Xi Hongdou is also in adolescence at this time, and fifteen or sixteen years old is not also growing up, so I haven't seen him for so long, and Xi Hongdou has also changed a lot.

"What have you been up to lately? I heard that you run a rice shop and gave ten truckloads of food to the refugees. Han Yushu said, Xi Hongdou's glorious deeds are not small, the woman is so righteous, he also admires it very much, and the Han family's grocery store has also donated a lot of quilts and cotton clothes before.

Xi Hongdou said: "I still run a grain store, and now I have a caravan, and the business is okay." ”

"So what did you come to customize this time?" Han Yushu was curious.

"I have a new idea, set a tool, but I don't know if it can be opened." Xi Hongdou didn't want to reveal more, in case it didn't work, what he said now would be pure blowing.

The blacksmith master came out at this time and quoted a price, Xi Hongdou saw that it was indeed more expensive than he thought, but it was also within the scope of acceptance, and the handmade tools must also be expensive.

Called part of the deposit, Xi Hongdou took the bill and said goodbye first, and Han Yushu came back first after sending people to the door.

The guy said at this time: "Shaodong, the master asked the Shaodong family to go home early today, saying that there are elders in the clan who are coming." ”

"I see." Han Yushu nodded, since he came to Kyoto City, he was forced by his father to meet many elders in the clan. This branch of theirs is a branch of the branch, but they still can't get another one, and the business they do is only a small business like a grocery store, and they can't touch other big businesses. As a result, his father felt that he would get closer to the elders of the clan more, and if there was any good thing in the future, the people in the clan would be able to think of their family.

Han Yushu returned home in the evening, and Master Han and Mrs. Han happened to be at the door.

"Didn't you come back sooner?" After Master Han said a word, he hurriedly asked his son to come over and wait.

Mrs. Han saw that Han Yushu was dressed decently, so she didn't blame anymore, but said, "It's the head of the Han family who came today. ”

Han Yushu was curious, so he asked, "Isn't the head of the family very busy?" ”

Mrs. Han shook her head and said that she didn't know why the head of the family came to them for something, and just as she was thinking about it, a carriage came in front of her, and it was the person they were waiting for.

The head of the Han family is named Han Ting, who is in his fifties, looking in good spirits, as soon as he got out of the carriage, his eyes fell on Han Yushu's body first, Han Yushu also went to the house to ask for peace a few days ago, he had also seen it, and felt that this child was a good one.

Master Han hurriedly greeted him, and Han Ting smiled in return.

Everyone went to speak first, Master Han prepared a table of banquets, Han Ting sat down, and said, "We are also brothers according to generation." ”

"Then I'll call you brother." Master Han said with a smile, the head of the family is kind, he thinks that the head of the family is so kind to their family, the business in this clan will definitely be able to share some oil and water for them.

Han Ting's eyes were still looking at Han Yushu, which made Mrs. Han feel a little strange, but she was a woman, it would be good to be on the table, and she didn't dare to talk too much.

"Brother Xian, how old is my nephew this year?" Han Ting asked.

Master Han said, "It's seventeen years old. ”

"It's a good age, did you say kiss?" Han Ting asked again.

"No, I also thought about telling it, but this kid has never nodded his head, and we haven't forced it." Master Han said that before Han Yushu asked the old couple to go to the Xi family to propose marriage, they didn't go in the end, and then Han Yushu was very reluctant to say goodbye.

Han Ting nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Actually, I came here today because I want to talk to Brother Xian, and I hope Brother Xian can fulfill me." ”

Seeing that Han Ting had something to ask for, Master Han was even happier in his heart, and if he had something to ask for, he definitely couldn't ask for it in vain.

"If you have something to say, please tell me directly, it's all your own family." Master Han said.

Han Ting paused and said, "Actually, I want this child Yushu to pass on to my name. ”

The air was suddenly quiet, Master Han was stunned on the spot, Mrs. Han was similar, Han Yushu frowned, and asked, "What did the eldest uncle just say?" ”

Han Ting said repeatedly: "I want Brother Xian to pass on the jade book to me!" ”

The chopsticks in Master Han's hand fell directly, the two of them are just such a child, a single seedling, even if they want to pass on, the other people in the Han Tingxuan clan who have many sons will pass over, why do they pluck the hair on the bald man's head? !

"Dude, this ...... This......! "Master Han naturally doesn't want his son to be a son to others, otherwise who will give him a pension in the future? Who carried the spirit flag for him and threw the clay pot?!

Han Ting said: "Don't worry, Brother Xian, it's not too late to make a decision after listening to me." ”

Mrs. Han was a little scared, she was so nervous about her son, but she didn't want to give her son away like this, even if her business was good, she didn't want to sell her son for glory when she left Kyoto City!

Han Ting said: "I have no children under my knees, and I also need an heir, and the other people in the clan are also willing to send their sons over, but I know that they all have ulterior motives. If there are capable people among them, I am also happy to let Xian, but after doing business for a long time, their hearts are also dark, and if the foundation of the Han family is handed over to people with bad intentions, I will not be blind. Brother Xian's family only came to Kyoto City, not for a long time, and they were not led crooked by those people, Yushu, this kid is a stable and reliable person at a glance, so he ...... "The other people are not controlled, although they are all surnamed Han, but the background is not so simple, and he doesn't want to use other people."

"Brother, I know my brother's difficulties, but I'm just such a son!" Master Han's face was bitter, Han Yushu was also nervous, if Han Ting forced his father and mother to hand him over, there was no way, if he didn't hand it over, maybe Han Ting would also make it difficult, and he couldn't bear to see his father and mother suffer.

Han Ting said: "I understand, so it is nominally a succession, and this child will still be raised by you in the future, but if you want to support the Han family, I also have to teach some skills, and I can't always be in front of my father and mother." ”

Master Han felt that even if he was nominally, he felt uncomfortable, but Han Ting should have already given in.

"If Brother Xian agrees, I will hand over the two big deals in the south to Brother Xian to take care of, and they will be a family in the future, and I don't have to hide it from Brother Xian, and when I am a hundred years old, the foundation of the Han family is also handled by Yushu, although I have never been a father, but I also understand the far-reaching truth of my parents' love for their children." Han Ting said this, and Master Han became more and more tempted.

Isn't he fighting so desperately so that he can leave more property for his son in the future, if Han Yushu can inherit to the name of the head of the family, then the future will naturally go without saying.

Mrs. Han doesn't know much, so it's all up to her husband's decision, but it's just ...... She is afraid that what will happen if she doesn't let her children come to see them after she says it nicely now?

Master Han was struggling, and Han Yushu said, "Uncle, the food is going to be cold, so it's better to eat some first." "Interrupted the conversation first.

Han Ting didn't dwell on this topic, and then he chatted about family life, but everyone had ideas in their hearts, and this meal tasted like chewing wax.

After eating and sending Han Ting away, Mrs. Han went to ask Master Han: "Master, what should I do?" Do you really want to give your son who has worked so hard to raise him to someone else?! ”

"What can I do if I don't send it? Now it's for his son's good ......" and when his son's name is written on the family tree in the future, he doesn't care if it's in his own name.

Mrs. Han cried and said, "So many people, why do you want our jade book!" "Although their branch is a branch of the branch, as long as they have the name of the Han family, it is a guarantee, if they break away, I am afraid that it will be difficult in the future.

Master Han looked at Han Yushu and said, "What do you think?" ”

Han Yushu thought about it and said, "I listen to my father." "He couldn't have intervened about this.

Master Han gritted his teeth for the last time, and said: "It's good to go, the entire Han family will be yours in the future, because our branch is a small branch, and all the larger branches in the clan look down on us, even if you don't go, you will be looked down upon in the future!" "It's hard to choose, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my son.

Han Yushu also thought in his heart that Han Ting could go around Dayuan to find him to succeed, compared to the branches that were slightly closer, they would not deal with Han Ting, even if he succeeded in the future, it would be a difficult road in comparison.

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After returning to the envoys to meet the saint and pay tribute, as soon as the emperor was happy, he asked people to do business directly in the big market in the north of the city for two months.

Xi Hongdou took a look at the entire stall of Huifu, and there were all kinds of sales, including gemstones, gold and silverware, special medicinal materials, and the most interesting thing was the slave seller. Most of the slaves in Hui are captives from various tribes who have been robbed by war, not only white-skinned and presumptuous female slaves, but also handsome and upright male slaves, but Yanyun's folk customs are still a bit reliable after all, most of the female slaves are the bed-warming concubines selected by the housekeepers for their masters, or the flower street and willow alleys to supplement fresh blood, although no one asks the price on the male slave side, but there are also many big girls and little daughters-in-law around to get together, looking at those male slaves with a little wild discussion, from time to time there are laughter, which can be regarded as lively.

Xi Hongdou is just incidental to see the excitement today, the main purpose is to watch the beef and mutton, and after the slave's stall is the stall that sells beef and mutton, Xi Hongdou is about to run over with anticipation, but her thigh was hugged by someone, almost flashing her old waist?

"What's going on?" Xi Hongdou wondered, looked down, a young male slave with chains on his hands and feet was holding her thighs and not letting go, she even felt that the other party's strength was pinching her flesh!

Seeing that the male slave actually pounced on the woman passing by, many onlookers let out an exclamation, and the number of people watching the excitement suddenly increased, most of them wanted to laugh!