Chastity Layman

  Chapter 241 The broken shoes of the five surnames

  At the second auction, Cheng Chumo also came. At first Qin Lang thought he was the representative sent by Lao Cheng, but who knew that Lao Cheng would come later in person.

  Cheng Chumo also came down to bid.

   "Are you breaking up?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.

Cheng Chumo smiled embarrassingly, "My parents are here, how can my son dare to mention the separation? I'm not you. You are successful and famous, and the high-ranking officials will naturally establish themselves. I can't, and I dare not mention it, or I I have to whip me with a belt."

   "Then what are you?"

"Brother, you think everyone is you. Although your family has many brothers, you are now a high-ranking official and stand on your own. In fact, you have nothing to do with the Duke of Qi. To put it bluntly, which of your brothers will be as good as you in the future?" You? Even Uncle Qin's son, who will inherit the Dukedom of Qi and the family business in the future, will not be as good as you."

   "But aren't you the eldest son?" Qin Lang said.

Cheng Chumo sighed, "Big families have their troubles. Although I am the eldest son, some things are not as simple as you think. I am not as capable as you, and I have many brothers. It looks beautiful outside, but there are many rules at home. How can you be as free as you. So now I sometimes do some things outside to earn some extra money, and when I save some money, I will also buy some small properties by myself, small houses and small farms What, although there are not many and cannot be compared with those in the mansion, but it is under my own name and it is convenient to use, do you understand?"

  Qin Lang laughed, he understood too well, he just wanted to get some private money in a small treasury.

  According to Cheng Chumo's words, there are hundreds of masters and servants in their family, his father and their brothers' salaries and so on in the family, all the income is handed over to his mother, Mrs. Sun. Then every month, there will be a monthly payment from top to bottom in the family.

   But the money is relatively small.

  His father has a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan a month, but when it comes to him, it is only 5 yuan a month. This is because he is the eldest son. His direct brothers who have a single mother only have three passes in a month, and as for the uncle brothers, they only have two passes.

  Although you don’t need to spend your own money for food, it’s only 5,000 yuan a month, which is not enough to spend, not enough to go to Pingkangfang to treat guests and drink twice.

   "Didn't you make a lot of money with the ivory mahjong tiles?"

   "I made some money, but it's not a long-term solution after all, so I used all the money I earned to buy land and land. I first set up a small village, and now I plan to buy some more land."

  Cheng Yaojin obviously knew that his son had saved private money, but he didn't care about him, maybe he intended to encourage his sons to earn extra money.

   It cannot be said that Cheng Chumo is selfish and does not take home the money he makes. After all, he is not young, and even if he can inherit Cheng Yaojin's title and family business in the future, it is still far away.

"Actually, family ugliness is not afraid of publicity, and my father is not worried. You know that my mother has been in poor health for these years. The imperial doctor in the palace has visited her several times. Last time, she said that she might not last long." Cheng Chumo sighed, his old mother is not in good health, but she is still there, but now his father is already on fire with Qinghe Cui's family.

According to the news he heard, the Cui family had a widow in her forties, who was also pretty. It was said that she was quite talented, capable of writing, poetry, piano and dancing. Her husband was also a county magistrate. Her husband died. After three years, she returned to her natal family with her dowry.

   It is said that her dowry was expensive, Qinghe Cui intended to marry this widow to Cheng Yaojin. And Cheng Yaojin, of course, is willing.

  Even if she is a widow, she is also the widow of the Qinghe Cui family. Even if she is not as good as the 30-year-old first marriage of Bo Lingcui, who was married to her brother Qin Qiong, she is still a woman with five surnames.

  The only problem now is that although the original wife, Mrs. Sun, is sick, she still hangs her breath. And even if Qinghe Cui's daughter is a widow, it is impossible for her original spouse to go home before her death, so she would become a concubine.

  Now, we are waiting for Sun's tone to fail. Once Sun dies, the Cui family will start making arrangements to send the widow to Cheng Cheng's family to be the wife of the continuation.

  Cheng Chumo knew this very well, and just kept it from Sun.

  He was very depressed, but he couldn't blame his father.

  Qin Lang sighed a little when he heard it. Lao Cheng's behavior was indeed a little unnatural, and it was undoubtedly disrespectful to his original partner, Sun. After all, Mrs. Sun was also the county magistrate's daughter back then, while Cheng Yaojin was just a country tyrant back then.

  He has accompanied Cheng Yaojin for many years, and now that the original partner is not dead, Lao Cheng is anxious to find a sequel.

"Actually, I know about this, and I can't blame me, Aye. You know that my family is actually similar to yours. Shandong's powerful family started, and it can't compare with those Guanlong famous families and Shandong gentry. Now, even though they founded the country and became a dragon, they are still alive. Occupying a high position and important position, but after all lacking in background, he was looked down upon by those people, and he was generally called a nouveau riche. My grandfather also held his breath. If he could marry a daughter of the Cui family of Shangqinghe, even if she was a widow, it would be a big deal for my Cheng family. Great benefit."

  Cheng Chumo also talked about Zhang Liang, another Shandong upstart.

  He said that Zhang Liang is also pursuing a woman with five surnames recently, but she is the daughter of the Li family in Zhao County. This Li family woman is very unbearable and has a bad reputation. The first marriage, not long after the marriage, she actually had an affair with her brother-in-law, which drove her husband to death, and was kicked out of the house by her husband's family. She remarried with a dowry, but this time her husband died of illness first, and she actually had an affair with her father-in-law again. When she was found out, she was also criticized by everyone, so she had to go back to her mother's house.

No one from a famous family would look down on this Li family anymore, even if she is a woman with five surnames, even if she has a generous dowry, but once married to an adulterous uncle, and secondly married to pick up ashes with her father-in-law, who would want such a shameless woman? ?

  The young Mrs. Li didn't want it, but she couldn't bear the loneliness, so she simply didn't marry, lived a licentious private life, and had affairs with many young nobles.

  But even such a woman, Zhang Liang actually went after her.

"Zhang Liang came from a humble background. Although he is now a county prince, he is looked down upon even more. This guy really wants to find a daughter from a famous family to marry him, but who would look up to him? What's more, he still has his original wife in the hall, let alone the five surnames. Among the seven families, even Wei Du, Pei Liu, Xue Wang, Gu Zhu, Zhang Lu, Wu and other great noble families, none of them would look up to him."

  Zhang Liang wanted to improve his status and marry a famous family, but he didn't want to talk to him, so he wanted to pick up the broken shoe of Li Shi of Zhao County. Knowing that Li Shi was shameless, he still licked his face and pursued him.

   Even said that he was willing to divorce his wife in Tangyuan, and asked to marry this Li family of Zhaojun.

  This incident is simply a shame for the upstarts in Shandong.

  But for this kind of thing, if the person concerned is willing, everyone can't help it.

  Qin Qiong actually told Zhang Liang, but Zhang Liang refuted it with one sentence. You married the daughter of the Boling Cui family yourself, and your son married the princess. A full man naturally doesn’t know a hungry man.

  Qin Qiong was speechless.

No matter how broken Li's shoes are, she is also the daughter of Li's family in Zhao County, and also a woman with five surnames. He Zhang Liang was originally just a humble and poor son, even a local tycoon like Qin Qiong Cheng Yaojin, let alone his eldest grandson. Guanlong aristocrats like Wuji Gao Shilian are compared with famous Shandong gentry families like Cui Mingan and Zheng Shanguo.

  Although he has now taken the post of governor, others still look down on him.

  Zhao County Li is not as beautiful as in the past, but he is a famous noble family with hundreds of years, and his name is resounding.

  Qin Lang can understand Zhang Liang's thinking, just like in later generations, many people still dream of being nobles all day long.

  Speaking of which, Cheng Chumo really envied Qin Lang.

Originally, Cheng Chumo was the eldest son, and his future prospects would definitely surpass Qin Lang's. He would inherit the dukedom of the country and the Cheng family's family business in the future. As for Qin Lang, under normal circumstances, at most, he would give him some land property. Then don't even think about having any hope in the official career. He will only be at the sixth or seventh rank in his life. It is difficult to wear the scarlet robe, just because he is a bastard.

But the reality is just the opposite. Qin Sanlang has been smooth sailing, even on the rise. He became the emperor's son-in-law at the age of sixteen, and he is still the eldest princess. hero. How many people are envious of him winning St. Pang Zhilong?

  To be honest, in the future, Qin Qiong's sons will not be able to compare with Qin Lang's.

  Cheng Chumo is still saving ten mu and ten mu of land there, saving money all the time, but Qin Lang now has more than 60,000 mu of land under his name.

   Neither of them knew what to say, they were just silent.

   At this time the field auction begins.

  This new way of buying and selling has attracted many dignitaries like Lao Cheng to like it. It's like an entertainment activity. Everyone takes turns raising placards and shouting prices loudly.

  Old Cheng likes to increase the price after those famous families raise their cards every time. Seeing their frowns makes him feel refreshed.

  Cheng Chumo originally wanted to pick up some leaks, but who knows that the price is getting higher and higher, far exceeding the normal market price. Qin Lang also revealed that there will be many such auctions in the future, so don't worry.

  So Cheng Chumo simply gave up bidding.

   "I'm going to the lecture hall for training." Cheng Chumo said suddenly.

   "Then congratulations, you have entered the lecture hall and received imperial training, but you are a student of the emperor, and your future is limitless."

Cheng Chumo was not overly happy, "Once you enter the lecture hall, you will have to stay for at least five years. I would rather leave the capital sooner. Sometimes I often think, maybe I should go to the border, such as Youzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, etc. I don’t expect to be as capable as you, but I hope that I can practice some real skills so that I can live up to the title and family business my father earned in the future.”

  The young Cheng Chumo was a little anxious.

   "Actually, you don't need to be too anxious, and you don't need to compare with me." Qin Lang patted his brother on the shoulder, "You can't compare with me, really."

   Cheng Chumo, who was quite moved at first, rolled his eyes, and almost rolled up his sleeves to beat Qin Lang.

"It's a rare opportunity to enter the lecture hall to receive imperial training. Cherish it and don't rush it. You are still young, brother. After five years of imperial training, you will at least be a commander in chief when you are released. At that time, the imperial court Maybe it was the time of the Northern Expedition to the Turks, and you are afraid that you will not be able to make meritorious deeds when you lead the troops into battle?"

  (end of this chapter)