178 The general is gray-haired and ready to go on the march
After the moon, when I returned to Gu's house, I looked at the unfamiliar carved beams and columns at the beginning of the summer, and I also felt a little unreal. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
After being reborn, she didn't think about her marriage, and she and Luo Ziqian rarely mentioned the topic of her lover, because she had a lot of old things in her heart, so she had no expectations, which was normal.
Who would have thought that she would marry so early in this life?
The man next to him, if you want to say how much you love him, it's really not. She has long passed the age of looking at people by skin, and she has never had any preference for men. However, the young man is long and jade, and his appearance is very beautiful, and he is very eye-catching to look at.
Xia Chu probably guessed that he should be like Wu Qingyun, a reborn person, and he was far more mature and stable than his peers. The thing that made her most curious was that his eyes were clear, not as implicit as the so-called heroine, and his vicious gaze made people dislike.
God has the virtue of a good life, giving them the opportunity to start over, depending on how the individual chooses.
Now that Wu Qingyun has entered the palace, Gu Teng is her husband, she doesn't know if he has an unfulfilled wish, but she also knows that he is extremely diligent in his life, and in the days after getting married, he has never stopped practicing martial arts, and he has to stay in the study for two hours every day, even when he is in the Xia family, he has never stopped, but Xia Qing is very satisfied with this son-in-law.
"Coming back?" Wen looked at her son and daughter-in-law who greeted her in the hall with a smile, stretched out his hand to greet Xia Chu, called her to come to his side, took her hand and patted her, "Your grandmother is already taking a nap, and I will go to ask for peace later." Teng'er, if you have something to do, go ahead, Yuan Min might as well stay and talk to me. ”
...... "This is my mother?" Gu Teng looked at his mother, who didn't even give a little corner of his eyes to Xia Chu, and nodded helplessly: "Yes, my son just has some things to deal with, Yuan Min, I'll pick you up later." ”
The latter sentence is said to the beginning of the summer.
The family doesn't like to call her by her words, Xia Chu reacted slowly, looked at him hurriedly, met his gentle gaze, was slightly stunned, and nodded a little unnaturally for a while: "Okay, husband, go ahead!" ”
This point is unnatural in Wen's eyes, it is shy and timid, and he can't help but be more satisfied.
The daughter-in-law she personally selected, of course, hopes that the young couple can love each other.
Gu Teng left, Wen pulled Xia Chu to talk, and a daughter-in-law came to report the family history. Xia Chu got up and wanted to leave, but was kept by Wen, and pointed to the account book on the table with a smile and said, "These will be handed over to you sooner or later, so stay and listen." ”
"Yes, Mother." At the beginning of summer, I had no choice but to respond.
Wen is right, Gu Teng is the prince of this mansion, and she, as the princess, will have to take over the middle feed sooner or later. It's just that she didn't expect that her mother-in-law, Mrs. Gu, would let her come into contact with these so soon.
I don't know if this day was arranged by the Wen family, or if it was the practice of the Gu family, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law and others all came to report on the affairs of the family on this day.
Xia Chu sat aside with Wen, while listening to her deal with things, while sweeping the account book she pushed to herself and slowly flipping through it, from time to time, Wen would also ask her some questions, how to deal with it, Xia Chu also answered them one by one.
For Xia Chu, who used to be the queen, she could even manage a huge palace back then, and the family background like Gu Mansion was really not in her eyes, but in two hours, she had already figured it out.
Wen didn't expect his daughter-in-law to be so capable, after all, she was a bride, she was not very old, and her experience was very limited. Although she had also heard Mrs. Xia say that she was in charge of the account books of Cihetang, she could manage a courtyard and a whole family, which were completely different things! But when she looked down, she found that she looked unhurried, but she knew everything by heart.
In such an afternoon, she just sat and listened, flipped through the account book, and came up with a lot of good ideas for her.
Wen suppressed the surprise in his heart, let go of the people who were going to work, looked at the sky, it was already getting weak, it was time to prepare dinner, got up and was about to speak, but saw Xia Chu close the account book, and said softly: "Mother, daughter-in-law has something, I don't know whether to ask." ”
"Yuan Min said anything straightforwardly, I have always treated you as a daughter, you don't have to be so restrained in front of me." Wen laughed.
"Yes," Xia Chu smiled, how could a daughter-in-law be a daughter-in-law? Even if there are, there are very few mothers-in-law who can do this. Besides, what does Wen's kindness have to do with her? She will recognize her identity, what she should do and what she shouldn't do, and she will not go beyond the rules: "This account book, but the Zhuangzi in the name of my grandmother?" ”
Wen was stunned, picked it up and looked at it, then nodded and said, "Yes, exactly, what's wrong." ”
She didn't pay much attention to it when she gave it to Xia Chu, but just took a copy for her to look at.
"My grandmother also has a nearby Zhuangzi, which has been good every year and has an excellent harvest, but my daughter-in-law is looking at it, why is my grandmother's Zhuangzi unable to make ends meet every year?" Xia Chu said: "Is there some reason?" ”
"Oh, I know this, my mother's adoptive mother lives in Zhuangzi, and Zhuangzi is in the care of her descendants. The mother-in-law and the old man have always been soft-hearted, so she is offered by the village! Wen suddenly realized, smiled, satisfied with Xia Chu's carefulness, and couldn't help nodding secretly.
"That's so, but it should be, grandmother is really kind and kind." Xia Chu smiled and reminded softly: "It's just...... I remember that the income from this Zhuangzi is as much as 1,000 taels, which is enough to raise more than a dozen elderly families, and besides, the adoptive mother next to my grandmother is afraid that she is not young anymore, right? ”
Wen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood her real question.
At the beginning of the summer, I should have seen early in the morning that there was an old man next to Mrs. Gu in this Zhuangzi, this adoptive mother was a nurse, and when she was older, it was nothing to let her go out to Zhuangzi to support the elderly, but the income and expenses were not right.
To put it mildly...... Old Madam Gu is so old, and it is still a question whether her nursing mother is still alive.
Wen couldn't help frowning, she still remembered that her mother-in-law's nurse had followed her son and daughter-in-law to the house to thank her for her grace, but she hadn't seen it in the past few years.
In the past two years, the head of the village has been replaced by the grandson of the nurse, and when he and his daughter-in-law came to the house to thank him, he always said that the elders in the family were not in good health, and they were crying poorly...... In the end, it was her mother-in-law's Zhuangzi, she didn't care about it, and now that she thinks about it, there is indeed something wrong.
"I see, you go and prepare dinner first, and I'll go talk to your grandmother about this." Wen picked up the account book and said.
Xia Chu nodded, got up and went to find the lady in the dining room who was already waiting outside.
The daily meals in the kitchen are set by the masters after they have seen them, and there are rules. But they only came back to the door today, and Wen had ordered it earlier, and the family would use it together, and the lady in the dining room would come to ask about the dishes for the evening.
The list was prepared early in the morning, and at the beginning of the summer, he took two looks, went to two greasy braised elbows and big meat, and added two vegetable dishes, and then said: "This day is gradually getting colder, there are not many fresh vegetables outside, and the dishes at home these days will be sent by someone, so you don't have to buy them separately, you remember to say to the purchase." ”
The lady in the dining room hesitated, but still didn't say anything, and responded.
Xia Chu didn't care what she was thinking, went back to the house, found Wen who hadn't left yet, and said it.
Wen didn't take it to heart, as long as there was something to eat, there was no difference between what he bought outside or what he grew at home, but he said with some curiosity: "When it's cold, there are no seasonal vegetables to buy outside, but where did you come from?" ”
"My mother probably knows that my second sister married to Lingxian, and they are very suitable for growing vegetables there." Xia Chu smiled.
Wen nodded, she was clear about this: "I heard that your second brother-in-law's family moved to live in Zhuangzi in the countryside?" ”
"Exactly, the second sister's mother-in-law is very quiet, and the town is very troublesome, so she moved to Zhuangzi, and the farmers in the countryside are simple, and they seem to be more comfortable." Xia Chu nodded.
"Not bad." Wen nodded pertinently, there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, the countryside is better than the land next to it, there is a little silver at home, ordinary farmers dare not offend, and it is good to live as a landlord's wife. "Is it just that vegetables are also grown in the winter?"
She'd never heard of it!
"I think my mother also knows that my second sister has had some strange ideas since she was a child, this is not this time she is pregnant, she always likes to eat something out of season, saying that the taste is light in winter, and she always eats some greasy and refreshing, so she thought of a way to grow vegetables in winter, and only grew a few days ago, and sent it to the family. In winter, what is sold outside is the front save, not very fresh, the second sister said that now the second stubble has grown, and we will send some to our family in the future. ”
"I see, your second sister is also a strange woman." Wen couldn't help but nodded, she knew what Xia Bangqiu was messing with, after her family married the Xia family, her in-laws sent some dim sum recipes, not to mention that the children in the clan liked it, but she loved to eat it. After thinking about it, he said: "It's not easy for her to tinker with these things, we are a big family, and we are only afraid of a lot, so it's better to give some silver, otherwise we won't be happy." ”
"I know, Mother." Xia Chu smiled, and his mouth should be lowered.
That's what she originally thought, once or twice is love, and after a long time, no matter how much affection fades. Even if Xia Bangqiu insisted on not wanting to, she couldn't let her suffer this loss, right?
However, of course, it was not such a money-for-money purchase, and she would have filled it from somewhere else.
"Okay, you can just make up your mind about this, and the things at home will have to be taught to you sooner or later." Wen took her hand and said with a smile: "There are not many things in the house, and there are no more things to say, and now you and Teng'er are still newly married, and you are still young, I will not hand these over to you, and take care of the dining room first." After a few days, Teng'er will go to the army, and you will slowly learn from me. ”
"The mother arranged it very well, and the daughter-in-law saved it."
"You kid, you are still so angry, follow Teng'er to call your mother." Wen looked at Xia Chu's delicate face, and was still a little childish, and couldn't help but want to love her in his heart.
At the beginning of the summer, when she hadn't passed the door, Wen always thought about marrying her daughter-in-law and holding her grandson, but now that she has really passed the door, she is not in a hurry. She likes delicate and tender girls, and she looks very well-behaved. When Gu Teng went to the army, would his daughter-in-law have to accompany her every day? When I think about it, I feel beautiful.
As for the grandson or something, he was still young at the beginning of the summer! After waiting for two years, she is not in a hurry.
She directly forgot that at the beginning of the summer, she followed Gu Teng for morning exercise every day, and only treated her as a pampered girl.
Wen's eyes were kind and gentle, and Xia Chu could see that she was really good to herself, and she couldn't help but soften in her heart.
Between people, we should not only look at fate, but also get along.
A man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.
At that time, Gu Teng went to find his father.
General Gu took a break today, did not go to the military headquarters to order, and when he saw his son coming, he didn't speak, but just nodded.
"What's wrong with Dad, why are you worried?"
"The first few **** were not at home, and the news came from Luowangfu, saying that the Di people in the north were restless. This year, there is a big drought in the north, and the herdsmen are having a hard time, but they are afraid that they will invade the south, and I estimate that the emperor may send reinforcements for my father. ”
"Reinforcements?" A hint of surprise flashed on Gu Teng's face, the one who ascended the throne in his previous life didn't trust his father...... He sent his cronies over, but he was defeated, but it was rumored in the army that his father refused to accept the order, which made his prestige drop a lot. This time, the second prince is very respectful of his father, but this reinforcement is only a pretense.
Even though Zhao Yanran has now become the queen, Luo Wangfu is naturally on the emperor's side, but he is still suspicious.
Sending my father over is just for the sake of power, right?
The prince of the Luo Wangfu, in the hearts of the Beidi people, is only afraid of the god of war, with him in the town, the north is very stable, if the emperor is not jealous of the emperor in the previous life, he has to recruit the Luo prince to return to Beijing, but I am afraid that he will not fall to the point of defeat!
Now it seems that people know how to make good use of it today, but it is not clear whether it is because the Emperor Taishang is alive.
Don't look at these days, the Gu family has not paid too much attention to the affairs of the capital in order to manage the happy events, but the emperor is getting worse and worse, but everyone knows that the atmosphere in the capital is very solemn, everyone knows that the emperor is afraid that he can't hide this time.
Today, I'm afraid it's also sitting on pins and needles.
How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the couch? He became an emperor, but he still had one on his head, and he was comfortable?
Gu Teng knew that the princes of the Emperor Taishang were not pure filial piety!
"For my father, I will go out this time, but I am afraid that I will not be able to return to the capital in the short term." General Gu nodded, he is also a sensitive person, how can he not know the emperor's thoughts? But how dare you disobey? glanced at his son, who had grown into an adult, and said with relief: "Fortunately, there are you at home, you are also an adult, you can stand up the door, and you will take good care of the family." ”
"I know Dad, I will guard the house and wait for your triumphant return." Gu Teng said seriously. (To be continued.) )