Wang Yan and Zhao Congbo are now "mixed" with Wang Qing almost all day. Wang Qing had no friends of the same age before, but now he has two big brothers, Wang Yan and Zhao Congbo, who are also his good friends. The three of them study and play together every day, and when they are playing, Wang Qing also pulls Jiang Moxi along. However, if Ni happens to be playing the piano, Jiang Moxi prefers to listen to the piano. At this time, Wang Qing did not force him.

Both Wang Yan and Zhao Congbo understood that they had received a lot of light from Wang Qing. Otherwise, how could Dean Cen and Mr. Kang treat them differently and teach them knowledge, painting and chess personally. Therefore, Wang Yan and Zhao Congbo took better care of Wang Qing.

Wang Yan and Zhao Congbo are like this, Wang Shuping's family and Zhao Yuande's family will only be worse. Shao Yunan once said that he wanted to be a sheep scorpion and wanted the backbone of a sheep, and Zhao He took it to heart. No, just after slaughtering a fat sheep, Zhao He asked Zhao Congbo to tell Shao Yunan and let him come over to pick it. Shao Yun's family is big, and the children usually study and play here. The three boys took a nap in Wang Qing's room after practicing the basic skills of painting, and Nizi was also taking a nap. Jiang Moxi likes to listen to Nizi play the piano. When Nizi fell asleep, he sat on Nizi's bedside and played the Rubik's cube, while Nizi's two little girls were quietly guarding her. After playing for a while, Jiang Moxi was also sleepy and rubbed his eyes.

Xia Chun stepped forward cautiously: "Master Jiang, are you going to rest?"

The servants bought at home all know that this young master Jiang, the nephew of the county magistrate, does not like to talk or care for others. Jiang Moxi would naturally not react. He climbed onto the bed and lay down next to Nizi. With Shao Yunan's previous explanation, Xia Chun didn't make a fuss about it. Together with Xia Qiu, she told Jiang Moxi about shoes, and took another quilt to cover for him. This is Nizi's boudoir, and Miao Yuan, the servant Wang Shijing assigned to Jiang Moxi, can only guard it outside.

Nizi and Jiang Moxi fell asleep, and Xia Chun and Xia Qiu also went out intermittently. With Shao Yunan, a patriarch with a modern soul, Xia Chun and Xia Qiu, who were still underage, would never be treated harshly. When the master is resting, they can also go to rest, and they eat whatever the master usually eats. The heavy lifting of doing laundry is done by someone else. However, when Jiang Kangchen was leaving, he still told Shao Yunan that he would ask Eunuch An to find a nanny from the palace. With Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing as people, the servants in the family still have to be disciplined by someone who has rules, so as to avoid the situation of slaves bullying their masters in the future. Especially Wang Qing and Nizi are still young, and the two children were born in poverty, and they were easily bullied by the servants around them.

The little masters were all asleep, and the eldest masters either studied behind closed doors in the study, or went out, and the whole Wang Mansion was silent. Four carriages appeared at the entrance of Xiushui Village and went straight to the Wang residence. The villagers who saw it immediately muttered, what kind of big family is here again?

Knock knock knock, the door of the study was knocked again. The three people in the study ignored them. There was another knock on the door, and Guo Ziyu's voice came from outside.

"Elder Cen, sir, someone is here, and they say they are from the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion in the capital."

Cen Lao, Jiang Kangning and Kang Rui raised their heads at the same time. Old Cen rubbed his eyes, frowned and looked at Jiang Kangning, Jiang Kangning got up and walked quickly to the door and opened it.

Guo Ziyu outside the door looked anxious: "Sir, people from the Marquis of Hengyuan came to look for Shijing and Yunan. Shijing sent his wife back to the county. Yunan is at Lizheng's house. I asked Su Shu to call him."

"Do you know who is coming?"

"It was said to be the second son of the Marquis of Hengyuan. Manager Xu and Manager Zeng also came. Manager Xu said that man was his big boss."

Jiang Kangning knew who it was. Elder Cen came over and said, "Kang Ning, you go first, and Kang Rui and I will arrive later. They must have come for An Ge'er's tea and wine."

"Then I'll go first."

Jiang Kangning brushed his sleeves, motioned Guo Ziyu to follow, and asked, "Have you brought tea and snacks?"

"Zimu is ready, I'll ask Aunt Zhou to send it over."

Jiang Kangning nodded and quickened his pace.

Kang Rui walked to Old Cen's side, watched Jiang Kangning walk away, and said, "The Marquis of Hengyuan is really in a hurry. The second son of Wei came in person, I'm afraid he won't give up. Did the teacher remind An Ge'er and Ishii? ?"

Old Cen said: "I mentioned it to him, and I also told him about the situation of Hengyuan Hou's mansion, and Kang Chen also mentioned it."

"Then what is Yun An's plan? Hengyuan Hou's mansion is not easy to get rid of."

Old Cen said worriedly: "An Ge'er said he thought about it, but didn't tell me what he planned. I didn't expect people to come to the Hengyuan Marquis Mansion so soon. The Queen of Hengyuan Mansion will come to this matter. I don't dare to be hard. I'm just afraid that An Ge'er can't handle this well and offend them, which will inevitably cause trouble in the future. It's hard to guard against villains, not to mention that the other party is from the Marquis of Hengyuan. Let's go, we are too good at these two. son."

Kang Rui turned around and locked the door of the study, and went to see the second son of the Wei family with Old Cen. For them who came out of the temple, the reaction of the Marquis of Hengyuan was what they expected. The state of Yan was in ruins, and soon after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was short of money and people. Those big clans despised the emperor, not to mention the empress who had no children. This was why the Marquis of Hengyuan dared to come. Although Kang Rui had been away from the court for many years, he was still not afraid of the last second son of the Marquis of Hengyuan.

Shao Yunan is chatting with Zhao He at Lizheng's house. One winter, plus the Chinese New Year, Lizheng's family made a lot of money with red jujube sauce and hawthorn sauce. On the third day of the new year, Li Zheng called his two sons to him and formally proposed to separate the family. Li Zheng and his wife lived with their eldest son, Zhao Yuandev. Zhao Yuanqing and his wife Li Caijuan went out to single. Lizheng did not divide the family's house and land, and directly supplemented the money to buy land and build a house for the younger son and his wife. Zhao Yuande and Zhao He didn't care about anyone. Zhao Yuanqing has no children yet, and Li Zheng also spoke. The children of the two sons, whether they are grandsons or granddaughters, will be responsible for the future expenses. He and his wife don't spend much money, and the money they earn will be given to grandchildren, sons and daughters-in-law, he doesn't care. No, before the end of the year, Zhao Yuanqing was busy choosing a foundation to find someone to build a house.

While chatting happily, Li Caijuan came in from outside and hurriedly shouted, "Yun An, someone has come from your family, you should go back quickly."

"Ah?" Shao Yunan got off the kang and asked while putting on his shoes, "Who is it?"

"I didn't say it. It was found by your servant. I just told you to go back quickly, and said it came from the capital. I think he was in a hurry."

Beijing's? Shao Yunan's movement of putting on his shoes was two beats slower, and he probably guessed who was coming.

When the others heard that they came from the capital, they were all shocked. Zhao He asked, "Yun'an, are you okay? But the people from the magistrate are here again?" They all knew that the elder brother of Jiang magistrate was from the capital. New Year's Eve is here.

Shao Yunan shook his head: "I don't know, I'm afraid not, I'll go back and have a look." Looking up, he smiled, "It won't be a big deal, I guess he's here to talk business with me. Uncle Zhao, auntie, I'll make sheep scorpions tonight. Let someone bring it to you to taste, and if you think it is delicious, let Brother Hezi come and learn from me."

"Don't worry about us, you can go back. If you need help, let someone call."

"I won't be polite to you."

Shao Yunan, who had put on his shoes, took a large pot of lamb bones brought by Zhao Yuanqing and left.

In the main hall of the Wang residence, Wei Hongwen respectfully talked with Cen Lao, Jiang Kangning and Kang Rui. He didn't say what his purpose was, and Old Cen and Jiang Kangning didn't ask either. Before the person in charge of the Wang family appeared, everyone tacitly passed over this topic.

When he came to the Wang Mansion, Wei Hongwen realized that Cen Lao and Kang Rui, the former minister of ritual, actually lived here, and in their words, Cen Lao and Kang Rui also loved the pair of farmers. Wei Hongwen, who was bound to win this move, had to be cautious. If there was only one Jiang Kangning behind Shao Yunan, it would be okay to say, but now that there are Lao Cen and Kang Rui, things become more difficult.

Although Lao Cen's official position was only the fourth rank when he was in Beijing, he was Weng Lao's junior brother, with all the same students and students. The reason why he was only the fourth rank was because he was hurt by the party conflict during the late emperor's time.

Kang Rui was a student of Lao Cen, a former doctor of Guozijian, and was very knowledgeable. The most troublesome thing was that Kang Rui's father-in-law was Shi Zuoyu, the capital of the capital, who was in charge of the capital garrison. Although Kang Rui's wife was deceased, Kang Rui never remarried, and his husband-in-law admired him very much. Although the Marquis of Hengyuan has power, as Wei Hongwen, he does not have the strength to fight against the Imperial Censor. Even his father, Marquis Hengyuan, would not touch Zuoyu's bad head for no reason.

The appearance of Cen Lao and Kang Rui disrupted Wei Hongwen's plan, so Wei Hongwen had to make a new assessment of Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing's abilities. In this regard, he took a special look at Shopkeeper Xu and Shopkeeper Zeng with dissatisfaction. Shopkeeper Xu and Shopkeeper Zeng broke out in a cold sweat. A few years ago, they were urgently summoned by the shopkeeper Wei Xiu to Chinan Mansion. They came here with the big boss, and they didn't have time to send someone to watch Shao Yunan.

It can be said that the presence of Cen Lao and Kang Rui caught Wei Hongwen by surprise. The plan has changed, Wei Hongwen can only play the spirit of twelve points. No matter what, this time it must be rewarded.

After calming down, Wei Hongwen said politely: "Hongwen has heard the name of Xiaoge Shao for a long time, and this time, he took the opportunity to meet with a few stewards at the Nanfang Mansion, and came to see Xiaoge Shao, and also expressed Hongwen's gratitude to Xiaoge Shao for his help. "

Shopkeeper Xu immediately said, "Brother Shao has given us a lot of good ideas. Our big boss has long wanted to see Brother Shao."

Shopkeeper Zeng also nodded yes.

Old Cen smiled and said: "This old man has heard of this. An Ge'er also mentioned the name of the shopkeeper to the old man."

"Don't dare." Manager Xu hurriedly got up.

Jiang Kangning said with a joking tone: "The Zhao family's jam is also earning money for the shopkeeper Xu. That kid is just lazy, and the money-making business is sent out one by one."

Shopkeeper Xu was extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

Then, Jiang Kangning said: "An Ge'er has gone to Zhao's house, someone should call him back. By the way, I remember one thing, Yun An sold shopkeeper Xu some golden silk chrysanthemums and gave them back to shopkeeper Xu. What 'high-end route' did you come up with, and I wonder if it will be successful?"

Shopkeeper Xu did not dare to answer. Wei Hongming knew that Jiang Kangning knew the situation in Beijing, but he had to reply: "Brother Shao's idea is indeed good. But the number of golden silk chrysanthemums is too small. Jiang county magistrate also knows that there are many dignitaries in the capital, but I have a headache. It's a lot. I don't hide it from you, I came here this time to buy more good tea from Xiaoge Shao."

Wei Hongwen is talking about good "tea", but not good "chrysanthemum". The meaning of this sentence is intriguing. Old Cen pretended to be confused and said, "This golden silk chrysanthemum is really rare, and the old man likes it very much, but it is indeed too few. From the old man's place, An Ge'er only gives out dozens of flowers a year."

Someone interjected: "Teacher, you still have dozens of flowers to drink, but the students can only go to you to ask for it. This year's Huangju comes down, why should the students ask Yunan for some."

"Haha." Boss Cen laughed, very proud, "This old man is his adoptive father, he has good things, can he not honor his father first?"

Kang Rui raised his eyebrows: "The student is still his senior brother."

Wei Hongwen was shocked, and Shopkeeper Xu and Shopkeeper Zeng were also surprised. Old Cen said with a smile: "I'll make you laugh. An Ge'er is always afraid of causing trouble for me, so this matter has not been disclosed to the public for the time being. When his troubles are resolved, the ceremony of recognizing relatives will be officially held. At that time, if Wei Er Young Master is free, you might as well come and join in the fun."

Jiang Kangning reluctantly said to Elder Cen: "The troubles of Yun An are nothing at all, he just has a heavy mind."

"No." Elder Cen was helpless.

Kang Rui: "Yun An is thinking of you, master, and really wants you as a father."

Old Cen: "Haha."

The three of them seemed to sing three reeds, and Wei Hongwen had to say immediately: "For such a happy event, the younger generation must come with a big gift."

Old Cen smiled and waved his hand: "There is no need for a big gift. The two shopkeepers also come together to make it fun."

"President Xie Cen invites you."

Shopkeeper Xu and Shopkeeper Zeng stood up and saluted at the same time. My heart is a little anxious, I am afraid that this trip is going to make a change, right? Who would have thought that Elder Cen would recognize Shao Yunan as his son? This time things don't work out.

Shao Yunan returned home unhurriedly, but Guo Ziyu was very anxious. Seeing him coming back, Guo Ziyu hurriedly dragged him over and said, "Yun An, he's from the Marquis of Hengyuan, I'm afraid it's for your tea and wine. Old Cen asked me to tell you, you can call him father or old man later. , called Dean Kang Senior Brother."

"Ah?" Shao Yunan was stunned.

"Just listen to Elder Cen, he must have his intentions. Come in quickly, they have been waiting for a long time, and shopkeeper Xu and Zeng are also here."

Shao Yunan blinked: "Oh, good. You tell Zimu to eat sheep scorpions at night, and let him chop the sheep bones I brought back into pieces. The bigger pieces are to be blanched in hot water first."

"Okay, don't worry about dinner, let's go." Guo Ziyu pushed Shao Yunan in the direction of the main hall.

Shao Yunan came to the door of the main hall without hesitation. Hearing an unfamiliar voice in the house, he took a deep breath and opened the door with a smile on his face. The conversation in the house came to an abrupt end, followed by a few more voices.

"Angel."

"Brother Shao!"

Shao Yunan walked to talk, closed the door, and greeted with a smile: "Manager Xu, Manager Zeng, your honored guests. Ishijing and I went to pay New Year's greetings to you during the Chinese New Year, but you were not at home, and your family members said that you went to Chinan House. When did you come back?"

Shao Yunan's enthusiasm relieved the embarrassment and tension of the two shopkeepers. Shopkeeper Xu said, "I just came back yesterday. Brother Shao, this is our big boss."

Shao Yunan immediately looked at the stranger, and the other party clasped his fists: "I have heard about the name of Shao Xiaoge for a long time under Wei Hongwen. I saw it today, and it really lives up to its reputation."

This sucks.

Shao Yunan also immediately clasped his fists: "Young Master Wei has been looking up for a long time, I have also heard a lot about you. Hurry up and sit down."

"Brother Shao, please."

Old Cen and Jiang Kangning sat on the first two chairs, Kang Rui sat next to Old Cen, and Wei Hongwen and the two shopkeepers sat next to Jiang Kangning in turn. Shao Yunan sat down next to Kang Rui and said, "Young Master Wei came by coincidence today. I was going to cook a new dish tonight, and you and the two shopkeepers just happened to try it."

I have to say that Wei Hongwen was very surprised by Shao Yunan's performance. The other party is obviously a young man, let alone that he can't tell that the other party is married, let alone that he is the peasant son who makes him hate and anger. Such a handsome and generous young man looks like an official, not a farmer from a mud-legged family. Wei Hongwen had already walked away once, and he secretly warned himself that he must never despise this person again.

Wei Hongwen showed a refined smile and said, "It's a coincidence that you came down here. Xiaoge Shao's cooking skills have been heard for a long time. It happened that I also brought some water and wine, so I thought it was a fun boost."

"That can't be better. The old man and my senior and my elder brother always say that my wine is tasteless and not strong enough."

Cen Lao, Kang Rui and Jiang Kangning shut up in time, when did they say such a thing! Wei Hongwen also almost spat out a mouthful of blood. How dare you say that your wine is not tasty enough? !

Shao Yunan smiled innocently. Old Cen, Dean Kang and the elder brother said that the rice wine he brewed was not as flavorful as goat milk wine.