In fact, the purpose of the He family's grandchildren visiting Beijing this time is actually to take care of their family's business in Bianjing City.

The He family was originally the gateway to the inheritance of poetry and books, and Baishitan Academy was the foundation of their family, but in the future it would be passed on to the eldest son, who is Uncle He Hongwen.

After all, He Hongwen’s uncle is the pillar of their He family and the important person who assumes the lintel of their family.

Therefore, for He Hongwen's lineage, the business in the capital belongs to him.

However, because He Hongwen is still young, the business has been managed by Mrs. He so far, and they actually don’t have much to do. They just send the medicinal materials they collected elsewhere to the capital and hand them over to the shopkeeper there to sell them on their behalf.

To be honest, the main income of the He family, or He Hongwen, is actually based on the business in the capital.

In the capital, the He family's business is actually mainly about reselling medicinal materials. Through the decades of connections between the He family and the Zhang family, they gathered medicinal materials from various places and sold them between major medicinal shops to collect funds and obtain money.

However, the He family was born as a scholar after all, so their medicinal materials are not only of good quality, but also not expensive, so they are very popular with many doctors in the city. Therefore, their medicinal materials business is also doing well.

Of course, the most important thing is that their family also has a doctor who runs a medicine shop. If you have this step to make the foundation, no matter what, you will not lose money.

In addition, although the He family in Baishitan has a large family background, most of the property is left to the eldest son of the inheritance, which is the eldest uncle He Hongwen.

Therefore, even if He Hongwen, who is the youngest son, is loved by the old couple, except for some things in his hometown, the only one who earns the most is the business in the capital.

This business includes the He and Zhang families who have been fixed in the collection of herbs for many years, familiar medicinal farmers, etc. In addition, there is a mansion and a medicine shop in the suburbs of central Beijing.

However, although there is only one shop, it can be said to be a daily wage of gold, which is enough to support the people in their room. Therefore, it can satisfy He Hongwen and his son.

He Hongwen's mother, Cao, didn't know if she was bedridden for many years, so her temperament seemed extremely weak, which was quite submissive.

Therefore, with the He family's distribution, she naturally would not have anything to say.

Let me say here, because Mr. He and Mrs. He loved him and He Hongwen had lost his father since he was a child, so the old couple had already divided the property in the mansion three years ago.

In other words, the He family has long been separated.

Mrs. He and his couple divided the property into three parts. Among them, about 600 of the property belonged to the He family's uncle and handed it over to him. A small part, about 300 of the property belonged to He Hongwen, and now they are temporarily held in Mrs. He's hands.

The rest, including Baishitan Academy, is still used by Mrs. He and the couple to support their elderly care.

Of course, after the old couple a hundred years later, these things will still be handed over to the big house, which has nothing to do with He Hongwen's lineage.

And the He family's uncle had no objection to this.

Although, according to the conventional rules, the eldest son should occupy 90% of the family property, so the He family's eldest uncle was actually at a disadvantage, but he didn't care.

After all, as an elder, he felt quite pitiful of his nephew, not to mention that this matter was made by Mr. He and Mrs. He. He was the son, but he couldn't object to it.

Unless, he wants to be accused of "unfilial piety"!

However, the He family’s uncle is an official. How can he not care about reputation when he is an official?

If there is a lot of controversy over the separation of the family, it will not only make their He family laughed at by outsiders, but also his own official career will definitely be affected.

Although he is aware of the truth, it is not nice to say it, which makes people feel that he is too lonely and regards money as more important than relatives and should not be close to each other!

Therefore, from the perspective of emotion and reason, from others and yourself, the uncle of the He family will accept this result.

After saying that, the old and young man from the He family came to Youyang this time. In addition to being invited to visit the Sheng family, he also thought about walking to Beijing with the old lady Sheng and the others.

But this involves the current situation.

Because the officials are getting older, the battle for the throne in the court is becoming more and more serious.

Among them, especially the popular candidates, the competition between King Yong and King Yan is even more fierce!

However, those things in the court will not be mentioned for the time being, but this battle for the throne has really affected the lives of the people.

Just talk about the Han River, as the two kings competed, the local government offices were also a little relaxed, which led to wars and constant water bandits.

Especially on the waterway section leading to the capital, it is even more uneasy.

On it, bandits often appear, such as the Cao Gang, the Boat Gang, and the Fish and Dragon Gang... These gangs are basically in the underworld during the day and play robbers at night, and they specialize in attacking on major parts of the Han River, causing the situation to become more and more chaotic.

It is precisely because the fish eyes are mixed and chaotic on this section of the road, so the He family and their group are worried about their safety and want to use the power of the Sheng family to live safely.

As for the reason why the He family did not choose to take the land route, as mentioned earlier, the old man is too old to walk.

Taking a boat is more suitable for them and is beneficial to their physical and mental health.

Speaking of which, this old lady Sheng is the daughter of Yongyihou. Although she has had a quarrel with Yongyihou Mansion, she is still a little capable guard by the Hou Mansion. This is the way for the old Yongyi Hou to stay and protect her daughter.

For example, Sheng Changquan's martial arts enlightenment master, Xu Er and Xu, he stayed in the Sheng family because of this.

Therefore, in terms of security, the Sheng family is much better than the He family and safer.

...

That day.

After Mrs. Sheng handled the matter of the second wife in her hometown, she privately met Sheng Yun who came from afar and said to her in the room for most of the day.

However, Minglan and others didn't know what they said, but only knew that from the perspective of their expressions afterwards, there seemed to be no change, and it was still a scene that should be found among relatives.

A few days later, under the reluctance of the crowd in the East Mansion, Mrs. Sheng and her group finally bid farewell to their relatives and boarded the boat to Bianjing City.

now.

There are two large ships with a small difference on the pier in Youyang, both in the style of a pleasure boat.

Both of these two pleasure boats are more than ten meters long and are divided into three upper and lower layers. The bottom layer is hollowed out as a storage warehouse, while the other part is used as some mechanisms and tools for the pleasure boat to help the boat move forward, maintenance and other tasks.

The middle floor has the largest area and the most separated rooms, which are used by boatmen and people in daily life.

After all, they have a large number of people, and they still need enough space to accommodate them.

As for the top floor, there are only two or three separate small rooms above the stern, and there is a pavilion on the bow.

The pavilion has a flying eaves and corners, and is exquisite and exquisite, but it is in the shape of a four-corner pavilion. It stands on the bow of the boat, on which the beauty, the floating cloud pillars, the colorful paintings... are all clearly visible.

Especially the auspicious cloud reliefs on the pillars are layer by layer, layer by layer, layer by layer, making the entire ship luxurious and classical.

After everyone came up, the boatmen slowly raised their sails and used the wind to activate the boat.

However, because I was afraid that everyone would not be able to adapt to the bumps above the water flow just now, the boat did not dare to drive too fast. It just wandered slowly on the Han River like an old man so that everyone could gradually become familiar with the waterway, and by the way, they could also experience the style of the Han River.

At this time, Minglan, brothers and sisters, Xiaotao, Danju and others were standing under the three-story four-corner pavilion of the pleasure boat, looking into the distance, feeling the beautiful scenery of the water and sky between the world.

"So beautiful!"

Looking at everything in front of him, Minglan not only murmured quietly beside her lips.

"Yeah, it's so beautiful!"

Danju around Minglan also sighed.

Not only Minglan, Danju, but also Xiaotao, who had always been without any artistic cells, suddenly exclaimed behind everyone!

"Miss, it's really unusual here!"

"Um?"

"Not ordinary?"

Thinking that Xiaotao, who only remembers eating and drinking, had such a reaction on weekdays, Sheng Changquan couldn't help but feel a little funny: "Sister Xiaotao, what are you talking about?"

Although Xiaotao once said that Sheng Changquan should not call her sister again, just call her name Xiaotao just like him calling Cui Ming and others.

However, the relationship between Xiaotao and Minglan is really different. For Sheng Changquan, she is also a little different from Cui Ming and others. After all, he could be considered to have been delivered by Xiaotao back then.

Therefore, Xiaotao is equivalent to Sheng Changquan's other sister. He treats her and her treats him, which are different from others.

"Gurl!"

Xiaotao did not answer Sheng Changquan's question as soon as possible. Instead, he swallowed his saliva first, and then said "hardly": "Brother Quan, have you seen it?"

"there!"

"That's it!"

Xiaotao reached out and pointed at a water area not far from the bow of the boat, shouting loudly: "There is a white carp there!"

"Where is the white carp in the Han River!"

“…”

Xiaotao is immersed in his own world and cannot extricate himself!

After hearing Xiaotao's words, Sheng Changquan and Minglan and Danju suddenly had black lines on their heads, and she felt that Xiaotao was still the same Xiaotao, and there was no change at all.

By the way, how do you say the lyrics of the line - "I am still that boy, without any change..."

At this moment, Sheng Changquan wanted to give it to Xiaotao: "You are still that greedy girl, without any change..."

While reflecting on himself, the three of them confessed how they could have imagined Xiaotao so maturely. On the other hand, they also turned their heads and looked in the direction Xiaotao pointed.

The Hanjiang white carp given by He Hongwen was actually not cooked as he said and made into medicinal food. Instead, Minglan personally cooked it and made it into a pot of fresh, fragrant, smooth, delicious and tempting carp soup.

Although the medicinal food was not prepared according to the method He Hongwen said, so that some of the nutritional value could be realized, the fish soup made by Minglan cooks is also excellent.

She converted these nutrients into taste, which was considered a temporary brightness and was not inferior to the risk.

Even Mrs. He, who had drunk this pot of fish soup, couldn't help but speak out, thinking that Minglan's skills were really amazing.

In the words of Mrs. He, that is—"Even if there is no medicine in this fish soup, it is worth it! There is no way, anyone who tells me to like this one!"

By the way, in addition to the masters and guests at home, as the most proud people around Minglan, Danju and Xiaotao naturally tasted the taste of carp soup.
To be continued...