The road back(30)

No matter how big my family is, I have never had the experience of coming into contact with the outermost tentacles of these very slender and dense families. Now think about it, when I was Sifujin, the natal families of people like the Song family, including her natal family

The seventh aunt and eighth aunt, and even their relatives, and even the seventh aunt and eighth aunt, in the eyes of many ordinary people, they are all related to the royal family and the fourth master's family. But if you ask

Fourth Master and Si Fujin, do they know that there are so many relatives in the family? Do they know that there are so many people outside claiming to be their relatives? At that time, the two of them knew nothing. Who has nothing to do with these trivial things?

The matter is simply not within the scope of consideration, let alone contact.

But now, perhaps he is on the edge of a big family, and all he touches are those families that are far away and out of reach, but everyone thinks they are relatives.

For example, Jia Yun's uncle is said to be an in-law of the Jia family. No one dares to say otherwise.

Another example is that the Zhang family in front of me is actually the sister of Second Sister You's fiancé. In terms of marriage relationship, is it far? Not too far. Counting from my own family, she is still a cousin of the Jia family. A serious cousin-in-law.

As soon as Mrs. Zhang mentioned what the relationship was, Lin Yutong knew who was who.

Knowing who is who, one can't help but ponder a little. Zhang Hua is a small person. But Lin Yutong has a really bad impression of this person. First, he ruined the family business by eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and was kicked out of the house by his father, especially

The family spent ten taels of silver to cancel the marriage. Secondly, she was bribed by Wang Xifeng to fight the lawsuit.

But now Zhang still says that the two families are related by marriage, which means that the marriage has not been canceled yet.

Is it possible that the family business is not over yet?

After talking too much, Ms. Zhang showed a wry smile: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. In fact, they may not recognize us. They are also talking about breaking off the engagement." A trace of resentment flashed in her eyes, and tears fell down.

: "My younger brothers are not good, but they may not be too mean..."

It was Zhang Hua who set up a trap and fell into the trap. He owed a lot of money, so he gave Zhang Hua ten taels of silver to send him away.

Just imagine, this farmer's family with just a few acres of land can afford to marry their son a daughter-in-law with just ten taels of silver. No matter how bad things are for this family and the You family, they will not be as good as the farmer's family. They originally agreed to marry each other.

Sometimes I thought that my family would be richer, so why couldn't I hire someone with just ten taels of silver?

No wonder the Zhang family refused to agree to it later and only wanted to pester them. It turned out that there was such an inside story. If it were like this, then many top ten people would have an explanation.

But this was someone else's business after all, and Lin Yutong wouldn't say anything else. The daughter of the Qian family next to her also pulled her mother's sleeves and stopped talking.

Mrs. Zhang then calmed down and said, "Look at me, what are you talking about?" Then she enthusiastically stayed with Lin Yutong to eat.

Lin Yutong did not stay much longer because her children were at home. She only left various gifts and then stood up to leave.

After they left, the girl from the Qian family blamed Mrs. Zhang: "Why are you talking about this? Nothing has happened yet, and you are doing this because of uncle's family affairs. Didn't dad tell you not to worry about this matter? We can still live our own lives."

I don’t know why it’s so difficult…”

The corner of Zhang's mouth moved: "Don't you keep your mouth shut?" After saying that, she went to look at the gifts and saw that they were all real things that could be used at home, fifty taels of silver in red seals, several of them were not top-notch, but

It's a fabric that won't look down upon when you wear it. I think it was reserved for my family to cut clothes. It's a very thoughtful gift.

She also regretted a little: "Me too, what do those people do? It's not disgusting to others, but we think we are asking them to do things."

Lin Yutong waited for the fourth master to come back and told the relatives of this family, "After going around in circles, I got involved with the You family again. From what I heard, Jia Zhen and the others actually instigated someone to set a trap for me..."

"Flies don't bite seamless eggs." Fourth Master said, "Don't worry about it. If he was upright, how could he fall into the trap so easily?"

It used to be impossible to hit with eight poles, but now it is possible with five poles. But if you take care of everything, then there really is nothing to do.

In fact, there are two most important things this year. For the family, the Huangzhuang side is naturally the most important. In June, when the rice comes, we will know whether it can be widely promoted. As for the imperial court, most people

He believed that the queen's belly was a first-class matter.

But the Queen, since her belly became swollen, she sees fewer people.

Unfortunately, Lin Yutong happened to be one of the people who met the Queen.

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang must enter the palace every month now. They go in to see Yuanchun. Today's Yuanchun is not the same as before. After the Supreme Emperor moved out, Emperor Zhenglong naturally occupied the palace. How much does this occupy?

In terms of aspects, including filling up the huge harem. Yuanchun had his own palace, and the entry of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang into the palace became a monthly event.

Lin Yutong heard that Jia Mu also handed a sign to the Queen, but her sign was not picked up at all.

Lin Yutong felt very embarrassed when he found out about this. The queen is pregnant, and everyone knows that she is not seen anymore. Especially since you are not the wife or mother of an important minister, but the grandmother of a concubine. Why should the queen see you? Besides, you are not the wife or mother of an important minister, but the grandmother of a concubine. Why should the queen see you?

, according to the agenda, if you submit a sign to meet the concubine, it is an application for introspection, and the queen has approved it. If you kowtow to the queen outside, it is considered to be a thank you. If the queen meets everyone, she will be exhausted and unable to finish all this work in a day. Deep

Lin Yutong, who knew the pain involved, put herself in someone else's shoes and knew that the Queen hated people who lacked self-awareness.

Jia Mu probably thought about it when she went back: "...After all, it's not as good as before. When the old Duke was still alive..."

Of course it was different when the old Duke was alive. Whatever Lin Yutong's treatment is now, I guess she was also treated in the same way at that time. Comparing before and after, I naturally feel uncomfortable.

Anyway, for several months in a row, every time I went to the palace and came back, I would get a little sick. Every time I got sick, I would send someone to ask for something. The things were not expensive, just things like sherbet. This

Either there is a real shortage of things at Jia Mu's side, she is just passing on the news: I am sick, please come and see me quickly.

Lin Yutong won’t go!

She wasn't feeling well physically, she was feeling bad mentally. She didn't know what to ask for when she went there.

Anyway, every time I asked the person who sent someone to ask, "What happened to the old lady? Didn't she ask the imperial doctor to take a good look at her? Did she identify the disease?"

The girl sent by the family said: "There is nothing wrong with me. It's just that I'm old and tired from the trip to the palace."

Since I'm tired, I won't go to the door. Otherwise, the old lady will have to support me, let alone being tired? Then I asked people to pack up the medicinal materials and other things, and sent the maid at home to deliver them. Let's forget about it.

It’s over.

Perhaps Lin Yutong was too ignorant. As a result, the weather was hot that day and the fourth master was not at home. The rice was about to be ripe. He and Yu Liang were both busy. Shao Hua happened to bring Brother Yi over again.

Shao Hua's belly is now growing, and he is a little pregnant. People are afraid of heat. Isn't this because the Zhang family of the young mother's husband is urging the marriage. Urging the marriage is also a sign of respect for the woman, and it does not mean that the marriage will happen immediately. 4.

What I and Lin Yutong mean is that if my daughter gets her haircut next year, it’s okay to get married after that. At any rate, she has to wait until the second half of next year.

Even if it is the second half of the year, it is time to prepare for this small dowry.

Originally, she wanted to discuss it with Qi, but Qi rarely went into the city at her parents' academy. Shao Hua happened to come over. She was afraid that Lin Yutong had not done this before and had made some oversight, so she came over to help with the details.

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The two of them were lying on the couch outside talking, and Liuli was asked to write down whatever came to mind. The young mother was embarrassed to listen, because the two children were taking a nap inside, and she was watching the children inside.

As a result, I didn't spend much time talking when someone came in a hurry to report that the old ladies and eldest ladies in the house, as well as all the girls and grandmothers, were here.

Ouch! You didn’t even say hello in advance.

Lin Yutong frowned, and there was no smile on his face when he went out to pick her up. Instead, he complained: "The old lady is becoming more and more casual now. In this hot day, I only said that she felt uncomfortable two days ago, and I didn't dare to disturb her.

Sister-in-law Gang also said that I would like to greet you. I said forget it. Today, the days are long and the nights are short. You, the old man, have to take a few sleeps during the day, and you are asking us to mess with you. I just sent someone to take care of you today.

The peaches that came down are sent to you, maybe the people who are going have not arrived yet."

Wang Xifeng put it aside and laughed: "We've just arrived. The peaches taste particularly good, and the old lady feels energetic. She doesn't want to stay at home. No, it's coming. No one can stop it.

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"Please come inside quickly, look at the poisonous sun." Lin Yutong said, and helped the person go inside.

The courtyard where I live is not enough. There is a main hall for entertaining guests, which is a good place. We welcome people in and serve them various fruits and yogurt. "Try them all to see how they taste."

Mrs. Wang nodded: "It tastes light, but I taste it quite well."

The bowls are made of sweet white porcelain, and each one is well-shaped and looks more delicate than the gold, jade and glazed ones.

Mrs. Xing, who rarely goes out to be a guest, couldn't put it down while holding the bowl: "It's hard to find such a thing."

"It's not worth asking someone to send a set to my eldest aunt later." It's the most troublesome to entertain guests, especially uninvited guests like this. Here you send someone to ask for a table, and there you have to find a topic to talk about.

Let's chat here. For example, Youshi and Li Wan, they paid more attention to Shao Hua's belly and talked about these topics with Shao Hua. Wang Xifeng felt uncomfortable seeing other people's big bellies, so she also came closer and only served Jia Mu.

That’s all.

Sanchun followed, and Baochai also came with her. The young lady invited her to sit in her room. Sanchun followed quickly, but Baochai sat here.

Aunt Xue was followed by Yu Liu. From the moment she came in, her eyes followed Lin Yutong, as if she had something to say, but Lin Yutong just disappeared. Aunt Xue looked at Yu Liu in warning more than once, but did not stop her.

A persistent look.

Seeing Lin Yutong busy here and there, Jia's mother pulled her to sit next to her: "Ladies in the family, if you come to visit us, it's nothing important. Just a homely reception will be fine. Don't be busy. We haven't seen each other in the past half year."

Come and talk to me."

Lin Yutong thought: Here we come!

Sure enough, I heard Jia Mu whisper: "I went to see my queen a few days ago, and she is much thinner than before. Your wife and I are afraid that she will report good news instead of bad news, and will not tell us the truth. On the contrary, you,

Chang Jingong and she are sisters, but you sisters are easier to talk to each other than us."

Lin Yutong laughed: "My old lady, in a family like ours, how can there be one or two uncomfortable things in a day? To say that it's all going well is definitely to coax you. But this is true.

It's not necessarily bad. It's just those things. Things in the palace... others don't know, but you know..."

Aunt Xue suddenly said: "I heard that Concubine Zhou's family sent a girl to the palace to serve their empress. I wonder if this is true?"

She is quite well informed.

After all, the Xue family often dealt with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but their information was more sensitive than elsewhere.

This thing is true. The empress of the Zhou family... is also pregnant, and she has found a girl from her family... In fact, she is her favorite. Lin Yutong really knows about this. The nanny next to the queen quietly told her,

Tell her to forgive the queen.

The queen took this matter very seriously: "Not to mention the queen, even when I was in the palace, there were some people who were not clean and couldn't serve them. There were also some who had to wait for a neat girl once or twice. We have to do it for
To be continued...