Chapter 191: Return to Beijing
The sun hung so big in the sky that I could feel the heat wave even when I was close to the window. In June, it's like a fire.
Li Wei sat in the shaded room, holding a bowl of frozen yogurt and eating comfortably.
The houses on the Zhuangzi were all built extremely high, and the beams of the roof were at least three or five feet higher than those in the house. Probably because of this, the house is very cool, even if the doors and windows are open for ventilation, the heat can't get in. At today's temperature, it's probably in the early thirties, and you don't even need to put icebergs in the house, so you won't sweat as long as you don't move.
She called the jade bottle, shook her head at the sky outside, and asked her, "Fourth Master, they haven't come back yet, are they still in the ground?" β
The jade bottle was about to walk around, so at this time, he took a fan and fanned it slowly, nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that a shed was built on the ground, and at noon, the master and Fu Jin took their brothers to sit there." β
After she finished speaking, she looked at Li Wei, hesitated for a long time and asked, "Master, are you really not going?" β
"Am I not stupid? This kind of day to run to the ground? Li Wei shook her head.
After all, there are only a few things that can be played on the Zhuangzi, when the horse running, kite flying, picnic, and fishing are all tired of playing, the fourth master remembered to be close to the people and experience the hard work of the people: he asked people to circle two acres of land, ready to imitate the old farmers to work in the fields.
Of course, he didn't want to do it alone, but mobilized the whole family to go together.
Li Wei hehe, flashed.
Has she ever been on the ground? In modern times, when the school in junior high school advocated hand-in-hand, it was a friendly exchange between urban schools and schools in the township, and they took a whole grade to the township β‘to experience life. After coming back, Li Wei told her parents very stupidly, saying that she had a day of class on an old desk with a broken blackboard over there, and it was really nice to climb the mountain to watch the pigsty and feed the chickens.
So, Daddy Li took it seriously and said excitedly that we have land in our hometown, and I will take you there during the summer vacation!
Li Wei also continued to be stupid, really, I'm looking forward to it!
So, Dad Li really took her to her hometown during her summer vacation, by the way, Mama Li didn't go under the pretext of being busy with work, and then smiled at Li Wei with pity when she packed her luggage, good, if you can't stand it, you will ask your father to send you back, and say that your mother has registered for a class, 5,000 yuan a period, and you will not return the money if you don't go to class, and your father will definitely send you back.
zuihou, Li Wei told Daddy Li that there was still cram school to go to after paying for a day's labor, and Mom said that it was okay to report to me and refund the money? People don't retreat. How much? Five thousand. But it's okay Dad, 5,000 yuan is nothing?
Of course, 5,000 yuan is still a lot, Dad Li came back with her immediately, and in order to fulfill his promise, Li Wei really went to cram school...... Afterwards she admits that she was a big fool and that she was unlucky from start to finish...... Father Li went back to his hometown to see relatives and friends, and couldn't be more beautiful, and Li's mother didn't need to say a word to tell her to go to cram school obediently, she couldn't be happier, she was the most stupid.
Life...... It's so tough......
Anyone who has ever been on the ground knows that if you stay in the ground for half an hour with your face facing the loess and your back to the sky, you will cry out when you stand up straight, 'Your waist is going to break!' 'The wail.
Li Wei herself didn't want to practice again, when the fourth master expressed 'I really want to go down to the ground with you and experience the fun of ordinary life', she put on a posture of 'I know the general situation very well' and said that it is enough to have Fujin go, she will not go, I wish you and Fujin happiness and happiness.
After brushing up on the fourth master's favor and gratitude, Li Wei got a suspended sentence.
According to the children who came back with him, the fourth master really planned not to ask for help from beginning to end, and they did it all by themselves.
The land on the Zhuangzi can indeed be planted at the beginning, but since it was bought, in order to let the masters of all sizes occasionally come to run horses and hunt for fun, the land has been barren, and occasionally leveling is also to avoid breaking the horse's feet and necks.
Therefore, the four masters have to start from the preparation of the land, to weed, including the grass roots that are deeply rooted in the ground must be pulled out or broken, the ground must be loosened, the soil should be turned, if necessary, sifted, the big stones should be removed, and so on.
And the things that the fourth master chooses are really popular, there are soybeans, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and because he built a shed, he has to plant watermelons, and I don't know when to plant and eat now, next summer? It is said that in order to improve morale (which was harmed by land preparation), the fourth master also chose to plant small greens, which grow fast.
From the beginning, even Ergege was clamoring to follow, Li Wei finally realized the mood of Li's mother back then: it was so cool to watch the children die with excitement! As a loving mother to save the child, Li Wei also sacrificed the banner of learning, after the land preparation, from Ergege to Hongyu came back with a serious face to continue studying, they said that learning can not be put down, love to learn every day.
The third elder brother found another job, and went to the field every day to deliver food, and he was also praised by the fourth master. Hongyu really didn't go a step since he didn't go, Li Wei felt that his attitude was not quite right, and after asking deliberately, Hongyu said with a little helplessness, a little understanding of reality: "Eniang didn't go, I went at the beginning to accompany the second sister and the third brother, they all came back, and I didn't go to the most haode." β
Li Wei felt sorry for him, and said seriously: "If you want to go...... E-Niang can accompany you."
"I don't want to go." Hongyu immediately said in affirmative.
Oh, Li Wei understands. He was probably a little unbalanced, but he really didn't want to go to the ground every day.
This coincides with Li Wei's feelings. She loves the fourth master, so it's okay to take the blame occasionally, but that doesn't mean that she just loves to find abuse.
The jade bottle was still very worried, and said tentatively: "Then you don't have to worry......
Li Wei shook her head and let the jade bottle, who was very worried about her, go down. There are some things that don't need to be said too clearly, but she knows one thing very well, if Fujin can really attack the fourth master in a short period of farming, it means that she has been worn.
The problem between the fourth master and Fujin is not a day's work, and the contradiction between the two can be called three feet of ice, not a day's cold. Emotionally, Li Wei can be said to have never regarded Fujin as an opponent, what she is afraid of has always been Fujin's counterattack - this is the reason why she is behind the blame.
Who called the fourth master to like you the most, so you should be damned.
To be honest, Li Wei was a little excited when she felt the vague resentment and hostility of Fujin and Honghui. This proves from the other side that the fourth master is really good to her, and this special has caused other people to be unconsciously vigilant.
She's really bad-hearted~
Time slipped slowly in the fourth master pretending to be an old farmer, and the third elder brother who went to the field to deliver food every day was sunburned into a small black charcoal, and the emperor was going back to Beijing.
At this time, it was the end of September, the beginning of October.
The fourth master asked someone to pack up his things and the whole family returned to Beijing.
Li Wei's side of the matter was handed over to Ergege, and even the luggage on Hongyu's side was also shouldered by her, and while Ergege was busy, people became more and more decisive. Li Wei was overjoyed.
The fourth master mentioned to her that it had been decided that Da Gege and Sangege had moved out of the main courtyard in Fujin, and it was too conspicuous not to move Ergege, but it made people think that she was making trouble behind her back.
Li Wei understands this, but if Ergege doesn't want to move, it doesn't matter if she takes the blame again. But when she told Ergege, although her daughter was a little unhappy, she still nodded happily.
When Li Wei asked the reason, Ergege actually said that it was because the eldest sister or she was about to get married, and if they could live together at this time, everyone would be dear to the sisters now, otherwise they might not be able to get together if they wanted to meet and get together in the future.
Li Wei was almost stupid, as if Ergege had grown into an adult when she didn't notice. Her words carried the helplessness and sadness of seeing through the reality, Li Wei immediately said: "What kind of marriage? It's still early. You Amma said that you are seventeen or eighteen. β
Ergege said: "That's not to get married?" It's all the same. β
After Li Wei was speechless, she came over to comfort her again: "Eniang, don't worry, I will accompany you and my brothers well." Don't worry. β
Li Wei, who was comforted by her daughter, still hasn't come back to her senses, her impression of her daughter is still young, she is still a child, she is already thinking about getting married, and it seems that she has thought a lot. Did she miss an important moment in her daughter's growth? Or is the child just precocious at this time?
Anyway, it's scary for children to grow up so fast.
Back in the capital, Li Wei was also relieved. The days in Zhuangzi are not as relaxed as imagined, and the familiar atmosphere in the house is better.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, the fourth master ushered in the fourteenth, and the two brothers hadn't seen each other for two or three months, and they had changed a lot. Fourteen laughed when he saw him like that: "Fourth brother, which one are you playing?" β
Although he laughed hard, his face still looked old, as if he had grown a few years older in the past few months. Seeing this, the fourth master also sighed secretly, patted him on the shoulder, and pulled him into the study.
Fourteen still looked so improper, seeing Honghui and the others also said that they had brought some gifts to them, the fourth master thought that he must have something serious to do, and after greeting him, he asked the children to go out.
After the nephews left, the smile on Fourteen's face was gone, and there was a hint of murder.
The fourth master called someone to serve tea, and after only the two of them were left, Fourteen took a sip of tea and asked, "Fourth brother, we will all welcome the emperor when he comes back, what are your plans then?" β
The fourth master didn't answer him immediately, and asked, "What do you think?" β
Fourteen didn't care either, and said with a smile: "My brother wants to hand over a fold and ask the emperor for permission to go out of the city to greet him." β
When the emperor returned to Beijing, he naturally had to arrange someone to greet him. This welcome is also divided into relatives, distant and close, whether the emperor loves and so on. In order to fight for this order, the people in Beijing are also gambling. The excerpt is also missing the emperor, begging to see the emperor's golden face one day sooner.
The most favored was once the crown prince, who greeted two hundred miles, and Zuihou was the city that entered with the emperor. It's a one-of-a-kind affair.
The fourteenth picture is this, and the fourth master only intends to fold according to the convention, and does not seek this honor.
The two brothers couldn't get along, and Fourteen took his leave satisfied. The fourth master understood that he didn't come to him to fold together, but just to test him to see if he also meant the same.
Sending off the fourteenth, the fourth master wondered what had happened in the capital in the past few months when he was away? Since the death of a little Gege, how come Fourteen has not been depressed, but more radical than before?
The four masters met the third, fifth and seventh people respectively, and the four of them did not plan to play special.
And the news I heard later was that in addition to the fourteenth, only the old eighthman said that he missed the emperor, but it was not as exaggerated as the fourteenth.
The excerpts handed out from the capital are back and forth every day, and the emperor is already very close to the capital, so in addition to the excerpts they sent, there is also the emperor's holy decree.
Just as the fourth master once estimated, there were also people from the Borzichite clan and Korqin who came back with the emperor.
So this welcome is extraordinarily grand, the fourth master heard that there are several wills sent back to the eighth child, to the effect that the emperor also misses him, just be loyal to the errand, and the father-son love is not in the matter of welcoming the driver. The third master was so sour when he talked about this, he asked the fourth master to smile and say, "Where did the third brother find out?" I don't believe the old man would say this in front of outsiders. β
If the emperor really loves the eighth child to this point, the eighth child can't say it in front of the third child even if he wants to show off.
The third master shook his fan and said, "I heard it from Lao Jiu, he mixes with Lao Jiu every day, this can't be fake, right?" β
The fourth master immediately frowned and said, "What did Lao Jiu say about this?" Isn't this asking for trouble for his starling? What he was thinking was that this would be a game that Lao Ba and Lao Jiu did together? There is a conspiracy?
The third master saw at a glance that the fourth master wanted to screw it, closed the fan and patted it lightly on the table, and sighed: "Fourth, your biggest problem is that you think too much!" Lao Jiu said it when he was drunk! β
In the Ninth Master's Mansion, Fourteen was laughing profusely. He also handed over the fold, and the emperor approved it with three words, 'I know', and sent it back, which was particularly faceless. But this didn't prevent him from laughing at his ninth brother and telling him to say the wrong thing, which annoyed the starling brother so much that he didn't even say he was there a few times.
The Ninth Master regretted it so much, seeing that he was so angry, he slapped the table and said, "That's how you treated your Ninth Brother?" I've known you for nothing! β
Fourteen was also at the table at the time, in addition to them, there were several elder brothers from the imperial family, and the more the ninth master drank, the more arrogant he became, and he never kept the door open. The starling brother didn't come to the matter, and there were a few words that said that the eighth brother looked down on people, and the ninth brother was willing to call the people of the clan to listen to their flattery, how could he listen to such words?
So it was too much.
He regretted it without waiting for Xi to disperse, but he couldn't swallow back what he said, and he couldn't tell those people from the clan to go home and don't tell the adults, don't spread the word - that seems how faceless his ninth master is.
He held on to his face, and the matter of the eighth master leaked out like this.
Afterwards, the ninth master was shy and wanted to make amends to the starling, but this time the starling was really angry, but he refused to see him.
The two brothers were so stiff, the ninth master wanted to find someone to make peace with, but that day, Prince Yu Baotai, the tenth master, and the fourteenth master were all at the table, and none of them ran away. Fourteen was more unlucky when he saw someone more unlucky than him, and he came to see his ninth brother's jokes every day, saying that he was here to come up with ideas, but none of them were useful.
Fourteen said at this time: "In my opinion, the starling brother can't get up and down for a while, after this while, it's fine, you hide like Baotai, and when the emperor comes back, everyone will enter the palace, and when the time comes, in front of everyone, the starling won't give you too much face." You hand it over, he's next, isn't that not possible? β
That's a trick.
The ninth master sighed: "It can only be like this, fortunately it is the starling brother, if the fourth brother ......"
Fourteen put down the cup and said unceremoniously: "You still want to offend the fourth brother?" It's a long life, right? β
The Ninth Master booed him: "Go!" Knowing that it is your own brother, you will protect him! β
Fourteen sneered and poured himself a drink, and the ninth master then whispered: "What you said is right, if it is the fourth brother, I don't have to bother with this, just wait for him to fix me." β
Because of the emperor's return to Beijing, the fourth master was too busy to see anyone for several days, but he asked Su Peisheng to come to the East Courtyard and said that this year's gold festival might be more grand, and told her to prepare well - the subtext is to make a few more clothes. He also asked Su Peisheng to send a lot of Mongolian things.
There are Mongolian robes, Mongolian knives, Mongolian tea, Mongolian sheep and Mongolian horses.
The horse returned to Honghui and Hongyu, and even the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother occupied one horse, and the two Gege and their three sisters, only the two Gege had it, the big Gege didn't want it, and the three Gege didn't give it (too young and not in good health).
The sheep returned to the dining room, and Li Wei ate mutton soup and kebabs that night.
Although some are afraid of getting hot, good mutton is rare. I heard Su Peisheng say that these were all sold by merchants who came from Mongolia with the holy driver.
Borzichit and Korqin got a girl from the Qing Dynasty, no matter what the situation was when they got married, they are both happy and happy at present. Knowing that they were going to be hired, the people in both departments had the heart to follow them out - to make a lot of money.
The nimble businessmen saw this business opportunity, and Li Cang came to visit them after they returned home, and according to him, there were more Mongols in the capital since June, and this month it was common to see them on the streets.
"Uncle, they are patrolling more than ordinary people these days, and some of the princes and nobles from Mongolia can't make sense, and there are not a few people who disagree and fight." Li Cang said, "Let's talk about it here, it's all the masters, no one will let anyone, the little uncle said that their Shangguan's braids are almost thin into rat tails, I'm afraid that I will use a wig in the past two days, and the little uncle is very happy when he says it!" β
Sending Li Cang away, the fourth master came over a few days later, went into the house to change his clothes and lay down on the couch, Li Wei went over to pinch it for him, and asked curiously: "What are you busy with?" β
He took her hand and put it to her forehead, and sighed, "Blind busy." Thirteen hasn't come back yet, so he sent me a letter asking me to help him look at the dowry of the Thirteenth Princess. The old man in the internal affairs office was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, but the Mongolians have gathered more and more in the past few days, and the day before yesterday they were still fighting with the people of the guards on Qianmen Street, and the people who led the Yamen of the infantry army couldn't hold it down, so they asked me to bump into it, so I had to go and see it. β
Bao Shou is the fifth son of the former Prince Yu, and now the younger brother of the Prince Yu Bao Tai.
His father and brother are all Prince Yu, and Bao Shou is also a famous master in Beijing. The ones who fought with him were a few Mongols from the Borzichit clan, who had no origin and no identity, but they were a little reckless. Bao Shou is drinking tea, bringing a lot of people and occupying a lot of seats. These people wanted to go up and sit, and the person who kept the ribbon told them to go to another store, and gave them the money for tea, saying that they were embarrassed.
The Mongols threw away the money and beat the people. Bao Shou knew about it, and sent a message back to call more people, and Zuihou was beaten into a pot of porridge.
Li Wei listened to it with joy, the fourth master was very tired, and she was happy to laugh.
"It's just bigger than anyone's face." Li Wei said, asking: "Later, when the master went, to whom?" β
The fourth master said with a calm face: "I don't want anyone." He called Bao Tai and told him to discipline his brother.
Zuihou was naturally Bao Tai scolded Bao Shou, apologized to the fourth master, and asked someone to buy wine and meat for Mongolian friends, and gave this matter.
Li Wei gave a thumbs up: "It's still the most powerful." β