The He family has a martial arts training ground for He Zong, and Ruan Jiaojiao has been more frequent than He Zong.

But he would go every morning when he was at home, but he was too busy and didn't have much time at home during the day, while Ruan Jiaojiao went in the morning, and the two staggered the time and didn't squeeze.

Usually it was accompanied by Yu Hua or Yao Huang, and no one else was allowed to approach, and the people in the house didn't know what the lady was doing inside.

Even if he heard Yao Huang's applause, he wouldn't think about Mrs. playing with knives, because He Zong didn't know about it for a few months.

However, he also discovered one thing, his daughter-in-law used the big jar of high fat to wipe her hands a lot, a can used to be used for more than a month, and now a can is used for half a month.

The little hand was slippery and soft to the touch, and He Zong liked it very much.

One morning at the end of October, Yao Huang launched, but unfortunately Zhao Sheng was not at home, it was a little girl who was guarding her who found out about the situation and quickly reported it to Cao.

Because it is difficult to give birth to the first child, fortunately, Yao Huang's body is good, and he is not a person who can sit still on weekdays, and it is relatively easy to give birth when he is more active.

But it was not born until mid-afternoon, and the mother and child were safe.

Zhao Sheng came back on the morning of the third day, and he still didn't catch up with the time when his daughter-in-law gave birth.

He hugged his son to show his master, and was kicked out of the door by He Zong without saying a word.

Without him, He Zong is jealous.

More than a month ago, He Yufen began to prepare for the New Year's gift, and it took nearly a month to send it to the old house in Yecheng.

She looked at the single family and sighed, "It turns out that the eldest brother has been giving gifts to the clan." ”

Ruan Jiaojiao looked at her and smiled, "It's a split up and not an expulsion, remember not to prepare the one for Master Gu to be rich, add more local specialties, and give him two more jars of newly brewed wine." ”

The Gu family is rich in wealth and is not a family with bad money, and Master Gu has to be even more low-key when he first enters the officialdom.

As for the Gu family in Yangzhou and Baoning City, it was sent out early, and in the first half of the month, Ruan Jiaojiao also received a New Year's gift from others.

The things from Yangzhou were first sent to Yecheng by He Zong's fleet, and then sorted out by Steward Jiang and sent to Wangcheng.

Last year, she gave a gift to the Gu family, and this year, the Gu family sent it early, including a letter written by Gu Yuanyuan to her.

She and Wei Yan got married, and the marriage was in the spring of next year, and Wei Yan had already written a letter to tell her happily.

Gu Yuanyuan's letter also mentioned that she was invited to go back to their wedding banquet, if they could go back if they were free.

In the letter, she couldn't help but lament that it was difficult to meet, and said that the osmanthus wine she made this year was particularly mellow.

Ruan Jiaojiao replied to her that she would go back without accident, and Ruan Jiaojiao couldn't imagine what would be busy at that time.

The wine business? It's been given out in the New Year's gift.

I sent four altars to the palace, and one altar to people who knew each other, all of which were two-pound jars, and the cost of the jar was worth a few taels of silver, and a wine cup was also attached.

On this day, Emperor Hezong came back and told her, "Wang Ye is going to set up a Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, and let everyone take their families with them." ”

He Zong's family is her, and He Yufen can only stay at home.

He Zong was also worried that she didn't want to go, "If I feel troublesome, I'll find an excuse, and the night banquet won't last long, and I'll come back when it's over." ”

"It's not troublesome, I'll go with you."

She also wanted to see if it was Long Zhang Fengzi, I heard that he was a humble and virtuous person, and the people of Yongzhou were indeed happy under his governance.

At least, that's what happened inside the royal city.

The couple said that they would put this matter away, only He Yufen became more and more nervous.

She is the only one at home during the Chinese New Year, and if the eldest brother is not there, why should she take her sister-in-law away.

That's a lot of things, what if she didn't notice that she didn't do it well?

One day, when the two aunts and sister-in-law were having lunch together, He Yufen couldn't help but mutter, and then looked at people pitifully.

"Mama Fang will stay to help, if you have anything unclear, ask Mama Fang."

Mama Fang happened to hear this on the side, "There are not many people in the family, there is not much to be busy, Miss Fourth can rest assured."

With experience this year, you won't be nervous next year, you can relax. ”

On the twenty-eighth day of the year, the government gave a reward to the subordinates, Ruan Jiaojiao sat in the Taishi chair without moving her mouth or moving her hands, and the people who received the reward lined up to kowtow to her.

He Yufen had only seen this scene before, but this year she and her sister-in-law sat side by side to accept it, and the feeling was very subtle.

After rewarding Ruan Jiaojiao, she was ready to go back, and He Yufen still had some chores to deal with.

When she walked to the corner of the corridor, she saw a man dressed as a scholar being led in by a small servant, and she had no impression of this person.

"Sister Cao, who is that?"

Cao is now in charge of the backyard, but she also knows a little about the front yard.

"I heard Steward Jiang mention that it was the son of the gardener Lao Hu, and he was a talented man, so he should have come to find Lao Hu.

Lao Hu will have a holiday tomorrow, probably to ask his son to help with things. ”

I just won the reward, and it makes sense for my son to take it home.

After asking, she knew about it, Ruan Jiaojiao didn't take it to heart, and when she was walking in the garden at night, she suddenly remembered this person.

So he asked Cao again, "How often does the son of the gardener Lao Hu come?" ”

"I've been here three or five times, all of them are here to deliver things to Lao Hu, and sometimes I help Lao Hu do something.

Although he is a scholar, he does not have the solitary and lofty temperament of a scholar, and he is a filial son. ”

Cao has a good impression of this Hu Xiucai, he is polite to everyone and will help his father do things, he is indeed a filial son.

Looking at the garden that was well cared for and trimmed, Ruan Jiaojiao also felt that Lao Hu, a gardener, had done a good job.

On the second day, she mentioned Lao Hu's father and son in front of He Yufen, and He Yufen also nodded.

He also said, "Lao Hu is honest and good, and the flowers in the greenhouse are all blooming thanks to him."

When the banquet is held in the future, if the weather is good, he can still move out to watch, he is a very meticulous person.

His son Hu Xiucai understands his father's hard work, and he will come to help when the academy is closed, and he will also bring some family food to Lao Hu.

Lao Hu was proud of his son, saying that his ancestors had a spirit and his son was also angry. ”

Listening to He Yufen's sigh, Ruan Jiaojiao also admitted that it was indeed the ancestors of the Hu family, and it was not easy for someone like Lao Hu to be a talented man.

Ruan Jiaojiao didn't want to ask any more, and suddenly He Yufen said again, "The lotus root flour cake made by Lao Hu's daughter-in-law is very delicious, and it is similar to the one sold in the shop outside." ”

The speaker had no intention of listening, Ruan Jiaojiao looked at her quietly and asked with a smile.

"Really? When did you taste it? ”

"Once I bumped into Hu Xiucai in the garden and gave something to Lao Hu, and they repeatedly invited me to eat, but I couldn't stand it, so I tasted a piece."

(End of chapter)