Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 339
On Cao Jinya's [-]th birthday, Cao's mansion is full of people.

Hundreds of officials from the Ministry of War, the commanders-in-chief of the military governor's mansion, the commanders of the three major battalions of the capital, and the provincial capitals reporting their duties in Beijing, surrounded the hall of Cao's mansion with water.

He Liu also came to Cao's mansion to pay his respects.Looking up, He Liu almost laughed out loud.In the mansions of ordinary officials and eunuchs, the plaques at the front gate are usually the surname plus the word "fu" or the official position plus the word "fu"; those with royal pens inscribed on the plaques are nothing more than "scholarly scholars from generation to generation" or "loyalty of a family".

On the plaque on the gate of Cao Mansion, there is a big book "the best coffin shop in the world".Underneath is the seal of the former emperor Jiajing.

Cao Deshui was welcoming the guests who came to celebrate his birthday attentively at the door.Seeing He Liu coming, Cao Deshui hurriedly cupped his hands: "Master Liu is here! Please hurry!"

He Liu saw a burly man in the uniform of a third-rank general standing beside Cao Deshui.This man is Cao Deshui's eldest brother-in-law, the godfather of Nuer Huahua, a snake charmer in the Western Regions, and Cao Wudai, the commander and acquaintance of Ningxia Town.

He Liu asked Cao Deshui, "Who is this?"

Cao Deshui introduced He Liu: "This is my elder brother-in-law. Eldest brother-in-law, this is Jin Yiwei He Liuye."

Cao Wudai hurriedly cupped his hands: "It turns out to be the sixth master. I have admired your name for a long time, and it is like thunder."

Although Cao Deshui is the fourth eldest in the Cao family, he has a higher official position than the eldest, second, and third.He told his elder brother-in-law: "Eldest brother-in-law, I will stay at the door to greet the guests. You can lead Liu Ye into the mansion! By the way, Liu Ye is a noble person, so I arranged him at the first table."

Cao Butai nodded, and made a gesture of invitation to He Liu.

As the two walked towards the hall, He Liubian asked, "Are the second master Cao Wan and the third master Cao An of your mansion also in the mansion today?"

Cao Wudai said: "Cao Wan is in Guyuan, and Cao An is in Xuanfu. They both have military duties and have no time to go back to Beijing to celebrate the old man's birthday."

He Liu asked again: "I don't know how your illness is, General Cao?"

Cao Butai's reason for returning to Beijing was to recuperate from his illness.But He Liu saw him walking vigorously, how could he look sick?
Cao Wudai smiled wryly: "Heh, Liu Ye, you are in charge of Jinyiwei, I dare not hide it from you. I'm not sick! I didn't want to be so useless in the northwest, so I returned to the capital."

In front of the hall of Cao Mansion.I saw another plaque on the hall, which read "One family and four generals".This is what Xu Jie asked back then.

At the top of the hall, sat an old man with white beard and hair.This old man is hale and hearty, with a spirit of immortality.He Liuxin thought, this should be Cao Jinya, the old man of the Cao family.

He Liu walked up to Cao Jinya, knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "He Liu, the governor of Jinyiwei North Town, is here today to pay respects to the old man's birthday."

Hearing this, Cao Jinya hurriedly stepped forward to help He Liu: "Oh! Fushi He Zhen is in charge of the emperor's envoy. Who in the entire capital doesn't know your name? I, a grassroots, can't bear your worship. Hurry up! Please sit down."

He Liudao: "Old Master Cao personally sent his four sons-in-law into the army. It has been a good story in Ming Dynasty! You are a person who cares about your family and the world! According to your seniority, you are my elder. This time, you are the one who is honored. started."

Although Cao Jinya is a small coffin shop manager, he is knowledgeable and talkative.He said: "He Zhenfu envoy is in charge of Beizhen Fusi, so he must be very busy with errands on weekdays, right?"

He Liu replied, "It's okay."

Cao Jinya asked again: "I wonder how many young masters and young ladies there are in your family?"

He Liudao: "I have a daughter and a son. The daughter is fourteen years old, and the son has just turned seven."

Cao Jinya laughed heartily and said: "Both children! Good! I am not as blessed as Fushi He Zhen. There are only four daughters under my knees."

He Liu hurriedly said: "But you have four sons-in-law who can be called the pillars of the imperial court! They all say that being filial to your son-in-law is not worth money. I think your four sons-in-law respect you more than your own sons!"

Cao Jinya was able to stroke his beard: "Heh, these four things don't look like they are majestic in the army. After returning home, seeing me is like a mouse seeing a cat. Our Ming ruled the world with filial piety! If they are not even filial to their old Mount Tai, then they are not worthy of being imperial officials!"

He Liu and Cao Jinya chatted indifferently.Out of the corner of his eye, he kept glancing at Cao Bedai, the eldest son-in-law of the Cao family.

After a few incense sticks, a woman in her twenties, born in an extremely alluring Western Region, whispered a few words into Cao Wudai's ear.

He Liu looked at her coldly, and saw that the woman's skin was firm and fat, her blue eyes seemed to be able to capture the soul, and she had the unique charm of exotic women.

He Liuxin thought: This should be Nuer Huahua, Cao Wudai's goddaughter.No wonder Cao Deshui said she was a peach!To say that Juicy Tao is to underestimate her.As far as appearance is concerned, she is simply a fairy peach in the peach garden of heaven!

He Liuyi was stunned for a moment.

Seeing He Liu staring straight at his god-granddaughter, Cao Jinya coughed quickly.

He Liu turned his head and smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Cao, is that your god-granddaughter Nuer Huahua? Sure enough, she gave birth to a beautiful woman."

Cao Jinya doesn't seem to be interested in his vixen-like granddaughter.He said: "What is it that overwhelms the country and the city? Since ancient times, there have been many troubles with beautiful women!"

It seems that Cao Jinya knew in his heart that his four sons-in-law wanted to swallow this alluring peach, Nuerhuahua, in one gulp.

Cao Jinya asked He Liu: "If Governor He likes my granddaughter, how about I be a matchmaker and let her be your concubine?"

He Liu waved his hands again and again: "The younger generation has a virtuous and filthy wife in their family, and they never have such unreasonable thoughts."

Cao Jinya said: "He Zhenfu is really a person who values ​​affection! By the way, I wonder if there are young talents in Jinyiwei who are of the right age to be my granddaughter and who are not yet married? If there are, please ask He Zhenfu Please take the trouble to be a matchmaker for her."

He Liu thought to himself: Mr. Cao is only thinking of marrying Nuer Huahua off.It seems that he knows that his four sons-in-law are thinking about her, and he is afraid that if something happens in the future, it will ruin the reputation of the Cao family.

He Liu said perfunctorily, "I'll take care of you. If there is a suitable candidate, I'll come to the house to make peace."

There are all birthday worshippers.It was noon, and the birthday banquet began.The Cao family brought He Liuzun to the first table.At the same table are Yang Bo, the five governors of the Dudufu of the Five Armies and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

When Yang Bo was leading troops at the border, the four sons-in-law of the Cao family all served under him.He is the old boss of these four people.

When big families in the capital celebrate their birthdays, they always invite a juggling troupe to add to the fun, making it lively and lively.

The Cao Mansion also hired a juggling troupe today.

Cao Wudai knew that Father-in-law hated Nuer Huahua.He sincerely wanted Nuer Huahua to please Mr. Cao.So he made up his own mind and asked his slave Huahua to come onto the stage and play snakes to make the old man happy.

Nuer Huahua walked onto the stage with a Qiang flute, and He Liu's heart skipped a beat!He had already had a premonition that this Nuer Huahua should be related to the snake spirit case!This time is just a good time to see if she really knows how to control snakes with the sound of the flute!

Seeing this, Cao Deshui, the fourth son-in-law of the Cao family, went up to the stage and scolded his slave, Huahua: "You are a lady, how can you lose your face in public? Why don't you go down soon?"

He Liu raised his brows: Cao Deshui doesn't want Nuer Huahua to show his skill of controlling snakes with flute sound in front of me, the governor of Beizhen?Could it be that he has a guilty conscience?

He Liu turned his head and said to Mr. Cao: "Mr. Cao, I have heard for a long time that your god-granddaughter can control snakes with the sound of a flute. This junior really wants to open his eyes today."

Cao Jinya scolded Cao Deshui: "She is also filial! Why not let her show her skills and help everyone?"

When Cao Deshui heard the words, he didn't dare to talk anymore.

(End of this chapter)