The storm about the gold mine disaster came and went quickly. The families of the miners received a compensation of 20 taels of silver per family and had nothing to say. They thanked Han Wen one after another and then returned to their homes.
As for the students, their original intention to cause trouble was not to seek justice for the families of the mining victims, but to oppose gold mining. Han Wen promised them that they would discuss the matter with the mine supervisor as soon as possible. They felt that everything that needed to be said had been said, forcing them to
It's not appropriate to be too tight on Korean. After all, their place in the provincial examination is still in the hands of the county magistrate. This is not a game they can afford, so they also have the intention of quitting.
At this time, Wu Zhicheng, the academician of the academy, also arrived. He had been studying the few booklets on mathematics, physics and chemistry given to him by Su Hao for a while, and paid little attention to the affairs of the academy. He came after hearing the news.
By that time, the matter had basically calmed down. He scolded the leading students, went to apologize to Han Wen, and then left with the students.
Cheng Yi stayed at the mine in Xuanfeng Township. It was only the next day that she heard from the yamen servant Xu Zong that her younger brother Cheng Dong had taken the lead in attacking Su Hao. She was so angry that she immediately handed over the matter in the mine to her deputy and hurriedly
He rushed back to the county seat, called Cheng Dong out from the academy, and asked: "Xiao Dong, I heard that you went to the county government yesterday to file a lawsuit against Su Gaizhi. Is this the case?"
Cheng Dong said: "It is true."
Cheng Yi stomped her feet and complained: "Why are you doing this? Don't you know that Su Gaizhi was kind to us siblings?"
"What kind of kindness does he have to us?" Cheng Dong sneered, "In Caijia Village, he colluded with the village chief to occupy our family's land, and then pretended to have people bring us into the city. Now,
He makes a lot of money by running a coal mine and makes you work hard to manage his accounts. He just wants to take advantage of your gratitude and attract loyal minions for himself."
"You...how can you say that!" Cheng Yi flushed with anger, "How could your sister be someone's minion? Besides, Su Gaizhi is so capable. If he wants to find some helpers, where can he go?
You can find them all. He asked me to work in the mine out of pure kindness, and we must never mistake other people's kindness for nothing."
Cheng Dong said: "Sister, don't you think about it, where can he find a helper as smart and loyal as you? I even suspect that Su Gaizhi took a fancy to your beauty and deliberately..."
"Shut up!" Cheng Yi shouted, "Cheng Dong, how can you say this about your sister, and how can you say this about Su Gaizhi? In any case, it was he who introduced you to the academy so that you could get guidance from famous teachers. Could it be that
What does he want to use of you?"
Cheng Dong said: "Of course it is. He thinks that I am a rare commodity, so he is showing favor to me now so that I can be his helper when I reach great heights in the future. Sister, Su Gai is a very scheming person. You must not fall for him.
when."
Cheng Yi looked at her younger brother, her lips trembling, but she didn't know what to say. She knew that this younger brother had had ideas since he was a child, but he always liked to speculate in the worst direction when looking at problems, as if he was worried about the whole world.
It's full of hostility.
In the past, Cheng Yi felt that this was just a protective reaction after her younger brother experienced a huge change in the family. She believed that after a period of time, he would naturally change. Cheng Yi is seven or eight years older than Cheng Dong, and her parents have instilled in her the thoughts
She looks at the world with a beautiful eye and believes that there are always good people in this world. When she was in Caijia Village, she often taught Cheng Dong this way, but given the living conditions at home at that time, it was really difficult for Cheng Dong to believe this.
Too difficult.
After coming to the county with Su Hao's help, Cheng Yi felt that her life had improved a lot, and she believed more in the truth that there are more good people in the world. Unfortunately, every time she told Cheng Dong like this, Cheng Dong always looked disapproving.
, in turn, persuaded Cheng Yi not to be too naive and not to be taken advantage of by others.
This kind of conflict in world views is really difficult to reconcile. Cheng Yi always wants her brother to think that Su Hao is a good person, but the more she does this, the more Cheng Dong feels that Su Hao has ulterior motives. This time there was an accident in the gold mine.
Cheng Dong firmly believed that Su Hao's purpose of offering the gold mine to Chang Wu was to please Chang Wu and get a chance to climb up. He had a strong sense of responsibility, which was to expose Su Hao's true face to the world. This is how the county was established.
The scene in front of the government office.
Cheng Yi was mad at her brother to death, but she couldn't change his mind. Cheng Dong was becoming more and more knowledgeable now, and Cheng Yi would definitely not be his opponent in a debate. With no choice, Cheng Yi had to go to Su Hao's house.
I came to apologize on behalf of my younger brother.
"I don't care about your brother."
After listening to Cheng Yi's anxious story, Su Hao answered lightly.
"You really don't care about Xiaodong?" Cheng Yi asked in disbelief. She learned from Xu Zong that Cheng Dong said a lot of bad things about Su Hao in front of the magistrate Han Wen, and even some of his words were taken seriously.
It was said in front of Su Hao, how could Su Hao not care about it?
Naturally, Su Hao would not say that he was a man of two generations. He didn't care at all about the radical remarks of a child like Cheng Dong. He just said lightly: "Cheng Yi, you should know that in this world, anyone who does something
There is no one who will not be discussed by others. The gold mining incident involves eunuchs, and eunuchs are always a symbol of evil in the minds of scholars. How can I not be criticized for hanging out with eunuchs? Cheng Dong must be just talking to others.
Xuetongue, am I worth arguing with him?"
"Thank you so much, Master Su." Cheng Yi bowed to Su Hao Yingying, "Master Su, will this matter affect your future?"
"It shouldn't matter." Su Hao said, "Master Han knows the ins and outs of this matter. He will not be as confused as the students. I, Su Hao, do things with a clear conscience. I will only take some gossip in the market lightly.
It’ll be nice if the wind blows on your face.”
"That's good..." Cheng Yi nodded and asked: "Then... Master Su, do you think it's suitable for me to continue working in the mine?"
"You?" Su Hao looked at Cheng Yi, stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "What, you also dislike me for following the crowd and want to abandon me?"
"No, no!" Cheng Yi said repeatedly, "I mean, Xiaodong treats you like this, and I am his sister. I really have no shame in working in the mine anymore."
Su Hao said: "He is him and you are you, these are two different things. If you don't dislike me working for the eunuch, then continue to stay in the mine. I really need a smart and honest helper like you. Of course, if
Your brother doesn't approve of you continuing to work for me, and I won't force you to do so. You are free."
Cheng Yi said: "Master Su, you are right, he is he and I am me. I can't change Xiaodong's thoughts, but he can't influence mine either. I think you are a decent person, so you do things for the eunuch,
There must be a reason, and I won't blame you. When my father was an official, there were always many times when he couldn't help himself, and I believe the same is true for you."
"It's good if you think so." Su Hao nodded and said, "Then just work in the mine with peace of mind. If Su's Trading Company expands in the future, I hope you will take charge of the entire trading company for me."
"How can a little girl have such talent?" Cheng Yi said modestly, but deep down in her heart, she really looked forward to having such an opportunity to show off her skills.
After talking a few words about the mine, Su Hao said to Cheng Yi a little shyly: "By the way, Cheng Yi, I have a personal matter that I would like to ask you about. I don't know if it's convenient."
Cheng Yi said: "Master Su, if you have anything to say, just say it. If this little girl knows, she will tell you everything."
Su Hao said: "It's like this. There is a friend who has two women by his side, both of whom are very outstanding. But if he wants to marry both women, one must be his wife and the other his concubine. These two women
If you don’t want to be a concubine, what do you think we should do with my friend?”
"This..." Cheng Yi never expected that Su Hao would ask her such a question so bluntly. According to normal etiquette, a man should not talk about such a topic in front of an unmarried woman, let alone to the other party.
Asked for advice.
Su Hao was also a little anxious and wanted to seek medical treatment. He felt that Cheng Yi was much older than him, and was the daughter of an official family, so he had a lot of experience, so he raised this issue and asked Cheng Yi for advice. He recommended
Although he said it was about his friends, he actually knew in his heart that with Cheng Yi's intelligence, he could naturally guess the true background.
"The two women Master Su mentioned are Xiu'er and Miss Han?" Cheng Yi immediately exposed Su Hao's excuse.
Su Hao nodded to acknowledge.
Cheng Yi pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is indeed difficult. Miss Han is of noble birth, and it is absolutely impossible to marry Bai as a concubine. And if Xiuer is made a concubine, it will be a bit wronged to her, after all, she is engaged to you
First of all, you coveted Miss Han’s family status and reduced Xiu’er to a concubine, which will make her sad.”
"That's it." Su Hao said distressedly, "I'm in such a dilemma now that I'm even embarrassed to see Magistrate Han."
"Did you propose marriage to the magistrate of Han County?" Cheng Yi asked strangely.
"No, but...well, it's a long story." Su Hao didn't dare to say that it was Han Wen who took the initiative to send someone to propose marriage, so he had to be vague.
"I understand." Cheng Yi connected Su Hao's words and thought about it for a moment, and then she knew what was going on. She frowned and said: "It's difficult to have both sides of the problem, Master Su, for Xiu'er and Miss Han
, which side are you more attracted to?"
Su Hao was a little embarrassed and said: "It's really hard to compare. Xiu'er and I grew up together, and our relationship must be very deep. However, Miss Han is smart and knowledgeable, and she has many similar thoughts with me.
So, it’s really hard for me to tell which one of them I’m more attracted to.”
"I really can't see that you are such a romantic person." Cheng Yi scolded in a low voice, "Since you can't give them a name at the same time, you shouldn't provoke them. That's all Xiu'er. After all, this is the case in the early years.
Matter. You should have stayed away from Miss Han, but you have repeatedly assaulted her. It is really abominable."
"I really didn't kill her on purpose!" Su Hao could only cry out, "I didn't know that she would get into so much trouble just by listening to my lectures. If I had known that, I wouldn't have taught her anything.
Already."
"Now that things have come to this, what are your plans?" Cheng Yi asked. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)