In the middle of the night, they arrived in Suzhou, and the boat did not dock, but anchored in the middle of the river, and set off as soon as it was dawn.

The road passes through Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Huai'an, Xuzhou, Jining, Liaocheng, Linqing, Dezhou, Cangzhou, Tianjin and then reaches Tongzhou.

When he was in Zhenjiang, the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law of the chief manager of Niu had brought gifts to the eldest lady on the boat, and when they arrived in Yangzhou, the wife of the prefect of Yangzhou, Pu Daren, had visited the ship; After staying at Huai'an for a day, the eldest lady met one of her former best friends, whose husband was serving as an envoy in Shaanxi. As soon as Xuzhou passed, these entertainments were gone. When the ship arrived in Tianjin, there was almost a conflict with a political participant who returned to Beijing to report on his work because of the position of the ship - the other party was the son of the Wang family of the Hou Mansion in Zhennan, and the eldest lady played the name of the Xu family of the Hou Mansion of Yongping, and the other party immediately sent his wife on the boat to ask the eldest wife to say goodbye, and also made an appointment to go to Yanjing to enjoy the scenery in Shanxi together.

After the lady left, Mother Xu couldn't help but sigh: "If it weren't for my uncle, I'm afraid that today's incident would not be good for the aftermath." ”

After a few days of hurrying, the eldest lady was also a little tired, and said with a wry smile: "There is a dragon and a crouching tiger in the capital." It's not a joke that a plaque is smashed down, and seven out of ten are three-grade. ”

Mother Xu was very emotional because of this, not only called the nurse to reprimand, but also called the maid, daughter-in-law, and mother-in-law to give a good advice, so that everyone should not cause trouble when they arrive in Yanjing, if they don't listen, they will be thrown out immediately.

Binju came back and told Shi Niang, Shi Niang smiled, and felt that Mother Xu was a little scared of the villagers entering the city: "It's to be careful, if you're not careful, maybe you bump into the chief steward of the palace and the Hou Mansion......

Qiu Ju blinked her big eyes: "Isn't our family's eldest aunt very powerful?" Otherwise, why would the son of that Hou Ye give us a gift! ”

For a while, everyone's expressions were a little proud.

Eleven Niang felt that this was not a good phenomenon, but she was also moved.

She first reprimanded Qiu Ju: "The Wang family of Nanhou Mansion in that town is just familiar with the eldest aunt of our family, and the eldest lady is an elder, so I asked Mrs. to come over to say goodbye, don't think that you have such good luck every time." Otherwise, Mother Xu would not have told you so solemnly. Then let Holly and Binju carry her to Wu Niang's cabin.

Just over a foot away, she took a break halfway.

Since she got on the boat, she began to "get seasick", couldn't eat, and her face was swollen.

Seeing Eleven Niang, Wu Niang was very surprised, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold her for Binju: "I'm about to go to Tongzhou, and when we get to Tongzhou, we will take a carriage instead, and you will feel better." ”

She comforted Eleven Niang softly, and the faint scent of hosta flowers on her body made people smell very comfortable.

"Fifth sister, our eldest brother-in-law, is he a very powerful person!" Eleven Niang's eyes were full of envy.

Wu Niang was stunned, her body gradually became stiff, and although her face was smiling, it only floated on her face, not under her eyes: "You came to me for this?" I'm not afraid to die of exhaustion! In the last sentence, the voice suddenly rose and seemed a little sharp.

Eleven Niang smiled: "My sister can still chat with my mother every day, go to the side of the boat to see the scenery, and chant poetry, I can only lie down, I can't even hold the needle and thread...... It's boring. Fifth sister, can you talk to me! There was a rare coquettishness in his voice.

Wu Niang's gaze became even colder: "Yes, our eldest brother-in-law is a very powerful person." Did you see the lady Wang who gave the gift to your mother? She is not only the daughter-in-law of the Hou Mansion in Zhennan, but also the young lady of the Dongyang Jiang family. ”

"Dongyang Jiang family?" Eleven Niang suddenly discovered that Wu Niang seemed to know a lot about the Jiangnan family.

"Hmm!" Wu Niang nodded, "The Dongyang Jiang family, like our Yuhang Luo family, is a Jiangnan family. Although their ancestors are not as prominent as our ancestors, their family has always been married to the Yanjing family, and there was once a concubine......"

"Ahh Such a person has to give three points of courtesy when he hears the reputation of his eldest brother-in-law, and the eldest sister is really blessed! ”

Wu Niang nodded indiscriminately, and there was a trance on her face, which had always been pretty and lively like a sunflower, and for the first time, she did not invite Shi Niang to sit down and talk, but just stood only five or six steps away from the hatch and talked to Shi Niang. Eleven Niang also went to Wu Niang's house for the first time and turned around to say goodbye without sitting down.

Ziwei looked at the stumbling figure of Eleven Niang, her face was cloudy: "Fifth Miss, Eleventh Miss, she ......"

Wu Niang's expression was dazed, and the color of trance was exhausted. Zhengse said: "The brocade silk is moving, even the eleventh mother is not spared!" ”

"Then we ......"

"Leave her alone." Wu Niang smiled coldly, "No matter what idea my mother and eldest sister have...... She's only thirteen years old, and she's a little younger. ”

Ziwei thought of Eleven Niang's face like a bud, and she was still not at ease: "But the eldest lady brought her to ......"

"If you don't bring her here, will you still beat gongs and drums to tell others what we are going to Yanjing for?"

Ziwei breathed a sigh of relief.

Holly, who returned to the cabin over there, whispered to Eleven Niang: "Miss, what's wrong?" You just taught Qiu Ju a lesson...... How do you wade through the muddy water yourself? ”

Eleven Niang lay down panting and whispered, "There has never been a free lunch in this world!" ”

Holly didn't hear clearly, and said, "What did you say?" ”

Eleven Niang smiled and said, "I said, the more people you grab, the more precious this thing is." If I don't add firewood and fire, how can I get out of it when the time comes. ”

Holly sounded even more confused, and muttered in a low voice, "I don't know what's wrong...... It didn't go well when I got on the boat......"

Eleven Niang smiled and ignored her, turned over and went to sleep.

Only when you sleep can your stomach feel not hungry......

I really hope to see Luo Yuanniang as soon as possible and pass the test quickly, so that I can eat whatever I want!

Such thoughts did not hover in their hearts for two or three days, and they arrived in Tongzhou.

At that time, it was the end of the unitary period, and the sky was full of dark clouds, and the surroundings were dark and unclear, as if it was going to rain heavily or snow, and people were a little overwhelmed.

Although Xu Lingyi's name card was used on the road to eliminate an unwarranted disaster, at this time, the eldest lady did not dare to be careless, and ordered the person in charge of the boat to line up to enter the dock, if someone asked them to give in, it would be okay for them to let go - anyway, the Luo family just went to visit relatives, and they did not rush into Beijing to report on their work, and they did not rush into Beijing to sell goods......

Wu Niang disagreed with the eldest lady's caution: "We still have a reason for letting the official family, why do we even let the merchants?" ”

Mother Jiang smiled with her: "Miss doesn't know, even those who go to Beijing to do business, and it is untenable if they don't have a backer behind them...... It's one thing we can save. ”

Wu Niang thoughtfully: "Isn't it easy to gain a foothold in Yanjing?" ”

"That's it!" Mother Jiang only hopes that everyone will not disobey the will of the eldest wife, and calmly meet with the uncle Luo Zhenxing, who came to pick up the boat, "Yanjing is at the foot of the Son of Heaven after all, and Gyeonggi is ...... in the land."

By the time the ship docked, it had been an hour before it rained heavily.

As soon as the ladder was erected, a tall man in a dark cloak jumped up and hurried towards the bow of the boat where the eldest lady was standing.

The coral holding the umbrella had sharp eyes, and immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Big lady, look, it's the uncle." ”

The eldest lady leaned on Sango's shoulder and looked at it: "It's really Brother Xing." ”

"Mother!" The visitor stopped at the bow of the canopy through the heavy rain curtain and knelt down with a "plop".

The eldest lady hurriedly stepped forward to help the person up, and the maids, daughters-in-law, and mother-in-law behind her squatted down together: "Uncle! ”

When the person got up, he smiled and shouted "Mother Xu" to the crowd.

Mother Xu was already in tears, squatted down again and performed a deep blessing, and shouted "uncle" with some excitement.

The eldest lady over there couldn't wait to talk to her son: "It's raining so hard, why are you waiting in the inn, why are you running here?" What if I get gonorrhea? Brother Xu, okay? Are you used to eating and living in Yanjing? ”

"Mother don't worry, son is fine. Brother Xu'er is also ......."

Their mother and son chattered, and the eyes of the whole ship fell on Luo Zhenxing, the uncle of the Luo family.

Eleven Niang is no exception.

When she returned to Luo's house, Luo Zhenxing had already moved to live in the Outer Courtyard, and the number of times they met was counted enough to use up a hand. The last time was the ancestor worship of the thirtieth year of the previous Chinese New Year's Eve. He stood in front of the tablets of the ancestors of the Luo family in light fur brocade clothes, took the various sacrifices handed to him by the eldest lady and carefully arranged them, and his handsome face revealed the tranquility and brightness of the young man in the morning light...... But see you again today, Luo Zhenxing is no longer the image in her impression - his eyes are gentle, his demeanor is generous, and there is a faint fortitude between Xiuya's eyebrows. It's like a teenager who has finally grown into a man.

Eleven Niang was secretly surprised.

What happened to make Luo Zhenxing change dramatically?

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The canal of the Great Zhou runs through the north and south, and Tongzhou is the end point. There are not only all kinds of inns, but also lavishly decorated inns. Everywhere you go, it's crowded with people and horses neighing.

The Luo family lived in an inconspicuous medium-sized inn, including the western half of the courtyard. Luo Zhenxing, who accompanied the eldest wife, explained with some uneasiness: "Spring has begun, and there are more people who go to Beijing to report on work...... The post station is full of people, not to mention, even the inn is not easy to find. Mother will be some. ”

The eldest lady said "ah" and said with a smile: "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, it has been three years since the emperor ascended the throne." ”

The officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty went to Beijing to report on their work, once every three years.

Luo Zhenxing smiled: "It's not! Next year, my mother will celebrate her fiftieth birthday. ”

The eldest lady's happy smile went all the way to the bottom of her eyes: "It's hard for you to remember." And he said, "We're just staying in the inn for one night, and you don't have to blame yourself." Tongzhou is crowded, it is famous in the world. It's not easy to find such a clean and quiet place. Besides, when I was young, I traveled north and south with your grandfather, and I never lived in a pickled place, and I was not as squeamish as you say. Then he pointed to Wu Niang and Eleven Niang to meet his brother.

Luo Zhenxing returned the gift and gave Wu Niang and Eleven Niang a mutton fat jade lotus hairpin as a meeting gift.

The two thanked each other and went back to their rooms.

After a while, a rough mother-in-law brought food, and even pointed to one of the big bowls: "This is our famous roasted catfish here, everyone who rests must taste it, and the young lady also tries a fresh taste." The tone has a Beijing flavor.

It turns out that I am thousands of miles away from home!

The thought flashed, and Eleven Niang couldn't help but be stunned.

When did she already make that place her home!

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