Before Ling could ask Zhao Changqing what he thought of Ling Teng, Zhao Yong mentioned to Ling with a bad attitude about what caused Yuan’s nephew to find out about Yuan’s mother’s nephew, “Next time I saw Sister Yuan pushing this marriage, what a bullshit marriage? That kid now has a concubine and two concubines in the room, and he is not a serious person.”

Ling was also angry, "That day Taoist Changqing told me that Sister Yuan was not kind, but she was not kind." When she went to Zhu's house to pay her respects, she tactfully refused the marriage. Yuan was prepared for it, but she didn't say anything.

Zhao Changqing did not take these things seriously. Now Lizi is discussing cooperation with Manager Li. Lizi scolded Manager Li more than once in front of Zhao Changqing as a "risking", "a traitor", "a stomach full of bad water" and "donkey dung balls". Zhao Changqing is easy to understand the first two descriptions, but he is a little unclear about the third one, and asked, "What does donkey dung balls mean?"

Li Zi curled her lips and said, "It's just a layer of glossy outside and a pile of feces in her belly!"

Li Zi always vented his anger for scolding Manager Li, and Zhao Changqing asked, "Isn't it very difficult? If he really makes things difficult for us, it's better not to do this business."

Li Zi waved her hand, "I can't stand the boy's face if I don't steam buns, but I'm not two years older than me."

Zhao Changqing laughed, "Yes, his name is Brother Li, he must be younger than Mr. Li." In fact, when Manager Li called Brother Li, Zhao Changqing was incredible. For nothing else, if Li Rui just went out to do business and pretended to want to give himself a few years, people might not believe it. Manager Li was probably younger than Li Rui, but he turned out to be vicissitudes.

Li Zi shook her head and sighed, "It's so difficult for him. I heard that she looked like she was born in her thirties and forties, and she was too old."

Zhao Changqing felt that when talking about business, if they are in harmony, they should go if they are not in harmony, and they should go quickly. As a result, this business was completely negotiated from before the Double Ninth Festival until the twelfth lunar month. The contract to be signed was as thick as dozens of pages. Zhao Lizi took Mr. Su to explain it carefully to Mr. Su and Zhao Changqing, saying, "Let's make a recipe, he will leave the shop, and the people will have half of the family in the border town, and there will be a route to go. This Mr. Li is not simple. There are also his business in the northern and southern coasts. I said that the border town is too small, so you must sell it to a distance to earn money. The share is set to four and six, and we are four, and he will get six. Also, no matter what secret recipes you have for food, you must cooperate with them first and then divide it according to this."

Zhao Lizi asked, "Sir, Sister Qing, what do you think?"

Zhao Changqing said, "I have no objection."

Mr. Su laughed, "Just press this." It is quite rare to talk about this price. Although the control is transferred, there is no way to do so. The Li family's business has a wide range of ways, not to mention that they have to rely on other people's material and financial resources, so they will never lose. Of course, the secret recipe is the king, otherwise the shopkeeper Li would not make such concessions.

Zhao Lizi said, "But we are a partner of three families, how can we make a contract with Manager Li and others?"

Mr. Su laughed, "This is simple. We originally opened a shop together, so why not make a contract with Manager Li in the name of the shop."

Zhao Lizi was a little embarrassed, "Well, although we are working together, we were in charge of the management before, and the secret ingredients formula was made by our three families. Therefore, when we were working together, my family took 40% and my sister and my sister each took 30%. Later, due to my family's affairs, the shop was closed, not to mention our hard work for several years, and we all lost all of them. Now there are new ingredients produced by my sister and my husband, and it is absolutely inappropriate for my family to account for another 40%."

Zhao Changqing said, "Mr. and I don't know how to manage business. In the future, you and Manager Li will still need to manage these businesses together."

Zhao Lizi obviously had a plan and said seriously, "I account for 20% of the time, and the rest of the wife and Qing sisters each have 40%."

"Don't push it around, it's no wonder you and Li Huaer that happened first. Since you are doing this business together, it's time to share the joys and sorrows. Let's do it, just divide the three families equally." Mr. Su said seriously, "I hope that after twenty years, I will not forget the original intention of today."

After the business was negotiated, Lizi began to be so busy that the dragon could not see his head and the head was not seen. Lizi didn't often have any signs of his brother. Lizi had a special persistence. He came to study with Mr. Su every morning and used lunch with Mr. Su. After he finished cleaning the house, he would always heat up the kang and replace it with fresh water in the tea and tea. He also pasted the windows with newly cut window flowers and couplets in advance. Lizi often sighed, "Although this kid always doesn't say anything, he looks quite like a little wife, and he is more useful than a young wife." Whenever Lizi speaks like this, Lizi, who has always been slow, also has to give his brother some good looks.

Lizi said, "As soon as the twelfth lunar month comes, you just decorate your home like the New Year. Isn't it old?"

Li Guo put five words in his mouth, "You know what's the matter!" He turned his face and ignored his brother, don't think that honest people are out of temper.

Li Zi stabbed him and asked him, "Next year, you can go to the school to live in the school."

Li Guo said, "I don't have a home, why should I live in school?"

Lizi sighed, "I am not at home all day and I can't take care of you."

Li Guo asked, "You take care of me? Are you cleaning the house on weekdays? Do you do laundry and cook?" The two brothers' clothes were washed by Li Guo.

"It's enough to study with Mr. Su. Don't learn from the teacher's mouth." Li Zi said viciously, "If I hadn't given you money, you would eat and drink whatever you eat! If you don't live in school, I'll buy a kid for you."

Li Guo said, "You care about me. You buy one yourself and you have a serious person who runs errands. Are you not the shopkeeper now?"

"I haven't made any money yet, and the shopkeeper can't stand it." Lizi thought, "If you buy more, buy a few more, and buy someone who knows how to cook and clean the house, so as to avoid being distracted by it. I'll be content when you will get a scholar."

Li Guo muttered, "I'm under a lot of pressure if you say this."

Lizi disliked him at all and said, "The pressure of taking the scholar is high. What should you do if you take the Juren and Jinshi exam? If you don't want to study, I will arrange a friend's job for you in the shop as soon as possible and learn the skills of your students. Now you are short of people."

Li Guo said, "Then I'll study." When he thought of being a mate under his brother's magic voice, Li Guo would rather study. Seeing that his brother scratched his ears and foreheads like a monkey, Li Guo asked, "Is there anything wrong with you?"

Lizi said, "It's impossible to keep an eye on the accountant without a reliable accountant." In the past, his sister made a good plan, and the shopkeeper and accountant were all working together. Lizi was good at socializing, and she was a little worse in the account.

Li Guo said, "If you find someone who knows how to account, you will be very good at accounting."

"There is nothing to say when the account checks, but I don't have time to stay in the shop every day like an account." At that time, the siblings and brothers could recognize words and learn to keep accounts, and they were all taught by Mr. Su. Li Zi waved her hand, "I'm looking for someone else, don't worry."

Liguo didn't want to care about it either.

Just as the twelfth lunar month entered, Zheng Jia returned to the border town. When he heard that his family was set on fire, Zheng Jia was in danger of being dispersed.

Mrs. Zheng said, "Thanks to Miss Zhao, who took me and your grandmother to recuperate at home. Later, we were healthy, and it was Peach who helped find this house. They helped to buy everything. It was both affordable and cost-effective. Even the charcoal for winter was also bought by peaches. You have to go to a good life and thank them."

Zheng Jia said, "Should you do this. Grandmother, how good is your mother?"

Old Mrs. Zheng smiled, "All right, don't worry. Your sister's marriage will go smoothly, how about the in-laws?"

Zheng Jia smiled, "It's all good. I stayed in Jiaxing for a few days and visited several of my friends before leaving. Before leaving, I went to see my sister again. She looked good and said she asked me to rest assured, grandmother and mother just worry. I think the Cheng family has rules."

Mrs. Zheng said, "That's good, that's good."

Zheng Jia asked about some trivial matters at home, and Mrs. Zheng said, "It's a pity that all the books in our family are burned out."

Zheng Jia said, "It's good that people are safe, and books can be bought again." In private, he gave his mother and grandmother some money. Mrs. Zheng asked him quietly, "Where did you get the money? Have you gone to resell goods again?" Zheng Jia's temperament is different from Lord Zheng. He is more lively and not as selfless as his father. When he came to Master Zheng, the Zheng family's family background can be imagined. Zheng Jia knew that when he was a child, he had written homework for other rich classmates to make money in school. Of course, at that time, he was very naive and often beaten by his father. After being too old, Zheng Jia did a lot of business and reselling. Moreover, he learned from Master Zheng's eyes as sharp as lightning. He was very terrified.

Zheng Jia fooled his mother, "I saved it in the past. When I went to see the marriage, I had to bring some silver to you. This is the rest. Mom will take the subsidy for the family. My father is busy outside every day, and the family has to point at you."

Mrs. Zheng smiled, "I am older this year and it is becoming more and more useless. I will discuss with your grandmother that I should marry you first."

Zheng Jia quickly waved his hand, "I won't be able to achieve success, so I will talk about marriage. I think I will focus on my studies when I come back this time, and it will not be too late to say that I have passed the Jinshi."

"How can you wait, but the girl can't wait." When talking about her son's marriage, Mrs. Zheng couldn't wait and asked with a smile, "You think, Miss Zhao is okay? Your grandmother and I both think that the girl is good. Although our family is not a wealthy family, we live a Qingming Festival. If you think it's good, how about I'll ask you?" After the fire in the house, both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zheng family had a great affection for Zhao Changqing.

"Sister Zhao's family." He used to call him "Sister Qing" directly, but later he met Chu Yu. The guy was born with a jealousy and forced him to change to "Miss Zhao", so he kept calling him "Sister Zhao". Thinking of Chu Yu, Zheng Jia sighed, "Sister and sister are friends, and I treat her the same as my sister, so I can talk about the marriage anywhere."

"Maybe you think Miss Zhao had discussed with the Chu family before?" asked Mrs. Zheng.

"Not that." Zheng Jia said, "If she is a sister, she has no affection between men and women at all, and she can't do anything." Zhao Changqing is indeed very popular. No one doesn't like such a beautiful and smart girl. However, it may not necessarily mean that everyone has the meaning of men and women. Just like Zheng Jia, when he met Zhao Changqing first, Zhao Changqing was a completely small girl, and he was not Chu Yu, so he could have some bad intentions when he was a child. Therefore, he just thought that Zhao Changqing was a little sister. Moreover, Zhao Changqing was in love with Chu Yu first and experienced the friendship with Chu Yu. It is unknown whether Zhao Changqing could fall in love with others again. He appreciated Zhao Changqing's character and knew that this little girl was respectable and cute. If he got married, it would really hurt Zhao Changqing and he was also misleading.

Zheng Jia pressed his mother's thoughts in a few words and said, "I'll send someone to Zhao's house to deliver a post later. I'll go there tomorrow."

Mrs. Zheng said, "That's right."

In the evening, Lord Zheng went home and the family had a reunion dinner.

Lord Zheng asked his son to go to the study to talk. He first asked Zheng Ying about getting married, and then asked about Zheng Jia’s itinerary. Seeing that Zheng Jia was a little guilty, Lord Zheng said calmly, "It’s only a thousand years to be a thief, but no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand years. You caught a fire just a few days after you left, and it’s useless for you to be at home."

Zheng Jia asked, "What's going on with my father now?"

Lord Zheng sighed, "The country's borer! Your Majesty ordered Xu Tongzhi to temporarily take over the position of prefect and investigate the matter thoroughly with me. Now the investigation is almost done. Prefect Fang and the person involved in the case are going to escort to the imperial capital."

Zheng Jia asked, "Father, why did the Chu family be convicted last year?"

"Constructing a crime?" Master Zheng raised his thick eyebrows and said sarcastically, "What does constructing a crime mean? You know how rich the Chu family has been in the border town for nine years! The amount of land and residential land alone is no less than 200,000 taels of silver, not to mention the confiscated family funds. The Chu family started out in a cold and could not save these family businesses even in eight hundred lifetimes! How can it be said that it is constructing a crime!"

Zheng Jia didn't want to argue with his father about whether he was honest or not, and then said, "I know that the Chu family must have their own guilt. However, when Your Majesty suddenly sent a general to defend the border, there must be a reason. I want me to say that the Chu family has been in the border city for nine years and has all the merits and demerits. At least for the past nine years, the border troops are diligent in training, and nothing is wrong. Why did the whole family suddenly go to prison, and even Liang Qingyuan, the son-in-law, cannot escape?"

Lord Zheng was silent for a moment and said, "Although the Chu family was greedy for some money, their crimes did not last until they died. I also heard the news later. Someone gave His Majesty a secret letter, saying that the Chu family has been selling weapons to the Western Barbarians for many years, which is a serious crime of treason." He is only a small seventh-rank censor, and his popularity in the officialdom is mediocre, and some news is always lagging behind.

Zheng Jia asked, "How is this possible? Is this true?"

Lord Zheng shook his head and sighed, "At that time, the Chu family was the general of the border city, and the Yue family was the Minister of War. If the Chu family operated, it would be cheaper. Although I don't know the specific inside story, Your Majesty immediately sent the Yue and Chu families, and I think there was evidence in my hands."

Zheng Jia said, "If the Chu family is really connected with the Western Barbarians, how can we not escape to the Western Barbarians when the incident occurs, just like the fourth prince and the Wu brothers!"

"What's the use of saying this now?" Lord Zheng whispered, "I guess your Majesty is also regretful after the Chu family dies."

"Who told His Majesty the secret?"

Lord Zheng sighed, "The Left Minister of War, has been confiscated and sent to his house this morning."

"But, how could he, a left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, have evidence of smuggling armies in the border town? This matter must have started from the border town."

Lord Zheng said for a while, "I don't know if the guess is accurate. Your Majesty gave Chu family Airong the first time that the Chu family died suddenly on the road. Your Majesty even gave Chu family son-in-law Liang Qingyuan a title of brave general. The second time was after the palace-forcing incident, Your Majesty must have understood and rewarded Chu family Airong again, but withdrew the title of brave general."

Zheng Jia suddenly felt chill and gritted his teeth and said, "General Chu is the one who betroths the pearl in his hand."

"I'm also guessing from the newspaper, it may not be accurate, but if there is no reason, why compete with a dead person?"

Zheng Jia said, "At that time, Liang Qingyuan and the Chu family secretly escorted the imperial capital, and I thought..."

Lord Zheng sneered, "This secret escort is both surveillance and protection. How old are you? How can you know the profound meaning? Okay, when you come back this time, Ansheng will prepare for the autumn examination next year."

Zheng Jia said he was extremely smart and had not seen many people's hearts. When he heard about Liang Qingyuan's incident, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Why is Liang Qingyuan selling the Chu family? Besides, if Liang Qingyuan betrays the Chu family, why is he on the road..."

"Ask me, who will I ask?" There are so many corrupt officials in the world. The Chu family case is deeply involved, so it can be found out in a short while. Lord Zheng shook his sleeves and said, "Go out to study. If you didn't have any fame, you wouldn't be able to marry a wife now."

Zheng Jia's eyebrows jumped, "Who do you want my father to marry?"

"Why marry whom? They don't like you, a scholar!" Lord Zheng looked unlucky.

Zheng Jia originally thought that his father was talking about Zhao Changqing, and then he thought about it, "If it were a marriage between Zhao's family, how could he say he would not like him?" Zheng Jia asked unwillingly, "Whose daughter is so disgusted with me? She really has no vision."

Zheng University was not very popular, "Study hard for me, and I must be the top scorer in the future, which is also a snob in the beginning and regret it!"

Zheng Jia immediately understood and asked, "Dad, are you talking about Uncle Song's daughter?" His father had a good relationship with the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of the Imperial Capital, and he had already planned to drive Miss Song back to him as his wife. As a result, the first time his father's letter was too late. Mr. Song was so eyed by the eagle for many years that he was blinded to the top scholar Wu Shuang. Later, Wu Shuang and the fourth prince plotted against rebellion, and Miss Song was taken hostage to the border town. Fortunately, the Song family was lucky in disguise. Mr. Song was awarded the title of honor for his contribution to rescue the emperor.

The girl was also named the county lord. When Lord Zheng saw that Wu Shuang had fled to the Western Manchus, Miss Song's marriage was also ruined, so she immediately sent a letter to ask for marriage for her son. As a result, Mr. Song replied, "I didn't want my daughter to marry far away, so she politely refused Lord Zheng. Lord Zheng was very angry because of this, and then regretted that he shouldn't have let his son wander around. If he had been able to pass the imperial examination, Mr. Song was the top scholar and especially liked young handsome talents... Mr. Zheng regretted that his son was useless in traveling, and he was also a little angry.

When he heard his son's question, Lord Zheng waved his hand and became angry and pretended to be free and easy, saying a few harsh words, "Don't mention this matter again, is it better to be apart from his daughter? He has no idea about gold and jade!"

Zheng Jia blushed, and she was embarrassed, "Dad, you praise your son like this, and I really feel ashamed of you."

Lord Zheng choked and sneered, "What a shameless! Do I praise you? Don't put gilds on your face!"

Zheng Jiaxin said, Dad, your salary of more than ten taels per month, you have to have gold to ask me to stick it on your face! Zheng Jia has always been flexible and laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, I know my dad is not praising me, but we are the only ones in this room. Since my dad is not praising me, is it praising you yourself?" The end of the story was that my dad was beaten and scolded and drove him out of the study!

The next day, Zheng Jia went to Zhao's house to thank him in a big bag. Ling smiled and politely said a few words. Zhao Changqing asked Zheng Ying about marriage. Zheng Jia said goodbye and turned to Lizi's house.

Zhao Lizi was not at home because Zheng Jia submitted a post in advance. After all, Zheng Jia was the son of the Censor's family, so Zhao Lizi made a day off, changed into fresh clothes, and waited for Zheng Jia at home.

Seeing that Zheng Jia also brought gifts, Zhao Lizi was quite flattered. He was struggling in the market for many years, even when he saw the yamen runners and constables, he was extremely polite. Zheng Jia himself has the reputation of a scholar, so he was so polite. Zhao Lizi smiled, "Young Master Zheng is so polite. I just help a little. Lord Zheng is a great honest official. It is my blessing to be able to help a little bit."

Zheng Jia laughed, "If Brother Lizi doesn't dislike me, just call me brother."
To be continued...