Chapter 8 Chapter Eight

Yue Zhongqi's story has been told, but Fu Heng is still immersed in the tragic past, holding the cold tea bowl in both hands, staring at the corner of the room and pondering.After a long, long time, he woke up with a startled smile, and said with a self-conscious smile, "It's so shocking! What happened next?" "The sixth master knows what happened later," Yue Zhongqi got up and poured a cup of hot tea for Fu Heng, and sighed, "Then it was with Fu Heng. I was defeated in the first battle of Tongbo. I was stripped of my title and official position and went to Beijing to listen to the investigation. I never returned to Sichuan. I am the commander-in-chief, and the crime of losing my teacher, humiliating the country, laboring the people and harming property is unacceptable. It is already a great favor for the Lord not to execute me. I shouldn't have any more unreasonable thoughts. I just thought, after all, I am not very old now, so I should give my son a little more strength to redeem the past mistakes a little bit, so as not to regret for life. The sixth master is a close minister of today's son. If I can report this bit of my thoughts to the master, Yue will not be in vain for the painstaking efforts of the knee-to-neck conversation today!" After saying that, he gave a bow.

"You want to lead the troops again and go to Jinchuan, big and small?" Fu Heng asked in a daze. Yue Zhongqi smiled wryly, "Being able to be a staff member of the army, with a little bit of effort, is enough for my wish!" Fu Heng's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.Qingfu looked up and down at the matter of bluffing and bluffing, although he didn't prove it, but judging from his actions that he didn't dare to withdraw his troops, the news that Ban Gun was not dead was almost indistinguishable from the truth.In the past few days, it is hard to guarantee that Neqin also wants to lead the army in Jinchuan as the Minister of Military Aircraft, and make contributions to the battlefield!Compared with the Battle of Heicha Mountain, this job is like a heaven and a world.If I can get this job, and invite this veteran to join the army for counseling, that would be a great achievement!He was thinking, so excited that he couldn't help jumping up, thinking suddenly, what if Neqin thinks the same way?Seeing Yue Zhongqi looking at him in surprise, he quickly calmed down, and said: "Don't think too narrowly, how can you be overqualified today because you are wise? I am serving in front of the master, what do I not know? The master is still I value you. Zhang Guangsi won new victories in Miaojiang, and he is favored by his master. No matter who the future coach is, he will always rely on Zhang Guangsi. I have had a relationship with Zhang Guangsi, as long as he refuses to be his slave, no one can get along with him. If you are eager to go out and become a member of their staff, that would be a disaster! Dongmei, if you don’t pour out your heartfelt words tonight, I won’t talk like this. After the battle of Jinchuan and Jinchuan, the Lord will still have to Follow the example of the holy ancestor to conquer Tianshan! There are many opportunities to send troops and release horses! I, Fu Heng, am not a villain, and I will speak justice for you when the time comes, and I won’t keep you wronged..." During the speech, I faintly heard the direction of Gongchentai There were three dull noon cannons, Fu Heng took out the gold watch in his pocket to look at it, and said with a smile: "It's late today, and I have to face the saint tomorrow morning. Come and walk around my house when you are free. In three days, my son will be 100 days old, and you will be the first guest I want to invite for the soup cake party—I will make up the post for you later, okay?"

"Sixth Master's words touched me." Seeing him get up to say goodbye, Yue Zhongqi got up and said with a smile: "Sixth Master is both civil and military, talented, let alone a beautiful battle at Heicha Mountain. I'm admirable. I have read all the reports you made on rectifying the military and government when you were an imperial envoy in the south of the Yangtze River. You are a dignified relative. If I keep running to the house for no reason, wouldn't it be suspicious? Everything is about fate, and now fate It's a different matter when we arrive. Young Master Ling Jiachen, I must go!"

Seeing that the courtyard was very depressed, Fu Heng said with a smile, "You didn't bring a woman to serve you in Beijing! Tomorrow, I will pick some from my house and send them over." Yue Zhongqi shook his head and smiled, "Master Liu, please don't do this! I’m still a guilty body! All the female family members stayed in the old house in Chengdu to take care of my mother. These people around me are old soldiers who have been with me for decades, and they take turns to serve me. He can be taken care of—" He pointed to a veteran soldier standing by the door and sighed, "Look, he is inconspicuous! He is a general who admires the top rank of the second rank!" Heng out the door.Under the dim light, Fu Heng bowed to Yue Zhongqi, and said, "Speaking with you one night is better than reading ten years of books. See you some other day!"

Yue Zhongqi looked at the lights of the cars and sedans that were fading away from the steps. For a moment, he felt that Fu Heng was not arrogant in his high position, and envied him for his youthful pride. He entered the cabinet when he was less than thirty years old. He said that he would be freed from this semi-prisoned and semi-confinement environment as soon as possible, and at the moment he was worried that people's words would be scary, saying that he was fawning on this authentic "uncle of the country" and going sideways... for a while, he was thinking wildly and endlessly. up.

It was the first moment when Fu Heng returned to the mansion and turned his ugly face.The gatekeeper, Xiao Wangtou, paced back and forth in front of the mansion with his hands behind his back. Seeing the big sedan chair falling, he hurriedly turned over to lift the curtain of the sedan chair for Fu Heng, helped Fu Heng get out of the sedan chair, and complained with a smile: "My lord, I’m coming back sooner or later! Just now my father called me in again and gave me a reprimand.” Seeing that no one in the Hefu was asleep, Fu Heng asked, “Has anyone been here? Why are you all asleep?” "Master Neqin came here at Xuzheng time," Xiao Wang said as he walked, "He didn't say anything, and the servants naturally didn't dare to ask. Eunuch Wang Yi in the Hall of Mental Cultivation brought the emperor's approval after dinner as usual. The servants put the memorial in the master's study. Instead, the prince kept a few words, saying that the Long Live Lord was unhappy for some reason, and that the emperor received a Western man with a high nose, blue eyes, and yellow hair today. Also, Master Le Min also came to pay homage, saying that Cao Xueqin and Mr. Cao Xianggong came back from the south and sent a few new chapters, wrapped in red silk, which were extremely precious, and the slaves took them and put them in the master's study , and there are more than a dozen close relatives, the day after tomorrow is a good day for our young master to catch Zhou Er, they came to give gifts, because the young master has not yet named, and said that he will make up the gift post when he has a name..." He paused for a while After a while, he said again: "I didn't care about a few people who were sleeping late in the middle of the night. Our old man went from house to house to check, and we started fighting with a walking stick. He also said that we can't call Mr. Zhang's family if we are not good enough." Let's compare!" Having reached the head of the second gate, the housekeeper, Old Wang, came out to greet him in good spirits. Fu Heng smiled at him and said, "You are seventy years old, and you should rest early. I think It’s not necessary for everyone to suffer like this, just set aside a group to sleep during the day and serve at night.”

"Yes!" The old Wangtou was not as talkative as his son, and bowed in response, "Tomorrow, I will do as the master ordered." Fu Heng walked in because he heard the crying of the child choking on milk in the upper room.Seeing several nannies busy changing diapers beside the shaker, Fu Heng realized that he not only choked on the milk, but also wet the bed, so he couldn't help laughing.Mrs. Tang'er was half lying on the kang and dozed off. Seeing her husband coming back, she sat up sideways, brushed her temple hair, and said, "I'm coming back sooner or later? Even if you don't care about yourself, you should think about others. The old Xiangguo is also over seventy." I'm a 10-year-old man. I made a mistake on the spot, and the top and bottom are not good--the ginseng soup left on the hanging basket for the master is brought over! I'm not talking about you, three or four nannies can't even take care of a baby. , I really don’t know how you are doing this job!—Give me the child!” The servants blushed and said nothing, and gave the child to Tang’er awkwardly, busy pouring water for Fu Heng’s feet and serving ginseng soup .Fu Heng took a sip of the ginseng soup and put it aside, and said with a smile: "My child, what's the point of crying twice? You have also learned the old woman's tongue now, and you can't stop talking! I went to Yue Zhongqi's place today by order. To comfort him, I asked the military for advice, and I heard a very touching story!" Seeing two red cloth bags on the case, he asked again, "Who sent this, what is it?"

"The big bag was brought by Mr. Le, and there are several chapters in it." Tang'er pursed her lips and smiled, "Le Min went to Prince Yi's mansion, Lord Hongjiao hasn't read it yet, I know you like this book I’ll show it to you first, and I’ll bring it here. There’s also a purse that Fang Qing embroidered for the child, and a pair of mille-soled shoes specially made for you!——You have to take good care of them and wear them! Then The small bag was brought by Gao Heng from Shandong, I didn't ask, and I didn't bother to look at it, who knows what it is!"

Fu Heng listened with a smile, Tang Er told Gao Heng to be courteous in front of Tang Er, he opened the bag and looked, but it was about two catties of good donkey-hide gelatin, so he pushed it to Tang Er, "Officials don't give gifts. Yes, not to mention that we are still relatives with him? He has no good intentions, so you just have to be on guard in your heart, and make irresponsible remarks about yourself first--Ejiao is still a good thing, once it is delivered, just take it. "Tang'er said: "I don't care about his things, he looks so disgusting! Since they are good things, you should keep them away. If you go out to lead troops again, you might meet someone better than Juanjuan. Qingqing, I, and I spend the last month or so making out, wouldn't this donkey-hide gelatin be more useful?" After spitting, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief.Seeing that there was no one around, Fu Heng hurried over and took her in his arms, stroked her hair and said softly, "I just like to see you acting like a spoiled child. I also know that you are lonely, and there is no opportunity to get close like this. Rare. There is a point here: I am a Manchurian, and I am also the direct brother of the empress in the palace. This identity is easy to invite people to gossip. As an "uncle of the country", people say that you have internal help when the errand is completed. People say that you have internal help and you can’t do well. It’s not good. What’s more, I have become such a big official at a young age. How much can I have since ancient times? If you don’t work hard, it’s not that you have failed God’s grace Zude? To put it bluntly, if I were with you every day, but now I am still a casual minister, Uncle Guo, is that kind of life interesting?"

"Let's go!" Tang'er didn't wait for him to finish, she flicked Fu Heng's face with her fingers, and smiled, "I blame you for being so busy, don't spoil your own bones. Except me , who loves you? It’s like Yue Zhongqi, a bad old man who keeps you up late at night by telling a story. Look at Mr. Zhang Xiangye, no matter how little he sleeps, there are still hours. Except for the imperial decree, no one wants to disturb him. Every meal There are imperial chefs and physicians who make medicinal meals together. There is also Neqin, an official like you, you see, he looks like a gourd, and he is better at keeping health than you! The monthly meal is one hundred and twenty taels, and a Western doctor is invited to watch it from time to time. pulse……"

She babbled and "complained" that Fu Heng didn't know how to maintain his health. Fu Heng just put his arms around her and squinted his eyes to listen. Slowly, his breathing was even and he began to snore slightly, and he still murmured in reply, "I'm strong... Where is it?" Is it useless for a while? There are some places that you don’t pay attention to, so you need to be more careful... I’m still thinking about copying Xueqin’s... Yiwang’s mansion sent it over, copy it and return it to others..." Tang’er looked like Sleeping or not, even worrying about these little things, he smiled along his tone: "I'll save it, Prince Yi has suffered from Hong Xi's loss, and he hasn't turned over yet. I'm waiting on you carefully! Don't talk about the prince, just The House of Internal Affairs came to our house with a pen and paper, and I didn’t dare to shorten the reward for cigarettes and tea... You are now the Prime Minister, and I also know that you want to be a prime minister in your mind, and you can only help you with family matters, not yours Heart. Cao Xueqin’s family, Fangqing, gave birth to the first child and gave fifty taels of bonus money. The money came last month and said that he had it again, and sent it as the previous example... This is the same for Fangqing, others are overwhelmed Running to us, she knows the way, she usually doesn't even come to see each other... Maybe I'm too busy after seeing you expensive... Actually, I don't like to put on airs and show off my wife's money. The last time I kissed He came here to give a congratulatory gift, and sent him a distant nephew, and I even talked to him through the curtain..." Tang'er talked to Fu Heng to sleep, heard that he didn't answer, quietly withdrew, lit the incense personally, touched the kang, tiptoed to the corridor, and told the lady who made the fire: "Master, today!" Don’t change clothes at night, heat it up a little bit, continue the fire evenly, and be careful about the noise.”He turned around, put three sticks of incense on the Avalokitesvara statue, folded his palms together and prayed a few words silently, and was about to blow the lamp when he turned back to the kang, but he heard Fu Heng ask: "Neqin never accepts or gives gifts. He has been coming here frequently recently. What do you mean? What did you say?" Seeing his bright eyes, Tang'er found it funny, and said with a smile: "You startled me, let's see what time it is, why don't you hurry up and get confused for a while? I haven't seen Neqin. Hearing that you were not here, he went. What else can his nephew say besides saying a lot of good things? You are too careful!" "That's not what I said," Fu Heng put his hands on his arms, heaved a long sigh of relief, and said, "I already had something on my mind, but I missed the trouble. You don't know, Neqin has been enthusiastically leading troops to Jin and Dajin for a while now. Chuan Ping rebelled, afraid that I would compete for this job..." "You still want to fight for this job? You are already a person who has led soldiers, and you have won battles, so you should accept it as soon as you see it! No wonder the last time a few county magistrates in western Sichuan came to introduce you, you were both an interview and a meal. , I still find it strange that the governor is not so enthusiastic when he comes! You also asked the doctor in the Taiyuan Hospital to write some prescriptions to prevent snake bites, mosquito bites, and miasma... I dare say that you plan to be a marshal and lead the army to release Damn it!" Fu Heng couldn't help laughing when he heard her chatter, even comforting and sarcasm, and just said, "It's really a woman's knowledge——" Tang'er interjected: "As long as a woman's knowledge is right, she should listen to what she should. I think you are addicted to the battle of Heicha Mountain, and you forgot Fu Erdan from the seventh uncle’s house in the third hospital. He was such a smart person. He fought for twenty years and was finally defeated in Kebduo! Yue Zhongqi, you are considered a famous general in my court, why don’t you still lose the battle? You sent troops to fight Heicha Mountain, and some people said that you made a mistake in using troops, and the court would punish you. I’m not afraid! That’s enough! What’s the fun in beating a guy out of embarrassment? You’re still expecting another female swordsman to be merciful, to be your insider, and hang out with you in the peach blossom forest..." Fu Hengxian was still smiling, and his face slowly changed color. Seeing a few maids and old women poking their heads around the smoke cage outside, he said sharply, "Get out of here!" Just as he was about to explode, he suddenly calmed down again.Although he didn't know about the ambiguous relationship between Tang'er and Qianlong, the empress and empress dowager loved this first-grade lady very much, and they went to the palace to talk and play cards to entertain the two palace masters every three days, which was very respectable.If something happens, she will first make people laugh, and second, her temper will be revealed in the palace, and even the emperor will know that she is not measured by the prime minister.Slowly changed his face again, put his hands on Tang'er's shoulders, and said in a warm voice: "You and I have always been in love, how could you be petty? I just said something, and you brought me a cart of bricks and tiles, calling It sounds like we have a birth share. This is not good, is it Tang'er? Last time I brought you to see Mrs. Hengchen, the old lady's virtuousness, the tenderness of being unhurried and unhurried, you came back and said that she was so The prime minister’s assistant is unambiguous, and I have to learn a little bit—how can I forget it in a hurry?” Tang’er was reminded, she was startled for a moment, then a little shy, and said in a low voice: “Isn’t it for your own good? If you have a conscience, blame me! You let the Prime Minister of Taiping not do it, and you want to use knives and guns to show off, can you make people feel at ease?" "The prime minister is not the same as the prime minister." Bo Heng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zhang Tingyu Since entering the upper study, he has worked hard for more than forty years, and now he is just an earl. He has no field meritorious service, and he handles errands carefully. Chahar was defeated in a battle, and Pingliang City was defeated in another battle, and a first-class duke was conferred, and the temple consort has been hereditary until now! You and I will not talk about it, and we will not suffer any more in this life, because the current master waits for us, Do you dare to ensure that our children and grandchildren will be reused by the court, the emperor's favor? I am planting a field of blessings and a big tree for our children and grandchildren! Now I am just a viscount, and this viscount neither relies on me to run errands in the south of the Yangtze River, nor Because of the handprint at the military plane, or because of the military exploits in Heicha Mountain! Anyone who has a title, the private house can be called a palace. Ji Yun pointed at me and just laughed, saying, "What is the word "palace" written on the forehead of Mr. Fu Liu?" , that's really brilliant!' I thought about it and laughed. What he said was nothing more than the word 'uterus'..." "Liu Molin in the first place, and Ji Xiaolan in the back are both narrow-minded ghosts!" Tang'er couldn't help laughing when she thought of Ji Chen's tall and fat man, his round black eyes, and the way he gleamed treacherously when he spoke. As soon as he chewed his tongue, his taste changed, just this one, among the literati, I still want to praise Xueqin, her talent and temperament are all good, how majestic and decent..." Fu Heng personally poured a cup of warm tea for Tang'er to clear his mouth , said, "It's because you didn't read their books. If you talk about Wen Li, it's better for Ji Yun. Although he is funny, he follows the way of Confucius and Mencius in everything he does. , full of solitary indignation and full of talent are vented out, unconventional, under Confucius and Mencius, it is rare to catch his eyes, the article is full of brilliance, dazzling, fascinating! If you talk about preaching the holy way, it is beneficial People's hearts are not as good as Xiaolan..." "Come on! Who knows how to write with you, and Bajing and your mother-in-law are commenting on the writing!" Tang'er interrupted Fu Heng's reverie, sipping tea and said: "—I didn't care at first Hearing what you said, we can also be a Duke of the State, and hang a sign of the Duke’s Mansion on the door! If you have such a heart, how can I not fulfill you? Your ambition has not given the emperor this Do you believe me?" Fu Heng leaned halfway on the kang, stared at the shed and said nothing for a long time, "The lawsuit against the top and bottom is still going on. Qingfu gritted his teeth and insisted that Ban Gun was dead, but he refused to withdraw his troops. Except for government affairs, everyone is singing this drama. Those on stage and off stage, those who beat drums and gongs are all secretly doing their best. Zhang Guangsi actually said that he asked the imperial court to send personnel to verify it. In fact, the most eye-catching one He still holds the title of Great General. Neqin and Zhang Guangsi are actually most afraid of me snatching it. If I stretch out my hand, someone will be jealous, and they will stare eagerly at who gets the red glutinous rice balls! So you advise me to be quiet, I I'm afraid it'll be better if your heart is a little cooler!" After saying that, he stretched his waist, and said: "It's really late, let's rest, there is still time to finish talking?" Tang'er was so teased by her husband's words that she couldn't fall asleep. The words "Master of the State" and "Mrs. of the State" are only lingering in my heart, and the "Prime Minister's wife" alone has no taste--the imperial envoy in the south of the Yangtze River, the husband is beautiful, it is because he has the wisdom of civil servants, Piao Gao was captured alive in the Battle of Heicha Mountain in Shanxi Province. Since the Yongzheng Dynasty, no one has fought such a beautiful battle against bandits. It is because he has the talent of a general.Even Neqin, the man who couldn't stomp a fart with three feet, wanted to do this job, but he stopped the man instead!She curled her lips as if laughing at herself or wanting to laugh.Thinking of my son, my heart felt even hotter—since everyone is competing, let's compare who is "inside" and count the words. Suddenly thinking of Qianlong, I blushed again.I wonder if he still thinks about himself now?Before Gao Heng went to Shandong, he came to the mansion to gossip, saying that the emperor has now promoted Xu Dehe to be a doctor of the Imperial Academy, and he is going to lecture in the East Palace. Enter the incense, and have a tryst with her there... I don't know if it's true or not, the men are really unbelievable on this,... I fell asleep in a daze while thinking about it. When Tang'er woke up the next day, it was already the hour card.Tang'er has something on her mind, she made up her mind to enter the palace last night, and asked for an errand for Fu Heng in front of the Empress Dowager Lafayette and the Empress. She originally wanted to get up and leave, but now she hesitated: the Empress Dowager never received her wife in the morning, so she rushed there in such a serious manner , Asking for an errand, wouldn't you be in a hurry?Besides, the court hadn't discussed this matter in front of them, so it would be unreasonable to say it rashly... She sat in front of the big glass mirror half the height of a person while thinking and looking at herself. This is a beautiful young woman's face, oval face, apricot eyes, and two smiles next to her small lips, which will appear when she purses her lips a little.Due to the skillful maintenance, the soft and greasy skin is like soft jade, with light red in the whiteness, and the young woman's complexion still faintly reveals the charm of a girl.She picked up a little bit of rouge and adjusted it in the palm of her left hand. She looked at her cheeks, shook her head slightly, and only dabbed it on her lips.He licked his slightly fluffy sideburns, sucked his lips in satisfaction, wanted to laugh, but stopped again.She picked up the eyebrow pencil, stared at it repeatedly with a sideways face, only traced lightly on the eyelashes, and then put it down again.She remembered Qianlong's words, as long as there are no scars or scars, women's eyes are beautiful, and excellence is only in the charm between the eyebrows.No matter how careful you are with eyebrow pencil, it is easy to reveal straight, shallow and ugly eyebrows. Some women only worry that their eyebrows will be thin and not charming, so they draw and draw again and again, but they have lost their naturalness; the original charm of eyebrows and eyelashes is gone. .She carefully opened a gold box, took out the French eyebrow pencil given by Qianlong, and gently wiped it on, accentuating the midline of the eyebrows, and creating a little frown line towards the center of the eyebrows.Sure enough, the face that was originally delicate and beautiful like a flower added a sense of knee-jerkness, like a flower showing its charm in the fog.Seeing the eldest girl Qiuying holding the clothes behind her in a daze, she smiled and said, "Why are you in a daze? All you need is that pine-flowered silver-red gown and a cream-yellow vest. Are you selling clothes with such a pile?" "I see my wife is doing her makeup. It's really beautiful. It's ten times better than the portraits of ladies painted by Qiu Shizhou in that room! My wife is beautiful in the first place, but this dressing, tsk tsk... I was just thinking about the peony flowers I plucked." It's beautiful, but it's not as fresh as the ones growing on the ground, so I need to spray it with water..." She said, smiling and dressing Tang'er, "My wife looks good in any clothes, but it's cloudy today, and there are already snowflakes outside , so this windy fur Pegasus leather waistcoat is more suitable, this orangutan felt cloak is only prepared, it's too cold outside!" "I'm already in my mid-twenties, so I don't care if I'm beautiful or not, as long as people don't make fun of me when I go out." Tang'er changed into a jacket and a waistcoat, and said with a smile, "Is it snowing outside? Master loves snow the most. Tell the old Wangtou that no snow removal is allowed. Footprints are not allowed in this courtyard. There is a fire in the Xihua Hall Haizi while reading, and the master may live there. You send two maids to clean it. Re-paste the window paper, and I'll go right away." After that, he went back to the inner room, took out Cao Xueqin's manuscripts and folded them neatly on the Kangtou table, locked Fangqing's shoes into the box, and came out with the bag of donkey-hide gelatin. When Cha Qiuying came back from the message, she said, "These are some packages of good donkey-hide gelatin. Last time my aunt came and said that his second grandma is having a wedding and she needs these things. You send someone to deliver them." She lifted the curtain and came out. Qiuying came out after her, squatted down with a smile behind her, and said, "My wife forgot, the former concubine sent a purse to announce the good news. Their second grandmother has given birth to a big child, and the wife even gave her twenty taels of money." This is for pregnancy protection, this servant is bold, I beg my wife to reward this servant, my second sister has a three-month-old body—" before she finished speaking, Tang'er laughed. "I remembered, your second sister, is the one who gave me old corn and old pumpkins in autumn? Poor thing, I rewarded her! - I remember the wine dates she sent last year. The master said yes, but the grapes are good. For my spleen and stomach, let her bring in some more next year." Qiuying hurriedly knelt down to thank her, beaming with joy.Said: "The second sister was rewarded by my wife. She said that when she was a child, she followed my mother to serve Fujin in the Prince's Mansion. Fujin is considered kind, and he is not as kind as his wife. Compare them two times. It’s even worse! Her family specializes in fruit trees, and since it suits the taste of the master and wife, let them build a garden for you!” Tang'er just smiled secretly when she heard her flattering words.Wearing a big cloak, I walked down the steps. When I looked at the sky, it became more and more cloudy. The flakes of snow like goose feathers were big and soft, and they were blown in circles by the wind.Fu Heng's three concubines, Chazi, Yanhong, and Chunfang, were chatting with the wet nurse in the east chamber, teasing the young master, and when they saw his wife coming out through the glass, they hurried out to greet her.Tang'er didn't even look at them, just smiled and said, "Don't be around the young master all the time, he can't afford it." Yan Hong hurriedly said: "Baby is too cute, and I can't blame us. But As you said, the young master will be a hundred days old in the future, and the names of the gift cards sent outside are all empty, so it is impossible to call him 'baby'? The master and wife must hurry up and come up with a good name—one with an official seal, Mr. It's grand and blessed, loud and catchy..." Tang'er laughed and said, "It will be there when the time comes." Seeing Chunfang standing aside with a big belly, she said, "Go back and rest, you don't need to be here in the future." The master and I have stood in front of the rules." Tang'er ordered the housework, and only took two old ladies out of the west door to the reading booth to check the arrangement.As soon as I went out, I felt the cold and cold. Looking at Haizi from afar, there were willow branches hanging with snow, and Qionghua was all over the ground. Tang'er smiled and said, "Thanks to this orangutan blanket, the courtyard is not as cold or hot as it is outside." Seeing Lao Wang He led a group of elders into the second gate, beckoned over, and asked, "We are in several Huangzhuang villages in Kazuo. Why didn't anyone come over to send the annual report this year?" "Return to your wife," the old Wang hurriedly said, "I reported it on August 15th, and the master said that this year's harvest is not good, and there are floods and droughts in several places in other provinces. The villains provoked trouble, and several Huangzhuang villages in Montenegro almost broke out. Ask the Zhuangtou to re-calculate. Some old, weak, widowed, disabled, and sick can be exempted. They only reported it again yesterday, and the masters and wives are busy. I plan to go back to my wife in the future, please make a decision!" "Have you seen the list? Show me." "yes!" The old Wang hurriedly agreed, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and held them in both hands. When Tang'er looked at it, it read: 12 pieces of white fox skins, 300 pieces of Yuan fox skins, 300 pieces of white mink skins, 30 pieces of sable skins, 500 pieces of skins of various thicknesses, a total of 2,200 pieces of rice paper, 1,000 reams of Song ink, 50 ingots of lake brushes, 50 sets of duan inkstones, 20 square pieces of Xiangfei bamboo Twenty boxes of fans (for the master to reward people), an ancient sword, a jade head, 30 pieces of lake silk, 500 pieces of river silk, 600 pieces of Dadongzhu, 12 pieces of deer antler, 20 catties of ice flakes, 20 catties of Zihuoluo Dan, 100 boxes of deer embryos 100 boxes of ginseng, 60 catties of ginseng cream, 30 catties of live deer, 30 pairs of live bears, 2 pairs of bear bile, 2 bottles of bear paws, 20 pairs of white rabbits, 30 pairs (for my brother to play with), 120 jars of mountain wine, yellow rice Five thousand catties of jade tooth glutinous rice, five thousand catties of japonica rice and thirty thousand catties of Jade Shou Buddha, two feet four inches high, and Jade Guanyin, two feet six cents high Tang'er's eyes were dazzled, and she asked, "How much is the net silver?" "It's in the back," the old Wang smiled and pointed to the next page. "In addition to the gold and silver vessels and wine utensils, there are two thousand gold coins, ten thousand silver coins, and three thousand taels of small silver coins. Thousand taels." Tang'er patiently read through the list, pondered in her heart, and said in a neither soft nor hard tone: "Before I was in poor health, I didn't take care of the housework. From now on, don't bother the master with these trivial matters at home. There is your son taking care of you on the front outside, you still take the helm of the general, and you are still in charge of the account within twenty taels, and the rewards and punishments of the servants of the family. The maids and women within the two sects are all managed by Qiuying, Qiu Shuang and The three aunts are cooking. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes, as long as you don't deceive the Lord or hide your selfishness, I can tolerate it." "Yes!" the old Wangtou hurriedly said: "I have something to ask my wife to show me. I don't know how to distribute the yearly money this year? The old Lai's family, Cheng Fugui's family, Huang Shiqing's family, the man died when he went to Shanxi with his master Yes. There are four or five children in these families. They are not born in our family, they are assigned by criminals. Although the master rewards each person with a bunch of skewers per month, the wives and children don’t have enough to eat and drink. They came to my place yesterday to cry poor , I want the children to take up errands. There are more than a dozen households in the East Lower Courtyard, all orphans and widows. It’s so pitiful, and they have to report to the master for disposal. Since the wife said so, I ask for the grace of the wife.” Tang'er tightened the belt of her cloak, and said as she walked, "I'm looking for you to talk about this matter. The master went to Shanxi with twenty-four long followers, one died of illness, three died in Heicha Mountain, and five were injured. Yes. Although rewards have been given, it is not a common practice. I think, those who bleed, those who sweat, and those who shed tears, the rewards should be separated. The three families of the Lai family, the Cheng family, and the Huang family not only cannot suffer from poverty, but also need them. When you get rich, you will be honored and respected. Give these three families regardless of errands, I make twenty-two taels of money every month, just like this, the three women and girls will allocate sixty taels of silver, just like me!" The old king listened. He opened his eyes wide, "Ah" and said hurriedly after a long while: "Yes!" Tang'er said again: "The five injured people, in addition to their original monthly allowance, plus ten or twelve taels, and the two of you and your grandfather now The monthly ratio is equal. Following the master to send troops and release horses, the family members are unavoidably worried and worried. This is tears. Each person adds five or two monthly ratios. This is the principle of heaven and earth, so it doesn’t matter whether you Is it bought, or a son-in-law, or a slave who gave birth to a son, whoever follows the master to send troops, set a horse, behead his head and spill blood, will be different from others! The rest who go to Shanxi, the family will reward the son with money but not the land I don't give you money for the land you bought, but eighty taels of silver for each person. That old Feng Danshui was limping, and I thought it was old cold legs. I asked someone to ask, it was from Heicha The master on the back of the mountain let the thorn tree stubble pierce the instep! In this way, those who suffer for the Lord will be raised as if they were killed in battle, and the house and land will be rewarded. If the child is promising, I will ask the master to bail him out and become an official. The money comes from From Zhuangzi. As for some slaves who are poor, old, weak, and low monthly, they will be allocated from the official’s money and subsidized by you, depending on the situation. This is different from the previous grace, and you should feel refreshed!" Old Wang listened and agreed, but he was only surprised: This noble lady has never asked about such trivial matters, why did she suddenly do this today?It is expected that some conscripted slaves said something later, and said with a smile: "Madam Shengming, our family is no better than those nouveau riche, and never treats slaves badly. As far as slaves know, there is no one who is too poor to let go of the pot. The slaves were hired by the master's family for three times. I have been a person in my whole life, and I have never dared to give myself money..." "Where did you think! I can't believe you, can't I find a new housekeeper?" Tang'er stopped his confession with a smile, "This is all my idea. Last time, the master went to Shanxi to quell the chaos, and picked a few bodies The strong ones followed, either with corns or cramps in their legs and feet. Those who left cried bitterly, and those who stayed behind smiled. If there is no difference in grace after the war, who will follow in the future?—— Let's do it like this!" After saying that, he stepped on the snow and entered the Moon Cave Gate of the West Garden.