72. Li Shunniang and the carriage (I'm late, sorry)
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The Spring Festival of the 34th year of the Ming Dynasty is much more lively than in previous years, and the reason for this is that there are more people participating - in the past year, in addition to Zheng Kezang's wife and concubine Tian Ding Zengkou, Zheng Wen and Zheng Rou have also married the wife of the main room one after another - so that this annual family banquet had to be moved to a larger side hall. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)
Among these new dependents, there is a pair of mothers and sons who are extraordinarily eye-catching, this is Zhu Jin's concubine Li Shunniang in Xiamen and her third son Zheng Keju of Zhu Jin, but it can be seen from Zheng Keju's name that Zhu Jin actually doesn't like this child very much, otherwise he would not have given him the general character of Zheng Kezang's generation (Note: Zheng Kezang's Zang character actually has a soil character bottom, and Zheng Keshuang's Shuang actually has a soil character next to it, so their names must contain soil lines).
It is precisely for this reason, coupled with the fact that Li Shunniang did not change the identity of the stepfamily, so in turn, she wanted to hold Zheng Keju and pay homage to Zheng Kezang, the eldest son heir. Of course, Zheng Kezhang would not be visited by his father's concubine, so he took his wife and concubine to avoid it, but Zheng Kezhang seemed to happily take over Zheng Keju in the swaddling clothes and teased him, and took out a silver medal and stuffed it on the chest of this little brother. But the little thing didn't give face, and pulled a bubble of boy urine on the eldest sister-in-law Chen Miaoqiao's coat, so that Chen Miaoqiao had to go back to change clothes in embarrassment.
As if to give Chen Xianqiao anger, the little guy fell into Zheng Keshuang's hands and was unlucky, the twelve-year-old boy did not know the severity like Zheng Kezang, and he pinched his face with his little hand, and soon made the little one cry. Li Shunniang took the child back in distress, and entered the palace before she had time to appease Dong Guotai.
Hearing the hoarse cry of a child who was not yet a year old, Dong Guotai, who was not in good spirits, suddenly frowned: "How did you become a mother, why don't you take it down quickly to appease." ”
Although it was not a sharp reprimand, as soon as these unkind words came out, Li Shunniang was frightened, and she didn't dare to talk back, she picked up Zheng Keju and hurried away, so she ended the first appearance of the mother and son in front of the Zheng clan under the ridicule of everyone.
The old Guotai drove away the source of the noise, and summoned the perpetrator to sit down in front of his knees as usual, Zheng Kezang looked at Dong Guotai's consistent partiality - anyway, as long as Zheng Keshuang can't shake his position, he won't force his head to disturb the old man's interest.
However, Zheng Kezhang is not looking for trouble, it does not mean that trouble is not coming to the door, after the old Guotai sat down, he looked around the hall, although his eyes were no longer good, but at a glance he found that Zheng Kezang, who was sitting in the first row, seemed to be missing an important role, so his brows furrowed again: "Qin She, is the Chen family unwell?" ”
"Back to my grandmother, I soiled my clothes when I was hugging my third brother just now, so I changed my clothes for fear of being disrespectful to you." Zheng Kezhang gently pushed, and put the responsibility on the mother and son who left in panic. "I didn't know that my grandmother came so quickly, wait a minute, my grandson asked her to compensate my grandmother."
"It doesn't have to be." Dong Guotai nodded lightly, which was regarded as agreeing with Zheng Kezang's explanation, and just when Zheng Kezhang thought that this matter was over, Lao Guotai suddenly asked again. "Are the Tong clan and the Fang clan here?" The two girls immediately held their big bellies and wanted to give a gift to Concubine Dong, but they were stopped by her. "This is the fourth generation of the Zheng family, and it is necessary to have a good life and raise it."
Before the words landed, Chen Xianqiao, who had changed his clothes, came in a hurry, and seeing that the old Guotai was already in place, Chen Xianqiao immediately came out to greet him obediently: "The granddaughter-in-law has asked her grandmother to say goodbye, please forgive her for being late." ”
"Qin She has already explained, it's not your fault, don't worship, get up." Concubine Dong seemed to wave her hand tolerantly, but the next sentence made Zheng Kezhang and Chen Xianqiao very uncomfortable. "The Tong family and the Fang family have the flesh and blood of the Qin She, and you should also hurry up in this main room, although the Zheng family has an heir to be virtuous, but the master mother has no heirs, some people will gossip."
Zheng Kezhang immediately came out and bowed down: "Grandmother and rest assured, the grandson and slender are still young, this heir, there will be." ”
Dong Guotai smiled noncommittally, Zheng Kezhang gave his wives and concubines a look, everyone retreated, and when they were seated, Zheng Kezhang reached out and grabbed his wife's somewhat cold hand and squeezed it heavily. Chen Xianqiao bowed slightly at her husband, so in the tacit understanding of the two of them, the clouds of the day dispersed
However, as the so-called tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, when Dong Guotai and Zheng Keshuang, Zheng Kezhang and his wives and concubines all left one after another, the side hall suddenly became lively: "Second brother, third brother, and go slowly, I heard what my mother said just now, what does my mother mean by this?" ”
"What do you mean?" Zheng Yu was not born to Dong Guotai, of course, neither was he wise, generous, gentle, and gentle, so a few of them were afraid of this mother-in-law, but they were absolutely not a little respectful. "Old eighth, Yu sue you, my mother, I hope that the inner courtyard of Qin She will fight, so as to pave the way for Qin She's succession."
"Old Seven, what nonsense, that's what Mother said," Zheng Ming reprimanded his half-brother. "In my opinion, my mother's meaning is clearly to mention the Chen family, and there is no heir to rely on, her eldest grandson's daughter-in-law can't sit still, Lao Qi, how can you say that your mother's kindness is to sow discord."
"Second brother, seventh brother, according to Yu, you are all wrong. Mother said that the heir of this clan is virtuous, which is talking about the Chen family. Zheng Kuan took a fish bone, picking his teeth and messing around with it. It is clearly a warning to a few of us, so that we don't have the heart of scheming, and settle down. ”
"Anfen, how can the rest of the rest be restless." Zheng Zhi threw the half-drunk wine glass on the table, and sneered at the brothers in front of him. "Sixth, don't talk nonsense, who still has that hope?" Saying that, Zheng Zhi looked at Zheng Kuan. "Or do you still have that mind?"
"Didn't you wake up last time by the second brother and the third brother? How dare you. Zheng Kuan smiled and didn't take Zheng Zhi's scolding seriously. Speaking of which, it's not good for us to look at the eldest brother and toss by himself, so why bother with this and that. Zheng Kuan looked at Zheng Cong, who was speechless. Second brother, do you say yes? ”
"What a fifth, I have to pull the words on Yu." Zheng Cong sighed and shook his head and stood up, Zhu Jin is not in him, he is the longest person in the Zheng family, so his position must be firm. "This kind of thing has never been mixed, and I don't want a few of you to be mixed in, just go to rest, go to rest, go to rest, what should you do when you go back."
"Go back, go back," Zheng Rou agreed, but this Zheng Jiu Gongzi's eyes rolled. "Second brother, did Qin She give you a four-wheeled car," this sentence actually points out that Zheng Cong's so-called position is just the true face of Zheng Kezang's money offensive. "It doesn't look bad, why don't you borrow me and sit for two days."
"Is the four-wheeled vehicle the new style of mule cart that can run fast on concrete roads?" Zheng Wen also coaxed. "This is a good thing, second brother, you can't hide your secrets, don't say give it to us, at least you have to borrow it from us for two days, or let's go with Qin She, it's all his uncle, it's not necessarily one over the other."
"Let Qinshe send one, eighth, shouldn't you be talking in your dreams again?" Zheng Ming looked at Zheng Wen with disdain, as far as the attitude of several people towards Zheng Kezang before, without settling accounts after the autumn, they already considered that they were relatives of each other, and now they still want to make up their minds in vain, which is simply wishful thinking. "Now there are three four-wheeled vehicles, one is given to the mother, one is used by Qinshe himself, and the rest is given to the second brother, Yu also wants to ask for one for Qinshe, but unfortunately the spring steel sheet is extremely difficult to make zuò, and there is not enough for a car in one or two months, so if you want it, you have to wait, and it is impossible to give it away for nothing."
"The third child is right." Seeing the angry expression on Zheng Wen's face, Zheng Cong hurriedly came out to play a round. "The rest of the car is not given for nothing, Qinshe also charged fifty taels of steel sheet labor, but Qinshe said, one house, all you want is this price, outsiders want to buy, don't say much." Zheng Cong made a flipping motion. "One hundred and fifty taels."
"What kind of car is so expensive, and the gold car is not worth the price." Everyone gasped, in fact, they don't go out much, if you really want to buy a mule cart for one hundred and fifty taels, it is not only a luxury but a squander. "Or, second brother, you let our big guy have long eyes."
Zheng Cong was a little reluctant, but all the brothers were eyeing him, and he was not good at cherishing himself, so soon a four-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses appeared in front of everyone:
The large-diameter wheels made of wood clad iron, the wide pedals, and the painted black exterior all look so distinctive. When we got into the carriage, the two rows of seats facing each other were covered with bamboo mattresses, with a reversible board on the side, and a number of secret doors on one side of the carriage, which could be opened to store wine utensils, tea sets, candlesticks and even bookshelves. It's just that Taiwan can't produce flat glass, so the location of the windows is a stretchable curtain made of silk cotton. Of course, there is no glass lantern, but there is a slot on the outside of the car where the lantern lever can be inserted, which can also provide illumination for night driving.
"The four-wheeled mule cart can be towed by two horses, or by four, six, and eight horses." Zheng Cong explained, and unconsciously moved out Zheng Kezang's original words. "Of course, there is a saying in this, what is the eight horses of the Son of Heaven and the six horses of the princes, just don't go to the trespass lightly."
"Second brother, don't say so much, let Yu wait to sit down and try it."
"That's it, that's it!" Zheng Rou's words aroused the echo of most people. "Anyway, you can sit four if you squeeze it, or why don't you go around Anping City?"
"This?" Zheng Cong was very distressed, but he could only agree. "Okay, let's stop a circle"
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