Zhuang Jing thought about it, her second brother had already been adopted, and it would be unreasonable for her to tease Hua Zhuo about this, so she laughed it off immediately.
Of course it is a good place. On the way, Hua Zhuo had already seen through the car curtains that this big house was facing Taiye Pond. The scenery along the way was lined with peach and willow trees. It was a pity that the season was not right now, but he could also think of the bright spring days. , peach red willows, white clouds reflected in the blue lake, I don't know what kind of heaven and earth it is.
Webster had long wanted to settle on Hua Zhuo as his daughter-in-law, so he naturally hit it off and readily agreed.
Along the way, Zhuang Jing had mentioned Zhuang Zheng countless times. Every time she passed a beautiful place, she wanted to ask Zhuang Zheng to paint it. Hua Zhuo's ears became calloused, so she didn't think about it again. The thing is, since Zhuang Zheng has been adopted into the eldest house, he will definitely follow the same path as Mr. Zhuang in the future, which is to take the imperial examination and become an official. It is too late to study hard now, so there is no free time to play around and paint.
The journey was smooth sailing. Except for a few days when the road was muddy due to heavy rain and had to wait for the rain to stop before starting on the road, the group basically did not stop and arrived in the capital on the first day of September.
When Zhuang Jing heard this, she was as curious as a cat scratching her head and asked, "I heard that your Rong'an Hall was so prosperous back then. Why did you say it fell into decline?"
However, Hua Zhuo also knew that Webster's enthusiasm was a guarantee for her. If her ancestor really wanted to drag her into the town house, as long as the news was spread, Webster would have a reason to step in and block it for her. She even made a mental decision. As long as possible, she would never live in Rongchang Hall. Her family didn't have real estate in Beijing. Wei Shi probably didn't like living in a big house and watching people's faces. If Wei could be It would be better if Shi La comes to live in the property of Rongan Hall.
When Grandma Liu heard what Hua Zhuo meant, she agreed: "It would be best if we don't live in Rongchang Hall. After all, we are weak. We don't know when we will teach them to scheme."
When Grandma Liu heard this, she made sense. After thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "Miss, you don't go out on weekdays, and you have a clear understanding of people's feelings. It really makes sense. The second young master Zhuang has adopted the big house, so he He is from the big house, and his mother is in front of his eyes all day long. I am afraid that the people in the big house will not feel at ease. I think the county governor's wife will live in the big house and be stared at by the people in the big house all the time. I'm afraid she won't feel comfortable either. , she will definitely be driven back to Huainan Mansion soon, but if we invite her to live with us, as long as we don't chase people away, she can stay in Beijing as long as she likes, and she will definitely be very willing."
"Zhuo'er, do you have a boat at home? At this time, boating on the lake is the best time." Zhuang Jing became interested, her eyes gleaming, "I'm going to call my second brother and ask him to draw a picture of Taiye." Take the autumn color picture home and show it to daddy."
Only Aunt Liu said regretfully: "Back then, there were a few better houses than this one. Unfortunately, after Mr. Zeng passed away, he let others buy them by force or blackmail him. The remaining ones are not good. This one is considered a good one. It’s barely passable.”
Zhuang Jing was immediately diverted by her and was excitedly thinking about what to eat and drink when going to the lake.
"Our family has not lived in Beijing for several years. Apart from a restaurant, there are only a few shabby houses left. I'm afraid there are no boats. Even if they were, they would have died over the years."
"Mommy, I would like to ask Aunt Zhuang and Sister Jing'er to live with me, what do you think?" Hua Zhuo expressed his thoughts.
Wei Shi didn't know what she was thinking. She didn't even inform the main house of the banker about her arrival in Beijing. She followed Hua Zhuo all the way to the big house. Before she even entered the door, she already praised: "They all say that Rong'an Hall has fallen. I don't want to There is such a house in Beijing, what a great place, what a great place."
Shopkeeper Fang Da had already tidied up the house and even arranged the waiting staff. Hua Zhuo and others got out of the car and went directly into the inner house, leaving all the trivial matters to Grandma Liu to handle. Hua Zhuo didn't have much luggage, and it took him most of a day to pack it all, but Zhuang Jing had a lot of luggage, and it took two days to sort it out. However, this was all Webster's business, and Zhuang Jing was a restless person. Yes, on the second day after arriving at the house, I dragged Hua Zhuo around the big house.
Hua Zhuo was startled for a moment, and then his expression turned strange. She only wanted to keep Wei's amulet, but she really forgot that if Wei's mother and daughter lived with her, Zhuang Zheng would definitely come to pay his respects every day.
"How do I know what happened decades ago?"
The ancestor's birthday was on September 18th. Hua Zhuo arrived a full month early, but without notifying Rongchang Tang in advance, he just quietly went to the largest house in Beijing that Rong'an Tang had installed. She calculated that the large screen with hundreds of sons and thousands of grandsons would probably not arrive for another seven or eight days. She was planning to wait for the birthday gift to arrive, and then take the birthday gift with her to Rongchang Hall to pay homage to her ancestors.
Zhuang Jing heard that after entering Beijing, she would live in Rongantang's house in Beijing, so she couldn't help but joke to Hua Zhuo: "You also said that you don't want to be my second sister-in-law, aren't you waiting for my second brother to come to your door every day. "
"Elders have their orders, how can I disobey them?" Hua Zhuo blinked his eyes and pretended to be stupid, "Don't say anything about your second sister-in-law. You are not ashamed when you say it, but I am ashamed for you. Who is your second sister-in-law?" , it is up to the eldest man and his wife of the banker to decide, what does it have to do with you, and what does it have to do with how I call your mother."
Hua Zhuo was embarrassed by her question, so he simply pushed her down the pavilion and said, "Didn't you say you want to swim in Taiye Pond? Let's go to Shopkeeper Fang to see if he can rent a boat."
Hua Zhuo originally wanted to ask shopkeeper Fang Da about the situation in Beijing first, but Zhuang Jing was so interested, and she was also very interested in this house, so she simply spent a day talking to Zhuang Jing about the house. Visited every corner.
Hua Zhuo laughed and said: "Mommy, the property of the banker belongs to the eldest family, and I am the wife of the second eldest brother. Although they are all the same family, they are separated by another room. And I think the eldest family of the banker probably won't You'd like to see your mother-in-law hanging in front of Master Zhuang's eyes all day long."
Hua Zhuo also smiled back and did not dwell on this topic anymore. So, what reason does she have for not being generous? It doesn't matter if she calls her hundreds of times. There is absolutely no possibility between Zhuang Zheng and her. With the relationship between Mr. Zhuang and Rongchang Hall, even if the two families want to get married, it will only be When choosing in Rongchang Hall, no matter what the turn, she couldn't get her turn.
Thinking about how she and Zhuang Zheng hated each other, she secretly decided in her heart that when Zhuang Zheng came to the door, she would never show up. Anyway, she was a woman, so it was normal for her not to show up. Others would never say that she was rude. .
When Grandma Liu heard this, she immediately frowned. This reason was not easy to think of. It had to be a reason that could make the ancestor unable to speak. Otherwise, if the big hat of disobeying the elders' orders was taken off, the young lady's reputation would be ruined.
"How hypocritical is this? Didn't you listen to what Aunt Liu said? There were several better and bigger houses than this one in Rongan Hall, but they are gone now." Hua Zhuo stood on the pavilion, looking a little ashamed. The ancestors left so many properties, but they were eventually lost to their descendants. Especially in the last life, this house and the Jingzhong Restaurant should have ended up in the hands of Rongchang Hall.
"How can this happen? It's not like the banker has no business in Beijing. It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense..." Grandma Liu shook her head repeatedly.
With the idea in mind, Webster began to feel comfortable. When he stayed at night, he went to see Hua Zhuo. He saw that she was generous and generous, calling her "aunt" very affectionately without any pretense. The more he looked at her heart, The more I liked it, I turned around and came out. I wanted to call Aunt Liu over and tell me my ideas to get on the same page with the Hua family, but then I thought about it, after all, Aunt Liu was just a domestic slave, although she was respected by the master's family. , but in such a major matter, it is impossible to take the initiative, and it is useless to talk.
"That's not it." Hua Zhuo said with a smile: "So I have to bother my grandma to talk to my aunt and tell her that I have never left my parents' side. I am alone in Beijing with no one I know, and I feel scared in my heart. I want to ask my aunt for protection."
Aunt Liu also smiled, patted her chest to confirm, and went to see Webster without mentioning it.
Zhuang Jing then made fun of her and said, "My mother asked you to call me aunt, but you really did it. It's so embarrassing. I'm embarrassed to hear it. You shout so diligently. Do you really want to be my second sister-in-law?"
Although no one lives in this house all year round, it is obvious that shopkeeper Fang Da has taken good care of it over the years. The wall paint and paint are refreshed every year, the window lattice and carved eaves are intact, and the flowers, plants and trees are also taken care of by dedicated personnel and grow very well. There are only two entrances inside and outside, but the area is not small. The front hall is spacious and the back house is quiet and exquisite. Especially next to Taiye Pond, standing on the pavilion, you can see the lake light and the skylight and cloud shadows when you open the window. , so beautiful.
Hua Zhuo could see some clues. She originally wanted to call Wei Shi aunt, but Wei Shi insisted on calling her aunt. She was not a fool. Even if she didn't live another life, she could see what Wei Shi meant in private. , couldn't help but feel funny, and simply followed Webster's wishes, calling her "aunt" openly, and she didn't lose even a hair.
After thinking for a while, he added: "We are in Jingzhong, and our main industry is the Jingzhong restaurant. Speaking of which, it is also a time-honored brand for hundreds of years. This restaurant was brought by Mr. Zeng's biological mother as a dowry. Later, Zeng The old man adopted us at Rong'an Hall and brought nothing with him except this restaurant. Later, the restaurant was doing very well for a period of time, so he bought a lot of houses and land around the restaurant. went up, and sold it at a high price, leaving only the restaurant and a few houses next to it, where the old man lived for a while when he went to Beijing to take the exam... In this way, I asked Ah Fu to hurry up and go to see the shopkeeper Fang first, and asked him to give the biggest The house is ready, so that when we arrive in Beijing, we can live in it immediately, settle down, and then go to Rongchang Hall to visit our ancestors. By then, if our ancestors retain someone, we will have something to talk about."
Anyway, Hua Xu entrusted her daughter to her, and he had already acquiesced to take care of her, so there was no need to say more. When the matter was settled, it would not be too late to notify the Hua family. By then, the deal would be done. She believed that Fang's No matter how much you refuse.
But she couldn't say this to Webster, so she had to be tactful, so she called for Grandma Liu.
Zhuang Jing immediately rolled his eyes and said, "In a place like Taiye Lake where the land is so valuable, there is such a big house. It's so hypocritical. It's so hypocritical."
Hua Zhuo had no objection to Aunt Liu's arrangement, and just said: "Our ancestors are the elders after all. Although we have made arrangements, if she forces her to stay, I, a junior, will not have the room to refuse. We also need to have a complete plan." Reasons are good.”