Han Xiufeng has always done things with a "clear distinction between public and private", and his father-in-law Duan Jiqing, who is far away in Ba County, does the same.

The son-in-law remitted the silver money from Jiangsu, and he said in the letter that he would take as much as he wanted, and he would not ask for a copper plate that should not be taken. But those waste citations were obviously given to him by Wu Wenxi and asked Zhang Dejian, after all, if they were given to Han Si, they really couldn't do it.

In short, the Duan family is not extinct, not only does it have a son, but also wants to marry Liu Juren's sister in Jiangbei Hall in two years, and it is absolutely impossible for the family to have no money.

Running two families at the same time, Duan Jiqing is very busy these days.

I just helped my daughter and little grandson move to the house behind the Huguang Hall, and I was busy changing hands and scrapping it. Finally found a buyer, negotiated a good price, earned more than 5,000 taels, and then put down the small courtyard next to his daughter and son-in-law's house, bought materials everywhere, and found craftsmen to prepare to tear down and rebuild.

But there is no need to be anxious if this matter is not in a hurry, after all, his son will marry the fifth lady of the Liu family after two years, he simply asked Liu Juren's cousin to help take care of it, leaving two hundred taels of emergency silver, and then took his wife, daughter, little grandson, sister, and pillar to go to Xiangmagang with the head of the Guan team.

I prepared it for a long time and brought a lot of things.

In order to take away all the things that the pillar had helped to buy these days, he hired more than 30 porters. Knowing that his wife and daughter couldn't walk that far, he didn't want to walk dozens of miles of mountain roads by himself, so he hired three lifting poles from the sedan chair and sat on the lifting poles for a whole day before rushing to Zoumagang.

The shopkeeper Pan had already cleaned up his house, but Qin'er was unwilling to live in Pan's house, but held the baby and lived in his sister's house with his sister. The aunt cried with joy, first hugged her sister and cried, and then hugged the dog and didn't let go, and actually talked to her and her sister until it was almost dawn.

Early the next morning, Han Da, Han Er, and Han San, who received the letter last night, came, and when the shopkeeper Pan greeted them after breakfast, Duan Jiqing called everyone to set off again, and even let the pole out for the aunt to sit on.

"In-laws, in-laws, I'd better come down and go, it's not far." Not only has the aunt never sat on the pole, but she also knew that the father-in-law of the four children was originally on an errand in the government, where did she dare to sit on the pole but let Duan Jiqing walk in front, and she couldn't help shouting as soon as she got out of the mountain gate.

Duan Jiqing slowed down and said with a smile as he walked: "My sister, my mother, I am a few years older than you, so I will shout at you brother and sister." You just called my in-laws, and this in-laws really called me right. Although Zhixing is not your baby, it is no different from his own baby, if it weren't for his uncle who left early, maybe he would have passed on to you earlier. ”

Before, my aunt really had this idea.

But now is not the past, the fourth baby has become a big official, the aunt doesn't dare to have this idea anymore, and she doesn't know how to speak, Duan Jiqing said again: "In short, no matter whether you pass or not, in the eyes of my Duan Jiqing, you are the same as your own family." Later, when I see Zhixing's father, I will discuss with him, no matter what you say, you can't let your second room cut off the incense, this matter is also explained by Zhixing in the letter. ”

"What did the four babies say in the letter?" The aunt asked with tears in her eyes.

"Yes, many times."

As soon as Duan Jiqing's words fell, Han San said with an embarrassed face: "Master Duan, my father and my mother have already said that I will be a baby for my aunt." It's such a big thing, and we don't know whether to report it to the yamen, and we have been thinking about waiting for the fourth child to come back. ”

"Your father and your mother have already thought about it?" Duan Jiqing asked with a smile.

"I've thought about it a long time ago," for fear that Duan Jiqing wouldn't believe it, Han Da said eagerly: "To be a man is to be a man with a conscience, if it weren't for my uncle and aunt, my father and my mother, including our four brothers, would be able to live this life, and the fourth child of my family could read and write, and be an official?" ”

"A good person has to be a conscience, and your father and your mother are more reasonable than I thought. In this way, there is no need to wait for your brother to come back, just do this together while I and the head of the Guan team have been here for the past few days. ”

"That's the best, Master Duan, it's bothering you."

"It's not tiring, it's as it should be."

The aunt is most worried that she will have no one to support her in the future, and she is even more worried that her house will be broken with incense, but this kind of thing is not good to take the initiative to tell her brother and sister-in-law, and over time it has become a heart disease. She didn't expect happiness to come so quickly, and she covered her face and cried bitterly.

"Mother, why are you crying, this is a good thing." My sister said eagerly.

"Yes, auntie, don't cry, you should be happy." Qin'er also hugged the baby and turned back to persuade.

"I'm not crying, I'm happy."

The aunt nodded again and again, although she said that she would not cry, tears were rolling down. The shopkeeper Pan walked to the pole to congratulate, and Guan Bantou walked over to pat the grinning Han San on the shoulder, and reminded him as an elder that he would be his aunt's baby, not only should he be filial, but his mother-in-law should be as filial as the baby.

Crying and crying, laughing and laughing.

Crying, laughing, and laughing, I had unconsciously walked to the entrance of the village, and saw three squire-like people accompanied by an old peasant on crutches who were looking forward to it under the tree.

"Duan Jingcheng, that one is Zhixing's father." Shopkeeper Pan introduced with a smile.

Duan Jiqing reacted, hurriedly quickened his pace to greet him, and said with a smile as he walked: "In-laws, in-laws, I am Duan Jiqing, I have invited you and my mother-in-law several times before, but your family was busy and didn't go once, and I finally saw you today!" ”

Han Yugui has been farming in the countryside all his life, and he usually doesn't even go to Magang, and he is scared when he sees Baozheng Jiachang, and in the face of Duan Jiqing who came from afar, he was so nervous that he didn't know what to say for a while.

At this time, Qin'er walked up to him with the baby in her arms, squatted slightly, and said in a choked voice: "Dad, I am your daughter-in-law Qin'er, and this is your grandson Shichang." ”

"Okay, okay, I'll see."

"You hug."

Han Yugui subconsciously stretched out his hand, and was about to hug his grandson, when he suddenly thought that his hand that had been working all day was too rough, and he actually retracted it, but fortunately, Han's daughter-in-law was bold, and hurriedly squeezed forward to hug the dog, and said happily: "Sister Qin'er, I still want to go into the city with the baby and his father in a few months to see you and the dog, but I didn't expect you to come." ”

Han Da hurriedly said, "This is my mother-in-law." ”

Qin'er reacted and hurriedly said a blessing: "Qin'er has seen her sister-in-law." ”

"Don't don't, this can't be done," Mrs. Han was startled, and she didn't know how to return the gift, so she simply hugged the dog egg and turned around and said: "Dad, you see, the baby in the city is different from the baby in our countryside, you see how white the dog egg is, white and clean, with fine skin and tender meat." ”

"It's nature." My sister squeezed over and said proudly: "Sister-in-law, my dog was born to be a young master, and when he grows up, he will not only study but also take the test for fame, and in the future, he will be an official like his father, and he will marry Miss Guan." ”

The more Mrs. Han listened, the more excited she became, and she turned around and said to the neighbors who were watching: "Did you hear, the fourth baby of my family is the young master!" ”

The ancestral tomb of the old Han family is really smoking, not only is there an official master, but now there is an official young master, Han Yugui is so happy that he can't keep his mouth shut, but he doesn't know what to say.

Duan Jiqing has been in the military office for so many years, how can he not know that an honest country man like Han Yugui will not even dare to speak, so he simply doesn't say anything, just clasps Han Yugui's hands and walks to the village under the crowd.

The shopkeeper Pan was entrusted by someone to be loyal, and introduced as he walked: "Duan Jingcheng, this is Xu Yunshan that I told you a few days ago, this is Wang Jingcheng, and this Chen Huagui." ”

Duan Jiqing realized that these three were the three big families in the village, and thought that in the future, there would be not only your Xu, Wang, and Chen families, but also the four families of Han, Xu, Wang, and Chen, and he smiled and arched his hand: "It turned out to be Brother Xu, Brother Wang and Brother Chen, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

"Duan Jingcheng, we have admired your name for a long time, and we dare not take this disrespectful time."

"Yes, Duan Jingcheng, you deigned to come to this poor mountain and remote place, and we are flattered."

"The three brothers have lifted Duan, even if the three of you don't come, Duan will visit him one by one in the past two days."

"Duan Jingcheng, what are you talking about......

"Three, Duan Mou is not saying kind words, nor is he joking with the three of them," Duan Jiqing stopped, looked at the Xu family's mansion from afar, and sighed: "If the three of them hadn't asked Mr. to run a private school back then, how would Han Yucai, the uncle of the son-in-law, have the opportunity to serve Mr., and how can he have the opportunity to read and write with Mr.?" If Han Yucai is illiterate, his son-in-law will be even more illiterate, and if he can't read, how can he be an official, so if he thinks about it, he has to thank the three of them. ”

"Duan Jingcheng, you are serious, in fact, we really didn't do anything, in the final analysis, it is the jade wealth and the four children who are fighting for the qi!"

"They are very competitive, especially the son-in-law, who is now the deputy envoy of the two Huai Salt Transportation Divisions specially awarded by the emperor from the top of the five grades. As soon as the official document of the Ministry of Officials was sent to our Ba County, not only did the county magistrate personally come to congratulate him, but even the salt tea ceremony, Sichuan East Road and Futai came to congratulate him, and he sent five pieces with a plaque alone. ”

Duan Jiqing arched his hand in the direction of the capital, and then changed his words: "But you can't forget your roots as a man, and you can't forget to dig wells." Yucai died young, and he couldn't repay this kindness, this love can only be repaid by his son-in-law, who is an official outside and can't come back for a while, so he can only be thanked by Duan. ”

"Duan Jingcheng, don't, you're tormenting me!"

"yes, yes, I can't help it."

"It should be, it should be, even the gift is ready, and I will take the little girl and Zhixing Tawa with my in-laws to the house to thank you later."

Han Si became a big official from the fifth grade, not only in the village, but also in the horse. Xu Yunshan hired Mr. to come to the village to teach the children of the Xu family decades ago, and he was already a smart person. What's more, even the shopkeeper of "Tongxingdang" Pan took the initiative to give up more than 40 acres of land, how could he not know that the Han family was not what it used to be, and hurriedly said: "Duan Jingcheng, Brother Yugui, Zhixing is a great official from the fifth grade, and our faces are also bright, and we will follow in the future." ”

"Yes, Duan Jingcheng, we have been thinking these days, Zhixing has already been a master from the fifth grade, and the family can't be without the pomp of the five-grade master, how can there be decency without pomp? So we pondered that the ancestral hall must be repaired, and now those few houses must be rebuilt, and a large mansion must be built, and this land must be placed on two or three hundred acres, to say the least. ”

Duan Jiqing liked to deal with such smart people, so he stopped and looked around and asked, "Brother Xu, Brother Wang, can you still buy land around here now?" ”

"If you put others aside, you will definitely not be able to buy it, but Zhixing is not someone else, we have discussed, and the three of us will give fifty acres each," Xu Yunshan pointed to the hillside behind the Han family, and then pointed to the paddy field in front of the Han family, and said with a smile: "We are going to give up the mountain forest in front, the two ponds in the east and the paddy field below, the mountain forest and the paddy field add up to almost one hundred and fifty acres, but I don't know if Duan Jingcheng can see it." ”

"What's so embarrassing about letting three people cut their love?"

"Yes, yes, if you can afford it, you can afford us."

"Brother Xu, Brother Wang, Brother Chen, these three of you have made up my hand!" Duan Jiqing arched his hand and said in high spirits: "This hundred acres of mountains and forests and paddy fields Duan's son-in-law of a certain generation helped his in-laws buy it, and the price will go with the market, and the three of you must not be allowed to suffer." Then I bothered the three to help think about what roads to be paved in the village, which bridges to be repaired, and I went back to pay for the three on behalf of my son-in-law, and the three of them helped to pave and repair them together. ”

Xu Yunshan thought that being a Shangguan was atmospheric, and before he returned to his hometown, he was going to build bridges and pave roads, and was about to thank the people in the village, Duan Jiqing said again: "Is the private school in the village still there?" If you are in the son-in-law, if you don't have a husband, hire one, money and food are easy to say, in short, you can't waste your studies, you want to let these smart and clever babies in the village enroll, even if you can't get into the exam in the future, it's better than being illiterate! ”

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