、、、、、、、、、、 Lu Wulang sat there until dusk, when the twilight drum sounded, and then he took his leave. Seeing that the front was scattered, he hurriedly went to the front to find Shiro, and asked him to lead her to ask Zhang Wulang before leaving, and let Zhang Wulang go out with the help of Zhang Wulang's people, saying that she was going to book next year's joint at this time, so as to test Cao Wanrong's state.

Although He Zhizhong and the others knew that Peony had returned, they had never seen it yet, and they were very happy to see Peony come in, so they all asked her to sit down and ask long questions. He Zhizhong was more concerned about how the assorted brocade was received, and asked about the assorted brocade, the peony didn't feel it before, but it sounded a little strange at this time, so he replied vaguely: "Pick it up, it looks good, Jiang Gong is also satisfied, and he helped me find a good gardener." Then he couldn't wait to change the topic: "Which brothers did Daddy take this time?" How long will it take? ”

He Zhizhong saw that her eyes were flashing, and he didn't want to say it in detail, he knew in his heart, and knew that he was in a hurry, so he followed her meaning and said with a smile: "I will take your eldest brother, elder brother, and fourth brother with me this time, and leave your second, fifth, and sixth brothers at home." Consult with them if you have something to do. The time to go, more than a year, less than July and August, will always come back. ”

Peony was very reluctant: "Go for so long? Where do you have to go through? ”

He Zhizhong told her to sit down beside him and told her one by one: "Go 200 miles from the southeast sea of Guangzhou to Tuen Mun Mountain, go west for two days to Kyushu Stone, then to the south, go to Xiangshi on the second day, walk southwest and then go to Zhanbulao Mountain for another day, turn south and go to Lingshan for two days; Walk another day to the country of poison; Walk for another day to the country of Gudi; Then you can go to Bentuolangzhou in half a day, and after two days, go to Juntu Langshan, continue to move forward, and arrive at the strait in five days. To the north of the strait is the country of Luo Yue, to the south is the country of Buddha's death, and then we have to continue to ......"

Peony was confused, she didn't know where these ancient names were, she only heard the twists and turns and kept walking, and said: "Ah, I can't remember, my father told me where I could go farthest." ”

He Zhizhong said with a smile: "If the wind is good and you go far, you can go to Wura in about 87 days from Guangzhou, if you still want to go far, you can change to a small boat, and then travel thousands of miles by land until you reach the capital of the Great Food Country." ”

The capital of the Great Food Country was reported, but Peony knew that it was today's Baghdad. I didn't expect He Zhizhong to go so far. At this time, the sea ships were not as sturdy as modern ones, and she was a little worried: "To go so far? ”

He Zhizhong said with a smile: "Of course you don't go so far, this is for you to listen to and play." We didn't go to the newspaper, we bought some spices and jewelry from the countries along the way, and if the weather was good and the wind was good, we would be back soon. ”

Da Lang smiled: "Maybe when we come back, your Fang Yuan has already earned enough." When the time comes, you have to knock on your bamboo pole, and you have to spend some money to entertain us. ”

Peony smiled: "Where is it so fast? I calculated that it would be at least a year before I got my capital back. ”

Rokuro said, "That's not necessarily. If you go to the garden of a noble person and like it, it is not impossible to reward thousands of gold at a time. I heard that Zhang Wulang made a cockfight, and he made a lot of money every day, and every time he met the noble brothers to see the excitement, he had to go down to get a fight in person, and he chose cockfighting for others, and he could also get a lot of lottery prizes if he won. ”

Peony said: "Waiting for the nobles to reward it is an illusory thing after all, and it can't be counted, but it still has to rely on the real to get the count." ”

He Zhizhong said to Liulang: "Listen to what your sister has to say." How many times have I told you, don't always look forward to the gold falling from the sky, don't say no, even if it really falls, it also depends on whether you have the blessing and whether you will be stoned to death! It's better to be down-to-earth. ”

Liulang said indifferently: "I know, that's what I said, isn't this looking forward to Danniang being lucky and making money soon." ”

He Zhizhong frowned and said: "We went, you have to follow your second brother and fifth brother well, don't hang around if you have nothing to do, and accompany your daughter-in-law more." ”

Taking advantage of He Zhizhong's lesson to Liulang, Peony pulled Shiro aside to discuss the matter of looking for Zhang Wulang to help. Shiro smiled: "This is very simple, I will lead you to find him early tomorrow morning." ”

Liulang was perfunctory to He Zhizhong, listening everywhere with his ears pricked up, and when he heard that Shiro was going to take Peony to find Zhang Wulang, he immediately became interested: "I'll go too!" ”

He Zhizhong frowned and said, "What are you going to do?" "If it weren't for the fact that Rokuro still has no heir, he would have taken Rokuro to the chief of the department this time, where would he stay here?

Liulang said with a smile: "In the past, the spice shop here in Dongshi has always been taken care of by the fourth brother, and I am not familiar with it, so I am afraid that someone will bully me." Zhang Wulang is already familiar with this East Market, if I am good friends with him, those things that don't have eyes will not dare to come more, and I am also for business. ”

He Zhizhong also felt that it was reasonable to hear it, but he was still not at ease, and threatened: "All in all, I greeted you first, if you don't make it yourself, don't blame me for not being a father." ”

Liulang was very displeased when he heard this, and couldn't help but say half-coquettishly and half-complainingly: "Daddy, don't always think about playing, you are already at this age, and you know the priorities, you taught it by hand, don't you worry?" Besides, aren't there still the second and fifth brothers staring at me? ”

He Zhizhong sighed, didn't speak, and looked back at Peony: "I'm not at home, you have to be more careful, don't be tired, and spend more time with your mother when you're fine." He paused, touched Peony's hair lovingly, and whispered: "That's it, I won't say much about the rest, you have your own number." We don't deliberately climb high, but we also don't grieve ourselves, if we are good, we must grasp what we should grasp. ”

Peony couldn't help it for a while, and raised her eyes to look at He Zhizhong: "Daddy, I'm panicking now." ”

He Zhizhong frowned and took her hand: "It's noisy here, let's go, let's go to the study and talk about it." ”

Peony told He Zhizhong about the things of the past few days, and then said: "I used to be like my father said, I didn't deliberately climb high, and I didn't wronged myself, thinking that if he was really good and suitable, I wouldn't refuse, and I got along slowly, and I didn't think much about it when we both felt it was suitable." But now in this situation, I am really afraid that something like the Li family will happen again. Moreover, I don't know much about what kind of person he is, and I am a little weak-hearted. ”

Mrs. Cui still did it alone behind Li Xun and Li Yuan's back, borrowing the power of the Meng Ru people in Ningwangfu, looking dangerous, but in fact, there is a great chance of solving it. But if Zhu Guogong is replaced, it is another story. Zhu Guo's convention will not use the unreasonable and untenable method of Mrs. Cui and Meng Ruren, and may still salute first and then soldier, but if they don't know what to do, the other party has the law. There is no need to exaggerate, just harassing the He family's business every day is enough, and if you can't catch the evidence, you have no place to sue.

This is only one aspect, there is also Jiang Changyang, Peony and he have not known each other for a long time, and there are not many times when they really have contact, and they have not talked about any hearts, what life ideals they have talked about, and even many things about him She is not clear. If it is in modern times, it will take a few years to talk about it, but this is in ancient times, I have seen once, heard the good name, and even never seen or heard it can be determined for life.

The situation between her and Jiang Changyang is much better than those blind marriages and dumb marriages, so Jiang Changyang can think that he knows her well enough now, meets his requirements, is satisfied, and can marry back. But how deep and to what extent he felt for her, she couldn't know because of a few words.

In the past, whether she was facing Liu Chang or Li Xun, she generally had the upper hand, she knew Liu Chang's temperament, and she could easily provoke him and lead him by the nose; Li Xun was very familiar with her, and she didn't have to worry about Li Xun hurting her at all. But Jiang Changyang was different, his performance that day subverted her perception of him in the past. He trusts his own eyes and ears more, is not easily blinded by superficial phenomena, is bold and thick-skinned, she is not familiar with him, and it is not clear whether she can grasp him. It is unknown how far he can do to her, and whether he will hurt her.

He Zhizhong walked back and forth in the study twice with his hands behind his back, and said, "This matter is not difficult to do. There are some things you can't say, wait for me to ask. He hadn't made it clear before, and I didn't want to say much, but since he had already said it to you, he left it to me. ”

Peony hesitated a little: "Won't it be bad?" It's as if I'm pressing him...... And Zhu Guogong is also with him......"

He Zhizhong couldn't help but say funny: "What's wrong? Since he dared to say such things to my daughter and do such things, it was only natural for me, as a father, to ask him what he meant. If he is sincere, and if he is as capable as he says, you will wait for good news, and if he dares to tease my daughter, your brothers will beat him all over the ground! ”

Peony remembered that Da Lang beat Liu Chang angrily, and couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh, and reached out to hug He Zhizhong's arm and coquettishly: "It's good to have a father and a brother." Thinking about it, he added: "He also beat Liu Chang and two old fists." ”

He Zhizhong said with a smile: "It's not uncommon to dare to beat Liu Chang, Zhang Wulang also beat him." It's just that you're right, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, so you can't let your father shine these old eyes, so that I can take a look at it for you. It's been wrong once, and you can't make it wrong twice. He sighed, rubbed Peony's hair and said, "My Dan Niang, how many years can life be?" Youth passes in the blink of an eye. Daddy, I remember that I have only been to the sea a few times, and you will be older, and your mother and I will be old. Daddy is anxious for you. ”

Peony only felt that his heart was soft, sour and warm, so he leaned his head on his knees and said softly: "Daddy, I really can't bear you to go far away." ”

He Zhizhong chuckled: "Such a big person, he is always so tired, and he is not afraid of being seen by your nephews and nieces and nephews." Okay, let's go and rest early, don't you have business to do tomorrow? I'm short on time, so I have to think about how to deal with Jiang Chengfeng after I ask him out. ”