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Chapter 192 Ziying's Rejection

"Hey...you can put it lightly. But you know that for people like us, the clothes we wear at home are nothing more than the clothes we wear at home. When you go out to a banquet or set up a table to treat guests, the more you pay attention to the occasion, the more you need to wear brand new clothes, and even when you come back I want to enshrine the clothes I wear today for a period of time to show respect. If not, I will be laughed at, how can it be like you said, if you say less, you will lose it?"

"It may seem like a joke to my mother to talk about being diligent and thrifty. Why is our family rich and thrifty? But mother, my son is going to be an official after all, but I have never seen that official who spends money like water." It can be done for a long time. Although we are imperial merchants, we are also the people of the Qing Dynasty. Don’t we hope that the officials who manage the people are honest and honest? Now Zuo just makes a few less clothes. What can we do? We also How about just reducing the household clothes and going out on weekdays as usual?"

Xue Wang looked at Xue Hong, who was a bit narrow-minded, and said with a smile: "Hong'er, Hong'er, you are just like your sister, and you have compassion for the poor. Just do as you say!"

Seeing that they hadn't been able to hide it from their mother, Xue Hong and Baochai looked at each other and smiled, and both made funny expressions, Xue Wang saw it, and twisted their ears with each hand: "Little man! "

In the evening, Mrs. Xue told Xue Yi the performance of the two brothers and sisters singing together as a joke, but after hearing this, Xue Yi showed a serious expression, which surprised Mrs. Xue: "Master, what's the matter?" ?”

"Oh, it's nothing. What you said suddenly reminded me. Our Xue family is not the same now as it used to be. The officials involved in the battle for succession should be careful at every step. Our family has different identities. For the other officials around the fourth elder brother, their officials, we are merchants, and the former Honger refused to give money to the fourth elder brother because he was afraid that the fourth elder brother would think that our Xue family is an inexhaustible gold mine. It's not polite to just say it, so our Xue family will be hollowed out sooner or later. Now... it's better for you to keep your house more simple. First of all, my official position is not high, and many things in the mansion are over-regulated Tomorrow, I will make a list. You take advantage of the Chinese New Year to evacuate everything that should be evacuated, and reduce your daily food and clothing expenses appropriately. This way, our Xue family can keep their money and not find someone Remember the grudge, do you understand?"

The Xue Wang family is a girl, how could it be so deep, now that Xue Yi's point has been broken, the Xue Wang family came to her senses, and the next day she really started to act in the mansion, and cut off many unnecessary expenses in a row, even the servants in the mansion People have also changed a little half.

The Xue family was so busy that they were really busy until the day of New Year's Eve.

Xue Yi, Xue Hong and his son were both in their thirties and the first two days of the first day of the new year, and they were solemnly staying at home to watch the New Year and entertain guests.From the second day of the lunar new year, the two began to split up and go to different families to work for fourth master.

Some are to win over, some are to investigate, some are to instigate rebellion, and some are to prevent.

If you want to go deep into the aristocratic family to inquire about information, there is no better excuse than Chinese New Year.During the Chinese New Year, as long as you bring generous New Year gifts, ordinary people will not turn you away.Unless it's really the kind that your family's threshold differs too much from others', and they look down on you, and won't even accept the gifts you hand in.Of course, such cases are extremely rare.

The last person who was so crazy was named Nalan Mingzhu, the father of Nalan Xingde, a famous poet in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the grandfather of Nian Gengyao's first wife.

During the period when Mingzhu was in great use, he celebrated his birthday in a certain year, and the Ming Mansion was very lively, with bright lights hanging high and colorful doors.Maids and petty officials come and go like a stream, high-ranking officials and dignitaries file in, and the voices are endless.

The banquet was filled with delicacies from mountains and seas, and the flatterers came in one by one to celebrate birthdays and present gifts.Mingzhu was wearing a first-grade official uniform and sat upright in the middle hall, with a red face, accepting visits from batch after batch of officials. He only opened his eyes and nodded when he heard the senior officials coming.

And this madman just fell ill this year, and 20 years before his death, because of a crazy word, he never received the reuse of Lord Kangxi again.

Tell me, who would dare to follow in his footsteps?

The hard work of Xue Yi and his son also played a very positive role.Only Xue Hong has not yet completed the work of poaching Feng Ziying.

General Feng Tang of Shenwu made a lot of military exploits when he attacked Wu Sangui in the Battle of San Francisco, when he defeated Zheng Jing in the Battle of Taiwan, and even later when Lord Kangxi personally conquered Galdan.The ability to be named a general of Shenwu all depends on Feng Tang's real swords and guns to fight back from the battlefield.

Now that Feng Tang is old, with injuries all over his body, he can easily retire away from the government.It's just that his son, Feng Ziying, is too good. Not long ago, he got the honor of Juren, and I heard that he thought about going to the martial arts exam.

On this day, Feng Ziying's house had a New Year's wine, and both Jia Lian and Xue Hong were invited to go.

This Jia Lian was also impatient, and just after talking with Feng Ziying for a few words, he went straight to the point: "Zhaoda, let me ask you, how do you think about the things I told you before?"

Feng Ziying raised her eyebrows: "Are you talking about Si elder brother's 'Dragon Merit'? It's ridiculous, how do you know that Si elder brother will definitely be the last dragon, not a python with one claw chopped off? "

Unlike Jia Lian, Xue Hong went straight to the point. He planned to analyze the current direction of the court for Feng Ziying.

"Don't you believe in the fourth elder brother? Let me tell you the truth. Our fourth elder brother is also an all-rounder. Now in the court or in the palace, his eyeliner is everywhere. There are many people who work for him. Almost It has reached the point where he can control the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor's words and deeds are in the hands of the fourth master, but as long as..."

Before Xue Hong finished speaking, Feng Ziying raised an arm, signaling Xue Hong not to continue.

"I also know what you said. But the children of my Feng family have already made an oath that they will never get involved in the party struggles of the superiors. Not only the fourth elder brother, but also other elder brothers came to tell me the same I would not agree to that. Lian'er, Hong'er, you are so idiots, you believe what people say? Let me tell you, unless I see the imperial edict to pass the throne with my own eyes, before that, I will not Acknowledging any prince, let alone acting for any prince.

Now I am only thinking about whether I can be admitted to Wu Juren next year. If I can have a reputation as a Juren, I am already very content. "

(End of this chapter)