Dress to be a celebrity

Song Shi comforted his mother with his arms in his arms: "I'm not really thin, but I'm tall. If you don't believe me, feel it, my whole body is full of tendons, which are extremely heavy on the scale. Others can't get out of it even if they want to practice."

He asked his elder nephew to show his mother again—can ordinary people pick up such a big child casually?

The old lady didn't understand the benefits of exercise. She touched his arm and felt sorry for him, and then she wanted to scold his father a few times: "Where is there a good scholar who can train such strength! It's all because of your father, and there is no shortage of exercise at home." Eat and drink, you have to take my son to be an official in such a far place...Your little arms at home are full of meat, and you press a hole, and now it is so hard that you can't press it. How hard you have suffered..."

Stop talking, stop talking, let the children come in for dinner first!

Seeing the youngest son, the old lady didn't even feel pain for the eldest son, so she told him to take Brother Lin over quickly, so that Song Shi's hand wouldn't be broken, and led him into the main room by herself.

After entering the house, Song Shi rearranged his clothes, greeted his mother and two sister-in-laws formally, sat down to accept the gifts from his three nephews, and sent out a few packs of crisp candy, sesame candy, and candied lotus seeds.

The two elder brothers of his family have been studying scientific research just like their father since they were young, and they have no interest in family affairs, so it is too late to marry a wife and have children.The eldest brother's nephew, Song Lin, is eleven this year, and the second nephew, Song Ting, is two years younger and is studying Mongolian books.The third nephew of the second brother's family, Song Xiao, is only six years old and has not yet entered school. Like his second cousin, he has a smooth scalp with green stubble. My nephew is still having fun.

Uh no, it's pretty.

The two nieces were born before they were one year old, so they didn't have a first name, so they were nicknamed Big Sister and Second Sister.The two children can't speak yet, and they don't like to cry. They are both chubby, with big eyes, small nose and small mouth, more like their family members.

The two sisters-in-law haven't seen each other for a long time, and they have changed a lot since he left: the elder sister-in-law made an appointment because her son is getting older and has more places to take care of, her beautiful eyebrows and eyes have added a bit of majesty, and she is no longer the same as when she first married. Gentle and shy; the second sister-in-law has gained a lot of weight after giving birth, with a round face and smiling eyes, which is the favorite blessing in the eyes of people nowadays.

Song Shi went up to meet his sister-in-law, and they liked it very much, but this little uncle is getting older now, and it is not the time when he can play casually, so he can only hold his hand and ask a few words, and quickly ask someone to bring big fish and meat Come and feed him.

Where can the children eat something good outside, they still have to cook at home to make up for it!

Homemade ice goose, cured duck, braised big silver carp, stewed mutton in casserole, pork belly, and his favorite beef and cheese specially bought from Muslims, the best donkey meat pot at home, white cut donkey meat , donkey meat dumplings...

Originally, when eating, the old lady had to pick out the best ones for her grandchildren, but when Song Shi came back, the chopsticks of his mother and sisters-in-law kept sticking into his bowl, and after a while a big bowl popped up. sharp.

The three children watched eagerly, but they couldn't wait for their mother to give them a look!

Fortunately, their uncle still knew how to be embarrassed, and was busy picking out the goose legs, duck breasts, and good pieces of meat piled up in the bowl and distributed them to the nephews.

His sister-in-law persuaded: "Their children don't eat what they eat. Once you stay outside for six or seven years, you will forget the taste of hometown food. It's time to eat more!"

The second sister-in-law sighed even more: "I heard that there is only such a small mouthful of dishes in the south, how can there be enough for people to eat? There are also fish, shrimp, rice and other things that are not very filling. I can't blame Shiguan'er for being too tall. Where's the meat!"

Song Shi really wanted to remind them that when his father took him to work, he brought a cook with him, and the dishes he cooked were similar to those at home, let alone after returning to Beijing...

Besides, although Fujian is near the sea, Wuping County, where his father is an official, is at the southernmost tip of the Wuyi Mountains. There are many Hakka people, and the taste is like that of Huguang in the Central Plains.

In turn, he picked meat and vegetables for his mother and brother-in-law, comforting them: "Don't we bring back the chicken, meat, and ham from there every year? Fujian also eats a lot of meat, and there are also a lot of wheat. We can't suffer there."

Speaking of this, I think of the clear sauce pork sent by Zhao Shusheng, and asked the chef to cut it and steam it, and serve it to the family.

This clear sauce meat is marinated in a sauce tank. It is as smooth and delicious as ham, and because of the short storage time, the taste is more fresh, and it can be served directly on the table.But this is for children to eat, and it needs to be cooked before he asks someone to cut it and steam it.

His mother can eat whatever he brings, even if you have a mouthful of soy sauce meat, you have to praise that this meat is made in Beijing.

He took the opportunity to talk to his mother about the benefits of the capital: "I have already bought a small courtyard in the capital, and sooner or later my father will be on duty in the capital. Wouldn't it be nice for our family to move there for a reunion? It's close to the imperial city." If it is more expensive, we might as well buy some property outside the city, live in Beijing on weekdays, and go out of the city on holidays and long holidays.”

There are still many good academies in the capital, Brother Lin and Brother Ting can enter a large academy in the past, which is better than just asking a gentleman to tutor.Brother Xiao is also six years old this year, and the children of a wealthy family go to school at the age of four or five. He used to be able to follow his brothers to school, learning early and becoming a talent early.

Of course, if the second sister-in-law dotes on the child, brother Xiao can’t save him from going to school too early, so it’s okay to leave it to his uncle to enlighten him—he wrote a small paper on ancient Mongolian studies back then, and he memorized the references...but he didn’t draft only.

His eldest nephew had heard from his uncle that he was going to Beijing, and knew that the whole family was going to Beijing, so he didn't have any resistance; the second nephew had already started studying anyway, and he rarely stayed at home, so he could have a fresh change when he went to Beijing. Only the youngest, Brother Xiao, heard that he was going to study in Beijing, and his mouth was so anxious that he whispered "Mother".

His mother looked at his uncle happily and said: "Is his third uncle really going to enlighten our brother Xiao? This is his blessing! But you have to work for the emperor as an official, so how can you have time to keep an eye on him?" , it’s better to send him to study in an academy, and you can give him some advice when you’re free.”

Song Shi responded with a smile: "Second sister-in-law is right. I'm used to resting these days, and I almost forgot that Guochao is going to compile a new book. I also have the job of engraving books. I really can't teach it like my brothers taught me. Nephews, you can only talk to them now and then."

In just a few words, the two adults decided to let brother Xiao go to school early. The child was so frightened that tears filled his eyes, and he looked at his father with aggrieved eyes.

His father didn't pay attention to the only son who had always been precious, but was persuading the old lady: "When father and Shi Guan'er were in the south, our family had no choice but to separate. Now they are all in Beijing, and they are only three hundred meters away from Baoding." The distance is quite different, and the accent and customs are not bad, do you still live in the two places?"

Although many officials served alone and left their parents, wives and children in their hometowns, those who were not far away, or had children at home to support their parents, could stay at ease.He and his eldest brother also have a reputation for raising children, not to mention the convenience of studying and taking exams in Beijing. If they donate to Beijing officials in the future, the whole family will be in Beijing.

Even Big Brother Song said: "Shiguan even bought a house, so Mother will come to Beijing to live for two days because of his filial piety."

The old lady didn't care about anything else, she just asked Song Shi: "How much money did you pay for that yard? Is the pocket money your father gave you enough? Don't you borrow it from someone who runs a money desk in Beijing? The money desk, the cash box You can't borrow money from me, and the money sent by your father in our family can't be spent, so how many mothers will give it to you."

Such an adult, and admitted to the national civil servants, how can I spend my parents' money.

Song Shi shook his head vigorously and said, "That's a small courtyard with three entrances. It doesn't cost a few taels of silver. I borrowed it from Brother Huan's family. Don't worry, mother. If our whole family lives in Beijing, we have to buy a courtyard." The mansion is gone, but I can't borrow this money from him, I will ask my mother for it."

His mother nodded and sighed: "Your senior brother treats you so well, it's just that our two families lack some predestined relationship. That's all, I know you young people think that the capital city is good, but if you want to leave, you have to do it no matter what." Let’s talk about the Sanyuan archway erected in front of our house. Take a rest first, and later, your brothers will take Lin Guan’er to the grave to pay homage to the ancestors, and then find a monk to calculate.”

Sacrificial ceremonies and exhibition of tombs are important events for each family, so naturally you can't just go there casually when you get home.It is necessary to arrange for people to buy the three animals, paper candles, incense sticks, and gold and silver ingots. They must also ask people to clean up the weeds in front of the grave and pile up the grave bags before they can go to the grave with the imperial decree. Before the festival.

But when he got to his own home, Song Shi didn't have to worry about these chores.He just eats, eats and plays this day, telling his mother and nephews how he had fun while working abroad, and how he followed his father, who is all official, to judge the powerful and evil gentry in Fujian.

Speaking of the excitement, he even sang "the trial is in front of the Yamen, and the imperial envoy is coming to patrol." His mother smiled when she heard him, pointed at him and said to her son and daughter-in-law: "This doesn't look like a person who has become an official. Livelier than when I was a child.”

At that time, when I first came here, my acting skills were not good, and then I was busy writing a thesis, and then I went to Beijing again, and I didn't get along much with my aunt, brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews in this life.

Song Shi felt a little ashamed when he heard it, and worked harder to entertain his relatives in colorful clothes, singing, reciting and fighting, and added some Peking opera movements.

Although it is at the level of the Spring Festival Gala and the opera channel, it is also accumulated through 600 years of art, and it is enough to amaze the audience just by watching it.The old lady was engrossed in watching, and she sighed in praise or worry: "Where did I learn this? This wave of hands and body is really like a high-ranking official! Let's watch the big drama sung in front of the government office in the beginning of spring." It's not as pretty as this!"

The second nephew applauded him to save face; the eldest nephew had already read four books, so he was naturally reserved and just shook his head to the tune he sang.Only the little nephew remembered that his elder brothers went to school at the age of eight, but he was told to go to school immediately by this uncle he had never met before. His heart was full of sadness, and he didn't even want to watch his plays!

In the evening, when the families returned to the small courtyard, Song Yun picked up the eldest son, put his arms around his daughter-in-law, and sat on the bed looking at the two daughters.

Brother Xiao saw that the father who loves him came back again, so he seized the time to beg: "The elder brother and the second brother both went to school at the age of eight, and I also want to study at the age of eight. Daddy will let me play for two more years!"

Song Yun immediately sternly sternly asked for a "face-to-face tutoring".But his wife pulled her son back, glared at him reproachfully, and taught her husband behind her back: "He said this in front of people, so you can blame him, the child didn't say anything in front of his third uncle, and he went to his own courtyard to say something." May I ask you a word? There is no outsider here, what kind of strict father are you pretending to be, and explain it to him well, can our brother Xiao be ignorant?"

She hugged her frightened son and said, "Brother Xiao, don't be afraid. It's fun to go to school to study. There are many children of your age playing together. As long as you memorize the books well, sir won't play hands."

The child couldn't understand the trap in the words, so he leaned in his mother's arms and listened to his parents with confidence.

Song Yun also spared his son, and said to the second grandmother, Li Shi: "I want to send my mother to Beijing this time because I don't want to take the exam again, and I want to donate an official to do it. I will definitely take you away when the time comes. In case the eldest brother also takes his sister-in-law to take up the post, the mother will definitely not be able to do it alone in her hometown."

A little brilliance suddenly lit up in Li's eyes, and he was so pleasantly surprised that he spoke in an official tone, and asked softly, "Why did you think about giving up the scientific examination and donating an official position?"

Song Yun said with a smile: "Even my father didn't take the exam in the end. Our brothers are not as obsessed with being a Jinshi as my father is. Even at our age, we don't think we can go on the exam forever. Besides, Shi Guaner knows to buy property for the family. Come on, I am such an adult, do I still have to eat the housework earned by my parents and even my younger brother?"

He hesitated for a while, then drove his son to the side room to sleep, and whispered to his beloved wife: "I think the official will be promising, and he will be able to earn a life for our mother and his wife in the future. But if he is promising I didn’t earn my life for my sister-in-law either, as I am a husband and a father, I have to fight for my own wife.”