Summary: I am a good father

After the New Year's Eve, everyone's life returned to normal. Master Xue sent someone to send a post to Mei Hanlin's house, saying that he would visit Mei Hanlin's house in person, which also gave him enough time to prepare.

It's a pity that there was no reply from the Mei family for three to five days. Master Xue comforted himself that the yamen had just started working, so it was possible that they would be a little busy.

But on the same day, he met Mei Hanlin in the restaurant who was drinking and drinking tea with others, chatting and laughing happily.

This is simply deceptive.

Uh, maybe I'm too sensitive, and I can't be a glass-hearted person, so I'd better not make up a lot of these things, and send someone to see the specific situation tomorrow.

After Master Xue comforted himself in this way, he went back with his usual expression.But it's a pity that when Butler Xue came to the door the next day, there was still no news. Even this time, even the butler of the Mei family didn't see him, so he sent an errand boy to tell Butler Xue that his master has been busy recently. Yamen errands, so no time.

Steward Xue really seldom encounters this kind of cold reception. The Xue family has always been domineering. How has anyone ever looked down upon him like this?

So if you don't add oil and vinegar, you have already provoked Master Xue into a rage, not to mention that the already angry Master Xue meets a Butler Xue who adds fuel and jealousy?

Such chemical effects superimpose, and the result is that Master Xue brought someone to the door on the same day.

Of course, he left at the teahouse not far away after hearing that Mei Hanlin had already returned home. It was an extremely rude thing to come directly to the door.

However, Mr. Xue never felt that he was a gentleman. On the contrary, he came to the door so recklessly, which seemed to be more in line with his imperial businessman's personality.

No matter what, Master Xue has already blocked the door, and the Mei family didn't dare to make too much noise. Before the servants came to the door, they could neglect it, but once the master came to the door, they couldn't.

If people spread the word, maybe the Mei family will have some bad luck.

Mei Hanlin is a noble Hanlin, working in the Imperial Academy, the most important thing is reputation, once you lose your reputation, no matter how talented you are, life will be difficult.

Furthermore, the Hanlin Academy is the representative, symbol and example of scholars in the world, and Mei Hanlin really dare not do too much.

The Mei family was not confused, so they politely invited Mr. Xue and his party in. After waiting for a while, maybe half a cup of tea, Mei Hanlin came out to meet the guests in the flower hall wearing homely clothes.

His attire can be regarded as a little disrespectful, after all, this is the first time he and Master Xue have met, so it should be a little more formal.

However, Mei Hanlin just came here wearing homely clothes in such a big way, and he didn't know what he wanted to express.

He is a businessman, not an official, so Mr. Xue is not good at trying to figure out people's minds, and he just doesn't bother to figure it out.

The two of them are not familiar with each other, and it is impossible to talk about old feelings if they want to chat, so they cut straight to the point,

"Brother Xue came to my younger brother, what are you talking about?"

"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Mei doesn't know that I am the Xue family of Jinling?" Master Xue asked unhurriedly, holding a teacup.

"I do know that!"

Mei Hanlin replied clearly.

"Well, now that you know, that's good. My second younger brother, who is worthless, has already arranged a marriage with Mr. Mei..."

"(⊙o⊙) Ah! It turns out that Mr. Xue came here for this time. The two children are still young, aren't they? After a few years, when it's time to discuss marriage, my Mei family will naturally send official media to come to discuss marriage. "

Mei Hanlin is neither salty nor bland.

"But as far as I know, Mei's eldest son is currently negotiating marriage with the Dali Temple Minister Zhao's family. Could it be that I heard it wrong?"

Master Xue had already put the tea bowl in his hand on the table, and asked in a cold voice.

"Yes, Quanzi has exchanged documents with the Zhao family, formally setting up this marriage."

Mei Hanlin was quite proud of what he said. After all, it was a great thing for him, or his son, to be able to climb up the Zhao family's daughter.

"Is that so? The Mei family is going to regret the marriage?"

At this moment, Master Xue calmed down and asked calmly.

"Where is the regret of the marriage? The one who is engaged to the Zhao family is my eldest son, and the one who is engaged to the Xue family is my eldest son. It is clear and clear. Why do you regret the marriage?"

Mei Hanlin seemed to think of something funny, hehe asked,

"Could it be that brother Xue misunderstood back then, and mistakenly thought that the one he made with Miss Xue was my eldest son?"

"Isn't it?"

Master Xue asked lightly.

"Of course not. Although I don't know where Brother Xue misunderstood, but I want to make this matter clear. It must not be the eldest son. My Mei family has been farming and studying for generations. How can I appoint a merchant's daughter for the eldest son? Xue and I Between brothers, I pity and admire Brother Xue as a man, so I made an appointment with Qin and Jin, and appointed Brother Xue's daughter as my concubine. Besides, even the concubine of the Mei family is now a scholar. He is not an unmotivated dandy, this point, Patriarch Xue can rest assured!"

Saying this, Mei Hanlin's face was full of arrogance. It's no wonder that among the rich and powerful's children, although there are some motivated ones, there are more of them who cheat their fathers and lose the face of their ancestors.

Like Mei Hanlin, there are very few people who have raised their offspring properly and their children are motivated.

"It's really rare. Does Master Mei know what kind of family my Xue family is like?"

Master Xue sighed, seeing that the arrogance on Mei Hanlin's face became more intense, he continued to ask.

"Well, I do know that, the Xue family is a rich man in Jinling, the Imperial Merchant of the House of Internal Affairs!"

Mei Hanlin bit the two words "Jinling rich man" and "Imperial Merchant of the House of Internal Affairs" very hard, and didn't know what he wanted to express.

Master Xue has already said that he is a small businessman, and he is really not good at guessing people's thoughts, so he doesn't try to figure out what Master Mei is saying.

"Very good, very good. Since Master Mei knows, that's good. We are all busy people, and our Xue family is also making money every day. Time is precious, so I will take my leave."

Hearing Master Xue's intentional showing off, Mei Hanlin curled his lips in disdain, an idiot who only knows yellow and white things!It is simply polluting the good tea and air at home!

After Mei Hanlin sent someone to send Master Xue out, he immediately called the housekeeper and splashed water to clean the house!Also, I threw away the set of tea cups that I just entertained guests with!

The butler lowered his head and rolled his eyes. His master's temperament really offends others without knowing it!

Since marriage is not possible, then don't make enemies!

It's a pity that Mr. Xue is not a good bird. He can despise others, but others can't despise or despise himself. Who is this?

A typical state official can set fire, but ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps.

So Mei Hanlin was wondering if he had encountered a bad luck recently, and everything was simply not going his way.

Either being picked on by the boss, or picked on by colleagues, every day is really aggrieved.But even though he realized something was wrong, Mei Hanlin was also actively looking for the problem, but he didn't think about Master Xue who he dismissed before.

So he tossed a few big circles for nothing, but he was still spinning in place.

Worse things happened one after another. The marriage with the Zhao family also changed. The Zhao family suddenly regretted the marriage, which caught Mei Hanlin by surprise. What went wrong?

"Hmph, the Mei family has great skills, playing with my Zhao family, it's very good, let's wait and see!"

The Zhao family didn't bother to explain. Fortunately, this marriage was not publicized, but the two families made an agreement quietly. The original plan was to wait until the Zhao family boy became a Jinshi, and then announce the good news. The icing on the cake.

The Zhao family is now grateful for this move at that time.

Fortunately, I didn't have to lose my daughter.

Mei Hanlin was unlucky everywhere, and when everything went wrong, he saw Master Xue again, and he came to withdraw the engagement.

"Since the Mei family's children are making progress, we merchants will not be able to climb high. Therefore, if I come here this time, I will cancel this marriage and not delay the Qilin'er of the Mei family."

Although Mr. Xue spoke politely, Mr. Mei always felt that there was something in his words, which seemed to be sarcasm.

But despite this, he didn't think too much about it, and was happy to see it come to fruition. After all, because of the difficult life back then, he made an agreement with the Xue family. Afterwards, Master Mei regretted it.

Later, under the instigation of the people in the inner house, he thought of such a good way to "have the best of both worlds". In the future, Mr. Mei will rise up step by step, and his son will also be a good boy who is unique in ten thousand.

Therefore, Master Mei decisively established a relationship with the Dali Temple Qing Zhao family after his son became a juren. Even if the Zhao family's daughter is not a concubine daughter, but a concubine daughter, Master Mei is willing.

The Zhao family is the current mother family. Although it seems that they are not close to the mother's family now, the Zhao family has a high position and authority. If it weren't for the outstanding children of his Mei family, even a concubine would not be able to reach the top.

But now?

It's fine if Zhao's family retired, but Xue's family, who was looked down upon by him, also came to withdraw their marriage, so he didn't weigh himself too seriously!snort!

Master Mei has been so annoying lately that he has no intention of keeping the Xue family's resignation. After the two of them exchanged a few false words, the matter was settled like this.

Steward Mei and Steward Xue went to the yamen instead of their masters to destroy the marriage certificate. Of course, the tokens exchanged back then would naturally be taken back.

After finishing these business matters, Master Mei planned to see off the guests, but Master Xue had no intention of leaving, instead he mentioned another matter,

"Master Mei, should I pay back the 2000 taels that my stupid brother subsidized the Mei family back then? It's been more than ten years, and I won't tell you how much interest it will be. You just have to pay back the original amount." Of course, if the Mei family didn't have so much cash, they could still use antiques, paintings, and orphan copies to pay off the debt. The housekeeper is an expert in this field, so the valuation must be fair, don't worry, the Mei family will not be deceived."

"You, you are so deceptive!"

Master Mei blushed and scolded.

"Obligations and debts are justified. Even if this lawsuit is brought in front of the emperor, I will not be afraid. But Mr. Mei, you should think about it. Do you really need to go through the matter?"

Compared with the furious Master Mei, Master Xue is much calmer.

Master Mei obviously didn't expect that the patriarch of the Xue family turned out to be a man of flesh and blood.

"Housekeeper, go to the account to pay 2000 taels of silver, let's pay off the debt!"

Master Mei couldn't afford to lose that man, with a dark face, enduring toothache, flesh pain, and heartache, he said to Butler Mei.

Butler Mei responded and left the living room.

Master Xue savored Mei's cheap tea with gusto, and really thought it was delicious, delicious!

This free thing is really delicious, and with Mei Hanlin's face on the side of the tea, it tastes even better!

In the end, he even had a taste of drinking by himself.

This is not wine, you are enough!

Seeing his appearance, Mei Hanlin roared in his heart, he really is a money-smelling businessman, what an insult to gentleness!

Butler Mei's speed is not slow, and the 2000 tael silver ticket is not a big deal for the Mei family today.

Master Xue didn't know what face was, he took the twenty banknotes from Butler Mei, even with saliva on his fingers, and counted them one by one.

Damn, it's better for you to drink tea than to drink saliva, isn't it!

Now, not only the Mei family couldn't stand it anymore, even Steward Xue couldn't bear to look directly at it, and his master was really too narrow.

After counting the money three times, Master Xue smiled with satisfaction,

"Sure enough, the Mei family is not the poor ghost who relied on my Xue family to help them back then. This is very good, very good!"

Then he bid farewell to Master Mei in a chic manner, which made people die of anger!

Master Mei's dinner is useless in this weather, he just sat in the study all night, hum!Isn't it just a little imperial businessman who dares to insult my majestic Hanlin, so let's wait and see.

Mei Hanlin, who hadn't slept all night and his eyes were red, finally made up his mind.

But it's a pity that Mei Hanlin hasn't had time to make a big move yet. There are overwhelming memorials to impeach him in the court. It's just a small Hanlin. I don't know what earth-shattering event has caused it to be impeached by Yushi like this?

However, seeing that it was Cheng Engong's mansion, some people thought it was the meaning of the above, so everyone stepped up their efforts and worked harder to make trouble.

There is nothing wrong with the fact that the Imperial Academy is a place where scholars gather together, but not everyone is worthy of everyone's maintenance, is it?

So Mei Hanlin was sacrificed as a matter of course.

Fortunately, Mei Hanlin was cautious as an official, and he didn't have much grounds to catch him, so he was deprived of his official status, and his family property was gone.

I don't know if this Hanlin master regrets it?This time, Master Xue was finally loyal and did not choose to add insult to injury.

Afterwards, Xue Pan took stock of his master's deeds. He just went to Zhao's house and talked for hours. He easily brought down a Mei family and won him a good family.

Mr. Xue was noncommittal about his son's remarks. You must know that wisdom is priceless in this world. Cheng'en Gong's mansion looks infinitely beautiful, with raging fire cooking oil, blooming like brocade, so rich.

But since ancient times, how many relatives can have a good end?

Especially with today's petty family spirit, it would be strange if the Zhao family didn't have a sense of crisis.

Those who climb up by relying on nepotism generally have hidden worries about unstable foundations, and the Zhao family is naturally no exception.

The previous Zhao family was just a fourth-rank family. They suddenly became prosperous, but they can still maintain their rationality and keep a low profile. This is the main reason why Master Xue is willing to cooperate with them.

Of course, who knows what will happen in the future?

As for setting up this marriage for Xue Pan, even though there is a bit of arrogance, it can be regarded as taking what they need.

Collusion between government and businessmen is what they mean.

However, Master Xue now has another task, which is to let the Xue family rise, at least not become a vassal of the Zhao family, otherwise, the Xue family at that time would be the meat on the chopping board, and let others squeeze it into a round shape.

Especially on the premise that he has a stupid son!

Xue Pan only saw his own benefit, but did not see his own contribution, which inevitably disappointed Master Xue.

But I can only comfort myself, the children are still young, teach them slowly, even if they can't teach them by themselves, this cannibal society will teach them to be human every minute in the future.

But in that case, parents like them should be ashamed. They can't protect their children from wind and rain. What kind of good parents are they?

It's time for the Xue family to do something serious!

Next month will be the Longevity Festival. Although the emperor is still here, the emperor doesn't intend to make a fuss, but as a courtier, you can't help but prepare, right?

The Xue family is an imperial businessman, so they are not qualified logically, but the current emperor deliberately gave ten quotas to the merchants in the world in order to express his courtesy and corporal, or that all living beings are equal.

The businessmen were so overwhelmed by these quotas, they asked the Zhao family, so it was easy for the Xue family to get one of the quotas. Of course, since the Zhao family chose to help the Xue family, it was naturally because of the profit.

In this world, there really is no saint!

Even if the one above is called a "sage" by the people of the world, he is not a true and selfless saint. On the contrary, he looks like a villain who must take revenge, but because of the imperial power, no one dares to criticize him. .

Xue Pan couldn't keep up with his father's unconstrained thinking, but he could tell that his father was going to make a big deal.

On the day of Shengshou Festival, the capital city was indeed full of gongs and drums, and all the people were celebrating.

Not to mention the capital city, I am afraid that officials and people all over the country are immersed in this peaceful and beautiful atmosphere. Master Xue stood in the team and secretly complained. It seems that he has made a bad move. , This kind of bowed body and soft knees is really not done by people, and I don't know how these officials endured it.

Of course, power is a good thing, he does not deny this at all, he is also squeezing into this circle, it is simply what he deserves, he deserves it!

After severely spurning his hypocrisy, he finally felt that the air was not so thin, and the smell of scum from the people around him was not so unbearable.

After tossing and tossing for so long, Mr. Xue naturally got everything he wanted, just the most lowly short-sighted lord, but still made everyone in the Xue family shed tears of joy and shouted for the blessing of the ancestors!

Master Xue was silent in the study for a long time, everyone just thought he needed to calm down and didn't bother him.

"Gonghou uncle boy", the Xue family got the most inferior "baron". Even so, there are still many people who are envious and jealous of the Xue family's shit luck, but they just bought a few potatoes from foreigners. Forget it, I just got lucky and discovered the high yield of this thing.

With this, the Xue family was awarded the title of "Baron". The Holy Majesty really loves the people like a son. The scene of thousands of people kneeling in thanks really made the emperor happy for more than a month.

Even if there is a father who does not delegate power above, there are brothers who are not restless in the middle, and there are courtiers of various old foxes below, this cannot dispel the emperor's good mood, it is really cool!

People's hearts are available!Therefore, the emperor felt that it was really worth it to exchange for the most low-level title that had not been seen in three generations!

The Xue family also felt that it was worth it, but it was just a few potatoes from foreign vassals. Compared with other people's homes, the coral tree that was one person tall was placed in front of them, and the emperor did not praise it.

It's still my master who is smart, but it's just a few potatoes. Even if this thing is blown out of the blue, the Xue family still doesn't care about it.

However, as the initiator, the Xue family still selected a few Zhuangzi to plant this thing specially. It is said that there is also a recipe book presented together. I don’t know why my master’s thinking is so far-reaching?

Master Xue laughed at this and said nothing, and just pushed it directly to the missionary who had returned to China.

Of course, in the second year, someone really paid tribute to the high-yield rice seeds of the foreign clan. Now, the Xue family is not alone, and the current birthday gifts of the Xue family are nothing more than ordinary calligraphy and paintings.

Although it is quite rare, Song Huizong's calligraphy and paintings are also very rare, but compared to high-yield rice seeds, this is not enough.

The Xue family was no longer the only one, and everyone's eyes turned to others, and the Xue family gradually fell silent.

Many people felt sorry for the Xue family, but only the old foxes in the court nodded fiercely to the Xue family's decision. The head of the Xue family is not simple.

Doing what you can, it's not that simple.

Xue Pan finally got his wish and became a Jinshi. Of course, Xue Pan does not need to go to Jinling to take the exam now, as long as he is in the capital.

Xue Pan's strategy is not very clever, but it has captured the emperor's mind. He is now worried about how to strengthen his power. Xue Pan's strategy proposed setting up a military aircraft department, which is not very clever. , but it just happened to scratch the emperor's itch.

After that, the Xue family changed their family successfully!

At this moment, the Lin family was in a state of grief. The head of the Lin family, Lin Ruhai, passed away, leaving behind his young daughter.

Thinking of the haggard face he had seen in Yangzhou a few years ago, Master Xue lamented a few words about the torture of the officialdom, but he left it behind after he sighed.The joys and sorrows of other people's family are other people's family's business, and I have no position to get involved, right?

Now that Xue Pan has achieved some success, it's time to start a family.

To start a family and start a business, it is natural to put a family first, so that the rear is stable, so that you can work hard in your career without any worries. Master Xue thinks that the wisdom of his ancestors is simply admirable.

After Xue Pan gets married, Master Xue is about to enter retirement life. He only has one daughter to worry about now. When the daughter gets married in the future, Master Xue's lifetime responsibilities will be completely fulfilled.

Even though Baochai had great ambitions, there was nowhere to express his ambitions. Master Xue directly found a young man from a humble family and made a marriage arrangement for Baochai.

It's fine for the son-in-law to make progress, and of course he has to guard against the situation of the phoenix man, but he believes that with the wisdom of his daughter, even if he can't handle a man, it is definitely not a problem to control the back house.

Baochai has been in charge of the Xue family's back house since she was a child, and she hasn't seen anything wrong, has she?

In addition, with the help of an old lady from the palace, even if my daughter is influenced to become a black heart (your daughter is really not a white lotus, so don't worry~), but as long as she doesn't suffer, Master Xue has the right to treat her as wrong. I know.

He is not a good person himself, and he doesn't have the face to ask his daughter to be a perfect saint, does he?

Otherwise, there is still such a saying in this world as Heli, who has set up a female household, and with Baochai's rich net worth, she can live happily ever after.

This world protects women, especially the original wife, much better than later generations, and it is annoying that everyone wants to be a wife.

Who doesn't like standing in the sun, being upright and living with integrity?Most of the time, it's just involuntary.

So Master Xue is such a master who doesn't hurt his back while standing and talking.

He directly separated all kinds of pros and cons, and even all kinds of bad things that he encountered in the future, and put them on the face, Baochai's face was pale when he heard it.

Even so, Master Xue continued to talk cruelly, even if it hurts a little now, it is better than being in pain for the rest of his life, isn't it?

Although Baochai was so shocked that she didn't want it, she also knew that the master was doing it for her own good, so she suppressed her shame and listened to the master's words, nodded to show that she understood, and she would work hard to manage her own life and let the master rest assured.

Master Xue is naturally at ease with Baochai, but it's just a father's heart...