Little husband's market life

Finally able to sleep well at home, Sheng Yao asked the Sun's servants to bring hot water to warm Qiao Zhishu's feet.

While Qiao Zhishu was yawning, Sheng Yao grabbed and wiped his bewildered feet, and he rolled into the bed before realizing that Sheng Yao washed his feet just now.

Qiao Zhishu rolled half a circle on the bed with the quilt in between, got up and lay on Sheng Yao's back, pressing his chin on Sheng Yao's shoulder, "Brother."

"Huh?" Sheng Yao sat on the edge of the bed, turned his head, and brushed Qiao Zhishu's black hair with his lips.

Qiao Zhishu just wanted to be clingy, muttering, "I'm sleepy..."

Sheng Yao stretched out his index finger and fiddled with the tip of Qiao Zhishu's chin, as if teasing a kitten, teasing in a low and hoarse voice: "Stuck on me?"

If you are sleepy and don't lie down to sleep, you will make trouble again.

Qiao Zhishu felt his chin being scratched, puffed out his cheeks and caught Sheng Yao's finger with a 'pop', then shrunk his chin and rubbed it on Sheng Yao's shoulder.

Sheng Yao fell backwards, and Qiao Zhishu hugged him even tighter. In the end, Sheng Yao lay on top of him, and Qiao Zhishu laughed loudly on the soft quilt.

The tranquility of the night carried Qiao Zhishu's laughter out of the courtyard, and the leaves of the old pagoda tree outside the courtyard swayed with the wind.

Hearing Qiao Zhishu's laughing voice, Sheng Yao chuckled twice, then sat up, pinched Qiao Zhishu's lips with two fingers, "Shh."

Qiao Zhishu went 'puff puff puff' again.

Sheng Yao looked down from above, obviously at this time Qiao Zhishu was being pinched by him to make a face, not as good-looking as usual, but the crooked eyes and the childishness and foolishness that only appeared in front of him made him soft in his heart, Zhishu is full of affection.

Qiao Zhishu opened up from the inside to the outside in front of him, this kind of getting along was so relaxing and comfortable.

Sheng Yao couldn't help but leaned down, and lightly pecked the corner of Qiao Zhishu's mouth. After the latter calmed down, he looked at him. Seeing Qiao Zhishu's dumbfounded look with his mouth open, Sheng Yao lightly pecked again. Hush.

Qiao Zhishu was hit on the cheek by the other party's breath, and he grinned again as it was itchy.

Sheng Yao supported his head with one hand, and pulled the quilt with the other hand to wrap Qiao Zhishu tightly, "Sleep."

Unexpectedly, because of his opening, Qiao Zhishu's heart was moved.Qiao Zhishu got out of the quilt with both hands to hook Sheng Yao's neck, and raised his head to pout and suck the corner of Sheng Yao's mouth.

However, he only pouted his lips as if he was breathing in, and sucked it against Sheng Yao's lips, and then lay back.

When Sheng Yao also lay down, he immediately turned his body sideways, with his arms and legs draped around Sheng Yao, and then he yawned softly.

Sheng Yao guessed that he was really sleepy, so he put his arms around Qiao Zhishu and patted him on the back. The comfortable Qiao Zhishu closed his eyes and yawned several times before falling asleep.

In his sleep, Qiao Zhishu felt himself blown off from a high place. He rolled and rolled in the cold wind, fluttering and fluttering, and finally stuck to a warm place. Sticking to that warm place, I was never taken away by the wind again...

Early the next morning, two officials went to knock on the door of Sheng's house in Nan County, and sent a message to the county magistrate to find Sheng Shaoyuan.

No matter good people or mobs, they don't like to deal with officials, so Sheng Shaoyuan was in a state of turmoil. He asked, "Dare to ask the two officials, what is the county master calling me for?"

"It shouldn't be a big deal, Mr. Sheng, don't worry." The official didn't know either, but he couldn't say he didn't know as he weighed the copper coins from others in his hand.

Sending off the official, Sheng Shaoyuan took the whole family with him, and a group of people went to the county government in a mighty way.

They had such a big battle that the children in the neighborhood joined in the fun when they had nothing to do, and finally a small group of people gathered around the gate of the yamen.

Above the yamen lobby, apart from Sheng Yan and Su Yi, the Sheng family knelt on the ground.

The county magistrate: "Get up, today I'm just inviting Mr. Sheng to talk a little bit about family matters. Your whole family can be seen to be united, but I don't understand why you left the eldest son alone?"

When Sheng Shaoyuan heard this, he was furious. That Nizi really used power against him?The county magistrate just said a word of regret, but Sheng Shaoyuan himself felt guilty.

"My lord, it's really hard to bring up that rebellious son! The old farmer gave birth to him to raise him, sent him to the county school, and sent him to take scientific examinations, but he broke into other people's houses and made troubles. The old farmer was really angry. If he said a few words about him, he fell He went out and hid in his grandfather's house, and there was no news after that."

"This?" The county magistrate was a little surprised, why is there such a thing?He was just sending money to Sheng Shaoyuan on behalf of Sheng Yao, what should I do?

Glancing at the onlookers outside the yamen, the county magistrate had a headache, this made a big fuss and ruined Mr. Sheng's reputation, how would he explain it?

"You, how do you say this? Saying this now... Then, why didn't you come to report the crime at that time? Who did he hurt?" The county magistrate was a little panicked.

Sheng Shaoyuan was also questioned. He didn't report the case back then, and after his wife and daughter got settled, everything calmed down. Then he felt that the matter was not serious and it was not difficult to solve it, but his anger had already given off.Now that his anxiety has been revealed by Tulu, it turns out that he is unkind, not the eldest son who is not filial...

It was Sheng Xue who reacted quickly, "My lord, what happened back then was a family misfortune, that's why I didn't report it."

"Oh, yes, my eldest daughter married to Dongxian County. Who would have thought that my son-in-law was so bad-mannered that he abused his wife and daughter? My eldest son was impulsive and irritable. He came to the door to make a scene, so he didn't report the crime. My lord Mingjian, I said and scolded him that day, and he ran away from home. He is seventeen and has hands and feet. The old farmer can't tie him up at home."

The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, and began to protect Mr. Sheng's reputation, "That's good, there is a reason for that, and in the final analysis, the fault is on your son-in-law. Your eldest son is full of blood, and his heart to protect his family is beyond reproach. It's not his fault. .”

Fang He tugged at her husband's sleeve to prevent him from speaking, and quickly said, "Yes, what your lord said is absolutely true. But it wasn't our family that stopped Yao'er from the door. There was a lot of pain and misunderstanding in it. My lord, please listen to the folk women come one by one."

"Yao'er was born without a mother. My mother-in-law welcomed me in to take care of him. Unexpectedly, I became pregnant not long after I entered the door, so the child was raised by her mother-in-law since childhood. The two children in the family had to eat and drink. They are also busy with farming... Although the relationship between father and son is not deep, they have never been treated harshly."

Sheng Shaoyuan also had a direction according to his wife's words, "My eldest son is like his mother, he is very careful from a young age! He has no respect for his elders!"

"Okay, just shut up." The county magistrate understood it and didn't want to hear it anymore, so he ordered the officer: "Bring it up."

Then the Sheng family and the onlookers watched as a wooden box the size of a pig was lifted up by four people. After it was placed on the lobby, the ground was still shaken by the impact.

The county magistrate: "Today, the official called you here. It was your eldest son who entrusted the official to deliver the silver to you. He left home that year and dared not go back, but you never went to look for him. He knew you This father is angry, misses you and is old, and is afraid that appearing in front of you will make you angry, but he respects you every word and cares about you! I want you to live a good life! But you?"

"It's been so many years, haven't you figured it out yet? It's been so many years, and you've been accusing him every word, but Ren Shengda is wholeheartedly grateful for your childbirth! It's okay, it's okay, it's hard for an upright official to break up housework , your family, take your money and go home." The county magistrate hurriedly got up and left after speaking.

Sheng Shaoyuan was also stunned. He lost his temper at the family dinner last night, so he thought of Sheng Yao very badly. The county magistrate called him. He really thought that Sheng Yao's wings were stiff and he wanted revenge. He knew that beating and scolding was a trivial matter. , It is the most heinous thing to say to the eldest son, 'Your younger brother just asked you to raise him to death'.

He didn't expect the lie to be exposed so easily. Gang'er's stomach was so big that he didn't die, and he was found by Qiao Er's child. How could his old face appear in front of his two sons again?Now he is thinking more about the word 'filial piety', which can make Sheng Yao take the initiative to let go of the past.

No one expected that Sheng Yao would use such a method to repay the kindness of birth...

The onlookers looked at the whole box of white silver, and they were also very excited and envious, "Look, there is so much silver, no matter how hard-spoken Master Sheng is, he will come to enjoy the blessing tomorrow."

The word 'hate the poor and love the rich' is what these people are most afraid of. The common people use 'laughing at prostitutes but not laughing at the poor' to show that they are not greedy and lustful.

Sheng Xue: "What nonsense are you talking about? My father has no shortage of food and drink in the pastry shop I own! We are a family of scholars and have nothing to worry about. Who cares about how much money he has?"

Sheng Shaoyuan was no exception, but the box of ten thousand taels of silver in front of him was not a human being, so he was provoked by the onlookers and immediately uttered harsh words.

He said to the onlookers: "Hmph, I gave birth to him and raised him. I had to work hard. He repaid me the favor of giving birth to me. I should accept it! But I will never go to him! I have a family and a job. My son and son-in-law are both scholars, and I hope all the villagers will be merciful and don't ruin our family's reputation."

When Sheng Yan and Su Yi heard this, they were afraid that their reputation would be damaged and their official career would be affected in the future. Sheng Yan said first: "This is the Yamen, if anyone insults me again, I will immediately beat the drum and sue him!"

Su Yi agreed, and the common people dare not mess with these two scholars.

**

When these things happened in the county government, Sheng Yao and Qiao Zhishu were riding their horses to the Wolong Temple, looking for Gang'er.

Sheng Yao often thought of Gang'er, the last time, the seven-year-old Gang'er told him that he missed his grandma... After nearly two years, he thought of Gang'er again, it was the small grave that was freshly piled with loess.

Qiao Zhishu wrote to him, saying that Gang'er was living a good life in the Wolong Temple [-] miles away from their county seat, and he was rescued, and he walked out of that small grave.

This is why he would rather bear the infamy of 'unfilial piety' than take the initiative to meet Sheng Shaoyuan.Now as long as it is something that can be solved with money, it is not a problem for him, so he entrusted the county magistrate to give it to Sheng Shaoyuan with a box of money, and at the same time, he also found a witness.

Walking on the back mountain of Wolong Temple, breathing the clear air into the lungs, washing away the dirty dust, if Gang'er can live here, Sheng Yao is very relieved.

Soon the mountain hut was in sight, and there was a thatched pavilion outside the house, where the old and the young sat facing each other.Master Yuantong sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, unable to tell if he was asleep or meditating, while Gang'er sat quietly and fiddled with the teapot.

"Gang'er, my brother is back." Qiao Zhishu pulled Sheng Yao forward quickly, "Who do you think my brother brought back for you?"

As soon as Gang'er turned his head, he saw the eldest brother. He stood up and threw himself on Sheng Yao, "Big brother! Big brother..."

The elder brother in front of him was still as tall and his shoulders were still as broad, but perhaps because he was suntanned, he lost the scholarly elegance he remembered. The elder brother's eyes were firm and manly.

Sheng Yao is ten years older than him, and he is also a brother and a father.

"Let big brother see you." Sheng Yao looked at Gang'er in front of him, his skin was still cold and pale, but his face was rounder when he grew up, but there was still some light color under his eyes, and his lips were light and healthy.

Probably because of being away from the world and being carefree, Gang'er is full of youthful vigor, and the abandonment of his parents has not left a psychological shadow on him.It is said that birth and nourishment, although those two people gave birth to him, but in the process of his growth, those two people did not participate much, and fortunately they did not do much, so the harm was not deep.

The only sorrows and sorrows were also soothed by the people around him, such as the master Yuantong who is transparent and dusty, Qiao Zhishu who grew up with him, and his elder brother Sheng Yao who will never give up on him.

After confirming that the younger brother is alive and healthy, Sheng Yao first thanked Master Yuantong for waking up.

Master Yuantong was thanked by Sheng Yao who knelt down and worshiped. When Sheng Yao proposed to renovate the temple, he only said one sentence: "Compassion helps the soul, kindness exists, and blessings come to you."

He didn't refuse or accept it, and he said the phrase "everything is empty in the mirror" again. So far, Master Yuantong has said this sentence to the three people who are related to the Sheng family. Qiao Zhishu, then Sheng Yao.

These three people have one thing in common, that is, they are in business and often deal with money.

After that, the master asked Qiao Zhishu to help him go back to the house to sleep. In the season of spring sleepiness, the master became more and more unconscious.

Gang'er has changed a lot. If it was before, he would definitely be grabbing his elder brother's sleeve, mumbling about his dislike and grievances, because he believed that Sheng Yao was omnipotent since he was a child, so he would tell his elder brother if he had any dissatisfaction.

But now, he didn't say a word about the sad and unhappy past, and he could digest it by himself.

"Brother, sit and wait for me, I'll get you the peacock teacup I made!" Gang'er ran to the hut excitedly, and came out with a tray carefully.

The peacock teacup is really rough, and its shape is made of loess-colored rough pottery, but the peacock feathers on the body of the cup are just like its shape, which is quite similar.

Sheng Yao raised his eyebrows, looked at Qiao Zhishu, and smiled helplessly, "Okay, Zhishu told me that if you still want to burn it now, when you go to the state capital, elder brother will build you a kiln, and then give it to you." Hire a good teacher."

Gang'er was so happy that he showed Sheng Yao all the peacock tail feathers he had collected and the cups and bowls he made by himself like a treasure. He also ordered tea for Sheng Yao, made water Danqing, and asked his elder brother to taste the new products he researched. tea flavor.

"Okay! Big brother, tell me, how did you get those teacups? Where did you get them? The northern Xinjiang written in the letter has flocks of cattle and sheep, and vast grasslands. People there live in grasslands. up?"

He looks so energetic, just like any other healthy and energetic 12-year-old kid.For Sheng Yao, Gang'er can grow up healthy and healthy according to his expectation, this is the happiest thing, and it is all his love and care for Gang'er.

Sheng Yao took a sip of tea, "Northern Xinjiang is herdsmen. They live in tents, live by herding sheep, and eat meat and cheese. The tea bricks you and Zhishu made are very popular among them."

As soon as Gang'er heard this, he became interested in the herdsmen and kept asking.

"The herdsmen lack vegetables, and meat is difficult to eat, so drinking tea can relieve greasy and reduce fat, digest food and stagnation..." Sheng Yao is a tea businessman, and he can refer to everything as a profession.

Qiao Zhishu also gained insight, "So tea is a must for herdsmen. I went to Bingzhou this time, and after watching the tea fighting show, I found that drinking tea is very important for the dignitaries, gentry and landlords and literati in the state capital. It is said that drinking tea is more like a symbol of enjoying and showing their noble status, so what they pursue is the culture and quality of tea."

"Yes, different regions have different demands for tea."

Seeing the older brother and the younger brother talking, Gang'er became a tacit understanding, and shouted unhappily: "I'm going to Bingzhou too! I also want to find someone you don't even know about!"

Qiao Zhishu laughed loudly, and rubbed Gang'er's head, "Didn't the little brother tell you that you heard it?"

"That's not true, you're talking to big brother, I can't get in the way." Gang'er muttered, "You guys have a little secret behind my back!"

Sheng Yao: "Okay, then when elder brother orders the spring tea, bring you and grandma along, we go to live in the state capital, and elder brother will also take you to watch the tea fight."

"Okay! Big brother keeps his word!" Gang'er would also flatter him.

……

You can spend money to hire people to repair the Zen temple. As the master said, everything is empty in the mirror. There is no need to hold the money you earn, and it is better to use it to do something meaningful.

**

A sudden windfall made the Sheng family in Nan County go crazy again.

Sheng Yan led his daughter-in-law to find his father's room quietly, and the first thing he said was to get the ten thousand taels of silver, and he was really greedy, he wanted to come all of them.

"Father, Xiaomei is pregnant. This yard is always under the name of my younger sister. It's not good to talk about it if we continue to live. Besides, I will go to the state capital for a scientific examination in the future. My son is thinking, can the money be used by the eldest brother?" Buying a yard for my son in the state capital, and my parents will live with us, so that my son can fulfill his filial piety at the knees of his parents!"

Fang He was overjoyed, "Mei Niang is pregnant? Ouch, sit down quickly, when will you have it?"

Dong Xiaomei looked shy, "When I went back to my mother, the doctor at Ci'an Hall said that it has been more than a month, and I have had someone bring a message to my father. My father also wants us to live in another courtyard. If parents I agree to go to the state capital to buy a home, and my natal family can help me a little bit."

Sheng Shaoyuan summed it up, he didn't take advantage of the advantages, and he was really comfortable with what Sheng Yan said. He was used to living a rich and loose life in the past few years, and he was over forty, and he had reached the age to be raised by his son.No matter how powerful Sheng Xue is, Su Yi is not a married woman. In the future, Xue girl will give birth to a son with the surname Su, not his Sheng family.

Sheng Yan also touched the thoughts of the two elders through the words and phrases of his parents before, and continued: "At that time, my younger sister insisted on setting up a female household, regardless of the opposition of her parents. Said? Later she chose Su Xiucai, but Su Xiucai still didn't accept to marry into our family, and my younger sister insisted on marrying in the past regardless of her parents' objections. Now it's all right, the son born in the future, and this yard will also marry with the last name Sue."

When Sheng Shaoyuan heard it, just as he was worried in his heart, his head became hot, and he slapped his thigh to agree, "Okay..."

"Huh? I said it was broad daylight. Why is there no light in Dad's room?" Sheng Xue's shrill voice came, and then she and Su Yi pushed the door open and entered.

She was about to go out to the shop, but Su Yi chased her out and said that she saw her second brother and younger siblings looking around, sneaking into her father's room, and even closed the door behind her backhand. It's definitely not just me thinking about the ten thousand taels of silver!

Immediately turned around and went back to the yard with her husband Su Yi, secretly listening to the wall.This is what she likes to do the most. The first time she did this, she took Xiao Douding with her. Now the only person she can pull around is her husband.

"It's a good thing for my sister-in-law to be happy. I agree with the separation. Let's divide up fairly and clearly today. What do you think parents want?"

"Splitting...separation?" Sheng Shaoyuan was stunned, when did he say that the family was separated?