During the state funeral, it is forbidden to drink, feast and have fun, but it is not said that the family of the official eunuch is not allowed to visit each other as guests, drink a cup of tea and chat. The post under Mrs. Cao of the General Mansion of the Zhuguo State clearly wrote that it was a tea party, which shows that she also knows the scale.

Zhang and Mrs. Cao are handkerchiefs for the year, and they haven't seen each other for two or three years, and they are very worried about it. Originally, she wanted to see the other party after she arrived in the capital, but once the journey was hard, she was almost fifty years old, so she naturally wanted to rest; Second, the Guangping Wangfu is more important than the Cao family, so naturally you have to go to see the Guangping King before you can go to someone else's house; Third, it is also because at that time, the high-grade people in Beijing were crying and mourning, even if someone stayed at home, they were not the leading figures, if they went to the Cao family, but they couldn't see Mrs. Cao, who had the best friendship, it would be meaningless. That's why the Zhang family thought about postponing it for a few days, waiting for Jingzhong to calm down, and then handing over the post to the Cao family. I didn't expect Mrs. Cao to take the first step to post to her, which surprised her in her heart, but also felt very moved, and began to reflect on herself, why didn't she post to the other party for the first time? Even if it is inconvenient to visit, you should write a letter to say hello.

The Zhang family asked the Zhuguo General's Mansion to come and deliver the post, and soon a mother-in-law came in. The bean blue top, dark green long armor, a light green cloth belt around the waist, and a navy blue skirt underneath, the skirt is not on the ground, revealing a pair of big feet with cloth shoes at the bottom of the skirt. The woman combed her hair into a neat bun, inserted two silver hairpins, dressed neatly, spirited, and very neat in her actions, but the etiquette was a little rough. She said a blessing to the Zhang family, and called out: "Please be safe to the county duchess." He quickly straightened up and smiled. With a big grin, that style is simply two styles from the Sven women of the Guangping Palace.

When Zhang saw her, he also smiled. This is an acquaintance of hers. Known as Cao Dali's family, he has been waiting by Mrs. Cao's side all the year round, and he has seen him countless times before. Zhang asked the girl to bring her a small pestle to sit on, and said with a smile: "Cao Dali's family, you are almost sixty, right?" Are you still on an errand by Mrs. Tai's side? Your daughter is married to a good family, and your son-in-law is also filial, why don't you go out with your daughter to enjoy happiness? ”

The horizontal knife of Cao Dalijia sat on the small pestle across the horse. grinned and said: "The little girl is filial, but there are old people in the son-in-law's family, so I went." Isn't it a problem for them? Although their families are well-off, it costs a lot of money to feed one more person. I've been in the General's Mansion for most of my life, and I'm used to it. Besides, now I'm on an errand. It's just to talk to Mrs. Tai, point and point to the little girls when she is idle, occasionally take the car to go out to run an errand, and don't have to suffer, there are people waiting for her on weekdays, and dressing and eating are all of the best class, which is much better than in the girl's house, so you don't have to bother. "When it comes to the last sentence. He also waved his big hand.

She said it bluntly, and she almost said that her life in the General's Mansion was more comfortable than that of her daughter and son-in-law's house. I'm not afraid of people's sideways. Zhao Xiu glanced at his brother Zhao Wei and was a little surprised, but Zhao Wei smiled and said nothing. He has long seen the temper of Cao Dali's family, the Zhuguo General's Mansion is a family of military generals, and the last two generations of housewives are not from a scholarly family like Zhang, and they don't pay much attention to rules and etiquette, so they still maintain many martial artists.

Zhang listened to Cao Dali's words and was very happy: "You still have the same temper as before, and your wife likes your temperament the most." ”

Cao Dalijia grinned again. Zhao Xiu found that she actually liked this aunt's smile, simple, without any scheming, and smiling so brightly, which made people feel in a good mood when they saw it.

Zhang began to ask about Xiaoju, because Mrs. Cao is already very old, more than sixty, although her health is not bad, but during the national funeral, even a man can't stand it, let alone the old ladies? Zhang was worried that she hadn't stopped breathing, and if she came to the door so soon, she would be tired.

Cao Dali's family smiled and said: "The princess doesn't have to worry, our lady is in good health, she has to eat two big bowls of rice on weekdays, and she goes around her yard more than ten times a day. When I was young, I followed our old general to learn martial arts, and three or four small soldiers couldn't beat her, but now although she is older and pampered, she is still there, where is it so easy to get tired? At the end of the sentence, the big hand waved again.

Zhang laughed when he heard it, and he put his mind at ease, Zhao Xiu was listening with his eyes blinking, very curious. It sounds like Mrs. Cao is still a heroine, but she has to see it.

Because Cao Dali's family talked about the family's master, Zhang asked about the situation of Mrs. Cao's grandson Cao Ran: "Brother Ran has eleven this year, right?" When I saw him two years ago, he was three years younger than my grandson, but he was as tall as my grandson, not at all like a nine-year-old, but now he must have grown even taller. ”

Cao Dalijia smiled: "Isn't it? Looking at it from behind, I don't recognize it as a child at all, and it looks like our general came out of a mold. Our wife often said every day that looking at Ran Xiaoye was like seeing the general when he was a child. When the general was a child, he followed our old general to march and fight everywhere, and when he was in front of Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tai was always worried in her heart. Now that the general is in Beijing, the master is also raised in front of him, Mrs. Tai can see him every day, and he has nothing to do to talk and laugh with his grandchildren, and the day has passed, and I don't know how happy the days are. ”

Zhang smiled and pointed at Zhao Wei and said: "Although my grandson is a few years older than him, he is not as tall and strong as him, but he also studies and practices martial arts on weekdays. In the future, both of their little brothers will be in the capital, so they must have the opportunity to meet more and get closer to each other. ”

Cao Dalijia hurriedly said: "This is nature. Our Mrs. Tai also said that Hou Ye is the best child, since he was a child, he has been both civil and military, and he is sensible and polite, much smarter than our Brother Ran, and now he has taken the title at a young age, and he will definitely have a good future in the future. It would be great if our Brother Ran could get closer to him and learn a little bit about how to behave and do things. ”

Zhang smiled and asked Mrs. Cao's granddaughter: "When I met her that year, she had just passed her eleventh birthday. But looking at her gestures and behavior, she is already very presentable. looks good, presumably now it is more watery. ”

"Our girl is naturally good, but in the family of the county duchess, there is also a young lady who is smart, not inferior to our girl." Cao Dali's smile said, "The girl is also worried about the county duchess, I heard that you have arrived in the capital." I can't wait to come and say hello to you right away. It's just that the general enters the palace to guard, and the lady wants to enter the palace to cry, and there are a lot of things at home. Mrs. Tai is old, and she has to ask the girl to help take care of it, but she really can't pull away. No, I'm going to give you a post today. Or did the girl write it herself according to Mrs. Tai's instructions? ”

Zhang hurriedly took the post over and took another look: "Sure enough, it's beneficial." This character is so well written, if it weren't for the daily practice, there would never be such a fire. She pointed to Zhao Xiu, who was a little embarrassed because she was praised by the simple aunt as a smart little lady: "My granddaughter often practices calligraphy on weekdays." When their little sisters meet, they can just talk. Zhao Xiu blinked, this means...... Is she about to add a little friend?

Cao Dalijia clapped his hands and said, "So, did the duchess accept the invitation?" That's a good idea. The little one will go back and tell Mrs. Tai, and Mrs. Tai must be very happy. ”

After the departure of Cao Dali's family. Zhang looked at the post with a smile on his face. Zhao Xiu has never come back since he left Beijing when he was a child, and he has never seen anyone from the Cao family at all, so he is a little curious when he sees this. She asked Zhao Wei in a low voice: "Brother, who are the people in the Cao family?" ”

Zhao Wei said: "General Cao, the son of Mrs. Cao, is now the general of the Zhuguo State and is on duty in the ban. His wife's maiden name is Fang, and she has a son and a daughter, the eldest daughter Cao Luo is one year younger than me, and the son Cao Ran is one year older than you. Cao Luo is a girl, I have only met one or two times in a hurry, and I don't know what her temperament is, I heard that she is a little girl who is gentle and gentle, and she must be able to fall in love with you. Cao Ran, I am very familiar, I am very tall and strong, but in fact, I am stupid, and my martial arts are not even comparable to me. He is the only seedling of the Cao family, he has been extremely favored since he was a child, and it is rare that his temperament is not pampered, but he is very straightforward, but it is a pity that he does not have a long heart, and he makes friends with the children of the same age who are almost in the same family, and he is often the one who is tricked, and over time, he has a bull temper and does not like to associate with people. But he's pretty good with me, and if you see him, just treat him as if he were an ordinary person, and don't think he's not smart enough, and he'll be happy. ”

Zhao Xiu nodded again and again. Zhang smiled and said to her: "I know Sister Cao Jialuo's temperament, she is indeed a soft and amiable child, and she is very good at talking. But you don't have to talk too much about her when you make friends with her and talk about her talents. She is willing to work hard to practice calligraphy, which is really rare, but it is a pity that she does not have much talent in these things, and her poetry, chess and painting are just mediocre. When you talk to her, you have to be careful. ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly responded, and then she tilted her head again, a little puzzled: "General Cao's wife's surname is Fang, is it...... That Fang family's daughter? "It is said that the Fang family is very good at training their daughters, and there are many in-laws, and the General Mansion of the Pillar State is the faithful minister of the three generations of kings, so it must be enough to meet the criteria for choosing a son-in-law of the upper family.

Zhao Wei looked at the sky and was silent, while Zhang smiled: "There are so many people with the surname Fang in the world, why do you think of her and that family together?" ”

Zhao Xiu asked again: "Is that what the hell?" ”

"It's indeed the Fang family." Zhang said, "But her maiden family is a side branch, not obvious in the Fang family, when she married General Cao, it was because Mrs. Cao heard that her parents were filial piety, she was a daughter of a Jing Hai cloth skirt, and she was also very dignified and steady, so she invited the matchmaker to propose marriage, and the reputation of the Fang family fell second." She paused, "Mrs. Cao has been married into the Cao family for many years, and she really deserves to be dignified and steady, and her actions are not impeccable." It's just that the Fang family is a scholarly family, but the Cao family doesn't like to pay attention to those etiquette rules, and as the days go by, it is inevitable that there will be some resentment. Of course, she was still very filial to Mrs. Cao, and she also raised her children well. When you see her, remember to pay respect, and you don't have to worry about other things. ”

Zhao Xiu agreed, but secretly guessed in his heart whether his grandmother's words were hinting at something.

Before she could guess, Zhang had already clapped her hands: "Okay, let's settle the matter like this." Ming'er, let's take a look at the old house first. The day after tomorrow, take a day off and prepare some more gifts. Early in the morning after the Great Tomorrow, the three of us went to the General Mansion of the Pillar Kingdom as guests. (To be continued......)