Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Waking up early the next day, the little girl Ah Ting prepared the meals early, arranged the bowls and chopsticks attentively, and then returned to the kitchen to eat.For her, it is the best thing to get rid of Xiang Yuan's personal things.

Today is the day of returning home. In view of Zhao Shen's seemingly generous dowry, Mrs. Li generously prepared a generous gift in return and asked Zhao Shen to take it back.

After dinner, Xiang Yuan went out first and hired a porter to carry the load. When he got home, he brought home the gift. He and Zhao Shen walked all the way to Zhao's mansion at a leisurely pace.

As the twelfth lunar month entered, there were significantly more people on the street.No matter whether you have money or not, you are in a hurry to prepare goods for the New Year.Traffickers and pawns, bustling.Although the weather was cold, it did not dampen their enthusiasm for shopping.Zhao Shen was wrapped in thick cotton clothes and walked beside Xiang Yuan, taking a step away.Facing the rising sun, I looked at the surrounding scenery.

Since he was born, this seemed to be the first time he was walking on the street so leisurely, watching the people in the market.

Zhao Shen walked slowly, feeling peaceful in his heart.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, the two arrived in front of the Zhao residence.The porter carrying the burden followed into Zhao's mansion, looked around quietly, and thought to himself: This Mr. Zhao is really willing to marry his younger brother to Xiang's family, and the two families are too different, so it's a bright low marriage.It seems that Brother Zhao is not favored in the Zhao residence.

Today is the day when Zhao Shen returns home, but Mrs. Zhao is the only one in the Zhao residence. Mrs. Zhao lightly said that there are important guests coming to Lizhong, and Mr. Zhao is going to accompany her.It was only later that Xiang Yuan found out that the so-called important guest was actually a relative of Miss Zhao’s fiancé Sun Jun’s family who was an official in Beijing. He came to Lizhong just to visit Sun Jun’s grandmother on the way, and only stopped for one day. Mr. Zhao heard it himself, baba rushed over.

Mrs. Zhao didn't want to say more, and Xiang Yuan didn't want to feel bad for her, so he and Zhao Shen went to the backyard to visit Xu Yixuan.Xu Yixuan worried about his younger brother's marriage yesterday, thinking about things, fearing that brother Shen's tough temper would be unpleasant, and regretting that he didn't teach Shen'er about the relationship between husband and wife before getting married.When he saw Xiang Yuan, Xu Yixuan looked at him carefully in private, and saw that he had a happy face, clear eyebrows, a broad expression, and his movements were as smooth as the wind, he let out a big breath, and nodded secretly.

Seeing him here, Xiang Yuan couldn't let go of Xu Yixuan and Zhao Shen's conversation, so he volunteered to leave and went to the front yard to taste tea with Mr. Zhao.

"Brother Shen, you and Xiang Yuan haven't consummated your marriage?"

Xu Yixuan is someone who has experienced it, so he can see the problem at a glance.

Zhao Shen was a little embarrassed when asked, his face was slightly red, and he didn't say a word.

Xu Yixuan was anxious, pulled Zhao Shen over and asked repeatedly: "Why didn't you consummate the house? He treated you badly? Did the Xiang family make things difficult for you too?"

Why no consummation?

This question is really difficult to answer.Zhao Shen held back for a long time before he said, "It's because I don't want to be round."

Xu Yixuan's eyes almost popped out of his sockets, he couldn't believe it: "If you don't want to be round, he will follow you?"

Being asked such a question, Zhao Shencai belatedly realized that since he was just newly married, he was so humiliated, it seemed that any groom would not be able to satisfy his wishes, not to mention that the overlord insisted on bowing, and it was possible to call off the engagement directly.

But why can Xiang Yuan tolerate it and still treat him like that?

Zhao Shen looked complicated.

"Brother Shen, you have been stubborn since you were a child, and you can't pull back ten cows for what you are looking for. But you are married after all, so listen to Dad and get along with Xiang Yuan when you go back. Dad has no other skills. , but his ability to judge people is not bad, Xiang Yuan, he is a good one."

"Father."

Xu Yixuan sighed quietly. "The only time Father misunderstood in his life was your father. If he could have recognized it earlier and tried his best not to enter the Zhao family, Father would not have suffered so much. You are Father's only child. Father hopes that you can live a happy life." Better than Dad, the advice Dad gave you before you married was just to prevent the worst from happening, it was a dirty trick that should not be used unless it is absolutely necessary, don’t be dazed and ruin yourself, huh?"

"He promised me to go out and do business, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Xu Yixuan was stunned for a moment, a gleam of joy appeared on his face, and then he became worried again.

"Since he can say it, he must be sincere. Don't let your temper be too much. When you should be cautious, it is better to be cautious. This is the way to get along with each other for a long time."

Zhao Shen and Xiang Yuan did not stay in the Zhao Mansion for lunch, but left after seeing Xu Yixuan.It was still early, Xiang Yuan wanted to go for a stroll, to see if he could find something to earn money, so he sent off the porters, and took Zhao Shen and the two of them along the bustling restaurants and wine shops to start strolling.Zhao Shen was dragged by Xiang Yuan. Although his face was sullen, he was still happy to be able to go shopping so freely.

It's just that after two days of marriage, the tight string in Zhao Shen's heart showed signs of loosening, but he didn't notice it at all.

Xiang Yuan secretly observes all walks of life that can do business at this time, and chats with people who are interested, and finally finds that if he wants to open a shop and do business seriously, it is not ordinary difficult.

Zhao Shen didn't understand it at first, but later seeing that Xiang Yuan was always asking some targeted questions, he knew it from the bottom of his heart, hesitated for a long time, and decided to ask a reminder.

"You want to do business?"

Xiang Yuan turned to look at him. "Congzi, this is my character, you can call me Congzi." Seeing Zhao Shen's disapproval, Xiang Yuan smirked and said, "Or do you prefer 'Xianggong'?"

Zhao Shen choked for a moment, a little reluctant, but he would rather choose Mugzi than the more cold-hearted Xianggong. "good."

Xiang Yuan smiled, in a good mood. "The family can't always have no income, otherwise I won't be able to support you."

Zhao Shen felt that sometimes he would be in a good mood if he selectively ignored some words.

"But you are a scholar, how do you do business?"

Speaking of this, Xiang Yuan is really helpless.The cheating Daliang law actually stipulates that anyone who has a reputation is not allowed to take advantage of the people.That is to say, with Xiang Yuan's current status as a scholar, and the fact that he will continue to take the imperial examination in the future, he is doomed to not be able to do business in person.

However, since ancient times, there have been policies and countermeasures, and people with fame cannot do business, so it is the same as long as family members without fame do it.Just like Mr. Zhao, he is a Juren, but there are still two or three shops in his family.

"It's okay, there is still you."

It happened that the two of them wandered to a calligraphy and painting street that sells books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. After Xiang Yuan said this, he saw a painting he liked and went straight into the shop, leaving Zhao Shen to digest what he just said in a daze.

Does he really want to let himself out to do business, isn't it just talking?

Zhao Shen's heart beat a little fast, and he felt like he was floating in mid-air.

"Boy, what is the price of this painting of cold plums and proud snow?"

The seventeen or eighteen-year-old "little guy" is a little speechless, his child is two years old, okay?

"My lord, you really have a good eye. This painting belongs to the most famous Nan Daozi in our Lizhong. It has only been hung for two days. If you are interested, you only need five taels of silver."

Five two?

I didn't expect a painting to be so valuable.

After so many days of understanding, Xiang Yuan has figured out the value of money here.Usually, everyone in the market uses copper plates, and one sling of copper plates is two hundred.Here, eggs cost two copper coins each, ordinary vegetables cost three and five copper coins, pork eleven or twelve coins, and other refreshments like fruits don't cost more than twenty copper coins.

So, think about it, how many things you can buy with one tael of silver!

Zhao Shen didn't know calligraphy and painting, seeing that a painting would cost five taels of silver, he couldn't help but stare wide.Although Zhao's family can be regarded as a middle-class family in Lizhong, Zhao Shen, as an unfavored concubine, naturally wouldn't ask someone to teach him, so Zhao Shen really didn't know much about these literary things.

"What about this 'Song of the River'?"

The clerk leaned over to take a look, "The guest officer has really high vision. This 'Song of the River' was copied by Feng Juren, and Feng Juren's handwriting is among our favorites. It is also very good. This handwriting is smaller. A tael of silver."

Xiang Yuan nodded secretly, the price of this shop is really reasonable, and the painting just now shows that the artist's skill is relatively deep, and the painting skill is not only vivid, but also quite spiritual.However, although this piece of "Song of the River" is powerful in writing and handsome in shape, it lacks craftsmanship.If the little guy quotes a price of more than one tael for this painting, it won't be worth it.

"Dare to ask, if you want to consign calligraphy and paintings, what are your requirements?"

Xiang Yuan didn't want to ask a lot of questions, but didn't intend to buy any of them. Instead, he asked about calligraphy and paintings on consignment.Seeing that Xiang Yuan was wearing a square scarf and a T-shirt, the clerk knew that the person in front of him was at least a scholar, so he didn't dare to show his dissatisfaction, and remained courteous.

"This little guy doesn't dare to make decisions, so he has to ask the shopkeeper to ask."

Afterwards, the clerk asked Xiang Yuan to wait a while, and ran to the back of the shop to invite the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper is a middle-aged man in his forties. After learning about the general situation, he said to Xiang Yuan: "All the calligraphy and paintings consigned by this shop are sold at thirty-seven. The shop is three, the customer is seven, and the payment is once a month. One month, at least five calligraphy and paintings are required to be hung up, three calligraphy and two paintings. After that, one can be sent every month, and there is no limit to calligraphy and painting.”