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"Well, let's go there now." Du Xiancheng nodded to Xiao Shiji, turned around and hugged Du Hengshuang to leave.

Fang Wuniang hurriedly grabbed Du Xiancheng's arm, and said angrily, "Master, what's the hurry? Shuang'er was sleeping just now, and she was still wearing her sleeping clothes. I have to change her clothes before going."

These words reminded Du Xiancheng.He held the chubby boy in his arms with one hand, freed the other hand, and took out a crystal-clear and flawless suet jade tablet with a lukewarm touch from his sleeve pocket, and handed it to Fang Wuniang, "This is given to you at the Jokhang Temple." The name talisman that Shuang’er asked for was consecrated by the eminent monks of the Jokhang Temple. Go find a softer silk ribbon, tie it on Shuang’er, and keep it with you. Xiang."

Fang Wuniang's eyes lit up, her watery eyes almost radiated light, making her stunning face even more dazzling, "Master has a heart." After speaking, there were tears in her eyes again, and she said softly: "I'm sorry, Master. , the first child gave birth to only a daughter."

Du Xiancheng was originally four brothers, with two older brothers on top, who were much older than him, and a younger brother who was three years younger than him.When the first emperor conscripted the sons of Liang's family to join the army, the three eldest sons of the Du family were conscripted together, leaving only the youngest fourth brother to guard his parents.Unexpectedly, when the three of them were in Goguryeo, the general of Youyiwei Wang Zhongwen did not command properly, which caused them to fall into the enemy's tricks and almost wiped out the entire army.With the help of Xiao Xiangsheng, Du Xiancheng was rescued by Qi Boshi, the Duke of Qi who was in charge of grain, grass and armaments at that time, so he avoided the bad luck of being murdered.

But those comrades who died were not as lucky as the two of them.These people were not only massacred by Goguryeo's general Ulji Lemun, but also cut off their heads and built a tall pagoda.

The pagoda built with the heads of one hundred thousand great Zhou soldiers was deeply imprinted in the hearts of Du Xiancheng and Xiao Xiangsheng.Although they have retired for many years, they can never forget the shame of being killed and captured, and the insidious and cunning Goguryeo people.

The brothers of Du Xiancheng and Xiao Xiangsheng both died in that battle.

Five years ago, the first emperor passed away, and the crown prince of Jianguo ascended the throne as Emperor Dezhen. The first imperial decree was to withdraw all the Dazhou troops who fought against Goguryeo in Liaodong, and only sent civilian missions to Goguryeo for negotiations.

The ancestral home of Du Xiancheng and Xiao Xiangsheng is not in Chang'an, but in Luoyang City, more than 800 miles east of Chang'an.

The Du and Xiao families were originally considered prosperous in Luoyang City, because they had many sons.But in this battle, the sons of both families almost died.Of the three or four sons who conquered Goguryeo, only one came back alive.The younger brothers of the two who stayed at home, Du Xiancheng's younger brother had already died of illness, and Xiao Xiangsheng's younger brother was still alive.

Both Du and Xiao's parents passed away a few years ago, and the originally thriving well-off family has suffered a catastrophe.

Du Xiancheng's two elder brothers already had a family before they left for the expedition, and they also gave birth to sons to carry on the family line.

When Du Xiancheng returned to his hometown in Luoyang five years ago, he faced such a miserable situation.Parents passed away, younger brother died early, two sisters-in-law watched over nephews and nieces, and barely survived by selling almost all of the family's property.

As the only adult male in the family, Du Xiancheng not only has to think about how to survive himself, but also how to make both his elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law survive, and how to live a better life than his parents, elder brother, and second-in-law. It was even better when my brother was alive.

The situation Xiao Xiangsheng faced was slightly better than that of Du Xiancheng, because he only had one sister-in-law, and after hearing that his elder brother died in battle, his sister-in-law remarried.Moreover, his younger brother is still young, his parents are still alive, and the family has a small amount of property.

Knowing Du Xiancheng's predicament, Xiao Xiangsheng took the initiative to come to his door and invited Du Xiancheng to become a salt merchant. The small profit is huge, and as long as he dares to venture and do it, it is the business that can accumulate huge wealth in a short period of time.

At that time, Da Zhou implemented a lenient government, and the imperial court released the salt and tea industry to businessmen with good reputation.

In order to accommodate these retired sergeants from Liaodong, the imperial court even opened the door to convenience and gave them more discounts for operating salt and tea.

Du Xiancheng and Xiao Xiangsheng brought some small capital and went to Chang'an, the capital, to make a living together. They started running errands for a big salt merchant, and only took five years to become the largest salt merchant in Chang'an City.

They are not private salt dealers, but government-run salt merchants who have entered the government.

It was also in Chang'an City that the two got married and started their own businesses, and they have a good future today.

Du Xiancheng has such a large net worth, he could even marry the noble daughters of those poor families.It's just that although the aristocratic daughters are not lacking in stunning looks, but Qi Dafei, these women are of different backgrounds from him, and they also look down on people in the market.He didn't want to be the eldest son, to climb up to those women who were not of the same class as him, and then live his life watching that woman's contemptuous eyes.

He just wants to marry a stunning woman who is capable and capable, and who can manage the housework, just like his daughter from the market.Of course, you also need to be innocent, have good character, and know how to respect the old and love the young.It's okay to be a strange woman in the world, but it is absolutely impossible to marry back home as a wife.

Generally speaking, he was pickier than Xiao Xiangsheng, so he got married later than him, and only got married at the beginning of last year. Not long after they got married, Fang Wuniang became pregnant.She conceived in October and was born a daughter.It was all the flesh that fell from her body. Of course Fang Wuniang felt the same pain, but she was always worried that Du Xiancheng would be unhappy.

What man doesn't want a son?To carry on the family line, to discuss property inheritance with the clan, and to divide the land, it is only the males who count.

Du Xiancheng was not displeased at all.Besides, it was the first child, so there were many things that would bloom first and then bear fruit. On the contrary, Du Xiancheng often comforted Fang Wuniang, persuading her not to worry. Both of them are still young and will give birth to many children in the future.But Shuang'er is his eldest daughter and first child, and her position in his heart cannot be replaced by anyone.

Now seeing Du Xiancheng's cautious attitude towards Shuang'er's arrest, Fang Wuniang was really relieved, took her daughter from Du Xiancheng's arms, and said with a smile: "You take my brother out to entertain guests, I will change clothes for Shuang'er." come out."

Du Xiancheng smiled at Xiao Shiji: "Let's go out to meet your father, okay?"

Xiao Shiji nodded repeatedly, followed Du Xiancheng out.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I smelled a strong fragrant wind.

Xiao Shiji couldn't help it, and sneezed two or three times in succession.

"Uncle Du, what does this smell like?"

Du Xiancheng raised his head and saw his two sister-in-laws Tian and Sun coming, he hurriedly saluted respectfully: "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law."

His two sister-in-laws heard that his eldest brother and second brother were killed in battle, and they did not remarry like other women, but stayed in the Du family to observe festivals. This alone made Du Xiancheng respect them.Most of the money I earned over the years was given to my two sister-in-laws.It wasn't until after he got married that the quota in Luoyang was reduced.But because he is a big salt merchant, countless silvers flowed through his hands like water. Even if it was reduced, nearly ten thousand silvers were sent to the homes of his two sister-in-laws a year.

Mrs. Tian and Mrs. Sun came one after the other, covering their mouths with happy brocade veils, giggling and saying, "The third younger brother and the third younger sibling are really loving each other. They just came back after a long journey, and we haven't even seen each other." , came to see the third sibling. — Tsk tsk, it’s really not what it used to be.”

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