Cao Yi had already bowed solemnly, Cao Yi's expression froze, it seemed that it was a tricky matter, otherwise he would not have waited for half a year, and this attitude was again.

"Go to the study and talk!" Cao Yan said.

It can make a person with a surname like Cao Yi feel tricky, Cao Yan hesitated in his heart, but he still endured his surname and found a quiet place to speak.

Unexpectedly, Cao Yi's request was to ask Cao Yi to be a big matchmaker.

"Be a big matchmaker?" Cao Yan couldn't cry or laugh, although it was very strange that Cao Yi, an old bachelor, had the idea of marrying a wife, but he would not make a good thing so mysterious.

Cao Yi looked at Cao Yi with some amusement, Cao Yi is ten years older than Cao Yi, forty-five this year.

However, he has a strong physique, a short beard, and a simple and fond of dressing, and is relatively uninteresting, and some people believe him in his early thirties.

As early as more than ten years ago, when he decided to stay in Cao's mansion, Cao Yin had asked him about his family.

Cao Yi is used to being comfortable, unwilling to be burdened by family affairs, and politely refuses Cao Yin's kindness, and has been single so far.

Cao Yi was a little embarrassed by Cao Yan, "hehe" twice, and said: "Xu is old, some don't like to run outside, and I want to marry a woman seriously." ”

He was already uncomfortable, Cao Yan didn't want to make fun of him anymore, nodded, and said: "It's a good thing that the second offering can think like this, I have drunk this matchmaker's wine, but I don't know which lady has entered the eyes of the second offering?" ”

Cao Yi lost his chances, but looked at Cao Yi with a little caution.

Cao Yan knew that there was something wrong, but he didn't urge, just quietly waited for Cao Yi to speak.

Cao Yi gritted his teeth, looked directly at Cao Yan and said, "It's the second aunt of Rongyuan!" ”

Cherish autumn.

Cao Yan was stunned, but this was really a bit of a surprise.

Cao Yi saw that Cao Yan didn't speak, and thought that he was annoyed, so he hurriedly said: "Don't do the second aunt's business, it's because I met the second aunt by chance, and I have a heart for Mu Ai, if Cao Ye is to blame, just blame me for being rude." ”

It's not unusual for him to be so nervous.

After all, when it comes to Xiqiu, she is Cao Yan's little teacher, an elder, and a widow. Cao Yi's proposal to marry, although legally unhindered, seems a little rude in terms of human feelings.

Although Mr. Zhuang has been dead for many years, he only looks at Cao Yan's love for Niuniu and his care for the banyan tree, and he knows that Mr. Zhuang is particularly important in his heart.

Cao Yan didn't think about it so much, and heard that Cao Yi's words had a strong meaning for the maintenance of Xiqiu, and said curiously: "The second worship knows the same aunt?" ”

Cao Yi has been in Cao Mansion for more than ten years, in addition to training nursing homes, he is following Cao Yi.

When Cao Yan went to Zhili, Hengsheng stayed in Beijing, although there were guards around him, but Cao Yan was not at ease, so he still left Cao Yi by Hengsheng's side.

If it weren't for the coincidence, Cao Yidang would have little chance to get along with his female dependents, let alone the widowhood.

Even Cao Yan herself, she can't see their sisters all year round.

If Cao Yi really had a lustful heart in the mansion and peeped at the female relatives in the mansion, it would not only be a problem of his character, but also Cao Yi's unknown acquaintance.

Cao Yi laughed twice and said: "I saw a few times in the early years, when Qi Niang was there, Miss Ping often played in the school field, and the second aunt once sent food to the two little girls. I remember clearly that the lotus leaf cake with sauce meat, the taste was better than the sauce meat of Lao Ma's house. At that time, I thought that Mr. Zhuang was a blessed person, not only a good girl like Miss Ping, but also a skillful little lady like the second aunt......"

Cao Yan thought about it, in the years that Fang Qiniang temporarily lived in Cao Mansion, Mr. Zhuang had passed away, and Xiqiu was already a widow. Even if Cao Yi had a mind at that time, it was not an offense to Mr. Zhuang.

The unhappiness in his heart decreased a little, hesitated, and said: "Since it is the second aunt of Simu, why didn't the second worship mention this when my father wanted to marry the second concubine?" ”

He is not a pedantic person, and he has no objection to a woman's remarriage.

Sister Lianqiu is the same age as him, but she is in her early thirties, and it is unbearable to keep it for so many years.

"Don't misunderstand Cao Ye...... In the early years, although I thought the pasta made by my second aunt was delicious, I didn't have any thoughts. I thought she was going to guard Mr. Zhuang, but I only had respect in my heart. I accidentally heard the second young master mention that Miss Ping wanted to find a good family for the second aunt, so I had an idea. Cao Yi said.

He has never concealed his lust, all these years in Cao Mansion, the silver he gets every year is also the first class in the house, twenty taels a month, and he eats flower wine.

Cao Yan couldn't help but be a little worried, Cao Yi was different from Wei Hei and Wei Bai, although the Wei brothers were also born in the rivers and lakes, they joined the Cao family when they were teenagers, and their origins were clear.

Cao Yi only entered the Cao Mansion in his thirties, and he only knew that it was accepted by Cao Yin, and no one knew what his surname was.

The reason why Cao Yi relies on it is because he believes in his father's arrangement, and because Cao Yi has been a little uncontrollable in women's sex over the years, but he knows the severity, but the errands in the house are not bad at all, and he never squints at the maids and daughters-in-law in the house.

Such a person can be raised and worshipped, but he may not be a good match for a woman.

Niuniu was raised in the inner house, even if she proposed to let her aunt remarry, it was not from the consideration of the love between men and women, but when she saw that her aunt liked the child more and more, and hoped that she would remarry with her own flesh and blood, she said that.

"It's okay to say that the matchmaker is okay, but it's just ......" Cao Yan thought about it for a while, and said: "Although the second enshrinement is not a nameless person in the mansion, the second aunt Xu can't survive the second enshrinement of the big name, but I don't know what the second aunt wants, Cao is not reluctant, so he can only pass the word." ”

Cao Yi didn't say it explicitly, but Cao Yi didn't know that he was the "big name" in the house.

It's just that the big husband acts, and it's not easy to do anything to regret it. In his early years, he only wanted to die alone, and he was not stimulated by Guo Yue's livestock.

Guo Yue was one of the Tianzhi guards who stayed in the Cao family, settled in the Cao family, restored his original surname, married a wife and had children, and in just a few years, three children have been added to the family.

In the early years, the big guys were all "brothers-in-law" in the Qinglou, confidants on the wine table, and now a wife and children are hot on the kang, and they also have fields outside the city; One is a lonely person, and he is lonely and lonely.

"Cao Ye just said to the second aunt, I really want to be in charge of the house, and I want to have a good life. There is no need to mention the past, and she will be in charge of the family in the future. "In Qinglou for most of his life, if he coaxes a woman, Cao Yi will come as soon as he opens his mouth, but now he is serious, but he is clumsy, and he will say these two sentences over and over again.

Cao Yan saw his sincerity, nodded, and said, "I know, I will convey it truthfully." These days of hard work, the second offering first went to rest, and the evening set up a table for everyone to catch the wind. ”

Cao Yi answered, and Cao Yi went back to the inner house.

As soon as he walked to the door of the Orchid Courtyard, Cao Yan heard bursts of laughter coming from the house.

It just so happened that Niuniu and Tianhui came together, saw Cao Yan, saw each other, and the two followed behind Cao Yan and entered the courtyard together.

Their two aunts and nephews also heard the news of Hengsheng's return home and came to visit.

In the upper room, Li sat on the kang, holding Hengsheng in his hand, and asked him about his itinerary in the past few months.

Chu Yu sat on the chair, his eyes fell on Heng Sheng, and he couldn't take his eyes off; Tianbao leaned beside Hengsheng, with a pile of knick-knacks at hand, a carved pony, a palm-sized saddle, and a small pony whip tied with a red tassel.

Seeing Cao Yan come in, except for the Li family, everyone got up, and Hengsheng knelt down on one knee: "My son has seen my father, please be safe to my father." ”

There was excitement in his voice, and when he looked at Cao Yan, the corners of his eyes flashed.

Cao Yan helped him up, and he was also excited, and said, "Okay, good, just come back." ”

Hang Seng left for half a year, didn't he think about what would happen if Hang Seng was left in Mongolia?

If that's the case, thousands of miles apart, it's hard to say when we'll see each other again.

Now, seeing that his son came back well, for his own sake, he hurried all the way back to Beijing from Guihua City, how could Cao Yan not be moved?

Although Hengsheng didn't say anything, between his eyebrows and eyes, there was a joy written "It's good that my father is well".

Father and son looked at each other and smiled.

Seeing this, Li also smiled and said: "Look at these two masters, they don't say goodbye, they just laugh blindly, which shows that they are really happy." ”

At this time, Hengsheng saw Niuniu and Tianhui behind Cao Yan, and said busily: "I've seen my little aunt, I've seen my sister's ......."

Niuniu and Tianhui took a step sideways and met him.

When Cao Yan sat on the kang, Niuniu and Tianhui walked to Chu Yu and sat down.

Hengsheng briefly recounted the trip to Mongolia that he had just mentioned to his grandmother and mother.

Hearing him mention the death of the old Khan King, Cao Yan looked at him and said, "From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it is better to change your clothes, no matter what, you must do your best." ”

Hengsheng got up and responded, saying, "Because I haven't consulted my father yet, my son is not good at self-containment." ”

After all, now, he is still a descendant of the Cao family, and it would be disrespectful to directly wear filial piety for the elders of Khalkha without the permission of the elders here.

Cao Yan shook his head and said, "You are also getting older, you can do these things in the future, and you don't have to worry too much." ”

Seeing Cao Yan's appearance of teaching his son, Li felt a little distressed about Hengsheng, and said: "It's not you who is the old man who fights Xiaoshu, the children are all well-behaved, and they are so sensible that it makes people feel distressed." ”

The older Li grew, the more he doted on the children, and when he saw that Heng Sheng's face was dull, he left him to say a few more words, and then told him to go back to change his clothes and freshen up, so that he could rest and come again.

Hengsheng refused to move, and said, "Old lady, my grandson hasn't seen the seventh uncle and the eldest brother yet......"

"Their uncle and nephew went to Brother Song'er's house, you go back to rest first, and let your mother order someone to call them back." The Lee family is full of love.

Hengsheng confessed to everyone and went back to Songyuan first.

Seeing that Cao Yan was wearing a big coat to go out, Li sent his son and daughter-in-law back to Wutong Garden, leaving Niuniu to talk to Tianhui.

Back to Wutong Garden, Cao Yan changed into homely clothes, and asked people to go to the front yard to pass on Cao Zheng, the little servant next to Hengsheng.

Cao is the second grandson of Cao Yuan, two years older than Hang Seng, and has been by Hang Seng since he was a child.

This time he went to Khalkha, and he also followed.

When Cao Zhengying came to reply, Zhang Yi was also dressed in new clothes.

"I know that the old man is not worried about the second master, and he will definitely pass on someone to inquire, so the little one went to the front yard to guard, but I didn't expect to wait for it." Zhang Yi said.

"What the second master said was concise and to the point, in front of the old lady, I didn't want to ask too much, for fear that he would report good news and not bad news. It's okay to do things on the road, what is the situation on the other side of the Khan's palace, you two will talk about it carefully. Cao Yan asked.

Although he had just met Hengsheng, and the father and son could only get along with each other with a cup of tea, Cao Yan still found the difference between Hengsheng.

Hengsheng's face faded away from the carefree of a teenager and a little more forbearing. The tiredness between the eyebrows and eyes is not just due to the hurry.

"Over there in the Khan's palace, the old Khan King Fujin has already died, and the prince Fujin eats fasting and recites Buddha, and now he is in charge of a side Fujin of the prince. The father of the side Fujin was an important minister under the Khan, and his family was quite prominent. Speaking of this, Zhang Yi paused and said, "This side Fujin has a three-year-old little brother under his knees. ”

Hearing this, Cao Yan couldn't help frowning, and asked, "The second master was wronged over there?" ”

Zhang Yidao: "I have suffered a lot of grievances, and the second master doesn't want the old lady to worry, so he told the little ones a few times, and the little ones are not allowed to come back and talk to the old man." But the old lady loves the second master's heart, and the little ones see it in their eyes, where can they bear to hide it? In front of the person whose identity as the biological mother of the second master is not easy to complain, the side Fujin did not treat him slowly, and called several teenagers from his mother's family to accompany him, and introduced the second master as the eldest son of the prince. There is Chang Fujin, and the identity of the second master's concubine is not that she is lying, so the little ones didn't say anything. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said: "I don't want to, the customs in Mongolia are different from those in the capital, and the concubine is more cheap, and the second elder brother of the prince doesn't know who instigated him, so he took a horse whip to beat the second master." The little ones naturally stopped, and the prince caught up, snatched the horsewhip, and beat the second elder brother. The second elder brother was ashamed, rode away, fell off the horse, and broke his leg. Several of Fujin's accompanying family members made trouble in front of the prince and asked the prince to dispose of the second master, making a lot of trouble. The prince protected the second master, so naturally he would not punish the second master, and those people cried endlessly, and in the end, it was Fang Fujin who came forward to appease him. ”

Cao Yan's expression became colder and colder, and he said, "Since this is the second elder brother of the grandson, what about the eldest elder brother?" ”

He knew that Hang Seng had a son-in-law, and that both of them were younger than Hang Seng.

The younger ones know how to wield the whip, and the older ones don't do it quietly.

"The eldest elder brother died of illness three years ago, and now there are only two second elder brothers and third elder brothers left in the palace." Zhang Yi replied.

Three years ago, Cao Yan somewhat understood why Zhang Yi mentioned the three-year-old little brother of Fujin.

He narrowed his eyes and said, "In your opinion, that side of Fujin is not simple?" That prince didn't say anything? ”

Zhang Yidao: "The old people in the Khan's palace all say that Xiao Xiao, who is long in the side and Jin, is like the eldest sister-in-law of the prince, and the princess in front of her. ”

Cao Zheng said: "That side of Fujin is used to behaving, just a smile, before and after people, he shush the second master and ask for warmth, and he can't wait to treat the second master as his own son, but he has instructed her nephews five times or three times to collide with the second master with words and deeds, saying that his biological mother is unknown, maybe he is a slave child." This is an ugly statement, of course the second master will not endure it, and go directly to the prince and ask the son to speak. The prince has not yet asked for the guilt, and the side of Fujin is crying and crying, and he asked someone to beat a few nephews, and he personally pleaded guilty in front of the second master, and his tears flowed half a bowl. Shizi was originally annoyed, but in the end he just said a few words softly. ”

Cao Yan couldn't help but be indignant in his heart, what is this?

Love the house and Wu, blinded Qingming, it is all the prince's own business, and it is not Cao Yan's turn; can let the women around him do the blame and wronged Hengsheng, which he can't tolerate.

The title of the prince of the Khan was promised to Cao Yan by Hengsheng's biological father, Cao Yan only felt that it was the icing on the cake earlier, in order to improve Hengsheng's status and make him rich and healthy for the rest of his life, he was optimistic about his success.

Now, even if the son of the world is beaulished by [***] and wants to change the hexagram, Cao Yan will not allow it.

"Alright, I know that. The second master is afraid that I will be worried, so you should not have told me, I have my own arrangements. Cao Yan said.

Zhang Yi and Cao Yun bowed down and retreated.

Chu Yu was also distressed when he heard Hengsheng's experience, and said: "The methods of the women in the inner house are all common in Beijing, and only in places like Mongolia where the people's wisdom has not been opened, can they bluff people." But he was wronged by Hengsheng, how could he have been so wronged? ”

Cao Yan nodded and said: "In the past few years, Mongolia has been sending things and sending people over, before Hengsheng went to Mongolia, he also thought that he would have one more family, who would have thought that it would become a farce!" ”

Chu Yu said: "Master, even Brother Yan of Fujin on that side dares to calculate, not to mention that Hang Sheng's reputation is not correct." This time it's okay, and I finally came back safely...... Over there in Khalkha, don't let Hengsheng go back......"

Cao Yan nodded and said, "The palace does not lack this son, but our Cao family does not have too much, and it is good for Hengsheng to stay in the capital......"

When Tianyou and Changsheng came back, Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng also followed, and everyone went to Songyuan to see Hengsheng.

Between uncles and nephews, I haven't seen each other for half a year, and I can't finish talking.

Looking at Hengsheng's reddened face and stronger and stronger body, everyone was a little envious.

Most of the questions they asked were about the scenery of Mongolia, what they saw and heard on the journey, but they didn't say a word about the princes of the palace or anything.

I didn't see anything, I just felt that I was going to give half of my brothers and nephews to the Mongols when I mentioned it, and I felt a little unwilling.

The vast grasslands, the jade-like rivers, the colorful wildflowers, the jerboas on the roadside that are not afraid of people, and the wolves with various legendary stories.

Rough Mongolian knife, delicious sweet milk tofu, sweet and sour mare's milk wine. The shawls of the steppe wrestlers, and the Mongolian long tune of the horse's mouth.

The most noteworthy is the wild horses on the grassland, which are strong and extraordinary, and they are all said to be the descendants of the Pegasus. Even if it is not as good as those legendary BMWs, it is not comparable to the horses trained in the Imperial Garden of the capital.

Hengsheng spoke with relish, and everyone listened to it and was fascinated.

When he finished speaking, everyone was indignant and complained around Hengsheng.

"We are not blessed to see the beauty of the grassland, so you should remember us. How can you come back empty-handed, not to mention the side, then the Mongolian horses will always bring back a few! "Left stop stomping the road.

Changsheng said: "The wolf's teeth ward off evil, if you can get a bunch back and hang it around your waist, you can also go out to show off." ”

Zuo Cheng sighed: "There are also Mongolian knives, Mongolian knives." The princes of Mongolia have fiefs and people, and their families are rich, and their Mongolian knives are not sharp, but only gem-inlayed, gorgeous and rich, and it is good to hold a handful of them. ”

Everyone said that they could talk about good things, and Tianyou didn't know what to say, so he only said with some doubts: "The second brother is the most Gu family, usually shopping, and don't forget to bring a few bags of food and small things back, why did he go so far, only brought a few gadgets played by Tianbao, and forgot the big guy?" ”

As soon as he said this, everyone also stopped moving and looked at Hengsheng.

It's not that I blame Hengsheng for not remembering everyone, but I'm afraid that he will encounter something bad in Mongolia. In that case, it's reasonable to not be in the mood to buy gifts for everyone.

Hengsheng was stared at by everyone, and hurriedly shook his head and said: "I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten, there are wolf teeth, Mongolian knives, and foals, all of which are behind, and I will be able to get to the house in a few days." I was in a hurry, so I let the carriage go slowly...... I only brought a few light gadgets with me on my mount, and I will give them to my little brother when I come back......"

In this way, it makes sense, and everyone can't help but be excited.

The wolf's tooth is a small object, only Changsheng specifically mentions it, and no one else pays much attention to it; Mongolian swords and foals are good objects for young people.

Although there are also Mongolian horses and Mongolian knives sold in the capital, where is the attraction that Hengsheng brought back from Khalkha.

The little brother met a few heads, and he was already calculating how to distribute it...... Due to the return of Hang Seng, Chu Yu instructed the kitchen to prepare a table, and the family should give Hang Seng a wind.

But as soon as the table was placed and Cao Yan sat down, there were people in the front yard, and someone from the palace summoned him.

Li and Chu Yu were a little worried, but Cao Yan knew that eighty percent of them were for that sea trade article.

"It's a business matter, I heard the thirteenth master mention it at noon, I thought it would be summoned tomorrow, I don't want to say it today, don't worry." Cao Yan comforted.

Li nodded, looked out the window, and said, "Although the sky is still bright now, it should be dark after this toss." Ask someone to carry a lantern and wait outside the palace gate. ”

The children all got up, Cao Yan didn't want to delay, first went back to Wutong Garden to return the supplement, and then went to the front yard to follow the little eunuch who came to summon people into the palace...... * Yangxin Palace, Dongnuan Pavilion.

After a long time, Yongzheng was still holding the note written by Cao Yan and couldn't let go.

"The enclosure outside Beijing is already so powerful?" Yongzheng asked unrelentingly.

He is not an emperor raised in the deep palace, and of course he knows the dangers of land annexation.

The powerful and gentry all had privileges and did not pay taxes. As more and more civilians become tenants, so does the state's tax revenue.

"Cao Yan has always acted cautiously and never without purpose. The data he listed also illustrates the harm of enclosure. He has been operating Zhili for two years, which has increased the tax of Zhili by 50%, but most of them are industrial and commercial taxes. After he built a large water conservancy project, more fields and forests were registered in the local government, but the land price was rising, but the agricultural tax was decreasing. There is no other reason, that is, the gentry enclosure. "Thirteen Elder Brother said.

Yongzheng hesitated a little and said: "It is a custom for Chinese people to buy land for thousands of years, and they are really willing to take out silver to support the country's trade with foreigners?" ”

Speaking of which, the thirteenth elder brother didn't know the bottom in his heart, but he believed in Cao Yan's vision.

At that time, the Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also a collection of armpits, and although it is not as publicized as in the first few years, the dividends distributed to the royal palaces are doubling every year.

Cao Yan's excerpt in the development of maritime trade is a plan to kill two birds with one stone. It not only calculates the silver of foreigners, but also lures the magnates in the capital to absorb the silver money in everyone's hands and use it as the principal of sea trade.

It can not only alleviate the worries of land annexation, but also open source for the imperial court, how can this article not be tempting......*

(To be continued)