Clam Pearl

In the wing room, a warm pot is burning, and several hexagonal copper pots are filled with hot water, gurgling and steaming in the warm pot, and some orange peels are simmering around the copper stove.Oranges are a rare thing, so there is a poetic fortune: there are oranges in the south, which are eaten by blue birds... Uh, the meaning is so simple, this orange is so good, it is eaten by the god bird.

The beautiful copper pot is gurgling fresh soup, the dark red ones are ham slices, the white ones are tofu, green vegetarian meatballs, sausages, and taro rolls in the fire.

Gu Yan, Gu Zhao, and Gu Maode sat at the round table, wiping their sweat and eating from the pot.

Putting a slice of ham into his elder brother's bowl, Gu Zhao smiled and persuaded him to eat: "Brother, although you have had enough alcohol today, you should take a few sips. This is why you have taken the Shunqi Pill, don't keep drinking it."

Master Gu put down his wine glass reluctantly, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Okay, I'll listen to you." After finishing speaking, he felt a little embarrassed: "Little Si, it's time for a beating, I saved it for him for a long time. , it’s not about these two things, even though the family ugliness should not be publicized, and the younger brother is not an outsider, the elder brother doesn’t feel ashamed, it’s just...the offspring will not succeed, whenever I think about it, ah, it’s really hard to relax.”

Gu Maode looked ashamed, hurriedly put down his chopsticks and stood up again to make amends.Gu Zhao liked his honest nephew, so he smiled and told him to sit down and comfort him: "It's none of your business, you are unlucky enough to be labeled as the eldest son, if the second son doesn't know how happy he is, I hate this old bastard I don’t know how you’re doing, Barbara, come and tie me up in the cold weather.”

Gu Yan choked up immediately, looked at his son, then at his younger brother, took a bite of the meatball in a bit of depression, and said ruthlessly, "I am his old man."

Gu Zhao sneered: "Yeah, how powerful you are, if you want to kill that one, that's the one, who dares to say no, what did you do earlier, whoever made a mistake, whoever is good, whoever is wrong, you are the one who is still breastfeeding." provoked you?"

Gu Maode had no choice but to stand up and try to make peace, the three of them ate for a while, Hong Dan came in and said, the imperial doctor Wang from the palace came, followed by an internal official, who said that His Majesty sent someone to question, asked What happened to Mr. Gu?

Gu Zhao looked at his elder brother. He didn't expect His Majesty to be so concerned about this matter?Is it good or not?

Gu Maode went out and invited Doctor Wang to come in, and helped him feel the pulse, saying that it was a symptom of restlessness, lack of sleep, lack of energy, and moodiness.This is true, his elder brother is like this.

After the diagnosis, Wang Taiyi prescribed another prescription of cinnabar miaoxiang powder: musk 25 qian, woody [-] qian (steamed), Chinese yam, Fushen (peeled, wood), tuckahoe, astragalus, polygala [-] qian each, ginseng , Platycodon grandiflora, licorice, five qian each, cinnabar three qian, grind the foam together and take it, three qian each time, no matter when you eat it, just take it with warm wine.

It was a cold day, and the other party was also from an old man. Gu Zhao felt a little sorry, so he asked Mian Mian to find the best Sanqi and Gastrodia elata and a can of snake wine, and packed it for the old doctor to take back.

After sending the old doctor out, Gu Zhao gave the prescription to Tao Ruo and ordered: "Follow the prescription and take the medicine back. I want two servings. My brother takes it once, and that bastard takes it once. Add coptis to the bastard's medicine, the more bitter it is." The better, when my brother stopped the medicine, he stopped too, I think that kid is also moody, he should be treated."

Gu Yan was immediately happy: "That's right, medicine can be taken as you like!

Gu Zhao waved his hand indifferently: "Don't worry, you won't kill him."

The father, son and brothers sat down together again, with blankets around their bodies, and hot tea in their hands. Gu Zhao watched his brother take the medicine, and then slowly talked to him about Gu Maochang.

"As for the little four, let's talk about it first, how did you know about it?"

Master Gu stayed for a while, he was not stupid, after he cleaned up many things, his face turned slightly red.

"It's not that I just found out that he took my recommendation book and sold it for money. I was walking into the house angrily. Jiao Hong said don't be angry, no one will cause trouble, and Xiaosi is eighteen. I want two women to be normal." ..."

Gu Zhao clicked, um...understood, this is called Zhai Dou, it aggravated Master Gu's anger, and made violent moves one after another.

"Brother, your little wives, I have nothing to say, the little one is eighteen, there are some things he should know, you have to tell him, the back house is under the control of my sister-in-law, I should guide her sister-in-law will guide, I am surprised One thing, Xiao Si'er took me out to play, that oiran is so beautiful and charming... Xiao Si doesn't want to touch her, why would he touch the girl in my sister-in-law's room?"

"The little bastard, take you to the flower boat?" Master Gu was angry again.

"Ah, here we go. I'm seventeen. Could it be that he took me to play in mud?" Gu Zhao had a strange expression on his face, which made Master Gu amused.

"No, that little bastard is not a good guy. Don't play with him. Next time my brother takes you to the suburbs, this Xuezaiwen will take you to hunt rabbits."

"You still treat me as a kid. How old were you when you started beating rabbits? My father took me to beating rabbits when I was six years old." Gu Zhao patted his hand and chatted casually with a smile.

"Father...Father is always very kind." Some tears gradually appeared in Master Gu's eyes.

"Hmm... Father is the best. Sometimes in dreams, I often dream that Father is lying on the ground and riding me as a horse, but I despise him." Gu Zhao felt very sad.

"It's true that different people have different fates. I just dreamed that my father was holding a crutch and hitting me on the head." Gu Yan was very jealous.

"Hey..." This is Gu Maode, the poor nephew couldn't help it anymore.

"Brother was very naughty when he was a child, right?"

"I don't remember. When I was young, my father went to war, and I followed. I forgot what my mother looked like. I only remember my father's big whip. The jewels that were pried off from the crown that He Wang snatched from, hey, I gave the whip to the second child." Gu Yan has already entered the state of memory.

Gu Zhao didn't bother the old brother, his age is also a nostalgic age, but the eldest nephew who was standing aside quietly handed over a letter from his side, Gu Zhao took it and opened it, and the letter was fifth brother Gu Rong, sent from the west.

"...Last year I got a letter from my eldest brother, and I know the trivial things in Beijing. My brother's righteous brother, Wang Ji, is unparalleled in the world. He used to ride horses day and night with my brother. It was very pleasant, but I didn't hear that in the blink of an eye, the building collapsed. A grandson died of misfortune, his family was relocated, and he died in a foreign land..."

Gu Zhao's fifth elder brother, Gu Rong, is now the general guarding the west gate of Daliang. He married his wife, Du Shi. He was only 16 years old and went out with his father. The husband and wife met for the first time before the battle. Du's Yan Kong saw a young general, dressed in silver armor, carrying a silver gun, with delicate features and bright eyes.

As soon as Du Shi saw it, her heart blossomed. She mounted her sword and rode into the formation. After dozens of chapters, she saw that Gu Wu was unguarded, knocked him unconscious with the back of the knife, and took her back home. A few days later, Du Shi took him with him. A caravan of dowry was connected to Xisanguan, and they cast the girder together.Mrs. Du is two years older than Gu Wu, taking care of her husband and son-in-law is like raising a child every day. Both of them are good at martial arts, and even Mrs. Du has the merit of saving others, and holds a fourth-rank general's salary.

Fifth Brother, who used to be in high spirits, wrote this letter today quite a bit like the setting sun, and he felt very cool in his heart. His righteous brother Wang Ji started a business with the late Emperor in the early years and was a very famous general. He never expected that he would be such a straightforward and honest man. In the blink of an eye, because of saying a wrong sentence, the whole family was wiped out today. Gu Rong mentioned in the letter the current situation of the Gu family, and he was also very worried. He reminded himself that his brother should restrain the family. The above is just a matter of one sentence.

Gu Zhao felt that Fifth Brother was right. He raised his eyes to look at his elder brother, but found that he had entered into a kind of paradoxical entanglement. It can alert Shengjia to ask about it, and he doesn't know what to do for a while.

"Brother?" Gu Zhao called out.

Gu Yan didn't say anything, so Gu Zhao had no choice but to call out again: "Brother?"

"Ah?" Gu Yan raised his head and looked at his younger brother as if suddenly enlightened.

People in Pingzhou call their parents Daddy and Mother, and people in Shangjing call them Father and Mother.Therefore, the Gu family's speech was a little bit awkward, for a while it was my father, for a while it was daddy, for a while it was elder brother, and for a while it was elder brother.

"Brother, I think Fifth Brother's letter has some unfinished intentions? But I don't know why Wang Ji was disgusted by Jinshang?" Gu Zhao looked around and said in a low voice when he saw that there was no outsider.

Gu Yan smiled wryly, put down his chopsticks, walked to the window and stretched out a finger to prop up the window lattice, glanced out, and then said lightly: "It's just that Wang Ji was too greedy. Looting big clans and aristocratic families and making a fortune all the way, fighting wars, isn’t that what happened, in those years Wang Ji followed Jinshang, Jinshang was the deputy commander, he was the commander of the army, and he didn’t share the black-hearted wealth, but... ... At that time, Wang Ji plundered because of insufficient military pay, most of the money was to make up for the late emperor's hole, but now, those clans and aristocratic families are slowly floating up, and it is normal to have targets, but I don't want...today...but really happened."

Gu Zhao nodded lightly, but what happened to Wang Ji was none of his business, he just asked: "But I don't know, when my father was with the late emperor, and the elder brothers were with the late emperor, he would also do the same thing as Wang Ji. matter?"

Gu Yan put down the window and said: "Father is careless, every time someone else robs him, he picks up some leftovers, just like this house where our family lives, it was just that when others rushed into Shangjing, except for the palace, everything was left over. He just occupied a house, and when we go to today, how can there be such a good thing in the world?" After hearing this, Gu Zhao felt relieved, but recalled in a daze the old house that his father gave him. The floating fortune left behind is really not much, even if it is eye-catching today, I still don’t look down on it. Speaking of which, Father is not careless, it is true that he has a few more eyes than others.

Gently nodding his head, Gu Zhao was very satisfied with his elder brother's attitude towards him and said: "Brother now finds something is wrong, so he went to attack the fourth child. I don’t understand. The children in this family don’t understand. Now that something happens, you can catch it, catch it, move it, and control it. From now on, Maude is pitiful, and he will follow him whenever he sees it Wipe his ass after the ass? Plug the hole? Proud’s own life is not enough?" Gu Zhao took the opportunity to scold his elder brother, loved it to death, hated it and strangled him to death, this would not work.

"Don't talk about me, Xiaoqi, tell my brother how you grew up, how you are so transparent, like an adult, sometimes my brother hates you for being so mature."

"Hmm... I can't grow old, my father is gone, my mother is dead, and I live in my hometown, so I can bite me if I am alone. You should force me and beat Fang Chang fast." Gu Zhao touched his heart. He said with certainty: "I'm so worried, I can be 70 years old, really."

"Just talking nonsense." Gu Yan patted his shoulder and sighed.

"Xiaosi should be beaten as well. Writing a recommendation letter is too vicious, it's just done by a jerk." Gu Zhao paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth again.

"Fang told me not to think about it, you picked it up again." Gu Yan said with a smile: "I wrote everything, I still have some face."

"It's not a matter of face, who knows who he recommends? Those people go out and call officials. A small official is in charge of a side of water and soil, and his parents are masters of Qingtian! Thousands of households eat and drink. Human life and happiness are in the hands of the small official." , writing a recommendation letter is easy to write. If you are not careful, how many abuse debts you have on your body. I am afraid that you will be a pig or a dog in the next life. Seeing that there are fewer sons, the elder brother can still protect this generation, what about in the future? If this continues, I am afraid that the children of the old Gu family will have to go to the streets to perform and play with boulders in their chests! Why is the elder brother not good? Teach him." Gu Zhao absolutely disagrees with this point.

"That's the truth. Father, tomorrow, it's better to take back the recommendation letter. The little uncle is right." Gu Maode spoke very rarely.

"Well, listen to you. With regard to Xiao Si, Maode will see how to deal with it. When you grow up, Father won't scold you in the future, and the family will be left to you, okay?" Gu Yan sat up, feeling annoyed. It went smoothly.

"Daddy is in a good year, so let's ask my son to relax for a few years. With such a big family, my son can't manage it." Gu Maode smiled, but didn't want to answer.

Gu Zhao was a little impatient to hear this, so he stood up and took the new fur handed over by Bi Liangli and wrapped himself up: "You father and son talk on your own, I'm going back, Xiao Si... just let me stay, save you look at him Angry! When he recovers, send him to the family temple first, copy the rules, and control his temper. After that, brother will discipline himself, strangle him to death, hang him to death, whatever you want!"

After finishing speaking, he left the house, and when he arrived in the courtyard, Lu Shi was helped to see him off, his face was still waxy, waxy white: "Lao Qi, Xiao Si has caused you trouble."

Gu Zhao made a deep bow to his sister-in-law: "No trouble, it should be, I just wronged my sister-in-law, the size of this family, the sister-in-law is the hardest."

Lu wiped away tears: "I'm not wronged, I'm used to it."

"Hey, how can I get used to it? My brother's bad temper means that my sister-in-law can bear him. In the future, my sister-in-law must not bear him. If I get used to him, I will go to the house to expose the tile..."

Someone in the room was coughing vigorously, Gu Zhao smiled and winked at Lu Shi: "Sister-in-law, I have a good flower nectar, and the effect of applying it on the face is very good. I will ask the flower stamen to bring it to you tomorrow, and you should also dress yourself up well." Don't hold back at home and play with those broken birds. In fact, if you don't talk and get angry, my brother is so stupid that he can't see it. If I were you, if I got angry, I would go out and spend all my brother's salary Only then will he realize that he was wrong!"

"Get out! Get out!" Master Gu was angry again!

After Gu Qiye finished sowing dissension, he flicked his sleeves and got on the sedan chair very chicly, laughing and leaving.Unfortunately, the retribution came very soon. That night, Gu Qiye's poor foot was frostbitten and swollen like a big carrot. They were all cracked, and they were all oozing pus.

"Am I really bad?" Gu Qi looked at his rotten feet and sighed.