☆. Return to Chapter 106.
Zang Hua's magnifying glass business is very popular. Almost every old man in a wealthy family has one in his hand, and many ladies also carry one in their hands.
As popular as magnifying mirrors are their vanity mirrors. With such a bright and clear mirror, even a wealthy family would not be able to claim that they are wealthy unless they have one.
Shopkeeper Lin is open for business. The business has been booming in the past two days, and the door has been almost broken. Many people buy mirrors not just one or two, but dozens of them.
Glass mirrors quickly replaced bronze mirrors and became the most popular items among wealthy families, and quickly caused a trend.
A magnifying glass costs fifty taels, and a mirror starts at thirty taels. The price is as high as grabbing money. Shopkeeper Lin sold 237 magnifying glasses and 756 mirrors in three days, with a total income of 46,000. Two more silver, after deducting taxes and costs, the profit is as high as 40,000.
Three days, net income of 40,000.
This speed is really faster than a money printing machine.
Zang Hua can be considered a person who has seen big events. His business has been doing very well in the past two years and he has never been short of money.
Sometimes I can earn one or two hundred thousand taels of silver a month, sometimes I can earn tens of thousands of taels, and I can earn almost one million taels a year.
Zang Hua knew in his heart that even the nine-five-year-old man sitting on the dragon throne was envious of his earning speed, not to mention the princes, who were wooing him overtly and covertly, hoping to get his most profitable method.
However, the net profit of forty thousand taels in three days is still too exaggerated. Even if you guard the gold and silver mountains and let your men dig it, you won't be able to dig that much at one time.
Zang Hua felt a little proud and a little nervous. He asked shopkeeper Lin to block the news and not disclose it to outsiders, and to think of ways to use the money as soon as possible.
It was too hot to hold so much money in his hands, and Zang Hua was a little frightened.
Zang Hua has added a monthly salary to everyone involved in the manufacturing and trading of mirrors and magnifying glasses. Even the young men in the shop now receive two or two monthly salary.
In the entire imperial capital, there are few shops that pay such high wages.
When the news spread, countless people wanted to get in touch with them.
Zang Hua took advantage of the situation and said that he would select a clerk to open a new store outside. After going outside, his monthly salary would be increased tenfold, to twenty taels per month, and he could also be the deputy shopkeeper.
There were a total of thirty-two clerks in their fabric shop, and Zang Hua said that five of them would be chosen and the best would be admitted.
Whether these guys can seize this opportunity depends on their respective abilities.
As soon as the news came out, the guys in the shop were so excited that almost all of them signed up.
Some of these guys were the sons of two of Zang Hua's farm servants at Zhuangzi, and some were sons of good families invited from outside. Zang Hua tended to send his own people over, and after asking shopkeeper Lin for his opinion, he finally settled on five. A smart and motivated young man.
He removed the people. Now that the shop had to expand its business scale, there were not enough manpower. Zang Hua thought about it and finally decided to select another group of people from the field servants.
With these people's bodies and deeds in his hands, he felt more at ease.
In addition to recruiting people to run the business, Zang Hua also had to recruit more than 100 people to spread them out to the five newly opened shops.
Most of the young field servants in the villages on both sides were taken away by him. In the end, there was still not enough manpower, so they had to buy people from outside.
This is a time when we are in a hurry to hire people, so the treatment of our subordinates is naturally good.
In addition to two taels of silver and monthly clothes, Zang Hua also made an important decision. Once the field servants who come to work for him get married and have children, the next generation will not be bound by slavery and will be released directly to become good sons. !
As soon as the news came out, the field servants on both sides were almost crazy with excitement. They all knew that their young master was kind and they didn't have to worry about their future if they worked with their young master.
Zang Hua's decision was almost a stroke of genius. He didn't have many people under his command, so basically all the younger generation of field servants who worked with him were arranged by him.
Not to mention the joy in the hearts of the field servants, the servants of Prince Jingning's Mansion were not so calm after receiving the news.
There are two Zhuangzis in Zanghua, one was given by his father and the other was given by his eldest brother.
The two villages under him originally belonged to Prince Gu's Mansion, and the people in their villages were also servants of Prince Gu's Mansion. Now, just when the masters changed, the servants got such a huge advantage, and the people in the mansion didn't dare to say anything. , I feel more or less envious and unwilling.
Especially the guards who were seconded by Zang Hua, they were treated very well by Zang Hua, and they were even more certain that Zang Hua was a good master. In this case, everyone wanted to camp next to him.
Lei Xing's ears were filled with oil after listening to these things these days. He knew that working with Zang Hua was beneficial, and his subordinates came to ask for help one by one. As a superior, he knew that there were errands here and did not take care of his subordinates. He felt uncomfortable, so He had no choice but to come in person to ask for Zang Hua.
Lei Xingxing is a loyal, steady and very reliable person.
This is the person named by his eldest brother himself. Zang Hua actually trusts him, and he is responsible for the safety around him.
Although the two don't talk often, they are together every day and their relationship is quite deep.
The two were drinking in the village. He drank for three rounds before talking. Zang Hua stopped his drink and asked with a smile, "I wonder what Mr. Lei wants to do with me today?" Lei Xing murmured for a long time, and finally asked, "Sir
, , I heard that you are looking for a partner now?"
"That's what happened." Zang Hua teased, "What? Your subordinates came to ask you to intercede for them?" "Yeah."
Lei Xing said dullly: " The person under my command is also a good man, or--"
At this point, he was a little embarrassed, but before he finished speaking, a dark face with a hint of red looked at him, which made people unbearable.
Zang Hua knew what he meant, stretched out his hand to suppress his unfinished words, and then said: "What we want to open a branch this time are smart young men with sharp eyesight and quick hands. You can ask the interested subordinates to send the children to Lin." At the shopkeeper's side, I told Shopkeeper Lin to make a choice, and those who are suitable will go to the branch to work hard." Lei Xing's
sixty guards are all unwilling. Even if they are young, unmarried, and have no sons, they have to call Brother come here.
They have all inquired and found out that the clerks who work in branches outside are the same as here, with a salary of 20 or 2 months, including food and accommodation, and clothing and hair every month.
With such good conditions, if you go out and work for a few years, you can save hundreds of taels of silver, come back to find a house and a wife, and live happily together.
You must know that these teenagers have to work out when they are older, and other shops accept apprentices, and they may not even get two dollars a month.
Shopkeeper Lin received a new errand and took time out of his busy schedule to help Zang Hua visit a few people.
The guys who applied for the job all came from good families, had learned something, and had pretty good personal qualities.
Tang Hua recruiting them is also a win-win situation.
The manpower was soon ready. A total of 115 people were prepared, five deputy shopkeepers, and a hundred clerks. Jiang Pingyuan had to bother to search for the other shopkeepers.
Their store is different from other stores. Their store has transformed into a modern store and is very sophisticated.
Such a shop would not be able to run a shop without a capable shopkeeper.
Zang Hua is afraid that if he hires the wrong person and deals with a bunch of rich or noble ladies, he will be in trouble if he offends them, even if he doesn't make any money.
The business under Zang Hua is gradually getting bigger and bigger, and it's time to set up some rules.
Because he wanted to open a new store, Zang Hua thought about it and finally asked Ruan Shijie for advice. Based on the actual situation here, he specially discussed with Jiang Pingyuan to write down a set of rules and regulations.
Their rules and regulations are very simple in the end. One is to require the loyalty of the people under them, and the second is to be capable.
If you satisfy these two, you will definitely be able to take on important responsibilities here, and if you satisfy one of them, you will have a good life.
This rule has been vaguely revealed since the initial stage of Zanghua's career.
Anyone who has been with him for a long time knows that only by being loyal can you get a good job and live a good life.
If you are not loyal, no matter how capable or clever you are, you will not be reused. You can tell by looking at their young master's former personal servant Yu Yi. After fighting with his young master, now he has not even got a job as a personal servant.
Opening a branch is a big deal, and even Zang Hua feels a little nervous about throwing down more than 100,000 taels of silver at once.
Even if he didn't care about money, it would still be embarrassing if he decided to open a shop with great fanfare and then messed it up.
Such a major event requires Jiang Pingyuan to personally take people there. Whether it is choosing a location, saying hello, or doing other things, as Zang Hua's right-hand man, he has to go to the town in person.
Zang Hua was very confident in his ability, but he was a little regretful that Miss Chen was in trouble again. When he came back, Miss Chen still didn't know whether she was married or not.
The night before Jiang Pingyuan packed his things and was about to leave, Zang Hua finished dinner with him and said, "How about I help you be a matchmaker first, and then you go out after settling on the marriage?" "No, why should a man be without a wife? It's my
destiny It's mine, and I'm afraid it won't happen if I don't decide it in advance."
At this moment, Zang Hua finally realized that he really had no intention of getting married, so he had to give up.
Jiang Pingyuan raised his wrist to serve him food, "Sir, I will set off tomorrow morning. Do you have anything else to explain?" Zang Hua thought for a while, "When choosing a location, choose a larger one and buy as many shops as possible
. If people are willing to sell, they can even buy the whole street. Anyway, we now have money in our hands, and it is reassuring to switch to a shop." "Just this one?" "Well, just this
one
. ." Zang Hua said: "What needs to be explained has been explained before, that's all, just remember it." Zang Hua has been following Ruan Shijie for a long time. He has seen the horror of real estate and always wants to hoard land and houses
.
Jiang Pingyuan smiled and said, "Then I'm going out. Young Master, please take good care of yourself." "I see,
there are He Hua and the others."
Jiang Pingyuan passed by, and Zang Hua was not worried. He was an experienced old man. He has already done a lot of things, not to mention that he is from the palace, and anyone with some sense knows not to offend him casually.
They will not make any money at most by opening a branch this time, and they will definitely not incur any danger.
Zang Hua thought about it and realized that they were not in a hurry for money now and had enough time, so he simply let them do the work.
He doesn't expect five branches to be opened at once. As long as three branches are opened, it will be considered a success.
One thing that makes it more difficult for Tang Hua is that as the stores they open get bigger and bigger, they need more and more raw materials, which means they need to hire more people and buy more servants to ensure that their production rhythm.
Logically speaking, since he has money on hand, this matter shouldn't be so difficult.
If Zang Hua had money in Ruan Shijie's era and could start a business by observing laws and regulations, he would not have thought about what he had and what he didn't have, but he was in the Dasheng Dynasty.
Even though Zang Hua was already a second-grade general who served the country, even though he was born in the royal palace and was a relative of the current emperor, he still did not dare to take risks. He was afraid that recruiting too many people would attract criticism from the opposition forces in the court.
It doesn't matter if the business is down and the money is low. If someone has ulterior motives and directly accuses them of recruiting troops and intending to rebel, things will be big.
Even though he was quite favored by the emperor, he also knew that if the opportunity arose, the emperor would never mind reducing the vassal status.
People don't dare to buy too much, and they don't feel safe when shopping outside, for fear that a lot of things will be leaked.
Zang Hua felt quite confused when he thought about this matter.
In the midst of his confusion, his brother came back.
Gu Tangyu was covered in scars and angry.
As soon as Zang Hua saw his brother's handsome face, he knew that his brother was not having a happy life.
In order to welcome his eldest brother, Zang Hua specially returned to the palace to stay for one night, and the family had a quick meal.
King Jingning then asked his eldest son to go to the study.
Zang Hua quickly seized the opportunity and rushed to Ruan Shijie's side. Ruan Shijie was a little surprised to see him, "Why did you come so early today?" "Brother Ruan, my eldest brother is going home today. I have something to talk to tonight.
" He stopped talking and stopped coming."
"Isn't he going to stay in your imperial capital for a long time? Why is he so anxious, just for this night?" Tang Hua patted Ruan Shijie on the shoulder, approached him and
said : "My eldest brother looked bad when he came back today. I'm worried about what's going on in his mind. I'll ask him later." Ruan Shijie was also worried that something had happened to his brother-in-law, but he asked, "Is your brother
? You just came back. You are very tired from the journey, so you don't look good?"
Zang Hua shook his head without hesitation, "That's impossible. My eldest brother is a soldier. He fights on horseback every day. As for tiring him."
"Then something really happened, you should ask."
Zang Hua nodded. He didn't know what happened, but it would be great if his brother came back safely.
He looked at Ruan Shijie and said, "Brother Ruan, I'll go back today and come back to accompany you tomorrow." "Go on. If
something happens and you're late, you can come over and tell me. I'll be there anytime." Yes."
The two were lovers now, and Zang Hua was not polite to him. He nodded and said, "Okay, if I can't make up my mind about anything, I will come to you." Ruan Shijie smiled, "Then I
will Go to bed later tonight. Come and say good night to me."
Zang Hua agreed, "Okay."
Zang Hua waited in his yard and asked the maid to go to his eldest brother. Once the latter comes back, he will come and report to him. He will go Look over there at his elder brother.
Gu Tangyu and his son didn't know what they were talking about. They talked for a long time. It wasn't until they turned on the lamp in the evening that there was news that Gu Tangyu had returned to the yard.
Zang Hua was a little worried. Neither his father nor his son were talkative people. If they could talk for so long, something must have happened, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.
When Zang Hua passed by, Gu Tang Yu had just come out of the shower. He was wearing a robe and was covered in moisture. Under the robe was his strong body. Judging from the exposed wrists and neck, he seemed to have had a lot of scars in the past six months.
Zang Hua felt sour in her heart and called out, "Brother."
Gu Tangyu smiled and said, "You're here." "
Well, I'm here. Brother, I want to talk to you, is that okay?"
Although Gu Tangyu's eyebrows were still wet, Feeling tired, he was gentle with this younger brother. He smiled and waved for Zang Hua to come over, and then pointed to the chair next to him, "Sit down. I won't make tea for you since it's too late. I'm afraid I'll wake you up. You've been here this year." How's it going?"
"Very proud, big brother, how about you?"
"I'm doing fine, after all, I'm a general and the heir apparent of Prince Jingning, so no one dares to embarrass me." Zang Hua sat next to him and looked at
him He raised his eyebrows and sighed in a low voice and asked, "Then why are you still so tired?"
Gu Tangyu smiled in the candlelight, "Is it obvious?"
"It's very obvious, even the wrinkles are showing, and he looks like he is in his thirties. ."
"Go away." Gu Tangyu scolded with a smile, "I will bury your elder brother."
Seeing his smile, Tang Hua felt relieved and asked his elder brother, "How have you been this year? Did you suffer any serious injuries? "
Fortunately, I haven't actually been to the battlefield many times. Last year, oh, I should say the year before last, the snowstorm made the enemy more peaceful, and they couldn't find anyone to attack for a while." Gu Tangyu said a few words about the situation there. , and then changed the topic, "If there weren't many enemies and there wouldn't be so many people stationed there, Shangfeng wouldn't have given me leave and asked me to come back and have a look." Zang Hua looked at his eldest brother's face and said
, She felt that there was something hidden in the smile on his face, so she asked worriedly, "That's it?" "
That's it, otherwise what do you think?"
"How do I know? I've never been there." Zang Hua looked at it. He glanced at him and said, "Brother, isn't it very expensive to fight the war over there?" "Isn't
this nonsense? Before the troops are moved, food and grass go first. With so many people on the border, how can it not cost money?" "
Then you people Just sitting around on the border, not growing vegetables or anything?"
"Huh?" Gu Yanyu glanced over with sharp eyes, "What do you mean? Do you still want the soldiers to grow vegetables to make a living? What does that have to do with the old farmers? Difference?"
"Brother, don't get excited, I didn't mean that."
Seeing his serious face, Zang Hua became a little timid, and hurriedly raised his hands and said, "I just think it's difficult for the Dasheng Dynasty to reach this point. The top has no money, and the bottom has no money. We don't have much money. If we want the soldiers to live a better life, it's better to provide enough food and clothing by ourselves. It doesn't mean that we have to bear all the food and grass by ourselves. It's just that we can grow some things to provide our own rations on weekdays." Gu Tangyu knocked on the table and frowned
. Said: "I thought you had some idea. This idea is too ridiculous. Can't you ask all the soldiers to plant vegetables?" "Why not? Aren't you preparing for war? You can train in the morning and plant
vegetables and water them in the afternoon. Watering can also be changed. Or some people can train some people to grow vegetables and water them, and change them every day, so that the labor force can be freed up." Zang Hua said seriously, "What is more important, belly or face? Brother, you don't know, right
? "
Gu Tangyu listened to his weird words, and actually listened a little bit. He sat on the chair and muttered, "I'll go back and think about it. This matter is important, so don't tell the other person." Zang Hua nodded quickly, "I'll just go back and think about it
. Your brother is in the army. Who else can I talk to about this? Should I talk to those princes? "
Actually, someone has mentioned your idea before, and there are some records on the paper. It's just that the soldiers mounted their horses to kill the enemy and have not been engaged in farming for a long time. Now no one can afford to be a farmer?" Gu Yanyu sighed, "What are you doing?" You know that we can't send out food and salary? Your Majesty told you?"
"What?!" Tang Hua screamed, eyes widening, "You can't send out food and salary? When did it happen?"
Gu Tangyu Seeing that the surprise on his brother's face was not fake, he shook his head and said, "I thought you were so powerful and knew about the border affairs. It turns out you just talked about it casually. Now I am the first person to officially reveal it to you."
"Brother, don't worry about it. You really can't pay for it? How have you been living for the past six months?" "It's not that you can't pay. It's just
some old grains and coarse grains. It's not enough. Every day I can only eat seven percent full every day."
As his younger brother grew up, Gu Tangyu didn't hide it from him, but just warned him, "This matter is very important, so don't talk about it outside. Some adults in the court couldn't bear to spend so much food and salary every year, and they said Now that the enemy has been defeated, it is time to disarm and withdraw. Therefore, the food and salary payment is not enough this year. When I asked the superiors, they only said that there is no money in the treasury." Zang Hua slapped the table angrily: "The Ministry of Revenue obviously still has millions of taels of silver.
, How can we starve and kill the enemy's soldiers? These sons of bitches?!"
He worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs last year, and after reading so many years of information, he could infer to some extent the situation in the treasury.
The national treasury is insufficient, this is pure excuse.
Besides, even if it is really insufficient, the soldiers should not be left hungry.
Zang Hua asked with concern: "What should I do? Brother, are you going back? When will your wages be paid? Will your men have enough to eat?" "Go back. There are so many brothers, we can't just leave them all behind.
" There, my people are left to others to take care of. I don't trust. I'm afraid that someone will use them to fill the death pit." Zang
Hua breathed out, "Then when will you go back? Did you come back to the imperial capital specifically this time to ask for it? Food and salary?"
"That's not true. I really have a vacation. The superior asked me to come back and take a look. But if I can get it easily, I have to ask for it easily. I have the ability, and I can't let my brothers starve." "If not
. Where are you?"
"Then what else can I do? I can only starve with my brothers."
Gu Yanyu smiled openly, "There is no end to the road, and the current treatment is a bit worse, but Uncle Huang is not really If you want us soldiers to be surrendered to our own people, you will still be given what is due. I will first consider your farming business and see if it works. If it works, we will grow some ourselves to supplement our food rations."
Zang Hua hesitated and said: "Brother, I have earned a lot of money in the past six months. After all the money I have spent, I still have about two hundred thousand taels..." As soon as he spoke, Gu Zangyu's face immediately turned dark and she stared at him.
, "What are you talking about? Using your own private treasury to raise an army, are you trying to rebel?"
Zang Hua muttered in a low voice, "I didn't ask you to raise an entire army. How many troops can you support with these two hundred thousand taels?" Yeah? I just let you hold it, so that you can make a small stove for your men. After everyone is full, you can use your energy to fight against the enemy, and you will be safer." "I have received your thoughts. Don't say this again
. Besides, for a family like ours, the most important thing is..." "
Be careful in your words and deeds." Zang Hua interrupted him and spoke first, "I know this. Brother, how many times have you emphasized this, I will remember it in my heart. Don't worry. These words can only come out of my mouth and into your ears, and no third party will know. Our people are all guarding outside." Gu Tangyu laughed angrily at him, "What are our people? That's me.
"People, please stop trying to trick my people!"
Zang Hua was unconvinced, "Why do we distinguish so clearly? You see, even if I make money from doing business, I don't distinguish so clearly with you."
Gu Tangyu couldn't help but rub his head, his eyes were quite pleased, but he soon became serious again, "What's going on with you and the princes? Why do I hear that you are quite hostile to them?" "Where am I
? They are very hostile. One or two of them want to take advantage of me. I have earned so much money, so they want to recruit me into their service." Zang Hua whispered: "I have been in the emperor for more than a year
. Everyone looked at it, and the princes were just like that, none of them were successful. If the emperor's uncle really goes away in the future, and the world is left in their hands, they don't know how to make a fuss." Gu Tangyu also sighed silently
. , but still said: "Just do your thing well. It's not your turn to worry about this kind of thing. It's getting late. Go back to bed quickly. We'll talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do." "Brother, I'll have more tomorrow.
" If you go to Zhuangzi, why don't I bring you the quilt and let's sleep together today so we can talk."
Gu Tangyu knocked him on the head and said, "I won't sleep with you. You're sleeping in a different place. I'll sleep on my own tomorrow. If you want to go to Zhuangzi, go to Zhuangzi. I will also go to your Zhuangzi in two days. They all say that your Zhuangzi is doing well. I will go and see what kind of good method it is." "Welcome, brother
. You are here, and we will go fishing together. The reservoir I dug has already put a lot of fish fry in it, plus some of the fish it already has, I estimate that I can catch a few, which is also a wild fun." Zang
Hua While rambling on, he walked out the door. When he was about to reach the door, he suddenly remembered, "By the way, brother, I plan to open a branch and I have asked Pingyuan to handle it. Do you have anyone who can be useful?" ? If there are useful people who don't have anything to do for the time being, why not lend me a year or two and I'll let them run the shop for me." Gu Tuanyu laughed and scolded, "I know you are not a thief. After all, there are really a few of you
. I will sort out the list for you tomorrow, so you can use it without worry."
Zang Hua smiled happily and bowed to his eldest brother, "Thank you, eldest brother. You are not at a loss, so didn't we agree to do business together? Let's talk tomorrow. Let's talk about how to make it happen. By the way, in addition to the useful shopkeeper, Xiangyunsha also needs people, and Liuli Burning, my two farms... I have never dared to buy people in large quantities, brother, look at me How are we going to do that?"
Gu Tangyu was really tired and couldn't think of any good ideas at the moment. He nodded to show that he had kept it in mind and said, "I will help you think about it tomorrow." Tang Hua looked at his elder brother's face and said
, With his mind moving, he suddenly thought of a way. He lay down at the door and asked, "Brother, how many wounded soldiers are there on your side?" "Why do you suddenly think of asking this?" Gu Tangyu gave him a helpless look and replied, "There are some
, but it's not too many. Many wounded soldiers have retired and returned to their hometowns."
Zang Hua asked: "How are they living after they retire? Can they live a good life? Can they get a wife? Can they still live a normal life?"
Zang Hua said . When Gu Tangyu heard this question, his heart ached.
His own soldiers know that they can go home, and with such a small amount of money as a pension, they can make a living. But if you really want to live a good life, it would be difficult to marry a wife and have children. Even a healthy man would find it difficult to marry a wife and have children, let alone a disabled soldier.
Gu Tangyu waved his hands and didn't want to say more. This was also a helpless thing.
If the disabled soldier is already married and has children, that's better. If not, his life will basically be wasted when he returns home.
Seeing the pain on his eldest brother's face, Zang Hua felt uncomfortable in his heart. He cautiously suggested, "Brother, why don't we invite people to just this group of people? It's all work, and they don't need to be particularly healthy. Whatever they can do can be done." Yes."
Gu Tangyu had an unclear look on his face, "Are you really willing to invite such a group of people?"
Tang Hua blinked, "I have done all the good deeds, and I don't know how much money was poured into the charity hall. It would be much more to invite some disabled soldiers. It doesn't cost you a few bucks, but you can still help them, so why not."
Gu Tangyu patted him on the shoulder, "Good brother."
That's how the matter was settled. Gu Tangyu would find some people, most of whom were slightly disabled. soldiers.
Zang Hua didn't care, and told him that he didn't need to specially select people, lame and broken feet, blind and broken hands, as long as the people were willing to come out to work and support themselves, he would recruit them, and he would not be short of monthly expenses.
Gu Tangyu explained in advance, "It's hard to ask these soldiers to sign a contract of betrayal." "I know
, I know the stakes involved, and I won't leave any clues to others."
Tang Hua waved his hand, "Brother, if you don't worry, don't worry. , just go into the palace and talk to the emperor's uncle. You haven't seen him for a long time. You two have a good chat, and you can also contact the emperor's uncle to bond with you." Seeing him like this, Gu Tangyu smiled, "You can say such things, too
. I remember that when I brought you into the palace last year, you were so trembling that you didn't dare to take another look." "You should treat each other with
admiration after three days of separation!" Zang Hua glanced at him sideways, and suddenly approached him scornfully, "Brother, You finally came back this time, why don't you quickly find me a sister-in-law? Pingyuan is already looking at each other, you are older than Pingyuan. By the way, Han brother has also been granted a marriage by the emperor's uncle, and you are still a bachelor ——"
Gu Tangyu strangled his neck with his hands, dragged him over and pressed it against his face, threatening, "There are only two bachelors in our house, one is you and the other is me. How dare you threaten me?" Tang Hua touched the tip of his nose. ,
although it was difficult for him to tell his family about Ruan Shijie now, he was really not a bachelor. He glanced at his brother and whispered confidently: "The question is how much older are you than me!" "How much older are you?"
What does it matter? How many years older are you not a bachelor?"
Zang Hua really couldn't tell him, "Anyway, you should take this opportunity to marry me a sister-in-law, otherwise you can run back to the army and come back next time. I don't know what year or month it is. You are not in a hurry. My father keeps it in his heart and doesn't say anything. He is afraid that he will die in a hurry." "I know. If you can marry me, I will marry you. But you, what's the matter with you now? ?
Since you don't want to marry and I don't see any girl you like, is it possible that you really like men as you said?"
Zang Hua was silent for a moment, then nodded.
Gu Tangyu almost died of anger when he nodded so clearly. He let go and pointed at the tip of Tang Hua's nose, "You are promising, didn't you say you are not sure yet? How can you be sure that you like men? Could it be that you do? Who are you dating?"
This Zang Hua really didn't dare to say anything, so he remained silent.
Gu Tangyu was somewhat prepared in his heart, but his frank admission made him feel a little overwhelmed. He sighed.
"Okay, I'll talk to you about this later."
He waved his hand and shooed Zang Hua out like a fly.
Zang Hua felt very guilty and hurriedly slipped out against the wall.
In the evening, he went to Ruan Shijie and told Ruan Shijie, "Brother Ruan, I came out to my brother today." Ruan Shijie looked him up and down and saw that he looked calm and didn't seem to have anything wrong with him
. The bad part is that I can still joke with him, so I asked: "How is it? Does your brother want to break your dog legs?" "That's not true. We already talked about this issue last year. He suspected that
I like men. , but I'm not sure, it's just confirmed this year." At this point, Zang Hua felt a little guilty. He glanced at Ruan Shijie and whispered, "I didn't admit your existence to him directly, I'm afraid I'll have to talk about it some time later."
Ruan Shijie came over and rubbed his head, "It's okay. We'll talk about it in a few days. We'll talk about it in a few days. Anyway, you are mine, and no one can take you away." "Well, I am yours, no matter who comes
. You can't take it away."
The two sat and lay down on the sofa, and Ruan Shi asked him, "How do you feel now? Do you have any plans? Should you continue to confess, or should you lay the groundwork first to make it easier for him to accept it."
" Let me lay the groundwork first. It will be difficult for him to accept such a sudden statement. It will be terrible if he impulsively makes things happen. Although according to my understanding, my eldest brother has a good temper and will not directly cause such a thing. , but it's still just in case."
At this point, Zang Hua sighed, "He is also a little busy taking care of himself. Today I found out that they can't even pay out military pay, and the brothers under his command are suffering from cold and hunger. He also feels bad. He probably came back this time just to find a way to solve the problem." "Has
your side reached this point? Speaking of how many years of war you have been fighting there, is it because you have been fighting for too many years?
"It's not too many years ago, but our country was founded just a few generations ago. We have been fighting for these years. On the surface, it seems to be okay. There is still a slight surplus in the national treasury. It's just that some people in the DPRK want to disarmament. " "
In this case, you can still think of a way." Ruan Shijie looked down at him, "Don't worry too much about finding something to do in his position? Your war won't start for a while, food and salary It won't be a big problem if we're not in place for the time being."
"I know this, but we can't chill the hearts of the soldiers." Zang Hua rested his head on Ruan Shijie's thigh and whispered: "As the saying goes, it is better to fight against chaos than a peace dog. Even if we don't fight, there will always be someone who wants to scare the enemy. It's best to scare them away, and then we can get over it once and for all." "I don't know much about the
situation on your side, but I'm afraid it will be difficult." Ruan Shijie calmly said. He said: "The grassland conditions are sometimes too harsh. They can't stay there all the time. It's best to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results." Zang
Hua looked a little disappointed, "Well. Actually, we can discuss whether to fight or not. We can discuss it later, but they are here. It's such a chilling move to pull people out of the cauldron. I specially asked people to check it out in the past two days. They said that the second prince's lineage wanted to intervene, and the eldest prince and others were also ready to make a move. We have been fighting among ourselves for a long time, and we are afraid that we will have a difficult time for a long time. Passed."
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☆, Chapter 107 Note:
Zang Hua had some errands, so he stayed at the palace for two days and then returned to Zhuangzi.
The weather is getting warmer in March, the wheat in the fields is growing very fast, and the rapeseed is also blooming. The rows of yellow rapeseed flowers look very beautiful under the blue sky and white clouds.
According to the original plan, Zang Hua began to prepare to plant eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, melons, winter melons, pumpkins and other vegetables. He also wanted to plant some watermelons, cantaloupes and other fruits. Tomatoes had not yet been introduced, and Zang Hua had his heart set on planting them. It was not easy to get the seeds, and I was afraid that someone would find something wrong, so I had to give up temporarily.
There is no need to participate in the experiment with these fruits and vegetables. They are just grown in small quantities to supply the daily consumption of hundreds of people in Huangzhuang.
Zang Hua's current main experimental subjects are wheat and rice. It is already remarkable that he was able to get some water conservancy and fertilizer this year. More will have to be done slowly in the future, so he did not push himself too hard. Wheat and melons Fruits and vegetables are only grown slowly.
Gu Tangyu stayed at home for a few days, went to the palace to talk to the emperor for two days, and played chess for two days. He had nothing to do for a while, so he just came to Zhuangzi and paid a visit to him.
There is a fence in front of Zanghua's village, and honeysuckle has been planted on it. Now it has sprouted and begun to climb.
Now the outside is green, wrapping this Zhuangzi more like a pastoral landscape. From the outside, it feels quite extraordinary.
Gu Tangyu originally didn't think that his brother, an agricultural officer, had made any achievements, but now that he saw this scene, he suddenly felt that his brother seemed to be more powerful than he thought.
He stood in front of the gate for a long time.
Walking further inside, there is a road that leads directly to various places in Zhuangzi. The big house with white walls and black tiles that was built last year is still brand new. Looking over there, it looks very clean.
People were coming and going in Zhuangzi, and there were people working in almost every field. Those who brought water, caught insects, pulled weeds, and applied fertilizer. No one was idle.
These people were neatly dressed, well built, had smiles on their faces and looked like they were doing well.
In all his years in the army, Gu Yanyu has never seen any team with such a spirit, not even his men.
Gu Tangyu found it quite strange to see him like this. His younger brother was a bit shy when he was a child and was bullied by his servants before. He didn't expect that he could now run a stall and do such a good job and manage his subordinates in an orderly manner.
Zang Hua was walking in the field and busy recording the current growth conditions of plants. When he saw his brother coming over from a distance, he waved his hand and said hello to his brother.
Gu Tangyu walked over there and glanced around, "You did a good job here. Why did you keep all the grass you pulled? Where can you carry it like this?" "Throw some of it into the reservoir to feed the fish.
Part of it is used to fertilize with chicken, duck, pig and cow dung."
"Feed the fish?" Gu Yanyu glanced at the load of grass left by the field servants, "With so much grass, how much do you want to feed the fish? Can you eat so much?"
"It's just a part, not too much. The fish can eat as much as they want, and it doesn't matter if they can't eat the rest. Anyway, if you throw it in the reservoir, within a few days, the grass will rot and sink and turn into reservoir mud. When will you need to use a lot of water? Or the weather is too dry and the water in the reservoir has dried up. We can just catch a fish and pick out the mud to fertilize the fields." "You still have this idea?" Zang Hua smiled and said helplessly: "There is no way,
we
can I just started farming, but I don't have enough, so I'm looking for some fertilizer."
Zang Hua and the others now mainly use manure from chickens, ducks, pigs, and cows. These manures need to be concentrated for disinfection, and then put in withered grass, rice straw, etc. Carry out decomposition.
Subtilis, rice straw, etc. are mainly used to provide nutrients for Bacillus subtilis and others.
These fungi used for decomposition were secretly brought by Zang Hua from Ruan Shijie, and they had no way of producing them here.
If this batch of bacteria is properly preserved, it will probably last for decades like the iron-reducing bacteria in Xiangyunsha.
In fact, these manures can be used without adding fungi such as Bacillus subtilis. These fungi mainly kill root-knot nematodes. If you do not add fungi, you have to expose the fertilizer to the sun for at least three to six months until the fertilizer begins to evaporate. The cigarette must be boiling hot inside before use, otherwise there will be all kinds of bacteria and insects.
Although they now raise a lot of pigs, cows, chickens and ducks, they still don't have enough fertilizer, so Zang Hua has to think of other ways.
In fact, he didn't make any early plans last year. It was his first time farming and he was a little inexperienced.
If he has experience, he should plant a crop of vetch and other green manures.
Milkvetch is a good thing. It can be planted there to fertilize fields. When cut, it can be used as pasture to feed pigs, cattle and sheep. Moreover, if food is insufficient, it can also be used for food.
Pick some plump and tender milkvetch branches, wash them with water, put minced ginger and garlic in a large iron pot and sauté until fragrant, then stir-fry over high heat, then put it on a plate and eat while it's hot.
After being stir-fried in this way, the fat and tender milkvetch branches are refreshing and crispy, with a unique flavor.
Last year, except for the hundreds of acres of land that Zang Hua used to grow radishes, cabbage, and cabbage, he left them all uncultivated. Now that he thinks about it, he feels sorry for himself.
The past cannot be forgotten, so he can only console himself that they did not suffer too much last year. At least they plowed the ground deeply and added base fertilizer. This year, the soil conditions are much better, and everything they plant grows well.
Zang Hua read a lot of information at Ruan Shijie's place. According to the soil fertility measurement report he saw, he found that the soil here was extremely deficient in nitrogen and had better phosphorus and potassium.
In this case, Zang Hua and the others mainly considered the issue of nitrogen fertilizer.
Nitrogen fertilizer is also called urea, and usually decomposed manure is used. With so many acres of land, some are not enough.
Zang Hua previously planned to get a batch of fertilizer, but later found that this was not realistic at all.
They have no industrial base here at all, and it is impossible to produce some chemicals. They were lucky to be able to obtain some sulfate and hydrochloric acid in small quantities last year. If they were to obtain it in large quantities, the price of fertilizer would be much more expensive than the price of agricultural products, which is not worth it at all. It is a project that cannot be implemented.
No matter how much knowledge Zang Hua learned and how many tricks he knew, he could not transfer the industrial base.
On his own, even if he lived to be ninety, he would not be able to raise the technological level of the entire country to the level of the Industrial Revolution.
A single tree cannot support itself.
Zang Hua can only turn to biofertilizer and has been doing research in this area in the past two years.
Seeing that he had been recording, Gu Tangyu had a look of interest in his eyes, so he simply followed him.
Zang Hua has been taking notes carefully. From time to time, he calls Tian Pu who is working and asks a question or two. He mainly inquires about the growth conditions of things in the fields.
Gu Tangyu didn't understand the purpose of what he was doing, but he still watched it with gusto.
However, Zang Hua was very meticulous and recorded the conditions of almost every acre of land.
Those who farm are most afraid of encountering pests and diseases. There are no pesticides now. Once they encounter pests and diseases, the crop will be ruined and there is nothing that can be done.
Fortunately, their crops have been quite good so far, with basically no pests or diseases. Once they encounter Zang Hua, they will check the information and quickly eradicate a plant to create an artificial isolation zone.
Their current conditions are insufficient, and Zang Hua has no particularly good solution, so he can only use this stupid method.
Gu Tangyu couldn't help but ask: "Is it really useful to spend so much manpower and material resources to grow so many things? Can we find out the growth patterns of crops?" "It is useful. Our radish and cabbage production last year was nearly one percent higher than that of ordinary farmers.
" Times." Zang Hua said sternly: "We have invested a lot of manpower and material resources now. If ordinary farmers don't plant this way, it will definitely not have the same effect. However, after finding the planting method, I believe that even if farmers invest relatively little manpower and material resources, every acre of land will be harvested. It is also very easy to gain a few hundred kilograms."
"A few hundred kilograms of what? A few hundred kilograms of cabbage?" Gu Tangyu squinted his eyes, "The watery vegetable weighing scale is not a big increase in production." Tang
Hua He turned around and explained to him, "Brother, don't underestimate these few hundred kilograms. Think about it, one acre of land will increase by several hundred kilograms, ten acres of land will increase by several thousand kilograms, and one hundred acres of land will increase by tens of thousands of kilograms. If the amount increases across the country, If tens of thousands of acres of land can grow like this, how far should our national strength grow?" "If nothing else, our
soldiers on the frontier don't have to worry about not having enough to eat."
Gu Tangyu listened and heard what he said , couldn't help but smile, "You are quite ambitious."
"It's not a bad thing to be a little ambitious occasionally. Let me look into the future. Everyone needs this motivation." Zang Hua smiled, "Actually, I don't No matter how much money you spend, it won't cost you anything just to mess with it. Just let me mess with it."
Gu Tuanyu smiled, "No one else has the ability to do this except you." "
Yeah, we won't talk about this anymore. This morning. The records have been taken down. Let's go back and have a rest." Zang Hua put away the booklet and homemade pencil, "Brother, are you tired? What do you want to do in the afternoon, or go fishing." "Is there really fish in the reservoir?
"
"It's true. We put some in last year, and we put some fry in this year. There are probably a lot of them. We can often catch fish when we open canals and release water." Gu Tangyu had nothing to do, so he really went fishing with his soldiers
.
He had good skills that he had honed over many years outside. He sat by the reservoir for half an afternoon with a fishing rod and caught half a barrel of fish.
No ordinary veteran can catch so many fish.
Xiang Yichang, the chief chef at Zhuangzi, is also a good fisherman and passionate about it.
He held the half-barrel of fish and smiled, "Sir, I've packed up the little fish. I'll fry the fried spicy food for you to drink. Then I'll have some roast chicken, fried pork ribs, peanuts..." Zang Hua didn't follow his men
. When people talk about his brother, his subordinates don't know that this is the heir apparent of Prince Jingning. They just think that he is one of his friends and they all call him "Master".
Gu Tangyu was also kind, "Okay, I just don't know what good wine you have here?" "
You have to ask us adults about this." Xiang Yichang also laughed, "I heard that he brewed hundreds of jars of good wine at his farm... ..."
Zang Hua wanted to come in and tell the cook to cook some good dishes to entertain his brother, but he didn't expect that before anyone arrived, he heard Xiang Yichang confiding to his brother.
He walked in expressionlessly and glanced at Xiang Yichang. Xiang Yichang laughed a few times, shrunk his head and did not dare to speak.
Gu Tangyu chuckled and asked, "You really brewed hundreds of jars of good wine over there? You are not a good wine person, so why did you brew so much wine? Did you get a new brewery?" Zang Hua said honestly:
" I don't have a recipe for the wine, it's still ordinary rice wine, but this time I'm going to make shochu." "Then
how's your shochu brewing going? Maybe you drank it?"
Zang Hua glanced at his brother, "No, besides, this place is far from the village. It's so far away, even if I brew the wine, it's hard for you to drink it today."
After Gu Tianyu came here, he really relaxed, and curled his lips when he heard the words, "If you have wine over there, I'll ride over and use it. I can walk back and forth in less than half an hour, can you believe it?"
Zang Hua looked up at him, and the two brothers looked at each other.
Gu Tangyu's phoenix eyes were filled with doubts, and he squinted unconsciously, "Can't bear to let your elder brother drink your good wine?" "How could it be?" Tanghua's heart suddenly moved, and he had an idea, "I also have good wine in my collection
. It's just that this wine is unusual. Brother, please go back and wait for a while. I'll go to the yard to get it for you." "I'll go with you.
"
"No need. I hide this wine in a secret place and don't want you to know about it. Just wait for me. I'll come to you with some good wine later."
"What kind of good wine is it? It's so well hidden that even I can't know about it?" Gu Tangyuqi asked, "Did you bury some wine underground? Well?"
"That's not true. Anyway, just wait for me for a while and I'll be back soon." After
Zang Hua finished speaking, he waved to his brother and led He Hua towards the yard.
Before reaching the courtyard, Zang Hua ordered, "Go to the warehouse quickly and bring me a jar of wine." He Hua was puzzled, "Should we use the wine in the warehouse
to entertain the prince?"
"Don't let the secrets leak out, hurry up." Go get it, I'll wait for you in the courtyard."
He Hua's heart trembled, and he hurriedly ran to the warehouse to get the wine with his head lowered.
Zang Hua returned to the courtyard and sat in the room waiting for a while. He Hua ran over panting, "Master, your wine." "Okay, put the wine here, you all go out." Zang Hua sent the maids and others inside the room
. Several people inside told He Hua, "You also go out and ask the guards to guard outside my courtyard. No one is allowed in, including my eldest brother." He Hua and others hurriedly said goodbye and stood guard outside the door
. .
Zang Hua held the small jar of wine and weighed it. The jar weighed at least five kilograms. It would be a waste to just pour out so much wine.
He carried the wine back to the room, looked at the door on the wall, opened it and walked over there.
Ruan Shijie went to work and was not in the study.
The sun is very bright today, and large swaths of sunlight fall outside the window, illuminating everything brightly.
Zang Hua rarely took a look out of the study room during the day, feeling a little strange.
He held the wine jar, not caring whether it was novel or not. He found his mobile phone in the room and called Ruan Shijie.
Ruan Shijie was in a meeting when the phone rang. He took out his phone and glanced at the screen, stretched out his hand to make a pause gesture, stood up and walked outside, answering the phone while walking.
A vague voice came from outside. People in the conference room heard his voice become softer and subconsciously looked up at his retreating back. When they looked up again, they could see surprise in each other's eyes.
Ruan Shijie walked into the empty conference room next door and asked, "What's wrong?" "
It's okay, it's okay, don't worry, it's just that my brother is here and we plan to drink later. I don't have any good wine there, so I thought you wouldn't Do you have some good wine in your collection? Ask if you can pour some of your wine back to him." "It's
just some wine, just pour it." "
Then I'm not welcome, I guess I have to take two bottles back."
" It's okay. It doesn't matter if you take back all the wine in the wine cabinet." Ruan Shijie smiled, "There is also new beef jerky delivered today in the refrigerator. It is the flavor of the grassland. Go and get a pack. Your brother You should also like it, it goes well with wine."
Beef jerky is a rare thing in Zanghua. The main reason is that they don't allow the slaughter of cattle. It is very difficult for ordinary people to eat beef.
Zang Hua and the others are a little better, but they are in high positions and have to be more cautious. They usually don't eat these things that are easily affected by ginseng. Besides, they eat venison, muntjac, and bird meat. They can eat any kind of meat, so naturally they won't. Go for the beef cravings.
I rarely eat beef usually, but it's an unexpected surprise to be able to eat beef now.
Zang Hua responded happily and went to the refrigerator to look for beef.
Before the call was hung up, Ruan Shijie listened to what was going on on his side and asked, "Have you found it?" "You found it, wrapped in paper, right? Let me try a piece." Zang Hua held the phone between his shoulders
. There, he rustled through the bag to look for beef jerky, "Well, it's quite delicious. The beef jerky is neither soft nor hard, fragrant and spicy. It goes well with wine, hiss. Brother Ruan, I saw there are five Packs of beef jerky, I brought two packs over."
"You take them, originally I asked them to bring them back for you to eat as snacks." He
didn't hang up the phone actively, and Zang Hua didn't want to hang up, so he carried two Pack beef jerky and go look for wine in the wine cabinet.
He also brought the jar of wine. The wine that could be kept in his private treasury was all of the best quality. He couldn't bear to pour it, so he simply found a kettle at Ruan Shijie's place, poured the entire jar of wine into it, and then I opened two bottles of one of the most famous liquors in China, poured them into the jar, and mixed the original wine into the bag.
This wine had a special fragrance, and Zang Hua couldn't help sniffing when he smelled it.
Ruan Shijie laughed at him on the other end of the phone, "Take it easy, don't shake everything out when you're drunk." "I know.
Brother Ruan, what are you doing now? Do you want to work? I have to go back, I'll do it first. Hang up the phone and we'll talk in the evening."
Ruan Shijie chuckled and said, "Hang up, I have to go back to work, we'll talk in the evening."
Zang Hua went back happily carrying things in both hands. He was afraid When he was discovered, he specially found a fruit plate in the room, poured out the fruit, and then poured the beef jerky on the plate. He opened the door and threw the wrapping paper at Ruan Shijie's side.
After doing all this, he happily went to have a drink with his brother.
Gu Tangyu was waiting for him in the living room. When he saw him, he glanced at him and said, "It's too slow for you to get something. I guess the kitchen has already packed up the fish." "That can't be done." Tang Hua smiled happily
. , "His fish has to be washed, cut open and fried. I can even cook a table of dishes in half an hour." He Hua
hurriedly offered the wine in his hand respectfully, and Jingyi and Ruizhi came over. Put the saucer and the cup.
Gu Tangyu looked at the plate of dark red meat and asked curiously: "What kind of meat is this, venison?" "No,
brother, you taste it first, and I will tell you what kind of meat it is later." "
Oh, you It's really cool."
Gu Tangyu smiled, reached out and picked up a piece of beef and put it into his mouth. He chewed it for a while, raised his head and asked suspiciously: "Is this beef jerky?" "Yes, a friend of mine gave it to you
. Don't worry, it's not our beef. We didn't slaughter the cattle privately."
"Your friend treats you well. I wonder where you met such a capable friend?"
Tang Hua thought of Ruan Shijie and acquiesced to his brother's compliment. , he also thinks Brother Ruan is good at everything.
He stretched out his hand to pick out pieces of meat for his brother and said, "It's delicious, please eat more, brother." Then he opened the wine jar and poured wine for the two of them. As soon as the wine was poured out, Gu Tangyu could smell it on the tip of his nose
. An unspeakable aroma of wine.
Gu Tangyu has been fighting in the field all year round, and he has drank a lot of good wine these years. Wine has been shipped from all over the world, brewed by his brothers, paid tribute by caravans from all walks of life, and captured.
He had seen nothing good in the palace, and even drank tribute wine from countless altars.
However, as soon as the aroma of the wine overflowed, he couldn't help but twitch his nose. The wine was so fragrant.
Even a person who doesn't drink much can easily smell this good stuff!
He couldn't help but ask: "Where did you get this wine? Why does it smell so good?"
Zang Hua replied: "This was also given to me by a friend of mine. It's just a jar, and there's not much left."
Gu Zangyu suspected that the one he knew was good. What special status does a friend have?
These things are not something ordinary families can afford, especially beef.
There are more than ten kinds of condiments in the beef that he has tasted. Most people in the family cannot even recognize them, let alone use them. Being able to hire such a superb cook shows that this family has a deep heritage.
Gu Tangyu thought about it again, his brother seemed to like a boy. With such a better friend, could there be some different feelings between the two?
The more he thought about it, the more wrong he became. He picked up the cup and took a swig of wine.
As soon as the wine is taken into the mouth, the long fragrance immediately rushes into the nose, followed by a refreshing taste, fragrant and spicy.
Gu Tangyu pinched a piece of beef jerky and threw it into his mouth, "Good wine!"
Tang Hua also drank with him, his eyes lit up after drinking, "This wine is really good, I don't know how they make it." "
Since you and your friends So familiar, just ask him about it. Anyway, you don't brew it to sell, you just ask for a recipe. You usually brew it and drink it yourself. It doesn't matter." "That's not possible. How can you easily inquire about trade secrets? Besides, he doesn't know how to do it
. Making wine, he bought this wine from outside."
"Oh, you even know this?"
Zang Hua felt shocked, knowing that he had been deceived, so he giggled, "Brother, what you said is that we are friends after all. , I still have a rough idea of what he does for a living. The eighteenth generation of his family probably has nothing to do with wine-making. In this case, he must have bought the wine outside." "Then what does he do? I haven't seen you for so long since I came back
. I mentioned, since when have you become so close, why don't you invite him over and let's have a drink together."
Zang Hua almost broke into a cold sweat when he was asked. He subconsciously wiped his forehead with his sleeve, and after a while he said with a wry smile: "Brother, I really can't explain this to you."
Gu Yanyu put the cup on the table and looked up at him with a cold expression, "You two are together? When did it happen?" "Hey, that's not what you said
. Why did we get to this point? What do we mean by being together?"
"Yes or no, tell me."
Zang Hua's face froze. He didn't dare to look into his brother's eyes. He lowered his head and looked back for a long time. "...Yes."
"Where is he from? How old is he? Is he married and has children?" "
Not married and has children." Zang Hua's scalp went numb, he raised his head and begged: "Brother, I don't want to say, we Don't talk about it for now, okay? When I'm ready, I'll be the first to tell you." "I can't even
know the situation of the guy who kidnapped my brother?" "
It's not that I can't know." Zang Hua was low. He shook his head and said, "It's just that it's hard to say this. I'm afraid that you'll be angry, brother. Otherwise, why don't you just wait and calm down after a while, then I'll tell you slowly?" "What if I say no?
"
Zang Huajian said: "You can't say no, I won't tell you anyway."
The two brothers were in a stalemate for a while. At this moment, the kitchen was about to bring the fish in.
He Hua vaguely heard the two brothers' movements outside, and knocked on the door with a grimace, "Your Majesty, Young Master? The fish is ready in the kitchen." Gu Tangyu's eyes fell on Tanghua's face, and his voice was steady
"Send it in."
"Yes." He Hua bent over, lowered his head, and did not dare to look around. He respectfully held the tray and brought in several plates of food and drinks.
"Brother." Zang Hua begged softly, "Let's talk about this later. You let me calm down and think about how to tell you the truth. I promise not to lie, okay? You know who I am, and I am the most important person in this family. You are the one who values me."
He was so anxious that his face turned red. Seeing him like this, Gu Yanyu couldn't bear to push him and sighed, "It's done. You can't help your brother when you are older. Don't hang out with him. Don't go out with him. Bring the people up to Zhuangzi and don't talk about it for now."
Zang Hua let out a sigh of relief, "Brother, don't worry, I still want to face myself, I promise not to fool around with anyone in Zhuangzi, this kind of thing You don't have to worry."
Gu Tangyu looked at his brother's handsome face and asked, "Could your lover be your nanny brother Jiang Pingyuan?" Tang
Huamao suddenly exploded. He looked at his brother and said : "Brother, what are you talking about?! Pingyuan and I are brothers, how can we be together with him?" Gu Tangyu snorted from his nose, "It's okay if it's not. If so, you have to think clearly,
he Even if I pass the test, I will never pass the test of my father."
"No, no, no, no!" Zang Hua said three times in a row, almost getting goosebumps, "What are you thinking? I'll talk openly with him. Brotherly love, you can just talk about it in front of me, but don't spread it outside, he is still waiting to ask for a wife." Gu Tangyu was unmoved and asked, "Then who are you with
? I see you're not particularly close to anyone. It can't be your servant, right? You don't seem to be such a good-for-nothing person." "No, brother, please stop guessing. I guarantee you will break your head even if you
want to I can't guess. By the way, brother." Zang Hua looked at his brother's face and said cautiously: "He has a special status and it is not convenient to meet him. He wants to write you a letter to greet you, and I will forward it to you, okay? "
Gu Tangyu was unhappy to begin with, and even more unhappy when he heard him say this. He said with a sullen face, "Is he so proud? Do you want me to reply to him personally and communicate with him in the letter?" "How can I?
" Tang Hua jumped up behind Gu Tang Yu and gave him a slap on the back, "Isn't it because he can't see you for the time being? He just wants to write a letter to visit you. If you like it, just reply to him. If you don't like it, just leave him alone. I guarantee he won't miss a letter."
Gu Tangyu tried many times, but couldn't guess what kind of person his brother had found. He breathed a sigh of relief and simply said: "Since you like men, you want to Otherwise, marry a wife and have children earlier. After you have children and carry on the family line, you will have an explanation to your father." "
How can this happen? I already like men? How can I still harm girls?!" Zang Hua flatly refused , "Besides, what does it matter if I have children? You do, and Brother Han does. When the time comes, no matter which one of you adopts one, I can adopt one. If you don't want to adopt, I won't leave any of my family wealth to my nephews or nephews at home." Hurry up."
"What's this?"
"To be honest, brother, don't worry! In a family like ours, if I don't have a son, no one will visit my grave and offer incense?" Zang Hua shook his head, "Life is so short. Just live a happy life, why do you need to think so much? I like him right now and want to be with him." "How old are you? Do
veterans talk about whether they like it or not? Gu Tangyu was a little angry at what he said. He looked him up and down and said, "That means you have a title and an errand now, and you are a fourth-rank official in the imperial court. Otherwise, I will have to criticize you for what you said today." I'll beat you up with the family law."
"Brother, drink, drink. Let's forget about the family law, right?" Zang Hua smiled, "When the father asks, I'm not prepared here, and I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it even more. Stay, then the entire emperor will know about it."
"You were fine when you were a kid, but you will become more shameless and shameless when you grow up." "It's better
this way, more comfortable." Zang Hua smiled, "I'm fine now. I have fame and fortune, and my life is not bad. If there are no accidents, it will get better and better in the future. Don't worry, brother." The two brothers had a
long drink, and Gu Tangyu had something on his mind. The wine was really delicious. Then drink more.
Zang Hua didn't dare to get drunk, fearing that he would finally tell the truth, so he didn't drink a few drinks.
By the time the sun went down, Gu Tangyu was so drunk that he fell asleep. Zanghua took the handkerchief from Rui Zhi and briefly wiped his face, hands and feet, and then ordered Gu Tangyu's chief guard, Meng Cunrui, to carry him to the side courtyard. sleep.
Zang Hua didn't know whether his brother was really drunk or pretending to be drunk. That day he drove out the people in the yard and asked people to guard outside, but he didn't dare to open the door and go to Ruan Shijie's side.
What if his brother pretended to be drunk and came to arrest someone in the middle of the night, only to find that he wasn't there at all, and then when he searched for it but couldn't find it anywhere, things would be bad.
Zang Hua sighed, secretly hating himself for being too stubborn. It would have been better if his brother just shook his head and said no when he asked if he had someone he liked. His brother couldn't verify it anyway.
However, if he let him down like this, he would let them both down, and Zang Hua couldn't bear it.
Zang Hua sat in the room, staring at the door that glowed slightly, and sighed secretly: There was a lot of water in the room, and he couldn't speak. He and his brother Ruan are now the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl separated by the Queen Mother.
Zang Hua thought about it and felt sorry for his brother Ruan. Also, he was afraid that he would worry, so he simply spread a piece of white paper on the table, wrote a paragraph explaining the situation with the pencil he used to take notes, then opened the door and threw the note over to Ruan. The solution is over there.
Ruan Shijie has lived for less than half his life, and he has played this note-passing game with his classmates when he was still young. Now that he has graduated ten years ago, he did not expect to be able to play this game again.
He picked up the note and read the content on it. The pen added a sentence below: So? Your brother is now clearly against it?
-Yes, I saw that he was quite angry, and I didn't dare to tell him, just for fear that he would come over with a sword and kill someone.
-so serious?
-You don't know that my brother is a ruthless man who can go into battle and kill enemies before he is ten years old. He is very good at kung fu. If Brother Ruan were here, you would definitely be beaten by him.
-Are you so unsure of your brother Ruan?
-This is not a question of belief or not. Didn't you tell me this? We must seek truth from facts and never show off.
After writing this sentence, Zang Hua thought something was wrong. He was afraid that it would damage his Brother Ruan's confidence, so he quickly grabbed a blank piece of paper and threw it over: Brother Ruan, if you compete with my brother in terms of force, then this is the reason. One's own strengths are used to attack the other's strengths. Think about it, your profession is a CEO, and my brother's profession is a soldier. How can we survive this?
Ruan Shijie replied to him on the new piece of paper: It seems that your brother is going to beat me, so I have no choice but to run away.
-It's okay, if he wants to beat you, I will definitely stop him in front of you, and I will stop him even if I hold his thigh!
-Being so nice to me?
-Isn't it that we have to take care of our own families? My aunt is so reasonable, my brother can't hold him back.
After he finished writing this sentence, he drew a simple picture on it without any instruction.
The simple drawing is a smiling face.
Ruan Shijie, with a smile in his eyes, sat on the ground across a door from him and passed a note: Do I have to improve my abilities? Quickly get your brother's consent?
-Um?
Zang Hua quickly passed over a new note: Why? You are good enough. Didn't I say that I should fight for my brother's side? Why do you need to quickly improve your abilities?
Ruan Shijie teased him: You are so kind, but you are afraid that your brother will beat us up and tear us apart.
-impossible! This is not "The Peacock Flies Southeast".
Ruan Shijie covered his mouth with his fist and laughed lowly. The silver hook and iron painting on the note read: Remember, you are the rock.
-Don't worry, the rock is square and thick, I will not change my mind.
-How are you doing over there now? Is your brother asleep? You still don't dare to come?
- I can't come here for the time being. My brother is a very thief. He has never been defeated in a war. If you think about it, there are so many people on the border that there is not enough for him, let alone a little me. I'd better be careful. , otherwise if he really breaks in, no one outside can stop him.
That whole night, the two of them just passed notes and chatted in random directions. Neither said anything else, nor advised the other to go to bed first.
Time passed by minute by minute, and until they chatted until midnight, the two of them were still reluctant to leave.
Zang Hua changed his notes one after another, accumulating a small pile of thick notes.
He held the pile of notes, reluctantly wrote a new note, and threw it together with a large note.
-Brother Ruan, this is a love letter we exchanged. You must keep it well and put it in a brocade box. Don't put it here. I'm afraid of being discovered by others. I have to burn it on fire. it.
-Okay, I'll put it in a box later and find it as a souvenir when we get married.
-Sure, then I'll be waiting.
After Zang Hua passed the last note to him, he climbed into bed and went to sleep. When he fell asleep, he still had a smile on his lips and his eyes seemed to be bent up, falling into a sweet dream.
Gu Tangyu was not so happy. Although he drank a lot of wine, he was used to drinking wine in the frontier, and he felt like he would never get drunk after a thousand cups.
When he was drunk, he was confused and felt his brother wiping his face and hands and feet.
Gu Yanyu noticed his brother's gentle movements and became even more angry. Such a good brother, who was well-behaved, soft and filial, was abducted by some family.
His brother, who used to be so independent, was still trying to protect him. The thought of this made him extremely angry. He had only been to the border for more than half a year, and things had changed drastically.
She was still half drunk at first, but in the end she was completely pissed off by him.
He slowly woke up. In the middle of the night, he simply got up and lit a candle, beckoning his captain of the bodyguard to come in. Da Ma Jin Dao sat on the edge of the bed and said coldly: "Cun Rui, please arrange comfort to find out what's going on over there in Zang Hua." What's going on? Is there a man he has close contact with?"
Meng Cunrui was surprised, "Your Majesty, now?"
Gu Tangyu said harshly, "Yes, go now, I want to see who is bold enough to kidnap my brother! "
His younger brother is still young, not even eighteen yet, so it is understandable that he was deceived.
Meng Cunrui cupped his hands and said, "Yes, my subordinates will gather their forces and call up the people around the second young master for interrogation."
Gu Tangyu had a headache and said with a dark face: "I will interrogate the people around him behind Tang Hua's back. From now on, no brothers will be able to do it." , you should ask someone to inquire first, don't rush to start with the people close to him."
