Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 598

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Although it's already the beginning of spring, I don't know when it will start to snow at night.

When Cao Yong woke up, it was already covered with snow outside, and the world was boundless.

Cao Yong got up, walked to the window, and looked at the frost flowers outside through the glass window.

Chu Yu had finished washing and washing, took a set of clothes to go out, and waited for Cao Yong to change.Today, at the appointment of Seishtu, Cao Yong and his wife will take their children to the Duke's Mansion as guests.

Last night's guests were not only Seshitu, but also Cao Ying's husband, Sun Jue.He also accompanied his wife back to the province. He was originally in the East Mansion, but later he knew that Cao Yi and his wife would be coming back, so he went to the West Mansion.

They are not outsiders. After this meal, although Cao Yong didn't drink much, but because of the hangover, he felt a little uncomfortable when he got up early.

When breakfast was served, with sauced tofu and a bowl of purple rice porridge, Cao Yong put down his chopsticks.Tianhui was wearing a brand new little jacket, and sat aside, letting Chuyu feed her.

Zijing brought her mother-in-law and servant girls over to protect Tianyou and Hengsheng.Both of them were wearing big fur clothes and fur hats, looking chubby.

Because they were afraid of getting up early to see the wind, they had their breakfast in the sunflower courtyard.

Seeing that Zijing brought the children over, Chuyu got up from the kang, first asked Zijing to sit down, and then said to Tianyou and Hang Sheng: "Have you had breakfast well, are you picky eaters?"

Hang Seng smiled and said nothing, Tianyou hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Mother, my brother is greedy for meat buns and doesn't drink milk."

"Brother..." Hang Seng muttered in a low voice, with some dissatisfaction in his voice.

Tianyou turned around and said to Hang Sheng: "My lord father said, if we are picky eaters, we will not grow tall, and then my brother will become a dwarf and cannot be a general."

Hang Seng tilted his head and listened, and looked at the glass cup of milk on the table, with yearning on his face.

Seeing this, Cao Yong picked up the milk cup at hand and handed it to Hang Seng.

Hang Seng blushed and said awkwardly: "My son, thank you, thank you, Father..." After finishing speaking, he took the milk cup, held it in both hands, and drank it upside down.

Zijing watched from the side, showing a worried look, it was too late to stop her.

Holding an empty cup, Hang Seng smiled at Cao Yong and said, "Father, the child has drunk it all, and the child is not picky about food."

Cao Yong nodded in relief.

Zijing couldn't help being a little worried, glanced at the cup, pulled Hang Seng into her arms, and rubbed his stomach for him.

While kneading, he said to Cao Yong and his wife: "Second Master ate four buns in the morning. I was afraid that he would be full, so I didn't watch him drink milk, but I dare not let him eat so much again tomorrow morning."

"Auntie, I'm not full... just full..." Hang Seng muttered in a low voice.

Tianyou was beside him, looking at his younger brother with a giggle, and said: "My younger brother is a gluttonous general, so he just talked about meat, and in the middle of the night last night, he was also talking about meat..."

Embarrassed, Hang Seng threw himself into Zijing's arms, muttering: "Father also loves meat, eating meat makes me happy."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help smiling.

Due to various problems left in his early years, Cao Yong was very picky about his diet.Some days, the smell of meat is off limits.By the way, he is not a vegetarian, but an out-and-out carnivore.I think that even if there are times when the capital does not eat meat, there are probably reasons for it.

After returning from the grassland, he gave up meat for a while, and his diet was mostly light.

Afterwards, when the barriers in his heart disappeared and he could eat meat, he got worse.

For a while, Cao Yong loved to eat mutton hot pot, and he would serve several plates of mutton for each meal, which caused him to get angry and boils formed on his chin.

Chu Yu was afraid that his diet would hurt his health, so he tried to dissuade him twice, but Cao Yong's slogan was "eat meat for happiness".Especially the mutton is from Mongolia, it has no smell, it melts in the mouth, and it is the most tender.

After eating for four or five days, Cao Yong felt disgusted when he smelled the mutton. Cao Yong was addicted to meat.

However, his words "eat meat and be happy" made his sons listen to him.

Chuyu thinks of her husband begging for meat like a child, Zijing thinks of Cao Yong's picky eaters when she was a child.Although you don't need to be coaxed, the dishes that don't suit your appetite don't move.

The old matriarch was afraid that his grandson's diet would be unhealthy, so he squeezed out the juice of several kinds of vegetables that he didn't like, used them as wonton stuffing, and coaxed Cao Yong to eat them.

In front of the children, Cao Yong was also a little embarrassed, "coughed", and said: "The snow outside has not yet melted, the children are still young, don't freeze, or don't take them."

After hearing her husband's words, Chu Yu looked out the window, a little hesitant.

Tianyou already showed anxiety on his face, and said with his little hands down, "Father, mother, the child is not afraid of the cold, the child likes the cold the most."

Cao Yong couldn't help laughing when he heard the words.

Tianyou's body is not as strong as Hang Seng's. After winter, although he is not as weak as Zuo Cheng, he has also been ill several times.The little guy is most afraid of pain, and he will shiver when he sees snow in the sky.

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Oh, I like cold? Why did God You like cold? Since when did you like it? Aren't you afraid of freezing your face and hands?"

Tianyou shook his little head vigorously, and said: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the child has long liked the cold. Well, when, the day before yesterday, yesterday, yesterday..."

As he spoke, he looked at Cao Yong nervously, fearing that Cao Yong would shake his head.

Where is it that he likes to be cold? Isn't it because he wants to go to his aunt's house with his parents.

Seeing this, Cao Yong didn't want his son to be disappointed, so he nodded.

Because the three of them are going to go there, there are quite a few women and girls following them.After everything was tidied up, Zijingfang led people to send Chuyumu out of the second door.

Chuyu was afraid that Zijing would be bored in the mansion, so she wanted to invite her to the Duke's mansion.

When Cao Yi came back yesterday, when he saw Zijing, he also invited her, so it was not considered presumptuous to visit.

Zijing was impatient, and she also needed someone to take care of her in the mansion, so she declined Chuyu's proposal.

Chuyu took Tianhui in a car, Tianyou took his younger brother in a car, and the maids and daughter-in-laws followed in two carts.Cao Yong took his long servants and accompanied him on horseback. A group of people left the gate of Cao's mansion and went to the Duke's mansion.

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On the Duke's side, Seishtu's eldest brother-in-law Zhong Hai had already arrived.

For a while, he thought about Brother Nine's lustful power, and for a while, he thought that if he could take over the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he would make the family prosperous and have face in front of his brothers, and his biological mother would not have to be over 50 years old, but still set rules in front of his wife.

Thinking of it this way, his face turned red for a while, and turned pale for a while. He was looking forward to it, but also a little anxious, restless and uncomfortable to watch.

Although Seshitu was close to this brother-in-law, he also knew Cao Yong's temper, so he had to be vaccinated first and said: "Brother-in-law, my brother-in-law is upright, and he is not a person who is easy to play favoritism with others. Brother-in-law, if you really want to If you receive an errand from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you need to follow the regulations there."

Zhong Hai waved his hand and said, "I know this. Don't worry, you won't embarrass Uncle Cao. It's just taking advantage of your relatives. Let's take a breath first. Even if you don't get the first place in February, you won't be blind." Once you touch the dark, you will be blinded."

While talking, a young servant came to report that the seventh master and seven grandma had come.

"Seven Masters" is Seshitu's cousin, Song He, the old Duke's nephew.

This was still Zhong Hai's idea, in addition to him, invite one or two people to accompany him, so as not to leave traces and attract the attention of Brother Jiu.

Before the bidding in February, Zhong Hai was unwilling to stand out, and became the target of Brother Jiu's anger.

Here, Song He just entered the living room, without saying a few words, Cao's carriage also arrived.

The female family and children were welcomed into the inner house by Cao Yi; Cao Yong went to the living room and met Zhong Hai, Song He and others.

Everyone has seen it before, and it's not the first time they've seen it, and since they're about the same age, they don't speak so formally.

After talking a few words about homework, when it comes to the procurement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, apart from Zhong Hai, even Song He is also interested.

It's just that his status is limited, and his family's parents expect him to be famous, so he is not as casual as Zhong Hai.I was listening, only feeling sad in my heart.

Zhong Hai runs out of business all the year round. He has a dark complexion and a short beard. He looks honest and reliable.He just opened his mouth, but he couldn't hide his shrewdness, with a bit of a businessman's air.

If it were someone else, they would first find fault with Zhong Hai's mediocre background, and then despise him for his work as a merchant.On Cao Yong's side, there is no nitpicking heart.Therefore, he patiently answered all kinds of questions raised by Zhong Hai, without any hint of impatience.

Zhong Hai has been taking care of the family business these years, has been busy running around, and is used to being cold-eyed.

Cao Yong's warm attitude made Zhong Hai very grateful, and he kept saying that Cao Yong was "enough for the world".Although he does not lose the elegance of the children of the aristocratic family, he is also a real man with a broad heart.

Cao Yong still doesn't know that he has reached a new height in the hearts of others.

In his heart, he was also secretly delighted.

It's not just one or two households that want to replace the existing big households like Zhong Hai.

From this point of view, brother Jiu's plan to "stop bidding" is likely to be disappointed.

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Inner courtyard, upper room.

In addition to Cao Yi, Chuyu's sister-in-law and the children, there are also Seshitu's elder sister Jue Luo and Song He's wife Zhang Jia in the house.

Jueluo family and Zhang Jia family, when they saw Tianyou brother and sister three carved in powder and jade, they naturally had no words to flatter them.

Tianyou and Hang Seng are okay, they listened with a smile, and followed Chu Yu's instructions to salute the two elders.

For Jue Luo and Zhang Jia, it is unavoidable to send purses as a meeting gift.

There is gold and silver Ruyi the size of a little finger in it, which is considered a good luck.

On Tianhui's side, she had to be led by her two elder brothers, and her actions were not as brisk as those of her elder brothers.

Only then did Jueluo and Zhang Jia recall that the uncle of the Cao family and Da Gege's beloved daughter had eye problems, and they couldn't help showing pity on their faces.

Chu Yu just said nothing, Cao Yi also turned the topic to other things.

Brother and sister Tianyou and Shou'er were playing together, and the adults were talking together.

When it was time to start the banquet, someone came to report that the old lady didn't have lunch, and she looked a bit listless.

When Cao Yi and Jue Luo heard this, they panicked, and asked Zhang Jia to sit with Chu Yu for a while, and the two of them went to the mansion next door to visit Xi Tala.

Chu Yu wanted to say go back first, but knowing her husband was talking in the front yard, she stayed and chatted with Zhang Jiashi.

At this time, I saw Hang Seng coming over, tugging on Chu Yu's sleeve, and pointing to one side.

Chu Yu looked along his fingers, and saw her daughter sitting on the kang, with pea-sized teardrops welling up from her eyes, rolling down her face one by one...

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After the second shift, please ask for a guaranteed monthly pass. Seeing the monthly pass being pulled further and further away, I don't know if I am anxious or calm. Monthly pass, monthly pass, Xiaojiuba is asking for a monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)