The husband's son-in-law

Fu Bao heard the word dandy from his master, not about him, but about other students in the class.This is a classmate of the official school.The teacher was strict, because the student didn't memorize the book well, and his handwriting was not good, and there was one sheet missing. The teacher held a ruler in his hand and asked the student to stretch out his hand to beat the palm of his hand.

The classmate started to cry after being hit by the board twice, saying that he would not be studying anymore, because his family was rich and so on.

Fu Bao saw that the master had accepted the board, but he was more solemn and said: "If you don't want to learn, you will be a playboy in the future, go out."

The classmate was so frightened that he stopped crying, and stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

The master, however, did not forgive his classmates for their fear and uneasiness, and still sternly let them out, so as not to pollute the school grounds.

Fubao doesn't understand 'playboy', but he knows it's not a good word.It was only later that he found out that the dude said that this person was incapable of relying on his family ancestors to idle around all day long, which was not very prestige at all.

That classmate was persuaded to drop out of school, and the next day his family brought him to ask for his teacher. Anyway, in the end, the teacher let go and said that he would stay for another half semester and wait for the grades to come out.

He had nothing to do with him at first, but when Fu Bao heard this classmate's face turn red, he whispered secretly: "...If it's a dude, it should be Li Zhaoxi."

"You deserve to be beaten!" Fu Bao stepped forward and said to his classmate who was muttering behind his back.

This is a small quarrel, Fu Bao's identity, government students are respected and respected, no one dares to go forward to offend, especially this classmate who first talked about Li Zhaoxi behind his back, was caught face to face by Li Zhaoxi, this classmate is still afraid.

He didn't study well, and he was perfunctory in his homework. His father beat him up for what he said in school. If it wasn't for his grandma to stop and protect him, his ass would have exploded.If he messes up again in the school, or messes with Master Li Zhaoxi, then don't even want his ass.

So this classmate is busy apologizing.

"If there is anything you don't like about me, just speak up in front of me."

"That's the end of it."

After Fu Bao finished speaking, he returned to his seat, and stopped arguing with his classmates, just as he said.The classmate was worried for several days, fearing that Li Zhaoxi would go back and sue Mr. Gu, so he was in a state of anxiety, so he was very obedient and obedient in those few days, and he didn't need anyone to remind him of his homework.

At that time, other students watched and witnessed it, and told their family members when they went back, and it spread in a small area.

Fu Bao put this matter behind him and did whatever he wanted, but today he was impetuous in writing and didn't write well. When his father mentioned him, he became ashamed and thought of that classmate and what his master said.

Now I heard what my dad said.Fu Bao knows that his father and father love him, but he can't be a useless playboy, he has to be great.Nowadays, everyone in government schools and schools gives him permission and treats him courteously, it is because of the relationship between father and father, not Li Zhaoxi's own ability.

"...I'm not afraid of suffering." Fu Bao said.

Li Zhouzhou touched Fu Bao's head, "When everyone is tired, let's take a rest when we are tired. There is no need to rush to compare with anyone, just compare with the previous self."

"Yes. Dad Fufu knows."

After resting for a few days, it is actually not too much rest, but the pace has slowed down, and the things that should be dealt with are all there.The 13 people bought back had to be adjusted and resettled. Gu Zhao said that he wanted to expand the yard and bought all the houses next to it, and then repaired those that could be repaired, and pushed the construction of those that could not.

Years ago, I did not do construction work, but drew blueprints.

This happened after lunch——Gu Zhao went to the yamen to go home to eat. After dinner, the family drank tea around the table and looked at the drawings.Since it is a home, then ask the family members what they mean, and strive to cover everyone's heart.

For example, Fubao wants the lake to be bigger and more trees, so Wangwang plays in the forest.

"Another swing for you?" Gu Zhao asked.Then I saw the brat's 'You are so big and you still play on a swing?Forget it to save face for my father, let's pierce my face.Gu Zhao: ...suddenly my hands itch.

"Don't think about it then, I'll play." Gu Zhaogang gritted his teeth and hummed.

Li Zhouzhou smiled, Gu Zhao looked at Zhou Zhou's smile, and added: "I will push Zhou Zhou to play with you then."

Fu Bao was in a hurry, "I play too, I play too, I can push daddy."

"Don't you push grandpa?" Li Da teased beside him.

Fu Bao: "I also push Grandpa, and Fu Fu pushes."

The children are so forced to call it Fufu.The whole family stopped being funny and laughed together.The swing was set up, the lake was dug bigger, and a forest was built to make a tree house for Fubao to play as a secret base.Gu Zhaodu wrote it down and asked Dad if he had any thoughts?

Li Da wanted a vegetable plot, "I'm fine to grow vegetables."

"Success, Fubao learned how to farm in school, let him help dad when the time comes." Gu Zhao wrote it down.

Fubao was happy, "Grandpa, I'm good at farming."

"Good boy." Li Da was also happy.

Ask about Zhou Zhou——

Li Zhouzhou said that everything is fine and there is nothing important.Gu Zhao said to himself and added, "Rebuild the bathroom, build a sewer, and expand the study room, we can work together, and I can visit you when I am tired from writing..."

"Okay." Li Zhouzhou had a smile in his eyes.

Mr. Xianggong has thought everything over and done it.

The house I bought now is not bad, but it is the traditional layout that the ancients liked. After living for a long time, I have to go to the side room like getting up at night. Gu Zhao doesn't like to put urine buckets in the house, because it smells bad.Fortunately, Zhou Zhou also likes to be clean, and the couple agree in this respect.

I often get up at night, put on clothes, and go with each other-it may be a kind of fun.

Naturally, I couldn't make such a fuss in Beijing before, but now that I have free time and rights, what are I afraid of?Home is naturally how comfortable and comfortable it is.Gu Zhao wrote a memorandum and talked with local craftsmen, striving for the combination of modern convenience and ancient tradition.

"I asked Meng Jianyun to take care of the 13 people first to test his patience. I took care of them pretty well," Li Zhouzhou said.

Gu Zhao had no objection, "Just let him not miss his homework."

Later, when Meng Jianyun learned that he had to do his homework, his face was dark all day.Those boys were too frightened to speak out. They have been in Zhaozhou city for several days. They eat well and sleep well every day, and they have new clothes to wear. There is also dry food to eat every day, but everyone is panicked and scared.

Where have I had such a good day since I was a child.

I always feel that I should work harder and harder.

"I'll see you in a few days, pick and choose, half of it is for business with you, and half of it is for me to take with me." Gu Zhao said.

Li Zhouzhou hummed, and bought these people back, of course they are not used as servants.

"Having a name gives you a sense of belonging."

Li Zhouzhou looked at Mr. Xiang, "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Xiang, you are called a young genius."

The latter is the original words. On that day, Gu Zhao named Li Guangzong's son and daughter conveniently, and called himself "little genius". .

"...Let's do the typesetting, I found that the typesetting is still fast." Gu Zhao learned from the experience of naming Guangzong's children, as long as one word is used, and then the numbers are arranged according to age.

"Loyalty, obedience, benevolence, righteousness, four characters."

That's it.In the evening of that day, before it was dark, the 13 people were called together before the meal. Guanshi Meng said that the master wanted to see them. The 13 people were afraid and nervous. less work...

This anxiety came to the backyard, where a row of 13 people stood together.

Gu Zhao and Li Zhou met together on Monday.

During these days, the thirteen people had almost learned the rules in the mansion. When they saw the master, they knelt down to pay their respects. Gu Zhao and Li Zhouzhou accepted this kneeling.

How to put it this way, the servants who recruited foreign workers and took money from the Li family, and the thirteen house slaves who were bought out, one was an outsider and the other was their own, so they were naturally stricter at home.

Gu Zhao finally felt why the status of house slaves in the ancient big families was higher.

At this moment, he felt as if he was far away from the modern Gu Zhao.

Afterwards, a name was given, a deterrent, a combination of kindness and power, a few days ago it was relaxed, but now that it is named, it is officially a Li family slave. Don't wait for my life.

The thirteen tremblingly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying they remembered it.

Li Zhongyi, Li Zhonger——

"Just jump over to Zhong Er and row Zhong San directly." Gu Zhaolao felt that Zhong Er's name was too Zhong Er.

The 13 people were at a loss but obeyed, so the loyal generation lost their second child.Afterwards, everyone who heard about Li Jianu was curious, could it be that Zhong Er was gone?Was he punished for offending Mr. Gu?How come there are thirteen people, fourteen names are called, but the second child is missing?

Of course I don't know.

One to eight—there is no second child, and the first seven belong to Zhou Zhou, who is a little older and safe.Eight to Fourteen followed Gu Zhao.The main reason is that I don't have time to ask my temper one by one.

In the past, Li Xia, Li Chun and Meng Jianyun were only three of them, and they had been patient after getting along for a long time. Now, for the sake of employing people, regardless of their temper, they are taught by their side first, not as meticulous as the first three.

Afterwards, Gu Zhaodu said: "It's like a child, the boss takes good care of it, and the second child is like a pig."

Li Zhouzhou: ...

"Fortunately, there is no second child." Li Da said, "You are also a father, look at what you say."

Gu Zhao looked at his wife pitifully, and Li Zhouzhou said, "Father, Mr. Xianggong is right, what he said is not rough."

"Just get used to him."

Gu Zhao poured tea for his father in a good manner, and coaxed him, saying that the house next door was bought, and the land for father was drawn to that area. What direction should the yard of your house be built?

Li Da suddenly forgot about other things, let's talk about the vegetable garden first, the orientation is better, it should be exposed to the sun.

It doesn't matter if he does not dry until the sun, the vegetables in the vegetable field must be exposed to the sun.Of course, Gu Zhao didn't dare to really do this, because it made his father live in a bad direction.

These 13 people were all sent to school to study and practice calligraphy - they belonged to learning to read and write to enrich themselves when they were free, and to come back to work when needed.Meng Jianyun agrees.

After this matter was over, Wang Jian and Su Shiyi also came back.

Wang Jian had something on his mind, but he didn't tell the boss about such a trivial matter. Instead, he went to the poorhouse. The first time he came here, he was in the city, and it was only three minutes' walk from Li Mansion. That's faster.

A plaque was hung in front of the door of the poor house, with the words Zhaozhou poor house written on it, and the dark door was wide open.

It’s winter now, the weather is cold, and there was only a drizzle yesterday. The weather in Zhaozhou is like this. If it rains in winter, the wet tide, no matter whether it is heavy rain or light rain, sit dry for a while, and the wind will blow your bones Seams are cold.

The yard was wide open, and I heard the sound of a child reciting the Three Character Classic.

Standing in the yard, Wang Jian shouted, "Is anyone there? I'm here to find Vice President Li."

After a while, a girl of seventeen or eighteen came out, wearing a quilted jacket and skirt, pearl flowers on her head, and a bracelet on her hand. At first glance, she looked like a lady of gold and jade, and Wang Jian guessed who was coming.

"Hi Miss Chen, I'm Wang Jian, Boss Li—"

"I know you, Boss Li's powerful brother, King Wang Jian, is in charge."

This person is Chen Erniang's daughter, Linniang.Lin Niang said with a smile: "You are amazing, you must have something to do when you come to Miss Chun, come here first and sit warm and don't get cold."

Wang Jian entered the hall.A brazier was lit in the hall, and beside the brazier sat a little girl in a coarse cotton padded coat. This should be Hua Niang's daughter, and she was also the one who had just recited the Three Character Classic.

The little girl was timid.

"Yuanyuan's name is Elder Brother."

"Hello brother."

Lin Niang came to the almshouse with her mother because she had nothing to do, took care of the child for a while, and after calling Wang Jian to sit down, she explained: "This child didn't have a name before, she was called Da Niang, and it was the same as before, so I might as well choose one. "

Hua Niang's biggest idea in this life is to reconcile, and since then she has been quiet and dull, and has no objection to Miss Lin Niang's words, but she can't take it, and she can't read.Lin Niang put her arms around her and said that she would take one and call it Yuanyuan, hoping that Yuanyuan's life would be more fulfilling in the future.

When Wang Jian heard it, it turned out to be the case. He boasted that the name was good, and it sounded nice.

"Your name is so good that people can't forget it. Once you hear it, no one will dare to underestimate you." Lin Niang boasted sincerely.She had heard that this brother from Zhaozhou City was so capable that outsiders dared to make arrangements, but she was very envious in her heart.

Wang Jian just laughed, "Tell you, I took it myself."

Just as they were talking, Li Chun and Chen Erniang arrived. Li Chun was going to cook, and Chen Erniang insisted on helping her. Where did Chen Erniang have done such rough work, but she didn't want to sit alone in the living room warming up and drinking tea. Read a book, say that then go to the kitchen to sit and talk to you.

Li Chun can only do this.

It's natural to greet each other when we meet, but we're not too polite.Wang Jian had dealt with Li Chun before, and he was still familiar with it, so he said he didn't want to eat it—Li Chun didn't cook much, but asked, "Why don't you even have a servant, why do you do it yourself?"

Li Chun first asked Yuanyuan to sit down for dinner, and then said: "The head is the vice president, but all the money and subsidies for the almshouse are paid by the yamen. Now Yuanyuan and her mother are living together, and her mother doesn't need me to worry about the food." , just open your mouth, why do you need someone? I'll do it myself."

"I want to save the money from the yamen, so that it will be used for the repair of the poorhouse, or for people who are sick to see a doctor and take medicine. Anyway, I can save some money."

Li Chun does not regard herself as an 'official', she is a domestic slave, a servant.Renhou of the Li family bought her and did not despise her, especially the boss valued her and was considerate of her in every way, and now he entrusted the poorhouse to her. Isn't it because Miss Jiao can't do a job anymore?

She wants to run the poorhouse well and take good care of the people in it so that she can live up to her boss.

"Why did you come here on purpose today? Just tell me what's going on." Li Chun was also not polite to Wang Jian, she knew that Wang Jian was not the kind of person who would be courteous and slippery for nothing.

Wang Jian then told about Lin Qiaoniang from the coconut factory in Jiting Prefecture.

"It's not too complicated. Lin Qiaoniang's mother-in-law is too mean and stingy. Lin Qiaoniang's man is filial and listens to his mother's words. I didn't know until this time that the New Year's goods were delivered. Lin Qiaoniang was four or five months pregnant in July and August. This person had a child before. It fell once, and it seems that the month is a little bigger."

Chen Erniang couldn't hold back when she heard this, "How is Lin Qiaoniang doing now?"

"The child is still there." Wang Jian knew what the second lady was asking. As soon as he said it, the expressions on the faces of the adults in the room relaxed and settled down. There is no such thing as a substitute worker in our factory, her mother-in-law is not happy, thinks Lin Qiaoniang is hypocritical, and is afraid of being found pregnant, so it is an idea to let Lin Qiaoniang wrap her stomach tightly."

Chen Erniang has never seen or heard of such a thing, but she is pregnant with a child, and she has never had one before. Why is this mother-in-law so cruel?Even Linniang was surprised to hear it, so naturally she had never heard of it.

Li Chun's face is normal, his own daughter can be sold for food at a critical moment, and it's not the flesh that fell from his own stomach that an outsider married, so why do you feel distressed?

Such an old godmother.

"Say it straight."

Wang Jian: "Fortunately, Lin Qiaoniang fainted while working. The worker found out in time, loosened the cloth strips, and rescued her. He even asked the doctor to look at her. The baby in her stomach is fine, but she dared not ask Li Qiaoniang to continue working. The doctor said To protect the baby, the factory paid the baby insurance fee, but her mother-in-law didn’t ask for the money no matter how difficult she was.”

"Lin Qiaoniang gave birth to a brother at the beginning of the month. The baby cried weakly and was small, with bruises on his face and body. Her mother-in-law said it was an unknown and bad thing, and she wanted to drown the baby. I just happened to go and stopped him. .”

"Sister Li Chun, if you have time, can you go there? I don't dare to pay too much money. This old woman is a blood-sucking locust. We can't let her get the sweetness. Then Lin Qiao's mother's family is also weak, and the whole family has no hope at all. .”

Linniang couldn't bear it at first, so she hurried to go, she felt bad after speaking, why did she make up her mind, and hurriedly watched her mother and Sister Li Chun make a decision.

That's natural.Li Chun said, "I'm going today."

"It's cloudy outside, you're leaving today, and you have to spend the night outside the city, or I'll go back to the mansion and find a guard, and we'll go together tomorrow?" Chen Erniang asked.

Li Chun: "Go early, go early." But Erniang was right, she couldn't do it alone, she had to ask a man to do it.

"How about I call Su Shiyi?" Wang Jian asked. Su Shiyi had also heard about the situation in Lin Qiaoniang's family. If he came forward, it would be fine.

Li Chun hummed, "Call some more."

"No, a familiar face is worse than a familiar face. When Su Shiyi went there, there were male workers in the factory, as well as the county government servants, so he would give him some face." Wang Jian felt that they were too crowded here, and they were delayed on the way.

"Then I will run with Su Shiyi."

Li Chun gritted his teeth and said.

In order to be quick, Li Chun originally wanted to ride a horse, but Su Shiyi said that you don't know how to ride a horse, so you should drive a carriage. In case Lin Qiaoniang's child comes to Zhaozhou, the pre-confinement child can't see the wind...

After all this rhetoric, Li Chun had no choice but to sit in a carriage, with Su Shiyi driving the carriage.

Li Zhouzhou was the child of Lin Qiao's natal family who was admitted to the relief home before he heard Wang Jian tell the story. Because he knew the result first, he was a little angry when he heard it, but everything else was fine—as long as the mother and child are safe.

Li Da was so angry that he missed half a bowl of rice.

Fubao avoided telling this about it, but Fubao secretly heard it with Wang Wang. He was scary and puzzled, so he came out and asked everyone, "Why is brother a disaster? He is about to drown?"

Gu Zhao didn't bother to say that Fu Bao eavesdropped on this matter, but thought of ways to explain it.

But it's useless, this is the first time Fubao knows that brother is a "bad life".

Naturally, it is impossible for the Li family to say this, and they made excuses in a tactful way - for example, it is unreasonable to regard the child as ominous because of the bruises on it. Why didn't the child say that the bruises were strangled in the mother's stomach?

But Fu Bao was clever, and still noticed something was wrong.That's what he thought.

That night, Li Zhouzhou and Gu Zhao accompanied Fu Bao to tell a bedtime story, but Fu Bao lacked interest and was still not interested, and comforted his father and father not to worry about him.

How can you not worry about it.

Li Zhouzhou felt very distressed.Gu Zhao thought about it again and again, but still said in a tactful and straightforward way: "People in this era are divided into high and low, high and low. You can see why your classmates respect and fear you, and dare not argue with you. It is because of you. Dad is an official."

"If your father is only in business, he's a merchant, only rich. Of course, he can enjoy the convenience after spending a lot of money, and he can be called a young master, but his status in the world is still low."

Fu Bao remembered that the master said that his classmate was a playboy, and his classmate's family should be rich, but the master did not value this classmate because of money.

"He can't decide a person's origin. For example, you can't decide that you are the son of my father and me. Aji is just the son of a cook and farmer. Wang Wang is just a dog and not a person, but people can make changes."

"Naturally, Aji can be an official if he can study and take the imperial examination, but you can't Fubao, and my brother can't take the imperial examination."

"Why?" Fu Bao frowned with two small eyebrows, angry for the first time, really angry.

Gu Zhao: "This rule was established by the emperor. Naturally, it can be broken and changed, but it is more difficult. You see, you enjoy the convenience, but you also lose something else because of your brother's status."

"Father said this, but he just wanted to tell Fubao that you are my father's and my child, whether you are a brother, a boy, or a girl, you are just our Fubao."

But in fact, Gu Zhao still didn't talk about the most fundamental thing - brother's status is the lowest and the lightest in the world.

But Fubao is still young, so it can't be light or heavy.

After coaxing Fu Bao to sleep, the couple closed the door and looked at each other with sighs and fear in each other's eyes. Li Zhouzhou said softly, "I'm afraid that Fu Bao will become Senior Brother Ming Yuan."

"I did the same just now, so I said first that my brother can't take the imperial examination."

But after he finished speaking, he felt really uncomfortable.He just finished talking about Fubao's bad attitude in writing and learning. Fubao really listened to it. These days, every time he goes to the study to do his homework, he is very serious. He doesn't need to say more. For a primary school student, such self-control , Gu Zhao is not as good.

"Be more relaxed about his studies in the future. Let's not leave in Zhaozhou, but stay here forever." Gu Zhao said.The big deal is to write a letter, so that the second elder brother's promotion can stand firm, and he will not ask for anything in the future. After Mr. Chen retires, he can be the top leader in Zhaozhou.

If Fubao wants to take the imperial examination, if he can't, he will open a simulation to accompany Fubao in the "imperial examination".

If you want to be an official, then you can be his deputy, and he will give you the starting salary.

Li Zhouzhou knew what Xianggong meant, hummed, turned around and said, "Make Fubao's yard more lively, don't plant plum blossoms and bamboos, make it more lively, and plant some fruit trees."

"Success." Gu Zhao agreed simply.

Don't make it sentimental, make it lively, and it's better for children to be naughty.

Just talk about Lin Qiaoniang's matter, if Lin Qiaoniang was alone, she would never dare to mention "reconciliation", but when Li Chun went there, she was very talkative. Inquire, I am the vice president of Zhaozhou Relief Home——

This name really deceived Lin Qiaoniang's mother-in-law.

Li Chun didn't talk much, so he took Lin Qiaoniang and the child away, stuffed the baby bag into the carriage, and Lin Qiaoniang took care of the child, it was born by her, and it was not easy to kill half of her life. Confused, he was abducted to the Zhaozhou Asylum.

In fact, the paper has not been signed yet.

Li Chun was serving Lin Qiaoniang during her confinement, and invited her mother-in-law to do chores. Because Lin Qiaoniang was too thin and had no milk, she even bought a goat—Yuanyuan could also drink goat milk.

Li Zhouzhou knew that Huaniang's daughter named Yuanyuan, although it was different from Yuanyuan in Xingge'er's family, he still felt kind to her. In addition to Lin Qiaoniang's matter, he donated 100 taels of silver, and also used Fubao's old clothes as a toy I packed up several large boxes and sent them all to the poorhouse.

This is a great item for the poorhouse, especially since Yuanyuan happened to be able to wear it.

After finishing all this busy work, it's finally Chinese New Year.

The third year of the Li family's arrival in Zhaozhou was the 63rd year of Kangjing.

Except for Gu Zhao, no one knew that at the end of this year, Emperor Kang Jing passed away, and the fifth prince, King Chengjun, ascended the throne with the title of Tianshun.