An old lady's life

In the blink of an eye, it was June, and the side door of the Rong Mansion was wide open, and many people came in and out. Jia Amnesty was holding a box by himself, with a serious expression on his face.

Jia Zheng glanced at his elder brother, and he knew what he was thinking. They had worked so hard to prepare for the return, and now they want to return it to the court for nothing. Even though it was borrowed by their ancestors, they still couldn't bear it.

Jia Zheng's bookstore has not yet opened for business, but the renovation is coming to an end and will be completed in a few days, and a series of bookcases, desks, chairs, stools, etc. that he hired a carpenter to make are also ready. Bookcases, tables, stools, and chairs, and the books he bought in the market and the books he bought at home, the bookstore can start operating.

Only when you have made money yourself can you know how hard it is to make money.

For the repayment of the treasury's debts this time, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng prepared 5000 taels of gold, 20 taels of silver bills, and 25 taels of silver, which were neither ostentatious nor weightless.

The two brothers got into the carriage together and paused in front of the gate of the Ning Mansion. Jia Jing and Jia Zhen, the father and son, were also going to the Ministry of Households today to pay back the debt owed by the state treasury.

After entering June, all departments are extremely busy, especially in July when the emperor will go to the palace to escape the summer heat, and will take away a large number of ministers, leaving a small number of ministers in the capital, so all departments must start preparations now.

Rongning and Ningfu came to pay the debts, which shocked the officials of the household department. The minister of the household department stroked his beard and squinted his eyes. He didn't care what others thought. If someone came to send money, he should welcome it.Moreover, he wants to set the Rongning and Ningfu as an example, beating those who only borrow but not repay, and have thick skins that have no limit!

Today is Jia Jingxiu's holiday, and the two governments specially chose this day to come to the Ministry of Household Affairs together.

Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, Jia She and Jia Zheng commanded the servants to put the wooden box in Master Shangshu's room, and Jia Jing and Jia She put the banknotes they had prepared on Shangshu's desk.

"Lord He, the lower official and his cousin came together to repay the debt owed by the ancestors. The upper official should pay 120 million taels to the state treasury. If the government can't make ends meet, the upper 60 taels will be repaid first, and the remaining 60 taels will be repaid in installments by the lower officials. Part of it will be paid off in ten years at the latest."

"The lower mansion should return 100 million taels to the national treasury. Fearing that the family's turnover will be unstable, first repay 50 taels, and the remaining 50 taels will be returned in installments. Part of it will be paid every year, and it will be paid off within ten years."

Mr. He didn't care about talking to them, so he waved his hand directly: "Okay, I understand." Then he immediately ordered his subordinates to count the silver, go to the account storehouse to get the account book and the IOU, and even the seventh prince was arrested.

The Seventh Prince was counting the silver bills. He had met Jia She a few times, and his opinion of the eldest son of the Rong Mansion, who was rumored to be ignorant and incompetent, had changed a lot. Especially after Jia Daishan passed away, Jia She's reputation gradually improved. , and he saw it with his own eyes.

Jia She lay down on the table, looking at the stack of bank notes that belonged to him, with a look of disappointment on his face, how long would it take him to earn 20 taels?

"Why does Mr. Jia have such an expression?" The seventh prince asked suddenly, Jia Amnesty wanted to laugh, but this smile made the seventh prince look away, it was simply too horrible to look at.

"To the Seventh Prince, I don't want to part with it." He sighed and said, "Money is not easy to earn, and now I realize that it is not easy to earn money, but spending money like water."

The Seventh Prince raised his head and glanced at him, feeling a little joy in his heart, this Jia Enhou is an interesting person.

"No debts and nothing!" The Seventh Prince said leisurely, and when a small official dug out the ledger and the IOU from the treasury, he worked on the bill with that person.

Jia She nodded again and again: "Seventh Prince's opinion!" Thinking of not having to bear a huge debt, Jia She also felt very relieved.

Jia Jing, Jia Zheng, and Jia Zhen sat on the sidelines, watching the counting of the household officials, and watching Jia Amnesty chatting with the Seventh Prince. He was already so nervous that he was trembling with each other.

Jia Zheng knew that his elder brother was good at dealing with people, but the honest Jia Jing was a little surprised. The cousin seemed to be very familiar with the Seventh Prince?

The efficiency of the officials of the household department is quite high. Less than half an hour after entering the household department, the 110 million taels brought by Rongning and Ningfu have been put into storage, and both parties have completed the formalities. The IOU left the household department.

Before they got home, the fact that Rongning and Ningfu took the initiative to repay the treasury debts was like snowflakes, and soon everything that should be known was known.

Of course, it is unavoidable to be scolded by many people, especially many people in Beijing are still borrowing money.

After paying back the money, a few of them didn't go out for a stroll, and went home to stay at home, fearing that they would be beaten in a sack outside.

It is not easy for others to question the Rong Mansion, but Jia Jing and the Xu family of the Ning Mansion have received many letters of accusation. They are old friends in Beijing and China. With a wry smile, he had no choice but to answer that he obeyed his father's order.

On the other side of the Rong Mansion, only Jia Zheng and Wang received a letter from his elder brother Wang Ziteng. The content of the letter was full of accusations. At this time, Wang raised his head in surprise and asked Jia Zheng: "Second brother, why are you so angry? We returned the letter from the mansion. Owing silver has nothing to do with the second brother, right?"

Jia Zheng wiped his face: "Is there a letter from father-in-law?" Wang's father, Wang Xianbo, is not young and is also very sick. It seems that he will go to Jia Dai in a few years to follow in his footsteps.

"I'm afraid the Wang family also borrowed a lot of money from the treasury." After Jia Zheng said that, the Wang family pouted, "Why didn't I know that the Wang family owed money?"

Jia Zheng glanced at her, and Wang looked away embarrassingly. If his mother hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have known that the government would pay back the treasury debt, let alone Wang, a married woman.

Putting down the letter, Jia Zheng discussed with Wang how to reply to the second brother's letter, but he didn't want Wang to say directly: "Master, don't worry about it, I will reply to the second brother myself."

Jia Zheng thought about it for a while. They were brothers and sisters, so they were closer than him. It would be better for her younger sister to reply to the letter.

Mrs. Wang did reply to the letter, but she pissed off the prince half to death. His sister is short-sighted and only sees a little benefit from the family. How can she understand things outside?Is it natural to pay back debts?

At this time, a woman came to report that Mr. Biao was visiting and was in the front hall.

Jia Zheng went to the front hall to meet the guests, and saw his eldest cousin Shi Tai talking to his eldest brother, his expression was not very good.

"Big Brother, Big Cousin." Jia Zheng called out, and sat opposite Shi Tai, "Big Cousin also came here for the money owed?"

Shi Mao nodded with a wry smile: "The two cousins ​​should also inform me in advance."

Jia She pursed her mouth: "Big cousin also knew that the Baolinghou's mansion owed money to the national treasury. Our brothers only learned about it from our mother when we came back from Jinling after the year, but the Baolinghou's mansion didn't owe much money. Big cousin wrote Letter to discuss with uncle, it is better to pay back earlier, even if you can't get it once, pay it in installments, you can always pay it back. You must know that it is not good to be missed by the emperor."

Shi Nai couldn't help saying seriously: "Is the emperor going to pursue the money owed to the treasury?"

Jia She and Jia Zheng shook their heads, "I don't know." Jia She gave Shi Mao a blank look, "You officials don't even know, where should we find out?"

Jia Zheng also nodded: "Big cousin, my eldest brother and I are just planning for a rainy day. We can't transfer the money owed to another generation and teach Hu'erzhuer to bear the debt."

The matter has come to this point, and Shi Tai can only say: "I will write to discuss with my father." Although his father said beforehand that he will inherit the Marquis Bowling Mansion, but he still has two younger brothers, and his father is concerned about the future of the two younger brothers. , Dazed that he was traveling around at a very old age, and thinking that he and his wife had not had a son and a half daughter so far, Shi Tai sighed heavily in his heart.

The three cousins ​​talked for a long time before Shi Tai left.

Hongye discovered Shi Min with her divine sense, and only thought of Baolinghou's Mansion, her eyes flickered, she forgot to communicate with Baolinghou's Mansion, now I'm afraid Shi Min will write a letter to scold her next time , It's just nonsense. In such a special period, you dare to show off. Even if you want to pay back the money, you should wait for a good time.

Before Lin Hai got off work, he had already heard about the Yue family's feat of repaying the money. The discussions among various departments were in full swing, and many people were still discussing whether the two families were fools?Everyone else borrows money from the treasury, but they pay it back?

Lin Hai has been thinking about it for several hours. Is it good or bad for the Yue family to pay back the money?Still analyzing in his mind, just as he got into the carriage, the curtain was lifted again.

Seeing the smiling face of the visitor, Lin Hai was a bit surprised.

"Hao Huwei, long time no see!" He hadn't seen Hao Ding for almost a month, let alone Lou Gao and the others.

Asking for a few days off is equivalent to transferring shifts with others, so after Lou Gao and the others returned to the palace, they have been on duty for the past ten days without taking a day off.

"Master Lin, long time no see!" Hao Ding clasped his fists and sat opposite Lin Hai.

The carriage moved forward leisurely, Hao Ding and Lin Hai were chatting, and the streets were busy, and the heat wave in the air hit. Lin Hai opened the curtains and saw that the sunset outside was shining half of the sky, and tomorrow will be another fine weather.

"The weather is getting hotter and hotter. I'm afraid the capital city will be a little hotter this year than last year." I only hope that the emperor will go out of the palace early to avoid the summer heat, so that the officials who stay behind will be on a big vacation, so that he can also accompany his family to his home Playing in Zhuangzi is also equivalent to escaping the summer heat.

Hao Ding said absently, "Yes, it's quite hot."

Lin Hai raised his eyebrows, looked at Hao Ding suspiciously, and joked: "Guard Hao, I don't know about the last trip, did you achieve your goal?"

Hao Ding immediately raised his head, blinked, and then nodded: "Of course." After returning to Beijing, because he didn't have a holiday, he only found time to meet Master Wan on a certain day. Master Wan was also an official in the army. Knowing that he was working as a guard in the palace, it was a serious job, and the bad face before was gone.

The two were talking, and soon the carriage returned to Lin's house. This time, Hao Ding didn't rush in before Lin Hai, but followed Lin Hai slowly.

Lin Nuan got used to staying at the Lin family, because her aunt promised her that once she got used to life in central Beijing, she would let her open a pharmacy so that the medical skills she had learned would not be wasted.

The premise is that the aunt and sister-in-law must listen carefully and study carefully.

Hao Ding's arrival also surprised Lin Nuan. During this period of time, she was dizzy by the rules of Beijing and the relationship between the characters. Lin Nuan felt that this caused her more headaches than when she memorized medical books.Now she has two books in hand, one is the relationship between the characters in Beijing and the other is the medical book. The only cure for her eyesight problem.

She looked behind Hao Ding, but she couldn't hide her disappointment when she didn't see the person she wanted to see.

"Hao Ding, why are you the only one?" After closing the character relationship spectrum, Lin Nuan stacked the two books together and asked the servant girl Fo Dong to carry them back to the study.The four maids beside Lin Nuan, two senior maids and two second-class maids, were named Jianchun, Nianxia, ​​Lianqiu and Fodong respectively.

Hao Ding gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I'm the only one. Brother and the others are busier than me, so they don't have a holiday."

Ai Cao heard that the little maid came to report that Mr. Hao had come again, and she was still waiting for him to come to Huifang Courtyard, but she couldn't wait for a long time, and when she came out, she saw him chatting with his niece outside.

At this time, Hao Ding didn't beat around the bush, and asked directly: "Ms. Lin's face was heavy after she checked my pulse last time. Now, Ms. Lin, can you tell me what's going on?"

Lin Nuan suddenly looked at him, and then said, "Did you see the imperial physician?" After receiving Hao Ding's affirmative answer, she continued, "In your case, Master and I have seen it several times when we were traveling doctors. It’s all caused by learning martial arts from a very young age and over-practicing martial arts. This kind of situation is not difficult to treat, but it takes time and herbs.

Hao Ding said depressedly: "Do I have to bring a large bag of medicinal materials when I go to other places for business?"

Lin Nuan gave him a disdainful look, "It can be made into pills."

Hao Ding just jumped three feet, and then said: "Miss Lin, I don't know if it's convenient for you?" He said with a bit of distress, "Of our fifteen brothers, only the fifth brother and the tenth brother were not caught. The imperial doctor diagnosed an abnormality, and the rest of the people are all in my condition, but it may not be as serious as mine."

Lin Nuan was extremely surprised at this moment: "All of you?" Excessive martial arts training is not so easy to do, and most people will automatically stop when they can't stand it physically, so she should be said to be worthy of being the emperor's guards, and her endurance is also very good Is it the same?

"The imperial physician of the imperial hospital did not diagnose the root cause, but the emperor's imperial physician is very clear about this situation, but we can't see the imperial physician without the emperor's words." Hao Ding jumped on the stone steps beside him, sat down, Swinging his feet, his mood was not as heavy as before.

They have been working hard to be the imperial guards around the emperor since they were not sensible. Now let them leave the guards at a young age and do other things. To be honest, the brothers are all at a loss. When Commander Wu discussed with them, everyone Unable to make a decision, I have been procrastinating until now.

Ai Cao walked over, only half-knowledgeable, she came from a distance, Hao Ding immediately lowered his voice: "Miss Lin, don't tell the old lady." The old lady is getting old, it's better not to tell her these sad things good.

Lin Nuan was about to agree, but Ai Cao, who hadn't approached yet, asked, "What can't you tell me?"

Lin Nuan looked at Hao Ding, shrugged her shoulders and said that she didn't say this, Hao Ding faltered and said, "It's nothing, old lady."

Ai Cao raised her eyebrows: "Lie, you two have been muttering for a long time, don't try to hide it from me, tell me, what's going on?"

Now that Lin Nuan spoke honestly, Ai Cao was taken aback, "How could it be?" They were all handsome young men with rosy faces and healthy bodies, but in the end, there was a hidden murderous intent in their bodies, threatening their lives. Is this also the case with premature aging people seen in newspaper news in modern society?

Hao Ding didn't stay overnight at Lin's house, and made an agreement with Lin Nuan that he would ask his brothers to come to Lin's house one by one to see a doctor and prescribe medicine, and also collect medicinal materials according to the prescription.

Of course, the Lin family will also contribute to help collect various medicinal materials.

After Hao Ding left, Ai Cao and his son and daughter-in-law talked about the fact that the Rong Mansion had repaid the money and caused public outrage. Lin Nuan listened quietly from the sidelines, although the aunt and cousins ​​and sisters-in-law spoke in a high-end way and seemed to be incomprehensible , but she thought it was quite interesting.

Jia Min also said helplessly: "If you don't pay back the money, you will offend the emperor, and if you pay back the money, you will offend the officials in Beijing, but everyone has to work under the emperor's command, so think about it, it's better not to offend the emperor."

Ai Cao couldn't help laughing: "Min'er's words are very interesting. When you go back to Rongfu, tell your mother to listen to her and see if she is happy." Money, because they are afraid of causing public anger, and they also take chances. After all, the ancestors have owed money for decades. Since the emperor didn't pursue it, he thought it was because he was sympathetic to the minister's difficulty in supporting his family and wanted to subsidize the minister.Knowing the plot of the Red Mansion, Ai Cao and Hong Ye would not be so terrified, and paid back the money to win the favor of the emperor, which is the best for those who live under the emperor in the feudal dynasty.

The stone hanging in Lin Hai's heart also fell to the ground, and then he thought that the two uncles and brothers were both without officials and jobs, and they valued filial piety in their bodies, so no one else could do anything to get the Rong Mansion, the old man of the Ning Mansion is a well-known sick child, alive Soon, if Ning Guogong was offended, they would be the ones who would suffer from a dying counterattack, and the emperor would stare at them, so these officials can only talk about their mouths now, but they can't do excessive actions.

Lin Nuan's eyes were filled with stares, it was just a repayment of the money, and there were so many ways to do it, as expected, the capital is a place of right and wrong, no wonder the master never came to the capital.

Hao Ding went back to the palace and said this to his master and all the brothers, everyone was silent. In the end, Commander Wu made the final decision and asked them to go to Lin's house to see Miss Lin for medical treatment.

"Lou Gao, Hao Ding, do you know who Miss Lin's master is? Since she has such medical skills at a young age, her master will not be an unknown person."

Lou Gao immediately shook his head: "She only mentioned that she studied medicine with her master since she was a child, but she didn't mention her master's name."

Hao Ding thought for a while and shook his head: "Indeed, Miss Lin didn't say that her master is a folk miracle doctor."

Commander Wu thought for a while and said: "It's not that I don't trust Miss Lin. When you go to see Miss Lin, ask her about her master's name." There are records in the palace of famous doctors. Once the emperor or important personnel in the harem get sick, When the imperial hospital was at a loss, the emperor would summon private doctors. Generally, the roster of famous doctors was included in the palace.

The next day, in the early court, after all the matters related to the people's livelihood in the world were settled, there were other trivial matters such as singing praises or sycophants. It was the men from Rongning and Ningfu who praised severely. These are the emperor's good courtiers, and they only want to contribute to the emperor.

Emperor Changping looked at the changing faces of the officials below, and he was in a great mood. He told these officials that they only wanted to collect money from the treasury, but never thought of paying it back.

"He Shangshu's words are very true, and I am very relieved." Emperor Changping signaled that Wang Wei can go down to the court, and all the officials are still deliberating about the meaning of the emperor's words.

Less than two hours after he came down to court, he heard that the emperor had promoted an additional official and appointed him as the right counselor of the Secretary of General Administration.

This year is the year of assessment. Before the Minister of General Affairs, the Right Counselor was seriously ill due to the cold spring weather and had to retire. Therefore, this position was vacant. Everyone is still trying their best to push their own people up. Changping Emperor made a fortune , A person was directly transferred from the Hanlin Academy.

After inquiring about the identity of that person, all the officials were silent, so the emperor promoted the son-in-law of Rongfu for the sake of repaying the money from Rongning and Ningfu?Then why not promote Jia Jing directly?For the time being, no one in Rongfu is an official in the court, but Jia Jing is an official in the court.

But Lin Hai was a little baffled, the emperor specially promoted him to be the Right Counselor of the General Secretary, and the father-in-law who delivered the decree also passed on a verbal order, from now on, he would wait by his side for half a day every day, and work in the General Secretary for half a day.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Hai figured out that he also seemed to be taking on such a beautiful job as walking in the imperial study.

After passing the decree to leave, Lin Hai began to pack his things and move places. Zhou Su patted him on the shoulder and said enviously, "I thought we could work together for a few more months, but I didn't want Ru Hai to leave the Imperial Academy before me." .”

Lin Hai smiled and said, "The General Secretary is not far from the Imperial Academy, so there is no need to regret Huai Su, we can still see each other every day."

Lin Hai has worked with Zhou Su for three years, and he still has a certain understanding of him. Now Zhou Su seems to be worth making friends with. Lin Hai only hopes that he will go further and further in the officialdom, but he must not change in certain aspects.

This year's scientific examination's new champions, second place, and Tanhua also came to congratulate Lin Hai, but Luo Jin's face was extremely gloomy.

When Lin Hai returned home, Ai Cao and Jia Min learned that he had been promoted. They were both happy and surprised. After analyzing for a long time, they still didn't know what Emperor Changping was up to.

But it didn't stop Ai Cao from teasing Lin Hai: "Son, you're taking advantage of the Yue family's success. I'm afraid everyone will talk about you getting rich through the Yue family's promotion."

Jia Min looked at Lin Hai nervously, and Lin Hai said helplessly, "Mother, is your son such a narrow-minded person?" Didn't he marry Rongguo Mansion at the beginning because he wanted to use the contacts of Rongguo Mansion to smooth his official career?

No one else knows what Emperor Changping is up to. He has already chosen Lin Hai, but there is no special event, so he plans to wait until the assessment is over before making an order. He really wants to see some people who have been planning for a long time. He thought it was a sure thing. The expression change that failed in the end is probably very beautiful.It's just that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and the Rongning and Ningfu affairs made him move ahead of schedule.

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