While talking, Yujia, Yufei, Yuxia, and Yuqing all came. The second girl, Yujia, is about to get married, and she is inconvenient to stay on this occasion, so she worships her little brother in front of the spirit, and says a few words to the fifth master and five wives, and is supported by the maid.

The five old men and the fifth wife couldn't say anything.

Although Yuxia was confined by the eldest lady and the younger brother of the fifth room died, it was not good to come and take a look, so someone asked the eldest lady to come over.

Regardless of whether it is true or false, several sisters saw that Enge'er naturally cried again, Yulan persuaded Mrs. Wu for a long time, and finally she stopped her grief, and then she was aroused again, and shouted again and again: "My hard-working child, you teach me how to give up ...... you"

When the sisters saw that she was crying miserably, their cries became louder. Yulan was attentive and sharp-eyed, seeing Yuxia and Yufei lowering their heads, crying loudly, but the two of them pressed the corners of their eyes with a handkerchief for a long time, but the handkerchief was still dry and refreshing. Yulan couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, her cousin died but she couldn't squeeze out a single tear, the family affection in the mansion in this era is really as thin as a piece of paper!

Good eight girls, nine girls are really crying there. Especially the eighth girl, Yuxin, cried so much that the slugs flowed out for a long time, and Yulan finally felt a little comforted in her heart.

The old lady also sent someone to report the letter early in the morning, Su's mother and Xinghuang carried her into the door, and when she saw her little grandson, the old lady couldn't help crying. "Mother!" The fifth lady threw herself into the old lady's arms, and only screamed, and tears welled up in her eyes like a flood from the embankment.

"Pity my little grandson, who is just a full year old, why did he go without such a blessing! What happened to me, an old woman? "The old lady was born in this era, it is inevitable that she will be patriarchal, and she attaches great importance to her grandson, although she has been mentally prepared for the death of Enge'er, but she is still sad for a while.

The second wife was a little anxious when she saw it. After all, the old lady is old, and it is not a matter of crying like this all the time, but if she cries badly, it is a bad thing. She was about to go over to persuade her, but Yulan had already held the old lady's arm and persuaded: "Grandmother, you must mourn!" Enge'er left us behind, crying but not crying back. If you continue to cry like this, in case you cry and break your body, how can you be good, the fifth uncle and five aunts have just lost children, if you fall ill again, you will still make them unable to live. Listen, the fifth aunt has already cried, let's stop recruiting her. The old lady knew that she said that she would take care of it, so she wiped her tears, reached out and stroked the fifth wife's unkempt hair, and said: "Your niece is reasonable, the child is fate for you and him, for more than a year, you have broken your heart for him, suffered, and you are worthy of him, send him out of the gang, and your body is also important." You are young and young, and you will raise me a white and fat grandson in a few days! ”

To put it mildly, I finally persuaded Mrs. Fifth for the time being. Yulan saw that it was not a way to go on like this, if the fifth wife stayed here, she would only touch the scene, and if she cried like this, she couldn't stand it. glanced at Mrs. Five's personal maid Lixiang, and the two of them took Mrs. Five back to the room to rest.

A hint of appreciation flashed in the second wife's eyes. This niece is getting more and more capable. Don't say goodbye, just talk about this communication skill and this ability to judge the situation, which is not comparable to ordinary people.

At this time, the fifth old man came forward and asked the old lady to go back and rest. The old lady saw that the maid and wife in the house were in a mess, and there was no one to do it. I can't help but be a little angry. called Yuxin over and asked, "Why hasn't your mother come yet?" There was a bit of sternness in his tone.

Yu Xin said resignedly: "My mother occasionally felt cold, and she was bedridden for a while and was not allowed to come. Although she is domineering on weekdays, she is not a completely unreasonable person, and her mother is obviously good but she can't push the illness, and she also feels very inappropriate.

"Occasional chills?" The old lady paused for the faucet cane in her hand, and her tone became very impatient: "Yesterday was fine, but today I was infected with the wind cold?" She's really sick at this time. "She knows this eldest daughter-in-law too well, and she is too narrow-minded to tolerate people, so she always has to stumble on Mrs. Fifth every now and then, for two reasons: First, Mrs. Fifth has a son, but she doesn't. The second is that the old lady favors the fifth wife, and she is not angry.

The fifth wife's son died, and I am afraid that she is secretly happy at this time. It's just that she, as the head of the house, holds the key to the house with the right card at home, but she doesn't care about the overall situation, and the old lady is really a little angry. In the past, when I watched the queen mother, she always gave her three points, but this time she went too far.

The old lady beckoned Xinghuang over: "You go to Yiningju and invite the eldest lady over for me." Tell her that if she doesn't come, my wife will come and invite her herself. Go! The words were very serious, and the eighth girl's face turned slightly pale when she heard it.

Xinghuang trotted out of the curt. After a while, the eldest lady was brought in. As soon as she entered the house, the eldest lady pretended to cough a few times, first went to the spirit to worship Enge'er, and then came to visit the old lady, who looked her up and down, and her eyes were like an awl, and the eldest lady was very uncomfortable. Only then did the old lady speak: "I heard that you are infected with wind chill? ”

The eldest lady's face changed slightly, and she lowered her head and said, "My daughter-in-law is sick at the wrong time." ”

The old lady said lightly: "It's nothing, it's not time, it's not time." It's just that the children in the family are mourning, and it is categorically impossible to have no personal responsibility. Since you are sick, hand over the pair of cards and keys, and ask the second daughter-in-law to take care of it for a few days temporarily, and you can take care of it and rest and recuperate. ”

The eldest lady looked up in amazement: "Mother? I used to be my director, but now there are so many things in the family, I'm afraid the second brother and sister won't be able to get started for a while...... "The old lady is going to temporarily deprive her of the right to be a housekeeper, how can the eldest lady agree."

The second wife snorted coldly: "Although I am stupid, I am also confident that my little nephew's funeral will be held beautifully!" ”

The old lady saw that the two of them were still vindictive at this time, and said impatiently: "What, you still have doubts about my arrangement?" ”

Mother-in-law doesn't threaten, you treat me as a sick cat?!

The old lady was angry, and the eldest lady immediately wilted: "The daughter-in-law doesn't dare!" Listen to your mother! ”

The old lady nodded slightly, and said to the second wife: "Without further ado, the second family will go to Yiningju with your sister-in-law to get the right card key, Brother En'er is my grandson after all, although the child is too young to do a big job, but he can't be wronged, there should be one thing that can't be less, do you understand?" ”

The second wife said loudly: "The daughter-in-law understands that she must live up to the old lady's trust." "Seeing that the eldest lady is deflated, there is no one happier than her.

"In that case, what are you doing in a daze, don't go!" So the two of them went out and Chunxuan, and went to Yiningju in the main courtyard to deliver the cards, keys and account books, and saw the second wife with a triumphant expression of the winner, and the eldest lady felt depressed.

When the second wife returned to Chunxuan, she brought her right-hand mother and girl around her, first asked someone to rearrange the west wing room according to the etiquette system, and then assigned their own tasks, reported the funeral, picked up and dropped off guests, and arranged everything in an orderly manner.

After a while, Mr. Yin and Yang came, and agreed with the five masters to stop the spirit for three days, and asked the monk of Jue'en Temple to do the water and land dojo, and buried him five days later. The old lady made a decision. I also informed the fifth wife, who was already in a trance, and there was nothing left to mourn, and there was nothing else to say.

Early in the morning of the second day, a group of relatives of the Yang family, protégés of the old lady, and colleagues of the eldest master, the second master, and the fifth master heard the news, and came to watch one after another. The fifth wife's maiden family is far south of the Yangtze River, and the Xie family has a lot of officials in various places, but there is only one distant uncle named Xie Ruichun in the Beijing Division, who works in Dali Temple, and immediately brought his wife and son to worship after getting the news.

After the sacrifice in front of Enge'er's spirit, the subordinates led Xie Ruichun to the outer courtyard for tea, and Xie Ruichun's wife Geng took her son Xie Zhiyuan into the fifth wife's house and Chunxuan's main house to visit.

In the May weather, the door of the fifth wife's room was open, and the maid led Geng Shi and Xie Zhiyuan to the outside of the house, and heard a clear voice from a distance, which was as comfortable as eating a bowl of ice cream in summer.

“…… The dead are gone, and the living are like this. You and Enge'er's mother and son, if he knew about it, he would never want to see you so sad and sad. You are still so young, you must not hurt your body, no matter what, you must have another child, otherwise, if you can't keep it, someone will ......" The voice gradually lowered, and the fifth wife's intermittent crying was also low.

"Mrs. Geng is here!" The little maid made an announcement outside, lifted the curtain and went in.

The lighting in the room was very good, and I saw the fifth wife lying on the rosewood arhat bed, her face was pale, and the tears in the corners of her eyes had not dried. There was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl sitting next to her, wearing a plain white gown, no powder, her skin was like snow, and her eyes were clear, so Geng couldn't help but take a few more looks.

"Auntie, you're here!" The fifth lady struggled to get up from the bed to salute her, but Geng hurriedly stepped forward to hold her. "Lie down on the bed, when is it, and pay attention to these false etiquette! Enge'er is still such a young child, how can you say that it is gone......" said and took a handkerchief to wipe his tears.

Mrs. Fifth immediately burst into tears.

I finally persuaded a little better, and you came to recruit her again! Yulan is so depressed.

Quickly stood up and interrupted, bent down and saluted, "I've seen Mrs. Geng." "Seeing that Mrs. Geng is also in her thirties, although she is a generation higher than Mrs. Five, but she is very young, and the Xie family is a big family in Jiangnan, which is not uncommon.

Seeing that she was generous and well-behaved, Mrs. Geng liked her very much, took her hand and asked, "Which girl in your mansion is this, but I haven't seen it." It's so beautiful! ”

The fifth wife introduced: "This is my eldest brother's daughter, ranked seventh, Sister Lan." Thanks to her by my side these days, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to endure it! ”

Hearing that Yulan was ranked seventh, a trace of unnaturalness flashed on Mrs. Geng's face, and she disappeared very much, and said with a smile: "What a good girl, not only does she look handsome, but her conduct is not said." ”

Mrs. Geng pulled her son behind her, "I haven't seen your cousin and niece yet." ”

Yulan had already seen Geng followed by a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. The complexion is slightly dark, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is born with a tiger head and a tiger brain, which is quite endearing.

Xie Zhiyuan can also be regarded as a foreign man, but now that he is elders, the two of them still have relatives who turn around, and they are a generation apart. When the fifth wife lost her child, Yulan did not avoid behind the screen.

Xie Zhiyuan saw the fifth wife, and Yulan came over to salute him again, saying "Uncle Cousin!" Xie Zhiyuan saw that she was pink and beautiful, elegant in temperament, and generous in behavior, and he accepted her salute sideways, and blushed a little for a while.

Yulan saw his honest appearance, and felt quite interesting for a while. The little maid moved a chair and invited Mrs. Geng and Xie Zhiyuan to sit. Having to comfort Mrs. Wu a few words, Yulan sat aside, bowed her head slightly, and listened quietly, Xie Zhiyuan couldn't help but glance at her secretly, and quickly looked away.

Yulan saw it, and when she saw him looking curious and shy, she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile. Xie Zhiyuan couldn't help but be embarrassed, and even his neck turned red.

When Mrs. Geng saw the topic, she talked about it, so she talked about her son. "The Xie family is a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the poetry is an heirloom, but this son does not know how to improve, he is born and does not like to read, and he only likes to dance and play with sticks all day long, I don't know how many times I have told his father, he just can't change it. Later, his father didn't bother to discipline him, so he asked back a gun and stick instructor and learned some martial arts casually. A few days ago, he went to take the Wuju Township Examination, and he was lucky to pass the ......" The fifth wife said of her son, and her tone naturally carried a sense of pride.

Da Chu Dingding Central Plains is a Jiazi, and various systems are becoming more and more complete. Although military attachés still regard their military background as the "right path" and supplement it with those who come from the imperial examination, they are also paying more and more attention to the martial arts examination under the vigorous advocacy of people of insight.

Comparatively speaking, although the military attache does not have the same high status as the civilian official, the military jinshi background is much higher than the civil official imperial examination. If you pass the exam, you can directly become a third-grade general. And Wen Zhuangyuan is only a Zhengqipin Hanlin Academy editor.

It's just not the same.

Yulan couldn't help but glance at Xie Zhiyuan with admiration. I didn't expect him to be famous at a young age. Fifteen-year-old martial arts is already very rare from any angle. No wonder he has a vigorous and heroic spirit, which is completely different from the temperament of Chengzu and Chengzong.

According to her understanding, martial arts is different from the general old and reckless man, the Great Chu system, martial arts first test the strategy, and then try the bow horse, and those who fail to win the strategy are not allowed to try the bow horse.

In a sense, this age is still young, and maybe it will be a rare talent in Dachu in the future. Now the border is not peaceful, Shu Han is not peaceful, the world has not been completely settled, and there will be days of military generals in the future.