou Yuansheng, Zhao Xun also wants to simply invest in a factory in Songjiang. At least don't worry about berths.

With a feeling of grievance, Zhao Xun went home from work. When I got home, my wife asked, "Did the official give a reply?" ”

"Returned. No need to go. Zhao Xun replied angrily.

"Why?" Zhao Xun's wife was surprised. She took a lot of pains to prepare gifts and taught her children how to greet their grandparents.

"The road is congested, let's go back on New Year's Day." After Zhao Xun finished speaking, he even had a feeling that he was alienated. He didn't leave his parents as early as his eldest brother, and this was the first time he failed to congratulate his father and mother on his birthday. Coupled with the eldest brother and the title of Kaifeng Mansion Yin, the news of the nine-tailed fox came, and Zhao Xun only felt that the distance between himself and his father and mother was rapidly widening.

"How do you send congratulatory gifts and letters?" Zhao Xun's wife asked.

"Didn't think about it." Zhao Xun replied.

"Why don't I do it?" Although Zhao Xun's wife was surprised, she was not angry, nor did she mess up. The congratulatory gift and congratulatory letter represent the heart, and after marrying Zhao Xun, it was the first time that she failed to directly congratulate the official family and the queen. We can't lose our manners because of this.

"You can do it." After Zhao Xun finished speaking, he also returned to the study depressed▲ At the desk, Zhao Xun was in a state of confusion. The throne, something that Zhao Xun thought he had never valued, was really far away from him.