Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Eldest Brother Is Like a Mother
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As a fast catcher in the yamen, the formal salary is very low, and you have to support your family, how can you let go of this opportunity to make money and water. Needless to say, according to the past practice, Wu Song took the medium share alone, the big one was divided equally among the fast catchers, and the small one was reported to them for confiscation.
If it was before the crossing, it would be considered corruption. But at this time, Wu Song felt that the money itself was ill-gotten gains, and there was no way to take it. He once refused the heavy bribe of Chun Gongzi, that is, Fang Jinzhi, but he didn't think it was too much of a problem to accept the money.
If he wants to lead these catchers to do things, he can't help but let them get some benefits, and he can work with peace of mind if he has money to support his family. He believes that even the incorruptible magistrate Xu En will turn a blind eye to this.
After all, this was different from what Xu En had done before with the dirty officials he had punished. Those people are purely harming others and benefiting themselves, harming the public and enriching themselves, and taking the initiative to do evil.
Wu Song himself has just crossed over, and his brother Wu Dalang sells cooking cakes every day to support his family, how hard it is. He also needs to have some money as soon as possible, so that his brother will not work so hard, and maybe he can marry his brother a daughter-in-law earlier, so that his brother does not have to marry Pan Jinlian.
Seeing that Wu Song did not pretend to excuse himself, Liu Quan was overjoyed. This shows that Wu Song has completely shared weal and woe with the catchers, and has completely trusted him Liu Quan.
When I returned to the Yamen of Qinghe County again, the night was getting deeper. Wu Song knew that Xu En, the magistrate of the county, had recently been deploying the reform of the law with the county Cheng Jianghou, and he was also very busy. Since it's late, it's inconvenient to bother. After further interrogation, it is not too late to report to Xu En tomorrow.
Therefore, after a few more words in the yamen, asking Liu Quan to worry more about snacks, he returned home.
The lights are still on at home, but Wu Dalang is still waiting for his younger brother to come back, while sewing and mending his younger brother's clothes under the lamp. There is a way that the eldest sister-in-law is the mother, and Wu Dalang is the eldest brother and the mother, and he cares for his younger brother meticulously.
Seeing his younger brother return, Wu Dalang was very pleased, and hurriedly put down the sewing box in his hand temporarily, poured hot tea for Wu Song, and asked Wu Song if he had already eaten dinner, saying that there were still a few cooking cakes hot on the stove, and if Wu Song didn't want to eat cooking cakes, it would be easy for his brother to cook two dishes immediately.
Wu Song's heart was moved, his throat was sore, and he hurriedly asked his brother to sit down, and asked his brother not to be busy anymore, so he took out the bag of silver in his arms, handed it to Wu Dalang, and said, "Brother, you can accept these." In the future, when there is a need for food and clothing at home, just buy it, and you don't have to work hard to sew it for me! ā
When Wu Dalang saw the heavy bag of silver taels, he was involuntarily happy, but then he looked straight, put the silver taels on the table, and asked Wu Song seriously, "Erlang, where do these come from?" ā
Wu Song said: "Brother, you don't need to ask, but you can give us two brothers to eat!" ā
Wu Dalang said: "Erlang, you were raised by your brother, how can your brother not know your temperament?" When you went to return those treasures the previous time, my brother knew that you were still upright and not greedy for ill-gotten gains. But you are a quick catcher in the yamen, where did such a large fortune come from tonight? Erlang, help the ancestors accumulate virtue and bless your father and mother in the sky, you are appreciated by the lord of Zhixian County, and you have become the head of the master, but you have to do things well, fight for the lord of Zhixian County, don't be a corrupt and perverted person! ā
Wu Song said: "Since my brother knows Wu Er's temperament, please believe in Wu Er, if you have money, just use it, no need to ask!" ā
Wu Dalang said: "You promise my brother that this money is not a way to be corrupt and have no conscience?" ā
Wu Song nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry!" ā
Wu Dalang was greatly overjoyed at this time. After all, he sells oil cakes and does a small business, and his money is really limited, so it doesn't matter if he is hard, but he is worried that his younger brother will have a hard life and have no money to buy a house and marry a wife. Now that his younger brother can make money, he is reluctant to spend it, but he is happy for his younger brother.
He took the silver taels into the house, but he did not know where to hide them. Before, he put the treasures sent by Li Kuan, a subordinate of the young man, under the bed, to wait for Wu Song to come back and make a decision. But now these silver taels were told by his brother that he could accept them with peace of mind, and they belonged to his brother, and he had to collect them carefully.
He put the bag of silver at the bottom of the bed, then took it out and put it on the top of the tent, put it in the wardrobe and quilt, and then thought of digging a small pit in the courtyard outside and burying it. Wu Song saw that his brother was short and ugly, but he was so honest and simple, and he had a tenderness in his heart, and persuaded his brother not to worry, just put away the silver and two casually, and don't be afraid of people stealing it.
Wu Dalang suddenly realized and said, "It's not, you see me as a goddamn fool!" My younger brother is already the acting head of the Yamen in Qinghe County, which thief dares to come to our house to steal things? ā
Wu Song smiled at his brother and said: "Brother, I'm not the acting head now, the county magistrate Xu has already told me that he has already declared me as the official head of the capital!" ā
"Ah, that's not good!" Wu Dalang's joy was even more different, he even jumped up happily with his short legs, like a child, and shouted, "My brother has been promoted again!" I knew that our Erlang would have a good time! ā
Wu Song saw that his brother was sincerely happy for him, and his heart was moved, but he teased Wu Dalang and said, "Brother, you didn't say that in the past. In the past, I used to fight with people outside, and I even went to prison several times, but you said that as long as I was safe, I didn't expect to support my family! ā
Wu Dalang was a little embarrassed and said, "That's what I said at that time. My father and mother went early, I was afraid that my brother would make a mistake, but it was not the best to be safe? Erlang, don't blame your brother for criticizing you in the past! ā
Wu Song smiled: "Brother, Erlang is joking with you!" ā
Wu Song didn't know that "joking" was a modern word, and Wu Dalang didn't understand it for a while, and asked, "What is a joke?" ā
Wu Song suddenly laughed, not knowing how to explain it to his brother. Then Zhengse said to Wu Dalang: "Brother, although you are shorter, your heart is the best." Your teachings to Wu Er, Wu Er will keep it in mind! My brother's kindness, my brother will try his best to repay it! ā
Wu Dalang laughed and said, "Erlang, I just said that you are smart, but you are sick again!" You and my brothers and sisters, what kind of kindness do you talk about, what do you say to repay? ā
Since his younger brother said that he didn't need to worry about thieves, Wu Dalang was slightly relieved, but he still carefully put the money under the bed, picked up the needle and thread after coming out, and continued to sew and mend clothes for Wu Song.
Wu Song saw his brother's simple and hard-working appearance, and thought: My brother is the most simple, kind, and family-oriented person except for being short and ugly.
Such a person, if he really knows how to cherish it and live with him in peace and stability, isn't it a plain and happy life?
Ay! It's just that feelings and desires are things that are difficult for people to control. Coupled with the seduction of such a powerful character as Ximenqing at that time, Pan Jinlian was naturally difficult to control.
The Pan Jinlian in the previous book is, of course, an unforgivable sin. However, now that she has crossed over, she has met this Pan Jinlian, who is still so kind, simple and beautiful, if she does not fall into the hands of Zhang Dahu and is not forced by Zhang Dahu to marry her brother Wu Dalang, her personality and fate may be different.
As for my brother, if I don't marry Pan Jinlian, I can marry a good sister-in-law who is more virtuous and knows how to appreciate him, and live a stable and happy life in this life!