By the end of September, the entire capital was bustling with activity.
Officials from various places in the capital returned to the capital to report on their duties. Some of them probably knew the arrangements above and had problems with the placement of their families, while others were sending people to various places to take care of it.
Wen Qiongrang, the second master of the Wen family, kept a very low profile when he came to Beijing this time. Given his status, he should not be so quiet.
The Wen family got the news early, and the third master, Wen Qiongfei and Wen Tingyuan, went to the pier to pick him up in person.
This time they went to Beijing as a family. Although it was low-key, there were many people.
Wen Qiong had one wife, three concubines, two sons, two daughters, and two grandchildren.
At this moment, the Wen family seemed to suddenly become lively.
When we arrived on the first day, there was naturally a family dinner, and everyone in the room had to get to know each other first, and various greeting gifts were also indispensable.
Qiao Yuyan and Wen Tingyuan decided to get married last year in a hurry. Their second wife was far away from the capital, which meant that only the Chu family attended the evening ceremony, but it was the first time for everyone else to see each other.
The second wife, Mrs. Wei, had a cheerful face. Before she spoke, she smiled, making people look very friendly.
But a pair of eyes are shining brightly, as if they want to see you through when chatting with you.
Qiao Yuyan doesn't like her very much.
However, we still don’t know what the outcome of the second master’s return to Beijing will be. The Wei family is also very abiding by the rules, and she is more attentive than the other sisters-in-law every morning and evening.
Every day when Qiao Yuyan went there, she would see her and her two daughters-in-law talking and having fun with Old Mrs. Wen.
There is also a Lan family above the Chu family, who is the wife of the eldest young master of the Wen family.
The eldest young master of the Wen family was born as a concubine, but as soon as he made a sound, he was hugged and raised by the second wife Wen. He had a very close relationship with the Wei family, and his mother was considered respectable in the second wife's house.
She was originally the personal maid of the Wei family. Wen Qiongrang was outside for so many years, and this Aunt Hua had been following the couple outside.
Because she was the daughter-in-law of the eldest grandson, Mrs. Wen also valued her very much and treated her better than Mrs. Chen.
Qiao Yuyan used to be the middle-aged servant of the house and also knew that this Lan family was very good at flattering his elders. Although he was not in the capital, he wrote a lot of letters to the old lady. He would always do some needlework by himself during the three festivals of the year.
Come to Mrs. Wen.
Qiao Yuyan had never met the Lan family in her previous life, and only knew her name and deeds. Only now could she see the true face of Lushan, and she was still somewhat curious about her.
Moreover, if she remembers correctly, this Lan family and Lan Yitian, the Minister of Punishment, are cousins.
Mrs. Wei was really good at opening her mouth. Every time Qiao Yuyan passed by, she would hold her hand and praise her generously.
"No wonder there are fewer letters from the old lady to Jiangnan, and she doesn't miss us anymore. It turns out that she has found such a pleasant person, not to mention his temperament and ability. Just standing here makes people happy to look at him. This
Isn’t it more comfortable than chatting with the rest of us?”
Old Mrs. Wen smiled helplessly and said: "You are already a grandmother, but you still speak so impetuously, so you don't have to make the younger generations laugh."
However, Mrs. Wei didn't care about Mrs. Wen's slight rebuke, "There's nothing we can do about it. I've always had this temper, and I won't be able to change it even when I get older."
She often invites Qiao Yuyan to her place to talk, "Sixth brother and sister, don't dislike it. Although my place is messy, there are still one or two clean rooms. Come and sit at my place when you have time!"
I heard that the sixth brother and sister grew up in Jiangnan when they were young, so we must have a lot of topics to talk about! I can’t sit still, and I can’t spend the whole day here noisy with the old lady. I can only hope that you will all come to me.
Go and sit there, it’s fun to chat!”
Qiao Yuyan always tried to fool around with it vaguely, but after being told so many times, it was not always right.
Seeing that Zhuangzi had sent a lot of apples that had just fallen off the tree, he divided them into several boxes and sent them to Wei himself.
When she went there, she saw Mrs. Wei assigning tasks to the little maids in the yard. When she saw her passing, she dismissed all the people below, "Oh, look at me, I look forward to the arrival of my sixth brother and sister every day. Who knows what's going on?"
When I came, I encountered chaos here."
Qiao Yuyan waved her hands quickly, "They are all family members, second sister-in-law does not need to be so polite."
"Hey, I'm not being polite to you," Mrs. Wei directly took Qiao Yuyan's hand and went into the house, "It's mainly because of the immortal character of the sixth brother and sister. When I look at my messy house, I just feel hurt.
The temperament of a younger sibling.”
Qiao Yuyan was so flattered by her words that she didn't know what to say.
It wasn't that she didn't like outgoing and cheerful people, but Wei's words were all compliments, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
After taking two sips of tea, Qiao Yuyan smiled and wanted to leave, "Second sister-in-law has just come back. She really has a lot of things to deal with. I'm just here to check in. When I get back to you, Second sister-in-law's place has been sorted out, and I'll come to you more."
Drill a few times.”
Hearing this, Mrs. Wei quickly stopped her, "What do you mean? It's so easy, I can't let you go now!"
Then he called out, "Why haven't you found it after searching for a long time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a little maid hurriedly ran in, holding a plate of snacks, "I found it! Grandma Qin put it in the wrong place."
"These are the snacks I brought specially to Jiangzhou. I can't even name them. I thought that my sixth brother and sister lived in Jiangzhou when they were young, so I asked people to find them. Six brothers and sisters, please try it and see if it's good.
eat."
The smile on Wei's face was still so friendly, but Qiao Yuyan looked at the fruit, but her smile was a little frozen.
She twisted one and put it into her mouth, tasted it carefully and then said: "I can't help my second sister-in-law. I don't know what the official name of this is. In Jiangzhou, they call it oil fruit. Apart from that place, I really don't know what it is called."
Haven’t had it anywhere else.”
Not only have I never tasted it, I have never even seen it.
This seemed to be the first time Qiao Yuyan had eaten this oil fruit since she left the capital and went north in her previous life.
If you think about it more carefully, even in Jiangzhou, there are very few people selling this. There are only two or three stores in the entire Jiangzhou City, because there are not many people who like to eat this, and it is not a valuable thing.
In my distant memory, it seems that there was a shop run by a husband and wife in the back alley of the Xu family, selling all kinds of Jiangzhou snacks.
When Wei took out this thing at this time, Qiao Yuyan didn't think she bought it casually.
First of all, this thing cannot be stored well, and the thing Qiao Yuyan is eating now is still so fresh, which means that it has not been more than a month since it was cooked, no matter how well it is stored.
But it was almost the same time when we arrived from Jiangzhou.
And not many people know about this thing. How could she know it if she didn't try to understand it?
Looking at Wei's smiling face, Qiao Yuyan lightly tapped the edge of the tea cup, "Second sister-in-law, do you have something to say to me?"