The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

The Dai family had already packed their bags, and the whole family was in a state of panic, and Dai Zi's face was not good-looking. Although he said he was exiled, he didn't put shackles or ropes on the whole family.

But all the things in the house were sold at a reduced price, and the house was not left behind, so the officials were lenient.

It's just that I don't have much money in my pocket, and I have to walk to Shengjing in this winter, and I have to get there before the year.

The family was escorted out of the gate of the capital, and Dai Zi didn't even look back, just worried about his children.

Dai Zi has four sons, all born to his wife. He has no concubines. The eldest son is nine years old, the second son is seven years old, the third son is five years old, and the youngest son is only three years old.

One son in two years.

Last year, he was in high spirits.

Successfully manufactured the "Sky Cannon" (also known as "Sub-Mother Cannon"), which was so powerful and irresistible that it was named "General Weiyuan" by Kangxi, and later played an important role in the battle of Zhaomodo in the suppression of the Galdan rebellion. important role.

When this cannon is fired, "the child is in the mother's womb, and the mother sends the child out, and it falls from the sky, and the pieces are broken and irresistible."

It only took him eight days to invent the mother-child cannon!

What a genius!

Even the Lord Long Live bestowed upon him the honor of having beautiful feathers in his eyes.

But his talent was envied by his colleagues, coupled with being upright and outspoken, he also offended many people in the court, and he made Nan Huairen greatly embarrassed in front of Kangxi with the "Sky Cannon" Lost face, planted the root of disaster.

This incident, no one interceded for him, and he had no money to clear the relationship.

After walking out of the gate of the capital, Dai Zi carried the third son on his back, his wife hugged the fourth son, the eldest son and the second son followed step by step, and the whole family carried quilts and a few clothes in their bags.

However, after passing the Shili Pavilion at the east gate of the capital, there were actually two carriages parked on the road. The guards escorting them were puzzled. It was the people on the two carriages but showed a sign saying that they were from the Ministry of Internal Affairs!

What is a servant?Especially for the work of escorting prisoners to Shengjing, the distance is long and there is no oil and water, and it is the Chinese New Year, and the business trip in the winter is purely for guilt.

Just like Dai Zi's daughter-in-law, she wasn't some alluring beauty, let alone a big girl with a yellow flower, and she was a fat woman, and a few servants wouldn't be hungry enough to take advantage of her.

Dai Zi watched a person in charge come over: "I met Mr. Dai."

Mr. Dai?

Dai Zi thinks that her memory is good, but it seems that she has never dealt with the person in front of her, or has she forgotten?

"Mr. Dai, don't be alarmed. The villain is on the order of the master to send you off. There are two cars here, the handlebars are from Shengjing. One car carries the husband's family, and the other car is for the servants. , there is handlebar management along the way, so don’t worry.” The visitor was very polite and stuffed him with a bag, which contained some loose silver taels and dried meat.

"Who is your master?" Dai Zi didn't know who it was, and would lend a helping hand at this time.

"My master, you will know in the future, if you go on the road early, you can get Shengjing before the New Year." The man left after speaking, leaving behind four handlebars and five escorts to escort his family.

Originally, the four servants and one errand were reluctant to do this job, and even wanted to rush to Shengjing regardless of the children's childhood on the road, because they didn't want to spend the New Year on the road.

Who knew there was a horse-drawn carriage, and it was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The person surnamed Dai is just a small person with a bad temper and a bad reputation, yet someone came to see him off from the capital.

Then he almost changed his attitude: "Mr. Dai, what do you think?"

Who wants to walk when they can take a car?And to reach Shengjing years ago, it took at least thirty miles a day.

Missed the lodging place, this world of ice and snow can't freeze to death?

"Get in the car!" Dai Zi gritted his teeth, he was convicted of a crime, and being able to go to Shengjing by car is better than walking with his wife and children.

So a group of people got into the car and drove away with the handlebars.

Although it was cold along the way, the handlebars were arranged very well, and it cost money to stay at the post station. We stopped and went, and even encountered wind and snow, which delayed our departure for two days at the post station.

At any rate, he arrived at Shengjing before Xiaonian, and after entering Shengjing City, he drove home.

The six members of their family followed the leader to hand over to prove that when they arrived in Shengjing, their exile would end.

But after the family of six left the Yamen, they were unaccompanied, and there was less than 20 taels of silver left in their pockets, at this time of Chinese New Year.

"Master." Mrs. Dai looked at Dai Zi: "Do you want to rent a place to stay first?"

The prices in Shengjing are much lower than those in the capital, and she still has a pair of gold bracelets hidden away, at least for the New Year.

"Excuse me, is Dai Zi from Beijing, Mr. Dai's family?" At this time, a man who looked like a housekeeper appeared.

"Yes." Dai Zi replied.

"Hello, Mr. Dai, young Sun Gui, come to pick up Mr. Madam and the young masters." Sun Gui is a quick-witted person, so he immediately greeted An and explained the purpose of his visit: "Master, please go back with me."

"You are?" Dai Zi was even more inexplicable. It is true that he knew someone in Jingzhong, but he was not familiar with Shengjing.

"My master asked the younger one to pick you up." Sun Gui said, "Please."

Dai Zi and his wife looked at each other, there is nothing worse than this anyway, let's go!

The couple took their children and walked to the street opposite the Yamen Gate.

The streets here are relatively bustling, full of shops, and the alleys behind the shops are houses. They stopped at the entrance of one of the courtyards, and Sun Gui opened the door: "Please come in."

Dai Zi and his wife came in with their children, and Sun Gui gave them three pieces of paper.

One is the house deed here, with Dai Zi's name written on it; the other two are the house deeds of the two shops on the leading street, with Mrs. Dai's name written on it, and the dowry.

That makes sense.

Sun Gui left after sending the man here. He still had a lot of work to do. It was approaching the end of the new year, and people on the street were in a hurry.

Dai Zi and his wife looked over the house. The house is very big with three entrances, and there are two courtyards on the left and right. His four sons will be suitable for each of them when they grow up.

Neither he nor his wife were good at running the other two shops, so they rented out the shops and earned 80 taels of silver a year, which was barely enough for the whole family.

"Master." Madam Dai's eyes were red: "I don't know which nobleman it is?"

"I don't know." Along the way, thanks to the help of the person sent by the nobleman, after arriving here, I thought I was going to live on the street, but who knew there was a house.

"Clean up, let's stay here first." Dai Zi wiped his face and put the children into the main house, only to find that the main house had been burnt and it was warm, whether it was an adult or a child. relieved.

And the things here are very complete.

In fact, it was according to Xiaoshishi's instructions, to be able to "check in with bags".

So not only the hot kang head was burned here, but also furniture decorations, bedding and pillows, even the firewood room was filled with firewood, and charcoal was piled up in the corners.

The kitchen tanks are full and there is a deep well.

As soon as the children were settled, someone knocked on the door outside. Mrs. Dai was startled, and looked at Dai Zi in a panic.

Dai Zi went to open the door in shabby clothes, and the person who came was also a stranger.

"But Dai Zi, Mr. Dai?" That man should be a general, with big arms and round waist, with a bit of a fierce look.

"It's right here." Dai Zi blinked, but he was able to talk to the generals, but unfortunately, the generals in Shengjing are usually full of people.

He doesn't know anyone here.

"Excuse me?" He had to ask clearly.

Because there are many people behind this person!

"I'm Shengjing's left-behind deputy general, Fei Mo Yuzhu." Fei Mo Yuzhu clasped his fists together: "You can call me Yuzhu. Or Fei Mo's deputy general is fine."

"General Fei Mo." Dai Zi still understands this bit of sophistication, what kind of lieutenant general is he?Just call the general.

There are four left-behind generals and eight left-behind lieutenants under Shengjing's left-behind generals.

It's almost the same for military figures who are not at the top.

"Mr. Dai is polite." Fei Mo Yuzhu entered the door very generously, beckoning: "Come in, everyone!"

Then, with Dai Zi stunned, a dozen people came in and went straight to the kitchen.

Their kitchen is big, clean and clean, and the water tank is full, but the noodle tank and rice tank in the kitchen are empty, but it is good at the moment, they are all filled up.

Some people brought in half a piece of pork, and the two slaughtered sheep had their skins peeled off, so they could be chopped and put into the pot.

There is also a large bag of dried vegetables, two jars of pickled vegetables, a jar of salt, etc., which filled the kitchen in an instant.

Salted bacon, frozen meat, etc. were also hung on the eaves outside the door, and there were enough things for the New Year at once.

There is also a servant, and the deed of sale was given to Dai Zi: "This is the old man's family. They are all honest people. The old man can drive cars and raise horses. It is no problem to be a porter. Their two sons are also in their teens." Yes, and his wife is good at cooking and can cook, and the two daughters can help clean up and wash up."

The six members of this family are the children of Fei Mo's family, so they are safe and reliable.

"There is no need for people, I can clean up here myself." There is no work at home, Dai Zi refuses to use outsiders: "If it is not good enough, just hire two old ladies to help wash and clean."

Seeing that he didn't accept it, Fei Mo Yuzhu didn't force him to give it: "That's fine, you can use these things as you see fit, and every month you will have a hundred catties of rice noodles, two sheep or half a piece of pork. This is the nobleman's home for you." cost."

He gave Dai Zi another 500 taels of silver, which was issued by the Shengjing Liancheng Bank, where he could exchange for silver.

500 taels is enough for their family to live a good life.

"General Fei Mo, may I ask which noble person is so warm-hearted?" Dai Zi couldn't bear it anymore.

If he didn't make it clear, he really couldn't feel at ease.

"To be honest, the general doesn't know either." Fei Mo Yuzhu shook his head, "It's just that the sister in Jingzhong asked me to handle it this way. Everything was explained by the nobleman. The sister gave instructions in the form of a letter from the family. I don't know what it is. Which nobleman, my sister is also the nanny of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Fei Mo Yuzhu has a good relationship with his sister, and she will do whatever her sister says.

Fei Mo Yuzhu also gave Dai Zi a land deed from Shengjing Xiaoliang Zhuangzi: "This is for you to chew the grain. The grain produced every year is enough for your whole family to eat. The Zhuangzi is not big and not conspicuous."

With a house, a field and a shop, all the expenses and food are covered, it can be said that this is equivalent to buying another family property for Dai Zi, which is richer than his original family property.

It turned out that the family did not have a deposit of 500 taels of silver bills.

"This?" But Dai Zi didn't expect that the other party didn't even disclose his real name, and the arrangement was so appropriate, which shows that the other party's identity must be extraordinary.

"If you want to repay the nobleman, if the nobleman said, go to the courtyard next door." In fact, Fei Mo Yuzhu didn't understand why his sister asked him to buy the courtyard next door. But it was all changed into a small workshop, like a blacksmith's shop. There is also a separate place for storing gunpowder inside. The quantity is not large, but the requirements are very strict. There are no people within five feet of the surrounding area, so it is still a separate courtyard. But relatively remote.

Dai Zi thought for a while: "Please give me the key, I... will go and have a look later."

This kind of bewildered experience made Dai Zi feel a little dizzy.

"Yes." Fei Mo Yuzhu was easy to talk to.

Everything was properly placed, and Fei Mo Yuzhu even left his name card for him just in case, if he had something to say to Fei Mo's mansion, he left without even drinking hot water, and the family also went home. Lots of things to do.

On the other hand, Mrs. Dai knew that she might not be able to hire anyone to do the work at this time, so she went to the kitchen by herself, and found that the rice and noodles were all ready-made, and there was even a large pot of pork ribs, and some dried vegetables were soaked, so she just put it in the pot and stewed it for a while. , There is even a jar of miso.

Mrs. Dai cooked a table of sumptuous meals in threes and fives, which was regarded as a hot pot for the family.

There is even a large carp.

It was not an easy journey for the whole family. The key point is that the child is still young, so he is afraid of getting sick, but there is nowhere to find a doctor.

Now the whole family can sit comfortably on the hot kang and eat a meal, with fish, meat and big white rice. There is nothing better than having a family of six complete.

It's just that the couple still felt like a dream, until three days later, the house was settled, and Dai Zi went to the small courtyard in the northeast corner.

After opening the door, go in and close the door. Once you enter the courtyard, it looks like a normal family, but when you enter the second, it is a miniature workshop.

They are all kinds of items that Dai Zi is familiar with, and there is also a letter. The content of the letter is to ask him to study hot weapons carefully, so as not to waste his talent. It's confidential.

Dai Zi's heart beat faster!

This nobleman actually values ​​him so much, and knows the direction of the weapon he is good at. What's more, the blueprint given is much simpler than the one he got in the Ministry of Industry. It's hard to say whether it is powerful, he hasn't tried it, but... he I think it should be not small.

In addition, he recognized the letter paper as the top-grade Xuetao paper, and the ink fragrance on it was the smell of Jing ink that was tributed to Da Nei for use.

The nobleman's background is absolutely high!

Dai Zi, who was already decadent, had an astonishing brilliance in his eyes.