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The summer in Yunzhou City is not hot, but few people are willing to go out at noon.

So the cooler mornings and evenings are the peak times for people to go outside.

The sun has just poked its head out in the eastern sky, and the grass blades in the yard are still dotted with a drop or two of crystal dew, and the cicadas are not singing at this time, which is rare and quiet.

A six-year-old boy came from one side of the yard, followed by two servant girls.

But I saw that this boy had a pair of bright black eyes, a high nose bridge, pink and soft lips unique to children, a chubby face, braided hair, and a peacock blue shirt. It made him more pink and cute.

As he walked, he said to the maid behind him, "Hurry up, or you won't be able to make it in time."

The maid behind him smiled and said, "Brother Lan, don't be so panic. Although Mr. Dong arrived today, it would be nice if he could arrive at noon. It's still very early."

Dong Lanfeng, nicknamed Lanlan, didn't slow down at all because of the maid's words, but walked even more hastily, saying, "No matter what time dad arrives, grandma said, go to the pier early and wait, it's always better to hurry up. If you slow down, you should make grandma angry."

The servant girl had no choice but to say, "Okay, let's go there quickly, but, little ancestor, you are running too fast, don't fall."

The boy said, "I can't fall. Is it for nothing that I followed the master? It's so easy to fall."

When he said this, the maids thought it was funny, thinking that the young master practiced kung fu hard, so it was not good to laugh at his serious appearance, and said, "That's because the slaves panicked and made a slip of the tongue."

Dong Lanfeng's kung fu master was surnamed Wu, but Dong Lanfeng didn't know his name, but in order to avoid the taboo of his own father Dong Wu's name, so he couldn't call that kung fu master Wu master, only master.

And if the maids around him called that master Master Wu, he would still give him a stare. Later, the maids figured out why, so they just called him Master.

Because they are a family of merchants, this kind of name is taboo, where did the rules of the scholarly family come from, if Dong Lanfeng casually exported the word "Wu" in his father's taboo name, no one would say anything, but he just had to stick to it like this According to the rules, the maids laughed at him behind his back, but they just thought he was so cute.

Dong Lanfeng ran into Du's yard to pay his respects and had breakfast by the way.

The two courtyards are next door, separated by a door, but the corridor has to run half a circle. Dong Lanfeng appeared at the gate of Du's courtyard. She saw him when she came out, and waited for him to run over with a smile, leading him into the hall , asked, "Have you boxed with the master in the morning?"

Dong Lanfeng nodded, "Well, the master praised me for being good. When my father comes back, I will show him the boxing I learned recently."

Mrs. Du looked at him with a loving smile, sat down at the dining table together, and asked the maid who was serving beside him to invite the old man Wu Xu to dinner.

Wu Xu got up early in the morning and played with the birds outside for a while, and he came into the hall when the maid went to invite him.

When the food was served, Mrs. Du had already asked Dong Lanfeng a lot of questions, mainly about his sleeping condition and physical condition last night. Dong Lanfeng replied that everything was fine, and his personal maid stood aside, covering her mouth and sniggering. Mrs. Du asked, She said, "Brother Lan didn't sleep much last night because Mr. Dong came back today. He kept asking the slaves how long Mr. Dong would stay at home, how would it be if he knew that he did his homework well, and said he wanted to go to the capital to see Look, Master Dong is taking him there?"

As soon as the servant girl said that, Dong Lanfeng blushed. Mrs. Du reached out and stroked Dong Lanfeng's hair, and said, "That's your father, so he loves you. You did your homework well, and he will bring good things back to reward you, but, Going to the capital, I have to talk to your father about this, you ran around and missed your homework, what should I do?"

Dong Lanfeng's big eyes flashed, and his face looked a little heavy, "I'm worried that Daddy doesn't like me. He only comes back to see me once or twice a year. Last time I said I wanted to go to the capital with him, he didn't agree." .”

Du sighed, and understood the reason in his heart, but he couldn't tell the child like this, he just said, "Your father is very busy with business, so naturally he has little time to come back. If your father is not busy in the capital, how can we live like this at home?" How can you ask your master and master to teach you?"

Dong Lanfeng heard what Du said, so he quickly said that he knew it, and his face recovered a little joyful look.

Wu Xu came into the hall, and the servants waited on him for breakfast, and Mrs. Du was going to take Dong Lanfeng to the pier to wait for Dong Wu.

Old man Wu Xu won't go. He hasn't been in good health for the past few years, probably due to his early years of running a business, so he doesn't go out much, and going to the pier to wait for people is tiring work, so he naturally won't go.

Going out to the pier in a carriage, because of the hot weather, the curtains on the windows were pulled up. Dong Lanfeng seldom went out because of his hard work, so he lay on the window and looked out curiously.

The Dong family's house where they live is the largest and most magnificent house on this street, while the surrounding houses are much smaller. Looking at it, Dong Lanfeng felt that his father was really not easy, at least gave them such a good life.

The carriage went to the pier. On the road, there were bustling shops and pedestrians. I also saw a woman walking with a child. Dong Lanfeng looked at it with envy in his eyes.

Since he was sensible, he knew that he did not have a mother. None of the servants knew who and where his mother was. When he asked his grandparents, they said that his mother had passed away and was gone. What do you mean, when his father came back, he also asked his father, but his father didn't answer him, only told him to be obedient.

He now understands what it means to be gone, that is, it is dead and no longer exists, just like the dead little cat at home.

Thinking of the little tabby cat, he felt sad for a while, and then thinking of the dead mother he had never seen, he felt even sadder.

They went to the pier to wait for someone, but before the boat arrived, Du Shi took the people to sit in a teahouse on the side to ask for a small box, where there was tea served and a storyteller to tell the story, the time was not too difficult.Then ask two servants to guard on the pier, and if the boat comes, they will go there.

Mrs. Du and the others hadn't entered the private room yet, but when they went upstairs, they met an acquaintance. He was a steward of Du's family. Mrs. Du went to sit in the box where he was, and said that he had some fruits he brought to eat.

Du Shi was not polite, so he took Dong Lanfeng and two maids to his box.

Mrs. Du has become very prestigious in the past few years. In the past, those people from his natal family's Du family, who were the stewards or servants with some face, never looked at her seriously. Now, because of Dong Wu's relationship, she is completely Turned over, the Du family let alone the management, even the serious masters would greet her with a smile when they saw her.

The steward went to pull Dong Lanfeng again with a smile, and said, "The young master has grown up so much, he looks handsome, and with his eyes, you can tell that he is clever. From now on, Master Dong will also have successors. "

Then he laughed twice.

Du Shi didn't smile, just sat on the chair and brought tea to drink.

Dong Lanfeng didn't like the flattery of the manager, so he sat next to Mrs. Du.

Mrs. Du asked a few words about the situation of the Du family, and the manager said something, and said, "I came today to pick up the second young master and the second young mistress. They came back from the capital on today's boat, and I don't know when they will arrive at noon." , or in the afternoon, if not today, it will be tomorrow." Asked Mrs. Du, "Grandma is here to wait for someone?"

Du said with a smile, "Dong Wu is back today."

The steward said, "Master Dong is coming back today. I haven't seen Master Dong for many years. It would be a blessing if I could see him today."

Du thought to himself that when Dong Wu was underdeveloped, you never looked him in the eye, but now that he has developed, these people just want to curry favor, but they can't, heh!

The steward said again, "Master Dong is the big housekeeper in Wei's mansion. It's so majestic. I really can't imagine that in just how many years, he can be so valued by Mr. Wei's family and help take care of all affairs. Wei family, That's a relative of the emperor, even if the prince doesn't dare to offend, his housekeeper is probably only a little lower than the emperor's housekeeper, how can ordinary people think about it."

When the steward said that, Mrs. Du's complexion was not very good.

Mrs. Du knew that the little son of the Wei family was Song Li, her niece and daughter-in-law back then. When Song Li had such a big incident, he was admitted back to the Wei family, and everything about Song Li was suppressed. She learned from Dong Wu that who would have thought that Song Li was the son of the Wei family.

Dong Wu worked as a housekeeper in the Wei family. Apart from being a housekeeper, he was already the head of the house. He was in charge of the Wei family's external affairs. In doing business these years, firstly, he was capable and good at knowing people, and he was Wei The name of the family, the name of the Wei family is equivalent to the name of the emperor's brother-in-law, and the officials and masters have to curry favor, so the business will naturally be easy.

The Wei family and the Dong family will soon make a fortune, that's for sure.

Because of Song Li's status as a man, Du had been brooding for a long time. Later, he learned that Song Li's status was noble, and ordinary people couldn't do it even if they wanted to meet him. Lai stayed at Wei's house and stayed at Wei's house. He became a cook, a coachman, a coachman, an accountant, and a housekeeper. Anyway, Lai is now.

In fact, Mrs. Du also understood, and even if she didn't understand, it would be okay if her family Dong Wu relied on him, and she was still not worthy of him. what.

These years, Dong Wu treated them well as husband and wife, he also devoted himself to Wu Xuezhen, and took good care of the Song family, they really had nothing to say.

When she gave Yuqiu a sum of money back then, the woman left. Later, I heard that she went to a border town to do business and married someone outside the customs, and there was no news after that.

Only when Dong Lanfeng asked about his mother sometimes, Mrs. Du would think about it, but in the end she couldn't help sighing, thinking that if Song Li was a woman, the fate between Dong Lanfeng and the Dong family might be his and Dong Wu's biological son. There is no way to make a fool of people.

Because of all kinds of feelings for Song Li in my heart, there are regrets, guilt, admiration, and even longing, but Du Shi and the others have never been to the capital. Since Song Li left a few years ago, Du Shi has not seen him again. Pass Song Li, and feel ashamed to go to see them, or they are just commoners and have no status to go to see them.

And Dong Lanfeng always said that he wanted to go to the capital with his father, but Dong Wu didn't agree, and Du Shi also felt that it would be better if Dong Lanfeng didn't go to the capital, so as not to cause any trouble.

Dong Wu's boat arrived before noon, and it unexpectedly arrived at about the same time as Du Sheng's boat, the second youngest of the Du family, and they bumped into each other when they got off the boat.

Du Sheng has now mastered most of the real power in the Du family, and at such a young age, he is already the most important figure in the Du family.He was married to a lady from the official family in the capital a few years ago. It is said that the husband and wife have treated each other as guests since they got married, and they already have a son, which is not bad.