My father-in-law is Kangxi

Brother Jiu watched it and said to Shu Shu: "Look at Gao Bin's elation. It means it's raining, otherwise it would be in vain."

Shu Shu looked out the window, it was raining heavily outside.

The beginning of summer is about to begin, and the rain is coming. I don’t know how it is in other places, but there should be no more drought in Gyeonggi.

She said: "It's not easy for people to rely on the weather to make a living. Local parents are like gambling in front of them. They have to hope for good weather, otherwise the evaluation will not be good."

Brother Jiu thought deeply and said: "So we have to think of ways, we can't just rely on Tian Liang..."

When he said this, his heart moved.

Yiduli visited the kiln entrance of Xishan in the past two days and reported the output of marl.

The previous inventory caused the Zhili Governor's Yamen to build embankments. Now it has to supply the Ministry of Households to build new warehouses, which is barely enough to meet the needs, but it can't be done if they just want to expand the kiln.

Because it is next to Yuquan Mountain, the kiln mouth is too big to worry about contaminating the water veins.

There are many saltwater wells in the capital. Not only the palace has to pull water from Yuquan Mountain, but also the mansions of many princes and nobles have to pull water from Xishan Mountain.

If you want to increase the production of marl, you have to choose another location.

Xianghe is good, connected to the official road of the capital, which is more convenient.

If a vein of quicklime could be found, a kiln could be built nearby.

Brother Jiu took up a pen and wrote a letter about this matter.

If Gao Bin is interested, arrange for someone to come back to Beijing as soon as possible and don't wait until late.

After finishing writing the letter, Brother Jiu told Shu Shu: "I remembered Nian Xiyao, and the pen post style directly corrected the fifth-grade Tongzhi. I didn't pay attention to it before, but now I feel something is wrong. The seventh grade of the pen post style is considered high. Is this the fifth grade that is directly supplemented by the seventh grade?"

It's normal for officials from the capital to be promoted to one or two levels, but it's unusual to be promoted to four levels, right?

Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "Is it because of my father's influence? Is it because he was directly taught the Zhengliu Pin Style?"

Nian Xiyao's father was a second-rank governor. According to the rules, one son could be imprisoned. After completing his studies and passing the exam, he could be promoted to a sixth-rank governor.

Brother Jiu was surprised and said: "I forgot about this. That old Gao is already in the fourth grade. If the younger brother Gao Bin fails to pass the exam in a few years, he can also enter the Imperial College..."

The civil officials are of the fourth rank in Beijing, the third rank of foreign officials, and the military attaches are of two ranks in Beijing and abroad.

The couple talked, thinking of Xiaosi.

The qualification plan for Yinsheng in Dutong Prefecture is for primary school students.

Brother Ninth said regretfully: "It's only a few years away. If my uncle had been here a few years earlier, your family would have been able to protect the two of them, and Xiao Wu's future wouldn't have to worry."

At that time, there were two brothers in Dong E's family, one was a super-ranked uncle and the other was a good-ranked uncle, both of whom could support a son.

It's just that the age limit for the Imperial College is sixteen, and it's too late to say this now.

Brother Jiu was in the yamen and was familiar with the promotion of civil servants. He said to Shu Shu: "If Xiao Si goes back to the Imperial College, he can also make up for his writing style after the term is over. I have discovered that Manchu civil servants are promoted quickly. If the opportunity is good, writing style will be improved quickly." It only takes about ten years for Tie Shi to reach Xiao Jiuqing."

Shu Shu listened to her heartbeat and said: "Looking back at Xiaosi's ambition, it would be good to practice locally like Nian Xiyao."

Ten years later, Xiao Jiuqing will not have a good job. It is the critical time to seize the rightful son, so he will inevitably be involved.

Brother Jiu said: "The tea gardens in Yunnan owe their power to Nian Xiyao. How many years has he been here? Thirty-eight years, two terms to four or four years. It's still going to last. Let's remember something by then." , help him find a good place..."

Nian Xiyao is now a fifth-rank magistrate, and he can be promoted to magistrate without any mistakes in his two terms.

Shu Shu nodded.

The Nian family still has many decades of good times to come, but Brother Ninth has made some mistakes, and the situation has been heated up in advance.

Brother Ninth thought of the Zhang family again and said, "Prime Minister Zhang can also help his son. He was born in the fifth rank. Why didn't the Zhang family mention this?"

Shu Shu said: "They should all wait for themselves to take the exam. The sons below are all young."

Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "After passing the exam, you have to go from the seventh level to the seventh level. It will take more than ten years to advance to the fifth level. This won't settle the score, right?"

Shu Shu said: "No one can predict the road to the imperial examination. I guess what Prime Minister Zhang means is to wait until later, when his sons have passed the exam a few times and have given up the idea of ​​taking the exam themselves, and then make up for the shadow students, or keep the quota." , to the grandchildren..."

This kind of life can be given not only to sons, but also to grandchildren.

The sons have given birth to two Jinshi, and the family has support. This Yinsheng is the icing on the cake.

After twenty or thirty years, if the grandchildren fail to become talented, then this Yin Sheng will be a fifth-rank official who can protect the family from collapse for another thirty years.

Brother Jiu said: "This scholar is too narrow-minded and thinks too far..."

*

Tongcheng, Zhang family.

After receiving the feast, the Zhang family quietly divided their property.

There was no such thing as looking for witnesses from clan members and in-laws as is the case nowadays when families are separated.

The Zhang family is already the number one family in Tongcheng, and there is no need for others to tell the Zhang family about their housework.

Each son has ten hectares of land. The youngest son's ten hectares are in the hands of Mrs. Yao and will be given to him after he gets married.

The other fifty hectares were divided.

The eldest son is in the hands of Zhang Ruolin.

The share of the second bedroom is in the hands of Zhang Tinglu. Among the brothers, he has the best relationship with Zhang Tingyu.

Zhang Tinglu, Zhang Siye and Zhang Liuye took the other three copies.

Sixty hectares of land were left aside for public use, and along with the account books, Zhang Ying handed them over to Zhang Ruolin, his grandson.

Zhang Ruolin was surprised and glanced at Zhang Tinglu, wondering whether he should accept it or not.

Zhang Ying said: "Stop it. Your third uncle will go to Beijing next month. It's time to get rid of these chores and concentrate on preparing for the exam."

Only then did Zhang Ruolin take it with both hands. Zhang Tinglu felt strange, but she didn't show it on her face.

But when everyone had dispersed, he stayed and said with anxiety: "Father, mother, but my son was a housekeeper before, what was wrong with him?"

He wants to build a career, but so does his nephew.

He has been studying for more than 20 years and has learned almost everything; his nephew is nineteen years old, which is the age when he should concentrate on studying.

Regarding this year's subject, father and son have already talked about it, and there is a dilemma between passing and failing.

Because of the separation of official and civilian papers, the Shuntianfu Township Examination was more difficult than the Jiangnan Township Examination.

Zhang Ying looked at his son and said, "Do you think you did the right thing?"

Zhang Tinglu was silent, a little unconvinced.

He never acted independently, but followed the rules and regulations.

In the early years, the second brother and second sister-in-law were in charge of the house in my hometown. No matter whether they were clan members or in-laws, they were all praised.

When the second sister-in-law was gone and the second brother had to go to Beijing to take the exam, he took over the housework.

This big family member, inside and outside, he has never had any selfish intentions.

Zhang Ying looked at Zhang Tinglu, without a smile on his face, and said: "I am a first-class official, and have accumulated the current family property. I have thousands of acres of fertile land and hundreds of servants, but my daughter has to pawn to survive..."

Mrs. Yao was nearby. When she heard this, she thought about how her daughter, who was talented and smart in her early years, had been tempered by life like an old woman. She also said with red circles: "The world is divided into yin and yang, and people are divided into male and female. But whether it is a boy or a girl, I am the one who conceived the baby." Those who were born in October, as long as you have a little bit of filial piety and can be considerate of your parents, how can you remain indifferent while seeing your fellow brothers and sisters miserable!"

Zhang Tinglu was startled, and then she said a little at a loss: "Father, mother, son... son..."

Zhang Ying's face became more disappointed and she said: "That is not only your mother's and mine's daughter, but also your sister. Your three hundred thousand was taught by your third sister. How can you bear to let her live in embarrassment?" ?The Zhang family has a good reputation in Tongcheng. They always give porridge during natural disasters. They are so cruel to strangers, but they can be so cruel to their own flesh and blood. When you read, you read it into the belly of a dog? The so-called hypocrite is nothing more than that, just like you What mother said is that regardless of brotherhood, you don’t even have filial piety to your parents? Even if you can’t intervene, it’s so difficult to mention a few words in the family letter? "

Brother-in-laws of the same generation are not allowed to interfere in their brother-in-law's family affairs, so father-in-law and mother-in-law can't help their daughters and sons-in-law?

When the time comes, the elders will give it to you and you can’t say no, and it will be solved with just one sentence.

But every time the family letters mentioned the family here in Tongcheng, everything was fine.

As a result, the dignified daughter of the prime minister was reduced to living as a pawn. This is a big joke.

When the Zhang family is mentioned outside, will there be any good words?

Zhang Tinglu blushed and said: "Father, in the early years, the second brother and the second sister-in-law used excuses to support the third sister. However, the third brother-in-law had a stubborn temper, and there were gossips outside that he was Zhang's adopted son-in-law, so the third brother-in-law had to give up. Leave Tongcheng and go to Jiangning to study..."

The Yao family became prosperous earlier than the Zhang family. Brother-in-law Yao's great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all Jinshi, and his uncle was an official to the Ministry of Punishment.

It was just that brother-in-law Yao's father had an upright temperament. He was dismissed from office for offending his superior. After returning home, he became depressed. Before he died of illness, he also ran out of family property, which made him feel embarrassed.

Zhang Tinglu mentioned her brother and sister-in-law not to shirk responsibility, but because she knew that if her father complained about this matter, he would also be dissatisfied with his second brother and second sister-in-law, who had been housekeepers for more than ten years.

Zhang Yingdao: "Then what happens next? In order to save your brother-in-law's dignity and your brother-in-law's and brother-in-law's affection, you stopped your sister's subsidy and didn't mention it. You also hid the matter in your family letter, hiding it from me and your mother. Let your sister live in a poor alley with her two children, worrying about clothes and food all day long, and have to pawn her dowry in exchange for rice and food?"

Zhang Tinglu: "..."

I didn't think there was anything inappropriate about this matter earlier, but now that I think about it, it does seem incomplete.

Mrs. Yao looked at her third son with various displeasures.

The matter of the third sister and her son had been weighing on the couple's minds for several years.

Where can’t we have it both ways?

During festivals, birthdays, etc., find a reason to give some money and rice, how can it be eye-catching?

Anyone who has a trace of compassion for his sister, nephews and nieces cannot reach this point.

The decline of the Yao family was not caused by the Zhang family. The daughter who was raised well by the Zhang family had to eat braised vegetables with the Yao family in order to maintain the dignity of the in-laws?

Zhang Ying took a long breath and said calmly: "The reputation of others is actually more important than brotherhood. You... are actually my son."

"Father……"

These words were so serious that Zhang Tinglu looked panicked.

Zhang Ying didn't want to preach anymore. If his son was eighteen years old, he could still teach him, but Zhang Tinglu was already twenty-eight years old.

Tongcheng has a strong academic atmosphere, many families have careers, and the requirements for women are also strict.

There are not just one or two good wives and mothers who weave and embroider to support their husbands and sons.

Seeing Fu Song's attitude in the past two days, I knew that he, like Zhang Tingyu, was not satisfied with the choice of his sister-in-law.

The third sister has suffered for more than ten years, but their brothers from the same mother cannot feel the same at all.

In the same study, some people learned benevolence, while others learned coolness.

Zhang Ying waved her hand and said: "Go down, you don't love your sisters, but I want to love my daughter..."

Zhang Tinglu was ashamed and went down without a care in the world.

Zhang Ying and Mrs. Yao looked at each other, their children were debts.

Zhang Ying thought of the fourth child again, and said to Mrs. Yao: "Earlier, I pitied the fourth child for being weak and unable to start a career. The grandchildren in this house can't borrow his strength. I thought that I would leave my name to Yin Sheng. In his room, now I have changed my mind..."

There is no reason why a son who is incompetent, unfilial to his parents, and unfriendly to his brothers will fall into the greatest disadvantage.

It's not wrong to be selfish, but you can't ignore everything.

Mrs. Yao was silent after hearing this.

There are six sons in the family, two of whom are already Jinshi, and the other two have better academic qualifications than the eldest and second son. Only the fourth and sixth sons are worrying about their future.

Lao Liu is the only concubine.

Zhang Ying mentioned this to his old wife because he planned to reserve the spot for Yin Sheng in the sixth room.

Although Mrs. Yao was a little reluctant to give up, she still nodded and said: "It all depends on the master..."