On a summer night, in the main hall of the Fang family's back house, the open front and rear doors and windows let in a cool and pleasant breeze. The Fang family's wives and concubines were gathering here to enjoy the cool air.

The freshly chilled fruits on the market were cut and looked very attractive under the light. Fang Zian sat on the sofa with her hair in a messy bun after bathing, enjoying the sweetness brought by Chunni next to her as she shook her cattail leaf fan.

cool breeze.

"Husband, are you really planning to go to Quanzhou?" Shi Ningyue pouted and sat on one side, the round fan in her hand flying up and down, and the hair from her forehead flew up. The rapid flapping of the round fan expressed her inner dissatisfaction.

"Of course, I'm not kidding. After listening to what Jiang Zheng said today, I am now looking forward to meeting Zheng Zhilong from the Zheng family in Quanzhou." Fang Zian said with a smile.

Shi Ningyue frowned and said: "Why are you causing trouble for yourself? Isn't it good to stay in Lin'an on such a hot day? You want to go to Quanzhou. The court treats you like this, why do you bother to go up the pole and ask for trouble for yourself?

.Then whether the Zheng family pays taxes or raises soldiers, what does it have to do with you? Sister Qin, do you think so?"

Qin Xiqing reached out and patted Shi Ningyue's arm to express comfort. She lifted her hair and said with a smile: "Don't be angry on a hot day. Zian must have his reasons for doing this, so why should you be unhappy."

Shi Ningyue said angrily: "Sister Qin, Sister Chunni, you all follow him, making me seem like a villain with no big picture. Aren't I thinking about him? He just said that today's court meeting will be held

Regarding the matter, the newly-appointed Privy Councilor said that he and my father were the masterminds of the Jin Kingdom. Why don't you stop? He and my father have made such great contributions to the court. The old traitor Qin Hui was brought down by Zian.

It's better now, being so unjustly accused. Let me tell you, can't we live a peaceful life? We don't have to ask for trouble. The Zheng family, the emperor has agreed to their request. If my husband goes to meet him, he is not asking for it.

trouble?"

Qin Xiqing smiled and said nothing. Chunni didn't even say anything. She only looked at whether there was sweat on Fang Zian's forehead. She didn't care about these topics, and she didn't want to hear them at all.

"Tomorrow I will go back to my parents' house and tell my father to persuade you. If you don't listen to me, you must listen to my father, right?" Shi Ningyue said.

Fang Zian smiled and waved his hands and said: "Ningyue, your father will not be like you, and he will not stop me. Ningyue, you are not small, you don't want me to get into trouble, I know this. Don't you?

Are you afraid that I can't afford to offend the Zheng family in Quanzhou?"

Shi Ningyue said: "It's good that you know. You also said that the water here is very deep. Just a Lin'an Shipping Company may involve some people with interests behind it. Sister Qin is right,

Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents. It may lead to disaster. I know you are not afraid of trouble, but I just hope that the whole family will be safe and nothing will happen. Husband, promise me not to go.

Okay?"

Fang Zian sighed: "Ningyue, you are a person who has read a lot of books. What do you think is the biggest benefit of reading books?"

Shi Ningyue said: "What are the benefits of reading? It's about understanding. It improves the realm of cognition. If you don't read, you don't know anything, and you live in confusion. What's the point?"

Fang Zian nodded and said: "That's well said. Reading makes sense, reading enlightens the mind, and improves the realm of cognition. It is summed up very well. Sometimes I would rather I had never read a book, then I might just hope that I can live a stable life and be able to

The family is well fed and clothed, and both adults and children are safe and happy

Joy, that is all my happiness. Unfortunately, I also learned other things from the book. I learned to hate evil as much as hatred, and to distinguish between good and evil. So I cannot tolerate evil in front of me but turn a blind eye. I learned to empathize with others, Lao Wu

The old are as old as others, and the young are as young as others, so I cannot only care about the fate of myself and the people around me and ignore the fate of the people in the world. I read the poems and essays of those benevolent people, loyal ministers and good generals, and saw their tragic and glorious

Through the deeds of my life, I cannot help but hope that I can become that person. This is the so-called realm. Perhaps these things are somewhat illusory, invisible, intangible, and do not seem to exist. But we all understand that these things do exist.

Just like love, it cannot be touched or seen, but I can feel it from your eyes, your words, and even the cool breeze from Chunni's fan. We cannot live without faith and ideals.

no?"

Shi Ningyue rolled her eyes and looked at Fang Zian and said, "I knew you were going to say these great things."

Fang Zian said: "Isn't that a big principle? Ideals are big principles. Now let me talk about small principles. The imperial court is going to the Northern Expedition, which requires a lot of money to support. If the food and grass supplies cannot keep up, half of the battle will be lost.

.The imperial court needs money. I am an official in charge of the Shipping Department, and I have a salary from the court. Should I help the court rectify the chaos in the Shipping Department and get back the money that has been embezzled and embezzled by Shuo Shu? Change those things that have caused huge losses to the court.

Unreasonable policies? To be more specific, I snatched an extra tael of silver from them for the imperial court, and this tael of silver may be transformed into a piece of iron armor on the armor of the fighting soldiers, and this piece of iron armor may block the

A powerful arrow from a golden man saved a soldier's life. This prevented his parents from losing their son, his wife from losing her husband, and his children from losing their father. You say,

Is this a big truth or a trivial truth?”

Shi Ningyue sighed and said, "I can't tell you anything, so I understand what you're saying."

Qin Xiqing reached out and held Shi Ningyue's hand and said: "Ningyue, these are not necessarily related to others, but also to ourselves. If the skin is gone, the hair will be gone. My husband hopes to do something, for the sake of the Song Dynasty. In fact, it is also for the sake of the Song Dynasty.

ourselves."

Fang Zian nodded and said: "Yes. If there is no skin left, there will be no hair. We are from the Song Dynasty, so naturally we have to think about this country. I admit that the Song Dynasty is not perfect, and there are even many things that make people angry and helpless, but

After all, it is our Song Dynasty and our country. In order to prevent the Song Dynasty from falling into the hands of foreigners and to preserve it, we must abandon some personal emotions and tolerate its shortcomings and imperfections. If there was no Song Dynasty,

Now, we all have no home. As for me personally, I naturally want to do my best to make it better. Not only do I think so, many people think so. Ningyue, your father feels the same way.

I also think about Marshal Yue and others. Even if they were wrongly accused and died, they still chose to defend this country because they all understood this truth. For the Song Dynasty, for many people, and for their own descendants, there are some things

It has to be done. Don’t give up on him just because of his imperfections. If everyone is motivated, Song Dynasty will be hopeless. If everyone does a little bit, he will get better and better.”

This was the first time Shi Ningyue heard Fang Zian say these words. Fang Zian's words were very plain, but there was a kind of power in his ears. A shocking power. Shi Ningyue knew that her husband had already

become

A kind of person emerged, who can be called the backbone of the Song Dynasty. There were not many such people, but he supported the future of the Song Dynasty and became the mainstay that many confused people relied on. Generation after generation,

There are always people like this. They can always hold up the sky and allow others to feel safe and protected. When people like Husband no longer exist, the Song Dynasty has reached its end.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. Husband, just do what you want to do. I won't hold you back anymore. I want to persuade my mother not to complain about some of my father's actions. You are all good.

This man is our pride. In the future, he will be respected by others and become a figure praised by others like Marshal Yue and others." Shi Ningyue said softly.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "That's not what I am doing. I only do what I think I should do. Ningyue, you are right, and there is no need to blame yourself. By the way, who will come with me to Quanzhou this time? I'm afraid

If I’m going to stay there for a while, someone has to wash and cook for me.”

"If I don't go, what's the point of Quanzhou? Besides, I don't know how to wash and cook. My husband is gone, so I can do some painting and read some books during this time. It's noisy during this time and I'm all unfamiliar. Sister Qin is going

Well, Sister Qin is well-informed and can help you with advice. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for Sister Chunni to take Wen Ding with her. Ling'er can also go and follow to protect her husband." Shi Ningyue said with a smile.

Shi Ningyue is the first wife, so she has priority in accompanying things, but she obviously said this to give her a chance. Qin Xiqing and Shen Ling'er have not officially married yet, and Fang Zian is too embarrassed to stay in their house often because of Shi Ningyue's face.

In the room, Shi Ningyue asked Qin Xiqing to follow her this time because she wanted to give them a chance to be alone. Of course, on the other hand, it was true that in the past month of their wedding, Shi Ningyue had been tortured to death by Fang Zian. Her husband would never care about that matter.

Full of passion, although I am not a reserved person, I can't stand his endless demands, which is really too much. It's just a good time to relax and recuperate. My mother said that a breakup is better than a wedding, and you have to keep your husband fresh, otherwise

When he becomes boring, he will no longer be passionate. So asking Qin Xiqing and the others to follow him is not hypocritical, but he really thinks so.

Qin Xiqing said hurriedly: "What's the use of me going? It's also a hindrance. I can't be of much help."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "What? Am I so bad now? No one wants to go out with me anymore? How about Chunni, go with your husband and go out to see the world. You haven't been out for a long time."

Chunni waved her hands and said, "I'm not going. Wen Ding is very tired of me. You're not going to enjoy the mountains and rivers. You're going to do business. I won't go. By the way, I have to go and see my son.

I went to bed at night and didn't eat milk. I woke up hungry after a while. You guys chat while I go back to the room."

Chuni said, putting the fan into Fang Zian's hand and went back to her room.

Fang Zian held the fan in his hand and said in a daze: "Well, I might as well not say anything. That's all, you guys are not willing, and I won't force you. Ling'er and I will go. Ling'er, you won't refuse, right?"

Shen Ling'er sat next to Qin Xiqing and ate peaches. As usual, she did not participate in the conversation. Seeing Fang Zian asking herself, Ling'er subconsciously wanted to nod, but then said: "I will go if my sister goes."

Qin Xiqing smiled and said: "It seems that I can only go to Quanzhou? I went there a long time ago and there are people I know there who may be able to help. Hey, I really don't want to do it on such a hot day.
Chapter completed!