Because it is a family banquet in Caofu, the man's banquet is set up in the flower hall in the front yard.

Cao Yin had already returned from the yamen, changed into regular clothes, and talked to his son-in-law and niece-in-law. Cao Song changed classes with his colleagues, and Cao Fu also learned from the school.

There is a large round table here, and Cao Yin originally invited King Pingjun to sit down. After pushing and conceding, he still sat in the center facing south, with Nersu, Seshtu, and Cao Hao on the left, and Sun Jue, Cao Song, and Cao Fu on the right.

Sun Jueyuan was also worried that he would live under Seshtu, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get by. Even if he has the lowest status among the three sons-in-law of the Cao family, he is a cousin of the Cao family, and his wife ranks first among the cousins.

Such a ranking made him only lower than Nersu, and above Seshtu, how could he be dissatisfied in his heart?

However, seeing Cao Hao whispering to Seshtu, Sun Jue felt that it was an eyesore.

Looking at the opposite side, the three of them are considered to be in the long room, but he and his two brothers-in-law are in the second room.

Let him occupy the position above Seshtu, is he a guest and Seshtu not an outsider? He was hesitant in his heart, smiling and looking at that, looking at this, he was already annoyed.

If he is like Cao Hao, when he is young, he will become a three-grade Jingtang, who would dare to underestimate him?

Cao Yin's side only felt happy. The son-in-law is half a son, whether it is the king of Pingjun, Neersu, or Seshtu and Sun Jue, they are all like sons in his eyes, and they are not separated because this is a son-in-law, and that is an adopted son-in-law and a niece-in-law.

It's just that Nersu and Seshtu are from a clan and have noble status, so they are not as affectionate as ordinary sons-in-law.

Cao Hao's side, seeing his father's joy, he was also happy.

On a cold day, the family sits together, eating steaming pots and drinking wine, how leisurely and comfortable.

One less time, the table is set up, and the wine is hot.

Cao Hao wanted to take the cup, but Nersu smiled and asked the wine pot over, and said, "Brother Hao is too far away, or I'll come." ”

He stood up, first filled Cao Yin, and then followed Sun Jue's direction, all the way upside down. Only Cao Yin sat down, and everyone else stood up.

Cao Hao saw that everyone was abiding by the rules, and it was uncomfortable to pour wine like this, so he made two more pots of wine and sent them up, and said to Nersu with a smile: "Brother-in-law, I am only responsible for my father and my own wine cup." Speaking of this, he said to Cao Song: "The second brother is responsible for pouring wine for the eldest brother-in-law, and I will pour it for your third brother-in-law." Xiao Wu is still young, and he is only allowed to drink one cup today, and he should not be greedy for a cup. ”

Nersu and Cao Song agreed, and Seshtu said on the side: "Big brother, or will I take the lamp?" ”

Cao Hao smiled and waved his hand, and said with a smile: "No, brother-in-law is so good, it's rare for you to come over to eat." If someone else takes care of it, my father will say that I have taken it up. ”

Cao Fu was beside him and whispered to Cao Song: "Second brother, my brother has a good amount of alcohol, and there was a happy event at the same classmate's house last month, and he didn't get drunk after half a pot." ”

When Cao Song heard this, he glanced at him and said in a low voice: "This is worth showing off?" Tell me about it in front of your uncle? ”

Cao Fu listened, so he was honest.

Cao Hao sat between Cao Fu and Seshtu, and he didn't say a word about Cao Fu's complaints.

"It's rare for everyone to be happy, and if Xiao Wu wants to drink, it's good to drink two more cups. But you are still young, and you should not be greedy. Cao Hao patted his cousin on the shoulder and said.

I have to say that among the men of the Cao family's generation, Cao Fu was the best. With a little baby face, his eyebrows are full of delicateness, which is a little more handsome than Cao Hao's cousin.

Listening to Cao Hao's words, he immediately smiled and nodded...... * Inner Courtyard, Lan Courtyard.

Tianyou and Hengsheng have come back from school, and even Niuniu, Zuo Cheng, and Zuo Zhu brothers have been called by the Li family. According to the original intention of the Li family, they were also going to call the Tian family and Sister Lianqiu, but they knew that it was the Cao family's family banquet today, and several aunts and grandmothers had returned, so they came over early to congratulate the birthday, and then went back to their respective courtyards.

When Li saw them like this, he made two tables of tables and sent them to all of them, but the children were left in the upper room.

In addition to the family, plus the Fumin brought by Cao Ying to Sun Dan'er and Cao Jia's family, there are a total of more than a dozen children. Niuniu and Dan'er, the two biggest, sat at the table with the fourth sister and the fifth son, Tianhui was inseparable, and Chu Yu took him by his side; Changsheng was still young, and he was hugged to the east house by ** and coaxed to sleep; The other five all sat on the kang with the Li family and the Zhao Jia family.

They are all from their own families, and everyone is also enthusiastic.

Even Zhao Jia's family, who was a little depressed in his heart, did not dare to show it on his face because he was afraid of Cao Jia's family, and he accompanied the Li family to gossip with and without a match.

Li sat in the center, looked at the children who had been sitting in a circle, looked at the table on the ground, and said to Zhao Jiashi with a smile: "Thinking back to the eldest girl's exit from the pavilion, it was like yesterday, more than ten years have passed in a flash. At the beginning, I thought that Hao'er and their sisters and brothers, I don't know when they will be able to complete the big thing, and in a blink of an eye, the grandchildren have all gone to school. ”

Zhao Jiashi looked at Tianyou on the right hand side of the Li family on the table, and sat upright according to the rules, already like a little adult. I only have one grandson from Tianhu, and I was born to a girl. The long house has the grace of nurturing the second-room concubine, even if Cao Yi is biased, he can only complain behind his back, and he doesn't dare to say it in person; The girl who came out of her belly also learned to look high and low and treat her as an old lady slowly.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiashi couldn't help but feel aggrieved, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and dried it in one gulp.

Seeing that she was drinking violently, Li Shi hurriedly said: "Drink slowly, eat a few mouthfuls of vegetables first, it's easy to get drunk when you're in a hurry." ”

Zhao Jiashi glanced at the corners of his mouth and said, "This wine is sweet, where can it be intoxicating?" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to fill himself, raised the wine cup, and said to Li: "Sister-in-law's birthday, a glass to my sister-in-law." ”

The daughter and niece are back, the son and daughter-in-law are filial again, and the Li family is really happy. Seeing Zhao Jia's toast, she also smiled and raised her glass and drank a cup.

Seeing the two elders drinking on the kang table, Cao Jiashi was also interested, and said to everyone with a smile: "Let's also drink two cups, it's cold weather, it's good to be warm and warm." Speaking of which, I thought that Yu was still in filial piety at first, and said: "It's good for my younger brother and sister to replace wine with tea." ”

Cao Ying listened, with a little embarrassment: "Second sister, I can't drink this." ”

Cao Jiashi shook his head with a smile and said, "Who did the big sister lie?" In the early years, before the eldest sister came out of the cabinet, she also had a little bit of alcohol in the Jizhu Club. Think about it at the beginning, let's play with dice, the lost young lady has played the piano, some do poetry, only the eldest sister and the second girl Jiang are not with everyone. The big sister doesn't want to show off in front of people, and if she loses the dice, she is willing to punish the wine; Miss Jiang Er is also a clever person, and if she loses, she will voluntarily pay a fine for everyone's next banquet. ”

These old things, I didn't think about them earlier, but now when I mention them, several older sisters of the Cao family are nostalgic.

Even Chu Yu and Jing Hui were a little envious. The two of them grew up in the Jingli house, and they began to learn the rules since they were sensible.

It was Cao Jiashi who came to his senses first, looked at Cao Ying, and said: "Back then, everyone was in the prime of cardamom, but now most of them are wives and mothers. The eldest sister became a grandmother who couldn't drink, Miss Jiang Er became a widow with millions of family properties, Miss Cui Fucheng became a slave sold by the government, and Miss Wei died of illness at a young age. It's really impermanent, who would have thought of this when the big guys were making a fuss together? "In the end, it's a bit bleak.

"The second sister is the noble county king Fujin, and she is in love with the prince, and the sister is so envious of the second sister. The second sister should be content, and people should not be too greedy. Cao Ying looked at the wine cup and said softly, as if she was talking to Cao Jia's family, and as if she was comforting herself, but her eyes were involuntarily red.

"It's just a big house, there are many rules, and you can't be wrong at all. What's good, just go back to your parents' house, it's not as comfortable as the eldest sister and the third sister. Cao Jiashi remembered that his father had a lot more gray hair, and his heart felt sour.

Seeing that the two of them were sad, Cao Yi and Chu Yu were busy speaking and persuading.

The fourth sister sat under Jinghui, and when she saw that the two sisters had lost their joy, she pulled Jinghui's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Second sister-in-law, why is the eldest sister crying?" Was it a beating? ”

Jing Hui was listening attentively to what her sisters were saying, but she didn't really listen, leaned over, and asked, "What did the fourth girl say?" ”

The fourth sister hesitated for a moment, leaned on Jinghui's ear, and replied in a low voice: "I just saw that the eldest sister's wrist is blue...... It's the same as the one on her body, it's her mother's ......."

When Jing Hui heard this, her heart sank, and her expression showed a little stunned.

Cao Jiashi just looked over, and when he saw the fourth sister's face tense like a little adult, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Look at these two sisters-in-law, biting their ears behind our backs." Fourth sister, what are you talking about, look at your sister-in-law? ”

With Cao Jia's voice, everyone looked at the fourth sister.

For this Fujin sister, Si'er was a little afraid because of her unfamiliarity, grabbed the sleeves of Jinghui's clothes, and didn't dare to reply.

Regardless of whether what the fourth sister said is true or not, it is not suitable for this occasion to expose it.

Jing Hui squeezed out a little smile and said, "The fourth sister wants to go to change her clothes, so ask my sister to take her there." The older sisters ate and drank first, and the younger sisters came back later. While speaking, she stood up and pulled the fourth sister out first.

Cao Jiashi thought that the fourth sister was just talking about children, so she asked more, and when she saw Jinghui hiding here, she couldn't help but be suspicious.

Although the fourth sister lowered her volume, because Cao Yi was sitting next to Jinghui, she listened to it for a while.

At this moment, Cao Yi had already secretly glanced at Cao Ying several times. I couldn't complain that I was just looking at her wrong, her face was more powdery than usual, and if I looked closely, I could see that her eyes were still slightly swollen.

Cao Yi was really shocked and annoyed, but in the end he was older than Jinghui, and his face was not obvious. Seeing Jinghui taking the fourth sister out, she also got up and said to Cao Jiashi and the others with a smile: "My sister and sister-in-law will eat and drink first, and my sister will also be convenient." ”

Out of the house, Cao Yi walked under the corridor to see that Jinghui and the fourth sister were not in the courtyard. She asked the little maid standing at the door in a low voice, "Where is the second grandmother?" ”

The little maid pointed to the east house and said, "The second grandmother and the fourth girl have gone to the east house." Called for hot water. ”

Cao Yi nodded, turned around and moved to the east house, and saw Jing Hui bowing her body and telling the fourth sister.

"Brother and sister?" Cao Yi entered the room and said softly, "Is what the fourth sister said true?" ”

Jing Hui didn't expect someone to come, so she was startled, and her face lost blood. She glanced at Cao Yi twice, stroked her chest, and said, "Third sister, whether it's true or not, it's not easy to uncover it in front of the two wives." Our wife's temper is known to the third sister. If you know that the eldest sister has really been wronged, I am afraid that she will immediately make trouble. ”

When Cao Yi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and said: "Then you can't just endure it, the eldest sister's temper is the most soft, even if she is wronged, she can only endure it." If the mother's side doesn't pay attention to it anymore, it's really pitiful. ”

Jing Hui saw that Cao Yi misunderstood that she was going to stand by, and hurriedly said, "Third sister, sister didn't mean that. My sister is thinking about eating later, and then carrying the two wives to my sister and sister-in-law. Even the eldest sister, if she is really wronged, she is not willing to reveal it in front of her elders and children. ”

Cao Yi just remembered his original situation and lost his cool for a while. Listening to Jinghui's words, her mood gradually stabilized. She glanced at Jinghui and said, "Yes, it's still the younger brother and sister who think about it......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of dishes falling to the ground from the Westhouse, followed by the cry of a child.

Cao Yi and Jinghui listened, and hurriedly walked a few steps, through the middle hall, to the West House.

Before he could reach Westinghouse, he heard Zhao Jia's sharp scolding: "Black-hearted little hoof, have you forgotten that you came out of my belly?" ”

The curtain was opened, and the maids and maids came out with the children.

It was Fumin who was crying, and he was hugged out by a royal grandmother.

Looking at these dozen or so children, they couldn't go out to wait on a cold day, so Cao Yi turned around and whispered to Jinghui: "I'm tired of my younger brothers and sisters taking the children to the East House to rest." ”

"I don't care if others climb high branches, after all, it doesn't come out of my belly, it's separated by a layer of belly. You conscienceless thing, have you forgotten which one is your mother? Zhao Jiashi was still chattering and scolding.

Jinghui is a daughter-in-law, and when her mother-in-law has a seizure, she has to hide. After listening to Cao Yi's words, she hurriedly answered and took the children to the East House for temporary shelter.

Fang just climbed the high branch, and he scolded himself. Cao Yi sneered in his heart, opened the curtain, and entered the house.

Zhao Jiashi had already come down from the kang, grabbed Cao Ying's arm, and scolded loudly: "It's still difficult for you, niece full moon, nephew 'catch Zhou', I don't see any decent gifts from you." I am your mother, and I am reluctant to pick you. In front of your brother and brother's daughter-in-law, he also talked for you, saying that the son-in-law was of low grade and had little money. It's really a white-eyed wolf, in your eyes, where is there still a widow like me! After saying that, his eyes were already red, and he stretched out his slap and threw it at Cao Ying's face.

Just listening to the sound of "pop", Cao Ying already had an extra slap mark on her face.

Seeing that Zhao Jia's was drunk, Li persuaded the narrator, but he didn't expect her to do it, and it was too late to stop her.

"The second wife is drunk, sit down and drink tea first, and sober up." Cao Jiashi saw that Zhao Jia's borrowed wine to go crazy and disturb his mother's birthday banquet, he was unhappy, endured his anger, and said lightly: "The eldest sister is the most honest, and the second wife said this, the eldest sister should feel uncomfortable." ”

After Zhao Jia's beat his daughter, he was stunned. Hearing Cao Jia's words, he became more and more annoyed, and sneered: "Is Master Fujin teaching me a lesson?" Could it be the rules in the palace, this niece, can teach the aunt a lesson? ”

Cao Jiashi was choked speechless, and Li pulled Zhaojia to sit down by the kang and said, "Brother and sister, it's okay, don't worry." It's rare for the children to come back once, after scolding and beating, they regret not being a mother later? Speaking of this, he said to Chu Yu: "Pour a cup of strong tea and sober up your second aunt." ”

Chu Yu answered, turned around to pour tea, and listened to Zhao Jia's words: "I can't afford the tea of the county lord Gege, don't break my life anymore." ”

Seeing that her daughter and niece were about to have a seizure, and even Chu Yu was about to have a seizure, Li couldn't help but be annoyed, and said, "Since my younger brother and sister don't eat tea, then call someone to send my younger brother and sister back and have a good rest." ”

When Zhao Jiashi heard this, he suddenly got up from the kang and glared at Li and said, "Sister-in-law, is this picking me up?" ”

"I see my brother and sister are drunk, and I need to rest." Li did not answer her words and said.

Zhao Jia's eyes were already red, and he pointed at everyone in turn, and said, "I know, you all look down on me." My daughter doesn't treat me as a mother, and my niece and niece don't treat me as an aunt. Even the little widow who came and the girl who was taken in by the master are also more decent than me. I've lived too long, and I'm afraid that if I die all at once, you will feel pure. In the end, I was already crying.

Li Shi listened, pulled her arm and said, "Okay, what are you talking about?" My brother and sister think too much. ”

Zhao Jiashi shook off Li's arm, glared at her, and cried: "Sister-in-law is the most afraid of people, I don't know who sister-in-law is." looks like a good old man, if you hadn't picked up the third girl, would she have recognized me as a mother? And Ying'er's side, I will give you the Golden Buddha baba, I didn't even earn a golden hammer. ”

This is the crime that wants to be added, Li Shi saw that she was mixed with alcohol, and she didn't even bother to argue, looking at Cao Ying's gaze, not without blame.

As a daughter, I don't know my mother's temper, can I get a golden Buddha so that she doesn't feel uncomfortable?

Cao Ying's face was pale, her eyes were a little sluggish, and sweat was oozing from her forehead.

Zhao Jia's ugly state, Cao Yi is not the first time to see her, and she is not in the mood to coax her. Looking at Cao Ying's appearance, she was worried, and whispered to Li: "Mother, I'll take my eldest sister to wash her face." ”

Li responded, Cao Yi pulled the stunned Cao Ying out of the room, went to the middle hall, and turned to the back of the screen.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault, it makes my mother sad, and it also causes my aunt and sister to complain......" Cao Ying finally couldn't help it and cried in a low voice.

Cao Yi let out a long breath and slowly rolled up Cao Ying's arm.

Cao Ying was bowing her head and crying, she didn't see Cao Yi's actions, and when she found out, it was too late.

From the wrist, on half of the arm, there are three or four bruises. Cao Yi's heart trembled, looked at Cao Ying, and asked in a low voice, "These, how did you get these?" ”

Cao Ying's body was already trembling, she hurriedly put down her sleeves, squeezed out a little smile, and said: "I accidentally knocked something yesterday, it's already going to be good, sister rest assured." ”

Cao Yi ignored her words and reached out to see Cao Yi's right arm.

Cao Ying pressed her sleeves hard, prayed a little, and cried: "Third sister, ......"

(To be continued)