Zhang Sanniang fiddled with the white toothbrush in her hand and asked Xu Ping curiously: "Da Lang, is this ivory easy to use?" ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "To tell the truth, it's not as easy to use as the previous one." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhang Sanniang shook her head in disappointment, and thought about making one for Pan Pan like this, since it is not easy to use, forget it.

The Imperial Pharmacy not only prepared ointment for Xu Ping to brush his teeth, but also specially made two new toothbrushes from ivory. Either gold or jade, brush your teeth and use ivory, this is the atmosphere of rich and noble people.

But whether this thing is easy to use or not really lies not in what the handle is made of, but in how well the front hair is made, Xu Ping tried several times, and the sincerity is really enough, but in the end, it has not been found that the toothbrush is better than the wooden toothbrush sent from the palace at the beginning. This is given by the emperor, and it is not okay if you don't need it, otherwise it will be too disrespectful.

On the side of the courtyard, Panpan squatted on the ground and made ointment with Xiuxiu. Children love this kind of thing the most, it's rare and fun, and the sense of accomplishment of making something by yourself.

Xu Ping is not used to the taste of toothpaste boiled out of several branches, since he will use it every day in the future, why not make a taste like the toothpaste in his previous life? Toothpaste is not a difficult thing to make, the main ingredient is calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide is passed into lime water, and the precipitation can be dried. As for the moisturizing glycerin, it is a by-product of soap making, and I am worried that I can't find a use. As for the additives, peppermint oil is not a rare thing, I have made it when I went to Yongzhou, and it has a taste and fresh breath when I add it.

Panpan and Xiuxiu were there with the toothpaste that Xu Ping came up with, trying the ratio of calcium carbonate and glycerin to see what ratio was appropriate. Xiuxiu has been used to doing this kind of thing since she was a child, but Panpan thinks it is novel.

When there was Panpan, Xiuxiu followed Xu Ping to Lingnan, she was not familiar with Panpan, and Panpan didn't pester her much before. In the past few days, the family does not receive guests, only Xiuxiu stays by her side every day, and Panpan plays with Xiuxiu.

Under the sun, Xu Ping sat on the soft chair, watching Panpan have a lot of fun, remembering that Xiuxiu had just arrived by his side, which was his age. I'm curious about everything, but there's always a fear in my heart.

It's been a long time since the whole family got together and had a happy day, Zhang Sanniang sat on the side, feeling extremely satisfied. If there is any regret now, it is that I hope that Lin Suniang will give birth to a son as soon as possible.

At this time, Xu Chang hurriedly came in from outside, saluted Xu Zheng and his wife and Lin Suniang, came to Xu Ping's side, and said in a low voice: "Dalang, Wang Yan, the deputy envoy of the household department, has been demoted out of the capital. ”

This is expected, Xu Ping nodded and asked casually, "Where did you go?" ”

"At first, he said that he was relegated to Jinghu Road, but I don't know what happened, he arrived in Zhuxian Town, and Lu Xianggong changed it to Lingnan with a codex, and I heard that he was going to Chunzhou."

Xu Ping was stunned, in that place on Guangnan West Road, Zhaozhou is known as the big law field, and Chunzhou is a small law field. But that was before, since Xu Ping came down in Yongzhou, Guangxi Road has become less terrifying. In particular, the newly established area of Langzhou has no miasma, and it is a place where you can make contributions along the border, and it is still a good place in the eyes of some officials who have no background and are difficult to promote. However, in a few years, it will not be able to change the world, and the small law field Chunzhou is still full of dangers.

After thinking about the events of the past few days, Xu Ping understood what Lu Yijian meant. The previous arrangement was for Xu Ping to go to the yamen to see things in good health, but now that he is seriously ill at home, Lu Yi has to have an attitude, explaining that he arranged it without knowing it, and this weather vane will be done by Wang Yan, the unlucky bastard.

Demoting Wang Yanyuan to the edge of the sky is Lu Yijian's remedy for the previous measures to suppress Xu Ping, indicating that the matter is over.

But what does that unlucky guy have to do with himself? You just demoted him overseas, and I can't miss a hair!

Xu Ping shook his head, he didn't have a small belly to hate Lu Yijian, and he naturally wouldn't appreciate the next steps.

Seeing that Xu Chang was still standing there, Xu Ping asked casually: "Wang Yan is gone, who will take over as the deputy envoy of the household department?" ”

"Zhiji Xianyuan, the degree branch member Wailang Wang Juzheng, yesterday the edict came down, and there is it in the newspaper."

Xu Ping didn't go to the court, he didn't go to the Yamen council, he still had a report from the palace to his home, and Xu Chang was no stranger to court affairs.

Xu Ping nodded: "Wang Juzheng's qualifications are similar to Wang Yan's, and his official position is also similar, so he is a suitable candidate." ”

Xu Chang peeked at Lin Suniang, who was sitting next to him, and whispered: "Wang Juzheng's qualifications are enough, but the family affairs are a bit chaotic, and some officials from Taiwan are writing to say that he is not suitable, and he wants the court to take back his fate!" ”

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?" The appointment and dismissal of officials, why is it still involved in family affairs? ”

"A Taiwanese official said that Wang Juzheng's wife is fierce, and he can't manage it, and he can't govern the family, how can he govern the country?"

Wang Ju is the son-in-law of Chen Yaozuo, Chen Yaozuo's family, father and son, four jinshi, two brothers, is the first class at this time. Chen Yaozuo himself is impatient, short-tempered, and likes to ride horses and shoot arrows. His daughter also has the style of a father, and Wang Ju is an honest and dutiful scholar, who is thick and silent, so he is naturally suppressed by his wife.

When Xu Ping heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "There is a famous minister in this dynasty now, and there is really one of them." However, Wang Juzheng's wife in the family is fierce, but he can't be the master at home, no better than the other two. Li Zhaoliang is actually not afraid of guilt, his wife died early, and the three concubines in the family are in charge, which is just a gibberish word. But Li Ji, not only could he not be the master at home, but the concubine couldn't keep a son, and he was killed by his wife in front of the guests, which was over. ”

Xu Ping talked eloquently, Xu Chang peeked at Lin Suniang, and didn't dare to say a word.

Xu Ping didn't have this consciousness at all, and only cared about evaluating these three people.

Now among the ministers in the court who can't govern the family, Li Zhaoliang is not afraid of his wife, but he can't control his three concubines and makes jokes. The most outrageous thing is actually Li Ji, his wife can't have children, so he took a concubine and gave birth to a son to raise outside, and the main room tried every possible way to let Li Ji take it back and let him raise it. As a result, after carrying it back, he feasted the guests and fell to his death on the pillar in front of everyone. On the contrary, Wang Juzheng is the most innocent, he just listens to his wife at home and can't make the decision.

After the evaluation, Xu Ping sighed: "These three people are actually loyal elders, with profound knowledge, and they have political voices in previous places. Although Li Zhaoliang is a military minister, he is also a rare and honest person. As a result, there were so many messes in the family, which can only be said to be unladylike, unlucky, and disturbing the family. ”

Xu Pingchang stood aside, but he didn't hear it, let alone talk to him.

Xu Ping slipped his mouth as he spoke, and was about to continue, when he suddenly heard Lin Suniang next to him cough heavily, and said, "Da Lang, it's not early, is it time to take the medicine ordered by the imperial doctor." ”

"Ah," Xu Ping looked back at Lin Suniang and shook his head. "It's not time for Xiuxiu to remember this kind of thing in her stomach, she does things carefully, and she will never miss the hour."

After speaking, he turned his head again, but saw that Xu Chang had already said goodbye.

Xu Ping himself doesn't think it, but in the capital, although Mrs. Xu is not jealous and fierce, she doesn't have much to do with gentleness and humility. Especially last year, when Taiwanese officials quarreled at home, Lin Suniang was a tiger, and since then she has been famous. The one mouth of the literati, that is, the stable focus of the three aunts and six wives, is not small in the ability to arrange people when they are idle. Xu Ping is a young man, a high-ranking official and wealthy, but he doesn't feast, he doesn't play much with his colleagues, and there is naturally gossip behind him, and these gossips are arranged on Lin Suniang's body.

No one dared to say this kind of thing in front of Xu Ping, but Lin Suniang herself had heard a lot of rumors in the circle of officials and wives, and she was most taboo for others to talk about this kind of thing in front of her. Of course, Lin Suniang has never had a temper with Xu Ping, and always maintains the majesty of the head of Xu Ping's family, which is why Xu Ping himself doesn't feel it.

Having said that, how many of those officials who are afraid of their wives have been cleaned up at home? On the contrary, most of their wives are virtuous when they get along with each other, and they don't think what others say.

Seeing Xu Chang go out, no one was chatting with him, and Xu Ping was bored. In the past, I went to the court every day, and after the next court, I still had endless things to do when I arrived at the Yamen, but I felt that I was as busy as a spinning top, but now I am suddenly idle, and I am still a little uncomfortable.

Seeing Lin Suniang sitting there alone doing needlework, as if she was embroidering for a child who was about to be born and didn't know anything, Xu Ping said to her: "Su Niang, why didn't you see your father-in-law's family return to Beijing?" Don't you take me to heart? ”

Lin Suniang glanced at Xu Ping: "What did you say?" My father's newly married one, seeing that he is about to give birth, he can't take a step, so he is naturally waiting for news from Zhongmu. ”

Lin Wensi's wife is about the same age as Lin Suniang, which makes Lin Suniang feel very awkward, and her mother can't be called anyway, just use that pronoun. Speaking of which, Lin Wensi and his ex-wife only have one daughter, Lin Suniang, and after remarrying, they were born one after another, as if they wanted to make up for it.

Xu Ping remembered that his brother-in-law was younger than his daughter, and he also felt awkward. But if it's not, how can you be embarrassed to be called a big family? Look at Wang Su, he is about the same age as some of his nephews, and he takes care of the family well.

After the turbulent times of the late Tang Dynasty, the famous family name was swept away, and the big families of this era were very different from before, and there was basically no concept of clan. These new big families have just risen up to continue the consciousness of the family, and there are basically no genealogies. Fan Zhongyan, who was the first to advocate clan mutual assistance, was originally a drag oil bottle when his mother remarried, and only changed his surname to return to the clan after winning the Jinshi, which is quite a bit of compensation. The clan they mentioned was just the "law of the small sect", and no one mentioned the "law of the big sect" that the Baoshi clan had not fallen for thousands of years in the past.

Such a family is not big, and the people at this time are very powerful, basically whoever is the big official has the final say in the family, and who is the patriarch is not at all in the previous era of strict patriarchy.

Such a society actually makes Xu Ping more adaptable. At least in his own family, his own official is the biggest, and even his father Xu Zheng feels that he will give way and listen to his son no matter what.

His two brothers-in-law, Xu Ping just helped when he needed to, and he didn't need to carry the burden of the family. (To be continued.) )