At the back corner door of Jiu Beile Mansion, He Yuzhu was holding a spot, and at the first hour of noon, he came out with a vegetable basket.
The Zhang family lives in the South Second Courtyard, just a few steps away from Jiaomen.
There were several carriages parked in front of the door.
He Yuzhu stepped forward and knocked on the door.
The concierge heard the noise and opened the door to ask. He recognized He Yuzhu and hurriedly bowed and said: "Master He..."
He Yuzhu often ran errands for Brother Jiu. He was often visited by the auxiliary courtyards in the back, and the concierges of each family also knew him.
The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, Lord Beile's personal eunuch, naturally has that card.
He Yuzhu said: "Master Beile sent me to pick up Da Gege..."
The concierge hurriedly led He Yuzhu inside.
In the front yard living room, the dining table has been removed.
Fusong was tipsy, and the three Zhang brothers were also drunk and sat in the hall drinking tea.
Zhang Tingzhan pointed to the next door and said: "I think the next door has been cleaned up. Will you not come back to live there in the future?"
Fusong nodded and said: "Well, we have asked people to clean up the yard in Shichahai. When we move out of home next year, we will live there directly."
It's only two or three miles away from Baylor House, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk there.
Zhang Tingzhan was a little surprised and said: "Will we move next year? Is it too early?"
According to the previous plan, Fusong would move out next year after getting married. This was because he was working as an errand at Baylor Mansion and it was convenient to live nearby.
Now that Fusong is no longer on duty at Baylor Mansion, it seems a little early.
Fusong said with a smile: "It's late. If you stay in the house now, you will be separated. It's no different from living outside."
Zhang Tingzhan said nothing.
Banner people have a custom of dividing households when their sons get married. Nowadays, some noble families don't like to divide their households, but there are also many who follow the old custom of dividing their older sons.
Zhang Tingyu sat beside him and said nothing.
Zhang Tingguan went north with Fusong, and the two became more familiar.
Now he and Xiaosi are classmates in the Imperial College. Since they are related by marriage and are of similar age, they have a certain friendship.
He asked: "Is this the same year that Fu Ming's marriage will take place?"
If you don't move out this year, and come out next year, you probably want the Dutong Mansion to hold some happy events.
Fusong shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, it's either the end of the year or the beginning of next year."
Zhuliang's marriage here was postponed before, but now she has started to choose a new date.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will be a day in February.
Although Xiao San was here, Jue Luo asked about others, but for a while there was nothing he agreed with.
However, the mistress wants to wait until the thirteenth princess anniversary before discussing the marriage, but she still has more than half a year, so she can slowly inquire about it.
Xiaosi, the Dutong Mansion and the General Mansion have a tacit understanding. After Zhuliang's marriage is completed, they will make a small decision first.
At this moment, the concierge had already walked in first and said: "Sir, Mr. Beile sent his steward to pick up Da Gege."
Fusong stood up and said, "I'll go take a look..."
Zhang Tingzhan looked at Zhang Tingguan and said, "Please come in directly!"
Zhang Tingguan got up and followed Fu Song out.
When He Yuzhu followed the two of them in, the vegetable basket in his hand became more eye-catching.
He Yuzhu met the Zhang brothers and said to Zhang Tingzhan: "Our master took the brothers to pick vegetables in the morning. Thinking of you, I prepared a few things for you. Please don't dislike the simplicity."
Zhang Tingzhan looked at the green vegetables and said with a smile: "This is precious money. Now that the shops are closed, there is no place to buy it. Eating New Year vegetables all day long is boring, so it can be a change of taste..."
Ni Guzhu woke up early in the morning and started to feel sleepy after eating the Jiangnan cuisine that he had been thinking about for several days.
When she heard that He Yuzhu was coming to pick her up, she hurriedly said goodbye to Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Gu.
"I'm going home first. My Ama and Enie miss me. If my aunt and aunt Zhang miss me, they can go and play with me..."
Ni Guzhu explained it thoroughly.
As for the little brother of the Zhang family, forget it.
He was a bit stupid and struggled to teach Mandarin, so Niguzhu had no patience.
For a child her age, she still prefers to play with older children.
It’s the little brother from the house next door, whom Fengsheng took care of a lot in the past.
Mrs. Zhang and Ms. Gu escorted her to the front hall, followed by Niguzhu's nanny, who carried several packages in her hands, all of which were the New Year's purses that Niguzhu had received.
When she met He Yuzhu, Ni Guzhu was so happy that she ran very fast with her short legs.
"He Shuda, happy new year and all the best!"
He Yuzhu looked at Ni Guzhu, who was like a small cannonball. He was afraid that she would fall, so he hurriedly bent over and stretched out his hand to hold her up: "Slow down, big princess..."
Ni Guzhu held his arm, smiled and said nothing, only looking at the purse on his waist.
He Yuzhu understood it and said: "The red envelope prepared by the slave for Da Gege is in the mansion. It has been handed over to the county master for collection."
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Ni Guzhu immediately put his arms around He Yuzhu's neck and said: "Let's go to that house, I miss Mama..."
As he spoke, he did not forget to wave to everyone: "Uncle, uncles from the Zhang family, I'll go home first..."
He Yuzhu picked up Ni Guzhu, said goodbye to the Zhang brothers and Fu Song, hugged Ni Guzhu and left, with his nanny following behind.
Fusong and Zhang Tingguan sent people out.
Zhang Tingzhan watched Ni Guzhu leave with a bit of reluctance.
The living room returned to silence, and Zhang Tingyu also had a look of sadness on his face.
Zhang Tingzhan looked at his younger brother and said: "The joy of raising children is endless, and you really can't afford to delay it. When my father was your age, he had four children..."
Zhang Tingyu didn't like hearing this before, but now her thoughts have gradually changed. She doesn't feel it's harsh anymore, and has more expectations. She said, "I asked the doctor. Wu is already six months pregnant and will give birth in April."
Zhang Tingzhan did not agree with this move of recording the concubine's children in the name of his legitimate wife, and felt that it was better to continue the relationship seriously.
After all, treating a concubine as a direct descendant is different from being a legitimate descendant. Even if you establish a family in the future, you will still be criticized.
He pondered and said, "Don't worry now. In the future, when you are in officialdom, you will not be able to socialize with women."
Zhang Tingyu lost his wife in thirty-eight years, and it has been four years now.
Many people in Tongcheng were thinking about his marriage.
Even the Yao family selected two young girls from their branches to continue the marriage.
Zhang Tingyu looked at Zhang Tingzhan and said: "Brother, I have made up my mind, there is no need to persuade me."
Zhang Tingzhan sighed and said nothing.
My younger brother is already over 10 years old, and his waist has been straight since he was a child.
Even my parents couldn't convince me that there was really no need to bring up the past...
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After Ni Guzhu was carried into the corner door by He Yuzhu, he was about to go to the ground.
"Just give me a hug, my belly is..."
He Yuzhu couldn't help but feel worried after hearing this. He turned to look at the nanny with a bit of condemnation.
"Why don't you give me some advice?"
He Yuzhu has not personally taken care of several children, but he has watched them grow up and knows that it is most uncomfortable for children to have food accumulation. If they are not careful, they will either develop a high fever or have diarrhea.
The nanny was too shy to speak.
Ni Guzhu, who did things alone, said: "Don't blame grandma, I went to look for my uncle after getting down from the table in the inner room. It was hard for grandma to follow me, so I ate half a piece of glutinous rice chicken, a piece of rice cake, and two pieces of dried tea.
, there is also a pigeon leg and half a bowl of noodles..."
He Yuzhu became more and more worried as he listened.
Eat so much when you are full?!
What kind of support does this little belly have to hold?
He looked at Ni Guzhu.
As expected, Ni Guzhu walked with small square steps.
He Yuzhu was extremely worried.
He originally wanted to take Ni Guzhu to the main courtyard first, but seeing that she was uncomfortable walking, he didn't care about anything else at the moment and sent her directly back to Ning'an Hall.
"Ma Ma, my stomach feels uncomfortable..."
When Ni Guzhu saw Mrs. Bo, she immediately held her belly and stepped forward to act coquettishly.
After hearing this, Mrs. Bo couldn't help but feel worried. She touched her belly and found it was hard.
Ni Guzhu told the name of the dish again without being asked.
Mrs. Bo didn't bother to teach her a lesson and hurriedly asked the nanny to go down and wash the hawthorn water.
Ni Guzhu drank a bowl of hawthorn water, then held his belly and said, "Don't talk about me, Ma. I know I was wrong. I can't eat like this again if I eat it again."
Mrs. Bo rubbed her belly and said, "I have a good mouth and suffered a lot on my body. Do you think it's a loss or not?"
Ni Guzhu groaned and said: "I didn't expect to be able to hold on like this. They are all dishes I have never seen before. When I was full, I was able to hold on."
At this time, He Yuzhu had already gone to report to Brother Jiu, and also invited Dr. Jiang to come over and take Ni Guzhu's pulse.
When Ni Guzhu saw Imperial Physician Jiang, she buried her face in Mrs. Bo's arms and said, "Ma Ma, your stomach doesn't hurt anymore. You don't need to take medicine..."
Brother Jiu looked at Ni Guzhu and said, "Let Dr. Jiang take your pulse honestly. If you don't obey me, I'll let Eni teach you a lesson."
Ni Guzhu pouted and stretched out his arms honestly.
Dr. Jiang checked her pulse, asked Ni Guzhu to open her mouth, looked at her tongue coating, and said to Brother Jiu: "Da Ge Ge is suffering from food accumulation and some stomach fire. No prescription is needed. Just cleanse the stomach in two days and it will be fine."
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Ni Guzhu didn't say anything, but Brother Jiu couldn't bear to part with him.
The imperial doctor's "cleansing of the intestines and stomach" refers to dryness and hunger.
He asked: "Isn't it okay to eat lightly?"
Imperial Physician Jiang glanced at Brother Jiu and showed no intention of changing his words, saying: "After cleansing the stomach, you can eat light food..."
Seeing that Brother Jiu was still unhappy, he had to explain carefully.
If you don't extinguish the stomach fire, no matter how light you eat, it won't be able to resolve it. When the time comes, you'll end up with accumulated food and agglomeration...