The housekeeper did a good job, and Qin Nianbai couldn't help but praise it.

"Uncle Fu, your horizons are getting wider and wider, things are doing very well, you go to the account room to find Miss Qiao'er to get a reward of five taels."

Uncle Fu smiled, "Madam praised the wrong person, it was the old slave who asked Jiang Defu to do it, and these are also what he said." ”

Qin Nianbai suddenly realized that Jiang Defu had been in the palace for more than ten years, and these people were sophisticated and much more sensitive than ordinary people.

He has been working as an ordinary servant below for more than a month, and when Xiaoqing and Caihuan are sent out to marry, they will bring him up.

She asked the housekeeper to ask Jiang Defu to go to the account room to receive the reward.

In the evening, Sun Jiacai, who had been driving a carriage and braving the heavy snow for five hours, finally arrived home.

It was just in time for dinner.

"Father, mother, the child is back!" When he arrived at the door, Sun Jiacai shouted loudly.

The dilapidated courtyard door opened, and a middle-aged woman wrapped in a thick cotton jacket ran out with a spoon in her hand.

"Oops, it's the boss who is back, come in, come in!" Grandmother shouted happily.

"You go in first, it's cold outside, I'll come over later!"

Sun Jiacai untied the horse from the carriage, led it to the stable, quickly put down some hay, and hurried into the house.

When the grandfather saw his son coming in with a smile on his face, he knew that something good was good, so he put down the dry tobacco in his hand, Sui, and asked, "Has the great joy come to pass?" ”

"It's done, father, you hurry up and call our Sun family over, I have something big to say!" Sun Jiacai took a sip of hot tea and said excitedly.

The grandfather also wanted to ask, if there was anything big, say it first to make them happy first, so the grandmother pushed him and asked him to go out and call people quickly.

After a while, the Sun family came over, and they didn't know what their grandfather told them, so they were in a hurry, making a fuss and coaxing into the four-room house, which they usually looked down on.

As soon as the uncle of the Sun family entered the door, he pulled up Sun Jiacai with a smile, and said: "Ah, Jiacai, listen to your father, you have climbed to the Yonghou Mansion, is it really fake?" ”

The second and third uncles, and several cousins, also came up to ask the same question, their eyes were shining, they were jealous, and they wanted to come for a piece of the pie, and they all waited for the Sun family to reply.

On the grandmother's side, three aunts, and several daughters-in-law also pulled her and asked when she would have a relationship with Yonghou Mansion.

The Sun family asked everyone to sit down first, and he spoke slowly.

"Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, it is indeed a happy event for you to come over today, my grandfather's uncle, has a distant relative, it is the eldest lady of Yonghou Mansion, and she is also the personal slave of Princess Zhaoyang of today's saint, and she is also the distant cousin of the little nephew, and the little nephew is fortunate to be able to marry her, which is blessed by the ancestors!

Yesterday, originally, my cousin was sick and recuperating in the village, I happened to pass by, and went forward to greet them.

Yesterday, I accompanied my cousin to Yonghou's Mansion to ask the Marquise, that is, Princess Zhaoyang, to give us a marriage, and Mrs. agreed. ”

Sun Jiacai said this, his eyes were shining, and he raised his head high in triumph.

When the grandparents heard that the Hou Ye and his wife were accompanied, the envy and jealousy in their eyes were self-evident, and they congratulated their grandparents one by one.

Grandfather also had an arrogant look on his face that he had never seen before, and hummed: "Our four rooms are blessed, and after many years of hard life, we can't bear so many congratulations from you, so it's the same as before!" ”

"That's right, let's still be the same as before, aunts, nieces and daughters-in-law, don't congratulate me soon, I'm thin-skinned!" The grandmother, who was surrounded by her aunts and daughters-in-law, also deliberately said loudly.

Then, the Sun family took out the one hundred taels given by Xiaoqing as evidence, which was the accumulation of ordinary people for two or three years.

He said that tomorrow he would prepare everything in the afternoon, and go on the road to the city.

The Sun family also hurriedly went back to prepare.

After sending off the relatives, the grandfather said again: "Fortunately, those uncles of yours didn't ask, since it is the Yonghou Mansion, why did they give only one hundred taels, and they were used as a dowry, and there was nothing!" ”

"yes, why only give a hundred taels? How can I say it, Caihuan is just a cripple, otherwise, let's enter the city and go to Yonghou Mansion again? The grandmother also squinted her eyes and said a little dissatisfied.

Of course, Sun Jiacai understood what his parents meant, but he didn't dare to say the wrong thing, let alone show any greed.

Then he said: "Father, mother, when Caihuan marries, it will naturally bring a rich dowry, and the official eunuchs respect the rules, and we ordinary people can't be bad, isn't it!" ”

The grandmother said again: "By the way, you go to Butcher Chen's house and say something, let your little sister come back, and go to Beijing together tomorrow." ”

Before the Sun family could answer, the grandfather refused, and said coldly: "You don't need to call her, it's shameful enough to make a partial house for people, do you still want to lose face in the capital?" ”

The daughter of the Sun family made a partial house for the butcher, and was laughed at by the Sun family for a few years, and when she called it back tomorrow, she was still laughed at. Grandpa has a good face, of course he won't let her come back.

The grandmother didn't dare to say anything, back then, their family couldn't open the pot, and the Sun family also had to go to a private school, so for two taels of silver, they asked the matchmaker to find the butcher Chen.

After all, in Xinghua Town, big families don't look down on people like them, and if they have a little money, they will be butchers.

Butcher Chen has a fierce lady, but she can't give birth, so she wants to marry a concubine. Everyone

In the past two years, Sister Sun has given birth to a son, but she is still scolded and has to work, her life is not good, and her mother's family can't do anything.

Early the next morning, the Sun family went to the town in groups to catch the morning market, buy clothes, congratulatory gifts, etc.

The Sun family used the silver given by Xiaoqing to buy the groom's wedding dress, the new clothes of the second elder of the Sun family and some jewelry dowry, and finally took care of a wedding lady and four palanquin men, dressed very festively.

At noon, the Sun family got together, prepared everything, and set off for the capital, but fortunately, the snow had melted, and the journey was faster.

It only took more than two hours to enter the city.

The housekeeper Uncle Fu had already asked the little guy to wait at the city gate, and the little guy had seen Sun Jiacai, and when he saw them coming in, he went over to greet them.

"Sun Gongzi is well! The small one is from the Yonghou Mansion! The little guy arched his hand.

Sun Jiacai hurriedly stepped forward to return the salute, "Hello little brother, are you here to pick us up?" ”

The little guy nodded and made a gesture of invitation to him.

The faces of the Sun family were shining, it seems that the four families of the Sun family really have a relationship with the Yonghou Mansion, and even the subordinates of the Yonghou Mansion have come to greet them, what a big face! They've come to the right place this time.

The grandfather looked proud, and several uncles began to flatter.

"His fourth uncle, your family is considered to be high, I just said that the boss of your family is a good person, I really didn't read it wrong!"

"Yes, yes, we won't do it, and we will rely on you to mention more in the future!"

The ladies also began to praise.

"Family talent, things are heavy, come, I'll mention it to you, you will also be a lady in the future, these guys are still coming with us!"

"Isn't it, this Yonghou Mansion is a mountain of gold and silver, just pull out a little bit, it's enough for us poor people to use for a lifetime!"

The little guy led the way in front, and what the Sun family said in the back, he also silently wrote it down one by one.

After walking for less than an hour, I came to the mouth of an alley and entered a nice yard.

In the eyes of the Sun family, this courtyard is several times larger than the town's foreign houses, and red silk has already been arranged inside, and there are still a few people walking around busily.

They thought that this was the Yonghou Mansion, so they looked around in surprise, and touched the pillars here from time to time to see where the flowers and plants were.

Speaking of which, they have also entered the Hou Mansion, but they have not seen the world with a light on their faces.

"Sun Gongzi, this place is ready, you will rest here tonight, tomorrow at noon, someone will come and take you to the back door of the Hou Mansion to pick up the bride, nothing to do, the little one will retire!" The little guy bowed his hand and saluted.

Sun Jiacai hurriedly replied and walked slowly.

When the little guy left, the Sun family began to boil, and when they heard the little guy's words, this was not the Hou Mansion, and they all thought that this was given to the fourth family by the Hou family.

Uncle Sun frowned and asked, "Fourth, is this your house?" ”

The others also had a question, they were jealous in their hearts, if it was the mansion of the Hou Ye, such a big one, they also wanted a piece of the pie.

Father Sun also looked at Sun Jiacai expectantly, and he also wanted to know if this was the mansion of the Hou Mansion.

The Sun family was just about to speak, and a very rich mother-in-law came over with a maid, and said: "Hello Sun Gongzi, I am Mother Liu who was called by Mrs., the meal is ready, you go into the house to drive away the cold!" ”

"Got it, by the way, Mother Liu, my uncles are also going to live here, I'm tired of you" Sun Gongzi stood straight, his eyes showed a confident light, and he said calmly.

Mother Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have already arranged it, and you will have a place to live and eat if you bring it." ”

Sun Jiacai nodded, and Liu's mother also smiled politely and went down.

These, in the eyes of the Sun family, it is clear that the Sun family is talking to their subordinates, and they are all seven or eight points sure in their hearts, this house and the subordinates are the rewards given by the Hou Mansion to the four families of Sun Laosi.

Not only the uncles of the Sun family think so, but even the grandfather, the fourth grandson and the grandmother also think so.

Sun Jiacai didn't explain anything, took them to put their things away, and went into the house.

There were four large stoves in the house, and as soon as I entered, it was so hot that I had to take off my big padded jacket.

The long table was already set with dishes and chopsticks, and there were two servants and two maids standing next to them.

made the Sun family suddenly feel like a master's house, and one by two began to arrange the collars, put up the shelves, and called the maids on the side to come over and pour tea.

The maid also came over to pour tea with an expressionless face, they originally came to watch the Sun family, and the layout in this house, from the small tea bowl quilt to the vase and potted plants, were all rented by the Hou Mansion.

After a few days, the happy event is over, and I will return it.

At this time, Mother Liu came in with someone who delivered the food, and the same delicacies from the mountains and seas were served on the table, all of which the Sun family had never seen.

Their faces were full of greed, and before the dishes were ready, they began to move their chopsticks.