Tao Bao's Ancient Happy Life

Tao Bao was completely overwhelmed by what his little father Lan Xi said. He looked at Lan Xi's expression that didn't look like he was joking, and then looked at his father Tao Ruilin wishing his father to give him a good word. In the end, he got Tao Ruilin's nod , Now Tao Bao didn’t say anything, and immediately waved his hands and said: "No, absolutely not, if you want me to take embroidery needles, you might as well let me take a knife to the battlefield. Besides, although I am married, I say You don’t learn embroidery at all, that’s too motherly.”

Tao Bao's words disappointed Lan Xi for a while, and it took a long time to hear Lan Xi say: "If you don't learn, don't learn, that's okay, so the Lan family's treasures will be lost, so let me be the sinner? Who? Let me leave you alone and miss the best time to learn this embroidery method. In fact, I didn’t mean to force you to learn this thing. I also know that you are busy, but it’s a pity. This is My ancestors handed it down only to males and not to females, I am only a son like you, you say I don’t pass it on, who do you pass it on to?”

The corners of Tao Bao's lips twitched after hearing this, and he didn't have to refuse, but as a man, he would never learn anything, and always felt that if he learned it, he would be even more of a mother, and it would be embarrassing for him to be married, so If he is learning embroidery, if he is in modern times, if his father knows that he has to chase him for two miles with the soles of his shoes, it won’t be enough if he doesn’t slap him until his nose is bruised and his face is swollen.

Also, Tao Ruilin spoiled his wife so much that he even took up the idea of ​​becoming the prince and Zhengjun, thanks to him being able to figure it out, if Huo Jianhui knew, he would have to throw away those embroidery tools No, but it’s not good if you don’t learn, so what should you do?Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said, "Little Daddy, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

After Lan Xi heard this, "Tell me about it."

"Actually, the idea is very simple. You and your father can have one in time. After all, you are both young and only in your 30s. When my little brother is born, just teach him, so you don't have to worry about losing this precious embroidery technique." Besides, I don’t have much time to learn this stuff. After I leave the palace this time, I’m afraid I won’t have any extra time to come out. I’m going to help the empress prepare for the [-]-night palace banquet, and what else? After the new year, I still have to teach the children, do you think I can be busy?"

Tao Bao sighed. In fact, he was really tired. He has been here for less than a year, and he has done one thing after another. When he came here, he first worked as a translator for the bookstore, and after Huo Jianhui brought him to the Tao Mansion, He stayed here as a sick patient for a while, but not long after he was discharged, he became a gunsmith again, and then became a bridegroom and married, and followed Huo Jianhui on the battlefield, becoming a weapons expert. He just returned to Beijing. There is another position of teacher, although he has not taken up the position yet, it is estimated that he will start after the Chinese New Year. This time, his father directly let him learn embroidery. , he was completely finished. At the beginning, he told Huo Jianhui that he would take over Beizhen Fusi. Thinking about it, it would make people sweat, it was really lively.

Lan Xi nodded after hearing this: "Yeah, you are really too busy, otherwise you should be busy with your work first, let's put this precious one in advance, and talk about it later when you have time." After finishing speaking Long sigh.

Tao Bao raised his head and saw Lan Xi's pitiful look, and said, "Why don't you let Bai Liu learn it, anyway, he is also the adopted son of your two elders, so it doesn't count as teaching it to outsiders."

Originally, Bai Liu was looking forward to the appearance of their young master picking up the embroidery needle and flying the needle among the orchid bushes. Suddenly, Bai Liu who was named was stunned for a long time, looked at his hand and raised it: "Brother Bao , do you think my hands seem to be able to embroider?"

Tao Bao glanced at it, closed his eyes, and saw that Bai Liu's calloused hands were really not that material, and then looked at Lan Xi's stomach again.

Lan Xi felt embarrassed by him: "I can't give birth either, I'm already a grandfather, if I give Zixuan a little uncle who is two years younger than him, I won't want my old face, but I think it's okay Don’t worry about this matter, when your health recovers, you have to give me a grandson no matter what, and then let him learn my skills, so let’s do it.” After finishing speaking, Tao Bao didn’t care Opposition took the lead and walked out, telling people to prepare for the trip.

Tao Bao opened his mouth, turned around and said, "Father, don't you care? If this royal prince is a master who can embroider, it will be a big joke. Then you can wait and watch the fun."

Tao Ruilin glanced at his daughter-in-law and felt helpless. After Lan Xi came back this time, her temper has changed a lot, and things are no longer true. She has become more open-minded. This is the first time she has decided on such a willful decision. His own son will be less troublesome, it seems that he will continue to work hard, it's okay to have a younger son for fun, this can also make up for some of Lan Xi's regrets.

So Tao Ruilin glanced at Tao Bao and said in a low voice, "It's okay, just leave it to Dad, you just wait to be the elder brother." After speaking, he stood up, patted Tao Bao on the shoulder, and then walked out.

Tao Bao saw that there was something to be done, so he didn't bother with Lan Xi's words anymore, and happily followed his father into the car, and went out of the city to Tao's Village. . . . . .

In the winter of the second year of Tianyao, on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the crown prince Zhengjun Tao Bao followed his father Taiping and Tao Ruilin and his wife to Taojiazhuang to visit the grave.

Tao Ruilin was very low-key when he returned to Taojiazhuang this time. Except for some sacrificial supplies, the rest was wine, meat and rice noodles for the New Year. Of course, he didn't give it to everyone, except Tao Erye. Outside of the family, there were some clansmen who helped Tao Bao when Tao Bao was in distress, and the rest were ignored. After all, they were not engaged in charity, and they always remembered Tao Bao who gave charcoal in the snow. He didn't tolerate it, and he didn't even roll his eyelids. Of course, those people didn't dare to show their faces.

After the things were divided, it was time to sacrifice, so Tao Ruilin's family of three, accompanied by Tao Erye's eldest son, went to the place where Tao Ruilin's twin brother Tao Ruiqi was buried. The tombstone needs to be changed, after all, the name on it is still Tao Ruilin.

After the tomb was repaired, Tao Bao knelt down and kowtowed three times to the tombstone, and said at the same time: "Second Uncle, please go away. For so many years, I always thought you were my real father. Now I know, although you are not my father But he died at the door of Huo's house to save me. From now on, I will treat you as my father. I will come every year to visit the grave. You can go away at ease. You can always drink a few sips of wine here. If you have money, you Just order more ghosts, so that you will find a good family in the next life." After finishing the wine in the wine jar, he began to burn a lot of paper money on the ground next to him.

Tao Ruilin also went to a jar of wine and said, "Second brother, go away. Back then you hid yourself for me and went because of Bao'er. I'm sorry for you as a big brother, for making you not even a father." , we will still be brothers in the next life, and I will treat you like a cow or a horse."

Lan Xi has never met Tao Ruiqi, so she just said: "Thank you, uncle, our family is sorry for you, I hope you go well, you can keep the paper money first, if there is not enough, you are dreaming, we will come again I'll give it to you." After saying that, he burned all the paper money, and it was strange that the paper money turned into ashes in a blink of an eye, and disappeared when the wind blew.

Lan Xi said happily: "His second uncle took it, he took it..."

Tao Ruilin looked at the tombstone, "I will hide it in the next life, you come out, and then I will do everything for you, so that you can enjoy happiness..."

Tao Bao knew that in this society, if someone had twins, the poor family would say that if they were rich and powerful, they would send one of them away, so that there would be no dispute over family property. Besides, in this era where everything is only passed on to the eldest son, the royal family is even more speechless. As long as there are twins, the older one will be kept directly, and the younger one will be killed directly, for fear of a fight for the throne.

Fortunately, the Tao family only kept Tao Ruiqi in a courtyard in the mansion, and he didn't usually come out. In fact, Tao Ruiqi also had a housemate back then, but that girl was not a good one, she was very ambitious, and she always whispered in his ear It's unfair or something, and they said that they should have a share of the family property. Tao Ruiqi asked people to send that person away as soon as he heard it, and never married again, but Tao Ruilin didn't treat his younger brother badly, and raised him Very well, Tao Ruiqi is also grateful. As long as Tao Ruilin asks him for something, he will not postpone it as long as he can. It was an accident.

After the family sacrifices were over, they went back to the capital directly, and went to the patriarch's house before leaving. As for what they said, only a few people present knew what was said, so I won't mention it later.

After finishing the work, the family returned to the capital, and separated from Tao Ruilin and his wife at the gate of the city. When Tao Bao got into the car, Lan Xi said, "Bao'er, you have to work hard. I'm still waiting to hold my grandson." Tao Bao almost fell out of the car, he was a cheap father who was worried about his stomach.

Tao Bao said good-bye to his two fathers with a smile that was not strong, and then ordered Huo Yi, who was driving the car, to return to the palace immediately, or else his cheap father might say something more weird, while Tao Bao watched in the car My stomach despises me there, why do I have such a weird body, what kind of child do you think you have! Depressed...

When the carriage drove to the street market, Tao Bao suddenly thought of whether the watch he ordered from that foreign devil last time was ready or not. If not, he should ask for the returned silver. It was cheaper, so I instructed Huo Yi to go to the store of the foreign devil Henry.

After arriving at the store, when Tao Bao got out of the car, he saw a low-price sale sign hanging on the door of the store, so he raised his eyebrows, looked at the brothers behind him, and walked in. There were not many goods left, so the waiter in the shop hurried over to say hello as soon as he saw someone, and then asked Tao Bao what he wanted to buy.

Tao Bao looked at the goods in the store and said that he really didn’t have anything he wanted to buy, but he still took the receipt he just saved from Yunjuan and gave it to the waiter: "I'll pick up the goods."

Xiao Er'er saw it, and hurriedly said with a bitter face: "Wait a moment?" Then he ran to the back hall.

After a while, a person came out from the back hall, with a haggard face and a lot of thin body. Didn't Tao Bao know this person who was the translator for that foreign devil back then?

The man also recognized Tao Bao, and when he saw Tao Bao, he knew what this man was doing, so he saluted and said, "Your Majesty, sir, are you here to pick up the chime bell that you ordered?"

Tao Bao nodded: "En."

The man said with a bitter face: "I'm really sorry, sir, my shopkeeper hasn't come back since he returned to Fanbang. Some people say that when he came back from the Atlantic country with goods, the few boxes of chime clocks he brought I was robbed by Japanese pirates and died in the sea. I haven't heard from you since then. I'm afraid it's a bad luck. But even though our shopkeeper is not here, we won't renege on our debts. It just so happens that the lease of this store is coming up, you We can't get the money out now, but we can give you the goods to pay off, do you think it's okay?"

Tao Bao glanced at the translator and said, "Can you be the master?"

The little translator nodded and said, "Yes, I am his concubine."

Tao Bao was surprised but didn't ask again, "Okay then, let me see what I need, but what do you have here that can cover my 50 taels of silver?"

The little translator looked back and said: "I don't have much left here, but the most valuable things are these colored glazes, and the colored glazes are very well made and very big. Take it away."

Tao Bao saw so many glazed products, the last thing he expected was that there were glazed products as tall as a person. He thought for a while and asked, "How much do these colored glazes cost?"

The little translator glanced at him, "Originally these things cost 100 taels of silver, but we haven't done anything for you, so let's pay 50 taels. I'll leave when these goods are sold out."

Tao Bao didn't say anything more, in fact, he already knew that those boxes of chime bells brought back by Huo Jianhui and the others might have robbed some kind of Henry's, and they were all killed immediately, but it was a pain for this little translator, So he said: "I don't want to take your goods for nothing, how about I give you the remaining 50 taels, and we have both money and goods." After finishing speaking, he handed the 50 taels of silver notes to He bought a small translator, and this was what Huo Jianhui stuffed into his purse when he went out. He didn't know it was a silver ticket until he was in the car.

When the little translator heard it, his face looked happy, and he immediately said: "Thank you, sir, you really helped me a lot." After speaking, he asked someone to help move these colored glazes out.

Tao Bao didn't care much about the others, but he specifically asked them to be careful of those big ones, he was useful, and if he could make a lot of money after using them well, the Tao family should have a big deal by then.

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