The family letter was worth a thousand gold, Han Xiufeng didn't care about emotion, and after finishing speaking, he opened the envelope, but he didn't expect that there were four letters inside, one was written by the old man, one was written by Gu to him, one was written by Gu to Ji Yunfei, and one was written to Pan Er by Tongxing Pan in Zoumagang.

He Heng was as homesick as Yang Juren, and he actually followed Han Xiufeng's room, sitting quietly on the side and staring at him to read the letter, wanting to hear the news of his hometown, regardless of whether it had anything to do with them.

As a result, Han Xiufeng looked at it and smiled, laughing and laughing, and burst into tears.

He Heng was embarrassed to read other people's letters, so he could only ask: "Zhixing, what's wrong?" ”

"Cheap inside...... There is joy in the cheap! Today is the second day of the fifth month, and I am seven months pregnant, and I will give birth in two months. My inner man is pregnant with my baby, and she will give birth in two months, but I am not at home, not by her side, I ...... I ......"

He Heng got up and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Zhixing, this is a good thing, why are you crying!" ”

Yang Juren also persuaded: "I said that two magpies were chirping in the morning, it turned out that there was great news, this is a great thing, and we should be happy." ”

Han Xiufeng put down the letter, wiped his tears and said: "I'm happy, but I'm more worried, giving birth to a baby is not a trivial matter, and I'm not at ease if I'm not by her side." ”

It is indeed not a trivial matter for a woman to give birth to a baby, and I don't know how many women have died in childbirth.

He Heng could understand his mood at this moment, and persuaded with a smile: "Zhixing, you are a blessed person, even me and Brother Yang are stained with you, my brother and sister are also blessed, the auspicious stars shine brightly, the auspicious people have their own natural appearance, it will be fine, you just wait for the good news!" ”

"Yes, yes, I bet that not only will the mother and child be safe, but I will also give you a big fat boy and help you pass on the lineage!"

"Borrow two auspicious words, I'll go to the incense first."

"Yes, yes, yes, hurry up."

"Zhixing, in my opinion, don't do it today. Ask the Bodhisattva to bless the sincerity, it is better to fast and bathe first, tomorrow early in the morning to go to Guangji Temple to incense and make a wish, Guangji Temple is the most effective. ”

Han Xiufeng felt that Yang Juren's words made sense, sat down and said, "It's okay, it's too late today, it's not appropriate to incense, it's better to go to Guangji Temple early tomorrow." ”

The little fellow is as good as a stream, Yang Juren is very happy, thinking about it and asking curiously: "Zhixing, what else did your father-in-law say in the letter?" ”

Seeing that the two of them were full of anticipation, Han Xiufeng relieved himself: "My father-in-law said that everything is fine at home, let me rest assured." said that the last letter was received, and Master Gu was helping me raise money to renovate and expand the hall, not only alarmed the Futai, Xuetai and our county lords and professors in Ba County, not only set up more than a dozen tables in Wangjiang Tower to invite our squires in Ba County to renovate the chamber of commerce, but also went to Jiangbei, Bishan, Jiangjin, Rongchang, Dazhu and other prefectures and counties and scattered halls to help raise money. ”

"Master Gu is really helpful, how much silver can you raise in this circle!"

"My father-in-law said in the letter that he would have to raise 2,000 taels, and said that after he got it, he would deposit the money into 'Rishengchang', and then send someone to send us a bill of exchange."

"Great, there are two thousand taels that can't be done!"

"This is a handwritten letter from Master Gu to me." Speaking of this, Han Xiufeng hurriedly opened the second letter and invited the two to read it together.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

Master Gu really regarded raising money for the renovation of the guild hall as a major event in Chongqing Shilin, and actually set up a silver raising bureau, and his old man personally took on the role of president and prime minister to raise money! In recent years, the four gentry who returned to their hometowns and the chiefs of several academies in Ba County, Jiangbei and Bishan served as committee members.

What made Han Xiufeng laugh was that his father-in-law actually took advantage of this to get into the squire circle, and in the words of Master Gu in the letter, he is now the assistant of the Raising Silver Bureau, helping to raise money for the renovation and expansion of the Chongqing Guild Hall!

Master Gu not only visited local officials and local gentry, but also visited the eight provincial halls, and scolded the Eight Provinces Xinggang in the letter for only knowing how to make money from Ba County and even Chongqing Prefecture but not being enthusiastic about local public welfare.

Mr. Gu also mentioned that there were bandits in Guangxi, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces, and the imperial court ordered all localities to organize group exercises, and it stands to reason that the local gentry should take the lead in organizing group exercises.

After reading the letter, Yang Juren of the Jiangbei Hall muttered: "Xiuzhi, the eight provinces will not pull out a dime." To renovate the guild hall, the eight provincial gangs were unwilling to pay money. Now that they want to hold a group exercise, why have they become so enthusiastic? ”

He Heng looked at the Eight Provincial Halls early on, and said hatefully: "They have the power and money to run a group practice, of course they are enthusiastic!" ”

"What kind of money does it have to run a group practice, and the court doesn't pay money."

"The imperial court does not pay silver, but it can set up a gold bureau! Where is Ba County, Ba County is the gateway to Sichuan, and water transportation is going to rush, if they succeed, they can set up cards everywhere to collect money. This is wishful thinking, this is bullying no one in our Chongqing Mansion! ”

"Set up a gold bureau and collect money, I really didn't expect this stubble."

"They have set up a survey bureau, what is it to set up a gold bureau?" The more He Heng thought about it, the more angry he became, patted the table and said: "We are far away in the capital, we can't do anything, we can't help, and now we can only rely on Master Gu." Either this regimental exercise will not be done, or it can only be done by our local gentry! ”

Han Xiufeng pondered for a moment, put down the letter and said: "Who will run this group training, Master Gu can only fight hard, and in the end, the government and the county master have the final say." ”

"Zhixing, who do you think the county master and the county master will help?"

"I don't know about other places, but if Ba County holds a group exercise, Futai and the county master will definitely help the eight provinces. Money can make ghosts grind, who makes the merchants of the eight provinces rich. Han Xiufeng sighed lightly, and said with a wry smile: "Rishengchang has a semicolon in Ba County, and Rishengchang is estimated to be intervening." ”

"Ba County's group training, let foreign merchants do it, this is too cowardly!" Yang Juren was indignant.

"Brother Yang, your home is in Jiangbei, so close to Ba County, others don't know that you know, today's Ba County is no longer the Ba County of Ba County, and there are more outsiders in the city than locals."

"That's right, the merchants of the eight provinces and those porters from other places are not only more than the locals, but also richer than the locals, not to mention Ba County, even our Jiangbei Hall City is about to become their world."

"That's it, there are many families and money, so let Master Gu fight with others." Han Xiufeng touched his chin, and continued: "Master Gu probably knows that there is no chance of winning, so he took the opportunity to raise money for the renovation of the guild hall to contact the gentry of Bishan and other prefectures and counties. ”