"Young master, you can be regarded as coming back, so that the old slave will miss it so much!"

The old housekeeper He Xinzhi took Mao Bijiang's hand, looked up and down, and the old tears were all over the place.

"Young master, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you've lost weight and darkened, and the old slave is almost unrecognizable!"

Mao Bijiang smiled slightly: "Lao He, this kind of world, it is good to be able to save a life, don't I lack anything, you should be happy!" ”

"Yes, happy, happy! Hurry up and meet the old lady, she doesn't know how to miss you. ”

Mao Bijiang hurried, arrived in the inner courtyard, and met the old mother, the mother and son hugged their heads and cried, and the old lady stroked the top of her son's head and burst into tears.

"My meat, tell me quickly, where have you been for more than a year? Gossip, I don't know what scared my mother, some people say you died in prison, some people say you were kidnapped by a gang of Qiu Ba, also, some people say that you lost your ambition and betrayed the gentleman of Donglin, people despise it, you make it clear to your mother! ”

The old lady tugged at her son's clothes, her face full of tears.

Mao Bijiang lowered his head and said ashamedly: "Mother, the child is not filial, it worries your old man, I was indeed taken by An **, and I have followed An ** to Henan for more than a year." I also wrote about Donglin's crimes, counting, it can be regarded as betraying Donglin, if the old lady is angry, she can beat and scold! ”

The old lady looked at Mao Bijiang, her eyes were full of tears, and the corners of her mouth trembled slightly.

"Hey, what else can I say, you are better than anything else in life, this will be listened to as a mother. Don't think about what is rich and noble, just stay at home honestly, our family still has dozens of acres of mulberry fields. Don't starve! ”

Mao Bijiang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Mother, I'm afraid it won't work, the child has taken on the mission, the king of Zhongshan asked the child to go to Shanghai to prepare for the opening of the port and trade, I am going home by the way, and I will leave soon!" ”

"Huh?" The old lady was taken aback: "Could it be that my son can't become an official." How many products are there? ”

"It's just an errand, as for the grade, King Zhongshan hasn't decided yet. But I guess it's almost the same as the prefect! ”

"Okay, okay, my son has a chance. Lao He, hurry up and buy fish. We're in for a treat. Let the neighborhood come for a meal! ”

He Xinzhi nodded hurriedly, and his old face smiled: "Old lady, don't worry, the old slave will do it!" ”

The old lady sat for a while, then suddenly stood up and hurried to the back.

"Son, after a while, relatives and friends will come over to prepare some gifts for their mother. It also saves people from saying that we have lost our manners! ”

Mao Bijiang also smiled and nodded, and followed behind the old lady. They went all the way to the kitchen, and the old lady took out a large set of keys from her bosom, went to the front of a barn, and searched for a long time before she poked open the big brass lock and walked in tremblingly.

"Mother, what kind of baby bump are you hiding, why are you so secret?"

The old lady took out a jar from inside, which was twenty or thirty pounds, and hurriedly reached out and hugged it, and opened it to take a look, only to see that it was full of salt.

"Mother, this, what is this, a guest is here, one person gives a jar?"

"Nonsense! How can you give so much! ”

The old lady grabbed a handful of salt, put it in front of Mao Bijiang, and said: "My son, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, and now a pound of salt costs five dollars of silver, which is rising every day, and I think it will cost one or two silver in less than a month." Now how many people can afford to eat food, but they can't afford to buy salt. This jar was saved by my mother's painstaking efforts. Now that you are an official, it is estimated that you can't lack salt to eat, so give a little to the neighbors, and make everyone happy! ”

Saying that, a maid brought red paper, and the old lady had to wrap the salt like a red envelope, the baby was amazing!

Mao Bijiang couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Mother, the child advises you, the price of this salt will not rise for a few days, and it will be cheaper in the future." ”

"What you said is true?"

"Of course it's true, don't forget that the child is doing things for the King of Zhongshan, and he knows it."

The old lady sighed and said with a smile: "The king of Zhongshan you mentioned, if he can really lower the price of salt and let the people have a way to live, he will accumulate virtue and do good." With such a good official, my son will definitely be able to soar in the future! ”

He Xinzhi moved quickly, ran to the market and took a big turn, bought a cart of chicken, duck and fish, bought two firecrackers, and called the masters of three restaurants by the way.

The carriage carrying things entered the alley, and the neighbors were alarmed.

"Steward He, what do you say, the house is going to get married and marry a bride!" Xiao Cui said excitedly.

Xiao Cui's daughter-in-law on the side hurriedly tugged Xiao Cui's arm, "What nonsense, there is an old lady in Maofu, what kind of relatives to marry?" ”

Xiao Cui also felt speechless, and hurriedly said: "Don't blame Steward He, I'm just a mess!" ”

"Hahaha, Xiao Cui's words are not bad, there is going to be a happy event in our house, the young master is back, and he has become a big official. This old lady asked me to come out and buy something, and you all went with me and drank at night! ”

"Hey, Young Master Mao is back? The old woman has been thinking about him, what a good person, that's the Wenqu star in the sky! An old woman walked out of the door on the side and said with a smile.

He Xinzhi said: "The four aunts Zhang Luo banquet, you are a good hand, hurry up and come over to help!" ”

The old woman agreed, hurriedly changed her clothes, and rushed to Maofu.

It was almost evening, and everyone came, some people took four boxes of dim sum, some people took a little smoked chicken sauce meat, and they came over with a roll of cloth in a more generous manner.

Mao Bijiang accompanied his mother and greeted these neighbors, in the past year or so, he has also undergone earth-shaking changes, and now when he thinks about it, he is also emotional. The Donglin teachings, which are enshrined as the norm, not only did not bring glory and wealth, but also almost made themselves in a different place.

I thought that I was an enemy who shared the sky, but now I have become a benefactor who promotes myself, it is simply a drama in life, and it is even more lively than in the drama!

When he was taking the liberty to sigh, Xiao Cui ran in. When I saw him, I was stunned at first, and then hurriedly bowed down to salute.

"Young Master Mao. You've made a big difference! ”

"Haha, is Xiao Cui still catching a big car, is the family okay? I remember last year, I just got married, did I hug my son? ”

In the past, they were all high up, and the people they made friends with were the children of official eunuchs and merry sons. But I never cared about these people below. This time, he took the initiative to ask about his home, and Xiao Cui was also surprised.

He could only sue himself and became a big official. has the courage of a great official!

"Young Master Mao, I just gave birth to a child with a handle two months ago, and it's six pounds!"

"Hahaha, that's good. I'll wrap you a red envelope when I get back! ”

"Don't. Don't, young master, the little one really can't go. Xiao Cui said and took out a dozen copper coins from his pocket.

"Young Master Mao, you are a big official, the small one should have sent more, but the family's money just bought twenty catties of salt, I really can't help it!"

When Mao Bijiang heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile. This kid must have suffered a loss.

He was about to speak, when suddenly someone outside laughed and shouted. He walked over and stood at the door, and a strong smell of wine reached everyone's noses, and Mao Bijiang couldn't help frowning.

The drunk man squinted, looked at Mao Bijiang, and then sneered: "Brother Mao, do you still know you?" ”

Mao Bijiang took a closer look and was taken aback.

"You, aren't you Brother Chen? How did it become like this? ”

Chen Zhenhui laughed and said: "Being persecuted by traitors and ruining the family, how can it not be so!" I think we were both listed as the four sons of the Restoration Society, do you remember the old things? ”

"I don't dare to forget."

"Okay, okay, Hou Fangyu was cleansed, and I heard that he died in the palace. I was also arrested and exiled for 2,000 miles, but it was you and Fang Yizhi who bent their knees to the enemy, betrayed their former classmates and friends, and gained glory and wealth, how did you hear that you are going to be an official, I came to congratulate you! ”

Mao Bijiang has long learned to control his feelings, and there is no change in his face, but the old lady on the side grabbed his son.

"He, he said you defected to the enemy? Are you an official for the Tartars? ”

Mao Bijiang hurriedly grabbed the old lady's trembling hand: "Mother, the child follows the king of Zhongshan, that is the Tartar, almost all the victories in this year or so are fought by the king of Zhongshan!" ”

The old lady finally nodded reassuringly: "That's good, that's good, you must not insult your ancestors and become a traitor!" ”

Chen Zhenhui sneered: "If you don't become a traitor?" You serve the traitor, you are willing to be a minion, and you will harm people more! ”

Mao Bijiang's face was gloomy: "Brother Chen, the King of Zhongshan has made outstanding achievements, and the world knows it, you ask yourself, we all lacked experience back then, just with enthusiasm, we also said a lot of wrong things and did a lot of wrong things, now it's time to reflect!" ”

"Wrong? What is wrong with us asking for the lives of the people? Risking the frontier, you shouted one by one King of Zhongshan, not to mention it, don't you know, it was he who framed the salt merchants, raided the house and destroyed the door, and made the price of salt the same every day. You ask, these neighbors, the people of the world, who is not suffering, you are a slave and a lackey for such a person, it is really shameless and despicable! ”

Listening to Chen Zhenhui's words, many people present looked at each other, and Xiao Cui's eyes widened.

"Young Master, I dare to love that the price of salt was made by your gang, I am really blind, and I will give you a gift, why don't you die!"

Xiao Cui grabbed the copper coin, turned around and was about to leave, but the four aunts grabbed him.

"Bastard, how do you talk! Hurry up and compensate Young Master Mao! ”

Xiao Cui turned his face and said no angrily, and everyone stared at Mao Bijiang, wanting to see what he said.

Mao Bijiang arched his hand at everyone: "Folks, the salt merchants are insatiable, the king of Zhongshan decisively punished the salt merchants, I venture to promise here that within half a month, the price of salt will definitely drop, and then the big guy is only afraid that the salt will be used as rice!" ”

When everyone present heard this, they looked at each other, and Chen Zhenhui laughed wildly: "Brave the frontier, you and Gu Zhenhua are both virtuous, clever words, but it's a pity, people in the world are not fools, you won't end well!" ”

As soon as he finished shouting these words, he heard someone shouting loudly in the alley.

"Salt, the price has dropped, a pound of silver, go buy it!"

Hearing this, everyone present was dumbfounded, and Xiao Cui said in disbelief: "Really, has the price really been reduced?" (To be continued......)

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