Tie Kui's Extra Story (138)

As soon as winter came, Mrs. Xiao accompanied Tie Kui to the hot spring village. Soak in a medicated bath once every three days, and soak in hot springs at other times. Combined with the medicine prescribed by Doctor Bai, the relapse of the old disease is not only not as painful as before, but the time is not as long as before.

Ning Hai was very happy, and said to Xiao Shi: "Doctor Bai is a bit weird, but his medical skills are not good." He used to feel so painful that he wanted to die every time, but now he is within the tolerance range.

Xiao said angrily, "If you had listened to me earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer so much."

Ning Hai smiled.

The husband and wife were talking when they heard the servant girl say that the eldest and second young masters are here.

The cook of the Anyang Marquis Mansion has nothing to say about his culinary skills. Brother Zhuang ate well and practiced martial arts every day, but within half a year he made a head start, leaving Brother Hang far behind. For this, Brother Hang is very resentful.

As soon as he entered the room, Brother Hang said: "Grandfather, today the master praised me and my eldest brother."

Ning Hai smiled and said: "If you can work as hard as your elder brother, I promise that Mr. will praise you every day instead of hitting you all the time." Brother Hang is very smart, but he is too playful. For this, Ning Hai did not blame too much. Children are still young, it's normal to be playful. Brother Zhuang's aptitude is average, but he works hard no matter whether he is studying or practicing martial arts.

"Grandfather, I will work hard in the future." Since studying and practicing martial arts with Brother Zhuang, Brother Hang has worked harder than before. For this phenomenon, Ning Hai is happy to see it happen.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year was about to come, Brother Zhuang asked, "Grandfather, grandmother, will Dad bring Mother and Eldest Sister to the capital to celebrate the New Year?"

After hearing the words, Xiao said: "Your mother is not in good health, and she is not suitable for long journeys. So this year, she will not be able to come to the capital to visit you."

Brother Zhuang was very disappointed.

Brother Hang couldn't see him like this, so he took his hand and said, "Brother, let's go to the kitchen to see what delicious food the aunt has cooked? Can you make shredded shrimp balls that we like to eat?"

"Okay." After speaking, the two children walked out happily holding hands.

Ning Hai turned his head and asked Xiao Shi: "Ma Shi is not in good health? What's wrong?"

Xiao said: "I was ill a while ago, probably because of Tang's incident. But she will be fine after a period of time. But she is in good health, not suitable for long-distance travel." She also does not want to see horses Shi, every time she sees Ma Shi, she is in a bad mood.

Not only Shaw,

Even Ning Hai didn't want to see Mrs. Ma, so he thought for a while and said, "In two years, I'll send Brother Zhuang back to visit her and Niu Niu!"

Xiao said: "You left Brother Zhuang in the capital. Madam Ma first suspected that Fuer and I would cause him to take over the family property. Then he knew that the family was separated, and he was afraid that I would alienate their mother and child. I was afraid that Brother Zhuang would go away. After leaving Tongcheng, Mrs. Ma did not let her go and came back."

Ning Hai's good mood disappeared in an instant: "Then let brother Zhuang go to Tongcheng after a few years, when he is older!" This woman really doesn't know what to say.

In a blink of an eye, two years have passed.

After more than two years of recuperation, Ning Hai's body is much better than before. The frequency of old injuries recurring is less than before.

For this result, the Xiao family and the Ning Zhan siblings were delighted to hear it.

Since Ning Hai and Xiao's came back, Ruhui will go back to her mother's house to visit them every few days. She also has no in-laws, so Ruhui moves more freely.

This day, she brought Sister Yuan back to her natal home, and when she heard Ning Hai taking Brother Zhuang and three brothers out shopping, she smiled and said to Zeng Chenfu: "Father is like this now, it's good. I think when I was young, Dad I was so busy all day that I couldn't see anyone. For a while, I even got a little blurry about his appearance."

Zeng Chenfu smiled and said: "Brother Hang and Brother Yi, they like father-in-law the most now. My husband and I have to stay behind!" All Ning Hai's thoughts were spent on the three children.

He is not as old-fashioned as the elders of other families, and he is very strict with his children on weekdays. When they are on vacation, they will take them to fly kites, go shopping and go horseback riding in pastures.

Ruhui smiled and said: "With daddy taking care of Brother Hang and the others, you don't have to be so tired. Cough, you don't know, I want Dad to help me take care of Brother Tuan as well."

She didn't just think about it, she even told Ning Hai. Unfortunately, Ning Hai flatly refused.

Brother Tuan is a child of the Meng family, and in all likelihood he will take the imperial examination in the future. Anyanghou is the family of generals, he doesn't want to delay his child's future.

Zeng Chenfu said with a smile: "I heard from my lord that Meng Shangshu has been accepted as an official. After Meng Shangshu retires, he may personally teach Brother Tuan."

Ruhui was a little surprised: "My old man got an official job? When did it happen?" Her husband didn't mention this to him.

Hearing that it was yesterday, Ruhui said: "The old man is getting older and his health is getting worse, it's better to retire."

Ruhui thinks it is good, but others think it is not good. Mrs. Meng was very nervous when she heard the news, and asked her husband, Mr. Meng: "Master, why did he step down after doing a good job?"

Mr. Meng was transferred back to the capital at the beginning of last year, and now he is the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple.

Hearing this, Elder Meng said: "The emperor wants to use King You, so father will naturally make way for King You."

Mrs. Meng couldn't help but said: "If the emperor does this, isn't he afraid of chilling the old minister's heart?" Generally, those important officials in the officialdom will only retire when they can't do it. With Meng Shangshu's current physical condition, he can still work for a few more years.

Elder Meng glanced at her, and said calmly: "Speak wisely. It was father himself who signed up to become an official, and it wasn't the emperor who forced him to step down."

As a courtier, the most important thing is to have a wink. Since the emperor doesn't want to use you, then retreat obediently. In this way, you can still maintain a bit of dignity. Fighting against the emperor will not end well.

Meng Shangshu stepped back, he knew he couldn't help himself. But when Meng Shangshu forced him to return to Beijing, Mr. Meng felt a little resentful. To be a magistrate in the locality is a parental official, and it is much more comfortable than going back to Beijing to be the young minister of the Taipu Temple.

This time Meng Shangshu wrote the papers to be an official, and the emperor readily approved the papers. Then, he appointed King You as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

As soon as Meng Xuemin stepped down, the number of invitations received by the Meng House began to decrease.

Not long after, the seventh master of the Meng family was provoked into a conflict with others in the yamen, and almost got into a fight. Afterwards, the Meng family also prepared a generous gift to apologize to the other party.

Although this is not a big deal, it made Chen worry: "Sister-in-law three, if my grandfather retires, do you think my shop will also be affected?"

Ruhui smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't be affected." The customers of Chen's dried fruit shop are ordinary people, and they only earn more than one thousand taels of silver a year. This is a big sum for the Chen family, but it may only be half a month's expenses for those wealthy families. Therefore, they won't be free to go to her shop. As for those who are not high-ranking, they will not provoke the Meng family so shamelessly. Although Meng Shangshu retired, many of the Meng family became officials. Although not a high-ranking official, this is also a force that should not be underestimated.

With these words, Chen felt a lot more at ease.

Just as Ruhui said, Chen's two dried fruit shops were not affected. On the other hand, the two shops of the Meng family had some surplus. But as soon as Meng Shangshu stepped down, his business got worse and worse, and he lost money in the end. Mrs. Meng closed the two shops and sublet them out.

After Meng Shangshu retired, his previous benefits were gone. Money at home is getting tighter and tighter.

Mrs. Meng can't make money, so she can only cut expenses. As a result, the Meng family complained a lot.

Within a few days, Mrs. Meng fell ill. The Fourth Grandma Meng is the housekeeper, but it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. As a result, winter clothes and monthly money were not distributed on time.

Because of this, Grandma Meng Fifth and Grandma Meng Qi got into a fight. In a fit of rage, Fourth Grandma Meng quit.

Mrs. Chen said to Ruhui worriedly: "Sister-in-law three, grandma four is clamoring to separate the family this time? Tell me, is that what my aunt means?"

Ruhui didn't answer this question, but said: "Brother and the others have been in office for so many years, and they send some souvenirs back every year, but they haven't seen a cent of the money. But the money they manage is all from the company."

Mrs. Chen sighed and said: "Yes! I used to think that my eldest brother and sister-in-law are not people who love money, but I didn't expect that they would change after a few years of going out." In my memory, Meng Guangpeng and his wife were very generous in money. !

Ru Hui chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law told me in the letter that my eldest brother sent money back every year. At first, it was one or two hundred taels. Three years ago, they sent back two thousand taels of silver every year."

Meng Guangpeng first served as a county magistrate in Hunan, and was later transferred to Jiangning. Jiangnan is a land of prosperity, rich in oil and water. Therefore, the income is also more.

Chen's eyes widened: "It's been so many years, my aunt is really nervous about hiding it."

After finishing speaking, Chen said bitterly: "She did such a thing, and she still has the nerve to keep saying that you are hiding something?" Meng Ranxi's salary was handed over to the public, and he took all the benefits and benefits himself. After Mrs. Meng found out, she muttered to herself countless times.

Ruhui smiled and said: "The population of the second and third bedrooms is increasing, but the money has not been handed over. My aunt has long wanted to separate the family. In the past, she dared not mention it when the old man was suppressing her. Now the old man has stepped back. , she has no scruples." Meng Ranxi's monthly salary is actually not much. All kinds of miscellaneous benefits are much higher than salary. Because of this, Mrs. Meng was very unbalanced.

There are more than 30 people with two bedrooms and three bedrooms. The food and clothing expenses are a big start, plus the children's school expenses. But for these two rooms, except for Meng Ranxi, no one else has handed over any money.

Although Ruhui didn't like Mrs. Meng, it was understandable in this matter. Because if it was her, she also wanted to separate.

Chen also knows this truth, but she still hopes that the sooner the family is separated, the better. After the separation, not only will the expenses be high, but they may even have to move out. Meng Guangwu is not in the capital, and it is not safe for their mothers to move out.

Knowing what Chen was worried about, Ruhui smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, even if the family is separated, the old man and the old lady will not let you mother and son move away."

While talking, I heard the servant girl say that the old lady invited Ruhui to the main room.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen lowered her voice and said, "If the old lady asks you to be the housekeeper, you must not agree!" Now the housekeeper right is a hot potato. Whoever picks it up will burn their hands.

Ru Hui smiled and said, "Don't worry, no matter what, it's not my turn to be the housekeeper." That being said, it was Mrs. Meng who sent her over, and Ru Hui didn't know what to do.