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Chapter 10 Ginger is still spicier when old

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    The next day was the day when Zhao Liben returned to his hometown.  What a coincidence, the buyer also scheduled to take possession of the house on this day.

    Early in the morning, the five grandfathers and grandsons carried their burdens and walked out of the grand gate of Zhao Mansion.

    Standing next to the pair of majestic stone lions, watching the buyer¡¯s servants go up on a ladder and take off the ¡®Zhao Mansion¡¯ plaque on the red lacquer door lintel, the Zhao family was naturally very sad.

    Zhao Liben even shed tears bitterly, covering his face and crying: "I have spent my life as an official and ended up like this. It is like a dream"

    My children and grandchildren all shed tears with me, and then I calmed down.

    Then I heard Zhao Shouzheng take the initiative and said: "Dad, my father and son have discussed that we will send you home first, and it won't be too late to come back to Nanjing."

    Zhao Shouye also echoed from the side: "Yes, father, let the second brother see you off. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with him and me."

    "No need." Zhao Liben waved his hand and said in a loud, free and easy voice: "It's empty when I come, and it's empty when I look at the end of the world. I'm strong and can go back by myself. You can go your separate ways now, let's go  I¡¯ll stay by myself for a while.¡±

    After saying that, he slowly sat down in front of the screen wall and stared blankly at the door of Dahong Mansion, which had no plaque.

    Zhao Liben always said that he was right, and the Shouye brothers did not dare to disobey, so they had no choice but to take their sons with them and kowtow to the old man. Then the four of them walked towards the street, turning back three times at a time.

    ??~~

    When he turned around the street and couldn't see the old man, Zhao Shouye stopped and said to his younger brother: "Second brother, I can only live in an official residence now. It's a small place and I'm not familiar with it, so it's not convenient for outsiders to stay Do you have any  place?"

    ¡°I still have some scattered silver with me, so let¡¯s rent a place to stay first.¡± Zhao Shouzheng answered honestly.

    "Alas, I, a small sixth-grade Shang Baocheng, can't help you with my meager monthly salary." Zhao Shouye sighed, trying to cut off Zhao Shouzheng's talk of borrowing money.

    Zhao Shouzheng never thought about that incident, and nodded with deep understanding: "Yes, my father has been an official for half his life in exchange for this official position. My eldest brother has to keep it no matter what. After nine years, he will be promoted.  ."

    "Oh, just wait and see." Seeing that his younger brother was still thinking about him, Zhao Shouye couldn't help but feel ashamed of his dirty thoughts, and quickly changed the subject and said: "But second brother, what else can you hope for if you stay in Nanjing?  "

    Zhao Shouzheng looked at his son and said, "It's the year of the competition, so I have to try again"

    Zhao Xian on the side couldn't help but sneered when he heard this.

    Zhao Shouye glared at his son, but he also had no hope for his younger brother's career.

    "Don't waste your time. I'd better help you find a restaurant to sit down. I can always make a living for you and your son."

    However, Zhao Hao suddenly interrupted and said, "Uncle, if you are interested, it would be wise to give him some money to help."

    Zhao Shouye couldn't help but feel a pain in his body, but since his nephew was talking about this, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and take out two ingots of gold ingots.

    After hesitating for a moment, he took back another ingot and said, "After your aunt and sister come back, I will also find a house to rent. I can only give you so much." Not all Zhao family members are bachelors, Zhao Shouye is  She had a wife and a daughter, but when the old man's incident happened, she took her daughter back to her parents' home

    Zhao Hao was afraid that Zhao Shouye would regret it again, so he quickly accepted the five taels of silver.

    Zhao Shouzheng made an agreement with his eldest brother again that when the father and son found a place to live, they would go to the official residence of Honglu Temple to inform them, and then they went north with his son.

    Zhao Shouye kept watching his brother and nephew cross the Wuding Bridge and disappear across the Qinhuai River, and then slowly withdrew his gaze.

    "Alas" He sighed deeply, seeming very sad.

    Zhao Xian finally couldn't hold it back and asked: "Dad, I clearly saw you this morning and put forty taels in your arms. Why are there only ten taels left?"

    "Hey, I stuffed twenty taels into your grandfather's baggage." Zhao Shouye sighed again: "The old man said not to give him a penny, can I still take it seriously?"

    "Then there are still ten taels left?" Zhao Xian asked again, disturbing the scenery.

    Zhao Shouye was immediately furious, kicked his son on the butt and said, "You are stupid. Your grandpa and his family are all wealthy. Can you let us live here with nothing?"

    Zhao Xian couldn't help but said in surprise: "Ah? Aren't we going to live in the official residence? Why should we go to grandpa's house?"

    "Is there anyone in the official residence who can wash and cook for you? If you don't eat the ready-made food, why don't you start your own meal? Do you know how to settle accounts?!" Zhao Shouye scolded his son with a straight face.

    "Isn't that just a fool's errand?" Zhao Xian muttered in a low voice as he followed his father towards his grandfather's house.

    "As long as you can eat it, it doesn't matter whether it's soft or hard"

      The father and son talked and went west.

    ??~~

    When the boss and his son also disappeared, Zhao Liben walked out of the alley with his hands behind his back.

    It turned out that he was secretly following behind and heard clearly what his two sons said.

    "Hey, is the soft rice so delicious? None of them have any backbone" Zhao Liben sighed for a while, seeming to blame himself for the failure of his education.

    With a sigh, a low-key yet luxurious two-wheel carriage stopped steadily next to Zhao Lipen.

    When the car curtain opens a corner, the elegant fragrance comes out.

    A woman who was still charming smiled and waved to Zhao Liben.

    The coachman wearing a blue satin robe opened the door, and a maid with beaded hair came down and set up a brocade pier for Mr. Zhao.

    I saw Zhao Liben's face unchanged, straightened his back, and stepped onto the carriage.

    As soon as Zhao Liben got on the carriage, the maid closed the door and went straight to the carriage behind, without disturbing the two people in the carriage.

    The two carriages drove forward slowly along the Qinhuai River.

    ??~~

    The carriage was covered with soft carpets, and there was a sandalwood table with several exquisite snacks and fruits on it, as well as a silver square box.

    After Zhao Liben sat down on the couch, the woman in her forties bowed down with joy in her eyes.

    "I've kept you waiting for a long time."

    "I told you to wait outside the city, but why are you disobeying me?"

    Zhao Liben showed no pretense and scolded him with a straight face: "What if my children and grandchildren meet me?"

    The noble lady didn't take it seriously at all, but said more tenderly: "I am worried about you I heard that your Excellency was in such a catastrophe, so I rushed here at night. Only when I arrived in Nanjing did I know that Your Excellency had come out safely.  "

    Zhao Liben snorted, raised his chin slightly and said, "I have been in the officialdom for many years. What can't be settled that should make you worry?"

    "Yes, I made a mistake. What I admire most is your confidence." The woman's eyes were full of admiration.

    "Alas" Zhao Liben sighed and reached out to pull the woman up.

    The woman opened the silver box again, and inside was a hot cotton towel.

    She looks graceful and luxurious, and at first glance she looks like a master who is used to bossing around.  At this moment, she picked up the cotton towel like a maid and personally served Zhao Liben to wipe his hands and face.

    "I see that the Zhao Mansion has changed hands. Your Excellency, the two young masters seem to have nowhere to live. Why don't you let me make arrangements for you?" The woman leaned over and took off Zhao Liben's boots and put on a pair of light soft-soled silk shoes.  shoe.

    "I want you to be troublesome!" Zhao Liben didn't appreciate it and said firmly: "They have been pampered for decades, and each one of them has become a waste. I am just waiting to take this opportunity to sharpen them."

    The noble lady showed a look of surprise, nodded quickly and said: "I am too talkative. It turns out that you have good intentions, and you are indeed worthy of being a master"

    While talking, the carriage drove to a dock on the bank of the Qinhuai River. Zhao Liben opened the curtain and saw a passenger ship with the flag of "Wu Ji" quietly moored there.  The passenger ship has three floors and is very luxurious with carved beams and paintings.  Even compared with the painted boats of the princes and nobles that shuttled back and forth on the river, it was not inferior in the slightest.

    When Zhao Liben and the woman got off the bus, there was not a single person on the pier.  Because even this dock is privately owned by this lady.  Dozens of servants had already been guarding the place, blocking the entrance and exit to avoid crowds.

    Seeing this overwhelming aura of wealth and wealth, Zhao Li frowned slightly without noticing it, then straightened his face again and said: "I am an ordinary citizen now, and I cannot deserve such a big battle."

    "My lord, in my heart and mind, will always be the same as when I was the most heroic." The noble lady raised her head slightly and looked at Zhao Liben's profile in confusion.  I don¡¯t know what¡¯s so charming about this little old man?

    "Just take me home, I won't stay at your house." Zhao Liben said to the woman as he strolled onto the boat.

    "I know you want to avoid suspicion, so you can't enter my widow's house." The noble lady sighed rather resentfully, and then said with a considerate smile: "How about this, I will accompany you to Suzhou to relax, and wait for you to come over after resting.  I have made up my mind" As she spoke, a hint of shyness appeared on her face and she said: "Wherever you want to go, I will follow you."

    Zhao Liben nodded with satisfaction and said with a hint of unnoticeable amusement: "That's pretty much it."

    The woman also got on the boat, and the two stood side by side on the bow. The passenger ship went along with the river, and soon left the city of Nanjing.

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