People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 409 Meeting old friends, brother-in-law and brother-in-law
Zhang Yi was caught off guard and almost spit out the snack in his mouth.

Xu Da asked him nicely what he was doing.

Do you still want to be a matchmaker for yourself?
He put down his snack and answered honestly:

"It doesn't count, it doesn't count!"

"What do you mean it doesn't count?"

Xu Da was confused, and there was such a saying.

"From the perspective of what his parents ordered the matchmaker to say, Xiaodao was not actually engaged, but in a case three years ago, Xiaodao was considered privately engaged for life..."

Zhang Yi told Xu Da about the public case that year, and Xu Da vaguely heard it from his wife.

"Meng Yao, Pindao has always been raised as a younger sister, but back then, Pindao changed his tune in the Yamen just for the sake of being able to silence others!
But at this time, it was not implemented.

First of all, Pindao thought that he could not make lifelong decisions for Sister Meng Yao at will. If she became an adult and had another family, Pindao would be free for her.

If you are willing to follow Pindao, Pindao will not object! "

Zhang Yi was very clear about Meng Yao's position, and he told the truth.

In fact, his idea is purely caused by the three views of modern people.

He also knew it, but he couldn't change it.

Zhang Changshang also reprimanded him for his three views, and if there had not been that assassination three years ago, he would probably have settled on his marriage to Meng Yao.

But everything was delayed, and his interest in this matter also faded.

Now when Xu Da asked, he naturally told the truth.

"In other words, it's not decided!"

Xu Da breathed a sigh of relief, but he was making calculations in his mind.

Zhang Yi asked:
"What does the Duke of Wei mean when he asks this?"

"nothing?"

Although he has some inclination, Xu Da does not intend to settle the matter prematurely. First of all, should he ask the girl?

"By the way, I will be patrolling the border on His Majesty's orders in a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to return home for a few more years!

I'm not worried about other things, but the real person said that the child..."

Xu Da couldn't help but worry when he thought of the boy in Xie's belly:
"I hope the real person can help take care of that child. You said he is likely to die young. My wife can't sleep at night and doesn't even think about food or tea..."

If she gave birth to a child in the future, she would be even more worried!
After this child is born, I hope the real person will pay more attention..."

Zhang Yi nodded quickly when he heard this and said:

"As it is!"

He knew that Xu Tianfu died in infancy, but it also depends on the circumstances of the death?
Like Chang Mao's brother, he fell into the water and died, which was called a premature death.

And if you get any infectious disease in children, you will die young.

In this era, it is not easy to survive. The high survival rate of children in future generations is also due to the availability of sanitary conditions and vaccines.

Zhang Yi really didn't dare to vouch for this matter, but he also understood Xu Da's painstaking efforts:

"As the saying goes, time is also destiny. If you can help me, Pindao will definitely help!"

Seeing that Zhang Yi agreed, Xu Da said again:

"My daughter likes to practice Taoism, which gives me a headache as a father. She has a good relationship with you. What do you think of her?"

"Sister Xu is smart, well-educated, and a person with ideals!

Uncle Xu doesn’t have to worry about her future! "

With Zhang Yi's words, Xu Da felt relieved.

He knew that the emperor had the idea of ​​​​granting a marriage, so there was no need to lower his status and say something to Zhang Yi?
"It's my luck as an uncle to get to know you when I come back this time. Come on, how about we drink some more?
When I was in the military camp, I never drank alcohol, but now I have to drink as much as I can..."

Zhang Yi's face suddenly turned dark. Have a morning drink?
This would kill him, but he had not forgotten that he was only a 13-year-old boy.

"Uncle Xu, let's stop drinking this morning. I haven't returned to Beijing for three years, so I just want to visit an old friend!"

"That's right, I was negligent!"

Zhang Yidu said this and put it on top, so naturally Xu Da couldn't keep him.

"Then I'll send you back!"

Zhang Yi nodded. He took the Xu Mansion's car back yesterday. Naturally, he had to take the car back when he went back.

Xu Da ordered his good servant, and he took his leave.

On the way out, he met the Xu family siblings.

"Brother Zhang!"

"Zhang Yi!"

The two of them greeted Zhang Yi, and Xu Yungong asked:
"Brother Zhang, don't you stay at home and play with me for a while?"

Zhang Yi said:
"Next time, I haven't been back for three years, and I didn't see Aunt Meng and Sister Meng Yao when I came back yesterday. I'm going to go visit them to pay New Year's greetings!"

It's not the Lantern Festival yet, so it makes sense to say New Year greetings.

The girl from the Xu family heard this and said:
"Okay, let's go with you. I haven't seen little Mengyun for a while..."

Life is unsatisfactory...

After all, the Li family did not leave a son for Lao Meng, but at this time, most of the Meng family members were dead, but no one jumped out to compete with them for the family property.

Zhang Yi learned from Meng Yao's letter to him that her mother had given birth to a little sister?

"Yes, I also made some small toys for little Mengyun!"

Zhang Yi has done nothing else in Longhu Mountain these years, and has done a lot of small handicrafts...

He asked the Xu siblings to get in the car with him and go back to the Taoist Temple to get their toys first.

On the way, the Xu family girl's shyness had not faded away, and she did not take the initiative to chat with Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi was fine, he and Xu Yungong had a very happy chat.

Three years of unfamiliarity were no match for Zhang Yi's humorous speaking skills, and Xu Yungong soon started playing with Zhang Yi.

Back at Qingxin Temple, Zhang Yi didn't bother to go in and see Guanyinnu's stinky face. He asked Lao Mo to take his luggage and find out the gifts for the Meng family, and then continued to the village where Lao Meng lived.

There are very few people in the village, especially after the Meng family members are missing.

But when Zhang Yi got out of the car, he looked at Lao Meng's old house and it had become bigger.

It seems that the financial conditions of Meng Yao and her daughter have improved over the years, so...

At that time, Li invested in Zhang Yizhen's textile machine business, and the profits later were very good.

The shipment of Jenny's textile machines was later handled by the Huang family and Li's accounting.

Naturally, this loom could not be called Jenny Loom, but was renamed Longhu Loom.

Zhang Yi knows the importance of branding, and he will never let it go if he can advertise Longhu Mountain.

As the Longhu Textile Machinery gradually spread, the reputation of Longhu Mountain also grew a lot.

As one of the shareholders of this business, Li's dividends were several thousand taels every year in the first few years. Even if there are more imitations in recent years, he can still get a thousand taels of dividends.

The 1000 taels they received three years ago could make the Meng family willing to seek wealth and death.

But today, Li may not be able to appreciate it.

"Sister Meng Yao, we are here to see you!"

Xu Yungong shouted outside the door, and there was indeed movement inside the room.

The door opened, and a little girl who looked familiar to Zhang Yi but was a little strange appeared in front of him.

Meng Yao has grown a lot in three years.

Perhaps because her living standard has improved, her figure has become rounder and she is no longer the skinny person she used to be.

Three years later, little Mengyao looks better than before!
Meng Yao did not see Zhang Yi at first due to the angle of his vision.

She looked at Xu Yungong and said:
"Young master of the Xu family, you are here too. Where is my sister?"

Little Mengyao looked around, looking for the girl from the Xu family, but her eyes fell on Zhang Yi, but she couldn't.

Zhang Yi smiled but didn't say hello, just looking at the little girl he once regarded as his sister.Little Mengyao seemed unable to believe it, and then rubbed her eyes.

After confirming that the person in front of her was Zhang Yi, Meng Yao burst into tears.

While crying, she ran over and threw herself into Zhang Yi's arms:
"Brother, little landlord..."

Meng Yao's performance made Zhang Yi dumbfounded.

But it is also quite gratifying. In three years, especially the three years when a child gradually grows into a girl, people's hearts are most likely to change.

But now it seems that the little sister he loved so much back then still cares about him.

"How big of a person comes here and still acts like this..."

Zhang Yi caressed Meng Yao's head lovingly, and Meng Yao shook his head:
"You haven't come to see us for so many years. I told my mother that if the little landlord brother doesn't come again, we will go to Longhu Mountain to find you..."

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

"You have no way to lead, and you can't go too far, but I promised you that I will come back. What are you worried about?"

Little Mengyao blushed and escaped from Zhang Yi's arms:
"I dreamed yesterday that you got married in Longhu Mountain..."

Oh!
Zhang Yi understood something, he smiled and said:
"How is that possible? The bride price over there is very expensive. I can't afford to marry a local..."

"Really?"

The way Meng Yao breathed a sigh of relief was very cute.

"It turns out to be a small landowner!"

When Mrs. Li heard the commotion, she came out and was very happy to see it was Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi heard a hint of respect from her title and was very pleased.

When the poor suddenly become rich, they are most likely to get carried away.

After all, Ms. Li is from a wealthy family and knows how to behave.

Zhang Yi looked at Mrs. Li, and there was a little girl holding her mother's leg, observing Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yili was happy.

"Aunt Li, I haven't seen you for many years, Xiaodao is back!"

After he finished speaking, he squatted down and looked at the little girl:
"You are Meng Yun, right? This is my gift to you..."

Zhang Yi's gift to Xiao Mengyun was a small glass ball wrapped in water, with a scene of a snowman in the water.

This unique toy really caught the little girl's attention.

She glanced at her mother and received Zhang Yi's gift with Li's permission.

"Little landowner, this glass ball is too valuable!"

"It's okay, it's all our own people!"

Zhang Yi picked up little Mengyun and smiled at Ms. Li.

Mrs. Li quickly welcomed everyone into the house.

The house had been repaired by Li, but Zhang Yi found that the appearance inside had not changed at all.

How broken it was before, it still is now.

This contrast surprised Zhang Yi.

"These were the arrangements made by my late husband before he left. We gave birth to our children here and raised our family...

I don’t want anything to change here! "

Li's eyes were red, Zhang Yi was thoughtful, Lao Meng was kind to Li, and Li reciprocated with Lao Meng's sincerity.

There may be real love in this world.

"excuse me!"

Mrs. Li wiped away her tears and saluted Zhang Yi.

"The love of an aunt, Lao Meng will be happy if he has a spirit in heaven!
It's just that people always have to look forward, and there is no need to always remember the past! "

"What the little landlord said is true, but I have always felt guilty. After all, I still didn't leave a boy for the Meng family..."

In Zhang Yi's view, men and women are the same, but he can't change the ancient people's three views, and he will not look for trouble or bring trouble.

"That's okay. When they get married in the future, just leave a child with the surname Meng!"

"Unless you find a son-in-law who comes to you, how can it be so easy?"

This matter was mentioned casually. After being comforted by Zhang Yi, Mrs. Li finally didn't get emotional.

"With Auntie's current financial situation, wouldn't it be easy to find a son-in-law?"

"Let it be whatever happens from now on. I don't want my daughter to feel wronged. If they have a sweetheart, why bother beating up the mandarin ducks!",

Having lived with Zhang Yi for a long time, Li's ideas are somewhat different from those of the ancients.

"Look at me, I'll get you some tea!"

Mrs. Li was in a hurry, but she saw that Meng Yao had already come over to make tea.

Zhang Yi asked:
"Auntie is not short of money now, why not find a servant?"

Lee said:
"The little landowner is joking, we are servants to begin with, so why should we look for servants again?
Although I have indeed made some money over the years by entrusting the copy to the small landlord,

But I have not forgotten my duty!

What Lao Meng owes to the small landowner, we, the orphans and widows, will pay you back in our lifetime! "

Li's voice was not loud, but her tone was decisive.

Zhang Yi was stunned for a long time and smiled slightly.

He tried his best to help Li's mother and son, but in the end they did not make a mistake.

Although he doesn't need anyone's allegiance.

Zhang Yizheng was about to speak. Meng Yun, who was held in his arms, heard the words "little landlord" too many times, and it seemed that some kind of memory had been triggered in her.

She said in a loud voice:
"The landlord... is, brother-in-law... brother-in-law..."

The words "brother-in-law" silenced everyone present. Meng Yao blushed and almost ran away.

Li also felt that Meng Yun's words were a bit abrupt and was about to get angry.

Zhang Yi pinched Xiao Mengyun's nose and didn't care.

Little Mengyun was amused and giggled, and then she was kissed hard by Zhang Yi.

The ancients did not like this, but Zhang Yi's actions did not make people feel frivolous.

After not seeing each other for many years, the group sat down and naturally chatted.

Meng Yao took Zhang Yi's hand and told Zhang Yi about the changes over the years.

She is not yet at the age where love begins, and her intimacy with Zhang Yi is just instinctive.

However, the Xu family girl felt inexplicably that her heart was a little blocked.

Zhang Yi also told Li and the others about his return.

"We have been together with that princess for two years, and she is not an unreasonable person. It's just that it was inappropriate for His Majesty to arrange for her to be in Qingxin Guan.

I hope Jin Yiwei can let her leave as soon as possible after notifying His Majesty!

Those royal guards are obviously nearby..."

Mrs. Li is a womanizer and a Jinyiwei who kills people without batting an eye. She is actually afraid in her heart.

But Meng Yao has a different view:
"I think it's good to have the Jin Yiwei around. We haven't done anything bad. After these Jin Yiwei came, there were a lot less bad people around..."

Zhang Yi saw the difficulty between mother and daughter from Meng Yao's unintentional words.

Even though the reputation of Guogong Mansion and Longhu Mountain suppressed them, they were not immune to being harassed by Xiaoxiao.

"What difficulties did you encounter?"

"Brother Zhang, some officials are bad and want my mother to be their concubine...

Because someone is openly harassing me, how can the government of the country not say anything?
But after the Jin Yiwei came, these people disappeared without a trace..."

Zhang Yi was shocked. It turns out that in the few years since he left, this kind of thing still happened?
(End of this chapter)