Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 414
It was getting dawn in the east, and the sky was going to be white, and Zhao Jia woke up.

In the past two years, her sleep has become lighter and lighter, and she often only sleeps for two hours at night.She didn't get up immediately, but touched the cigarette pouch and the smoke pot beside the kang, thinking about taking a few puffs of cigarettes to refresh herself.

Her smoking pot has a copper waist and a Hetian Baiyu cigarette holder.She took a pot of cigarettes from the pouch, pressed them with her hands, and while pushing the cigarette holder to her mouth, she touched the fire sickle beside her.

Putting the cool white jade cigarette holder in his mouth made Zhao Jia wake up a little bit.Only then did she realize that she couldn't smoke today.Yesterday, she sent a reply to the garden of Prince Chun's Mansion next door, and today she is going to invite Anyou Garden with her fourth sister and fifth son.

If he ate cigarettes and had foul breath in his mouth, it would be really rude in front of Fujin.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhao Jia put down the smoking pot, thinking of Cao Song who was called back to the city by Cao Yong yesterday, feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart.What can be the matter, Baba called the brother back?Calling around like this, I don't understand that my brother wants to study.

I also thought that more than half of March has passed, and it will be April in a blink of an eye, and it will be another expense.Fortunately, the gentlemen were invited by Cao Yong for his younger brothers, and they had already sent Shuxiu, so they didn't need the money from the second room, so they saved a lot, otherwise Zhao Jia's money would be even tighter.

In addition to the Zhuangzi that Cao Yong sent to her in Shangjing, the Zhaojia family bought two more farms in Fangshan last month.Counting the three places together, there are eighty hectares of land.

The land rent is set at 30%. If the yield per hectare in a good year is more than 20 taels, even in an ordinary year, there is a designation of more than 2000 taels.Over the course of a year, to say the least, it will be an income of more than [-] taels of silver.This is not counting other poultry, meat, grains, vegetables, etc., it is several times the salary of Cao Song's title.

Zhuangzi's income and Cao Song's salary add up to 3000 taels a year.However, the expenses are also high. In addition to the monthly expenses of the fifty or sixty people in the second room, the relationship between people in Beijing is also a big part.

Last year was fine, if Zhao Jia's family wanted to take favors, all he had to do was move his mouth, as Tong Chuyu had said, and his own public would prepare everything according to the favors.Now, since it has already been said that the first house and the second house should be separated, Zhao Jia has no reason to open his mouth again.

This is during the period of filial piety, and there are fewer contacts with relatives. If it is out of filial piety, it will be a lot of expenses.

Except for those who bought Zhuangzi, Zhaojia's remaining silver is less than ten thousand taels.According to what she meant, she wanted to wait until the filial piety in August, and then begged her brother to settle the marriage between her son and niece Ruhui, and it would be cheaper to wait until the end of the year or early next year to marry.

As for the fame mentioned by brother and sister-in-law, Zhao Jia didn't take it seriously.She thought that as long as she was a filial piety, she would go to Cao Yong or the Pingjun Palace and ask them to find a relationship to fill the vacancy of a guard for her son.After a few years, just like his elder brother, let a foreign job be a parent.

The eldest son's marriage is over, and the remaining younger ones are also growing up in shifts.Although the old lady left 5000 taels of wedding silver to each of her grandchildren before she died, if it is an ordinary marriage, there is no need for those throwing money.Marry a daughter-in-law, one or two thousand taels of silver is already very decent, and the rest of the silver will be used to divide the family in the future.

Thinking of the word "separation", Zhao Jia suddenly felt that something was wrong and sat up all of a sudden.

The big house is rich, and there is only Cao Yong, a single seedling. His status is left alone, and he will not care about her, a widow and aunt.However, on the Erfang side alone, besides the three legitimate sons, there is also a concubine, Cao Xiang.

Regarding the "Great Qing Law", Zhao Jia didn't save anything else, but he knew that the scorers should be divided equally among all the scholars.

When she arrived in Jiangning early in the early years, she couldn't stand the old lady's reprimand, so she thought about separating the family.Afraid that the second room would be at a disadvantage, I seriously sought out several sensible people and asked them thoroughly.

"Equal distribution among all the sons", eighty hectares of land, twenty hectares for each of the four brothers.Not to mention whether the land price will rise in the future, it is said that the two Zhuangzi bought by Zhaojia himself this time, because they selected high-quality fertile land, they were purchased at a price of seven taels of silver per mu.

Not counting the money for marrying a daughter-in-law, but also giving away 4000 taels of land. Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhao Jia felt a shiver in her heart.

The more than 4 taels of silver used to buy the land, apart from misappropriating part of the wedding silver left by the old lady, was mostly Zhao Jia's life savings.

Zhao Jia really wanted to give himself a slap in the face, why is he in such a hurry to buy Zhuangzi, this Cao Xiang is already fourteen, and after two years he can marry a daughter-in-law and split up, how can it be good now?

She let out a long breath, although there was a concubine dangling in front of her eyes, causing her to tremble, but for the sake of the twenty acres of Zhuangzi, the plan to divide the family had to be shelved first.After ten or twenty years, Zhuangzi's capital will be recovered, or else she has worked so hard all her life, and she seems to be saving money for others.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jia didn't feel that Zhuangzi had too much land at all.Thinking of the [-] hectares of Zhuangzi that Cao Yong bought for her, and the [-] hectares of dowry land that Cao Yi bought, Zhao Jia's heart is not feeling well.

Thinking of the two daughters of the second room, Cao Yi married Red Ribbon, the general's mansion, Zhao Jia's family also felt a little regretful.Back then, because she couldn't lose face and was reluctant to buy Cao Yi's dowry with money, she stopped her husband from admitting this concubine daughter.

Now think about it, with the 5000 taels of marriage silver left by the old lady, even if it is for the sake of looking good, how much can the parents add to it?It was all because of her short-sightedness for a while, and she was reluctant to part with the few money.

Green Chrysanthemum spread out a bed on the ground for the night, when she heard Zhao Jia's getting up, she got up too, put on her clothes rustlingly, and said, "Ma'am, are you going to get up?"

Mrs. Zhao Jia felt uncomfortable, and even less interested in going to the garden of Prince Chun's Mansion to say hello, complaining: "After all, it's because of my inferior status that I still have to come to say hello. Today I have to comb my hair twice, and I can't wear flowers." , naked, really ugly."

Lu Ju heard that there was a sense of complaint in her words, and she was puzzled. Before going to bed yesterday, the wife still talked about going to the Wangfu Garden with some joy, why did she get bored after only one night?
Mrs. Zhao Jia had already got off the kang, pulled on her shoes and sat down in front of the dressing table.Seeing the scattered silver hairpins and white jade hairpins in front of the dressing table, she couldn't help feeling a little sad in her heart.

I am a widow, I have not worn flowers for three years, and I will never be popular again...

*
Xicheng, Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden.

Although there is no court meeting today, Cao Yong also got up quite early.The day after tomorrow, Shengjia escaped the summer outside the Great Wall, and he and Tang Zhiyu, the Shaoqing of the Taipu Temple, were going to accompany him, and there were still many errands in the Yamen that needed to be arranged in advance.

Chu Yu wanted to follow, but was stopped by Cao Yong.Because of being a little shocked yesterday, Chu Yu felt a little uncomfortable, and fell asleep very late.

Because of Cao Yong's words, she couldn't open her eyes, so Chu Yu didn't go down to the ground.

Xiyun and Xicai served Cao Yong to wash and wash.

Thinking about the members of Dong E's family and the relatives of Jinghui's mother's family who might come to the house today, Cao Yong said to Chuyu: "Ask Jinghui's own opinion, how can we say that we are far away from her relatives? , if she wants to go to other relatives' homes, don't stop her too much."

Chu Yu opened her eyes in a daze, and looked towards the door of the bedroom, just in time to see Cao Yong calling for clothes outside.She stroked her belly, and replied: "You don't need to tell me, I will save that. When talking about family affairs in Yizhou in the early years, I heard Jinghui's meaning, except to be closer to the aunt she married into Fucha's house. Other relatives seldom interact with each other. Since we were able to think of coming to our house during the catastrophe yesterday, it was designated as being close to us. I’m just afraid that she is paranoid. Seeing my body, it’s not good to stay in our house for a long time .”

Cao Yong listened outside, remembering that Zijing's illness is still not recovering, said: "If you are afraid that she will take care of you like this, you can change your story. Well, so, just let her take care of you. Don't say anything else, remember When you were pregnant with Tianyou that year, you suffered from morning sickness, and you still ate the rice cooked by that girl Jinghui!"

Chu Yu smiled and said "Yes", thinking about the marriage between Cao Song and Jing Hui. If there is really no hope, it is better to separate the two of them into two places earlier, so as to avoid a long-term relationship and rely on nothing in the future. uncomfortable.

Cao Yong wanted to rush to the yamen, but he didn't have the time to talk to Chu Yu, so he took a few mouthfuls of food and went to the yamen.

Chuyu lay on the kang, thinking of Jinghui.Although he loves her character in his heart and treats her like a younger sister, if her marriage with Cao Song makes it difficult for her husband, then Chu Yu will not agree.

After all, marriage is not a matter of a day or two. Originally, the husband and wife were a little estranged from Zhao Jia. If there was any dispute over Cao Song's marriage, it would really damage Cao Yong's reputation.Regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, Zhao Jia's status as an elder should be more respectful.

But thinking of Jinghui's pitiful situation, Chuyu's position became a little unsteady.What will happen to Jinghui who has lost her family's blessing?
Looking at Cao Song's appearance, he really likes Jinghui. If the bamboo basket is empty in the end, I don't know how sad he will be.

Not to mention that Chuyu was worried about Cao Song and Jinghui, but also about Cao Yong's side.

As soon as he entered the Yamen, someone was waiting for him, and it was Yi Duli.

Yi Duli had already put away the laughter of the past, and his expression became a little more serious. Seeing Cao Yong arrived, he went forward and said, "My lord, what are the details of yesterday? That girl Jinghui was injured? There are different rumors in this market, but There are all kinds of sayings, some say that they have even mastered the martial arts, and I really don’t know which one to believe.”

He shares the same ancestor with Jinghui's mother, so it is Jinghui's cousin.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to worry, Jinghui is at my house, she just rubbed her hands in the push and shoved her skin a little, and it's not a serious problem." As he spoke, he briefly talked about what happened after meeting Jue Luoshi yesterday.

Yi Duli was surprised at first, then annoyed, and finally sighed.

Given the charge of disobedience, how can there be any way out for Gali?

Because Cao Yong was thinking about serious errands, he didn't have time to accompany him with emotion, so he went to deal with official duties.

Yi Duli saw that Cao Yong and Tang Zhiyu were both busy with the affairs of the retinue, and he couldn't help showing a little envy on his face, and said: "It's very hot in Beijing, the two adults are lucky!"

Since it was Tang Zhiyu's retinue last year, it should have been Yiduli's turn this year.He knew that Kangxi thought he was an eyesore, so even if he moved forward, there would be no benefit in his future.When it happened that Yang Ruixue and Yang Ruixue were in the same boat, he repeatedly begged Tang Zhiyu to change shifts.

Tang Zhiyu is a civil servant, and he is really afraid of marching immediately every day.He didn't like to follow suit, but Yiduli begged for half a month, and he was a little worried about Yiduli's errand, so he reluctantly agreed.

This is not to say that he looked down on Yi Duli, but that for the Manchu officials, going to the yamen was nothing more than drinking tea and cooking something, which was really not very careful.Those Hanchens who are usually able to work are still them.

Cao Yong is not a person who loves to seize power, and the fact that he treated Wang Jingzeng before was just to extinguish his desire to seize power and prevent future troubles.

Now, since he was about to leave Beijing, he handed over all the official duties of the yamen to Wang Jingzeng.

With the intention of returning to Beijing in June, Cao Yong thought that if Kangxi allowed the leave, it should be Wang Jingzeng.Therefore, Cao Yong impatiently explained the affairs of the retinue.

Wang Jing once put on the airs of the Hanlin, even though he was approachable, his popularity in the yamen was not very good.After all, people's hearts are separated from each other, and no one knows what Cao Yong thinks. Except for a few officials who came out of the professional class, others are not very close to Wang Jingzeng.

It was the first time he heard what Cao Yong said to him.

While secretly keeping the entourage's regulations in mind, he pondered Cao Yong's intentions in his heart.Could it be that, like Tang Zhiyu and Yi Duli, it will be his turn to follow next year?
Can't, there is Cao Yong, the Man Qing, and there is no reason for him to follow the Han Qing.Who doesn't know that in the yamen of Taipu Temple, Hanqing is just a zero-payer, and has no weight at all...

*
(End of this chapter)