Sycamore Garden, upper room.

Looking at the sadness that Ma's brows couldn't hide, Chu Yu waved his hand and sent the maid out.

Because there was a family banquet here, Ma came over after lunch and accompanied him in Li's room for a long time to touch the leaf cards. Later, Chu Yu saw her with a sad face, so she found a reason and brought Ma Shi over to say something about herself.

"Are you worried about the old lady of Ningfu, or is it for the side?" Chu Yu asked.

In her heart, although the brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng can't catch up with Tianyou and Hengsheng, they are also regarded as their own children, and naturally they like children and Hemeimei.

Ma lowered his head and said, "My daughter-in-law is a little worried...... Now there are only a few people in the family, and when I go to the old house, I have a large family ......"

Chu Yu took her hand and said, "You are the eldest daughter-in-law and the eldest sister-in-law, what you need to worry about is more...... But don't be too careful, if you can't make up your mind, ask Brother Song, if he can't make up his mind, he will talk to your uncle. If both of them are in a dilemma, there are still us elders behind them...... Whether it's Brother Song'er's two brothers, or your little concubine, they are also pampered, so you don't have to learn to be that little daughter-in-law's angry bag, what grievances and endures, or something......"

Ma nodded, but the sorrow could not be dissipated.

Chu Yu sighed in her heart, she knew Ma's difficulties.

Ma Shi passed the door in the winter of the previous year, and two years passed in the middle, and if he was falsely calculated, he had been in the door for three years, and he was still not pregnant, which was the same as his own back then.

They will move into the Ning family's old house in a few months, and they have to deal with a seemingly honest old lady Ning, or the in-laws of various clans that come with it.

Ma is not only the daughter-in-law of their husband and wife, but also the daughter of a world friend.

But without children, Ma has no confidence, and if it goes on for a long time, something will go wrong sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Chu Yu stood up, opened the drawer of the kang cabinet, and took out a silk cloth bag from it.

She opened the silk bag, which contained a palm-sized booklet, pushed it to Ma's and said, "Although you don't open your mouth, I know that your heart is still a child." Heart disease also requires heart medicine, I am also a woman, I know your difficulties, I must be relieved, you have heard a lot from all kinds of elders, I will not waste saliva...... Speaking of which, after I entered the door back then, I was in the same situation as you, and I was also looking for children everywhere...... There are still some recipes and folk remedies that come out of the palace...... It's all in this booklet, you take it back, try it if you want to try, and if you don't want to try, you should have a long insight......"

Ma got up, took it with trembling hands, looked at the new ink blob, tears were already rolling in his eyes, and choked up: "Mrs. ......"

Chu Yu patted her hand and said, "Good boy, put away your tears, be happy...... At the age of flowers, I don't have a sad face, and my good luck is gone...... You can rest assured that you will be your grandmother, and you don't have to worry about what you don't have. Even if the old lady over there gives it as a grandmother, you don't have to worry, and let Brother Song deal with it. If he really dares to accept the house, he doesn't need to wipe your tears behind your back, and the master can't spare him. My husband and I love my daughter the most. You are not only our grandmother Song, but also our good niece, and we will call the shots for you later. Laugh quickly, dinner time is coming, your sister-in-law is almost here, we have to go to the old lady's side......"

Ma's eyes lit up halfway through it.

Seeing Chu Yu's words, she only felt that her hanging heart had finally let go.

Although the number of meetings with Mrs. Ning is limited, she can detect that the old lady does not like her two concubines, especially after asking about the origin of the two of them and the Cao Mansion, although the old lady boasted that they were two concubines, they were not close.

Ma didn't want to get close to Mrs. Ning, but he was afraid that she would not be good, after all, she was the identity of her grandmother.

I haven't been in the door for three years, and it's a big deal, so I was worried about it.

Now that Chu Yu has given the right words, she is at ease.

Although she has the name of her grandmother, she has not fulfilled her responsibility to raise her husband and uncle; Although he is only a stepfather and a stepmother, he has been raising him for more than ten years. In the husband's heart, it is clear which is more important at a glance...... This kung fu, Tianhui has arrived, and when he saw his mother's eldest maids Chunxia and Chunxue standing under the corridor, he slowed down.

"Madam, the girl is here......" Chunxia raised her voice while lifting the curtain.

"Come in......" Chu Yu's voice came from the room.

"Sister Lao Chunxia......" Tianhui nodded to Chunxia, and then motioned for the accompanying maid to stay outside, and entered the house.

The two sisters-in-law had seen it, Chu Yu looked up at the clock on the ground, called Chunxia in, and ordered: "Send someone to take a look, the master and the masters have not come back ......"

Chunxia answered, and after about a cup of tea, she entered the door and replied: "Madam, the old man is back with Uncle Song and Second Master Bai, and they are talking in the old lady's room; The eldest and second masters had just entered the courtyard and were going to the old lady's room......"

Chu Yu nodded and said, "I'm thinking, almost all of them are here at this point......

Caofu has always been three meals, and the summer is long, and the dinner is relatively late.

Chu Yu took Tianhui and Ma Shi to the Orchid Courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard bursts of laughter coming from the upper room.

A smile appeared on Chu Yu's face, and Ma Shi was puzzled.

Didn't you say that the father-in-law was greeting the old lady with a few masters? Now that his father-in-law is here, even if he is not strict, the juniors should not be so presumptuous.

At this time, I heard Tianhui whisper: "It must be my second brother who is learning jokes for the old lady...... Among the elder brothers, only the second brother is not afraid of his father......"

Ma Shi knew that this was a special explanation to himself, and nodded gratefully...... There were maids standing under the corridor, and when they saw everyone coming, some of them passed the word inside, and some lifted the curtains.

Hearing that Chu Yu was coming, except for Li and Cao Hao, everyone else stood up to greet him.

God bless the four of them, not to mention, Changsheng and Tianbao's uncle and nephew.

When the meal time was approaching, after the children greeted Chu Yu, Li sent them to change their clothes.

Because it was a family banquet, both tables were placed in the upper room of the Orchid Courtyard.

The table for the ladies is in the west room, and the men's table is in the east room.

Tenpo was already seven years old, so he no longer sat with his grandmother, but went to the east of the room.

Chu Yu made a special trip to take Ma with her, and Li couldn't see that she was relieved to go, but at this time, she took a closer look at Ma, and sure enough, she was in a lot of spirit......s.

Except for Tianbao, who is still young and doesn't feel the difference, everyone else knows that the old lady's reception banquet has only been around for a few days and there is a "family banquet", what must be said.

Changsheng looked at his brother, looked at a few nephews, and reflected on the performance of his Jiangnan party and the hard work in the private school in Dongfu.

Among them, there is a cold salad with five silks, which is a vegetarian dish made of spinach, vermicelli, mycelium, kelp, and egg skin, which is the recipe he changed from this trip to Jiangning, which is right for his appetite and eats most of the plate.

There is also a dish of fried tofu, which he used to dislike with the smell of beany and never sticked, but now he also has a few chopsticks in a row.

Because it is a young son and a younger brother, everyone is partial to Changsheng a little, although it is not a constraint to raise Changsheng with a rude surname, but it has developed a picky eater.

He doesn't make a fuss about a delicious meal, but if the food is not his appetite, he only moves a few chopsticks.

Li and Chu Yu couldn't bear to let him go hungry, and the kitchen of Caofu kept cooking new dishes.

Everyone knows Changsheng's picky eater, and now that he eats the kelp and tofu that he doesn't even touch, he can't help but be a little sideways.

But you don't speak, you don't sleep, and this is not the time to speak.

When everyone finished eating and rinsed their mouths, Cao Haofang said to Changsheng: "After going out for a walk, your appetite is better than before......

Changsheng sneered: "Earlier, my younger brother was ignorant, so he let his wife and sister-in-law follow him...... It's not a child, and it's really coaxed to be willing to eat? Even if others can eat it, my younger brother should be able to eat it. In the world, no one can do what he wants, and if he can't restrain his appetite, then what can he do? ”

This makes a lot of sense.

Cao Hao nodded and said, "You can think like this, it can be seen that you have really grown up......"

There was nothing else to do, only Tianbao lowered his head, and his chin was already on the placket.

Zuo Cheng sat on the top of Tianbao, and when he saw his appearance as a little quail, he couldn't help laughing, lowered his head and said softly: "The fifth brother of Ming'er is also starting to be a picky eater, and the master will praise the fifth brother ......."

Tianbao raised his head, his eyes were shining, and he quietly asked, "Really?" ”

Zuo Cheng nodded without hesitation.

Tianbao looked at his little uncle, and then at his father, and his little appearance was also a little serious.

It's a pity that he didn't stick to his seriousness for a while, and he became annoyed, because Cao Hao sent a message asking everyone to follow him to the study in the front yard. This "many" does not include Tianbao.

Tianyou and the others had already guessed that Cao Hao had something to say, so they gathered their brothers; Changsheng followed behind his brother, and he was a little puzzled.

Although the eldest brother is like a father, the upbringing of immortality is also Cao Hao's heart.

But because Changsheng is an uncle after all, Cao Hao rarely put their uncles and nephews together to preach.

When he arrived at the study, Cao Hao did not rush to tell them any big truths, but asked Zuo Cheng to tell them about Yongliang and ask everyone's opinions.

Tianyou's perception is similar to Zuo Cheng's, and he feels that Yongliang is self-inflicted; Hang Seng is similar to Zuo Zhu, thinking that he is a little pitiful.

Among the five, only Changsheng has never seen Yongliang.

He pondered for a while and said: "He is already the head of the family, and in the face of giving birth and raising grace, he should have found a more appropriate solution, but he deliberately deceived and acted unfairly, and fell into the inferior, and when he reached the current situation, he was indeed self-inflicted; But when he was young, he left his biological parents, even if he was doted on by his adoptive mother, but without the guidance of his father and brother, it was inevitable that he would act less atmospheric, and his thinking was not thoughtful enough, and he was really pitiful.

If you want to say that Fang Cai's words of "overcoming the appetite" are eye-catching, then Changsheng's words now make everyone impressed.

Cao Hao nodded appreciatively, and looked at the eyes of the four Tianyou people that were a little unkind: "Two sides of the same thing, you can think about it when you think about it." In this world, who is bad with pus from the soles of his feet and sores on his head, which is not good at all? Tianyou and Zuo Cheng are two, the defense is too heavy, love to think badly, and it is easy to be biased; Zuozhu and Hengsheng are too soft-hearted, always thinking about the benefits of others, and sometimes they lose their position......"

When the four of them saw him speak, they all got up and stood with their hands down.

I heard Cao Hao continue: "The ancients all said, 'self-cultivation Qi family rules the world', 'rule the world' and don't talk about him, only 'self-cultivation Qi family'." You also understand the truth that you should understand, and you have also learned the knowledge that you should learn, is it 'sincerity'? Is it 'right'? 'The heart is right and then the body is cultivated, and the body is cultivated and then the family is together'...... Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng have already married their wives, and Tianyou and Hengsheng will get married soon, can any of you tell me for sure that you feel that you are 'sincere and right-hearted' and can 'cultivate your family'? ”

Although I don't understand the reason for Cao Hao's "self-cultivation Qi family" theory, but no one in the brothers dared to say this big thing, and the self-cultivation Qi family was originally the virtuous behavior of the ancient Confucian.

"Nowadays, the people are secular and the men ignore the inner house, and the housework is entrusted to their wives." The wife, Qi also, worship together', the 'Qi' here is the match, and the 'Qi' of the 'Qi family' is different, but it is inextricably linked. Mrs. Ning Si died of dystocia due to stimulation, not because her husband's biological mother came to the door to entangle, but because her husband was hiding in the golden house, and the husband and wife were separated...... Mrs. Ning Si is dead, the rival is not there, Yongliang is difficult to support alone, and he can't survive......" Cao Hao took a sip of tea, and then said: "The world requires women to follow three virtues and four virtues, not to be jealous or jealous, but think about it, if Tianhui is married, your brother-in-law asks Tianhui to abide by the 'virtuous' for his filial piety to his elders, to manage housework, and to take concubines and concubines to spend time and wine, what will you do?" ”

Although these brothers have different surnames, they have the same heart for Tianhui.

After listening to Cao Hao's last sentence, I couldn't stand it.

Tianyou gritted his teeth and said: "Who said that as long as women are 'virtuous', men don't pay attention to morality?" Tianhui is the pearl of the Cao family, if he dares to regard it as rubble, our brothers will naturally regard him as a thief! ”

Zuo Zhu nodded and said: "That's it, that is, if he really dares to do this, his son will take the fourth brother to beat him first, and then let the eldest brother and the second brother think of a lesson to him slowly." If you don't have a long lesson, then you don't deserve a big sister. ”

Zuo Cheng said: "It is difficult to find a three-legged toad in this world, and the two-legged person is still missing?" Father-in-law and mother-in-law are not uncommon chastity archways, so that the eldest sister 'Hugh' is. ”

Hengsheng said: "Is the eldest sister going to be a husband and wife with him, not a mother for him?" Why does the eldest sister work hard to run the house here, and lose respect there? If you don't marry someone like that, you don't have to marry. ”

The four brothers said the same, but because they loved their sister very much, none of them were willing to let their sister compromise.

Changsheng listened, although he was not asked by his brother, but he was also thinking about this question in his heart.

If his niece is really wronged when she gets married, then he, who is an uncle, must first cover his head and beat the boy surnamed Shu to relieve his anger.

Pick up my niece and take her back to her parents' house...... He didn't object either.

Although the Cao family is not a wealthy family, they can afford to raise an aunt and grandmother; The elder brother doesn't love fame, so he won't force his niece to compromise at his in-law's house for the sake of looking good.

Looking at the indignant appearance of the little brothers, Cao Hao did not speak immediately, but ate a few sips of tea slowly, and then raised his head and said lightly: "God blesses her to have a brother like you, it is her blessing; My love for your mother is no less than your brotherhood...... But don't forget, you also have a brother-in-law, a brother-in-law, and a father-in-law and mother-in-law......"

When the four of them heard this, they looked at each other.

They couldn't imagine how the conversation could turn back to them.

Cao Hao put down the teacup, sneered, and said, "Even if the in-laws are outsiders, what about their own family?" For His Holiness' sake, I should not have said this to you; But if you are still like Fang Cai, using Yongliang as an example, it is difficult for you to empathize...... When I was young, I wasn't close to your grandfather, and I even had a grudge in my heart......"

This sentence shocked everyone's faces.

In the hearts of everyone, Cao Hao is a benevolent and filial person, and they all learn from each other.

The son resents Lao Tzu, which is not only "unfilial", but also "disobedient".

No wonder people can't believe it.

Cao Hao continued: "You grew up in Cao Mansion, there are no rights and wrongs around you, even if you hear about the rivalry between other people's relatives and the enmity of father and son, it is only a story, but you don't know, I almost became a father and son enmity with your grandfather back then...... There is no other reason than that your grandfather favored the concubine at that time, which made your grandmother sad and sick...... On the one hand, the loving mother who is pregnant in October, and on the other hand, the strict father, in the hearts of children, there is no need to choose who is light and who is heavy. It's just that although I am resentful in my heart, I am young, so I can only accompany my mother more and act like a childish child to make her happy; Thinking that if I was older, I would have to find a way to deal with the concubine's room, and the provincial mother would be sad and the family house would be uneasy...... There was a son in the concubine's room, and he was my brother-in-law...... I can treat my cousins as if they were my compatriots, but I can't treat my cousins as siblings. Who is the younger brother, the son of the mother's enemy, how can he be regarded as a sibling without guilt? He was spoiled by the master, and after I went to Beijing, I became a bully at home and robbed the puppy raised by your third aunt. As a result, he annoyed the puppy, was bitten a few times, and was even frightened, and died...... I got the news, but I didn't lose my hands and feet, but I was worried that your third aunt was too self-blaming and had a knot...... People's hearts are biased, and no one is a saint. No matter how peaceful the face is, you will have evil thoughts when you are in a hurry......"

He said in a flat tone, but everyone was thundering in their hearts.

Unexpectedly, Caofu, which was regarded as a happy land by their brothers, had such turbulent waves; The Li family, who is considered by them to be blessed with longevity and health, has suffered so many grievances; The loving and wise Cao Yin actually had a time when he spoiled his concubine and killed his wife...... And their father and brother Cao Hao, when the children next to him were innocent, they had resentment in their hearts because of the alienation of their parents...... Regardless of others, Tianyou and Changsheng are the closest to Cao Yin, and their expressions are complicated at this time.

Cao Hao's gaze slid from Tianyou's face and fell on Changsheng, and said, "When I say this, I don't mean to turn over old accounts and accuse my father of my faults. I have already learned from this, so I have the peace in the house. Tell you and a few of your nephews to encourage them. Speaking of this, he looked at the crowd: "Men and women who eat and drink, everyone has a lustful heart, and I am not asking you to be saints. Just thinking that you will really have a time when you can't hold on in the future, think more about what I am saying today; If you have the mind to sit on the blessings of all people, think of your eldest sister...... There is no reason why our girls are treasures and other people's girls are grass mustards...... You are self-cultivation, and you will have room to speak in front of your brother-in-law in the future......"

(To be continued)