The husband's son-in-law

In the middle of the capital, Haiyan and Heqing are at peace again.

The Yan family has also moved, to Ning'an Lane on East Taiping Main Street. According to Gu Zhao's words, it is the second ring road next to the imperial city. .Naturally, it also depends on the position, front and back.

The Zheng family is in the northeast, and the Yan family is in the east. The distance between the two families is much closer than before.

The mansion was rewarded by Emperor Tianshun. When the new emperor ascended the throne, there will be a group of rewards, and naturally there will be a group of vacated positions. The original owner of this mansion was a third-rank official, but now the house has been confiscated. Not to mention, the mansion is a big mansion with six entrances and six exits. Also rewarded with silver.

When the first emperor was around, Lord Yan was a close minister of the emperor, and now he is even more popular, a new nobleman in the calendar.

Moving in May is a reward from the Holy Majesty, and moving in quickly is also a sign of loyalty to the Majesty's reward - as a courtier, I am deeply grateful for the emperor's grace.

Everything is settled, it's almost July, nothing more, there are children at home.

The willow tree was born in February, and he struggled when he was pregnant. First, Kuxia couldn’t eat anything, and later, when the month was old, Yan Jinxin was busy all day, not at home, and often stayed in the palace. Some people he didn't know came to the door to give gifts, or did some dirty tricks to trick his father-in-law.

Father Yan went to listen to storytelling under the overpass, and met someone who prostituted himself to bury his father. His heart softened, and then he became enlightened. He was framed and said that the girl's innocence was ruined. Xia Yan's family was in a panic.

Yan's mother was even more wronged, angry and crying, but she didn't know what to do, and her heart and bones were all on Liu Shu.

"I can see that your grandma is a good talker. If you accept it, you can accept it. It's not that you can't afford it. Yes, no matter how old he is, he is her son. Don't let him accept it. If you really sue the officials, it will be fine..."

Yan's mother thinks it's okay to accept it, but Liu Shu first said no.

"How old is the father, how old is the girl, sixteen or seventeen years old, now she is forcing our family to accept her, if our family really bows, she will beat her back again, and become a concubine by the father-in-law borrowing the trustworthy officer to threaten Liang into a concubine If it spreads outside, our family will be laughed out of our teeth, and even Jinxin will be punished."

If I were to be a concubine to Yan Jinxin, maybe the outside world would not say anything bad, but if I were to be a concubine to the old man, and then shouted a few words, it would appear that the old man had no good intentions and took advantage of a good family.Big or small.

"Then what should we do?" Father Yan may have had this idea, but when he thought of his age, he was about to go to the ground, and when Jinnah came back, no one would laugh at him, he would die of embarrassment.

what it looks like.

Willow has a big belly and solved it. Let’s sue the official. Let’s go together. I’m going to sue the official. I’m going to sue you for a servant who took my money and ran away. Funeral father, then you are the slave of my Yan family...

When she was about to give birth, Yan Jingxin was in the palace, and Liu Shu relied on Mother Lan to handle all the childbirth, such as setting up the delivery room, hiring a stable wife, and serving the confinement.

He had a hard pregnancy, and the child was lively and always turning somersaults in his stomach.

After going through a lot of hardships and giving birth, the man was not there, and the man didn't come back until the child was washed for the third time. His whole body was cold, and his face was flat, showing no emotion. Collapsed, the new emperor of the sixth prince."

"Hello Xindi, you drink the soup first, Mother Lan made mutton soup, drink a bowl quickly, and you are very cold, don't run into the little black room, hey, I plan to call Xiao Hei for the second child, let him stay My stomach is rumbling me."

Fighting in battle in the palace, getting blood stained, Xiaoshu just said "Hello, the new emperor", and he didn't care who was the emperor at all, he cared more about letting him drink soup and how the children were.

Inexplicably relaxed in rigorous confidence.

"You have worked hard these days."

"It's not just hard work, it's too hard." Liu Shu didn't swallow his grievances, at least he didn't pretend to be with his man. Have some soup."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Yan Jinxin didn't move his legs, but moved his lips, and said, "If I resign and return to my hometown—"

"Are you going to resign? That's fine. Let's go back instead of going to the village. I will open a lo-mei shop in a prefecture or town to support my family. The appointed date is even faster than now. There are too many people in Beijing who are too mean-spirited. It's all nonsense, why don't we go to Zhaozhou? Let's go, shall we?"

Yan Jinxin smiled and went to drink mutton soup.

Willow stared at that smile, terrified, and frowned, was he a man beaten?Say yes, what are you laughing at, it scared him to death.

Later, Yan Jinxin asked Mother Lan how he was not at home these days.Mother Lan was afraid of Mr. Yan. When she was working in Li Zhai, Mr. Gu always had a smile on his face, and he was easy-going and unassuming. Mr. Yan was different.

She dared not bury it, to tell the truth.

"I'm asking Xiao Shushen, how can he mend after he's been tired for a long time?"

"Then you have to confine yourself to confinement. It's usually one month. It's better for Mrs. Yan to confine herself to two months. It's better to plan. Confinement is the most important time to make up for others, so you don't have to worry about your energy. The weather is cold now, which is just right."

Liu Shushi has been sitting for two months. Before he was pregnant, including birth, he took care of the size of the house and the store, but now he is free. Brother Ying and Shi Lei are in the store, and Mother Lan is in charge of small things. The man is back and takes care of big things.Willow is still wondering, why is the man not busy anymore?

But he didn't ask, he remembered the man's resignation.

Whatever you want, just take a break.

Later, the man did not resign, and the new emperor gave him a promotion, rewarding mansions, money, and servants. Naturally, those who had offended and offended before came to apologize, but they were all turned away.

Mother Lan Yueyin was also promoted and became the steward of the back house, with Fang Liu in front.They were all employed by the Li family at the time. Mother Lan said that she used to do rough work, so she must have lost control and lost her sense of propriety——

The family she used to work for was a fifth-rank official, and now Mr. Yan is a third-rank official.

But Liushu Xinlan's mother, one is that he has no one to use, who knows what ghost is hidden in the stomach when he buys it now.The second is that he doesn't care about whispering his vulgarity behind his back, he is an unidentified farmer's man, he is aggressive and vulgar, and he also does business-everyone wants to know behind his back.

"...Just do what you want, be more strict, and I don't need to curry favor with anyone now, let's talk about the rest when the time comes." Willow said.

Observing the filial piety and prohibiting entertainment and juggling, even after three months, Liu Shu can push it.

Lan's mother went on with her scalp. She never thought about it before. From a layman in the kitchen, she is now working behind the mansion of a third-rank official. The monthly silver is now three taels of silver. After saving five or six years, she can buy a house in Beijing up.

The mansion is getting bigger and there are too many things to do, but Yan Jinxin seems to be a bit idle.Liu Shu often wondered, they have all been promoted, why are the senior officials of the third rank not as busy as before?

The weather in Beijing was hot in July, and Liu Shu wore streamer silk at home. The first thing he did when he woke up was to ask Guanshi Liang if he had left?

Oh, let's go.

Later, I asked Guanshi Liang if he had returned.

How many days has it been since you left?Ma'am, would you like to rest?Too hot to fan you to cool off?Don't use too much ice to save the cold. The adults said not to be greedy for cold.

Officials have ice respect and carbon respect, that is, summer and winter, but it doesn't mean that as long as you are an official, you can have carbon respect. basket.But ice is rare, especially in summer.

Dali capital officials, only those who are above the fourth rank can be said to be respectful.

There are still points between officials and officials, and the size of ice.Now Yan Jing believes here, the ice is delivered quickly and in large pieces, but Yan’s family is old and young, the willow tree is greedy for coolness but has just given birth, Yan Yan believes that the ice is not allowed to be placed too close, if it is cold, then put it in an ice basin In the back room, the willow tree sits in the main hall of the main room, and it is used in the next room.

The willow tree was about to lose its hair, and followed Yan Jinxin and shouted: "What's the point of being cool? I wasted all the white ice."

"The wind is blowing over, bringing a hint of coolness, which is just right." Yan Jinxin also wears three layers of inner and outer layers during the dog days. Although it is made of summer fabrics, it is covered tightly.

Willow couldn't hold back, "...Aren't you hot? You're sweating all over your back, why don't we cool off together? It's such a waste of ice."

"Hot." Yan Jinxin held the book, kept his eyes fixed, and said in a calm tone, "This is exactly the training of the mind."

Dabai listened to it, felt that what his father said was right, and followed suit.

Willow was so angry that he stripped Xiao Hei off, put on a bellyband and let him lie on the bamboo couch, covered him with a thin quilt, and said to his eldest son: "If you dare to wear it like your old man, you will be covered with prickly heat when you turn around." , I’ll strip your butt naked just like stripping Xiao Hei, and just let it dry!”

"Father, it's degrading to do so."

"Anyway, I'm not losing face." Liu Shu was not in a hurry, he couldn't cure the eldest son.

Dabai's face was flushed with anger, but he turned around and quickly changed into the robe his father had prepared. It was made of flowing silk, and it was icy and cool. It was sent by Uncle Li who was far away in Zhaozhou.

Later, when the head of Liang came to Beijing, he naturally ran to the Yan Mansion first. Today's Yan Mansion is a hot pot stove, but Madam Yan is still very straightforward, and she is no different from the past, but they are naturally servants. You can't treat them like that in the past, and respect the rules a little bit.

"I didn't see Boss Li, Boss Li didn't come out this time."

Liu Shu was still a little disappointed, but he thought again, he was in the capital, even if Brother Zhou Zhou was out in Tangzhou, he would not see him, it was so hot, it would be better if Brother Zhou Zhou didn't come, and he should rest more.

After finishing being polite with Guanshi Liang, I asked Mama Lan to send Guanshi Liang off. Before I stepped out of the hall door, Liu Shu was already in a hurry to open the letter.

Look at what brother Zhou Zhou wrote.

Willow read it over and over again, and when the man came back in the evening, he said that Manager Liang had delivered the letter, so the couple read it again, "...my sister has a new name, Xiaotao, the peach of the yellow peach, the peach of the peach tree, She can choose a name, I think she must be doing well, and I have put my mind at ease, so I said that it is right to send Brother Zhou Zhou."

"I also opened a can of canned yellow peaches. It's delicious. I'll keep it for you."

Yan Jinxin looked at the letter written by Zhaodi, and knew in his heart that where Xiaoshu kept it for him, there must be too many cans to eat, so don't waste what is left for him.

"Take it out, don't ruin your mind."

Liu Shu chuckled, "You're pretty good at talking today."

As soon as Zhaozhou sent a letter, Liu Shu was in a good mood, and so was his rigorous confidence.Zhaozhou letter, Baozhi couple.

After reading the letter, he began to write a letter. He wrote a strict letter, read it and burned it again. He had a lot of things in his heart, so he couldn't spit it out, or he would hurt Brother Zhao if he had something to do.So he sighed and retouched his pen.

Willow didn't put so much thought into it, it was a hearty close-up of capitals.Before Guanshi Liang goes to Tangzhou next time, he will be fine, and he can still add to it, at least he can write about a few months...

Zhaozhou.

Gu Zhao set up a non-staff team, naturally not named it, but called the patrol team.

Master Chen frowned for a long time after hearing this name, but couldn't sit still, and ran to the yamen, the two of them didn't quarrel or argue, Master Chen sat on the chair and looked at Gu Zhao for a long time.

Gu Zhao left Master Chen to watch.

"I see if you have other thoughts." Master Chen frowned, "This military power——"

"It's not the soldiers, it's the patrol team, the guards who guard the house, but they only look at Zhaozhou." Gu Zhao said frankly.

But no matter what the excuses are, this group of people are armed and only listen to the yamen, they are all officials, Mr. Chen doesn't know what's inside, it's just an excuse on the surface.

He said he listened to the Zhaozhou Yamen, but now the Zhaozhou Yamen is in charge of Mr. Gu, and he doesn't matter what he says. Even his sons are called Gu Zhao and Uncle Gu.Mr. Chen felt a little regretful in his heart. He looked at Gu Zhao again and again, and he always felt that this person was not the kind of person who was ambitious and had other thoughts.

"Then let's do it first. If you have other thoughts, I will definitely give you a copy."

Gu Zhao stood up, bowed solemnly, and said, "Your Majesty, please remember."

"... Forget it, just pretend I haven't been here before." After Master Chen finished speaking, seeing Gu Zhao's appearance made him believe in his own vision even more. Gu Zhaoding would have no other ambitions, so don't find him for yourself. trouble.

Mr. Chen turned into a smiling and easy-going fat Mr. Chen, who didn't interfere in anything, and went out for a stroll.

When he came, Mr. Chen's face was still serious, and he was smiling when he came out of the yamen. The people in the yamen didn't take it seriously when they saw it. Anyway, Mr. Chen and Gu are on good terms, and everyone in Zhaozhou City knows about it.

"Meng Jianyun, I will leave this matter to you," Gu Zhao said.

Up to now, the iron ore has not been mined yet, so he is not in a hurry, he has not reached this point.Now it is defense. If it is really mined, it will be different.

Meng Jianyun took the order and went.

Now that Meng Jianyun is able to take care of himself, the ones who do the chores around Gu Zhao are the six people he recruited from the loyal generation, and those from the obedient generation are still training at the bottom to do odd jobs and study.

"I still have to pass the news to Wuzhou, and I don't know how the battle in Rongzhou is going..." Gu Zhao muttered to himself, and he turned over the map of Zhaozhou, which showed several cities next to each other.

You have to be well-informed, you can’t rely entirely on Jingli to convey the news. The news in Jingli refers to the battle situation in Fengzhou. They are far away, and they have no time to do anything after hearing it. Yi was still next to them.

"Has the boss come back?" Gu Zhao asked next to him.

This is Zhong Twelve.

Twelve answers: "My lord, the boss is still in Minzhang."

"That will be soon." When Gu Zhao thought of Minzhang, he naturally thought of the gum tree. The gum from the gum tree is only used as a gasket for can closures, but in fact the glue has many uses. The simplest gasket is in the Complicated latex pillows, cushions, sofa cushions and the like.

In fact, it is good to make tires, but to make tires, you need synthetic rubber, oil and other things, but it is not impossible. The restored modern version cannot be made, can it be replaced?As long as the tire acts as a buffer, it is good to be shockproof.

But in this way, the cost is naturally high, but what Gu Zhao thinks is not about buying and selling, but about better transportation and delivery, so the wheels have to be made of iron.

"I'll go to Minzhang, you go back to the mansion and tell me, just pack up some clothes and leave." Gu Zhao said.

Master Gu led the team out of the city on horseback, it's already afternoon, why did he go out of the city?People in the city are naturally curious, and soon someone will come to report that Mr. Gu has gone to Minzhang, and I heard that Boss Li is now in Minzhang.

Big guy: ... Damn, Mr. Gu is so afraid of guilt, I've only been thinking about it for a long time.

Boss Li is too strict.

After listening to a few jokes, everyone didn't ask any more questions.Nowadays, merchants in Zhaozhou, big and small, have jobs to do, and they are busy with work. Even the Jadeite Chen family, which has no business with Li’s family, is now borrowing Dongfeng from Boss Li. Jadeite is rare in the Central Plains in the north, and it is sold at a high price. It's precious, and the patterns made by nature are also beautiful, and it has become popular again in Zhaozhou.

In the past, rich businessmen in Zhaozhou thought that jadeite was heavy in color, old-fashioned in appearance, and worthless everywhere.Now the jewelry patterns launched by the Chen family are really much younger and more beautiful.

Gu Zhao rode on the road all night, the weather was hot, and he was not afraid to make do with the outdoors for a night. When he arrived at Minzhang, he was locked outside the city gate.

"Is there anyone guarding, Mr. Gu from Zhaozhou is here."

Twelve yelled twice, and after a while, a burly man stood on the city gate, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty Gu is just Mr. Gu, I can't see clearly the dark lights."

"Your county magistrate was bitten by a dog, and there is a tooth mark on his left buttock." Gu Zhao said to Twelve, "You shout." He shouted at the top of his voice, which seemed outrageous.

Twelve was in a daze for a while, but before he had time to think about it, he yelled out the original.

The burly man above: ...

Gu Zhao suspected that he heard a swear word from the other party, which was similar to the modern "damn it is Mr. Gu".You see, it is said that the political power and military power are separated, but when it comes to localities, and they are small and remote, they are not so clearly distinguished and mixed together.

The county magistrate of Minzhang, in Minzhang, was caught from the beginning to the end, and even the guards at the city gate were also the county magistrate of Minzhang—a big man with a beard and a rough, straightforward speech.

It's popular here, the men around the county magistrate of Minzhang are all tall and strong, with beards on their faces. In fact, most of the men living here are of ordinary height, and some are shorter and thinner.Gu Zhao was very suspicious, and the magistrate of Minzhang picked all the strong men in the whole prefecture and county into his yamen.

The gate of the city opened quickly, and the big man held a torch and a knife on his waist. He saw that it was Mr. Gu, and quickly knelt down to salute.

"It's done, don't be too polite, let's go in." Gu Zhao stopped.

"Hey, Mr. Gu is good, Mr. Gu is kind, why did Mr. Gu come to Minzhang?"

Gu Zhao: "There is business." Then he rode into the city.

The gate of the city was slowly closed, and it was tied tightly. When the shadow of Mr. Gu leading the team disappeared into the night, the burly captain remembered something, and slapped his thigh suddenly, "Ah, damn it, I forgot I asked, how do you think Mr. Gu knows that our elder brother has teeth marks on his butt?"

"Could it be possible to see it?" said the younger brother.

The two looked at each other, each felt that it was wrong and disgusting, so they accepted the words.There are some small soldiers below, who don't know about this, and are curious, "Is there really a tooth mark on our county magistrate's ass?"

"Yes, no, why are you talking so much, it's become a night watch, don't snooze and watch the gate tightly."

Twelve leads the way, he knows where the boss An De's house is, he knocks on the door of the house, announces his name, the door is wide open, all the people who were going to wash and sleep startled, the servants boil water for food, Li Zhouzhou is dressed He took off his clothes and got out of bed, all the way out.

"Why did this point come? Did something happen?" Li Zhouzhou asked.

Gu Zhao rode on the horse, his thighs felt a little uncomfortable, and he didn't hide it in front of Zhou Zhou, taking off his pants while talking, "I thought of one thing, it's because you weren't here, I'm so bored when I go home alone, I happened to come to Minzhang on business , then we will go back together."

Li Zhouzhou took the baggy shorts made of streamer silk and handed them to his husband.

"Where's Dad and Fubao? Don't wake up when you're asleep. I'll just wash it off." Gu Zhao changed his pants.

"I'm all asleep. Fu Bao went to pick mushrooms in the woods on a little white flower. When he came back, his father said that he hadn't eaten chicken stewed with mushrooms for a long time. The basket of mushrooms that Fu Bao picked was all stewed..." Li Zhouzhou said homely.

After Gu Zhao changed his clothes, the servants also brought hot water. After he briefly scrubbed, they sat down to eat supper together. Li Zhouzhou was not hungry, so he also had a bowl of mushroom soup.

Gu Zhao eats fried pork slices with mushrooms and noodles in clear soup.

"Don't worry, what Li Zhaoxi picks is pretty fresh, so I'll continue picking them tomorrow."

Li Zhouzhou: "Sanggong is using words to coax Fubao to work." Fubao picked up a lot after hearing that he was going to do a big job.

"Kids, work more and exercise better for your health." After Gu Zhao finished speaking, he finished eating the noodles, measuring one chopstick, drank the soup, rinsed his mouth and washed his face, and stood up with Zhou Zhou to help him digest his food. , just lying on the bed.

The summer in Zhaozhou is long and hot, but it gets cooler at night, especially in Minzhang, where there are many mountains, and the night is very cool. If you open the window, you need to cover it with a thin quilt.

"I'm thinking about building a main cement road in Mozhou, Rongzhou, and Xinzhou." Gu Zhao didn't sleep and said to Zhou Zhou, "It stands to reason that the cement road in Zhaozhou has been repaired, and it has been repaired outside. The nearby states The city should also see that this road is good, and someone should ask how to fix it.”

But the officials in the neighboring prefectures did not say a word.

At the time when the road at the junction of Shaozhou and Shaozhou was being built, Gu Zhao had already thought about it and built the cement road. Other cities saw it, so they should ask. Of course, he would not hide it. The nearby Zhoucheng road was repaired. Well, whatever you say is a good thing.

But no one asked.

The common people are curious and rare, but the common people can't afford the money, and they don't have the idea of ​​building roads.Officials don't practice and don't ask questions. Later, Mr. Chen, who was able to take charge of the county magistrate, Gu Zhaocai understood.

It’s okay not to do it, why should you give yourself a living.

"I was thinking of making an excuse that we are delivering goods in Zhaozhou. Anyway, we are taking the initiative to build roads. Let's pay half of the money and use their local people. I will write a letter first to ask if I am willing."

Li Zhouzhou knew that Xianggong didn't intend to build the road. He thought for a while and said, "The merchants are well-informed. If the road is repaired, some of our goods from Zhaozhou can be sold to nearby cities."

For example, coconut products are unique to Zhaozhou, but they are not available in Mozhou.

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhao said, "Good guy, our information collection points have been laid out." Then he became more serious, "I don't have any big plans, but I just want to do my part. power, to protect the people of Zhaozhou in peace."

"I know my husband."

Gu Zhao thought about the future in a bad way. In fact, Emperor Tianshun was replaced by the sixth prince. It was not as bad as before. At least now that the Zhao family has been appeased, Prince Kang will not give up his military power. The soldiers went out to fight.

The sixth prince is mediocre, and the current situation is not a bad thing, but when the second prince wins the battle, he will be unsealable, and he is far away in Fengzhou with a heavy army, and the second prince's ambition has never been concealed. Sword, after that, there is only one ending left for Emperor Tianshun.

At that time, if Emperor Tianshun wanted to deal with Prince Kang, it would be too late.

Sooner or later, there will be several battles to be fought.

The next day, Fu Bao got up to eat breakfast, saw his father rubbing his eyes in disbelief, thinking he was still asleep, Gu Zhao said, "Don't rub your eyes, it's going to break."

"Father, why are you here?" Fu Bao was delighted.

Gu Zhao said, "I came here when I missed you."

Hearing that, Li Zhaoxi was quite embarrassed. When he sat down to eat, he gave his father one of his favorite red bean paste buns, and said in a happy and nasty tone, "I miss you too, father."

Gu Zhao: ... He often treats Fu Bao as a kid, playing and fighting. Hearing what the child said now, he feels soft and guilty. Xiuxiu then took the bean paste bun without changing his face, swallowed most of it, and said vaguely: " You picked mushrooms yesterday."

"Then I'll pick it again today!" Fu Bao was full of energy.

Gu Zhao gave his wife a smug look, smiled while eating the bean paste bun, agreed, and said to Zhou Zhou in a serious tone: "I said that Li Zhaoxi can do things when he grows up."

"Of course, it's great that I picked mushrooms." Li Zhaoxi was proud.

Li Zhouzhou: "..." What a fool, he was sold by his father and still counted the money.But Li Zhouzhou was used to his husband, so he didn't expose it, but said: "The sun is too hot at noon, so don't go, don't get burned."

Fu Bao was touched, his father was worried that he would get sunburned, so his father praised him.

How happy he is!

After Gu Zhao had breakfast, he went to the prefectural government office to find Minzhang County Magistrate. When they met, Gu Zhaoxian frowned, "What are you doing? Don't be awkward. It seems like I've done something to you."

"Okay, my Lord Gu, my grandfather, is it alright for me to call you father?" The county magistrate of Minzhang's face became long, with a bitter face, but he dared not speak out, the young daughter-in-law's attitude matched his His size and appearance were really unsightly, Gu Zhao couldn't see it, and turned his head.

"As soon as I entered the yamen today, everyone stared at the back of my buttocks. I heard from Da Mao that you called the city gate yesterday and said there was a dog's tooth mark on my buttocks. Even if you came, you don't need to bother." Why are you still talking about this procedure?"

Gu Zhao didn't look sideways and said, "You said it yourself, the gates of the city must be tight, and no one will open them unless you give a secret signal."

In the past, there were mountain bandits in Minzhang, and the county magistrate of Minzhang was afraid of being stolen by bandits, so he agreed a series of codes - only a few of their brothers knew about it.

That can't be yelling about this either.The magistrate of Minzhang muttered.

Gu Zhao was not used to rough people, so he said, "What are you muttering about over there, get the master who makes glue, and the carpenter who makes wheels..."