Youzhou, Li's house, under a tall plane tree, there is a comfortable cloth recliner, Li Zhiyuan's grandfather Li Qingshan is lying there looking at an idle book, and a little guy is helping him beat his legs diligently. On the small table on one side, there is a peony flower box filled with gold paint, which contains small snacks and preserves. Not far away, beside the bamboo poles, two maids were briskly boiling water and making tea.

Hearing a creak at the door, a subordinate crept in, walked to a halt not far from the chaise longue, and shouted, "Old club!" ”

"Is it really the Ye family?" A deep voice came from behind the book.

"Yes, the old owner, according to the person who came back from the inquiry, the four shops were opened at the same time, and they were taken care of by Ye Yuan and the three old servants of his family, and they have been guarding here for half a month after they first opened, and they only went back after the business was stable, and now there are two hairy children watching. Ye Yuan and they had been in the city before, and although there were not many people who knew them now, they were definitely not mistaken. The servant replied respectfully.

"It's enlightened!" The old man smiled and muttered in a low voice, "But it's still not as good as the Wang family!" ”

"The old club, the villain also inquired about two things, related to the Ye family."

"Oh...... let's hear it!"

"The eldest sister of the Ye family is married, and it is said that she is the son of a private school gentleman hired by a neighbor, and now she has the status of a showman." The man paused at this point, but the old man didn't react, so he continued, "There is one more thing, I'm not sure if it's true. It is rumored that the Ye family only received a holy decree a few days ago, rewarded 10,000 taels of silver, and gave Ye Yuan a status and three anonymous letters of recommendation from the country's eunuch. ”

"Guozi's letter of recommendation?" Hearing this, the lying old man finally moved, "Is this serious?" ”

"I'm not sure yet, the little one has already sent someone to Hewan Village to inquire, I believe there will be news soon?" The servant replied.

"It shouldn't be true!" The old man thought about it and shook his head, his grandson is still Xie Yuan of a province, if there is no way to go to the capital, he can't enter the Guozijian, what kind of ability will the Ye family have, can he get three letters of recommendation? Or bearer, how is that possible? He doesn't believe it at all, as for the holy decree or something, it's even more nonsense, what the Ye family is like, doesn't he know it? Old Man Ye has some skills, but not only did he see the wrong person, but he also stupidly filled himself in, originally thought that he would hide something, but he waited for several years without moving.

It was because of the suspicions in his heart that he acquiesced to the fact that the fourth daughter-in-law wanted to marry her mother's family, but left and right, the Ye family was not only not developed, but went downhill, and there was a useless relative, which really wasted his time. But it's nothing, originally he was going to wait for Zhiyuan to take the Jinshi exam before he was married, but he didn't expect that his grandson was too good, and he helped him find a good granddaughter-in-law before he could take the exam.

And the proposal went very smoothly, and the woman didn't take Jiao, of course, he also knows the current affairs, so naturally he won't take it seriously that his parents really fancy the talent of his grandson, and the grandson's talent must be there, but there are more talented people in the capital, at the beginning of the new dynasty, there is a shortage of talents everywhere in the imperial court, and there are many states and provinces in the country, and there are fewer talents?

So he persuaded several other children in the family to prepare a generous dowry for the Wang family, but in fact, there was no need to convince them, their Li family cultivated a scholar, isn't this the reason? Sure enough, he must be close to the Wang family, the business is easy to do, and the gate of the Guozijian is also easy to enter, the most obvious thing is that when he returned to this Youzhou City, there were more people who befriended him, and when Zhiyuan was admitted to Xie Yuan, although they also befriended the Li family, they were also wait-and-see, where was the slightest stammer? But now? Hehe!

Mrs. Li took a sip of the freshly brewed tea made by the maid, and felt that her body and mind were comfortable, full of ambition, and sang a minor tune briskly, "Walnuts in July and plough in August, and persimmons are red in September, red skin!" ……”

"Dad, are you there?"

Just as he was humming happily, a shout rang out outside the door. The interrupted old lady Li didn't have a good breath, "Come in, you're not dead!" ”

It was Li Zhiyuan's father, Li Shilang, who came in, and he strode up to his father's side, and said with a smile: "Why is my father so angry, who made you angry, you tell your son, see if I don't break his legs." ”

Old Lady Li didn't bother to pay attention to him, and said straightly, "If you have something to say, don't be poor!" ”

"Dad, have you heard?" Li Shilang pulled a stool and sat down, leaned over and said to his father: "Ye Yuan, my brother-in-law, he was rewarded by the emperor, saying that he was liked by the emperor because he played the right words. Not to mention the money, he was even rewarded with the status of a lifter, so that he could directly participate in the examination! ”

"Is your information reliable?" Li Qingshan waited for the news twice for a while, and couldn't help but pay attention to it, put the teacup away, and slowly got up and sat up, "Gang Xiaotie also reported this, saying that he was not sure whether it was true or not." ”

"I'm sure it's true, Dad." Li Shilang said, "Didn't Yanran go out for breakfast this morning?" It's the spicy soup that has become popular recently, and then I heard people talk about this in the store, so I specially asked the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper said that there was such a thing. ”

"So you know that the store is owned by your brother-in-law?" Li Qingshan said, "Why didn't you mention this?" ”

"I only found out today! I'm not going to tell you about it. Li Shilang said, his father said that it was okay, but if you don't tell him any news, he will still be scolded for being bloody, so he will hurry over when he knows this!

"You know that today, too?" Li Qingshan looked his son up and down, and saw that he didn't seem to be a fake, so he couldn't help but sneer: "You only found out today, what are you proud of, everyone has been open for more than a month." The nearest one is only two miles away from our house, and no one will tell you, what do you think you have to be happy about?

Moreover, other people's daughters have already been married, and they didn't tell you, right? This is clearly not treating you as relatives! ”

"Can you blame me? It's not because of you! Li Shilang muttered. But as soon as I finished muttering here, when I saw my father's unkind eyes, I immediately wilted, and said: "I'm not happy for Jin Niang, besides, breaking the bones and connecting the tendons, Jin Niang and Ye Yuan are compatriots and flesh and blood, this will be angry, and it will be good to wait for a while." ”

After realizing it, he said: "Yunjin is married, who is it?" Don't be sure to wronged the child. Then he sighed and said, "Father, in fact, I really want Yunjin to be my daughter-in-law, but it's just ...... Alas! ”

"It's far away from being an official when you get a reward, so don't think about what you have or don't have." Li Qingshan persuaded his son, "Don't feel sorry for his family, just give more gift money when his children get married, it's only to blame their father for not being angry, guarding a broken village and not moving his nest." I hope he seizes this opportunity and doesn't waste it again, otherwise what good relatives can the children find? ”

"That's all there is to it!" Li Shilang lowered his head and sighed.