Chapter 120: Family Affairs (I)
The next day, Shen Junchen and Zhao Qianqian both went to Wang Biao's courtyard next door.
I met Huan'er at the door and sent the doctor out.
Zhao Qianqian glanced at the doctor who came out with the medicine box and asked, "Who is sick?"
Huan'er saluted the two: "Miss, the second master is good, the young master has injured his foot, please ask the doctor to change the dressing."
Zhao Qianqian is the girl her young master is about to marry, and Huan'er is more respectful to her than before.
"What happened to the young master's feet?" Zhao Qianqian asked knowingly.
Huan'er was surprised: "Hey, the young master said that he helped you move things and leave them to smash, doesn't the young lady know?"
Zhao Qianqian suddenly realized: "Oh, remember, on the way back, didn't someone move two stones and put them in the middle of the road to block our carriage, the young master took the initiative to help us move the stones, was it smashed at that time?" But then I saw him hit his foot."
Huan'er thought for a moment, "The young master didn't say where it was smashed."
Huan'er led the two to the hall, served tea and went to report to Wang Biao and his wife.
After a while, Wang Biao came to the hall with a smile.
"Hahaha, the second brother has been busy repairing the bridge recently, I haven't seen you for a few days, what kind of wind has blown you here today."
Wang Biao is always a smiling tiger in front of everyone.
Shen Junchen got up and bowed: "Big brother, forgive me, I am busy with the project outside the south city, and I need to complete it before the year, otherwise it will affect the construction of the moat outside the north gate, if the rainy season comes next year, the moat outside the north gate is not built, it will affect the harvest of crops in that area, and if the crops can't be harvested at that time, they will be planted in vain."
Wang Biao and his wife have lived in the city for more than a month, and they have sorted out the large and small shops in Qingyun City clearly, and they have also seen several surrounding mountains.
This grain is enough for the people of Qingyun City to eat for three years, and with this food, they can recruit 10,000 or 20,000 people, and they will not worry about running out of food to eat.
They don't need to spend money, someone raises soldiers for them, this kind of good thing, even the monarch of Qianqiu doesn't think about it, but he Wang Biao has it.
The moat of Qingyun City has been repaired, and this will be another lair for them in the future, this matter cannot be delayed, it must be the top priority.
Wang Biao patted Shen Junchen on the shoulder: "Second brother has worked hard, when the moat here is repaired, this place will be managed by the second brother, and then those who repair the moat will be trained, and some more people will be recruited to train.
What kind of person is Wang Biao, and will he send someone to spy on Shen Junchen?
Shen Junchen had already discovered the person he arranged, but the person who was monitoring himself didn't know that he had been discovered, and then he lost it, and he didn't know where the person went, until the cottage came to report that he had gone there.
Shen Junchen looked apologetic: "A few days ago, Miss Zhao sent someone to say that the cottage needed people to build a warehouse over there, so I brought some people over, no, I was delayed for a few days on the cottage side, I was in a hurry, and I didn't come to say goodbye to the eldest brother, and I hope the eldest brother will forgive me."
"I heard Xiao Ran say, it's going well over there, right? Xiao Ran, this kid, is just playful, he should help do something, and blame us for spoiling him since he was a child, as the saying goes, start a family, a man can only start a business after he gets married." Chinese Net
Wang Biao looked at Zhao Qianqian as he spoke, and smiled meaningfully.
"Not really."
Before the Li family arrived, the voice arrived first, and she was helped in by Huan'er.
"Auntie."
Zhao Qianqian sat down and said hello to the Li family, she had no habit of saluting people, unless she was forced to do so.
Li walked up to Zhao Qianqian with a smile and sat down: "I'm so anxious to let you and Xiao Ran come back, I thought that the cottage was too cold, I heard that the crops over there have been planted, and the construction is also underway, so you should come back and rest."
"Aunt Xie cares, I've been gone for so long, it's time to come back and take a look, but I contracted a cold on the road and was delayed for two days."
Li didn't say the purpose of calling her back, and Zhao Qianqian didn't ask.
Li Shi sneered: "Xiao Ran is also ignorant, and he will not accompany you back, although his foot is injured
But he's a man after all, how can he leave the girl alone, fortunately, the second master will help take care of you."
As he was talking, Li Xiaoran was helped by Steward Liu to come to the hall.
Li Xiaoran saluted Wang Biao and the Li family: "Uncle, aunt."
Li looked at him distressedly: "If you have a wound on your foot, don't go out and walk around."
Li Xiaoran's gaze unconsciously swept over Zhao Qianqian and Shen Junchen.
"Aunt Xie cares, it's just a flesh injury, it's no big deal, and it will heal in a few days."
I greeted Shen Junchen and Zhao Qianqian again, and I didn't have any unpleasantness at all in the cottage and on the road.
Li Shi looked at Zhao Qianqian: "I didn't expect Xiao Ran to be injured for you, he has never been so interested in any girl, this child has finally opened his mind."
Didn't he die for her wounds? He made it up.
Zhao Qianqian smiled and did not answer, I don't know what Li Xiaoran said, she tried not to talk as much as possible.
Li Shi's eyes were full of smiles: "Shallow has already passed the ceremony, right?"
"I was stupid since I was a child, and I was adopted by my father and didn't know my background and age, so I didn't do the courtesy."
She used to be stupid, this is a well-known thing, and she doesn't think it's a shame to tell the truth.
Sure enough, Li Xiaoran glanced at her with disgust.
She continued: "At that time, there was nothing at home, I ate whatever I picked up, and everyone else thought it was extremely delicious when they ate the leftovers, and there was nowhere to go, and the family was crammed into a broken house, without a bed, and they all slept on rotten straw mats, and there were no clothes to wear, let alone change and wash, I remember that I had never changed and washed, and I remember that when I was cured of my stupid disease, the dirt on my body was torn off layer by layer, and the clothes on my body were stinking, and where I lived, I smelled a foul smell before I entered the door."
Li Xiaoran's disgust overflowed: "It's early in the morning, my sister shouldn't talk about those unappetizing things, it's really a little inappropriate."
Zhao Qianqian looked serious: "Hey, what's this, you don't know, I haven't washed my hair since I was a child, my head was full of lice at that time, I just sat on the side of the road to catch lice, at that time I liked to pinch lice the most, every time I burst a lice, I could make a snapping sound, and then watch the lice's stomach burst open, and it was full of blood, that feeling was really cool."
Everyone didn't understand what she said was cool, just looking at her expression, looking like she was enjoying it.
The corners of Shen Junchen's mouth hooked imperceptibly.
Only Zhao Qianqian talked about such a disgusting thing.
Li frowned: "Okay, the past is over, let's talk about people and Xiao Ran."
Li Xiaoran couldn't sit still: "Auntie, my feet suddenly hurt badly, I'll go back to the house first."
Wang Biao and the Li family naturally knew that he was making excuses, and they hadn't said anything about it, so they naturally wouldn't agree to him leaving.
Li Shi looked at Li Xiaoran with gentle eyes: "You just sit for a while, don't worry, wait for me to finish speaking, you will go back to the room."
Li Xiaoran and Zhao Qianqian both understood what Li wanted to say, but Zhao Qianqian was inconvenient to express his opposition.
Li Xiaoran said, "Auntie, let's change things another day, this foot hurts a little badly."
"Of course it's urgent, you have no parents since you were a child, and you should have started a family a long time ago when you grew up with me, but there is no suitable girl, and it just so happens that there is no marriage, I think you two are quite compatible, and my aunt will make decisions for you and settle this family business."
Lee's face was serious, and his tone was firm, and no one could oppose him.
Li Xiaoran looked aggrieved: "Auntie, I'm still young, I don't want to get married yet."
Li's face darkened: "That's it, you are twenty-six, and you are embarrassed to say that you are young, your mother was only sixteen years old when she gave birth to you, and your father was only twenty-one years old at the time, and you are five years old when he reaches your age." There are three so-called unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest, I can't condone you anymore."
She didn't hate the iron and looked at Li Xiaoran: "Go down to recuperate from your injuries, and the wedding will be held in five days."
Li Xiaoran dragged a long voice: "Auntie, you have been the most distressed since you were a child, and Ran'er doesn't want to get married yet."
Li Shi said angrily, "What
It's up to you, it's up to you, it's up to you, it's decided, you have to marry a shallow one."
A flock of crows flew over Zhao Qianqian's head.
Her marriage was so decided by the Li family, and she didn't even ask her opinion, and the Li family was so sure that she would marry Li Xiaoran?
Anyway, she didn't want to marry Li Xiaoran, a straw bag, so she married so casually, this is not her style.
"Auntie, let's discuss this matter again, you see that I am a beggar, how can I climb the young master? I am very grateful for you to raise me up like this, but I was born a little cold, this matter has to be spread, the young master of the dignified cottage, married a fool and beggar, will be laughed at, and the young master will be used as a laughing stock in the rivers and lakes in the future. You just find a random woman, and it's better than me, this family business is not the right one, you might as well choose another family business for the young master."
Zhao Qianqian scolded Li so much in his heart that he didn't even recognize his mother, but he still had a smile on his face, and he analyzed it well, thinking about Li Xiaoran everywhere.
Li Xiaoran, who was unwilling to marry Zhao Qianqian, heard this, sat back on the stool again, and glanced at Zhao Qianqian gratefully: "Auntie, my sister is right, although you recognized her as a niece, is it true that she was a beggar in the past, you love me the most, you don't want others to see me laughing."
Li touched his eyebrows: "Who dares to laugh at you, she is now my niece, how many girls can compare to her, what she did with you, which girl can compare, marrying her and wronging you?"
No matter how good she is, Li Xiaoran doesn't want to marry her, so fierce mother-in-law, he doesn't want it.
"Auntie, you're right, you admit that you are a niece, that is, my sister, how can there be any reason for an elder brother to marry a younger sister. Besides, in this Qingyun City, there are many rich families who have to go, let's post a notice in Qingyun City, saying that the young master of the cottage wants to marry, maybe the people who want to marry me will go from the south gate to the north gate."
Zhao Qianqian almost didn't hold back, he really looked up to himself, the person who wanted to marry him could line up from the south gate to the north gate, if you want to say that this person is replaced by him, I will not doubt it.
Zhao Qianqian unconsciously glanced at Shen Junchen, and it happened that Shen Junchen was also looking at her, and the eyes of the two collided, and the corners of their lips were hooked without a trace.