Tao smiled and said, "It's Aunt Dong who is complaining to the master? I complain that I don't have the thirteenth girl to serve, right? Master, it's not that I don't want to, it's not okay. The thirteenth girl was born, the master knows what kind of life I saved her life. I feel sorry for the master, and I am afraid of affecting the master's career, so I desperately hide everything. The wet nurse has made many choices and found a reliable one. The people are too talkative, so maybe they will leak the matter. If the master thinks that there is nothing, I will let the tooth bring in tomorrow and let Aunt Dong choose."

Chen Muke was ambitious and cared about the most was his career. His concubine gave birth to a daughter during the filial period, which left him with stains. If he had to cause another storm of buying someone during the filial period, he would not have thought of becoming an official again.

"There are enough people to serve, so there is no need to buy people anymore." Chen Muke said this and left the main courtyard.

Tao sneered and ordered: "Look at where the master has gone?" With Dong Qixiu's scheming, she would not make such a request.

The maid's reply confirmed Tao's guess. Chen Muke went to Zhenzhu courtyard, where Chen Dantiao and her aunt Kang lived. Tao frowned, "Wuhan, what is the purpose of Aunt Kang's move?"

Mrs. Qi shook her head, but she couldn't understand it. This matter had nothing to do with Aunt Kang, and she would not get any benefits from it.

The next day, Kang complained about illness and did not come to pay tribute to Tao. Tao knew that she was slapped by Chen Muke, and her face was swollen, so she couldn't come out to see people. She sneered and said, "If you are sick, just rest in the house for a few days." Tao deliberately put a stress on the word "being peaceful", which was not only talking about Kang, but also hitting the other concubines.

Chen Muke's concubines were all sweet when they first entered the mansion. Tao, who loved Chen Muke deeply, was sad about this. But as the new concubine replaced the old concubine, they gave birth to girls, they gradually became honest. Although Tao didn't care much about them, they still had a thorn in their hearts. However, after that dream, the thorn disappeared. As for Dong Qixiu, after she gave birth to Shen Danbi, she became honest. Tao thought that the back house would be peaceful from now on, but she didn't expect Kang to come out to stir up the wind and rain again, which was something she could not allow. Therefore, if these concubines were connected to each other, they could not relax their vigilance. They had to knock when it was time to knock.

While talking, Shen Bomi and Tao Jie came in and asked Tao in a regular manner. Tao reached out and picked up Chen Danxia, ​​and asked with a smile: "Did Jiuer sleep well last night?"

"Okay." Chen Fanxia responded crisply.

Tao kissed her little face, looked up and saw Tao Jie yawning, and asked, "Did Jie'er not sleep well yesterday?"

"My ninth sister is not sleeping soundly, so she is walking around the bed." Tao Jie pressed the tears from the corner of her eyes with a veil. She shouldn't have been lazy last night, she should have gone back to the room to sleep, but she shouldn't have squeezed to sleep with her little cousin, but she did not sleep well.

"Sister, your sleeping situation is too bad, you have to change it." Shen Baiyu still remembers that when he was sleeping in the same bed with Chen Danxia on the way to Lutai, he was kicked several times by Chen Danxia and woke up.

"I don't know." Chen Danxia pouted in a depressed voice. She couldn't control herself in her sleep. She rotated 180 degrees every night. She was at this end when she was sleeping at night, and got up in the morning to go to the other end.

"Yu'er, your sister is still young and can't sleep well. Just wait until she grows up, and it's good." Dow found a reason to protect her daughter.

"Sister, you have to eat well and not be picky in order to grow taller, do you know?" Shen Bomi interjected.

"I know." Chen Danxia responded obediently.

Time flies, and on the seventh day of the eighth month, Tao Ze returns from Anhua County. "Auntie, this time I bought a total of 600 stones of sorghum, 400 stones of wheat, 300 stones of fragrant rice and 100 stones of soybeans, and has been transported into the granary."

"Very good." Tao nodded slightly. With so much food, it should be able to alleviate the famine.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tao Ze returned to Jindu, and Tao Jie continued to stay in Lutai. The provincial examination on August 18th ended. In early September, the Cheng family and his son had not returned from Tanzhou Prefecture, and the people who reported the good news came to their door again. In July, Cheng Jue lived up to his expectations and got the case again. In this provincial examination, Cheng Jue also passed the examination and ranked fourth.

The Cheng family did not hold a banquet to celebrate on the grounds that their brothers were not at home, but they still sent gifts to each other. After receiving them, the Cheng family returned gifts of the same value. On September 16, the Cheng family father and son returned to Lutai. The Cheng brothers bought some local specialties in Tanzhou Prefecture and sent them to the Shen family.

Cheng Yu and Tao Jie met and said in unison: "It's you!"

These two know each other?

"It was thanks to Miss Tao's help that day that the young actor escaped the disaster." Cheng Yu bowed. It turned out that Cheng Yu was the Confucian scholar who was forcibly robbed by 6 Youlan on the road and rescued by Tao Jie.

Miao took Tao Jie's hand and said with a smile: "Jie'er was born with a chivalrous heart. She looked like when I was young. Boss, Jie'er is your savior, you must repay Jie'er well."

repay?

How to repay?

Chen Danxia pursed her lips and smiled badly. Heroes saved the beauty and beauties promised to be with their bodies. Beauties saved the hero, should the heroes promised to be with their bodies? It seems that it is good to let Brother Cheng be her second cousin-in-law.

"Little Nine Sister, what are you laughing? You smile like a little mouse raised by your third brother." Cheng Xu pulled Chen Danxia's sleeve and said.

Chen Danxia didn't like the little mouse, and was described by Cheng Yu as a little mouse. He pouted his mouth unhappily, his eyes slightly turned, and said, "Brother Cheng Xiao, you don't have to worry about being snatched."

"Why don't I have to worry?" Cheng Xu asked.

"You are not good-looking." Chen Danxia smiled.

"Where am I not good-looking?" Cheng Yu widened his eyes, "My elder brother and I are a mother and brother. They are so handsome, I must be not bad. I am just young now and can't tell. When I grow up, I will definitely be a handsome young man. I raise my cup and roll my eyes to the sky, as bright as a jade tree in front of the wind. There will be a lot of girls chasing me from behind."

Chen Danxia looked at the fat Cheng Qi and looked carefully. Cheng Qi's facial features were pretty good. Although Cheng Jue's eyebrows were not as delicate as Cheng Jue, they looked a bit similar to Cheng Qi. If she took off her fat body, she would be a handsome boy.

This was a joke between two children, but he didn't expect Cheng Yu to come true. Ten years later, he was really chased by a large number of girls. Several girls were bound to marry him, but he wanted to marry that, but he couldn't.

In early November, Tao Kan came to Lutai to pick up Tao Jie. Chen Muke looked down on this old uncle who was a businessman. He had a cold face throughout the meal banquet, as if he had borrowed rice and returned the bran to him. Tao Kan did not care about him for the sake of the Tao mother and son, but just pretended not to see him, and laughed and teased Chen Danxia, ​​"Xiao Jiuer, good niece, call me uncle, uncle will give you sweet candy later."

Chen Danxia is almost four years old, he is very verbal, smiling and squinted, "Uncle."

The little girl's sweet and glutinous voice was very pleasant. Tao Kan responded happily: "Oh, Xiao Jiuer is good."
Chapter completed!