Chapter 143: Fat
"Qing'er? Why does this have to do with my niece's daughter again? Cao Ze was even more confused when he heard this, stood up and turned around several times, and then sat down again, feeling that he couldn't figure it out?
Irritably, he asked, "Where is this, why do you say that the more you say, the more confused my brother becomes?" β
Cao Mu was amused by his younger brother's appearance, he immediately rested his arm on the desk, leaned slightly towards his younger brother, and whispered mysteriously: "Let me tell you, our niece and daughter, I wonder if we will let the two of us, who are uncles, open our eyes widely." β
Cao Ze is the most impatient to look at his brother's posture of pretending to be a ghost and making people guess riddles, as if he is the smartest and the most stupid all day long!
He immediately slapped the table, "Okay, you can give me a word now, how to deal with this matter?" The brother-in-law of the boss of the Qinghe Gang is still detained in the warehouse of our North Street Silk Village, and he has a lot of dreams this night, so don't pull something out again. β
"No matter how you say it, this is also a major place in Gyeonggi, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if that person is a bastard in the gang, but what we did today can be regarded as kidnapping and lynching, if it really makes trouble, our Ming'an Hou Mansion will inevitably be burned in the face."
Cao Mu was in a good mood, but he let his younger brother put out the fire with a basin of cold water on his head, he sat up straight, and said solemnly: "What's so difficult about this?" Now no matter what Cao Sangongzi wants to do, we can't let him come and give them the most satisfactory answer. β
"Well, I've been listening vaguely lately, saying that Duo'er hasn't been in good shape lately? Then let Aunt Jiang take her to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple on the fifteenth day of the first month of the first month, and give him a chance. β
Then he looked at Meng Yuanshan, smiled and ordered: "Xianzhou, this person who follows Aunt Jiang and her mother on her face, don't have too many, the maid's mother has two or three, and the secret guard will send the most elven to Benhou, I want them to hide the secret, but I can still see and hear, everything that happens." β
"Hmph, let's lay out this big net, we just need to wait and see what happens, I want to see, a hairy young man, can still make big waves in the palm of my hand?"
Meng Yuanshan listened to the conversation between the two masters, obviously there was going to be a big drama to sing, and his spirit was also excited, he felt that he had been idle enough for a long time, so he should move his muscles and bones.
secretly decided that it would be more appropriate to do this errand by himself, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it was just to watch the show on the spot
Meng Yuanshan immediately clasped his hands into fists, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's do it according to the instructions of Master Hou, but this Qinghe Gang, I'm afraid I have to go on a trip, although they secretly investigated us first, but in the end, we hurt other people's people, so we have to give someone an explanation, right?" β
"Okay, you just have to talk, it's just to ask for more silver, as long as they open their mouths, just give them to them, and after you negotiate the price, you will go to your third master to pay the silver."
"Remember, be sure to tell them, be sure that the third prince Cui thinks that the news they got is true, and because Aunt Jiang's status is not high, it is easy to approach." When Cao Mu said this, he had already found that Cao Ze's face was very ugly.
This is becoming more and more clear, no matter how big Cao Mu is, this will taste a different taste.
Cao Ze sighed in his heart, "After all, I still have to admit to my younger brother, and this result may be a big blow to my younger brother." β
He couldn't help but think of the scene of his younger siblings getting along when he was a child, the two of them were close in age, and they have always been very close, when Cao Yunxiu died of a blood collapse in childbirth, Cao Mu took two or three years to recover his strength.
If you know that the death of your own sister is not as simple as a difficult birth, and this matter is also related to the person next to your pillow, what kind of torment does his heart have to be?
Cao Mu and Mrs. Cao Laohou both know too well the hearts of the third master of this Hou Mansion, so they have been hiding it from him, but seeing that the truth is being revealed and getting closer and closer, they can't hide it if they want to.
If you don't tell your brother in advance, do you really have to wait for your niece to find out and come to the door before letting Cao Mu know the reason?
I'm afraid that at that time, Cao Mu will blame himself for being a brother and hiding from him!
"That's it, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, let's make it clear today." Cao Ze sent Meng Yuanshan out, and took advantage of the situation to let the only one or two henchmen in the house retreat.
The two brothers, closed the door and talked all night, no one knew what the two brothers said, but this Cao Sanye fought from the next day, and he was sick in Yiming Hall, for this, Ming Anhou also specially invited the imperial doctor to treat his younger brother
After Cui Changjian returned home, he deliberately asked the maid who was waiting around him to go to his grandmother and asked Mrs. Cui when she was free, he had some things to discuss with her grandmother, hoping that her grandmother could take the time to see her.
Mrs. Cui has always put her grandson's affairs first, and when she heard that Cui Changjian rarely had something to discuss with her, she was going to have dinner with her granddaughters, but she also changed her mind temporarily.
Let the maids inform the ladies that they don't need to come over, and leave the time for their three grandchildren.
Cui Changjian obediently accompanied his grandmother to dinner, and when Fu Hui came up with tea, Mrs. Cui instructed lightly: "There is no need to leave so many people in the house, the old man will gossip with your third son, and you will all go." β
Cui Changjian looked at the rest of the people in the house, they were all grandmother's henchmen, none of them were born, and what he was going to say tonight was not a secret thing, and sooner or later people would know about it, so there was no need to hide it.
He told his grandmother all about the business of partnering with King Ruijun, and Cui Wanqing's idea of being cautious was naturally beautified by him, and he was a sister-in-law to share his brother's worries and solve problems.
Mrs. Cui is an old man, and he can't hide his clever words from the old lady.
I was quite happy in my heart, and nodded with a smile: "Jian'er, let my grandmother say, since the nobles look up to you and let you bear this name, you have to make a good reputation, don't let the nobles disappoint you." β
"As for your Aunt Yun's dowry shop and the grange, we are only in custody, and they will all be returned to Qing'er in the future, but since she is willing to let you use the faΓ§ade, it is also your brother and sister who have a good relationship, and I am too late to be happy as a grandmother, so naturally I will not stop it."
"It's just that these chores are now managed by your eldest uncle, so you have to say hello to her and let her be prepared, now, your father's birthday is not far away, and you also know that you will help him celebrate his birthday in Dongfu this year."
"It's better like this, when your father's birthday is over, your eldest aunt is idle, and your grandmother will tell her."
How could Cui Changjian not understand in his heart that his current behavior was actually taking fat from the mouth of the eldest uncle, and she couldn't be happy about who this matter was put on her.
Grandmother's arrangement is also to prevent the eldest aunt from being unhappy and treating her father's birthday banquet slowly, in the final analysis, she is still such an experienced old man, who acts carefully and thinks about everything in the long run.
Cui Changjian knew that as long as his grandmother nodded here, the shop on Gulou South Street would be taken steadily, but he had to leave a line in everything, and he also had a plan in his heart.
Cui Changjian picked up the teacup and tasted a sip of fragrant tea, and said very casually: "My grandson's business this time, if it is done well, it will be the only one in the capital, and my income will never be less, my grandson thought, take a share for the ninth sister to make fat powder, and then give the eldest nephew a share, it will be regarded as the pocket money that my third uncle gave to my nephew, what do you think, grandmother?" β
"Good, good, what's not good? It's rare that you still remember our brother Tao, this arrangement is naturally the most appropriate, you also know that your eldest aunt has always loved her grandson the most, you can be so thoughtful, very good, remember, no matter what time it is, we are a Cui family! If you are sincere to them, they will not need you. Mrs. Cui clapped her hands happily.
This is also a great grandson, knowing that the third grandson's move is also a disguised compensation for his own eldest aunt, with this, Mrs. Cui has to speak more confidently, isn't it?
Cui Changjian saw that his grandmother was happy, and he also felt that the money was well spent, money, earned is spent, as long as the family can at least be harmonious on the surface, it will be considered a great joy.
Cui Wanyun couldn't blow the wind because of the rash on her body, so she took sick leave for several days in a row, so on the day she went to visit Zheng's house, Cui Wanqing took Cao Tang and Meng Yuele to the back mountain together, which was also to not make people think about anything.
The courtyard where the Zheng family lives is halfway up the Yuxi Mountain, the scenery on this road is really good, there are green bamboo and wild flowers everywhere, and there is also a mountain spring passing through the mountain, the people who see it are in a comfortable mood, and they feel quite relaxed.
Cui Wanqing's six masters and servants, with prepared gifts, followed Zheng Xiu'er on the bluestone path in the mountains, and from time to time there were surprised words of praise from the young ladies and laughter from the mountains and forests.
"Sister Xiu'er's home is really hidden in the depths of the forest, no less than those born masters who live in seclusion in the green mountains and beautiful waters, the little sister originally felt that you have a free and easy personality and treat people warmly, and now it seems that this quiet and dusty residence is afraid that it will also have a profound impact on your personality." Cui Wanqing's praise came from the heart.
Just imagine, in such a close environment to nature, people's hearts will be invisibly affected by the environment, and their horizons will suddenly become open because of these vast and turbulent mountains. R1152