Imperial merchants? Is the Zhao family going to be an imperial businessman? Everyone looked at each other for a long time, and then they all became ecstatic, although the imperial merchant was only one more word than the ordinary merchant, but the status of the two was very different.

Shinong businessmen, businessmen have the lowest status, although there is no shortage of food and clothing, and there is more than enough, but it is still inevitable to be looked down upon, that is, the children of the family are smart, study and take scientific examinations, and they are often accused of buying fame with money. On weekdays, for the sake of business routes, in order not to be embarrassed by the government, during the New Year's Festival, officials from all walks of life are dotted out, and the silver money and gifts sent are worth more than 10,000 yuan.

But the imperial merchant is very different, with the imperial word, it is like having the sword of Shang Fang, which official dares to be embarrassed? And with the way, the children will be officials, and then they will be supported by their own money, but in a few years, they may be able to produce a five-grade official, and then the Zhao family will hand over the business to the side branch and secretly control it, and slowly the Zhao family will take off the coat of businessmen and change it to the official eunuch...

Master Zhao's face turned red with excitement, others didn't say it, it was his eldest son who was married, and the Wu family was naturally the first to take care of their house, and when the time came, the son would definitely be able to get an official and a half-job, not to mention, and his grandson would definitely have a bright future.

However, he is also a veteran of dozens of transactions, so he naturally understands the truth of buying and selling, and the exchange of interests, so he tried his best to suppress the joy and asked, "Second uncle, did Lord Wu say that there is anything that needs help from my Zhao family?" ”

The second master nodded and responded, "Lord Wu also mentioned a few words, our Zhao family's business routes are all over the country, and in the future, we may be asked to help send some letters and gifts when we transport the goods, in addition, Lord Wu also said that his subordinates are in charge of the prince's industry, if the prince needs to use silver in the future, he can raise some from our Zhao family for turnover." ”

Sending a letter gift? Raising money for the crown prince? Old Man Zhao frowned, and vaguely felt that something was wrong in his heart.

But the fifth master said happily, "Lord Wu can take charge of the property for the prince, he must be very trusted by the prince, if the head of the family becomes Lord Wu's niece and son-in-law, when the prince needs money, we will help again, and in the future, our Zhao family will be soaring, just around the corner!" ”

The third master also said, "The prince is the prince of a country, and he will not be too short of money, at this time, he will win over my Zhao family, that is, be prepared, and the prince will ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, and the benefits of our Zhao family will be great." ”

The fourth old man frowned, seeing that everyone was so happy, he poured cold water on his mouth, "It's not profitable, it's not so simple, and the brothers seem to have forgotten that the head of the family is unwilling to marry the daughter of the Wu family, and the woman he approves of is living in the Garden of Happiness, is the daughter of the Wu family willing to be a flat wife, a side wife, or even a concubine?" ”

Sure enough, everyone calmed down when they heard this, and the second old man glared and said, "The fourth can't talk nonsense, the Wu family is a scholarly family, and it is a concubine who is married, how can he be a concubine?" Master Wu said it clearly, that is, to be the wife of the head of the family and the mother of the Zhao family! ”

The fifth old man frowned, "The head of the family just agrees, and the woman in the Happy Garden will not be willing to give up the position of the wife, right?" ”

Master Zhao remembered the previous dispute, snorted coldly, and said, "What kind of wife is she, three media and six hires, there is nothing, but my Zhao family does not admit it." Originally, she was loved in the harvest year, and she gave birth to two children, thinking about giving her the title of a concubine, but she never thought that she had only enjoyed the wealth of the past few days and showed her arrogant temperament, spoiled rice and noodles for fun, and disliked the bad food at home, not to mention, even the children could not be taken care of, today the two children had stomach pain, crying for a long afternoon, what is the use of my Zhao family? ”

Several old men heard it with cold faces, and only the fourth old man argued, "No matter how bad she is, she is also the person who is loved by the head of the family, when the mainstream of the family was left behind, she also served her wholeheartedly, but now that the head of the family is not there, she was driven out of the house, it is too cold!" ”

Several old men were so accused, they were a little unable to get off the stage, and their faces were even worse, at this moment, the orchid, who had been standing at the door with her head down, stepped forward and knelt down and said, "A few old ladies, when the slave maid went to the Happy Garden today, I occasionally heard a few words, I don't know if I should say it?" ”

The third master was angry, and when he heard what she said, he said, "You are a slave and maid, what are you talking about, get out and wait!" ”

The fifth master was in the opposite tone, "Don't, third brother, this girl really has something important to say, let her talk about it." ”

Orchid hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her, and said, "The slave went to the Happy Garden today, and there was no one in the yard to serve her, so the slave and maid were curious and went to the window to listen. Well, the young lady is taking her maids to discuss, and as soon as the young master comes back, she will force the young master to go back to Lingfeng City with them, and leave the entire Zhao family behind..."

"What?" Several old men asked in surprise, the head of the family is the backbone of the Zhao family, with him, there will be a hundred years of prosperity of the Zhao family, without him, wouldn't the Zhao family have to decline like before.

The second master looked at Master Zhao's face and although it was not good, he did not show any surprise, so he asked, "Has the old master heard of this before?" ”

Master Zhao sighed, "It's not that I deliberately deceived the elders, I talked about it when I came back that day, I just thought that he couldn't let go of the woman and the child for a while, who would have thought that he still hasn't changed his mind to this day." ”

"This woman is really hateful, not only did she disturb the peace of my Zhao family, but she also kidnapped the head of the family, she really couldn't stay!" The second old man made a loud voice angrily, his old and thin fingers pinched the teacup, and his knuckles were faintly white.

The third and fifth masters also said, "The second brother is right. After speaking, he turned to the fourth master and asked, "Does the fourth brother still have to protect her?" ”

The fourth old man sighed, and finally got up and said, "I don't care about this matter, you can discuss it, just for the sake of her relationship with the head of the family, don't hurt her life, otherwise, the head of the family will definitely not be able to explain." ”

After the old man finished speaking, he went out first, sat in a sedan chair, and braved the heavy snow that fell at some point to get out of the courtyard gate, leaving a few people in the hall, frowning and silent for a long time, before Master Zhao said, "I'll deal with this matter, if the woman knows each other, give her some gold and silver to get out, if you don't know each other, hum... It comes back in abundance, and I am his own father, and he will never resent me. ”

These words are exactly what the old men want, after all, they are still a few layers behind, so they naturally don't want to offend the head of the family.

When the matter came to an end, several old men also took their leave.

The heavy snow is falling more and more urgently, and there are people who rush home at night because of something, and they can't help but sigh, how many years have not had such a big snow, is there a grievance?

In the Happy Garden, when everyone got up early, they saw that the courtyard was white, and they all felt cordial, you must know that at this time, the family did not know how many heavy snows had fallen, and it was actually the first time here.

Niuniu also forgot about her stomach ache, cheered and took the colorful clouds and the moon to run wildly in the snow, either holding the thick snow and raising it, or playing with snowballs, leaving a string of crisp laughter in the garden.

The old lady heard it in the house, hurriedly came out, called them back, took Niuniu's hand, and complained repeatedly, "Second Miss, I told you yesterday, but you forgot it?" At this time, where can it be cold, be careful that your stomach hurts more! ”

Niuniu stuck out her tongue and ran into the house to find her sister with a smoke, but was stopped by Jian Wu and Qin Xin again, and in the end she changed her clean clothes from head to toe to ensure that there was not a single snowflake, and then let her into the inner room.

Rui Xue heard that it was snowing, and looked twice in the window, and her heart was also happy, and when she saw her sister coming in, she said, "The snow scene in our garden is already so beautiful, and the blue jade lake outside the city is even more beautiful, when your brother-in-law comes back, let's go to the lake for another day." ”

Niuniu pouted, very unappreciative, "Do you have to wait for him to come back?" Sister, shall we go today? ”

Rui Xue patted her little face and said with a smile, "No, your stomach still hurts, you can't get cold, let's be honest with my sister at home first." ”

Sure enough, Niuniu blushed, twisted her handkerchief and refused to look up, Rui Xue was funny, watched the food come up, took everyone to eat, and then surrounded the two children tightly, and went out of the garden to the main courtyard.

Master Zhao half-lowered his eyes, sat on the main seat, didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, and slowly changed it with two walnuts in both hands, which Rui Xue found for him some time ago, saying that it was good for his body, and he tried it in his spare time, but he also felt that his hands were much more flexible.

Orchid stood in front of the door and waited, and when she saw Ruixue and the others entering the courtyard, she said, "Master, people are here." ”

Old Man Zhao raised his head, his eyes swept over the two big red brocade swaddling clothes, and a layer of warm color appeared on his face, but when he looked at the child's mother again, he immediately became cold again.

A flash of pride flashed in Orchid's eyes, and she opened the door and let Rui Xue and everyone in.

Rui Xue saluted the old man first, and before he could speak, the old man said, "Let Orchid take the child down first, you push me to the side room, there are some things to deal with." ”

Rui Xue was stunned for a moment, and wanted to ask something, but Orchid had already stepped forward to pick up the filial brother in her arms, and said in her mouth, "Don't worry, young lady, let me hand it over to me first." ”

Rui Xue raised her eyebrows, turned around and handed the child to the old grandmother and said, "Mama, you take care of the child first, wait for me." ”

"Yes, miss." The old lady picked up the child and looked at the orchid with a smile, "Orchid girl, find a warm room, let's sit down, the little masters can't be cold." ”

Orchid was embarrassed by Rui Xue's face, and she was very annoyed, but she still said patiently, "What the old lady said is that it is warm in the east wing, let's go there." ”

As she spoke, she led everyone out of the house and into the east wing.

Master Zhao coughed twice and said, "Let's go, push me to the West Chamber." ”

Rui Xue responded, stepped forward and pushed the wheelchair, carefully crossed the threshold, and walked along the verandah to the west wing, although she couldn't guess what the old man had planned, but for her, it would not be a good thing.