Whoever became a high-ranking official made a fortune was too far away for ordinary people, but it spread quickly among local gentry and even the scholars. Before, as long as those who had dated came to congratulate or sent their families to send gifts, they didn't even have any

Duan Xiaoshan, the eldest son of the Duan family, who went to Gansu with Duan Dazhang, was here in his hometown of Ba County.

Because Mr. Fei was far away and knew it later, when he arrived in Ba County from Bishan, Duan Jiqing was helping his daughter and his grandson move.

The new house is located in Cuiwei Gate. It is a building with two fronts and backs. There is a big house in the middle. On the east and west sides are a two-story house with two-story wings. The main gate and the second gate are two stone gates. Entering the courtyard, there is a hollow carved "Zhatang Gate"

The yard is divided into two fronts and backs. The front is the front hall for welcoming guests and discussing matters, and the back hall is a place to rest. On the east and west sides are the wings where the family lives. Yellow walls and gray tiles, vermilion red in the house, black ink, rich and grand

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The entire house is behind the Huguang Guild Hall. It is not only close to the road bureau, but also close to the government office and the county office, and is not far from Chaotianmen, the largest waterway wharf in Ba County. It is the best area in Ba County.

The original owner was a wealthy Huguang businessman. This house was just one of his many industries in Ba County. He has not lived here since it was built. Almost all of them are used to receive high-ranking officials and come to Sichuan to do business.

Those fellow countrymen.

The reason why he sold the house to Han Si was only for 6,000 taels was because he not only did rice trading, but also transformed into a salt merchant with Wu Wenxi's arrival, applying for salt from the salt tea ceremony office to bring salt to the salt farm to buy salt.

Ship it to your hometown in Hubei for sale.

Because of this, he invited Wu Wenxi's friend Zhang Dejian every few days.

From Zhang Dejian, I accidentally learned that Han Si and the Wu family not only had a friendship, but also had a lot of friendship. Not only Wu Wenxi's family's small family, but even Han Si was helping to take care of the young master of Huguang Governor Wu Wenrong.

I also heard that Duan Jiqing wanted to help Han Si change his house, so the next morning I came to Duan Jiqing to discuss this "loss money" deal.

Duan Jiqing did not take advantage of this kind of advantage that he would not take. He took out the silver from the "Risenchang" Ba County Branch and sent it to the merchant's mansion. After getting the house deed, he called more than a dozen porters to help his daughter.

move place.

The youngest girl has never lived in such a good house, and Qin'er has never lived in it. She hugged Goudan and looked at the front yard and looked at the back hall. After seeing the back hall, she went to see the wing building. She had already climbed upstairs and opened the window.

Looking outside, he immediately pushed open the window facing west and leaned over and shouted: "Dad, you can see Chuanjiang upstairs!"

"What's so good about Chuanjiang? Be careful of the baby and don't fall if you hold it."

"oh."

Thinking that the little grandson had not been weaned and had no breastfeed after moving in, Duan Jiqing looked up and said, "Qin'er, what is Aunt Wang's sister-in-law's name?"

"Call Hongying, ask her what she is doing?" Qin'er walked to the window again with Goudan in her arms.

"When I go back and discuss with her, and ask her if she would like to move in," Duan Jiqing greeted Master Fei Er to have tea, and raised her head and smiled: "If she is willing to be my dog's wet nurse, wait for the dog

If Dan is weaned, he doesn't have to go back to the countryside. From now on, he will do things here, let her children play with my Goudan, and when they get older, they will be a book boy for my Goudan. In short, as long as she is willing, we won't do it.

Will treat her badly.”

Thinking that the family is rich now, there is no need to save so much. Moreover, Goudan's father is such a high-ranking official, if he is as petty as before, he will be laughed at by others. Qin'er murmured: "Hongying must be willing, she used to be

He even joked with me, but what should she do if she brought her man in?”

"If she asked her man to come to the city, I would help her man find an errand. As long as they were willing to come, it would be better than farming in the countryside."

"Okay, I'll go back later and I'll ask."

After the father and daughter finished talking about family affairs, Mr. Fei put down the teacup and sighed: "Duan Jingcheng, I will say that I have a bright future. It took only a long time before I have been promoted to the deputy general of the Lianghuai Transportation!"

"I ask you for your blessing. If you hadn't been to the support of your help in the capital, would my family be today?"

"Duan Jingcheng, you really praised me for your words. I am not afraid of you making fun of you. Not only do I have no ability to support Zhixing, but I have received a lot of favors from Zhixing!"

"Second Master, why are you talking about these again?" Duan Jiqing's face turned right and said seriously and sincerely: "I, Duan Jiqing, don't know anything else, I, Duan Jiqing, only know that if it weren't for you, Master Fei, my family would have made a name for themselves.

If you can’t do the main business of the guild, you won’t be as respected as the main business of the guild, and your ambition will not be as good as today.”

"Yes are heavy, and I am going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who is going to be the one who

"Okay, okay, we don't care, okay?"

"Okay, the family won't say a few words, let's say something else."

Duan Jiqing smiled, put down the teacup and sighed: "Second Master, you always know about Pan Changsheng and Datou, but I didn't expect these two kids to be successful. The day before yesterday, the government office transferred two official documents from Beijing to the county office.

One is from the Ministry of Personnel and the other is from the Ministry of War. Pan Changsheng has now experienced the seventh-rank candidate of the Salt Transport Department, and even the big-headed melon seed has become the sixth-rank Qianzheng!"

"Have Pan Er and Datou all become officials?" Master Fei Er couldn't believe it was true, and looked surprised.

"I've been Shangguan all. As soon as I received the news, I sent someone to Zoumagang to report the news. Calculate the time. Manager Pan will arrive in less than noon. So it's better to come early than you can. When Manager Pan arrives, you can celebrate it well.

.”

"The second son of his family can work with Zhixing, and the Pan family can have today, it's really a smoke from the ancestral tomb!"

"Shopkeeper Pan was worried that he would not get the money he had lent to Zhixing's uncle back then. I bet that he must regret borrowing too little at that time now, hahahaha."

"It's true, it's true." Master Fei Er couldn't help laughing.

After finishing laughing, Duan Jiqing said with regret: "It's a pity that Datou's father and mother died early. If they were still alive, they would definitely be very happy to see Datou's success."

"I remember that Datou Nawa seems to have a grandfather in Ba County."

"There is one. It turned out to be a porter on the dock. Seeing that Datou was pitiful, he adopted Datou, pulled Datou and depended on Datou on the dock for life. Unfortunately, he suffered from a field illness in March and could not survive it.

, It is rare for a person to live to be seventy years old, and being able to live to be seventy years old is considered a long life, but this day he failed to see a big fortune."

When people get old, they are afraid of death. Master Fei Er doesn’t want to talk about this topic anymore. Just as he didn’t know what to say, Duan Jiqing suddenly asked: “Mr. Second Master, how are you doing during this period?”

"It's hard to describe it."

"What's wrong?"

When Master Fei mentioned these, he felt uncomfortable. He looked at Duan Jiqing and said with great envy: "The world is getting worse and cold, and now there are fewer and fewer young people who are as filial as ambition and filial as love and righteousness.

I blame me for being unpromising. Although I was awarded the imperial examination, I did not find a single official position and did not earn much money. The inner person left early and had no children. I deserved it if I was not favored by my nephews and nephews."

"They dare to be unfilial!"

"Don't make public your family's scandals public. If you don't talk about them, it's better not to talk about them."

Mr. Fei can guess what point is not only Duan Jiqing, but he thinks that he will be inseparable from future relationships. For example, last month, Mr. Huang Kaiji of Yongchuan retired from his position as the prefect of Taiwan and returned home. When he passed by Ba County, he was unable to do anything because he had something to do.

When I went to Chaotianmen Wharf to greet me, I felt that there was a lack of someone at home who could help with social engagements, so I couldn't help but suggest, "Second Master, why don't you go back to Bishan?"

"Duan Jingcheng, what are you kidding? Where else can I go if I don't go back to Bishan?"

"You don't have to go anywhere, just help Zhixing here."

"Zhixing is an official in Taizhou, what can I do at home?" Mr. Fei asked in confusion.

Duan Jiqing smiled and explained: "If Zhixing is at home, you don't need to ask for your help all the time. It is because you are not at home that there is no one in the house who can help him deal with the situation. Think about it all the time, Qin'er

It's a female family member, and it's not convenient to show up even if you don't have to take care of your children. There are a lot of things outside, and even if you don't do side tea business, it's not very suitable for me to go there. After all, I've been in the government office for so many years, and they all

I recognize me, and everyone knows that I, Duan Jiqing, not only has no fame but also has been a clerk."

"But……"

"Nothing, second master, you are not only a juren, but also a friendship with Zhixing is well known. If you come to Zhixing for those official matters, no one will say anything. Let's talk about Goudan's eyes.

He grew up, and others don’t know that you must have known your wishes. He hopes that Goudan will study hard in the future and get a good fortune. I didn’t pass the exam myself, so I can’t teach well, so I can’t teach well.

My own son has taught me all, but I dare not teach Goudan. I am not at ease asking others to teach me. It will be different if you are always there. Not only do I have to worry about Goudan’s studies, but I don’t have to worry about Goudan’s studies anymore.”

Mr. Fei Er has had enough of his niece-in-law's anger in the past six months. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to go back to his hometown in Bishan again. The reason why he didn't nod just now was that he didn't want to be favored by Han Si anymore and did not want to live such a life of living under someone else's roof.

Hearing Duan Jiqing's words, he suddenly realized that staying here can really help Han Si, not relying on others to make a living. He smiled happily: "Goudan's academic career is really not a trivial matter, Duan Jingcheng, since you

When it comes to this, I won’t go back, but you have to send someone to tell me about my nephews.”

"It's great. Please put aside the affairs of your hometown. I will arrange them for you."

As he was talking, the shopkeeper Pan of Zoumagang "Tongxingdang" followed Guan Bantou into the yard, and as soon as he crossed the threshold, he bowed and said, "Duan Jingcheng, Duan Jingcheng, Pan is late, please forgive me."

"What kind of sin is forgiven? Come on, I met Mr. Fei first."

Manager Pan then noticed that Master Fei was also there and hurriedly bowed.

After some greetings, I sat down and had tea to talk about the serious matters.

Manager Pan had long heard from the yamen runner who delivered the letter that his second son had been promoted, but he didn't know the details. He learned that although his second son was an alternate member of the Salt Transport Department, he was different from those who were waiting for the trial of the commission. He was from the sixth rank.

It was not donated by the money, but recommended by the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Commissioner Guo. No need to ask, you will know that as long as there is a shortage, you will use it first. Manager Pan was so happy that he kept bowing and kept saying that it was all a responsibilities.

Han Si’s blessing.

"Shopkeeper Pan, if the family doesn't say a few words, let's talk about how to handle such a big happy event."

"Duan Jingcheng, I'm not afraid of you making jokes. My Pan family has a so-called official like Changsheng. I really don't understand what to do. I'm all following you and Mr. Fei. I'll do what you two say.

!” It was really blue smoke from the ancestral grave. Manager Pan was so excited that he was a little incoherent.

Duan Jiqing looked back at Master Fei Er, put down the teacup and smiled: "Shopkeeper Pan, it's not to be hiding from the official documents of the fifth-rank deputy, we were planning to go to Zoumagang and set up a few tables of wine.

, to make the village agreement, Baozheng, Jia Chang and Zhixing's neighbors all come to the hometown, help Zhixing to honor his family and help my in-laws to keep their face, so that my in-laws and mother-in-law will be happy. Later, Zhuzi said that Zhixing's hometown was

We went to several rooms, not only did we not have enough room to stay, but we didn’t even have a place to serve wine. In addition, we were busy changing this house these days, so we have been delayed until today.”

"Must handle it in the countryside? Is it okay to work on the job?" asked Manager Pan anxiously.

"Of course, we have to do it in the countryside, and how can we do it on the job to bring honor to our ancestors."

"It must be handled in the countryside, but there is nothing to do in the countryside. It's really a bit of trouble in the short time."
To be continued...