Coming out of the gate of Zeng Ruiqing's house, Shen sighed and said, "It's a shame that your father didn't come, but it's okay to save him from being sad." ”

Ziqing and they hadn't walked a few steps, that is, they had just arrived at Aunt Zhou's house diagonally opposite the door, and when they met Zeng Ruiqing, who seemed to have come back from the field, and was still carrying a urine bucket on his shoulder, Shen stood up first and called "big brother", Ziqing and Lin Kangping had to stand still and called "Big Daddy." ”

Zeng Ruiqing darkened his face and said, "Don't, I can't afford it, can any of you remember such a poor big brother and big daddy?" Isn't this a smear on your face? Let's return to the bridge, the road is good, and the second child doesn't want to enter this door again. ”

Zeng Ruiqing was annoyed that Zeng Ruixiang had ignored the Tian family for the past two years, and he hadn't even seen a figure, let alone any benefits. However, he couldn't pull down his face to beg Zeng Ruixiang, plus Ziquan was also very angry, he didn't read much, he didn't spend much money, and his life was naturally getting harder and harder, he attributed all this to Zeng Ruixiang's lack of brotherhood, ignoring his big brother's face, and not helping him. Zeng Ruiqing was angry in his heart, and naturally saw that Shen and Ziqing did not have a good face.

Shen Shi listened and said: "Since the eldest brother and mother have said so, in the future, we will not use it." Qing'er, Kangping, let's go. ”

Shen was walking quickly in front of him, and when he met the third mother-in-law coming out of the courtyard, he asked, "Have you come to see her?" ”

Seeing that Shen's expression was wrong, the third mother-in-law grabbed Shen and asked, "What's wrong?" Ugly for you again? ”

Shen said: "It's just right, let Sanniang give me a witness." So he learned what he had just done and said, "I said that they would support their old age." We came to deliver things, but it was just for the sake of the old man who left, and now that they are all in this attitude, what else are we going to do? Co-authoring to spend money and still be angry? And look at their faces? Sanniang, don't persuade me in the future. ”

The third mother-in-law sighed when she heard this. said: "These two people have been confused all their lives, don't worry about them." In the future, if you don't want to come, let the children come, and don't be angry with the fools, go back and rest first. ”

When Ziqing returned home, Zeng Ruixiang looked at Shen's face, and knew that he was angry without asking. sighed: "It's all my fault, I thought that this academy was going to open, they were all from the villagers, and they didn't know the inside story, if we said it, we didn't go there to show our faces for two years." It's always the reputation that has been damaged, that's why you let this trip go. In this case, it's okay to fight not to have this bad reputation, in the future, we won't go, why bother to suffer this anger? ”

Shen Shi listened and said, "I know what you mean, otherwise, I wouldn't have made this trip." I've figured it out, later. None of us are going. ”

While the family was talking, Xiaobai came in and said, "The New Year's gift from the capital is here." ”

Ziqing and Lin Kangping hurriedly greeted them, one each of the people around Zifu and Zixi, pulling a carriage of things, and letters from several of them. Ziqing hurriedly took the letter and gave it to Zeng Ruixiang.

This Chinese New Year, they can't come back, the child is too young, the road toss for a long time, and they can't live at home for a few days, and, the most important thing is that after Zilu and Zi Ji decided to take the township test, whether they are in or not, they want to develop in the capital for a few years, which is also the meaning of Zifu and Zixi, and the brothers will be together in the future, and Zeng Ruixiang and Shen will be taken away, and the family in the province will be separated.

As for Huishan Academy, Zifu means that it will be opened in a few years, and when Zilu and Ziji have more life experience and life experience, they will also have some fame, and it will not be too late to open the academy again.

The final meaning is to wait for the filial piety period next year, so that Zeng Ruixiang, Shen and Ziqing's family can hurry into Beijing, and these two little guys will stay, wait for the beginning of spring, and escort Zeng Ruixiang and Shen into Beijing.

Shen listened to Zeng Ruixiang finish reading the letter and asked, "This Lu'er and Jian'er won't go home for the New Year in the capital?" ”

"Mother, the child is too young to live for a few days, I guess I want to save some time and study hard. In a few months, you will be able to enter Beijing to meet them. Ziqing said.

"Aren't you going to leave?" Zeng Ruixiang asked.

Ziqing was really hard to answer this question for a while, so she said vaguely: "This, I'll talk about it then." Now Kangping's focus is in Yuecheng, and we haven't thought about what to do next. ”

"That's not possible, your family stays here, I'm not at ease. To walk together. Shen said.

Ziqing didn't speak when she heard this, but asked Zeng Ruixiang, this Huishan, what are you going to do now.

Zeng Ruixiang thought for a while and said: "Take out a family from your village and be responsible for the flowers, plants and fruit trees in Huishan, the income is still secondary, and the most important thing is to take care of these servants." ”

"Simply, in the future, all the flowers and trees in this Huishan will be handed over to him, let him wrap them, how many silver taels will be given to you a year, and the rest will belong to him, how can he not be unsatisfied?" Ziqing proposed.

Zeng Ruixiang listened to the full mouth of approval, and several people discussed the question of where to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and in the end, it was decided that each would eat separately, Ziqing could not go back to his mother's house, Zeng Ruixiang was still filial piety, and he could not be at his daughter's house, so he could only live separately.

After discussing these, Ziqing went home.

The next day, Ziqing was closing the tent in the study in the inner courtyard, and Lin Kangping was not at home. The accounts of Orange Garden and Kangzhuang have to be looked at every month, especially at the end of the year, there are quite a lot of miscellaneous things. Because Ziqing not only has to calculate a year's income, but also prepares red envelopes for her subordinates.

Zeng Ruixiang specially came to the inner courtyard to look for Ziqing, Ziqing was a little surprised, but he also guessed that Zeng Ruixiang came to find Ziqing for the matter of entering Beijing.

Sure enough, Zeng Ruixiang held the teacup and rubbed the lid of the cup, Ziqing saw it and asked, "Dad is here to ask me why I don't want to enter Beijing, right?" ”

Zeng Ruixiang looked up at Ziqing and said with a smile: "It's not my daughter, before my father opened his mouth, I knew what my father was going to say." What Dad means is that you don't always have to think about the things of the year, after all, who can rest assured that a woman with a one-sided relationship will be in the middle for ten years? Also, in the past ten years, you have not been the same as before, and when you meet again, people will not recognize you or not? ”

Ziqing thought for a while and said, "Actually, the incident back then should be in the past. Who would want a mother of five unless he's crazy? A woman who has a child can't fit anything else in her heart. You can rest assured of this dad. It's just that the matter of Yuecheng, because of that Chen Governor's Mansion, is still quite variable, and it is estimated that Kang Ping may not be able to walk away for a while. If you want me to say, it's really not good, Dad, it's the same if you go first, on my side, I said that I want to let go, there are really a lot of things, and I have to wait for him to come back and call the shots. ”

Zeng Ruixiang listened and said: "I think Lin Kangping should also take Shurui back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, after so many years, he hasn't worshiped yet, right?" I'm afraid that the Lin family should also have an opinion. ”

Ziqing didn't think about this question, if Lin Kangping went to the capital, he also went to worship a few times, but Shurui really hasn't been there, and he hasn't been on the family tree yet.

"Dad, when Kangping comes back, I'll discuss it with him."

Zeng Ruixiang listened and put down the teacup in his hand, and looked at Ziqing's study, which Ziqing was partitioned from the second bedroom, which was convenient for her to write books and settle accounts. Zeng Ruixiang smiled: "You really pulled a lot of words from your second brother, so that it looks like a study." ”

"Daddy mean, I used to be just a vulgar guy covered in copper?" Ziqing asked, holding Zeng Ruixiang's arm.

"Messing around with Dad again? Not to mention, your second brother's words have really grown, your second brother can endure hardships, and he has a bit of talent for practicing calligraphy, now, I really don't have to worry about them, in the future, with his good hand, he can also support himself. ”

Of course, it's just to make a living, if you want to live well, it's not enough to just sell words, how many masters can live a worry-free life by selling words when they are alive?

After Zeng Ruixiang left, Ziqing fell into deep thought, this capital, it seems that it is necessary to go, who would have thought that the unreachable capital would become the second home of the Zeng family, Ziqing remembered the embarrassment when he first came, and could only sigh that the world is impermanent.

When Ziqing was struggling, Xiaofen came over and said that Ah Tu and Ah Shui were back, and they came back with Lin Kangping, Ziqing then knew that Lin Kangping had calculated that a few of them should enter the door these days, and knew that they brought a lot of things, so he led Lin Fu to the Linjiang Wharf in Anzhou City every day to wait. Coming from the waterway of Yuecheng, it is not frozen, but it is slower than the land route.

Ziqing just went out of the second gate, Ah Tu and Ah Shui also entered the courtyard gate, and when they saw Ziqing hurriedly kowtowing, Ziqing instructed Xiaobai to inform Wen Pozi that he would give Ah Tu and Ah Shui the wind today, and be sure to be rich.

Lin Kangping nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and instructed Xiao Yu to verify and register the things in the warehouse, most of which were cotton cloth, which were used to make clothes for the subordinates of Qingyuan and the unmarried men and women of Kangzhuang all year round. In addition, there are a small number of valuable clothes, jewelry, and Western gadgets, which Ziqing found.

Ziqing knew that this time they could come back smoothly, Lin Kangping was also relieved, after all, it was the first time his ship went to sea, how could he not worry about it? Money is one thing, and the safety of personnel is another, so these days, Lin Kangping often goes to the dock to wait.

Lin Kangping handed over the account books and silver tickets to Ziqing for accounting, Ziqing pointed to the 20,000 taels of silver tickets in his hand, and said secretly, the profits from exports and imports are really huge, basically one round trip, you can earn back the cost of half a ship, and you can do at least two round-trips a year, and you will recover the cost. It is strange that Lin Kangping always wants to make foreign business, and in ancient times when the transportation conditions were extremely backward, this imported product was even more scarce and expensive. Ziqing had to admit that this Lin Kangping did have a bit of a business mind.

After Ah Tu and Ah Shui came back, Lin Kangping's mind was also put down, and he took the people in his family to start decorating the Qing Garden, red lanterns, red couplets, and red window flowers. ”

On this Chinese New Year's Eve, Ziqing was worried that Zeng Ruixiang and Shen's side was too lonely, so she sent Xiaofen, Xiaobai, Ah Tu and Ah Shui over to accompany Zeng Ruixiang and Shen to laugh. Fortunately, it was only two days, and since the second year of junior high school, Ziqing's family returned to their parents' house, and left Shurui and a few people at their parents' house to live with them. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )