It was snowing heavily in Beijing, but the sun was shining brightly in Nanjing.

On Qingshi Street, at Hai Rui's home, several hundred kilograms of radishes bought yesterday were piled in the courtyard.

The jellyfish sat beside the basin and used its rough hands to wash the muddy radish clean.

Xiao Ya was like a happy little rabbit, helping her grandmother to deliver the washed radishes to her aunt.

Han cut the radish with the skin on into long strips on the chopping board, and then hung the strips on a rope to dry.

"Eat less and be careful of bloating." Wang came out of the main room holding a teapot and poured water for her mother-in-law. Her complexion was much better than it was half a year ago.

Seeing the little girl stealing radish strips again, Wang was both angry and amused and said, "Greedy little girl, it's not like you're hungry, why are you always thinking about stealing food?"

"Children are all like this. When Ruxian was little, he stole the salted fish I dried all day long." Haimu was in a good mood and said to Xiaoya with a smile: "You like the taste. Ask your father to buy you radish cake tomorrow. If he forgets, don't let him in."

"Grandma is so nice!" The little girl cheered and gave her grandma a kiss on the face.

"Dirty." The sea mother wiped her saliva with her sleeve with a look of disgust.

Seeing her red hands from the cold, Wang quickly put down the teapot and said, "Mom, I'll wash the rest."

"You've only recovered for a few days, and you're showing off again?" The sea mother didn't appreciate it and said, "Forget what Divine Doctor Li said, this winter is a difficult time, and you'll be cured only when you don't have the disease again in the spring."

"Mother-in-law and Madam, go in and have a rest." Han's face was also filled with a smile. "You don't have much time left. I can do it alone."

"You are even worse!" Haimu and Wang said in unison.

"The hope of our Hai family lies with you." Mother Hai smiled and glared at Han and said, "After you finish these few cuts, go in and rest."

"Mother-in-law, I'm not even pregnant yet." Han said shyly in a low voice.

"You don't understand. You have to be extra careful during these few months." The sea mother did not allow for discussion.

As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, the courtyard gate opened. Hai An, the all-weather multifunctional old servant, came in carrying a basket, followed by Hai Rui in a half-worn cotton robe.

After not seeing him for half a year, Mr. Hai is still as dark and thin as before, but there is a barely noticeable smile on his face.

"Mom, look who's here."

When the sea mother heard this, she looked up and saw a young man with red lips and white teeth following her son into her yard.

"Oh, isn't this my little benefactor?" Hai Mu immediately smiled from the bottom of her heart. She wiped her hands on her apron and stood up with the help of her daughter-in-law.

"Grandson greets grandma." Zhao Hao rushed forward and bowed deeply to the old lady.

"Ruxian, quickly help Young Master Zhao up. He is a nobleman in our family. You don't deserve this, you don't deserve this." Hai's mother had difficulty walking, so she asked Hai Rui to quickly help Zhao Hao up.

"Oh, there's meat to eat again!" Xiao Ya suddenly jumped up happily. Apparently she finally remembered Zhao Hao, but her memory was a little off.

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?" Haimu knocked her on the head and said angrily, "Hurry up and kowtow to the little benefactor and thank him for saving your mother's life."

"Oh." The little girl was obedient. She blinked and kowtowed to Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao laughed and picked her up, saying, "No need, I'm not a doctor."

"Hey, without the young master, how could Doctor Wan and Doctor Li come to our house?" Hai Mu disagreed, and pulled Zhao Hao's arm to the main room and said, "Come on, come in and have some tea."

After saying that, she turned back to her son and said, "Don't cook for yourself today. Go to the restaurant and order a table. I want to thank Mr. Zhao very much."

"Yes, mother." Hai Rui nodded in agreement, thinking that it was a good thing he had just received his salary.

An all-round warrior was taking out the purchased meat and vegetables from the basket one by one. Hearing this, his movements slowed down.

He had planned to show off his cooking skills and had even prepared the recipes for six dishes and a soup.

disappointment.

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Mother Hai invited Zhao Hao into the house, ordered Wang to change the tea, and asked Han to quickly light the stove.

Hai Rui was not idle either. He was kicked out by his mother to buy charcoal and add a charcoal basin to the main room which was like an ice cave.

Although he looked a little disheveled, Zhao Hao could feel that there was a hint of happiness in Mr. Hai.

After a while, Wang came up with a teacup and said with an embarrassed smile, "It's the tea leaves that you brought last time."

"Aunt, you are too polite. Are you feeling better?" Zhao Hao took the teacup with a smile.

"Thanks to you, I'm fine now." Wang said with red eyes, "I just found out from taking my pulse by Divine Doctor Li. If you hadn't invited him in time, I might be..."

Wang sobbed in fear. Although she had thought about ending it all like this before, now that life was just getting better, who would be willing to die?

"Aunt, don't think too much. You will definitely live a long life." Zhao Hao comforted her with a smile, and waved his hand to let General Gao Wu bring in the gifts, ten kilograms of Biluochun, ten kilograms of Huai salt, and six jars of Wei Jixian special sauce.

"Oh, you kid, you are such a shame. You are such an honor to come to have a meal, and you bring so many gifts." Seeing this, the sea mother blamed Zhao Hao for being too polite.

"Mother, I'm still saying the same thing. Just accept his gift." Hai Rui came back from the street corner with charcoal in hand and smiled when he saw this.

"This Mr. Zhao has become rich again. The other day in Suzhou, he borrowed someone's place to entertain guests. Encouraged by the guests, he spent 200,000 taels of silver to buy the family's garden."

"Oh my god, how much is that?" Hai Mu and her daughter-in-law looked at each other, unable to judge because the amount was too large.

"Grandma, don't listen to the rumors spread by Lord Hai." Young Master Zhao was surprised at first. It had only been a few days and this matter had already spread to Jinling?

He immediately remembered that the Nanjing Tongzhengsi was responsible for collecting intelligence in addition to transmitting information. I'm afraid that all the big and small events in Jiangnan could not be hidden from this right Tongzheng.

This is good, it saves a lot of trouble. Zhao Hao smiled and said, "The garden was bought by Weijixian to open a store, not for me. This was originally planned, how could it be an impulsive act? Besides, the amount is not right, why would it cost so much money?"

Well, it’s only 190,000 taels, a full 10,000 taels short.

"Look at you, you're already old, but you believe everything you hear. Why don't you apologize to Young Master Zhao!" Hai Mu glared at Hai Rui, and Hai Dou Shi had no choice but to apologize to Zhao Hao.

"Based on what you said, Ruxian, Mr. Zhao did all those good things in Kunshan and Suzhou." Haimu took Zhao Hao's hand again and declared brazenly: "Let alone a garden worth hundreds of thousands of taels, he can live there even if it's worth one million taels! No one can say anything to him!"

The old lady had an idea of ​​what a garden worth one million taels meant, and she felt that the East Garden of the Duke of Wei's family should be worth that much money.

Hai Rui thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "His garden in Xiaocang Mountain is already too much..."

"Hey." Zhao Hao protested, "That's also commercial real estate, okay? I don't have a private house!"

That’s right, the Zhao Mansion in Nanjing belongs to the entire Zhao family.

When he returned to Kunshan, he lived in the county government office.

Go to Suzhou and stay at Sister Jiang’s house…

Even when we went to Xishan Island, we lived in the barracks.

If the Ming Dynasty required property declaration, he could legitimately write "none" in the residential column.

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