Chapter 127: Uncle Cui, Uncle Liu (Part 2) (Monthly Pass)
Chapter 127 Uncle Cui, Uncle Liu (Part 2) (Please vote for me)
The same young boy left home and his boss returned home. Cui Hao was angry with hatred, while Liu Wanshan was angry with shame.
At that time, he was admitted to the National People's Government when he had just reached the imperial examination, and he went to Beijing to take the exam with full confidence. In ten years, he took the exam four times, but failed all the time. His family fortune was gone, and his wife Gao passed away during childbirth. His wife and children died, and his heart was broken.
Frustrated and shameless to return to his hometown, he accepted the invitation of others and went out of Beijing as an aide to Lintao Prefecture (governed in Lanzhou).
Before leaving Beijing, he asked his brother-in-law Gao Fengyuan to send a message back to his hometown to his married sister Liu, explaining his helplessness and his whereabouts to save his sister from worry.
Not two years after arriving in Lanzhou, he received a letter from Gao Fengyuan, mentioning that the Liu family was selling dowries and that his sister-in-law Wang Qingzhou was preparing for the provincial examination. His brother-in-law was willing to help, but the elders of the outer ninth house were stubborn. Although he was barely considered an in-law, he could not
Somewhat far.
The Liu family is related by marriage to the Wang family and is also familiar with the Wang Ning family. When I saw this letter, I could only sigh with emotion at the old man's aloofness and stubbornness.
When Liu Wanshan received the letter, he felt sorry for his sister. He packed up the salary he had saved, totaling more than a hundred taels of silver, converted it into a piece of gold, and asked the messenger to take it back home.
The following year, Gao Fengyuan's second letter arrived. It was a letter of good news, mentioning that Wang Qinghong had passed the imperial examination.
Liu Wanshan thought that it would be difficult for him to live in the capital, so he packed up another fifty taels of silver and gave it to his sister.
When I received the news of Wang Qingzhou's sudden death, it was already another year after his arrival.
At this time, under the introduction of Shangguan, he married Shangguan's widowed niece to fill the house, and also filled the official position as a civil servant. He did not hide the fact that there was a girl in his hometown who needed help.
The wife is also a virtuous person. In addition to the silver coins, she also bought several decent and light gifts for her sister-in-law, whom she has never met.
Liu Wanshan thought that although Lanzhou was far away from Anlu, he could finally get around. Since his sister-in-law passed away, there were only a few orphans left, so he would help as much as he could.
The nephew replied to the letter, and the handwriting was not good-looking, but considering his nephew's age, Liu Wanshan couldn't care less, so he just brought two good copybooks to his nephew when he replied. The two families started to communicate in this way, even though they were separated from each other.
Traveling for more than three thousand miles, the letters never stopped flowing. From each letter, Liu Wanshan knew that his nephew was very promising and had passed the Tongsheng Examination.
Thinking that his nephew was going to get a wife and his daughter was getting married, Liu Wanshan asked his wife to prepare some belongings and bring them back to Anlu.
Then, there is no more...
Not only was there no reply, but the old servant who returned home with the gift was also missing.
Liu Wanshan thought that the two places were thousands of miles apart. Could it be that the old servant was murdered for money?
I made some inquiries but found no news. I originally wanted to ask someone to go to Anlu, but it happened that a county magistrate there was vacant. Liu Wanshan was elected to be the father and mother of the place, and he had no time to do anything else for the time being.
Although the northwest is bitterly cold and the folk customs are fierce, the locals are mostly simple-minded and there are few cunning and cunning people.
Although there have always been horse thieves in the northwest, Liu Wanshan was lucky enough to catch up with the horse thieves in the northwest, and the ground was peaceful for a few years.
At this time, official evaluation does not look at the "case detection rate", but the "case incidence rate." Even if all ten cases here are solved, it will not be as good as the one case over there where only one case was solved.
Liu Wanshan's "clean rule", coupled with his background as a civil servant and his emphasis on education, made the number of local students finally exceed single digits.
These two political achievements alone have made him outstanding in evaluations over the years.
Liu Wanshan finally freed up his hands and sent manpower to Anlu. As a result, he caught up with King Ning's rebellion, and various prefectures were under martial law. Lintao was located on the northwest border, and the entry and exit population was also restricted.
When King Ning rebelled, many officials in Jiangxi's officialdom were hijacked and subsequently dismissed. Liu Wanshan's uncle happened to be transferred to Jiangxi as the chief envoy, so Liu Wanshan asked him to inquire about news about his hometown.
Unexpectedly, the news came that Liu and Wang Dalang had died of illness a long time ago, Shun Niang was married, and Wang Ning and his heirs and grandchildren were dependent on each other.
No matter how slow Liu Wanshan was, he still noticed that something was wrong. If his wife-in-law's family was involved, it would be difficult for his uncle-in-law to continue to help in the investigation.
It happened that because of his outstanding political performance, he was able to receive a "reduced salary and promotion". After asking his uncle to find a favor, he made up for the general magistrate of Nanyang Prefecture in Henan Province.
The deadline for taking office is February next year, and during his free time, Liu Wanshan and his wife and children can return to his hometown to pay homage to their ancestors.
When people inquired about it and found out that Waijiufang had been poor for many years and had been living on the ten acres of land passed down by his ancestors. It was not until he adopted an heir that his livelihood improved with the help of the clan, Liu Wanshan still didn't understand anything.
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He went to the Gao family, and the life of the Gao family became more and more prosperous. They added two more shops and a lot more fertile land under their name, and they looked like a prosperous family.
Gao Fengyuan did not deny that the more than 500 taels of silver that Liu Wanshan had sent back to him were secretly kept by the Gao family. The missing old servant was originally a distant relative of the Gao family. He had been with Liu Wanshan with the Gao family in his early years. He was so-called "missing"
He just went back to the Gao family.
The last few extras prepared have been used as dowries for Gao's eldest daughter when she gets married.
Liu Wanshan looked livid and asked Gao Fengyuan why.
Gao Fengyuan said: "Brother-in-law was discouraged and ran away to a foreign country. He only remembered to care about his sister who had left home. He didn't ask a word about his parents-in-law. How cruel is it? Did my sister enter Liu's house naked? Brother-in-law Xianda,
Zhou Ji first takes care of his parents-in-law and fulfills his filial piety, so what's wrong with that? If my brother-in-law gets a new man and doesn't want to recognize him as a relative of the Gao family anymore, just file a lawsuit and I will accept all the blame."
Seeing what he said so righteously, Liu Wanshan didn't even bother to defend himself. He stood up, looked at Gao Fengyuan and said, "Since I have fulfilled my filial duty, there is no need for Liu and Gao to have any contact with each other anymore!"
The Gao family and Waijiufang are both his in-laws, but how can they be compared? The Gao family is prosperous, Gao Fengyuan has several brothers, and has prosperous descendants; the Wang family is poor and has a lonely population.
How could he be indifferent to his parents-in-law? It was the second elder who didn't like him as his son-in-law. He had already lost his wife, so how could he have the nerve to bother the second elder again?
Over the past ten years, my father and mother have passed away one after another. The so-called "filial piety" mentioned by Gao Fengyuan is nothing but a joke.
Liu Wanshan didn't have much resentment in his heart for being deprived of the silver. The money moved people's hearts, but he could only say that his brother-in-law was not a gentleman, and he was too gullible. What he hated was that his brother-in-law did not inform the Liu family of his whereabouts and isolated the two families.
News for more than ten years.
If Mrs. Liu had known that she still had a brother to rely on, would she have died in depression? If Da Lang had known that his biological uncle had become an official and could help his wife, would he have fought day and night, vomiting blood and studying hard?
There is no if.
If he had not left Beijing in a hurry, if he had discovered Gao Fengyuan's anomalies more carefully over the years, everything would have been different.
It's too late to say this now.
With a feeling of regret and guilt, Liu Wanshan stepped onto the door of the outer ninth house.
When he heard that Waijiufang had adopted a step-heir, he felt uncomfortable. After all, he was not the son of his sister, and he was considered a cheap nephew. However, after returning to Anlu for two days and carefully investigating the affairs of Waijiufang in the past two years,
He was only filled with gratitude towards Dao Chi.
Today, when he saw Dao Chi, he felt closer and less distant in his heart.
The Taoist idiot was polite and led the guests to the south hall to watch tea. He was looking at Liu Wanshan from the corner of his eye. Liu Wanshan was wearing a fur-lined cloak and official boots. Although he didn't know his rank, he could still tell that he was an official.
body.
Liu Wanshan was also sizing up the Taoist idiot. He was wearing a muslin shirt that was still new and a Confucian scarf on his head. He was an elegant young man with handsome features and eyes. Although his face was immature, he had a good manner in his words and deeds.
Even though he was an official and an elder, Liu Wanshan came with guilt and did not want to put on airs in front of the Taoist idiot. He asked Shun Niang in a soft voice the details of her stay in Beijing and the recent situation of Waijiufang in the past two years.
The Taoist idiots all answered them one by one.
Liu Wanshan couldn't help but sigh when he heard that Shun Niang had given birth to a son, that his nephew and son-in-law had become a famous teacher, and that he was expected to take the imperial examination.
Regarding the Gao family's affairs, he originally wanted to hide them. After all, it was not a glorious matter. If he had been more attentive, he would not have been deceived again and again.
But after meeting Tao Chi, Liu Wanshan liked him very much. After thinking about it, he decided to tell the truth. The other party thought that he was a cruel uncle, which caused a rift between the two families, which was not good.
After hearing this unfulfilled past incident, Dao Chi was really stunned.
Ordinary people can live a year with a few taels of silver. Five hundred taels of silver, bought at a high price, and fifty acres of land, can earn dozens of taels of silver a year. If Waijiufang really gets this subsidy, Shun Niang will not have to eat it since she was a child.
So much suffering.
But in that case, Waijiufang would not be so remote, disliked by the clan, and unable to decide on an heir, which would have left him with a loophole.
A drink, a peck, all have a certain number.
The most uncomfortable thing is probably Liu Wanshan. He was a good brother who cared about his sister, but he couldn't help her at all. After returning to his hometown after many years, things have changed.
It's just that he is a junior, so it's hard to say words of comfort. When he went into the inner house to invite Wang Ning, the Taoist idiot relayed Liu Wanshan's words in a few words.
Wang Ning obviously believed in Liu Wanshan's character, and immediately believed him, sighing: "No wonder I haven't heard from you all these years, it turns out that's why. Even when your mother was alive, she thought that your uncle was gone, so there was no news.
If you fail in repeated attempts, your wife and children will be dead, how can ordinary people withstand such a blow?"
As for the 500 taels of silver that was not obtained due to some strange combination of circumstances, although Wang Ning did not see it, she still said to Dao Chi: "Although the Gao family got the money, in the final analysis, it was your uncle who wanted to supplement our family's loss.
The favor is well received. Uncle Liu is not only your uncle, but also your father's classmate. He also took great care of your father in his early years."
Dao Chi responded and helped Wang Ning out of the second door and into the south hall.
When Liu Wanshan heard the noise, he had already stood up. When he saw Wang Ning, he immediately knelt down and said, "My nephew Wanshan is here to greet you."
Looking at Liu Wanshan, Wang Ning was also in a trance.
Before Liu Wanshan went to Beijing that year, he came to the Wang family to say goodbye. Liu Wanshan was a young man, and his son was newly married to Mrs. Liu.
In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed, and the frail young man in the past has been stained with frost on his temples, and his son and daughter-in-law have long been turned into dirt...