Li Xiaoyao raised his hand to touch his forehead, and praised with a smile: "Ziteng, you are getting better and better at talking. We sell the gifts given by others, not for money, but because we are afraid that the medicine will turn to dust! Who knows? How long has that medicine been there!? This is so good! Sell it, sell it, not only the medicine, but also other things that can be sold. Discuss this with Aunt Zhang. You know better than me. You have to sell things again. We can’t lose face!”

Zi Teng blushed when Li Xiaoyao said it, and said angrily: "Young lady, you just understand in your heart, but you still have to tell the truth!"

Li Xiaoyao had laughed enough and got up to take a shower and come back. Mrs. Shen was standing outside on the verandah chatting with Aunt Lu. When she saw Li Xiaoyao coming out, she opened the curtain and came in with a smile.

Li Xiaoyao let Mrs. Shen sit down, looked at her carefully and said with a smile: "Haitang said that grandma has been busy in the kitchen doing this and that every day these days. Are you feeling better? Don't be tired and sick anymore. "

"Okay, I'm already done. I haven't done anything yet. How can they let me do it? They've already done it, so I just put it in the pot. How can I be tired?" Mrs. Shen took the green orange and handed it to her. The tea was served, he took a sip and smiled.

Seeing that Mrs. Shen was looking good and energetic, Li Xiaoyao stopped talking about it. The two chatted a few words. Mrs. Shen was drinking tea as if she had something on her mind. Li Xiaoyao looked at her and turned away. Cheng and others said, "Grandma, what do you want to tell me?"

Mrs. Shen laughed, put down her cup, lit Li Xiaoyao and sighed: "You girl, they say the heart is exquisite with seven orifices, you must have nine orifices!"

"Well, nine of the ten orifices are open, but none of them are clear." Li Xiaoyao continued with a smile.

Mrs. Shen laughed out loud, and the two laughed for a while. Mrs. Shen moved closer to Li Xiaoyao and sighed, "I heard what they said about the Fan family."

Li Xiaoyao looked at her, waiting for her to continue. Mrs. Shen shook her head and said with a smile: "In the past, when Mrs. Xiao was alive, she once said that if this person studied and learned, he would either simply be literate, or This knowledge needs to be deepened, and I am most afraid of those who seem to know something but don't understand it. It would be better if this person is born to be a sensible person. But when you meet someone who is stupid and confused, and accepts the truth and digs into the corner, it is really dumbfounding. I think Being a human being is the same as being a scholar."

Li Xiaoyao laughed and nodded: "You are absolutely right."

Mrs. Shen dusted off her clothes and said with a smile: "I have never met Mrs. Fan. Your elder brother is an honest person. Is this person your elder brother likes?"

"Yeah." Li Xiaoyao nodded.

Mrs. Shen looked at Li Xiaoyao, tilted her head forward and said with a smile: "I'm telling you, grandma can see very clearly. Among your brothers, the one who knows the most and has the most evil intentions is your second brother, and Your fourth brother. Your eldest brother is really sincere, and your third brother is a calm person. This is his blessing."

Li Xiaoyao exhaled and nodded helplessly.

Mrs. Shen patted Li Xiaoyao's hand and whispered: "My house sent a gift to the Shui family. I went there to see the seventh lady of the Shui family. She was generous and clear. This is good." , only Shuisheng is worthy of her."

Li Xiaoyao smiled and murmured: "I understand what grandma means. If it is the eldest brother, this marriage is not appropriate."

Mrs. Shen chuckled. She didn't say yes or no. She just followed her own words and continued: "I heard that you sent Mrs. Fan to the nunnery to copy scriptures and cultivate her mind?"

"Um."

"That's good! Accumulate more blessings, that's what I'm thinking. How about I go to the nunnery to stay with her? Firstly, even though it's a nunnery, it's not easy to live alone. Secondly, I'll accompany her too. She talks, although grandma has never been to school and doesn't understand those principles, she has lived a long life and has seen a lot and experienced a lot." Mrs. Shen said gently.

Li Xiaoyao looked up at her, was silent for a moment, and asked directly: "Did Aunt Zhang persuade you to go?"

"That's not true. Grandma Zhang is a shrewd person. How could she advise me on this? No one advised me, it's just my own thoughts." Mrs. Shen hurriedly waved her hands to explain.

Li Xiaoyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while and said: "Grandma, it's her blessing to accompany her. I can't ask for it, but life in Hanchan'an is very poor, Master Qingshen has a harsh temper, and you are old. How can I bear it? This is not possible!"

"It's okay. Have you ever experienced hardship as a grandma? Grandma has endured a lot of hardships. This is nothing. Grandma also happens to want to practice cultivation in the nunnery, so that she can be blessed and rich in the next life!" Mrs. Shen said with a smile.

Li Xiaoyao looked at Mrs. Shen, slowly changing her mind, and after a long silence, she said: "Now that grandma has made up her mind, I think so, at grandma's age, she can no longer suffer the hardships of Hanchan'an. Don't live in a nunnery. Just rent a yard next to the nunnery. I'll ask Aunt Zhang to find two suitable mothers-in-law to take care of you. Just go over there and talk to her in the morning and evening. Anyway, she usually has to do homework and hard work. There are too many, and the time you can sit down and talk is limited. She doesn’t know you, she won’t ask, and you can’t even mention where you are.”

"That's okay." Mrs. Shen thought for a while and agreed readily: "Now that I said it, this matter can be done as soon as possible. You are busy with your business. I will go find Aunt Zhang to discuss it. Find a good yard. We'll move there in the next two days." Mrs. Shen said as she stood up.

Li Xiaoyao hurriedly got off the bed and walked her out of the half-acre garden. He stood at the gate of the yard and watched her go away. He looked up at the stars in the sky for a while, and then he walked in.

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The day to set off to send troops is getting closer and closer, and there are more and more things happening in Prince Liang's palace. Li Xiaoyao is not too busy. Regarding the dispatch of troops, one is busy with Su Zicheng, and the other is Shui Yan and Yu Yuanshan. She is not busy here. It's nothing big, I can come back a little early every day.

In the afternoon of early May, the warm sun shone hotly on the quiet courtyard. Wei Shuisheng woke up from his nap and asked someone to move a chair and lie down on the verandah to read a book.

The mother-in-law outside announced that Lu Hua had come to visit Wei Shuisheng. Wei Shuisheng was stunned for a moment, then stood up and went out to greet him.

Lu Hua was wearing a simple and elegant azure gray plain satin gown, with an inconspicuous belt of the same color tied around her waist. She was swinging an ancient folding fan and followed her mother-in-law as she walked in slowly, looking around.

Wei Shuisheng went straight to the gate of Lotus Root Courtyard. When Lu Hua saw Wei Shuisheng coming out, he hurriedly put away the folding fan, walked a few steps and said with a smile: "Runwen doesn't have to be so polite. He's not an outsider. Are you feeling better?"

Wei Shuisheng and Lu Hua greeted each other politely and gave way to the lotus root garden.

Lu Hua looked at the chairs under the verandah and did not enter the house. The two of them seemed to be old friends for many years, sitting casually on the verandah chatting until it got late. Lu Hua had no intention of saying goodbye, and neither did Wei Shuisheng. With a calm demeanor, Haitang came in and laid out the meal, and the two of them had a home-cooked dinner under the verandah.

As soon as Li Xiaoyao got out of the car at the second door, Grandma Lu hurriedly came up to her, helped Li Xiaoyao out of the car, and reported in a low voice that Lu Hua came to visit Wei Shuisheng in the afternoon and was still talking.

Li Xiaoyao paused, frowned and thought for a moment, then said, 'Hmm', and quickened his pace, rushing towards the half-acre garden, while he ordered: "Let someone put food on the table."

Grandma Lu hurriedly called Liu Yun to give her orders. Liu Yun picked up her skirt and ran back to deliver the message. Li Xiaoyao entered the half-acre garden, washed and changed clothes very quickly, had a few mouthfuls of food, and then went out to the lotus root garden.

The lotus root garden was brightly lit, and Grandma Zhang welcomed her out the door. She whispered a few words, and Li Xiaoyao nodded in response.

After entering the courtyard, they walked along the corridor and entered the hanging flower door. Lu Hua and Wei Shuisheng were sitting on the verandah drinking tea. When Li Xiaoyao came in, Lu Hua stood up first, and when he saw Wei Shuisheng, he also stood up. He stretched out his hand and carefully helped Li Xiaoyao.

Give him a hand.

Li Xiaoyao smiled and greeted the two of them politely. The three of them sat down again and said a few polite words. Wei Shuisheng stood up holding the chair and said with a smile: "Xiaoyao will talk to Uncle Lu first, I will go and change."

Change the dressing.”

Lu Hua hurriedly leaned over to let Wei Shuisheng pass. Li Xiaoyao turned around and motioned to Grandma Zhang. Grandma Zhang understood and quietly signaled to Haitang, Hong Jue and others to retreat to various parts of the yard to guard.

Lu Hua watched Granny Zhang and others retreat, slowly leaned back on the chair, looked at Li Xiaoyao and said with a smile: "There was a message from home saying that you want some charts."

"Well, when I came back from Taiping Prefecture and passed through Lukang, I happened to meet Lu Feng. I heard from him that the Guifu fleet traveled very far, so I asked him to see if he could draw some charts and bring them to me, so that I could see what the overseas world was like.

What does it look like?" Li Xiaoyao answered with a candid smile.

Lu Hua's eyes flashed slightly, he shook his folding fan and was silent for a moment. He looked at Li Xiaoyao and said gently: "If the Fifth Master loves the overseas style, I have collected a lot of travel notes and biographies written by his disciples who went to sea. The writing style is not good.

You can take a look, but the chart only shows routes and landmarks, so it’s not that interesting.”

"Of course that's good. I love reading travel notes and biographies, so you're welcome. I'll ask someone to pick them up tomorrow." Li Xiaoyao smiled broadly, "One of the things I love to read is the customs and customs of various places. Apart from this, I also

I want to follow my uncle's example and do overseas business. There is also a good port in the north, but unfortunately no one travels across the ocean, so I will start a business and earn some money by doing this business."

Lu Hua smiled: "Fifth Master is a cheerful person. Although this maritime business is extremely profitable, the risks are also extremely high. The goods, charts and ships are not difficult. The only two things are that it is difficult for the experienced boatmen.

Look, secondly, pirates are rampant at sea.

To be honest, Fifth Master, the fleets that can safely travel overseas are all under the Lu family of my Shangqing family. If those scattered ships want to safely travel to Southeast Asia, they must rely on the Lu family fleet to stay safe."

Lu Hua stopped talking. Li Xiaoyao sipped his tea, looked at Lu Hua, thought for a while, and swallowed the words that came to his mouth. Now is not the time to be competitive, so let's listen to his plan. Li Xiaoyao's expression

He looked at Lu Hua leisurely and with a smile, saying nothing, just waiting for him to continue.

Lu Hua looked at Li Xiaoyao, saw that she was silent, and continued with a smile: "If the Fifth Master wants to do this overseas business, it can only be done with a word. Shangqingmen currently has eleven fleets, and the Five
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