Chapter 11 Identity
It was noon, and in the lake pavilion of the Song family garden, the maid holding a wine pot was hanging from her head to add wine to the people in the table. Although it was a bit dull in the late spring noon, the breeze was gentle and very pleasant. Only the maids' hair had a few beads of sweat hanging down, and they couldn't help but wipe the sweat with the back of their hands and breathed out.
Once again, he picked up the wine glass and said with a slightly drunken smile.
"My nephew Zhiyuan drinks it."
"I respect my uncle."
Although hundreds of years apart, the rules of the restaurant have not changed much. When the wine is over, there are not many rules.
After drinking a glass of wine, Song Renjie looked at him with a smile and said.
"I heard from my nephew yesterday that you just returned from overseas?"
"It's only been four days since I arrived in Nanjing."
Shi Yiwen smiled.
He was used to Song Renjie's gossip and touched his bottom without saying anything. If the Song family stayed there, something would happen sooner or later.
As a guest of the Song family, he has been living a comfortable life these days. He has caused a "great loss of blood" due to blood donation, so no one will disturb him when he is resting in the room. No one has noticed that he has explored that space many times and is not in the house. But living under someone's roof is not a long-term solution, so today he has made up his mind to leave the Song family.
"Four days."
Just when he wanted to say goodbye, Song Shijie only heard him ponder.
"So, my nephew has not settled yet?"
Settling down... After traveling through time, this has always been a heart-wrenching problem for Shi Yiwen. After all, he was familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty. Even if it was just "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", he knew that there would definitely be many inconveniences in the future if there was no household registration or road guide.
"Return to Uncle Song's words, my younger ancestors had already avoided overseas when the heroes of the Yuan Dynasty competed for hegemony. In fact, they had been away from their ancestral land for nearly three hundred years. Even if they were back to their younger generation, they didn't know where the household was going?"
As expected, Song Renjie nodded and smiled.
"It's hard to settle down, it's really not easy to say it's easy. If my nephew trusts me, I'll leave this matter to me."
Hearing this, Shi Yiwen's heart was beating wildly. He was still wondering whether he could find a way to solve this problem in the future. Unexpectedly, Song Renjie took the initiative to help him solve this problem.
"In this way, I would like to thank Uncle Song."
"You are polite nephew!"
After responding lightly, Song Renjie said again:
"But it may take some time to settle down..."
"Dad, what's the problem? It's just a matter of walking to Jiangning County Government and stuffing a piece of paper."
Song Qiyu said distractedly.
Thinking about his son's idea, Song Renjie frowned and said.
"If it is an ordinary person, it is no big deal to do this. But Zhiyuan has great kindness to our Song family. This is to put a piece of paper on the yellow book of the yamen. Ordinary people can, but Zhiyuan cannot. After all, if Zhiyuan himself or his descendants want to take the exam for his reputation in the future, it will be necessary to check the innocence of the three generations. In this way, how can he engage in hasty work?..."
I am not a good candidate for the test. As for my son... my wife doesn't know where she is. Shi Yiwen thought so in her heart, but she can't say it. After all, she has good intentions and has to bow.
"It's all up to my uncle."
He glanced at Shi Yiwen and Song Renjie always had some guesses about his origin and identity. It is true that the Song family has great kindness, but some things must be cautious.
After thinking about it repeatedly, Song Renjie continued to say that thought for a moment.
"It seems that this is the only way!"
Seeing that Shi Yiwen's eyes were confused and puzzled, Song Renjie explained in detail.
"It is probably not that simple to write about the nationality, but there are some ways to do it outside of nationality..."
Looking at Shi Yiwen, Song Renjie continued.
"My nephew should know that my Ming Dynasty household registration is divided into civil, military, craftsman and other households. After this military household was orthodox, he fled repeatedly. Since Shizong, the imperial court has recruited troops to replace military households. The military households have been hiding for hundreds of years. There are many so-called extinctions. In order to avoid responsibility, the officials and officials of the garrison often tamper with their household registration. In order to avoid discovery by Shangguan, the documents of the garrison households were naturally repeatedly eroded by water and fire..."
With a cold smile, Song Renjie sighed again.
"I'm not afraid of jokes about my nephews. The ancestors of the Song family also raised an army with Emperor Gao. Later, they were included in the military household and passed down for more than ten generations. Although they had long since left their posts for the people, they still had some understanding of the chaos."
"Dad, you mean, let Brother Zhiyuan be a military household."
Song Qiyu frowned slightly, his tone was a little confused, and his eyes were full of doubts. He even felt a little unhappy, but he did not rise up to oppose his father.
"This military household registration management is chaotic. There was no so-called "deadly inherited" family that year. If Zhiyuan wanted to do so, I could arrange a replacement on my behalf. In this way, even if I searched for the third generation, I would not be able to find out the reason."
Looking at Shi Yiwen, Song Renjie said again.
"In other words, as long as you stick to this identity, unless your family emerges, no one can talk about your identity..."
"But, dad, what if my family stood up?"
"Hmph, I finally got out of military status, how could I stand up? Besides, it is a serious crime to tamper with documents and conceal household registration. Isn't it just to confess my guilt? What does Zhiyuan think?"
Shi Yiwen naturally doesn't care about all this. What he needs is just an identity. As for the truth or falsehood, he doesn't care. So he bowed.
"I'm worried about my uncle."
He picked up the wine glass and drank a sip of wine. Song Renjie said with a smile.
"So, let's arrange it like this."
Song Renjie turned his face and ordered Song Qiyu.
"Qiyu, you took my post in the afternoon to find Commander Sun and asked him to register Zhiyuan."
Although Song Qiyu was a little dissatisfied with her father's arrangement, she didn't say anything. She just nodded and said yes.
Just as the banquet was about to end, Shi Yiwen proposed to leave the Song family.
Although Song Qiyu intends to keep him, he is only a little polite. After all, he also knows that Shi Yiwen cannot stay in the Song family forever.
Song Renjie didn't react much, and he said after a moment of silence.
"Since you are interested in leaving, I should not stop you. However, you must not have a place to settle down when you first came to Nanjing. The Song family is in the city, and there are several side houses. If the nephew doesn't dislike you, you can live there temporarily. Although the house is simple, there are always servants to clean up, which is convenient to live..."
Is this going to give myself a house?
He even sent it to the servants. When Shi Yiwen was about to agree, he suddenly remembered something.
"To be honest, I'm not sure about it. When I first came to Nanjing, I met a friend and lived there temporarily..."
The reason why Shi Yiwen refused was that he had his own ideas. After all, whether in the Song family or the side house in the Song family, as long as there are people from the Song family, there will always be many inconveniences. As for Liu Jinjiang, it is just an excuse.
Song Renjie, who was rejected, just smiled slightly.
"Since Zhiyuan has a place to stay, I feel relieved. Qiyu, you accompany Zhiyuan, you are a little overwhelmed with your father..."
After Song Renjie got up, Shi Yiwen drank a few more glasses of wine with Song Renjie, then stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, Song Qiyu repeatedly asked about his residence, recalling the place where Liu Jinjiang said. After Shi Yiwen said the location, he felt relieved. When he left the mansion, he grabbed Shi Yiwen and said.
"Zhiyuan..."
As soon as he spoke, someone suddenly shouted.
Chapter completed!