Xicheng, Caofu, Wutong Garden.

Now that Wei Bai is out of Beijing, Cao Hao did not go to the household department to be on duty, not because he deliberately stayed to see him off, but because he was sick. The night before, he and Wei Hei and Mr. Zhuang practiced for Wei Bai, and everyone drank a lot of wine, perhaps because of the wind blowing when they came back at night, they vomited and tossed up and down for half a night, and then in the second half of the night, Fang drank a bowl of medicine and rested.

Chu Yu sat on the chair next to the bed, looked at Cao Hao who was lying there, and couldn't bear to wake him up, so he sent someone to ask for leave from the household department.

Xiyun walked in lightly and replied in a low voice: "Gege, someone from the palace has come to pick it up!" ”

Because today is the newly born little brother of Chunwangfu, "Xisan", he sent a letter to Chu Yu earlier.

Chu Yu glanced at the sleeping Cao Hao, got up and walked outside, and whispered: "Forehead is like this, where can I go away?" You go with Xiyan for me, send the gift box I prepared these two days, and then give a few blessings to say goodbye. There is no need to raise the forehead and feel uncomfortable, so that they can make people come and toss inside and out. Let's just say that there is something in the house, I can't leave, and when the little brother is full moon, I will go over with my forehead to congratulate! ”

Xiyun responded, went down and prepared to go. Zhu'er and Huan'er came in, and Zhu'er said, "County Lord, the sobering soup has been served, but now bring it over?" ”

Chu Yu shook his head: "I have been tossing all night, I have suffered a lot of sins, and I will rest at dawn, this is less than two hours, let's talk about it later!" ”

"Yes!" Zhu'er answered and withdrew.

Huan'er asked Chu Yu to say goodbye, Chu Yu saw her carrying a food box, and asked with a smile, "Sister Amethyst sent you over to bring sobering soup to the forehead?" ”

Huan'er nodded first, then shook her head, but she was also a little confused, Fang replied with a smile: "Sister Amethyst sent the slave maid here, but it was not to send the decanting soup to the uncle, and the original slave maid still asked." Sister Amethyst said that the king of the county is the most distressed uncle, and the designation has been prepared early, so she doesn't have to worry about it. I don't worry about the county lord, I am afraid that the county lord will be tired of taking care of the uncle, so he asked someone to boil the bird's nest and send the slave maid to the county lord. If it weren't for Cheng Yi, who was going to see off the second master and second grandmother of the Wei family, Sister Amethyst would have come over in person! ”

Speaking of this, she put down the food box, took out a piece of paper from the side of her clothes, and handed it to Chu Yu with both hands: "County Lord, this is Sister Amethyst's tentative list, please decide to add or subtract it!" ”

Chu Yu took it and looked at it, except for a few pieces of clothing materials, even some silver tickets and gold leaves, all of which were light and easy to carry, and there were thousands of taels in total.

Although this is already a lot, I think that Cao Haosu will treat the Wei family brothers differently, and it depends on Wei Hei's affection for staying in the mansion. Therefore, she thought about it for a while and said to Huan'er: "Sister Amethyst is well prepared, but I remember that Grandma Wei is pregnant, please ask Sister Amethyst to find some ginseng supplements in the warehouse, plus ten taels of gold, and put a collar on the child!" ”

Because Fangcha lived in the house the year before last, and lived for more than half a year with Wei Bai coming back last year, and they were familiar with Huan'er. Therefore, Huan'er listened to the county lord's generosity, and was also happy for Fangcha, so she went out in response.

* Front, West Cross Courtyard, Wei Bai House.

Fang Cha's face was pale, her hands clutched the handkerchief tightly, and she sat on the edge of the kang in a daze. On the kang and on the ground, there were a few well-packed packages, all of which were sent by Amethyst to help.

But overnight, Wei Bai's eye circles sunken a lot, and he looked a lot haggard.

Fangcha bit her lip, and finally said the question in her heart: "What about Xiaohong?" Yesterday you sent her to the Banyan Courtyard, why didn't she come back after the night? ”

Wei Bai wiped his beard stubble and replied, "Didn't I tell you?" Zhuang Lao took a fancy to Xiaohong's cleverness, rushed to me, and waited for the aunt in the courtyard! ”

Fang Cha was furious when she heard this, and immediately got up and said, "That's my dowry girl, why does he want you to give it?" Where is there a shortage of maids and wives around their yard aunts, I'm just a little red, so I want to go! No, I don't allow it, you get it back for me! ”

The two have been married for a year, because Wei Bai is older, and he has rare fragrant tea in his heart, he is really afraid of melting in his mouth, and he is afraid of being scared when he holds it in his hand, and he has always asked for nothing that he should not be.

Today, it was abnormal, Wei Bai sat there and ran away, waiting for Fangcha to push him, and he said like he woke up from a big dream: "Get it back?" What to ask for? ”

Fang Cha was so angry that she wanted to stomp her feet, but she took care of her stomach, endured it, and pointed at Wei Bai and said, "Okay, since you are tired and don't move the second master, then I'll go by myself." I'm going to ask Mr. Zhuang what kind of charter is asking someone else's dowry maid to be a maid! As she spoke, she was about to go out, but Wei Bai grabbed her arm: "Don't go, what's the fuss?" Xiaohong died of an emergency last night, and I was afraid that you would be worried, so I changed this statement! ”

"Dead?" Fangcha was startled: "This is good, how can you say that it is gone?" It can't be that he was bullied, or that he offended those two aunts, right? ”

Wei Bai shook his head: "I saw it in person, it was not injured, and it was sent to the mortuary in the morning, and it had already turned to ashes!" ”

Fangcha was stunned when she heard it, she felt that something was wrong when she had dinner last year, she was staying in this capital well, what kind of hometown did she go back to? Besides, I have never heard Wei Bai talk about returning to his hometown.

Wei Bai pulled Fangcha to his side and sat down, took out a handful of silver tickets from his arms, and handed it to her: "This was given by Uncle Er yesterday, and I put it away!" Let's go back and buy a big house, buy more than a dozen acres of good land, give birth to seven or eight sons, and reproduce the Wei family! When the sons are older and want to learn Chinese, let's ask Mr.; If you want to learn martial arts, I'll teach him as a father. Let them come out and honor the two of us! ”

Obviously it should be a blissful word, but this hit Wei Bai's mouth came out, but it was indescribable and inexplicable bitterness, and Fang Cha's heart was sour, her eyes couldn't help but redden, and she asked softly: "Did you do something wrong that made the uncle and Zhuang Ye annoyed, or let's ask the uncle to intercede, and ask the uncle to help me beg the central government?" ”

Wei Bai shook his head with a drooping head, and when he raised his head again, he returned to his hippie smiling face, and said, "Hehe, what is the matter between Guan Gongzi and Mr. Zhuang?" It's not that the eldest brother has a convulsion for a while, saying that he dreamed of his parents who died, thinking that we are also older children, but he has not even worshiped the tombs of his parents, which is really unfilial. When my hometown was hit by a disaster, I fled, my parents died on the road, and my brother and I were still young! Thanks to the Master who helped us collect the bones of our parents, and the following year we spent money to send people back to our hometown for burial, so that they finally had a place to live! ”

Although Fangcha was born in a family, because of her grandmother, she was also taken care of by her maid since she was a child; A few years older, when he arrived at the old lady's yard, his name was a maid, but he was only used as Cao Hao's playmate, with fine clothes and food, no worse than ordinary young ladies, so he didn't know very well that making a living outside was difficult. It wasn't until he took charge of his own family after getting married, and often heard Wei Bai mention the outside world, that he knew that there were many difficulties.

Listening to Wei Bai's sentimental words at this time, Fang Cha couldn't bear it, so she said: "Since the uncle is homesick, then ask him to go back with us!" There are thousands of good things in this house, and it is not our family, and then we will invite someone to tell the uncle about family affairs, and we will support it! ”

Wei Bai smiled: "You still don't know the temper of the eldest brother?" Where is it persuaded, besides, I have been by my son's side for a long time, and I am reluctant to leave! Let's not force him, just bow twice more in front of his parents' grave on his behalf! ”

Fang Cha didn't say much when she saw Wei Baiqiang's smile. Although she knew that their brothers had a deep relationship, she thought that there should not be a quarrel, but she still vaguely felt that something was wrong.

There was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and someone called at the door, "Is Fangcha there?" ”

But it was the voice of Amethyst, and there were also vanilla, Zhu'er, and Cui'er.

Wei Bai and Fangcha listened and stood up. Fangcha stretched Wei Bai's clothes, and Wei Bai said: "Since they are here to see you, you will talk first, and I will go and see the eldest brother!" ”

Fangcha nodded, walked to the door and said, "It's you guys who are here, please come in, the house here is a little messy, let's talk in the east house!" ”

Wei Bai also came out, greeted Amethyst and the others, and walked out of the courtyard.

The house was all cleaned up, and it looked a little empty. Fangcha invited a few people to sit, and then walked to the door and asked Mama Feng in the kitchen to boil water and watch tea.

Vanilla often comes, and when she greets her inside and out, she wonders: "Where's Xiaohong's girl?" You're busy, why can't she see her? It doesn't look like she's lazy and slippery! ”

Fang Cha's face froze, and then she replied with a smile: "Fang asked her to send something to the Banyan Courtyard, and she hasn't come back yet!" ”

Because she was wearing loose clothes, she couldn't see her figure, but Amethyst still persuaded: "Sit down!" We are not outsiders, where do we need your special hospitality, don't be tired! ”

Fang Cha thought about it, so he sat down next to the amethyst.

Everyone gossiped for a while, and Amethyst pushed a small box and a package that she brought with her to Fangcha's side: "This is the Cheng Yi that the uncle and the county lord gave to your husband and wife!" ”

Fangcha didn't answer immediately, and asked with a little confusion: "Didn't my uncle give it to my grandfather yesterday?" ”

Amethyst was stunned when she heard this, yesterday because Cao Hao was drinking in the front yard, she accompanied Chu Yu to talk in Wutong Garden, and then Cao Hao went back drunk, and when she saw that Amethyst was also there, she only taught Cheng Yi, but did not mention the words that had been given.

Although Fangcha didn't know what was in the box, she still pushed it back: "Sister, it's the uncle who forgot to say it when he went back, so he was ready to be heavy!" I already received one yesterday, so how can I collect it again today? ”

Speaking of which, Amethyst watched Cao Hao grow up, and he never forgot it after he was drunk, so he must have been reluctant to treat the second master of the Wei family with sincerity, so he smiled and pushed it back: "Yesterday it was the uncle who sent the second master of Wei, but today these are the children in the belly sent by the county lord!" As he spoke, he patted the package: "This is some clothing material, all soft and comfortable!" ”

Because of this, Fangcha couldn't refuse, so he stood up to take it and asked Amethyst to help thank the county lord.

Subsequently, Amethyst gave her own gift, two pairs of small gold bills, and the Tao was to give the child a long-life lock. Vanilla, Zhu'er, and Cui'er also had their own gifts, and the aromatic tea was solemnly thanked.

Thinking that they didn't know how to see each other again, everyone was a little embarrassed, and they gossiped for a while, and Amethyst and the others got up to say goodbye. Because vanilla and aromatic tea are the best, I wanted to stay and help her clean up, so I didn't go back with Amethyst.

Fang Cha thought that although he was not close to Wei Hei, he was the brother of her husband after all, so she told Vanilla a few more words, asking Vanilla's brothers to be closer, so as to save him from being lonely and boring. Vanilla has three older brothers, except for one who stayed in Nanbian Province, and the remaining two were all errand boys who came to this province last year.

* When Cao Hao woke up, it was already two o'clock in the morning (half past ten in the morning). Although his head sank as if he had been filled with lead, he still did not forget that it was Wei Bai who left Beijing today, and hurriedly put on his clothes and hurried to the front yard.

The luggage had already been loaded into the carriage, and Fangcha had also gotten on the carriage, but because he hadn't seen Cao Hao, Wei Bai, Wei Hei, and Mr. Zhuang were doing homework, but they refused to leave.

Seeing Cao Hao rushing out disheveled, Wei Bai's face showed a smile: "Son, this amount of wine is really not good, you have to practice hard, and you will have a good drink with Lao Bai next time!" ”

Cao Hao nodded solemnly: "Second Brother Wei, don't worry, I'm getting older, and the amount of alcohol is there, next time I will accompany the second brother to have a good drink!" ”

Wei Bai said goodbye to Mr. Zhuang, and carefully admonished Wu Mao and Wu Sheng brothers, and finally rubbed Xiaoman's head: "Good boy, follow Gongzi and do a good job!" After speaking, he turned over and got on the horse, hugged his fists at Cao Hao and said, "Childe, Lao Bai will go first!" ”

"Hmmm! Second brother has a good trip! Cao Hao returned the salute with his fists, watching Wei Bai's figure go away, until he turned the corner of the alley and could no longer see it, and then turned around and went home.

(To be continued)