Cao Hao has been in the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years, and he has heard many things about raiding his home, but he has seen a lot with his own eyes.

In mid-July, he really saw what it meant to "marry and daughter into office". In the case of the "reinstatement of the crown prince" involved in the first month, the men involved were either beheaded or exiled, and all the women and children were handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the rules, the families of the guilty ministers are not allowed to enter the Forbidden City, and they can only walk outside the palace. Women are forced to do hard labor, their daughters to be married are given to the poor and have no wives in the ration of the government, girls under the age of 13 and boys under the age of three are placed under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to raise Chengren and then work as errands.

The dignified squire's mansion disappeared in a blink of an eye.

But a few families are happy and a few are sad, and Hongshu is full of joy on the side of Chunjun Wangfu.

Because, the women and children of the Zhu family were not handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but were approved by the royal pen himself, and were equally rewarded to Hongshu and Hongsheng, the eldest son of Prince Heng's Mansion.

In this way, even if the prince and the eldest son of the county prince were not officially canonized, Kangxi had already acquiesced in their identities in front of him.

There are dozens of people all of a sudden, where can I put it in the courtyard of Hongshu? Honor the two maids of the mother-in-law, the two servants of the biological mother, and give them to the two little brothers.

Even when Chu Yu returned to her parents' house, she was given two little girls, Zhu Duna's two granddaughters, the elder sister was nine years old and was named Yunying, and the younger sister was seven years old and called Caiying.

In the end, it came out of the official eunuch's family, and it was well-behaved, and it hurt to watch.

Chu Yu's meaning is to let Xicai condition these two girls, and then put them next to Tianyou and Hengsheng to wait. Unn and Little Walnut have reached the age of marriage, and there must always be a few girls by his son's side.

Cao Hao listened and said, "At this age, where can you serve people?" ”

Besides, he didn't want his sons to be born in a pile of maids and stained with rouge. Now the children are small, nothing. According to Cao Hao's idea, when Tianyou and Hengsheng are ten years old, they will be moved to the front yard.

Cao Hao remembered Amethyst's identity and said to Chu Yu: "Don't talk about the origin of the two of them in Amethyst. ”

Amethyst was also a family member of the criminal courtiers back then, and the experience of these two children was similar.

Chu Yu nodded and said, "Don't work hard to command, I know." Otherwise, you'll get it straight to Aoi-in. ”

Yun Ying and Cai Ying did not go to Kwai Yuan in the end, but waited by Tianhui's side. It's just a waiting, but it's just two playmates.

The Cao family has no shortage of subordinates, and Cao Yin's father and son also admire the style of the Zhu family and his son, and they will not humiliate his children and grandchildren.

Because of the arrival of these two slave girls, Cao Hao's heart was quite touched. If history has not changed, the Cao family and the Li family will have to copy their family registration.

As a result, it became clear that the idea of continuing to purchase the sacrificial fields became clearer.

His grandparents' tombs are in Fengrun, and the nearby land is under the name of the Cao clan. to buy the land in the hands of the Cao clan at a low price; Either the grave will be moved and another grave will be placed. Choose one of two options.

Cao Hao didn't want to be involved too much with the people over there, and the favor was the most troublesome. He thought that his father would not agree to move the grave, but he didn't expect Cao Yin to agree.

Looking at what he meant, he not only wanted to move his parents' tombs over, but also planned to repair his own tombs.

For this, Cao Yin specially invited a feng shui master to choose two places in Changping and Haidian, and finally selected a good land in Haidian, which can be regarded as the wind and water.

This matter of moving the grave not only involves the long house, but also the second room. Because after Cao Quan died, he was also buried next to Fengrun and Cao Xi's tomb. Therefore, Cao Yin sent people to call the people in the second room to discuss.

Zhao Jia didn't say anything, only said to listen to his sons; The Cao Song brothers are all in favor of moving the grave. If the tombs of my grandfather and father were moved to the outskirts of Beijing, it would be cheaper to worship them in the future.

According to Cao Yin's meaning, he wanted to go to Fengrun in person. The road is long, how can Cao Hao bear his father to rush?

He finished the errand at hand, thinking about whether to run Fengrun for his father, but he didn't expect the distinguished guest to come to the door, that is, the seventh old lady of the Cao family who had delayed entering Beijing for several months.

Although the seventh old lady is of high rank, he is actually about the same age as Cao Yin.

It's just that in the countryside and countryside, I said that my son was living a nourishing life, and he looked very rich. It was Cao Yin, who worked hard in his early years, sat down and looked much older than he was.

Cao Hao got the news, and when he returned home, Cao Song had already brought his two younger brothers to greet the Seventh Old Lady.

Seeing Cao Hao wearing a patch suit and looking dignified, the seventh old lady looked at him with a smile and said, "This is Brother Hao?" I haven't seen it for more than ten years, and I really dare not admit it. That year, the old lady was still a half-old child. ”

For the elders of the clan over there in Fengrun, Cao Hao has an impression of this seventh old lady. Knowing that it was someone that his father often talked about, he also had a little more respect on his side.

The seventh old lady went to Beijing for Cao Qi's family affairs. If there was no filial piety of the queen mother, Cao Qi's family affairs would have been completed long ago.

In the past few months, Li and Chu Yu have also looked for a few girls, but they have no intention of making up ideas for Cao Qi.

The seventh old lady has lived for most of his life, and he is also a human spirit, and when he arrived in Cao's mansion, he had already noticed the difference. Cao Yin and Li are respectful, but they are more alienated. The children of the grandparents are all polite and polite.

When the children went down and only Cao Yin was left, the seventh old lady couldn't help frowning and said, "Everything has been going on for more than half a year, and his aunt didn't look at each other?" Even if you are not your own nephew, you should not be so lazy as the son of his sect! ”

When Cao Yin heard this, he said: "It's just that we are thinking that Brother Qi is the son of the sect and the woman of the sect is chosen, so we can't say anything." Please ask the seventh old lady to call the shots in everything, and the juniors can rest assured. ”

When the seventh old lady heard this, her expression softened slightly, and she said, "Just keep it in your heart." Although your Jiang Ning faction is a little estranged from the Fengrun Sect, it is also a grievance of the older generation. Brother Ji is now on an errand in the capital, and your uncle will not take care of it. ”

Cao Yin said: "Brother Qi is diligent and does things properly, there will be a big future in the future, the seventh old lady can rest assured." ”

"You can't do it alone!" The seventh old lady smiled and said, "It's good to have a brother to help you." Now not only is Brother Hao out, but a few small ones also look good. This tanhua can be produced by anyone's family, or the blessing of the ancestors. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at Cao Yin and said, "I thought you would go back to Fengrun to participate in the Dragon Boat Festival to worship your ancestors, but something was delayed." In my opinion, this year's lunar month, let a few children go back to abundance. When they all start a family, they must always put incense sticks in the ancestral hall. ”

When Cao Yin heard this, his expression froze, and he wanted to talk about the relocation of the grave directly, but he was afraid that he would spare the interest of the old man, so he responded vaguely.

When the seventh old lady entered Beijing, Cao Ji came over and wanted to take the old man back to his house to settle down. Cao Yin thought that there was no one over there, and it was not cheap for the old man to live, so he left him to live in Cao's mansion.

It is rare for relatives to come to the family, and they are elders, and the Li family and Chu Yu also take care of them properly.

It's just that this seventh old lady seems to attach great importance to the inheritance of bloodline, and I heard that Hengsheng is an adopted son and is included in the name of the Cao family, and he also made a special trip to teach Cao Hao a lesson. It is nothing more than confusing the family lineage, and the name can be there, but it must not be included in the genealogy.

Cao Hao was angry and funny when he heard it, fortunately, his father had broken off his mind to return to his family, otherwise in the future, I don't know how many living ancestors would be under the banner of their relatives and dictate their own family's housework.

There is a seventh old lady in charge, and Cao Qi's family affairs are quickly settled.

The other party is a show girl who has been a sign in Kangxi's 54th year, and she was originally married by her own family, but because of her mother's funeral, she only proposed marriage this year. Eighteen years old, the old surname is Xilin Jueluo, great-grandfather Tuyan Tuguan Hubu Langzhong, and his father is now the head of the sixth department. There is a cousin who works as an errand boy in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

She is the eldest daughter in the family, with good looks and no choice in how to deal with people. Li and Chu Yu have seen her, and they are also full of praise.

Only Cao Hao, listening to the introduction of this new sister-in-law's family, felt quite familiar. When you know the old Manchurian surname, you can be regarded as the right number, and you know that this new sister-in-law is from the Ortai family, and she is the niece of Ortai according to her generation.

The seventh old lady stayed in the capital for half a month, and according to Cao Yin's meaning, he wanted to keep the old man in the capital for the Mid-Autumn Festival. But the seventh old lady is worried about Fengrun's side, the sect is not there, and as the elder of the clan, it is also within his duty to work hard to worship his ancestors.

Until this time, Cao Yin could no longer hide it, so he had to say that he planned to move the tomb.

When the seventh old lady heard this, she couldn't bear her breath, pointed at Cao Yin and said tremblingly: "I didn't listen to the truth, you say it again." ”

"Seventh uncle, my nephew is already in his prime, so he has to worry about what happened after his death. Now that Jiangning is in the capital, it is said that moving the tomb over has long been regarded as a matter of concern for his nephew. Cao Yin said in a low voice.

The seventh old lady's face turned red, and he sighed for a while, and said, "Are you complaining about your second uncle?" Or do you complain about your brother's father? No matter what, you can't turn your back on your ancestors! ”

"Uncle Seven thinks too much, and he can't write two Cao characters in one stroke. Even if it doesn't belong to the sect, isn't it the Cao family? Cao Yin said.

The seventh old lady was already wilting, looking at Cao Yin, he only complained about Cao Ji's father and ancestor in his heart, and he shouldn't have done things too desperately in his early years. He originally thought that Cao Qi was now in Beijing on an errand, and Cao Yin's team was also in the capital, selling a favor to the Earl's Palace.

Unexpectedly, it is not uncommon now.

Apart from sighing, what else could the Seventh Old Lady say?

Cao Hao's side has already handed over the fold to Rehe, asking for leave to return to his hometown to move the grave, and Kangxi has been granted leave for two months.

Cao Qi's side, I didn't know that Cao Hao went to move the grave, and when the seventh old lady left Beijing, he saw Cao Hao wearing regular clothes and went together, so he heard the reason.

In his heart, he was also shocked.

He still remembered that before his father's death, Jiang Ning had a desire to return to the sect, and his father did not let go, not because he was unkind, but because he wanted to leave this favor to his son.

When Cao Qi became the head of the family, the Cao family in Jiangning began to develop, first raising the flag, and then giving marriage. Cao Yin's father and son are very respected.

Cao Ji was in filial piety at that time, and he was not interested in icing on the cake, so he only watched from the sidelines. In the past few years in Beijing, seeing that Cao Yin's father and son did not mention the affairs of the clan, it was not easy for him to say anything first.

I didn't expect that waiting and waiting would be such a result.

Those who went to Fengrun to move the grave, in addition to Cao Hao, there was also Cao Song. As the eldest son of the second room, this is also his duty. Originally, Cao Xiang and Cao Fu also came together, but one had just entered the Hanlin Academy, and the other had to arrange engraving and printing, so Cao Hao didn't take them.

Fengrun is more than 200 miles to the capital, and it is only two or three days to walk the post station on a fast horse. It was to see the carriage of the seventh old lady, slow down the trip, and after leaving Beijing for five days, Cao Hao and his party also arrived in Fengrun.

The relocation of the grave was selected in the capital, on the third day of the eighth month, on the third day of Cao Hao's arrival in Fengrun.

I don't know if it's too sensitive to move the grave, but the Cao clansmen looked at the Cao Hao brothers with inquiring eyes. Cao Hao didn't take it to heart, Cao Song was uncomfortable, and complained to Cao Hao a few times in private, obviously he came to move the grave, how did he look like a thief?

The graves to be moved out this time are not only Cao Xi and Lao Taijun's, Cao Quan's, Cao Yin's wife Gu's, but also the graves of several old aunts and grandmothers.

Among them, except for Cao Quan's coffin, which has not yet decayed, the other coffins are all broken.

Cao Hao's side, where would he think of bringing a coffin from the capital. Fengrun is just a county town, and the quality of the longevity materials in the coffin shop is limited. It was the seventh old lady who came forward and gave the two longevity materials prepared in the early years of the clan to Cao Hao.

Cao Hao's side, I have to thank you again and again.

The seventh old lady looked at Cao Hao, waved his hand and said, "The family doesn't talk to the two families, no matter how polite it is, I will be annoyed by the old man." ”

After coming into contact with this uncle, Cao Hao had already seen that the old man was an understanding person. Jiangning's relocation of the tomb to the capital can be regarded as the absolute intention of returning to the sect. However, after all, there are no five suits yet, and relatives can still move around.

"Although Brother Ji is a few years older than you, he is a little rigid and doesn't know how to be flexible. This is another errand in the palace, and if you can't keep it, you will offend the nobles. The place that can be taken care of, although it is taken care of, is after all the descendants of an ancestor. The seventh old lady babbled.

"The clan brother has a good reputation, and the seventh uncle doesn't have to worry about it." Cao Hao said.

Because Cao Hao was still thinking about returning to the capital before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he did not delay in Fengrun, and after moving the grave on the third day of the junior high school, he got up and entered Beijing on the fourth day of the junior high school.

When I returned, I caught up with an autumn rain, delayed for two days, and arrived in the capital on August 12.

The coffin bones were all parked in a temple in Haidian, and they were buried after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The capital in August is like a pool of stagnant water, much deserted. The fourteenth elder brother, who was usually the most active, was also summoned to the front of the palace and went to the siege.

In Cao Hao's heart, he was secretly strange.

It stands to reason that Jungar has already occupied Tibetan Province, and the imperial court should also start sending troops, why is there no movement at all until August.

Daqing Bank has been open for more than a month, and looking at the appearance of the sixteenth elder brother, everything is going well.

Regarding the funeral, Cao Yin made a special trip to ask someone to pick a son. The Tao is in August, and there is no good time in leap August, and there is no auspicious day until September.

Cao Yin is not in a hurry, and now he is all focused on the construction of the cemetery. He also reserved a place for himself, to the left of his parents' grave. In a grave pit, three holes were pointed. Originally, husband and wife should be buried together, with the Gu family in front and the Li family in the back. Cao Yin's meaning, don't toss too much about the people who went. This was true after his death, and it was the same after Lee's death.

Cao Hao listened to his father's last words, and he only felt shocked. When he was still on vacation, he didn't go to the yamen on an errand, and accompanied his father around the Haidian tomb every day.

Sometimes I am too lazy to go back to the city, so I rest on the side of Haidian Garden.

By the end of August, several of the main tombs of the cemetery had been built, and Cao Yin stood in the cemetery, looking at everything in front of him, not knowing what to think. When he got underground, he was afraid that the old man would still annoy him.

The Cao family was preparing for the white wedding of the camp, and the Chunwang Mansion ushered in the red happy event.

The seventh elder brother has returned from Rehe, and Wugege has sealed the county lord and assigned it to the Wendu clan to protect him, and the wedding date is scheduled for September.

Qifujin's health was not good, and he couldn't stand the great sorrow and joy. Good news has become the cause of the disease. Thinking that her daughter finally didn't have to go to Mongolia to eat sand, she was overjoyed; Thinking about the blood of this little bit of in-law, how can I be reassured that I am going to become the daughter-in-law of someone else's family.

When Chu Yu got the news and went back to his parents' house to explore the disease, Qifujin had been lingering on the sickbed for several days, and his face was full of illness.

Seeing that Chu Yu was sad, he took a medicine bowl and persuaded him: "I know that E-Niang is reluctant to marry the fifth sister, and the fifth sister is not worried about E-Niang in her heart." E-Niang still said that she was getting better early, saving her fifth sister from worrying. ”

Qifujin glanced at Chu Yu lovingly and said, "If she can be half as sensible as you, I won't have that heart." She plays a small tricky surname, only likes to stick to the two grids, and treats others coldly. In the future, if you can take care of it, take care of it more. ”

Chu Yu sat in front of the bed, took the spoon, fed Qifujin with his own hands, and gave her the candied fruit, before he said: "These are still explained by Eniang, and my daughter naturally knows." ”

Qifujin patted Chu Yu's hand and said, "Let's go and see your sister." Since she went out, her surname has become more and more dislike to talk to people, and she is very lonely. It's me, and she hasn't been here for two days. ”

Chu Yu helped Qifujin to lie down, and then got up and went to the courtyard of Wugege. She knows Wugege's surname, but no matter how she is, she shouldn't forget the way of filial piety.

Now that Qifujin is sick, Wugege should be serving in front of the bed, how can he still play a little temper?

Seeing Chu Yu coming, Wu Gege's expression was faint, and his eyes were red and swollen, seeing her like this, Chu Yu couldn't say anything to reproach, took her hand and sat down, and said, "It's been boring in this small courtyard all day, are you tired or not?" Just loosen the muscles and bones, and walk more. E-Niang's side, but I'm thinking about you. ”

Wugege listened, lowered his head, and said for a while: "Big sister, has Eniang had a hard time in the house all these years?" ”

When Chu Yu heard this, he was stunned and said, "What is bitter or not?" Where did you hear this nonsense? Amma's surname is known, and the fifth sister knows. Ama and Eniang can't be said to be affectionate and loving, but they can also be regarded as respectful of each other. ”

Wugege couldn't stand it anymore, turned his head, and said, "Respecting each other like a guest, is it the way of husband and wife?" As he spoke, tears flowed.

Chu Yu didn't understand why she was so sentimental, took the handkerchief, tried tears for her, and said, "Fifth sister, are you afraid?" I thought my sister was not afraid of the sky and the earth, but now she is afraid of getting married. ”

Wugege held Chu Yu's shoulder, choked up and said, "Big sister, I miss the second sister." ”

Chu Yu touched her hair and said, "Second sister has always loved you the most, knowing that she will be happy when you point to Jingzhong......"

(To be continued)