In mid-April, Mr. Jin and Qin Yan were sent out of Beijing here, and Xu Hui, who was bringing his wife and daughter, to Beijing, and Xu Yu was outside all day long.

However, Xu Run was in a bad mood and his old illness relapsed, and he recovered for a month.

Only then did his mother, Mrs. Xu, know that Qin Yan was gone, and that a North Korean celebrity had accepted her as a righteous daughter, and she was also happy for Qin Yan.

Interestingly, Xu Hao's entry into Beijing was personally ordered by Xu Hao, and Zhu Hao's stay in Beijing was also taken care of by him, and he obviously attached special importance to Xu and Zhu.

Even if he didn't know that these two were Zhu Zhishan's grandfather and maternal grandfather, it was because of their extraordinary talents, the so-called close to Zhu Zhechi, Xu Hao hoped that they could influence the Xu family's nephews.

In addition, Ma Yu, who has been traveling abroad for two years, finally entered Beijing.

Xu Hao likes Zhu Hao's generous character and poetry very much, and also admires Xu Hao's elegant handwriting. The four great talents of the south of the Yangtze River, Tang Bohu's paintings, and the words of Zhu Zhishan, are famous for future generations. Zhu Zhishan's character is deeply influenced by his maternal grandfather.

Xu Hui's hand-me-down work "Farewell Post", which is now treasured in the Palace Museum in Beiping, is a generation of masters of the Wuzhong School of calligraphy. During this period, Xu Hui's calligraphy was closely related to his age and life experience, and his calligraphy was overwhelming.

Xu Youzhen in history has reached middle age and experienced the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, and his words have gradually become out of the norm; After middle age, he was in a high position and began to learn Wang Xizhi, which was antique; In his later years, he dismissed the official and returned to the countryside, saw through the red dust, and his calligraphy tended to be bold and indulgent.

Zhu Hao, who retired at the age of 60, also swept away the restraint when he was an official, became humorous and free, spoke vividly, and was deeply loved and respected by the people in his hometown. And Xu Youzhen is also highly respected, after all, his deeds did not know anything at the time, and Zhu Zhishan's temperament and achievements are obviously inseparable from these two old men.

Xu Hui, who settled down, was not in a good mood, as soon as the old people around his mother were unable to leave their homeland, they all stayed in his hometown, and his mother's daily life was very unaccustomed; Second, his wife gave birth to two daughters in a row, and he recently became pregnant, so there is no way to solve that aspect.

Although his mother and wife persuaded him to take a concubine, Xu Hui hesitated for this, although the famous prostitutes on the Qinhuai River were good, but the emperor didn't like them, so he wanted to find a small family of scholars and jasper, who was innocent and perfect.

The problem is that the difficulty is not small, and there is no suitable candidate in a short time, so he pays attention to protecting his reputation, so he thinks about hiring a few women first, and occasionally calling them to the study to hunt wild food, and he is not responsible, killing two birds with one stone.

However, Jinling is full of wealthy families, except for women who do not need to make money to support their families, but all the better women do not worry about finding a job, and those who seek ways to make a living everywhere can be said to be unable to pick out a good one out of 10,000.

Xu Hui, who didn't know about it, didn't consult in advance, and rashly posted a notice to hire people, and soon a bunch of women came.

The housekeeper who adhered to the instructions of the young master carefully selected two relatively young people, both of whom were locals, one was thirty-seven or eighteen years old, with a good face, who liked to apply a thick layer of fat powder, with a ponytail crown on his hair bun, and a pair of bloomer legs, which were as loose as two cloth bags, which was a bit different from ordinary people.

Every day, I put a colored paper flower diagonally, and I twist my waist and butt when I walk, okay.

Xu Huo thinks it's okay, but he himself has no appetite, but he didn't expect this mother-in-law to go around as soon as she came, not to say that this steals, or that thief, since she entered the house, the incidents of family quarrels and discord have skyrocketed.

The other is not an ordinary person, forty years old, the body is well maintained, the front chest is unusually plump, and it is said that he has been a wet nurse for more than ten years.

After serving his wife twice a day, he didn't do anything extra. Whoever summoned her, she pretended to be deaf and dumb and didn't hear.

As soon as he had free time, he wore a pair of bright red thin-soled embroidered shoes, shook his fan to find the men in the outer house, the elder brother was long, the uncle was short, and he sat on the earthen kang in the kitchen, huddled in the crowd and laughed to his heart's content.

will sneak out for a little half a day every other day, according to the next person, she came out to find those lonely men to relieve their boredom and make an appointment. Every time I see Xu Hui, I have the same provocative eyes and bold style.

How can Xu Hui look down on them? He was dismissed in less than half a month.

Last year, Xu Hui had a hot fight with Huilan, and occasionally talked about it, but was heard by Wednesday, who was driving for Huilan, and told Huilan that his wife, Second Sister Xu, was willing to come in to serve his wife, and praised his wife for doing anything.

It turned out that Second Sister Xu's business was not completed, and she was idle at home. Hui Lan had long heard of the reputation of the second sister, and she had cleaned up Pan Laosan, she must be a clever person, she wanted to meet each other, and she was curious about how she cleaned up.

So Huilan said to Xu Hui and recommended the second sister to come in, but Xu Hui couldn't refuse, so she reluctantly agreed.

Second Sister Xu is a smart person, since she cleaned up Pan Laosan, she was worried that she would be retaliated against by the Pan family for doing business, so she was ready to hide at home for a year and a half.

When she went home on Wednesday and told her about it, Second Sister Xu saw that Xu Huo was a talented man from the Jiangnan family, and she had a close relationship with the British government, and the salary she gave was very good, so she thought about it a little and agreed.

In this way, the second sister Xu was dressed up in a bad way, with thin grease powder, lightly swept the moth eyebrows, wore a new moon cloth long skirt, added a dark green vest, water-green silk pants, a double-ring girl hair pin pinned with a green hairpin, the embroidered shoes on her feet were raised three inches long, looking like a three-inch golden lotus, a thin waist like a willow, a good age of twenty-five or sixteen.

took her husband's car and arrived at Xu's house, because the young lady was pregnant, the housekeeper led the second sister Xu to see Xu Huo first.

"Young master, the lady of the Zhou family is here."

"Hmm."

Xu Hui, who was reading a book, didn't care, it was just a coachman's daughter-in-law. Because of the lessons of the past, he no longer has any hope for the idle women comrades in Jinling, and he may not know what kind of moth he is, but he is only strongly recommended by Huilan, but it is just a face.

"The slave family has seen the young master, I wish the young master to enter the priesthood and the first, step by step."

Second Sister Xu peeked at the master's house as she spoke, Si Swenwen's white-faced scholar has an elegant temperament, but unfortunately she looks shorter.

"Huh!" Xu Hui'er listened to the soft and glutinous Wu language, which was very crisp and good-sounding, raised his head in surprise, and was stunned and greatly shocked.

I thought Wednesday's daughter-in-law was a rough and stupid woman, but I didn't expect it to be like a flower, to be honest, compared to Huilan's appearance, it is difficult to distinguish between them. It's really annoying, my lady is not as good-looking as someone else's coachman's wife.

Of course, such things are very common, so Xu Huo didn't get entangled, and naturally put away the contempt and snubbing people by their appearance, and asked a few words with a pleasant face instead, and was very satisfied with Second Sister Xu's answer, and happily ordered the housekeeper to take her in to see Mrs.

Mrs. Xu's maiden name is Tian, and when she saw Second Sister Xu, she was very satisfied. Staying at home for only one day, the second sister Xu was meticulous in her service, especially the good dishes, ten times smarter than ordinary Beijing cooks, and even Mrs. Xu, who was picky about her diet, praised her greatly.

When Second Sister Xu returned home that night, Wednesday hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

"It's good." Second Sister Xu took off the cui hairpin and spread her hair, "Mrs. is a kind person and sympathetic, and Mrs. is also very polite, but looking at her behavior, everyone is picky and not easy to serve, but I just concentrate on serving my wife." ”

"That's good." Wednesday asked again, "What about Xu Hui?"

"Him?" Second Sister Xu looked at her husband's expression and said with a smile: "A talented man who is worthy of his reputation is like gold and jade, and he is dashing. Oops, it's admirable when I see it. ”

Wednesday hehe laughed, "You're here again." The talent is not fake, but it's a pity that the five short figures, the appearance is passable, I don't think it's as tall and handsome as I am Wednesday. ”

"Phew! Then why do you knowingly ask?" Second Sister Xu glanced at her husband and walked to the washbasin, "It's better to be famous than to meet, and it's just a scholar." ”

Wednesday, who has always been obedient to his wife, smiled, the second sister is a woman who knows how to be amorous, does not stick to etiquette, and acts a little freewheeling, which can be seen in the design of seducing Pan Laosan that day.

As the saying goes, poor couples mourn for a hundred days, and in the past, they relied on their wives to use their posture to make some money and support their families, which is also the way that Second Sister Xu is used to when she is a child.

There are many, many such women, regardless of ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, such as the proprietress of a tavern inn, a woman who does a small business, and often flirts with guests and scolds a few words, even if they are eaten small tofu, it doesn't matter, it does not affect their character, just to survive.

Wednesday doesn't mind, he knows that his wife will never violate the bottom line, the reason why he asked, in addition to the little unease, also contains care and adjustment, which is the habit of life of other couples.

The next day, Second Sister Xu got up early, cooked breakfast for her husband, and walked to Xu's house.

After entering the inner house, when his wife got up and was combing her hair, Xu Hui walked in to greet her and said, "I invited a doctor from Xu's Mansion today, come and see her."

Mrs. Xu asked, "Men and women?"

Xu Huo smiled: "Naturally, it's a woman."

Mrs. Xu turned to ask Second Sister Xu, "I have heard that the doctor in Xu's Mansion is good, Second Sister, do you say it is true or false?"

"Really." Second Sister Xu said: "No one in Jinling knows about the female doctor's door, and the women's doctor's door was founded by the people of the Xu Mansion."

"That's good." Mrs. Xu nodded, "Let's see it later." ”

Half an hour later, Xu Hui led a woman in her thirties to walk in, and the second sister Xu, who was holding his wife, saw that the doctor looked dignified, not like an ordinary doctor, and carried a leather bag in her hand.

After a few pleasantries, Xu Huo went out, and she followed into the house. The female doctor put the leather bag on the table, opened it and took out a white garment, and put it on her body, which looked clean and capable, giving people a sense of sacredness.

After washing her hands, the female doctor took out two more things, and Mrs. Xu asked in a low voice, "What is that?"

Second Sister Xu shook her head and said, "I don't know." Then he took the initiative to ask, "Sir, what are you?"

The female doctor said, "This is a pulse listener and a thermometer. Your wife is to check the lower body, and these two things are enough. ”

After speaking, she walked into the back room, Mrs. Xu's maiden name was Peifang, and she was lying on the copper bed in front of her at the moment, with bamboo leaves hanging on all sides.

The maid lifted the tent aside, took down a pair of royal blue brocade spring quilts to cover the lower half of her body, rolled up a lake silk brocade quilt behind her, and helped the young lady to lean.

Second Sister Xu saw that the young lady was wearing a light-colored Tianzhu silk jacket, her hair was combed and shiny, there was no fat powder on her face, and her face was only a little sallow, but in addition, she looked very healthy.

Pei Fang didn't see the wife behind her, she smiled at the female doctor and nodded, and Second Sister Xu quickly walked in and moved a square stool and put it away.

The female doctor said, "Then you're welcome." He sat down on the stool and said, "Please give me my hand, Madame." (To be continued......)