For the first time, Fourth Master felt deep resentment towards the late emperor.
why?
Not for anything else, just for the women she gave her, such as the Niu Gulu family and the Geng family.
Why single them out?
It’s really hard to describe the children these two people raised.
Hongli and Hongzhou, are they smart? In fact, they are both quite smart. Let’s talk about Hongli. No matter how many faults he has, after he became Emperor Qianlong, he could rule for sixty years, so his brains are for nothing? Let’s talk about Hongzhou,
Surviving in the cracks is a fun life. Do you think he has no brain? His brain is no slower than anyone else's.
Thinking from this aspect, the two children have outstanding advantages. The fourth master thinks that this is because the genetic influence of fatherhood has produced good results.
But what's the bad thing? It's a headache to say. The shortcomings are intermittently more prominent than the advantages.
When I was in the queue at Kaoshantun, I heard a breeder say something like this: Watch the sow pick her piglets.
This is actually a rough statement.
If the father is good, half of it is good. The other half must be inherited from his mother.
Looking at Hong Zhou who was kneeling down and not daring to raise his head, his brows were furrowed so hard that he could kill a mosquito. This was a bit of the stupid energy recorded in history that dared to beat the imperial official in the Jinluan Palace. Just like what Tongtong said, maybe when will that happen?
Just twitch your brain.
The control over backlash is still too loose and the favor given is too much.
As long as Fourth Master thinks about it, if there is no Tongtong, the last choice he will give himself is these crooked melons and cracked dates. He will not be able to sleep at night. No one will suffocate him to death.
Hong Zhou moved slightly and didn't dare to speak, but Huang Ama didn't speak. If he didn't speak, he really couldn't hold it in anymore, "... My son didn't mean it... My son was drunk..."
Does drinking make you lose your virtue?
Hong Zhou saw that Huang Ama's expression was still wrong and he didn't even dare to argue. In fact, he was really drunk. As for his newlyweds, his cousins and people from various religions and professions he had met outside all pulled him to congratulate him. This
When you drink too much, it's fine outside and you don't dare to talk nonsense. But if you get drunk, don't you have no control over yourself? Otherwise, your brain is really stuck in the door. How dare you go to the Queen's mother to talk about it? You still need to be shameless.
Shameless? You are crazy about money.
But the same goes for Mr. Wu Zhaku. Why is he so stupid? Just go if you ask him to. Two hundred and five.
The fourth master was busy with his hands, and he occasionally looked up at Hong Zhou, "...you didn't just drink, right?"
Drinking and gambling.
This is what everyone often plays.
Just as Hong Zhou was about to respond, he immediately lowered his head and said, "Son, I will never play like this again."
"Use a big bowl to drink wine, right?" Fourth Master asked again.
Hong Zhou felt that all the hair on his body was rising. There was nothing Huang Ama didn't know.
"What? It's not fun to make wine with snake gallbladder. I heard that someone recently asked someone to find a python for you. What? You want to make wine with python again?" Fourth Master put down the pen in his hand, "Hong Zhou, can you do it?"
Stop playing around outside and go run some errands for me properly?"
Just make money in your pocket and don't care about anything else. That's it.
One good thing about Hong Zhou is that he listens to whatever you say. Now if you say he was wrong, he will immediately admit his mistake and ask him what he was asked to do. He will immediately answer, "You all listen to Huang Ama."
Fourth Master had no intention of shouting, nor did he soften his tone because his attitude was better, "I heard that you have made a lot of friends outside recently."
Don’t you know everything?
I was thinking this, but I still nodded honestly, "Yes! I have made a few friends."
several?
Fourth Master snorted softly, "Just a few?"
Hong Zhou shrank his neck, "That's the kind of friend... they don't know who I am..."
Yes! He was dressed in rags when he left home. He took Yu Liang, whom he had met earlier, and bought a shabby house in a remote alley in the capital. Under the guise of being a distant relative of Yu Liang's family, he lived outside under the pseudonym Zhou Hong.
Shuiqi, whether he is a cart puller or a manure picker, he has a resounding title at the bottom - Friday Master!
Who is Mr. Friday? He is anxious for justice and loves justice, which can be called timely rain.
Hong Zhou knew he couldn't hide it, so he whispered honestly: "They are all friends in the world."
Friends in the world?
Have you read too many dramas? Are you still friends in the martial arts world? Tell me where the martial arts scene is. I have experienced it. A good emperor brother can’t do his own job well, so why go out and find the martial arts world?
I heard from Lao Qi that he has some friendship with the beggars on the street.
Tell me, why did such a thing come about?
"What do you want to do?" Fourth Master tapped his fingers on the table and looked at Hong Zhou with a stern look in his eyes.
Hong Zhou was so frightened that he stuttered, "Son... my son didn't really want to do anything... I just watched The Condor before, and Ronger has become the leader of the Beggar Clan, so I wanted to go find the Beggar Clan.
But let's go out and look for it..." His face looked a little ugly, "Beggars are indeed a gang, but they are completely different from the kind of beggars I thought..."
He went out to mix and match with his leftover food, dressed in rags, and his face was stained with black pans. He pretended to be a beggar and tried to get close to the so-called beggar gang. What happened? He was chased away for several miles by those grandsons holding dog-beating sticks.
"My son now knows that beggars also have territory." Hong Zhou said with some indignation, "Not only do they have territory, but they also have oppression. Some old beggars can live a decent life, even in the city.
I also bought a house and land, married a wife and gave birth to children. Where did the money come from? It was all obtained by bullying those little beggars. Some children were lost by their families, some were abducted, and some were victims of misfortune at home.
The trouble is, everyone has their own misfortune anyway. These children have to beg for food on other people's territory, and if they find it, they have to give half of it to others. They have to get good ones, otherwise they just go back.
A beating. There are also regular filial piety payments. How can a beggar have money? If someone can give someone a bite to eat, he is already a good person. Who can give money to a beggar? Where does the money come from? Steal! Rob!
Bah! Emperor Ama, tell me, this capital city is like this, this world must have..."
"Let's get to the point." Fourth Master interrupted Hong Zhou and pointed to the core, "To tell the point, you have no profit and can't afford to go early. What on earth do you want to do?"
Hong Zhou's neck shrank again, "Does Huang Ama know about the Caogang?"
Fourth Master narrowed his eyes slightly, how could he not know about the Cao Gang? Later he even dealt with members of the Cao Gang. At that time, the Cao Gang was not called the Cao Gang, but the Qing Gang.
When Hong Zhou saw that Fourth Master was silent, he changed his kneeling posture again to make himself more comfortable, and then said: "My son has not been idle during this period. He has learned some things outside, and he knows a lot about the study and Zongxue."
Let’s talk about water transportation first. From the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, both dynasties relied on the canal to transfer grain from the south to the north to supply the capital and border defense. In this way, this water transportation has been maintained for nearly 600 years.
Over such a long period of time, a set of intricate hidden rules have grown up around the collection and transportation of grain. They call this "Caogui". What are Cao Regulations? Cao Regulations are private modifications to the law.
This involves a very complex interest distribution relationship. The first to be affected are the farmers, who can get a few more blows from the farmers through "floating income"; then they adjust internal relations and try to divide the spoils as fairly and reasonably as possible. Because of this,
Caokou has been banned in the past dynasties. It is also because of this that "Caokou" cleverly grasped this handle and used it to settle down. Caokou is familiar with the information channel, and they have a mouth that can hurt Caokou. Caokou
What you earn is money to keep your mouth shut.”
Fourth Master nodded, what Hong Zhou said was basically on point. This is the fact.
Seeing the fourth master's appearance, Hong Zhou's aura suddenly became stronger, and his speech was much smoother than before, "How can the slot develop so rapidly by relying only on information? My son often talks to those
People from all walks of life drank and played together, and after listening more, they knew something in their hearts. Let's talk about this small household. They believed that the waterway could provide them with food, and they clung to the strong man's lap in the hope of protection, so they all took refuge in them.
In the future, it is understandable to ask them to hand over the grain on their behalf. What ordinary people are afraid of is dealing with officials, so that they can avoid blackmail by officials. Of course, the grain gate is also willing to take over this matter, and the benefits are not small.
There is a price difference between grains, not to mention there are many other adulteration methods. It is easy to adulterate one sack out of ten sacks, not to mention that there is consumption involved, picking a little here and changing a little there.
, when the quantity is large, how much money is lost out of thin air. This method is profitable, so it evolved, and directly evolved into the private household. It is definitely cheaper for a small household to feed a water hole, and it is also possible for one person to monopolize the water hole.
It is definitely a win-win situation because the profit from the ratio is higher. However, with such a package, the scope of blackmail for officials is reduced. In order to maintain the original interests, they have to increase the intensity of blackmail. Small households that have not found the big one will suffer more.
The ferocious search has become a vicious cycle. The situation is becoming increasingly chaotic."
The fourth master nodded affirmatively, which was considered as going out with his brain to make trouble.
The facts are indeed not much different from what Hong Zhou said. Water transportation has troubles every year. What should we do if something goes wrong? If things get serious, the time limit of water transportation and the quality of grain will definitely be affected, which means trouble for the court.
Therefore, the officials in charge of water transportation had to deal with the canal openings and calm the situation. However, the officials in charge of managing the canal openings thought it was unfair. There were serious violations of laws and disciplines in water transportation, and they did not want to correct themselves. Instead, we scholars were slapped on the buttocks. This is
How?
Speaking of which, I have to talk about the Caokou. When the father and son talk here, they both know what the Caokou is for without explanation. But those who are not familiar with this set of procedures have no idea what it means. Why.
When he talks about drinking water, he talks about spanking the scholars instead.
In fact, this water port is really a scholar. What kind of scholar is it? Those who help explain the water transport rules set by the government. Not all scholars can explain the rules set by the court. Ordinary scholars are not good enough.
He is a scholar with a good reputation, or at least a scholar. Nowadays, people who use their mouths to explain rules and plunder the Caogang as a means of livelihood are called "Diaojin bad eunuchs". Why is it called Diaojin bad eunuchs? In fact, this originally meant
The identities of these people in Caokou are Qingjin supervisors. Qingjin refers to those who have passed the examination and become scholars, and they wear cyan student uniforms. There is another kind of person who has the same status as the scholar, and that is the supervisors. The supervisors are Hua.
The fame is bought with money, but the treatment is the same. Therefore, they are also called Qingjin Supervisors. Because these people are very exploitative, and "diao" and "bad" are their impressions among the common people, so they are called Diaojin bad supervisors.
.The ages of these people vary greatly, from teenagers to 60-year-olds, as long as they are admitted to the national schools in Fuzhou County. After admission, they listen to roll call every day and prepare under the teachings and instructions of the academic officers.
The examinees are from poor backgrounds, have meager incomes, live in poverty, and have low status. This is destined to make the interests in the imperial regulations extremely attractive to them. Their "diao" and "bad" behavior are all driven by interests.
.
Such people obviously help the imperial court manage the Caobang, but in fact they have long been a link in the Caobang's interest chain. If the Caobang incident arises, the way to deal with it is nothing more than an imperial edict to reprimand and reiterate the Caobang movement.
Discipline requires serious handling of the waterways. The expansion momentum of the waterways has been thwarted, and the ecological balance has been restored. In less than a year and a half, another cycle begins.
This is the so-called Caobang. It has been operating this way for six hundred years.
In terms of status, Caobang belongs to neither black nor white, purely a gray area.
The fourth master took out a memorial from under the imperial case, which was written on Tian Wenjing's book about rectifying the canal affairs. This memorial had been kept here for half a year. He threw it to Hong Zhou who was kneeling below, "Look at this."
As soon as Hong Zhou stretched out his hand, the folds flew into his hand. He couldn't help but glance at his own Huang Ama, this accuracy was really high.
Withdrawing from my wandering thoughts, I opened the folder and read it carefully twice from beginning to end. Then I closed the folder and stopped kneeling. I simply sat cross-legged on the ground, but my mind started spinning.
This excerpt was written by Tian Wenjing, and I have to say that Huang Ama was right about the importance he attached to this person. Water transportation is such a tricky matter, and not just anyone would dare to take action against it. The excerpt said that Weng Yan and Qian Jian were recommended.
and Pan Qing and the others were rectifying the grain affairs. The brochure also briefly stated the thoughts of these three people, saying that the three of them asked the imperial court for permission to recruit disciples to help rectify the grain affairs.
This idea is certainly feasible in the short term.
"But I'm just afraid that the tail won't fall off." Hong Zhou frowned, "My son has also been thinking about this at this time. It's okay to set up a gang, but this gang cannot be controlled by others."
Fourth Master waved his hand, "Go back and think about it first. Once you've thought about it, we'll talk about it later."
Hong Zhou glanced back, and there was the sound of a child humming in the cubicle behind. Hong Jing must have woken up. Otherwise, he couldn't have sent himself back so neatly.
With this thought in mind, I stood up. My feet were a little numb and I had been kneeling for too long.
Without daring to delay, he placed the fold on the table and then carefully exited.
Hongjing woke up, and the fourth master took the baby directly and went to the back to find Lin Yutong to breastfeed the baby.
"Are you scolding Hong Zhou?" Bitao came back just now and said that she saw the fifth elder brother limping away, thinking that he was also scolded.
Fourth Master stretched out his hand to see if Hong Jing had peed, and told Lin Yutong about it, "...The troubles have been a little too much recently, but I still have my brains. I have listened to many things and sorted them out in my heart, so I know the importance...
"
I often make mistakes in small things, but I never dare to be sloppy in big things.
I took advantage of the situation and started talking about the Caobang incident I just mentioned.
Lin Yutong's first reaction was: "Qing Gang?"
The Qing Gang left a profound impression on Lin Yutong.
"The Qing Gang has not been established yet." Fourth Master explained to him, "Now Tian Wenjing's excerpt is talking about the three people, Weng Qian and Pan, requesting an order to establish the Qing Gang."
Oh! By the way! The Qing Gang is also called the Qing Gang. In the beginning, it was a civil gang organization with legal status.
This thing.
No way! The development later became unstoppable. There are folk legends that even Emperor Qianlong joined the gang, and there was even talk of a Panlong Stick in the gang. It is unknown whether it is true or not. But these are enough to illustrate the size of its power.
Fourth Master chuckled, "There's something you don't know. Weng Qian and Pan are all from the Tiandihui background..."
Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment, "Really?"
real!
I used to carefully check the historical materials, and this is what was recorded in the books. In the past six months, I also asked Lao Qi to carefully check these three people. Yes, they are members of the Tiandihui.
"The three men recommended by Tian Wenjing are brothers of the opposite sex. They are divided according to their age. The elder's surname is Weng Dan, whose courtesy name is Fu Ming, and his Tao name is Dehui. They are from Changshu, Jiangsu Province. They are originally from Gulou Street, Liaocheng County, Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province.
He was born as a scholar, but later abandoned literature and martial arts and studied in the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. In the second year of Yongzheng's reign, he joined the Tiandihui. The second person's surname was Qian, his single name was Jian, his courtesy name was Fuzhai, and his Taoist name was Dezheng. He was originally from Liaocheng County, Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province, and moved to Henan to do business.
In the second year of Yongzheng's reign, he followed Weng and joined the Tiandihui; the youngest one's surname was Pan, his given name was Qing, his courtesy name was Xuanting, and his Taoist name was Delin. He was a native of Yabaqiao outside Wulinmen, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. These three were later the ancestors worshiped by the Qing Gang.
Because the three of them were taught by Patriarch Luo, in addition, Changfang Wengyan came from Shaolin, and Patriarch Luo originally came from Zen. In order to trace the origin, the Qinggang also enshrined the founders of Zen Buddhism, Bodhidharma, and the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, and also preached Zen.
Establishing a gang based on religion." Fourth Master explained to Lin Yutong softly and then laughed, "You still think that these are all made up. In fact, there are no big mistakes or omissions in the general background."
Lin Yutong knew this. Sometimes the Qing Gang and the Hong Gang couldn't figure it out. In fact, the Tiandihui was the predecessor of the Hong Gang, and its origins were quite deep.
The relationship is quite complicated, and I can't explain it clearly for a while. Lin Yutong doesn't pay much attention to these. Anyway, no matter what happens, nothing will happen in the end. Besides, the fourth master holds the weapon in his hand, and the navy releases it to the river.
, enough to frighten all the young people.
According to the methods of these three people, the rectification of the canal affairs is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. The Fourth Master would not do that. But how to do it? How to make a smooth transition, this is a big problem.
The accumulated abuses of more than 600 years cannot be sorted out in a short while.
As if he knew what Lin Yutong was thinking, Fourth Master smiled: "You! You are stupid. These three people came out at this time and asked for orders to start a gang and recruit disciples. Do you think they had already started a gang to recruit disciples?
"
If you have joined the Tiandihui, how can you confiscate your disciples?
Lin Yutong understood at once, "The Cao Gang has been around for a long time. They just didn't turn to the public side. They want to have an upright and legal identity on the public side..." to strengthen themselves.
The Fourth Master nodded, so Hong Zhou asked as soon as he opened his mouth, do you know about the Caobang? He must have found out something from those from various religions. The name Caobang has been secretly known for a long time.
"...the composition is single. It is mainly composed of young and middle-aged male boat workers with no permanent income, and absorbs some lower-level scholars. The organization is strict. There are cruel regulations, family laws, and Jianghu loyalty to maintain the seriousness of the system. It is quasi-military.
"Semaphore, code words and gang rules, paramilitary deployment..." Fourth Master scratched his head, "What a stubborn disease!"
Lin Yutong held the child in his arms, and his thoughts were also changing. In general, the fourth master's methods were gentle. Killing people is indeed not a good way to solve the problem. Otherwise, it will only intensify conflicts. It also involves ethnic conflicts, which is even more...
You have to act cautiously. It is easy to kill three people, but it will be over later. They are organized by the loyalty of the world, and the people they gather are all poor young people. They are all very brave. After they are successfully brainwashed, they basically lose it.
The ability to distinguish right from wrong. If you talk and get confused, the good situation will come to a standstill again.
what to do?
Lin Yutong looked down at the children, "If it weren't for these children, I would have gone."
The fourth master looked at her and said, "You really can't sit still. If you go...what do you think you can do?"
With just my ability, can’t I get into their core?
Nonsense!
But not only his wife wants to play tricks like this, but his son also wants to play tricks like this.
Hong Zhou swore firmly, "It's true! No one knows who his son is. His son is Wuyeye Zhou Hong. His son wants to go and see for himself... He also wants to see what these people are like... The matter of water transportation is no small matter, this But the water channel that can penetrate directly into the capital cannot be ignored..."
Fourth Master waved his hand and told him to go down first. This was not as easy as he thought.
The first thing to do is not those things, but to show sincerity and let the people know that the exploiters are not like the imperial court. So the first thing to deal with is these water gates.
In fact, they played the worst part in it.
The fourth master asked Prince Li and the thirteenth master to discuss how to handle this matter. When Prince Li heard about this, he just rubbed his teeth and said, "This matter... Huang Ama wrote a few words on the pillars of the main hall of Qianqing Palace. There are two words, one is San Francisco, the other is Taiwan, and the third one is Cao Wu... If San Francisco is leveled and Taiwan is taken over, then only Cao Wu will be left..."
The late emperor worked hard for sixty years, but the problem became more and more serious. This shows how difficult it is to deal with.
The Thirteenth Master nodded and said, "Let's talk about Caokou. These people are all literate and understand the laws and regulations of the court. They live at the lowest level, but they often interact with officials. They often gather in schools in prefectures and counties to exchange discussions and know the officials. They are those who share the wealth illegally. They often have personal relationships with higher-level officials. They can report the situation to them, or at least "make excuses" themselves. They eat official meals and have more than ordinary people. They are not so afraid of meeting the officials. If the officials want to deal with them, they will inevitably disturb the local academic and political affairs. These two groups of people are in the two-group system, so it is not as easy as dealing with the common people. Now that they are concentrated in large numbers, they will cause trouble. It’s not easy to clean up.”
Lin Yutong was holding Hongjing in her arms while breastfeeding. Shisan's words were straightforward. It was just like those college students in later generations. If they had a protest or something, the government would be in trouble. I'm just afraid of where. If you are making trouble, the officials there don’t need to explain at all. They will remove you from office first. The impact is too bad. And students are very good at using this method, because through collective action, risks can be shared and strength can be increased. This kind of Under such circumstances, assassinating one or two people will not solve the problem.
After all, it is still about interests. The interests of the three major groups, the official group, the Caobang group, and the peasant group, are just like this. Mixed in are some anti-Qing and Fuming people who have infiltrated the interests of the imperial court. Therefore, they are naturally hostile to the imperial court. In the eyes of Caobang, the officials of the imperial court, that is, the official group, are indeed the lackeys of the imperial court and are no good people. They divide the interests from them. In the eyes of the people, it is more In this way, the worst thing to do if you indulge in Caokou and strip away profits is to be an official. As for Caogang... those are brothers. Didn't they realize that they were born in poverty like us?
I heard Fourth Master say: "That's why I have always emphasized the rule of officials. To govern the country, govern the officials first. The more officials are honest, the more peaceful the world will be."
This is because he is not satisfied with the official administration.
Lin Yutong didn't listen to what she said, and went out from the side door with Hongjing in her arms. The child got up and groaned, and she was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with the crying. It would be bad if Prince Li and Thirteenth Master heard it.
Just a few days later, Hong Zhou came to say goodbye to Lin Yutong. His eyes were still red. He knelt down to apologize first, and then said that he would keep his wife in the garden for a while. He had to go on an errand. In terms of time,
I'm not sure, please ask Huang Eniang to take more care of me.
Lin Yutong probably knew in his mind that Fourth Master still planned to secretly send Hong Zhou out of the capital. "Have everything been packed?"
Hong Zhou said ‘hmm’ and said, “Eniang, please ask your Majesty Eniang to take care of the Buddha.”
"I know." Lin Yutong really felt that the father and son were brave. If they really dared to do such a thing, they would send Hong Zhou.
On the same day, the fourth master reprimanded Hong Zhou, saying all kinds of absurd things and not doing his job properly. Then he sent Hong Zhou to guard the late emperor's mausoleum.
In the imperial study, the fourth master told the seventh master: "Hongzhou will be left to you. No matter what the situation, you must first ensure his safety."
Master Qi said to himself, "Why did you ask your son to do this job if you don't feel at ease? There are so many people below that you can't use it, so you have to send your son to stay in the wolf's den."
No matter how resentful he was, 'Hongzhou' still left the capital and went to the imperial mausoleum.
And that night, the gate of Yushu Hutong in Beijing opened again, and Mr. Wu returned from visiting relatives.
The fourth master tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep. Lin Yutong asked him to go to sleep in front but he didn't go. This must be something on his mind, "Are you worried about Hong Zhou?"
"Well!" Fourth Master simply sat up, "He's just a child after all."
"Then why did you ask the child to go?" Lin Yutong put some clothes on him, "It's not like there aren't any people available."
"It really doesn't happen." Fourth Master simply went on, "You can't just think about the present, but also the future. Find someone to do it now. What happens after it's done? It's all in his hands. Do you think it's in the hands of these people?
What's the difference? When dealing with people, the most important thing is the foundation of personal connections. You have to work hard bit by bit. It's what I passed on to my son. It depends on whether the people below are convinced or not."
Then this is a dead end.
There was no point worrying anymore, the child flew out and its wings became stiff. By the time Wu Zhaku found out she was pregnant, the weather had already warmed up. Hong Zhou was already standing on the bow of the boat in a thin body and went down to the south of the Yangtze River. This time
It was really inconvenient to go out without even bringing my little dog with me. If I hadn’t been hanging around in Zongxue for a while, it would have been a problem for me to dress, eat and wash myself. So, Zongxue’s rules may seem screwed up, but they are indeed useful.
of.
Yu Liang leaned under the mast, chewing water plants and staring at Hong Zhou's back.
Soon there were footsteps behind him. Yu Liang turned around and saw a seven-foot-tall dark man. He looked twice and didn't recognize him! Then he turned to stare at Hong Zhou.
The man laughed twice, sat next to Yu Liang, and slapped him with his shoulder, "Look, you look like you're staring at a big girl."
Yu Liang was not happy, "Where is Hu Qin? Master Wu knows, right? If something goes wrong, how can I go back and explain to my father? Silly Qina, my father has said that if something happens to Mr. Wu, he will expose me."
Skin."
The man burst into laughter, "You look like a poor boy, why did you get called by Mr. Friday?"
Yu Liangxin said, "What are you doing here? Can I tell you everything?" Then he snorted softly, as if he was a little unhappy that he said he was a poor boy, and turned away without saying a word.
The man didn't care and just continued to ask, "Master Wu, Mr. Wu, has a lot of brothers in the family. Why did I hear that he lives alone in the capital?"
"You know what the heck." Yu Liang snorted, "My family is also a big family. There are about twenty uncles alone, and there are hundreds of cousins. He has four brothers, our family and the Zhou family
This branch of the family is family friends. Family friends, you know? His father is on good terms with my father, and I am on good terms with him."
"So you know the basics." The man calmly glanced in Hong Zhou's direction again.
Yu Liang laughed immediately, "I don't know what's going on, but his parents even brought some of their brothers to harvest crops for my family. It was a real job. But life probably wasn't that easy either. As a farmer, his brother is also a scholar.
, do you think, is it easy to provide for a scholar? There are many brothers, and the eldest one has to study. Several brothers want to marry wives. No matter how big the family is, it won't be much if they have such a share. He was divided into a house. Years ago.
We just got married, and my daughter-in-law still fulfills her filial piety to her parents. Now that we have a family and are the breadwinners, we are not allowed to make money. We brothers are here to try our luck."
The man held up Yu Liang and said that he was sensible and didn't put much effort into finding out all the eight generations of Yu Liang's ancestors.
Yu Liang's identity can withstand verification. And with his testimony, there is nothing suspicious about Mr. Wu this time.
After everyone left, Yu Liang walked up to Hong Zhou and said, "...You didn't say anything wrong, right?"
"We haven't done anything, what are you afraid of?" Hong Zhou laughed, "What you said is the truth, don't worry. We don't look at you, so you don't need to take yourself too seriously."
There is no urgent business on this ship, and we are not in a hurry to return home. We do business along the way, and we don't stay on the ship in vain. We fish in the water, and we eat boiled fish three times a day. We eat so much that we almost vomit.
Already.
The lowest-level boat-running brothers don’t always eat this.
There was porridge, side dishes, fat chicken and tender duck in the small kitchen, but it was not his turn to eat.
After five days in a row, Hong Zhou couldn't stand it anymore. I can't get into this kind of thing, right? Why do I have to make myself comfortable first before I can say anything else?
The boat was moving very slowly that day, and basket after basket of fish was caught again.
I don’t want to eat this stuff anymore.
Hong Zhou called the black man, "Brother Hei..." Everyone called him, "Brother Hei, why don't you go to the shore and sell this thing for food..."
As soon as these words came out, the whole ship was silent at first, and then burst into laughter.
Are you laughing so hard?
Tell the truth!
Hei San felt that Hong Zhou's question was cute, "As expected, he is a rich man who has never been out of the capital." He patted Hong Zhou on the shoulder, "Look at you, you have such a delicate skin and tender flesh. It's hard for you to come out and suffer this crime."
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Hong Zhou's heart skipped a beat, he had such tender skin and tender flesh... This matter, it would be unreasonable if his royal wife could no longer treat the tender skin and tender flesh of his own. He was cursing in his heart, but he was hesitating on his lips.
Laughing, "Um... I'm not forced to study at home. My third brother is still a jerk, but I can't do it. I get a headache whenever my husband talks. After studying for ten years, I'm not blind. I can read and write."
Forget it, I really failed to pass the scholar examination. My family is forcing me to do it, so I came out to beg for a meal."
Hei San's eyes lit up, "Literate?"
Hong Zhou nodded, "Literate!"
"It's good to be literate, it's good to be literate!" I thought that being literate could change my treatment, but who knew that this guy's voice changed and he asked: "I heard that people call you Mr. Wu. Since you are Mr. Wu, how do you call your fourth brother?
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Who said there are four brothers in my family? That’s the old almanac! There are seven brothers in my family now.
After thinking about it, I realized that I actually missed home a lot after I came out. I hid this longing very well, and there was a bit of sadness in my eyes, "Both the eldest brother and the second brother died in infancy. There are only four left!"
That's right.
It is said that his third brother is good at studying. I am afraid that the support provided by his parents is the most sufficient. The eldest and second child are gone, and the third child is actually the eldest son, which has a different meaning. He, the fifth child, is neither above nor below, probably in
I'm pretty unpopular at home.
If Hong Zhou knew that he thought this way, he would burst into tears. Isn't that true? The only one who suffers is Hong Li. Hong Li is now all over the streets trying to make money, while he is drifting here. As for Hong Shi,
Hongshi's wife and children were hot on the bed, so he could just wander around the fields when he had free time, and Hongsheng even had fun everywhere.
This is really about loving the older ones and loving the younger ones, and the rest will suffer in the middle...