Chapter 318: Filial Piety (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
A lawsuit that countless people in Ningbo City talked about suddenly ended in another way, how could it not make people stunned. In the end, the Ye family brothers, who had turned against each other for a while, seemed to leave the yamen happily, and they all greeted their nephews who rushed back from She County, as if they were closer than their own sons. Immediately after, a group of people went to Mrs. Su to pick up Mrs. Ye, although the old lady refused to move the nest for the time being, it is said that laughter came from time to time in the house, and it was obvious that everyone up and down was in a good mood.
In contrast, the depressed Ye Shijiu was beaten all the way out of the yamen by Kong Jia, who had just lost his position as a minister, and this joke did not attract much attention. After all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and he wants to gnaw a piece of meat from the Ye family, but he loses a big loss, and he deserves this fate.
And the new official Liu Si Official, who grabbed Mao Fengyi, who was a teacher today but was useless at all, had a very different attitude from the previous Aili Buli, and his mouth was almost grinning to the root of his ears. Finding that he couldn't find anything from Mao Fengyi, he lowered his voice and said, "Anyway, you can match me up and let me see that little official again." ”
Kong Jia has been holding the house for so many years, and Liu Siyi has the evidence in his hand, but he has never dared to send it to the county honor. And look at this miraculous change in the public court today, Ye Shijiu, who used to take charge of most of the property division lawsuits in Yin County, don't say that his reputation cannot be kept, looking at this situation, he may be expelled from the clan, and Kong Jia has also lost the fat shortage of the household secretary. And the Ye family brothers were magically reconciled like this. This series of events really dazzled him. So. How could he not pay a good visit to them?
How dare Mao Fengyi say that when she introduced people, she didn't know that one of them was the young master of the Ye family. It was difficult for Liu Siyi to speak when he was a warden in the past, but now he naturally does not dare to disobey. When he hurried to the house where he had been to once, he found that the carriage was coming out in front of the door, and he quickly stepped aside, and immediately recognized the young man who was fifteen or sixteen years old behind the carriage, and he had to call out to the little official, and hurried forward to stop the horse.
Wang Fulin, who recognized the person, gestured for everyone to go first. He stepped forward immediately, and when he understood Mao Fengyi's intentions, he smiled and said: "This is easy, I want to visit the old lady of the Ye family today, I don't have time." Tomorrow morning I will go to visit Chen Xianzun, and let him come over tomorrow afternoon or evening. ”
Faced with this understatement, Mao Fengyi was really envious in her heart. Don't look at him as a showman, but Zhejiang is a big province in the imperial examination, and the success rate of the showman examination is about one out of every fifty people. Therefore, since he chose to take the road of peddling lawsuits. It is impossible to offend the county officials at all, but the person in front of him is also a showman, but he has such energy! He agreed with a smile on his face, and was about to continue to say something, but Wang Fulin suddenly diverted the topic.
"You said you were short of money, can you tell me why? You must know that since you are in the name of Youfeng Laiyi, it can be seen that the elders have endless expectations, how can you be satisfied with being a lawyer who is soliciting lawsuits at the gate of the county government? ”
If someone else asked, Mao Fengyi would definitely be perfunctory, but thinking of the case just now, after hesitating for a moment, he said in a low voice: "My mother spun yarn and weaved cloth, saving money for me to study, I had a serious illness last winter, and I can't go to the ground yet, so I rely on my lady to pick it up and take care of the inside and outside." In order for me to be admitted to Xiucai, my family's family was empty, so I could only rely on familiarizing myself with the Da Ming Law and the Da Hui of the Religious People's List, etc., thinking that I might be able to earn a little money to supplement my family. ”
"And how much have you earned so far?"
Mao Fengyi snorted a little ashamedly and said, "Plus what the little official gave before, the total is less than nine taels, which is not enough to buy medicine for my mother." ”
"And you're going to go on like this? You must know that if you continue to take the imperial examination, you may be able to pass the examination, glorify your ancestors, and live a life many times better than now. Moreover, Ling Tang shouldn't want to see you give up halfway through the field like this, right? ”
"My qualifications are only in the middle and upper classes in the academy, and I took the Dao exam three times before I barely passed the exam, rather than wasting time and wasting money in the field, what if my mother only knows grief-stricken for a while, it is better to try to make some money now, let her live a little better, and let her live a few more years. My lady has been suffering since she married me, and even the dowry has been pasted in, and I really don't want to do this anymore. Besides, I have younger siblings below me, and my younger brother has just started his education and is studying, so maybe he is more qualified than me? ”
Wang Fulin looked at this twenty-five or sixteen-year-old Xiucai, who had been sitting on a horse and talking to people, and suddenly jumped off the horse. In this way, he is even half a head shorter than the other party. He arched his hand with a smile and said, "Mao Xianggong, get to know me again, I am Wang Fulin of Songming Mountain in She County." ”
Mao Fengyi didn't expect Wang Fulin to suddenly treat herself so politely, and she was stunned for a moment before hurriedly raising her hand to return the salute, but she didn't know what to say. The next moment, he only heard Wang Fulin say with a smile: "That's it, today you are going to be a master for the fourth room of the Ye family, so let's go with us to meet Mrs. Ye." This case can be settled smoothly, and you have no credit and hard work. ”
Mao Fengyi naturally couldn't ask for such an invitation, but it was still a little unbelievable. Could it be that because he knew that he gave up the imperial examination to be a teacher for the sake of his mother, who was seriously ill in bed, Wang Fulin treated himself like this? How is this possible, those who are interested in the scientific field, the most hated is that as a student, he is willing to be lowly to solicit lawsuits, shouldn't he belittle him for his lack of ambition when he knows the reason, and reprimand him for the sake of his seriously ill mother in bed, and work hard to get admitted to the exam?
Wang Fulin didn't care what Mao Fengyi thought in his heart. The admission rate of the township examination in Zhejiang and Nanzhili is only 2 percent, and while it takes time, it also requires a lot of investment to support a student who is not productive. If the family is a solid small landlord, it can barely afford it, but if it is an ordinary commoner's food and clothing home, it will only come out for a show. That's going to bring down the living standards of the whole family. And those who only know how to read the books of the sages often do not ask about the sufferings of their families. I only know that I can enjoy the support of my family with peace of mind. A person like Mao Fengyi who is self-reliant and feeds his family is really worthy of admiration.
The so-called laughter and laughter of Mrs. Su's marriage to the private house is, of course, just a trick for outsiders to see. In fact, as soon as the three of the old man Ye brothers entered, they were scolded by Mrs. Ye for being bloody. No matter which mother encounters her own son to ask for property, or even put people under house arrest, how can it be so easy to forget, therefore, as soon as the second master and the third master Ye who suffered from the fish in the pond came out. What a good face for the eldest brother. However, they didn't want Mrs. Su to really take Mrs. Ye to Shexian, in that case, they wouldn't want to raise their heads and be human.
But they were so good at talking, but Mrs. Su just said lightly, "I'll talk to my mother." At this point, none of them dared to coerce this really powerful fourth brother and sister, and they didn't even dare to care that they didn't leave them to eat at all, so they quit and quit. When they were about to go out, Ye Xiaopang gave them two steps. They finally managed to save some face. But at this moment, it happened that several carriages entered the alley. They saw Ye Xiaopang's eyes light up, and they left them and walked forward quickly.
"Brother Wang, you're here!"
"I've really brought a whole family here, is there enough for lunch today?"
Although Ye Xiaopang was polite to the three uncles, he only felt that he was awkward just when he talked and got along, but at this moment, he felt that the whole person was relaxed, and immediately said with a smile: "Of course it is enough to eat, I have already instructed the kitchen to make a few authentic Ningbo dishes, and give Brother Wang and Jinbao Qiufeng to taste...... Ah, look at my memory, of course, I also prepared the two gentlemen's favorite Shaoxing daughter red. ”
Seeing the two carriages entering the door, Ye Xiaopang happily dragged the strange-looking young man in, and the three brothers of the Ye family who were left behind looked at me, embarrassed at the same time, but even more puzzled who this group of people was. However, no one had the face to stay here and continue to inquire, and they parted ways with a cold snort, not noticing that Wang Fulin also turned around and greeted the young talent who was Ye Xiaopang's teacher today.
Mrs. Su's dowry house has a total of three entrances, which she bought before she got married, and she has not rented it out to others for many years, but has transformed the back into a flower house, and hired two flower farmers with good craftsmanship to serve them, but the annual income is considerable. Now that Mrs. Ye has moved here, Mrs. Su has asked her to cut off the back and let her live in the main house of the second entrance. At this moment, when Ye Xiaopang broke in, Old Lady Ye was sitting on Ye Mingyue on her left hand, and Xiaobei was sitting on her right hand, and the three of them were talking with a smile.
"Grandmother, grandmother, Brother Wang is here!"
After Mrs. Ye was picked up by Mrs. Su from the Ye family's old mansion today, she had roughly heard her talk about Wang Fulin's plan, and saw that she had been sad for more than half a month and that it was easily solved in an instant. When she saw a young man bow her head to avoid the curtain of the door, and cross the threshold and come in like this, she looked at the unluxurious green satin straight jacket, the handsome countenance, the amiable smile, the proper salute and salutation, and for a moment gave birth to a deeper joy.
"It's amazing! When Shiro wrote a letter back before, he mentioned that he met a smart and capable young talent in Shexian County, and he said how good it was, I was still a little unbelievable, but today this case can end like this, I really believe it! Good boy, if it weren't for you, the Ye family's reputation for more than 100 years would be ruined, and I, the old woman, would be forced to die by others. Speaking of which, Mrs. Ye, who had already gotten up with the support of her two granddaughters, came to Wang Fulin and motioned for Ye Mingyue and Xiaobei to let go.
"Old lady, didn't you torture me?"
"You can afford it, don't say that you helped Shiro so much, just say that this time is my family's great benefactor, and I have to thank you." As she spoke, Mrs. Ye looked at Wang Fulin again, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, and then said with a smile, "I heard that all your family members are here, so I invited them in and talked together." ”
PS: Last month's monthly pass was finally fixed at 1346, you must know that there are only more than 800 votes left in the four days left at the end of the month, thank you so much! There are a lot of things at home, my cousin is still critically ill, and I can't do anything to add more, so I can only keep trying my best to keep two shifts - (to be continued......)