Zhao Liben and Zhao Xian were waiting for his father and son, but they had no use of food at this moment.

The maid brought in extremely exquisite Huaiyang cuisine, and the four grandparents and grandchildren ate and chatted in the flower hall.

Zhao Shouzheng was extremely hungry and brought a cup of stewed crab noodles lion head. While eating it, he complained: "Zhao Xian, you kid is so unreliable. You don't go back to report the news after finding your grandfather, which made your father and I always worry about it."

Zhao Xian hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Grandpa doesn't allow me to say it."

Zhao Shouzheng swallowed the flesh in his mouth hard and said to Zhao Liben in a muffled voice: Dad, you have kept it so hard for us to hide it. Your life is more comfortable than being in Nanjing. But it has made us suffer for more than half a year."

"It's not that half a year of hardship. Are you the one you are now?" Zhao Liben took a sip of wine, squinted his eyes and sneered:

"I had made up my mind to leave you behind for three years. If you weren't quite successful, I wouldn't have seen me now."

As he said that, he smiled at Zhao Hao with a kind smile and said, "Good grandson, grandpa knows what you do, and he did a good job. Especially when I did the Qian family and Liu family, I really vent my anger for your grandpa."

Although he was proud, he never took it all in his mind and did not mention the matter of Zhou Jijiu at all.

But how could Zhao Hao not guess the origin of the letter at this time?

However, he did not mention this matter, but just smiled and made the old man happy.

"Dad, isn't our family defeated? Why do you look even bigger than before?" Zhao Shouzheng and the old man had drunk three rounds, and finally couldn't help asking.

"The cunning rabbit has three caves. I have been an official for decades. How can I not know the dangers of the officialdom? How can I not prepare for it?" Zhao Liben boasted to his children and grandchildren, "Now I am not afraid to tell you, there are shares of our Zhao family in Wuji..."

"Ah, really?" Zhao Shouzheng had heard of Wu Ji Daming for a long time. He knew that this was a big business that included official salt transportation, money shop pawn shops, and Caohe transportation. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Doesn't this mean that we can live like salt merchants?"

"Look at your unpromising look!" Zhao Liben glanced at him and said in anger: "I really don't know how you, you, passed the imperial examination?"

"Of course, it was the ancestor who appeared." Zhao Shouzheng was not stupid. Even when he was to his father, he just vaguely said: "Taizu said in a dream that our Zhao family would have to be a Jinshi, so it should be up to his son."

"There are times when Taizu is blind," Zhao Liben laughed and cursed: "Then you just go to the Jinshi exam and become an official in your heart. Don't always think about building a garden and raising a thin horse."

"Ahem, I just said to build a garden, but I didn't say raising a thin horse." Zhao Shouzheng's old face turned red when he heard this.

"I don't know your virtue yet?" Zhao Liben laughed loudly, obviously extremely happy.

"Father, there are two children present." Zhao Shouzheng protested.

"Zhao Xian got married after the New Year, and Zhao Hao is not young anymore..." Zhao Liben said, and asked casually: "By the way, the Liu family has not been bothered anymore, right?"

"How can Liu Zhengqi have the face?" Zhao Shouzheng shook his head and smiled: "He has no shame to stay in Jinling. I heard that he has gone back to Suzhou."

"That's good." Zhao Liben nodded and smiled at Zhao Hao with some joy: "Don't be sad, good grandson, as the saying goes, the old ones don't go to the new ones, it's better for grandpa to find you a door."

"Cough cough..." Zhao Hao also started to cough and waved his hand and said, "Grandpa, I'm still young, so let's talk about this in a few years."

"After passing this village, there will be no shop." Zhao Liben took a sip of wine and said, "Eat first, and then talk about it after dinner."

"Oh." Zhao Hao nodded, hoping that the old man would drink too much and sip it casually.

Zhao Shouzheng met his father again, and the big rock fell into the ground. In addition, he lived to be thirty or forty years, and finally got his father's recognition. Naturally, he drank a few more drinks without any suspense.

Then he was undoubtedly drunk.

Zhao Hao was about to help his father to rest, but was stopped by Zhao Liben.

"Zhao Xian, please help your second uncle to rest."

Then the old man said to Zhao Hao again: "Good grandson, accompany grandpa around the garden to digest food."

"Yes." As long as you don't mention the marriage of Lao Shizi, Zhao Hao will still be a good grandson.

Zhao Xian helped Zhao Shouzheng to rest, while Zhao Hao helped Zhao Liben to take a walk and chat in this quiet garden.

Zhao Liben pointed to the scenery in the garden and showed his grandson: "This garden was purchased from the 36th year of Jiajing. When my grandfather was a stellar in Zhejiang, he spent 10,000 taels of silver to buy it from his fellow villagers. Over the years, he invested tens of thousands of taels one after another and spent a lot of effort to achieve the current scale."

"It's like this garden is centered on the Tinghexuan, which is divided into four pieces of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The east is bamboo and stone as the main body, symbolizing spring. The south is Taihu stone, symbolizing the scenery of Jiangnan in midsummer. The west is yellow stone to set off the height of the autumn mountains, and the north is white snow stone to highlight the cold feeling of the snow in winter. Good grandson, what do you think?" Zhao Liben finished speaking, looking at Zhao Hao with anticipation.

Zhao Hao is building Xiaocang Mountain, so he is naturally very interested in the garden. He sincerely praised him after hearing this: "The purpose is novel and unique, and it can lead to the charm of the moment."

He thought to himself, I will divide Xiaocang Mountain into the theme. The five hundred acres of land have mountains and water, but it is much worthwhile than this small garden with more than ten acres.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Liben was not satisfied and pulled Zhao Hao to stand in front of the first and second floor attic, and said to him with a smile.

"Good Sun, even Wang Yanzhou admires your poetry. When you see your own garden, don't you have the urge to write a poem?"

"No." Zhao Hao shook his head flatly.

"That won't work!" Zhao Liben glared and said, "Even if you make your home famous, you have to write one for me."

"Grandpa, this poem is not something I do when I go to the field to work, I have to be inspired." Zhao Hao said with a wry smile.

"Don't do this." Zhao Liben knocked his head and said, "You have to do it even if you don't do it even if you don't do it."

The old man said, sat on the Taihu stone, hugged his arms and said, "Otherwise, grandpa won't go back."

"Oh, okay..."

Zhao Hao pondered helplessly for a moment, and said, "Then I'll give my grandfather a poem."

As he said that, he slowly chanted:

"The small garden is silent, and the sparse fences and winding paths are imitating the mountain family. After a long day, I chant for a long time, and suddenly I heard the sound of the green gauze on the plaque.

Add bamboo and stone to accompany the mist and clouds. I want to comfort the years with wine. Don’t sigh at the flesh in this life in my hair, and work hard to plant flowers in spring.”

"Haha, good grandson is indeed full of words. This "Yu Zhong Hao" is so wonderful, and it expresses all my thoughts."

Zhao Liben nodded in satisfaction, then let Zhao Hao go and slowly walked away with his help.

When the grandparents and grandchildren walked away, the window on the second floor of the water pavilion was opened.

In the room on the second floor, Ye's figure appeared. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, as clear and ethereal as ice and snow, stood beside her.

The girl was just a beauty, but she showed an impressive indifference and calmness. She stood there quietly, watching Zhao Hao's figure leaving.

"Xueying, what do you think?" At this moment, Ye no longer had the little woman's attitude in front of Zhao Liben and returned to his original stability.

"See you." The girl named Xue Ying nodded slightly, without revealing a trace of emotion on her face.
Chapter completed!