When the two families fell out, Reijiro had already begun to have memories at a young age, and in the following ten years, his mother often talked about the ruthless second uncle and sister-in-law.

All in all, the relationship between the relatives of the Li family and their family members is not very good.

So Li Erlang always knew what kind of person Uncle Li Er was, but since he was an elder after all, he could only invite him in politely.

Of course, the greetings were polite and courteous at the beginning, and Uncle Li said, "Oh, your Sanlang is really amazing. He won the first prize and now he is an official in the capital, and your whole family is enjoying the blessings."

It’s a joke, Li Erlang, who often goes out for shopping and meets all kinds of people, is not the honest and kind person like Li Dalang who always respects his elders. It’s not like he has never done anything like hiding a knife in his smile.

What I know better is what kind of tactics should be used to deal with such people.

After Uncle Li expressed his envy, jealousy and hatred, he looked at his second nephew eagerly.

Reijiro first expressed his affirmation. Yes, it was not easy for his third brother to finally succeed in studying for so many years. The family was able to follow him to the capital to gain more knowledge.

At first, everyone in my family thought it was very beautiful, and the first few days after arriving in the capital were indeed extremely exciting.

When the conversation changed, Li Erlang grabbed Uncle Li's hand with a sad look on his face and began to complain: "Uncle Second, you are only seeing the superficial phenomenon.

Living in the capital is not easy, and our family may not even have enough money to eat there."

Uncle Li was very surprised, "How could it be possible? Isn't Sanlang already an official?"

"I have become an official. At the beginning, I was just a minor official of the fifth rank of the Hanlin Academy. It sounds prestigious, but has no real power. I get a few taels of silver and rice every month.

It sounds like a lot, but uncle, don’t think about it. There are so many of us eating, drinking and having sex there for free. Besides, Sanlang has become an official. I need to make new clothes. I have to go out to socialize. I don’t have a few taels on me.

Others will laugh at him."

As he talked, Reijiro burst into tears: "Before the New Year, we spent all the money we brought. My parents want to come back for the New Year, but they don't even have enough travel expenses."

"How could it be possible? A few taels of silver is not much?" Second Uncle Li is not that easy to deceive.

In their countryside, you can buy a pig for only two taels of silver.

"Second uncle, do you think it's enough? That's in the capital, not in our county.

Saburo's colleagues invited him to dinner at the best restaurant in the capital. The bottle of wine that was said to be famous in the entire capital cost eighteen taels per meal. Only after he finished eating did Saburo find out the price.

After I came back, I felt sad for several days, but then I had to return the invitation. This is how all relationships go.

You have to take care of your face. As a result, one meal cost more than twenty taels of silver. My mother felt uncomfortable after hearing this.

But this matter cannot be blamed on Sanlang. It is inevitable to be an official in the capital and socialize. My parents only blame themselves for dragging down Sanlang because they are incompetent."

Reijiro talked a lot, and most of what he said was true.

But it didn't happen to Risaburo.

Risaburo has very clear plans for the future and is self-aware of his own net worth. There is nothing to say that would disgrace his face.

Because from the beginning, he made his position clear when interacting with others:

I come from a poor family and my family is poor. Now my whole family lives in the capital and it is difficult to eat and drink.

Therefore, the family opened a food shop to barely maintain the life of the whole family, and they would not go out to eat, drink or socialize.

Really, no money!

But because of Li Xiuping's attitude, he made his identity and attitude clear from the beginning, and no one laughed at him because of his origin.

On the contrary, Li Zhuangyuan, who came from a poor family, won praise from many people in the Hanlin Academy, which was known for its aristocracy and noble character.

What Reijiro knows is other people's stories.

It was gossip I heard from other customers chatting in the restaurant, because many people knew that this restaurant was opened by Li Zhuangyuan's family, and some of them liked Sister Li's cooking skills and wanted to taste some home-cooked food.

Others are just for socializing and entertaining. Anyway, the accumulated customers in the restaurant are not only ordinary people but also many colleagues from the Hanlin Academy.

The atmosphere of Li's restaurant is very good, with seating and private rooms on the second floor, where two friends can eat, drink and chat.

Naturally, Reijiro, who had worked as a waiter in a restaurant, had also listened to the chats of some of Saburo's colleagues and knew some interesting things that happened to the officials.

Or rather, embarrassing.

In short, similar things did happen to those small officials in the capital, but they were not what Li Xiuping actually faced.

Li Erlang continued to sigh and said: "Hey, this is not the New Year, and he went through a series of New Year's gifts with his colleagues and Shangguan. As a result, after the New Year, the family can't open the pot.

I came back specially because my parents were worried about the harvest in the fields and asked me to bring some rice, flour, grain and oil to Beijing. I can bring these with me and plant some vegetables in the yard. At least we can get through the difficult days of spring first. ."

In fact, since the Li family bought a yard in the county town, the fields in the village are still being cultivated but the number is much smaller. Basically, Old Man Li takes Li Dalang back and forth.

Others have taken root in the county and rarely come back.

At that time, people from other families with more labor were already being hired one after another to help. Shi's sister-in-law Li and the others were not at home and it was not convenient for them to take care of the food. Old Man Li simply listened to his son's advice and hired part-time workers.

During the busiest days, I basically had to pay thirty cents a day for food, which was what most people in the village were willing to do.

Later, when Old Man Li wanted to take his family to the capital to join Sanlang, he directly entrusted the fields to his clan members to help manage them.

It was agreed at that time that half of the annual harvest would be given to the clan, and the specific use would be arranged by the clan leader of the Li clan.

There is only one condition. The fields at home were carefully cultivated by Old Man Li and his sons in the past. Don't wait for them to leave for a few years and let them become deserted.

Entrusting it to the clan instead of his own brothers really shows that the relationship between Old Man Li and his brothers is not good.

It was also Li Xiuping who taught him. In the future, when he becomes an official abroad, he will also need to pay attention to his official reputation.

There is also the matter of the balance of interests. The clan leader in my hometown is watching over it, and it needs to be more or less regulated.

After all, the clan leader is more knowledgeable and knowledgeable than the average villager, and the relationship between the two parties is mutually beneficial.

For example, the family history built by the Li family, as well as the books and notes that Li Xiuping specially asked people to bring back, are very precious to scholars.

Sure enough, the tribesmen helped them take care of the fields very well. Before the New Year, they dried the millet, wheat, beans and other storable grains that should be distributed to Old Man Li, tied them in the sun and packed them in sacks.

Those that could not be stored were exchanged in proportion and replaced with wheat and beans.
Chapter completed!