After waiting for two excruciating hours, I finally heard footsteps outside, and Liu Chengxu came over with three little carrot heads. Li Shu thought that her father was really not a braggart. It had only been so long before he had managed three children.
Little Fu said with a smile: "Oh my, the three young masters are out of school."
The children, who had just stood by Liu Chengxu's side and dared not move, couldn't help but run over to seek comfort when they saw their respective mothers, wanting their mothers to have a sweet kiss.
Li Shu asked Brother Qi, "What did you learn in school?"
"Mom, grandpa has a big river, and we have learned a lot of rules." Qi Geer gestured.
Obviously he was still young and couldn't describe it very clearly. It was Liu Chengxu who explained: "It's just a sand table, it's not a big deal."
Li Shu really felt that her son had found a treasure. Where could he find a responsible first-grade official like his father to teach him.
It was necessary to learn the rules on the first day. Lishu smiled and said: "That's good. You must follow the rules when studying. When your husband is teaching, you can't be distracted and tell jokes. It's not okay to run around at home." .”
Brother Qi crawled into Lishu's arms on his hands and knees. He just wanted Lishu to pamper him, but he didn't want to skip school yet. But Brother Song in Lijia's family was clamoring to go home, and he was crying loudly. He couldn't stop it no matter what, and even vomited after eating. Lijia was really worried.
Lirou over there is not easy to take care of because her belly is big, because her brother An was fine at first, but now he hears brother Song crying and starts crying too.
Lishu was also afraid, so she had no choice but to say: "Mom, I will take our brother Qi to eat in my yard, and then I will send him there when he has to go to school later in the day."
"Okay, okay, it's so noisy that my head hurts." Little Fu also held his forehead.
When Brother Qi was alone with his mother, he also whispered: "Mom, I want to go home. I want to go home and climb a tree."
"Let's eat first and then rest after eating. Grandpa will teach you how to play Cuju later. When you're done playing, mother will go back with you. If you want to climb a tree, mother can accompany you. But You are too young and can only play in the garden. You have to eat more and grow taller before you can climb trees." Lishu explained to him seriously.
Brother Qi smiled: "Okay, then I'll eat."
Qi Ge'er, like Li Shu, is never picky about food and doesn't have so many bad habits, so he finds the food here very delicious. The child had a full meal and his mother was with him, so he quickly fell asleep.
Li Shu came out and didn't see Aunt Ding at all today. It seemed like this person no longer existed. She didn't even mention Lirou. Usually, Mrs. Fu would let Aunt Ding come out, but now she didn't bother to care about her.
It turns out that the way to make a person disappear is to slowly reduce her sense of existence, or even stop her from existing.
There was no way for Aunt Ding to go to her grandmother's house. The back house was like a battlefield. Either you died or I lived. No one should blame anyone.
Qi Ge'er was a little angry when he got up, but Li Shu coaxed the child and coaxed him well before sending him to school.
I was exhausted on the first day. When I came back in the evening, Brother Qi ate more than usual. He also said with great interest: "Cousin Song only eats potatoes and nothing else but potatoes. Cousin Wu loves meat, and he can't pull out the poop anymore."
In fact, children have many problems, Lishu
Knowing that my son is going to school on the first day,
Because I spent the whole day doing nothing but spending time with him. Zheng Hao came back from the Yamen.
It was already getting late, so I bought a few masks for my son.
"There are two others. You can take them to your two cousins tomorrow so that you little people can play together!"
He was very thoughtful and thought about his son's social interactions.
Brother Qi glanced at Li Shu, he wanted it very much.
Li Shu smiled and said: "Just pick one thing you like the most and give the other two to your two cousins. You have to learn how to share them. Of course, if you really don't want to give it, then don't give it to us. Can you choose something else to send as a gift?"
The little baby thought about it and reluctantly said, "Then give them these two masks."
"That's good. Dad will hold you to choose next time." Zheng Hao deeply felt that his son was suffering.
Brother Qi cheered.
The children all went to bed very early. Li Shu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the children were asleep.
It was still fresh on the first day, but Brother Qi also started crying the next day, but Li Shu sent him to the door cruelly and left. Although her heart was broken, she felt that the child must have his own little world.
Yesterday, Li Shu was the last one to come. Today she sent her son here as usual. She also wanted to pray for her brother to sleep a little longer in the carriage. Unexpectedly, she was the first one to come today.
Little Fu also asked him: "Brother Qi is the first one here! Come over to grandma's place for breakfast. What do you want to eat?"
The child left his parents and was actually stronger than his parents imagined. Qi Geer said, "I can do anything. Mother said not to be picky."
"Yes, can we eat noodles? Silk eel noodles."
"good."
Brother Qi is very good at sucking noodles. He also likes to eat small buns shaped like jade rabbits, but he won't eat them until he's full because he's not greedy. I go out and play with the stuff I brought from home, and it doesn’t make much noise.
This child was really taught very well. Little Fu was surprised and asked Brother Qi's wet nurse who came with her: "How come your brother has taught him so well?"
"It's not all because of our great grandmother's care. When Qi Ge'er first learned to eat, he left it everywhere every day and cried a lot. But our great grandmother just taught him day after day, no matter what anyone said What, in fact, even our wives tried to persuade her, but the eldest grandma just refused to listen, so my brother learned to eat by himself without letting anyone feed him." When the wet nurse mentioned it, she also felt that Li Shu was strict, but the children she taught were really It stands out from the crowd.
Today is the second day of school. Li Rou’s son was delivered at the last minute. He was lying on the ground crying and refused to get up. Wu Xuanhe walked around there for a long time and finally coaxed him. Li Jia’s son was delivered almost an hour late. Come.
Liu Chengxu is still within the tolerance range, after all, the children are still young.
But after more than a month, Qi Geer's condition got better and better. He also learned to dress himself. It is said that some children can't even speak clearly.
Every night when she came back, Lishu would ask her child what he had learned. Whether mother and son were drawing, reading stories, or reviewing what they had learned yesterday in the study, Qi Geer made faster progress.
Li Jia even suspected that Liu Chengxu had secretly given Li Shu's son a trick. She even said to Song Mingji: "Our son is so smart, and he is much more stable than Brother Qi. Brother Qi is not yet three years old. I still don’t believe that child is better than our brother Song. Dad has always preferred Lishu. I don’t know if it’s secretly
What more did you teach? "
Outsiders don’t know,
She also thought that little Mrs. Fu was her biological mother.
She never explained, but Lijia didn't know that little Fu had her own selfish motives.
Song Mingji didn't think so. He said, "It shouldn't be possible. My father-in-law has always been an upright person."
"Maybe I'm overthinking it. Although my father is not such a person, you know that my third sister has always been very motivated. My father can't refuse anything she asks for," Lijia said.
Song Mingji thinks this reason is feasible, because he is also someone who has been in contact with Lishu, and knows that she often speaks without pretense, is not an ordinary person, and seems to be very demanding.
Therefore, the couple delayed picking up Song Geer for an hour every day, hoping that their son would study there for a while longer.
This left little Fu and Liu Chengxu speechless, especially since it was a good day. Every day, they said that Lijia had something to do and they would send someone to pick them up a little late. The couple had to watch their child for another hour. Liu Chengxu also asked little Fu: "What is Lijia busy with every day? Why is the carriage not available? Do you want our Liu family to send someone to see her off?"
At first, Mrs. Fu really thought something was wrong with Lijia, but after asking the Song family several times, she already knew it clearly. She just sneered in her heart, thinking that Lijia was really a thief.
So he said: "This is not a long-term solution! Our Liu family can send people back once, but if it happens every time, wouldn't the Zheng family and the Wu family have gossip? I think you can get off school at any time. If you want to learn, let the servants watch over your child until someone from the Song family comes to pick him up, otherwise, watching him every day will also delay your work."
Liu Chengxu nodded: "That's it."
Of course, Li Shu picked up the child when the time came. After just one or two months of reading, Brother Qi changed a lot. Even Mrs. Zheng was surprised, because in the past, although Brother Qi was very good in gestures, he was still a child after all. He loved to eat sweets, run around casually, and like to sleep in.
Now he can carry a small school bag by himself, sit up very well, play with a small rubber ball and a wooden horse, and can have an extra bowl of rice for dinner, so Mrs. Zheng is relieved.
Zheng Hao was very careful and repeatedly told Mrs. Zheng and Li Shu: "When he comes back from school, he must be bathed from the inside out. This is the case every day, especially the children's nostrils are very dirty and need to be washed. clean."
"But sometimes he comes back very hungry? Can't he just wash his hands?" Lishu wondered if this was too much trouble.
Zheng Hao waved his hand: "No, no, children are most likely to get sick. Many diseases are transmitted by others, so when you come back, take a shower and change clothes first, so that the virus will not be infected."
Mrs. Zheng still felt that bathing too much was not good, but Lishu had already agreed. Mrs. Zheng was very surprised that her son, a person who had never raised a child, actually had her daughter-in-law become a believer in her son and obey his words so much.
After several people had dinner together, Zheng Hao said another thing. It turned out that because the weather was too hot last year, the emperor was going to go to the palace to escape the summer heat this year. Zheng Hao, who was a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy and a Japanese general, got it. Grace, I want to accompany him, and the emperor has given special permission to allow his family members to accompany him.
"Mother, my son will serve you." Zheng Hao looked at Mrs. Zheng and said.
Li Shu also advised: "Yes, mother, please go with me." She was not jealous. Mrs. Zheng's health was not very good. It would be nice if she could go out with her to cool down.
Besides, my mother-in-law is gone.
Grandma eats fast and chants Buddha’s name,
She doesn't need to wake up at home.
Who knew that Mrs. Zheng wanted the young couple to spend more time together so that they could have another grandson?
Mrs. Zheng smiled and said: "Don't, I can't move my old bones anymore. It just so happens that you and your wife can go together. Lishu will take care of you, so I can rest assured."
"That's fine, I just want to trouble you, Brother Qi." Zheng Hao said with a smile.
Mrs. Zheng stroked Brother Qi's head: "Don't worry."
Li Shu thought to her mother-in-law that she was relieved when she said she was relieved. She was not easy to fool, and Zheng Hao was so roundabout, so he was clearly asking her to follow him!
She was looking forward to being with her husband in her heart, but the couple couldn't bear to pray for her brother, but no matter how reluctant they were, they couldn't take the child there. After all, children are difficult to control and have their own nature, and the rules in the palace are strict.
The people in the palace were mixed and cautious, so my son was wronged when he followed him.
Furthermore, it is very easy for children to study. Once they slack off, they have to start over again when they go to school.
Lishu went to her parents' house alone again, saying that it was the emperor's grace, and Zheng Hao wanted to take her there, so Qi Geer asked her parents.
Liu Chengxu pinched his beard and smiled and said: "This is a good thing. Brother Qi, don't worry, he is a good child and I will teach him well."
"Thank you, dad." Li Shu stood up and felt happy.
"Why do my family say this?" Liu Chengxu didn't care.
Mrs. Fu also mentioned that Lijia seemed to be going too, and Lishu suddenly realized: "I heard that the eldest brother-in-law went to the Bohai County Prince's Palace to serve as a fourth-grade second-class guard. She must have gone with Princess Chi."
Little Fu nodded: "That's right. Now Song Mingcheng is almost a member of the prince's faction. Xiao Yun trusts him very much and can be regarded as a confidant. There is nothing wrong with him recommending his own brother to serve in the palace. It's just that the current prince It’s too early to stand in line like this before the position is clear.”
It's hard to evaluate Li Shu. Wealth can be found in danger, so it's okay for Li Jia and his wife to take a chance.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Just be willing to admit defeat.
I also heard Mrs. Fu mention that Lijia asked her son to stay at Liu's house for an extra hour every day, "I asked Brother Song, and Brother Song said that it was his mother who asked him to study for an extra hour."
Lishu was speechless: "Dad has been very tired from teaching in the morning until half an hour later. Why does she need you to take more care of the child? I really don't know what she thinks."
"Yes, it's okay to be a child and not be filial to your parents. Now your father helps you teach your children. Although he looks tough, his health is not as good as before on the river in the past few years." Little Fu also complained again and again. .
Lishu understood very well that all people who do things are the same. They just leave after they finish their work. Who wants to keep doing it? Even parents are like this. They need to rest after a busy day.
So Li Shu was always very grateful. She always brought fine wine and tobacco leaves, and there was never a shortage of satin jewelry for her mother. Even the eldest uncle was jealous and said that it would be good to have a daughter, after all, the daughter is caring.
Now that she was preparing to go to the palace, Li Shu also started to pack her suitcases and cages. She was not going to bring a lot of clothes. After all, she was just a lady serving as a lecturer. If she brought too many, it would be a bit ostentatious.
Li Shu left Zhulan behind when it came to matters at home and abroad. She was the most careful and prudent, and she usually took care of most things. Also, listen to the two ladies in charge, Xue Siyu, who each perform their duties, and leave Mother Hu and Mother Gong behind.
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The most important thing is to take care of Brother Qi,
Take a good look at Brother Qi.
Both mothers were careful and respectful and did not dare to have any second thoughts.
The most important thing is to instruct Brother Qi: "Father and mother are going to accompany you, so I will leave you alone at home. If someone bullies you or scolds you, then you have to tell your grandmother. Besides, on weekdays, except for When eating at my grandfather’s house, you can’t eat the food given by others, do you hear me?”
Brother Qi was just unhappy: "Mom, I will secretly hide in the box and follow you tomorrow."
"You fool, you can't do it." Li Shu couldn't bear to leave her son.
On the last day of departure, the Zheng family had prepared a practice banquet. Even Zheng Qing had a few drinks and reassured Zheng Hao that he would definitely take good care of Brother Qi.
Liu Chengxu and his wife also came to see them off, and Li Wan also came, which surprised Li Shu.
"Third sister, I happened to give a copy of Cheng Yi to my eldest sister. It was specially sent to me today. Don't worry, it won't take up any space. You will definitely use it." Liwan still smiled.
Lishu knew that this was Liwan's advantage. She was much more generous than Lijia. Every time Lijia sent things to her parents' house, they always brought them from others, and there were even things she didn't use. Liwan was like this when she was in her parents' home, always giving good things to others.
"Then thank you second sister." Li Shu said.
Liwan didn't take credit: "I wish you and your brother-in-law a safe journey."
The carriage drove away, and soon the morning glow filled the air, and the people who had just been here to see him off were also about to leave. Little Mrs. Fu was chatting with Liwan: "Is Aunt Yan about to give birth? I saw her belly was very big last time I went there."
Liwan smiled and said: "You have a good memory. The birth date is within these days. I have never given birth. Although the housekeeper doesn't know this, I let our wife's nanny take care of it."
"That's fine." After listening to Li Shu's words, little Fu always felt that Li Wan would not give up, so she didn't say anything more. I'm afraid she already had a plan in mind.
Liwan did have a plan in mind. She went out deliberately these two days because Yan could give birth anytime and anywhere.
Even the people around Yan were worried about her, fearing that she would cause trouble, but Liwan sneered in her heart, how could she be so stupid to do something like this.
Not to mention whether Mrs. Yan can give birth to a son, even if she does, whether he can support him is another matter.
Besides, she now has no children, and she originally needed a son, and the huge dowry left behind by the Yan family was all used as interest. Therefore, she let her give birth first.
Sure enough, Mrs. Yan was giving birth. She started it after Liwan went out for a while, and the Zeng family immediately became busy.
Zeng Yingdan also asked the second wife: "Why don't you see the third sister-in-law?"
"Oh, I heard that I'm sending Uncle Zheng and Grandma off with them." Mrs. Zeng Er said.
Zeng Yingdan knew that although the relationship between the Liu sisters may not be very good, they were very lively and looked out for each other. Especially since Zheng Zhuangyuan was a close official of the emperor after all, it was understandable to fawn over him.
Mrs. Zeng Er called Zeng Yunxi back again. Zeng Yunxi had been married for many years and had no children. She was extremely anxious and wandered outside the delivery room.
In the delivery room, the stable ladies received a generous reward from the Zeng family. They knew that if the new grandma gave birth to a son, he would be the most valuable second wife of the Zeng family.
The servants who followed from Yangzhou were also very proud, even to the point where they only wanted to look good.
If Mrs. Yan gives birth to a son, they will be able to dominate the entire second house. Ms. Yan also wants to give birth to a son in a good manner, and she listens to the midwife.
The maid Jin Ying grew up with the Yan family, and the deed of selling herself to the Yan family had already been returned to her. As soon as the Yan family gave birth to a son and established herself, Jin Ying went out to get married. Now she brought a bowl of noodles.
"Good girl, eat a little first. Only after eating can you have the strength to give birth. Don't worry, the third master is guarding you at the door. He hopes that your pregnancy will go well. ()"
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"Yes, don't worry. The third grandma went out to see off her sister today. If she is not at home, she will not be able to cause trouble even if she wants to." Jin Ying followed happily.
Yan's birth went smoothly this time, and Lin'er was already born before noon. When Liwan came back, Mrs. Zeng Er and Zeng Yunxi were both crazy with joy.
She stepped forward to congratulate calmly. The two people saw Liwan feeling a little embarrassed, but Liwan didn't care about their expressions at all, and praised: "I think this child is very similar to the third young master."
Mrs. Zeng Er also breathed a sigh of relief. She was actually afraid that Liwan would cause trouble, but fortunately her grandson was born successfully.
"I cleaned up Sister Yan's penthouse and asked my little brother to be beside it, so that it would be easier for her to take care of it." Liwan smiled.
Who is more reliable than your own mother? Mrs. Zeng Er nodded and thought it was appropriate. Anyway, the people brought to Yan's yard were all her people.
Jin Ying knew that her daughter was not used to Beijing cuisine. Although there were several chefs in the big kitchen, the dishes served every time were Beijing dishes. She wanted to tell her third grandma, but her own grandma was embarrassed to say that she always felt like this. Too troublesome.
Now that my daughter has given birth to a son, she can finally talk about it. She smiled and said, "I see that our grandma doesn't have a good taste for the dishes in Beijing. Could you ask the big kitchen to send some dishes from the south?"
Liwan gritted her teeth and said, "I'm sorry, because we are used to living in Beijing. They all have the taste of Beijing. I didn't expect that Sister Yan wouldn't be used to it. How about this? I'll have someone build one here in your yard." A small kitchen. When my sister married into the Zheng family, she was pregnant, so the Zheng family asked her to build a small kitchen."
Seeing Liwan like this, everyone just thought that the main wife had no son, and now they are quite tolerant of the concubine who has a son.
Liwan was very prompt and quickly built a small kitchen. Jin Ying took care of Yan's confinement on weekdays and was very attentive. Liwan even organized a full-moon banquet for her child, and Mr. Fu even came to visit.
Just because Yan is about to give birth, she feels much more relaxed. Jin Ying also feels that she has nothing to worry about. After all, the girl is not pregnant and is also a very smart and capable person.
Yan asked: "I heard that the third young master is doting on that real girl recently?"
Jin Ying smiled and said: "Yes, she still wants to promote her to be an aunt. It was the third grandma who said that she has no place now, and she is still cursing the third grandma behind her back."
"I was promoted from a small servant, but my heart is as high as the sky, but I only have a little bit of beauty." Mrs. Yan is not afraid.
…
How could Liwan be angry for a Tongfang? This Tongfang was made by her in the image of Zhong Yunran and given to Zeng Yunxi. However, she told her that no matter how favored she was, she would only be a Tongfang and could not have a separate wife. Of the yard.
The maid next to the real girl was sent by her. She had already thought about it.
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My little brother’s wet nurse has some diarrhea.
So much so that my little brother also had some diarrhea.
Mrs. Yan was so distraught that she immediately rushed out to see her son. Unfortunately, Yan's place has a small kitchen these days, which attracts many stray cats and dogs. Among them, there is a dog with red eyes, and the dog bites Yan hard.
Being bitten without any precautions.
I don’t know who said: "This is a sick dog, a sick dog..."
…
In the darkness, Liwan sat at the top, and Yuming said righteously: "The clothes and other items around Yan have been burned. Don't worry, no trace will be exposed."
"It was only by chance that I found out that hydrophobia is so severe. When I had chickenpox, there was a maid named Putao who took care of me. She was bitten by a mad dog and did not survive more than seven days." Liwan felt a little melancholy.
In fact, she didn't want to do such a thing, but what should she do?
The aunt was not killed in one blow, so that the little Fu family gave birth successfully, wiped out the backyard, and the aunt became the king and the loser. In the end, she was addicted to the toilet, making them all ashamed to mention it.
After Yan developed hydrophobia, all the servants of the Zeng family shunned her. Liwan made a decisive decision and killed all the mad dogs, and sent the servants who were bitten by the dogs to Zhuangzi together with Yan.
It was Liwan who came to see her off for the last time. Mrs. Yan looked back, and Liwan smiled mockingly: "You don't have to look, the third master won't come."
Yan was always a smart person, and there was nothing she still didn't understand. She looked at Liwan, pointed at her and said, "It's you, isn't it you?"
"You have rabid disease. You talk like crazy no matter what. Housekeeper, send her away." Liwan recovered as before, still looking aggrieved.
Twenty years later, the news of Yan's death came. Liwan was holding the baby in her arms and mentioned the matter to Zeng Yunxi, "I want someone to do a dojo for Sister Yan."
Zeng Yunxi frowned: "Has the yard where Mrs. Yan lived been cleaned up?"
"Don't worry, everything has been cleaned up. The yard where she lives faces the street, and there was a dog hole that was blocked, but her servants often rescued stray cats and dogs, so the mad dog accidentally ran in. But the servants around her "Man, the one named Jin Ying said that the real girl fed the dog something bad, does the third young master want to examine it?" Li Wan said.
Zeng Yunxi looked at Liwan: "You handle these matters." After saying that, he looked at the child in Liwan's hand: "He lost his mother at such a young age. You and the Yan family have always been in love, so this child will be placed with you first. Keep it.”
"Since you said that, I can't bear it. Even my parents told me to treat this child well. Although I have never been a mother, I will definitely treat him well."
"That's good."
After Zeng Yunxi finished speaking, he stood up and left again, never mentioning the Yan family again.
But Liwan relied on her own strategy to get rid of the Yan family, obtain the Yan family's son and dowry, regain control of the inner house, gain a good reputation, and achieve a great victory. !
