Ge Wenying returned to the Ge family, and the next thing was to visit the in-laws of the Ge family, and these people also warmly entertained Ge Wenying, which made Ge Wenying quite emotional and remembered his relatives.

After staying like this for more than ten days, when Ge Wenying was about to leave, Ge Guangsen persuaded: "In the past, the Duke of Xijing still left a hundred acres of land and a mansion, uncle, why don't you move back to live?" ”

"Now the ancestors and fathers are buried outside the Xijing City, the ancients said that the soil is safe, and the inferior is unwilling to move the ground, which disturbs the peace of his two elders."

"It's hard to have both worlds, and that's the only way to go."

Ge Wenying set off home, and when she arrived at home, she asked about Fuguan'er's schooling, and Zhang said with a smile: "Now in Bichenxuan, every day after they go to school, Wang Zhong locks the door, and when he gets out of school, he will pick him up in person. ”

Ge Wenying nodded, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that she had left and nothing had happened at home.

In this way, at the beginning of June, there was a temple fair in Xijing, and Zhang said to Ge Wenying: "I heard that this year's temple fair is very lively, and you can take the blessing official to see it when the time comes." ”

"What's so good about the temple fair, now that the Fuguan has entered school, he should study hard."

"Reading all day, sooner or later the child will be sick, you don't like the temple fair, but the child may not like it."

Seeing his wife say this, Ge Wenying thought for a while, and then said: "In this matter, I have to ask Deze what he means, now that our child is handed over to him for discipline, if he doesn't nod, we will take Fuguan to play, and he won't be able to get over his face." ”

"Don't worry, he will definitely agree, if you don't like to be lively in this world, it's you."

Ge Wenying then went to ask Ding Wang, and after Ding Wang listened, he said to Ge Wenying: "Shijie, this is not a problem, and it is not a way to study behind closed doors all day, it is good to go out for a walk and see the world." Now that you and I are together, there will be no problems. ”

Ge Wenying saw that Ding Wang agreed, so he arranged it, and on the sixth day of the sixth month of June, he took Ding Wang's father and son to Congtai to see the temple fair.

This platform was built after the Cao Dynasty set the capital of Xijing, there were more than 30 buildings before, but now, only one ancient bird platform remains.

When this bird platform was built in the city, there were Xuanniao to offer, it was called Xuanniao Tai at that time, and it was commonly known as Bird Tai.

On the sixth day of the first month of June, the vicinity of Bird's Terrace is so lively, it is really like a cloud, sweating like rain.

However, Ge Wenying has never liked to be lively, so he asked Wang Zhong to hug Fuguan and talk about the past and the present with Ding Wang.

This way unintentionally, to the Bird Terrace.

"Brother-in-law, have you always come to visit the temple fair?"

A young man dressed as a businessman said hello, and Ge Wenying saw that it was his brother-in-law Zhang Longqing, Zhang Xiucai's family was extremely poor, and Zhang Longqing was not a student to study, so he followed others to do business.

Ge Wenying nodded and asked how Zhang Longqing is now?

"TOEFL, everything is okay, brother-in-law, it is fate to meet today, why don't you come to my house and sit down."

"Don't dare to bother, your sister, I'm still waiting to go back to dinner."

Zhang Longqing said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, you will see the outside world, if my sister knows that you come to my house to sit, it is too late to be happy, how can she dislike it?" ”

After Zhang Longqing finished speaking, he then took the Fuguan from Wang Zhong's hand and said to the Fuguan: "Fuguan'er, go to your uncle's place to play today, okay?" ”

"Okay." Fu Guan'er had already felt bored and wanted to have fun.

Zhang Longqing hugged Fu Guan'er and led Ding Wang's son Ding Gon to play in Bird's Terrace.

Ding Wang looked at Ge Wenying's face with embarrassment, knowing Ge Wenying's concerns, this is a businessman, and he is a lowly person.

The so-called difference between the people and the lowly, Ge Wenying is naturally reluctant to go to such a relative, for fear that others will say that he is a scholar and a businessman.

"Shijie, the so-called body is not afraid of shadows, and now your brother-in-law is also in the five suits, and it doesn't hurt to go to relatives. If it is for the sake of gossip and hurts the feelings of relatives, wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse. ”

"Deze is right, then go and sit with him today."

After Zhang Longqing came back with the child, Zhang Longqing said to Ge Wenying: "Brother-in-law, you go first, and I will come on a mule later." ”

"Let's go together."

"Brother-in-law, there are a lot of people today, and your car may not be as fast as my mule."

Since Zhang Longqing said so, Ge Wenying and the others did not insist, and waited for the carriage, and when they arrived at Zhang's house, Zhang Longqing was really waiting at the gate.

Zhang Longqing has a child by his side, this child has beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and he is a smart child at first glance.

"My nephew has seen my uncle, and my uncle is blessed and healthy."

When Ge Wenying saw this child, she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart and asked him to excuse herself.

Zhang Longqing took them to the living room, and Zhang Longqing said to them: "A small family, there is no dining room, please forgive my brother-in-law and Master Ding." ”

"Family, don't talk about that."

Zhang Longqing asked the man to bring the food up, because he was a lowly member, and according to the etiquette system, there could be no servants in the family, so this feast could only be done by going to the restaurant to find someone to make it and then send it over.

Zhang Longqing's guy is clever, putting the vegetarian dishes on Zhang Longqing's side, and the chickens, ducks, fish and geese on the guests' side.

The lowly can only eat pork, and other delicacies are not allowed.

Of course, this law stipulates that in fact, Zhang Longqing usually eats a lot of these, which is rich, and who is unwilling to sell it in restaurants. Ordinary people will not go to the yamen, even if the report is to the yamen, it is also a precept from the county.

Zhang Longqing knows the temperament of his brother-in-law, and he will also be subject to this rule this time.

After the meal, Zhang Longqing invited Ge Wenying to the inner hall, saluted Ge Wenying and said, "If my brother-in-law doesn't come today, I will go to the house to disturb me another day." ”

"What's the matter?"

"This virtuous official is not small, now that the Fuguan has entered school, I don't know if my brother-in-law is willing, let the virtuous official accompany him, this career is not expected, I just hope to learn a little bit of the sage's truth, recognize a few big characters, so as not to be made fun of in the future."

"It's not that hard."

Ge Wenying and Ding Wang said that Ding Wang also likes this German official.

Ge Wenying asked Zhang Longqing to send the German official tomorrow, and Zhang Longqing was naturally happy.

The two chatted for a while, and then Ge Wenying took his leave.

After Ge Wenying left, Zhang Longqing returned to the room and told his wife Cao about it.

After hearing this, Cao Shi said disapprerovitously: "Okay, what school do you let the German officer go to?" He can't get into the office again, isn't this a waste of time? In my opinion, he still follows you and learns to do business by your side. ”

"You don't understand, this Ding Wang is a learned person, he will definitely go to high school in the future, and when the time comes, he will choose a prefect, any prefect, and soar. This so-called one person ascended to heaven, and when the time came, the virtuous official was his disciple, and the people of the yamen knew about it, and that would not give him a face. ”

Cao Shi smiled and said to Zhang Longqing: "Your mind is not bad. ”

"And now that the German official has gone to his brother-in-law's house, you don't know what the environment is in your brother-in-law's house, this food must be much better than at home."

"Look at what you said, is my family not as good as your brother-in-law? Your brother-in-law's family has thousands of family properties and hundreds of acres of fertile land, and it may not be as rich as our family. ”

Zhang Longqing said to the Cao family: "What you said is wrong, you don't know, the so-called three-year incorruptible prefect, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, how many years did my brother-in-law serve as the prefect, and then how many years did the magistrate become the prefect, this year to raise incorruptible silver, it is enough for us to suffer for most of our lives." ”

Cao still didn't think so, but made new clothes for the German officer to wear, so as not to lose face at his aunt's house.

The next day, Zhang Longqing's family arrived at Ge Wenying's house, and Cao went upstairs to talk to his eldest sister.

Ge Wenying took Zhang Longqing and his son to Bichen Xuan, Zhang Longqing saw that the environment here was quiet, and sighed: "Brother-in-law, you bought the right house." ”

Ge Wenying also said: "It's a pity that the former master has worked hard to build such a garden, and the descendants are not worthy of it, so they can't bear it." ”

"Brother-in-law, the so-called thousand-year-old land and a hundred generations of masters, this land is like this, and the house is the same, who can be rich forever?"

"The so-called poetry has been passed down for a long time, it is a good thing for you to let the virtuous official come to study this time, this is to leave the money of the children and grandchildren, it is better to keep the poems and books of the children and grandchildren."

After Ge Wenying's persuasion, he and Zhang Longqing went to the backyard, and the German official worshiped the statue of Xuanfu and Ding Wang, which was good.

Zhang Longqing let his son live here, and after returning to Ge's house, Ge Wenying also invited Zhang Longqing to a feast.

Although Ge Wenying is only a person, his Ge family is a big family, and he is also extraordinary.

There were seven servants, four of the good officials' playmates, plus a cook.

Ge Wenying abides by the etiquette system, so she didn't ask for a maid, this cook is Wang Zhong's wife.

Naturally, there is no need to let the restaurant buy this meal, and the richness of this dish is far from the table that Zhang Longqing bought.

There are four kinds of swimmers in the water, four kinds of things that run in the mountains, four kinds of things that fly in the sky, and four kinds of things that are raised at home. In addition, there are eight plates of vegetarian dishes and four plates of cold dishes. There are even four kinds of soup dishes.

This table is full, the Cao family has always thought that their family is rich, but now compared to this, it is really simple.

Because this is entertainment, Zhang Longqing and his wife can enjoy it, after this meal, after leaving to go home, Cao couldn't help complaining: "I knew that this official's family was so rich, I shouldn't have persuaded you to do this Laoshizi business." ”

"What is this, the eldest sister married, that is considered rich, let me tell you, these eight people let go of their bellies to eat, and they can't eat half of it."

"Really?"

"When my nephew gets married, when the time comes to invite you, you will know, I will tell you, that meal, my brother-in-law's family spent three hundred taels of silver, which is quite economical, I do business in the county, and the petty official marries a relative, and it costs thousands of taels of silver."

After hearing this, Cao couldn't help but shake his head and said, "God, why are these officials so rich?" Feelings, is this money flowing like water for them to scoop? ”

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