Ninefold above

When Cheng Yao came in with half a frozen watermelon in his hands, Xie Jiuxiao was doing calculations with Lu Chengfeng. The various expenses were densely listed on the rice paper, and each item was superimposed to get an astonishing figure.

Cheng Yao looked at the number that was still increasing, and her brows were twisted into braids for the first time. She had very good eyesight, although she just stood with her head tilted and took a few glances, she understood: "adding bows and horses, what do you want? A light cavalry that is even worse than before, and other soldiers are more jealous, how can the four battalions agree easily, even if the four battalions agree to retreat ten thousand steps, where will the money come from?"

Just relying on the little money allocated by the imperial court, it is only enough to make do with it, and she will definitely not be able to use it on such a large scale.

Lu Chengfeng looked at Xie Jiuxiao's writing and said, "It's rich."

Cheng Yao sat down opposite and put the melon on the table: "It's so grand, where is the money? Him?"

Cheng Yao took a look at Xie Jiuxiao and said, "Although the Xie family is rich, isn't it good for you to use it for yourself? You haven't formally paid homage yet? Can the Xie family be willing? They are not fools."

Cheng Yao didn't care about Xie Jiuxiao's presence here at all, and said whatever she wanted.

Xie Jiuxiao's handwriting was not quite similar to his usual handwriting. He was so strict that others might not be able to understand it. It seemed to have been brushed out in batches in a bookstore. Lu Chengfeng studied his handwriting and listened to Cheng Yao said: "I have money and can afford it. Qingqi wants to master the bow and crossbow proficiently before autumn, so many things can't be done step by step. If I always depend on other people's faces when I do things, then I might as well return to my decision." Wouldn't it be better for Ancheng to close the door and sleep."

Cheng Yao said: "These are at least 13 taels, plus the wear and tear of crossbow arrows during training. The imperial court only allocated a sum of 10 taels of military funds this year. The cost of war horses is quite a lot. The armor of the East Day Camp is very worn out. , need to replace a batch of new ones, weapons and the like, if news of your making a new crossbow spreads, some people will definitely be dissatisfied, you'd better get some points."

After Cheng Yao finished speaking, she swallowed her mouthful of melon, sized her eyes casually, and stood up: "Chengfeng, when did you still like growing flowers? Didn't you hate these things the most before?"

Lu Chengfeng followed his gaze and saw that the white porcelain jade vase was filled with freshly picked yellow and pink roses, which overlapped with green bamboos and placed on the table. Xie Jiuxiao picked them yesterday and put them in.

Cheng Yao looked up a little, and there was a picture hanging on the wall. She walked two steps closer and stopped in front of the picture.In the painting, the mountains are majestic and steep, the ancient trees are full of shade, the breeze is slanting, the artistic conception is clear and open, there is no one, and the heavy rain silently washes away this piece of silence.

Cheng Yao said: "This painting is not bad, where did you buy it?"

Lu Chengfeng tapped the rice paper with his fingertips: "This is the last touch."

After speaking, he stood up and went to look at the painting with her. Lu Chengfeng raised his head and said, "You still know how to paint? How can you tell that it's not bad?"

"I know a picture of a ball."

"I don't know what you are boasting about here?"

"This painting is beautiful. It is comfortable to look at at first glance. If you look closely, you can clearly see the artist's artistic conception. Such tranquility is surrounded by a majestic painting style. This painting should be quite valuable. You really have it." I ran out of money, and started to buy these extravagant gadgets. It’s really unlucky today, I ran into a man who pretended to be elegant, and insisted that I ruined one of his beautiful paintings. Fortunately, I ran fast, otherwise I would be blackmailed by him! I think this painting is obviously much better than his one!"

Xie Jiuxiao put down his pen, turned his head and was about to speak when there was a knock on the door, and Zhuo San entered, "Master, we have a guest."

Lu Chengfeng and Cheng Yao turned their heads, Lu Chengfeng said: "Who is it?"

Zhuo Sandao said: "They are looking for the young master, they say they are from the Zhou family."

Zhou family?

Lu Chengfeng thought of Zhou Lihua for a moment, looked at Xie Jiuxiao, he walked over, and said to Lu Chengfeng, "I'll go and have a look."

Lu Chengfeng said: "Go."

As soon as Xie Jiuxiao followed Zhuo San to the front hall, the people in the hall had already come out, and they were waiting at the door, and they could get a general idea from a distance. Come on, Xie Jiuxiao has already ran to the front, with a happy face: "Second brother! Why did you come to Subei suddenly? Don't let me know, so I can pick you up. Are you from Jinxi? Are you in Beijing?"

The man was dressed in Tsing Yi, with a jade crown on his hair, with a tough smile, but his tone was gentle and doting: "My sister is happy with a son, I definitely want to go back and visit, and I wasted a lot of time in Yanjing. A business firm is gathered here in Subei, and I'm here to check out the situation, and I'll come over to see you by the way."

Zhuo San was startled as he followed behind. He didn't expect that this bookish young man was actually the famous Zhou Fang.

Xie Jiuxiao said, "Second brother wants to build a business in Subei?"

Zhou Fang entered the living room with others: "It's just a preliminary plan. But you, you are really brave! You dare to like Lu Chengfeng whoever you are."

Xie Jiuxiao said: "Who can she be? Outsiders' rumors are just groundless. I know what she is best."

Zhou Fang couldn't help joking: "You're protecting the Venerable Master before I say anything. It's said that women are not allowed to stay in colleges. I think it's true that men's colleges are not accepted. You look worthless, no wonder I When I went back, I talked about you and sighed."

Compared with Xie Yunqian, Zhou Fang loved Xie Jiuxiao even more. When Xie and Zhou's family were discussing their marriage, Xie Yi was a little dissatisfied with Zhou's family status. Although Xie Yunqian had met Zhou Lihua twice before, it was not that much It feels like Zhou Lihua admired Xie Yunqian very early on. A marriage was procrastinated and procrastinated. Zhou Lihua's hopes became more and more bleak as the days passed, and she gradually lost weight. Until one day Xie Jiuxiao helped to talk about the marriage. It was settled.

Zhou Fang glanced around and said, "Where is she? Isn't she here?"

Xie Jiuxiao said: "Talk about things in the back room."

Zhou Fang nodded and thought for a while: "Shall I see you?"

Xie Jiuxiao was slightly surprised: "You want to see her?"

Zhou Fang said: "I've been at the door all this time, isn't it impolite not to see anyone?"

Xie Jiuxiao didn't know who he was talking about being impolite for a while, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Second brother said this, Chengfeng has a lot of business on weekdays, and I don't even bother me much—"

Zhou Fang frowned slightly: "You mean, she doesn't have much time to pay attention to you?"

Xie Jiuxiao: "..."

Zhou Fang said: "What is it like now? Tell the second brother honestly, has she bullied you? If so, the second brother will definitely help you out!"

Xie Jiuxiao couldn't laugh or cry: "No, she is very good to me, second brother, you just heard too much."

Zhou Fang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him say this. To be honest, if he really saw Lu Chengfeng, he might not have a solid foundation in his heart. Being young doesn't mean he's easy to deceive. Yan Luo, the female who killed a human being, was rumored everywhere that she was vicious and murderous like hemp.

Zhou Fang said: "Since that's the case, I still want to meet someone. I won't talk to you today. Come to Linglongxuan to see me tomorrow, and we'll talk about family matters."

Xie Jiuxiao got up, greeted the person to go out, nodded and said: "I see."