old lady in red

Shi Mei smiled and asked: "Oh, there is still a competition for jumping grids? Is there any reward for winning?"

Yingchun nodded with crooked eyebrows: "Of course, whoever wins, my brother will let him touch his peach blossom horse."

Xichun also said: "You can also use brother's bamboo root wine glass to hold a banquet."

Shi Mei knew that the so-called banquet was just playing house.

One pretends to be a husband and comes back from outside.

One plays the role of mistress and holds banquets at home.

The loser will call the two parents.

Therefore, Yingchun Xichun wants to win.

Shi Mei glanced at the nurse of the two, she did not agree with the siblings playing this game.

It's a pity that grandma's qualifications are limited, except for catching kittens, she's just playing house.

Shi Mei said to Mrs. Zhang: "Find some playmates of the same age for the two girls."

Zhang said: "They already have six girls?"

Shi Mei said: "The daughter of the Hou family, adding two more is not too much."

Mrs. Zhang nodded: "Then make it up for Yuan girl by the way."

Shi Mei said: "You can figure it out."

Yuanchun is ten years old, and will be drafted after staying at home for another three years.

Of course, Shi Mei would definitely ask her to be exempted from the election.

It's just that Shi Mei doesn't want to enter the palace.

Furthermore, Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun have to see each other, although they don't discuss marriage right away, when this year's show girls enter the palace, the Xungui's family will have to look at each other, and those who are interested will exchange glances, come and go, and look at each other .

Then, wait for the draft to lose Xiao Ding.

As long as there are no major problems, the marriage is basically settled.

Shi Mei said: "It's not convenient for me to go out to socialize now, and I can't talk to some juniors.

When you go out, look at which noble girl is virtuous, about ten years old, it doesn't matter if she is a side branch, she doesn't care if she is honorable or noble, the key is to be born.

As you know, Pearl, ordinary people can't stand their ground.

Although she is not the daughter-in-law of the Rong Mansion, she is Jia Zhu's own mother.

A daughter-in-law with a lower status can only get her share by being scolded.

Your brother-in-law has a second bedroom, and the concubine can hardly afford to come in. "

Mrs. Zhang nodded: "Daughter-in-law made a note of the marriage of Sister Yuan, who does mother want to find?"

Shi Mei said: "It doesn't matter whether you are rich or not, the first thing is to have a clean family background, and the children should live up to expectations. It's best to be like your Zhang family. The children are self-disciplined, and they are a real scholarly family. Like those who sell dog meat for a sheep's sake, it's fine to farm and study." gone."

Mrs. Zhang understands the root of these words.

The Yang family is a farming and studying family, the second wife of Jiufang, the girl of the Xing family, and Wang Xiuzhi, who used to be a concubine, are all so-called farming and studying families.

It hurts deeply, it is that Yang Qing'er who caused the two generations of father and son in the Ning Mansion to turn against each other.

Jia Zhen did not return to Beijing during the Spring Festival this year, and Ms. Yu has no good news.

Mrs. Yang was crying and wiping away her tears, she didn't know which one to blame.

Obviously both governments are on the rise, but there are problems of one kind or another.

Shi Mei really can't wait to reintegrate these twisted guys and change their minds.

Shi Mei is especially worried about Jia Min.

There is no mention of Daiyu's grandmother in the Red Chamber, so Daiyu must have passed away before she came to Beijing, maybe even earlier.

Shi Mei was just worried that if something happened to Mother Lin and Jia Min wasn't around, it would be hard to say.

Shi Mei originally planned to persuade Lin's mother to stay in the capital after Lin's mother went to Beijing to accompany her grandson for treatment.

Who knew that Lin's mother would not go to Beijing because of her arrogance.

Shimei's only wish is that Qingyu can cultivate her spiritual power sooner, her body will be stronger, and her body will be healed within a year or two.

However, the heart disease is difficult to suppress, and the parting is unpredictable.

Shi Mei plans to ask Jia She to bring Lin Ruhai back to the capital on His Majesty's Longevity Day.

Anyway, I want a word.

Jia Min is only 23 years old, and it will be difficult if the husband and wife turn against each other for a long time.

Royal gift of marriage.

If Emperor Jiahe had slammed ahead of time, he would not be able to divorce this marriage even if he died.

On the seventh day of the lunar new year, when Jia She returned home, Shi Mei told him her thoughts: "This year's Longevity Day, you can give the Marquis of Yan another birthday gift, and bring your brother-in-law with you, or let him give the birthday gift directly. "

Jia She said: "Actually, my brother-in-law was supposed to go to Beijing last year. According to the usual practice, officials of the fourth rank and above have to go to Beijing to face the saint. It was only because the Lin family was attacked by bandits that my brother-in-law got His Majesty's grace and did not go to Beijing.

After the new year, I tried to let my brother-in-law come to Beijing so that his husband and wife could make it clear in person.

actually……"

Jia She looked at his mother's eyes: "It's not easy for my brother-in-law. At that time, I must save my mother first. There is only one mother, and the child can be born again..."

Shi Mei really wanted to hit someone, but suddenly realized that she was also a mother.

However, Shi Mei thought, even if she fell into the water, once she is rescued, she must care about her daughter-in-law and grandson, instead of taking her son's time complacently...

Jia She went out of the palace and began to entertain guests.

On the eighth day of the eighth day of the lunar new year, the rich friends in Kyoto were entertained.

Jia Amnesty's dandy friends are mainly the children of the Eighth Prince's Mansion, and some of the clan's children.

Yanhou used to be his playboy friend.

Today, Yan Hou is still with those dandy friends at the banquet.

Jia She invited these dude friends to a banquet, instead of hosting the banquet in the mansion, he went to the horse farm in Rongfu on the outskirts of Beijing.

Shimei has a [-]-acre farm that has been converted into a horse farm.

Jia She's way of entertaining guests is that the Rongfu provides horses for everyone to hunt.

In the first month, the snow on the mountains has not yet melted, so you can go to the mountains to encircle small animals. The biggest ones are muntjac, roe deer, roe deer, fox and pheasant.

All the horses on Zhuangzi were taken care of and sent by Zhang Jue.

However, the shepherd boys and tenants in this village are all the servants of Jia She and Shi Mei, so they are very reliable.

Jia She's banquet this time was a big deal, the eighteen dandies who came here, including Yan Hou, just took away the horse they liked.

These dandies are not useless, when they are eating pot, they are talking about news.

Over the past few years, Jia Amnesty has gotten a lot of news from Kyoto and the Secretary of General Administration through them.

In name, they are playing together, but at critical moments, the news revealed by these dandies can turn things around.

This time to collect the debts, the largest underground casino in the south of the Yangtze River is the news disclosed by these dudes.

Then, Yan Hou Jia She led the troops to sweep up, and even swept out millions of silver in one sweep.

Yan Hou has never seen a whole box of cards to lose money.

Jia Amnesty finally believed it, and the salt merchant sprinkled gold leaves on the Qiantang River, watching the legend of the waves floating gold.

Gold picks are used for picking teeth, and gold is also used for slingshot hidden weapons. Only salt merchants can do it.

This is really not distressed for the money I picked up.

The horses this time are Yan Hou and Jia She's thanks to the dudes.

Of course, Marquis Yan also promised that he would continue to cooperate and collect news on the ground in Kyoto for them, which would bring many benefits.

Then, after discussing with these dandies, they said that they wanted to go to Jinyiwei for a stroll!

Yan Hou said: "All squeezed into one place to inquire about some fart news?

It's better to go outside to fight dogs and cocks, and the Lord will give you a sum of money every year.

Jin Yiwei's one hundred and eighty taels of silver a year, do you like it? "

Dandy said: "This isn't the flying fish suit that looks good in it!"

Yan Hou snorted: "Aura?

Veterans bully recruits, you don't have a three-axe in your hands, and you beat your parents for three days until your parents recognize them.

What I mean is, there are a few tough people who enter Jinyiwei. Jinyiwei has to go through archery and horse racing. If you feel that you are successful, you sign up.

However, not at the beginning of the year, but at the end of the year.

Also, if you want to dawdle, you can go to the Xishan Garrison Camp. Good job, enter Xiaoqi Campfire ~ Gun Camp.

There is also the Dragon Guard, who travels with His Majesty and practice shifts on weekdays, relaxed and comfortable. "

Then, Marquis of Yan promised to all the dandies, except Marquis of Yan and Jia She, who were older, and the other sixteen, as long as the results of the winter hunting feast at the end of the year were so-so, everyone would have jobs.

Yan Hou said: "But the ugly words are in the head, don't lose the chain at the critical moment.

You are a dragon guard, you can't keep up with His Majesty's dragon chariot, right?

The imperial guards not only have to race horses and shoot arrows, but also go down to the river to build bridges, can't they be landlubbers?

So, big guys, work harder, run horses and climb mountains, go swimming in rivers, practice more, don't embarrass your brother! "

The dandy left screaming.

Riding a tall horse, walking sideways one by one at home, and patting the chest with their father: scolding me every day for not doing my job properly, see the real chapter at the end of the year!

Jia Amnesty was a little worried: "Will it be possible to compete with so many people at once?"

Yan Hou laughed: "It really can't be stuffed in, so you can stuff a few under your hands.

You have also seen their skills, pretending to be anything, ordinary undercover agents are no problem.

Those clan brothers in your hands should also have some sense of competition. "

This means that Jia's brothers are not very capable and have a lot of airs.

Although they have all made great progress, except for Jia Wen and Jia Bin, Yanhou mostly despises them.

Too much fuss, too little courage.

Jia Amnesty took the opportunity to tell about Lin Ruhai: his nephew fell ill from fright, his sister stayed in the capital, and her mother-in-law was unhappy, so she stopped Lin Ruhai from going to Beijing.

Now it has become a raw rice sandwich.

My lord asked Lin Ru to come back to Beijing by finding an opportunity.

A royal marriage...

Yanhou knows that the marriage bestowed by the emperor is a marriage of iron.

Marquis Yan just smiled: "It's no big deal, let him go to Beijing to report on his duties in May, but fortunately he didn't go to Beijing to meet the saint when he was promoted, so give him a month's vacation, and go back to collect taxes at the end of June. "

Jia Amnesty then poured the wine: "Although I'm a brother, I have to thank you, otherwise, I won't be able to do business with my mother when I go back."

Yan Hou waved his hand: "Forget about drinking, I have something to say, don't be drunk and treat it as wine."

Jia She hurriedly put down his wine glass when he heard this: "Is this a serious talk? Brother, tell me, as long as it can be done, there is nothing wrong with it."

Yanhou said: "That's what you said. You also know that my mother doesn't like to go out in my family's situation. My kid doesn't care. I'm worried about my girl. If she meets a jerk, the girl will be wronged.

With my temperament, you also know that I can overwhelm his children and grandchildren.

As for my mother, I saw that your mother is bright and reasonable, and said that your mother is enlightened. Compared with such a great-grandmother, your daughter-in-law can't be wrong.

how about it? "

Jia She frowned: "This, this, the point is, my family's threshold is low, and yours may have to go up.

My girl marrying your family is in line with high marriage and low marriage.

Is Your Majesty happy with this matter?

You also know about my father, that kid's grandfather, is he still idle now? "

Yan Hou frowned and nodded: "It's a matter. Anyway, you keep what I said in your heart. I won't return the letter here. Your kid can't say goodbye. I'm just a girl. Her grandmother is in great pain."

Jia She said: "Why don't you find a time and invite Auntie to come to our house to play, you haven't seen my kid yet, have you?"

Yan Hou frowned: "The key is that my mother doesn't like to go out..."

Jia She said: "Then let's find a time to visit, it's best to let them meet, we can talk about it if we want to.

Otherwise, let's be happy, and Auntie won't like it until the end? "

Marquis Yan said: "We moved, and we haven't invited any guests yet.

Like this, I'll go back and discuss it. When the time comes, you Rongning Second House will come and burn the bottom of the pot for my family?

The lake behind my house is frozen, and I can take an ice boat. The children will definitely like it.

When the time comes, ask your little girl to go skating with our little girl and see if they get along, is it possible? "

Jia She said: "Success!"

When Jia Amnesty returned home, he found Shi Mei, "Oh, mother, my son ate too much wine today, he made a big mistake.

You have to save your son in this matter, otherwise, Yanhou will have trouble with his son. "

Shi Mei was confused: "Aren't you a treat? What did you do to offend Marquis Yan?"

Jia She said with a bitter face: "My son hasn't offended him yet, but he probably will soon."

Shi Mei snorted: "What kind of talk is this? Tell me clearly. Don't you make a random promise and ask me to lie?"

Jia Amnesty hurriedly said: "Mother, you are really a fortune teller, once you do the calculation, you will be right."

Then, like this, he told about Marquis Yan's going to marry his in-laws.

Shi Mei was immediately annoyed: "Your son is only 12 years old in March, are you too anxious to become a father-in-law?"

Jia She hurriedly made a bow: "The son can't help it, isn't it what the mother said, let the son stay on the boat of Yan Hou?

Besides, I don't blame my son for this matter, it is the old lady of Yan Guogong who has taken a fancy to you..."

Shi Mei spat: "Nonsense, what does she see in me, and I don't want to marry a wife?"

Jia She hurriedly waved his hands: "Mother, listen to your son, the Duke of Yan ordered to inquire privately, and said that you treat your daughter-in-law well, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will help you.

It must be good for Mrs. Zhang to be a mother-in-law.

Then, Yan Hou said that their family is a bit special, some people are not talkative because they are afraid that their daughter will be angry when they go out.

Said that you have never meant to discriminate, you are very open-minded and reasonable.

It was only then that Mrs. Yan Guogong and his wife took a fancy to him. "

Shi Mei said: "The key is that the child is still young. Isn't this matter delaying the child's progress?

What's more, his daughter is afraid that she has a very arrogant temper. You have seen Lian'er's temper.

The Duke's wife may not like it.

Furthermore, the daughter-in-law has a high family status, so it is not easy to be a mother-in-law.I am happy, but Mrs. Zhang may not be happy.Her father is still held down by Yanhou's father. "

Jia She sighed: "These sons have analyzed everything, but Yanhou didn't change his words, and said that his girl didn't talk about others, and told me not to move.

Also, they moved out a few years ago, so they didn't have a treat, and they wanted to invite our two houses over to cook the bottom of the pot.

This was the son's idea. Originally, he wanted to invite them to the house. Everyone looked at each other. Maybe the old lady didn't like it, or the daughter didn't like Lian'er, so that's all.

Then, Yan Hou turned his back on the guest, and his son had no choice. "

This Shi Mei understands that the old lady in the capital, the one who doesn't like to go out the most is Yan Hou's mother, followed by Shi Mei.

Last year, Shi Mei went to Ningguo Mansion the farthest she went outside the city to add sesame oil.

Nesting in the mansion every day, entertaining grandchildren, eating, drinking and having fun.

Generally, Mrs. Zhang is asked to go out to socialize.

But, in terms of Tsinghua Garden, Shi Mei wants to go for a stroll.

Seeing his mother's silence, Jia She said again: "Marquis Yan said that the lake behind their house is frozen, so they can go skating on ice boats and let the children play.

If you get along well, let's talk about other things, what do you think? "

Seeing Jia She's eagerness, Shi Mei said, "I suspect that you have already agreed, don't you?"

Jia She laughed: "There is no one who knows a child better than a mother, you are the Tathagata Buddha!"

Shi Mei sighed: "Go back and convince your wife."

Jia She was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Thank you, mother."

Shi Mei said: "However, the ugly words are in the head, even if the children get along well, if the children don't hide it, they cannot get married.

Marrying too young is not conducive to physical and mental health, and is not conducive to offspring.

You must make this clear to Marquis Yan, if you don't agree, you won't go.

Our Rongguo Mansion is full of iron and blood meritorious service, if it is reduced to flattering our children and grandchildren in exchange for a future, wouldn't we be ashamed of our ancestors?

If Yan Hou is really a son, he shouldn't have a relationship with you because of marriage.

It's really fate, which means you have no fate. "

A good daughter-in-law will benefit three generations, and a stupid wife will harm several generations.

The Ning Mansion is an example, where the father and son turned against each other and the flesh and blood were separated.

Jia She nodded: "Naturally, my son will communicate clearly with Marquis Yan in advance. Marriage is about fate and cannot be forced."

Then, Yan Hou's mother and son also agreed with Shi Mei's idea that giving birth to a daughter too early is harmful to the body.

The two mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Duke of Yan's mansion felt that Shi Mei was a great mother-in-law even more.

This is for the sake of their girls, and they also want to keep the girls for a few more years.

Once you are a wife and a mother, you can't finish worrying about it.

After everyone communicated, it was scheduled to be held on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the Duke of Yan's mansion would celebrate the housewarming.

There are only four guests, the uncle's house of Yan Guogong, the father-in-law's house, and Rongning's second house.

Yan Guogong's posture is to treat Rongning and Ningfu as in-laws.

Yan Guogong's Mansion is located on Wangfu Street, which is not like Rongning Street where there are troubles.

It is a quiet and long street.

After entering the mansion, the house is also very spacious and magnificent.

There are seven main halls, five apse halls, and left and right supporting halls.

The backyard is vast, and there are large and small buildings. Hou Yan gave birth to ten or eight sons, and there is no need to build additional houses.

Let Shimei say that it is more magnificent and spacious than the empress's palace.

Not to mention the carved beams and painted buildings.

The main hall is empty and is only used for hospitality.

The old lady of Yan Guogong lived in the back hall, but Yan Guogong and his wife lived in the side hall.

Except for the large and small buildings, the mountains, rivers, waters, flowers and plants in the mansion are comparable to the imperial palace.

Stepping into the mansion is like entering a garden.

Refined everywhere.

This is just a yard like a garden, and the real big garden is behind the back building.

The back lake is in the back garden.

The Rongning Second Mansion received the highest level of reception, and Yan Guogong brought the eldest son and the second son to welcome the guests at the gate.

Mrs. Yan Guogong took his daughter-in-law and granddaughter to welcome guests at the Chuihua Gate.

When people from Duke Yan's mansion saw Shi Mei, they stepped forward and called Shi Mei to her.

Then the Zhang family and the Yang family exchanged greetings with Mrs. Yan Guogong, and then Yuanchun Yingchun Xichun met with Yan Guogong's eldest daughter Shui Ling.

Shui Ling is only one year older than Yuan Chun, in fact, only three months older than Yuan Chun, and she is Dongyue's birthday.

11 years old this year

Yuanchun is the birthday on the first day of the first month of the new year, and it is ten years old when counted from the beginning to the end.

When Shi Mei saw that Shui Ling's girl was as old as Yuan Chun, she felt wronged for this girl.

This age is the third and fourth grade elementary school students.

Her grandmother and father are going to find her a husband's house.

It's really pitiful.

Shi Mei just took a look at Yuan Chun. From this point of view, is it too late for her to worry and want to show Yuan Chun a look?

Yuan Chun is so smart, when grandma took a few glances at her, she immediately understood, and pouted at Shi Mei behind her back, expressing her displeasure.

Shi Mei was amused.

Seeing this, the father-in-law and daughter-in-law of Yan State were very happy: Look, Mrs. Rong Guogong likes our family Shuiling very much.

Shi Mei originally thought that Shui Ling was born in such a prominent family, so she might be a bit arrogant.

However, this girl is very patient and loving.He took great care of welcoming the spring and cherishing the spring.

When I went out, I held Yingchun Xichun's hand and helped tidy up my hat.

While skating, she wiped her nose for Yingchun Xichun who fell down.

In addition, there are a few little girls from the Chen family and a few little girls from the Mei family. She takes care of them,

But the girls from the Chen family and the Mei family are all four or five-year-old girls.

She takes care of Yingchun Xichun a little more.

Although just a little bit of meaning.

However, it can be seen that the technique is skillful.

This girl has done this at home.

Seeing that Shi Mei couldn't help looking at the children, Mrs. Yan Guogong smiled and said: "Don't worry, although we Shui Ling has no younger sister, we have two younger brothers. Her mother has to manage the general affairs, and she takes care of the younger brothers.

The children are handed over to her, and the old sister just needs to feel at ease.She likes skating and riding on an ice boat, and he taught her two younger brothers. "

Shi Mei sat on the ice boat and watched the children learn to skate.

Jia Zhu, Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Jia Rong, and Jia Zhang were skating together with three boys from the Shui family, two boys from the Chen family, and two nephews from the Mei family of Mrs. Yan Guogong's wife.

Obviously, Rong Mansion is a novice, not to mention Jia Zhu, Jia Rong and Jia Zhang who fell three times in a row, even Jia Lian and Jia Cong were good at kung fu and fell several times.

Fortunately, children's bones are tender, and they will slip when they fall and get up.

Yingchun Xichun was too young, so she started crying very quickly. She climbed on the ice boat to find Shimei.

Then I lay on the side of the boat and cheered for my brother.

Shui Ling left to welcome the spring and cherish the spring, and Shui Ling Yuanchun was left. One of the older girls in the Chen family could skate, and the other three five or six-year-old girls couldn't skate.

Shui Ling and the eldest daughter of the Chen family taught Yuan Chun and the other three younger girls very patiently.

After all, they are children, and in about half an hour, the children in Rongfu have basically learned it.

Mrs. Yan Guogong and his wife said: "People have been sent around, and the boys will also take care of their younger brothers and sisters. Let's go to the Huxin Pavilion to make tea. There is a warm pavilion there, and it will be ready early in the morning.

These two little girls have runny noses, so don't freeze. "

Mrs. Zhang is fine, she didn't say anything, for fear of disturbing Shi Mei's mood.

In fact, Mrs. Yang couldn't bear it a little bit, and hurried to agree.

A group of people went to the Huxin Pavilion to make tea, held tea cups, and watched the children playing outside through the glass window.

Mrs. Yang came over slowly, looking at Shui Ling and the girls of the Chen family, her eyes were hot: "The little girls who are good signs look at their lovers one by one."