Chapter 2 The scholarly Yan family
Chen Wenhui came with money and greeted all the officials first, because in the entire hall, it was she and Zhao Chongyi, Huang Tingzhen had the largest official position, so the three of them sat at the top. Originally, Chen Wenhui had the biggest official position, but in order to show her respect for her former father's colleague, Huang Tingzhen, she asked Huang Tingzhen to sit at the top, and Chen Wenhui and Zhao Chongyi sat at the bottom on the left and right. The prefect at the bottom, the history of the assassin, and the like all sat in turn.
Chen Wenhui exchanged a few words with everyone, and then said to Huang Tingzhen: "Lord Huang, this time our husband and wife came over, in fact, we just came here to play, after all, I spent my childhood in Huzhou. Second, my Nanyang city has been approved by the emperor to build three new cities, so I want to recruit some people in Jiangnan to go over. ”
Huang Tingzhen was not surprised by this matter, from the fact that the emperor gave the name to Nanyang New Town in the newspaper, Huang Tingzhen knew that according to the usual practice, the Xiao Chen family would definitely come to Jiangnan to recruit people again. In fact, in recent years, the people of Jiangnan have not migrated to Nanyang and Yizhou Island. There are more on Wanyizhou Island, and some of them also went to the Wa Kingdom from Yizhou Island.
Huang Tingzhen has no backstage, and he can sit in this high position in the imperial court, which is really unthinkable before, this is all because of his loyalty to the Xiao Chen family, so he is very conscious, and he also knows that Chen Yuanheng kept him in Jiangnan and became the governor of the three provinces, so when he saw the newspaper, he was already prepared.
At this moment, he opened his mouth and said: "The county lord and Lord Zhao can come to Jiangnan, and our officials in Jiangnan are very honored. The construction of the new city is also a major event that every official should support. Before that, we talked to a few assassins. It's all been discussed. This year, there were two prefectures in Heyangzhou that were flooded in the summer, and although there was relief from the imperial court, many houses and fields of the people were washed away by the flood. So I discussed with the assassin of Heyang Prefecture that we could organize the relocation of the people who had lost their land in these two prefectures to Nanyang New Town, so that we could also reduce the pressure of disaster relief. In addition, during the autumn flood in the southern part of Huzhou a few days ago, Hunan flooded, and one prefecture was also affected. We can also organize the people of this province to come over. In addition to this. In the spring of this year, there was a locust plague in a northern state of Suzhou, and the people who were also affected were also victims of the locust harvest this autumn. You can move the people of this state to the same place. ”
Chen Wenhui was overjoyed and said: "This is the best. As soon as the people came, I didn't have to suffer anymore in Nanyang. After all, natural disasters are irresistible. We can only try to alleviate the number of people affected. Second, the imperial court can also reduce the pressure, and now the treasury is empty. It is the time for our officials to work together to make too much effort. In this way, please ask Lord Huang and the three Assassin Shi Lords and the four prefects and other officials to cooperate, and I will send some officials from our Qingchun City to assist, and I will contribute money to help the victims of these four prefectures relocate. Also, in order to thank these four prefectures, I decided to donate a sum of 100,000 taels of silver to these four prefectures for the construction of schools, hospitals, and Yangshan Hall. ”
As soon as he said this, the officials present were very happy. Huang Tingzhen had expected that it was good to do things for Xiao Chen's family, and their family was not short of money, which would naturally benefit everyone. Needless to say, this matter has been done, and the people of the three cities in Nanyang have been settled. The victims of the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River can also be resettled, and the remaining people who are unwilling to relocate can also go to school, have a hospital to see a doctor, and a Yangshan Hall to raise widows and widows. As an official, you can also get benefits. Now that it is the world of the Chen family, as long as the officials give the Xiao Chen family such help, Chen Yuanheng of the Xiao Chen family will not forget it, and there should be no problem with the life and relocation of these officials in the future.
He also got benefits, firstly, to solve a big problem, and secondly, to contribute to the Xiao Chen family, Chen Yuanheng will definitely use himself more, and he will have great hope of entering Beijing in the future. Now that he is already a second-class person, if he can enter Beijing in the future, he may have the opportunity to visit the cabinet. It's a pleasure to think about.
Huang Tingzhen hurriedly said: "The county lord is really benevolent, then we will ask the county lord to stay in Jiangnan for a few more days, so that we can coordinate this matter in the center." It's just that the county lord lives in this inn, although it is comfortable, but the cost is too great, it is better to live in the official office or the official post, I will definitely send someone to fix it. ”
Chen Wenhui smiled slightly and said, "This is not necessary, I live here very well now." Our husband and wife plan to stay for a while, firstly, to recruit people, and secondly, we also want to play around here, after all, the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are still very beautiful, and the climate is warmer than the capital. ”
Huang Tingzhen understood, and did not force it, and then the officials talked about some details, Huang Tingzhen had already set up a banquet to pick up the wind for Chen Wenhui and his wife.
The next day, Chen Wenhui got up early in the morning, and there were already posts handed over, most of them were banquets from some officials, Chen Wenhui ignored them, but one of the posts caught her attention, it was a post from Huang Tingzhen's wife and daughter, who wanted to visit Chen Wenhui at the inn.
Chen Wenhui said to Zhao Chongyi: "We still have to have a good relationship with the officials in Jiangnan, so you look at these posts, check the important ones to attend the banquet, and I will invite Lord Huang's wife and Lord Huang's daughter to dinner today." Lord Huang's daughter is named Huang Yuyan, three years older than me, and she is already married. He was also my companion when I was young. We have been playing together since Anseong. This has also been missing for a few years. Strange missing. ”
Zhao Chongyi said with a smile: "Okay, it's all up to you, but I'm going to take your steward with me, so that after they get more familiar with the officials in Jiangnan, we go to the south, and they can stay and do things." ”
Chen Wenhui said: "This is natural, not only to bring the official guards I brought from Nanyang to go over, but also to bring Shui Han and Shui Liu to go over." I plan to leave Shui Han and Shui Liu in the center after we leave. ”
Zhao Chongyi thought about it and nodded.
He took the crowd and left.
Chen Wenhui sent a post to Huang Tingzhen's wife, inviting them to go to Qinghe Lou Water Pavilion for dinner, and asked Shuilian to prepare gifts, dress up, and go out.
When she arrived at the Water Pavilion, Mrs. Huang Tingzhen was already waiting with Huang Yuyan. After all, Chen Wenhui is a first-class member and the county lord of the imperial court, of course, Mrs. Huang Tingzhen is more attentive. What's more, Mrs. Huang Tingzhen knew that her family could have today because of the Xiao Chen family, so she was extra polite.
Chen Wenhui didn't take a shelf, she worshiped when she met, and she was completely like a junior meeting an elder. I also asked people to prepare gifts.
Mrs. Huang Tingzhen hurriedly helped Chen Wenhui up and said: "Lord Wenhui, you don't deserve this big gift, it should be our mother and daughter, and the daughter-in-law should salute you." ”
Chen Wenhui saw that Mrs. Huang Tingzhen was older, and her maintenance was not very good, and she was a little old, which was not as good as her mother Bai's. Looking at Mrs. Huang Tingzhen's dress again, it is gorgeous, it is a gorgeous makeup gown, but the color is a little worse, it is purple, which looks old-fashioned.
Chen Wenhui said: "Madame, don't be polite to me. Lord Huang is a good friend of my father, so I naturally want to be an elder. In the officialdom, we have to pay attention to official positions, but when we women meet, and there are no outsiders, it is better to talk about family etiquette. Madame please take a seat. This is Sister Yu Yan. I won't see you for a few years, and I won't recognize it. Sister Yu Yan seems to be married too, where did she marry? I haven't been in Dachu for the past few years, and I don't know. The sisters of yesteryear are seen less. ”
Huang Yuyan was wearing a garcinia yellow gown, a garnet red skirt, embroidered shoes, and a full set of red agate jewelry, and she looked good. She was originally a hearty person, and when she heard that her former playmate Chen Wenhui had returned to Jiangnan, she was very happy and wanted to see her. However, when I think of Chen Wenhui now, she is not the daughter of a small county order now, she is already the county lord of the imperial court, a member of the first grade, the daughter of the Xiao Chen family, and her status is noble, can she still recognize her former playmates?
In this kind of apprehension, Chen Wenhui's words dispelled her concerns, it turned out that Chen Wenhui still remembered the relationship between them and was still worried about them.
Huang Yuyan was originally a hearty person, and she hurriedly stepped forward to talk to Chen Wenhui: "County Lord, when I got married, Lord Chen and Mrs. Chen sent congratulatory gifts and gave me a good set of jewelry. At that time, the county lord was in Nanyang, and it was normal not to know. However, the county lord got married, and our family wanted to go, but my father couldn't leave, so he could only be courteous. ”
As soon as Chen Wenhui entered the door and saw Huang Yuyan combing the woman's fallen bun, she knew that she was married, and when she heard her say it herself, she confirmed it, and hurriedly took Huang Yuyan's hand and said, "Why is my sister so outside, and you still want to call me the county lord?" It's okay to call me Wen Hui the same way I used to be when I was a child. Where did my sister marry? How is your husband treating you? Did your mother-in-law embarrass you? ”
Huang Yuyan smiled and said, "I married into the Yan family, a scholarly family in Qingyang City. By the way, this assassin's history is also a member of the Yan family. The Yan family is a big family, there are many clansmen, and they are heirlooms. The rules are stricter, but there are generally no concubines in the family, so this life is okay. Although my mother-in-law was strict, for the sake of my parents, she treated me well. ”
Chen Wenhui was very pleased, and was about to say something, when she saw Mrs. Huang standing on the side, she had to smile and say, "Madam, I forgot the etiquette as soon as I saw my sister." Shall we hurry into the house? Who are these sisters, please introduce them to me. ”
Mrs. Huang and Chen Wenhui sat down together, and introduced Chen Wenhui to her: "This is my eldest daughter-in-law, Liang, and her family is a scholarly family in Deqing Mansion. This is my second daughter-in-law, Luo, whose family is a merchant family in Qingyang City, and she is also a wealthy businessman who specializes in grain business. ”
Chen Wenhui was busy with them to greet each other, it was a gift to meet her sister-in-law, and Mrs. Huang was very happy, which showed that Chen Wenhui and their family were not outside, which was a good family. (To be continued......)