This New Year, the Zhao family is still lively, and Zhao Changyu has been around for a week and a half. He is particularly funny when he is wearing a little red jacket and greeting his elders with a slight voice.

Zhao Changqing also specially sent him a red envelope. Zhao Changqing had already woken up from Zhao Changning, so Zhao Changning also gave him a red envelope to Zhao Changyu. Seeing this, Zhao Rong was glad that she brought a few more wallets on her body. She thought that Zhao Changqing would pretend now, but unfortunately she felt that Zhao Changyu was still young and was not careful before she could remember it, so she asked Zhao Changqing to take the lead. Zhao Changyu hugged her two small fists together, and thanked her in a silence, which made her family laugh.

In addition to Zhao Changyu, Zhao Changqing gave Zhao Changning and Zhao Rong a red envelope, and Su Bai also got one. Ling laughed, "It turns out that he is a little rich." This year, the bun shop paid dividends, and Zhao Changqing and Mr. Su each received a hundred taels of silver. Ling knew about it, so he joked about his daughter.

Zhao Changqing laughed, "Only these younger brothers and sisters, I am my sister, so I will naturally be rich and generous. If it were someone else, I wouldn't be able to bear it." Everyone laughed.

Zhao Yong looked outside and took Zhao Changning out to greet the relatives and elders. Old Mrs. Zhao Ling took the children to wait at home, and then some relatives of clans came to walk around.

After the fifth day of the lunar month, the relatives and clans had been away. Zhao Yong still had several posts to play and drink, and Ling also had several social interactions. Not only did she have knowledge, but she was also very meticulous. If there were people who were familiar with each other, Ling asked her two daughters to dress up and took them out together. Because Zhao Rong was still young and the cold day of the first month, Ling was not very worried about her body, so she often took Zhao Changqing out.

Zhao Changqing is already eleven years old and has a pretty graceful voice. She is outstanding in life and has good etiquette and behavior, and has received some praise. The Zhao family has no place to sing operas and has served the drink for two days. From top to bottom, the chef borrowed two of them to deal with it. Ling discussed with her husband, "It's okay, our family has always been frugal, and there is no need to have so many pomp. This time, it's short of people at the festival. It's better to buy a few more people to serve in the spring. Not to mention the family, it's not easy to go out now, even if you go out, you won't take a long-lasting follower."

Zhao Yong is already a hundred households. Even if he is not a person who likes to show off, he can't be too casual about some big things. Think about it, "It's good, it's better to add another maid to the old lady."

Ling said, "Not only does the old lady need to add it, I thought that the yard I bought later would also need to be repaired. After the yard is repaired, let’s not talk about anything else, first move the kitchen to the back, and make a flower hall in the west wing. In the future, whether there are guests or wine, they will be in the west wing. There are also several rooms in the downward room connected to the doorman. I will also pack up the house again and prepare for use."

"There is another thing to discuss with you. After the yard in the back is cleaned, I am thinking about whether to ask the old lady to move to the main house behind. Our family is a third-year-old yard. Now the house where the old lady lives is also spacious. It is not as spacious as the main house in the back yard. In addition, Arong Aning will be seven years old next year. Each of them has his own ear room, and each of them has his own servants and maids. It is really cramped. The yard behind is a two-entry yard. After it is repaired, I want to move Changqing and Arong to the yard behind. First, if the old lady looks at it, she is not afraid; second, if the daughter is older, she must have her own house. Changqing is very good at cleaning up the house, Arong's house

The little one is narrow, and now there are more things, and there are many places to put them in. "There are many children in the family, but there are also many things. Ling said, "They sisters went to the yard of the back and asked Mr. Su and Abai to live in Changqing's house now. These are three rooms, and they face north and south. They are better than the east wings now, not to mention that Changqing's yard is beautifully tidied up. As for the house where the old lady lives now, it is better to live for Aning. First, Aning is getting older, and second, Mr. Su is good at learning and character, and Abai is also a very promising child. The old saying goes, "A Ning is a virtuous person and good character. Aning lives close to A Bai, which is also called Aning's progressive."

Zhao Yong thought for a while and said, "It's good to do this. Behind it is a serious yard, which is only one less than our house, and it's enough for the old ladies and girls to live in."

"That's right." Ling smiled. "The kitchen is set up in the back room at the back. The old lady lives in the main room. Changqing and Arong are one in the east and the west room. The middle yard is not small. I see that other people are still building a garden. Naturally, our family dare not compare with others, but there are many kinds of flowers and trees. In the future, their sisters will not worry about no place to treat them. Besides, not only will the old lady add two people in the room, but they will also be older. They should not be too wronged. It is better to add a little maid for each other. According to my opinion, you don't have to be too old. You see, Fu and Yihua were also confused when they first came. Now they have been tending for two years. The little maid is cheap, and the other is the one who is personally treated by their sisters, and they will be loyal in the future. They just spend some food and a few clothes."

Zhao Yong said, "Since Aning alone asked him to live there, he lived in three rooms alone, which was a little empty, so he also added a maid to him. The girl was more careful."

"It's not just Aning, but you can buy one more for Mr. Su." Su Bai is promising, and Zhao Yong's gray income has also increased greatly. Ling's hand is abundant and will not be stingy with these villains. She laughed, "Before the New Year, Mr. Su and Changqing were very busy for a while and copied a lot of books. A Bai is older, and he has worked harder in studying since then. If you buy a girl, you will share some of the work for Mr. Su."

Zhao Yong laughed, "Just don't buy those naughty ones. It doesn't matter if you are stupid. The children are getting older and there are so many people in the family, so you need to be more careful." Especially his son, Zhao Yong believed that he was not that extravagant family. Although he was already a hundred households, he was even more cautious.

"I didn't want to add a person at once, just take it easy. I'll add the old lady and their sisters first, and I'll have to see the maid for Aning." Ling's family has seen a little now, and there are several families with second-family concubines. Her husband has been promoted step by step, and Ling's heart is not unprepared.

Seeing that Ling was good at everything, Zhao Yong smiled and joked, "Oh, Madam is becoming more and more wise. What else can I say? Everything is based on what Madam means."

Ling smiled, "This year the expenses are a little bigger, but I just spent the money in advance. Now that the house is cleaned up, I will not have to make any big moves when Aning Ayu gets married in the future."

Zhao Yong nodded and said, "I also considered this when I bought the backyard. The backyard always had to be cleaned up again. The doors and windows were fine. Brother Xiang San changed the materials from Huang Song a few years ago. However, the furniture in the house was found in the place where old furniture was sold when renting the house. It would be better for us to replace it with new ones. There is no need to use high-quality wood, just use pine wood."

Ling smiled, "Okay."

After discussing for half a day, Zhao Changqing heard about it, "The yard I bought is also a bit dilapidated. At that time, the family hired a craftsman and cleaned up the yard I bought. It would be enough to paint the wallpaper and paint it white."

Ling smiled, "This is simple. I will invite craftsmen after the first month of the year. I will tell you when I go."

Zhao Changqing smiled and went to prepare for the lantern market.

Ling Teng did not come with the lantern market this year. It was not that Ling Teng didn’t want to visit the lantern market with his sisters. It was really that Sister Ling got married. On the 18th day of the first lunar month, Uncle Ling’s family also had to entertain guests in advance. As the only descendant of the two houses, Ling Teng has always been thorough and proper, so he is busy with his uncle Ling and has no time to visit the lantern market. Therefore, it is the Zhao brother-in-law, Mr. Su and his son who went to the lantern market to play with Li Mingbao and Li Mingzhu.

On the night of the 16th day of the first lunar month, Chu Yu asked Zhao Changqing to go to Ouyang Qingfeng.

Zhao Changqing was wearing a rose-red gold-woven skirt jacket, wearing a small bird-headed hairpin on his head, and a string of rice beads on his mouth. He shook his hair, reflecting a pair of hanging bead pendants in Zhao Changqing's ears, which made Zhao Changqing look particularly pretty.

Chu Yu smiled, "This dress looks good." He chose the material and the jewelry he chose, and it was indeed very suitable for his sister.

Zhao Changqing bent his lips and smiled, "The material of the clothes was given to me by my master, and the hairpin and pendant are the same." The elders gave it to him, so they were hidden. They should wear it out for the elders to see. And in the first month, Zhao Changqing changed his clothes.

This silly girl...

Chu Yu laughed intentionally, "My master is now generous. I followed him before and never gave me anything."

Ouyang Qingfeng smiled, "This is wrong. I remember to beat you up or something from time to time."

Ouyang Qingfeng was always funny, Su Bai pursed his lips and Zhao Changning giggled. Chu Yu glanced at these two little things and sighed: It's really a little tail that follows wherever he goes! I really can't understand why Sister Qing always takes them with her when she goes out.

Moreover, the two little things are very eye-catching and love to show off! When everyone says something, Zhao Changqing plays the flute to everyone, and Zhao Changning immediately recommends himself and says, "Master, I will show you the sword!"

Chu Yu's eyebrows leaped: Sister Qing plays the flute, and it's me who wants to dance the sword. Where is the turn of Zhao Changning? Chu Yu smiled and advised, "Aning, where is there a sword for you to dance here? Please sit there with peace of mind."

Zhao Changning thought for a while and said, "It's okay if you don't have a sword, you can do it." He is not the kind of person who is particularly particular, so he can make do with it.

Ouyang Qingfeng liked Zhao Changning's straightforward temperament and ordered someone to find a small sword for him to use. Zhao Changning was very happy, so he two brothers, one playing the flute and the other dancing the sword. The rest of them watched with a smile, which was also quite interesting.

Ouyang Qingfeng laughed, "Changqing's flute is very good."

Zhao Changqing said, "I have taught this skill by my teacher, and now I am showing off my skills in front of Brother Chu."

Chu Yu's heart moved slightly and said with a smile, "Your flute is good, but I just want me to say that it can be better. Come and teach you." He begged Zhao Changqing's flute and put it on his lips. Thinking that it was the flute that Zhao Changqing had just blown, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken, and then he played the song that Zhao Changqing had just played again, and after the song, he told Zhao Changqing what to pay attention to.

So, the two discussed the flute-playing skills. Zhao Changning didn't understand it very much, and still admired it very much. He quietly said to Su Bai, "Brother Bai, I didn't expect Brother Chu to play the flute?" He thought Brother Chu could only play the sword and stick.

Su Bai smiled, "Yes, Brother Chu plays the flute very well. He must be a person who is proficient in music. He may have other instruments."

Zhao Changqing heard this and said, "Brother Chu not only knows how to play the flute, but also plays the piano very well."

Speaking of playing the piano, Ouyang Qingfeng thought of something and ordered his servant to take a seven-stringed zither and said to Chu Yu, "Do you try this zither?"

Chu Yu took it, placed it horizontally on his knees, and tweaked it twice. The sound of the piano was heavy and clear. Even people who Zhao Changqing didn't know much about the piano said, "This piano is very good."

Chu Yu's ten fingers flexibly, and the sound of the piano was like a valley and stream, which was very beautiful. Chu Yu exclaimed, "It's not just good, it's quite famous for its zither." He couldn't help but ask, "Where did Master get such a good piano?"

Ouyang Qingfeng took a sip of fragrant tea slowly and smiled, "This piano is thanks to Mr. Su." At this point, he was able to catch people's appetite.

Zhao Changqing was curious, "How do you say this?"

Ouyang Qingfeng said in a gentle voice, "Once Mr. Su went to the pawn shop to buy books, and he happened to meet the pawn shop to collect a coffin..."

Su Bai: The pawnshop even collected the coffin...

He couldn't help asking, "Master Ouyang, isn't it auspicious to collect the coffin?"

Ouyang Qingfeng smiled loudly, "What's inauspicious? A coffin, a coffin, a promotion and wealth. Besides, no one will lie in the coffin after a person dies. There is no inauspicious thing for lying on his own."

When Zhao Changning heard the saying "promotion and wealth", he couldn't help laughing and urged, "Master, what happened later? Could it be that a piano made of a coffin board?"

Ouyang Qingfeng nodded slightly, "At that time, Mr. Su knocked lightly twice, and the sound was abnormal, so he told me that the wood was excellent and that if it was made, it would be a famous product in the world. I ordered someone to send the board to Shuzhong and asked Mu Shiwu to help him with a palm. A few days ago, Mu Shiwu sent the piano back."

Zhao Changqing leaned over to look at the piano and saw the seal script "Winter Solstice" engraved on the pond on the back of the piano, and asked, "Is this piano called the Winter Solstice?"

Ouyang Qingfeng smiled, "Mu Shiwu made the piano on the day of the winter solstice and engraved the name. It is also reasonable to name the piano he made."

Chu Yu himself was also proficient in musical rhythm. When he heard Ouyang Qingfeng ask Mu Shiwu to make the piano, he sighed, "If he takes action, it wouldn't be a pity for this piano."

Although I heard Chu Yu say how great Mu Shiwu is in music several times, Zhao Changqing still said, "Since it is the teacher who discovered the good material, why didn't the master ask the teacher to make the piano? My husband's piano skills are also extraordinary and outstanding."

Ouyang Qingfeng laughed, "Those who are good at piano are not necessarily good at making pianos. Abai takes this piano back and gives Mr. Su a few days to appreciate it, and then returns it back again. It is also considered the cause and effect of this piano."

Su Bai thanked him very politely.

For a moment, everyone had eaten dumplings. When the night was getting darker, Chu Yu and Zhao Changqing stood up to say goodbye. Ouyang Qingfeng did not keep them for a long time. Chu Yu and his men took Zhao Changqing and his party to the back of their homes and turned back to their homes.

Su Bai brought the winter solstice back to the house, and Mr. Su asked, "Where did the piano come from?"

Su Bai said, "It was Master Ouyang who asked me to give it to my mother for appreciation, saying it was a good piano made of coffin boards."

Mr. Su laughed, "Oh, it's that coffin board. It seems that it's really made into a piano." After taking it, he plucked it a few times, "It's not bad." Then he put it on the long table casually and said to Su Bai, "It's already delivered under the hot water kitchen. You can wash and sleep. You have to go to school tomorrow."

Su Bai glanced at Mingqin, who was casually put on hold by his mother, and asked, "Mom, don't you like this piano?"

Mr. Su smiled quietly, raised his index finger in front of his lips, and whispered, "Although this piano is good, it is not a top-notch product."

Su Bai has been extremely enlightened for her mother over the years and asked, "Mom, so, do you have any excellent piano?" A few years ago, his family was so poor that it was still because his mother saved some money in recent years.

Mr. Su raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a little smugness, "I saw this coffin when I was in. The family was so poor that I could even use my coffin, so I was more careful. Later, after I asked, I found out that the family was originally a scholarly family, and they were really not good at it. My mother died and was not in a hurry to have a funeral. Instead, she used the prepared coffin as silver and changed it to a thin coffin when she went back."

"Think about it, there is nothing that cannot be done by such unfilial descendants. I asked two people to stare at their house. Sure enough, after a few days, when I buried my mother, I also opened the coffin of my father who was originally placed in the temple. His family had some family resources, and took out the burial objects in my father's coffin for flowers. After the first time I was used as a coffin, I thought that the coffin could be sold, so I simply buried the two elders in that thin coffin and buried the remaining coffin. The remaining coffin used for my father was used as money." Mr. Su sighed, "I had already ordered the two of them to see them pull out the coffin and sell it, and just pretend to be the old furniture to collect it. It cost me five taels of silver." Mr. Su felt very distressed, but he was still happy. "Fortunately, it was indeed a rare piece of good wood, which was worth it."

Su Bai didn't dare to speak anymore, and shivered for a while before asking, "Mom, where are the coffin you collected?" Mr. Ouyang used a coffin board to make a piano, but it was an unused coffin. What he collected was a coffin that had been lying on the dead. Oh my God!!!

Mr. Su was full of innocence, "You lie down and sleep every day, don't you notice it at all?"

Su Bai suddenly looked like he was about to faint, and everyone stuttered, "I, I, I lie down..."

"Yes." Mr. Su said naturally, "I asked someone to rinse it, tidy it up, and then put it under your mattress."

Su Bai screamed, "Put my head under my mattress-" Oh my God! Oh my! I can't live this life!

Mr. Su laughed, "Silly boy, how can you put such a precious thing under your mattress and make you blasphemous. I sent it to Ping'an Temple for a tael of silver to ask the monk to recite scriptures to get rid of bad luck. I will move it back to make a piano in two days, which is a hundred times better than this winter solstice."

Su Bai burst into tears: Mom, can we live a peaceful life?

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