At the quarter of the hour, which was calculated to be an auspicious time, Cao Xinyao put on her wedding clothes and officially stepped into the sedan chair.
At three o'clock in the morning, we officially got up from the sedan chair and embarked on the long road to get married.
Although it is said that there is no custom of crying in marriage in Dayue, Cao Xinmao and Mrs. Cao still hugged each other and cried.
In fact, if possible, who would want their daughter to marry far away?
However, there is nothing we can do about it.
One is because the two families originally had a combination of interests. To put it bluntly, they were a perfect match and it was just a two-way choice.
Another one, when they first got engaged, the Zhou family had not yet gone to Dingzhou...
Nowadays, we can only take advantage of the situation.
Watching the sedan chair go away, Mrs. Cao couldn't help wiping her tears again. Dong Nuan stayed by her side, coaxing her with soft words from time to time.
Although Mrs. Cao was not smiling, she was not that uncomfortable after all.
Cao Xinyao gets married, and from now on, the special line for rose water will have to be handed over to someone else.
Mrs. Cao initially thought that it would be most suitable to leave it to Cao Feng and for him to study in the capital.
However, there are several more realistic issues that need to be considered.
That is, the matter of the shop originally belongs to the category of women in the back house, so it is not appropriate to leave it to Cao Feng.
Another point is that Cao Feng still needs to concentrate on his studies. Isn't it a bit bad to disturb him with these mundane things?
Because of this, Mrs. Cao had a discussion with Dong Nuan.
"How about we go straight to grandma or the aunt?" Dong Nuan actually didn't know much about the relationship between the family.
So, I asked tentatively now.
In response to this, Mrs. Cao thought silently for a long time and then nodded and said: "It is indeed okay to leave it to my sister-in-law, but I don't know if she has the time."
Mrs. Cao needs to take care of the food, drink, daily entertainment, and various trivial matters of everyone in the Cao Mansion in the capital.
As the head of the house, there are so many things to be busy with.
In the past, when she was in the capital, Mrs. Cao could still help him a little.
But now that we have left, all the burdens are on the other person. It can be said that the pressure is not small at all.
This is also the reason why Mrs. Cao is worried.
Dong Nuan was not in a hurry to speak, Mrs. Cao was thinking.
After a long time, Mrs. Cao seemed to have thought of something and clapped her hands fiercely: "Oh, look at my brain, how could I forget this matter? I can let the eldest daughter-in-law Qiao do this."
Boss’s wife?
From this tone, he must be a junior. After thinking about the distribution of the sons of the Cao family, Dong Nuan guessed that Mrs. Cao was talking about the eldest son of the Cao family, the eldest son of Uncle Cao.
Sure enough, Mrs. Cao quickly took Dong Nuan's hand and said: "Your sister-in-law, Qiao, is also very capable, and she is also valiant and neat. In the past, her children were young and her thoughts were at home, so I am afraid it would not be appropriate to choose her, but now
Her child is already three years old, and the chosen brother is very smart. Your uncle has said that he will be enlightened next year, and your sister-in-law won’t need to worry about it by then, so she is the most suitable choice."
As the eldest lady of the Cao family, she doesn't have so many things on her hands. The child will soon be enlightened and she doesn't need to worry about it. She's not as busy as Mrs. Cao. Isn't that just right?
Although the Cao family is separated in two places, in fact, the old lady is still there, so there is no separation of the family.
Even if each house has its own business, at the end of the year, it still has to be transferred to the public house to settle the accounts, and then get rid of the miscellaneous things.
The account is a bit troublesome, but well, that's the rule of not separating the families, so even if it's troublesome, they have to admit it.
There are only two brothers in the Cao family. They have a good relationship and each has their own future. No one thinks that you are taking advantage of me or that I am eating your dividends.
Everyone gets along well and cares less, and the days get better and better.
Because of this, Mrs. Cao didn't mind and transferred the business of Rose Water to Dafang.
Anyway, the money ended up going into the public pocket, so who cares?
And it doesn't mean that if Qiao is in charge, the credit will belong to Qiao.
Whose credit should it be? The old lady was sober and rational. No one could fool her.
Dong Nuan doesn't know much about the Cao family's situation. Although he is gradually understanding it now, he still doesn't know much about the details.
Therefore, Mrs. Cao said it was okay, and she naturally had no objection.
Anyway, she has no control over the sales in Beijing.
After talking about the rose water, Mrs. Cao soon started to worry about Dong Nuan going to the capital.
Mr. Cao has not reported his duties at the end of the year, and cannot return to Beijing at will without an order.
Therefore, this time Dong Nuan could only follow Cao Feng back to Beijing, and Mrs. Cao could not accompany her.
It's the end of the year, and Mrs. Cao is still busy with socializing in the house, and she really can't get away from it.
This is like letting Dong Nuan face the Cao family in the capital alone.
Although they are said to be a family, they have never met each other, and Mrs. Cao is not sure about this.
"Is it really okay to let you go to the capital by yourself? If it's not possible, just wait until your father is recalled to the capital before you go." Mrs. Cao was really worried, for fear that Dong Nuan would be wronged.
Dong Nuan didn't care: "It doesn't matter, I can do it. I'll just listen to my adoptive father's arrangements."
Master Cao was of course thinking that Dong Nuan should go to the capital as soon as possible and present the glass as soon as possible.
Maybe, His Majesty is so happy that he can reward Dong Nuan with something.
Mr. Cao has no intention of being greedy for merit. He wants political achievements and he will work hard. What does it mean to take advantage of a little girl?
He just couldn't wait.
Although Mrs. Cao is worried, it has been decided that Dong Nuan will go to the capital.
Master Cao had also prepared a lot. In the letter he wrote to the capital, he just tearfully begged his mother and brother to take more care of his poor adopted daughter.
Dong Nuan is not afraid of anything. What she is thinking about now is...
If I go here by myself, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a month or so.
Therefore, I cannot absorb the elixir and cannot see the Hanjiang Tower.
I'm not very happy.
At the end of November, Dong Nuan was busy with glass matters and Cao Xinyao's marriage, so she didn't have the chance to meet Hanjianglou.
Now that he was about to leave for the capital, Dong Nuan could only go to the academy during the holiday to visit relatives.
Hearing that Dong Nuan was going to the county to study to see his fiancé, Cao Feng also handed Dong Nuan some notes he had taken in the capital and various books he had bought.
A full bag, the kind that can make candidates' scalps tingle just by looking at it.
It's a pity that Dong Nuan is not a candidate and cannot understand.
She was even thinking about whether to let Hanjiang Tower copy one copy to Dong Yao, or let Dong Yao copy one copy to Han Jiang Tower?
Let Hanjianglou copy it, she feels bad.
However, asking the other party to copy it once can be regarded as a deepening of understanding and impression. In fact, it is not a disadvantage.
Dong Nuan only hesitated for a moment, and then took the books to the county school.
In addition to books, there are also many food items.
She had been there for a long time this time, and had already explained clearly the affairs of the two villages and the shop.
Since I might not be able to come back during the New Year, I have also made arrangements for my vacation.
Dong Zhi and Second Uncle can just follow the instructions.
Over at Zhuangzi, stewards like Shi Qing were originally domestic slaves. Even during the Chinese New Year, they had nowhere to go, so they could just stay and watch over Zhuangzi.
In Zhuangzi here in Fucheng, most of the servants are arranged by Mrs. Cao. They are on duty every year and don't need to worry about winter warmth.
Of course, there is no need to worry about these things in winter.
The only thing she is worried about is Hanjiang Tower.
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