Time was in a hurry, and it was soon April of the following year.

April in the capital is already verdant, while April in Hezhou, the freezing snow and frozen soil have long melted. The people are busy sowing spring seeds, and there is a busy and vibrant picture everywhere.

Xu Erlang has been completely busy since he returned from the border in August last year. This busyness did not stop because the heavy snow closed the mountains and roads in winter, but became more and more busy and did not touch the ground.

Jin Niang knew that he must have reached some preliminary agreement with Chu Zhong, and it should be to dig iron ore. The stakes are too high to be overlooked. Before that, a series of storage work should be carried out, and the absenteeism of mining should be selected, and preparations for transportation and subsequent smelting should be prepared......

It can be said that there is too much work in this stall, and if this one person is really called, it can really make people tired.

And if it's just tired, it's just that, but the tigers and wolves are still looking around, and you can't take it lightly. And there is not even a helping hand nearby, even the boss and subordinates have to be on guard. Forget it, in order to do a good job of covering up and not letting people see anything wrong, he still has to be as diligent as before, and handle the affairs of Hezhou properly. Otherwise, it would be very inappropriate for people to find out that he was distracted from other things.

Things are too complicated, and there are many places to work and worry about, even if Xu Erlang eats a little more, he doesn't grow any meat. On the cheeks, there were traces of emaciation, but it hurt Jinniang's heart.

Don't talk about anything else, just say that I've been busy for more than half a year, but fortunately, everything is on the right track, and Xu Erlang can also take a break and stay at home that day.

It was also a coincidence that on this day, there happened to be two letters from the capital.

Qinggu handed the letter to Jin Niang, and said with a smile, "One is my uncle's note, and the other is like an old lady's writing." ”

Jin Niang took it and took a look, that's right, one was written by Qing'er, and the other was written by Xu's father.

These two people wrote a letter at the same time and asked someone to send it over, so something must have happened that was related to the Lin family or the Xu family. Otherwise, it would not be so exciting.

Jin Niang thought about it, and handed the letter written by Xu's father to Xu Erlang, who was playing with Changqi on the side, and she opened the letter written by Qing'er.

Seeing this, Changhui and Changzhou ran over with great interest, calling "mother" and "mother" non-stop.

Jin Niang felt that it was both troublesome and sweet, and coaxed him to play with the two of them first, "Mother will read the letter written by my uncle first, will you continue to watch the duckling?" ”

The triplets then look at the small album. This album was brought from the capital by Changping. At the time, people did not pay attention to the cultivation of children before the age of three, but Changping has always had more ghost ideas than others. No, after returning to the capital last year, I thought about buying some strange toys and letting people bring them to the triplets. Among them are puppies that can walk, and there are people and objects painted on wooden boards and painted in beautiful colors.

People, they are all celebrities of the past generations, but I want to know that according to the virtual painting style, it is unlikely that he will be recognized by whoever he is. But these colored ducklings, big roosters, tigers, birds, etc., because the paintings are lifelike and the colors are very bright, but they are very into the eyes of the triplets.

The three little ones usually rush to play, and today is no exception. No, Xu Erlang hugged Changqi just now, coaxing her to see this.

But at the moment, these things are not attractive, and the attention of the triplets at the moment is on the paper in their parents' hands.

What is that, what is written on it, why is my father so focused?

The triplets rose, and they were even more reluctant to go away, and they all seemed to come to the front of them, and the nurse couldn't coax them away.

There is no way, Xu Erlang can only put Changqi on his left leg and Changhui on his right leg. As for Jin Niang, she held Changzhou in her arms, and the two of them read the letter together - although the triplets were still young, they couldn't understand anything.

Jin Niang only looked at a few lines, and she couldn't help but let out a surprised "huh", "Qing'er is married!" ”

Carefully speaking, the marriage has not yet been decided, but it has been decided.

Don't say anything about the fact that Father Lin and Aunt Shen are not around, how can Qing'er's marriage be decided. But don't forget, Qing'er is still a closed disciple of the deputy head of Yingtian Academy. The master is also the master and the father, and in some ways, the master can do what the father can do. For example, in this marriage, when the master is given, the general parents only have the reason of joy, and there will be no objections at all.

And Qing'er's family affair was really given by the deputy mountain chief.

Jin Niang was shocked, feeling that something must have happened in the capital that he didn't know about, which caused Qing'er's family affairs to be decided in such a hurry. She was a little worried about Qing'er's situation, but she didn't have any worries about the girl who was about to make a decision with Qing'er.

Anyway, Qing'er is also a closed disciple of the deputy mountain chief, listening to Qing'er, the master also attaches great importance to him, and it seems that he has the intention of letting him inherit the mantle, such a master, only do everything possible to be good for the students, and will no longer harm his own disciples.

Therefore, the woman's character, appearance, and family background should all be passed.

But Jinniang is worried, what if this is too much?

Although now they are all low-door daughters, high-door daughters-in-law. But the daughter-in-law is too high, and this family does not match, and it is impossible to say that it is not.

Jin Niang couldn't help but muttered to Xu Erlang, "I don't know which one I'm talking about." ”

Jin Niang saw that so far, Qing'er only said that because of some accidents, the master decided to make a family decision for the master after consulting him. He had already informed his father and mother who were far away in Binh Duong, and wrote a letter to his sister to inform him of the incident.

They are so verbose that they say useless things. You should explain to me who the woman is, what her character is, and who she comes from.

Xu is Qing'er is too embarrassed, the letter is in the middle part, and she hasn't mentioned it yet...... Jin Niang was depressed.

At this time, Xu Erlang on the side had already finished reading the letter, and replied to Jinniang casually, "It's none other than the granddaughter of the old lady." ”

"The granddaughter of the old lady?" Jin Nianghu was suspicious for a moment, and then suddenly realized that the deputy mountain chief was the first product master in front of him. Although he has been in office for a long time, he still has connections and prestige in the imperial court. There is even a legend that when Emperor Yunwen celebrated the festival this year, he also personally visited the old lady, so the name of the old lady became even louder.

It turns out that the deputy mountain chief is the old lady. Isn't the granddaughter of the old lady the granddaughter of the deputy mountain chief?!

It's a good family affair. This is a kiss on top of a kiss. Jin Niang clapped her hands happily, this marriage is good.

But soon she suddenly remembered, "Is this generation bad?" ”

It is said that the eldest son of the old lady was also raised by him as a disciple. After that, the old master taught many students, but these students all called the eldest son of the master as the elder brother. Even Qing'er always calls "senior brother". Now he is about to marry the daughter of his eldest brother...... According to the generation, it should be his niece. This generation......

Jin Niang instantly embarrassed, "What did the old lady think, why did she bring these two together?" It's not appropriate, it's all bad. "I heard that the old lady is a very opinionated, pedantic and old-fashioned person. Otherwise, he would not have scolded the current emperor angrily because Emperor Yunwen and the officials' wives were reluctant.

From this one thing, it can be known that this old lady really takes these people very seriously. So what went wrong that made the old lady desperate and chose to rather be criticized than match Qing'er and her granddaughter?

Jin Niang couldn't figure out this question, so she asked Xu Erlang.

Xu Erlang laughed at her, "I can't say that Qing'er will have an explanation in the letter, but you should read the letter first and then ask me." ”

Okay, I'll just read it first.

Jin Niang then looked down, and saw that there were not a few lines below, only to see Qing'er vaguely explain the reason for the incident. And the truth of the matter turned out to be that Emperor Yunwen wanted to marry the concubine of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department to the five princes who had been crowned, but had not yet decided on the candidate for the main concubine. The old lady didn't want to stand in line, let alone get involved in the rights and wrongs of the heir, so he immediately refused.

But in any case, it is also the emperor of the world. The old lady has already given Shi no care about the emperor's disgust, but there are still many children in the family who are officials everywhere, he is old, his heart is slightly softer, not as impulsive as when he was young, but he also knows to leave a way for his children and grandchildren. So, when he refused, he made an excuse, but his granddaughter's marriage had already been decided.

Since this is said, no matter whether the granddaughter's family affairs are determined or not, it must be decided.

But then again, the family matter is obviously undecided, where to find a suitable person to settle the family affairs secretly for a while? Fooling this mess around?

The children of the family in the capital are definitely not good, after all, it was because they felt that it was inappropriate earlier, so they didn't make peace for a long time. Now when I go to make peace, people are still worried about being accused of bullying the king. Therefore, it is obviously inappropriate to look for it among the children of a good family.

Then look for it among relatives.

One or two of the relatives are suitable, and there are some flaws on the body, which makes people not so satisfied. Either they didn't go in and had mediocre reading talents, or it was difficult to make a big difference, which was not enough to match the good girls in the family; There are also those who are stained with flowers and willows, and the house is a mess......

Pick and choose, there is really no one to choose, and I am forced to have no choice. The old lady found Qing'er, and Qing'er responded after thinking about it.

After reading the letter, Jin Niang realized that this old lady should be the father of the criminal department Shangshu. And the Shangshu of the Criminal Department is ranked in the second grade, and it is also a pivotal existence in the DPRK.

Then again, what is the surname of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, why does she feel as if she has heard someone say this stubble?

Jin Niang wanted to break her head, but suddenly remembered that the old lady's surname was Ke, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department must also be surnamed Ke.

And the surname Ke is really uncommon. But among the people she knew, there was one surnamed Ke.

Thinking of Ke Ke and Pian Pian being the same age, and his father seemed to be a majestic official in the court, Jin Niang was so excited that she felt that she had discovered an incredible fact.

She grabbed Xu Erlang's sleeve with her small hand, "Shangshu of the Criminal Department, did you marry a princess of the dynasty?" ”

Xu Erlang knew what she wanted to ask when he saw her face, so he chuckled and protected a pair of children and said, "Ke Yanzhi, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, is married to the current fifth princess. ”

Ke Ke's mother is not the fifth princess today.

Stone hammered! Didn't run anymore! Ke Ke saw that it was her brother and daughter-in-law!

This kind of Lalang matching, my God, Jin Niang didn't expect it anymore.

She handed the letter to Xu Erlang with tears and laughter, let him read it, and said, "You definitely don't know that the little girl Qing'er is about to marry is Ke Ke, who is good friends with Pianpian." We had already met in Yingtian Academy, when Li Hehui took Ke Ke to participate in the Apricot Forest Festival in the academy. ”

After Jin Niang said this, she reacted again. Xu Erlang must know all these things. She is not herself, and she knows nothing about the officials of the DPRK and China. He has been in the capital for a few years, and I am afraid that the genealogy of some officials in the capital can be said one or two. As for the daughters of these officials' families, although he won't pay attention to it, Ke Ke's matter is different, after all, he is Li Hehui's cousin, and they have met in Yingtian Academy. And she is good friends with Pianpin, and she has lived in the house on and off a few times.

Xu Erlang must have some impression of that little girl.

It's just that none of them thought that there was still this fate in the world, and the little girl saw that she had made a decision with Qing'er.

Jin Niang sighed, "But the world is really impermanent." ”

But if it is decided, it will be decided, and if it is settled earlier, she will be able to feel at ease earlier.

To tell the truth, Qing'er and Xu Chong's family affairs are like two big stones pressing on Jinniang's heart. It's okay not to think about it, but when I think about it, I feel like the whole person is panicking.

Xu Chong is okay, he himself said that he didn't start a business and couldn't start a family. As for Qing'er, his affairs are a little urgent.

She wasn't in a hurry to hug her nephew, she was worried that her uncle and aunt would really write to her and ask her if she had set a suitable candidate for Jinniang, and then push Shen Mingzhu over.

Jin Niang remembered very clearly, and earlier Father Lin specially wrote to explain the matter, saying that the aunt wanted to unite the two and let the two cousins get married. Jin Niang naturally disagreed, but she didn't have the right person in her hands, and she didn't have the right time and occasion, so she couldn't just pull a girl to match Qing'er, right?