Chapter 71
Zhao Changqing brought a bucket of fish when he went home in the evening, and the Chu brothers and sisters also got a bucket home, this bucket is very strong, the outside is brushed with tung oil, and the water inside will not leak a cent, and the fish are kept inside, all of which are fresh.
Zhao Changqing was very suspicious of whether these fish were caught in the afternoon, judging by their appearance, it was more likely that the steward had prepared them separately.
The fish was still alive when they arrived home, and Zhao Changqing laughed while telling Ling about their fishing, "Fresh fish soup is very delicious, it's better to cook a few bowls of fish soup at night." I see a lot of fish, so let's send some to my grandparents. "She came back early today.
Ling smiled, "That's right, send a few more to your second uncle's house, today your cousin Teng is here, you are not here, and he asked you." β
Zhao Changqing didn't care, and smiled, "Usually cousins and sisters are common, but I can't see them this time, but I'll see you next time." "Since Ling Teng is here, he should be very happy to think that Zhao Rong has come. It's just that Zhao Rong is lazy between her eyebrows, and she doesn't have any words, isn't it unsmooth?
"By the way, someone will send a few more to Sister Zheng's family, and Xiao Lihua'er's family will also send a few." Zhao Changqing said, "I didn't want it, the stewards of Sister Chu's Zhuangzi are all ready, such a big bucket, it's hot, and our family can't finish it, so we just send it away." β
In recent years, relatives and clansmen are very close to each other, even with neighbors, and there is a saying that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Zhao Da is a good person, Xiao Lihua'er sister and brother, and even the apricot sister-in-law are very good, Zhao Changqing and Zhao Changning often come and go with them, and the two families are very close.
Ling smiled, "He was born to be a generous person, you go and watch it, if there are more, send some to the fifth master of the house." β
"Mother didn't mention it, I almost forgot." Since the head of the house gave the Zhao family a head last year, the two families have been moving around more and more. After saying a few words, Zhao Changqing went to the kitchen to divide the fish, the family has limited manpower, and it is really enough for Uncle Fu to run a few times. Like Zheng Miaoying's family, she sent the white woman over.
The fish eaten in Zhuangzi today is very delicious, and the sister-in-law Liu is not good at cooking fish at home, and Zhao Changqing's ability to cook fish by himself is also mediocre, but Mr. Su went out to cook a fresh fish tofu soup, a steamed, a braised one.
Even the Ling family said, "Eating fish is all fishy, it seems that we can't burn it." Mr. Su is really amazing, not only is he a good scholar, but he is also so good at cooking. She was pregnant, so she didn't smell much fish, but this time she unexpectedly felt closed, and naturally pushed Mr. Su more.
Zhao Yong nodded, "Inviting such a good gentleman is our family's luck." Actually, he hasn't seen Mr. Su a few times, but Mr. Su saved Zhao Changqing's life, and Su Bai is common, the child looks good, he is polite, and Zhao Yong likes it very much. Thinking of other people's children, Zhao Yong said Zhao Rong, "Rong'er shouldn't always be bored in the house to read books on weekdays, go to Mr. Su's place more, and gain more knowledge." "For the second daughter, Zhao Yong does not attach importance to Zhao Changqing. Zhao Changqing is the eldest in the family, the first child in the family, and he was born smart and sensible, Zhao Yong has always liked the eldest daughter very much. Actually, Zhao Yong also loves Zhao Rong very much, after all, she is his own daughter, but Zhao Rong is a little lazy in her life, although she looks good, she always has no spirit. As now, eat a few chopsticks and don't move. Looking at her son again, the white woman specially peeled fish bones on the side and waited for Zhao Changning to eat fish, but she couldn't provide Zhao Changning with food.
Parents naturally like children who can eat, Zhao Yong couldn't help laughing, "Eat slowly, there are fish at home, raise them with water, and cook them tomorrow to eat." β
Zhao Changning said, "My sister said, tomorrow she will make a sweet and sour fish to eat, and it is also very delicious." β
Zhao Changning ate until his belly bulged, and the Ling family was afraid of supporting him, so he asked someone to take the diet pill for Zhao Changning to eat. This thing was made by Zhao Changqing himself, and the hawthorn tangerine peel used to sell bud candy, and Zhao Changning sometimes caught it as a snack. After eating, Zhao Changning went to the old lady's house to play with Zhao Changqing.
Zhao Rong also went back to her room to read, Zhao Yong said, "You said that you want to ask Mr. Su to prescribe two recipes for Rong'er to eat, I think her meal is really not fragrant." β
Ling was also clear about her daughter's situation, and said, "It's okay in the past, eat less tonight, and I'll ask someone to bring her some snacks in a while." β
Zhao Yong only asked at this time, "Changqing went out with the girl of the Chu family again?" β
Ling smiled, "Yes, I said I went fishing in Zhuangzi." β
Zhao Yong didn't say much, but said, "In the past, when Changqing interacted with the girl of the Chu family, I was always worried that our family was low, and my daughter would be wronged. It wasn't until Changqing fell ill last year that the General's Mansion helped find a doctor, and I learned that the Chu family was kind. β
Speaking of this, the Ling family was also a little proud, "We have a few good children in Changqing. Then the Ling family said Zhao Changqing's fish division again, and said, "She is generous, she thinks about this and remembers that when she has a little thing, she is born with affection, if it were me, I would also be willing to associate with such a person." Although the general's mansion is higher, we don't want his family's wealth, it's just that the girl and Miss Chu have a similar temperament, so you don't have to be uncomfortable. "Actually, the Ling family was really uncomfortable for a year or two, and later Zhao Changqing and the Chu family brothers were diligent, and the Ling family gradually got used to it.
Zhao Yong held a cup of warm tea in his hand, but he didn't drink it, and said for a while, "Speaking of which, there is a matter, today Song Qianhu told me that Zhu Baihu died immediately a few days ago, and this hundred households were missing, and General Chu ordered me." β
Ling Shi was taken aback, both surprised and delighted, "Why haven't I heard you mention it?" "Such a big event, 100 households are not ordinary messengers, these years, if you want to climb up, you have to ask for gifts. As a result, her husband got his official position without revealing the slightest rumor?! Ling's knows her husband quite well, her husband is definitely not such a calm person, besides, asking for gifts costs a lot, Ling's family is in charge, and the family's silver is in her hands.
Zhao Yong's face was a little happy and worried, and said, "Zhu Baihu has only been dead for a few days, and I am originally Li Baihu's subordinate, not from his side." He has two general flags under his command, and there is no one who is not moved. I thought that there was not much chance, so I didn't go to the event, and who knew that the pie fell on my head. β
Ling couldn't think much about it, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said, "This is a good thing, why are you unhappy?" β
"I just wondered if it had anything to do with Changqing."
"Look at what you said, how old is Changqing, does he have such ability? It is estimated that she has never even seen what General Chu looks like, even Miss Chu, but she is just a little girl, which one can manage such a big thing? Ling smiled, "If you want to say that it has a relationship, maybe it is because they have been in and out of contact in the past few years, and General Chu knows that there is such a person as you." β
Ling persuaded her husband, "Think about it, our Changqing and Miss Chu haven't known each other for a year or two. Who is our daughter dating with, we all have to ask clearly, take a look at this family, is the child good? The hearts of parents all over the world are the same. It's General Chu who promotes people, think about it, who doesn't promote people he knows? This matter seems to our family to be unavoidable, but in the eyes of the general, it is a familiar thing. β
Zhao Yong breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought so too, but suddenly a pie fell from the sky, and I was stunned." "Zhao Yong is not a person with the ambition of Lingyun, he studied ordinarily when he was young, and when he was older, he found an errand in the guard, made a small flag and managed more than a dozen people, had a small shop at home, and hundreds of acres of land, and lived a life of neither poor nor rich, but he also did not worry about eating and drinking. He also had good luck, and later raised the general flag. Zhao Yong has always been quite satisfied with life. The grade of the general flag is very low, and there are not a few taels of silver, but Zhao Yong also has some gray income on weekdays. Hundred households are different, one hundred households are the sixth grade, this official position, and it is in the guard, many people with skills may disdain, but for Zhao Yong, it is not tantamount to one step to the sky.
Therefore, it was not just a matter of pie falling from the sky, it was really a pie falling from the sky and smashing Zhao Yong on his head.
Ling was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth, and said with a smile, "Such a big happy event, we should go and talk to the old lady, and let the old lady follow and rejoice." β
Zhao Yong is a very calm person, although he was stunned by the pie, on this day, he also regained some senses, and said, "Let's wait until the official appointment is over." "This pie is hanging, if it doesn't really arrive, Zhao Yong doesn't dare to be frivolous.
Ling Shi was overjoyed in his heart and smiled, "Then we have to prepare for the banquet." "If you are promoted, you should congratulate you, not to mention, it is a hundred households with six products. Ling sincerely felt that now that her husband and wife are loving, her children are sensible, and she has become a wife of a hundred households in this life, she really has nothing else to ask for.
Zhao Yong smiled, "This is also." He was also happy to be promoted. Thinking that back then, he had to give gifts to the position of the general flag, and he didn't dare to think about the position of the hundred households left by Zhu Baihu, not that he didn't want it, but really, I am afraid that he would need a large sum of silver, the Zhao family's family foundation has been saved in recent years, and Zhao Yong knows how much silver industry there is in the family. I don't want to pawn a house and sell land for promotion, but I don't want to, there is such luck.
Being promoted this time, of course, it is impossible to have anything directly related to Zhao Changqing, Zhao Changqing is just a little girl, and she is just familiar with the girl in the General's Mansion. No matter how smart and clever he is, he is just a child's smart and clever, and he definitely has no ability to let Zhao Yong be promoted. However, there are many delicate relationships in this, if it weren't for the contacts between Zhao Changqing and the Chu family brothers and sisters in the past few years, General Chu would know which onion the Zhao family is? Moreover, Baihu is really not a petty official.
The appointment came down quickly, Zhao Yong has been the general flag for five or six years, and now he has risen to 100 households, which is not slow. After going through the formal formalities and receiving congratulations from colleagues, he personally went to his relatives' house to announce the good news, and even brought wine with him, and was busy for two or three days. Among them, several children in the family have also received a lot of praise, especially Zhao Changqing, who is a big girl, Zhao Yong has become a hundred households, a serious six-grade military attachΓ©, although it is a military household, but the Zhao family's family is not low.
In particular, Zhao Changqing's own conditions are very good, she has been studying since she was a child, her demeanor is down-to-earth and generous, and she has no petty family spirit in her body. And people are also outstanding, with willow eyebrows and apricot eyes and melon seed face, they are completely picking up the advantages of their parents to grow up, and they are already a little beauty embryo at a young age. Now many wives are paying attention to inquiring about her, but Zhao Changqing is too young, and everyone is not easy to speak.
Even Mrs. Ling, who hadn't come to the door for a long time, came over with her family, and the intimacy between the words was even more intimate than before, and she was envious and jealous of the good luck of the Zhao family.
In fact, there are a lot of people like Mrs. Ling.
However, these are all small things.
Zhao Yong is not a person with any great skills, however, he has an advantage and has no shelf. Especially when he was with Zhao Changqing, he had long loved his eldest daughter very much, and felt that this daughter was far smarter than ordinary people, with such a smart daughter, Zhao Yong often lowered his seniority when he was enjoying his family, and was willing to discuss things with his daughter.
Zhao Yong still told his daughter about the unusual things about the promotion, and said, "I want to think about it, but after all, I still can't understand it." Even if General Chu knows about our family, after all, there is no deep friendship, there should be a lot of close people around General Chu, and they may not all be in a high place, how can it be good to fall on my head? "If you don't find out the reason for your promotion, this son is really uneasy.
Zhao Changqing pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "Daddy doesn't have to worry, I want to say that General Chu is a soldier and a high-ranking position, but most of the soldiers under him are recruited from all over the country. The guards are different, and the guards are all children of local military households. These two soldiers and horses have different origins, General Chu asked his father to be a hundred households, even if some people are red, it is nothing more than jealousy of his father's promotion. However, if General Chu's subordinates come to guard the hundred households, there must be a reason that a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake. In my opinion, it is nothing more than each his own way. The bowl of rice in the guard house still needs to be eaten by our border city people after all. "General Chu didn't promote his henchmen for the sake of Lu, the reason is simple, the origin of the guard post is different from the border city army, even if General Chu is promoted, how can a foreigner stand firm in the border city guard?
Zhao Changqing's words, for Zhao Yong, are definitely clear from the clouds and the sun, and suddenly see the clear sky. Zhao Yong smiled, "yes, why didn't I think of it." "General Chu doesn't pay much attention to the guards, but he has the right to be promoted, even if he encounters it, his subordinates can't sit in this position, the Zhao family is still a little familiar, Zhao Yong is already the general banner, and it is natural to take a step forward with the trend.
"That's what the authorities are fascinated by." Zhao Changqing said, "If Daddy is not at ease, I will ask Brother Chu, and I will know as soon as I ask." β
Zhao Yong smiled, "It's okay to ask, after all, we are stained with the light of General Chu, and it is not good to thank you in the past, and it is not good to pretend to be stupid." β
Zhao Changqing smiled, "That's what Daddy said." β
Brother Chu is also full of troubles now, Chu Yu followed General Chu to the camp at the age of twelve or thirteen, and now that he is fifteen years old, General Chu naturally has to think about his son's future. Now that Chu Yu has become a petty official in Daying, Chu Yu is not worried about these things, he is under his father's command, and no one will lose him. What's more, he is not a person without ability.
With such a family background, Chu Yu's future is already well designed.
Chu Yu was worried about other things.
Mrs. Chu scolded Chu Yu because of the fact that Chu Yu took Chu Yue and Liang Qingyuan out of Lu, and Mrs. Chu said, "When your sister is old, she wants to say goodbye, what are you always doing with her and Qingyuan?" One year older and two years younger, and it's not when I was a child, it's time to know how to avoid it! β
Chu Yu was clear about his mother's thoughts, and sighed, "Is my mother my uncle's cousin?" "General Chu came from an ordinary background, but Mrs. Chu has a lot of background, and now her biological father is the secretary of the Zhengerpin Military Department, and he is a high-ranking and powerful person. General Chu was able to come to this point, in addition to his own ability, he had to be promoted by the Yue family.
Mrs. Chu said, "Your cousin is both civil and military, and he is also a cousin, what's wrong?" β
Chu Yu was helpless, "Mother doesn't have to think about it, I don't think my uncle is interested in this family business." Last year, my uncle's family sent someone to give a New Year's gift, and I asked someone to inquire, and the housekeeper who gave the New Year's gift said that my uncle's family had begun to give my cousin Zhang Luo's family affairs. If the uncle really wants his sister, where will he give his cousin Zhang Luo? β
Mrs. Chu raised her eyebrows, "Is this serious?" Why don't you tell me? β
"Marriage has always been consensual, since my uncle's family has other meanings, why should I mention this to my mother." Chu Yu said, "There are many noble families in the imperial capital, and my uncle doesn't have to stick to our family. Besides, if I really ask my sister to marry far away in the imperial capital, I can't bear it. How wise my mother was to marry my father back then, now I think Qingyuan is not bad, a man can't just look at his background, he still has to look at his ability. As long as you have the ability, you don't have to worry about the future. β
Mrs. Chu gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Your father is a general of the second grade, how can you marry your sister to a fatherless and motherless boy!" β
"Dad is already a second grade, our family no longer needs to marry Gaomen, how can we not let my sister marry a man who makes her happy." Chu Yu said in a low voice, "Qingyuan grew up in our family, and my sister has long been good with him, but now that they are older and in love, why not fulfill my sister's wishes?" β
Mrs. Chu insisted, "No! Absolutely not! "She is not a mean person, Liang Qingyuan has no father and no mother, she has lived in the Chu family since she was a child, Mrs. Chu treats him as a nephew, studies and learns martial arts, all of them are the same as Chu Yu. However, this is different from letting Liang Qingyuan be his son-in-law.
When Zhao Changqing met with Chu Yu, Chu Yu was upset about this matter.
Zhao Changqing knew at a glance that Chu Yu had something on his mind, and because he was on the street, he didn't mention her father's promotion at all, but smiled and said, "Today, I will invite Brother Chu to eat fruit, right?" She was Chu Yu who met when she came out to buy fruits, followed by two followers - Zhao Changning and Su Bai. Zhao Changqing lost to Su Bai in chess, and also lost a pack of walnut crisp from Nanxiangyuan, which was really faceless.
Chu Yu smiled, "How can you ask my sister to have a treat?" "Ask Zhao Changning Su Bai's taste.
Zhao Changning has never known what politeness is, and he said several things when he opened his mouth, and Zhao Changqing didn't have time to cover his mouth. Su Bai Siwen smiled, "A-Ning even said what I wanted to eat." β
Chu Yu instructed the little guy to buy dim sum, and asked the little guy to buy the milk cake and red bean crisp that Zhao Changqing liked, and the dim sum was wrapped in rose-patterned paper, Chu Yu asked the little guy to help them carry it and send the three of them home. Zhao Changning is a very loose character, since Chu Yu gave him snacks to eat, he must invite Chu Yu to his house to play.
Chu Yu had also come to the Zhao family before, and he was not too polite, so he went in.
Chu Yu was born in a family and has always been very polite, first met Mrs. Zhao and Ling, and both of them welcomed Chu Yu's arrival. Especially the Ling family, who smiled and said politely, "It's a waste of money for you, children really don't understand the rules." He scolded Zhao Changning softly.
Zhao Changning is a self-familiar by nature, and said to the Ling family with a smile, "I am very good with Brother Chu, Brother Chu sent me snacks to eat, I invited Brother Chu to come to the house to play, and I invited Brother Chu to drink at night!" β
Chu Yu smiled, "You are so young, do you still know how to drink?" β
Zhao Changning said humbly, "I drank it once, it was very sweet, but it was easy to get on it." "He drank the fruit wine that girls drank.
Everyone laughed.
After saying a few words, Ling said, "Changqing, you and Changning have a good life to entertain Young Master Chu." "The son is too young, of course Chu Yu is not here to coax the child. Ling thought that his daughter was still familiar with Chu Yu, so he simply asked Zhao Changqing to talk to Chu Yu for a while.
It's just that it seems a little inappropriate to think that my daughter is a year old and still interacting with young men like this.
However, Chu Yu is fifteen years old, he is already half an adult, and his daughter is still very young, so there is nothing to avoid. In the border city, there are few girls who do not leave the door. The Ling clan thought about it for a while, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
The Zhao family is really not big, Zhao Changning is young, he lives in the east ear room of the main courtyard, and the house is not suitable for entertaining guests at his age. Zhao Changqing invited Chu Yu to his courtyard, and now it is the end of March, the peach blossoms in the courtyard are blooming just right, and the roses on the corridor are also blooming along the corridor.
Chu Yu didn't come to Zhao Changqing often, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "My sister's yard is so beautiful." "Sometimes it's not necessarily luxurious to be beautiful, the Zhao family is not a rich family, but Zhao Changqing is very good at cleaning up the yard.
Zhao Changqing blinked, "The main thing is that the people who live in this courtyard are good, the owner of things." β
Chu Yu gave her a laugh.
The author has something to say: Looking at Wei Feng's family affairs today, I am really fascinated, and it is really well written~~~ Good night~~