On the evening of this day, Liang Gong was in Qu Yao's house, and Liang Gong complimented Qu Yao for a while, saying that Qu Yao's face was hot, and his chest was overjoyed, holding a white-glazed pot with a handle in one hand, and shaking again and again:

"What's important, it's just relying on my grandfather's face, and my lord is willing to be compassionate. If you want to say that it matters, or your errand is the most important, our eldest girl is the pearl of the old lady's palm, and there is no room for half a difference, as long as you take care of the eldest girl, the old man can say anything. ”

As he spoke, he finished a glass of wine and lowered his voice slightly, "Although you signed a five-year living contract, I advise you, don't think about leaving, but think about staying." ”

Lianggong didn't come to be a subordinate with peace of mind, seeing that he was half drunk, he was too lazy to lie perfunctory, so he only smiled and said nothing.

"I know what you mean, we scholars have a high spirit, where are we willing to be slaves to others for the rest of our lives." Qu Yao patted his arm clearly, and then said, "I'm planning for you." In the future, when the eldest girl goes out of the cabinet, she will always bring some people to Changzhou, and there is nothing wrong with you serving the girl, so the master will naturally ask you to go with you. ”

"It's not like being a slave to someone when you go."

"Well, that's not the same thing. Our Uncle An is bound to go to high school in the future, he is an official, you are on an errand in his house, as long as you have his trust and can write, you must find an errand for you in the official yamen. If you think about it, isn't this road more stable than what scientific examination? Besides, in these years, there is no one among the officials, what if you are a jinshi? ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, Liang Gong lowered his head and thought about it for a moment, pretending to smile unintentionally and sifting wine for him, "It sounds like a dream." I didn't have any plans for a long time, I couldn't even think about it. But it's a mixed meal. ”

"It's just mixed rice, so the food of an official's family is better than the food of other families, right? Look at your worthless appearance. It's just that our brothers have to be good, otherwise I wouldn't bother to say these words. ”

"Thank you, thank you! What else do you and I have to say? Guan Bao's feelings are nothing more than that. Liang Gong poured himself a cup, put down the pot and lifted the chopsticks to laugh, slanting at him while laughing, "This young master An Biao will really be able to be an official?" ”

Qu Yao "snapped" and slapped the chopstick, "Nine times out of ten!" Uncle An is a talented person who reads, and he has been among the best since he was a child. Last fall, he must have been successful, otherwise he would have written to tell the master. I didn't write a letter, I must be waiting for this month to come in person to report the good news. ”

"Okay, just take his chances. Will you definitely be able to get into the jinshi? ”

"Who is our lord? That's a businessman! He pays money to help people study, and chooses a man for the eldest girl, can he choose a talent? Don't worry, our lord looks at people. Why did the lord prepare those dowries for the eldest girl, not so that after Uncle An was in high school, the girl would bring the money over so that she could take care of the officialdom. He even prepared the money for paving the way for his career in the future for Uncle An. ”

"How much?"

Qu Yao crooked a pair of drunken eyes and smiled proudly, as if there were thousands of white flowers of silver to show him.

The 100,000 silver of white flowers made Master You sad. The outsiders don't know, he is in charge of the house, and what can be turned around now is just 100,000 taels. At the end of the Suzhou weaving workshop, the imperial court has not settled the accounts for three years, and the silver advanced into it has already smashed a hole.

If the Qiu family is changed at this moment, the imperial court may not be willing to settle the accounts according to the number, and there will be no big deficit. Moreover, if the imperial court suddenly transferred Lord Feng back to Beijing, it is difficult to say that he will not be implicated.

Now that the You family has reached an embattled situation, Master You simply doesn't know how to use the 100,000 cash in his hand to dredge the road.

Mrs. Zeng didn't know about these things outside, so she only said: "That's right, take back the 100,000 account, and Master Li will arrive." Look at what price he offers, as long as it's not sky-high, we still have silver to fill his newly made hole. ”

"I'm afraid he's a bottomless pit." Master You gathered together and sipped tea with a faint smile.

After half a while, he put down the tea bowl, pursed his lips, smiled a little unspeakably, and looked at Mrs. Zeng, who was arranging her clothes on the bed, "Madam, I plan to do this, you don't think it's appropriate." The 100,000 silver drew out 30,000 wonderful dowry. I did the math, but in three years, Anlang will be able to win the first prize, and when the time comes, it will be the time to make the silver, and Miaomiao will take the money over just in time. ”

Mrs. Zeng's hand in arranging her clothes slowly stopped, still burying her eyes and not looking at him, only caressing the rabbit fur placket of the clothes.

The clothes were cut for Lu Ying by the master before the end of the year, and I was afraid that she would not bring enough winter clothes when she went home this time. Although it is spring, the weather in Jiaxing has not warmed up.

Master You didn't listen to her for a long time, and he felt uncomfortable, so he picked up the dim sum on the kang table and plugged his mouth, just afraid that if he said something badly, he would arouse the suspicion between the husband and wife.

Thanks to the fact that Prime Minister Zeng was able to hold the boat in his belly, he thought about it for a long time, and when he heard his rat-like "smack" and eat non-stop, he folded his clothes in his hand, walked over to the couch and patted his stomach, "Don't eat, what did the doctor say?" I can't see my feet when I eat with my head down. ”

In fact, Master You was not fat when he was young, his figure was graceful, his talent was dignified, and he was not delicious. It was this problem that fell to him after the death of Miaozhen's mother, if he didn't eat, he couldn't help but think about it as soon as he rested, thinking about it heartbreakingly, his liver and intestines were broken, and he could only keep stuffing things into his stomach.

After being stuffed for all these years, people are swollen like a ball, and they are afraid that where there will be air leakage, it will explode with a "bang" and disappear.

Mrs. Zeng looked at him and knew the suffering under his "wide heart and fat body". I also remember what Mrs. Xian said by holding her hand before she breathed -

"Xiaoqian, I asked him to straighten you out, both for you and for him. You have a good home, and he has someone to accompany you, wouldn't you have the best of both worlds? ”

The first wife is this temperament, beautiful and kind-hearted, and she is simply a bodhisattva who has fallen into the world. Over the years, even when Master You was partial to his two daughters, Mrs. Zeng thought about Mrs. Xian, not only could she not bear to blame, but even she was partial.

She hugged her clothes and sighed heavily, "It's okay, while there will be this big input, it's good to add it." I know that the market outside has not been good in the past few years, and if I wait for the future, I don't know when it will be available. ”

Master You hurriedly put on a smiling face, loosened his bones, took his clothes and walked to put them in the cupboard, "I'm afraid you will be too careful." Lu Ying went out of the pavilion the year before last to accompany 38,000 cash silver, and wanted to accompany Miao Miao 68,000 silver. Doubling down, I don't think I'm a dad myself. ”

"But what's the law? Miaomiao is sick, and when she gets sick in the future, the An family will not look at my face, and for the sake of the silver, you have to treat her well. You said, how can I put those ready-made official young masters and not pick An Lang? Those rich and noble families may not have wronged their young master for a few dollars in our family. ”

When he turned around, he was already in tears, and walked back with a smile while crying, "I just want to spend money to buy a smooth life." How long can we protect her? ...... who always has to die before her"

Speaking of this verse, I gradually became a little silent. Mrs. Zeng hurriedly held his hand, "I understand, I understand." I'm not trying to deal with you. ”

She also moistened her eyes and lowered her head, "It's just that Lu Ying and her uncle are coming home right now, don't mention it, I'm afraid they will be too careful." ”

The second lady, Lu Ying, arrived in Jiaxing on the eighth day of the first month of March, and came by water from Huzhou. It was supposed to arrive in mid-February, but the second aunt visited friends and relatives all the way, so it was delayed.

When she arrived, she swept away the sorrow of Miaozhen and Miss Feng Er's parting, and it was rare to be overjoyed, and it was early in the morning on the eighth day of the new year, and she left a flower letter to prepare things at home, and only took Bai Chi and the steward to the dock to greet her.

The sky was hazy, and Liang Gong supported one leg, sitting in front of the car with the driver of the car, leaning on the edge of the car and yawning. The dock was still far away, and he closed his eyes, thinking about getting some more sleep. The wind in the four wildernesses is unforgiving, and it makes the body cold.

The little guy looked at him, and the cat said, "Don't sleep, you'll be sick when you wake up." You're the first time you've ever seen our second girl, right? Don't look at the second girl's age and younger than the eldest girl, but she is much more sensible than the eldest girl. In the past, relatives and friends said that the second girl was like a sister, and the eldest girl was like a sister. ”

Liang Gong crossed his arms and smiled, "What about the second aunt's personality?" ”

"The second aunt is good at playing, nothing else, playing happily, no matter up or down, inviting everyone to eat and drink together. He's a cheerful person. ”

The curtain behind him was suddenly opened, and Miao Zhen poked his head out and first alerted Lianggong, "Don't follow him to eat and drink, he drinks very well." Glancing at the little guy again, "Am I not looking like a sister?" ”

The little guy secretly stuck out his tongue at Lianggong, and didn't dare to say more. Liang Gong twisted his head and glanced at her, "It's windy outside, girl Ansheng is sitting in the car." ”

Miao Zhen heard them talking, she couldn't sit still, and she didn't have anything to say. They didn't talk again, she was a little bored, and when she was about to retract, she saw a long scar on Lianggong's neck.

It was still scratched by Miss Feng Er at that time, and everything else was fine, and there was a scar here. A thin one, obliquely breaking from under the root of his ear, like a crack that opened the world, cut off his pulse. But at the end, there is an Adam's apple that rolls up and down.

She glanced at him with red ears, "Put your leg down!" What kind of system does it become! ”

Liang Gong looked at her, and then lowered his eyes to look at the black boots, which were also rewarded by her. Just looking at it, he put his feet down and hung them out of the car.

Miao was really proud of his obedience, but he didn't want him to prop up one of his crossed legs, and seemed to slant her defiantly.

The sound of "crunching and crunching" fell all over the mountain road, facing the sunrise, Miaozhen's face was flushed, I don't know if it was the sunlight or the blood gushing.

She couldn't get angry when she thought about it, and said to Bai Chi: "The dog slave of the heavens, dare to squint at me!" ”

It is also intended to let the good men outside the curtain hear. He must have heard it, but he didn't respond.

Bai Chi still met her intentions, glanced at the curtain, and shook his slender bones lazily, "I'm angry again about this trivial matter, just go back and tell Steward Qu to beat him up." As she spoke, she lifted the curtains and looked out, her silhouette was swept by the sunlight and became extraordinarily gentle, "The two girls have all arrived, and I don't know when my uncle and their family will arrive." ”

Miao Zhen was still angry for Lianggong, and when she heard this, she remembered the reminder of the flower letter. The team of my uncle's family is riding with Anlang, and they should have arrived together.

She smiled: "Changzhou is farther away from Jiaxing, and the people from my uncle's family and my cousin must arrive later." ”

"Nothing will happen on the road, will it?"

"How come, my uncle has a family member at home to protect me." Miaozhen looked at her slightly locked brows, and suddenly couldn't figure out where she was.

But in any case, she herself is the "champion lady".

She made up her mind and shook Bai Chi's hand, "My cousin has been to and from Jiaxing several times, and he is familiar with the road, even if he doesn't follow his uncle's family, he will be fine, just rest assured." ”

Bai Chi raised his eyes, a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes, and he immediately gave her a smile back. But there is something unspeakable in my heart, I love Miaozhen's generosity, and I complain about her generosity.