Clam Pearl

The King of Yan, Zhao Yuanxiu, arrived, and Gu Shan met with his ministers according to the obeisance, and took the younger generation who could get out of the family to kowtow quietly, and Zhao Yuanxiu also politely gave the reward.

What he did was upright etiquette, and he didn't pay extra attention to it. He had his brains, because King Yan was not the eldest son, but in his bones, Gu Shan liked King Sishui very much. The mountain seems to be in every possible way.

He also has a few friends in Shangjing, and they often say that the King of Sishui has the style of a son of heaven, with a noble bearing and a refined temperament. .

However, thinking about it this way, the Gu family doesn't need to think about Conglong's wealth now, because it doesn't matter whoever comes to power, the second master Gu has the consciousness to protect the six-star descendants of the emperor.Therefore, he kept a distance from the three princes and never did too many things.

The king of Yan came, and the Pei family in his family was a little panicked, and hurriedly ordered the family to restrain everyone, and dared not have the usual ostentation, and did not dare to arrange family gatherings, so that relatives, friends and relatives were all safe and secure. Staying there, every morning, Gu Yan brought several important people to King Yan's side, waiting to serve him at any time.

The king of Yan said repeatedly that they had a job, so there was no need to make a big show of it. This suppressed the restlessness in the family, and ordered them to be careful not to show the traces of the king of Yan.

Although Gu Yan was old and confused, it happened by chance. When he saw King Yan arrived, he ordered someone to pack his luggage early, thinking about leaving the second child's house. Although the brothers didn't want to part after seeing each other for a few days, a big Buddha stayed in Gu Shan's house. It doesn't matter to him when he arrives at Kunyiguan, it's just that the second child is used to being rich and has a lot of idle time, and he can't keep it together at once, which will inevitably cause trouble.

That night, the two elder brothers were sitting in the house, talking about the past, thinking about the old house in Pingzhou, laughing happily for a while, and crying when thinking of the brothers who left. Gu Shan couldn't help but look down on the affairs of Gu Maomin's family in the old temple.

Gu Shan bit his lower lip and sneered: "His house is his house, and ours is ours. How about you, bro, do you remember our meeting, when his old lady held a meeting, and such a big iron pot killed more than a dozen people?" Fat sheep, our grandpa would be so embarrassing, he didn't dare to bring more, so he took you with me, during the meal, his family cooks for you, and a spoonful of extra meat , the person in charge of his family has to dig it back with a spoon..."

Gu Yan laughed: "It's too late, I said you are a narrow-minded, if you still don't recognize it, I have forgotten it, but you still remember it."

Gu Shan also smiled: "I don't remember! I will never forget it in my life. Our grandfather dropped the bowl and dragged us away. His old lady even scolded our grandfather, dog meatballs! Everyone is like this, and everyone who is good I can forget that even a little disappointment can lead to death. My grandfather... was forced to do nothing. Before, I thought, thanks to my grandfather, he gritted his teeth, otherwise we would have our family today? Do you think it's interesting to say something decided by Mingtian?"

The door curtain slammed softly, and the slave came in with an iron box and scraped off the ashes from the charcoal basin a few times, and replaced it with new charcoal.

The cold wind blowing outside the house creaked and creaked the branches of the trees.

Gu Shan stood up and warmed the wine on the charcoal basin with the Taijin jug: "I think Xiaoqi's complexion is much better, and I don't blame his second sister-in-law. How old is his nephew this year? He looks like an elder, he is lonely by himself, and he doesn't look good, you look at Yunjing... don't look at Yunjing, look at how old Maochang's children are this year..."

Gu Yan turned over, also with a sad expression on his face: "Can I take care of them? You are here as a father! They are separated from each other, and I take care of myself. I can't take care of my own house. It's useless to stretch my arms so long. He Still have to listen, tomorrow's pressure is tight, the door won't even close, what will you do with him? Xiao Qi can say, that bastard Gu Maobing accidentally ran out of the customs, and he couldn't catch him, three or five I haven't seen you back for years."

Gu Shan changed the direction of the jug and continued to warm it, while smiling, he said, "Don't you hear that the elder brother is the father, and the seventh child doesn't like me..."

"You think too much." Gu Shan interjected.

"There's too much thinking there. Who do you think he likes? Back then you picked him up, we brothers really owed him, but these years, if there are some good people around you, don't you think about him first, but you Look, there are quite a few, three letters a year, one from the year before last, one from last year, the content is the same, even if the date is changed, if he thinks about us, he won't be like this..."

Gu Yan waved his hand: "The second child has said this, and the seventh child is like this! But there are things in the south, there are my things and a lot of yours, how much can you talk about? Those who turn over and over are not the only ones, you treat him as a dragger As for the mouth, there is always someone who writes it, and he eats and drinks by himself, isn’t it just like that..." At this point, Gu Yan sat up and looked outside, Fang whispered: "...Can I not be in a hurry, such a big family I don’t even have an heir, whoever asks who I’m in a hurry with, I’m so tight, I don’t show up for a month or two... I’m so old, how many days can I live? I have nagged a few words with your sister-in-law, Tomorrow he really won't be able to sacrifice incense, so let's find him a adoptive..."

Gu Shan suddenly became anxious: "Brother, what you said is wrong! My younger brother is overstepping, can adoptives have their own flesh and blood relatives? Whoever's family belongs to their family, and whoever gave birth is born. The matter of the bones is of course your own." He’s so caring! He’s either bad or lonely! You’re kind, and when you and I get old tomorrow, who can be his master? Someone else’s child is someone else’s! He is the concubine, I am the concubine, I didn't say, you can't control tomorrow, who can control him? I'm separated from him!"

"What can I do?" Gu Yan pushed both hands, and the woolen felt was pushed to the ground: "You think I'm not talking? I said him, and that bastard Gu Maobing, he is over 30..."

Gu Shan took a blanket from the ground and covered his brother's knees, and lifted the jug to help him pour it. He sat there thinking for a long time, and seeing that it was getting late, he said in a low voice: "Why is this so? , but now I have an idea to get the best of both worlds..."

Gu Yan picked up his wine glass and looked at him...

In the middle of the night, Yuan Xiu and Gu Zhao sat under the lamp to look at the accounts. The accounts are rice grains, cloth, cattle, and personnel loss in Juehu County over the years. Juehu County is still moving slowly in recent years. The staff is dissatisfied and the land is uncultivated However, what is cultivated is used for internal consumption, and the imperial court does not collect taxes, not only does not collect it, it has always been a subsidy.

Now it is still a floating account, and the accounts of the four houses in Qian Dingsi's side.

Earlier, when Gu Zhao was in charge of moving the Ding Division, he used his previous knowledge and methods. The country uniformly supplied rice, grain and cloth, and Juehu County was economically independent. Yes, more than half of the loss of money and food used here was paid by Gu Zhaoneiku.

In the room, the abacus beads were crackling, and more than a dozen inner house accountants brought by Zhao Yuanxiu were arranging the abacus beads.After staying up for half a night, the accounts were really not eye-catching, and he was tired all over, so Gu Zhao stretched his neck, looked at Yuanxiu who was still bowing his head, and said, "Ask the chef to cook some mats as you like, and go to sleep! "

Yuan Xiu nodded, looked down and said: "Seal the tent, come back at [-] o'clock tomorrow!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, took an iron ruler to press the account, stopped counting the plate, covered the inkstone to prevent it from drying out, and stepped back with his bare hands.

The father and son got up and put on their clothes and walked around the yard for a while. They felt their joints became active. Seeing that the food box was brought up and went to the side room, and the old man sent someone to say hello, Gu Zhao dealt with it and went to the side room with Yuan Xiu to eat. .

At this moment, a dozen or so lanterns were picked up from the wing room, illuminating the room like daytime. Yuan Xiu went in and waved his hands, saying, "There are so many of them there! Take six and send two to the Duke's house, and let me Burn a pagoda of Anshenxiang for the Duke..."

Gu Zhao refused: "I don't like the aroma, so hurry up and eat it while it's hot."

The two of them are not extravagant, so they only cooked the soup and two side dishes. After warming the steamed buns, the two of them exhausted their energy, so they ate the Qi-tonifying soup. After eating, Xinzai brought someone to bring two Knee-high tubs come into the house.

The pot was made according to Gu Zhao's design. It was deep, with a lid on it, and two eyes with thick legs were exposed. Put the prepared medicine package in it, pour the boiling water, adjust the water temperature, Gu Zhao and Yuan Xiu Only then did he step down and cover the lid.

Two slaves entered the room with cloth hammers, Yuan Xiu smiled: "I'm only so old, I don't need these, you go down."

Xinzai took the people down, and they were the only ones left in the house.

Gu Zhao soaked for a while, then sighed comfortably: "Well...my elder brother will leave tomorrow, so I won't go."

Yuan Xiu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his face was filled with joy: "Really?"

Gu Zhao nodded: "Well, it is possible to go or not. This is because your father loves me. Seeing that my brother is getting old, I am afraid that he will not be able to see him with his brothers in the future. I am only young, and I have a chance. I will go to Qingzhou with you Well, after all... Li Yongji and the others are mine, and I really want to see what they do..."

Just as he was talking, there was a bang outside the courtyard door, asking who it was?A eunuch at the door replied in a shrill voice: "Master Huijun, the children over there didn't understand the rules and stepped on the police board, saying yes... I asked if you had a rest."

Gu Zhao lowered his head and laughed, and raised his head for a long time and said, "Aren't you going to stop at this point? Go and turn off the lights, open the door, and just say it's time to stop..."

There was a response from the other side, and soon, all the headlights in the row under the corridor were picked up, leaving only the leather lamps for patrolling the road dimly lit.

"Did you see? I am also under the supervision of someone. Don't look at your family's family. There are a lot of hardworking people in my family. Tomorrow, your father hates people. I will stand up and leave. There are many people in the world. Where do you want to go?" There are people who take care of you."

Yuan Xiu lowered his head and laughed, opened the lid by himself, and spread his legs to dry: "I don't care about your business, it's because I was unlucky when I was a child, and I was splinted by you every time..."

Gu Zhao didn't speak, just smiled over there. He looked at Yuan Xiu's face, and said for a long time: "You said, your father looks like a man, but you don't look as good as him."

Yuan Xiu rolled her eyes: "Listen to what Manager Sun said, I look so much like my mother."

"That's right, it doesn't do any good to look like your father!"

"When I came here, it seemed as if I heard Ding Ying say that she was sending someone to the palace..."

Having said that, Yuan Xiu stopped talking and looked at Gu Zhao carefully. In fact, in his heart, he really regarded his little father as his mother. In this life, the best thing for him is the one who is willing to sleep with his arms and work hard for him. , is the little daddy.He also didn't want to have more brothers and sisters. Now that he is older, he does have his own mind.

Gu Zhao knew what Yuanxiu was thinking, so he didn't follow his words, he just diverted and said, "Tell me how people's hearts grow, Li Yuanji and the others seemed to be good back then, but now you look at it, as soon as you go out The sea and the sky are vast, and this wanderer can't hold back, if Zhuang Chengxiu and others find out tomorrow, it will be another matter, and I'm afraid they can make a three-foot-high fold if they sue me."

Stretching his waist, Zhao Yuanxiu stood up and walked around the room twice: "Isn't that what they do, Jun Ming, Chen Liang, Du Yu Chengzhi, they are much better than Qi Yuanjing and the others. The right and wrong of the incident...Little Daddy..."

Gu Zhao looked up at him: "Huh?"

Zhao Yuanxiu puffed up his cheeks and said, "Tell me, what exactly are the Six Stars of Protecting the Emperor?"

Gu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled for a while and said, "What do you think of him as, he is nothing. If you don't treat him as something, he is nothing. It's just a gimmick. Now your family is only three generations old, so I'm afraid you can't live without it. , in the future... I can't tell you... You shouldn't ask me this question, you should ask that old thing, Lord Jinshan, and I haven't studied emperor studies."

Zhao Yuanxiu's face suddenly became embarrassing.

Gu Zhao didn't care what he thought, just smiled and said: "Loyal ministers and treacherous ministers are not things that should be divided by a head like me, just like this young man, he will be moved when he is given by heaven, and I will laugh at others at that time. It’s not like that, but now you see, am I better now? Nothing, I’m just a petty official with good ideals, but I can spread a lot, so I’m still not a leader who harms the people’s livelihood and takes the lead !"

"Little Daddy said so, it's over, there is no one like you in the world."

Gu Zhao smiled, this night, he was actually not in a good mood, some things were indeed a great blow to him.

Zhao Yuanxiu brought half a load of information and read it book by book, but it turned out that Ah Run knew everything, but let him toss about it, if someone else, he would die a hundred times.

Not to mention that Gu Zhao was tossing and turning all night long, but that Gu Shan and Gu Yan had been discussing in the middle of the night. Gu Yan looked.

Gu Yan carefully looked at the facial features, stature, and background of the family, and asked a few questions. He also inquired in detail about the birth status of these women's families. Mrs. Pei said that they were all seeds for giving birth to sons. I am very happy, the two brothers chattered and chattered until the first hour of Yin Shi, and then went to sleep exhausted.