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Chapter 533

Beijing in April is already full of vitality, and the green gradually covers the originally withered and yellow world.

Xiaotunzhuang, located in a corner of Xishan in Beijing, fits his name very well. The village is not big, but there are only a few dozen families.

Cheng Shugen was dressed neatly today, sitting solemnly in the hall, his eyes full of pride and anticipation.The main house of the very ordinary farmhouse was cleaned up today, and red candles were specially lit, and incense was burnt to worship the ancestors.

The reason is that his family is quite promising today, the eldest is working as a catcher in Shuntian Mansion, and the second son is working in Liulizhai in the capital. Although the catcher and workmanship may not be worthy of high regard in the eyes of many people, but in this small Small village, but it is a big deal.

Cheng Shugen's family has a few acres of fields. Because it is a mountainous area, the harvest is not high, so it can only be called Susukida. The mountain products and medicinal materials are sold in the capital, and life is better than ordinary people. In this small village, the family background is considered good. Otherwise, they would not be able to send their three sons to private schools. Although they could not study for a few years, they could But at least he knew a few words, which is extremely rare in this small village.

Today, Cheng Shugen was sitting in the main room so solemnly, just waiting for his eldest son and second son. A few days ago, he suddenly received a letter from his eldest son and second son, saying that he was coming back and had important matters to discuss with him. .Therefore, Cheng Shugen cleaned the house early, put on the best clothes early, and lit joss sticks in the main room. The sons are promising, and they return to their hometown with good clothes.

The main room was also full of relatives and neighbors, they all came to see the fun, this small village, but it is extremely rare to encounter such a thing, this family will not say if there is an arrest, The second child of the married family even works in Liulizhai, this is even more sensational than the boss of his family who is a fast catcher, Liulizhai!That's Jinshan!All kinds of legends about Liulizhai make people look up to them even more. To be able to work in Liulizhai, in the eyes of villagers in the countryside, it is undoubtedly working in Jinshan. , all gathered around, wanting to see something new and inquire about Liulizhai.

"Sanba, go and see if your two elder brothers are here?" Cheng Shugen said a few words with a relative of his family, and then said to his son.

"Father, how many times have you said this? What time is it? Brothers are here so soon! I have watched it no less than ten times." Cheng Shugen's third son, nicknamed Sanwa, was a little impatient. Said.

"What do you know, go, go..." Cheng Shugen didn't seem to see the impatience on his third son's face. He said proudly while waving his hands and urging his third son to go out quickly. With a promising future, the sons return home in fine clothes. Naturally, they should not be too hasty, but try to be as grand as possible. For this reason, Cheng Shugen even bought a set of firecrackers, and set them off when his sons entered the house to add joy.

"Understood, father!" Cheng Shugen's third son couldn't hold back his father, so he could only get up and go out.

"Here, here... My father-in-law, my son-in-law is here..." As soon as Cheng Shugen's third son, Sanwa, came to the door, there was a burst of shouting from outside the door.

"Are you here? Where are you?" Cheng Shugen stood up hastily and asked.

"Oh, my in-laws, we've arrived at the entrance of the village, and we're about to arrive..." When the voice outside the door fell, the person had already arrived at the door. It turned out to be Cheng Shugen's in-laws, the eldest mother-in-law.

The elder of the married family, the second child is dressed cleanly, carrying some gifts, and headed home. The children are not afraid of anything, they gather around the two of them, shouting together excitedly, the adults are much more reserved. , Standing on the road that must be passed and watching, waited for the two people to approach, then smiled and said hello and hello.

The closer you get to the gate of the Cheng's house, the more people will be onlookers, and the gate of the Cheng's house is completely impenetrable, which is an extremely rare thing in this small village.

"Father!" The eldest and second sons of the married family shouted together.

"Hey..." Cheng Shugen agreed with tears in his eyes.

"...But I'm back, let's go, let's go into the house!" Amidst a group of relatives and neighbors watching, Cheng Shugen didn't know what to say, tears streaming down his face, he just yelled to come into the house.

In the friendly onlookers of relatives and neighbors, the eldest son and second son of the married family entered the house together. The difference is that the two people's clothes have a feeling of standing out from the crowd, which is a bit out of place in this village.

"Papa, papa..." The firecrackers sounded at the right time, piercing the tranquility of this small village. Once the firecrackers were blown up, the children couldn't wait to rush up to look for the firecrackers that hadn't been blown up yet. lively.

"Come on, worship your ancestors!" Cheng Shugen wiped away his tears, smoked three incense sticks solemnly, lit them and handed them to the eldest son, and lit another three incense sticks to the second son.

After paying homage to their ancestors, the eldest and second sons of the married family got up and talked about the family affairs in the crowd of relatives and neighbors. Cheng Shugen sat in the middle, enjoying this rare glory.

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"Erba, is Liulizhai really a golden mountain? How high is it? Is it as high as our Tiger Mountain?" an old man asked.

"Master Yao, Liulizhai is a business in the capital city, not a mountain." The second son of the married family became the focus of the crowd, but the eldest son was a little neglected. Without him, they all came to see what was new, Liulizhai The legend has already spread to this small village.

"...Then why do you still talk about Jinshan?" The old man called Yaoye continued to ask with eyes full of curiosity.

"Master Yao, it's because we have a lot of silver in Liulizhai, so it was passed on as a golden mountain by outsiders... Our Liulizhai is indeed rich..." Erwa, who got married, explained to his Master Yao with a smile , Facing relatives who have only been to the town as far away as possible in their entire lives, the second child of the married family can only try to explain.The boss of the married family can only look at his younger brother enviously. Working in Liulizhai is indeed more attractive than him as a catcher.

"How much silver is there? Can it really be piled up into a mountain?" The old man continued to ask.

"Master Yao, that's true. The silver in our Liulizhai's hands is at least tens of millions of taels every year. When piled up, there is indeed a mountain..." The second child of the Cheng family tried his best to explain this.

"Wow..." The relatives and neighbors exclaimed. The previous rumors have now been confirmed by the "participant", and the rumors have become true.

"Erba, I heard that there is a street in Liulizhai, which is made of transparent glass. Is there such a thing?" An old man finished asking, and it was the turn of another old man to ask.

"This is true. We have seen it many times with our own eyes..." Cheng Shugen rushed to answer when he saw this question. He has been to Beijing a lot. He has seen a lot of Glass Street in Liulizhai. Once again, as soon as this question was asked, he couldn't help but rush to answer it.

"... Liulizhai is really powerful. Such precious things are placed on the street, and they are not afraid of others prying them away..." The old man asked again. In fact, he had heard the legend of Liulizhai long ago. I've said it countless times, but I still can't help asking this question, because he really can't imagine that it takes a few hundred taels of silver to buy a baby that is a little taller than a person, and it is actually placed on the street like this. Every time he thinks of this question, He felt worried.

"Uncle, don't worry too much. Liulizhai is His Majesty's property. Taking things from Liulizhai is taking things from the emperor. This is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor, and it will be beheaded." The second child of the Cheng family said.

Speaking of decapitation, the relatives and neighbors in the main room were choked up, and their voices disappeared instantly.

"... Erba, I heard that the shopkeeper of your Liulizhai is a lady, isn't that right!" Someone else couldn't help asking this question that everyone wanted to ask, but was afraid to ask.

"This...you can't talk nonsense about this. If you talk nonsense, it will ruin our jobs. Uncles, uncles, don't ask..." It's really hard for the second child of the Cheng family to answer this question, in case anyone says something unpleasant Come, but it is insulting the shopkeeper, he really doesn't want to answer this question.

Everyone was a little embarrassed, and didn't ask any more questions.

However, obviously, everyone's "bombing" on the second child of the married family has just begun. If you don't ask the bottom line, you won't let go. If you don't ask this question, you can ask other questions.

"How many meals do you eat a day?..." The bombardment of the crowd began.

"Three meals, and if you work the night shift, you can also have a supper..." The second child of the Cheng family answered truthfully.

"...What do you eat for breakfast?..." It was still bombarded by everyone.

"Porridge, steamed buns..."

"What do you eat for lunch? Is there any meat?..." The crowd bombarded.

"……Have……"

"Do you eat white rice every day?" During the bombing...

"...Eat it every day..." The second son of Cheng's family continued to answer.The crowd kept exclaiming, this year, not only can they eat rice, but also meat, this is simply the life of a god.

"How much money do you have every month?"

"...two silver coins..."

"Wow!……"

……

Facing the room full of elders, relatives, and neighbors, the second child of a married family can only answer as best he can.

"Let's have dinner..." An exciting sentence came from outside the door. It turned out that the sons who got married today returned home. In order to make it more lively, Cheng Shugen killed a pig to entertain these relatives and folks. Therefore, today There is such a lively scene, otherwise, it would be much more deserted. Thinking about these days, it is difficult to eat, let alone meat?Therefore, when I heard that married people have free meals and meat to eat, almost all the people in the village came here, and relatives rushed here early, just to eat meat.

It's time for dinner, and the people in the main room dispersed unsatisfactorily. Although it is important to inquire about gossip, eating meat is more important, so they all went out one by one. This is a rare time to eat meat. The hair is gone.

Soon, there were only a few people left in the main room, Cheng Shugen, his three sons, and a few old men.

"Father! This time my second child and I came back because we have something to discuss with you." The eldest son, who is a policeman, saw that everyone was gone, so he started to talk about business. The few people here are not Outsiders, his own father, and a few grandparents were probably invited by his father for reference.

"Well, what's the matter?" Cheng Shugen asked solemnly. He had to believe before that the eldest son and the second son had important matters to come back to discuss, so he deliberately killed the pig and invited the elders of the clan. See details.

"Father, my second child and I thought about it, and we both felt that our third child should be sent to the New Army. Our third child can read and write. He is just 16 years old, young and strong, and it is a good time to go to the New Army. Now His Majesty's new army is being treated very well, and our family may produce a general in the future!" said the eldest brother of the Cheng family.

Cheng Shugen fell into deep thought.

"Big boy, are you the emperor's new army?" the old man who was previously called Yaoye asked.

"Yes! Master Yao, it is His Majesty's new army. I have inquired about it. Now the salary of the new army is very good. They will retire in the future. I heard that there will be retirement money. I heard that His Majesty said that any new army Those who have retired from the army must be able to afford a few acres of land and be a squire in the countryside. Nowadays, there are so many people who want to join the new army, and it is estimated that they can go around Beijing a few times..." The eldest brother of the married family Said, as a fast arrester of Shuntian Mansion, he is naturally well-informed about all kinds of news in the capital, which is beneficial, so he will naturally exploit it.

"Big boy, this is going to be a soldier! As the saying goes... well, to serve as a soldier for His Majesty, I Cheng Shugen is confident that the emperor will not treat us badly, but I still feel uneasy..." Cheng Shugen has also seen some In the world, it's not that he doesn't know how the emperor's new army is treated, but he is reluctant to bear it. The eldest son and the second son are all going out. If the third son goes out again, his family will be empty.

"Father, I know what you think..." The eldest son of the married family immediately blocked his father's words. He had mentioned this question before, but his father always hesitated. What was his father thinking in his heart? As a son, he also guessed something. This time, he came back to convince his father after being fully prepared.

"Genba! You, Uncle Yao, just say something. Your eldest child and your second child keep sending out. Why do you refuse to send out when you come to Sanwa? Aren't you delaying Sanwa's future? ?Now the emperor is wise, and everything he does is a big deal. If the third child can go to the emperor to serve as a soldier, it will not only be the face of your Genba, but also the face of our whole family. , isn’t it? Genwa, your Uncle Yao just put the words aside, if you dare to delay Sanwazi’s future, your Uncle Yao will never end with you..." The old man who called himself Uncle Yao began to teach him a lesson. .

"Uncle Yao, I don't think so..." Cheng Shugen began to defend himself. There were many reasons why he hesitated. What should I do if I die in battle?Secondly, he is also getting old gradually. The first two sons are far away in the capital, and there is no son around him, so he is really not at ease. Thirdly, he is also reluctant to give up this family business. If the three sons have left the family business, wouldn’t the family business go to waste?With all kinds of thoughts mixed together, Cheng Shugen became hesitant, not as bold as sending his eldest son and second son out before.

"Father, my second child and I have made up our minds. We will take you and mother to live in the capital. It happens that our family will be reunited. You and mother will not be alone. What do you think?" said the eldest brother of the family
"...What? Move to the capital? Which of you can afford it? Everything is expensive in the capital?..." Cheng Shugen asked repeatedly.

"Father, my second child and I have made a deal for you in the capital. You will get paid for it. The salary is not bad. You must like it..." said the eldest brother of the Cheng family.

"What's the matter?" Cheng Shugen asked.

"Father, we are working on that public carriage in the capital recently, and it will cost more than 1000 handlebars at once. We can have a reunion and live in the capital, it will be no problem..." The eldest brother of the married family said hastily.

"What job? Why do you need so many handlebars? Could it be corvée?" Cheng Shugen asked puzzledly, and was even more worried.

"Father, what are you talking about? You said it's the handlebar of a public carriage, and it's been driving around the capital all the time, and you're still a corvee. This is a matter of that and that? This matter is a new thing that His Majesty invented. , It’s not something harmful, many people are scrambling to do it now, if the housework is not clean, don’t want it..." The boss of the married family quickly explained.

"Oh, what about the public, what kind of carriage was made by the emperor? There is no problem with the relationship,... well, how much salary do you get every month?" Cheng Shugen was a little tempted, if he could live in the capital, The eldest son and the second son are by his side, and he feels much more secure. The family reunion and being able to see him every day is his greatest wish. Of course, the premise is that if he can support himself while living in the capital, Cheng Shugen doesn't want to. He eats his sons and eats other people's mouths. Although he is an old man, he can only rely on his sons for food and drink. Obviously, he can't speak too loudly in the future, and he will not be as comfortable as he is now.

"Father, I have already inquired. Two silver coins per month, one meal is included, clothes are distributed every year, and there are three days off every month..." The eldest brother of the married family said quickly.

"That's not bad. Calculated, there are more than [-] silver coins a year, more than a dozen taels of silver, which is much more cost-effective than farming at home, but the cost in the capital is also high..." Cheng Shugen began to calculate.

"Father, our family still has a few acres of land and some mountains, which are rented out to others. We collect some rent every year, which is enough for us to live on. I, the second child, your old man has money in the account, and I am afraid that life will be difficult. Do you do the math, our family has dozens of taels of silver in a year? It can be compared to the county magistrate..." The eldest brother of the married family continued to persuade his father.

"Well, this is really..." Cheng Shugen was tempted. Indeed, the three of his family received money. If you count the third child in his family, there would be four. The annual income is dozens of taels of silver, so much Yinzi can indeed live in the capital, a family reunion, living together, is better than anything else!

(End of this chapter)