The Weight of the Red Mansion Walks the Road of Life

Chapter 80

Why are there always those rich girls who fall in love with poor scholars in the novels and are treated as poor wives, and when the poor scholars win the first prize in one fell swoop, they can't wait to be recruited by the royal princess as son-in-law, and then the rich girls can be virtuous and ask themselves to go down? From then on, the story of the whole family E Huang and Nv Ying living in harmony is because most of these stories are written by those poor and poor scholars who have no ambition. Second, it is because the status of businessmen is indeed not high, and the status of even poor scholars is higher than them. No matter how you write, you don't worry that someone will make trouble.

You see, a poor scholar can be the son-in-law of a rich girl while spending his wife’s dowry while still showing a poor and humble appearance, and the one who can be valued by the daughter of the prime minister or the royal princess must be the number one scholar. The difference is not just there.

Even those poor scholars think so, not to mention those who have been officials in the court, in their eyes, there is a clear distinction between scholars, peasants, businessmen and commerce.

Although those richest salt merchants and imperial merchants must have someone backing them up, and they are not easily able to move, but those half-sized and ordinary merchants with no background will inevitably be unlucky.

Most people always like to pick up soft persimmons, especially the fat and oily soft persimmons that make people salivate. Those rich and powerless businessmen will be unlucky, and they will be exploited again as "" Happy donation".Unless there are some long-sighted people who know that they take their family property and take the initiative to defect to officials, even if they have to be filial to their superiors, they can still keep most of their things.

It is not too stupid to be successful in the position of a merchant. After being fooled for a round, naturally many merchants have found "masters" to attach themselves to, even if the common people have not received any effective benefits. But the officials in the Jinling area bulged their pockets for this.

As a newcomer to the Sun family, even if they are backed by the four major Jinling families, their influence will not be comparable to that of the long-standing local snakes.Moreover, his family's background is weaker after all, so naturally it is impossible to let go of such benefits for nothing, and others will not easily provoke the Sun family, which is backed by Jia and Wang's family. Yuan Chun naturally took this opportunity to enrich himself. His own private house also added a few small businesses to Grandpa Sun.

People who have already invested in their own family can't be too exploitative, and the oil and water that can be squeezed outside are almost squeezed out by their own or other families. Pian Yuanchun is reluctant to give up the opportunity to improve his political achievements, so he can only find another way to find someone to take advantage of.

As a result, the Xue family welcomed guests again.

Yuan Chun posted a message to Xue's house early in the morning, saying that he would visit his aunt in the next half an hour.

No matter what the reason is, Aunt Xue can't stop people from the door, she must be able to see people.However, Aunt Xue was thinking about the time when Daiyu was ill before, so she hurriedly found an excuse and asked the servants to find a way to detain Daiyu in the backyard and not let her go out to meet people.

Yuan Chun came back to visit for business. He didn't bring his own children with him. He just posted the greeting card half a day in advance according to the etiquette, and in the second half of the day, he took some gifts and brought the servants to Xue's house.

Anyone who knows a little bit about Aunt Xue knows that she really regards a pair of children as her heart's eyeballs, and pleasing the brothers and sisters of the Xue family is simply the only way to please Aunt Xue.

Yuan Chun's status does not require her to please Xue Pan Daiyu much. As a relative who is still very close but has a big age difference, Yuan Chun only needs to show an attitude of being willing to get close.

For example, as soon as he entered the door, he began to ask about Daiyu.

"It turned out that when I got home, I thought the younger sisters in my family were very good. When I came to my aunt's house, I realized that it was because of my lack of knowledge. After getting home, everyone said that there was an extra fairy daughter aunt, which made the second mother jealous. I only regret that I was not lucky to see someone last time." Last time, Yuan Chun found that Aunt Xue really loved her little daughter to the bone. , Xue Pan also loves her sister so much, it must be right to praise her.

Yuan Chun’s ideas cannot be said to be unsophisticated. Xue Pan’s growth into what he is today is actually mostly taught by the old shopkeepers outside. As a housewife, Aunt Xue can teach him limitedly. Although she is also proud of her son’s sensible and capable, But it is not as good as Daiyu, who was completely brought up by her bit by bit, which makes her feel more fulfilled.

For a mother, there is nothing better than praising her children. In addition, Yuan Chun practiced a sweet mouth in the palace. Even if she knows that she must be exaggerating on purpose, the person being praised will feel very comfortable up.

"But unfortunately, Yu girl had an appointment with someone early this morning. I accepted your post and should call her back according to the rules, but I think we are also close relatives, and we will see each other later. , and didn’t meet with you.” But Aunt Xue also remembered that it was best not to let Daiyu see people with a foreign surname, so she simply gave a reason and said that she was not at home.

After all, Yuan Chun would not be so bored as to stare at Xue's house every day, so it was impossible to know whether Daiyu had gone out, and she didn't come to see Daiyu in the first place, so she naturally didn't care.

Yuan Chun just praised his cousin casually, so Aunt Xue naturally listened casually. After all, everyone knows that Yuan Chun is definitely not here to praise others.

Anyway, she is the head wife of the Xue family, and she is very well informed. Even if she doesn't go out much on weekdays, she can't hide the movement in Jinling's side, and she is well aware of the previous troubles in the official family.No one dared to open their mouths to her family's lion, and Aunt Xue could only sigh a few words about the difficulty of life.

Although there are often poor people who say that the rich and the rich do not know the sufferings of the world, in fact, perhaps many officials and officials do not know the sufferings of the world. Although the merchants have never suffered, they do know a lot about prices. There are those who can fool the master.

That's why Aunt Xue lamented the fuss of the officials and the exploitation of the people.

The situation in Jinling is not bad. After all, it’s already winter when it’s really cold. At least this year’s grain has been harvested, so it’s not a big problem except that the people may not be able to withstand the frostbite and freeze to death—of course, if next year If the weather is still extremely bad, that's a different matter. If there is a real drought or flood, that's a big deal.

People often say that the south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous, and it is easy to make political achievements here. After all, this is true-the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is mild and humid, even if it is slightly colder in winter, it will not cause a catastrophe. There is more room for climate change. It's not like the snowstorm in the north or the drought in the south. If disasters happen for several years in a row, it's really hard to survive.

So don't look at Xue's family also has a lot of farmland, Aunt Xue is actually not too worried.

Whether Sun Xu or Yuanchun, in fact, they are not very experienced people. One is a pure scholar who has just entered the officialdom for a few years, and the other is simply a daughter of the royal family. I have no experience—at most, Yuan Chun talked a few words about the crops in the village when listening to Mrs. Wang's housekeeper at home, but at that time, at most, it was lenient by exempting a few tenths of the rent, and it didn't involve much. As for the issue of appeasement, I really don't know how to deal with the affairs of the common people.

It might as well be that Aunt Xue has lived here for decades at least, and has some understanding of the conditions of her tenants during the winter, and she can help with a few words.

"It's also Yuan girl who has never been to the south. In fact, the winter here is not as difficult as that in the capital. Even if it is colder this year, it will not make it difficult for people to live. I listened to the tenants in previous years. Even when it was cold in winter, it was just a waste of time. Going out with some strength to pick up some dead branches and rotten leaves will make it through the fire. At most, the smoke will be a little bigger. It’s not like the life in the north where you have to burn charcoal to warm the kang. Even the most difficult time can only send a few catties Cotton is used to make jackets, or the family spends a few coppers to buy some homemade cloth to fold clothes. Dozens of pieces of homemade cloth are not worth as much as a piece of ordinary satin. And this year’s grain harvest has already returned. There is nothing to lose, and it will not affect the rations, which is also a great fortune. If the nephew and son-in-law are really interested, they will suppress the grain merchants or drug dealers and don't hoard goods and raise prices." Such a family as the Xue family People have never had a reason to worry about these things, and Aunt Xue is just talking on paper—her own tenant steward can naturally reduce the rent by one or two cents as a show of kindness, but the state tax does not allow officials to make decisions, so naturally Yuan Chun didn't help much, "I'm a woman, and since your uncle is gone, I don't care much, and there's nothing I can do to help you at the moment, but just a little—we're close anyway, and your family comes here alone. It's not easy, depending on what you and your nephew and son-in-law think, just ask me if there is anything missing. Although I don't have much knowledge, but I have lived for so many years, I will never lack these things. Even if you have the heart, you may not be able to raise something for a while, so there is no need to be outside of it."

Aunt Xue is not stupid either. The weather is not yet extremely cold, and the people are living a rough life. Even if they are really cold and sick for a while, it is not too serious. At least it is not far away from the time of large-scale disaster relief. There is really nothing to spend for a while.Now that Yuanchun has come to the door, it is impossible for her to keep everything, but it will cost less to prepare some cotton and medicinal materials. After all, they are not expensive things. If she really sends a stack of silver notes, it will really be a bottomless pit—— ——Yuan Chun had to put at least half of the money directly into his private house.

Fortunately, Yuan Chun didn't dare to cheat Aunt Xue, and she didn't know much about the price requirements of these things. She thought that Aunt Xue was generous, and she was very satisfied with Aunt Xue's promise.