The husband's son-in-law

There were more banquet guests on the second and third day, and Li Mansion was bustling for three days.

In the past three days, he has gotten to know everyone in Beijing. Li Zhouzhou asked Xiaoshu to borrow Jiaying for a while. Just as a companion, Xiaoshu has a good memory, Jiaying can sort out the relationship, and can tell who is fighting with whom.

On the second day of the banquet, it was dark and early, and the guests returned within an hour after lunch.

Li Zhouzhou took the time to sort out the "Kyoto Communication Form". When Liu Shu saw it for the first time, he opened his mouth and said, "Why is it the same as work?"

"There are too many people. During the Chinese New Year, people's relationships will change. We don't interfere with each other. We don't interfere with each other, but we have to figure it out in our hearts. We can weigh it when we hold a banquet in the future." Li Zhouzhou and Xiaoshu reconciled Sister-in-law said.

"I used to do it every year when I was in Zhaozhou."

Li Zhouzhou took a copy of Zhaozhou's family relationship book and handed it to Jiaying, "Look at it." Then he said to Xiaoshu and his sister-in-law: "They are all in the backyard of officials, not to mention flattery, but they can't really eat and drink. The child is gone, we have our own social circle, and we know the back houses of officials in Beijing."

Willow immediately stood in awe, brother Zhou Zhou was right!

Tang Rou also silently thought about what Zhou Zhou said. In the past years, she closed the door to thank guests, thinking that it was good for the children and safe, but in the end, the road got narrower and narrower, and she offended Xiaoshu. If Zhou Zhou Xiaoshu was not generous, Still pulling her together, I'm afraid I'll be lonely again in the days to come, and the only one around me who can talk is my mother.

Jiaying was grateful to her cousin. After reading the list of favors, she had a score in her heart. She took a pen and paper and began to draft. Capable, meat-loving..."

"... Mrs. Zhao doesn't like Mrs. Jin." Jiaying asked her cousin, "I can see this. Do you want to write it down?"

Li Zhouzhou: "You should make a note first, that is, write in the small characters in the brackets."

Willow is a generalist, he can feel who hates him, but he really can't see it if others don't deal with the hidden needles in his words, and he thinks back: "Yes. ?"

"At the banquet, Mrs. Zhao said that the roasted eggplant was delicious and beautiful." Jiaying said.

Willow nodded blankly, "I said, I also think eggplant is quite delicious."

Beside Tang Rou felt a little moved, and said, "Mrs. Jin tasted the eggplant and said it tasted like meat, but it didn't taste like meat."

"...Is that all?" Liu Shu rounded his eyes, why didn't he deal with it?

Tang Rou said softly: "Of course it won't work. After watching the play, Mrs. Zhao also secretly said goodbye to Mrs. Jin, and later the child came to the main courtyard to leave. On the surface, Mrs. Jin's child is brave, but in fact, I sound a bit like Said that the Jin family child is too reckless."

"Is there a festival between these two families?" Willow became interested.

Li Zhouzhou thought about it for a while, "Madam Jin is the left servant of the Ministry of War, and Mrs. Zhao is the right servant of the Ministry of Officials. The two families are not in the same department. Except for these three points, during the whole banquet, Madam Zhao was very enthusiastic. Ma'am, listen to the voice and the two families can walk around before."

So he couldn't figure it out, there must be some old festival, Mrs. Jin didn't remember it in her heart, but Mrs. Zhao kept remembering it, and it's only today.

This matter is not the person involved and I can't understand the inside, so I will continue to talk about it later.

After chatting and drinking tea to replay, when the registration was completed, Liu Shu was full of interest and found the fun of going to the banquet. It was simply: "It's like the old man in the drama broke up with the family affairs."

It was getting late, Jiaying went back first, and he came to pick up the husband-in-law home today.

Li Zhouzhou got up to see him off, pressed Xiaoshu's shoulder, and said bluntly, "I have something to talk to Jiaying."

Only then did Liu Shu sit still, but he and Tang Rou were the only ones left in the hall as soon as they left, so he felt a little embarrassed at not knowing what to say, so he turned his face away and did not look at Tang Rou.Seeing this, Tang Rou felt sad, and took the teapot to add tea to Xiaoshu, saying, "I know you are angry with me, I was wrong that time..."

on the corridor.

"Actually, it's nothing serious." Li Zhouzhou saw that Jiaying was nervous. The child was only in his early twenties, and he was carrying all the burdens on his shoulders. , Said: "You and Lu Chuan's marriage was chosen by you, and you hardened your heart and made the worst plan, didn't you?"

Jiaying nodded, "I think it will be better to be an official's wife and have a baby in the future. I don't have to look at people's faces like I do, and I have to work hard. Uncle, I made this decision that day, and everyone at home laughed at me, which means I You can't compare with you and Boss Liu."

"You are not compared with us, you are you, you have this idea, your goal is clear, in order to achieve your goal, you are working hard on your own, and you are not tormenting us. Your own strength supports Lu Chuan and his younger brother's imperial examinations, and puts his family in the back house. You took care of it properly, and you thought that if Lu Chuan really became an official and took a concubine in the future, you wouldn't regret it, would you?"

Jiaying's eyes were slightly red, not because of regret, but because no one understood him, so he nodded.

Ever since he got married, he was busy in the store by himself, and he also had to worry about his family. His mother's family asked him for money from time to time. Even Su Jiaying felt sad in her heart, so she gritted her teeth and told herself, You choose it yourself, who do you tell?

It's just a joke.

Li Zhouzhou sighed inwardly. Jiaying has a stubborn temper, which was obvious when she was a child. He patted Jiaying's arm to comfort him, and said, "Don't expect too much. Luchuan people are nice, you are a husband and wife, if you are tired and suffering, you can talk to Luchuan, and sometimes you can ask him to help you, you are all married and have a family, and it is so tiring to fight alone."

"Cousin, he respects me a lot, but I don't see how he loves me." Su Jiayu bit her lip and said.He felt that Xianggong didn't love him, so he didn't want to talk about it, and it would be annoying. Their marriage itself was lured by him as if he was doing business.

Li Zhouzhou said: "You are two strangers who got married. You didn't know each other before, but after you get married, it's time to get to know each other. It's not about urging you. It's okay to respect each other as guests. You can accept it yourself, but I want to live a long life. , since you are married, you should put your heart into one place, I know you are all into his imperial examination now, I am talking about the spiritual husband and wife relationship between you and Lu Chuan."

"Go back and think for yourself."

Su Jiaying felt hot when she heard that, and picked up her husband and went back to the car on the road. He kept thinking, hesitating and hesitating, and when he returned home, Wang Luchuan first asked: "What's wrong with you today? I think you have been worrying a lot all the way, is it today's house?" Was it told?"

"No." Su Jiaying subconsciously refused first, everything is fine, he doesn't need any help - this is the normal state in the past few years after getting married, seeing Lu Chuan nodded and stopped asking, Su Jiaying thought of what her cousin said, and hurried Then he said: "Actually, there are, I'm afraid to disturb your homework."

Wang Luchuan was a little surprised, but said solemnly: "There is still time to listen to you."

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Li Zhouzhou returned to the living room and saw that his sister-in-law's eyes were red as if she had cried, and Xiao Shu was also a little awkward. Knowing that the two had talked again, he pretended not to see the strangeness of the two of them, so he changed the subject and said, "Sister-in-law, what happened today? There are a few legitimate sons of marriageable age in the madam's family—"

"The official is too high today, I don't want Yingniang to marry high." Tang Rou said.

Li Zhouzhou nodded when he heard the words, and was about to explain that there was another day until the next day, but the little tree next to him became anxious first, and asked: "I want to say kiss to Yingniang, why didn't I know?" Then he rushed to Tang Rou, "You still said you didn't?" Look down on me, didn't even say that."

Tang Rou hurriedly said: "No." Then she said honestly: "I'm afraid you will mention my family Yingniang and your family Dabai—"

"Why can't this be mentioned? Didn't our two families agree when we were young?"

"That's a joke that can't be counted. Besides, the status of the two families is very different now." Seeing the smallness, Tang Rou immediately didn't know what to say.

Li Zhouzhou said: "It's a good thing for children to be solemn about their marriage, especially girls. They usually hide it before they are selected. It is not appropriate to disclose too much. My sister-in-law must be interested in tomorrow's banquet. It doesn't mean that it will be fixed on the day, and I will be sure later." I'm not going to lie to you, I want to ask what you mean."

"As for the jokes when I was a child, when you turn around, Xiaoshu ask Dabai what it means first, don't talk about it, let Dabai make up your mind first, it still depends on the child."

The children of the two families grew up together, whether it is a sibling relationship or something else, it depends on the children.

Liu Shu was so annoyed that he was about to make a decision, but after hearing Zhou Zhou's words, he swallowed his angry words, and the sister-in-law was like this. People can be mad.

On the third day of the banquet, there were many guests and many children.After the end, let alone Li Zhouzhou, Li Zhaoxi, who has always been energetic, couldn't bear it anymore. He spread out on his grandfather's rocking chair, eating candied chestnuts. He took one bite and stuffed it in his mouth. A mouthful of honey was delicious. Puffing his cheeks, he said, "Hey, Fu Bao is exhausted."

Li Daxiao felt sorry for his grandson, "Eat more tonic."

"Grandpa eats too." Li Zhaoxi gave the peeled chestnuts to grandpa.

Li Dan took it and ate it, saying that it was delicious and sweet.

"However, I also know a lot of people. Some people don't get along, some people don't get along, and some people can play." Li Zhaoxi sat up from the rocking chair, "Grandpa, I also know a very beautiful person."

Li Da: "You don't dare to let your father hear what you said."

"...I'm not afraid, it's not my leg being broken anyway." Li Zhaoxi lay back down again, but said again: "That beautiful leg doesn't look good when it's broken, so let's not talk about it."

"Why is dad so overbearing?"

Li Da: "That's not true, he himself came to the house at sixteen, and Fufu will be fifteen after the New Year, but Fufu is still young, let's not worry."

"Hey, grandpa, you and my dad want to go together. I just want to see that he is good-looking. There is no other meaning. You adults really like to think about it. I am still a child."

"Yes, yes, Fufu is still a child."

A bag of chestnuts, the grandparents and grandchildren chatted and ate all afternoon, and roasted them on the stove when they were cold. The roasted chestnuts were honeyed and sweet.

Before the winter in Beijing, the Li Mansion prepared the new year's goods for Zhaozhou and sent them directly to Liangzhe, where they were transported back by the fleet of Zhaozhou merchants.

"The New Year's goods for your elder brother and sister-in-law, Wang Jian's, Yu Ge'er's, and Li Chun and Li Xia also have to prepare..." Li Zhouzhou sat at the table and began to write the list.

Li Zhaoxi originally wanted to greet his father, but when he asked his father to prepare new year's goods for Zhaozhou, he immediately sat down, took a pen and paper and said, "I want it too, I'm an uncle so don't be rude, give it to my uncle first." Nephew Yuan Bao, Shi Qi and the others..."

This adds a lot of gizmos.

Gu Zhaoxiu was at home today, turned his head and saw that Li Zhaoxi was writing on a piece of paper: a box of sugar noodles.

"It's also fortunate that it's cold, otherwise we wouldn't be able to deliver it," Gu Zhao said.

Li Zhouzhou remembered something and asked his husband, "Our family is traveling from south to north, and some adults received them on the way. I thought they would send some New Year's gifts there. I happened to drop by, and there was also the magistrate Cui of Ningping County."

In terms of affordability and convenience, the capital and assistants in Beijing are not as good as the county magistrate, after all, they are in charge now.

"You can do it just by looking at it, these are not in the way."

Li Zhouzhou then drew up a list of New Year's gifts for going south, and handed this over to Fengyun to run errands.

After finishing this work, the time is rushing. During the first heavy snowfall in Beijing, Li Zhaoxi suffered from the cold and had a fever. Now the whole family is worried. The imperial doctor is here.

The imperial doctor took the pulse and said that the attack was menacing, but judging by the young master's complexion, he was still in good spirits.

Fubao has a fever, his eyes burnt out, and he has a good appetite.Li Da said that sickness is afraid of three bowls of rice, and Fufu can eat as long as he can.

"Father, dad, I'm fine, I'm just hot, you can do your work." Seeing the whole family around him, Fu Bao worried about him, and said sustainably.

Gu Zhao touched Fufu's forehead, it was still hot, and put on a handkerchief that had been iced with snow water, and said, "It's normal for you to be sick. We travel from south to north. You haven't seen snow for a long time. A little wind and cold passed quickly, and your father still had a stuffy nose a few days ago, and he will be fine within a few days after taking some medicine."

"Yeah, you're a little one, and you still worry about us?" Li Zhouzhou stroked the child's hair, "You're a serious business when you're busy, and nothing else can compare to my family's happiness."

Li Zhaoxi felt a little relieved. He was sick and tired and his family worried about him. In fact, he felt a little sorry.

Fortunately, Li Zhaoxi has a good foundation. After taking a few doses of medicine, the fever disappeared after two days, but her face became thinner. Before, there was some fat on her cheeks, but this time, her facial features became more three-dimensional, and she is much more beautiful. .

Of course the family felt sorry for them.

Li Da said: "Hey, grandpa's Fufu is so skinny. His small face is not as big as grandpa's palm. It's a pity. Let's eat more. He is still as cute and round as before."

"It's so skinny and ugly." Gu Zhao said.

Li Zhouzhou first glared at Mr. Gu, but Gu Zhao immediately changed his words: "I mean a child needs to be fleshy, so get acquainted."

The close Yan family knew about Li Zhaoxi's illness, and the Zheng family was two days late.

Liu Shu naturally came to visit and brought his two brothers. Li Da was afraid that Xiao Hei would get sick—this child is young.Willow said, "Don't be afraid, his body has been strong since he was young, and he still rolls in the snow in winter."

"I dare not." Li Da is now afraid that the child will have a cold and a fever.

When the two brothers arrived at Li Zhaoxi's room, Xiao Hei, who used to be like a monkey, was quiet, and said, "Big Brother, hurry up and get well."

This big brother is also called by a famous person.Ever since Xiao Hei joined Li Zhaoxi's Cuju team, he was convinced after that Cuju kick, and he was willing to recognize his elder brother, but he has a biological elder brother, so it's not easy to be confused. With a turn of the eyeballs, he became a big brother.

Li Zhaoxi prefers to be an elder, so naturally he readily accepts this name.

"Understood, what are you doing with your face down?" Li Zhaoxi said.

Xiao Hei squeezed out a smile, "Then you should get well soon."

"..." Li Zhaoxi laughed teasingly, and didn't dare to get too close to pinch this kid, just said: "I know, I know, when you get taller in spring, I will teach you how to play football."

Dabai patted his younger brother on the head, looked at Li Zhaoxi and said, "Heal well, don't worry, best wishes."

"You two brothers are really interesting, I see, thank you for coming to see me."

The two brothers stayed for a short time, and went out every moment, so as not to disturb Li Zhaoxi's recuperation.

Later, Li Zhaoxi's illness improved, and Zheng's family heard about it and came to see her. After that, Li Zhaoxi's illness was almost recovered, and she lost a lot of weight. The illness was just right, and her appetite was not as good as when she was ill.

The servants of the government came to report.

"My lord, boss, the eldest son of Changtai Princess Mansion is here, and he said he came to visit the young master."

Gu Zhaoxian said quickly, "Let him go."

"Huh?" The servant was startled.

Li Zhouzhou said, "Please come in."

The porter Gu Zhao was still bored, so he explained clearly, "Listen to the boss." After the porter left, Li Zhouzhou smiled and said, "You lost your temper, you just scared people."

"It's because he's timid."

Li Zhouzhou also knew that Gu Zhao had a mouthful, so he invited someone in.Gu Zhao's fatherhood is naturally more complicated and contradictory, but intellectually he does not want to be a hateful and controlling parent, which is inconsistent with their family's educational philosophy.

"Li Zhaoxi's current age is the time when he was rebellious in the second year of middle school. If I strictly guard against this one, if Li Zhaoxi becomes rebellious, I might as well wait and see. This child is nothing like the seventeen, Langxi, and Qingen in the past. It's different." Master Gu explained himself.

At the end, he said to Zhou Zhou: "I want to see how beautiful it is, hehe."

In the end, he sneered and mocked twice, expressing his distrust of Li Zhaoxi's vision and aesthetics.

When Lin Kangan came in, Mr. Gu put on airs and took a closer look at this kid. The greetings were mostly like the second elder brother's closeness—the words were few, serious, and all he said were one or two words: um, fair, and caring.

Li Zhouzhou was on the sidelines to smooth things over, and then asked his servants to ask about it in Fubao's courtyard, and took Lin Kang'an there.

Lin Kang'an didn't stay in Fubao's courtyard for long, and left after staying for about two minutes. Naturally, he wanted to say goodbye to Master Gu and Mrs. Gu before leaving.Master Gu was still majestic this time, nodded and asked his servants to see him off.

As soon as the person left, Gu Ge said to Zhou Zhouxian: "No evaluation."

Li Zhouzhou: ...I am amused.

"I didn't want to ask you this, do you eat sweet cakes? Today, your face is almost as dark as the bottom of a pot. Boss Gu Ge is so majestic and majestic. I don't know if you can eat sweet cakes or not?"

Gu Ge, who is so generous, rubbed against Zhou Zhou, and changed his face, "Eat, eat, I'm tired of learning from my second brother, I don't know how he did it..."

As the end of the year approaches, there are two big and happy events.

Emperor Guangwu won the first battle against the Fan Kingdom, and Rongzhou launched a campaign, and the Fan Kingdom that was fighting retreated ten miles, and hung up the white sails—meaning to surrender and seek peace.

The battle report was sent back to Beijing, and Beijing was full of joy.

In this kind of joy, the new year is ushered in, the second year of Guangwu, and the third year of junior high school.

Yan Baichuan, the eldest son of the Yan family, was fifteen years old, and Zheng Ying, the eighteenth year old daughter of the Zheng family, had an engagement.

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