Chapter 165
Chapter 165
Compared with the capital, Xiang Yu's place of assignment is much closer to Lizhong. After receiving Xiang Yuan's letter, Xiang Yu asked for leave in advance and arrived at Lizhong one step earlier than Xiang Yuan.
At this time, from inside the house of Zhong Xiang's family, the family of the eldest sister Xiang and the family of the second sister Xiang, who were married outside, arrived one step earlier than Xiang Yu, and the two families had already settled down.Hearing that Xiang Yu's family came back, Sister Xiang kept her identity and waited safely in the inner house with the children. Seeing that Sister Xiang was not moving, Li Jiran also pretended to be confused.Only the second sister Xiang thought that Xiang Yu had always been close to Concubine, and now she brought her daughter-in-law and child back to leave the middle school for the first time. If this family member didn't show more intimacy, the child would feel uncomfortable, so she followed Xiang Li and Feng Niang together. Welcomed out.
Seeing Xiang Li, Feng Niang, and Xiang's second sister and his wife coming out to meet him, Xiang Yu was flattered and moved. He pulled Zhang Lanyu a few steps forward, and respectfully and decently saluted the younger generation, and called his three-year-old son Zhang Shouyu to see him. .
"Hurry up and go in. The old lady heard that you will arrive today, and she has been looking forward to it for a long time."
Xiang Yu and Mrs. Li haven't been together for long, and although they both regard them as family members, they still lack some kindness.But since Mrs. Li stayed in the capital for half a year, Mrs. Xiang asked for safety and cared about her every day, and Mrs. Mrs. Li was also worried about Mrs. Xiang Yu's marriage, so the relationship was much closer.
Sister Xiang met Xiang Yu's family at Li's place, and she was shocked to find that the silent child who followed Congzi in her impression had grown up so promisingly.Fengshen is handsome, with clear eyes, sitting there and talking gracefully, just like a direct descendant taught by a big family, and the power that he exudes unconsciously from time to time reminds everyone that today's Xiang Yu is the master of a county. The chief of livelihood.
After seeing each other, Sister Xiang returned to the residence unhappily, sent her two daughters to rest, and carefully instructed the nanny to take the younger son down to feed some warm goat's milk before serving him to sleep.After repeating the instructions, it didn't count, and I asked the nanny to repeat it again, and after seeing that there was no mistake, I let him go.
Seeing her doing this every time, Li Jiran couldn't help but frown and said: "Nurse is careful, you do this every time, and you don't feel too tired to panic."
Sister Xiang glanced at him, raised her hand and looked at the newly painted Kodan, and said: "It's hard to get such a treasure, can I not be careful? If it wasn't for him, I'm afraid I would have been divorced by your Li family long ago."
Seeing her start talking about this matter again, Li Jiran felt annoyed in his heart, but now because of the situation, he had to put down his posture to coax Sister Xiang.After a while, Sister Xiang calmed down, and said angrily, "You only look at how I dote on Xiaobao, why don't you think about it, who else can you and my husband count on if you don't count on Xiaobao in the future?" Glancing at Li Jiran, he said with a slight smile on his face: "I have been with you in this life, and I can't wait for you to earn my life. Now I can only count on Xiaobao to win my reputation. In the future, I will be the leader, just like a son-in-law to his mother." In general, invite me an old Fengjun Dangdang."
Li Jiran's eyes flashed, and he sighed: "Speaking of which, Congzi has the ability, not to talk about his own future, but also to teach and teach others. Look at that Xiang Yu, in front of him is just the school boy of Congzi, but now What? He was born as a Jinshi in the second list, and he is an upright county magistrate. If we really care about it, we will have to salute him when we see him!"
A few words can be regarded as poking at Sister Xiang's heart disease.Why is it that she is not as good as a former servant with her relationship with Xiang Yuan's direct sister? !
"Xiang Yu is nothing! He was lucky enough to have Congzi's favor, so he was able to worship under Congzi's family by fawning on him. Look at his flattery, in order to please Congzi, he even married according to Congzi's preferences. Simply, shameless!"
Li Jiran's heart skipped a beat when he said this, he quickly opened the curtain and looked out, seeing that the maids serving outside were all far away and busy, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.
Looking back, Sister Xiang was still sitting in front of the dressing table indignantly, not caring whether the words just now were heard or not.Li Jiran's heart was on fire, and the dissatisfaction and disgust that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time distorted his handsome face.He took a few steps to Sister Xiang, his eyes were bare, his fists were clenched and then let go, and then they were clenched again.If it wasn't for the gleam of clarity left in his mind, remembering that this was Xiang's house in Lizhong, and remembering that Xiang Yuan was appointed by Emperor Daxing to join the cabinet and was a close minister who was deeply trusted by Emperor Qianfeng, Li Jiran had no doubt that he would put Fist out.
However, in the end, he could only persuade Sister Xiang with a good voice: "You can just talk about this kind of thing with me in private at home. There are so many people here, and it's not good if it is spread."
Seeing that Sister Xiang listened to the persuasion, Li Jiran patiently picked up a few funny words, which made Sister Xiang smile.
"Hey, if our children can follow Congzi and have him teach him personally, I see, in the future, you might really be able to rely on our son to make a fortune for the old Fengjun."
"Needless to say? It's just that Xiaobao is too young to send him to Congzi. Don't worry, my husband. When Xiaobao is ten years old, I will definitely beg Congzi to take Xiaobao with me."
"There are still three or four years before Xiaobao turns ten. Before that, tell me, let's talk to Congzi Haosheng, how about sending Songtao from the elder brother's house?"
Sister Xiang glanced sideways at Li Jiran, sneered, and said, "What? Sister-in-law doesn't want to betroth Sister Xue to An Jue?"
Li Jiran sneered: "It's not right to be in the right family. This kind of marriage is just a dream of a sister-in-law. I said it, Zhenniang, you have to think about it. If Songtao can be taught by Congzi, God will open his eyes and gain fame. Then our Li family really wants to change their family and become a scholarly family, and in the future we will marry Sister Huan and Sister Ling, and the choice of this family is much more particular."
Sister Xiang frowned, thought for a while, and hesitated: "It's hard to say, not everyone accepts the scorpion. Okay, it's getting late, let's take a break, and we will take a smack when we get home tomorrow." Go to meet them early."
The eldest sister Xiang and his wife stopped talking after finishing their conversation, but the second sister Xiang and his wife started talking on the other side.
In the past few years, Second Sister Xiang and Xu Zhongan have a very close relationship. They have three sons and one daughter under their knees, and there are no concubines in the house. year old woman.
"This time I didn't bring Sister Fen here as my mother wished. I'm afraid there will be another lawsuit when I go back."
Xu Zhong'an took Second Sister Xiang's hand and comforted him: "It's okay. The family has been separated earlier, how we live is up to us."
Second Sister Xiang sighed slightly: "One or two are planning on An Jue and An Jing. If it is really so easy to get married, the threshold of Congzi's family may have been broken through long ago."
Xu Zhong'an followed suit and sighed: "They're planning on them. We're not afraid of the shadows. If you go back, if your mother and the others are clumsy, you can deal with it perfunctorily. If it doesn't work, you can push it on me and I will deal with it. No It's early, go to sleep, I'm afraid it will be quite a mess when I go home tomorrow."
As soon as he entered Lizhong, Xiang Yuan, who was far away, saw Xiang Li and Xiang Yu anxiously waiting in front of the city gate, two brother-in-laws Li Jiran and Xu Zhongan, and standing in front of the sedan chair, all dressed in official uniforms, waiting beside them to greet them. Xiang Yuan, the magistrate looking around, said helplessly to Zhao Shen: "Yes, it seems that I have to spend a lot of time to get away."
Along the way, Zhao Shen understood the official rules.Congzi is now the crown prince and Taifu, as well as a cabinet minister, so he is very popular.As a result, every time they pass through one prefecture and one prefecture, there are always officials, large and small, such as Futai and Zhifu who have to line up to meet and greet.It's fine if you don't stay, but you just receive some gifts that you can't get rid of, but if you choose to stay for a short rest, the son will be busy like a top, and come back drunk several times, Zhao Shen is really distressed.
Opening the curtain, Zhao Shen poked his head and took a look. This county magistrate was a stranger, surnamed Xin. It is said that he took office after the previous one left office. So far, he has served as county magistrate in Lizhong County for five years. There is only one year left in the chance of reassignment.These thoughts lingered in his mind, and Zhao Shen became more and more sure that County Magistrate Xin would never let go of any chance to court and make friends.
However, to the surprise of Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen, although County Magistrate Xin was courteous and flattering, he did not offer a banquet. After escorting Xiang Yuan and his party all the way to Chuiliu Lane, Ai Ai said: "Master Xiang has been busy all the way, so he must be tired now." And, Ning Yuan won't bother you much, but I hope that after the adults settle down, you can have a light meal and ask Ning Yuan to serve you for a while."
Sending off County Magistrate Xin, Xiang Yuan finally brought his family in.Mrs. Li couldn't wait for them to enter the inner courtyard, so she held Feng Niang's hand and hurried to catch up.
"It's back."
After saying that, he pulled Xiang Anjue and Xiang Anjing up and down to look them up and down, nodded, and saw the two identical little golden boy-like dolls, and immediately smiled.
"Oh, grandma's darling, this is Ranran and Tao Tao, right? Poor, it's the first time grandma has seen her when she grows up."
Ran Ran and Tao Tao were not afraid of life, they both ran forward, hugged Li from left to right, and obediently called "Grandmother", Li smiled and couldn't help crying, wiped the tears with a handkerchief, and said repeatedly Said: "Okay, grandma, be good, let's go in and have dinner. Grandma has heard that you two like roast chicken the most. Grandma ordered someone to buy the best food in the city early in the morning. Come back, take care of your sister and brother to eat well."
Looking at Xiang Yuan's sights, the current Xiang family in Chuiliu Lane is really thriving.Eldest brother Xiang Lina has three sons and one daughter, two descendants from the concubine and two descendants from the concubine.An Jiu, who was born on the same day, is also married. Not only that, but in a few months, their great-grandchildren of the Xiang family will be born.It is said that An Wei has also made a marriage agreement, but the woman is slightly younger than An Wei, and the date of marriage is set for the next year.But here, Xiang Yu is married, has a son, and Zhuang Zhuang has reached the age to discuss marriage. I believe that it will not be long before he will be able to add another.As for the two elder sisters who married out, they only had children from the first line, and counting them, there were as many as seven.
When there were too many children, Mrs. Li was not too annoyed by the noise. When setting up the meal, she specifically explained that she would bring the group of children to a table on the kang alone, and the grandparents and grandchildren would have a warm and affectionate meal.
Knowing that Li Shi wanted to get along with the children more, Xiang Yuan and the others didn't stop them, they only hugged the younger ones, and the rest sat around Li Shi.
Because they are all close relatives, this reunion dinner does not pay attention to the difference between men and women. The big guys gather in the hall, and only a screen is placed in the middle to slightly block them.
Among the female relatives, Zhao Shen only had a close relationship with Feng Niang.Although Second Sister Xiang is also kind, it's just that the two of them haven't been together for a long time, and their relationship is not close.As for Sister Xiang, Zhao Shen said that the two of them get along best if they can live in peace.Xiang Anjiu's newly married daughter-in-law is from Yunzhou City. It is said that her family is also from a scholarly family, and she was raised as a lady from a young age.Zhao Shen watched her every move and came to a conclusion.Fortunately, he is the elder, and fortunately he is the younger brother, so he doesn't have to bother with this niece and daughter-in-law who is full of romance and sorrow.
At this time, on Li's side, Yuan'er, a girl from Xiang Li's concubine, was staring at Ran Ran in displeasure.In normal times, the closest to Mrs. Li is her!But now it's good, as soon as they came back, grandma couldn't see her, let her be squeezed out of the place, for so long, she never asked her if the food was good.When she thought about it more and more aggrieved, it happened that Ranran took over the beef soup and wanted to pass it to her. Yuan'er bit her lip and shouted, "Who are you to pretend to be kind!" A cup of soup was poured on Ranran. Fortunately, the soup was not too hot, but the sudden attack really scared Ranran.
Mrs. Li was stunned, and the rest of the children on the table were also stunned.
Suddenly, Tao Tao, who was sitting opposite Ranran, stood up abruptly, ran to Yuan'er in a few steps, pushed her to the ground, pointed at her and said sharply, "Who gave you the courage to bully my sister!"
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