I heard that Dou Shibang was coming, and my father went to welcome him in person.

He was carrying a basket of oranges in his hand. Because they were all family members, his mother and Aunt Ding did not avoid it. After seeing the gift, Dou Shibang pointed to the oranges and said to his grandfather with a smile: "It was sent back by my elder brother. I specially took some of you to try it." Then he took an orange from the small basket and handed it to Dou Zhao: "Shou Gu, eat oranges."

Dou Zhaoren was still a little dull.

Mother poked her.

She murmured "Thank you".

Dou Shibang smiled and touched Dou Zhao's head.

My grandfather said, "Let's sit on the kang! I have a big red robe that I gave you to you."

Aunt Ding immediately turned around and went to the small tea room next to her to make tea.

Dou Shibang was not polite either, so he sat cross-legged across from his grandfather on the kang.

Dou Zhao took the orange and snuggled quietly in his mother's arms, staring at Dou Shibang without blinking.

My third uncle, who had passed away ten years ago, is now standing in front of her and asking her to eat oranges!

I think when she was in the farm, my third uncle would visit her grandmother every once in a while. Every time she went there, she would bring her some gadgets, or Shixin's vegetarian, or beautiful head flowers, or rare food. Once, she gave her a pair of Wuxi clay dolls. Her big eyes, round face, and a little red gold-patterned jacket, bowed with a smile, and all the children in the farm were envious. She placed the pair of dolls on the windowsill, and until she left the farm at the age of twelve, the pair of dolls were taken into the box. As she went from Dingxian to Kyoto, she stayed at the Jining Hou Mansion.

During those days, every time my third uncle came, it was like a ray of sunshine shining on her, making her shining and dazzling.

She never forgot.

Dou Zhao's vision was a little blurred, and he heard Dou Shibang laughing and said, "...Brother's health is getting worse day by day. Lan Ge'er wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that since the beginning of autumn, the elder brother has suffered from angina pectoris three times. It was just because the river work was not finished, so he dared not slacken. The elder brother wrote, saying that after these days, he would resign and go home, and devote himself to studying the Book of Changes with his uncle."

Grandfather laughed and said, "Although the career of the government is prosperous, the document is also hard. Who told him to be an official?" As he said, his smile gradually faded and he said seriously, "He has become more and more angina pectoris day by day. Can you please see the doctor?"

"I have invited all famous doctors in Jiangnan." Dou Zhengbang said, "But no one has any good prescriptions. I just keep calm. Is the eldest brother the one who can rest..."

Dou Zhao listened aside, but his thoughts were already drifting away.

The eldest uncle was named Dou Shiyang, and he was the eldest son of his uncle. He was thirty-eight years older than his father and four years younger than his grandfather. Like his grandfather, he studied with great-uncle and nephew since childhood. He said he was an uncle and nephew, but in fact he was like brothers and sisters. When Dou Zhao remembered, he had already died. He said that he was exhausted when he was appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture, and his deeds were written on the bluestone stele of the ancestral hall. In the fourth year of Jianwu, a flood occurred in the south of the Yangtze River, and many river embankments were washed down. Only the section of the river embankment built by the uncle while he was in office was safe and sound. The uncle's political achievements were re-revised, and the emperor gave a special holy honor to the uncle.

Lan Ge'er was the only son of his uncle who was only thirty-six years old. He passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-one, but failed the exam many times. The emperor remembered his uncle's contribution and respected him as the lord of Jurong County. When he came to Kyoto to thank him, the Dou clans in Kyoto welcomed him one after another. Dou Zhao was not close to the Dou family because of his stepmother, so he sent people to send gifts.

Do you want to remind your third uncle?

But will my third uncle listen to what she said?

Dou Zhao hesitated.

Aunt Ding led two maids to come in with refreshments.

The mother put her on the ground and helped Aunt Ding serve tea and arrange snacks.

Dou Shibang picked up the teacup and took a sip, praised "good tea", and then sighed: "This is really 'eating the mountains and the water'!"

Shenxing is the name of Dou Zhao's second uncle Dou Shiqi. He is Dou Shiyang's younger brother, eight years younger than Dou Shiyang and four years older than Dou Shibang. He passed the Jinshi at the age of 26, and has been an official abroad since then, serving as an official in the position of governor of Jiangxi.

Dou Zhao had only heard of this person, but never saw him. When she was in Zhending, he was an official outside; when he retired and returned to his hometown, she had already married to Kyoto.

Dahongpao was produced in Wuyi. Judging from his third uncle's tone, he should be an official in Fujian now.

After hearing this, my grandfather laughed and said, "'By 'eat the mountains and eat water', the key is 'reliance', how can you compare to you? We all expect you to have a meal!"

Most of the Dou family are officials outside the imperial examination, and more people "turn a blind eye to the outside world and only read wise books" in order to achieve the imperial examination.

Dou Shibang manages the common affairs of the East and West.

He laughed dryly when he heard this, with a whispering expression.

Dou Zhao remembered it.

The third uncle not only participated in the provincial examination with his second uncle, fourth uncle and fifth uncle, but also participated in the provincial examination with his sixth uncle, father, eldest cousin Dou Wenchang, second cousin Dou Yuchang, third cousin Dou Xiuchang, and fourth cousin Dou Rongchang... It seems that he has never been able to win.

Seeing this, my father picked up the teacup and said repeatedly: "Drink tea, drink tea!" He then told his mother loudly, "Third brother is rare to come. Go and say to the stove, make a few side dishes for drinking, and I will have two drinks with my father and third brother."

"No, no, no, no." Dou Shibang glanced at his father and smiled, "Brother asked me to give me a few words to my uncle. It's getting late, and I'm going back after I'm mailing the message." He said again, "It's the Chinese New Year, and there are still a lot of things waiting for me at home!"

"That won't delay this time." Grandfather smiled, but his father pulled his mother, "Since the third brother has something to say to his father, then we will go back to the house first." Regardless of his mother's surprise, he pushed his mother out of Heshoutang, "The third brother must be important to come at this time."

My mother was relieved and hadn't seen her father for a long time. Her eyes looked at her father as soft as a vine: "Okay. I'll go back and serve my husband, so I'll take a break soon!"

"Okay, okay, okay." My father responded, turned around and looked at Heshoutang, looking absent-minded.

Dou Zhao followed his father's eyes and looked over.

It was quiet around, and the snow was shining with cold shattering under the moonlight. The orange lights in my grandfather's study looked particularly warm.

Dou Zhao was suspicious.

But my mother had no idea and went back to the room with her father talking and laughing along the way.

A servant with gray hair came up to him, shouting "Seventh Master" and "Seventh Grandma".

She looks very serious, but her eyes are gentle.

Dou Zhao felt a good impression at first glance.

The mother handed her over to the woman: "Mom Yu, take Shou Gu to rest in the warm room today!"

Mother Yu smiled and said "yes".

The father said wonder: "Where is Shougu's wet nurse?"

"She suffered from a cold wind," said the mother, and went straight into the house, "I'm afraid she will get sick to Shou Gu."

My father had to keep up.

The group entered the hall.

My father and mother went to the inner room, and my mother Yu carried Dou Zhao to the warm room behind the inner room.

She hadn't waited for that woman yet, how could she leave her mother like this!

"Mom, mom!" She twisted her body in Mom Yu's arms.

"Miss Four, don't cry, don't cry!" Mother Yu coaxed her and quickly turned her back, "Mother Yu is playing with you to turn over ropes, okay?"

The father hesitated and said, "Or why don't you let Shou Gu sleep with us today!"

"This..." The mother looked at her father with resentment.

My father seemed to have not seen it and told Mom Yu: "Come to bring Shou Gu over!"

Mother Yu hesitated and glanced at her mother. Seeing that her mother bit her lip and didn't say anything, she smiled and said, "You have worked hard all the way..."

"If you want to carry it over, just carry it over!" My father was displeased.

Mother Yu no longer hesitated and handed Dou Zhao over to her mother.

But his father took over and carried Dou Zhao into the inner room.

The maids brought hot water and came in to serve and wash.

The mother served her father, but her father teased Dou Zhao. Dou Zhao tightly stuck to her mother, and she was in a mess, but there was a strange warmth and lively feeling. Dou Zhao felt satisfied and happy.

After finally calming down, Dou Zhao pulled his mother's clothes and lay between his parents.

My mother supported her elbow and chin, and said softly to her father: "Do you still live in the alley next to Jing'an Temple? Is Baoshan with you?" Her hand passed over Dou Zhao and gently stroked her father's arm. The bright red bellyband embroidered with tread lotus was bright and bright under the light. The snow-white and plump radiant could not be concealed, and most of the mountains were exposed. Dou Zhao blushed and closed his eyes quickly, and silently said in his heart: Mother, I know that a small separation is better than a newlywed. I should not ruin your good deeds, but I have no choice. When I help you drive that woman away, I will leave...

My father closed his eyes, hummed twice, and said, "Go to bed quickly! My father will take the test for me tomorrow morning!" As he said that, he turned over.

My mother's hand fell into nothing.

She pouted.

My father snored softly.

The room was even more quiet.

The mother lay down, gently twisted Dou Zhao's little nose, and whispered: "You little bad guy!"

Such a mother is real and innocent, which makes Dou Zhao almost laugh out loud.

A maid ran in in a messy way and reported through the tent: "Master Qi, Mather Qi, Aunt Ding came over and said, "Master Qi had something important to find Master Qi, so she asked Master Qi to go there immediately."

Mother was stunned.

The sleeping father got up and said, "What did you say? The old man asked me to go there now?" His voice tense.

The maid responded, "Yes."

My father hesitated for a moment.

The mother said, "Then you go there quickly! Maybe it's related to what the eldest uncle asked his third uncle to take..." While saying that, she sat up.

"Yes, yes!" The father murmured, lifted up the quilt and put on his clothes and got out of bed. He ignored his mother's shouting behind him to add clothes, and hurriedly followed Aunt Ding to Heshoutang.

Mother Yu walked over quietly and whispered: "Grandma Qi, do you think you want to send someone to take a look?"

"It's better not to do it!" My mother said anxiously, "If you talk about the affairs of the court, it will be bad... Isn't there any Aunt Ding grandmother? I'll just ask her then."

Dou Zhao was full of doubts.

Aunt Ding's grandmother hung her head from entering the door to leaving, and did not look at her mother in front of her eyes.

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