Cui Ju never imagined that since he came back from Yunnan, no, since the day his second son went to Yunnan to pick him up, Cui Xie sent people to Jiaxiangtun, his hometown where his ancestral graves are located, to renovate the house, and ordered people to visit Qian'an County. He informed his former classmates, friends and local officials that the senator from Sipin, who had just returned from Yunnan, was going back to his hometown to observe the system.
He has a bad reputation in the high-level officialdom, but in the eyes of Qian'an Juzi and foreign officials who can't reach the center, he is still a high-ranking official who is worth making friends with.
So Cui Ju supported the coffin and served his mother, and returned to Jiaxiang Village with his two sons who were not officials. As soon as he settled down, several local squires and lower-level officials came to visit, praising him for his pure filial piety and sincerity, but instead of returning to Qian'an County, he wanted to live in the village next to the tomb.
It's just a little bit worse than Liu Jue and Liu Cifu, who lived in a cottage in front of his mother's tomb for three years!
As expected of a person who has worked under Liu Cifu for so many years as the head of the household department!
As expected of the father of Zhongyi Cui Zhuangyuan, he is indeed a rare filial son and loyal minister. In the future, he will enter the county ancestral hall to receive incense!
These two children also have the style of being a father and a brother, and they will definitely be people of great loyalty and filial piety in the future!
The country scholars and officials could not speak, and every word of praise reached the sore spot of Senator Cui. He used to be a disciple of the first assistant and a capable minister under the second assistant, but he offended the two elders for the sake of a woman in the back house and the eldest son who defeated him. His wife's hatred of reputation, and now he has to return to his hometown to live...
But who wants to live in a village! He wanted to go back to Beijing after burying his father... At least he had to go back to Qian'an County! How can people live in this barren mountain
He wanted to make it clear to his guests that he would not live in a cottage in the countryside, and he had to go home to observe filial piety; but unexpectedly, both sons called their elder brother bad, and when they saw anyone, they cried and said that they wanted to serve their father and grandmother, and stay in the countryside for mourning. year. The old lady of their family also held back. When those guests came with their female relatives, the old lady said in the back hall that they wanted mother and son to depend on each other and mourned at the foot of the mountain.
More and more guests came to visit him, and the words of his mother and son spread farther and farther. His reputation as a family heirloom spread out, how could he still go
As long as he dares to leave the old house in Jiaxiangtun, the praise that these squires and scholars put on his head will soon turn into infamy!
In his heart, he cursed his son who would not leave him a way, but he could only helplessly live at the foot of the mountain and filial piety. In the Cui Mansion in the capital, Cui Xie is also observing filial piety, but as a grandson of filial piety, he cannot delay going to work, and he only wears vegetarian food after returning home every day.
Cui Qi got married, Sister Yun got married, and Grandpa Cui passed away. The old lady took her two children to the countryside for mourning. Even the two uncles of Zhang's family were taken home. They had to wait for Xiaoxiang to come back... The Cui Mansion, which couldn't go down, was suddenly empty, and he was alone facing the empty yard, which made him a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Xie Ying often came to see him.
The house is now full of empty courtyards, and most of the servants have gone to the countryside with them. Whether they are drinking tea and chatting, or discussing the new plot of Jin Yiwei's comics, it is much more convenient than before. The only shortcoming is that he hasn't fully served yet, so he can't leave Xie Zhen to rest and sleep at night.
Xie Ying wasn't someone who couldn't bear this moment, and he didn't want Cui Xie to suffer for his own virtue, so he just said, "You'll have to serve in September, and even though your brothers will come back, you have to prepare for next year. It doesn't matter to us. The two uncles may not be back until later, so we just have a chance to get close."
Cui Xie said with a smile: "Well, my grandmother and father have to stay in their hometown for a few years. You and I are the parents of this family. We can take responsibility and set an example for our children."
Saying so, it seems that they really have their own children, and they want to set an example for their children. However, raising a child is not much different from raising a younger brother and nephew. Neither of them can crawl out of their stomach. Having someone else's child to raise is not empty, and someone will support them when they are old.
Cui Xie thoughtfully said: "Let's take care of these little ones as sons, and after a few years and elder brother, I want him to adopt a young son, and we both can enjoy the fun of having grandchildren. "
Xie Ying also said cheerfully: "When our military attache reaches fifty years of age, we are allowed to replace our sons. Although I have no sons, I have a nephew who can take the position of Zhenfu. When the time comes, I will ask him to take up my position. If you live at home, you can come and go with you at will!"
Military generals retire at 50, but Beijing officials and civil officials have to be 70 before they are allowed to serve. Even if he pretends to be sick and reports an old illness, he must be 55 or above before he can serve as an official, otherwise no pension will be given. But his physique... He is a person who leads his uncle to run every day, and his training results have gone from being popular to the country's husband. Now the country's husband has begun to fool the emperor to run. Although the emperor doesn't know if he is running or not, he can also see physical exercise. result.
He is an athlete who leads the Ming Dynasty. When he is old, he has to report old diseases. Can the emperor and the Ministry of officials believe him
He thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with a good idea: "In a few years, when Hanlin's tenure is full, I will also ask for an expat. In fact, Yunnan is not bad. I heard from family members who came back that Kunming County has beautiful scenery, and the four seasons are like spring. I heard that there is a kind of soft pig, which is roasted and cut into slices, soft and smooth, and the bones are crisp; there is also a big chicken the size of a goose, full of butter, steamed and sweet, and yak tongue , It is said that it is better than beef tongue, and there are also raw fried jasmine, steamed bamboo rat, Sichuan pepper and glutinous meat... all delicacies that cannot be eaten in Beijing."
He has been a vegetarian for more than half a year, and when it comes to meat, he can't stop the car, and his yearning is beyond words. Xie Ying couldn't help but feel sorry for him: "Actually, it's not rude for you to eat a little wine and meat. You have to practice martial arts every day. If you eat so vegetarian, how can your body bear it? If mourning is too much, it's not filial... Bring you some roasted meat?"
Cui Xie swallowed softly and shook his head in pain.
It took half a year to get through it, and another half a year will be a victory, he must endure it! A gentleman must be careful about his independence. As long as this mouth is opened, he may not be able to take another bite. If he eats too much, there is always the possibility of being caught.
Hold back! can not eat!
His Adam's apple moved slightly, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was extremely painful and fragile, but he was even more pitiful because of this vulnerability. Xie Ying couldn't help reaching out to rub his eyebrows, trying to dispel his worries, but Cui Xie held his hand, the tip of his lips touched the palm of his hand, and slowly kissed upwards: "I still won't eat the meat, but, Ying Brother, can you give me a kiss?"
They are not prostitutes during the period of filial piety, they are just kissing...
Xie Ying looked at the quiet courtyard, pulled back his hand gently, and covered his lips.
It was just a casual kiss, but Cui Xie was like a rainy season after a long drought, and his pure heart was revived. At night, he was inspired when he drew small pictures of foreign films. He tried to describe the appearance of the two of them when they got old: from the youthful appearance they are today; to the mature and stable middle-aged who gave birth to Xiao Shuqingbeard; …
In the future, he will still be able to draw a portrait of the two of them every year, and accumulate the images year after year. In his later years, he will draw these pictures to make foreign films, and watch with Xie Ying how their lives passed.
The small picture of the western scene is only about a foot in size, so he can't draw anything too complicated. He just uses white paper to draw two people, and paste a slightly thick cardboard on the back, and then stick it on the finely drawn background. There is a slight distance between the two pictures, and it should have a three-dimensional effect when viewed from the small hole.
While drawing this picture, he also drew Jin Yiwei, so that he almost had a conditioned reflex, as long as he drew Xie Zhenfu, he would also draw Cui Hanlin. The new issue finally serialized to An Qianhu in Beijing, Wang Qianhu in Suzhou and Hangzhou, Zhou Qianhu in Guangdong and other thousands of households. They found the island where the Japanese pirates were hiding in the coast of Zhejiang, and sent the news to the center. The three-way army was led by Xie Zhenfu. Dispatched while besieging a volume of the island.
This volume should have been translated by Cui Hanlin along with the army, but he painted himself on the Zhenfu Sitang several times, standing side by side with Xie Zhenfu.
Fortunately, they had two months to save the manuscript, and Cui Qi didn't rush him. Otherwise, if this kind of manuscript with bugs was printed and sent out, wouldn't those big writers feel that the quality of their comics was not good enough, and they didn't want to follow it. Did he cooperate
Cui Xie rubbed another wrong draft, and he really had the urge to kneel and beg the boss to change the settings.
Hold back! Don't be impulsive, when the fourteen thousand households meet, Xie Zhenfu will be able to appear on the big boat, and Cui Hanlin will also appear with Xie Zhenfu, so there is no need to follow An Qianhu and Yao Qianhu on the map!
He was addicted to painting and couldn't extricate himself. In the past few months, the manuscripts he handed in nearly doubled compared to when he brought bear children. Cui Qi's fingers trembled when he received the manuscript, and he repeatedly persuaded him: "Big brother is busy with official business, and he has to pay mourning for the old man. You must take care of yourself and don't get tired of these sketches."
Cui Xie said: "This book is scheduled to be published once a month. If you have nothing to do, try not to break it. Take advantage of these days when the house is clean and there is nothing to do. I will rush more manuscripts. When there is another big event at home, or Brother Heng When my brother and my pair of disciples come back, if they want to draw a picture, they have to hide and hide, how can it take so much time now."
Cui Qi said helplessly: "I don't dare to take care of my eldest brother, I just hope that you will take care of yourself - I am a gentleman, and if you don't care about it, you should also think about our old lady and master. The master has to be filial in the countryside. The second brother and the third brother are still young, this family will depend on you for the future, and you have to take good care of yourself."
Cui Xie smiled nonchalantly and said, "Now that the master has returned to his hometown, what else can happen to our family."
He accidentally revealed the truth, but Cui Qi didn't think that he thought that Senator Cui was causing trouble, and only echoed: "No, Yunnan is a remote place, so it would be great if the master could come back sooner. If you choose a Beijing official, you will be insured.”
It's a pity that according to the usual practice, foreign officials who were born in the top three jinshi are selected as Beijing officials according to the rules. There is no such rule in the second class.
Cui Xie told the child about the unspoken rules of selecting officials in the Ministry of Officials, and pretended to be a dutiful son and sighed, "I really don't want to ask my father to go to another place to be an official, my father is so old, I am afraid that he will be physically fit after he is filial. There is no longer a long journey, and the election of officials has to be planned again.”
He said too much truth that day, or maybe some of the words he said were not auspicious, and the quiet life of filial piety for several months suddenly turned into waves - just when Senator Cui came back from Yunnan for more than four months, he was away from Mrs. Cui. When the Xiangzhi period was only two months old, the Cui family was involved in a lawsuit again.
Xie Ying went to Cui's house to find him in person. After being silent for a long time, she told the sad news with difficulty: "Ling Zun... After his resignation, several local households under the administration of Yunnan's chief minister jointly sued him for extorting bribes and borrowing the Yellow Book. Forcing the people. According to the investigation by the inspector and the envoy in the local area, the investigation has been carried out. It has been transferred to the inspectorate. The inspectorate is now sending the censor to the local area to collect evidence. Zhenfu Division interrogation..."
Cui Xie opened the tea cup with a "snap", stood up and stared at Xie Ying, his body trembled slightly, his face twitched, and his elegant and graceful face showed a bit of hideous color.
That's great... He thought it would be good to keep Cui Ju in the countryside for the rest of his life, but he never imagined that this person would be punished for his evil deeds one day!