Chapter 161: Zhenyue
Qian Yixiu was too bored, and asked Qian Yijindao, "Brother, do you think Liang Gongzi will be in Xizhou Mansion?" If only he were there, let's play with him. He came to our house last year, and we entertained them for a day with good food and drink, and he should also do his best to be a landlord here. β
Qian Yijin said, "My sister really wants to come out of one." Liang Gongzi must still be in Daci Temple at this time, and he and Hongji are learning martial arts with Master Beikong. β
And Liang Jinzhao, who was in the mouth of the little brother and sister, had just finished sending people off at this time, and returned to the Song Mansion from outside the city gate with his cousin Song Huaijin.
The two of them went back to the courtyard to change their clothes, washed their faces, and went directly to Mrs. Song's courtyard. In the side hall of the main room, Mrs. Song was sitting on the Luohan bed, and the second Mrs. Song, Song Siye, and Song Si Grandma were laughing with her.
Because the old lady is old, no matter how hot it is, she doesn't dare to put ice in the house. Second Mrs. Song's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law held the fan and shook it gently, and the girl behind the old lady was also helping the old lady fan it.
The two brothers went in and saluted the old lady, and then saluted the second lady Song.
The old lady beckoned, and the two of them smiled and sat next to the old lady on the Luohan bed.
"Pan Pony is gone?" The old lady asked.
Liang Jinzhao diΗndiΗn head said, "Gone, my grandson has been sending his car out of the city gate." β
Grandma Song Si gossiped, "I heard that Mr. Pan went to Baoji Yinlou to buy pearls all over Xizhou Mansion at once, and since the end of yesterday, there has been an endless stream of people going to Baoji Yinlou. Ouch, I feel that buying a piece of Baoji Silver House ornaments has become more elegant. β
Everyone laughed.
The old lady disagreed, and said, "Pan Fuma has collected all the pearls in the world and placed them in his daughter's room, and her daughter will not survive." Hmph, people don't know how to cherish when they're alive, but when they're dead, they make these useless things, and they don't make them for the living! β
Liang Jinzhao said with a smile, "My grandson thinks that with Grandpa Pan's temperament, he doesn't care what others think of him." He must really be remorseful, and he felt that Lord Zhenyue didn't care much when he was alive, so he blamed himself and grieved after her death, and always wanted to make up for it. β
When the old lady heard this, she was a little nervous, and said, "There are many people who can sell their reputations, but there are few people who can really do this kind of Cheng dΓΉ. β
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Song Siye said with a smile, "Grandma just say this at home, if it is heard by outsiders, people don't dare to mess with grandma, and eighty percent of them will beat up their grandson." β
These words made the old lady laugh again, and said, "You haven't seen Lord Zhenyue, that little appearance, really beautiful tight." It was eighteen years ago, I accompanied the old lady to the capital to report on work, entered the palace to meet the queen mother, and happened to see her once. Xiao Zhenyue was only four years old at that time, ouch, I have never seen such a beautiful child in my life, just like a little man in the sky......"
Mrs. Song and the current Queen Mother are cousins, and the relationship is unusually good when they are in the boudoir. Later, although one entered the palace as a concubine and the other married an old lady Song who was an official in other places, there were still occasional correspondence. Mrs. Song's eldest daughter, that is, the Duchess of Fengguo, Liang Jinzhao's grandmother, was the big matchmaker made by the queen and married the prince of Fengguo at that time.
The old lady had red circles in her eyes, and said, "But I didn't expect that something happened to her when she was incense to the eldest princess of Ziyang." When I heard the bad news, I cried for days. Not to mention the Queen Mother, her eyes are so bad that she is not crying blind. β
Everyone sighed for a while. Whenever the old lady spoke of these things, she was so angry that she had to think about them for a long time, and she was sad every time she said them.
Second Mrs. Song tried to open the topic and said, "This time, my father-in-law finally got a picture of Mr. Pan, as if he was happy." β
Song Siye also said, "I heard from the little guy in the outer study, grandpa enjoyed the picture last night until the time of his son, and he got up early this morning to see it." β
The old lady said, "I don't think there's anything good about Pan Zi'an's picture, but the old lady likes it very much." Every year, he asked someone to ask him for a painting, and this time he finally spent a few thousand taels of silver to buy a picture, and he felt that he had a big bargain. β
Song Huaijin said, "Grandma must have a preconceived idea, and she doesn't like Mr. Pan, so she thinks his picture is not good." My grandson has seen the 'Xishan Tea Garden' he painted for his grandfather on the spot, which is majestic and wonderful. β
The old lady said, "What's the use of drawing well?" I don't know what ** soup you guys have drunk, you're all talking for him. A few years ago, when I went to Beijing to meet the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother and her old man cried like tears when they talked about the eldest princess of Ziyang and the county lord of Zhenyue. Before she died, the eldest princess took the hand of the queen mother and asked her to treat Pan Zi'an well, otherwise his life would not have been so good. β
"It's really a woman's opinion," said the old lady Song as she entered the room, "and the women always focus on the small sections. Pan Zi'an has great talent and is most respected by the Qinglius. Even if the Queen Mother wants to find his fault, the emperor will not agree. β
Everyone got up and saluted him, Liang Jinzhao and Song Huaijin sat on the chairs next to them, and the old lady sat on the Luohan bed.
The old lady sat down, took a sip of tea and said to the old lady, "I know that because of the relationship between the Queen Mother, you pity the eldest princess of Ziyang and the county lord of Zhenyue for their premature death. But the immortal deaths of the two of them were accidents, and Pan Zi'an was not to blame. Besides, we outsiders don't know much about other people's family affairs, so it's not good to comment on them. It is not easy for Pan Zi'an to do this step for the deceased daughter. β
Everyone saw that the old lady was a little uncomfortable, and after talking for a while, they all withdrew.
Liang Jinzhao and Song Huaijin lived in the same courtyard, and after returning to the courtyard, Song Huaijin said, "Grandma also cherishes the county lord of Zhenyue, so she will say that about Mr. Pan...... Cousin, don't take it to heart. β
Liang Jinzhao waved his hand and said, "How could I be angry with my grandmother." In fact, my mother is particularly reluctant to be called the in-law of the Pan family, and she does not look down on my little aunt. said that no matter whose daughter she was, she couldn't escape the fact that she was raised by a little woman, or the kind of means she used......" I didn't finish saying it and felt inappropriate, hehe smiled and was embarrassed to continue.
After thinking about it, he said, "I heard Wang Liang say that those two little brothers and sisters came to Xizhou Mansion, let's go and play with them in the next day." β
Song Huaijin was stunned for a while before remembering that he was talking about the two little brothers and sisters in Huaxi Village, Wang Liang had said it yesterday, and he also brought the mash and cakes that the Qian family sent to the house. Then he said, "Those two are children, what is there to play with them?" β
Liang Jinzhao said, "Last year, it was so fun for us to go to the small farm yard in Huaxi Village, and the civilian courtyard had their own fun. Besides, the little brother and sister are also having fun, let's go have some fun. β
Qian Yixiu didn't know that he had become someone's fun, and was happily fiddling with the dowry that Wan Dazhong bought. There are silver heads, gold bracelets, horn combs, two bronze mirrors, one large and one small, and two silk satins. Brother Monkey's silver collar is custom-made, and it won't be available until two days later.
Qian Yixiu said with a smile, "Uncle Wan still has some family background." β
Wan Dazhong said with a smile, "When my father was in the north, he helped a large family as a nurse, and he also saved the life of his master, and won some rewards. Before my mother married my father, she was also a first-class maid from a large family, and after marrying my father, she was removed from slavery. So we do have some family background. β
I didn't see that Wan Dazhong was quite honest.
Qian Yixiu was happy, "It's really a turtle with meat in its belly, and my aunt definitely didn't think that she was married to a rich man." β
At the end of the morning, Qian Yijin's little brother and sister and Miss Qian Manting's younger brother, who had rested for a while, continued to enjoy the shade under the tree. Qian Sangui was very tired yesterday, and he didn't stop yet, and he couldn't take his brother and sister to buy people in Yaxing tomorrow, and he didn't want them to follow Wan Dazhong to play on the street alone.
When several children were bored, they heard a knock on the door. Qian Manpo hurriedly ran to open the door, but he was stunned there, not knowing how to let the guests in.
Qian Manting looked at it and asked, "Brother, who is it, why don't you invite guests in?" β
Before Qian Manpo could answer, a familiar voice came from outside the door, "This is the eldest young master and the young master of my cousin, who came to play with Jinwa and Sister Xiu'er." β
It was Wang Liang's voice. Qian Yijin and Qian Yixiu hurriedly stood up.
Qian Manpo opened the door wide, and Liang Jinzhao and Song Huaijin, who had not seen him for nearly a year, walked in, followed by Liang Gao and another servant, and a slightly older elder. Wang Liang and another driver led two carriages at the gate of the courtyard and did not come in.
Liang Jinzhao smiled at Qian Yixiu and Qian Yijin, "We heard from Steward Wang yesterday that your brothers and sisters have come to Xizhou. β
Song Huaijin smiled, "Little Jinwa, little girl, I haven't seen you for so long, and I've grown a lot taller." Especially the little girl, she has gained a lot of weight. Then he said to Hop Hop, who was asleep under the tree, "Ah, this dog is so big, majestic and beautiful, why does it look like a wolf?" β
Qian Yijin said with a smile, "Its father is a white wolf, and occasionally he will come down the mountain to see it and Benben." By the way, I said a few words about the white wolf "repaying the favor" and sending wild things to the family.
Liang Jinzhao and Song Huaijin both raised their eyebrows when they heard this, they were very interested, and said with a smile, "Then let's go to your house to play again tomorrow and see if we can meet that white wolf." β
The brother and sister agreed to it.
Qian Sigui and Wang heard the movement and hurried out. Wang Liang, who occasionally came to the house, belonged to the distinguished guests of this family, and the two sons, Liang Jinzhao and Song Huaijin, made them even more nervous, and hurriedly sat down, served tea, and served diΗn hearts.
Qian Sigui also got up from the bed and came out to entertain the distinguished guests.
Song Huaijin said to him, "My grandmother said that your family should honor her old man several times a year for mash and cakes, she likes to eat them very much, thank you, she invites you to go to the house tomorrow to play." β
Qian Sigui bowed down again and thanked him, saying that it was embarrassing for the old lady to think that they would definitely go to the house tomorrow to greet her.
The yard is not big, there are many owners, and the five people with long arms and legs are even narrower.
Liang Jinzhao and Song Huaijin looked at the small courtyard, and then looked at the low small room, but they did not enter the house or sit. This home is really crowded and stuffy, far less fun than the Huaxi Village they once went to.
So he said to the two little brothers and sisters, "Let's go to Wuxi Teahouse, which is spacious and cool." β
Qian Yixiu and Qian Yijin wanted to go out to play for a long time, and at the same time, they didn't want the two of them to stir up this family in a panic. Qian Sangui saw that there were so many people with him, so he also agreed.
Song Huaijin proposed to take Hop out to play, and half of the eldest son was interested in this fierce big dog.
Wan Dazhong said cheekily, "It's okay for me to stay here, so let's go out with you." β
Seeing the envious eyes of Qian Manting and Qian Manpo, Qian Yijin's little brother and sister naturally brought them with them.
Several people went out and got into the carriage, Liang Jinzhao and Song Huaijin sat in the front row, running and squatting at their feet, and the four children crowded into the back row.
This carriage is not the broken carriage that Wang Liang rushed from Songjia Village, teak canopy, surrounded by carved windows, without hanging curtains, ventilated and cool. The cabin is equipped with two rows of seats, which are very comfortable to sit on.
Sitting in this beautiful car, Qian Yixiu has a feeling of riding a Mercedes-Benz in his previous life.
Wan Dazhong and a few subordinates sat in the carriage behind.
When they came to a slightly more prosperous street, a few people came down to walk and play. It's much hotter in the city than in the country, and it's getting dark. Benben was so hot that he threw out his long tongue, which frightened some passers-by far away, and also made a few half-sized children happy.
Despite such a hot day, there are still candy sellers, cold cake sellers, cold powder sellers, herbal tea sellers, and bean curd sellers......
As long as Wan Dazhong sees Qian Yijin and looks at it twice, he will pay for it. It's all for the four children, Liang Jinzhao and they are embarrassed to go shopping while eating like this.
Qian Sigui's family lived a relatively frugal life, and it was the first time for Qian Manting and Qian Manpo to eat a nickname with their little belly so open, and they were very happy.
I actually saw a monkey show, and a few children took the lead in running to see the excitement.
The ugly little monkey listened to the master's instructions and made various movements, which made everyone laugh. Even Qian Yijin asked his sister to give money quickly.
Loving the house and Wu, the little monkey made Qian Yixiu think of the monkey brother at home, so he generously sprinkled more than 20 dollars. Before going out, for convenience, she asked the third noble grandfather for a copper coin, and also changed the big silver ingot of twenty taels to a smaller one.
As soon as the money was thrown out, the monkey still knew how to make a fool of her, and it made everyone laugh again.
After watching the monkey show, they continued to walk forward, and they walked through another street intersection and saw a circle of people around the intersection. A few people were curious, and squeezed in to see that it was a pair of little sisters kneeling on the ground, and a woman holding a boy of two or three years old sitting behind them.
The little boy in the woman's arms had a red face, his eyes were not open, and his lips were dry and crusting.
The two sisters were six or seven years old, and the eldest was eleven or two years old, and the elder had a grass sticking on his head.
According to the onlookers, it seems that the younger brother of the two sisters is sick, but the family cannot afford to treat the younger brother. In order to treat her son, the mother had to sell her eldest daughter.
This footage that I used to see on TV is here again.
Qian Yixiu was a little unbearable, and said, "How ruthless a mother must be, she is willing to sell her biological daughter." β
The woman lifted her yellow face, her red and swollen eyes were dry, and said, "The child's father is sick and dead, and everything that should be sold in the family has been sold, and we have not eaten a drop of rice since yesterday." If we can sell her to a good family, we will have money to treat her brother, and she will have something to eat. (To be continued.) )