Linglong

Chapter 3

On the day of Linglong's third bath, because of the heavy snowfall and bad weather, the Yu family didn't invite too many relatives and friends, but only had a gathering with close relatives.Mrs. Yu's headache has improved a bit. Seeing relatives and friends arriving one after another, she reluctantly got out of bed and came out to entertain guests.

Originally, Qiao's natal family were distinguished guests on such an occasion, but Qiao's biological mother passed away early, and his brother-in-law and eldest sister were far away in the capital, so the Qiao family had no decent female family members to attend, which was a shocking thing to say.

After seeing the children, adding pots, and eating noodles, relatives and friends also dispersed.Only Mrs. Yu's daughter, Yu Wenhui, stayed behind.

Yu Wenhui has only been out of the cabinet for less than two years. She is young and charming, and looks very lively.

"Mother, second sister-in-law, I have to wait until noon." She complained and said, "It's really hard to be a daughter-in-law. It's so easy for me to go back to my mother's house and relax. Don't push me away."

Old Madam Yu wondered, "The two elders of the Su family are kind people, how hard can it be for you to be a daughter-in-law in the Su family?"

Yu Wenhui married Su Youting, the youngest son of the Su family in the same city. The Su family and the Yu family were well-connected and had known each other for many years. The old lady Yu naturally knew the character and character of the two elders of the Su family.Hearing her daughter complain about her husband's family in front of her second daughter-in-law, she disapproved.

Mrs. Guan hurriedly said: "Ask me to tell you that being a daughter-in-law is not difficult at all! Not only is it not difficult, but she is also very happy. When you encounter problems, you just need to ask your mother-in-law for advice. She knows everything and can do everything. Just listen to your mother-in-law. Then everything will be fine!"

"Second sister-in-law, you flatter me, it's too straightforward." Yu Wenhui smiled and bent over.

"I'm not flattering, this is the truth." Guan said with a smile.

Mrs. Yu has been ill for the past few days, her face is still yellow, she took Guan's hand and patted it, and said gently, "It's hard for you."

After hearing the ordinary words, Guan's eyes became sore and he quickly lowered his head.

She was afraid that she would accidentally shed tears and be rude in front of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Yu Wenhui said: "Second sister-in-law is filial to my mother, and treats me well, unlike some people." Old lady Yu sighed: "Hui'er, you are the luckiest person, and you have your natal family, but your second sister-in-law and I are..." Yu Wenhui pouted, "What do you mean I have the best luck? It's obviously her..." Qiao's yard is on the east side, and she pouted towards the east, "It's obviously her luck that's the best, and her natal family is the most airy now."

"You child, why are you so dissatisfied?" Old Madam Yu couldn't help having a headache.

Although Yu Wenhui was not convinced, she did not dare to talk back to Mrs. Yu.

Old Madam Yu's illness was slightly better, and she knew it.

Although she didn't dare to talk back, she also procrastinated and refused to leave. While enjoying the delicious refreshments, she chatted casually with her mother and second sister-in-law, feeling very at ease.

Mrs. Guan mentioned that on the day Linglong was born, Uncle Yu ordered someone to build a passageway with red brocade felt in order to let Mrs. Qiao go back to her bedroom smoothly. Mrs. Yu just frowned, "Eleventh Lang is also too much a wife. But Yu Wenhui exclaimed, "Is it so extravagant? Eldest brother is too used to sister-in-law!"

The old lady Yu smiled slightly, "Isn't Shi Qilang the same? He is also very good to your second sister-in-law."

She has only two sons, the eldest son Yu Tai, named Taihe, because he is No.11 in the clan, the elders often call him Shishilang; the second son Yu Sui, named Congshan, ranks No. 17 in the Yu clan .[-], if someone is familiar with Yu, they will also call him Shiqilang.

This time, Guan's eyes were not red, but his face was red.She lowered her head shyly.

Yu Erye and her are also very affectionate.

Yu Wenhui joked: "Second sister-in-law, you have to be more affectionate with second brother. I still lack a little nephew."

Guan's face turned even redder.

When women gossip together, they inevitably mention some trivial things about their parents. Yu Wenhui complained about her sister-in-law, "My sister-in-law always takes care of me because of her status, but my eldest brother is up to her, her children are up to her, and so is her mother's family! Alas, no I have no choice but to submit to her." There was a sense of injustice in the words.

Old Madam Yu enlightened her a few words, recalled the past, her eyes darkened, and she said: "Who would have imagined that back then, your grandfather actually... oh..." She hesitated to speak, all the words turned into Let out a long, infinitely melancholy sigh.

The men from the Yu family are very knowledgeable, but they don't go into official positions.At the beginning of the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu issued an edict to seek virtuous persons, and Mrs. Yu's father was also on the list.He sat in the court's carriage to meet the emperor, but after only a few months, he drove back home and still lived happily.His old man is not keen on fame and fortune, and his descendants, Mrs. Yu, Mr. Yu, and Mr. Yu, are also like him, and have no interest in becoming an official.Mrs. Yu's father, Guan Yuanyi, was also a celebrity in the city, and he was confiscated into Beijing, but he stayed and became an official.At that time, the country had just been established, and a lot of waste was waiting to be rejuvenated. There was an urgent need for learned people to come out of the mountain to contribute to the court; .

This was the beginning of the Guan family's bad luck.

Emperor Taizu was upright and strict, and in his later years he preferred to kill, and the court was full of gloom.Whether it is a civil official or a military general in the court, if he can return home safely at the end of the day, he will hold a banquet to celebrate, "I am still alive today, and I have returned home alive."——At that time, I want to resign I can't even go home.

Guan Yuanyi did not escape the catastrophe, and was convicted and killed for lying, participating in rebellion, etc., and the Guan family quickly fell into decline.

When Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Yu got married, the two families were considered well-matched, but now the Guan family is far inferior to the Yu family, let alone the Qiao family.Qiao's is the youngest daughter of the Qiao family. There are elder brothers and elder sisters. Her elder brother Qiao Siqi is also an official in the capital now, but the situation is quite different now.The new emperor is the seventh son of Emperor Taizu. The original His Royal Highness, he treated people generously when he was on behalf of the land, and the punishment and prison were not prosperous. .Qiao Siqi is an official, and he is sure to be promoted every three years, so he can be called proud of his spring breeze.Qiao Sirou, the eldest sister of the Qiao family, married Song Yong, the second master of the Heqinghou Mansion.

Both Guan Shi and Yu Wenhui felt a little sad.

Yu Wenhui bid farewell to her mother and second sister-in-law, and returned to the Su family.

The life of the Yu family has been very peaceful, and half a year has passed before they knew it.The third miss of the Yu family, Linglong, can already crawl, walk, and occasionally spit out a sentence, but her words are very unclear, and the words she speaks are vague and difficult to understand. Except for her parents, they can probably guess what the meaning is. I don't understand.

In winter, the weather was getting colder, Linglong was wrapped up like a little scorpion, Qiao Shi was afraid that it would be cold and windy outside, so she was not allowed to go out to play, and coaxed her to play on the kang.

Winter is always relatively free, this day Guan Shi has nothing to do, so he came to Qiao Shi to sit and chat about family affairs.

Linglong sat cross-legged on the kang, playing with a little cloth tiger intently.

She inherited her mother's beauty, with a small face the size of a palm, like a snow ball, very cute.

Qiao said inadvertently: "I don't know why, I always want to eat sour these days." Guan's heart tightened, she must be pregnant again, right?I was born in the same year as her. She has two sons, and I have none.If she gets pregnant again...?
Guan laughed and joked, "Don't you have another one?" Before Qiao Shi could answer, she teased Linglong, "You are going to have a younger brother, are you happy?"

Linglong stopped playing with the cloth tiger, and staggered to Qiao's side, raised her face, "Brother, brother, brother", calling non-stop.

Guan's heart tightened again.It is said that children can see things that adults cannot see, and speak the most accurately. Is the sister-in-law really going to have another son?After thinking about it, Guan was happy again.Shi Qilang came back from drinking too much the day before yesterday, and said that he wanted to have a step-nephew. If the sister-in-law really gave birth to a son, it would be for me, right?
Seeing her baby girl raised her face and kept yelling "Brother, brother", her mouth was dripping out, she was so distressed, she hugged her up, patted and coaxed her, "Okay, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Tomorrow, my mother will buy land with silver, okay, Longer?"

Coaxed by her soft voice, Linglong grinned happily, with a look of joy on her face.

Guan couldn't help but laugh.

Mrs. Guan thought she was just coaxing the children like this, but Mrs. Qiao took it seriously, and she really wanted to buy the land with money later, and persuaded Mrs. Guan to buy it with her.Buying land is a big deal, how can you be so casual?Guan politely declined.

Not only did she politely decline, Guan also persuaded: "Sister-in-law, how can you take it seriously if you coax the child?"

Qiao looked at Linglong dotingly, "Even though Long'er is small, you can't lie to her."

Qiao's refused to listen to the persuasion, took out the dowry money she had saved, and bought a lot of land.

The Yu family has always had the habit of keeping the daughter-in-law's dowry personally, and not interfering with how to spend it in the office.Therefore, Qiao's bought land when he wanted to buy it, and no one said anything.

Uncle Yu agreed, "Since I agreed to our daughter, I will buy it. You can't coax her."

——He and Joe are really a family.

After Qiao's purchase of the land, in the spring of the second year, the imperial court announced that Yan County was to be Beijing. This place was originally just an ordinary state capital, but it became Beijing all of a sudden, and the weight was much heavier.After becoming Beijing, other benefits will not be seen for a while, and the land price will rise first, and it is not easy to buy.

Among relatives and friends, many people praised Mr. Qiao for his foresight.

"What kind of foresight, she just got used to children." Guan knew the inside story, and thinking back, she found it incredible.

She had some foresight, but she was just lucky.

Qiao's heart is pure, and she doesn't know anything about Guan's thoughts, so she took out the land deed with great interest and showed it to Xiao Linglong, "Daughter, my mother bought these because you wanted them, who would have thought that you would buy them? By the way, Long’er, I’ll give you all these lands in the future, okay?”

Little Linglong didn't know whether she understood or what, she giggled.

Smile like a flower.

(End of this chapter)