On the eighth day of the lunar month, whether rich or not, every family cooks Laba porridge, and the streets and alleys of the capital are filled with a rich sweet fragrance. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, the laba porridge cooked by rich people should pay attention to it, what is the jujube pit for the body, walnut for the head, almond for the tail, what is made of jujube paste, bean paste, yam and other ingredients made of the eight immortals, Arhat statues, what ......

A variety of precious ingredients bloom into new life under the skillful hands of the chef, and a small bowl of Laba porridge expresses the nostalgia and sorrow of the world's ancestors, as well as good wishes for the coming year.

In the past year, a lot of things have happened to the Qi family, and the huge family business has also fallen apart overnight. The Qi family has declined, but compared to ordinary rich and noble families, it is still stronger.

In addition, Qi Lingyuan and his son were released from prison, and Qi Lingxian and his son returned safely from the front line, and the 'family' was reunited again.

This is already a great relief for the stormy Qi family.

Therefore, from the evening of the seventh day of the lunar month, the county lord of Qinghe instructed the kitchen lady in the big kitchen to carefully prepare the ingredients for Laba porridge.

Selecting ingredients, cleaning, carving...... As soon as the time comes, the pot filled with various ingredients will be put on the stove, and it will be boiled slowly over low heat until the early morning, and a pot of sweet and soft glutinous Laba porridge will be ready.

"Uncle, morning!"

Early in the morning, Gu Jialuo got up on time, danced with the whip in the yard for a while, and sweated in the cold weather, and was about to go back to the room to wash and change clothes, when he raised his eyes and saw Qi Jinzhi coming out of the east wing.

Qi Jinzhi stood on the steps, a pair of black eyes involuntarily glanced at the short whip in Gu Jialuo's hand.

The whip, that's the whip...... Qi Jinzhi's mind couldn't help but think of the unbearable appearance of being pressed under a woman yesterday, and his hands clenched into fists!

is a good Gu family, it's just a matter of not abiding by women's morals, she is still a Hedong woman!

Gu Jialuo shuddered violently, and she clearly felt that an inexplicable murderous aura was coming towards her.

The hand holding the whip tightened slightly, and his footsteps quietly moved back, Gu Jialuo almost instinctively made an offensive and defensive move, and his good-looking apricot eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Qi Jinzhi with great caution.

Yesterday, taking advantage of Qi Jinzhi's fatigue, Gu Jialuo suddenly attacked again, caught him off guard, and finally avenged the 'pinch'.

But the next thing is-

In fact, before Gu Jialuo decided to do it, she expected that Qi Jinzhi would find herself to settle the score.

Qi Jinzhi is not a good-tempered person, a young and vigorous young general, but he was trampled under the feet of a woman he despised, Qi Jinzhi couldn't swallow this breath no matter what.

But Gu Jialuo is very self-aware, if she competes with Qi Jinzhi really fairly, she will definitely not be his opponent.

Gu Jialuo didn't want to fight with Qi Jinzhi's real sword and real gun.

"Uncle, did you sleep well last night? It's Laba today, and my mother ordered someone to pass the word, telling us to clean up and go to Xuanrui Hall,"

Gu Jialuo was like a hedgehog with sharp thorns all over his body, confronting Qi Jinzhi with guarded eyes, but said with a smile on his face.

Qi Jinzhi raised his fist and was about to walk down to have a good 'fight' with Gu Jialuo.

Didn't this woman say anything yesterday, saying 'If you want to retaliate, you will fight with a real knife and a real gun'?

Okay, today he will have a good fight with Gu Jialuo's 'real knife and real gun'.

But as soon as he heard the word 'mother', Qi Jinzhi's raised foot fell again. His mother's words suddenly sounded in his ears, Qi Jinzhi's eyes widened, and he stared at Gu Jialuo fiercely for a long time before he forcibly suppressed the anger in his chest.

Strike, strike, strike, he is a dignified six-foot man, how can he deal with a woman in the house?

Yesterday, yesterday was what he owed Gu Jialuo, after all, he had killed her, and it was reasonable for Gu Jialuo to retaliate. They're two clear!

"Humph!" Qi Jinzhi let go of his clenched fists, glanced at Gu Jialuo coldly, and said, "Our old accounts have been written off!" ”

Gu Jialuo breathed a sigh of relief, Qi Jinzhi didn't say much, but the meaning expressed was very clear:

First, he will no longer pursue yesterday's events;

second, past grievances can also be temporarily revealed;

Third, in the future, Gu Jialuo must keep to himself, if there is a mistake, the old accounts and new hatreds will be settled together!

Qi Jinzhi is willing to let go of his old grievances, which is a good thing, which shows that Gu Jialuo can continue to stay in the Qi family, and he can also reshape his image through Qi Jinzhi.

"Okay, a write-off!" Gu Jialuo's smile was a little more tangible, in fact, what she wanted to say was that she was happy, dear, happy cooperation! As long as she completely redeems her reputation, she will let each other go free.

In this way, she and Qi Jinzhi don't have to get tired of each other!

"Humph!" Qi Jinzhi snorted from his nose and walked straight towards the main room, and when he passed by Gu Jialuo, he didn't even look at her.

Gu Jialuo didn't care, followed Qi Jinzhi with a smile, and asked softly, "Uncle, did you sleep well last night?" Concubines let Xia He serve you to wash? By the way, if you want to worship your ancestors today, which clothes do you think is appropriate? ”

Qi Jinzhi paused suddenly, turned his head, looked at Gu Jialuo coldly, didn't say anything, just looked at her.

Gu Jialuo was not afraid of his cold eyes at all, and continued to smile and said: "Mother ordered the sewing room to make several cotton robes for the uncle, by the way, there are also a few big sweaters, what color and style does the uncle like?" You said that with the concubine body, it is good to pay attention to the concubine body in the future? ”

"......" Qi Jinzhi twitched the corner of his forehead, and said in his heart, how could there be a 'cheeky' person like Gu Jialuo in the world?

Yesterday, the two of them fought you to the death, and today she can serve him carefully with a smile?!

Oh no, no, Gu Jialuo's 'change of face' is not the first time in a day. Qi Jinzhi suddenly remembered that after he and Gu Jialuo fought yesterday, the woman quickly put on the mask of a good wife and mother, greeted him for a while, and accompanied him with a smile to listen to the song and chat with his mother.

If it weren't for Gu Jialuo's order to send him to the east wing to rest in the drowsy room in the end, Qi Jinzhi almost thought that their husband and wife were normal newlyweds, and they were definitely not resentful couples!

"You're becoming more and more virtuous." Qi Jinzhi said mockingly.

Gu Jialuo didn't seem to be able to hear the sarcasm in his words, but pretended to be coquettish and said: "Uncle is falsely praised, and the concubine will definitely serve the uncle well in the future!" ”

A punch hit the cotton pile, Qi Jinzhi was not aggrieved, flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly angrily, and walked directly towards the main room.

Gu Jialuo lowered his head, held back a smile, and followed his husband into the main room 'respectfully'.

The husband and wife washed up and changed into formal clothes, and then walked to Xuanrui Hall together.

Today is Laba, and according to custom, the family will go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

The house where the Qi family lives now is another business of the county lord of Qinghe, although it has been idle, but the house is very complete, and the ancestral hall and everything are properly prepared.

The people of Xifu gathered in Xuanrui Hall, and then Qi Lingxian and the Qinghe County Lord and his wife led them to Chunhui Hall, where the eldest princess was located.

After greeting the elders, the masters of the two prefectures gathered together and went to the ancestral hall in the southwest corner to worship their ancestors.

The hot laba porridge was placed on the offering table, and Qi Lingyuan and Qi Lingxian led the men of the two provinces to kneel.

Looking at the humble ancestral hall (compared to the old ancestral hall of the Guogong Mansion, the ancestral hall of the new mansion is indeed a condensed version), Qi Lingyuan and Qi Lingxian were full of guilt, and tears couldn't help but roll out of their eyes.

"Grandfather, father, and the ancestors of the Qi family, all of them are unfilial to their children and grandchildren, and even the ancestors also suffer!"

The two cousins' foreheads slammed heavily on the terrazzo bluestone floor, and they didn't raise their heads for a long time, and the two of them were already crying tears!

Whining cries echoed in the quiet ancestral hall.

Qi Jinzhi, Qi Qinzhi, Qi Mianzhi and other juniors couldn't help but sob, especially Qi Qinzhi, who was so ashamed that he almost fainted, grabbing the gap in the slate with his ten fingers, and swore countless times in his heart: I, Qi Qinzhi must wash away the humiliation on my body, and I must reproduce the glory of the Qi family, definitely!

Qi Mianzhi's expression is a little complicated, he has always shown people with a gentlemanly image, but in fact, he is not stupid than his brother at all.

Even in some places, Qi Mianzhi is even smarter than Qi Qinzhi.

The Qi family was defeated, especially the Qi family's East Mansion!

There is the preference of the saint in the West Mansion, and the support of the county lord of Qinghe and the Ma family, as long as Qi Jinzhi is willing to put down his body, it is not difficult to enter the office, and it is not a pipe dream to revitalize the family business in the future.

Kedong ...... Qi Mianzhi shook his head, not that he was too pessimistic, but that this was the case. Unless the saint dies, or the master of Dongfu has made some immortal achievements, otherwise, in the next thirty or forty years, Dongfu Sensei wants to come forward.

The saint is in the prime of life, and it is estimated that he will not die in the last ten or twenty years, so the rest is meritorious service.

But my father and brother have no official positions, and the world is peaceful, where do they go to make meritorious contributions?

After some thought, Qi Mianzhi found that the only person who had the opportunity to make meritorious service was his wife who had not passed through the door-Yao Xiruo!

……

After Laba is the new year.

The lord of Qinghe County led Gu Jialuo, counted the income sent by Zhuangzi, procured New Year's goods, and handed over New Year's gifts to his in-laws, and his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy.

Gu Jialuo was so busy that he didn't even have a chance to meet Qi Jinzhi.

The husband and wife seem to have a tacit understanding, since Qi Jinzhi was sent to the east wing room for placement on the day he returned, he decided that the east wing, in addition to going to the main room every day to make a show for outsiders, he stayed in the east wing on weekdays.

Gu Jialuo, on the other hand, lived in the bedroom on the west side of the main house.

The well water of the husband and wife does not interfere with the river water.

Although the county lord of Qinghe regretted not seeing the round house of the young couple, the two of them were able to 'live in peace', which was also a good start.

Especially seeing that Gu Jialuo could still smile in the face of Qi Jinzhi's cynicism, and then continue to stick to his wife's duty, the county lord of Qinghe became more and more satisfied with Gu Jialuo, and was willing to teach her how to manage the house and how to manage interpersonal contacts.

“…… The Lady of the Prince of Liang and the second grandmother of the Mansion of Lu are cousins, and the Lady of the Marquis of Ancheng is the aunt of the Yang family of the British Mansion,"

The county lord of Qinghe held a booklet and explained the relationship between the upper class society in the capital to Gu Jialuo in detail.

The Qi family is no longer a national mansion, but the in-laws are still there. And the families in the capital are married to each other, and if you count them carefully, there are some twists and turns of kinship between several major families.

The booklet in the hands of the county lord of Qinghe is the information of the major wealthy families that she spent more than 20 years sorting out and recording after marrying into the Qi family.

For example, who is related to whom, what is the head of the house, who is not in harmony with the daughters of whom, and whose mothers-in-law are strict, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are not in harmony, what is the outbreak of new upstarts in the family, the rules in the family are not strict, and the dates of major events such as the birthdays of the daughters of each family, red and white, etc., etc., are recorded in detail in the booklet.

It is no exaggeration to say that with such a booklet, you can basically walk smoothly in the upper class society of the capital.

In the hands of the mothers of the major families, each of them has a similar booklet, but the focus of the record is different.

Gu Jialuo's stepmother Song also had such a booklet, and before Gu Jialuo returned to the Qi family, Song used to take it out for Gu Jialuo to read.

However, because of the tight time, the Song family did not teach Gu Jialuo all the things in the booklet, but only selected some of the content related to the Qi family and explained it to Gu Jialuo in detail.

The Qinghe County Lord's course made up for this, and in response to this alone, Gu Jialuo said that she was willing to continue to endure Qi Jinzhi's yin and yang ridicule.

"Alas, the Wu family, the Ma family, the Xiao family, and your Gu family are all in-laws of our Qi family, but the Qi family is not as good as before, even the movement between relatives has become a little estranged."

The county lord of Qinghe told Gu Jialuo page by page, and every time she talked about a family, she would carefully talk about the relationship between the family and the Qi family, as well as the personality and preferences of the female dependents in the family. As he spoke, the county lord of Qinghe thought of the current situation of the Qi family and couldn't help but sigh.

The relationship between in-laws is continuous, but the Qi family is no longer a lord and noble, except for some personal contacts on major festivals, daily amusement and banquets among nobles, the Qi family is no longer qualified to participate in it.

Gu Jialuo saw that the county lord of Qinghe was a little depressed, and hurriedly smiled and persuaded: "Mother doesn't need to be sad, our Qi family is only in trouble for a while, but the foundation is still there, after the New Year, after a little operation, the master and the uncle will always have a chance to become a leader." ”

In order to make his mother-in-law happy, Gu Jialuo also took out the Gu family as an example, "I think that our Gu family was exiled to Liaodong at the beginning...... In just a few years, isn't it back in the capital? My grandmother used to say that as long as the children and grandchildren are motivated, the family business can be earned back when it is gone. ”

The Gu family has been reduced to a military household and can still get back up, not to mention a family like the Qi family that is still innocent and good people.

Seeing that Gu Jialuo said sincerely, the county lord of Qinghe was relieved, and couldn't help laughing: "What Xiang'er said is very true, I want to be left." Yes, the master and the uncle are not mediocre people, as long as our family works together, there will always be a day when the Qi family will be revived! ”

Gu Jialuo's eyes flashed, the county lord of Qinghe turned a corner and persuaded himself, or he wanted her to make a statement.

"Mother rest assured, my daughter-in-law will take good care of and help my uncle." The reason why the Qi family was robbed of the title was that the sage wanted to take back the military power, so if the men of the Qi family wanted to go out again, they could not take the road of military generals.

Most of the Qi family's in-laws are also noble generals, and they don't help the Qi family much.

Except for Gu Jialuo!

Don't forget, Gu Jialuo's maternal grandfather was a cabinet scholar, and all five uncles were admitted to the imperial examination. And his maternal grandfather is the head of the Hanlin Academy, and he has been a scholar for generations.

Whether it is the Feng family or the Song family, they are all noble and civil ministers, and if the Qi family changes to the path of civil officials, the two families can help.

The county lord of Qinghe smiled with satisfaction, suddenly remembered something, and said with emotion: "In the end, the old grandfather of the in-laws thinks long-term." ”

The grandfather of the old country of her in-laws who spoke in her mouth was not referring to someone else, it was Gu Jialuo's grandfather Gu Chong.

Gu Jialuo nodded secretly, his grandfather probably had already seen that Xiao Ye was a resolute and resolute son of heaven, and such a person would definitely not be controlled by others.

The four major princes control the military power of the four frontiers, and an emperor like Xiao Ye will definitely not allow it. It was a matter of time before the military power was gathered.

Therefore, Gu Chongcai successively asked for his son to marry two wives of noble scholars, and gradually let go of the control of the Liaodong camp.

Now although the Gu family still controls two-thirds of the military power in Liaodong, it is not as 'domineering' and 'domineering' as the other three national mansions. In the hearts of the saints, Gu Chong was also more 'submissive' and 'humble' than the other three grandfathers.

Even if the saint makes a move, the Zhao Guogong Mansion will be the last family to be cleaned up.

Twenty years ago, Gu Chong was able to see through these and prepare in advance, so the county lord of Qinghe couldn't help but praise him for 'thinking long-term'!

is worthy of being a character who can lead the Gu family back to the capital from Liaodong, a proper thousand-year-old fox.

It's a pity that their Qi family didn't recognize the reality, and they were the first to be cleaned up by the saint. And the other two national mansions, I don't know if they have been awakened by the Qi family's affairs.

A touch of contemplation flashed in the eyes of the county lord of Qinghe, but she didn't say anything, suppressed the thoughts in her heart, and continued to take the booklet to discuss with Gu Jialuo about the distribution of New Year's gifts.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy for more than ten days, and in a blink of an eye, it was the twentieth day of the lunar month.

In the early morning of this day, Gu Jialuo had breakfast and came to Xuanruitang as usual to follow the director of Qinghe County.

When he entered the door, he found that the county lord of Qinghe did not deal with affairs in the council hall as usual, but talked to people in the main room.

Hearing that Gu Jialuo was coming, the county lord of Qinghe greeted directly: "Xiang'er, come in and talk!" ”

Gu Jialuo answered, bypassed the screen and came to the main room, just saw a mother-in-law sitting in front of the Luohan bed, talking to the county lord of Qinghe.

The woman was a little raw, and the clothes she wore were not the clothes of the Qi family.

"Say hello to my mother." Gu Jialuo saluted and greeted him in a regular manner, and pretended to glance at the woman inadvertently, "Mother, you have a guest here?" ”

The county lord of Qinghe said with a smile: "This is the housekeeper mother Qiu mother beside Mrs. Wei Guo, Qiu mother, this is the eldest grandmother of our family, Gu. ”

As soon as Gu Jialuo heard this, he knew that this mother-in-law was very decent in the Weiguo Mansion, so he hurriedly made a half-salute, "I've seen Mother Qiu." ”

Qiu's mother looks like she is in her fifties, with a disc face, slightly dark skin, thoughtful facial features, sharp eyes, habitually pursed lips, and a deep nasolabial fold on each side.

At this moment, he was sitting upright on the drum pier, with a tall posture and a serious expression, and he was a rigorous and square person at first glance.

Mother Qiu glanced at Gu Jialuo lightly, did not dodge, and accepted Gu Jialuo's salute directly.

Gu Jialuo chuckled in his heart, Qiu's mother was so supportive, there were no more than two reasons:

First, she is indeed decent in the Weiguo Mansion, even more majestic than the young little master, so she doesn't take the eldest lady of the Zhao Guogong Mansion in her eyes at all;

Second, Qiu's mother didn't like Gu Jialuo and deliberately gave her a face.

Gu Jialuo can be sure that neither she nor the 'tenant' has ever seen Qiu's mother, let alone offended.

Therefore, the second reason can be ruled out.

So, Qiu's mother really has some background?

"Grandma Gu is polite, which brand is the old slave on, how can he afford the gift of the eldest grandmother?" Mother Qiu said humble words in her mouth, but her tone was not humble at all.

Gu Jialuo's heart jumped when she heard this, and for some reason, she always felt that Mother Qiu's gaze was a little cold when she looked at her.

Could it be that 'Gu Jialuo' once offended the Patriotic Mansion, so he was hated by his mother?

The county lord of Qinghe also felt Qiu's mother's hostility towards Gu Jialuo, and although he was puzzled, he still hurriedly played a round: "Oh, Qiu's mother, don't say that, you are always the one who followed Mrs. Tai to the battlefield...... Slowly, it's the Gu family, and these juniors, even I have to be respectful to you. ”

Gu Jialuo's heart beat harder and harder, she has been with her mother-in-law for so many days, and she has somewhat understood some of the other party's temperament.

The county lord of Qinghe is a proud person, even if she is not the duchess of the country, she still maintains that pride in her bones. On weekdays, there are also other powerful subordinates of the noble family who come to the Qi family to give gifts and greet them, and the county lord of Qinghe is all politely received, but he never thought that he would be so 'respectful' to Qiu's mother and mother-in-law like today.

That's right, it's respect.

Gu Jialuo could clearly feel that the county lord's respect and compliment to Mother Qiu was from the heart, and there was no falsehood!

From this point of view, Qiu's mother is indeed from a good background, and her backing is very hard.

"The county lord is still so narrow, he is about to be a grandmother's person, and he still jokes about the old slave,"

Mother Qiu pursed her lips and finally had a hint of curvature, and said with a shallow smile: "Mrs. Tai was still worried before, the old slave looked coldly, and the county lord was still the same as in the past." ”

The county lord of Qinghe hurriedly smiled and said: "Mother Qiu watched me grow up, even if I became a great-grandmother, in front of you, I am still a child." ”

The smile lines on Qiu's mother's lips deepened, and the solemnity between her eyebrows and eyes softened a lot, and she followed the words of the county lord of Qinghe, and laughed a few words with her before saying goodbye and leaving.

The county lord of Qinghe stood up and personally sent Qiu's mother out, and the two said as they walked, and they were very close to each other.

Gu Jialuo followed the county lord of Qinghe and sent Qiu's mother to the hanging flower gate of the second gate.

Until she got into the carriage, Qiu's mother didn't talk to Gu Jialuo, and she didn't even give one out of the corner of her eye.

This kind of complete disregard conveys a very clear meaning, Qiu's mother is very unkind to see Gu Jialuo, and can even be called disgusted!

"Mother, this hated mother—"

Being treated like this by someone who met for the first time, Gu Jialuo felt a sense of panic for no reason, and as soon as Qiu's mother's carriage left, Gu Jialuo asked eagerly.

The county lord of Qinghe was also a little puzzled, but he still told Gu Jialuo about the origin of Qiu's mother...... (To be continued.) )