Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 603 The Stormy Dragon Raises His Head ([-])

On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon looked up.

Cao Yong woke up early, with a moist face and a refreshed look.Chu Yu's face was pink and springy, and there was a hint of charm between her brows and eyes.

February [-] is commonly known as "Dragon Head Up", and was called "Zhonghe Festival" in ancient times.

According to the old customs in the capital, you cannot shave your head in the first month, otherwise you will be a "dead uncle", and you can only shave it on February [-].

In addition, February [-] is also the day to take the "auntie" back to her natal home for a short stay.

Cao Jia's status is limited, so it's not good for her to come back for a short stay, but she just came back to have a meal to meet the occasion.On Cao Yi's side, it was already decided to come back and stay for a few days, so that he could accompany his mother and grandmother.

Prince Chun's Mansion also sent someone to ask about it before, but Chu Yu thought about not going back because she thought that her uncle was still alive and her mother-in-law was busy.

Mrs. Li thought that she didn't go back last year, and she was tired for two months after the year and year, so she asked her to go back to her mother's house to rest for a few days.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong felt a bit reluctant, pinched Chu Yu's hand, and asked: "How many days do you want to rest in the palace, when will you come back? I'm afraid that God Bless and Hang Seng will miss you."

After the fifteenth day, Tianyou and Hang Seng had already enlightened, so they could not follow Chuyu back to the palace.

Saying this in his mouth, Cao Yong thought of Dun Lun last night, and then said: "I miss you too."

Xicai just came in with hot water. Seeing this scene, she blushed and lowered her head.

Chu Yu pulled out her hand, fastened the buttons on Cao Yong's neckline, and replied, "I'll be back later. In the past two days, I can't wait for my son-in-law to clean up. The change of underwear is placed in the third drawer of the closet. The beads and hat are in the locker in the outhouse."

"Well, I've made a note of it. You have a rest, hang around with your younger sisters, listen to operas or something, and don't be bored in the palace." Cao Yong said.

Although it's just a small farewell, the husband and wife are a little bit hard to separate.

At this time, I heard Tianhui's cry from outside: "Woo, it hurts, it hurts..."

Chu Yu and Cao Yong hurried to the outside, and saw her hugging Tian Hui, looking at Ye Momo in embarrassment.

Mother Ye held a thick needle with red cotton thread in her hand, and coaxed in a low voice: "Miss, be good, just knead it again."

On the kang table next to it, there is a small dish of soybeans and a few thick needles threaded with cotton thread.

It turned out that she was piercing Tianhui's ears, and only one ear was pierced, and Tianhui quit.

Chu Yu took Tianhui from her mother's arms, saw her daughter's eyes were full of tears and her earlobes were red, she felt sorry for her daughter, looked at Ye Momo, and said: "Mommy, do you have to wear ears and eyes today? No, wait two years before giving it to Tianhui?"

Tianhui hid in her mother's arms, already trying her best to nod her little head.

Ye Momo took a look at Chu Yu, and said angrily, "Last year, the old slave said he would pierce Miss. Ge Ge felt sorry for him, so he stopped him, and he stopped this year. Today, Miss will follow Ge Ge back to the palace. From now on, the days of going out will be indispensable. Others The girls at home are all pierced at the full moon, even if they cry a little, they don’t know it hurts. Now piercing, heals quickly, didn’t Gege respond yesterday?”

Chu Yu patted her daughter's head, thinking about going to the Duke's Mansion a few days ago, and feeling that Luo Shi also asked about Tianhui's ears and eyes, she felt a little hesitant.

She thought about it for a while, then looked down at the daughter in her arms, and said softly, "Tianhui, let the nanny tie it up. Don't Tianhui like to eat Shaqima, and I'll get it for you in a while, okay?"

Tianhui nodded, shook her head again, and finally lay on Chuyu's shoulder, sobbing hard.

Seeing her, Cao Yong couldn't bear it. Looking at one of her daughter's pierced ears, she said to Nanny Ye: "Mommy, or the other ear will be pierced next year. Tianhui just remembered the pain. Naturally, she was afraid of it." , I won’t remember next year.”

Seeing that Cao Yong also spoke for Tianhui, Ye Momo sighed and said, "Forehead, this young lady needs to have six ears and eyes pierced. If it is really pierced once a year, wouldn't it be a crime for the young lady to suffer six years in a row? How about if this breath is finished, it will save me from having to suffer this every year."

When Cao Yong heard it, he glanced at Chuyu with three rows of ear clamps on his ears, and was speechless.

Chu Yu had already sat down beside the kang with Tianhui in her arms, and said, "The left and right are suffering, so let's tie it."

Cao Yong, the father, couldn't help but say, "I'll see if Lao Liu is here." Then he went out to the outer hall.

The steward Lao Liu is an old man of the Cao family. He was Cao Yin's long-term follower when he was young, and now he is one of the external stewards of the Cao family.He came from Jiangning with Cao Yin and his wife, and he was good at shaving his head. The heads of both Cao Yin and his son were shaved by Lao Liu.

It just so happened that a little maid reported from the porch that Lao Liu had already arrived and was waiting outside the courtyard.

Cao Yong heard the words and asked someone to bring him in.

Lao Liu is over 50 years old. When he saw Cao Yong, he bent his knees and wanted to kneel down to pay his respects.

Cao Yong stretched out his hand to help him, and said: "I've said it several times, and this is still happening?"

"The master and the elder praise the younger one, and the younger one dare not break the rules." Old Liu still stubbornly knelt down.

This kind of dialogue requires a haircut every month.

Cao Yong sat down, and Lao Liu had already arranged things for shaving his head.

"I heard that your eldest son and second son are also apprentices?" Cao Yong asked.

"Yeah, I'm shaving the men in the front yard. The work is a bit rough, so it's hard for the big guy not to dislike it." Old Liu replied with a smile.

While talking with Lao Liu, Cao Yong raised his ears to listen to the movement inside.

It's hard for Tianhui, she just cried and yelled, but didn't make a big fuss.

After a while, Chu Yu came back.

Old Liu put away the razor in his hand and bowed to see it.

Chu Yu nodded in return, and said, "Guan Liu came from the master's yard, but he's tired? If he's tired, God bless his brothers and ask someone to hire a master from outside to shave their heads."

Old Liu Chun lowered his arms and said: "The little one is compassionate, Grandma Xie, and the little one is as strong as a cow, don't worry. It is a little blessing to be able to shave the little man's head, and we will look forward to this day."

Cao Yong recalled the appearance of Hang Seng running all over the place when he had his head shaved last year, and said to Lao Liu with a smile: "Those naughty boys probably have to listen to your talk before they are willing to settle down and let you shave their heads. But you also go I am old, although this job is not a laborious job, but it also takes a lot of eyesight, let me finish it, go back and rest first, and it will not be too late to shave the boys after class."

Lao Liu agreed, Chu Yu took people down to prepare breakfast, and Cao Yong let Lao Liu shave his head.

After the hair is shaved, the head is smooth and shiny.

Looking at the broken hair scattered on the ground, Cao Yong had to sigh, pity his size, this is gone again.Except for the time of observing filial piety, the first month is when you can legitimately grow some hair throughout the year.

Chu Yu had already returned, and asked someone to offer two strings of money, saying it was to buy cigarettes for Lao Liu.

Lao Liu thanked the reward, took the money and went down.

Tianyou, Hang Seng, Zuo Zhu, and Zuo Cheng are all dressed neatly, and they come to greet Cao Yong.

They start reading with Master Wen at the beginning of the morning (seven o'clock in the morning) and stop at the beginning of the morning (one o'clock in the afternoon).Before they arrived at Shenchu ​​([-]:[-] p.m.), they began to follow the Ren family brothers to do some simple exercises.

At the end of a day, the homework of four hours is really not easy for them.

The effect was also extremely obvious. In less than half a month, the children's bodies looked much stronger.

Because every morning, they had to go to Lan Yuan and Wu Tong Yuan to say hello, so they usually got up at the beginning of Maochu (six o'clock in the morning), finished dressing, and went out with breakfast.

Cao Yong asked a few questions about homework, Tianyou and Zuozhu were alright, but Hang Seng and Zuocheng had a bitter face.

After the children went out, Cao Yong said to Chu Yu, "Put some more sand over the school field for the children to use in their games."

Chu Yu hesitated for a moment, and said: "My son-in-law, Tianyou secretly told me yesterday that Mr. Qian hit Hang Seng's hand. I saw it last night, and the little hand was red. It hurts so much. It's hard for Hang Seng, He didn’t cry out for pain, he just said that he was stupid, inferior to his brothers, and could recite hundreds of surnames.”

The Mr. Qian she was talking about was Qian Chenqun, the new teacher of the Cao Mansion, who was appointed by Cao Yin as the librarian for his grandchildren.

This Qian Chen Qun is not very old, but he is only 53 years old. He is a child of a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River.

Cao Yin is an old friend with his father, and he is also quite concerned about this nephew.

Since the Qian family beat his father, they have fallen through the family fortune.Qian Chenqun was a young man who was very poor, and even when he arrived in the capital, he was in a mess.

Cao Yin knew that Cao Yong was going to find a teacher for Tianyou and the others, so he thought of Qian Chenqun.

Cao Yong listened to Qian Chenqun's resume, but he was unwilling in his heart. He was afraid that he would be a pedantic person with no knowledge of the world, and he would teach his sons to be stupid.

However, after asking around and meeting twice in person, Cao Yong changed his mind.

Although Qian Chenqun's livelihood is poor, he gets along with others, "with a hearty voice and a peaceful demeanor, although the elders can't match it."

It can be said that Qian Chenqun is not only a talented person, but also has an ancient style in dealing with people and affairs, and he is worthy of the word "gentleman".

It's just that the world is getting worse and gentlemen are no longer popular, so he is so rough.

For children, the influence of a teacher is crucial.Of course, Cao Yong hoped that the children would become people of good conduct, so he invited Qian Chenqun to go to the house.

Although he doesn't agree with corporal punishment, Cao Yong also doesn't like his wife doting too much on children, so he said: "God bless this guy, he has learned to sue, which is not good. Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, he is not like a man. Next time I will ask you to act like a baby, you better Let me tell you about him."

Chu Yu was still hesitating, and said: "Hang Seng is one year younger than God Bless and the others, and there are some who can't remember. Or, let Hang Seng go to school again next year?"

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "Everyone else goes to school, he doesn't go to school alone, and it's not good to be alone. Don't feel too sorry for the child. It doesn't matter if you hit him a few times. I also got a board when I was young. Wait from the yamen Come out, I'll go to Mr. Qian's side for a while. This boy Hang Seng is only tall and has a hundred family names. Amethyst taught him a few months ago, but he still can't remember."

While talking, Xicai had already brought someone to set up the meal.

The colorful ones on the table look pretty tight.

There are paper-thin lotus leaf cakes, fried meat sauce, shredded beef, shredded pork head in sauce, and bean sprout vermicelli.

There are also three agate bowls with thin noodles inside, which are "longxu noodles".Spinach juice is still used to knead the noodles, and the fragrance comes from the nostrils.

Today, there is still a tough battle to be fought, Cao Yong touched his forehead, and crossed his legs on the kang, feeling very high-spirited.

Tianhui was also carried onto the kang, but her eyes were swollen, her mouth was pursed and she didn't speak.

Cao Yong used lotus leaf cakes, rolled pork shreds and bean sprouts, wrapped them and brought them to Tianhui's mouth, saying: "Good girl, open your mouth, there are delicious things. It will always hurt this time, and we will never tie it again in the future." It’s not enough.”

Although Tianhui didn't speak, she opened her mouth obediently.

Chu Yu looked at the clock on the ground, it was already Chenchu ​​(seven o'clock in the morning), so she said to Cao Yong, "I'll feed Tianhui, and my son-in-law will have breakfast, I'm afraid the master will wait there."

Cao Yong didn't delay, and used the noodles in three mouthfuls, and then rolled a few lotus leaf cakes to make him full.

Chuyu handed the noodle bowl in her hand to Xicai, and asked her to continue feeding Tianhui, got up by herself, put on the chaozhu and topdai for Cao Yong, and tied the sachet.

"Dinner at noon..." Chu Yu asked.

Cao Yong waved his hand: "There is no need to ask someone to deliver it, I have already agreed with the Sixteenth Master, and I will order it directly from the restaurant."

When we arrived at Lanyuan, Cao Yin was already waiting.

Seeing his son coming in, he thought about it for a while, and asked, "Is everything ready? You should know it in your heart, this is not a play."

"Father, don't worry, everything is ready, just wait for the bidding at noon today." Cao Yong thought about signing up dozens of merchants yesterday afternoon, and replied with a smile.

Cao Yin nodded, and the father and son left the inner courtyard and went to the yamen together.

Because the weather was fine, Cao Yin rode a horse instead of a sedan chair, walking side by side with his son.

People on the street often wear new clothes, and some have gold letters pasted on their foreheads, meaning auspiciousness.

The magnolias are already standing proudly on the branches, and the willows by the river are also dotted with greenery. The capital city in early spring is full of vitality.

If it weren't for the digging of trenches everywhere in the city and the bad smell in the air that affected his mood, Cao Yong really wanted to ask his father to compose a poem.

Cao Yin is not as relaxed as Cao Yong, and his son is now being roasted on the fire.

Even though he has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life, he still has some complaints about Kangxi in his heart.

Cao Yong, if he does this job well, he will offend the dignitaries in the capital headed by eighth and ninth elder brothers; Can't stand this defeat.

Zhu Bajie is really looking in the mirror, he is not a person inside and out.

My son is only 23 during Chinese New Year, so he has to take on such a burden.

In front of Cao Yin's eyes, he remembered his son's frail appearance lying on the bed after he was abducted when he was young.

Survive a catastrophe, must there be future blessings?

When the old lady doted on her eldest grandson, Cao Yin was afraid that his son would be spoiled and spoiled, and he would be useless, right?
Now, looking back on the past fifteen or six years, my son seems to have been completely reborn...

After a while, when we arrived at Dongjiang Mi Lane, Cao Yong reined in his horse and said with some hesitation: "Father, I heard that several adults from the Ministry of Rites are coming to observe the venue. Father, your side..."

Cao Yin coughed, and said: "Father, I have agreed with Mr. He and Mr. Chen, and I will go to your side together today to experience this... the Ministry of Internal Affairs purchases."

Mr. He is He Shuozi, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Mr. Chen is Chen Shen, the Minister of the Han Dynasty of the Ministry of Rites.

Cao Yong looked at his father, only raised warm in his heart.

These days, my father should also follow suit.

I don't know if it's because of his age, Cao Yin has become much gentler these past few years, and the father and son are no longer as speechless as before.

Cao Yin was embarrassed by his son, waved his hands, and said: "The time is not leaving, I'm going to the Yamen first for my father, so don't delay." As he spoke, he had already picked up the reins, and took his long followers to the Ministry of Rites Yamen went.

Cao Yong watched his father go away, looked up at the sky, with a smile on his face.

Government procurement, no, procurement by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is today.

If it is handled properly, it will not be possible in the future, and other methods for future generations can also be used.

What if people read this record from books and classics hundreds of years later?
How will this world change because of his coming?
*
Warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, bidding venue.

Yi Duli held the business registration brochure in his hand, and his mouth was already wide open.

When he left the yamen yesterday afternoon, there were only forty houses, but now that he got up half an hour earlier, there were more than 30 more.

In addition to merchants needing to pay a bidding deposit to enter the venue, yesterday Cao Yong saw a merchant mentioning that he wanted to bring his nephew to the venue to meet the world, so he placed another [-] chairs at the back of the venue for the needs of the merchants' families.

The cost of this chair is 500 taels of silver.

Now, most of the two hundred coins have been booked out.

For this item alone, at least 10 taels of silver can be recorded.

The pen post style responsible for bookkeeping is already swiping like flying, and I am too busy to rest.He is the concubine of Dong's family, so he is Su Xin's cousin.

Before, the children of Dong Shang's family were quite critical of Cao Yong's entry into the House of Internal Affairs.

In particular, Suxin's serving in Cao's family made many young children of Dong Shang's family feel uncomfortable.

They were also born in Baoyi, but it was because the old matriarch of the Sun family had taken care of the emperor, which made Cao's family flourish.

This post style originally thought that Cao Yong's high position was due to the shadow of his family. The so-called "tea boy" and "good fortune boy" are just icing on the cake.

Now, he couldn't help but be convinced.

Others do not know, he is clear.

Yesterday I heard that a merchant wanted to bring his nephew into the arena, but the other adults were against it, after all, it was related to the face of the imperial court.Cao Yong raised his hand and pointed to the field behind, saying: "Set up two hundred spectator seats, and prepare another hundred chairs. One spectator seat, just 500 taels of silver!"

It took less than half a day, and seven to eighty thousand taels of silver came into the account.

Although it is impossible to say that a touch of stone can be turned into gold, how many people are there in the world who can earn so much money just by saying it casually?

Not to mention that the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have different minds, even the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have their own minds.

With his hands behind his back, Ma Qi looked at the line outside the door to pay the deposit, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Finally, I didn't send a letter to the eighth elder brother in vain. I think the eighth elder brother has persuaded the ninth elder brother not to make trouble for Cao Yong at this time.

Since the 50th year of Kangxi, natural disasters have continued, and bad things happen every year, and this year is the most.

Now, let alone the Northwest War, the inner court is not stable.

According to the news from Yuqian, there was something inappropriate after Sheng Jia's year, so he stayed in Tangquan until now and has not returned to Changchun Garden.

In addition, although there were a few snowfalls last winter, the snowfall was not heavy. According to the prediction of Qin Tianjian, the capital city may be severely drought this spring.

There are many things to do and the treasury has little money, so the emperor naturally has to worry.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, even the king of a country, there are times when it's difficult.

If elder brother Jiu is messing around at this time, he is afraid that he will get angry and make Longyan furious.For the eight princes who have been neglected, it is undoubtedly worse.

To this day, Ma Qi still believes that among the elder princes, the eighth elder brother is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince.

It's just that there is no two days in the sky, and today he ascends the throne at a high age, and the Sacred Heart is used to arbitrariness, and he can't tolerate the prince by his side, so there is a "second abolished prince", and there is no east palace after the abolished prince.

The emperor is getting old, even if he doesn't admit it anymore, it will be sunset, and there will always be a time to establish a reserve.

Although the eighth elder brother is already idle, and his money and food have been suspended, his virtuous name is still there.

At present, what he can do is to be patient, instead of adding to the snake and bringing disaster upon himself.

If Brother Ninth's arrogance is to be liquidated, it will be blamed on Brother Eight.In that case, it will only annoy the emperor even more.

Therefore, Ma Qi couldn't help it, and sent his confidant to the eighth elder brother's mansion, asking him to persuade the ninth elder brother.

Fortunately, the ninth elder brother is willing to listen to the eighth elder brother's persuasion, and no longer obstruct the bidding, otherwise the auction will really fail today, and the emperor will pursue it, and no one will have good fruit...

*
Cao Yong went outside the venue and looked at the merchants queuing up, feeling more confident in his heart.

The minimum deposit is 3000 taels, and the maximum is 30 taels, a hundredfold difference.

The security deposit put into storage yesterday was more than 40 taels, with an average of 1 taels per family.

This amount of silver has been specified in the contract for paying the deposit. If the bid is won, the silver will be used as bid silver;

At the same time, in order to reward merchants for their patriotism, relevant taxes will be reduced or exempted within three years.

In this way, it is really impossible to get in and out, this time it is destined to be a money-grabbing move.

It’s hard to say anything else. The Sino-Mongolian tea ceremony, the Sino-Russian trade, and the supply of foreign goods to the Guangzhou Ministry of Internal Affairs are all worth at least a few hundred thousand taels each.

This bidding, Cao Yong's estimated income is 300 million.

A third of the three-year agreement was completed, and Kangxi also explained it.

Moreover, the 300 million is a lot of income for Neiku.

Bidding is not just about making money quickly.According to the relevant contract, in the future, this income will also include the income of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is another income.

In addition to this, he had to think of other ways to make money in order to fulfill the three-year agreement.

Cao Yong also heard about the inappropriateness of the Eucharist.

Counting the days, there are still six years to go before the 61st year of Kangxi. Knowing the death date of a generation of emperors and watching him slowly age and die, this is not a good feeling.

Cao Yong often reminds himself not to be too involved.

The person on the dragon chair is the emperor, not a so-called elder, nor an old man worthy of sympathy, the emperor is the emperor.

Thinking in his heart, he swept his gaze into the crowd, but saw a familiar figure.

Although the man deliberately wore a thick vest and a hat that reached his eyebrows, Cao Yong still recognized him.

Even if you are really curious, how can this be a child's play?
Cao Yong couldn't help frowning, pointed to that side, and said to Tong Zhao who was standing behind him: "Call me in the past..."

*
The bidding has started, how much is the final silver?How about rolling around and begging for monthly tickets? (*^__^*)
(End of this chapter)