Ordinary clear day

Chapter 167
Zhang Bao's family was really overjoyed when they encountered happy events one after another.If it is said that the gift of marriage is well known, then Zhang Baolian's promotion to two ranks can be regarded as a surprise.It is said that this appointment was issued by the top, and the officials of the official department are not quite sure what is going on.

When Zhang Bao first saw the words "persuading farmers to pacify the land", he thought it was the old emperor's calendar in Guangzhou, but after his son reminded him, he finally realized that protecting Tongying last year was probably included in the "pacification".

The way to participate in politics is from the third grade, not the chief official, but the deputy envoy of the chief envoy, who is in charge of money and valleys. Zhang Bao is quite good at this aspect.Moreover, the current Zhili chief envoy is known as a shrewd and kind person, and I heard that he is still a member of Tong's family.Zhili Chief Envoy's Yamen is located in Baoding Prefecture, not far from the capital, and if you drive fast, it is only a day's journey from Fangshan Bieyuan.Moreover, Zhou Wenshan still remains in Zhili Xuezheng, and Zhang Bao also has acquaintances who can help him after he takes office.

Tong Shi was worried that if her husband was let go of another job, she would definitely follow her, but her daughter was going to be drafted next year, so what should she do?Now she is relieved at last.Even if my daughter follows her to the post, it will be very convenient to return to Beijing.

The only bad thing about this job is that it is in charge of money and food in Zhili, and the Zhili area has been drought for years, and the harvest is not ideal, and the emperor often exempts food and taxes, so this position is not a good job.

But Zhang Bao doesn't care much about these things. He has always been proud of his talents in agricultural administration, and because in the drought years, the Fangshan property he managed by himself still has a good harvest, so he has great confidence in himself. I believe that I will be able to assist the chief envoy to manage the civil affairs in Zhili.

The Tong family and his sons and daughters advised him to restrain his ambition a little bit, Zhili is under the emperor's feet, officials big and small are mostly trusted by the emperor, he should live in harmony with them, and must not offend others by showing off, etc.In fact, Zhang Bao was just excited for a while. After hearing what his family said, he also calmed down.

The Earl's Mansion has received two imperial decrees in the past half a year, one was to reward the fourth son Rongbao, not only promoted him to first-class light car captain and Yunqi captain, but also promoted to minister of Sanzhi; once was to marry the general's daughter to three Fang's son, Duanning, can be regarded as the most senior among the wives of the fourth generation descendants of the Earl's Mansion.The feeling in Jinbao and Nala's heart is indescribable.

That's all for Jin Bao, after receiving the news, he just sat quietly for a while, then happily accepted the congratulations from his colleagues, and warmly congratulated his younger brother's family when he returned to the mansion.When the guests came to congratulate him, he helped to receive them, and by the way, he also got to know several high-ranking officials; for his nephew's marriage, he also told his wife to contribute money and efforts, so as not to damage the face of the Earl's House; even for the jealous sons , but also severely scolded them, saying that they should be sincerely happy about this happy event in the mansion, and then take them to socialize, so that they can also learn to treat others more.

Nala's heart was always sour.Sanfang said earlier that it would renovate the yard, so it can be seen that it already knew about the marriage.She originally thought that Duanning's future wife would be the daughter of a third-rank official at most, and could not surpass her two daughters-in-law, but she didn't expect that she would be a general's daughter, and according to her younger siblings, the marriage had been discussed three years ago , but he has been kept in the dark.

But the sourness turned to sourness, as the mistress of the house, she still had to show the demeanor of the mistress.Not only did he congratulate the Sanfang family with a smile, he also strongly recommended the eldest daughter-in-law to act as a representative to send an engagement gift to the General's Mansion for Duanning, because Mrs. Li is a person with parents, in-laws, husband, and children, and he cannot be found in the Earl's Mansion The second person who is more blessed than her.

Tong's naturally accepted it with a smile, and by the way, expressed his concern for Fangning's marriage, and also expressed his intention to give Fangning a set of newly made gold jewelry to add makeup. Shi will be a man.

The whole house was busy, and Tong had to prepare the dowry, pack her husband's luggage for his appointment, receive guests who came to congratulate her, and deal with relatives from all walks of life. She was extremely busy.Shu Ning took over Huai Yuan's housework early on and shared it for her, but many things were beyond her ability to help as a young girl, so she could only take good care of her younger brother so that her busy father could relax a bit.

Sometimes she also heard others talk about Zhenzhen's previous reputation in Beijing, let alone outsiders, even the people in the Earl's Mansion, except for the people in the third room, no one thought that this famous flower would fall on Duanning's head superior.Although Duan Ning was a good young man, he was obviously inferior to those other noble-born sons of princes.Several cousins ​​of Tong's family teased him one after another, and their words were quite sour.

Taking advantage of her brother's free time, Shu Ning pulled him aside and asked in a low voice, did you meet any unreconciled sons and brothers outside who came to trouble him because they couldn't get a beautiful woman?
Duan Ning gave his younger sister a blank look: "This is the Holy Majesty's marriage, those people are not fools, how could they clearly express their dissatisfaction? At most, they just spoke sourly. Don't you know that too?"

Shu Ning thought to herself, isn't this the usual plot, novels are written like this, and she said: "I'm afraid you will suffer, in case those people are dissatisfied, and they don't openly trouble you, but secretly trip you up, Isn't it impossible to guard against?"

Duanning smiled: "Don't think about such weird thoughts. Although there were many people who looked at Zhenzhen at the beginning, more than half of them went for the benefits of the clock. Now the person in charge has been appointed, and the factory in Guangzhou has also been closed. The name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who else would not have eyes? Besides, it is not up to me to decide the emperor's decree for marriage, what are those people blaming me for?"

He paused, and then said: "Besides, my popularity has always been good, and I have always been friends with the children of various families. They know me as a person, so they will not be too jealous. For example, Ma Long, who I met last time, is a rich man. The relatives of the Cha family, who have some friendship with me, are probably the most enthusiastic among those who want to marry Zhenzhen. After he heard the news, he just punched me twice, and he was still friendly with me afterwards, which shows that this kind of thing is not serious. Need to worry."

Shu Ning asked: "Does he like Miss Zhen Zhen very much?" Duan Ning shook his head with a smile: "Since he was a child, he has determined to marry a stunning wife, so after seeing Zhen Zhen once, he made up his mind not to marry her. But recently, I have turned my thoughts to other girls."

Shu Ning's black thread, is this the most enthusiastic one?Obviously she loves beauty, right?She couldn't help thinking of the two ladies she met at the banquet, and wondered if Ma Long was the son of one of them?

Duanning has to go to the yamen to do errands these days, and he has to accompany his parents to receive congratulatory people when he returns home, so he is also quite busy.Tongying came once, but Shuning didn't see her, and I heard that she was also busy with some errands.Recalling the leisure time of the few people a few months ago, she couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone in the family is very busy, even Fangning has to prepare for her marriage, as for Wanning, she hasn't been here much recently, and Shuning doesn't know what she is doing.

Xian Ning felt very bored. After two days of excitement, he was also bored. He also hated the behavior of the visiting wives and grandmas who would pinch his cheeks when they saw him. I was in a daze in my sister's room, and I didn't even want to do calligraphy and reading.Seeing him like this, Shuning thought for a while and asked him if he wanted to go out for a stroll.Xianning was overjoyed.

In fact, Shuning herself is also bored. There is beef in the lunch menu, which reminds her of the sauced beef that she ate a few days ago. Hardworking family members.

She told Mrs. Tong that Mrs. Tong was busy, so she could only hurriedly tell her to bring a few more people, and that was fine.Shuning then took both Dongqing and Xianning's maid, Yuge, and asked Wang Er and his wife to follow the car. As a result, Wang Er called a woman and two male servants.

This group drove to Xuanwumen in a mighty way, and then walked along the avenue to Zhengyangmen.Xianning lay on the car window and looked out all the way, Shuning kept telling him to be careful, but he kept on watching as he answered, scaring Yuge aside.It turned out that when he was in the inner city, he could only see houses, pedestrians and shops. When he arrived at Zhengyangmen Street, it was as if the world had changed. While De Shuning forcibly pulled him back from the window, she couldn't help but poke her head around and look at the things outside.

Wang Er asked people for the way, and when he knew the location of the Liu family's old shop, he led the carriage to the door frame alley, found a quiet corner and parked the car, and said to Shuning: "Miss, I heard that the Liu family's shop is The business of the shop is very good, there are many people around the front of the shop, I'm afraid the girl will be crowded, why don't the girl and Brother Xian wait here, I'll go buy it."

Shu Ning hesitated, but looking through the car window, the alley was indeed too crowded, so she nodded, and said: "The street is very lively, I will take my brother for a stroll, and I will be back in a while." Ning nodded fiercely.

But Wang Er persuaded her: "There are many people on the street, what if we bump into each other?" Shuning smiled: "Don't be careful, it's not like I haven't been on the street before, just bring a few more people along." Wang Er reluctantly He agreed, and ordered the two servants to follow the girl and the young master closely, and the coachman to keep an eye on the car, and told his wife a lot before leaving.

Shu Ning held Xian Ning's hand tightly, and walked slowly along the shops and stalls along the street, surrounded by Wang Er's family and two maids, followed by two male servants, taking adequate security measures.

Xian Ning was not interested in the row of jewelry stores, Shu Ning only took a quick glance, then took her younger brother to look at those grocery stalls, and bought him two doughnuts.She originally wanted to buy some jewelry and purses, but now that she saw a lot of good things, she didn't think much of those crude things, so she had to let the maids choose what they liked, and then went on.

Xianning saw someone selling candied haws and wanted to buy them.But Shuning felt that the syrup sold by that person was not clean, so she refused to agree.Xianning was not happy, she pouted and looked at her sister pitifully, Shuning turned her head blackly, saw that the pastry shop opposite seemed to be doing good business, so she said to him: "Let's go to the Zhengming Zhai to have a look. Right? The food seems to be delicious." Wang Er's family said next to him: "This shop is a time-honored shop, and its Manchu pastries are very famous, and we often buy them in our house."

Xianning became a little interested, so she followed her sister to have a look.The store is not big, but it is kept very clean, and there are many customers, and the clothes are from all walks of life.The waiter had a keen eye. Seeing that Shu Ning and his brother were well dressed and followed by many servants, he knew that they were young masters and young ladies. He hurriedly smiled and went up to them, enthusiastically introducing them to the various pastries in the shop.

Shu Ning felt a little dizzy after hearing what he said about pastries and cakes, so she left the decision to her younger brother.Xianning hesitated between Saqima, Peach Cake, and Osmanthus Cake, not knowing which one to choose, Shuning pursed her lips and smiled, and asked the waiter to wrap a few of each, Xianning was so happy that her eyes were crooked.

At this time, a somewhat familiar voice came from the side: "Dude, I want a copy of Jingba, pack it up and take it away. Hurry up."

Shu Ning turned her head to look, it turned out to be Liang Zhu.

(3K in this chapter... Zheng Mingzhai was founded. Some sources say it was the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and some say it was the middle of the Ming Dynasty. ... ^_^b)

(End of this chapter)