After eating, the old lady hugged the ripples and teased her, Xu Ye shouted to go out to play, and the grandparents and grandchildren were happy. Han's mother smacked her tongue and licked her lips and came over to thank her, and her grandson and puppy stared directly at the little leaves with Shengxue's skin.

The old lady let go of the ripples, Xu Ye immediately took his cousin's little hand and ran out, Xiao Yezi followed closely behind, and the little dog involuntarily followed.

"Come and sit next to me and watch the tea." Today, the old lady seems to be in good spirits, and there is nothing sleepy.

Mother Han came over with a smile, she was not used to sitting on a chair, so she chose a low stool to sit down.

The old lady asked, "I don't know if the food on Yuelan's side tastes good, but does it taste?" “

Mother Han clasped her palms together and chanted the Buddha: "It looks like chicken, duck and goose meat, but as soon as you put it in your mouth, it melts, and I really don't know how to describe the taste, I ate three bowls of fragrant rice in a row." This time, I have entrusted you with the blessing of the old man, and I have also tasted the delicacies of the Guogong family, and even the thatched house in your house is more noble than the house we live in. ”

The old lady smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it's just some home-cooked food, but the materials are more exquisite, the process is more troublesome, and there is nothing special." In order to honor me, the children specially invited the imperial chef and famous chefs from all over the world to teach the skills to the daughters-in-law. By the way, is the yard of the house still strong? ”

Mother Han secretly said that the opportunity had come, and said with a sigh: "How can it be strong, the courtyard has no door, the courtyard wall has also collapsed, one of the three houses has an open skylight, and it becomes a ditch when it rains." ”

The old lady hurriedly asked how many cattle, sheep and livestock there were? The old lady then cried and chattered non-stop, and said: "There is only one donkey left in the house, and the fool Feng of the big camp said that he wanted to grind noodles, and borrowed the donkey, where is the flour to grind?" Dare to love is to kick the mule with the mule and horse.

After more than ten days, I asked my son to bring it back, and the donkey was so thin that he couldn't walk. Feng fooled the donkey's buttocks and quibbled that he would not eat the forage. Is it homesick and wants to lose weight, you say it's infuriating? I borrowed my family's seeds in vain, and I was so hungry that I couldn't pull the mill. ”

Before the words were finished, the maids under the old lady all covered their mouths and laughed, some turned their backs to rub their stomachs, and some simply ran to the outer room to roll on the kang and laugh.

Zhulan felt that the words were vulgar, and coughed from time to time, wanting the old lady to leave quickly, but Han's mother deliberately turned a blind eye and kept her face as if nothing had happened.

The old lady sighed; "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. I think our family seems to be better than a year, but the cost can scare the individual, and everyone in each room has to provide for their relatives. This is used to reaching out in vain, and a short tael of silver can make a fuss with you, thanks to Hao'er and his wife, who are careful and can control people.

And the housekeepers below are also looking for decency, fighting for fame, and eating well. There are fewer and fewer people who are willing to be diligent and thrifty in their clothes, so it is not as good as before. ”

Mother Han said: "My Buddha! Can't you say that the camel drawer is still worried about the donkey? If you say it's hard time. I'm afraid that only the palace is better in the world. ”

The old lady smiled and said, "Anyway, I'm old, and this inheritance is theirs, so don't worry about that." ”

Mother Han flattered: "I see that the old lady is tougher than my peasant family, even if she can carry water." Besides, the earthen jar can also wear down the iron spoon. ”

Seeing her speak rudely, Zhulan became more and more vigorous, coughed again and raised her chin. Only then did Han's mother get up and say goodbye.

The old lady said a few words that often came and went. rewarded thirty taels of silver, and Xiao and Mu Ningxue also sent people to send twenty taels each. Qingwen specially sent thirty taels according to Xu Hao's instructions, plus exactly one hundred taels of silver, which is undoubtedly a huge amount of money for the current Han family.

The little dog and Xu Ye were playing in the yard, Han's mother came out with a thousand thanks, and Zhulan asked Sister-in-law Ye to send her grandchildren out. The messenger was ordered to prepare a carriage, which was loaded with rice and noodles and other things.

Sister-in-law Ye took her grandparents and grandchildren all the way out, and when she just walked near the stable, she met a chubby middle-aged woman, dressed in black, wearing a leather hat, and leading a little girl into it.

Seeing Sister-in-law Ye, the woman sneered: "Congratulations! I heard that you have been exalted today. After saying that, he walked away.

Mother Han looked at Sister-in-law Ye coldly and frowned slightly, and asked secretly, "Which room is this aunt and grandmother?" ”

Sister-in-law Ye said: "It's Shu Erniang in the palm of her hand, and it's the wife of Mu Fu, the third housekeeper, who said that I went over the branch and bypassed her to send you out, so I'm angry." ”

Mother Han secretly remembered it in her heart, and asked again: "Then who is the second housekeeper of the big housekeeper?" ”

Sister-in-law Ye said: "Since Father Li passed away, the housekeeper has changed in a few years, and he has changed one stubble after another. Those who have a foundation and hope either become officials, or follow the Xu family to make a fortune, move out and set up their own doors so that their children and grandchildren can study and practice martial arts. The current big housekeeper is Xu Gui, the henchman of the second master, and the second housekeeper is Sixi's husband. In fact, the real internal and external housekeepers are Li Dong and Yuelan Zhulan, in addition to Muyun, Zhu Gao, and Wang Yong's family, they are the most trusted by the third young master, this is called close to Zhu Zhechi, who takes care of the family business inside and outside the house without showing the mountain dew. ”

Mother Han sighed: "It's really as deep as the sea, there are so many people up and down, I can't remember the name alone." ”

"Not really!" Sister-in-law Ye said: "This is not counting the two branches opposite and next door, together with the relatives, there are nearly a thousand people, even I have been in the Xu family for several years, and I have not remembered it all until now." Let's just talk about the old Li family, except for Li Dong, who is not a group of people? In short, the young master often said that a person who has attained the Tao chicken dog ascends to heaven, and wealth will be rewarded in the end. ”

As she spoke, Mother Han took out five coins of silver to give away, but Sister-in-law Ye smiled and insisted on not accepting it, helped her grandparents and grandchildren to get into the car, and went back happily.

Sister-in-law Ye, as Xu Ye's nurse, wants to gain a foothold in the Xu family for a long time, in addition to taking care of the young master, she has often rushed to help with some errands recently, and she will inevitably be suspected of robbing others of their jobs.

She didn't want to go back to Qianshoutang to annoy Shu Erniang and others, so she simply went to the Sixi room not far from the Weeping Flower Gate to eat tea and rest, to say that Shu Erniang was originally a family member who Mu Ningxue married, and she should have belonged to the same faction as her, but she has always been more close to Sixi.

Yuelan and Zhulan are naturally Xu Hao's people, but in the inner house, Yuelan is undoubtedly the first confidant of the old lady, and Zhulan is inclined to the second wife, Xiao.

In fact, for Mu Ningxue, because there is no one in the family who may threaten her, she is as loose as her husband, and treats everyone almost equally, regardless of who is near and who is far. With Xu Hao as the biggest backer, and he is the lord of the Mu family, and he also gave birth to his eldest son-in-law, Xu Ye, there is really no need to play any tricks, he is fair and fair, so who dares to disagree?

However, it is inevitable that the people below will have their own small circles, and it is inevitable to compete for power, which is normal human nature, and no matter where you are, you can't avoid vulgarity.

Sixi was not in the house, and as soon as Sister-in-law Ye ate a cup of tea, she saw the daughter-in-law on duty running over and shouting: "Sister Ye, the housekeeper's grandmother is calling you in the back room, come on." ”

Sister-in-law Ye hurriedly came out, and saw Xu Gui's family saying to the daughters-in-law: "Hurry up and report to the inner house, the third aunt and grandmother, Princess An, are here, please come out to greet the wives." ”

Princess An is Xu Da's third daughter, married to Zhu Yuanzhang's twenty-second son, Zhu Ying, King An, and is eight years older than Xu Miaojin.

Over the years, he has been living in the fiefdom of Pingliang, Zhu Ying is very low-key, never involved in any right and wrong, and Princess An does not return to Beijing at leisure.

Mainly Zhu Ying suffers from having no heirs, there is only one daughter named Zhu Xianyuan under his knees, she is 14 years old this year, she returned to Beijing this year to meet the emperor, and after returning to her mother's house, Princess An took her daughter to visit.

The Xu family suddenly got busy, and Sister-in-law Ye went to wait in front of Qianshoutang with the daughters-in-law on duty. After a while, I saw Xu Hai leading the way in front, four eunuchs pushing a yellow square car, and more than a dozen small servants hugged and helped push them, and they all ran out after passing the Yimen.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper's daughter-in-law, the women stood in several rows, the palace maid opened the curtain and put the car bench, and the beautiful Princess An and her daughter Pingliang got out of the car and helped the palace maids to turn the shadow wall of the hall.

The three wives came out with a large group of maids, holding hands with each other, and they seemed to be very affectionate after not seeing each other for many years.

Talking and laughing, he walked into Qianshou Hall, and the old lady was supported by Yuelan Xiufeng, standing under the hall with a smile.

Princess An hurriedly walked a few steps without waiting for the old lady to see her first, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed first, and Zhu Xianyuan also knelt down to say goodbye when she saw this.

The old lady shed tears with emotion and stepped forward to help her niece up. It turned out that the imperial court was quietly continuing to weaken the power of the major vassal kings, and several times ordered that the royal palaces should not serve soldiers and civilians without permission and accumulate property.

The Jin Palaces and the Qin Palaces bore the brunt of the attacks, and after the King of Qi was imprisoned in the capital, they were respectively dismissed from the three guards under the pretext of being imprisoned.

And Xu Da's second son-in-law, Wang Zhugui, had a bad reputation and a violent personality, and was repeatedly accused of misconduct by officials and the people.

Recently, the imperial court listed his 32 charges and summoned him to Beijing, but Zhu Gui did not come, which can be said to have openly swept Zhu Gaochi's face.

What can Xu Hao say about this? The second aunt is the princess, and she was implicated by her husband and could not return to Beijing to meet her relatives.

Zhu Gui, the acting king, himself wore a pair of pants with the four Zhu Di, and when he wanted to echo the soldiers, he was killed by the court officials in time, and was escorted back to the capital and degraded to the common people for several years.

Therefore, even if the army fails, it is also supported, and the nature is completely different from that of the Gu Wang and other brothers, and the merit is no less than that of Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, and the natural status of meritorious deeds is above that of the vassal kings.

And the wife of the family is Xu Da's daughter, Xu Hao and the old Zhang family, with such a strong relative of the Three Kingdoms, made Zhu Gui even more unscrupulous.

Princess An has to write a letter every month to plead for mercy, Xu Hao is in the way of the whole family, Zhu Gaochi is in the way of his dead father, the brothers know that they can't do anything to the acting king, at most they cut off the guards and make him a toothless tiger, and they can't be the one who is in trouble.

Besides, if he lent Zhu Gaochi ten guts, he didn't dare to do anything to his uncles.

Thinking about Xu Da's four daughters, the eldest daughter Empress Dowager Xu has passed away, the second daughter has been affected by her husband all the year round, the third daughter is worried about having no offspring, and the younger daughter is still in the boudoir, it seems that she plans not to marry for the rest of her life, in short, even if they are all prosperous and rich, everyone is not happy. (To be continued......)