Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 376 Visiting the Golden Gate "Valentine Guest"
Cao Mansion, front yard, living room.

Elder Seventeen listened to Elder Sixteen's joke, remembered the business, and hurriedly called the little eunuch who followed to fetch the gift.

It is a bamboo basket several feet high, containing Wendan, red tangerine, big tangerine, medium tangerine, lu tangerine, citrus and so on.This is the "citrus meeting". Cao Yong looked at the big and small citrus, couldn't help laughing, and said to Elder Seventeen: "There are no such things outside. Master Seventeen, where did you get this as a tribute?"

Elder Seventeen smiled and said, "Furuo really said it this time, this is the tribute from Fujian that arrived a few days ago. Although it is not a good thing, but it looks golden and yellow. The sixteenth brother and I both Come on, Brother Sixteen has a large population, and there are few people in my yard, so let’s put it aside. Don’t you have younger brothers and sisters celebrating the New Year in Beijing, just a taste of something new. It’s just borrowing flowers to present Buddha. I owe you favors last year, and I will thank you very much in the future. !"

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "Don't mention those useless ones, Mr. Seventeen, this one is just right. In my house, there are currently the most children. If there are any gadgets in the future, the more the better!"

Brother Sixteen laughed and said, "Look, Fu Ruo really jumped on the pole as soon as he saw it! Let's not talk about anything else, the godson you adopted has to be brought here to show the Lord today. These three spinners Boy, I haven't seen it yet!"

Elder Seventeen heard the words, and said to Cao Yong: "That's right, I'm going to see you today anyway. A few years ago, Fujin mentioned to me that I heard people say that your adopted son is unusual!"

Cao Yong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the two brothers talk.It seems that these female relatives in the capital are really boring. It is said that these parents are full of short stories, even the palace is not immune.

Cao Yong saw that the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother were wearing ordinary clothes, and they both looked relaxed and leisurely. They didn't look like they were in a hurry, so he said, "since the two masters are here, let's give you a reward." Lian, when he came out just now, he had told Chu Yu to prepare the food and drinks!"

Elder Seventeen leaned back in his chair, and said with a smile: "Even if Furuo doesn't stay with guests, we will not leave today. I have heard Brother Sixteen praise you many times, saying that the cook in your house The food is good, and there are dishes that are not available outside!"

Elder Sixteen also smiled and said: "It's just been a long time since we got together, let's have a good drink, and if I have a few words, I would like to ask you!" At this point, he restrained his smile and said: "Outside What's the matter with those? Which one have you offended, and you haven't heard of anything wrong?"

Elder Seventeen echoed: "That's right, that's right, I was taken aback. Seeing these people sneaking around, they thought they were targeting Brother Sixteen and me. After reading it clearly, I realized it was Staring at your yard!"

Cao Yong couldn't help sighing after hearing this.Not to mention anything else, just talking about the refinement of the jade spider corpse yesterday, it was appointed that it could not be hidden from anyone.It's just to make the big thing small, and hide the matter of Cao Songxiao's intercourse during the filial piety.

Seeing him like this, Elder Sixteen looked a little solemn and said, "Why, is someone bothering you?"

Cao Yong was crying and laughing in his heart, and it wasn't the fourth elder brother who made the trouble.Barely rushing to have dinner with him caused him to be labeled as a "four party".

If only the sixteenth elder brother came here today, Cao Yong can complain a few words; because there is seventeenth elder brother here, it is really inconvenient to talk about it.Therefore, Cao Yong laughed and said: "Who knows, people have been watching since October. I am really impatient to pay attention to it. I didn't expect that there will be more and more followers in the past ten days since I came back."

"Where there is no wind, there are no waves. Fu Ruo can't go on in such a muddle. You have to figure it out. In case someone has evil intentions, it's only heard that there is a thief for a thousand days, but there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days." Sixteen Ah Brother thought about it for a while, and said.

Elder Seventeen's expression seemed a little strange, he glanced at Cao Yong, then at Elder Sixteen, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Is it from Brother Nine?"

Brother Sixteen turned his head to look at him, and said, "What did Xiao Shiqi hear?"

Elder Seventeen nodded and said: "Brother Sixteen was in the garden for a few days, so I guess it was inconvenient. It seems that I heard that Fu Ruo went to Brother Thirteen's house to have a drink with Fourth Brother!"

Elder Sixteen shook his head and said, "I know this too, it may not be this one. Fu Ruo's weight alone won't make the starlings make a big fuss. He is busy welcoming and sending off the new year. Going, where would you put your mind on Furuo?" Speaking of this, he turned to Cao Yong and said, "Although Furuo's actions have nothing to say to others, but beware of someone taking the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, you still have to go in and out more. Some people would be good."

Cao Yong said: "Well, it's easy, it's just that they didn't like to toss around a few years ago, so they let them go for a few days. If they are still like this 'buzzing' in the next year, they must be arrested."

A few people were talking, when they saw a young man coming in to report, saying that the eldest girl and the eldest son-in-law had arrived, and the carriage had already arrived at the door.

Thinking of Sun Jue, Cao Yong felt quite disappointed, but from Cao Ying's point of view, the etiquette is even more complete.Therefore, he said to the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother: "Drink tea first, I will go to the backyard to take a look, and I will take Hang Seng out for you to have a look at along the way!"

Brother Sixteen waved his hand and said: "Since we have guests, you can go. It's not the first time we've come to you, so why not be polite."

When Cao Yong left the living room, Cao Ying's carriage had already entered the gate, and Sun Jue was accompanied by the housekeeper.When Cao Yong saw him, he clasped his fists and said, "The eldest brother-in-law is here!"

Sun Jue returned the salute and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, I see Fu Ruo's complexion is fine!"

Cao Yong saw that he seemed to be a different person, he was much closer than before, a little strange, he replied: "Tuofu, it's okay. My brother-in-law looks richer than last month!"

This month, Sun Jue has a big heart and a fat body, and his weight has increased a lot. He looks fat and white, but his face is much better than before.Hearing what Cao Yong said, he replied: "Hehe, I don't know if it's because of being impatient and moving in winter!" Even so, his face was hard to hide.

If he is not familiar with Cao Yong, and Cao Yong is his brother-in-law, he really wants to show off the comfortable life of his beautiful wife and concubine.

Thinking of Zhixian and Yexian sisters, Sun Jue suddenly remembered something. Someone played a prank that night and poured a basin of water on him. I wonder if it was Cao Yong, his brother-in-law?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.Although they are all men, Cao Yong is his brother-in-law after all, knowing that he is romantic and happy, and there are also some unhappy ones.

He couldn't help feeling a little regretful, why didn't he hold back, and got involved with this pair of sisters?Although the two are good-looking and have a soft and well-behaved temperament, if they offend Cao Yong and cut off the hope of being promoted, it is really not worth the candle.

He quietly looked at Cao Yong's expression, thinking for a while whether to inquire about it, and see how Cao Yong's attitude is.If he really wants to make decisions for his sister, then...he just thought about selling these two concubines, but then remembered that Ye Xian was already pregnant, so his face was a little embarrassing.

Where did Cao Yong think that Sun Jue would have all kinds of thoughts in his stomach?He dealt with it, but for the sake of the friendship between the two families and Cao Ying, anyway, there are only two or three encounters in a year, even if he doesn't like it, he can accept it for the time being.

Human relations, that's it, where can there be someone who can be admired?

While speaking, the carriage stopped outside the second gate.

Just now the butler has sent a message to the second gate, and Chu Yu has come out with her maid.

Because she came back to visit a doctor and was afraid that the children would get sick, Cao Ying didn't take the children with her, so she got out of the carriage with the maid's hand.

When everyone saw it, they entered the second gate and went to Zhaojia's Shaoyuan.

Mrs. Zhao Jia also got the letter, wrapped her head in Baotou, and leaned on the kang outside, waiting for her daughter and son-in-law to come.

Cao Ying didn't know the truth. Seeing Zhaojia lying sickly on the kang, with sunken eyes, she immediately stepped forward and said with a sob, "Mother, you are..."

Zhao Jia glanced at Cao Yong and his wife who came in with their daughter and son-in-law, their faces were a little stiff, and said: "It's okay, I just feel cold occasionally, the imperial doctor prescribed medicine, and said that it will be fine after a few days of rest!"

Cao Ying looked at her, but she was a little listless, and she spoke and moved well, so she felt relieved a little.

Sun Jue took two steps forward and saluted Mrs. Zhao Jia: "My son-in-law has seen his mother-in-law, please greet her!"

Zhao Jia had always looked at this nerdy uncle as a dislike, but now that she was counting on her fourth sister, seeing Sun Jue made her feel more and more distorted.But because of her daughter's face, she responded modestly: "Well, I'm fine, and so is Eldest Uncle!"

Having seen this, Cao Yong accompanied Sun Jue to the outer hall to talk, while Cao Ying stayed in the room to talk to her mother about herself.

Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang invited people to meet their sister and brother-in-law.Sun Jue didn't see Cao Song, he was a little strange, and asked Cao Yong, "Where is the second brother, isn't he in the mansion?"

Cao Yong replied: "He also caught a cold, just drank the medicine and sweated, and now he is falling asleep."

After hearing this, Sun Jue felt a little unhappy.Because of Cao Song's straightforward temperament, he was really at odds with his polite brother-in-law, and the two had always been estranged.Therefore, when Sun Jue saw that Cao Song said he was ill, he felt that the other party looked down on him, and his face was a bit ugly.

Cao Xiang was not easy to speak, but Cao Shuo was more sensible, and seeing that Sun Jue was unhappy, he said, "Second brother is really ill, the imperial physician just left for a while!"

Sun Jue felt more comfortable and nodded.

When Cao Yong saw that he was holding the genealogy of his elder brother-in-law, he felt really tired, because there were sixteen elder brothers and seventeen elder brothers waiting in the front yard, so he said to Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang: "Third brother, fourth brother, you accompany elder brother-in-law. Let's talk, there are still guests in the front yard, so go and accompany me first!"

Sun Jue came here today to make friends with Cao Yong, and he also wanted to have a good chat with Cao Yong at the wine table.Therefore, when he said that there were still guests in the front yard, he immediately lowered his face and said with a teacup in his hand, "In this new year, who would not open their eyes and come to be a guest at home at this time? Hurry up and send it away. Your eldest sister and I still want to be with you." Talk to me!"

Cao Yong saw that his score was getting bigger and bigger, and he was very impatient. He didn't want to embarrass Sun Jue in front of the two little ones, so he said: "It's the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother. Have tea in the lobby!"

In this capital city, although elder brothers from various palaces walk all over the street, they can only communicate with Cao's family.Hearing this, Sun Jue's arms became stiff and her body straightened. She grumbled, and a smile appeared on her face, and said, "Since the two young masters are here, Fu Ruozheng should go and accompany her!"

Sun Jue said that because the Sun family was in the flag coat.

Cao Yong got up and said: "The brother-in-law sat down for a while, and he has already ordered people to prepare wine and vegetables in the kitchen, and we will have a feast later!"

Sun Jue couldn't help getting up, and asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law is fine, since the two young masters are here, Fu Ruocheng should treat each other with wine!"

Cao Yong was very strange in his heart, although the Sun family was also a bannerman, but Sun Jue always acted according to the etiquette of the Han family, so it is smooth to talk about the "Master" now.

Chu Yu took someone to arrange a banquet, Cao Yong went back to Wutong Garden, called his wife Bao Yanshi to hold Hang Seng, and carried him to the front yard.

The sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother had been waiting a little impatiently. Seeing that Cao Yong really came out with the child, they all got up and came over.

The sixteenth elder brother had a son this year, saw the three spins on Hang Seng's head, and looked at the tiger-headed appearance of the little guy, he couldn't help saying: "It's strong enough, it's even bigger than my grandpa's little elder brother! "

Elder Seventeen, with a bit of childishness, squeezed Hang Seng's little face, seeing that he was not crying or fussing, just staring at people with round eyes and smiling, and said with a smile: "Mmm, um, it's really good child!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help being funny. This kid can still tell the difference.

The sixteenth elder brother saw that the seventeenth elder brother pinched it back and forth, making Hang Seng Xiaohong flushed, and quickly patted his arm, saying: "Okay, okay, I know you are looking after children, and you don't have such a rare thing." .. When the siblings give birth to a big brother next year, you, an Ama, can just pinch your face!"

Brother Seventeen smirked, and then stopped.Cao Yong was afraid that Hang Seng would see the wind if he came out for a long time, so he ordered his wife to pack it carefully and send it back.

Elder Sixteen hurriedly said: "Don't go yet, Grandpa Sixteen hasn't given the meeting gift yet, so you can't see my big grandson in vain!" Then, he took off a nephrite wrench from his hand and tucked it in. To Hang Seng into the package, said: "Little guy, this is a meeting gift from Grandpa Shiliu!"

Elder Seventeen looked at Cao Yong, took off a piece of jade around his waist, and said with a smile: "Grand grandson, since your sixteenth grandfather gave you a gift, naturally your seventeenth grandfather is not stingy!"

Cao Yong looked at these two people playing tricks, really dumbfounding...

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The second watch is delivered, and I'm asking for a ticket. .

It's too late before 0 o'clock in the middle of the night, everyone can watch it tomorrow morning. .

(End of this chapter)