Xu Cheng looked at Qi's Seventh Uncle, who was slumped on the ground, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, but he felt a little disapproval in his heart.
He was born chubby and had a fleshy face. He looked like a kind-hearted and compassionate Buddha, but how many officials are good friends? What's more, to be a county magistrate of the seventh grade, at best, it's parents Qingtian, at worst, it means that you face trivialities every day, and see a lot of messy things.
Only after he became an official did he realize that the world in books was beautified, and the living world was the sutra that was difficult to read.
From Xu Cheng's point of view, the matter of the Qi family is nothing but a face.
If the three princes of the Qi family did not have the achievements they have today, the seventh uncle of this age would not be able to find them. Now he just thinks that the Qi family has a future. Be more tolerant of them, and this gives these people the courage to mess around in front of others.
It turned out that Erlang of the Qi family is indeed a person who wants face. The face of others is earned by himself and given by the emperor!
The emperor said that they are good people, they are good people, whoever says no is to challenge the emperor.
This face is bigger than anything else, and besides, this is the matter of the Qi family, and now there is support from the Tian family, and this scolding has ended before it even started.
Qi Yun didn't look at Uncle Seven and the others from the beginning to the end. From the time he asked Tie Zi to find Lord Zhizhou, he had already predicted the current result.
It's not that there are no gentle ways to deal with it, but Qi Yun is too lazy to delay.
He was going to return to Beijing sooner or later. Before going back, it was considered Qi Yun's filial piety to break down the family's affairs.
Last time I tore off the skin, but this family's skin was torn off one layer and another layer, and the layers are endless, so don't ask for it completely.
At this moment, Qi Yun didn't even give Seventh Uncle a look, he just looked at Xu Cheng and cupped his hands: "Master Xu, if it's freezing cold today, please come to the mansion to warm up and have a cup of hot tea, so that we can discuss it again. The matter of the bridge."
Xu Cheng also laughed and said, "That's fine, it's hard for Erlang to have a heart." Then Xu Cheng turned around and whispered to the yamen, "This official has something to discuss with Erlang of the Qi family, so you go and report to Lord Zhizhou first. "
Qi Yun could hear this, but he pretended not to know, but he just stood behind Qi's father and Qi Zhao, put his hands in the sleeves for holding his hands, and held the stove, his expression was peaceful.
Father Qi also understood, smiled and said politely to Xu Cheng before entering the door together.
Qi Zhao looked at his second brother, thinking that the second brother is the same as before, this brain is like a godsend, patted Qi Yun's shoulder, and then Qi Zhao walked towards the crowd who were still silent. Said: "Since the matter is over, you can go by yourself, our house does not provide food."
This is like sending a beggar, but in Qi Zhao's heart, these people who want to deprive their own family and harm Saburo are not as good as a beggar.
Some beggars can also play allegro and sing auspicious songs.
After that, Qi Zhao didn't look at it much, gave the servants a wink, and took Qi Yun back.
Qi Erlang looked at his eldest brother, and only felt that he was more dignified and upright now than the simple Fangzheng and pure kindness before.
This change is very good. The elder brother can be more upright and serious, and the younger brother is at ease. Qi Yun is happy to see it happen, and obediently follows Qi Zhao and enters the door.
The servant of the Qi family did not entangle with them, he pushed them a few times to let them go further, and then went back.
When the door closed, there was a particularly loud "bang".
Uncle Seven was already in a trance, and he didn't even know how he got back to the carriage.
There were messy voices all around. These juniors were crying and making noise, hoping that Uncle Seven would find a way to rescue the two children. Those two children were entangled with human lives, and they committed an unforgivable crime. , if the weight is issued, the head will be beheaded, how can they be willing!
Uncle Seven closed his eyes and said nothing.
It took a long while to squeeze out a sentence: "Let's go, now... I'm afraid it's hard to save the gods."
Tie Zi kept lying on the door panel, and when there was no sound from outside, he trotted back to the front hall and nodded to Qi Yun.
Seeing this, Qi Erlang waved his hand to let Tie Zi exit first, and then he talked to Xu Cheng about building the bridge in detail.
This matter is not just a means for Qi Yun to gain fame for the Qi family, but from the heart.
One is to benefit the neighbors, and the other is to bring great benefits to the Qi family.
Qi Zhao's Zhuangzi and Qi Yun's wine shop have been linked together. The two brothers can benefit from the production of grain here and the wine there.
It's just that now Qi Yun's wine shop is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more water transportation is used. He wants to build a new port by the river to make it more convenient for himself.
But this matter can't be said directly, and it's not easy to find a way. After all, both business and official business are too smooth now. I don't know how many people are the target. If you want to do this, you can only start small.
Building bridges and paving roads is a matter of benefit for the future, and it can be regarded as Xu Cheng's political achievement.
Now Qi Yun is only talking about the bridge repairs, and he doesn't mention it at all.
Ye Jiao usually doesn't take part in Qi Yun's business, so she went back to the backyard with Mrs. Fang to prepare some things for the Chinese New Year, and see if the children are awake.
When a few children are having fun, they are likable when they are in one place, and if they wake up, they are just in one place to play.
Even pinching and hugging is fun.
When I went back, I saw the dragon and the phoenix sitting on the ground in bulging clothes and playing with the ball, while Xu Bao was dragging the stone and talking to him. happy.
Although Shitou wanted to study and get famous, but he wasn't Xu Bao's temperament to enjoy reading. He finally finished his schoolwork. After seeing Xu Bao, he wanted to play together, but he had to accompany Xu Bao to endorse the book. It was indeed a bit of torture for Xiao Shi.
The dragon and the phoenix love Brother Stone very much. Every time Brother Stone comes, his brother can let them go, which is really a good thing.
After Ye Jiao and Mrs Fang entered, Shitou thought he had seen the savior, who knew Mrs Fang would say, "It's rare for children to work so hard, Shishi, come, memorize the book and listen to it."
Stone:…
For a while, he couldn't tell whether it was worse for those who accompanied Xu Baozhi, or worse for being pulled out by his mother to perform.
Xu Bao immediately raised his head and stood there with his small chest raised: "Xu Bao also wants to carry it! Auntie, let Xu Bao carry it."
Fang Shi immediately smiled and nodded, touched the top of Xu Bao's head and said, "Okay, Xu Bao is really smart, Auntie wants to listen."
Xu Bao opened his mouth and turned his back, articulating clearly and fluently, making the stone beside him stunned and getting closer to Xu Bao.
Not to mention, for the sake of Xu Bao's younger brother playing for him today, he will treat Xu Bao better and better in the future.
After finishing the memorization for a while, it happened that Xiaosu brought snacks and fruits into the door, Ye Jiao let the older two wash their hands and eat by herself, and she and Fang Shi together took bowls and spoons to feed the dragon and phoenix.
Mrs. Fang glanced at Xu Bao who was holding a big apple over there, her eyes couldn't hide her amazement, and Mrs. Fang sat next to Ye Jiao and whispered, "This child is really smart, so little can do it. Memorizing "University", you can understand the meaning of it, it is indeed a good seedling for reading."
Ye Jiao used to not care much about her child's reading, so she heard the words and said, "I don't know if he is a good seedling, I just think that he can be with Shishi in the future." Then the little ginseng's voice paused, "Xu Xu Bao has a big head, so it’s normal to remember a lot of things.”
Fang Shi was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled up, looking at Ye Jiao with a smile, speechless.
Xu Bao didn't know that his mother was talking about his big head behind his back, and he didn't even know that he almost called him that name. At this moment, the little guy just nibbled apples quietly and was very focused on eating.
Afterwards, Mrs Fang talked about another matter: "Since the younger brother and sister are back, there will be a few tea parties in a while, let's go together."
Ye Jiao nodded and said, "Okay."
When she was at home before, Ye Jiao had been to a lot of this kind of tea party, and now she is familiar with it.
Mrs. Fang, on the other hand, was feeding Ruyi with a spoon, and while wiping the corners of Xiao Ruyi's mouth with a handkerchief, she said to Ye Jiao, "There is also an invitation from Mrs. Zhizhou, but I said it was today's tea party, but I don't know why. I just asked people to change the date, and I will go with my younger brother and sister after the decision is made."
Ye Jiao nodded, but did not take this matter to heart.
But I don't know that this tea party was changed because of what happened to the Qi family.
At this moment, the yamen of Zhizhou is already in a mess, and Lord Zhizhou Wei frowned slightly and said, "Who are all the people here?"
The clerk hurriedly came forward to report: "Most of them are merchants in the city, saying that they want to sue the Qi family for not repaying their debts, cheating and cheating, and..."
But Master Wei sat up straight and said, "Qi family? Which Qi family?"
The clerk was stunned for a moment, then said, "That Qi family in the west of the city."
"Not the Qi family outside the city?"
"No, they are suing the Qi family where two people were arrested before."
Master Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and the folds between his brows loosened a lot: "That's good. If it involves the Qi family outside the city, I'm afraid things will be more troublesome."
The clerk nodded again and again, even if Lord Wei didn't explain it, he understood the difference.
The Qi family outside the city is the number one rich family, and there are people in the family who are officials in the capital, so it is difficult to provoke. Fortunately, this family is usually extraordinarily well-behaved, and will not provoke right and wrong, naturally it will not embarrass the yamen.
It is best that the current affairs have nothing to do with the Qi family. As for the household in the city, they can't live by doing their own crimes.
Mr. Wei's expression became calmer, and he said, "In this case, whoever handed over the petition will take over. Those who should be tried by the magistrate should be handed over to Mr. Xu, so as to appease the people and merchants who complained, and don't cause any trouble."
The clerk responded, and he understood that his lord meant to do business in public affairs without favoritism. Naturally, this was the easiest thing to do, and the clerk's heart was much more at ease.
Mr. Wei took a deep breath, stood up, walked to the table, picked up the stationery on the table and flipped through it, then threw it aside.
Since the clerk had been working in the yamen, and he was with Lord Zhizhou, he naturally knew that there was something about Lady Shen, but he didn't know how to react for a while.
After waiting for a while, seeing that Lord Wei still did not speak, the clerk said: "Sir, as soon as the Shen family girl entered the palace, there was no news, and the news now is that she was involved in the incident in the palace, made a mistake, and died. I don’t know, but I need to get in touch with Shen Jiatong…”
"Shut up." Lord Wei glared at the clerk, and when he saw the clerk's mouth shut, he slowly exhaled.
Although he was an official, Lord Wei still had his own connections in the capital.
It is precisely because of this network of contacts that when the capital announced that he wanted to select beauties to fill the harem, Mr. Wei did not recommend a woman of his own age, but acquiesced in the Shen family's involvement, and the one who finally sent it was also Mrs. Shen.
Master Wei knew that entering the palace was not a good thing, so he allowed others to do something.
But what Mr. Wei didn't expect was that Miss Shen didn't come back, but stayed in the palace with all his heart. It was really stupid.
Now that something happened, Master Wei was not surprised, but he didn't want to let his subordinates discuss it.
There is no other reason, just because Lord Wei knows very well what the big event in the palace is.
The queen gave birth to a child, and the abolished king left the capital. As long as there is some news, it is difficult not to link the two things together.
Now I heard that Miss Shen didn't know if she was alive or dead because of the affairs in the palace. If she thought about it, no matter what it was related to, it would be very troublesome. It's better to keep silent.
In the end, the road is made by people. The Shen family wants to strive for the upper reaches. For their chance, Lord Wei, no matter what his original intentions, follow their hearts.
Among them, Mr. Wei did not reveal the inside story, but said: "Don't mention it again in the future. As for how the Shen family has nothing to do with this official, all related things can only be regarded as unknown."
The clerk also knew that it was "rare to be confused", so he didn't say more after he responded.
At this time, someone outside reported: "Sir, there is a sergeant sent by Master Xu outside the door who wants to ask to see you."
Lord Wei thought it was an official matter, so he said to the clerk: "Go and see, this official is short, and if it's not a big deal, you don't need to report back."
The clerk hurriedly went out, trotted back after a while, and said to Lord Wei, "The clerk said that Lord Xu asked him to speak to him, saying that the Qi family received the imperial plaque again, and it will be hung up in the afternoon."
Mr. Wei, who was going to rest in the back hall, immediately sat up straight: "What word did you give?"
"Say yes, Haotian is extremely reckless."
Master Wei thought about these four words in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Qi Jiajian was in the emperor's heart.
There are many people who have obtained the golden plaques from the royal family, but they can get two golden plaques that are extremely square. This is not something ordinary people can do.
As an official, guessing the meaning is the basic.
Taking a step back, no matter whether the emperor is really interested in the Qi family or not, there is no harm in moving around a bit more, not flattering, but not offending.
So Lord Wei immediately got up and said, "Go, bring this official's uniform, you can go to Qi's house with this official to congratulate you."
When Lord Wei came, the Qi family was already lively.
What a face to get the imperial gift!
Moreover, this golden plaque is the emperor's royal pen and has a seal. When ordinary people see it, they will kneel down and kowtow to show respect. Who can not envy the Qi family
There were still people who felt sour before, thinking that Erlang Saburo of the Qi family didn't care about his family after he entered Beijing, and even took away the golden plaque with "a noble and noble ambition", making it clear that he didn't want to let his old family be exposed.
But now, the Qi family has two golden plaques, one in the capital and one at home, without delay on both sides.
There are people who are envious, and there are people who are jealous, but no matter what mood you are in, you must have a friendly face, and rush to congratulate, hoping that you will also be happy and have some benefits.
And there are people who are angry in their hearts, the Shen family is one, and the Qi family in the city is one, but no one cares if they are angry or not. Under the current glory of the Qi family, I am afraid that there will not be many people if there are occasional shadows. Look twice.
To Ye Jiao's surprise, she received a congratulatory gift signed by Ye Bao.
Regarding Ye Erlang's family, Ye Jiao couldn't remember clearly, maybe she could still remember what Ye Erlang and Ye Er's sister-in-law looked like, but Ye Jiao was very vague about their child Ye Bao.
The last time I saw him, it was just a child. I counted my years, and now I think I am a 12-year-old boy.
Ye Bao didn't come to the door, and only asked the villagers to bring congratulatory gifts, a tightly packaged dim sum.
Ye Jiao was stunned when she heard Qi Yun talk about this, and then said, "Xiang Gong, what does this mean?"
Qi Yun glanced at Ye Jiao and said, "It's probably a show of affection. I heard that he is also good at studying in the school."
He asked the person who brought the things, and he said that Ye Erlang had been silent since he owed gambling debts, and Ye Er’s sister-in-law had moved, but Ye Bao was still studying in the school, working very hard. .
For this family, Qi Yun never took it to heart, and now he just mentioned it to Ye Jiao.
Ye Jiao leaned on Qi Yun, thought about it, and said, "This is a good thing."
Although the little ginseng is not a long time to be a human being, but the mind has always been clear as a mirror, and after becoming a mother, it becomes more and more difficult to raise children in vain.
Every child is a blank piece of paper, everything is taught by parents.
If you teach it well, you will be a good child; if you teach it badly, you will grow crooked.
Ye Bao bullied Ye Jiao when he was young, and he mostly followed his parents' example. The malice shown by children when they don't understand anything is often the malice of adults. The consequences are even more extreme.
Now that he has gone to school, it is not easy to be able to correct him.
Be more sensible, and the future will be easier if you think about it.
It's just that Ye Jiao never thought of reconnecting. Although she doesn't hold grudges, she is not a bodhisattva who can forgive anything.
It's Ye Jiao's own business who she wants to meet. Besides, there are so many good children in the world. If she had to go over and get to know each of them, she would probably die of exhaustion.
Qi Yun gently stroked his wife's back and asked, "What does Jiao Niang think?"
Ye Jiao raised her head to look at him and said solemnly, "Reading can change your life. Reading is really good."
Qi Yun didn't expect Ye Jiao to come to this conclusion in the end, but after thinking about it, she felt that there was nothing wrong, so she nodded with a smile, and revealed the matter and didn't mention it again.
It has been three days since the excitement brought by the golden plaques passed, and the Qi family also began to prepare to buy things for the New Year, and also to distribute the wax money for the stewards and shopkeepers.
Because Yue'er was still young, Mrs. Fang always had to take time out to take care of her, so the things on the books were a little inaccurate, so Ye Jiao had to help her.
And Qi Yun also wanted to meet with the shopkeepers at home and talk about the situation on the shop floor.
What should be beaten, what should be encouraged, Qi Yun is always busy every day from morning to night. It was rare that he had spare time after dark, and he went to Father Qi and Liu's yard.
When we went there, Father Qi and Mrs Liu were preparing a late-night snack. They heard that Qi Yun was coming, but they didn't let anyone take the table. They were a family, so they didn't have so many scruples, so they let Qi Yun come in. .
After Qi Yun came in, he looked at them, and said first: "The child is not filial and disturbs the rest of the parents."
Father Qi smiled and said, "It's okay, Erlang sit down, but what's the matter?" If it wasn't important, Qi Yun would definitely not come to talk so late.
Liu Shi greeted Qi Yun to sit beside him, turned his head to Mrs. Liu and said, "Go and add a pair of bowls and chopsticks."
Qi Yun didn't feel hungry, but since Mrs. Liu said it, he sat next to Mrs. Liu. After eating two bites of snacks, he put down his chopsticks, looked at his parents, and said slowly, "Because of the daylight I'm busy, so I can only talk about it at night." Then the voice paused, "I wonder if my parents know that there is a Meng family in the capital?"
Qi's father's face was a little dazed. Although he was the head of the family, he was thousands of miles away from the capital, so he naturally didn't know who was in the capital.
Even if I occasionally hear people talking about the capital, but to people outside, the capital is like another world, magnificent and splendid, but I don’t know what people are inside, let alone ordinary people. Who goes back to inquire about things thousands of miles away
At most, it is to write down the emperor's name, avoid words when naming a child, and mostly ask three questions next to it.
On the other hand, Mrs Liu turned the hand of the Buddha beads and stopped, looked at Qi Yun and said, "But the Meng family of the Empress? I remember, it seems that his master is still the prime minister of the dynasty. Although this Meng family is a foreign relative, it is also the most important. It's Jin Gui's family."
Qi Yun didn't expect his mother to know this, and was a little surprised, but he didn't ask more, but nodded and said, "Yes, it's the Meng family."
Father Qi still didn't know who the Meng family was, but when he heard that there was a queen and a chancellor, he thought he was a very good family, and said with some emotion: "There are not many people like this in the world, and the capital is really precious. Lots of people."
Mrs. Liu knew in her heart that her Erlang would not mention this family plainly, but now that it is useful for him, when he thought of this, Mrs. Liu reached out and tugged at Father Qi's sleeve, and Father Qi stopped talking immediately, just looking at him lovingly. He looked at Qi Yun and motioned for him to continue.
Then I heard Qi Yun say: "When I come back this time, in addition to spending the New Year with my parents, I have a few things to discuss with my parents in person."
Liu Shi smiled and said, "Tell me Erlang."
Qi Yun raised his eyes, looked at them, and then said slowly: "The emperor wants to give Saburo a marriage, my family is afraid that we will soon become in-laws with the Meng family, and we also ask parents to prepare three media and six recruits early. it is good."
Liu:…
Father Qi: …
As soon as these words came out, Mrs Liu was stunned, while Father Qi was taken aback. He got up and sat back immediately, only the bowl in his hand fell straight to the ground and shattered.
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