Foster son and husband

Chapter 223
226 new home
There was no need for Meimei to make another arrangement. The old lady made the decision for Xu Xiaojuan. The grandfather and grandson spent two days in the inner courtyard of the waiting mansion, and finally settled on a place - Yuehua Courtyard on the north side. The front and back yards, the rockery gazebo, the lotus pond on the curved bridge, the willows and willows, and the lush flowers and trees. The courtyards of this size were originally prepared for men to live in. The main house is a side room and the back room is covered. You can marry three wives and four concubines. The women and children in the main courtyard are noisy, and they can hide in the small academy on the side to study behind closed doors. There is such an elegant and quiet small academy in Yuehuayuan. Grass, the rich fragrance of flowers in summer lingers, but it comes from the Xianglan Pavilion separated by a wall, and there is also an empty courtyard, planted with a few exotic pandan trees brought in from the palace, every year from May to July and August In the moon, the snow-white and beautiful flower bones are as dense as stars, hidden among the green leaves, exuding a refreshing fragrance, which is refreshing and pleasant to smell.

Xu Xiaojuan immediately fell in love with that fragrant small academy. Her husband Li Zhao is an elegant person who loves all kinds of orchids. Let him see this rare pandan tree every day. He must like it very much. If you study in a beautiful and quiet environment, you should work harder.

Immediately, I discussed with the old lady about calling someone to repair the yard. The woman in charge said that she had to go through the young lady, but she was scolded bloody by the old lady, and she immediately went to call the young lady. Come on, Meimei didn't go into that muddy water, and told the woman in charge: "Do as they like, let's do it!"

After the matter was settled, the mother-in-law came to report again, and Meimei knew that Xu Xiaojuan was quite smart after all. She separated the Yuehua courtyard from the inner courtyard with a brick wall, leaving only a corner door leading to the inner courtyard, and then opened the door on the north courtyard wall. Open a door and go straight out of the alley, so my uncle can enter and exit through the north door without stepping half a step into the inner courtyard.

In this way, Xu Xiaojuan settled into Yuehua Courtyard contentedly. The old lady specially gathered her children, grandchildren and daughter-in-law in Jinhua Hall for dinner on a certain day, and announced her decision, indicating that Yuehua Courtyard had been reformed into a private house. , without disturbing the girls, but also allows the eldest aunt and uncle to stay in the waiting mansion with dignity, reunite with brothers and sisters, and take care of the sick eldest wife, not only the best of both worlds.

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Meimei, and added: "Only if you are close to your own flesh and blood are you willing to make such a plan, otherwise it will fall into the hands of those shallow and snobbish people, and you will have to suffer and live in the backyard and go through the back door, bad luck!"

The second master didn't wait for Meimei's response, quickly changed the topic, and asked Xu Xiaojuan when Li Zhao arrived in Beijing, and why did he go back to Jiang Yuan's house on purpose?What books did he bring back to read, etc., and he told Xu Junyalang and Xu Junxuan to carry the eldest son-in-law to go around more on weekdays, so as to get used to the personnel and customs in the capital. The mood is more cheerful, showing great hospitality in front of the old lady, the second master and the second wife, with a cute and sweet mouth, and a gentle and virtuous attitude, as if she has returned to the old lady's demeanor when she was at home.

Meimei didn't want to pay attention to the old lady and Xu Xiaojuan. In the past few days, Lingxuzi left and Zhang Jingyun left again. She also stated that she would not return to the capital in the next few years. The two kind and gentle people who had always given her great support disappeared at the same time. In addition, it was thundering and raining in the middle of the night, and she couldn't sleep well at night. Meimei was depressed, and even the smile on her face was missing.

At night, after putting Heng'er to sleep, Cuixi brought Baizhan in, Baizhan was the same as before, don't want Cuixi and the others to change hands, and handed a letter to the Young Madam by himself, I think it was Xu Junying's confession, it's not a secret, It's just an ordinary letter from home. Is it necessary?
This is the third letter. After Meimei finished reading it, she laid out Xu Junying's home letters sent by the courier from thousands of miles away on the table one by one. Three plain and white letterheads, each just filled, not many Quite a few, the style of the pen is strong and free and easy, and the characters are neatly arranged when viewed horizontally and vertically. Meimei wants to laugh when she looks at it. There are no fiery words of love, just ordinary greetings, asking about her physical condition, and asking Heng'er by the way, and saying I am fine, and finally write a few words about caring and missing, and that's it.

Bai Zhan was waiting for her to reply, but she only had two sentences in her pen: everything is fine at home, don't worry about taking care!

I really can’t write anything. In my previous life, I used to use a computer and a mobile phone. A long string of words will come out after I tap and swipe my fingers. The touch-screen mobile phone is even more convenient, and I can write words with a light swipe. In addition to signing documents and filling in numbers, Who has the patience to write so many words?Besides, her calligraphy is not very good. It took a lot of effort to write these characters well.

A few days later, Li Zhao came to the capital again with his five-year-old daughter Li Jiao. This time Li Zhao returned to Gangwon because his mother suddenly fell ill. Several younger brothers in the family were afraid that something might happen to his mother, so they sent an urgent letter asking him to go back. He suffered from fever and was unable to think about drinking, and fell into a coma for two days. When he returned home, his mother gradually recovered, so he had to go back to Beijing again. His daughter Li Jiao grew up with her grandmother in the society. The last time the couple left without them This time, Mother Li felt that her health was not as good as before. She was afraid that she would not be able to take care of her granddaughter, and her son and daughter-in-law would live in Beijing for two years.

Xu Xiaojuan was very happy to see her husband and daughter. The family was reunited in Houfu in the capital. Li Zhao was very satisfied with the residence. It was a rich and wealthy family, but this kind of courtyard was ten times better than the one they used to live in.

Daughter Li Jiao took her younger brother and happily ran on the clean and smooth terrazzo floor tiles in the courtyard. She pulled Xu Xiaojuan's clothes and said:

"Mother, aren't we going home anymore? Jiao'er and brother like this place, so we'll just live here, okay?"

Xu Xiaojuan smiled and patted her daughter's little head: "You can live here as long as you like, this is my mother's home! Your father will study here to prepare for the exam, and when he becomes an official in the future, Jiao'er and Xu'er are still worried about it." Do you live in a house?"

Li Zhao was a little worried: "It will only be two years, but if the eldest uncle dislikes it, we..."

Xu Xiaojuan took a deep look at him: "Don't worry! My elder brother is the most magnanimous and understanding. He is busy with official duties every day and never cares about inner court affairs. I am his biological sister. Why can't he tolerate me staying at home for a few years? The concubine brother has nothing to say, their mother was always crushed by my mother, and she couldn't leave the courtyard. Now the elder sister-in-law is in charge of the waiting room, and she offended the old lady before and was punished. The one who went to live in the outer courtyard only said that I had a sudden illness, but in fact she came from a poor family, with too few manners and upbringing, the old lady didn't like it, but she was born beautiful, and gave birth to Heng'er. The eldest brother was reluctant to part with her mother and child, so he forgave her Welcome back to the house to take care of the daily affairs. The old lady still has to decide the big things. I grew up with the old lady since I was a child. How can the old lady not hurt? It’s okay if my mother is sick and can’t take care of me. We have an old lady , everything is fine!"

Li Zhao slightly let go of his frown, and a smile appeared on his face: "As long as you can live for a long time and live safely, it's fine. For other food and clothing expenses, the family will send some silver taels every six months!"

Xu Xiaojuan gave him a squinting look, and said, "The little money from your Li family is not enough for me to spend two days in the capital. Since you are staying in the Hou's mansion, why should you worry about food and clothing? You don't need to mention the Hou's mansion." The family is big and the business is big, how much money flows into the mansion every day and every month, and the patriarchal salary handed down from the ancestors, no matter how much people in the mansion can spend, what is it to support our family? You just need to study with peace of mind I don’t care about other things, everything is up to me, my aunt and grandma, I don’t compare with my elder brother’s Tsinghua Academy, but I can’t compare with the concubine’s old four, old six and two courtyards with the same monthly silver. If you are like Master and Third Master, you will do it!"

Li Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's so good! I don't mind, I only study in the study room, and sometimes there may be book friends gathering to recite poems and essays. There is no big expense. I am afraid that the money at home will not come in time sometimes, and I will be wronged." You and the children—you've been pampered."

He raised his hand to help Xu Xiaojuan adjust the loose bead flowers on her bun, and brushed the two strands of hair that had been blown up by the wind, and said softly: "I have been back for more than a month, and you are tired of carrying Xu'er alone. Not tired? Do you miss me?"

Xu Xiaojuan blushed a little, seeing that the two children were taken to play by the nanny, she snuggled into her husband's arms and said shyly: "In order for you to have a good place to live, I don't have to study in the study in the outer courtyard anymore. I put in so much effort every day... Taking Xu'er and taking care of my mother, and going to the old lady's place to wait on the next morning and evening, I finally got this yard just in time for you and Jiao'er to come. From then on, our family, Have a better life!"

Li Zhao hugged his wife and touched her tenderly, causing Xu Xiaojuan to be soft all over. She leaned into his arms and panted slightly, and he whispered softly in her ear: "I will repay you. Bang, I will earn you an order, and our life will be more happy!"

When Xu Xiaojuan moved into Yuehua Courtyard, she was not attached to Qiuhua Courtyard, but had a separate room. Meimei didn't know how to treat women in this dynasty when they returned to live with their natal family after marriage. She thought very simply, since she became a family and occupied a yard, she could just give her the same treatment as Xu Junting, the fourth child, and just receive the same amount of monthly silver as usual.

However, Xu Xiaojuan had already gone to the old lady's place to guard for a long time, acting foolishly, coquettishly, coquettishly, and being obedient, the old lady also wanted to support her, and promised to call Meimei to talk about the regular monthly payment in person, and finished dinner at Jinhuatang that night After taking it out and talking about it, Meimei didn't respond yet, but the second master stared:

"How did this happen? It's a violation of the rules! It's not like my mother doesn't know that a married girl has a dowry farm silver, which is considered as an inheritance given to her by her natal family. If she occasionally returns to live with her natal family in the future, she will be a guest. There is a rule for the money, the aunt lives with the house, and the money for hospitality will be assigned to that house. Now that the aunt is returning home, it is said that she belongs to the Qiuhua Courtyard, even if she lives in the Yuehua Courtyard, the money for hospitality falls in the Qiuhua Courtyard. Huayuan, it should also be Qiuhuayuan who subsidizes all expenses, so you don’t have to worry about the kilometers!”

When Xu Xiaojuan heard her uncle say this, she immediately changed her face. Ever since she returned to Houfu and lived in Qiuhuayuan, Mother He only handed over the guest silver to her, but she was not allowed to touch the monthly money in Qiuhuayuan. You can read the book, and you can withdraw a few taels of silver when you need it, but it is impossible to grasp all of them. You can't leave it all to the girl... Now that her husband and daughter are here, she boasted in front of her husband again, if only relying on that little money, how can the whole family live comfortably?

(End of this chapter)