In the first year of Luyin, the doctor did not fear the invasion of Jiyi, and the Marquis went out of Benyan. Yan is the marquis in the current Wuji territory, so the Jiyi was renamed here. In the second year of Lu Yingong, the doctor Wu Wei led his troops to invade the north and destroy the pole, and changed his name to Wuji, taking the meaning of destroying the pole.

Wuji west near Taihang, south of the Hutuo River, flat terrain, fertile soil, is a famous good place in the north of Jizhou, however, the winter here is also very cold.

At this time in previous years, people always accumulated firewood early, like the otaku and rotten girls in later generations, wrapped in bedding for a month or two, and did not go out or get out of bed.

No way, Hebei's winter is too cold, warm winter clothes are not necessarily ready for every household, a set of winter clothes on the side of the bed, who goes out and who wears the situation, most of the winter, the family is wrapped in the quilt and suffers, there is nothing unusual.

Of course, this situation is only limited to poor families, such as Zhen's large families, and is absolutely not included.

Snowflakes have already floated outside, fluttering like flying catkins, shrouding the sky and the earth, making everything in the world hazy, as if it were a dream world.

The whole city is silent, only the laughter of the children is heard from time to time, it echoes quietly, the children are always very energetic, except for hunger, there is nothing to stop their yearning for the outside world, adults can't, and the cold can't.

It's a peaceful scene, but how long can it last? Sighing silently, Zhen Dao walked into the door of his house after a long absence.

"The fifth prince is back!"

To Zhen Dao's surprise, it was snowing outside, but there were many people standing in the yard, all of them were maids, a large group of Yingying Yanyan, seeing him come back. They all turned around and saluted, as if they were lined up to greet them.

However, he knew that this was impossible, as a son of a concubine, in terms of personal future, he had no chance to raise filial piety and honesty as an official, so he could only manage the lowly affairs of the businessmen in his family and run outside. In the Zhen Mansion, the status is similar to that of a few stewards, and there may be private knots. But such a grand welcoming ceremony would never have appeared.

"Fifth brother, you're back, did you bring me a gift this time?" Wait until the soft and soft voice, like a newly baked Gaotang glutinous rice candy, sounded in the crowd. Zhen Daocai laughed: "Yes, of course there is, there is no one, and there will be no little sister yours." ”

"What is it?" At the corner of the crowd, a petite figure came out gracefully, and her crescent-like eyes opened wide, like a quiet deep spring in the mountains and forests. People can't help but want to find out.

"Uh......" Zhen Dao was slightly distracted. Although they can be regarded as growing up together, he never understands how this half-sister can grow up like this.

It's not that he has a bad temperament, among the several brothers and sisters of the Zhen family. It is this youngest sister who is the least arrogant, even if she treats her subordinates or the outcasts outside, she is kind and angry, and she is not guilty. Huaibi persuaded his father to help the victims because of his sin. When it comes to gentleness and kindness, it covers the entire Zhongshan country. There is no one who can compare.

What Zhen Dao didn't understand was her softness and charm.

Zhen Dao is not yet thirty years old this year, but he has been wandering abroad for more than ten years, and recently he has gone to the legendary overseas fairy island outside the ocean, and his experience is not rich. But he had never seen a woman before, and at such a young age, she showed a touching charm.

A smile, every word and deed, as if they have been rehearsed, all of them are moving, sultry and haunting, but she has no pretentiousness, her expression is so innocent, these two contradictory qualities constitute the unique charm of the young daughter of the Zhen family.

Zhen Dao often thinks that such a charming and natural woman, even his brother must be deliberately avoided to avoid embarrassment, and I really don't know who can withstand it in the future.

The old people in the family often say that their young lady has the color of the country, and the future husband must be a prince and general, even if the mother is the world, there is nothing strange about it. Even if the blessed people marry them home, it is useless, because they can't afford it, and they will definitely lose their life and end up dying early.

Zhen Dao just laughed at these words, what is the ethereal fortune, he doesn't dare to assert it, but according to common sense, if the little sister's husband is a person with shallow concentration and poor health, he will definitely not live long.

However, the father and the housemother both thought so, and began to look for a husband for the little sister a few years ago, and the standard was that the prince and the prince must be avoided.

"Present the gift...... Zhen Dao waved his hand, motioned for the servant to offer the gift, let the little sister pick it up, and then asked the steward, "Where is the father?" ”

"The lord went to the castle guard mansion early in the morning." The steward replied respectfully.

The steward of the inner mansion is a middle-aged woman, because of the peculiarity of the second lady, Zhen Lao Yegen is not worried about the existence of men around her, so he makes the inner mansion like the inner courtyard of the palace.

can serve as the steward of the inner government, this woman is also very shrewd, and knows that this fifth son of the concubine cannot be regarded as the same concubine. The Zhen family let the concubine take care of the chores, just to find something for them to do, but this fifth prince is bold and careful, and takes care of the affairs of the businessmen in the house in an orderly manner, and the scale of the industry is also thriving, and in the past ten years, the wealth of the Zhen family has skyrocketed several times.

Such a character, no matter how bad his background is, is also a character that these servants need to knot.

"The castle guard?" Zhen Dao's voice changed when he heard this, and his brows frowned tightly.

"The envoy from Chang'an has passed Fanyang, with the holy decree summoning Liu Zhijun back to Beijing, it is said that Liu Zhijun has no intention of obeying the edict and denounces it as a chaotic life...... I heard that most of Hebei is now preparing for war, and I see that there is another big chaos! It's easy to live a few years in peace, when will this troubled world be a head? ”

Half sighing, half telling, the housekeeper explained the current situation very clearly.

"I see...... Zhen Dao nodded, guessing the reason why his father was summoned. There is no doubt that Liu Yu does not intend to give in, but to resist to the end. Summoning local wealthy clans is nothing more than ordering each family to contribute money, food, and food, and prepare for war.

"I wonder how my father will reply?" Zhen Dao muttered, as if talking to himself. But the hand without a trace of a silver hairpin handed over but said it all, the hairpin head carved is a Luan bird, silver glittering, double graceful and luxurious.

"Of course the lord is unwilling, such a thing as a war, whoever is involved in it is unlucky, but ......" The housekeeper's eyes widened, and then she raised her hand slightly, and skillfully pulled the silver hairpin into her sleeve. He said with a smile: "I heard that the city guard has issued a strict order, and those who do not comply will be punished as collaborators and severely punished!" ”

Zhen Dao bowed slightly, and his heart was relieved. Liu Yu or Wang Men. is already red-eyed, and his father's ideals are not small, but he is not very courageous, he must be submissive when he is called like this, but in this way, won't his plan be frustrated? That's not good. We have to find a way.

On his side, the tide of thought was surging, and on the other side, Zhen Mi and the maids were already exclaiming.

"Is this a makeup box? It's silver! It's so beautiful! ”

"There are also silver combs, silver chopsticks, and silver step shakes. Sky...... Did the fifth prince dig up the ancient treasure? How can there be so much gold and silver? ”

In the Han Dynasty, gold and silver were not yet circulated as currency, but existed as treasures, and more than half of the luggage that Zhen Dao carried with him was this kind of thing. Suddenly displayed in front of everyone, bejeweled. Rao is a hillbilly who is rare in Zhen's mansion, but he is still dazzled.

It was quiet in the snow, and the cheers and exclamations were extremely loud, which soon alarmed the rest of the house, and people kept coming to ask, and then joined in the exclamation.

"Fifth brother, where did you go this time? What a bumper harvest! "It is the third Zhen Yao who speaks, there are four brothers above Zhen Dao, three are out, one is out, Zhen Yao is the youngest son of Zhen Dao, the most loved, usually see Zhen Dao, they all meet with nostrils, this time they were dazzled by gold and silver, but it was rare to be cordial.

Zhen Dao smiled slightly, thinking that if he wanted to convince his father, these gold and silver might be an opportunity: "It's nothing, it's just a trip to the sea......"

"Out to sea?" Zhen Yao was surprised, screamed, his eyes rolled, and his expression suddenly became frightened: "Could it be ......?"

Zhen Dao put his index finger to his lips and stopped: "Shhh That's right, just as the third brother thought, but this matter is not easy to publicize, let's make a fortune quietly. ”

"So...... Is there really a fairy island overseas? Is it really as gold and silver as the legend goes? Zhen Yao's mind turned very quickly, no wonder, when it comes to making a fortune, it is possible for a blind person to open his eyes, who will become stupid?

"The rumors are exaggerated, where is there really a place full of gold and silver?" Zhen Dao said with a smile: "In fact, there are many mines, and it is easy to mine, especially the place called Iwami, a whole silver mountain, there is no end in sight, this kind of pure silver, you don't need to mine, you can pick it up everywhere, but it is more time-consuming and laborious to process later......"

"Hehe......" He said casually, but Zhen Yao and several other Zhen family disciples were about to salivate when they heard it.

"Isn't this called gold and silver everywhere? A mountain of silver with no end in sight? No wonder Emperor Qin had to go to sea no matter what, daring him not to find the elixir of life, but for the gold and silver mountains on the immortal island! ”

"Now we're developed! Hey, no, isn't the fleet a hussar general's? Fifth brother, how did you get so many things back? ”

Zhen Daoqian smiled gently: "The fourth brother doesn't know, the hussar general keeps his promises, fights righteousness and squanders money, and the income from the first trip to sea has not been taken, only that after the official mining in the future, taxes will be drawn from the income of the miners...... In fact, this trip is not to collect gold and silver, but just to find out the path, and when it is officially mined, what is this thing? ”

"So, fifth brother, are you qualified to contract mining?" Zhen Yan, the second child who has been holding the shelf, can't help it.

"The rules on the hussar general's side have always been to support the bold, although the younger brother has no collar, but with the boldness, he is the first. As long as you don't repeat it in the future, you can buy a ship and hire workers next year, set sail to the sea, and go to Treasure Island to pan for gold. ”

"Wow!" There was a chorus of joy, and several children of the Zhen family were overjoyed, to mine gold and silver mountains, is there anything faster than this to get rich? In the past, when I heard the rumors outside, everyone didn't believe it, but now the real things are in front of you, and you can't believe it!

"Fifth brother, you said that you won't ...... repeatedly in the future" Zhen Yu, the eldest brother of the Zhen family, died early, and the second Zhen Yan is the second generation of the family.

"It's just that you've always been on the side of the hussar general, at least you can't be an enemy, it's very simple, isn't it?" Zhen Dao replied, in a very relaxed tone, but Zhen Yan's brows furrowed tightly, and the others also put away their cheers, and the atmosphere became heavy.

"Second brother, but what's the obstacle?" Zhen Dao knew the reason, but he asked very carefully.

"This ...... Alas, it's hard to put into words! Zhen Yan sighed and shook his head: "When my father comes back, let's discuss it together, it's really not a coincidence." ”