Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

Chang Xile and his party came to the mansion by boat, and lived in the house arranged before Shen Baili.

Song Wancheng's parents and Wan Niang also rested in the mansion for a day, and went to Beijing with Pei's merchant ship the next day.The Pei family is an imperial merchant, powerful and very safe.And it is very comfortable and fast, and they have been traveling with the official ship, so they don't have to worry about what will happen if they go to Beijing on this ship.

The house that Shen Baili arranged for Chang Xile and others who were preparing for the scientific examination before does not belong to the Shen family anymore, and has now been bought by a well-known powerful family in the mansion.

As early as when Chang Xile, Chang Yu, and Song Wan submitted Qiqi Zhongju, the house was highly speculated. I don't know how many people wanted to buy it, but the Shen family insisted not to sell it.

But this time Song Wancheng passed the Tanhua exam, the Shen family couldn't keep the house, all the dignitaries in the mansion came to the door, especially the descendants of the family who took the scientific exam, they all wanted to get this very auspicious house.The Shen family followed suit and sold the house to a local dignitary as a favor, but the money was not less, and they were able to make friends with him.

The dignitaries didn't care about the money, after all, the Shen and Pei families were doing well now, so they didn't appear to be forcing themselves, and they could gain a good reputation abroad.

The house arranged by Shen Baili was still very considerate, and the two old couples served them. They knew the temperament of Chang Xile and his party, and they knew exactly what to do and what not to do. feel.

After Chang Xile rested for a day, he sent Song Wan to the ship with his family, and then took Father Chang to Gao's house to visit Gao Yuan.

Originally, Chang Xile said that he would greet Gao Yuan before coming, but Chang's father refused, and said that it is okay to visit directly at that time.When Father Chang was about to go to Gao Yuan's house, he was a little nervous and didn't speak all the way.

Chang Yu knocked on the door, and it opened after a while.

It was still An Xing who opened the door, but when he saw Chang Xile beside Chang Xile, he was startled. Chang Chang had already left when An Xing was serving Gao Yuan, so he only heard about him but never saw him. Pass.

Chang Xile introduced: "This is my father, who specially came to the mansion to catch up with Uncle Gao."

An Xing's expression was a little stunned, and he looked a little at a loss, but he still remembered to lead them in after all.

At this time Gao Yuan was sitting on a rocking chair in the yard basking in the sun, this rocking chair was given by Chang Xile before.As soon as he sat on it, he liked it very much and felt very comfortable. He would lie on it every day, and he would move it to the yard when the weather was good.

When he saw Father Chang, he was stunned.

"Xiao Yuan, do you still remember me?" Father Chang couldn't help but see red eyes when he saw the former Zong Zong also floated in front of his eyes.

I didn't expect that so many years had passed in a flash, and when we met again, we were completely different from each other.

Gao Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief, and he got off the rocking chair with An Xing's support, his face was full of excitement, and his whole body was trembling slightly, "Rong, Brother Rong, you, you are Brother Rong, why are you here? ! I thought I would never see you again in this life!"

It was the first time for Chang Xile to see Gao Yuan like this. In the past, he was very indifferent, as if he was an outsider, but now he felt that he also had other emotions, and he was also an ordinary person with rich emotions.

Father Chang looked Gao Yuan up and down, and saw that he was better than what Chang Xile described before.Although he was still very thin, his face was quite rosy, and he didn't look sickly, but he was weaker than ordinary people.

"I haven't seen you for so many years. I've aged so much, but you are still the same as before, but thinner than before."

Gao Yuan couldn't help sighing when he saw Father Chang. The two of them were quite different in age. In addition, Father Chang had been working in the countryside all these years. Many people are old.The man who used to be tough, now has a slightly curved body, his face is more vicissitudes than before, and his face is covered with wrinkles. Only by searching carefully can he find his former appearance.

Maybe Chang's father has always looked like this, but he just beautified it in his memory, so he didn't dare to recognize his goodbye.If he hadn't seen him walking on the street before, he might not have recognized it.After all these years, how can it still be the same as before.

Although he has been paying attention to Chang's family all these years, he also knew from the news that Chang Rong may not have changed much from the farmers in the countryside, but he still can't react when he really sees it.

"Brother Rong, why do you..."

Although Gao Yuan hadn't finished speaking, Father Chang understood what he was thinking.

Father Chang smiled disapprovingly, "I'm a farmer when I go back to the countryside. Naturally, it's not as easy as working in a store in the city. But don't look at me looking old, but life is good. The children in the family They are also very up-to-date. But you, how have you been all these years?"

When Gao Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but his eyes turned red, thinking that he would never see him again for the rest of his life. Although his image is different from his heart now, he is also deeply moved, as if he has let go of something.

"Okay, okay, I was in poor health before, but now I'm much better. You heard what Chang Le and the others said, so you came to visit me in the mansion, right?"

Father Chang was noncommittal, "It is convenient to come to the mansion now, the old man from the past is gone, and I have almost forgotten the bad things in the past, so I will come and have a look. The mansion has changed a lot now, if it is not for the joy of them Lead, I can’t even find North.”

Father Chang talked about the difference between the present and the past, which street was not before and now it has been built again, which street was very lively and now it is demolished, and so on.

Gao Yuan couldn't answer at all, and said in a little embarrassment: "I haven't gone out these years, and I don't know what's going on outside." Father Chang shook his head in disapproval, "This is impossible, people have to go out for a walk, and spend a day in bed. Being in the house will kill people. Your health has always been bad, and I’m afraid it has something to do with it. You can see that Xi Le’s body was badly damaged when he suffered a crime before, but he goes out for a walk every day, and now It looks healthier.

You used to be very lively, but you suddenly suffocated in one place, look at your brows are full of depression now.No matter what happened in the past, it has already passed, and we cannot always live in the past.Like I didn't think about the mansion before, but when I came here, I found out that's all there is to it. People have to look forward. "

Although Father Chang didn't know exactly what happened to Gao Yuan, he could see that he was doing well now.The past has passed, so I don't want him to be entangled.

Gao Yuan heard the familiar chattering voice again, and the strangeness in his heart immediately dissipated, and he asked him to find Brother Rong who obviously didn't talk much at ordinary times, but couldn't stop talking about the big truth.

Gao Yuan smiled slightly, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar Chang Rong in front of him, he felt suddenly enlightened.

"Brother Rong, you are still the same as before."

Father Chang waved his hand, "I'm getting old, I have several grandchildren now, and the oldest one is in his teens. Have you been alone all these years?"

Gao Yuan paused, and Father Chang treated him like this, and couldn't help but sigh: "If you can find a suitable one, settle down. This person must have a companion, otherwise this life will be so lonely."

"I, I actually have a partner." Gao Yuan rarely said shyly, just like he was a half-grown boy before.

Although I haven't seen him for many years, once I saw Father Chang, I slowly regained my old memories, as if I went back to the past again.Father Chang still cared about him as before, and thought of him in everything, just like an older brother.

Father Chang was very happy when he heard this, "That's a good thing! I'm afraid of you... Hey, you're good at everything but you're too twisted. I'm afraid you won't be able to turn around."

When Father Chang left the mansion before, he also knew Gao Yuan's intentions, but he always regarded Gao Yuan as his own brother, which was naturally unacceptable.It is also because of this that originally Gao Yuan planned to go back to the countryside with him, but in the end he didn't go back.Although he was reluctant to give up, he could only return home alone.

I didn't expect that Gao Yuan would encounter that series of things later, and every time I think about it, I can't help but sigh, if I just took Gao Yuan and left, would I be able to avoid such things?But he knew that even if time turned back, nothing would change.

If there was still a trace of affection in Gao Yuan's heart before, or unwillingness and regret, now that he sees Father Chang again, he realizes that it has actually passed away long ago.What he always misses in his heart is the original person, but it has been such a long time, many things have changed, he used to be obsessed with the past, but he didn't let go, just disturbing himself.

Gao Yuan thought clearly, his heart became clearer, and the smile on his face became brighter.

As soon as Qin Zhong came in, seeing Gao Yuan's appearance, his heart couldn't help but twitch, but he still walked forward arrogantly, occupying the position next to Gao Yuan, holding Gao Yuan in his arms with a domineering appearance.

Everyone was taken aback by Qin Zhong who suddenly rushed in. It can be seen that Chang Yu was sitting as stable as a mountain, and this surprise was only for a moment.

Chang Yu naturally knew Qin Zhong. If it wasn't for Qin Zhong, he wouldn't know that men can still do that.I can't hate this man, anyway, it's his, um, life mentor.

Chang Xile also reacted quickly, thinking of what Chang Yu did before, her ears felt a little hot.However, the parties were not aware of it. One was completely unaware that there was such a person peeping, and the other was completely unaware of what was wrong with doing so, and it seemed that he was too fussy.

Qin Zhong looked Chang's father up and down, and couldn't help snorting coldly in his heart, such a person really shouldn't be taken seriously, but thinking about being oppressed by such a person for so many years, he felt very uncomfortable.You said it would be nice if the opponent could do a little better, but losing to such a person really... makes him feel worse.

Father Chang sensed Qin Zhong's unfriendly gaze, and understood something in his heart, and said, "Brother Gao, could this be your companion?"

The change of name really pleased Qin Zhong, and after hearing this question again, the original hostility dissipated instantly.

Gao Yuan smiled and nodded, "It's him, it's just that our status is very different, so we don't want to make it public to avoid trouble."

Qin Zhong was unhappy, "It's clear that you don't agree, when did I worry about trouble?"

"It's because I'm afraid of trouble."

Gao Yuan patted the back of his hand to comfort him, Qin Zhong saw that Gao Yuan was willing to admit his identity for the first time, and he was not stingy with being intimate with him outside, no matter how angry he was, he dissipated.He grabbed Gao Yuan's hand with his backhand, but he didn't make any other more intimate movements, knowing that he couldn't go any further.

As for the matter of the two of them, we will talk about it later, there is no need to talk about it in front of outsiders.

Although the atmosphere was a bit weird at the beginning, but as Father Chang and Gao Yuan recalled the past, and Qin Zhong remained silent, treating himself as if he were an invisible person, the embarrassment gradually dissipated.Chang Xile and his party also left a meal at Gao's house, and they ate exactly the sour fish soup made with tomatoes that Chang Xile had left before.

Because Gao Yuan can't eat spicy food, the recipe Chang Xile gave him before was modified without any spicy taste. The taste was not authentic, but it was not bad.

But this time, because everyone was here, they felt that the day was quite festive, and because they got chili peppers again, Chang Xile taught Anxing to make a spicy dish.Qin Zhongben kept silent all the time, and felt happy when he ate the spicy fish in sour soup.It was a pity that Gao Yuan couldn't eat such delicious food, the one without spicy taste was much inferior.

Moreover, he was very interested in this chili pepper, and felt that it had a more pure spiciness than cornel. He heard that Taoyuan Village had started to plant a large number of peppers this year, so he ordered a lot of them on the spot.Because of this, Qin Zhong also seemed less out of place.

At this time, Chang Xile couldn't help but sigh, food really makes it easy to get closer to each other.

Father Chang drank a lot of wine that day, and when he returned to the house, he still sighed, "Seeing that Uncle Gao is doing well, I am relieved, this trip was worth it!"

Shen Baili and Pei Qingyun never showed up, they just ordered people to arrange everything properly.

After all, the two of them were about to get married, and there were too many things to do, so it was normal to not be able to take care of them. Chang Xile and his party didn't want to disturb them at this time.

The marriage between Shen Baili and Pei Qingyun can be said to be one of the most shocking news in the Pumpkin Mansion after Shen Pei and Pei returned safely.Countless people couldn't help swearing, this couple of dogs!

Although it was known that Shen Pei and his family had a very good relationship before, the two of them seemed to have enmity in the past. Taking that comparison as an example, the two wanted to have a fight on the spot.Often when someone loses, they start yelling and yelling. The eighteen generations of ancestors are brought along. I didn't expect to go out to sea, hey!The two of them worked hand in hand!

Isn't this deceiving the feelings of the people? The most important thing is that it's really a pity that the two of them are still not able to see the two of them fighting for food after finally waiting for their return!

In the past few years since Shen Baili and Pei Qingyun disappeared, the restaurants owned by the two no longer compete for food, and the restaurants of the two families seem to have lost their vitality. Although the taste remains the same, there is always something wrong.Moreover, the most attractive new dishes of the two restaurants are gone, and they have always been the same old ones.

Although many people still buy it, it is not as good as before, and the business is much worse than before.

In fact, everyone found that not only the restaurants, but many businesses of the Shen and Pei families seemed to be in decline. Everyone said that the blessing of the two families was these two people, and they began to decline as soon as they disappeared.But those who know the way inside know that this is not the case. It is just a dispute between the court and China. The faction they stand in is suppressed, so that's all.

As for whether to hide your strengths and bide your time, or to fail to recover after a setback, everyone is not good at judging.

But now that Shen and Pei are back, just like in the past, it has become an opportunity again, and the camp that has been suppressed has begun to turn around.The DPRK and China have been unstable, but the people have not responded directly.

Although Chang Xile has been nesting in Taoyuan Village, she has been paying attention to the affairs of the court.There must be a lot of involvement in the change between the court and China. If it becomes serious, it will directly affect the lives of ordinary people. He can't be ignorant of everything.

Now that the two of Shen and Pei are getting married, and they made such a publicity, it's not like notifying everyone that the Shen and Pei families are up again now, and they are no longer sluggish in the past few years.

Although two men get married, there is still the theory of marriage, and there are subtle differences in status depending on who marries.

Based on their appearance, everyone thought that Pei Qingyun married Shen Baili, but they never expected that it was Shen Baili who married Pei Qingyun.Everyone thought that the Pei family had a concubine and was an imperial merchant, so naturally she had a higher family status than the Shen family, so this arrangement was quite reasonable.

But Chang Xile knew it wasn't because of this, it was just that Shen Baili didn't want to wrong Pei Qingyun.

This is why Chang Xile didn't want to make a fuss with Chang Yu, but simply told everyone that the two of them were together.If it is a big office or if you pass Minglu in the Yamen, you will have a status.The status of husband and wife here is unequal, and the husband is the head of the family by default, and the wife is more like a vassal.

And Chang Xile felt that she and Chang Yu were equal in status, and didn't want outsiders to fix their impression because of this marriage.But this is only one of the reasons, or because I don't want to make it so troublesome.The wedding rules here are extremely complicated, even in the countryside there are many procedures.Although the two men have saved a lot of steps, they still make people crazy.

Although Chang Xile appreciates this custom very much and finds it very interesting, it is a kind of "ritual" embodiment, but it is not so wonderful when placed on him, a typical double standard.

Especially when he saw Shen Baili and Pei Qingyun's wedding, he felt even more rejoiced. Fortunately, he didn't make a big deal!

Although Shen Pei's family is next door, when Pei Qingyun married, he walked around the pumpkin mansion in the opposite direction with the dowry.Everyone was amazed that Shen's family had paid out 120 eight loads of dowry, and each load was filled to the brim, and there were many valuable treasures.

Not expensive is the wealthy Shen family, and they are so generous in marrying their son!But thinking about it, if Shen Baili didn't get married, he could still share the Shen family's property, such a dowry didn't seem to be a big deal.

But after hearing it later, even though Shen Baili is married, he can still divide the family property equally like other sons, and the envious and jealous eyes are even more piercing.The most lively and interesting event in the mansion that day was the wedding of two people.

Those who originally thought that the two companies were going to end knew in their hearts that the two companies might not be able to end, but the business would do better because of the return of the two!

Only they know the route to the new island, as long as the sea ban is lifted, the wealth will flow in continuously.Although the Shen and Pei families are now working for the imperial court, they can still get a lot of benefits, and they can also lead the forces of the court and China to go together, so it is safer to have more people.

Father Chang did not go to the wedding banquet, Chang Xile, Chang Yu and Chang Xisheng went together.Chang Xisheng is also a well-known businessman in the mansion now, and everyone knows that he represents Taoyuan Village as soon as they see him.As for Chang Xile and Chang Yu, everyone was no stranger to them, especially when they saw the scar on Chang Xile's face, they immediately recognized it.

Although the status of Juren in the mansion is not as high as in the county, they are still respected by others, not to mention that everyone knows that Chang Xile and Song Wancheng, the new Ke Tanhualang, are friends, and know that if very Xile has scars on his face, the road ahead will only be I was afraid that it would not go well so I gave up and continued to advance, otherwise I may not be a Jinshi now.

So many people chatted with the three of them and wanted to make friends with them, and some even wanted to hand over their children to Chang Xile to teach them.

Although the Shen and Pei families were merchants, they still made friends with many literati.

There were a lot of people present, and Shen and Pei didn't have time to talk to them except for a meeting with them during the toast. The two privately agreed that they would get together again after the wedding, so they knew that they wouldn't insist on today how.Chang Xile and his party came here to feel happy, and Chang Xisheng also made friends with others to facilitate future business.

"What is this? The aroma of the wine is strong, and the color is so beautiful."

At this time, the new wine that was said to be brought back from overseas was served, and the maids poured it into the wine glasses of the guests present, and everyone exclaimed.

"Could it be that this is the wine that even today's majesty admires?"

The attendants gave an affirmative answer, and everyone raised their wine glasses to taste the tea, and then they all sighed, praising its taste is too beautiful.There were also literati on the spot who wrote poems for him to show his love for this wine.

The people here are very fond of wine, and regard drinking as an elegant thing.Especially those literati who love wine the most, and many good poems are swayed when they are half drunk.

Chang Xile had known for a long time that Shen Baili and Pei Qingyun also brought back wine this time, and brought back a lot, not only wine but also grape seeds.He has been planted in the village now, and he has grown quite tall now.

The Shen and Pei families had presented wine as a tribute to the emperor before, and they were greatly praised.The people in the house only knew a thing or two, but they didn't see the real face, but they didn't know that they would be able to drink it at the banquet!Although there is only one small cup per person, I already feel very lucky and satisfied.

Chang Xile couldn't help sighing, these two families really know how to do business, they even used wedding promotion to promote new products.

But I have to say that the wine brought back by the two tasted very good, and they only got one jar, so Chang Xile cherished it very much.Although Shen Pei and the others brought back a lot, they really didn't share much. It was already very difficult for him to get a pot.

Although the grapes are growing very well now, it will take at least several years for the fruit to bear fruit. During this period, the only way to drink wine is by sea.In this way, this thing must be very expensive.It can be described as extravagant for the two to entertain guests at their wedding.I don't know how many people who didn't come will regret it, just because they missed such a good thing.

In addition to the attractive taste of the wine itself, the biggest reason why people are so sought after is because the emperor said yes, this is the best spokesperson.

Chang Xile's capacity for alcohol is not good at all, he drank wine and other wines, and when he returned, he was already a little drunk, and it was all because of Chang Yu who carried him back.

Probably due to the effect of alcohol, Chang Xile was more presumptuous than usual. The two of them had a good time doing it, and it made people very happy. Chang Xile was afraid that she would lose control and make too much noise, so she bit her handkerchief and swallowed the sound. Seeing his appearance, Chang Yu felt a sense of violence in his heart, and his movements became more violent and crazy.

The two of them quarreled until midnight, and when Chang Xile woke up the next day, she felt that her whole body was no longer hers, and she lay limply on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

He couldn't help sighing, indulgence hurts the body.