Liu Xiu watched curiously. Seeing that his elder brother was digging a hole that was getting bigger and deeper, he asked suspiciously: "Brother, what are you digging?"
Liu Yan smiled mysteriously at Liu Xiu and said, "You'll know later."
After digging for nearly a quarter of an hour, Liu Yanfang put down the shovel and took out a package from the pit.
The color of the wrapping cloth could no longer be seen. Liu Yan opened the wrapping and found a wooden box inside. He opened the lid and Liu Xiu lowered his head to see that it was filled with gold ingots.
Liu Xiu opened his mouth in surprise. He never knew that his eldest brother had hidden so much gold here.
Liu Yan first took out ten gold ingots and said, "This is the one hundred taels of gold that Zhen Fu rewarded you for helping Zhen Fu defeat the Green Forest Army last time."
Then, he pointed to the remaining ten gold ingots and said: "The remaining one hundred taels of gold were left by my father before he died. Originally, the eldest brother wanted to wait until you got married before giving these If I give you gold, even if you don’t farm anymore, you will still have enough food and clothing..."
After hearing this, Liu Xiu suddenly felt her nose sore, her eye circles became hot, and tears flowed down.
He knelt on his knees and looked at the gold ingots in the wooden box. His tears were like short-term pearls and he couldn't stop them. His father passed away too early, and his impression of his father had long been blurred. Over the years, he had been taught by his uncle. He was raised by his eldest brother.
He felt sad when he thought of his father who passed away many years ago. Looking at his elder brother, he felt even sadder.
Who can believe that Liu Yan now has as many as one or two thousand subordinates, but his robes on the surface are still passable, but the clothes underneath are actually patched, and Liu Yan’s money is almost all It is used to support these recruited brothers. On weekdays, Liu Yan's diet is very simple, just pickles and dry food. Sometimes he even has no food and has to go hungry.
The eldest brother himself could barely eat, but he hid his gold so tightly. How could Liu Xiu not feel sad?
"Brother, why don't you use it?" Liu Xiu asked while choking.
Liu Yan knelt down next to Liu Xiu, looked at the wooden box in front of him, sighed softly, and said, "That's what dad left for you. Even if my eldest brother dies of hunger or poverty, he won't misuse it."
When Liu Xiu heard this, he burst into tears. The person Liu Xiu respected the most in his life was his eldest brother Liu Yan. This was not without reason. Liu Yan may have many shortcomings and shortcomings, but in him, You can really see the excellent quality.
"Brother, aren't you short of money now? You can use this gold!" Liu Xiu cried for a while, wiped the tears on his face, and pushed the wooden box towards Liu Yan.
Without thinking, Liu Yan pushed the wooden box back to Liu Xiu and said sternly: "Brother has already said that this is what dad left for you. No matter when the time comes, eldest brother will never use a cent!"
Liu Xiu and his eldest brother looked at each other for a moment, then pushed the one hundred taels of gold that Zhen Fu had rewarded to Liu Yan, and said: "Brother, these golds were not left to me by my father, but were rewarded by Zhen Fu. You can use them, right?" ?”
"No way..."
Before Liu Yan finished speaking, Liu Xiu waved his hand and said: "I was not the only one who contributed at that time. All the brothers contributed. The reward should not only belong to me, but should be shared equally by all the brothers." , just use it to supplement the food and clothing of your brothers!"
"This..." Liu Yan looked confused. The so-called supplementing the food and clothing of the brothers was equivalent to supplementing him. After all, the food and clothing of the brothers were under his control.
"Brother, you don't have to argue with me anymore about this money! We are brothers from the same mother-in-law. This little gold really needs to be divided so clearly. Do we really have to divide what is yours and mine?" While Liu Xiu was speaking, he pushed the one hundred taels of gold towards Liu Yan.
Liu Yan pondered for a moment, smiled, nodded towards Liu Xiu, and said: "Okay! Axiu, the eldest brother will accept the gold! When the eldest brother has money in the future..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liu Xiu waved his hand, then pushed the wooden box in front of Liu Yan again, and said: "Although my father left me this gold, my eldest brother needs the money more now, and I don't need it, even if it is If I lend it to my eldest brother, my eldest brother will also accept it."
Liu Yan looked at the gold in front of him and couldn't help but sigh quietly, and said with red eyes: "Brother is really useless..."
"Eldest brother has already done a good job. If I really want to say it's useless, it's because I, the younger brother, am useless and can't help him share more burdens." Liu Xiu choked and said.
Liu Yan patted Liu Xiu's shoulder, no longer refused, and put the gold back into the wooden box. Then he took out a gold ingot and handed it to Liu Xiu.
The latter was stunned and looked at him in confusion. Liu Yan said, "Didn't you say you wanted to go for a stroll in the city tomorrow?"
Liu Xiu knocked on his forehead and almost forgot what was going on. He accepted the gold ingot from Liu Yan and said, "Tomorrow I plan to go to the city to buy some pieces of cloth and make some new clothes for everyone."
"Ah?" Liu Yan didn't expect that Liu Xiu wanted money just to make new clothes for them.
He lowered his head and looked at the robes he was wearing. He felt that they were quite good and new. There was no need to waste any more money. He said, "Axiu, just make yourself a few sets of new clothes. You don't need mine." Done."
Liu Xiu smiled meaningfully and said, "Everyone has a share, and no one can refuse it!"
Liu Yan looked at his younger brother inexplicably, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
Liu Liang was placed under house arrest by Liu Yan. That night, the old man went on a hunger strike. He didn't eat a bite of dinner, which made Liu Xiu worried for a while. The next morning, he ran to his eldest brother's house early and asked Liu Yan if his uncle was there. Have a meal.
Liu Yan laughed and said, "Uncle eats more breakfast than me."
Liu Xiu finally felt relieved after hearing this.
Then he left his elder brother and went to Caiyang County. He walked around the county for a whole morning, and when he came back, he carried several pieces of cloth on his back. When he got home, he saw Li Tong, Li Yi, and Zhu You practicing archery with Fu Jun. .
Seeing Liu Xiu, the four of them stopped practicing one after another, came forward, bowed their hands together, and said, "My lord!"
Liu Xiu nodded to them, smiled, and said, "You continue to practice."
Li Tong saw Liu Xiu holding several pieces of cloth and asked curiously: "Lord, what are these cloths?"
"They're all used to make clothes."
Li Yi asked in surprise: "Uncle Wen can also make clothes?"
Liu Xiu was happy, waved his hand and said: "How can I do that? I'm looking for help from my little sister!"
"oh!"
"You guys keep practicing, I'm going to the backyard first!"
Li Tong hurriedly said: "Lord, let me help you!" As he spoke, he grabbed two pieces of cloth and put them under his armpits. Li Tong was a warm-hearted person and was very active in whatever he did, especially when it came to Liu Boji sharpened her head and pushed forward.
Liu Xiu naturally knew what Li Tong was thinking, so he smiled calmly and took Li Tong to the backyard without saying anything else.
When he arrived at Liu Boji's boudoir, Liu Xiu first handed all the cloths to Li Tong, holding several cloth bags in his hand, and knocked twice on the door.
After a short time, the door opened. Liu Boji saw Liu Xiu standing outside the door and asked with a smile: "Third brother, why are you here?"
"Third brother went to the city today. Look, what delicious food did third brother buy for you?!" As she spoke, Liu Xiu put several small cloth bags in Liu Boji's hands.
Liu Boji cheered, took the small cloth bag, and ran into the house happily. Every time she opened one, she exclaimed: "Wow, they are candied fruits! There are peaches, apricots, and persimmons!"
Seeing Liu Boji's excited look, Li Tong, who followed Liu Xiuyi in, was dumbfounded.
Liu Boji opened the last bag and poured out a round, unknown fruit. She asked curiously: "Third brother, is this a fruit? What kind of fruit is it? I've never seen it before!"
"It's called pomegranate. It was introduced from the Western Regions and is rarely seen. Today I happened to see it. The third brother specially bought it for you to try!" Liu Xiu said cheerfully.
He lies without blinking an eye.
Pomegranate is pomegranate, and pomegranate is the ancient name. As early as when Zhang Qian was on his mission to the Western Regions, pomegranate seeds had been introduced to the Central Plains. Naturally, the pomegranates bought by Liu Xiu could not have been transported all the way from the Western Regions.
It is a variety grown in the Central Plains. It is true that pomegranates were not common in Nanyang at that time.
"Wow, it turns out it is a fruit from the Western Regions. I asked myself why I have never seen it before!" Liu Boji held the pomegranate in her hands and was extremely happy. Seeing Liu Boji's joy, Li Tong also giggled along with her.
"Thank you, third brother!" Liu Boji pulled Liu Xiu's clothes and jumped up and down.
Liu Xiu cleared her throat and said, "Boji, do you know a lot of little sisters who are good at red skills?"
Liu Boji's mind was all on the new thing pomegranate, and she responded casually: "Yes, third brother, what's the matter?"
"Boji, do Third Brother a favor. Find all the little sisters you know and help Third Brother make some sets of clothes."
As he spoke, he looked back at Li Tong and saw that Li Tong was looking at his little sister with a silly smile. He frowned and secretly kicked Li Tong from below.
Li Tong came back to his senses and looked at Liu Xiu in confusion. The latter's eyes fell on the pieces of cloth he was holding and motioned for him to hand them to Liu Boji. Li Tong finally understood, holding the pieces of cloth, he came to Liu Boji and said:
He stammered: "Uncle...Miss Boji, this...this is what the lord asked me to send..."
Seeing that Li Tong was holding so many pieces of fabric, she thought that there must be a lot of clothes to be made. She pouted her pink lips, hummed twice, and said, "No wonder the third brother suddenly sent me so many good things."
The food, and the fruits from the Western Regions, turned out to be for me to work for!"
Liu Xiu said shamelessly: "In Chongling, who doesn't know that our little girl is the best at making red beauties? With you as the supervisor, my brothers will feel at ease watching your little sisters work!"
"Humph!" Liu Boji dissatisfied and put the pomegranate in her hand on the table. Liu Xiu said deliberately: "If you don't do it, then I will find someone else to help, but the food must be given to others!" As he spoke,
He reached out and grabbed the bag.
Liu Boji immediately put a few cloth bags behind her and said angrily: "Who said I quit? Tell me, what style of clothes does the third brother want to make?"
Liu Xiu smiled, reached into her arms, took out a piece of silk cloth, handed it to Liu Boji, and said, "Little sister, just follow the pattern above!"