Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 145
The two nuns of Prince Chun's Mansion went back and praised Cao Jiayuanzi a lot, and then talked about the people in the house, first they mentioned the fact that the son-in-law didn't have a concubine, and then they mentioned Amethyst.

Among the maidservants of Zhu'er, Madam Esuli didn't take it too seriously, but Zijing made her worried, so she couldn't help but tell Chun Wang Fujin about Zijing's appearance and identity in detail, and said: "Now the Cao family The affairs of the house are all taken care of by this girl. If... Fujin should make up his mind early. "

After hearing this, King Chun Fujin thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "From what you said, this girl is not safe because the eunuch took him with him when he was a child, and there is no nurse in the eunuch's mansion. Since she can manage the inner house, it must be The son-in-law is getting close to others. Not only can the girl not be moved, but she should also be respected. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a slap in the face? There will be a rift in my heart, and even if we can suppress the young couple together, we can’t suppress harmony Yes. Besides, it’s not a matter of pressure.”

The two nuns hurriedly nodded in agreement.

King Chun Fujin paused and said: "Don't talk to Da Gege later, she is open-minded and open-minded, she is not a careless person, telling you to talk like that will make her think about it. Although this year I taught Da Gege a lot about housekeeping, but it was just preaching, and I didn’t really ask her to handle any big things. After this is over, I still need this girl’s support. You should mention this girl to her, and follow her She said to give this girl more dignity, if this girl respects her and helps her, no one in the house will be dissatisfied."

Seeing the embarrassment on the face of Esuli, Sister Guerjia said to Fujin with a smile: "The old slaves are also devoted to big things, but how can this vision compare with Fujin's? Is it what Fujin wants?" To be considerate, we are blindly worried and overthinking.”

Chun Wang Fujin smiled and said: "I know that you two are very good. In fact, you are too worried. You have met Pingjun Wang Fujin many times, and you know that she is a first-class person who acts properly. It's the safest thing, since she can bring that girl with me on the day of the Xiaoding, what do you have to worry about?"

The two nuns responded with a smile, and then they left to see Cian Fujin and Da Gege.

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After seeing off the nuns of Prince Chun's Mansion, the maids and mother-in-law in the inner house were all relieved.Back when the county palace sent a nanny to teach the cousin, who was still a beautiful girl, how to behave, they had already experienced the power of the nanny in the palace.

The two who came today are the nuns of the Prince's Mansion. They are well-behaved and upright. Although they are rigid, they are not sharp.Those maidservants standing beside them couldn't help but hold their breath and concentrate, being extremely careful, for fear of making a slight mistake.

After they left, several daughters-in-law who were in charge couldn't help coming over to Zijing and muttering to Zijing that the nuns in the Prince's Mansion were not easy to get along with.Zijing smiled and said: "The Tian family's bearing is extraordinary, but it's not like they rule people without incident, it's just that the rules are stricter. Let's just be more careful in the future."

A few people knew what they were talking about, and they broke up after talking and laughing. Zhu'er and Cui'er looked at Amethyst and hesitated to say anything. After all, they left quietly.

Zijing took care of the bills, took a cup of tea for a short rest, returned and took the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" and spread it out to read a paragraph, then twisted the rosary in her hand to think about something on her mind.When the new mistress enters the mansion, the merits and virtues will be considered complete, and it is time to return to the south.After handing over all the family affairs, I will go back to the south and find a small nunnery, quietly...

While thinking about it, a little maid outside came to report that Vanilla Lady Zhang Gen's family had something to see, and Zijing hurriedly let her in.

Zhang Gen's family was short, and Zijing greeted her with a smile and let her sit down.Zhang Gen’s family said a few words politely, and then said: “I’m here to ask the girl for some advice. Seeing that the third girl has left the cabinet, it’s logical that my family’s Xiangcao should accompany me, but after all, Xiangcao is over the age of being a housemate.” It's... this is not in compliance with the rules after all..."

Zijing smiled and said: "It turns out that my aunt is here for this matter. Didn't the uncle and the third girl both explain before that Xiang Cao is willing to go with her, and she will do so; if not, then you can find relatives by yourself, the mansion will let people go. "

Zhang Gen's family sighed: "I'm not going to hide it from the girl. Although we were begged to marry ourselves by the grace of the uncle, we didn't dare to break the rules. We should have found it among the slaves born at home. It's just that Xiangcao is old and the mansion The servants of the same age have already married..."

Zijing said: "I understand what Auntie means, but Auntie should also know about the temperament of our uncle and the third girl. Since you are allowed to engage in marriage on your own, you are not bound by people in the house. Since Auntie still can't let go of the rules, I will Ask again for aunt, so that aunt can rest assured."

Zhang Gen's family hurriedly said, "Miss, please worry."

Zijing smiled and nodded: "Auntie, you are welcome, just wait for the letter!"

After seeing off Zhang Gen's family, Zijing went to the bamboo courtyard to see Cao Yi.When he entered the door, he saw Cao Yi busy with embroidery.

Amethyst came to invite Ann. Look at the flowers spread out on her kang, it is a picture of a hundred sons in bloom.A piece of gorgeous pomegranate flowers are like fire and clouds, and there are pomegranates with fruit among the branches. The seeds are plump and bright red, which not only implies a prosperous life but also implies many children and grandchildren. It is an auspicious pattern for He Xinxi.

Seeing the smile on Zijing's face, Cao Yi couldn't help but blush, and hurriedly said: "Sister Zijing, don't laugh, this one is not for me to embroider, but for my brother and sister-in-law..."

Zijing smiled, took a look at the embroidered piece, and said: "It is indeed excellent. I just don't know what the girl is going to do."

Cao Yidao: "I was thinking about asking my sister. From my sister's point of view, this picture may be framed into a small kang screen with four leaves?"

Cao Yi wanted to make something for his brother to congratulate his brother, but the clothes, shoes, hats, quilts and pillows of the newlyweds all had their own sayings, and they had to be made by "whole-blessed people" in order to borrow good luck, so Cao Yi had to think elsewhere.She originally planned to embroider a curtain or something, but after looking for a pattern to compare, she found it boring, and finally thought of making an embroidery screen, which is both auspicious and beautiful, so she started.

Zijing measured the picture with her hand, nodded and said: "It's done. Later, I will ask someone to send the kang screen for the girl to choose. After the embroidery is finished, I will send it directly to be mounted."

Cao Yi thanked her with a smile, and asked again: "Is my sister sitting here, or is there something wrong?"

Zijing told Cao Yi about the vanilla that Zhang Gen's family said just now, and said: "They always abide by the rules, they dare not rashly seek someone from outside, we have to ask the girl to say something about this matter, so that they can feel at ease. "

Cao Yi laughed and said, "Aunt Zhang has always been cautious. She came here to ask for your opinion because she was afraid that she would be rude to her elder brother. In fact, elder brother is the most reasonable person. Elder sister, don't worry about this matter. I'll go talk to Aunt Zhang. Let me tell you, I need to find a good home for Vanilla before I can feel at ease."

Amethyst agreed.In the evening, when Cao Yong got off work and returned home, Amethyst went back to Cao Yong with the day's affairs one by one.

Hearing about Xiangcao, Cao Yong nodded: "I promised to let them look for them at will. Whichever matchmaker I like, I don't need to worry about what's inside and outside the house. Xiangcao is a good girl, thanks to her protection at the beginning. Pinger, and she has been so loyal all the time, and when she gets married later, we should also generously accompany her with some dowry."

As for other matters, he had let Zijing act as his sole agent, and he only occasionally made decisions. Now that he was at work, he had no time or thought to take care of family affairs.

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The household department is not as "turbulent" as Cao Yong imagined. It looks very calm on the surface, and then there is a revolving door replacement.

On the fourth day of October, Shangshu Mu Helun came to sit in the hall; on the seventh day, Shi Shilun, the left deputy capital censor and governor of Shuntian Mansion, was appointed as the right servant of the household department; On the [-]th, he was transferred to the right servant of the household department, Ta Jintai, and became the left servant.

He was promoted to Eqi, the governor of Gansu Province, and became the right servant of the Ministry of household affairs.

There are six hall officials in the household department. In addition to the Man and Han Shangshu, they are the left and right servants of the Man and Han.Although according to the system, full officials are respected, in fact, all the directors are Han officials.Now, apart from Mu Helun, the Minister of Manchu, Shi Shilun, and Eqi, the Minister of the Han Dynasty who just took office, who are newcomers, Zhang Penghe, Minister of the Han Dynasty, and Ta Jintai, the Minister of the Left, came to the Ministry of Household Affairs last year.Only Zhang Shijue, the left servant, can be regarded as an old man here.

Li Qichang, the doctor of the Fujian Division, is in his forties. He was originally a Yuanwai Lang, and he was promoted in September.Although Cao Yong was young and not from a major, Li Qichang did not dare to neglect him and was very polite to him.Everyone is a Beijing official, and the details of who and what are, can be found out within two or three days.Cao Yong slipped out of any identity, not such a petty official can afford it.

In addition to being in charge of Fujian's finances, the Fujian Department also took charge of Zhili people's taxation, Tianjin sea tax, Dongxiling, Rehe, and Miyun garrison salaries, departmental dairy cattle and horse herding decrees, civil and military township test support, five cities grain relief, etc. , can be regarded as the busy yamen among the fourteen divisions of the household department.

In addition to one doctor and one Yuanwailang, Fujian Division also has seven or eight principals and more than a dozen pen sticks.Because at the end of the year, this year's accounts have to be settled, so everyone is not as free as Cao Yong, and they are all busy.

Although Cao Yong was a little embarrassed, but because the people below performed their own duties, it was not his turn to intervene, and Li Qichang, the doctor above him, seemed to do everything himself, so he had no choice but to continue to be idle like this.In fact, he also read what he should read, and wrote down what he should remember. "Speak less and learn more" is the charter he set for himself.

Where there are people, there are fights. This saying is obviously true.Although Cao Yong felt that he was low-key enough, there were still people who disliked him.

The leaders are of course those chief executives. A vacancy in the department came out, Yuanwailang. Everyone rushed forward, trying to do errands, trying to find ways to rely on relationships, and thinking of getting promoted. Thinking of a sixteen or seven-year-old child who suddenly came.

Even those pen sticking styles, although they are respectful to Cao Yong on the surface, few are convinced in their hearts.Some of them are the sons of the rich and powerful, some are learned and educated, and they can be regarded as born in the ministry. Which one is not diligent?However, Cao Yong, just relying on his relationship, came up a head above everyone else.

Although everyone looked down on Cao Yong in their hearts, who would dare to mock him face to face?Not to mention the high and low positions, even the layers of powerful forces behind Cao Yong are not something they can afford.Unknowingly, except for the two principals who have no foundation and want to curry favor with the forces of the palace, the others are very "polite" to Cao Yong.It was a posture of "can't afford to provoke and can't hide" completely, intentionally or unintentionally isolated Cao Yong.

Cao Yong is not a stunned young man with no social experience, so he naturally knows that he has violated the interests of some people.However, he has no intention of taking the initiative to make friends. He just studies and understands Fujian's financial situation more seriously, as well as those errands that he manages concurrently.You can't convince people with your mouth, and power can make people bow to you, but you can't get sincere approval.

As for economic accounts, Cao Yong is a layman after all, so there are naturally many things he doesn't understand.Because of his young age, he seldom puts on the airs of an official, so he won't make people feel awkward when he asks those principals and pens for advice.After coming and going, many people were moved by his humble and hard-working attitude towards learning.As a result, more and more people began to be willing to solve doubts for Cao Yong.

Cao Yong doesn't talk much, but he is very generous. When Sili works overtime at night, he often asks the mansion to bring him food.In order to avoid the suspicion of showing off his wealth, he also specifically ordered that only ordinary food and drinks be served.Everyone was a little embarrassed at first, but after a few times, they accepted it calmly.In conclusion, everyone is considered half of Cao Yong's teacher, so what if he eats and drinks from him?

Some principals and pen-stick family members are not in the capital, and they will take turns serving as hosts for dinner every now and then.Cao Yong would occasionally join in the fun, and bought wine twice in the mansion.

In this way, in just one month, Cao Yong not only had a good understanding of the affairs of the Fujian Division, but also gradually resolved the isolation of his colleagues.Now, except for a few two or three principals who have a prejudice against Cao Yong, other people see him with a bit of sincere intimacy.

After Cao Yong got acquainted with the affairs of the Fujian Division, he was a little confused. The old man Kangxi threw this to this Yamen, probably not for the sake of his seniority.However, among these many affairs, there are fixed rules and regulations, and there is no room for people to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.At first, he was more interested in the sea tax in Tianjin. Although in the past two years, due to pirates infesting the coast, local officials asked for banning the sea every year, but they were all refuted by Kangxi.However, after checking the accounts of recent years, he realized that because Tianjin Port is an inner port, there are bans on foreign ships and domestic maritime merchants. Most of the official and semi-official goods land here, and there is not much scope for trade. can be used as.

Cao Yong knows the truth that "you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry", and he doesn't want to do something impressive in a short period of time, which is neither realistic nor easy to attract criticism.It is better to study and learn in a down-to-earth manner, constantly enrich yourself, make up for the lack of experience and knowledge, and accumulate enough foundation to do things.

(End of this chapter)