4 Chapter 4
The husband and wife went out of the room side by side.
As soon as he came out, Cui Yunzhao saw the familiar plump woman.
Huo Tan's mother, Lin's name is Xiugu, she looks very ordinary, she is still a little fat, and she looks a little big and round.
But her almond eyes were very good, and she looked bright and bright.
With just one face, Lin Xiugu dragged Cui Yunzhao back into her memory.
In her previous life, everyone said that Aunt Lin Xiu had a good life.
She was originally a peasant girl, and she fled to Qiyang at the age of sixteen, when Huo's father Huo Zhan had just joined the army and was just a small soldier.
It was a difficult time, Lin Xiugu was doing chores in the embroidery workshop, she didn't know how to needlework, but she had a lot of strength, so she did the work of washing and changing the water.
Later, there were mountain bandits in the city, Huo Zhan rescued her, and the two became a family from then on.
Huo Zhan is quite capable.
In his early years, he followed Hou Chen Pei's southern and northern wars, and slowly relied on his military merits to become a section official from Changxing, and later slowly rose to the rank of general.
In the first year of Jingde of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he had been promoted to the history of Qiyang Thorn and was a six-rank military attachΓ©.
The assassin of the outer feudal town is not an important official position, but he is also a well-known officer in the military town, and the grade of the sixth rank makes the Huo family directly from an ordinary military household to a military general family, and his identity jumps directly.
In the sixth year of the reign of Hou Chen Hongzhi, the current saint Pei Ye directly rebelled, overthrew the absurd rule of the late Emperor of Hou Chen, directly changed the Yuan, and established the Zhou Dynasty.
Now that the year and the moon are broken, the military generals are hegemonic, the power is against the bottom, whoever can win will be the emperor, Huo Zhan is also lucky, he joined the army in the Pei family army in his early years, so in the first year of Jingde, he directly served as the Qiyang assassin and led the infantry to lead the Qiyang army.
It's a pity that Houchen fell apart at that time, and the families were fighting, and Huo Zhan sacrificed his life for the country in a battle.
The originally rising military general family has since collapsed.
The Huo family had only one son Huo Zhan at that time, and there was no one in the army except him, so after Huo Zhan died on the battlefield, the Huo family was completely helpless.
Huo Tan was only fifteen years old that year.
This fifteen-year-old young man, even when he found Guo Ziqian, the envoy of Qiyang Jiedu, said that he was willing to follow in his father's footsteps and become a sergeant.
The Huo family is a military household, and Huo Tan either joined the militia at the age of sixteen, or took the initiative to find his way, and there was no other way to go.
He was very bold.
Cui Yunzhao recalled this, and suddenly remembered the words of the ministers in his previous life praising Huo Tan.
The saint has been decisive since he was a child, and the holy ancestor passed away, so he took the initiative to join the army, and since then he has fought for a way for himself.
Its destiny is returned, and he was born to be a talent, and the purple gold shines on the top, so that he now dominates the mountains and rivers.
Just when Cui Yunzhao recalled, Huo Tan had already spoken to his mother Lin Xiugu.
He stepped forward and grabbed his mother's arm rather improperly, smiled at her and said, "Ah Niang, it's not five poles in the sun, it's three poles in the sun." β
"Oh, and also, it's not courtesy, it's courtesy."
"Who taught you this?"
Seeing her son's hippie smiling face, the chubby woman's apricot eyes hooked, and immediately reached out to twist his arm.
"Stinky boy, what are you talking about? Dare to choreograph your mother? β
She swept her eyes at the quiet and virtuous fairy beside her son, just like the beautiful fairy in the painting, and couldn't help but glare at her son.
"Lady, I've been reading for a few days!"
She held her head high, like a big white goose trying to argue for herself, with an indescribable pride and funny.
Cui Yunzhao almost didn't laugh out loud.
But she also knew that she couldn't lose the face of her mother-in-law, so she endured it, and only smiled softly at Aunt Lin Xiu.
"Say hello to my mother, good morning, mother."
Her voice is gentle and soft, with a sweet taste, like the fragrance of osmanthus in autumn, the fragrance is overflowing but not warm.
made Aunt Lin Xiu, who was still babbling, unable to say a word.
Huo Tan also glanced at her unexpectedly.
When this marriage was first decided, everyone said that the two of them were not a good match, one was a decisive military family, and the other was a well-informed lady, how could they live together.
Huo Tan also felt that he couldn't go together.
But since yesterday, this Cui woman's words and deeds have been so interesting, she said that she was afraid, but her eyes were full of eager light.
Huo Tan wanted to remind her that her acting skills didn't seem to be so good, but that little appearance was so funny that he hadn't seen enough of it, so he was reluctant to remind her.
At this moment, Cui Yunzhao is still like an ordinary daughter-in-law to greet his mother-in-law.
"Mother, it's not too early, let's go and say hello to grandmother."
Lin Xiugu slapped her forehead suddenly, only to hear a snap, and imprinted a big red mark on her forehead.
Huo Tan: "......"
Before Huo Tan could speak, he saw his mother grab Cui Yunzhao's hand, pull her and walk forward quickly.
"Yes, yes, everyone in the family has arrived, hurry up, the old lady will be unhappy again if she goes late."
Cui Yunzhao could only lift the hem of his skirt and trot behind her.
Huo Tan has a big pace, he doesn't need to run to keep up, he thought that Cui Yunzhao would be bored with all this in front of him, but when he turned his head, he found that she only had a blush on her face.
The red was like the morning glow on the horizon, smearing a moving color on her pale face.
Huo Tan couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips.
The brothers are right, the newlyweds are indeed in an excellent mood.
The Huo family is not big.
In the early years, the Huo family has always been in Qiyang, and after Huo's father became the assassin, Guo Ziqian was rewarded with a mansion, and the Huo family's life was also thriving.
It's a pity that Huo's father died early, and he died in battle before he had time to enjoy the glory and wealth.
However, because he died in battle, the court also gave him a generous pension.
In these years, if a man dares to go out and work hard, as long as he doesn't die, he can probably earn a family business for his family.
Therefore, although Huo's father is gone, the Huo family's family still has it, which is enough for the family to drink old snacks.
After Huo Tan joined the army, he accumulated military exploits all the way, and because of his excellent performance and courage and strategy, he was slowly promoted to the rank of military envoy.
It's just that his official position was transferred, and he changed from Qiyang to Boling, Huo Tan was directly in charge, and the family moved to Boling.
Because Huo Tan was too heroic, the defense of Boling made Lu Mingji reward this set of mansions that were not too big in Lotus Flower Lane.
Huo's house is a courtyard with two spans on the left and right, and when you come in from the gate, there is a shadow wall without carving, and behind the shadow wall is the main house and two wings in the east and west.
Behind the shadow wall, a moon door was opened, which could lead to the East Courtyard.
The East Cross Courtyard has always been Huo Tan's solitary residence, so Cui Yunzhao and Huo Tan's new house is also here, and it is separated from the main house by a door.
At this time, the door of the main room was open, and there were several people standing or sitting inside, and the two chairs at the top were empty, and it was obvious that the old lady had not yet come.
Lin Xiugu breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did she realize that she had been pinching her daughter-in-law's thin wrist, and couldn't help but smile embarrassedly: "Okay, let's go in and wait, it's cold outside." β
Her voice was loud, and this sentence attracted the attention of everyone in the door.
Cui Yunzhao was not familiar with them in his previous life, so he had a better relationship with Huo Tan's younger sister, so he was not very nervous.
Cui Yunzhao followed Lin Xiugu into the main house and stood beside Huo Tan very obediently.
The population of the Huo family is simple.
Huo Zhan is an only son, his father died in the early years because of the war, and only his widowed mother was left to pull him to grow up.
Later, Lin Xiugu and Huo Zhan got married, and the two raised a total of five children.
"Wait a minute, I'll go and ask my grandmother."
The one who spoke was Huo Tan's eldest sister, named Huo Xinzhi, who was twenty-two this year and was widowed at home because her husband died in battle.
Sister Huo is a tall and thin figure, with a long and thin face, which looks a little mean.
Her voice was also cold and a little oozing.
Lin Xiugu hurriedly said, "Zhiniang, go quickly, Liu girl, go and get the hot tea." β
is the same as Cui Yunzhao's memory, after she married into the Huo family, both sides were actually very uncomfortable, Lin Xiugu generally didn't call her daughter-in-law much, only let her children do things, even the tea for today's tea was cooked in advance by Huo Xinzhi and Huo Tan's little sister Huo Xinliu.
That's good, too.
Because in less than half a year, they will also move out of this cramped house.
Cui Yunzhao stood quietly beside Huo Tan, and suddenly felt a curious gaze.
She raised her head slightly, and saw that the young man sitting on the side was looking at her curiously.
The young man is born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is very gratifying, he doesn't look much like Huo Tan, but he is still good-looking.
Cui Yunzhao naturally remembered him.
Who wouldn't know the world-famous loyal general Huo Chengzhang.
It's just that at this moment, the general is still a little kid.
Now Huo Chengzhang is just thirteen years old, he has not grown yet, and his stature is shorter than Cui Yunzhao, and he still looks like a child.
He was not surprised to see Cui Yunzhao looking back at her, but he just grinned at her.
It looks very lively.
Sitting next to him was a smaller boy.
Because he was born frail and sickly, he looked very thin, and he looked like he was only six or seven years old.
But Cui Yunzhao knew that Huo Chengpu was eight years old.
With just one face, he saw everyone in the family.
Suddenly, a sharp voice sounded: "Oh, Miss Qianjin is really pompous, what time has it been, and I just remembered to give tea to the elders." β
No, not everyone.
There is also an old lady who has the most headache for Cui Yunzhao in the family, and she has just made a grand appearance at this moment.
The old lady was widowed at a young age, and sent away her husband, son and eldest grandson successively, and she has experienced too many things in her life, and her experience is actually very rich.
But she is really mean, and Cui Yunzhao often doesn't know how to answer some words.
Like now.
Lin Xiugu and Huo Xinzhi helped her sit on the main seat one by one, and then sat down separately, Lin Xiugu immediately said: "Mother, Jiulang and the two of them have been waiting for a long time, and they came early in the morning." β
Cui Yunzhao was a little surprised by her maintenance.
But before she could speak, the mean old lady with slender eyebrows and eyes opened her mouth: "Hey, who doesn't know that your family has climbed a high branch and married the Cui daughter that everyone wants to marry, how can you become an emperor if you marry the Cui girl?" β
"Then do I still want to call you the queen mother?"
Cui Yunzhao: "......"
Hey, that's right.
Although Huo Tan reconciled with her in his previous life, he eventually became the emperor, so from this point of view, it is indeed true.
But just say it in private, and say it so arrogantly, I'm really afraid that one head will not be enough to cut off.
Lin Xiugu was so silent by her that she didn't dare to say anything, but Huo Tan frowned slightly.
"Grandmother, don't discuss political affairs in vain, how can you disrespect the royal family like this."
Huo Tan's tone was very peaceful, and he was just talking about things, who would have expected that the old lady glanced at him and inadvertently saw the delicate and gentle daughter.
"Look at you, I don't know what my surname is when I marry a daughter, and I come to contradict your grandmother," the old lady covered her chest, "Our family is an ordinary military household, and we can't climb that high branch, I said it a long time ago, if you marry your cousin, you just won't listen to me." β
"The family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate."
There are people who say such frustrating things on their wedding day, this old lady is used to being powerful in the Huo family, and Huo Tan is not as good as she wants, so she married a granddaughter-in-law she didn't want, and splashed it in front of the newlyweds.
In such a scene, Cui Yunzhao can't speak.
But she didn't take it to heart at all.
Because someone will speak.
Sure enough, Huo Xinzhi suddenly spoke: "Grandmother, have you made enough trouble?" If you have enough trouble, let the eldest brother and daughter-in-law serve tea. β
The old lady kept her mouth shut.