Cao Mansion, front yard, living room.

The seventeenth elder brother listened to the joke of the sixteenth elder brother, remembered the serious matter, and hurriedly called the little eunuch who came with him to get the gift he brought.

But it is a bamboo basket several feet high, containing Wendan, red mandarin, large mandarin, medium mandarin, reed mandarin, fragrant mandarin and other things. This is the "citrus meeting", Cao Hao looked at the large and small citrus, couldn't help laughing, and said to the seventeenth elder brother: "There are no these outside, where is the seventeenth master making a tribute?" ”

The seventeenth elder brother said with a smile: "Fu Ruo really said it this time, this is the Fujian tribute that I arrived a few days ago." Although it is not a good thing, it looks golden and festive. I got it with Brother Sixteen, Brother Sixteen has a large population over there, and there are few people in my yard, so I put it on hold. Don't you have younger brothers and sisters in Beijing for the New Year, just to taste fresh. It's just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, last year I accepted your favor, and I should thank you in the future! ”

Cao Hao waved his hand and said, "Seventeenth Master, don't mention those useless ones, but this is just right." In my house, there are the most children now, and there will be more gadgets in the future, but the more the merrier! ”

The sixteenth elder brother smiled: "Look, Fu Ruo really sees the pole and goes up!" Let's not talk about anything else, the godson you took in you has to bring it to your grandfather today. These three spinning boys, I haven't seen them yet! ”

When the seventeenth elder brother heard this, he also said to Cao Hao: "That's it, I want to see you today no matter what." A few years ago, Fujin also mentioned to me that he had heard that your adopted son was unusual! ”

Cao Hao listened to the two little brothers talking, and he couldn't cry or laugh. It seems that these female dependents in the capital are really boring, and this is all the short of these parents, even in this palace.

Cao Hao saw that the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother were wearing regular clothes, and they all looked comfortable and leisurely, and they didn't look like they were in a hurry, so he said: "Since the two masters are here, they will enjoy their faces, and when they came out, they had already told Chu Yu to prepare wine and food!" ”

The seventeenth elder brother leaned back in the chair and said with a smile: "Even if Fu doesn't stay guests, we will not leave today." I've heard Brother Sixteen praise it many times, saying that the food cooked by the chef in your house is good, but it's a dish that is not available outside! ”

The sixteenth elder brother also smiled and said: "It just hasn't been a long time since we got together, let's have a few drinks and a few words, and I want to ask you!" At this point, he restrained his smile and said, "What the hell is going on out there?" Which one have you offended, and you haven't heard anything wrong? ”

The seventeenth elder brother echoed: "That's it, that's it, it scared me, seeing that these people are sneaky, they should be coming for the sixteenth brother and me." After calling for a clear look, I realized that it was staring at your yard! ”

Cao Hao couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. If you don't say anything else, let's just say that yesterday it was said that the refining of the jade spider corpse could not be hidden. It's just a big thing to make a small thing, and hide the matter of Cao Song's filial piety.

Seeing him like this, the sixteenth elder brother looked a little solemn and said, "What's the matter, someone is looking for trouble with you?" ”

Cao Hao cried and laughed in his heart, it wasn't the fourth elder brother who made trouble. Baba rushed to have dinner with him, so that he was labeled as the "four parties", and that master was not as calm as he said.

If it was only the sixteenth elder brother who came today, Cao Hao would still be able to scratch two sentences; Because there are seventeen elder brothers, it is really inconvenient to talk about these. Therefore, Cao Hao said haha: "Who knows, since October, there have been people staring." I really couldn't bear to pay attention to it, but I didn't expect to come back with Hu for more than ten days, but it was more and more. ”

"There is no wind and no waves, and Fu Ruo can't go on like this, you have to figure it out. In case there is really a bad intention, I have only heard that there are thousands of thieves, but there is no reason to prevent thieves. The sixteenth elder brother thought about it for a moment and said.

The seventeenth elder brother's expression seemed a little strange, he glanced at Cao Hao a few times, then at the sixteenth elder brother a few times, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Is it from the ninth elder brother's side?" ”

Brother Sixteen turned his head to look at him and said, "Little Seventeen, did you hear something?" ”

The seventeenth elder brother nodded and said, "The sixteenth brother is on the other side of the garden, and he is estimated to be unconscious, as if he heard that Fu Ruo went to the thirteenth brother's mansion to eat wine with the fourth brother!" ”

The sixteenth elder brother shook his head and said, "I also know this, it may not be this." If this weight is concerned, it won't make the starling's side fanfare. In this big year, he is busy ushering in the send-off, where will he put his mind on Fu Ruo here. Speaking of this, he turned to Cao Hao and said: "Although there is nothing that Fu Ruo can't say to people, but beware of someone taking the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, you still need more people to go in and out." ”

Cao Hao said: "Well, it's saved, it's just that I don't like to toss a few years ago, even if they talk a few times." If it's still 'buzzing' like this after the year, then it will have to be arrested. ”

While a few people were talking, they saw a little girl come in and say that the eldest girl and the eldest aunt had arrived, and the carriage had arrived at the door.

Thinking of Sun Jue, Cao Hao felt quite disappointed, but for Cao Ying's sake, the number of etiquette was still complete. Therefore, he said to the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother: "The two masters will drink tea first, and I will go to the backyard to take a look, and I am taking Hengsheng out for you to see!" ”

The sixteenth elder brother waved his hand and said, "Since there are guests, you can go, and we are not the first time to come to you, what is polite." ”

When Cao Hao walked out of the living room, Cao Ying's carriage had already entered the gate, and Sun Jue was led by the housekeeper to accompany him. When Cao Hao saw it, he hugged his fists and said, "The eldest brother-in-law is here!" ”

Sun Jue returned the salute and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, look at Fu Ruo's complexion!" ”

Cao Hao saw that he seemed to be a different person, much closer than in the past, a little strange, and responded in vain: "TOEFL, it's okay." My brother-in-law looks richer than last month! ”

This month, Sun Jue has a wide heart and a fat body, and his weight has grown a lot, and he looks white and fat, but he is much better than in the past. Hearing Cao Hao say this, he replied: "Hehe, I don't know if it's because of Dong Yue's impatience!" Having said that, it is difficult to hide the color on his face.

If it weren't for the fact that he was not familiar with Cao Hao, and Cao Hao was his brother-in-law, he really wanted to show off his comfortable life as a wife and concubine.

Because he thought of Sister Zhixian and Sister Ye Xian, Sun Jue suddenly remembered something, someone played a prank that night and poured a basin of water on him, I don't know if it was Cao Hao's brother-in-law?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Although they are all men, Cao Hao is his wife and brother after all, and he knows that he is merry and happy, and there are some who are not happy.

He couldn't help but regret a little, why didn't he hold it and get involved with the two sisters? Although the two of them are good-looking, and their surnames are also soft and well-behaved, if they offend Cao Hao and cut off their hope of promotion, it will really outweigh the losses.

He quietly looked at Cao Hao's expression, and thought for a while whether to inquire or not, to see what Cao Hao's attitude was. If he really wants to make decisions for his sister, then ...... He just thought that he really couldn't sell these two concubines, and then remembered that Ye Xian already had a big belly, and his face was a little sneering.

Where would Cao Hao have thought that Sun Jue would have a lot of thoughts in his stomach? He coped with it, but for the sake of the friendship between the two families and Cao Ying's face, anyway, it was only two or three times a year, even if he didn't like it, he would suffer it temporarily.

Human relations, that's it, where can you be a person who can be eye-catching?

As he spoke, he arrived outside the second gate and stopped the carriage.

The housekeeper had already sent a message to the second gate, and Chu Yu had already brought the maid out to welcome her.

Because he came back to visit the patient, he was afraid that the children would be too sick, so Cao Ying didn't take the children with him, and got out of the carriage with the maid's hand.

When everyone saw it, they entered the second gate and went to Zhaojia's peony courtyard.

Zhao Jiashi also got the letter, wrapped his head in a bun, and tilted it on the kang outside, waiting for his daughter and son-in-law to come over.

Cao Ying didn't know the truth, and when he saw Zhaojia's illness lying on the kang with some sunken eyes, he immediately stepped forward and choked up: "Mother, you are ......."

Zhao Jiashi glanced at Cao Hao and his wife, who came in with their daughter and son-in-law, their faces were a little stiff, and said, "It's okay, it's just that I occasionally feel cold, and the doctor prescribed medicine, saying that it is good to recuperate for a few days!" ”

Cao Ying looked at her but was a little unenergetic, her speech was quite good, and she relaxed a little.

Sun Jue took two steps forward and saluted Zhaojia's family: "My son-in-law has seen my mother-in-law, please say hello to my mother-in-law!" ”

Zhao Jia's family originally looked at this nerdy aunt unpleasantly, but now they are counting on the fourth sister, and Sun Jue is getting more and more tired. It's just that in front of his daughter, he said in a humble way: "Well, I'm fine, and my aunt is okay!" ”

After seeing this, Cao Ying accompanied Sun Jue to the outer hall to talk, and Cao Ying stayed in the house to talk to his mother.

Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang invited someone to meet their sister and brother-in-law. Sun Jue didn't see Cao Song, a little strange, and asked Cao Hao: "What about the second brother, isn't he in the house?" ”

Cao Hao replied: "He also has a cold, he just drank the medicine and sweated, and now he is asleep." ”

When Sun Jue heard this, he was a little unhappy. Because Cao Song's surname is straightforward, it is really wrong to have a relationship with him, a gentlemanly brother-in-law, and the two have always been estranged. Therefore, when Sun Jue saw that Cao Song said that he was sick, he felt that the other party looked down on him, and his face was a little ugly.

Cao Xiang is not good at talking, Cao Shuo is more sensible, and he saw that Sun Jue was not happy, and said: "The second brother is really sick, the imperial doctor has just been gone for a while!" ”

Sun Jue was a little more comfortable and nodded.

Cao Hao saw that he was holding the score of his eldest brother-in-law, and his heart was really crooked, because there were still sixteen elder brothers and seventeenth elder brothers waiting in the front yard, so he said to Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang: "Third brother, fourth brother, you accompany the eldest brother-in-law to talk, there are still guests in the front yard, and the eldest brother will accompany him first!" ”

Today, Sun Jue came to make friends with Cao Haopan, and he thought about chatting with the two of them at the wine table. Therefore, he said that there were still guests in the front yard, and immediately lowered his face, held the teacup and said: "In this big year, who doesn't open their eyes, and they are guests at home at this time?" Hurry up, I want to talk to you with your eldest sister! ”

Cao Hao was very impatient when he saw that his score was getting bigger and bigger, and it was not good to give Sun Jue no face in front of the two small ones, so he said: "It's the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother who came over and had tea in the front hall!" ”

In this capital, although the elder brothers of various palaces are all over the streets, there are only a few who interact with the Cao family. When Sun Jue heard this, his arms stiffened, his body straightened, and he said with a smile on his face, "Since the two little masters are here, Fu Ruo should go to accompany them!" ”

Because the Sun family is in the flag coat, Sun Jue said so.

Cao Hao got up and said, "That brother-in-law sat down for a while, and he had already made people prepare wine and food in the kitchen, and he would have a banquet to eat and drink in a while!" ”

Sun Jue couldn't help but get up, and asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law is nothing, since the two little masters are here, Fu Ruocheng should treat each other with wine!" ”

Cao Hao was very strange in his heart, although the Sun family was also a banner person, but Ping Suli looked at Sun Jue in accordance with the Han family etiquette, and this "master" was smooth on his lips.

Chu Yu took someone to arrange the banquet, Cao Hao returned to Wutong Garden, called ** Bao Yan Hengsheng, and hugged him to the front yard.

The sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother were already waiting a little impatiently, and when they saw that Cao Hao really came out with the child, they all got up and came over.

The sixteenth elder brother added a son this year, looked at the three spins on Hengsheng's head, and looked at the appearance of the little guy's tiger head, and couldn't help but say: "It's strong enough, this is bigger than the little brother of the grandfather's family!" ”

With a little childishness, the seventeenth elder brother pinched Hengsheng's little face, and saw that he didn't cry or make trouble, but just stared at people with round eyes and smiled, and said with a smile: "Well, well, what a good child!" ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, this kid can still distinguish three, six, nine and so on.

The sixteenth elder brother saw that the seventeenth elder brother was pinching and pinching, which made Hengsheng Xiaohong red, and hurriedly patted his arm, and said, "Okay, okay, I know that you are a rare child, and you don't bring such a rare law." Wait for next year's younger siblings to give birth to a big brother, but you can pinch your face casually as Amma! ”

Brother Seventeen smirked, and then withdrew his hand. Cao Hao was afraid that Hengsheng would see the wind after coming out for a long time, so he ordered ** to wrap it carefully and send it back.

The sixteenth elder brother hurriedly said: "Don't leave yet, the sixteenth grandfather's meeting gift hasn't been given yet, you can't see my eldest grandson in vain!" As he spoke, he took off a nephrite wrench from his hand, tucked it into the package, and said, "Little guy, this is a gift from Grandpa Sixteen!" ”

The seventeenth elder brother watched Cao Hao eat deflated, and also took off a jade pendant from his waist, and said with a smile: "Eldest grandson, since your sixteenth grandfather has given a meeting gift, your seventeenth grandfather is naturally not stingy!" ”

Cao Hao watched these two people play treasures, and he couldn't laugh or cry......*

(To be continued)