Jianwen Emperor Zhu Junfan stayed in Tanggu Town for five days, and ran to Dongshan Village with his little cousin every day. People in Dongshan Village were gossip-inducing, and they all commented that the Yu family was lucky. First, they became relatives with the general, and then they were treated differently by King Yang, and now they are the heirs of Prince Jing's mansion.
Mrs. Zhang pursed her lips sourly and said: "What's the matter with the eldest son who climbed up to Prince Jing's mansion? How can he be rewarded as an official? When the big shots come back to the capital, who do you still know Yu Hai is? Those guys in the village are really powerful, see Yu Hai's family is well-off, and they lick their faces one by one. How shameless!"
The person she was chatting with, Mrs. Li, had a wrinkled face and said with a sigh: "Mother, if our family hadn't separated, wouldn't all these benefits belong to our entire Yu family? Maybe my younger brother can also benefit from it. If I can To be favored by Prince Jing's family, as the saying goes, "the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate", even showing the gate to Prince Jing's mansion is more beautiful than our county magistrate."
Everything related to the youngest son, Mrs. Zhang is very concerned. Hearing what Li said, Zhang's heart started to move. Her triangular eyes turned round and round! There was no way for Yu Hai to get through, she and him had a grudge against his mother, Yu Hai's white-eyed wolf would eat her up, let alone help her. The old man can also walk around, the relationship between husband and wife is over, but the son is common to both of them. If the son is prosperous, the old man can follow suit, right
So, one evening after dinner, when Lao Yu went out for a walk, Mrs. Zhang stopped him.
Old Yu looked at Zhang's wrinkled old face, couldn't help turning his head away, and said, "We have reconciled, why are you still looking for me? I don't care about what you did to me. Suing you to the yamen and punishing you for murdering your own husband is already considered cheap for you! Stay away from me, so as not to be seen talking!"
The corners of Zhang's mouth twitched, and she forced out a smile, and said, "Father Xiaobo, we can be considered a husband and wife after all, I was confused by lard before, and it is an irreparable mistake to sit down. On our faces..."
"Don't mention children to me! It's not like you don't know how I treat the children you brought over these years. But what about you? How did you treat my children? Caifeng was married to a remote village by you, and she is still a widower. The child is so capable and benevolent, you have been harsh on his family for a day or two! Alas... I will not settle these old accounts with you. We are two people who have been separated from each other, so we should treat it as if we don't know each other when we meet in the future!" Old Yu said. With his hands behind his back, he didn't even bother to give Zhang a look.
Ever since he came to Dahai's house, he drank expensive tonics and ate big fish and meat, and he was reluctant to do any work. Both Caifeng and Dahai are filial, and their children are also happy. There was no Mrs. Zhang's bitter complaints, no Mrs. Li's voice pointing at Sang and scolding Huaidi, except for some young sons who were worried about studying abroad, Old Yu felt that his life was complete.
Mrs. Zhang stopped him from talking to him. She must have regretted it. She wanted to lure him back to work as a cow and a horse, and kick him away when he couldn't work anymore. When he is stupid! It's a good day, but let her rub it away
Mrs. Zhang took two quick steps on her little feet, stopped in front of Lao Yu's head again, and said, "Father, I don't blame you if you don't want to be married. He!"
Old Yu paused, his expression changed, and he said, "What's wrong with the third child? What happened? Didn't I tell him to study hard and don't think about those crooked people? If you can't stay in Fucheng Let him come back to farm!"
Mrs. Zhang couldn't allow others to say anything bad about her youngest son, so she raised her sparse eyebrows and shouted: "My family Xiaobo is doing very well in Fucheng! Did you curse my son like that? My son said that next year's childbirth exam will definitely be his. If you can pass, you just wait for a talented son!"
Old Yu also felt relieved, glared at his wife, and said, "You say he's doing well, so what do you want me to do? I don't know much Chinese, so what can I do for him? Let him be at ease. Reading is more useful than anything else!"
Seeing that Old Yutou still cared about her son, Mrs. Zhang felt relieved. She looked around and said, "It is said in the play that 'someone in the court is good at being an official'. Our Xiaobo will definitely be a high-ranking official in the future. Yes, but if it doesn't matter, it must be difficult to go."
"What do you mean, let's say it clearly!" Old Yu frowned, looking at the old face approaching.
Mrs. Zhang suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, and said: "Your good son, isn't he good enough to be a prince in the court? The prince will inherit the throne in the future, how can he not have a few aides around him? Our family Xiaobo is outstanding and talented Yes, if someone leads him, he will definitely be appreciated by the son, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future. As a father, you have a bright face, don't you?"
Although old Yu was a little moved, he seemed to think of something, and scolded Mrs. Zhang: "Thinking about these crooked ways again, don't you think you have harmed your son enough? Have you forgotten the lesson from last time? As long as you have the strength , still worried about not having a chance in the future? Is this your idea, or the third one's idea?"
Mrs. Zhang shrank her neck, and reluctantly said: "It was my idea—if it wasn't for Yu Xiaocao's stupid girl last time, how could Xiaobo's matter have become so big? Xiaobo was implicated by Yu Xiaocao..."
As soon as Lao Yu heard this, he immediately became angry. This stupid girl turned black and white, if it wasn't for Xiaocao from Dahai's family, the family's money would have been swindled by scammers, how could there be money to send their son to Fucheng to study
"Shut up! If it weren't for you and your son's scheming, thinking of entering Rongxuan Academy through the back door, how could you be deceived? If it weren't for our Xiaocao, you two were sold and paid for it! You Still have the face to blame Xiaocao? At that time, I really should ignore you, you are really a white-eyed wolf!" Old Yu was so angry that he ignored Zhang's calling him from behind, and strode away
Old Yutou has been raised in Yu Hai's house for more than a month, his body is stronger than before, his waist is no longer bent, his back is no longer bent, and the wrinkles on his face are less old. He looks younger than Mrs. Zhang!
Zhang's life is not happy now, the eldest son, under the instigation of his wife, actually hides his private money, and the copper coins handed over to her from selling fish every day are getting less and less. But Fucheng's youngest son would send messages back from time to time asking for this or that. The deposits in his hands are getting less and less, and Mrs. Zhang can't eat well and sleep well. She is still digging sea sausages with those young people when she is a few decades old.
In the past, when Yu Hai didn't separate from the family, she only cared about collecting money, and didn't even need to reach out for housework, so what a happy life! Now, Li Shi's slacker can't be pointed at at all, and she has to worry about everything outside the house, so she looks a lot older in the past two years.
Let's say that when old Yu returned home, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. After all, Yu Bo is also his blood and blood, and he has worked hard to cultivate him for more than ten years. As a father, no one does not want their children to be promising. But he couldn't open his mouth. Yu Hai was only good at farming, and he was only helping Yang County King grow corn, and he was just treating them as a way of saving face. If Dahai is to help him seek favors, the nobleman will not say whether to agree or not, I am afraid that Dahai will be blamed for making progress.
That night, Old Yu hardly closed his eyes, and when he woke up the next day, his pair of dark circles were particularly conspicuous. Yu Xiaocao looked at Grandpa's sluggish appearance in surprise, stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa, is there something wrong? Do you want to ask the doctor to take a look?"
Old Yu waved his hands again and again, and said, "I'm in good health. I'm fine. It's not easy to earn two dollars. Don't waste money."
Yu Xiaocao persuaded: "Money is more important, or people are more important? If money is spent, you can make money again. If people are sick, you have to pay attention to treatment. If the procrastination is serious, you will spend more money!"
Old Yu sighed, and said, "I'm really not sick, I just have something to worry about and haven't slept all night."
"What's on your mind? Let me tell you what our family thinks about it. No matter how difficult it is, as long as the whole family works together, it can be solved." It was fine yesterday. After going out for a walk in the evening, grandpa had something on his mind. Could it be Zhang? What the hell is going on over there? Yu Xiaocao thought so, and accidentally revealed the truth.
Regardless of her young age, this granddaughter has a lot of ideas. During his stay here, he had seen it clearly, even if Yu Hai, the head of the family, made any decision, he still had to ask this girl for her opinion first. This girl is also capable. When she went to the town, she smashed out the potion for killing locusts, which really allowed her to grow vegetables. These vegetables are sold at the price of meat, and they earn several taels of silver every day. Perhaps, she can give an idea
Old Yu hesitated for a moment, and then told Mrs. Zhang what happened to him yesterday. He looked at Yu Xiaocao, and said anxiously: "Cao'er, do you think this will work?"
Sure enough, it's Mrs. Zhang again! Zhang's family is a troublemaker, whoever gets involved will be unlucky. However, seeing old Yu's expectant eyes, she really didn't want to be bored back with a stick. She thought about it and decided to use a plan to delay the attack.
"Grandpa, I don't know much about this, why don't I ask the little county king later!" Yu Xiaocao said.
Old Yu nodded repeatedly, seemed relieved, and said: "Yes, yes! First ask the county prince, he is more familiar with our family, even if he says something wrong, he won't punish us!"
Not long after, "Prince Jing's son" came with his bodyguard team, and Duke Yang would naturally not be without him. Zhu Junfan was obviously very excited, compared the bow and arrow in his hand, and said to Yu Hai: "I heard that your hunting skills are not bad. Let's go! Let's hunt wild boar first, so we can have extra lunch at noon!"
Yu Hai still had lingering fears about the last time he met Xiong Xiazi when he entered the mountain. Of the two nobles in front of him, one is the successor of Prince Jing's mansion, and the other is the celebrity in front of the emperor. If there is any mistake, he will not be able to bear the blame!
"My lord, in the famine year, the beasts on the mountain are short of food, and they are very ferocious! Even if we hunt wild boars, they will be skinny. If you want to eat pork, the grass people will go to the next village to buy it for you..."