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

Chapter 846 Another Letter

Cai Ping moved into the Hai family, which had little impact on Haitang.

She had met Cai Ping before, but they had only met briefly twice and had not had much contact. She only knew that he was a kind elder with a gentle temperament, but he was a little clingy to his teacher Hai Xiya.

Now Cai Ping moved into the Hai family's home. Although Haitang lived in the backyard, she could see him for two meals a day. She then deeply understood why her grandmother said that he "liked to act like a spoiled child."

He followed Hai Xiya to the yamen to work every day, and followed Hai Xiya back home every day. Whether he had something to do or not, he liked to sit in the upper room of the main courtyard and chat with his master and his master's wife. Apart from that, he had almost no social life and did not visit relatives and friends. He even entrusted the cleaning of his own house to his master's wife, Ma, and never asked a single question.

Wherever Hai Xiya went, he followed; whatever Hai Xiya did, he followed. Even at an old age with gray hair, he was still so clingy. When Hai Xiya got annoyed and wanted to drive him away, he started crying, which really made people wonder what to say.

Thanks to him, Haitang couldn't talk to her grandparents in private anymore, and she felt it was very inconvenient. But seeing his honest and loyal appearance, she was too embarrassed to play tricks on him, so she had to retreat to the backyard to do her own things, and even went to the west wing study less often.

Anyway, now there are only commonly used items and books left in the west wing study, and the rest of the things have almost been packed up. There is nothing good for her to do there, and she has to be under the watchful eyes of her grandparents and Cai Ping, which makes her uncomfortable. It would be better for her to go back to the backyard to relieve herself.

General He Baisheng has not yet arrived in Chang'an. There are rumors that he was detained by General Zhou San in Ganzhou and was detained for seven or eight days before he was allowed to continue his journey. Cai Ping's family also stayed in Ganzhou for a while. Now there is a letter saying that they have entered the territory of Shaanxi Dusi, but they are still far from Chang'an.

As the family members were late in arriving, Cai Ping was happy to stay in his teacher's house for a while longer. But it was Ma who got impatient first, thinking that he was in the way at home and disturbing their conversation. As soon as the Cai family's old house was cleaned, she immediately sent Cai Ping away, saying, "The house is cleaned, and those furniture and furnishings must be purchased. You are not going to rest in Chang'an for a few days, but to stay here for at least three years. How can you live without everything at home? Your wife hasn't arrived yet, so you should go back and prepare first, so as not to let your wife suffer all the way, and when she gets home, there is nothing, and she has to worry about sending people to buy everything. Also, you are a new official, you should meet the people you should meet, so as to avoid inconvenience in the future. Don't always stay at home and make it difficult for people to come!"

Cai Ping was embarrassed and did not dare to disobey his master's wife's order. He had to look back every few steps and walked out reluctantly.

Haitang smiled as she saw him off and reminded him to pack his luggage and take it with him.

Cai Ping said, "Why bother? I will come back to listen to the teacher's teachings after I have sorted out my family affairs!"

Haitang smiled and said, "Uncle Cai, if my grandma just wanted you to go buy things that were missing at home, she wouldn't have sent you away. She was actually jealous because you stayed with grandpa for too long and interfered with her talking to grandpa!"

Cai Ping suddenly realized, blushed and smiled, "I was careless. I just thought that I hadn't seen the teacher for many years and would have to say goodbye to him soon. I had to seize the time to be more filial to him, but I ignored the teacher's wife's thoughts. I really deserve to be scolded."

He said to Haitang again, "Good boy, thank you for reminding Uncle Cai not to be so formal with him. Uncle Cai will leave now. I will come back after a few days when everything at home is settled." He only took part of the luggage with him, and the rest remained in the room on the second floor of the front yard. He had no intention of moving out completely. It seemed that he had made up his mind to pester his mentor until the day he left Haixiya. Haitang sent him out of the door with a smile and turned around to report to his grandparents, but saw that his grandfather Haixiya and grandmother Ma were each holding a letter in their hands and reading it. There was also a thick stack of letters on the kang table. He vaguely guessed something in his heart and immediately showed surprise on his face.

Hai Xiya looked up at her and smiled, "Your brother has a letter. Just now your grandma chased Cai Ping away, and I didn't say anything because I didn't want him to stay at home any longer. He is so clingy, and if he is curious about your brother's letter later, I can't really show it to him, so I had to let him avoid it first."

That's right, the letter from my brother Hai Jiao from the capital inevitably contains some sensitive information that is not convenient for others to see. Although Cai Ping is my grandfather's disciple, I haven't seen him for many years...

Haitang didn't want to ask any more questions. She quickly found the letter with her name on it from the stack of letters, then turned back to her room in the backyard and opened the letter to read it carefully.

It was already late May, and nearly two months had passed since Haijiao's last letter. Haijiao was appointed an official in the capital, and just as Haitang had expected, he was a member of the Imperial Guard.

His official position was a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Experience, a civilian position that dealt with paperwork, which was somewhat inconsistent with his military background. However, after he took up the position, he heard his superiors and colleagues mention that his appointment was personally designated by Tao Ge Lao.

Of course, although he was a civilian, he was still a military officer, and he still had to do what a military officer should do, and he never missed the daily training. Because he performed well in front of others and had the honor of being a military scholar, whether riding, shooting or writing, he was outstanding, so no one thought there was anything wrong with Tao's personal appointment. Instead, everyone thought that the old man had a keen eye and sent talents to the Jinyiwei.

Haijiao also showed his strengths in accounting, and turned a blind eye to the power struggle within the Jinyiwei, not taking sides, but also hinted in front of others that he was not interested in power, and had no shortage of backers and prospects, and that he came to the Jinyiwei just to accumulate experience. Several prominent military officers in the Jinyiwei had inquired about his background, and knew that he had not only Tao Ge Lao, but also the Zhou family and the Tu family behind him, so they immediately gave up the idea of ​​wooing or suppressing him and became very friendly to him.

Hai Jiao has adapted well to the Jinyiwei, and relying on his memories from his previous life, he quickly recruited several capable assistants. These people are currently unsuccessful in the Jinyiwei, or their talents are unknown, so they are happy to have a new honest boss with strong backing and real talents. As for the other military officers of the Jinyiwei, they just think that he is being modest and only finds some small people to work under him instead of competing with others for talents, and they think he is more sensible.

Hai Jiao had just joined the Jinyiwei, and was currently just looking through old files to familiarize himself with the affairs of the guard. His work was not very busy. However, Tao Ge Lao had already hinted to him to pay more attention to the crimes of the Sun faction officials and to secretly collect evidence. At the same time, several other powerful military officers in the Jinyiwei also received orders. Hai Jiao believed that the liquidation of the Sun family would begin soon. His leisurely days would not last long.

When Haitang read the letter to this point, she couldn't help but laugh.

Being an official in front of the emperor and having too much leisure time is not a good thing. Only when you are busy can you have the opportunity to advance!
Looking further down, Haijiao had the leisure time to worry about others because his work was relatively easy. After receiving his grandfather's letter, he also thought that his cousin Ma Lusheng's unemployment in Beijing was not a long-term solution, so he spent a lot of effort and finally found a job for his cousin.

Haitang couldn't help but be stunned.

Is this what Grandfather meant? Did my brother really find a new job for Uncle Ma Lusheng? Why?!
(End of this chapter)