The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Old Hou Ye has two sons, one from Wen and the other from Wu, and he has a very handsome face when he talks about it.Especially Jiang Yuan's son, who earned himself military merits at a young age.The eldest son, Jiang Zhong, spent money to get away with some connections a few years ago, and his official position was raised again during the job review at the end of the year.

The two sons have always been very filial, and he has lived these years comfortably.

But now the second son suddenly started to disobey him, which made him very unhappy.

He did not do well in the matter of Jiang Yu's disappearance before, but when Jiang Yuan was not in Beijing, he treated Jiang Yu's grandson very well.

It has to be said that in addition to the promotion of the original owner Jiang Yu's murder, in addition to the Liu family of the big house, the old Hou Ye also contributed a lot invisibly.

This time when Jiang Yuan came back, he immediately called someone over and gave him a reprimand.

Jiang Yuan traveled to the southwest for several days this time, and he was physically and mentally exhausted. After returning, he stayed in the Xiaoqi camp because the little leave he asked for was not enough. A brother took over for him for a few days. If someone takes over, this favor must be returned to him, right?

Seeing that it was almost the end of the new year, Jiang Yuan asked people to go home early to reunite with his family, and he was alone on duty for the rest of the shift.

However, the old Hou Ye didn't care about this at all. He only saw that what he said had no weight in his son's heart.

When the old master reprimanded Jiang Yuan, Mrs. Liu of the eldest room was changing Jiang Zhong's clothes in the room. It's a big fire!"

When Liu Shi heard this, there was a smile hidden in her eyes. In front of Jiang Zhong, she wouldn't be so gloating.

At this time, she was taking off Jiang Zhong's coat when her hands stopped suddenly, and she said, "Master, do you want to go over and have a look? Uncle just came back, and he is already old, and he was scolded by his father for letting others It’s not very good after all.”

Jiang Zhongdao: "Well, that's right, I'll change my clothes and go take a look."

His mentality is very contradictory, while trying to put on an appearance of a good big brother, so that everyone in the house has a good impression of him.On the one hand, he was a little distorted, always thinking of performing better in front of the old Hou Ye, at least to win his father's favor more than his younger brother.

This time he said he was going to the front yard to see, but he didn't know if he really cared for his brother, or if he was thinking of watching a joke.

Jiang Yuan didn't know about Dafang's small thoughts, he didn't say a word to the old Hou Ye, he didn't refute or obey, he just stood there, and he kept silent when the old Hou Ye said anything.

Sometimes it is not necessarily the words of the other party that arouse greater anger, but it may also be the appearance of being silent all the time without hitting back or swearing back, which will make people more angry invisibly.

Just imagine, a person has talked so much, but the other party has been silent. This person can't get a response, and he was already angry, but the other party didn't speak. He seemed to have punched the cotton, and his heart became even more angry. .

Old Hou Ye is probably in such a state now.

This second son didn't admit his mistakes, nor gave him a soft blow, and made him angry enough to find a way to go down the stairs, but he couldn't find it.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhong came in time, he saw that the old Hou Ye hit what should be beaten, and scolded what should be scolded, so he hurried forward and said: "Father, calm down, isn't the second brother always like this stuffy gourd, you It's not that I don't know, why bother to get angry with him."

After finishing speaking, he helped the old master to sit down, and while calming him down, he said to Jiang Yuan: "Second brother, you are too, dad is so old, is it hard for you to say a few words to soften him?" Where is your filial piety? I can tell you that I don’t care about your affairs, but if you get angry with your father, I won’t let you go!”

These words touched the heart of Old Hou Ye.He felt that the eldest son was filial, knew how to love him, and never disobeyed him.

What Jiang Zhong said was beautiful. It not only eased the embarrassing situation for the old Hou Ye, but also took the opportunity to step up and step down, and showed his filial piety, allowing him to win in front of the old Hou Ye. A lot of good feelings.

At this time, the old Hou Ye got down the steps, and he got angry a lot in his heart, and said: "Look, learn more from your elder brother, if you have nothing to do, don't let me worry less!"

"Okay, you go down first, you have to go to the palace for a banquet tomorrow night, you go and prepare." At the end, he added, "Think carefully about what I said."

Jiang Yuan still didn't respond, he turned around and left.

His yard was a little far from the old Hou Ye's. He didn't come back very often before, and the room was covered in dust.

When he finally came back, he had a quarrel with his family, so he simply lived in the Xiaoqi camp and rarely came back.

The yard here was where Fa's wife lived together when they were still alive, and there was a pear tree in the yard.His wife was fond of her when she was young, because there was a word pear in her name, so he planted this pear tree in this yard.

The courtyard has a nice name, Rongyue Pavilion, which means melting the moon in the pear blossom courtyard.

It's a pity that things have changed over the years.

After he left the army, Jiang Yu was still young, so the big house took him to live in the yard over there, and the yard has been empty all the time.

In the past, when he came back from the border, he would occasionally stay at home for a few days, but he never lived here, because he was afraid of seeing things hurt.

But this time, after he settled down in Beijing, he figured it out, and wanted to face the timid and cowardly self in the past, so he moved here.

Tonight, he made Old Hou very angry.

Originally, if it was just because of what happened last time, he would definitely have suffered if Old Hou Ye scolded him a few words, and it would be over if he let him vent his anger.

But tonight, Old Hou Ye once again brought up the matter of asking him to continue.

He only said three words from beginning to end, impossible.Then he kept silent, no matter what the old Hou Ye said, he didn't say a word, which made the old Hou Ye furious, and even picked up the cup next to him and threw it at him.

Fortunately, Old Hou Ye is too old to be sure, otherwise he will probably lose his appearance.

Old Hou Ye said that he is not young this year, he has been outside all the time, far away, and lived a life of fighting and killing, whoever has a girl is willing to marry you.

It's different now, you work in the Xiaoqi Camp in the capital, and you're only in your 30s, so you're at a good age. Our Hou Mansion is also a respectable family, and most of the girls are willing to marry.

I heard that Qi Shangshu's daughter is of good conduct, virtuous and virtuous, and the most important thing is that she is sincere to you.After the new year is over, I will ask your sister-in-law to make arrangements for you, and you go and see her.

Jiang Yuan clenched his fists tightly. He had sworn a long time ago that Ah Li would not marry only in this life.Even though she had been dead for many years, he didn't plan to marry again. He couldn't let himself live for so many years as a joke.

The son didn't take good care of him. If he listened to his father's advice and continued, how would he face Ah Li when he went underground in the future.

So he resolutely answered the words "Lao Houye", it was impossible.

The old Hou Ye scolded him a lot because of this, Jiang Yuan didn't push back because of his age, but this made the old Hou Ye even more annoyed.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhong came over later, picked up a leak, said a few innocuous words, and sold both ends.

Now Jiang Yuan doesn't want to stay in this home for a moment, it's not at all the same as the home he once had in mind.

He already had a plan in mind, and when he found his son, he would propose a separation from the old Hou Ye.

The title of Hou Mansion belongs to the elder brother, he has always been aware of this, and has never planned to compete with the elder brother.

He is now a third-rank military general, one level lower than the second-rank Shangshu, and he can completely start a mansion by himself.

It's just that in this way, Hou's mansion doesn't look very good on the surface.After all, the old Hou Ye is still there, and his children will be separated when he is still alive, and the whole capital will watch jokes if he makes a fuss.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan couldn't help rubbing his temples. His face-saving father probably wouldn't agree to a separation.

In the eyes of people of their age, the separation of the family means the beginning of a family's decline, so it is not easy to separate the family.

Even though Jiang Yuan has this year in mind, it is not so difficult to get the old master to agree to split the family.

Jiang Yuan felt that he could start with his elder brother Jiang Zhong, and ask his elder brother to persuade his father more.

He doesn't want a title, he just wants to separate the family.In this way, the happiest person is the person in Dafang.Once Jiang Yuan is separated, the title of the Marquis Mansion has nothing to do with him at all, so Da Fang can rest assured.

No matter what, the people in the big house will help him separate the family.It's just different from what Jiang Yuan thought.

He doesn't have a good impression of his sister-in-law now, but he still respects this elder brother very much.

He thought that when the time comes, he will beg his elder brother more. The elder brother has treated him well since he was a child. He has always been a good brother in the eyes of everyone, and he is much more talkative than his stubborn father.

However, the idea of ​​dividing the family is not suitable to be brought up now. Let’s not talk about it until the son has been found.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, a banquet will be held in the palace to invite officials and family members of the fourth rank and above to enter the palace for the banquet.

With the title of Marquis of Ning'an, the Dafang family in the palace would go to the palace every year for banquets.

Over the years, the Great Wei Dynasty had always closed the court 29 years ago, and it was not until the end of the sealing ceremony that the officials in the entire capital city were really on holiday.

The same is true for Jiang Yuan's Xiaoqi battalion, but because it is the end of the year and there is no curfew after the holiday, and there are not enough patrol battalions in the capital, some people from the Xiaoqi battalion were dispatched to help.

Jiang Ziyan happened to be the one who hadn't been transferred, so there was nothing to do in the first 25 or [-] years.

But he took the job of that brother and needed to help someone on duty. It didn't end until 29, so it was delayed until today.

However, the old Hou Ye didn't ask about the reason, and just scolded him when he went up to cover his head and face.

The Great Wei Chao Nian holiday is from New Year's Eve until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the dynasty is officially restored on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month on the second day.

People in the country often say that if there is anything to wait until after the new year, unless human life is at stake and the situation is urgent, nothing can stop everyone from celebrating the new year.

The most important festival throughout the year in the Great Wei Dynasty was the New Year's Day, and the country people could only wear new clothes and eat meat and drink on the New Year's Day every year.

Even those poor families will buy a few catties of pork ruthlessly during the Chinese New Year, so that the whole family will be stained with meat.

You have to be satisfied at the beginning and the end of the year, otherwise you have to tighten your belt for a year and continue to treat yourself harshly at the end of the year.

The prosperity in the capital city is charming, especially when it comes to New Year’s Eve, every household hangs red lanterns in front of the door, merchants from other places also return home, and the family reunite to celebrate a good year.

The Hou Mansion is celebrating a reunion year this year. Jiang Yuan, who has been away in the past, has returned, and the old Hou's children and grandchildren are around his knees, which can be regarded as family happiness.

It's a pity that Jiang Yu is not here, and no one in the entire Hou Mansion dares to mention the second wife's son.

Thirty is New Year's Eve, and I will go to the palace to have a banquet at night.

Jiang Yuan has lived alone for many years and is not used to serving maids by his side.So in his Rongyue Pavilion, there is only one servant boy, and the rest are sweeping women, and there is no one else.

The one who brought him the court clothes was a maid who had eyes resembling Jiang Yu's biological mother, Qu Li, adding a bit of beauty to her whole face.

The servant girl was carrying the court dress, and Fu lowered herself to salute, with a thin voice, she said: "Second Master, this is the court dress brought to you by Da Furen and the servant girl."

With her back turned to her, Jiang Yuan was cleaning a bow and arrow, and said, "Let's put it there."

When he finished wiping the bow and arrow and turned around, he found that the maid hadn't left yet. He raised his head and was about to let her back down, but when he saw those eyes that looked like his wife's, he was stunned for a moment.

Seeing him looking straight at her, the servant girl felt a little joy in her heart, her voice was a little softer than before, and she said: "Second master, Da Furen asked this servant to remind you that the dinner at night should not be too late. "

This voice suddenly pulled Jiang Yuan out of his long memories, Jiang Yuan looked at her eyes again, feeling disgusted in his heart.His Ali is unique, no one can dream of replacing her.

"Well, I see, what's your name?" Jiang Yuan asked.

Hearing this, the servant girl was even more excited. Could it be that she was noticed by the second master?

The servant girl secretly raised her head to glance at Jiang Yuan, and found that she was staring at her, her cheeks blushed twice, and she said softly, "Back to the second master, this servant's name is Hongxue."

It's a good name, but it's a pity that I have moved my mind that I shouldn't have.

Jiang Yuan no longer had emotions and anger on his face like before, he said expressionlessly: "It's okay, you go down first."

The servant girl Hongxue thought that she was taken by the second master, and her next sentence might bring her into the house, but she didn't expect to ask her to retreat.

She couldn't believe it, and suspected that she had heard it wrong, so she froze on the spot.

"Ah, ah?"

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yuan knew what she was thinking, and he repeated, "Go down first."

This time Hongxue understood, she instantly felt ashamed, she lifted her skirt in embarrassment and retreated.

Jiang Yuan is a favorite in the hearts of these young maids in the Hou Mansion. If anyone can climb into his bed, even if he can't be the wife of the house in the future, it would be good to be a concubine.

It's just that he doesn't live in the mansion all the time, and those maids who want to use their means have nowhere to start.

But Jiang Yuan has a son anyway, he is no longer the foolish boy he used to be, he can still see what the maids are thinking.

This maid Hongxue was able to come all the way to his Rongyue Pavilion, and she also has a pair of eyes similar to that of his wife, it is definitely not a coincidence.

It is very likely that my sister-in-law did this, but she has no evidence or factual basis.

Today he did not refuse, presumably he will come again later.If he can get hold of it and prove that his sister-in-law did it, maybe he can use this as an excuse to raise the issue of family separation.After all, if outsiders find out about stuffing women into my uncle's ovary, that would be a disgraceful thing.

Generally speaking, the Hou Mansion has not been very comfortable this year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, neighbors and neighbors usually drop by to chat and chat. The Hou's family is not crowded, but overall it is quite harmonious.

It was not so peaceful until the second day of the Lunar New Year. The girls who married out on the second day of the Lunar New Year all returned to their natal homes, and there were also two married aunts in the Hou Mansion.

Jiang Yan, the eldest aunt of the Jiang family, is Jiang Zhong's younger sister and Jiang Yuan's older sister. She didn't marry far away.

However, Jiang Yan will not be able to manage the family after she gets married, and the situation will be even worse after she has children.

This sister-in-law is the one that the Liu family of the big house hates the most.The sister-in-law never came to the door when she had nothing to do, and whenever she came, she came to ask for money.Old Master Hou felt sorry for his daughter, and gave money every time he came, which made Liu gritted his teeth angrily and dared not refuse openly.

The second aunt's grandmother, Jiang Yi, is the youngest daughter of the Hou family, and she is married to the eldest son of Lord Tai Shiling of the capital.Although Taishi Ling has a high official position, he has no real power and is just a history editor.There is not much oil and water that can be fished, but life is barely passable.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Yan went back to her natal home as usual, but this time she started to cry poorly before she even had lunch. The old Hou Ye still felt sorry for her daughter, saying that her life was suffering, and she wanted her to bring more money back home.

When Liu Shi heard this, she felt very uncomfortable.The monthly salary of the entire Hou Mansion can't support the big family at all, they are all supported by a few shops outside.Now, as soon as she opens her mouth, she will take away several hundred taels for Jiang Yan, which is all the money she has worked hard to manage the shop!

Moreover, in the second half of the year, without the silver taels that Jiang Yuan sent back to the family, the money in this business is much less. At this time, Jiang Yan, a married woman, has to take so much away, and she disagrees with anything.

So many years of conflicts broke out at this moment, Liu shed tears of grievance, said that the old Hou Ye was partial to the sister-in-law, the old Hou Ye accused the eldest daughter-in-law of being unfilial, Jiang Yan cried and said how wronged she was in her married life... the whole The Hou Mansion was in chaos.

It was better when my sister-in-law Jiang Yi persuaded her.

Jiang Yuan just felt uncomfortable looking at the relatives he didn't seem to know, and he found a reason to go back to the Xiaoqi camp before the fifth day of the new year.The house is now in a mess, and he doesn't want to stay any longer.

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After the year, the ministers and officials all went to work after the Shangyuan Festival, but the workers at the bottom did not go to work after the Shangyuan Festival.

After the eighth day of the new year, everyone went to work on the ninth day.For them, this holiday means no work, and no work means no money.

Jiang Ziyan's paper mill, like other industries, also started work on the ninth day of the ninth day.

Although the site of the paper mill was very large when I bought it, after years of expansion, it is now nearly saturated with staff.

However, after the workers of the paper mill went back to show off and publicize vigorously during the Chinese New Year, as soon as the work started after the new year, many people surrounded the paper mill gate, all of whom came to apply for the job.

Shen Xing was in charge of personnel management. He explained to those people at the door for a long time, saying that their paper mill was temporarily closed.

Some of those people came from a long distance, with burdens on their backs, and came here admiringly, but found that they were no longer recruiting, and their faces were full of disappointment.

Although Shen Xing couldn't bear to persuade them to leave, there was really nothing he could do.He used to be like them, a person who had suffered.He knew the look of disappointment in his eyes.

When Jiang Ziyan came to the paper mill a few days later, he mentioned it casually, and said, "Mr., our paper mill is really nice. I like it very much. You don't know, many people here used to be like this. They are all numb, without light, they are all poor and crazy, and they don't know what they are living for. But you see, they are working hard now, which is completely different from before."

Jiang Ziyan was also very satisfied, so many laborers were idle before, and now the unemployed have a way to make money, life will get better and better.

After Shen Xing finished feeling, he said: "It would be great if our paper mill was bigger. Many people came outside today, saying that they came to apply for jobs. But our paper mill is not short of people now, so I persuaded them all to leave. gone."

When Jiang Ziyan heard this, an idea that he wanted to realize before popped up again.

He asked Shen Xing: "Do you think the plain paper in our paper mill is selling well?"

Shen Xing said proudly: "Of course, this is the only one in our city and even in the whole world!"

"Okay! If this is the case, then let's expand the scale and sell the paper from our Jiangji Paper Mill all over the world!"

There was light in Shen Xing's eyes, "Really?"

"Well, I won't lie to you. To be honest, I have had this idea for a long time, but I have never brought it up. I heard you said today that many people want to come and work. That's just right, and it also provides everyone with a job opportunity."

Shen Xing was already in tears, he really didn't know what to say, and said to Jiang Ziyan: "Mr. Lang, you are really the best and best person I have ever met!"

If the paper mill wants to expand, it has to buy land around it. Some of the land belongs to the prefectural government, and the tooth shop cannot sell it privately.

Jiang Ziyan planned to make flower paper first, and then promote it in Xiangmozhai, trying to make Jiangji Paper Factory famous again.

He started to develop flower paper years ago, and tried several kinds of flowers and plants, but they had to be dried flowers and plants, which would not stain the plain paper.

So from the tenth day of the lunar new year, Jiang Ziyan went to the paper mill every day.

He asked someone to set aside a special place for the development of decal paper, recorded the test situation every day, and observed the condition of the paper.

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The annual leave of Bailu Academy is relatively long, and school will not resume until after the Lantern Festival.

Lin Zhao was not idle during the Chinese New Year. It was rare for him to have such a long vacation. Apart from accompanying Jiang Ziyan and Lin Xing, he spent the rest of the time studying with Mr. Cen.

Master Cen explained some problems more deeply and thoroughly than the masters in the academy, so he wanted to take advantage of these few days to study more.

One year after the year, the college will take a big test when returning to school, which is said to be a basic test.Everyone else is making progress, and he can't fall behind.

He didn't tell Jiang Ziyan about the situation in the academy in detail. Jiang Ziyan asked him about his studies during the Chinese New Year, and he always said it was good.

In fact, after taking No.1 in that big test, he was number one in every big test in the academy.

On the contrary, it was Shi Maocai who returned to the academy. Everyone didn't know what happened to him, and his grades continued to decline from the original No.2.In the last big test a year ago, he had already dropped out of forty.This surprised the students of the academy.

As for Lin Zhao, everyone is no stranger to it.

Once No.1, you can spread rumors that he is cheating, but every time the number one directly slaps the person who spread the rumors in the face.

Look at others, every time they are number one, can this also be called cheating?

The few people who were the most popular in spreading rumors last time couldn't hold their heads up in the academy every day.Every time they saw that the first name on the honor roll was Lin Zhao, they felt very guilty and ashamed.

Lin Zhao didn't go to the academy until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. Although he studied with Mr. Cen at home every day, at least he could see Jiang Ziyan when he was eating.

But starting from the tenth day of the lunar new year, Jiang Ziyan had already gone out for dinner every morning, and was not there at noon, and did not come back until after dinner in the evening.

He asked Feng Ke to find out that Jiang Ziyan went to the paper mill to develop new paper every day.

Today is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. He finished his homework early in the morning. He looked at the sky and saw that there was still a while before lunch.

He went to the kitchen and looked around. Mother Sun was busy cooking.He came in and said, "Mother Sun, after you finish the meal, serve two servings separately, and I'll take them over to eat with my brother in a while."

Mama Sun said hello, and said that the relationship between the brothers of the boss family is really good.

Lin Zhao came out of the kitchen to visit Lin Xing again. Lin Xing's condition is much better now than before, and he is not as afraid of seeing strangers as before.

Chang Hua was the same age as him, and she came to see Lin Xing's painting every time after finishing her work.

Unlike Jiang Ziyan and Lin Zhao, maybe the two of them praised his paintings for their beauty, and they meant to comfort him and make him happy.And Chang Hua simply thought that this little young master was amazing, and he could draw such beautiful pictures at such a young age.

Lin Xing's character is also much more cheerful and confident. Jiang Ziyan plans to invite him a master who paints in the next year, so that he can learn ink painting.