Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 601

Cao Yong has two sons and a daughter under his knees. Wang Lusheng knows that every time the ceremony is prepared, the young master and the young lady are also involved.

This time, they brought out four little boys, lined up in a row, and treated Wang Lusheng as nephew.

"Brother Wang, these are the sons of my younger brother. These are my eldest son Tianyou and my second son Hengsheng. These are my younger brother's two foster sons, Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng." After Cao Yong finished speaking to Wang Lusheng, he looked at the children, He said: "Those gadgets that were distributed to you years ago, the little tigers made of wicker, were sent from Shandong by your uncle Wang's envoys. Hurry up and give them a gift."

The children were dazed, some remembered and some didn't remember, they all agreed with each other, bowed to Wang Lusheng and said: "My nephew has met Uncle Wang, please greet Uncle Wang."

Wang Lusheng blushed and dared not sit still.

This looks like a family friendship, he is just a country gentleman, and the Cao family is the earl's residence.Cao Yong can do this step, how can this man not be excited?

He bowed to return the salute, but couldn't hide his excitement, and said: "I really don't dare to accept it, I should greet the young masters."

He is tall, standing up like an iron tower, and talking "buzzing".

The others were fine, but Zuo Cheng was taken aback, and took a step back, his face had lost all color.

Seeing this, Wang Lusheng showed a bit of embarrassment and apology, and said to Cao Yong: "Master Cao, I'm really sorry. I saw a few young masters, and I was happy, so my voice is a bit loud."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "Brother Wang said this is an outsider. It is still a dog with some shortcomings. It grew in the hands of a woman and is too weak." As he said, he looked at Zuo Cheng with a bit of reproach.

Although Zuo Cheng was small, he also felt that he was impolite, and quietly moved his body behind Zuo Zhu, not daring to raise his head to look at Cao Yong.

Seeing this, Wang Lusheng hurriedly smiled and said to Cao Yong: "Young master, it is possible that you have never seen a rough man. You don't have to take the blame for Master Cao. It seems that I won't please children. My little one, even though he is a baby Among them, he was about to cry when he saw me. The young master was not frightened into crying, and he is already giving me old Wang face."

Having said that, he whispered to the servant beside him to present the meeting gift.

They are two small black gold daggers with ornate scabbards, which are not sharpened, but for a purpose; there are also two high-quality inkstones, both from Yizhou.

Originally, Tianyou and Hang Seng brothers were the ones who made the preparations. It was only at this time that they knew that Cao Yong had added two adoptive sons, and it was too late for Wang Lusheng to make temporary preparations.

If there is one piece for each person, there are daggers and inkstones, and I don't know how to distribute them.

He hesitated, glanced at Cao Yong, pondered, and said: "Master Cao, look at this..."

The leather shell of the dagger is inlaid with gold, jade and precious stones, which looks very valuable; the inkstones at both ends look ugly, but they are not ordinary.

Although Cao Yong didn't play with the Four Treasures of the Study, but Mr. Zhuang used to like to play with this, so Cao Yong knew a thing or two by his ears and eyes.

"Brother Wang is spending money again. Children's families really ruined good things." Cao Yong said.

"Hey, Master Cao must not say that. It's just a little filial piety, and I can't show it. It's just that I didn't think about it before. I don't know how to distribute this thing to several young masters. I also ask Master Cao to make up his mind." Wang Lusheng said with a silly smile.

Looking at the dagger and inkstone on the red velvet tray, Cao Yong looked at Tianyou and the others, and said, "Since it was given to you by your Uncle Wang, you can accept it. You can discuss it and see who will pick it first."

A few little radish heads, you look at me, I look at yours, everyone's eyes are on Tianyou.

Tianyou took a step forward and said, "Father, the second brother is the youngest, so the second brother will be chosen first."

After hearing this, Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers nodded their heads vigorously.

Everyone looked at Hang Seng, who had already blushed and raised his head and said, "Father, the boy is tall and strong, no one dares to bully him. Not to mention brother Zuo Cheng, even Brother Zuo Zhu is no match for him. The child is not the youngest. Let Brother Zuo Cheng choose first."

Zuo Cheng had regained his composure on his face, and after listening to Hang Seng's words, he said in a low voice, "Brother, choose first."

Zuo lived next to him, and he also followed suit, saying: "Yes, elder brother chooses first."

Cao Yong and Wang Lusheng couldn't help laughing when they saw the children humbly giving in to each other like little adults.

"There used to be Kong Rong who gave away pears, but today there are several young masters who gave gifts. To have sons like this, Mr. Cao is very lucky!" Wang Lusheng stretched out his thumbs and praised repeatedly.

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "Brother Wang is too famous, he still needs to be disciplined, don't praise him."

Saying this in his mouth, Cao Yong couldn't help but feel a little proud, but also a little worried.

Will there be too many rules and restrictions, making a few children lose their childish nature.

Just as Cao Yong was thinking, several children had already pushed out one after another. It was Zuo Cheng who stepped forward, first took a dagger, and then bowed his head to thank Wang Lusheng.

Cao Yong met, a little strange.

Because of Zuo Cheng's poor health, he has always been loved by everyone in the house, and he is a bit timid, not as surly as the other children.

I thought he would choose an inkstone, but I didn't expect him to choose a dagger, presumably because he was attracted by the colorful gemstones on the dagger scabbard.

Hang Seng was next. He touched the remaining dagger, but hesitated.It was only after seeing the elder brother and Zuo Zhu that they both shook their heads that they happily picked it up.

The remaining two inkstones were divided between Tianyou and Zuozhu.

The children thanked Wang Lusheng before they were taken down.

Wang Lusheng still praised Cao Yong without a word, praising Cao Yong for teaching his children well, which made them brothers so friendly.

On Cao Yong's side, it was because of the two daggers that he remembered that he hadn't found a martial arts master for the children.

The brothers of the Ren family, Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong, have joined the Cao family for many years. They are young, but they act safely.As the sons of squires, they became the servants of the Cao family, and it was really not easy.

Even if there is fame and fortune in it, it can be said to be responsible for Cao Yong.

Now the two are still young, and they have been training in the capital for two years, so they can just be the children's martial arts masters. After two years, they will be released to make up for the vacancy, and it is not in vain to come to the capital from Shandong.

When Wang Lusheng and Cao Yong talked about the old events in Yizhou, Mr. Zhuang was inevitably mentioned, but the atmosphere fell silent.

Wang Lusheng couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and said, "Master Cao, although I just met Mr. Zhuang once, I have always respected people with knowledge. This time I went to Beijing, and I specially prepared two jars of good wine. , planning to pay homage to the old master. If it is cheap, I would like to put three sticks of incense in front of the old master's coffin, can you make it?"

Naturally, Cao Yong had nothing to say here, so he sent someone to report to Rongyuan first, and then took Wang Lusheng to pay homage to him.

In the main hall of the banyan courtyard, Mr. Zhuang's spiritual tablet is enshrined on the table.

Mr. Zhuang has no children, Lianqiu and Xiqiu are both concubines, it is not easy to come out to entertain guests, so only an old woman came out holding Niuniu's hand.

Speaking of which, this is also something that Mr. Zhuang regrets.

For Niuniu's sake, he planned to right Lianqiu, but before he could do anything, he passed away.

The news of Mr. Zhuang's death spread to the south. His two married daughters just sent people to attend the funeral, and did not mention the arrangement of the concubine's mother and weak sister.

Only Mr. Zhuang's elder brother, Zhuang Chang, sent a son to Beijing to deliver a letter, mentioning that he wanted to take Lianqiu's mother and son back to Jiangning.

Although Zhuang Chang is a serious relative, they have never met each other, and Lianqiu and Xiqiu are not serious brothers and daughters-in-law. Naturally, they have a lot of worries, so they still stay in Cao's house.

Niu Niu was already like a little adult, and returned the gift to Wang Lusheng.

The appearance of this little adult made Wang Lusheng feel sad.

The funeral ceremony he prepared for this side was real, a box of pearls was given to Niu Niu as a dowry in the future, and a box of gold clasps was given to the two aunts as pocket money.

Although it is very polite, Cao Yong was grateful for his thoughtfulness, and he didn't talk to him heresy, let people put it away, and then returned to the living room with Wang Lusheng.

Zheng Hu got the news and came over.

From Zheng Ruixue's point of view, he and Wang Lusheng are in-laws.

Although he was inferior in seniority, Wang Lusheng was not a polite person, and when he spoke, he was like an old friend, which made people feel comfortable.

After a while, Wang Quantai also arrived.

In a few days, it will be the second day of February. He thought that his cousin would not be able to make it, but he was anxious.Unexpectedly, it happened just in time, which made Wang Quantai overjoyed.

Please see the etiquette, there is no need to list them in detail.

When it was heard that Wang Lusheng was staying in an inn owned by a member of the Wang family at Qianmen, Wang Quantai refused to accept it. He said that he wanted to ask his uncle to move to his place, but Wang Lusheng declined.

For this bidding, Wang Lusheng wanted to check the situation, so he took a stab at it.

Although Wang Quantai is a cousin, he also participated in this bidding.

It's not that Wang Lusheng is jealous of him, but he doesn't want to have a relationship with the elder brother's house.

Wang Lusheng still couldn't let go of the fact that his cousin abandoned Cao's family and moved to elder brother's mansion.

Even though Wang Quantai mentioned in his letter that it was because of Cao Yong's go-between, Wang Lusheng did not fully believe it.

Until now, seeing that Cao Yong treated Wang Quantai as usual, and Wang Quantai didn't look guilty, Wang Lusheng believed the previous rhetoric.

For Cao Yong, only more grateful.

He is far away from Gyeonggi, so he doesn't know the difference between the prince and the prince.All he knew was that he was a prince with a noble status, even more prominent than the Cao family.

Cao Yong's actions really meant to fulfill his nephew.

People are like this, if you look pleasing to the eye, any words or deeds of the other party will be good.If it is an eyesore, then the same thing can be thought of in a different way.

This is also a kind of "prejudice".

That night, the Cao family hosted a banquet to welcome Wang Lusheng.

Everyone cheered, and Wang Lusheng drank so dazed that he was sent back to the inn by Wang Quantai.

Cao Yong also drank a little too much, his head was a little heavy, and he returned to Wutong Garden to wash up briefly, and then fell on the kang.

Chu Yu was sitting in front of the dressing table, letting down her hair, just in time to see the two boxes of gems that were delivered during the day.

She glanced at it twice, closed the jewel box, and said to Cao Yong: "Forehead, the gift Wang Qiye sent this time is very important. The annual gift from years ago was not ordinary, and we haven't returned the gift yet." , it happened again.”

Cao Yong closed his eyes and said: "After all, it is a family that has been handed down for hundreds of years. The family is rich. I can't complain that people in Yizhou call him 'Wang Wanwan'. I also came prepared and wanted to win a business."

Chu Yu didn't quite understand these outside matters.

She got on the kang, went to Cao Yong's side, rubbed his head for him, and said: "Speaking of business, Han Jiang seems to have mentioned it once, and asked me for an idea, can our Daoxiang Village participate in the business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? "

Cao Yong listened, shook his head, and said: "Let's not say that I work there, I have to avoid suspicion; even if I don't avoid suspicion, I can't get involved. What kind of business is Daoxiang Village? They are all imported food. Even if it is only Entering raw materials and entering the palace, if there is any relationship, it is not something you and I can bear. Let her rest, it is the regulations for bidding. I will make someone sort out a copy with her in a few days. Over there, let's do a small bidding, and save those foreign managers from making false accounts."

Chu Yu responded, and said with a smile: "Perhaps I heard that Guanshi Zheng's sister is going to participate, which aroused her desire to compete. If she understands these principles, she should also understand them in her heart. If I say this, I guess there is nothing wrong with it." count on."

The husband and wife talked about returning gifts to the Wang family. The Wang family is rich and has no shortage of gold and silver. It is better to give some rare things.

I just remembered that Wang Lusheng mentioned that his eldest daughter has already promised someone else, and she will get married at the end of this year, so Chuyu had an idea: "Give me some things made inside, that can't be bought with money outside. Clothes materials, There are also some decorations in the house, it is decent to add dowry. There are not many other houses in our house, but there is no shortage of them. It is also a gesture of gratitude to pick some things from the warehouse."

After Cao Yong heard it, he repeatedly praised it properly.

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Jiubeizi Mansion, bedroom.

Although the weather is early spring, the cold outside is still there, but the room is warm.

On the square table in the ground, there was smoke and ambergris burning.

In the red tent, Brother Jiu closed his eyes, but he couldn't relieve the depression of the past few days. Tomorrow, it will be the first day of February...

(End of this chapter)