The husband's son-in-law

Xiao Qi pushed the two-wheeled cart with an open porcelain basin on it and covered it with a quilt. When he arrived at the gate of the yard, he first stabilized the cart and went to unload the threshold. A few steps forward, the grandfather and grandson took down the threshold together and put it aside.

"Grandpa, I will do it." Xiao Qi said.

Old Zhong let go and asked, "Have you taken it back?" He knew he had taken it back when he saw the things in the car, so he continued, "Just put it in the main room, don't get too close, as long as it's cool."

"Hey." Xiao Qi pushed the cart into the yard, the wooden cart made a crisp sound on the concrete floor, and stopped not far from the main hall door.

Lao Zhong uncovered one side of the quilt, and put a large piece of ice inside in the summer.

The weather in Zhaozhou was hot, and the injury on Rong Ye's back didn't dare to become inflamed anymore, so after having ice, he sent a piece to Rong Ye's residence in the front yard during the hottest time of day. They go get it themselves.

Xiao Qi went to fetch ice every day, and the Li Manor didn't make things difficult for them. Xiao Qi was still a little unaccustomed to it, and when he got it back, he said to his grandfather: "Why did it go so smoothly? I haven't said a few sweet words yet. .”

Lao Zhong told his grandson to be more sweet-mouthed, so that he would bark whenever he saw anyone.

Later, I took a few more days, and it was the same. Whether it was Xiao Qi or Lao Zhong, as long as they took their yard brand, they could get the ice smoothly. There will be no shortfall.

The grandparents and grandsons have also seen such a situation in Rong's mansion, but it was the yard where the housekeeper opened things and picked up good things and gave them to be favored. The young master also had it before.

"Be careful." Old Zhong told his grandson.

The two of them hugged the iceberg-like porcelain basin, and carefully placed it on the shelf. Xiao Qi didn't dare to get too close. He was sweating all over because he was afraid that the ice would heat up, and the young master would be useless by then.

"Grandpa, when I was fetching ice today, I heard that Zhaozhou merchants came back and arrived from Jiting by boat. They said that steward Wang, who took the lead, would only come to the mansion in a day or two. Butler Zhou said that he would clean up the rain courtyard first. It's clean, send the ice early." Xiao Qi talked to his grandfather.

Luoyu Courtyard is the courtyard where brother Lin and Wang Jian live. Since Wang Jian bought two courtyards, he has not moved here. There are still some clothes for daily wear and laundry, and occasionally stay for a few days.

Mr. Zhong, the merchant of Zhaozhou, heard about it from the young master in Beijing, but when they arrived in Zhaozhou, the caravan had already set off, and there was no grand occasion. Zhaozhou merchants came back two days ago, and the grandparents and grandchildren did not see the caravan coming back at that time. It was lively, but everyone in the Li Mansion was beaming and talked a lot, and they all listened to a few words.

Xiao Qi knew now that the steward Wang who led the team on the waterway this time was called Wang Jian, and he was a brother.

"I also heard from Steward Zhou that if Steward Wang comes back, there will be some kind of meeting in the main yard ahead, and he said don't disturb us." Old Zhong naturally said no, the side courtyard they live in is separated from the main courtyard by several walls Don't say, if you don't blow and blow, it shouldn't happen, right?

But they depend on others, how dare they say this.

Old Zhong turned around and reported to the young master, saying that if the young master was disturbed, he would close the door and block the window with a quilt and clothes——

"No, it's okay." Rong Ye said at the time.But after Lao Zhong left, Rong Ye looked out the open window, in the direction of the main courtyard.

The injury on Rong Ye's back was serious, the blood had clotted, but he had to change the dressing every day, and he didn't dare to bandage it, for fear that the wound would become inflamed and pus--the wound that was bandaged and cleared before was so stuffy and whitish that it was not good , After taking the medicine every day, I opened my clothes and lay on the bed, and I had a low-grade fever from time to time.

But this is also something that can't be helped, Oda said that he can only bear it.

There is a thin curtain between the main hall and the inner room. Because Rong Ye is on medicine and it is difficult to dress, and he often opens his back, so he hangs a curtain to cover it, so as to have privacy.

At this moment, Lao Zhong opened a corner of the curtain slightly, just facing the place where the iceberg was placed, so that the air-conditioning could blow over. There is a book in hand next to the bed to read again.

At noon, Xiao Qi came to deliver food.

Rong Ye put on a loose Zhaozhou dress, came out from inside, and just sat down, he heard a faint sound, Xiao Qi also looked curiously, and said: "Master, let me go and see?"

"Go."

Xiao Qi went to the gate of the courtyard, pulled the servants of Li's mansion who were in a hurry, and asked, "Sister, what's the matter? But there are guests from your mansion, do we need to avoid them?"

"It's not a guest. It's Wang Jian who is in charge. We're here to pick up people and watch the fun." The servant girl said.Naturally, they finished their work and went to the door to have a look.

It turned out that Wang Jian was in charge and came back.

Xiao Qi has heard this name a lot in the past few days, and now thinking that the young master is also having dinner and there is no need to wait around, he asked if he could go with him to have a look?

Naturally, there is nothing wrong with it.

So they walked towards the gate of Li Mansion together, talking and walking, the person who just came back to report has arrived outside the south of the city, it should be here at about this time, right?It didn't take long.

The servants walked one way, and the host naturally walked another way.

Xiao Qi and his colleagues arrived at the door and saw a lot of people, Steward Zhou, and some brothers and sisters he didn't know. They were dressed expensively. They were probably the delicate guests of Li Mansion. After waiting for a while, there was a bustling sound of carriages. , people arrived.

Wang Jian just came back from the sea, his skin is slightly sun-tanned, he is wearing cool clothes, with three-quarter wide sleeves on top, eight-quarter wide trousers on the bottom, a bun tied in his hair, and cloth shoes on his feet. The dress style of this body is really not particular, it doesn't look like a nobleman, just like a farmer in the countryside.

But the momentum is different.

When Xiao Qi saw the person, he was taken aback. Is this person brother?Not like, he is more handsome than a man, and he is not well dressed, but he is not a servant at first glance.

That was Wang Jian's sunny skin. If he was fair, Xiao Qi looked at him again, he would not be a pure man, but handsome with a touch of delicacy. If you look closely, you can still see his soft appearance.

"Brother Wang Jian!" Brother Lin was overjoyed to meet him when he saw him. At this time, Wang Jian was still on the horse, so he quickly reined in the horse and got off, saying, "Be careful."

Brother Lin didn't care, and said confidently: "The horse you ride will definitely not hurt me."

"How did you go out this time? Did you get hurt anywhere?"

"I went out to do business, not go out to fight, how could I get hurt?" Wang Jian joked, and said affirmatively, "I didn't hurt, but the skin was a little peeling from the sun."

"Then I'll mix green juice for your face later on."

The two were chatting and laughing, and they couldn't finish talking. Wang Jian greeted Sister Taozi, and said, "I bought gouache from Liangzhe and embroidery over there, and I will bring it to you later."

"Don't worry, take a good rest when you come back." Liu Tao said.

Wang Jian asked: "Then I'll talk to the boss first, and we'll talk later."

"Together together." Brother Lin and Brother Wang Jian walked back together, pulling Sister Taozi along.

Wang Jian smiled, turned his head to tell Steward Zhou and his subordinates what to do, which box should be moved to the front yard, and which box should be moved to the back. After talking, they lifted their feet and went to the back. "When I'm not here, what's new in Zhaozhou?"

Brother Lin remembered, "Cuju competition, we held a Cuju competition in Zhaozhou, and it was very lively. I drew the clothes for the cheering team and the fan flower balls."

"Brother Yu has also made a marriage arrangement." Liu Tao said beside her.

Wang Jian was slightly surprised, but he was not surprised. He nodded and said, "Good thing, the boss has seen it. It must be a good marriage. When can we have wedding wine?"

"October [-]th is fixed, I don't know if it will be in time?" Liu Tao asked.

It will be shipped again at the end of July, and the shipment is large in the middle of each year, which is also time-consuming.

Wang Jian said: "It should be able to catch up."

Talking all the way to the main courtyard at the back, Wang Jian went to see the boss first.When Li Zhouzhou saw someone, he looked at the beard and tail, and then he stretched his eyebrows and smiled, and said: "Two days ago when Su Shiyi came back, Brother Lin ran to my yard every day, waiting for you. Alright, let's go back to the yard and wash up, and we'll talk about anything later."

"Okay, I got it, boss." Wang Jian returned to the yard.

I don't know when, the boss is like an elder in the family to him. He has been traveling for a long time to do business, and the first thing he does when he comes back is to go to the elder's yard to report his safety.

Wang Jian couldn't live with this period of time, his house was cleaned every day, not to mention that Su Shiyi came back two days earlier, the mansion knew that Wang Jian was coming back soon, Li Zhouzhou was worried, and Brother Lin was also worried.

In summer, ice is placed in the house early.

Wang Jiang just didn't notice the coolness in the main hall of the boss, but now he felt it. He put two basins of ice in the main room, couldn't help being surprised and turned to Brother Lin, "Where did this come from?"

"Your Excellency figured it out, and even sold some in the shop. It's delicious, but don't be greedy, or you will get upset." Brother Lin talked a little more today, and became more lively.

As soon as Wang Jian heard that it was figured out by adults, he was not curious and said, "You must have a stomachache."

"Hey." Brother Lin smiled obediently, and said, "I brought my ice to your place, but is it too cold? Don't catch cold."

"It's a bit cold, I just came back from the sun and I'm hot—"

"Hey, it's easy to get sick if it's cold or hot." Brother Lin became anxious, and after he said that, he wanted to move the ice and move it out.But he didn't have enough strength, so he hurriedly said: "I'll call someone, elder brother, you wash up first, let me come, don't move."

Wang Jian also wanted to wash and change his clothes, so he left Brother Lin to toss and say, "Okay." There were also servants in the left and right yards.

The servants brought hot water early, and Wang Jian washed and changed his clothes, and even washed his hair. The bun that was originally tied with strips of cloth will be unraveled, and what is scattered is not a head of long hair, but shoulder-length hair. The next point is 'short hair' - compared to the previous waist-length hair.

Back at sea, Wang Jian thought it was too hot, so he straightened his hair. It was easy to scrub, and his head felt light. Unlike before, it was inconvenient to wash his hair.

Now I use coconut soap to make foam, wash my head with hot water in a separate wooden basin, rinse it off with a few scoops of water, wrap it in cloth strips, and then change to a bathtub to take a bath...

When he came out after changing his clothes, he was dressed lightly and his hair was hanging to dry. He was casual in his own room, but he heard Brother Lin talking outside: "Brother, I called someone to help me move things. Is it convenient for you?"

If you call someone, you will move, why ask the other party if it is inconvenient?Wang Jian was puzzled, he came out of the bathroom at one end, and when he arrived at the main room, he saw Brother Lin at the door, and Meng Jianyun next to him.

Why is Meng Jianyun in the mansion?

Didn't your lord go to Wuzhou?He didn't keep up.But with Meng Jianyun's temper, brother Lin isn't afraid anymore?

"Are you here to help Brother Lin move the ice? Thank you, inside." Wang Jian pointed the way, still a little puzzled.

Brother Lin wanted to talk, but when he saw Wang Jian's hair, his mouth was round and his eyes were round in shock. He didn't know what to say, and heard Meng Jianyun's voice, asking him what about Bing?

"Just, just the pink pot, the one with flowers on it."

"let me help you."

Brother Lin entered the main room and reached out to help Meng Jianyun. Meng Jianyun glanced at Li Lin's exposed wrist. It was thin and tender, and he couldn't hold a bowl for food——

But this person doesn't need food.

"No need." Meng Jianyun carried it out with a straight face.

Brother Lin followed behind, carefully said: "Did I trouble you? I ran into you when I went out to call for someone, thank you, don't be angry with me."

Meng Jianyun didn't say anything, but just moved the ice basin into Li Lin's room.

After watching everything, Wang Jian frowned, and waited for Brother Lin to send someone out before calling out: "Brother Lin, come here and I'll ask you a question, do you have a good relationship with Meng Jianyun?"

"Just a few words, he helped me."

"You didn't even tell me where your house is, so he knew it, why don't you keep it from me?"

"I didn't hide it from you, it was the last time..." Brother Lin was in a hurry to explain, and almost slipped his mouth, saying what that nasty Lin Wulang said about Brother Wang Jian, and hurriedly shut up and said: "This villain is talking nonsense, I am angry, He also wanted to bully me—"

Wang Jian frowned, "Are you okay?"

"It's all right, luckily Meng Jianyun saved me."

Brother Lin's nature is pure and simple, but Wang Jian is in business, hangs out with men, deals with men and does business, those men will say nasty words, some are not as good as him, so they make fun of him for his appearance, no reason It seems that he is as tall as a man and cannot marry.

Wang Jian would never have felt sad and doubted himself because of this, but just let these tongue-chewing people see how good he is.

Since it is a business, then the real chapter will be seen in the business field.

Although Brother Lin was covering it up, Wang Jian could think about it. Lin Wulang told him about him, and Brother Lin acted impatiently. —

Wang Jian's face turned cold, and he said, "That's thanks to Meng Jianyun." This man has a cold face and bad temper, and he doesn't like to talk to others, but he is loyal to the Li family, and he is not like those greedy and lustful people.

"Yes, he is really a good person, with a cold face and a warm heart." Brother Lin said.

Good guy——Wang Jian felt sorry for Meng Jianyun, he couldn't understand him, but he always felt that this person was a bit dangerous and surly, so apart from official business, the two rarely talked in private.

"It's done. Since you thanked him, this matter is over. You live alone. It's better for him to come to this yard less."

"Brother, the sky is bright and bright every time, why do you still care about this?" Brother Lin said coquettishly, "You don't care about the rules of the world, your hair is short."

"You're making fun of me?" Wang Jian also laughed, not talking about Meng Jianyun, and said, "My hair is cool and easy to wash and comb. If you dare to tease me again, be careful and I'll cut it for you too."

Brother Lin said: "Cut it, just cut it, I'm not afraid."

"..." It's Wang Jian's turn to say no more, what's the real cut, brother Lin loves to be pretty, and his hair is short, so he definitely doesn't like it anymore, so he coaxed people and talked about eating and drinking next to him.

Behind the main courtyard.

Seeing Meng Jianyun coming, Li Zhouzhou said casually, "It's a bit late today, but what happened?"

"……No."

Li Zhouzhou was looking at the letter box again, but now he looked over, but he didn't ask, but Meng Jianyun finished talking, he just helped Li Lin move the ice.

This is a trivial matter, but Li Zhouzhou thought that after the last time, Brother Lin and Meng Jianyun——

But there is no clue, Meng Jianyun is still as usual, Li Zhouzhou can only talk about business, Minzhang rubber tires are shipped, Meng Jianyun runs errands for him to pass the message to Mr. Liang, and Bolin and Annan's people The self-defense force, now the rubber tires have been shipped, and a master craftsman who made wooden tires followed, teaching how to inlay them.

"...Master Liang said that he will send soldiers from Zhaozhou City over in the near future, and send some blades." Meng Jianyun finished reporting the matter and handed over the ledger, "Boss, this is the replacement tire for the Zhaozhou Land Carriage Team. There are repairs and replacements."

Li Zhouzhou ran past the caravan, and he knew in his heart that when he went out for a trip, the people and horses were tired, and the carts, especially the wheels, were also damaged. They all needed to be inspected and repaired. Look at the bill more than before - it's only natural that the wheels will be replaced this time.

"Sure, you can do this. If Su Shiyi has a rest, let him take over the caravan's wheel-changing business. You can explain to him clearly and give him a few words. You and the team sent by Mr. Liang will go to Bolin, Annan Those villages." Li Zhouzhou said.

Mr. Xiang loves to worry, especially after the war, he is worried about the safety of the people in the villages close to Nanyi. Mr. Liang gave some blades, but these are rare iron objects. Iron pans are no good.

Li Zhouzhou has these concerns. He is from a farming family. If it was safe and sound in the past, nothing happened, and he still had money to take, and he was given a weapon. Naturally, laxness will bring luck. If you have a crooked idea, the whole village will definitely not be able to stop it.

Those who are in the early stage are horizontal, and honestly dare not challenge them.

"Take your hands with you when you go, and try not to conflict with the villagers."

Meng Jianyun should be, and left after explaining the matter.

Li Zhouzhou picked up the letter, and kept all his husband's and put it away. He took out Xiaoshu's writing, mainly about Liu Tao, Xiaoshu must care about his sister, and Liu Tao also wanted to know about his elder brother.

In the evening, Wang Jian and his companions came to the main courtyard for dinner. Li Zhouzhou said, "Let's have a coconut chicken, light and tonic. I don't want to talk about it in a hurry."

After the meal was finished, people cleaned it up, and Li Zhouzhou led his people to move to the side hall at the other end, where the light was good, and there was a big wooden table, which was used for family activities and fun, and for occasional writing.

Li Zhouzhou opened the letter first, read what Xiaoshu said, and handed a piece of letter paper to Liu Tao, "This is written by your elder brother, do you want someone to read it for you later, or Now I read?"

Xiaoshu is not particular and is afraid of trouble, so the letter to him is still a thick pile, and everything is written in it, including the words of concern to his sister.

There were only Liu Tao, Wang Jian, and Brother Lin in the room. Liu Tao couldn't read, so when I took the letter back, I asked Brother Lin to read it for her, so he said, "Boss, read it. They are all from our own family, and it's nothing."

Li Zhouzhou began to read——Xiao Shu had something to say, which the three unmarried juniors would not listen to, so he focused on reading Liu Tao's piece first.

The general meaning of the letter: He sent some money to his mother’s family in the village. Now that he has good luck, it’s much more convenient. He didn’t tell his family where you are now, but he said that you couldn’t think about running away, so don’t worry too much, and have a good time in Zhaozhou Life, if there is a suitable one, then be bold enough to let Brother Zhou Zhou to touch it for you. You really can’t figure it out. After a few years, I will pick you up and come back to live. People have long forgotten the little things, the appearance opened up, and it was a new beginning...

"Your brother has not forgotten you. You have been in Zhaozhou for a long time and want to go to Beijing. You can go back. Our Zhaozhou merchants go out two or three times a year. It is no problem to send you all the way." Li Zhouzhou finished reading the letter Tell Liu Tao.

After listening to Elder Brother's letter, Liu Tao has hope for a future, but she doesn't want to cause Elder Brother any more trouble.

"Boss, if you reply, tell my brother that I am fine in Zhaozhou, life in Zhaozhou is good, I wear light and beautiful clothes, I have a lot of fruits to eat, I can play football, and I have started to learn characters, that is, to learn slow..."

Li Zhouzhou smiled, "How can I remember so much, later you get the fruit and let Brother Lin write it for you."

Brother Lin smiled and said with crooked eyes, "If Sister Taozi coaxes me with canned yellow peaches, I'll write as much as I want."

"I'll send it to you later." Liu Tao also smiled.

Brother Lin is a descendant of the Li family, and he has money, so it is rare to have a can of yellow peaches, but he just wants to write letters for her for fun.Liu Tao understands everything.

"I'm starting to write now, and I'll go find sister to get the can later." Brother Lin began to grind ink and spread paper, and Liu Tao went to dictate the letter to be answered.

Li Zhouzhou and Wang Jian talked about this business, and they didn't bother each other. When the letter was finished, Li Zhouzhou's business was finished here, and it was not early, so the three of them went back to the yard with their companions.

Li Zhouzhou continued to read Xiaoshu's remaining letter.

Li Zhouzhou naturally thought of Su Jiaying and Su Shilei in Beijing because he helped Brother Yu to see her husband's house. Last time, he wrote a letter to ask questions, and asked Xiaoshu to help him to keep an eye on him. This time, he replied to the letter There is news.

There is no need for Li Zhouzhou to remind, Liu Shu is actually worried. These two are relatives of Brother Zhou Zhou. He is naturally different from ordinary servants. After asking about the situation, he asked the matchmaker to help find him. It's just that he has his sister. The experience of willow tree means that there is no other way.

But Su Jiaying is a bit arrogant. In the stewed duck shop in Beijing, the people who deal with are the servants of the dignitaries' mansions - but I can also hear all kinds of luxury in the mansions of the nobility, among other things, Boss Liu, and His cousin, who was born as a farmer brother like him, is now an official wife.

With experience first, Su Jiaying naturally had the same idea - she wanted to find a scholar who didn't have a lot of fame and fame, and it was fine if he was poor, as long as he made money.

Liu Shu listened to Su Jiaying's request and said, "Most people in this world are shameless and stinky men. Before that, my sister was so sour. She was just a scholar. The rice vat at home was almost cleaner than her face. She dared to show me off by shouting and drinking. Now that you think about it clearly, I can find such a person for you. It’s easy to find someone who is not well-educated and poor, but if he is well-off—"

"Boss, Mr. Yan and Mr. Gu have developed, but both are fine."

Willow: "Lao Yan is a ignorant wood. As for Mr. Gu, you don't even look at it. My brother Zhou Zhou is so nice, he has a good looks, a good temper, and skills..." Rainbow fart five hundred words.

The implication is Su Jiaying, can you compare it-this is the willow tree that doesn't lock the door when it talks.

In his heart, his brother Zhou Zhou is the best among brothers, and he is not afraid of offending others.

Everyone is in the back, so naturally he is the second child!