Chapter 76 To all my brothers, it is advisable to pay attention to diligence, respect and harmony at home

【original】 At the foot of Chenghou Wenfuzi Zhijihong's fourth brother: I haven't sent anyone home for a long time, and there has been no letter from my family since Tang Weiwu arrived on the 5th. I wanted to be safe, so Yu Yunian moved from Xinti to camp on the 9th, and arrived in Jiayu County on the first day of August. Looking at the terrain, the camp will be moved to Paizhou on the seventh day of the lunar month. The army blocked it in two ways, robbed two pirate ships, killed dozens of thieves, and won one battle. Luo Shan won four victories on the 18th, 4th, and 6th days. back.

On the third day of the first lunar month, I received a letter from the imperial court, and I was rewarded with a three-tier top hat. Now I have a thank-you gift, and I sent the letter to my mouth. I lived in my mother's funeral, and I didn't keep it at home. , The surface of the river is gradually cleared up, that is to say, when you return to your hometown in the Ming Dynasty, serve your father and sacrifice your mother, and do your best to be a son. Brothers, children and nephews, please take care of me. The mother's sacrificial etiquette must be clean and sincere, and the uncle should be respected and loved, without any estrangement. Brother Sidi, there should never be the slightest discord; If there is no dissatisfaction, if there is no point at all, there will be no invincibility, and how many points can be kept in Hezi, there will be no dissatisfaction.There is no one who is not invincible in discord. My brothers tried in the countryside, and put these three characters in the families of relatives and relatives.

Brothers are not good at tidying up, especially than me. This is a prodigal spirit. Afterwards, you should clean up carefully, that is, every piece of paper, bamboo and sawdust. If you are obscene, you will sleep day and night, and smoke opium. The fourth and ninth brothers are more diligent, and the sixth and third brothers are lazy; , the most important thing!In addition to reading, it is a very good thing for children and nephews to teach them to sweep houses, wipe tables and stools, collect manure and weeds, and they must not be done just because they will damage the shelf. (August 11th in the fourth year of Xianfeng)

【Note】 ① Sidi: Sister-in-law. 【Translation】 Chenghou, Wenfu, Zizhi, and Jihong are four younger brothers. I have not sent anyone home for a long time, and since Tang Er and Wei Wu arrived, there has been no letter from my family. It must be safe. I moved the barracks from Xindi on the 29th, and arrived in Jiayu County on the first day of August. The boat went to Paizhou to check the terrain, and on the seventh day of the seventh day, Zaimuying was moved to Paizhou.The navy's front battalion, left battalion, and middle battalion have been stationed at Jinkou since June 23rd. On the 26th, the enemy invaded by land and water. Our army did not arrive, so the navy divided them into two groups. , captured two enemy ships, killed dozens of enemies, and won a victory. Luoshan won four victories on the 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th days. Send a memorial, describe the process in detail, and pay back now.

On the third day of the first day, I was sent by the emperor’s court, and I was rewarded with three honors. Now I am writing a memorial to thank the emperor for his kindness. I am really embarrassed. If relying on the emperor's heavenly power, the enemies on the river will be wiped out one by one. Immediately report to the emperor, go home to serve the father, pay homage to the mother, and do a little bit of filial piety as a son of man. Brothers, sons and nephews, please understand me This kind of heart, in terms of father's diet and daily life, he must be very careful, and there should be no negligence. For my mother's sacrifices and etiquette, I must be clean and sincere, and I must respect and love my uncle. , there is no estrangement, between brothers and sisters-in-law, there must never be any disharmony in the slightest, if you belong to a family, the words "diligence" and "respect" can be observed to a certain extent, and there is no one who is not prosperous. If you are in decline, you can abide by the words to a certain extent. There is no one who is not prosperous, and there is no one who is not invincible in discord. Brothers try to verify these three words one by one among family relatives in the village. They will definitely feel what I said. There is nothing wrong with that.

My younger brothers don’t like to tidy up, they don’t like to be clean, they are worse than me, this is the sign of a prodigal family, from now on we must clean up carefully, even a piece of paper, a thread, old bamboo husks, and corroded wood chips, all must be picked up, for the sake of our children Let the nephews set an example, if the first generation is negligent and lazy, the second generation will be extravagant and promiscuous, then gradually there will be such bad things as sleeping during the day, playing cards at night, and eating opium!The fourth and ninth younger brothers are more diligent, and the sixth and third younger brothers are more lazy. In the future, those who are diligent should be more diligent.In addition to reading, children and nephews should also teach them to clean the house, wipe the tables and chairs, pick up dung and weed weeds. (August 11th in the fourth year of Xianfeng)