The two little servants Ren Zhong Renyi were given by the first master's name, and after they arrived here, they changed their surnames and changed their surnames to Cheng. Cheng Zhong and Cheng Yi were busy working in the shop in front, plus Steward Qiu was in charge of the shop in front, and Xiao Tao Xiaoliu was in charge of the things in the yard and added some trivialities. This place is not stricter than the previous high-ranking families, and within a few days, they will know the kindness of this family.

I had only eaten in the evening of this day, and Xiao Tao Xiaoyanagi was planning to go out to buy some condiments for the spring return.

Coincidentally, as soon as I pushed the door, I saw a well-dressed young man squatting at the door of the house, so frightened that the two little girls didn't hold the basket steadily, and immediately retreated several steps.

Naturally, they didn't recognize Guo Zhanpeng, and immediately turned around and called someone after being frightened.

Chungui and Aunt Wang were cleaning up the dinner table together, and when they heard someone squatting at the door, they hurriedly walked over to take a look, isn't this kid who looks up at himself pitifully Guo Zhanpeng!

"Why are you squatting here?" She helped the person up with one hand, thinking about the words brought by Zhixing in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, looking at the burden he was carrying in his arms, her eyebrows jumped: "But uncle and aunt called you here?" ”

Guo Zhanpeng was silent and let Chungui pull forward.

Thinking of his father's and mother's cruel admonition just now, he couldn't lift his energy.

When he walked to the main hall, Guo Zhanpeng pouted and sat down at the dining table aggrievedly, looking at the meal that had been half collected by Chungui, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Chungui looked at him like this, and said with a smile: "This is not a meal yet?" ”

Guo Zhanpeng lowered his head and touched his stomach, not only did he not eat, his father's and mother's satisfaction that he had the heart to read and read had long been exhausted, and when he saw that he was not happy to go to the spring to return here to suffer a little, not only did he not give him food, but he was stunned and cut off his spare flowers, his stomach was empty, and he didn't even have a copper plate left in his pocket.

Coming all the way here, seeing the steamed bread all over the street, he couldn't eat a bite, his sister had already passed the anger with his father, and he didn't dare to go next door......

He didn't reply, and Chun Gui couldn't make him hungry, so he called Cheng Zhong to go next door to report a message, and now the wall of this house has been broken, although it has not been repaired, it is convenient to walk over.

She walked straight to the kitchen, fortunately, because Qi You hadn't come back today, there were a lot of dishes left in the kitchen, so let's fill the child's stomach first, as for Qi You's, ask Aunt Wang to get up the stove again and make one.

Several plates of dishes were brought out, all of which were warm in the stove, and they were still steaming, and Guo Zhanpeng was so hungry that he felt uncomfortable.

Chun Gui pushed all the dishes over, his face turned red, and he didn't hold it anymore, picked up the chopsticks and ate them immediately.

I was so hungry when I looked like this.

didn't eat a few bites, Guo Ruyi hurriedly passed by next door, and when he saw his younger brother's embarrassment, he couldn't help sighing.

Guo Zhanpeng glanced at her cautiously, and saw that she didn't want to get angry and scold, so he continued to eat with confidence in holding the bowl.

Guo Ruyi's face was strained, and he couldn't bear to lecture him while eating, so he only handed over a small bottle to Chungui.

After Chun Gui took it, she also eased her face: "Sister Yue, this is the wound medicine sent by my mother, I got it back from Kyoto, and it is said that it is better to cure broken skin and ulcers, I wiped it for Zhixing last night, it has some effect, you can try it for Qi You in a while." ”

Hearing that it was wound medicine, Chun Gui's brows relaxed, and he took it and looked at it and said with a smile: "You sent it in time." ”

Although there are small frictions between the two counties from time to time, the neighbors of the township for many years have not been able to make trouble in the county government, except for Liu Gui, who was escorted up by the clan a few years ago, there is nothing important to be solved in the county government.

As for Liu Gui, Qi You deliberately put it away and didn't want to try it.

Therefore, the two of them are not often in the county office, but patrol back and forth in the two counties all day long, which is much more tiring than sitting in the county office.

Chungui felt distressed in his eyes, but he also understood that this was a helpless thing. It is easy to sit in the temple, but the difficult thing is to be a parent official.

Qi You didn't want to make her feel distressed, but no matter how late it was, he would always wait for him when he returned in the spring or leaned on the head of the bed or polished his paintings. When he saw him coming, he stripped his slippers and checked it, although there was a hundred sweetness in his heart, he couldn't bear to see the sadness she unintentionally revealed.

But walking every day, this injury is naturally not good.

If this ointment works, it would be great!

While they were talking, Guo Zhanpeng had gobbled up a big bowl of rice, and Guo Ruyi couldn't say anything.

"Since this kid is here, Sister Lao will arrange an errand for him, and I don't care, just let him have some bittersweet memories and take over the burden of the family."

Chungui felt helpless for a while, this is an easy thing, fortunately, she has a charter on the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve for Guo Zhanpeng's arrangement, so she will say it bluntly today.

It was the sweet potato sowing season, and this kid went to make a contract with other townships by himself, and he only ran a few times through the mountains.

But it was the first few words in the mountains that made him frown, showing a reluctant look, and lying on the dinner table dejectedly: "Sister, can I not go...... I can already read and write, and it's not too late to learn the truth for a few more years......"

Although it can only be written in small words, it has also improved a little in the end.

"Besides, if I don't study more, this business won't be good......"

His eyes were full of displeasure.

Chungui shook his head gently, in the end, this is a child who grew up in a honey pot, his father and mother are petted, his sister is petted, he doesn't take care of big things, he doesn't know the world, he lives in the warm family of the Guo family, and naturally he doesn't want to go out to drench in the wind and rain.

How could Guo's father and mother not understand, but now that Guo Ruyi is married, Guo's father and mother will also be old one day, sooner or later he will have to be independent, and then raise him in the house, the two old people are more and more reluctant, and according to his temperament, they are more and more reluctant to go out.

It's always hard to get out of a comfortable place.

Guo Ruyi frowned, thinking that the Guo family had already been angry with this child for a while, and he didn't want to be angry anymore when he got here.

One of the two sisters and brothers was pulling the rice, and the other had an ugly face.

The others in the main hall didn't dare to bother much, and they found something to do.

Chungui thought for a while, and turned his head to him: "Do you think it's time to wait until you're rich and five cars to take over your father's business?" ”

Guo Zhanpeng met her scrutinizing gaze, and suddenly felt a little unconfident, and in the end he still insisted on saying: "Originally, I don't study more and do business......"

Chungui smiled: "Do you know that it is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles?" ”

Guo Zhanpeng turned his gaze away and pursed his lips.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Chun Gui continued to ask: "Then do you know that your brother-in-law and Brother Qi You are quite talented, but why don't you want to sit in the temple?" ”

Guo Zhanpeng turned his head at this time, with some doubts in his eyes: "Why?" ”

As he spoke, the door opened again, it was Qi You and Zhixing, who had come back from several inspections, discussing matters on the outskirts of the town while walking, Zhixing was about to pass through the ground that had been carved out of the house one after another, and when he took a casual look, he saw that Guo Ruyi was also here, and immediately stopped.

"Why are you here today?"

As soon as I finished asking, I saw Guo Zhanpeng, who was shrunk listlessly in the corner of the table.

He raised his eyebrows and continued to walk forward with Qi You.

Chun Gui just wanted to take the coat that Qi You hung on his hand and didn't know what was torn, but Qi You waved his hand to avoid it: "It's all dust, don't pass it on to you." ”

Put it on the stone bench in the courtyard.

"What's wrong? Where are you all gathered today? ”

Guo Ruyi explained simply, and asked Cheng Zhong Cheng Yi to run an errand to bring the food prepared at home to this place for Zhixing to eat, and Aunt Wang also took a few plates of freshly made side dishes and put them on the table.

The two of them have been busy all day, and they are a little embarrassed, and they may not have eaten for a long time.

Looking at the appearance of the two, Guo Zhanpeng was even more puzzled, he had heard his father and mother talk about the saint's appreciation of these two people, but he could stay in Kyoto as a Beijing official, why did he return here to be a county official every day.

Chungui sat down beside Qi You and looked at Guo Zhanpeng again.

"Who doesn't want to sit on one side and strategize, it is much easier to have the Zhou family in Kyoto, the appreciation of the saints, and the nobles everywhere than to go around in this county."

"But why did they insist on going back here......

Chun Gui and Qi You glanced at each other, in addition to the affection and commitment that they could not be humane, there were also the responsibilities on their shoulders and their standards for dealing with people.

"Let me ask you, if you are the two of them, who have made a rash decision in Kyoto, and have an empty stomach of knowledge, but you don't know how to deal with the people's disputes over fields and water, you don't know the harvest of one summer and one autumn, you don't know the situation of the people living in groups, survival, trading, food and clothing, you don't know how you make a decree in Kyoto, and how do you solve problems for the saints who have the world in mind? Do you rely on that belly to learn? ”

As soon as the words fell, Guo Zhanpeng blinked, as if he had forgotten that he still had half a bowl of rice in his hand, and only looked at the spring return.

She glanced at Qi You and Zhixing, who seemed to have feelings, smiled, and continued:

"This is true for officials, and the same is true for businessmen, those who do big things in the world start from small things, practice them, and take one step at a time, instead of holding a book to be an old man who is neither deaf nor dumb. Although the pavilion in the air is beautiful, there is no brick and tile support underneath, if time is just a passing cloud, how powerful your father is, dozens of stewards at the bottom, and he can handle large and small things properly and steadily without showing up in Kyoto, but don't forget, he also stepped out step by step, with those personal experience at the beginning, and now he has the worry of sitting in the main hall. ”

"He knows how much oil, salt, rice and grain are in the first quarter, and he knows how silk and silk can be sold at a high price, these are not what it seems in the book."

Her gentle and gentle words silenced everyone present, not only Guo Zhanpeng, but Qi You and Zhixing even put their chopsticks away.

The words of the spring return gave Guo Zhanpeng a wake-up call, why not comfort the two of them who have been busy for a long time.

Qi You held her under his other hand, and his heart stirred.

These days, he visits everywhere, private kilns and official kilns go back and forth, often get up early in the morning and often have to be busy until late at night, obviously newlywed, but for a long time he has not eaten with Chungui, such days sometimes make him confused and powerless.

But today's words of spring return are like a bell, ringing on his heart.

Today's step is tiring, but it is extraordinarily steady.

Isn't that the path he chose in the first place?

Seeing Zhixing's cheerful appearance for a moment, Guo Ruyi nodded gratefully towards Chungui.

At the dinner table, Qi You and Zhixing continued to finish the rest of the meal.

Chun Gui said to Guo Ruyi: "I'm tired for a day, you two hurry up and go back to rest, find a room for this kid to come out, I really don't have a vacant room here." ”

As he spoke, he turned to Qi You again: "Let's go back to the room too, tell him to think about it, he still has to figure it out by himself." Our two houses have now been opened, and when the time comes, we will figure it out, and we will go over by ourselves. ”

Chungui glanced at the boy who was deep in thought, then pulled Qi You over, and said in a low voice: "Your feet are not well, just brought a bottle of wound medicine with Ruyi, and I will try it later." ”