Touched by the old Jiangning incident mentioned by Ma Jun, Cao Hao couldn't help but be a little worried about Cao Songlai.

Now that the officialdom in Jiangnan is in a storm, Li Wei is already on the cusp of the storm, and he is too busy to take care of himself, where can he have the spare strength to take care of Cao Song.

Cao Hao thought about it again and again, wrote a long letter, and instructed Zhang Yi to go to Jiangning in person.

Not long after Zhang Yi left Beijing, Cao Song came to Beijing as a steward from Jiangning.

Because the wedding date of the fourth sister is approaching, Cao Song and Jinghui, the eldest brother and sister-in-law, are going to add makeup to their younger sister, and they are also about to give New Year's gifts, so there are several big cars of things.

Before the end of the year, it was also the time for foreign officials from various provinces to send "Tan Jing" to the capital, and Cao Song's big cars and things were not conspicuous.

It's just that Cao Hao told the thirteenth elder brother that the military attache in other provinces was in an embarrassing situation, and Cao Song showed such a "rich" appearance, which made Cao Hao, the elder brother, not at ease, so he had to pass the steward who came back from giving the New Year's gift to Xifu and ask Cao Song for details.

Cao Song is not much, and the incorruptible silver is only more than 1,000 taels a year, but it is in the spring that his subordinates opened a restaurant by the Qinhuai River, and also raised a few boats.

Because Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang who was in charge of the Lianghuai salt administration, stayed at the Caojia restaurant every time he went to Jiangning, the salt merchants of the Liangjiang were also willing to go to the Cao's restaurant to enjoy their faces, and the business was quite passable.

In the past six months, Zhengzheng has made some money, so the New Year's goods sent to the north this year are also richer than in previous years.

His brother, Cao Hao knows in his heart, where is the economic affairs?

Besides, the restaurant where even the second-class adults can stay, plus the boat for the banquet, will definitely not be a small fight.

Cao Song brought a lot of silver, but it was not enough at all.

The Cao family is a royal secret agent, and Cao Hao certainly wouldn't simply think that Li Wei was just a governor and salt administrator. If he had no other errands, he wouldn't have spent months of the year in Jiangning.

Thinking about this, Cao Hao was relieved.

Then, Yuzi got busy.

Hengsheng has to prepare a ceremony, although it is a princess descending, but because it is a Manchurian marriage, there is no princess's house, so the corresponding dowry must be prepared.

According to Mongolian customs, the dowry is mainly livestock, cattle, sheep, horses, etc., and the multiple of "nine" is taken.

Su De was about to return to Khalkha, so Hengsheng sent a few people to accompany him and return to Khalkha to prepare this dowry.

In addition to Hengsheng's preparation for the dowry, the Zuozhu brothers married and Niuniu made a big decision, all gathered at the end of the year.

The Li family was sick in Li's house, and Chu Yu took Niuniu and Tianhui to make a mess.

Cao Hao, as the head of the household, is different from a deputy Jingtang in the past, and there is an endless stream of all kinds of guests to eat and drink.

In a blink of an eye, after entering Layue, the Wei family sent a dowry, and the two brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng also became married one after another.

Whether it's Ma Xiangjun or Zhu Shuang'er, they have all met earlier, so the girls who made friends, Cao Hao and Chu Yu are not dissatisfied.

The most rare thing is that Xiangjun is the eldest daughter, who is used to taking care of her younger siblings at home, and she also has the style of an eldest sister-in-law in front of her uncle and concubine.

Just in time for these sons, Gao Taijun saw that he was in good spirits and drove Li back, and Li and his son and daughter-in-law met two couples.

"The Ma family has a good family education, and Brother Song's daughter-in-law's surname is not weak, but this eldest daughter-in-law can be married." After the two pairs left, the Li family had to praise Cao Hao and Chu Yu.

Zhu Shuang'er is the daughter of Zhu Hou and the in-law of the Li family, and Cao Hao and Chu Yu also praised a few sensible words.

Although it can't be said that Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are like their own grandsons, they can grow up watching them grow up, and the Li family is also very pleased that they have married a good wife.

Remembering that Tianyou was two months older than Zuo Zhu and Zuo Chengyue, the old lady couldn't help but talk again.

"It's sixteen in the next year, it's time to say it's pro, and ask the old lady to help pay attention, and you must always choose a granddaughter-in-law who you are satisfied with." It's rare that Li is in a good mood, Cao Hao followed suit.

Although Prince Jian's mansion came through the letter, Cao Hao couldn't go directly to Prince Jian's mansion. After the year, it is revealed that you want to say goodbye to your children, choose the first half of the year, set it in the second half of the year, and it is not too late to get married the year after tomorrow.

Just in time for the end of the year, there were many contacts, and the Li family and Chu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went out to socialize, and they met many girls and young masters seriously.

Cao Hao once privately explained to his wife that the eldest daughter-in-law should look at each other, and the son-in-law should also look at each other. He made up his mind to follow the example of the sixteenth elder brother and choose a good son-in-law by himself.

The Cao family's son-in-law and daughter-in-law have not yet said goodbye, and how many people are staring.

The traces of Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have long been seen.

Although those who have daughters in the family are eager to give their daughters to God immediately, but the world is reasonable, daughters are noble, and there is no reason to marry their sons.

In addition, not long after the Eight Flags draft, most of the girls who came out and had good looks left their brands. The rest are either worse in appearance or worse in origin, and they may not be qualified to be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Earl's Court.

Even if Tianyou is hot, he is mostly reserved; On Tianhui's side, matchmakers began to come to the door one after another.

It's just that the world pays attention to "marrying a woman from a low door and marrying a woman from a high door", and people with a higher family than the Cao family, even if they have the heart to be married, they must not be picky.

The eye disease of the partial Tianhui cannot be concealed from people.

Even if Tianhui can see things now, in the eyes of outsiders, this is good and blind, but it is still not guaranteed, who knows if it will be blind again, or it will affect children and grandchildren.

But if you give up this family business, then the dowry prepared by the lord of Herui for his daughter is well known.

So, according to the family, it is just that the eldest son who does not support the portal is mostly the son-in-law and the elder of the family.

Chu Yu's eyes were worried, and Cao Hao's face was getting darker and darker.

"Dogs look down on people, our daughters are so good-looking, where is their turn to be picky?" Cao Hao listened to his wife talk about the candidate who came to propose marriage, and he saw that those people did not value their daughter's character, but just came to the Cao family and the dowry, and he was annoyed.

In Chu Yu's eyes, her daughter is heavier than her two sons, and she will not wronged her daughter.

She didn't consider those unobtrusive courtship. What she is worried about now is that only her daughter will be picked on when she says she is married, and what will happen if she can't take care of her in-laws after she gets married.

She also has a son, and she is also a person who wants to talk about her daughter-in-law, who can understand the concerns of others.

In addition to the elders who really love Tianhui, who is willing to ask their son to marry a daughter-in-law with eye disease.

"Master, otherwise, let's take a look at the second aunt and grandmother?" Chu Yu asked tentatively.

"Sister?" When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help frowning, shook his head, and said: "Forget it, if the two families could be married, they would have fulfilled my sister's heart a long time ago, so why bother to delay until Fujing has already been married." The sixth elder brother and the seventh elder brother are younger than Tianhui, which is still inappropriate. ”

"So, what about the third sister?" Chu Yu asked.

Cao Yi's love for Tianhui is no less than Cao Jia's. She is the daughter of the long house in name, but she is actually the aunt of Tianhuitang, and her bloodline is far away.

When Cao Hao heard this, he said: "Let's wait and see, you don't necessarily have to be a relative among relatives, if there is really no suitable person, you can find it from the side branch of the clan." ”

In that case, the other party in turn would have to rely on the help of the Cao family, and would not dare to despise Tianhui.

Chu Yu saw that her husband still insisted on "not marrying", and she was very helpless. She wanted to hold on, but the fourth elder brother who was marriageable on the side of Prince Ping's Mansion already had a marriage candidate, and the nephew Brother Shou on the side of the Guogong Mansion was the eldest son, even if Cao Yi didn't pick his niece, there were Seshtu and the old lady.

If it is because the two families say that they are married, it will affect the relationship between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law, and she will not bear it as a sister-in-law.

Cao Hao's side gritted his teeth a little.

Where to find a little son-in-law with a suitable identity and a good surname?

He already regretted it in his heart, whether it was Hengsheng, Zuo Zhu, or Zuo Cheng, why didn't he think about leaving a little son-in-law for himself?

Before he could regret it, Cao Song had an accident.

According to official information, it was Jiangning's general soldiers who led their troops to detain the thieves, who were hit by bandits and were wounded and did not wake up.

Jinghui's family letter said that Cao Song was critically injured and asked Cao Hao for help.

The moment Cao Hao first heard the news, he was almost stunned.

He just remembered the power of Jiangnan officialdom because of the past of the Ma family, for fear that his cousin would offend people or be calculated, but he didn't expect to encounter the danger of real knives and guns in a blink of an eye.

Zhao Jia's age, the Li family was concerned about Gao Taijun's affairs, and the news of Cao Song's accident, Cao Hao still decided to hide the two elders first.

After discussing with Cao Xiang, Cao Hao decided to go to Jiangnan.

Fortunately, the regulations for maritime trade have been almost set, and after ministerial discussions, they have been handed over to the imperial court for approval, and only the matter of the fleet bidding in February next year remains.

Before handing over the fold to leave, Cao Hao first went to see the thirteenth elder brother.

When such an incident happened in Jiangning, the bandits dared to attack the officers and soldiers with weapons, which cannot be said to be an earth-shattering event, and it has already caused a stir in the government and the opposition.

Cao Hao did not hide his selfishness, the male elders of the Cao family have passed away one after another, Cao Hao is the patriarch of this branch, and the eldest brother is like a father, and he has the responsibility of taking care of several cousins.

Cao Song was released to Jiangnan because of the recommendation of the thirteenth elder brother, and now that such a thing has happened, the thirteenth elder brother is also uneasy.

He thought for a while, and said to Cao Hao: "This is still a little bit away from the seal, after all, you are a household official, so it is not easy to leave...... I don't know what the situation is over there in Jiangning, you go back and forth to Jiangning, and you can't go back in ten days and a half months, instead of asking for leave directly, it's better to find a name and collect an errand in Jiangnan......"

Cao Hao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

Gangnam's errand? Cha's Text Prison, or something else?

He was in a mess in his heart, even if he wanted to go down to Jiangnan justifiably, but he knew that those were hot yams and couldn't be received? It's not that he cherishes feathers, but he doesn't want to be a sharp knife in the emperor's hand.

Now there is a "banditry" in Jiangnan, and even the second-grade general soldiers are seriously injured.

Such a thing, as long as you get your hands dirty, I am afraid that there will be one and two in the future, and the Cao family will return to the old way of the past.

"Thirteenth master, the minister is in the capital to look at the account books, but it is not good to make a big plot for the emperor." Cao Hao said cautiously.

The thirteenth elder brother looked at him for a long time, and said: "You don't have to be humble, next year's merchant ships going to sea will be your main concern, and you will go to Jiangnan to sit in the town and summon those wealthy businessmen, which can also be regarded as preparing for next year's bidding......"

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(To be continued)