Although the six shops in the inner and outer city are open at the same time today, because there is a signboard store in front of it, Cao Fang stays here to take care of it. Seeing that Cao Hao and his wife had arrived, he was busy coming over to see the ceremony.

Cao Hao waved at him and didn't let him salute.

Since this business Zhang Luo, Cao Hao himself is the first time to come, and Chu Yu is naturally too.

The husband and wife looked at the various bamboo signs hanging on the wall in the counter, and found a few kinds of dumplings that had not been seen in the capital, such as "Gusu pretzels", "South leg cakes", "Bazhen cloud cakes" or something, and asked the guy to wrap two catties for each.

Cao Hao saw the bad chickens and bad ducks placed behind the counter in the east, and thought that Mr. Zhuang had said twice when he was drinking, so he also asked the guy to pack two of each.

As soon as the man settled the account, sixteen catties of gluttony, four chickens and ducks, a total of one tael and four cents of silver.

Cao Hao calculated slightly in his heart, the price of rice in the past two years has been slightly longer, and a stone of white rice in the capital costs six or seven dollars of silver. This bait, together with these chickens and ducks, is the money of more than 200 catties of rice, which is really not cheap.

Cao Fang saw that his uncle and grandmother were choosing food with great interest, so he didn't spoil the fun, but just followed alongside.

When the two of them bought something, they had to ask someone to pay for the silver, and Cao Fang hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.

Cao Hao said with a smile: "One yard is one yard, even if it is your own family, it is not easy to take it for nothing, it must be calculated into the cost." Even the snacks I asked you to use for the ceremony before have been counted in the account. Speaking of this, he looked at Chu Yu and said, "This is to earn private money for Mrs., it's not good to take advantage!" ”

Cao Hao had told Chu Yu about this before, saying that he would make money from the business here, and give Mr. Zhuang and Wei Hei two points each, and keep two points for savings, in case the younger brothers and sisters have any unexpected needs, and the remaining four points will be reserved for Chu Yu to make a private room.

That's why Cao Hao said so.

Chu Yu listened, just laughed. Cao Fang didn't say anything, Xiao Man had already paid the bill, and he and Zhang Yi and Zhao took these things away.

At this time, I saw a young man coming over and said to Cao Fang: "Steward Cao, the second owner heard that the big owner is coming, please go over and serve tea!" ”

Cao Hao listened to the titles of "two owners" and "big owners" very funny, if it is peaceful and prosperous, it is also a good choice to be a businessman. However, the premise is that there is enough power to support it, otherwise it will only be treated as fat.

Cao Fang listened to the guy's words, bowed down to Cao Hao and Chu Yu and said, "Uncle, grandma, this ......"

Chu Yu looked at Cao Hao, but Cao Hao said to her with a smile: "I don't have to worry about being idle, you are a big boss, you are in charge!" ”

Chu Yu nodded and said, "Then let's go and take a look, I haven't seen her for a while." ”

While speaking, Cao Fang led Cao Hao and his wife into the back door, and Han Jiang was already here.

Behind the storeroom next to the dumpling stove, there was a quiet room, and after Cao Hao and Han Jiang met each other, they came here to talk.

The last time Han Jiang saw Chu Yu was in May, and when Tianhui was full of moon, Cao Fu also gave her a post. Just in time for her to have a fever and cold, she was recuperating at home, so she only gave a heavy gift and did not go.

A few days ago, it was Cao Hao who asked Cao Fang to go outside and ask Mr. Bazi to calculate, and he and Chu Yu were both busy taking care of the children and did not have the heart to take care of these.

Although Han Jiang's family didn't look down on these livelihoods, they did a good job after half a year. In addition, after staying in the capital for a long time, her horizons are also broad. I know that those money banks are all through the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and not everyone can insert them.

In the final analysis, she was very grateful to Cao Hao in her heart.

If it weren't for Cao Hao's words to stop her, she would have been reckless in the money bank's business, and it would have been difficult to support her.

Now, looking at the appearance of Cao Hao and his wife, Han Jiang couldn't help but feel a little envious in his heart. It's really a good pair, and now it's a good couple, and now it's a good child, and the two of them are really blessed.

Everyone sat down, Chu Yu smiled and thanked Han Jiang for the full moon gift sent by the envoy, and Han Jiang's side naturally confessed that he couldn't go in person.

Although the little master Tianhui has an eye disease, it is not a secret in Cao Mansion now, and the people in the front yard also know about it. But because of the rules, although everyone muttered in private, whether it was out of awe of the Lord's family or something else, there were not many people who chewed their tongues.

Therefore, Han Jiang's family didn't know about Tianhui, and in his conversation, he asked how the child was.

Cao Hao was beside him, afraid that Chu Yu would be sad in his heart, and just wanted to divert the conversation, Han Jiang himself had already mentioned something else.

Although she is a woman in name, she is still a daughter in the end, and when it comes to children, she doesn't really care about it, but she just likes it in front of Chu Yu.

Chu Yu thought that among the gifts given by Han Jiang's family last month, there were several styles that were very delicate and chic, and asked, "By the way, those jewelry looks exquisite, which shop did you buy them from?" Just next month, our nephew is also thinking about preparing some things to go over. ”

Han Jiang replied: "It's the jewelry of Ruihezhai in the neighborhood, I was thinking of giving something to the young lady, but I knew that there was no shortage of vulgar things in the house. I didn't pay attention to the silver building next door earlier, but later I heard that the guys said that their family was full of female relatives of official eunuchs, and business was very prosperous, so I went to their house. Although the thing is not valuable, the style is exquisite, and it should only be used as a gadget for the young lady. ”

Chu Yu listened, turned his head to Cao Hao and said, "Uncle, let's go over and take a look later, if there is a good one, buy one for the third sister." Even the second aunt, the fourth sister, and the fifth son, seeing that they want to be filial, should also add some colored jewelry. ”

Although he has no love for these jewelry that women like, how could Cao Hao sweep Chu Yu's interest, and naturally nodded with a smile.

Because of seeing Han Jiang's family, Cao Hao asked about Cheng Mengxing's recent situation.

But it was not good, although Cheng Mengxing returned to Yangzhou to serve the sick, but his mother still did not survive, and passed in May.

Cheng Mengxing's wife died early, and he has not married for many years, and now he is mourning and filial piety in Yangzhou with a pair of children.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are beyond the power of manpower.

Cao Hao and Chu Yu listened, and only sighed.

After a few more gossips, Cao Hao and Chu Yu came out of the shop and entered the silver building next door.

The hall is very elegant, and the people who come forward to wait are all teenagers, even if it is a female dependent, it will not make people tired or feel inconvenient when they are greeted.

It's just a big reputation, except for a few styles that are novel, nothing else is in Chu Yu's eyes. She picked a flat hairpin with a Fushou pattern for Zhaojia's family, and a pair of gold bracelets with a Fushou pattern, and the fourth sister and the fifth son all picked a collar, and the rest of the thinking was to find a famous master to beat.

After wrapping the jewelry and paying the money, Cao Hao and Chu Yu were just about to come out of Ruihe Building, when they saw the curtain on the back door of the shop opened, and a few people came out of it.

At the front door was a woman in a jade-colored crepe jacket, holding a little girl of five or six years old with a bun.

The little girl held half a piece of walnut cake in her hand, and while eating, she raised her head and said, "Mother, can you eat another piece?" ”

The woman looked down at the little girl, and saw that the corners of her mouth were full of scum, so she squatted down, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "No matter how good the dim sum is, it can't be eaten as a meal." I'll give you another piece later, but I'm not allowed to ask for it again. It's not like there will be no tomorrow, keep it and eat it slowly! ”

When the little girl heard this, her face showed joy, she nodded vigorously, and said, "Ming'er wants to eat jujube paste stuffing!" Speaking of this, the little girl's face showed a little unease, and said, "Mother, can we still come out tomorrow?" ”

The woman said dotingly, "Little ancestor, you can do whatever you want." If we don't come out, just send someone to buy it for you, and their house will only open, are you still afraid that the shop will run away? ”

The two mothers and daughters, the big one is graceful, and the small one is carved in pink and jade, it is Chu Yu, and she can't help but take a few more looks.

Cao Hao was secretly a little embarrassed, how to say this, it was really a coincidence. This woman is not someone else, it is Yang Ruixue, who has married Yiduli as an outer room.

Yang Ruixue got up after wiping her daughter's mouth, noticed that someone was looking at her, and turned her head to look over. Seeing that it was a plainly dressed young woman, just an ordinary female guest, she was just about to nod her head, but when she saw Cao Hao next to her, her expression couldn't help but stiffen.

In fact, she has a lot of questions in her mind. That is the shop next door, she obviously inquired, it was originally the property of the Chunjun Palace, and now it is the marriage of the palace Da Gege. Then why is the manager of this shop now Han Jiang's family?

Han Jiang is just a widow, if there is no one to support him, he can make such a disturbance in the capital now?

The person behind it is Cao Hao?

is also an old man in Jiangning, why is the treatment different? Yang Ruixue thought about the apprehension when she first arrived in Beijing and the panic after Li Ding's accident, and looked at Cao Hao's eyes with a little resentment.

I haven't heard that he took a concubine, so is the woman in front of him also an outer room?

Thinking like this, Yang Ruixue wondered if he should stab Cao Hao and knock on the edge of the gong for a few words, so that he would always hold the hypocrite's shelf, as if he looked down on people.

It's just that there is a ghost in her heart, whether she Yang Ruixue is a concubine with someone or a secret prostitute with someone, and what does it have to do with Cao Hao?

Although Yang Ruixue is nothing, after all, she is now Mrs. Ru of Yiduli.

A few days ago, Yi Duli came to see Cao Hao, and also mentioned the matter of Yang Ruixue's mother and daughter, and he also had a little sincere love for his stepdaughter.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao deliberately took a closer look at the little girl Yang Ruixue was looking at, she was about the same age as the fourth sister, and she looked well-behaved and cute.

It's just that he has entered the flag, and the draft system of Raushzi may not be a blessing.

Seeing that Yang Ruixue also looked over, Cao Hao thought about whether to say hello or not, it was up to Yi Duli's sake.

At this time, I heard someone at the door: "Grandma, this is it!" ”

Thinking that another female guest came in, Cao Hao nodded at Yang Ruixue, which was a greeting, and then whispered to Chu Yu: "Is it a good choice?" Let's go? ”

Because there were two female guests who saw a man in the hall and retreated, Cao Hao thought about it and hurried out.

Chu Yu nodded, and the husband and wife walked towards the door, but they were greeted by a maid and a woman in flag costumes.

Chu Yu couldn't help but be surprised, and the other party stopped when he saw Cao Hao and his wife.

Another acquaintance, it was Yiduli's wife, Zhao Jia, who came.

Zhao Jia's body was straight, and there was no joy or anger on his face.

Seeing Cao Hao and his wife, she was very surprised, she was slightly stunned, leaned over for a while, and said, "I've seen a big Gege and a big forehead!" As he spoke, he looked at the jewelry box that Xiyun was holding in his hand behind him, and said with a smile: "They all say that the things in this shop are good, and it seems that Gege and the same forehead are also here to buy things!" ”

Chu Yu stepped forward, helped Zhao Jia's family up, and said, "Auntie, get up, isn't this tormenting us?" I followed my uncle out for a walk, and when I heard that the things here were good, I bought a few. Auntie's ...... Is this also a purchase? ”

When the words were asked, Chu Yu himself also noticed that something was wrong, but it was really because Taixing Shi moved the crowd. Although the wives and grandmothers of large families go out with maids and mothers-in-law, this half-room of hula la is also a little bigger.

The two families were originally relatives, and because Cao Hao and Yi Duli are now officials in the same yamen, they move around quite frequently.

Zhao Jia's is usually gentle and very gentle, and he is not a person who likes to be public. It's like this now, but it's a little strange to look at.

Cao Hao knew the truth, and when he saw that the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law who followed behind Zhaojia's family had unconcealed anger on their faces, he knew in his heart that this Zhaojia family was afraid that he was prepared.

Zhao Jiashi listened to Chu Yu's words, raised his eyebrows, nodded, and said with a smile: "This is about to change seasons, come and take a look, they all praise this place, I want to see what rare things are so 'seductive'." As he spoke, he glanced up the hall.

It's not good to stand at the door and talk all the time, Chu Yu said: "Since that's the case, then I will go back with my uncle first, and my aunt said that I have kung fu in the future, and I have to go over to visit the door more!" ”

Zhao Jiashi nodded, leaned sideways to open the door for the couple, and let them pass.

Yang Ruixue didn't look at Zhao Jia's, and her mind was on the sentence "big grid, big forehead".

It turned out that this woman was Cao Hao's daughter-in-law, Yang Ruixue couldn't help but feel a little pantothenic when she saw the gentle and petty appearance of the two.

Immediately, thinking that although she didn't have the status of a wife now, Yi Duli treated her with some sincerity, and her chagrin was reduced a little......

(To be continued)