Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 455
Shengjia returned to Changchun Garden on September 28. Wang Jingzeng and Tang Zhiyu accompanied him back to Beijing.We haven't seen each other for several months, and we have to exchange pleasantries with each other.

Wang Jingzeng is okay, and Cao Yong is just a friend of a gentleman.Tang Zhiyu has a close relationship with Cao Yong. I still remember the joy when Cao Yong knew that he had a daughter when he was in Rehe.Therefore, before I saw him, I was still worried that he would be troubled by his daughter's illness, and thought about how to comfort him.

Now, seeing that there is no difference between Cao Yong's speech, and Cao Yin's going to Beijing, which seems to be the joy of reunion of father and son, Tang Zhiyu feels much more at ease.

The two first arrived in Beijing and had not yet returned home. Cao Yong asked them to go back first after they explained their errands.

After the two left, Yi Du stood up and said with some hesitation, "It's Elder Brother Thirteen's birthday in two days, Furuo can't come to the house to have a drink?"

Ever since he went to Cao's mansion that day, Yi Duli has been feeling a little uncomfortable in the past few days.Cao Yong just did the usual, and did not show any dissatisfaction or strangeness.

Seeing that Yi Duli took the initiative to speak, Cao Yong nodded and said: "I must go, but that day's grand court meeting, I guess it will be noon."

Yi Duli smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's go there together that day."

Cao Yong responded, and Yi Duli said again: "Furuo, I didn't expect that the dim sum shop under your house is really popular now. Even my mother praised the Chongyang cake from Daoxiang Village at the beginning of the month. At first, the old people thought they were sweet and distributed them to the children before your family opened. Later, they told me that there are several patterns that are not seen in the shop now, and I don’t know what the taste is. By the way, What's the reason for this?" After asking, he himself became somewhat curious.

However, Cao Yong knew that it was because the ingredients for some dim sum were scarce, and they just exchanged some from Guangzhou.Therefore, except for the few snacks made before the opening, the rest of the materials are kept useless, and those prepared to add color to the pre-determined pastries are not bought or sold in the shop.

Yiduli's mother is not only the daughter of Suo'etu, but also a talented poetess.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they vigorously promoted Confucian ethics.The chaste memorial archway bestowed by the imperial court has come down in one year, at least to say the least.

"Women are virtuous without talent", this is universally recognized.

Even so, it is not uncommon for women to form associations and write essays in the powerful class in the capital or in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the early years, the Jizhu club that the Cao family sisters joined was a small club.It's just because the girls who participated in the meeting were young, and most of them were social contacts, and they occasionally got something from poetry, and because it was a boudoir work, it was rarely spread outside.

Thinking of these, Cao Yong could not help but look at Yi Duli.His father is a bachelor, and his mother is a talented woman, so he should have inherited some talent and learning, but it is not obvious.

Yi Duli was dumbfounded by the look, and looked down at his surroundings, but there was nothing unusual, and said, "What are you looking at?"

Cao Yong said with a smile: "I was looking to see if my lord has Nalan style, but I didn't see it."

Yi Duli laughed and said, "I've been hearing this since I was a child, and it's been a few years since I have a son, so there are fewer people who say it. What's the point of playing with words? When I was a child, Ama forced me to study." I was forced to hurt you. Even though you are holding a book in front of Master and Ama, you are just putting on a show, and you can't read a word."

"By the way, the raw materials for these dim sum are not easy to find and change, so the shop doesn't make much of them. It just so happens that the thirteenth elder brother is celebrating his birthday, and he plans to have some people make some. Since Mrs. Tai asked about it, it happens that they can be remade together. Let's go to the table." Cao Yong thought about what Yiduli had asked before, and replied.

Hearing this, Yi Duli couldn't help clapping his hands, and said with a smile: "This is the best, and I want to show respect to Er Niang." Speaking of this, he laughed a little strangely, lowered his voice, and said: "Because Er Niang likes to eat These people recently made people go to Daoxiang Village several times, why did they hear that Dao is a female shopkeeper?"

"Old man in Jiangning!" Cao Yong didn't want to say more. After answering a sentence, he changed his words and said, "in the middle of the year, the yamen will make people go out of the mouth. Both Mr. Wang and Mr. Tang came back from Rehe. It's about time, my lord and I will choose one of the two."

Yi Duli heard this and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then I will take the initiative to invite you this time. Fu Ruo has to be busy with the brothers' marriage and wait for your father to come to Beijing. It's really not as comfortable as me."

"Since that's the case, I really have to thank you sir!" Cao Yongyuan was a little worried about his family, and he was naturally delighted after hearing Yi Duli's words.

Before the Yamen was settled here, the sixteenth elder brother came to find him.

It was the vacancy at the guard's office that was filled, and this time he returned to Beijing, he came to find Cao Yong to report the good news.

Cao Yong walked around for a few days in July and August, but because there was no news, he gave up hope in his heart and thought about going to the guard camp or the vanguard camp.

The sixth-rank Lanling bodyguard is still an internal class, but he is decent and easy-going.That is, the sixteenth elder brother is following, and he got the news early, otherwise, I don't know how many people have smashed their heads to make up for it.

After telling Cao Yong the good news, Elder Sixteen gave another warning, saying: "This time, some adults at the guard office are also thinking about this shortage, so I insisted on grinding it down. You can prepare some gifts for a few days. Thank you from several of their families, Fu Erdan and A Ling'a are more generous."

These words, even if Brother Sixteen did not say, Cao Yong knew it in his heart.Even if they are hired for Cao Song, these people have to pay homage first.

The most thankful thing is Brother Sixteen. Cao Yong only mentioned it once in the letter, and Brother Sixteen is so caring. It is really grateful.

It's just that with the friendship between the two of them, if they talk too much, they will see the outside world instead.Cao Yong smiled and thanked him, and asked about his farewell.Elder Sixteen briefly described the events of the past few months, and the itinerary is the same every year, and there is nothing unusual about it.

Brother Sixteen has already got the news, knowing that Cao Yin is going to the capital as the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and his face is full of joy, he said: "Er Niang has been talking about it for several times, and when my aunt comes to Beijing, there will be someone who can talk to her in the future. Or every time I see other family members entering the palace, I am very envious, and I also think about my relatives here."

Talking in the yamen is not cheap, so Cao Yong explained a few words with Yiduli, and first came out with Brother Sixteen.

The two rode horses side by side.The sixteenth elder brother heard that the marriages of Cao Song brothers were all booked, and said to Cao Yong with a smile: "Fortunately, my uncle is going to Beijing, otherwise, as an elder brother, you are making up errands and marrying a wife. I complied with the phrase 'elder brother is like father'. After all, it's trivial. If you don't worry about it, it's easy to complain. You're not a real brother, but you are so soft-hearted. If you change someone else, you will have already grown disgusted. heart of."

Speaking of this, thinking of the brotherly "friendship" between the prince and elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed.He glanced at Cao Yong, with a complicated face, and said: "Perhaps good intentions are rewarded. You are doing this just to take care of your brother. You don't want to do anything. It's a peace of mind. It's not like some people who are tiring. , this 'brotherhood' is really tiring."

Seeing him feeling so emotional, Cao Yong said: "What do you want to do so much, don't you want to be the prince of Zizai? You will get your wish in the future."

The sixteenth elder brother only thought that Cao Yong was comforting himself, and didn't take it seriously, waved his hand, and said: "You are so easy to seal as a prince, I hope that when Huang Ama lets us go out of the palace, he will reward Zhuang Zi more." Amitabha Buddha."

Joking and joking, when they reached the intersection, Elder Sixteen was still in a hurry to go back to the palace first, so the two said goodbye.

After Cao Song's errand came down, Cao Yong was also very happy here, and he went back to the house directly, wanting to tell the good news to everyone.

After returning to the mansion, he entered the second gate, and as soon as he reached the gate of the Shaoyuan, Cao Yong heard Zhao Jia's angry shout: "The niece of the governor's mansion is marrying a family who confiscated the family and exterminated the family, isn't it bad luck? What's so good about the girl in his family, just live with her grandmother? Who in this capital city doesn't know that "the mother of Kali is the ancestor of disaster", who forced the death of children and grandchildren, ransacked the family and exterminated the family, is it a good person? No, I don't recognize this marriage, I can't stand this joke."

Cao Yong listened in the yard, stopped and frowned.

It seems that Zhaojia's family got wind and attacked Cao Song, but he didn't know how Cao Song would answer.

There was a "plop" in the room, and then I heard Cao Song say: "Mother, son... the son didn't hide the truth from his mother, but he fell in love with Jinghui from the bottom of his heart. He also knows the dignity of the family and dare not shame the family. Jing Although Hui's family was defeated, what's the point of being a little girl to her? Now, her aunt has taken her to Fucha's family to marry, and it has nothing to do with Dong'e's family. Mother, this marriage was requested by her son. I can feel sorry for my son and make this happen for him." As he spoke, there was already a "bang bang" sound.

"Successful fart!" Mrs. Zhao Jia's voice trembled, and cursed: "You are an unfilial son. Because you are the eldest son, you have tried your best to find a decent family for you. For you, even your uncle's marriage, I I pushed it all to the third child, but I found such a eldest daughter-in-law, you make me unable to hold my head up for the rest of my life..." At this point, there was a series of cursing, including Cao Yong.

Cao Yong listened boring, came out from Shaoyuan, feeling a little bored.

On Jinghui's side, he had already made an agreement with Fu Nai.Although the surname will not be changed, Fucha's family is only managed as a married woman, and Jinghui's natal family will also be there in the future.

It can be regarded as the best of both worlds to let the orphan girl have something to rely on, and at the same time to continue the in-laws of the Cao family and the Fucha family.

Although Mrs. Zhao Jia's words were harsh, all parents in this world think about their children.Cao Yong knew this, since he would not care about her.

It's just that, in response to the sentence that sixteenth elder brother said just now, "It's trivial after all, if you don't worry about it, it's easy to complain", so he feels a little tasteless.

In Wutong Garden, newly made winter clothes just happened to be delivered outside. Chu Yu and Amethyst were gesturing for Hang Seng's clothes to see the length of their stature.

Seeing Cao Yong coming back, both of them got up.

Seeing that Zijing looked better, Cao Yong said to the two of them: "Because it's still not cold, you two also go out of the house for a walk. It's okay to burn incense in the temple if you have nothing to do. It's just a pastime. It will save you from being bored." In the mansion, it’s so boring.”

Hang Seng just put on a deerskin hat, and ran to Cao Yong's feet, saying: "My lord...the new hat..."

Cao Yong bent down, hugged him in his arms, and asked: "Who made the new hat? Did Hang Seng thank you?"

Hang Seng turned around halfway, glanced at Chuyu, then at Zijing, and said: "Mother made it, aunt made it..." The rest of the "thank you" was embarrassed to say, turned around, Stretch out your hand to grab Cao Yong's Chaozhu and play with it.

Chu Yu said with a smile: "If it was in the past, it would be fine. Where is the vacancy now? We need to tidy up the yard of the old man and his wife, and build a back room in the backyard, so as to save the servants from living there. The yard in the East Mansion is almost done. , some big furniture has to be moved from here to there. There are a lot of things to be busy inside and out. When the date for the master and wife to go to Beijing is set, the second and third younger brothers will make a big decision, and then they will be ready to marry It's not bad to be able to breathe a sigh of relief at the end of the year!"

Zijing also said: "You don't have to worry about grandma and me, even if you don't offer incense in the temple, you can still go out of the mansion every now and then with the gift of the two masters."

Seeing that the two were talking happily, Cao Yong really didn't want to dampen their interest, so he said cheerfully, "Second brother's errand has been filled, and the sixth-rank Lanling guard is considered decent."

Chu Yu was very happy when she heard this, and said, "Second aunt has been talking about it these days, so it can be regarded as her wish has been fulfilled."

Cao Yong smiled, looked at Hang Seng's little hat and said: "This looks pretty good, have you prepared it for God You? And father and mother, also prepare some good wool. After the two elders come to Beijing , and it can be made earlier, so as to save time and delay in preparation.”

Chu Yu nodded, and said: "It's all ready, ready-made clothes and materials are all available. For the master and wife, four sets were made according to the size they left in Beijing last year, and the rest were made of materials. For God's blessing, it is according to Zuo Cheng. The two of them have an extra inch, so we made a few sets first."

Cao Yong put down Hang Seng, and just wanted to ask about the account reimbursement at Daoxiang Village, when someone said in the corridor: "Is Grandma here? Our wife invited Grandma over..."
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There was a delay at home, so I drank coffee to see if I could learn from other adults, and I also came all night, everyone, please ask for a monthly ticket for support.

(End of this chapter)