Huaxi Chronicle

Huaxi County, Yan family.

Li Guanshi led Yan Cong'an into the door while talking, and walked towards the East Garden: "A few days ago, the old slave sent someone to sweep the south courtyard, but the third lady still wants to live in the Nuanxiang Pavilion?"

The Yan family has not separated, so except for the two married daughters, the remaining four families live in this Yan family mansion in the north of the county seat.The house is divided into east, north and west gardens. The long house and the third house live in the east garden, the second house and the fourth house live in the west garden, and Mrs. Yan lives in the north garden.Although both the long house and the third house live in the East Garden, the East Garden is also divided into two courtyards, the North and the South.

There is a small lake between the south and north courtyards.The lake was dug when the yard was built, and it brought in the running water from the river outside the house.The south and north courtyards of the lake each have a small garden. There is no bridge on the lake, and the two courtyards are not connected.The north courtyard and the south courtyard also have their own courtyard gates, which are independent of each other.

Yan Cong'an has been afraid of the cold since he was a child. The Nuanxiang Pavilion was specially built by Yan Guangxin and his wife for their daughter when they were alive. The Nuanxiang Pavilion was specially laid with earth dragons. The fire in winter can be as warm as in spring. Yan Cong'an left Lived there before.

Thinking of his deceased parents, Yan Cong'an lost his mind for a moment.She raised her eyebrows slightly, suppressed her worries, and said lightly, "You can live in the Nuanxiang Pavilion."

Li Guanshi had a clear mind, and when he saw her lost his mind, he guessed that she was remembering the past.Without further words, he quietly led her to the south courtyard.

Li Guanshi had been the housekeeper of the Yan family for many years, so he was well-informed, but he was also secretly surprised when he saw the twenty or so large boxes and the dozen or so servants that had been moved into the south courtyard.The third lady of the Yan family was not valued at home, but she was regarded as a treasure in the eyes of Grandpa Lu Houye.These twenty or so large boxes and numerous servants were not just property for the grandson, but also a warning for the rest.

After Yan Cong'an finished freshening up, he followed Li Guanshi to the North Garden to meet Mrs. Yan.

When Yan Cong'an came to Beiyuan, the old man was checking the account books at the table.

Old Master Yan adhered to the ancestral etiquette, valued his sons over concubines, and wholeheartedly wanted to pass on the family business to his sons.He originally had two sons under his knees, Yan Guang, the second son of the third son, possessed both integrity and talent, was calm and orderly, and was also quite good at doing business.In less than ten years, the Yan family's property has more than doubled in Yan Guangxin's hands.

But He Tian was jealous of talents, and Yan Guangxin died in his thirties.

In desperation, Mrs. Yan had no choice but to pin her hopes on Yan Guangxing, the eldest son of the house, but Yan Guangxing was mediocre, not only lacking the slightest talent in business, but on the contrary had the habit of being a dandy.He loves gold and stone calligraphy and painting, but he is not proficient in it himself. He is often deceived when he buys nine out of ten, but he still enjoys it.

His son is useless, so Mrs. Yan wanted to place his hopes on his eldest grandson.But his son Yan Hongjie is even worse than Yan Guangxing, with a sensual and sensual style, and he lingers in brothels all year round instead of returning home.The only thing is that compared with his father Yan Guangxing, he has more business talents.Because of this, his father and son were not rejected by Mrs. Yan, but they were not very satisfied.

The two Yan Cong'an came to the door, but Mrs. Yan didn't notice.

Li Guanshi took a step forward, knocked on the wide open door, and reminded: "Ah Lang, the third lady is here."

After hearing the words, Mrs. Yan slowly raised her head from the front of the case. When she saw Yan Cong'an, she slightly relaxed her brows and beckoned her to come in.

When Yan Cong'an walked in, the old man Yan seemed to be concerned: "Is Cong'an doing well in the capital these few years? Is he in good health?"

Mrs. Yan was wearing a plain coat, her hair was tied up in a topknot.The monk's attire in this clothes is really like what Chu Wuge said, he has believed in Taoism.

Yan Cong'an was a little surprised, he never thought that such a scheming and decisive person like Old Master Yan would ask immortals to ask questions in his later years.

She has been recuperating in the capital for three years, and has never received half a letter from Mrs. Yan's family. How much sincerity can he express in his words of concern?

"Cong'an's health is already well. Cong'an is not filial, and Lao Aweng is worried."

Old Mrs. Yan saw that she was only a little thinner, and her complexion was not sick, so she was relieved and said: "It's fine, so I can rest assured. Has Guanshi Li made arrangements for the South Courtyard? If there is any deficiency , tell him directly and let him arrange it.”

Yan Cong'an raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a faint smile: "I know from Cong'an, I will definitely talk to Li Guanshi if I have something to say."

Seeing her obedient appearance, Mrs. Yan felt pity for her: "The capital is thousands of miles away from Huaxi County, and the journey from Cong'an must have been exhausting. I don't want to leave you talking anymore. You should go back to rest earlier. Bar."

Yan Cong'an nodded obediently: "Let's go back from Cong'an first, Ah Weng should also pay attention to his body, don't work too hard."

Seeing that Yan Cong'an was about to leave, Manager Li at the side quickly stepped forward to lead her out.

Before the two of them turned around, Old Master Yan suddenly spoke to Guanshi Li and said, "Tell the other three householders that they will come to Beiyuan for dinner tomorrow and help Cong'an clean up the dust."

Li Guanshi turned back and bowed and said: "This old slave will go and talk to each room."

Yan Cong'an bowed again, and then followed Li Guanshi out of Mrs. Yan's study.

Each house of the Yan family has separate kitchens in the courtyard, and they do not dine together on weekdays, only during festivals or important family events, they will dine together in Old Master Yan's North Garden.

Although Mrs. Yan was talking about a reception banquet, Yan Cong'an knew that tomorrow's family banquet would definitely be a feast without a good one.

Having slept in the ruined temple yesterday, Yan Cong'an was a little tired early on, so after dinner, he took a rest early.

The next day.

Yan Cong'an finished washing, and before he came to the dining hall to sit down, a person rushed in from outside the door.The person who came was in her cardamom years. She was wearing a goose-yellow skirt, with bright eyes and white teeth, a peach blossom face, and a childish look between her brows.

This person is Yan Cong'an's cousin, the fifth lady of the Yan family, Yan Congle.

There are five young gentlemen in Yan's residence, but there are only two young ladies, she and Yan Congle.

Yan Congle is the concubine daughter of the fourth wife Yan Guangyi, aged [-], her mother Su Shi was originally a cousin of Yan Guangyi's natal family, she and Yan Guangyi's childhood sweetheart, had a happy relationship.But the Su family was just a farming family, so Mrs. Yan didn't like such an in-law. He made a marriage for Yan Guangyi and the daughter of Yuelai Warehouse in Huaxi County.But Yan Guangyi still misses Su Shi, and in the third year after getting married, he accepted Su Shi as his concubine as he wished.

Yan Guangyi's official wife, Shen Shi, didn't criticize Yan Congle, but she didn't like her either. Therefore, the relationship between Yan Congle and his own brother Yan Hongyuan was not considered close. On the contrary, Yan Congle loved Yan Cong'an since childhood. Although the two sisters are five years apart, they were often together when they were young, and their relationship is quite deep.

Back then Yan Cong'an was seriously ill, before going to the capital, he saw many doctors, all of them said that there was no cure for it.

Yan Congle originally thought that her third sister, An Yi, had gone to the capital and would never return. Since the third sister left, she had been depressed for a long time.Now seeing Yan Cong'an in real life again, I am very happy.

Yan Congle strode into the door, and trotted up to Yan Cong'an, holding the hem of her skirt.She first looked Yan Cong'an carefully up and down, with a smile on her face, reached out and pulled Yan Cong'an's sleeve, shaking it slightly, the corners of her eyes were slightly red: "Third sister, third sister, it's you who came back gone?"

When Yan Cong'an was sick, Yan Congle would come to accompany her every day and tell her some interesting things outside.Yan Cong'an has been ill for more than a year, and her condition has not improved. Yan Congle often dropped golden beans by her bed.After the death of her parents, there were more than a dozen members of the Yan family, except for the aunt Yan Ruyu who married far away, only this cousin Yan Congle treated her sincerely and hoped that she would recover as before.

Seeing her so happy, Yan Cong'an was also happy in his heart.Seeing beads of sweat dripping from the corner of her forehead, he guessed that this girl must have come all the way from West Garden after hearing the news.

She first straightened Liyan Congle's broken hair at the temples, then took out a silk handkerchief to wipe off the sweat for her, and asked softly: "Come here so early, can I eat early?"

After not seeing each other for many years, Yan Cong was happy to see that the third sister still cared about him as usual, and he was even more happy. He laughed and said, "When I heard the news of your return, I ran here because I was so happy. I haven't eaten yet."

Yan Cong'an patted her hand and led her to sit down at the table: "Then let's have dinner together."

After finishing speaking, he ordered Yuzhu who was beside him: "Yuzhu, prepare a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Liu Niangzi."

The two of them had breakfast, and Yan Congle couldn't help but curiously asked whether Yan Cong'an was in good health?How was your stay in Kyoto?Yan Cong'an answered every detail patiently.

After asking about Yan Cong'an's recent situation, Yan Congle told Yan Cong'an about several major events that happened in Yan's family in the past three years.

Mrs. Yan asked his eldest grandson, Yan Hongjie, to be the steward of the shop of Huiming Tea House, and let his fourth house, Yan Guangyi and his son, be the stewards of Chashan of Huiming Tea House.The second wife, Yan Guangde, was still ignored. The eldest son, Yan Hongbo, died of illness in the spring of this year, leaving behind a son and a daughter.Aunt Yan's family still came to fight the autumn wind from time to time.

It was also mentioned in the middle that Mrs. Yan was planning to build a Taoist temple in the North Garden recently. He said that it was instructed by the masters of Qinglong Temple.

The little girl was chattering, and the breakfast was very lively.

Yan Congle originally wanted to take Yan Cong'an out, and take Yan Cong'an to see how Huaxi County has changed in the three years since she was absent.

Yan Cong'an shirked that there are still many chores to deal with today, and it is inconvenient to go out.But tomorrow he will go to the temple to burn incense for his parents, if Yan Congle wants to, he can go together.

Yan Congle saw the busy servants coming and going in the courtyard, so she didn't insist on going out, but sat in Yan Cong'an's courtyard for most of the day, after the two of them finished their lunch, Aunt Su sent someone over After looking for it, Yan Congle returned to the West Garden reluctantly.

But after walking away for a while, he ran back specially and told Yan Cong'an that he would go to the temple with her to burn incense tomorrow, don't forget this and leave her behind.

Yan Cong'an promised her that he would wait for her to come and walk with her tomorrow, Yan Congle was willing to give up, and happily ran towards the West Garden with her skirt in her hands.