Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 453
Fangjia Hutong, Dong E's residence.

After dinner, Jinghui helped her grandmother take a walk in the yard.After all, it's getting older, plus a lot of problems have been added in the past half a year, I feel that Luo Shi is not as tough as before.

After walking around for a couple of times, Jue Luo stopped and raised his head to look at the pomegranate tree in the corner of the courtyard.The red pomegranate is already grinning, looking very festive.

Pomegranates imply many children, but I only have one granddaughter by my side, and I feel that Luo Shi's expression is a bit indescribably sad.

Seeing that her grandmother was silent, Jing Hui said, "Grandma, in a few days it will be the Medicine Buddha's Christmas, granddaughter will accompany you to pilgrimage?"

Jue Luo patted Jinghui's hand, and said: "The grandson-in-law is the eldest son of the second house, and he is not too young. Hearing that, he wants to marry within the year. In October, I am afraid that you will have to pay a bride price. You should also Get ready for some sewing."

Jinghui never left her hands with needlework in her early years, but her work was all in Dong E's house. When something happened, she naturally couldn't take care of it for a long time, and now she doesn't know where she went.

Here I am busy taking care of my grandmother, she doesn't do much sewing, she sent Shen De to find a shop to sell them, but later Cao Songdu bought them back.

Listening to her grandmother talking about the wedding date, Jinghui blushed, lowered her head and was speechless.

Looking at his granddaughter, Jue Luo couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and said: "Now there is only such an old yard around my grandmother, but it still needs to be used as a place for the elderly. Otherwise, it would be good to fill in a few tiles for your dowry." of."

After hearing this, Jinghui quickly shook her head and said, "Grandmother, he... is a good person, and he doesn't despise his granddaughter's loneliness..."

Jueluo sighed, and said: "That being said, the Cao family is considered a big family, and the grandson-in-law has several brothers. You must know that in our Banner family, being a girl is noble at home, but being a daughter-in-law is difficult. If the dowry is rich If you don't touch your mother-in-law's family for food and clothing, you can speak more toughly; otherwise, if the sisters-in-law are separated from each other and stand down, you will have to suffer a little. After all, you have to live, and you must bear everything and treat your mother-in-law Be more respectful. Once you have a child, you will survive."

Jinghui listened to her grandmother's teaching, but felt uncomfortable.After all, I have to leave my grandmother here alone. The old man is already in her eighties and has no relatives around her. How can she be reassuring.

Thinking of this, Jinghui asked: "Grandmother, if...if the wife over there is easy to talk to, how about the granddaughter pick up grandmother to serve?"

Jue Luo could not help shaking his head when he heard this, and said, "Why do you talk about children? Even if grandma is old, she is from Dong E's family. Why do you want to take care of Cao's family? Besides, you are a new daughter-in-law. Yes, there is no reason to serve your natal grandmother? In the future, if you are not with your grandmother, you should take good care of yourself. When you are done, my grandmother will have nothing to ask for..."

Different from Dong E's grandfather and grandson's parting sorrow, Cao's house is really happy.

For fear of moving, there will be insufficient manpower in Jiangning, which will make parents tired. Cao Yong has asked Cao Fang to take two stewards back to Jiangning to take care of them.

Although the population of Jiangning is not as high as that of the capital, there are at least seventy or eighty people.If you go to the capital, the mansion will not be spacious.Therefore, Mrs. Zhao Jia said to Cao Yong that she wanted to clean up several yards of the inner house in the east courtyard, so that she could move there with the children.

People used to live on the left and right sides, and with a simple painting of the walls, furniture can be placed.

When Cao Yong heard it, it was also reasonable, to save Jiang Ning's parents from coming, rushing in and out together, which was strange and chaotic.

Knowing that her father-in-law and mother-in-law were going to bring their son to Beijing, Chu Yu was overjoyed, with a smile on her face all the time.She had already asked about Xiyun and Xicai in private.

The one Xi Yun had in mind was Zhang Yi, the long follower beside Cao Yong.Zhang Yi is the son of a family, in his 20s, has always had a high vision, and has not yet married.Speaking of age and appearance, the two are similar.

Xicai didn't think about this, and she didn't think about the marriage, and wanted to serve Chuyu for a few more years.

Chu Yu whispered to Cao Yong, and Cao Yong was happy to be the old man with Chu Yu.

It's just that the red line was not strictly drawn, so Cao Yong asked Zhang Yi for his own opinion.After Zhang Yi heard this, he couldn't help grinning silly.

He has always had a thick skin, and he also knows that his uncle treats his servants generously, so he said with a smile: "Master, I also feel that Xiyun is better in my heart. It's just that she belongs to the eldest grandma, and the younger one only sees her twice occasionally. I didn't know her intentions, so I didn't dare to speak rashly. I wanted to wait for my entourage to come back this year, and begged the uncle to ask for help, and I caught up with the girl..." At this point, I realized that I had made a slip of the tongue, and stopped talking embarrassingly.

He was unintentional, how could Cao Yong care about him?
The maid beside Chuyu, Xiyun is the most useful one.She is usually honest and prudent, always putting Chu Yu's interests first, she is a very responsible and reliable girl, Cao Yong has a good impression of her.

Now Xiyun and Zhang Yi are two, one is interested and the other is affectionate, Cao Yong is willing to fulfill it.Therefore, he said to Zhang Yi: "Prepare the wife's book, prepare to be hired, and after the busy period in front of you, I will arrange marriage for you."

Zhang Yi's wish was fulfilled, and he was overjoyed. His body was already short, and he wanted to give a big gift to Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was impatient with this, so he stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "Okay, what's the trouble with this? It's a good life in the future."

Zhang Yi still knelt down, kowtowed a few times before getting up, and said: "Courtesy is indisputable, although the old man treats you generously, you guys can't show your face!" He couldn't help laughing With a voice, he said: "In the future, there will be a daughter-in-law who will be hurt, and the young one will not be a bachelor anymore!"

This meant that it was as if he had never seen a woman before.

Cao Yong was amused when he heard this, and said: "Why do I remember that some stewards in the front yard gave you a blind date two years ago, and you didn't look at it, didn't you say that you raised one outside? Now it seems that you have never seen a woman ?”

Zhao Tongyuan was listening, and after listening to Cao Yong's words, he also chimed in and said, "Don't pretend to be serious in front of the uncle. Who can you hide from your little cat?"

"Oh, my uncle, don't say this like a grandma. Uncle Wei knows the details, but he did a good deed. A little widow with a child, selling tofu nao at the entrance of the alley , was bullied by two ruffians. The younger one couldn't understand it, so he taught the two ruffians a lesson. Although the younger one usually talks lightly, he didn't think about knocking on the widow's door." Zhang Yi listened to the two As a joke, he quickly waved his hands and argued.

Cao Yong glanced at Zhao Tong, saw him nodding, knew it was true, and said: "It's a good thing to have fun with others, but since the other party has such an identity, you should also avoid suspicion. You are nothing to a man, don't hurt others. Stigma!"

Zhang Yisu listened, since Cao Fang had already gone to Jiangning, Wu Mao was staring at the garden outside the city, the chief housekeeper here was busy.Cao Yong told Zhang Yi and Zhao Tong a few more words, telling them to pay more attention these days...

After explaining this, Cao Yong just wanted to go back to the inner house, when he heard the porter report that Yi Duli had come.

The two are relatives and colleagues, and Yi Duli didn't pay much attention to that. Before Cao Yong came out, he had already walked in quickly.

Seeing Yi Duli wearing an official uniform, sweating and anxious, Cao Yong couldn't help being a little surprised, and asked, "But what happened in the yamen?"

Today is Cao Yong's rest day, so he didn't go to the Yamen.

Yi Duli took a deep breath, waved his hands, and said: "It's not about the yamen, it's my family's private affairs." Speaking of this, he took Cao Yong's arm and said: "Fu Ruo, this time, You have to help me!"

The two have been officials in the same Yamen for two years, and it is the first time Cao Yong has seen Yi Duli look so serious.

Since it's his private matter, it's not good to be a servant in the mansion. When he talked in the yard, Cao Yong let him into the living room.

The host and guest were seated, but Yi Duli couldn't sit still, and said in a hurry: "I really have no choice, so I came to bother Fu Ruo, I must help."

Cao Yong saw that he was so eager, but he wanted to do something urgent, so he didn't go around with him, saying: "Please tell me what you want, if I can promise, then I have nothing to say."

Yi Duli sighed, and said: "If Fu knew about Mrs. Yang's affairs, didn't she become pregnant a few days ago? I was afraid that there were not enough waiters outside, so I picked two people from the mansion to serve. I don’t know how it got to my mother-in-law’s ears, she knew that I had this extra room and was pregnant with my own flesh and blood, she was going to force me to come home. Mrs. Yang was so embarrassed that she could only cry when talking about it. He said that he didn't want to face and be bullied with his daughter, so he really didn't dare to go to the gate of the house. I couldn't bear to force her, so I lied to Er Niang and procrastinated..."

Speaking of this, he paused and said: "Who would have thought that Erniang remembered that today, she had sent her mother-in-law to pick up Mrs. Yang from the outer house, anyway, she would carry him into the mansion today. She also sent someone to send a message to her." I'm sorry, if you don't enter the mansion today, and give birth outside in the future, no matter male or female, you are not allowed to bring it home."

Cao Yong listened to him in detail, his face could not help being a little stiff.After all, it is not an honorable matter, so there is no need to be so detailed, after all, it is Yi Duli's own family business, so it would be cheaper to just say what you want.

I heard Yiduli continue to say: "Although Mrs. Yang is not a daughter of a wealthy family, she has never experienced hardship. Although unfortunately she lost her husband, she still has spare money in her hand. It is because of my integrity that I don't want to be famous. , became my woman. Although Mrs. Zhao Jia is not a powerful person, Mrs. Yang is afraid that she will use the word "严" to oppress others, and she refuses to enter the house no matter what. I really have no choice, she is so worried. That's right, after all, she is alone and has no natal family to rely on. Even though she is a distant relative with the Li family, she can't quench her thirst far away." Having said this, she shook her head, sighing endlessly.

This thunderbolt said a lot, and Cao Yong also heard the order, but he didn't know what it had to do with his height.

Yi Duli sighed a few words, raised his head, and said to Cao Yong: "Furuo, you are the nephew of the Li family, and the family came from the south. I heard that the old lady and the old lady will also go to Beijing. Look In my sympathy, do you recognize Mrs. Yang as a dry relative?"

The one in front was still shouting, but Cao Yong in the back couldn't listen anymore.

How Yang's character is and how his relationship with Yiduli is, these are irrelevant to Cao Yong.After all, it's a matter of one's own size, if you can't see it, then just don't.

She wanted to be a godfather, but she couldn't.

Cao Yong is not his own size, once he recognizes his relatives, he can even climb up with Pingjun Wang Fujin, Cao Ying, and Cao Yi.

Whether it's a sister or a younger sister, if there is such a person poking there, if there is any mistake in behavior, then the reputation of the others will not be preserved and will be implicated.

Although Yi Duli looked at him desperately, Cao Yong didn't mean to hesitate at all.

However, Yang is just the person on the top of Yiduli's heart. If Cao Yong directly refuses, he will offend him.Therefore, Cao Yong showed a bit of difficulty on his face, and said: "My lord, it's not that I don't help, but this... really can't be accepted."

Sure enough, there was some displeasure on the facade of Yidu, but he also knew that Cao Yong was indeed a real person, and he would not say this prevarication, but he still asked unwillingly: "Why can't I agree, but I look down on Yang's family background as a businessman? But It's just a false name, and I don't want you to treat her like a sibling! I just want to reassure her and promote her to be a second wife. Being in your house will finally make her speak harder. Even if it is my wife I really despise her, but for the sake of relatives, it's easy to get along with."

It's okay not to listen to Yi Duli's words. After hearing this, Cao Yong remembered that Aunt Cao Songtang was still in it.This is even more unacceptable, otherwise he will be complained in front of Zhao Jia and Thirteen Fujin.

After all, he was an official in the same office, and Cao Yong didn't want to be a woman. He had a rift with Yidu, thought about it for a while, and said: "Mr. Yang is not alone, and there is also a family in Beijing. I usually treat this girl I'm also a bit concerned. Since there is a real brother, what do you need to do?"

It was the first time Yiduli heard about this, he was very surprised, and said in amazement: "Mr. Yang still has her elder brother in Beijing, why didn't I hear her mention it?" Speaking of this, he remembered an old incident, and said: "By the way, I Why do I vaguely remember that she said she had a sister... I forgot if I didn't mention it, it was around this time last year, we were drinking at the front door..."
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