Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Four
Once the fifth day of the Lunar New Year passed, Mrs. Ma became restless. From getting up to going to bed, one thought kept circling in her chest: I don't know if I have done something?
First of all, start with the magic number of the tooth card, and take advantage of the horse's lesson; there is bad luck and good luck.There was so much divination that even Mrs. Ma felt bored; so Xia Yun came up with an idea.
"Why don't you use the horoscopes of the fourth master to line up a row and take a look at the fleeting time."
"That makes sense." Madam Ma said, "I know Fourth Master's birthday, but I can't remember the time."
"It doesn't matter!" Xiu Chun knew a little about this: "According to someone's status and relatives, he can definitely tell the time, and there is no mistake."
"Very well," Madam Ma said, "find a blind girl."
"Not good!" Xiuchun bluntly sang the opposite tune: "The blind girl played and sang, talking nonsense; it's better to go outside and ask famous experts for advice."
It turned out that Xiuchun's intention was that she was afraid that the blind woman would not understand the taboo, and if she didn't know which sentence would cause surprise, so she didn't want to make calculations face to face.
Xia Yun understood what she meant, and Qiu He was in his heart; he went to find He Jin to accompany him all morning, and came back in the afternoon.
"It's the famous Yun Longzi in Xuzhou. The people who asked him couldn't squeeze away. They waited for two hours to get their turn. They said they didn't know the time, so they had to calculate it slowly. It took a long time to beg before they were willing to write; The time, it's Mao time..."
"That's right! I remembered now; I heard from the old lady that the fourth master was born at dawn, at Maoshi."
"Since the time is right, it must be right."
"How to say?"
"It is said that the disaster of the fourth master has passed. This year is Wushen, and the fourth master is short of gold in his hit; Shen is gold; the central Wuji soil; soil gives birth to gold, the fleeting time is good; it will be even better in autumn."
"Oh! And what else?"
"Also," Xia Yun thought for a while and said, "It is said that the fourth master committed a post-horse offense this year."
"Offensive to the post-horse?" Mrs. Ma was taken aback, thinking in her heart: Could it be that he will be exiled to the army?
Xia Yun didn't know the meaning of the post-horse star, but Xiu Chun did. Looking at Mrs. Ma's face, she guessed what was on her mind, and immediately said: "This year's return to the flag is naturally the post-horse star; Well, it must be at that time, the fourth master has missed his errands again."
This explanation is very reasonable, and Madam Ma was relieved; she asked again: "Do you think that Yun Longzi is accurate?"
"allow!"
Mrs. Ma was asking casually, but Xia Yun's answer was so decisive, of course it attracted people's attention, and she wanted to verify it.
"You can tell from there that he is accurate?"
"He said that the fourth master is upright and a bit pedantic; his face is cold and his heart is hot. He also said that the fourth master's life is very hard and he can't control his wife; he hits two sons, and one son dies. He also said——" Xia Yun swallowed. Go on.
"Why don't you go on?"
"There is something that is not accurate!" Xia Yun hesitated for a moment, before he said: "It is said that the fourth master started his luck at the age of eleven; that year he will beat his parents. Isn't that inaccurate?"
"I can't say for sure." Madam Ma nodded, "I heard from the old lady that there was such a saying at the beginning, so the old lady brought her to the south when she was nine years old; she was separated from her biological parents to avoid it. Just like that, the old man who was born of the fourth master still suffered from typhoid fever and almost died."
Xiuchun, who had never opened his mouth all this time, intervened and said, "Looking at it this way, this Yunlongzi really makes sense?" As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Yun; his eyes were full of doubts, whether it was Yunlongzi who really said that ; Or did Xia Yun make it up on purpose?
Xia Yun understood what she meant, and immediately replied: "Yes! It really makes sense: no wonder people who ask him for advice can't get crowded." Xia Yun suggested: "It's better to open the horoscope of Qin Erye and Tang Guan, and invite him to go. have a look."
"Make."
So I found a red paper and listed the birthdays of Lieqin and Tang brothers; Xia Yun took it vigorously and left, saying, "I'll ask Uncle He to send it right away."
"Slow down!" Xiu Chun stopped her and said, "I want to go and see this Yun Longzi."
"Why," Xia Yun asked, "You also want to tell your fortune."
Xiuchun refused to tell the truth; he just said, "I want to talk to him."
Xia Yun had an idea, "Okay, I'll go with you." She said, "But you can't dress up like this, it's too eye-catching; a pretty nun came to tell the fortune, wouldn't it be news?"
"Xia Yun is right." Mrs. Ma interjected, "You either don't go; you have to change clothes if you go. This is too ostentatious."
Xiuchun hesitated for a while, and said resolutely: "Okay, Qiao will go down to the hills in disguise."
"Little nun thinks of Fan!"
Not only Madam Ma, but also Xiuchun himself laughed at Xia Yun's teasing; "Let's go!" She said, "Go to your room and change clothes."
Xia Yun led her to the south room, and soon came back in a hurry, and just met Qin Guan, who stopped and said, "What's going on? It seems to be here to announce the good news."
"Yes! There may be a happy event. Please, go up to the room and talk about it."
It turned out that Xia Yun already knew that Mrs. Ma and Qin Guan had persuaded Xiuchun to return to vulgarity; she thought that Xiuchun had the same intention, otherwise she would not go to fortune-telling, so she felt that this was an excellent opportunity, but it had to be arranged in advance, so At the moment when Cheng Xiuchun was changing clothes, he quietly came to discuss with Mrs. Ma.
"If Yun Longzi really figured out that she was destined to be a sister-in-law, that is God's will, and there is nothing to say; if it is not the fate of my sister-in-law, why not persuade her to return to vulgarity from today?"
"Ah!" Mrs. Ma was reminded: "We ignored it, that's exactly what we should do! I'm afraid she won't."
"My wife told her; her brother begged her; everyone tried to persuade her, and no one refused."
"According to me, there is no need to bother at all!" Qin Guan said: "Just 'put the duck on the shelf'; hide her monk's uniform and see what she will do?"
"This is the last move." Mrs. Ma looked out of the window and said hastily, "She is here, don't let her hear."
Everyone fell silent; Xiuchun had changed into Xia Yun's blue silk padded jacket with a crepe skirt tied underneath; a bun was loosely tied on her head.Holding the hem of the padded jacket with both hands, he seemed a little at a loss.
"I haven't worn this kind of clothes for many years, I'm really not used to it." Xiuchun smiled slightly embarrassed: "I don't know where to put my hands."
"Wear it a few times and you will get used to it."
Xia Yun listened to Guan Qin's words, and was afraid that Xiu Chun would be on guard if he showed his feet, so he hurriedly said in other words: "Come, come!"
She pulled Xiuchun and said, "I'll recomb your hair for you."
"That's right!" Mrs. Ma said, "It's not very decent to wear such a bun. Let me make my hair comb box. There is a gold-encrusted coral hairpin inside, which is very useful."
So Xia Yun went to move Mrs. Ma's mirror case, and combed Xiuchun's hair; but Qin Guan slipped out quietly, found Wang Dachen, and told the story in private.Wang Dachen was overjoyed; he took the money and asked his buddy to buy a jar of Yanghe sorghum, planning to get drunk for Xiuchun's return to vulgarity.
The two didn't come back until it was time to turn on the lights, and went into the courtyard to part ways, one went to the north room and the other to the south room. It was Xia Yun who came to the north room, his face was lonely and slightly depressed; Guan Qin couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Could it be that she is really my sister-in-law's fate?" "No, Xiuchun didn't count herself." "Then who is it?" "She told the fate of Second Grandma Zhen." "Oh," Mrs. Ma was concerned: "How about the life of Second Grandma Zhen?" "I don't quite understand either. What Xiuchun and Yunlongzi said seemed to be 'jargon'; I asked Xiuchun, and she said that Second Grandma Zhen's fleeting time was very bad." Madam Ma was even more concerned now, "Where's Xiuchun?" She asked. "Go change clothes." "Go and see! Call her, I have to ask her." After a while, Xiuchun came, holding the gold-encrusted coral hairpin in his hand, he entered the door and called out: "Ma'am!" Then he went to the back room and naturally put the hairpin back to its original place. "Xiuchun, don't be busy!" Mrs. Ma called her and said, "How is Second Grandma Zhen's fleeting time?" "Not very good." "What's wrong? Is it sick? Or bankrupt or something?" This question made Xiuchun's face even more gloomy, "Second Grandma Zhen's horoscope is 'injured official character', and she will have official luck this year." She said, "That's not good." "I don't understand this." Qin Guan asked, "Why is it not good to be an official, but it is better to go to the tomb?" "That's not to say, wounded officials cannot see officials; there is a saying in the life book, 'The wounded see officials, and it will be full of disasters.' What's worse is that this year Wushen; Shen. Yun Longzi said: This is called "the fortune of the year is coming together." The good ones are especially good; the bad ones are especially fierce." So Mrs. Ma and Qin Guan were worried, "How fierce is it? Did Yun Longzi say anything?" Mrs. Ma asked. "He won't tell." "why?" Xiuchun didn't answer, but looked like she was about to burst into tears; then you can know without asking.Mrs. Ma was shocked and worried, but Qin Guan was comforted in the panic and worry. Seeing Xiuchun like this, the Lord loves her deeply, and the resentment towards Second Grandma Zhen was easily released. "I didn't expect," Qin Guan was a little confused, "you actually know the art of Meridian." "Where can we talk about it? But because of the suffering of life, I want to practice the afterlife; I have read one or two life books, and I only understand it." "You are welcome." Xia Yun continued Xiuchun's words: "Since you know the horoscope and have talked so much with Yun Longzi, I think you have figured out the horoscope of Second Grandma Zhen; you should explain it to your wife. Bar!" This is exactly what Mrs. Ma wanted to say; Xiuchun also had this intention at first, but she was concerned about the severity of her words, and she was not sure. It has brought troubles, and it will also lead to misunderstandings in the future. Someone will definitely say: "Xiu Chun cursed the second grandma bloody, I wish she would die!" Knowing this, she made up her mind, "How do I understand?" She refused straight away, "Anyway, Yun Longzi's fine batch of fleeting years can be picked up the day after tomorrow. I will think about it then." Hearing this, everyone was very disappointed; Mrs. Ma asked straight to the point: "Could it be that Second Grandma Zhen will encounter unexpected disasters?" "It's not some unforeseen accident, it's Second Grandma Zhen who is in danger." Just personal guilt?It has nothing to do with the family's misfortune; although these words can comfort Mrs. Ma a little?But the doubts deepened. "How do you say that Second Grandma Zhen is in danger? Could it be—" Mrs. Ma couldn't continue; what she thought of was not the ransacked house, but the scandal about Second Grandma Zhen. "Xiu Chun," Madam Ma said solemnly, "You have to tell me the truth." Everyone could see Madam Ma's serious expression, and expected that if Xiuchun dodged again, she would get angry, so they all stared nervously at Xiuchun. Xiuchun hesitated and hesitated, and finally raised his head and said: "My wife must tell me the truth, I can't bear to tell the truth, but I have to tell the truth. But this is what Yunlongzi said, and I hope he can't calculate it accurately! At that time, don't tell me the truth." Said that I, Xiuchun, was cursing Second Grandma." "Your confession is superfluous!" Qin Guan said excitedly, "Everyone can see that you can't let go of your second grandma in your heart. Your heart is good!" "Second Master Qin knows my heart, so I dare to say it. However, don't be sad if you tell my wife, it's common for fortune-telling to be inaccurate; Yun Longzi said that Second Grandma Zhen's time has come, and I'm afraid she won't be able to escape this month." Before the words were finished, Mrs. Ma burst into tears; Xia Yun hurriedly handed over a clean handkerchief, blaming himself: "It's all my fault; I encouraged Xiuchun to tell the fortune, and made my wife sad for no reason." "I'm not sad about anything else; I'm wronged for our Ma family's daughter." Mrs. Ma blew her nose and cheered herself up and said, "You find Lao He." After calling He Jin over, Mrs. Ma first talked about fortune-telling; he also knew about it. He heard from Yun Longzi that although Second Grandma Zhen had a very bad luck, but with the family's misfortune and fortune, It has nothing to do with it, so I will focus on this point to comfort Mrs. Ma. "I'm just worried about this." Mrs. Ma said: "If she is protecting the family from a disaster, that's fine. I'm afraid she will get into trouble for no reason. You are an old man in our family, so you can see things." Many; if there is something inappropriate, others can't see it, maybe you can see it. I think you have a hard time and go back to Jiangning to have a look." "Yes!" He Jin said heartily, "I'm not at ease either. Since my wife thinks so, I'll leave tomorrow." "Second brother Wang, please send someone capable to take you there; how about the situation, you will send a message back." "I understand." He Jin said: "Let Guan Qin write down the things that Madam wants to explain one by one. I will discuss with Wang Laoer first about sending someone, and I will come back to ask for instructions later." So Xia Yun went to Qinguan's room to move paper, pen and ink, and in Mrs. Ma's room, he was going to ask questions, do things, and explain everything, and listed them clearly one by one.But Qin Guan had another plan. He wanted to write a letter to Second Grandma Zhen, telling her about Xiuchun's attitude towards her; thing.
But it's only been a month, and He Jin already has the feeling of coming back after the catastrophe. The door is closed, only the corner door is used; part of the room is vacated; there are only a few old partners left.As soon as I got home, I naturally went to see Cao Fu first.He asked in surprise, "Why are you here? What's the matter?" "The second wife is worried about the family, so let me come back and have a look." "It's annoying!" Cao Fu frowned and said, "It's good if you come; one more person who can deal with them." The so-called "they" naturally refers to the people sent by Liangjiang Governor's Yamen; He Jin's heart sank, and he was speechless for a long time. "You go and rest first, you can ask your brother about the situation for a while." "yes!" He Jin withdrew, and then went to see Second Grandma Zhen, who had moved to Xuanrong Hall; she handed Guan Qin's letter, but she didn't read it first, and only asked, "How is Madam?" "He's in pretty good health; he's a little bit weaker. I'm told he's always lying down." "Boring! Why don't you just lie down and refresh your mind?" Qiuyue interrupted; then she asked about Qin, Brother Tang and Xia Yun; but not Xiuchun. On the contrary, Second Grandma Zhen had no taboos, "Where is Xiuchun?" She asked: "The fourth master came back and praised her very much; he said that she is chivalrous. No wonder!" She paused for a moment and said: "The wall is overthrown and everyone pushes it. The world is so cold, the fourth master probably has seen enough, so he used it to complain. Actually, what's the use of complaining? As long as you can see clearly, there is nothing serious." He Jin didn't know what she was referring to, but he noticed that Second Grandma Zhen had changed a little bit; she always liked to talk, but her words were crisp and clear, but now she seemed to be a bit nagging. Thinking like this in her heart, she talked about Xiuchun in her mouth, saying that everyone persuaded her to return to vulgarity; she also said that Qin Guan was entrusted by Wang Dachen, and was the most enthusiastic. He spent one night in meditation, and they fought with each other, but Qin Guan lost. Everyone thinks this story is interesting and wants to know the details; Jin Er has already worried that He Jin came to see the master as soon as he got out of the car, and he never drank a bowl of tea; Four bowls of New Year's dishes were served, a bowl of rice cakes was boiled, and a large pot of wine was boiled, and Xiao ㄚ head was brought out on a tray. "Uncle He, sit down and drink and eat slowly; tell us the story of Xuzhou at the same time." Jin'er said again: "The lights are on today; but there is no light. Feeling bored." Just from these few words, He Jin can imagine the desolation and loneliness in Xuanrong hall; recalling the grand occasion of that year, it seems like a lifetime away, and she sheds tears. Fortunately, he has a pair of fiery eyes that weep against the wind; no one pays attention to the tears he shed at this time, and the wind did not force them out. So he wiped his eyes and drank while talking about how Qin Guan failed to persuade Xiuchun.That night he was sitting idle in the corridor and listened carefully; but because Second Grandma Zhen was in the way of what he was saying, he couldn't speak very clearly; but it was enough to attract people's attention. "Xia Yun came up with a very brilliant idea that day; everyone thought that it would be successful that day—" He Jin swallowed suddenly; he suddenly realized that fortune-telling cannot be discussed, but it is out of his control. . "What?" Dongxue was anxious for the first time: "Has Xia Yun come up with such a brilliant idea? Uncle He, tell me quickly, tell me quickly." "Slowly!" He Jin procrastinated: "Wait until I finish eating the chicken wings." "What's so good about chicken bones?" "Dongxue, don't rush!" Qiuyue said: "Let Uncle He think about it carefully, and he will explain it to you in detail." This is a command to retreat; He Jin had no choice but to choose what he could say after thinking about it: "There is a son of Yunlong in Xuzhou, whose fortune-telling is very accurate; my wife is worried about the family, so Xia Yun took the horoscope of the fourth master. Watch the fleeting year for him, and say that the disaster of the fourth master has passed; this year is Shennian, and the lack of gold in the fourth master's life is just to make up for——" "Oh," Second Grandma Zhen interrupted him and asked, "Is that what you said?" "yes!" "What else?" Second Grandma Zhen immediately added, "I mean the fourth master." "It is said that the fourth master committed a crime against a post horse this autumn. Xiuchun said it well, since the fourth master has a good year, it does not matter if he commits a crime against a post horse. He must be released on an errand." Hearing this, everyone was happy, and everyone's faces became brighter, "I hope this Yunlongzi is Tiekou, and Xiuchun Jie can also solve it well." Second Grandma Zhen asked again: "What else did you say?" "It's said that the fourth master's fate is hard, and he got rid of the fourth wife a long time ago. It's really accurate! For this reason, Xiuchun also wanted to do fortune-telling; so Xia Yun decided to plan and came up with an idea." When He Jin talked about Xia Yun's idea, everyone found it interesting; He Jin was asked to elaborate on how he accompanied Xiuchun and Xia Yun to ask Yun Longzi for advice. "Xiu Chun changed Xia Yun's cotton-padded jacket and skirt; Xia Yun even combed her hair and put on his wife's golden coral hairpin; when he arrived at Yun Longzi's place, he really got the limelight!" He Jin recalled the scene at that time and said: "Yun Longzi is a matchmaker; it's the first lunar month, and fortune-tellers crowded the hall. Naturally, there are more men than women, but regardless of men and women, you have to stare hard at them both; money collectors The young man looked straight into the eyes." When He Jin said that he was tired and breathed a little, Jin'er smiled and asked, "Maybe I forgot to collect money from them too, didn't I?" "That's not the case, but it's still an advantage. Daring to see a fortune teller is like asking a doctor to see a doctor. There is also a 'dial number'; I don't know what Xia Yun said to the young man, but the young man said repeatedly. "Okay, okay! You two go first." Then the two sisters went into another room to ask Yun Longzi for advice." "Uncle He, you didn't go in?" Qiuyue asked. "No!" He Jin replied, "I was planning to go in and listen. Later, I thought, maybe the girl's family has something on their minds that they don't want me, a bad old man, to know. It's better to know each other, so I didn't follow." "What happened later?" Qiuyue asked again, "How do you tell Xiuchun's fate?" "I don't know; it's inconvenient to ask. Just looking at Xiuchun's complexion is not very good. When I got home, Xiuchun still changed back to her own clothes—" "So, is it really my aunt's fate?" Jin'er interjected, "I don't believe that Xiu Chun's fate can be calculated so accurately!" "Xiu Chun didn't count her own life at all!" "Then for whom?" "It's for her sister-in-law." This lie was prepared by He Jin a long time ago, and he answered it very quickly and without flaws; but Qiuyue felt that it was very doubtful.After Dezhen's second grandma opened Qin Guan's letter to read, she said how Xiuchun had informed the old master, and her concern was overflowing with words; she judged that Xiuchun had gone to tell Zhen's second grandma's fortune. Talking to Jin'er in private, I also thought it was true; and worries arose, "Didn't the old man say that Xiuchun came out, and his face was not good?" She said, "It must be that Second Grandma Zhen's life is not good." "For sure! If it's auspicious, of course Lao He will talk about it like the fourth master's horoscope." Qiuyue said again, "The two of us asked Lao He to ask in private." This question turned out to be a ready-made opportunity for He Jin, which saved trouble, "I just wanted to talk to the two girls." He Jin said: "My wife is worried about this; that's why I asked me to go home and have a look. Look. It is said that the Second Grandma Zhen will be very vicious this year; what is it called, "When a wounded official meets an official, there will be a lot of disasters." See what the wife means," he said in a lower voice, "I am afraid that the Second Grandma Zhen will cause trouble and make a big fuss. "At this level, Miss Jin'er should be more careful." Qiuyue and Jin'er glanced at each other, but were silent; but they had reached a tacit understanding, and after He Jin left, they discussed privately.Therefore, Qiuyue asked again: "Madam, what else can I explain?" "Notify as soon as there is news." "of course." "Probably soon!" Jin'er said, "It's said that before and after the Lantern Festival, you have to do it; Master Zhen went to inquire about the news, maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, there will be changes." They were silent for a while, and Qiuyue suddenly asked: "Uncle He, Second Grandma Zhen said that this year is a very fierce one; according to your opinion, what kind of method is it? If there is a threat to her life, how can she lose her life?" "Sitting behind closed doors at home, the disaster will come from the sky. Who knows?" He Jin replied, "Madam, but I want to remind all the girls to pay more attention." "That's it! We will pay attention at any time." Jin'er nodded deeply. Having said that, He Jin's mission is over, so there is no need to stay.As soon as he left, Qiuyue asked: "What do you think your second master will do?" "No!" Jin'er replied, "It's never happened that we treat each other like guests for a while; the two of them seem to be different people." "This is not a good sign!" Qiuyue said worriedly: "The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change; if people lose their normal habits, there are often unexpected disasters." "Based on what you're saying, is it true that Second Master Zhen is also in trouble?" Jin'er leaned on the back of the chair weakly and said, "These days are really worrying!" "Don't worry! I'm just talking casually." Qiuyue hastily set up words to comfort her: "I'm thinking, the fourth master is the head of the family; if he's fine, the whole family will be fine. Don't be surprised if you don't blame yourself, and the blame will defeat you; My son's affairs, wasting my mind, and looking for trouble." This is a forced open-minded language, Jin'er sighed and said: "I have to think so!"
Cao Zhen invited the officials sent by Liangjiang governor's yamen early in the morning, and returned in the evening with a very bad look. "What's the matter? Are you tired?" Grandma Zhen said to him, "Are you hungry; fry some spring rolls first?" "I'm not hungry! I'm full." Cao Zhen said angrily, "Huang Erqian usually sips 'Second Brother Cao'; but today he's acting like he's doing business. He paid off my betting debt before opening his beak." "Listen, Second Master is so angry that he has left the village!" Second Grandma Zhen smiled and said this to the girls; she then asked her husband, "Why is Huang Erqian so business-like; he is an alternate magistrate, did he send him some errands? " "That's right! For this matter in our family, he was appointed as a 'committee'. Today is the day he and I have had mushrooms." Hearing this, Jin'er sent all the girls away; then said: "I'll bring the food here, let's talk while eating, shall we?" "That's good!" Second Grandma Zhen said again: "There is also a vase of old flower carvings, let's drink it! I'm afraid it won't be worth it if you don't drink it." Originally Cao Zhen and his wife moved to Xuanrong Hall as a stopgap measure, although it was not simple, it was everything they could do, occupying only two suites on the west side; meals were served in the bedroom, and there was a temporary small kitchen under the corridor in the back room. On the contrary, it is convenient. Immediately, the square table was moved to the middle, and the brazier was moved over; when the decoration was finished, Jin'er sent all the maids away because the couple wanted to discuss a lawsuit, and she took care of it herself.Cao Zhen sits high and high, with one wife and one concubine, accompanying him left and right, one of them boils wine on a brazier for him; "What does Huang Erkuzi mean? Could it be—" Second Grandma Zhen smiled slightly, "I'm just guessing; could it be that you and him have some trouble at the gaming table?" "Nothing," Cao Zhen replied, "Huang Erqianzi got a letter from Beijing, and his background is extremely strong; Fan Zhijun said to people: What can Huang Erqianzi do besides eating, drinking, whoring and gambling? Well, I Send him an errand first to see if he can do it? Then I sent him to check our family's account. Someone said to Huang Erkuzi: "Cao Erye is your gambler. If you see him, I'm sorry. You don't like me." Feng Baxing is a waste of effort!" "You mean, Fan Zhijun is using this to make things difficult for him; Huang Eryuzi is not good at this job, so he has an explanation for the eight lines." The second grandma Zhen continued: "If it is done, Fan Zhijun can't do without it. Him. Is that what you mean?" "That's what it means." Cao Zhen suddenly couldn't help laughing, "I also told you a joke; but I don't know if it's true or not, it is said that before meeting me, Huang Erkuzi made a bow outside the flower hall; I said to myself: Second brother Cao, I can’t do anything; an eight-line letter cost me 12,000 silver, so I have to feel sorry for your elder brother.” "What a shame!" Jin'er laughed and said, "Looking at it this way, his heart is actually not bad." "The heart is not bad, but people taught it to be bad." Cao Zhen said again: "He was taught to break the casserole and ask the end. Huang Eryuzi has also eaten the hammer, and he has become determined; he just looks up and beats him." Official accent, I am so angry that I want to punch him two big mouths!" "Don't be angry. If you figure it out, you won't be angry. You will only feel sorry for him." Second Grandma Zhen persuaded, "He didn't dare to look at you, so he had to raise his head." "I also see a little bit of meaning; but if you were there, you would be angry." "It's never a problem to be angry." Jin'er persuaded: "You have to find a way to deal with it; can you ask someone to say hello?" "It's useless." The second grandma Zhen said: "The decades-old accounts have to be turned over, chasing down one stroke at a time. This greeting is overwhelming; once it starts, it becomes a rule, and this greeting , if you don’t hit that, you’ll offend someone instead.” "Then, what should we do?" "Only stiff." "It's easy for you to say." Cao Zhen didn't think so, "What should I do if I can't make it?" Second Grandma Zhen didn’t make a sound; she remained silent for a while and said, “Suzhou people often say: the boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge gate. Late." "Not too late?" Cao Zhen objected even more. "Not too late!" Second Grandma Zhen replied, her tone was calm, but she seemed confident: "It's better to say hello early than late; it's better to say hello less often." Cao Zhen shook his head, with a helpless expression, "I really don't understand what you mean." He said, "I'll listen to you if you tell me a reason." "As I said just now, this is not something that can be done with just a greeting. Once you open the door, you can't fight. And the favors have been sold out a long time ago. When it comes to the real juncture, you can just ask someone to say hello." If you pass the customs, what should you do if there is no one to trust?" Cao Zhen pondered for a while, then raised his glass slowly, "I understand a little bit." He said, "Hello, it's not that you don't want to fight, but that it's worth fighting; it works. It's that it's better to fight early than late, and to fight more is worse than to fight less. " "Let me add one more thing," Jin'er said, "It's best not to fight." "I'm afraid it won't be so cheap if you don't fight! You must say hello, but unless you don't say hello, you have to use all your strength to fight; if you say hello, you'll be fine." The couple's opinions finally came to an agreement; to be honest, Cao Zhen gave up his own opinions and only listened to his wife's teachings. "Anyway, there is a pile of words in the bag, if you can push it, push it, if you can rely on it, you will rely on it. At the moment when you can't push it off or hold it back, you can just push it on me." "This," Cao Zhen questioned, "once or twice is fine; if there are too many times, what if you are required to go to court to see an official?" "I have my own way." The Second Grandma Zhen seemed to have a plan in her chest, "Ten yellow ergots may not be too rare to defeat me." Second Grandma Zhen prided herself on her eloquence; Cao Zhen had nothing to say, "I was afraid that you would lose face in public." He said, "And I have wronged you too much." "Thank you! With your words, it's worth dying of grievances." As she said, Second Grandma Zhen's eyes turned red.
In the morning of the next day, Cao Zhen was invited by Huang Erqianzi to question him again; he followed his wife's teachings, firstly to remain calm; Huang Eryuzi said it again, taking this time to think in his heart about how to answer properly; the third is the last plan, and pushed it to Second Grandma Zhen. Huang Erkuzi finally couldn't bear to speak. "I have to ask Mrs. Zun about this, and I have to ask Mrs. Zun about that!" He said, "I really don't know who is doing the weaving?" Cao Zhen kept silent, this was also taught by Second Grandma Cao, if it doesn't matter, you don't have to answer, let him whine, sneer or sarcasm, just take it as a breeze. "Your Madam is an official family member, how can she manage the public account?" This sentence had to be answered, "People in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are on duty, regardless of gender, age or age." He said. "A errand is a errand, a public account is a public account, two different things, how can we get the same thing?" "A errand is the emperor's errand. Of course, the expenses of an errand have to be paid out of the official account. How can it be two different things?" Huang Eryuzi felt that Cao Zhen was talking nonsense, but he couldn't refute him; after thinking for a while, he asked, "According to what you say, it's Mrs. Madam who is weaving?" "That's not entirely true." Cao Zhen thought, and said, "But Commissioner Huang, I'm afraid you don't know much about the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As I said just now, there is no distinction between men, women and children in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, especially Zhengbaiqi. each." "Why are they different?" Huang Eryuzi said bluntly, "The person with the white flag has horns on his head?" Cao Zhen was silent again; because Huang Erkuzi's words were rude, he protested by silence.But it can also be seen as a reluctance to quarrel, which is a kind of concession. Huang Erqian noticed it, so he could only ask politely: "Excuse me, why are the Zhengbai flags different? Aren't they all coated with the upper three flags?" "That's right, they are all the upper three flags. But the two yellow flags were handed down by Emperor Taizong; the Zhengbai flag belonged to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang at the beginning. This is the difference." "You mean, Zhengbai Banner belongs to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, so the Baoyi family members of Zhengbai Banner can interfere with official affairs?" That's great!Cao Zhen thought that Huang Erqian had made great progress, so he should not take it lightly, and immediately asked with a feint, "Commander Huang, what did you say? I don't quite understand." "Then let's be clearer." Huang Erqian's tone became more emphatic: "From what you said, it seems that Zhengbaiqi's wrapped family members can interfere with official affairs according to the imperial edict." "I didn't say that." "Although you didn't say that, that's what you mean." Huang Eryuzi said again: "Since Mrs. Zun is in charge of public accounts, isn't it meddling in official affairs?" "That's not what I said. Family members can't interfere with official affairs, but for the emperor and the palace, our House of Internal Affairs has always been indiscriminate. For example, the account you asked just now was ordered to be purchased in the year of Lord Kangxi's 60th birthday. A batch of new-style jewellery, ready to be used as a reward for concubines. Jewelry, what is new-style jewelry? Commissioner Huang, I’m afraid you have to ask Zun Hu for advice, right?” "This..." Huang Eryuzi was helpless: "Well, this account should be handled by Mrs. Zun, why is it different from the market price? Please ask Mrs. Zun." There are no words to answer this question; jewelry is nothing more than jewelry, whether it is valuable or not, there is a lot of attention.Just looking at the account, how can we judge that the account does not match.Huang Erkuzi's efforts were wasted; Cao Zhen couldn't help but feel complacent. "Don't be complacent," Second Grandma Zhen warned him, "There are a few accounts that you can't be careless about; when you ask, you have to be careful." "Why are you so careful?" Cao Zhen asked again, "Which accounts are they?" "There is one thing," Second Grandma Zhen said in a low voice, "It's for Ba Beizi. In fact, it's not about Ba Beizi. It's Ba Beizi who came forward to build a garden for the fourteenth elder brother. Be careful about this account." "You're talking about this account." Of course Cao Zhen knew, "I asked about it a long time ago." "How did he ask?" "He asked, what happened to the 30,000 silver that was handed over to the guard Liang Wuye? I said, it was that year when the uncle ordered the salt administration, and the surplus silver was used to honor the late emperor; the late emperor said that he only needed 30,000 silver to raise birds, so he entrusted the guard Fifth Master Liang brought him to Beijing by the way." "It's 20,000, not 30,000." Second Grandma Zhen said, "That's with Zhu Phi, no one can fake it." "But, the account is thirty thousand." "I didn't handle this matter; I don't know what happened to the extra 10,000 silver? But since it's on me, I won't talk about him. Anyway, when the time comes, I have my own solution." "I don't understand. When it's time to come, what method are you using to prevaricate?" "It's not a script; it's a case-by-case scenario." Cao Zhen was stunned for a while, then said to himself, "I hope you can handle it."
The two didn't come back until it was time to turn on the lights, and went into the courtyard to part ways, one went to the north room and the other to the south room. It was Xia Yun who came to the north room, his face was lonely and slightly depressed; Guan Qin couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Could it be that she is really my sister-in-law's fate?" "No, Xiuchun didn't count herself." "Then who is it?" "She told the fate of Second Grandma Zhen." "Oh," Mrs. Ma was concerned: "How about the life of Second Grandma Zhen?" "I don't quite understand either. What Xiuchun and Yunlongzi said seemed to be 'jargon'; I asked Xiuchun, and she said that Second Grandma Zhen's fleeting time was very bad." Madam Ma was even more concerned now, "Where's Xiuchun?" She asked. "Go change clothes." "Go and see! Call her, I have to ask her." After a while, Xiuchun came, holding the gold-encrusted coral hairpin in his hand, he entered the door and called out: "Ma'am!" Then he went to the back room and naturally put the hairpin back to its original place. "Xiuchun, don't be busy!" Mrs. Ma called her and said, "How is Second Grandma Zhen's fleeting time?" "Not very good." "What's wrong? Is it sick? Or bankrupt or something?" This question made Xiuchun's face even more gloomy, "Second Grandma Zhen's horoscope is 'injured official character', and she will have official luck this year." She said, "That's not good." "I don't understand this." Qin Guan asked, "Why is it not good to be an official, but it is better to go to the tomb?" "That's not to say, wounded officials cannot see officials; there is a saying in the life book, 'The wounded see officials, and it will be full of disasters.' What's worse is that this year Wushen; Shen. Yun Longzi said: This is called "the fortune of the year is coming together." The good ones are especially good; the bad ones are especially fierce." So Mrs. Ma and Qin Guan were worried, "How fierce is it? Did Yun Longzi say anything?" Mrs. Ma asked. "He won't tell." "why?" Xiuchun didn't answer, but looked like she was about to burst into tears; then you can know without asking.Mrs. Ma was shocked and worried, but Qin Guan was comforted in the panic and worry. Seeing Xiuchun like this, the Lord loves her deeply, and the resentment towards Second Grandma Zhen was easily released. "I didn't expect," Qin Guan was a little confused, "you actually know the art of Meridian." "Where can we talk about it? But because of the suffering of life, I want to practice the afterlife; I have read one or two life books, and I only understand it." "You are welcome." Xia Yun continued Xiuchun's words: "Since you know the horoscope and have talked so much with Yun Longzi, I think you have figured out the horoscope of Second Grandma Zhen; you should explain it to your wife. Bar!" This is exactly what Mrs. Ma wanted to say; Xiuchun also had this intention at first, but she was concerned about the severity of her words, and she was not sure. It has brought troubles, and it will also lead to misunderstandings in the future. Someone will definitely say: "Xiu Chun cursed the second grandma bloody, I wish she would die!" Knowing this, she made up her mind, "How do I understand?" She refused straight away, "Anyway, Yun Longzi's fine batch of fleeting years can be picked up the day after tomorrow. I will think about it then." Hearing this, everyone was very disappointed; Mrs. Ma asked straight to the point: "Could it be that Second Grandma Zhen will encounter unexpected disasters?" "It's not some unforeseen accident, it's Second Grandma Zhen who is in danger." Just personal guilt?It has nothing to do with the family's misfortune; although these words can comfort Mrs. Ma a little?But the doubts deepened. "How do you say that Second Grandma Zhen is in danger? Could it be—" Mrs. Ma couldn't continue; what she thought of was not the ransacked house, but the scandal about Second Grandma Zhen. "Xiu Chun," Madam Ma said solemnly, "You have to tell me the truth." Everyone could see Madam Ma's serious expression, and expected that if Xiuchun dodged again, she would get angry, so they all stared nervously at Xiuchun. Xiuchun hesitated and hesitated, and finally raised his head and said: "My wife must tell me the truth, I can't bear to tell the truth, but I have to tell the truth. But this is what Yunlongzi said, and I hope he can't calculate it accurately! At that time, don't tell me the truth." Said that I, Xiuchun, was cursing Second Grandma." "Your confession is superfluous!" Qin Guan said excitedly, "Everyone can see that you can't let go of your second grandma in your heart. Your heart is good!" "Second Master Qin knows my heart, so I dare to say it. However, don't be sad if you tell my wife, it's common for fortune-telling to be inaccurate; Yun Longzi said that Second Grandma Zhen's time has come, and I'm afraid she won't be able to escape this month." Before the words were finished, Mrs. Ma burst into tears; Xia Yun hurriedly handed over a clean handkerchief, blaming himself: "It's all my fault; I encouraged Xiuchun to tell the fortune, and made my wife sad for no reason." "I'm not sad about anything else; I'm wronged for our Ma family's daughter." Mrs. Ma blew her nose and cheered herself up and said, "You find Lao He." After calling He Jin over, Mrs. Ma first talked about fortune-telling; he also knew about it. He heard from Yun Longzi that although Second Grandma Zhen had a very bad luck, but with the family's misfortune and fortune, It has nothing to do with it, so I will focus on this point to comfort Mrs. Ma. "I'm just worried about this." Mrs. Ma said: "If she is protecting the family from a disaster, that's fine. I'm afraid she will get into trouble for no reason. You are an old man in our family, so you can see things." Many; if there is something inappropriate, others can't see it, maybe you can see it. I think you have a hard time and go back to Jiangning to have a look." "Yes!" He Jin said heartily, "I'm not at ease either. Since my wife thinks so, I'll leave tomorrow." "Second brother Wang, please send someone capable to take you there; how about the situation, you will send a message back." "I understand." He Jin said: "Let Guan Qin write down the things that Madam wants to explain one by one. I will discuss with Wang Laoer first about sending someone, and I will come back to ask for instructions later." So Xia Yun went to Qinguan's room to move paper, pen and ink, and in Mrs. Ma's room, he was going to ask questions, do things, and explain everything, and listed them clearly one by one.But Qin Guan had another plan. He wanted to write a letter to Second Grandma Zhen, telling her about Xiuchun's attitude towards her; thing.
But it's only been a month, and He Jin already has the feeling of coming back after the catastrophe. The door is closed, only the corner door is used; part of the room is vacated; there are only a few old partners left.As soon as I got home, I naturally went to see Cao Fu first.He asked in surprise, "Why are you here? What's the matter?" "The second wife is worried about the family, so let me come back and have a look." "It's annoying!" Cao Fu frowned and said, "It's good if you come; one more person who can deal with them." The so-called "they" naturally refers to the people sent by Liangjiang Governor's Yamen; He Jin's heart sank, and he was speechless for a long time. "You go and rest first, you can ask your brother about the situation for a while." "yes!" He Jin withdrew, and then went to see Second Grandma Zhen, who had moved to Xuanrong Hall; she handed Guan Qin's letter, but she didn't read it first, and only asked, "How is Madam?" "He's in pretty good health; he's a little bit weaker. I'm told he's always lying down." "Boring! Why don't you just lie down and refresh your mind?" Qiuyue interrupted; then she asked about Qin, Brother Tang and Xia Yun; but not Xiuchun. On the contrary, Second Grandma Zhen had no taboos, "Where is Xiuchun?" She asked: "The fourth master came back and praised her very much; he said that she is chivalrous. No wonder!" She paused for a moment and said: "The wall is overthrown and everyone pushes it. The world is so cold, the fourth master probably has seen enough, so he used it to complain. Actually, what's the use of complaining? As long as you can see clearly, there is nothing serious." He Jin didn't know what she was referring to, but he noticed that Second Grandma Zhen had changed a little bit; she always liked to talk, but her words were crisp and clear, but now she seemed to be a bit nagging. Thinking like this in her heart, she talked about Xiuchun in her mouth, saying that everyone persuaded her to return to vulgarity; she also said that Qin Guan was entrusted by Wang Dachen, and was the most enthusiastic. He spent one night in meditation, and they fought with each other, but Qin Guan lost. Everyone thinks this story is interesting and wants to know the details; Jin Er has already worried that He Jin came to see the master as soon as he got out of the car, and he never drank a bowl of tea; Four bowls of New Year's dishes were served, a bowl of rice cakes was boiled, and a large pot of wine was boiled, and Xiao ㄚ head was brought out on a tray. "Uncle He, sit down and drink and eat slowly; tell us the story of Xuzhou at the same time." Jin'er said again: "The lights are on today; but there is no light. Feeling bored." Just from these few words, He Jin can imagine the desolation and loneliness in Xuanrong hall; recalling the grand occasion of that year, it seems like a lifetime away, and she sheds tears. Fortunately, he has a pair of fiery eyes that weep against the wind; no one pays attention to the tears he shed at this time, and the wind did not force them out. So he wiped his eyes and drank while talking about how Qin Guan failed to persuade Xiuchun.That night he was sitting idle in the corridor and listened carefully; but because Second Grandma Zhen was in the way of what he was saying, he couldn't speak very clearly; but it was enough to attract people's attention. "Xia Yun came up with a very brilliant idea that day; everyone thought that it would be successful that day—" He Jin swallowed suddenly; he suddenly realized that fortune-telling cannot be discussed, but it is out of his control. . "What?" Dongxue was anxious for the first time: "Has Xia Yun come up with such a brilliant idea? Uncle He, tell me quickly, tell me quickly." "Slowly!" He Jin procrastinated: "Wait until I finish eating the chicken wings." "What's so good about chicken bones?" "Dongxue, don't rush!" Qiuyue said: "Let Uncle He think about it carefully, and he will explain it to you in detail." This is a command to retreat; He Jin had no choice but to choose what he could say after thinking about it: "There is a son of Yunlong in Xuzhou, whose fortune-telling is very accurate; my wife is worried about the family, so Xia Yun took the horoscope of the fourth master. Watch the fleeting year for him, and say that the disaster of the fourth master has passed; this year is Shennian, and the lack of gold in the fourth master's life is just to make up for——" "Oh," Second Grandma Zhen interrupted him and asked, "Is that what you said?" "yes!" "What else?" Second Grandma Zhen immediately added, "I mean the fourth master." "It is said that the fourth master committed a crime against a post horse this autumn. Xiuchun said it well, since the fourth master has a good year, it does not matter if he commits a crime against a post horse. He must be released on an errand." Hearing this, everyone was happy, and everyone's faces became brighter, "I hope this Yunlongzi is Tiekou, and Xiuchun Jie can also solve it well." Second Grandma Zhen asked again: "What else did you say?" "It's said that the fourth master's fate is hard, and he got rid of the fourth wife a long time ago. It's really accurate! For this reason, Xiuchun also wanted to do fortune-telling; so Xia Yun decided to plan and came up with an idea." When He Jin talked about Xia Yun's idea, everyone found it interesting; He Jin was asked to elaborate on how he accompanied Xiuchun and Xia Yun to ask Yun Longzi for advice. "Xiu Chun changed Xia Yun's cotton-padded jacket and skirt; Xia Yun even combed her hair and put on his wife's golden coral hairpin; when he arrived at Yun Longzi's place, he really got the limelight!" He Jin recalled the scene at that time and said: "Yun Longzi is a matchmaker; it's the first lunar month, and fortune-tellers crowded the hall. Naturally, there are more men than women, but regardless of men and women, you have to stare hard at them both; money collectors The young man looked straight into the eyes." When He Jin said that he was tired and breathed a little, Jin'er smiled and asked, "Maybe I forgot to collect money from them too, didn't I?" "That's not the case, but it's still an advantage. Daring to see a fortune teller is like asking a doctor to see a doctor. There is also a 'dial number'; I don't know what Xia Yun said to the young man, but the young man said repeatedly. "Okay, okay! You two go first." Then the two sisters went into another room to ask Yun Longzi for advice." "Uncle He, you didn't go in?" Qiuyue asked. "No!" He Jin replied, "I was planning to go in and listen. Later, I thought, maybe the girl's family has something on their minds that they don't want me, a bad old man, to know. It's better to know each other, so I didn't follow." "What happened later?" Qiuyue asked again, "How do you tell Xiuchun's fate?" "I don't know; it's inconvenient to ask. Just looking at Xiuchun's complexion is not very good. When I got home, Xiuchun still changed back to her own clothes—" "So, is it really my aunt's fate?" Jin'er interjected, "I don't believe that Xiu Chun's fate can be calculated so accurately!" "Xiu Chun didn't count her own life at all!" "Then for whom?" "It's for her sister-in-law." This lie was prepared by He Jin a long time ago, and he answered it very quickly and without flaws; but Qiuyue felt that it was very doubtful.After Dezhen's second grandma opened Qin Guan's letter to read, she said how Xiuchun had informed the old master, and her concern was overflowing with words; she judged that Xiuchun had gone to tell Zhen's second grandma's fortune. Talking to Jin'er in private, I also thought it was true; and worries arose, "Didn't the old man say that Xiuchun came out, and his face was not good?" She said, "It must be that Second Grandma Zhen's life is not good." "For sure! If it's auspicious, of course Lao He will talk about it like the fourth master's horoscope." Qiuyue said again, "The two of us asked Lao He to ask in private." This question turned out to be a ready-made opportunity for He Jin, which saved trouble, "I just wanted to talk to the two girls." He Jin said: "My wife is worried about this; that's why I asked me to go home and have a look. Look. It is said that the Second Grandma Zhen will be very vicious this year; what is it called, "When a wounded official meets an official, there will be a lot of disasters." See what the wife means," he said in a lower voice, "I am afraid that the Second Grandma Zhen will cause trouble and make a big fuss. "At this level, Miss Jin'er should be more careful." Qiuyue and Jin'er glanced at each other, but were silent; but they had reached a tacit understanding, and after He Jin left, they discussed privately.Therefore, Qiuyue asked again: "Madam, what else can I explain?" "Notify as soon as there is news." "of course." "Probably soon!" Jin'er said, "It's said that before and after the Lantern Festival, you have to do it; Master Zhen went to inquire about the news, maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, there will be changes." They were silent for a while, and Qiuyue suddenly asked: "Uncle He, Second Grandma Zhen said that this year is a very fierce one; according to your opinion, what kind of method is it? If there is a threat to her life, how can she lose her life?" "Sitting behind closed doors at home, the disaster will come from the sky. Who knows?" He Jin replied, "Madam, but I want to remind all the girls to pay more attention." "That's it! We will pay attention at any time." Jin'er nodded deeply. Having said that, He Jin's mission is over, so there is no need to stay.As soon as he left, Qiuyue asked: "What do you think your second master will do?" "No!" Jin'er replied, "It's never happened that we treat each other like guests for a while; the two of them seem to be different people." "This is not a good sign!" Qiuyue said worriedly: "The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change; if people lose their normal habits, there are often unexpected disasters." "Based on what you're saying, is it true that Second Master Zhen is also in trouble?" Jin'er leaned on the back of the chair weakly and said, "These days are really worrying!" "Don't worry! I'm just talking casually." Qiuyue hastily set up words to comfort her: "I'm thinking, the fourth master is the head of the family; if he's fine, the whole family will be fine. Don't be surprised if you don't blame yourself, and the blame will defeat you; My son's affairs, wasting my mind, and looking for trouble." This is a forced open-minded language, Jin'er sighed and said: "I have to think so!"
Cao Zhen invited the officials sent by Liangjiang governor's yamen early in the morning, and returned in the evening with a very bad look. "What's the matter? Are you tired?" Grandma Zhen said to him, "Are you hungry; fry some spring rolls first?" "I'm not hungry! I'm full." Cao Zhen said angrily, "Huang Erqian usually sips 'Second Brother Cao'; but today he's acting like he's doing business. He paid off my betting debt before opening his beak." "Listen, Second Master is so angry that he has left the village!" Second Grandma Zhen smiled and said this to the girls; she then asked her husband, "Why is Huang Erqian so business-like; he is an alternate magistrate, did he send him some errands? " "That's right! For this matter in our family, he was appointed as a 'committee'. Today is the day he and I have had mushrooms." Hearing this, Jin'er sent all the girls away; then said: "I'll bring the food here, let's talk while eating, shall we?" "That's good!" Second Grandma Zhen said again: "There is also a vase of old flower carvings, let's drink it! I'm afraid it won't be worth it if you don't drink it." Originally Cao Zhen and his wife moved to Xuanrong Hall as a stopgap measure, although it was not simple, it was everything they could do, occupying only two suites on the west side; meals were served in the bedroom, and there was a temporary small kitchen under the corridor in the back room. On the contrary, it is convenient. Immediately, the square table was moved to the middle, and the brazier was moved over; when the decoration was finished, Jin'er sent all the maids away because the couple wanted to discuss a lawsuit, and she took care of it herself.Cao Zhen sits high and high, with one wife and one concubine, accompanying him left and right, one of them boils wine on a brazier for him; "What does Huang Erkuzi mean? Could it be—" Second Grandma Zhen smiled slightly, "I'm just guessing; could it be that you and him have some trouble at the gaming table?" "Nothing," Cao Zhen replied, "Huang Erqianzi got a letter from Beijing, and his background is extremely strong; Fan Zhijun said to people: What can Huang Erqianzi do besides eating, drinking, whoring and gambling? Well, I Send him an errand first to see if he can do it? Then I sent him to check our family's account. Someone said to Huang Erkuzi: "Cao Erye is your gambler. If you see him, I'm sorry. You don't like me." Feng Baxing is a waste of effort!" "You mean, Fan Zhijun is using this to make things difficult for him; Huang Eryuzi is not good at this job, so he has an explanation for the eight lines." The second grandma Zhen continued: "If it is done, Fan Zhijun can't do without it. Him. Is that what you mean?" "That's what it means." Cao Zhen suddenly couldn't help laughing, "I also told you a joke; but I don't know if it's true or not, it is said that before meeting me, Huang Erkuzi made a bow outside the flower hall; I said to myself: Second brother Cao, I can’t do anything; an eight-line letter cost me 12,000 silver, so I have to feel sorry for your elder brother.” "What a shame!" Jin'er laughed and said, "Looking at it this way, his heart is actually not bad." "The heart is not bad, but people taught it to be bad." Cao Zhen said again: "He was taught to break the casserole and ask the end. Huang Eryuzi has also eaten the hammer, and he has become determined; he just looks up and beats him." Official accent, I am so angry that I want to punch him two big mouths!" "Don't be angry. If you figure it out, you won't be angry. You will only feel sorry for him." Second Grandma Zhen persuaded, "He didn't dare to look at you, so he had to raise his head." "I also see a little bit of meaning; but if you were there, you would be angry." "It's never a problem to be angry." Jin'er persuaded: "You have to find a way to deal with it; can you ask someone to say hello?" "It's useless." The second grandma Zhen said: "The decades-old accounts have to be turned over, chasing down one stroke at a time. This greeting is overwhelming; once it starts, it becomes a rule, and this greeting , if you don’t hit that, you’ll offend someone instead.” "Then, what should we do?" "Only stiff." "It's easy for you to say." Cao Zhen didn't think so, "What should I do if I can't make it?" Second Grandma Zhen didn’t make a sound; she remained silent for a while and said, “Suzhou people often say: the boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge gate. Late." "Not too late?" Cao Zhen objected even more. "Not too late!" Second Grandma Zhen replied, her tone was calm, but she seemed confident: "It's better to say hello early than late; it's better to say hello less often." Cao Zhen shook his head, with a helpless expression, "I really don't understand what you mean." He said, "I'll listen to you if you tell me a reason." "As I said just now, this is not something that can be done with just a greeting. Once you open the door, you can't fight. And the favors have been sold out a long time ago. When it comes to the real juncture, you can just ask someone to say hello." If you pass the customs, what should you do if there is no one to trust?" Cao Zhen pondered for a while, then raised his glass slowly, "I understand a little bit." He said, "Hello, it's not that you don't want to fight, but that it's worth fighting; it works. It's that it's better to fight early than late, and to fight more is worse than to fight less. " "Let me add one more thing," Jin'er said, "It's best not to fight." "I'm afraid it won't be so cheap if you don't fight! You must say hello, but unless you don't say hello, you have to use all your strength to fight; if you say hello, you'll be fine." The couple's opinions finally came to an agreement; to be honest, Cao Zhen gave up his own opinions and only listened to his wife's teachings. "Anyway, there is a pile of words in the bag, if you can push it, push it, if you can rely on it, you will rely on it. At the moment when you can't push it off or hold it back, you can just push it on me." "This," Cao Zhen questioned, "once or twice is fine; if there are too many times, what if you are required to go to court to see an official?" "I have my own way." The Second Grandma Zhen seemed to have a plan in her chest, "Ten yellow ergots may not be too rare to defeat me." Second Grandma Zhen prided herself on her eloquence; Cao Zhen had nothing to say, "I was afraid that you would lose face in public." He said, "And I have wronged you too much." "Thank you! With your words, it's worth dying of grievances." As she said, Second Grandma Zhen's eyes turned red.
In the morning of the next day, Cao Zhen was invited by Huang Erqianzi to question him again; he followed his wife's teachings, firstly to remain calm; Huang Eryuzi said it again, taking this time to think in his heart about how to answer properly; the third is the last plan, and pushed it to Second Grandma Zhen. Huang Erkuzi finally couldn't bear to speak. "I have to ask Mrs. Zun about this, and I have to ask Mrs. Zun about that!" He said, "I really don't know who is doing the weaving?" Cao Zhen kept silent, this was also taught by Second Grandma Cao, if it doesn't matter, you don't have to answer, let him whine, sneer or sarcasm, just take it as a breeze. "Your Madam is an official family member, how can she manage the public account?" This sentence had to be answered, "People in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are on duty, regardless of gender, age or age." He said. "A errand is a errand, a public account is a public account, two different things, how can we get the same thing?" "A errand is the emperor's errand. Of course, the expenses of an errand have to be paid out of the official account. How can it be two different things?" Huang Eryuzi felt that Cao Zhen was talking nonsense, but he couldn't refute him; after thinking for a while, he asked, "According to what you say, it's Mrs. Madam who is weaving?" "That's not entirely true." Cao Zhen thought, and said, "But Commissioner Huang, I'm afraid you don't know much about the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As I said just now, there is no distinction between men, women and children in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, especially Zhengbaiqi. each." "Why are they different?" Huang Eryuzi said bluntly, "The person with the white flag has horns on his head?" Cao Zhen was silent again; because Huang Erkuzi's words were rude, he protested by silence.But it can also be seen as a reluctance to quarrel, which is a kind of concession. Huang Erqian noticed it, so he could only ask politely: "Excuse me, why are the Zhengbai flags different? Aren't they all coated with the upper three flags?" "That's right, they are all the upper three flags. But the two yellow flags were handed down by Emperor Taizong; the Zhengbai flag belonged to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang at the beginning. This is the difference." "You mean, Zhengbai Banner belongs to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, so the Baoyi family members of Zhengbai Banner can interfere with official affairs?" That's great!Cao Zhen thought that Huang Erqian had made great progress, so he should not take it lightly, and immediately asked with a feint, "Commander Huang, what did you say? I don't quite understand." "Then let's be clearer." Huang Erqian's tone became more emphatic: "From what you said, it seems that Zhengbaiqi's wrapped family members can interfere with official affairs according to the imperial edict." "I didn't say that." "Although you didn't say that, that's what you mean." Huang Eryuzi said again: "Since Mrs. Zun is in charge of public accounts, isn't it meddling in official affairs?" "That's not what I said. Family members can't interfere with official affairs, but for the emperor and the palace, our House of Internal Affairs has always been indiscriminate. For example, the account you asked just now was ordered to be purchased in the year of Lord Kangxi's 60th birthday. A batch of new-style jewellery, ready to be used as a reward for concubines. Jewelry, what is new-style jewelry? Commissioner Huang, I’m afraid you have to ask Zun Hu for advice, right?” "This..." Huang Eryuzi was helpless: "Well, this account should be handled by Mrs. Zun, why is it different from the market price? Please ask Mrs. Zun." There are no words to answer this question; jewelry is nothing more than jewelry, whether it is valuable or not, there is a lot of attention.Just looking at the account, how can we judge that the account does not match.Huang Erkuzi's efforts were wasted; Cao Zhen couldn't help but feel complacent. "Don't be complacent," Second Grandma Zhen warned him, "There are a few accounts that you can't be careless about; when you ask, you have to be careful." "Why are you so careful?" Cao Zhen asked again, "Which accounts are they?" "There is one thing," Second Grandma Zhen said in a low voice, "It's for Ba Beizi. In fact, it's not about Ba Beizi. It's Ba Beizi who came forward to build a garden for the fourteenth elder brother. Be careful about this account." "You're talking about this account." Of course Cao Zhen knew, "I asked about it a long time ago." "How did he ask?" "He asked, what happened to the 30,000 silver that was handed over to the guard Liang Wuye? I said, it was that year when the uncle ordered the salt administration, and the surplus silver was used to honor the late emperor; the late emperor said that he only needed 30,000 silver to raise birds, so he entrusted the guard Fifth Master Liang brought him to Beijing by the way." "It's 20,000, not 30,000." Second Grandma Zhen said, "That's with Zhu Phi, no one can fake it." "But, the account is thirty thousand." "I didn't handle this matter; I don't know what happened to the extra 10,000 silver? But since it's on me, I won't talk about him. Anyway, when the time comes, I have my own solution." "I don't understand. When it's time to come, what method are you using to prevaricate?" "It's not a script; it's a case-by-case scenario." Cao Zhen was stunned for a while, then said to himself, "I hope you can handle it."