Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1114
After meeting with the new governor, Wei De was worried about being left for dinner.Because I heard my nephew say it once before meeting, I wasn't too surprised, but I couldn't help but look a little cautious.

Although I heard that the Wenjie brothers and sisters came to Beijing with the help of the Cao family, they did not expect the relationship to be so close.

After all, the world is so hot and cold, but there are also people who miss old love.The Cao family was an eunuch in Jiangning in the early years, and the Wei family was a respectable country gentry in Jiangning. It is not surprising that the two families are old.

Didn't I just want to take care of the children he left behind because of the kindness my clan brother gave me in the early years?
Unexpectedly, Cao Yong not only looked at Wenjie differently, but also took care of him as an uncle.

The governor is the host, and he is kept as a guest, and he is also called the governor's cousin to accompany him.Wen Jie followed the governor's son to the inner house for dinner.For a family banquet in the Governor's Mansion, not to mention him as a seventh-rank county magistrate, even the magistrate of Baoding Prefecture may not be qualified to be the guest of honor.

In fact, Cao Yong kept him half for Wenjie and half for himself.He can't stay in the governor's mansion all the time, he has to go down to see the local people's livelihood.

But with only his eyes, what he sees for a while may not be comprehensive.

Wei De has served as a county magistrate in Mancheng for four years, and his grades in the official school examination are good, so Cao Yong intends to learn more about local people's livelihood through him.It's just that when Cao Song came over today, he didn't care about other things, and he was really just eating.

On the contrary, Cao Song heard that Wei De was a member of the Wei family in Jiangning and Wei Wu's cousin. He looked at him several times and said strangely: "When I was in Jiangning in the early years, my elder brother and I often went to the Wei family. Why haven't we seen you? ?”

Wei De hesitated for a moment, and said: "When I was young, I used to study in my brother's private school. When I left the private school when I was 12 years old, my family went away."

Cao Song was taken aback when he heard the words, and then understood the reason.

Wei De was born as a Jinshi, and like other scholars, he began to study hard since he was sensible. Wei Xin was a bully when he was young, and he was a troublemaker all day long. It would be strange if these two people played together.

"Since we have a mediocre relationship with Wei Wu, you can still think about taking care of his room, Mr. Wei is very righteous." Cao Song glanced at Wei De and said with a smile.

No wonder he was supercilious, the brothers of the Wei family had been in Beijing for more than half a year, and they had never heard of such relatives in Zhili.When Cao Yong was promoted to the governor of Zhili, there was an extra "benevolent" family uncle.

It's a little too low to act like a clan member who is an orphan as a qualification for promotion.

Cao Song has always been a master who can't get sand in his eyes, let alone his most respected brother who is calculating, he feels a little uncomfortable.Now that he's drunk again, he can talk freely.

Wei De could not only rely on his own strength, from a child to a Jinshi, but also made a name for himself as a magistrate, he was by no means a bookworm who did not understand the world.

After hearing Cao Song's words, he knew that he was suspicious of his intentions for Wenjie.

His face was flushed red, but he raised his head, looked at Cao Song frankly, and said loudly: "I dare not be Cao Zongzhen's absurd praise, it's just a little effort."

In fact, there is something else going on in this, but he is a scholar after all, although he knows that the two brothers in front of him are people he can't afford to offend, but he is unwilling to say much to defend himself.

Although his surname is also Wei, he and Wei Xin have already made five suits.

Wei Xin's family is one of the best country gentry in Jiangning, but Wei De's family is poor, with only ten acres of Susukida handed down from their ancestors to live on.When he was young, his father fell ill and sold off a few acres of Susukida, but failed to save his life, so he left his orphans and widows behind.

From then on, the mother and son depended on Wei De's mother Yao's spinning and weaving for a living.

Although the life is difficult, Mrs. Yao has some knowledge, knowing that the family has no real estate, and his son can only be educated and literate, and get a good name in the exam, so that he can start a family and start a career in the future, so he will no longer suffer.

Although there are private schools in the countryside, it is still difficult for them to feed their mother and children, so there is no money left to buy them.

Hearing that the fifth young master of the family is going to school, and the wife of the family is picking out a companion for the fifth young master, Yao Shi took his son to ask to go to Wei's house.

At that time Mrs. Wei had already agreed to others, although it was not easy to feel sorry for Yao's orphans and widows, she just asked someone to wrap a few feet of cloth and a few copper coins, and she did not intend to change people.After all, they are of the same race, and the status of the companion is not much higher than that of the servant, so she doesn't want to engage in gossip.

It was Wei Xin, seeing that Wei De was honest and well-behaved, and younger than himself, he only said that it would be good to have a younger brother, and he wanted to go to school with this younger brother.

Mrs. Wei doted on her youngest son the most. Seeing her son holding Wei De and not letting go, she had no choice but to allow Wei De to study with her husband, not as a companion.

Afterwards, Wei Xin grew older and became more and more stubborn; Wei De studied hard and learned from his master very well.

Wei Xin thought he was boring and didn't bother to talk to him anymore, instead the two were not as close as they were when they were young.

When Wei Xin was 13 years old and Wei De was 12 years old, Wei Xin refused to go to school any more, and the private school in Wei Zhai was closed.

Because of Wei De, Mrs. Wei has taken good care of Mrs. Yao in recent years, and their mother and child are no longer so difficult.The family also had extra money, which enabled Wei De to have Shu Xiu to continue his studies.

Wei De Kangxi passed the examination in the 56th year of Kangxi, but failed in the 57th year of the Kangxi examination. It was not until the 60th year of Kangxi that he won the top three Jinshi.Then he was awarded the magistrate of Mancheng County, Baoding Prefecture, and has served until now.

Although the Yao family is not from a wealthy family, he knows how to be grateful and polite, and is grateful for the care of the Wei family, especially the old lady Wei and Wei Xin.

As early as when Wei Wenjie's brothers and sisters were sent back to Jiangning, Mrs. Yao would often take the opportunity of saying hello to Mrs. Wei to visit their brothers and sisters and sew shoes and socks for the children with their own hands.

When Wei Xin's bad news came, Yao's sympathy for these children of the Wei family grew more and more.Although they wanted to repay their kindness, the two families were in very different circumstances, and the family had their own grandparents and grandparents, so it was not her turn to talk to an elder who had passed five clothes.

After that, the Yao family followed his son to take office, and he was far away from Jiangning, so he couldn't easily hear the local accent.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Wei De's brother-in-law went to Mancheng to visit his sister and brother-in-law, and talked about things in his hometown. Only then did Mrs. Yao hear that Wenjie's brothers and sisters had been run-off by the big house of the Wei family and moved to Beijing with their family.

Afterwards, Wei De ordered his eldest son to go to Beijing, and through Shuntian Mansion Juren registration, he found the residence of Wenjie brothers and sisters.

According to Yao's original intention, he wanted his son to take the Wenjie brothers and sisters to take care of him, in order to repay his early kindness.

But Wei De listened to his son's report, Wenjie brothers have already been selected, and now they are going to Beijing for the examination period.The brothers and sisters of the Wei family have already bought a house and land and settled in the capital.The brothers and sisters lived with their adoptive mother, and lived a fairly prosperous life, and they were cared for by powerful people.

Wei De didn't go to Beijing to pick him up, he just sent a few letters to Wei Wenjie to let their brothers prepare for the exam with peace of mind.

Wei De was also hesitating in his heart, not knowing how to repay this kindness.If the brothers and sisters of the Wei family were living a tense life, they would just give up some money; but their brothers and sisters were not short of money, so they could only find another way.

As far as raising the future, he is really powerless as a seventh-rank county magistrate.

When Wen Jie failed, Wei De realized that there is another way, that is to take Wen Jie to teach him, so that he can try again next time.Therefore, Wenjie was called to Zhili on the pretext of lack of clerks in the yamen.

Unexpectedly, a good intention, in the eyes of the rich and powerful, has ulterior motives.

"In the ninth month of Liming, Wenjie was called here. Wenjie was worried about Wenzhi's examination, so he delayed leaving Beijing until Dongyue." Cao Yong said to Cao Song: "If Liming really has the heart to cling, he won't When I entered the capital twice, I didn't come home. The world is so big, there are many villains who like to make money, and there are also gentlemen who value loyalty and benevolence."

Hearing the first sentence, Cao Song knew he had misunderstood.

The decree of Cao Yong's promotion to the governor of Zhili was not issued until the beginning of October.Not to mention that Wei De is a seventh-rank magistrate, he is the brothers of the Cao family, one is in front of the imperial court, and the other is in the capital, and he has not heard any rumors before.

He was so ashamed that he stood up, made a long bow to Wei De, and said, "I'm the one who treats the heart of a gentleman with care, and I'm here to apologize to brother Li Ming!"

Wei De didn't expect Cao Yong to pierce the window paper bluntly, nor did he expect Cao Song to bow down and admit his mistake.He hurriedly stood up, avoided his seat, and said: "I really dare not take it, Lord Zongzhen, please get up..."

Cao Song didn't allow him to evade, and still made a long bow to him, then straightened his waist, and said embarrassingly: "I'm used to seeing people playing tricks in the capital, and it makes people blinded. No one looks like a good person anymore. !"

It was hard for Wei De to say anything, Cao Yong asked a few old things about Jiangning, and the atmosphere gradually eased up.

After Wei De left, Cao Song rubbed his hands and said to Cao Yong: "Brother, I said something wrong and offended someone."

Cao Yong sighed and said: "If you speak in the future, you should think twice and don't leave room for it. Wei De is a gentleman, so let's just talk about it; if he is really a planner, if he is exposed in public, he still doesn't know how he will feel jealous. When interacting with others, an open and honest gentleman is certainly worthy of respect; it is inevitable to meet shameless villains, even if you can’t see them, you have to socialize. Throughout the ages, many gentlemen have fallen under the criticism of villains. If you feel that you can’t stand it, don’t If you hurry up and resign as an official, so as not to suffer from it, let us feel bad about it."

Cao Song was so ashamed that he lowered his head and said, "My younger brother is crazy. He only wanted to be on the big brother's territory, and after drinking a few cups of wine, his words became presumptuous... I will learn a lesson in the future, and I will never dare to... "

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Station, Wade's room.

Seeing Wenjie come back with big and small bags, Wei De was dumbfounded.

"It's all prepared by Shi Auntie. This is ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum for my uncle and grandmother. This is the jewelry and materials for my aunt. This is the inkstone for my uncle, two boxes of Hubi for my cousin, and purses for my two younger sisters... ..." Wen Jie whispered.

Because the clan uncle came back first, Cao Yong and his wife ordered him to bring back these meeting gifts.

It wasn't that he was self-absorbed and accepted the ceremony without asking his uncle's intentions; but that as a junior, he could only obey orders and had no room for talking.

Moreover, he also knew that it was because of him that Cao Yong and his wife had prepared so well;

Wei De looked at these things, waved his hands halfway, and said, "Understood, it's getting late, you should settle them down sooner too..."

When Wen Jie left, Wei De was on the kang, tossing and turning sleeplessly.

Are you really that honest?After hearing that the new governor is Cao Yong who has an old relationship with his nephew, hasn't he had secret joy and expectations?

(End of this chapter)