Spring is in full swing in Huiye Prefecture, and the peach, plum, and apricot trees in front of and behind the houses of the common people are full of fruits, and the annual honey-making fruit season is coming soon. Stepping on the growing grass on the grassland and smelling the residual fragrance of flowers in the air, Jiang Thorn Shi chased the tail of spring and returned to Aino Mansion.

After a few words of official business, Jiang Anyi hurriedly returned to the back house, Dong'er has been at home with Chenzhi for more than ten days, and he hasn't seen him for more than two years, how can he not miss it. As soon as I entered the gate, I heard the "giggle" laughter of the child, it was Zhi'er. Coming to the hall in three steps and two steps, Jiang Anyi's eyes fell on the children who were running and laughing in the lobby, and when he left, Zhi'er was still in his arms, and in a blink of an eye, he was so big that he could run all over the ground.

"Zhi'er", Jiang Anyi's voice trembled a little. Jiang Chenzhi was having fun, and when he heard the shouting, he was stunned, stood up and looked, and saw an adult in a red robe standing at the door, with a smile on his face, but he didn't know him.

"Mother", Jiang Chenzhi was frightened and threw himself at Dong'er, who was sitting aside. Dong'er hugged her son and laughed softly: "Zhi'er, that's your father, don't you always ask where your father went, your father is here, don't you kowtow quickly." ”

Jiang Chenzhi poked his head and looked at Jiang Anyi who was approaching, thinking carefully, his father turned out to be like this, tall, black, with a black beard on his lips. Dong'er stood up and pulled her son, curtsy and said, "Dong'er has seen the master." ”

Jiang Anyi held Dong'er with both hands, and said softly: "The good wife is doing her filial piety for me at home, Anyi is very grateful, you and I have been reunited, and I will repay you well for my husband." ”

Dong'er's tears rippled when he said this, which made Jiang Chenzhi anxious, stretched out his hand and patted Jiang Anyi's leg, crying: "Bad daddy, beat you." ”

Everyone laughed, Dong'er burst into tears, squatted down and said to his son: "Dad didn't bully my mother, my mother is happy." Zhi'er, kowtow to your father. ”

Under Dong'er's semi-forced pull, Jiang Chenzhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Jiang Anyi, calling "Dad". Jiang Anyi picked up his son and kissed Jiang Chenzhi on the face, his beard pierced, Jiang Chenzhi pushed Jiang Anyi's face with some disgust, and shouted: "Pierce people." ”

The family talked and laughed, Jiang Chenzhi and his father were already familiar with each other, and the blood relationship was very wonderful, and after a while, Jiang Chenzhi was tired of Jiang Anyi's arms and refused to leave, for fear that the father he just met would disappear again.

“…… After Dong'er's sister came, Tong'er wanted her to help take care of the Li family's business, the concubine wanted her to manage her own business, and the concubine wanted to free up her hands to develop the purchased land as soon as possible. Jiang Anyi has not been at home in recent months, as an eldest woman, Xinfei introduced the situation at home to Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi teased Chen Zhi and asked, "Has the construction started in Dabeitiangou?" ”

"Brother Guo has hired someone to level the road, and the timber and raw materials are being transported one after another, just wait for the craftsmen to draw the drawings, and you can start work after you have seen it." Xin Fei replied.

Jiang Anyi's hopes for Dabeitiangou are very great, this place that was initially named "Xiangxueju", to set singing and dancing entertainment, tavern teahouse, Qinglou casino in one, the building or grand and exquisite, or elegant and pleasant, both have the scenery of the north and the scenery of the south, but also have the style of the Western Regions, these buildings with their own characteristics are skillfully connected into a whole through the corridor, Jiang Anyi wants to build it into the most famous "gold cave" in Huazhou and even the whole country.

Xin Fei knows her husband's plan very well, Jiang Lang wants to use the "Xiangxueju" to attract all the rich people of Zheng Guo and build Huazhou into a prosperous place, but to build the "Xiangxueju", it is impossible to build it without a few years of work, and the cost of silver is several times more than the military camp in the construction of the Xidu Protectorate, Guo Huaili estimated it according to the assumption that Jiang Anyi said, and thought that it would not be less than four million taels. However, Guo Huaili is ambitious, if "Xiangxueju" can be built, it will not take five years to return to the capital, and he will wait to count the silver in the future.

Jiang Anyi said: "This time to build the Anxi Protectorate military camp, the Ministry of Industry sent several craftsmen to come, and then ask them to see the drawings, these are capable people, the palaces have been built, I think I can spend some money to ask them to help supervise the construction, and we must build the 'Xiangxue Residence'." ”

Tong'er said a little embarrassed: "Brother Guo said that 'Xiangxueju' will cost one million taels of silver to start, and the Li family will give 200,000 taels of silver if it occupies 20 percent, but the uncle wrote that the clan couldn't raise so much money for a while, only 120,000 taels, and the remaining 80,000 taels let me ask if I can slow it down first?" ”

Xin Fei said coldly: "Eighty thousand taels of silver is nothing, but this business is a partnership of four families, in addition to the Jiang family, there are also the Yu family and the Guo family, it is inevitable that they will have ideas." I'll lend you the 80,000 taels of silver first, but you write to your uncle, the ugly words are in front, but you can't do it again, in the future, there will be more places for 'Xiangxueju' to use money, if it is really inconvenient, you might as well withdraw the shares. ”

"Xiangxueju" is a monster that swallows money, and each family has to pay at least one million taels of silver before it is built, but everyone knows that once "Xiangxueju" is built, it will be a hen that lays golden eggs, and this business is profitable. The Yu family is also short of money, gritting their teeth and investing all the profits from doing business in the past few years, the Li family is a family, it is said that it is not more difficult than the Yu family, and it is clear that they want to get cheap, so Xin Fei is a little unhappy.

Tong'er blushed and said, "Thank you, sister, I will write to tell my uncle that there will be no more such things in the future." ”

The atmosphere in the room was slightly condensed, and Jiang Chenzhi's hand stretched out to Jiang Anyi's brow paused, and he glanced blankly, why didn't the room speak.

A servant woman came in with a smile and said, "Uncle Guo's family is here." ”

Guo Huaili's loud voice sounded outside the house: "Xiao Jiang, you are finally back, but you miss my brother." ”

Jiang Chenzhi broke away from his father's embrace and said with a smile: "Uncle Guo is here, and Brother Hutou and Brother Zhi'er are also here." "Tiger head Guo Hongming, two years older than Jiang Chenzhi, Zhi'er Guo Hongzhi, one year younger than Jiang Chenzhi, Dong'er came to Huiye Mansion, Guo Huaili came to visit with two sons, the three children are not much different in age, they have a good time together, they don't see each other for two days, they clamored to play together.

Jiang Anyi and others stood up to greet each other, and walked into Guo Huaili's family of four outside the door, Guo Huaili was round and fat, and his wife Guo Liu next to him was plump, Guo Liu and Dong'er had the same temperament, and the two were best friends who talked about everything.

The tiger head hugged Jiang Chenzhi, who ran over, and said with a smile: "Brother Chenzhi, yesterday my father took me to see the flowers, there are so many flowers, but they are beautiful, and there are fruits, so big." My dad also bought a lot of delicious food for you and Brother Chenyi. There's your favorite sesame candy, and it's this pack. ”

Three little heads crowded around the table and watched Guo Huaili put down the big bag and small bag, Guo Huaili picked up the bag of sesame candy and tore it open, gave two pieces in one person's hand, grabbed one and stuffed it into his mouth, squeaked and bitten, and said: "Two pieces per person, don't eat more, beware of broken teeth." ”

Guo Liu smiled and chatted with Xinfei and the others, Xinfei said: "Let's go up to the house to talk, Uncle Guo probably hasn't slept well these days, waiting for An Yi to vent his anger for him." ”

Jiang Anyi was stunned for a moment, angry, who made Brother Guo angry? Guo Huaili smiled: "Hehe, my younger brother and sister just love to laugh, you see that I am so fat and you know that my heart is wide." Anyi, you have a piece, this is the sesame candy in Xihe, Fangzhou, I remember that you also like to eat it. ”

Taking the sugar, Jiang Anyi chewed slowly in his mouth, the sweet fragrance bloomed on the tip of his tongue, the laughter of children and the soft speech of women came from the courtyard, and the afternoon sun shone in from the window lattice, and the creaking chewing sound felt kind to the ears.

"Okay, Brother Guo, what's the matter?" After eating the sugar, Jiang Anyi stared at Guo Huaili and asked.

Guo Huaili didn't hide it, and told Yang Zhongwu about Yang Zhongwu's secret envoy Weiyuan Dart Bureau Zhang Tiangang coming forward and smashing items in Qixian Tower, and finally said: "Don't take some face and things to heart, but I don't think Yang Zhongwu, this kid is not well-intentioned, will he take the opportunity of Anxi Duhufu to move the town to deliberately suppress you?" Anyi, you have to be careful. ”

Jiang Anyi didn't make a sound, he thought silently in his heart, judging from Yang Zhongwu's performance in the site selection of Matai County, the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate did not agree with the move to the town, but was forced by the will of the Son of Heaven, especially the Son of Heaven's decree to strip the jurisdiction of local civil affairs from the hands of the Metropolitan Protectorate, thinking that Yang Dashuai also had some emotions in his heart. Judging from Yang Zhongwu's final withdrawal, he didn't plan to tear his face yet, but just used Weiyuan Dart to demonstrate to himself.

"Brother Guo, is Yang Zhongwu still in Huiye Mansion?" Jiang Anyi asked.

Guo Huaili sneered: "This young marquis is now a man of the hour in Huiye Mansion, I heard that the Weiyuan Dart Bureau has set up a house for him, and there is a long queue in front of the door every day waiting to give him gifts, and many people think that after the Anxi Duhu Mansion moves to the town, he can hold his thighs and make a fortune." ”

Jiang Anyi sneered slightly, those who are greedy for money and forget themselves are not enough to worry about, but how to deal with the Marquis of Yi Yong. Recalling several dealings with Yang Xiangliang, it seems that he has never had the upper hand, he was drunk by him at Liu's father-in-law's house, and he took the initiative to show favor to Anxi Protectorate every year 800,000 taels of silver in exchange for his letting go of Huazhou affairs, from the words of the soldiers, it can be seen that this marshal has a high prestige in the army, and there are millions of soldiers in his chest, and his status in the eyes of the Son of Heaven is higher than himself.

Guo Huaili saw that Jiang Anyi was deep in thought, so he didn't bother silently, and concentrated on dealing with the melons and fruits on the table. After eating a pear, nibbling on a bunch of melon seeds, and eating three sesame candies, the children ran in from outside the house laughing and looking for food. Guo Huaili was bored, and immediately took food to play with the children.

Jiang Anyi simply got up and went to the study, there were some letters on the table, there were Zechang's classmates, there were friends in Beijing, and there were officialdom entertainment, Jiang Anyi picked out Yu Shi's letter and read it first, in the letter, Yu Zhijie apologized to the students, the Northern Expedition of the Son of Heaven caused the treasury to be empty, and the silver taels of Anxi Duhufu could not be arranged, please understand more.

In the letter, Yu Zhijie unabashedly criticized Jiang Anyi's construction of "Xiangxue Residence", believing that the country is still in poverty and there are many places to use money, and this move is undoubtedly a style of luxury and flashiness, which is not good for the country, the family, and the official reputation. After discussing the 20% shares given by Yu Zhijie to Jiang Anyi with his two younger brothers, he learned that Yu Zhiren and Yu Zhihe refused to let go, so he had to write to Jiang Anyi to tell him that the 10% shares under his name were transferred and he didn't want to get involved.

Jiang Anyi smiled bitterly, Master Yu's high style and brightness are not moved by money, but he doesn't understand his painstaking efforts in doing this, not to restrain himself to prosper a family, and appropriate luxury can also stimulate the prosperity of all industries, but the things from the memory of the demon master can't be said to people, it's better to say it's better to do it, and then explain it to Master Yu after it's done.