On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Cao Fang, Mama Zhang, Zhang Genjia and others escorted the New Year's goods purchased by Cao Hao in Beijing and the New Year's gifts sent by the Pingwang Mansion and Jueluo's family. There were seven or eight horse-drawn carriages, and even the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate couldn't help but be tempted and wanted to extort a sum of money to spend money. Later, when I heard that it was the Cao family's convoy, I retreated abruptly.

In front of the weaving house, there was a joy. Cao Yuan patted his brother's shoulder with a smile and beckoned someone to unload the New Year's gift from the car and put it into storage. Cao Fang first asked the eldest brother about the old lady An, and then asked the uncle and grandmother, and then asked his father. He and Cao Yuan are siblings and the son of Cao Fu, the old housekeeper of the Cao family.

Cao Fu has been a little deaf and dizzy in recent years because of his age, and after consulting Cao Yin and his wife, he asked his eldest son Cao Yuan to take over his class. This is also what he agreed with Cao Yin and his wife in his early years, and he also put this eldest son on an errand by Cao Yin's side, just to be a housekeeper in the future.

Because Cao Fang is the second child, he is different from his brother and does not work by Cao Yin's side. In the early years, when Cao Hao was in school, he followed the elders, and later was punished for Cao Hao's kidnapping. Later, when Cao Hao opened the forest to fast, he brought him up to be a steward. After Lin Xia Zhai was closed, Cao Fang was sent by Cao Yin to manage the tea garden because of his active brain, which was the pearl on the side of Taihu Lake, which was also managed by Cao Fang in previous years.

Cao Haoyuan was in the room to see Chu Yu's new clothes, although the needlework was a little troublesome, but because when he measured the clothes, Cao Hao specially explained that he could do Chu Yu's clothes first. Therefore, although it has only been ten days, the three sets of clothes have been sewn inside.

Chu Yu said this, without Cao Hao's persuasion, he changed the shoes at the bottom of the flower pot. Otherwise, she was already tall, and she stepped on a few inches of shoes, which was more than half a head taller than the slightly petite Li family, and she would look uncomfortable.

Cao Hao sat on a chair, sipped tea, and looked at Chu Yu. After the experience of the little daughter-in-law for more than ten years, Chu Yu's temperament is different. Now, with a bun on his head, he only has two hairpins inlaid with pearls and stones, which are not only lined with joy, but also do not look fancy, and look very lovely.

Although the mothers, biological mothers, and concubines in the palace are not young or old, after all, there are restrictions from the national laws of the ancestors, and they all get along differently. Now, following the Li family, learning to manage family affairs, and listening to some interesting stories from Cao Hao's childhood, Chu Yu is becoming more and more like a little woman. Every time he looked at Cao Hao, he was smiling, as if he was laughing at his naughtiness when he was a child, and Cao Hao's heart was itching, and he really wanted to "punish" and "punish" her.

Chu Yu fiddled with his clothes, occasionally raised his head, and looked at Cao Hao looking at himself with a smile, he couldn't help but be a little ashamed, and said with a slight reproach: "Forehead, look, how is it Chu Yu's?" If you let your father and mother know, it will be like Chu Yu's extravagance and waste! ”

Cao Hao put aside the teacup and said with a smile: "Mother has seen this list of clothes, and mine has several sets more than yours!" You can't forget, you set six sets, and I have eight sets! It's that my mother saw it, and complained that I shouldn't snub you, let me make a few more sets, if I hadn't said that I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to make it before fifteen, I was afraid that my mother would have to give you a few more sets! ”

When Chu Yu heard this, he put his mind at ease, looked at the three sets of new clothes, and made two gestures on his body, full of joy: "When I was in the capital, I saw Sister Amethyst wearing these, and I thought it looked very good." When I came to the south, my mother's clothes looked even more noble and generous, not inferior to the flag outfit! Speaking of this, he turned his head and asked, "Are my sister and third sister also wearing such clothes when they are at home?" ”

Cao Hao thought for a while and replied: "It seems that there are all of them, and when I go out to meet guests, I still wear a lot of flag clothes!" ”

Chu Yu put down the new clothes, remembered one thing, saw that there was no one else in the room, walked to Cao Hao and sat down, with a hint of doubt, and with a hint of curiosity asked: "Forehead, when I was in the capital, I heard you talk about the third sister, and the second uncle came from the second uncle, because the mother went early, so the mother brought her to raise her!" Why, these days, I didn't hear the next person mention it, but said that the third sister is from the cousin's family on the uncle's side, and she is the daughter adopted by her mother? ”

Cao Hao was stunned when he heard this, he didn't know how Chu Yu thought of this, thinking about whether it was the servants who chewed their tongues, and when he talked about Cao Yi's rights and wrongs, he was a little annoyed, frowning and asking, "Who mentioned it?" Can you make a note of which one? ”

Chu Yu and Cao Hao have been married for a year, knowing that he is the most impatient with the people in the family, he regrets his words a little, but he doesn't want him to be angry with others, so he still has a cheeky head and says: "This is Chu Yu's, no, it was not deliberately mentioned by others." When Qian'er passed by the empty house behind his mother's yard, Chu Yu asked a little more, only to know that it was the land of the little uncle, and they talked about it...... The younger brother-in-law's illness was brought to the third sister again...... "The more she spoke, the quieter she became, and she had already begun to regret why she talked about this."

Cao Hao saw her nervousness, and reached out to hold her little hand in his hand: "These family matters, there is nothing to hide from you, it's just that this is the heart knot of my father and mother, you know it, don't mention it in front of them!" ”

Chu Yu was originally afraid that Cao Hao would be annoyed, but now he nodded busily.

Cao Hao briefly told her about Cao Shun, and finally said: "In the future, if they chew these rights and wrongs in front of you, you can also take out the score of the eldest grandmother, so that they can remember their surnames better!" ”

For fear that Chu Yu would misunderstand Cao Yi, he couldn't help but add: "Shun'er's matter is just an accident, and the third sister can't be blamed!" If this is the root cause, or mine is not, the puppy is what I bought in exchange! As he spoke, there was a hint of silence in his voice.

He thought of Cao Yin and himself from Cao Shun's death, and he had imagined several times, if he hadn't given Cao Yi a puppy at the beginning, would there have been no subsequent Cao Shun deaths? I just thought about it, but I never got an answer.

Chu Yu was in the palace, and several younger brothers and sisters died, but after all, they were separated from their mothers, and they had many brothers and sisters, and their feelings were just average. But even then, it is inevitable to be sad and sad. Cao Hao is here, but there is only this little brother of the same father, and the untimely death is led to himself, how sad should he be?

Chu Yu looked at Cao Hao like this, he was sad and blamed himself, how could he hear that these things were wrong, and he came to Cao Hao to mention them, which made him sad.

After Cao Hao finished speaking, he woke up, shook his head hurriedly, patted Chu Yu's hand and said, "Look at me, the more you talk about it, the more you lose it!" The third sister is indeed the bloodline of our Cao family, and she was unintentionally met by her father and mother a few years ago, because she took care of the second aunt...... Well...... It was inconvenient for the second uncle to recognize it, and the grandmother was still there at the time. My father and mother were afraid that it would make a big fuss and make my grandmother angry, so they took the third sister in our house and raised it! ”

Although she had no intention of hiding it for Zhaojia's family, after all, she was Cao Song's mother, and Cao Hao was reluctant to say too much about her, so she simply explained two sentences in a few words.

Chu Yu has been in the palace since he was a child, and he has heard a lot about these concubines, although Cao Hao did not point it out, but thinking that Gao Taijun raised the concubine in the second room when he was there, he knew a thing or two about Zhaojia's behavior.

The biological mother died early, and the mother-in-law didn't recognize it, if it wasn't for the long house to take it in, the third lady didn't know what the fate would be at the moment. Chu Yu thought of Cao Yilai, very sympathetic, and somewhat understood what Cao Hao said about not worrying about this sister.

Chu Yu just wanted to say a few words such as "the third sister is so blessed" and "the Jueluo family is a good family" to comfort Cao Hao, so he heard Zhu'er at the door report: "Uncle, just now the second door of the little guy passed the word, and the big housekeeper invited the uncle over, saying that the New Year's gift in Beijing has arrived!" ”

Cao Hao listened to it and was also a little happy. Originally, he and Wei Hei were still worried about these cars of things, afraid that there would be unsightly thieves on the road, and whether the things were worth or not was secondary, the key was that it was best for people to arrive safely.

Cao Hao got up and said to Chu Yu with a smile: "You go to your mother's side and say that there are sisters and third sisters in it!" If your mother is free, you should also come and see if there are any rare things you like, and pick them out first! ”

Chu Yu responded happily, went out with Cao Hao, watched him go to the second gate, and then took Xiyun and Xicai to Kaiyang Courtyard.

* Cao family, Xifu.

Zhao Jia's family also got the letter, knowing that the New Year's gift in the capital had arrived, so he couldn't sit still, but he didn't want to go over in a bad way, but he seemed to be shallow and uninformed. She walked around the ground with a stove in her hand, and sent people to the gate to see when Cao Quan would come back.

Cao Quan didn't have this tacit understanding with her, because it was the end of the year, and the yamen was about to be sealed, so Cao Quan drank with a few subordinates, and he came back after dark.

Zhao Jia's waited for a long time before waiting for Cao Quan, who was full of alcohol, how could he not be angry? Because he has been treated by Cao Quan for the past year, it is not good to give him no face in front of the maid.

It wasn't until Cao Quan drank the sobering soup, changed out of his clothes and washed his feet on the kang that Zhao Jia's sent the maids down, sat on the side of the kang and complained to Cao Quan: "Why did you come back so late, didn't I ask someone to send you a letter?" It's time for the New Year! ”

Cao Quan's head was heavy, and he squinted his eyes and said: "It's here when you arrive, it's every year, what's so strange!" ”

Zhao Jiashi couldn't help but stretch out his finger and nodded Cao Quan's head vigorously: "Master, I said that you are really confused, or are you fake confused!" There are seven or eight cars for this year's New Year's gift, which can be compared to previous years? You don't say rush back to take a look, I don't have a good past, and now it's all in the warehouse, and then there will be good ones on our heads? Speaking of this, I couldn't help but "tsk" again: "Not only in Beijing, but also in the New Year's gifts sent by various families in Jiangning City, this year is also as rich as in previous years!" ”

Although he heard the joy in Zhaojia's words, Cao Quan couldn't help but give her a wake-up call: "Because the eldest nephew is back, he is the identity of the county lord's forehead, and he is the just-released platform, this is all for his face, I am afraid that this year's ceremony also refers to the name to honor him!" ”

Zhao Jiashi listened and bit his lip: "The local gentry are like this, what about the gift from the capital?" ”

"Naturally, it's also for the sake of my nephew's face, I'm afraid that all the palaces will have gifts to send over, plus King Ping Fujin and ...... Honoring the eldest brother and sister-in-law with the three girls, even if it is seven or eight cars, it is nothing! Cao Quan thought of the daughter she didn't recognize, and she couldn't say anything in her heart.

Zhao Jiashi heard this, this was nothing to do with himself, he couldn't help but feel pain, pulled his face and said, "How can this make the big house earn any dignity?" How many years have you and your uncle been boiling, and you are still on the fifth grade. The uncle is okay, he has the title of an earl, and he is decent, even if he faces the governor and governor, he doesn't have to bow down. But you only have a five-grade cloud cavalry captain, not to mention your uncle, not even your nephew! They are all the sons of old ladies, and the reward of this long-lived lord is much worse! Uncle too, he is the one son, sooner or later he will attack his lord, why don't you want to pull your brother? ”

Cao Quan knew that his wife had always been a little greedy for money and stingy, so he didn't care about her nagging, but the more she talked about her, the more she didn't have a score, and even the emperor and her eldest brother complained, but she was a little unhappy, coughed twice, and said, "If you are tired, settle it early!" ”

Zhao Jia's heart was holding back the fire, where was the sleepiness, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and thinking about his son's martial arts failure, he felt that something was wrong in his heart, and pushed Cao Quan and said: "Master, are we too real?" Although this Cao Hao is not big, he is like a little adult, and he has a lot of eyes when he thinks about it! Let's Song'er study and study well, he is going to take the martial arts test, not to mention this wasted study, in the end, he didn't even earn a fame! Also, it is Song'er's matter of accepting the people in the house, his brother puts on the appearance of a decent man and a gentleman, and lets his brother mess around, which is the truth? ”

Cao Quan listened to his wife's more and more unbearable words, and sat up from the bed suddenly: "Shut up!" What are these words? What is there for your precious son to be calculated, tell me about it! ”

Zhao Jiashi was taken aback by Cao Quan, patted his chest, and relieved his breath before muttering: "This brother is out of luck, doesn't it seem that he can do it more and more?" ”

When Cao Quan heard this, he laughed angrily: "You're not stupid, you also know that Hao'er has the ability!" Okay, this brother and his younger brother have bad intentions! Okay, okay, since you said this, then let's not bother others, and don't think about the light of the big house in the future! ”

Zhao Jia's family just didn't resented Cao Hao for being too much out of Cao Song, so he couldn't help but nag a few words, and when he heard her husband say this, she also knew that she was wrong. Her father died of illness a few years ago, and her uncle retired from the throne of Shangshu, although there are still a few brothers and cousins in her mother's family, in the end it is one level away. Cao Hao has a brother-in-law of the prince of the county, a father-in-law of the prince, and Cao Song's cousin, which is not much closer than the relatives on Zhaojia's side. Thinking of this, she was speechless.

Although Cao Quan didn't bother to pay attention to her, for the sake of the future of his sons, he couldn't help but warn again: "Xiang'er was not born by you, let's not talk about him first, it is Song'er and the three brothers, all of whom came out of your belly." My eldest brother and I are both old, and their future will fall to their cousin. When you speak and act in the future, you must think about your sons first, and if you don't point to this nephew, then everything is free, otherwise you have to think about it! ”

Zhao Jiashi thought about it for a while, and wanted to justify Cao Quan, but he couldn't say a word. By the time I was thinking about whether I would accompany my sister-in-law and the county lord's nephew and daughter-in-law to incense, and planned to discuss with Cao Quan, Cao Quan was already snoring.

Zhao Jia's lying on the bed, still unable to close his eyes, thinking that in the afternoon, the nurse Mama Zhang talked about the decency of the Earl's Mansion in the capital, and couldn't help but be envious and jealous of the Li family. In the early years, she Ama wanted to promise him to Cao Yin, and she also knew something. At the beginning, because she heard that it was the steproom, she felt aggrieved, and she cried with her mother Amma, but then somehow she couldn't do it and told Cao Quan.

Whether it is appearance or behavior, Zhao Jia's sister-in-law is really not convinced by Li's sister-in-law. However, there was an old lady in the early years, so it was not easy to be presumptuous, and you had to respect your face. After the old lady went, the Li family became the mother of Fujin again, and she couldn't be offended even more.

Zhao Jiashi sighed in his heart and touched his stomach, if he didn't make trouble at the beginning, would it be his daughter to be Fujin, and his son to marry the county lord Gege? No one can say this question clearly.

Because of the scruples in his heart, Zhao Jia's words and actions were really more appropriate, he was very respectful to the Li family, and he also looked like an elder to Cao Hao and Chu Yu. For fear that she would leave a bad impression in front of her nephews and nephews and daughters-in-law, she would affect the future of her sons, so she even took her to Cao Xiang and her concubine Wu'er who were very close, and they all packed up decently and brought them to Dongfu for the New Year.

Because it is the New Year, it is naturally indispensable to burn incense and worship ancestors. Even with the clansmen inside and outside Jiangning City, there were a lot of them. Although Cao Hao and Chu Yu are young, they are older, that is, they have nephews and grandnephews, and they inevitably spent a lot of red envelopes to press the New Year's money.

There is a well-informed person, knowing that Cao Hao is going to go north to do a Taoist platform in the future, so he intercedes in front of Cao Yin and wants to follow him to do an errand.

Cao Yin was unusually unusual, because his son was appointed for the first time, and he did not let go easily. Only two proper remote branches were selected, the ones who were honest and responsible, and the ones whose seniority was lower than Cao Hao, and after discussing with Cao Hao, they gave a reply. Those who wanted to bully Cao Hao's youth and wanted to be a master by virtue of their seniority, let Cao Yin send some money and politely refused.

(To be continued)