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The door of the study was gently pushed open, Chu Shi walked in with a chuckle, looked at the inkstone that was broken into pieces on the ground, his expression moved slightly, and he nodded with a smile and said: "Nan'er is back, your father has been talking about you since last night, and my ears are almost calloused when I hear it." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Chu greeted him with a smile, and Chu Nan naturally did not look at it without interest, and bowed down gently to say hello.

Chu Yuan looked at the ink on the table, covered it with white paper quietly, as if he wasn't angry just now, frowned and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Chu Shi raised his feet and stepped over the broken inkstone on the ground, and said softly: "I heard a noise in the house outside, and I was afraid that you two would quarrel again, so I came over to take a look." ”

Chu Nan sighed and shook his head, silent.

Chu Yuan also frowned, waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, you can all go down if there is nothing to do, I still have a lot of official business to deal with in a while." ”

Chu hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "All the families in Jiangnan are competing for the business left by Hebisheng, and I also asked people to take a copy, but it's a pity that Nan'er came back early, otherwise with Nan'er's prestige in Jiangnan, he can naturally get more." ”

Chu Yuan glanced at Chu Nan, who had a faint look on his face, and said with a gloomy face: "The matter of Hebisheng depends on Your Majesty's thoughts, what are you doing at this time? ”

The Chu family has been in charge of the Chu family for many years, and he is not afraid of Chu Yuan's anger, and said softly: "You men only care about spending a lot outside, but you don't know that silver doesn't come out of thin air. The New Year is coming to an end, the Chu family also has to save face, and it costs money to usher in the few people who are sent to it, Yue'er has also reached the age of marriage, Chu Ping and Chu Qing are going out to work, and all kinds of expenses in the family are too much, if you don't want to find some ways to make money, how to do it. ”

Chu Yuan never had much concept of money, and after hearing this, he frowned and said: "You are also taking care of the Chu family's old mansion now, the annual income there is enough to spend, don't contaminate too much unclean money." ”

Seeing that Chu Nan was leaving, the Chu family hurriedly stopped him, ignored Chu Yuan, and said to Chu Nan with a smile: "Nan'er, I heard that you are more familiar with the Liu family in Jiangnan, why don't you go and say hello to Liu Tian, and ask him to give more to the Chu family, now that the head of the Liu family has been elected as the head of each family, he has this power." ”

Chu Yuan was a little annoyed, but he couldn't do anything about the Chu family, who had been talking about the old and young of the Chu family, so he turned his head with a cold snort.

Chu Nan frowned, and said slowly: "This is not appropriate, Jingzhou is not as good as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is not rich in grain, what should I do if I take a share but can't get food? ”

Chu Shi thought that he had said all the good things to Chu Nan today, and when he heard Chu Nan's refusal, his face was a little unhappy, and he said lightly: "Your father and son only spend money but don't know that there is no money in the family now, just say Nan'er, if you pay the money to the family for the redemption of the Oiran, there will be no shortage of expenses in the family for at least three years, and I will not keep saying these unflattering words." ”

Chu Nan sighed, looked at the unhappy Chu clan and shook his head: "I ransomed Guan He, and I didn't ask the family for a tael of silver." If the family is really short of money, I won't pretend not to see it, and I will let people send 10,000 taels of silver over, and the needs of the New Year and the second and fourth brothers leaving Beijing are enough.

Speaking, he paused, and continued: "Yue'er's family affairs, I said a long time ago, I will be responsible. But how exactly it depends on Yue'er's thoughts, as for the dowry, it will be according to the standard of the princess's marriage, in short, it will not make Yue'er worse than others, and it will not make the Chu family lose face. ”

Chu Yuan looked at Chu Nan, who was neither humble nor arrogant, with a complicated expression, and said slowly: "It cost 100,000 taels of silver to redeem that Oiran, where did you get so much silver?"

Chu Nan sighed and said, "After all, I have my own way, and I won't cause trouble to the Chu family." If it's okay, I'll go down and see Yue'er and the ancestor first. ”

Chu Shi heard that Chu Nan had spent 100,000 taels of silver by default, and he felt a little uncomfortable, and he didn't care that Chu Nan was responsible for Chu Yue's marriage, and when he heard Chu Nan casually take out 10,000 taels of silver, he was even more shocked, and said casually: "A few days ago, Yangmei complained to me, saying that you went to Jiangnan and took away most of the silver in the courtyard, why did you ............ it?"

Chu Nan frowned, not wanting the Chu family to think that Yangmei had deceived her, so she said lightly: "I got this ten thousand taels when I was in Jiangnan, and now it is in Guan He's hands." Now Yangmei really has no silver in her hands. ”

After speaking, Chu Nan also went to see the faces of Chu Yuan and the others, and strode out.

In the house, the Chu family complained to Chu Yuan in a low voice, what Chu family has raised Chu Nan for so many years, and now he is willing to spend money for a Qinglou woman, but he is unwilling to contribute to the family, Chu Yuan felt that the Chu family has worked hard to take care of the Chu family over the years, and he is not willing to say more, just frowning and listening silently.

Out of Chu Yuan's study, Chu Nan saw a figure flashing not far away, and found that it was Guo Zhong, the current steward of the Chu family's old mansion, who disappeared at the end of the corridor in a dodge, seemingly deliberately avoiding himself.

Chu Nan didn't care, pretended not to see the person's small movements, walked over with an indifferent face, and walked towards Chu Yue's residence.

After a few months of cultivation, the old lady of the Chu family has improved a lot, but it is cold in the north, and Chu Yue is very tight, so she is only allowed to let the old lady go to the yard when it is warm around noon, but at this time, she is mostly recuperating in the house.

Chu Yue smiled as Chu Nan came in, stretched out her hand and said, "What about the gift promised me?"

Chu Nan looked at the naughty blinking girl, opened her hand slightly, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few months, doesn't it mean that you are welcome?"

Although the Chu family has many children, it is special for Chu Yue and Chu Nan.

Chu Yue's mother died early when she was a child, she has always been by the old lady's side, and she is the only girl in the family, and she has always been lonely and has no playmate. And Chu Nan's mother drifted away after giving birth to Chu Nan, Chu Nan has been a little withdrawn since he was a child, but he is somewhat similar to Chu Yue. Other children such as Chu An and Chu Ping all have their mother's love, only Chu Yue and Chu Nan have the same disease, and in the end they play together.

Chu Yue's little face was slightly red, she pouted, stepped forward, hugged Chu Nan gently as she did when she was a child, and said softly: "Brother, you're back!"

Chu Nan hugged Chu Yue hard, his face was full of smiles, Chu Yue was definitely a special existence in Chu Nan's heart, and she was also the person Chu Nan cared about the most in the Chu family, there was no one.

Chu Yue pursed her lips, gently broke free from Chu Nan's embrace, and muttered, "Don't treat me as a child anymore, we are not young anymore." ”

Saying that, Chu Yue still held Chu Nan's hand and said happily: "Let's go, grandma has been talking about you for a long time, and I must be very happy to see you." ”

The old lady of the Chu family sat on the bed, looked at the pair of children standing side by side holding hands with a smile on her face, and said with a smile: "I don't know what fate the two of you have in your last life, you have been so attached since you were a child, and the Chu family is close to the two of you." ”

Chu Nan gently pinched Chu Yue's little hand, causing Chu Yue to glare at him reproachfully, and in a trance, he returned to the old mansion of the Chu family.

At that time, there was a little boy who led a weak little girl, sometimes he would go to the kitchen to steal a large piece of meat and hide in the garden to eat it, and sometimes he would pull the trembling little girl to climb on the roof, and the little girl would be so frightened that she would cry and dare not move............ The corners of Chu Yue's mouth curled slightly, looked at Chu Nan's side face, and teased: "I told my grandmother just now, my brother is really blessed, and if you go out, you will bring back a big beauty, and if you go on like this, you will definitely not be able to live in that small courtyard." ”

The old lady of the Chu family smiled even more, for this grandson who was particularly spoiled, provoking a woman would also become a skill that people could be proud of.

Chu Nan turned his head and pretended to be angry: "Stinky girl, are you looking for a cigarette again?" Someone told me just now that I want to tell you about family affairs, and I will find someone for you to marry you off tomorrow, and it is better to have a wicked mother-in-law to suppress you." ”

Chu Yue didn't care, shook off Chu Nan's hand and sat next to the old lady, and said with a grin: "Don't scare me, now you should think about how to make your sister-in-law nod, otherwise your Oiran will not be able to enter the house." ”

The old lady of the Chu family patted Chu Yue's hand and said to Chu Nan: "Yue'er is also what she said, Yangmei is the main house after all, if you want to take the girl into the house, you want her to nod your head with reason." If there is a gap now because of this, and the future will still grow, it will only become more and more awkward, and in the end, there will be discord between the family, and I will not allow it. ”

Chu Nan nodded and agreed softly, not wanting to continue the topic and talking about what he had seen and heard in Jiangnan.

The old lady is also a person who has seen the world, and after listening to it for a while, she waved her hand and said: "You and Chu Yuan are going to talk about this, now I am only looking forward to hugging my great-grandson as soon as possible, and I am not interested in these battles." ”

After speaking, the old lady sighed softly and said, "Chu Mad is now dedicated to making meritorious contributions, and it seems that he is not much interested in having children. Chu An's vision is very high, and he has always been picky and has not made a family affair, and now there are only you and Yangmei ............"

Chu Nan sighed and rubbed his eyebrows, the older the person, the more enthusiastic he is about the inheritance of the next generation, and he can't wait for each child or grandchild to give birth to ten or eight, and it seems that the children and grandchildren around the knee have become the greatest wish of the old man.

The old lady of the Chu family looked at Chu Nan's impatience on her face, frowned and said: "I know that you will be annoyed when you hear this, and I will ask Yue'er to call Yangmei, and I will pull down my face and beg her." ”

Chu Nan laughed dryly, stepped forward to hold the old lady's hand and said with a smile: "Grandma, your body is still healthy, it's not the time to worry about this." Saying that, he pulled the gloating Chu Yue in front of him, and said with a smile: "Look, someone else's family is as big as Yue'er and has already become a mother, you should think about how to get Yue'er's marriage done first." ”

The old lady pretended not to be happy and said: "Both of you will shirk it, I said a few days ago that I wanted to kiss Yue'er, and she pulled you out to say something, I really don't know what to say about you!"

Chu Nan and Chu Yue looked at each other and smiled, there was an indescribable tacit understanding, and there was also a kind of warmth flowing.

(To be continued)