Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 673 Inquiry
Until he returned to Cao's other courtyard, Elder Sixteen was still indignant, and said to Cao Yong: "One mu of tea garden is two or three taels more. It's easy to say. How much is the total annual income of the master? Fifty catties a year, ten catties per hectare, less than two taels per mu of tea garden. This slave is so courageous, he greedily greedy more than half of it."

Cao Yong here is also an accident.

The sixteenth elder brother was in the palace and didn't know how to make a living, and the man surnamed Li was the elder brother of the Li family of Chu Fujin, so it was not uncommon for him to take advantage of the situation to get greedy for a few catties of tea.

Oddly enough, not just one.Although I don't know who else's tea from the other five houses flows out, but if they leave dozens of catties, it will be a profit of several thousand taels of silver every year, who can't be tempted?
Brother Sixteen said something, his voice was a little tight, he picked up the teacup, and was about to drink it, remembering that he hadn't bought the winter tea just now, so he said to Zhao Feng: "Go and buy half a catty of winter tea from that teahouse, sir Let's go 'li'."

Zhao Feng responded, Elder Sixteen sneered, and said: "You can tolerate things like deception and plotting against the master, but others can't. I have to vent my anger."

"Wealth touches people's hearts, and profit is the most important word. How many can hold it? Sixteenth Lord still wants to open up, don't be annoyed." Cao Yong persuaded him when he saw him like this.

Brother Sixteen gave Cao Yong a sideways look, and said: "Emotions are none of your business. Besides Daoxiang Village, don't you also have business in the south? The sky is high and the water is far away. Be careful, you will be tricked too."

Cao Yong shook his head with a smile, and said: "The capital in the early years has been earned back several times. The rest is just as you like, it doesn't matter if you earn more or less."

In fact, as early as two years ago, after the ten-year contract expired, Cao Yong wrote to Wei Xin, mentioning the business in Guangzhou.

Although it is Cao Yong's capital, Wei Xin has been doing it for the past ten years, and he has contributed a lot.The previous profit was four or six points, Wei Xin four, Cao Yong six.

What Cao Yong meant was to give [-]% of the shares to Wei Xin as a reward for his years of service.

After all, with the financial resources of the Wei family, it's really nothing if they want to use only one piece of money to do business.At the beginning, the Wei family didn't take money out to take up the shares, because they didn't want to share the profits clearly.

Wei Xin is only willing to accept [-]%.He went to Guangzhou for ten years as a child, and saved a lot of money, plus the real estate in Jiang Ning's hometown, he would not be able to spend it in a few lifetimes.

Now, he doesn't do business for money, he just likes the ease of life in Guangzhou.

Cao Yong reciprocated, so he relied on his relationship and got Wei Xin an alternate prefect.Although it's not really lacking, but with a different skin, the status is not ordinary.

Even Wei Xin's parents got a patent.

The Wei family is a land rich man in Jiangning, what could be more honorable than fame?

On Wei Xin's side, the more dedicated he is, the bigger the business, the more lucrative the profits he brings back every year...

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Capital City, Cao Family, Dong Mansion.

Jinghui walked with her waist supported, and Chun'er followed behind with a little maid holding a gift box.

When Zhao Jia saw it, he put down his cigarette pouch and said, "Is everything ready?"

"Yes, ma'am." Jing Hui turned her head, asked someone to put the holding box on the kang table, and opened it herself.

Inside were a pair of red satin purses, a lace necklace with eight treasures, a pair of dragon and phoenix gold bracelets, a pair of gold ear clips, and a gemstone ring.

Zhao Jia looked at the ceremony, which was considered decent and delicate, nodded, and asked, "Where is Ruyi, why haven't you seen me?"

Jinghui hesitated for a moment, and said: "Madam, there are a few Ruyi handles in the warehouse, the gold ones have been polished, and the two handles with three emerald green ones look a little old."

Hearing this, Zhao Jia couldn't help frowning, pointed to another holding box, and said: "This is not Ruyi, what is it?"

"Returning to the wife, the daughter-in-law thinks that the fourth uncle's marriage may be decided soon, so I prepared two copies." Jinghui opened another holding box while talking, and the inside was roughly the same as the previous one, except for the collar and bracelet. has a slightly different style.

Mrs. Zhao Jia curled her lips and said: "It's necessary to be lucky. If the eldest wife is at home, we can go and talk to her. It's just a courtesy. Who can eat and drink with this? Find a craftsman and choose For the gold utensils that are not needed, turn them into a few pieces. After a while, they will be enlarged and set up, and jewelry will also be used. Except for the two ruyis, the rest of the gold jewelry should also be worn on the head. "

Jing Hui agreed, and Zhao Jia remembered something, frowned and said: "Why haven't I heard that the Dong family took the girl back? This is too small, and you can't go to the West Mansion. This is about the girl from the Dong family, not us. Big room."

On Jinghui's side, she was also surprised, but she was too embarrassed to say anything.

After saying a few words, Zhao Jia felt upset, and said to Jing Hui, "Write a letter to the eldest wife and ask how to deal with it..."

Just as he was saying these words, he heard footsteps "dumping" outside the yard, and then a maid said outside: "Fifth Master..."

Before the words were finished, someone came in through the curtain, and it was Cao Fu who was sweating profusely.

"Why are you sweating all over your forehead?" Looking at it, Zhao Jia couldn't help but feel distressed, and hurriedly ordered Hongmei to throw a handkerchief to wipe his face.

Cao Fu's eyes fell on the opened holding box, looking at the purse and jewelry inside, his face flushed red, and he frowned and said to Zhao Jia: "Mother, didn't you say to kiss fourth brother first? Why be nice, Is it your son's turn to get married again?"

"Say it sooner or later, we're getting old." After the marriage was settled, Mrs. Zhao Jia also lost her previous interest.

Cao Fu punched hard, stomped his feet and said: "Then who is wrong, why did you say her?"

"What's wrong with her? The granddaughter of the dignified head of the House of Internal Affairs, do you think anyone can tell?" Although Zhao Jia was not satisfied with this marriage, Dong Dianbang felt that his face was a little bit more when he was promoted to the head of the house. decent.

In the capital, officials can't say that there are so many things, and they are not considered rare.The head of the House of Internal Affairs of the third rank is indeed not high in terms of rank, but he is a close minister of the emperor.Speaking of it, it is no less powerful than the six ministers.

"It's just a court lady, what's so rare?" Cao Fu said anxiously with a pale face.

Zhao Jia also picked this in his heart, but when he saw his son like this, he felt a little bit annoyed for Su Xin, and reprimanded: "What is this called? The Cao family has only raised the flag for a few years, and you have forgotten your ancestors and acted like a master." ? If it wasn't for the relationship, your sister and your sister are also daughters of the palace. The old lady was the nanny of the palace when she was alive, and your uncle was the emperor's companion since he was a child. "

"But..." Cao Fu stared, and wanted to say more.

Mrs. Zhao Jia was already impatient to hear, waved her hands and said: "The marriage is decided by your uncle, if you want to talk to your uncle, go to your uncle. I am a woman, I can't be your master."

When Cao Fu heard Cao Yin was mentioned, he looked better now. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mother, why did Uncle tell me about her? If you want to talk about our family, isn't there a fourth brother?"

Mrs. Zhao Jia glared at her, and said: "You think of marrying a daughter-in-law as picking pumpkins in the market, and buying whoever you want! Isn't it because you and I came out of the stomach and took advantage of this. The seeds of no conscience, I heard The Dong family has many sons and nephews, and there are many relatives who come and go, what kind of daughter-in-law do you want to talk about?"

When Cao Fu heard this, his expression changed. He approached Mrs. Zhao Jia and begged, "Mother, the left and right orders haven't been placed yet, let's go discuss it with uncle, or tell the fourth brother about that one?"

When Zhao Jia saw that he was still saying this, she lowered her face and said, "What are you talking about? Your uncle made an agreement with Dong's parents, so there is no reason to change people? What is it about being a girl?"

Seeing that there was no turning point, Cao Fu looked disappointed, looked at his sister-in-law standing beside him, and couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law has seen that one, what kind of person is it?"

After hearing this, Jinghui couldn't help being surprised, and said: "Master Wu used to go to the eldest wife's place, haven't you seen him? When the eldest wife got up to go to Rehe a few days ago, didn't Master Wu also go?"

"I just touched her once, and I didn't see her look up." Cao Fu muttered in a low voice: "The dress is old-fashioned, like a pillar."

Jinghui was afraid that Cao Fu would leave a knot in her heart, and when the bride entered the house, the husband and wife would have a rift, so she replied after a little thought: "Miss Dong is very good-looking and has a soft temper. The eldest wife likes her very much, and she said she is a daughter-in-law. It hurts, and she still mutters that she is reluctant to watch her go out. The Eldest Master personally facilitated this marriage, perhaps for this reason."

When Cao Fu heard this, his eyes couldn't help but shine, he leaned in front of Jing Hui, took her arm and said, "Second sister-in-law, is that what auntie really said?"

Jinghui nodded and said: "Of course it's true, I've heard it more than once. The eldest wife also said that all the craftsmanship of Suzhou embroidery should be passed on to Miss Dong. The eldest wife said that it was originally intended to be passed on to sister Fujin, Sister Fujin has loved books since she was a child, but not these things; she wants to pass it on to the third girl, who has a lively personality.

Cao Fu's face became better when he heard the words, he sighed, and with some regret, he said: "Since the uncle ordered it, then I can't say anything. It's just that according to the rules in the palace, the maids can't read, so what's the best? It’s a pity that you are blind.”

Mrs. Zhao Jia originally thought that her son wanted to save face, and thought that Dong Suxin was a poor man in the palace, so he was not as decent as a young lady who was raised in a deep boudoir. Unexpectedly, after a long time of trouble, it was because he disliked Dong Suxin for being illiterate.

She herself is illiterate, and when she heard this, she couldn't help being furious. She stood up, picked up the pipe and pot in her hand, and smoked it on Cao Fu's shoulder, saying: "You bastard, after living half my life, I don't care. Do you know when I became blind..."

Cao Fu gritted his teeth in pain, quickly dodged, and said, "Mother, didn't my son mean you..."

Zhao Jia was annoyed, how could he let go, and chased and beat him.

The mother and son were having a good time, Jinghui stood by the kang, looked at the things in the holding box, and thought of Dong Suxin who was rejected by her husband before she came in, and sighed in her heart...

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Rehe, Cao's other courtyard.

Mrs. Li and Chu Yu were originally scheduled to be guests at the garden of Prince Chun's Mansion on the 25th of this month, and they also booked an opera troupe. They planned to invite the female family members of Prince Chun's Mansion back on May 29th when Tianhui celebrated her birthday.

However, it didn't work out.

Because Kangxi was ill.

On May [-], after returning from visiting the garden at San Age, Kangxi "accidentally contracted the wind and cold", and the dragon's body was ill.

No one said anything at first, but after three days in a row even the Grand Scholar and the Minister of Internal Affairs couldn't see Sheng Jia, some people started to speculate.

Kangxi is 63 this year, which coincides with the "Dark Nine" year. Although no one dared to say anything, they all made their own calculations.

Among them, San Age is the most important.

In his heart, it was too late to regret.

If Sheng Jia really made a mistake because of "Lucky King's Garden", how could he get away with it?
Not to mention the reserve position, I am afraid that the Prince Heshuo on the head will not be able to keep it.

The eighth elder brother is in Beijing, if he gets the news, he will be active, he will have money in his hand, and the tenth elder brother's mother clan will be in the army, and he will become a winner.

Thinking of this, the third elder brother didn't bother to blame himself, and stayed at the palace all day, together with several ministers leading the guards, secretly blocked the news that Kangxi was lying in bed.

On the fourth elder brother's side, there was nothing unusual, but he became more reticent and stayed in the palace for longer and longer.He already had a bit of a bitter summer, and these days have become more and more clear.Occasionally meet Cao Yong, his attitude is neither cold nor cold.

On Cao Yong's side, there is nothing else to the fourth elder brother, and he is still respectful as always.

The atmosphere was a little depressed, and the civil and military officials were also a little flustered.

The emperor was not afraid of leaving the capital, what he was afraid of was that if he died outside without leaving a will, he didn't know what would happen.

If there is a change in the imperial court, some of them, civil and military officials, will of course be accused of betting against Baofei Huang Tengda, and some of them may be implicated and lose their lives.

Even Elder Sixteen was a bit confused and became taciturn. He had vowed to catch a few "big moths" to make a fortune before, but now there is no movement.

When the two of them walked to the lake and there was no one around, he told the truth to Cao Yong, saying: "Furuo, I'm afraid. What will happen to me in the future?" confused.

Although he dotes on Kangxi, he has no title on him.The sky is really going to change, I don't know what will happen.

Seeing him like this, Cao Yong said with a smile: "Master Sixteen forgot what I showed you in the early years. Lord Sixteen is the talent of Wang Zuo. If you want to be rich, you will get rich, and if you want power, you will get power."

Brother Sixteen heard this, rolled his eyes at him, and said, "When is this, are you still using this to coax the Lord? I asked Er Niang, and no one in the harem has been summoned these days... Concubine Yi, please see me, but I haven't seen you..."

Hearing this, Cao Yong was a little worried, and whispered to Elder Sixteen: "Master Sixteen should do less spying, which is easy to offend the emperor's taboo."

Brother Sixteen nodded, and said embarrassingly: "I can't help it, I'm afraid..."

Cao Yong patted him on the shoulder and said: "Master Shiliu, please relax, maybe the emperor will be healed in a few days, why are you still thinking about these useless things?"

The sixteenth elder brother saw that Cao Yong was calm and relaxed, and he was also surprised, and said: "How many people outside are not afraid, Fu Ruo is so calm?"

Cao Yong raised his head, looked at the clear blue sky, and said: "The sixteenth master forgot that I can watch the sky at night? God will not hide it. If the sky is going to change, it will inevitably be a landslide and the ground will be broken to warn the world. Although the capital this year There is little rain, but after the Dragon Boat Festival, it rained intermittently, and it rained a lot, which is nothing. The emperor is just used to being the emperor, and now the hero is late, and he doesn't want everyone to see him weak after illness. If there is something wrong, it won't be like this Taiping, even if you can't return to the capital, the emperor will send someone to summon the princes and elder brothers, otherwise, wouldn't there be trouble?"

The sixteenth elder brother didn't believe Cao Yonghui's statement of "watching the sky at night", but he nodded his head and even claimed to be true to the latter words.

Brother Sixteen is just a fan of the authorities. If he wants to understand the key points, he puts his heart back in his stomach.

Thinking about what Kangxi would think about the previous act of inquiring, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"Let's go, Fu Ruo, it seems that we have to be busy for a few more days to cover up my anomaly in the past two days, so as not to let the villain leave behind..." Elder Sixteen thought for a while, and said to Cao Yong.

Naturally, Cao Yong has no objection here. If it is really like the sixteenth elder brother said, catch a few "big moths" to fill up the internal treasury, and Kangxi will not keep making his ideas.

After all, he is not a businessman, taking advantage of the convenience of traveling, he can occasionally borrow an idea from later generations to make do, if he only focuses on money, he may not be able to gain much.

After being busy in the yamen for half a day, it was already dusk when Cao Yong returned to the other courtyard.

After entering the second gate, before reaching the east courtyard, I heard Li Shi and Chu Yu chatting and laughing, interspersed with the sound of "baa baa" sheep.

Cao Yong was a little curious, and when he entered the yard, he saw Mrs. Li and Chu Yu standing under the porch.On the pillars under the corridor, two little lambs were tied.Tianhui stood aside, gently stroking the back of a little lamb.

"Where did you get it?" Cao Yong saw it, and with a smile on his face, he walked two steps quickly and asked.

"Baogege sent it, saying it was a birthday present for Tianhui. Besides this, there were two pairs of rabbits, and the rest were some gold and jade jewelry. Tianyou and Hangsheng each had a pony. Seeing her husband asking, Chu Yu replied with a smile.

Cao Yong looked at the lamb, which was about the size of a dog, and remembered something. He turned his head and asked Li, "Mother, is that pearl skin the same as lamb skin?"

"That's a lamb that hasn't landed on the ground, so such a small skin can be produced." Li Shi said, shaking his head, and said: "It's really a crime, and I don't know who figured it out."

When Tianhui heard her father come back, she raised her head and "looked" in the direction they spoke.

Originally, she wanted to talk to her father, but she didn't expect to say "lamb skin" next, and her little face couldn't help being a little confused.

Cao Yong had already leaned down, stretched out his hand to hug his daughter, and asked: "Good girl, it's her birthday, tell Dad what you want. Even if you want to pluck the moon and get enough stars, Dad will also take pains to get it. "

"Listen to the play." Tianhui tilted her head and thought for a while, then replied.

When everyone heard this, they were a little strange.Tianhui was still young, how could she think of this?She was taken out once in a while, and because of her young age, she didn't have the chance to listen to a play.

"Tianhui likes to listen to operas?" Cao Yong asked, wondering if he heard it from Niu Niu when he was in the capital.

Tianhui nodded her head vigorously, and said, "Listen to operas. My aunt... loves to listen to operas... call someone, listen... pass it back..."

She is not a talkative child, and it is rare for her to say such a long sentence while being so sensible.

On Cao Yong's side, he couldn't help boasting about his daughter, who is so sensible, smart and humane, which is so rare.

Seeing Cao Yong's complacent appearance, Li Shi and Chu Yu couldn't help laughing.

Mrs. Li said to Chu Yu: "Like a father, there must be a daughter. Bloodlines cannot be deceived. Yong'er was also a human sperm when he was young, and his small mouth is as sweet as honey. He can talk and coax people... Otherwise, the old lady wouldn't be in pain like her lifeblood... After some things happened later, this would be a lot less..."

Chu Yu already knew about the mishaps her husband encountered when she was young, looking at her husband's eyes, she felt a little more distressed...

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