Chapter 55: The Mansion
Old Man Song waited for Cai Dacheng's figure to disappear into the dense forest, and then walked back with the Cai people.
He hurriedly walked a few steps to the third master's side, and said to him respectfully: "Master! Would you like to wait? The little old man has something to tell everyone, which the master has ordered a few days ago. ”
The third master bowed his head and waited for him to speak.
The rest of the crowd also stopped to look at him.
Old man Song said: "This is a hundred acres of fertile land in Caijiazhuang, please take a look!" ”
The third master was stunned, and then thought of something, and the beard on his lips trembled slightly, very excited.
Old man Song immediately said, "Master, you can't be angry or excited!" My lord asked the little old man to take care of you, if you have a good catch, the little old man can't afford it! ”
The seventh uncle, fifth uncle, and uncle on the side also immediately stepped forward to persuade them.
After a long while, the third master came to his senses and said with tears: "My Cai ancestor has appeared!" Sent such a benevolent grandson to save everyone! ”
He turned his head to look at the group of children and grandchildren, and said with tears and a smile: "You also know the meaning of Dacheng, this hundred acres of land is used as a sacrificial field!"
We owe Dacheng too much!
With all this money, can you still enjoy yourself with peace of mind and not seek progress?
You can't do it anymore, don't you have children and grandchildren? From today onwards, I will be disciplined to the death!
Now I don't have to worry about food and clothing, my life is stable, and I will study hard if I have nothing to do, and I will scrape you in your twenties!
At the same time of studying, don't delay me in family affairs such as fields, but don't raise a group of unproductive wastes for me, do you hear? ”
Everyone bowed respectfully.
The third master's gaze swept over everyone, and continued: "Dacheng, they have gone to Beijing, thousands of miles away from home. Jingli is complicated, we can't help, but don't make trouble for him thousands of miles away, there are so many people in the clan!
If you want the Cai family to be glorious, if you want to be respected, if you want to live a better life, again, all of you here have to rely on hard work! What's so hard now? No matter how difficult it is, can it be as difficult as it was a few years ago to be trapped in the mountains?
We give Dacheng and Ercheng a good home, when they are always tired outside, here, is their backing, their roots! ”
The third master said loudly and powerfully, and the seventh uncle on the side supported him, very worried, afraid that he would be too excited and hurt his body.
There were more than 20 people present, excluding Mao Wazi, whether it was for themselves, their families, or their clansmen, all of whom knew that only when Cai Dacheng's family was good would their family have hope. Therefore, even if the third master doesn't say these words today and doesn't emphasize how they do things, they will hold the group tightly, and the leader of this group is Cai Dacheng.
Everyone helped the old and the young to go to their respective homes.
From Qingzhou to the capital, the whole journey has to be more than 2,000 miles by horse-drawn carriage, which takes more than 20 days, while the waterway is much faster, only half a month. But Cai Dacheng would rather take the land route than the water route.
Soon after the world was peaceful, both by water and by land, it was overcrowded.
Nowadays, the main focus is on military and political affairs, and Teng does not take action to crack down on these small people. Many local governments are still on the sidelines, and it will take a few years for centralized rule to be realized, and he does not dare to joke with the lives of his family.
Depart every day, enter the store at the right time, and never travel more than three hours every day. If it's cloudy or rainy, stop and rest and wait until the weather is completely clear before setting off.
So along the way, Zhao Jiao and her two children not only did not feel tired, but were very relaxed. Especially every time he goes to a state capital and county, Cai Dacheng will stop for a day to rest and accompany them to wander around, the whole trip is like a tour of the mountains and rivers, the only deficiency is that the road is not good and bumpy.
Fortunately, in their group, in addition to Cai Dacheng, there are two other people who know a little bit of medical science, and during the whole trip, everyone did not have a situation of adaptation, cold and fever.
The rapid march that Cai Dacheng used when he returned to Qingshan Town with his men took only fifteen days. But when he returned to the capital with his wife and children, he walked slowly all the way, but it took thirty-five days, more than twice as much as when he came.
When the prince heard that they had finally arrived at the Guogong Mansion, he was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he was two months late!
Cai Dacheng and the others were just about to enter the city gate, when they found a strong man standing outside the city gate-Zhu Quan!
At this time, Bao'er was sitting in his father's arms, and he hugged his younger brother tightly, the three of them rode together, and the two little ones stared at Zhu Quan curiously.
In all their lives, they had never seen such a tall and strong person.
Xiao Budian is not polite at all, and he is familiar with him and stretches out his hand to let people hug him!
Cai Dacheng and Bao'er darkened their faces at the same time, and they both looked at Zhu Quan angrily!
Zhu Quan originally wanted to take over this little doll carved in pink, but when he saw two faces of extremely similar sizes, he had to retract his hand in a sneer.
Xiao Budian was also more eccentric, turned his head and saw the dark faces of his uncle and brother, and pretended to be honest again.
"Why are you here?" Cai Dacheng asked.
Zhu Quan smiled and said, "Doesn't this mean that Grandpa Guo is coming back soon?" After the end of the work, I will go here to see if I can welcome the grandfather of the country, this is not more fortunate today, and I finally received you! ”
Cai Dacheng didn't say anything about him, only let him lead the way.
Although the curtain should not be lifted, Zhao Jiao still couldn't help but be curious, and pulled Ercheng to watch the majestic gate of the capital together.
After nearly half an hour, the carriage finally stopped, and the Guogong Mansion arrived.
Zhu Quan had already instructed his subordinates to open the gate and lower the threshold, and paved the carriage road, and several carriages entered the door smoothly, bypassing the shadow wall and entering the courtyard.
After two small requests, Cai Dacheng dismounted and hugged them.
Not only the two children, but also Zhao Jiao and Ercheng were also curious, so they got off the carriage one after another and went to the Guogong Mansion.
Guogong Mansion is a large courtyard with five entrances, covering an extremely wide area, and the whole mansion is built on a central axis, similar to the buildings such as Prince Gong's Mansion in Beijing that Zhao Jiao saw, but the scenic spots, indoor and outdoor items are limited.
Everyone was tired, and although they wanted to continue watching, they couldn't do it, so they had to go to freshen up and eat first.
Cai Da wanted to rest with him, but unfortunately someone didn't let him.
Huangshan reported, and the prince announced.
Cai Dacheng could only regretfully let his mother-in-law take Zhao Jiao and them to the main courtyard to rest.
Chang Zai saw Cai Dacheng so angry that he kicked him, but his level was far from being easily dodged by the other party.
The two sides went back and forth for a while before stopping to speak seriously.
Although the Chang family has seized the position, after all, the name is not right, and it is shameful for the literati to usurp the throne by force. The longer the time drags on, the more powerless the local control becomes, which has led to many local officials being on the sidelines, and have watched whether the throne is passed smoothly.
The Chang family started with martial arts, but they are good at martial arts but lack of literature, how can they manage the entire state affairs with only one person? So at this time, someone is urgently needed to break the deadlock, and the father and son value Cai Dacheng at the same time.
One is that he has no intention of gaining power, thinking about his children's private affairs all day long, although he doesn't look down on him, but it is this that makes them relieved, and it is easy to control it if they are afraid!
The second is to be righteous and open-minded. After so many years of getting along, I know his personality very well, and I don't worry about stabbing him in the back if I reuse him.
The third is his dream!
Although they have only reported to the three of them at present, they have saved the Chang family from danger twice, and they have not dreamed of it now, which shows that their Chang family is still qualified to be the emperor. If something happens, I believe that Cai Dacheng, who is tied to their family more deeply, will not let go so easily.
Fourth, he can get things done. No matter what comes to him, he can't help it, thinking about what others dare not think, doing what others dare not move, but the result is unexpectedly good!
The father and son both regarded Cai Dacheng as a national treasure - Zhenguo, and he should have been named the Duke of Zhenguo!
The two sides discussed major affairs between the DPRK and China, and before they knew it, it was time for dinner.
Cai Dacheng wanted to leave when he got up, they just came today, and he had to deal with anything in case there was anything.
Chang Zai said angrily: "Are you as for it? ”
Cai Dacheng looked at Chang Zai's expression, and suddenly said, "If there are more women, I believe you know whether it is good or not."
Many dynasties have changed, either the king is incompetent or the minister is strong and the lord is weak, but there are also many dynasties that die in the harem and the eunuchs take power.
Whether the Rong Dynasty can be passed on smoothly to tens of millions of generations depends on what your Chang family does.
In all dynasties, the founding generations of emperors were very good, but they went downhill from the beginning of the fifth or sixth dynasties!
There are hundreds of years of accumulation of families, but there are no 400-year dynasties.
My family's current situation is caused by an accident, and in the final analysis, it is because of the absurd decree!
But I can be sure that in the next three generations, there will be no wives and concubines fighting each other and children and grandchildren killing each other, can you guarantee it in your backyard? ”
After saying that, he saluted and retired.
Leave a person to sit silently and meditate...
When Cai Dacheng arrived home, his family had prepared dinner and waited for him to come back and eat together. He felt warm in his heart, finally someone was waiting for him to come back for dinner!
The kitchen of the Guogong Mansion really let Zhao Jiaochang see!
There are twenty-eight large and small pots and stoves in a row! She didn't need to ask her to know that this was prepared for a banquet at home, and one of the rooms was sealed when not in use.
At present, there are only seven chefs in the kitchen, five of which are specially prepared for the guards and subordinates in the house, and the other two are specially responsible for cooking for the master, because there was only one master Cai Dacheng before, and he often eats with the guards without talking about it, so the two cooks are just decorations.
It's different now! There are seven masters, large and small, and if they want to make patterns and dishes, they have to be complete, and the manpower is seriously insufficient.
In fact, Zhao Jiao thinks that the two of them are enough, but what identity, what to do, what to eat, the girls in the house, the little maids, mothers-in-law, cooks, etc. have to be matched, in case there are guests who come to the door and are short of manpower, they have to make jokes.
When Zhao Jiao asked this question during the evening break, Cai Dacheng thought it was true, and replied that the heavenly people were in place.
Zhao Jiao thought that he had already bought someone, so he didn't ask. After more than a month of traveling, she was finally able to sleep peacefully, and she fell asleep after a while.
Cai Dacheng asked Ercheng, who had not fallen asleep, about the situation after returning home today.
Ercheng said: "Brother, I didn't expect to live in such a tall and beautiful house in this life, it's like a dream!" ”
Cai Dacheng didn't speak after hearing this, he couldn't see Ercheng suffer a little grievance in his life.
"Brother, I want to go out and do things." Ercheng thought about it and still brought it up, otherwise it would not be a matter to be idle at home all day.
"Which one said you?"
"No, don't get excited!" Ercheng saw that his brother's expression was wrong, and immediately replied, and said:
"I thought about this with my wife at home, my mother likes to read, practice calligraphy, and like to teach children, I don't understand these!
I used to be able to find something to do at home, I could go to the fields and farms to watch the long-term workers plant crops, I could help the people in the village, I could go to the market...
But not here, although I like to stay with the lady every day, but the lady also has her own ideas and what she wants to do.
She can manage the house, make friends, and find her interests. ”
Cai Dacheng felt a little guilty after hearing this.
He only thinks about giving his younger brother a good life, but there are many things in life that are worth paying attention to.
"Okay, I promise you!"
Ercheng smiled happily.
Cai Dacheng: "What do you want to do?" Open a shop? Or buy a estate? ”
Nisei: "I've thought about this before.
I have no experience in running a business, but I want to buy a few shops, and when I want to run them, I will take them back, and if I can't find a good way, I will rent them out.
And I am most familiar with the things in the crop field, so I want to buy some fields, the production in the field can be used for my own use, and I can sell more of it, you see? ”
Cai Dacheng nodded, exchanged meetings again, and couldn't help but feel sorry that Ercheng fell asleep first, and Cai Dacheng also rested.