Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 125

Two days later, Master Liu was dismissed in advance, and the family went to Sangjiang.

Brother Han and Brother Bo are both going there for the first time. They are very excited along the way. Brother Bo has a strong thirst for knowledge. He always asks about everything he sees. It’s more than a day’s journey, and he stays in a passing town at night. He is very curious about the beds in the inn, and he likes to clean them, he just looks around.

Arriving at Sangjiang River the next afternoon, passing Sanghu Lake, the two children were lying on the small window to watch. At this time, there were also a lot of people fishing, although it was earlier than when she and Shao Ziyu came.

Greeted the steward here in advance, and when they arrived at Shao's house, the old steward came out to pick them up, and looked at Brother Han and Brother Bo who got off the carriage with a smile, "You two young masters, please come inside and let them dry outside."

After looking at the house for decades, the old manager A Fu is very familiar with every brick and tile here. He used to look at the house with his wife. When his wife passed away early, he guarded the house alone. Hiring a few old mothers who make a living by cleaning, these few people live in the whole house, it seems lifeless, but even so, Ah Fu did not relax.

On the second day of his arrival, Shao Ziyu told Ah Fu about letting him go home to take care of himself. When he is old, he should enjoy life in peace. The children are all waiting to be filial to him. There is no need for him to stay here all the time. Bring it back to Luodu City, keep this house, and invite others to look at it.

Ah Fu still has a lot of worries, "Why don't I wait for a new person to come and talk to him first."

Seeing his request, Shao Ziyu didn't refuse, and sent Guanyan to Sangjiang to find out who was looking after other people's houses, and asked someone honest and honest to come back and let Ah Fu take a look.

At night, Shao Ziyu took Lin Qingran and his two sons to swim in the lake. It was not the first time they went there, but it was a different mood when they took the two children.

Fatty fish, river prawns with delicious meat, good luck this time, the boatman still caught several big river mussels in the last net, Lin Qingran needs to hold them with two hands, and put them slightly open in a wooden basin of clear water The clam shell, Bo Geer wanted to poke it with his hand, but the nanny pulled it back, it would be a disaster if he bit it.

The silt and gravel at the bottom of the lake are thick, and the net was drawn very deep to catch this. The boatman suggested to take the mussel back. The clean water raised the silt and then cleaned it. Lin Qingran saw that the surface was not smooth and not smooth. A beautiful clam shell, "Is there a pearl in it?"

The boatwoman who brought the fish soup over there smiled and said, "I'm lucky to be able to catch it."

The two brothers drank the freshly cooked fish soup from live fish, and Lin Qingran also drank a bowl. If he lived here for half a month, he would be able to make himself round.

It was already very late when the boat docked, and Bo Geer fell asleep in Shao Ziyu's arms. Looking back, those boats that hadn't landed were shining sparks on the lake, which was very beautiful.

The surrounding restaurants are full of excitement all night long. After getting into the carriage, the excitement fades away. When we arrive at Shao’s residence, Brother Han also falls asleep.

Living in Sangjiang, the pace is very slow. When I go out early in the morning, I will set up a shed to enjoy the shade by the lake. There will be old people playing chess and chatting under it. A little way further, there is a big tea stall.

After passing the tea stall, there is a market. The market is very lively in the early morning. People who come to the market like to sit in front of the breakfast stall and drink a bowl of hot tofu nao, or have a bowl of Yangchun noodles.

Half an hour later, the neighborhood was covered by the stalls who came to the morning market, selling everything, from the street to the end of the street, shouting and bargaining.

An hour later, the morning market closed, and the bustling place turned into a fish market. Those who went fishing before dawn, at this time, just caught fish alive and well and brought them to the market to sell.

This kind of life is like this every day. Sangjiang is only two days away from Luodu City, but it seems to be a place without disputes. Many people come here just to rest and relax.

You can rent a small boat and wander around the lake for several days. On the Sangjiang side, no one in the lake was hijacked on the boat at night.

If people's hearts are calm, many radical things will not happen.

Shao Ziyu and the others lived here for more than ten days. No one came to look for them, and nothing happened. They lived very leisurely.

Ah Fu finally chose someone he likes to take care of the yard. Si Qin and the others tidy up some things in the study room every day. Even though it is such a small room, all the things on the shelves are taken down, and several boxes can't fit.

Some fragile ornaments need to be placed separately. Lin Qingran also found a lot of dusty antiques in a few boxes inside the study. When I took them out, they were all bottles and jade articles, which were worth a lot. money.

"Grandfather left it to you, right?" When the family was separated, they were all big-name Zhuangzi and shops, plus some silver taels. Lin Qingran didn't know that her grandfather still hid so many things here.

"It's not surprising." Shao Ziyu picked up a jade plate that was covered with dust and wiped it, "When my grandfather was in the border area, he wiped out a lot of bandit nests. What happened to the things obtained from that place? It may all be handed over to the imperial court, and some people will be kept for a share." It has been accumulated many times, and this is not a lot.

"This is not a small part." Lin Qingran counted dozens of things in the two large boxes. Judging from the degree of dust accumulation, they have been stored for many years. If it wasn't for tidying up the study room, how would I know this? .

"Choose some to take back first, we can take away not much, and the rest will be sent back at that time." Shao Ziyu asked Guan Yan and the others to carry the box out, and everything inside had to be cleaned before packing in another box

On September [-]th, after staying in Sangjiang for half a month, they were about to leave for Luodu City.

Ah Fu's family had already arrived, and they were going to take him back to his hometown to enjoy his old age. Shao Ziyu left a steward to take care of the rest of the packed things, and took Lin Qingran and the others back.

I stopped in a small town on the way, and it was already dark when I returned to Luodu City and entered the city.

After returning home and packing up the things he brought, it was already dark. After Shao Ziyu came back, he was called to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Lin Qingran asked the two children to have dinner first, and packed the things he brought back from Sangjiang in the study.

Some books have been left open for a long time, and the paper is a little yellowed and old. Lin Qingran carefully flips through several pages together. These things have to be taken out to dry when the weather is good. Dry it in the sun, otherwise it will be unrecognizable if left for a long time.

I don't know how long it took to clean up, Lin Qingran raised her sore neck, but the maid didn't come in to report, and Shao Ziyu hasn't come back yet.

The carriage came all the way back, the two children went to bed early, Si Qin came in and brought her the stewed porridge, Lin Qingran was hungry after smelling the aroma, sitting by the window and drinking a bowl was not enough, this small jar Only when things bottom out can we be satisfied.

"Miss, let's watch it tomorrow, it's getting late." Si Qin advised her.

"Tell Guanyan to wait in the yamen to see when my uncle will come back. I'm not sleepy, and I'll go back later." Lin Qingran was very energetic, and now she couldn't sleep even when she returned to the house.

Si Qin couldn't persuade her, so she stayed with her at the door, and Lin Qingran turned back. She was also used to tidying up these books by herself, so that she could remember where they put them. There was another bookshelf vacant for the notes of grandparents, if it was Sangjiang's side I brought them all here, and I guess they wouldn't fit on a bookshelf.

Lin Qingran thought about putting some of it in her study, but another half an hour passed, and Shao Ziyu hadn't come back yet, so Lin Qingran felt sleepy and went back to the main room.

In the middle of the night, Lin Qingran seemed to feel that Shao Ziyu had returned, and when she opened her eyes, the latter went to bed lightly, and just lifted the quilt.

Seeing that she was woken up, he hugged her and patted her gently in his arms, "Go to sleep."

"What happened so late." Lin Qingran muttered, and Shao Ziyu lay down, "I have interrogated a few prisoners, and I'm fine now."

"What prisoner has to be interrogated overnight." Lin Qingran murmured, found a comfortable position in his arms, and soon fell asleep again

After resting for half a month, he was busy after returning. Shao Ziyu was busy day and night. It was not a big case, but some trivial matters. Some cases related to the internal affairs of officials were also tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Lin Qingran still had to reply to the family members one by one, Er Erhan brother was going to the academy, so everything had to be prepared properly, so he was busy until the end of September, and didn't relax until the He family wedding banquet.

The wedding banquet of the He family was also lively. What kind of people were invited to marry the young lady of the Lin family back then, and now there are so many people invited. The bride's dowry is not as much as the young lady of the Lin family, and her family background is not as good as the young lady of the Lin family, but the second old lady He is happy .

The wedding banquet ended on September 25, and Mrs. Ye from Zuo Shilang's family came to look for Lin Qingran the next day.

Before Lin Qingran asked, she told her vividly about the He family's wedding banquet. Seeing the excitement, many people left before they came to toast. Many of the invited people were with the Lin family. Good friends, and good friends with the son-in-laws of the Lin family. These people think that the Lin family is in full swing, of course I have to hug my thighs, no, it's not that I marry a wife, why stay so long.

"I went to the new house to see the bride. She is young and pretty, not our age." Mrs. Ye sighed, and Lin Qingran smiled. It was all at the same age, and she didn't feel that she was old.

"But I look petty." Mrs. Ye said immediately, "It can't be a climate."

Lin Qingran listened with a smile the whole time. Mrs. Ye came to say these things, so it was not a gesture of goodwill, but this kindness could not be presented in front of her mother. Xianggong and Zuo Shilang were both in the Ministry of punishment, so it seemed more logical.

"I haven't seen this very often." Mrs. Ye glanced at Lin Qingran, "In that yard, Madam, I also saw several concubines of the second master of the He family."

"Such days should not be avoided." Lin Qingran said casually.

"That's not true." Madam Ye lowered her voice, "I heard that one of the concubines is still pregnant. Before we left, the concubine almost disappeared after eating the food delivered from the kitchen."

No matter how noisy He Chengsheng's back house is now, the Lin family will just watch it as a play. Of course, the more noisy it is, the happier they will be watching it.

Lin Qingran sent Mrs. Ye away, and Si Hua came in to report that Sangjiang sent a letter over quickly. Lin Qingran opened it and saw that Shao's house in Sangjiang was on fire!
(End of this chapter)