The husband's son-in-law

Faith is over.

Li Da said: "Brother Xing is still talking about how much money he makes in the letter. If people don't listen to it, it's not good."

"He has that kind of character, and he wanted to tell me that he is not a stranger." Li Zhouzhou thought for a while, the master who wrote the letter should not look down on business, this is not a problem, but there is a little bit, "Sister, take it back Master Yuan Yuan copied the two books, is it all right?"

Gu Zhao said, "It's okay."

Copy it and copy it.I still have the backbone of a scholar. The master can pull down his face and propose the excerpt, which shows that he is eager to learn, understands and pays attention to the two notebooks. Good for kids too.

After the family finished talking, it was getting late, and everyone went back to their rooms early to go to bed.

The days that followed passed leisurely, and Gu Zhao went to work early every day, because he had tasks during working hours and was enriched.On the other hand, Li Zhouzhou followed Yaren to visit the shop occasionally, and when he asked, he said that his relatives from the prefecture and county wanted to come to Beijing to do business, and wanted to see a shop not far from home.

Li Zhouzhou called Xiaoshu to watch together, knowing that Xiaoshu was bored at home.

The Yaren recognized the officials and wives of these two families at a glance, and knew that buying the yard was not enough, otherwise why did the servants use one or two tricks?Therefore, the shops introduced were all relatively old shops in average locations. Later, they found that the two of them could not make up their minds. When they asked, they said that they were not in a hurry to take a look, and then handed it over to their subordinates to run errands.

The subordinates just came here. I heard that the two are the wives of officials, and they received them with trepidation and diligence. I heard that the distant relatives of the wives of the officials are coming to Beijing to do business. I found them all, and ran with the two of them one by one, without feeling too tired.

"Brother Zhou Zhou, the shop I saw today is so expensive." Willow came back and sat on the mule cart talking to Brother Zhou Zhou.The two went out together, took a mule cart, and walked without having to rely on their feet.

"I think it's not bad, the location is good, but the upper and lower floors are a bit wasteful." Li Zhouzhou said.

Willow knew that brother Zhou Zhou wanted to do business in Beijing this time, and he wanted to buy expensive ones, so he couldn't choose the shabby and cheap ones. He said: "After looking at so many shops, in fact, if the price of stewed stew is lower, the business will be booming. Before The few old shops I saw had low rents and many people, and the businessmen and customers next to them seemed to be old people nearby."

"Yes, if you eat at a cheap price, you will earn less, but if you sell more, it will naturally be harder."

Willow said again: "I see that the shops on the main street I visited today sometimes pay off the shops, and there are servants guarding the door. Although there are fewer people, the shopkeeper's smiling face sends each other off, and the maid who follows behind puts them in the hands of the shopkeeper. There are a dozen of them in my arms."

Although only one customer was received in an hour, the profit might be the same as the cheap shop's money for a few months.

"These days, let's look at the shop. Now the area where our two live is called Qingxiang Hutong. It sounds like a leisurely place, but we all know what it is. Go ahead for a quarter or so and you will be on the main street. There are a lot of houses..." Li Zhouzhou followed Xiaoshu to analyze.

He is now running to watch the shop, but he is actually looking at the location and the nearby residents.

If you are in the food business, the most important thing is the customers of the surrounding residents, just like when you are in Fuxian County, people from Pomegranate Street will support you first, because it is so close, and boss Zhu from the pork shop in the west likes it even more, but he doesn’t come to run errands every day purchase.

Willow then said: "Brother Zhou Zhou, do you want to drive to the main street? It's the shop we looked at today. There are many courtyards there, so there should be no shortage of money to eat it."

"I thought so before, but now I don't think it's particularly good." Li Zhouzhou shook his head, and explained to Xiaoshu, "Look at the front of the shop on the other side today. The shopkeepers inside have sharp eyes, and they are all human. Sperm must have been familiar with the family members of officials in Beijing. Even if you don’t know them, you can tell the difference from the way they dress. My relatives grew up in the mountains. Even if you mention it, we will teach you later. Dealing with each other, you and I sometimes get scared when we meet noble people, let alone them."

Willow nodded, "Yes, yes, if I talk to some high-ranking official's wife now, I don't have the rules to be afraid. This will definitely not work, the price will be expensive, and the people who deal with business will not be country gentry and ordinary people, just in case It’s not a good sentence to say, so let’s get out of the basket.”

Yes.Li Zhouzhou also thought so.

"I can't stand out too much, and I can't follow the way of the previous prefectures and counties. I have to think about how to keep a low profile and start business again."

Liu Shu also thought to himself, "Brother Zhou Zhou, I'll go back and think about it."

"Well, don't worry, we'll talk about it when spring comes next year."

So why is Li Zhouzhou not in a hurry to see the shops? The way of eating is different, and they care more about the diners, and put aside the purchase of ingredients.

Because the price is expensive, things are easy to buy and enter.

The days are rushing to January.

The Chinese New Year is coming at the end of the month.In the Dali Dynasty, there is a custom of sealing pens by saints. On the 29th of the year, hundreds of officials held a pen sealing ceremony in front of the Taiji Hall. After this event, the Dali Beijing officials will have a complete annual leave. They will not go to the yamen to work until the Lantern Festival. This day is very lively. no curfew -

There is also a curfew in the capital. It is not allowed to go out for a stroll on the street after ten o'clock at night.There are only a few days without a curfew throughout the year, and the Lantern Festival is fixed.

Lanterns and car lights parade the streets all night, which is lively and lively.

The most important thing is that the emperor will climb to the highest point of the palace wall to give blessings to the people.

When the Lantern Festival is over, the opening ceremony of the Dachaohui will be held on the first day to announce the new beginning of the new year, and all the civil and military officials in Beijing will be able to operate normally.

In fact, during the Chinese New Year, it’s not that they don’t really work, they just pick up important departments to operate. For example, the cabinet is still there, and the working hours may be later than usual, so it’s easier. Go to Xuanzheng Hall and wait for the approval of the saint.

There is an old saying that goes well, if you have anything to do, wait until the New Year is over.Throughout the ages, the Spring Festival is really important, that is, in the past, in the village, people who were not well off had to buy some meat and dip it in meat.

So you can't suffer from the New Year if you suffer anything.

On the [-]th, the Imperial Academy became impetuous, and everyone was not focused on the book repairing and office work, and the eighth prince hadn't appeared in the past few days. It is estimated that we will meet again in the next year. The Royal New Year is not like ordinary people's homes, hanging a lantern Put on a pair, there are various family banquets, big and small, some princes walk around each other, some enter the palace to kowtow to greet the New Year, and the princes who leave the palace to build a mansion also receive Xiafeng's New Year greetings in the mansion.

In short, if the eighth prince doesn't show up, everyone will continue to fish and relax.

Gu Zhao was packing the bookcases. It was not a task assigned by Mr. Shi, but a book that he and his second brother were going to revise together. He had been doing it openly for two months, and he didn't cover it up. His colleagues knew it.

When I first heard about it, Masters like Zhao and Tian felt that they couldn’t understand it. They were already busy enough with the assigned task of repairing books, so why do they do other things? It’s really motivated.It's a bit of a mockery to make progress.Mr. Zhao finished his joke, and said to Gu Zhao with good intentions: "The promotion of our Imperial Academy depends on the big exam every five years. It's useless for you to do these things."

It means don't be blind to light the lamp in vain.

Everyone is studying books, if you do more, you will not be noticed by the higher authorities. On the Longevity Day, the Holy One will see the merits of the Eighth Prince, and it is good to read a sentence to the Imperial Academy.It's not that they haven't practiced it before, if there are no accidents, probably the Eighth Prince won the praise of the Holy One, and their monthly silver salary will be increased by one or two taels.

As for a small review individual in the Imperial Academy?

It is impossible for the Holy Majesty to know, so it is not a waste of time.

Gu Zhaoxian thanked Mr. Zhao for his kind reminder with a smile, and said: "Anyway, I just read the book a few times and consolidate it in my spare time. You don't know, I used to study in prefectures and counties in the village, and it was difficult for me to buy books if I had a master or a scholar from the same village. , I can’t afford to buy them all, but now the content is integrated, it’s cost-effective and convenient for them.”

Mr. Zhao nodded after listening, and he didn't say anything, Gu Zhao didn't mind the trouble.

He really came from a poor family, thinking of other poor scholars everywhere, he is a nice person.

Gu Zhao didn't do this for promotion, and other colleagues didn't care about it. He could do his own tasks and write books with peace of mind. Sometimes he would ask Mr. Gu about his progress while drinking tea in his spare time. If Mr. Gu asked about two paragraphs of two books They and their colleagues will also argue, which is still very interesting.

What new angles and new content have been obtained, Gu Zhao wrote a pen and asked: "Master Tian, ​​can I write down the angle you just mentioned, note it after this paragraph, and add your signature at the end?"

"Can my words be put together with the sage's book?" Mr. Tian was delighted, since it wasn't him who made trouble, so he agreed, "Okay."

This kind of thing happened a lot. At first it was written by Gu Zhao, but after a good debate, several adults wrote the article themselves, and fought with the article, and finally Gu Zhao revised it.

Up to now, the big guys are still very supportive of Mr. Gu's integrated book revision.The point is that they don't have to do it, it's a no-brainer.

Gu Zhao moved the bookcase and went home.Li Zhouzhou vacated one of the East Wing rooms early on, made a bookshelf, and arranged it as a study for his husband, so he put all the books in this box. Gu Zhao planned to organize the books in the study when he had nothing to do during the Chinese New Year. There are also articles by several colleagues.

On the [-]th, it was the Hanlin Academy's turn to go to the household department to collect Lumi, and when he came back, he handed out from top to bottom.The carriages at the gate of the Hanlin Academy tossed back and forth—one trip couldn’t be finished.

Gu Zhao distributed 21 and a half bags of Lumi, and when he opened it, it was all new rice, which was in good condition.His mule cart was replaced by a flat cart, and it took three trips to finish pulling it.

After posting Lumi, it seemed like the Chinese New Year had arrived all of a sudden. The Imperial Academy had no intention of working, so they started chatting about the customs of various places, what to eat during the Chinese New Year, and how to spend this year. Gu Zhao also put down his pen and listened to everyone’s chatter .

Except Mr. Zhao, who is from the capital, everyone is from other provinces.Mr. Liang is from Chuzhou, and Chuzhou Moding is here. There are many great writers and poets. It is rumored that the children in the market can recite a few sentences-there is a high probability that it is doggerel.

The famous family in Ludi is the Du family, so Chuzhou is the Sun family.

Master Tian is from the south of the Yangtze River and loves sweets.

Mr. Liang is the oldest among several people, with a beard and neatly trimmed. Just from his eyebrows and eyes, he can indeed see a bit of the romantic and handsome youth, otherwise he would not be a flower lover, but now the years have added a bit of crow's feet .On weekdays, he doesn't like to talk, and doesn't like to meddle in other people's business. When he goes to the office to make tea and read a book in his hand, Gu Zhao's previous impression is that he is a very low-key and deserted person.

Later, he edited and exchanged books, and he was very knowledgeable, but it meant that he talked a few words about academic articles, and then he was deserted when he finished talking. Now when he mentioned food, his eyebrows and eyes were a little bit full of interest.

"...What food does Mr. Gu have in his hometown?" Mr. Liang asked.

Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tian have been together for several years, and they have already asked what should be asked, and there is nothing new.

"My family is in the village. It is different from the New Year's Eve dinner at the homes of several adults. It is not so particular and complicated, but I like three dishes the most. One is roasted fish with soybean sauce made by my husband. The skin is salty and slightly fragrant. Some are browned, the lard is hot, and the iron pan is sprinkled with a layer of salt first, so that the fish is put in, and the fish tastes firm and tender, the fish skin is crispy, and it is stained with special sauce."

Mr. Liang listened, "It's a bit like Ludi roasting fish."

Gu Zhao didn't know that he had never eaten Ludi's roasted fish, and he said, "There is another one that is frozen pork skin—" Before he finished speaking, Master Zhao and Master Tian already had expressions of disgust on their faces. What's so delicious about pickled pork skin'.

"Oh? How do you eat pig skin? Aren't you afraid of the smell?" Mr. Liang became interested.

Gu Zhao said: "It's also called skin jelly. It's boiled out of pigskin, added with spices, stored cold, cut into strips or slices, and eaten cold. It tastes more springy and not fishy."

"The other dish is my family's stewed meat. It is my husband's exclusive craft. Whether it is tofu, eggs or other vegetarian dishes, chicken legs, ducks and pork can be stewed. The color is heavier and the taste is rich, which is very special."

Mr. Liang has never heard of the latter two, but Mr. Gu said that they are the exclusive craftsmanship of others. Naturally, it is not easy to ask how to do it, but he is a little regretful.

Li house.

When Lu Mi came back, Mama Lan tidied up a side room next to the west wing to store grain, and Fang Liu said, "This rice is easy to get damp, so it's best to put a wooden board underneath it to support it."

"Yes." Li Da also had experience, went to the stables at the back to find wood, and followed Fang Liu to build a shelf, which was about two palms high from the ground.

These days, the Li family has been buying new year's goods one after another.

Buy chickens and ducks in one cage, two each, and pork.Couplets, blessing characters, firecrackers, lanterns, etc. are all prepared, and cloth is also bought for clothes.

This is the first time to celebrate the New Year in Beijing. Li Zhouzhou didn't feel sorry for the money, and arranged for his family. Now that my husband is an official in Hanlin, their family can't be poor. They must live peacefully and beautifully, so that they can have a good year next year omen.

So cotton, cloth expenditure, sugar, wine and so on.

It is really too cold in Beijing, and there is no habit of kang in the house, they are all beds.As soon as winter came, before it snowed, when I woke up in the morning, a layer of ice had formed on the water tank, and my breath was white when I spoke. When I went out for a trip, the wind blew, and my face hurt.

Not to mention after it snows.

In the room, the stove was constantly burning with charcoal. Fortunately, the officials still have a carbon subsidy, but Gu Zhao's share is small, so it is impossible for you to burn it day and night. Li's family has a blessing, so it must not be cold, so I bought it Charcoal is back.

When Li Zhouzhou saw that his husband got up early and went out to work on duty, he took out the hand stove and handed it over.

Mother Lan looked at it and said, "Madam, if it's cold, you can buy some sheepskin material to make a waistcoat. Although this thing is more expensive than cotton, it's warm and can last for several years."

People in Beijing love to eat sheep pots in winter, so sheepskin is the cheapest material, but it is not good at all. This sheepskin is stained with snow and water, and it will harden after a few years, and it will also have a slight taste, so dry it. Living common people like to use this as a vest to wear.

It is enough to protect the front chest and the back, and there is no need to exploit the wind.The most important thing is cheap.

The official wife has no one to wear.Mother Lan has also worked in Li's family for the past few months. Knowing the temperament of Li's family, seeing the cold, she told the truth and said: "You must not wear it out."

"If my wife is rich, you can make a quilted cloak and buy some rabbit fur material for piping. It will keep you warm and look good. It's not too crazy." This can be worn outside.

After hearing this, Li Zhouzhou knew that Mama Lan had good intentions, so of course he would not look down on the sheepskin material, so he hurriedly bought it back. It was really cheap. He made waistcoats for his family and bought some rabbit fur, just like Mama Lan said. Generally make a cloak and roll a side beautifully.

When Gu Zhao came back and saw Zhou Zhou working on his needlework, he said, "Just make one for Fubao with the trimming of rabbit fur. I don't need it. I'm always in the car on the way to and from work. The wind doesn't blow much. There are some in the office." The brazier keeps warming, so it’s not cold.”

"Really?"

"I'm a big guy now, young, strong and vigorous, really." Gu Zhao teased Zhou Zhou a little while talking.

Li Zhouzhou was held squarely by the husband's hand, but his palm was hot.

In the end, Fubao got an extra cloak made of rabbit fur at home.

When Gu Zhao came back from work, he put on a sheepskin waistcoat with quilted narrow-sleeved bunts inside, so that it would keep him warm and convenient, whether he was writing, flipping books, working or eating. Anyway, Gu Zhao liked to wear it like this.

It's just a pity that you can't wear it to the office, it will really be laughed at.

Today's literati must have a strong character. If they are poor, they can't afford to wear fox fur. They would rather be frozen than wear sheepskin waistcoats like ordinary people.

29 Gu Zhao woke up at two o'clock in the morning, and was about to enter the palace to attend the ceremony of sealing the pen. He heard from his colleague, Mr. Zhao, that although it only started at Chenshi, there are many officials entering the palace today. It's about to fight, let's hide and hide, why don't we come early?

That's right, Cong Qipin doesn't have to avoid anyone's frame in Beijing.

In the courtyard of the Li family.

Li Zhouzhou also gave Lan Mama Fang Liu new year's goods.His family bought chickens, ducks and pork before, but who would have thought that Fang Liu came back at noon yesterday, and came back with two cages of chickens and ducks, as well as a sheep and half a pig.

Asked about Fang Liu, Fang Liu couldn't explain clearly, he just said that he was about to leave when the master came out and told him to wait.

When Gu Zhao arrived at home in the afternoon, he explained: "I went to the yard in the morning, and the servants below were also carrying things. They were all living things in a mess. My colleagues said that the Eighth Prince rewarded them, and said that we have worked hard to repair the books. Let the big guys live for a while." For a good year, there are some New Year’s goods.”

In the past, the Hanlin Academy did not have these new year subsidies.

Everyone in the courtyard held them, and Gu Zhao was not polite anymore.

So there is too much meat in the house.

Li Zhouzhou distributed benefits to Lan's mother, Fang Liu, and it was a good year after the new year. Their family treated the servants generously, so that they could serve without complaint, just like when Lan's mother first arrived, she was well-behaved and never interrupted After talking, I slowly mentioned the rules, before sewing the sheepskin waistcoat was also done by Lan Mama.

This thing is thick and requires Felina. When one piece is removed, even if the fingers are wearing a thimble, it will still hurt.

Not to mention that after Fang Liu arrived, he was driving the car and doing heavy work of sweeping, anyway, he did everything without taking a break.

In Lumi before, Mama Lan and Fang Liu fought each other. The chickens and ducks were for the two to choose. Those who wanted chickens could not take the ducks. For a whole sheep, they unloaded a leg of lamb for each of them, and the half Fan pork, because the Li family doesn't like to eat fat, so I picked some fat, five catties per person.

The two of them were naturally very grateful, and even Mother Lan wanted to kneel and kowtow to Li Zhouzhou.

Li Zhouzhou refused to give way, and said: "In the past few months, I have seen all the work that Mother Lan and Master Fang have done, and they have done their best to serve them. Now that I got these by accident, I will give you two a good year." .”

If you don't have it next year, don't even think about it.

Lan Mama and Fang Liu could hear it naturally, how dare they think about next year after this year, they are all servants living in the mansion, although Li's house does not have as many rules as those mansions, but the master really did it I have seen the most generous servants in so many years.

29 After the ceremony was over, before noon, all the officials walked out of the palace gate one after another.The carriages outside the palace gate belonged to high-ranking officials and princes. Gu Zhao and Yan Jinxin walked back to the Imperial Academy first, packed them up, and waited for the family mule cart to pick them up.

It's finally time for vacation.

On the other side, Xingge'er Wang Shitou and his wife in the prefecture county packed up and closed the shop door a few days ago, packed their bags, carried Yuan Yuan in their arms, and returned to the village with the gift of going back.

The point is that the burden from Jingli was brought on.

After entering the village, I exchanged pleasantries all the way, and finally entered the Wang's house.Since the 30 slack season, the old couple of the Wang family sent food to the prefecture and county, and after returning with [-] taels of silver, the Wang family became friendly, especially Dafang. After meeting Brother Xing'er and his family, Zhang Luo was busy. , Cooking and sending hot water to wash.

why?

Brother Xing was still puzzled, so he heard his mother-in-law say: "After Sanlang and your father-in-law came back from the prefecture, we discussed sending him to Mr. Zhao in Dongping Village to study and read. Don't be angry."

"I'm not angry, to be honest, mother." Brother Xing remembered Zhou Zhou's words, "Our family has agreed that we will not have a separation. Shitou and I do business in prefectures and counties, and we eat food from our family's fields. It's all thanks to the exhaustion of father and elder brother, my family Yuanyuan also learned to read in the prefecture and county, and Sanlang should go."

When Xingge'er and mother-in-law heard this, they were naturally happy. The more they looked at Xingge'er, the more satisfied they became. After going out for a while, they became sensible, so they said cheerfully, "I knew that Xingge'er was open-minded, and he is a sensible person."

"I also bought fabrics for snacks, mother, you and sister-in-law can pick and choose." Brother Xing said with a smile.

If in the past, Xingge’s mother-in-law must have thought of spending money, why would they buy these things, but now they don’t think so anymore. It’s not easy for the second child’s family to do business in the county. She and her wife went there for a two-day rest. During the day, I was busy with work, pulling meat before dawn, and washing in the cold weather without stopping, to make it clean.

Back home, the two elders have learned hard work from Da Fang, meaning don’t let Da Fang feel unhappy, thinking that his family is working hard in the field, and Er Fang’s family enjoys blessings in prefectures and counties. What kind of blessings do they enjoy? .

30 taels were taken out in front of the eldest couple.

Since there is no separation of families, try to be as fair as possible, not like Li San's family.

Yuanyuan studied and read in the prefecture and county, and the big house also picked one to send to Mrs. Zhao in Dongping Village, don't say who we old couple have a preference for...

Dafang's family was naturally very happy, and they didn't feel that it was hard work digging in the field.

What everyone is thinking, isn't it better to think that a son who has the ability to live is better than Lao Tzu.

Yuan Yuan went to play with a few cousins ​​and sisters, and he didn't come back for a long time, seeing his brothers and sisters kissing.The adults in the room were talking around, and Xingge'er talked about the letter from Beijing, and the Wang family couldn't sit still, asking what happened to the Li family?

"It's nothing, Mr. Gu sent two books and said he asked us to bring them back to Mrs. Zhao. At that time, I took the wrong letter. Mrs. Yuan Yuan wanted to copy the books after reading it. I didn't understand, anyway. Said these two books are good things, sent them to Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao finished reading, this is not to teach our Saburo." Brother Xing can also talk, kissing sister-in-law every sentence, sweet to her heart .

That's right, the private schools in prefectures and counties are naturally better than those in the village, but now Mr. Gu has sent books, and the masters of prefectures and counties private schools have read them, and Mrs. Zhao has also read them. This is the same knowledge.

How can sister-in-law not love her?

"One more thing, when the snow hasn't fallen and the mountain road is easy to walk, Shitou and I will go to Su's house in the back."

The whole family remembered the matter of the two books, and didn't think too much about the second room going to the Su's house. They guessed that Li Zhouzhou asked Brother Xing to send money to the Su's house.

Wang Shitou first went to Dongping Village to deliver books with his baggage.

After Mr. Zhao received it, his eyes turned red instantly, and he repeatedly lamented that Mr. Gu is generous and still misses them...

There was no delay at home, and Brother Xing didn't need to touch the cleaning of the pots and stoves in Wang's house, so Brother Xing took some dry goods and fruits and went over the mountain with Wang Shitou to Su's house behind.

Brother Xing knew that Zhou Zhou had given money to Su Er's family for three years before.

Su Er's family has already built a new house. Because they have many children, they each got married and had children. In recent years, they have relied on Li's family to get money. They have lived too many poor lives. They are afraid. He didn't dare to build a big brick house with blue bricks, and repaired eight spacious mud tile houses.

It's not like the grandson is ten years old and still sleeps on the kang with his parents.

The rest of the money has to live.

The Li family is dependent on Su Gouwa from the second family of Su.

Brother Xing heard that Zhou Zhou mentioned the big family of the Su family, and it was already dark when Su Er's family received him. He originally said that there was something to tell, but when Su Eryi heard the news from his nephew in Beijing, he immediately Let the children knock on the door to call the uncle and uncle.

Then light the oil lamp and talk.

Su Er's family got up, and the other Su brothers were naturally jealous, but they didn't get caught by the lottery at that time, Su Er was caught in it, watching the brothers and his birth share, there are still too many people in this village Well, the brothers can do it together, and now they want to show their favor.

When everyone arrived, they heard that they were going to Beijing to do business. The faces of the brothers in the Su family became bitter and bitter. After paying the money, I didn't think about why I had to go to Beijing.

The road is long, don't die on the road.

Everyone was scared when they heard about Jingli. The ancestors have rooted here for generations, and the farthest one has been to is the town. This Jingli is where the emperor lives. I heard that the road to Jingli is far away, and there are bandits robbing them. It is easy to lose their lives. of.

Brother Xing said that he knew that the Su family was poor at a glance, so it would be easy to handle.

"Uncles, you can make money just by seeing how the second uncle's family is doing without getting tired. Zhou Zhou said before that it's a great relationship—"

"It's just that Gouwa's son can't be an official and can't study. What's the matter, all of them are elm bumps and don't understand, so they spend so much money to read so many books."

"That's right, if you let the children of Gouwa read it, you can't do anything good or bad. It was luck at the time, so I caught it by lottery."

Why is it not his family who are sour? Not to mention the son does not study, even the grandson and great-grandson can do without school. It is so open and airy to build a house with money and live in the village.

Su Er knew that his family got a good deal, so he would complain to his elder brothers and younger brothers and dare not make a sound.Brother Xing was stunned, why did Zhou Zhou tell him to be sure, why didn't it work when it came to him?

But Zhou Zhou handed over the errand to him, Brother Xing refused to mess it up, Zhou Zhou was still waiting for employment.

Facing all the chatter, Xingge'er's head got big when he heard it. Finally, he thought about Zhou Zhou's kindness to him. If it wasn't for Zhou Zhou, he would have a hard life. Impossible to read -

"It's done! Don't even talk about it!" Brother Xing shouted.

Wang Shitou was a little scared, looked at Xinggeer, covered himself with his body, and started to yell, if there was a fight, he couldn't beat so many people, so he had to protect Xinggeer and run away.

"Talk about it, now you can have money after talking about it? You said that the new house of the second uncle's house belongs to your family? If you say it is useful, just keep talking. Don't bother me now. Your sons and grandchildren will call me out." Look, I'll pick a smart one myself..." Brother Xing made arrangements with a sigh of relief.

The sour old men of the Su family: ...

I really did it obediently.

It is said that the New Year atmosphere in Beijing is very strong, especially when Li's family gets all kinds of meat, Gu Zhao doesn't go to work, so why don't we arrange the New Year's menu properly.When Li Da demolished the sheep that the eighth prince rewarded, he also took the ewe and lambs behind him, so naturally Fu Bao couldn't come out to see it.

Li Da hadn't done this kind of work for a long time, and it was very enjoyable to dismantle it. He took off the sheepskin vest on his body and exercised his muscles and bones. A sheep will be dismantled in a while, and even half a piece of pork will be divided.

The weather in Beijing is cold, and it has been snowing for a few days. The meat is hung outside the stove under the eaves, or hidden in a tank.

As for those live chickens and ducks, it is not easy to raise them scattered in the yard. Li Zhouzhou also had an idea when he bought them, "I want to try braised ducks a few more times."

"It's all stewed. I just happened to be worried about what kind of New Year's gift to give Master Shi." Gu Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard that, "Zhou Zhou, you really solved my worries. Let's send the old-fashioned braised meat."

Yes, when you become a Beijing official, you have to keep up with the human relations. It is necessary to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Shangfeng Shi. When it comes to what kind of gift you get, you will be learned. Of course, you can't do dry goods like dried fruits and candies in the village. They are not qualified.

Generally speaking, it is most practical to send civil servants to the peak, or to pack and hide silver.Or it is the limited edition ink ingot brush painting scroll made by famous artists, which is more in line with the identity of the top leader of the Imperial Academy.

But these Li families can’t afford it all, but they do have money, but they can be ignored if they have too much or too little. If there is too much, Gu Zhao has agreed that he is from a poor farmer’s family. How can he get the money? Yes, do they lack your few taels of silver?

Copper stinks!

Moreover, according to Gu Zhao's impression of Mr. Shi in the past few months, Mr. Shi should be the type of "a scholar with two sleeves and a clear style", and it is not advisable to take money.

After all, Zhou Zhou's lo mei is a good idea for a gift.

The stewed mei has a unique taste. Choose a bottle of small and fresh wine, such as sweet-scented osmanthus and plum wine. Although they are not expensive, the taste is suitable for female relatives, but the cold plums are proud and quite elegant.