Cao Mansion, Kuiyuan.

Tianyou stood under the sunflower pole, looking at the leaves and flower plates on it, his little face was tense, not knowing what he was thinking.

The sun sets, and red clouds fill the sky.

The sunflowers have faded, and the golden light has faded away, leaving only the withered flowers, covering the sunflower seeds.

Tianyou was wearing a summer cloth shirt, with a long blue gauze gown on the outside, a cool hat woven with jade grass on his head, a black gauze floor, and a jade piece the size of a thumb cover on the front.

"What are you looking at?" April Jing came out of the wing room. Seeing Tianyou's concentrating thoughts, she walked over and squatted down and asked, "It's hot, it's sunny, so be careful of the heat."

Tianyou pointed to the tall flower plate, raised his little head and said, "Aunt, Mr. I am teaching new poetry today."

Amethyst smiled and said, "What poems are you? Can you recite them?"

Tianyou carried his little hand on his back, shook his head and said unfaithfully: "Cooking beans and burning bean pods, and beans cry in the pot. They were originally born with the same root, so why are they too anxious to fry each other?"

This is Cao Zhi's "Seven-Step Poems". Amethyst memorized it when he was a child. He smiled and said, "I recite it so well, but how does this new poem be linked to this sunflower?"

Tianyou's face was flushed with praise, and he grabbed the back of his head embarrassedly and said, "Auntie, Walnut said that beans and bean pods are the same as the relationship between sunflower seeds and sunflower pods. People in the country use bean pods to cook beans and also use sunflower pods to fry sunflower seeds."

As he spoke, the little walnut happened to come out of the corridor. After hearing this, he stuck out his tongue and said, "Sister, I'm just talking. Who knows that this little ancestor is so concerned. He has stood under the sun for a long time and will not leave no matter how hard he persuades him."

She held a towel in her hand, squatted down and wiped the sweat from Tianyou's forehead.

Tianyou looked at the little walnut and asked, "Do you really use this pole to stir-fry sunflower seeds? So are ours?"

"The countryside is naturally like this. People who have to plant crops for good land, and some families are willing to plant this? They just sprinkle two ridges in front of and behind the house, and keep them for women and children as snacks in autumn, or for guests during the New Year. In our mansion, we burn charcoal well, who knows whether to use this? We have to ask the aunts in the kitchen to know." Xiao Walnut replied.

After hearing this, Tianyou stretched out his clothes and pulled Amethyst's clothes, and prayed a little, saying, "Auntie tells them, don't use sunflower stalks to stir-fry melon seeds. They are born with the same roots, so why are they too anxious to fry each other? They should be so sad."

After hearing these childish words, Amethyst couldn't help laughing, but when he saw Tianyou's serious look, he also restrained his smile and said, "My master, have you explained the poem in addition to memorizing poetry? What does this poem mean? Do you know?"

Tianyou thought for a while and said, "It means that brothers should be friendly and not fight each other. Aunt, I know this, I have never fought with my second brother. Even Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu, I have never been bothered. My father often taught me that I am my brother and I should give in to my younger brothers."

"My little brother is really sensible." Zi Jing looked at his little adult appearance, and he felt a little sad when he was a child.

"Geehhh..." With the crisp laughter, Hengsheng ran in from the door, followed by two old women.

Seeing Amethyst and Tianyou in the yard, Hang Seng stopped and bowed and said, "I have met my aunt and my brother."

Seeing that he was making a fuss, his clothes and knees were covered with dirt, Zi Jing hurriedly stepped forward, hugged him in his arms, looked carefully, and asked, "Is this a knock? Is it hurt?" As he spoke, he had rolled up his trouser legs and saw that there was a purple patch on his right knee.

Not only Amethyst, but also Tianyou and Little Walnut were also shocked.

After hearing this, Hengsheng shook his head vigorously and said, "Auntie, it doesn't hurt. I just saw who can run away from the left, and I tripped the stone."

If the stone was not knocking on the knees, but other places, Amethyst was scared when she thought of this, she looked up at the two women and said, "Moms are too negligent, why don't you take care of them? It's the place where the young men want to play, but they don't ask people to clean them up. Are the mothers looking at the wife and grandma busy today, and they start to be careless?"

The two mothers dared not defend themselves, so they could only be timid and could not even speak a quick word.

When Zi Jing saw this, she couldn't help but shake her head and said, "I've remembered it and told Zhang Yi family that they had been replacing their silver rice for half a month. If there is another time, I'll change the job."

Little Walnut responded aloud, and the two mothers had a bitter face and had given Metaphylla a gift before retreating.

Amethyst put down Hang Seng's trousers, held him into the room, changed his clothes, and wiped his little face and hands with a veil.

Seeing Amethyst angry, Hengsheng was a little afraid to speak, and after a while he whispered: "Auntie, I won't do the nanny's business, I'm going to run away by myself."

"Their errands are to take care of you. If they don't look at the road, they are not their fault. They have to remember this mistake and don't dare to be too careless in the future. Otherwise, they will feel distressed if they knock on the second young master, the old man and grandma." April Jing touched Hengsheng's little forehead and said.

Hang Seng nodded in a vague way, reached out his hand, pulled Tianyou's arm, hesitated for a moment, looked at Amethyst and asked, "Brother is not naughty. Do father and mother prefer brother?"

After hearing this, Zi Jing didn't know how to answer. Tianyou had already given Hengsheng a broken head, made a face and said, "Jinghu said, the second brother is young, and my father and mother naturally love Tianhui. If you love your younger brother again, then it will be my turn." At this point, he patted his little breasts and said, "I am an older brother, so I don't want to compete with my younger brother and sister. I want to follow my father and mother and learn to take care of you."

This sentence made Hengsheng confused, but Amethyst could already hear it didn't look like a child's words, but it was like Cao Yin's tone.

After all, he grew up next to his grandfather and was taught by his grandparents. Tianyou has a gentlemanly style.

It’s true that one’s father is like one’s son. When he was a child, Cao Yong was like Tianyou, and he knew how to take care of his brothers like a little adult...

Front yard, study room.

Cao Yong looked at the letter in his hand and said it was sent by Zhiran. After entering the pass from Rehe, he did not return to the capital and went directly to Shandong.

In addition to the first two sentences talking about the itinerary, the following is a Zen poem:

The mind changes with all things, and the real place can be hidden.

Follow the flow and realize the nature, there is no joy or worry.

Cao Yong was reciting this poem in his mouth, as if he saw Zhiran standing with a smile on his face. No matter what, being able to untie the knot in his heart is also considered to be the result of Zhiran's experience in the world.

Just thinking about the origin of the two, Cao Yong couldn't help feeling lost. Perhaps a long time ago, he had made another preparation.

If he was young and energetic, he might not be able to understand his bad relationship with Zhiran, and he might even feel resentful. But after all, he was a human being for two lifetimes and was not a young boy. Therefore, he would repeatedly advise Zhiran to consider returning to secular life.

Now, the Buddha's heart is stronger. Cao Yong's side, except for regret, the rest is envy.

After putting down the letter, Cao Yong leaned on the chair, patted his forehead, and added a bitter smile on his face.

I feel less and less happy, so it’s not good. You have to learn to be content and be happy.

While thinking about it, I heard someone outside the door say, "Young Master, are you there?"

It was Wei Xin's voice, Cao Yong stood up and greeted, "It's Wulang, come in."

Wei Xin came in with a pear blossom box in his hand.

Cao Yong pointed to the side of the kang, asked him to sit down, and said, "Why didn't you accompany Aida? If you don't want to live in the city, you will take her to Haidian Garden. There are also villages in Changping, but in the summer, it is not appropriate to take a hot spring bath, and the scenery in Haidian is better than that in Haidian."

Wei Xin shook his head and said, "I have already turned around before, but I won't turn around anymore. She is also impatient to meet people. She has a few days to rest and will set off south. At that time, there will be still a lot of running around for thousands of miles." At this point, he put the box on the kang table, opened it, and pushed it in front of Cao Yong.

"What are these?" Cao Yong looked at the box, which was filled with documents. He looked carefully and said, "Lottery Deed? Are you still in Guangzhou?"

Wei Xin nodded, pointed to it again, and said, "It's not just the land deed, but also three house deeds. In recent years, in addition to the people who are at home, I have saved some money. In Guangzhou, the land price is cheap, so I bought these three places, gathering a total of 150 hectares of land, and specially bought two properties, and put the remaining tens of thousands of taels of silver in two places. What I know is that the young people have never stopped women and have a few children. Three men and two women, and the older ones are all in their teens. Now they are all raised in their hometown in Jiangning. Guilan, the eldest maid beside me, was carried by me to be a second house and become the adoptive mother of these children. When I left Guangzhou, I took these dishes, thinking about entrusting them to my elder brother and sister-in-law after I arrived in Jiangning. Who knows..." In the end, it was already unheard of.

Every family has a difficult sutra to recite. After all, it is a family business of the Wei family. Cao Yong didn't say much, and said, "I want me to help keep it, right? I know. Seeing that you are usually careless, I thought you had forgotten those little ones behind your head. In the past two days, I have been wondering how to talk to you, but I didn't expect you to arrange it properly and look like a father."

Wei Xin stood up, bowed to Cao Yong solemnly, and said, "Since that's the case, Wulang will thank the young master."

Cao Yong was uncomfortable with him, so he stood up and said, "What are you doing? It seems strange to be so weird. If you really want to thank you, when you come back from Europa, take a look at the firearms there. If there are smaller pistols, bring me a few."

"Young Master hasn't found a suitable hand gun yet?" Wei Xin couldn't help but feel surprised when he heard this, and said, "Didn't you say there is a firearm camp in the capital? With your status as a young master, you can't get one?"

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "Everything you can see is like a fire stick, it's so big. I've seen it there. If you have the kung fu to charge medicine, it's better to just use a gun to hit someone's forehead. The range is short, so it's useless."

Wei Xin nodded vigorously and said, "I have written it down. This tossing has no purpose. If you want to find a musket and a pistol for the young master, it will make people feel a little motivated."

Cao Yong smiled and said, "Then I'll bother Goro. I don't know what foreign firearms have developed. If you can buy more exquisite firearms, you should be careful. It's not unusual to be out of the ordinary, you have to be self-defense."

Wei Xin remembered something and said, "Young Master, it's okay to say anything else. What should I do if I know the truth? It's the most suitable thing for Miss Zheng to take over. But now that she has married someone, it's a bit cheap to use..."

Cao Yong pondered for a moment and said, "Business in Guangzhou...Wulang will take it back this time..."

Wei Xin was stunned after hearing this, and said for a while: "What did the young master say? Is it because I bought a deal in Guangzhou? Isn't it because I misheard the deal? The transactions over there are not other things, but just talking about pearls, the annual income is also considerable. In recent years, with beads produced in various pearls, many people have been engaged in pearl trade in Guangzhou, but in terms of reputation, which one can compare to us?"

Cao Yong had already sat down again and said, "Goro heard it right, that is, he had bought this deal. Even Goro can not be greedy for money, saying that he would just cross the ocean. Why do I still collect this money? During these days in the capital, Goro should have seen it. Even if he doesn't do other deals, he can only rely on the monk, the title, the salary and the silver, he can make a living."

"After all these years, the young master only asked to send a few profits to Beijing every year, and the rest were all in the capital. Even if the capital was collected, there would be more than 400,000 taels of silver. The young master was about to stop business, so he would find a proper person to transport silver to Guangzhou. Guangzhou is not as good as Beijing, and the price of gold to silver is one tael and ten taels. Because foreigners trade a lot, silver is cheap and gold is expensive, and fifteen taels of silver can only be exchanged for one tael. Therefore, it is also necessary to transport silver back. Such a large amount is not easy." Although Wei Xin felt a pity, Cao Yong was the owner after all. Seeing that he had made up his mind, he did not talk much. After a little thought, he replied.

Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "If you don't transport it to Beijing, just send it to Macau. Isn't your father-in-law's house a fleet? After joining their shares, you can get the fleet's operating rights. This will be more convenient whether you go to sea or come back to do other business in the future."

"Young Master, how can this work?" Wei Xin was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly stood up and said, "Because of your son over the years, the young man has already divided too much profit. If he dares to develop other greed, it will be impossible to tolerate it!"

"Wuror, remember, you are not alone. For Ada, for your five children, or for me, Cao Yong, you must promise me to go safely and come back safely. Although foreign devils occupy Macau, it is annoying, but you have money and power, and you can gain a good foothold in Macau without being furious from others. Why not do it? I was still thinking, and when I have time, I also look for you to go out for a walk on the sea." Cao Yong said seriously.

After hearing this, Wei Xin couldn't help but be moved, blushed, nodded vigorously, and said, "Don't worry, from now on, Wulang will treat his body as gold, and will go all the way and come back in a hurry. As for the matter of investing in Aida's father's fleet, the young ones will do it when they go back. But in the next few years, the young ones will also be a good person. In the eyes of foreigners, there is no "faith" and "righteousness" to speak of, and only pay attention to law and system. It is necessary to keep individuals from being foolish."

Cao Yong thought about it for a while, nodded, and said, "Since that's the case, let's do what Goro said."

Cao family, East Mansion, inner courtyard main hall.

Zhao Jia's face was already red and glared at Cao Feng and said, "Who taught you, a man, don't study hard, and he will talk to his wife all day long?"

Jinghui was beside her, covering her mouth with a veil, unable to speak.

In front of my sister-in-law and the girl, Cao Fu was so angry that he couldn't help but look red and white, saying, "Who has touched my wife's tongue? It's so rumored that my son can't mention it to his mother, but he just let the fourth brother's hat change color? How does the mother choose people? If you don't choose good things, just choose such people, let your son follow the cold!"
Chapter completed!