In the courtyard on the west side, Shen Yuechen didn't get up until dawn, opened his pocket watch and saw that it was just past six o'clock, but Zhu Jintang had already walked for more than half an hour.

Last night, he kept tossing and turning, and he didn't sleep well, and he would leave the house early, and he must not have even had time to eat breakfast.

Shen Yuechen got up, and secretly blamed herself for getting lazier and lazier, sleeping so deeply, she should give him a gift in the morning.

She usually feels very light, and she will wake up at the slightest movement, but recently, she is always lazy, and occasionally falls asleep, and she doesn't even know that Zhu Jintang is gone.

Chun Ming came over with her clothes and said, "Uncle went out before dawn." ”

Shen Yuechen nodded slightly, he said last night that the goods came to the dock today, and there were two big shopkeepers from foreign enemies who wanted to come over to report the accounts.

After getting up, washing and changing, it was a busy time, saluting and waiting for the elders.

Old Man Zhu fiddled with the flowers and plants for a night, and only lay down and squinted for a while before dawn. The old lady barely cheered up, said a few words to the children, and told everyone not to panic, everything is as usual, and to prepare for the New Year.

Seeing that the old lady was not in good spirits, Li Shi wanted to serve in front of the old lady for a few days, so he asked Shen Yuechen to take Brother Ming back to his courtyard and take care of him for a few days.

The child is usually the closest to her, and it is naturally the most reassuring to be taken care of by her.

After everything was settled, Shen Yuechen went to Brother Ming'er's room.

When Chang's mother saw her coming, she immediately stood up and saluted, "Say hello to grandma." ”

Shen Yuechen nodded slightly, and beckoned her to sit down and speak.

Brother Ming had just taken a bath, and was naked and hugged in by the maid wrapped in a quilt, his little face was flushed, as if he was a little shy.

When Shen Yuechen saw him coming, she stretched out her hand to take him over, and Brother Ming stretched out his hands from the quilt and hugged her neck directly, like a little monkey pestering people.

Shen Yuechen saw that his body was still naked, so he hurriedly picked up a toad frog belly pocket embroidered with a palm and put it on his body, covering his chest and stomach first, so as not to catch a cold.

This toad frog belly pocket, since Brother Ming'er has been wearing it on his body since the full moon, the embroidery is exquisite, vivid, and it is made by the maid Chuntao in the old lady's house.

Children dress a lot of things. Legend has it that Nuwa gave her descendants a piece of clothing, shaped like a belly pocket, which can not only protect the abdomen from the wind and cold, but also cover shame, so the folk have been spreading the custom of wearing a toad belly pocket for children.

Who knows, she made a move intentionally or unintentionally, which provoked Brother Ming to blush. He's not a real kid after all, it's not enough to show people light, and he has to wear open crotch pants with his ass exposed, which is really ashamed.

Shen Yuechen smiled silently, and seeing that he was embarrassed, he put him back on the bed and asked the maids to dress him first.

Brother Ming put on his little coat again, and was wrapped tightly like a small zongzi.

Shen Yuechen saw him pulling the clothes on his body with an uncomfortable face, so he hurriedly took off his jacket for him personally, and instructed the maids: "There is a stove burning in the house all the time, so you don't need to dress Brother Ming too thick and hot, so as not to cover your body and hurt your skin." ”

Brother Ming was weak because of the lack of fetals before, so he has been raised very squeamish. However, Shen Yuechen does not approve of this kind of parenting method, locks the child at home all day long, wears thick warm clothes, just like a tree that does not see the sun all day long, weak and can't help the wind and cold, can't help the wind and sun, the resistance is not strong, and it is naturally extremely easy to get sick.

Shen Yuechen hugged Brother Ming, looked at Chang's mother and ordered: "From today on, Brother Ming will go back to the west courtyard with me, you can pack up his things and go back with me later." ”

Chang's mother was slightly stunned when she heard this, nodded hurriedly, and took the maids to clean up their things.

Brother Ming was also overjoyed, and hurriedly hugged her neck, kissing and rubbing. Fortunately, Shen Yuechen's face was not coated with grease powder, otherwise, he would have to be rubbed into a big face.

In addition to Chang's mother, Brother Ming also has two mothers-in-law, one surnamed Zhang, one surnamed Qiao, and four little maids, they are all people who serve Brother Ming, so naturally they have to follow him to the west courtyard.

There were so many people in the courtyard at once, and it suddenly became a lot more lively.

A while ago, the Sun family was ill and delirious, and the Qin family was expelled and grounded, and the courtyard became much more deserted, always quiet, and usually even the sound of needles falling on the ground could be heard.

Brother Ming rarely can go out of the house, this will be carried by Shen Yuechen to the west courtyard, he is very happy, he grabbed Shen Yuechen's neck, looked east and west, and when he saw the fruits and cakes in the fruit bowl in her house, he danced even more.

Although he has now started to eat complementary food, he can only drink some porridge and egg custard or eat a few spoonfuls of puree, and he can't touch the rest of the mouthful.

Brother Ming moved, raised his head and rubbed Shen Yuechen's cheek, pointed to the fruit on the table with his finger, and said, "Fruit, fruit." ”

His diet is monotonous, and he rarely eats sweet and sour things, especially those sweet and sour fruits, and he can't eat them all he wants, because they will collide with the medicinal properties.

Mother Wu couldn't help but be startled when she saw Brother Ming speak, and said with a look of surprise: "Young Master Ming, you can speak so early, you are really smart." ”

In this world, there are really a lot of coincidences. Back then, Shen Yuechen spoke early, and he would be called before he was a year old.

Shen Yuechen smiled and handed Brother Ming to Wu's mother to hug: "Mom, hug it, you have never hugged him." ”

Mother Wu cautiously took Brother Ming, looked at him with a smile, and said, "The slave is Mother Wu, please say hello to the little master." ”

Brother Ming looked at her, a little familiar, grinned, and continued to murmur: "Fruit, fruit." ”

Mother Wu's face was full of smiles, and she turned around and instructed Chun Ming: "The little master wants to eat the fruit, you hurry up and buy a bowl of apple puree." ”

Chun Ming hurriedly answered, took an apple and peeled it, and then, little by little, pounded it into a paste with a spoon, and put it in a bowl and sent it over.

Brother Ming looked at the bowl of apple puree, and suddenly lost all interest, and pouted unhappily, but some of them were better than nothing, so they had to open their mouths obediently and eat a spoonful of apple puree.

After Brother Ming came, there were two children in the house at once, as if he didn't want to be lively.

Wu's mother suddenly couldn't sit still, and began to gather Brother Ming's recipes early, in her words, medicine is not as good as food, and eating well can grow strong. Besides, Miss just hasn't laid a good foundation since she was a child, so she is thin.

Shen Yuechen saw that she was so attentive, and she didn't want to brush off her kindness, so she only said: "If my mother has a heart, then I will bother my mother." However, Brother Ming's food is taken care of by special people, and she asked her mother to ask them first if there is anything to taboo, and then consider it. ”

Mother Wu nodded: "Yes, the slave knows." The old slave went here, and by the way, he also brought the prescription prescribed by the previous doctor and kept it for backup. ”

Brother Ming sat on Shen Yuechen's lap, watching everyone busy with him, and his heart was also warm.

In his previous life, he had little family affection, he was an orphan with no one to support, and there was no one to be close to except for a frail and sickly younger brother. Now, he has come here and become the eldest grandson of the family, and there is no one in the family who doesn't love him, and there is no one who doesn't care about him, and this kind of warmth is also very good.

Thinking of this, Brother Ming pursed his lips and smiled, thinking to himself, is this a blessing in disguise.

Brother Ming ate a small half bowl of apple puree, and his stomach felt full.

Shen Yuechen put him on the small bed in the house and took a nap with Yaya.

Not long after lunch, the maid outside came to report: "Grandma, Steward Zhu is here." ”

Shen Yuechen was slightly stunned, only to feel that he was a rare guest, and he must have come for the New Year.

Zhu Rong slowly walked in to salute and greet him, although he looked mediocre in appearance, medium in stature, and looked honest, but his eyes were sharp, and he was a shrewd and capable person at first glance.

Shen Yuechen hadn't seen him a few times, but he also knew that he and he had been a "Liangzi" person.

Zhu Rong came to see Shen Yuechen after receiving the words of the eldest lady, although he was quite prejudiced against her, but it was not good not to come, so he had to come over hard.

Since Zhu An committed the crime, not only can he not stay in the Zhu family, but he is also discredited outside, and he can't do anything, so he has to sit at home all day and drink alcohol.

Zhu An is Zhu Rong's own nephew, he tore his face and still had meat, he got into trouble, and he couldn't get rid of it, not only posted a large sum of silver, but also lost face in front of the old man and the old lady, and almost couldn't even keep his job.

Seeing that Zhu An's mud couldn't support the wall, Zhu Rong was very angry, but he was also dissatisfied with this new young grandmother. She can stand up, but there is no need to take Zhu An first. What's more, if you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, even if Zhu An does not do it right, but he must always take into account a little bit of his face as the big housekeeper of the Zhu family.

Shen Yuechen sent someone to show Zhu Rong a seat and serve tea, Zhu Rong symbolically politely pushed back, and finally sat down steadily.

"Grandma, the slave came to discuss the New Year with the eldest grandmother today." As he spoke, he got up and presented two lists, not directly to Shen Yuechen, but to her maid Chunming.

Shen Yuechen took the list from Chunming's hand, glanced at it lightly, and saw that one was a list and the other was a gift list.

Zhu Rong continued: "Grandma, this is handed over to you by the eldest lady and the servant. One is a list of all the subordinates in the house, a total of ninety-six people inside and outside. There is also a gift list, which is a variety of New Year's gifts purchased last month. ”