Chapter 798: The Beginning of Autumn

During the more than ten years since the Qing Dynasty, Cao Yong heard about his house searches, but he had seen it with his own eyes.

In the middle of July, he truly realized what it means to "wife and daughter become officials". In the case of "reincarnation of the prince" involved in the first lunar month, the men involved were either killed or left out, and all the women and children were handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the rules, the family members of the criminals are not allowed to enter the Forbidden City, so they can only walk outside the palace. Women are employed in hard labor and are entrusted to the daughters who are poor and have no wives. Girls under thirteen years old and boys under three years old are handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be adopted and raised and served as jobs.

The dignified Minister's Mansion disappeared in a blink of an eye.

But there were several families who were happy and sad, and Hongshu, who was the Prince of Chun’s Mansion, was full of joy.

Because the women, children and relatives of the Zhu family did not hand over to the Office of the Internal Affairs, but were personally awarded by the imperial writer and rewarded them equally to Hongshu and Hongsheng, the eldest son of Prince Heng's mansion.

In this way, even if the prince and prince were not officially enthroned, Kangxi had already agreed to their identities.

There were dozens of people all at once, so how could Hongshu put them in the yard? He respected his legitimate mother and his biological mother and his two servants, and gave them to his younger brother and two servants.

Even Chu Yu returned to his parents' home and received two little girls, who were Zhu Duna's two granddaughters. His sister was nine years old and named Yunying, and his sister was seven years old and named Caiying.

After all, it was from an official family, and it was so concise that it looked so carefree.

Chu Yu's meaning was to ask Xicai to condition these two girls, and then put them beside Tianyou and Hangsheng to serve. Wuen and Xiao Walnut are both at the age of getting married, and there are always a few girls around his son.

After hearing this, Cao Yong said, "Where can you serve people at this age?"

Besides, he didn't want his sons to be born in the pile of maids, dyed with the smell of rouge. Now the children are young and nothing. According to Cao Yong's idea, when Tianyou and Hang Seng were ten years old, they would move them to the front yard to live.

Cao Yong remembered Amethyst's identity and said to Chu Yu: "Don't be with Amethyst and the two of them."

Amethyst was also a family member of a sinner back then, and the experiences of these two children were similar.

Chu Yu nodded and said, "I know it if I don't need the prince's orders. Otherwise, I will be taken to the Kyushou Courtyard directly."

Yunying and Caiying finally did not go to Kyuyuan, but followed Tianhui to serve. They said they were serving, but they were just adding two playmates.

The Cao family is not short of subordinates, and Cao Yin and his son also admire the character of Zhu and his son, and will not humiliate his descendants.

Cao Yong was quite moved by the arrival of these two female slaves. If history had not changed, the Cao family and Li family would have to confiscate their homes.

As a result, the idea of ​​continuing to buy sacrifices in the fields has become increasingly clear.

His grandparents' grave was in Fengrun, and the nearby land was under the name of the Cao clan. They either bought the land in the hands of the Cao clan at a high price; or they had to move the grave and set up another grave. There are two options, choose one.

Cao Yong was unwilling to be involved with the tribes over there, and human relationships were the most troublesome. He thought his father would not agree to move the grave, but Cao Yin actually agreed.

Judging from what he meant, he not only wanted to move his parents' graves, but also planned to build his own tomb.

For this, Cao Yin specially hired a Feng Shui master to choose a place in Changping and Haidian. Finally, he chose a good land in Haidian, which can be regarded as the upwind and upshui.

The relocation of the grave not only involved the eldest house, but also the second house. Because after Cao Quan died, he was buried next to the tomb of Fengrun and Cao Xi. Therefore, Cao Yin sent someone to call the people of the second house to discuss.

Zhao Jia didn't say anything, just said that he heard from his sons; Cao Song's brothers all agreed to relocate the graves. If they moved their grandfather and father's graves to the suburbs of Beijing, it would be cheaper to worship later.

According to Cao Yin's intention, he wanted to go to Fengrun in person. The road was long, how could Cao Yong bear to have his father running around?

He finished the errands at hand and thought about whether to travel to Fengrun for his father. Unexpectedly, the distinguished guest came to the door, which was the seventh old man of the Cao family who had been delayed from entering Beijing for several months.

Although the Seventh Old Master has a high seniority, he is actually about the same age as Cao Yin.

But in the countryside, life was very prosperous and looked very rich. However, Cao Yin was very tired in his early years and sat down with the root of the disease. He looked much older than he was.

Cao Yong received the news and when he returned home, Cao Song had already brought his two younger brothers to the Seventh Grandpa for the care of his wife.

Seeing Cao Yong wearing a replenished uniform and looking up, the seventh old man looked at him with a smile and said, "Is this Brother Yong? I haven't seen him for more than ten years, and I really don't dare to recognize him. That year, the old lady was buried and was still a half-year-old child."

The one who has an impression of Cao Yong is the seventh old man. He knew that he was the one his father often talked about, so he also had a little more respect.

The seventh old man went to Beijing to make a marriage for Cao Qi. If it weren't for the empress dowager's filial piety period, Cao Qi's marriage would have been completed long ago.

Li and Chu Yu have also looked for a few girls in the past few months, but they have no intention of making any decisions for Cao Qi.

The Seventh Grandpa lived for most of his life and was also a smart man. After a half day in Cao's Mansion, he had already noticed the difference. Cao Yin and Li were respectful, but they were more alienated. The children of nephews and grandchildren were all polite and polite.

When the children went down, only Cao Yin was left. The seventh old man couldn't help but frown and said, "It's been done for half a year, but his aunt didn't look at her? Even if she was not a nephew, you shouldn't be so negligent because of his identity as a clan!"

Cao Yin heard this and said, "It's just that Brother Qi is the clan son and the clan wife we ​​choose, so we don't have to say much. If you ask the Seventh Grandpa to be the leader in everything, the juniors will feel at ease."

When the seventh old master heard this, his expression calmed down slightly and said, "Just keep it in your heart. Although your Jiangning branch is a little distant from Fengrun's legitimate clan, it is also a grudge from the older generation. Brother Qi is now working in the capital, so your uncle will not take care of him."

Cao Yin said: "Brother Qi is diligent and does things well. He will have a great future. Old Master Qi will rest assured."

"Only a tree can't make a forest!" said the seventh old master with a smile: "It's always better to have brothers to help you. Now not only Brother Yong is promising, but also the young ones look good. This is a family that can produce this Tanhua, and it's still blessed by our ancestors."

Speaking of this, he paused and looked at Cao Yin and said, "I thought you would go back to Fengrun to attend the Dragon Boat Festival worship, but something was delayed. According to me, this year, let a few children go back to Fengrun. They all started a family and started a business, and they always had to put in incense sticks in the ancestral hall."

When Cao Yin heard this, his expression froze. He wanted to talk about the grave transfer, but he was afraid that he would spare the old man's interest, so he responded vaguely.

On the day when the seventh old man entered Beijing, Cao Qi came over and wanted to pick up the old man back to his house to settle. Cao Yin thought that no one was in charge of Zhongkui and that it was not cheap for the old man to live in Cao's house.

It is rare for family relatives to come to my family, and they are elders, so Li and Chu Yu are also taking good care of each other.

However, this Seventh Old Master seems to attach great importance to bloodline inheritance. He heard that Hang Seng was his adopted son and was included in the name of the Cao family. He also made a special trip to Cao Yong. It was nothing more than confusing the family bloodline. He could have a title, but he could not be included in the genealogy.

Cao Yong was both angry and funny when he heard this. Fortunately, his father had already stopped his mind from returning to the country. Otherwise, there would be many living ancestors who would point fingers at their own housework under the banner of their parents.

There was a seventh old man in charge, and Cao Qi's marriage was settled soon.

The other party was a beautiful girl who had been in the 54th year of Kangxi. She was originally the one who was the one who was in charge of marriage, but she only discussed marriage this year because she was keeping her mother's mourning. She was eighteen years old and had a surname named Xilin Jueluo. Her great-grandfather Tu Yantu was the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue. Her father is now the head of the six ministries. She has a cousin who works in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

She is the eldest daughter of the family, with both good character and good looks, and she has no choice but to behave in a good manner. Li and Chu Yu had seen her and praised her.

Only Cao Yong felt familiar with the introduction of the new sister-in-law's family. Only after knowing the old Manchu surname can he be considered a match for the best. He knew that the new sister-in-law came from the Ortai family and was Ortai's niece according to her seniority.

The Seventh Old Master stayed in the capital for half a month. According to Cao Yin's intention, he wanted to keep the old man in the capital for the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the Seventh Old Master was concerned about Fengrun's side, and as an elder of the clan, he was also a matter of hard work and worshiping ancestors.

Until this time, Cao Yin could no longer hide it, so he had to tell the matter of planning to move the cemetery.

When the seventh old man heard this, he was so angry that he pointed at Cao Yin and said tremblingly: "I didn't listen to it, you can say it again."

"Uncle Qi, my nephew is already in his 60s, so I have to worry about my affairs after all. Now Jiangning is in the capital. Moving the cemetery back as soon as possible can be considered a matter of my nephew's concern." Cao Yin whispered.

The seventh old man's face turned red, and after a while, he sighed and said, "Are you blaming your second uncle? Or is your father? No matter what, you can't betray your ancestors!"

"Uncle Qi was thinking too much, and he couldn't write the word Cao in one stroke. Even if he didn't belong to the legitimate clan, wouldn't he be a member of the Cao family?" Cao Yin said.

The seventh old man was already depressed. Looking at Cao Yin, he could only blame Cao Qi's father and grandfather in his heart for not doing things too well in his early years. He originally thought that Cao Qi is now working in Beijing, and Cao Yin's branch is also in the capital, and he is selling favors to the Earl's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, people are no longer interested in it now.

Apart from sighing, what else can the seventh Grandpa say?

Cao Yong had already handed a note to Rehe and asked for leave to return to his hometown to move his grave. Kangxi had been on leave for two months.

Cao Qi didn't know what happened to Cao Yong when he moved his grave. When the Seventh Old Master left the capital, he saw Cao Yong going with him in his regular clothes, and he heard the reason.

He was also shocked.

He still remembered that his father had asked before his death that Jiangning's branch wanted to return to his hometown. His father was reluctant to let go. It was not that he was unkind, but that he wanted to leave this favor to his son.

When Cao Qi became the head of the family, the Cao family in Jiangning began to develop, with the first flag raising and then the marriage was granted. Cao Yin and his son were highly valued.

Cao Qi was in filial piety at that time and was not interested in adding icing on the cake, so he just watched. In the past few years, when he saw Cao Yin and his son not mentioning the clan affairs, he couldn't say anything first.

Unexpectedly, after waiting, this is the result.

In addition to Cao Yong, Cao Song also went to Fengrun to move his grave. As the eldest son of the second house, this was also his duty. Originally, Cao Xiang and Cao Feng were also arranged, but one had just entered the Hanlin Academy and the other had to arrange the engraving and printing, so Cao Yong did not bring them.

Fengrun arrived in the capital for more than 200 miles, and it took only two or three days to walk the post station. Even after seeing the seventh old man's carriage, he slowed down his itinerary. Five days after leaving the capital, Cao Yong and his party also arrived in Fengrun.

The day of relocating the grave was chosen in the capital. On the third day of August, it was the third day of Cao Yong and his friends to Fengrun.

I don’t know if it’s too sensitive to relocate the graves. The Cao clan members looked at Cao Yong’s brothers and looked at him with inquiry. Cao Yong didn’t take it seriously. Cao Song was uncomfortable and complained to Cao Yong in private. He was obviously here to relocate the graves, so why did he look like a thief?

In addition to Cao Xi and the old lady, Cao Quan, Cao Yin’s wife Gu, and several other aunts’ graves.

Except for Cao Quan's coffin, which has not yet decayed, the other coffins are all in ruins.

Cao Yong would never have thought of bringing a coffin from the capital. Fengrun is just a county town, and the quality of the longevity materials in the coffin shop is limited. It was the seventh old man who came forward to give the two longevity materials prepared by the clan in his early years to Cao Yong.

Cao Yong has to thank him again and again.

The seventh old man looked at Cao Yong and waved his hand and said, "If the family doesn't speak two families, you're welcome, I'm going to be annoyed, old man."

After contacting this uncle for these days, Cao Yong had already seen that the old man was a sensible person. Jiangning's group moved the grave to the capital, which was considered a great idea of ​​returning to the emperor. However, after all, before the five squads were released, relatives could still move around.

"Although Brother Qi is a few years older than you, he is a bit rigid and unrestrained. This is a job in the palace, so he may offend the noble person one day. If you can take care of the places you can take care of, he is a descendant of an ancestor after all." The seventh old man said.

"The clan brother has a good reputation, so the seventh uncle doesn't have to worry about it." Cao Yong said.

Because Cao Yong was still thinking about returning to the capital before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he did not delay Fengrun. After moving his grave in the third day of the lunar calendar, he got up and went to the capital in the fourth day of the lunar calendar.

When I returned, I caught up with an autumn rain, which took two days to arrive in the capital on August 12th.

The skeletons of the coffins were all parked in a temple in Haidian, and they were buried after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In August, the capital was much deserted like a pool of stagnant water. The fourteenth prince, who was usually the most active, was also summoned to the imperial court and surrounded him.

Cao Yong was secretly surprised.

Logically speaking, Junggar has occupied Tibet, and the imperial court should start to arrange troops, why is there still no movement in August?

The Qing Dynasty Bank has been in operation for more than a month, and looking at the Sixteenth Prince, everything went very smoothly.

Regarding the burial matter, Cao Yin made a special trip to ask someone to choose the days. It was said that in August, there were no good days in the leap month of August, and there would be no auspicious days until September.
To be continued...