Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 459
The sixth day of October is advisable: stove making, consecration, wedding, opening of the market, moving into a house; bogey: making an alliance, making a crown, dismantling, repairing, breaking ground, setting up a bed.
Today the second room is going to move to Dongfu, Cao Yong went to the Yamen for a walk, and then came back early.Some big furniture has already been moved there in advance, and now it is just the population.

After working for a long time, it was not until the afternoon that I tidied up properly.

Zhao Jia's has recovered, but he doesn't like to talk very much, instead he has lost his former crispness.She smoked one pot after another, and the room was filled with smoke, which made people feel depressed.

On the side of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the new Jiangning weaving has been assigned, so it seems that Cao Yin and his wife will be able to enter Beijing as soon as a few years ago.

Next, is the marriage of Cao Song and Cao Shuo.

If you want to get married before the year, you should ask for the size list of New Year's clothes and "Little Days" now.Zhao Jia's family is as immobile as a mountain, Chu Yu sees it, and feels a little worried.

In other words, if there is another disturbance in Jinghui's marriage, for a little girl, her reputation will be even more important, and it will be like adding insult to injury.

It's just that these days, it's hard for anyone to mention this boss, so they have to wait like this.

The most useful butlers in the Second Household, one named Yu An and the other named Xiong Ren, were both Cao Quan's early servants, and they were quite capable.It is also respectful to Cao Zhong, the old housekeeper of the mansion here, by making the front and rear populations properly.

When I lived in the same mansion, I still felt that the population was large, and the second house moved to the east courtyard alone, which seemed to be a little underpopulated.Some should be added to the rough envoy girl, the laundry woman, and the long-term follower who goes out with the men in the front yard.

When the housekeeper reported to Zhao Jia's side, Zhao Jia thought for a while, and said: "Don't worry about it, this daughter-in-law will not come here alone. When the dowry arrives, she will just make up for the errands."

The butler responded, asked for instructions, and went out.Then, several housekeepers talked back and forth with their daughters-in-law.

Chuyu sat on the edge of the kang in the inner room, watching the fourth sister and the fifth son turn over the rope and "untie their legs".Hearing the meaning of Zhao Jia's words, Cao Song's marriage seemed to have not changed, and she felt relieved.

Although Cao Song has been holding medicine in front of Zhao Jia's eyes these days, Zhao Jia's side is indifferent.No beating or scolding, but that kind of ignorance is really uncomfortable.

The fourth sister and the fifth child flipped over for a while, turning over all the tricks they knew, and then lost interest.The fourth sister lowered her head and took out a few pieces of "galaha" from her purse.

This is something that little bannermen girls often play with, and it is the bone on the animal's calf joint.The common ones are from pigs and sheep, and the delicate ones are from roe and deer.Among them, the deer is the smallest.

The fourth sister took out the leg bones of the deer, which were as crystal clear as jade, raised her head and said, "Sister-in-law, are you playing with Galaha?"

Chu Yu patted her head and said with a smile, "Fourth younger sister is playing with younger sister, sister-in-law will help you find your pocket."

Wu'er has already brought a bag from the top of the kang and sent it to the fourth sister.The two little sisters sat on the kang and threw up.

Chu Yu sat behind the four sisters, listening to their chirping, "Zhen'er", "Bei'er", "Ke'er", and "Donkey'er" laughing.While playing, the two sisters begged Chuyu to follow along.

Seeing their innocence and romance, Chu Yu couldn't help feeling a little childish.

When she was young, she also brought her younger sisters to play with this, but the ones on the side of the palace are all made of jade made by the side of the house of internal affairs, and there are fewer real bones.

She took the bag from Wu'er, threw Galaha down first, but there were two "backs", grabbed it and threw it again, and got all four colors.

When the fourth sister and the fifth son met, they all applauded.

Chu Yu wanted to grab again, but when she saw Zhao Jia coming in from the outer hall, she put down her pocket.

The fourth sister and the fifth son both stopped and came down from the kang.Before coming down, the fourth sister picked up the scattered Galahas and put them back in her purse.

The two little sisters shortened their bodies in a dignified manner, and said, "Mother."

Mrs. Zhao Jia listened to the story in the outhouse for a long time, and was a little tired. She waved to her fourth sister and said, "Take your younger sister to play outside!"

The two ladies left hand in hand, and Zhao Jia leaned on her forehead and said to Chu Yu: "There is something I wanted to tell my nephew and daughter-in-law for a long time, but I have been busy these days and I have forgotten it. Remember."

Seeing her tired face, Chu Yu said, "Second Aunt has been busy for a long time, don't sit still, talk on her side, you can feel more comfortable."

After hearing this, Zhao Jia nodded, and said, "If that's the case, then I'll be sloppy, don't be picky with my nephew and daughter-in-law!"

Green Chrysanthemum came over with a square pillow and placed it under Zhao Jia's armpit.

I heard Zhao Jia said: "In the next year, the fourth sister will be six years old, and the fifth son will only be a few months younger than her. In a family like ours, the upbringing of girls is the key, otherwise what will happen in the future? Wouldn’t it make people laugh at the places where they can’t be taught? There are few sisters in the older generation. The girls who went out of the door were trained by the old lady herself in the past. We didn't praise our girls, that's what everyone saw. Now these two little ones are left, and they can't be like herding sheep like this. If the nephew and daughter-in-law No embarrassment, can you even send the offerings from the palace to work in this mansion, the left and right granddaughters are still young, so they can't do it right now."

I don't know if he was disappointed in his son, but when talking about his daughter, Zhao Jia's expression showed a bit of anticipation.

The fourth sister is okay, the two get along less; as for the fifth son, Chu Yu took care of her a few years ago, and it hurts to be half a girl.What's more, what Zhao Jia said is also reasonable, so she naturally has nothing to refuse.

The two aunts have given up the idea of ​​getting married because of their age, and they are going to live here for the elderly in the future, and it is also suitable for them to be the foster mothers of the fourth sister and fifth son.

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This side is also a courtyard with four entrances. The entrance is similar to that of Cao's Mansion, and the vertical direction is narrower, but it is still enough to live in.

The front yard was cleaned up. Cao Yong sent Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang brothers to clean up their respective yards first. He and Cao Song were the only two people in the hall.

But after ten days of work, Cao Song was a little too thin, his eyes were deeply sunken, and his face was extremely gloomy.

Cao Yong sighed in his heart, sat down, pointed to the opposite chair, and said, "Sit down!"

After hearing this, Cao Song sat down very obediently.

"Didn't eat, or didn't sleep? Now that you've caught this marriage, why are you making a fuss?" Cao Yongchu still expressed some concern, but when he said it, he was somewhat annoyed. meaning.

Cao Song raised his head when he heard the words, but his expression was not as muddled as in the past, with a bit of clarity, he said: "Brother, the guards let the old man make up for it, I will go to the martial arts exam."

It took Cao Yong two days to get out of the way and transfer Cao Song from the inner class to the outer class.Although this has changed from imperial to outward, but there are also a lot of favors involved, and the gifts sent out are worth 800 taels of silver.

The guard is on duty, although he is only a sixth-rank Lan Ling, and his grade is not high, but he is a close minister of the emperor after all.As long as there are no mistakes, it will be no problem to be promoted to a fifth-rank bodyguard after a few years, or to be promoted to a second or third rank.

Many of the Eight Banners' capitals and deputy capitals guarding various places were born as bodyguards who had worked in the imperial court.

Such a bright future was made up by his own debts and relationships, but Cao Song was so random, Cao Yong couldn't help frowning, and said, "How do you say that?"

Cao Song raised his head and said: "Brother, my brother has thought a lot these days. Although the years are tough, I can't always eat and drink under the wings of my brother. Although I am not as quick-witted as my brothers, but It’s better to grow up and have a lot of strength. I want to learn from Brother Yongqing, not relying on my family, but relying on my own ability to earn fame and fame, and find a wife and shade.”

This means that because he is afraid that Jinghui won't feel at ease with Luo Shi, it is he who does not participate in the martial arts and wants to find a job in the capital; it is also he who does not want to rely on his family and wants to earn fame by himself.

Cao Yong looked at him and asked: "Is this going to leave Beijing? What about Jinghui?"

Cao Song shook his head and said: "I will not leave the capital, and I will go to the Eight Banners Guarding Army Camp or the Pioneer Camp to have a meal with fame! The lack of guards... please trouble brother to supply the third child. Because of the third child's marriage, the mother and aunt choked several times. Answer. If the third child has this deficiency, it would be decent to marry. Speaking of which, he was all implicated by me. It was all because I was a coward and dared not tell my mother the reason early, which caused Cousin Ruhui to be criticized. There is no need for the youngest to recite this marriage." In the end, he couldn't tell whether it was regret or annoyance, showing pain.

Is this to show off his skills, or to make up for his younger brother?

Cao Yong heard that he said that there was no boundary between the front and the back, and said: "Why do you always think about it? Where did you think of it?"

Cao Song lowered his head and said: "Brother, it's all my fault. I also want to rely on my brother, but I forget that I am also an elder brother. I don't want to be like my father and depend on my uncle for the rest of my life. Live. No matter what it looks like, the younger brother will also want to help the elder brother in the future, and want to be able to speak with his back straight in front of the younger brothers."

Although it is true that one can take the test of Wu Jinshi and make up for the front school, guard school, Xiaoqi school, commissioned infantry school, etc., but after all, it is incomparable with the errands of the guards.

Cao Yongdao: "Second brother, this is not your business alone. You give up the good job to your younger brother and go to gain fame by yourself. What if you don't do what you want in the future? Do you have to change your mind and think about it?" Do you want to change it back? And Jinghui, she will be your daughter-in-law in the future. Whether you want Jackie Chan or an adult, don’t forget that there is still a daughter-in-law who needs you to support her.”

Speaking of this, he stood up and said to Cao Song: "This guard is short, and he has to send 6000 taels of silver to the guard these days, which is not counted as a favor in front of Brother Sixteen. Even if you want to feel sorry for your younger brother , I want to be humble, this royal errand is not something you can decide on your own as soon as your upper lip touches your lower lip. If you really want to live up to it, do the errand well, make a first-class guard, and you will be the deputy capital when you go out. Commander, lieutenant general, governor, that is more decent than anything else."

After hearing this, Cao Song felt a little dazed.

Cao Yong was depressed, too lazy to look at him, shook his head and went out.

As soon as he left the door, he heard Cao Song say: "Brother, I understand, this time I will definitely not let my brother down again!"

Cao Yong stopped, didn't look back, waved his hands, and said: "Don't talk too much, don't be so rash when you encounter problems, think about three points before thinking about what to do and what to say." After finishing speaking, he strode out.

It is a little tired, worrying about these all day, Cao Yong is thinking about the time in his heart.If there is no unexpected delay, the parents will be able to arrive in Beijing at the end of winter and the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

The two brothers Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu have already run all over the place, and Tianyou is two months older than the two brothers, so it is about the same.

Thinking of his son, the depression in Cao Yong's heart dissipated.

Cao Song is going to marry a daughter-in-law soon, and he will be a father within two years. Can he still worry about him for the rest of his life?

Whether it's good or bad, I've helped as much as I can, and I have to figure out the rest...

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Inside the Anding Gate, there is the mansion of a great scholar, and the main hall of the inner house.

Yiduli's mother, Hesheli, was sitting on the kang with a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyes half closed, and she didn't say a word.Zhao Jia stood by, clutching the handkerchief so tightly that her fingernails dug into the flesh.

After a while, Hesheli opened his eyes, glanced at his daughter-in-law, and asked, "Why, do you feel uncomfortable after I picked up that child?"

After hearing this, Zhao Jia did not dare to respond, her eye circles were already red.

When Hershey saw his daughter-in-law like this, he couldn't help frowning, and said: "You think too much, I just saw that the child was smart, and her mother didn't care about her, so I took her to raise her, and I can't be more like a grandson. .”

"Er Niang, my daughter-in-law doesn't dare to complain, she just feels aggrieved. My daughter-in-law gave birth to three children, and she also suffered a big crime when she was pregnant for the first time, but I don't see him feeling distressed. Nowadays, those who come from outside are extremely precious. In daily life, the master personally takes care of it, but it seems that a daughter-in-law is superfluous." At the end, the tears could no longer be contained, and Zhao Jia hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe.

Hesheli said a few words, a little impatient with these trifles, waved his hands, and said, "Everything is going well at home, I asked someone to take her over to let you live in peace, not to make you make trouble again. You usually It’s not that you are jealous, these people in the family are all accommodated, what’s the difference with her? You are a big woman, she is a concubine, what do you care about with her, it’s just serving people with color..."

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PS: Pocket, a hexahedron sewn with cloth or silk, filled with rice or beans.

(End of this chapter)