Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 394, New Year

The King of Jin Kingdom stared blankly at the little figure of his only daughter walking away, but he hadn't reacted yet.

The princess picked a good day. Yuan Hui took her little friends to study in the imperial school, and then went to study at home schools everywhere. The team of little friends grew stronger. If everyone arrived, dozens of carriages walking on the street.

He Ning saw it once, and when he went home, he fell down with a smile: "I saw the lantern on the princess' mansion from afar, and I knew it was Sister Hui, haha, we haven't seen Princess Youchang in the past two years in Beijing." Street, and I have never heard that the princess loves to go out. You and Yanyan have never seen the green bamboo, and they all stopped at Tongyunju in the end, and the shopkeeper came out to greet him in person."

Luzhu and Yanyan pretended to be full of admiration, and then let out a burst of joy.

Soon it will be the twelfth lunar month, every family is busy with the New Year, and the highnesses who are out of Beijing on business take turns to return to Beijing. In the middle of the night at Shisanlipu, the team of Prince Wei's son Tang Wei came again.

"My son, it's past the third watch, rest here for the night, and I just return to Beijing tomorrow." The person I followed replied.

Tang Wei shook his head: "Not good, I will return to Beijing early tomorrow morning, and the answer will be in the afternoon. There are two urgent matters in the business that we have to return to. If we answer in the morning, we will have time to deal with it in the same day. It is only thirty miles away, and it will last a while." One night, let's continue on our way."

Everyone has nothing to say, the weather is cold and the road is hard, but they have worked hard when they go out of Beijing for business. The [-]-mile journey went to Beijing early in the morning. The hardest person was Tang Wei. He rode on the road like everyone else. I am about to enter the palace to answer, and the people I follow can go back to their rooms to rest.

This is all the way to the Jingmen, Wang Shizi has the privilege to call open the Jingmen, they don't have to wait, but the snow is difficult to walk, it was just five o'clock when they arrived at the city gate, so they don't need to use their privileges to go directly to Beijing, Wei Wangfu gate When they got off their horses, Tang Zhi thanked them for their hard work, so that they didn't have to greet King Wei and went straight to their rooms.

Tang said that he communicated with Beijing on the way, so Youzhen knew that his wife and daughter were going to Beijing, and arranged them in three houses outside the second gate. Follow the path.

Two people walked in front, one tall and the other very short, holding a lantern, which shone slightly on their bodies.

You Zhen knew that this was the reflection of the jewelry, and wondered that there was no particularly young child in the Wei Palace, and the Princess Tang Ling was also at the age of marriage, so such a small child should be a relative who came to the Palace.

He subconsciously hid behind a nearby tree, preparing to wait for these two people to pass by. When he went back to his room to see his wife, he heard a cheerful little voice: "Father, father, are you back?"

Running with small steps, the short one rushed in front of him, snow skiing headlong towards Youzheng.

You Zhen heard that it was her daughter's voice, and when she hugged her to look at it, she couldn't help being surprised, the jewel on the head, and the two jewel pendants swinging on the small ears, is this still Sister Ting?

After seeing her daughter's gorgeous dress, You Jian realized that she hadn't seen her for two years, and sister Ting had grown much taller.

"So early, where are you going?" You Zhen asked.

Sister You Ting smiled: "Sister Hui will pick me up to school, it's almost time, I'll come out early and wait for her, lest she wait for me."

There was the sound of a carriage in the wind and snow, and Sister Ting cheered: "Sister Hui is here, Dad, let's see if I came out in time, the clock is right today."

You Zhen turned around and saw a carriage carrying the lantern from the princess' mansion, and a running boy followed beside the carriage.

The curtain of the car opened, and another little head full of jewels stuck out, Yuan Hui smiled and said, "Uncle You Shi is back, are you coming? Sister Ting and I are going out for breakfast."

A small head full of precious stones protruded from behind Yuan Hui, and you knew that this was the little county princess Yongyi. She was sister Hui's inseparable little partner, and she followed Yuan Hui when she came home.

You Zhen asked, "Where do you go for breakfast so early?"

"Turn left from Liuhua shop at the front door. There is a small alley where breakfast is especially delicious. It's not easy for us to know. A classmate from Fu University's family school just told us yesterday."

You Zhen thought about it, he was busy with business every day, anyway, he didn't know, and he had no reason to stop him, so he said hello and carried his daughter into the car.

Sister Ting called him again: "Father, look at my lanterns, sister Xiu gave each of us one."

It was a glazed lantern, it was fine in snow and wind, as long as it didn't fall.

Youzheng praised the lantern for its goodness, and told his daughter to use it with care. He watched the carriage go out from the nearest corner gate, and returned to his room to see his wife.

The husband and wife have been separated for two years. Li Shi was very happy to see her, but she couldn't care less about it: "Tell me what's going on. You asked Sister Xiu for the outfit of Sister Ting? How could you do that?" .”

In the new episode, Lai would say a few angry words before explaining.Today she was not angry, and pulled You to another room: "Look at these big and small cages, I'm going to show you too."

You Zhen put on a stern face: "You can't collect things indiscriminately? Giving and accepting bribes is a serious crime."

Li couldn't help laughing: "You're not here, who bribed me? These are all because you worshiped a good teacher, and Sister Ting followed Sister Hui."

She said it in detail, there were rewards from the princess and Princess Wei, from Su Wang's mansion and Jin Guojun's mansion, Yuanxiu gave only one-tenth of it, and Yan Yan's shop received new clothes, and she also gave it to her. Sister Hui and Ting made a few pieces.

The room is warm, and I thought I was tired when I came in. I wanted to catch up on sleep, but after listening to it, I was silent for a long time: "The teacher treats me as much as a mountain." He took a nap for a while, and then went to work in the study again. King Wei forced him to accompany him for a few days Wife, You Jian just came back.

King Wei was even more satisfied with him, and smiled to himself: "Yuan Tianjin is really interesting, his student is very interesting, it would be even better if there are a few more students to send me."

Tang said that when he came out of the palace, he got rewards and praises. King Wei ordered to give money to reward those who were with his son, especially not the first one, but ranked first.

When Yuan Xiu heard about it the next day, he also felt radiant.

Yun Zhan came back on the night of the New Year's Eve. The princess did not open the main hall this New Year, and the side hall was full of people. The gentlemen who worked in the study of the Duke and his son, the whole family of officials, and the whole family who came to pay homage this year were also invited. Scholars who stayed in Beijing.

The couple did not have the good mood of last year and the year before. Only the Duke went to the side hall to drink wine and came back soon. In the princess's room, the couple brought their daughter-in-law Yuanxiu to drink to watch the new year. play and sing.

Saying "Your Majesty is back", Yuan Xiu's mind moved to the outside of the curtain, and got up to meet the hasty footsteps, the princess looked amused.You can see Yun Zhan approaching through the curtain, and there are many things you can see through the curtain. The young couple hug each other and can't help but overflow the room through the bead curtain.

The Duke Protector said leisurely: "Is this your main house?"

The princess smiled and said, "That's not enough to drive them back to their room."

The young couple came in, and Yun Zhan greeted him. When the couple saw their son in good spirits, they waved their hands and smiled: "You came back just in time. Take your wife back to the room. Your own daughter-in-law, you accompany yourself."

Yun Zhan also blushed, and when Yuan Xiu looked down at the ground, the roots of his ears were purple.

Yun Zhan held the jug, asked Yuan Xiu to hold the wine glass, and toasted his parents calmly. After the toast, the young couple pretended to talk for a while, thinking they were taking their leave in a calm manner.

The bead curtain fell, and the princess curled her lips: "The son is like the Duke, and he can pretend."

The Lord Protector laughed and said, "Forget it, let's not pretend, how about having a drink in the hall."

The princess said: "I'm not pretending, and I'm not afraid of being suspected. I just want to drink in the room."

The Lord Protector pulled her up: "Who doesn't know how happy you are talking? Remember when you used to feast thousands of people, have you forgotten?"

The princess said: "Hey, maybe I'm old. People with sons can talk about happiness."

Duke Hu laughed: "So you gave it to the prince when he pretended to be? You gave it to the prince, so you are not very happy to talk about it."

The princess was speechless, she heheed twice, and followed the Duke Protector.

In the main room of Duke Huguo's mansion, the young couple are stuck together like glue, and they don't want to be separated for a moment. Yun Zhan changes clothes together, takes a bath together, and after dinner, the husband and wife drink together to watch the year, taking it for granted that they are also together.

There are endless things to talk about, Yuan Hui's recent pride, the bacon sent from Yanyan's shop, the farm with a half-acre of land produced more than a dozen pigs, and the cured bacon was the first to be given to Yuan Xiu.

Yun Zhan praised Yuanxiu for taking good care of Yanyan. After hearing this, Yuanxiu liked her eldest son even more. She really loved him.

Yuan Lian and Zheng Liugen, sons-in-law, are well-behaved in the side hall to help and accompany guests. Yuan Hui, Yong Yi, and sister Ting are in Su Wang's mansion, accompanying Princess Jing'an to watch the new year. The four of them can't play cards and eat by throwing dice , waiting for the arrival of the new year.

There are also food and drink in Yanyan's store to keep the New Year's Eve, and the store is still open, leaving lamps and candles for the scholars who come to study. Looking back on this year, the store is full of joy.

This year is going to pass again, sisters Yuanxiu, Yanyan and Luzhu are doing well.

There are also people who have a bad life, such as Guo Shi, the third grandma of the Yuan family in Xinji.

On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year's Day, Mrs. Guo said that she was leaving some important relatives, and hired a car to Guo Li's house as if fleeing. Guo Li was overjoyed to see her: "Your old man is back?"

During the twelfth lunar month, Guo Li visited Yuan's house many times in the name of visiting the Guo family. Until yesterday, he still drank a bowl of tea at Yuan's house, and finally left disgruntled.

Seeing the question, Mrs. Guo sighed, "I told you a long time ago that I won't come back this year, why don't you believe me?"

Guo Li said: "Then why did you come out? You didn't entertain guests at home on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and you didn't come back on the second day of the Lunar New Year."

Guo became angry: "Don't you know, I can't live in that house."

Guo Li's wife was also angry: "Grandma, we don't owe you anything, but you owe us. Without your good father-in-law, we are still in office."

Guo sneered: "Who owes whom, haven't you figured it out yet! If my cousin didn't collect the money, I would still be in office now."

Guo Li pulled his wife away. After all, he didn't dare to offend Mrs. Guo, and asked his wife to pack up the food and drink for Mrs. Guo to eat. He listened to Mrs. Guo's complaints.

Mrs. Guo couldn't bear it anymore: "Those old men are so annoying. They live in my house and dare to mock me."

Guo Li said: "Why get angry with your father-in-law's old friends, you are a daughter-in-law, just give them a smile and it's over."

When Guo was in a hurry, he took out a handful of banknotes from his sleeve and put them on the table. Guo Li's wife brought the food and saw Suan Liu: "Grandma, what you said yourself, your father-in-law sent you back, and besides the money, I will take your money away." It's all charged, where did you come from?"

Guo Shi said: "I didn't lie to you. On the day I came back, I didn't have any money on me. These are the share of the land in my family's public account this year."

Guo Li's wife's eyes widened: "Your family, how can your family have so many fields? Your niece's dowry is a lot, but I also heard that your father-in-law didn't stay, it was all in your niece's dowry. Tsk tsk, It was her own idea that she left you the glazed cup. I thought your family made a fortune from this, so why not buy Xinji, I asked the real estate agent, and they all said that there will be no major land sales this year."

Guo said: "Look, you said the same thing."

Guo Li's wife became even more curious: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Mrs. Guo said angrily: "My second sister-in-law didn't know how much money was hidden. When I first came home, she asked sister Hui to give me a few years' share. I saw a lot. Think about how many years the share is Maybe it’s like this together. This year only divides me for one year, so I can see that it’s wrong.”

The hand dial pulled down the bank note: "Help me do the math, the family's land has not been increased, how can I get more money this year, this amount is not small, an extra few hundred taels, it is better than being an official."

Guo Li also felt uncomfortable hearing this, and hurriedly said: "Then you ask her. You ask us, how do we know."

Guo Shi said: "I asked, and the second sister-in-law said that this is the share of the three-bedroom business for me this year. I asked her where the shop is, but she couldn't answer."

Guo Li's wife quickly interjected: "I don't want you to interfere, so you don't know."

Mrs. Guo clapped her hands together: "You should think so, right? I think so. Second sister-in-law is not allowed to leave, just explain it to me. There is a shop at home, and I have a share in the third room. Second sister-in-law refuses to say goodbye." If you want to turn against me, turn against me, turn against me, whoever is afraid of the other. The old men who live in the house, a half-blind man named Luo Xingzi, another Old Gu, another Old Zhou, and another Old Lu, all said that I was wrong. Said Sister Hui's housekeeper, you have something to write to Beijing to ask Sister Hui, "

Guo Li's wife immediately interrupted again: "Your brother came back and told me that I felt it was wrong a long time ago. A half-old child is not at home yet, so what can she do in charge of the house. You, auntie, you are no match for your second sister-in-law."

Mrs. Guo looked at her directly: "Then what should I do now?"

Guo Li's wife blurted out that it had nothing to do with us, but when she looked at the bank notes on the table, she was so jealous that she also looked at Guo Li.

Who would think that there is too much money? After Guo Li lost his official position, he only had income from his family's farmland. He took a deep breath: "My sister asked me to come forward and talk to your second grandma."

"Brother, I only have you as my mother's family. You know my family. My father is bookish, and my brother doesn't care about me. Besides, the second sister-in-law spends money but is also a human being. Is there any money for my family during the New Year? Don't give away anything, my father will never trust the second sister-in-law's shop with money and money."

Mrs. Guo said angrily: "No one is at home in the big house now, and he won't be back in a short time. My father-in-law has no choice but to pick up my third house as an official. Sister Xiu is from the big house. Does he dare to pick up the big brother's job? Two If there is no one to help me with my sister-in-law's shop, I am not her opponent."

(End of this chapter)