Syndicate Growth Manual

As soon as they came in, the little ladies kneeling around the long table raised their heads, and the flower shed suddenly fell silent.Until a girl sitting in the middle seat of the host's house asked aloud: "Dalang, Erlang, you don't go to the front yard, why did you come here from the female family?"

Zhao Yuan listened to the soft and childish voice, which was very pleasant, and couldn't help poking his head out from behind Fan Cheng to take a look.

Before Fan Cheng had time to answer, the girl snorted, "Which family is this young gentleman?" She stood up and walked towards Zhao Yuan gracefully holding a painting fan.

Zhao Yuan hurriedly looked at Fan Cheng, and Fan Cheng mouthed to him, and he made a peer salute and said, "Zhao Yuan has met the eldest cousin."

This girl is the only eldest granddaughter in the long house, Fan Tang, born of the Yu family's second son, Fan Song, who is already eight years old this year, and the family is ready to find a suitable family for her.

Fan Tang's appearance is not as delicate as the Fan family's, but like his mother Ji's, he has already shown the bright and generous appearance of the northern children at a young age.She has long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, bright eyes, plump and ruddy lips, and is also tall. She wears a cane-yellow short jacket and six pea-green lower skirts, and a rose-colored shawl over her shoulders. She wore a snail bun, but she wore a large pale pink chrysanthemum flower obliquely, and she wore a pair of Jiangcheng's most popular lacquer-painted high-toothed shoes under her feet.

Dressed in luxury, it can be seen how favored in the Fan family.

She tilted her head to look at Zhao Xiaodouding, then grinned: "Are you the little cousin of my aunt's family?"

How could ancient female paper be so bold!Zhao Yuan complained frantically in his heart, but nodded silently on the surface.

As a result, Fan Tang stretched out his slender hand and quickly squeezed Zhao Yuan's fat face.

=mouth=! ! ! !

What happened? !

Zhao Yuan was startled, and looked up at the eldest cousin dully.

Fan Cheng behind him showed a horrible expression, while Fan Xin gloated and laughed.

"Big sister, don't tease your cousin, you'll scare the little guy!" A few more girls came over, and one of them, who was dressed in a red dress similar to Fan Xin's, pushed Fan Tang lightly, and turned her head. Comforting Zhao Yuan, "I am your second cousin, don't be afraid, the eldest sister is just teasing you."

Hehe, it's just like teasing a dog.Zhao Yuan decided to be generous and not care about the little girl at all.

"Haha, it's so fun!" Fan Tang was so cheerful that it was unbelievable, "My brother is the same age as you, but he is as rigid as my father. Being an older sister is no fun at all!"

The second cousin, Fan Dan, the concubine daughter of the Qian clan, seemed to have gotten used to her cousin's temper, and smiled apologetically at Zhao Yuan, waving her fan.Zhao Yuan can still talk about magic horses.However, compared to the various taunts and indifference that he imagined at the beginning, these children of the Fan family were unexpectedly well-educated.

Fan Cheng helplessly said to his cousin: "My aunt said, let us take Zhao Yuan to play in the back garden, and send him to my aunt's place after dinner."

The implication is that the task of taking care of the children can be relieved as long as noon, and I beg this young lady not to cause trouble.Fan Tang didn't take it seriously, and warmly took Zhao Yuan's little hand and said, "Since Auntie said so, do you want to fly a kite with us? Or pick lotus pods?"

Fan Cheng hurriedly said: "No! Let's just fly the kite instead of playing in the water."

Fan Tang pouted, but didn't insist anymore, and the few of them went to the hillside together.There were several kites floating there, and the little lady's laughter could be heard from afar.Fan Dan was one step behind, walking unhurriedly while waving his fan. In the end, Fan Xin got impatient and dragged his concubine sister to speed up her pace to catch up with the others.

"Which kite do you want?" Fan Tang pointed to a row of colorful kites on the ground and asked Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan also became interested, and walked back and forth to look at it. On the far right is a butterfly with red background and yellow spots. It is a big swallow.

He pointed to the big swallow and said, "I want this one."

Fan Tang clapped his hands joyfully: "I just did this, my cousin really has vision!"

Zhao Yuan secretly withdrew his hand, thinking, is it too late to regret it now?

It's a pity that Fan Tang has already asked someone to put the kite on the line, and he is still talking about how the big swallow kite was made, how long it took her to draw it, how many pieces of paper were wasted, and so on.Originally, Zhao Yuan thought he would fly the kite by himself, but it turned out that two little girls flew it. One ran down the slope holding the kite, and the other dragged the string. The body shape is also really conspicuous!

After the kite was completely stable, the little girl handed the ball of thread to Zhao Yuan, and stood beside him, as if afraid that he would be carried away by the kite.

Fan Dan and the others also followed, looking up at the kite flying in the sky.According to the custom, kites are to be flown, which not only means good omen, but also can take away diseases.Fan Xin loved this thing the most. He snatched the small silver scissors from his elder brother early in the morning. When Fan Tang and the others said they could let them go, he clicked and cut off the thread that Zhao Yuan was holding.

The big swallow flew farther and farther with the wind.

Zhao Yuan knew that the swallow kite had not been flying for a long time, and it was bound to fall down soon, but at this moment, he felt the joy brought by a long-lost festival.

Fan Tang asked him: "Did the kite feel suddenly relaxed when it flew?"

Zhao Yuan grinned and nodded vigorously.

On the other side, in Yu's main room, the atmosphere was not so relaxed and cheerful.

Yu Shi waved away the servants, and there were only her and Fan Shi left in the room.

She pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Why didn't the spring grass come?"

Fan's pupils shrank, but his expression quickly relaxed, as if he had expected Yu to ask such a question, and Yu didn't notice the change so quickly.

Fan said: "Why do you ask this? She was supposed to come, but she had a stomachache. I saw that she was really sad, so I granted her a day off to rest." She asked in a daze as she spoke, "Could it be Is something going on at her house?"

When Mrs. Yu heard this, her doubts dissipated, and she said with a smile, "That's not true, it's just that I picked Chuncao and the others for you after all, and I'm always worried that I might not be considerate in serving you."

"Auntie is thinking too much!" Fan sneered, "The person you personally selected for me has ironed posts everywhere, how could he be inconsiderate?" But Liuxi is good, at least so far he is still loyal and honest.She sneered in her heart, even if she was dishonest, after what happened with Chuncao, she didn't dare to make small moves anymore.

"That's good, that's good," Mrs. Yu patted her hand affectionately, "You are different now, the most important thing is to take care of yourself, if any of them do not do well, just send them back to me, and I will replace you." You teach me a lesson, don’t hurt yourself with trifles.” She thought about it, and said in a low voice, “Yu Niang, your mother passed away early, and she didn’t take care of her last time. you."

Fan Shi was already mentally prepared, and said slowly: "Auntie just said it."

Yu Shi looked at her and sighed: "You, have you chosen someone for the general?"

Fan seemed to be stunned, with a puzzled look on his face: "Which person to pick?"

"You!" Yu Shi nodded her head bitterly, and said thoughtfully, "Choose someone to serve! A woman is pregnant and confinement for a year. How can a man not steal his mouth?" ? Instead of letting him bring someone to you to slap you in the face, why don’t you prepare someone for him... As for the candidate, it’s up to you!"

Fan's face immediately flushed red, with an expression of reluctance, and he muttered nothing.

Mrs. Yu chuckled, and said earnestly, "Auntie knows that you don't want to. May I ask, is there any woman in the world who is willing to give up her husband's master to someone else? It's just that you can't control this matter, so you keep your husband's master by your side every day. Don't you talk about your mouth? The mouth of an ignorant person is sharper than that knife, and you will suffer it when the time comes!"

Fan's tears came out of what he told her, and she was speechless.However, Yu Shi knew that pregnant women were always in the same mood. She said she was on top, and she didn't care. She even took a handkerchief and wiped her face herself.

"Don't cry about my silly girl," said Yu with her arms in her arms, "Auntie, I have already made plans for you. Among your four girls, only Chuncao is pretty outstanding, but Not smart, but loyal to you..."

Fan covered his face with a handkerchief and did not look up, but in fact he hated it unbearably!Could it be that her "loyal" girl did such a dirty thing!

She inhaled repeatedly, until she calmed down the anger in her chest, then raised her head and said with red eyes: "Actually, I also thought, in case... I will raise Chuncao as a concubine, just in my heart..."

Yu Shi repeatedly comforted her, even a girl is a girl, and even a man likes the new and dislikes the old, it is nothing more than someone who makes Fan feel relieved so that she can praise her.Fan's heart was completely cold, she knew what kind of person this aunt of her natal family was, but now it only confirmed what she thought in her heart, and made her more determined to protect her little family and not be involved by her natal family again. .

That's all, Fan's face was cleaned by being served, and the two sat down again.

Yu said: "Forget it this time, you can't be so excited again in the future."

Fan bowed his head obediently.

Then she said again: "You bastard...you have to be careful."

Fan's heart was terrified, he almost couldn't control his expression, and asked calmly, "Auntie, what did you say? Why should I be careful about Anu?"

Mrs. Yu squinted at her: "What do you mean to be careful?" She lowered her head and twirled the amber string on her wrist, and snorted coldly, "Indistinguishable birth and concubine are the source of chaos in a family! You had no children in the past, and I thought of the bastard. Anyway, I can be your reliance in the future, so I didn't say anything. It's different now, it doesn't matter whether your child is a boy or a girl, if you can conceive one, you can have another... The bastard took the seat of the eldest son , where do you put your child?"

Fan was about to say something, but Yu pushed a plate of fresh chrysanthemum rolls in front of her: "Try this, stuffed with bean paste, it nourishes blood."