The further you go to Kyoto, the warmer the weather becomes, the road is smoother, and the driver has the strength to wave the whip in his hand, and he goes straight to Kyoto along the official road.

After more than a month of jolting on the carriage, just arrived at the gate of Kyoto, there were servants of my grandfather's family waiting, and after changing the carriage in the house, I went to Zhao's house.

Listening to the prosperity outside Kyoto through the car wall, her heart unconsciously tightened, and she returned to this place that carried her happiness and sorrow.

In this place of Kyoto, the powerful are everywhere, and hundreds of officials gather, you can't buy a good house with silver, you not only have to have silver but also have an identity, and the professions such as Shinong and businessmen, and merchants are not noble, even if there are good locations near the imperial city, you can't live. Most of the poor children have studied hard for more than ten years, and they finally came to Kyoto to be an official after studying hard in the Jinshi examination, but they still have to rent a house to live, and a small number of children of the family can rely on their ancestors to have a place to settle down, and they are not mansions.

Like the treasure of the ancestral family, the ancestor of the grandfather Zhao Ruihai was a businessman, relying on the south and the north to sell the family, to his generation of ancestral grave smoke out of a jinshi, this time there is silver and status, but it can not be too public, only in the city of Kyoto outside the Caixia Hutong placed a five-entry courtyard, the location is not good in the courtyard is quite spacious.

When my grandfather married my grandmother, who was in the middle of the family, I bought a house next to it, and now my grandfather's house was spacious enough to stun my colleagues in renting a house.

"When your grandmother's father died, if it weren't for your grandfather's affection and righteousness to think that your grandmother was the daughter of a teacher and asked to marry her, I am afraid she would have been like your aunt and grandmother." Zhao Zhangshi saw that his daughter gradually became energetic, and he talked more.

Since Zhang Junyan entered Kyoto, he changed to the back carriage and went to study by himself. So at this moment, only Baozhi and his mother were in the car, and they naturally started talking.

"Mother, can't we not live in our grandfather's house? Isn't there a grandmother in Yanzi Hutong in the west of the city to give you a wedding house? Can't we live there? In her previous life, when her brother was discussing marriage, she knew that in fact, her mother still had a house in Kyoto, and why she couldn't live alone after being angry with her uncle for so many years at her grandmother's house.

The mother sighed, stroked Baozhi's head and said, "For us orphans and widows, it is more convenient to live in your grandmother's house, and it is also good for your brother to study with your uncle, even if you can learn the truth under your grandmother's knees." Besides, my mother's house is in..."

Without waiting for Zhao to finish speaking, a mother-in-law outside said respectfully, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, Miss Cousin, have arrived in the inner courtyard." ”

Baozhi and his mother got out of the carriage with the help of the maid, and walked towards the main courtyard with a few maids dressed in red and green through the hanging flower gate.

This courtyard is where the maternal grandparents lived, the name is Anshoutang, the maternal grandmother likes flowers, then the courtyard has many flowers and trees, all kinds of flowers and plants are undefeated in all seasons, although it is early spring at this time, the courtyard is still full of greenery and adds a lot of fun.

When I entered the main courtyard, a few big girls greeted her, and Mrs. Lady shouted all the way, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, you can arrive, the old lady has asked a few times." There was even more of a diligent person who ran to spread the word and shouted, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, Young Master Cousin, Miss Cousin is here." ”

Three or four maids scrambled to open the curtain, the mother and son entered the room, only to see a person holding a gray-haired old woman to greet him, Baozhi knew that this was his grandmother, the grandmother in the previous life died in her sleep before the accident at home, and the excitement in the heart of the grandmother to see her again at this moment is speechless.

Zhao saw his mother and shouted in a low voice, "Mother~", and then cried

The old lady hugged her daughter and cried "heartily". At that moment, everyone was crying. Mother Li, who was beside Mrs. Zhao, tucked the tears in the corners of her eyes and slowly persuaded the old lady. The old lady pulled Zhao to sit beside her.

Toshihiko took his sister and kowtowed respectfully to his grandmother.

The old lady pointed to the middle-aged woman standing on the side of Baozhi's brother and sister, "This is your eldest aunt, come and see you." The brothers and sisters of Bao Zhi saluted their aunt.

Sun immediately helped the brother and sister up, pulled Bao Yi's big eyes and slipped from top to bottom and from bottom to top a few times, and couldn't help but praise, "This child was born really well, but his life is a little harder." As he spoke, he pressed his handkerchief to the corner of his eye.

Old Madam Zhao glanced over, Sun only didn't see it, let go of the hand holding Baozhi, and asked the maid behind her to take two purses and hand them to the Junyan brothers and sisters, and said with a smile, "It's not a valuable thing"

Old Madam Zhao snorted quietly, pointed to a bright and beautiful girl standing next to her, and said, "This is your cousin Luo Hua, how old are you?" Your eldest cousin went to the school, and he hasn't gotten out of school yet, so he'll see you at dinner. ”

Bao Zhi looked at the girl with his eyes, Sister Luohua was so beautiful when she was young, like a fairy in a painting, with a lily bun on her head, a red gold eight-treasure jewel on her neck, and a Hunan pigment silk gown. A pair of big eyes are flying, where is it like the previous life, with yellow muscles and thin skin, and a tired and haggard face. Hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Sister Luohua, hello." ”

Li's mother hurriedly asked the maid to move the brocade stool for the brother and sister to sit down. Mrs. Zhao said again, "Go and tell the old lady, the old man, that the sister-in-law has arrived." The big maid on the side agreed, and then turned around and went out to command.

After a while, the eldest girl went back and forth, "The old lady is in the study, say goodbye at dinner, let the young master go to the study first." The old man has not yet returned. After speaking, he lowered his hand to the side, obviously very well-behaved.

Old Madam Zhao bowed her head, "Brother Yan, I want to come to your grandfather to test your knowledge, so let's go." After speaking, he waved his hand and motioned for Toshihiko to go.

Junyan is not afraid of the school examination, but when he first saw this grandfather, who was the head of the Hanlin Academy, he was still a little apprehensive. He bowed respectfully and went out.

Old Madam Zhao pulled Bao Zhi to look at it carefully, "Good boy, I heard that I have suffered a lot of sins along the way, but it's okay, I will go and get the post in a while and ask a doctor to come and take a closer look." "Holding the treasure. asked about the death of Baozhi's father and the experience along the way, and Zhao Zhang's Gu answered them one by one.

"My hard-working son, how can you withstand such a thunderbolt since you were a child?" Old Madam Zhao couldn't help but feel sad again.

The aunt hurriedly stepped forward and stroked Mrs. Zhao's back, "Mother, relax, now that the sister-in-law is back, there is a father, you are watching, and her eldest brother is there, what else can be bad in the future." "All smiled and hugged the way of the treasure" The yard where the sister-in-law lived in the boudoir was cleaned up, and the ceremonial boxes that arrived earlier were also carried in by the accompanying mother-in-law. ”

Old Madam Zhao didn't raise her eyelids, just wiped the tears on her daughter's face, and said lightly, "Well, you have a heart." ”

"Mother, then I'll take my sister-in-law to the yard first." The aunt stood at the bottom and said with a smile to the old lady.

Zhao Lanjun pulled Baozhi and saluted Mrs. Zhao and retreated.

"As soon as Lan Jun brings the child back this time, you look at the one who is busy jumping up and down, for fear that others will not know that our family has a big aunt and grandmother. Since she got the letter, she hasn't stopped, I'm afraid that the eunuchs who went down to the capital first didn't know that Lan Jun was a widow with a dead husband and two children! Hmph!" As soon as the person left, Mrs. Zhao dropped the tea bowl and complained to Li's mother sharply.

Mother Li was busy directing the maids to clean up the broken magnetic water stains on the ground, "Old lady, you can quickly dissipate your anger, if nothing else is for Mrs. Sister-in-law, you can also save some face for Mrs. Li." ”

Old Madam Zhao sighed, "I don't know how this is, the old lady and I are both old, and this Zhao Mansion is not all from others sooner or later." Lowering her eyes, "After a hundred years, Lan Jun still has to rely on her brother and sister-in-law?" Her brother is also afraid of his daughter-in-law, hey...."