The husband's son-in-law

It's winter.

After one autumn rain and one cold, in the second year of Zhaozhou, Li Da also wore a padded jacket, sat at the table and said: "When I first came here earlier, I didn't think it was cold here, and it didn't snow in winter, but It's been a long time, and when it comes to winter, the old man feels that the wind is very cold, and he burrows into the bones."

"Old, old, old."

Gu Zhao said with a smile: "Father, you have a good appetite. You can still eat five or six big meat buns at noon yesterday. How old are you?"

"I used to eat eight and had to drink a bowl of porridge." Li Da sighed.

Gu Zhao: ...

Dad used to have a good appetite, and he was ashamed to eat as much as he wanted, but he was also very strong.Dad is getting older. After doing the math, he is over 50 years old now, so he is not as good as when he was young.

Gu Zhao changed the topic, "Speaking of which, when it was winter in Beijing, my father liked to eat mutton boiled in a pot, and tomorrow he would pick a sheep. There are few things in winter, so our family should have a good pot."

"That's good." Li Da responded happily.

Li Zhouzhou said: "Father likes sauerkraut. There are pickles in the kitchen, and then boiled bone soup."

"Then I'll order some more fish and shrimp, and make them into meatballs. This one is also delicious." Gu Zhaoyue said more and more interested.

Fu Bao next to him was almost drooling, and the bean paste buns in his hand were not as delicious as before.

"Father, Fufu loves to eat pots."

"Eat it tomorrow."

As a result, it can be eaten at noon.Gu Zhao is now a co-prefect of a state, eating a pot, ordinary meat dishes, and not dragon meat, so he doesn't need to go through all the troubles and troubles of shopping.In the morning, it was mentioned on the dining table of the family, and Li Chun went to the kitchen to make arrangements. Not long after, two sheep came in from outside, and fresh fish and shrimp were sent by Li's family.

Work started in the kitchen.

The bone soup was hanging, and another stove was used to make sauerkraut pots, washed and chopped, followed by slaughter, and cleaned up. At noon, Li Chun replied that it was ready to use.

Fubao's eyes are bright, he can eat the pot.

If I had known, he wouldn't have secretly eaten a piece of cake.

"Father, I forgot, Wang Wang wants to run around more." After Fu Bao finished speaking, he went to the dog house in the yard to call Wang Wang. Bao stepped forward and ran out directly.

Seeing Wang Wang waiting for him, Fu Bao was immediately happy, "Wang Wang, I knew you missed me too!"

So one person and one dog went for a walk in the back garden.Fu Bao thought, after he runs a little longer, the cake he just ate will be gone, and he will be hungry, so he can eat more pots.

At noon, the pot was shabu-shabu, and the family sat in the side hall to eat.

The side hall is open, and it is most suitable to eat pot around the charcoal stove.The family of four sat together, and Fubao was very happy to eat. Li Da saw that the children were eating well and had a good appetite, so he said, "It's better to stay in Zhaozhou, and you will be more comfortable, but you are busy."

Before Gu Zhao and Li Zhouzhou spoke, Li Da said again: "Be busy, you won't be lazy if you are busy."

"Yeah, I just ran laps with Wang Wang, and now I'm almost hungry, Grandpa." Fu Bao said happily.

Li Dale laughed loudly, "That's the truth. A good appetite is good for a healthy body. People say that sickness is afraid of three bowls of rice."

This shrimp smooth fish ball is very delicious, no matter what kind of pot it is in, it tastes good.Among the family, Fubao loves seafood the most. He eats meatballs every bite, with puffy cheeks and a happy face.

"The Li family is quick to listen to rumors," Gu Zhao said.

Li Zhouzhou said: "There is no problem with the waiters around me, maybe they are handymen outside."

Li Da heard half-knowledge, and said: "Do you mean that there are outsiders in our mansion? Then we should expel them all, otherwise Fubao will not be safe in the mansion."

"Don't worry, the housekeepers around the backyard can't come into the backyard. It's okay to wait around the backyard. Keep those outside. If there is any news, it's good to pass it on." Gu Zhao said.

Now that their own power has not yet risen, and now that they have been thoroughly investigated and driven out, whoever comes in later can guarantee that there will be no other people's house, so let's just leave it at that.

It's time to buy someone, and it's still comfortable for your own people to use.

After Gu Zhao thought about it in his heart, he was a little surprised, because he felt that he was a modern person, and now his thoughts were becoming more and more "indigenous".When I first came here, I didn’t mention these small things in my living habits, and the biggest feeling was the pain in my mind.

The system of the feudal class discriminates and human life is worthless.

In the prefectures and counties of the village, it’s actually not bad, there are social classes, but Ah Q can downplay it when he thinks about it. When he arrived in Beijing, he and the second brother Yan were involved in a public opinion storm once when the eighth prince was writing a book, and once it was the second prince, Prince Kang. Feel free to the teacher.

The imperial power is supreme, and it is very simple to manipulate a person.

In the past, when it came to buying people, Gu Zhao thought, "Meng Jianyun and the others are refugees, and I bought them to save them." This kind of thinking can make him feel better, but now he has become "I want power, and I will kill the people who buy it." It is more at ease in the hand and at ease'.

Gu Zhao couldn't describe this transformation.

Talking about human rights in the feudal era is nonsense.

"There's too much mutton, our family can't finish it. It's fresh and good. I'll send someone to send one to the bodyguard's house." Li Zhouzhou chatted.

Gu Zhao's thoughts were interrupted, knowing that Zhou Zhou must have seen that he was absent-minded just now, so he didn't think about it, and said, "Success, have they discussed it? Actually, there is no need to rush, it's okay to stay in Zhaozhou for a year. "

The six bodyguards decided to open the logistics express Mr. Gu said.

Of course, the escorts don't plan to call the word "logistics express" that way, to escort people's goods and letters, how can it be called "fast" when they go like this?Furthermore, the Escort Agency that several brothers opened together can't be thrown into their hands now.

The whole family discussed it, and finally decided to use the original word "Shunyun" of their Escort Bureau like the Zhaozhou merchants started by Boss Gu Li. If it was a house in Zhaozhou City, it would be Zhaozhou Shunyun, Jindu The best is Jindu Shunyun, and the signs are distributed in this way.

If you want to deliver a letter, you can tell by looking at their brand.

Before Meng saw that Yunsu and Shiyi brought so much money back to Zhaozhou from Beijing, the four bodyguards who had gone back were also righteous, and they kept sending them back for fear of accidents on the way.Now the six brothers met again in Zhaozhou, but this time a letter from the people in Jingli was also passed on.

"Everyone said that it can be done. I think that Brother Yuan's family members should not work too hard. If it is not easy to go south, they will settle in Beijing. How about we young people can run more?"

Brother Yuan is half disabled, and now he has two sons, one daughter and two, living a tense life.In the past, the big guys lived together in the courtyard in Beijing, but now they are going to separate, so naturally they want to arrange an easy and easy way for Big Brother Yuan.

They have lived in Beijing for more than ten years. Although they haven't got any big backers, they can figure out the relationship underneath. Brother Yuan's family is enough. Besides, once they leave, the place will be vacant. The two sons should also marry a wife and have children, so there is no need to delay it.

The other bodyguards had no objection, so it was decided.

After that, it was moving, and the most difficult thing was Zhaozhou, the base point. It was necessary to walk from Beijing to Zhaozhou.

"Fortunately, Boss Li's caravan has a lot of people and guards. We can borrow it next year. It's just that we need to inquire about other places first. We can rent or buy a house and settle down when the family arrives."

Except for Big Brother Yuan in Jingli, who made the decision, the rest of them went to where. At first, they were modest, but then no one could convince anyone, so they simply drew lots to decide.The young man naturally wants his elder brothers to go to rich and stable places like the Central Plains and Liangzhe, so he can just stay in Zhaozhou.

Mr. Gu is in Zhaozhou now, and the cement roads are repaired, but the people of Zhaozhou are too poor, how could they be willing to spend more money to send letters and goods to the Central Plains?Furthermore, after leaving the concrete road, the road after that will be difficult to walk.

"...I don't think so. Mr. Gu is very capable, and now Boss Li is also up. There must be a lot of people delivering goods in Zhaozhou in the future."

After all, let's draw lots.

The last six brothers are not counting Brother Yuan in Beijing.It was two people with one base, almost one chief secretary and another chief secretary. First, they connected the road from Zhaozhou to Tangzhou, because they went smoothly on this road, and the bases were all located in the state city of the chief secretary.Except Zhaozhou.The state capital of Nanjun Chief Secretary is in Wuzhou.

Zhaozhou, Jindu, Wannan.

Now there are only three points, and a straight line runs through it.As for the other places, the bodyguards are not in a hurry, they don't have many people, so take your time, let's fight steadily first, and borrow the east wind from Mr. Gu.

The two escorts who stayed in Zhaozhou, one middle-aged and one young, were named Zhaozhou Shunyun.It's settled, I bought a house - it's not good to borrow the courtyard of Li Mansion.There are many families in the two families, and they both live together. In addition, houses in Zhaozhou are cheap, so they bought a big one. There is a place to talk and do business in the main courtyard in the front, and a garden in the back two courtyards.

Adding up to 180 taels, the location is not as good as Li Mansion, nor is the scenery.

But buying a house meant settling down in Zhaozhou completely. The two brothers were very happy and waited for the family to come over.Seeing the other four brothers, they couldn't help being envious, and it was considered settled. Afterwards, the six brothers will live their own lives separately, and they are naturally reluctant to part with it.

"But we deliver goods and deliver things, and we can always meet each other every year, almost every two or three months." Someone joked to relieve the sorrow of parting.

"It is."

The four of them had to leave for their respective places early, so there was no delay.Knocking on the door of the new house, one sees a familiar servant from Li's mansion, pushing a cart with a sheep on it.

"Hello bodyguards, we got an extra sheep in our mansion, and Mrs. Madam said I would give it to all bodyguards..."

The six brothers also started to eat hot pot immediately. They couldn’t help thinking that when they were in Beijing, they would eat mutton hot pot in winter. There were so many people, but there were more than 30 people in a big family, and there were always stumbling blocks in life together. The men had a good relationship. Careless, careless about what the mother, daughter, and wife say about the quarrels at home, isn't it just cutting an extra piece of cloth and missing a fetch of water, what's the matter?

But they didn't know that the female relatives were already tired of living together like this.

Years of trivial things have almost wiped out the love.Therefore, when the men said that they wanted to separate and what logistics to do, the female relatives didn't understand. They only knew how to live separately and agreed immediately.

More than 30 people crowded in a large courtyard, and farts could be heard.The children are growing up too, so they can't just squeeze together on the same bunk all the time. They can barely endure trivial friction, but the children are stumbling and tearing up, can the mother not protect her weaknesses?

It's overdue.

After eating the mutton pot, the four bodyguards set off with their bags on their backs the next day.

Li Fu held a business promotion meeting.

Even in winter, Mr. Gu didn't stop working. He just slowed things down and took care of things one by one.Earlier in the autumn, when Li Zhouzhou sent the second batch of goods to Tangzhou, Gu Zhao was not idle. The crops in the common people’s fields, the nettles outside the city, Yang’s spinning machines, and the construction of factories and government schools.

The preliminary work is in place, and now it is waiting to be put into operation.

"Our Zhaozhou City is also going to hold a business invitation meeting. As I said before, the two factories are different, so there must be a business invitation meeting."

"What do you mean by attracting investment? Can I do it too?"

"Why do you take money to get shares, and finally make money."

"Boss Li also wants to intervene?"

"That's natural. Boss Li won't intervene. Do you dare to sell to the Central Plains?"

This is true.

The merchants either watched the show and watched the excitement, or sighed in their hearts. In this case, in a few years, the three major merchants in Zhaozhou might be the Li family.Boss Chen doesn't know why, but now he is in a dilemma, he can make things difficult for the Li family's business - some of them are dirty methods.

But his Chen family ruined the Li family's business, and now the Li family has brought other families together to do business. If he ruined the Li family's business, he offended other people, and they must bear a grudge against the Chen family.

In addition, there are government schools, and the road to the Central Plains, all of which are connections made by Mr. Gu.

If it's against the Li family, it's really not a good thing, not to mention the benefits, and the Chen family has to take it in and pay for it, it's not worth it, it's a loss-making business.Therefore, Boss Chen saw the situation clearly, but he was powerless and couldn't do anything about it.

no way.

I can only admit it, thinking that the people don't fight with the officials, but fortunately Mr. Gu is not a corrupt official, and the Li family has made a lot of money, so they can also benefit from it, which is good.

It's just that Mr. Gu is now exalting the Wang family, fearing that he wants to suppress the Chen family.

"Master, China Merchants will have your post. People from Li Mansion have just delivered it to our house." The young servant of the Chen family came here, panting, took the post and hurriedly handed it over.

Boss Chen originally had no hope in his heart and was very sad, but when he saw the post, he was overjoyed immediately, took the post, took out the broken silver from his waist and threw it to the errand runner, "You are rewarded."

This is just a few coins. The boy is so happy that he has paid his wages for several months.

All the merchants expressed their congratulations one after another, wanting to see what this investment promotion post looks like?Boss Chen happily spread it out for everyone to see, "Just watch, but don't touch, don't let me break it."

Everyone: ...

It's really a golden post.

There were only eight people who got the business invitation stickers. The Chen family, the Huang family, the Wang family, the Lin family, and the other four families showed their faces more in the donations. The product is reliable and honest.

No Li family.

The Li family is not feeling well. Could it be that the Li clan in Rongguan and Jiting counties are too powerful, but the county magistrate of Rongguan does not do any work. Their Li family has already run forward and backward to make arrangements after receiving Master Gu's order. Well, his family's Hao Erlang stayed in Rongguan for several months and didn't come back, so he almost rolled up his sleeves to repair the concrete road himself.

Isn't that enough?

The master of the Li family felt uncomfortable.

"Master, don't be sad. You see, Boss Chen was the same before, and now Mr. Gu is also thinking about it at this investment promotion meeting. My little one thinks, our Li family is loyal to Mr. Gu, so we can do whatever Mr. Gu wants. My lord must keep it in mind." The loyal servant butler persuaded.

Master Li asked: "Then tell me, why is there no Li family this time?"

How did the housekeeper know, but he couldn't answer, and finally said: "Did the Rongguan road be repaired, and now that uncle of the Li family is able to do things well, Mr. Gu will think of our family."

He muttered again: "Jiting can produce coconuts, and he can also handle them. There are no fewer coconut trees than Jiting."

This is true.Master Li thought a little bit, if Mr. Gu is not willing to drag their Li family, then they can do it themselves, as long as they spend some money to clear things up, what are they afraid they won't be able to get involved?

No way.Mr. Li just started thinking about it, but when he thought about Mr. Gu's previous methods, he still felt that it would not work. The official school was completed, and it was agreed that the school would open after the year. .

This can be grasped by Mr. Gu.

For the sake of the future of future generations, Mr. Li immediately put up with it and gave up.

"Oh, wait, everything is up to Mr. Gu."

The butler said, "Do you want our family to inquire about it?"

"It's what the handyman outside the door can find out." Master Li muttered hopelessly at first, but talk was better than nothing, and he waved his hand to let the housekeeper do it himself, don't bother him.

It turned out that it didn't work out, the day before the Merchants Fair, the handyman in the Li Mansion really sent back a message.

"It was Su Shiyi, Director Su, who said it. The young man passed by and heard it with his own ears. Director Su talked to Mr. Gu's confidant Meng Jianyun, and said: 'This is nothing busy. In the next year, the five prefectures and counties will all be mobilized. I'm getting busier." Meng's confidant didn't speak, and Su Zhang said: "Minzhang Road is difficult to repair, there is no rubber, and the seafood managed by Ji Tingrong can't be canned, but these heavy goods are said to go by water. , you hurry up and practice water skills, do you want me to teach you', Meng's cronies said with a black face."

"The two left."

The handyman spoke the exact words verbatim.

Master Li stood up from his chair, couldn't sit still, and asked again and again: "What does the seafood that Ji Tingrong manages have anything to do with Minzhang? No rubber? What is this rubber? If you go by water, it's all the way to the Central Plains." Dirt roads and mountain roads, how do you go by water?"

The handyman is at a loss and doesn't understand.

Master Li also knows that he is impatient, but if it is seafood, it is their Li family's business, can you not be in a hurry.Seeing the handyman in a daze, he was not unhappy, even overjoyed, fell back into his chair, and said happily: "Okay, ok, Master Gu hasn't forgotten about our Li family..."

A few days later, Li Jiadalang in Zhaozhou City, who was helping to build roads in Rongguan, got a letter from his father, including a small box of silver from the guards, totaling 1000 taels.The letter said that Rong Guan road repair is almost done, you take the money to Minzhang, and said that the 1000 taels of silver were built by the Li family to help Minzhang road, you have experience in road construction, don't come back during the Chinese New Year, stay in Minzhang Go ahead and help.

Dalang Li:? ? ?

"Is my father sick?"

"Everything is fine with the master. Before coming here, I told the younger ones that the old man must make sure that everything is done. If he goes back, he will 'must have a good meal'. Don't blame the old man. This is the old man's original words."

Dalang Li: ...? ? ?

Having said that, Zhaozhou Chengli Mansion held a business promotion meeting, and it was set in the main courtyard.

The long hard benches before were replaced by chairs, and there were only eight people in total.The hall of the main courtyard is prepared according to the modern conference room, with long tables, chairs, tea mugs, and a wooden shelf in front of which is hung a scroll blessing, which is the theme of this conference - Zhaozhou silk and linen products.

The fourth brother has been learning characters with Brother Lin during this time. The fourth brother has a headache after learning for one day, and forgot what the characters he learned the first day the next day. He is ashamed and afraid of being called stupid by Brother Lin, but Lin Brother is very patient, speaks softly and softly, and taught the fourth brother over and over again.

Now that the two brothers are drilling together, the relationship has become much closer.

The fourth brother said: "I'm sorry, I didn't look down on you before. I thought that you like to dress up all day, you are too delicate, and you can't do much. When you come to the boss, you have to bring a servant to serve Mrs. It's too expensive..." Rambling on about a lot of things that I don't like about Brother Lin.

"Now I know that you are not an overbearing person, and I despised you a little before."

Brother Lin had a small face with a pointed chin, pursed his lips and smiled, his lips were pink, very pretty, and said gently, "It doesn't matter, I have a lot of men in my family, just me and a niece, the elders of the family They all love us, and I am afraid to leave home and go to the place where I was born.”

"I didn't expect to meet you. I'm too happy."

The two talked about it, and the relationship is also very close. After all, in the Li Mansion, only their two elder brothers with a different surname, young master Fubao are not counted. The two live in the small courtyard at the back. Within a few days, they got acquainted and became intimate.

Today's investment promotion meeting, the fourth brother is already proficient after being busy.

"The people in front won't eat you, didn't they agree, you teach me how to read, and I teach you how to manage things? Or did you praise me for being powerful and majestic and envious of managing things, and you said you were here to lie to me?" asked the fourth brother. .

Brother Lin waved his hands hurriedly, his small face was anxious, "No, no, I didn't lie to you, I just envied you, but I was afraid."

"What are you afraid of, follow me." The fourth brother pulled Lin brother out, "How boring you are locked in the small yard behind you all day." Don't step out of the house, if you live there, everyone will be disabled.

Just knowing how to eat, drink and wear clothes, the aunt in the yard next to her is so spoiled.

The fourth brother used to hear his aunt's complaints, but he felt bored in his heart. He didn't know why, but now he came out to see other worlds, so he knew why.

Those words are said every day.

Brother Lin has come out of the small courtyard of his house, so he wants to see the things and people around him.The fourth brother dragged Brother Lin out of the moon gate, but Li Mu was in a hurry, why did he go out, there are men outside, what should he do.Hastily followed.

As soon as he came out, the servants in the front yard were busy working. When they saw the fourth brother, they called the fourth in charge. They also looked at Brother Lin. The fourth brother said, "Go do your work."

Everyone got busy, and some asked the fourth brother what to do.The fourth brother went to work.So no one looked at Brother Lin, Brother Lin and Li Mu who came after him breathed a sigh of relief, until someone asked: "This box of Si Ma, please check it, if there is no problem, I will leave."

"Ah? Me?" Brother Lin was stunned.

Seeing that the person in front of him was a fool, Meng Jianyun frowned, "Otherwise who else could it be? Hurry up."

Brother Lin hurriedly squatted down to open the box and checked it. As soon as he opened it, he stretched out his hand to touch the texture, and his eyes lit up. The material is soft and very comfortable. It is slightly harder than silk, but the color is not good. This kind of texture is suitable for spring and summer clothes , the color is light to look beautiful.

Now the color is too heavy, and it is still a bit dirty and not evenly dyed.

"Are you alright?" Meng Jianyun urged, the man squatted there and touched for a long time.

Brother Lin got up hurriedly, and said in a low voice, "I can't make the decision. I'll call fourth brother over for you. I'm not in charge yet."

"My lord said that this box of sample goods didn't move much. You can do whatever you want. I'll go first." Meng Jianyun was still busy, so he walked away after speaking.

Brother Lin shouted from behind, and just as he uttered a loud voice, he covered his mouth in fright, so he had no choice but to give up.

He couldn't move things, and he couldn't command other busy people, so he gritted his teeth and joined Li Mu. When the fourth brother came back and saw the two of them carrying a box of things, he hurriedly said, "Put it down, you even have to wear clothes." How can you lift such a heavy thing when someone waits on you?"

The boss said that Brother Lin wasn't the one to order Lin right away.

The fourth brother put on a stern face, "Did someone bully and make things difficult for you while I was away? Did you ask you to move? Tell me who it is?"

"No one, I wanted to move it myself." Brother Lin said in a low voice.

Li Mu came forward, "That's not it, he is a man about our age, he looks handsome but has a fierce face, he is dressed in black, and he is half a head taller than me."

The fourth brother muttered: "...Meng Jianyun."

"Well, if I didn't say it, I'm also afraid of this person. He is a close friend of Mr. Gu. He usually doesn't talk much, and I don't like to deal with him. Su Shiyi is a very nice person. If it was him today, he would definitely help you get the goods. Moved to the house, forget it, I will find someone to move there."

Not a big deal either.

Brother Lin nodded and entered the main hall. The fourth brother said: "I'll take it apart and have a look. If there's no problem, put it away. The boss will use these materials to show the merchants in Zhaozhou City at the meeting tomorrow, as well as my father. "

"Is this new? Sent to the Central Plains for sale?"

"Yes." The fourth brother felt it in his hand, and couldn't help but praise, "This material is so soft, it doesn't take much weight because of its lightness, and it can hold a lot of goods in a cart, so it will definitely sell for a good price."

Brother Lin said: "The material is good, but the color is a bit heavy. See, fourth brother, this kind of light and thin material is suitable for spring and summer clothes. The color is heavy. Now take a look, do you really want thick clothes in autumn and winter? Touch It wasn’t until I went up that I realized it wasn’t.”

"That's true, but the color should be adjustable. I'll report it to the boss later. No, it's up to you to tell. What you find is up to you."

Brother Lin waved his hand: "I can't do it, it's a trivial matter."

"We don't care about small things. The boss said that doing business is to make money, and small things are also big things. If you are careful and courageous, you can talk about it anyway." The fourth brother made a decision.

That day, Li Zhouzhou heard what Brother Lin said, and later he saw that the fabric was indeed like what Brother Lin said.

"I wasn't there at the time. Master Gu was worried about it. He didn't care much about wearing it. You said it well. The lighter color is better. The material is soft and silky. It's not for coolies. This time The guests are mainly women and husbands who have some money in the back house, so the color should be changed."

Brother Lin was no longer nervous when he heard what Madam said, and said: "Madam, the dyed color is also a bit messy. I think the dyeing time of hemp thread is definitely different from that of silk thread. If silk thread is dyed separately, the colors will be much more neat together. It's not so messy anymore."

This is the same as when Li Zhouzhou cooked in marinade that day, the pig's trotters should be cooked more, and the duck intestines and duck livers cannot be cooked for a long time. Naturally, the two cannot be cooked at the same time.

"I can also dye threads of different colors. When the colors are put together, I don't know what kind of fabric it is." Li Zhouzhou also thought of it. When he was in Beijing before, Yingniang wore different colors. Only by standing in the sun can you see the difference.

Brother Lin's eyes were bright. He loved beauty since he was a child, but now he was bold enough to ask in a low voice, "Madam, if it's out of stock, can I buy it?" He didn't see any coconuts for sale in Zhaozhou.

"I'll give you and the fourth brother a piece of clothing." Li Zhouzhou promised.

Brother Lin is really a child, he is happy when he hears about the beautiful clothes.

The author has something to say:

Zhaozhou Logistics has it, and luck.Silk and linen fabrics are also on the agenda, and canned food will be later. If you go by water, you have to deal with the two Zhejiang provinces and open a treaty port.