Zhang Bao was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted and went over to greet him: "Master Su, I haven't seen you for four or five years, are you okay?" "It's good, I can eat and sleep, my body is great, and I eat it well." Su Chun Ah Le said hehehe, "I heard that your kid has been promoted and knighted again in the past few years, it's not easy." ”

Zhang Bao smiled bitterly: "The official is promoted to a grade, but this knighthood was given by the Lord Long Live for the sake of the old man of our family, and there is nothing to be proud of." It is the co-leader of the adults, who really fought down with his ability, and Zhang Bao admired it very much. ”

"You don't give me a sycophant, it's just that you just happened to run into it. I haven't seen you for a few years, your mouth is slippery? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Zhang Bao hurriedly changed the topic, "I heard that the adults are on an errand in Tianjin now, but I didn't expect to meet them in Beijing." ”

Su Chun said: "I have something to do in Beijing, by the way to visit my daughter, it is also a happy event, my daughter, married into Prince Kang's mansion for a few years, finally gave birth to a son this year, I, as a grandfather, always have to visit." ”

Zhang Bao hurriedly congratulated him, and said two more auspicious words, but he waved his hand and said: "I don't expect that little grandson to really have any great achievements, I just hope that his mother and son are safe and happy." Zhang Bao listened, remembering the rumors that Prince Kang's son seemed to be about to marry the daughter of the Mongolian prince as Zhengfujin, he knew that the future of the daughter of the Su family was probably a little worried, and he didn't talk about it anymore, turned his head and saw the two people behind Su Chun'a, so he asked: "These two brothers are a little angry, I don't know which one it is?" After a pause, he looked at the "Zhang Fei" and said, "This brother is really extraordinary. ”

Su Chun'a laughed and said, "You don't recognize him, he is the newly promoted infantry military academy Zhang Feihu, who was originally stationed in Fangshan. He has just been transferred to Beijing to take up a post. To be honest, I thought my beard was the best in the army, after meeting him. I just know what it means to have a heaven outside the sky. The one in the back is Mr. Bai Minliang Bai, who is an amazing military advisor. Then he introduced Zhang Bao to Zhang Bai and the others.

Bai Minliang, who looked like a scholar, smiled slightly. Said: "It's just a small local document below, and it can't be the word military advisor, so Master Su has raised it." I have heard of the virtuous name of Lord Zhang Bao in the future, and it is really a blessing to see it today. Then he gave a salute.

Though this man speaketh eloquently. But the demeanor is generous, not annoying. Zhang Bao is also a scholar, and he thinks this person has a good appetite. He instructed Wang Er to lead the horse to the house first, leaving only Changgui, and then took the three of them to the teahouse next to them and sat down and talked.

After talking a few words, he learned that Su Chun'a met Zhang Feihu when he was working in the military department, because he had a famous beard, so he hit it off at first sight. And Zhang Feihu was newly transferred to Beijing. Planning to find a residence in the outer city, but unfamiliar with the place, Su Chun'a had lived in Beijing for a few years. I volunteered to be a guide.

But they walked around the neighborhood a few times, but some of them couldn't recognize the way. Su Chun sighed: "I also came to Dashilar back then. Where is it so lively now? People come and go. There are so many shops, our Yuheng people. It's really. ”

Zhang Bao nodded, and asked again: "Why doesn't Zhang Junxiao buy a house in the inner city?" It is close to various yamen, and it is more convenient to run errands. Zhang Feihu smiled bitterly: "If I live alone, it will be the same everywhere, but I still have a large group of brothers who were born and died together, and I must always take them into account." ”

After Bai Minliang's explanation, Zhang Bao understood the reason. It turns out that this Zhang Feihu is a person who attaches great importance to righteousness, he was originally a civilian, and with his outstanding martial arts and courage, he has fought to his current official position, which can be regarded as getting ahead. But he also has more than a dozen brothers who have followed him for many years, and their military ranks are not high. He brought all these people into the capital, and asked someone to arrange a place for them to live, hoping to live together as in the past, and it happened that everyone was stationed in the outer city, so he simply found a large courtyard nearby.

Bai Minliang sighed with a touch of sadness: "When more than thirty brothers worked hard together in Chinese New Year's Eve, now they are dead and gone, and there are only a dozen left, and several of them are still injured." I have made a decision with Flying Tiger that I will never leave any of them behind. Zhang Bao said: "The two are noble, Zhang Bao admires." ”

Su Chun waved his hand: "What are you doing so seriously?" That's a good thing. It's a pity that the houses in Beijing are expensive, there are many of them, and a few of them are still dragging their families, and the general small yard can't accommodate it, but the five mansions may not be able to afford it. ”

When Zhang Feihu heard this, he also sighed, and his beard drooped down. Bai Minliang soothed: "Don't worry too much, let's find a suitable place first, if the place is spacious enough, it is okay to enter the courtyard three times." If you really don't have enough money, you can sell the house in Fangshan, and you can exchange it for a lot of silver. ”

Zhang Feihu looked at him and said, "How can that be done?" It's the land you worked so hard to build and lived in for just over a year, how can you sell it? Bai Minliang smiled and said: "Hengzhu, I am going to assist you, the brothers have also entered Beijing, and the house is empty, it is better to sell it, and exchange some silver for us." When he saw Zhang Feihu sighing, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "I've been friends for more than ten years, don't you treat me as a brother if you don't do it like this?" Zhang Feihu let go.

Zhang Bao listened on the side, his heart moved, and he said: "I won't hide it from you, I came out today to inspect a property nearby, which was originally assigned to me by my family, and it was also a house in Wujin, but I don't want to live in it myself, and I am about to resell or rent it." It is better for you to go with me, for if it is agreeable, it is better than to find someone you do not know. ”

The three of them were very happy to hear it, and hurriedly responded, and the group settled the account and went to Zhang Bao's new house. When they learned that the house was located in the "Yunju Temple Hutong", they were very surprised, it turned out that their residence in Fangshan was only a dozen miles away from the Yunju Temple, which was really a coincidence.

After looking at the house, Zhang Bai and the others felt very satisfied. This house is a traditional courtyard with a courtyard layout, in addition to the main courtyard, a total of six small courtyards, the front yard is huge, just can be used as a martial arts training ground, and there is a wide stable. The house does not have a garden, but some flowers and trees are planted in the corners of each courtyard. This style of house is very suitable for people from the military. Zhang Bao thought that there were several large camps nearby, and some of them understood that Xingbao deliberately made the house like this.

Zhang Feihu asked the price excitedly, and Bai Minliang also nodded: "The place here is big enough, not far from the captain's camp, the front camp, the rear camp and the south camp. It is also convenient for the brothers to go back and forth there. Outside is the main road, and going to the downtown is a cup of tea, which is really the most suitable place. He looked up at Zhang Bao. Some hesitation: "It's just such a good and big house, I'm afraid the price is not low, right?" Please also give an accurate number. We can make a decision. ”

Zhang Bao thought about it, and then asked them how much silver they had, and was a little disappointed when he learned that they could only take out more than 1,200 taels of silver. This house, calculated at market value. If you don't say anything, it will cost three thousand taels. Although he has a good impression of Zhang Bai and the others, he doesn't want to lose too much. Bai Minliang saw that he was embarrassed, so he said: "If the adults can be tolerant for a while, when we sell the house in Fangshan, we should be able to raise enough money, but we may have to drag a few."

Zhang Bao thought about it, thought it was okay, and was about to agree, but Su Chun'a interjected: "You all take out all the money to buy a house." How else do you settle down? I have an idea, the property in Fangshan, I have heard you talk about it. It's very exquisite, and it's a five-entry mansion. Not to mention, the heirs of the Wumen are worth two or three thousand. But if you are in a hurry to sell. On the contrary, it is cheap. It's better to ask Brother Zhang if he is interested in that property. If so, then exchange it directly, and you will make up some more silver, and will it not be appropriate for both of you? ”

Bai Minliang was thoughtful, and Zhang Bao was also vaguely moved, so he asked what Fangshan's house was like. It turned out that when Zhang Bai and those brothers were in Fangshan, they thought that they would stay there for a long time, so Bai Minliang came forward to buy a piece of land on the side of the mountain, built a house, and more than a dozen people moved in with their families. This Bai Minliang was born in a family, and there was a lot of furrow in his chest, so he actually built that yard like a garden. Coupled with the beautiful surrounding landscapes, Zhang Feihu and others all felt that they were living in a fairyland, and if it weren't for the fact that it was more promising to enter Beijing, there were still people who didn't want to move away.

Zhang Bao heard this, and immediately said: "In this case, how about we go to Fangshan to see it one day before making a decision?" Zhang Bai and Bai both agreed, and Bai Minliang led the way tomorrow.

Zhang Bao returned home and informed Tong of the incident. Tong was a little hesitant: "Although Lord Su is related to the old prince, in terms of official rank, he is actually similar to you, why do you need to sell him this face?" When Zhang Bao heard this, he knew that his wife wanted to go wrong, so he said: "Madam misunderstood, I want to make this deal, but it is not entirely to see the face of Su Dabeard." I really have some ideas of my own, and I plan to live outside for a while. If the house is really good, it's a good deal. ”

Tong Shi was a little surprised: "What do you say?" Aren't you going to break up? Zhang Bao asked: "I'm not going to split up, do you know about the recent events in the house?" ”

"Naturally, I know that my sister-in-law is sorting out the housework, and many people have come to intercede."

"That's it." Zhang Bao looked outside, and saw that there was no one, so he continued, "The eldest brother and sister-in-law are the head of the family, and naturally hope that there will be no more restraints, although we have no intention of going against them, but we can't guarantee that there is that treacherous villain who takes the opportunity to provoke, if the eldest brother and sister-in-law have ideas in their hearts, our hard-earned good life will be greatly reduced." For example, the sister-in-law wants to rectify the housework, and those who have suffered losses come to you to help intercede, if you answer, once or twice, the sister-in-law will not say anything, and after a long time, she will inevitably get bored; But if you don't, those people will look down on you again and secretly stumble you, for fear that we will be troubled in the future. ”

Tong Shi covered his mouth slightly with a handkerchief: "That's true, but I've always been very careful, even if I help someone intercede, I have a sense of proportion, and I won't make my sister-in-law angry." ”

"I believe it. Two days ago, Baoding Zhuangzi sent some fresh gadgets, and the sister-in-law asked you to pick first, and you pushed it, but then you couldn't push it, so you chose an inconspicuous one. It can be seen that you and I are husband and wife, and we both want to get along well with the big house. But it's hard to get along well, but it's hard to live together. We are away all year round, and we have always had little contact with our families. You see that the fourth child is very clever, as soon as the second room moves out, his wife packed up their luggage and went to Xi'an Gate, and only lived at home for a few days every three or five days. He has been with his eldest brother and sister-in-law longer than we are, and he has done so, so we should be smarter. ”

Tong nodded: "You say so, I also understand." As long as we live less at home, it will not be easy to quarrel with the eldest brother and sister-in-law. Zhang Baodao: "That's the truth." I don't have an official position now, I spend all day at home, and I have some contact with household chores. Those people below always love to divide factions, and you fight for the ground. Now the second room is not there. If they hit our mind, won't they add to our blockage? It's better to avoid it. "But let's do this, aren't we afraid that others will misunderstand that it is a separation?"

"It's not like we don't live at home. Will come back every month for a few days. I'm going to make a small village outside the city and use it as a courtyard. Just stay in the past to recuperate. Can't people like us even have individual villages? ”

Tong smiled, thought about it, and thought it was very good. has been an official abroad for a long time, and she has long been accustomed to being the master of the house. Now, although the status of the third room in the Earl's Court has risen greatly. But it's better to be at ease with a small family. So she no longer objected, but went to help her husband prepare the clothes for tomorrow's departure.

While she was packing up, the second sister-in-law came in and said, "The eldest lady has sent some new servants over there, please pick them up." Tong said, "Tell them to wait outside, and I'll go out in a while." Call Duanning Shuning again, they should also pick some new people. The second sister-in-law answered, turned around and went out.

Zhang Bao asked: "Why do you want to pick people again?" There's a lot of people in our room, right? "Some people went out of the house, and the second room took a lot of people away. There are not enough people, so my sister-in-law called a few familiar people to send people, and now it's our turn to choose. Tong took out two coats and put them on the couch. I'm afraid it will be windy tomorrow, so you can wear this. I'll go first. We don't have enough people in our room. The two girls in the house are older, and I'm about to let them out. There is only one frangipani by Shu'er's side, and Xian'er also needs to add someone there. Even if my sister-in-law didn't send someone here, I would have to go out to buy land. With that, she lifted the curtain and went out. I'm the dividing line that transforms the perspective

Shu Ning has been teaching her two younger brothers, Xianning and Xiaobao, to read with her brother recently.

Xianning already has a foundation, and he is also smart, and he will be able to do it soon, he is obediently practicing calligraphy on the side, and he has written it, and when he saw that his sister was busy teaching Brother Xiaobao, he took the words and went to find his brother.

Shuning had a headache about Xiaobaodi's situation.

After the death of his grandparents, he suffered for a few years, and he was restrained, and he was always wary of outsiders. Later, when I saw my mother, I felt a little better. After living in the house for a few days, he realized that the family was not pretending, and his biological mother was very fond of him, so he gradually relaxed. But he is now almost nine years old, and he has never read a book or learned to write, although he also played with wooden knives and guns when he was a child, he has never learned serious martial arts. That's not all, his memory is not good, he teaches him to learn things seriously, and he always gets distracted when he doesn't hear a few words. Shuning already felt that she was running out of donkey skills.

The only thing that made her feel a little comforting was that Xiaobao did a good job in arithmetic, not particularly well, but at least above the average level. In the end, she decided to only teach Xiaobao to write and recite the three-character scripture, not to teach any poems, songs, and subsets of scriptures and histories, and to teach some arithmetic. Basic education, no one really plans to teach this child to be an all-round talent like Duan Ning.

When the second sister-in-law went to inform Shuning, she was listening to Xiaobao reciting the ninety-nine multiplication table, and when she heard that she was going to pick a few rings, she asked Xiaobao if she wanted to go with her. Xiaobao said, "Sister, go, I'm going to carry this down." Xianning will have it yesterday, I'm older than him, how can I lose to him?! Shuning smiled and patted him on the head and walked away.

When they arrived in the yard, Tong was looking at a few thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, and when he saw his daughter, he beckoned her over and said, "These are good, they are handsome, and they speak smartly, you can help take a look, and pick one or two for yourself and your brothers." ”

Shuning responded, and the Ya woman on the side hurriedly walked up to tell her the origin and expertise of those maids. Tong listened to two sentences, and when he saw that Su Yun was back, he asked Xiao Liu what he said.

Su Yun said: "Grandma said that she was not coming, there were already two people in her house, and now there are people with Brother Bao, which is enough to call, please ask my wife to choose herself." ”

When Tong heard this, he was no longer reluctant, just walked behind his daughter and saw which one she picked.