Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1231 Gao Yi (seeking guaranteed monthly pass)

Before Cao Jia came back, another visitor arrived.

With a pale face and red and swollen eyes, there was a bit of exhaustion in his expression: "Please Cao Shishu..."

Standing next to Wei Ren, obeying his uncle's orders, it was Wei Xin's youngest son Wenying who honestly greeted Cao Yong.

Cao Yong called out in a hurry, and said to Wei Ren with a bit of reproach: "He just came home, just in time to recuperate, why bother to come here. Didn't I say, I'll go to see him in two days."

After getting the news that Wei's nephew came back yesterday, Cao Yong sent people to visit and sent a lot of supplements.

Although he treated Wenying kindly because of Wei Xin's affection, Wei Ren didn't dare to trust him, and really waited for Cao Yong to visit him in person, so he personally brought his nephew over to pay Cao Yong's respect.

The last time Cao Yong went south and met Wenying was in the 59th year of Kangxi, six or seven years have passed.At that time, Wenying was young, the age when he would remember things but not remember them.

For Cao Yong, the "uncle of the world", Wen Ying mostly heard it mentioned by his stepmother, uncle and aunt, but he really didn't have much impression.

He was kidnapped for half a month, Cao Yong didn't mention it, but asked him warmly about his homework and daily life.

At the beginning, Wenying answered a little cautiously, and after a few words, she became smoother.

This appearance is a bit like his elder brother Wen Jie, but when he answered, he seemed more calm and calm.

I heard that the widowed third wife of the Wei family was born in a scholarly family, her father was the county magistrate, and she is also a very strong woman.

Cao Yong was still worried that the daughter of such a family might raise his heir into a bookworm who doesn't understand the world.Now it seems that it is too much to worry about.

Seeing Cao Yong's expression of approval, Wei Ren said from the sidelines: "It's not that I am an uncle who praises my son, Brother Ying is indeed a good boy. Although he is young, he already knows how to read the account book, and he has also started to help in the past two years. Let our third wife take care of the housework. Our third wife has orphans and widowed mothers, so it is inevitable that the servants will bully the master, but Brother Ying can manage the family, and two of them broke out when he first took over the house, and the rest will be disciplined You have to be obedient."

After hearing this, Cao Yong couldn't help thinking about Wenying.

Wenying is one year younger than Changsheng, and was still a baby when Wei Xin sent her back to Jiangning.

This year, Wenying is only 11 years old. Two years ago, she was only nine years old.

At the age of nine, he can read the account book and help his stepmother with housekeeping. This child is better than his two elder brothers.

Cao Yong's expression became more and more warm, and he asked about Wei Ren and Wenying boy's test.

There are two exams in three years for boys, and next year is the general exam period. There will be no exams for boys, but there will be exams for boys in the next year and the next year.Wenying will end the next year, 13 years old, it is not too early, even if you are not sure, you can warm up the field first.

After hearing Cao Yong's words, Wei Ren's expression became a little stiff.

Wenying, who was originally generous, drooped her little head and became quiet all of a sudden.

Cao Yong noticed something was wrong, but there were some things that were difficult to ask directly in front of Wenying, so he called a servant and took Wenying down to have some snacks, leaving Wei Ren alone to speak.

"Wen and English homework hard?" Cao Yong asked.

Wei Ren showed some helplessness, and said: "This kid is very smart, he can master spells as soon as he wakes up, and he is fine at the three, hundred, and thousand enlightenment, but it is also difficult when he reaches the Four Books and Five Classics, and he can't understand the eight-legged essay no matter what. "

"What does the third wife say?" Cao Yong thought for a while and asked.

A widowed mother from a scholarly family, guarding her heir, will probably force her child to study hard.Just now I saw that Wei Wenying looked pale, but her brows and eyes were peaceful, and there was no depression. The previous life must have been smooth and happy.

"The third wife treats Brother Ying like her lifeblood. She only said that he was young and didn't push him hard. Later, our second room nephew hurt himself because he was preparing for the exam, which also scared the third wife. Listen to what she means. , even if he has no fame, I don’t want Brother Ying to hurt his body, I just hope that Brother Ying will grow up safely, marry a wife and have children.” Wei Ren replied.

The Wei family has already separated. Although the third family is small in number, they have been allocated a lot of fertile land, and their lives are quite affluent.

Even if Wenying does not take the imperial examination career, as long as she guards these family backgrounds, it is enough to eat, drink and chew.

"Even if you don't take the imperial examination, it's good to study for a few more years and understand the truth." Cao Yong said.

Wei Ren hesitated a bit, and said: "Earlier I was thinking, this nephew is by my side, I always want to take good care of him. Now that I've gone through this, I'm a little scared... I'm old At the age of [-], I can still take care of him for a few years... When I am in the younger generation, the affection is a little thinner, so maybe I have to take care of him."

In Cao Yong's heart, he didn't want Wenying to be so far away from his two elder brothers, but people at this time pay attention to their hometown.

If the third wife doesn't insist on making Jiang Ning a final decision, Cao Yong won't be able to persuade her much.

Listening to Wei Ren's words, it seemed to be a bit loose, Cao Yong asked: "The third wife is willing to move north?"

Wei Ren shook his head and said: "That's not it... I am an uncle, and I have a selfish intention for my nephew... I heard that Master Cao came to Jiangnan to recruit wealthy businessmen and buy shares for the Ministry of Households next year? "

When Cao Yong heard this, he was very surprised: "De Gong is also interested in intervening?"

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars, farmers, businessmen, in the eyes of gentry, merchants have always been unpopular things.

When Wei Xin went to Guangzhou, he received a lot of criticism, because he was used to being mischievous, and there was a weaving master behind him, and Wei's parents doted on him, so he let him go.

Besides, the Department of Accounting's attraction of shares is not a trivial matter, and every cent of a share starts at [-] yuan.In the whole of Jiangnan, the shares do not exceed [-]%.

Although the Wei family is a large local gentry, most of their property is in the fields and houses, so there is no room to compete with the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.

Hearing Cao Yong's question, Wei Ren didn't answer right away, but got up and made a long bow to Cao Yong: "Here, I will apologize to Master Cao!"

The apology came out of nowhere.

"What is the reason for virtue and merit?" Cao Yong puzzled.

Wei Ren raised his head, blushing all over his face, and said: "The money that my fifth brother sent back from Guangzhou back then, besides buying land, I also kept a part of it, thinking about buying property for my fifth brother's marriage. Later, my fifth brother insisted on marrying Foreign daughter-in-law, I'm also annoyed, I didn't even think about giving this money to him. I thought about messing around with him, and I always wanted to leave some property for my nephews..."

At this point, his eyes were already red: "When the news of the fifth brother's disappearance came back, let alone others, brothers and sisters had other thoughts... I was afraid that my nephews would be small, so the money would be hidden. , only when Wen Fang got married, he took out part of it and prepared some private houses for her outside the dowry list... When they sent their brothers and sisters to Beijing, they should have handed over all the money to the nephew. Don't worry, I only took out a part of it and bought a small Zhuangzi. Counting it now, I still have most of it in my hands..."

"Isn't it all bought land?" Cao Yong was a little surprised.

Before Wei Xin went to the West, he complained to Cao Yong about this matter.

Wei Ren said with shame: "In the beginning, it was all used to buy land... After all, for a family like ours, the land is the foundation. But the more money the fifth brother sent back, the more people became greedy. Including several younger brothers, including my wife. Although I couldn't persuade them to change their minds, I couldn't bear to let Xiao Wu suffer a lot, so I kept my mind on it. Half of the money he sends home every year is hidden, and the remaining half is in the account Buying land. It’s a good thing I kept this hand, otherwise I would lose face to see Xiao Wu even if I closed my eyes.”

Hearing this, Cao Yong finally understood why Wei Ren apologized to himself.

In order to keep Wei Xin's money, Wei Ren not only guarded against the Wei family, but also guarded against Cao Yong.

Money touches people's hearts, and a family who is related by blood can turn against each other for money, not to mention that Cao Yong is just an outsider with a high position.

Although being guarded, Cao Yong is not worried, but a little embarrassed.

Wei Ren is the eldest brother, and Wei Xin has a deep affection for this elder brother, and he was very sad because of the brotherhood.If he knew, Wei Ren did not forget his righteousness at the expense of profit, I don't know how he would feel.

In Cao Yong's heart, a little admiration rose.

Even his own size, he once misunderstood Wei Ren.

"How much money is there?" Cao Yong asked.

As far as he knew, Wei Ren spent nearly 3 taels of silver on the Zhuangzi that Wei Ren bought for Brother Wenjie in the capital.If that is only a small portion, then the remaining money should be considerable.

"There are 36 taels left..." Wei Ren replied.

Whether it is in the south of the Yangtze River or in the capital city, this is not a small sum.

Wei Xin has been in business for more than ten years, and after his relatives divorced, his family fortune is only around a hundred thousand taels.

"Do you want to join the sea trade?" Cao Yong asked.

Wei Ren nodded, and said, "If it's cheap, it's all part of it. With Mr. Cao watching, I can't be wrong... To tell the truth, Mr. Cao, I don't know how much hair I've lost over the years because of the money. I handed it over, because I was afraid that my nephews would be ignorant and squandered, and I didn't dare to buy land, and I was afraid that it would spread to the clan and cause disputes again. I was thinking about it, and I probably had to wait until Brother Ying married a wife, and then call their brothers. I’ll explain this matter to you later. Now it’s time for the Ministry of Accounts to attract shares, and the money will finally see the light of day...” At this point, he paused, and said: “No matter how many shares you can buy, the proceeds will be for the three brothers. In total... in front of them, Master Cao doesn't need to mention me, just say that the money is in the custody of Master Cao..."

Listen to Wei Ren's words, Cao Yong understands his painstaking efforts.

The Wei family is a big family in Jiangning, with five brothers in the family and many relatives.If it is said that these coins came from Wei Ren's hands, there is still a lot of right and wrong words.

When Wei Ren left with Wenying, he brought a lot of things in large and small bags.

They were all prepared by Jinghui.

Hearing that Cao Yong's "nephew" came to pay his respects, he asked people to prepare.

Cao Song also met Wei Renbo and his nephew. He heard that Wenying was the son of Wei Xin, so he also made people prepare a meeting ceremony.

Moreover, he stared at Wenying for a long time, making Wenying hairy.

The eagerness and concentration in those eyes made Wei Ren feel a little bit worried. Before leaving, he asked Cao Yong in private: "Master Cao, the second master has no enmity with our fifth child, right?"

Hearing Cao Yong couldn't help but smile and shook his head quickly.

After the Wei family left, Cao Song asked Cao Yong curiously: "Brother, didn't you say that Wei Xin's concubine back then had Dongyang women and Nanyang women? Wenjie and his brothers couldn't tell, this little one , also look no different from us..."

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