Chapter 574: Mutual Banter

After explaining the whereabouts of Lady Bian and their mother and daughter, Brother Tai ran over. Although he was a little curious, he would not ask questions in person, but said to Du Jingyi.

"Mother, when are you going to have dinner? My son sees that my eldest grandmother is a little tired. I'm afraid I need to eat early and let them rest early."

His words were heart-warming, and even Gu Xiaochun and Gu Xiaoyun were moved.

"Sister-in-law is very good at raising children. Look at how sensible Brother Tai is. He puts us all to shame."

Hearing the two aunts praising him, Brother Tai also smiled and said.

"Before my father left Sui'an City, he told me that I am the backbone of the family, so naturally I have to take good care of my mother and brothers. Now that a big family is here, Brother Tai must also pay attention. I can't let you think that I'm here. It seems like no one is taking care of me at home.”

Not to mention the Gu Xiaochun sisters, even Du Jingyi felt a little proud when he heard what he said, so he taught him how to deal with the matter.

"If you want to ask about the housekeeper in the front room and outings, and about the servants in the back house and kitchen, you can ask Aunt Dou. Both of them are inseparable from the family, so you go Just ask carefully and you’ll know if you can have a meal?”

"Well, my son understands, let's go now!"

Then he went to question Grandma Dou like a grown-up.

Seeing that he was so old and needed to start handling things, the Gu Xiaochun sisters couldn't help but said.

"Sister-in-law really knows how to teach children. We still have a lot to learn."

Du Jingyi said modestly.

"Brother Tai will have a heavy burden in the future, so of course he has to cover everything. Learn it earlier so that he can take care of more younger brothers and sisters in the future. Look, the children in this house cannot be careless."

The two sisters smiled and then looked at the children.

With the addition of the three brothers, the younger brothers danced excitedly when they saw them, and after a while one of the older brothers screamed sweetly.

Not long after Brother Tai went to ask Aunt Dou, a banquet started at home.

There are many children, and the younger ones still need to be taken care of by wet nurses, so there are three tables of people sitting at once. This is still not a crowded time. If they all come back, it will be like what the eldest aunt said, four tables. Five tables is enough.

There have never been so many people in the General's Mansion since we moved in, so we had a pleasant meal.

They are all children who have grown up with rules, so they are very well-educated when eating, and they do not run around and talk randomly.

On the contrary, the eldest aunt looked at Brother Tai's straight back and liked it more and more.

This meal was prepared carefully by Dan Ruo, so there were things everyone liked on the table, as well as things that the eldest aunt and the others had never seen before.

"These are dishes from Shu and Bei. Xia Meng came back after eating outside and told Danruo to make them again. She didn't feel wronged at all. When she came back from Quanzhou, most of the land of the Daxing Dynasty, She's almost gone."

Logically speaking, Aunt Xing should have been anxious because her daughter-in-law was so "disrespectful", but in the end she looked proud and said afterward.

"When we get married, if Zhao'er wants to stay in Sui'an City, then I will accompany the young couple. If not, then I will travel around with my wife here. At this age, there are places where she can't go. Much, um, no, I won’t have a chance to show off in front of my grandchildren in the future.”

Her thoughts are quite strange, and the Gu family is used to them.

They are also used to the fact that Dr. Xia doesn't like to stay at home and likes to travel around. They are very envious of him every day, so they don't think there is anything strange about him.

"By the way, have you received a letter from Dr. Xia? When will he be back?"

"According to Mr. Leng's previous itinerary, I guess we should be back in the autumn."

After hearing Du Jingyi's words, the eldest aunt and the second aunt were also very excited and said to Aunt Xing.

"Zhao'er's marriage is a great event. You may not be able to handle it alone. If you need anything, just say hello and we will do it together. We are both the mother-in-law's family and the mother's family, so we need to worry more. "

Aunt Xing was not afraid of trouble others and immediately replied with a smile.

"Don't worry, lobby sister-in-law, don't you know who I am? Anyone who can trouble you will never trouble myself!"

"Rogue! She's already a mother-in-law, and she still looks like she's grown up. She keeps saying that Zhao'er is irrelevant. Look at you, aren't you imitating her?"

Seeing this, Aunt Xing waved her hand and answered immediately.

"No, no, it's a sign of my youth. There are also famous beauties in Jinling City. Zhao'er more or less followed his father. Well, she's not as beautiful as me."

She didn't blush when she said it, but her eldest aunt was so amused that she wanted to reach out and hit her. Even the second aunt who seldom spoke hurriedly joined in a sentence.

"Beauty Gu, can we have a good meal? You can't let us go hungry looking at your lost beauty, right? We are not his uncle, and we can still be so tired of seeing you after so many years."

It was rare to hear her joking, so Aunt Xing pretended to be aggrieved and said.

"Okay, okay, they say time makes people grow old, and beauty also ages slowly. Eat first, I will talk to you later."

In a lively manner, everyone finished their first meal in Sui'an City.

Spring began to gradually creep into the garden of the general's mansion, including the outside, which was also a new look. Passers-by slowly took off their thick cotton clothes and changed into slightly thinner clothes. With shouting and shouting, it was March.

Aunt Xing was very busy these days, and the first thing she had to do was to choose a courtyard.

The Du family was very fast, and they found more than a dozen houses in half a month. Aunt Xing went to see and choose one by one, and finally hesitated between the two.

In Xitang Courtyard, she took the land and house maps of the two places and came to talk to Du Jingyi.

"I like both of these houses, and I can't decide. Can you help me see which one is more suitable?"

Du Jingyi was not good at choosing houses, but he had some experience in arranging houses, so after looking at the drawings carefully, he pointed to the house on the left and said.

"Aunt, I think this is a good idea. There are small gardens on both sides of the main courtyard. Let's have someone rearrange it and merge the small gardens into the courtyards on the left and right sides. That means there are private gardens in all three places. It's more convenient. What do you think?"

"Oh, why didn't I think of it? Good idea, good idea. Okay, then let's choose this one. You have a sharp eye. The one you picked is the most expensive among all the courtyards!"