Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 726

Inside the Anding Gate, Prince Yong's Mansion.

The fourth elder brother read the folded book in his hand, fell onto the case, and said: "Huang Ama is going to use Cao Yong."

Standing opposite, Dai Jin was enlightened and said, "I can't complain that Yu Zhengjian, the majestic Zuodu Censor who is also in charge of the affairs of Shuntian Mansion, will impeach Cao Yin for this trivial matter of 'lack of family governance'. The servant thought it was strange, Yu Zhengjian was sent out by the emperor himself, and he relied heavily on him; Cao Yin was also in the emperor's heart, so why did he impeach him so eagerly? In this way, Cao Yin handed over the letter to resign, presumably he could see the emperor's intention. "

The fourth prince twitched the corners of his mouth, but didn't say anything.

Northwest has been preparing for the war for two years and is scheduled to launch in the spring of next year.However, the supply of military pay is still a problem, and it all depends on local taxes and silver rice.

People's livelihood is very difficult. Since the 50th year of Kangxi, there have been continuous droughts in the north and occasional floods in the south.On the imperial court's side, not only should they be gracious to reduce or exempt taxes, but they should also allocate money and rice for relief.

The fourth elder brother didn't know whether he was jumping for joy or something else.I hope that Cao Yong can show some real skills, but I am also afraid that his reputation will be difficult to live up to...

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Cao's family, Dongfu, Shangfang.

When Zhao Jia saw what was on the plate, he was taken aback, leaned back half a foot, frowned and said, "Xiaoer, are you crazy? Why don't you put it down soon?"

While speaking, she only felt restless, turned her head to Hongmei and said, "Put on smoking."

Hongmei responded, and took out Zhao Jia's cigarette case from Baibaoge next to him. Just as he was about to put the cigarettes in, Cao Song stood up and pulled the cigarette bag over.

Hongmei looked at Zhao Jiashi with empty hands, not knowing what to do.

Zhao Jia stared at her eyes and said, "You bastard Xingzi, what kind of wind is this? What do you want me to catch?" At this point, she looked at Cao Yong, who was sitting on top of Cao Song, and murmured in her heart. .

Needless to say, this designation was instigated by Cao Yong, his cousin.It's just that he was in a panic because he had nothing to do, so he encouraged his brothers to catch some demons with his aunt?

Cao Song waved his hands at Hongmei and another maidservant, and said with a straight face: "Don't back down, the man is talking to the wife."

Mrs. Zhao Jia was depressed by his son, and muttered: "What do you want to tell others?"

Cao Song sat on the edge of the kang, lifted the cigarette bag in his hand, and dumped it on the kang table, the slightly black and reddish tobacco leaves scattered all over the table, and some even splashed on the ground.

When Zhao Jia saw it, he couldn't help but feel distressed, and said: "Be careful, this is expensive, two taels can be worth a stone of rice. Why is this kid so dazed, what's the fuss here?"

"Does mother know that this tobacco leaf is stained with opium?" Cao Song asked, blushing.

Mrs. Zhao Jia nodded and said, "If it wasn't mixed with fairy medicine, how could it be so expensive? This thing is good, refreshing, otherwise I really don't want to part with this money. This little one or two can be worth ten. Duck. Fortunately, Bai Er is clever and thought of selling this in the shop. I heard that the business is very good, maybe after half a year of selling, he can make back the losses of the two shops."

When Cao Song heard this, his expression changed, and he said bitterly, "It was Bai Er, that bastard who encouraged my mother. See how I deal with him?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao Jia frowned, lowered his face and said, "What are you talking about? Is it possible to be deceived by lard? There is no distinction between loyalty and treachery? I still want to reward him with a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year. Without him, my few A hundred miles of silver is in vain."

Cao Song pointed to the dead cat and mouse on the kang table, and said, "Mother, this is poisoned to death with opium. What is the difference between selling tobacco leaves like this and selling arsenic? Will mother be willing to stop until a lawsuit is filed?"

How could Mr. Zhao Jia believe it? Seeing his son's blunt words, he couldn't bear to put his face down. He glanced at Cao Yong and felt angry.

"Boss, why is Xiaoer so chattering? If you want to be an older brother, you will know. Auntie, I don't understand. I'm just taking a bite of cigarettes, so what's in the way?" Zhao Jia was annoyed. He said, "it's a big joke to say that this fairy medicine can kill people. Is it true that everyone else is a fool? Or are you envious when you see my two shops doing well?"

Cao Yong was too lazy to talk to her, and said to Cao Song: "Xiaoer, since the second wife doesn't believe it, Xiaoer will show it to the second wife."

When Cao Song heard this, he turned around and went out. He slipped two ducks in for a while.

Seeing that it belonged to a cat, a mouse, and a duck, Zhao Jia covered his nose, frowned, and said, "It's so dirty, why don't you throw it out quickly?"

On Cao Song's side, he didn't move. He took out a paper bag from his bosom, melted half of the opium paste with water, and poured it into the duck's mouth.

Zhao Jia's heart ached, and she scolded: "Prodigal son, this magic medicine is for people to cure diseases, why are you feeding ducks?"

While speaking, Cao Song had already dropped the duck on the ground.

The two ducks fluttered a few times, but they couldn't get up, and they had already died.

Seeing all this, Zhao Jiashi couldn't close his mouth in surprise...

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Changping, Caojiazhuangzi.

Although it was already severe cold in March and September, the room was as warm as spring without feeling the slightest chill.

Cao Yin sat cross-legged on the top of the kang, holding his youngest son in his arms, and recited the first five-character quatrains.Mrs. Li saw that she couldn't help shaking her head, and said: "Master, only a long-lived person can learn to speak, and it takes a few days to teach one or two characters, how can he recite poems?"

"Hehe, I'm impatient." Cao Yin rubbed the top of his son's head and said with a smile, "It would be great if our son was Nezha, and the wind will grow, so you and I can worry less."

Chang Sheng sat on Cao Yin's lap, unwilling to settle down, stretched out his little hand and tugged at his beard.

Cao Yin was in pain from being dragged, but he was not annoyed, he patted his son's small forehead and said: "When will this brat know some rules?"

Chang Sheng was photographed with a small mouth and was about to cry.Mrs. Li felt sorry for her son, so she hurriedly took it, and said angrily, "Master, Changsheng is still young. Master wants to wait for his younger son to salute, and he has to wait for two years."

"Wait for two years..." Cao Yin leaned back on the pillow, his eyes were a little far away: "The days go by so quickly... That year, Yong'er got a potato and survived, as if it was just yesterday... "

When Mrs. Li heard the words, she couldn't help being startled, and asked, "What do you mean by the master? Didn't the doctor say at the time that it was just heatstroke, and it will be fine after two days?"

After many years, there is nothing to hide anymore.

"It was quite dangerous at that time. I was afraid that you would be in a hurry, so I didn't tell you. Fortunately, my ancestors blessed me, and Yong'er woke up. Unexpectedly, I was lucky to be kidnapped again within a few days..." Cao Yin fell into a trap In regret, he said slowly.

Speaking of the past, Li's heart trembled, she couldn't help the red eyes, and said in a low voice: "The master is really cruel, knowing that his son has suffered all these hardships, and when he grows up, he will be sent to Beijing as an errand. I stayed in the temple for more than two years. The thing I regret the most is that I didn’t stop the master back then. The grandchildren of other people’s families usually keep their filial piety for their grandmothers and grandfathers for one year; , and don’t need to be sent to the temple to suffer.”

"It was ordered by the old lady before she was alive." Cao Yin was silent for a while, and revealed this long-buried secret.

"Ah?" Mrs. Li was very surprised when she heard this: "How could it be? The old lady loved Yong'er the most during her lifetime, so how could she be willing to let him go to the Buddhist sect to practice penance?"

"I didn't understand at first. The old lady said that Yong'er suffered a catastrophe when he was young, and changed his mind. He was a different person from the previous Yong'er. Although he didn't say anything on the surface, there was a hostility in his heart, and the family relationship was weak. , be cold and cold. If you don't restrain yourself, you may become a rebellious son in the future." Cao Yin sighed and said.

"How could it be? Yong'er is the most sincere and filial..." Li Shi couldn't help crying out for her son when she heard this.

"The old lady has been transparent all her life, why has she ever been confused? The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the sharpness of swords comes from sharpening. If Yong'er hadn't been edified by Buddhism in Qingliang Temple for several years, how could he develop such a stable temperament?" Speaking of his aunt, Cao Yin is still full of admiration in his heart.

These words are good words, although Li Shi does not fully agree with her husband's words, but thinking of her son, she is very pleased: "Speaking of it, it is also a blessing for the master and me. Having a son like Yong'er and a temperament like Chuyu My daughter-in-law, who doesn't envy..."

"It's snowing... auspicious snow heralds a good year, I just hope that next year will be a good year..." Cao Yin squinted his eyes and said through the glass window, seeing snowflakes blowing up outside.

"Jing'er's legs are going to hurt again... This year my wife prepared a few pairs of fox fur knee pads for him, I don't know if he has worn them..." Mrs. Li also looked out the window, muttering softly...

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Capital City, Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden.

Although it was daytime, there was a lamp on the kang table.The lampshade was removed, only the cotton wick was burning.

Chu Yu held a piece of plaster in her hand, and baked it near the lamp.Cao Yong was wearing a middle coat, sitting on the kang, and his trousers fell to his knees.

After a while, the plaster is baked, and the room is full of medicinal fragrance.

Chu Yu leaned over, carefully applied the plaster to Cao Yong's left knee, patted it smooth, and then gently put down the trousers.Then, he took another plaster and baked it in front of the lamp.

Warm, Cao Yong only felt a lot more comfortable knees.

He let out a long breath, and said: "The name of Tong Ren Tang is really not for nothing, their plaster is really effective."

When Chu Yu heard this, she was a little puzzled, and said, "Ezu, is their family famous? Can it be compared to the Imperial Hospital? Not only the doctors in the palace, but the doctors outside, and their family is not famous. Ezu But trust them."

"Their family's medicine is good, and it will become an imperial medicine one day." Cao Yong said with a smile: "Speaking of it, it's our blessing, and now we can use their family's medicine."

Although Tongrentang has become one of the drug suppliers of the Taiyuan Hospital through bidding, it only supplies raw and cooked Chinese medicinal materials.

These days, Cao Yong went to Tongrentang a few times because of the prescription for quitting smoking, and came back with a lot of ointments.

The ointment on the other knee was also applied, and Cao Yong felt that the pain in his leg was reduced by a few points.

He glanced at his wife and said, "Do you feel annoyed at giving the newly purchased Zhuangzi to Dongfu to subsidize the family?"

When Chu Yu heard this, she shook her head with a smile, and said, "Didn't my son-in-law say earlier that I would set aside a share of money for my younger brothers and sisters in the second room. I will give it early and late, and there is no shortage of this at home."

"My wife is really generous." Hearing this, Cao Yong couldn't help joking.

"The son-in-law is not stingy. Although Hongzhuo didn't say anything, he was grateful to the son-in-law. Even Hongshu and Ama should be grateful to the son-in-law. In a few years, Hongzhuo will divide the government. If you have more property, you will be able to live comfortably in this life." Chu Yu said.

"Xiaoer originally refused to take it." Cao Yong sighed and said: "I was wrong. I thought he was getting older, and he should be a family and reasonable. But he is still a child. Even I have negligence. Where can he be astute if he can't see?"

Now, Cao Yong has some recognition.

He regretted that he had been angry with Zhao Jia in the past, what's the use?It doesn't matter whether the family is separated or they live in another house, is he able to bear to disregard his cousins, or is it something that the second wife has something to do, and he can get away with it?

"Fortunately, my brother and sister are sensible people. We can take care of them in the future, so let's take care of them. I'm optimistic, everything should go with the flow, and you can't force it. The more you want to worry about it, the more you can't worry about it?" Cao Yong Leaning on the Kang, he said.

The husband and wife were talking when they saw Xicai come in and report: "Forehead son-in-law, just now steward Wei went to the second gate to send a message, saying that he has something to ask to see the uncle."

When Cao Yong heard the words, he turned over and sat up.

Seeing that her husband was about to go out, Chu Yu took out a fox fur cloak and helped him put it on.

"Li Wei is really in the capital?" With this question in mind, Cao Yong left Wutong Garden and hurried to the second gate.

Wei Hei waited outside the second door, some snowflakes had already fallen on his body.

"Why are you waiting here?" Seeing this, Cao Yong hurriedly said, "I'd better go to the study to talk. But after inquiring clearly, what is this Li Wei doing? Could it be that there is something unspeakable?"

While talking, he walked to the study with Wei Hei.

"Disease?" This answer really surprised Cao Yong.

"Yes, son. These years, Li Wei has no female relatives in Beijing, so he must have gone to the brothel a few times..." Wei Hei was also a frequent visitor to the brothel before getting married. Just bad luck.I am not without rejoicing in my heart, I was flirtatious when I was young, but my body is not infected with this dirty disease, otherwise I am afraid that I will be ashamed and angry, and I will be killed by hitting my head.

Cao Yong frowned, could not help but worry.

The so-called "dirty disease" is also called "flower willow disease".When Cao Yong was a teenager, he also read several medical books.According to the book, there are "drenching", "tear sores" and "mildew sores".To put it bluntly, it is a venereal disease.

Ma Jun aspired to be a famous doctor in his early years, and he knew very well about medical books.For this reason, he not only keeps himself clean, but also gives advice to his friends.

Among several young friends, Cao Yong was still young at that time, and in the eyes of outsiders, he was not yet old enough to start meat, while Yongqing and Ningchun were half-children.

Ning Chun is lustful, and has a strong attachment to the flowers and plants on the Qinhuai River.Ma Jun used to scare him with the willow disease. The prostitutes on the Qinhuai River got the disease and died of it.
For this reason, Ningchun only prostitutes prostitutes.

All kinds of past events are vivid in my mind.

Wei Hei saw that Cao Yong couldn't hide his worry, and said: "Young Master, don't worry, according to the investigation, Li Wei is not seriously ill, and now he has spent a lot of money to hire a doctor to treat him. It's just time-consuming, and I'm afraid he will have to rest for several months."

When Cao Yong heard the words, he relaxed slightly.

Yes, it's just a disease, I'm afraid there is no money to cure it.As long as you are willing to hire a good doctor and spend more money, you are not afraid of difficult cure.

"Let's just let this matter go. Don't let people inquire about it anymore. Just don't know." Cao Yong thought for a while and said.

Even if Li Wei is open-minded, this matter is embarrassing in the end, it is better to let the "secret" continue, otherwise I am afraid that we will not be able to get along with each other in the future.

Wei Hei nodded, knowing Cao Yong's intentions, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Young master, Li Wei's disease needs a lot of money, and now Mr. Jiang is all alone to support him. I'm afraid he will not be able to support it. Yesterday, he I went out to find my fellow countrymen to borrow money."

"Look for an opportunity, Brother Wei to help him first. Seeing the end of the year, when the time comes, more foreign officials will come to Beijing, and there will be more gifts. Use the name from outside, and send more to Jiang Jian's name." Cao Yong said .

Wei Hei nodded in agreement, and the two chatted a few more words.

Cao Yong saw that Wei Hei seemed to have something on his mind, he hesitated to speak, and said: "Brother Wei, do you have something on your mind? What else, can't I say it?"

"On the sixth day of the first lunar month, it was the birthday of the deceased father Jiazi. The second brother wrote a letter two months ago, asking us to go back to worship the ancestors." Wei He hesitated and said.

"Sacrificing sacrifices is a major event, so there is nothing to hesitate. Brother Wei just go." Cao Yong knew that he was worried about himself, and comforted him: "I am in Beijing, and I have Cao Jia and Cao Yi by my side. Their skills, Brother Wei has seen it before, so what else is there to worry about? Outsiders regard me as a 'boy of good fortune'. This life is precious. As long as the court is short of money, there will naturally be someone to protect me, and Brother Wei can do less. some heart."

"Mr. Fang Zhong hasn't come back yet." Wei Hei was still a little undecided.

"Didn't he hear about Fang Baikui's death, and went to the exile to collect the bones? He still needs to help the spirit go back to Fujian. It will take a few months to go back and forth. It's normal to delay." Cao Yong said.

"Even if the person behind the scenes is found out, it's just a few people in Beijing. Those who can't be killed or hacked are just on guard. Brother Wei hasn't returned to his hometown for decades, and he and Brother Wei have been separated for several times. This year, it happens that there is nothing to do right now, so go back and have a good reunion, and talk about family relationships." Cao Yong said with a smile.

Seeing what he said, Wei Hei nodded, and said, "If that's the case, then I'll take Xiangcao back to Henan. In the past few years of marriage, I also thought about taking her back to her parents' grave to kowtow..."

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Dongfu, Dongkuayuan.

Jinghui lowered her head, with a bit of shame on her face, and said: "It's all my fault. The master entrusted me with the housework, but I didn't put my heart into it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made such a mistake and made my father and uncle worry about it." .”

Cao Song waved his hand and said, "It's not that I don't know about my wife's temperament. I'm used to admitting to death. She has made up her mind, so how can you speak? Besides, you are in the inner courtyard of the deep house, and you don't know that the opium cream is a pit." Human."

"If the opium is really like the master said, it is poison and not medicine, then the wife..." Thinking of this, Jing Hui couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"My wife regrets her life the most, and she has already clamored to quit smoking. I just heard from my brother that this opium addiction is different from smoking addiction. It is difficult to quit and you have to suffer. I can't stay at home and watch it all the time. I have to bother you." Don't worry." Cao Song said: "Speaking of it, I'm trash. I knew that my wife's two shops were not safe and didn't attract people's attention. Fortunately, this poison can be cured, otherwise I would have become a sinner."

"It's good to have a way to deal with it..." After hearing this, Jing Hui felt a little relieved...

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Today is Thanksgiving, and I am grateful and grateful to every friend who has supported Xiao Cao now and in the past. (*^__^*)...Happy as you wish.

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