Ninefold Purple

If this continues, the marriage between my father and the fifth young lady of the Zhu family will definitely be delayed until two years later, and by then it will be too late to say anything.

Dou Zhao felt that he should do something to speed up the progress of the two marriages.

It's just that before she can make up her mind, the Spring Festival is here.

According to the custom, on the morning of the New Year's Eve, the East and West Dou Hefus went to the Dou family's ancestral hall in Beilou Township to worship their ancestors, had a reunion dinner in the backyard of the ancestral hall at noon, and then went home to celebrate the new year together.

Auntie is not qualified to worship ancestors, but she still has to have a reunion dinner.Because Dou Ming was born prematurely, his body has always been weak and he rarely went out. His grandfather was afraid that she would get sick, so he asked Wang Yingxue and Aunt Ding to stay at home to take care of her. [

Early in the morning, Dou Zhao was picked up from under the hot blanket by Nanny Yu.While dressing Dou Zhao, she told Yuzan and Tuoniang: "There are a lot of people today, so don't lose Miss Fourth just to watch the excitement."

Nanny Yu has to prepare her own family reunion dinner in the evening, so she cannot serve Dou Zhao to the North Tower.

Both of them agreed.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but look at Tuo Niang more.

Today, both Yuzan and Tuo Niang were completely new, and they changed into blue-green cocoon cotton gowns with straight pleats, and maroon velvet flowers on their temples, making them extraordinarily energetic.

Yuzan has been with her mother since she was a child, and her mother loves to dress up. Influenced by her mother, she has always been clean and well-dressed when she comes out. It is not unusual for her to change into new clothes for the New Year.But Tuo Niang's parents died since she was a child, and she was fostered at her uncle's house. She was hungry and full, and only wanted food and clothing. It was the first time she had dressed so carefully like today.

Tuo Niang pulled the corner of her clothes uncomfortably, and murmured: "It was Yuzan who combed my hair. She said, today is New Year's Eve, everyone is wearing red and green, and I am the only one wearing plain... Qi Ye has already made an engagement with the Fifth Miss of the Zhu family, and if others saw it, they would think it was intentional, and it would cause trouble for the Fourth Miss..."

This also makes sense.

She wears filial piety is the system.But the maids around her also wear filial piety, and those who are interested will inevitably have other thoughts.

Dou Zhao smiled and nodded, saying that they were "very beautiful", and then picked two plain-looking bead flowers from the makeup box, one for the jade hairpin and the other for Tuo Niang.

Both of them were a little surprised and hesitated to accept it.

Nanny Yu smiled and said, "Since it was rewarded by Miss Si, you just accept it. Wearing it on your head, if someone asks, it is also Miss Si's kindness."

The two didn't say goodbye anymore, they smiled and put pearl flowers on each other, served Dou Zhao with breakfast, and carried Dou Zhao, who was like a dough ball, to Heshou Hall.

Grandfather and father are sitting on the kang talking.

Dou Zhao stepped forward and saluted.

Dou Shiying hugged Dou Zhao on her lap and sat down, and asked her warmly, "Is it cold?"

"It's not cold!" Dou Zhao shook his head and asked Dou Duo, "Grandfather, grandfather, they said that my father is going to marry Miss Wu of the Zhu family, is it true?"

Dou Shiying blushed slightly, and stopped Dou Zhao in embarrassment: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"I'm not talking nonsense." Dou Zhao opened his eyes wide and stared at his father displeasedly, "They say Miss Zhu is a good person, and they are not afraid that Aunt Wang will give birth to a concubine's eldest son."

"Ah!" Dou Shiying opened his mouth wide.

But Dou Duo's eyes flashed brightly, and then he took a piece of sesame cake from the box in front of the kang and handed it to Dou Zhao, and asked her warmly, "Who told you this?"

Dou Zhao tilted his head and gnawed on the sesame cake, saying: "There are many people, the maid of the eldest aunt, the nurse of the third aunt, and... Brother Jiu's servant..."

The grandfather didn't continue to ask, but looked at his father pointedly.

Father looked embarrassed.

Fortunately, a servant came in and said, "Master Jiu is here."

Grandpa smiled and said, "Let him in quickly!"

The thin and tall Dou Huanchang walked in quickly.

He first saluted his grandfather and father respectfully, and then greeted Dou Zhao with a smile.

Grandpa nodded and stood up: "Let's go!"

Dou Huanchang answered "Yes", stepped forward to help his grandfather, and walked out of Heshou Hall unhurriedly.

He came to ask his grandfather and father to go back to the North Building together.

His father hugged Dou Zhao and followed slowly, waiting for a distance between each other, his father gently pinched Dou Zhao's small face: "You little thing, are you here to collect debts?" .

Dou Zhao giggled and asked his father, "What do you do to collect debts?"

Father couldn't help laughing.

A group of people went out the door.

The third uncle and the third aunt went to the North Tower yesterday to prepare for the ancestor worship. Apart from the eldest aunt and Dou Huanchang, they were also in the second wife, the sixth uncle's family, the second cousin's family, the third cousin's family, and the fifth cousin's family. Cousin's family.

Seeing grandfather, except for the second wife, everyone got out of the car to salute grandfather, and the narrow alley became crowded because the carriage was parked.

The grandfather held back the third-year-old son of the fifth cousin and refused to let him kowtow to him: "It's freezing cold, and there is no one else, so there is no need to be so polite. If you have anything to say, we will talk about it in the ancestral hall."

There are more than a dozen wing rooms on the other side of the ancestral hall, with large braziers at the four corners, and the silver frost charcoal burning with smoke is as warm as spring.

"My uncle still loves me!" The second cousin laughed.

The second wife poked her head out of the carriage: "Shougu, come to my uncle and grandma!"

Dou Zhao didn't like this ruthless uncle, so he tightened his grip on his father's sleeve.

The father hesitated for a moment, and walked over with Dou Zhao in his arms, smiling: "She is very naughty, you are old, how can you stand up to her troubles. In my opinion, let her follow me?"

The second wife was slightly stunned, looked at Dou Zhao who was quietly nestled in Dou Shiying's arms, smiled and nodded, and said: "That's good! She has no mother, it would be great if you could get closer to her! " she said, putting down the curtains.

Father was a little surprised.

The fifth cousin over there called out to his father loudly: "Uncle Seven, do you still have a seat over there? Help me take two maidservants there."

The fifth cousin has the most heirs, with four sons and two daughters, but the things in the public house are distributed according to the property. He is always the most nervous one.

"Yes, yes, yes." Father walked over with Dou Zhao in his arms, "If it's crowded, let Zhige come with us!"

Zhigeer is the eldest son of the fifth cousin. He is 15 years old this year and his scientific name is Dou Qijun. This guy later became a censor and became famous among scholars because of his participation in Changxing Marquis Shi Duanlan.After Wutang Bodou Shishu entered the cabinet, he went to Baoding Mansion as the magistrate in order to avoid suspicion.

At this time, he was just a young man with long legs and a voice like a duck.

Knowing that he didn't have to squeeze into a carriage with his mother and younger sister, he immediately jumped out of his own carriage and ran over with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Seven!" Dou Qijun bowed to his father, then reached out to touch Dou Zhao's head, "Fourth Aunt!"

There is an adult soul in Dou Zhao's body. Her grandfather and father touched her head, which she could barely bear. The 15-year-old nephew Dou Qijun touched her head... She turned her head to avoid Dou Qijun's hand.

"Huh?" Dou Qijun was confused for a moment.

Dou Shiying had already carried Dou Zhao to her own carriage, and while walking, she asked Dou Qijun, "I heard that you quoted scriptures in ethnology a few days ago, so that Old Master Du is willing to bow down?"

Dou Qijun laughed dryly, and put Dou Zhao's strangeness behind him, followed Dou Shiying into the carriage, sat down next to Dou Shiying, and said with a smile: "Isn't the seventh uncle studying behind closed doors at home? Why do the younger generations stay in school?" Are you familiar with some of the jokes on the Internet?"

The implication is that Dou Shiying is not focused enough.

Sure enough, he was very sharp-tongued.

Dou Zhao looked at Dou Qijun with interest.

"Every time I just know how to speak quickly, be careful what comes out of your mouth." The father laughed, "No wonder your father has to apologize to Mrs. Du every few days!"

Du Fuzi is the teacher of Dou Family Studies.

Dou Qijun chuckled, put his shoulder to his father, and said, "Uncle Seven, can I discuss something with you?" He looked a bit ruffian.

Father raised his eyebrows.

Dou Qijun smiled and said, "My colleague and I have made an appointment to go to Zhending Mansion to see lanterns during the Lantern Festival. How about you supporting me with the travel expenses?"

The father smiled and said, "Does your father know?"

"I know, I know." Dou Qijun said with joy when he heard the sound, "He also agreed. But he is only willing to give me three taels of silver, which is not enough to buy a better lantern! Uncle Seven, we know that you are the most generous Be generous, lend me 20 taels of silver, and when you go to Fufangzhai to buy antiques, I will help you!"

"I have a servant, what do you want me to do? Besides, you may not have a servant who can do well!"

"Then, then I'll copy the scriptures for you." Dou Qijun didn't blush at all, rolled his eyes, and immediately said, "I know that you want to copy a thousand volumes of the "Lotus Sutra" for the deceased seventh uncle and grandmother, and wait for the seventh uncle and grandmother to copy the scriptures." Burn it to her when it's auspicious..."

Dou Zhao looked at his father in surprise.

The father didn't notice her, and said with a smile: "Copying the scriptures is the most important thing. You help me copy it. What's the matter? Okay, okay, 20 taels of silver is not enough, but ten taels of silver can be considered..."

"Grandpa Seventh Uncle, ten taels of silver is too little!" Dou Qijun gritted his teeth.

"I didn't know that I still have the title of 'Scattering Wealth Boy'?" The father was unmoved, "You are young, eat and use what you have at home, what do you need so much money for? It's only ten taels, you To or not to?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Dou Qijun was afraid that if he continued talking, he would lose the ten taels of silver.

The father laughed and said, "However, I will tell the third brother and the sixth brother, lest you ask for ten taels of silver from me and go elsewhere to play the autumn wind!"

"Uncle Seven!" Dou Qijun wailed and fell on the big pillow.

Dou Shiying laughed out loud, feeling that the depression that had weighed on her heart these days suddenly disappeared a lot.

Seeing his father laughing, Dou Zhao had all kinds of feelings in his heart.

In her previous life, she had resentment towards her father.

So he never looked at his father directly.

She always felt that he didn't care about anything except studying his "Book of Changes"...Let Dou Ming be arrogant and domineering and Dou Xiao stir up trouble, and let her fend for herself!

Unexpectedly, he has this side!

The sound of the wheels of the carriage was mixed with Dou Qijun's gags, and they soon arrived at the North Tower.

There were seven or eight carriages parked sparsely in front of the Dou family's ancestral hall, and the stewards and servants were busy coming in and out. When they heard the movement, some people rushed to report to the third uncle, and some surrounded them, or helped After stabilizing the carriage, or helping to set up a footstool, the Dou Family Ancestral Hall was full of voices and it was very lively.

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