General Hua is General Hua, and after pondering things back and forth a few times, he said: "The general knows, and give it a few days, the old man needs to confirm it in person before he can make a decision." ”

In contrast, Gu Yongyan is not thoughtful enough. He was the one who got Li Zijian's letter, and he had a guess about what he saw, so he came to find it directly. Although it was out of trust in Li Zijian, but in the end, he was not thoughtful, Gu Yongyan was taught, respectfully retreated, and just waited for news.

General Hua and General Wang both checked and got more information than Li Zijian's. This time, the Japanese came from at least two countries, and the Ryukyu Island had been lost. The matter was too big, and the two commanders-in-chief quickly made a decision, played it, and rushed eight hundred miles. The seriousness of the situation is clearly stated in the recital, and the first person to discover the abnormality and report it is the town of Yuanhoufu, Gu Yongyan.

Men naturally pay attention to the details of the court and the war, but the women in the backyard are not.

The first reaction of Mrs. Hou Shizi of Zhenyuan was that after this battle, as long as Gu Yongyan survived, she would be famous all over the world. Fail? That's impossible. If the coastal defense fails this time, the Holy Dynasty will be in danger. Mrs. Shizi felt that her man would not lose to Gu Yongyan in terms of talent, and in terms of rules, it was her man who would win.

But this luck, Gu Yongyan is really good.

Gu Yongyan's good luck is also reflected in the heirs. For military generals, having more sons and more blessings is not only good, but also the foundation of preserving the inheritance of their children. The Gu family had eight sons, but in the end only a few grandchildren survived. Gu Shizi's generation, although there are only two sons-in-law, there are still four concubines, and there are already many heirs.

When it came to Gu Shizi's heir, Mrs. Shizi worked hard for half her life to get only one son; After stopping the medicine for seven or eight years, he only added one more concubine and two concubines.

The population is too small.

The second son Gu Yongyan and Fan Ming gave birth to three sons in a row, that is, Gu Yongyan did not accept concubines, Fan Ming no longer had children, and no one could say anything from the heirs; is that in the future, Gu Yongyan will take a concubine and have children, and Fan Ming, who already has three sons by her side, what else is there to be afraid of? Compared with the two compartments, Mrs. Shizi is very sad. But she can't show it yet, because the Fang family, the wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, is rejoicing every day because of the second son's birth.

Fang Shi was happy for a few days, thinking that his mother was not too young, so he discussed with the Marquis of Zhenyuan: "It has been less than a year since Fan gave birth to her third child, and there are still two boys to take care of, and Yongyan is not by her side, I want to go to Jinling to have a look, and by the way, take a look at my mother." ”

Now, the old lady of the Gu family has passed away for three years, and the filial piety of the Fang family and the Marquis of Zhenyuan is full. Mrs. Shizi can also take care of the house, as for the days when the Fang family left the town and the distant marquis. With so many concubines in the Hou Mansion, can they still lose his benefits? Fang felt that it was true that she was more comfortable not in Zhenyuanhou. For those playthings, the Fang clan, who was nearly half a hundred years old, didn't care about it for a long time.

Fang's calculation was very good, but the Marquis of Zhenyuan didn't follow her calculation: "Well, clean up, I'm going to Jinling too." ”

Fang Shi, who thought he could get rid of the man, was depressed and asked him, "What is the Hou Ye doing in Jinling?" ”

Immediately set off, there was nothing to hide, Zhenyuan Marquis said: "In this coastal situation, we are not good at naval warfare, but it is still possible to defend the inland." The saint intended me to temporarily guard Nanzhili, and Xu Ling temporarily guarded Shandong. What I mean, the eldest and the sixth followed me to Nanzhili, and the others all went to Fujian. ”

I see.

Fang didn't say anything beside him, thinking about the eldest daughter-in-law's recent sorrows, he only made one request: "I don't care about others, where the boss goes, Hou Ye still asks him how his family is doing." ”

The Marquis of Zhenyuan said as a matter of course: "How do you ask this? He is going to inherit the Hou Mansion, so naturally he wants to follow me. ”

This inheritance includes not only the title, but also the subordinates of the Marquis of Zhenyuan. If Gu Shizi didn't follow the Marquis of Zhenyuan, he wouldn't be able to understand these people; But with the Marquis of Zhenyuan, with the Marquis of Zhenyuan, it is difficult for these people to see the benefits of Gu Shizi.

What the Marquis of Zhenyuan said in his mouth was certain, thinking that the second son was out of breath, he went to ask the eldest son in the end.

Gu Shizi heard this and said with a smile: "Naturally, I want to be with my father." The father is relieved that the fifth brother cannot inherit the family business, and the better he is, the more reassuring the son is. As for the son, it is not as easy as the world thinks, to keep the inheritance laid down by his father. The son knows his own ability and does not need the scenery outside. ”

The Marquis of Zhenyuan, who said this, smiled, patted his eldest son on the shoulder, and praised: "Good! Good! With your words, I can close my eyes at this moment and go to see my ancestors and ancestors with confidence. ”

The man makes the decision, and the woman can only obey.

The Fang clan is going south, and Mrs. Shizi can only stay if she wants to. The Marquis Mansion of Nuoda cannot be without the principal. Mrs. Shizi couldn't, so she had to arrange someone to serve with Gu Shizi.

On the second day of the eighth month of the autumn of the twentieth year of Tongqing, Fan Ming received her mother-in-law in Pukou. The next day, she threw her three sons to the Governor's Mansion, and she went to Jinling Women's College as usual. When the Fang family returned to their parents' home, they took their three grandsons with them. In this regard, Mrs. Fang was very dissatisfied.

The son-in-law and grandson all came to Jinling, but they didn't come to see her, although they were depressed, but the military situation was urgent; But Fan Ming, that's a woman, how can she not come?

Fang Shi heard his mother's nagging, and only said one sentence: "Fan's Sui Yongyan respects Mrs. Li as a teacher, Mrs. Li has a life, she has to obey, and the teacher's order is difficult to disobey." ”

Speaking of Jinling Women's College, Mrs. Fang was dissatisfied again: "The whole women's college is accepted by the children of the inferior families, and the girls of the Fang family are not preference." ”

Fan Ming explained this matter when she saw her mother-in-law.

All women who enter Jinling Women's College must pass the assessment. Unfortunately, no one in the Fang family has passed the assessment.

Fang Shi listened to the old lady's complaints, straightened his face, looked at his niece and granddaughter on the ground, and said coldly: "Speaking of this, how did I hear that there are so many girls in the Fang family, and none of them can pass the assessment?" What are you all doing? ”

As soon as Mrs. Hou, who had been in town for decades, came out, the little girls below were so frightened that they were silent, like a group of quails.

Fang Shi was even more annoyed when he saw the situation, and said to his mother-in-law in turn: "My father has said more than once in the past that it is unkind to raise but not teach. Mother, since you are raising them, you should let people teach them well. If you don't have the energy to teach, you shouldn't raise it. Also, I see that these children are not very particular about dressing, since they can't afford to raise them, why don't their mothers preside over the division of the family and let them find their own way out? ”

Because the old lady has lived for a long time, the Fang family has never been separated, and they are all five generations in the same house. This is where Old Lady Fang is proud, and it is also where she is distressed. The more people there are, the more people there are, the more people eat......

"I'm still alive, what's the family!" What Mrs. Fang said was justified, and the next words were even more natural, she said, "Since you have come, you have also seen this scene." I calculated, adding another ten hectares of land to my home, and chewing on it would be enough. You have the best life, and you will add these ten hectares of land. ”

The Fang clan finally understood the reason why Fan Ming didn't want to see the Fang family.