Oki (276) belated message

(276) belated message

The winter dock, as the New Year approaches, is not deserted at all, but is busier than usual. The jet-black wooden boats glistened with the polish of time in the thin sunlight, and accompanied the trumpets of the servants in and out, some returning, some leaving.

The red cheeks, the white mouth and nose, the loud noise, and the neatly waving boat pulp add a strange vitality to this black, white and gray world, and even the dull river water seems not so melancholy, and the lively waves sing happily.

Qiao Zhongda's merchant ships were not large, but they were very strong. There are two floors, and it also relies on the waist card of the imperial merchant, equipped with some bows and arrows, and stands out in a large sampan.

Zhang Qingting saw that everyone had filled the boat at first, and wondered why such a small boat went to sea. Later, I found out that the ship was to send them to the sea, and when they got there, they changed to a big ship.

For the sake of safety and defense, of course, the capital will not be located by the sea, only a shallow inland river is connected to water transportation. If you want to deliver goods to Beijing, you still have to transport them mainly by car and horse. Otherwise, Qiao Zhongda's goods would not have been robbed when he took the mountain road last time.

Although the two boats of this size are listed in the name of the boat boss, they also have half of Qiao Zhongda's shares, in addition to picking up his goods, they can also run short distances by themselves in their spare time, but this part of the income is all there, Qiao Zhongda will never ask, but will take the initiative to help them pull some business. Because he took great care of the shipwrights on weekdays, even if it was just in time for the Chinese New Year, he quickly gathered enough sailors. Coupled with the guards in his Zhuangzi, there should be no problem in running this long distance.

However, when all these people are gathered, what about the main master?

Gao Yi was so anxious that he walked around the dock, all the people had already arrived, but Qiao Zhong couldn't reach it, and he couldn't drive the boat for a long time. It's not that you can't do anything without Qiao Zhongda, but this boat and return voyage are all exquisite, and the owner must personally pay tribute to the incense to see him off, so that he will be respectful to the Dragon King, and he will bless this road with smooth sailing and peace.

People who roll in the wind and waves pay the most attention to these rules, and no one wants to go out for the New Year to be deserted. Qiao Zhongda is the most cautious and careful on weekdays, and it is impossible to forget such a big thing, so what is it that he is stumbling upon?

The ship's boss surnamed Yi, is a strong and experienced middle-aged man, at first he didn't say anything for a long time, but after waiting for a long time, looking at the sky, he frowned tightly and spoke, "The high shopkeeper, why don't you send someone to the second master's house to take a look, if he really can't leave, we won't wait, if it misses a good time, it won't be good."

But now it's all a radish and a pit, who will Gao Yi send to go? If this one is gone, and he comes again, won't he make a mistake again?

Yan Xibei came to see him off, and when he saw him embarrassed, he said, "I'll go, it won't take much time to ride a horse back and forth, but it's staggered, don't worry about me, just take your way."

"Then it's hard Second Brother Yan"

Yan Xibei walked for a while, but saw Qiao Zhongda arrive in a hurry. It doesn't seem to be the direction of the house, so of course I missed it.

The horse ran out of breath, and the people were tired and sweaty, jumped off the horse and apologized again and again, but fortunately the auspicious time was not missed, and quickly began to sacrifice.

After finishing the serious business, he asked people to open the box again, and rewarded the travelers with red envelopes and things for the New Year in advance. It's not a loss one by one, even if there were some complaints about his tardiness before, but at this moment, they have all disappeared.

Finally, when he came to Zhao Chengcai and his wife, Qiao Zhongda personally presented a box book, "Mr. Zhao, if you go back this time, you will be nominated for the gold list in the future." I don't have anything to give, so I asked someone to transcribe some of the reading experiences of several teachers in Tai College, I hope it will be beneficial to you."

This thing can't be bought with money, Zhao Chengcai hurriedly took it with both hands, "The second son is really bothered, I won't say anything politely, if there is a dispatch in the future, but please command."

Qiao Zhongda said humbly, but one step closer, "Please borrow a step to speak"

Zhao Chengcai was stunned for a moment, and retreated to the cabin with him.

Qiao Zhongda's face was embarrassed, and he shook his head and smiled bitterly before he spoke, "I really don't know, it turns out that you still recognize Yan Bowen."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the little two changed slightly, what does this mean? Could it be that the Yan family not only has an enmity with the Meng family, but also with the Qiao family? Listening to him say so surely, it doesn't seem like a temptation, but it is certain.

This Qiao Zhongda is different from Yan Bozhai, Yan Bozhai is just a meeting in Pingshui, and it is normal for people to have reservations. But Qiao Zhongda can be regarded as half friends with them, and it is not a gentleman's work to deceive his friends again.

Zhao Chengcai thought about it for a while and calmly agreed, "We met him by accident, and we don't know much about him, but he has never deceived us in a few important places." Although he has only been in our home for less than a year, he has really helped us a lot. He is a man of affection and righteousness, and we can trust him. As for not mentioning this matter, I think the second son should also know the reason, and he really can't bear to add sadness to the sad person."

Qiao Zhongda waved his hand, "You misunderstood, although I have a deep relationship with the Meng Mansion, whether it is Yan Bowen or Meng Zizhan in the past, they are all my friends." You should have heard a little about my actions, and I have never been involved in the affairs of the government. It was really unexpected for the two of them to encounter such a thing. But today, if you hadn't left, I didn't know you would have known him. ”

He took out a ruby ring from his bosom, "Early this morning, Yan Fu suddenly sent someone to say that the plum blossoms in the garden were blooming, and invited many ladies and young masters from the mansion who were familiar with each other to come over to enjoy the flowers. also asked me to take Xuan'er over for a walk, but I couldn't shirk it, so I had to go together. I wanted to order a meal and leave, but when the girl went to tea, she knocked over Xuan'er's tea bowl. Mrs. Yan not only coaxed him with kind words, but also gave him a ring and said, 'It's not your fault, even if it's wrong, it should be mine.' I was so surprised to hear it. I couldn't delay until I was leaving, so I asked Mama to send me out, saying thank you for helping her with the words, and saying that he was filial to his wife, and Mrs. understood in her heart and was very comforted, and she only hoped that he would take care of himself well. When I thought about it, I realized that this should be a blog post. This thing and that sentence are also to be brought to him. ”

Qiao Zhongda handed the ring to them, but sighed slightly. It is said that the days of the prince and grandson, the daughter of a wealthy family are the most enviable, but who would have known that if a mother wants to bring a message to her biological son, she has to spend so many twists and turns to hide people's eyes. Fortunately, Qiao Zhongda is a sensible person, if he is confused, then won't all this hard work be wasted?

Zhao Chengcai also understood, but after receiving the ring, he only felt a heavy heart, "This must be brought." Is Mrs. Yan good-looking? What is the situation in the house? Let's go back and talk to him. ”

Qiao Zhongda seemed to have Mrs. Yan's face in front of her eyes again, it was clear that she was in her forties, a beautiful woman who was famous in Beijing in the past, but she was born early under the blow of her son's events back then, even if she was heavy fat powder and expensive clothes, she couldn't hide the gloomy sadness and increasingly haggard spirit in her beautiful eyes. There is also Mrs. Yan......

But what can you tell Yan Bowen? Will he still be able to appear in front of his parents? It's just to increase the sadness, but it's not enough to let him live his own life as Mama Zhu said. finally got away from these rights and wrongs in the capital, so why bother to disturb his restlessness, he must come back to wade in this troubled water? After all, the Yan Mansion is no longer the Yan Mansion of the past, and he is no longer the second son of Yan who was famous in the capital in the past.

"It's all okay." Qiao Zhongda simply answered Zhao Chengcai's question in four words, but he gave one more instruction, "I'm bothering you to take care of him, if he has any difficulties in the future, he can come to me." If he is embarrassed, you should accept it, and don't call me by name. If I have a chance in the future, I will try to meet him again."

It's rare that he has this heart. After sending Qiao Zhongda away, Zhang Qingting still sighed at the ring, and thought about Mrs. Yan's words for a while, what did she mean? What is not his fault, but hers? Could it be that Yan Bowen's murder case back then has another hidden secret?

Zhao Chengcai's thoughts are much more practical, "As a mother, if the child does something wrong, as long as it is not from his original intention, he will feel that it is his own fault." Maybe Mrs. Yan just felt that she didn't discipline him well, so that something happened to him, and she didn't have any other meaning. ”

Thinking about it, it seems that if there is something hidden in it, which mother will overturn the case for her son if she doesn't work hard? How could this be allowed to go like this? You must know that this not only involves human life, but also involves Yan Bowen's reputation, status and the most important happiness for a lifetime.

"However, what does Mrs. Ruoyan know, but she can't track it down due to the situation at home?" Zhang Qingting thought of another possibility, "For example, his eldest brother is in charge of family affairs, and he is unwilling to let this younger brother come back to get a piece of the pie." ”

Zhao Chengcai shook his head in disbelief, "You can't help but think too much, right?" Even if Ah Li goes back, he is the old 2, and the eldest brother is the veritable heir, what can he threaten his eldest brother? You can't skip his eldest brother and attack the lord to divide the family property, right? This has been orderly since ancient times, and even if his eldest brother is not sincere to this younger brother, there is no such reason."

"You don't understand this," Zhang Qingting felt that it was very possible, "This has never been divided into family property, in addition to the eldest and youngest, but also the descendants." No matter how old the one in front of him is, as long as there is a sister-in-law below, it will not be his turn. ”

"That's not right," Zhao Chengcai frowned and thought about it, "His eldest brother is almost thirty, and Ah Li is only in his early twenties, so it can't be so small, right?" Besides, how do you know that the eldest brother is not a son-in-law, but Ali is a son-in-law? Things in other people's homes, let's not speculate if we don't know the inside story. It would be too biased to think of Ah Li in a good place just because he has known us for a long time and is closer. Hey, you can be tighter when you go back, and don't talk about his eldest brother for the time being."

The husband and wife glanced at each other, and they both understood in their hearts that since Mrs. Yan had made these tricks to pass on the words, most of what Yan Bozhai said before that Mama Zhu confessed to him was nothing and fabricated out of thin air. Even if Yan Bozhai didn't have any bad intentions, but such an action would at least fall behind on the bright side, and it would be even more untrustworthy.

This kind of brotherhood...... Alas, don't mention it ()} Chong Xi (276) belated message