With Xin Zixuan running in from it, Li Xunzhuo's matter was quickly settled, and it happened that the army urgently needed to purchase a batch of cotton clothes and shoes, and asked Li Xunzhuo if he could prepare all the goods, and then let him send them directly to Liangcheng, and other matters, including reporting, would be handed over to Xin Maoshan to deal with. This made Li Xunzhuo and his wife very happy, and immediately went to prepare, but fortunately, the goods that came up from the south did not find a buyer, so they immediately transferred to northern Sichuan.

In winter, there were several hailstorms in a row, and the originally good weather was the most suitable for drying quilts and cotton clothes. The wind in northern Sichuan is not as good as the Central Plains, and it can't be compared with the capital, and the wind is followed by heavy snow. If it snows, it's better, but I'm most afraid that the snow will melt in spring, and the temperature will be really cold and unbearable. If it is reported to the court and then deployed, I am afraid that summer will come.

Shaohua did not forget to remind Li Xunzhuo to bring more specialties from the Jiangnan area, including tea. Even if the people in northern Sichuan don't want it, the people in Liangcheng will like it, not to mention that there are many Hu merchants in the Western Regions. For the sake of prudence, Li Xunzhuo decided to send it over in person, but the Ling family refused at first, worried that Li Xunzhuo would not be used to it. But Li Xunzhuo insisted, saying that this time he had to go by himself no matter what, so that he could have an explanation to General Dingxi, and he still planned to do it in the long run.

In the end, the Ling family had no choice but to agree to Li Xunzhuo's gentle coaxing, and it was inevitable that he would ask for all kinds of advice.

When Li Ge Lao heard about this, he was silent for half an hour, and then looked at him seriously: "You have to be clear, if you go on this road, what will Hachiro do in the future?" "Although there is no discrimination against businessmen today, after all, Shinong industry and commerce, businessmen still fall last. The Li family also tossed in Beijing for many years before Li Ge Lao climbed to his current status, but some people will still laugh at them for starting from the Jin merchants.

"Please rest assured, Daddy, I'm just going to visit, this time the general has helped us so much. Although he and his eldest brother are in-laws, the bridge is the bridge and the road is the road, and this favor cannot be said so. In the future, I will let the Cui family run, he still has the character of his two sons, and my father is also clear. Regarding Li Xunzhuo's statement, Li Ge Lao was very appreciative.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Ge Lao stroked his beard and bowed his head slightly, which could be regarded as acquiescence.

"You say this is Wu Niang's idea?" Li Ge Lao suddenly mentioned Shaohua, which made Li Xunzhuo a little surprised, and he hurriedly replied respectfully: "My father-in-law once told me in his early years that Wu Niang was only born at that time. Now it is thanks to General Dingxi's family business, otherwise it would never be so easy. Wu Niang has been with her husband since she was a child, and she thinks that she has heard too much before she mentions it. ”

Li Ge Lao nodded, but he didn't speak, and waited for half a pillar of incense before he said, "Let her come over more freely, and Mama Rong will also praise her in front of me." "The implication is that I am very happy with this granddaughter, but I am not familiar with her, so I want to let her walk around more.

Li Gelao's words made Li Xunzhuo almost dance with joy, and he should have said yes.

But the person concerned was not so happy, since seeing her sisters' talents, Shaohua thought that even if she learned from scratch, I am afraid that she would not be able to learn one-tenth of them. It's just that Li Ge didn't take her homework seriously that time, which was enough for her to face it. If this is face-to-face alone, she is only afraid of showing her feet, and it will be a shame for Li Ge Lao to find out that she is actually not as good as others say.

Ling urged a few times, but Shaohua always played haha, and whenever he had spare time, he picked up the pipa to practice music, under the pretext that Mama Rong let her learn it newly.

"I heard that the general likes Shou Mei and Qi Hong, Daddy might as well bring some too, it's a thank you gift." Shaohua never forgot to mention Li Xunzhuo every once in a while, which made Li Xunzhuo cry and laugh. "I think this thank you gift is not expensive, it is more expensive, it is to be able to do what it likes, it is serious."

"Now it's going to be weird, let you go to Taiheyuan, you either have a headache, or your stomach is uncomfortable, how can you have so many things to do with a little lady." Li Xunzhuo's love for Shaohua made everyone else a little surprised.

The most delicious is naturally Jinhua.

It has always been her who has been treated by Li Xunzhuo, and now Li Xunzhuo smiles more at Wanhua than at her, let alone Shaohua.

"The fifth sister is afraid that her grandfather will test her homework." Thinking that Shaohuahui did not have as many poems and books as himself, Jinhua's heart was better. "Last time, my grandfather asked the fifth sister to memorize a caviar theory, and the fifth sister was so nervous that she couldn't memorize it several times, but I and the third sister helped pick it up."

Shaohua glared at her, and actually made her trouble. That time, not only could she not carry it, but because she was too nervous, she almost softened her feet and stumbled a step. Fortunately, she stood firm and didn't get out of trouble, but it was enough to make her embarrassed.

"Qi Niang, it's not a good habit to say bad things about my sister in front of my father." Compared with Jinhua, Wanhua is still used to listing her compatriots and sisters in her camp, in short, the enemy's enemy is our friend, and it is our comrade-in-arms who can make the enemy embarrassed.

"The third sister heard it wrong, how could I say bad things." Jinhua was extremely resentful at the moment why the Su family didn't give birth to a few, at least he wouldn't lose in such an embarrassing position.

"Okay, don't worry too much about each other, just live in harmony. Tomorrow I will go out, and you sisters must get along well, and don't cause trouble to your mother! Li Xunzhuo lowered his face, and the three girls all agreed obediently, which made him feel very useful. It should be a family with harmonious wives and concubines and filial children.

Jinhua didn't think so, she only knew that when she learned that Li Xunzhuo was going to leave home for a long time, and she was afraid that she would not be able to rush back until Chinese New Year's Eve, Su Shi cried all night.

It's not because he is reluctant to leave Li Xunzhuo's home, nor is it because he is afraid that he will suffer from the cold outside, but if Li Xunzhuo leaves, this family will be completely up to the Ling family. A few days ago, Su Shi finally couldn't help being lonely, and he couldn't pretend to be compromised, considerate and generous, and stood pitifully at the intersection waiting for Li Xunzhuo in the cold weather. When the person arrived, he also gave herself frostbite, and Li Xunzhuo sent her back to Huansiyuan in distress. Su Shi trembled all over his body, and forced a smile on his face, insisting that Li Xunzhuo return to Xiyuan, saying that he just missed him too much and couldn't help but want to take a look.

Su Shi was already so pitiful to me, but now he is sick again, and he secretly ran out because he missed him too much, so how could Li Xunzhuo let go. Su rarely speaks seriously in front of Li Xunzhuo and his wife, let alone put on a score, so it makes people feel that she is always so weak and not frightened.

Shaohua asked the Ling family curiously, if the Su family had always been like this, then how did he serve Li Xunzhuo as a maid before he raised his aunt, and it was impossible for Mrs. Li to let a weak and sick man take Li Xunzhuo with him.

Ling gritted his teeth and scolded: "It is said that she was famous for being considerate and lively back then, and she knew how to be amorous, and your father was so fascinated. ”

Shaohua slandered in his heart, this can only be said that Su's acting skills are strong and his means are good, and he simply didn't toss out any moths that transgress the rules, which is not bad.

Speaking of acting, after Shaohua excused herself to be unwell several times, she was finally overwhelmed by Wanhua, and dragged her to Taiheyuan, saying that if she escaped again, she would go directly to Li Gelao to expose her lies. Shaohua naturally didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he had to obediently follow.

"Grandfather, Wu Niang and I have come to greet you." Wanhua walked in with Shaohua, saw Li Ge Lao Wei open his eyelids, and looked at them. Wanhua hurriedly pulled Shaohua over, and said with a smile: "Grandfather, you have to talk about her well, the last time you asked for an endorsement, she couldn't remember, so she was embarrassed." I thought she was afraid of being tested by her grandfather, but she ended up practicing the song, saying that she wanted to play it for her grandfather. ”

Shaohua raised his head suddenly, and looked directly at Wanhua, which one is this, please talk about it before selling her.

"Playing music?" Li Ge Lao lifted his spirits, turned over and sat up, looked at Shaohua and asked, "Yesterday, Qi Niang came over to play a song "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" for me, what are you going to play today?" ”

Only then did Shaohua know that Jinhua had already come to take the lead, and it seemed that the effect was good, otherwise Wanhua would not be in such a hurry to pull her over.

"Wu Niang, you quickly show your grandfather the music you practiced recently, grandfather thinks it's good, maybe he can take you into the palace." Saying that, Chu He walked up with Shaohua's pipa in his arms, making Shaohua stunned, Wanhua hurriedly pulled Shaohua's sleeves, and said in a low voice: "Don't be stupid, let Qi Niang come out, it's not good for you." ”

Although I didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the Wanhua gourd, looking at Li Gelao's interested appearance, he had to sit down with the pipa in his arms. After a little thought, my fingers touched the strings, as if they were natural, and the sound of the piano came out.

As soon as Li Ge saw the pipa, his eyes were already bright, and then he looked at Shaohua's posture holding the pipa, the flowing fingering, and the gurgling tune flowing out of her green and jade fingers, it turned out to be a song "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", which was a completely different feeling from Jinhua's guzheng.

After the song was played, Li Ge Lao listened attentively, and it took a long time to return to his soul.

"Mama Rong praised you for your talent and intelligence, but it was different from the vulgar, I thought she was a false praise." Li Ge sat still, and his expression of smiling and unsmiling made Shaohua a little restless, and he always felt that he could see through that she was no longer the original Shaohua in her bones. "You didn't learn this tune for me, did you?"

"I learned it early in the morning." Shaohua looked up at him, not daring to lie at all, so he had to nod. Wanhua looked annoyed and stomped her feet, angry that she didn't know how to please.

"Okay, Sanniang, I know you don't want Qi Niang to come out, but you didn't ask Wu Niang what she meant, so you wanted to push her into the palace, do you know that the palace is not as good as at home." Li Ge Lao said, the end was soft, and he didn't dare to make a mistake when he heard it.

Wanhua snorted: "Qi Niang is just a concubine, if she is allowed to come forward, I don't know, I don't know, there is no one in our family." Besides, this time it was for the second prince to choose a concubine, and Qi Niang would not have been selected anyway. ”

She also overheard that there was a banquet in the Lantern Festival Palace, and the emperor appointed several respected ministers to enter the palace to accompany them, and Li Ge was also among them. Listening to the tone, it seemed that he intended to marry the second prince, so he said that he could bring the lady who had not left the cabinet into the palace together, and Jinhua didn't know where the news came from, so he immediately took the opportunity to present a song. She didn't dare to hope to climb to the royal palace, but if she could enter the palace, it would be more beautiful than anything else. Wanhua is not interested in the palace, but she wants to cut down any ladder that Jinhua can climb up.

"Who said I had to take my lady into the palace?" Elder Li Ge laughed.

Wanhua was speechless for a moment, Li Ge Lao really didn't say who he would take into the palace, and even he himself didn't say anything about going into the palace.

Elder Li Ge didn't go to see her, but looked at Shaohua and asked, "Wu Niang is willing to go to the palace with me for a banquet?" ”

Shaohua thought for a while, "If it is to accompany my grandfather into the palace, Wu Niang is willing, if there are other purposes, then I don't want it." "She had never been interested in the palace, let alone going to a banquet.

Li Ge Lao was puzzled: "Why is this?" ”

Shaohua hesitated for a moment and decided to do what he liked, "As the third sister said, this banquet, I'm afraid that the saint wants to choose a concubine for the second prince." My grandfather had no intention of getting involved in the affairs between the princes, and if I was unfortunately chosen, wouldn't it be against my grandfather's wishes? ”

Li Ge Lao suddenly smiled and said, "Are you really just for me?" ”

Shaohua shook his head, "Not sure!" Sure enough, she still couldn't lie, she sighed: "Actually, I don't want to, although I probably don't have that good luck, but more things are better than less, those things in the palace, I don't want to join in the fun." After Shaohua finished speaking, he saw Wanhua's frightened and hopeless expression, thinking that he had said the wrong thing, and he was immediately so nervous that he didn't dare to speak again.

Unexpectedly, Li Ge Lao laughed loudly: "Hahaha, your temperament is really more and more similar to your grandfather, and you are worthy of being the lady he raised." That's right, more things are better than less, and I won't go to join in the fun of those things in the palace. Li Ge Lao looked at Shaohua and was obviously relieved, and felt funny, "Mama Rong said that you have finished practicing a piece of music in half a month, and you will have nothing to play with me in the future." ”

"Can you just play the piano without endorsement?" Shaohua reconfirmed.

Li Ge didn't plan how much Shaohua could read in Pu'an for a long time, but he didn't care, "It's okay not to endorse books, but you still have to learn what you should learn, Mama Rong is about to leave in the spring, and you can't relax half a point before that." ”

"As long as you don't endorse it, let me do anything!" Shaohua said with a smile.

I knew that I could not endorse it if I played the pipa to Li Gelao, and she could come over every day.