Cao Mansion, East Courtyard, Main House.

Zhao Jiashi sat cross-legged on the kang and ate cigarettes on the side of the kang table with his elbows. Cao Song sat on a chair on the west side, while Jing Hui stood on the east side.

Zhao Jiashi heard his son ask about the starting point shop, put down the cigarette pouch in his hand, glanced at Jinghui, and then said to Cao Song with a little pride: "I just wanted to tell you this, the shop that your brother and daughter-in-law married over is in the East Fourth Archway, and I heard that the location is very good." I thought, let's open a dumpling shop. 'People live for a lifetime, eat and wear', this food business, I think there is a spectrum. ”

Seeing his mother's demeanor, Cao Song couldn't help frowning and said, "Mother, there is no shortage of money in the house, why are you tossing this?" Let people who don't know know, and think that we are deliberately trying to sweep my sister-in-law's face. ”

Although Zhao Jia's family said that they were thinking about how to make money, they also had some concerns in their hearts.

Although now that the big house and the second room are separated, she is happy and comfortable, and she no longer has to rely on others, but the future of her sons, after all, depends on Cao Yin's father and son in the long house.

This home is a life, and money is needed everywhere. Especially after the separation, in the future, weddings, funerals, and personal exchanges, you have to do it yourself, which has more places to use silver.

Although there are a few Zhuangzi, there can be some income every year, but in the end there are some tight hands.

Zhao Jia's family is now widowed, and he has no other thoughts, so he hopes that his son will come out soon, and his daughter will grow up and marry a good family, so that he can be an old feudal monarch who can enjoy peace of mind and happiness.

In these days, you can lack anything, but you can't lack silver.

If this body is shabby, even if it is to visit relatives, it will be annoying.

Besides, she has grown up so big, and she has always lived a rich life, and she has always been used to spending lavishly. In the past two years, without her husband, she has a little bottom in her heart, and she is getting closer and closer to the silver.

is partial and loves face, even if she thinks about frugality, but in terms of food and clothing, she refuses to wronged herself. In addition, knowing that the business in Daoxiang Village was good, she was thinking about doing business.

Listening to his son's words, Zhao Jiashi pondered for a while, raised his head and said, "If you are afraid that Brother Hao's daughter-in-law will be too careful, then let's go and have a prophetic meeting with her?" It's good to borrow some people from her shop, so that we don't have to look around like flies. ”

When Cao Song heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Mother, don't mind!" Don't say anything else, let's just say that there is a sister-in-law's dim sum shop on the side of the East Fourth Archway. Even if you want to do business, you should be shy of it. I can't make a lot of money, but it's a joke. ”

Zhao Jia's family has been talking for a while, and Tong Ruhui has also said hello, how can he stop like this?

She put the cigarette bag and pot in her hand on the kang table, frowned, and said, "What is this called?" Could it be that my daughter-in-law can open a dumpling shop, so I can't open it? Even if her shop business is good, she can still cover the business of Sijiu City, why should she avoid it? I promised Ruhui that I would divide her into 20% of the shop rent and the same pollen money. If you say this, can you take back the water that you spilled? When I didn't separate the family earlier, because my brother and daughter-in-law were a character, I had to be respectful as an aunt; Now that they are all separated, why do you still have to look at her face? ”

Cao Song saw that his mother was bent on going her own way, shook his head and said: "Mother, my son is also older, and there is no reason for my mother to worry about things outside." Let's wait and see, tomorrow, I asked Xiong Ren to go to the East Fourth Archway to have a look, maybe you can find some money-making business. ”

Zhao Jiashi frowned and said, "This is not a child's words? Is it so easy to do business? I had also thought about the silk village earlier, which was more decent than this dumpling shop. However, the goods are precious, and the cost is pressed, and people have to be specially sent to Suzhou and Hangzhou to buy goods, which is too difficult. ”

Cao Song said for a long time, and seeing that his mother was still like this, he clenched his fists vigorously and said, "No matter what, this dumpling shop can't be opened." If my mother really wants to do a food business, she will open a restaurant or a teahouse, and there will be no fewer people who eat and drink tea than those who eat gluttony. ”

Zhao Jiashi hesitated for a moment, and was about to speak.

Cao Song had already made up his mind not to let his mother open a dim sum shop, for fear that she would nagging again, so he changed his mind and said, "What about my brother and sister, why don't you set rules in front of my mother?" ”

Zhao Jiashi said casually: "Your cousin is not in good health, I told her not to come over all day." ”

Jinghui has never complained anything about Cao Song's side, but since she got married for a month, every day before dawn, she got up and waited by Zhaojia's side; I stayed up until late at night before I could go back to my room.

Although Cao Song knew that this was the rule, he couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw his daughter-in-law's little face and lose weight.

"Don't suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness", Cao Song wanted to ask his mother to take care of Jinghui more, but when the words came to his mouth, he stopped.

Because of concealing Jinghui's identity, he set up a family affair, which has made Zhaojia's family annoyed.

Jinghui's dowry is quite decent, and the Fucha family really treats her as a daughter, this "single nine", "twelve", and "double nine" all make people give gifts to see Jinghui.

Especially when doing "Double Nine", it was very grand, and he made a special trip to pick up Jinghui and Cao Song to eat and drink.

Zhao Jiashi saw it in his eyes, and his heart was a lot more relaxed. Although Ping said that he was not close to Jinghui, he did not deliberately make things difficult.

Even if she had any complaints, she just carried Jinghui behind her back and nagged Cao Song twice alone.

Cao Song was afraid of his mother and didn't want her to be too careful, so he blamed Jinghui, so he swallowed the words of intercession for his daughter-in-law, and said: "Mother, wait two days, I will send Jinghui back to my father-in-law's house to 'live in the right moon', I met my father-in-law at the third sister's house a few days ago, and my father-in-law also mentioned this matter." ”

Zhao Jiashi listened, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Hou'er is your birth, the day after tomorrow, is it too rushed?" When you reach the twenty-sixth, it is your brother and daughter-in-law who return to their parents' house. ”

Cao Song said: "Listening to my father-in-law, my mother-in-law has been chanting a few times. We are married in the third child, and there is no reason to live behind them in the 'opposite moon'. It's set the day after tomorrow, Ming'er will let someone inform the house over there. ”

Listening to her husband and mother-in-law talking, Jinghui always looked at her nose and nose, and stood quietly without saying anything.

Zhao Jiashi glanced at his daughter-in-law, feeling a little uncomfortable, and he really couldn't see her behaving like this.

This rule is enough, but it is like a wooden stake, not half smart, and it makes people feel bored when they look at it.

It's also strange to say, when his son didn't say kiss earlier, Zhao Jia's heart was looking forward to finding someone with such a temperament and character as Chu Yu, docile and virtuous, so that people can feel at ease.

When Jinghui enters the door, she is polite in everything, so that people can't find mistakes, but Zhaojia's is not uncommon.

She still thinks that her daughter-in-law should be more generous, otherwise she will keep her head down all day long, and she doesn't know what she thinks.

It's just that the daughter-in-law is such a "rule", Zhao Jia's family loves face, so she is naturally afraid of being underestimated, and she also holds a shelf and acts as a mother-in-law with a clear eye.

Now, Cao Song mentioned that he wanted to send his daughter-in-law back to Fucha's house to "live in the right moon", and Zhao Jiashi couldn't think of a reason to stop him, so he nodded reluctantly and said, "Well, that's it......"

When he said that, Zhao Jia's regretted it a little.

For more than a month, all the housework and trivial matters have been explained to Jinghui, but she is just flipping through the account books, eating a cigarette, and saying that she is very worry-free.

Thinking of this, she added, "...... The left and right in-laws are not far from our house, and it is cheap to move around, so you don't have to live in a full moon. Stay four or six days and come back......"

* Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Kangxi raised his left arm and looked at his slightly trembling left hand, and couldn't tell what it was like.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't deceive himself.

The so-called "long live long live long live" is just self-deception, where is there an immortal emperor in this world?

Kangxi didn't give up after all, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the imperial pen on the kang table.

The moment he touched the pen, his heart couldn't help but rise, and all his mind was focused on the foot-long imperial pen in front of him.

Not to mention picking it up, but even closing your fingers, you can't even grasp the barrel of the pen.

Kangxi didn't give up, holding his left arm with his right hand, trying to exert his strength with his left hand.

It's just in vain.

After tossing for a while, his forehead was covered with light sweat, and his left arm was exhausted and hung down weakly.

Kangxi's heart was indescribably sad and indignant, and he closed his eyes slightly, as if an old monk was in a state of flux, motionless.

After a while, he opened his eyes, and he had already put away his previous depression and restored the majesty of the emperor.

In the upper right corner of the kang table, there is a fold that has been read, which was sent by the Minister of the Interior, Fu Erdan.

Staring at the fold, Kangxi's originally majestic face showed a hint of mockery.

After a while, I saw Wei Zhu come in with his bow bowed, bowed his head and said, "Long live the Lord, the fourteenth elder brother and the second Belle have arrived and are waiting outside the door." ”

Kangxi didn't call for him immediately, but asked, "Wei Zhu, I asked you, but Brother Jiu recently gave you a gift to your outer house?" ”

Although Wei Zhu is nominally the deputy chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, because the chief eunuch has been vacant since Liang Jiugong was convicted, he is actually the most useful chamberlain in the imperial front.

In the past few years, Wei Zhu has been befriended and given him countless gifts.

Wei Zhu started as a little eunuch, and witnessed Liang Jiugong's loss of power, so he was naturally more careful in his heart.

The things outside are returned to the emperor's master; The matter in front of the emperor is that no matter whether it is gold or silver, or the prince and prince, he is willing to say one more "word".

This "loyalty", Kangxi was naturally used.

As an emperor, he is high up, and what he can see and hear is limited.

Wei Zhu heard from outside the official scandals and idle rumors in the market, which came to Kangxi's ears, but also made him feel novel and interesting.

Therefore, he asked Wei Zhu to let go of his hands and feet, accept gifts when he should receive gifts, and eat when he should eat. At the same time, there is also an intention, that is, to use Wei Zhu as a touchstone to let those who have ill intentions act on their own.

When Wei Zhu heard this, he quickly knelt down and replied: "Back to Long Live Lord, before the Lantern Festival, Brother Jiu sent five thousand taels of silver to the slave maid. The slave maid was on an errand in the palace, and she didn't know about it, but she only got the news from outside yesterday, and she was thinking about asking for instructions to the Lord of Long Live whether the silver would be accepted or not. ”

"Five thousand taels ......" Kangxi groaned and said, "What Brother Jiu gave you before the same year adds up to 10,000 taels ......"

The title of Brother Jiu is Gushan Beizi, with an annual salary of 1,300 taels of silver.

"It's really a good thing for me, is it a brotherhood?" Kangxi looked at his left arm, thinking that he was old, but his brothers were in their prime, and he couldn't help but feel irritable.

He frowned slightly, raised his right hand, waved at Wei Zhu, and said, "Send the two of them in." ”

"Huh!" Wei Zhu responded, got up and retreated.

Outside the Qianqing Palace, the fourteenth elder brother and Honghui were already waiting a little anxiously.

Although the second elder brother was circled, Honghui moved to the elder brother because of Kangxi's favor. No matter how annoyed he was with his son, Kangxi was still as warm as ever to this eldest grandson.

Honghui has passed the weak crown in his old age, and has put away his youth and frivolity, and has become cautious in his words and deeds.

The changes over the years also made him understand that everything is false, and only his grandfather's favor is true.

Only those who climb on that chair have the right to decide the life and death of others.

No matter what he was thinking in his heart, Honghui's face was not half obvious, with a humble smile, and he whispered to the fourteenth elder brother.

The fourteenth elder brother coped with it, and he was also guessing in his heart.

After the year and year, every time he went to the palace to ask for peace, he could most of the time he could see Honghui there.

Although the emperor's father treats him gently, it is different from the kind of love for the eldest grandson.

Thinking that Honghui is obedient, grinding ink for Kangxi, pinching his back or something, the fourteenth elder brother is really tired of it.

There are no fathers and sons in the heavenly family, and there are grandchildren?

What is Honghui trying to do, why did the emperor behave like this?

is grateful for the friendship of the queen of the Yuan, and has compassion for the second elder brother who has been abolished twice, and loves the house and cares about the eldest grandson; Or is it because of his age, and he wants to train another prince by himself?

In the past, after the crown prince passed, more than 20 sons did not stand, and the emperor and grandson were established, which triggered the "Battle of Jingyan"; Huang Ama, if you have this thought, aren't you afraid of repeating the mistakes of the past...... Thinking of this, the fourteenth elder brother looked at Honghui with a somewhat strange gaze......

(To be continued)