In the wax moon, the weather is getting colder and colder, even sitting in the house, you can still hear the north wind whistling outside the window. At this time of the year in previous years, what the yamen was most afraid of was the news of freezing to death, but this year, Ye Fu felt very comfortable.

In addition to the soup soup on the Daotai Mansion, the county lord also gave money to Puji Hall after his birthday, and also provided thick porridge.

Ye Shi was in the study, and wrote a poem of seven rules, and he didn't care about the ink on the cuffs, and he looked very satisfied. He glanced at the maidservant Chun Chan who was grinding ink on the side, and squinted his eyes slightly. was just a little girl, but now her eyebrows are gradually opening, her body is slender, and her beauty is a little coquettish.

I didn't think it earlier, a few days ago, I asked his wife Zhao to send it to the study, and Ye Fu found that there was still this stunner in the house, which was no worse than the fifth concubine he was pampering now.

Ye Shiki's heart was hot for a while, so he pulled her over, picked her chin, and looked carefully.

Spring recitation is still in the room, where have you seen this? His body was weak, his face was full of shame, and he trembled and said, "Master......"

Ye Shi grabbed her waist, hugged her and sat on his lap, rubbed her little hand and said, "Tell the master, are you more than ten years old?" ”

Chun Yu replied in a low voice: "Back to the old man, the slave is thirteen!" ”

"More than thirteen of you!" Ye Shi closed his eyes, chanted, smelled the light fragrance of non-fat powder on her body, and couldn't help but praise: "It's really a good year for cardamom, let the old man look at it, so happy!" ”

Chun Yu only felt that his heart was like a deer, beating fast, but his body seemed to be stiff, and he didn't dare to move.

I heard someone at the door laughing: "The concubine heard that the master was writing, so she didn't dare to disturb it, but now it seems that she is 'composing poetry'!" As he spoke, a woman with a long face came in, who was none other than Ye Shiki's wife, Zhao.

Although it looks like it's only about thirty, in fact, Zhao and her husband are in the same geng, and they are already sixty in their thirty and forty. It's just that I usually pay attention to maintenance, and I've always been good-tempered, and I'm not very careless, so I look much younger.

Seeing that his wife was coming, Chun Yu was so frightened that he couldn't offend the master, so he struggled to get up from Ye Shiki, went to the door and leaned over to Zhao, and said, "Mrs! After saying that, he lowered his head and quickly avoided it.

Teasing the girl, let his wife look at it, Ye Fu's face was also a little unwieldy, "hehe" laughed twice, and asked, "But what is the matter, you want to talk to me?" ”

Zhao said with a smile: "Look at the old man, it's just a girl, if the old man lifts her, can the concubine still stop her?" ”

Ye Fu touched his beard with a smile, and said with a smile: "I know that you are virtuous, your family and everything is prosperous, the lord has been comfortable all these years, and Mrs. Duolao is worried!" ”

Zhao said: "What is the master saying this, you and I are husband and wife, this is just a matter of concubine status!" I'm looking for the lord today, I'm asking the lord to come and get an idea, and then it's the little prince of Daotai Mansion who said, how thick are the gifts we have to prepare? People in the lower counties have sent people to us to ask for letters. The old man has the highest grade, and they all have to be sent down according to our share! ”

Ye Shi was most impatient with these mundane things, and frowned slightly: "Didn't there be a case of the county lord's birthday last month, just add or subtract some." The Cao family is a big family, and Fu Ruo is not a person who loves money, so it's just a matter of getting these things done! ”

Zhao responded with a smile, but he still didn't move under his feet, hesitated for a while, and said, "Master, Xiaoba's ...... over there"

When Ye Shi heard this, his face immediately changed, and he snorted coldly: "What? Xiaoba can't stand the cold and pleads with you? ”

The "Little Eight" in the mouths of the husband and wife is Zhao Wenhe, the younger brother of the Zhao family, because he ranks eighth among the Zhao brothers, so the milk name is "Little Eight".

Zhao Wenhe is in his twenties, and he is famous, and he originally helped his brother-in-law run errands in the yamen. The Zhao family is also a family of poetry and books, and the Ye family is a family friend. Zhao's parents died of illness at an early age, and there was only this young brother in the family, so he followed his sister to his brother-in-law's house.

Because of the divorce of his wife last month, Zhao Wenhe angered Ye Fu, was punished and grounded, studied behind closed doors, and prepared to enter Beijing Kaoenke next spring.

For his brother-in-law and daughter-in-law Du Shi, Ye Fu didn't like her background, although she was also from a white family, she was just a landlord and squire, after all, she was not a scholarly family. But in the past few years, seeing her do her duty and her surname is soft, she is quite satisfied.

The brother-in-law acts like this, and if he knows it, he can say that he doesn't do anything about it; I don't know, it's just his idea to be a brother-in-law, as if he is a person who bullies the weak and fears the hard, and is treacherous, which is really ridiculous.

Ye Fu was annoyed in his heart, and suddenly remembered that his brother-in-law seemed to have complained unintentionally, because of the frivolity of his early years, he became a family in a hurry, and he was a little disgusted that the Du family was low.

Thinking like this, Ye Fu had a little doubt on his face, knowing that his wife was "the eldest sister as a mother" and had a close relationship with her brother-in-law, so she asked: "Xiaoba divorced his wife, what is the reason?" It won't be thinking about Cohenke and looking for a decent Yue family, right? ”

Zhao Shi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then couldn't help frowning, and said angrily: "Master, even if Xiao Baping said that there are occasional inappropriate behaviors, the master shouldn't say that, what kind of person has become that, the living Chen Shimei?" He is just cautious, afraid that he will be involved by the Du family, which will make us suffer! The old man said this, but it is really sad! ”

Seeing that his wife's expression didn't seem to be fake, Ye Fu only thought that he was too worried, nodded, and said: "If it's not the best, otherwise if you do it like this, even if you go to high school next year, it will be difficult to have happiness!" ”

Zhao Shi listened to her husband's words so heavy, and her heart was very uncomfortable, but she couldn't bear it and didn't show it, and said, "Master, this is the case." Xiaoba has an old friend, he is the second young master of the Yu family in the south of the city, and these sons have come to the door again and again, wanting to beg Xiaoba to be a middle-aged person and go to Daotai Mansion to make amends. Xiaoba pushed twice, but he really didn't push it, and he didn't dare to make the decision in private, so he asked the concubine to ask the master what he meant! ”

"Second Young Master of the Yu Family?" Ye Shi listened, and his brows stretched slightly. The Yu family is a big family in Yizhou City, with poems and books heirlooms, and there are also children who are officials outside. This second young master of the Yu family, who has few poetic talents, is a famous talent in Yizhou City, and is on the same list as Zhao Wenhe.

"He is a person, how can he offend the Daotai Mansion? Fu Ruo's family style is very strict, and there are no bullying slaves in the house! Ye Shi was a little puzzled.

Zhao replied: "There is a guy in the Yu family's pen and ink shop, his hands and feet are a little unclean, and he was dismissed. Later, he worked as a buddy in the grain store, and when the second young master of the Yu family saw it, he reprimanded him a few words. The other party was fierce, and he started to move his hands in two clicks. Now, I heard that the guy's wife was elected to the Daotai Mansion as a **, and the guy also sold himself into the Daotai Mansion. In the flag's house, it is not as good as outside, although the ** milk is a subordinate, he is also a little decent. The second young master of the Yu family was afraid that the guy would slander in Daotai Mansion, and he was very frightened! ”

When Ye Fu heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "The wind of the world is down, the wind of the world is down!" A vulgar person dares to do something with someone! The Yu family is too, but he is a villain, he just resigned, why bother to provoke again! If Fu is not a gullible person, the master will tell him after a few days, such a lowly person who does not understand the rules, he still needs to be strictly disciplined! ”

The Zhao family accepted the three hundred taels of silver from the Yu family, and when they saw that the matter was done, they also had a little joy on their faces. I saw a little girl talking back and forth outside, and seeing that Zhao was also there, I first asked the old lady to say goodbye, and then said that the fifth aunt had made a new meal, and asked the old man to come over and taste it.

Ye Fu said that he was favoring this concubine, and he couldn't help but nod when he heard it, but in front of his wife, he still had some scruples, waved his hand, sent the girl down, and said, "Tell my aunt, my lord still has official business, let her eat first!" ”

Waiting for the girl to go out, Zhao took the handkerchief, covered her mouth to eat and smile, and said to Ye Shi: "No matter what, the master must always be careful, this is still a big white story!" ”

Although Ye Shi is romantic, he is also in love with his wife, and he is not annoyed by being teased like this.

Seeing him stand up, Zhao Shi seemed to be unable to sit still, presumably thinking about going to the fifth aunt's side, he felt tasteless, smiled slightly, and said: "Master, Lin Er is ten years old, although he has two younger sisters, he is still a young brother in the end. There is no movement from a few younger sisters, and the concubine has invited the old man to take a look, among these girls in our house, the spring recitation is the most suitable for men. I was afraid that the old man would not like it, so I sent her over to wait for pen and ink first. It seems that the lord also loves it, so it is better to say that it is better to bump into it, and the concubine body will ask someone to clean up the east house of my courtyard. Let Chun Chan make a room first, wait for the stomach to move, and then help the concubine, which will save the other sisters from annoying! ”

Such an arrangement is very conforming, where will Ye Shi remember that the concubine is still waiting? smiled and said to Zhao: "It's still a proper arrangement for my wife, it's cold today, so I asked the kitchen to stew two wild ducks, and let's have wine." Xiaoba's side, also sent two plates of good dishes to comfort him! ”

Zhao responded with a smile, and the husband and wife went to the main room together.

* Unlike Ye Shiki's snow and red sleeves, Cao Hao is very difficult at the moment.

Mr. Zhuang came back from Mengyin in the third year of junior high school, and Du Xiong, Du Hui brothers and their families have been escorted to Jinan Mansion. After all, he is an old man in his fifties, and Mr. Zhuang came back from Mengyin, his body was a little cold, and he recuperated for four or five days.

Although he knew that there was a new house in the house, Mr. Zhuang didn't know Liu Heng's identity at first, and he didn't take it to heart. Now that he is in better health, he talked to Cao Hao about the affairs in the yamen in the study.

At the end of the year, the correspondence is a little busier in the usual months. There is also next year's birthday gift, although from Cao Hao's official position, Sipin Daotai has not yet been qualified to congratulate his birthday, but Chu Yu is the emperor's granddaughter, and the title is "Heshuo Gege", Cao Hao's title in the clan is also with his wife, which is equivalent to Wu Yipin's "Heshuo forehead", this congratulatory gift is indispensable.

However, Cao Hao is now a foreign official, and unlike when he was in the capital, his gifts should not be rich, but also appear filial, which requires some thought. If you can't find it in Shandong for a while, you should also ask someone to go south to buy it.

In addition, it is necessary to prepare for the suppression of bandits after the New Year, and there will be a birthday festival next year, and all localities must be strictly guarded against.

In order to reduce killing, maybe in the end they will think about "appeasement", whether it is "fussing" or not, this previous "suppression" is still inevitable, or those places are green camps, where else to get credit? It is always necessary to "exterminate", and if it is directly "exterminated", it will be a great merit; If it can't be "exterminated", it means that the bandits are strong, and the credit for "appeasement" is also several times greater.

In the next year, Shandong's money and grain will be reduced or reduced, and Cao Hao will not have the opportunity to make achievements and make credit in the next two years.

Mr. Zhuang is planning, how to let those soldiers and ruffians fall into the benefits, and let Cao Hao find a reason to be responsible for suppressing the bandits. Cao Fang came to find Cao Hao and replied, saying that he had found Zhuangzi outside the city.

Ten hectares of fertile land, because the owner of the family is good at gambling, owes a lot of foreign debts, and the year is sad, so he sells the land. The price is also cheap, ten hectares of land plus a small Zhuangzi, but it is only three thousand five hundred taels. If it is according to the market price, it will have to be more than 4,000 taels.

Mr. Zhuang was listening to it, felt strange, and asked, "Fu Ruo, aren't you not buying property in Yizhou?" In the spring tea garden, you yourself are half an acre left. This is good, how do you think of Landhold? ”

Cao Hao acted and rarely concealed Mr. Zhuang, so he told Liu Heng about it. Although the formalities were completed at the Yamen, Liu Heng and the Liu family were all enrolled in the Cao Mansion slave register, but they took pity on him for his miserable life and thought of arranging a light errand for him.

It happened that the soup porridge of Daotai Mansion thought of the rice grain, so he thought of buying a small Zhuangzi, and let Liu Heng be the head of the Zhuang, be at ease, and make other plans after a few years of physical recovery. A few days ago, he told Cao Fang to look for it, and now he said that Fang has done it.

When Mr. Zhuang heard that Cao Hao spent the money, he instructed the chief housekeeper to run outside for half a month, just to settle an outdated play, and his face sank. stared at Cao Hao for a long time without speaking, his eyes were like long knives, as if he wanted to dig out his heart and take a look.

After a long while, Mr. Zhuang snorted, went out, and said, "The kindness of a woman!" ”

**Note: Cao Hao's title is indeed "Heshuo forehead". Princess Heshuo's husband, most of the records in the book are "Princess Heshuo's forehead".

(To be continued)