Chapter 267 Li Zhai
Another Li Mansion in Chang'an.
Well, it's not a mansion, in terms of scale, it can only be said that it is a Li house, but the owner has indeed been in charge of one party, and it is not impossible to say a Li mansion on the road.
This is a two-hall mansion, with eight or nine rooms, and there are no gardens or pavilions or anything like that, only two courtyards in front and back.
This is the residence of Li Jing of Mayi County, who has returned to Beijing now, simple, neat, and with the chic and deserted of a small household.
Li Jing returned home after a long absence, only to find that it was not easy for his wife to live with the children, which could not be seen in the letters to and fro.
Li Jing's wife, Chen, is a person who is both external and internal.
With Li Jing's departure from the house, that is, when the brothers lived separately that year, they also got two large mansions, and the rest of the family property did not have to worry too much, Chang'an did not have a door, which would make the family property scattered, so that the family would fall into the middle.
It is not for nothing that the inheritance system of the eldest is regarded as the golden rule by the gate valve.
Li Jing's morale was also high at that time, and he did not have any complaints, and he was not unable to become famous by standing on his own.
It's a pity that he has been stumbling so far, but he has become more and more miserable, and even his wife and children have suffered with him, which he never thought of back then.
After many years of exile, it is not easy to live in Chang'an, Beijing.
His wife, who did not want to be chared by others, lost face to her husband, and even the support of his wife's family, which was later politely rejected by her.
Moreover, Li Jing has not returned to Beijing for many years, and the love between several brothers has gradually faded, especially between him and his eldest brother Li Duan, and they have become enemies, so. With the help of the family, there is no need to count on it.
His wife hid it from him. One after another, the mansion was sold and this mansion was replaced. Li Jing's former Taixue and friends who had interacted with the DPRK and China had long since severed contacts.
At this point, the family is not considered to be poor, but it is not very compatible with Li Jing's official position, which is enough to be called poor.
When Li Jing returned home and saw the embarrassment at home, he was also silent, and he was an official eunuch for half his life, but he ended up in such a situation. The already extremely low mood was even more gloomy.
Frustrated, and feeling guilty about his wife and children, he didn't want to pay attention to the outside world, so he stayed at home honestly, and only lived peacefully with his wife.
His wife Chen didn't ask much, and over the years, she only asked her husband and children to be safe. I didn't even think about letting my husband fulfill the promise of his wife's shadow at the beginning.
In fact, not long after Li Jing came back, Li Duan sent someone to invite Li Jing to come over to the house.
Li Jing didn't care, what did he say when he met? It's to let people see what they look like. Or do you bend down, lose your past grievances, and give his eldest brother the service before and after the saddle?
It's better not to see each other than to see each other. Li Jing didn't have the heart to be false and wronged with others.
In order to maintain his family, Li Jing simply took out all the books he regarded as treasures. These are all books he has collected over the years, and most of them are military books.
Now. He sold all of them to those book collectors, most of them were given to the library building of Niufu, and Niu Hong, the official book he called his teacher, had died, and none of the children in the family could make Li Jing look at the eye-catching figures.
It's just that the library building of the Niufu family is indeed well built, and the descendants also value it very much, so Li Jing also made a favor and gave them most of his books.
Li Jing didn't change anything else, only grain and salt.
Don't look at the high price of grain in Jingshi, but Li Jing knows that in these big portals of Jingshi, if there is no grain in the family for two or three years, it is unreasonable.
In other words, whoever wants to be ruthless and copy these mansions of the Jingshi Gate Lords, not to mention recruiting a large army to quell the rebellion, can also stabilize Guanxi.
But who would dare to do that at such a time?
As a result, Li Jing's family's food can be eaten for two or three years.
But Li Jing smiled bitterly at the stinginess of the descendants of the Niu family at this time, not to mention anything else, only to say that those rare books are all peerless, and now they ...... But only this bit of food was exchanged, and the Niu family also made a generous face, and he was speechless.
Having food in his hands and not panicking in his heart is the experience that Li Jing has gained over many years in administering the localities.
Then he asked the old man to bring people and exchange food for some chickens to come back.
Yes, the cattle and sheep don't have to think about it, and they can only eat meat when they get it back, which is not a long-term solution.
Of course, chicken is not something that doctors should eat, but at this time, Li Jing doesn't care so much, there must be meat, eggs and chicken, which is a good way for living people.
After many years of ups and downs, he has experience in governing one side, and it is naturally easy to manage a small family, because he has seen too many scenes of people living at home, and he can manipulate it casually, so that he can eat and drink without worry, but his reputation is not very good.
But at this time, what reputation does he Li Jing have at all?
His wife Chen is very pleased, for so many years, there are really not many men at home, Li Jing just burned this small courtyard, and she can also help collect firewood.
Of course, looking at her husband, who is well-versed in literature and science, and has always been dignified and self-controlled, she also cried with her husband a few times at night, feeling that she was unruly and made her husband work too much, and then complained that her husband sold all those books, which was all her husband's hard work.
This kind of virtuous help is actually the biggest gain of Li Jing in this half of his life, but he found it later.
The world is getting more and more chaotic, but in this small courtyard in Chang'an City, there is a warm atmosphere, and the days seem to be getting better and better, which has to be said to be a small miracle.
Of course, you don't have to count on ordinary people, even if they fall into the land, they still have books to sell, what valuable things do you have at home that can be exchanged for so much food?
In general, in the past few months, Li Jing has lived a very fulfilling life, and compared with being busy with a small family and worrying about big things, it can be said that there is a special taste in it.
When Li Jing returned home, he only brought back five people, three men and two women, all of whom were loyal to his guards and servants, and the rest of the people who returned to Beijing with him were directly handed over to the military department and were not under his control.
The old man was the leader, after coming back, the old man couldn't be idle, went out for a turn, and then raised horses, and the children and grandchildren came to pick him up, but he didn't go back, and took the salary, and came back to hand it over to the Chen family, and now in Chang'an City, the money is not easy to use.
The entire monetary system of the Great Sui has completely collapsed, and the salaries can only be grain and salt, and there will be nothing else.
The other two people took a look, yes, let's not just eat, so the two guards went to teach people guns and sticks, and people like them seem to be much easier than Li Jing if they want to survive in Chang'an.
At this time, Li Jing can be regarded as able to live with complete peace of mind.
There are more than a dozen people in the family, and they are doing really well.
At this time, the Chen family finally began to ask what kind of son-in-law his Sanniang married, whether he was doing well, what about the marriage, and which one was the husband's family?
Li Jing didn't hide it, and told his wife in detail how he was as a student, how he planned to do it at the beginning, and how he married his daughter later.
After hearing this, Chen didn't say much, but he was actually a little dissatisfied.
Didn't you think that your son-in-law was from a low background, and now that you even eat chicken at home, where can you dislike others?
She just felt that her daughter was married to a fighter, which made her very uneasy.
Don't look at the third daughter who has not been raised by her side for a long time, but she is really her treasure, when Li Bi knocked her brother with a stick, she was not willing to beat it.
Li Jing looked at his wife's expression, and didn't dare to say that he sent his daughter out to chase the rebel generals in Mayi, and then went to kill Shi Qianqian, and then sent him to Liaodong, where he had a few lives and deaths, and sharpened a snowy knife.
If he said this, he was really not sure that his wife would fight with him.
Actually, he didn't say very well about his student.
I didn't see much when I met, but my knowledge was very good, talent, so needless to say, he was definitely a general.
He calmed down and thought about it for a while, and was shocked to find that this son-in-law had married his daughter without seeing him a few times.
Thinking of this, Li Jing himself was a little crying and laughing, he was cautious and cautious, and he had worked hard for half his life, why did he always be confused when he reached such a critical juncture?
It's too easy to marry a daughter, and I don't know if that bastard thing in Yunnei also thinks that his father-in-law is a little unreliable?
The taste is not very good, and in the same way, Li Jing did not mention it to his wife, now he is unofficial and light, but he has fallen into a little bit of fear.
There is no way, once a man is in trouble, most of them are so virtuous.
Of course, some guys can't do it outside, and those who play tricks at home can't be classified as men.
In short, after Li Jing returned to Beijing, he had a good life, and the only regret was that his son and daughter-in-law moved out to live, either because he was disgusted with the hardships of the family, or because he was afraid of his majestic father, so he didn't come back a few times.
Well, both husband and wife have a spectrum in their hearts, and the little beast at home is far inferior to his father, and there is a little problem, but his heart is not bad.
Let's put it this way, their son, not to mention that he can't do a big business, it's not easy for you to let him do anything bad that will affect his family.
So what else to say? It's not a big mistake to be a little unfilial, Li Jing has not reached the day when he can't move, and he doesn't need anyone to support his old age.
At the beginning, I hated iron and steel, but now it has faded, and like my wife Chen, I feel that being free from illness and disaster is a blessing.
It's a pity that the trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop.
His resigned Ma Yi Juncheng has little use value, and no one appreciates his talent now, but Ma Yi is in Jindi, not far from Taiyuan, and it is seriously under the rule of Taiyuan.
On this day, someone came looking for him......
(Ask for a monthly pass, Sunday, where can you relax?) (To be continued.) )