Chapter 58 Turnaround

With Xin Zixuan running out from it, Li Xunzhuo's matter soon settled. Coincidentally, the army urgently needed to purchase a batch of cotton clothes and shoes. He asked Li Xunzhuo if he could prepare the goods and send them directly to Liangcheng at that time, and then handed over other matters, including reporting to Xin Maoshan. This made Li Xunzhuo and his wife very happy and immediately went to prepare. Fortunately, before they could find a buyer for the goods from the south, they immediately turned to the north of Sichuan.

In winter, there were several hails in a row, and the originally good weather was the most suitable for drying quilts and cotton-padded clothes. As a result, the wind fell short, and then the wind. The wind in northern Sichuan is not comparable to the Central Plains, let alone the capital. After the strong wind, there was heavy snow. If it snows better, the most fear is that the snow will melt in spring, and the temperature will be really cold. If you report to the court and then allocate it, I'm afraid summer will come.

Shaohua did not forget to remind Li Xunzhuo to bring more specialties from the south of the Yangtze River, including tea. Even if people in northern Sichuan don't want it, people in Liangcheng will like it, not to mention there are many Hu merchants in the Western Regions. In order to be cautious, Li Xunzhuo decided to send it in person. At first, Ling refused, worried that Li Xunzhuo would not get used to it. However, Li Xunzhuo insisted that he had to go by himself this time to make an explanation to General Dingxi, and he planned to do it in the long run.

In the end, Ling had to agree to Li Xunzhuo's gentle coaxing, and inevitably asked for all kinds of advice.

When Li Ge heard about this, he was silent for half an hour, and then looked at him seriously: "You should be clear that if you go this way, what will Hachiro do in the future?" Although there is no discrimination against businessmen today, after all, businessmen still fall to the end. The Li family also tossed around in Beijing for many years before getting Li Gelao to climb to its current position, but some people will still laugh at them for starting from Jin merchants.

"Don't worry, Dad, I'm just going to visit. This time the general has helped us so much. Although he and his eldest brother are in-laws, the bridge is a bridge and the road is the road. This situation can't be said. In the future, I will let the Cui family run away. He also has the character of his two sons, and his father knows it. Li Xunzhuo's statement was very appreciative.

After a moment of hesitation, Li Ge brushed his beard and nodded slightly, which was an acquiescence.

"Do you think this is Wu Niang's idea?" Li Gelao suddenly mentioned Shaohua, which made Li Xunzhuo a little surprised. He quickly replied respectfully, "My father-in-law told me in the early years that Wu Niang was also born at that time. I felt that the north of Sichuan was far away, and it was better to seek stability, so I didn't mention it. Now it's thanks to General Dingxi's marriage, otherwise it would never have been so easy. Wu Niang has been with her father-in-law since she was a child. She thought she had heard too much to mention this matter.

Li Gelao nodded, but did not open his mouth. He waited for half a column of incense before saying, "Let her come here more time. M Mother Rong also praised her in front of me." The implication is that I am very satisfied with this granddaughter, but I am not familiar with her, so I want her to walk around more.

Li's words made Li Xunzhuo almost dance happily.

However, the person concerned is not so happy. Since she saw her sister's talent, Shaohua thought that even if she learned from scratch, she was afraid that she would not learn one-tenth of them. It's just that Li Gelao didn't take her homework seriously that time, which was enough for her to put 12 points of energy to face. If she is face to face alone, she is afraid to show her feet and let Li Gelo find that she is actually not as good as others say, which is shameful.

Ling urged several times, Shaohua always laughed and picked up the pipa to practice music as soon as he had spare time, on the pretext that M Mother Rong let her learn a new one.

"I heard that the general likes Shoumei and Qi Hong. Dad might as well bring some, which is a thank-you gift." Shaohua never forgets to give something to Li Xunzhuo, which makes Li Xunzhu laugh and cry. I think this thank-you gift is not expensive. It's serious to be able to do what you like.

"Now it's weird. I'll let you go to Taihe Garden. You're either having a headache or an upset stomach. Why do you have so many things?" Li Xunzhuo's love for Shaohua made others taste a little.

The most delicious food is naturally Jinhua.

She has always been favored by Li Xunzhuo. Now Li Xunzhuo smiles more at Wanhua than to her, let alone Shaohua.

"The fifth sister is afraid of being tested by her grandfather." Thinking that Shaohua's poetry and books are not as good as himself, Jinhua's heart is better. Last time, my grandfather asked the fifth sister to recite a fish roe theory. The fifth sister was so nervous that she couldn't recite it several times, and my third sister and I helped to pick it up.

Shaohua stared at her and actually made her embarrassed. That time, she not only couldn't carry it, but also almost softened her feet and stag a step because she was too nervous. Fortunately, she stood firmly on the market and was not ashamed, but it was enough to make her ashamed.

"Qi Niang, it's not a good habit to speak ill of my sister in front of my father." Compared with Jinhua, Wanhua is still used to listing his compatriots and sisters in his own camp. In short, the enemy of the enemy is our friend, and it is also our comrades-in-arms who can make the enemy embattle.

"The third sister heard it wrong. How could I speak ill of you?" At this moment, Jinhua is extremely resentful of why Su didn't give birth to more, at least he would not lose such an embarrassing position.

"Well, don't worry too much about the sisters. We should get along well with each other. I'll go out tomorrow. You sisters should get along well and don't cause trouble to your mother!" Li Xunzhuo looked down and the three girls agreed obediently, which made him feel very useful. It should be a family with harmonious wives and concubines and filial children.

Jinhua didn't think so. All she knew was that when she learned that Li Xunzhuo was going to leave home for a long time and that she would not be able to come back until New Year's Eve, Su cried all night.

It's not because Li Xunzhuo is reluctant to leave home, nor is it because he is afraid that he will suffer from the cold outside, but because if Li Xunzhuo leaves, this family will have complete the final say. A few days ago, Su finally couldn't help being lonely. He couldn't pretend to be compromised. He was considerate and generous. He stood pitifully at the intersection waiting for Li Xunzhuo in the cold weather. When she arrived, she also froze herself. Li Xunzhuo sent her back to Huansiyuan sadly. Su trembled all over and forced a smile. He insisted on letting Li Xunzhuo go back to Xiyuan, saying that he just misses him so much that he couldn't help looking at it.

Su was originally pitiful, but now he is sick, or he secretly ran out because he missed him so much that he was frozen. How could Li Xunzhuo let it go? Su rarely speaks heavily in front of Li Xunzhuo and his wife, let alone show off, so people feel that she will always be so weak and unstirring.

Shaohua curiously asked Ling that if Su had always been like this, how did he be a maid for Li Xunzhuo before carrying her aunt? Mrs. Li could not let a weak sick man take Li Xunzhuo with her side.

Ling gritted his teeth and scolded, "It is said that she was famous for being considerate and lively, and knew amorous feelings. Your father was so fascinated."

Shaohua's heart slandered, which can only be said that Su's acting skills are strong and his means are good, and he simply doesn't have any moths that transcend the rules, which is not bad.

Speaking of acting skills, Shaohua finally couldn't stand it after several times on the pretext of physical discomfort. He dragged her to Taiheyuan, saying that if she escaped again, she would go directly to Li Gelou to expose her lies. Naturally, Shaohua did not dare to be presumptuous, so he had to follow him obediently.

"Grandpa, my fifth mother and I are here to say good wishes to you." Wanhua walked in with Shaohua and saw Li Ge open his eyelids and looked at them. Wanhua hurriedly pulled Shaohua over and said with a smile, "Grandfather, you have to talk about her well. The last time you asked me to recite, she couldn't remember, so she was embarrassed. I thought she was afraid of being tested by her grandfather, but it turned out that she was practicing music and said she wanted to play it to her grandfather.

Shaohua suddenly looked up and looked straight at Wanhua. Which one is it? Please tell her before selling her.

"Buncing?" Li Gelao cheered up, turned over and sat up. He looked at Shaohua and asked, "Yesterday, Qi Niang just came to play a song "Han Palace Autumn Moon" for me. What are you going to play today?"

Only then did Shaohua know that Jinhua had come to take the lead, and it seemed to work well, otherwise Wanhua would not have been so anxious to pull her over.

"Wuniang, please give your grandfather the song bullet you recently practiced. My grandfather feels good and may be able to take you to the palace." With that, Chu He came up with Shaohua's pipa in his arms and stunned Shaohua. Wanhua hurriedly pulled Shaohua's sleeves and whispered, "Don't be silly. It's not good for you to let Qi Niang stand out."

Although I don't know what medicine is sold in Wanhua Gourd, looking at Li Ge's interesting appearance, he had to sit down with Pipa in his arms. Thinking a little, my fingers touched the strings, as if they were natural, and the sound of the piano curled out.

Li Ge Lao's eyes were already bright when he saw the pipa. Then he looked at Shaohua holding the pipa. The fingering method of flowing clouds and flowing music flowed out from her green and jade fingers. It was also a completely different feeling from the autumn moon of the Han Palace.

After playing a song, Li Ge was fascinated and took a long time to recover.

"M Mother Rong praised you for your talent and intelligence, but it was different from vulgarity. At first, I thought she was a false praise." Li Gelao sat still, and his smiling expression made Shaohua a little restless. He always felt that he could see that Shaohua was no longer the original Shaohua in her bones. You didn't come here specially to learn this song for me, did you?

"I learned it early in the morning." Shaohua looked up at him and didn't dare to lie at all, so he had to nod. Wan Hua looked annoyed and stamped her feet, which made her angry that she didn't know how to please her.

"Okay, Sanniang, I know you don't want Qi Niang to come forward, but you haven't asked Wu Niang what she means, but you want to push her into the palace. You know that the palace is no better than home." Li Gelao said, and the ending was soft, and Wanhua didn't dare to make a second sound.

Wan Hua said, "Qi Niang is not a concubine. If you let her come forward, if you don't know, you will say that there is no one in our family. Moreover, this time it is for the second prince to choose a concubine, and the seventh mother can't be elected anyway.

She also overheard that there was a banquet in the Lantern Festival Palace, and the emperor appointed several virtuous old ministers to go to the palace to accompany him, and Li Ge Lao was also included. Hearing this, he seemed to be interested in marrying the second prince, so he said that he could take the wife who had not left the cabinet to the palace together. Jinhua didn't know where the news came from, so he immediately took the opportunity to offer a song. She didn't dare to climb to the royal family, but if she could enter the palace, it would be more beautiful than anything else. Wanhua is not interested in the palace, but she wants to cut off any ladder that can make Jinhua climb up.

"Who said I must take my wife into the palace?" Li Ge smiled.

Wanhua was suddenly speechless. Li Ge did not say who he would take to the palace, and even he himself did not make a sound that he would enter the palace.

Li Gelao did not go to see her, but looked at Shaohua and asked, "Wu Niang would you like to go to the palace with me for a banquet?"

Shaohua thought for a moment, "If you go to the palace with your grandfather, Wu Niang is willing to do it. If there are other purposes, then I don't want it." She has never been interested in the palace, let alone a banquet.

Li Gelao wondered, "Why is this?"

Shaohua hesitated for a moment and decided to vote for him. "As the third sister said, I'm afraid that the emperor will choose a concubine for the second prince at this banquet. My grandfather had no intention of participating in the affairs between the princes. If I was unfortunately selected, wouldn't it be contrary to my grandfather's will?

Mr. Li suddenly laughed and said, "Are you really just doing it for me?"

Shaohua shook his head, "Uncertain!" Sure enough, she still couldn't lie. She sighed, "Actually, I don't want to. Although I'm probably not so lucky, it's better to do less than one more thing. I won't join in the fun of those things in the palace." After Shaohua finished speaking, he saw Wanhua's frightened and hopeless expression and thought he had said something wrong, and immediately became so nervous that he dared not make a sound again.

Unexpectedly, Li Gelao laughed and said, "Hahaha, your personality is really more and more similar to your grandfather. You are worthy of being the wife he raised. Yes, more is better than less. I won't join in the fun of those things in the palace. Li Gelao was obviously relieved when he looked at Shaohua and felt funny. "M Mother Rong said that you have finished practicing a piece of music in half a month, and come and play more with me if you have nothing to do in the future."

"Can you just play the piano without memorizing?" Shaohua reconfirmed it.

Lao Li Ge has not planned how many books Shaohua can read in Pu'an for a long time, but he doesn't care, "It's okay if you don't recite, but you still have to learn what you should learn. Mother Rong is about to leave in the spring. Before that, you can't relax at all."

"As long as I don't recite, I can do anything!" Shaohua said with a smile.

If she had known that she would have played the pipa for Li Ge, she wouldn't have recited it. She could come here every day.