lucky star girl

Chapter 207 News
As the New Year approaches, the capital becomes more and more lively. Even ordinary people will go to the streets to buy some things when the New Year is approaching, and prepare to save them for the family to eat during the New Year.

The identity of the Xu family is now different from before. This year's New Year, even if Xu Shiqiu can't come back in time, Dong Shu and Mrs. Xu will go to the palace to celebrate with the Holy Majesty and the Empress for the New Year's feast.

Therefore, although the Xu family also bought these things, most of them were used by the servants of the family. As for the master's family, they didn't know what the scene would be like at the end of the year, and they didn't care about these things.

Even Dong Shu thought that they might flee the capital at the end of the year, so although she prepared a lot of things, they could be taken on the road.

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was still no news that Xu Shiqiu was coming back. Both Dong Shu and Mrs. Xu thought that he would not be able to come back years ago, but they did not expect that he did not come back in time, but Xu Yanhao and Ye Shuo came back first. the capital.

When Dong Shu and Mrs. Xu learned that Xu Yanhao and Ye Shuo had returned, they were overjoyed and didn't know what to do. But when they came to Xu's house after their meeting with Emperor Ruikang, they didn't know that although they had gone first The team, but Xu Shiqiu will not be back in a short time.

"Grandmother, third aunt. After the third uncle received the news, he arranged for me and my cousin to return to Beijing as soon as possible, but there are too many things in Beijiang this time, and he will take at least half a month to deal with the matter." Ye After Shuo returned from going to Northern Xinjiang this time, he obviously grew up a lot.

Mentioning the turmoil in northern Xinjiang, Ye Shuo's eyebrows flashed fiercely, but he didn't mention what happened in northern Xinjiang at all.

"My cousin is right. The third uncle asked us to come back earlier. Apart from my marriage with Zhang's family, I was worried that we would not be able to come back before the end of the year. That's why he let me Come back with Brother Shuo first."

As soon as Xu Yanhao said this, even Dong Shu understood what he meant.

Xu Yanhao and the girl from the Zhang family originally agreed to get engaged years ago and get married after the next year.

But because he has been going out with the army, the originally agreed day has been postponed again and again. Although the Zhang family understands his helplessness as a general, it is not easy to keep the girls waiting for him.

There were still two good days before the year before, Xu Yanhao came back now because he wanted to get married before the year before.

As for Ye Shuo, it was even simpler.

It was no secret that Emperor Ruikang would pass the throne to the fifth prince Ye Jingxing in the new year.

As Ye Jingxing's son, Ye Shuo is only the second son of a concubine, but he is also one of his three sons, so he must be present at the end of the year.

In addition to these two reasons, it is also because there are indeed many things in northern Xinjiang. After Xu Shiqiu received the news from Yan Ye, he was worried that he would not be able to come back at the end of the year, so Xu Yanhao and Ye Shuo were asked to bring some soldiers from the Iron Eagle Brigade. Hundreds of ordinary soldiers returned to Beijing first.

Although there are not many of these people, it may not guarantee that great things will be achieved, but if something really happens, with these people, they can safely send the old lady Xu and Dong Shu out of the capital and protect them.

Regarding the last reason, Dong Shu didn't think about it, but the old lady Xu guessed it from the reactions of Xu Yanhao and Ye Shuo.

Looking at Xu Yanhao and Ye Shuo, after the old lady Xu cleared up her emotions, she looked at Ye Shuo and asked first: "If you three uncles still have half a month to solve the matter in northern Xinjiang, wouldn't you have done it before that year?" Is it too late to come back?"

"Grandmother, this matter is really uncertain." Ye Shuo was obviously a little embarrassed when he heard the old lady Xu asked about it. After thinking about it, he finally chose to tell the truth: "My cousin and I brought it back this time. Most of the soldiers were slightly injured before. Dozens of soldiers from the Iron Eagle Brigade were specially assigned to protect this team."

As soon as Ye Shuo's words came to this point, Xu Yanhao smiled and continued: "Third Uncle is worried that these slightly injured soldiers will be injured, so let us bring them back first, so we will not come back so fast. If Third Uncle Back in Beijing, more than a dozen seriously injured soldiers must have stayed in northern Xinjiang to recuperate, and he must have returned to Beijing with soldiers who can march in a hurry."

After hearing what Ye Shuo and Xu Yanhao said, Mrs. Xu looked at them and nodded, "If that's the case, let's put this matter aside for now."

After saying this to the two of them, Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Yanhao alone again and said, "Yanhao, did your mother discuss your engagement with the Zhang family?"

Xu Yanhao was also a little embarrassed when he mentioned this matter, but he still looked at the old lady Xu and replied: "Because I didn't send news to my family in advance when I came back this time, my mother only received the news when we entered Beijing. I After entering the palace with my cousin, I came directly to pay my respects to my grandmother, but I have already sent someone back to send a message to my father and mother, and it is estimated that they will arrange these things."

Mrs. Xu is still at ease with her eldest daughter-in-law. Knowing these things, she will handle them well.

"If that's the case, then both you and brother Shuo should hurry back. When your mother decides on a date, immediately send someone to inform grandma that this is a major matter for our Xu family, and it's not good to make the Zhang family wait any longer."

As soon as Mrs. Xu said this, Xu Yanhao and Ye Shuo, who were also thinking about going home, got up at the same time, saluted and left.

It was already very filial for the two of them to come directly to Xu's house to meet Mrs. Xu after entering the palace. Now that they had learned the news they wanted, Mrs. Xu couldn't keep them anymore.

After the two of them left, Dong Shu looked at the old lady Xu and said, "Mother, Yan Hao and Brother Shuo brought back a lot of skins and medicinal materials, and they said that they were collected by my husband in northern Xinjiang." Mentioning those thick furs Dong Shu's crescent eyes kept smiling when looking at medicinal materials that looked good at first glance.

It's not that Dong Shu hasn't seen good things. Empress Hu in the palace has given her a lot of good things in the past few months.

She just liked the feeling of being cared about by Xu Shiqiu.

After hearing Dong Shu's words, Mrs. Xu also showed a happy smile on her face, "Just as long as you like the things Shiqiu bought, the men of our Xu family are military generals. If you have the opportunity in the future, you will receive gifts from all over the world." specialty."

The old lady Xu can say such things, naturally because when she was young, Xu Shiqiu's father would bring back a lot of things for herself every time she went out.

The most important point is that although marching and fighting outside is hard work, after killing an enemy general, the place will be cleaned up. After fighting, the soldiers always want to get some valuables such as gold and silver.

As long as these things are not too many, they do not need to be registered.

If the subordinate soldiers got something, they would give some of it to the general. The general would take responsibility for them if he accepted it.

However, this matter has become a common practice. As long as the generals are not too greedy, remember to register after confiscating a large amount of gold and silver, and bring some back to the capital to hand over to the treasury, there will be no unsightly people who will take the initiative to mention this matter.

After all, the soldiers risked their lives to go out to fight, and it was always necessary to give them some benefits.

Although the Xu family had only Xu Zhenbei as a general before, the Xu family's family business is really not small.

Especially those valuable things that are difficult to sell and take away. When something happened to Xu's family more than ten years ago, Mrs. Xu packed up those things and arranged for a few confidantes to guard them.

These things belong to Mrs. Xu's private house, and they were not divided when the family was separated.

This is also the reason why Mrs. Xu still has contacts in the capital. With these things, as long as the Xu family no longer wants to keep a low profile, they will be able to return to the top of the capital's elite very quickly.

It's just that after going through the past, Mrs. Xu is not very willing to see the Xu family return to the top of the powerful again.

Now she only wants the Xu family to get through this difficult time, and then take revenge. From now on, she will stop taking care of things completely and stay at home with her grandchildren.

Dong Shu didn't know what the old lady Xu was thinking at this moment. When she heard her words, she immediately showed a happy but reluctant expression on her face, "Although I like these things, I still don't want my husband to leave the capital for too long. After saying this, Dong Shu thought for a while and then continued in a low voice: "I don't know if my brother-in-law will allow him to bring his family when Shi Qiu is going to leave Beijing again in the next year."

It is a rule for the family members of generals to stay in the capital.

One is that it is indeed dangerous for generals to travel, and another more important reason is that keeping the family members of generals in the capital also means being hostages.

Once the military generals have the mentality of supporting their soldiers, their family members who stay in the capital will become the tools used by the royal family to threaten them.

Mrs. Xu understood this better than Dong Shu, so after hearing Dong Shu's words, she gave her a comforting smile.

If the son-in-law can succeed in ascending the throne at the end of the year, then the Xu family may not have to work so hard in the future.

After all, the descendants of the past dynasties cannot control a large amount of military power.

(End of this chapter)