Lin Jiabiyu

The letter from Beirongyuan quickly spread to Pingliang Mansion. Although it was a snowy winter day, the masters of the Zhao family and Shi family were happy from inside to outside.

Mr. Zhao wore a cloak and held a pair of scissors in his hand. He walked around several early-blooming red plums in the garden several times. When he saw a beautiful flowering branch, he carefully cut it off and handed it over to the waiter. The servant held it carefully.

Mr. Zhao San followed Mr. Zhao's butt and turned around like a headless fly in a sullen manner, with a brighter smile on his face than the red plum. See which branch has a shortcoming flavor.

Mr. Zhao had only cut four or five plum blossoms, but he frowned at Mr. Zhao's nagging, turned his head and gave Mr. Zhao a sideways look, and reprimanded while carefully moving the intertwined branches with his hands: " Just stay there, don't circle around me, it will make you dizzy!"

Master Zhao San let out a hey hey, without any trace of fear on his face, instead he grinned, bent his waist and hurriedly took a step back.

Mr. Zhao stared, and Mr. Zhao San took another step back, watching Mr. Zhao happily cutting plum blossoms in the snow against the cold wind.

After finally making a large bunch, Mr. Zhao rubbed his hands, took the hand stove that Mr. Zhao San graciously handed over, handed the scissors to the boy, and told the boy holding the flowers to carefully insert the vase, Only then did he close the cloak on his body, pointing impatiently at Mr. Zhao San and shouting: "Tell me, what do you remember?"

The corners of Mr. Zhao San's mouth were raised, and his eyes almost narrowed into a slit when he smiled.While supporting Mr. Zhao diligently, he coughed after deliberation: "It's the other side of Weiyuan City, which is the inner treasury of the palace! My son thought about it all night. Although he is working with the second young lady, he may not be sure in the future... Cough cough, it’s always not much different from the household department of the imperial court. My son is stupid, so he can’t keep up with such a good job. Dalang is now in charge of the Zhao family’s business, and he is very measured and quick-witted, saying It seems appropriate. It's just that I have missed a few years of reading. Erlang, he has a bit of talent in reading, but he is not as good as Dalang in general affairs, and the fourth son of the Han family is now working with his wife, and the second young lady is a woman, so I don't even think about it. Da Yong is an ignorant scholar. My son is thinking about it. I really don’t know who to let go. If not, I can only let the elder brother and the second elder brother pass this matter?"

"Nonsense!" Mr. Zhao stomped his feet, his eyes glared, his beard twitched, his face was full of anger, and he cursed all over his face. "Idiot! Why are the second master and the second young lady willing to use the Zhao family? It depends on the safety of the Zhao family! I also know how to know the current affairs! Dalang Erlang and the two young masters of the direct branch don't go there, let the children of the side branch go. Do you think that Is the second young lady such a fool? As long as she is in charge of the palace treasury, she is not an easy woman! You know how to go out and hang around all day long, when will your brain be able to think things through?"

Speaking of this, Mr. Zhao was full of anger, and glared at Mr. Zhao San with an unfriendly expression, took a breath, and gave an order in a low voice but extremely sternly: "You have enjoyed the leisure for so many years. You should also take care of it." It’s time! Let me take good care of the Zhao family’s business, and let Dalang go to Weiyuan City to follow the second young lady! The academy in Yong’an City will be built in the future. Send Erlang there too.”

"Father..." Mr. Zhao San's face was stiff, his face was red and white by the cold wind, his eyes were startled and anxious, he hurriedly pulled Mr. Zhao's sleeve and said anxiously, "No! This... son is stupid, and his brain is so stupid. It’s not easy to use, where can I manage it..."

"Why are you howling?" Mr. Zhao spat out resentfully, raised his arm and shook off Mr. Zhao San's hand, "Is it worthless for you to be those shopkeepers? The old man is not dead yet. ! But just let you take care of things for a few years, are you afraid that you will be tired? You..."

Mr. Zhao pointed at Mr. Third Zhao with trembling fingers, then retracted it as if he was discouraged, and frowned. After looking at Mr. Third Zhao for a while, the anger just now dissipated again, and he stared at Mr. Third Zhao with distaste and powerlessness. With a glance, he sighed in a very slow voice: "Forget it, I won't tell you too much. You know that the palace treasury is not a small place, and there will be many benefits in the future. Dalang has missed a few years of study, but he won He is smart and stable. It is not enough to be able to read, but also to be able to do things. You look at those top scholars throughout the ages, and then look at those who are officials and leaders and occupy high positions. How many of those scholars who are talented and self-proclaimed are romantic? Something big happened?"

After a pause, looking up at the slowly falling snowflakes and the extremely eye-catching red plums in the white snow, Mr. Zhao finally showed a smile on his face: "Furthermore, Da Lang is less than thirty now, let him follow the second young lady It doesn't matter if you have studied for a few years. That person is not small, and she knows how to be clumsy at the moment. Follow her, don't say what you have to do, just follow her to do things honestly for a few years. After that, it will be human. Even if you don't It is also a good thing for the Zhao family to go further."

Mr. Zhao San nodded suddenly, and quickly bent over to help Mr. Zhao up the steps.

At the same time, the old man of the Shi family was also sitting with his son and grandchildren on the attic in the yard with a smile on his face, enjoying the snow while eating.

Mr. Shi San graciously served tea and water, served vegetables and rice, and had a smile on his face. He was in a good mood, but he didn't say much. He only listened to Mr. Shi's slow but dignified lecture.

"The Shi family just got the privilege of a sea-going ship, and this end is an errand from the palace's inner treasury. I'm afraid that many people in Pingliang's mansion are jealous now. You should also be more vigilant, and refrain from doing crazy things, so that people will be caught. Although the master is kind-hearted, he can't tolerate a rampant slave!"

Master Shi Er nodded with a smile, and said: "Second Master has been more humane in the past two years than before. I think the second young lady is also smart."

"Smart?" Old Master Shi stared at the wine glass and smiled inexplicably. He glanced at the children and grandchildren around the table, and his eyes gradually moved to the overwhelming snow scene outside the attic window and the red plum blossoms in the white snow. His voice was low and hoarse. There is some emotion in it. "Uncle Chengyi has been to the north before, and it has been more than ten years in the blink of an eye. The old lady of Uncle Chengyi's house is also very capable, and the granddaughter she taught is probably not small. You all remember clearly You must respect and sacrifice to that second young lady just like you did to the second master. The Shi family can have today's benefits, and everything is inseparable from that one. What the masters can give, they can naturally take back .”

The masters of the Shi family were shocked, and hurriedly nodded in unison.The juniors looked at each other, and nodded in confusion and understanding, but they had different thoughts.Wei Shi Er leaned on the chair and squinted his eyes, a flash of surprise and sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled with the corners of his mouth raised, and just about to speak out, unexpectedly the smile froze again.

Old Master Shi pointed at Shi Er with a single finger and said, "Erlang is going to Weiyuan City. You should do something serious when you stand at thirty!"

Shi Erteng sat up straight at once, and shouted with a bitter face: "Grandfather—" There was obviously some reluctance on his face.

"That's the deal." Old Master Shi didn't even frown, as if he didn't see the pleading on Shi Er's face, and made a decision in a steady voice, beyond doubt. "You are the future patriarch of the Shi family. Han Si is a round younger than you, now you look at him and then at you. If you don't blush, others will blush for you."

Shi Er stopped talking embarrassingly, and looked at Mr. Shi with a bitter face. Mr. Shi was sitting upright, staring straight at the wine glass on the table, without even glancing at Shi Er from the corner of his eye.The pleading in Shi Er's eyes stagnated, and he turned to Master Shi Er again. At this moment, Master Shi Er turned his face away, and summoned the servant at the side to warm another pot of wine in a low voice.

Shi Er opened his mouth, frowned and let out a sigh of relief, then shifted his gaze to Master Shi San. Unexpectedly, as soon as he saw it, Master Shi San waved his hands and said with a smile: "Erlang, you should listen to your grandfather. Second Master Although it is cold-tempered, it is not unreasonable."

Seeing Shi Er's slumped face, Master Shi San glanced at Master Shi again, and said a few more words of persuasion with a smile: "Don't think that being with the second young lady is of no use. It was my idea. Although the second academies were ordered to build the two academies in front of me, the second young lady also expressed her interest, and they are not those women with long hair and short knowledge. I heard that Han Jiashilang is now following that work."

Shi Er took a breath, pinched the wine glass irritably and spun it around.If a woman's hand is too long, it must be accommodated by Lu's family. I'm afraid that the loss outweighs the gain in the future!Besides, there are too many women in the inner house meddling in foreign affairs, and this second young lady may not be very shrewd!

After thinking about it, Shi Er let out a sigh of relief, leaned forward, straightened his back, looked at Old Master Shi solemnly, and said, "Grandfather has orders, and grandson dare not disobey. It's just that grandson has a few words, and I don't dare to disobey them." Ask Grandpa to listen."

Old Master Shi couldn't see any expressions clearly on his face, he only smiled kindly, his white beard didn't move at all, and his eyes moved to Shi Er.

"Although the north is not more strict than the south, and women in the inner house show their faces more, but after all, the affairs of the outer house are men's affairs. The second young lady has meddled too much in foreign affairs. Although it is not a problem now, it will inevitably not be a curse in the future. Although the Shi family said I received the favor of the second young lady, but it was the second master's approval after all. It was just doing things for the second master. The grandson has no objection to this. But our family has too much involvement with the inner house woman at the moment, and it may not be a good thing in the future .”

"Meddling in foreign affairs?" Old Master Shi stared at Shi Er, and suddenly laughed, his beard trembled, but Shi Er's expression gradually became a little stiff.

"Your concerns are justified. It's a good thing for the head of the house to think long-term. It's just that he has less knowledge." Mr. Shi's voice was not high, and there was a kind of loving smile in his tone, with a gentle expression on his face. He taught, "The sea boat business is the young lady's own dowry. That's all we can see. I'm afraid there are others. This matter is reasonable, and the second master can't get involved. As for Although it involves the outer house, it can also be counted as the inner house. If you look at our house, it is common for those shopkeepers outside to meet the wife and grandma of the house." (To be continued. If you like this work, You are welcome to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)