Ordinary clear day

Chapter 160
At this time, there were only seven or eight days left before the server was released, and each house had already agreed to hold a big banquet to entertain relatives and friends that day, which was a statement that the Earl's Mansion had returned to the social circle in the capital.Although there have been a lot of gifts-giving in private in the past two years, after all, he was unable to participate in public activities. Jin Baorong Bao rarely even participated in the entertainment among his colleagues. This situation is very important for maintaining communication with the outside world. Very unfavorable.

As soon as Mrs. Tong returned to the mansion, she was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by her sister-in-law and participated in the housekeeping affairs. After all, there are many things to do in such a big mansion, and there is still a big banquet to be prepared, so Mrs. La is too busy to do it alone. , Shen's is not as capable as Tong's.There are too many things, and the embarrassment is ignored for a while. When they have time to think about the previous events, the wives have tacitly ignored the unpleasant past, and they are still as affectionate as if nothing happened. Tong is still very happy. Sincerely cared about the pregnant woman's second niece and daughter-in-law's big belly, and passed on some tips for pregnant women. The wives and grandmas in the room talked and laughed, and got along very well.

Mrs. Tong had been on the road for half a day, and after returning home, she was busy for another half day. At night, she was exhausted. Fortunately, her daughter helped her to take care of the big and small things in her yard, so she was able to go to bed early and rest.On the second day, I was busy again, and finally took a break, but I heard the girl came to report, saying that my aunt had come and was waiting in the main room of Huaiyuan.

Mrs. Tong wondered why her aunt didn't come outside to find her if she had something to do, and hurriedly confessed a few words to the steward, then went back to the hospital.

He Taras came here this time to ask for something.This matter has to start again.

When Ride was about to leave Jiangnan to take office that year, Chen Liangben, then governor of Jiangnan, was fighting fiercely with local officials and major salt merchants to recover the salt tax.Among them was a county magistrate surnamed Gu, who was just a small corrupt official who followed the crowd, but unfortunately, he was targeted by Chen Liangben. scapegoat.Because the "criminal evidence" was convincing, County Magistrate Gu quickly committed suicide in fear of crime, and the case was hastily closed.Chen Liang knew that he was not the culprit, but he couldn't help others, so he had to find another way.

The county magistrate Gu was charged with the crime. Although the person died, the crime is still there, and the whole family was confiscated into the government.One wife and one concubine were soon hanged to death, leaving only an only son who was less than 20 years old.Although many people knew that his family had been wronged and didn't abuse him much, how could life be easier as an official slave?Fortunately, when Na Ride was young, he had worked with Na Gu county magistrate, and he had a little friendship with him. Seeing his son's pity, he bought him and took him away with him when he returned to Beijing.

This young man of the Gu family was originally a scholar who was immersed in his studies, and he was full of thoughts about going to the Juren examination. Overnight, his fame was deprived, he fell into slavery, his parents died, his usual friends became passers-by, and the whole family was servants. With the boy by his side, he had to fight to the death to stay.How could he withstand these blows?On the way back to Beijing, he fell ill.After Ride went to Beijing that day, he was placed on his own farm in Changping, and he was raised for nearly half a year before he recovered.

He is also a grateful person. As soon as he came back, he thanked Nazhide and his wife and expressed his willingness to contribute to his family.He has good knowledge and some talents, and he is originally from Shandong. When Ride went to Shandong to take up his post that day, he took him with him and worked as an errand in the study.Unexpectedly, this trip caused trouble.

He Lashi sighed, and said: "This child is good in everything, but he looks a little more handsome. My siblings also know that there are such people nowadays, just like that. When I see this child, I always like to provoke him." He. But this child is honest, afraid of causing trouble for our husband and wife, so he kept silent. If it wasn't for a time when he couldn't bear it and made a fuss, Ride and I would have been kept in the dark. He is the son of an old friend after all. How can we let him suffer this?"

Tong Shi smiled and didn't answer.Nala didn't mind, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Our husband and wife have discussed it, and we will continue to let the child stay in Shandong, and he will be bullied when he fails to keep it. He might as well bring him back to Beijing. But I I will take my daughter back to Shandong in a few days, let him stay at home, who knows if those in charge will bully him? Therefore, it is better to find a reliable relative to take him in."

Tong smiled for a moment, and then continued to laugh: "Sister and brother-in-law have really taken care of this old man's son, which is admirable." He said with a smile: "If it weren't for something happened to his family, he would be a character of his nephew's generation. What's more, his father did some small favors for Naride back then. Our husband and wife watched coldly. Among the relatives, only the third brother and the third sibling family were the most honest, and everyone under them knew the rules and etiquette. For you, we are most at ease, I wonder what the third sibling thinks?"

When Tong heard that she had finally made it clear, she lowered her head and thought for a while, then said: "Sister and brother-in-law trust us, how can we not know what is good or bad? It's just that although this is internal affairs, the male servant who enters the door has to ask the husband to nod. He is now I'm busy outside, I asked him what he meant later, how about replying to my sister?"

He Tarashi hurriedly said: "This is what it should be. I think the third brother will definitely agree. Not only is that kid good at learning, but he is also good at economics. You will like it when you see him."

Tong Shi was noncommittal and chatted with her about other gossip.

At this time, Xu Xu was in Shuning's room, talking about the young generation of the Gu family: "I have heard of him a long time ago, but I have never seen him. On the way back to Beijing, he fell ill and slept in a carriage all day. Later, he was in Changping. Zhuangzi lived there, and I didn’t see him after returning home. I didn’t see him until two days ago. I finally understood why Caier kept telling me that he was very good-looking, really good-looking, better than girls It's pretty good, but unfortunately I didn't talk to him yet, Er Niang took me away. Er Niang said that she would send him to your house, you should treat him well."

Seeing the innocence in Xu Xu's eyes, Shu Ning smiled and said, "Okay, our family will not bully others, don't worry." She still has this confidence. In the past two or three years, she and her mother have treated the servants at home together. You have to be obedient, restless thorns should be pulled out, and punishments should be punished. Although sneaking, being lazy, taking advantage of small things, eating small drinks, gambling small money, and occasional gossip and bickering are unavoidable, but basically there is no People will disobey the orders of their masters, and no one will intentionally bully others.

The two cousins ​​were talking, when suddenly the maid raised the curtain and announced, "The eldest girl and the second girl are here." Fang Ning and Wan Ning walked in.Shuning and Xuxu got up together, greeted Fangning affectionately, and then greeted Wanning coldly.

Wan Ning looked embarrassed, and Fang Ning was a little aware of it, so she smoothed things over and said: "Why doesn't my cousin come to my side? Is the third sister's place so good?" Xu Xu hurriedly said: "No, no, sister Fang, don't misunderstand, I came with Erniang, and saw that the first aunt and the fourth aunt were busy, so I came to the third aunt first. I was planning to go to Sister Fang later."

Wanning smiled and said, "Then when are you going to my place? I haven't seen my cousin for several months, it's weird." Xuxu turned cold, shrank back, and didn't speak.Seeing Shu Ning, she pulled her to chat with Fang Ning, intentionally or unintentionally, skipping over Wan Ning.

Wanning listened for a while, and when she saw that they mentioned that they needed to change to new clothes after they were released, she interjected, "Did the people from the sewing room bring new clothes to the third younger sister? The three of us have four clothes for each of us, and I designed them myself." Yes, it's very beautiful, and the third sister will definitely like it." Shuning said lightly: "Really? Thank you for your trouble." Wanning said hurriedly: "You're welcome, you should. I see that most of the clothes worn by the third sister are The ones are cool in color, and I even asked someone to make pink ones, one is embroidered with orchid grass, and the other is embroidered with peach blossoms, and I'll have someone send it to my third sister later, right?"

Embroidered peach blossoms on autumn clothes?Shu Ning coughed lightly, and still said calmly: "No need, it's the same when they are ready and then send it back. However, I usually only wear clothes made by myself or girls, and rarely use needles and threads from outside. Second sister You don’t have to worry too much about it in the future.”

Wanning bit her lip and looked at her pitifully.Shuning was unmoved.

Seeing this, Fang Ning hurriedly changed the topic, but unexpectedly Wan Ning said: "Third Sister, are you still angry with me? It's been several months, please don't be angry, okay? We are a family."

Shu Ning twitched the corner of her mouth, accidentally saw Xu Xu pursing her small mouth tightly, turned her head to look at the wall, and said to Wan Ning: "If the second sister means that the whole family should not be angry, then the second sister should complain to you first." Please apologize to Cousin Xuxu, she is not from our family." Seeing Wanning's dazed look, her voice sank: "Did the second sister forget? When you rushed into the garden that day, you knocked Cousin Xuxu down on the ground. I didn’t see you say sorry afterwards, but now you say such things.”

It was only then that Wanning remembered that she had bumped into someone at that time, her face turned red, she hurriedly grabbed Xu Xu's hand, and said with a smile, "It was my fault, sister, don't be angry." Xu Xu pulled out her hand, With a tense face, he said, "I'll go find Er Niang." Then he ran out.

Wan Ning looked at Shu Ning with some embarrassment, but Shu Ning started talking to Fang Ning. She tried to interject a few times, but was not very successful, so she just sat on the side sullenly.

Although Fang Ning didn't know what happened in the other courtyard that day, she probably guessed that Wan Ning might have done something wrong and offended the third uncle's family, but she was her own sister after all, so she couldn't be too embarrassing. The situation was not right, so he found an excuse to take her away.

Shuning hurriedly went to find Xuxu, but found that she didn't go to the main room, but chatted with Suxin in the maid's room, which made her laugh.

After lunch, Mrs. Tong told Zhang Bao about his request from Mr. Zhang, but Zhang Bao smiled slightly: "My sister is still the same, she said it nicely, but she actually concealed a lot of things."

Mrs. Tong hurriedly asked what was going on, and Zhang Baodao said: "The family members of my sister's dowry, after some rumors came back, we brothers knew it well. The Gu family's descendants, because of their good looks, my sister was on the way back from Jiangnan. I started to be on guard, not allowing Ah Song and Xu Xu to get close. Although some people in Shandong did have thoughts about that empress, they didn’t dare to offend brother-in-law too blatantly. After the sister disposed of brother-in-law’s concubine, she was afraid that he would think about it again. Get rid of all the maids and daughters-in-law who serve at home, and even take this young man away from brother-in-law."

Tong was taken aback: "Could it be that my brother-in-law has the same thoughts?" "It doesn't look like it, maybe it's just my sister who has a ghost in her heart." Zhang Bao sneered, "It would be good to put it in their house, but put it in our house." What are you here for?"

Tong thought about it, and said: "If it's an official slave, my sister will definitely transfer him to our family's name? At that time, if my brother-in-law wants someone, it's hard to ask. It's just that we want to accept it?"

Zhang Bao pondered for a moment, then said: "Let him come and meet him first. If he really has some skills, let him practice under Chang Gui's hands. If he is knowledgeable, he can also work as a errand in the study."

Tong agreed.

As soon as she handed over the message, he, Tara, sent her over in a hurry, without even missing a single supporting document.Zhang Bao laughed angrily when he saw it: "Isn't this forced?"

When the Gu family's offspring was born, Shu Ning was there, and she was a little surprised to see it.This young man did have picturesque features, but he was not feminine at all.He is a different type from the handsome Huadan in Guangzhou, but he looks a bit like a certain male star in modern times. I forgot his name, but I remember that he often acted in costume dramas.

Tong asked her daughter to go back to her room first, and then gave her husband a push, telling him not to get angry and get down to business first.Zhang Bao sighed and asked a question.

This young man of the Gu family did have real talents, but he was a little gloomy and his temperament was too calm.Zhang Bao and Tong Shi looked at each other, already planning to keep someone, so they asked him what his real name was.

The younger generation of the Gu family smiled faintly: "Since you have paid homage to the new master, please ask the master to give you a name. The slave in the past will no longer use it."

Hearing the loneliness in his words, Tong said: "Your parents gave you the name, how can you discard it? Besides, in our family, you don't have to call yourself a slave, you just say 'little' like everyone else. "

The younger generation of the Gu family agreed, and said: "My parents named me because they expected me to be successful, but now they don't need to mention that anymore. Using that old name sounds harsh to me, so please ask the old lady to give me a new one. "

Zhang Bao also vaguely heard that he had a bad experience in Shandong, so he said without hesitation: "Since that's the case, how about calling it Quansheng? You are in our family, as long as you do things well, life will not be difficult."

The descendants of the Gu family recited "Full Life" a few times, and gave a salute, which was accepted.

Zhang Bao asked again: "Quansheng, I am short of two people here now. Listen and see, which one do you want to do? One is an errand in the study, helping to copy some documents, because I haven't found a master yet, and sometimes I may have to Helping out with ideas, this is similar to what you did at my brother-in-law's house."

Gu Quan moved his mouth vividly, but remained silent.

Zhang Bao continued: "The other one is my village in Fangshan. There are some fields such as fruit forests and lotus ponds. Although the manager there is still useful, he is not outstanding. I have been personally responsible for the past two years. The cooking is passable, but I will get up in a few days, but I have no time to take care of it. If you are interested, you can work under the manager and help with the cooking. You have to choose between these two seats which one?"

Gu Quansheng was silent for a while, and said: "The little one is willing to work as an errand in Zhuangzi."

Zhang Bao felt a little regretful. In fact, he needed his staff more. However, since Gu Quansheng had already been selected, he didn't say much: "I will send someone to take you there tomorrow. You can watch and learn first. Take the people you brought along with you." .” He was referring to Gu Quansheng’s servant, nicknamed Gou’er.

After Gu Quansheng saluted, he went down, and someone had arranged board and lodging for him.

Zhang Bao sighed: "This Quansheng is pitiful. I heard that he met an old classmate in Shandong, and he received some gossip. He also had the idea of ​​making a comeback at first, and I'm afraid he gave up after that."

Tong Shi said: "There is no way to do this. If it is a domestic slave, you can let it go, but an official slave, it is a matter of a lifetime. Our family should treat him more generously."

Zhang Bao nodded.

(I set a record tonight... I'm sorry!!! >_< A guest came to my house suddenly, and I couldn't get away for a while, please forgive me~~~~)

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