Things at home were almost settled, and now that he was out of service, Rong Jiang planned to go to Beijing and wait for dispatch from above.
"The second brother will definitely get a good promotion when he goes there."
Rong Yu sincerely hopes that his two brothers will have a prosperous official career, so that the family's property will be guaranteed.
Rong Jiang said: "The future is unknown, and I don't know what to do yet.
I'll leave the family affairs to you."
Rong Yu smiled and said: "Second brother, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the family."
How can Rong Jiang feel at ease?
Rong Yu socializes a lot, loves to drink, and can't control his two sons.
How could he not be worried, but now he had to go out again.
Rong Yu repeatedly promised Rong Jiang, but Rong Jiang could only nod and said, "I'll leave it to you."
Rong Yu said with a smile: "My brother, why don't you worry about the second brother?
Leave your sister-in-law and nieces to me.
I don't know when the second brother will come back after leaving.
Why don't we have a banquet to say goodbye to him."
Rong Jiang knew that his younger brother liked to be lively and that the family might not have held a banquet for a long time, so he had no choice but to obey him.
"It's up to you.
Don't be too arrogant.
Just invite your relatives and friends."
Rong Yu smiled and said, "Second brother, don't worry, I know."
Rong Yu went back to discuss with Du.
"The second brother is about to take office.
Although I don't know where he will be sent this time and what official position he will be given, but with the help of the elder brother, it shouldn't be too bad.
I told the second brother to practice it, and he agreed Come on.
You can discuss the banquet with my second sister-in-law."
Du said: "I don't know what Master's plan is."
Rong Yu said: "You know, as long as I have wine to drink and a show to watch, it's fine.
The house hasn't been lively for a long time, so it's time to have a banquet with guests.
Invite all your close friends.
Of course, the banquet should be good. .
If you find it troublesome, just go to Qingfeng Tower and order it."
Du said: "After all, it's the second wife's matter.
I'm afraid I can't make much of a decision.
Let's discuss it with the second sister-in-law later."
"Don't you think that the second sister-in-law wants to give the second brother some face-saving money?
She is also a smuggler.
Don't worry, I will ask the steward to allocate 200 taels to you."
It's easier to do things if you have money.
Du agreed.
Go back and discuss with Ma.
Ma also likes to be lively and lively.
The two sisters hit it off immediately.
"The theater troupe still has to invite people from the Yihua Troupe.
I like to listen to the voice of their troupe leader Zhou Changci.
When the time comes, we can ask him to sing "West Wing" twice, and we will also have fun."
Mrs.
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Du was relieved to see that Mrs.
Ma liked her.
Then he discussed with her: "Our master asked Qingfenglou to send us some tables.
Second sister-in-law can see what she wants."
Ma thought to himself, the food at Qingfenglou is delicious and the hospitality is honorable.
But it was expensive, and she wanted to invite a lot of people.
I'm afraid the sales are a bit big, and she feels sorry for the money.
"Second sister-in-law will come back and give me a list of people to invite, and I'll ask someone to prepare a post.
This matter must be done as soon as possible.
Think about it, our family has not been busy for more than two years."
Ma saw that Du was taking over everything.
It was obviously about the second wife, but she became a foil.
She felt a little unhappy and her tone became colder.
Doesn't seem too enthusiastic.
"Then I'll think about it for a while.
But since I'm seeing off the second master, it's our second room's business.
Can some things be decided by our room?"
Du Shi's face was quite embarrassed and she said calmly: "Second sister-in-law is right, but what our master meant is."
Du Shi felt that she couldn't go on, so she had to bite the bullet and said: "Okay, then second sister-in-law will make the decision.
I will never refuse anything I can do to help.”
With Du's words, Ma grinned contentedly and said, "Okay, let my younger siblings worry about it."
After Mrs.
Du walked out of Mr.
Ma's yard, her face fell.
Coupled with the hot weather, she couldn't help but feel a little upset.
She muttered in her heart: "I'm just a stepmother who was born as a concubine.
What's there to be proud of?"
The Ma family took back the initiative from the Du family, and became more hands-off.
They sent out invitations widely and cleared out the Jiayintang.
They planned to entertain female guests there and there was a ready-made stage without the need to build another one.
One day later, Du Shi sent over the list of people to be invited to the banquet.
Ma took a rough look and estimated that at least thirty tables would be enough.
The formal dispatch from above has not come down yet, so I don’t know whether he will be promoted or demoted.
If you don't get a good job, it means you will be laughed at by your relatives and friends.
Who can't do it if you want a scene?
The key is the money Ma was in trouble, so he had to find Du again.
In the end, the terms of reconciliation reached by the two of them turned out to be on their own terms.
When Rong Zheng heard about this, he was so surprised that his jaw dropped.
"I thought my wife and my aunt had a very good relationship, but it turned out that there were times when they were in trouble."
Ruyi said in front of him: "As long as it involves interests, there is no conflict, and they are all people who want to save face.
It's good that we found a solution so quickly."
Rong Zheng recalled the time when Ma and Du opened a shop together.
Ma was not discerning enough, and when he saw that the business was not doing well, he was afraid that he would suffer a loss and lose money, so he insisted on withdrawing his capital.
Du Shi made money after persisting for a few months.
When Mrs.
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Ma saw Du's money coming, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
She also wanted to buy a share, but was severely rejected by Du.
I'm afraid that after this incident, there was a gap in the hearts of both of them.
"They are making such big plans, so dad must not agree.
The dispatch from above has not come down yet, and dad is a low-key person."
Although Rong Zheng knew that his father's official career had been good, until the Rong family was in trouble at the end.
Sure enough, when Rong Jiang heard about it, he called Ma and Rong Yu and his wife and became very angry.
"I don't think it's better to leave it alone if you want to do this."
Rong Yu hurriedly smiled and comforted: "Second brother, how can we not do it when it's already decided?"
"I've set a limit of ten tables for me.
The theater troupe has also been evacuated for me.
There are many cooks at home, so I asked Qingfenglou to deliver the tables."
Rong Yu also wanted to take this opportunity to socialize with his friends and gain face, but he made his brother unhappy, so he had to say: "But it can't be too shabby."
"It's not shabby or shabby.
My original intention is not to do it.
Even if you didn't suggest it, I still feel sorry for you.
It's not easy to make two bucks.
If you want to show off, there will be many opportunities in the future.
Forget it this time."
Rong Yu had no choice but to obey.
Both Ma and Du felt unhappy.
They thought they could use this opportunity to show off their skills, but unexpectedly they failed.
Mrs.
Du said to Mrs.
Ma frustrated, "Second sister-in-law, I'll leave everything to you."
Ma curled her lips and thought to herself, seeing that there was no money to be fished for, he ran away faster than anyone else.
Rongzheng had just returned from studying piano in the study.
Zisu came up and said, "Miss, the master asked you to go there."
Rongzheng didn't know what was going on, so he hurried to Rongjiang's study room.
"Dad.
You have something to do with your daughter?"
Rong Jiang stood behind the desk.
He nodded when he saw her coming.
"I don't know when I will come back from this trip.
You have to obey your mother at home."
"I know."
Rong Jiang looked at Rong Zheng again, his daughter was thirteen.
It was the right age for her to get married, but now she was a little embarrassed, and she felt that she was not good enough or not good enough, thinking that it was all because she lost her mother when she was young.
I felt quite sorry for her.
"Good girl, help your mother more when you are at home.
Take care of your sister.
If you like anything, I will bring it back to you in Beijing this time."
Rong Zheng smiled and said: "No need, you can buy it in Bianliang, why go to the capital to buy it."
Then he added: "Why don't I write a letter to eldest sister.
Daddy can help me forward it to her."
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Rong Jiang readily agreed, gave detailed instructions, and finally gave Rong Zheng a box.
He said to her, "Take this.
You don't have to ask your mother when you need it."
Rongzheng guessed that the box contained something like banknotes.
She did not refuse, but happily accepted.
Rong Zheng remembered what happened in her previous life.
Her father was also going to Beijing to wait for dispatch.
As usual, there were several banquets at home to see his father off.
She was a bit naughty at that time, and her father taught her carefully for a long time, and her stepmother repeatedly promised to take good care of her.
Later, his father reluctantly touched Rongzheng's head, feeling as though he hated iron for not becoming steel.
Thinking of this scene now, Rong Zheng felt uncomfortable.
She came back and opened the box her father gave her.
There were several banknotes in it, with numbers of ten and twenty.
The total is one hundred taels.
She expressed her gratitude to her father for his attentiveness and generosity.
"Put the money away for me.
It will be convenient when you need it later."
Rong Zheng handed the box to Zi Su.
Rong Jiang turned over the almanac and chose a suitable day for travel.
Ma set the banquet for three days later.
Due to Rong Jiang's insistence, no big fuss was allowed, so there were only seven tables of guests.
The location is still chosen at Jiayintang.
Mrs.
Ma invited her mother's family and also sent a message to the Qi family.
Because of the hot weather, Mrs.
Lu didn't want to go out.
Only her two aunts, Mrs.
Shen Er and Mrs.
Ren San, agreed to come.
After Rong Jiang heard about it, he blamed Ma for doing things inappropriately.
"My mother-in-law is very old.
There is no reason for her to leave and say goodbye to me, a junior.
I will take Sister Zheng to say goodbye."
Ma thought sadly, in your heart, only the Qi family is the Yue family, and the Ma family is not the Yue family.
The next day, Rong Jiang took Rong Zheng back to Qi's house.
"You don't know what to do now.
You still have to maintain your excellence in the performance appraisal at the end of the year.
Your uncle is in Nanjing.
If you have anything to do with him, it's just a word."
Rong Jiang and his uncle had not been able to talk about it earlier because of their different political opinions, but here his mother-in-law had spoken, and he had no choice but to respond.
Mrs.
Lu glanced at Rong Zheng again and said, "I am a granddaughter now, so I am a little worried about letting Ma help me look after her.
How about letting her stay with me for a long time."
Rong Jiang was a little confused: "Sister Zheng is old and she should learn how to run a household from her mother.
Besides, old lady, you are old and she is naughty and is afraid of causing trouble to the old lady."
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Mrs.
Lu smiled and said: "This was true before, but here I think Sister Zheng is quite stable.
Come on, your daughter, you can do whatever you like.
I'm old, and I don't want to worry about some things anymore.
Now Everything is fine outside, but you must also think about your family.
No matter what you do, you must live up to the reputation of your Rong family."
Rong Jiang repeatedly said yes.
Mrs.
Lu was quite satisfied with her only son-in-law.
She gave a few casual explanations and didn't ask much else.
At first, the only daughter went first, but soon Ma came in.
Mrs.
Lu was worried that Rong Zheng would be punished by her stepmother at home.
They were also afraid that Ma would give birth to a son soon and gain a foothold in the Rong family, ostracizing Rong Zheng.
Fortunately, Mrs.
Ma also gave birth to a daughter.
Even though Mrs.
Ma later raised a son, the age difference was quite a bit.
At that time, Rongzheng was also married and had little relationship with her.
"Sister Zheng, come and see me when you have time.
I'm getting old, and I don't know how many more years of good life I have.
Your second sister has already lived her life here, and your third sister is naughty.
Sister Huan is a Honest person, Sister Hong is still young.
Your aunts have a lot of housework and don’t have much time to talk to me, a lonely old woman, so come and talk to me when you have time."
Rongzheng's nose was sore and she forced a smile and said: "Grandma, you will live a long and healthy life.
My granddaughter will come to visit you when she is free.
You must take care of yourself."
Soon, the day came to give Rong Jiang a farewell.
The two aunts from the Qi family were the first to arrive, along with the two sisters Yunxia and Yunhuan.
The Ma family appointed Rongzheng to be responsible for greeting the Qi family, and Rongzheng did not refuse.
The reason why Mrs.
Shen Er was willing to come here was that she secretly wanted to see Rong Xiao and interact with the Du family.
If it is appropriate, decide on Rong Xiao.
So when Mrs.
Shen saw Mrs.
Du, she was even more enthusiastic than Mrs.
Ma.
She held her arm warmly and said kindly, "It's been a long time since we last saw our third brother and sister.
It's still the same as before."
Mrs.
Shen continued as usual.
The name of the Qi family.
Du Shi didn't know Mrs.
Shen Er's intention, but she would not refuse someone's overtures to her.
"Second aunt is still strong and healthy.
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Why don't you see Mrs.
Qi today?"
"The old man is afraid of the heat and doesn't want to go out."
"Why don't you bring the second girl out?"
"The second girl can't leave while her sister-in-law is busy with family matters."
The two of them went back and forth and chatted about daily life, and they seemed more friendly than others.
Ma looked aside and felt unhappy.
I thought that the Qi family was so blind that they thought the Qi family and the third family were in-laws.
Rong Xiao came over.
Mrs.
Du hurriedly asked her daughter to salute Mrs.
Shen Er.
Rong Xiao generously blessed his body.
Mrs.
Shen Er stepped forward and helped Rong Xiao herself, looked her over, nodded with satisfaction and said, "These fourth ladies are so old, they look like big girls even if you don't see them."
Du Shi smiled quickly and said, "She and Sister Zheng are not much different in age.
My second uncle's wife will know just by looking at Sister Zheng."
"It's true."
Needless to say, Rong Xiao's appearance is gentle and generous.
She was the apple of Sanfang's eye again, and Du Shi held it in her hand and took care of her.
Even so, it did not develop Rong Xiao's spoiled and bad temper.
This makes Mrs.
Shen Er very satisfied.
The idea of getting married to Sanfang became even more intense.
This time, another family came uninvited to the Rong family banquet.
The person who came was none other than the Liao family in Nanyang.
Mrs.
Liao brought a pair of children to Bianliang to visit relatives.
Later I found out that Ma's aunt was related by marriage to the Liao family, and they were somewhat related to each other.
So I prepared several colored gifts and came to my door
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