Chapter 493: A sincere uncle who is devoted to his family
People say that the setting sun is the end of the world, but when I look to the end of the world, I can’t see my home.
Zhu Ping'an sat on the top of the island, watching the sunset slowly sinking into the boundless sea. He couldn't help but feel melancholy in his heart. There was nothing but waves on the sea, no sails in sight, and his return home was far away. Everything else was fine, but he was afraid
Mother Chen was worried after hearing the news
However, the departure of the sunset is only a short separation, and it will return tomorrow morning.
Don't worry, mother, your son will definitely come back.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, the noisy Xiahe Village returned to tranquility. Without the bride and groom, the wedding ceremony that the villagers loved was omitted. The entire wedding ended early, and the people who came to attend the Zhu family's wedding banquet also returned one after another.
In their respective homes.
After everyone dispersed, a group of five people appeared on the front street of Xiahe Village, walking towards Zhu Ping'an's house. They were Mr. Zhu, Mrs. Zhu, uncle Zhu Shouren, aunt and daughter-in-law Zhu Pingjun.
Almost as soon as the people dispersed, uncle Zhu Shouren led Mr. Zhu and others over.
"Uncle, what are you doing here?" A villager who came back after helping Zhu Ping'an's family clean up the yard saw Mr. Zhu and the five of them and asked casually with some curiosity.
"Zhang Er, let's go help the second son's house clean up."
Uncle Zhu Shouren was wearing a jade-colored silk student uniform, which made him look more elegant. He raised his head and glanced sideways at the man. He spoke with the pride of a scholar, and his words sounded like a kind brother.
The villager said oh, glanced at Mr. Zhu and the others, and walked over. After walking a distance, the villager rolled his eyes heavily. He was disdainful of Zhu Shouren's words. If it was to help Zhu Ping'an's house clean up,
If so, then when the banquet is over, why are you running home so quickly? Wait for us to clean up and finish all the work, and then you will walk over slowly.
In addition, I feel that my uncle Zhu Shouren is too pretentious. He is not even a scholar. He puts on such a high arrogance and does not look at people seriously when he speaks. Ping'an Lang has already passed the No. 1 Scholar Examination, but he never takes the initiative to say hello to people when he comes back to the village.
.It is always the uncle who is the eldest and the aunt is the shorter. No one in the village has ever seen Ping An Lang put on airs.
There is also the Shouyi family. They have become rich, but I don’t see them showing off. The bridge in the village was built by the Shouyi family. What a good family. Didn’t the old Zhu family also rely on the Shuyi family in the past?
How much effort was put into going up to the mountains to hunt and work in the fields. I don’t know what Mr. Zhu was thinking at the time. He almost wanted the second son’s family to clean up and leave the house!
Now let’s look at the Shouyi family, the two big houses, and the livelihood of driving bullock carts, and they have another son who is the number one scholar.
I don’t know, is Mr. Zhu’s intestines regretful now?
Ping'an Lang is a good boy. He is studying in the valley and the land rent is reduced, which is a blessing to Ping'an Lang. This year, the county government's corvee for Xiahe Village has been reduced by half compared to last year.
What a pity, hey, I hope God has eyes and Ping An is safe.
"Boss, I think this matter should be slowed down." Mr. Zhu was walking when he suddenly stopped and looked at his uncle Zhu Shouren and said.
"Dad, we have agreed at home." Seeing this, the eldest aunt said anxiously.
"Why are you talking to dad?"
The eldest uncle Zhu Shouren scolded the eldest aunt, and when he turned around, he blocked Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu. He gave the eldest aunt a look to signal the eldest aunt to be calm and calm.
"Dad, I also want to slow down, but I can't. In a few days, my son will go to take the hospital examination. If he misses the time, it will be too late. This time, his son is stable. Mr. Liu and the others have made a promise to his son. When the son becomes a scholar, it will be too late. Before the son becomes a scholar, the government will not care if the land is added to his name. If the son has the title of scholar, he does not need to pay taxes; but after the son becomes a scholar, the land suddenly increases. With such a large amount of land, the government will check it, and if found in compliance with the law, you will be severely punished." After the eldest uncle Zhu Shouren finished lecturing his eldest aunt, he turned to Mr. Zhu and explained.
"When the pig was elected, didn't many people donate land? Why didn't the government investigate?" Mr. Zhu said hesitantly.
"My dad, if the pig is chosen to be a civil servant, of course the government won't investigate. The government officials are all members of the same family, so who dares to investigate. But my son, a scholar, won't be able to do it. When my son is elected, he will be a civil servant. Of course, there is no need to worry about it later, but my son is a scholar." Uncle Zhu Shouren said with a bitter look on his face.
"Hey, it's all because of my son's incompetence. It would be great if my son could win the imperial examination earlier. In this way, even if the land of the second family does not need to be renamed, the son can protect the second family and not pay taxes." As he said this, the uncle Zhu Shouren was very happy. He sighed heavily with guilt.
"The boss is right. The second brother's family has so much land, and they didn't have to pay taxes when Hugh'er was here. But now that Hugh'er is gone, each family will probably have to have hundreds of taels of silver just to pay taxes." Old Mrs. Zhu clicked. He nodded, and then said with pain, "I can't do anything with a hundred taels of silver, so I handed it over in vain. Thank you."
"A hundred taels of silver" Mr. Zhu also felt a little sad.
"That's not all. Dad, you don't know what happened in the court recently. Last time my son and some brothers went to Anqing Mansion to meet Mr. Liu, but they heard about it. My son was afraid that you would be worried, so he never told you. "Uncle Zhu Shouren shook his head, as if there were some words he couldn't say.
"What did you hear?" Mr. Zhu's heart skipped a beat and he asked worriedly.
"Hey, you're confused." Uncle Zhu Shouren sighed heavily before he could say anything.
"What's wrong with the pig?" Mr. Zhu asked.
"Shi'er is confused. Oh, dad, let me tell you the truth, Shi'er got into trouble." Uncle Zhu Shouren shook his head and said with a heavy face.
"What kind of trouble can a pig get into? Now everyone is a pig." Mr. Zhu's face turned a little pale.
"Dad, it was before Shi'er's accident. Hey, Shi'er was very knowledgeable, but he was still too young. He lacked experience and was easily deceived in his work." Uncle Zhu Shouren sighed again.
"What happened?" Mr. Zhu was anxious.
"Now the news has spread. Before Xie'er got into trouble, he was sent a memorial. The memorial was to impeach a general for killing good people and taking merit. He impeached a general for killing ordinary people and pretending to be an enemy to repay his merits." Uncle Zhu Shouren said with a heavy face.
"What you did is right, people like this should play." Mr. Zhu was puzzled.
"Father, you don't understand. He's been deceived by others. His general fought bloody battles on the front line. He didn't shy away from swords. He threw his head and shed his blood to kill the enemy. The head he handed in even had the hair of a barbarian.
Well, how can you kill a good man and take credit for it? He is a real barbarian. The general was killing the enemy on the front line, but he listened to the slander and impeached the general. What do you think this is?" Uncle Zhu Shouren shook his head.
said.
Mr. Zhu opened his mouth wide, trying to say something but unable to speak.
"When the general heard about it, he felt aggrieved. He took off his armor to reveal scars all over his body, and then he knelt before the criminal department to redress his grievances." Uncle Zhu Shouren sighed.
Mr. Zhu opened his mouth even wider
"That's not all, dad, do you know what background this general has?" Uncle Zhu Shouren looked at Mr. Zhu and asked.
Mr. Zhu shook his head with a pale face.
"This general is the current prime minister, the current prime minister as we say, and a disciple of Yan Songyan's family!" Uncle Zhu Shouren held his fists toward the north when he spoke, with a look of awe on his face.
"Ah" Mr. Zhu was frightened.
"This year there were two bold attempts to impeach Mr. Yan, both of whom were stripped of their official positions and imprisoned by the court. Last year, a few were beheaded, which indirectly impeached Mr. Yan." Uncle Zhu Shouren continued.
"Beheading" Mr. Zhu was completely frightened.
"No." Uncle Zhu Shouren nodded vigorously, and then continued, "You said that Xie'er was confused or not. Just the day before Xie'er's accident, the imperial court issued a decree to Xie'er, asking him to go to the Ministry of Punishment to report
Where's the love?"
"The Ministry of Punishment is under the supervision of Mr. Yan Ge, my father. How can Shi'er do well in the Ministry of Justice?" Uncle Zhu Shouren looked at Mr. Zhu's face, and then added, "What is Shi'er doing?"
Gone, but the person is gone, but the family is still there. How many officials have nothing left after their homes are confiscated. Even if their homes are not confiscated, but the pig is gone, who can protect the second family, the other officials?
Don’t flatter Mr. Yan, there are many ways to be an official, and some of them are clever. If you want to punish the second son’s family, it is no better than confiscating the house.”
Mr. Zhu was almost so frightened that he could hardly stand still.
"But if the land is transferred to the son's name, it will be different. The second son's family and our family are both separated, and they are registered with the county government. No matter what happens, our family will not be affected. This land can be
Just saved it."
"The son doesn't want the land from the second family. The land is only in the son's name. In fact, it belongs to the second family. He can save hundreds of taels of silver in taxes every year. What can't be done with hundreds of taels of silver? Why not give it to the second family every year?
You and your mother will buy some clothes, eat some good food, and buy some good tobacco. It is enough to give your son only ten taels of silver every year to buy some pens, inks, paper, and inkstones. The rest of the money belongs to the second son’s family, and your son will not want a word.
.If something goes wrong, the second family will have a way out."
Uncle Zhu Shouren swore to heaven and said sincerely.
Mr. Zhu was persuaded by his uncle Zhu Shouren. He knocked the pipe and pot vigorously, inserted it into his waist, and said one word, "Leave." (To be continued.)