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Chapter 157 Snow Welcome

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    Zhao Liben and Zhao Xian were waiting for his father and son, and they had no time to eat at the moment.

    The maid then brought the exquisite Huaiyang dishes, and the four grandparents ate and chatted in the flower hall.

    Zhao Shouzheng was very hungry. He took a cup of stewed crab meat and lion's head, and while eating it, he complained a little: "Zhao Xian, you are so unreliable. Even after you found grandpa, you didn't go back to report, which made your father and I always worried.  "

    Zhao Xian hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Grandpa didn't allow me to say it."

    Zhao Shouzheng swallowed the meat in his mouth hard, and said to Zhao Liben in a low voice: Dad, it¡¯s so hard for you to hide this from us. Your life is more comfortable now than in Nanjing.  But it made us suffer for more than half a year.  "

    "Without those six months of hardship, would you be where you are now?" Zhao Liben took a sip of wine, squinted his eyes and sneered:

    "I had made up my mind to leave you alone for three years. If you hadn't been able to live up to your expectations, you wouldn't have even thought of seeing me right now."

    As he spoke, he smiled kindly at Zhao Hao and said, "My dear grandson, grandpa knows everything you did. You did a good job. Especially when you took care of the Qian family and the Liu family, I really vented my anger on your grandpa."

    Although he was elated, he never got carried away and did not mention anything about Zhou Jijiu.

    But how could Zhao Hao not guess the origin of the letter at this time?

    But he also didn¡¯t mention this matter, and just smiled to make the old man happy.

    "Dad, isn't our family defeated? Why does it look wider than before?" Zhao Shouzheng and the old man finally couldn't help but ask after drinking for three times.

    "A cunning rabbit has three burrows, and I have been an official for decades? How can I not know that the official world is dangerous? How can I not take precautions?" Zhao Liben boasted to his children and grandchildren: "Now I am not afraid to tell you, there is our Zhao family in Wu Ji  shares"

    "Ah, really?" Zhao Shouzheng had heard about Wu Ji for a long time and knew that this was a large business company that included official salt transshipment, bank pawnshops, and Caohe transportation. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Doesn't this mean that we can also get through this?  Are you living like a salt merchant?"

    "Look at your worthless look!" Zhao Liben rolled his eyes at him and said angrily, "I really don't know how you passed the examination."

    "Of course it's the ancestor who showed up." Zhao Shouzheng was not stupid. Even to his father, he only vaguely mentioned: "The great ancestor said in a dream that if our Zhao family wants to produce a Jinshi, he should be here."  It¡¯s on my son.¡±

    "There were times when Taizu was blind," Zhao Liben scolded with a smile, "Then you should honestly take the Jinshi exam and be an official in your duties. Don't always think about building a garden and raising thin horses."

    "Ahem, I just talked about building a garden, not raising thin horses." Zhao Shouzheng's old face turned red when he heard this and coughed.

    "I don't know about your virtues yet?" Zhao Liben laughed, obviously very happy.

    "Father, there are two children present." Zhao Shouzheng protested.

    "Zhao Xian will get married after the Chinese New Year, and Zhao Hao is not young anymore" Zhao Liben said, and asked casually: "By the way, the Liu family is no longer entangled, right?"

    "How can Liu Zhengqi still have any shame?" Zhao Shouzheng shook his head and said with a smile: "He has no shame to stay in Jinling. I heard that he has gone back to Suzhou."

    "That's good." Zhao Liben nodded and smiled happily at Zhao Hao: "Don't be sad, dear grandson. As the saying goes, if the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come. Grandpa will find a better place for you."

    "Ahem" Zhao Hao also coughed and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Grandpa, I'm still young, I'd better talk about this in a few years."

    "After passing this village, there is no such shop." Zhao Liben took a sip of wine and said, "Eat first, and then we'll talk after eating."

    "Sigh." Zhao Hao nodded, hoping that the old man had drunk too much and said it casually.

    ??~~

    Zhao Shouzheng was devastated when he reunited with his father. In addition, after living for thirty or forty years, he finally got his father's approval. Naturally, he drank a few more drinks without any suspense.

    Then he got drunk without a doubt.

    Zhao Hao was about to help his father to rest, but was stopped by Zhao Liben.

    "Zhao Xian, help your second uncle to rest."

    Then the old man said to Zhao Hao: "My good grandson, walk around the garden with grandpa to eat."

    "Yeah." As long as Lao Shizi's marriage is not mentioned, Zhao Hao will still be a good grandson.

    Zhao Xian helped Zhao Shouzheng to rest, while Zhao Hao helped Zhao Liben, walking and chatting in the quiet garden.

    Zhao Liben pointed to the scenery in the garden and showed it off to his grandson: "This garden was purchased from a fellow villager for ten thousand taels of silver when my grandfather was working in Zhejiang in the 36th year of Jiajing reign. Over the years, he has invested in it one after another.  It took tens of thousands of taels and a lot of effort to reach its current scale.¡±

      "For example, in this garden, with the Tinghe Pavilion just now as the center, it is divided into four parts: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The east part is made of bamboo and stone, symbolizing spring. The south part is made of Taihu stone, which symbolizes the Jiangnan scenery in midsummer. The west part is made of yellow stone to highlight autumn.  The mountains are tall and straight, and the white snow stones in the north highlight the cold feeling of unmelted snow in winter. Dear Sun, what do you think?" After Zhao Liben finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Hao expectantly.

    Zhao Hao is building Xiaocang Mountain, so he is naturally very interested in gardens. Hearing this, he sincerely praised: "The purpose is novel and original, and it can lead to a moment of coquettishness."

    He said to himself, I will also divide Xiaocangshan into themes.  That five hundred acres of land with mountains and water is much worth the trouble compared to this ten acres of small garden.

    Who knew that Zhao Liben was not satisfied, so he pulled Zhao Hao to stand in front of a two-story attic and smiled at him.

    "My dear grandson, even Wang Yanzhou is amazed by your poetic talent. When you see your garden, don't you have the urge to compose a poem?"

    "No." Zhao Hao shook his head flatly.

    "That's not possible!" Zhao Liben blew his beard and glared: "Even if it is to make our family famous, you have to compose a song for me."

    "Grandpa, you don't have to work in the fields to write poetry. You need inspiration." Zhao Hao said with a wry smile.

    "Don't do this." Zhao Liben knocked him on the head and said, "You have to do it today whether you do it or not."

    As the old man spoke, he sat down on a Taihu stone, folded his arms and said, "Otherwise, grandpa will not go back."

    "Oh, okay"

    Zhao Hao pondered helplessly for a moment, then said: "Then give Grandpa a poem."

    As he spoke, he chanted slowly:

    "The small garden is silent, with sparse hedges and winding paths imitating a mountain home. When the day is long, I sing the romantic song, and suddenly I hear the sound of catalpa trees and green gauze.

    Add bamboo and stone, accompanied by haze.  I plan to drink wine to comfort myself.  Stop complaining about the flesh in your hair now, and work hard to plant flowers in the spring.  "

    "Hahaha, my dear grandson really spoke the words well. This "Yu Zhonghao" is filled in wonderfully, and it expresses what grandpa was thinking."

    Zhao Liben nodded with satisfaction, then let Zhao Hao go, and slowly walked away with his support.

    ??~~

    When the grandparents and grandchildren left, the window on the second floor of the waterside pavilion opened.

    In the room on the second floor, Ye's figure appeared.  Next to her stood a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, as clear and ethereal as ice and snow.

    The girl was still just a beauty, but she showed impressive indifference and calmness. She stood there quietly, watching Zhao Haoyuan's retreating figure.

    "Xue Ying, what do you think?" At this moment, Ye no longer acted like a little woman in front of Zhao Liben, and returned to her original poise.

    "Let's meet." The girl named Xueying nodded slightly, without revealing any emotion on her face.

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