In the past, the Chinese New Year was lively, but this year, because of the need to defend the country and filial piety, the entire capital is deserted. Not to mention firecrackers, gongs and drums, and lanterns are all white.

When An An came over, he looked at Brother Fu'er and hugged him in his arms and kissed: "Fu'er, I miss my aunt to death." ”

Fu Ge'er wanted to break free from her embrace in disgust, but An An hugged her tightly and didn't let go.

Tan Jingye said with a smile: "You take it easy, don't be awkward with Brother Fu." ”

An An was unhappy, and raised her voice and said, "Am I such a person who doesn't know the severity? ”

Tan Jingye didn't mean anything else, he just felt that he had to be careful if he wasn't his own child, and if he bumped into Fu Jingene and Qingshu, he would feel distressed.

Qingshu thought about what An An said before, and said with a smile: "Jingye, your brother-in-law is free today, you can ask him any questions today." ”

Tan Jingye really had a lot of questions to ask Fu Jingene, and he was not polite at the moment.

The two of them are brothers-in-law, and Fu Jingene also intends to cultivate him, so he is not polite: "You go to the study with me!" ”

After the two left, An An muttered: "Sister, after I told him about Enke, he was like a chicken every day, he got up at dawn to read, and then didn't sleep until midnight." I was worried that he wouldn't be able to survive like this, but I didn't listen to him no matter how much I tried to persuade him. Sister, you and your brother-in-law can help me persuade him! ”

She knew in her heart that what she said did not work for Qingshu and Tan Jingye.

Qingshu shook his head and said: "Jingye is not a three-year-old child, he knows these things in his heart." If you really don't feel at ease, you should keep an eye on moving around, especially after three meals. ”

"Well, we take a walk every day after dinner."

Qingshu quipped: "What, aren't you afraid of the cold now?" ”

I thought that in the past, when it was winter, she hated to be nested in the greenhouse with Mrs. Gu, and at that time, going to the school every day was like being tortured.

"Don't be afraid, I don't feel so cold now."

After speaking, An An said: "Sister, I'm afraid there will be many people who want to borrow it when I wait for next year's exam." ”

Last year, many people interceded with her, but she politely refused.

Qingshu smiled and said, "Unless it's particularly close or can't be shirked, neither I nor your brother-in-law will agree to anyone else." ”

An An smiled and said, "Sister, your house is so beautiful, it's a pity to leave it like this." ”

"Do you have any good proposals?"

An An said: "Sister, you can rent out this house, our house will definitely have a reputation and spend a lot of money to rent it." ”

Especially those rich and wealthy families, they must pay any price for their children to be admitted to the Jinshi and enter the office.

Qingshu refused without thinking about it: "I don't lack that money, what are I going to do with renting out the house?" And in case the tenants don't take care of this house, they will make a mess inside and make up for it. ”

Rent it out, what's the joke? In case the cellar is discovered, even if the other party does not steal the wine, the fine wine that spreads out to the house will not be saved.

An An shook his head: "Sister, I know you don't lack this money, but the house is easy to fall into if no one lives in it." ”

Qingshu shook his head and said, "No." Xijiao Hutong is relatively small, so I may bring two children to live here in the summer. ”

Although the house in Xijiao Hutong is also three entrances with a garden, the area is only three-fifths the size of here. And there is no pool in the garden, and the main courtyard and its surroundings are bare, unlike here where there are trees in the main courtyard and next to it that can help block some of the sun.

An An also felt that the house would be bad if it was deserted, and when she saw Qingshu saying this, she didn't persuade her.

Seeing Qingshu suddenly clutching his stomach, An An asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you, are you uncomfortable?" ”

Qingshu smiled and said, "No, I'm just a little hungry, just eat a snack." ”

After Qingshu ate a piece of osmanthus cake, An An looked at her stomach and said, "Sister, why don't you show any nostalgia for more than three months?" ”

"Now I'm wearing thicker, so if it's summer, I can see it clearly."

Afraid that An An would talk about the child again, Qingshu quickly changed the topic: "What gift did you send back this year?" ”

Although the family is separated, as a child, he still has to buy things for his parents on three festivals a year.

An An chuckled and said, "I don't have as much money as my sister you, I'm poor, so I gave some special products to the capital." ”

Qing Shu couldn't help but ask: "If you don't pay the dividends of the dyeing workshop, how about the interest of the shop and the field under your name in a year, there are two or three thousand taels of silver, why do you always say that you are poor?" What did you do with your money? ”

An An said with some emotion: "Sister, although I used to manage the house, I didn't know that the expenses were so big. I am the only one in the family, but the two of us in the family spend seventy or eighty taels of silver every month. ”

"That year, it will cost you 1,800 taels of silver, and you can still have more than half left!"

An An shook his head and said, "Sister, this does not include the money for the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone of the business and the cost of going out to socialize. As for me, I also have to buy some clothes and jewelry, and I can't save any money after all the miscellaneous things. ”

"I don't have children yet, and the cost of waiting for children will be greater, so I am ready to save the dividends from the dyeing mill and the braised meat shop."

It was also the way to see Shu Fu'er that An An knew that it was really expensive to raise a child well. Therefore, she wants to save more money for her children.

"Money has to be saved, but don't be yourself. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, tell me. ”

An An shook his head and said, "Sister, I have a family, and I have to solve things by myself." ”

Of course, if she encounters something that can't be solved, she won't hold on, and she will definitely ask Qingshu for help.

Qingshu smiled and nodded.

An An hesitated and asked in a low voice, "Sister, is Sister Yi An okay now?" ”

"It's good."

An An asked with some disbelief, "Really?" But I heard that the Queen Mother didn't like her. also said that after the nine girls of the filial piety Zhang family are finished, they will enter the palace, and as soon as they enter the palace, they will be concubines. ”

Qing Shu asked with some surprise, "Where did you hear about this?" ”

"I listened to Yu Qing. Sister, Yu Qing's sister-in-law's in-laws are related to the Zhang family. Her sister-in-law came back a few years ago and talked to them. ”

Qingshu kept this in mind, but his face was not obvious: "The queen mother had already intended to let the emperor accept the daughter of the Zhang family, but the emperor refused." After filial piety, it is estimated that they will not be able to do so. ”

An An shook his head and said: "The emperor does not accept the daughter of the Zhang family as a concubine, and the queen mother will definitely put this account on Sister Yi'an's head." When she marries in the future, she can still give Sister Yi An a good face! cough, Sister Yi'an is really unlucky, why was she given to marriage! ”

No one is optimistic about the pair of the emperor and Wu Yi'an, including An An.

Qingshu smiled and said, "Yi An is now learning etiquette from the eldest princess. With the teachings of the eldest princess, I believe that when she marries into the palace, she will be able to adapt to life inside quickly. ”

An An hesitated, but still lowered her voice and asked, "Sister, Sister Yi'an's body has been severely injured, do you say that her body will be able to withstand the pain of birth and rearing in the future?" ”

Qingshu's heart sank, she really hadn't thought about this problem before: "She has recovered, and it's no problem to have a baby." ”

"If that's the case, then I'll be relieved."