The thirteenth year of Yongqing, spring.

Beijing, Ping'an Fang, Zhao Mansion.

"Quick, get this to the main house. It's not this, it's "a fù man about forty years old, wearing a skirt that has passed the rain and the sky is sunny, combing a bun, a gold hairpin with a hollow carved plum huā inlaid with rubies between his hair and temples, and a pair of earrings with red agate gold tassels on his ears, gently swaying with the busy footsteps of the fù people."

"Oh, Erlang's family, don't wander around, it's the right thing to send someone to wait at the city gate."

An old man with white hair, supported by two little maids, walked in from outside in a hurry. The old fù person is about fifty or sixty years old, he is very rich, the narrow-sleeved cardigan of turmeric sè, the high-waisted long skirt of crimson sè, and a red, yellow, and moon white shawl on his arm, the whole person looks very temperamental.

"Mother, don't worry, Erlang will take someone to the city gate early in the morning for the past few days, as long as the young master arrives today, he will pick up the young master as soon as possible."

Zhao Erlang's family saw that their mother-in-law was coming, so they hurriedly took a few steps to greet her, waved her hand to let the little maid retreat, took her place, and helped the old man into the main room, and said while walking, "Mother, I have cleaned up the young master's house, you can help me take a look and see where there is anything wrong." Before the young master entered the door, I also asked someone to rearrange it. ”

Mama Zhao listened to her daughter-in-law's sincerity, but she was not polite, so she responded and began to carefully inspect the furnishings in the house. Not to mention, the old man has a lot of experience and understands the master's mind, so he picks out a few subtle deficiencies in three or two clicks.

When Zhao Erlang's family heard this, they nodded again and again, and after talking about their mother-in-law, they turned their heads and instructed their subordinates to clean up according to the old man's wishes. Actually, Zhao Erlang's family is so cautious, it's not that she is really afraid of her master, just kidding, who is she, don't look at her as just a housekeeper in this yard, but when she goes outside, who sees her and respectfully calls her "Mrs. Zhao"

Especially those businessmen and Confucian businessmen, they looked up to her and her family Erlang a few times, and said that the face of the two of them was more effective than that of the Confucian merchants in the capital.

There's no way, who made their master the president of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce?!

The reason why Zhao Erlang's family is so cautious is really out of respect for the master, after all, the master has not been in Beijing for five years, so it is easy to come here, even if she tries her best, she wants to satisfy him, right?

And who is his mother-in-law, Mama Zhao? That's the wife's nurse, the most respected by the wife and the master, even if the owner is dissatisfied with the house, but as long as he hears that Mama Zhao helped arrange it, he will never say anything.

Therefore, since receiving the news that the master is going to enter Beijing, Zhao Erlang and his family began to prepare how to welcome the master, during which Zhao Erlang had a flexible brain, and he thought of his wife for the first time, so he took the ancestor of the family to Ping'an Fang half a month in advance, and asked her old man to help sweep the formation.

"Eun, there's nothing wrong with anything else." After Mama Zhao pointed out her daughter-in-law, she was thinking about the little master, and the old man was also a little old, and he liked to chatter 1

He repeatedly urged his daughter-in-law to "send someone to the city gate to take a look." Don't nag me, I'm not worried that little new brother won't find the door. Our little master became the president at the age of five, started business at the age of twelve, and began to sail at the age of fifteen. ”

"Mother, are you worried about the third master of the Zhao family..."Zhao Erlang's family is not an ordinary inner house servant, her man is the big shopkeeper left by the master in the capital, and the business world is the clearest, she listened to her mother-in-law's words, and couldn't help but think of the rumors she heard a few days ago.

"Phew! What three masters? Such a shameless subordinate thing, he, how can he look like a master? As soon as Mama Zhao mentioned the best character of the Zhao family, she was so angry that she trembled, smacked twice, and scolded disdainfully: "Hmph, I lost the Zhao family's industry, and in the end even the ancestral house was out, and in the end I really didn't have to sell it, so I went to fight the idea of the little new brother." I'm sorry, I really deserve to be a good son born to Mrs. Zhao, I can't do anything serious, I embarrass my juniors, but I calculate my own family one trick after another. Do you hear what he said, that is human language? I think that back then, Zhao Yongnian really wanted to hand over the Zhao family's property to Brother Xiaoxin to take care of, but he didn't agree with that, and as a result, his father was angry to death. Now that he has lost all these industries, he remembered Zhao Yongnian's words again, hey, why did he go earlier? ! ”

That is, Mama Zhao is old and has a high status, although she is a servant, but because of the special respect of her wife Wang Qifang, she has a very high status in the family. Even, Wang Qifang's second prime minister, Li Jingtian, nine years ago, helped the imperial court quell the rebellion of King Fu, and when Emperor Yongqing wanted to reward him, he not only asked for a seal for his wife, but also asked for a seven-grade title for Mama Zhao.

Therefore, in the capital, the only person who dares to fight for Xiaoxin'er so bluntly and open her mouth to scold Zhao Sanye is Mama Zhao.

Zhao Erlang's family is self-aware, knowing that the third master of the Zhao family is unbearable, and he is also the master's uncle, she is a subordinate, and she really has no qualifications and courage to discuss the master's affairs, let alone echo her mother-in-law to scold Zhao Sanye. She vaguely covered up two sentences, and said: "The third old man is a little angry, and it is inevitable to suffer losses when doing business, so it is normal to lose money."

Now, the Zhao family's ancestral house in Furong Fang was taken by the Zheng family, and the Zheng family originally had a grudge against the Zhao family. ”

"Phew! When he is desperate, will he embarrass our little new brother? ”

Although among Qi Niang's five children, only Yuan Niang has the deepest relationship with Zhao Mama, and the other children respect Zhao Mama very much, basically for the sake of their mother's face. But Mama Zhao has always regarded Wang Qiniang as her own child, loves the house and Wu, and the old man also loves Qi Niang's child as his grandson and granddaughter, and now when she heard that her little new brother was so calculated, she was already angry.

Mama Zhao snorted a few more times, and finally calmed down, and then sighed and said: "Brother Xiaoxin has always been soft-hearted and talkative, and he has a son with his mother, and he doesn't value money and things the most, if he is entangled by that person, he will definitely ~ No, I can't let Brother Xiaoxin suffer, you, you hurry up and send someone to keep an eye on it, no, don't go to the city gate, go to Zhao's house, yes, go to Zhao's house to star, I must not let that shameless calculating little new brother." ”

Mama Zhao knows that Qi Niang is not short of money, and Xiaoxin Ge'er is not short of money, but no matter how much money is there, it can't be thrown to the white-eyed wolf. Even if you give alms to the poor or beggars on the street, you are doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, but if you give it to that person, I am afraid that the money will buy his resentment.

Zhao Erlang's mother-in-law was so angry that she was busy patting her back furry and comforting her softly. In my heart, I don't think so, the master is soft-hearted and easy to speak? Mother-in-law, who did you listen to? A twelve-year-old dared to break into the capital alone, and used thunderous means to fight to the death with the Xuanzi Confucian businessman, and a vigorous business war was fought down, forcing the Confucian businessman to lose his family and escape from the capital overnight, how could such a person be a soft-hearted person who was easy to talk about?

Yes, Zhao Sanye did play tricks with the last words of the deceased president, but Zhao Erlang's family was convinced that the master would never let his calculations succeed, and maybe he would let that Zhao Sanye steal chickens and rice.

However, she will definitely not say this to her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law will not believe it, Zhao Erlang's family thought about it while comforting Mama Zhao softly.

At this time, a young man in Tsing Yi trotted in outside the door, "The uncle has entered Beijing, and the big shopkeeper has a small life."

came in and informed the lady, so that you could quickly pack up and welcome the uncle. ”

"Oh, great" When Mama Zhao heard this, most of the anger in her heart dissipated, and she asked with a smile: "What about Brother Xiaoxin, did you go to Xuefu Lane to say hello to Uncle and Uncle first?" ”

The little guy paused, then shook his head and said, "No, as soon as the uncle entered the city, he was stopped by the second young master of the Zhao family and called to Furong Fang." The big shopkeeper was not at ease and went with him. ”

Furong Fang, Zhao family.

Brother Xiaoxin got off the horse, with a gentle smile on his white face, casually glanced at the dilapidated gate of Zhao Mansion, and asked the people around him indifferently: "Second brother, help me give the old lady a message." "Alas, my mother is right, it is really a scourge to live for 10,000 years, this old lady of the Zhao family, survived her son, survived to death, and survived for so long after being hit by the evil spirit, it can be regarded as powerful.

"Hey, Brother Chun, wait a minute, grandmother talks about you every day, I may want to see you more at this time."

Zhao Liangshan is a year younger than Brother Xiaoxin, but he looks much more mature, oh no, more precisely, a lot of philistines. He was wearing a half-old and not new lake blue sè round-necked thick robe, and he said a few words to Xiao Xin'er with an attitude that was almost stammering, and then sent someone to quickly go in to pass it on, and he followed Xiao Xin'er step by step, carefully saying flattering words.

"Brother Chun is here to preside over the Confucian Merchant Certification Conference this time, right? I heard that the old guy of the Cui family wants to go against our Zhao family again? Want to take the chairmanship? When my father heard this, he hated it so much that he didn't eat for two days, and said that he wanted to join the Confucian Chamber of Commerce to help you. Brother Chun, although I am not as capable as you, but I have also done some small business by myself, and I have become quite famous in the capital over the years, if Brother Chun you don't dislike it, let me go to the Confucian Chamber of Commerce with my father to help you, okay? Brother Chun"

Zhao Liangshan is like a well-fed fly, tirelessly buzzing in the ears of the little new brother.

When Brother Xiaoxin heard his words, he only felt funny, and his heart spoke, this third uncle's face was really as thick as it was back then. Huh, help? He can tell the truth. The Zhao family has so many family businesses,

He was able to lose all his life, sell the shop and sell the Zhuangzi, sell the Zhuangzi seller, sell the family and sell the ancestral house, and now he only relies on Mrs. Zhao's little body to live, and he still wants to enter the Confucian Chamber of Commerce?

Hey, he's a garbage recycling station when he is a Confucian Chamber of Commerce, so he collects all the rags?

Brother Xiaoxin's smile remained unchanged, and he was noncommittal to Zhao Liangshan's proposal.

First asked the old lady Zhao who couldn't afford to be in the bedroom, and listened to her vaguely say something "don't forget your roots" and be more filial to the elders, "don't be so disobedient as Yuan Niang", "marry a good wife as soon as possible", and so on, and then Xiaoxin came to Zhao Sanye's study.

It's just that the smile on his face is not as much as just now, and he can't blame Xiaoxin for being angry, but when he thinks of his sister back then, he grits his teeth with hatred for some people in the Zhao family.

Six years ago, my father and my mother originally discussed that they would marry their eldest sister Zhao Yuanniang to Uncle Tie Chu's eldest son, but they were mixed up by Mrs. Zhao.

Although after his father's operation, the loser took the initiative to withdraw from the marriage, but the elder sister was also so hurt by the old lady that her reputation was almost ruined, and she married in a hurry. Fortunately, his brother-in-law was very good to his sister, otherwise, he would not have stepped into the Zhao family again if he was killed.

Rao is like this, the old lady mentioned the events of the year again, and the last trace of patience of the little new brother was also polished, he almost entered the study with a straight face, and said to Zhao Sanye unceremoniously: "Say, what do you want?" ”

Zhao Sanye didn't answer in a hurry, but took out a one-foot-square box from the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, "Little new brother, do you recognize this?" ”

Brother Xiaoxin squinted, was taken aback, and blurted out, "Fu's treasure box?" How did it come to you? ”

After Brother Zhao's reaction, he smiled proudly and said, "You don't have to worry about how it got into my hands, I just ask you, do you want it?" ”

Brother Xiaoxin pondered for a moment and said, "What conditions do you have?" ”

"Hehe, happy! It's my nephew. Zhao Sanye smiled even brighter, lù out a mouthful of burnt yellow teeth caused by perennial smoking, and laughed a few times, and said: "The main house, Zhao's warehouse, and a Confucian merchant nameplate." ”

Brother Xiaoxin'er's eyes flashed, and he nodded, "Deal!" ”

That night, Brother Xiaoxin rushed back to Yizhou through the space.

Wang Qifang took out the five maps collected over the years and put them together on the bookcase according to the lines.

"Huh? This, this is not "Wang Qifang easily pieced together the map, and when she saw the last treasure location, she was stunned.

Li Jingtian also came over: "What's wrong?" How did you get our map of Yizhou? Oh, no, this, this is a "treasure map,? "Could it be that the treasure of the former dynasty that the old man said is in Yizhou? Impossible, when they developed Yizhou, they didn't find any anomalies, let alone any treasures.

Still Xiaoxin'er's eyes were sharp, pointing to the bottom line of small characters in the drawing, and said, "Mother, there is a sentence here." ”

Wang Qifang hurriedly took a closer look, and when she finished reading this sentence, there was an expression of crying and laughing on her face, and she raised her middle finger again in her heart, Damn, Li Tianci, don't bring such a playful person, right?

Li Jingtian slowly read out that sentence: "There are islands in the East China Sea, which are called treasure islands, and if you lose, you will retreat, and there is hope for the restoration of the country." ”

There is also an English sentence under the small print, to the effect of: Rich brother, no matter who has become a great cause, twenty years later, we will see you in Taiwan!。