After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 21 The Price of Saving People (Revised)

The younger sister was interested in her brother's past life experience. Although Hai Jiao didn't want to mention it, Hai Tang still relaxed and gave a brief introduction.

Haitang immediately became interested in "that lady": "What is this lady's surname? What is her name? How old is she? What does my brother think of her? Is it possible that she will become my sister-in-law?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! That's my benefactor!" Hai Jiao immediately refuted his sister's words, but after the refutation, his cheeks turned red involuntarily, which made people feel very suspicious.

Haitang glanced at him: "Really? Then why are you blushing? You are not a real child. According to your words, you are already an adult who is used to the world, so why did I only ask one sentence, Your face is as red as a monkey’s butt?”

Hai Jiao glanced around with guilty eyes: "It's nothing! I'm... I'm angry! I'm obviously very grateful to that lady and have no selfish feelings at all, but my own sister said this... "

"Oh - okay." Haitang hummed twice and decided to let him go for the time being. "Since this lady may be killed in a few years, why don't we save her quickly? You should know that she lives in Where?"

Hai Jiao paused for a moment: "We can only go at the time when I met her in my previous life... If we go earlier, she still has her parents and relatives at home, and the evil person who harmed her has not yet revealed his true face, so it is impossible for her to believe me. of."

He had no choice but to live in Datong Mansion permanently, so he could only pass by there on his way back to his hometown in Yongping.And the old county magistrate who allowed him to get to know this lady would have to wait at least more than three years before retiring and returning to his hometown... If he hadn't been traveling with the old county magistrate, where would he have gotten to know this lady?Not to mention lending a helping hand to her and taking her away from those relatives with ill intentions.He wanted to take her away with justice, instead of damaging her reputation...

Haijiao hesitated, but Haitang vaguely guessed: "Are the old county magistrate and this lady related? You must first make friends with the old county magistrate and go back to your hometown, then you have the opportunity to meet that lady. We know each other? Is there no other way?"

Hai Jiao nodded: "So, I don't want to go back to my hometown in Yongping now. If I go back now, what reason will I have to leave home more than three years later and go to Datong to save people? Not to mention... I have to first I got to know the old county magistrate who retired from Chang'an and returned to his hometown."

Moreover, the old county magistrate was also his benefactor.Since he knew in advance that the old county magistrate's daughter and grandson would be trapped in her husband's family in Datong Mansion and were in a miserable situation, he had no reason not to help them.He has the advantage of being a prophet in this life, and he will definitely be able to help the old county magistrate rescue his relatives more smoothly.

After hearing what her brother said, Haitang thought for a while: "If it is to be on the safe side, you must wait until three or four years before returning to your hometown in Yongping, then we must start making preparations now. In the past few years, whether we are It doesn't matter whether we stay in Suzhou City or go to Chang'an Mansion first. As long as we are in Chang'an Mansion before the day you left Chang'an in your previous life. But... if you still want to help the old county magistrate save His daughter and grandson want to protect the young lady from relatives with ulterior motives, so you must first have an identity that you can use. Otherwise, you will still be like in your previous life, just a commoner with no power. No matter who you want to help, it will be very difficult.”

Hai Jiao suddenly felt that it made sense: "That's true. The old county magistrate's evil son-in-law was a civil servant, and his family had friendship with local officials. The young lady's evil relatives even knew the powerful people in the capital, and I heard that they later climbed into the family. Which pavilion elder? With our current status in the Hai family... Even if I want to help them, it will be very difficult. I may offend the nobles and bring trouble to the family..." However, if he is told not to repay these two He cannot do the kindness of his benefactor.At worst, he would be separated from his family. He would temporarily disguise himself and use another identity to save people.

After hearing her brother's plan, Haitang couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Why are you so stupid?! Brother, our grandfather is also an official, but he didn't do much in his official career and resigned early. But if he can be persuaded, The old man comes out of the mountain, or you join the army in advance to climb up. As long as you have a reasonable identity, or ask a high-ranking official and famous general to accompany us, what else do you have to be afraid of? Your own abilities are limited, and you can always pretend to be powerful. It can be done!”

Hai Jiao sat up straight and looked at his little sister in surprise: "Is this... okay? Grandpa is already this age..."

"I think it's not impossible." Haitang said, "General Gu and the others asked grandpa to check the accounts. Although it was to get rid of Sun Yonglu, they had already gotten the account books, but they still had to wait for grandpa to return to Suzhou before they could start checking the accounts. , which proves that they don’t have a better financial expert than grandpa. Now they can deal with Sun Yonglu without making a fuss in the accounting books, but Sun Yonglu’s fall will also take away a lot of his confidants, leaving many vacancies in Suzhou Weihui , there must be a position in charge of finance. Are the generals willing to let Grandpa, a master, leave, but let people who are not as capable as him fill the vacancy? As long as Grandpa agrees to return to Suzhou Guard, he may continue to be promoted. !”

In fact, Hai Xiya is not very old, just over 50 years old. In modern times, before retirement, he can still be said to be in the prime of life.It is only after living in the northwest border for many years that Haixi Ya looks older than his peers, but his body and energy are good and he will have no problem working for another ten years.Haitang felt that as long as his grandfather did not object, there was no reason to retire so early. He could have stayed in retirement for a few more years to create better conditions for his children and grandchildren.Just to convince the old man to open the book, Haitang, the granddaughter, has far less weight than Haijiao, the much-loved grandson.

Hai Jiao was quickly convinced by his younger sister: "That's right. Grandpa has worked in the border army for more than 20 years, and he is not bad in terms of qualifications and ability. In the past, in order not to attract attention, he didn't want to be promoted. Now, my cousin and the others have been Forgive me, Sun Yonglu has committed another crime. If grandpa returns to the frontier army, he can be promoted with peace of mind!" He didn't ask for anything extravagantly. He only needed his grandpa to have a seventh-grade official status before he officially took up his official post and left the northwest. That was enough. .The seventh-grade official is already a well-established official, and he has a lot of confidence when he goes out and about with the title of the grandson of a seventh-grade official.

Haitang Xindao's brother's morale is too low. What does a seventh-grade official mean?What's more, he is an official who has retired at the seventh rank?I'm afraid the local officials of Datong won't take it seriously, let alone the official family of Ge Lao.

She did not laugh at her brother, she just said: "Brother, please tell me clearly first, have you made up your mind to abandon literature and join the military? If you still pursue a civil service career, as long as you can pass the exam in the past few years, It's enough to be promoted. But if you plan to enter the military and hold a military position, it's best not to leave the border town in the past few years. As a military man, there is no place more suitable for making achievements than the border. "

Having a grandfather who was an official only gave Haijiao a decent status, but after his grandfather became an official, his future had to be earned through his own efforts.He wanted to climb up the ladder, and he wanted to be a high-ranking official with a good salary. Only by staying in a border town would he have the opportunity to rise quickly.In those peaceful places, he could only climb up step by step. God knows how long it would take.

"But the border is very dangerous. You may go to the battlefield at any time, and you may lose your life at any time. Grandpa, grandma, and uncle definitely don't want you to take risks." Haitang stared at Haijiao, "Have you really made up your mind? ? Are you willing to risk your life in order to successfully save people in three years?"

(End of this chapter)