"Jiang Zhongtang, it is necessary to be on guard against others?" Tao Shu also advised Jiang Youzhu: "Also, what's wrong with Zhongtang's health? The official looked at it and found that Zhongtang is quite unwell now. If it's something else about the salt affairs,

If there is any inconvenience, I might as well lower the rank..."

"Yunting, don't worry." Jiang Youzhu shook his head and said to Tao Shu: "Didn't I tell you about Huang Yulin? I know exactly how many people he has and how they live.

As long as he has evil intentions, I can certainly catch him, so what do you have to worry about? As for my body, I just feel the wind and cold occasionally, so it's not a problem. Or... Yunting, what do you think about Lianghuai Salt?

The business has been sluggish for ten years, isn’t the key to it being private salt?”

"This... I don't dare to say anything." Tao Shu didn't have much involvement in salt matters, so he didn't dare to say anything in front of Jiang Youzhu.

"Forget it, we can handle the private salt matter, so we will do it. But behind the private salt... having said that, it is not completely without problems. But Yunting, it is not convenient for you to get involved, or even

It's not convenient for me to get involved. If you act rashly, I'm afraid... this is not your problem alone, it is the fundamental matter of the imperial court and the country? You... you must be aware of the pros and cons of this process?" Jiang Youzhu said this.

, but he was also serious in his words, fearing that Tao Shu would act rashly, not knowing the pros and cons of the court, and make a big mistake.

"This... the lower official knows." Tao Shu had no choice but to agree.

The next day, Tao Shu bid farewell to Jiang Youzhu and returned to Suzhou. However, at this time, Tao Shu also knew that the haze over the Lianghuai Salt Affairs had not actually dissipated.

The ninth year of Daoguang was a year in which almost no major events occurred for the Qing Dynasty. The same was true in Yunnan. Apart from military parades and catching robbers, Ruan Yuan also did not encounter any important events this year. It was generally a leisurely year.

At the end of the ninth year of Daoguang, Yan Jie and other old officials in Guangdong finally completed the publication of "Annotation of Huangqing Jing" and transported 1,400 volumes of "Annotation of Huangqing Jing" to Kunming. Ruan Yuan saw that there were six generations of scholars in the Qing Dynasty

Now that all the books on human scholarship have been published and preserved in the world, I am very excited. At the end of the year, Ruan Yuan personally presented Qian Daxin, Shao Jinhan, Wu Yi, and Sun Xingyan in the governor's courtyard beside the scriptures.

, Wang Zhong, Jiao followed each person's spiritual place, personally paid homage to them, and mentioned their academic works, which should be immortalized forever to comfort their spirits in heaven.

On this day, Ruan Yuan thought that Yunnan had been generally stable and peaceful for the past three years, so he made an exception and asked his family to buy a lot of fireworks, intending to let his grandchildren enjoy the fireworks together. It was a rare occasion for the Ruan family girls to reunite

They gathered together and discussed how to accompany each other and enjoy a happy New Year. Seeing that everything was ready, Ruan Yuan walked into the study again and looked at several essays on the desk, silent.

"Master, the children have prepared the fireworks, why are you still reading the book? Master, didn't you say that you want to have a good holiday with your grandchildren?" Seeing Ruan Yuan reading seriously, Kong Luhua couldn't help but step forward to remind her.

road.

"Madam, this junior I know named Yu Lichu is actually good at writing articles. It's a pity that this year's general examination, Ding'an and Jiaoyun, the junior students all passed the Jinshi exam, but Lichu still failed.

Is this really a pity?" Ruan Yuan also pointed to several articles on the desk and said to Kong Luhua: "These articles in Li Chu explain the meanings of the scriptures, quote the scriptures and allusions, and are well-founded.

He is very knowledgeable, and he is by no means someone who just buries his head in the classics. These articles are about Macao, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. He has always been very concerned about the movements of Westerners at sea. There are also these articles about women.

There is no need to keep the rules, and even men should not take concubines. Haha, Lichu is even more radical than Mr. Xinmei. But having said that, if Lichu is just a civil servant and cannot even hold an official position, then for the imperial court,

It’s such a pity.”

"Master, even if you want to give guidance and learn later, you don't need to choose this time, right? The next exam is still three years away, so you should come and accompany the children first." Kong Luhua also smiled at him.

"Okay, it's rare that you two can get together this year. This time the fireworks should be set off for the children." With that, Ruan Yuan and Kong Luhua walked out of the study and went to Yiyuan to watch the fireworks.

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At this time, Ruan Fu had three sons, Enchao and Enguang, both of whom were able to read and write. The younger son Enshan was born in the second year of Daoguang. At this time, he had already begun to read with Xu Yanjin's company. It was rare for his grandchildren to set off fireworks once.

The fireworks were lit one after another, and soon the sky was filled with colorful fireworks, which dyed the sky extremely beautiful, and everyone cheered one after another. Xu Yanjin watched the fireworks bloom, and his children were happy, and he also smiled at Kong Luhua and others:

"Mom, look, the children are having so much fun. The last time we celebrated the New Year together like this was four years ago on New Year's Eve, right?"

"Yes, it's a pity that Hu'er and Kong Hou are not here now. In the blink of an eye, Chang Sheng has five children, Kong Hou also has one, and the master has nine grandchildren. Those little grandsons in the capital

, I haven't seen anyone yet. Madam, how is Enlai?" Liu Wenru also asked Kong Luhua. She said that Enlai was the son of Ruan Konghou and Peng after he returned to Yangzhou.

"Well, Enlai is very well-behaved and cute, right? Sister Shu, don't worry, Kong Hou is just looking after the family property in Yangzhou. If the master finds a more suitable candidate, he will let Kong Hou come over. When the time comes,

Can we just see Enlai? It’s just...seeing that Enchao and Enguang are both grown-up children, sister, maybe we are also old?" Kong Luhua thought that she and Liu Wenru were both over fifty, Xie Xue

I will be forty-nine next year, and I can’t help but sigh.

"Meow meow, meow meow!" The familiar cat meow sounded from beside Xie Xue again. It seemed that the raccoon dog was also very interested in the fireworks blooming in the sky. While slowly walking towards the open space in front, he raised his cat's paw and pointed toward the fireworks.

cheered.

"Haha, the raccoon is still very cute. But Yuezhuang, I remember when we were in Guangzhou, the raccoon was still running around the house every day, wishing to dig a mouse hole every day. Over the past three years, how has the raccoon looked?

Are you much lazier than before?" Kong Luhua looked at Lili walking around and couldn't help but smile to Xie Xue.

"Madam, it has been twelve years since we adopted Lili, and Lili is no longer a kitten, but a big cat?" Xie Xue looked at Lili beside her, still so loving, although Lili was

Lili's body is no longer as light as before, but in the eyes of everyone in the Ruan family, Lili's status has not actually changed.

"Brother Yang, after this year, you will be seventy-three. You are the oldest here. You...you have to take good care of yourself and don't worry me, right?" Although Tang Qingyun rarely interacted with Yang Ji

He spoke, but in the past few years, he had been suffering from serious illnesses one after another, and he was worried that he would not have many more years to live. Looking at Yang Ji beside him, his hair had turned gray, and his figure was no longer as strong as before, so he immediately tried to persuade him.

"Haha, little sister Gu Xia, this is the first time you care about me like this, right? I'm fine. From Yangzhou to Kunming, I didn't travel across mountains and rivers and exercise hard. So my body is stronger than yours

Everything is fine, but you, my little sister, have been so ill in the past few years, which makes me feel uncomfortable. You...you have to live well and don't...don't walk in front of me?" Yang Ji looked at the still pale face.

Tang Qingyun also comforted her.

"I...I won't..."

"Gu Xia, Haixin Pavilion will be built soon. When the time comes, Master will have to accompany you to fulfill your wish." Ruan Yuan also smiled at Tang Qingyun and said, "Also, I also remembered it, you said you entered our

In the past many years in the Ruan family, I haven't given you any good gifts. Just in time, I got a treasure a few days ago, so how about giving it to you?" As he said that, Ruan Yuan actually took something out of his arms and put it on the

In Tang Qingyun's hand, under the fireworks, everyone could clearly see that it was a piece of crystal clear jade with a faint green light.

"Master, this is..." Tang Qingyun looked at the piece of jade, feeling surprised and happy in his heart.

"Gu Xia, this is the best Burmese jade." Ruan Yuan also smiled at her and said: "The best jade in Burma is this dark green jade. If there are some impurities in the green, especially if there are

If it is red, then the jadeite will fall into the lower category. Your jadeite is all dark green with no impurities at all. To the Burmese people, this is a priceless treasure, right?"

"Master, you... why do you spend so much money for me?" Tang Qingyun looked at the jade in his hand, but felt embarrassed for a moment, fearing that Ruan Yuan would be known as extravagant and corrupt because he doted on himself.

"Guxia, this jadeite was obtained in a matter of days and didn't cost much." Seeing her doubts, Ruan Yuan had no choice but to explain to her: "This Burmese jadeite has always been born in the mountain rocks. If we don't remove the mountain rocks,

When you open it, you can't see the color of the jadeite. Therefore, among the Burmese people, there has always been a saying of "gamble on stones", which means that the jadeite stone is originally not valuable, so it is often sold at a low price. However, after being cut open, most of the jadeite stones are

There are red stones or impurity stones inside. Such stones are worthless, so people who sell jade stones actually make money. There are only a few jade stones that, once cut out, fill the room with green light, that is, buying

Did the person who made the stone make a profit? I bought a dozen stones for twenty taels of silver earlier, and the ones I cut open were just miscellaneous stones, but this last one turned out to be dark green when cut open! So,

Gu Xia, I didn’t actually spend much money, but it was God’s will that you got this piece of jade?”

"Really? Thank you so much, Master... But, Master, I'm sorry, I... I'm so tired, I want to sleep for a while..." After Tang Qingyun became seriously ill, his body was weak and not as good as before. He easily fell asleep every day.

At this time, I looked at the jade gifted by Ruan Yuan. Although I was happy in my heart, it was already the second watch and I finally couldn't support it anymore.

"Okay, Gu Xia, sister is holding you, so don't worry." Xie Xue and Tang Qingyun have always been close friends. Now seeing that Tang Qingyun was exhausted, he took the initiative to step forward, hugged her, and let her go.

Fall asleep in your arms.

"Gu Xia, you should have a good rest. Speaking of which, Sister Shu, Yuezhuang, it is rare for us to have a happy day on this New Year's Eve this year." Kong Luhua looked at her family's safety and joy, but she was filled with emotion in her heart.
Chapter completed!