After lunch, Shi Fujin went home first. Qi Fujin and Shu Shu took a nap here. Presumably at the beginning of Shen Dynasty, the two sisters got up to freshen up.
Qifu Jin said: "It's the end of the year and there's no time for serious business. There are a lot of weddings and funerals." Not only are there many banquets in the clan, but the Nala family, the Shang family, and the Dai Jia family all have prosperous descendants.
"The posts are lined up, and I have no time until the Chinese New Year..." Qi Fujin sat in front of the dressing mirror, letting the girl wipe his face, and said: "This direct descendant Fujin is really no different from a big housekeeper." Every family behaves according to their own behavior. , Shu Shu didn't know what to say, she just said: "Auntie, have you chosen a good person for your brother?" Qi Fujin has an older brother and a younger brother, and the younger brother is not married yet.
Qi Fujin's face showed that he was speechless.
"Is the selection inappropriate?" Shu Shu said. The Nala family, like the Dong E family, were all nobles of the Zhenghong Banner. For almost every generation, they had been married to the descendants of Prince Lilie, and all the family members were daughters of the clan.
Qi Fujin breathed out and said: "I can't believe that our two families are going to get married again!" After hearing this, Shu Shu frowned and thought of someone: "Fusong's sister? Didn't you say that you have found a family before?" She didn't ask either.
Qifu Jin said: "It seems that it was later found out that the boy from that family has an eye disease. He can't wear armor, and he can't take the writing test. He is just a loser, and the marriage will be nothing." The other party is also a noble boy, from a middle-class family. The reason why I have children is because I don’t want to marry too lowly.
It turned out that Fusong was the master of ceremonies of the prince's palace and the son-in-law of a bachelor. The other party was a little timid, so he asked Yuzi to stop the marriage.
"Isn't this the right age? It's a few years behind..." Shu Shu said. We all lived in the front and back yards, and we played together when we were kids.
Second Master Nala and Shu Shu share the same age, their birthdays are eighteen this year. Cousin Shu Shu is fourteen this year and won’t have haircut until next year.
Qi Fujin said: "Hey, I don't know what they are thinking. It doesn't seem right to me..." Shu Shu was curious. He had the impression that Mrs. Nala was just like him, a eldest daughter with a plan in mind.
Sister Fusong is not a good wife. She has a capable half-brother, but she is not close to the family.
Although she is the niece of the Jueluo family, Amma is a gambler and Enie is from a small family and does not have much dowry.
This marriage is somewhat inexplicable. The two sisters chatted for a few words and then sorted things out. There was movement outside, Brother Jiu was back.
Knowing that Qi Fujin was here, he came in and said hello, then went to the front yard to freshen up. Shu Shu remembered something and said, "Has Qi Sister-in-law told Qi Brother to come over? Should Qi Brother come to pick you up, or should we go directly?" Qi Fujin shook his head and said: "Qi Ye won't go, there is a post from outside, Qi Ye There are not many people who go there." If it were any other family, Qi Fujin would just cancel the post and she wouldn't go. But the post was from the Tong family, and San Fujin even sent someone over to give the gift list for reference. After asking Seventh Brother, she didn't cancel the post and planned to go there by herself.
Shu Shu was not surprised. Since the Seventh Prince controls the eyes and ears inside and outside the palace, he must be cautious about his independence. However, due to his status in the Baylor Mansion, he had to show up for some social interactions. As a husband and wife, Qi Fujin came forward, which was considered to be in line with the golden mean.
Guessing that the time was almost up, Shu Shu and Qifu Jin came out. Unexpectedly, not only the ninth elder brother was waiting, but the seventh elder brother was also here.
Qi Fujin was very surprised. He couldn't think more about it and his face was filled with joy. Seeing Brother Qi about to ride a horse, Qi Fujin hurriedly took his arm and said softly: "I have something to tell you, let's take a ride." Brother Qi pulled his arm, but Qi Fujin hugged him. He tightened even more, without being pulled out of Qi Fujin's arms, and looked at Shu Shu and Jiu Age.
Shu Shu had already removed her eyes, tightened her cloak and looked towards the door of the Tenth Prince's Mansion. The carriage is also ready and people should be out soon.
She looked at the door of Babeizi Mansion again. There was no parking there, but the horse was parked. Shu Shu urged Brother Ninth and said, "Sir, let's get in the car too..." Brother Ninth helped Shu Shu get into the car first, and then got into the carriage himself.
Seeing that the weather was getting colder, it was also cold inside the carriage, but there was no charcoal burning yet. Spring covers autumn and freezes. You must come according to the season, otherwise, you will be more likely to catch a cold.
Therefore, the stove in the carriage, or the hand stove and foot stove and the smoker cage, must not be used until the first day of October.
Ninth Brother directly held Shu Shu's hand in his palm, and said with distress: "It's different after all. Last year, you were the one covering my hands." At that time, Shu Shu's hand was hot, and Ninth Brother's hand was hot. ice.
Shu Shu said: "Donkey-hide gelatin and sea cucumber have begun to be eaten, and they will be fine if they are kept for a winter." Brother Jiu said: "You should also drink the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor. If it is bitter, it will be more bitter." Shu Shu said: "Call it. The kitchen has made a lot of candies, so I’m not afraid of the bitterness.” There are ginger candies, fruit-flavored hard candies, and tea candies made from various tea leaves.
Brother Jiu said: "It's a pity. Among the shops vacated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in May, there is a candy seller, and the business is very good." Shu Shu smiled and said: "It's not that much money, in the imperial city Let's forget about the store, there are too many troubles." Brother Jiu said: "We are trying to avoid suspicion. We don't want to take advantage of this, but we have a big face. What did Longkodo think? I didn't know until I went to the Yamen this morning that he sent I went to the Accounting Department and wanted to rent some shops on Jingshan West Street." Naturally, it was impossible to rent them, because the shops in the Imperial City are now subject to bidding for a certain period of time.
Many shops were just rented out in May, and the next time they will be rented will be three or five years later. Subletting is allowed, but the rent can only go up but not down.
"You are not humble, you are here to take advantage of this? Do you think you can rent a prosperous shop for a few dozen taels of silver, and then resell it for a few hundred taels of rent difference?" Jiu Agegu said.
Shu Shu was also curious and said: "When we expelled Tong Guowei's family last year, we didn't collect the property. We are relatives of the country for two lifetimes, so we should not be short of money." The ninth elder brother said: "The Tong family has not been divided. Longkodo should be Find your own pocket money!" Shu Shu said: "It should be that if you bring more than a hundred people here, the monthly quota is a few hundred taels a month." Living in the capital, it is not easy to eat, drink and have diarrhea. Real money.
In some places, well water is so bitter that you have to spend money to buy sweet water. The carriage walked for a quarter of an hour and a half, entered Di'anmen, followed the imperial city eastwards, and arrived at Tong's house in another quarter of an hour.
It was renovated by the Construction Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From the outside, it looks like a brand new five-story mansion. The fourth and eighth princes who were riding in front had already dismounted.
The person who greeted the guests at the door was not Longkodo, but Fahai, who brought a teenage boy. Fahai looked a little stiff.
The fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother looked at each other and did not move their feet. Fahai brought the young man forward and said respectfully: "Fourth Master, Eighth Master..." Fourth Brother said: "Where is Mr. Long?" Fahai said: "The Third Master is here. The Third Brother is talking to the Third Master. He sent the servant to take him. My nephew is here to greet you..." The fourth elder brother's face was not good-looking, but that was not the reason why Longkodoto didn't come out to greet you.
The carriage from behind also came closer. Everyone also got off the carriage one after another. Seeing that the situation at the door was not right, everyone began to think twice.
Qi Fujin stood on tiptoes and said to his seventh elder brother, "You really don't see outsiders. Are you talking about elders and younger ones, regardless of seniority? Are you treating all the princes and elder brothers as your nephews?" He didn't dare to stand in front of his nephews. Is that right?
The Hesheli family doesn't care about the ruler or ministers in front of the prince? Or is it that the Niu Hulu family is acting as the elder brother in front of the tenth prince?
Some nonsense. Someone passed a message at the door, and Hershey hurried over to greet him.
"Seven blessings, nine blessings, ten blessings..." Hesheli was respectful and squatted to see the blessings. When she saw the ceremony, Qifu Jin raised his eyebrows, helped the person up, and said: "My aunt is so polite, it's not like anyone else." Nü Juan was led directly to the main courtyard, and the princes and elder brothers were led forward by Fa Hai. Go to the hall.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Brother Ninth had no intention of standing up. He just whispered to Brother Ten: "Master Fahai is quite sensible on weekdays. Why did he do something wrong again? He came here to greet him. Are you in charge?" Wasn't it because he was regarded as a slave by his brother-in-law that the brothers didn't get along with each other?
Is this to curry favor with my cousin? Regardless of identity? Brother Ten thought of Fahai's demeanor just now, and whispered: "I guess I accepted the post just as a guest, and was temporarily beaten." If Fahai doesn't show up, Longkodo will have to come out to greet him in person.
Otherwise, it wouldn't look right for a teenage boy to bring a steward to welcome distinguished guests. The ninth elder brother curled his lips and said, "I just want these crooks to act according to the rules, right?" In the living room, the third elder brother and Longkoduo were sitting separately, and the two of them were talking about dressing.
Longkodo said: "The emperor is tolerant and has raised Baoyi's mind. He is just a slave, but he is more noble than the founder of the country. Let's not talk about other families, let's talk about the Dong family. It's just the ancestors who have minor achievements, so they occupy this place. It is unreasonable to have an official house in half a street." The third elder brother also didn't like the Dong family.
He remembered clearly that there was a scene at the Accounting Department, and Dong Dianbang got an advantage in the end. It's just that he was just the manager of Changchun Yuanyuan's kitchen, and he was directly promoted to a doctor in the accounting department.
The third elder brother said: "You all regard yourself as a serious master. You don't take the prince's elder brother seriously at all. The lack of children in various yamen also makes them become 'worldly officials'. It's really ridiculous. Uncle didn't see it. During the bustle of half a year, the Division of Criminal Punishment confiscated many houses. The land deeds and house deeds of each house were all in boxes. The family also had a large number of people, with more than ten concubines and concubines. In addition to the people outside, there were many others. What's the deal with Shaona taking a woman from the Eight Banners' household as a concubine?" Long Keduo was in his forties, with a look of arrogance on his face, and said, "It's their misfortune that they fell into my hands..." At this point, he Pointing to the east and west, he said: "The Dong family vacated the house, and for the rest, I want the shop in their name!" The third elder brother hesitated a little after hearing this, and said: "The Dong family is under the leadership of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager Later, it was also placed in Ningshou Palace..." This dog beating depends on the owner.
Not to mention that although the Dong family was attacked once, Dong Dianbang, the chief minister of the meeting, was still appointed by the emperor...
