Cui Hao sat in the east chamber for a while, and the two uncles and nephews said a few more words, and then went out to say goodbye to Wang Ning.

The Taoist idiot personally sent it out, and when he was about to go out of the gate, he thought that he would go with the Liu family to worship Wang Qingzhou and the Liu family tomorrow, so he said: "Will my uncle be free in two days?" Can you spare half a day and go with me to see ...... Go see my aunt? ”

Xiao Cui's family was buried in the tomb of the twelfth room, and as early as when the Taoist idiot had just passed here, he asked San Lang to take it to worship.

It is a relatively simple grave, and there is no monument. It's not that the twelve rooms treat Xiao Cui's family badly, but that Xiao Cui's family, as a side room, is not qualified to be buried alone in the Wang's tomb, either buried alone outside, or waited for Wang Qinghong's death to be buried with bones. The arrangement on the 12-room side is obviously the latter.

When Cui Hao heard this, he couldn't help but reddened his eyes again, gritted his teeth and said, "I've already been to see my sister." Wang Qinghong deceived people too much. I wanted to move my sister out and bury me again, but I couldn't live in Anlu for a long time, for fear that there would be inadequate care. Now you have inherited the heir of the side room, let you go to take care of your sister's tomb, and attract the tongue of outsiders. can only be like this first, my sister gave her life for the Wang family, and she deserves to eat their sacrificial incense. It's good that you remember your sister in your heart, she is your biological mother, where will she care about these false courtesies with you. Even if you want to worship, you are not in a hurry for these days. The Liu family has returned to Anlu, so they have to be more evasive. Even if you are a good boy who values love and righteousness, the rules of the world are like this. ”

Although he is a dissolute and uninhibited character, it can be seen that his nephew is polite and a scholar, so he refuses to let him be criticized.

Seeing Cui Hao like this, the Taoist idiot became more and more uneasy.

Cui Hao was happy and angry, and he was also deeply disgusted with the twelve rooms, but even so, he did not move out of the tomb of the little Cui family, he must have concerns. Of course, this concern is not the scruple of Wang Qinghong's high grade and the fear of the people, and he was afraid that he would not take good care of him in the future.

How do you know how to worry about it in the future?

At Cui Hao's age, whether he is starting a family or starting a business, it is almost the same.

What exactly does Cui Hao do?

Jiang bandits? Maritime? Illicit salt dealers?

It's just that Cui Hao didn't want to mention this, and the idiot couldn't ask questions, so he could only watch Cui Hao get on the horse and go away surrounded by all the servants.

The Taoist idiot turned around, summoned the two stings and the two pillars, and carried the gift boxes in the south hall to the upper room. The Liu family's gift box is okay, and the weight is not heavy; The Cui family's gift box is not light, the heaviest one, and it is difficult to hold it alone, but the Taoist idiot and the two of him carried it in together.

In the middle hall of the upper room, it was placed halfway to the ground.

Seeing this, Wang Ning frowned and said, "So many courtesies? What about gift lists? ”

If you are other people's families, you will be happy when you see these things, but Wang Ning's family is not a person who likes to take advantage, and ordinary people and relatives are also courtesy.

If the ceremony is almost repaid, there are comings and goings, and I am ready for it here; If the ceremony is too heavy, it is really not good to return the courtesy.

The Taoist idiot handed over the two gift slips and said, "Here." ”

Wang Ning picked up the Liu family's one first and looked at it, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Liu family's eight-color ceremony, tea, wine, snacks, food and clothing, is considered a first-class gift, but it can still be returned.

The relationship between people is really inexplicable.

It stands to reason that Wang Ning's family and Dao idiot are grandmothers and grandsons, only the names are connected, and there is no blood connection, but the two grandchildren have the right temper and get along no less than flesh and blood relatives.

For Liu Wanshan and Cui Hao, when they didn't see the two, Wang Ning's heart was biased towards Liu Wanshan. After all, Liu Wanshan is the nominal uncle of the Taoist idiot, and the two families have been friends for several lifetimes.

However, after meeting the two, the old man also saw that whether it was nominally or bloody, in the final analysis, it depends on how sincere it is.

Liu Wanshan is already an official, even if the words are quite harmonious, but the posture of the superior is not freely revealed. For Erlang, the nominal nephew, it is also like a Shangguan to a small subordinate, with school examinations and encouragement.

When approaching the outer nine rooms gently, he also maintained politeness and detachment. It is estimated that he is also afraid that the nephew who has passed by the Taoist idiot will not be sensible, and when he saw that the Liu family was an official, he stepped forward to entangle.

Cui Hao may not be as decent as Liu Wanshan outside, but he is more attentive to his nephew.

In this way, Wang Ning also made a decision in his heart. The two uncles have to come and go, but the Liu family should be more polite and not too close.

Because in addition to her, the old woman, Liu Wanshan, the nominal uncle, can also make decisions for the Taoist idiot in some major life events, even if the Taoist idiot is not happy.

Even if he knew that Liu Wanshan was a gentleman, he would not be able to do anything, but Wang Ning was unwilling to raise Liu Wanshan too high, so that he was qualified to suppress his grandson.

The old man has lived for most of his life, and he is used to seeing the hot and cold world, and now his grandson is just a small student, Liu Wanshan may not take his cheap nephew to heart; When Sun Tzu succeeds in the imperial examination and enters the officialdom, who will know what will happen to him?

It's not that she, the old woman, thinks too sinister about people's hearts, but she is really worried that her grandson is young and has a low seniority, and he will suffer losses in the future.

Even if he didn't see the five hundred taels of silver, Wang Ning didn't doubt Liu Wanshan's love for his nephew and niece. If the Taoist idiot was not the heir, but also from the Liu family, she would not have done anything more.

On the other hand, Cui Hao's side is not willing to embarrass his nephew at all, only connivance and doting.

Even if he is more than ten years older than his grandson and occupies the position of an elder, he is not a person with a city government. The old lady believed that if the two uncles and nephews really had any differences of opinion, the final winner would definitely be the grandson, and he would definitely not suffer.

Rao knew that Cui Haoli would not be light, but when he looked at the gift list, Wang Ning's face still changed.

Seeing this, the Taoist idiot said, "Grandmother, but what's wrong?" ”

Wang Ning smiled bitterly and handed the gift slip to the idiot, and said, "There is nothing inappropriate, it's just too heavy." But looking at Uncle Cui's temperament, this gift can't be returned, how can this be good? ”

The idiot took it and took a look, and it was really a heavy gift, not to mention the precious materials such as Lu silk and Sichuan brocade, ginseng, deer antler velvet and other supplements, only the silver money listed a hundred taels of gold, one hundred taels of silver, and twenty taels of money.

The heaviest box contained the twenty yuan. This can be regarded as thick and fine, after all, ordinary life, or copper coins are used the most.

The idiot put down the gift list, and now there is no shortage of money at home, but as the old lady said, this gift is really irreversible. What Cui Hao gave was not gold and silver, but a gesture to his nephew.

He untied the purse on his waist, handed it to Wang Ning, and said, "There is another thing, which is not recorded on the gift list, which is the seal of this Wuchang Mansion Money Village." ”

Wang Ningshi next, a little puzzled: "What is this?" ”

"My uncle said that with this, he could withdraw five hundred taels of silver from the money bank every year." The idiot replied.

Wang Ning's face became more and more solemn when he heard this.

gave his nephew money in exchange for money every year, and it is estimated that he is afraid that he will give too much at once, which will attract others to peep, or damage his nephew's temperament, and raise his arrogant and extravagant habits; But the annual supply of 500 taels is too amazing.

You must know that when the Taoist idiot did not succeed, the two ancestors and grandchildren of the outer nine houses were all year round, and the rent on the field, plus the red interest of Shun Niangnu, was only ten taels of silver in total, which was enough for a family of four to eat.

Five hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, but it is still given once a year. Even if it's an uncle and nephew, it's too good.

Seeing the disbelief on Wang Ning's face, the Taoist idiot was afraid that the old lady would misunderstand Cui Hao, so he said the sentence "The family property is left to him".

When Wang Ning heard this, he was a little stunned.

What is the reason for giving all the family property to the nephew? Unless Cui Hao has no children and no daughters, this is possible.

Cui Hao is not very old, how can he assert that he has no heirs? Unless it is due to poor health or other hidden circumstances.

Wang Ning looked at the door, and when he saw that there was no one, Fang lowered his voice and said, "Erlang, what does Uncle Cui do for a living?" ”

Obviously, the old man was also frightened by Uncle Cui's handwriting.

The idiot said: "My grandson asked, but my uncle replied vaguely, only saying that he was doing business in Jiangnan in partnership with others. ”

Wang Ning thought for a while and said, "Erlang, although this gold and silver cannot be returned, it is not easy to squander it at will. If it is according to my view, it is still to buy dozens of acres of land. When the two uncles came to the door, the family added some property, and others would know that it was the uncle's help, and they would not talk about the side...... If Uncle Cui has a mistake in business in the future and wants to return to his hometown to live in peace, he will return the land and do not have to worry about his livelihood in the future. ”

Grandparents and grandchildren looked at each other, with helplessness in their eyes.

Although he is grateful for Cui Hao's sincere treatment, but a windfall from the sky, both grandparents and grandchildren feel bottomless.

Dao idiots have long wanted to let the family have more bright inputs, and it is not easy to spend the money saved. Listening to Wang Ning's words, it was exactly what he wanted.

Cui Hao kept his mouth shut and didn't mention his wife and children, and he was not a eunuch, so it was really abnormal, I don't know if it was a bargain for life on the tip of a knife. It's not good to persuade each other rashly, what Wang Ning said is also a method.

Wang Ning's helplessness, he had already made up his mind in his heart, Liu Wanshan, in order to prevent the other party from speaking in his name, not to let his grandson get too close; Cui Hao here, before he knows the roots, he can't get too close, and there is something in the province that involves his grandson.

These two uncles are rich and expensive, but they are not as reassuring as usual...... The next day, Liu Wanshan came over with his wife and children early in the morning.

His stepwife Ren is not tall, thirty-five or sixteen years old, and her appearance is only considered to be a middle-aged person, but she is better than fair skin, and she has a smile, which adds a bit of grace to her look, and she is amiable and respectable.

Four boys, the eldest eleven years old, the youngest six years old, and the only girl, only four years old, had a face that was carved from their parents, and was very cute.

Several boys have already been enlightened, although they don't know how to be in their own home, they come out to be well-behaved. Hearing that the cousin had passed the boy's test, several boys had more envy and admiration on their faces.

Wang Ning looked at the little brothers, praised and praised, and when he saw the little daughter of the Liu family, he couldn't help but hold it in his arms, and said with red eyes: "It is said that the niece Aunt Xiao, the eldest sister's eyebrows and eyes are the same as her aunt when she was a child." ”

Hearing the old lady say this, the idiot couldn't help but look at the eldest sister of the Liu family twice. Between the eyebrows and eyes, there are some familiar eyes, Shun Niang Xiao's mother, this child Xiao Gu, and it is not uncommon for the two cousins to look alike.

Liu Wanshan also thought of this, and said: "I don't know how Shunniang is in the capital, if only the little nephew came back a year earlier." ”

Wang Ning said: "Now that I have a message, there will be a time to see you sooner or later." ”

Because it was the first time they met, whether it was Ren or the five children, Wang Ning had prepared a gift.

Liu Wanshan wanted to get out of the city earlier, so he politely refused Wang Ning's stay, and a family of seven came out.

It was the month of Layue, and the tomb of the outer nine rooms was in a corner of the Wang's cemetery, forty miles away from the west of the city, and it was not easy to make a round trip.

The Liu family prepared four carriages, Ren took one for his daughter, one for four boys, and Liu Wanshan brought one for Taoist idiots. There were also a few servants and maids, who were in the fourth chariot with the rites, and seven or eight male servants rode out of the city......