Liang Dazhuang shook his head and said: "The young one is just a servant, how could he tell me?"
Hu Xiaotian thought about it, stood up from the water, and Liang Dazhuang put on a bathrobe for him.
Hu Xiaotian walked behind the curtain, dried his body and put on dry clothes. Liang Dazhuang asked someone to carry the bathtub out. At this time, he heard a burst of light footsteps, but it was Visa who came in and said softly outside the curtain:
"Master, have you finished washing?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Okay!"
Visa said: "Slave, come here and comb your master's hair."
Hu Xiaotian responded and came to sit in front of the window. The afternoon sun shone on his body, making him feel warm and comfortable.
Visa came behind him, first dried his hair with a clean cotton towel, then combed Hu Xiaotian's hair neatly, and said softly: "You can tie your hair after it is dry."
Hu Xiaotian said: "It's better to keep your hair short to save yourself so much trouble!"
Visa laughed: "Actually, in our hometown, many men like short hair. In the Central Plains, except for monks, everyone else has long hair."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Actually, shaving your bald head is not bad either. It makes it clean and refreshing, and it feels very good to the touch."
Visa giggled at his words: "Master is always so humorous."
Hu Xiaotian turned around and saw that Wei Sa had put on the hairpin he gave her, and couldn't help but smile: "This hairpin really suits you!"
Visa's pretty face turned red and she said, "I like whatever the master gives me."
When Hu Xiaotian saw Wei Sa's shy look, he couldn't help but feel moved. He stood up and reached out to gently touch Wei Sa's golden hair. Wei Sa shyly closed his eyes. Hu Xiaotian's eyes fell on Wei Sa's petal-like soft lips.
Above, at this moment, he looked towards the door as if he had a premonition. He secretly wondered, is that guy Liang Dazhuang coming again?
Just as this thought flashed through my mind, I heard Liang Dazhuang's voice coming from outside: "Master, Hu Caidong is here!"
Visa suddenly opened his beautiful ice-blue eyes and looked at Hu Xiaotian who was less than a foot away from him. His pretty face instantly turned red to the root of his neck. He wrinkled his nose in embarrassment and turned around to go out.
Hu Xiaozhen really admires Liang Dazhuang. This guy can appear at critical moments every time. In the future, he really has to consider giving him other tasks to do. This guy will come out to interrupt every critical moment. Don't care if it is intentional or not, but it is really
What a terrible sight.
Of course, it was Liang Dazhuang's fault this time, it was Hu Zhongyang who came to visit. Hu Xiaotian had specifically told him that whenever Hu Zhongyang came to visit, he would be notified immediately, and Liang Dazhuang also followed his instructions.
Hu Xiaotian asked Liang Dazhuang to invite Hu Zhongyang to his study. Only a few people had such treatment. For example, Zhuge Guanqi and Yu Tianxing. Hu Xiaotian valued Hu Zhongyang because in the battle against Nanyang Navy, Hu Zhongyang provided trebuchets and
As for the siege crossbow, without Hu Zhongyang's full assistance, it would be difficult for Hu Xiaotian to win his first victory.
It was also because of the experience of fighting together that Hu Xiaotian began to trust Hu Zhongyang. Although he could not yet conclude that Hu Zhongyang was loyal to him, one thing was certain, at least for now, the two of them shared common interests.
It is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits, and in fact, most people are like this.
Hu Zhongyang came to Hu Xiaotian's study under the guidance of Liang Dazhuang. From his initial contempt for Hu Xiaotian, he later valued him. Now he is completely in admiration for Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian was already waiting in the study. The tea was brewed, and he was waiting for Hu Zhongyang's arrival.
Hu Zhongyang bowed his hands to Hu Xiaotian and said, "Hello City Lord, Zhongyang is here to wish you a happy new year."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Hello Hu Caidong, you are the first one to wish me New Year's greetings."
Hu Zhongyang said: "Because I have to go out in the afternoon, I rushed to wish the city lord a happy New Year first."
Hu Xiaotian was slightly startled: "The day after tomorrow is the New Year, and you actually go out at this time?"
Hu Zhongyang said: "Bohai State has a business to do, so I had to leave home years ago, and Zhongyang didn't want to."
"Just leave after the New Year!"
Hu Zhongyang said: "The business field is like a battlefield, and you can't do it even a moment later."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. What Hu Zhongyang said is indeed very reasonable. Business opportunities are like fighter jets. They are fleeting. He has never been to Bohai Country. He just knows that the location is in the northeast of him. After leaving the mouth of Yongjiang River, he has to go northeast for 800 miles.
Normally, it takes six or seven days to sail. It is the island country closest to this continent. I heard that the Bohai Country is prosperous and healthy, and its people live and work in peace and contentment. Peace with the surrounding countries is the most important thing. Because of its unique geographical location, it is also
It has rarely been disturbed by the numerous wars on the mainland, so it has been developing very well.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I heard that Bohai Country is a good place to live and work in peace and contentment."
Hu Zhongyang said: "That is a thing of the past. In recent years, due to the rise of pirates on Mangjiao Island, they have continued to disturb the borders of Bohai Country, rob passing merchant ships, and block sea routes. The commercial exchanges between Bohai Country and the outside world have also been greatly affected. Therefore, Bohai Country
The country had to turn to Dayong for help, and paid a lot of silver tribute to Dayong, hoping that Dayong would send troops to help suppress the bandits. However, although Dayong agreed, it has not taken any action, and it is estimated that it has no energy to take care of it now.
It’s something.”
Hu Xiaotian said: "Then you still want to go?"
Hu Zhongyang smiled and said: "This time I am escorting a batch of ceramics to the Bohai Sea. The route I chose has been traveled many times. It has always been safe and there has been no piracy."
Hu Xiaotian said: "If necessary, I can send a few warships to escort you." Hu Zhongyang made great contributions to him in defending Dongliang County, and Hu Xiaotian had always wanted to find a suitable opportunity to repay him.
When Hu Zhongyang heard this, he bowed deeply to Hu Xiaotian and said: "To be honest with the city lord, Zhongyang came here just for this matter."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "How many warships does Hu Caidong need to escort?"
Hu Zhongyang said: "Four small warships with five hundred people are enough."
Hu Xiaotian said: "How is that possible? Let's do this. I will send four medium-sized warships to you, and then allocate a thousand elite naval forces to protect your safety."
Hu Zhongyang was flattered and said: "You can't use this much, you can't use this much."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will be responsible for all the expenses of these ships."
Only then did Hu Zhongyang realize that Hu Xiaotian had misunderstood what he meant. He hurriedly explained: "City Lord, I am not stingy with money. Since you are escorting me, I should be responsible for all expenses. Since the City Lord is so kind, Zhongyang also
It doesn't matter if it's disrespectful, a thousand people are just a thousand people."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Well, I wish Brother Zhongyang a smooth sailing and a fruitful return!"
Zhuge Guanqi successfully returned to Dongliang County on the morning of New Year's Eve. Hong Lingxue, who had long been looking forward to seeing what happened, made a special trip to Xiasha Harbor to greet him. In fact, since Zhuge Guanqi left, she would come to the dock to watch almost every day. Visa joked to her,
If Zhuge Guanqi doesn't come back, she will become a Wang Fu Stone.
Although Hu Xiaotian knew about Zhuge Guanqi's return, he did not choose to go to greet him. This was not because he did not pay enough attention to Zhuge Guanqi, but because he wanted to leave the couple a separate space. A breakup was better than a newlywed.
Hu Xiaotian asked Liang Dazhuang to deliver the New Year's goods to Chang Fanqi's home early in the morning, and arranged for people to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner there. Hu Xiaotian also took Chang Fanqi's marriage to heart and asked the prefect Li Mingcheng to help pay attention to this matter.
Who would have thought that as soon as he said this, Li Mingcheng had a candidate in mind, and it was his niece Yang Yingqiong. His parents died when she was young, and she was raised by their husband and wife. She has a strong personality and likes gun dancing even if she doesn't like embroidery.
Nongbang has a pretty and lovely appearance. She is already twenty years old and has not married yet. In today's era, if she has not found her husband at this age, she is definitely an older leftover. Li Mingcheng also said no to her.
Yang Yingqiong doesn't even like the idea of getting married. She wants to find a real hero, so she has been putting it off until now.
Hu Xiaotian thought about it and realized that there was something to this matter. Chang Fanqi was almost 30 years old this year, so he was the right age. Although Chang Fanqi was not among the top ten generals in Dayong, he was a newly rising general.
He has the strength to compete with the top ten powerful generals, otherwise the Dayong court would not assign him such an important place as Dongluocang. What Hu Xiaotian values more is Chang Fanqi's very filial piety. If a person does not even have his biological parents,
If you are willing to be filial, why should you talk about loyalty?
Hu Xiaotian likes to strike while the iron is hot, so he directly invited Li Mingcheng and his wife to take his niece Yang Yingqiong to Chang Fanqi's house for New Year's Eve dinner that night.
Ever since Liang Dazhuang brought two chefs and prepared so many New Year's goods, Chang Fanqi began to understand that this New Year's Eve dinner was no longer under his control. In fact, it was not that he didn't like the excitement, but he never felt like he belonged here.
, deep down in his heart, he is still a Dayong general. Although Hu Xiaotian treats him well, he still refuses to betray his motherland.
The old lady was obviously in a much better mood today. She got out of bed early and came to the kitchen to give instructions. Liang Dazhuang was worried that the old lady would be blinded and injured. He smiled and invited the old lady to sit down in the sun outside the door. He only said that there was
Just do whatever you are told.
In the afternoon, Hu Xiaotian arrived with Visa, and Li Mingcheng and his wife arrived with their niece Yang Yingqiong. The old lady was overjoyed when she heard that so many people had come. Chang Fanqi was not a fool, and saw that Hu Xiaotian was taking advantage of today's opportunity to help.
He came on a blind date with a face as red as a red cloth from shame. Even though he was so powerful on the battlefield, he was almost like a little girl when something like this happened to him.
Visa and Yang Yingqiong have known each other for a long time. Although Li Mingcheng wanted to propose marriage to his niece, he couldn't open his mouth after all. Visa helped to talk about this matter. Yang Yingqiong was also an open-minded person and believed that a blind date would not be a loss, not to mention Hu Xiaotian.
Having spoken, she didn’t want to make things difficult for her uncle. (To be continued.)
