Chapter 610: Firecrackers (Part 2)
"You are still young, it is too dangerous to set off firecrackers." Xu Lingyi explained to Jiange'er in a gentle manner, patiently, "But setting off firecrackers is fun. If you really want to set them off, wait until your eldest brother and the others come back and let them set them off with you. What do you think?"
Brother Jian felt bad.
He wants to set off firecrackers now.
But when my father talked to him, the old men sitting there all listened attentively but acted casually, just like the maids and old women serving in the room when my mother talked to my father. At this time, my mother would sit there silently with a smile on her face, and wait until the maids and old women left before talking to my father.
Thinking of this, he imitated Eleventh Lady and stood beside Xu Lingyi with a smile on his face.
Xu Lingyi was a little surprised why his son didn't leave, but seeing that he looked well-behaved and sensible, he smiled and touched him...
She held him and sat him on her lap, then continued talking to Dou Ge Lao: "I don't know much about the things in the temple. I am a man who goes on marches and fights. In my opinion, it is better to let Marquis Jinghai be the commander-in-chief. Although he is old, Qu Jiazhen has guarded Fujian for more than a hundred years, and he has many brave generals under his command. It would be perfect for him to come forward to fight against the Japanese pirates!" Dou Ge Lao was a little surprised.
The Xu family and the Qu family have been fighting overtly and covertly for a long time. At this time, Xu Lingyi recommended Jinghaihou to fight against the Japanese pirates. I wonder what he meant? You know, if the Qu family really defeated the Japanese pirates, the Qu family's influence would definitely rise to a higher level, and then the Xu family would have no power to compete with the Qu family... Or, was Xu Lingyi testing his attitude on this matter?
He smiled and lowered his head to drink the tea, but glanced at Liang Ge Lao.
Liang Ge Lao was looking at Xu Lingyi's youngest son with a smile: "Children are all the same, they go wherever there is excitement. Our brother Tong is the same. When my nephew got married, he saw others playing with firecrackers and wanted to play with them too. I couldn't stop him, so I had to let his eldest cousin lead him to play. As a result, he threw the lit firecrackers into the next yard and almost set the other person's woodshed on fire."
Tongger is Lanting's eldest son.
"Fortunately, our yard is big!" Xu Lingyi also laughed, "Bring Tongge'er over to play someday! I plan to give Qinge'er enlightenment next year, so let him play this year. After enlightenment, he won't be so relaxed anymore."
"Sure!" Liang Ge said with a smile, "I think these two kids can play together." He added, "Who are you going to hire as your daughter's teacher? Do you want to ask the Hanlin Academy to recommend one?"
"For now, I'll study with my teacher at home." Xu Lingyi said with a smile, "We'll talk about it when I'm older!"
The two of them talked about their children, and seemed to have suddenly become much closer.
Wang Li watched and laughed secretly.
Of these two, one didn't want to discuss Fujian affairs with Dou Ge Lao, and the other just threw a landmine and didn't care... Dou Ge Lao wanted to use this opportunity to persuade Liang Ge Lao to agree to his recommendation of the Gansu general to go to Fujian to suppress the Japanese, but I'm afraid it won't work! Should I also go forward to join in the fun?
While he was thinking, a servant respectfully reported through the curtain: "My Lord, my lords, the bride's dowry has been delivered!"
Of course they would not go to see the dowry, and the servants said "report" to tell Xu Lingyi that the banquet in the evening could begin.
Xu Lingyi said softly to Jian'er: "Do you want to go and see my sister-in-law's wedding dowry?"
"I want to set off firecrackers!" Jian Ke'er shook his head. "Second sister-in-law's dowry has returned, and eldest brother should be back too!" He jumped off Xu Lingyi's lap and looked at him with sparkling eyes. "Then can I set off firecrackers?"
"Okay!" It was rare that his son had been silent for such a long time, so Xu Lingyi immediately agreed, "Let Huang Xiaomao and Liu Erwu take you to find your brother!"
"Then how did you know that it was Daddy who asked me to set off the firecrackers?" Thinking of what happened before and what Manager Bai said, Jiange said, "Daddy has to give me the right cards!"
Xu Lingyi was stunned, then laughed.
I guess Manager Bai used the excuse of having a pair of cards to block Jiange'er's request to set off firecrackers!
However, this kid is too shrewd. After being fooled once, he will never be fooled again.
Although the cards are useful, the people who do the work are not the ones who only care about the cards. If you lose your brother, just cast another one!
He smiled and asked someone to get a pair of cards.
Jiange'er went to the inner courtyard happily.
The Xiang family's dowry was placed in the yard in front of the new house for people to see.
There aren't many things, but they are simple in style and come in sets. They look neat, beautiful, and quite impressive.
Xu Siqin and Xu Sizhen were not in the new house.
A servant said, "The eldest and third young masters went to the second young master's old residence!"
Brother Jin went to Xu Siyu to look for someone.
Hong Wen was shocked when she saw this and followed him carefully, fearing that he would lose his pair of cards.
Jiang'er walked all the way to the outer courtyard with his pair of cards.
The managers and servants who passed by all had slightly changed expressions.
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After knowing the purpose of Qing'er's visit, Xu Siqin, Xu Siyu and Xu Sijian looked at each other in surprise.
Xu Sijian smiled and bent over to look at Jiange'er: "You guys are too proud. It's just a firecracker, but you asked for Fourth Uncle's matching cards."
Jian Ge'er quickly defended himself, "It was Chief Butler Bai who said that. If you want to set off firecrackers, you have to get Daddy's approval!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Xu Siqin stood up and said goodbye: "Then I will take Jian'er to set off firecrackers. You should rest first! Tomorrow is your big day. You should rest up."
Xu Siyu blushed and blushed as he saw the three people out the door.
He turned back and saw Wenzhu cleaning things for him.
"Put all these in that carved wooden box, and take them directly to Le'an when the time comes. Put all these in that red lacquered and gold-painted iron box, which is what the Second Young Master usually uses. When the Second Young Madam arrives," give them to her personal maid." She explained everything in detail, clearly, for fear that the maids would make mistakes.
Xu Siyu, who was in a good mood, couldn't help but joked, "It looks like he can't wait to hand over everything.
In the past few years, Wenzhu and Mozhu have been following him everywhere, and they have gradually developed feelings for each other. However, Mozhu is three years younger than Wenzhu, and the two of them serve him together. If someone says something about it, they will never be able to clear their name, so they have never dared to speak out. They are just waiting for him to get married, so that they can decide to marry off the maids and servants around them, and then they can become husband and wife.
"Second Young Master!" Wen Zhu hurried forward to salute, her face flushed.
Xu Siyu smiled and said, "Don't worry. When the Second Young Madam comes in, I'll let her make the decision for you and Mo Zhu."
Although she shouldn't, Wenzhu couldn't help but smile happily.
While Xu Siyu and Wenzhu were talking, Hongwen was standing in the main hall of the small courtyard next to Dianchun Hall.
The women who came to congratulate had been listening to an opera in Dianchun Hall in the afternoon. Now that the opera was over, they all went to the flower hall to sit down. Eleventh Lady, however, was here discussing the matter of getting married tomorrow with the mothers in charge.
"..., the money and grain basins, the red felt for the bride to get off the sedan chair, the red dates and flowers for making the bed, etc. are all ready."
Eleventh Lady responded with a “hmm”.
The mother in charge said, "The heaven and earth table, gods, and incense candles for decorating the wedding room are all ready!"
Eleventh Lady said "hmm" again.
The housekeeper said, "The menu for the double-chao feast has been prepared. Would you like to take a look, Madam?"
"We'll talk about this tomorrow!" said Eleventh Lady. "Today we'll only talk about tomorrow's affairs, and tomorrow we'll only talk about the day after tomorrow's affairs."
The mother in charge said "yes" respectfully, and then another mother's voice sounded: "The ceremony table and the big red satin wedding curtains in the auditorium are ready!"
The sounds of reporting and giving instructions came one after another, without a moment of silence.
It’s better to wait until the Fourth Madam is free and then tell her about those servants!
Hong Wen thought about it, quietly left the hall, and went to the bridal chamber.
Jian Keer and Shen Geer were setting off fireworks.
The two of them clapped their hands, feeling so happy.
She stood behind Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian with a smile, and saw Xu Sizhen and Xu Siyi walk in.
"Where did you two go?" Xu Sijian asked with a smile, "I brought my wedding dowry home, and in the blink of an eye I could see you gone."
Xu Sizhen smiled and said, "I went to look for my fifth brother. We had planned to call him to come and see the fun when my second sister-in-law's wedding gown arrived, but we couldn't find him anywhere. It turned out that he went to Dianchun Hall to listen to an opera. We searched for a long time before we found him."
Xu Siqi was a little embarrassed: "I had promised Fourth Brother, but I forgot it while listening!"
Xu Sijian laughed and said, "You're right! Now you can't see the excitement anymore!"
The bride's trousseau is brought in and displayed in the courtyard of the new house for the groom's relatives to see. When the auspicious time comes, the bride's bed-maker will help move it to the bridal chamber and set it up. The door of the bridal chamber will then be locked and will not be opened until the bride's sedan chair enters the room the next day.
"It will be the same tomorrow." Xu Sizhen comforted Xu Sizhen and asked Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian, "Have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten..." Xu Siqin said with a smile, "I ate at my second brother's place."
Everyone watched Jian'er set off fireworks and chatted for a while, then as it was getting late, everyone dispersed.
Shiyi Niang hadn't come back yet, so Hong Wen coaxed Jiange'er to go to bed. At the beginning of the day, Shiyi Niang came back. Just after she kissed Jiange'er twice, Xu Lingyi came over.
He smelled faintly of alcohol.
"This little guy really behaves beyond our expectations." Xu Lingyi sat on the bed and tucked in the corners of his son's quilt.
"What happened?" Eleventh Lady sat on the armchair beside the kang.
Seeing that the two of them seemed to be having a heart-to-heart talk, Hong Wen had no choice but to retreat.
Xu Lingyi told Shiyi Niang what happened in the afternoon: "... not only is he brave and careful, but he is also persistent in doing things. This is the most precious thing!"
Eleventh Lady laughed: "It would be great if I could have this kind of spirit when I was studying!"
"Don't worry!" Xu Lingyi was very confident. "Working is like being a good person. Brother Jian will definitely be able to study well in the future."
The two of them sat by Jiange'er's bed and talked for a long time. They were both a little tired, so they went back to the inner room to rest.
I got up again at dawn the next day.
Eleventh Lady accompanied the blessed people invited by the Xu family to the bridal chamber and symbolically tidied up the bedding and the table. Afterwards, they lit the longevity lamps. When the female relatives who came to pay their respects arrived, she hurried to the small hall.
After a busy day like a spinning top, it was finally afternoon, when Qin Tianjian had calculated the auspicious time for the carriage to be sent out, when Qiu Yu hurried over and said, "Fourth Madam, something bad has happened. I don't know why, but the Madam has become like the Fifth Young Master and asked Madam Du to send the people to the main courtyard."