Ninefold Purple

Not long after my aunt left, news came from Jiangnan that my uncle Dou Shiyang had died of illness.

The house was immediately in disarray.

The eldest aunt couldn't bear the blow and was ill in bed, and the third aunt presided over Dongdou's middle school.The third uncle took the second cousin Dou Yuchang to Yangzhou to take care of the elder uncle's funeral, and the fourth cousin Dou Rongchang assisted the sixth uncle in managing the family affairs. The grandfather seemed to be ten years old, lying on the drunkard's chair in the study every day daze.

The atmosphere in the east and west sinuses is very dull.

These can not affect Dou Zhao.She still drags something she likes to her room every day.Dou Shiying laughed at her: "Aren't you going to see my sister?" [

"Aunt Wang doesn't like me to see my sister." Dou Zhao pouted, his face was full of indifference, but there was a little sadness in his eyes.

Dou Shiying's heart skipped a beat, she didn't say anything, she just stretched out her hand to stroke Dou Zhao's black hair gently, and said in a low voice, "Alright, Daddy told you to write."

Dou Zhao asked Dou Shiying: "When will grandma come?"

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and she hopes to talk to her grandmother during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Dou Shiying frowned slightly, and said, "Who told you to call Aunt Cui a 'grandmother'?"

Dou Zhao secretly complained.

The grandmother should be called "grandmother" after Dou Xiao was born. She has lived with her grandmother for the rest of her life since she was sensible. She has always called her grandmother "grandmother" in her memory, but she forgot about it.

She had no choice but to say vaguely, "Why don't you call grandma?"

"Call Aunt Cui!" Dou Shiying taught her daughter patiently, "Your uncle died of illness, and everyone is in a bad mood. I'm afraid this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will not be a big deal. Aunt Cui may stay in the farm for the festival. .” Then asked her, “Why do you want to see Aunt Cui?”

Dou Zhaodao: "They said Aunt Cui could farm!"

Dou Shiying laughed loudly: "Yes, your aunt Cui is very good at taking care of the crops. Her farm has always been the most profitable among our family's farms." When he said this, his eyes were a little blank.

Perhaps this is the tragedy of concubines having children.

Dou Zhao stopped talking to his father, and took his father to practice calligraphy in the study.

On August [-]th of that year, everyone just ate moon cakes, which was much quieter than in previous years when they watched the moon and lanterns.

The maids were all discussing in private: "I don't know when this filial piety period will end!"

At the end of September, the coffin of my uncle was transported back to Zhending County.

Dou's family wears hemp and filial piety, and half of Zhending County is white.

The county magistrate of Zhending County, the sixth uncle, and his father greeted the coffin of the eldest uncle at the city gate. The grandfather and the second wife did not attend the funeral as elders, and the third uncle presided over the funeral.

Dou Zhao met Dou Huanchang, the nine-cousin brother named "Lan Geer". [

He is 16 years old, thin and pale, tremblingly thanking the mourners in front of his great-uncle's father's spirit, turning around and throwing himself into his grandfather's arms and crying loudly: "Daddy vomited a lot of blood..."

The grandfather's eyes filled with tears immediately, he hugged his shoulder and comforted him softly: "Good boy, I will study with my uncle from now on."

Dou Huanchang nodded, looking at his grandfather full of admiration.

Dou Zhao sneered.

My grandfather taught my father wrongly, and now he is coming to harm my uncle again.

No wonder Dou Huanchang has not been a Jinshi after nearly 20 years of examination!

She gritted her teeth and insisted on practicing [-] big characters every day.

However, Dou Huanchang was very friendly to Dou Zhao. At home, the two of them wore heavy filial piety.

He often gave Dou Zhao the delicious food that his aunt made for him to taste, and Dou Zhao's attitude towards him gradually softened.

Soon it will be the twelfth lunar month, and Dou Zhao's mother will hold a Xiaoxiang sacrifice.

Father will get rid of his clothes, and Dou Zhao will wear filial piety clothes for fifteen months.

The third aunt came to discuss with the grandfather about renewing the strings for the father.

After the death of the eldest uncle, the eldest aunt is no longer the clan wife of the Dou family. It is reasonable for the second aunt to preside over the middle gift, but the second aunt is in office with the second uncle, and the second uncle must take care of the affairs around the second uncle before she can bring her children back home. The family affairs are temporarily taken care of by the third aunt.

The grandfather asked the third aunt: "Do you have any good family?"

The third aunt thought about it and said: "My sister-in-law has a little cousin who often came to our house when she was a child. She has good character and appearance, and my sister-in-law also has this meaning. Then there are Miss Wu from Zhuju in the east of the city and Mr. Chen from Nanlou Township. The granddaughter of the family, Ms. Zhu has a docile temperament. She has studied with her brothers for a few years and has dabbled in painting. She must be able to talk to Uncle Qi. Mr. Chen once served as the magistrate of Songjiang, and the lady who said he was close to her was the third, I have never met him, but he is well known. The other families are either from a slightly inferior family background, or they are not very well-born, and they are concubines, so I don’t think there is any need to look at them.”

The grandfather nodded and praised the third aunt's ability to handle affairs very much: "You are very considerate. Ten thousand yuan is from a concubine, and you must never marry a concubine's daughter. In my opinion, let's settle for the young lady of Zhuju's family! The eldest nephew's daughter-in-law's natal family People, if they are too close, sometimes it may not be a good thing. Master Chen always feels that he is a scholar, and his behavior is a bit ruthless, so most of the young ladies brought up by others are a little dull."

The third aunt stood up with a smile: "Then I will say hello to the people from the Zhu family. Who do you think you should send to see me?"

Since Aunt Ding made a fool of herself in the hall, she claimed that she was not sick, and her grandfather was served by Qiu Fen, the maid who used to serve Aunt Ding.

Grandfather also felt a little embarrassed, thought for a long time, and said: "You can help make up your mind."

The third aunt left with a smile on her face.

When Dou Zhao heard the news, he was crouching on his rosewood desk and drawing red.

The family will soon welcome a new mistress, and she has to move out of the main house. [

In the future, the mother's breath will become thinner and thinner in her life.

Thinking of these, she felt a little at a loss.

I just don't know where her father will put her?

Let Tuo Niang and the others start packing when they go back later!

Xi Dou currently lacks a mistress who presides over Zhongji. Once the marriage of the two families is settled, Miss Zhu will marry in soon.

Dou Zhao put down his pen and gently moved his sore wrist.

The father frowned and went to the grandfather.

"I don't want to continue." He looked straight at his grandfather, his brows filled with resolute persistence, "I want to guard Gu Qiu for three years."

"Ridiculous!" the grandfather was furious, "How old are you, why don't you know anything! You are the only son in the family, and you don't want to spread branches and leaves for the Dou family as soon as possible, so you actually follow the rules of those wandering sons...you Do you know what responsibility is? What is responsibility?" Grandpa pouted his beard in anger, "This matter is not negotiable! I will let your third sister-in-law and Zhu's family settle the date as soon as possible, you just wait. Just get married!"

Dou Zhao, who was eavesdropping through the door, almost fell.

In May next year, Wang Xingyi will recover.

The Wang family will continue to behave in the officialdom in the future, and will never let their daughter be a concubine.

If the father renews before May next year, the Wang family will either keep Dou Ming in the Dou family and let Wang Yingxue return home; or send Wang Yingxue a three-foot white silk to force Wang Yingxue to hang herself; or send Wang Yingxue to the nunnery, where the ancient Buddha is lit. This remaining life.

If my father doesn't renew his strings before May next year...

In the previous life, Wang Xingyi always felt that he owed a lot to his wife and children. After he got rich, he only lived with his old wife, never got sexually aroused, and cared for his children very much, and did his best to satisfy any requirements of them.In particular, Wang Yingxue was not only dismissed by her fiancé, but also showed her face to help maintain the life of the family, delaying her marriage, so she doted on Dou Ming and Dou Xiao more than her grandson.

If she was right, Wang Xingyi would definitely find a way to get the Dou family to straighten Wang Yingxue.

Then Wang Yingxue became her stepmother again!

No, no!

Never let this happen!

Father has to renew the string before May next year.

Let Wang Yingxue go!

But his father's attitude was firmer: "Father, if you are not afraid of tearing up your face with the Zhu family, you can just make a date with the Zhu family. Anyway, I won't appear in the auditorium when the day comes. Miss Zhu is here to marry. I won't bother with her either."

"You're doing it wrong!" Grandfather blushed purple, and smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground with a "smack", "Just don't show up, let's see if the lady from the Zhu family can come in!"

"Daddy!" The father suddenly knelt down in front of the grandfather, choking with sobs, "I will listen to you in the future, just promise me this time! I know that I am the only son in the family, and you only got me when you were over forty years old. I just look forward to having grandchildren and inheriting the family business, so let me be self-willed for the last time! From now on, I will definitely follow the rules, study hard, gain fame and glory for the Dou family, and reproduce. Father, you Just promise me this time!"

Father kowtowed to grandfather "dongdongdong".

That voice, like beating on the apex of Dou Zhao's heart, made her feel suffocated and sore for a moment.

Why this time?

If you don't guard for your mother in the early days, you don't guard for your mother in the evening, just in time for Wang Xingyi to wake up!

Didn't you marry Wang Yingxue without waiting for your mother's [-]th birthday in the last life?Why should you be a good person in this life?

If I knew today, why was it in the first place!

Now that she had arranged everything, her father jumped out!

What is this all about?

Dou Zhao was anxious and angry.

The grandfather's hesitant voice came from next to my ear: "You have been guarding her for a year... It can be regarded as the most benevolent..."

"Daddy, Daddy," the father kowtowed, and his voice became louder, "I only ask you for one thing, I only ask for one thing for you!"

Dou Duo looked at his son Wuqing's forehead, and sighed a long time: "If you want to keep it, just do it! But next year's township test must be passed by me..."

"Thank you Daddy, thank you Daddy!" My father was full of surprise.

Dou Zhao's face was icy cold, and when he touched it, his hands were covered with water.

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A few days later, the Zhu family asked someone to bring a letter to the third aunt, saying that the fifth young lady of the Zhu family felt that her father was a person who valued love and righteousness and was willing to wait for him for three years.

The grandfather was overjoyed, and personally picked a few knives of jade-block paper from the storeroom, two Duan inkstones, and a box of Hu brushes for the steward to give to Zhu Juren, and praised the third aunt for seeing people accurately.

The third aunt pursed her lips and smiled, and asked her father, "Is this horoscope right or wrong?"

Father didn't make a sound, but his tense expression relaxed.

The third aunt went to Zhu's house with the geng post with the horoscope of father's birthday written on it.

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