There is an urn city in Qianguo Gate, and the urn gate is westward, and the Baoding Gate of Jiangbei Hall City is facing across the river.

All the grain and cotton on both sides of the Jialing River are unloaded and put into the warehouse here, and it is already noon, and the porters carrying bags are still in an endless stream. I don't know if the bag is not good, or the porter in front of him is not careful, a large bag of cotton is scattered all over the streets and alleys, so angry that the owner of the goods stomps his feet and scolds behind, just in response to the nursery rhyme: a thousand people's doors, flower buns, snow as silver.

Duan Jingcheng saw no surprise in the morning, and sent away the "sitting family" of the grandfather of Dazu County (the long entourage of the county who stayed in the city, similar to the director of the municipal office), carrying the money he had just received, closed the courtyard door and walked back to the hall quickly, calling his wife and second daughter Qin'er to come out and continue to talk about business.

Duan Xu's family didn't dare to contradict Duan Jingcheng on weekdays, but today he wanted to say a few words, looked back at the second daughter with a sad face, and mustered up the courage to mutter: "Jiqing, that Han Si is so poor that he clangs, although he has a father, he is no different from not having a father, what do you really want, give him the qin'er, isn't this pushing the qin'er into the fire pit?" ”

"You know what, just because he's poor now doesn't mean he'll be poor in the future." Duan Jingcheng put the broken silver he had just collected on the table, picked up the tea bowl and said, "Didn't I tell you, he is about to go to the capital to make a confession, and when he makes up for the lack of Shangguan, there will be a shortage of silver?" I don't know about others, I know about him Han Si, not only the Qing Shu of the county government, but also the government and the provincial government department, and he doesn't know these rules in the yamen. In terms of being an official, those jinshi and people are far worse than him. ”

Duan Xu asked, "But what if this lack can't be filled?" ”

"There's nothing to worry about, if you can't make up for it, I'll come back and continue to be a scribe." Duan Jingcheng took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl and pointed to the money bag containing broken silver on the table: "He has been in the city for so many years, and those scribes and officials of the county government and the provincial government don't know which one, and it is not a matter of finding an envoy." ”

"I still don't think it's appropriate."

"What's inappropriate?"

"Jiqing, you still hide it from me when you get to this one, I went out to inquire as soon as the matchmaker left in the morning, he is not only poor but also owes a lot of debts, I heard that thousands of taels! Being a scribe is able to open his mouth, no matter how capable he is, he can only support his family, but how can he pay back the thousands of taels of silver he owes? Isn't this pushing the piano into the fire pit? ”

"A woman's opinion!" Duan Jingcheng got up from the case, pointed to his wife and said angrily: "Just like you, what can you find out if you don't go out of the second door?" Let's put it this way, the Han family owes a few thousand taels of silver to Zoumagang Tongxing, but that was owed by his uncle Han Yucai before he died, and it has nothing to do with him Han Si! ”

"But outsiders say that he owes it, and he wants to pay it back."

"What do those people outside know, you don't want to think about what I Duan Jiqing does! The debt was owed by Han Yucai in order to be a 'master with a belly', and Han Si remembered Han Yucai's nurturing grace and promised to help repay the debt. It's naturally good to have it, if you really can't pay it back, then there is a debtor, and whoever borrowed it at that time let Tongxing go to whomever it is, so in the final analysis, it has nothing to do with Han Si. ”

Duan Jingcheng paused, and then said: "As the saying goes, Lu Yao knows horsepower and sees people's hearts for a long time, and it can be seen from Han Si's willingness to help Han Yucai, that short-lived ghost repay his debts. You don't want to think about it, Qin'er is not only your daughter, but also my flesh and blood, can I push her into the fire pit? I'd rather give Qin'er to Han Si, who is poor but values love and righteousness, than to those turtle sons who are not upright and open-minded! ”

"Han Si is poor like that, what's the use of being upright." Duan Xu couldn't help but mutter.

"I don't believe it when I say that you are a woman, if Han Si is really as poor as you say, can he save money to donate his life first and then donate his official position for his son? I, Duan Jiqing, have never looked at people except for Ren He's turtle son over the years, and I think Han Si will definitely be able to make up for the lack and become a Shangguan! ”

It is related to the life of the second daughter, although she knows that it is useless to say it, Duan Xu still said: "Jiqing, didn't you often say that it is not so easy to be an official, and you abandoned your family and children, and you left your hometown, and they all said that if you don't enter Sichuan and grow old, God knows if something will happen if he goes so far." ”

"Dou Da doesn't know a lot of words, and he still chews words with me!" Duan Jiqing was made ridiculous, and couldn't help but explain: "If you don't go to Sichuan, you can't help but say that our Sichuan is the country of abundance and the hometown of gentleness. It's delicious, it's delicious, it's good to drink, it's good to drink, it's good to see, and the girl is good-looking. Young people should have the world in mind, if they enter Sichuan in their early years, if they are not strong-willed, they will inevitably linger and never want to return, so that their lives will be dull and difficult to achieve great things. ”

"I'm a woman who doesn't understand anything, I just know that it's not appropriate to give him the qin!"

Duan Jiqing thought that this mother-in-law was really in the eyes of money, and stared at her daughter and asked, "Qin'er, what do you say?" ”

Qin'er has seen Han Xiufeng and thinks that Han Xiufeng is a good offspring, but she never thought of marrying Han Xiufeng, the poor bastard, in fact, until this moment, she still remembers Ren Juren, and wants to be the wife of the husband, but the marriage event is the words of the matchmaker of her parents, she can only choke up and say: "Dad, I listen to you and my mother." ”

"Men should get married and women should get married, what's so embarrassing about this, tell me clearly, do you listen to your father or your mother?"

"Listen...... Listen...... Listen to Daddy. ”

"That's right, you're the pearl of your father's palm, and your father can't push you into the fire pit." Duan Jiqing nodded with satisfaction, turned around and sighed: "Actually, I have to give Qin'er to Han Si, not only to see Han Si's uprightness, but also for the sake of this family." I don't know what sins I created in my last life, and I gave birth to a small baby. It's easy to start a business, it's hard to keep a business, not to mention that he can't make a name for himself when he studies, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep this family business in the future. ”

When it came to the third child, Duan Xu's family didn't dare to squeak anymore, and gave birth to a son who had no interest, she always felt indebted to the Duan family and ashamed of the Duan family's ancestors.

Duan Jiqing sighed a few times in a row, and then said: "Han Si has four brothers, and Han Si came to the city with Han Yucai to beg for a life when he was a child. As far as I know, he has helped his family a lot over the years. His three older brothers are also sensible, and his father and mother hardly need him to care. Give Qin'er to him and help him and Qin'er set up a home in the city, which is no different from recruiting him into the city.

He is also an upright and bright baby, we promised him the piano when he wanted nothing and was too poor to jingle, and also helped him buy a home in the city, this is charcoal in the snow! People's hearts are flesh and blood, can he not accept this affection, can he not feel this kindness? So it's okay to get married, but we have a lot of thoughts, with Han Sigang taking care of it, we don't have to worry about what will happen to the little baby in the future. ”

Duan Xu's family realized Duan Jiqing's good intentions, and when he thought of his son, who had become a nerd in his studies, he couldn't help but turn around and said: "Qin'er, my mother knows that you are reluctant, but for the sake of your brother, I can only wronged you for the sake of this family." Besides, Han Si is very good except for being poor, just like your father said, he is upright and open-minded, and he has to look like ......"