Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 45, The real reason for getting rich from reading
The students sharpened their knives eagerly, thinking that if they entered the palace gate, they would jump over the dragon gate and raise their status with a vigorous froth.

The late emperor's illness made almost every student think that the imperial officials were at fault, and that the big mistakes were led by them.

They forgot to remove the ambitious officials of the imperial court, and the fact that the first emperor on the sick bed was not deaf and blind. When the palace examination turned into a group of remonstrances and even threatened to die, the big staff showed its majesty on the bluestone ground outside the Meridian Gate.

Yuan Tianjin woke up with a burning body. Some kind-hearted person rescued him and took him to an inn in a market town outside Beijing. With his eyes in pain, he could see that it was the upper room, which he could not climb on the way to the exam. luxury.

A white light flashed into his eyes, nearly blinding him.

At this moment of this day, when Yuan Tianshi recalled it countless times since then, he firmly believed that he really felt blind at that time.

On the table facing the bed, there were full packages, some of which were opened to reveal white silver, and some of them were neatly packaged, but judging from their concave and convex shapes, they were also silver taels, just like a small mountain of silver.

"Is anyone there?" Yuan Tianjin asked in a hoarse voice, just shaking his body with such a sound, his body was in pain after being tortured.

Immediately the door was pushed open, and a well-dressed guy came in, and smiled and bowed beside the bed: "Master Yuan is awake? I am the second child. During the period of master Yuan's recovery, I will serve you alone. Do you want to eat or not?" You need to drink, you have been in a coma for several days, which frightened us, but don’t worry, I will clean your face and wipe your feet every day. Your body is not feeling well, and the doctor will not allow you to wipe your body for the time being. Oh, the doctor will see you every day. If there is an emergency, we will never delay, and we will run to see you, please rest assured to recuperate at my house, my cook is very skilled, shall I bring you a bowl of soup first?"

Yuan Tianjin tried his best to open his eyes wide, raised his finger to the table with difficulty, and uttered a sound from his throat: "That?"

This movement made him feel so painful that he was about to die. He wanted to ask a question clearly, but was squeezed back into his stomach by the pain.

He didn't finish listening, and it didn't prevent Xiao Er from understanding. He turned his head to take a look, and smiled quickly: "It was sent by your friend. I admire you very much, Master Yuan. I greeted you at the inn. , I am used to relying on friends when I go out, but among your friends there are talented men, gentlemen, and a knight-errant who just left a quarter of an hour earlier."

He brought up a silver bag and handed it to Yuan Tianjin: "He put down 800 taels of silver and said that it would be used for the recovery of Master Yuan who expresses his sorrows all over the world."

Look at the desktop again: "These are all gifts from your old friends. We dare not make mistakes. This is the ground of the capital. We dare not offend your friends in Beijing. Here is a number. When you feel better, take a look at it slowly." , we have the amount in our account every day, and we will settle it without any mistakes when you leave, and we will keep an eye on the account at the doctor's place every day, Mr. Yuan, you are recuperating in peace of mind now."

That's how he made his fortune.

After that, no one came to see him again, but the gift when he was in a coma was already a sky-high price that Yuan Tianjin dared not imagine in his life. Judging from the accounts recorded by the inn, he received a total of 100 out of silver. A small official, just like the father of his eldest son Yuanxiu, had a salary of less than 3000 taels a year. The 40 taels of silver would be accumulated for three to forty years without eating or drinking.

The doctor also said that he was ordered by Mr. Yuan's friends in the capital to take good and expensive medicines together, otherwise his life would not be saved, and the medical expenses would be paid separately by Mr. Yuan's friends in Beijing. How should he pay?Someone sent a letter with a bag of cash, so Mr. Yuan, if you ask who is this friend, or which friends, he can't answer. He only knows that someone has paid for the doctor's expenses in the middle. Please leave a message again. Save the life of Master Yuan.

It is said that people who have been near death cherish life very much. When Yuan Tianjin was recovering from his injuries, he repeatedly recalled the day when he was convicted.

On the way, he regained his composure, ashamed that he did not inquire about the fate of the students who were convicted together with him. As a poor scholar who came to Beijing, he could not entrust his friends who were officials, but he had money to do things well, so he could hire an escort agency.

The disturbance caused by the students in the palace examination was too bad, and the news was blocked. The escort agency only found out about some of the living people. Yuan Tianjin guessed from his own serious injuries that some of them died of torture, but there was nothing he could do if they couldn't find out.

He allocated more than 1000 taels of silver to pay for the escort agency, and sent the rest to people with hometown.

Carrying about two thousand taels of silver, he turned back with a full pocket.

The scholarly spirit almost shattered his bones. Yuan Tianjin knew the power of the emperor and the deterrence of powerful officials like a brand. He felt that there might be a chase, and he didn't know when he would put himself in prison on trumped-up charges, and then died quietly.

He bought fields to build houses and became a well-known wealthy household in Xinji Town.There are also great setbacks and deep fears, but deep down I don’t think I’m at fault.If you can no longer show your iron bones, then write your own grievances in another way. He teaches and educates people, and studies in this life.Do your best to live every day meaningfully, even if you are locked away in the middle of the night, you will have no regrets in this life!
The family has spare money, the wife and children can live without difficulty, and they can die peacefully and have no worries in this life!
Under such a mood, the splendid life of an old master was created, even though he did not become an official, he was also fulfilled and satisfied.

No one mentioned what happened to him in Beijing. At that time, Dou Wanfu and other powerful officials were still showing off their power. Those who knew did not dare to praise Yuan Tianjin publicly, but those who did not know spread the word. He is indifferent to fame and fortune, and goes away with a crown, and some officials do not do it. He made a fortune by studying, because he did a big thing in Beijing that is noble, honest, honest and courageous."

Is there a direct connection between big things and getting rich?Let's guess for ourselves, anyway, Yuan Tianjin went to Beijing penniless and returned with a bag of money. This is a fact.

This is the real reason why Yuan Tianjin got rich by studying. It really is "to get rich by studying". It was also when Luan Jing bullied Yuan Xiu and other girls. I have avoided it, and I have something to come to this old man!"

He thought he had been waiting for a lifetime to settle accounts, and finally arrived.

Yuan Tianjin is grateful for saving his life and receiving a rich gift from Beijing. He is enthusiastic about helping local schools and subsidizing poor students like Youzheng. It's not advisable at all. There is also a fair man in the imperial court. He let his sons study and let them rush to take exams one by one until they become officials.

Year after year, the idea of ​​"Although I don't dare to rush for the exam again, my children and grandchildren will repay me" runs through Yuan Tianjin's limbs and bones. say?Yuan Xiu and Yuan Hui have to study. Even if a girl cannot serve the imperial court, she must be worthy of being from the Yuan family.

(End of this chapter)