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Chapter 148 Set off again
Dong Ping hugged his sister tightly in his arms, and replied word by word, "Sister, you still have me! Although I still worry you all the time, I will grow up soon!"

The two siblings leaned together, weeping silently, quietly feeling the warmth of each other's chests.A piece of snow-white letter paper was lying silently on the floor, with a half-bloomed hibiscus flower drawn on it, and only one line of writing under the flower.

Thinking about my wife without sleep at night, looking forward to reunion!
When she woke up early this day, Mrs. Cao heard magpies screaming non-stop on the willow tree outside the yard, so while serving porridge for her daughter during dinner, she said, "Is your sister-in-law coming back? How can I listen to the magpies screaming?" stop?"

Second Sister Cao replied with a smile, "Mother, if you miss sister-in-law, I will accompany you to the orchard later."

Granny Cao raised her hand and waved at her daughter, but in the end she was still reluctant to fight, and finally she stared and blamed, "If you want to play, just say it, what are you doing with me? Your sister-in-law spoiled you, okay My daughter is not doing needlework at home, thinking about going out every day."

After she finished speaking, she yelled at the old man who bowed his head and drank the porridge, and complained, "I just know how to eat, and you won't help me discipline my daughter."

The old man Cao responded with a smile, "Our daughter can go if she wants to, she will be useless at home, if she can learn a third of her sister-in-law's skills, we don't have to worry about it in this life."

Granny Cao smacked her lips, thought for a while, and said, "That's the same reason, then I'll pick up the eggs I've saved and take them to the orchard. If Sister Rong comes back these days, she always eats a bowl of poached eggs when she enters the house." Bar."

Old man Cao nodded, looking out along the wide-open carved door, he happened to see the neat yard clearly, so his heart became brighter, and when he lowered his head to drink porridge, he felt that the old lady's craftsmanship today was really good.

Second Sister Cao was locked up at home for half a month, and now she is finally free, and she can't wait to fly out of the house immediately.After eating, she cleaned up the dishes and urged her mother to hurry to the orchard.Mrs. Cao happily changed into a new dress, but she was stopped by her daughter when she wanted to wear a full set of golden-haired noodles.

"Mother, my sister-in-law said that winter wears gold and Xia Peiyu, you are careful to go to the orchard to make people laugh."

"Really?" Granny Cao reluctantly put down the golden hairpin, and replied, "Forget it, remind me to ask your sister-in-law for a jade hairpin later."

"Mother, what are you doing..." Second Sister Cao frowned her delicate brows, and stomped her feet regretting that she should have forgotten her greedy and bad temper.

In the end, Mrs. Cao laughed and said, "You girl, why can't you even hear that mother is joking? Don't worry, mother knows it well. As long as your sister-in-law gives me a grandson, I will buy her a jade hairpin. "

Second Sister Cao smiled again, and replied, "I want my nephew too."

The two of them talked and laughed and went out to the orchard with a basket full of eggs. Recently, almost all the lotus flowers in the Four Seasons Garden are in bloom. From a distance, the light pink or snow-white flowers are hidden among the green lotus leaves, which is very beautiful.Coupled with the countless gossips from the capital, idlers in Qing County like to gather here to have a glass of wine, taste small dishes, enjoy the scenery, and chat about gossip. Naturally, the business of the orchard is much more prosperous.

Sister-in-law Liu was busy in the back kitchen with a few women, and she was startled when she heard that Mrs. Cao was coming, and she was thinking about how to send this big Buddha away smoothly.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Cao rolled up her sleeves and helped with chores when she saw that the wine house was full of people.

Just when she was stunned and didn't know what to do, a group of six or seven carriages entered the gate of the garden, and Fu Zile ran in Diandian to report, "Madam has gone home."

Sister-in-law Liu was overjoyed, and hurriedly invited Granny Cao and Second Sister Cao up the mountain.Dong Rong was well taken care of by everyone along the way, and she didn't look tired at all, but Mrs. Cao kept yelling that she lost weight while holding her hand.In the end, he told her to drink a bowl of egg water every morning when she got up early, which is the most nourishing for her body.

Dong Rong felt guilty when she heard this, and she was a little worried and didn't know how to tell the old lady about her leaving for the capital tomorrow.Later, Zizhu was clever, and used the excuse of reporting the incident, and went back and forth five or six times. Granny Cao was afraid of delaying her daughter-in-law's management of the house, so she said goodbye and left.But before leaving, he still left the second sister Cao as his eyes and ears, and was responsible for supervising his daughter-in-law's "tonic".

It's a pity that the second sister Cao was bought by her sister-in-law as a little traitor.At noon the next day, when Mrs. Cao heard that her daughter-in-law was on her way to Beijing again, the carriage had already left Deqing County dozens of miles away.Needless to say, Second Sister Cao gave my old lady a few "two-finger Zen".She honestly let the old lady get angry, and then she took out a jasper hairpin and inserted it into the old lady's bun, smiling and coquettishly said, "Mother, my sister-in-law is not going out to play, she is thinking about my brother. If you can get me this time Brother, bring them back together, our family..."

"What about our family? He is the young master of a wealthy family now, and his surname is no longer Cao." Granny Cao sighed as she spoke, not even so happy about getting a jade hairpin.

The second sister Cao couldn't see the appearance of the old lady, so she hurriedly made amends, "I don't care about that, my sister-in-law is going to the capital this time, and when I come back, I might be able to hug my little nephew. Mom, what name should I give my little nephew?" ?”

Speaking of her unborn grandson, Mrs. Cao immediately became overjoyed and said triumphantly, "The big name will give your father a headache, but I can choose a small name, and I will call him Brother An. I don't expect anything else from him, I only hope for him." I will be safe and sound for the rest of my life, and pass on the incense of our Cao family smoothly."

"Don't worry, mother, Brother An must be smart, and maybe he will be the number one scholar in the future. At that time, mother will be the old lady!"

Granny Cao was coaxed by her daughter's bright future, so she tied up her apron and happily went to cook.

She turned her anger into joy here, but some people jumped upright with anger.When Niu heard that Dong Rong had returned to the orchard last night, she wished she could fly over with her wings.But since she has something to ask for, she must be prepared.

So, this morning, she took her "ragged" children and rushed to the Four Seasons Garden with a basket full of vegetables and melons. She didn't want the doorman to tell her that the master was away again.

Niu tried his best not to yell, and Dong Ting and Dong Yi were extremely disappointed. He had hoped to bring more food and even a basket full of silver from the cheap sister, but unexpectedly rushed empty.

In order to save room for snacks and melons and fruits, the mother and son got up early and didn't eat. Now they came all the way and were so hungry that they couldn't bear it.Niu took the lead and was about to go to the orchard, thinking that in the name of his natal family, he could eat at the banquet anyway.No, Mrs. Liu got the news a long time ago, and issued a deadly order not to let the young man let Niushi in.

Niu was naturally furious, but no matter how much she pissed off, the boy refused to let go.She wanted to make a move, but the boy found a wooden stick as thick as an arm out of nowhere.She immediately gave up the idea of ​​breaking in, and went to Cao's house for the next best thing.

The last time Mrs. Cao was beaten up by their mother and son, how could she treat each other warmly now, even before they apologized?Without even waiting for them to explain why they came, he poured a basin of cold water on them to cool them down.

Niu wanted to scold again, but the gate of Cao's house was closed tightly with a bang.Seeing more than a dozen villagers standing in the distance watching the excitement, the mother and son became even more furious. They took the vegetables and melons from the basket and smashed them at the gate of Cao's house.

It's a pity that Mrs. Cao was not annoyed at all, and even yelled inside that if the door paint fell off, she would ask Dong's family to pay for it.

The word "silver" is the Achilles' heel of the Niu family. Now the Dong family can only keep four people from starving. Not to mention silver, the family can't afford even a few hundred copper coins.She was extremely annoyed and threw the remaining two vegetables on the stone steps, and then walked away with her children in desperation.

Mrs. Cao successfully sent away the God of Plague, and proudly opened the courtyard door, cursing while picking up the broken vegetable melons, "What a prodigal mother-in-law, even if you feed the good vegetable melons to pigs, you have to throw them for fun!"

Second Sister Cao hid in the door, covered her mouth and kept giggling. It was the first time that she felt that the "stingy" old lady was so cute...

The midsummer in Kyoto seems to be three points hotter than other places. The tall and thick city walls block the mischievous cool wind and successfully turn the city into a sweltering furnace.But people in Kyoto may be like this every year, and they are used to it.On the street, the peddlers who should be doing business are still shouting loudly, the pedestrians who should be on their way are still walking quickly with their heads down, and the old men who have money and leisure are naturally sitting in the teahouse as in the past, ordering a plate of cut Cold melon or a pot of tea, shake the fan, talk about new things.

Of course, the latest news is still inseparable from the prince of Zhongshan who was born out of nowhere.It is said that the eldest son loved the farmhouse very much because he grew up in a farmhouse.Recently, Xu Shi has nothing to do. He actually completely changed the other courtyard that the emperor awarded him to him a few days ago into a farmyard. Not to mention setting up a grape trellis, he even pulled out all the precious flowers in the garden and replanted them. Vegetable field.

When the news first came out, some people still didn't believe it, but soon it was proved that the news was definitely not a rumor.Because those craftsmen who work in and out of other courtyards have confirmed this, and some vegetable farmers patted their chests and said that Shizi bought his family's eggplant and pepper seedlings together.

Therefore, everyone in the capital secretly said that the son of this son may have a weird mind. Some sons of rich and noble families like to collect beauties, some like to gamble on cockfights, and some like antique calligraphy and paintings. I have never heard of anyone who likes to grow vegetables.

But some people were very happy when they heard the news, or at least there was no objection on the surface.The emperor sent his trusted eunuchs to go around the other courtyard. On the second day, he rewarded more than a dozen carts of good jade, and ordered his nephew to build a jade pavilion in the vegetable garden. Vegetables grown by my nephew.

Now, no one dared to speak ill of Prince Zhongshan anymore, and even many ministers changed their gardens into vegetable gardens one after another, wondering if they were also looking forward to leaving a good impression of honesty on the emperor.

In short, amidst the attention and discussion of the public, the other courtyard of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion has finally been rebuilt.Many people were looking forward to the post by Prince Zhongshan to invite congratulators to go in for a stroll, but after waiting and waiting, they didn't hear anything, so they could only say something sour, such as, what's so good about the farmyard.

(End of this chapter)