The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 503 Fate ([-])

"You did a good job on this matter!"

In the tea room of Rongkangju in Rongkang Hall, one old and one young sit facing each other. There is a small red clay stove beside the young one. The mountain spring water is gurgling and steaming at the moment.

The old man leaned on the hidden sac, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he spoke softly, as if whispering or dreaming.

The younger one, that is, Cui Youbo, was about to pick up the small copper pot carefully, when he heard this, his hand covered with a cotton cloth veil paused, then he smiled and said: "It's good that Weng is not disappointed."

As he spoke, Cui Youbo picked up the small pot and first filled the old man's teacup with hot water.

wow~~
With the crisp sound of water flowing, the tender green tea leaves slowly unfold in the tumbling hot water, and the faint tea fragrance lingers in the tea room.

At that time, people mostly drank tea soup, that is, they broke apart lumps of tea, crushed them with special tea sets, and then decocted them. When decocting, they would add different seasonings such as salt and pepper according to personal taste. .

This kind of tea soup is said to be tea, but it is actually more like porridge.

But there are also some old-fashioned families who like to drink clear tea, that is, tea leaves that are directly brewed into pieces with boiling water.

Especially the Cui family, under Cui Shouzhen's advocacy, the two brothers Cui Shouren, Cui Shouyi, Cui Ze and others also like light tea very much.

For example, now, on a sunny afternoon, sitting in a spacious and quiet tea room, with a small table and two mats, the grandparents and grandchildren are guarding a small red clay stove, the spring water is boiling, the curling water vapor diffuses in the air, and the tea is fragrant. Overflowing, everything is so quiet and peaceful.

Pick up the teacup, take a sip, a unique bitterness of tea hits the tip of the tongue, don't rush to swallow it at this time, taste it carefully, when it enters the throat, it will be rich and mellow, the natural taste of this tea is far better than that of sweetened tea. The seasoned tea soup is even more intoxicating.

Moreover, in such an atmosphere, people's hearts can also be completely quiet. In the faint tea fragrance, various negative emotions such as impetuousness and boredom gradually dissipate, and people become calmer and purer.

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The old man took a sip of hot tea, heaved a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "You still say such nonsense in front of me? Hehe, good is good, you don't need to be too humble. Seeing how you have progressed, me and your father are very happy." Rejoice."

The old man didn't say polite words. In Sun Geng's case, Cui Youbo's performance was indeed remarkable.

In addition, watching his follow-up actions, especially killing Sun Geng neatly, this made the old man very satisfied, thinking that this kid is a mixed official: smart, capable, knows what he wants, and can be ruthless .

Among the Cui family's nephews and nephews of the same generation, there are many smart and capable ones. For example, the eldest grandson Cui Yanbo is the best in the generation of "Bo" in terms of intelligence, but he has a fatal flaw, that is, he is not persistent enough and hard-hearted. .

The old Xianggong has been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for decades, and he knows the way of it best. In the officialdom, he is the most taboo to be soft-hearted and soft-hearted, and he is also the most taboo to be weak-hearted.

But Cui Yanbo has both, which was especially evident in the other housewife incident that year.

It is precisely because of this that the old Xianggong and Xianggong have not handed over all the resources they have to Cui Yanbo.

As for Cui Yanbo, after several years of hard work, he has only reached the fourth rank, and has been active in the capital all the time. He has not let go of his post and guarded one side, which is not commensurate with his status as an heir.

You know, when Cui Ze was 40 years old, he had already been the governor of other counties for two years.

We have also said before that since ancient times, officialdom has paid attention to seniority, and the resume must be comprehensive. As a person whose ultimate goal is to be a prime minister, he must not only be an official in the capital, but also have experience in governing the local area.

Otherwise, Cui Yanbo can only be the boss of a certain yamen, but not the prime minister of national affairs.

For this reason, the old man and the man were very disappointed, but there was nothing they could do about it, after all, things like character were not so easy to change.

Before Cui Yanbo failed to meet the requirements of the two family members, he could only stay in the capital.

Just when the old man and his son were worried about Cui's inheritance, Uncle Cui appeared. This kid was a little ridiculous in the past, but judging by his performance in the past two years, he is really good.If he is properly trained, and with the strong support of his family, it is very likely that he will be the one supporting the Duplex Cui family more than ten years later.

Sun Geng's case was the old man's test for Cui Youbo, and now he passed it smoothly, easily solved the trouble, and did not damage the reputation of the old lady and the Cui family. Both the old man and the man are very satisfied.

In the opinion of the two, if the assessment was based on [-]%, Cui Youbo would get [-]%.

Since the little guy performed well, the old man felt that he should be rewarded.

Looking at the young man who was smiling shyly with his dim-looking old eyes, the old man put down the teacup, suddenly changed the subject, and asked, "I heard that you learned from a family?"

Cui Youbo was carrying a small pot to refill tea for the old man. Hearing this, he was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes." Keep it simple and real.

The old man nodded slowly, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while he asked again: "Did you invite a doctor from the Imperial College to be your husband?"

Cui Youbo put down the small copper pot, and replied: "Yes. In addition, I also invited several boxing masters to teach the children how to bow, horse and sword."

The old man sat up straight, took out an envelope from under the hidden bag and handed it to Uncle Cui, "Since we want to run a family school, we should do it well. When I was young, I met a few wonderful people and refined people, and I had a good friendship with them. Now they Live in Mangshan in seclusion, take my letter to Luoyang and invite them to be the teachers of the academy."

"Yes!" Cui Youbo straightened up, took the envelope with both hands, he was not in a hurry to ask who it was, but listened to the old man's order very respectfully.

It's not that he's not curious, it's that he believes in the old man's ability and vision. In other words, the person that Cui Shouren can value is by no means an ordinary man.Maybe, these few are still famous people in the world, or erudite Confucians.

"I heard that the children of the Wang family have also come to the attached school?"

The old man was very satisfied with Cui Youbo's attitude, he tilted his body, leaned on the hidden pouch again, and said with a smile: "Hehe, you did a good job in this matter!"

A flash of surprise flashed in Cui Youbo's eyes. The old man never praised others easily. Today, he praised himself twice in a row. It seems that his hard work in the past few months was not in vain. Not only did he get the attention of the enemy, he also praised himself twice. Got the approval of the elders in the family.

"I was ignorant in the past, which made Ah Weng and Aye bother,"

Cui Youbo straightened his waist, raised his forehead with his hand, and said with a little guilt: "Now that I am getting older, thinking back on all the absurdities of my childhood, I only feel ashamed of my ancestors and my elders... My son is also a father. My son thought, if nothing else, but for Changsheng and Changtai, my son should also work hard to make progress. Now I have only done one or two things that should be done, so I can't be praised by Ah Weng."

He said he didn't dare, but his tone was full of joy. Obviously, Cui Youbo was still very happy and excited about the old man's praise.

The old man looked at it, and smiled with a chrysanthemum on his face, "You, I praised you for being mature and stable, but now you are naughty. Okay, let's stop joking, let's talk about business."

Cui Youbo straightened his back in a hurry, and said very respectfully: "If you have anything to do, just tell me."

But the old man picked up the teacup, sipped two sips of tea, and then said slowly: "It's nothing, since the Wang family's children have all come to the attached school, our own children should go to class. Needless to say, our side, When you go to Luoyang, you can also discuss with your third uncle, choose some intelligent and motivated young men from the clan, bring them back, and study with the boys at home."

Cui Youbo nodded repeatedly, that's what he originally planned.

The old man was still saying: "In addition, Zheng, Lu, Wang, Xie, Li, Yuan, etc. are all Cui's in-laws. If anyone wants to enroll, they can also be accepted."

Cui Youbo hesitated a little, but he still didn't say it.

The old gentleman is old and mature, so he couldn't see Cui Youbo's doubts. He stroked his gray beard and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you invite those hermits, there will be people rushing to join the school."

Those few, whoever stands out are world-famous sages and refined scholars, I don't know how many people want to join their sects.

If he and his elder sister hadn't saved the lives of those people back then, and supported them all the year round, even if Cui Youbo talked about flowers, people would not respond.

This is a great reward, and it is also a 'resource' specially distributed by the old man to Uncle Cui.

When Cui Youbo heard the words, he immediately understood, thanked the old man happily, and then took his leave.

Back in the study, Uncle Cui opened the envelope impatiently, and when he saw the names of the people mentioned inside, he was stunned on the spot, oh my god, it turned out to be these people.

Immediately afterwards, he was ecstatic, and immediately realized the weight of the old man's letter, he folded it like a treasure, and then ran quickly to find Xiao Nan.

"What? To Luoyang?"

After hearing this, Xiao Nan was taken aback for a moment, and then she heard that she was following the old man's order to invite her husband, so she nodded in relief, and asked casually: "When is your husband going to leave? About how many days?"

Cui Youbo said eagerly: "The sooner the better, it's best to leave tomorrow... Including the round trip, it will take about half a month to come back."

Xiao Nan didn't ask any further questions, and directly asked Cui Youbo to pack his luggage, prepare the carriages and attendants for the trip.

Cui Youbo explained some family affairs, emphatically saying: "A Jin's temperament is not good, I have already dealt with it, my lady doesn't have to worry about her anymore. In addition, my lady can also make arrangements for those concubines who have no children. .Whether they want to marry or leave their nationality, as long as it is not too much, the lady can agree..."

This is the third time that Cui Youbo has asked Xiao Nan to deal with the concubine in the backyard. The first time may have been on a whim, the second time may have been a deliberate show, and the third time may be——

Xiao Nan nodded slowly, "I see, don't worry, Mr. Lang, I will handle it properly."

The next day, Cui Youbo went to the yamen to ask for leave, and after lunch at noon, he led a group of people out of the city on horseback.

He said it was half a month, but it took a full [-] days, and it was not until the ninth day of August that Cui Youbo hurried back to the capital.

Those who returned to Beijing with him included three celebrities, ten six or seven-year-old members of the Cui clan, and a Hu man who looked like a knight-errant.

Seeing the barbarian, Xiao Nan was stunned on the spot, his face turned pale, "It's him? How could it be him?!"

(End of this chapter)