As soon as Yuan Baoqing left, Niu's lungs were about to be blown up, "Wolf cub, although you were not born by me, you grew up eating my milk." Since I was a child, I have always treated you as my own child, don't you know who your mother is? How did you help this slut? What good did she give you, how could she buy you so easily? Who told you that I agreed, didn't you send it? The ability is great, send it? Where do you look for money? Don't try to take one from me anyway! ……”

The more Niu Shi talked, the more angry he became, and he shed tears aggrievedly as he spoke.

When the Niu family was angry, Yuan Shikai didn't say a word and listened honestly.

When Niu's anger was out, he spoke: "Mother, do you think I'm helping others?" I'm here to help! ”

When Niu heard Yuan Shikai say this, he became angry again, "Are you stupid to be a mother?" I don't know if I'm twenty-five! You helped that slut borrow money, how can you help me? ”

Yuan Shikai said: "Mother, don't worry, listen to me slowly." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you slowly, listen to how you help me?" Niu was disdainful.

"Mother, that's the case, if I don't rush to agree, you will definitely refuse. My dad must have promised someone, but he didn't come to discuss with you, he came to you to get money. If you don't want to, you will have to borrow the money in the end. If you quarrel with your father, you will be angry again, and you will have to take this money at the end, thanks to it? Anyway, it's not a lot of money, so let's just be a favor. ”

"Why do you have to lend her this money, I just don't give it to her, who can do anything to the old lady?"

Niu knew that Yuan Shikai's words were reasonable, but he still refused to admit defeat.

Yuan Shikai smiled, "Who can do anything to you?" The child has a saying, I am afraid that you will not be happy, so I dare not say it. ”

Niu Shi glanced at his lips, "If there is anything else you don't like, just say it." ”

Yuan Shikai said: "If you just don't give money, no one can do anything to you?" However, you and Daddy are stiff, and he won't let you take care of the money, right? ”

"He doesn't let it go! Who is rare in this passing God of Wealth? ”

Listening to Niu's words, Yuan Shikai smiled and didn't speak again. Niu's mouth was hard, she was really afraid of being deprived of this nominal financial power, and she didn't work hard, so she took out all the money and sent Yuan Shikai to send the money over.

At this moment, Yuan Baoqing was waiting anxiously in the Jin family's room. Jin didn't believe that this money could be lent so easily, and it was because Yuan Baoqing didn't really want to borrow it. Yuan Baoqing heard what the Jin family said, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart.

This kung fu Yuan Shikai really sent the money over.

Both of them knew that Yuan Shikai had mediated it, and they were both very satisfied with Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai returned to Niu's side, and saw that the old lady was still lingering, so he comforted her and said, "Mother, didn't you listen to my father? This money was lent to Jin's mother's uncle to open an oil mill, and your favor will definitely not be in vain! ”

"Why don't you use this money to open an oil mill?"

Yuan Shikai said: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked. ”

If you are a child, Niu didn't take it to heart. I didn't expect Yuan Shikai to be right.

Not long after, the Kim family came to Niu's house. Sister, my sister's name is this kiss, and she said a lot of thanks. In the end, she said that her brother's oil mill needed manpower.

"Sister, isn't your eldest nephew idle? Can you go over and help my brother? Everyone uses it, why don't we use our own family? ”

Niu's maiden nephew has been coming to Nanjing for a long time and wants to come out and find something to do. Yuan Baoqing agreed, but this matter is not so easy to find? So far, there is no landing, and the Niu family is worried? I didn't expect it to be easy to solve at Kim's.

Niu's heart was like a mirror, knowing that it was Yuan Shikai's masterpiece.

When he was 14 years old, his father Yuan Baoqing died of cholera, and soon after, he and his mother returned to their hometown in Xiangcheng, Henan.

In the spring of the following year, Yuan Baoheng, the eldest son of Yuan Jiasan, who was an official abroad, returned to his hometown to visit relatives. Seeing that Yuan Shikai had nothing to do at home, he was afraid that he would abandon his studies, so he asked Yuan Shikai to study in Beijing, and Yuan Baoling, the second son of Yuan Jiasan, was disciplined by Yuan Baoling, the cabinet attendant.

Three teachers were invited for Yuan Shikai, Zhou Wenpu was the one who taught poetry, Zhang Xingbing was the one who taught calligraphy, and Xie Tingxuan was the one who taught Bagu Wen, all of whom were famous teachers.

Yuan Shikai's two cousins, Yuan Baoheng and Yuan Baoling, have invested in him and worked hard. The main reason why they are like this is that they are all fighting side by side with Yuan Shikai's heir Yuan Baoqing, under his father Yuan Jiasan, and the affection forged on the battlefield is unusual. There are so many children of the Yuan family, only Yuan Shikai has six brothers, and no one else has enjoyed such grace.

Also studying with Yuan Shikai are the children of Yuan Baoheng and Yuan Baoling. In order to keep an eye on Yuan Shikai, he put the seat where he was studying beside the teacher.

He also let him stay with the teacher at night. Yuan Baoling's idea is: on the one hand, he will be more influenced by the bookish atmosphere, and on the other hand, let the teacher watch him read at night.

After all, Yuan Shikai has grown up, and he is also moved by the hard work of his two cousins. Although the country is easy to change and his nature is difficult to change, he still made a lot of efforts.

It's just that, for example, writing poems, calligraphy, and eight-strand essays, it takes time and time to make improvements, and it takes time to accumulate over time; The so-called freezing three feet is not a day's work. Although Yuan Shikai gritted his teeth and worked hard, the harvest could not be said to be nothing, but after all, the effect was not great.

Sometimes, he regrets that he has wasted so many precious times.

In November 1874, Yuan Shikai's biological father, Yuan Baozhong, died of illness. According to local rules, Yuan Shikai should keep filial piety for three years. Because he had already been passed out, Yuan Shikai was able to return to his hometown from Beijing to take the township examination in 1876.

This was the first time he took the imperial examination, and the result ended with his name falling to Sun Shan. He made a special trip back to his hometown from Beijing to take the imperial examination, and he still had hope. This time, it hit him hard. There was a time when he was discouraged and demoralized.

In October of this year, seventeen-year-old Yuan Shikai got married in his hometown and married his first wife, Yu.

At this time, Yuan Baoheng, a cousin who was particularly concerned about Yuan Shikai. has been promoted to the left waiter of the criminal department and has become a Beijing official.

After learning the news of Yuan Shikai's fall, he was afraid that Yuan Shikai would not be able to withstand the blow and collapse, so he wrote a letter to encourage him.

It's normal to talk to him about not winning once, and not many people can pass the exam at the first time. You can't just beat yourself up once. If you want to be a person, if you want to have an extraordinary life, you can't do it without the stepping stone of fame, and if you want to succeed, you can only persevere to the end, and you can only be indomitable.

Afraid that Yuan Shikai would abandon his studies, in February of the following year, Yuan Baoheng called Yuan Shikai to Beijing again. Put it next to you and personally supervise his reading.

In order to broaden his horizons, he is familiar with officialdom etiquette and receiving people, and also to accumulate contacts. Yuan Baoheng often took Yuan Shikai to participate in some interpersonal activities, visit and receive guests, and participate in exchanges between officials.

When officials introduce each other, they always rank the fame achieved by this person first.

What year is so-and-so, what year is so-and-so, what year is so-and-so, and sometimes you can meet the protégé of the Son of Heaven in which year, champion, list, tanhua and the like.

Yuan Shikai noticed that every time he introduced someone's fame, although there were modest words in his mouth, he stroked his long beard, and that kind of complacency was particularly stimulating to Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai finally knew how important this fame was to the people of officialdom, which also made him change a lot. The sense of shame grew, and I knew that if I didn't have fame, not only would I not be able to enter the officialdom, but I would even have no face to see.