Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 395
Cao Mansion, front yard, side yard.

Wei Hei sat cross-legged on the kang, stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a chicken leg and placed it in the herb bowl, and said, "Look at you, you haven't eaten much these two days, your chin has lost weight, is it because of the change of seasons?"

Xiang Cao looked at the chicken legs in the bowl, and wanted to take it back to Wei Hei, but Wei Hei stopped him.Wei Hei fished out the chicken head from the sea bowl, took a bite of the comb, and said, "Master, I like this one!"

Vanilla smiled, but she looked a little out of her wits.

Wei Hei saw her putting the rice into her mouth one by one like counting rice, and asked with some concern: "What's the matter? Miss your mother?"

Xiangcao's mother was originally the nanny by Cao Yi's side, she didn't follow her as a dowry, but now she works as an errand in Jiangning's mansion with her son and daughter-in-law.

After hearing Wei Hei's words, Vanilla shook her head, put down her chopsticks, hesitated for a moment, and opened her mouth to say, "Master, Chun'er is fifteen!"

Wei Hei put a mouthful of toon eggs into his mouth, and replied, "Is it fifteen? I didn't see it, it's still like two years ago when my son came to our house, like a fluffy egg!"

Vanilla lowered her head and whispered a word.

Wei Hei didn't listen carefully, and asked, "What, what to whom?"

Xiang Cao didn't respond immediately, and said after a while: "Make Chun'er a kid for me!"

Chun'er is the girl next to Xiangcao. After Wei Hei married Xiangcao the year before last, he was afraid that she would be tired from doing housework, so he specially asked someone to find someone to pick honest ones to buy.

Hearing this, Wei Hei frowned, slapped his chopsticks on the table, and asked with a bit of anger: "What's this called? Could it be that the master stole the girl from the family and told you to see it? Do this virtuous?"

Vanilla's eye circles were already red, and tears fell drop by drop onto the edge of the Kang, forming small water stains.

Wei Hei was afraid that she would cry, so he immediately found a handkerchief on the kang, threw it over, and said, "Let me explain it to you first, cry! Cry! Cry! Why are you crying?"

Xiang Cao sobbed, lowered her head and said: "I have been married to my master for three years, and my stomach hasn't moved... Master is also a person who is about to turn [-], my child..."

Although he didn't talk much, Wei Hei understood the reason, and he was very firm in his heart, and said with a bit of reproach: "What three years, we got married in May of the year before last, which is actually less than two years. Your age You're so small, why are you so useless?"

"There are three ways to be unfilial, and the greatest is to have no offspring. A concubine cannot become an unfilial person because of her own fault..." Xiangcao choked up and said.

Wei Hei got off the kang and wanted to go forward to help her wipe away tears. The husband and wife were not used to being so close, so they took half a step forward and stopped again, saying: "It's all nonsense, it's been a whole day. I was so flustered that it was useless to think about these things. What kind of person is on the tablet, the ancestors are virtuous, so that I don’t have to be a bachelor, and I can marry a good wife in my 30s. What’s the child’s anxiety? If the father is lucky, It's not bad for a year or two, if the father is destined to have no children, even if the house accepts three or four, it still won't be able to grow food. You have to accept this idea, you don't have to make people laugh!"

Vanilla wanted to say more, but Wei Hei frowned, and said: "Stop making such fusses, it's useless, you're going to be exhausted, it's not easy to support a wife, you want me to be a cow and a horse again, don't you?"

Xiang Cao wanted to persuade her again, when she heard a girl at the door say: "Master, grandma, the uncle is here!"

Xiang Cao hurriedly wiped away her tears, Wei Hei picked up the curtain and went out, it wasn't Cao Yong standing outside smiling.He hurriedly let Cao Yong into the room, Cao Yong saw that there were still bowls and chopsticks, and said: "This is not eaten, then you eat first, and then talk after eating!"

Wei Hei patted his stomach and said, "Old Hei is full!"

After a while, Xiangcao took Chun'er away from the table, brought tea to the two of them, and then escaped from the room.

Cao Yong looked at Wei Hei's slightly protruding belly, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Vanilla can take care of people, brother Wei has gained weight in the past two years!"

Wei Hei laughed twice, and said: "Yeah, Old Hei is also thinking about it. It won't work if this goes on, isn't this a waste? Fortunately, the tiger is here, and Old Hei will have a companion for boxing in the future!"

Wei Hei was on errand with Cao Yong, and they were together during the day.Seeing that he came here on purpose today, Wei Hei knew that he had something to say, and asked, "Master, you came here specially to find Lao Hei, but do you have something to tell?"

Cao Yong nodded and said: "The second wife is looking for someone to buy Zhuangzi these days, and I am also thinking about buying some more property, but I have something on my mind!"

"Oh? Young Master, is there any difficulty?" Wei Hei asked when he saw him like this.

Cao Yong shook his head and replied: "It's not a problem, it's just thinking of Brother Wei and Mr. Wei. Mr. is old, Niuniu is young; Brother Wei will have a baby in the future. If it is as it is now It's also good, we don't have to separate, if there is any accident in the future, how can I rest assured that Mr. Wei and Brother Wei have no real estate?"

Hearing Cao Yong's unlucky words, Wei Hei quickly waved his hands and said, "Young Master, why do you say this? Mr. Zhuang needless to say, even Lao Hei is half older than Young Master. There is absolutely no reason for Young Master to walk ahead... …" Speaking of this, he clenched his fist and asked, "But what kind of rumors did you get, you still have the unreasonable idea of ​​beating you, hmph, with me, Lao Hei, I will definitely not let you make mistakes!"

Wei Hei came to Cao Yong in the 40th year of Kangxi. It has been thirteen or four years now, and he grew up watching Cao Yong.Although the two were named master and servant, Wei Hei treated Cao Yong as his nephew.Cao Yong is also very grateful to Wei Hei for his protection over the years, treating him like an elder brother.

Wei Hei said this sincerely, and Cao Yong was very moved when he heard it.However, he was still afraid of his fate in this life.

Although Cao Yin did not die early, he lost Cao Quan.Historical nuances have changed, but the general direction has not changed at all.

Because Cao Yong thought of the matter of setting up the land, he was afraid that he, like Cao Yin, had a predestined hurdle.

The world is impermanent, and if one day comes, parents will have grandchildren to worry about, and Chuyu will have children to rely on.Mr. Zhuang is approaching his sixtieth birthday, and Wei Hei is also in middle age. He also treats these two as his family.

That's why he thought about whether he should help Wei Hei and Mr. Zhuang buy some properties so that they can live comfortably even if they don't rely on the Cao family.

Hearing the meaning of Cao Yong's words, Wei Hei stood up, looked at Cao Yong carefully for a while, and said with worry: "Master, you are young, why do you always think about it? But where is your body uncomfortable? It's still those Did the bullshit doctor talk nonsense?"

Cao Yong said with a smile: "I'm strong, just in case."

Wei Hei felt relieved now, sat down and said, "Young Master's kindness, Lao Hei appreciates it. Just to be honest, if there is no Young Master in this capital, why would Old Hei keep it? The money given by the Young Master over the past few years, Lao Hei also put away a lot of vanilla. In case...in case God is not open to let Lao Hei walk behind the young master, then the two of us will go back to the countryside of Henan. Be a companion with the second son and the others, and be a country Land rich man. Forget about the property in the capital. Old Hei is a careless person, so he doesn’t count as such, and every time he sees Manager He come to the mansion to sue some tenants, spring plowing, etc., it’s exhausting to listen to.”

After Cao Yong heard it, he knew what he was talking about, so he changed the subject and said some other words.

The reply letter from the Li family in Suzhou has not yet arrived, and Li Ding's body has not been processed yet.But Cao Yong do not have to worry, things were handled cleanly.

Before coming to Wei Hei, Cao Yong had already asked Mr. Zhuang, and Mr. Zhuang was also not interested in the property.He is also like Wei Hei, if Cao Yong is gone, he will go back to his hometown to take care of him.

Cao Yong is also planning for the worst, no one is looking forward to his early death.In his heart, he wished he could live to his seventies and eighties.

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Some people wish they could die immediately, so that they can be considered clean.

The eighth brother at this time is like this.He fell ill, afraid of the wind, and coughed badly, but refused to take medicine.

Although the weather is getting warmer in March and people have changed their jackets, the eighth elder brother is afraid of the light and the cold.

Seeing Eighth Brother's dejected look, Ninth Brother straightened his feet and shouted, "What is Eighth Brother doing? Do you want to learn from Concubine Liang?"

Having said that, he already regretted it, knowing that he shouldn't have put a knife in Brother Ba's heart, so he sighed and said no more.

Concubine Liang was the biological mother of the eighth elder brother, who was born in "Xin Zhe Ku Ji". She died of illness in the winter of Kangxi's 51st year.

According to the news that Concubine Yi sent people to inquire, after Concubine Liang fell ill, she poured out all the medicines from the Imperial Hospital, wishing to die.She was so resolute because she was afraid that her humble status would hurt her son.

The eighth elder brother listened to the ninth elder brother's words, his eyes straightened, and he murmured: "Er Niang..."

The ninth elder brother pulled up a chair and sat in front of the eighth elder brother's bed, and said earnestly: "Where is this? Is it worth being so discouraged as a mynah? To be disrespectful, mynah is 33 this year, and Huang Ama is 61 this year." , even if it lasts another ten years, mynah is in his prime, what about Huang Ama... What's the point of losing a few disciples? Those who are stalking things will be cleaned up long ago. Mynah thinks they are loyal, but they are just It’s nothing but grass on the wall, and in private, the third son’s mansion also ran around a lot!”

Speaking of this, he took a look of frustration, and said: "What is this called? The tenth is sick, and the starling is not happy. The fourteenth..." At this point, he pondered for a while, and his expression was a little complicated : "The old fourteen is also grown up now, I don't know what's on his mind?"

The eighth elder brother raised his head, sighed, and said: "We in the Qing Dynasty pay attention to 'the son is more valuable than the mother' and 'the mother is more valuable than the son', if it weren't for me, changing the tenth brother, even if it was the ninth brother or The fourteenth brother will definitely not attract the disgust of Huang Ama!"

Ninth elder brother didn't like to hear his words, he frowned and said, "Why are you talking about this? If you want to be serious, when it comes to dignity, who can be more honorable than second elder brother, and I haven't seen Huang Ama how much?" I like it! Mynah, don’t think about those useless things, heal your illness quickly, cheer up, so as not to let those villains take advantage of the loopholes!”

The eighth elder brother lowered his head and said nothing.

Ninth elder brother was a little annoyed, stood up, and said: "Brother, who is showing this appearance? Or is he hoping that Huang Ama will remember that mynah is his son? What are we working on all these years? How much thought, is it possible that Huang Ama has gone to some of our disciples, and we ourselves will be destroyed? There are so many slaves, and if the old ones are gone, new ones will come naturally. As long as we have power, people are not good Looking for? Could it be that the starling is willing to hand over that chair to the third and fourth child?"

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Changchun Garden, Hundred Beasts Garden.

Elder Brother Sixteen and Elder Seventeen are still investigating the case of the disappearance of the mink, and they came here again today.Although the taste of this piece is not good, those little beasts look very cute.

The sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother became childish, called the little eunuch on duty here, asked for a few pieces of meat, and fed them to the mink.

The two brothers were talking about which mink had the best coat color and which mink had bad eyes, when they saw Zhao Feng, the servant next to Brother Sixteen, running over panting.

Brother Sixteen frowned when he saw it, and said, "Is this burning your ass? It's so unruly!"

Zhao Fengman's brow was full of sweat, and he didn't care to wipe it off. First, he gave the seventeenth elder brother a thousand, and then quickly said to the sixteenth elder brother: "Master... Master... Master Fujin gave birth..."

"Ah!" Elder Sixteen was surprised and asked, "What's the matter, isn't it still half a month away?" After speaking, he was worried, and then asked: "Where is the person who came to report? What happened to Fujin?" ?”

Although when Guo Luoluo first married into the palace, Elder Sixteen misunderstood her, but after getting along for a long time, he also knew that she was not a scheming person.Although the husband and wife are not as loving as Seventeen Elder Brother and Seventeen Fujin, they respect each other as guests.

"Master, it was Qin San who came to report. I don't know the details. I just know that Fujin Sishi gave birth to a little Princess, and the mother and daughter are safe."

Brother Sixteen felt relieved, nodded and said, "As long as the mother and daughter are safe, as long as the mother and daughter are safe, these slaves don't waste their time reporting it!"

Brother Seventeen was listening, and said with a smile: "Congratulations Brother Sixteen, now Brother Sixteen has both sons and daughters!"

Seventeen Fujin said that he had conceived a few days ago, but he didn't get pregnant.Brother Sixteen was afraid that he would be hurt, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Brother Seventeen, it will only take a few months for the siblings to recover..."
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