Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1103 Li Sun
One step ahead of Li Cheng, it was Cao Ying who arrived at Cao's mansion.

For the elder aunt who came without warning, although the concierge was an accident, he still made people report to the second door.As for the young master of the Li family who came later, he was led to the living room.

In fact, these days, there are too many guests coming up, how to deal with it, the big housekeeper has explained it long ago, and he will not lose his manners in a hurry.

When Cao Ying got off the bus at Ermen, Chu Yu had already received the news, and went to meet Ermen.

Since the Sun's family came to Beijing, Cao Ying's visits to Cao's mansion have decreased. It's not that she is alienated from her natal family, but that there are more in-laws at the top, which is not cheap after all.

Seeing Chuyu come out to greet her, Cao Ying slowed down, and said with a wry smile, "I'm an uninvited guest today, don't blame my brother and sister."

Chu Yu laughed and said, "My aunt is heretic. In the past two days, our old lady has been talking about my aunt and wants to take her home to visit her. I just thought that brother Li was going to prepare for the exam, and I was afraid that my aunt would not be cheap, so I didn't use it. Someone go pick it up."

In this subject examination, Sun Li won the second class, and now he is preparing for the Imperial Academy's Shu Jishi examination.

Hearing the mention of her son, Cao Ying also added a gleam of brilliance to her face, and said, "Amitabha, I hope to pass the exam soon. Seeing brother Li working hard all day is also heartbreaking."

While the two were talking, they reached the gate of the Orchid Courtyard and entered the courtyard together.

In the upper room of Lanyuan, Mrs. Li was sitting on the kang, with half a stack of gift lists in hand, which were all congratulatory gifts received these days.Before these congratulatory gifts were put into storage, Cao Yong and Chu Yu sent the list of gifts here, and Li Shi picked out the ones he liked and kept them.

Mrs. Li has been used to seeing good things all her life, but there is really nothing that catches her eye, so she only picked two incense burners of Buddha statues and sent them to Mr. Gao.

Seeing Cao Ying's arrival, Mrs. Li was puzzled, so she still smiled and beckoned her to sit down, and made tea for her.

Looking at the group of loving Li Shi, and thinking of the mother-in-law who forced her to go back to her mother's house to find an errand for her brother-in-law with sneering words, Cao Ying's eyes turned red and she almost shed tears.

She hurriedly lowered her head and concealed it: "Auntie's room is really warm, but it's very cold outside today."

Li said angrily: "Since I know it's cold, I don't wear more clothes when I go out. How can it be fun if I'm cold?"

Cao Ying was wearing a red river silk squirrel fur gown, which was appropriate for the festival, how could she be cold?It's just that she is very thin, and the robe is a bit old, hanging on her body in a clunky manner, it looks thin, which arouses Li Shi's pity.

The room was full of glamor, and Cao Ying noticed her shabbiness, she was embarrassed, her face turned red, and she was very uncomfortable.Fortunately, on Li's side, she didn't lose her composure when she asked about Sun Li and Sun Xian's brothers and sisters and diverted the conversation.

Mrs. Li saw that she was out of her mind, glanced at her daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "Don't grind your teeth with me, my old lady, your brother and sister got a few goodies, you go and have a look too. We will have dinner here at noon, it just so happens Zhuangzi outside the city sent some wild ducks."

When Cao Ying came here, she was talking to Chu Yu. Hearing what Li Shi said, she hurriedly got up and said, "So, my niece will follow her siblings to learn more about the world."

Chu Yu also got up and led Cao Ying to Wutong Garden.

Now that Mrs. Li said it, Chu Yu had to point out a few new visits for Cao Ying to see.

Cao Ying praised a few words, and the two sat down to drink tea between Xici.

Even though Cao Ying is the elder, she dared not push her up in front of Chu Yu, talking about homework.

After drinking three bowls of tea, the color of the tea turned pale, so Cao Ying let out a long breath, stopped circling around, and said, "Sister and sister, I really have no other choice, so I have the audacity to come here to beg my younger brother and sister."

Chu Yu smiled lightly and said, "Look at what my aunt said, they are all relatives, so she is very polite. If you can help, you can just tell me; if you can't, you will definitely not embarrass us."

Cao Ying's expression froze when she heard the words, and she laughed for a while, then swallowed the words of entrustment to her uncle, and mentioned her husband: "It's not for our father. Now that my sons are Jinshi and can receive a salary, it's not good to be an old man and just blindly I eat free food at home. Brother Li and sister Xian are also grown up, and they are about to get married soon, and they need money everywhere."

Originally, she was coerced by her mother-in-law, so the Cao family came to ask for help, but when she sat in front of Chuyu, thinking of her situation, she really felt a little bitter.

She used to be fine, the husband and wife broke up, she didn't care whether the husband was good or bad, and only guarded the two children to live; now, the children have grown up and have reached the age of marriage, but they have to be scruples.

Even if he came from an official family, it would be difficult to get married with a father who lost his morals and lost his official position.

The son is fine, after all he has fame, and there are already two acquaintances in the Ministry of Internal Affairs through marriage; the daughter has no reliance, and does not have a generous dowry. It is not easy to find a good family.

Although she did not shed tears, her expression was uglier than crying.

When Chu Yu thought of the difficulties, she couldn't bear it, but she also knew that this was not something she could bear.These days, there are a lot of door-to-door referrals, and some even climb up to cousins, but they all turn around quite a bit.

On Sun Jue's side, he was too close to the relatives of Cao's family, and he was also the eldest son-in-law of Cao's family.

Not to mention whether his character is reassuring or not, but his identity is easy to cause trouble if he is placed in the yamen.Those who want to curry favor with Cao Yong have no way out, naturally they must first pick someone close to him.

Thinking of this, Chu Yu put down the teacup, and said bluntly, "Auntie, it's not that I'm trying to shirk. Our master's temper never allows family members to intervene in official affairs. If my aunt wants to do this, I still need my aunt to talk to our grandfather directly. .”

It's strange to say that Chu Yu's status is far more noble than Cao Yong's, but Cao Ying only respects her younger siblings, but fears her cousin.

Seeing that Chu Yu pushed it cleanly, Cao Ying turned pale and said, "Sisters and sisters, it's just a matter of arranging an errand for our grandfather. Is it so difficult? I heard that many people come to give gifts these days, and outsiders can arrange it. One more for our grandfather. What else? Do you still want me to prepare a generous gift before coming to the door?"

The words were a bit unpleasant, Chu Yu felt a little impatient, raised her head, and told Le Chun: "Send a message to the second gate, just say that the eldest aunt is here, please come and talk to the master."

Seeing Chu Yu's impatience, Cao Ying felt annoyed. She wanted to get up and leave, but she was reluctant to take this opportunity. She could only kill time by looking around at the decorations...

*
Front yard, living room.

Brother Sixteen has left, and Cao Yong is talking to Li Cheng.

In August, Li Cheng and Sun Li participated in the general examination. Obviously, his luck was not as good as that of his cousin, and he lost the name to Sun Shan in the end.However, he is no longer as obsessed with fame as in the past, and his complexion looks much better than before.

"You can plan for your elder brother, you have a heart... But have you ever thought about it, even if your elder brother gets an errand, it will not help the family with an extra salary?" Hearing Li Cheng's intention, Cao Yong thought for a while ,road.

Hearing what Cao Yong said, Li Cheng couldn't help being stunned: "What does cousin mean?"

"Among your brothers, you are the only one who has fame. If you want to find an errand, you should go there. It will be cheaper after some experience." Cao Yong said slowly.

"Nephew...nephew..." Li Cheng looked a little excited, and after a long time, Fang whispered: "Nephew knows that my cousin never likes my nephew, so there is no need to embarrass my cousin because of my nephew... ..."

Cao Yong looked at him, the faces of Li Xu, Li Ding and his sons flashed before his eyes, and then the faces of Gao Shi and Li Shi appeared again. He sighed and said, "I just don't like to calculate. It's okay if strangers don't mind me. It’s just a matter of scheming, and it’s just ignoring those who don’t like it; it’s tiring to calculate between relatives. In the early years, I saw that you acted cruelly and left no room for it, and thought you were a selfish and ruthless person; these years Looking at it, you are not a heartless person, you are much more sensible than before."

Li Cheng was so ashamed that he stood up, not daring to look up.

"I don't want to support you to do anything, but to give you a chance. If you are successful, you can take care of the Li family and save the old lady and the old lady from worrying about it." Cao Yong said: "Although I am a relative, I am also a relative. I won't take care of you too much, and if you don't care about your work, or if you don't adapt to the officialdom, no one will condone you."

Li Cheng's heart was agitated, tears fell down, and he choked up and said, "Thank you nephew... thank you cousin..."

It's not that Cao Yong is kind enough to cause trouble for himself, but because the Sun family is getting better now, but the Li family has no improvement. After all, the Li family can't let it go. miss.

Because Cao Yong was jealous of the Li family, he was still hesitating about what to do. He just heard the words of the sixteenth elder brother and thought that it would be good if he could help.

Seeing Li Cheng lose his composure, Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "You don't need to thank me, it's not for you to enjoy the blessings, maybe you will have to live a hard life. If you have the heart, you should be more careful in your errands in the future, so that you can get ahead as soon as possible so that you can revive your family... ..."

After all that should be said, Cao Yong didn't keep Li Cheng and asked the housekeeper to send him out.

Just as Chuyu expected, Cao Yong refused to accept Sun Jue into the governor's mansion, and he never thought of recommending him to others.

Seniority and inferiority are no joke.Taking a relative with a higher status than yourself as an errand, isn't that digging a hole for yourself?

Like Li Cheng, even if he bears the name of a cousin, if there is something wrong with his nephews, he can still stand up if he teaches and reprimands him at will;

Seeing her cousin reject without even thinking about it, Cao Ying was full of despair, with a sad look on her face, and said with a weeping face, "Should we just let our master be a waste at home like this for the rest of his life? Don't talk about subsidizing the family, just say brother Li , Sister Xian said we are relatives, but how can we introduce our master to others?"

Perhaps, Sun Jue is not too bad except for his personal morality.But he is different from Li Cheng. Li Cheng is a smart person, he knows when to do what, and he can handle people's hearts easily, so he won't suffer easily;

If he really succeeds, how could Sun Wencheng see his eldest son Xianfu, who is in his prime, at home, and would have made arrangements for him long ago...

*
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Gao were very happy to know that Cao Yong accepted Li Cheng to do business by his side.

However, they were also afraid that Li Cheng would make some mistakes there, which would not only hinder his future, but also lose Cao Yong's face, so they had to specially ask him to come over and ask him again and again...

(End of this chapter)