Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 141: Brother Ming Caught Zhou (2)

On the other side of the room, there are already ready-to-catch things, from silk and satin, to pens, inks, papers and inkstones, as well as antique toys, all kinds of items are available, it is really a dazzling array.Of course, the most important golden abacus of the Zhu family is indispensable for Brother Ming to choose.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or an accident, but when Zhu Feng and Zhu Jintang were young, they both chose the golden abacus.

Brother Ming was carried onto the table covered with red cloth, and Mr. Zhu said with a smile on his face, "Go, boy, you can take whatever you like."

As soon as Brother Ming saw the battle, he knew what it meant, and pouted helplessly.

The ancients attached great importance to grasping the week. Although it was only a temporary fun for children, they regarded it as a harbinger of children's lifelong future.

If you choose rouge pollen, then you will probably become a sentimental kind when you grow up. If you choose piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, you will probably be a romantic talent when you grow up. If you choose gold, silver and jewelry, you will be rich. That is undoubtedly the fate of becoming an official and becoming an official, and he may become a high-ranking official in the future.

Brother Ming raised his head slightly and looked around the crowd, only to see that they were looking at him eagerly.

Shen Yuechen smiled meaningfully at him. Just now she had explained to him, asking him to go directly to get the golden abacus, to pass on the glorious tradition of Zhu's family, and to make the elders happy.

Brother Ming was a little awkward, but still obeyed Shen Yuechen, crawled obediently in front of Jin Abacus, stretched out his small hand to grab the abacus, fiddled with it a few times, and grinned, revealing a mouthful of broken teeth.

His seemingly unconcerned acting skills made the Zhu family overjoyed. Needless to say, the two elders, even Zhu Feng, who is usually unsmiling, was excited, clapping his hands and saying: "You really deserve to be a child of our Zhu family, okay, this That's really good." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but stretch out his arms to hug Brother Ming, kissing and kissing his face again and again, his stiff beard made Brother Ming turn his face away with a look of disgust, but he still hid but.

Zhu Jun and Chai Shi watched from the sidelines, and although they were smiling, they couldn't help muttering to themselves: "It's really evil, three generations have chosen this Lao Shizi."

Seeing everyone's unceasing joy, Shen Yuechen couldn't hide his excitement, and seeing Zhu Jintang's eyes looking at Brother Ming, it was also full of doting and affection.

Brother Ming was the heart of the whole family before, but now that he is one year old and Zhou has been arrested again, the Zhu family treats him like a pearl like a treasure.

Although Brother Ming is a child, Li Zi is a restless man. The older he grows, the more lively and active he is, and he doesn't stop all day long.

The more mischievous he is, the more Mr. Zhu likes him, and he can't help but let him play around.In his opinion, a child who is naughty is a sign of intelligence, and all intelligent children are naughty.

Brother Ming not only speaks early, but also walks early. After reaching the age of one, he starts to walk around. Although his feet are not very agile, he has a lot of strength. Every time he tosses the maids and women.

Seeing that Shen Yuechen sincerely took care of Brother Ming as his own son, Li Shi felt more relieved, and was not in a hurry to bring Brother Ming back, but just hugged him here and stayed for a few days every now and then, seeing that he felt uncomfortable and sent him back immediately.

Brother Ming followed Shen Yuechen, and understood the Zhu family's situation more and more clearly.In the past, he only thought that the Zhu family was rich, but he didn't expect that the Zhu family would be a wealthy family, and moreover, he still had some connections with the emperor's relatives.

Brother Ming always thought that he was too unlucky to come to this place, but looking at it now, he is not too unlucky.

Having had enough of eating, sleeping, and eating every day, Ming Geer could walk, so he kept walking up and down Zhu's house, wanting to see how big Zhu's house was.

Shen Yuechen saw that other people looked like little ghosts, so he kept holding on to him, making him lose his temper, and afraid that he might say something wrong, so he only asked the maids and women to follow him every step of the way and accompany him every day Go for a walk in the garden.

A small person, but with more than 20 servants in front of him and behind him, he is mighty and majestic, just like a local emperor.

In early spring and March, there is still a bit of winter chill in the air. Although the flowers in the garden have not yet bloomed, it has already revealed a faint spring.

Brother Ming can't stay still, and he is still willing to run into the garden all day long. Standing on a high raised stone, looking at the garden that he can't see, his heart flutters, and he hums a few words, "I'm smiling proudly." , I smiled smugly..."

When Mr. Zhu heard that he liked to go for a stroll in the garden, he eagerly followed him.The old man is one year older, but his temperament is still the same, like an old urchin.

Brother Ming is not a person who doesn't know what to do. Seeing that the elders love him, he is willing to act like a child in front of him, and occasionally say a few childish words to make him happy.

On this day, Mr. Zhu and Zhu Feng were playing chess in the pavilion. The father and son played mediocre chess.

Sitting bored, Ming Geer struggled and slipped from the nurse's arms, ran to the nearby big tree, and stared up at the bird's nest on the tree.

This might not be the breeding season, but he heard the cry of the baby bird, although the sound was very small, it could not escape his ears.

Ming Geer stood under the tree and watched for a while, Chang's mother took the initiative to come over and ask: "Master Ming, what are you looking at?"

Brother Ming didn't speak, just pointed to the bird's nest on the treetop.

Mother Chang didn't understand what it meant, she just said: "Master Ming, that's an empty nest, there are no birds yet?"

Brother Ming shook his head, and said in a milky voice, "Mom, listen carefully."

When Chang's mother heard this, she had to tilt her head slightly and listened with him.

Brother Ming said again: "In such a cold day, they will freeze to death."

Chang's mother said helplessly, "Then what do you mean, young master..."

"Send someone up to pick off the bird's nest, and I'm going to find them a new place to live."

Mingge'er said it seriously, but Chang's mother was very surprised when she heard it.

I just thought it was a naughty child's family, and hurriedly found someone to find a ladder to see if I could fish out the bird's nest on the tree.

While the servants were busy coming and going, Old Master Zhu was also waiting to watch. Seeing his father's delay in making a move, Zhu Feng couldn't help but raised his head, and saw him turning his head to look at Brother Ming with a faint smile on his face.

Zhu Feng smiled slightly and said, "Brother Ming, this kid is getting more and more clever."

Mr. Zhu smiled and said nothing, seeing the servant carefully fish out the bird's nest from the treetops, put it in a wooden basin, and hand it to Brother Ming.

"This kid is not bad, he will be promising in the future." Mr. Zhu said after a while.

Hearing this, Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Father, don't spoil that child too much."

People say that they kiss each other in the next generation, but the old man has been separated from brother Ming by two generations, so naturally he kisses and kisses again and again.

Mr. Zhu laughed and said, "I'm the only one who favors people. This kid is really good."

The old man likes Brother Ming because he is the great-eldest grandson, and also because he is different. You rarely see the foolishness of a child on Brother Ming's face. He always has a clever face and quick eyes. It's as if he understands everything you say to him.

Brother Ming picked up a bird's nest and went back. Shen Yuechen was preparing lunch himself. Seeing that he came back, he hurriedly ordered the servant girl to bring warm water, soak a towel, and wipe his hands and face.

After he wiped his hands and face clean, he said, "You're hungry after playing for noon, we'll have dinner right away."

Brother Ming looked at the delicious dishes on the table, leaned forward and said, "I'm going to eat now."

Shen Yuechen brought warm water to moisten his throat, "Your father hasn't come back yet. We have to wait a little longer."

Hearing this, Brother Ming frowned slightly, and turned to look at Chang Ma to carry him down.

Chang's mother hurriedly supported his small body, coaxing: "Master Ming, don't move around, let's wait a little longer."

After a while, Zhu Jintang came in from the outside, and Shen Yuechen just got up to greet him, when he saw him with a solemn face, as if he was not very happy.

Zhu Jintang cleaned his hands first, then sat down and ordered everyone to eat.

Shen Yuechen personally picked up the food for him, and asked by the way: "Master, you are not very happy today."

Zhu Jintang took a sip of tea before replying: "The imperial court seems to be going to war again, and they are starting to raise military salaries and provisions everywhere."

Shen Yuechen was slightly taken aback, she usually stays behind closed doors and is not well informed about outside news.

Li Zheng has just ascended the throne, and the court is about to fight, which is undoubtedly not a good sign.

The Zhu family is a large grain merchant, and every time the court raises grain and grass, they will be implicated and lose money along with it.

Shen Yuechen didn't understand the matter of collecting grain and grass, so he didn't say much, just waiting for Zhu Jintang to continue to say: "The granary in the western suburbs was damaged, and our grain storage is limited. Once the imperial court raises grain, the entire city of Dezhou will suffer."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Zhu Jintang murmured slightly: "In my opinion, it's better to protect the big head first. The court's affairs are big. I still have to get the total number together first. Then, I have to find a way to collect some grain from the landlords and small households. I have to think about it. The solution will not be discussed until the new grain comes out in the second half of the year.”

Shen Yuechen nodded after hearing what he said soundly and logically: "My uncle's way is naturally the best."

Zhu Jintang ate his food, eating quickly and in a hurry, he made up his mind a little, then got up and said, "Today I'm going to visit the Zhuangzi in the suburbs, if I can't come back at night, don't stay up late and wait. "

Shen Yuechen responded, and personally put on the cloak for him, and sent him out.

At night, both Brother Ming and Zhu Xiao were taken to the main courtyard by the old lady, and it was rare for Shen Yuechen to take a break and escape from the trivialities of daily life.Wu Ma then came in with Chunming Cuixin to chat with her.

On the other side, Mr. Zhu played with Brother Ming for a long time, but he was still not sleepy or tired, as if he had endless energy.

The old lady yawned twice and couldn't help but said, "Master, it's getting late, it's time for the child to rest."

Brother Ming couldn't help agreeing secretly when he heard this, he was tired of pretending to be a child.

Mr. Zhu finally got the opportunity to stay with Brother Ming, how could he be willing?Then he smiled and said: "It's rare that this child can sleep with us, and play a little longer, it's fine."

The old lady had nothing to do with him, she just looked at Yang's mother and said, "You all go down, Brother Ming will sleep with me tonight."

Mother Yang responded, and took away Zhu Xiao who was already asleep, leaving the old couple to guard the little grandson.

Grandpa Zhu couldn't get enough of Brother Ming, he suddenly remembered what happened in the garden during the day, and simply asked with a smile: "Brother Ming, Grandpa Zeng asked you, why did you take the bird's nest out of the tree during the day? Take it down?"

(End of this chapter)