Chapter 153 News from my hometown
Han Xiufeng didn't bother to sigh at the letter from his family. After saying that, he opened the envelope. Unexpectedly, there were four letters in it, one written by his father-in-law, one written by Mr. Gu, one written by Mr. Gu to the Hanlin Academy for the review of Ji Yunfei, and the other written by Mr. Gang Tongxing to be the shopkeeper Pan to Pan Er.
He Heng was as homesick as Juren Yang, so he followed Han Xiufeng's room and sat quietly beside him and stared at him at his letter, wanting to hear the news from his hometown, regardless of whether it had anything to do with them.
As a result, Han Xiufeng laughed as he looked at it, and burst into tears.
He Heng was embarrassed to read the letter from others, so he could only ask: "Zhixing, what's wrong?"
"I'm so happy with a bad person... I'm so happy with it! Today is the second day of the fifth month. I'm seven months pregnant and I'm going to have a baby in two months. My inner child is pregnant with my baby and will have a baby in two months. But I'm not at home and not by her side, I...I..."
He Heng stood up and patted his shoulder, and smiled and said, "Zhixing, this is a good thing, why are you crying!"
Juren Yang also advised: "I said two magpies were chirping in the morning. It turned out that there was great news. This was a great thing. You should be happy."
Han Xiufeng put down the letter and wiped his tears and said, "I am happy, but I am even more worried. Having a baby is not a trivial matter, and I don't feel at ease if I'm not by her."
It is indeed not a trivial matter for a woman to have babies. I don’t know how many women die of dysfunction.
He Heng could understand his mood at this moment and advised with a smile: "Zhixing, you are a blessed person. Even Brother Yang and I are as lucky as you, and your younger brothers and sisters are also lucky. The lucky stars shine brightly, and the lucky people will have their own appearance. There will be no trouble. Just wait for good news!"
"Yes, yes, I bet that not only will the mother and son be safe, but they will also give birth to a fat boy for you and help you pass on the family line!"
"I'll go and sing incense first."
"Yes, yes, go quickly."
"Ambition, according to my opinion, don't go to this day. I would like to ask the Bodhisattva to bless you with sincerity. It is better to fast and bathe first. I will go to Guangji Temple to burn incense and make wishes tomorrow morning. Guangji Temple is the most effective."
Han Xiufeng felt that Yang Juren's words made sense, so he sat down and said, "Okay, it's too late today, it's not appropriate to burn incense. It's better to go to Guangji Temple early tomorrow morning."
The young fellow villager was very happy to be good at doing good things. Juren Yang thought about it and asked curiously: "Zhixing, what else did your father-in-law say in the letter?"
Seeing the two of them looking full of expectations, Han Xiufeng recovered: "My father-in-law said that everything is safe at home, so I feel at ease. He said that the letter last time was received, Mr. Gu was helping me raise money to renovate and expand the guild hall. Not only did he alarm the Futai, Xuetai and our county magistrate and professor in Ba County, not only set up more than a dozen tables in Wangjiang Tower to invite our guild gentry to discuss the renovation plan, but he also went to Jiangbei, Bishan, Jiangjin, Rongchang, Dazhu and other prefectures and departments to help raise the guild."
"Mr. Gu has really helped me a lot. How much money can I raise after this round of traffic!"
"My father-in-law said in his letter that he would have to raise 2,000 taels, and said that after he raised the money, he would deposit the money in Rishengchang, and then send someone to us the bill of exchange."
"That's great, there are two thousand taels that won't be done!"
"This is a handwritten letter written to me by Mr. Gu." Having said this, Han Xiufeng quickly opened the second letter and invited the two to read it together.
I don’t know if I don’t look at it, I’m shocked when I see it.
Mr. Gu really took the task of renovating the guild hall as a major event in Chongqing Shilin, and actually set up a banking bureau. He personally served as president and prime minister's banking affairs! Four gentry who retired and returned to their hometown in recent years, the mountain chiefs of several academies in Jiangbei and Bishan served as members.
What made Han Xiufeng laugh and laugh was that his father-in-law actually sneaked into the gentry circle. In the words of Mr. Gu in his letter, he is now the assistant to the Banking Bureau, which is the renovation and expansion of the Chongqing Guild Hall!
Mr. Gu not only visited local officials and local gentry, but also visited the Eight Provincial Capital Hall. In his letter, he scolded the Eight Provincial Government Gang that he only knew how to earn money from Ba County and even Chongqing Prefecture but was not enthusiastic about local charity. He was as frank as last time he compiled his annals.
Mr. Gu also mentioned that there were bandits and bandits in Guangxi, Guizhou and Hunan provinces that caused rebellion. The court ordered local gentry training. Logically speaking, local gentry training should be led by local gentry. As a result, the eight provincial gentry wanted to intervene. He was working with several gentry to rebuild the guild hall and contact the local gentry. He was determined to organize the gentry training by himself. He must not let the eight provincial gentry succeed.
After reading the letter, Yang Juren from Jiangbei Department murmured: "Revising the academy, the Eight Provincial Administration Gangs are not worth a penny. The Eight Provincial Administration Gangs are not willing to pay money. Now they are going to organize a group training, why are they so enthusiastic?"
He Heng had already seen the Eight Provincial Conservatory of the Eight Provincial People's Congresses disliked and said hatefully: "There are power and rich in organizing a group training, so of course they are enthusiastic!"
"What's the money for organizing a group training? The court doesn't pay any money."
"The court does not provide money, but can set up a Lijin Bureau! Where is Ba County? Ba County is the gateway to Sichuan, and the water transportation is about to rush. If they succeed, they can set up checkpoints everywhere to collect Lijin. This is a wishful thinking, which is bullying our Chongqing Prefecture without anyone!"
"I really didn't expect this to be established in the Lijin Bureau and collect the Lijin Bureau."
"They have set up all the appraisal bureaus. What's the point of setting up a Lijin bureau?" He Heng became more and more angry as he thought about it. He slapped the table and said, "We are far away in the capital, and we can't help. Now we can only rely on Mr. Gu. This group training is either not done, but we can only do it by our local gentry!"
Han Xiufeng pondered for a moment, put down his letter and said, "Who will do this group training? Master Gu can only strive for it. In the end, the final decision will be made by the Tai and the County Master."
"Zhixing, who do you think the magistrate of Futai and County will help?"
"I don't know other places, but if Ba County holds a group training, the Tai and the County Master will definitely help the eight provinces. If you have money, you can make the devil's grinding. Who can make the eight provinces rich?" Han Xiufeng sighed lightly and smiled bitterly: "Risenchang has a semicolon in Ba County, and Rishengchang will probably also get involved."
"It's too cowardly to let foreign merchants do the training in Ba County!" Yang Juren was indignant.
"Brother Yang, your home is in Jiangbei, so close to Ba County. Others don't know that you know that. Nowadays, Ba County is no longer a Ba County native to Ba County. There are more out of towns in the city than locals."
"This is true that the merchants in the eight provinces and those porters from other places are not only more than locals, but also richer than locals. Not to mention Ba County, even our Jiangbei Hall City is about to become their world."
Chapter completed!