Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 17 Aunt Returns
Although he was born a squire and landowner in the south of the Yangtze River, he was humble and polite, possessing both political integrity and talent.

The old Duke thought that this young man was a good young man and his parents were quite well-known, so he betrothed his youngest daughter to Yuan Boxheng.

The madam greeted her son-in-law and focused her eyes on the two identical grandsons in front of her.

"Brother Sheng, Brother Hao, come to grandma and let grandma take a good look at it."

The two children were just five years old after the Chinese New Year. They were so beautiful, with big eyes, cute little noses, and baby fat on their faces that their hearts melted.

The two of them were not afraid of being stared at by everyone. When they heard their grandmother's call, they both came into her arms.

"Grandma, can you tell who is the elder brother and who is the younger brother?" a child asked the lady.

You brat, you are playing tricks like this again to tease people, Tang Jinglin cursed in her heart.

"I couldn't tell the difference just now. As soon as you spoke, grandma knew. You are my younger brother Hao, right?" the wife said to her grandson with great interest.

The child's face wrinkled up as soon as it fell down, and the grandmother actually guessed it right.

"Okay, your grandma won't be able to resist your little tricks." Tang Jinglin broke her son's fantasy.

"Come here and give gifts to your uncle, aunt, cousin, and cousin." Tang Jinglin urged her sons.

Tang Jinglin and his wife, together with their two sons, saluted and said hello to their brother and sister-in-law. The cousins ​​also greeted each other, and it was over after a quarter of an hour.

The three brothers Rong Guogong took their uncle Yuan Bozheng to the study, while Tang Jinglin and her sons stayed at the dowager's place to talk.

"Lin'er, you wrote before that my uncle is going back to Beijing to report on his work, but do you want to stay in Kyoto?" Mrs. Tai asked her daughter.

If possible, Mrs. Tai certainly hopes that her daughter and her family will stay in Kyoto.

It had only been four years since my daughter married her son-in-law, and she took her two grandsons, who were just over one year old, with her husband to take office in other places. They were gone for three years.

The daughter who has been doted on since childhood has been away from Beijing for so long, and neither mother nor daughter can see her. It is difficult to relieve the feeling of missing her daughter just by relying on letters.

"Bo Zheng hasn't decided yet. We'll make a decision after discussing it with my brothers."

Tang Jinglin also wanted to stay in Kyoto and often come to her mother's side to fulfill her filial piety, but her husband's future could not be delayed, and she did not want the couple to be separated.

"My nephews and nieces have grown up so much that I almost can't recognize them anymore." Tang Jinglin called her nephews and nieces to come forward and gave them a meeting gift one by one according to their age.

After chatting for a while, Tang Wensong, as the eldest brother, led a group of brothers out and left three generations of women's soldiers in the hall.

"Sister-in-law, Sister Xuan is already 15 years old. She is slim and graceful with picturesque features. She is becoming more and more beautiful as she grows older." Tang Jinglin looked at her eldest niece and praised her.

"Sister, please stop boasting, this girl can't even reach heaven." Ms. Liu said modestly.

"Sister-in-law is just too humble. I think the older Sister Xuan is, the more similar she is to Sister Lin. They are both beauties." The third wife, Xiao Shao, grew up with her cousin and sister-in-law since childhood, and they are very familiar with her.

"That's right, sister-in-law. Our sister Xuan is the first among the sisters in terms of looks and talents." The second wife, Mrs. Zhang, also agreed.

Among the sisters-in-law, the Liu family came from a scholarly family in Yunzhou, and the younger Shao family came from the Pingjin Marquis Mansion, the wife's natal family. However, the Zhang family came from a relatively low family background, and her father was a third-rank Taichang Temple minister who was in charge of sacrifices.

Although Mrs. Liu was modest in words, she believed deeply in her heart.

As the eldest daughter of the Duke's family, my daughter is dignified in appearance and outstanding in talent. She is indeed the leader among the sisters.

"Bingxuan, thank you aunt and uncle for your compliments." Tang Bingxuan stood up and saluted the elders gracefully. Sister Xuan is a good woman, a good candidate to be the mistress of the house, Tang Jinglin thought to herself.

Tang Jinglin looked at Tang Bingqing again, "I heard that Sister Qing loves to read. I collected a few poetry collections from Jiangnan. I will open the box and send them to you soon."

"Thank you, aunt." Tang Bingqing smiled happily, like a flower in bud.

"Second sister-in-law, don't be too restrictive about your niece. Go out and walk around more."

"I'm holding her captive there. I wish she could hang out with her sisters more often. Every time my sisters don't go to her, they won't go out." The second wife was also helpless about her daughter's good reading skills.

"I happen to be in Kyoto these days. If nothing happens, I'll let my nieces come to my place to play." Tang Jinglin invited.

Before Yuan Bozheng and Tang Jinglin got married, they bought a three-bedroom house in Kyoto. Yuan Bozheng's parents could not leave their hometown, so they and Yuan Bozheng's second brother's family still stayed in their hometown in the south of the Yangtze River.

The courtyard where the couple and their two young children lived in Sanjin was quite spacious.

Tang Jinglin looked at Tang Bingyu again, "Sister Yu is a quirky, lively and cute little girl. She is more lovable than the brat."

"I also think it is, our Brother Hong is not as considerate as Sister Yu. The brat runs out when nothing happens and doesn't like to stay with mother." The third lady, Xiao Shao, complained.

"Mother!" Tang Bingyu was a little shy.

"Your aunt praised you, why don't you thank her." Xiao Shao reminded his daughter.

"Thank you, aunt, for the compliment."

"Aunt, the pearl flowers you gave me are so beautiful, thank you, aunt." Before Tang Jinglin could say anything, Tang Bingyan quickly thanked her to avoid being teased.

"It seems I made a mistake. It turns out that you are the weirdest little girl." Tang Jinglin still kept teasing her niece.

"Well, you girl still can't change your narrow-minded habits. It seems that your son-in-law really loves you as his daughter." The madam pointed at her daughter and saw her living comfortably, feeling comforted in her heart.

"The weather is bad. It is estimated that the spring rain will come in the evening. You will stay at home today. You can go home after your mother's birthday party tomorrow." Mrs. Liu said to her sister-in-law.

"I had this idea in mind, but my sister-in-law was considerate of me and spoke first." Tang Jinglin acted coquettishly towards Mrs. Liu.

When Mrs. Liu got married, her sister-in-law was only five or six years old. She could be considered as having watched Tang Jinglin grow up, becoming both mother and sister-in-law.

Because Mrs. Tai's birthday is tomorrow, Tang Wenyun and Tang Wenbai also took leave from Yunshan Academy and returned home this morning.

The brothers took the twins out of Songhe Hall and went to Mingyue Xiaozhu to play.

The two brothers looked the same, and today they wore the same clothes and accessories, so they started playing the guessing game again.

The two stood in front of the cousins, with the same movements and expressions. Xiaosi and Xiaowu couldn't guess it, and Tang Wenbo was not sure either. Only Tang Wensong and Tang Wenyun knew it.

The two brothers were very happy to see that no one could guess who they were.

Although they were little cousins, Tang Wensong didn't tolerate them and directly pointed out who the two brothers were.

"We just came back, and no one is familiar with it. How did my cousin guess it?" The two brothers were very confused.

(End of this chapter)