Poor family mother and son

The cooperation negotiations with Kailidi went smoothly, and the court's reaction was very cramped - Chu Qing signed and stamped the two copies of the cooperation deed, and as soon as the seal left the paper, it arrived "in a hurry" .

The imperial court finally discussed a set of "countermeasures" and sent them to Liu Ju.

Kelidi took out his own copy of the deed and carefully put it in his leather wallet, for fear that Chu Qing would make changes due to the imperial decree.

But in fact, Liu Ju frowned as he looked at the instructions.

The whole article is "based on what and what, how to be impartial, how to do what is responsible, how to take responsibility" and so on. It is a cliche and has no actual content.

Liu Ju showed Chu Qing the approval decree, and Chu Qing was delighted: "Well, okay, not bad!"

There is no actual content, which means two points:
[-]. The court cannot make reasonable arrangements in a short period of time, because essentially, this is Gong Yong'an's business. If the court is too harsh in formulating tariffs, it will anger Gong Yong'an;

[-]. The court only gave the "purpose" and left it up to Duke Yong'an to do specific matters. If there was any discord in the future and many mistakes were made, it would be right for Duke Yong'an to bear the responsibility - the Chu family had too much momentum.

"I really have the same thoughts and efforts as the imperial court," Chu Qing said with a smile: "Master Liu, this instruction came in time, the emperor is wise!"

Then he said to Kellydi, who looked wary: "I look forward to happy cooperation!"

Kellydy left contentedly.

Although the price of each item in the contract was very high, Chu Qing privately promised him a rebate, so he made a lot of money!
Chu Qing was also very satisfied.

Liu Ju also had a copy of the transaction price agreed with Kailidi. The imperial court wanted to purchase goods from Chu Qing. Hey, the transaction price with Kailidi was a reference.

Kelidi earns his father's money, and Chu Qing earns the emperor's money.

Of course, the emperor could also earn some money from King Voss from the customs duties.

Wouldn’t it be nice to make money together?
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Today is the fifth day of August, the autumnal equinox, and the evening breeze brings a hint of salty coolness.

After Xiaobao escorted the first batch of goods to Linyang Mansion and returned to Yong'an Mansion, his first words were: "Where is my mother?"

Zhuo Yao: "I went to the beach, why did you come back so soon?"

Xiaobao: "Who is following?"

Zhuo Yao: "Gan Lai and the gang of women are following. Chu Yuan and Xiangzi are on the outside."

This has become a habit between the two of them. No matter who is away, the other one will always ask "Who is following?", as if the other is weak and cannot take care of himself and must be accompanied by someone.

Xiaobao, who was about to go back to his room to take a shower and change clothes, paused in his steps: "What's wrong with that couple? Forget it, I'll go find my mother!"

Zhuo Yao smiled and said, "Xiangzi is here, don't worry." He added, "Ma Daha is willing to come, Chu Yuan is careful."

Everyone knew that Gan Lai was careless, but no one dared to say it to his face, because if Gan Lai heard it, he would be beaten. Even if Gan Lai didn't hear it but Chu Yuan heard it, there would still be a fuss.

Hearing Xiangzi's presence, Xiaobao felt somewhat relieved: "Then I'd better take a shower first and then pick up my mother, otherwise I'm afraid my mother will beat me because of the stinky smell."

In the bathtub, Zhuo Yao helped Xiaobao wash his hair: "You haven't said yet, why did you come back so early? We all thought it would take two days for you to come back."

Except for Xiaobao's head, face and hands, which are black, his body is very fair. There is only a long scar that extends from the bottom of the left back of his neck around his shoulder blade to his right hip.

The scar is the same color as the surrounding skin. It was hard to see at first, but it looks hideous again due to the tighter muscles.

"Do you think that my mother and Kelidi's business was a bit rushed this time?" Xiaobao said: "The dock in Linyang Mansion has not yet been built and we have to ship the goods. I was a little worried about her, so I hurried back."

Zhuo Yao thought for a while and said, "It's a little hasty, maybe because you want to make that old man Liu angry?"

Xiaobao was noncommittal and asked, "Mother, are you worried about something lately?" With Zhuo Yao helping to wash his hair, he quickly scrubbed his body himself. "No, I didn't see it." Zhuo Yao replied: "I have been smiling these past few days."

Xiaobao: "Then why did you go to the beach so late at night?"

Zhuo Yao recalled it for a moment and said, "Your mother seemed to have said she wanted to catch the sea before she set off."

Xiaobao: "It's only the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."

The spring floods in Yong'an Prefecture are basically on the first and fifteenth day of each month. If you want to catch the sea, the best time is one or two days before and after these two days.

Today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. If you don’t know where to start, how can you catch up?
"This...I don't know anymore. None of us can guess what your mother is thinking." Zhuo Yao said, "I really don't see that your mother has anything on her mind."

Not to mention Zhuo Yao didn't notice it, neither did the thoughtful Zheng Xiaorou. She was bringing over a set of newly made clothes and said excitedly: "Look, this is based on your mother-in-law's painting." Cool clothes made like this.”

It was a light blue cotton housecoat with short sleeves and Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Star embroidered on the front. This kind of pattern would look silly in the world of Daxuan.

Xiaobao liked it very much. It was almost exactly the same as the one he had worn in his deep memory. Of course, the pattern on the previous one was printed.

"And these, your mother said they are beach shoes." Zheng Xiaorou also held a pair of leather flip-flops in her hand: "Aren't these the same thing as straw sandals? Straw sandals also have two straps... so ugly!"

Xiaobao pointed to the bathtub awkwardly: "Well... where do you want to watch me change?"

Ever since Chu Qing adopted Zheng Xiaorou's two children as adopted children, Xiaobao could no longer call Zheng Xiaorou sister-in-law, and was suddenly demoted to a lower level by his own mother.

Regardless of whether Zheng Xiaorou was acting as Xiaobao's sister-in-law or aunt, she didn't treat him as an adult anyway, so it was natural to break into Xiaobao's room to give him clothes.

The result was great, Xiaobao stopped him with just one word.

Xiaobao has really grown up. He is lying on the edge of the tub, showing his strong shoulders and two muscular arms, and even his voice has become deeper.

"Well... don't look at it!" Zheng Xiaorou put her clothes and shoes on the table next to her and turned around: "Oh, he is a big kid after all, he is so thin-skinned!"

Zheng Xiaorou said as she walked out: "Tsk, tsk, how many ladies in the boudoir will be fascinated by this little body!"

After being teased like this by Zheng Xiaorou, Xiaobao's worries about his mother were relieved a lot.

Everyone is so happy, so my mother should be fine.

Chu Qing was indeed fine, she had just taken off her boots.

No one was following. Even Gan Lai and the female guards could only wait ten steps away. Chu Yuan and the others were further away. Under the moonlight, they could only see a line of dotted lights, like a long string of pearls.

Chu Qing had her hair loose, was barefoot, and was carrying boots and a lantern.

It’s a rare opportunity to be barefoot in public.

From the corner of his eye, he watched the seawater push in layer by layer, trying to put his foot on the line that meets the beach when the seawater is exhausted, but he failed every time.

Chu Qing walked slowly, letting the sea breeze ruffle her hair. All the white hair on her left temple fell in front of her eyes, adding a layer of coldness to the sea water that reflected the moonlight.

The guards on the far and near floors also moved slowly.

"The evening wind wakes me up, and everything is hidden in my heart," Chu Qing murmured, "I hope the wind knows my will, and it will be difficult to calm down after all my thoughts are dispersed."

Gan Lai was not at ease after all. He moved his feet little by little towards Chu Qing, and the sea breeze carried Chu Qing's whispers.

Gan Lai felt that she was getting closer to her boss, but for some reason, she felt farther and farther away. This made her a little flustered: "Sister?"