Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1041 Relatives are here
"Lucky!" Cao Yong heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that Li Xu's father and son had been dealt with.

Regarding the fate of the Li family, he only remembered that the servants had sold it for a year, because no one in the banner bought it; the other thing was that Li Xu was exiled in Ninggu Pagoda, where he died of cold and hunger.

Now it seems that Li Xu only lives in Shengjing, and Yongzheng doesn't seem to have a deep hatred for the Li family.

He didn't know that Li Xu's present situation was really not a fluke.

In history, Li Xu was just dismissed from his job and ransacked his family at the beginning. After Cao’s family ransacked his family, he turned up the Li family’s case and was imprisoned again.

Now, Li Xu's exile time has been advanced.

As for the matter of making personal friends with the prince, following the early death of the eighth elder brother, the fourteenth elder brother was ineffective, and Yongzheng did not show up on the bright side.

However, Cao Yong didn't know this, and had already made the worst plan in his heart.

The current result is much better than he expected.In the early years, Yongqing was also exiled in Shengjing, which is not too far from the capital, and the weather is much better than that of Ninggu Pagoda.

He returned to the mansion, went directly to Lan Yuan, and told Li Shi the news.

His life was saved, and his family members were not implicated. Li could only recite "Amitabha".

She couldn't wait for a moment, and took Cao Yong to Shaoyuan to tell Gao Taijun the news.

With tears in his eyes, Gao Taijun said: "Just close the case, just close the case!"

Just as he was talking, he saw Chuyu coming to look for Cao Yong.It was Zheng Hu, the steward of the front yard, who sent a message to the two, and reported something.

When Cao Yong heard the words, he stood up and said to Gao Taijun and Li Shi: "Grandmother, mother, I sent people to Tongzhou to wait for my uncle's family the day before yesterday. Since some people come back, it seems that they are in Tongzhou."

After hearing this, Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Li became anxious, and they seemed to be more urgent than before.

Although they care about the Li family, they are not ignorant women after all, and they also have resentment towards Li Xu, so they naturally pay more attention to the women and children of the Li family.

When Cao Yong saw that the two parents were like this, he asked the little maid to go to the second gate and ask Zheng Hu to come and answer, so as to save them from worrying.

He guessed that it was about time for the Li family members to arrive, so he sent Zhang Yi and Zheng Hu to Tongzhou three days ago.

Because Li Xu's charges have not yet been determined, Cao Yong didn't expect to bring the Li family members out, so Cao Yong only asked them to bring more gold and silver, thinking of clearing up one or two, so as not to make everyone in the Li family suffer.

After all, there are female relatives, so it's not too embarrassing.

After a while, Zheng Hu arrived.

It was the family members of the Li family who arrived. Because they couldn't return to the city today, they are now placed at the post station at Tongzhou Wharf. They will leave tomorrow morning and arrive in the capital at noon.Zhang Yi stayed at the station and had already taken care of it.

Gao Taijun listened, tears could not stop, rolled down, supported Li's arm, said: "Shuqing, Shuqing... really your nephew and daughter-in-law are coming..."

Li's eyes were also red, and he said: "Yes, it's finally here. You can rest assured that it is our blessing to take care of your body."

Cao Yong signaled Chu Yu to comfort him, and took Zheng Hu down by himself.

"Have you been to Wang Guayuan? How is the situation over there?" Cao Yong asked.

"Zhang Yi went to investigate yesterday, and also went to Tongzhou Yamen to inquire about the archives. Although the Li family's Zhuangzi in Tongzhou is not small, only ten hectares are registered as sacrificial fields. He did not enter the government. The ten hectares of sacrifice land and the long house were taken care of by people. In addition to the money for the sacrifice every year, the remaining income was divided into seven shares, the long house two, and the rest was distributed to the other five houses of the Li family. Look at the tomb The old man of the Li family, in his 80s, served the old man of the Li family in the early years. Because of the old man's kindness, he was released from birth and is a good citizen, so he was not arrested by the government." Zheng Hu said.

Cao Yong made a rough calculation in his mind, ten hectares of land for offering sacrifices, earning hundreds of taels of silver every year, leaving the sacrifices for sacrifices, and then distributing them to six families, even less, which is not worthwhile at all.

However, this incident also reminded him of his family's sacrifice land, which he had registered for [-] hectares of land.

Because these sacrificial fields were purchased with his own pocket, the income from the past few years has also been attributed to this account.He was also frank and didn't think about anything else.

He set up these sacrificial fields, thinking of just in case, thinking of the safety of his children behind him, not thinking of what happened to him during his lifetime.

Looking at it now, it is possible to follow the Li family's example and divide the income from these sacrifices into five houses, which can be regarded as adding some income to the younger brothers.

Regardless of whether they will be appointed to the court to worship the prime minister, or their official career will be cut off for some reason, the income of several hundred taels of silver can be regarded as peace of mind...

On Shaoyuan's side, under the consolation of Li Shi and Chu Yu, Gao Taijun finally stopped his tears and said to Li Shi: "Shuqing, since your elder brother's crime did not implicate the family members, they will go to Beijing tomorrow, so they don't have to go in again." yamen?"

"That's natural. Brother Yong will definitely make arrangements for people to pass by. The courtyard of the mansion has also been tidied up, so don't worry." Li Shi said.

Gao Taijun listened, shook his head, and said: "No, how can there be a family who visits the door? Brother Yong is an official, so many people watch him, so he should be more cautious in his actions. If you haven't bought a house yet, rent one first. Yard placement."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li said: "Mother, Brother Yong bought the yard earlier and registered it under my name. If it's not easy to keep them at home, I will go to live in the yard over there first. There is no reason to rent a house. I know my mother. I feel sorry for Brother Yong, but he is the nephew of the Li family after all, so I can't get rid of it. Besides, I am the daughter of the Li family, so what's the point of letting my family live in my empty yard?"

Gao Taijun refused, saying: "Although you grew up in Li's family, after all, you married into Cao's family and became Cao's family. You can take care of you if you can, but you can't mix together. That's not the way to get along for a long time. Brothers , and have to settle accounts clearly, let alone a family with two surnames. The Li family and the Sun family are already like this, and they will have to rely on Brother Yong to take care of them in the future. If Brother Yong is dragged down because of the Li family, let alone the whole house. The next one is not found, that is, who else can the Li family ask for protection?"

Even for the sake of his son's face, Mrs. Li couldn't let the Li family live in the inn, so she thought about it and said to Gao Taijun: "Mother, it is not easy to find a suitable house in a day or two. The nephews and grandchildren are still young, especially the honesty. My brother has always been weak, and after this accident, it is time for me to recuperate. Let them live in the yard under my name first, and wait for a few days to buy a new house before moving. No matter how picky others are, they can’t go beyond reason. .”

Gao Taijun was also worried about Li Cheng the most.

Hearing Li's words, she sighed, and said: "Let's do it first. Brother Yang Yong must pay attention to the matter of buying a house. At this time, it is not easy to write their names on the house deed, so I will buy it first. This old woman's name."

Seeing the old lady let go, Mrs. Li agreed with a smile. She had already decided in her heart to transfer the house to the yamen to reassure the old lady.

After saying this, Mrs. Gao heard from Mrs. Li that she moved to live with the Li family.

Mrs. Li shook her head, disagreeing with this.With Chuyu beside her, she had to follow her mother-in-law's advice and offer a few words of persuasion.

Although the family members of the Li family were not implicated for questioning, they rushed northward and settled down in a serious way. It will take some time, and the near future must be chaotic.Gao Taijun is old after all, if there is something wrong, it will be better.

However, Gao Taijun insisted, and said to Li: "I know you are kind, besides the house, you must have arranged for proper servants. It's just the current situation of the Li family, it is really not suitable to live a life of calling slaves and servants. Your elder brother's crime , It’s a shortfall of money and food. I sold the servant’s property and left a big hole. I’m lucky that I didn’t implicate the family. We know how to restrain ourselves. The new yard bought by my brother doesn’t need to be big, just enough to live in. Before your elder brother is amnesty and comes back, the Li family will live like this to avoid disaster. I want to go and watch it, so that they don’t know the seriousness. Seeing that relatives are willing to help, Get mad again."

Mrs. Li personally arranged the affairs of the house, but unexpectedly, she neglected them, and she couldn't help being a little annoyed.

Gao Taijun wanted to pack his things, so he sent Li Shi and Chu Yu down.

Back at the Orchid Courtyard, Mrs. Li said: "You have listened to what the old matriarch said. It seems that the house prepared earlier cannot be used. It is a three-entry house, and it is bigger."

Chu Yu said: "It's a good thing that the son-in-law also ordered someone to buy two courtyards with two entrances. It's better to choose a room from the middle first."

Mrs. Li nodded and said, "That's the only way."

Because the Li family's case has been closed, Li's heart is much more relaxed, and she said to Chu Yu: "The old lady's gold jewelry, with her temper, can never be taken back. Put the jewelry on me first, and I will take those gold jewelry tomorrow." The silver is given to the old lady... the gold depends on the house price, and the rest will be sent to the old lady."

Since the Li family will live in the capital for a long time, they are not in a hurry to do so at this conspicuous time.It's better to follow the old lady's wishes first, and wait until the wind and sea are calm, and look at the help, and they will never let them suffer.

Since it was her mother-in-law who made the decision, Chu Yu naturally complied, and went down to arrange manpower, and went to the newly selected second yard overnight to clean up.

Fortunately, when I bought it, I brought the furniture with me. As long as I cleaned it up, I could live in it directly...

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Tongzhou, post station.

There are thirteen family members of the Li family who came to Beijing this time, including Li Xu's wife Wang Shi, concubines Zhao family and Lu family; Li Nai's wife Sun family, concubine Hu family, Li Nai's eldest son Li Nuo, and eldest daughter-in-law Quan family. The second son Li Yu, the second daughter-in-law Yan Shi, the third son Li Cheng, the third daughter-in-law He Shi, and Li Nai's fifth son Li Dao and fifth son Li Zheng.

Li Xu has a romantic nature, and there are more than a dozen maidservants and concubines in the mansion.It's just that most of them are beautiful maidservants who were gifted by others or bought. There are only two concubines of the Zhao family and the Lu family who have serious concubine documents.

Therefore, when the family property was confiscated, except for the two old concubines Zhao and Lu, those maids and concubines were also confiscated, and they stayed in the south of the Yangtze River to be sold by officials, waiting to take money to make up for the deficit of the Li family.

Li Nai's concubine, Hu Shi, was the birth mother of his eldest son, Li Nuo, and was included in the Li family tree, so she was not sold by the officials.

Although he didn't bring any instruments of torture, he was escorted by the officials of Jiangnan Governor's Yamen along the way, which made people feel flustered.

Now living in a clean house and looking at the eight bowls and eight dishes of the table, it makes people feel like they are alive after a catastrophe.

Li Nuo took Li Yu and Li Cheng with him, and couldn't wait to eat, so he asked Zhang Yi for news about his father and grandfather.After hearing that Cao's family was taking care of them and their father and grandparents were well, they felt a little more at ease.

Although I have my own thoughts in my heart, I can only wait for dawn and talk about it after entering Beijing...

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