Tai Yongning carefully packed up his four treasures of the study and listened to his senior brothers discussing going to the calligraphy and painting shop to see if there were any new travel notes.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Mr. Wu's servant returned and walked up to him and said, "Master Yongning, your father and daughter are waiting outside the door to take you home."
"Grandpa and sister? Why are they here?" Tai Yongning was surprised, but when he remembered that he had just been away from home for one day, he felt something was wrong.
Tai Yongfeng was so happy that he grabbed Shuxiang and ran away first.
"Yongning, hurry up, I'm going to see Sixth Grandpa first!"
Song Hui and the others also laughed and came forward to greet them.
"Come on, Junior Brother, it's been a while since we last saw Grandpa Tai. Let's go and pay our respects."
"Yeah, your sister Zhuzhu is so cute. I haven't seen her for a long time!"
Song Hui even took out a straw mantis from his bookcase. "I bought it on the way here this morning. I originally wanted to play with the teacher's younger brother if I ran into him. But I didn't expect Sister Zhuzhu to come over, so I gave it to her first!"
As they were talking, they walked out of the Wu family's house. Sure enough, Mr. Tai was holding Zhuzhu and talking to Tai Yongfeng.
I don't know what Tai Yongfeng was talking about, he was dancing and gesticulating, looking so excited.
Several people came forward to pay their respects, each of them polite and approachable. The old man looked happy and chatted with them briefly.
"We have built two more wooden houses in the mountains. When you have a day off, you must go home with Yongning to play. Chasing for a robe and catching pheasants in the mountains in winter is quite fun."
As they were still teenagers, there were a few who were unwilling to play, so Qi Ming and Teng Yu decided almost immediately to go there in a few days.
Song Hui, however, was steady and stopped him. "I heard that the nobles from the imperial palace are also going into the mountains to hunt. We should wait a little longer. After about half a month, when the nobles have left and the mountains have become peaceful, it won't be too late for us to go then."
The old man also remembered this and quickly laughed, "Yes, Young Master Song is cautious. I had forgotten about this. Let's wait for a few days. When it snows heavily, the mountains will be more wild and interesting."
Song Hui took out the straw mantis and handed it to Zhuzhu. Zhuzhu's eyes lit up and she came over to hug Song Hui, thanking him in a baby voice, "Thank you, big brother. Zhuzhu likes it very much!"
Song Hui was overjoyed. He held the milk ball carefully and kept promising, "I'll buy it for you when I see you next time, Big Brother."
Qi Ming and Teng Yu were so envious that they wanted to beat their chests and stamp their feet. Why didn't they meet the straw weaving vendors? How nice it would be to let them hug their chubby babies!
After saying this and laughing for a while, Song Hui and the others said goodbye.
Zhuzhu was held in Tai Yongning's arms, smiling and waving her little hands, which made Song Hui and others even more reluctant to let her go.
Tai Yongning subconsciously puffed out his chest, acting like he was proud to have a sister, and stabbed his departing brothers in the heart...
The Wu family lived not far from the dim sum shop, so the group of people, young and old, did not hire a carriage and walked home leisurely.
When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the yard had returned to silence, but the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen.
Chunhong heard the noise, poked her head out from the kitchen, and greeted with a smile, "Sixth Grandpa, dinner will be ready soon."
"Okay, let's wash up." The old man responded and took his grandchildren to wash their hands.
After everyone had washed up, the table was set.
Chunhong was serving rice while whispering, "Sixth Grandpa, those embroiderers sent by the shopkeeper were all very good. They all learned almost everything in just an hour. Uncle Min helped send them off, and I had nothing better to do, so I bought some groceries and cooked. But there wasn't much new at the market, so I just made minced meat stewed with tofu, and some cabbage and potatoes."
"That's quite good," the old man said, waving his hand nonchalantly. "This time last year, every family in our village couldn't even get enough to eat. Life is so good that there's no reason to dislike simple meals."
Chunhong nodded and went back to the kitchen to eat, but the old man asked her to stay and eat with him.
Tai Yongning was thinking of asking if there was anything wrong at home, but he was afraid that his grandfather would be worried, so he had a very quiet meal.
After the table was cleared, Tai Yongfeng fetched water to wash the dishes, and Chunhong boiled water for Zhuzhu to take a bath, he finally took the opportunity to ask a few questions.
The old man didn't want to hide it from his grandson, so he explained it carefully and clearly. At the end, he patted his grandson on the shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry too much. Your parents, uncles, and aunts will take care of the family affairs. You just need to study hard.
"When you have completed your studies and become an official, your family will no longer be afraid of these cunning and plundering people. You must also remember to support the people and be a fair and upright official."
Tai Yongning's eyes were red. He stood up, bowed deeply, and accepted the invitation solemnly.
Sometimes, he really hated that time passed so slowly, not giving him the chance to grow up quickly.
But his wings were not strong enough to protect his family from being bullied and humiliated...
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after sending Tai Yongning and Zhuzhu to Wu's house, the old man took a bus home.
Taijia Village is still the same as before, and people have no idea that the cashmere business is no longer exclusive to the Tai family.
The women gathered together to help clean the warehouse and tidy up the basins and buckets, preparing to start washing the cashmere when the convoy returned.
Yesterday, Master Tai San saw that his old brother was not at home, and he was worried about something. After waiting for a long time for the carriage to arrive at the village entrance, he talked to his old brother.
Old Master Tai couldn't expose the Sixth Prince, so he could only say that the nobleman was interested in the cashmere business, so he had to strike first.
Mr. Tai San was so angry that he wanted to punch the wall. It was only after the old man tried to persuade him for a long time and took out some silver notes that he felt better.
But even so, when the old man walked home with his hands behind his back, his back still looked a bit depressed and heavy.
The old man had already given instructions and was not worried about his elder brother leaking the secret, so he went into the yard and handed the banknote to his daughter-in-law to record it in the account.
Yang Lihua was worried about Zhuzhu and couldn't sleep well all night.
She heard that Banxian also helped with the divination, and the matter was safe, so she and her whole family felt relieved.
Not to mention how the Tai family is doing, just say that the dozen or so families in Tai'an County who bought the cashmere clothing knitting methods are all very happy.
Although the weaving method that the embroiderer learned was really simple, they felt it was not worth one hundred taels of silver.
But this thing is like window paper. If they don’t use money to break it, it will probably take them several months to figure it out on their own!
Thinking about it this way, they felt balanced.
Whether it is to let all the embroiderers in the family become familiar with and practice, or to regain the cashmere clothing business as soon as possible, a large amount of cashmere is needed.
For a time, cashmere became a hot commodity in the city and the price soared.
Even Madam Min had people find some and practiced with her maids and servants, preparing to send them as holiday gifts back home during the New Year, adding a few pieces she had knitted herself to show her sincerity.
With such a lively atmosphere, naturally everyone in the city knew the news very quickly.
There was talk everywhere in restaurants, diners and teahouses. Some said the Tai family was stupid, while others said they were upright.
In short, there is a lot of discussion, with mixed reviews.
At this time, the third prince's followers entered Tai'an County!
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