Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 471
Demao is Saishitu's cousin. According to the five-clothes rules of the nine clans of the clan, Saishitu should serve him minor meritorious service and wear mourning clothes made of coarse and cooked cloth.

Although Kangxi ordered him to return to Beijing to serve the sick, after all, he did not let him be the heir of the Duke's mansion, so Saishitu first dressed up according to the etiquette of Xiaogong.

Funerals are complicated and cannot be separated from others.

Song Lu and his brothers were reprimanded by Prince Yarjiang who caught up with Jian that day because of the seizure of the property, and they were kicked out with a big stick.

Now, even though these brothers also go to the house to go to the funeral in sackcloth and filial piety, but they are only "humming and chirping", who are willing to really try their best.

Song He wanted to help, but he also took into account the faces of his brothers, so he didn't want to get too close to Seishtu.

Weddings and weddings, the various rules and regulations of this wedding are more complicated, where Seshtu has taken care of these, he is too busy.

Fortunately, the Cao family got a letter, knowing that Seshitu was attending the funeral in the palace, so Cao Yin sent Cao Shuo to bring two housekeepers to help.

Although Cao Shuo was young, he had gone through his father's funeral two years ago, so he knew more about the taboo etiquette of the funeral than Seshtu, and he helped a lot by reminding him in a low voice.

Cao Yi is also busy in the palace's inner house, preparing to entertain the female relatives who come to visit, and also trying to comfort Yurui Gege.

That day, when the old man woke up, he saw the Seshtu couple and their daughter beside the bed, and said, "It's you two, so it's cheap... It's really the grace of Long Live God..." He pointed to his daughter Yurui and said, "Follow me. Brother and sister-in-law... live a good life, don't cry, don't let Ama...don't let Ama... miss you..."

How could De Mao not care about the little blood left, and looked at Seshitu and Cao Yi with a bit of pleading eyes.

"Uncle, don't worry, my nephew and his wife will take good care of my sister, and my uncle needs to rest in peace to recover from his illness!" Sai Shitu saw his intentions and hurriedly approached and said.

"Good... good... good..." The old man's eyes gradually faded away, and he closed his eyes without being able to say a few words "good".

Since then, Yu Rui has not shed tears.

For close relatives of flesh and blood, whoever "don't cry" can resolve the grief.First weeping loudly, the crying is so heartbreaking that people can't bear to hear it, and no one can stop it; when the strength of crying is exhausted, they will sob all at once, their noses are red, and they look very sick. Pitiful.

Only this time, she is like a child.

Cao Yi tried to persuade her several times not to use it, but it really hurt her heart to see her, fearing that she would seriously hurt her body due to grief, so she asked someone to boil ginseng soup and watched her drink it.

I don't know if Yu Rui was tired from crying, or the soothing medicine in the ginseng soup had an effect.After drinking the ginseng soup, Yu Rui gradually stopped crying and fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up again, she cried less.

A few days after Demao's death was handed over by the clan's office, the imperial decree came down, ordering Seshitu to be the son of the successor, to handle the funeral, and at the same time bestow the "Dharani Sutra and Quilt".

The so-called "Dharani quilt" is red Sanskrit printed on the yellow silk, which is used as a wrapping, which is regarded as an honor after death.

Saishitu and Cao Yi both changed their mourning clothes before their death, and became filial sons and filial wives justifiably.

A well-established and less than eight-point Fuguo Gong can be regarded as falling on Seshitu's head.

The relatives and old friends at the Jueluo Mansion rushed forward to curry favor; even the nephews of the old man knew that the imperial decree had been issued, and it was useless for them to make trouble any more. Although they were unwilling, they were not like before. That's a lot of constraints.

All of a sudden, the Duke's Mansion was very lively, a bit like "happy mourning".

When Cao Shuo saw that there were brothers and sisters here, he told his uncle and brought the housekeeper of the Cao family back.Because of this, Zhao Jiashi also complained.

Because of Seshtu's success, many people regretted why they didn't establish a relationship with them earlier.Among them, the one who repents and wants to jump is the Zhao Jia family.

When no one was around, she couldn't help slapping herself twice, blaming herself for being so shallow-sighted and not recognizing this daughter before Cao Yi got married.

Since Cao Yi has a share of the wedding money left by the old lady, how much money would it cost to add some dowry for the sake of looking good?
It's good now, she is obviously the second wife's biological daughter, but in the eyes of outsiders, she is regarded as the eldest daughter.

Although Jue Luo's family knew the truth and treated her with courtesy before, but after Mrs. Li entered Beijing, the relationship between the two was on the other side.

Originally, she still had a little bit of dissatisfaction with the daughter Cao Yi in the second room; now, she can't wait to see people and wants to say that their aunt is about to become the wife of the state.

Cao Shuo was not a talkative person, even when scolded by his mother, he just kept quiet and listened silently.

Cao Song went back to Changchun Garden early on his errand, because he was going to get married in the middle of the twelfth lunar month, so he changed shifts with his colleagues and had no rest for the time being.

It's time to catch up with Laba again, Zhuangtou is here to deliver New Year's goods, and Dongfu is also busy.

The game and mountain products outside the pass were all ordered by someone from Cao Yong's side, and half of them were distributed to the mansion here.Therefore, for the pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other things sent by Zhuangtou, Cao Shuo came to ask Zhao Jia whether he should share half of them in Xifu.

When Zhao Jia heard the words, he thought about it for a long time, but he also knew that it would not be too much on the surface. After all, the future of several sons owed Cao Yong's strength.Besides, the house here is also bought by Cao Yong.

"Give it away, pick some local products from Zhuangzi and send more. Your aunt grew up in the south, so she can taste something new." After speaking, Zhao Jia remembered that both Cao Yong and Chuyu had Zhuangzi under their names, so The two added public properties also had to be sent to Beijing, so he said: "Half of it is unworthy, just send [-]% to it, and those can't be used."

After Cao Shuo heard this, he refused to take a step forward. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, when my second elder brother took stock of Fengtian's new year's goods, he said that when the new year's goods in Zhuangzi arrived, half of them would be sent to Xifu. Look, this..."

When Zhao Jia heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said: "That bastard, I haven't died yet, how can he make decisions?"

Even so, she scolded anyway, and after she finished scolding, she told Cao Shuo: "Half is half, and it's not worth a few silver. If you don't give it away, we will be stingy." Speaking of this, thinking of the mountain goods I received a few days ago, I said : "Those delicacies from mountains and wild game, pick a few, and send some to your eldest sister and third sister's house, and you will take someone to run there yourself."

Cao Shuo responded and went out. Zhao Jia saw that only Zilan was in front of her and that Luju was not in the room, so she asked, "Is this girl hiding again?"

Zi Lan replied with a smile: "Just now I came here with my maidservant. I saw the third master came and went to the east room to do needlework. The maidservant called her here."

While searching for a cigarette pot, Zhao Jia said: "This is an honest person, unlike those lowly maidservants who think of climbing on men when they see the sky."

When the master and the servant said this, they saw Luju come in through the curtain, saw Zhao Jia touch the cigarette pot, and took two quick steps to get the cigarette purse from the top of the kang.

Load the smoke, take the scythe to light the fire, all in one go.

Zhao Jia nodded and said: "You are still smart, if I leave you in the future, I really don't know what to do?"

Lu Ju blushed and said: "Look at what Madam said, the slave is Madam's maid, so she will serve Madam by her side."

Mrs. Zhao Jia smiled, took a puff of cigarettes, and said: "The eldest wife coaxes her grandson and granddaughter all day long. Earlier, she felt that the child was making a fuss, but now she is really thinking about hugging her grandson..." At this point, she stretched out Take your hands, break your fingers, and count the days: "Today is the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow is the eighth day. In eight days, it will be the official day, and in seven days it will be the dowry. Tsk tsk, I want to see what I can live ..."

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West Mansion, front yard, side hall.

Chu Yu took the account book from Han Jiangshi, and looked through it roughly.When she saw that the dividends of these four months were more than [-] taels, even if she split the accounts with Han Jiang's [-], she would still have about [-] taels left. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Why so much? Catch up with a Zhuangzi's progress!"

Han Jiangshi was wearing thick woolen clothes, a scarf and gloves, covering her tightly, revealing a melon-seeded face, which looked much lighter than in autumn.

After hearing Chu Yu's words, she smiled slightly, and said, "Who says it's not? It looks like it's not a big-cap business, but the profit is huge. In addition, six shops opened at the same time, and the inner and outer cities are covered with snacks. There is a lot of walking, and I picked up a few cakes from the prince's mansion, as well as some authentic southern goods. There are many officials in the south of the capital, and there are many people who buy southern flavors to prepare for the new year."

Chu Yu put down the account book, looked her carefully, and said, "You look much cleaner than in autumn, and it's enough to make you feel bad if you want to work on these shops. After all, money is something external to you. , you are not short of money, you have to take care of yourself."

Han Jiangshi bowed slightly, and said: "Thank you Madam for thinking about it, the little lady is fine, but she spent the New Year in Beijing in the first year, and some of them can't bear the winter cold, now they only hope that the weather will be warmer sooner."

Hearing what she said, Chu Yu thought of Mrs. Li, and said with a bit of worry, "My wife was also born in the south when she was young. These days, she is impatient to go out and her appetite is not good. Although there are cooks from the south in the house, I don’t know what to buy, so as to attract my wife to have a bite. You are also from the south, do you know which southern dishes taste the best?”

"There are many dishes in Jiangning, and there are some dishes and recipes, but the ingredients can't be bought in Beijing. Speaking of which, there is a dish that should be eaten now. Winter melon cup, it is very greasy to eat in the twelfth lunar month." Speaking of this, Han Jiang Shi paused, and said: "There is also a snack, duck blood vermicelli soup, the ingredients are easy to find, and it is easy to make. It is the most nourishing and nourishing lung, and it is good to eat every day."

"I haven't eaten winter melon soup. If it's a common dish in the south, the cook will always be able to make it. What about duck blood vermicelli soup? I went to Jiangning with my uncle in the early years, and I found an old restaurant to eat it. It's really delicious." Chu Yu nodded. head, said with a smile.

"Oh, an old shop? But the Tangji shop on Confucius Temple South Street?" Han Jiangshi asked curiously.

Chu Yu pondered for a while: "It's in front of the Confucius Temple. Is it 'Tang Ji', but I didn't pay attention."

Han Jiangshi looked a bit disappointed, and said: "Their family's duck blood soup is the first in Jiangning City. I heard that the pot of old soup has been passed down for several generations. When my father was alive in the early years, he often sent servants to buy two bowls."

Seeing her feeling sad, Chuyu thought that she had no parents, husband or lord, and was all alone, and she was really pitiful as a new year, so she said, "I heard from my uncle, you and my aunts are old friends, since they are all in the capital Living here, it’s good to move around if you have nothing to do, so as not to be bored.”

Han Jiang said with a smile: "After all, it's because of their different identities. It's not easy to come and cling to them at will. If these few return to your house to visit relatives, the little lady would like to say hello and see each other. Since the eldest lady got married in 45 years Well, the second lady goes to Beijing, and she won't see her for eight or nine years."

What Han Jiang said is true, Cao Jia is the county king Fujin, and Cao Yi is also the wife of the quasi-duke, so they may not be so comfortable in their actions.

What's more, after all, they are young friends, and the depth of their relationship is unknown, so who knows if the sisters would like to meet outsiders.

Although Chu Yu liked Han Jiang's good looks, she couldn't make decisions for their sisters, so she didn't talk about it.

After talking a few gossips, Xiyan Guo went to the front yard to look for her, and said in a low voice, "Gege, the girl is awake, she is probably going to nurse, she is crying."

After hearing this, Chu Yu couldn't sit still, she stood up, and said apologetically, "My daughter is awake, I have to go and take a look, so I won't be with you for now!"

Han Jiangshi also got up, handed over the small box next to her, and said, "Madam, this is the 350% bonus listed on the account book, a total of [-] taels."

Chuyu nodded and let Xiyan take it.

Xicai originally stood by Chuyu's side, but because Chuyu was anxious to see Tianhui, she ordered her to send Han Jiangshi out of the house.

When Chuyu returned to Wutong Garden, Mother Ye sat by the Kang, hugging Tianhui and coaxing her. **Standing aside, she looked at Tianhui's "babbling" with a little anxiety on her face.

When Chuyu just gave birth to Tianhui, her health was not very good, so her mother came to take Tianhui; when Chuyu's health improved, because she felt sorry for the girl, she nursed the child herself, and her mother was useless.

When Chu Yu came in, she didn't dare to hug the child directly because of the cold air on her body.

Xiyun waited for Chuyu to remove the big clothes outside, and asked someone to bring hot water up.

Chu Yu changed her clothes, scalded her hands with hot water to drive away the cold, and then carefully took Tianhui from Mammy Ye.She sat cross-legged on the kang, unbuttoned her skirt, and turned sideways to nurse the child.

With something in her mouth, Tianhui stopped crying and sucked hard.

Ye Momo had already stood up, touched Tianhui's small face beside Chu Yu, and said, "Look at the effort, I'm really hungry."

Chu Yu said: "I just ate it an hour ago. With this little effort, I'm so hungry. It looks like I'm getting fatter."

Mother Ye said: "Children grow up fast. The eldest and second young masters were also held in Ge Ge's arms earlier, but now they are running all over the place in a blink of an eye!"

Xiyun thought of something, and said: "Grandma, Miss Zijing came over just now, and she saw that Ge Ge was not there, so she said a few words to the servant girl. When she said she was greeting the wife, she heard that the wife was "coughing". The imperial doctor came to have a look. He said that the wife hadn't spent the winter in the capital, maybe she felt that the house was dry and she fell in love with fire, so she might have phlegm disease."

After hearing this, Chu Yu showed a bit of worry, and said, "When I greeted my wife in the morning, I also heard my wife cough twice. I asked my wife, but she only said it was a dry throat. It seems that I should invite the imperial doctor to come and have a look. This is not a good time to delay, you send people to the second door to pass the message."

Xiyun leaned over to answer, and sent someone to the second gate to pick up the imperial physician.

While talking, Tianhui had almost finished eating, Chuyu handed her to the nurse, put down her clothes, and went down to the ground.

Seeing that she was about to go out, Xiyun hugged a fur-lined cloak, put it on Chuyu, and said, "It's the cold winter months, and the house has been busy recently, with people coming in and out, taking care of the cold air. The small kitchen has already Make people warm the ginger soup, and when Gege comes back in a while, he should drink a bowl first."

Chu Yu nodded with a smile, and said, "Where is the big kitchen? The master and the uncle are both working in the yamen, so we need to prepare more ginger soup."

After hearing this, Xiyun couldn't help covering her mouth with a handkerchief and laughing.

Chuyu tightened her cloak and went out, Xiyun followed.

Seeing that Xiyun just laughed and didn't answer, Chu Yu asked with some doubts: "What are you laughing at? It makes people feel foolish?"

Xi Yun said in a low voice: "Master, there is no need to be filial to Ge Ge, naturally there is a wife who cares about it. Ge Ge revolves around the forehead all day, and the wife revolves around the master all day long. The slaves think that the master and wife are very similar to Gege. !"

When Chu Yu heard this, she stopped immediately, frowned slightly, and said, "You're talking nonsense! Can the master and wife make fun of it? If the forehead listens to it, I will definitely be annoyed."

After Xiyun finished speaking, to avoid slipping her tongue, she put her palms together and prayed: "Gege, please forgive this slave girl, it's really not sincere."

But that's all for now, Chu Yu knew that she was not a talkative person, so she said: "Forget it this time, and remember in the future, in this mansion, you must respect the master and wife first, or you will be annoyed by the forehead. It can't be tolerated either. Don't think that they are from the palace, that's all. Even the girls in the wife's room, you should respect them a little bit, and you must not take it too seriously and break the rules."

Xi Yun nodded vigorously, and said: "Don't worry, Ge Ge, the slaves will save themselves, and dare not go beyond."

In the room in Lanyuan, Mrs. Li sat on the kang, coaxing Tianyou and Hang Seng to untie the Nine Links.

The two brothers chatted "twitteringly", with laughter mixed in between, which seemed very lively.

Li-shi looked at it with a smile, and felt that her heart was very hot. There is nothing more fun in this world than having a grandson.

Seeing Chuyu coming, Mrs. Li asked her to sit down by the kang, and said, "Tianhui is asleep? It's been cold these two days, so I'm really impatient to go out of the house, or else I really want to go and see her."

Chu Yu replied, "I just had milk and fell asleep." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to touch the kang, and it was scorchingly hot.Looking at the house again, there is a large charcoal basin under the south wall.

This room is really a bit dry.Not to mention elderly people who are getting older, even young people live in it, and they are easy to get angry.Chu Yu thought about whether to pack up two large fruit bowls, so that the fragrance could be diffused and there would be more moisture.

While speaking, Li Shi had already coughed several times.

When Tianyou and Hengsheng saw their mother coming, they all came over like little monkeys, hugging their arms, tucking into their arms.

Tianyou's small hand even touched Chuyu's chest.

Chu Yu grabbed his little hand and asked Li, "Mother, my wife has already sent someone to pick up the imperial doctor. Mother coughed in the morning, or my wife was negligent. She should have gone to pick her up in the morning."

Mrs. Li waved her hands and said: "It's cold, and there's nothing wrong with it, why bother with the imperial doctor? It's just that my throat is a little tight, and it's already made people boil bird's nest, just clear the lungs."

Hearing Li's mention of "cleaning the lungs", Chu Yu said with a smile: "I just wanted to mention it to my mother. The woman who came just now is also from Jiangning. The daughter-in-law asked her a few words because the mother's food is not delicious these days. Taste to eat. Among them is duck blood soup, which is said to be the most nourishing to the lungs. The daughter-in-law asks someone to go to the kitchen and talk about it, so that the daughter-in-law can satisfy her hunger under the light of mother."

"Duck blood soup, don't tell me I haven't remembered it yet. It's good. It makes people cook more. Although it's not a fine dish, the master liked to eat it earlier." Li said with a smile.

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Xidan Archway, Taipu Temple Yamen.

The days in winter are short, and the morning passes in a blink of an eye, and it is time for lunch.

Cao Yong was talking with Tang Zhiyu and Yi Duli, and impatiently moved in the cold, wondering if he should send someone to find a restaurant nearby to buy some dishes and come back.

At this time, I saw Yiduli's boy come in anxiously, and whispered a few words in Yiduli's ear, which made Yiduli frown endlessly.

Although Cao Yong and Tang Zhiyu said "don't listen to indecent words", they both turned around and didn't listen specifically, but because they were so close, they could vaguely hear "duck blood soup", "aunt grandma", "move your baby's gas". "What.

After hearing this, Yi Duli couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "Isn't it just a bowl of soup, if she wants to drink it, she cooks it for her, a bunch of old women, they have nothing to do to relax their diaphragm."

While speaking, he stood up, with a bit of embarrassment, and said to Cao Yong: "My lord, the humble family... has some mundane affairs, I have to go back and take a look, look at this..."

Cao Yong and Tang Zhiyu also got up, Cao Yong waved his hands and said, "Go ahead, my lord. There is nothing to do in the left and right yamen. It is enough for me and Mr. Tang to agree."

Tang Zhiyu also echoed, "That's right, Mr. Yi, don't worry, just go back."

"The old Yi has thanked the two adults!" Yi Duli was also worried about his family, so he didn't delay any longer, he hugged the two of them, and led the young man out of the yamen...

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After the update, I asked for the monthly ticket in a low voice. I kept it for a few days, and I will start trying to get back to normal tomorrow. . . .

(End of this chapter)