At the beginning of summer, Li Zhang woke up early, and Qingzhi beside him was still asleep. So he got up gently, then took his clothes to the outside room to put on, and then came to the yard and stretched his waist. Although he had just returned home yesterday, he might not have been used to it for a while, so he woke up too early today.

After leaving for a few months, my yard has also undergone some changes. Not only has the flowers and plants planted before grown lushly, but there are also some toys at home, such as the Trojan horses that the child rides. Although the child has not been born yet, the family has prepared a lot of things. For example, Li Zhang found a whole box of clothes that the child wore in the room, both men and women.

At that moment, Li Zhang picked up the kettle and watered the flowers and plants himself, and then fed the fish he raised. Then he stepped into the front yard. Last night, all the family members outside came back, and many people were drunk, such as Huozi. So when Li Zhang came to the yard where he lived, he found Huozi had just gotten up, and was rubbing his head in pain.

"Are you awake? Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing yesterday?" Li Zhang smiled and handed a cup of tea to Huozi and said. Yesterday he also learned something from Lu Wu that someone proposed marriage to Huozi, and the other party's conditions were pretty good. Huozi seemed a little satisfied, but he had not agreed yet.

Huozi took the tea and drank it all, then looked at Li Zhang and smiled and said, "Brother, you just came back yesterday, and I don't want to worry too much about my affairs."

"I heard that the other party is a famous businessman in the capital, and his tutor is good. Have you ever met someone?" Li Zhang asked with interest at this time. He was married now, but the marriage of these brothers and sisters in his family gave him a headache. They were unwilling to get married. In the past, they were the elder brother, who was talking, but Li Zhang himself had no confidence in speaking, but now it is different.

"Well, the other party's surname is Hu, mainly doing silk business. A small part of the silk from Jiangnan is monopolized by the Hu family. I was really unable to reach the top before." Huozi nodded immediately, then smiled and said, "Speaking of this, Mrs. Hu and I met on the Lantern Festival this year. At that time, I thought this woman was good, so I asked, but I didn't expect it was a woman from the Hu family. I had met her father a few times before."

"You are not young anymore, and you really should get married. Since you think this little lady Hu is good, it's better to find some time to go to the Hu family and settle the marriage directly!" Li Zhang said happily again. Huozi had no father or mother, and he was the only elder brother, so of course he had to come forward in person for his marriage.

Speaking of these brothers, Li Zhang was most worried about Huozi. Huozi was hurt by that actor before, but he ended up spending time every day. In addition to being busy with work, he lingered in brothels and even kept a few women outside. Li Zhang knew these, but men of this era were like this, so he couldn't say anything.

Originally, Li Zhang suspected that Huozi was unwilling to be bound by marriage, but he did not expect that he would fall in love with the little lady of the Hu family. Although he didn't know about Hu's attitude, marriage in this era was originally the order of his parents, and the words of the matchmaker, and the same was true for him and Qingzhi, so Hu's attitude was not important.

"I think so too. In fact, the Hu family has also mentioned engagement with me during this period. But you have not come back, so I dare not agree. If you have time, you are free, why don't I go and discuss with the Hu family first and find some time to make the marriage." Huozi was not shy and said openly.

"Okay, that's all. I shouldn't be busy lately. Then you set the time to discuss the engagement." Li Zhang immediately made the decision, but when he said this, he suddenly showed a serious expression and said, "But since you are going to get engaged, there is something I must say clearly!"

"Brother, you said!" Huozi also sat upright and said.

Li Zhang took a breath at this time, and then said solemnly: "It's okay if you were making trouble outside before, after all, you haven't gotten married, so it's nothing to make trouble. But after getting married, you will have family and will have your own children in the future. You must set an example for your children, so you must never make trouble like before!"

"Brother, don't worry, I know the importance of it. If there is a woman I really like after getting married, at least I can just take it as a concubine and I will never do anything outside!" Huozi said with a smile at this time.

Li Zhang was stunned again when he heard Huozi's words. He didn't ask Huozi to take a concubine, but if you think about it carefully, Huozi is a lustful person. It is impossible for him to keep a woman for the rest of his life. This is the nature of a man. After all, as long as he has power and money these days, there are almost no men who don't take concubines, so Huozi's idea is normal.

After talking about Huozi's marriage, Li Zhang asked about Qianxing again. Huozi and Chou Niang have also worked very hard to expand outward during this period. There is no shortage of money, but there is a shortage of people. Even though Qianxing has opened a special school, it still cannot keep up with Qianxing's expansion speed. Therefore, Huozi will expand the school again this year, hoping to cultivate more useful talents in the next few years.

Li Zhang also told Huozi about the money that occurred in Liao. Although money only circulates in the upper class in Liao, this is a good omen. Qianzhan can consider opening a money that is from the border between Song and Liao and accepting some business from Liao. As for opening a branch in Liao, Li Zhang felt it was too early, especially since the political situation of Liao is unstable now, and Yelu Zongzhen, who was promoted in the future, was not friendly to the Song Dynasty, so the risk of opening a money that was too great.

After finishing the chat with Huozi, Li Zhang returned to the inner house and had breakfast with Qingzhi. The delegation was still on the way, so he probably wouldn't arrive today, so Li Zhang has a day to rest now. If the delegation comes back tomorrow, he will definitely need to deal with the finale of the delegation.

At that time, Li Zhang accompanied Qingzhi at home for one morning. In the afternoon, Li Zhang decided to go to the palace to visit Zhao Zhen on the one hand and talk to him about these things in the court recently. The most important thing is Liu E's physical condition, and by the way, you can also know Zhao Zhen's view on this matter.
Chapter completed!