However, he could guess that the Seventh Prince must be respectful and holding back.
While Meng Yue, Xu Ying, and Zhuang Wen were preparing to go to the Third Prince's invitation, Li Qiao was eating and sleeping to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.
Li Qiao didn't really take a vacation until the 28th of the New Year. He finished the work that Sheng Hong could do in a month in half a month, which made him tired - of course, this kind of Being tired is for outsiders to see.
After the holiday, under the guise of having a good rest, he ignored everything and saw no one. He only focused on eating and drinking, accompanying Tao Zhu, and teasing the three little guys. He lived an extremely comfortable life.
However, with two more pregnant women at home, he wanted to take the opportunity to clear out some things:
cement.
Not only Shen Hua wanted to live in the hothouse, but Zheng Qianqian and Li Xia also wanted to live in it. Originally, they were not pregnant, so they could just tolerate it. Anyway, there was a kang, so it wouldn't be too cold.
But they will have a baby next winter. If they had not seen Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan living in a greenhouse, they would never have imagined that they could have such enjoyment in winter.
Now I see them, they are also going to have a baby, and they also want to live in a greenhouse.
But they can't open their mouths.
A greenhouse cannot be built casually. A new house must be built. Now they live in their brother-in-law/uncle Qiao's house. Why are they so embarrassed to open their mouths?
There is no way to speak.
But they never expected that their brother-in-law/uncle Qiao would take the initiative to talk to them about this matter.
At the breakfast table on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, when Li Qiao announced that he would build more greenhouses, Zheng Qianqian put down the chopsticks in his hands with a bang and said with a look of surprise: "Uncle, you really want to arrange it for both of us." greenhouse?"
"Uncle Qiao, I will take it seriously!" Li Xia also opened his eyes wide, but there was already a smile on his face.
Because his uncle Qiao always practices what he preaches.
Li Dashan and Zhao Shen also looked at Li Qiao with eager eyes.
"If you really mean it, when did what I said stop being true?"
Li Qiao glanced at Tao Zhu with a smile: "Brother Zhu and I discussed it last night. We will buy a big house this year, then knock it down and rebuild it, and build a few more greenhouses. Not only will you be able to live in it, but people in the family will be able to live in it as well. .”
Just building a greenhouse is not conducive to thinking about cement.
If he buys a big house and knocks it all down and rebuilds it, then he will have more opportunities to operate and practice.
Besides, he really wanted to build more greenhouses, but he didn't have any money. The most important thing was that his family could live comfortably.
"Yes." Tao Zhu also smiled and nodded: "This winter, we will all live in a greenhouse."
"!"
Zheng Qianqian shouted happily: "Uncle and Uncle Zhu are the best!"
He quickly held down Li Xiaorui, who was sitting on the children's dining chair: "Thank you uncle!"
Li Xiaorui actually didn't know why his father said this, because he was just holding a small spoon to feed his uncle Changfeng and Yunfan egg custard——
The three of them had dining chairs close together, with him sitting in the middle and the two young uncles sitting on both sides.
However, he had said these five words, thank you uncle, countless times. When he heard his father's words, his little head didn't even turn to Li Qiao, and he immediately said loudly: "Thank you, uncle!"
As soon as his loud voice came out, Li Changfeng's little chubby friend swallowed the egg custard in his mouth and said loudly: "Thank you, daddy!"
Not to be outdone, Li Yunfan’s little chubby friend quickly followed: “Thank you, daddy!”
Everyone was amused by the three of them. Li Qiao pinched his little fat friend Li Yunfan who was sitting next to him: "Why do you and your brother thank dad?"
"Daddy, it's very good~" Li Yunfan's little chubby friend looked at Li Qiao with his big moist eyes and his voice was soft and waxy.
“Excellent!”
Li Changfeng’s little fat friend also answered.
The two of them will be two in just over two months and can speak simple words.
"Okay, okay, so good."
Li Qiao looked at their similar cute smiling faces and couldn't help pinching their fat faces one by one: "Eat well and don't choke."
"No, I have to be careful."
Li Xiaorui shook his head and said proudly.
"Xiao Rui is good too." Li Qiao also pinched his cheek: "But you should eat your food quickly, otherwise it will get cold. After eating, we will feed the chickens."
Recently, Li Xiaorui became interested in raising chickens for some reason, so Zheng Qianqian built a chicken coop and raised a few chickens for him in the front yard.
He has to feed it himself every day.
"good!"
Li Xiaorui thought of his fluffy chicken and immediately stopped being a little adult. He grabbed a spoon and focused on cooking.
The two little cubs also immersed themselves in eating. They could already eat independently with small spoons, but their eldest nephew liked to feed them. As good uncles, of course they had to follow his eldest nephew's will.
The three little guys ate deliciously, and the adults also speeded up their meal. Although today is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, all three shops are open, and the hot pot shop branch still has to choose a location, so they are all very busy.
After breakfast, everyone went out when it was time to go out, and those who stayed at home were also busy. The three little guys have reached an age where they can run very well and are full of curiosity about the world. Their little hands are very fast, and they catch whatever they see and feed the chickens. When I was catching chickens, I saw Li He and a few people fetching water and had to play with the water in the winter. I saw Man Zhaoshuo and a few people playing with knives in the yard, so I had to touch various weapons.
Even Li Qiao would be exhausted and sweaty after playing with the three of them all morning.
Fortunately, the three little ones needed a nap, and Li Qiao could finally rest for a while.
Sitting on the kang, he held a frozen pear in his hand, eating while watching Tao Zhu settle accounts with a brush.
Although he was forced to work overtime a few years ago, Shenghong paid him overtime pay.
In addition to the common materials and ornaments, I was also rewarded with a farm. It was not big, only fifty acres, but it was still first-class farmland.
He and Tao Zhu are both vulgar and have no interest in fabrics or utensils. They love fields the most. One acre of first-class land in the capital costs 300 taels, and 50 acres costs 15,000 taels. More importantly, the market Can't buy it yet.
So he and Tao Zhu were quite satisfied with the overtime pay in the twelfth lunar month.
Moreover, this overtime pay also gave him an excuse to reject the third prince.
He already has almost 700 acres of land in Shengjing, and there is no need for the third prince to sell him the land.
The same goes for shops. Compared to fields, shops are relatively easy to buy. Now that his three shops have become famous, when choosing a new shop, you don’t need to specifically choose a shop facing the street in a busy city.
He renovated the new duck shop from an old warehouse, and he plans to do the same for the new hotpot shop. It does not need to face the street, but only needs a large area.
What Tao Zhu is calculating now is the expenses for this month and next month.
The hot pot shop is not really urgent, but the new mansion must be arranged next month, so that there is enough time to knock down and rebuild.
Years ago, the Han family's caravan returned to Beijing and brought a letter from Li Liang.
Both Li Liang and Wang Guihua were reluctant to leave Sanliu Village and only wanted to visit Shengjing this year.
They couldn't worry about all the things at home. When Li Liang came last time, they had to talk about things at home every day, such as when it was time to feed the cattle and water the crops. Anyway, they never left home. Everything.
Li Qiao understands Li Liang very well, but the stall in Sanliu Village is very big, and the stall in Shengjing is not small either.
They didn't even have time to take a look at the fields he and Tao Zhu owned.
There are more and more shops.
In addition, Zheng Qianqian and Li Xia are both pregnant, and Li Xiaorui and the two babies have not grown up. This family really needs support.
Therefore, Li Qiao had made up his mind. If Li Liang and Wang Guihua were unwilling to stay in Shengjing in recent years, then Li Shu would have to come over.
Li Yuning and Li Yuan have reached the age of marriage. This is his niece and nephew. He is already a third-rank official. The marriage between these two people cannot be limited to the small place of Pingcheng.
Just like Li Xia, although she chose Zhao Shen, a lonely boy with no family background, Zhao Shen is a good-looking kid, with single eyelids that makes him look like a big-name American.
Can there be such a kind of boy in Pingcheng?
Therefore, even if Li Yu'an and Li Yuning's criteria for choosing a mate were similar to Li Xia's, they didn't choose family background but only looked at appearance, so they still had to come to Shengjing.
There are many good-looking people like Sheng Jingchang.
Of course, if Li Shu and Niang were really unwilling to come, he would not force them. Although the stalls in Shengjing were few in number, they could still hold on.
"I'm afraid the house on the east side of the city costs fifty thousand taels, and Brother Hua can't afford it." Tao Zhu tapped his forehead lightly with the penholder, feeling a headache.
"Let's lend him money." Li Qiao said immediately.
Once this big house is repaired, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be his and Tao Zhu's retirement place, and they will live there for a lifetime.
The large houses that could meet his requirements were all located in the aristocratic area in the east of the city.
Moreover, Tao Zhu also wanted to be closer to the inner city, so that his commuting time would be greatly shortened.
"Brother Hua said to have a look again. If it doesn't work, send a message to your family. If your family can't support it, then ask us to borrow it."
"Anyway, he doesn't want to live in the house bought by the Xu family."
"And because he hasn't gotten pregnant for three years after getting married, the Xu family has recently made arrangements for Xu Ying to take a concubine, which made him very angry."
Tao Zhu sighed slightly as he spoke.
It's really disappointing to meet people like the Xu family.
"...Is there such a thing?" Li Qiao was startled.
"Yeah. Brother Hua is very troubled. Although Xu Ying is of the same mind as him, as a junior, he naturally bows his head in front of the Xu family. If the Xu family wants to make trouble, it can cause trouble for him."
Li Qiao: "..."
Indeed.
Unless Shen Xuezheng is promoted and overtakes Xu Ying.
But obviously, this is impossible.
"Our Dasheng girls and young brothers cannot be officials. Otherwise, Brother Hua would be regarded as having an official position."
he sighed.
Tao Zhu's eyes widened when he heard this: "Woman, my little brother is going to be an official?"
"Yes. Like the Seventh Prince, he is more outstanding than most men in the world, and Brother Hua, he can design so many beautiful clothes, why can't he be an official?"
"..."
Tao Zhu looked at Li Qiao blankly, a little dazed.
What Li Qiao said was beyond his understanding. If a woman or a young man has outstanding abilities, can he also be an official?
Seeing this, Li Qiao finished gnawing the frozen pear in a few licks, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and then crossed the small table and grabbed Tao Zhu's hand: "If the prince supported by the seventh prince becomes the emperor, we can actually find him. Let’s talk about this matter with the Seventh Prince.”
