Rehe, Chunwangfu Garden, Inner Hall.

Although the seventh elder brother's expression changed greatly, he didn't speak, and after looking at Cao Hao for a long time, Fang lowered his eyelids, picked up the teacup and said, "You're thinking too much!" Huang Ama is very protective of you, you stop, what's wrong with being a rich and noble person? ”

"Asylum?" Cao Hao couldn't help laughing, if he was sheltered, how could he try to cover up the truth.

"Father-in-law, have you ever thought about it, if it is really Honghui, he is not in the storage position now, and he wants to kill his son-in-law three times and twice; What happens if it's on top? Cao Hao asked.

Seventh Elder Brother was stunned when he heard this, looked at Cao Hao, frowned, and said, "Even if Huang Ama treats him differently, there are some things that you can't get involved in." ”

Seeing that the seventh elder brother seemed to be sure that Honghui's storage position was promising, Cao Hao was a little anxious. If the seventh elder brother unconsciously stands in line and makes the fourth elder brother hold a grudge, then the future will be difficult.

And, to be honest, he just thought of Honghui, and didn't think that everything he encountered was what Honghui did.

When he was in distress in Jinan, it was still the fifty-first year of Kangxi, the prince had just been "abolished", and Honghui, as the son of man, was the time to avoid it, how could he involve Cao Hao across the province without a head.

Perhaps, Honghui is the "praying mantis" in the praying mantis cicada, so that the yellow finch can be used.

Seeing that Cao Hao did not answer, the seventh elder brother frowned and said, "Sometimes, all rumors may not be credible. The second elder brother is not a very vicious person; Although Honghui is arrogant, it is not completely unreasonable. There may be some misunderstanding in this. I'm not asking you to swallow your anger, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to hold your breath and bring things to an impasse. Ah Ling'a and Yu Xu, Huang Ama can dispose of it casually, but you can't get involved, otherwise you will resent the children of the two families in vain. ”

"If it weren't for God's blessing, Chu Yu would ...... this time The other party comes again, I am in danger, so how about their mothers? Cao Hao sighed and said, "Father-in-law, even if it is the emperor who wants the surname of the son-in-law, the son-in-law must know it in his heart." Even if you don't have the 'power to block the car', you can't be a fool. ”

The seventh elder brother still had to persuade again, Cao Hao got up and said: "Father-in-law came from afar, he should be hungry, so let's call someone to have a banquet first." ”

One less time, the table is delivered.

Cao Hao personally poured wine for the seventh elder brother. The seventh elder brother looked at Cao Hao with a complicated expression and ate silently. He was not a man of many words, so he persuaded Cao Hao twice, but when he saw that Cao Hao insisted on his opinion, he didn't say anything more.

Cao Hao accompanied the Seventh Elder Brother to dinner, and was worried about Chu Yu's side, so he asked the Seventh Elder Brother to rest first. Before going out, he hesitated for a moment, but still said to the seventh elder brother: "Father-in-law, even if the emperor loves Brother Honghui again, he will not be established as the prince." Otherwise, the tide stall will not be eradicated from the court and the locality. The father-in-law has been careful for half his life, so it's better not to be harmed. With that, he bowed and turned to go out.

Back in the west courtyard, the lights are already in hand here.

Chu Yu had already woken up, and Mama Ye was sitting on a small stool in front of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge and feeding her with a spoon.

Seeing Cao Hao coming back, Mama Ye got up and handed the porridge bowl to Cao Hao.

"Amma...... Here it comes? Chu Yu asked softly.

"Well, I just had dinner, and now I'm resting." Cao Hao said while feeding his wife.

"It's all my bad ......," Chu Yu's face added shame.

"What do you say, if you say that, shouldn't I kill myself to apologize?" Cao Hao wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Say a few words, nourish your spirit, and save Ming'er's father-in-law from feeling distressed when he sees it." ”

Chu Yu nodded lightly, drank the porridge and medicine, and then fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Cao Hao and Yi lay beside his wife, and also fell asleep with him...... * Gyeonggi, Namshitrough, and the holy driving line.

The fifteenth elder brother looked at the sixteenth elder brother and couldn't help but feel a little headache. He took out his pocket watch and looked at it twice, it was already early (nine o'clock in the evening).

"Sixteenth brother, if you don't go back, be careful that your brother and sister are going to ask someone to find you. Ming'er has to get up early, so the sixteenth brother should hurry back and settle down. "Fifteen Elder Brother Dao.

Although it is not yet the Dragon Boat Festival, the sixteenth elder brother has already taken the folding fan, and while shaking it, he looked at the fifteenth elder brother and said: "Brother, we are compatriots and brothers, no better than others." You just tell your younger brother, do you want to help the fourteenth brother or the third brother? ”

When the fifteenth elder brother heard this, he couldn't help laughing, looked at the sixteenth elder brother and said, "Don't you just want to be a rich and noble person?" What do you do? Hurry back and rest, what are you doing here? ”

"Fighting the tiger brother, even if the younger brother is unproductive, I can't guarantee when I can help my brother." Brother Sixteen closed the folding fan and said.

The fifteenth elder brother waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can spare my brother." When you see the thirteenth brother, you should say that except for the prince, who can compare to him to be favored. As a result, it was mixed with what should not be mixed, and it ended up in a not embarrassing or embarrassing end. You are still honest, and you will be blessed if you do your duty to honor Emperor Ama and Eniang. ”

The sixteenth elder brother's face was already solemn, and he looked at the fifteenth elder brother and said, "Brother, no matter who you help, you are my own brother." Speaking of this, he paused and said, "Cao Hao is not a person who is evil to others. If he had offended the fifteenth brother in any way before, the younger brother asked him to make amends to the fifteenth brother. ”

When the fifteenth elder brother heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but sneer, and said, "Sixteenth brother, are you trying to teach my brother a lesson?" Or help outsiders and come to have a showdown with me. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Fifteenth brother, don't misunderstand, my younger brother has no such intention." It's just that they are all relatives, and it doesn't have to be like this. ”

The fifteenth elder brother had already turned his face away, did not look at the sixteenth elder brother, and said coldly: "I am tired, sixteenth brother, don't send it." ”

"The younger brother just doesn't want the fifteenth brother to be a gun in someone else's hands. The fifteenth brother hated the prince the most before, but he was willing to add fuel to the fire this time and secretly help Honghui succeed? Is it because he is afraid of the fifteenth sister-in-law, or is the fifteenth brother bewitched by others, and wants to let Honghui compete with the starling sandpiper and mussel, so that he can reap the benefits of the fisherman? Brother Sixteen stood up and lowered his voice.

The fifteenth elder brother turned around abruptly and looked at the sixteenth elder brother, with a faint anger in his eyes: "Sixteenth brother, if you are tired of your comfortable words, how about my brother fulfill you?" ”

His tone was extremely cold, and for a moment, Brother Sixteen felt that the person in front of him was much stranger, and he didn't look like his brother.

The sixteenth elder brother couldn't help but add a little worry on his face, and muttered: "Fifteenth brother, do you want to support the merit or do you want to ......?"

The last sentence, the sixteenth elder brother held in his mouth, but he still didn't say it.

"The Cao family is not a party for personal gain, it is quite prestigious, why make enemies? Brother Fifteen, think about it. The sixteenth elder brother sighed, raised his legs and walked out.

"Didn't you have a party?" The fifteenth elder brother sneered: "Isn't it the 'Four Masters Party'? ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, his heart trembled, turned around, looked at the fifteenth elder brother and said, "What does the fifteenth elder brother mean by this?" Cao Hao had a mediocre relationship with the fourth brother, as you knew at the time. ”

"Isn't it medie? What about the same thirteenth brother's house? Saving grace, what a big hat. Can you guarantee that if the fourth brother comes out, Cao Hao will not stand on the side of the fourth brother? The fifteenth elder brother's eyes were a little sharp, and he stared at the sixteenth elder brother and said, "Not only Cao Hao, but even you and the seventeenth elder brother, aren't they also very respectful to the fourth brother?" Siblings, you are also siblings! ”

Listening to the fifteenth elder brother, the more he said, the more he was speechless, the sixteenth elder brother frowned, shook his head and went out.

The fifteenth elder brother sat on the chair, looked at the light in front of him, his face showed a little self-deprecation, and said to himself: "Wishful thinking......

* Beijing, Fangjia Hutong, Jianwangfu Annex.

Prince Jane Yarjana lay lazily on the bed, rubbing the back of the person in his arms.

"Tired?" His voice was not arrogant as usual, but with a bit of warmth.

"Well, it's fine." Yang Zimo closed his eyes and replied softly.

"It's the holidays, do you have what you want? Why don't you have someone come and cut some clothes for you? Yarjana asked, doting.

"At the beginning of the month, I cut clothes for the four seasons, which is enough to wear. I don't want to go out of this yard, what do I want so many clothes for? Yang Zimo responded, with a little loneliness in his voice.

Yarjianga hugged him into his arms and said, "Aren't you worried about your benefactor sister?" When you are bored, you can go to see her, or invite her to come over. ”

Yang Zimo shook his head and said, "A few new dumpling shops over there are about to open, what are they busy with, where can they be free?" ”

"A new dumpling shop?" Yarjianga thought for a while and said, "If I don't know if I don't know how to say hello to a few palaces, when Han Jiang's shop opens, order more dumplings and zongzi, which can be regarded as a cheer." ”

When Yang Zimo heard this, his eyes lit up, and he tilted his neck and said, "Really? That's great. To be honest, in the past few years in the south, I have also eaten a lot of Su Dian, and the taste of Daoxiang Village is authentic. Even I, a person who doesn't like sweets, sent someone to buy a few times. ”

When the Yardjana people reach middle age, their surnames are much softer, and they are no longer as selfish and arbitrary as in the past.

If it was in the past, he would like to "hide the beauty of the golden house" and regard the person in front of him as his own prison; Now, it's a little unbearable.

"Otherwise, you'll learn to do business with that girl of yours. There are a lot of shops in the left and right houses, so if you want, take a few. "Yarjan Dao.

"Doing business?" Yang Zimo hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Isn't the prince impatient for me to show up?" ”

"Who let you be restless in the past, this king is afraid that his hat will change color. Now that you are older, if you are no longer sensible, this king will not bother to coax you. Yarjana said angrily.

Yang Zimo had already added a smile to his face, lowered his head, took Yaerjiang's hand, and stopped talking...... * In the blink of an eye, it was April 18.

The shop on Han Jiang's side was almost cleaned up, and he personally went to Cao's house to find amethyst and discuss the opening. Although Cao Hao and his wife are not in Beijing, but in the end, it is a partnership business, and she is not easy to focus on.

Cao Yin and his wife wanted to go to Beijing with Hu, Han Jiang had already known about it, and he made a special trip to ask for peace for the Li family. Although Amethyst is called a slave, she is also a person who can speak and be the master of the Cao family.

In the front yard of Caofu, cigarettes curled up, accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, and several goddesses chanted in their mouths. Seeing Han Jiang's family in plain clothes, the mothers-in-law stared at the bull's eye, jumping and looking.

This is the shaman's mother "Dancing God", Han Jiang has been in Beijing for several years, and he has also heard of the customs of some flag people.

However, most of the masters of the Cao family are not in the mansion, why do they do the Dharma here?

Although she was strange in her heart, she was not an eventful person, and she followed the girl to the side and waited to see her in the side hall.

Amethyst got the news and went to the side hall to meet the guests.

Han Jiang's Dao understood his intention and handed the selected Ji Yue list to Amethyst.

Looking at the Ji Yue list handed to him by Han Jiang, Amethyst said with a smile: "Where do I understand this, Grandma Han looks at Dingyuezi." ”

"There are two good days in the month, one is twenty-two, and the other is twenty-eight. Twenty-two words are a bit hasty; Twenty-eight, it is too close to the Dragon Boat Festival. Han Jiang explained from the side: "The main thing is to look at the arrangement of the government, whether it is a business or a business, it is best to take the time to go over and have a look." ”

Amethyst had already closed the fold, handed it to Han Jiang, and said, "Twenty-two, our second master is on duty in the palace, and he can't help him; Twenty-eight words, the second master is resting, I will tell him, Xu Neng can bring people over to be lively. ”

Han Jiang listened and said, "If this is the case, then it will be set at twenty-eight." When the little woman returned, she prepared an invitation and sent it to your house. ”

Hearing this, Amethyst thought about it for a while, and said: "Don't prepare too much, my lord ordered the door to be stricter before leaving Beijing, even if there are guests, they are just colleagues of the second master." ”

Han Jiang answered, the two talked a few more words, and Han Jiang got up to leave.

After Amethyst sent a few steps, she saw Lu Ju coming over and said, "Amethyst girl, our wife sent a slave to ask, is it the shopkeeper Han from Daoxiang Village?" If so, the second wife invited her to tea in the hall. ”

When Amethyst heard this, she glanced at Han Jiang's and felt quite embarrassed.

Since April 15, the government here has begun to do things, and Zhao Jia's Bai said that he has been staring at it here.

During this period, he had to point fingers at the affairs of the house.

Although it is said that it is the master's descendants, in the end, the family is separated, and the subordinates can respond to it, and those who can't make up their minds still follow the old rules, or ask for amethyst.

Although Zhao Jia's heart was annoyed, he couldn't find fault with Amethyst, but he just said two sentences to the end.

Amethyst knew her temper, her face was submissive, and she didn't take evil words to heart.

I am a descendant of the Cao family, and the Zhaojia family deserves it; Han Jiang is just a partner of the Cao family, and if the second wife is rude, she will only make people laugh and lose face for the Cao family.

Worry is worried, since the Zhaojia clan sent someone to invite, Amethyst has no reason to stop it.

She glanced at Han Jiang's family, and saw that she didn't have any intention of refusing to leave, so she followed Lu Ju and led Han Jiang's family to the front hall.

The door to the antechamber was open, facing the shamans in the courtyard.

Zhao Jiashi sat in the hall, with snacks and tea on several tables. She was looking at the "dancing god" in the yard while eating dumplings.

Seeing that Lu Ju came back with someone, Zhao Jiashi put down the dumpling in his hand and straightened up.

Han Jiang's side had already leaned over and said, "Second wife Wanfu." ”

Her voice was not loud, and the yard was really noisy, Zhao Jiashi couldn't really hear it, and said to the maids around her: "Tell the mothers outside to rest in the side hall, eat some gluttony, and pad hunger." ”

The maid's name is Hongmei, who was just brought up from the family two months ago to replace Zilan's shortage. Straightforward and fast-talking, he is a hearty surname, and he is even happy with Zhaojia's family, and there is a faint meaning of crossing the green chrysanthemum.

Green Ju is worried about Cao Xiang's departure from Beijing, where is he in the mood to compete with others for favor?

Seeing her like this, Hongmei became more and more arrogant, and in addition to flattering in front of Zhaojia's family, the rest was to practice lighting cigarettes. It's just to see that Zhaojia's eating tobacco is diligent, and he can't do without green chrysanthemum, and he wants to replace it.

Hongmei went out to give orders, and the outside gradually stopped.

Zhao Jiashi glanced at Han Jiang with a smile, pointed to the nearby chair, and said, "Shopkeeper Han sits down and talks." ”

Han Jiang hesitated because Amethyst was standing, and then sat on the second chair in Zhaojia's right hand.

"Sit close to each other so you can talk." Zhao Jia's clan didn't look at Amethyst, but said to Han Jiang's clan with a smile: "I heard that you have a new shop again?" It seems that the business is booming. None of them are outsiders, so I'll just say it. In the first month, I also opened two dumpling shops, because I didn't know anyone, the master's craftsmanship was not perfect, and the shopkeeper was lazy, so the business did not start. Nowadays, people in the city recognize the brand of 'Daoxiang Village'. Shopkeeper Han, can you help me, and the two masters will come over. ”

When Han Jiang heard this, he was really speechless.

This brother still settles accounts, let alone between his aunt and his nephew and daughter-in-law. Besides, Chu Yu is not in Beijing, and she is a little out of tune when she tells her shopkeeper.

Zhao Jia's family looked at Han Jiang's clan and said with a smile: "Alas, is it embarrassing for the shopkeeper Han?" If you don't have a good master, my two deals will be yellow. In that case, it would be better to rent the shop to you, and I would have to worry about eating the rent. ”

The shops in Daoxiang Village in the city have Chu Yu's dowry, and there are post-purchases, but there is no rent.

"The little woman is only for the county lord to see the business, but she can't really be the master. The second wife allowed the little woman to work hard, and when the little woman went back, she wrote to the county lord for instructions. Han Jiang lowered his head and replied.

Zhao Jiashi said Xiang cheekily, but he didn't hear what he wanted to hear, he was unhappy, and his face was already exposed.

She coughed and said, "I heard that Shopkeeper Han went to the Thirteenth Master's Mansion twice, what's the matter?" Do you want to pick a high branch to fly? Speaking of this, he looked at Han Jiang's appearance, and his face showed a bit of contempt: "This face, the color is good?" My brother is a real person, and I pity your widow who is unemployed. You should be careful, too, and don't stain our boss's hat! ”

These words were so mean and unpleasant that even Amethyst's face was a little uncomfortable.

Han Jiang's face was just tense, and he couldn't see anything, so he got up and said, "Second Mrs. Xie teaches that the little woman still has mundane affairs to do, so she won't continue to bother today." With that, he blessed Zhaojia's family and turned to leave.

"You ......" Zhao Jiashi couldn't help but be annoyed when he saw her get up and leave, and said, "It's a thing, I don't know what to lift." ”

Han Jiang's clan only did not hear it, Amethyst glanced at Zhaojia's clan, and followed Han Jiang's clan out.

It wasn't until he got into the carriage that Han Jiang's hands trembled, obviously he was already extremely angry.

Amethyst couldn't say that Zhaojia's was not, so she had to persuade in a low voice: "Grandma, don't be annoyed, maybe someone is chewing her tongue next to the second wife, which causes the second wife to misunderstand." The second wife, Ping Su, mentioned Grandma Han with a little admiration. ”

Han Jiang shook his head, looked at Amethyst and said, "The girl is a kind-hearted person, don't worry." Over the years, little women have heard little good words, but bad words are common things and will not be taken to heart. It's just the sentence of climbing high branches, some of which should not be bearable. I went to the Thirteenth Master's Mansion to say goodbye, the girl knew about it, and had no other intentions. If I am in Beijing, I will only take care of Cao Ye's business. Businessmen are lowly, but they also value the word 'faithfulness'. ”

"Grandma Han is too careful, no one will think like that. If the uncle and grandmother hadn't believed in Grandma Han, they wouldn't have done this partnership. Before our uncle left Beijing, because he was not worried about Grandma Han's side, he also made a special trip to greet our Aunt Fujin and Grandma San, and asked them to take care of Grandma more. Amethyst said with a smile.

When Han Jiang heard this, he was quite surprised, his expression froze, he nodded to Amethyst, and got into the carriage.

Watching Han Jiang's carriage leave, Amethyst turned her head, looked in the northeast direction, folded her hands and prayed, just asking for Chu Yu's safety.

* Han Jiang sat in the carriage, his mind in turmoil. For a while, there was a contemptuous look of the Zhaojia clan in his mind, and for a while, it was the appearance of Cao Hao and Chu Yu's husband and wife.

Before I knew it, the carriage had left the alley and entered the bustling market. From time to time, there was the shouting of men outside, and the sound of pedestrians, cars and horses coming and going.

The speed of the carriage gradually slowed down.

In the hustle and bustle, I heard a boy say loudly: "Mother, meat buns, meat buns." ”

Immediately, a woman said: "Don't be gluttonous, a bun can buy half a catty of stick noodles." ”

Han Jiang hesitated, looked out from the gap in the car window, and saw a little boy with a tiger head, squatting on the ground, and said coquettishly: "No, no, I want to eat steamed buns......"

"Obedient, get up quickly, or go home and ask your father to beat you up." The woman was about to pull her son up, but the little boy was already rolling, crying and saying, "I want buns, I want buns......"

There were already people who watched the excitement and loved to help the idle, so they leaned over and persuaded the woman: "If the child wants to eat, just buy one, and he is reluctant to spend two pennies, so ruthless." ”

The woman looked like a proper person, her face was already flushed, she pulled up her son and said, "Little ancestor, buy it for you, it's really a debt collector......"

The little boy had already burst into tears and laughed, pulled the woman's clothes, leaned up and said, "Mother, mother, buy two, mother will also eat ......"

The woman touched her son's head, and her face was full of love.

Han Jiang was in the car, and he was already stupid. It wasn't until she went far away and couldn't see the mother and son anymore that she came to her senses and said to Xiaofu, the maid in the same car: "Tell Uncle Zhao to go to the city." ”

Xiaofu glanced at Han Jiang worriedly, but still picked up the curtain and told the coachman.

After going out of the front door, after crossing a street, we arrived at the human market.

When he got out of the car, Han Jiang had already brought a hat and a veil, which was tightly covered.

There are two roads, there are official sales platforms, and some traffickers call customers directly. There are also some who have inserted their own sketches, and they are kneeling scattered.

"Girl......" Xiaofu hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Does the girl want to adopt a son?" ”

Han Jiang shook his head and looked at the sides of the road. There was a merchant who was selling his maids. In a row, there were more than a dozen, the eldest fourteen and five, and the younger six or seven years old.

Han Jiang approached, and his eyes fell on the little girl at the end of the team. The little girl, six or seven years old, was thin and looked around with tears in her eyes.

The trafficker had already stepped forward and said with a smile, "Does grandma want to buy a girl?" We have the most complete goods here, and the value of silver is also cheap, so grandma is good at picking. ”

Han Jiang pointed at the little girl and said, "Where is she from, and where are her parents and family?" ”

The trafficker said: "In Henan, my parents died of illness, and I owed rent before I died, so I used her to pay the debt." The rich man was a philanthropist, a fellow villager and a fellow clansman, and he didn't want to call her, so he sold it. ”

It's really "charity", Han Jiang sighed in his heart and nodded to Xiaofu.

The trafficker saw that Han Jiang's family was sincere in wanting to buy it, and offered a high price of twenty taels of silver. You must know that a well-trained big girl is only worth more than ten taels of silver. A little girl like a little girl, who can't do any work, is just worth a few taels of silver.

Xiaofu knew what to expect, and opened his mouth to make a counteroffer, but Han Jiang stopped her and said, "Deliver." ”

When he returned to the carriage, there was already a little girl beside Han Jiang's side.

She looked at Han Jiang's family timidly, and then at Xiaofu, not daring to squeak.

Han Jiang went to the hat and veil, looked at the little girl and said, "What's your name?" ”

"Mai...... Mai Sui ...... "The little girl's voice is like a little mouse, low and inaudible.

"In the future, let's call it Hui, Jiang Hui......"

(To be continued)