Cao Mansion, guest house.

Zhuang Yanping looked at the couple in front of him, shocked and angry: "What is the name of the eldest brother-in-law?" We're here to drink wine, not to rob people? Why is it strong or not, the words come out, and the eldest sister went to Mrs. Cao to say that she was ......"

He is the middle-aged son of Zhuang Dai, a few years older than Cao Hao, but less than forty, wearing a new light blue clothes, with a bit of elegance.

The couple was in their forties and much brightly dressed.

The woman was a little rich, with oil on her head, and a thick powder on her face, and a golden head with a full golden head, and a new coat of purple and honeysuckle on her body.

The man was lean, but also a new outfit, royal blue moire robe, black gauze official boots on his feet, a long face, squinted eyes, a little hooked nose, a little shrewd.

That woman is Zhuang Xi's eldest daughter Zhuang, who lost her mother at a young age, and Mr. Zhuang was incognito into Suo'er Mu Mansion as a curtain, so her sister has been fostered in Jiangnan's uncle's house. When they grew up, the Zhuang siblings were all decided by their uncles and married into two squire families near Jiangning.

Raising the flag for the people, at this time, it is not grace, but because of the secret identity, the Zhuang Chang brothers have nationality in Jiangnan.

In addition to Niuniu, the other children of the Zhuang family are also national, so the marriage match is the same as the Han family.

The two families of the township only know that the Zhuang family has a rich background in the industry, and the others do not know. When the two daughters of the Zhuang family got married, they all brought good land and shop, and the uncle of the family had a donation official, so the two daughters-in-law were quite tolerant.

When the Zhuang Chang brothers passed away one after another, Zhuang Yanping also grew up, with a famous reputation, and a hundred or ten acres of land in the family, and lived a solid and prosperous life, so the two married daughters of the Zhuang family also had a family to rely on, and they did not suffer much.

This Zhuang's father-in-law, his grandfather used to be a small official, and he also has a reputation for showing talent, and he has been taking the exam for half his life, but he has not passed the exam, and his temperament is so extreme. I only feel that the examination room is dark, and scholars like him who are "really talented and learned" are all in the first place, and those children of official eunuchs do not learn and have no skills, but they are on the list.

For the Cao family, he even looked down on him in his bones.

Even Cao Hao's acceptance of Lianqiu's mother and daughter was regarded by him as a "move to make money".

Just because he knew that the dealer was a family foundation accumulated by the curtain industry, and there were also two hopeless ministers who entered the yamen as the curtain, and the oil and water were abundant.

It has been more than ten years since his father-in-law entered the Cao family, who knows how many good things he has and how he can let the Cao family take advantage of this in vain.

Thinking of this, he lowered his face and said, "Why is my uncle surprised? After all, the two aunts are their own parents, and there is no rule for them to retire in other people's homes. When my father-in-law just left, my second aunt and husband discussed taking them back to Jiangnan, but they were nostalgic for the wealth of the capital, and they probably wanted to count on the Cao family as a backer to tell my aunt about good family affairs. Now that my aunt is about to get married, they have no reason to continue to stay in the Cao family, so they should naturally return to their hometown with us.

Zhuang Yanping has dealt with this lobby brother-in-law for half his life, and he knows his temperament and temperament, and he is used to this face, which seems to be high-sounding and eloquent, but he is mostly selfish and strong.

The uncle had no sons, and no step-heirs, but his nephew could not let him live in the ground.

Therefore, he also lowered his face and said: "Since you know that the two aunts are elders, you should guard the way of respect and humility of the elders and the young." My uncle's tomb is in the capital, and the two aunts have also lived in the capital for a long time, so how can they travel thousands of miles to other places to observe festivals? Even if the Cao family is not easy to live in, there is no need to worry about the brother-in-law, the younger brother has already asked someone to buy a house in Nancheng, and if the two aunts want to leave the Cao Mansion, they can move there to live. ”

What he didn't say was that he bought the house over there to give his cousin as a dowry, so he didn't go to live, but accepted the Cao family's retention and lived here, looking to see if he could do his best for the wedding.

Seeing that his cousin's face was not good, Zhuang Shi hurriedly said: "Brother, your eldest brother-in-law has no grace on the side, but our family is not a small family, and it is not good to send people under the fence." What's more, my father is not poor and white, why bother to let the Cao family get cheap and sell well? ”

Seeing his cousin and cousin-in-law posing the score of a rich man in the countryside, Zhuang Yanping only felt that his temples hurt.

This cousin-in-law is really blind and shrewd, he has been taking the imperial examination for half his life, he just wants to be an official, and with the friendship between the Cao family and the Zhuang family, it is not difficult to ask the Cao family to pull it.

Zhuang Yanping remembered clearly that when he returned to Beijing to burn his uncle's anniversary, Cao Yi also took the initiative to ask him about his future plans, with a hint of help. Or did he obey his father's orders, only took the exam, gave up the imperial examination, and studied the heirloom with peace of mind, and waited until the letter generation to seek a career again, saving himself from entering the official career, mentioning his grandfather's name.

Zhuang Chang is not as good as Zhuang Xi, only in Suo Etu and the Cao family as the curtain, he is hidden in the Jiangnan Tong Political Division, and has made a lot of enemies in the officialdom, so that the two generations of sons can not be out of office.

This brother-in-law in the lobby is both sour and greedy, and he has been mourned once, but he has disgusted the Cao family, and he has ignored Niuniu, the little sister, for more than ten years.

Now that I heard that Niuniu was going to get married, the husband and wife had to come with her, and they were also running for money.

Although Zhuang Yanping does not plan to become an official, he is also grateful to the Cao family.

Jiangnan officialdom has always been chaotic, and the land annexation is serious, if there is no Cao family to take care of it, he will not dare to buy more fertile land. Like an official squire.

The two people in front of him came with him, how could he make them make a fuss and hurt the relationship between the two families. "When the eldest sister was in Chun'an, did she ever see Mrs. Zhixian?" Zhuang Yanping calmed down and asked.

Zhuang coughed twice and said, "When the old lady of the Yongjia family in the county passed her birthday last time, she almost saw it. I missed it because I went late, why did the second brother ask about this? ”

Zhuang Yanping snorted coldly and said: "Mrs. Zhixian is from Qipin'an, Mrs. Cao is Mrs. Chaopinbo, and Mrs. Cao is the emperor's nephew and county lord. Not to mention that the eldest sister is a talented lady, even if the governor's wife arrives in this mansion, she may not be able to speak loudly. The Cao family is expensive and rich, how can we compare with small people in the countryside? If this is not cheap, the eldest sister should say less, so as not to make people laugh.

Zhuang was so embarrassed that he blushed and didn't squeak.

She also knew that it was inappropriate to go to Beijing like this, but she was provoked by her husband, and she was greedy in the end.

is also the daughter of the father, their sisters are still concubines, but they live with their aunts when they are young, and the father and daughter have not stayed together for long: this sister from the concubine was raised by her father when she was a child, and she was raised like a baby pimple.

was exposed by his brother-in-law, Chai Xiucai couldn't help but be annoyed, stood up and said, "I don't believe it, there is no place for reason in this world." Isn't the Cao family still shameless, it is true that we are small people in the countryside, and the Cao family may not be able to cover the sky with one hand. ”

Zhuang Yanping listened to his tone, he wanted to take advantage of Niuniu's family affairs to make trouble, if the Cao family cherished their name, maybe it would be all their thoughts.

They didn't want to think about what weight they had to hold the Cao family hostage.

The county that broke the family, the Fuyi who destroyed the door, not to mention the powerful family like the Cao family.

Listening to their husband and wife messing around, Zhuang Yanping was also annoyed in his heart, and said with a cold face: ...... This is the dealer's business, so don't worry about the eldest brother-in-law! It seems that it is not mine, and I should not have responded to the request of the two and brought the two to Beijing. Looking at the meaning of the two, they didn't come to eat and drink. This is the Earl's Mansion, it is the Shangshu Mansion, think about how the second brother-in-law's uncle's family was defeated, if the two of them die, just make a fuss, don't be tired and innocent. …… said this, didn't take care of the two of them, got up and picked up the curtain and went out.

The remaining Zhuang and Chai Xiucai looked at each other.

Zhuang was timid in the end, and said in a low voice: "Master, forget it." The Wang family is just a bad friend of the Si County Wei family, and the family is almost ruined, let alone the Cao family. ”

Chai Xiucai was full of resentment and had nowhere to vent.

The last time he was expelled from Beijing, he hated it according to his diary. originally thought that he would be promoted and promoted in the examination, and then take revenge after entering the officialdom; But it is unfavorable for the passing years, and it has repeatedly fallen behind.

Now that he has arrived at the Cao family, half of them want to be wealthy, and half of them want to expose the hypocrisy of the Cao family in front of people and let out a bad breath.

was beaten by his brother-in-law, which made him a little timid.

But thinking that the eldest son of the Cao family was awarded the Jinshi before the crown, he was even more jealous, gritted his teeth and said: "Who knows what benefits Zhuang Yanping has gained, and he actually helps others speak." Hmph, he's not a good thing either, he has a snobbish eye. When Sister Xiu'er went out of the pavilion, he only gave two hundred taels of silver, but this time when he entered Beijing, he brought several boxes of fine and soft. ”

Thinking that the Cao family's subordinates came to pass the word, he only asked Zhuang Yanping to come over after dinner to talk, treating him as nothing, and the little scruples in his heart were all left behind, and his eyes became more and more gloomy......

After dinner, Cao Mei came to the front yard to see Zhuang Yanping.

The moment he first met Zhuang Yanping, Cao felt like he had turned back time.

The last time we met, I didn't think that the current Zhuang Yanping has been precipitated over the years, and he is six or seven points like Mr. Zhuang. It's just that he is still young, and if he is a few years older, his body shape will be reduced again, just like Mr. Zhuang who just entered Beijing back then.

After two sentences, the guest and the host sat down.

Cao Wei sighed in his heart, with a little kindness on his face, and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, how is Jiuru doing?" ”

"Thanks to my lordship, life is still peaceful." Zhuang Yanping stood up and said.

Cao Yi stretched out his hand and pressed it weakly, and said, "You don't have to be so polite, and sit down to talk." ”

Zhuang Yanping sat down and answered Cao Hao.

When he heard that Zhuang Yanping's eldest son had been lifted, and the eldest son had also invited Mr. to be enlightened, Cao Hao had to congratulate him.

Although there is a legacy of the elders, Zhuang Yanping attaches great importance to the education of children, which shows that he has an idea in his heart. Cao Hao calculated the days in his heart, and when Zhuang Yanping entered the official career, it would be twenty years later, to say the least.

If the Cao family is peaceful, it will be a foil: if the Cao family is defeated, what to say now is empty words.

Therefore, he didn't say anything vain, but said that his young son also began to enlighten, and the two children were of the same age, if they had the opportunity to bring them into Beijing, they could let the two children know each other.

This sentence has extended the friendship between the two families for another one or two generations, but it is more stable than an empty word.

Zhuang Yanping was grateful, and he was more and more worried about his cousin and cousin......

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