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Zhao Hu's mood improved and he followed Zhao Hanzhang into Zhao's house with his hands behind his back.

Zhao Hanzhang deliberately took a detour and went half a circle before going to Zhao Zhongyu's yard.

Although Zhao Hu was not familiar with Zhao House, he had visited it once and lived here for a period of time. He still remembered the general layout.

He didn't react at first, but when he did, they were already there.

Zhao Hu opened his mouth wide and looked at the broken eaves and broken walls in front of him. He first looked back at the way they came to make sure they were in Zhao's house and not somewhere else. Then he exhaled the breath he was holding in his chest, "This is what happened?"

Zhao Hanzhang said euphemistically: "My grandfather used to live in this courtyard because it was convenient for working here. Although my uncle moved to the main house after he succeeded the clan leader, he specially sealed this courtyard to express his condolences."

"Oh, I didn't expect that a fire in Luoyang destroyed this courtyard." Zhao Hanzhang sighed and led Zhao Hu to continue walking down. After entering, they bypassed a small garden and that was the courtyard where she lived. , she pointed to the yard and said with a smile: "Seventh uncle, this is my yard. If you have anything in the future, just come to me here."

Zhao Hu stiffly turned his neck to look at the burned-down house next door to the yard. At this time, there were many plants and trees growing there. When he stepped forward to look at it, he couldn't help but frown, "Is this a rose?"

"Yes," Zhao Hanzhang said happily: "Uncle Seven doesn't know that it is very easy to plant flowers and grass in this burned yard. Really, I saw that it would be a waste to have such a big yard empty, so I asked people to plant it in the yard. We bought some vegetables, but there were only so many people in the house, and a lot of places were burned down, so we couldn’t eat all the vegetables we planted, so we asked others to plant roses.”

She smiled and said: "In the coming year, these roses should be able to cover the collapsed beams and rubble. By then, you won't be able to tell that this is a burned-down house. It will look even better when they bloom again."

Zhao Hu was speechless, "You won't rebuild?"

Zhao Hanzhang sighed: "I have no money."

This house was made of excellent materials. If she randomly used some ordinary wood and stone to rebuild it, compared with the other half that hadn't burned down, it wouldn't look like it belonged to the same family at all.

Not only is it ugly, but I feel uncomfortable every time I see it. I think that the current house is sufficient and there is no need to rebuild it.

Zhao Hu:......

He turned around and said, "Where does Zhao Zhongyu live?"

Zhao Hanzhang sent him off with a smile.

The yard is well maintained. People clean it every ten days and occasionally ventilate it to prepare for the owner or guests to come and stay.

As soon as Zhao Hu moved in, his servants opened his suitcase and filed in with their things.

Even though most of them were male servants, they moved quickly and delicately. They fetched water and wiped the inside and outside of the house. Then they bowed out and carried the remaining luggage in, as well as... money.

There were five bullock carts, and three of them were filled with money.

The maids took out the mats they brought and laid them out. They took out the wooden basins and cloth towels one by one and put them on the shelves. They lit incense, a glass mirror, and a half-meter-high makeup box, which contained everything Zhao Hu used daily. Fragrance powder, powder, ointment and gold and jade jewelry, etc.

Zhao Hanzhang sat on his knees and chatted with Zhao Hu about new and old money. The maid also took out a set of glass cups, poured boiling water into the glass pot, and then used the water in the glass pot to make tea powder...

After the maid stirred it quickly, she also put a little bit of frosting sugar in it...

Zhao Hu saw that she was dumbfounded and looked like she had never seen the world before, so he said proudly: "This is our new way of drinking tea in Xiping. It's a pity that there is no goat's milk. Otherwise, if we add goat's milk and cook it together, it will be more fragrant." It’s mellower and tastes better.”

Zhao Hanzhang closed his mouth and said, "It's amazing. I, haven't I been back to Xiping for a year? I've actually developed a new way to eat tea."

Zhao Hu glanced at her and said, "Isn't it you and Ting Han?"

He snorted and said: "You are all too lazy, and the servants around you are also lazy. They don't even put ginger and salt in the tea. They only drink it with boiling water. It's tasteless, but those people outside I just like to chase them. They drink like this, and they also imitate drinking like this, which makes my tea house’s business bad.”

Zhao Hanzhang:......

She calmed down and asked humbly: "Then what?"

"Then?" Zhao Hu said: "Then I guessed that you guys definitely don't like salty food, so you want to eat sweet food, so I asked someone to add sugar to the tea you brewed."

He said: "Don't mention it, it tastes good even with sugar, but the tea leaves were wasted, so I asked people to grind the tea leaves, add sugar to boil them, and finally add some goat milk to make it more fragrant."

"In addition, you can add ginger and drink hot sweet tea in winter to keep away the cold. In summer, you can put the brewed tea in an ice basin to ice it. The goat's milk is not fishy, ​​and it is sweet with sugar, which is very thirst-quenching... ..." Zhao Hu smiled and said: "When I ask someone to go out and buy a milk-producing sheep and come back, I will make it for you to drink tomorrow."

Zhao Hanzhang: "...Thank you, Seventh Uncle."

Zhao Hu waved his hand carelessly. He looked at the room and felt a little disgusted. "The furnishings in this room are too simple. After all, your uncle is a minister and a clan leader. Why is he so frugal?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "This is the main house. In the early years, my grandfather would occasionally come to live here."

So in the beginning, this was where Zhao Changyu lived.

"Oh," Zhao Hu took back his opinion. Since Zhao Changyu lives there, there is no problem.

Zhao Hu pointed to the open space next to the screen and said: "We still need a full-length mirror. It's hard to bring that thing with you, because there is also a Liulifang in Chen County, so I didn't bring the mirror I use most."

Zhao Hanzhang immediately said: "I asked Zhenbaofang to send one to the seventh uncle."

Zhao Hu stroked his beard with satisfaction, and after stroking it for a long time, Zhao Hu relaxed and talked about the new money and the old money, "I weighed it, your new money is lighter than the old money, and it is said to be from Shu." Both places recognize it, but who knows if using new money in the two places will be frowned upon?”

He said: "For example, another person and I fell in love with a piece of silk at the same time, and we paid the same price, but he gave me old money and I gave him new money. The shopkeeper gave it to him just because he gave me old money, and I did the same. Damaged.”

Zhao Hanzhang frowned. Trust in coins is an invisible value. Generally, few people can predict this, but since Zhao Hu brought it up, it must be solved.

"So what does Seventh Uncle mean?"

Zhao Hu became serious and said, "I can exchange new money with you, but I want one to two."

In other words, ten of his old coins were exchanged for twelve new coins.

He raised his hand to stop what Zhao Hanzhang was about to say, and said: "I know what you are going to say, but this is already my biggest concession. I am taking risks with new money. If I can't spend it later, these copper coins are in my hands." It’s just copper. If you hadn’t minted this new money and Zhao Ming had guaranteed it for you, I would never have exchanged it.”

He is a very conservative person.

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then immediately responded: "Deal!"

Zhao Hu raised the corners of his lips and said to her, "I just like your cheerfulness. You are nothing like your grandfather in this regard."

Good night