Before departure, Yang Fulai asked Huo Xi what to do with the ship of porcelain and Yun brocade returned from Wu Youcai.
Both of these were extremely precious things. They didn't dare to put them in the warehouse over there, so they were taken to Zhuangzi in Tangquan Town by Yang Fuli.
"Put it over to Zhuangzi first. Don't move for now."
"Should I take it to Ningbo, pick up the porcelain in Yuezhou, and sell it to the Ban people together?"
Huo Xi thought for a while and shook her head: "Let's leave it alone, I have some ideas. We can just bring some candy with us when we go to Ningbo."
Yang Fu nodded: "Okay. I have transported all the cane sugar collected to Jiangjun Mountain. When are we going to refine sugar?"
"Let's wait a few days."
After explaining the business of the shop, the next day, when Huo Nian was resting, Huo Xi took him, Yang Fu, and Bao Kang, who insisted on following him, to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing.
Before they arrived at Zhuangzi, they saw two men pulling a young woman. The woman tightly protected the package in her arms and yelled at each other, but it was of no use. The two men pulled her arms and tried to touch them.
Cheeky.
Yang Fu was so angry that he jumped out of the carriage in a hurry: "Stop!" he yelled and trotted over.
Huo Nian was about to jump down when he saw it, but before Huo Xi could make a move, Bao Kang hugged him down, and both of them ran over after Yang Fu.
When the two men saw that someone was coming, and they were coming in a carriage, they worried that it was a noble person, so they quickly let go of the woman and ran away.
"Thank you for your help, brother." The woman saluted Yang Fu. She glanced at them and then avoided Yang Fu's gaze.
Huo Nian raised his head and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, we are good people. Do you live nearby? My uncle and I can take you home."
The woman smiled at Huo Nian: "I live in Zhuangzi in front."
"Do you live in the Zhuangzi in front of you? Do you know a great scholar named Qin Changzhi?" Yang Fu asked her, worried that no one would lead the way.
The woman raised her head to look at him, then glanced at Huo Nian and Bao Kang, and was about to speak.
Huo Xi also got off the carriage and came over: "Sister, is she from Zhuangzi in front?"
The woman glanced at Huo Xi and nodded: "Yes." She hesitated to speak and only said: "I will take you there."
After saying that, she turned around and left. Huo Xi and the others hurriedly followed her.
The woman led them into Zhuangzi and then to a small courtyard. She opened the door and shouted into the house: "Grandpa, there are guests coming."
Uh, could this person be Qin Changzhi's granddaughter? Huo Xi turned to look at her.
"Who is it?"
An old man's voice echoed in the room, and soon an old man walked out, followed by a young man in his early teens.
Huo Xi thought that this should be Qin Changzhi's grandson named Qin Huaimin. The person who led them here was his second granddaughter Qin Huaiyu.
"I have met Mr. Qin, my daughter Huo Xi, and this is my uncle Yang Fu, my brother Huo Nian and their servants."
Huo Xi saluted him, and Huo Nian and Yang Fu followed suit.
"Who are you?" The old man looked at them, and Qin Huaiyu also looked after her. It turned out that she was a little girl just like him.
"We were introduced by Mr. Li Shimian, the former Jiujiu Master of the Imperial Academy. I was fortunate enough to receive his teachings and studied under him for two years. Now that my younger brother is at the age of studying, Mr. Li gave me advice and came to find Mr. Qin."
After Huo Xi finished speaking, Qin Changzhi understood.
In Li Shimian's previous letter to him, he said that he had experienced the ups and downs of human kindness over the years, and only one young disciple who had given him guidance was thinking of his family and sent him money and gifts, but he could not repay him. He learned that the other disciple was his younger brother.
I'm looking for Mr., so I came to myself.
Qin Changzhi looked at Huo Xi, especially Huo Nian.
Before Huo Nian came, his sister told him to take him out to find his husband and told him to be good and sensible. When he saw his husband looking at him, he took two steps forward.
"Hello, sir, my name is Huo Nian. I am almost six years old. I am currently studying at Boya Book School. I have finished studying the Three-Character Classic and am currently studying the Thousand-Character Classic."
Qin Changzhi saw that although the child was young, he looked smart and clever, so he nodded secretly and asked him to recite the Three-Character Sutra.
Huo Nian put his hands behind his back and began to memorize the book with his head shaking.
Qin Changzhi nodded while listening.
After Huo Nian finished memorizing it, he tested him on a few more questions. He was satisfied. He looked at Huo Xi and said, "Do you want to send your brother to me?"
Huo Xi thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible to send Huo Nian to Zhuangzi to study with Mr. Zhuangzi. But I actually have two other thoughts in my mind."
"you say."
"I want to bring my husband to the city. My family has a house on the other side of Mochou Lake. My husband and his family can live there. My husband can be a teacher at Boya Book School and give him classes during the day. He will not be alone.
I'll stay with Nian'er at night and give him private guidance."
"My younger brother is still young, and it is the right time for him to come into contact with the world. Let him study in a college outside and spend time with his classmates, teachers, and other people. He can learn some ways of the world, let him experience some ups and downs, experience things, and compare them with others.
It is much better for him to study alone at home. This is first and secondly, if my husband does not want to go to Boya Book School to be a teacher, he can live with my brother in our house in the city. It is more convenient to travel than Zhuangzi.
"
Qin Changzhi raised his head and glanced at her leisurely, and his two grandchildren also raised their heads to look at her.
Qin Huaiyu even glanced at his younger brother who was huddled behind his grandfather.
Qin Changzhi did not agree, but said he would consider it.
Huo Xi felt a little regretful when she failed to get his promise. In the end, she had to say goodbye to his family and took Huo Nian and others back to the city.
After sending the person away, Qin Huaiyu went to the house to look for her grandfather.
Seeing that my grandfather was in a daze, he opened his mouth and then closed his mouth.
"Yu'er, what do you have to say?"
"Does Grandfather want to keep that child?"
"That kid is smart. It was requested by an old friend, and my grandfather will accept him." He had received a letter from Li Shimian two days ago.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimian could find out his whereabouts and find someone to deliver the letter to him.
From this point of view, although Li Shimian's family was exiled, they still had some connections in the capital. Although his own family was not exiled, now the old woman is gone, as are his son and daughter-in-law. His Qin family used to be a prosperous family, but now only
Two young grandchildren were by his side.
Now the three of them are huddled in the eldest granddaughter's dowry village, unable to move and looking at people's faces.
If the eldest granddaughter hadn't been pregnant and later gave birth to a son, her life would have been even more difficult.
Qin Changzhi was thinking about it when his granddaughter asked him: "Does grandfather want that child to live in Zhuangzi?"
Qin Changzhi glanced at her: "What did Yuer say my grandfather should do?"
Qin Huaiyu bit her lower lip and said, "Grandpa, can we go back to the city?"
"Go back to the city, do you want to go back to the city?" Qin Changzhi was a little surprised that his granddaughter actually wanted to go back to the city.
When the family property was confiscated, his family was demoted to common people and lived in the eldest granddaughter's dowry house. The grandchildren went out on the street and were ridiculed by their former friends. The two children were crying and making trouble and no longer wanted to stay in the city.
, so he came to live in this village.
Now the kid wants to go back to the city?
"Grandpa, that Huo Xi is right. My younger brother should go to the academy to study, so that he can learn some ways of the world and experience things. We can't stay with him all his life. He has to learn more and see everything by himself, and learn to solve things by himself. He has always
When you stay in Zhuangzi, your whole person will be dull. Even if you have learned a lot of knowledge in the future, when you go outside, you will not know anything about the world, how can you stand on it? "
Qin Changzhi was silent, then raised his head suddenly: "You went to town to sell handkerchiefs today, but you were bullied?"
I don’t know if there is a third update. If not, I will add an update tomorrow.
