The husband's son-in-law

At the end of August, the group returned to Zhaozhou by water.

The girl from the Liu family is from the Central Plains. She has seen small rivers, but she has never seen the sea. She failed on the first day on the boat and threw up all over the floor. She was embarrassed to clean it up. Wang Jian took it easy and said, "" Just let the people below clean it up, you sit and rest for a while, enjoy the sea breeze, and chew some of this." He gave his tangerine peel to the other party.

The subsequent sea journey was even more difficult.

In the daytime at sea, it was as if she was going to take off a layer of skin, but when she returned to the cabin, she was suffocated and hot, and she was shaking so badly that she couldn't sit still. On the deck, she could enjoy the air and feel more comfortable, but she was too hot.At night, the waves beat against the cabin, shaking her until she fell asleep in a daze, and woke up drenched in sweat.

There is little fresh water in the sea, so you can't take a bath, so you just brush your teeth, wash and scrub every day.

The sisters of the Liu family felt that they were sour and stinky, so they didn't like to approach people.One day, Wang Jian came to look for it, holding something in his hand, handed it over, and said, "Sister, the boss and I made this, it's nothing fancy, just wear it comfortably and cool."

"What?" Sister Liu took it, and it was a cool blue dress. She shook it off, was startled, and stumbled and said, "Just, just wear this? How do you wear it?"

"Wear this outside the bellyband of your underwear. If you are ashamed to wear it at night." Wang Jian always wears underwear at night, which is still short, and he is also hot.

What Li Zhouzhou and Wang Jian made for Liu Meizi was a cheongsam with wide three-quarter sleeves and a straight cut. The neckline is a round neck, aqua blue, one piece of tailoring, and the length of the skirt is not too long, reaching below the calves.

Willow is not short, about 1.7 meters eight.This was when he was a teenager, and his family was poor, so he didn't take away food. At night, his legs hurt and he was hungry and used to sleep in cold water. Even so, he was not short among brothers.

Liu Meizi is naturally not a short person, she is 1.6 meters six to six eight meters tall, with thick hair, shiny and thick hair, and her skin is not white. After all, Xiaoshu is not a person who does farm work and has fair skin. Brother, it is the kind of healthy color.

In fact, it is not the most beautiful, oval face, nose bridge is a bit low, and the tip of the nose is a bit sensual, but a pair of eyes are like her brother, full of agility and big, round, double eyelids, and a mouth that is also a bit sensual.

Generally speaking, she looks like a straightforward village girl.

Simple and traditional, it looks like a girl who works hard, is diligent and thrifty, and manages the house.

At this moment, picking up that dress is hot, and I blush, "Really wear it like this? Won't you be laughed at?"

"How can someone make fun of it when no one sees it?" Wang Jian didn't understand, so he explained carefully, "Aren't you hot? I can't get too hot at night, so I just wear a pair of bare clothes, and the door is closed anyway, so I can do whatever I want."

Liu Meizi took the clothes and said a few words, but she was still speechless.Wang Jian left first, just thinking that Sister Liu would not dare to wear it, she would definitely hide her clothes carefully and not wear them anymore.

This is not possible, people are going to be hot and stupid.

On the third day, Wang Jian came to ask Aunt Liu to have dinner. When the door of the bed hatch opened, the sister of the Liu family was frightened, "You, what you are wearing—"

"It's cool, and it's very comfortable when the wind blows." Wang Jian said with a smile.

There is also flowing silk. He made a dress himself. On top is a water-blue round-neck and wide jacket with three-quarter-length sleeves, revealing a section of the forearm and wrist. The bottom is skirt pants, but he doesn’t like making it into a skirt. The material is too wasteful and hot, the skirt doesn't look like it at all, and it looks like wide trousers at a glance.

From Gu Zhao's point of view, they were wide-leg pants.

Eight minutes long, showing an ankle.

Wang Jian wore cloth shoes on his feet, and his hair was all combed up and tied with a headband. He was very energetic, but in the eyes of others, it was really outrageous. This outfit, not to mention no decorations, how could he show his arms? Legless?

As he walked all the way, those people on the boat turned their eyes away from him in fright, or their eyes had some malicious intentions, but Wang Jian didn't care, he was open and frank.

Those workers on the boat, when the weather was hot, couldn't bear it any longer. They still rolled up their trousers and exposed half of their legs, and they were shirtless and shirtless. Why should he be hot?

He didn't show much either!

"Our streamer silk is easy to use, cool and comfortable." Wang Jian said with a smile.

When Li Zhouzhou saw Wang Jian's dressing up during the meal, he was immediately happy and said: "You look good, Xiaoliu, if you don't mind the trouble, can you come over and help me do it too? Wang Jian and I can't do needlework. Last time I gave it to you." Are the stitches too thick for making that clothes, and you don't like to wear them?"

"No, no, it's not because of this." Sister Liu waved her hands hurriedly.

Li Zhouzhou didn't ask why, and said with interest when he came, "Let's eat first, and we'll cook after we're done eating. It's just a good time to pass the time. I remember there are some ingredients left, so I'll pick something green to make it more refreshing."

"Okay, boss." Wang Jian waited to find materials.

Sister Liu didn't know what to say, so she sat down and had a meal, and then went to the big cabin to make clothes with the boss Wang Jian - she saw the big guys called Zhou Brother Boss, and it's not easy to call him Zhou outside. Brother Zhou, he also called the boss.

"I'm digging deeper at the neckline. There are three buttons on the side slanted placket, and the bottom is not cut open. It's wide and easy to wear. The sleeves should be made according to yours. It should be wider and shorter. It's also convenient for doing things and reading." Li Zhou Zhou gestured with Wang Jian, Wang Jian's neckline was still too high, and tied his neck.

Wang Jian: "Then I'll dig deeper into this one later." It's just like what the boss said.

"Sure, I'll add an opening for you, so it's easy to put on and take off."

Li Zhouzhou saw that Xiao Liu didn't move, and knew that he was frightened, but he pretended not to notice it, and continued to say in a normal and natural tone: "Wang Jian's pants are good, they are beautiful and save on material, and Xiao Liu will make one for you. Don't you like them?" If you wear a skirt, let's wear pants."

Xiao Liu was stunned, and said yes bravely.

The three of them work fast, especially Xiaoliu, who can't be specified for embroidery, but can sew and mend the stitches tightly and work quickly. They cut it in two or three strokes, and Wang Jian tossed his whole body, according to what the boss said , the neckline was dug lower, the side was locked, the side was opened obliquely, and three buttons were sewn. Fortunately, he made it wide enough to be tossed.

After a day, Li Zhouzhou's new clothes were ready.

"I'll try it on."

Xiao Liu is in a hurry, really want to change?She knew the identity of the boss, just like her elder brother, he was an official's wife, how could an official's wife wear it?Don't be laughed at.

"Don't, don't—" wear.

Wang Jian knew that Aunt Liu was worried for the boss and for the boss's good. A heart is good, but whether it is good or not, can the boss not know?But he didn't talk anymore, it would be annoying if he talked too much, he might as well go to Zhaozhou and stay with the boss, see more, and slowly get better.

Li Zhouzhou came out after changing, "It really is cool, I look good, it is cooler and more convenient than my robe."

He has a family and has a child, so naturally he can't wear it like a young brother like Wang Jian. He wears a round-neck jacket on top and skirt trousers. He wears round-neck robes. A pair of trousers, after all, in the Central Plains of Tangzhou, not as casual as in Zhaozhou.

Now I can be considered at ease.

"I originally wanted to persevere, but Wang Jian would enjoy it. It would be nice to change it early."

In the days that followed, Li Zhouzhou really wore this suit to meet people. The streamer silk dried quickly after being washed lightly, and later made another set of other colors.Wang Jian still looked sideways when he was wearing other people, but Li Zhouzhou was replaced. At first, the people on board felt that they were not used to it, but later they seemed to get used to it, and no one dared to say anything.

Koyanagi also changed.

She plucked up the courage to put on that set, the same clothes as the boss Wang Jian, and walked out the door tremblingly, not daring to lift her head, for fear that others would laugh at her and look at her, but later found that everyone was working, and there was no People control her.

A little more comfortable.

"You also have this suit? It looks good." Su Shiyi met someone and said something, afraid of being misunderstood as a hooligan, and quickly added: "It's too hot, you wear your suit all day, it will really burn you Yes, this is pretty good."

Does it look good without rules?Xiao Liu was stunned.

Because of tossing about clothes, the life at sea is in a hurry, and we will arrive soon.The boat was about to pull over, so Xiao Liu changed out of her cool clothes and replaced them with the new clothes made for her by elder brother Jingli, and she was covered in sweat as soon as she got on her upper body.

Wang Jian was actually hesitant to change it, but when he saw the boss, he was still wearing the same clothes as before, with a happy face and bright eyes, "Finally home."

Later, Wang Jian did not replace him.

The boat stopped at the pier, and many workers and people on the shore greeted them, and the group of them came down.Li Zhouzhou took the lead, as always, greeted and spoke politely with other merchants, behaved naturally, Wang Jian arranged luggage carts and horses for some trivial matters, and at the same time called Aunt Liu to go back to the house with him.

"Is this Zhaozhou?" Xiao Liu was sweating all over his body, and his back must be wet.It's already more than September, why is it still so hot?Hot and stuffy.

Wang Jian: "No, this is the village below Jiting. Let's hurry back to the house in the prefecture. After the boss finishes talking about the business, we will return to Zhaozhou within three or two days."

"Sister, if you are hot, unbutton your collar to cool off."

Xiao Liu was really hot, so she unbuttoned it. If it used to be so hot, she would definitely not be able to unbutton it, but who told the boat to wear it like that, and now unbuttoning it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

Li Zhouzhou stayed in Jiting for two days, held a meeting, and clarified the accounting and business transactions, and distributed the money from this shipment transaction first, instead of saving it until the end of the year.In the past, the business was small, and there was only three treasures of coconut goods, and it would be easy to settle accounts at the end of the year. Now the business is getting bigger and bigger, and the money is packed in boxes, one box after another. Should he take the money to Zhaozhou, or put it in this house? ?

What if it is lost at the end of the year?

Simply every time the goods come back, there will be a knot, and there will be another time at the end of the year.

Canned food and dry goods can be packed.The money obtained by Liu Guangsi should be brought back to Zhaozhou for a meeting.On the third day, Li Zhouzhou returned to Zhaozhou with chariots, horses, money and guards, and did not stay long.

Still the clothes.

It is said that at the Lantern Festival last year, the dancers danced to a song. Apart from other things, most of the girls in Zhaozhou City fell in love with the clothes. Some other thoughts arose.

There are more streamers this year - more ramie is planted.

Every shop in Baishan Street in Zhaozhou sells this. The price is naturally lower than that in the Central Plains, more than half the price. The original plain color is sold in Zhaozhou. It's just over 400 documents. If some defective funds are processed, you can ask for more than 200 documents.

The city girl tore a lot of streamer silk and went back to make clothes. When she was doing it, she couldn't help but think of what the dancer was wearing. Unlike the previous jacket, which was wide and had no waist, the waist was tucked in.The subordinates unknowingly finished the tailoring, followed the magic, it was sewn and finished, and I tried it on the upper body. Naturally, I had to love it. I thought it looked good, and the lining had a thin waist.

Still embarrassed to wear it out.

The new clothes can only be worn at home, when no one is watching, to have fun, and dare not wear them outside, for fear that others will say that she is contemptuous, and imitate those unfashionable clothes, there are no rules, how can she show her arms and wrists.

There are also those who regret the clothes they made, thinking that if they can't wear them, it's not a waste of material.

Until this day, news came back that the Zhaozhou merchant's ship had berthed at Jiting.

Boss Li is back.

Everyone took the time to watch the excitement, and they could also see Mr. Gu and his young master Fubao. Today, they gathered around the city gate. The weather was hot and the stuffy people were sweating. After waiting for a while, the chariots and horses finally arrived. arrive.

"I'm coming."

Some people reported the news, some leaned forward, and some stretched their necks to watch.

Li Zhouzhou was riding a horse, approached the city gate, saw Xianggong and Fubao from a distance, hurried back, jumped off the horse first, the family met each other, naturally they talked on the phone.

"It's so hot that my face is red." Gu Zhao saw Zhou Zhou's face flushed from the sun, naturally he felt distressed.

Li Zhouzhou said: "I got a little sunburned at sea, and it will be fine when I go back to raise it. I wear cool clothes."

"The big T-shirt and wide-leg pants are cool, and it would be better if they were shorter."

"If it's too short, I'll definitely be muttered when I come back to Zhaozhou." Li Zhouzhou said.

Gu Zhao was like a stupid official at the moment, and said: "Who dares to say, I will hang him up and beat him." Naturally, he said it as a joke, but he became serious again, "Our family in Zhaozhou is at home, so naturally it is so comfortable and here .”

It means that Zhou Zhou doesn't have to worry about those things, he is now stiff in Zhaozhou.

Fu Bao couldn't wait a long time ago, but it was difficult to rush to hug and call daddy outside, so he just danced beside him to attract his daddy's attention, wanting to look at Fufu, Fufu really misses daddy.

The family talked affectionately and then went back to the mansion - the mansion is almost built, leaving small details, such as planting green plants, making fences, what to grow in the lake and so on.

As soon as they left, everything went as usual, but the crowd watching the bustle was dumbfounded, especially those girls and women, looking at the clothes on Boss Li's body, the wrists, forearms, and ankles that were exposed outside, ah, Ah, this——

Master Wang looked at Wang Jian's clothes, wishing he could take him back and teach him a lesson. An unmarried brother, let's see how ugly he is, what he is wearing.

But Wang Jian went directly to Li Mansion, and didn't even go back to Wang's house.

"Did you see it? Mrs. Gu is back, and the dress she's wearing—"

"I see, I see, hey, the whole arm is exposed."

"It looks pretty cool to me. It's cool and nice." This is the little brother who is eager to try it. His mother scolded him first and said that he is not allowed to wear it. What kind of words did the little brother say confidently: "Madam Gu is wearing it." , why can't I wear it?"

"If you say it's not allowed, then it's not allowed." Later, it was too late, and the mother said: "When you get married, it's up to your husband's family to decide how you want to wear it, and I don't care."

When Li Zhouzhou returned to the mansion, he first introduced someone to Xiaoliu. After seeing Xiaoliu seriously, he saw that Xiaoliu had lost weight and was hot in the sun, so he said, "You go back to Wang Jian's place first, wait for two days to rest, and then choose a new yard to live in." Hurry up and change your clothes, this Zhaozhou is not like Beijing, the summer here is always hot and muggy, don’t suffer from heat stroke.”

Xiao Liu and Wang Jian went back to the small courtyard first.

As soon as she left, Li Zhou said something about Xiaoliu in a few words on Wednesday, "... let her get used to it first, and then we will talk about other things later." No matter what to do, or whether to start a family, it will be discussed later.

"I just said that the scholar didn't mean to be a good boy." Gu Zhao stopped after saying a word, and everything happened. If Xiaoliu was Li Zhaoxi from his family today, then he would go away in the morning.

Li Da just sighed and didn't know what to say.

This kid is really struggling.

Afterwards, of course, I read the letter. Except for Xiaoliu's matter, everything is safe, and there is no other major issue.Brother Liang still said in the letter that the war is going on as usual.

That is the same failure and rot as always.

As everyone knows, this letter was written in June of the first half of the year, and not long after the letter was delivered to Tangzhou, that is, Li Zhouzhou returned to Liangzhe and boarded a boat back to Zhaozhou. At the gate of the palace.

On the same day, there was news of the imperial physician in the Zichen Palace, and this time he did not hide it, and all the ministers in the cabinet saw it.

After half a month, Rongzhou rushed to send Zhezi all the way to Beijing.

Rongzhou is not far from Zhaozhou, with Xinzhou in the middle.

Gu Zhao was actually puzzled when he read the letter. According to the timeline, the Holy Majesty will pass away at the end of this year and change to a new emperor. How do you think the senior brother’s letter is still calm and nothing major happened?

It’s weird.

But he is far away in Zhaozhou, even if it is strange, he can't rush to Beijing to ask.Forget who is the emperor, it has nothing to do with them anyway.

As usual, Li Zhouzhou rested for two days, washed and changed his clothes, and had a good night's sleep. After that, he wanted to see what happened at home during the two months since he left.Fu Bao couldn't finish talking to his father, talking about his classmates in school and government studies, and his barking loves rubbing against wooden piles when he grows up, and he still barks.

Gu Zhao said on the sidelines: "I told you I was in heat."

"What is estrus?"

"It's just that Wang Wang has grown into a young man, and he wants a girlfriend at the beginning of his love."

"But Wang Wang is younger than me. I'm still Fubao, and I haven't grown to be eight years old yet." Li Zhaoxi was not convinced, feeling that his father was coaxing him.

Gu Zhao talked about popular science, "Dogs have a shorter lifespan than us humans, so Wang Wang can be seventeen or eighteen years old now? Naturally, he has reached the age to marry a wife and have children."

"Ah!" Li Zhaoxi's mouth was round in shock.But then I didn’t know what came to mind, and said, “I don’t want Wang Wang to be big, I don’t want Wang Wang to be bigger than me.”

Li Zhouzhou knew what Fubao was thinking, and his father's mule didn't seem to be ready, and the two sheep, he said: "Wang Wang is shorter than us, so we should play with Wang Wang and spend more time with him." .”

Birth, old age, sickness and death are normal, and animals are no exception.

Fu Bao was very sad about this for a long time, sitting in Wang Wang's kennel, brushing Wang Wang with a comb, and muttering a lot of words in his mouth. He was also very close to Wang Wang in those few days, calling him Baby Wang Wang.

Gu Zhao heard that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

It's better to call me a puppy than Xiaobai.

Every time when eating, Li Zhouzhou asked Xiao Liu to come over to eat, and Xiao Liu was naturally restrained and polite, so Li Zhouzhou said: "I know you are uncomfortable, let's stay together first, and when the yard is tidied up, you will have a meal by yourself in the future." Small kitchen, eat by yourself."

"I'm a little uncomfortable, Brother Zhou Zhou."

Gu Zhao's eyelids twitched when he heard the familiar Zhou Zhou, and he turned his head. The couple were in the same room, Gu Zhao called Zhou Zhou, and Li Zhouzhou patted his husband funnyly, "Why not?" Eat this unreasonable vinegar?"

"Xiao Liu calls me Boss outside, and Zhou Zhou brother in the mansion, but she is also afraid, and wants to have a relative to rely on."

"I know, Brother Zhou Zhou." Gu Zhao continued to make trouble, "If you kiss me, I will stop making trouble."

Li Zhouzhou went to kiss his father-in-law, really, just like a child.

Gu Zhao got married, so he sat up happily, squeezed his wife's shoulders, and said solemnly: "Don't go for the goods sold in the third quarter. Su Shiyi and Meng Jianyun will also come to buy the buyers. Buy more this time. Our family Once it has been repaired, it can be released."

"En." Li Zhouzhou didn't ask why he was in such a hurry, anyway, he believed in him.

"I'm worried that Xiaoshu will have a hard time."

The conversation between the two of them is like this, like Gu Zhao playing around and getting jealous of 'Brother Zhou Zhou', the husband and wife both know in their hearts that they are not taking it to heart, it is just a joke, they change the subject after the game is over, and chatting after the serious business is over, In short, if you mention the first half of a sentence, I will know the second half, and we both understand each other without saying it.

Gu Zhao patted Zhou Zhou's waist and said, "Don't look at the seriousness of the second brother, he looks quite machismo. You saw what Liu Fulang said in the letter about taking concubines. The second brother said that he was not in a hurry. In fact, this is Prevarication, the second brother wants to save face, Liu Fulang is so angry that he let him carry people in, the second brother is too serious to scare Liu Fulang, give a lesson, don't say such things in the future."

"I reckon that if Liu Fulang cries, maybe the second brother will regret it like a knife."

Li Zhouzhou found it inconceivable, "Master Yan looks quite majestic."

"That's for outsiders like us, and I'm very dignified outside, okay?" Gu Zhaoheng.

Is it the majesty of fear?Li Zhouzhou held back his laughter.

Gu Zhao went to scratch Zhou Zhou's itchy waist, "Okay, laugh at me, see if I'm not majestic!"

After the fuss was over, he said solemnly: "Besides, the Yan family may not be able to figure it out for a while. They were anxious about the second brother's affairs and came up with muddled ideas, but the root is good. As long as the root is not crooked, with Liu Fulang's means, It can also be suppressed."

Li Zhouzhou thought about Xiaoshu's temperament, "He is a fool, he is fierce and aggressive towards outsiders, but caring towards his family members, his mouth is hard and his heart is soft, I am afraid that he has to bear it by himself." But that's what Mr. Yan said. It is reliable.

The two talked and fell asleep when they were sleepy late at night.

Before Li Zhouzhou set up the tent and held a meeting to distribute the money, Brother Lin made two more clothes for the boss, with a jacket and trousers on top. Naturally, they were much more exquisite, with bamboo leaves on the trouser legs, which were light, elegant and beautiful.

"Brother Lin, have you made the clothes you drew before?" Li Zhouzhou looked at the clothes and thought of the past.

"It's made, but no one wears it, and I don't wear it well. They are all girls' clothes."

Wang Jian said beside him: "There is a ready-made Sister Liu, please help her to try?"

"Then you ask her, but what's the point of wearing it alone? We all look good when we wear it together." After Li Zhouzhou finished speaking, he thought for a while, "Brother Lin, take out your clothes and let me have a look."

Wang Jian first helped to get them. Brother Lin was afraid that the clothes would be wrinkled, so they were all hung on the wooden frame. Later, he simply asked his servants to bring them over. There were skirts and shirts, some of which he had never seen before.

Xiao Liu also followed to help.

It's just right, I took it as a fitting for a while.

Li Zhouzhou said: "In our house, we are all our own people, Xiaoliu, don't be shy, the clothes are beautiful, even if you are tall, you can pick them up."

Xiao Liu nodded and went to try it on, just to try on the clothes. She came to Zhaozhou to eat and drink Zhou Zhou's, and there were servants in the mansion to take care of her, so she didn't need to work. Now that she is useful, she is naturally willing .

Wait for the clothes to be tried out one by one.

Li Zhouzhou's eyes lit up, and he boasted, "It looks good."

This sentence is beautiful, because the compliment made Xiao Liu feel embarrassed, shy and happy, and Brother Lin next to him was also happy. They were all clothes made by him, which were different from the ones he wears nowadays. He was worried that the boss would not like them and would not comply with the rules.

"Brother Lin, are you willing to give it away? Or you can teach Xiaoliu how to make it, pick some styles and send them to the Chen family, and then hang them in the shop to sell."

"Are you still selling it?" Brother Lin was surprised, "Will someone buy my clothes?"

"It's so beautiful, why can't it be sold?"

Li Zhouzhou bought a shop before, and the things in it were brought back from the north, but the distance is far away, and it is not easy to bring food. Most of them are silk, jewelry, fabrics, spices, etc. in Zhaozhou, that is, rich people will buy them fresh. , the business is actually average, not very good.

He saw that brother Lin loves making clothes, and that Xiao Liu is fine in the mansion. After staying for a long time, he must feel uncomfortable. store work.

It must have been proposed by Xiaoliu. The Yan family is living now, Xiaoshu is the housekeeper, holding money in his hand, and it is no problem to raise a girl.It can be seen that Xiao Liu is a girl who can't stay idle and has a lot of self-esteem.

"When I was on the boat, Xiao Liu helped me make clothes. The stitches are dense and I can learn quickly." Li Zhouzhou praised.

Brother Lin is naturally not stingy to teach others, but he is still immersed in the fact that the clothes he made can be hung up for sale, and may be worn by many Zhaozhou girls. His little face flushed with excitement, and his voice was loud for the first time. Said: "Boss, I will do it."

After speaking, I felt that my voice was loud, and my ears were red with embarrassment.

They are all children.Li Zhouzhou laughed.

Later, I set up tents and held meetings to go to shops, lo-mei shops, shopping, etc. Li Zhouzhou was wearing the same clothes, showing his wrists, forearms, and ankles. He and Wang Jian originally wore them, but later on, many husbands wore them on the street. Well, later on, the clothes improved by the dancers were originally pressed at the bottom of the box, but now girls dare to wear them.

She just showed her wrist, which was still covered by her wide sleeves, but half of Boss Li's forearm was exposed.

Boss Li is not afraid of officials and wives, what is she afraid of?

Put on!

It is also fortunate that Zhaozhou has a long summer, and it can still be worn like this.

It’s obviously the end of summer, and it’s almost autumn, but the girls in Zhaozhou City are all bright and lively. They wear light flowing silk, the color is fresh and tender, showing their arms and ankles, and some styles have never been seen before. , their slender necks were also exposed. They walked on the street, went to work, went to work, talked and laughed, and had a graceful and beautiful figure. This is another beautiful scene in Zhaozhou.