After entering the wax moon, the people in the capital began to prepare for the New Year, and they were busy everywhere.

is Caofu, with the help of amethyst, and Chu Yu is also busy. Cao Hao, who was partial, was on an errand in the household department, and he was the busiest at the end of the year, and he also went out early and returned late during the whole day, and he was not idle for a moment.

The Li family had already handed over the power of housekeeping to his daughter-in-law, and it was not good to interfere again, and he felt sorry for his daughter-in-law, so he took his granddaughter to the Lanyuan to take care of him.

Tianhui seemed to be well-behaved, not as naughty as other children, and always sat in a proper manner, watching her grandmother do her work.

Li was not idle, since she came back from the palace, listening to the queen mother's thoughts of Horqin, she asked people to find Mongolian-style robes. As it is, I want to make a set of Mongolian-style clothes for the Queen Mother.

As the mother of the Qing Dynasty, the Queen Mother has rules for food and clothing. Even if this dress can't be worn, it can be used as a funeral object, which can be regarded as an explanation of the Queen Mother's thoughts about Horqin.

It is the most expensive clothing material in the treasury, which requires buttons and flowers, and also uses gold and jade gemstones.

Cao Yin said these words, but he bothered about one thing, that is, the family letter of a clan uncle and the seventh old lady in Fengrun's hometown.

The Jiangning branch of the Cao family, after leaving the sect in the past, got rid of the Fengrun clan, which became Cao Xi's lifelong regret. Before Cao Xi died, he also explained to Cao Yin that if he could return to the sect, he would still return to the sect.

Unexpectedly, due to the grievances of the elders in the early years, even if Cao Xi and Sun Taijun were buried in the Fengrun tomb, this matter of returning to the sect was still inconclusive.

In his early years, the head of the Fengrun family was Cao Qi's father, and he read a lot, and he was the most pedantic. I was afraid that others would say that he allowed Jiangning's branch to return to the sect because he was greedy for snobbery, so he never let go.

When he passed away, Cao Ji Xiaoman returned to Beijing and did not take the initiative to mention the matter.

Cao Ji is the son of the sect, according to the patriarchal law, even if Cao Yin, the earl, treats this nephew with three points of courtesy. It's just that Cao Yin's wealth, Cao Ji didn't put this score, and he didn't get close to it.

The two have always been lukewarm.

This time, the seven old ladies of Fengrun were not mentioned for no reason, but because of Cao Qi's remarriage. Cao Qi's wife, Wang, died of illness last year, and it has been many years since then.

Cao Ji's parents have passed away, and the serious elders in Jingli are Cao Yin.

The selection of this woman is also a big deal for a family. Fengrun's hometown is naturally Cao Qi's heart.

According to what the seventh old lady said, if he wants to enter Beijing in February next year, he will remarry Cao Qi. This suitable candidate, please ask Cao Yin and Li to help choose. At the end of the letter, it mentioned the big sacrifice in the Dragon Boat Festival next year. Although he did not directly mention the word Cao Xi's return to the sect, it probably meant that.

If this letter had been written a few years earlier, Cao Yin would have been overjoyed, after all, this was a major event that his deceased father would never forget before his death. dragged on until now, Cao Yin couldn't make up his mind.

It has been a year and a half since Cao Ji entered Beijing, and he also came to greet Cao Yin and his wife according to the rules during the New Year's holidays, and he has also met Cao Hao a few times. He is not very close to Cao Hao, and Cao Hao is not too accommodating to this clan brother, and the friendship between the two is not much stronger than that of strangers.

Cao Yin thought about this, and he was a little hesitant. After all, he has already put Jiazi's people, and the people who communicate with the Cao family in the future are all sons, and he can't help but consider his son's opinions.

Seeing that her husband was worried about these days, Li asked, "Is the master worried about the emperor?" Didn't Hao'er say, the emperor Jin'an? ”

Cao Yin sat down, hesitated, and said, "The Seventh Master from Fengrun's side has sent a letter and mentioned Cao Qi's family affairs. Cao Ji is now on an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is more appropriate to stay in the capital and find relatives in the capital. ”

When Li heard this, he thought of the Wang family who died of illness, sighed, and said: "The girls in the flag are more expensive, and there are fewer supple ones like the Wang family." Pitiful, Sister Ying is only eight years old, and she follows a little adult. ”

Wang's body is weak, and he has been married to Cao Ji for many years, leaving only one daughter, whose name is Ying'er.

"What the Seventh Master means, there will be a big sacrifice in the Dragon Boat Festival clan next year, and he wants us to go back." Cao Yin sat down and said.

This clan matter, the Li family is not good at talking, and said: "Why is it the Dragon Boat Festival?" Even if the nephew is talking about marriage now, it will take half a year to ask the clan wife to enter the door in a hurry. ”

The Li family has been married into the Cao family for many years, and they also know the rights and wrongs of the Cao family, Jiangning, and the Fengrun family.

"There are no grandchildren, the elders are anxious, otherwise Cao Ji would have stopped them, and they would have wanted to discuss their relatives for a long time, and they would have entered the door when the Wang family anniversary." Cao Yin said.

"My nephew's surname is Ziao, don't take your mind lightly. Or ask my nephew if there is anything suitable for him on his side. Save us from thankless. After all, this marriage event is not child's play. The burden of the sect woman is heavy, and if she looks for something inappropriate, she will complain about the master in her hometown in the future. Li thought for a moment and said.

Cao Yin nodded, knowing that his wife was right.

Cao Qi is now working as an errand in the Internal Affairs Office, and with the relationship between the Cao family and the sixteenth elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother also takes care of Cao Hao, the clan brother. It's a pity that Cao Qi's surname is a little square, and he doesn't know how to be flexible, and he doesn't have the slightest intention to repay the kindness of the sixteenth elder brother, but becomes more and more respectful and alienated.

After coming and going, the sixteenth elder brother also felt that it was boring, and complained to Cao Hao twice, so he stopped paying attention to him. In the end, it is to take care of Cao Hao's face, and not to care about it. changed to other princes, seeing that he was so ignorant, he would have given him small shoes to wear.

Cao Yin heard that he wanted to call Cao Qi and teach him, but he was stopped by Cao Hao.

In this way, everyone knows that the Cao family is not close to the Fengrun family, which may not be a kind of protection for Cao Qi.

Now, the two generations of Cao Yin and Cao Hao have been close ministers of the Son of Heaven, accompanying the king like a tiger, and they don't know what wind and rain the Cao family will suffer in the future, so why bother pulling irrelevant people on the boat.

Thinking of the old things, Cao Yin sighed, knowing that his son would not be willing to return to the sect.

Sure enough, when Cao Hao came back from the yamen, he heard his father mention this matter, so he asked his father to think twice. To put it mildly, if the Cao family is raiding the house now, it is just copying Cao Yin's house, and if there is more, it will be Dongfu, and it will not affect Fengrun's side.

In this case, Cao Hao will not directly tell his father to save the elderly from worrying, which is to point out this meaning.

The relatives of Fengrun's family, for Cao Hao, are just like passers-by on the road. When he learned about the disputes between the Cao family's elders in the past, Cao Hao despised the clansmen on Fengrun's side.

Several generations of people did not let go, and Jiangning was not allowed to return to the sect, and as a result, it should be taken advantage of. Cao Ji's father was able to go to the Internal Affairs Office on an errand, and Cao Ji was able to serve as a guard in his early years, all of which were Cao Yin's strategies.

Fengrun's side sent a lot of children who were not proficient in literature and martial arts to Jiangning, and they all depended on Cao Yin's house to live.

got cheap and sold well, holding the shelf of his family's grandson, and putting a clear and high score, Cao Hao really didn't want to see it at all.

Only when you have eaten enough will you return to the sect. Many of the sons of their own families are pressed on their heads, not only to find an uncle for themselves, but also to find a senior for their sons. According to the patriarchal rules, this sect has the right to discipline the younger generations of the clan. If anyone dares to disobey the son, he must be punished according to the patriarchal law.

Not to mention, some clans have many rules, even the children and grandchildren have the rules for hiring wives and daughters, and if they violate it, they will accept the punishment of the sect, or fine silver, or accept other punishments.

Being an official and being a slave to the royal family is enough to make people depressed; I also want to find a living ancestor, where would Cao Hao be willing.

Cao Yin saw his son's reaction, as expected, and was not annoyed, but his expression was a little stunned.

Seeing this, Cao Hao felt ashamed.

He can only be regarded as a semi-Lagu people, and he doesn't take these clansmen seriously, but his father is an authentic Confucian student, and he upholds the orthodoxy of Confucianism in his heart. Besides, there is also the last life of the ancestors, and the ancients had their own stubbornness about filial piety.

"Father, otherwise, I will buy some sacrificial fields for Fengrun, and add more silver to the clan school. My grandfather knew that his father was trying to protect the Cao family, and he would be kind and relieved. Cao Hao thought for a moment and said.

Just spend some silver to make my father happy.

Cao Yin nodded and said, "Hao'er is also reasonable, he is pedantic for his father." Over the years, the Buddhist books have been read in vain, and they are not as clear as you. The wind and rain in the capital are enough for you and me, father and son, so why bother to lead to Fengrun. ”

Knowing that his son is more than his father, he doesn't believe his son's words.

He knew that his son's surname was a little cold, and he seemed to be casual and close to everyone, but in fact, there were few people who took it to heart, where would he care about the people over there in Fengrun.

Cao Hao didn't care about it, but Cao Yin couldn't ignore it.

I can't write two "Cao" characters in one stroke, if it is peaceful, this is a pleasure to return to the sect; In today's capital, the situation is changing, not to mention the common wealth, I am afraid that if it is tied together, we will share hardships.

"Hao'er, even if you don't return to Fengrun, you have to remember that after our Cao family is the Duke of Lu, we can't discredit our ancestors." Cao Yin straightened his face, looked at Cao Hao, and said with a straight face.

At the moment of mentioning "Lu Guogong", Cao Yin's eyes were undisguised with pride, and his body couldn't help but straighten.

Cao Bin, the Duke of Lu, was the founder of the Northern Song Dynasty and one of the ancestors of the Cao family.

Cao Hao is not as enthusiastic as his father, you must know that in the genealogy of the Cao family, there is a more famous person than Cao Bin, that is, Chen Siwang Cao Zhi.

Who is Cao Zhizhi, the third son of Emperor Cao Ying of Wei Wu, perhaps it is taboo to say that the emperor is not the first generation of this family tree, but King Chen Si.

From the Three Kingdoms to the present more than 1,500 years, Cao Hao has doubts about the authenticity of that genealogy. After all, it has undergone a change of dynasty and various changes, and even the paper on which the genealogy is written will not be kept for these years.

Cao Hao thought so in his heart, and still responded respectfully on his face: "Father rest assured, the son must respect his father's teachings and dare not do anything that insults the family." ”

Cao Yin's gaze softened, patted Cao Hao's shoulder and said, "Hao'er acts, for the father, I am naturally relieved, but I just want to tell you." ”

When the weather is fine, Cao Yin often goes out of the house for a walk, and when he enters the wax moon, he doesn't like to move much.

Cao Hao remembered what his mother said, and his father was bored recently, so he said: "Father, the fourth brother is about to arrive in Beijing, and the fifth brother is also married." Tianyou and Hengsheng have already enrolled in school and started a family, but it is just a blink of an eye. There are also nephews such as Tianhu and Tianyang, who say that they grow up quickly. There are laws in this country, and there are family rules in the family. Since it is a sect, our side, we also ask my father to list the family rules, which can be regarded as a constraint on the descendants of the descendants, so as to save the appearance of unscrupulous descendants and break the door style. ”

When Cao Yin heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Clan law and family rules? Yes, there are no rules, if I found out that Xiao San was involved in gambling and disciplined him, I wouldn't have ...... This bet, the descendants of the Cao family must not be ......" Speaking of this, with a little sentimentality.

Cao Shuo's death was not only a regret for Cao Yin, but also made Cao Hao feel guilty.

He couldn't defend himself, and if he hadn't been out of his duty of discipline and forced his parents to agree to divide Dongfu early, there would have been no tragedy later.

Cao Shuo's death, he has three points of responsibility.

Seeing that his son stopped talking, Cao Yin coughed and said, "This is related to the upbringing of the descendants of the family, and you can't be sloppy." On my side, there are the family rules of the early years of the Fengrun family, some of which are out of date, and some can be inherited. This is a big deal......"

* Dongfu, upper room.

Zhao Jiashi sat on the kang, looked at the little daughter-in-law Su Xin, and said, "Don't stand, sit down, let's talk well." ”

Su Xin sighed in his heart, answered in his mouth, and sat down next to the chair. It seems that what should have come has come. She has been married to the Cao family for a year, and her stomach has not moved.

On Zhaojia's side, in front of Jinghui and her, she had already said "grandson" several times.

Although Dongfu has now added two grandsons, Tianhu and Luoyang's Tianyang. But in the eyes of the Zhaojia family, he has never seen the heavenly protection. Tianyang is a concubine again, and he has no flesh and blood.

Only Jinghui and Su Xin are grandchildren.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiashi did not mention this matter. She first asked about the news from Su Xin's mother's house, what is her grandfather's errand now, has her uncle been promoted, and her cousin has not entered the official school or something, Yunyun.

Su Xin considered it, and some didn't understand her mother-in-law's intentions.

Zhao Jiashi made a big detour before saying: "The fifth year will be seventeen." At the age of his elder brothers, they are already on errands, and the old lady of the in-laws and the in-laws of the old man, have you ever commanded? ”

When Su Xin heard this, he was only surprised.

The husband is a descendant of the Cao family, and he is protected by his own brothers and cousins, and his uncle takes care of him, where is the turn of the Dong family to speak?

"Grandfather asked the fifth master about his homework and gave him some good books." She replied stiffly.

In this year's Shuntianfu Township Examination, Cao Fu was on the list and became a teenager. If it weren't for the strange atmosphere in the capital at that time, Cao Yin would have celebrated for his nephew.

Although he has not yet won the Toad Palace, he is the first person in Cao Hao's generation to be promoted to the pediatric examination.

When Zhao Jiashi heard this, he frowned, and said: "I inquired, this is easy to take the test, but it is difficult to get a jinshi, and some people can't pass the test for decades, otherwise the master of jinshi will not be so expensive." If the fifth child fails the exam next year, he will donate an official body, and if he can get an errand in the Internal Affairs Office, it will be better. With the old lady of the in-laws to take care of it, you can also suffer less. ”

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is full of oil and water, and Zhaojia's is the most numerous.

Let's just say that Cao Hao worked as an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs last year, and he never stopped eating in various places throughout the year.

Su Xin listened, didn't say much, but knew in her heart that this was just wishful thinking on the part of her mother-in-law. On the husband's side, although he is impatient with the sage's article, he takes it very seriously. I heard that Cao Xiang also returned to Beijing to take the entrance examination, and said that he would compare with his brother and say that he would be admitted first.

Cao Fu treated his uncle with the most reverence in his heart, and after arrogantly knowing that it was his uncle's regret that he did not advance to the imperial examination, he did not have the rejection of the early years when he treated the Bagu article......

(To be continued)