"If you can't explain clearly, let's not talk about it today. As long as you know that your father still cares about you."

Sheng Changbai directly interrupted Gu Tingye's idea of ​​what he wanted to say.

The situation in the Ningyuan Hou Mansion was very complicated. Gu Tingye was treated like a fool. Sheng Changbai knew much better than Gu Tingye, so there was no need for Gu Tingye to explain it to him.

"Well, the one who looks down on me the most in our family is the old man. Otherwise, why would I have to take the scientific examination to gain reputation?" After sighing, Gu Tingye drank another large bowl of wine.

"With deep love comes deep responsibility. If Gu Hou really doesn't like you, why would he care so much about you?"

When talking about Gu Tingye, Sheng Changbai just said it casually while drinking.

Not to mention that Gu Tingye was already half drunk. Even when he was sober, Gu Tingye's unruly character could not listen to other people's advice.

"Eating wine. Zicheng, to be honest, I really envy your family. It has a simple population, loving elders, and respectful brothers and sisters."

The external image of Sheng Hong's management for many years is not bad. To those who don't know the inside story, the Sheng family is quite harmonious on the surface.

"There is no need to be envious. Eat wine and get rid of a thousand worries."

It was difficult for Sheng Changbai to explain. Compared with that of the Ningyuan Hou family, this matter about the Sheng family's back house could be said to be nothing worth mentioning.

After getting drunk with Gu Tingye for a while, most of the failure in the imperial examination was solved by Gu Tingye.

The essence of the imperial examination is to earn a good background and enter the court to serve as an official.

Gu Tingye did not lack a way out, and losing the opportunity to take the imperial examination did not affect his career as an official. It was easier than others to accept failure.

Even after learning the real reason for his dismissal and being unable to continue taking the scientific examination, Gu Tingye got over it very quickly.

For Gu Tingye, the ranking in the provincial examination is the most important thing.

Even if his performance was eventually dismissed by the emperor, Gu Tingye still proved himself.

Whether he can participate in the palace examination and be assigned an official position is not that important to Gu Tingye and will not affect his future.

If Gu Tingye had not been able to take the Yinfeng path, the old emperor would not have deprived Gu Tingye of the qualification to take the scientific examination just because Gu Tingye avenged Yang Wutuan's injustice.

After the provincial examination, there is the palace examination, the last step of the national imperial examination, which is a major event for the country.

However, there are only more than 300 people participating in the palace examination. Apart from these 300 people, the impact on others is far from that big.

As more than 10,000 people left Bianjing one after another, the hustle and bustle in Bianjing city returned to normal.

The city of Bianjing has been restored to its original state, and the lives of the people in Bianjing have returned to their original trajectory.

During this period of time, Sheng Changbai was busy searching for information and reports from various places to choose a place suitable for his performance.

Although the busy things are different, the rhythm of life is still two points and one line between Shengzhai, Yamen and Shengzhai.

"Sir, Aunt Kang came to the house again today to see the eldest lady."

After Sheng Changbai returned home from the Yamen, the first thing he did was to listen to the maid's report as to whether anything happened in the back house.

It's okay if other people don't worry about it at home, but if you don't pay attention to the Sheng family's back house, you don't know what things will happen to these people.

"This is the first time Aunt Kang has come to our house recently?"

"Aunt Kang has been here seven or eight times in the past ten days," the eldest maid Yang Hao replied.

Kang's aunt Wang Ruoyu is a person who really can't stay at home. Eight days have passed in these ten days, and Wang Ruoyu has been here for eight days. Counting that, she comes every day.

Sheng Changbai couldn't help but think that if Wang Ruoyu didn't like to go home so much, it was normal for Kang Haifeng to find a concubine.

Or maybe she didn't want to see her husband and his concubine together, so Aunt Kang didn't like to go home.

But no matter what the cause and effect is, if the two couples don't get along together, it will be difficult to have a harmonious relationship.

"Is Aunt Kang gone?" Sheng Changbai asked.

"People left after lunch."

"Then there's no need to prepare a meal for me here. I'll have dinner with my mother at Wei Ruixuan."

Aunt Kang was a person who couldn't afford to get up early, so she kept running to Sheng's house all day long.

Sheng Changbai found it hard to believe that Aunt Kang was not plotting something.

For officials of the Zhou Dynasty, if they were not in court, their work and rest schedules were quite comfortable. They would go to work at seven or eight o'clock, get off work at three o'clock during winter time, and get off work at four o'clock during summer time. It could also be regarded as an eight-hour work system.

Sheng Changbai rode home faster, that is, he arrived home before four o'clock.

I read miscellaneous books in the study for an hour, and waited until after six o'clock before going to Wei Ruixuan to find Wang Ruofu.

"Mom, Aunt Kang has been coming to our house so frequently recently, but do you have anything to ask for? Don't mention Uncle Kang's relapse. Our family really can't help."

During tea after dinner, Sheng Changbai asked.

"Your aunt didn't come to me to talk about your uncle's rebellion. After giving away some belongings, your uncle's rebellion has already been revealed."

After saying this, Wang Ruofu's face showed some joy: "Your Aunt Kang came here recently. She has something good to do to me. She wants to make me rich and bring more income to the family."

"Mom, as far as I know, the huge business left by Mr. Kang has all been ruined by Uncle Kang and Aunt Kang over the years. The two of them are famous for their bad management. Aunt Kang is far less good at managing the family.

Mother, since when can Aunt Kang lead my mother to make a fortune?"

There is nothing they can do, and the couple who are the most prodigal would have lost all their family fortune if they had the ability to manage.

Not to mention pioneering, the couple can't even keep home.

"Isn't this forced? In order for Mr. Kang to retaliate, their family gave away a large sum of money. How can your aunt continue to live her life if she doesn't think about adding more income to the family?"

If you are poor, you will think, if you think, you will change, and if you change, you will be able. It is really possible.

"I don't know, what kind of business can my aunt do with her mother to make a fortune?"

When asked about this, Wang Ruofu's face showed a bit of embarrassment. He coughed twice before he started to say: "Bai'er, you should put your official business first. You don't have to worry about this matter. You can run the family business."

Mother can still take care of things like taking care of the family finances herself."

"Mom, my child has also read some miscellaneous books recently, and has gained some understanding of business matters. After all, my child will be in charge of government in the future, and he must not know anything about business. Mother, why don't you speak out openly, so that I can let others know about it?

Children study, please refer to it for details."

Sheng Changbai continued to ask, Wang Ruofu's hesitating behavior could not be a good thing.

"Your aunt has some connections in several jiaozi shops. The people who give money to the bank can contribute less, and only give them three cents. Your aunt takes me to do it together, and the interest will naturally be much more."

"Absurd! Mother, aren't you just lending usury?" Sheng Changbai said with a black face, slapping the table.

No matter how obscure Wang Ruofu's words were, he was still committing loan sharking.

Private moneylenders in the Zhou Dynasty were called Jiaozipu, Jiaoyinpu and Qianyinpu. The first private moneylender was called Qian Min, Qianren, and the second private moneylender was called Xingqian, Xingren.

In other words, the first lender hands over the loan sharking capital to the second lender, who then lends the money to the lender who is short of money, and the interest earned is split 50-50.

"What's the matter with loan sharking? Don't I just want to save more family property for you and Ru Lan? Your Aunt Kang has already said that there are many high-ranking officials in Bianjing who are loaning loan sharks, and our family will follow suit.

What happened?"

Wang Ruofu said sternly but inwardly, this statement sounds like that on the surface, but in fact it is untenable.

Although loan sharking was a legal business in the Zhou Dynasty, this business was unscrupulous and often resulted in people being killed.

The most discerning families and families will actively avoid participating in this business.

It really takes a feudal dynasty's nobles and officials to participate in such a cannibalistic business.

Those in power have begun to be completely immoral, and a change of dynasty is not far away.

"Mother, can our family be the same as other families? Our family is a heirloom of poetry and calligraphy, a clear leader in the literary world, and has the most prestigious reputation. How can our family be involved in such a dirty business as loan sharking? Have you ever thought about it?

If you put money outside, does your father know what the consequences will be?"

Sheng Changbai asked Wang Ruofu. Of course Wang Ruofu knew everything, but he still couldn't hold back his greed and took luck in his heart.

"Even if we don't care about our reputation, our family can't do such immoral things as putting money out, forcing people to die, and selling their children and daughters. Mother, you are also a kind person, why would you engage in such a cannibalistic business?

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Sheng Changbai continued sadly.

"Bai'er, although mother had bad intentions, she did it for the sake of making your life easier in the future."

Wang Ruofu showed some regret, but not much. She was just an ordinary housewife, with no ambition for the world and a heart for the common people.

The only ones I miss are my three biological children.

In order to reduce the blame, he continued to explain to Sheng Changbai.

"Mother, is our family short of money? In the past few years, the output of the farm alone has increased by 30 to 40% compared to before. Zhuangzi has gained so much potential, isn't it enough?" After a pause,

Sheng Changbai continued with a straight face:

"Mother, the issue of sealing money must be stopped immediately. How much money you have given to your aunt during this period, go to her immediately to take it back. For the money you have given out, you must also change the contract and let them pay back the principal.

, don’t charge interest.”

"I will tell your Aunt Kang when she comes tomorrow," Wang Ruofu replied angrily.

"Mom, can you please stay away from people like Aunt Kang? Don't let her come to our house again."

As long as he is with Wang Ruoyu, Wang Ruofu's moral bottom line, which was still okay, will drop rapidly.

This person brainwashed Wang Ruofu every time he lied, which can be said to be very scary.
To be continued...