I pretend to be a fairy in ancient times

Dong'an Street is the most populous area in the east of Jian'an City. There are petty officials, ex-locals, and some well-to-do wealthy families living here.Although it can't be compared with the area where the dignitaries live in the north, compared to the dirty and messy slums in the west, Dong'an Street is a paradise.

After Wang's clerk drove a carriage and took Zhao Ji, grandparents and grandchildren from the main street to Dong'an Tenth Lane, they were blocked by an ox cart carrying water in front. On most of the streets, Zhao Ji and the others couldn't drive by mistake, so they could only walk slowly behind.

Yesterday Liu Da sent someone to find out the exact location of Xia's house, and the person who came to ask for directions was the guy driving the car.

According to Mrs. Xia's instructions, the man did not notify Xia's family in advance after confirming the door.

Mrs. Xia knew her nephew well. He was a man of courtesy. If my aunt came to the capital, she would definitely come to see her first.

But their family is still renting at Liu Da's house, so it will definitely be very inconvenient.

To avoid the trouble of the hatchback, just come to the door directly.

Liu Da, who has always taken good care of Zhao Ji, is very savvy. He didn't come with him today. He considered that when relatives meet and have private things to say, it would be superfluous for him to be an outsider.

Zhao Ji didn't know much about these etiquette matters, so everything was left to Mrs. Xia's decision.

The ground of Dong'an Street is all paved with bluestone slabs, and the road surface is very flat. The carriage followed the bullock cart and walked slowly, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of horseshoes. Dozed off.

When they arrived at a house that needed water, the ox cart in front stopped suddenly, and the horse-drawn cart behind had to stop too.

"Bump~" Zhao Ji knocked his forehead against the wall of the carriage, and his fair skin immediately turned red.

Zhao Ji is very assertive in major matters, but he is willing to obey the opinions of Miss Xiao and the others in many small matters, because now he enjoys the family feelings they bring him, and is willing to manage it with his heart.

Early this morning, Zhao Ji was woken up by Mrs. Xiao, combing his hair and dressing up, but he didn't show any resistance.

Miss Xiao was very happy when she was going to visit relatives today, so she exchanged the two clothes she bought yesterday for him to see.

Zhao Ji looked at this woman in her 30s, with fine lines on her face, but still very beautiful.However, she has experienced the hardships of life such as having a child, breaking up the relationship between husband and wife, losing her husband, going bankrupt, etc., and the light in her eyes has become vicissitudes of life.

Today it was rare to see Mrs. Xiao regaining her vitality, and Zhao Ji was willing to follow her wishes and said a lot of compliments.

Mrs. Xia was very unhappy about this.

As soon as she walked to the door of Mrs. Xiao's room, she said with a straight face, "What's the trouble, Bao'er's father is still alive."

Zhao Ji has never met the real old Zhao. Although he remembered to avenge him, he forgot that in ancient times, when the father died, the son had to keep his filial piety.

The rule of this dynasty is that civilians should observe filial piety for three months, and the scholar-bureaucrat class should observe filial piety for three years.

Because the courtesy is not inferior to the common people, the common people seem to have a little advantage in this kind of thing. After all, no matter how deep the sorrow is, it will be relieved in a hundred days. If it lasts for three years, it will be a bit tormenting.

Mrs. Xiao and the others left Sanjiang County as if they were fleeing, and they had no conditions to pay attention to filial piety and widowhood along the way. In addition, the relationship between husband and wife had already broken down, so they didn't even think about this section.

In fact, when Mrs. Xia persuaded Zhao Ji to buy a scarlet embroidered robe yesterday, she didn't remember it.But sleeping on the big comfortable bed in Liu Da's house last night, thinking about what to say to her nephew tomorrow, Granny Xia suddenly thought of her son who had just passed away.

The skirmish in the family this time only lasted until breakfast, after all, it was a family that had just shared weal and woe.

When going out, Mrs. Xiao didn't wear the new clothes she bought yesterday, but only picked out an old plain dress she bought before.For Zhao Ji, Mrs. Xia was not so strict, and still let him wear the moon-white gown that she bought yesterday. What Mrs. Xia meant was that moon-white is also plain.

He thought that the turmoil in the morning had subsided, but when he knocked his forehead out due to dozing off, there seemed to be signs of renewed fighting.

While looking at Zhao Ji distressedly, Mrs. Xia complained to Mrs. Xiao, "Look at you, don't let Bao'er sleep well."

Mrs. Xiao didn't dare to show her face in front of Mrs. Xia. Zhao Ji was afraid that she would be unhappy, so he could only quickly say that he was fine, and acted as a peacemaker between the two of them with a smile.

On the matter of Mrs. Zhao, Zhao Ji of course supports Mrs. Xiao. Even though the ancient times had looser requirements on men, in this general environment, it is always wrong to not mention cheating and beating his wife. No wonder Mrs. Xiao is chilling .

Zhao Ji felt that he had the responsibility to deal with the internal conflicts in the family, and he should find an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with Mrs. Xia, so that she could be more tolerant towards Mrs. Xiao.

There is also Mrs. Xiao, she is not very old. If she is placed in modern society, 32-year-old single young women will be caught. Zhao Ji also wants to ask Mrs. Xiao what her plans are in the future. Let's be a widow for the rest of my life, even if I don't get married, it's good to develop some hobbies, otherwise how can I spend the long second half of my life.

Of course, in order to solve these problems, we should not be in a hurry. Let's talk about it after leaving relatives today.

It's not just about visiting relatives, but also telling Uncle Xia what happened at home during this period. He can be regarded as a person who has entered the officialdom anyway, and see if he will have any solutions.

Zhao Ji did not tell Wang Yuanwai about the unjust death of Zhao's father, and only told Liu Da that he would go to the capital to find relatives.The Wang family's business is big, and the Wang family must have friendship with the local government, but Zhao Ji is still unwilling to trouble the Wang family after all.

First of all, the people don't fight with officials, not to mention that Qu Xiong's father is the county magistrate, and their family power, even Qu Xiong himself has a reputation for martial arts.

Although Wujuren is not as valuable as Wenjuren, Qu Xiong can be a military officer immediately by virtue of his status in Wuju, but he dislikes the hard work of the military camp.Recently, there has been no stick and no opportunity to make contributions, so I didn't become a military officer.

The two of them now have a life-and-death hatred. Zhao Ji felt that the Wang family did not have such a deep friendship with him. If he said that the Wang family could not help, it would only increase the rift.

As for Uncle Xia, it was naturally different. They were relatives, so they were naturally involved.

If the Qu family had any influence or connections that Zhao Ji and the others didn't know about, he might be in danger without telling Uncle Xia.

Soon, the clerk of the Wang family said, "Little genius doctor, the Xia family has arrived."

It just so happened that the ox cart carrying water in front also stopped in front of Xia's house, Zhao Ji, grandparents and grandchildren got out of the cart first, and waited for the man who delivered the water to call the door.

The person who opened the door was the old butler of the Xia family. He first ordered the servants to bring water into the door together with the buddies.Only then did I catch a glimpse of Mrs. Xia standing next to me. I was startled at first, thinking that I was old and dim-sighted, and I recognized the wrong person. When I took a closer look, it was indeed Mrs. Xia. Come to the capital, hurry up and go in with the little one."

After Mrs. Xia helped the butler up, he turned to the boy carrying water and said, "Huangqi, don't carry water, hurry up and tell Madam that my aunt is coming to Beijing."

The courtyard of Xia's house was shallow, and the noisy sound outside had already reached Mrs. Zhou's ears. Although she didn't hear it very clearly, she knew that someone had come to the house, so she followed the sound and walked out the door.

The servant Huang Qi didn't take two steps, when he saw his wife, he hurriedly reported, "Ma'am, the housekeeper said that my aunt is here."

There is only one old aunt in the Xia family. Isn't this one in Sanjiang County? Why did she come to the capital all of a sudden?Mrs. Zhou was thinking about it, and she had already walked out of the door. Seeing that it was Mrs. Xia, she greeted with a smile on her face, "Auntie, cousin."

Seeing Zhao Ji, Mrs. Zhou said with bright eyes, "This is Zhao Ji's nephew, he has grown into an adult, what a talent."

Zhao Ji was called by name, and he also called out with a smile, "Aunt Cousin"

After exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Zhou called Zhao Ji and the others into the room to talk.

Mrs. Zhou walked in front to lead the way, Zhao Ji lagged behind, took ten big coins, and tricked Wang who was standing at the door to buy wine and eat by himself, and sent him back first.

After talking about what happened to the Zhao family, the three women hugged their heads and cried for a while, and even Xia Lianer, the 12-year-old daughter of the Xia family, also shed a few tears.

The Xia family also has two sons, a ten-year-old Xia Peng and a seven-year-old Xia Xiao, both of whom are in school.

Mrs. Zhou said, Uncle Xia has not been home for two days. This is a common occurrence in the Tai Hospital. If the nobleman in the palace is sick, it will be like this. It may not be a serious illness, but no one in the Tai Hospital. I want to go home.

When there is nothing to do, it is also very lenient. If you ask for a few days off, no one will hold you accountable.

After staying with Zhao's family for dinner, Mrs. Zhou let Zhao Ji and the others stay overnight before Uncle Xia came back.

But the Xia family only has a small courtyard. In order to prevent people from standing at the door and seeing the inside of the main room, there is a screen wall in the courtyard. Behind it is the lobby for receiving guests. It is usually a place for the family to eat.There is a bedroom on the left and right. The bedrooms of the Xia family and his wife are divided into half as a study room. The other bedroom is also divided into two sections, where the two sons of the Xia family live. In the porter's room, Xia Lian'er lived in one of the wing rooms on the right, and there was only one guest room left.

Zhao Ji and the others suddenly came three people. Mrs. Zhou could only arrange for her daughter to sleep with herself, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xia slept in Xia Lian'er's room, and Zhao Ji slept in the guest room. If Uncle Xia came back suddenly, let him sleep with Zhao Ji Squeeze.

After dark, most people have already gone to bed. Only Zhao Ji, who is not used to going to bed early for the time being, is still reading novels by the light. He has read a lot of classical Chinese novels recently, and his reading ability has improved significantly. Come on, it's not as hard as before.

Suddenly, there was a banging on the door outside.Then there was the sound of opening the door, and the voice of the housekeeper reprimanding, and then the servant Huang Qi said with a crying voice, "My lord's change of clothes can't be brought in, the Tai Hospital is surrounded by people from Habayashi Guard."