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Early in the morning, the old marquis sent a wooden butler to wait outside the gate, and he sat in the lobby of Yongheyuan with his wife and little marquis.

It didn't take long for someone to report that Uncle Cui's family was about to arrive at the door, and the old marquis immediately led the family to greet him.

Qian Yuning got up early in the morning, and after dressing the little marquis, he also picked out a rose-red dress to put on, and covered it with a white cloak outside, and the whole person looked very happy. Qian Yuning and Mama Liu held a child together, standing on the side of the second gate, standing with the other five aunts.

On the other side of the road stood the three concubines of the old marquis and their concubines, except for the second lord Cui Shuxing, he was a man, and he was qualified to go to the gate with the old marquis and his wife to welcome guests. And these of them can only stand on the second door to greet guests, Qian Yuning looked at Brother Feng with a smile on his face, he is also qualified when he grows up, and her Brother Feng is also a man!

After a while, the old marquis appeared on the second door, followed by an old man who looked six points similar to him, this person seemed to be Uncle Cui, the two brothers walked in front with laughter, the old marquis was followed by the little marquis and the second master, and Uncle Cui was followed by two young men, and he was a little bit of a look, it should be Uncle Cui's son.

Seeing the old marquis and his entourage coming over here, the three concubines of the old marquis and the six concubines of the little marquis on the second door hurriedly lowered their heads and saluted, the old marquis nodded, and passed without saying anything, Uncle Cui just glanced at it and passed.

Later, Mrs. Hou and the young lady led a lady in her fifties over, she was slightly chubby, her figure was round, she wore gold and silver, and she was dressed in jewels, walking half a step behind Mrs. Hou, supported by two young and beautiful ladies all the way, and the young lady walked behind Mrs. Hou.

After that, there were four children, all of whom were held in the arms of several mothers-in-law who looked to be in their thirties and forties. Among them, there are three little boys dressed as young masters, one is about six years old, one is about four years old, one is about two years old, and there is a little girl about four years old dressed as a young lady.

These are supposed to be Uncle Cui's family, and the rest of the coachmen, the maids and nurses who serve their masters are all led by the wooden butler into the house through the side door, and the gate is not where they should go.

The old marquis took Uncle Cui and his party to the plum hall of the big flower hall specially used to entertain guests in the house, and everyone sat down on the seats according to their dignity and humility, and rested for a while.

The old marquis first opened his mouth and exchanged a few words with Uncle Cui, and Uncle Cui also responded politely, and for a while, the atmosphere became harmonious, and the hall was full of family warmth after a long absence.

After the old marquis and Uncle Cui finished talking for a while, the little marquis and his wife Shi Huiyun stepped forward to greet Uncle Cui and Uncle Cui Tan: "My nephew Cui Shuyan and Mrs. Shi have seen the uncle, the uncle, I wish the uncle, the uncle and the aunt will have a long life and good health!" ”

Uncle Cui responded with a smile, and with a little help in his hand, Cui Tan took out two red envelopes and gave Cui Shuyan a wolf pen and Shi Huiyun a gold and jade bracelet. The two of them thanked each other again, and retreated to sit down in their seats.

Cui Shuxing stepped forward and said: "Nephew Cui Shuxing, I have seen the uncle and uncle, and I wish the uncle and uncle a long life than Nanshan, and be as blessed as the East China Sea!" ”

Uncle Cui also smiled and helped Cui Shuxing up, and Cui Tan also took a wolf pen and a red letter to him.

Cui Shuxing said thank you, and she retreated to his place and sat down.

The second lady, Cui Shuzhen, stepped forward and saluted, and got a gold-inlaid jade bracelet and a red seal like Shi Huiyun.

Because the three concubines of the old marquis were not juniors, they didn't have to come to salute, so they went back to their respective courtyards early. The third and fourth ladies did not go back together, but stayed to see Uncle Cui and Uncle Niang, only to see the two sisters go forward to salute Uncle Cui and his wife, and one of them got a red seal and a jade bracelet.

After that, a pair of children of the little marquis and Shi Huiyun stepped forward to salute, and one of them got a jade pendant and a red seal.

The juniors on the old marquis's side have finished saluting, and it is the turn of Uncle Cui's children and grandchildren next.

I saw a young man who was a few years older than the little marquis Cui Shuyan came forward to salute the old marquis and Mrs. Hou Ye and said: "Nephew Cui Shuyang and Cui Li and eldest son Cui Jinhuan, and second son Cui Jinlang have met the second uncle, aunt, I wish the second uncle, aunt a long life and a hundred years old!" ”

The old marquis invited people with a smile and said, "Okay, I heard that the eldest nephew has found an errand for the water envoy, which is good." ”

Mrs. Hou took four red envelopes from the plate held by Mama Xu beside her, one of them gave one, and then gave Cui Shuyang a precious and exquisite inkstone, and gave his daughter-in-law a pink pearl necklace as thick as a finger, and each of the two children got a jade pendant.

After Cui Shuyang and his wife retreated, another young man a few years younger than him walked forward with his wife and children to greet the old marquis and his wife, and said: "Nephew Cui Shugang and Cui Yu's family and eldest daughter Cui Xiliu, and eldest son Cui Jinrui have seen the second uncle and aunt, I wish the second uncle and aunt good health and blessings for a hundred years!" ”

The old marquis invited people with a smile and said, "The second nephew heard that he also found a position as a county magistrate, congratulations!" Good! ”

Mrs. Hou also gave Cui Shugang and Cui Yushi a red envelope, plus a delicate and precious inkstone and a pink pearl necklace. As for the two children, the girl received a pure gold head and a red envelope, and the boy received a study of the Four Treasures and a red envelope. ”

Because Uncle Cui's family came this time, they all came from the lineage, so the concubines and concubines did not brought, and the concubines and concubines of the two sisters-in-law did not come, and stayed in Qingzhou to watch the house.

After everyone saw each other, the old marquis and Uncle Cui exchanged a few words, and seeing that Uncle Cui's family was really tired, they called Cui Shuyan and Shi Huiyun to lead Uncle Cui's family to the Wutong Garden, which had been cleaned, to rest. After all, it's not an outsider, it's a family member. Moreover, this Wutong Garden is also the largest courtyard except for Yonghe Courtyard, and Uncle Cui's family has a bit of a large population this time, so it can barely live in this courtyard. Besides, this is also the place where Uncle Cui used to live with his favored aunt, I believe that arranging for him to live here will touch the scene and feel a little nostalgic!

Cui Shuyan and Shi Huiyun brought Uncle Cui's family to the Wutong Courtyard, as the name suggests, several tall plane trees were planted in the Wutong Courtyard, and now they have lost their leaves and are standing bare in the courtyard. However, there are not all sycamore trees in the sycamore courtyard, there are many other flowers and trees, and now I can see a few small-leaved ficus and evergreen trees are still vibrant, and the other flowers and trees basically have no leaves. At the gate of the courtyard, the maid and wife sent by the Hou Mansion to serve stood aside, followed Uncle Cui's family to follow the maid who was waiting, and when they saw Uncle Cui and the little Hou Ye and his party coming, they all knelt down and saluted, and said in unison: "The slave has seen the master, the master is safe!" ”

Uncle Cui nodded and went in, and Cui Tan, the eldest aunt who followed him, stopped and shouted, "Get up!" He also followed Uncle Cui in, and a string of people followed.

When he arrived at the hall of Wutong Courtyard, Cui Tan helped Uncle Cui to sit on the left side of the main seat, and he sat on the right, Uncle Cui looked at Cui Shuyan standing under the hall and said: "Shuyan, that's it, you are also hard, go back and rest, my old bones also have to rest, I have been running non-stop for half a month, and the bones are about to fall apart, hey!" Old, old! ”

Cui Shuyan saw what the uncle said, and hurriedly arched his hand in the hall and said: "Then the uncle, you will rest first, and the nephew will arrange lunch, and then call someone to send it." In the evening, if uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces want to eat and use, just tell your nephew to tell him, and the nephew will definitely do it for you. The uncle rested, and the nephew did not disturb the uncle and aunt to rest, and retreated first. ”

Uncle Cui stroked a handful of beautiful beards on his chin with his hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, okay, let's go." ”

After Cui Shuyan and Shi Huiyun left, Cui Tan instructed the two mothers-in-law to go to the door to watch, and the subordinates of the Hou Mansion were not allowed to approach the house, only to stay in the courtyard. He took his two sons to take a walk around the Wutong Courtyard, and came back and said to Cui Zhongxin: "Master, we live in such a place, it is narrow and narrow, and the yard is not spacious enough. As he spoke, he flattened his mouth and rolled his eyes.

Uncle Cui looked at his wife's appearance, and said angrily: "Are you still too narrow?" This is the yard where my mother and I used to live, don't live if you don't like it, go out early, and I live with the children. ”

Cui Tan said aggrievedly: "Didn't I just say those two words, what are you anxious about, this is too small compared to our family's house in Qingzhou, I think our family's house in Qingzhou is also worthy of this Hou Mansion." ”

Uncle Cui snorted: "The Qingzhou mansion covers an area of only ten acres, and this Hou Mansion covers an area of twenty acres, besides, can this capital be compared with Qingzhou?" Do you know what the land price is in Beijing? 50,000 taels of silver per acre of land, which is almost ten times the price of land in Qingzhou, in the capital, there is no title, and if you want to build such a big house, you have to kill your head, the woman is a family, what do you know, why don't you go in and make the bed for me, I want to sleep. ”

Uncle Cui's words frightened Cui Tan's family at once, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he took a mother-in-law into the largest master room. The two daughters-in-law also hurriedly retired, and each took their personal maids to the rooms around the master room with their children, just one person, first made the bed for the husband, folded the quilt, and waited so that the husband could have a good rest.

Cui Shuyang stepped forward and shouted, "Father." ”

Uncle Cui responded and said, "Yang'er, Gang'er, you are all tired, what is there to wait for a break and get up." When Uncle Cui spoke, he could feel his fatigue, Cui Shuyang and Cui Shugang glanced at each other, and they all saluted Uncle Cui, and went to their own room after retreating.