Are you all dead? You didn't find out about such a big thing, or did you deliberately not tell me?
Stared at Mr. Zhu's sharp eyes, the guards behind him bowed their heads instinctively, but felt extremely aggrieved. Every time the messengers traveled between the capital and Cangzhou, they could hardly stay in the capital for too long. Most of them were told by the government.
, they brought back some news. Who knew they had concealed such a big thing!
Who dares to deliberately hide this from you, the eldest young master? Are you going to die?
But when he saw Zhu Tingfang's stern eyes swishing into the poor guards, Zhang Shou smiled and said nothing. When he glanced at the front of Xiao's house from the corner of his eye, he realized that Xiao Cheng, who was surprised and happy, had disappeared.
He ran out. Looking behind him, who else was there but Ah Liu who had quietly taken a step early?
Xiao Cheng ran out in a hurry just because Ah Liu reported the news. He didn't know how to look at people's faces at all. After rushing over like a gust of wind, he hugged Zhu Tingfang...'s thigh, and then shouted with joy: "Zhu
Brother, when did you come back? Are you injured? Sister Yingying said that you always don’t cherish yourself. Did you eat well outside? "
After the little guy asked a series of questions that were almost incoherent, Zhu Tingfang could no longer maintain his cold attitude of keeping away from strangers. He was hard on the outside and soft on the inside. He sighed deeply and touched Xiao Cheng's hand with his hand.
Seeing that the person still hugged him tightly and refused to let go, he couldn't help but think of the scene when he saved the little guy.
He was just a little bit old, but he was always very independent and self-reliant. Later he even said that he would be his servant to pay off his debts...
When Mrs. Zhou saw that Xiao Cheng was holding Zhu Tingfang forgetfully and refused to let go, she smiled and said, "I have asked Lu Jijiu to go out of the city to see the land where the public school is located. By the way, I also want to meet the kind people from all over the world who have generously donated money."
, leave me to look after the house. Since the eldest young master is back, I will lock the door and go to Xiao’s house to have some fun! Make a sweet soup for Xiao Cheng by the way? "
Seeing Xiao Cheng let go, he immediately stepped forward to thank Zhou. Finally, Master Zhu, who saw the loophole, directly picked up Xiao Cheng from behind. When he heard the person exclaiming, he began to shout that he had grown up.
Now that he can walk, he laughs a few times.
"Okay, I know you have grown up and can now manage such a big family and arrange food and lodging for so many people. Come on, show me what your family is like now!"
Seeing Zhu Tingfang, he smiled and hugged Xiao Cheng and walked inside. Zhou went to Liu's house and locked the door. Zhang Shou rubbed his chin thoughtfully. When he looked sideways, he saw only Zhang Chen, Zhu Er and Zhang Wu.
Lu, everyone's jaw dropped.
A guy like Zhu Tingfang who has no affinity with women or even children at first glance - this is not what they said, who made this young master Zhu lose the woman after getting engaged again and again - he can actually hold a child?
Zhang Shou had no choice but to stretch out his hand and shake it in front of them, then he coughed lightly and said: "Okay, everyone has come to their senses. Turn around carefully. Mr. Zhu will turn around and see you looking so stupid. He will give you a good beating."
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Zhu Er quickly rubbed his eyes, then laughed and said: "The last time I saw my eldest brother holding a child... that was when Yingying was little. He had to carry little Yingying around the house and almost didn't give her to her.
He fell to the ground and got a good beating from his grandmother. Although I had heard that the little guy was adopted by his elder brother, I never thought that he would be hugged by his older brother. Tsk..."
There are still two things he doesn't dare to say in his heart. If his grandmother and parents knew that his eldest brother also has such a fatherly side, it would be much easier to provoke others to him. Poor eldest brother, he is simply a bad person.
I don’t know how many other girls I have to go out to see this time in Beijing!
Even though the eldest brother's previous marriage could scare off countless women, and now he has a terrible scar on his face, he can't stand up to his illustrious military exploits and his versatile skills in both civil and military affairs. Not to mention, it is still a matter of course for the Zhao Guogong Palace.
heir.
It's better for him. Jiuniang will tell him when he comes back this time that she has personally visited Wang Datou's niece. She is a beautiful and virtuous girl! He has been suppressed so much by these powerful women in the family.
After many years, I will be able to sing again soon!
When Zhang Chen saw Zhu Er's silly smile, he immediately stayed away, as did Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu. When the three followed Zhang Shou into the Xiao family gate, they heard Lu Sanlang's loud shouting.
: "That's right, the weather is so good today. It's neither cold nor hot. Don't put the countertop in the house, but put it outside. Hey, Brother Zhu, you haven't been back for so long, sit down with Xiao Cheng..."
Zhang Shou saw that Lu Sanlang was still calm and composed in the face of Zhu Tingfang. He couldn't help but glance at the three weak chickens behind him - plus Zhu Er, there were four. Then he said with a smile: "Look, you must learn from Lu Sanlang in the future."
study!"
"Learn from him, speak human language when meeting people, and tell ghosts when meeting ghosts?" As Lu Sanlang's former best friend, Zhu Er couldn't help but sneered.
However, when Lu Sanlang warmly greeted the other Jiuzhangtang supervisors, he then used the attitude of a senior to care for his juniors, and talked about the specialties and specialty dishes of the chef invited today, and warned everyone for a while with a smile on his face.
Don't overeat. In the future, we will organize dinner parties every month, but the daily food and accommodation will still follow the old standards, and his face gradually becomes droopy.
And Zhang Chen directly spoke to his heart: "Said to be a good friend in the past, Lu Sanlang not only has his arithmetic talent that even Master Ge was full of praise for, but his ability to dance with long sleeves is even more extreme. I said Zhu Er, I won't
I know you used to think that you and Lu Sanpang are the same kind of people, but you actually claim to have the same chemistry with him?"
"Stop talking!" Zhu Er angrily stopped Zhang Chen's stabbing, and then said angrily, "He is good at doing his job, and I just go to the fields to work on mine. Why should I imitate him?
If you say Mr. Ye is a good dragon, can't I be my Mr. Zhu and a good farmer in the future?"
Seeing that Zhu Er could now talk about the words "Zhu Gong is a good farmer" very freely, Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile. He gestured to people not to fight, and invited four people to sit down together. The table was full.
Although the dishes are dazzling, there are no particularly exaggerated ingredients such as sea cucumbers and shark's fins. Instead, they focus on hard dishes such as chicken, duck, and fish. As for the wine, there is not a drop of it.
So much so that Zhang Chen originally wondered if Zhang Shou would take this opportunity to help Zhu Tingfang, but he was completely speechless when he saw this posture. It was obvious that this was really only aimed at improving the diet of most of the poor students in Jiuzhang Hall, and even looked like Lu.
The skill of the chef. But to be honest, he had eaten too many elegant and luxurious dishes. Now that he saw the beautiful appearance, he actually had no appetite.
But at this moment, he only heard Zhu Er suddenly muttering in a low voice: "Lu Sanpang must have done this on purpose. He was smiling and talking to my elder brother openly, but he was causing trouble behind his back! He knew clearly that my elder brother would definitely follow.
, he just asked people to cook this greasy dish! Besides, even if there is a class in the afternoon, what’s the matter with getting some rice wine to catch the wind for big brother? "
Xiao Cheng was sitting on Zhu Tingfang's left hand, and Zhang Shou was sitting on his right. At this time, he heard Zhu Er next to Xiao Cheng complaining about Lu Sanlang's arrangements. Zhang Shou was about to say a few words, but he saw that his junior fellow apprentice had just gone
Lu Sanlang, who had personally toasted and blessed them at their table, had returned. At this time, he was standing behind Zhu Er with an expressionless face. He suddenly felt that there was no need for him to be meddlesome.
Sure enough, the next moment, he only heard Lu Sanlang say sadly: "Shouldn't it be you, the younger brother, who is responsible for taking care of your eldest brother? Besides, the cook I hired is only a cook.
Xiao Cheng and Xiao Peanut went there in person for the food. The two little guys were panting and pushed a cart back and forth twice. You are still here to pick and choose, who are you worthy of?"
Zhu Er was startled by the sound behind him and almost knocked over his chair. When he turned around and glared at Lu Sanlang, he saw that Lu Sanlang had gone to sit on the other side as if nothing had happened.
Moreover, he saw that instead of competing with Zhang Chen for a seat, little fat man Lu sat leisurely next to Little Peanut, and patted Little Peanut on the shoulder in a friendly manner.
At this time, Zhu Er just realized that his eldest brother glanced at him angrily, and that his future brother-in-law Zhang Shou looked at him with a bit of ridicule.
He immediately sat down like a deflated rubber ball, and then said nonchalantly: "Don't I just think that since we happened to meet each other, why not throw eldest brother's reception banquet together? How did I know that it was not Lu San who was buying food?
Fatty takes care of everything."
Zhu Tingfang smiled suddenly and saw Xiao Cheng staring angrily at Zhu Er. He asked a few questions gently and learned that all the vegetables and meat on the table were indeed bought by Xiao Cheng and Xiao Huahua.
He couldn't help but glanced with some surprise at the little peanut sitting next to him with an uneasy expression on his face.
Of course he knew about this young man from Cangzhou, and even vaguely noticed that the eldest prince had raped a common girl and was trapped in Xian Yunhe's public case. Among them, the common girl who had never been seen again seemed to have an ulterior motive. But wait and see.
When Xiao Cheng was excitedly telling the story of urging Xiao Huahua to endorse, he temporarily put aside his thoughts, and then he realized something.
"With so many prison guards living here, don't they hire handymen to do their work?"
"Of course not, you have to do your own thing!"
Xiao Cheng burst out a sentence as a matter of course, and then said proudly: "Brother Zhang taught me this. Make a list of things to do every day, and then let each of the prison students living here take turns to undertake one of them.
Things rotate every five days. Of course, there can’t be as many as twenty things every day, so those who have a bye will take a break. This is called... a duty student? "
Xiao Cheng tilted his head and said this title that he was not familiar with. Seeing that Zhang Shou nodded, he was naturally greatly encouraged. He then said happily: "Little Peanut also said that he would teach everyone how to grow vegetables in the backyard."
, I can take you all to help Song Juren sell sugar water on the street in the future...Brother Zhang said, this is called work-study. Well, it means the same thing as self-reliance!"
The last time he returned to Beijing from the Northern Expedition, Zhu Tingfang learned that Xiao Cheng had pretended to be a ghost because of the huge changes in the Liu family. As a result, he almost died from hunger. After Zhang Shou rescued the person, he gave the little guy a copy of the Imperial College.
At that time, he felt very sorry for his job as a handyman. But the little guy insisted on being self-reliant, and there was nothing he could do about it.
But now, the little guy was talking about what Brother Zhang was talking about, and he was talking eloquently. He also saw that the group of supervisors were mostly joking after hearing Xiao Cheng's words. There was not much reluctance on their faces, and they had obviously accepted such a person.
Little landlord.
With mixed feelings, he completely forgot that he, who had bought Xiao Cheng's house a long time ago, was actually the real landlord. Although he had recovered the money from Xiao Cheng's evil relatives, he had already recovered the money from Xiao Cheng's evil relatives.
Xiao Cheng spent a lot of money on repairing the house and on food and accommodation during those years.
At this moment, he only felt sad that my child had just grown up, but it was a pity that it ended up in someone else's family.
Not only did Xiao Cheng fail to appreciate the subtle mood of his elder brother Zhu, but he was still talking about his affairs these days with great interest. Including what books he read, what poems he memorized, what words he wrote, Jiuzhangtang and
Which students from Banshan Hall would often come here to teach him, and what they taught him... When he talked about being excited, he even grinned widely.
"Thank you to Brother Zhang for bringing Little Peanut and so many people to keep me company. And now Mr. Liu and Sister Zhou are also here. I'm not lonely at all. I'm really happy!"
When Zhu Er saw Zhu Tingfang's subtle expression, he couldn't help but sympathize with his eldest brother. He didn't even have children yet, so his eldest brother had experienced in advance the feeling of his children falling in love with each other. If you add Zhu Ying, who has always been your treasure,
She's about to get married... Big brother has suffered a double blow!
Of course, Zhang Shou would not miss Zhu Tingfang's somewhat reluctant expression - he could better understand the depression of Zhu Tingfang's double critical attack, but today he originally planned to retaliate a little against Zhu Tingfang's attitude towards him, so he just
Just sit on the sidelines and let Xiao Cheng talk about his wonderful life.
It was not until he saw Zhu Tingfang gradually returning to normal, not only eating and drinking freely after the food was served, but even his face gradually relaxed, that he was sure that Mr. Zhu was really Mr. Zhu and had gotten rid of that little emotional problem.
On an occasion like today, there is no such thing as drinking for three rounds. However, with Ji Jiu leading the team and the third prince guarding the formation, a large number of primary school students finally came over to offer tea to Zhang Shou. Although the tea is not intoxicating, drinking it
Even more made his stomach bloated, so Zhang Shou simply drank three glasses and signaled for everyone to stop. When he sat down, he suddenly found someone pressing lightly on his shoulder.
"Zhang Shou, go out for a while. I have something to tell you."
Even if Zhu Er wanted to hear what the gossip was, even if the four of them, Lu Sanlang, Zhang Chen, Zhang Wu, and Zhang Lu were curious about whether the two uncles would be tit for tat, or even the particularly confused Xiao Cheng, and the thoughtful little Peanut,
Everyone could only watch as Zhang Shou, still wearing a decent smile, calmly followed Zhu Tingfang and got up and went out.
However, even though Zhu Tingfang's powerful aura could prevent a lot of people from following him, it still couldn't stop a single person. He walked out of the middle door, glanced helplessly at Ah Liu who was following quietly, and said casually
After saying that your shadow has really done your duty, he calmly said to Zhang Shou: "You have to be careful, someone is planning to use you to make a name for yourself."