"Sister-in-law!"

"Uncle, come in!"

Zhu Shencone happily entered the door, Zhang closed the door with his hand, and then looked at Zhu Shencone who was in the dust.

"Look at this soil, I'll go boil water, uncle, you go and rest first."

"I'm tired of my sister-in-law, by the way, this is the meat I cut on the road, and a fish, let's make a delicious meal tonight, Qiao'er? Why didn't you see her? Zhu Shencone handed over a piece of meat and fish in his hand, and Zhang took it with a smile and said, "Qiao'er is playing on the kang in the house, she always thinks of you these days, and I don't know how happy I am to see you come back." ”

Zhu Shencone laughed, he also brought a gift to Qiao'er when he came back this time, in addition to the same rattle as the last time he went to see his sister and brother-in-law to Zhou Bin, there was also a bag of sesame candy, Qiao'er definitely liked it when she saw it.

But now that the wind and dust are blowing, you have to wash your face and change your clothes to see Qiao'er, children have poor resistance, and medicine in this era is not developed, and the child death rate is not low. Zhu Shencone didn't want Qiao'er to get sick because of his negligence, so he went back to his house first, packed up the things he brought back, and then washed up with the hot water that Zhang helped him, and changed into clean clothes, and then took the things for Qiao'er to the main room.

Sure enough, as Zhang said, when Qiao'er saw Zhu Shencone who entered the door, she was so happy that she stood up from the kang and stumbled over, hugged Zhu Shencone's neck and giggled, and shouted "Father!" vigorously. Father! ”

Zhu Shencone picked up Qiao'er and lifted it high, which made her even happier, and played with the little guy for a while, and then he took out the rattle and hemp candy he brought back.

When he saw that these Qiao'er's eyes lit up, he grabbed the thing with his hands and feet, played with the rattle a few times, and licked the hemp candy, and his happy eyes became two slits, and he kissed Zhu Shen's face closely.

"What are you bringing all this for? Isn't it a waste of money? Zhang's heart was happy, but he couldn't help but complain again, but Zhu Shencone didn't say anything, just laughed, and hugged Qiao'er to teach her how to play rattle.

Zhang watched Zhu Shencone and Qiao'er playing, and his heart swelled with sweetness, but at the same time, he was a little gloomy.

She thought of her deceased husband for a while, how nice it would be if he was still there! Just like now, a family of three is sweet and sweet, and this day also makes me feel at ease.

It's a pity that although Zhu Shencone looks like his eldest brother, he is not his husband after all, and the illusion just now is just his imagination.

However, Zhu Shencone came back, and she was still very happy. She was a young widow with a child and a brother-in-law, and she was most afraid of gossip of one kind or another. Although Zhang and Zhu Shencone both knew that even if there was gossip, it was just gossip after all, but if the gossip really spread, Zhang's heart would also have a pimple.

Therefore, when Zhu Shencone was at home, Zhang's sister-in-law and brother-in-law respected each other like guests, kept a distance from each other, and did not dare to cross it at all.

But Zhu Shencone was not at home, and Zhang was relieved, but after a few days, he couldn't help but worry about Zhu Shencone, worried about what happened to him outside, and when would he come back? Is it good to eat? Can you wear it warmly? Will something happen ......?

This kind of complex emotion makes Zhang don't know what's going on, and today Zhu Shencone is finally back, and Zhang's heart that has been carrying it a few days ago has also been put down, seeing him teasing Qiao'er and laughing, Zhang also feels down-to-earth and warm.

After playing with Qiao'er for a while, the little guy looked a little tired, and fell asleep in Zhu Shencone's arms unconsciously.

Seeing her lovely niece lying in her arms, Zhu Shencone didn't put her down, patting gently with a slight rhythm with one hand, and carefully changing the position with the other hand to make her sleep more peacefully.

"I'm not at home these days, how is my sister-in-law?"

"Uncle Lao is worried, everything is fine at home." Zhang smiled and said, then asked, "Uncle ...... away these days?" ”

"It's fine." Zhu Shencone gave her a reassuring smile.

Zhu Shencone and Wangjiacun smuggled salt, and Zhang did not know, and never told her. For a long time, Zhang just thought that Zhu Shencone went out for more than half a month from time to time to do other things. After all, the life of the low-level sects is not easy, and if they only rely on the money that has not been able to be sent, I am afraid that the ordinary clans would have starved to death long ago.

In order to support this family, Zhu Shencone has worked hard, and the Zhang family sees it in his eyes. In addition, she is just a widowed sister-in-law, and the uncle is a man, and it is not easy for women to inquire about what men are doing outside.

"What ...... of the family's grain and rice?"

"I've bought it back, and the coal."

"I came back this time and brought some money, and I will give it to your sister-in-law, this winter will come early, and I am afraid that the spring will be late next year, so try to save as much grain and rice as possible at home, and buy some other things in the next few days, and wait for two months, our family will have a good New Year."

"Okay, you can rest assured about this, I'll arrange it." Zhang nodded, and was calculating in his heart what else he needed to add to the family, if the cost was not much, save the money in his hand in case he needed it.

It's hard to be a poor family, the family now relies on Zhu Shencone alone, and Zhu Shencone is not young, and he wants to start a family after all. Zhang pondered that he had saved some money in the past two years, so that he could find a suitable daughter-in-law for Zhu Shencheng.

After a few words of gossip, Zhu Shencone asked Zhang if he was not at home these days, whether anyone at home came to look for him, or if anything else had happened.

Zhang told Zhu Shencone that there was nothing else, but there were people who came to Zhu Shencone. However, Zhang casually found a reason to send him away according to Zhu Shencone's instructions, only saying that Zhu Shencone was not at home, and he didn't tell him where he went.

As for the person who came, he was not an outsider, he was an old housekeeper in the General's Mansion of the Auxiliary Kingdom, and he came to tell Zhu Shen to go to the General's Mansion on this day.

Hearing Zhang's words, Zhu Shencone suddenly remembered this.

The auxiliary generals Zhu Minfan and Zhu Shencone both belonged to the Jin Dynasty, and their ancestors were also the kings of Jiaocheng.

However, compared with Zhu Shencong, Zhu Minfan's title is much higher, and they are separated from the Jiaocheng Palace.

In the fourth year of Longqing, after the last Jiaocheng Wang, the prince of the county has been removed, and the line of the king of Jiaocheng is now under the jurisdiction of the Jin king, but in Pingyang Mansion, the auxiliary general Zhu Minfan is the highest title in their lineage, and it is also the best life.

If you count it in terms of genealogy, Zhu Shencone is Zhu Minfan's uncle, but the two families don't have much contact on weekdays, and this so-called generation is just a genealogy embodiment.

Although they don't come and go on weekdays, there are still a few days a year when the clans in Pingyang Mansion still get together, and this organizer is naturally Zhu Minfan, the auxiliary general.

According to the custom here, the ancestors are to be worshiped on the day of the beginning of winter, and Zhu Minfan is the closest room to the previous Jiaocheng King's lineage, plus his title is also the highest, so this ancestor worship ceremony is currently in charge of his family.

As for the ordinary clan, those who can come will come, and it doesn't matter if they don't come, according to the rules, it is nothing more than a notice. But although Zhu Shencone is young, his seniority is not low, except for a few clans in the Taiyuan Jin Palace, there are few people of the same generation as Zhu Shencone in Pingyang Mansion, so from this point of view, it is normal for the General's Mansion to send a housekeeper to invite Zhu Shencone.

Calculate the time, the day after tomorrow is the beginning of winter, Zhu Shencone nodded and said that he knew, he would definitely go, this is not only a gathering in the sect, but also a good opportunity to inquire about the news, and there is a banquet on the day of worshipping ancestors, the general's mansion is not bad for money, go around in the past and mix up delicious food and drink, how could Zhu Shencone miss such a good thing?