087 Reminiscing about the past and looking forward to the new
"Brother Xiao is really worried. The emperor is wise and powerful. How could he be mistaken? Other book friends read it normally: The emperor thinks so highly of brother Xiao, and it must be of great use. As far as I know, the emperor has been ordering workers to work hard over the years.
The Ministry of Commerce regulates the Yellow River to alleviate local flooding. However, it has never been able to control it thoroughly. This time, the report submitted by Brother Xiao must have reached the emperor's heart, so he made this order." Fei Yanggu paced, thinking about the emperor's vigorous promotion.
At the end of Xiao Yishan's thoughts, he smiled heartily, patted Xiao Yishan's shoulder heavily, and said: "Anyway, we are reunited again. You don't know, after your family moved south, there was such a thing between Fujin and I."
It's a small problem, if your family's Fujin was here, I probably wouldn't have wasted those three years."
"Brother, I don't know. If I had not left back then and continued to stay in the Ministry of Industry, I would have become more and more disheartened. Now that I have left, my horizons have broadened and my heart has calmed down. No, this time I went to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit.
Apart from being a little confused about the Emperor's decree, I am not as afraid as I was back then. I just don't know if the Ministry of Works is still the same Ministry of Works as before..."
"Hey, the Ministry of Industry has changed a long time ago. Book fans also like to read: Not long after you left, Mr. Du took over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and made drastic reforms. It can be regarded as rectifying and cleaning up the smoky atmosphere at that time.
The Ministry of Industry was filled with stinking odor. However, within two years, Mr. Du asked to be relieved of his position as minister due to his mother's serious illness. Then Mr. Xi, who took over, was dismissed by the emperor due to the incident of Mr. Mingzhu at the beginning of the year.
The position has been delegated. Before you came, Mr. Kecha from the Ministry of Rites had just taken office. According to colleagues, Mr. Kecha is quite good. I believe you will not be suppressed by him and unable to realize your ambitions." Feiyanggu.
Stroking his mustache, he explained in detail to Xiao Yishan the personnel changes of the Ministry of Works in the past nine years.
"That's good. But I didn't expect that Mingzhu-sama would be... really unpredictable!" Although Xiao Yishan had just entered the capital, Xiao Yishan had already learned that Nalan Mingzhu was dismissed by Kangxi for forming a clique for personal gain and secretly instigating the prince. He couldn't help but sigh.
Ichiban.
"Let's not talk about that. Let's go see what the Fujins are doing with their children. After nine years of not seeing each other, there must be endless topics to talk about. Unlike us, we can't find anything to talk about other than political affairs. Haha!"
"Yeah, you really can't underestimate women. Not to mention that they can't do without all the trivial matters at home. Just without that mouth, you will feel a lot more deserted." As soon as the funds were cleared, Xiao Yishan also felt relieved.
He smiled and joked about his married wife. "By the way, brother. As soon as I entered the capital yesterday, I heard about the emperor's marriage proposal to the fourth elder brother. It seems that the person is..."
Before Xiao Yishan could finish speaking, Fei Yanggu waved his hand and responded proudly with a hint of helplessness: "Yes, it's Jinxi, the one you saw when you were drawing lots for your first birthday. Nine years have passed in a flash.
She is already an eleven-year-old girl."
"Oh. It's really her! Hahaha, that's really a congratulation to my brother! When are you getting married? Then I will definitely ask Fuya to give me a make-up gift." When Xiao Yishan heard that the rumor turned out to be true, he was not only surprised but also full of heart.
"Brother, you've finally made it through. The emperor values you so highly, and your two legitimate sons are so capable that they joined the Sixth Ministry at a young age. My daughter has married so well, and her future is bright! Compared to you,
, Brother, I’m so ashamed!”
"What are you talking about! Aren't you already a second-rank official? We are all equal, and all these years of hard work have not been in vain. As for the heirs, don't you also have a son and a daughter, both children? Although you are still young, but
In a few years, you will grow up and become famous." Fei Yanggu shook his head to stop Xiao Yishan's self-pity. Xiao Yishan and Song Fuya have been married for many years, but neither of them got pregnant. If they had not moved to Fuzhou and had no elders to warn them, they would have been concubines for a long time.
The house was full. It was not until the 24th year of Kangxi's reign that a daughter was born, and then another three years later, another son was born. It was considered complete.
"Brother is right, it's because I'm stupid." Xiao Yishan clasped his fists and bowed to Fei Yanggu. Then the two looked at each other and laughed together.
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While Fei Yanggu and Xiao Yishan were chatting away in the study room in the front yard, Minrong and Song Fuya also gathered with their children in Liutang Courtyard.
"Xi'er, Ling'er, come on, this is Aunt Ya that E Niang often mentioned to you. These two are Aunt Ya's children. Like you, they are also sisters and brothers." Minrong held Jinxi and Qi's hands.
Ling, introduce Fuya and her pair of precious children who have just taken their seats.
"Wow! Xi'er is so beautiful, Ling'er is so cute, Minrong, tell me quickly, how do you raise a child? Look at me, with so much effort, I taught two naughty boys, who are always giving me food all day long.
I'm causing trouble." When Song Fuya saw Minrong's two children, she excitedly protected Jinxi and Qi Ling, and spoke quickly about her two children.
"How could it be? I see that Baozhen and Baoliang are both well-behaved and sensible. The children are still young, so naturally they are lively and active. Like Xi'er, when he was five years old, he started to take the opportunity to sneak out to play outside the house. Guan Du
I can't control it." Minrong also smiled and pulled Fu Ya's two children to praise her.
"It's just for fun. You don't know that the girl is not only active, but also likes to wield swords. She cuts and kills with swords all day long. She doesn't look like a girl. It's good to go to Beijing this time.
While she is only seven years old, she must find a stricter nanny to control her." When Fuya thought about her daughter's hobbies, she couldn't help but have a headache.
Hearing this, Jinxi couldn't help but look at Xiao Baozhen, who was standing obediently beside Fu Ya. By coincidence, Xiao Baozhen was also looking at her. The two looked at each other and smiled, indicating that they knew each other.
Jinxi never let Minrong know that she knew how to punch and kick. Firstly, she was extremely afraid of Minrong's nagging skills, just like Fuya told Baozhen every day. Secondly, the only way to win is by surprise, and book fans also
Like to read: She doesn't want many people to know that she can punch and kick. If there is an eventuality and she is kidnapped, she will not be able to escape even if the other party has taken full precautions.
"Okay, Xi'er, you can take your younger brothers and sisters to play nearby. E Niang and your Aunt Ya haven't seen each other for many years, and we have a lot to talk about." Minrong saw that the children were already familiar with each other, so he stayed here to accompany them.
Watching them stare at me was very boring, so I simply let them play by themselves.
"Okay, let me take my younger brothers and sisters to play in the small building. Eniang and Aunt Ya have a good chat." Jinxi nodded, smiled, pulled up Qi Ling and Baoliang, and said to Baozhen: "Let's go, Sister Zhen."
, come up to where I live and have a look."
When Jinxi and others walked out of Liutang Courtyard, Fuya couldn't help but said with envy: "Tsk, tsk, it would be great if Zhen girl was half as obedient and sensible as Jinxi."
"Don't say that. Children will naturally become sensible when they grow up. If you always talk about their faults in front of the children like this, they will not feel comfortable."
Minrong sighed and persuaded softly.
"How could I not know this... It's just that, alas, you don't know that in Fuzhou, I have to take care of all kinds of things, big and small, and all kinds of things. The people recruited in the government are either unclean, lazy or lazy.
In just a few years, I don’t know how many batches have been replaced... I don’t know if the people there are not as master-servant as the servants in the capital... Now I am looking forward to coming back. Haha..." Fu Ya chatted to Min.
Rong complained about the hardships of the past few years. Finally, he took Rong's hand and asked about Qingluo's current situation: "Qing...how is Concubine Yi doing lately? When I left, she had just been promoted from concubine to concubine, and she didn't even have time to congratulate her...
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"You also know that although Qingluo has always been sincere to you and me, after all, she has entered the palace. Over the years, I have only seen her less than five times, and two of them were at palace banquets.
, I just saw it from a distance." Minrong shook her head, saying that she didn't know Qingluo's current situation.
"Don't worry, my daughter is getting married so well... and there will be more opportunities to enter the palace in the future. When Bao Ya takes part in the Eight Banners draft, she will need your family's help." Fu Ya said with a smile subconsciously.
When Minrong heard this, she felt a little emotional. They hadn't seen each other for nine years. I don't know if it was Fuya who had changed, or whether he had changed. In short, there seemed to be an extra layer of estrangement between the two, and there was less tacit understanding. It was far from what it was before they were separated.
Our hearts cherish each other.
It turns out that with the passage of time, the barrier of space will not only take away youth, but also change the mood...
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After dinner, Fei Yanggu, his wife and daughter sent Xiao Yishan's family away, and then went back to the study again.
Minrong took Jinxi back to Liutang Courtyard. After finally getting to know Qi Ling, she took Jinxi and sat in the study to chat.
"Well, let's first see if the dowry list that Ama and I ordered is satisfactory. If it's not enough, we can add more." Minrong took out the completed dowry list from the desk drawer and handed it to Jinxi.
"You can just settle on these, I don't care." Although Jinxi accepted the order, she didn't intend to look at it in detail. She really didn't care. The royal salary was quite a lot, and she also had two shops.
Going to a farm, even if there are no more valuables in the house, it is enough.
When Min Rong heard this, she couldn't help but stretched out her index finger to point her forehead: "How can it be possible? It's a big deal for a daughter to get married, not to mention that you are marrying a royal family. No matter how difficult it is, we will still have to support your face."
Jin Xi curled her lips in disapproval and had to look carefully at the makeup list in her hand, which had more than ten pages.
After reading the first two pages, Jinxi couldn't help it anymore. She held her forehead and sighed: "Mother, these..." She pointed to the list, "It's too much, isn't it? Does our family really have so many properties?"
She really doubted it.
It's not that she looked down on Fei Yanggu, it was just that her mother was too upright and was definitely not good at doing business. If she had spent the money she had saved over the years to buy it, she didn't think there would be so much.
Wow! There is actually a shop in the center of Qianmen Street! The more you look at it, the more incredible it becomes. (To be continued)