Sister of the Treasure of the Red Chamber is quitting

Mrs. Xue was only a false alarm when she heard it, and she finally put her hand on her chest and sighed with her son and daughter-in-law: "Everyone in the world says that the merchant is unjust. The things that are as cheap as mud in the south are transported to the north and then bought at sky-high prices. Wealth. I don’t want to travel north and south if there are no merchants earning their lives. How can I ask them to use such good things that are only available in such faraway places? This time there is a hero in the ancestral blessing team. If it is an ordinary caravan, it is indispensable. In this way, people and wealth are lost, and no amount of money can buy back this life." After finishing speaking, he had to order the housekeeper to donate some clear oil to light the lamps in various temples where rituals and incense are often practiced, and he took his daughter-in-law and daughters to the ancestral hall to offer incense Make an offering to thank these ancestors of gods and Buddhas for protecting future generations.

The ladies went to make troubles, Xue Pan stopped the guy and asked him: "When will the second master come back now?" The guy took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to him, saying: "Go back to the uncle, the second master has escorted the convoy and brought The goods will be delivered soon, and I will be back in about five days." Xue Pan asked again, "Where did the gangster who robbed you come from?" Uncle, so that Uncle knows that there are all kinds of people in this group of green forests. The accent is related to both inside and outside, but there are still many people outside the pass, and most of them are from the northern part of Ping'an Prefecture. The language there is different from that in the south." Xue Xue Pan hummed, and then remembered to ask the righteous man who saw the righteousness: "What's the matter with this Master Liu?" When talking about this guy, he talked a lot: "This Master Liu's name is Liu Xianglian, and he said he is a friend you know from outside. , the aunt of Liu Qianshi’s family in Jinyiwei. He came to our house to have your wedding banquet before, did you forget?”

This Xue Pan did not forget, he clapped his hands together and said: "Remember, is it the tall and thin guy? He seems to have very handsome eyebrows and eyes. I heard that he liked to dress up in the Fengyue team earlier and play a few tricks on stage. Unexpectedly, he is a ruthless man with means." Then he asked: "I remember that he seemed to follow Liu Qian's business to do business, so why did he send to Ping'an Prefecture with our caravan?" The man laughed, She winked with a smile and said: "Master Liu thinks his cousin talks too much nonsense and has a restless temper. He has told him to play all the sex in Beijing, and he really finds it boring. It happened that I met him on the street that day. The second master escorted the cart to the city gate. I heard that we were going outside the pass. We didn't even pack our clothes, so we went out together. Halfway through, the second master said he wanted him to write a letter to his family, but this Liu master was too troublesome to write. Miles." The words vividly describe the young man of Fengyue.Xue Pan thought for a while, and told his mother-in-law to go back to his mother, changed his clothes, and went out.

Although today is not a holiday, but recently the central Beijing is comfortable and comfortable, presumably the other yamen besides the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs are also very leisurely.Xue Pan rode a big walking mule, and didn't go to Shen Yuyingmao's yamen, instead, he went to the Ministry of Rites first to find his master Lin Ruhai, and delivered the note from the clerk first, and Gu Kong took a jar from his shop The fruit wine leisurely went to Shen Mansion in the west of the city.Mr. Shen likes children with solid eyes. When he saw Xue Pan, he was overjoyed and greeted him: "Sit down quickly. A few pigeons were burned at home today, so it's better to come early than to come early." Xue Pan will never be polite to others, He pulled up a low stool and sat down, put his feet aside and let out a sigh of relief: "It's too hot, I can't even wear gauze at home, how are you doing here?"

Mr. Shen was wholeheartedly waiting to eat the pigeons, so he only snorted twice in response: "It's natural to be calm and cool, and it will be okay sooner or later, but it's a little harder at noon after the sun comes out." Said Xue Pan rolled up his sleeves and helped to make it. The old men at the table set the plates together.He doesn't do this at home, so learning now and selling now can be regarded as a helping hand.When the servants of the Shen family saw the uncle of the Xue family coming to visit, they had to go to the yamen to look for Shen Yu. Only then did Xue Pan turn his head and confess: "Don't forget to call Brother Liu over together. message him."

The little servant responded, and it took him another thousand to retire to do business. About half an hour later, Shen Yu brought Liu Zian back.At this time, Mr. Shen had already eaten two pigeons and went down. He was afraid that his grandson would be nagged, so he left the half-drunk fruit wine and slipped back into the house.When Shen Yu saw his grandfather running so fast, he knew that he must have eaten something messy again, and when he looked at the table, he saw a wine jar.Xue Pan stood up and explained with a cowardly smile: "This wine has a low alcohol content, so it just smells like wine. When it was brewed, there was not a grain of grain in it. It was brewed with some fresh sweet fruits and some medicinal materials. Only after a doctor can you bring it to the old man to taste it."

Shen Yu knew that he didn't have any bad intentions, so she left Liu Zian here to accompany her and went back first to change into homely cool clothes.Yuci's flying fish suit looks good, but it's too hot to wear in this season, and a layer of white salt frost will form on the outside of the clothes after a day, so you have to change it immediately and let someone clean it with clean water.When he came back after tidying up, Liu Zian hurriedly went to the guest house to change his clothes, and then turned back and Xue Pan gave Shen Yu the same note that the clerk handed over, and turned to Liu Zian and said: "Come back and report." The guy from Ping’an said that the caravan will be able to enter Beijing in five days, thank you for your cousin’s kindness this time, otherwise the family will inevitably lose a few guys who have worked so hard to raise.”

Shen Yu read the content on the note, frowned and asked Xue Pan: "Who else have you shown this thing?" Xue Pan replied with a naive smile: "The guy directly handed it to me, even my mother and my sister don't care about it." I don’t know. But I went to the Ministry of Rites and showed it to my Uncle Lin before I came, and the others will be gone.” Shen Yu nodded, stretched out her hand to set aside the shallow cups brought by the servant, and picked up the wine jar to fill it up. Xue Pan said: "Master Lin, it's alright, none of you in the cabinet have any information channels, your two families have some in-law relationship, and you are also masters and apprentices, so it doesn't matter if you just sit down, just don't be too conspicuous outside." Xue Pan "Hehe "Laughed a few times and acknowledged these words: "No, if I ask Uncle Lin to find out what I'm hiding from him afterward, maybe he will deal with me after the fall."

Liu Zian sat aside and listened to Liu Xianglian, who would return safely in a few days and no longer held up her face. At this moment, holding a shallow cup in her hand, she took a sip by the side and immediately nodded intoxicated.This jar of wine is sifted and boiled, let it cool down, and then splashed with ice water across the jar. It is refreshing after a sip, and it also has a sweet and floral fragrance. It is really the best summer product.At the moment, he didn't bother to laugh at the softness of the wine, which seemed to be used by girls, so he took another sip in a hurry, feeling so comfortable that he felt like he was in heaven.After Shen Yu and Xue Pan finished speaking, they turned their heads and saw that this guy was quietly holding the jar and looking inside with his eyes open and closed. He had obviously drunk a lot and was guilty of fear of being discovered.

"Hey, let me tell you, my brother brought a jug of wine to see my old man. What do you mean?" Shen Yu had already smelled the fragrance, but it was hard to get started before finishing the business, and she called out if she didn't see her wrongly. How can people be willing to take away the jar together.Liu Zian shook the jar and heard some noise inside, put the jar down at ease and said, "As long as my cousin comes back safely, how many questions can I ask? Brother Xue's caravan is very untrustworthy. Besides, it's safe The water in the state is very deep, and I will definitely not touch it casually today, at least as long as the emperor is still there. After all, it will not be the barbarians from the north who want to go south, if this is the case, there is no use in my anxiety."

Shen Yu slapped him on the head: "Crow's mouth! If there is no barrier, you will learn a lesson from this in the future." Xue, who was always being scolded at home, sat quietly watching jokes this time Pan said "hey hey hey" a few times, and then stretched out his hand to persuade him: "It's okay, it's okay, this wine is still made in the shop, it can't compare to the ones made by my sister with the fruit from Zhuangzi, and I will wait for Liu Erye to come back later. That planed an altar and came out to kill the greedy." The two who were used to messing around listened to his persuasion and stopped fighting, and finally sat obediently, each slowly burning pigeons and eating wine.

After half a jar of wine was finished, the chef brought out the mixed cold noodles. The chili and vinegar dishes were put aside and added by themselves. It looked delicate and clean, which made people quite appetizing.After entertaining Xue Pan for a simple meal, Shen Yu got up and sent him out. When he went outside, he looked around the alley and saw no one behind his door, so he reached out from his clothes and took out a long and thin box and brother-in-law: "Bringing this trouble to Miss Xue, it's not something expensive, but home-made jewelry that I exchanged for last month's salary. It may not be as good as the ones that the girl usually uses, but for the sake of sincerity, don't take it." I hate it." Only now did Xue Pan have the confidence to be a brother-in-law, and he was no longer cowardly or stupid, reached out to take the box, looked at Shen Yu up and down, smiled twice, bowed his hands to him and left, and left Shen Yu behind. Yu saw goose bumps on his arms.

"I don't know whether this Xue Pan is really stupid or not." After muttering a few words, he turned and went home and closed the door.

Inside, Liu Zian was reading the note seriously, and when he saw Shen Yu coming in, he sighed to him: "Today I know the strength of the Xue family. Shang’s facts are always more credible than outsiders born on the face, and the news that can be obtained is also somewhat more reliable.” Shen Yu was also at a loss: “I didn’t expect Xue’s house to be another pair of eyes from above, strange way Their family has a name of 'Ziwei Sheren', if they encounter fatal news, don't they have to send a confidential letter directly to the king?" It turned out that this letter clearly stated the recent ebb and flow of several major forces in Ping'an Prefecture Change, and said that a group of bandits from outside the pass sneaked in without anyone noticing, and they didn't know what to do.

What Shen Yu was interested in was the description in the note that there were quite a few dwarf-like people in the green forest who were used to wielding daggers and long knives. Wang really has the ability to secretly communicate with the north?Maybe the troupe really did it on purpose.But now that the emperor is still here, and he is determined to keep King Zhongshun, those who work below have to weigh two points in their hearts if they want to investigate him.After thinking about it, I copied this note again and handed it to Commander Ma's desk the next morning. Commander Ma took the note and read it, burned it according to the old practice, nodded and said to Shen Yu: "This is your Did it come from the future wife's family?"

"Don't dare to hide anything." Shen Yu arched his hands, with a rare shy look on his face, Commander Ma saw him with a smile and said to him: "In that case, I will leave the north side to you to watch, young man More people should bear more, and we old things will be able to rest assured in the future." Shen Yu didn't really take these words to heart, and stepped back to do her own business after bowing her hands and saluting.When he was out of sight, a person came out of the curtained inner room, wearing a sunflower round-neck shirt and holding a dust whisk. He was the powerful eunuch beside the emperor.

The eunuch didn't dare to compete head to head with Jin Yiwei, he bent down and stood still, looked out in the direction Shen Yu was going out and asked, "Master Ma, is this brother from the Shen family going to be okay?" Said: "My child, he is a good boy. He has a righteous heart, a smart brain, and means, and he is not a man who is indiscreet. The rarest thing is that anyone with eyes can see that this young man is loyal. Just a little, do what we do It's hard to say if the family is tired. There will always be relatives who come up to intercede. At that time, even if you are stern and selfless, you have to raise your hand a little bit. But this kid obviously has a crush on someone else's girl, Babaer, who came to the door to beg. It's not good to embarrass others after Xiaoding has passed. Naturally, the four princes and eight lords are all loyal to the emperor, but their children and grandchildren have no way to continue. There have been many crimes and crimes recently, but the girl he appointed is Ziwei Sheren Let’s take a look again.” The eunuch listened carefully and nodded, then repeated in a low voice and bowed again and asked: “Then how do we reply to the emperor?” Commander Ma laughed, Laughing and walking down the hall: "Jinyiwei is the eyes and ears of the emperor, and the eyes and ears can only say what they want, so how can we dare to guess what is going on? I can only trouble my father-in-law to polish it for us." This is too listening and I feel happy Yes, I laughed twice at the moment, turned around and returned to my life.

Commander Ma sent him out, turned his head and touched his sleeve, and took out the note that he had clearly asked to burn just now, looked down carefully.It turned out that he had just taken the paper next to him by mistake as a cover-up, and this thing was still left behind.Now it is not easy to do things in Jinyiwei, the two leaders above do not know who to listen to, and they dare not neglect any of them.Just now Commander Ma and the eunuch said that they are "the eyes and ears of the emperor", but there are the emperor and the emperor's father, so even the eyes and ears have to think about it a few times, otherwise they will be pushed out to sacrifice to the heaven to pay for their crimes.That's why Commander Ma talked about Shen Yu's marriage to a girl from the Xue family. He didn't let him fall into the eyes of the emperor so early, or the young man would suffer a lot after the new emperor gained a firm foothold in the future.

When the old and the new are changing, they, the emperor's confidantes, are the most difficult to do things. When they are not sure, they will ask the new immediate boss to liquidate them, and they will protect as many as they can. At this juncture, it will add trouble to him. "Forget it. When you are old, you are soft-hearted. You don't want to let the monkey cubs in your hands get stuck on these stupid things." He wrote the contents of the note into the secret note and reported it, and the rest of the time he had nothing to do, he went to the imperial prison Go see some old residents.

Let's not talk about the ups and downs in the court, just talk about the children of the family.That Xue Pan went out for a stroll all afternoon, and when he came back, he was in time for dinner at Xue's family. When Mrs. Xue saw her son coming back, she called her mother-in-law to bring more dishes and chopsticks.Xue Pan chatted with his old lady and said, "I've used it outside. I don't need the very fine pasta now, or I'll be overwhelmed at night." He sat and talked.Xue Pan grinned and sat down to listen to the girls talk about their family's slander, but he didn't feel bothered. After the dinner was over, he said: "I have something to explain to my sister, just wait a minute."

Mrs. Xue only thought that their brother and sister were in a good relationship, so she helped her maid to go back and take a walk to eat. Xu Ying took Baoqin and ordered the servants to pack up. Xue Pan secretly called Baochai aside.At this moment, he looked around like a thief, and saw that no one had just pulled out a slender wooden box from his sleeve and stuffed it to his younger sister: "Brother Shen bought it himself, Babaer begged me to bring it to you. Look Don't be annoyed in brother's face, and don't throw it out."

Baochai was perplexed, opened the box and saw that inside was a silver-gilt hairpin, on which was probably a green gem the size of a fingernail and a cat's eyes green, she couldn't laugh or cry: "What's there to hide? The distribution has been set and it’s as if it’s private. Besides, since it’s done sincerely, there’s nothing wrong with it.” Xue Pan hurriedly nodded his head up and down: “That’s right, Their salary as a third-rank military officer is really pitiful, and after saving for a month, they exchanged it for this thing, and our maids are better than this and that during Chinese New Year and festivals." Baochai looked at the hairpin and laughed: "It's okay. If you have a month's silver, you can be willing to spend it all here. At least this person has a heart. Besides, in a family like ours, who still counts on that little salary to live? If you count your salary as your brother, I'm afraid even my sister-in-law I can't afford to support one, and I can't even get such a hairpin in a month."

Only then did Xue Pan remember that his sister used to take care of his salary, but later handed it all over to his wife, and he didn't know how much or how little, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and asked, "Well, I don't know how much my salary is. Baochai hurriedly said: "Your salary from the fifth rank is fourteen shilumi a month, and it's only a few taels of silver in exchange. It's not uncommon to say." Xue Pan's eyes widened suddenly and he clicked his tongue. "It's just such an idea. Drinking tea is more than that. How much is the third grade? I'm afraid Brother Shen will not be able to support you in the future. What should I do? Or buy another [-] yuan from the public to spend with you." You take it with you?" Baochai asked her elder brother to mess around, and couldn't laugh or cry: "The public is not a money bag, if you lack it, you can reach in and grab it. My mother has prepared my dowry, and you don't need to worry about it." Xue Xue Pan said it again and again, seeing that the girl had made up her mind, she had no choice but to find a day to discuss with her mother and let her go back to the yard first.

The author has something to say: The salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was very low. I checked it all afternoon and calculated it according to the Hongwu period, that is, the period of Zhu Yuanzhang's reign:

Xue Pancong, a fifth-rank civil servant, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and 14 stones of Lumi, is equivalent to a monthly salary of RMB 2017 in 1784... so miserable

Shen Yu is a third-rank military officer. I haven't found out the salary of a military officer, but it is definitely lower than that of a civil officer. According to the calculation of 26 shi for a civil officer, the monthly salary in 2017 is RMB 3313...

Well, these two people didn't even meet the taxation benchmark of personal income tax.

So everyone doesn't live on salary, otherwise how can they support themselves.