is also a young and young man who left home, Cui Hao is angry and hateful, and Liu Wanshan is angry and ashamed.

At that time, he just won the weak crown, and confidently entered Beijing to take the exam, ten years, four exams, all of which fell to Sun Shan. The family wealth was scattered, coupled with the death of his wife Gao and the birth of the family, the death of his wife and children, and he was disheartened and returned to his hometown without shame, so he responded to the invitation of others, and went out of Beijing with others as a staff member and went to Lintao Mansion (governed in Lanzhou).

Before leaving Beijing, he asked his brother-in-law Gao Fengyuan to send a letter back to his hometown to his married sister Liu, explaining his helplessness, and writing down his whereabouts that the provincial sister was worried.

Within two years of arriving in Lanzhou, he received a letter from Gao Fengyuan, mentioning that Liu's pawn was selling dowry and his sister-in-law Wang Qingzhou was preparing for the township test. His brother-in-law has the heart to help, but the elders of the outer nine rooms are stubborn, and although he is barely an in-law, he is also a little far away.

The Liu family is not only in-law with the Wang family, but also familiar with Wang Ning's family, and when they saw this letter, they could only sigh at the old man's high stubbornness.

When Liu Wanshan received the letter, he felt sorry for his sister-in-law, so he packed up the salary he had saved, totaling more than 100 taels of silver, exchanged it into a piece of gold, and entrusted the messenger to bring it back to his hometown.

The following year, Gao Fengyuan's second letter arrived, a letter of good news, mentioning Wang Qinghong's Zhongju.

Liu Wanshan thought that it would not be easy for him to live in the capital, so he packed up another fifty taels of silver and brought it to his sister-in-law.

When he received the news of Wang Qingzhou's violent death, it was already another year after him.

At this time, under the introduction of Shangguan, he married Shangguan's widowed niece to fill the house, and also made up the clerk as a lifter. Regarding the fact that there is a girl in his hometown who needs help, he has not hidden it at all.

The wife is also virtuous, in addition to the silver taels, she also bought a few decent and light gifts for the sister-in-law who has never met.

Liu Wanshan thought that although Lanzhou was far away from Anlu, he finally walked around. Now that my sister-in-law has passed away, I am left with a lonely widow, and I can help if I can.

The nephew replied to the letter, and the handwriting was not good-looking, but thinking about the nephew's age, Liu Wanshan didn't care about it, but when he replied, he brought two good notes to his nephew. In this way, the two families went back and forth, and although they were separated by more than 3,000 miles, the credible pieces were never broken. From one letter after another, Liu Wanshan knew that his nephew was very promising, and he passed the children's test.

Thinking that his nephew was going to marry his wife and his nephew's daughter was going to get married, Liu Wanshan instructed his wife to prepare money and goods to bring back to Anlu.

And then, no more...... Not only did he not reply to the letter, but the old servants who gave gifts back to his hometown were also nowhere to be found.

Liu Wanshan thought that the two places were thousands of miles away, was the old servant killed for money?

After some inquiry, there was no news. originally wanted to invite someone to take a trip to Anlu, but it happened that there was a vacancy in a local county, and Liu Wanshan was promoted to be a parent in a place, and he had no time for the time being.

Although the northwest is bitter and cold, the people are fierce, but the local people are more simple and simple, and there are few cunning and treacherous people.

Although the horse thieves in the northwest have always been endless, Liu Wanshan was lucky, just in time for the time when the horse thieves in the northwest were not in charge, and the ground was peaceful for a few years.

At this time, the evaluation of officialdom is not based on the "case solving rate", but on the "crime occurrence rate". Even if all ten cases here are solved, it can't compare to only one case over there.

Liu Wanshan's "rule of Qingping", coupled with his own background and emphasis on education, made the number of local students finally break through single digits.

These two achievements alone have made him outstanding in his evaluations over the years.

Liu Wanshan finally freed his hands and sent people to Anlu, but caught up with the rebellion of King Ning, and the guards of various prefectures were under martial law. Lintao is located on the northwest border, and the population in and out is also restricted.

When King Ning rebelled, many officials in Jiangxi officialdom were coerced, and then fell one after another. Liu Wanshan's uncle happened to be transferred to Jiangxi as a political envoy, so Liu Wanshan entrusted him to inquire about the news of his hometown.

Unexpectedly, the news was that Liu and Wang Dalang had died of illness a long time ago, Shun Niang had been married, and Wang Ning and his heirs and grandchildren depended on each other.

No matter how sluggish Liu Wanshan is, he can sense that something is wrong, and if he is involved in his wife's Yue's family, it will not be good for his uncle to continue to help investigate.

It happened that because of his outstanding political achievements, he was able to "reduce his salary and be promoted", and after asking his uncle to find favors, he made up for the general judgment of Nanyang Mansion in Henan.

The deadline for taking office is in February next year, and when there is time in the middle, Liu Wanshan will return to his hometown with his wife and children to worship his ancestors.

After making inquiries, I learned that the outer nine houses had been poor for many years, and had been barely surviving on the ten acres of land handed down by the ancestors, until after the heirs, the livelihood of the sect house improved, where did Liu Wanshan not understand.

He went to the Gao family, and the Gao family lived more and more prosperously, two more shops were added, and there was a lot more fertile land under his name, which was a prosperous scene.

Gao Fengyuan did not deny that the more than 500 taels of silver sent back by Liu Wanshan were all secretly sent back by the Gao family. The missing old servant was a distant relative of the Gao family, and in the early years, he followed Liu Wanshan with the Gao family, and the so-called "disappearance" was just a return to the Gao family.

The last preparations for the makeup have been used as a dowry for the daughters of the high school families.

Liu Wanshan's face was pale, and he questioned Gao Fengyuan's reason.

Gao Fengyuan said: "My brother-in-law is discouraged and will try, and he will go away, but he only remembers to care about his sister-in-law who has gone out, and he doesn't ask a word about his parents-in-law, how ruthless is he?" Did my sister enter Liu's house naked? Brother-in-law is prominent, Zhou Ji is the first parent-in-law, and he does his filial piety, why not? If my brother-in-law gets a newcomer and doesn't want to recognize the Gao family anymore, I just have to sue him, and I will admit any guilt. ”

Seeing that he said so justifiably, Liu Wanshan didn't even bother to argue, stood up, looked at Gao Fengyuan and said: "Since I have done my filial piety, then there is no need for Liu Gao's two families to communicate with each other!" ”

The Gao family and the outer nine rooms are both his in-laws, but how can the two families be compared? The Gao family is wealthy, Gao Fengyuan has several brothers, and his children and grandchildren are luxuriant; The nine houses outside the Wang family are poor and the population is very small.

Where did he ignore his parents-in-law, and the second elder didn't want to see him as a son-in-law. His wife is mourned, so why is he embarrassed to go to the second elder again.

After more than ten years of hard work, Gao's father and mother have already passed away one after another, and the so-called "filial piety" in Gao Fengyuan's mouth is just a joke.

was deducted from the silver taels, and Liu Wanshan did not have much resentment in his heart. The wealth is moving, and it can only be said that the brother-in-law is not a gentleman, and he is too gullible; What he hated was that his brother-in-law did not inform the Liu family of his whereabouts, and he had been isolated from the two families for more than ten years.

If Liu knew that she still had a brother to rely on, would she still die of depression? If Da Lang knew that his uncle had come out and could help the outside nine rooms, would he still fight day and night, vomiting blood and studying hard?

There are no ifs.

If he hadn't left Beijing in a hurry, if he had discovered Gao Fengyuan's abnormality carefully over the years, everything would have been different.

It's too late to talk about this now.

With a feeling of remorse and guilt, Liu Wanshan ascended to the gate of the outer ninth room.

As early as when he heard that the outer nine rooms had a step-heir, he was uncomfortable, after all, it was not from his sister, and he was a cheap nephew. But after returning to An Lu for the past two days, after carefully investigating the affairs of the outer nine rooms in the past two years, he was only full of gratitude to the Dao idiot.

When he saw Dao Idiot today, he was more intimate and less alienated in his heart.

The Taoist idiot was polite and polite, and led the guests to the south hall to watch tea, and looked at Liu Wanshan out of the corner of his eyes. Liu Wanshan was wearing a fur-inlaid coat and official boots, although he didn't know the grade, he could see that it was an official body.

Liu Wanshan is also looking at the Taoist idiot, a half-new and not old muslin shirt, with a Confucian scarf on his head, and an elegant young man with beautiful eyebrows and eyes. Although his face is immature, he has a good bearing between words and deeds.

Even though Liu Wanshan was an official and an elder, he came with guilt, unwilling to put up a shelf in front of the idiot, and asked Shunniang in a gentle voice about the details of her stay in Beijing, as well as the recent situation of the outer nine rooms in the past two years.

The idiots answered them one by one.

Hearing that Shunniang had given birth to a son, and her nephew and son-in-law also worshipped a famous teacher, and the imperial examination was expected, Liu Wanshan couldn't help but sigh.

Regarding the Gao family's affairs, he originally wanted to hide it, after all, it was not a glorious thing. If you put more effort into it, you won't be deceived again and again.

But after seeing the idiot, Liu Wanshan liked it very much, and after thinking about it, he decided to tell the truth. The other party in the province thought that he was a ruthless uncle, and the two families were disgusted because of this, but it was not beautiful.

Listening to this oolong past, the idiot was really stunned.

Ordinary people, a few taels of silver can live for a year. 500 taels of silver, buy land at a high price, and also have 50 acres, and earn dozens of taels of silver a year. If the outer nine rooms really got this subsidy, Shun Niang would not have to suffer so much when she was young.

However, in that case, the outer nine rooms would not be so secluded, disliked by the clansmen, and they could not decide on the heirs for a long time, so they let themselves pick up the loopholes.

A drink and a peck, all have a fixed number.

The most uncomfortable thing is Liu Wanshan, who is a good brother who feels sorry for his sister, but he can't help at all. When I returned to my hometown after many years, things were not people.

It's just that I'm a junior, and it's not easy to say words of consolation. When he entered the inner house to invite Wang Ning's family, the Taoist idiot relayed Liu Wanshan's words in a few words.

Wang Ning's family obviously trusted Liu Wanshan's character, and immediately believed it, and sighed: "No wonder I haven't heard from me all these years, it turns out that this is the reason." Even when your mother was alive, she thought that your uncle was gone, so she stopped hearing from her. After repeated failures, wives and children died, where can ordinary people withstand this blow. ”

Although Wang Ning didn't see the five hundred taels of silver for the mistake, he still said to the idiot: "Although the silver Gao family can go, in the final analysis, it is your uncle who wants to make up for our family's loss of wealth, and this favor is accepted." Uncle Liu is not only your uncle, but also your father's senior, and he also took care of your father in his early years. ”

The Taoist idiot responded in his mouth, helped Wang Ning out of the second gate, and entered the south hall.

When Liu Wanshan heard the movement, he had already gotten up, and when he saw Wang Ning's family, he immediately bowed his knees and bowed: "Nephew Wanshan will give you a salute." ”

Looking at Liu Wanshan, Wang Ning was also in a trance.

Before Liu Wanshan entered Beijing, he came to Wang's house to say goodbye, and Liu Wanshan was weak and old, and his son and Liu were newly married.

In a blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed, and the former weak-crowned young man has been dyed with frost on his temples, and his son and daughter-in-law have long been a piece of loess......