Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 966 Thanksgiving
Chu Yu held the post, a little embarrassed.

I don't know how Mrs. Ru from Tong's mansion thought of Cao's house, gave a big gift in the name of celebrating Li's birthday, and then brought her invitations to Li and Chuyu.

In this way, it is not easy for Chu Yu to push it away at will.

"Eating wine?" Mrs. Li couldn't help frowning when she heard this, and said, "I remember that Madam Tong didn't have it last year, and it's not yet the anniversary of her death. How can Madam Ru have a banquet?"

As a maidservant and concubine, she must also serve her mistress with filial piety.

Chu Yu closed the post, and said: "If you can't wait so much, what can you do? I guess it's like Madam's letter has been sealed. I think in the next two days, the master will also receive the post."

When it comes to official contacts, it cannot be influenced by personal likes and dislikes.

It's just that Mrs. Ru is too unruly, and Chu Yu is still wearing a filial piety, how can she go out to eat and socialize?
After all, this is someone else's private matter, so it's hard for Mrs. Li to say anything.It's just that her limited status made her feel a little more sympathetic to the deceased uncle and wife, and sighed.

When Cao Yong came back from the yamen, Chu Yu mentioned to her husband that Longkodo concubine gave gifts and posted posts.

"Which day?" Cao Yong thought for a while and asked.

"The fifth day of next month." Chu Yu replied.

"Send half a month, send early enough." Cao Yong replied casually.

The date of Shengjia's parade has been set, which is October [-], which is the day after tomorrow.

Since Longkodo can set a banquet in half a month, is he sure that Shengjia can end the siege within half a month?
Nanyuan Ranch is the southern suburb of the capital, more than 20 miles away from the capital, which is closer to the capital than Changchun Garden.

In this siege, in order to show the country's prestige to the Mongolian kings of Khalkha, apart from the prince Baylor, civil and military officials of the third rank and above, followed the imperial court in shifts.

Because Cao Yong had just returned from a business trip in Tongzhou, he was not on the list of the first batch of entourages and had to go on shifts on October 26.

It is not difficult for Tianyou to want to watch the hunting.

Although the pasture is where Shengjia resides and the guards are extremely strict, Tianyou is the son of the Earl's Mansion and the grandson of the Chunjun Prince's Mansion, not an unknown person. He can also enter the paddock with several uncles of the Chunjun Prince's Mansion or cousins ​​of the Pingjun Prince's Mansion .

However, Cao Yong thought about it and decided to talk to his son.

Recently, brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng have been depressed. It is the growth period from children to teenagers. Cao Yong hopes that they can grow up healthily.

"God bless, Shengjia Nanyuan Xingwei is indeed a major event that everyone in the capital pays attention to. It is reasonable for you to want to see it. However, at your age and as my father, you can only beg others to be able to do it." Satisfy your wish. I can only take you alone, but Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng can't. These days, you two are a little estranged, is it because you don't study in the same school?" Cao Yong asked.

Tianyou nodded, and said: "Listen to Zuo Zhu, the schoolwork in the government school is more heavy, and the time to go to and from school every day is later than that in the Qi school. In addition, the second brother enters the palace every morning, and he also comes back to rest at night. Early, the big guys are not as old together as before."

Speaking of this, Tianyou also sensed something was wrong, frowned and said: "Father, did you ask someone to go to the government school to ask? My son has seen that Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are not energetic these days. Mr. Qian once said when he was in school that reading is not enough. 'Pulling seedlings to encourage growth'. Zuo Cheng's body is not as strong as others, so what should I do if I am tired?"

Looking at the appearance of Tianyou, Cao Yong said: "The two of them are not physically ill, but mentally ill. A few days ago, I told them their life experiences, and it seemed that the two of them were deeply touched. They are not Zhuang He is not a distant relative of Mr., but a posthumous son who made friends with his father."

Then, Cao Yong simply said that Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's family had changes, which made them live in Cao's house all the time.

"Their family is from the Manchurian banner, and their ancestors also had hereditary leaders and titles. If there is no accident, they are also eligible to study in the banner." Speaking of this, Cao Yong sighed.

Children are the most sensitive. Although speaking of the learning atmosphere, government schools are much better than flag schools, but the difference is the difference.One needs to study hard to obtain admission qualifications; the other relies on the family to qualify for admission.

As the children grow older, this difference in status becomes more prominent.

"Ah?" Tianyou was surprised when he heard this.

Cao Yong got up, stood in front of his son, patted him on the shoulder and said: "My father is busy with errands, you are the elder brother, it would be good to take care of their brothers for my father."

Tianyou nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Father, is it because of Uncle Ma's favor that Ma's uncle betrothed his daughter to Zuo? If so, will father betroth his sister to Zuo?"

"Why do you think of asking this?" Cao Yong was a little strange.

Tianyou hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Funing said that outsiders know that the mother bought a large dowry for the younger sister. If the younger sister was not young, someone would have come to the door to say goodbye. Those people...the picture is money from the parents ..."

Funing was a friend he made in Qi Xue. Although his family was not as noble as Cao's, it was also a noble family.

Seeing Tianyou talking about this matter with a worried expression, Cao Yong couldn't help but smile, shook his head, and said: "How old is your sister? Zuo Chengda was raised in our house, and Tianhui is brother and sister, how can you do it?" couple?"

Only then did Tianyou heave a sigh of relief, and said, "It's fine if you don't. If you live in Zuo, your son won't worry; Zuo Cheng is always sick and can't take care of his sister."

Tianyou's thoughts were all on sharing his father's worries, and he also looked down on the matter of the siege.

After coming out of the study, he went directly to the left to live in Fengyuan where his brother lived.

The structure of Maple Courtyard is similar to that of Sunflower Courtyard, except that the courtyard is larger and the main building is wider, with four broken rooms and five small rooms.So Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers lived together here.

When Tianyou came over, it was already dusk, and the upper room had already been lit.

There was a little maid sweeping the floor in the courtyard, and when she saw Tianyou entered the courtyard, she hurriedly stood up with her hands tied up, saying hello.

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng heard movement in the house, they pulled out the curtain and came out to welcome Tianyou in.

Seeing that Zuo Zhu wanted to lead him to the west room, Tian You smiled and said, "Why don't you go to your room?"

"It's a mess over there, how do you treat guests?" Zuo Zhu said.

Tianyou only felt curious when he heard it, and looked at Zuo Cheng beside him.

Zuo Chengdao: "Fang just made Mulian pack up some old bedding and clothes, they haven't been wrapped yet."

While talking, the three of them arrived at Westinghouse.

"Hang Seng hasn't come back yet?" Zuo Zhu asked.

"Well, they said they are staying in the palace and will come back tomorrow." Tianyou replied.

Account books were spread on the table of the Westinghouse Kang, and there was an open wooden box containing some silver coins and copper coins.

"Isn't it a lot of money to throw away the official school? These days, you are also busy, and we have less time to talk together. Outside is no better than at home. If the monthly money is not enough, don't wrong yourself. Father will allow us to pay more. Monthly." Tianyou said.

Zuo Zhu waved his hand and said, "It's to study, not to eat, drink and have fun. Apart from buying books, where is there to spend money?"

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and said: "I tidy up these things today because I want to help a classmate... It's the No. The old jacket. The mother who gave birth to him has been sick again recently, and even the old jacket is used to buy medicine, how pitiful."

"It's really not easy, help if you can. If you don't have enough money, send Mulian to get it from me." Tianyou said.

Although he has a kind heart, he is not a bad person.After studying in Qiqi for more than half a year, I have seen a lot of cheating and abducting activities. I responded like this, and I already thought that I would send someone tomorrow to find out the classmate Zuo Zhu so that Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers would not suffer. fooled.

"When I first entered the government school, my younger brother and I couldn't keep up with our homework. He helped us very patiently. He also grew up with his widowed mother..." Zuo Zhu couldn't continue talking.

Thinking of his classmates copying books every night to earn copper coins, thinking of the two dilapidated rooms his family rented, Zuo Zhu didn't know how to describe it to Hang Seng.

They grew up in the gate of the house since they were young, and all they came into contact with were officials' families. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't know what "poor people" are.

The food I ate was sorghum and stick batter, and the only dishes I had were pickles and Chinese cabbage.Even tofu has become a luxury.

Without the protection of the Cao family, would their brothers be in a better situation than that classmate?
My mother had said long ago that when she went to the Cao family, she only had some dowry jewelry from her aunt.Then, in the past ten years, the adoptive father kept a share of the profits from the business in the south, and accumulated property for the two brothers.

When they grow up and leave the Cao Mansion to set up their own family, they will be able to live comfortably.

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng grew up in the Cao Mansion. They didn't know much about livelihood, and they didn't have any idea about having property under their own name.

In the past few months of entering the official school, most of the classmates I met were the children of common people, and many of them came from poor families. These two brothers have also grown up in the world.

After visiting the house of their good classmate, they had a deeper understanding of poverty and how lucky they were to grow up in the Cao Mansion.

"Brother is kind, but that guy has a stubborn temper, so he might not be able to bear it. When I went back to his house last time, I caught up with theirs for dinner. He chose me to eat with my brother. I only ate one bite of the corn bread with stick noodles. , I couldn’t eat it, and he gave me face.” Zuo Cheng said with a frown.

Tianyou listened, but felt that this person was very childish, and said: "How old is that person?"

"Two years older than my brother and me, thirteen. His homework is good, but he is tough and can't speak." Zuo Cheng replied.

Several people chatted a little more before Tianyou returned to the sunflower courtyard.

Looking at Zuo Zhu's appearance, he wanted to lend the two brothers' monthly savings to that classmate, so what did their brothers do?
Tianyou thought about it, and asked Xiaoxie to take 20 taels of silver and send it to Brother Zuozhu.

*
Outside the Anding Gate, Prince Yong's Mansion.

The fourth elder brother stood in the study, frowning tightly.Entering the palace today, Wei Zhu said something to him when there was no one else. The emperor seems to be paying close attention to the news from the northwest recently, and asked about the memorials of the fourteenth elder brother several times.

Brother Fourteen didn't get a memorial every five days, but the emperor seemed dissatisfied with the contents.

Thinking of this, the fourth elder brother felt confused, whether the emperor wanted to reprimand the fourteenth elder brother for the failure of the peace talks, or wanted to call the fourteenth elder brother back to Beijing...

(End of this chapter)