After entering the Dutong Mansion, Brother Jiu was led directly to the front yard and living room.
The Jueluo family is still thinking about the relationship with the Niu Hulu family.
It is inconvenient for me to come in and out like this now.
Unfortunately, Shu Shu is not at home.
Before, I could ask Mrs. Bo to come forward, but now it is not convenient.
But if it's dragging, that's not the case.
In the past half month, Fusong went to see Yin De several times, and also went to Yin De's house.
A message came from over there, wanting to meet the elders here.
This is a match. Waiting for the elders here to see each other, they can discuss marriage.
In fact, the Niu Hulu family also has the patriarch Aling'a nearby, and Yin De also wants to finalize the marriage as soon as possible.
Seeing Brother Jiu arriving, Jueluo held his waist and stood up to greet him, with a look of expectation on his face: "But has Fujin's letter arrived?"
The first two times I came here, Brother Jiu brought me letters.
Brother Jiu heard this, with a look of grievance on his face: "No... my son-in-law sent five letters, and Fujin came back with three letters. He must have been saving them. He only answered once every ten and a half months."
Jueluo frowned and said, "Fu Jin shouldn't have done it. He should have returned in time to save my brother and family from worrying."
Brother Jiu was afraid that she would be really angry, so he turned around and scolded Shu Shu, explaining: "I guess it's not good to reply to letters too often. After all, I have to go through the Ministry of War."
This mother-in-law loves her daughter because she loves her daughter, but when she teaches her a lesson, she really teaches her a lesson, and she even takes action.
Weird and scary.
Seeing that Jue Luo was still going to speak, Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law, please sit down first, don't be tired..."
After all, age is here, and Brother Jiu is also worried.
Both his parents were fine, but he didn't want to make Shu Shu sad if something unexpected happened.
Jue Luoshi was already seven months pregnant. She was already a little plump, but now she looked plumper and her belly was more obvious, making her look very burdensome.
Brother Jiu is not an outsider either. Having said that, Jueluo Shi also sat down and said, "Then is Brother coming over today?"
Brother Jiu said: "My son-in-law is here to see if my father-in-law will go to the inner restaurant for a meal in the next few days. If it is inconvenient, forget it."
This is talking about the physical condition of the uncle next door.
If it was right in front of him, Qi Xi, as a biological brother, would still have to guard him.
It's not that he is worried about the rumors outside, but that Brother Jiu knows that the two brothers have a deeper relationship than others, and he doesn't want to embarrass Qi Xi.
Jueluo said: "It doesn't matter, the Tongrentang Pharmacy that Fujin mentioned before happens to have two patent medicines for the disease..."
In fact, Qi Xi, his wife and Mrs. Bo were both surprised.
I really didn't expect that my uncle would stay up for so long.
My uncle took medicine and slept every day, and then he would open his eyes and lose himself in remembrance.
I didn't ask about the situation of Zhao and Xizhu's mother and son.
Seeing that the situation didn't get better, but it didn't get worse either, even the imperial doctor was puzzled.
Qi Xi and Jue Luo Shi both breathed a sigh of relief.
Qi Xi didn't expect his brother to die immediately.
Better to die than live.
As for the Jueluo family, what they are thinking about is not the friendship, but the eldest girl accompanying the army on its southern tour.
If Shu Shu goes to the south and carries her filial piety, she will have to stay in the cabin, which is a waste of time.
Brother Ninth Mentioned the second thing and said: "Before the Holy Master left the capital, my son-in-law asked for grace in front of the emperor. After handling the wedding matters of Brother Ten, he can go south to welcome the Holy Master."
Jueluoshi's face showed surprise: "When is brother going to set off?"
To say that she was too worried, Mrs. Jueluo was really worried about her daughter and son-in-law being separated like this.
There was a filial piety period before.
Now that I have changed my clothes, I am out of clothes, and there are still two girls standing behind me.
Speaking of which, when their daughter was around, the two of them behaved and stayed away.
But the daughter is not here, and the serious concubine of the prince can't say anything when she comes to serve others.
Brother Ninth's body is here, and he has been raising it for several months without any desire. Now that he is getting better, and the couple are reunited, they can take the opportunity to have a child.
But if it were wasted on others and a concubine's eldest son was born, wouldn't it make people sick to death?
Just looking at my uncle and his wife, I know that the relationship between husband and wife is the relationship between husband and wife, and the relationship between father and son is the relationship between father and son.
For men, biological children are different after all.
Even if the young couple is having a good time now, and they really want to have a son-in-law, from now on they can only "respect each other as guests".
They say women should be virtuous, but in this family there is only one man and one woman.
Just like a tigress that dominates the territory, who can tolerate the second woman?
Brother Jiu never thought that his mother-in-law was thinking about this. He just thought that she missed Shu Shu too much like him, so he said: "I will leave at noon on the third day of the third year of junior high school. If you and your father-in-law write letters or prepare things, my son-in-law will leave on the third day of the third year of junior high school." I’ll come here again after I leave Beijing…”
At this point, he remembered that he planned to travel quickly, and said: "Try to bring something light with you. There won't be too many carriages following..."
Last year, the Northern Patrol Palace prepared a cart of things for Shu Shu. My father-in-law was there at the time, so it didn't matter if there was one more carriage or one less.
Since he was on the road this time, he planned to streamline his luggage.
Jue Luo's expression didn't change, and she felt a little worried, and said, "Where do you plan to meet me?"
The south is different from the capital.
There are many banner people in Beijing.
Although there are eight banners stationed in the south, there are still many people.
Even though Jueluo is just a woman, she knows that peace in the world is relative.
In recent years, there have been a series of local rebels who "opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty".
Shengjia was on his southern tour, and he did not bring many men from the capital, but he was stationed along the way with troops from the Eight Banners and the Green Camp escorting him along the way.
If Brother Jiu leaves Beijing, how many people can he take with him?
Is this a plan to keep things simple?
It's getting more and more worrying.
Brother Jiu smiled and said, "My son-in-law plans to walk faster on the road and catch up with the southern patrol team before the holy driver arrives in Hangzhou."
Although Mr. Jueluo has never been far away, because the girl followed the southern tour, she also heard her husband mention it several times and knew that the journey was thousands of miles away.
She didn't feel relieved when Brother Jiu said this.
But she didn't say anything, and said: "If you don't bring anything else, just bring a letter and a few kilograms of beef jerky."
Brother Jiu came here to talk about these two things.
Now that he had finished speaking, he stopped talking and stood up and said, "My son-in-law has other things to do. I will leave now. Please stay."
Jueluo thought that the second day of March was the wedding of the tenth prince, and there would be a "first meeting ceremony" for the couple on the third day of the third month, so he said, "My brother doesn't need to come over on the third day of the third month. I'll send Fu Song or Zhu Liang to send him over then."
Brother Jiu thought that the third year of junior high school seemed to be quite busy, so he nodded in agreement.
After coming out of Dutong Mansion, Brother Jiu went to Nancheng.
He went to Tongrentang Pharmacy.
The house in the alley near Qianmen Street is not a shop at all.
I don’t know where Fujin heard the name of this family.
But Brother Jiu is interested.
It doesn't matter whether it's a big shop or a small shop, as long as the prescription is good.
The ancestors of the Le family are from Ningbo. During the reign of Emperor Yongle of the previous dynasty, the first ancestor of this family settled in Beijing.
It has been passed down for several generations.
It can also be regarded as a family origin.
The address in Brother Jiu's hand was copied from the imperial physician.
The Le family's old house is in Hongfu Hutong behind Qianmen Street.
It was a two-person courtyard. Brother Jiu signaled He Yuzhu to knock on the door.
"Dad is back. Did he bring the Chen family fire from West Fourth Street with him..."
A young man opened the door, still shouting.
When he saw the person outside the door, he was startled.
What came was a tall and handsome banner man in gorgeous clothes, followed by a sword-crossing guard. The boy was a little reserved.
Brother Jiu had a bad premonition and said, "Le Fengming is your father. He is not at home? Where has he gone?"
The boy said respectfully: "Yes, my father has gone to the inner city..."
Beijing is a "convex" city.
The first one to be built was a Sifang City.
Later, when we could no longer live in it, we built the outer city. This was still in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Because the Ministry of Revenue had no money, we built the southern half of the city first.
Nowadays, banner people live in separate houses and are governed by separate governments, and the capital is no exception.
The banner people live on top of the word "convex", which is called the inner city, also known as the "Four Nine Cities".
The common people live in the lower half of the word "convex", which is called the outer city, also known as "South City"
Brother Jiu couldn't help but frown and said, "Do you know which house you are going to?"
The boy replied: "It's the Dong E family of Zhenghongqi..."
Really missed it.
Brother Jiu then said, "When your father comes back, tell him that Master Jiu is looking for him and ask him to go to the Imperial Hospital to find Imperial Doctor Yin Hui tomorrow."
Doctor Yin is the old doctor who was responsible for Brother Jiu's physical conditioning.
Brother Jiu went to Tai Hospital last year to figure out a prescription, and he consulted a lot with this old gentleman.
Later, the business of selling medicine was completed, and Brother Jiu gave the old gentleman credit, so that the old gentleman registered with the emperor.
Nowadays, the Imperial Hospital is full of envoys and judges on the left and right, and there are senior doctors like the old gentleman at the bottom.
When a vacancy arises, Imperial Physician Yin will be the candidate.
For this reason, Imperial Physician Yin was respectful to Brother Jiu and wished he had the opportunity to continue serving him.
Brother Jiu thought it would be good to combine the two good things into one.
Since Lejia's old prescription is really effective, it would be worry-free to enroll people in Tai Hospital.
The boy took note of it carefully.
Brother Ninth just got on the horse.
When passing by Qianmen Street, Brother Jiu glanced at the shops on both sides several times.
Speaking of prosperity, the shops on Qianmen Street are no less than those on Di'anmenwai Street and Gulou Street.
The people living in the inner city are all banner people, and the total number is numerous. The registered population is about 300,000.
The people living in Nancheng have a registered population of about 200,000, but they cannot cope with the large number of non-registered people.
Those who do business, study, and serve as officials all come to the capital.
The actual population living here far exceeds that of the inner city.
When he passed a shop, Brother Jiu took a second look.
"Qianjinfang".
There is an endless stream of customers at the door, and the shop sign looks brand new.
It looks like a newly opened shop.
Brother Jiu reined in the reins and asked He Yuzhu, "This is Fujin's business. Have you opened a branch?"
Otherwise, why would the signs be so similar?
He Yuzhu hesitated and said: "This slave really doesn't know. I remember that Master Fujin only has two silver buildings in his name."
They are Shun'an Silver Building and "Qianjinfang".
Two days ago, several boxes of silverware from Shun'an Bank arrived again.
Brother Jiu looked at the shop.
Not only is the name of the sign the same as the "Qianjinfang" on Gulou Street, but the sign has gold characters on a black background. At first glance, the font is also very similar. It's just that the sign is brand new.
Brother Jiu thought of his wife, the girl who left the palace.
Didn't you say that the new addition is a rouge shop?
Changed to a silver building?
This name doesn't quite fit either.
Brother Jiu's intuition is that this is not his business.
If so, Fujin wouldn't even mention it.
"Go and ask who is doing business and what they are selling..."
Could it be a coincidence?
It is easy to get out of the inner city, but it is not easy for people from the outer city to enter the inner city.
Maybe it was a coincidence that they had the same name and similar fonts were used when making the plaque?
In that case, what a coincidence.
Brother Jiu left in no hurry.
He Yuzhu went up to inquire, but when he came back he looked a little strange.
"Sir, it's Ba Ye's business, and it's also a silver building. It only opened in early February. I heard that Ba Ye's nanny is in charge..."
Brother Jiu's face darkened, he nodded, said nothing, reined in his horse and left.
His heart was on fire.
Qianjinfang, Qianjinfang...
Before he opened the shop, he asked Bage to help him build this sign.
What do you mean?
Because it was Bage who started it first, so when his business in Fujin was good, they followed suit and built a similar shop in the outer city. Also called it this name?
Is this because he is sure that he will admit it and not care about it?
He Yuzhu was nearby and didn't know what to say.
Is this intentional?
Deliberately tampering with his Fujin business?
Was it Master Ba’s intention, or was it the old girl from Yaqib’s family who made her own decision?
Deliberately looking for reasons to find opportunities for yourself to be like a dragon and a phoenix?
Pooh!
shameless!
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Inner pavilion, in the courtyard of Aba Haibu.
Bu Yin's giggle was as clear as a lark.
She pulled the sleeve of Brother Ten and asked about Jiangnan with a smile: "Is it really summer there? How warm is it?"
"It's spring over there now. It's warmer than in the capital, and the flowers bloom earlier. Crops can be planted twice a year."
Brother Ten answered patiently.
Buyin giggled and said, "Great, I thought the farthest place I could go was the capital, but I didn't expect that I could go even further. Is it as far as Abahai?"
Brother Ten thought carefully and said: "Abahai is a thousand miles from the capital, two thousand miles from the capital to Suzhou, and two thousand five hundred miles from Hangzhou."
Buyin Gege was even more happy after hearing this. She counted on her fingers and said, "That's really far, it's great!"
Looking at her plump and rosy cheeks, Brother Ten hesitated and said: "Because we have to hurry, the journey will be faster, and it may be very hard..."
Buyingge took his hand and said with great interest: "Then can I bring my Baiyun? In that case, I can ride a horse and walk faster."
Brother 10 also laughed, nodded and said: "Take it, if you want to ride a horse on the way, I will ride with you!"
Buyin Gege showed off with pride: "My Baiyun is a Tianshan horse, tall and strong, and can run very fast!"
After hearing this, Brother Ten was secretly glad.
Fortunately, Master Qi Xi gave me a silver-maned horse as a gift during his northern patrol last year, which was also a Tianshan horse.
Otherwise, I would be riding a Mongolian horse with Buyingege's horse, and I wouldn't be able to watch.
He smiled and said, "I also have a Tianshan horse with a silver mane called 'Yinniu'."
After hearing this, Buyin's face turned red and she chuckled.
Brother Ten was a little stunned.
What's so funny about this sentence?
Is the name not powerful enough?
Should he also be named after a tiger and leopard?
Thirteenth Brother's horse is called "Red Tiger", so I would have called him "Silver Tiger" or "Silver Lion"...
Buyin Gege had already pursed her lips, raised her two thumbs, tilted her little head, looked at Brother Ten, and said: "We are a couple. After the wedding, we will have little brother and little Princess, and 'Yin Niu' and ' Baiyun' can also make a pair and give birth to a foal in the future..."
Brother Ten felt his face was a little hot.
It's not good to say these things in front of outsiders, right?
Especially sitting next to him were Fujin and Taiji.
After the wedding, he must teach her well. From now on, he can just say this when the two of them are together.
Brother Ten felt a little uncomfortable and looked over, and saw Prince Fujin looking at him with a smile.
Her eyes were hesitant on him, as if she was dissatisfied.
"My brother is too thin. He needs to eat more meat to be stronger and the children he will give birth to will be stronger."
Prince Fujin saw his elder brother looking at him, so he gave a serious suggestion.
Tai Ji also laughed twice and said, "Yes, if I'm not strong, I won't be able to hold little Buyin!"
Brother Ten's face was really red.
He thought about the various rituals of weddings. Since he can remember, he has witnessed many princely weddings. However, he was young at the time and only knew how to eat and drink, not paying much attention to the process.
But in the past few years, the four brothers have got married one after another.
The fifth and seventh elder brothers in thirty-four years, and the eighth and ninth elder brothers last year.
Especially Ninth Brother's wedding, he participated in and paid attention to the whole process.
Is there a scene where the groom holds the bride?
Brother 10 felt that the fragrance of Buyin Gege was too strong, and his head was a little messy, like a ball of paste.
I can't really think about it anymore.
He planned to go back to his elder brother's place later and ask Ninth Brother carefully to make sure there were no omissions.
How did he know that Ninth Brother was now in the Second Institute, and he pulled out a handwritten "Qianjinfang". He looked at it with red eyes and a complicated expression on his face. He couldn't tell whether it was grievance or something...
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Note, I don’t have enough time reserved for myself. I forgot to exclude lunch time. I will update these first. The first update tomorrow will be before 12 o’clock, and the second update will be moved to before 8 pm.
