On the fifteenth day of the first month, Zheng Zhi entered the palace to face the saint. He asked Emperor Xuande for two months off, of course, not to accompany his daughter-in-law back to her parents' house. After listening to his request, Emperor Xuande sighed for a moment and promised Zheng Zhi: "You just have to do what the emperor's grandfather wants, and I will not treat you badly." ”

Gu Yao asked people to carry a box of cash silver, transported a pile of wood, and sent it to Meng Ying's courtyard.

Timber is a necessity for the renovation of the house, and the timber in Suncheonfu has been in short supply for twenty years. But with the net inflow of population, there has been a shortage. Meng Ying knew that it was a good thing, so she said: "I will accept the wood, and the silver is very unnecessary." Mother is good at housework, and there is no shortage of this in the family. ”

"The silver is the money for the new residence of the Meng family, and as for the wood, I borrowed it. When Uncle Seven gains a firm foothold, he will return it to me. ”

Meng Ying looked at the box of silver, measured the amount, and asked, "A thousand taels of silver?" Will it be such a big gift in the future? ”

Gu Yao said expressionlessly: "Here is one thousand and one hundred taels of cash, and only one hundred taels is gift money." At the beginning of the establishment of the Mengxue Museum, in addition to the silver invested by Mrs. Lu and my eleventh uncle, I sent me 1,000 taels of silver from Liaodong. Now, I have recognized Mrs. Lu as my stepmother, and her share is all mine, and I have made up her silver at the original price. It's the same here in the Meng family, it's been more than ten years, for the sake of relatives, I won't pay interest. From now on, the Mengxue Hall will be my own. ”

I see.

Meng Ying still refused to accept it, he said: "This silver wants to be my father's private house, and since he gave it to you, it is yours." You don't have to pay this thousand taels, the Mengxue Hall is also yours alone. I only ask you, if Brother Gu secretly subsidizes your money, will you pay it back? ”

Gu Yao shook his head.

Meng Ying said: "That's it, this thousand taels is the same." ”

Gu Yao shook his head again: "It's different." My father is still here, and I can still honor him. But Grandpa Meng has—"

"Nope." Meng Ying interrupted Gu Yao's words, he said, "When your father was alive, you had already been filial. And, in the past ten years, you have done no less for the Meng family than you have done for the Gu family. Come to think of it, yes and no? ”

Gu Yao blinked, flustered.

Because the Meng family needed to be taken care of, she used her heart; On the other hand, on the other hand, on the Gu family's side, she doesn't seem to have done anything except the major festivals...... What makes her so taken for granted? It's Gu You's spoiling.

Seeing that she understood, Meng Ying smiled and said to her subordinates: "Order one hundred taels out, and carry the rest away." ”

Gu Yao bowed his head and said goodbye to Meng Ying, Meng Ying didn't say much, and handed her a long list with the population of the Meng family's several rooms listed. In Gu Yao's puzzled gaze, Meng Ying smiled and said, "If you want to meet, don't prepare less for the meeting gift." ”

From his words, it was known that the Meng family accepted her as a godfather from the bottom of their hearts. After years of hard work and dedication, I finally paid off. Gu Yao took the list, swept it away, and said with a deliberate smile: "The number of gifts must be the same, only this value is not as good as now." ”

Meng Ying saw the tears in her eyes, didn't pierce them, and sent people away.

Leaving Meng Ying's place, Gu Yao went to find Gu Ying, and said to himself: "For so many years, I only sent six festival gifts to my father, and there was nothing else!" ”

When she said this, Gu Ying was stunned, only to hear her ask blankly: "Besides the Mid-Autumn Festival and the New Year's Festival, what other gifts do you want to give?" Where did the six come from? ”

There is a consolation that someone else is worse than you. While Gu Yao was comforted, he complained: "Don't you even give gifts for your father's and mother's birthdays?" Don't you send Chongyang? Qingming, don't you send someone to incense your grandfather? What about the Dragon Boat Festival? ”

Gu Ying stumbled and said: "However, my mother-in-law on the second floor of my family only said that it is inconvenient to travel thousands of miles, and it is enough to give New Year's gifts and Mid-Autumn Festival gifts." I remember when I was a child, my father was all the year round, and he only sent things home during these two festivals! ”

"Father, that's a son! Grandmother also subsidizes father, how can this be counted? Is it not the same? ”

"So, what should I do? Will I still be able to go home? ”

Gu Yao flickered without hesitation: "Go back, why don't you go back!" You have to go back and explain it so that you can show that you have the sincerity of repentance, you know? ”

I'm afraid of comparison.

With the contrast of other people's happiness, Gu Ying can reflect on the state of his own life; With Gu Ying's comparison, Gu Yao could barely tell himself that the children of the world are generally black, and they are all the masters of the pit father.

Yes, Gu Ying is going to go back to Taikang with her!

In the evening, Gu Yao discussed with Zheng Zhi: "This time we go south, the fourth sister will think about it with us day and night." In order to correct her misconceptions, you have to continue to play the role of a little milk dog who is afraid of his wife. ”

Zheng Zhi solemnly declared: "What is the use of playing? I meant to be. ”

The little milk dog is a ball, and it is clearly a Tyrannosaurus rex! However, this matter is not important, Gu Yao did not poke it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will be good to you." Husband and wife, how can they pay unilaterally? I can't lead my sister to the other extreme, can I? ”

On the sixteenth day of the first month, the family set off, entered the canal from Tongzhou, transferred to Shandong, and then got off the boat and hired a car to go to Haifeng. Whether it is changing ships or turning carriages, Zheng Zhi can do it all by himself. When he arrived at Haifeng, he found that the Meng family had not yet arrived, Zheng Zhi booked the inn again, inquired about local attractions, and arranged the family's itinerary for the next three days. Every day, there are two to three options for Gu Yao and a few children to choose from. The family had a detailed discussion again, and after setting the itinerary, they rested separately.

Gu Ying couldn't sleep.

Two months ago, she also went out with her husband. In the middle of the boat change inn, she sent her maid out to run and come back to discuss. To be honest, it's really not as simple as a man. Moreover, Zheng Zhi was too lazy to move, so he also sent a small servant. In short, he will never put the matter on Gu Yao's head.

How did I go out by myself before? Gu Ying fell into doubt. The next day, she asked Gu Yao with panda eyes: "Woman, can you do nothing like you?"

Afraid of something, Gu Yao said angrily when he heard this: "Who said I didn't do anything!" I have to worry about the food of a large family, watch the children read, and have to play with them, and I don't even have much time to spend with my sister, so I'm not busy? ”

But the food you manage is to move your mouth, or you choose from east to west, and you don't do it! and look at the children, how well-behaved your four children are, as soon as you give an order, no matter how big or small, they will write obediently together; As for playing together, you're obviously more fierce than them! Is that a play, is that you playing by yourself?

Gu Ying wanted to say something, but when he saw that Gu Yao was fierce, he had to swallow the words back.

The group's travel plan was only half implemented, and the people of the Meng family arrived. Knowing that Gu Yao lived in the inn, Mrs. Meng took Gu Yao's hand and said angrily: "You kid, just live at home in advance, who else dares to say anything?" ”

Gu Yao and the old lady were not very familiar, but she was even less familiar with the Meng clan, so she smiled and said: "I have to meet the people of the clan when I live in, I am afraid of life, and I don't have Grandmother Meng behind me, how can I be embarrassed?" ”

The old lady smiled, pointed to Meng Ying's wife, Zhong, and said, "On the other side of the clan, let your aunt take it." ”

Zhong is a serious Mrs. Hou, and she is the original wife, and her reputation is much better than that of the old lady, and she eats more openly. The Zhong family didn't say much, only said that the Meng family was able to restore the title, thanks to the help of Zheng Zhi and his son, and raised Zheng Zhi's status to Gu Yao.

After worshipping Meng Shanhou, when the two were about to leave, many people in the Meng family invited them to stay and play for a few days, but they were all politely rejected by Zheng Zhi on the grounds of "holy order".

After leaving Haifeng, Gu Yao asked Zheng Zhi: "Execute the holy order first, or go to my house first?" ”

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