Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 853 "Winter"

Just when Cao Yong was worried about his nephew, King Fujin of Pingjun had already got the news from the palace, knowing that the Fourteenth Fujin had a lot of "love", so he invited his son to have a meal again.

Thinking of the fourteenth Fujin and Prince Jian's successor Fujin, both are the noble daughters of the Wanyan family's direct branch, but one is full of spring flowers, and the other is as pale as a chrysanthemum.

Even in the early years of friendship, Prince Jian Fujin never took the initiative to get close to others; Fourteenth Fujin smiled a little when he saw people, and was a famous acquaintance.

When Cao Yong came out of Thirteenth Brother's Mansion, he went to his sister's side, and talked about the matter of his nephew Fu Peng being imprisoned in the palace.Even if he knew that this nephew was mature, he was actually a 12-year-old child.If someone with a heart wants to plot, it is hard to guard against.

Cao Jia said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about that, brother." Then, covering his mouth with a handkerchief, he smiled and said, "Many people talk about my nephew Uncle Xiao, and it's true. The temperament is exactly the same. Besides, there is still the emperor in the palace, and others can't get over it."

Fourteen Fujin's wooing is nothing to be afraid of, after all, it is in the palace confinement, and the fourteenth elder brother is in the limelight, so Fourteen Fujin should behave like a man with his tail between his legs.The more she favors the junior, the more she hinders the eyes of the nobles in the palace, I am afraid that the loss outweighs the gain.

What Cao Yong is worried about is not the fourteenth Fujin, but Hongming, the son of the fourteenth elder brother who seems innocent and lively.

The brother-in-law went out with the fourteenth elder brother. Although he was hand-picked, he violated the fourth elder brother's taboo.If the nephew is in the palace and gets too close to Hongming, the fourteenth elder brother's legitimate son, it is not a good thing for the fourth elder brother to see him.

Although the compatriots still have longevity, they are still young, like the younger generation.In Cao Jia's heart, she is also very dependent on Cao Yong, her younger brother.

Seeing the mention of Fu Peng, she remembered something, and said: "That family is all stingy. Not to mention the vengeful temperament of the fourteenth elder brother, even the fourteenth Fujin is not good. Last time I went to the palace to pay my respects, When I met her, she thought about being a matchmaker for Fu Peng. How ridiculous, thinking about making her cousin a concubine."

"Cousin's daughter?" Cao Yong was a little surprised when he heard this: "How old is Fu Peng? Besides, Yongqing is the oldest in the Wanyan family's direct branch, Yongqing's daughter..."

Speaking of this, Cao Yong remembered that Yongqing's eldest daughter, Yuanying, was born in Kangxi 48, and she wanted to be at the same age as Fu Peng.

Cao Yong couldn't help being furious, and said: "Although Yongqing was born in the clan, he lost his title and hereditary assistant leader, after all, he is the descendant of the Earl's Mansion and the son of Fuhui County Lord, and there is no reason for a daughter to be a concubine. This Fourteenth Fujin is really a concubine. ..."

It is said that noble girls from the Eight Banners have to participate in the draft every three years, and they are not allowed to marry privately.But the second concubine Yide was in charge of the harem, so if he could point out a side wife to the eldest son of King Pingjun, it would really be a matter of Fourteen Fujin's words.

The wife of the eldest son of the county king, although she has an official concubine, she is still a concubine.The real noble daughters of the Lord of the Eight Banners would rather condescend and find a son-in-law with a lower family background, and few are willing to let their daughters be concubines.Of course, entering the palace as a concubine is another matter.

Cao Jia snorted coldly, and said: "She is very calculating, but I am not confused. She thought that her cousin lost his title, and her niece would not match her son. Our side. She has forgotten that this niece and aunt are Prince Fujin, and her uncle is a close minister of the prince. If I were her, I would agree to this marriage, that is, I could sell it well in front of the Wanyan brothers and sisters. She also married Fu Erdan. After all, she is a housewife with shallow eyelids and can't see far."

Speaking of this, Cao Yong was a little sad.

At first, I didn't think much of it, I always thought that with Yongqing's ability, even if he didn't rely on the shadow of his father and grandfather, he could still survive.A few years have passed, from returning from exile in Yongqing to now going west with the army for meritorious service, it has been seven or eight years.

Back then when he pleaded for the life of his friend with full of loyalty, Yongqing certainly never thought that what he changed was not only his own destiny, but also the destiny of his wife, children and children.

If there was no "knocking" back then, Yongqing would have inherited the Earl's Mansion.Yuanying is the eldest daughter of the earl's mansion, how could Fourteen Fujin treat her niece as a hot potato?

The concubine's daughter of the Earl's Mansion, not to mention the eldest son of the Prince of Shuan Marriage, even married to the prince and grandson as Zheng Fujin.

Thinking of this, thinking of the late Ning Chun, Cao Yong felt a little ashamed.

How despicable it is to raise Zuo Zhu's brother and take care of Yongqing's family so that he can feel at ease.

Obviously, it is not Yongqing who Ning Chun regards as his best friend, but Cao Yong.But in the case of Ningchun, he wisely protected himself, and it was Yongqing who ruined his future.

Cao Jia knew that his younger brother had a good relationship with Wanyan Yongqing, so he thought he was worried about Yuanying, and said, "Don't worry, there are still two years before the next draft, and maybe the [-]th Fujin has already forgotten about it by then. Amitabha, speaking of the draft It's a fluke. It's not a bad thing for Tianhui to have this eye disease, or else it's up to those people in the palace to plot against someone who doesn't worry about it, and she might as well be my daughter-in-law."

Among the four sons of Cao Jia's family, apart from the eldest son Fu Peng, there are also Fu Xiu, Fu Jing and Fu Duan.Among them, Fuxiu is four years older than Tianhui, and Fujing is the same age as Tianhui.

As early as when Tianhui was blind, Cao Jia mentioned that if her niece was reluctant to marry outside, she could marry Fuxiu or Fujing; My heart turned to my niece, and my sons stayed behind.

She mentioned the meaning of marriage with her younger brother more than once, but Cao Yong was really worried because of the close blood relationship, so she told her sister about her concerns.Marriage of close relatives will bring disaster to future generations.

Cao Jia could be considered a young talented woman, but this was the first time I heard of it.

Cao Yong couldn't give an example. Tianhui's eye disease may be caused by "close relatives", so he can only excuse it from Xiyang.

The children were still young, so it was too early to say this, so Cao Jia didn't get to the bottom of it.After all, getting married depends on the wishes of the children. If the children have a good relationship, she believes that her younger brother will not have any troubles.

Fourteen Fujin doesn't know yet, she claims to be the virtuous wife of Elder Fourteen, and treats Fu Peng with "kindness", not only despised by Fu Peng, but also regarded as a "stupid woman" "...

Back at Cao's mansion, remembering that Yongqing was going to war, and there were only beautiful wives and weak sons in the family, Cao Yong told Chuyu that from the new year's goods prepared this year, a single share would be given to Yongqing's house by the former Laba envoy.

Although the sixteenth elder brother said it was easy, Cao Yong couldn't really wait until the first month of the new year was over before he was busy with Xiabu.Oral orders are also the golden mouth and jade teeth of the emperor. If you neglect it, you will not be wronged if you commit a transgressive crime.

When the thirteenth elder brother sent someone to send the silver to the bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Cao Yong asked Cao Fang to follow and count the batch of summer cloth.

30 bolts of cloth, where is it easy to count?It was just a formality, and the cloth warehouse was replaced with the seal of the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion. It was regarded as the end of the handover, and it was temporarily placed in the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Cao Fang obeyed Cao Yong's instructions and took a dozen different pieces of summer cloth as cloth samples.

Before taking back the cloth samples from the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Cao Yong asked people to take a few bolts of summer cloth from the warehouse in the government office to have a look.Speaking of which, grass cloth is not cotton cloth, but linen cloth woven from ramie.

The hemp thread used for weaving linen is thick or thin, and the thinner it is, the more valuable it is.The thick hemp thread is the one with 360 characters recorded in the books, and it is the main material for the summer clothes of the servants in the mansion.

The thinnest hemp thread was purchased by Elder Sixteen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Cao Yong's summer clothes are more expensive than the best silk and satin.

If this thing is of good quality, it can be used in many ways. Besides sewing summer clothes, it can also be used as a mosquito net.

When Chu Yu saw that her husband was concerned about this, she had to ask about it.Cao Yong only mentioned the plight of the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion, and did not say that he had carried the "imperial decree", so that his wife would be in chaos if he didn't care.

Chu Yu really cares a little bit, after all, Brother Thirteen is her own uncle, and he has saved her husband's life.

It's just that she knows very little about these merchants, so she specially invited Han Jiang to ask them.

Hearing that they were looking for a way out for 30 bolts of summer cloth, Han Jiang also frowned.

The population of the capital is only one million.This linen is also limited by the season.Even if you open a few cloth shops, it will take three to five years to sell all the cloth.

Seeing that Han Jiangshi was silent, Chu Yu said, "It's really difficult? Seeing that the uncle has been talking about it for several days, it's really sad."

"If it's cotton cloth, it's not limited by the seasons, so it's better to deal with it. Grass cloth is not as strong as cotton cloth, and it's not wear-resistant, and it can only be worn for one season. Ordinary people's livelihood is difficult, and clothes may not be cut according to the season, and single clothes can live. Xia. Rich people have to wear silk, and they despise this thick linen." Han Jiang thought for a while, and replied: "In this way, the sales of this thing will be limited."

"Restricted by the season? I heard that in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, the four seasons are like spring, and there is no severe cold. What about there?" Chu Yu asked, remembering the Nanyang goods sent to Zhang Yi a few days ago.

Han Jiang's family heard the words, nodded, and said: "If you go to the south, the four seasons are not clear, maybe it will be easier to sell. It's just that grass cloth is not a rare thing. The common people grow mulberry and hemp for their own use."

After hearing this, Chu Yu could only sigh, and said, "I can't blame you for worrying about Uncle Thirteen, this thing seems to be backlogged in your hands, how can you not worry about people..."

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Just when Chu Yu was sighing, Cao Yong had already started to look at the cloth samples that Cao Fang had brought back.

Fortunately, according to Cao Fang, although there are stains and dilapidations, there are not many cloths that have been damaged by mildew and insects.

They are all white gray cloths that have not been dyed, and the quality varies.There are thick ones, with holes like fine fishing nets; there are thin ones, which seem to be of better quality than those bought outside for twelve cents a foot.

Cao Yong studied for two days, but couldn't find a clue.

After all, it is not a hundred horses or a thousand horses. This number is really amazing.It's not like opening a shop and thinking of a way to deal with it.

While Cao Yong was thinking about the cloth every day, the Li family father and son left Beijing and set off for Suzhou.

On the occasion of parting, Li Nai brought his son over to bid farewell to Mrs. Li.Although Mrs. Li remembered her son's words and did not intervene in the affairs of the Li family, she still couldn't let go of her family ties for many years, so she prepared rich gifts for Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Gao.

No matter how her mother treats her, she dare not forget the grace of her birth.

Thinking of Taijun Wen, who is already ninety, and Taijun Gao, who is also very young, whether we can meet each other in this life is a matter of two opinions, which brought Li to tears.

At that quarter of an hour, she really wanted to return to Ning and visit her parents, but when Chang Sheng called her "mother", thinking of the embarrassment of the eldest son, she could only suppress her longing for relatives.

Unknowingly, the winter moon is at the end and the twelfth lunar month has entered.

The Sun family has arrived, and Sun Jin, the second son of Sun Wencheng, has come to Beijing.

Sun Jin married Li Xu's niece, who was also Li's niece and son-in-law.

In addition to presenting new year gifts to the old in-laws on behalf of the Sun family, Sun Jin also brought Sun Wencheng's personal letter to the eldest daughter-in-law.

The sixth day of the first lunar month is Sun Wencheng's [-]th birthday. He hopes that his eldest daughter-in-law will bring his eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter back to Hangzhou to celebrate his birthday...

(End of this chapter)