whale wave

In the late autumn rain, Zhao Zhuangdie ran into the eaves of Zhao Yousheng's house holding an umbrella, threw the umbrella to his followers, and hurriedly patted the water droplets on his sleeves. Zhao Duanhe, who was walking with him, didn't bring an umbrella. Drops of water could be seen on the hair, he calmly took the soft towel handed over by Ah Xiang, and wiped the rainwater off his face.

Ah Xiang wanted to ask Ah Jin to bring Duanhe a set of dry clothes to change, but Duanhe thanked him, "It's not wet, so it's not necessary."

The two petty officials in her family were already the least particular among the eldest sons, this Zhao Duanhe was as rough as ordinary people, Ah Xiang just shook his head.

Seeing that the male servants in the courtyard were missing, Zhao Zhuangdie guessed that Zhao's father was not at home, so he went to wonder if You Sheng was not there either, and asked A Xiang, "Where is A Leftover?"

Ah Xiang laughed and said, "Upstairs, the young gentleman of the Chen family is also there." She knew that Zhuang Die and Chen Yu were close.

Zhuang Die and Duan He climbed the stairs and went to the attic. The attic door was closed, and there was no sound from inside the door, as if no one was there.

Suspicious, Duanhe pushed the door open with his hands, and saw Zhao Yousheng sitting in front of the desk, reading a book, and a person lying on the bed, who seemed to be asleep, although he could only see half of his body, it should be Chen Yu.

Zhao Yousheng had heard footsteps early on, but he only raised his head when the door was pushed open, without saying a word, he just raised his hand to indicate to sit down.Zhao Duanhe walked lightly, and sat down on the chair next to the desk. He noticed an incense box on the desk, and picked it up to smell it.

The incense box is exquisite and brightly colored like a lacquer box used by women. It is not Gong Xiang's incense box, nor does it look like Yu Sheng's. It should be brought by Chen Yu.

Zhao Zhuangdie walked to the bed and went to check on Chen Yu, and saw that he was leaning against the bed, leaning to one side, holding a book in his hand, but with his eyes closed, he was actually asleep.

It was a rainy day, and the humidity hit his face, so he was not surprised that Xiao Yu was listless and fell asleep on You Sheng's bed.

They are all old acquaintances, Zhao Zhuangdie sat down by the bed, next to Chen Yu, couldn't help teasing him, stretched out his hand to touch his face, and said with a smile: "Xiao Yu, wake up, let's see who is coming , don't sleep."

Zhao Yousheng immediately turned around and stopped: "Don't make trouble with him."

Zhao Zhuangdie put his feet back on the bed, looked at Chen Yu with his chin resting, and looked at his peaceful sleeping face, a little envious of him getting sleepy when it rained, and he also wanted to sleep in such a comfortable autumn.

Zhao Duanhe felt that the room was stuffy and the temperature was much higher than the outside. He looked around and saw a small stove burning under the bed. You Sheng was not so delicate, and he burned the stove in late autumn to keep warm, presumably it was for Chen Yubei.

Zhao Duanhe got up, pushed open the window, and asked plainly, "When will Xiaoyu come?"

"At noon." Zhao Youcheng walked to the bed and glanced at Chen Yu who was sleeping. He was wearing a cloak, which was Yu Sheng's cloak. At this time, the cloak slipped down his waist.

It was cold outside the window, Zhao Duanhe hadn't closed the window yet, Zhao Yousheng jumped over Zhuang Die, bent over to take the quilt, shook it off lightly, and covered Chen Yu.Zhao Zhuangdie, who watched his series of movements, opened his mouth wide. In fact, Zhao Zhuangdie is also used to it. Since childhood, Ah Left has always taken care of Chen Yu like this.

Zhao Zhuangdie took Chen Yu's book, flipped through it, and said mysteriously, "Ah Leftover, have you heard? Zong Zhengsi finally wants to share Haibo's money."

From birth, money was not something Zhuang Die should consider. His grandfather was one of the few heirs, but the title was not passed on to his father, but the family property was not small.

The reason why he cares about this dividend is because the Duanhe family needs to use it to meet their expenses at the end of the year.In recent years, the monthly money that Zong Zhengsi distributed to the eldest son has become less and less. For lonely and poor families, this dividend from the sea ship is particularly important.

"When will the accounts be reconciled?" Zhao Yousheng responded flatly.

Zhao Duanhe closed the window, turned around and said, "Zongzheng said that this year, he will ask the clerk to carry the ledger to every household to reconcile the accounts." He walked towards his friends, but did not sit down, but browsed in front of the bookshelf.

Zhuang Die shared a quilt from Chen Yu's side and covered his stomach. He lay on the bed with his arms resting on the back of his head, and said, "My father said that you can cheat even if you have an account book. It's not enough to believe it."

"Everyone is suspicious of the accounts. Zongzheng did this just to deceive others." Zhao Duanhe took out a book of Acupuncture of the Sea Way from the bookshelf. He found that he had read the book many times, and he knew it was the book of the boat master. Written in rough language, ordinary people can't understand.

"It's a pity that we don't understand the shipping business, and we don't know the value of the goods. Even if the account books are fake, we can't tell." When Zhuang Die said this, he looked down at Chen Yu who was lying beside him. Among them, only Chen Yu Yu was born in a maritime merchant family, but Chen Yu was too young to participate in the family business.

In fact, there is no need to look at the account books, just look at the little money distributed to the hands in previous years. Everyone knows that Zong Zhengsi's officials have been filling their pockets privately.

Zhao Yousheng helped to do the calculations: "Zong Zhengsi's official ship is a big ship, which can hold five or six thousand materials. I heard that the military commander of Meixi went to the fashion warehouse, and the lacquer plates of Ning County are all best-selling overseas. It is impossible. Lost book."

Zhuang Die was stunned when he heard that, Duanhe put the Haidao Needle Sutra back on the bookshelf, his expression was calm, he knew that Yousheng had the legacy of his grandfather, his grandfather was the promotion officer of the Guangzhou Shipping Department when he was alive, and knew a lot about sea trade many.

Not to mention that there are overseas geography and acupuncture books hidden on this bookshelf, and the scroll paintings inserted in the scroll tube on the ground may also be charts rather than landscape flower and bird paintings.Duanhe is in this study, and he really can't see that his old friend You Sheng is concentrating on studying the sage books. The old friend is so interested in Haimao, maybe it is because of Chen Yu.

Duan He glanced at Chen Yu on the bed, he was still sleeping soundlessly.

Zhuang Die asked: "Ah Leftover, how much profit can I make?"

"To say the least, it's tens of thousands of dollars." Zhao Yousheng can only guess that the price of the goods will fluctuate, and the repair cost of sea-going ships is expensive. There is no business that is more profitable than sea trade.

Duan He sat down, looked at his friend, and asked: "I heard that when the official ship returned to the country, most of the cargo on board was spices. You Sheng, what do you think this trip is worth?"

"You need to know what kind of spices it is, where it was produced, how it looks like, how much it cost when you purchased it, how much Shibo Sibo bought, and how much was left for the clan's own use." Zhao Yousheng couldn't estimate it, because the situation of spices was far away. Much more complicated than porcelain.

Zhao Zhuangdie was dumbfounded, and spread his hands: "Don't go on talking, I have a headache. No wonder Zong Zhengsi distributes some spices every year, and with a few dollars, he can send us away."

Everywhere is like a mountain, most people don't understand the doorways here, the water is too deep.

Zhao Duanhe heard it clearly, and he was thinking about a possibility: "You Sheng, if the account book of the official ship is falsified, can you see it?"

"It depends on where the fraud is made." Zhao Yousheng is not sure, there are many methods of fraud, and his understanding of maritime trade is only superficial, and he has never personally participated.

"If you want me to tell you, if you ask a sea merchant to help you look at the account books, they will definitely be able to see through it at a glance." Zhao Zhuangdie approached Chen Yu, smelled his pleasant smell, put his arms around his shoulders, and said with a smile: "We There are ready-made!"

Don't forget, Xiaoyu's father is a famous sea merchant.

Zhuang Die's voice was quite loud, and besides, she put her arms around Chen Yu's shoulders, successfully waking him up.

Chen Yu rubbed his eyes and saw Zhuang Die's face smiling, not blaming him for waking him up.

"Xiao Yu, you're awake!" Zhao Zhuangdie was very happy, and still leaned on Chen Yu. He was covered with a quilt, and his body was so warm.

Chen Yu sat up and nodded to Zhuang Die. He saw Duan He and You Sheng in front of the desk, thinking how could he sleep so deeply, he didn't even know when Duan He and Zhuang Die came over.

Zhao Duanhe opened the window and saw that it was almost dusk outside the window. He took Zhuang Die to say goodbye to You Sheng and Xiao Yu, and You Sheng sent them downstairs.

Chen Yu pulled back the quilt and found that his body was still covered with a piece of clothing. A leftover's clothing was a loose cloak.He picked up the dress and hung it on the hanger.

At dusk, the sunset glow entered the attic, as if covered in gold, Chen Yu stood in front of the window watching the sunset, Zhao Yousheng sent his friend away, and returned to the attic, Chen Yu knew it was him from the sound of footsteps, and did not look back.

The sunset in the sky was red and round, setting towards the west mountain, Chen Yu said: "Ah Leftover, what are you talking about?"

"chat."

Zhao Yousheng didn't intend to tell Chen Yu that he didn't want to ask Chen Duanli for help. Once the disputes within the clan involved outsiders, outsiders would be implicated.

Chen Yujue had a piece of clothing draped over his shoulders. He touched the material. It was the cloak that he had hung back on the hanger earlier. He murmured, "Ah Leftover, how long have I been asleep?"

The rain outside the window had stopped, the evening wind was howling, and it was almost time for Chen Yu to go back.

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In the crisp autumn air, in the outskirts of the city, a group of children from noble families traveled on horseback and brought their servants with them.When the weather is fine, it is a good pastime to ride a horse in the suburbs.

Chen Yu was invited, and he appeared in the open space in the suburbs with his servants on horseback.

Brothers Zhao Yousheng, Zhao Zhuangdie, and Zhao Duanhe had already arrived, and they all waved to Chen Yu. They sat on the table drinking tea and chatting, and their horses were tied to the tree field behind them.

Zhao Yousheng reserved a seat beside him, obviously waiting for someone, Chen Yu sat down next to him, cupped hot tea, and laughed with everyone.Among this group of eldest sons, he was the only outsider, but he didn't look like an outsider either.

After drinking tea, everyone left their seats and set up kites.

Holding a big eagle kite, Zhao Zhuangkun approached You Sheng and whispered, "You Sheng, don't you want to find out with him?"

Zhao Yousheng said lightly: "There is no need to involve his family, I will find another way."

Zhao Zhuangkun still wanted to say something, when Chen Yu took two kites from the servant and ran towards Zhao Youcheng.In Chen Yu's hand was a colorful paper kite, and Zhao Yousheng was given a green dragon.

Chen Yu ran with the kite, and the kite slowly rose into the sky with its brightly colored tail fluttering in the wind. He looked up at the kite and smiled happily.

Not long after, a green dragon climbed into the air, accompanied by Caiyuan.

On this day, they not only flew kites, but also rode horses together. On the way back to the city in the evening, Chen Yu rode his white dirt horse and followed Zhao Yousheng's tall horse all the way. Two people and two horses, sunset shawls.

Zhao Youqing stood on the back of Zhao Zhuangkun's horse and looked around, but he still didn't find his elder brother and brother Yu, complaining: "Where did they go, they didn't go back to the city first."

"Take care of them." Zhao Zhuangkun felt that he was used to it, they were like this before, as long as Chen Yu was around, You Sheng would be with him.

Although this young member of the Chen family is quite likable, but I always feel that the two of them are so close, which is indescribably weird.

Chen Yu and Zhao Youcheng returned to the city slowly, and when they arrived at the city gate, the setting sun was like a cake, hanging on the city tower. The two men's hoofbeats were brisk, and Chen Yu chased Zhao Youcheng, looking for Yingba's figure in front of him.Zhao Yousheng's back is much wider. He is wearing a Confucian uniform. The wind drives his spacious robe, describing his straight waist without a trace of fat, the pure white hem, the purple shirting robe, and the dark green silk sash, blowing together in the wind wave.

Tom tom tom...

Chen Yu's heart was beating very fast, he thought it was because he was galloping on horseback and doing violent movements.

The author has something to say: Director: I planned to update it at 11:40, but the backstage convulsions QAQ, I want to try to update it sooner.

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Director: That's right, Xiao Yu, this is the feeling of heartbeat!