Two days later, Qiao Jing'an's compatriot sister, Qiao Lanfen, who was married to Yizhou, brought her husband, son and daughter to the ancestral home to pay respects to the Lan family.
I have to say that Aunt Xia was wise. Even when she was living in the capital, she married her daughter all the way back to Yizhou.
He probably knew that his daughter would not be able to rely on her in the future, and if Qiao Xingcun was not around, the people in the two houses would probably not take much care of her. It was better to marry her back to the family, where there would always be people to look after her.
With Qiao Xingcun's official position, it would not be difficult to find a good match for the eldest daughter of a concubine in Beijing, but Aunt Xia was determined to marry Qiao Lanfen back to Yizhou. At that time, Fang and Liu both laughed at her, but it was later confirmed that Xia Xingcun was married.
My aunt is very far-sighted.
But now that Qiao Jingkun and his family are back, Qiao Lanfen will have another aunt and brother to rely on in the future.
Qiao Lanfen heard from Qiao Jing'an and his wife that the Lan family was very easy to get close to, and they still remembered the master-servant relationship of their biological mother, Aunt Xia, so when Qiao Lanfen and her family came to the ancestral home, they brought a large cart full of gifts.
Lan also asked Qiao Jingkun and his family to greet him at the second gate.
Qiao Lanfen married into the Chen family of Yizhou, a farming and studying family, and gave birth to two sons and a daughter. Now her life is very good, her husband and son-in-law respect her, her children are obedient, and she is also in charge of the affairs of her husband's family. Although she is not very rich, it is still considered
The home of the little rich.
When Qiao Lanfen came in, her face was rosy, she was well-dressed, and she moved her hands and feet with elegance and grace. Her husband-in-law, whose surname was Chen Zhiming, was a scholar and worked as a lecturer in an academy in Yizhou.
The eldest of the two sons is eighteen years old and has already agreed to get married. The wedding is scheduled for March next year. The second son is sixteen years old and is studying in the academy with his father. The younger daughter is only thirteen years old. She has a charming and naive appearance.
Lan asked Mother Qiao to prepare generous gifts early for Qiao Lanfen's three children, and also prepared a gift for her and her husband.
Qiao Lanfen didn't have much contact with Lan's aunt. After she was born, Aunt Xia wanted to send her back to Lan's side, but Lan didn't want to separate her mother and daughter.
Later, when she grew up, Qiao Xingcun also wanted to send her back to serve Mrs. Fang with the Lan family, but the Lan family never agreed. Later, after the Lan family left home with Qiao Jingkun, they were even more forbidden to see her.
When Qiao Lanfen came, she was originally uneasy.
Unexpectedly, they met. As my brother said, my brother-in-law and his family are the easiest to get along with. I also liked Qiao's mother's kindness and simplicity, so I got along very well with Qiao Mingjin's family.
Lan left her family to stay in the ancestral house that night. She said that she would help her and then go back when she was waiting for Qiao Jing'an to move. Qiao Lanfen also agreed.
When Qiao Lanfen lived in her ancestral home, she took her three children to Lan's place to pay their respects in the morning and evening, and talked and chatted with Qiao's mother and others, and they got along very well.
Her three children also played well with Mingyu, Mingjue and others.
On the day when Qiao Jing'an's family moved out, Qiao Jingkun brought his family to help.
He also ordered the carriages and horses in the ancestral home to be dispatched, and the servants also helped to carry out the transportation.
Qiao Jing'an's family doesn't have many things. In addition, the carriages the whole family rides in are only four or five.
After helping Qiao Jingan's family move, Liu and Fang also packed up and moved out of their ancestral home.
The people in the two houses had much more stuff than Qiao Jingan's family. Even the car from the ancestral home was used. They even made two trips back.
Lan didn't show up, but still asked Father Qiao to take Qiao Mingjin and others to see them off...
Two days later, after the three families had made arrangements for each other, Lan held a family banquet at the ancestral home and invited the three families, saying that the family was of the same flesh and blood and needed to support each other.
Qiao Jingkun, Qiao Jingshan and others all stood up and responded.
A family dinner also brought out a bit of family affection.
After the three families moved out, the ancestral house became empty.
There were not many people in Qiao Jingkun's room, and there were no wives or concubines to disturb him. The empty house was cleaned by the Lan family, and all the doors were locked. He also told the servants to check and clean the house from time to time, so as not to leave the house unoccupied for a long time.
dilapidated.
It has entered the twelfth lunar month, and the family has been in Yizhou for a full month.
Qiao Mingjin felt a touch of melancholy as she watched the fallen leaves swirling in the cold wind.
The days are free, with food and drink, nothing to worry about, peace and tranquility, but in vain it makes people feel lonely.
There is nothing to do, I feel so idle.
After a month of sorting out the affairs of the ancestral home, everything was in order. Qiao Mingjin just helped with the accounts and looked through the ledgers. During the day, Wan'er, Mingqi, and Mingyu all went to the girls' school. She
A person is so idle that he panics.
She didn't take care of the affairs of the ancestral home. It was Lan and his mother who took care of it. When Lan was taking care of the affairs of the ancestral home, she was also giving guidance to her mother Qiao bit by bit.
Although Mother Qiao has never lived in a big house and is not good at socializing, fortunately she is sincere and kind-hearted, and her tribe is willing to talk to her and listen to her talk about things that are different from what they live in.
It was just a bit difficult to entrust the entire ancestral home to Mother Qiao, so Lan started looking for a capable granddaughter-in-law for Mingjue.
Qiao Mingjin, on the other hand, was really at ease.
She always wants to find something to do, otherwise she feels like she will be useless.
That day she came back from outside and was lying on the table writing and drawing when she heard a maid coming to report that it was the Lan family who asked her to go to Sanchun Hall to meet guests.
Hearing this, Qiao Mingjin looked at Chun Ya: "Who is here?"
Chun Ya shook her head: "I don't know, I don't know. It's just that the people from Sanchun Hall came to report and asked the eldest lady to go there."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin changed into clothes suitable for meeting guests, and led Chun Ya to Sanchun Hall.
In the past month, many people have come to visit her family at the ancestral home. Sometimes, she can't remember who is who. The relatives are so complicated that she seems very confused.
When Lan asked her to give blessings, she would give blessings. When she was asked to kneel, she would kneel. When she was asked to call someone, she would follow suit. It is really difficult to understand so many relatives.
I don’t know who came today.
As soon as I lifted my legs and entered the Moon Cave Gate of Sanchun Hall, I heard a burst of noise in the flower hall.
Qiao Mingjin paused, thinking for a moment, then walked in.
When Lan saw her opening the curtain and coming in, he said to her: "Come in quickly, isn't it cold outside?"
Qiao Mingjin nodded and said with a smile: "It's cold, much colder than Qingchuan."
Lan took her hand and rubbed it, and Mother Qiao looked at her with worry.
Qiao Mingjin smiled at Mother Qiao and looked at the people in the flower hall.
Before she could ask, she heard a sharp female voice: "Oh, this is the eldest sister's eldest granddaughter, she looks exactly like her. Look at her slender appearance, she looks just like the eldest sister when she was young."
Qiao Mingjin looked blankly and saw that the person speaking was a woman about fifty years old, with a medium build, a little fat, wearing ordinary clothes, with two or three red gold hairpins on her head, looking at her with a smile on her face.
Qiao Mingjin glanced at the hall again, and there were actually people sitting on both sides. Men and women, big and small, were all looking towards her.
Qiao Mingjin looked at Lan.
Before Lan could speak, the woman said again: "Oh, no wonder Mingjin doesn't recognize him. Your father was still a young man when he left. I am your little sister-in-law."
He also pulled over a few middle-aged women and said they were three cousins, and several young men and women said they were cousins.
Qiao Mingjin suddenly realized that this was the family of her grandmother's half-brother.
Looking at the man sitting on the opposite side, about fifty or fifty years away, is this my uncle?
Lan also spoke to her and said, "Jin Niang came to see your uncle."
Qiao Mingjin stood up and blessed Lan Ankang as told.
Lan Ankang hurriedly gave her a hand, took out a brand new purse and stuffed it into her hand: "Don't dislike it, Jin Niang, this is my uncle's wish."
There was a little embarrassment on his face.
Qiao Mingjin thanked him solemnly, which made him even more embarrassed. There was only one tael of silver in this purse, which was half the difference from the gift Lan gave to his children and grandchildren just now.
Although the current situation of his family is worse than before, it is still possible to send away a few silver naked children. But Shi's wife said that the Qiao family's hair is thicker than their thighs now, and they are unwilling to let go of their naked children.
I wanted to give him an empty purse before, but after his efforts, I put some silver in the purse, but it was only a few cents of silver. This one is quite thick.
How could the Lan family not see Lan Antai's expression?
It's just that I don't want to point it out. No matter how good I am, I am still a brother and sister in the same family.
He asked Qiao Mingjin to meet several cousins, aunts, and cousins one by one, and then sat down to talk.
Qiao Mingjin looked at the people in this hall and thought that her uncle-in-law had a lot of people.
This uncle and aunt gave birth to three sons and one daughter, as well as seven grandchildren and several granddaughters. Fortunately, there were not all people here today, otherwise the flower hall would not be able to seat so many people.
As soon as she looked around, she heard that Lan who was above her was already talking, so she sat quietly and listened.
Although Mrs. Lan is not very warm to her sister-in-law Shi, she is really like a brother and sister to Lan Antai, and she can't stop talking when asking about family affairs over the years.
I am also filled with emotion about what has happened to the Lan family over the years.
Lan didn't expect that just over twenty years after she left, the Lan family's big house in Yizhou City had already changed hands, and her younger brother's family had even moved to the countryside.
My brother and his family haven’t been back for several years.
"Didn't Cai Die get married in Yizhou City? How are you doing now?"
Lan Caidie is the eldest daughter of the eldest brother of the Lan family. Her eldest brother gave birth to a daughter and a son. Now his son has won the Jinshi, and the whole family is working abroad and will not come back. However, Lan Caidie is still in Yizhou.
Shi Shi curled her lips when she heard Lan Shi ask about Lan Caidi.
This Lan Die married well, and her husband's family was also from a wealthy family in Yizhou. Although she was not the head of the family, her father-in-law and mother-in-law were still there, and the family lived together. She gave birth to two sons and two daughters, and she was also very popular with her parents-in-law.
My husband's family has a lot of say.
After the Lan family fell into decline, Shi often came to visit her, but it was good to see someone five times out of ten.
Mrs. Lan glanced at her sister-in-law, fearing that the visit to her home was a lie and that the autumn wind was real. Didn't she still know what Mrs. Shi was like?
After her eldest brother passed away, she clearly remembers how Shi treated his eldest brother's family, who were orphans and widowers. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support.
