Chapter 396: The Li Family

Dou Zhao naturally didn't know that Dou Ming had so many careful thoughts, Dou Ming's attitude towards her was there, she didn't want to put a hot face on a cold face, and she was uncomfortable with herself, of course, even if she knew Dou Ming's careful thoughts, she wouldn't care too much, she still had a lot of people to socialize, and these people were the focus of her future life.

When I came out of the palace, it was past the unitary hour, and the sunset shone all over the world with gold.

Song Mo accompanied Dou Zhao in a sedan chair, and the two went back to the house with a smile.

Yan Chaoqing was waiting for Song Mo in the study.

Dou Zhao and Song Mo were both a little surprised.

Yan Chaoqing said with a smile: "It's a letter from the eldest uncle and wife in Haozhou, saying that the wedding date of Miss Twelve Tables is set for the twenty-second of this month, and when the fourth uncle's wife, Miss Thirteen Table, and Miss Fourteenth Table will accompany Miss Twelve Tables to Kyoto, so that you can arrange a house for Miss Twelve Tables to come out of the cabinet." As he spoke, he handed a letter to Song Mo.

Dou Zhao didn't understand at all.

Song Mo didn't see the letter immediately, but explained to her: "The twelfth cousin is the eldest daughter of the third uncle, and before my uncle's accident, she was married to Wu Zijie, the eldest son of the standard-bearer Wei Tongzhi Wu Liang. Unexpectedly, after the filial piety period of the twelfth cousin, the Wu family sent someone to discuss the marriage. This time it should be to send a marriage. ”

Dou Zhao couldn't help but be in awe of the Wu family: "Then you have to help with this matter." ”

Although the Jiang family is down, after all, there is a strong relative of the British Mansion, and the twelfth lady of the Jiang family can be decent when she gets married.

Yan Chaoqing said with a smile: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint my wife - my uncle's wife said that the Wu family is righteous, and they can't be ruthless." So this time the twelfth lady came out of the cabinet, whether it was the Jiang family or the Wu family, she would not be publicized, just let the prince find a quiet house. So as not to cause unnecessary trouble. The eldest uncle's wife also said that she also sent a letter to Grandpa Guo, just saying that the fourth uncle's wife relied on Shiziye for all the things about his entry into Beijing. So that Grandpa Guo doesn't have to worry about it. ”

When Song Mo and Song Yichun fell out, Mrs. Mei was still alive, and Song Mo had been hiding it from Haozhou, and later Mrs. Mei died, although Song Mo didn't say anything to the people in Haozhou, but they heard a little bit about it, and after contacting Song Mo directly, they would say hello to Song Yichun, cold and rude.

Song Mo also said: "It's still according to the meaning of the eldest aunt." It's good to arrange a quiet house for the fourth aunt and a few cousins. "He instructed Yan Chaoqing." Leave this matter to Liao Bifeng! ”

During this time, Yan Chaoqing helped Song Mo busy with the affairs of the Tai Hospital. He smiled and stepped back.

Song Mo said: "Tomorrow, you call someone from Yinlou to come and make a few sets of red gold noodles for the twelve cousins." ”

The Jiang family is like this now. Wu Liang does not dislike it, and the people of the Wu family may not all be the same. There are some bright things to marry, direct and crisp, and when there is an emergency, it can be exchanged for silver.

Dou Zhao knew Song Mo's feelings for the Jiang family, in addition to helping the twelve ladies of the Jiang family to make four sets of red gold heads in the silver building, he also accompanied a pair of jade bracelets, a pair of Hetian jade's silence, a set of Nanzhu heads, and twenty horses of various colors of silk and satin.

Jin Gui and Yin Gui looked at each other.

Ganlu thought they were shallow-eyed, and asked Dou Zhao: "Do you want to prepare some antique calligraphy and paintings?" lest they appear shallow. ”

Dou Zhao said with a smile: "Since the Jiang family has renovated the old mansion in Haozhou every year, there must still be some good things left in the old mansion, instead of preparing antique calligraphy and paintings for Miss Twelve, it is better to prepare some new things." ”

Manna smiled sheepishly.

Chen Jia asked to see him.

He had news so quickly!

Dou Zhao was very happy and met Chen Jia in the small flower hall.

"No matter how the Li family moves, it is impossible not to be a native of origin." Chen Jia said to Dou Zhao carefully, "I first went to Shuntian Mansion Yin to check the Li family's hometown, and found that the Li family's hometown is still in Shuntian Mansion, and taxes and the like are all paid by the old neighbors who bought their ancestral house now, so it can be seen that the two families have dealings." According to the habit of our Jinyi guards, if we arrest people for questioning, we can naturally ask about the whereabouts of the Li family, because Mrs. just wants to know the current situation of the Li family, but this means is not possible, so I sent my personal entourage to watch at their house. ”

Dou Zhao couldn't help but listen to it.

It can be seen that this matter is handed over to Chen Jialai to handle it.

Ordinary people just want to get this trick, and they can't go to Shuntian Mansion to check it.

"Because Master Duan said before, Li Liang's brother Li Liang is a scholar, I went to Shuntianfu to check Li Liang's student status, he has been down since Wushen, even four subjects, did not pass the college examination, until five years ago, he gave up the scientific examination. The teachings of Shuntianfu were very impressed with him, and he knew that I was his distant relative, so he called a person who had been on the scene with Li Liang to come over. Chen Jiadao, "Listening to that Xiucai, Li Liang is depressed, he talks very little, he doesn't communicate with people very much, and he is small, Li Liang's situation is not very familiar to him, he only knows that although he is from Kyoto, he does not live in Kyoto, but lives near Kyoto, and no one knows where it is."

"I went to Shuntianfu to check the acres of land produced by the Li family back then.

"The Li family's land is in Langfang, taken care of by an old servant of the Li family, every sixth day of the lunar month, Li Liang will come to collect rent and negotiate, and at other times, even the old servant can't find anyone.

"It's just that the Li family's situation has not been very good in recent years, and the 200 acres of fertile land have gradually become only about ten acres left, and Li Liang has not come to collect rent in the past two years."

Dou Zhao couldn't help frowning slightly.

The Li family seems to be hiding something.

She remembered Duan Gongyi's words that "in the first two years, people still came to inquire about where the Li family went", and she wanted to know more and more about the current situation of the Li family.

"That is, all the clues are broken." Dou Zhao pondered, "We can only wait for Li Liang to appear by himself?" ”

Chen Jia laughed when he heard this, and his ordinary facial features suddenly became vivid, looking radiant and radiant: "Just as Madame said." I was also beating a drum in my heart at that time, and I thought of a way to do this, so I thought of a way," he looked at Dou Zhao with some caution, and said softly, "I asked people to pretend to be the steward of the British government, and went to the Grange to ask about the whereabouts of the Li family.

"I sent seven or eight groups of men to follow him.

He turned left and right, and on the fifth day, he got on the post road to Kyoto, and went straight to Kyoto.

"When we arrived in Kyoto, it wasn't our Nishiki Guard's territory.

"My men followed him and soon found Li Liang."

Dou Zhao's spirit was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "Where does the Li family live now?" ”

Chen Jia said with a smile: "It turns out that the Li family now lives in Comb Hutong, not far from Wanming Temple. ”

Dou Zhao raised his eyebrows.

That place she knew.

Because a street sells combs, the alley behind it is called Comb Hutong, and when Zhao Zhangru was in Kyoto, she also went with Zhao Zhangru to buy a lot of combs.

"I didn't expect that either." Chen Jia was not surprised by this result, but he was a little stunned when he saw Dou Zhao, and in order to take into account Dou Zhao's feelings, he was also surprised by some expressions, "Although the two alleys of the Comb Hutong are one in the south and the other in the north, they are only separated by two streets, and Li Liang will actually live there." ”

"Probably because that place has the most affection for him." Dou Zhao said, "Otherwise, when people are old, they want to 'return to their roots'!" ”

"That's what Madame said." Chen Jia said with a smile, "The Li family has moved to several places in recent years, probably because there is no hope of making a career, and the Li family only moved back to Kyoto five years ago. ”

Dou Zhao said with a slight bow, "What is the situation of the Li family now?" Is Li Muke still alive? The Li family's fields have almost been sold, what does the Li family live on now? ”

Chen Jiadao: "Li's mother passed away four years ago, and Li Liang now lives by doing accounts for a north-south goods bank, changing his name to Li Xun, and every year after the first month, he goes south with the second shopkeeper of the goods store, and only comes back in the month of Layue." His wife and children lived with him in the south, and the family only had a cousin who had taken refuge in him in the early years, and his dead husband had nowhere to go, and a daughter to look after him in Comb Alley. ”

Dead husband's cousin?

Dou Zhao's heart jumped and said, "Have you checked the origin of this cousin?" ”

Chen Jia coughed lightly when he heard this, and said, "According to the neighbors, his widowed cousin is a little unclean...... Neighbors all speculated that the so-called cousin who lived in Li Liang's house was either Li Liang's concubine or had a personal affair with Li Liang - since Li Liang's mother died, Li Liang's wife and children went to Jiangnan with Li Liang and never showed up again. At the beginning of spring this year, the merchant came again. Maybe Li Liang heard something, the merchant entered the door with the front foot, and Li Liang came back with the back foot, or the merchant ran fast, and was caught by Li Liang.

Despite this, the two still had a big quarrel, and Li Liang seemed to have made a move, beating the widow very lightly, and bought bone-setting medicine and wine back.

"The people I sent lay on the roof of their house all night, and found that although the two did not have the same room, Li Liang had no taboos in and out of the widow's house, and it was very casual, not like a cousin and cousin who were normally widowed."

Dou Zhaozhi frowned and said, "Is it difficult for Li Liang's cousin to not care about a daughter of his own?" ”

Chen Jiadao: "Li Liang's cousin's daughter married far away in Baoding last autumn. It is said that it is a family affair that has been settled since childhood, and it is a distant nephew of the Li family, and Li Liang personally went to marry him. The reason why Li Liang's cousin is becoming more and more unscrupulous is also related to the fact that her daughter is already married. ”

It sounded normal, but Dou Zhao was faintly uneasy in his heart.

She said, "How old is this cousin of Chen Jia?" How old is the daughter her cousin brought over? ”

Chen Jiadao: "Li Liang's cousin is very gorgeous, she looks like she is only twenty-five or six years old, but her daughter was fourteen years old when she got married, I think she is twenty-eight or nine years old......"

Sisters and brothers, ask for a pink ticket......