Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 18 The Yuan family and his son
"My aunt wrote that, of your two brothers, the eldest is quiet and the second is lively." Tang Wensong explained.

"The most obvious thing is: the second child Yuan Hao has a red mole on his earlobe, but the eldest Yuan Sheng does not. When you were young, I touched the red mole on Yuan Hao's earlobe." Tang Wensong continued to answer questions.

The eldest brother Yuan Sheng looks like a bun filled with sesame seeds at first glance. His younger brother takes the lead in everything, but he participates in it every time. The second eldest brother, Yuan Hao, is lively but simple-minded.

After this episode, the cousins ​​immediately became familiar with each other.

Two brothers, Tang Wensong and Tang Wenyun, were playing chess in the pavilion. Tang Wenbai took Xiao Si, Xiao Wu and his twin brothers to play shuttlecock.

Although Tang Wenbai is not good at martial arts, his body is relatively flexible and he can kick a lot of shuttlecocks in a lot of ways. This is probably one of his few advantages.

The twin brothers looked at their third cousin with admiration for being so good at shuttlecock, which made Tang Wenbo feel that he was not useless.

"Third cousin, my second uncle's first cousin is also good at shuttlecock. When my first cousin comes to Kyoto another day, you can compete to see who is the best!" Yuan Hao clapped his hands and said excitedly.

Your cousin won't be able to enter Beijing for a while, Tang Wensong complained in his heart.

The two brothers Xiaosi and Xiaowu have been learning martial arts from their master for the past two years. They are stable and flexible in the lower body, and they can kick better than the twin brothers.

Two brothers, Yuan Sheng and Yuan Hao, are five years old this year. However, the Yuan family is a squire and landlord family, and Yuan Boxheng is from a literary background, so the two brothers did not find a martial arts master to learn martial arts.

Knowing that their cousins ​​could learn martial arts, they were very envious and decided to beg their grandmother to let them stay in the Duke's Mansion to practice martial arts with their cousins.

When they were tired from playing shuttlecock, the children took a rest, and Tang Wenbo took some of his younger brothers to play hutong.

Although Yuan Sheng has never practiced martial arts, his accuracy is very good, and he can throw more shots than Tang Wenzhu; Yuan Hao and Tang Wenhong are evenly matched, and neither of them can hit the mark; Tang Wenbai, on the other hand, is obviously very good at kicking shuttlecocks, but his accuracy in throwing pots is not as good as Yuan Hao's , and was heckled by his brothers. For a time, Mingyue Xiaozhu was filled with the laughter of children.

Yuan Bozheng and several uncles and uncles were sitting in Duke Rong's outer study room talking. They had not seen each other for three years, and they were a little more mature.

"Bo Zheng, three years ago you went to a small county in the south of the Yangtze River to be a county magistrate. Do you want to stay in Kyoto and serve as a county magistrate when you come back?" Rong Guogong asked his brother-in-law about his intention to stay in the capital.

My little sister has been playful and cute since she was a child, and she is sweet-tongued and can coax people. Her parents and brothers love her very much. She has an innocent temperament, but she is not arrogant.

After living abroad with my brother-in-law for three years, I helped my brother-in-law take care of the house, and my temperament has obviously become much more stable.

As the elder brother, he definitely hopes that his sister and his family will stay in Kyoto. The family will see each other frequently. The mother does not need to worry too much, but she must also listen to her brother-in-law's wishes.

"When I left Beijing for overseas study, I didn't want to stay in the Hanlin Academy to gain qualifications. Although I was excellent in the three-year political performance test, I still wanted to see if there were any suitable vacancies when I returned to Kyoto."

After listening to Yuan Bozheng's words, Duke Rong Guo would stay in Kyoto and serve in Kyoto if there was a suitable vacancy.

"Second brother, do you have any news about civil service vacancies?"

Although Rong Guogong is the second-rank Minister of the Ministry of War, his positions in the civilian and military military systems are clear. It is not as good as the second master in the civil service system who knows more about his brother-in-law's positions.

The second master lowered his head and thought for a while, then said to Yuan Bozheng: "Right now, among the sixth-rank official positions, Honglu Temple Prime Minister and Guanglu Temple Office are vacant. Which one do you want, brother-in-law?"

"Honglu Temple is responsible for receiving foreign guests, and usually has less affairs, so it is relatively relaxed. Guanglu Temple is responsible for banquets, and the affairs are trivial and easy to cause problems." The second master analyzed.

"Thank you, second brother, for your suggestion. Bo Zheng will consider it for a few days before replying to you."

Among the few people, Mr. Tang San was the most careless, looking like it had nothing to do with him and just leisurely drinking tea and eating snacks. After talking about Yuan Bozheng's appointment, the topics that followed were more relaxed, and they were all about trivial matters such as raising children and raising children.

Third Master is very knowledgeable about eating and playing, so the children like him more.

"Brother, mother and I have already agreed that after mother's birthday is over, we will go to Zhuangzi in Qingliang Mountain to stay for a few days." The third master said to Rong Guogong happily.

"Why are you going again? In the past years when I visited Zhuangzi, I didn't go so frequently." Rong Guogong was puzzled.

"There is a Qingliang Temple on Qingliang Mountain, and the vegetarian food there is quite delicious. My eldest niece also discovered that there is a peach grove on the back hill of Qingliang Temple. It didn't bloom last time. When we go there in the next few days, the flowers should be in full bloom. It’s a romance.”

"At that time, the children can play the piano, play music, play chess, and paint under the peach blossom forest... We elders will drink, eat and talk and laugh. Wouldn't it be wonderful!" The third master was full of expectations when he thought about that scene. .

"Third brother, you are not honest. You don't tell me and my eldest brother that you can't all go play in such a good place. Leave us behind." The second master said dissatisfied with his younger brother.

Who told you both to have official positions and not have long vacations? The third master slandered the two brothers.

"Then why don't we go live in Zhuangzi first, and then on your day off, we can go to Qingliang Mountain to eat vegetarian food and see peach blossoms?"

The third master was particularly eager to survive and asked his two brothers for their opinions.

"When the time comes, my brother-in-law will also take his sister and nephew to have fun together." The third master winked at his brother-in-law for support.

"Of course I have to visit such a good place. Three brothers, let's go together when the time comes." Yuan Bozheng immediately responded to his third uncle.

As a younger brother-in-law with three uncles, Yuan Boqiang had a stronger desire for life and did not dare to offend any of them.

Duke Rongguo and the second master both said: "Okay".

With the help of his brother-in-law, the third master finally put an end to this suicidal topic.

"Brother-in-law, my two nephews are not young anymore. Isn't it time to have a niece?"

The third master did not dare to say anything to his two brothers for fear of committing suicide again, so he could only chat with his younger brother-in-law.

"Lin'er injured her body when she gave birth to twins. She has been taking medicine for the past few years and her body has almost recovered. There should be good news soon."

Yuan Bozheng was very envious of his three uncles and brothers who all had children, and he also wanted a cute and soft little cotton-padded jacket.

Of course, Lin'er's health is more important. If she doesn't have a daughter, she can treat Lin'er as a daughter and pamper her. It's not a regret.

In the evening, everyone gathered at the Songhe Courtyard of the Dowager Lady for a meal. They were all members of their own family, and the men and women were not separated by screens. While chatting and laughing, cups and plates were mingled, it was a joyful time.

It rained heavily last night, but it cleared up early in the morning, and the air was filled with the aroma of earth and grass.

The hall has been decorated the day before the birthday. A picture of the birthday star is hung in the middle of the front wall. On both sides are birthday couplets sent by relatives and friends, which read: "Blessings are like the East Sea, and longevity is as long as the southern mountains.", "A flat peach holds the sun for three thousand years. The Xuan tree towers into the sky for fifty circles", "The five blessings have been prepared for fifty years, and the hundred years have passed half a hundred years ago" and so on.

(End of this chapter)