Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 74 Kang Jin
"Auntie is an elder, please sit down."

After Yuan Wenshao finished speaking, he came to sit next to Hua Lan.

After chatting for a while, Yuan Wenshao winked at Hualan, Hualan nodded slightly, then stood up and said with a smile: "Auntie will have dinner at the house at noon, you and the officials will chat first, I will cook some dishes myself .”

"Thank you for your hard work Hua Lan." Aunt Kang said with a smile.

"It's not hard."

Hua Lan bowed slightly and led the maid down.

After Hualan left, Yuan Wenshao dismissed the maids serving in the hall, and said with a smile, "Auntie, let's open the skylight and tell the truth. The reason you visit the door several times is to seek an official position for cousin Kang Jin, right?"

When Yuan Wenshao sent all the servants away, Aunt Kang had already guessed what Yuan Wenshao wanted to say to her, but she didn't expect that Yuan Wenshao would be so straightforward. She was stunned before saying: "I can't help it. , I just begged to come to my door, Erlang, please help your cousin."

"Aunt, although our two families are now relatives, can we talk about how close we are to each other? Since I was ennobled, many relatives from the Yuan family clan and my mother's family have come to ask for help. They are all relatives, and they have helped me a lot. It's not good to help that one. In order to avoid trouble, even when my mother asked me to arrange errands for my uncle's cousin, I didn't agree," Yuan Wenshao said.

"Then I don't know how Erlang is willing to help?"

Aunt Kang is not stupid. Although Yuan Wenshao's words were full of embarrassment and rejection, if Yuan Wenshao really wanted to refuse, he would not see her.

Yuan Wenshao smiled slightly and said, "I heard that many concubines of the Kang family were given as concubines to powerful families in Bianjing by Aunt Kang?"

Aunt Kang was a little embarrassed when she heard this. The Kang family was a scholarly family, so it was really embarrassing to give their daughter as a concubine.

She knew that there must have been private discussions in the circle of Bianjing officials and family members, and she didn't know how ugly what she said, but no one said it in person.

"Hehe." Aunt Kang smiled awkwardly, and said: "Erlang should know something about the situation of the Kang family. All these years, I have relied on me to subsidize the dowry to support me. How can I afford the dowry. Although it is disgraceful to be a concubine, it is also It’s not going to be hard, isn’t it.”

Yuan Wenshao was noncommittal. It sounded like Aunt Kang was thinking about the concubines, but in fact she gave the concubines to the powerful as concubines to make friends with the powerful.

Moreover, the Kang family was a scholarly family no matter what, and with the nobility of those literati, they definitely didn't want their daughters to be concubines. If they could accept women from such a family as concubines, those powerful families would naturally not be stingy.

To put it bluntly, Aunt Kang sold those concubines.

However, he was not in the mood to interfere with the Kang family's affairs and said: "As an official in the court, I will usually offend some people. Aunt Kang is well-informed. If there is any news, you can send someone to inform me."

Although he felt that people like Aunt Kang might be useful in the future, Aunt Kang was a madman and might one day backfire.

Therefore, he didn't intend to directly point it out now, but set this matter as a transaction.

Aunt Kang smiled when she heard the words, and asked, "I don't know what position Erlang is going to arrange for Brother Jin?"

She felt that Yuan Wenshao was begging her now and wanted to take the opportunity to bargain.

Yuan Wenshao said indifferently: "I plan to arrange cousin Kang Jin to the camp in the western suburbs. He is a scholar after all. He is not suitable to be a soldier. The army lacks a clerk, a ninth-rank official."

Aunt Kang was a little unhappy when she heard the words. If it was before, she would have happily agreed, but now that the two are trading, she is a little dissatisfied with a ninth-rank official.

Yuan Wenshao naturally saw that Aunt Kang was dissatisfied, and said calmly: "Although it is only a ninth rank or a military position, the clerk is responsible for the official documents of the army. When the opportunity is right in the future, it may not be impossible to become a civil servant."

"Then I'll trouble Erlang."

When Aunt Kang heard that she had the opportunity to become a civil servant, how could she refuse.

Aunt Kang was so happy that she told Yuan Wenshao many secrets about the powerful people in Bianjing, showing her own value.

After eating at noon, I left happily.

After sending Aunt Kang away, Hua Lan said: "Officer, I've thought about it, this concubine's aunt is the kind of greedy person, if you promise her this time, maybe she will make more progress in the future."

"Don't worry, I didn't agree directly, but made a deal with her." Yuan Wenshao laughed.

"What deal?" Hualan asked puzzled.

"Hehe, Aunt Kang sent all the concubines of the Kang family to the rich and powerful as concubines. She is very well informed about some news. Being a husband will inevitably offend some people. If you can learn some useful news from her, you can also Avoid a lot of trouble." Yuan Wenshao said.

As a member of the Sheng family, Hualan felt a little ashamed when Yuan Wenshao mentioned this matter.

So I'm not ashamed to ask more.

……

But she said that after Aunt Kang returned to Kang's house, she wanted to tell her son the good news. After asking her servants, she learned that Kang Jin was in the study, so she went directly to the study.

The Kang family's study room was the study room when the old man was alive, and it was originally supposed to be used by Kang Haifeng.

But since Kang Haifeng was dismissed from office, he gave up on himself and completely let himself go. He indulged in women every day and had no time to read.

On the contrary, Kang Jin would come here every day to read the books left by his grandfather.

Aunt Kang entered the study and was very pleased to see her son reading a book seriously.

To paraphrase Sheng Hong's words, Kang Jin means good bamboo shoots out of bad bamboo.

"Meet the big lady."

The maid serving in the study saluted quickly when Aunt Kang came in.

Hearing the sound, Kang Jin looked up and saw his mother coming in, got up and saluted, "My son has seen his mother."

Aunt Kang asked the servants to go down, sat down and said, "Didn't I tell you? Tell you not to stay at home and study, go out and make more connections. Your shameless father has already disgraced the Kang family." No matter how good your reading is, you won’t be able to pass the imperial examination.”

If you want to take part in the imperial examination, you must have a guarantor.

The guarantor is the person who guarantees that he will comply with the conditions for participating in the imperial examination and that his moral reputation will be flawless.

Kang Haifeng's concubines gave birth to several children during his time in Dingyou. Who else could vouch for his son?

Therefore, even if Kang Jin is good in knowledge, he has not even taken the county examination until now.

It’s not that he’s not sure, it’s that he’s not qualified.

Although Aunt Kang was very pleased that her son was studying hard, she disapproved of it, and felt that it would be better to go out and make more contacts if she had this time.

"Mother, our family's reputation has already become like this. Who would want to make friends with children if they are truly dignified? Instead of making friends with those dubious people, it's better to read books at home and feel at ease."

Although Kang Jin is young, but living in such a family, his mind is very mature.

He has a thorough view of the matter. The reputation of the Kang family is so bad that not only his father is responsible, but also his mother.

But a son doesn't say anything wrong with his father, so he can't say anything wrong with his parents.

"Nonsense, my mother went to your cousin's husband's house today, and your cousin's husband has already agreed to help. We will hear news in a few days. Then you will be able to be an official." Aunt Kang said.

Kang Jin said in surprise: "Is what mother said true?"

"Of course it's true. When there's news in a few days, my mother will take you to visit Uncle Zhongyong's mansion. After you enter the army, you will have to rely on your cousin-in-law to take care of you. Building a good relationship with him will greatly benefit your future. help." Aunt Kang said.

"I want to thank my cousin-in-law." Kang Jin nodded.

He thought differently from his mother, and only wanted to thank Yuan Wenshao.

"Okay, you have to prepare well these few days, and mother will leave first."

Aunt Kang gave some advice, left the study, and went to Kang Haifeng's yard.

The couple had a bad relationship over the years and had been living in separate hospitals.

Kang Haifeng usually hangs out with his concubines. Aunt Kang doesn't care about him, and he won't care about Aunt Kang's harsh treatment of his concubines and concubines. The two of them are getting along well.

When Aunt Kang came to Kang Haifeng's yard, the maid at the door just wanted to salute, but she stopped her with a wave.

Aunt Kang can be said to cover the sky with one hand in the Kang family. I don't know how many servants have been killed and sold in these years, and none of them dared to disobey her.

The two maids at the door stepped back obediently, not daring to make a sound.

When Aunt Kang came to the door, she heard a lustful sound coming from inside. With a sneer on her lips, she opened the door and walked in.

Kang Haifeng and his concubine were in high spirits, and neither of them heard the sound of the door opening.

Aunt Kang didn't say anything, she came directly to the table and sat down, looking coldly at the unbearable scene on the bed.

Kang Haifeng saw someone in the room out of the corner of his eye. When he took a closer look, he saw that it was his eldest wife. He was so frightened that he shivered.

Kang Haifeng was very angry when his good deeds were interrupted, but he didn't dare to get angry when he looked at Aunt Kang who looked calm and didn't say a word.

The calmer Aunt Kang is, the more terrifying she becomes. If he quarrels with Aunt Kang, this concubine probably won't live long.

He doesn't care about the life and death of a concubine, but this concubine has not been accepted for a long time, and he hasn't played enough, so he feels a little bit reluctant.

"Miss, why didn't you say anything? Now the servants are getting more and more unruly, and they don't know how to report."

Kang Haifeng pulled his clothes back on and winked at the concubine on the bed.

After the little concubine entered the door, she heard about the fate of some concubines of the Kang family. With a pale face, she picked up her clothes and put them on indiscriminately, saluted and ran out.

"What? Can't I come? Or am I disturbing the official's enjoyment?" Aunt Kang said coldly.

"Miss misunderstood, I didn't mean that." Kang Haifeng said quickly.

Aunt Kang said coldly: "I don't want to talk nonsense with you. I finally found someone to find an errand for my son. During this time, you'd better be honest. I don't care about you messing around at home, but if you dare to go out and mess around, It has affected my son's future. I'll sell all those sluts in my family, and I won't give you a penny in the future."

"What did you say?" Kang Haifeng was surprised when he heard the words, "Who did you find?"

"You don't need to worry about these things. Anyway, remember what I said, or don't blame me for falling out." After finishing speaking, Aunt Kang got up and left the room.

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(End of this chapter)