marry a weak waist

Chapter 51

At the end of the month, you can see the green and sparse, the tile walls protect the bamboo, and the warblers and sparrows live in secluded places.Dong Mo rode home from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, changed into a men's suit and went straight to the old man's study.Passing through the garden, I saw a bunch of red men and green women laughing and flying kites.

It turned out that two of Dong Modi's younger sisters had left the pavilion and came home, and the brothers, sisters and several sisters-in-law gathered together to play around.Those who are implicated are mostly relatives and relatives, and there are many connections like rattan melons. Since childhood, they have played together and grown up, so there is no taboo.

Dong Mo glanced at it from a distance, across a pond with bright flowers and dark willows, it was like a world apart, and he couldn't blend in no matter what.They also saw him, but they just pretended they didn't see him, and they didn't let him in.

He was still walking, in the shade of green trees.Walking into the old lady's room, the old lady smiled and said that the emperor discussed with the cabinet and adopted the suggestion of tax credit first to support the follow-up war in Ningxia.

What makes the old man even more happy is another matter, "This batch of tax money collected in various provinces, the emperor will not ask the local government to collect it directly. Except for the two capitals, he will appoint four governors in the north and south to supervise the collection of the provincial government. The tax money collected is escorted by the governor to Beijing to be recorded."

As he said that, the old man fell on the chair, folded his hands in front of his stomach and sighed, "You have made the impeachment of Chu Pei by the Secretary of General Administration effective, and the emperor still can't trust Chu Pei when it comes to such important military affairs. I intend to promote Mr. Lou as Minister of the Household Department."

"Chu Pei only gained power by flattering and pandering to the Sacred Heart after all, and the emperor is only getting old gradually, so it is understandable for him to be extravagant at times." Dong Mo had expected many results, but he was more concerned about another matter. "Is there a quota for these four governors?"

"It hasn't been decided yet, a total of six departments will recommend it."

Thinking secretly for a while, Dong Mo lifted his robe and knelt down in front of the desk, "I am a lowly official, please go to Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, and ask the Taifu to recommend it to the cabinet."

Hearing this, the old man wrinkled his wrinkled forehead even more deeply, like a piece of old cloth, and the ironing was uneven, "You lost in Jinan and want to make up for it? I think forget it, you made trouble in Shandong. Is there not enough jokes? Besides, the emperor has transferred you back only half a year, where will he send you?"

In fact, the old man wanted to recommend the old man in the family to go.Appointed governor, decent scenery, is a good time to show up in the court.The Elder Master is in front of Yuanwailang, and there is no sign of promotion after years, just lacking such a ready-made opportunity.

For this matter, even the old lady often complained to the old man: "Don't be too biased, let Sanmo handle any top-notch work. It is often said that Sanmo is better than them in doing things, and the boss is forty. There are quite a few people, and you often compare him with his grandchildren, telling him how to live with his face? Sanmo is doing his best this time, and you have lost your old face for several lifetimes in Jinan!"

The old man clicked his tongue and said: "The tax recovery is for the military supplies of Ningxia later on, so there should be no delay. The boss has never gone to the local government to do it..."

"I've never been there before, but I'll go once this time, it's fine!" The old lady got up on the couch, chasing after him and nagging, "Sitting in the cabinet, you can make up your mind on many things and help yourself What happened to his son? Besides, why did Sanmo make such jokes in Jinan? It’s not because he’s too old to marry a wife. A man’s family is busy outside, and there must be a woman at home to tie his heart. You send him out again, When will the marriage be over?"

Now the old lady is eager to arrange a marriage for Dong Mo, "The wife of the Tai family in Baoding Mansion came to Beijing last month and asked me a few words about Sanmo. There is a young lady in their family who is 23 years old and hasn't left the court yet. It is matching with the three inks."

The old man thought about it, and doubts formed between his brows, "It's not good enough, I seem to hear that the young lady of their family is as strong as a cow, illiterate, and there is a mole on her face, which is why she has been delayed to this age .”

"What do you know! Marry a wife and a virtuous man, you men are greedy for sex and beauty, marry a fox-like woman, if you want talent but no talent, you want virtue and no virtue, you will forget about it in a few days!"

"Okay, okay, I don't agree with your theory, what you say makes sense."

It was decided that marriage would be used to entangle Dong Mo, and he would still recommend the elder to be the governor of Shanxi, Shandong, and Hebei for the first time.

Dong Mo thought over and over under the lamp that day, the copper pot dripping slowly, the red flame frying lightly, thinking of the marriage that the old lady said.It doesn't matter who the lady is, and neither does her appearance and character.It's better to settle down, get a wife, let the woman take care of it, and many things will be taken care of, and you don't have to think about it anymore.

Some things are wrong and they are missed. Looking back at a lifetime behind, it is just a bit of regret. There is no specific change in fate, and there is not even a reliable circumstantial evidence. What's the matter?Who has no regrets in his life?

The more he thought about it, the more cloudy his heart became, as if a woman was turning his back on him in his heart, so self-willed that he refused to turn around again, cut off this life, ended here, and walked weakly towards the end of the world .

He seemed reluctant, and couldn't help reaching out his hand to that figure from behind.There are always going to be mistakes in the world, maybe it is just stretching out and withdrawing, or maybe it is a gust of wind and rain, and the situation changes in the slightest.

His thoughts were fixed on the bowl of medicine he often took.You shouldn't, you shouldn't, Xie Chun brought the medicine and put it on the table at this time, "I can sleep well after taking the medicine. The old doctor's new prescription said it can relieve your chest tightness."

Dong Mo picked up the bowl, and immediately thought, could it be that this is a white illness?There is no need for any evidence, he loved her once, and the evidence is evidenced by his illness.Only when he finds her can he recover.

So he took all the medicine in one gulp, and the next day the old master recommended him to the palace face saint, and recommended himself in the emperor's study.I never thought that the emperor would smile at him for a long time, and then agree to the matter with one gulp.

In this way, the whole family was offended more and more. Needless to say, the elder was so angry that he smacked his nose and asked Dong Mo to speak sour words.Dong Mo didn't take it very seriously, he made a couple of charges, and came out without pain.

I don't want to bump into his eldest cousin on the road, holding a horsewhip in his hand, dressed in crepe black and straight, with girdles on his hands and feet, as if he just came back from hunting, saw him from a long distance, rushed to grab his lapel and asked "The Feng Qianhu stationed in Shandong, did you join the emperor?"

Dong Mo broke off his hand, flicked his lapel, and stood sideways, "He disregarded the laws of the country and killed victims indiscriminately, can't he participate?"

The uncle tapped his horsewhip several times on his face, and gritted his teeth with hatred, "You have the ability, this time you took my father's pie and rushed to Shanxi, I will let you go and wait for you to come back." I'll settle accounts with you again."

His big cousin has always been used to playing tricks, Dong Mo ignored him, straightened his clothes, and walked away indifferently.

The next day, even the old man called him to scold him, but he just said that he was so happy to fight for the top.In fact, he was annoyed that he had betrayed the Lord and asked for glory, and without discussion, he recommended himself to the Holy Spirit in private.Dong Mo didn't tell the difference, he stood in front of the case and bowed his head to listen to the training. His appearance made the old man suddenly feel strange.

This commotion, on the day Dong Mo left Beijing, only a few colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate came to see him off, and no one from his family came.Those who brought the family were only those who accompanied him to Jinan, a few carriages, light luggage, and a long way to the ancient road, just as depressed as when he came back.

This matter spread to Jinan officials in mid-April, making the sky in Jinan seem like a clear sky suddenly covered with cloudy clouds.

Meng Yu knew very well that when Dong Mo came this time, as the governor, he had to intervene every time he paid taxes, so he would definitely not let him go easily, but Chu Pei fell out of favor in front of the emperor, and this situation really reached a precarious situation.

Fortunately, Dong Mo is going to Shanxi first, and there will be a delay of several months in Shanxi, so he still has a chance to turn around.Thinking about it this way, I drove out the eight hundred rock salts with Luo Tongzhi earlier in the morning.This time, he was not as unscrupulous as before, and paid half of the tax in Yanyin.

There is another hidden danger. When Dong Mo comes back, Meng Tiao is not guaranteed to be revived again. He can't give her any news.She probably didn't know, she didn't see anything unusual, she was still the same as usual, slack and indecisive.

Ever since he slapped her last time, Meng Yu tried his best to avoid her, and stayed in the Yinlian room when he came home, always afraid that seeing Meng Yuan and seeing her, he would have to face himself solemnly.

This time, Yinlian was pregnant with a baby.Because the fetus was still unstable, the doctor said that it should be taken care of carefully, and it was inconvenient to take care of the family affairs, so Meng Yu had to push Meng Yu to say that she would resign from the job.

Meng Yu leaned on the couch and closed her eyes, "You tell her yourself."

"It's hard for me to say." Yin Lian sat on the opposite side pouting her lips, stroking her belly with one hand, "Ma'am, I don't know why Ma'am has such a temper, although she hasn't lost her temper with me, but when I saw her, she was even worse than before. How afraid of her."

"Why am I not afraid of her..." Meng Yu sighed with a smile, opened her eyes, was suddenly stung by the light from the window, and blinked hard twice, with slight tears shed, "Is she not going to do it again?" will forgive me."

He leaned on one knee, leaned half of his body on the kang table, took a sip of tea, his drunken appearance seemed to be drinking wine.How could Yinlian bear to see him hurt?You have to persuade, "I said a long time ago, you go and apologize to your wife, and say that you didn't mean it. It's not likely that your wife will hold on to it."

But Meng Yu laughed, shaking her lowered head, "It's not because of that Chun, I know, it's not because of me hitting her."

As for why, he never dared to bring it up, as if he dared not admit it, but in fact he was no better than Dong Mo, and he also suffered a defeat.He lowered his head and smiled wryly for a while, and when he raised it up again, the circles of his eyes were slightly red.

In the afternoon, Meng Yu still came to Yuanpu residence. Meng Yu was lying on the desk and was writing something. When he saw him, he drew a book to cover it, put down his pen and went to the couch.Meng Yu stood at the front of the door for a while, followed her into the screen in a nonchalant manner, "The doctor said that Yinlian was going to rest and have a baby, and it's inconvenient to take care of the affairs of the house. Look...is it still left to mother to take care of? "

"I've heard." Mengtiao made a bag of cigarettes in Caiyi, but felt that the bag was not solid, so he touched the silver stick on the kang table, tightened it into the pot, and slowly lit it, "Leave it to the mother." , you go and tell her, I talk too much, and she thinks that I think she is living at home for nothing. I am wronged, but I don't mean that. This person thinks too much when he is getting old. I am hers Daughter, is it possible that you will dislike her?"

Her words were completely different from her expression, impatience was unconsciously revealed on her face, shrouded in the lavender light filtered by the color of lilac, she was somewhat lazy.

Meng Yu didn't try to expose it, but smiled flatteringly with her face crooked, "Are you still angry with me?"

"Hey, I don't dare." Meng Tiao buried his face down and took a puff of cigarette, and glanced at him, "You are a politician, a whole house is supported by you, and I beg for food under your hands, how dare you say a word?" complain?"

Maybe she really forgave that slap, as for the rest, they were scattered in the thick smoke and pressed heavily towards Meng Yu.

He sat on the opposite side with his head down in a relaxed manner, neither leaving nor talking. After a while, when Meng Yuan was about to urge him to leave, he suddenly sat beside Meng Yuan, covered in the smoke with her, and looked closely at her face.

Meng Yu shrank under the window, and kicked him in the crook of his arm with the toe of her embroidered shoe, "What are you doing sitting so close to? Talk about things if you have something to do, and stay with Yin Lian if you have nothing to do. She has a baby, and she can't eat or drink." If you can’t deal with it, you need someone to accompany you all the time.”

Meng Yu grabbed her leg and rubbed her knee, "I heard the girl said that you complained of knee pain in the past two days?"

"Yes, it hurts a little when it's raining and cloudy. It's probably old."

She really felt that she was a lot older, her bones were loose, and she was always unable to cheer up. Sometimes she sat thinking about things, and when she thought about things, she would freeze, and when she came back to her senses, she couldn't remember what she was going to do. I forget things all day long, but I can only remember some small things clearly.

"Jinan has a lot of rain at the moment." Meng Yu squeezed her leg inch by inch, testing it out little by little, "I think Wuxi is better, you haven't been back to your hometown for many years, and you have nothing to do, so go back with your mother to have a look? I wrote to the county magistrate over there and asked them to clean up a good house, where you can relax. You have been unhappy this year, go live and change your mind, maybe it will be fine.”

As if pinching Meng Yuan's painful tendon, she suddenly "hissed" and retracted her legs and feet into her skirt, "I'm too lazy to run, it's the same wherever I go."

After saying that, she turned over with a smile on her side, raised her face and glanced at the window, and kicked him again, "Before it's too late, go to your mother's room and talk, dinner will be set up later, she Another excuse to talk about something else."

Meng Yu had no choice but to put this aside for the time being and straighten her clothes.As soon as he left, Meng Yuan went back to the desk, picked up a pen and ink, finished the unfinished letter, and handed it to Cai Yi, "You send it to the post in person. Tell them, if Tai'an Prefecture You don’t have to send the letter home, you can pick it up yourself.”

Caiyi put the letter in her bosom, and pressed it against her stomach, "Then Pang Yunfan will help us?"

"His own life is also inside, how can he help us?"

"The wife still bothers to keep in touch with him."

Meng Yu put down his cigarette pouch, "But he is a lover, a stupid fool, if you coax him more, you can always get something out of him. Meng Yu and those businessmen are in the middle of him as a guarantee. He is very clear about the affairs between them, and he has signed a contract for them. Now Meng Yu doesn't talk to me about these things at all. If I don't look for him, who else will I look for?"

Caiyi glanced at the door and leaned on the desk, "Madam, you should think about it, if something happened to the master, you will be implicated."

Meng Tiao put his pen and ink down, stopped his hand, his eyes immediately turned cold, and smiled, "Everyone is unlucky together, what are you afraid of, anyway, I have been planted all my life, and there is nothing to be afraid of. The only thing I don't worry about is you, wait a minute After these things are done, I will find a good family for you and give you a sum of money. If I get into trouble in the future, you must have a conscience and think of coming to get me a hand, so that the benefits I have treated you all these years will not be wasted .”

"Madam said this!" Caiyi couldn't help stomping her feet repeatedly, "No matter what Madam does, I will obey you. You let me deliver letters and I will deliver letters. I will marry whoever you ask me to marry. As long as I marry someone with a conscience, I will marry you in the future." Even if you wear out your shoes and break your legs, you can save your wife from prison!"

Meng Tiao had the energy to joke a few words, "I think back then, I fished you out of the big prison. You are a big family, and I only value you. When you turn your eyes, you are more energetic than them." .In the future, you will also give me a hand, and we will be evened."

I don't know when this idea came up, or I bumped into Pang Yunfan that day and said a few words to him.The same goes for Pang Yunfan, who put on an infatuated look, as if he was a fool sent to his door, and he couldn't justify it if people didn't cheat him.

In short, she gradually settled on the idea of ​​burning jade and stone together, brought out all her dwindling spirit, and put it on this matter, and she regained her previous glamorous demeanor during her walks and stops.

Fortunately, Tai'an Prefecture is close to each other, and it only takes half a month to exchange letters and write fast.When Pang Yunfan received her letter, he was overjoyed, and seeing that there was some affection in her letter, the three souls lost their wisps and were busy paying back to their infatuation.

After this busyness, it entered May, and Meng Yao ignored all the affairs in the mansion, and they all fell into the hands of the old lady.

In the past, the old lady only cared about superficial matters, but knew nothing about housework. Even in the early years, the mother and daughter were dependent on each other, and Meng Yuan mediated all the locks at home.Now that so many miscellaneous matters fall into her hands, she will lose money here or there, and she will offend this or that, causing the people below to gradually complain.

These are also some wonderful people. When the housekeeper Mengyu felt that Mengyu was too strict; the housekeeper Yinlian complained that Yinlian was too soft-tempered after a few months; The calculation of money is too small, so that people have no place to exploit.

When the old lady heard it, she was almost out of breath, and scolded several daughter-in-law stewards who were leading the gossip.

Even more outraged, the subordinates said: "After all, it is the outsider's family. Originally, the house was vacant. They were invited to live in and help entertain guests. Now the master doesn't want anyone to entertain. She eats for free." Live here, and scold us."

The old lady was so angry that she became depressed and complained to Mengyu, "I really can't control your things anymore. Whoever wants to control them can control them. I don't have the ability. I'm not a talent for this!"

Meng Tiaoyan got on the shelf of her Duobao Pavilion, touched the porcelain and jade on it slightly, scratched her nails and said with a smile: "You can learn it after a while, is this more difficult than dealing with those men at the banquet? Mother also be patient, whoever says you, you just bring him up and beat him up."

"Do I still dare to hit them? I just cursed a few words and then they poked me in the back! I don't dare to be troublesome."

"How can this be a lot of trouble?" Meng Tiao finished picking her nails, wiped off a thin golden hairpin, put it back into her bun, and walked to sit on the couch with her arms folded. Elder, it is a matter of course to help take care of you, who dares to poke your spine?"

The old lady couldn't hear these words at the moment, and sneered out of anger for several days, "Aren't you just poking my spine? You told me about this earlier, but I pushed it away, and you called me again." Brother Yu came to tell me. Why, you don’t want me to live in your house, so you have to find some troubles for me?”

Meng Tiao also slanted his mouth, "I really feel wronged by what you said. How could I mean that? You really don't have much time to spend, you like to think about things when you have free time."

The old lady saw what she meant, and she got angry for a while, and said: "I am not your daughter, well, you have a very bad temper recently, you don't like people who don't like you here, even my mother complains. Get up. I won't wink in front of you, I'll stay with Mei Qing for a few days!"

I never thought that Mengmengyuan would not stop her, but instead stood up gracefully, "Mother is going, and I dare not keep you, lest Mei Qing say that I dominate you and don't give her a chance to be filial. Money, I'm afraid she will worry about it every day, so you can go and stay for two days, and her heart will be relieved, and the family will be saved, which will be a disaster."

This matter got to Mei Qing's ears, and she hurried over to the mansion to inquire.I heard the old lady angrily say that she should pay all the expenses by herself, but she just lives in an empty room with her.There are two empty rooms in her small courtyard, and they are ready to be packed there, so there is nothing to say, so I agreed.

Turn around and go home to inform Liu Chaoru.Liu Chaoru was reading Dong Mo's letter in the humble little study outside, and when he heard this, he immediately laughed out loud, "Really? Just right, the room on the east side was tidied up before getting married, and it has been vacant and unoccupied. Tell Tongshan to scan carefully and you can move in. When will she come? I have some free time right now, so I will go to the mansion to pick her up."

It was rare for Mei Qing to hear him say these words in a fit of anger, so she couldn't help opening her eyes, and walked towards the screen with a smile, "It's strange, you usually don't care about the family affairs except for the crap about the yamen. I thought I still had such filial piety.”

Liu Chaoru buried her head in the letter again, and smiled nonchalantly, "I don't care about the family affairs. You spend money outside, and your abacus is so delicate, why do you want me to ask?"

Said that Mei Qing became furious, "I make money is my business, what has it to do with you? You have to send some of your monthly salary to Nanjing, and if you want to cut decent clothes, you won't be able to eat! I'm not allowed to think of a way Earn money?"

Liu Chaoru didn't want to be entangled, so he folded the letter and put it in his bosom, and walked out. When he brushed himself, he said, "Lending interest money is a deceitful business after all. I advise you to get back your capital as soon as possible to save money." good."

Mei Qing sent him out with sideways eyes, the small courtyard was sunny, and there was a piece of green mustard under the wall, which seemed inexhaustible, growing one after another, in a world of flowers and flowers, only this resentful green was left in a trance .

There is neither rich nor poor in this alley, and the people who live there are small households with small businesses, those who open shops and do small business, and those who work as clerks in the yamen, don't even think about fine clothes, but they can't die of hunger.The daughters-in-law of each family like to raise some chickens, ducks and geese, and they crow before dawn, and the shadows of the sun are dim, and they are always "clucking and clucking".

Annoyance would annoy Mei Qing to death.She secretly planned to spend a few hundred silver to buy a big house and a few classes of servants when the huge profit from the New Year's Eve was recovered, and live a leisurely and wealthy life like a dream.

As for Liu Chaoru, it was just what her mother said, she was too unreliable, she was in love with each other, after all, she didn't have money to hold in her hands.Fortunately, he is a bit good, but he doesn't ask for her money, and he doesn't give her money. Depending on how much she earns, he still clears porridge and side dishes every day, but he can count on his little salary.

Just like this, Liu Chaoru has always disregarded meat and wine, as long as he is full, he will be satisfied.He had his own worries, so he came out with the letter and went straight to Shaoyu's mansion.

Shao Wan read Dong Mo's letter and was overjoyed, "It still has to be Mr. Dong. Look, he was only recalled to Beijing last year. Everyone thought that he failed in Jinan and would be treated coldly in Beijing. I don't want to turn around and take part in it again." Regarding the post of governor, depending on the date of his letter, I am afraid that he will be settled in Shanxi."

"Probably so. Zhang Ping has always been neat and tidy in his affairs, and this time he has an oracle in his body, so officials dare not trip him up. After finishing his work in Shanxi, he will be able to go to Jinan around the end of the year."

Liu Chaoru received the letter, still folded it in his arms, and sat back on the chair, "As soon as Zhang Ping arrives, he will definitely take the opportunity to reorganize the salt business. How is the other side of the salt factory watching?"

Na Shaoyan drove the tea-watching boy out, and sighed: "The new salt transport envoy, Mr. Luo, is more cunning than Zhang Mi. They produced [-] stone salts in front of them, and all the salt quotations are complete. Check it out." No flaws can be found."

"There is Yanyin, what about the silver?"

"Where can I see the silver?" Shao Wan smiled, and waved his hand to invite him to have tea, "But I think, their hands and feet are so clean, they must have received the news that Mr. Dong is going back to Jinan, and they must be more careful than before. The accounts will not let us see any fatal traces. I have already asked people to approach the new salt merchants in Tai'an Prefecture, and they are very tight-lipped."

"Find an excuse and check their account, what do you think?"

"That's not something I can check. I'm just a salt teacher. You can't check it either. He is a businessman from Tai'an Prefecture, and he doesn't do business in Licheng. You have no name to establish. You need to ask the officials of Tai'an Prefecture to investigate. They, do you think the officials in Tai'an Prefecture don't protect them? I heard that Pang Yunfan returned to Licheng to report on his work last year, and he stayed at the home of Meng Canzheng. You are Meng Canzheng's brother-in-law, don't you know?"

Liu Chaoru smiled, "Although I am his brother-in-law, Zhang Ping and I have been close friends for many years, and he is on guard against me. So I don't go to their house much."

Speaking of which, he had to go to the Meng Mansion for business at the moment, and thinking about it, a ray of sunshine fell on his cheeks, pulling the corners of his mouth upwards, and a smile overflowed his face unconsciously.

The author says:

Zhang Ping will come back tomorrow.

Come back and cut the nails of Mengtiao cat (literally cut the nails)~