pastoral wedding

Chapter 146 Promotion
After a few days, it was heard that the young master of the Ju family had been executed. Selling smuggled salt was a heinous crime, and he must be killed.Even the Ju family was exiled.This matter spread throughout Zhuque City. Everyone knew that the Ju family in Jucheng District was really doomed this time. Without descendants, it would be difficult to turn over.

Su Wenshan was not very happy when he heard these things, he always felt that he had harmed others, and after being scolded by Su Jinhao, he gradually let go.The Ju family's property was also sold cheaply by the government. Because of Han Chen's reasons, the Su family also bought two manors and two storefronts.There are two manors, one big and one small, the big one has five or six hundred mu of land, and the small one has two or three hundred mu. The locations are not bad either. They are both in the suburbs of Zhuque City. The Zhuangzi is next to each other, just under the Zhuque Mountain. Standing in the Zhuangzi, you can see the Zhuque Temple when you look up.One of the two shops is a silk shop, and the other is for buying rouge and gouache. The Su family even bought the shop and did not spend much money. When the transfer was made, because his family was a relative of Han Zhoutong, so There is an additional handling fee.

These two shops are now managed by Su Jin, but she tries to bring brother Shuo with her every time she goes to check the accounts. Sooner or later, the business of the family will be handed over to him. There are too many and complicated things in the restaurant, and it will happen soon He can't learn it, so he should learn from these two shops first, but she also knows the importance, and she just takes Brother Shuo for a walk after school or when he is resting, and then tells him some ways to do business number.

This busy year seems to be coming to an end, and with more than a month before the new year, Chu Luo and Su Shuang came back, took Yue Ya'er back to Beijing to celebrate the new year, and bought a lot of presents in the Jianghang area to keep At the same time, the steward Chu in the capital also asked his son to come in person. One is to pick up the owner of the family, and the other is to give away the bonus money for this year. The profit from the smuggled salt was more than 1000 taels.Su Jin couldn't help being amazed. It was strange that the Ju family was so rich, and the income from this boat of salt was two to three thousand taels. If two boats were bought every month, that would be five to six thousand taels of silver, which would be six to seventy thousand taels a year. What kind of concept is this? Her family still bought a house in a rich area. Although it is not big, it is worth 3000 taels. This Ju family does not talk about gambling houses and brothels, but only sells salt. income.Suddenly, Su Jin figured out one thing, and she was very happy. No wonder some people in the Ju family fell so fast. Most likely, some people were red-eyed and just waiting to catch the Ju family. Her silly hands gave If someone offers it, they will naturally accept it happily.

Before Chu Luo and Su Shuang left, they even went to the elder sister's house. Su Tang's life is going well now. There is no pressure from the elders above, and there is no trouble from sisters-in-law and uncles in the same generation. Yes, it's just that there is only one daughter below, and she is a little thinner.No, Su Shuang avoided others and gave her the childbirth prescription he got from the south. Su Tang was still curious, "Second sister thinks about this kind of thing, you used to have a temper of letting go of everything."

Su Shuang sneered, "If Elder Sister doesn't care about it, I'll take it away and throw it away. I'm worried about you, but you don't seem to be in a hurry." As she said that, she pulled it back and was about to tear it up, Su Tang hurriedly stopped her He said, "I thought you had changed your temper, but it turned out that you still have the same temper. It doesn't look like you are in your own home when you go back to Beijing. Don't be like this anymore. Otherwise, even if Chu Luo doesn't say anything, the people below will also laugh at you. "

It was still her own sister who was caring, Su Shuang's eyes were red, "I said I shouldn't have married Chu Luo at the time, but you all spoke well for him, now it's all right, I'm in the capital, so far away from you, it's hard to see each other. Disaster."

"Silly sister, the capital is only two or three days away from here. It's not that far away. Besides, your family has business here, so you don't come here often. The most important point," Su Tang looked at her with a smile "You should do it for Brother Shuo, not for yourself. He will be able to go to Beijing to catch the exam in a few years. Your family has lived in the capital for a long time and knows many people, so you should help him take care of things early. With you there, Brother Shuo Even if I go, I will stay at your house, so my parents are relieved, right?"

How could Su Shuang not know this, but she couldn't help being sad for a while, and she didn't want to say much at home, for fear of making her parents sad, she couldn't help but complain when she saw her elder sister, at this moment, she wiped her tears and just laughed , "I only hope that girl Jin'er will marry me together, and I will have a helper then."

The two sisters chatted in private, and Han Chen and Chu Luo also started talking. Chu Luo also learned about the Ju family, so she told Han Chen the news she had received, "I have the exact news. There is a vacancy in the position of Lidu Transfer Salt Transport Envoy, and many people are trying to climb up to this seat. No matter who gets up, there must be another seat available. I heard about you The immediate superior, Zhizhou Master Li, has found someone and wants to be transferred back to Beijing."

"Master Li's family is in Beijing, so it's only natural for him to want to go back." Han Chen answered.

Chu Luo is an old fritter in the business field. It must be beneficial to his family that he can raise this matter. Seeing that his elder brother-in-law still can't see through it, he directly clicked it out, "You don't want this Zhizhou seat?"

Han Chen naturally wanted this seat, "However, I have only been an official for a short time, and I have no political achievements. In terms of qualifications, I am far behind. There are many people more suitable than me."

"Why don't you have any political achievements? Don't forget that the matter of the Ju family is your political achievements. This matter has been spread to the ears of the current emperor. You, if you find someone else to make mistakes, this seat will most likely be yours." It’s over.” In fact, Chu Luo also had selfish intentions about this matter. His Chu family also had a lot of business in Zhuque City, so he hoped to have a relative who was an official to protect him. In the end, he said, “Leave this matter to me. , you don’t need to worry about anything, I will take care of it for you.”

Han Chen was young and determined to work for the welfare of the common people. He felt ashamed of his conscience and disdained to do this kind of thing of giving gifts to ask for officials.But Chu Luo's next words moved him, Chu Luo looked at him with a smile, "Brother Han claims to be a good official, so naturally he disdains such things, but have you ever thought about it, you can only sit in a high position , your ideals and aspirations will have a greater chance of being realized, and you will be able to protect the people you want to protect. This is why I want to help you facilitate this matter. Whether it is my Chu family or your Han family, it is also Or the Su family, they are all businessmen, business accidents will inevitably happen, if you are powerful and powerful, and you can give us shelter, wouldn't this be the best of both worlds? I didn't say before that there was no such opportunity, but now that you have it, you If you don't do it, you'd be a fool, not to mention that you don't have this ability. Instead of letting those who can only flatter people occupy such an important position, you might as well go and sit, brother Han, think again, wait for me Just give me a message before you go."

For the next few days, Han Chen was thinking about this matter. As a noble literati, he would disdain it, but Chu Luo's words struck his heart again.Now the imperial court looks like flowers and flowers on the surface, but in fact it is full of dangers. Although the current emperor is a benevolent monarch, his heart is too soft, his character is not firm enough, and his actions are not decisive enough. If this is not the case, then Chen Guogong would not be so rampant.The officials below fawn on Chen Guogong's surroundings. There are fewer people who sincerely do things for the people and more flatterers. He often sees such things and hates his teeth. If he can really achieve the position of Zhizhou this time, With more right to speak and more power, the officials below can be restrained from engaging in corruption and bribery, which is harmful to the people. This seems to be a good thing.

He hesitated, so he told Su Tang about it. Before Su Shuang also let her know how to persuade Han Chen, she followed suit. Sure enough, Han Chen was moved. Luo went to find him before returning to Beijing.Sure enough, the transfer order came down a year ago, and Han Chen jumped two levels in an instant, from a sixth-rank prefecture to a fifth-rank prefect. Of course, this year will be happier.

Before the New Year's Eve, Han Yu came to Suzaku City, first went to find Su Jin, and saw that Su Jin was staying at home obediently, so he was relieved, and then told her to wait for him, and waited. She and Ji would come to hire and marry her or something like that, Su Jin's ears were calloused and she didn't want to talk to him.This time Han Yu came here not just to see Su Jin, but to spread a word that Han Chen must go home for the New Year.Su Tang was not happy at first, she was afraid that she would make her set the rules again when she went back to the Sun family, but she let go when she thought of Mr. Han, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. All along, Mr. Han treated her like a daughter, never Treated her badly.

Half a month before Chinese New Year, the Melon Seed Workshop and Tofu Workshop and those two shops were closed for holidays. Although most of them were servants who bought them, they were all family-owned. They went home to celebrate the New Year, as for those who had no home and no place to go, they stayed in the Su residence. There were many more people in the Su family, but it was still lively.Because the restaurant had a lot of things to do and the accounts were complicated, it was near the end of the new year that the folks dispersed and went back. Su Cui took the children and Su Wenhai's family waited for Su Wenshan to finish his work and go back together, but Su Wenshan was busy with this matter until 28 It's over.

29 On this day, after instructing Guanshi Wen's family to keep an eye on the house and take care of the affairs of the house, Su Wenshan took the whole family home to celebrate the New Year.Naturally, this one carriage cannot fit in, the eldest room has one, the second room and Su Cui also have one, and maids like Wisteria, Hongxing, Dahe squeezed into two carriages together with Jiang Run and Douzi.When I passed by Qingshi Town, I saw Su Ji closed the door, and the Su family's old house where Liu Yi lived was also closed, so I knew that Liu Yi had also gone home for the New Year, so I went straight back to Liushu Village.

(End of this chapter)