After four years of managing the seawall in the prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhang Xin not only did not lose weight, he actually looked a little fatter, but his skin color did not change much. This time, he returned with the two concubines who had gone with him. One of them was in

I gave birth to a son two years ago, and the child is now ten months old. At this moment, a wet nurse came up with the child in her arms and saw them all. After looking at each other, they all said auspicious words, but each of them had different thoughts in her heart.

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Zhang Yue looked at the infant son, the only concubine of the third generation of the Zhang family, and felt something strange in his heart. After four years in the big family, he had a deep understanding of the etiquette of a concubine. His father, Zhang Zhuo, has been in the family for the past few years.

He works hard at everything, and he tries his best to perform when he should perform. Even so, the result is that Sanfang is not despised at home. No one can tell what the future will be like for his cousin.

Having said that, if Zhang Xin had really put his best foot forward in managing the seawall, he would have been blown by the sea breeze every day, and it would have been extremely dark by now. However, he looks as if he has been raised in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River for four years. There is really no hard work.

It can be said.

Brothers Zhang Xin and Zhang You had not seen each other for many years, so naturally they were sad to see each other again, and there was no sense of deep brotherly love. However, anyone with a discerning eye would be able to detect something unusual in the scene where brothers happily meet each other.

Come.

Although the two chatted and laughed happily, their words revealed a certain deliberateness. They were more unfamiliar than familiar, as if they were more like colleagues in the officialdom than brothers. Zhang Yue once heard his father Zhang Zhuo mention that when he was a child, these two uncles

If they hang out together often, the relationship should be very good, but now it seems that is not the case at all.

"Okay, okay, it's rare for you brothers to come back together, so let's have a good time in my room today, and let's all have fun together!" Mrs. Gu's face showed when she saw that the house was lively and full of children and grandchildren.

Unable to hide her joy, she said, "Actually, I am an old woman and I don't expect you to prosper. As long as you brothers work together, I will be satisfied."

After hearing this, not only Zhang Xin and Zhang You hurriedly stepped forward to agree, but Zhang Zhuo also hurriedly stepped forward to laugh and cater to them. They all said that they are brothers and should help each other. The sons expressed their opinions, and the three

Naturally, the daughter-in-law couldn't lag behind, and they all explained how the family and everything were going to be prosperous. At the same time, they also took this opportunity to praise the younger generation's nephews.

When Mrs. Gu heard them praising a few young ones, her face suddenly burst into smiles. She nodded and said: "Brother Chao, brother Qi, brother has been practicing martial arts diligently these years, and he will soon be able to achieve great results; brother Yue, brother Jiu,

He is good at learning, and he is very successful in examinations. We have not produced any dandies in the Zhang family, so I can be worthy of the ancestors of the Zhang family."

With the ancestor Gu setting such a tone, when the whole family sat down to eat together, there would naturally be constant laughter and laughter. Mrs. Gu was so happy with the flattery that she actually forgot her purpose of cherishing blessings and nourishing her body.

They all ate half a bowl more. When tea was served after the meal, Zhang Xin and Zhang Youfang had the gifts brought from Jiangnan and Jiaozhi. Everyone in the house had a share, even those in the Gu family's house.

None of the girls were left behind, and everyone was happy.

After all, Mrs. Sun is a pregnant woman. Although she has been sitting and talking, she still looked tired after sitting down for such a long time. When she returned to her room in the west courtyard, she saw Pearl carrying all kinds of silks and satin and Suzhou embroidery sent by Zhang Xin one by one.

After laying it out on the bed, she smiled at Zhang Zhuo and said, "The silk and satin embroidery that the uncle gave to us and the second room this time are all the same. He also gave Yue'er two bamboo fans for Concubine Xiang and a set of the Four Books and Five Classics. But the second uncle gave me

The box that was delivered is so weird and tight that I really don’t know what it is until I open it.”

"At this moment, the second brother is now very successful in the military. Now that he has been awarded the title of Staff General, the fourth rank of Guangwei General is a bit low. He will inevitably be moved up a little higher. By then, he will most likely be on an equal footing with his eldest brother. Work.

The department was originally the Qingshui Yamen, and now the emperor is a man of great martial arts. From now on, it is difficult to say who will dominate the other. Now, if we favor one over the other, it will give us a false excuse. It is not as good as a bowl of water. Besides, our family is not what it used to be."

At this point, Zhang Zhuo suddenly noticed that Zhang Yue was standing there and seemed to be mumbling, and he immediately shouted with a straight face: "Yue'er, what are you mumbling about?"

Zhang Yue didn't expect his father to be so sharp-minded and wanted to prevaricate him, but he thought that the sentence was undoubtedly the most appropriate to use here, so he simply said with a smile: "Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind, uncle."

After receiving the commendation, my second uncle was promoted, so it is reasonable to go home and compete with each other. It has nothing to do with our family anyway, so we can just do whatever we need to do."

Zhang Zhuo couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and scolded Zhang Yue lightly before shaking his head at Sun: "It's all you who spoiled your son. He is calm and cautious in front of outsiders.

In my own family, I speak freely."

"I just like Yue'er's temperament. If he still acts like a grown-up in front of us, what's the point of fun?" Mrs. Sun curled her lips, then looked at Zhang Yue and smiled, "Yue'er is right, no.

The east wind overwhelms the west wind, that is, the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Anyway, it has nothing to do with our family. Our family sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight. You two, father and son, keep quiet and hold your breath. If the time comes, if you don't chirp, it will be... Well,

A blockbuster!"

Sun suddenly burst out such an idiom, and Zhang Zhuo and Zhang Yue burst into laughter. Pearl on the side was busy packing things on the kang, as if she had not heard the conversation between her masters. When she took the gifts from Zhang You

When he sorted it out, he let out a surprised sigh, then turned around and said with a smile: "Master, Madam, Young Master, this thing is so strange."

Zhang Yue only knew that his second uncle Zhang You had given him a big box of things, but he didn't notice that Zhenzhu was taking out things one after another. When he saw the thing she was playing with, he almost stared out of his eyes.

It turned out to be an ivory!

Next, it was as if a treasure box had been opened. There were things like ivory, tortoise shell, amber, and even black wooden chopsticks and other sundries... In short, all kinds of valuable and worthless things were piled in the box, which made the four people in the room look at each other.

He was stunned for a while. In the end, when Pearl took out a very charming wood carving of a crane, Zhang Zhuo finally sighed.

"After so many years, my second brother still has the same old temper. He likes to mix good things and bad things together. Pearl, ask a few girls to clean these up and put them away in categories. If there is anyone you don't know, put them aside first.

...Although my eldest brother's Hangzhou silk and suzhou embroidery are valuable, they are far inferior to these. My eldest brother is also a person who knows the goods. If I see these gifts now, I must have a headache."

Zhang Yue looked at the pile of valuable and cheap things mixed together, thinking that the second uncle's gift was really generous and generous, and it was just a box of unprocessed "local products". However, who's family is popular these days?
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