Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 134
Xiang Cao was very surprised, Fang Cha had always worn these two items, especially the cat's eye pendant, which belonged to Cao Yi back then, and Fang Cha never left her body after getting it.

The little maid brought refreshments over, and Fang Cha handed over the fragrant honey while asking Vanilla to drink tea and have snacks.

Seeing Xiang Cao staring at her ear, Fang Cha touched it subconsciously, and then remembered that the pendant had been taken off, so she turned back to the cabinet and took out a makeup box, opened it and found four kinds of red gold, hairpin, bracelet, Pendants and rings.Fang Cha took the bracelet and put it on her wrist, and put the pendant on her ear.

The little maid came over to help, but Fang Cha sent her away.Vanilla shook her head and smiled, stood up and helped her put it on.Seeing that although it is gold, it is not inlaid with anything, but it is shaped like a plum blossom, which is quite unique, so I couldn't help but praise it.

Fang Cha said indifferently: "This is a gift from the Wei family."

Xiang Cao was a little embarrassed, and didn't know what to pick up, but Fang Cha touched her earlobe and said quietly: "I was afraid of pain when I was young, and I cried and refused to prick my ears and eyes. It's not too late to be beaten when I grow up. It wasn't until the year when I grew my hair, I had to make up, and I couldn't do it anymore, so I asked the two nuns to beat me. I just kept crying and crying, even... even...he was beside me He took my hand and coaxed me, saying that he will give me the most beautiful pendant in the future..."

Vanilla heard her say the word "Lian" twice, and remembered that she called "Lian Sheng" when she was in a coma, so she really wanted to ask who this "Lian Sheng" was, but it was difficult to ask because it involved someone's personal relationship, so she had to He patted her on the shoulder to comfort her.

Fang Cha suppressed her tears, and her expression couldn't tell whether she was crying or laughing: "It turns out that the child's words are not taken seriously, but I believe it like a fool. Even if he is far away from me, I still think that he can trust me , who would have thought that it would be boring."

Xiang Cao felt uncomfortable hearing this, and pushed her to persuade her: "On the day of great joy, what are you thinking about these useless things? Now you have to live a good life. It's not like you don't know that the second master of the Wei family is very powerful in front of the uncle. You are free again, and you are not worthy to go back to the capital and work in the mansion, so being a grandma by yourself, isn't it a blessing?"

Fang Cha snorted softly, turned her head, and said after a while, "Wei...he is just like me, a fool..."

*
At the wedding banquet on the [-]th, although Wei Bai had no relatives, he did have quite a few friends, all of whom he had made friends with during the past few months back to Jiangning.

The small courtyard is full of seats, but there is still no room for seating.Many close friends simply offered gifts, only had a drink with Wei Bai, and left without eating.

Wei Xin looked at the excitement in the courtyard, held his wine glass and sighed for a while, but said that marrying a wife is quite different from taking a concubine.He took in several concubines, and held several happy events, but there was no such celebration after all.

Zheng Hu was sitting next to him, and couldn't help teasing him when he heard the words: "Then you should have married a serious wife earlier! You are not a young man."

Wei Xin waved his head: "Who is like you, who was tied up by his wife early! Now that he has a flower wine, he is afraid of being cried by his wife when he goes back. He has lost all comfort."

Zheng Hu punched him, and stared: "You are afraid of a wife! How long have I been to that dirty place when I was not married?"

Wei Xin smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Yes, you used to be a decent person. Now, you also have a son, so naturally you are tied even tighter by your wife."

When Zheng Hu heard about his precious son, he was very happy, ignored his teasing, and happily said how rare his son was, and said that his appearance followed his own, and his small body was very strong.

Wei Xin laughed and dismantled him, and everyone at the same table fell down laughing.

Zheng Hu forced a few words, but there was nothing to say about Wei Xin, so he changed the subject and asked Wei Xin about the scenery in Guangdong.Wei Xin then talked endlessly about the prosperity of seaport trade, foreigners and rare foreign goods.

After hearing this, Zheng Hu felt envious in his heart, and couldn't help saying: "If there is a chance, I will definitely follow you there to have a look!"

Cao Yong did not come to watch the ceremony.After all, he was the master of the Zhao family, and he knew that once he appeared, it would be really troublesome for the Zhao family to say goodbye and give up the seat, and it would also spoil the atmosphere of the wedding.So Cao Yong only came to drink two cups with Wei Bai after the banquet.

When Cao Yong arrived, Wei Bai was drunk, his hat was a little crooked, and his tongue was too big. He sincerely said words of gratitude to Cao Yong, but he was in a mess and couldn't hear clearly.Cao Yong smiled and drank three cups with him, asked the servant to support him to continue the toast, and went to Wei Xin, Zheng Hu and the others' table by himself.

All the people at the table stood up, and there were people who were in a hurry to get wine to respect Cao Yong.Cao Yong hurriedly laughed and said: "There are not so many rules today, everyone can do whatever they want."

After letting everyone drink for a while, Cao Yong said to Zheng Hu: "I wanted to find you tomorrow, but unfortunately I have to go out tomorrow, so I have to talk to you today. After a while, I went to Zhang's house at the entrance of the alley. Talk to the teahouse." Zheng Hu hurriedly responded.

After drinking for three rounds, the groom was sent to the bridal chamber, and Wei Xin brought a group of people to the bridal chamber.Zheng Hu didn't follow along to join in the fun, so he followed Cao Yong to leave Wei Bai's new house and went to Zhang's tea house.

In the private room, Cao Yong took out a box and handed it to Zheng Hu.

Zheng Hu was taken aback, and when he opened it, he saw that there was a thick stack of bank notes, and there were two contracts of prostitution, which belonged to himself and his sister.He couldn't help being taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Young Master, what do you mean by this?"

Cao Yong said: "This silver is the 16 taels that Yang Mingchang bid for. You brothers and sisters have worked hard these years. Although the money will not bankrupt the Yang family, it is enough for his heartache, and it can be regarded as an outlet for your brothers and sisters! Then The promise I made to you brothers and sisters in the Nianpo Temple is half completed, and the rest of the enmity will be repaid by God for you brothers and sisters, so you can live a good life!"

Zheng Hu pinched the contract of selling his life, still a little panic: "This...Young Master..."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "From now on, you just do what you want to do."

Zheng Hu was overwhelmed with mixed feelings for a while, unable to speak for a while, suddenly stood up, knelt down on the ground, and said: "Master, Zheng Hu has no teeth to forget. Whether there is this paper deed, the little one's life They all belong to the young master, and I am willing to put my heart and soul to the ground for the young master!"

Cao Yong hurriedly pulled him up: "Please hurry up. If it weren't for you brothers and sisters, the pearl matter would not be what it is today. You have done a lot for the Cao family!"

Zheng Hu didn't look at the banknote, he just put the two deeds of sale into his arms: "Young master has already shown a great kindness to my brothers and sisters, we cannot take this banknote."

Cao Yong said: "Now that you have a family and a business, you have to consider your wife and children even if you don't think about yourself. And your sister, who has a dowry is also dependent on it. This silver ticket was originally cast by Yang Mingchang, and it was originally cast by Yang Mingchang. It's yours."

When Zheng Hu heard about his sister, he hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Thank you again for your kindness. Then give 10 taels of this silver to my sister as a dowry, but my sister..."

That day Cao Yong had made it clear that he would not take Zheng Woxue as his concubine, and Zheng Hu also figured it out.In fact, Zheng Woxue's appearance is excellent, and she has the skills of raising pearls. Now she has added a huge dowry of 10 taels. If it is said, many families will rush to marry.It's just that it's not easy to choose a good match from among them when the time comes.Now, there is no suitable one in Taihu Lake, and there is no satisfactory one at this pearl meeting, so Zheng Hu couldn't help but make a mistake.

What's more, Zheng Woxue is inseparable from Zhuchang for the time being, and she needs to supervise her for another two years, but now Zheng Woxue has reached the age of marriage, and if it takes another two years, she will be too old , I am afraid that a good match will be even more difficult to find.

Cao Yong knew that Zheng Hu's concerns were quite a headache.They had no choice but to comfort Zheng Hu and tell them to search slowly, and when they found their beloved, they asked Zheng Woxue to withdraw from the bead field.Zheng Hu got Cao Yong's promise, and he was a little relieved, only to go back and find a good family for his sister.

Cao Yong asked Zheng Hu what he planned to do in the future, whether it was doing business or buying land, the Cao family would help.

But Zheng Hu shook his head: "There is still a need for a small guard on the bead field. It will take a while for the bead field, and I will make another plan!" He paused, and said enviously: "Actually, today's Hearing what Wei Xin said about the situation in Guangdong, the young one also felt a little itchy. If the beading business here is over, and the young master has nothing to do, the young one wants to go there to meet the market!"

Cao Yong smiled and said: "Alright. Wei Xin has gained a foothold there in the past few years, if you want to go there, it's good."

*
After being persuaded several times by Cao Yin and his son, Mrs. Li finally decided to personally pick up her mother Gao Taijun to live for a while.Because he didn't return home for many years, even though Kangxi stayed in Suzhou when he came back from Hangzhou for 40 years, he always came and went in a hurry, but this time he had to prepare various gifts.For the gifts of the Wen and Gao lords, for Li Xu and his wives and concubines, for Li Nai and his wife and children, for Li Ding, plus some distant relatives of the tribe, there are more than ten boxes of presents inside and out. .

On May [-]th, Cao Yong personally escorted his mother to Suzhou by waterway.Wei Bai was newly married, Cao Yong let him go on leave, and only took Wei Hei, Xiaoman, Wu brothers and dozens of guards selected by Zhizaofu to accompany him.They shared two boats, a big one, which was used by Mrs. Li and some maidservants and other female relatives, and Cao Yong took other people to ride in the small boat behind.

From Jiangning to Suzhou by water for more than [-] miles, along the way, Cao Yuan led people to wait on land.Every time they arrive at the pier, someone has already bought fresh food from the shore and delivered it.When the weather is fine, Cao Yong also goes ashore with his mother for a stroll, eats some local snacks and buys some local specialties.Li Shi has been living in the house since he was born, how has he seen so many things outside?It was really eye-opening, and with her son by her side, Mrs. Li didn't feel the pain of the journey at all.

Because the road was slow and stopped, it was not until ten days later that Cao Yong and Li Shi arrived in Suzhou.

A few days ago, the Li family got the news that Li's mother and son came to Suzhou by water, and the wharf had already sent someone.When Cao Yong helped his mother get off the boat, Li Nai and Li Ding brothers had already arrived with their fast horses.

Li Nai was nearly thirty years old, his body was slightly fatter, and he had a beard under his chin.Now he has also received an errand from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is on duty at the Zhizao Mansion in Suzhou.While studying, Li Ding did what he could for his father and brother.He still had a gentle smile on his face, respectfully greeted his aunt with his elder brother, and said hello to Cao Yong politely.The difference between Yangzhou, but for more than half a month, he and Cao Yong seemed to forget it, so they kept silent.

The carriage to welcome Mrs. Li has long been prepared.After entering the inner courtyard of Li's mansion, seeing his mother and aunt, two elder relatives, Li couldn't help but burst into tears.As a grandson, Cao Yong kowtowed to his aunt and grandmother according to the rules.The two old men, Wen Taijun is nearly [-] years old, and Gao Laojun is also nearly [-] years old, but they are both healthy and full of energy.When I saw Cao Yong, I treated him like a child, pulled him to the side of the kang and looked at him again and again, as if I didn't love him enough.

Li Nai had already married several wives and concubines, and had three or four children, who were brought by his grandmother and mother to greet his aunt and cousin.

The youngest boy, Fang, was three years old, just the naughty age, and because he was born on the same day, he usually stayed with the two great-grandmothers and was the most favored.Right now, seeing the two great-grandmothers pulling a tall man they don't know to talk and ignoring themselves, I feel really wronged.Before his mother asked him to greet his aunt and uncle, he ran to the edge of the kang with his calves and wanted to climb up the kang.He was so small that he couldn't climb up even though he tried his best.

Li Nai's wife, Liang Shi, scolded in a low voice: "Cheng'er, don't be naughty, come down quickly and greet your aunt and uncle!"

Li Cheng was not afraid of his mother, he just turned his head and made a face, and wanted to climb up the kang.Cao Yong saw that he was really struggling, so he smiled and bent down, and carried him to the kang.

Li Cheng got on the kang, didn't know how to thank him, and rolled directly into Gao Taijun's arms: "Granduncle, Cheng'er hasn't seen you for half a day, I miss you!"

Wen Taijun said a few words with a straight face because his grandson broke the rules in front of the guests, but was persuaded by Gao Taijun: "He has only a few children, besides, Shuqing's mother and son are not outsiders, so how can there be so many rules! "

Li Cheng just nestled in Gao Taijun's arms, squinted his eyes, didn't speak, and looked at Li's mother and son curiously.

Wen Taijun shook his head, smiled and said to Li Shi and Cao Yong: "Look, this pet is really outrageous. Even when Nai'er and Ding'er were young, they never saw her care so much!"

Seeing that her mother was closer to her great-nephew and grandson than to her grandson, Mrs. Li couldn't help but feel a little sour, but this is not surprising, who made her family far away.She didn't show it on her face, she just smiled and praised Li Cheng for his good looks and likability.

On the ground, Mrs. Liang took several children and kowtowed to Mrs. Li.

On Li's side, naturally, they took out various meeting gifts prepared for everyone.

After meeting the two elders, Cao Yong was invited to the front hall, but only Li Xu was there.Cao Yong greeted his uncle, and politely asked why the two cousins ​​were not here.

Li Xu asked Cao Yong to sit down, and then replied with a smile: "There is something wrong with the yamen, I just asked your two cousins ​​to take care of it!" Then he looked at Cao Yong thoughtfully, as if he wanted to say something What.
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