Orchid courtyard, upper room.

Because Sun Li and the Li brothers are both grandchildren of the Li family, they stay here to set up dinner, which also means gossiping.

Changsheng, Tianyou, and Hengsheng were also called over to accompany the guests.

Although Tianyou and Hengsheng are young, one is already a child, and the other is a prince's companion, and everyone does not dare to despise these two little cousins. As for Changsheng, although he is young, he is an elder, and everyone is also polite.

Li invited Gao Taijun to sit on the main seat, and he sat on Gao Taijun's left hand, and Li Yu and Li Cheng were on the left; Changsheng sat on Gao Taijun's right hand, and on the right were Sun Li, Tianyou, and Hengsheng.

Cao Hao took the post of the sixteenth elder brother and went there to eat in the afternoon, and did not stay at home.

The two brothers, Li Yu and Li Cheng, were worried that the Li family would be angry, so they were quite restrained. Li was kind as usual, asked a few words carefully about housework, and made a special trip to ask about Li Yu's wife's pregnancy.

Gao Taijun didn't say much, but when he saw that Li Chengqing had decreased, he told him a few words to take care of his body.

Li Cheng listened respectfully, but he sighed in his heart, knowing that his mother's unfilial piety had hurt the heart of the ancestor, and the ancestor no longer interfered in the Li family's housework.

The old man's life savings were spent on rehousing them, but they ended up with nowhere to rely on and live in their daughter's house.

In front of the elders, he didn't say anything, but after leaving, he said to Li Yu: "Second brother, is there any way to make money faster?" It would have been nice to return the ancestor's money earlier...... The Cao family is a big house, and the ancestor always needs some silver money to be around......"

Li Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "In the past two months, with the light of Lord Zhuang, although there is some silver money left, except for some surplus at home, the fourth and fifth brothers' bindings have been spent. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there can still be some input, but not much. ”

Li Cheng was silent for a long time, and did not speak again...... * Sun family, go to the room.

An Shi stared at his eyes, his face was so cold that he could scrape off the frost, and looked at his daughter-in-law Cao Shi who was standing next to him, and his back molars were painful.

After Sun Ban came back at noon, he was resentful in his heart, so he went to An's side to complain. I heard that her baby son went to Cao's house to celebrate his birthday, but he was humiliated in vain, and she was immediately angry.

She can't do anything about the Cao family, but she can attack the eldest daughter-in-law Cao, when even if someone calls the eldest daughter-in-law, in front of the maid and mother-in-law, she will scold her head and cover her face.

Cao Ying didn't want to do much, and her son didn't come back, so she didn't know the details, so she could only endure it.

When Sun Wencheng fell and the daughters-in-law came over to wait for dinner, An couldn't help it.

Sun Wencheng saw that his old wife's expression was wrong, so he couldn't help frowning, and said to the two daughters-in-law: "You go back to eat, there is no need to leave someone to wait here." ”

The Cao family and the Gao family went out in response, Sun Wencheng waved his hand, and sent the two maids standing at the door down.

"What's wrong again?" Sun Wencheng lost his appetite and put down his chopsticks and said.

An complained: "It's not the Cao family yet, this relative can't climb up, what kind of thing, bullying our old five!" ”

Sun Wencheng glanced at her and said, "If you are full, what are you babbling about?" I want to fall into the ears of my daughter-in-law, and I hurt the relationship between the two families before I can live in peace? ”

An Shi hurriedly said: "Master can't wronged me, I'm not empty and white-toothed!" As he spoke, he repeated what he had heard from Sun Ban.

Sun Ban would not think that he was arrogant and rude, and what he said to his mother was mostly accusing Cao Hao of being snobbish and ruthless.

Sun Wencheng listened, his face drooped down suddenly, his chest was blocked, and he didn't come up to hold it back.

He took a long breath and said, "Didn't I ask the second brother to take Brother Li'er to pay homage to his birthday, why did he add the fifth brother?" It's not a day to rest in the school, why is he at home? ”

When An Shi saw this, he was very weak-hearted, and whispered: "The boss doesn't talk about him, there is a sister-in-law like the fifth child to entertain, and it is also for the Cao family to be decent, isn't it?" ”

"Knowing the son Mo Ruo's father", what is Sun Ban's surname, Sun Wencheng, who is Lao Tzu, still doesn't know.

In his early years, he was busy with the errand of weaving the yamen, and neglected the housekeeping of his sons. When he found out that Sun Ban was inappropriate, Sun Ban had been spoiled by An's family.

Not to mention, Cao Hao has always been lenient in dealing with people, and there is no reason to embarrass Sun Ban; Even if he really wants to be estranged from the Sun family, he will not favor one over the other, and only treat Sun Ban slowly.

Among them, there must be hidden secrets, and his young son, may be embarrassed again.

Sun Wencheng picked up the bowl, looked at the plates and bowls in front of him, and had no appetite at all, so he finally put down his chopsticks and stood up.

Seeing that he was going out, An Shi said, "Why didn't the master eat it?" ”

"Full!" Sun Wencheng picked up the curtain and went out without looking back.

An Shi was worried, and his eyes moved back to the dining table, and saw that her husband only used two mouthfuls of rice, and only one chopstick was caught nearby. The shrimp cabbage that her husband's favorite eats didn't move.

"Even if you're annoyed, you can't skip eating......" she muttered, regretting that she shouldn't have mentioned these things to her husband during dinner.

In the study room of the East Wing, Sun Wencheng had already called the second son Sun Jin and asked the reason.

Sun Ban's actions may affect the relationship between the Sun family and the Cao and Li families, so Sun Jin did not dare to hide it, starting from the dispute at the gate of the Cao Mansion and continuing until the two brothers left the Cao Mansion.

In fact, until this time, Sun Jin didn't understand why Cao Hao had changed his attitude towards Sun Ban. After all, when they started to meet, although Cao Hao paid attention to Li Cheng, who was fainting, he also greeted their brothers.

It wasn't until his younger brother said goodbye that Cao Hao changed from warm to cold. He didn't expect that most of it was because of himself.

With his identity and motherlessness, he has long been accustomed to being rude to his younger brother.

After listening to this, Sun Wencheng didn't say anything and sat there for a long time.

It wasn't until the time of the lamp that he asked someone to call Sun Ban over and said, "If you don't read, you don't know etiquette." How's your book going? ”

Sun Ban is pampered and can't stand the pain of studying, and going to school is just a bluff. Even if he sees his nephew's appearance and has the intention to take the road of the imperial examination, it is just self-deception.

Now, when he saw his father asking, he swallowed hard and spit, didn't dare to lie, and whispered: "It's a little difficult, my son will study hard." ”

Sun Wencheng sneered, remembering that he was going to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few years ago.

Sun Ban is already nineteen, even if he enters the official school of the Internal Affairs Bureau, he can only stay for a year, but for this year, he wants to squeeze out the place for his nephew to go to school.

Sun Li is sixteen years old, and if he is not stable in Jinke and Mingke, he can also study in the official school for another four years and do his homework solidly.

Sun Wencheng is not allowed, it is still Sun Li, seeing that his uncle can't make a fuss, he is willing to give in.

Sun Wen became like this, and made a special trip to take the school of Sun Ban's homework, which cannot be said to be a mess, but the article is jerky and immature, and it cannot be seen. In the end, Sun Ban's entry into the official school was finally over, and he found a school annex outside.

"The summer in the capital is hot and dry, and you are small in the south, so you can't stand it. Go back and pack up, Ming'er asked the housekeeper to send you to Zhuangzi's side, just to check the accounts over there. Wait until autumn is cool, and you will come back. Sun Wencheng said gently.

The old lady is nagging, the old father is majestic, and the excellent cousin is compared with the nephew, and Sun Ban is not happy at home.

Hearing that his father was going to arrange for him to go to Zhuangzi for the summer, Sun Ban was overjoyed, but he felt that something was wrong, and said, "Father, just go alone with my son?" What about the sixth brother and the seventh brother? Speaking of this, he was a little hesitant: "Isn't there a big brother at the end of Zhuangzi?" ”

Sun Wencheng said: "Your eldest brother is 'recuperating' and can't take care of things. ”

When Sun Ban heard this, he couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows.

As for his waste brother, he knew that it was called "recuperation", but he was actually addicted to eating big cigarettes and was imprisoned in Zhuangzi to rehab drug addiction.

The Sun family's Zhuangzi outside the city is not big, only 20 hectares, but I heard that it is in the mountains, and the production is quite rich. The father took Zhuangzi into his own hands...... Sun Banmei was so happy that he couldn't wait to go back to the room to clean up.

His personal maid heard that he was going out and wanted to follow him, but he refused.

These words, seeing that his father was everywhere, he was already holding back the fire in his belly. Now that his father has given him a chance, he also wants to run errands.

As soon as he made a move here, An also got the news and came over.

Although she was reluctant to let her young son go out, she thought that her son was going to Zhuangzi to check the accounts, so she didn't stop her, and only left to advise.

You must know that before the Sun family, it was Prime Minister Sun Wenqian's general affairs; After entering Beijing, after Sun Wenqian's family of four moved out, Sun Wencheng handed over the housework to his concubine Sun Jin.

An's has long been uncomfortable, and it is not until today that she asks her youngest son to check the accounts, and she is relieved.

"The master knows that you have been wronged in the Cao family, so he arranged it like this. You have to be angry, check carefully, and save yourself from being fooled by the head of the village. An explained.

After Sun Ban heard this, he finally understood why his father would arrange for him to go out of Beijing.

The next day, Sun Ban got into the carriage with two large luggage bags, took two small servants, and sent them to Zhuangzi outside the city by the old housekeeper of the Sun family.

On the school side, it was a long vacation.

When Sun Wenqian got the news, he was very puzzled and asked, "Big brother, how can there be a mid-year audit?" This year's production has not been confiscated, and last year's accounts have already been settled? ”

Sun Wencheng didn't want to say more, and replied to the question: "There is always something to learn, let him have a long experience, and if he continues like this, he will be a waste again..."

* As Sun Wencheng said, on the first day of the seventh month, Sun Ban did grow "insight".

After sitting in the carriage for several hours, his stomach was churning, and he was dizzy, and he arrived at Zhuangzi in the far suburbs.

It wasn't until he got out of the car that he knew he had come to such a remote place.

However, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, but it has a bit of nostalgia. The Zhuangzi of the Sun family on this side, although it is not gorgeous, but it is also a tall door wall, with a heavy courtyard inside, and the figures are shaking.

Sun Ban stood at the door with a small chest, waiting for the head of the village to step forward.

The head of the village was not a sensible man, and after muttering to the old butler for a while, he looked him up and down.

Sun Ban was a little unhappy in his heart, and was thinking about whether he wanted to "take office as a new official with three fires", whether he wanted to establish authority. The old housekeeper had already come over, bowed down and said: "Fifth master, you first enter the house with the head of the village, the master instructed the villain to bring some mountain treasures back, and the villain went to the mountain Hakka house to take a look." ”

Sun Ban nodded and followed the head of the village into the village.

He didn't pay attention, not only did the old butler stay in the distance, but his two little servants were also left outside the village.

It wasn't until he entered the front hall that Sun Ban felt that something was wrong, and when he looked back, the door of the village had been closed, and he frowned and said, "The two little guys next to the master are still outside......

The Zhuang head straightened his waist and said, "Where is the master, there is only the fifth ...... of the long-term worker here."

Sun Ban was confused when he heard this, and four or five strong men flashed out of the courtyard at once.

Sun Ban saw that something was wrong, and was shocked, and when he remembered to run out, he had been easily restrained.

"Who are you? Such lawlessness, knowing that I am ......" Before he could finish shouting, a rag had already been stuffed in his mouth.

The Zhuang Tou took out a piece of paper from his arms, as well as a box of ink, dragged Sun Ban's hand, and pressed a handprint.

Sun Ban only saw the word "body deed", and he was already stupid.

He felt like he was in a dream, until he was searched for bits and pieces, stripped of his satin clothes, and stuffed into the firewood room in his middle pants, and was still in a mess.

Until his stomach "growled", reminding him that this was not a dream, everything was real.

He was frightened, trembling, and didn't know what had happened, the old butler was an old servant of the Sun family, and he had always been loyal, and he would never betray his master; That Zhuang Tou is full of meat, and he is not a good person at first glance...... The old housekeeper outside the village did not go to the mountain Hakka house to buy mountain goods as he said, but directly asked the coachman to turn the carriage back to the city.

The two little guys were about to get out of the car, and the old housekeeper said: "The village is simple, the fifth master doesn't bring enough things, and there are no maids waiting here, you follow me back to the city, and come back tomorrow." ”

The two servants answered the order and returned to the city with the old butler.

After entering the city, the old housekeeper went directly to the city.

The two little guys thought that the old housekeeper was going to buy a new girl for Sun Ban, so they opened their eyes wide, pointed and pointed, and discussed which one was handsome.

The old butler looked for a tooth man and whispered a few words. The tooth man looked at the two boys and nodded.

When the coachman saw the old housekeeper outside the city, he was the only one...... * Cao's mansion was very lively, it was Cao Hao's thirtieth birthday, although he didn't have a post to entertain, but Li and Chu Yu also arranged it.

In the name of Cao Hao, he went to the temple to give silver and oil, not to mention, but also donated a lot of silver to Yixue and Shantang. In addition to the people in the east and west, there are also several of their aunts and grandmothers who returned to the door and sat at several seats.

With his brother-in-law and brother-in-law here, Cao Hao smiled and accompanied the wine, but his mouth was bitter.

Originally, it was well arranged, but today it is said that it is a birthday, and tomorrow it is said that it will go to Beijing for a business trip to the northwest. I didn't expect this to happen, and there was another incident.

Yesterday, the sixteenth elder brother was invited to 800 places, and he set up a banquet, begging him for one thing, that is, to take Hongpu out of Beijing for training.

Hongpu was already estranged from his mother-in-law, and after entering the Zhuang Wangfu, under the ulterior motives of Lao Fujin, he began to show signs of disobedience.

With a wife on one side and a beloved son on the other, Brother Sixteen has a headache. He wanted to repair his son and make him more sensible, but Lao Fujin stopped him.

There was no way, he could only turn to Cao Hao for help.

The emperor also knew about his housework, so after he told the emperor, the emperor happily agreed to let Hongpu go out of Beijing with Cao Hao.

Cao Hao's side, fighting with the sixteenth elder brother for half a night, didn't push it in the end.

I went on a business trip to the northwest, and I didn't coax my children, what is this called......

(To be continued)