There is Wengcheng in Qiansimen, which faces west and faces Baoding Gate in Jiangbei Tingcheng across the river.

All the grain and cotton in the Jialing River Basin are unloaded and put into warehouses here. It is already noon, and there is still an endless stream of porters carrying bags. I don’t know if the bags were not packed properly, or the porter in front was not careful in his work, and a large bag of cotton was scattered.

The streets and alleys were full, and the cargo owners were so angry that they stamped their feet and shouted curses from behind, just in response to the nursery rhyme: Thousands of people, flower buns, and snow as white as silver.

Duan Jingcheng had already seen the strange things, so he sent away the "family members" of the Dazu County magistrate (the long followers of the magistrate who stayed in the city, similar to the director of the city office), took the money he had just received, closed the courtyard door and hurried back

In the main room, I called my wife and second daughter Qin'er to come out and talk about business.

Duan Xu usually didn't dare to contradict Duan Jingcheng, but today she wanted to say a few words. She looked back at the second daughter with a sad face, and mustered up the courage to mutter: "Ji Qing, that Han Si is so poor, even though he has a father."

Mom is no different from my parents. It doesn’t matter what she wants. If you promise Qin’er to him, isn’t this pushing Qin’er into a pit of fire?”

"You know what, just because he is poor now does not mean he will be poor in the future." Duan Jingcheng put the broken silver he just received on the table, picked up the tea bowl and said: "But did I tell you, he is going to the capital soon.

If you submit a confession, will you still be short of money when you fill up the vacancy and become a Shangguan? I don't know about others, but I know about Han Si. He is not only the official secretary of the county government, but also usually helps the government office. Are there any such rules in the government office?

What he doesn’t know is that when it comes to being an official, those Jinshi scholars are far behind him in terms of promotion."

Duan Xu asked: "But what if this gap cannot be filled?"

"There's nothing to worry about. If you can't make up for it, just come back and continue working as a clerk." Duan Jingcheng took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl and pointed to the purse with broken silver on the table: "He has been hanging around in the city for so many years.

, I don’t know any of the clerks at the county government office and the road office, and finding a job is just a matter of words."

"I still feel it's inappropriate."

"What's inappropriate?"

"Ji Qing, you've already gotten this far and you still kept it from me. As soon as the matchmaker left in the morning, I went out to inquire about it. Not only was he poor, but he also owed a lot of debt. I heard it was several thousand taels! A scribe can keep his mouth shut, no matter how capable he is.

We can only support our family, but how can we repay the thousands of taels of silver we owe? Isn't this pushing Qin'er into a pit of fire?"

"Woman's opinion!" Duan Jingcheng stood up, pointed at his wife and said angrily: "How can you, a guy like you who doesn't leave the front door without even stepping out, find out anything? Let's put it this way, the Han family owes a runner.

Gang Tongxing owed several thousand taels of silver, but that was owed by his uncle Han Yucai before his death, and it has nothing to do with Han Si!"

"But people outside say he owes it, and he wants to pay it back."

"Those people outside know nothing, and you don't want to think about what I, Duan Jiqing, do! The debt was owed by Han Yucai for being the 'Buddy Master'. Han Si, thinking of Han Yucai's kindness in raising him, promised to help repay the debt. Pay back the debt.

Of course it's good if you can get it, but if you really can't get it, then the debtor will have his fault, and whoever borrowed it at the time will let Tongxing go to whoever he borrowed it from, so in the end it has nothing to do with Han Si."

Duan Jingcheng paused and continued: "As the saying goes, a person's strength can be seen through time. From Han Si's willingness to help that short-lived ghost Han Yucai pay off his debts, you can see Han Si's character. Don't even think about it. Qin'er is not only

You are my daughter and my flesh and blood, how can I push her into the pit of fire? I would rather promise Qin'er to Han Si, who is poor but values ​​love and justice, than promise Qin'er to those dishonest people.

An upright, arrogant son of a bitch who doesn’t do things openly!”

"The four Han families are so poor, what's the use of being honest." Mrs. Duan Xu couldn't help but muttered.

"You still don't believe me when you say you're a woman. If Han Si is really as poor as you say, how can he save enough money to donate his life to a self-sufficient son first and then donate his official position? I, Duan Jiqing, have never looked at anyone in these years except for Ren He, that bastard son.

After all, I think Han Si can definitely fill the gap and become a Shangguan!"

It is related to the life of the second daughter. Even though she knew that it would be useless to talk about it, Mrs. Duan Xu still said: "Jiqing, didn't you often say that being an official is not that easy? You have to abandon your family and children, and you have to leave your hometown.

He has never left Sichuan, and he has never left Shu. God knows what will happen to him if he goes so far."

"You don't know a lot of Chinese characters, but you still talk to me about words!" Duan Jiqing was made to laugh and couldn't help but explain: "Young people never leave Sichuan and old people never leave Shu. It means that our Sichuan is a land of abundance and a land of gentleness.

"Good food, good drinks, good mountains and good water, girls and babies, and pretty. A young man should have the world in mind. If you enter Sichuan at an early age, if you are not strong-willed, you will inevitably linger and forget about returning. If you do this, your life will be dull and it will be difficult to achieve great things."

"As a woman, it's okay for me to understand. I only know that it's inappropriate to promise Qin'er to him!"

Duan Jiqing thought that this woman was really after money. He stared at his daughter and asked, "Qin'er, what do you say?"

Qin'er has met Han Xiufeng and thinks that Han Xiufeng is a good young man, but she has never thought about marrying Han Xiufeng, a pauper. In fact, she still misses Ren Juren until now and wants to be the wife of Master Juren. However, the most important thing about marriage is her parents.

When asked by the matchmaker, she could only choke and say: "Dad, I listen to you and mother."

"Men should marry when they are young, and girls should marry when they are young. What is there to be embarrassed about? Tell me clearly, do you listen to your father or your mother?"

"Listen...listen...listen to daddy."

"That's right, you are the apple of my eye, and I can't push you into the pit of fire." Duan Jiqing nodded with satisfaction, turned around and sighed: "Actually, I have to promise Qin'er to Han Si, not only

Seeing that Han Si is an upright and open-minded person, he also thinks about this family. I don’t know what evil he did in his previous life, giving birth to a melon named Xiwazi. It is easy to start a business but difficult to maintain it. Let alone studying, he can’t make a name for himself. I’m afraid even with this small family fortune

He won’t be able to keep it in the future.”

When the third child was mentioned, Mrs. Duan Xu did not dare to say anything. She always felt that she owed the Duan family and was ashamed of the ancestors of the Duan family for giving birth to a useless son.

Duan Jiqing sighed several times and continued: "There are four brothers in the Han family. He and Han Yucai came to the city to make a living since he was a child. As far as I know, he has helped the family a lot in these years. His three brothers are also sensible.

His parents hardly need to care about him. Promising Qin'er to him and helping him and Qin'er settle down in the city is no different from recruiting him as a wife.

He is also an upright and open-minded child. When he wanted nothing but was very poor, we promised Qin'er to him and helped him buy a home in the city. This was a timely help! People's hearts are full of flesh, and he can

If he doesn't accept this favor, how can he not appreciate it? So getting married like this will help us think a lot. With the four Han gangs taking care of us, we don't have to worry about what will happen to our little boy in the future."

Mrs. Duan Xu now realized Duan Jiqing's good intentions. Thinking of her son who was a nerd in his studies, he couldn't help but turn around and said: "Qin'er, mother knows that you are reluctant, but for your brother and this family, I have no choice but to wrong you.
Chapter completed!