Wei Shu

Mrs. Jiang pulled her daughter closer, straightened Cheng Yuejiao's temple hair with her own hands, touched her shoulder, and asked, "Have you worn enough clothes?"

Cheng Yuejiao didn't speak, just smiled with her eyebrows bent, and Qiu Lu on the side said crisply: "Mrs. Hui, I put on a jacket outside, but the girl said it was hot, so she took it off again."

Jiang took a look and saw that apart from Qiu Lu, there was a young girl who was the same age as her serving, but Wei'er was nowhere to be seen, so she couldn't help frowning: "Where is Wei'er? Why can't I see her? "

Cheng Yuejiao immediately twisted her body and snorted, "I asked her to carry the cage. She has a bigger appetite and strength than others, so she can't eat for nothing."

Jiang shi was startled, but soon she couldn't laugh or cry.

It seems that the daughter really dislikes that girl, and she refuses to let her serve her closely. It's a child's house, and things like this can make trouble.

However, Qiu Lu and the others were only eight or nine years old, young and weak, and not suitable for walking such a long distance, Jiang Shi would not let them accompany them, but ordered them to stay as housekeepers.

As for Chuntao and Chunxing, the two families were all sent to the tea garden in Hejian Prefecture. I am afraid that it will be difficult to use it in the past ten years. Jiang also wrote a letter to several elder brothers in advance, asking them to take care of them. The relationship between master and servant.

"Qiu Lu, go and call Wei'er back." Mrs. Jiang gave orders, seeing her daughter's face drooping, she could only comfort her again:
"We're going to go to your uncle's house first. Your aunt has picked out a girl for you, and we'll take them back with you when the time comes."

As she said that, Jiang's face became stern again, and she said sternly: "There is only one thing, no matter who is picked up this time, you are not allowed to mess around anymore. Just do what you want, if you break the rules again, mother will not agree. "

Upon hearing the first words, Cheng Yuejiao immediately returned annoyed and laughed, only shook Jiang's hand and smiled, but ignored the second half of the sentence.

Jiang Shi knew that she didn't listen at all, but she just shook her head helplessly.

She felt ashamed of this daughter, and she was lenient everywhere, and every time she said that she should teach her strictly, but in the end she couldn't harden her heart, and she had to spend more effort to coax her afterwards.

However, Jiang's talk about returning to Taiyuan was not to coax her daughter, but it was indeed arranged in this way.

The Jiang family was originally from Taiyuan Prefecture, and Jiang’s tea shop also started from the local Taiyuan Prefecture. After three generations, it has just managed to reach the current situation, opened up the east and west roads of Hebei, and became the first large tea shop in the northern part of the Song Dynasty. There are thousands of hectares of tea gardens under the name alone, and there are even good farmland manors, which can be called a powerful party.

When Jiang and Cheng Wei met, it was when Cheng's family was in decline.

The Cheng family was originally a prefect of a county, but it was a pity that Mrs. Cheng passed away early, and Mrs. Cheng was alone. The relatives around her were all red-eyed and wanted to extract money from her. Good or bad, within a few years, the land on hand was sold out.

Fortunately, her three sons were fighting for their strength, and those people were afraid of offending them too much, so they threw away this piece of fat, so they never did everything.

Even so, the old Cheng family's ancestral properties were also stolen and sold a lot, and the old lady Cheng believed their lies and borrowed a lot of silver from outside. In the end, Cheng Ji and Cheng Wei brothers even shared the money for the examination uneven.

And the Jiang family is a well-known village sage in Taiyuan Prefecture. Every year during the big competition, they will donate money to support poor scholars. They are old acquaintances with the Cheng family. Seeing this family getting worse and worse, it is really a bit embarrassing , So he secretly shot down those treacherous people, and donated some property to the Cheng brothers.

Later, when he saw that his son Cheng Wei was a good character, good at both character and learning, Mrs. Jiang made the decision and married off his only daughter.

With the support of the rich and wealthy Yue family, the Jiang family, the life of the Cheng family has become much easier. The youngest son, Cheng Huai, has also studied, and the eldest son, Cheng Ji, had a marriage that had been talked about for a long time.

Three years later, Cheng Ji was admitted to the second-class Jinshi in one fell swoop, and Cheng Wei was even more unpopular. He was actually a first-class Jinshi and ranked first. .

Naturally, the money for the relocation was also paid by the Jiang family.

There was a system in the Song Dynasty, and the children of merchants were not allowed to take the imperial examination, but the Jiang family was too rich. If there were no official children to suppress them, I am afraid that the wealth would not last long.

It is also for this reason that Mrs. Jiang married his daughter to Cheng Wei before he made a fortune, even though he did not like this son in the pool, and the old man's vision was indeed very accurate.

Jiang went to the capital with her husband's family, and later because Cheng Wei was transferred to Zhending as the county magistrate, she also brought her daughter with her.

Their Jiang family had a big business, and they set up property here early on. The family of three used this small courtyard as a separate business, and occasionally came to live in it for a few days.

Later, Cheng Wei was transferred back to Bianliang, and the Zhending county government office couldn't afford to live there. The Jiang family and Cheng Yuejiao lived here for a long time, and the "Chengfu" plaque on the door lintel has never been removed.

Ever since she moved to the capital with her husband, Mrs. Jiang has never returned to her natal home. Over ten years later, she missed her parents Gao Tang very much. Now that this opportunity is rare, she made an agreement with the Cheng family to go back to Taiyuan Mansion to visit relatives first, and then Go along the East Road and pass through Fenshui to the capital.

After all, it was on the way, and it bypassed the Hebei two roads that were plagued by banditry in the past two years. Cheng Wei would not object, but the Jiang family was even more happy. Jiang's elder brother also said in the letter that he would send someone to meet them on the way .

In this way, the journey will be more secure, and the last worry in Jiang's heart will be dissipated.

"Mother... oh no, mother, can Jiaojiao help you walk?"

Her daughter's soft voice rang in her ears, and immediately two catkins grabbed Jiang's arms.

Mrs. Jiang turned her mind back, seeing her daughter smiling like a flower, she couldn't help laughing, and stepped out of the courtyard door first, holding her arm.

Who would have thought that he only took two steps, when there was a sudden exclamation from outside, and immediately there was a commotion, which was also mixed with the neighing of horses.

The entire alley is only owned by the Cheng family's carriage. Jiang Shi heard this, and immediately stopped in her steps, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant:
"What's the matter? Why is it so noisy?"

There was no rest this early in the morning, no matter how good-tempered she was, she was already a little angry at this moment.

The two young servants knew the trick, and immediately ran down, and after a while, they led the steward Jiang Shun back quickly.

That Jiang Shun has a white face with a slight beard and a fat body. Now he is walking forward while wiping the sweat from his forehead, and the clothes on his back are also a little wet, which shows that he has been very busy this morning.

"What's the matter?" Before he could get close, Jiang asked aloud, with a very ugly expression on his face.

The auspicious time was almost here, and she really didn't want to hear any more surprises.

Jiang Fu quickly walked a few steps forward and said respectfully:
"Mrs. Hui, it's an old beggar who doesn't know where he came from. He bumped into our convoy suddenly, and several bodyguards have already chased him away."