In the scorching sun, Zhang Zong and Zhang Jing stood in front of the city gate and waved to the carriage that was leaving. Zhang Zong originally wanted to let Zhang Jianzhi live in the capital for a longer time, but after completing the Li Sujie business, Zhang Jianzhi was anxious to go back. After all, there were too many things at home that made him worry about, and the journey was too far, and it took more than half a year to go back and forth. He was really afraid that something would happen to his family.

Zhang Zong was also very helpless about this. Speaking of Zhang Jianzhi's five brothers, three of them died early, leaving only Zhang Jianzhi and his youngest younger brother alive. But except for Zhang Jingzhi, only Zhang Zong, the remaining few brothers are particularly capable of having children.

For example, Zhang Zongliu has more than ten cousins, and cousins ​​are also double digits. Zhang Jianzhi is the head of the family, so the family matters alone are enough for him to worry about. In history, Zhang Jianzhi did not become an official again until he was almost sixty years old. One of the reasons was that he was dragged down by his family. Until later, the younger generations in the family grew up, he had time to realize his ambitions and ideals.

However, before Zhang Jianzhi left, Zhang Zong discussed something with Zhang Jianzhi, that is, to let some adult cousins ​​in his family come to the capital, and even some tribe members who can trust from the side can come to the capital. In this way, Zhang Zong also has helpers around him and can do more things, without having to be controlled by insufficient staff everywhere, and can only rely on others.

Zhang Jianzhi agreed to Zhang Zong's request after considering it. After all, Zhang Zong is now deeply trusted by Li Hong and has the ability. People in the family can also make greater progress with Zhang Zong. For example, Zhang Jing is now preparing to participate in the imperial examination and has received recommendation from Princess Chengyang. It can be said that it is almost impossible for him to fail the exam.

In addition, although the Zhang family is a scholarly family in Xiangzhou, since Zhang Jianzhi and Zhang Jingzhi's brothers resigned, their family has only relied on some land to make ends meet. The family's population has grown a long time, resulting in almost insufficient income for the family. If some tribe members can be moved to Zhang Zong, it can also alleviate the pressure in Xiangzhou.

Zhang Zong also knew about the economic pressure on the family from Zhang Jing, and even thought about giving the money he earned to Zhang Jianzhi to solve the urgent needs in the family. However, considering Zhang Jianzhi's old-fashioned personality, the other party would definitely not accept the money, so he proposed this method, which can reduce the pressure on the family, and also allow him to have more people, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

"Cousin, has the uncle accepted the money I gave?" Seeing Zhang Jianzhi's carriage gradually disappearing at the end of the official road, Zhang Zong asked Zhang Jing next to him. Zhang Jianzhi would not accept the money given by Zhang Zong, but he still prepared some money. After all, the road was too far away, and the rich money could make them feel more comfortable on the road.

"Don't worry, uncle accepted it, and uncle also knows that you asked the children of the clan to come to the capital to share his worries. He was also very moved. He even said that you have grown up and the family's heavy responsibilities will fall on you in the future!" Zhang Jing said with a smile. He was convinced by Zhang Zong now, and he had even long believed that Zhang Zong would be able to lead the entire Zhang family to the top.

The weather was so hot, so after seeing Zhang Jian off, Zhang Zong and Zhang Jingye immediately went to the city and went to a restaurant next to have an ice drink. Since Zhang Zong developed the method of making ice with saltpeter, many restaurants have launched ice drinks in the summer. In fact, they are some ice-made desserts, which tasted similar to ice cream and were very popular among the people of Chang'an.

When the sun sets westward and the sun is not so strong, Zhang Zong and Zhang Jing parted. Zhang Jing took a ox cart to the manor, and Zhang Zong also took a car back home. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Xue Shao sitting in the pavilion eating ice drinks. When he saw Zhang Zong, he immediately smiled and said, "Brother Shi, why did you give him a day when you go to see him off?"

"After sending my uncle, my cousin and I got together, why didn't you attend class?" Zhang Zong asked immediately. In fact, the Chongxian Pavilion has not yet ended, so Xue Shao shouldn't have appeared here either.

"Originally, it was Mr. Zhou's class. He told us about the history of the ancient Gaochang Kingdom. We were also very fascinated by it, but unexpectedly, someone suddenly looked for him. Mr. Zhou left us and left us in a hurry, so I ran away from you. As a result, you were not at home yet." Xue Shao said helplessly, he had been waiting here for a long time. If Zhang Zong didn't come back, he might be going home.

"Master Zhou? He may have to be more busy in the past few days." Zhang Zong said without surprise after hearing this.

Di Renjie came two days ago and talked to Zhang Zong about the progress of the tree god case. In order to investigate the case, Di Renjie also went to Luoyang in person and stayed there for two months before returning. Now the so-called tree god has not been arrested by them, but he has been investigated.

It turns out that this so-called divine power really comes from the Yiren Zhan, and it is also a native of Nanyang. He doesn't even speak Zhongyuan. He usually deceives the people by relying on the people around him to dub him, just like a double act. Anyway, he grows like a tree. Just stand there and open his mouth to cooperate with his mouth shape. Other things are entirely decided by the people around him.

In other words, this tree god is actually a special actor, who is controlled by the people around him like operating a puppet, and he makes money by promoting the so-called tree god.

However, although the case was found out, Di Renjie was not in a hurry to take action, because he also had to find out the real mastermind behind the scenes, and the people around the tree god were just chess pieces controlled by the mastermind behind the scenes, so it was useless to just capture these people. The people behind the scenes must be found. After his investigation, he found that the mastermind behind the scenes was not in Luoyang, but in Chang'an, so he rushed back from Luoyang.

Fennusi has been planning to capture the mastermind behind the discovery. Even if this person is not the real culprit who framed Quan Shancai before, he must be a member of the secret organization. As long as he catches this person, he may be able to lead a bigger fish. As a senior executive of Fennusi, Zhou will of course be very busy recently.

"Brother Shi, are you free tomorrow?" Xue Shao dug out a mouthful of ice drink and then asked again.

"It's nothing tomorrow. Don't you have to go to class?" Zhang Zong thought for a while and replied. At this time, Wan'er also came from the kitchen and served Zhang Zong with iced sour plum soup. Compared with ice drinks, Zhang Zong prefers to drink sour plum soup, which is both appetizing and quenching thirst. It is simply the best drink in summer.

"Brother Shi, why are you confused? Tomorrow is the tenth day and we don't have classes, so Li Dan and Guangshun asked me to go out for fun together, and asked me to come and ask Brother Shi, do you want to go together?" Xue Shao said with a smile.

Zhang Zong finally realized when he heard this. He had been hospitalizing Zhang Jianzhi these days, and he hadn't even counted the days.

"Then where are you going to go?" Zhang Zong asked again immediately. He likes quiet but doesn't like moving. If Xue Shao and the others just ran out to eat and drink, Zhang Zong would really not want to go. After all, the weather is so hot, it would be better to stay at home and be quiet.

"Western City, recently, a group of Hu merchants came to the capital. Not only from the Western Regions, but also from the sea, bringing a lot of novel things, so we plan to go and have a walk." Xue Shao also said excitedly at this time.

"Okay, I'm the one!" Zhang Zong immediately agreed after hearing this.

The Hu merchants in Chang'an come from all over the world, especially the Hu merchants in the Western Regions. In fact, the Western Regions no longer refer to Central Asia, but to all unknown areas in the west. The Tang people were too lazy to distinguish where they came from, so they were called Hu merchants in the Western Regions.

These merchants will also bring a lot of goods from all over the world. Zhang Zong even saw someone selling diamonds, but this thing is far less valuable than later generations. It is of no use except hardness, so it cannot be sold at all.

"That's great. Brother Shi, you are well-informed and will definitely help us find many interesting things. It seems that I have to prepare more money tomorrow!" Xue Shao said happily when he saw Zhang Zong agreeing. Last time he accompanied Zhang Zong to travel around the West Market, Zhang Zong helped him find some good things, such as some spices for cooking.

Zhang Zong laughed when he heard this, and was also very excited about tomorrow's trip to Xishi. Although the West Market is messy, it is indeed a good place to shop. Many Hu merchants from other places cannot afford to rent shops and set up stalls on the street. The valuable goods are thrown directly on the ground. As long as you have the vision, it is not difficult to pick out some good goods from them. For example, the diamonds that Zhang Zong saw last time are not valuable now, Zhang Zong still bought the largest one for collection.

The next morning, Xue Shao, Li Dan and Li Guangshun came to find Zhang Zong in a carriage. Zhang Zong wanted to bring Wan'er, but she saw that Xue Shao and others did not take the maid, so she did not agree. In the end, Zhang Zong had to get in the carriage with Xue Shao and others and left home.

Although Zhang Zong is Xue Shao and the others' husband, he is actually only a few years older than them. In addition, he and Xue Shao and Li Dan met first, so they all got along with each other as friends in private.

As for Li Guangshun, who is the youngest, but also the most lively, he kept pestering Zhang Zong to listen to the stories of sea adventures along the way. This child is extremely passionate about sea adventures and even wishes to grow up quickly and then sail out to sea, just like the protagonist in Zhang Zong's feature film, four looking for a new continent.

"Guangshun, don't bother Brother Shi. I heard that a group of Hu merchants came from the sea and brought a lot of seafood. It will definitely open your eyes when the time comes!" Xue Shao smiled at Li Guangshun at this time, mainly because he was too noisy. The carriage was so big that there was nowhere to hide.

"Really? Cousin, do you know what seafood is there?" Li Guangshun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and immediately grabbed Xue Shao's arm and asked.
Chapter completed!