Rebirth of Jiuyouyan

After gulu gulu poured a cup of hot tea, Wen Yougong wiped his face against the image of a romantic man, his eyebrows frowned again, looked at Xia Yue, gritted his teeth before speaking.

"I shouldn't have mentioned these things. I just took my elder brother to stroll around the Jingli market. It's just that my younger brother really cares, so I have to tell my elder brother first."

Xia Yue glanced at the young servant, and the young servant understood, obediently took his plate of peanuts and tea, and sat down at another table next to him.

Wen Yougong smiled gratefully, sat closer to Xia Yue, and said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, my younger brother is not an only son. There is a brother at the top and a brother at the bottom. The eldest brother promised a big family in Beijing. Naturally, he no longer reaches out for business. On the contrary, this younger brother, although he is a courtier, has a big heart. Influenced by those storytellers and story books, he always thinks that he is by no means inferior to Lang Guan, and must be more capable than Lang Guan. That's why I'm happy. Yes, there are quite a few courtiers who are more capable than Lang Guan when they come out to do business or test for fame, and there are even more of them in Beijing, but that's because they have the ability, him?"

As he spoke, Wen Yougong took another sip of tea, rubbed the center of his brows: "If he is really capable, I don't mind letting him take care of the family's business, but his father gave him a satin shop, and he didn't understand at first, big and small things He would come to me every two days to ask me. Since he is my younger brother, he naturally loved him, so he taught him everything. But after he taught him, he felt that he had become a teacher again, and he understood everything, and he would not listen to anyone. In the past two years, the shopkeeper has always come to me to complain, but I can't intervene, and my father also has an attitude of letting him torment. Finally, this year, he calmed down, and he knew that he was not a great business man. It also started to move Xu's mind. But he didn't want to find a Lang Guan who would treat him well, but he wanted to find a Lang Guan who could help him manage his business."

Xia Yue tilted his head, and asked in doubt: "Is there anything wrong with this?"

"Yes, it would be a good thing if he wanted to recruit a gentleman to marry him, but unfortunately, that's not the case."

"how?"

The usually elegant and decent young man's shoulders drooped at this moment, and he said weakly: "He is looking for a businessman to let him in, and then take over other people's business. Brother, don't you think this is whimsical? Masamune help It is common for a husband to take care of the business, but what he thinks is that the husband will help him take care of the business of his husband's family, and he still has to hand it over to him as soon as he walks in. I really think something is wrong in his mind. "

Xia Yue didn't say a word, actually he was a little embarrassed, what kind of wild idea is this?Not to mention whether it is material for business, even if it is, the husband's family can't directly give their business to Fu Lang.What is it about the story that hurts people so much?

At this moment, Wen Yougong suddenly fell silent, and after a while, he said in a calm voice: "This is a family matter, it should not be publicized, and I have never mentioned it to others, but today I feel that I have troubled my elder brother, so I told everything."

"Complicated?" Xia Yue was puzzled, "Where does this start?"

Wen Yougong frowned, with an apologetic expression on his face: "I told my father about my elder brother at home, and he hid nearby and overheard him. I came here today because he wanted me to introduce you. I told him that my elder brother has a husband. Didn't he?" What's the matter with him, he insisted that he could be a servant, pestered me for a long time, and seeing that I wouldn't help him, he said he wanted to go home and ask his father to come to propose marriage."

Xia Yue was stunned, why did it all come to him.Seeing Wen Yougong wrinkle his face, he felt like he was shot while lying down.

"This can't be called dragging me down." Xia Yue said.It's just a marriage proposal, and it's not already decided. Even if he really came to propose a marriage, he believed that his father would refuse.Not to mention that he had sworn not to take it again, and his father would never give him another arranged marriage.

"I'm just afraid that he will really come to the door. My father also loves him. If he is tightly bound, he will probably propose a marriage," Wen Yougong said, shivering from the stimulation of his own guess, and quickly grabbed Xia Yue's hand. Sleeve looked at him and said, "Brother, although I say that my younger brother is not kind, but you must not agree, although he is very good-looking, but..."

Xia Yue couldn't help covering his mouth, seeing his eyes widen suddenly, he also stared at him: "Your voice is getting louder."

Only then did Wen Yougong realize that his voice had risen, his face blushed, and he shut his mouth.

Thinking of how desperately this little brother told people not to take his little brother just now, Xia Yue felt dumbfounded and shook his head. He still made it clear first: "Don't worry, no matter how beautiful he is, no matter how capable he is, I won't take him. Are you Brothers are all the same, I won't take anyone."

Now it was Wen Yougong's turn to be puzzled.

Xia Yue smiled, and subconsciously touched the purse at his waist: "I only want my husband to be one, and I will never take a servant in this life."

Wen Yougong stared at him wide-eyed, a little incomprehensible, but also a little envious.

"The relationship between brother and wife is really deep."

Xia Yue smiled when he heard the words, noncommittal.

Maybe it's not a deep feeling now, but as long as life goes on, it will become more and more deep, Xia Yue has this confidence.

Wen Yougong just sighed to himself: "I also hope to have a husband with deep affection."

Xia Yue knew that he only had a servant and did not have a real husband, so he saw that it was still early, so he simply took the opportunity to ask him why.

Wen Yougong started to run the family at a young age. When some officials could still play with their temper and foolishly with their family members, they would go out to do business with a smiling face. both are not.This child is forced to support himself as a young master.In fact, the family originally planned to recruit a door-to-door son for the eldest brother, but the eldest brother saw the right way with the young master of another family, and promised to become the rightful emperor in the high gate compound.This is naturally a good thing, but the family business falls on the second son who has always been somewhat cynical.Wen Yougong was a filial child, seeing the situation at home, he didn't need his father to ask, so he put away his thoughts on having fun, cut off his drinking and meat friends, took over the business and managed it smoothly.Others said that Father Wen's eldest son had a good marriage promise, and the second son was capable, but no one knew that Second Young Master Wen was very lonely in his heart.

Daddy left early, leaving him and his elder brother behind. Father Wen and Daddy Shi took care of them.In order to reassure his father and paternal servant, he never showed weakness in front of them, nor did he complain at all.Originally, there was a big brother who could see that he was unhappy and would come to comfort him, but after the big brother went out, no one noticed his thoughts anymore.The younger brother at the bottom was spoiled by his paternal father. Because of his similar age, he was inexplicably regarded as an imaginary enemy for a long time, which didn't let him worry at all.Wen Yougong also often envies others, thinking that if he has an official elder brother, it will be much easier.

Now when he meets Xia Yue, with his gentle and calm appearance, he is completely his ideal brother, even if he can't do business, he will stick to him.It's really easy to stay with Xia Yue, there's no need to calculate or cover up, it doesn't matter if you're a fool, he hasn't experienced this feeling of being tolerated and cared for for a long time, and he really likes it very much.Now that the elder brother asked him something, he didn't want to hide it at all, so he just said it.

In fact, Wen Yougong and his servant had known each other since childhood, they were about the same age, but before the age of 13, that Qinghou's family moved out of town.Originally, there was a little love between the two of them, but it was broken at birth.In the second year, the eldest and youngest of the Wen family got married, and he was about to take over the family business, and soon forgot about it.

"Why did you promise it to you later?" Xia Yue asked.

Wen Yougong sighed, and said: "His family is poor. He ran out of water at night, and he was the only one who was rescued, with scars on his body. Because he has no other relatives, and he has my address in his arms, the official sent me brought him to our house."

Xia Yue was surprised: "Why does he have your home address in his arms?"

The flirtatious Mr. Wen blushed, scratched his cheek and said, "He said, he wrote my home address on a wooden sign and kept it with him all the time, in case he forgot it and couldn't find me in the future."

"My little lady has a deep affection for you." Xia Yue teased him with a smile.

Wen Yougong also smiled, but the smile was a bit complicated: "He really treated me with his heart, but I... when he was sent to my house, it was already six years later. During these six years, I forgot that I had him." Such a person, at the age of 14, still learned... to go shopping in Flower Street."

Xia Yue didn't say anything to him. There is no flower street in any bustling big city. It is common for Lang Guan to go shopping out of curiosity. Yun Xia Yue has also been there twice, but only to have a look.On the contrary, seeing Wen Yougong's face was a bit ashamed, Xia Yue also knew that the child must have done more than just stroll around. At the age of 14, it's really early to get enlightened, and this is probably how to develop a romantic temperament.

Wen Yougong probably also guessed what Xia Yue was thinking, and didn't defend himself, he just said: "There are a bunch of officials in Beijing, their families are rich, and their discipline is not too strict. They are all keen on such things. I used to play with them." together."

With a smile, Wen Yougong went on to say: "When I saw him again, I lost the original feelings in my heart, but he only had me in his heart. My father asked me if I wanted to marry him, but I didn't care, so I said that if he If you are willing to be a servant, then I will take it. Unexpectedly, he did not even hesitate. I told him that he is a servant, and he will not give him a child until I take the husband, and he is not angry."

Xia Yue listened and felt that the kid was trying to torture him.

"Then do you like him now or don't you?" Xia Yue asked him, "I said earlier that he had a scar in the fire, do you mind?"

Wen Yougong shook his head.

"He has some scars on the left side of his face, and a large scar on his back. It's not ugly, it's just a dark red mark, which is quite obvious. He cares about it himself, but I don't care. As for whether he likes it or not..." He shrugged , but his eyes were clear and confused, "I don't know either. People are sensible, and family affairs are handled neatly. It's just a matter of being a gentleman, and it's almost there."

"What kind of Zhengjun do you want?"

Wen Yougong lowered his head and thought for a while.

"I do not know either."

This topic is put aside for now.

Wen Yougong cheered up and said that today he was going to take his eldest brother to the market, why did he just sit here and chat for a long time, so he paid for the tea, stood up and urged Xia Yue to leave quickly.

Xia Yue also turned his mind back to his original purpose, today he wanted to buy something and bring it back to Daddy and Shiyan.

Hearing that Xia Yue was going to buy a gift for his family's gentry, Wen Yougong took him to the depths of the market, asking him if he had an idea of ​​what to buy.

Forget jewelry, Xia Yue thought, Father Yun has a lot, and his father will probably give it to him, and Shi Yan also gave a lot this year, so it's better to change it to something else.

After making up his mind, Xia Yue talked to Wen Yougong.The two of them went to Wen's satin shop first, and first heard Xia Yue say that they would not take any more. Now Wen Yougong is not afraid that his younger brother will run into Xia Yue, and if he wants to buy jokes, there are good ones elsewhere, but he can still make decisions about his own. Brother is cheaper.

Pulled a few horses of fancy material that can only be found in Beijing, the shopkeeper saw that his second young master called this handsome young man, he knew that the two had a good relationship, and the price was almost lowered to the lowest, Xia Yue couldn't refuse, after thinking about it, he didn't pay attention This is polite, and I paid the money generously.This kind of favor can only be paid back when you arrive in Yincheng.

Because Wen Yougong wanted to continue shopping, he put Yun Qi in his arms in the shop, and reminded his brother not to let his brother see him, the shopkeeper responded repeatedly, turned around and locked the wine in the account room himself.

Except for the shop door, Xia Yue asked the question in his heart: "The third young master of the Wen family hasn't left the cabinet yet, why are you so worried that he will steal your wine?"

Wen Yougong was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Xia Yue meant, and when he finally realized it, he almost laughed: "Brother, you mean, is there a rule that the courtiers are not allowed to drink alcohol?"

Seeing Xia Yue nodding, Wen Yougong heaved a sigh of relief, shrugged and said, "In Beijing, no one abides by this rule. A few years ago, even Qingyitang stopped talking about it. People with better tutors still control the rules." You can only drink it after you are thirteen or fourteen years old, and those who are pampered are allowed to touch alcohol at any age. Didn’t the Huajun I told my elder brother drink before entering the palace? He is my servant, 13 I also drank when I was young."

Hearing what Wen Yougong said, Xia Yue understood that some rules were strictly observed in other places, but in Yuejing, they were almost abolished.People here are relatively more open, and there are many examples of Fu Lang earning money to support his family.Xia Yue thought about it, and thought it was very good. There are still servants in the court. Although they are all civil servants, it is inevitable to drink in official circles, especially at big banquets. If you are gregarious, you can't enjoy the banquet.It should be a proper drink.

Although some rules have gradually been loosened, important morals are still strictly observed, and most of the abolished are restrictions on the courtiers.Xia Yue felt that this trend would gradually affect the whole Luo Yue.

Next, the two of them each chose gifts for the nobles in their own rooms.Wen Yougong watched his elder brother tenderly choose gifts for his wife, so he was inevitably infected. Thinking about how he rarely gave things to the servant, he might as well learn from his elder brother today and buy something for the family.

After both of them had finished shopping, the sun began to set.

Wen Yougong sent Xia Yue to the door of the inn, asked when they would leave tomorrow morning, and said they would come to see them off, Xia Yue also agreed with a smile.

After chatting a few words in front of the door, the two said goodbye.