At the beginning of the summer, he is now considered the child of an official.

Although the size of the county is also an official, the word 'not in the stream' completely ranks him outside the nine grades. The county chief is the deputy of the county order, and he has to do most things, but he doesn't have that legitimate identity. If you want to be promoted, you must accumulate qualifications, and second, it depends on whether your family can really let him get involved in officialdom.

And in the matter of his promotion to Jiangyin County Commander, Xia Yan contributed.

Xia Yan's Jingzhao Yin Mansion has nothing to do with the Ministry of Officials, but this does not mean that he is really powerless. has been an official in the court for many years, and there are always a few acquaintances of the same year, one of whom is a squire who serves in the ministry.

Even though the squire is not as powerful as Shangshu, he still has the ability to recommend a county official to take over the county order.

Xia Yan knew about the dismissal of the Jiangyin County Commander, and knew that he was only afraid that he would not be able to take care of such a small change in position now, so he immediately thought of his younger brother - Xia Qing was also raised by Luo Ziqian, and for Xia Yan, he really didn't feel any difference between his younger brother and his grandson.

He has a high grade, and he has always been good friends with the squire, but it is just such a trivial matter, and it will naturally come naturally.

Xia Yan didn't show credit to his family, which was not a big deal, so he nodded when Luo Ziqian asked.

Xia Chu looked coldly, her uncle, was taught to have a broad vision of a child of a family.

As the daughter of the magistrate, the identity of the beginning of Xia immediately rose. She is not yet ten years old, and the court officials have a tenure assessment every year, and if the performance is good for three consecutive years, Xia Qing's promotion is a matter of course.

Although her cheap father has no talent in reading, he is still very good at handling chores, as long as he has never made a mistake, not to mention that he is excellent every year, at least he can get a good one.

Dredging up a relationship, before she got married, there was no problem in being promoted to the fifth grade.

Of course, the five-rank officials are small officials in Beijing, and there is no one in the family who can catch their eyes. However, in the local area, even if she is not among the big people, she has real power in the end, and she, as a daughter, can naturally get a lot of light.

After learning the news, the entire Xia family was overjoyed, even on the side of the big house, they were also very happy. The two brothers of the Xia family have always had a good relationship, and the younger brother has a good future, so he can also be the help of the elder brother, which is naturally a good thing.

Luo Ziqian's eyes moved slightly, and he smiled at her: "In this way, now that Beijing is in chaos, it's okay if you don't come back." It's just that the second child and the second family haven't been able to return to Beijing in the past few years, do you want to be a father? ”

Is this really asking her like a child?

If it weren't for Xia Bangqiu still in the house, Xia Chu would have unceremoniously offered a white eye.

"Yes." She nodded honestly: "But Daddy's future is important, and it's good for Chu'er to have his grandmother and sisters with him." ”

Xia Bangqiu pouted secretly, the third sister in the second room is really a sycophant.

Xia Bangqiu is no longer the one who didn't understand anything when she first came, and under the conditioning of her mother, she really seemed to be reborn. After Mama Ji was beaten by Luo Ziqian, she worked hard, even if Xia Wanqiu didn't think so, she also asked her to keep all the rules in mind.

It only takes seven days to get a habit formed. When she began to get used to these rules, even though she had different ideas in her heart, at least on the surface, she was already a standard ancient girl.

When Xia Bangqiu suddenly realized the changes that had occurred in her body, her sharpness and edges and corners had been almost polished!

"If only you could understand." Luo Ziqian nodded with satisfaction, but actually smiled secretly in his heart.

With the mind of the beginning of the summer, how many years have not been to meet people, even if those two are her parents in this life, it is very tiring to pretend to be clever and coquettish all day long, I am afraid that I have to meet often!

Of course, it will be fine in two years, she is no longer a child, and she doesn't have to be that awkward, as long as she is gentle and virtuous, no one can pick out a no.

Left and right, that's the mask she's used to!

"Where's your mother-in-law?" Luo Ziqian turned his head to look at Xiao Wu.

This morning, the Wu family didn't come, it was the little Wu family who led Xia Bangqiu over.

"My mother was a little unwell in the morning, so I asked my granddaughter-in-law to confess on her behalf." Xiao Wu said busily.

After experiencing the change of his brother's position, Xiao Wu's frivolity has decreased a lot, and he no longer has the previous pride.

Luo Ziqian nodded, and asked again, "Sister An'er is okay?" Why didn't you bring it to me? ”

"Okay! She has a lot of sleep, and when her granddaughter-in-law went out, she had already fallen asleep again, so she didn't bring it. Xiao Wu said lightly. She doesn't like this daughter very much, she is already a bit patriarchal, Sister An's premature birth and her brother's affair are a little unkind to her, so she opened the topic and said: "Mother said that she only changed the cook this summer, I don't know if my grandmother is still happy to eat?" ”

"It's changed, no wonder the dishes served these days are all fresh and varied, and it's refreshing to eat." The kitchen lady in the house was originally a northerner, and the taste was heavy, and it was good to eat in winter, but it was not very appetizing when it was greasy in summer. After eating refreshing side dishes for a few days in a row, Luo Ziqian thought it was enlightened, but he didn't want to change it: "Why did you change it?" ”

"It's not that I want to change her, but her family came to ask to leave the house, and my mother thought about how good it would be to let their family reunite, so she agreed."

"That's a good thing, your mother has a good heart, and you should learn more." Luo Ziqian's eyebrows stretched and he said with a smile.

"Yes," Xiao Wu was busy, and smiled for Xia Bangqiu: "Actually, it's not just the work of the cook, the second sister also wrote a lot of recipes, and those who eat refreshingly are the second sister's ideas." ”

"Oh?" Luo Ziqian seemed to be interested and looked at Xia Bangqiu.

It's just that her eyes are plain, and she can't tell whether she is happy or unhappy, Xia Bangqiu said a little worriedly: "It's just some small dishes, it's refreshing to eat, and it's cheap to make, and my granddaughter thinks that everyone is bitter in summer, and it's good to eat these to be appetizing." ”

"Well, it's hard for you to have a heart, and you're doing well."

"My sister-in-law is eating well! I thought it was the work of the cook, but I didn't want to be the second sister, but I should thank the second sister. Xia Chu smiled and said, "The second sister still has a way." ”

Xia Wanqiu hurriedly waved his hand, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, don't be so polite." ”

Xia Chu smiled.

After saying a few more words, they dispersed, and at the beginning of the summer, he retired from Luo Ziqian, went to Mei's room, and said this.

Mei Shi pondered for a while, and only asked: "A few days ago, the eldest sister got married, and the second sister didn't have the money to add makeup, so she asked the fifth brother to borrow some, right?" ”

Xia Chu nodded: "It seems to be so." But she couldn't say she had the idea.

"That's good, just send her silver for fear that she won't like it, or send two satins." Mei had an idea in his heart, and called Qinghe: "You pick two satin horses and send them to the second lady, and then take a set of good study treasures from the library and send them together." ”

Qing He was stunned, but he didn't know why: "The young lady told the slave maid that he shouldn't refute it, but there must be a reason......"

How can anyone send something to the girl in the family but send the four treasures of the study?

"You just say thank you for the second sister's recipe, I'll eat well, ask her if there is anything to do, go ahead!"

Mei sent Qing He away with a smile, and urged Xia Chu to write big characters in her room for half an hour.

During this period, Qinghe really came back with two more meal recipes, but they were marked as specially for pregnant women, and there were some precautions during pregnancy...... At the beginning of the summer, I scanned it, only to feel that my head was full of black lines.

"The second sister knows a lot." Mei Shi saw it, his face remained unchanged, and he quietly asked Qinghe to put it away.

Xia Chu's hand paused, a drop of ink fell, and the big characters on this page were wasted, and the egret hurriedly changed the paper and ink for her.

"The second sister likes to read some miscellaneous books, maybe it looks like the book, right?" She sighed inwardly as she helped with the touch-up. Xia Bangqiu is really a heartless person, and when he understood Mei's kindness, he wanted to repay one or two. But the unmarried girl's family wrote this, so what did others think? She wasn't supposed to know that.

But there are some words that I can't break apart and crumple and tell her, do you want to tell her, 'I already knew that you came from something wrong, a lonely ghost from a stranger?' Not to mention what Xia Bangqiu thought, he included himself and the concubine.

Therefore, Luo Ziqian has been taught by Mama Ji, and he does not interfere at all.

Xia Chu finished writing, Mei suddenly remembered the part about "prenatal education" written on Xia Bangqiu's paper, although she didn't know what it meant, but literally explained, it seemed to be good for the child in the womb, so she smiled and asked Xia Chu: "Why don't you play the piano for me for a while?" ”

The beginning of summer is indispensable.

Because Mei is pregnant, she didn't dare to play some too intense music, so she picked a song "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" to play, and the sound of ding ding dong plucked strings sounded, crisp and tactful and smooth, as comfortable as a spring breeze. When she settled down, she found that Mei had fallen asleep on the soft couch, and the egret had already covered her with a thin blanket to prevent her from getting cold.

Xia Chu smiled lightly, got up and stood up, stopped the egret who was about to speak, and told her to follow her out of the room, leaving the careful Qinghe in the house to take care of Mei's.

"You and Qinghe are both literate, if your sister-in-law wants to read, you read it to her, don't let her waste her eyes; If you want to play the piano, come to me. Xia Bangqiu commanded.

She can feel that the 'prenatal education' written by Xia Bangqiu should be good, but there are not many maids who can read and write, and even fewer who can play the piano. That is, Mei's family came from a scholarly family, so he brought two maids who knew how to read, but it was really difficult to let them play the piano.

For the sake of her children, no mother will be afraid of trouble, but she is afraid that she will work hard to read and play the piano, and she will be easily tired during pregnancy, so it is better to just let her listen.

"The slave and maid know, the third girl can rest assured." The egret hurriedly answered.

Although she is the outspoken 'troublemaker' around Mei's, she is also truly loyal.

Compared with Qinghe, she is impulsive, but in this impulse, there are two points of purity, such a straightforward and simple person, at a glance, to the end, no need to bother to think about it, no wonder Mei likes to let her serve in front of her.

**

Before I knew it, it was September.

A few days ago, there were a few heavy rains, and the weather was much cooler, Luo Ziqian saw that the clothes on Xia Chu's body seemed to be a lot shorter, and while sighing that the child grew up fast, he found a tailor to tailor the family.

It's also time to make clothes.

The dresses in Beijing changed the fastest, and the fashionable appearance was sent in, and the ladies of the family were quite happy. At the beginning of the summer, he not only picked his own, but also made a few sets of clothes for his father, mother, brother and sister in Jiangyin.

Jiangyin is much colder than the capital, and the autumn clothes are thicker. Daddy's size is available at home, because I don't know if I am fat and thin, so I slightly relaxed an inch, and I asked the needlework lady to change it and collect it to wear.

Sister Yu is also more than three years old, and the children at this age are about the same size, so she picked a few sets of bright colors, only the second brother Xia Xiu is the most difficult to do, it is when the body is long, it is estimated that it is not accurate, so I picked the fashionable fabric and sent it.

These all kinds of things were even wrapped in a large bag for someone to send.

Before the Double Ninth Festival, the people who delivered things were sent on the road, but someone from the Zheng family came, saying that Mrs. Zheng was sick and wanted her granddaughter very much, so she wanted to take Xia Chu over to stay for a few days.

When the daughter is not around and cannot serve the sick, it is also the right to visit the granddaughter.

Luo Ziqian ordered someone to pack her package, and at the beginning of Xia, she took Tao'er Xing'er and got into the carriage that the Zheng family came to pick up.

It was her youngest uncle who came to pick up people, but he was already thirty years old, and he looked like a gentle and elegant person, and he was also very good at dealing with people, but when he spoke, he inevitably revealed a bit of the sleek sophistication of a businessman.

At the beginning of the summer, I asked the mother-in-law who was following the car in the car, and I was relieved to learn that my grandmother had just accidentally caught a cold a few days ago.

In the end, when you are old, some minor illnesses are angry, and you are always a little more powerful than ordinary people.

I first met my grandfather when I entered the door, and then followed the little girl who led the way to my grandmother's room. Her maternal grandparents are different from Old Man Xia's Luo Ziqian, who have lived in the same house for decades, and there are many of her grandfather's things in the house.

People are in different positions, and their living habits are naturally different.

When I first noticed this, I still felt new at the beginning of the summer, but after a long time, I was only left with envy.

It is not easy to be able to get along for decades.

Such an ordinary warmth, she will probably not be able to comprehend it for the rest of her life, right?

There was a faint smell of medicine in the room, which was not unpleasant, and Mrs. Zheng was in good spirits, but she couldn't eat, and she was runny and coughing.

Seeing that the beginning of summer was coming, although Mrs. Zheng was happy, she refused to ask her to come closer, for fear that she would be sick and angry.

Xia Chu didn't care, her body was very good, Luo Ziqian also said that she now has internal strength to protect herself, and it is difficult to get involved in ordinary small problems, so she insisted on taking the medicine bowl in the maid's hand, feeding her one bite at a time, and taking candied fruit and feeding it to her.

"I wanted to pick you up earlier, but there have been a lot of things going on in your house, so it's hard to bother." Mrs. Zheng said the reason: "It's my old wife who is sick, and I have to worry about you." ”

"Why are you worried?" She raised a smile and said, "My grandmother treats me so well, and Chu'er likes her grandmother the most." (To be continued.) )