Winter is coming, and it will be the New Year in a few months, and Cheng Tao, the son of Qin Manhuai's sister Qin Manliu, came to Su's house, sent some things, and prepared to stay for a while.

Cheng Tao's father, Cheng Yuanhuai, has a high official position, and has the title of marquis, although he is not looking for Beijing, he has close ties with the royal family.

So when he saw Cheng Tao, Su Yao had to be polite.

Cheng Tao's wing room is near Su Ning Yuan, which is a delicate and clean single courtyard, the yard is not big, but it is neat and tidy, and everything is complete.

"Auntie, how are you doing today? My mother is worried about you, and this time I came to let me take a good look at you, and I can rest assured when I go back to explain to her. ”

Qin Manhuai and Qin Manliu have been sisters since childhood, and they were born by the same mother, and their relationship is extraordinary.

Su Qianyao also has a very good relationship with Cheng Tao, which is better than with her own brothers.

Without waiting for Qin Manhuai to answer, Su Yunyao hurriedly replied, "Brother, don't ask, I won't tell the truth if I ask my mother, I just had a serious illness a few days ago, and it happened to be snowing again, and my body was very tired in cold weather, so I can tell my aunt to talk about her!" ”

"You cunning, why do you report God like this?" Qin Manhuai slammed his finger against Su Yunyao's head.

Cheng Tao's face was not very good, and he asked worriedly, "Auntie, what's wrong with your body?" What is the disease, listening to Sister Yun'er's meaning that it has not been rooted? ”

Qin Manhuai ignored it, "I have given birth to three children, how can there be no problem with my body?" It's all a minor illness and a small disaster, don't tell your mother when you go back, otherwise my sister should be worried. ”

"How?" Cheng Tao stood up, "My mother has been conditioning her body well recently, you tell me the symptoms, and I will ask my mother to arrange the doctor and prescribe a practical prescription for you, and I will send it to you when I am free." ”

"Oh, don't bother!" Qin Manhuai took Cheng Tao's hand and asked him to sit down, "The third lady of the house, Kang's mother's family, is in the herbal medicine business, and good medicinal materials are constantly sent to Su Ning Yuan, and I know a little bit about prescriptions, so I don't need to trouble my sister, but you, how is your career late?" I heard from my sister that I might be transferred to Xunjing for a while, right? ”

"I can't tell." Cheng Tao scratched his head, "A few days ago, I entered the palace with my father, it sounds like this, but no one says it clearly, and we don't want to open our mouths to ask, in fact, it's the same everywhere, I want to stay by my parents' side." ”

"How's that going to work? The boy's family has ambitions in all directions, and your parents will be proud of you! Qin Manhuai asked again, "You are not young, can my sister say when will you be married?" It's the right age, so don't delay. ”

Speaking of marriage, Cheng Tao's little face, which was not white, turned into a ball.

His complexion was already a little dark, and his shyness was particularly obvious because his whole face was black and red.

Su Yunyao was holding back a laugh on the side, almost laughing out loud, and hurriedly ran to the yard, eager to jump twice and laugh twice.

My cousin, who has always shown a tough image, is he still embarrassed at this time?

My cousin is good at everything, but he is emotional, and once my aunt arranged a flower-viewing banquet, and fell in love with the daughter of a family, so that my cousin could say a few words to the girl, but what did people say?

Now that she thinks about it, Su Yunyao wants to laugh.

"My mother asked me to have a word with you and ask you if you are hot."

The girl was frightened by his sincerity, and replied that it was not hot.

As a result, the stupid cousin came again, "But you have to say it's hot, my mother asked me to invite you into the pavilion, there is a cut watermelon, please taste it." ”

Where can I find this honest man? Later, the girl did go, but she didn't see each other again after leaving the Cheng family, probably because she was scared by her cousin.

In the middle of the house, Cheng Tao said embarrassedly: "I haven't considered the matter of discussing relatives for the time being." ”

"There are hundreds of women in the family, if you don't hurry up, the girls from good families will be out of the cabinet, who will you marry?" Qin Manhuai had a headache, and felt that her sister's stupid son was so funny, so she could only pretend to be angry and say, "Go back and tell your mother, just say what her sister said, hurry up and order a good family affair for you, I'm waiting to drink the wedding wine!" ”

Su Moyao and Su Qianyao also arrived at Su Ning Yuan, and after entering the house, they greeted Cheng Tao for a while.

Lunch was served in Su Ning Yuan, stewed soft pig's trotters and tonic soup, as well as Cheng Taoding's favorite ginger fish fillet, braised lion's head, Su Qianyao's favorite assorted pickles, Su Yunyao's favorite bacon steamed eggs, Su Moyao likes everything, she doesn't pick this big table.

In addition, there is a dish of egg yolk crisp and radish roll.

Cheng Tao was a little tired from traveling for days, and this meal should be regarded as a supplement for him, so there were more dishes, for fear that he would not eat well.

After lunch, Qin Manhuai took Cheng Tao to Changxizhai to greet the old lady. The old lady has always liked this Cheng Tao, because he is quite promising, full of martial arts and full of economy, no matter whether he is from literature or martial arts, he will have a great future. Looking back at his eldest grandson, he was born a few days ago, he had nothing to do for a day, he had no ambition, he didn't look serious all day, and then there were a few smaller ones, Su Ying'an, the sister-in-law of the second room, who didn't succeed in the exam last year, and he was studying hard this year, and it is unknown whether he succeeded. Su Yingkuan, the grandson of the big house, did not pass the spring exam this year, so he can only wait for the spring of next year to try, and the eighth Su Yingchen has not taken the test, so he will wait for the spring to try his skills.

In contrast, the old lady likes this Cheng Tao very much, he doesn't talk much, he looks honest and heartless, he is honest to people, and he won't lie.

How can such a child not be approached?

"Tao'er, come over and let my old lady see you!" The old lady stretched out her hand and beckoned Cheng Tao over, "How is your father doing?" ”

"Back to Grandmother Su, my father and mother are in good health."

The old lady smiled kindly, "That's good, that's good." Then she looked at Qin Manhuai, "Seeing that the New Year is almost over, I have prepared a gift for your in-laws and sister-in-law, just in my house, you go and ask Mama Zhou to fetch it." ”

The Marquis's Mansion lacked nothing, and the old lady knew that she gave some things that could be used in the past, which were not valuable, but she knew Qin Manliu and Cheng Yuanhuai, the two of them were honest people like their sons, and they were not picky.

Su Yao only came back in the evening, and Qin Manhuai brought Cheng Tao over to see the ceremony, in fact, Su Yao was at home when Cheng Tao came, but he went out for a while in the afternoon, and the etiquette was indispensable.

Su Yao also likes Cheng Tao's child very much, in the final analysis, his own son is not angry, and he likes it when he sees other people's children.

It is rare that the few people who are locked up in Cangbai Pavilion heard that Cheng Tao is here and is released by Su Yao, so let them rest and play with Cheng Tao.

He instructed him, "Ming'er will take Tao'er to walk around the capital, eat at home if you want to eat at home, go out to eat if you want to, Tao'er you will treat this as if this is your own home, you don't have to be restrained." ”

At the end of this day, it is enough for those few people in Yingxiaju to drink a jar of vinegar.

His youngest son is not very old, and he has not won fame before he has a weak crown, but fortunately, he is honest and willing to learn, which also makes Su Yao worry-free, but the eldest son is not honest at all, he is quite an older person, and he causes trouble for the family all day long.

Not to mention that Su Yao doesn't like it, there are too many times, even Cao Qianlian, a mother, doesn't like it.

If Su Yingxiao had half of Cheng Tao's chances, Su Yao would definitely be more attentive to Yingxiaju, and he wouldn't not come for ten or eight days now.

Mother Liu went out to inquire, closed the door and entered the house, "Second lady, the kid of the Cheng family fell asleep, and the old lady of the Cheng family had a meal together, during which he was joking and chatting, it was rare to see the lord so happy, he must like the kid of the Cheng family." ”

"What's the use of liking? It's not his son! Cao Qianlian was also jealous, and her heart was like a fire, but she couldn't show it, "Brother Xiao'er, forget it, our Brother Chen'er is a good boy who is serious and diligent, maybe he will be better than that kid in the future, what's so hot-eyed?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Mother Liu said, "I heard that the girls in Qinzhuxuan were also there, and the ten girls accidentally broke a bowl during the meal, and the lord was not angry, and he was happy." ”

"Mo Yao's girl is frizzy all day, and the lord is used to it." Cao Qianlian deceived himself, "Besides, with outsiders present, can the lord still punish Mo Yao?" ”

But what she thinks in her heart is completely different from what she says.

Su Yao prides himself on being a clear stream, and feels that his family is a scholarly family, and he has to be honest and careful when eating, and breaking a bowl is already a broken rule.

But he wasn't angry at all, but still smiled.

This made Cao Qianlian even more jealous, and secretly swore in his heart, 'When my brother Chen comes to the future, I will see who of you I can look down on!' ’

The next day, Su Yingkuan and Su Yingkuan and Su Yingchen took Cheng Tao to the street to relax, after all, it was rare for them to come out once, and it had to be through the light of the eldest lady's mother's house.

Su Moyao has always been a playful person, how can she be missing at this time? Su Yunyao was worried that it would be inconvenient for her to be a girl's house, so she took the initiative to accompany her.

First, I went to a teahouse called Baiqinglou, and several people drank tea together on the second floor and used some snacks. I went to the place where Dijing sold arrows and crossbows, because Cheng Tao not only has kung fu, but also first-class riding and archery.

After picking and choosing for a while, Cheng Tao finally chose a mahogany carved arrow bow, this bow cost twelve taels of silver, Su Yingkuan, as the eldest son of the big family except for the eldest brother Su Yingxiao, naturally wanted to show hospitality, and had to pay the twelve taels of silver for Cheng Tao.

And Cheng Tao had to pay for it, and said, "I asked you to buy it with me, how can I make you pay?" I'm coming, I'm coming. ”

The two were at a stalemate, amusing the boss there.

In the end, Su Moyao and Su Yunyao scraped together the silver money in their pockets and paid the twelve taels of silver.

In fact, no one is saying that this bit of silver is missing, but it is etiquette and politeness.