Chapter 121: Fighting for the Future
Wu Cheng went to consult his father first, and told his father what his aunt had said. My father was originally busy with Chen Yuanheng outside for spring ploughing, but because there was something, Chen Yuanheng sent his father back to the capital to do some things first, so he happened to be at home.
Wu Dashan listened to his son's words, he was very happy, and said earnestly: "Cheng'er, my father was running around in the early years, which made several of you brothers miss the best time to study and practice martial arts, which made a few of you high and low, but fortunately, later, I went to Chen's Mansion to be a master who taught kung fu to the sons, so that I had a stable income, and I could settle down and send a few of you brothers to the school, and later, Lord Chen reused me and gave me an official body, this official position is getting bigger and bigger, and the situation at home is getting better and better. So I invited several of your brethren to study at home. Your younger brothers are fine, just in time for enlightenment, and now they are reading well. Only you, my father is very indebted, I have delayed the best time, and I have to help my aunt with housework at home, and I have been delayed. But I know that you are the most gifted, thoughtful, and intelligent of your brethren. Therefore, as a father, he is even more worried about your future future, and once thought that if it really doesn't work, he will leave more family business to you when the family is separated in the future, at least let you be a rich man. Okay now, Miss Wen Hui has arranged a future for you, if you can follow the eldest prince to work hard, maybe it will be greater than the official position of a father in the future. This is the eldest son, who supports the door and establishes the household. ”
Wu Cheng was a little choked up by these words, and the grievances of so many years seemed to have come to him all at once. Because he missed enlightenment, Wu Chengwen is not a martial artist, watching his younger brothers make progress every day, Wu Cheng, as an elder brother, can he not be anxious? However, he was the eldest son in the family. Because her mother was locked in the yard by her father and couldn't take care of the housework, the family suddenly became rich over the years. Train servants, and get in touch with people. Buying a property, managing a property, taking care of his younger siblings, taking care of his elderly grandmother, he has to take care of many things. Although she has her aunt to help, it is not her mother, and her aunt has also given birth to children in recent years. The family has more people, there are more things, since my aunt has a child, not only does she not help him, but she restricts her elbows everywhere, and Wu Cheng is very depressed at home. Thinking about the bright future, thinking about the complicated housework, he complained about life countless times, complained about his mother, why was he so stupid. Why is it so short-sighted, and why do they have to bear so much at such a young age?
Once, Wu Cheng also thought about it. It's really not good, or let his father fill him with a position as a servant, which can be regarded as having something to do, but once he becomes a servant, he is an official, because he is not good at martial arts, he can only be an official for the rest of his life, but it is impossible to do this to his father.
Every time he thought of this, Wu Cheng felt very sad in his heart. Now Chen Wenhui has pointed out a clear path for his future. Can Wu Cheng not be excited? However, after the agitation. He was also a little worried, as soon as he came. If you want to go to Yizhou Island, you have to travel far away, and your family can't take care of it, so what should you do about this mess? To whom? If he leaves, who will manage these shops and fields? What should I do if the people in the family are reasonable? What should I do if my younger siblings are bullied by my aunt? Second, he is the eldest son, can his father let him travel far away?
Can he not be happy to hear that his father is so supportive of him now? The two worries in my heart have already gone to one of them, but Wu Cheng didn't feel relaxed, he said: "Father, however, the child is going to travel far away and can't come back in a few years, what should I do about this mess in this family?" ”
Wu Dashan's martial artist's breath was very heavy, and he waved his hand and said: "The man is ambitious in all directions, where can he stumble because of these housework at home?" Although my father is running around every day and can't take care of the family, isn't there still an aunt? She has a good background and is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so there is no problem in coping with these. ”
When Wu Cheng heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart, what he was worried about was this aunt who was becoming more and more restless. How can I tell my father about this, my father loves my aunt and loves my aunt's younger brothers and sisters, what can I do with my own younger brothers and sisters? Thinking of this, Wu Cheng swallowed the words that came to his mouth again, and it was better to discuss it with the eldest sister, the eldest brother-in-law, and the aunt.
Wu Dashan said: "Cheng'er, you are older than your younger brothers and sensible early, you should still remember what kind of life our family used to live, right?" Although it is enough to eat and drink, it is unthinkable to live a rich life like this every day. As a father, a martial artist, he just knows some martial arts, a big old man, and can be a fourth-grade official, but he didn't fight on the battlefield, but because of Lord Chen's blessing. This person should be grateful, when you go to Yizhou Island, you must remember your origin, you can't put on the shelf of the children of officials and eunuchs, you have to treat yourself as the general of the Chen family, remember? ”
Wu Cheng hurriedly said: "The child must be remembered. ”
Wu Dashan said: "I don't understand anything else, you can do it yourself, by the way, I have a silver ticket of 1,000 taels of silver here, you take it, buy some things, Yizhou Island is far away from home, you bring more things to go out, and also, your little maid will also go to the four, and then follow the two maids, it is probably enough, how much can take care of you." I'm relieved, too. There are also 10,000 taels of silver tickets, which are accumulated for my father and me over the years, and you took them to Yizhou Island, and saw that there was a suitable property and bought one. There is also a gift list here, which I carefully selected from the treasury, although Miss Wen Hui does not lack anything, but this is also a piece of my heart, when you go to see Miss Wen Hui, bring it. Be sure to behave well. ”
Wu Cheng hurriedly said, "How can you bring so much silver?" You don't need to bring so many little guys, maids, I was originally there to experience, where is the use of bringing so many people? My family has just moved to the capital, and it is precisely when we use money and people that we have not yet taken root in the capital, how can I bring six servants and so much money? ”
Wu Dashan said: "If you are told to take it, you don't have to worry about it, the capital lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of people, as long as there is money, any kind of servant can be bought, and it is more well-trained than the ones we bought in Jiangnan." As for the silver? Poor families are rich, so they naturally have to bring more when they go out. The 10,000 taels of silver went to Yizhou Island to buy an industry. I heard Master Chen say that in our capital, we need twenty or thirty taels of silver for one acre of land, and in our Deqing to buy one acre of land, it is only ten or so taels of silver, and even five or six taels of silver per acre of land. However, on Yizhou Island, one or two pieces of silver can buy one acre of fertile land, and in Nanyang, one tael of silver can buy two acres of land. Now, many wealthy merchants, wealthy people, and eunuchs in Dachu have entrusted people to buy properties and manors on Yizhou Island and Nanyang. We have this convenience, and you can take care of it nearby, if you don't buy it, you will be stupid. As you said, our family has just arrived in the capital, and we are buying a house and buying a person, and the cost is too big, so I can give you more. As for the daily needs of the family, you don't have to worry about it, we have shops in Deqing and Qingyang City, and we have a lot of income every year. In two years, you have taken root on Yizhou Island, and I will continue to invest in Yizhou Island if I try to save some money. ”
When Wu Cheng heard his father say this, he no longer postponed saying: "It's still my father's long-term vision." In this case, the son of this silver ticket took it. The son is going to see Miss Wenhui in the house tomorrow, and he must bring the gift from his father. ”
Wu Dashan nodded.
The next day, Wu Cheng packed up early in the morning, wearing a cyan straight embellished in Hangzhou silk, and a white jade jade pendant tied around his waist, which looked very neat. When Wu Cheng entered the mansion, his aunt's maid greeted him and said, "The son only came at this time, and after a while, the girl should go out." ”
Wu Cheng hurriedly smiled, walked as he spoke, and soon arrived in the courtyard where Wen Hui lived, wore flowers and willows, and came to the main house. Wu Cheng met Chen Wenhui. I saw that Chen Wenhui was a teenage girl, almost like her sister. But his face is beautiful, and his eyes are shrewd. The two sides saluted each other. Chen Wenhui called Wu Cheng, the eldest brother of Wu.
Wu Cheng hurriedly handed over the gift slip and said, "I don't think the girl should be called brother, let's call Wu Cheng's name." This was a gift from my father to the girl, and it was all gadgets, and my father said, please take it and keep it for fun. ”
Chen Wenhui looked at the gift list and saw that there were four things written on it, all of which were gold and silver ornaments and collars, which were worth more than a thousand taels of silver. Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Lord Wu is polite, where can you give me such a valuable gift." Don't dare to take it. ”
Wu Cheng was about to speak, but Wu Lixia said, "Hui'er, my brother gave you, you can accept it." Actually, it's not a treasure, but it's also a piece of my brother's heart. Besides, now my brother is an official of the fourth grade, and he is entrusted with the blessing of Lord Chen, and it is not anything to give the girl these things, not to mention, the girl still wants to lift Wu Cheng? ”
Chen Wenhui thought about it, so she stopped prevaricating and said, "Then I'll accept it, thank you, Lord Wu." ”
Wu Cheng hurriedly said a few words of humility and secretly wiped his sweat.
Chen Wenhui asked Wu Cheng: "Brother Wu, we are all a family, so I will say it directly." I listened to the master talk about her inheritance and felt that you are very talented. My master, that is, your aunt, is the closest person I have besides my mother. Her business is my business, although she has an heir now, I will still have to support my master in the future. She likes her nephews and nieces the most, so I am thanking you for doing a good job of the heir for the master, and I am taking care of her beloved nephew. We are members of the Chen family, we don't look at the imperial examination, we don't look at how many books we read, we only look at the size of our ability and whether we are loyal, so I recommend you to go to Xinguang City to help my eldest brother. Xinguang City is a new city, many vacant positions, it is a good opportunity, I don't know if you are willing to go, are you willing to fight for your future? (To be continued)
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