Originally, if you want to go to Hangzhou from Taoyuan County, you only need to go to Jinan first, and then take the waterway to go south from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, but you can get to Hangzhou in just a few days.

But now it is a cold winter, so the water of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is frozen, and you can only go back by land.

It's still snowing everywhere, and the cold road is not easy to walk, and it will take more than half a month to go back.

Shaw's daughter Taoyu gave birth in early February, and Shaw was afraid that she would not be able to catch up.

So after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Shaw Brothers came to Tao Yao's house several times and asked Tao Yao if he wanted to go back to Hangzhou with him.

In previous years, Tao Yao was out of the fifteenth year before returning to Hangzhou's Purple Silk Pavilion, but this year, because of the Chu family's affairs, Tao Li discussed with the family, and felt that letting Tao Yao take advantage of the New Year's Festival to sit in the Chu family was better than the abrupt past visit on weekdays.

Besides, there can be Shaw Brothers on the road to take care of each other, so there is no need for Taoyuan to travel all the way back and forth.

And the Shaw family went back to Hangzhou to take care of the carriage and coachman, which is also a lot of expenses, and people helped their family find such a good family business, and the Tao family should give her a ride by the way.

Thinking of this layer, it seems that it is not good not to send them back.

So, on the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month, the little maid of the Tao family drove the carriage and sent Tao Yao and the Shao family to set off together.

Tao Yao responded one by one, but she didn't listen to it too much, and was only a little tired of these Tang monks chanting.

Tao Li looked at Tao Yao's reluctance, wrinkled his brows and said: "You are almost finished learning the embroidery of Zi Silk Pavilion, I have already said hello to your second aunt, and when you arrive in Hangzhou, you go to her son-in-law's library to study for ten days a month." Pick up all the homework that you left behind. ”

Tao Yao always felt that his father was somewhat unreasonable, saying that he was enlightened and knowledgeable, he talked about the rules and etiquette every day, said that he was pedantic and dogmatic, everyone said that a woman was not talented and virtuous, but he forced Tao Yao to study all day long: "I don't go to the top of the scientific examination, what are you doing with so many books?" I should go to the second aunt's house and learn from Sister Yu to learn how to make a living as a housekeeper. ”

"If you are willing to learn, others may not be willing to teach you." Tao Li saw Tao Yao talking back, and wanted to reprimand Tao Yao, but was stopped by Sun.

She pulled Tao Yao and said: "Yes, yes, this has also said hello to your second aunt, you have to go to your sister Yu's house to play, if there is anything you don't understand, just ask her, she is a sensible child, you can learn more from her."

If you are bullied, or if you have any urgent matters, you can go to your second aunt, or write back, and your mother will call the shots for you. ”

Tao Yao responded one by one, and regretted a little that she had just contradicted Tao Li, obviously she was leaving, she had gone so far, she couldn't see her again for most of the year, she also wanted to say goodbye to the amiable father and daughter, but her father's attitude of speaking always made Tao Yao can't help but contradict him.

After saying goodbye to her family one by one, Tao Yao stepped on the footstool and got into the carriage.

When I came in with the curtain, I saw that the carriage was already stuffed, and most of them were hometown specialties that Shaw brought to his daughter.

Shaw said that her daughter was picky during pregnancy, so she liked to eat these persimmons, golden silk dates, apples and pears, and also brought millet and Dong'e Ejiao from Longshan to replenish her body after giving birth.

This road is fast, tiring, and when I arrived in Hangzhou, it was already the eighteenth day of the first month.

Tao Yao first asked the coachman to send the Shaw family to her son-in-law Chen Hong's house, and also paid New Year's greetings to Taoyu and the elders of Chen Hong's family.

Taoyu Xie Taoyao sent her mother over, although she had a big belly, the delivery period was approaching, and she couldn't move anymore, but she insisted on letting Chen Hong personally send Taoyao back to Ziya Pavilion.

Tao Yao resigned again and again: "Don't bother my brother-in-law, I have a little girl outside, but a cup of tea will be there." Brother-in-law, let's stay at home with my sister. ”

The Shao family personally sent Tao Yao out: "You go back to rest first, wait for me for two days, put the things here in place, on the twenty-fifth day of the first month, you come to my house on the first day, and I will take you to Chu's house." ”

When it came to this, Tao Yao was still a little embarrassed, so she only said: "Don't worry, my aunt will take care of Sister Yu's body first, and it's not too late to go when I'm free." ”

Shao Shi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Oh, you are not in a hurry, your father and mother are in a hurry at home." Besides, there are a lot of people who want to go to the Chu family to talk to the matchmaker, so we can't let others rush to the front. Just listen to me. ”

Tao Yao disagreed, if he really let others take the lead, then he can only say that this marriage is not for himself, since the marriage is predetermined, he can't run away, and he can't grab it if he doesn't grab it.

Besides, this Shao family did not have their own consent, so they handed over their own posts without authorization, the Chu family received so many posts, and they didn't know that they wanted to see the young girl, Tao Yao always felt as if she was being selected as a concubine. She was still a little unhappy in her heart.

But he just smiled: "Okay, I know." ”