Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 82 Visitor
Fangjia Hutong, outside Zhaojia Mansion.

After Cao Yong and Cao Songbai met Lao Shangshu, they came out of Zhaojia's mansion and urged their horses to go home.Cao Song looked back at the carriage behind him, and said to Cao Yong: "Nurse Zhang really talks too much, and so does my mother, but I let her go to Beijing with me!"

Nanny Zhang was Zhao Jia's nanny, and later she went to Cao's house to help Zhao Jia look after several children.This time, the Zhaojia family arranged for their son to go to Beijing with Cao Yi, probably with the idea of ​​gaining glory-even if the emperor did not wait for the grace of the Cao family Cao Quan, it would still allow his son to have more contact with his grandfather's family. Fortunately, it will help him in his future.However, the capital is prosperous, and even though there is an older brother here, Zhao Jia is afraid that his son will not learn well, so he hastily troubled Nanny Zhang to come and take care of him.

Cao Yong recalled that Zijing mentioned that the two maidservants brought by Cao Song from the south were really bad, and the new one was assigned to Zhang Nai to do rough work, and she was not allowed to come near, so he couldn't help but look at his brother a few more times—this The guy will be fifteen years old in two or three months. Could it be that the mother Zhang is like guarding against thieves, because she is afraid that he will have a housemate?

Cao Song's little face was piled up into buns. Seeing his brother's response, he said again: "Brother, can't I go here to study Buddhism? Although they are relatives, they have never met, let alone stay here. "

Cao Yong replied: "I don't live here, but my second aunt arranged for me to go to school. I just said hello to the elders here. It would be disrespectful to change my mind immediately. You go to see it first. If you are really bored , let's think of another way!"

Cao Song replied weakly: "Yes, I got it!"

Seeing that he was not happy, Cao Yong comforted him: "The family doesn't expect you to seek fame and fame, just take it as your second aunt's wish, and recognize relatives. If you still fail in ten and a half months, we will learn at home. What kind of gentleman can't be found?" Thinking of this little brother who was not interested in learning since he was a child, and remembering how he watched martial arts a few days ago, he said: "If it's really impossible, let's invite two martial arts masters back to the mansion. Go to the martial arts exam for two years!"

"Wu Zhuangyuan?" Cao Song immediately regained his spirits: "Brother, can I take the exam? Can I do it?"

Cao Yong laughed and said, "It's really not easy for Wu Zhuangyuan to come in every three years. Wu Jinshi takes more than a hundred people each time, which is very promising. However, riding and archery, infantry, and policy theory are required to pass all three. It can be seen that no matter what , the book still needs to be read!"

Cao Song nodded vigorously: "Then I will study hard, and I want to take the Wu Jinshi exam!"

Zhaojia's mansion is not far from Cao's house, and the two brothers will arrive within a few minutes of gossip.

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At the gate of Cao's mansion, there was a carriage with Huagai Zhulun parked. Cao Yong looked very familiar. After asking the concierge, Baoya came as expected.The concierge reported back that Suhebalu, the little prince of Mongolia, also came with him.

Suhebalu is now working in front of the imperial court, and Cao Yong is the companion of the sixteenth elder brother, so since returning to Beijing, the two have never had the opportunity to meet.

Cao Yong was thinking while walking towards the living room. He didn't know whether these two people met by chance this time, or they made an appointment to come together.

In the living room, Suhebalu was tasting tea. When he saw Cao Yong coming back, he quickly put down the cup of tea, got up and said, "Cao...Brother Cao, listen...listen...you are sick, I...I... On the way to visit...to visit...on the way, to touch...to touch...to treasure...to treasure..."

Seeing a stranger following Cao Yong, Suhe Baru was a little nervous, and didn't say a word clearly for a long time.

Cao Yong knew that Suhebalu was a little timid because of his stuttering, so he quickly introduced Cao Song to him: "Suhebalu, this is my brother Cao Song." My good friend Suhebalu, you have to call me brother, he is the most skilled equestrian I have ever seen, and his skills in riding and archery are also good. If you talk about it, even the martial arts champion who rose a few days ago may not be You are stronger than Brother Balu."

This praise made Suhebaru blushed, rubbed his head and smiled "hehe", but he was not as restrained as before.

Cao Song originally thought that the person in front of him was a bit strange, not to mention his big head, but also stuttering so badly that he felt tired and flustered listening to him.However, he has always respected martial arts heroes. After listening to his brother's words, his perception immediately changed. Thinking that this is the "people should not be judged by their appearance" mentioned in the book, he respected Sukhbaru a little more from the bottom of his heart, and stepped forward to fight respectfully. He said a thousand words: "Little brother Cao Song, send greetings to Brother Balu!"

Suhebalu is the youngest at home and has no younger siblings. Although later on the grassland, he made friends with younger brother Shiliu and Cao Yong, but we are all friends, and the address is very casual, and it is very important to him. Call him by his first name.Now it was the first time someone called him brother, so he couldn't help being very happy.He thought it was the first time he met Cao Song, so he should give him a greeting gift, but he didn't prepare it when he came out, and it would be too vulgar to give gold and silver. In the past, he said: "Come... come... came in a hurry... in a hurry, in a hurry... not... not in time to prepare the ceremony, this... this is... I... I brought... from... Mongolia... The ones brought here are still... still considered sharp...sharp, Quan...Quan...Quan is a gift for...Congratulations...Congratulations...Congratulations."

The scabbard of the Mongolian knife is full of exquisite patterns, not to mention silver and gold in the middle, and dozens of small gemstones dotted in it, shining brightly in a flash, and a thumb is inlaid on the top of the handle A ruby ​​with a large cover can be seen at a glance as a rare and valuable thing.

Cao Song has seen a lot of good things since he was a child, and he has some good eyesight. Although he likes swords the most, he also sees that the Mongolian sword is not ordinary, so he dared to accept it directly, so he just looked at his brother hesitantly. .

Cao Yong knew that Mongolian men are the most forthright, and at this time, evading politeness would make Su Hebalu unhappy, so he nodded to Cao Song.

Although Suhebalu was a bit stupid, he was not a fool. Seeing Cao Song's scruples, he smiled and waved his hands and said, "One...one...a knife...it's just a knife. It's worth...is it worth...what."

Cao Song got his brother's approval and heard what Suhebalu said, so he stopped being polite and thanked Suhebalu respectfully and took it over. When I came out, I couldn't help looking at it carefully before letting go.When he looked up, he found that Suhe Baru and Cao Yong were both looking at him with a smile. Cao Song felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said awkwardly, "Brother Baru laughed."

Suhebalu himself is a knife lover, so he was happy to see that Cao Song liked him, and hurriedly said: "Happy... just like it. Fu... Fuli... Also, change... another day...you choose ...Pick...pick a few...the ones you can get your hands on."

Cao Song is also straightforward. Seeing Suhebalu's generosity, he likes him even more, and after a few words, he warms up.

Cao Yong didn't see Bao Ya, he was a little strange, and asked Suhe Baru: "Where is Princess?"

"Go...to the inner courtyard to see...to see your sister!" Suhe Baru was not as stiff as before, and he spoke quite neatly.

Cao Yong was stunned for a moment, Cao Yi was placed in the Sunflower Courtyard, he coaxed him for a long time, and took off the jade pendant that he had brought since childhood, and gave it to her, so that she believed that he would not leave and come back, so he was able to leave .But even so, Cao Yi's mental state is not stable, and it is really not suitable to see guests.

Although Cao Song didn't know who Ge Ge they were talking about, he knew that Cao Yi's situation was not good, and he was afraid of being offended by outsiders, so he hurriedly said to Cao Yong: "Brother, go and see the guests, I will accompany Brother Balu Talk here!" As he spoke, he pulled Suhe Baru's sleeve and sat down in the living room: "Brother Baru, are there really wolves on the grassland? Tell me about it!"

When Suhebalu came to the capital half a month ago, he was very homesick. When Cao Song asked about the grassland, he felt homesick. After thinking for a while, he began to stutter: "The grass... Grass...on the grassland, there are...a lot of wolves..."

Cao Yong was worried about Cao Yi's side. Seeing that the two were talking, he turned and went to the sunflower courtyard.

At the gate of the Sunflower Courtyard, two little maids are kicking shuttlecocks, one is Wu En brought back from Mongolia by Cao Yong, and the other is the little maid beside Bao Ya, named Douer.The two had played together outside the Great Wall, so they were acquainted with each other.Seeing Cao Yong approaching, both of them stopped playing, leaned over and said, "Master!"

Cao Yong waved his hand, motioned for the two to continue, and entered the yard by himself.

Zhu'er was coming out of the small kitchen, bringing some snacks to be sent to the upper room, where Tweety lifted the curtain.

Cao Yong followed into the room, but Zijing was nowhere to be seen. In the Nuan Pavilion, only Cao Yi and Bao Ya were playing chess there.The two were so absorbed that they didn't notice anyone coming in for a moment.

Cao Yong calmed down, retreated to the outside room, and asked Cui'er: "Why are you two here, what about the others?"

Tweety smiled and replied: "Sister Zijing was here to entertain Baogege, but later because the third girl and Baogege played chess, she went to the inner hall. The tailor who was sent in the morning came to the door , everyone went over there to choose materials, the third girl got impatient and went by herself, and Sister Zijing went to pick the materials for the third girl!"

In the warm pavilion, Cao Yi heard Cao Yong's voice, stood up, and almost knocked down the chessboard: "Brother is back?"

Bao Ya saw that Cao Yi's eyes were straightened, as if he had changed his player when playing chess, and felt something was wrong, so he turned around and shouted: "Cao Yong!"

Cao Yong walked to Nuan Pavilion, first nodded to Baoya as a greeting, and then walked to the chess board: "Where are you playing chess?" He looked at the chess board and said: "I can't see it on the chess board, Pinger, Gege, Go on, I'll watch the battle!"

Cao Yi quietly reached out and pulled Cao Yong's sleeve, calling out in a low voice, "Brother!"

Cao Yong agreed, pulled Cao Yi to sit down, and handed her the chess cup for chess pieces.

Seeing his brother beside him, Cao Yi calmed down, picked up a chess piece from the chess cup, and thought about where to play it.

After Cao Yong settled Cao Yi, he felt relieved and asked Bao Ya, "Why are you free to come here today?"

Bao Ya smiled and said: "I'm not like you. I have to go to the study every day. When is it not free? I wanted to come and play with you, but you are very busy. I went to see my sister-in-law at noon, and I heard that someone from the south of your house came , you are at the house on vacation, so I came to join in the fun. Coincidentally, I met this third sister who also loves chess. It seems that I will come here often in the future with the cheek.

(End of this chapter)