After leaving the palace gate, the air was quite cold in the winter morning, but it was extremely fresh.
Although Luo Changan knew that there were countless shadow guards following her in the dark, this semi-free state still made her feel a lot relieved, and she felt more relaxed than in the palace.
Luo Changan held Bai Ze's hand and walked, but Bai Ze paused and was unwilling to go forward.
"Ze'er, what's wrong?" Luo Changan was confused and asked Bai Ze with his eyebrows furrowed.
Bai Ze stopped completely, hesitating a little. He was already worried at such a young age, and said softly: "Where are you going this morning, sister? It's not dawn yet."
Bai Ze was woken up by his sister from his sleep. He could see that her sister had decided to leave. He followed her obediently, but he was afraid that he would miss out on his dream if he left.
"Go back to our house and see brother." Luo Changan said softly, "Ze'er doesn't want to go home."
"It's not that I don't want to go back. Well, actually I don't want to go back." Bai Ze lowered his head, feeling a little ashamed: "The war is about to start in the near future, and Ze'er wants to follow General Kangzhuang to the battlefield to see the world."
"You are less than ten years old. How can my sister worry about you going to the battlefield?" Luo Changan couldn't bear it. He wanted to be reunited and happy with his relatives, and it was best to live together in peace. "It's not easy for us brother and sister to reunite.
Isn't it good to be with your sister? When you grow up, inherit the family business, marry a wife, have a few children, and live a peaceful life, my sister has planned it for you."
"Inherit the family business..." Bai Ze thought for a while and said seriously: "Bai Ze wants to be a hero and doesn't want to live a life of mediocrity."
Luo Changan frowned and tried to persuade him, "Doing business is not just mediocre. There are also difficulties in business. It is impossible to hand over any order to the customer. The customer is very good when he points his nose and teaches him a lesson.
It’s challenging. You see, my brother has become calm when facing all kinds of tricky customers. It is very training for people to deal with people. You can also get a great sense of accomplishment from doing embroidery business. The stitches and threads are made from scratch, which is a test of patience. "
After hearing this, Bai Ze lost interest and said seriously: "Embroidery will not give me a sense of accomplishment."
"How will you know if you don't try it." Luo Changan is also very serious. Her younger brother is not interested in his own career, which makes her quite frustrated. "At least my sister's sense of achievement came from embroidery when she was young. When my parents praise me once, I feel like I'm having sex."
Got the honey.”
But when I became a queen, I felt no sense of accomplishment at all. Instead, I became more and more disappointed, and even forgot what I was like in the beginning.
"Sister." Bai Ze bit his lower lip and tried to communicate with his sister. He understood that his ancestors' livelihood could not be abandoned, but he really didn't like it. He was ashamed of his sister, "I don't like embroidery."
"Why don't you like it?" Luo Changan hoped that Bai Ze could inherit the craft. His father had always kept the most precious craft secrets for Bai Ze. "Isn't embroidery a craft with rich connotations? Like Jinhe and Jin in the future.
Feng, my sister will also teach them the ins and outs of this craft. I sincerely hope that the family business will not be ruined in our generation. People inside and outside the palace are full of praise for the Bai family's embroidery skills. The Bai family is highly praised by noble ladies and ordinary people.
craft."
"I know, but I..." Bai Ze whispered again: "I really don't like embroidery..."
Luo Changan is always a little disappointed. Her younger brother is not interested in her family's craftsmanship, which is very frustrating. She is a little helpless, "At first, my brother was on guard against you, for fear that you would steal his father's mantle from him, but in the end you were not interested at all...
. Hey, you can dye cloth without embroidery. I will pass on my father’s secret recipe to you. There are dozens of processes and it is very complicated. My sister will teach you how to dye cloth step by step. At least give it a try."
"Sister! I don't like to come into contact with the cloth industry. I like to fight with a halberd!" Bai Ze made it clear in order to prevent his sister from continuing to persuade him, "I don't like dyeing cloth either. That's a girl's job."
Luo Chang'an was deeply shocked. His younger brother really didn't like this line of work. "It's a bit biased. You see, our brothers Liu Qin and Xiao Yu are very good at dyeing cloth and embroidery. Our father was also a master craftsman who strives for excellence at that time.
, why is it a girl’s job? You’re not cute anymore. You don’t have to like it, but you don’t have to be biased. You can embroider lotus flowers, or you can embroider magnificent mountains and rivers.”
Bai Ze saw that his sister was a little angry, so he said softly: "...Sister, please, don't force me to learn embroidery, let me pursue my dream."
Luo Chang'an is really in trouble. The Bai family is just a single branch. Why don't you carry forward your father's career? Then it's my father's fault that I didn't advise my younger brother.
She finally said: "Look at our brother, everyone in the East and the Ming Dynasty knows that he is a well-known imperial businessman. Whenever he is mentioned, they are full of praise and say that he is a magnificent treasure in the cloth industry. He has a pair of skillful hands and can travel all over the world. Good brother and sister.
Where will it harm you? Without merchants like us, how can the country's commerce develop?"
Bai Ze said solemnly: "I don't want to be a beauty, nor a businessman, I want to be the God of War!"
Luo Changan: "..." Sigh. It's okay to wield swords and guns, but being an official is not necessarily good either. It involves intrigues and competition for power.
Bai Ze finally said what he was thinking, "Bai Ze wants to be an upright man who can protect his sister. Bai Ze can no longer seek protection in his sister's arms forever. In the current national crisis, everyone has a responsibility. If you don't go out to practice at this time, wait for peace."
In the prosperous age, there is no chance for actual combat!"
When Luo Changan heard this, his heart softened.
She knows that her husband has ambitions in all directions and seeks stability for herself, but Bai Ze has more ambitious ideas, so she is destined to worry.
She touched his hair and compromised: "If you have already made up your mind, my sister will not stop you. It is a good thing to go to the barracks for training, but it is too dangerous to go to war with the army. Otherwise, you need to study with the master for a few years.
How about it? My sister will hire the best master to teach you martial arts. We will wait until you are twenty-five to start a family and start a business. Then if you still want to fight, go out and give it a try..."
"Twenty-five is too late! The emperor ascended the throne at the age of fifteen. It's early to become famous." Bai Ze was surprisingly ambitious. "You won't rush to the front line when you first go to the battlefield. There are also people who do miscellaneous jobs for the generals and study, and make fire.
There are plenty of positions in logistics. Sister, don’t worry, what’s the point of talking about it on paper? Only those who have experienced it can grow.”
Luo Changan was completely at her wits' end. Looking at his expectant eyes, she finally said softly: "Then you can go back to the palace to meet Jin Shang. I just want to say that I promised you to practice so that you can have a fruitful effect since you were young.
My dear mother, my sister is very relieved. Now is indeed an opportunity for you. Heroes emerge from troubled times. Follow the emperor, he is very skillful in military and political affairs."
Not to mention the emotional aspect, the seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards could not be finished in three days and three nights. She had no confidence that she could control him and was worried about gains and losses to the point where she could no longer continue.
"Sister, won't you return to the palace?" Bai Ze said softly, "I like the emperor. I can see that he, like me, will give everything to protect my sister. But my sister has less trust in him, so she should give him more time.
he."
Luo Changan touched his head. Her brother had rebelled, but she was unwilling to share her husband with others. She laughed and said, "Come back and see me if you miss your sister."