lady, please calm down

Chapter 241

It's the end of time.

At the intersection of Shuyuan Street, 'Baodiao' was surrounded by neighbors.

This morning, the news of the 'Great Victory' caused commotion in the whole city, but the content on the extra account was too brief, which made it very unsatisfactory.

No, Bao Dating, who is known as "long-eyed, flying-eared, and omniscient," has vividly told everyone the details of the battle of Shangying, "When the people in that village saw that the village was about to be defeated, they couldn't help but kneel down one after another, shocked. Afraid to cry.

When he was in despair, he suddenly saw a group of officers and soldiers killed from outside the village!
The officers and soldiers are like tigers, horses like dragons, all of them are heroic and extraordinary. At the head is a general in golden armor, with a face like jade, and Mou Hanxing.

But he said, who is coming?The troops coming are none other than our own soldiers from Caizhou!The coming general is our Caizhou left-behind commander Chen Dutong! "

"it is good!"

All the neighbors blushed with excitement.

The fear of many days is gone now!Hearing that our caizhou soldiers were heroes descended from the sky like magic soldiers, everyone felt proud and proud, and they all felt honored.

The Bao asked more and more, and continued: "Our Caizhou army has arrived at the battlefield, and the three armies have used their lives to kill the thief. Chen Dutong took the lead, holding a bright silver gun, and he used ninety-nine and 81 moves, fierce Unmatched, nine in and nine out, killing Xiao Zhuang Wai was routed, and he lost thousands of miles, he is really a fierce general in the world!"

"Okay!" Amidst the applause, a charming female voice lazily said: "Hey, this small village is not a fuel-efficient lamp. I want to be like a flower and a jade in the next life."

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The surroundings froze for a moment, and Bao asked in dissatisfaction to explain, "Outside Xiaozhuang is a place, not a person!"

"Tch~ It's like you were there."

On the periphery of the crowd, a woman in her twenties was sitting on a stone mill, wearing a bright red skirt, with an oval face, charming eyes, and a plump figure.

She has a graceful figure and a charming charm. She looks like she should be a married woman, but she wears an unmarried bun.

Everyone could hear that she meant to tease Chen Dutong, although they were not happy, but they knew that this woman who moved to Shuyuan Street last year was expensively dressed and had an unusual background.

He could only express his dissatisfaction quietly with his eyes.

The atmosphere was awkward, but I saw the lion dance team of Guan's, Zhu's and other commercial firms in the city beating gongs and drums, passing the intersection of Shuyuan Street and heading east.

Seeing this, the charming lady jumped off the stone roller with both hands, patted the non-existent dust on her buttocks, and chased after the lion dance team like a child who loves to watch.

As he trotted, he turned back to greet the maids and healthy women who were accompanying him, "Ru'er, Cuilian, hurry up, hurry up, don't get lost."

After the master and servants ran away, one of the neighbors on Xuyuan Street whispered, "Who is this lady like? How dare you make fun of Chen Dutong."

"Ghost knows. It's been almost a year since she moved to College Street, and she doesn't get close to us. She often doesn't see anyone for ten and a half months."

"Yes. She has never seen the male master of this house."

"You said, could she be some adult's outer room kept here?"

"Speaking of this, I remember something. One night last winter, I came home a little late and saw a young general coming here. The general looked a bit like..."

"Like it? Tell me!" The person who broke the news half-spoken, making people feel itchy, and the neighbors couldn't help urging.

"You can't see it clearly at night." The man looked around, lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "That young general looks like our virtuous neighbors, Chen Dutong, please don't tell anyone!"

"Ah! Could it be that this lady belongs to Chen Dutong! No wonder she is so dignified and elegant!"

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If we say that this lady is charming and beautiful, no one would object, but if she is dignified and elegant, how can we get along with her?
"That's right! I thought this lady was generous and decent."

"Yes, yes! At first glance, she looks like a well-educated daughter of a wealthy family. No wonder she followed Chen Dutong!"

There was a burst of agreement underneath.

The long street in the city is covered with red firecracker shards, just like falling flowers all over the city in early summer.

Very festive.

Youguan and Zhu merchants took the lead in organizing a lion dance parade, and other merchants responded one after another.

Businesses that sell silk cloth will give away hundreds of silk flowers for free on a first-come, first-served basis.
The restaurant took advantage of the situation and launched the "Victory Seat" package, with a [-]% discount for guests
This kind of thing, how can there be no Sai Diaochan who is the best at rubbing the heat.

At the beginning of noon, the beautiful girls of Yunxiu Pavilion also joined in the grand parade. The first two boys in Tsing Yi each carried a flag.

On the banner is a couplet.

On the left is: Soldiers use their lives to protect the safety of the two prefectures.

On the right side is: the servant's house sweeps the couch, and fights with the princes again.

The left-behind generals haven't finished their serious battle yet, and the sisters in the rear are already thinking about fighting them again.

You see, this is called professionalism.

At noon, seeing the bustle in the city, which was even more lively than the Chinese New Year, after discussion, fellow magistrate Chen Jingyan and magistrate Zuo Guoen simply announced another piece of good news in advance. This year, the imperial court exempted Caizhou from summer and autumn taxes.

Caizhou's army won the battle to keep everyone safe, and the fight for tax exemption lightened the burden on the people of the whole government.

The two pieces of good news one after another blew up the people in the whole city.

I just feel that I have never been as happy as I am today in many years, and the atmosphere of celebration in the city has reached its peak.

Those who didn't like to join in the fun at first also left their homes and rushed to the streets.

Everyone knows in their hearts that the sudden tax exemption is definitely not something that a few adults in the government office can decide at will.

This matter must be inseparable from the successive victories of our Caizhou soldiers.

Therefore, whether it is a lion dancer or a street parade, they will always run to the gate of the Chen Mansion in Sajin Lane to perform, and light a firecracker outside the mansion gate by the way.

not yet.

Cai Wei and his party followed the lion dance team to Sajin Lane, and saw that the three floors outside the gate of the wide mansion were crowded with common people.

On the road paved with bluestone, there are already ankle-deep piles of firecracker confetti.

There are three or four lion dance teams waiting to play here
Gou Sheng led the yamen police to maintain order in the inner circle of the crowd.

Under the steps of the mansion gate, a plan was laid out, with some drinks and cakes placed on it, in case the teams that paraded here could rest their stomachs after having fun.

Cai Hua and Ru'er couldn't squeeze in, so they could only tiptoe to look inside.

With such a grand scene, Ru'er couldn't help sighing: "Third lady, after this visit, no one in our Huaibei prefectures will know the general's name! The general is really powerful, and everyone loves him so much."

Cai Wei, who had been smiling all the time, lost her smile when she heard the words, "So what if he is powerful? He is a god in the eyes of others, so I might as well call him a puppy!"

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Ru'er heard that San Niangzi's tone was wrong, so she couldn't help turning her head to look at San Niangzi.

Immediately there was a realization.
At this moment, the Chen Mansion was unparalleled, but it was Zhao Ren and Chen Ruren who accepted this honor on behalf of Chen Chu.

And San Niangzi has paid so much, but now she can only act like a passerby, and she can't even get ahead of the crowd.

It's strange that my third wife doesn't like it
That's why she emphasized, 'That's my puppy'.

Ru'er guessed Cai Hua's thoughts, smiled slightly, took the latter's hand and walked back around the wall of Chen Mansion.

"What are you doing?" Cai Hua asked strangely.

"Let's go in too! There are so many people at the front door that we can't get in, so let's enter through the corner door of the back house."

Ru'er made up her own mind, Cai Hua couldn't help but frowned, and wanted to refuse, but in the end she didn't say anything, so she let Ru'er pull her around the wall of the backyard of the Chen residence without saying a word.

However, there were some twists and turns when entering the door.

Cai Hua and Ru'er were regular visitors to the Chen residence, and Li Cuilian who was with her was from the Chen residence, so the healthy gatekeeper knew a few of them.

But this time, the healthy gatekeeper stopped a few people after hesitating for a while, and said: "Miss Cai, wait a moment, my family is waiting for a visitor, and I will let you know."

Cai Hua, who already had a good taste, was even more upset.

Fortunately, the healthy woman trotted back not long after, and invited Cai Wei and his party into the back house.

Chen's back house.

Although it is cloudy today, it just takes away the remaining heat.

The vast garden is filled with the sweet fragrance of osmanthus, the ginkgo trees are full of golden color, and the maple trees are full of fiery red.

Absolutely beautiful.

In the small pond under the rockery, several plump goldfish were playing under the lotus leaves. Yunong, who was passing by here, wanted to squat down and catch the fish, but was pulled up by the cat who was always paying attention to her. "Watch your belly." ! More than five months pregnant, can you still squat down! Want to see fish, keep a few in your room."

The cat reprimanded a few words softly, but Yunong was not afraid. She giggled, stroked her stomach which was not too big, and said confidently: "Sister, I don't like raising fish, I want to eat fish, uh, no I want to eat, because the baby in my stomach wants to eat"

"Hahaha."

Yunong's words immediately aroused the laughter of all the women.

Followed by a huge group of people Liu Siliang's daughter-in-law Zheng, Liu Baishun's wife, Chen Jinyu, Cuiyuan, Xu Zhen'er, Peng Ersao, Wu Dasao, Zhou's sister-in-law, and even Jiang Huaixiong's wife Liang
Basically, the middle and high-level ladies of the Zhenhuai and Wuwei armies gathered here.

If we talk about the entire Caizhou, who is most concerned about the situation on the battlefield, it is none other than them. After all, their men are all fighting for their lives on the battlefield.

Victory or defeat in the eyes of others means the life and death of their husbands.

Knowing the great victory today, the joy in my heart is naturally stronger than that of others.

"You, just say it out loud that you are greedy, but you still have to rely on the children of the Chen family, ahem. As a mother, you will definitely raise a little glutton in the future."

Mao'er made fun of a few words, took Yunong's hand, and told Bai Lu, "Didn't Zhuangzi send some fat mandarin fish yesterday, and let them burn on the stove at night."

The temperature from her palm warmed Yunong's heart. She knew that her sister was afraid that she would fall while walking.

The back view of the two holding hands made Jiang Huaixiong's wife Liang Shi amazed.

She has been to Chen's house several times, and knows that this beautiful and charming aunt is very favored, but she never thought that when Chen Dutong was not at home, Zhao Ling would actually dote on her like this.

Mrs. Liang has heard of how the aunt of the other family lived. For example, Jiang Huaixiong’s former boss, Kou Shizhong, lived in a place where the aunt lived without windows on all sides. There was only a low door about four feet high, like a dog’s hole, connecting to the owner. bedroom.

When the master gets up at night and rings the bell, the aunt will hurry over and serve her with candles.

If the eldest lady is unwell, no matter how late it is at night, she will crawl over to have intercourse with the master on behalf of the eldest lady, and then return to her own hut after finishing the work.

Waking up in the morning, carrying excrement and urinating is all my aunt's work.
But this aunt of the Chen family not only has her own maids and aunts, but also has a separate courtyard. If she wants to have a meal, she only needs to say a word, and the eldest lady will have it arranged.

She was even made a child as an aunt!
Sure enough, peers have different fates.
After a while, Cai Hua's master and servant were led to him by the healthy woman. Mao'er first gave Cai Hua a soft smile, and then told the strong woman: "From now on, if the Cai family's sister is coming, just invite people in. No need to make any announcements." ”

As soon as these words came out, the ladies behind her couldn't help looking at Cai Wei in surprise.

It is already a very special treatment to enter the house without notification.

But by saying it in public again, Mao'er showed that the relationship between Cai Wei and the Chen family was unusual.

Cai Hua, who was feeling a little uncomfortable at first, looked at Mao'er, then suddenly smiled and bowed.

Mao'er returned the salute, then turned to the ladies and said, "Ahem, sisters, the neighbors and folks have been busy outside the gate of the house all day, let's go to the gate of the house to thank you."

"Okay, listen to my sister-in-law."

All the ladies responded one after another, but Cai Hua unexpectedly saw a figure in the crowd.

The little goldfish was also quietly observing her just now. When their eyes met, the former immediately avoided her eyes and lowered his eyelids to block his sight.
On the way to the outside of the mansion, Cai Wei walked up to Mao'er and whispered, "Why is the little goldfish at home?"

Mao'er didn't answer the question, instead he put his arm around Cai Hua's and replied in a low voice, "You've come, if you don't come, I'll send someone to invite you."

"Invite me? What do you want me to do?" Cai Hua asked curiously.

The cat smiled and said nothing.

After a while, the Chen Mansion opened the gates wide, leading more than a dozen wives to stand on the steps in front of the gate with Mao Er as the first.

Seeing people approaching, outside the already lively gate of the mansion, the noise of congratulations and thanks suddenly increased by an order of magnitude.

The gongs and drums of the various lion dance teams also beat louder, and then several firecrackers were lit at the same time
Festive sound waves, set off another wave of climax.

It seemed that he knew someone was coming out, and there were more people running towards him in the distance.

After a while, wait for the firecrackers to stop.

Mao'er took a step forward without waiting for the smoke to clear away. With just this step, there was a sudden silence outside the gate of the mansion.

Everyone saw it, and it made people have something to say.
"Ahem. My husband is still on the front lines fighting bandits, so I cannot express my gratitude in person. Here, the slave family, together with the family members of the sergeants in the army, thank the neighbors for their love for their respective husbands."

After finishing speaking, the cat bowed to the bustling crowd under the steps.

The people below were slightly commotion
"It's no use. It's up to us to pay homage to you ladies."

"Yes, without the frontline soldiers fighting hard, there would be no peace in Caizhou!"

"Yes, my third aunt's son's nephew's son-in-law's family escaped from Shouzhou. They said that Shouzhou is already a hell on earth. If there is no left-behind department in Caizhou, how much better will Caizhou be?"

"That's reasonable, ladies and gentlemen deserve our respect!"

Amidst the deafening shouts, everyone bowed and bowed one after another. For a moment, in the water-tight Sajin Alley, the backs of the people could be seen everywhere.

On the steps, women who have never experienced such a scene, many people immediately burst into tears.

Cai Hua glanced at Mao'er, who was returning the greeting with a sullen face. At this moment, she understood why Mao'er said just now that she wanted to send someone to invite her.

Mao'er waited specially for her to arrive before going out to thank the neighbors, just so that Caihua could share in this honor. This 'her puppy' had brought her the honor.

"Hey~ This little wild cat is quite sensational."

Cai Hua muttered in a low voice, and wiped the moist corners of her eyes.

At the end of the night.

After the ladies had dinner in the back house, they left one after another.

The cat was sent outside the house.

"Zhen'er, how is your eldest wife these days? I've been so busy these past three or two days that I haven't been able to visit her."

When bidding farewell to Xu Zhen'er, Mao'er asked a special question.

Yang Dalang's first wife, Nie Rong'er, was six months pregnant and was heavy and inconvenient. Mao'er would visit her whenever she had time.

"Sister, there is no need to worry, the food and drinks are provided at home. If the eldest man is not here, it will be inconvenient for the eldest lady. My sister will take care of the back house, so as not to distract the old man, and not embarrass our sisters from Tongshan. "

Xu Zhen'er replied obediently.

Seeing that she could figure it out, Mao'er couldn't help but smiled happily, and said, "That's good, I'll go see her again in two days."

After all the guests were sent away, Cai Wei was still lazily leaning on the stone lion outside the door, tilting her head to look at the cat who was becoming more and more proficient in handling various affairs.

The cat looked back, Shui Lingling's peach blossom eyes flickered for a while, and then asked in doubt: "My lady, aren't you going home?"

"Hey, when there are a lot of people, call someone Elder Sister Cai, and when there is no one else, call someone 'this lady'." Cai Wei immediately stood up straight and hugged her chest, narrowing her eyes and sneered.

Mao'er, who had done this on purpose, smiled and rolled his eyes, "Hahaha, Sister Cai won't go home?"

"I don't want to go back tonight." When Cai Hua spoke, she turned back and looked at the door of Chen's house.

"Where are you going to sleep if you don't go home?" Cat asked with a smile on his face.

"Sleep in your house, sleep in your bed, sleep with you!" Cai Hua said straightly, and finally she stuck out her tongue and swept it around her lips, her appearance was extremely charming.

"no!"

Mao'er flatly refused.

It's okay to sleep at home, and it's absolutely impossible to sleep in the same bed with yourself. Mao'er still remembers the night when he was left behind on duty last year!

Shame to death!

"Either you go back now, or you sleep in Qingpu Garden. There is no possibility of sleeping in my house unless I die!"

"Hee hee, really?"

Night, the end of Haishi.

On the second floor of Hanchun Hall, the cat's bedroom.

"Hands! Be more honest!" In the darkness, Mao'er scolded.

"It's none of your business if I scratch it?" Cai Wei replied lazily.

"You scratch it as soon as you scratch it, what's the point of scratching me!"

"Hee hee, I caught the wrong one, I thought it was my own creaking nest"

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"Little wild cat, are you very proud today?" Cai Wei's words had a sour taste.

"It's okay, as a mediocre imperial conferee of the fifth rank, I'm used to being respected." Mao'er lightly pretended to be aggressive.

"Cut, I learned this tone from the puppy. I really gasped when I said you are fat." Cai Wei said angrily.

Mao'er pursed her lips and smiled, and said again: "I don't know how stubborn you are, but the Qingpu Garden has been kept. I have people clean it every day, and if you don't move it if you move it, the family will be honored, and you will eat it again. Cough Cough. If you had moved into the house earlier, you would have been rewarded last time, at least you would have become a child."

"Who cares?"

"Ahem, Sister Cai, you are good in everything, but the disadvantage is that you have too strong a temper."

"Hey, Zhao Renren is used to training Yu and Nong, and he wants to train me too."

"How dare the cat, who is Sister Cai? Sister Cai is the confidante of my family's officials, and a partner of my Four Seas Trading Company and the Iron Smelting Institute. How dare the cat scold you."

"Tch, I am not Nao Shizi's confidante. I am a close friend of him."

"Bah~ can you be more serious?"

"whee."

"By the way, do you know where Li Cuilian's man is?"

"She even heard about your coming here?"

"Yes, there has been no news from Li Mulezi for several months. Although Cuilian didn't say anything, she secretly wiped her tears in private."

"I told her a long time ago, don't worry, her man might make a big contribution this time!" Cai Hua participated in the design of the organizational structure of the establishment of Jinyi Institute and Juntong, and Li Ke of Juntong was the person she recommended. .

Therefore, she knows some inside information better than cats.

Mao'er was silent for a moment, then murmured: "That's her man, how can she not be worried? Is the so-called 'making great contributions' really that important?"

These words seemed to be talking about Li Cuilian, but also like a cat talking about herself.

There was a moment of silence in the bedroom, and the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus from the garden wafted into the room.

Cai Wei suddenly stretched out her arms, grabbed the cat's shoulder domineeringly, and said, "The little dog can't stop at this point, it can only go one way to the end."

"Hmm, cough, cough."

The cat naturally understands these principles, but it is not easy to live in fear all day long and often not seeing each other for months.

Furthermore, after Zhao Kaiyuan's incident, the husband and wife had no chance to communicate with each other. Mao'er often thought wildly at night, which gradually became a problem.
A gust of autumn wind suddenly blows outside the window, rustling the trees in the garden.

Mao'er sighed to himself, and murmured: "It's getting cold, I don't know if the officials have added clothes. Cough cough."

"He's not a three-year-old child. He's a fool who doesn't know how to dress when he's cold! But you, who have been coughing for a month, pay more attention to yourself. If you die of illness, I'll be the big lady of this family!"

"... Sister Cai, even if you care about people, do you have to say something so annoying?"

"Hee hee, talking like that makes me feel better."

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Mao'er ignored Cai Hua and lay quietly for a while, then suddenly shrank and snuggled into the latter's arms.

Such a docile side of Mao'er has never been shown in front of Cai Wei. The latter froze involuntarily, probably similar to the embarrassment of being molested after molesting others.

She didn't want to, but Mao'er said in a soft voice: "Sister Hua'er, just move in with me. Grandma has returned to Zhuangzi. I really can't do it alone. Come over and help me, okay?"

"Hey! Stop, stop, stop acting coquettishly at me. I'm getting goosebumps all over my body! No wonder I can handle a puppy. This is more provocative than me. I don't have a cat stick for you to play with."

In the boudoir, there were only two of them, both of whom were wives, so their speeches were much bolder and bolder.

Anyway, there was no one around, so the cat boldly fought back: "Sooner or later, you, the cauliflower snake, will be beaten with a snake stick. Hahaha, cough cough"

"Yo, you little dead cat!"

"Hey, you little smelly snake!"

(End of this chapter)