Wang Erlang weighed the girl in his arms, "Hey, you've gained a lot of weight. Does Linger miss your second brother?"
Xiao Ling'er put her hands around her second brother's neck and shook her head. Her eyes turned into crescent moons when she smiled, but her mouth pursed, "Humph, I don't want to. Who misses you? You'll be away for a few years without knowing you'll come back."
"Sister, it's not that my second brother doesn't want to come back, it's that he can't help himself!"
As Wang Erlang said this, he took out two packs of candied fruits from his arms. Xiao Wang Ling quickly snatched them, but everything was empty.
"Have you thought about it?" Wang Erlang put his hands behind his back and asked again.
"Think about it!" Xiao Wang Ling nodded and agreed quickly.
"Well, that's pretty much it."
After getting a satisfactory answer, Wang Erlang handed over the candied fruit.
At this time, a little head poked out from behind the wall and looked timidly at the giant and his aunt.
"Xiao Han'er, come here."
Wang Erlang took out two more packs of candied fruits from his arms. Unfortunately, three years is still too long for a little kid. Little Wang Hang had almost forgotten about this unscrupulous uncle, even when he saw the delicious ones. Don't dare to come.
Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, his little head turned around and saw that it was Mr. Zhong who came over and quickly ran over to hold his eldest mother's hand. With the guard of honor in his hand, little Wang Hang had the confidence to approach Wang Erlang, the ferocious beast in the world.
Mrs. Zhong came over holding Xiao Wang Hang's hand, and glanced at Wang Erlang, "Put down Ling'er quickly. You are a big girl now. What will you say if others see you?"
"Hey, grandma."
Wang Erlang put Xiao Ling'er down, but stepped forward and hugged Zhong's neck, "We haven't seen her for three years, and my mother-in-law is getting prettier and prettier."
"Let go."
Zhong slapped Wang Erlang's big hand with a helpless expression. Who could she ask to reason with such a son who didn't respect any etiquette?
When a son returns home for a long time, he will kneel down to see his parents first, kowtow to them and say, "The child is unfilial." This is a good thing. He hugs his sister and his mother. His family knows that this son has always been like this, but if outsiders see it, it will be a shame. Talking nonsense.
Wang Erlang chuckled, and squatted down to pick up little Wang Hang. The little guy looked at this familiar and unfamiliar face with round eyes, without crying or fussing.
Wang Erlang used his usual bribery trick and said: "Call me uncle."
Little Wang Hang took the candied fruit from Wang Erlang and looked at his eldest mother at a loss.
Zhong chuckled and said, "After you left, Han'er kept talking about uncle. Now that uncle is back, he doesn't recognize him anymore."
Wang Erlang pinched Wang Hang's chubby little face and said fiercely: "You are such a white-eyed wolf. My uncle's love for you is in vain."
Seeing this expression and this technique, Xiao Wang Hangcai felt as if his memory box had been opened, and he timidly called out, "Uncle."
"Hey, my great nephew!"
Wang Erlang raised little Wang Hang high with both hands, making the little guy giggle.
"Second brother, I also want to lift it high."
Xiao Ling'er squeezed into Wang Erlang's arms and hung on Wang Erlang's body like a small bell.
Wang Erlang didn't care about the worldly view at all. He still held one in each hand as before, followed A Niang and greeted everyone in the palace who came to greet her with a smile.
When she walked to the dining room, her sister-in-law Liu had already laid out a table full of food. When she saw Wang Zhi coming back, she hurriedly greeted her, "My uncle is back. You must be hungry. Come sit down and eat."
"Hey, sister-in-law, please sit down too."
Wang Erlang put down the baby, sat down and ate, "Well, it's so delicious. I didn't even agree to the emperor's invitation to let me eat. I'm just waiting for this bite."
"Wow, second brother, you have met the emperor!" Xiao Ling'er shouted, with stars in her eyes.
"That's natural. Your brother and I are the Duke of the dynasty, the third Duke and Taiwei, in charge of the world's troops. Even the emperor in the previous dynasty did not dare to let me stand."
Wang Erlang didn't eat any meat, he raised his head proudly, and he had to be careful about setting an example.
"Auntie, is what the second brother said true?"
As Xiao Ling'er grew up, she knew that she couldn't believe everything her second brother said, so she turned around and asked Zhong.
Zhong nodded helplessly.
"Wow, second brother, you are so powerful!"
After receiving the answer, Xiao Ling'er threw herself into Wang Zhi's arms, raised her little face and looked at her second brother with admiration.
"Uh huh huh."
Wang Erlang raised his tail and rubbed her little head.
"Is uncle as big as daddy?" Xiao Wanghang asked timidly with his big eyes flashing.
He has no impression of Big Daddy anymore, but the inherent impression he has had since he was a child is that he is a big official, a big official, a very big one.
"Your big daddy..." Wang Erlang snorted lightly, with a look of disdain on his face.
"You're stupid. My second brother got involved with your eldest father many years ago."
Xiao Ling'er looked disgusted but also proud, as if the second brother was mine and the eldest father was yours.
"Mom, do you have a letter from dad?"
Speaking of his biological father, Wang Erlang had no intention of bragging to his two children and asked Xiang Zhong worriedly.
"coming."
"How to say?"
Zhong looked at his eager son and said calmly: "Don't worry, your father said that he will be back before October."
Wang Erlang smiled happily, "Hehe... That's good."
"Come on, sister, eat meat."
Wang Erlang put the good meat into Xiao Ling'er's bowl and shared his joy with her.
As soon as the family finished lunch, Wang Erlang ran away from his sister and nephew, picked up a peony on the way, got into the prepared carriage, and Wang Gui drove all the way to Beicheng. .
The carriage did not stop until it reached the gate of Cao's Mansion. Unlike the Wang family, which was only in the lane and occupied a small area with only two front and back courtyards, Cao's Mansion could be said to be a truly wealthy residence. It was located on the bank of the Wuzhang River in Guangji. On the main road, there are green trees and red flowers and willows on both sides of the road. The two stone lions in front of the door are taller than Wang Erlang who got off the car.
It's not that the Cao Mansion is rich, but that the ancestor of the Cao family was Cao Bin, the first good general in the founding of the Song Dynasty. Emperor Taizu specially gave this mansion to show his honor.
This kind of wealthy mansion cannot be bought by those who have money, and the people who live here may not be rich either.
Just like the timid young man behind the stone lion, rubbing his hands and sighing, he was forced to look like a little old man in his twenties. If it weren't for the hot sun on the bluestone floor, looking at him I thought it was the twelfth lunar month of winter.
"Oh, uncle, why are you standing here if you don't go into the house on such a hot day?"
Wang Erlang stepped forward and took Cao Xi over to greet him under the shade of a tree.
"Brother-in-law..." Cao Xi rubbed his hands and hesitated.
Wang Erlang almost understood. He had seen this expression before. Qin Abacus had this expression when he lost all his underwear and had no money to eat.
However, Qin Abacus's abacus is very accurate. If he loses, he will only lose no cents. At most, he will have no money to eat, but he will not be in debt. But this guy, it seems that he has gone too far, otherwise he would not be homeless. If he dared to enter, even though he had already been kicked out and moved out, the Cao Mansion was still his home after all.
"Agui."
Wang Zhi said hello, and Wang Gui understood.
He took out a small box from the back of the carriage and handed it to Wang Erlang.
Wang Zhi changed hands and handed it to Cao Xi, "Hey, uncle, take it. It's either cash or some common gemstones in the Western Regions, glazed agate."
"Brother-in-law... I can't have this."
Cao Xi took it in his hand and tried the feel, swallowed, and pushed it back.
Wang Erlang pushed it back and said, "Hey, uncle, this book is for you and your sister-in-law. I originally wanted to give it to you. It's just the right time for you to be here."
"this……"
Cao Xi was still a little embarrassed, but after receiving it, he had no intention of returning it.
"My uncle doesn't know that these things are only worth a little money in the Song Dynasty. In the Western Regions, they are all street stall goods that no one wants. Those that are not needed can be exchanged for some gold and silver. After the imperial court completely liberalizes the border trade, The price will be lower.”
After hearing what his brother-in-law said, Cao Xi nodded sheepishly and said, "Okay, then I'll thank my brother-in-law."
Wang Zhi waved his hand and said, "We are all one family, so we can't say thank you."
Seeing that Wang Gui had already knocked on the door, Cao Xi quickly said: "Brother-in-law is here to see my little sister. It's hot outside. Come in quickly."
Wang Erlang said politely, "Brother, won't you go in with me?"
"No, no, I just came out to hang out..." Seeing that the door of the house had been opened from the inside, Cao Xi quickly pushed Wang Erlang and said: "Brother-in-law, please go in quickly. I still have something to do at home, so I won't I’m accompanying my brother-in-law. He’ll come to my place when he’s free. Let’s have a nice drink together..."
Before Wang Zhi could answer the question, the person opposite had already fled away with the box in his arms.
Wang Erlang shook his head and entered the house after being warmly greeted by the servants of the Cao Mansion.
Cao Ji was still on duty at the palace, and his mother-in-law Wu came to greet him. The moment he saw his tall son-in-law, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Zhi'er is here."
Wang Erlang bowed respectfully to Mrs. Wu, "How is your mother-in-law?"
"Okay, okay, everything is fine." Mrs. Wu helped Wang Erlang up, and when she saw the big box held in the arms of the attendant behind her son-in-law, she said angrily, "The Cao family is also your home. Why don't you bring it home?" what's that?"
Wang Zhi explained: "Don't blame my mother-in-law. These are the specialties of the Western Regions that I brought back from the northwest. They are not valuable things there."
Mrs. Wu then smiled happily and said, "Okay, okay, our family doesn't lack anything. As long as you have the heart, don't bring anything with you next time."
Wang Zhi nodded and said, "Yeah, son-in-law, please keep this in mind."
"Come in quickly." Mrs. Wu led Wang Zhi into the inner courtyard and called out, "Xiao Ru, Xiao Ru."
Seeing Xiao Ru sticking her head out of Mrs. Cao's boudoir, Wu asked, "Where is Chu'er? Call her out quickly, Zhi'er is here."
Xiao Ru responded obviously nervously, "Ah, madam, please wait a moment, the young lady is coming soon."
After saying that, he retracted his head and closed the door firmly.
"Little lady, hurry up, my uncle has already entered the inner courtyard."
Miss Cao was sitting in front of the dressing table. When she heard Xiao Ru's urging, she even more hurriedly patted makeup powder on her face.
The woman in the mirror is as beautiful as a fairy, but her words are a bit vulgar, "This bitch didn't even know how to speak before he came, and I didn't even have enough to eat."
