After Laba, Huocheng's New Year's flavor is getting more and more.

For Gao Wei, who was away from his family for the first time and lived in the Zhou family for the New Year, he received a New Year's gift from the family's trustee a few days before the Zhou family's grandchildren visited Mrs. Zhou's wife, which made him feel at ease in a down-to-earth manner.

It was Xue Jinjun who assisted the Gao family in crossing the river to give gifts.

Previously, when the father and daughter of the Xue family left Huocheng, Gao Wei hastily wrote a few letters at the gate of the city under Xue Sujun's courteous suggestion and asked them to bring them to Yunzhou.

A reply letter written by his father Gao Gong was also placed in front of Gao Wei.

After reading it carefully three or four times, Gao Gong's hand loosened, and the letter paper slipped from his lap into the charcoal basin at his feet, and the tongue of fire licked lightly, and a wisp of green smoke rose up.

Then a remnant of tea was splashed, and the paper turned to ashes, but his father's earnest explanation kept hovering in Gao Wei's mind.

Gao Gongji agreed with Zhou Xian's decision to send Gao Wei to Chuanfang Academy, if Gao Wei wanted to study in the future, Chuanfang Academy, which brought together many elite students from the state, was a good place to study and make friends, and Gao Wei's grandfather and Zhou Xian also made friends here.

It's just that Gao Gong especially emphasized that since he lives in Xinan Xiaozhou Mansion, he must ask Zhou Xian for more benefits. At that time, the young Zhou Xian was valued and cultivated by Wu Zong, although his career began to be twists and turns due to the three years of Yongde, but his experience as an official must be very different from Zhou Tong, who has been teaching in the township.

Zhou Xian's old age is not advisable to avoid the world, you have to choose its good and follow it, and choose its bad and change it.

Then there is the comment on the father and daughter of the Xue family, Gao Gong asked his son to make friends with each other, not to think that the previous performance was too enthusiastic, but it can't be cold.

"As a father, he is in Yunju as a political place. Fang knows that it is difficult to deal with politics. Today's intention is to build the South Tour Palace in Xiakou, and the local wealthy gentry and merchants have many resistances. After learning about it, Xue Shang was willing to donate a large amount of money, and his deeds were commendable...... Jinwei'er is friendly with the Xue family's children. But it must be used by my son, and not allowed to take advantage of my son......"

His father's instructions suddenly made Gao Wei feel pressured. Obviously, Gao Gong, who wrote the letter, didn't know that Xue Sujun was a girl.

In the future, you can change the business by yourself, but the girl who should be raised in the boudoir is very troublesome even if she is in a measured relationship.

Gao Wei picked up a red invitation card on the table again, and Junxiu's face immediately furrowed his brows.

The invitation was sent by the Xue family. Xue Suyun attached a floral note with great care, and Juanxiu's small characters were densely written, not only inviting him, but also mentioning that he couldn't wait to see the six girls of the Zhou family and have a good relationship with him.

The Xue family had to buy a house in Huocheng before this. However, in more than a month, all the store residences have been properly arranged, and now it is a post, and the warm house banquet for moving in on the twentieth day of the lunar month is invited.

It's a pity that Man Yun is too young, and she is spoiled by Zhou Xian and the fifth aunt Du, so it is inevitable that she will be a little arrogant, if she is willing to lower her figure and walk around with Xue Sujun, everything will be twice the result with half the effort.

Gao Wei put the invitation back on the table with some regret, spread out the pen and paper and began to reply to Xue Sujun.

The day after tomorrow, the sixteenth day of the lunar month. He wanted to go to Zeting with the sons of the Zhou family, and meet Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Xie who lived in the Zhuangzi over there, and he would go to the Xue family when he came back.

As for whether he could take Man Yun with him then, Gao Wei didn't say anything in the letter. He was ready on the way to Zeting. Find an opportunity to reason with Man Yun again.

The warm midday sun in winter is bright but not dazzling.

Zhou Xianzheng took his eldest grandson Zhou Ke in a courtyard in the Zhou Mansion, walking around.

The courtyard is an old courtyard. At this time, because of the retreat of the subordinates, only the grandparents and grandchildren turned. It seems a little deserted. The transplantable flowers and trees are specially selected haode, which are still lush in winter. The vigorous xiangshang is everywhere, which makes people feel refreshed when they see it.

This courtyard is the new house where Zhou Ke will live a newlywed life in the spring of next year.

Zhou Xian looked at the empty new house, stood under the porch and supported the eldest grandson, and said with great emotion: "When the furniture sent by the Liu family of Yiqing tomorrow is placed, the house will be full." When you have children, it will be lively! ”

Zhou Ke's face couldn't help but feel a fever for a while. The Yiqing Liu family mentioned by Zhou Xian is the maiden family where he hired his wife, and the large dowry from the Liu family has stopped at Taohuadu and is waiting to pick the auspicious time tomorrow to enter the city and enter the hospital.

And when he took his younger brothers and sisters to Zeting on the sixteenth day after tomorrow, and when he came back, he could see the newly furnished new house.

"Zicheng, although there is no one in your wife's family who is an official in the court now, the Yiqing Liu family is a rare family of cultivators. The daughter of the Liu family lived in the room for a long time, inherited the court training since she was a child, helped manage the family, and was known as a virtuous person, so the old man was the master and hired her to be the granddaughter-in-law of the Zhou family...... This time, when you go to Zeting to invite your mother to return home to host, you still have to explain to her in detail, and you must not treat the Liu family lightly. ”

As long as Zhou Xian thinks of his old wife who lives in the countryside, he has a headache.

In the marriage of her children, Mrs. Zhou's wife Xie has always been angry, and the things that have been tossed out are not shallow.

This time, for the sake of Zhou Ke's decent marriage, he wanted to invite the eldest lady Xie out to the town seat, although the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law have performed quite well in recent years, Zhou Xian is still afraid that Xie will be influenced by his mother-in-law and aunt to make some praise.

The marriage of kissing and kissing is said to be close, but if there is something bad, it is even more troublesome.

Following this thought, the old man's mind naturally revolved to his granddaughters Man Yun and Gao Wei, who were also thinking about kissing, and Zhou Xian couldn't help but sigh.

Zhou Ke hurriedly supported his grandfather and patiently inquired with his head sideways.

Zhou Xian grabbed Zhou Ke's hand and said very seriously: "Zicheng, the old man has indeed become more and more powerful in recent years, and the future of his children and grandchildren is always suspenseful, but he doesn't know how to deal with it. You are here, the Liu family enters the door, and I expect to see the four generations in the same hall before closing my eyes. It's just that in the future, your brothers and sisters may have to work hard for you to support ......."

The grandchildren of each room of the Zhou family have always pressed Zhou Xian's heart, for example, there are many children in the second room, and they are affected by Zhou Bai, so it is a little difficult for Manyan to marry, and now she is still pressing Zhou Manqing's eldest daughter to be unmarried. But what made Zhou Xian feel most embarrassed was Man Yun, who was not too old.

For the sake of the dead Zhou Zhe and the incense given to Man Yun by his old wife, Zhou Xian felt that if he couldn't arrange a stable future for Man Yun, he would die blindly.

But time doesn't deliberately keep people. Zhou Xian could only pull his eldest grandson, Zhou Ke, to carefully explain the words he had previously explained to the Gao family, the Du family and others, and additionally told some important things that had not been mentioned to the woman in the house.

Gao Gong, the father of Gao Wei, completed the Yunzhou River fortifications. Because of his diligence and honesty during his tenure, he was promoted again. Officially knew Yunzhou and was responsible for the supervision of the Xiakou Palace.

"The old man is considering marrying the Gao family, not Gao Gong, but Gao Wei, who has learned painting with your fifth uncle, always thinking about his childhood sweetheart, and he also thinks that the old love will be better for Sister Yun.

But the marriage of the two surnames is very worried, the Gao family did not ask for marriage but sent their son to Huocheng, this move is ambiguous, looking at his letters before and after, I am also afraid that those who want to kiss him will not shirk it. borrowed our Zhou family to make a raft.

If Zuihou marries the Zhou family, he can be said to be a family relative, and if not, he can also say that it is just a relative's family to send it...... Although the old man didn't like him to do this, he was happy to pretend to be confused when he saw that Gao Wei was quite pleasing to the eye......

Zhou Ke, who was teachable, nodded frequently.

Although my grandfather said that it is enough to let them study hard, and not to seek a career of prominence, but for the officialdom of the Chen Dynasty, which will affect the Zhou family, several brothers often listen to Zhou Xian's analysis. As a result, I gradually have my own thoughts about various things.

Gao Wei's father, Gao Gong, was praised by everyone at the time, but to be honest, it was also because of his scholarly background. The family has its own small property, and the ambition is not just wealth. His eldest son married Yang Hanlin's family, and Tude was also a noble and righteous name. And the Yang family, like the Zhou family, can be counted as the turning relatives of the Xungui family.

Not directly married, but speaking of it is also a relative of the nobles. You can get the emperor's trust without relying on either side, if there is really something. But there are people to turn to. Zhou Chen, who loves to ponder in this regard, commented on this uncle very villainously in the private chat of several brothers.

It's just that if this is the case, the brothers don't dare to say a word in front of the elders and a few younger siblings.

But now it seems that Zhou Xian did not simply recognize the benefits of the Gao family, but the old man usually hid deeply, and he couldn't see it at all in the praise and affirmation of the Gao family's father and son on weekdays.

Zhou Ke, who is rough about adult rules, took what he heard very seriously to his heart. Grandpa said these things so bluntly, so that he could take on the responsibility of the eldest brother of the family and be the backing of the sisters after they got married, which Zhou Ke understood.

On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, at the peach blossom ferry, the ships full of dowries of the Yiqing Liu family were unloaded.

Most of the dowries that came in advance were furniture displayed in the house, with a variety of styles, from beds and tables to a few pots and basins, to fill the empty new house in the courtyard of the Zhou family.

A large coffin covered in red black lacquer disembarked at Zuihou.

When Jiangnan people marry daughters who are valued by their families, they pay attention to the fact that from birth to death, they don't need a trace of their in-laws. This time, the Liu family's marriage to the Zhou family is considered a high marriage, so it is more particular.

Deliberately stood at the window on the second floor of Shunyi Boat Company to watch the lively Man Yun, looked at Zhou Shen beside him, the brother and sister looked at each other and smiled, and smacked their tongues at the big coffin.

Man Yun couldn't help but sigh in his previous life, maybe he married the Gao family without a coffin, so Zuihou fell into a place where he died without a burial.

A river of red furniture passing in front of Manyun's eyes also made her realize that this life is different. In addition to his appearance, the eldest brother Zhou Ke is the same as in his previous life, from his characters to his wife, they are very different from his previous life.

The sister-in-law from the Liu family should be much better than the sister-in-law of the Wang family who was arranged by the Xie family back then, right?

Man Yun was thinking about it, and Zhou Kai, who was supported by Bai Lu on a chair, pointed downstairs and began to shout continuously: "Sister! Sister! Bride! Bride ......"

"How can there be a bride, this is only ...... dowry", Man Yun smiled and corrected halfway, and also froze, behind the coffin, there were two small sedan chairs carried by two people, flat-topped green tents, and only a big red silk flower was knotted on the top of the sedan chair.

Because the sedan chair is to drive manpower, there were strict regulations on its use in the Chen Dynasty. Generally, in addition to the emperor personally given to the elderly and sick officials, only the bride has the qualification to sit in the sedan chair.

The daughter of the Liu family will not marry until next year, who is sitting in the sedan chair at this time?

Zhou Manyun thought for a moment and understood, but he couldn't talk to Zhou Shen and Zhou Kai beside him.

When the brothers and sisters of the Zhou family returned to the Zhou Mansion, the identity of the person in the small sedan chair was vaguely passed into Man Yun's ears.

The Liu family sent two personal maids to the eldest daughter, one was eighteen years old and the other was fifteen years old. They will stay at Zhou's house until the fifteenth day of the first month of the new year, and then return to Yiqing.

Of course, they don't just live and don't do things, these two maids have a great responsibility.

Because the brothers of the Zhou family were extremely strictly controlled by Zhou Xian, Zhou Ke, who was eighteen years old after the New Year, did not have the so-called "people in the room" around other sons.

The Yiqing Liu family was very relieved to learn that Zhou Ke was upright, but for the sake of the future of their own girl, they still chose two people to do the "test bed" according to the old etiquette.

If you come to test the bed, it is up to Zhou Ke to choose one or two. And after they accompany Zhou Ke for a month, they will return to Yiqing. When the girl of the Liu family marries, she will either follow her to be a sex or be sent directly, it will be decided by Zhou Ke.

In the Xiuyu Hall in the evening, Zhou Chen and several other teenage boys all knew something about their children, and curiously and excitedly surrounded Zhou Ke, who had just met the two girls, and asked questions.

"Young Master Ke is about to be tested!" , Xu Yu daxiao and patted Zhou Ke on the shoulder.

Zhou Ke's face instantly turned red over the red silk covered on the dowry, and he stammered and responded: "Ming...... Tomorrow...... I'm going to Zeting with everyone! (To be continued......)