Iron Kui Extra (172)

Tie Kui Extra Story (172)

Without a strong relationship, one cannot enter the Beijing Academy. The Hou's House didn't help, and Tang's natal family didn't have the ability, so in the end, Tang sent Ning Qian to a school near her home.

With Tang's comfort and encouragement, Ning Qian decided to fight again next year. Now, go to school and study hard. But she didn't know until she entered the school that she didn't know many things. When the results of the first quiz came out, I realized that I was the sixth from the bottom in the class, so I ran home crying.

Not long after, Tang asked her natal sister-in-law to pay a high price for two female gentlemen to give Ning Qian extra lessons.

Hearing that each female gentleman received sixty taels of silver a month, Gao Yuliu laughed mockingly: "I wouldn't bear to make furniture out of rosewood for my eldest sister, but it would be a big deal for Ning Qian." Not so much.

Mrs. Ma said: "Grandma, this woman is not simple, we should be more prepared." Even if she is not welcomed by the people in the Hou Mansion, she can still bring her children to pay her respects every month. This kind of person who can stretch and bend is not easy to deal with.

Gao Yuliu nodded and said, "You're right. Fortunately, I was extra careful that day and didn't give her the deeds of sale of those people." After the house was repaired, she bought some people to stay there. And Gao Yuliu's hands are holding the contracts of selling their lives for these people.

Tang will not reuse these people, but it is impossible for her to drive them away. As for the sale of the contract with Gao Yuliu, it is even more dishonest. They can neither drive away nor keep them in vain, so these people have to do heavy work. As for Tang's and He Ge'er's yards, they didn't even touch the edge. However, as long as it is not confidential, they can still inquire about it.

After a pause, Gao Yuliu said, "But if it's possible, I still hope not to live with her." It's pointless to fight all day long.

Mrs. Ma said: "Grandma, absolutely not. Uncle is the eldest son of the Ning Mansion, and he will own 70% of the family business in the future. If Grandma thinks this way, doesn't it mean that she wants to hand over the family business."

Gao Yuliu smiled and said, "We have already obtained 50% of the property. There is no need to compete with Tang for the other 20% of the property. With this time, we should raise our children well. As long as the children become talents , is better than anything else." If brother Zhuang got nothing, she would definitely fight. But now that he has already got half of the family property, he really doesn't want to bother.

Mrs. Ma said: "Grandma, I'm afraid that Tang's greed is not enough, and he covets the property in the hands of the uncle."

Gao Yuliu laughed mockingly: "What you said is not impossible. However, you have to have this ability to make it happen." As long as the husband and wife have children, the Tang family will not be able to get their hands on these properties. Otherwise, she would not be polite.

See Mrs. Ma is still waiting to say,

Gao Yuliu shook his head and said, "I'll talk about these things in the future. The most important thing for me now is to take good care of the baby and give birth safely."

Mrs. Ma nodded.

In mid-October, Meng Ranxi, Meng Guangwu and other cousins ​​returned to Beijing.

When Grandma Meng saw Meng Ranxi, she asked in surprise, "Third brother, didn't the third sibling move with you?" When Meng Ranxi was still at home, Ruhui started packing. Logically speaking, it is impossible for Meng Ranxi not to know.

Meng Ranxi said: "I have agreed to this matter. This time I came back with my elder brother and the others, and I also wanted to see the old yard."

Hearing this, Grandma Meng showed embarrassment: "Third brother, the mother in the courtyard where you live has decided to let the fourth brother and the fourth sibling live in it."

Although Ruhui moved all the furniture away, she couldn't take the grapes she planted and the swing she played with her. And their yard is spacious and bright. Grandma Meng Si had already made up her mind.

The day after Ruhui moved out, Grandma Meng begged Mrs. Meng. Then, the family of four moved in.

Meng Ranxi showed melancholy. After seeing Mrs. Meng, he went home.

When Ruhui saw him, she said distressedly, "Why have you lost so much weight?" She was thinking about how to supplement Meng Ranxi.

Meng Ranxi sighed and said, "I wanted to go back and have a look at it, but I didn't expect that the courtyard was already occupied by the fourth brother." Since it was occupied by someone else, it must be totally different.

Ruhui didn't have any idea about this: "When we move out, we will naturally have someone to live in. If it is left unused, it will be dilapidated within two years." There are four eldest sons in the big house, and the yard they live in is so good, how can they live in it? vacant.

That's what he said, but Meng Ranxi was still very upset.

Seeing him like this, Ruhui immediately changed the subject: "A Zhuang's daughter-in-law is pregnant with twins. You don't know, the doctor didn't diagnose her at first, and I was worried when I saw her belly. Fortunately, it was a false alarm .”

Listening to Ruhui's rambling about what happened at home during this period, Meng Ranxi felt a lot better.

When I was having dinner at night, looking at my children and my two-year-old granddaughter, the melancholy disappeared immediately. It doesn't matter where you live, what matters is being together as a family.

On the fourth day after Meng Ranxi came back, Tang and his brother came to visit.

Hearing that Tang wanted to ask Meng Ranxi for help with her brother's homework, Ruhui did not refuse. No matter what, both her brother and her surname are Ning, so she naturally hopes that he will be successful in the future.

Ru Hui said to the maid who was close to her, "Go and ask the master to come over, just tell him that I have something to ask him."

Meng Ranxi didn't refuse, and even had a school exam in front of Tang's face, and had a few words with her brother.

I had a good conversation with my brother.

Meng Ranxi nodded and said, "Yuanhe, follow me to the study."

It's also Meng Ranxi who is at home now and has plenty of time. If not, even if Ruhui spoke, he would not have time to guide and elder brother.

Ruhui dismissed the maid, and when there were only two people left in the room, Tang asked bluntly, "Does sister-in-law's death have anything to do with you?" This matter has always been on her mind. root thorn.

There is no way, she picked Tang Shi. If it was really her who killed Mrs. Ma, she would be ashamed to face Brother Zhuang.

Because it was the first time someone questioned her face to face, Tang Shi was caught off guard. Tang's complexion changed drastically, but she calmed down quickly and said, "Second aunt, those rumors are all unfounded. My sister's death has nothing to do with me."

Ruhui said in a cold voice: "Good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. It's not that the time has not yet come. Tang, I just hope that what you said is true that sister-in-law's death has nothing to do with you."

Tang cursed and swore in front of Ruhui. He said that if Mrs. Ma was really the one who killed her, let her die without a burial place and go to the 18th floor of hell after death.

Seeing her making such a poisonous oath, Ruhui's expression relaxed a little: "Although the master is at home, Ding You has a lot of things to do on weekdays. From now on, let He Geer come over at the beginning of the month and the middle of the month." As for Tang Shi, she is not at all I don't want to see you. Even if she swears a poisonous oath, Ruhui dare not trust her 100%.

Tang nodded hurriedly and said, "Thank you, Second Gu, Grandma." She wanted to make He Geer an official, and with the guidance of an elder, she would be able to avoid a lot of detours. One of her natal brothers is a Juren and the other is a scholar, neither of which is as good as Meng Ranxi, who is on the top two lists of Jinshi. Furthermore, Meng Ranxi had stayed in the Hanlin Academy. Knowledge, there is no doubt about it.

Half an hour later, Meng Ranxi returned to the back house.

Ruhui asked: "How is Yuanhe's talent and learning? Is it okay?"

Meng Ranxi nodded and said: "The talent is good and his studies are relatively solid, but his temper is a bit extreme. If this temper does not change, even if he is admitted to the Jinshi in the future, it will be in vain." As for why Brother He's temper is extreme, he is not interested Know. I didn't even think about spending money to correct it.

Ru Hui hesitated for a while and said, "Say, should I write a letter to tell Brother Xia?" Ning Hai was old, and she didn't want to worry about her children and grandchildren anymore. As a father, Fang Hui should take care of this matter the most.

Meng Ranxi didn't agree, and said, "My brother and I have lived with him for so many years, how can he not know about his temperament?" If he didn't know, he wouldn't believe it if he told him.

Ruhui hesitated and said: "I promised my sister-in-law that I will let my brother and brother come over on the first day of the junior high school."

Meng Ranxi said, "It's okay, one is for teaching, and the other is for teaching." Meng Ranxi was planning to take advantage of this time to properly discipline her youngest son.

After some days, Mrs. Chen came to visit.

Ru Hui asked with a smile, "Why do you have time to come to my place today?" Because Mrs. Chen lives in the Meng Mansion, and she doesn't like Mrs. Meng, naturally she won't go there.

Mrs. Chen said with a smile: "Awei said that there is a three-entry house for sale in Yuqian Hutong, so today I came to have a look with him." After reading it, it was still early, so I came here thinking that I hadn't seen Ruhui for a long time.

Ruhui asked with some surprise: "Didn't you divide up a house back then, why did you buy another house?"

"Although the house has three entrances, it's a bit dilapidated. If you want to live in it, you have to renovate it." Meng Guangli's brothers said they had no money, and wanted Meng Guangwu to use the money to repair the house.

Meng Guangwu is willing to pay to repair the house, but the problem is that he cannot be the master of the house. To be precise, he had no money in hand. All the money in the family is in Chen's hands.

Chen said with a sneer: "The repair of that house is estimated to only cost five or six hundred taels of silver, and about one hundred and fifty taels for the family will be enough. I don't believe it, they can't even take out this little bit of silver." What do you say to let them pay it first, it will take a year and a month to pay it back.

Ruhui smiled and asked, "Fifth brother agrees to you buying a house outside?" With Meng Guangwu's temperament, she felt that it was too much.

Mrs. Chen said: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't agree, anyway, he doesn't need to pay. Even if you don't move in now, you can rent out the house for rent." If you can't marry within six years, why not use the money Buy property.

Ru Hui nodded and said, "You have three boys in your family! It would be good to buy two more houses."

These words are exactly Chen's thoughts. She bought a two-entry house a few years ago and plans to buy another two-entry house. In the future, the big house will be reserved for the eldest son, and the other two houses will be given to the second and youngest sons.

After lunch, Mrs. Chen went back.

Ruhui sent her to the door, and said with a smile: "When you move out, I can visit your place in the future."

Chen said with a smile: "It shouldn't be long." But she is not sure where to live in the end.

Ning Yuanhe would go to the Meng Mansion twice a month, so Gao Yuliu couldn't hide this matter.

Gao Yuliu really admired Tang's ability to exploit business, he really hit the nail on the head!

Gao Yuliu shook her head lightly and said, "Fortunately, she is only a concubine, not a stepmother. Otherwise, my husband and I would have no place in the big house." Tang is a concubine, and this gap in identity is something she will never be able to understand. barrier to cross. Therefore, even if she tries to exploit again, Gao Yuliu is not afraid.

Mrs. Ma said: "Grandma, don't take it lightly."

"That's natural. But don't worry too much, the Jinshi exam is not so easy." And even if you pass the Jinshi exam, you have to start as a seventh-rank official. Brother He is not someone who is amazingly talented, as long as the Anyang Hou Mansion does not serve as his backing, it is impossible to climb to a high position.

Touching the baby in his stomach, Gao Yuliu said to himself: "Don't worry, mother will never let them come to the Anyang Marquis."

In fact, except for Ning Zhan's neutral attitude in the Hou Mansion, no one else likes Tang and Yuan and his brothers and sisters. And Ning Zhan happened to be the head of the mansion. But if he did something to make Ning Zhan hate Ning Yuanhe, Gao Yuliu would not have the guts.

Because of this worry, after Brother Zhuang came back, Gao Yuliu told him these things.

Brother Zhuang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ning Yuanhe won't be able to climb on top of me."

Gao Yuliu said: "I'm not worried about Ning Yuanhe, I'm afraid of Tang Shi, this woman is too scheming."

After hesitating for a while, Gao Yuliu said, "I heard that my mother-in-law was killed by her. Husband, if it's true, she will probably kill you in the future." Pregnant women always like to think wildly. Gao Yuliu was not surprised either. In the past, she was not afraid of Tang Shi at all.

Brother Zhuang patted her lightly and said: "Don't worry, she is not as powerful as you think. As for me, I am not to be slaughtered." Tang also tossed about one-third of an acre of land in the inner courtyard After leaving Ningfu, she is nothing. Of course, it would be better if Tang Shi really wanted to kill him. There is no need to wait any longer, you can take this opportunity to kill her.

Seeing that Gao Yuliu was still about to say something, Brother Zhuang said, "Okay, don't think about it. I have me in the family, so you don't have to worry about it. Now, take care of your health and give birth to the child safely."

Seeing brother Zhuang's firm eyes, Gao Yuliu's uneasy heart instantly calmed down.

Just as she was about to speak, she felt a pain in her stomach. Gao Yuliu touched his stomach and said, "Husband, my stomach hurts so much."

Brother Zhuang hurriedly called out: "Doctor, hurry up and invite the doctor."

As a result, the experienced woman saw her like this and said that Gao Yuliu might be about to give birth.

Brother Zhuang's face turned pale: "How could it be? The child is only a little over eight months old." He knew that children were not born until they were ten months old.

"Grandma has twins, and usually twins will be born prematurely." After speaking, she called a maid to help Gao Yuliu into the delivery room.

Knowing that the twins will be born prematurely, the delivery room was cleaned up last month. Wen Po has also been invited, but she hasn't moved in yet. Hearing that the old lady said that Gao Yuliu was about to give birth, old lady Ma immediately sent someone to pick up old lady Wen.

Brother Zhuang didn't bother the maid, he carried Gao Yuliu into the delivery room by himself. Originally wanted to accompany Gao Yuliu, but was kicked out by two women.

Ning Yuanhang looked at Brother Zhuang's restlessness, and comforted him: "Brother, don't worry, I believe my sister-in-law will be able to give birth safely."

These words did not comfort Brother Zhuang at all.

Ning Yuanhang couldn't bear the miserable cry, and ran away after staying for less than a quarter of an hour.

The time to give birth is uncertain, sometimes one or two hours. Some take a day or two. From noon to night, Gao Yuliu still didn't give birth.

Brother Zhuang, who was waiting outside the delivery room, felt that every minute and every second was suffering.

After dawn the next day, before getting any good news, Ning Hai sent his personal servant over to check on the situation.

Soon the servant turned back and said with a smile on his face: "Grandpa, the eldest grandma gave birth to a brother."

Ning Hai was overjoyed when he heard that he had a great-grandson.

Mrs. Xiao thought that Gao Yuliu was pregnant with twins, so she hurriedly asked, "Go and see if the second child has been born."

Hearing this, the boy ran out again. Not long after, he ran back with a happy face: "Grandpa, the eldest grandma gave birth to a sister again. Grandpa, the eldest grandma gave birth to twins."

Twins of a dragon and a phoenix have been regarded as auspicious omens since ancient times.

Seeing Ning Hai striding out, Mrs. Xiao hurriedly shouted: "Old man, take it easy." Don't fall, it's not a joke to fall at such an old age.

Ning Hai arrived at Brother Zhuang's yard in one breath, and when he saw Brother Zhuang, he yelled, "Where are my great-grandson and great-granddaughter?"

Brother Zhuang smiled and said, "Grandfather, the two children are in the house!" Unexpectedly, he had both children in one fell swoop.

Ning Hai said that he wanted to watch the child, so others would naturally not stop him.

In this cold and twelfth lunar month, the child must not be taken out. Therefore, Ning Hai could only go into the house to see it by himself. Fortunately, the delivery room is in the back room, and Ning Hai watched the child in the outside room.

Of course, at such an advanced age, Ning Hai would not worry about any unlucky delivery room.

Looking at the two children, Ning Hai frowned and said, "Why are they so small?" Especially the small one, as big as a palm. Just looking at it makes my heart hang.

Wen Po smiled and said: "Because they are twins, they don't look big. But don't worry, Lord Hou, the two children are in good health." When they were born, my brother cried very loudly. It's a girl, crying very delicately.

Ning Hai was worried, so he asked Zeng Chenfu to invite Imperial Physician Le to come over.

Hearing that Doctor Le said that although the two children are small in size, they are in good health, Ning Hai was really relieved.

As I get older, I lose energy. After such a toss, Ning Hai was also a little tired.

After hugging the two children, Ning Hai went back. However, he didn't go to sleep immediately, but took a pen and paper.

Xiao asked, "What did you write?"

"Rang Jue's note. This time I said in the note that the great-grandson and great-granddaughter are born, and I want to enjoy the fun of playing with grandchildren. As for the affairs of the court, let the young people take care of it!" Pause , Ning Hai said again: "Last time the emperor refused to approve it, there is no reason not to approve it this time." If not approved, he will go to the queen mother.

Xiao said with a smile: "It sounds like you are still an official in the government." Since he retired, Ning Hai has been an idler.

Ning Hai ignored her and continued to write notes with his head down. After writing it, I asked the person in charge to submit it to the Ministry of Rites, and then said to Xiao Shi: "I never thought that I would live until my great-grandson and great-granddaughter were born. Even if I close my eyes now, I will have no regrets."