"Do you have a close relationship with your brother and sister-in-law?" Xue Tao asked.

"During the holidays, they come to see me occasionally."

Xue Tao pondered for a moment and said: "You may not have met it now, but I still have to remind you that you must be careful in dealing with your brother and sister-in-law, your husband has given them enough money, then they shouldn't have anything to ask you for, of course there is no problem with a family gathering, but you can't have a purpose, you can't have a plot, do you understand what I mean?" ”

Min Qiu hesitated for a moment, and asked for a while, "Eldest sister, what exactly does this plot mean?" Xue Tao immediately guessed and asked, "It seems that they have something to ask you for?" ”

Min Qiu nodded, "Last time my sister-in-law came to me, she said that she could take care of the business here, and my brother had nothing to do at home, could you find him an errand?" ”

Xue Tao sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as an errand!" ”

Minqiu sighed, "She told me that it was an errand, because I didn't make it clear, she didn't continue, but I guess my brother wants to be an official." ”

"You promised?"

Min Qiu shook his head, "Where do I dare to agree, I'm afraid that my husband will be angry." ”

"It seems that you are not stupid, let me tell you, from ancient times to the present, it is taboo for relatives to interfere in politics, and if it is serious, it will destroy the society, even if it is light, it will destroy the reputation, although it is not a big problem for your brother to be an official, but if he is corrupt and perverts the law, what about the people?

Or relying on him to be your brother, acting as a bully everywhere, this kind of thing, the husband will never tolerate this kind of thing, but I am afraid that at that time, what your brother does will be counted on your head, because you are conniving at them. ”

Speaking of this, Xue Tao also realized that her tone was a bit heavy, and she slowed down her tone again: "Of course, the matter has not happened yet, and it is far from serious, but we must take precautions."

I know very well the situation of your brother and sister-in-law, in Zhangye and Taiyuan, they have already gotten too much, and there are more than 30 shops alone, not to mention what your husband gave them, let's just say that you give your nephews and nieces all kinds of jewelry and jade, which are almost worth tens of thousands of dollars!

But they are not satisfied, they still have to follow Chang'an to cry poverty to you, and get twenty more shops! ”

Min Qiu hurriedly shook his head, "I didn't give them that much, my husband gave me twenty shops, I gave them ten, and I left the other ten for my children." ”

"That's a lot, too!"

Xue Tao said earnestly: "The point is, they have enough money now, and they start to want to be officials again, Minqiu, your life is not easy to come by, don't let your brother and sister-in-law's greed ruin it." ”

Minqiu was a little scared, she was worried, "Then what should I do?" ”

"You have to show your attitude, there are things you can do, and there are things you must not do, like your brother and sister-in-law's restaurant opened today, and you are invited to participate, just to use your identity to add glory to them, but they don't think about it for you, can you show your face in public on this occasion? I'm sure I'm not happy about this today. ”

Min Qiu nodded, "I feel like my husband is a little unhappy!" ”

"The reason is that you are too indulgent to them, and you have to promise them this kind of trivial matter of restaurant opening, without your own bottom line, of course your husband is angry."

"Eldest sister, if you teach me, I really won't refuse them."

Xue Tao thought for a while and said: "You listen to my arrangement, from now until next spring, you don't pay attention to them, it's not a matter of family affection, but you have to show your principles, you have given them a lot of wealth, they must stop in moderation, if they want to be officials, then train their children well, go to the imperial examination, and become officials with their true skills, not rely on you to arrange!" ”

Xue Tao said again: "Look at my mother's brothers and nephews, as well as my grandfather, none of them are officials, all of them are teaching craftsmen, my uncle was ridiculed as an external professor in Taiyuan Guozi School, saying that he must have found a relationship to enter Guozi School, but no one in Taiyuan Guozi School knew that Han Wei was actually the princess's uncle."

Look at the aunt again, selling wine in the wine shop in the West Market, the wine is rancid on a hot day, she apologizes to the guests with a smiling face, and then compensates others for a new bottle of wine, she is the sister of King Jin!

So the first thing is that we can't indulge our families, we have to be strict with them, and they will learn to be strict with themselves. ”

Min Qiu let out a long sigh, "I finally get it!" ”

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Three carriages drove up Xi'anmen Street, the street was full of people, they did not get off, but looked at the situation on the street through the curtain, at this time, not far in front of the gongs and drums, suona sound, is a new restaurant opened.

It was Minqiu's brother and sister-in-law's Hanyang Restaurant that opened, and Minqiu saw her brother and sister-in-law standing at the gate to welcome guests from a distance through the car curtain.

She was secretly glad in her heart, fortunately she didn't go, otherwise wouldn't they have been dragged by them to greet the guests at the door? If the husband knew, he would really be angry.

Xue Tao also saw the restaurant and said to Min Qiu: "You can call them over, tell them, and say that you won't go today." ”

Min Qiu shook his head, "No need, they live their own lives, I don't want to be involved." ”

Xue Tao was not reluctant, about another mile, only to see an apricot yellow flag erected on the opposite bank, one side was written 'Meishou Burning Spring' four big black characters, and the other side was written with the word 'authentic', Xue Tao recognized at a glance that it was her husband's handwriting, she immediately looked at the store with great interest, but saw a long line next to the store, their sister-in-law Guo Ping was sitting in front of the store with a smile and chatting with a few women.

This has to say hello, Xue Tao hurriedly asked a cavalry guard to go over and say something, the cavalry guard turned over and dismounted, ran across the Cao River from a small bridge, and ran towards the wine shop, and the three carriages were parked next to the small bridge.

When Guo Ping heard that several brothers-in-law and nephews and nieces were coming, she was startled and hurriedly followed the guards.

Xue Tao pulled the curtain and smiled: "Why is my aunt here?" ”

The children all called Guo Ping their aunt, Xue Tao and they also called after the children, Guo Ping stepped forward and smiled: "I opened a branch here, this side is more lively, I let the shopkeeper take care of the West Market, I will take care of the store here, you are ..... Coming out to play? ”

"Hello aunt!" A couple of kids waved to her from the back window.

Guo Ping suddenly smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Okay!" Good! Good! Why don't you come down and go shopping? It's not fun to be in a carriage! ”

Xue Tao said apologetically: "There are too many people on the street, mainly because I am afraid of insecurity. ”

Guo Ping rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "There is a way, I will take down the third floor of the Pearl Restaurant next door, it is the restaurant I opened, and arrange for you to have lunch on the third floor, and there will be a flower boat parade in half an hour, but it will be lively, and you can see it most clearly when the time comes." ”

When Xue Tao heard that it was a flower boat, he was a little worried: "Can the children watch it?" ”

"Why not, it's all musical instruments and dances, and all kinds of exquisite costumes, it's really beautiful, it's a pity not to see it!"

Guo Ping suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "Brother and sister, it's not the kind of flower boat you are worried about, this is a government-run color boat, which is full of colorful satin, just like a blooming peony flower, so everyone calls it a flower boat."

Xue Tao thought about it and said happily: "Then the aunt will arrange it!" ”

Guo Ping asked the groom to go to the front of Guanghuamen Square to turn around to the west road, the back door of the Pearl Restaurant, and she took the first step to arrange the restaurant.

There are arched bridges along the way, and the carriages can't pass, and the three carriages drive all the way to the front city gate, which is the middle of the street, and a city gate is built, which is called Gwanghwamun Gate.

The Cao River flows from the side of the gate, and then divides into two rivers, one river goes north to the new city, and the other river goes south to the old city, the flower boat sails from outside the city gate, and then goes to the south, because the flower boat is relatively high, so the bridge along the way must be built into a very high arch bridge.

And there is the flat bridge of the carriage in the north of the city gate, the carriage crosses the bridge, the front is a square that occupies a huge area, it is more than a mile long, it is called Gwanghwamun Square, it is paved with stone slabs, the square is full of juggling, there are stalls to sell all kinds of gadgets, the crowd is surging, it is more lively, the key is that there are a lot of stone slabs and stone benches in it, for visitors to sit down and rest.

The carriage drove from a drawbridge into the West Road, and when the boats came, the drawbridge had to be pulled up so as not to block the passage of the fleet.

Xiyi Road is also relatively wide, and there are also various shops inside, mainly small shops that provide services, but there are obviously not as many pedestrians as Linhe Street, but the business here is mainly for old customers, more professional, like moving trees and the like.

At this time, the three carriages slowly stopped in front of the back door of the Pearl Restaurant, and Guo Ping and the shopkeeper were already waiting here.

Guo Ping clapped his hands and smiled: "Everyone goes directly to the third floor from here, there is no one on the third floor, I took it at noon today." ”

Guo Weiwei took her sister Guo Yan'er to run up first, and finally followed up to the third floor, the third floor is actually composed of four private rooms, Xue Tao asked the guards to sit in two rooms, the maid and the nurse to sit in one, and their family to sit in one.

As soon as the four sturdy guards made a stop at the top of the staircase, the guests below could not come up.

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