Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 297 The Most Effective Bait

Ni Yuze squinted at Yuan Bao, "You are not afraid, what am I afraid of? Sometimes it is more troublesome when there are too many people. You should think about some things carefully. If there is no big trouble in Ningnan Mansion, it will be hard to say in other places It's too easy for the big family of the Su family to let people catch their feet. This time he and Su Chunsheng reached an agreement that they want Yuan Bao and the Su family to be educated so that they can understand the gap between the Su family and the upper class. Where is the problem.

Yuan Bao was stunned, "What do you know? Is that family also in the capital?" This refers to her biological father's family.

Ni Yuze did not hide anything, it is good to prepare early, he took out a stack of paper and handed it to Yuan Bao, "Not yet, but he should go soon." Because the transfer order has been issued, two months later, Yuan Bao's biological father will work in Beijing.

Yuan Bao simply flipped through the information Ni Yuze had collected, and sneered, "I knew he wasn't a good guy!" This was referring to her scumbag biological father.

Ni Yuze has always been curious in the past. It is a certainty that Yuan Bao's stepmother harmed Yuan Bao. Yuan Bao also has guesses based on personal experience, but how can Yuan Bao conclude that her biological father is responsible for it?You know, Ni Yuze didn't show Yuan Bao the information on the investigation of the Song family at that time!

Yuan Bao didn't speak, how could she tell Ni Yuze? She searched the poor girl's memory, but couldn't find the slightest impression of her biological father, and from the words of the escaped woman on the boat, Yuan Bao knew that the girl was only two short In more than a year of life, the biological father actually lived in the mansion for more than a year. To what extent must the child be ignored in order to live under the same roof without seeing each other? !
The sound of "da da da" horseshoes made a drowsy rhythm, but it didn't affect Yuan Bao's excited mood at all. The autumn sun poked her head through the window, staining her fine white skin. A layer of blush also made her big eyes look very bright.

Ni Yuze slammed the account book in his hand onto the small table in front of him, "Yuanbao, how many times have I told you that the wind will be cold after autumn, you are not allowed to lie on the window!"

Yuan Bao put down the curtain of the car, and crawled up to Ni Yuze like a puppy, ignoring the anger on his face, but kept asking, "Hey, tell me, will they always follow? Will they? Will they?"

Ni Yuze remained silent, he thought this question was idiotic, he didn't care at all what the Song family wanted to do, the worst would be soldiers coming to cover it up.

They didn't know the fate between Yuan Bao and the Song family. They had just set off from Ningnan Fucheng for two days, and unexpectedly met the female family members of the Song family who came to Beijing, that is, Yuan Bao's former stepmother, Luo Shi, and Yuan Bao's two concubine elder sisters.

Because Yuan Bao's biological father, Song Chengye, went to the capital to take up his post, and the group of them packed up and went to Beijing. Naturally, their family members could not accompany the army, so they were two months late, and they "coincidentally" met Ni Yuze and his group who were also going to Beijing. , fell far behind.

Yuan Bao was still asking reluctantly, "You're talking!" He jumped up and grabbed Ni Yuze and shook him violently. Ever since he found out that Ni Yuze didn't care that Su Chunsheng was with him, Yuan Bao thought of being lucky again, thinking that Ni Yuze was treating him well. I'm afraid it's not the love between men and women, so now I relax a lot when getting along with Ni Yuze.

Ni Yuze enjoyed Yuan Bao's closeness very much, so he hooked the corner of his mouth and said, "Do you want to see them or not?"

Yuan Bao stopped, "It's useless to think about it or not? The capital is so big, and sooner or later we will see each other." Especially after the selection of the imperial merchant this time, she guessed that she must be famous, "I don't know , What kind of reaction will they have when they see me?"

Ni Yuze pondered for a moment, this, he can't say well, you know, people's hearts are the hardest to guess.

Yuan Bao said again, "I think it's better to see each other earlier." Her eyes were dark, as far as her understanding of the Song family was concerned, there was a contrast, and it was easier for the Song family to reveal the truth, but it is better to be on the safe side for some things, " Tell me again what kind of official position this Captain Cavalry is!" Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles!

Qi Duwei, from the fourth-rank military officer, and the honor of "General Yiwu", Yuan Bao interrupted Ni Yuze, "Isn't your honor "General Dingguo"? Can you control him too?"

"The honor is just an honor, it has no real power. I am a noble relative. Although my status is more noble than him, I can't say who cares about who. However," Ni Yuze looked at Yuan Bao, "I think it's easy to do something to him "After all, the status is there, "and when the first emperor was in power, military generals overwhelmed civil servants. Since he succeeded to the throne, this situation has greatly improved, but no matter when in this dynasty, military generals of the same level are inferior. Civil officials have real power, let’s not talk about those who are far away, my second uncle is a fourth-rank civil official, and your biological father..."

Yuan Bao interrupted Ni Yuze, and corrected, "Song Chengye." She doesn't accept this cheap father at all now, so she always calls him by his first name like a stranger.

"Okay," Ni Yuze became more relaxed, and Yuan Bao's attitude made it easier to handle the matter, "My uncle and Song Chengye are only half a level behind in rank, but my uncle is already a member of one party, in charge of the most important party in the dynasty." A wealthy mansion handles millions of taels of various kinds of silver every year, and you can get 8000 taels of money casually, which is not counted as the filial piety of those lower officials in ordinary times! What does Song Chengye have? It’s only about 5000 people. Apart from their salaries, they have to worry about being greedy for military pay, but the military pay of [-] people is only tens of thousands of taels a year. Can he be greedy? Sergeants always have to eat, right?! The lower officials have to take care of it, right? The upper officials have to be filial, right? Besides, I have always been strict in governing the army, and officers who corrupt the army’s salary must be beheaded!”

Yuan Bao moved to Ni Yuze's side, "Then how much do you think Song Chengye can covet in a year? Is it enough to beheaded?"

Ni Yuze shook his head, "Although Song Chengye is greedy, he is very successful. He is very careful in his work. From this aspect, he really can't find any serious problems. In the military, the upper and lower levels work together to make a move. And pulling the whole body, some practices are not worth the candle." After thinking about it, "I estimate that he can earn more than 1000 taels a year in this area, which is about the same as his salary."

"Ah?" Yuan Bao was very surprised, "So few?" A little puzzled, "That's all for now, didn't you say that the former emperor valued martial arts and despised literature? Why is there such a difference between military generals and civil officials?"

Ni Yuze sneered, "Song Chengye only got these corruptions after he was promoted last year. In the past, there were not so many, even the salary. You know, the salary of civil servants is not as much as that of military officials. The reason why civil servants earn more than military officials In this case, it is because there are many civil servants, and the level is not high but the power is not small, and the rank of the military officer is calculated according to the number of soldiers and horses under his control. This is the rule set by the first emperor. Naturally, there are more military officers. The number of military officers of the same rank was at most ten times that of civilian officials. Now it is not so serious, but there are also seven or eight times. So the first emperor said at that time, "civilian officials are as cheap as dogs, and there are many military officials." like hair'."

"Haha," Yuan Bao laughed, "I hope the Song family will live in the capital for a few more years, and see how he can support the family!" Although the prices in the capital are a little cheaper than those in Ningnan Prefecture, they are still very high. She bought a house, including the furniture and decoration, and spent almost 2 taels of silver. She really didn't know how the Song family could live on 2000 taels of silver a year with dozens of people!
Ni Yuze shook his head, "It won't last long. Changing defenses every three years is a rule set by the late emperor, and it has been implemented very well today. It is impossible for middle and low-level generals like Song Chengye to stay in Beijing forever, unless..." Ni Yuze thought for a while, "He can be transferred to the Imperial Forest Army and the City Defense Army."

Yuan Bao waved his hand, "I don't care if he likes to tune in or not. If they stop making trouble, I can let them go!" This means that Yuan Bao intends to let the past go.

Ni Yuze was not surprised by Yuan Bao's attitude.

But at this time Yuan Bao said again, "However, according to their temperament, I think they will not let me go." Especially after Yuan Bao became famous, "So, this time, I must meet with them, but I can't It's too early, and it won't be fun if you scare him away." After speaking, his eyes rolled around, and he kept looking at Ni Yuze.

Alarm bells rang in Ni Yuze's heart, "Yuanbao, what are you going to do?"

Yuan Bao immediately changed into a cloyingly sweet voice, "Cousin——, as you said, you will agree to anything I ask you..."

Then Ni Yuze's extremely annoyed voice sounded, "Yuanbao, you're doing this again, using me as bait every time!"

"Who made you look good," Yuan Bao said confidently, "If you don't go, I will go, and then I will suffer, so don't feel bad!"

Ni Yuze immediately lost his temper.

Yuan Bao was trying to "catch" Luo Shi, but he didn't know that the bait she had prepared, Ni Yuze, had already become a big fish in the eyes of the other party, and Luo Shi was also preparing bait, and their encounter this time was not a "chance encounter" at all. .

"Daughter," Luo Shiyu confessed to his eldest daughter Song Xinzhu earnestly, "I spent a total of 500 taels of silver this time to find out about Yu Zehou, and I spent more than a month in that small town. If so, those convoys in front are them. You must not take it lightly. Whether your father can stay in the capital smoothly this time is all up to one action. You don’t want to follow your father all the time. Can’t you have peace every year? Besides, border gates, other state capitals, how can there be a prosperous scene like the capital? There is no good family worthy of your character!”

Song Xinzhu nodded solemnly, "Mother, don't worry, I know the seriousness." She is already 15 years old, and she can't afford to delay any longer. Father has a fourth-rank official position, and the concubine must be a noble concubine. As long as she is allowed to enter the Hou's mansion, she has plenty of means to get the position of wife!

The second daughter Song Xinyue on the side frowned, "Mother, I heard that Yu Zehou is a sick child, he is going to die, even in the past two days we have followed, we can tell that their convoy is moving very slowly. , there are servants boiling medicine before eating!"

Song Xinyue is only 13 years old, and still has the dream of a girl, especially since the Song family only has two sisters (including Yuan Bao, there should be three), so the Luo family intends to recruit a son-in-law for Song Xinyue to inherit the incense of the Song family, so deliberately She has carefully trained her attention to focus on those strong and low-level generals in the army. Now she naturally does not like the legendary "dying" Yu Zehou.

Luo Shi was just about to speak, but was snatched away by Song Xinzhu, "Little sister, you can't say that. People say that Yu Zehou is a good-looking talent, and he is even a prodigy in business, with a family fortune of nearly ten million taels..."

Song Xinyue curled her lips, "So what if you have money? A sick child is a sick child, and if he dies later, who will you cry to when the time comes?!"

"Haha," Song Xinzhu smiled instead of being annoyed, "How about having money? If you have money, you don't need to live in a rented yard, and you don't need to use those ugly and stupid servants. You can buy any jewelry you want. You can wear as many neon clothes as you want, by the way, you don’t know that neon clothes belong to Yu Zehou’s name, right?”

Song Xinyue pouted in dissatisfaction, but was secretly moved by Song Xinzhu's description.

At this time, Song Xinzhu went on to say, "I'm not afraid of dying. Even if I don't get anything after his death, that large betrothal gift is enough for me to spend my whole life. Then I'll find someone else." Get married if you like, and you will have no worries for the rest of your life!" In order to increase the population, a decree has been promulgated today, whether it is an unmarried woman who does not marry when she reaches the age, or a childless young widow who does not remarry, it is against the law!
Song Xinzhu lightly clapped his hands, "It would be even better if he could take the opportunity to keep a man and a half woman. He has no parents and no brothers and sisters. The overwhelming wealth belongs to me alone!" That complacent look, as if Ni Yuze had long been in her pocket.

Song Xinzhu's words not only made Song Xinyue's eyes shine, but even Luo Shi became excited, and hugged Song Xinzhu, "Mother's good daughter, you are so sensible, it is worthwhile for Fei Niang to treat you for many years. teaching!"

Song Xinzhu pushed Luo Shi lightly with a little dissatisfaction, "Mother, be careful, don't wrinkle my clothes," opened the curtain of the car and looked at the sky, "I reckon, they are going to stop It's time for a break."

Luo Shi quickly let go, "Look at me, I'm not as calm as my daughter. With my daughter's mentality, this time, Yu Zehou will definitely not be able to escape our grasp!"

Sure enough, before Luo Shi finished speaking, a handlebar question came from outside the car, "Ma'am, the convoy in front has stopped, should we just stop here, or should we use some dry food in the car?" He didn't go very far this day, so he was a little anxious.

Luo Shi said, "Catch up, stop right next to the convoy, take a rest and continue moving forward."

The driver had to agree.

When the Song family arrived, the Ni family had already set up a shed, took a lot of things out of the car, and started cooking.

"Tsk tsk," Yu Qianli said looking at the exquisite shed, "but just stop and rest, this young man is too polite!" He said he was polite, but in fact he felt it was too extravagant.

"You old bastard, you don't use your money, what are you talking about? In other words, you are still in the honor of my two good grandsons," Shi Yuandao heard it not far behind, and said disdainfully, "I can tell you, if you want to enjoy this kind of blessing in the future, you still won't be able to enjoy it!"

"You, you, you really are an old bastard! Are all your books read into the stomach of a dog?..." Yu Qianli laughed and cursed, and went into the shed with Shi Yuandao.

This time together with Ni Yuze and Yuan Bao, Yu Qianli and one of his concubines, Shi Yuandao and his two concubines, and the two grandsons who just finished the scientific examination, of course, also Yu Jia and his concubine. Several servants of the Shi family.

This time, Shi Yuandao was relocating from the whole family. Since Su Qiusheng passed the "Little Sanyuan" exam, it is a sure thing to enter the Imperial Academy. If Su Chunsheng wants to enter, it is probably not difficult. Political achievements are there, and others will not talk about it. Neither Mr. Peng nor Jinshang will let go of this good opportunity to set an "example". Therefore, Shi Yuandao plans to stay in the capital this time. If you can teach students to earn money and take good care of your grandchildren, there is really no need to come back to Ningnan Mansion.

Taking a scientific examination is like being skinned. The nine days in the examination room are not so easy to endure. Shi Yuandao's second-in-law grandson was sick when he left the examination room, and his first-in-law grandson was also very tired. "sub-healthy" state, but in order not to delay the schedule, they all set out on the road after leaving the examination room.

Shi Yuandao did this on purpose, raising it at home?What do you have at home?It's better to leave quickly, he believes that the people in Hou Mansion will be able to take good care of his two precious grandsons.Sure enough, in order for them to take good care of their bodies, the Hou Mansion not only prepared an extremely comfortable carriage for them, let Dr. Zhao take care of them himself, but also used a lot of precious warming and tonic medicinal materials, which was really a serious illness. The shortfalls that were not much were made up.

The Hou Mansion started to slow down on the road for a few days, and stopped to make medicine when the time came, just to take care of them, not because of Ni Yuze who was already alive and kicking.

Yu Qianli came to Beijing this time as the author of the birthday gift presented to the Empress Dowager. He had already seen the woven silk screen in advance, and felt that success and fame were just around the corner, and he was in an unusually good mood.

Yu Qianli and Shi Yuandao have known each other for a long time. Although they are good at different professional fields, they are both romantic figures in Ningnan Prefecture. They also have some personal friends. But because of their different personalities, they still quarreled from time to time, just like two "old urchins". Just like just now, Yu Qianli was actually accusing Shi Yuandao of taking advantage, because according to the habit of the previous few days, Ni Yuze and Yuanbao does not get out of the carriage.

(End of this chapter)