Chapters 21-22
CHAPTER XXI
Now, Li Shaoqing is five years old, and in the past four years, a lot of things have really happened, some are happy, and some are naturally sad. Li Shaoqing's face always changes with these things.
First of all, the second lord Li Pingchuan finally married, and the second son of the grandfather of the country donated a false title that did not even need to be signed, and decorated the faΓ§ade. The second master invited the iceman to come to the door to propose. In fact, this matter has been negotiated in private, and the eight characters before the door are all closed, and inviting an iceman or something is just a formality. But the etiquette and pomp or something are still needed. Because he is a son-in-law, he has a lot of shares in the public school, and the Zhao family has privately subsidized a lot. Zhao pondered that the second child could be a loser, just give one almost, and when the daughter-in-law entered the door, he had to leave some for the second daughter-in-law. Li Pingchuan didn't say anything, he also knew that he was not as good as his eldest brother, but he was more than enough to be compared to the top, and when he stayed with Li Chenglin, he would not be able to compare with him. When you think about it, your mind is balanced.
Li Pingchuan's wife, Zhang, whose father is the son of the country, is the priest of wine, from the fourth grade. It can be said that Zhang's match with Li Pingchuan is more than enough. Zhao is also satisfied, her son is unreliable, for the sake of her future grandchildren, she also has to match him with a reliable wife. To know the importance of a wife in a family, people often say: there is no good wife in one generation, and there are no good children in three generations.
Then Li Tuotu finally got in the autumn, and now he is still a man, and the whole family is overjoyed. Li Tuotu made persistent efforts and planned to win in one fell swoop in the spring of the following year, so that with his relationship, he could make a real mistake openly. Whether he is in Beijing or released, he can safely take the first step in politics.
The Lin Mansion was also repaired, and Lin Dalang also came to Beijing in the morning to prepare for the Spring Festival. This time he was well prepared. However, he did not dare to be careless. After all, he is not the kind of outstanding student. Steady and steady is his style. He heard that Lin Jinyan was temporarily living in the Guogong Mansion and got along very well with the people in the Guogong Mansion. Lin Dalang's ancestors were in business, although he was not a businessman, but he had a lot of calculations in his bones. If it's convenient, why bother going the same way. He also heard that Li Guogong's eldest son was selected for the exam, and he was going to end up next year, so when would he not make friends at this time. You know, being an official is not just an exam, you have to deal with people, you have to get along with colleagues! It's also good to have a number in mind in advance. Although the Lin family is rich, there is no one in the officialdom. It can be said that in the future, there is no one to support in the officialdom, and it is not easy to climb up. Some people can reach the sky in one step, and some people are just seven or eight grades when they die of old age, talent or something is important, and connections are also an important factor!
Since ancient times, there have been xenophobia, and the land of Gyeonggi is full of powerful people, and if you want to be safer as an outsider, it is better to know some rules. If you can avoid it, you can avoid it!
The Lin family's name is Lin Shenyan, he is cheerful and enthusiastic, this time, he brought his wife and eldest son, his eldest son is older than Lin Jinyan, and he calls Lin Jinyan his little uncle. Lin Jinyan was always very expressionless when facing his eldest nephew. If you look closely, you will find that Lin Jinyan always avoided his eldest nephew intentionally or unintentionally after returning to the Lin house. Actually, it's not surprising! The nephew is older than himself, and he will inevitably feel a little bit like that.
Heal Ye Lingfeng, the little apprentice is still so young, and Xuan Zhenzi has no reason to stay in the Guogong Mansion, so he turned to the arms of the Lin Mansion. The Lin family respects Xuan Zhenzi very much. Gen Mako is also very capable of pretending. Only Lin Jinyan knew how unreliable his master was. Lin Dalang turned seventeen or eighteen turns, walked through the back door of the Guogong Mansion, and entered an academy to make up for the evil before the spring. In order to thank the government for its help, he also sent a large number of gifts. came and went, Lin Dalang actually fell in love with Li Tuotu. Both of them are now masters, and they have to deal with the spring of the coming year, and they are very sympathetic to each other. Moreover, Lin Dalang has no businessman's philistine, which makes Li Tuotu look down on him very highly, thinking: He is worthy of Lin Jinyan's eldest brother.
Since Lin Jinyan moved away, Li Shaoqing has recovered his original amount of food. Although it was still as mellow as the original, Zhao was very dissatisfied.
"Xiaoyi, what do you want?"
"I miss my brother! I heard that my brother's house is very beautiful. But my father said I was too young to go. β
"It's just a few steps, what's inconvenient. Grandma asked someone to drop you off. β
"Thank you grandma, grandma is the best!" Then, reward the middle-aged beauty with a fragrant kiss. It made his grandmother so happy!
After a long time, when Daddy Li simply went, he also took his kid with him, so he didn't have to worry about it. Li Shaoqing still likes to stare at Daddy Li, but it is slightly less than before.
Li Shaoqing likes to run to the forest house, and the two boys of the Zhou family also began to move around. Zhou Hu purely likes to watch Lin Jinyan's heroic posture flying up and down, and of course, skipping class. Zhou Bowen purely likes to follow Li Shaoqing. Zhou Hu felt that Zhou Bowen had been reincarnated in the wrong place, and Li Shaoqing and him were the same family. Zhou Bowen is not close to his eldest brother, he can't drag Zhou Bowen, although Zhou Bowen is young, he can read poetry at the age of four. Zhou Hu has not memorized all the three-character scriptures until now, which is really anxious! General Zhou is not a rigid person, he pondered that the people of the Guogong Mansion can interact with the people of the Lin Mansion, and his family can naturally interact with them. With a wave of his hand, let people send their grandchildren to play. Lin Dalang couldn't ask for it, so he asked his wife to entertain these children of the official family. The sister-in-law of the Lin family followed her father when she was very young, and her father had ups and downs in the sea, and she also gained a lot of knowledge. What kind of people she treats and what kind of heart she uses, she is very measured. Yes, the children love her very much. The sister-in-law of the Lin family also likes these boys very much, and looking at them, she thinks of the children who were placed next to Lin's father and Lin's mother.
The sister-in-law of the Lin family likes Li Shaoqing the most, because he is the best-looking, well-behaved, and very sweet-mouthed.
Let's say he wants something.
"Auntie, you're so beautiful, can I call you sister?"
"Okay! Xiaoyu is good for anything. β
"My sister's cake is delicious. Can I take a few home? I want to give it to my grandparents, my parents, and my mothers to try it. β
"Okay! That sister does a few more. β
"Sister, why don't you sue me for the method, and I will make it for you in the future."
"Alas, Xiao Yu really has a heart."
For example, he wants to sneak around and not leave.
"Sister, do you say that senior brother doesn't like me?"
"How so?"
"Then why didn't he leave Xiaoyu to eat?"
"He's just not good at words, he wants to keep Xiaoyu for dinner."
"I believe in my sister, that's good, Xiaoyu will stay and finish eating, don't bother?!"
"Of course it's not a hassle!"
The sister-in-law of the Lin family thought that her own son must be so smart and likable.
It's almost the New Year, and everyone is in a good mood, but at this time, some people are particularly disappointed.
CHAPTER XXII
The Qianyuan Dynasty was very restrictive about the inferior status of women in the inner courtyard of the back house, such as flat wives or something, which was not allowed. Only a businessman can do such a ridiculous thing. For example, the concubine family is also famous. For these two kinds of concubines, it is necessary to report the household registration, and the yamen must indicate that the origin of these two kinds of concubines cannot be stained. And the number of these two kinds of concubines is also limited, a man is only allowed to have two noble concubines and four good concubines at the same time, and the rest who are not ranked are called aunts. The status treatment is better than that of the maid, of course, if you are not favored, you may not even be as good as the maid.
Concubines and aunts were originally prepared for the continuation of their children and grandchildren, and people with good family style even had a saying that men in their thirties and forties had no children before accepting concubines. It is often said that a good wife is a beautiful concubine, and many housewives will also use concubines to consolidate their favors, of course, there will be a lot of contradictions. For example, if a concubine has a son, and the head of the house only has a daughter or no children and no daughters, then many times the concubine wants to kill the housewife and come to a counterattack or something. But most of the concubines were ruled by the mistress. After all, a concubine is a concubine, and there is a difference between dignity and inferiority. Men who are not dizzy will maintain the status of their main wives. Even if the main wife is too unreliable, there are people who remarry and divorce, and rarely raise the position of the concubine. Of course, the royal family is not counted, and that situation is more special.
Li Tuotu was too late to get married, but the Murong family had nothing to do for three years, so the Guogong couple was in a hurry, even Li Tuotu himself was also in a hurry, not to mention the Murong family. After three years of nothing, she had to wonder if there was something wrong with herself. Back then, Grandpa Guo cheekily invited the imperial doctor to come over, looked at it again and again, and the result was that there was no problem with the two of them. So, when it didn't work to seek medical advice, everyone in the Guogong Mansion turned to the Buddha and asked for the Tao, and donated a lot of silver, but there was no movement. The Zhao family turned his heart around, talked to Murong for a while, and persuaded her to give Li Tuotu a concubine. Murong was shocked, and then his heart was cold. After I went back, I sat in front of the candle for most of the night, thinking of what Zhao said. It turned out that when the Zhao family married into the Guogong Mansion, it was also three years without a job, and the toss of delaying the doctor and asking for medicine for a long time still had no effect, and then he had to carry the big girl Zheng next to him as a good concubine. Then, not long after, there was no news from the Zheng family, and the Zhao family had it, although it was a girl, the Zhao family also cried with joy. Later, it blossomed first and then fruited, and it became a good word, and the old Guogong couple lost their voice. Zhao was also uneasy at the time.
The next day, Murong and Li Tuotu said. Actually, Li Guogong and Li Tuotu said this, but Murong and him have only been married for three years, and there is no problem with the two, and Murong is very good except for having no children. If he waits for another two years, it will not be too late for him to take another concubine. I didn't want to, so Li Guogong came to him. Then, Murong also told him. Li Tuotu suddenly felt embarrassed, but in the end, he was suppressed by the saying that unfilial piety is the greatest. Murong felt that he had to lift people, so he simply put it in one step, and then, the big house had a noble concubine Zhou and a good concubine Sun. Don't say it, since you carried the two concubines into the door, the two concubines haven't moved, but the Murong clan has. Murong was not stingy on his face, he gave the two concubines some face and rewarded them with some things, so that they could serve Li Tuotu well.
The colors of the two concubines are very good, if it is compared to the Murong family, it is not necessarily, because the beauty of the three is different, if it is compared with flowers, the Murong family must be a peony, the Zhou family is like a peony, and the Sun family is the peach blossom. Each has its own spring and autumn! When the two concubines saw that the Murong family had a child, they began to fight. The two concubines are actually official women, Zhou's father is Liupin, and Sun's father is only the master of Bapin. Entering the mansion as concubines, they are also considered to be high, and there is no disapproval.
Zhou's concubine is first, and the www.biquge.info of Biquge is the same as Sun's, but she is very good at coaxing Li Tuotu, Li Tuotu promised that if she was pregnant, she would give her a higher status, as a result, Li Shaoqing was more than a year old, she was really pregnant, Li Tuotu really gave her a position in order to make her happy, and the good concubine became a noble concubine. Sun secretly tore a whole strip of handkerchief. Murong just watched coldly.
The Zhou family has to get up since they have a double body, and the Sun family doesn't pay attention to it, and even the Murong family seems to be retreating to the place of a shot. After Li Tuotu was lifted, he said that Zhou's double body brought him blessings, and coaxed Li Tuotu to give her many good things. Zhou is favored, and even the people in her house walk with their heads held high. Li Shaoqing was secretly amused when he heard it. Let's give birth, even if I can give birth, it's just a concubine. In ancient times, medical care was underdeveloped, and many children died in the middle of the journey. Ordinary production is fine, especially twins, this probability is very large. In ancient times, there was no such thing as caesarean birth.
Xu is Zhou is really too proud, and he slipped when he was pregnant in August, okay, people often say: seven lives and eight don't live. The two-formed male fetus has not yet come to this world, and it has no breath.
Zhou cried into tears, and in the end, it was Zhou's mother who persuaded her daughter. Li Tuotu also comforted a few words and gave a lot of material comfort, and Zhou's heart was a little more stable.
However, it didn't take long for Li Tuotu's spring to pass, but Lin Dalang did, and he took another step closer to the goal.
When a person's mood is bad, it is inevitable that they will become angry.
Li Tuotu originally wanted to calm down by himself, but the Murong clan was very pale and far away from Li Tuotu. However, Zhou thought this was a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation. As soon as Li Tuotu saw her, he remembered Shuangquan's son and his own path to Qingyun. Thinking about it, I thought that when my eldest son was born, the family was peaceful, and I had to be promoted, which was the time when the spring breeze was proud. Unexpectedly, a change occurred a year ago, and his fortune changed. Obviously, Lin Dalang is about the same level as himself! Thinking about it, Li Tuotu's eyes were very sharp when he looked at Zhou. Zhou felt a sigh in his heart, and made an excuse to slip away. However, Li Tuotu didn't go to her house for a long time after that. The Zhou family was very cowered for a while, and was also ridiculed by the Sun family.
No matter how decadent he is, he must cheer up, the first time he participated in the Spring Festival, he saw many people older than him, at that time, Li Tuotu was thinking, he must not enter the office again at that age. The Qianyuan Dynasty had a rule that unless the court was an important minister, the seventy-five must be sent to the official, and if anyone lied about his age, once it was found, he would be dismissed from office.
The Lin family's results are very good, although the first class is missing, but it is the first place in the second class, and he was born as a jinshi. The political career of the Lin family also began. At the age of 30, it is a good time for formal life. Not to mention, Lin Dalang will have a shortage in the future, after all, the lack is not so good. But with the status of Jinshi, the Jiangnan Lin family is also a limitation of businessmen. Thinking that with the financial support of the Lin family, Lin Dalang will not mix badly in the future.
The Lin family was overjoyed, and naturally they wanted to pass on the good news to the Lin couple. When encountering such a major event, I also want to return to my hometown to comfort my ancestors. However, Lin Dalang has his own arrangements. He plans to have a banquet for people he knows first, which is also a good time to connect with feelings.
Guogong Mansion and General Zhou's Mansion, he both handed over posts. Both families also responded, and Lin Dalang was finally relieved. Lin Jinyan was also dragged to help prepare for the banquet. Lin Jinyan suddenly began to miss his little pig brother. His little pig brother never asked him to do anything.
Just when the Lin family was busy with their horses, something happened to the Guogong Mansion, and the second-room couple made a fuss, and I heard that they also staged a full martial arts, which made the whole yard flutter.
Li Shaoqing is so curious!.