Li Nai's stay in the capital only lasted for three days, and Gao Taijun left under the urging.

Before leaving, Gao Taijun sent all the people around him down, leaving only the Li family to speak in the house: "Although the daughter who marries out and spills the water, you have to talk about your conscience when you are a man." Your eldest brother and sister-in-law raised you as if they were a daughter, and you should remember this kindness. ”

Li said with a smile: "Look at what the mother said, the daughter knows." After a few days, it was the birth sacrifice of my sister-in-law, and I had already sent people to the temple to give sesame oil to my sister-in-law. ”

Although she said that her sister-in-law is Li Xu's deceased wife and Li Nai's biological mother Han.

Gao Taijun nodded, took Li's hand and said, "Well done." It's just that we can't just look at those who have gone, but we must also pay attention to those who are still alive. Although Nai'er didn't say anything else, she looked at him as if she had some difficulty. Brother Hao'er, his father and your brother have no relationship with each other than before, and they have less contact with each other in their younger generation, so I am afraid that this relationship is even thinner. In the future, the relationship between the Cao and Li families will have to be more important for you. These relatives must always support and take care of each other. ”

Li nodded in response, remembering a matter on his mind.

She hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Did my mother marry my father and go there with me?" Relatives on my grandfather's side ......"

When Gao Taijun heard this, his face had changed, he put down Li's hand, frowned and said, "Okay, why do you ask this?" Didn't I say earlier that your grandfather's relatives are dead. ”

"Mother, daughter, also want to do their filial piety, seeing that it is the Midyear Festival, it is good to burn a winter coat for their grandmother." Seeing Gao Taijun's reaction, Li said curtly.

"Hmph. It's not your turn to this. Gao Taijun snorted coldly and said, "If you are really filial, remember to help your mother's family more in the future, and pull and pull your nephews and grandnephews." Your brother is old, and in a few years, your nephews and grandchildren will be sincere. The Li family has also been prosperous for decades, and who knows what will happen in the future. "In the end, there was already a bit of worry.

Gao Taijun had said these words in Li's ear many times, but they were not as harsh as they are now.

Li felt a little aggrieved in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Mother is not only worried about her brother and nephews, but also about her aunt and grandson." The old man is sixty years old, and the constant major and minor illnesses on his side are also worrying. ”

"You ......" Gao Taijun couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Is this saying that the old woman is partial?" Your brother has no wife and a son is dead, what is the life? What is the life of my uncle and my brother? You have done a noble job as a lady, and you have forgotten your surname. ”

This is said heartbreakingly, and Li's eyes are already red.

Although she had the heart to argue, she thought that the Gao family was about to leave, and the mother and daughter were about to part, thousands of miles away, and she didn't know when she would see them, so she swallowed all the other words back into her stomach.

After Gao Taijun finished speaking, he felt bored, got up from the kang, and said, "It's not early, let's go." ”

Chu Yu and Amethyst were already waiting in the hall with Tianyou and Hengsheng. Xiangyu already held several purses in her hands, looked at everyone, and was reluctant.

Surrounded by everyone, Gao Taijun took Xiangyu and went out of the second door.

Outside the second gate, the carriage of Li and Chu Yu stopped.

Before he got into the carriage, he heard the sound of squirming footsteps, and Zhao Jia's family brought his son and daughter-in-law to see him off.

After a few more greetings, and presented Cheng Yi, Gao Taijun led Xiangyu into Li's carriage, and Chu Yu got into his own carriage and followed Cao Hao to Tongzhou Wharf to send Gao Taijun.

Originally, the Li family wanted to go over to send it in person, but just in time for Changsheng, these two were uncomfortable, and they couldn't do without people, so Chu Yu sent them on their behalf.

Cao Hao greeted the yamen and was ordered by his mother to go to Tongzhou to send his grandmother home.

Because it came out early, the morning sun was rising, and the weather did not feel hot.

Cao Hao rode on a horse and walked side by side with Li Nai.

"Cousin, I have asked the housekeeper Zhang Luo to see if I can sell a few pieces of land in Fangshan. It would be nice if I could fill the holes in the household and make my father less worried. Li Nai sighed and said.

Cao Hao listened, couldn't figure out the number of Li Nai's roads, and said thoughtfully: "Isn't the tomb of my cousin's family in Fangshan?" How can you sell the fields over there? ”

"I left two acres of land for the servants who watched the grave to make incense. The others will be sold if they are sold, but there are many times when there is a big drought in Gyeonggi this year, and I am afraid that they will not be able to sell at a high price. Li Nai looked at the crops on both sides of the road and said.

"Is this what my uncle meant?" Cao Hao remembered that a few years ago, the Cao family sold their real estate.

Could it be that Li Xu really knew that he was afraid, and really began to take this deficit seriously?

Li Nai shook his head and said, "Father doesn't know yet, I'll discuss with my father when I go back this time." I am a mediocre person, and it is already unfilial to not be able to share my father's worries, where do I dare to be brazen about this family business. ”

Li Xu only had two sons under his knees, and the second son Li Ding died violently in the capital, leaving only a weak girl; Only the eldest son Li Nai's house remains, and many granddaughters have been added to continue the bloodline.

The Li family's family business will also fall on Li Nai in the future.

The affairs of the Cao family have not yet been resolved, and Cao Hao is really not interested in worrying about the affairs of the Li family, so he changed the topic and talked about the customs and customs of the south.

When I arrived in Tongzhou and sent Gao Taijun and Li Nai on the boat, it was already noon, and the weather was getting hotter.

Cao Hao asked someone to find a clean restaurant, took Chu Yu over, went to the private room on the second floor, and had some food.

Afraid that Chu Yu would be tired and the weather would be strangely hot, Cao Hao discussed with his wife whether to rest in Tongzhou for half a day, and Ming'er was returning to the city.

There are old and young people in the family, Chu Yu is not at ease and wants to go back early.

When Cao Hao saw his wife like this, he asked someone to set up a carriage.

Before he could go downstairs, he saw Zheng Hu come up with a grin and said, "Uncle, uncle, look who is coming!" ”

As he spoke, he stepped out of the way, and a man came up from the top of the stairs.

I saw that the man had a short beard, wore a green silk coat, and fanned vigorously with a folding fan in his hand.

The moment he saw Cao Hao, the man hurriedly put away the folding fan in his hand, took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee, and saluted: "Childe, I really want to die of the villain......

"Goro?" Cao Hao's side, he couldn't help but be moved, stepped forward to help the man, and said happily: "It's really you, didn't you write a letter a few days ago saying that you want to follow the maritime merchants to the sea, and you thought you were traveling overseas, why did you have to come to the capital empty?" ”

The person who came was the executor of Cao Hao's Guangzhou business and the young master of the Wei family in Jiangning, Wei Xin, who had not been seen for several years. Because his brother is the fifth, his nickname is "Goro".

Wei Xin's face was also full of joy at reunion after a long absence, and before he could answer, he heard someone say, "Say hello to Gongzi." ”

It was a woman's voice, with a bit of stiffness, like the tone of Un's early years when he had just learned Chinese, but it was softer.

Cao Hao followed the sound and forgot about it, and saw Wei Xin followed by a blonde girl with blue eyes. The girl dressed as a Han servant and walked in a proper manner.

Although there are also foreigners in the capital, they are all missionaries, and it is really eye-catching to stand in front of such a Caucasian girl.

However, Cao Hao immediately retracted his gaze and looked at Wei Xindao: "Wulang, who is this?" ”

Wei Xin said with a smile: "Childe, I have married a daughter-in-law, and Childe's red envelope is indispensable." As he spoke, he pointed to the girl and said, "This is the little daughter-in-law Ada, who married last month." I thought that after passing through my parents, I was writing to my son, but I didn't think about ......" At the end, he shook his head with a wry smile.

Chu Yu was originally in the private room, and when she saw her husband talking to someone at the door, she didn't go in for a long time, so she called Xicai to come over and ask.

Cao Hao recovered from shock and said to Wei Xin: "Neiko is also here, Gorou and sister-in-law, come in and talk." ”

Wei Xin listened, hurriedly straightened his sleeve collar, and took Ada's hand.

Zheng Hu saw it and said to Cao Hao: "Uncle, the carriage has been set up just now, this time ......."

"Let's let the big guy have tea first, and we'll talk about it later." Cao Hao commanded and took Wei Xin and his wife into the house.

Chu Yu had already heard about it in the house, and she had already heard her husband mention it to Jiang Ning Wei Wulang. Rao is like this, and when he saw the blonde and blue-eyed Ida, he was also unexpectedly tight. Xiyan, who was standing next to him, was already surprised, and hurriedly covered his mouth with a handkerchief.

"Little Wei Xin and his inner son Ida, I have seen the eldest grandmother, and I will say hello to the eldest grandmother." Wei Xin had already bowed down.

Chu Yu got up and said, "Fifth Master Wei doesn't need to be polite, I heard the fifth master talk about it earlier, but I didn't expect to see it today." As he spoke, he looked at Ada, who had already untied the beeswax incense string he was carrying from his front placket, handed it over with both hands, and said, "In a hurry, I didn't prepare any courtesies." If Sister Ida doesn't dislike being vulgar, let's play with it. ”

Ida looked at the bracelet, glanced at Wei Xin, and saw him nodding, so she accepted the bracelet and said in a low voice, "Thank you." ”

"Sit down and talk, this is just getting off the boat?" Cao Hao beckoned everyone to sit down, and ordered people to serve tea.

"Well, I thought about going directly to the city, thinking that I would not be able to see Gongzi until I went to Rehe, but I didn't expect to see a tiger outside, and I knew that Gongzi had returned to Beijing." Wei Xin pulled Ida to sit before replying with a smile.

"It's time for dinner, or just order a few dishes, and you can use them first." Cao Hao said.

"No, when I got off the boat, I ate bacon and snacks, and I wasn't hungry right now. Look at the carriage outside, it's already on it, if we talk as we go. Wei Xin said with a smile: "But I have to hire another carriage, and this time I came out, and I didn't bring anything except silver money and two long-term entourage." I also thought that when I entered the city, I would go to the shop that Miss Han took care of to find some self-esteem, and then I would play in the little boy and the little lady. ”

"There are a lot of things sent by people the year before last, and they are not outsiders, so there is no need to talk about those false gifts." Cao Hao said: "There is no need to look for the carriage, just now we sent my grandmother over, it was my mother's car, and it was empty when I went back, and the fifth sister-in-law used it cheaply." ”

Chu Yu listened and said with a smile: "Don't bother, just share a car with me." I just happened to have a companion on the road. ”

Ida sat next to Wei Xin, saw Chu Yu kind, and also smiled, looked at Chu Yu, and said, "You are so good-looking, better than the women over there in Guangzhou." ”

Wei Xin saw that she was rude when she spoke, and hurriedly whispered: "Don't be rude, the eldest grandmother has a noble status, she is the granddaughter of His Majesty the Emperor, a real nobleman, and she must not be rude." ”

"A real nobleman?" When Ida heard this, she couldn't help but be in awe, stood up, and gave Chu Yu a salute again.

It turns out that foreigners love to pay attention to their identity. Although Ida was born in a merchant family, her ancestors also spent a lot of money to buy a knighthood from the King of Portugal.

Her grandfather was a pirate in his early years, and after saving some money, he settled in Macau to do business.

In her father's generation, business became more and more depressed due to poor management. Because he often goes to Guangzhou, he also has some business dealings with Wei Xin.

Last year, I went to Luzon to do business, caught the sea breeze, and sank two cargo ships. Ada's father almost went bankrupt, and it happened that Wei Xin took two friends to Macau, and also patronized his old friend's house, and met Ada.

Wei Xin has been in Guangzhou for more than ten years, and the most important thing is silver.

As a result, he took action to pay off the debts of Ada's family and married Ida into his hands.

Ida had already gotten into Chu Yu's carriage, and Cao Hao and Wei Xin rode side by side.

Hearing Ada's origin, Cao Hao couldn't help but laugh and said, "What a Wei Wulang, take advantage of the fire to rob this hand, and play beautifully." Didn't you say that all Francos were Catholics? This foreign old man didn't ask your uncle to be baptized? ”

Wei Xin said "haha" twice and said, "At the beginning, let me believe in their God." I don't believe in the Jade Emperor, but I still believe in that foreign thing. I heard that if you believe in Catholicism, there is another rule, you can only marry one wife, in that case, what should I do with the seven concubines in Guangzhou? I am not used to their temper, I love to marry or not, if I do, the 70,000 taels of silver will be my dowry; If they don't marry, they will give me all the few big ships left in their family. As a result, he obediently arranged for the girl to marry. ”

In the end, with a little pride, he looked back at the carriage behind him, and said to Cao Hao: "To tell the truth, in Guangzhou over the years, the Western mother-in-law has not been touched. Some businessmen brought a lot of foreign women and children, and some took the initiative to be my lover. The smell of the body is smoky. I am rare Ida, just because she doesn't have that foreigner's smell, otherwise she wouldn't be willing to marry a daughter-in-law of 70,000 taels. This silver, even if it is a piece of gold, has come out. ”

Cao Hao nodded when he heard this, and said: "It's a beautiful fetus, just like the painting, and you have also reached the age of marrying a daughter-in-law." The last time your eldest brother wrote to you, he asked me to persuade you to get married as soon as possible. ”

Wei Xin hesitated for a moment and asked, "Eldest Prince, don't you think Ida is ugly?" I wanted to take her back to surprise my father, but there was no joy in my mother's surprise, and my mother was scared of illness, not to mention, my father also took a broom and drove me out, saying that this ghost daughter-in-law would not let me enter the house. ”

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, Cao Hao listened to his tone with a look of loss, and persuaded: "Always give the second elder a period of time to adapt." If you're looking for an Oriental or a Nanyang, it's fine, at least it's still black hair and black eyes. The appearance of these Westerners is different from ours, and there are few people who come to the mainland. ”

Wei Xin was originally an open-minded person, but after speaking, he also felt a little embarrassed, so he changed his words and said: "Childe looks at Ida, like a Western lady on a snuffbox. I just looked at her statue at the beginning, and I was fascinated at a glance? ”

"Well, that's kind of that. If you change into a Western dress, it will be even more like. Cao Hao nodded. Said: "Your life is worth it, and the women of the East, the South, and the West all let you collect vases, and they are all placed at home." ”

Wei Xin raised his eyebrows and said, "Ida still has a sister, she is only fourteen this year, and she hasn't said anyone yet, otherwise I will keep a matchmaker for my son?" ”

Cao Hao listened, waved his hand hurriedly, and said, "Forget it, don't you dare to work for Wulang." I'd better leave this blessing to someone else......"

"I didn't see it, Gongzi is still a dedicated person, who was in his early teens and thought about going to the Qinhuai River to see the world......" Wei Xin lowered his voice and joked with a smile...... * Cao Mansion, Lan Yuan, upper room.

Cao Yi sat on the edge of the kang, shaking the cart while talking to the Li family: "I heard that my grandmother was going back to the south, and I thought it would take a few kung fu, but I didn't expect to leave today." ”

"Thinking about the old lady, I'm in a hurry. I wanted to leave before, but I just stayed for two more days. Li said, a look of amazement on his face.

Cao Yi put down the rocking car, took Li's hand, and said, "Mother doesn't have to be too sad, when the old lady is better, she will take my grandmother to Beijing." ”

Li nodded with a smile, touched her sideburns, and said, "I heard that my in-laws' wife is well, thank God." Even if you're young, you can't stand it. Filial piety is the head, and being a daughter-in-law is to be a good student and wait for her mother-in-law, but you also have to take care of your own body, otherwise we will be told to follow our hearts, and filial piety will be unfilial. The ginseng that was sent over by someone was used. If you don't take care of your body now, there will be a day when you will regret it in the future. ”

Cao Yi reached out and hugged Li's arm, snuggled up to her, and said, "It's still a mother who loves her daughter." I was busy all day, thinking of the day before I got out of the cabinet, I was really in a honey pot. ”

Li patted her on the shoulder and said, "Silly child, when my daughter's family is older, she has to be someone's daughter-in-law, who doesn't survive like this." The in-laws' wife is kind, and the uncle is good-tempered, which is much more comfortable than other people's families. When there is filial piety next year, add a little brother and give Shou'er more companions, it will be more wishful. After that, I watched the child grow up little by little and marry a daughter-in-law. ”

Hearing "marrying a daughter-in-law", Cao Yi remembered something, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Mother, I heard that the second wife looked at Yun Gege in the General's Mansion?" The clan is very good, and most of them are used to being unseemly. The fourth brother's surname is Zi Swen, and he still chooses a supple and sensible girl, which is a good match. ”

Li Shi listened, sighed, and said, "Who said it wasn't." I've followed it before, and I just look a little thinner, and I can't see anything else. But Yun Gege is just in time, and his brother and sister-in-law are in such a hurry to marry his sister, which also makes people feel uneasy. It's just the surname of the second wife, you know, admit death, where can you listen to persuasion. I have already made a small decision before, and now I am starting to talk about a big decision. ”

When Cao Yi heard this, he could only frown.

I really can't believe Zhaojia's vision of picking a daughter-in-law, Cao Shuo's daughter-in-law Tianhui was chosen by Zhaojia's own choice, what is the result?

It was rare for her daughter to come back, and Li couldn't bear to worry about her mother's affairs, so she patted her hand and said: "Marriage is destined, and what happens in the future is everyone's fate." Although the fourth surname is a little softer, he is a good person and has a good heart, so he should be a blessed one. ”

Cao Yi smiled and nodded, and talked to the Li family about homely ......

(To be continued)