Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1016

Sun Wencheng was deeply moved when he saw that Cao Yong did not behave like an earl, and he was not lacking in etiquette.

Although he is not begging for others, it is not easy for this big family to sit and eat. The sons always have to support themselves.

Therefore, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I shouldn't bother my nephew, it's just that this big family has nothing to do. I'm old, and your second cousin and fifth cousin are not young. This At that time, it was not easy for me to come forward to inquire. Can I ask my nephew to help me? If my dismissal has something to do with their brothers, it’s fine. When I was in Hangzhou, I helped me deal with the paperwork and knew both Chinese and Chinese.”

This is about his second son, Sun Jin, and his fifth son, Sun Jin. Sun Jin is okay, and is three years older than Cao Yong.

"Cousin, this year will open Enke, and next year will be the competition year. My fifth cousin is still young. Instead of working as an errand, it's better to end up with Brother Li." Cao Yong said.

Although Sun Wencheng now has five sons, only the eldest son, Sun Jue, and the fifth descendant class are descendants. Sun Jue has no hope of future and has become a useless person;

Sun Wencheng shook his head, sighed, and said: "I also hoped that he would be promoted in the imperial examination, but he is a little clever, and he is not a material for learning. Although it is not the right way to take the exam, it will take a few years. , can also gain a future.”

As a parent, he has made up his mind, so Cao Yong nodded and said: "Since that's the case, my nephew will send people to the House of Internal Affairs to inquire about it tomorrow."

Cao Yong did not come empty-handed, with a small village title deed in his purse.Although Zhuangzi is not big, they are all cultivated fields, covering 800 hectares, and the annual income is [-] taels of silver.

This is what he prepared for the Sun family.

It's just that seeing that all Sun Wencheng's plans are not up to that point, Cao Yong is fine.

He is willing to help the Sun and Li families, but he has no intention of tying the three families to the same boat.

"Sheng Mi En, Dou Mi Qiu", he still knows this truth.

Originally, because they lived far away, the three families were not close to each other. It made no sense for him to take care of everything at this time, creating an illusion for the Sun and Li families.

After seeing Sun Wencheng, he didn't stay long. After staying for a quarter of an hour, he got up and said goodbye.

Sun Wencheng personally sent him out, and as soon as he left the living room, he saw Sun Jue walking up and down in front of the screen wall like a fly without a head.

Seeing Cao Yong coming out, he was a little bit excited, and came forward to meet him, saying: "Fu Ruo is here, just thinking of looking for you."

Seeing that his eldest son was in his thirties and still frizzy, Sun Wencheng frowned and snorted coldly.

Seeing this, Sun Jue couldn't help shivering, and said with a sneer, "Master, my son does have serious business to find Furuo."

Sun Wencheng glared at him, stopped his words, and said to Cao Yong: "Since my nephew is busy, I will not leave my nephew here. Say hello to your mother for me. I should have gone to pay my respects when I arrived in Beijing, because Now avoid suspicion, don’t walk around casually.”

After hearing this, Cao Yong responded, cupped his fists at Sun Jue, turned and left.

Sun Jue wanted to stop him, but his father was by his side.

When Cao Yong left on horseback, he complained a bit: "Master, why don't you let me say that I want to borrow a garden for Li'er. Li'er is going to end in April, and the house is in a mess, and I can't read well." ..."

Sun Wencheng had a sneer on his face: "Borrow a garden for Li'er? Didn't you say that you have a large family and it's inconvenient to go out, so you want to live in the suburbs for a while?"

During the past few days when the Sun family arrived in Beijing, Sun Wencheng lived in an uncomfortable life.

He lost his official position because of "no virtue", outsiders don't know, but family members know it.Not to mention a few concubine brothers, even brothers from the same mother saw him, but it was just a face to face, and there was a little less respect in their eyes.

Coupled with An's nagging, Sun Wencheng's scolding, and Cao Ying's alienation, Sun Jue felt ashamed.

Now, being told by his father, he shyly said, "The left and right are empty, so what's the point of staying for a while?"

Seeing him so shameless, Sun Wencheng was annoyed, and said with a straight face: "Your surname is Sun, why do you want to take advantage of your relatives? If you want to be quiet, you can go to live in your own village, and don't mention these things. if!"

Sun Jue listened with his hands down, not daring to refute.

Zhuangzi outside the Sun family city has a yard, but it is larger than the yard of the Zhuanghu, and now the Zhuangtou lives.Even if Sun Jue wanted to hide in peace, he couldn't bear the loneliness of the mountain dwelling.

Cao's garden is different. Although it is in Haidian, it is near Changchun Garden, a place where rich and powerful people gather.If you can meet noble people and make acquaintances, maybe you will have a bright future.

Sun Wencheng saw that he responded, but his eyes didn't take it seriously. He became more and more annoyed, and immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "I've been thinking about these crooked ways all day long, and I've lost the fundamentals of being a human being. What's the point?"

Sun Jue didn't know why his father suddenly came to the evil fire, and he was a little confused, so he heard someone say: "Brother, what's the matter, are you training people at the door?"

It was Sun Wenqian who came, followed by Sun Wencheng's second son, Sun Jin.

Seeing his brother coming, Sun Wencheng calmed down a little, and greeted him in the front hall: "How is it, is there a suitable yard?"

"I looked at three places, two in the inner city, and one in the south city. The courtyards in the inner city cost too much, and the yards in the second one cost thousands of taels of silver. The ones in the south city are in Jiuwan Hutong, and there are 550 rooms in two. Room, [-] taels." Sun Wenqian replied: "If the eldest brother does not object, the deposit will be paid tomorrow."

Sun Wencheng heard this, hesitantly said: "The southern city is mixed with fish and dragons, how can the inner city be quiet?"

Sun Wenqian glanced at him, and said: "There are two alleys in front of you, which are the vegetable market and fruit market. For daily chewing, it must be cheaper than the inner city, and it is in the alley. It is still quiet. It is a house that has only been rebuilt for three years. , the furniture is fully furnished, and you can live your life when you enter it, and this price is also rare.”

Sun Wencheng didn't want his brother to rent a house to live in. Thinking that he had been with him for 20 years, helping him with house affairs, he would have to work hard without credit, so he took 1000 taels of silver from An's and asked Sun Wenqian to buy a yard.

Today, Sun Wenqian took his nephew to watch the house with the real estate agent.

Hearing what Sun Wenqian said, Sun Wencheng nodded and said: "Even if you are satisfied, I will buy it. The left and right are the yards bought for you. The rest of the money will be handed over to younger brothers and sisters. You know that there is not much money in the family. I am an older brother. , can only do so much.”

Sun Wenqian bowed his head in response, but his chest was congested.

My brother has been cautious all these years, and there is still a deficit of 8000 taels in the accounts. The culprit is not others, but his own brother.

Although he was not greedy for large sums of money like others, but after more than ten years of storage and withdrawal, he took advantage of the convenience around him and embezzled tens of taels or hundreds of taels while helping his brother.

Some of the money was used to cover the expenses of the Sun House, and some of it was saved for his private house.Because they are a family of four and spend all their expenses at work, they have saved a lot of money, totaling nearly 3000 taels.

His elder brother was dismissed because of this, and he was ashamed, but he didn't have the courage to admit his mistake.

He knew the temperament of his elder brother and sister-in-law. My elder brother was not troublesome, but my sister-in-law was a little mean.If things get out, I'm afraid brothers will become enemies.

Sun Wencheng looked at him with complicated eyes, but finally said nothing, and sent Sun Wenqian to go back first.

Only Sun Wencheng and his son were left in the living room, so he confessed to Sun Jin: "Every year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducts a written examination. You should study hard these days, and take the written examination with the fifth child in a few days."

There are also grades in the internal affairs government's pen post style, which is divided into seven grades, eight grades, and nine grades according to different seniority.

Although the rank is not high, but the qualifications are enough, it is very easy to get promoted, and it is no worse than the imperial career.

After hearing this, Sun Jin was overjoyed, and responded respectfully.

Sun Jue, on the other hand, was very uncomfortable. He had once been a fifth-rank doctor with a bright future, but he was defeated by women...

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Back home, Cao Yong handed over Tian Qi to Chu Yu for safekeeping.

Seeing that he didn't send it out, Chu Yu was a little surprised: "Master Sun Jiashu didn't want it?"

"Looking at the Sun family, it's okay. It's just dismissed from office. It doesn't look like it's broken. Let's take a look again. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish." Cao Yong said: "It's the big sister, I will find you another day." For a reason, take her home and ask carefully, what wronged you? If you are not used to being with Sun Jue, don't hide it, let's think about it."

Chu Yu hesitated a bit, and said, "Brother Li needs to prepare for the exam, and sister Xian should also be married. Now that her grandfather is dismissed from office, she may not be able to participate in the general election. The small election has already been reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If there is no choice, the family will choose the marriage for the rest. Even if Sun Jue is good or bad, the elder sister will probably not come out for the sake of the children's marriage. Besides, there are parents-in-law on top. If people misunderstand, spread the word Unfilial gossip will also implicate Brother Li and Sister Xian."

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. This is Cao Ying's life, and in the end it is Cao Ying's choice.

However, Cao Yong believes that it is too late for the current Sun family to curry favor with Cao Ying, so they will not embarrass Cao Ying.

Cao Yong made a special trip to Prince Zhuang's Mansion for Sun Wencheng's question about the internal affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A few more times, it was the day when Prince Lao Zhuang went to the funeral on "Qiqi". Elder Sixteen is currently taking care of the funeral, except for occasional visits to the palace, he stays in the palace.

The royal treasury silver was "dedicated" to Yongzheng by the sixteenth elder brother a few days ago.

Finally, the emperor knew how to be sympathetic to Elder Sixteen, and only made people take away the gold and one million taels of silver, leaving the remaining 100 taels of silver and tens of thousands of copper coins for Elder Sixteen to spend.

Brother Sixteen is very satisfied, now that the branch of Prince Zhuang's mansion also has a title, so he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.The funeral of Lord Zhuang was arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he didn't need to pay for it.

The only thing I was thinking about was Lao Fujin's side.Fearing that Lao Fujin's hands would not be spacious enough, and he would feel unhappy, Elder Sixteen put 10 taels of silver into two large boxes and sent people directly to Lao Fujin's room.

Although Lao Fujin said "no need to do this", he was somewhat moved.

She was originally worried that from now on, she would have to look at the faces of her heirs and wives, but Elder Sixteen is filial and courteous, and he can coax people and make people feel close.

Before, the sixteenth elder brother had five sons and three daughters, many of them died young, leaving only two elder brothers and Da Gege.Da Gege didn't have any parents to move to the palace, so Nala stayed in the palace to raise him.

The two elder brothers, Hong Pu, 11 years old, and Hong Ming, [-] years old, were both descended from the late side Fujin Li, and they were raised by the side of Sixteen Fujin.

Hongpu was old enough to be sensible; Hongming was young and couldn't do without someone to take care of him, but Sixteen Fujin had a big belly, and as the delivery date was approaching, old Fujin took his little grandson to live with her.

When Hongming was being mischievous, Lao Fujin felt that the house was filled with life, and the pain of his deceased husband eased a bit.

The sixteenth Fujin gave birth within a few days after moving to the palace, giving birth to a little princess.

Old Fujin has been married to the palace for more than 50 years, and when she first heard the cry of a baby, she was still her legitimate granddaughter. She had a different feeling in her heart, so she had to personally order the kitchen to nourish the sixteenth Fujin with soup and water.

Unknowingly, she and Shiliu Fujin also got close naturally.

In this way, a lot of friction has been reduced, and even Brother Sixteen feels that he has been too lucky recently.

The family is happy, the government bank has settled, and the same mother and brother got news that they are about to recover from illness and return to the palace; on the side of Concubine Mi, Yongzheng also explained that although she lives in the palace for the rest of her life, every year from the winter solstice to the fifteenth day , You can receive an extra-uterine reunion.

Although the sixteenth elder brother knew that he could not receive Prince Zhuang's mansion, but as long as the fifteenth elder brother opened the mansion, there would be a place for mother and child to reunite.

All the worries were resolved, and the glass windows were replaced in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Brother Sixteen is only waiting for the funeral, so he will do a big job.

Seeing Cao Yong coming to the door, he brought a bit of joy, and said with a smile: "Could it be that I got the news and came to ask for a thank you gift?"

On the contrary, Cao Yong was confused. I don't know what brother sixteen said.

Elder Sixteen smiled and told about the glass window, saying: "The emperor said yes, saying that both the Empress Dowager's Palace and the Central Palace will be replaced. Now the craftsmen are asked to stop everything else, and only burn the glass. .The new emperor has few concubines, and there are only a few places that need to be replaced. After half a month, they will be available outside the palace..."

"Is it expensive?" Cao Yong asked.

Brother Sixteen shook his head and said, "It's not expensive, 20 taels of silver is enough for the windows of a room."

Cao Yong was stunned when he heard this, it's not expensive, it's worth half a house's money.However, this is only for ordinary people; in the eyes of the powerful, this is really nothing.

The rich and powerful families in the capital love to follow the fashion, wear clothes and eat cakes, and they all admire the style handed down in the palace.

When the glass windows are installed in the palace, the outside will naturally start to follow suit.

Seeing Elder Brother Sixteen in a good mood, Cao Yong felt much more relieved.He asked about the examination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Sixteenth Brother said: "Why do you think of asking this? The new emperor is asking me to sort out the list, clear away those who have achieved fame, and let them participate in the provincial examination. In this way, It is inevitable to add a batch of pen and post styles."

Cao Yong said about Sun Wencheng's entrustment. Brother Sixteen raised his eyebrows and said: "It's rare at that time. If you don't have any trouble, please ask them to come back. Let them take the exam. See what the emperor means. I'm going to use Sun Wencheng." Wen Cheng, just a few days ago asked me if there was any vacancy in the House of Internal Affairs."

After hearing this, Cao Yong felt more at ease in his heart.

Compared with those corrupt officials who believe in "clearing the magistrate in three years, and 20 snowflakes in silver", Sun Wencheng has been in charge of Hangzhou Weaving for 8000 years, and only found a shortfall of more than [-] taels. His integrity is already too strong.

I believe that Yongzheng also saw this...

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Ps: Historically, Sun Wencheng was dismissed from office in the sixth year of Yongzheng.He is indeed an upright official. Yongzheng came to power to pursue deficits and investigate corruption, but he was not caught up. You know, he is in the fat yamen.

Squatting in a corner, begging for a monthly pass in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)