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Chapter 64 Tell your parents, don't be overworked by housework

Zeng Guofan's family letter 曾国藩 816Words 2018-03-18
【original】 Nan Guofan kneels to report At the knees of parents and adults: Sixteen nights, I received a letter from home on the eighth day of June, and I am very happy to hear everything.My grandfather has already recovered from his illness, which is a great blessing!On June 28, I sent a letter about promotion, and I think I have received it.Feng Shutang left Beijing on June 16, and sent back red-top mended clothes, gowns, handbags, pens, pens, etc.You can be home in August.The congratulatory gift is to go out of Beijing on the fifth day of the seventh month, and send back deer glue, Korean ginseng and other things, and they can arrive home in September.

The fourth and ninth younger brothers wrote in letters, saying that all the big and small matters in the family should be handled by adults, which is too much work.Diligence and thrift are the way to run a family, but people live in different places. The body of an adult is enshrined in the high hall, and the children and grandchildren are in the shade. Outside, it is a model for the clan party and the village. The body of a thousand gold should be cherished!Moreover, the male 1 steals the second, and several people have already served in the military, and the adults are so hard with housework, the male is really uneasy.From then on, Wanwang will always hold the outline and pay the fourth younger brother with small things. If the fourth younger brother is cautious, he will be able to bear the burden; and the adults and uncles only serve the grandfather and adults every day, and they are lucky to have fun with each other!

The size of the Beijing apartment is safe, everything is self-aware and prudent, all adults in the hall, don't worry about it, I will report it separately. (18th day of the 26th year of Daoguang) 【Note】 ① 忝: Modesty words. "Ashamed" means. 【Translation】 His son Guofan knelt down and sued At the knees of parents and adults: On the evening of the 16th, I received a letter from home sent on the 8th of June. I am very happy to know everything. My grandfather has almost recovered from his illness, especially a great blessing.On June 26, I sent a letter saying that I must have received the promotion.Feng Shutang left the capital on June 16, and sent back red-topped dresses, gowns, bracelets, pens, etc., and expected to arrive home in August.He Liwei left the capital on the fifth day of July, and asked him to bring back deer glue, Korean ginseng, etc., which are expected to be delivered to his home in September.

The fourth and ninth brothers wrote a letter, saying that the big and small things in the family are all managed by the adults themselves, which is a bit too hard.Diligence and thrift are the principles of housekeeping, but everyone's status is different.As a grown-up, you should support your high school at the top, raise your children at the bottom, and be a model figure in the clan and the village in the outside world. You should cherish your body very much. My son was lucky enough to be promoted to an official position. How many people are there to help? And the adult's housework is so hard, the son is really uneasy.In the future, I hope that the adults will take charge of the major policies and leave the minor matters to the fourth brother.The fourth brother is cautious, so he must be able to bear the burden.As for my lord and my uncle, as long as I wait by my grandfather's side every day and entertain together, that would be a blessing.

Everyone in the Beijing family is safe, everyone knows how to be cautious, adults in the hall, please don't worry about it.Report the rest of the letter! (July 18, 27th year of Daoguang)
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