Qi Jintang came back very late that day. When he got home, he was already a little drunk and unconscious. Hehuā went to help him, but he simply hung himself on Hehuā. Miaoer and Xiaozhen tried to help, but they were stopped by him. He raised his hand and waved away.
Hehuā had no choice but to stumble, and finally helped him to lie down on his bed, helped him take off his shoes, twisted the half-dried handkerchief and wiped his face.
After changing his clothes and putting him to sleep, Hehuā was so tired that he was covered in sweat and had no choice but to ask someone to boil water for a bath.
Miao'er helped water the lotus on his back and said with a smile: "I drank so happily today. It must be because I have money to dredge the waterway again."
"It would be great if that's true." He Huā was also very concerned about whether this matter would be successful or not. Anyway, this was the first major thing Qi Jintang did after he took office, and But he had put in so much effort. No matter from any angle, He Hua hoped that this matter would go smoothly and that nothing would go wrong along the way.
The next morning, He Hua supported Qi Jintang and let him drink the sobering soup. He put down the bowl and asked, "Brother Jintang, what did Mr. Zhou say? Can it be our turn to allocate funds from the imperial court this time?"
"We don't have any definite information yet. Mr. Zhou visited the upper reaches yesterday and confirmed my idea. If the river in Qingxi County is dredged, a large part of the water in the main river will be diverted away from us. , so that when the water rises again in the future, the impact on the downstream river will be reduced, which will greatly reduce the possibility of embankment breaching and will also bring many benefits to downstream water control."
"So, isn't it very promising?" He Huā was very happy when he heard this.
"I can't say yet, but I think Mr. Zhou is still very concerned about this matter. Now we can only wait for the official document." Qi Jintang said and rubbed his cheeks vigorously, trying to cheer himself up, but Su It's not easy to get over being drunk. The slightest movement will make your temples jump.
He Hua reached out to hold him, made him lie down and gently rubbed his temples. I couldn't help but scolded: "I made you drink so much yesterday, now you know how uncomfortable it is."
"All my colleagues were gone yesterday, and I was too embarrassed to refuse everyone's toast. It's been a tiring day hiking across mountains and ridges. I can't afford not to give you even this little bit of face. Besides, Mr. Zhou left overnight yesterday, which was equivalent to a farewell banquet. Of course there is no way to evade it." Qi Jintang said in a somewhat unclear voice, and gradually began to fall asleep again under He Hua's gentle massage. (full text novel)
"Already left?" Hehuā was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect to leave overnight, and he didn't know why he was so anxious. "I haven't even had time to say goodbye to Mrs. Zhou!"
"This is what Mr. Zhou had in mind. The banquet was about to end, and everyone was a little drunk. He suddenly said that he was leaving at night, and no one was allowed to give gifts, and then they had a good drink together..." Qi Jintang's voice became louder and louder. It came lighter and lighter, and finally made no sound at all.
Hehuā moved lightly and called for Miao'er to come in: "Go ahead and tell me that I am not feeling well. I won't go to the Yamen in the morning. If you need anything, please let me know from the front."
Qi Jintang slept until noon, not knowing whether he really had enough sleep or was woken up by hunger. I didn't even have to lift the bed curtains to smell the aroma of food outside. I turned over and saw He Hua sitting in front of the window reading a letter. I walked up to him and asked, "Whose letter is this from?"
"It was written by Boning and Shuanzi. It was just delivered today." He Huā handed the letter he had read to Qi Jintang. "This was written when they were at home. It was really far on the road. It took so long to get there." When we arrive, the two of us may already be on the boat. I don’t know if they will get seasick. I hope they have a safe journey.”
"Bo Ning's handwriting is getting better and better." Qi Jintang took it over without looking at it carefully. He just glanced at it and praised it.
"That's right, it doesn't matter who taught it back then." He Huā couldn't help but said sweetly.
"Bo Ning has good qualifications and is willing to work hard. It's really rare for him to be able to practice like this even though he didn't have a good foundation." Qi Jintang said, holding back a laugh.
"Why don't you have a good foundation? Doesn't my handwriting look good?" He Hua made an angry gesture.
"It's beautiful. Your writing is the best." Qi Jintang quickly reassured.
"Not sincere at all." Hehua wrinkled her nose and snorted.
In the next dozen days, both in the yamen and at home, everything was very peaceful, but the days of peaceful waiting made people live unbearably.
Qi Jintang was thinking about renovating the river, but the official documents on it were still not coming down. He was really worried that something might happen to him after he went back. Although Mr. Zhou was recognized as upright and upright, But no one can say for sure about these things in the officialdom. There will always be times when the arm cannot twist the thigh...
He Hua has seen Qi Jintang's wandering mind these days. Seeing that he was getting angry in a hurry, he tried different ways to divert his attention, comforting him like this, and also ordered the kitchen to cook some food that could clear away heat and reduce fire. , but these are all temporary solutions after all, and the most effective medicine has yet to come.
In the past few days, Qi Yongzheng and Hong Yuan escorted another shipment. This time Qi Yongzheng took the initiative to find Qi Jintang, hoping that his eldest son could follow him to see the world. He said that the eldest son was not the material for studying in the first place, and he himself was upset by studying. , what you teach today will be forgotten tomorrow, it is better not to waste this time, and you can make a living in the future by learning some skills.
Qi Jintang naturally had no objection and agreed wholeheartedly, but then said: "But if you can learn some skills by selling goods with him, it is better to find him a shop. After learning the craft, you can support your family."
Qi Yongzheng's idea is to follow He Hua's path and open a store elsewhere. If he can dig up several shops that cooperate with He Hua, as long as the goods are not worried about sales, he will be able to continue this business well. However, these thoughts could not be expressed in front of Qi Jintang, so he used the excuse he had thought up before and said: "He didn't know anything at first, but now I just let him follow him to see the world and see what's going on." How to discuss business with the owner of the shop..."
Qi Jintang laughed when he heard this and said: "My cousin is really good at joking. Those three shops all signed contracts with her in front of Brother Hehuā. The transactions were clearly written in black and white. What kind of business is there to discuss? .”
"This..." Qi Yongzheng was a bit stupid at first, but at this time, he was blocked by Qi Jintang and didn't know what to say. He hesitated for a long time and couldn't think of a more reliable reason.
Qi Jintang smiled more and more gently and said: "Cousin, don't be so nervous. I just care a few words, and I don't want to stop you." If you think this can help you learn more, then just take your cousin with you. "
After coming out of the study, Qi Yongzheng felt that something was wrong no matter how much he thought about it. This matter seemed to be more and more contrary to his original idea. After returning to the room, he sat cross-legged on the Arhat bed in the posture of getting on the Kang, took out his pipe and took a few sips from the pot. , said to Wang: "This matter I have been thinking about seems to be difficult to handle now."
Mrs. Wang was doing needlework. After hearing this, she couldn't help but persuade her: "Dad, I've told you before that Jintang and his wife are very kind to us. We can't do such ungrateful things."
"What's the point of being ungrateful? They don't lack the money. I just want to find a way out for our family. For Jintang and the others, it's just a little loss of income. For us, it's enough. In the future, my son will marry a decent wife and live a comfortable life." Qi Yongzheng was very unhappy after hearing his wife's words and banged his pipe pot on the kang table several times.
"Look carefully, you can see that the table is burnt." Wang saw him knocking the pot on the table with a half-smoked pipe and a pot. She quickly stopped her with distress. When she got closer, she saw that there were indeed several burns on the table. Come to a small pit.
"Whatever there is, it's not our own thing. If you want to wait until we have a house of our own in the future, we can just set up a kang table for you." Qi Yongzheng said nonchalantly.
"Whether it's your own or not, you can't waste it like this." Wang's tone became more and more displeased. "My father, you were not like this before. We have only been here for a long time. How did you become like this?" ?”
"I have never seen such and such people before, but now I can see clearly. Everything in a person's life is fake. The most important thing is his money and official position. Being an official or something like that is my ancestral grave." There is no such green smoke coming out, so we can only think of ways to make more money. Could it be that after you finish washing, your son and daughter will live like the two of us, eating one meal without finishing the next, living in poverty for most of their lives? I don't even dare to go back to my hometown, I don't even have a safe place for myself." Qi Yongzheng's voice deepened, and he took two more puffs of cigarette, "It's because I'm incompetent and can't give you a good life..."
When it came to children, Mrs. Wang suddenly became less insistent than before. Finally, after hearing Qi Yongzheng's seemingly disheartened words, she immediately threw all the principles and bottom lines out of her mind. She was slightly dazed while twisting her needle and thread, and then nodded. : "That's all, you can do whatever you want, I'll just listen to you."
"But now, according to Jintang, the three shops over there all gave this business for the sake of Brother Hehuā. Fortunately, I asked very vaguely last time, so I shouldn't be suspicious. It just so happens that we are going to deliver another batch of goods this time, so Jintang and I have agreed to take the boss with us so that we can take care of each other."
"Take the boss?" Wang asked very strangely after hearing this, "What about him studying?"
"What kind of study, my own son, I don't know yet. He is not that good at studying at all, so why bother wasting his time here." After Qi Yongzheng finished speaking, he waved his hand to indicate that the topic was over. He just decided that he would not change his mind again. Wang also knew that it would be useless to talk more, so he got up helplessly and went out to do things. ! ! !