Soon, Xu Zheng's bad premonition became a reality.

Before Zhang could speak, he sighed first: "Mrs. Xu, I just came from the Cao family, and I have something important to return to you." The old lady of the Cao family had a sudden emergency last night and went early this morning. The Cao family was busy at this time, arranging the mourning hall and sending people to various mansions to deliver funeral letters. It was really not the right time for me to go, and Mrs. Cao did not have time to see me, so she only instructed a housekeeper mother to pass a message to me. said that the matter of hiring was put on hold for the time being, and we will talk about it later."

Good things are grinding!

That's true. Seeing that the dowry was about to be married, Mrs. Cao suddenly fell ill and died. The Cao family was busy with funerals at this time, so naturally they had no time or mood to deal with the affairs of the family.

Moreover, as soon as Mrs. Cao leaves like this, Cao Ying will definitely have to keep filial piety for her grandmother. If you want to marry Cao Ying, you have to wait for the filial piety period.

Zou sighed secretly in his heart, cheered up and said, "No one would have thought that such a thing would suddenly happen. It is not too late to discuss the matter later. ”

Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Mrs. Xu is really reasonable. ”

When you encounter this kind of thing, you can't be reasonable!

Zou settled down, talked to Zhang for a while, and ordered someone to take a silver reward to Zhang. Zhang pretended to excuse himself before taking the silver, and then left with a happy face.

Xu Jinyu asked Xu Zheng in a low voice: "Big brother, although you and Sister Cao have not officially agreed to marry, the two families have already had a verbal marriage contract, and they should come to the door as in-laws to mourn Mrs. Cao." ”

Even if he is not an in-law, he only wants Xu Zheng to be a protégé of Lord Cao. It's also a must-visit.

Xu Zheng snorted: "Don't wait for tomorrow, I'll go over in the afternoon." ”

Zou immediately said, "I'll go with you." ”

"Then I'll go with you." Xu Jinyu quickly responded: "It just so happens that I can meet Sister Cao and talk to her." ”

It is a door-to-door condolence. Naturally, I have to change into plain clothes and go again.

The mother and son of the Xu family hurriedly changed their clothes and got into the carriage and went to Cao's house.

As soon as he entered the street outside Cao's mansion, the carriage stopped. Xu Zheng raised his voice and asked the coachman: "Why did the carriage stop?" ”

The coachman replied helplessly: "Back to the young master, there are all carriages in front, blocking the road, and you can't cross it at all." ”

Xu Zheng lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, and there were indeed carriages in front of him. Most of these carriages were luxurious and spacious. Obviously, they all heard the funeral news of Mrs. Cao's death and came to the Cao family to mourn. It ended up being blocked here.

Xu Zheng thought for a moment, turned his head and said, "Mother, sister." You two sit in the carriage and wait, and I'll go ahead and have a look. ”

"Big brother, why don't my mother and I get off the carriage and walk to Caofu together." Xu Jinyu suggested in a low voice: "Not so." I don't know how long it will take to pass. ”

Xu Zheng hesitated: "But." In this way, you and your mother will show up and walk over."

"At this time, I can't care about this." Xu Jinyu quickly took over the conversation: "The carriages blocked here are all going to Cao's house, and it is estimated that they are impatient to wait, and they will soon walk over." We're going fast, and it's not too eye-catching. ”

Zou also nodded in agreement: "What Jin Niang said is right. In a hurry, let's go over first. ”

Xu Zheng saw that the two of them were so persistent, and he didn't say more. The mother and son got out of the carriage together. Walk to Cao's house.

Along the way, there were at least dozens of carriages.

Although the Cao family is not as good as those noble mansions. But it is also a scholarly family that has been inherited for many years. Especially in this generation, there is a great Confucian like Lord Cao, and he is even more famous.

Master Cao has a lot of protégés, and there are many relatives and friends who are good at the family. One by one, they heard the wind, and they blocked the streets outside Cao's mansion

"Cousin! Cousin Jin! ”

A familiar voice suddenly sounded from not far away.

Xu Zheng and Xu Jinyu looked at it in unison. But I saw a spacious and gorgeous carriage open the door, and a handsome young man stepped out of the carriage and strode over.

It turned out to be Chen Yuanqing, who had not met for a long time!

Chen Yuanqing was as cheerful as ever, patted Xu Zheng's shoulder hard and said, "Cousin Zheng, where have you been recently?" Poetry and books will not see you. ”

Xu Zheng smiled casually: "I have been studying behind closed doors these days and have not gone out. By the way, we moved out of the Weining Hou Mansion and now live in the old house of the Zou family. If you want to find me, come to the old house of the Zou family. ”

Did the Xu family move out of the Weining Hou Mansion?

Chen Yuanqing was a little surprised, but he didn't ask much. Borrowing to live in someone else's house is inevitably a little inconvenient. It was only a matter of time before the Xu family moved away from the Weining Hou Mansion.

Chen Yuanqing and Xu Zheng exchanged pleasantries, and then looked at Xu Jinyu: "Cousin Jin, I haven't seen you for many days, you seem to have grown a lot taller." "It's more beautiful than before.

The last sentence, Chen Yuanqing swallowed back silently.

His admiration for Xu Jinyu is a thing of the past. In the future, Xu Jinyu will be the daughter-in-law of the second brother Chen Yuanzhao, and will also be his second sister-in-law. His words and deeds naturally have to avoid suspicion, so as not to cause gossip, and so as not to make the second brother unhappy.

Don't look at the second brother's serious and deep appearance on weekdays, he is actually a vinegar jar. Men, they are all cautious in this regard

Xu Jinyu raised her eyes and smiled slightly: "Cousin Yuanqing looks a lot more stable. ”

Chen Yuanqing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Is this praising me, or is it a disguised implication that I was impulsive and reckless before?" ”

Xu Jinyu smiled amusedly.

It's not time to catch up and talk about the old days in the here and now. Xu Zheng said a little apologetically: "We plan to go to Cao's house, and we don't have time to talk more with you." ”

Chen Yuanqing took over the conversation without thinking: "I'll go over with you." "As for the Ye family Tao in the carriage, they will wait for the time being

Caofu opened the main gate and mourned. As far as the eye can see, it's almost white.

In the middle of the huge mourning hall, there is a coffin of golden silk nanmu. The dead old lady Cao was lying in the coffin with a peaceful expression. The children and grandchildren of the Cao family all knelt beside the coffin, crying.

Xu Zheng stepped forward and solemnly kowtowed to the coffin. The Cao family on the side kowtowed and returned the salute.

When Xu Zheng got up, his eyes quickly glanced at it, but he didn't find Cao Ying's figure.

This thought flashed, and Xu Zheng couldn't help but laugh at himself secretly.

It's really careless! Large families set up mourning halls for funerals, and there are also internal and external differences. All the female dependents are in the inner mourning hall and will not show their heads.

Cao Ying is naturally staying in the inner mourning hall now

Just thinking about it, he suddenly heard a voice at the door: "His Royal Highness King Qin personally came to mourn Old Madam Cao!" ”

"The deputy commander of the guards and infantry army sent Master Ji to condolences to Mrs. Cao!"

(To be continued......)