[13] Common prosperity
After the team walked out for about half an hour, they stopped in front of a big village, and Song Youliang looked up to see that the plaque of the Rushan Cottage Inspection Department was hanging high above the gate. The Inspection Department was a grassroots organization under the county-level yamen of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in China. When it was first established in the Yuan Dynasty, it was usually a non-permanent organization with jurisdiction over sparsely populated areas, and in addition to having no administrative discretion, there was no permanent chief official to administer it, and its function was mainly military. The Ming Dynasty followed its rules, but supplemented with administrative power. Because Rushankou Port has been an important port since ancient times, it is not uncommon for a similar customs inspection department to be set up here.
Song Youliang was suddenly embarrassed, he was originally going to come to the Rushanzhai Inspection Division to invite his aunt and uncle to Haiyang for a banquet, but now he saw his aunt and uncle like this~~ It's really embarrassing
"Miss go back to the village~~" A pawn wearing the clothes of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers shouted at the gate of the village
After a while, I saw a middle-aged couple walking out of the village, "Crazy girl, where are you going to mess around, you are so tired that Uncle Liu came out with a large team of people to look for you~" The middle-aged man scolded with a smile
Song Youliang peeked at it, according to the memory of his previous life, Song Youliang clearly recognized that the woman was his aunt Song, and the middle-aged man was his uncle, Zhao Lianli, the inspector of the Rushanzhai Inspection Division
The young lady came out of the carriage and returned the salute with a smile, "Wanling has seen uncle, aunt~"
The woman smiled and said, "Wanling, your Uncle Song in Haiyang invites us to have a drink, you can pack up and go together~"
"Huh~~" Song Youliang was stunned, this young lady called her aunt aunt aunt, so what is her relationship with her own family? What is the relationship with yourself? It's so complicated~~~ Before Song Youliang could sort out this relationship, he heard the young lady called Wanling say: "Auntie, I caught a very interesting thing in the market and came back~~"
"Something interesting?" Song Youliang couldn't cry or laugh, still lowered his head and remained silent
"Oh? Let my aunt take a look~~" Song walked up to Song Youliang's horse and lowered his head to look
"Auntie, it's me~~" Song Youliang raised his head in embarrassment
"Ah~~ It's Youliang~~" The woman was startled and exclaimed
Wanling was also taken aback, "Auntie, do you know him?" ”
Song hurriedly said: "This is my nephew Song Youliang, that is, your cousin~"
Wanling burst out laughing, "It turned out to be her own family~~ Uncle Liu, put him down~~"
Liu Ziming answered, stepped forward to loosen the hemp rope tied to Song Youliang's wrist, and carried him off the horse again
Zhao Lianli smiled and pressed Song Youliang and asked, "Where did you offend your cousin~~"
Song Youliang was angry and funny, straight and straight, he just refused to bow his head, "I didn't offend her~~ I also helped her, so that she could spend less money in vain~~"
Wanling's surname is Zhao, and she is the only daughter of Zhao Lianli's eldest brother Zhao Liancheng, because Zhao Liancheng has been doing business in Fujian and Nanyang all the year round, so this baby daughter has been fostered in Zhao Lianli's house, Zhao Lianli has been obedient to Zhao Wanling since she was a child, the more Song Youliang refuses to obey, the more Zhao Wanling thinks he is interesting. Zhao Wanling waved her hand and said with a smile: "Miss Ben doesn't remember the villain, forget about it~~~"
Song Youliang completely lost his temper
When she entered the village, Zhao Wanling went to change her clothes and prepare for the banquet, while Song Youliang handed over the gifts prepared by her mother Song Li to her aunt and uncle in the front hall, which were some small snacks and a few embroideries made by Song Li, and a letter was also included. Although it is not as good as the Suzhou embroidery sold in the city, it is not a matter of money. Song took the letter that Song Li gave him, read it and handed it to Zhao Lianli, Zhao Lianli looked Song Youliang up and down, and said with a smile: "Youliang, the last time my uncle saw you, you were still a thin boy, and now you are strong and strong~Well, it's time to marry a daughter-in-law~~"
"Marry a daughter-in-law?" Song Youliang was stunned, and asked cautiously: "Uncle, aunt, shouldn't my mother ask the two of you to find a daughter-in-law for me in the letter?" ”
Zhao Lianli laughed, "The kid is so smart~~"
"I'm still young~~" Song Youliang hurriedly squeezed his eyebrows and made a childish appearance
"It's not small~~It's not small~~" Song smiled and said: "It's eighteen, your cousin Shixun was a father when he was eighteen years old~" Song Youliang's cousin Zhao Shixun works on an errand in Jinan Mansion and is not at home all year round. Saying that, the Song family said to Zhao Lianli: "Official, you have a wide network, go back and look for Youliang~~"
Zhao Lianli nodded, "Our family friends show talents, afraid that they won't be able to marry a daughter-in-law?" Zhao Lianli said proudly: "As long as I let out the words, my subordinates alone will have to fight to send their daughters to the door and pick them one by one for our friends~"
Song Youliang just laughed, and then asked, "What's the matter with that cousin Wanling?" ”
Zhao Lianli smiled: "She is the only daughter of my eldest brother Zhao Liancheng, because my eldest brother is doing business in Fujian and Nanyang all the year round, so this baby daughter has been fostered in my house, pampered since childhood, and she is very rude~"
Song smiled: "Even if she counts as your cousin~~ It's just that this girl has been pampered since she was a child~ She actually tied up her cousin~"
"Oh~~" Song Youliang sighed meaningfully
Seeing this, Song smiled and teased: "What's the matter, you still want to have a cousin and cousin?" ”
Song Youliang deliberately raised his head and replied with a smile: "Shi Eun should be the ruling Jinwu, and marrying a wife should be Yin Lihua." My cousin is so Peugeot, what's so bad? My Fair Lady, Gentleman is good~~"
Song and Zhao Lianli were about to laugh, when they suddenly heard a soft and glutinous voice shouting: "The toad wants to eat swan meat~~~", only to see Wanling said angrily: "My husband was a dragon and a phoenix among people at that time, and he was the best talent, so don't daydream~"
Song and Zhao Lianli couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed back and forth.
Song Youliang was so unconvinced that he said, "If I win the champion, will you marry me?" ”
Wan Lingyi pointed and said: "Once the word is out, it is difficult for the horse to chase~~"
"Okay~~" Song Youliang stretched out his little finger, "Pull the hook~~" Song Youliang couldn't help but say, pulled Wanling's hand and hooked Wanling's slender fingers with his thick fingers, "Pull the hook and hang it, it won't change for a hundred years~~" Before Wanling could react, Song Youliang had already taken three steps and made two steps, running towards the door
"Uncle, aunt~~I'll go first~~"
Song shouted: "Youliang, where are you going~~"
Song Youliang shouted with a smile: "My two relatives saw that I was kidnapped, they must have moved the rescue troops to Haiyang, if I don't go back, there will be a large army here~~~"
Song couldn't laugh even more, and said to Zhao Lianli: "Xianggong, it's better to tell Youliang about family affairs as soon as possible, otherwise no one will discipline you in the countryside, and your heart will be wild~~"
Zhao Lianli shouted loudly: "Youliang, go slowly, my uncle and your aunt will go with you~~" After shouting, he couldn't stop laughing
Only Zhao Wanling stared blankly at her little finger that had been pulled
Fortunately, Song Youliang returned home in time, otherwise Xu Erduo and Zhang Shi would have to bloom again, but Song Youliang was kidnapped back to the cottage by his unruly cousin and became a topic of conversation for everyone in Haiyang after dinner, but everyone felt that this was just a playful affair between young people, and it was not indecent.
After this incident, Song Youliang came up with the idea of relying on the advantages of Rushankou Port to help agriculture with business and promote business with agriculture. It happened that his uncle and brother-in-law came to Haiyang for a reunion dinner, so Song Youliang proposed the idea of the three families watching and helping each other together.
Song Youliang's sister Song Youlian is a typical Ming Dynasty woman, gentle and virtuous, and her brother-in-law Xia Minghao is also an honest farmer-style military household, born stocky and black, and has been replaced by thousands of households in the mountains four years ago. "Youliang, you are not a person who has read books, but you are more capable than your brother-in-law and me, and you are making the family business more and more prosperous~~" Xia Minghao's words contained both envy and jealousy
"Brother-in-law, we are a family and don't talk to each other, as long as you are willing, I can tell my brother-in-law any trick~~" Song Youliang said to his uncle Zhao Lianli again: "And uncle, as long as our family works together, I guarantee that Rushan and Dashan will be as prosperous as Haiyang in less than three years~~ In the future, in Rushan and Dashan, you will no longer see military households in tattered clothes~"
"Really?" Xia Minghao and Zhao Lianli's eyes lit up
"Of course~~" Song Youliang smiled: "Uncle, you are in charge of Rushankou Port, it is a cornucopia~~ Brother-in-law, the land near your mountain is also fertile, rich in products, and there is iron, lead, copper, and gold underground~~~" Song Youliang depicts a bright future like a few treasures
Zhao Lianli was very happy to hear it, but he frowned again when he listened, "Youliang, you know that your uncle is a martial artist who leads soldiers, and your brother-in-law is a farmer, who can't compare to you, he has gone to school and read books." Don't look at us, we can listen and nod our heads, but you really want us to do it~~~" Zhao Lianli looked at Xia Minghao, and Xia Minghao also nodded.
"Actually, we can start from the simplest, that is, Tuntian~~" Song Youliang said: "No matter how you act in the future, the first thing to do now is to eat a full stomach, if you worry about two meals all day long, then don't do anything~"
"Well, reasonable~~" Zhao Lianli said: "I originally knew that I would wait for the salary to be paid from above, and then deduct a little." The soldiers always say that I deduct military rations and self-fattening, but after so many years, where has I gained weight in Zhao? Zhao Lianli laughed at himself
"Yes~" Xia Minghao sighed, "Every day, for a few buckets of food, I make the military households in the institute treat me as a villain, and call me Xia Papi behind my back, but my Xia family hasn't accumulated much food for so many years, and I have always been resentful and have nowhere to sow~"
Song Qianjin said with a smile: "Youliang, you will tell your brother-in-law and uncle all the methods you used to open up the wasteland, and you can't write two words in one stroke~"
"Yes, Dad~"