Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 112
Because after the new year, the sixteenth elder brother is sixteen years old, so he doesn't have to study in the afternoon like in the past, but just like the fifteenth elder brother, he can go to the early morning ([-] o'clock in the morning).Even Cao Yong is much more comfortable than before.

After the Shangyuan Festival, it will be the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in a few days, the day when Cao Yong releases Xiaoding.

As soon as he arrived at the study room, Cao Yong noticed that the atmosphere in the room was somewhat different.All the younger brothers were all smiling, even Hong Xi who was usually very arrogant.

Cao Yong looked at a bunch of little boys, his scalp was a little numb, these will be his brother-in-law in the future.Among them, the three young elder brothers of the Chunjun Prince's Mansion were born of the same mother as his young fiancée, and they were the brother-in-laws of the direct relatives.In addition, the fifteenth elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother, and the seventeenth elder brother have grown up in seniority. It's okay to say that when they get married in the future, meeting is a junior ceremony.It is estimated that everyone also thought of this. Elder Seventeen likes to walk around in front of Cao Yong with his hands behind his back these days, with his back straight and his eyes crooked.

On Cao Yong's good day, Brother Sixteen was happy, and Le Dian came over to ask Xiao Ding for his arrangement.

The group of people next to him also listened with their ears open, and even the rich and powerful children who accompanied him here, many people looked at Cao Yong's side.Cao Yin was promoted to Earl, and Cao Yong himself was also a third-class man. Such a family status was enough to attract their attention.Since the first day of the first month of the first lunar month, there were many people who came to get close to Cao Yong.Seeing these [-]- and [-]-year-old children, all imitating adults to socialize and entertain, Cao Yong felt tired for them.

The marriage engagement in Beijing is divided into "Xiaoding" and "Dading". Xiaoding is the "Quanfu wife (parents, parents-in-law, husband, and son)" among the relatives on the man's side. Engagement, but the auspicious date of marriage has not yet been determined. "Dading" is the day when the dowry is given and the date of marriage is discussed, usually two or three months before the marriage.

The Cao family had no elders in the capital, and Cao Jia wanted to personally organize the engagement ceremony for her younger brother, but because she had no parents-in-law, she could not be regarded as a "full-blessing person", so she had to invite the eldest wife of Zhaojia's mansion to come forward.Order what you need, including a Ruyi handle and four kinds of jewelry.The jewelry was prepared by King Fujin of Pingjun, and Ruyi was given by the secret concubine in the palace.

What arrangements can Xiaoding make?Anyway, he doesn't need to show up, Cao Yong only needs to wait for the news from his sister.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Hong Shu, Hong Zhuo and brother Hong Xin a few more times. His little fiancée and their mother should be somewhat similar in appearance.

These three elder brothers inherited the appearance characteristics of the Aixinjueluo family, with long faces and slender eyebrows and eyes.Cao Yong prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that his little wife would be like his mother.I heard from my sister that the side Fujin, King of Chunjun, has a very good appearance and character, otherwise he would not be so favored and gave birth to five children in succession.

Brother Sixteen has been with Cao Yong for a long time, and seeing him looking at his brother-in-law intentionally or unintentionally, he laughed "hehe" twice, and said in a low voice: "Cao Yong, are you curious about Da Gege's appearance? One day I want to, can I arrange for you young couple to meet each other?"

Cao Yong laughed dryly, neither admitting nor denying, but he looked at Elder Sixteen with some expectations.

"Tsk tsk, look at how you behaved on the grassland. I thought you were Liu Xiahui, but I didn't expect you to be in a hurry!" Elder Sixteen joked, and to say more, when the husband came, he returned to his seat with a smile .

Cao Yong also felt that he was a little funny. He was very curious about his little fiancée and wanted to know what kind of little girl she was.Where is Liu Xiahui?If it was postponed any longer, I was afraid that I would turn into a wolf.However, this marriage also made Xiao Cao feel regretful.After all, the other party is too young, and it will take two or three years before they get married.If his fiancée is a seventeen or eight-year-old girl, it would be more in line with Cao Yong.

At the beginning of noon, Cao Yong left school and still went out of the palace through Donghua Gate, just in time for De Tehei and Nalan Fusen to enter the palace on duty.They had already heard about Kangxi's marriage to Cao Yong, so it was inevitable that they would congratulate him again, and made an appointment to drink in a few days.

Returning to Cao's Mansion and entering the Sunflower Courtyard, Zijing followed Ping Wang Fujin and Mrs. Zhao Jia to Chunjun Wang's Mansion, but has not come back yet.As soon as he changed his clothes, Huan'er came to report, and the housekeeper Cao Zhong invited the uncle over in the front yard.

Although it was beginning of spring, the weather was still cold, so Cao Yong changed into a thicker robe and went to the front yard.Cao Zhong asked Cao Yong to take the idea of ​​​​repairing the yard.

Cao's mansion is the earl's mansion. Although Cao Yin and his wife are in the south, Cao Yong, as a son, has no reason to live in the main house.The Sunflower Courtyard I live in right now is not that spacious, and it's okay to live in when I'm not married, but it's too small when I'm married.Although the date of the wedding has not yet been decided, it will take time to prepare before breaking ground, so it is better to make preparations first.

According to the old housekeeper's suggestion, there are two ways now, one is to expand the Sunflower Courtyard where Cao Yong lives now, and open up the two courtyards in front and back as a new house; The empty yard was opened up and rebuilt.The key point is the cost of repairing the yard.

Although the Zhuangzi gifted by Kangxi last year had a few thousand taels of income at the end of the year, most of it was used up year after year like a flow of favors.Before Cao Yin left, the three thousand left to Cao Yong had already been given to He Maocai to buy wasteland by Cao Yong.Right now, the accounts are not well off.

In fact, the chief housekeeper, Cao Zhong, was also depressed. He didn't understand why his uncle loved buying land so much, but he still bought wasteland.At the beginning, the old lady left more than 100 hectares of fertile land to the uncle. As a result, most of them were sold off, but a lot of wasteland was bought.

There is no money in the account again?Cao Yong couldn't help but patted his forehead for fear.It's not like spending fast if you eat dead money like this and don't get paid.The money from the tea house and pearls must be repaid.Guangdong Weixin sent someone to send back 5000 taels a year ago, and Cao Yong gave it to He Maocai.

Suddenly, Cao Yong remembered that he had a position and a title, all of which had a silver salary, so he asked Cao Zhong if he had asked someone to take it.

At this time, the salary is received in spring and autumn, and this time in spring it is before the 260th of the first month.Cao Yong's third-class male, the salary is 260 taels, plus 80 dendrobium rice.The third-class bodyguard is the fifth-rank, the original salary is 240 taels of silver, the guards are double rings, and the imperial duty is three rings, the total is 240 taels, plus [-] dendrobium rice.

Cao Yong didn't think about the hundreds of taels of silver, but was curious about those Lumi.This amount of dendrobium rice is five buckets, about seventy catties of rice, and five hundred dendrobiums is not a small amount. More than 3 catties, enough to feed a mansion for a year or two.

Cao Zhong had already asked someone to collect it. Hearing Cao Yong's question, he discussed with him how to deal with Chen Mi last year.When receiving autumn salary in July last year, although Cao Yong was not in the capital, he had received it.Although there were not five hundred dendrobium rice at that time, it was not much different.Now that the new rice is brought back, the old rice will only accumulate more and more.

Cao Yong didn't have any good ideas for a while, so let the old housekeeper wait.With so many officials of all sizes in the capital, the backlog of Lumi will definitely not be caused by one family or two. Cao Yong couldn't help feeling a little bit excited.The grain and oil business is well managed, and the profit will not be thin, but it is not convenient for him to come out now, and there is no one in the mansion who can come out to take care of it.It would be great if Cao Fang was here, he would be a suitable shopkeeper.

Just as he was thinking, someone came to report that Miss Zijing had returned.

Cao Yong was impatient to move the yard, and if the construction started on the West Road, Cao Song would have to follow suit, so he told Cao Zhong to choose a site on the East Road, and the money would be paid from Amethyst, and he went back to the Sunflower Court first. up.

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Kuiyuan, go to the room.

Zijing took off her big clothes and sat there wearing a blue satin jacket.Zhu'er, Tweety'er and the others formed a group, inquiring about the details of the future mistress.

Zijing laughed and blamed and said: "Look, you guys are used to it, and you are getting more and more unruly, and you can inquire about these words!"

Huan'er was the youngest, and she stepped forward and shook Zijing's arm: "Good sister, tell us quickly! Since it is a marriage favored by the emperor, the princess's character and appearance are naturally superior. Everyone is just curious. , I want to know the princess’s temperament earlier, and I’m going to please her, aren’t I!”

Huan'er is usually careless, how could she have such thoughts?Needless to say, it must have been taught by others.Zijing glanced at Zhu'er and Tweety'er, and said with a smile: "Don't worry! The princess not only has good looks, but also treats people kindly, it doesn't seem like she can't tolerate people!"

Zhu'er and Cui'er heard the meaning of Zijing's words, they were both a little uncomfortable, but they were faintly happy.

Chai'er has no intention of clinging to her, but sees it more clearly than they do, and sighs secretly.Even I, who has been serving the uncle for less than a year, can see that if I want to be the man in the house of the uncle, I don't want to look at the future grandma, but to see the uncle's own thoughts, why the two of them still don't understand?Is this the so-called "authority fan"?

Cao Yong came in from the outside, heard the excitement in the room, and asked with a smile: "What are you talking about? Everyone is in high spirits!"

Zhu'er, Cui'er, etc. got up with a smile and congratulated Cao Yong.Cao Yong smiled and waved his hands: "Well, well, thank you guys!"

Everyone was winking, seeing Amethyst coming to the house, the uncle followed back, probably also chasing after the princess, they all backed out with a smile on their faces.

Amethyst was in a good mood, as if she was the one who was engaged, with a smile on her face all the time, just waiting for Cao Yong to ask.

Cao Yong touched his neck, a little embarrassed, although she is his fiancée, but after all, she is only a little girl of thirteen or fourteen, is it a bit too much for me to be so anxious!
Zijing waited for a while, but Cao Yong did not speak. Knowing that he was embarrassed, she did not force him, put her hands together and said: "God bless you, sir is really a blessing! The princess of Chunjun Wangfu, no matter what his character is, Looks, words and deeds are all excellent, and Fujin is also very happy!" As he spoke, he took a small sandalwood box the size of a palm from the table next to him, and pushed it to Cao Yong's side.

Although people at this time paid attention to "marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous man", Cao Yong was just a normal man.It's not about pursuing that alluring beauty, but if you really meet a no-salt wife, it's really not easy to find love.

This sandalwood box is not big, but it is extremely luxurious, inlaid with gold and silver, and inlaid with various gemstones.Cao Yong picked it up and opened it, but the items inside were not as dazzling as the box, but an elegant and clean square purse.

Indigo satin is used as the base, water blue brocade thread is inlaid, and in the middle is a series of blue embroidered rich and noble flowers of blue, royal blue, navy blue, and dark blue.Although the stitching is not particularly perfect, it is a little immature, but it can be seen that it is sewn with care. Those blues are deep and shallow, layered on top of each other, and the petals are outlined in a three-dimensional sense, which looks clean and generous.

Cao Yong held it in his hand, turned it over and over again, and suddenly found a pair of colorful butterflies embroidered inside. Thinking of the little girl's thoughts, he felt warm in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "This...is given by her on my own initiative. ?”

Zijing smiled and shook her head: "The Princess is so tender, how could she take the initiative to give this? Baogege followed her today, and Baogege forced the princess to send this out! When Baogege comes, the uncle will still take care of it!" Thank you!"

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I don't know if it's because of the new year's new atmosphere, but the happy events in Cao's mansion are also doubled.

At the end of the first month, Cao Yong received a letter from Jiangning.Cao Yin and Li's family were very happy to know that Kangxi bestowed the marriage and their son's marriage was settled.In addition, Mrs. Li asked her daughter about the Luo family's marriage proposal.Although Cao Yi didn't say anything about Seshitu, he blushed and said that Mrs. Jueluo treated people very well, and he didn't mean to object.Therefore, according to the wishes of the parents, Cao Yong was allowed to return to Jueluo's house and agreed to the marriage.

At this time, it has been nearly a month and a half since Jueluo's family proposed marriage, and his family has never sent anyone to ask questions.But in fact, the Xi Tara clan was a little desperate to wait, - the Cao family was already rich, and with the matter of marrying the princess, the hope of getting married became even slimmer.If he didn't really like Cao Yi's appearance, the old man would really not want to propose marriage in such a "climbing" manner.But if the other party has no intention of pressing herself to ask, Xi Tara will never do such a thing, so she is just secretly anxious.

Saishitu looked at Cao Yi as well, but he didn't want his mother to worry too much about his marriage. He persuaded him again and again that everything depends on fate, and he hoped that his mother would be happy.

Seeing his son's filial piety, Xi Tara became more and more sad. This past month has been a bit tormented.

After receiving the reply letter from Cao's family, Xi Tara was really overjoyed, but within a few days, she made a decision to find someone, and she was glad that she finally chose a good wife.

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There will still be two shifts tomorrow, from early morning to noon. . :-) I couldn't hold on any longer, so I went to bed early. . .

(End of this chapter)