Demao is the cousin of Seshtu, according to the rules of the nine clans and five clothes of the clan, Seshtu should serve him with small merits, wearing mourning clothes made of coarse cloth.

Although Kangxi ordered him to return to Beijing to serve the sick, but after all, he did not let him come down as the heir of the Guogong Mansion, so Seshtu first dressed up according to the etiquette of Xiaogong.

The funeral is complicated, and people are in charge everywhere.

Songlu and his brothers were reprimanded by Prince Yaerjiang, who caught up with Jane, because of the seizure of property, and the big stick was thrown out.

Now, although these brothers are also dressed in linen and filial piety to go to the house to mourn, but they are just "humming and chirping", who is willing to work hard.

Songhe has the heart to help, but he also takes into account the faces of several brothers, and it is not good to get too close to Seshtu.

Red and white ceremonies, the various charter affairs of this white ceremonies are more complicated, where has Seshtu taken care of these, and he is too busy.

Fortunately, the Cao family got the letter and knew that Seshtu was mourning in the mansion, so Cao Yin sent Cao Shuo to bring two housekeepers over to help.

Although Cao Shuo is young, he went through his father's funeral two years ago, and he knows more about some taboo etiquette of the mourning family than Seshtu, and he whispered a little bit and helped a lot.

In the mansion, Cao Yi was also busy, preparing to entertain the female relatives who came to the door, and thinking about comforting Yurui Gege.

That day, the old man woke up and saw the Seshtu couple and their daughter beside the bed, and said, "It's the two of you, it's cheap...... It's really a long live Lord grace......" said and pointed to his daughter Yurui and said, "Follow my brother and sister-in-law...... It's good to give birth, don't cry, don't let Ama ...... Don't let Amma ...... Remembering ......"

With this bit of blood left, how could Demao not worry, and looked at Seshtu and Cao Yi with a little pleading.

"Uncle, rest assured, the nephew and nephew and daughter-in-law will be good students to take care of the sister-in-law, and the uncle still needs to recuperate with peace of mind!" Seshtu saw his intentions and hurriedly said.

"Good...... Good...... Good ......" The old man's gaze gradually dispersed, and he couldn't say a few words "good", so he closed his eyes.

Since then, Yurui's tears have not stopped.

Flesh and blood relatives, where is the person who "does not cry", can resolve the sorrow. first howled and cried, the crying was heartbreaking, so that people could not bear to hear it, and no one could stop it; When I had no strength to cry, I sobbed all at once, my nose was red, and I looked very pitiful.

Only then did she resemble a child.

Cao Yi persuaded her several times that it would not be used, but she was really distressed when she saw it, afraid that she would seriously hurt her body by grieving, so she made people boil ginseng soup and watched her drink it with her own eyes.

I don't know if Yurui was tired of crying, or if the medicine in the ginseng soup calmed the nerves. After drinking the ginseng soup, Yurui gradually stopped crying, fell into a deep sleep, and when she woke up again, she was a little less crying.

A few days after Demao's deceased excerpt was handed over by the Zongren Mansion, the holy decree came down, and he ordered Seshtu to be the son of the heir, to hold the funeral, and at the same time to give the "Dhara Sutra Quilt".

The so-called "Dhara Sutra Quilt" is printed in red Sanskrit on the yellow silk for wrapping, which is regarded as mourning after death.

Seshtu and Cao Yi changed their mourning clothes in front of the spirit, and justifiably became a filial son and a filial woman.

A steady and unworthy eight-point auxiliary prince can be regarded as smashing on Seshtu's head.

The relatives and friends over there in Jueluo Mansion rushed forward to stammer; Even the nephews of the old man also knew that the holy decree had been made, and it was useless for them to make trouble, although they were reluctant, but they were not as constrained as before.

All of a sudden, the Guogong Mansion was very lively, a bit of a "happy mourning" meaning.

Cao Shuo saw that there were people here, and he told his uncle that he would bring back the housekeeper of the Cao family. Because of this, it also caused Zhaojia's to complain.

Because of Seshtu's development, many people regretted why they didn't get in touch with that side earlier. Among them, the one who regrets and wants to jump is to count Zhaojia's.

When no one was around, she couldn't help but slap herself in the mouth twice, blaming herself for being so shallow and not recognizing this daughter before Cao Yi got married.

Since Cao Yi has a share of the wedding silver left by the old lady, even if he wants to add some dowry for the sake of looking good, how much silver can it cost?

It's good now, it's obviously the biological daughter of the second room, and in the eyes of outsiders, she is regarded as a girl in the long room.

Although the Jueluo family knew the truth and treated her politely before, after the Li family entered Beijing, the two exchanges were on the other hand.

Originally, for the daughter Cao Yi in the second room, she still had a few twists in her heart; Now, I can't wait to see people and want to say that their aunt and grandmother are now going to become the Duchess of the country.

Cao Shuo didn't talk much, and when he was scolded by his mother, he just didn't say anything, and listened silently.

Cao Song went back to Changchun Garden early on an errand, because he was going to get married in the middle of the month, so he changed shifts with his colleagues and did not take a break for the time being.

Caught up with Laba again, Zhuangtou came to deliver New Year's goods, and Dongfu was also busy.

The wild meat and mountain goods outside the customs were all ordered by Cao Hao's side, and half of them were poured into this house. Therefore, for the pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other things sent by Zhuangtou, Cao Shuo came to ask Zhaojia if he was going to Xifu to divide it in half.

When Zhao Jia's heard this, he thought about it for a long time, but he also knew that it was not good to be too faced, after all, the future of several sons had borrowed Cao Hao's strength. Besides, the house here is also bought by Cao Hao.

"Send it, pick some local products in the Zhuangzi and send more, your aunt is small in the south, and you can taste it." After speaking, Zhao Jiashi remembered that Cao Hao and Chu Yu both had Zhuangzi under their names, even the two public properties that were added, and they had to send things to Beijing, so he said: "If you don't have half of it, just send Sancheng to the past, and you can't use those left and right." ”

Cao Shuo listened, but he refused to take a step, hesitated, and said: "Mother, when the second brother took inventory of the Fengtian New Year's goods a few days ago, he said that the New Year's goods in Zhuangzi had arrived, and half of them would be sent to Xifu. You see, this ......"

When Zhao Jiashi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "That bastard, I haven't breathed yet, where is his room to call the shots?" ”

Having said that, she scolded and scolded, and after scolding, she still instructed Cao Shuo: "Half is half, it's not worth a few silvers, and it looks like we're stingy if we don't give it away." Speaking of this, I remembered that I received mountain goods a few days ago, and said: "Those mountain delicacies, pick a few things, send some to your eldest sister and third sister's house, and you take someone to run it yourself." ”

Cao Shuo answered and went out, and Zhao Jiashi saw that only Zilan was in front of him, and Lu Ju was not in the house, and asked, "This girl is hiding out again?" ”

Zilan replied with a smile: "Fang just came with the slave maid, and when she saw that the third master was here, she went to the east house to do needlework, and the slave and maid called her over." ”

Zhao Jiashi said while looking for a cigarette pot: "This is an honest person, unlike those cheap maids, who think about climbing on the master when they see the sky." ”

When the master and servant said this, they saw Lu Ju pick up the curtain and come in, and saw Zhao Jiashi touching the smoke pot, hurriedly walked two steps, took a cigarette purse at the tip of the kang, filled it with cigarettes, and took a fire sickle to light the fire, all in one go.

Zhao Jiashi nodded and said, "You are still smart, if I leave you in the future, I really don't know what to do?" ”

Lu Ju blushed and said, "Look at what Mrs. said, the slave maid is the wife's maid, and she is waiting by the wife's side." ”

Zhao Jiashi smiled, took a puff of cigarette, and said: "The eldest lady is coaxing her grandson and granddaughter, I felt that the child was panicking earlier, and now I am really worried about hugging the eldest grandson ......" Speaking of this, he stretched out his hand again, snapped his fingers, and said: "Today is the seventh day of the lunar month, tomorrow's Laba, and after eight days, it will be the right day, and after seven days, it will be a dowry." Tsk, I'd like to see what I can do......"

* West House, Front Yard, Partial Hall.

Chu Yu took the account book from Han Jiang's hand and looked through it roughly. When she saw that the dividends of the past four months were more than 5,000 taels, even if she split the account with Han Jiang's family, she could still have 3,000 taels left, she couldn't help laughing: "Why are you so so?" It's been less than half a year, and it's almost time to catch up with a Zhuangzi's entry! ”

Han Jiang was wearing a thick sweater, with a scarf and gloves, covering it tightly, revealing a melon seed face, which looked a lot less than in autumn.

After listening to Chu Yu's words, she smiled lightly and said, "Who said no, it doesn't look like a big business, but the profits are very tight." In addition, six shops opened together, the inner and outer cities were paved, the amount of dim sum was large, and a few dumplings from the prince's mansion were received, and there were some authentic southern goods. There are many officials in the south of the capital, and there are many people who buy Nanweier to prepare New Year's goods. ”

Chu Yu put down the account book, looked at her carefully, and said, "You see that it is less than in the autumn, and it is enough for you to be busy with these shops." After all, money is a foreign object, and I heard the uncle say that you are not short of money, so you should take care of yourself. ”

Han Jiang bowed slightly, and said: "Thank you, Mrs., the little woman is fine, but she spent the New Year in the capital in the first year, and some of them are not tolerant of winter cold, and now they only hope that the weather will be warmer earlier." ”

Hearing her say this, Chu Yu thought of the Li family, with a little worry, and said: "My wife was also born and raised in the south when she was a child, and these people are impatient to go out, and their appetite is not good. Although there are cooks in the south of the house, I don't know what to do to attract too many bites. You are also from the south, do you know what is the best taste of southern food? ”

"Jiangning has a lot of fresh dishes, some dishes, there are recipes, and there are no materials in Beijing. Speaking of which, there is a dish that should be good to eat now, the winter melon cup, which is very greasy to eat in the wax moon. Speaking of this, Han Jiang paused and said: "There is also a snack, duck blood vermicelli soup, the ingredients are easy to find, and it is easy to make, the most nourishing and moisturizing lungs, and eating it every day also makes it." ”

"I haven't eaten the winter melon cup, but if it's a common dish in the south, the cook will always make it. Duck blood vermicelli soup, I went to Jiangning with my uncle in my early years, and I once found an old store to eat, and it really tasted good. Chu Yu nodded and said with a smile.

"Oh, old shop? But the Tang Ji shop on Confucius Temple South Street? Han Jiang said with a bit of curiosity.

Chu Yu pondered for a while: "It's the Confucius Temple, is it 'Tang Ji', but I didn't pay attention to it." ”

Han Jiang's expression was a little stunned, and said: "Their duck blood soup is the first one in Jiangning City, I heard that the old soup has been passed down for several lifetimes, and in the early years, when my father was alive, he often sent servants to buy two bowls. ”

Chu Yu saw that she was sentimental, thinking that her parents and husbands were gone, she was alone, and she was really pitiful, so she said: "I heard from the uncle, you and several aunts and grandmothers in our family are old friends, since they all live in Beijing, it is good to walk around without anything, and it is boring to save it." ”

Han Jiang smiled and said: "In the end, there is a difference in identity, it is not good to come to the door at will." When these people go back to your mansion to save their relatives, the little woman wants to say goodbye and see each other. Since the eldest lady got married for forty-five years, and the second lady went to Beijing, she has not been seen for eight or nine years. ”

What Han Jiang said was good, Cao Jia's family was the prince of the county, and Cao Yi was also the duchess of the quasi-country, so he might not be so comfortable in his actions.

Besides, after all, they are young friends, and they don't know the depth of their feelings, who knows if their sisters are willing to see outsiders.

Although Chu Yu likes Han Jiang's good looks, he is not good at making decisions for their sisters, so he didn't mention it.

After a few words of gossip, I saw Xiyan go to the front yard to look for it, and said in a low voice: "Gege, the girl is awake, maybe she wants to feed, and she is crying." ”

Chu Yu listened, where can he still sit still, stood up, and said with a little apology: "My daughter is awake, I have to go and take a look, I will accompany you today!" ”

Han Jiang also got up, handed over the small box next to him, and said, "Madam, this is the sixty percent bonus listed in the account book, a total of three thousand three hundred and fifty taels. ”

Chu Yu nodded and let Xiyan take it.

Xicai was originally standing beside Chu Yu, but because Chu Yu was in a hurry to see Tianhui, he ordered her to send Han Jiang out of the mansion.

When Chu Yu returned to Wutong Garden, Mama Ye sat on the edge of the kang, holding Tianhui and coaxing. **Standing aside, looking at Tianhui's "babbling", his face was also a little anxious.

When Chu Yu just gave birth to Tianhui, her body was not very good, so she took Tianhui by **; When Chu Yu's body was better, because he felt sorry for the girl, he personally breastfed the child, but it was useless.

Chu Yu came in, because of the cool air on his body, he didn't dare to hold the child directly.

Xiyun waited for Chu Yu to go to the big clothes outside, and asked someone to bring hot water up.

Chu Yu changed her clothes, scalded her hands with hot water, and drove away the cold, before carefully taking Tianhui from Mama Ye's hands. She sat cross-legged on the kang, unbuttoned her clothes, and turned sideways to nurse the baby.

Tianhui had something in her mouth, stopped crying, and sucked hard.

Mama Ye had already stood up, touched Tianhui's little face beside Chu Yu, and said, "Look at this strength, this is really hungry." ”

Chu Yu said: "I just ate it an hour ago, and with this little effort, I was so hungry that I looked a little fatter." ”

Mama Ye said: "The children's family, grow up fast." The eldest young master and the second young master were also held in Gege's arms earlier, but now they are running all over the ground in the blink of an eye! ”

Xiyun remembered something and said, "Grandma, just now the Amethyst girl came over, and when she saw that Gege was not there, she said a few words to the slave maid." When he said that he was asking his wife to say goodbye, he heard that his wife's "cough" was not right, so should he ask the doctor to come and take a look. said that his wife had not spent the winter in Beijing, but Xu felt that the house was dry and fell in love with the fire, and he was afraid that he had phlegm. ”

Chu Yu listened, showed a little worried, and said: "When I asked my wife to say goodbye in the morning, I also heard my wife cough twice, and I asked my wife, but I only said that my throat was dry. It seems that you should invite the imperial doctor to come over and take a look, this is not a good delay, you send someone to the second gate. ”

Xiyun leaned over and responded, and sent someone to the second gate to deliver a message to the imperial doctor.

While talking, Tianhui also ate almost enough, Chu Yu handed her to **, took off her clothes, and went to the ground.

Seeing that she was going out, Xiyun hugged a cloak lined with fur, put it on Chu Yu, and said: "In this cold winter, the house has been busy recently, and Gege has been in and out carefully. The small kitchen has already warmed the ginger soup, and when Gege comes back in a while, he will have to drink a bowl first. ”

Chu Yu nodded with a smile and said, "What about the big kitchen?" The old man and the old man both went to the yamen on an errand, and this ginger soup should also be prepared more. ”

When Xiyun heard this, he couldn't help but cover his mouth with a handkerchief and laugh.

Chu Yu tightened his cloak and went out, with Xiyun following behind.

Seeing that Xiyun was just laughing and shouldn't answer, Chu Yu asked with some doubts, "What are you laughing at?" Makes people feel headless? ”

Xiyun said in a low voice: "Master, there is no need to be respectful, naturally there is a wife who is worried." Gege circled around the forehead, and the wife circled around the old man, and the slave felt that the old lady was very similar to the forehead! ”

When Chu Yu heard this, he immediately stopped, frowned slightly, and said, "I actually said it!" Can the old lady make fun of it? If you let the forehead listen, you will be annoyed. ”

After Xiyun finished speaking, he also saved his words, hurriedly folded his hands, and pleaded: "Gege spared the slave and maid, it is indeed not sincere." ”

But that's all it takes, Chu Yu knew that she wasn't a talkative person, so she said: "Forget it this time, and remember in the future, in this mansion, you have to respect the old lady first, or you won't be annoyed by the forehead, and I can't tolerate it." Don't think it's from the palace, just what. Even a few girls in the wife's room, you should also respect a few points, and don't take it big and break the rules. ”

Xiyun nodded vigorously and said, "Gege rest assured, the slave and maid are self-saving, and they dare not exceed half a point." ”

In the upper room of the Orchid Courtyard, Li sat on the kang and coaxed Tianyou to solve the nine links with Hengsheng.

The little brothers "chattered" and talked, mixed with laughter, but it seemed very lively.

Li looked at it with a smile, and only felt that his heart was ironing, there was nothing more fun in this world than teasing his grandson.

Seeing Chu Yu coming, Li beckoned her to sit down by the kang and said, "Tianhui is asleep?" It's been cold for the past two days, and I'm really impatient to get out of the house, or I'd really like to go over and see her. ”

Chu Yu replied: "I just ate milk and slept." As he spoke, he reached out and touched the kang, which was hot and tight. Looking at the house again, there is a large charcoal basin under the root of the south wall.

This room is really a little dry. Not to mention the elderly, even young people live in it, and it is easy to get angry. Chu Yu thought about whether to clean up the two large fruit bowls and come over, which could still spread fragrance and more moisture.

As he spoke, Li had already coughed several times.

When Tianyou and Hengsheng saw their mother coming, they both came over like little monkeys, hugged their arms, and drilled into their arms.

Tianyou's little hand also touched Chu Yu's chest.

Chu Yu grabbed his little hand and asked Li, "Mother, my daughter-in-law has sent someone to take over the imperial doctor." The mother coughed in the morning, or the daughter-in-law was negligent, and she should have picked it up in the morning. ”

Li waved his hand and said, "It's a cold day, and there's nothing sick, so why bother with the imperial doctor?" It's just that the throat is a little tight, which has already made people boil bird's nest, and it is good to clear the lungs. ”

Hearing Li's mention of "clearing the lungs", Chu Yu said with a smile: "I just wanted to mention it to my mother, but the woman who came just now is also from Jiangning, and my daughter-in-law asked her two sentences about Nanwei because her mother's food is not sweet." Among them, there is a duck blood soup, which I heard is the most moisturizing for the lungs. The daughter-in-law sent people to the kitchen to say, just by the light of the mother, and also let the daughter-in-law relieve her hunger. ”

"Duck blood soup, don't you say I haven't remembered it yet, it's good, make people make more. Although it is not a delicate dish, the old man loved to eat this earlier. Li said with a smile.

* Xidan archway, Taifu Temple Yamen.

Winter is short, and the morning passes in a blink of an eye, and it is time for lunch.

Cao Hao was talking to Tang Zhiyu and Yi Duli, and he was impatient in the cold, wondering if he should send someone to find a nearby restaurant to get a few dishes back.

At this time, I saw Yiduli's little servant come in in with a hurry, and whispered two words in Yiduli's ear, which made Yiduli frown.

Although it was said that "don't listen to indecent people", Cao Hao and Tang Zhiyu both turned around and didn't go out of their way to listen, but because they were close, they vaguely heard something like "duck blood soup", "aunt and grandmother", "fetal gas" or something.

After listening to this, Yi Duli couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "Isn't it just a bowl of soup, she wants to drink it for her, just a bunch of old ladies, it's okay to idle the diaphragm." ”

As he spoke, he stood up, a little embarrassed, and said to Cao Hao: "My lord, I am a lowly family...... There are some mundane things, you have to go back and take a look first, you look at this ......"

Cao Hao and Tang Zhiyu also got up, Cao Hao waved his hand, and said: "My lord, go away, there is no errand in the left and right yamen, with me and Lord Tang, it is enough to accept." ”

Tang Zhiyu also echoed: "That's it, Lord Yi can rest assured that he will go back." ”

"Then the old Yi Xie has passed the two adults!" Yi Duli was also not worried about his family, so he didn't delay any longer, hugged his fists at the two of them, and took the little guy out of the yamen......

(To be continued)