Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 783
"Daddy, Daddy! Xiuzhi don't leave Daddy! Xiuzhi can carry water, feed pigs, cook, gather firewood, harvest fields, wash clothes, all kinds of jobs can be done! Xiuzhi also eats little! Xiuzhi I only want to be with my father and brother when I get old! Even if I die, I will die together!"

Xiuzhi, who had been standing outside the house listening to her father talking to Wu Weiye, rushed into the back room and threw herself into the arms of her lying father, crying and begging her father not to sell herself and her younger brother. Come, stretch out trembling hands to caress her daughter's hair bun, tears can't help but roll down.

He hated himself as a disabled person now, and could only watch helplessly as his seven-year-old daughter shouldered the burden of supporting the family, carrying the family on her immature shoulders, but she was still just a child!
Wu Weiye took a deep breath, suppressed the turbulent emotions, and said slowly: "Since I met Xiuzhi today and witnessed the plight of your family with my own eyes, there is absolutely no reason to stand by and watch!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Weiye quickly turned around and left the back room, and strode out of the courtyard. Xiuzhi straightened up quickly, wiped away her tears and chased out of the house.

"Uncle! It's getting dark, you have to raise a torch! There are wild animals outside the village!"

Hearing the sound, Wu Weiye stopped in his tracks, turned around, stared at this prematurely mature and sensible girl a few steps away in the dim light, and felt great pity in his heart.

"Miss Xiuzhi, uncle promises that within a few days, you will no longer have such a hard time surviving!

Uncle will do his best to make many children like you in the world laugh all day long! "

When the sky was completely dark, in a guest house in the backyard of Yong'an Temple, Wu Weiye was writing under the bright candlelight, but this time what he wrote was not a poem and travel note, but an account of his recent encounters with Xiuzhi and Sun. Cheng's family's plight was described, and he expressed his sympathy for the people at the bottom with a long paragraph of text, and also questioned the government's governance strategy.

The situation of Sun Cheng’s family is by no means rare in Ming Dynasty. Although the benevolent government implemented by the emperor is unprecedented, under this strategy of benefiting all people, there will still be many corners that are ignored and forgotten. , There are also countless lives like Xiuzhi, struggling on the verge of death.

How to let every life live with more dignity as much as possible, instead of lingering all day long like Sun Cheng's family, until finally passing away silently, the big bosses of the court should reflect on this and solve it. Otherwise, you will be a person with a vegetarian diet, not worthy of a high position.

Wu Weiye wrote this passage without hesitation at the end.

Gong Dingnie, who had already sobered up, was noncommittal when he read Wu Weiye's writing. He just persuaded him not to show his sharpness too much. His official career is very likely to have a very bad influence.

Unexpectedly, Gong Dingnei's thoughtful words made Wu Weiye completely change his opinion of him.

Wu Weiye, a man of temperament, hopes to hear similar or consistent views from this friend, that is, care and concern for human nature. After reading this article, the first thing that comes to mind is Wu Weiye was immediately disdainful of his future and interests.

After pretending to exchange a few words with Gong Dingnie, Wu Weiye sent the guest out on the grounds of being tired, and he had already made up his mind to cut off contact with him.

Different road non-phase plan.

People with talent but no virtue are worthy of being my friend!

After many years of dating, it is considered that I don't know people well!
The next day was just dawn, and after getting up early, after washing, and leaving a note to Gong Dingne with urgent business affairs, Wu Weiye hurried back to the capital by car, and the servants of the Wu family stayed behind for a while. In the temple, Gong Dingnier's master and servant will return in another carriage.

Tomorrow is the day when the new issue of Huangming Weekly will be released. Wu Weiye has to publish his article on it before the typesetting is finalized, and then he will arrange for the housekeeper to come to Zhaogezhuang again to take Xiuzhi's family The three of them received the capital, treated Sun Cheng's broken leg, and then took their family in the mansion.

As the deputy editor-in-chief of Huangming Weekly, Wu Weiye enjoys the treatment of the fourth grade, with a salary of 65 taels per month, and 400 taels of Lianyin at the end of each year. In addition to the dividends from Sihai Commercial Bank, the annual income is about 500 taels. Not to mention the industrial dividends of the family in his hometown in Kunshan. After all, Wu Weiye's net worth is not considered rich, but it is quite impressive.

Wu Weiye, who returned to the capital, did not return home, but directly asked the driver to drive to the newspaper office. Wu Weiye got out of the car and went straight to the editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiyu's office.

"Didn't Mr. Jun take his friends to climb the heights? Why did you return in such a hurry? But the magnificent scenery of Xiangshan Mountain is beyond your eyes?"

Seeing Wu Weiye rushing in with a serious expression on his face, Zhu Zhiyu, who was reviewing the manuscript, was startled at first, and then called Wu Weiye's name jokingly.

Zhu Zhiyu still admires this great talent who is ten years younger than himself. On weekdays, the two of them often have a cup of tea and sit down to discuss the Tao. On many matters, the two people have very similar views. Under the influence, for more than a year, Wu Weiye, who was originally a little impetuous and frivolous, has gradually become calm and introverted, and his attention to current affairs and people's livelihood has gradually increased, and his whole person has become more flesh and blood.

"Brother Chuyu, the magnificent scenery of Xiangshan Mountain is indeed too beautiful to behold, and it is intoxicating to see it!

It's a pity that under such a beautiful scenery, there are indeed sad things!When I saw and heard about it, my younger brother felt that it should be published in the newspaper, so as to alert people who are interested in it, and don't be proud of being in the prosperous age of the ages! "

Wu Weiye dragged a high chair and sat opposite Zhu Zhiyu's big case, then took out the manuscript he wrote last night from his sleeve and handed it over.

Zhu Zhiyu put down the manuscript in a little surprise, took the manuscript from Wu Weiye and said with a smile: "I look at the color of Mr. Jun, and it seems that there is something unfair, but I agree with what you said!

I thought that the prosperous age of Chongzhen had just begun, and it was still far away from its heyday. People of my generation should point out the current maladies with the pen in hand, and urge this prosperous age to be as you and I wish! "

After all, Zhu Zhiyu looked down at the manuscript, and then his face became serious.

"Mr. Jun has gained a lot from this trip to Xiangshan!
If it weren't for Mr. Jun's article, I wouldn't know that there are such impoverished households in Gyeonggi!

And based on this inference, there are countless people in the world like Sun Cheng's family!
This matter should not only wake up all the princes in the court, but my Huangming Newspaper should also cause reflection!
Although the editors and editors also visited the market in person to collect materials to watch the dynamics, they did not stay in Beijing, so they could not experience more folk sufferings!

This policy should be changed!
Mr. Jun, this article should be published on the headlines of the front page tomorrow!

The newspaper office must become the conscience of the world! "

(End of this chapter)