The river runs through the city of Tianjin, the river has not yet frozen, and the east of the river is lined with salt. In the alleys along the west side of the river are the residences of the salt merchants of Changlu.

When Fang is in charge of the lamp, the miscellaneous chatter and laughter in the south and north tones in the city and the fragrance of Tianjin twist flowers and goubuli buns have not yet dissipated, and the door lamp of Cao Song Mansion in Hexi Wedding Dress Hutong has just been provoked, and Song Qing has returned to the house.

Song Qing swept a large white jade flower pot with only dead roots under the root of the wall, passed the courtyard of the front hall, and walked to the left cross courtyard inside the second gate.

There was a large flower bed covered with snow. Dao Sheng greeted Song Qing. She was dressed in a silver-white and green ripple skirt, a wide skirt with white satin and green leather, and no more beads on her head, which was very plain.

While waiting for Song Qing to change his clothes, Daosheng said: "The concubine went to the Dutai Mansion today to hand over the sticker, and she will go to Mrs. Dutai to say goodbye in three days." He smiled slightly, "Since the new Lord Dutai came, there have been fewer banquets in the river official mansion, and once in a while, they all dispersed early, and the master was about to rest." ”

Song Qing nodded,"; The adults in Yangzhou think that they have suffered enough from the feast. He sighed again, turned his head and ordered, "Go, see if the young master has come back." ”

Dao Sheng listened to the subordinate and left, and said: "Master and Brother Bai are slow to talk about family affairs, although Mrs. Dutai is to allow the concubine to enter the door to ask for peace, it is difficult to say that it is not because the concubine is an old person who came out of the Qi Mansion, and it is difficult to say that this matter is still difficult to say......

Song Qing sighed and walked to the Buddha shrine on the left wall, "Why didn't I know that this was the case?" It's just that Weng Bai's father and mother are gone, although he is determined to do things with me, he also knows with a smile on his face that he is uncomfortable, and he has to think of a solution for him. ”

Dao Sheng was helpless, "Master takes Brother Bai too seriously." Turned around and took the tea handed over by the girl and offered it to Song Qing, "The concubine is a woman, and she only feels that if this matter is carefully planned, it may not be possible, but it can't be rushed." That girl was originally in Yangzhou, and Bai Ge'er was originally in Gaoyou, and it was a miracle that they each traveled thousands of miles to the capital. After that, they were separated, and it was gone. Unexpectedly, Brother Bai followed her master to Tianjin, and she actually followed her master to Tianjin, to say that the two of them have no fate, the concubine really doesn't believe it. ”

Song put Su Xiang in front of the Buddha shrine and laughed, "The women's Taoist family is a little crooked in these things, but it is also in line with the meaning of the cause and effect of Buddhism." He turned his head and shouted, "Has the young master come back?" ”

A stack of voices outside: Urging out. Finally, someone reported: "Grandpa hasn't returned yet." Still staring at the barge cargo on the dock. ”

Song Qing wrinkled: "I stayed in that wind for a day." Freeze your body to the ground. He said, "Go." Send someone to invite the young master back. Let's just say I'm talking about the ground. Tell him to come back and eat with me. ”

Dao Sheng smiled and ordered the girls to go to the kitchen to inform. "I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it when I eat it outside. Let's try to make the eight big bowls that the young master loves to eat.

”

The cold wind howled as the sand boats approached the dock one by one. Weng Bai packed his clothes. The underground people in the Cao Song Mansion brought horses.

Weng Bai was about to get on the horse, and saw a group of servants in Tianjin City. The clothes look bright but not with a Tianjin accent. Weng Bai couldn't help but pay attention.

The servants picked up a passenger boat on the dock and greeted a young man, "Little uncle, our family has all taken care of it, please let the little uncle live in Tianjin for the time being." The person sent by my grandmother will arrive in a few days, and when the time comes, I will lead my uncle to meet the governor. ”

"Brother-in-law must be busy in Coopers, I will take care of myself-"

At the same time, in the house behind the Yamen of Dutai. Chen Yan and Qi Su Niang made a river map together, and said softly, "I heard that you met the female relatives in Chafu today?" It's the first day, and there's no rest. ”

Qi Su Niang lowered her head and said while busy working: "This Cha family is different from other families, and it has some relationship with Godfather." At the beginning, the Cha family was originally a wealthy businessman in Texas, but because the godfather gave their family the errand to welcome the car, they got the emperor's blue eyes and became the chief businessman of Changluyan District. The two houses are a little moving around from time to time. For the sake of my godfather and godmother, I can't slack off. Furthermore—" glanced at Chen Yan, "I heard that the Cha family is very talkative about matters in the north, and the gentlemen in the capital all look up to it." ”

Chen Yan heard Qi Su Niang's words with some annoyance, stopped what he was doing, walked to her, raised her face, and said softly: "But there are some troubles, come, tell me about it." ”

Qi Su Niang pursed her lips and smiled, hugging Chen Yan's neck, "Brother Chen, you are in Tianjin for a while, have you ever seen the Song master of the Cao Gang...... And...... And that Weng Bai? ”

Chen Yan laughed, "It turned out to be for this." Slightly hesitating, he said with a smile: "I see that Weng Bai is now a little older, and he looks seventeen or eighteen, which doesn't look like he wants to live forever......"

Qi Su Niang laughed out loud and glanced at Chen Yan, "It's rare that he actually fell into the eyes of Lord Dutai." Lord Dutai and his concubine talked about it, what does he look like when he acts and speaks now? ”

Chen Yan smiled: "It's not that I praise him. It's really that he is better than others. I haven't seen his martial arts, I've only seen him on the dock with two hands raised to suppress people

It scared me so badly. Although it is not exported on weekdays, words are inch. is extremely filial to the Song family, and he says nothing about it. Holding Qi Su Niang and shaking slowly, "Everything else, only this heart is positive, and I know that the Thanksgiving Picture is important." In the future, you don't have to worry about him treating Bi'er badly......"

"Bi'er is a clever person, and he has seen more characters on weekdays, how can he be interested in this Weng Bai?" Qi Su Niang smiled bitterly, "I really can't figure it out." ”

Chen Yan said with a smile: "These things between men and women, where can you explain clearly, you were so clever at the beginning, didn't you also take a fancy to me as a nerd?" ”

Qi Su Niang laughed out loud, "Where can I be considered a clever person, but I am too careful and timid, but since I married you, I am much more bold in my daily life, and I have lost all the caution when I was a girl." ”

Chen Yan laughed, "Since you married me, you are in trouble, and I will clean it up for you, and besides, I have more leaks than you." After a pause, he persuaded: "I look, this Weng Bai is really not an ordinary person, and he is worthy of Bi'er." ”

Qi Su Niang was silent for a while, "Otherwise, you can post a post and ask Master Song to bring Weng Bai over——"

The house behind the government was originally two entrances before and after, and the two across the courtyard on the right were large gardens in the end. The winter sun near noon shone on the six screens of fir openwork flowers in the front hall, and the peonies on the screen were in full bloom.

Song Qing swept the openwork peony on the screen, stood up and toasted Chen Yan with a glass of wine, "The dog is more than the Lord Tai to take care of, and the officials are really grateful." He turned his head to Weng Bai and said, "The child still doesn't give a toast to Lord Dutai?" ”

In front of the screen, there is a table of eight large bowls of noodles. Weng Bai's face really grew a little, and he was no longer fifteen or sixteen. In response, he held a glass and said, "Weng Bai toasts your lord." ”

Chen smiled and was about to speak, but he saw Weng Bai's ears move slightly. Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, and sure enough, he heard the sound of gentle footsteps and the sound of skirts mopping the floor behind the screen. Chen Yan didn't dare to say what he wanted to tell in private, so he only smiled and said: "Neiko hasn't seen Gongzi Weng for a long time, and I miss it very much, so I can't help but ......."

Qi Su Niang heard Chen Yan's nonsense behind the screen, smiled and gave Zhi'er a look, and then turned around and went back to the back house. Zhi'er hurriedly walked out and said, "Master, grandma invites Gongzi Weng to meet in the back hall." ”

Song Qing knew the rules of her mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, although she felt that Qi Su Niang was young, but her husband was a third-grade governor.

Moreover, it was a great thing that she could look at Weng Bai again with grace, and hurriedly said: "The child will go with this girl." After a pause, "You need to be cautious in your speech, and you can't bump into Mrs. Dutai." ”

Weng Bai's eyes were faintly filled with joy, and he washed away most of the depression, and when he complied, he was about to leave with Zhi'er. Chen Yan suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Song Da is in charge, does Weng Bai have a predecessor now?" ”

Song Qing said with a smile: "I have no children under my knees, only Weng Bai alone." I had already placed two girls in the room next to him, just waiting to give birth to a son, with my surname-"

Chen Yan's face changed slightly, and he turned his head and shouted, "Weng Bai—"

Weng Bai followed Zhi'er behind the screen, heard Chen Yan's voice, and hurriedly walked back, "Lord Chen—"

Song Qing looked confused, Chen Yan looked at Weng Bai for a long time, and smiled bitterly, "That's it, you can go in." ”

Because the old master and the young master both went to the Dutai Yamen, the lunch in the Cao Song Mansion passed in a hurry. Yiyi's huqin was pulling, Daosheng got up from a nap, and was singing and playing the old opera of Qifu with his water sleeves, when he suddenly heard a mess of his daughter-in-law outside, "The master is back." ”

Dao Sheng was taken aback, and he didn't care about changing the concubine's dress, but fortunately stroked his face without big makeup, and rushed to the gate of the courtyard to pick up Song Qing. Dao Sheng saw Song Qing's angry, annoyed and funny look on his face, and knew that he had encountered something in the Dutai Mansion, so he didn't have time to pay attention to the clothes on her body, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She asked, "Did you come back so early?" Mrs. Dutai looked at Bai Ge'er—" and looked behind him again, "What about Bai Ge'er?" ”

Song Qing sat down heavily on the water mill Nanmu Arhat couch, and sighed again and again, "It was so good—I didn't expect it—" It seemed that he couldn't sit still on the Arhat couch, and walked back and forth on the ground, "It's no wonder that I didn't think there would be today, so I let Weng Bai go in front of me early." That's what that lady is. At the beginning, I made trouble with the fourteenth master for the matter of taking a concubine, but I didn't eat oil and salt, and I didn't eat soft and hard--the girl next to her naturally learned a little - "I felt inexplicably troubled, and sat on the back chair of the water mill nanmu and stared at the flower garden outside the door.

Dao Sheng pondered the meaning of his words, and also sighed, "Mrs. Dutai is from the palace, and it is inevitable to talk about some rules, and she must be decent enough." Now that the family affair has not been completed, there are two people in the room first, and the female family is always a little disgraced...... Brother Bai'er, he ......"

Song Qing came back to his senses and said with a wry smile: "After leaving the Dutai Mansion, I went straight to the dock, I'm afraid it will be in that wind."

At the end of the year, I was working overtime on a business trip. There is a make-up change at eight o'clock tonight.