Chapter Ninety-Six
Chen stood in the inner room, scolding Zhang Hua through the curtain and covering his face. He also said that after the Huizi's house went, he must ask the Zhang family and his wife to come to the door in person and say ......
ββ¦β¦ It's not that I, a concubine, hate the poor and love the rich. It's just that I raised two daughters so easily, and it's always hard to push her into the fire pit. Chen said, unconsciously thought of the scene he saw at the gate of Dadechang today, and said in horror: "Because our two families are old friends, I didn't pick your family background, but you are so unmotivated, I don't want to be more than ten or twenty years later, you gamble red-eyed and sell my daughter and grandson for gambling books......."
Everyone in the Chen family was chatting because of the small talk, and they all knew about Zhang Hua's truancy and gambling, and they were not very happy. It's just that their relationship with the Zhang family is not as good as the relationship between the Chen family and the Zhang family, so they can only persuade each other with good words and tell Zhang Hua a few words. However, I also have plans to withdraw from my relatives in my heart.
Zhang Hua stood outside with a shy face, first he was only right, and then he heard the Chen family repeatedly saying that he wanted to withdraw from the marriage, and even wanted to tell the Zhang family and his wife in person, and he was immediately frightened. Hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy again and again, only saying that he really knew that he was wrong, and he would not dare to do it in the future. Please forgive my aunt once. He also said that he had also been in school in the past two months, and he had learned gambling with the people in the clan, but he was just greedy for freshness, and he did not mean to be addicted to gambling. Today, when he saw that the king was so lame and mad that he didn't even care about his wife and daughter, he also took it as a warning and never went again......
Third Sister You listened to Zhang Hua's words, and her heart moved slightly. Deng Shi opened his mouth to ask who the people in Zhang Hua's mouth were.
Zhang Huayuan is a timid and fearful character. Hearing this, I was reluctant to say it at first, and I was afraid that Third Sister You would blame her, so I had to report a few names.
Third Sister You asked about some daily things in home schooling. Zhang Hua replied one by one.
The third sister You knew that it must be because Chen Qi went to Jiangnan and had no time to take care of family studies, which caused the style of study to deteriorate, and the people who went to school gradually became lazy.
Ethnography is the foundation of a family. Now, only a few years have passed since the clan studies jointly built by the Chen and Xu families, and they have already been so corrupted. In the long run, I'm afraid it's just a Jia family study in a book.
Third Sister You frowned quite dislikedly, and was ready to turn around and take some time, and also get a school discipline to clean up the family learning atmosphere. We must not spend money in vain, neither cultivating good talents, but hooking everyone to learn even worse.
The Chen family didn't know that Third Sister You still had the leisure to think about something else at this juncture. Hearing that Zhang Hua learned gambling and skipping school after listening to the instigation of the middle school students of the clan, he scolded a few words with hatred. Seeing Zhang Hua's panicked expression and worried face, he also felt a little pitiful. He also stopped. He ordered the servants of the village to bring lunch.
After lunch for a while, because Chen Jue still had to entertain the nobles, the ladies of the Chen family did not dare to go out, and only talked in the wing room. Seeing Chen Qi coming in a hurry, he said with a solemn face: "I still wanted our family to have a good life, but I never thought that the court would report to Beijing for 800 miles, and I had to go back to the court with the nobles to discuss important matters." Let's go back now. β
When everyone heard this, they were startled. Hurriedly asked the DPRK and China what was urgent. Chen Qi said with a deep face: "Shuzhou emergency, ten days ago, an earth dragon turned over, ruining countless people. The Imperial Court had to urgently prepare for disaster relief. β
Mrs. Chen is the most compassionate. Hearing Chen Qi's words, he had to recite a few words of Buddha in his mouth, and said a thousand words of pity. urged everyone to clean up and take the car back to the city.
Third Sister You said to Chen Jue: "Uncle will go back to the city with the saint first, and our daughters will be behind, and we can't toss it when we make a carriage, wouldn't it be a hindrance to go together at this time?" Then he asked the servants of the village to escort us back to the city. β
Chen Jue thought about it, and felt that the third sister's construction was an old man's words, and immediately nodded in response.
After Chen Jue and the saint went for a while, the daughters of the Chen family packed up and returned to the city. Chen's mother and daughter also stayed in Chen's mansion because they wanted to discuss Zhang Hua's affairs with the Zhang family and his wife. sent the kid to Zhang's house to spread the word.
When the Zhang family and his wife heard what the Chen family's servant said, they hurried over. After arriving at Chen's house, after learning what Zhang Hua had done, Zhang Yun's wife didn't wait for others to speak, so she cried and stepped forward to beat Zhang Hua continuously, and only scolded in her mouth: "If you don't study well, you don't look at the current situation of our family, I only hope that you can make a good appearance." Now not only can you not study hard, but you follow that nasty thing to learn from truant gambling, how can you be worthy of your father, how can you be worthy of the ancestors of the Zhang family, how can you be worthy of the second sister......
Zhang Yun was beside him, and he was also scolded again and again with an angry face, if it weren't for the fact that he was still in the Chen family at this time, it would not be too much. He even had the heart to beat people with his own hands and punish Zhang Hua.
Zhang Hua was hit by Chen's mother and daughter for skipping school, and he was already ashamed and ashamed, and he was even more shocked and scared when he heard that Chen had the intention of quitting the marriage. At this moment, seeing that his parents were so disappointed, he couldn't help but kneel on the ground and cry bitterly.
When everyone in the Chen family saw this, they were angry that the Zhang family could not raise their children well. It's hard to say anything at this point. The wife of Zhang Yun, Qiu, took Chen's hand again, wiped her eyes and tears to tell the old relationship between the two families, thanked the Chen family for saving her life to the Zhang family, and said that the Zhang family's current family background was not worthy of the second sister. However, Qiu said this in his mouth, but his every move was that he didn't want to withdraw from the marriage.
Chen's words were also angry, so he was impulsive. Of course, after the eldest girl of the You family married into Ning Guofu, the daughters of the You family often spoke cool words, and the instigated Chen family was always angry.
It's just that seeing the Qiu family crying bitterly in front of everyone, and Zhang Yun also sighing and sighing with a sad face, the Chen family couldn't help but think of the difficulties she had in the Zhao family when the dead ghost of the Zhao family was gone, and the Zhang family and his wife spoke up.
Chen thought about it, and naturally softened his heart. But he can't let Zhang Hua just don't learn well, and he will hurt his second sister in the future.
Seeing this, Zhang Yun had no choice but to speak: "What my sister said is extremely true. Now this brute has learned some bad things from that dirty thing. I'm afraid that even if we pressure him to go back to study in the clan, he won't be at ease. In that case, it is better to teach him a lesson. so that he can know that the world is difficult, and it is not easy to study. If you don't know how to repent after this time. I can't hurt the second sister, and the marriage between our two families will be stopped. β
In a word, it was categorical, and Dengshi calmed everyone in the hall. Even the Chen family didn't expect Zhang Yun to have such an idea of "killing relatives with righteousness", and couldn't help asking: "Then according to what the elder brother of the Zhang family said, how should this kid be punished?" β
Zhang Yun looked at the snot and sat on the ground, crying snot and tears, and his son, who was quite unbearable, frowned in distress and disgust. Because he said: "Since he doesn't want to study, and he doesn't have a craft, he hasn't even learned my ability to serve the dealer." In the future, we will naturally have to work hard. From the beginning of the day, I told him to go to the dock to carry goods and do hard laborβ"
Without a word, Qiu Shideng was taken aback. Hurriedly hugged Zhang Hua and said distressedly: "How can this be done." Hua'er is only how old she is, she can't pick her shoulders and can't carry her hands, where can she eat this hard work. Isn't this going to force him to death? β
When Mrs. Chen heard this, she also followed her mouth to advise. I'm afraid that I'll be tired of Zhang Hua.
I only heard Zhang Yun sneer: "I used to be too good to him, so he didn't know how hard he worked, and he was blindly greedy for pleasure." Follow that nasty thing to learn, today is just gambling, just afraid that tomorrow you will eat, drink, prostitute and gamble and do everything. When the time comes, it will be too late to discipline him. Moreover, since he wants to teach him a good life, he naturally wants him to endure hardships. Do you want him to be happy? β
When Qiu heard this, he saw that Zhang Yunqi's face was pale, but he didn't dare to intercede for his son anymore, so he could only hug Zhang Hua and cry continuously.
When Third Sister You saw it, she frowned and said, "Uncle Zhang's intention to discipline Brother Zhang Hua is good. I also believe that Brother Zhang Hua's nature is not bad, but he just listened to people's instigation. But my aunt's words are also true. Brother Zhang Hua can't pick his shoulders and can't carry them, not to mention that this age is the time to grow his body, if he is tired and sits down, it is not good. I don't know what Uncle Zhang thinks the third sister is right? β
Zhang Yun also saw that the Chen family did have the intention of quitting the marriage, and knew that the two families were no longer worthy, so he wanted to take the next dose of cruel medicine to treat Zhang Hua, and by the way, he also took retreat as an advance, temporarily blocking the tone that the Chen family wanted to withdraw from the marriage. But Zhang Hua is his only son, and he is really willing to abolish Zhang Hua. Hearing what the third sister said, Zhang Yun couldn't help but ask: "I have watched your sisters grow up since I was a child, and I also know that the third sister has a lot of ideas. In that case, the third sister might as well give an idea, okay? β
When Third Sister You heard this, she smiled and said, "Brother Zhang Hua has never suffered hardship since he was a child because of his parents' love. Because he wanted to study, he didn't follow his uncle to learn about Jiaxuan. It is a pity that the ancestral skills of the Zhang family cannot be passed on to my uncle's generation. Now it is necessary to make him understand that the world is difficult, it is better for his uncle to lead Brother Zhang Hua to serve the dealer in the summer, which can not only enable Brother Zhang Hua to learn a skill, but also make him understand the hard work of the croppers facing the loess with their backs to the sky. As long as he himself has earned his hard-earned money, he will probably not squander it wantonly. After all, most of the people who are used to gambling are lazy to eat. If Brother Zhang Hua knew that he was diligent and hardworking, he would probably know how to study hard. β
Speaking of this, Third Sister You paused, glanced at Zhang Hua, and said: "As for what my uncle said about asking Brother Zhang Hua to do coolies on the dock, for the sake of Brother Zhang Hua's body, it will naturally not be possible. However, it is also okay to ask someone to take Zhang Hua's brother to the dock and see the daily life of the poor family. By the way, he also asked someone to take Zhang Hua's brother to all the casinos in Chang'an City, and also to the homes of those bad gamblers. Look at what kind of life other people's wives and children are doing. If Brother Zhang Hua sees this, he can still skip school to gamble and wander around with peace of mind, it can only show that Brother Zhang Hua's nature is like this. Since he didn't have the heart to take care of his wife and children, presumably his uncle and aunt wouldn't blame our Chen family for regretting their marriage? But uncles and aunts, please rest assured, even if the marriage between our two families does not work out, it is still an old friendship. Our two sisters are the same sisters, and my sister is even better than best friends. The relationship between the two families can never be broken. β
Zhang Yun and his wife have long known that Third Sister You has big ideas, but they didn't expect Third Sister You to be so sophisticated and tactful. After a seat, the knowledge is reasonable, the emotion is emotional, and the soft and hard are all there. made Zhang Yun and his wife want to refute, but they don't know where to start.
I had to say yes.
Everyone in the Chen family listened to Sister You'er's statement, and they all thought it was true. Zhang Hua, who was deeply frightened, nodded again and again, echoing.
In this way, the turmoil of the Chen and Zhang families who wanted to withdraw from the marriage due to the accidental discovery of Zhang Hua's gambling was temporarily shelved under the words of the third sister You.
Now I don't want to talk about it. It is only said that after Chen Jue returned home, Chen's mother and daughter did not leave because of the divorce. Third Sister You, who likes to inquire about the movements of the imperial court, is not allowed to ask about disaster relief.
Chen Jue has never hidden the third sister from this matter. At this moment, when I asked, I had to say, "...... His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince and His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince were selected as Lord Qincha and rushed to Shuzhou to deal with disaster relief and relief matters. His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince has handled the Jiangnan case before, and he has experienced the way, and His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is known for his benevolence and compassion. With these two people going to the disaster relief, everything will be taken care of. What's more, Shuzhou is a place of ointment, and there is one of the top ten granaries in Yongji Warehouse, where the people's livelihood is rich and there is a lot of grain. As long as the local officials are not pig-brained, and are willing to open warehouses to provide grain relief and appease the victims, when the time comes, the six princes and the seventh princes will go, it will only show the people the benevolence of the court and the benevolence of the saints. Compared to the time we went to Jiangnan, this trip was all about it......"
However, Chen Jue said this too early. He didn't expect that just half a month later, the impeachment note that came back from Shuzhou would slap him in the face.
However, it turned out that His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince and His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince brought disaster relief materials all the way to Shuzhou day and night. Needless to say, the six and seventh princes at the banquet asked about the disaster relief, and the local officials also admitted that they had already been ordered by the imperial court to open a warehouse for grain relief to appease the people. After that, he led the six princes and the seventh prince to visit the places where the victims were gathered. I saw that the victims were very good in terms of food, clothing and complexion. When talking with him, he even claimed to praise His Majesty's court and the local government, and his words of gratitude to Dade made people cry.
Although the Seventh Prince has the name of the virtuous king and benevolence, because he is still young, he rarely participates in these practical things on weekdays. Seeing this, my heart is very satisfied. He even praised the local officials again and again, saying only that after returning to Beijing, he would definitely ask the saint for the local government to take credit.
However, the status of the seventh prince is noble, and it is easy to fool him, but the sixth prince is not. Let's not mention how many practical things he has handled since he joined the court as an errand boy. It was last year that he went down to Jiangnan with Chen Jue to help the victims, and he also saw how Chen Jue assisted local officials in handling affairs.
Although the so-called victims in front of them cooperated well with local officials, their acting skills were also good. But the bad thing is that the people who spoke to them that day were too good to speakβ
The sixth prince still remembers when he was in Jiangnan last year for disaster relief, and the people he saw were so timid and wooden, because they couldn't eat enough and sleep well for days, everyone was thin and only had a handful of bones left. From afar, they all looked like skeletons, and they were all dirty. Later, I received relief from the imperial court, even if I was grateful in my heart, I couldn't say it in my mouth, I just blindly kowtowed, and I saw blood on my forehead, but I couldn't say half a sentence. The majesty praised in the mouth is long live, and the benevolence and righteousness of the imperial court are all taught by local officials in order to please their children.
Although the victims seen in Shuzhou today are also thin and weak, their skin color and demeanor are very different from those of the victims of the Liangjiang River. Not to mention that several of them are named ordinary people, but when they know their status as princes, they can still talk eloquently in front of him, his seventh brother and even the officials of Shuzhou, telling how the court is benevolent, righteous and kind, how they are grateful to Dade, and their words are sincere, and the six princes who have always been iron-hearted and iron-hearted can not help but be moved......
The six princes didn't believe that they were only thousands of miles away, and the people of the two places could have such a difference. Even if it is mentioned that "the rich and the people know the etiquette", is the land of the two rivers, known as the land of fish and rice, still not comparable to Shuzhou?
The sixth prince had doubts because of this, and always felt that there was something wrong with this. However, looking at the actions of Shuzhou officials and these "disaster victims", as well as the spies who surround the Shuzhou Post Station every day, he didn't want to startle the snake. Therefore, his face remained silent, and he did not refuse the invitation of these officials to have dinner and drink.
The officials of Shuzhou were originally afraid of the iron-faced power of the six princes, but they were afraid that he would not come, and even refused to give face to everyone, but instead reprimanded him. But I didn't expect that the six princes were not quite the same as rumored. Because I thought that when the six princes reviewed the case of embezzlement of ink in Jiangnan last year, they did not have iron-blooded means. I vaguely guessed - I only felt that the six princes were not withdrawn people. I gradually relaxed.
Unexpectedly, this reassuring thing made the six princes find out that the officials of Shuzhou were greedy for money and grain in the Yongji warehouse, but they even pretended to be disaster victims to deceive the imperial court, and even killed people, exterminated people, and mouthed!