Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 684 Adultery

Cao Mansion, Sunflower Courtyard.

Tianyou stood under the sunflower pole, looking at the leaves and flower discs above, his little face was tense, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The sun was setting and the sky was full of red clouds.

The sunflowers have faded, and their golden brilliance has faded, leaving only withered flowers covering the sunflower seeds.

Tianyou was wearing a linen shirt, with a blue gauze gown on the outside, and a straw woven straw hat, made of black gauze, with a thumb-sized jade piece on the front.

"What are you looking at, young master?" Zijing came out of the wing room, and seeing Tianyou's pensive look, she walked over, squatted down and asked: "It's a hot day, it's basking in the sun, so be careful." heat."

Tianyou pointed to the tall flower plate, raised his head, and said, "Auntie, Mr. is teaching new poetry today."

Zijing smiled and said: "What poem, will my master recite it?"

Tianyou held his little hands behind his back, shook his little head, and said back, "Cooking beans burns Osmunda, and the beans are weeping in the cauldron. They grow from the same root, so why is it too urgent to cook?"

This is Cao Zhi's "Seven Step Poems". Zijing also recited it when she was a child, and said with a smile: "Master, I recited it really well, but how does this new poem relate to this sunflower?"

Tianyou blushed when he was praised, scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and said, "Auntie, Walnut said that the relationship between beans and dregs is just like the relationship between sunflower seeds and sunflower stalks. Country people use dregs to burn beans. Also use sunflower stalks to fry sunflower seeds."

While speaking, Little Walnut happened to come out from the porch. Hearing this, he stuck out his tongue and said, "Sister, I just wanted to mention one thing. Who would have thought that this little ancestor would take heart and stand under the sun for a long time?" , no matter how much I persuade you, I won’t leave.”

Holding a towel in her hand, she knelt down and wiped the sweat from Tianyou's forehead.

Tianyou looked at the little walnut and asked, "Is this really used to fry sunflower seeds? Ours is the same?"

"Families in the countryside are naturally like this. They have to grow crops in good land, and how many families are willing to grow this? It's just two ridges in front of the house and behind the house, which will be reserved for women and children in autumn as snacks, or for New Year's Eve. For guests. In our house, the charcoal is well burned, who knows whether to use it or not. You have to ask the ladies in the kitchen to find out." Little Walnut replied.

Tianyou heard this, stretched out and pulled Zijing's skirt, and said with some pleading: "Auntie, tell them, don't use sunflower stalks to fry melon seeds, they grow from the same root, why are you so anxious to fry them? How sad."

Hearing this childish words, Zijing couldn't help laughing, but seeing Tianyou's serious appearance, she also restrained her smile, and said: "Master, besides teaching memorization of poems, did Master explain the poems? What is the meaning of this poem?" , Master, do you know?"

Tianyou pondered for a while, then said: "It means that brothers should be friendly and don't fight each other. Auntie, I know this. I have never fought with my second brother. Even if I live with Zuo Cheng and Zuo, I have never been annoyed. Father often Teach me, say that I am the elder brother, and let the younger brothers."

"Young Master is really sensible." Seeing his appearance as a young adult, Zijing was somewhat similar to his father when he was a child, and couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

"Hehehehe..." With crisp laughter, Hang Seng ran in from the door with a "thud thud thump", followed by two women chasing after him.

Seeing Zijing and Tianyou in the yard, Hang Seng stopped, bowed and said, "I've seen my aunt, I've seen my brother."

Zijing saw that he was making a fuss, and his clothes and knees were covered with dirt, so she hurried forward, hugged her in her arms, looked carefully, and asked: "Is it knocked? Does it hurt?" While speaking, He had already rolled up his trouser legs, and there was a bruise on his right knee.

Not only Amethyst, but also Tianyou and Little Walnut were taken aback.

After hearing this, Hang Seng quickly shook his head vigorously and said, "Auntie, it doesn't hurt, it was just now that Zuozhu could run faster and tripped over a stone."

If the stone was not knocked on the knee, but elsewhere, Zijing couldn't help being afraid when she thought of this, she looked up at the two women and said: "Mothers are too negligent, why don't you take care of it. Since the young man wants to The place where you play has not been cleaned up. Are mothers starting to be sloppy because they see that their wives and grandma are busy today?"

The two mothers didn't dare to defend themselves, they could only be submissive, and couldn't even say a word.

Seeing Zijing, she couldn't help shaking her head, and said: "Remember it, tell Zhang Yi's family to change their silver rice for half a month. If there is another time, I will change this job."

Little Walnut responded loudly, and the two mothers put on a bitter face, and they retreated after seeing Zijing's gift.

Zijing put down Hang Seng's trouser legs, carried him into the room, changed his clothes, and wiped his face and hands with a handkerchief.

Seeing that Zijing was angry, Hang Seng was a little afraid to say anything, and after a while he whispered: "Auntie, don't do the nuns' business, I'm going to run away by myself."

"Their job is to take care of you. If they didn't take care of the road, it's their fault. They have to remember the mistake this time, so they don't dare to be too careless in the future. Otherwise, they knocked on the second son, uncle and grandma. I don't want to be distressed." Zijing touched Hang Seng's small forehead and said.

Hang Seng nodded half-understood, stretched out his hand, took Tianyou's arm, hesitated for a moment, looked at Zijing and asked: "Brother is not naughty, do father and mother like brother more?"

After Zijing heard this, she didn't know how to answer for a moment. Tianyou had already given Hang Seng a headache, made a face, and said: "Jing nonsense, the second brother is young, and my father and mother naturally hurt Tianhui. Love my younger brother, then it will be my turn." At this point, he patted his small chest and said, "I am an older brother, so I don't care about competing with my younger siblings. I will follow my parents and learn to take care of you."

Heng Sheng was confused when he heard these words, but Zijing could already tell that it didn't sound like a child's words, but Cao Yin's tone.

After all, he grew up beside his grandfather and was taught by his grandparents. Tianyou is quite a gentleman.

Like a father, like a son, Cao Yong was like Tianyou when he was a child, like a little adult, knowing how to take care of his brothers...

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Front yard, study.

Cao Yong looked at the letter in his hand, it was sent by Zhiran.After entering the customs from Rehe, he did not return to the capital, but went directly southeast via Shandong.

In addition to the itinerary in the first two sentences, the following is a Zen poem:
The heart turns with the world, and the place can really be secluded.

Follow the flow to learn about sex, neither joy nor worry.

Cao Yong read this poem in his mouth, as if he saw Zhiran standing with a smile on his face.In any case, being able to untie the knot in my heart is also the result of Zhiran's experience in the world.

Just thinking about the origin of the two, Cao Yong couldn't help feeling lost.Perhaps a long time ago, he had already made another preparation.

If he was young and energetic, he might not be able to understand his fate with Zhiran, and he might even feel resentment.But after all, he has been a human being in two lives, not a brat.That's why he repeatedly persuaded Zhiran to consider returning to the secular world.

Now, Zhiran's Buddha's heart is strong, Cao Yong's side, apart from regret, the rest is envy.

Putting down the letter, Cao Yong leaned on the chair, patted his forehead, and added a wry smile on his face.

I feel less and less happy, this is not good, I have to learn to be content and happy.

Just thinking wildly, I heard someone outside the door saying: "My lord, are you there?"

It was Wei Xin's voice, Cao Yong stood up and greeted, "It's Wulang, come in."

Wei Xin came in in response, holding a pear blossom wooden box in his hand.

Cao Yong pointed to the side of the kang, told him to sit down, and said, "Why didn't you accompany Ada? If you don't want to live in the city, you can take her to live in Haidian Garden. There is also Zhuangzi in Changping, but it's summer. Yes, it’s not the right time to soak in hot springs, and it’s not as good as Haidian’s.”

Wei Xin shook his head, and said, "I've already made a turn around before, and I don't want to turn around anymore, because she's impatient to see people. After a few days of rest, I'm going to head south. By then, I still have to travel for thousands of miles." Speaking of Here, he put the box on the Kang table, opened it, and pushed it to Cao Yong's eyes.

"What are these?" Cao Yong looked at the box, which was full of documents, looked carefully, and said, "The land deed? Are you still buying land in Guangzhou?"

Wei Xin nodded, pointed inside again, and said, "Not only the land deed, but also three house deeds. Over the years, I have saved some money in addition to the property for my family. The land price in Guangzhou is cheap, so I bought this Three places, a total of 150 hectares of land, and two properties were specially purchased, and the remaining tens of thousands of taels of silver were divided into two places. I know that these young people have never lost women, and they have added a few Children. Three boys and two girls, the older ones are in their teens. They are all being raised in Jiangning’s hometown now. My eldest maid, Guilan, was promoted by me to be the second bedroom and the adoptive mother of these children. When I left Guangzhou, I After finishing these dishes, I thought of entrusting them to my eldest brother and sister-in-law after arriving in Jiangning, who knows..." At the end, it was already inaudible.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. After all, it is a family affair of the Wei family. Cao Yong didn't say much. The little ones have been forgotten. I have been thinking about how to talk to you these two days, but I didn’t expect you to make arrangements properly and look like a father.”

After Wei Xin stood up, he bowed solemnly to Cao Yong, and said, "Since that's the case, then Wulang will thank you, Young Master."

Cao Yong was made uncomfortable by him, so he stood up and said: "What are you doing, it seems strange. If you really want to thank you, when you come back from Europa, take a good look at the firearms over there. If there are small If you have some pistols, bring me a few."

"My lord hasn't found a suitable pistol yet?" Wei Xin couldn't help being surprised when he heard this, and said, "Didn't you say that there is a firearms camp in the capital? With your status as a lord, can you buy one?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "The ones I can see are like fire sticks. They are so big. I went there to see them. If you have the skills to charge them, it's faster than hitting people's foreheads with a gun. The range is short, so it's really useless."

Wei Xin nodded vigorously.Said: "I've made a note of it. This tossing has no purpose at all. If you want to find muskets and pistols for the young master, it sounds like you will be motivated."

Cao Yong smiled and said: "Then I will trouble Goro, I don't know what kind of firearms the foreigners have developed. If you can find more exquisite firearms, you should pay attention to them. After all, it is unusual to go out. Be self-defense."

Wei Xin thought of something, and said, "My lord, it's easy to talk about other things. What about the business in Guangzhou? If you know the basics, Miss Zheng is the most suitable to take over, but now that she's married, it's not cheap to use..."

Cao Yong pondered for a moment, and said: "Business in Guangzhou... Wulang will accept it this time when he goes back..."

Wei Xin was stunned when he heard this, and said for a while, "Young master, what did you say, you accepted the Guangzhou business? Could it be that you misheard? The business over there doesn't talk about anything else, just the pearls. The annual income It’s also impressive. In the past few years, as pearls have been produced in various pearl fields, there are also many people who have been engaged in pearl trading in Guangzhou, but in terms of word of mouth, who can compare with us?”

Cao Yong had already sat down again, and said: "Wu Lang heard it right, that is to say, he will accept this business. Wu Lang can't be greedy for money. If he said he would cross the ocean, he would cross the ocean. I will still accept the money. What are you doing? Goro should have seen it these days in the capital. Even if you don’t do other business, you can still make a living by relying on Zhuangzi and the title’s salary.”

"After these years, every year, the young master only asks to send a few cents to the capital, and the rest is included in the capital. Even if the capital is collected, there are still more than 40 taels of silver. The young master is about to stop the business, so find a suitable person to go to the capital. Bring silver back from Guangzhou. Guangzhou is no better than Beijing. The price of gold and silver is one tael to ten taels. There is a lot of foreign trade there, silver is cheap and gold is expensive, and 15 taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold. It is not easy for such a large sum of money to be transported back." Wei Xin thought it was a pity, but Cao Yong was the proprietor after all, seeing that he had made up his mind, he didn't hesitate, and after a little thought, he replied.

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "If you don't transport it to Beijing, send people directly to Macau. Isn't your father-in-law's family a fleet? You bought their family's shares and got the management right of the fleet. In this way, whether it is It’s more convenient for you to go to sea or come back later to do other jobs.”

"My lord, how can this be done?" Wei Xin was shocked when he heard the words, he stood up abruptly, and said, "Because of your lord, the little ones have already shared too much profit, if you dare to have other greed, it will be unreasonable." Let it go!"

"Goro, please remember that you are not alone, for Ada, for your five children, or for me, Cao Yong, you have to promise me that you will go safely and safely Come back. Although the foreign devils have occupied Macau, it is annoying, but you can gain a good foothold in Macau if you are rich and powerful, and you don’t have to be bullied by others. Why not do it? I'm looking for you to go out to sea for a walk." Cao Yong said seriously.

Hearing this, Wei Xin couldn't help being moved, blushed, nodded vigorously, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, from now on Wulang will treat his body as if it were made of gold, and he will go there whole and come back whole. As for The matter of becoming a shareholder of Ada's father's fleet, the young one will do it when he returns home. It's just that the young one will be away in the next few years, and the young master will have to be a good person. In the eyes of foreigners, there is no such thing as "faith" or "righteousness" at all, only pay attention to Laws and institutions. Make individuals stare, and save them from playing tricks."

Cao Yong thought for a while, nodded, and said: "In this case, we will do as Wu Lang said."

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Cao's house, Dongfu, the main hall of the inner courtyard.

Zhao Jia's face was already flushed, and he stared at Cao Fu and said, "Who taught you, a man who doesn't study hard and talks about his wife all day long?"

Jinghui was beside her, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, she was already speechless.

In front of his sister-in-law and the girl, Cao Fu was speechless, so he blushed anxiously, and said, "Who's messing with my wife's tongue? It's spread so badly that my son can't mention it to his mother, so it's better to let the fourth brother's hat change color." How does the mother choose people, not the good ones, but only such ones, so that the son will be shabby!"

"You still dare to be stubborn...you..." Zhao Jia's face was flushed with anger, she couldn't breathe, her body was already crooked...

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Ask for subscription, ask for recommendation tickets, ask for monthly tickets.Although the recent plot has made everyone dissatisfied, it is also the result of hard work.Xiao Jiu was embarrassed enough, she was so embarrassed, who would be the little hen that lays eggs. . . .

(End of this chapter)