Han Ah Li and Yun Niang kept complaining while packing up the packages that Han Gang and Li Xin brought back: "Wang Guanren is really good, and the New Year Festival is not good. ”

Han Gang snorted: "Who would have thought that it would snow so heavily beforehand...... Otherwise, I will definitely be able to come back before Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

From the baggage brought back by the two, a pile of bits and pieces of debris was turned out. Except for a few changes of clothes and books, the rest were Boxing gifts from the Tibetan Ministry. Wang Shao arrived at a coincidence, since there was a share of Liu Changzuo's gift from the Ministry of Fan, of course, there must also be a share from Wang Shao, along with Han Gang and Wang Hou.

The gifts are not expensive - the valuable Wang Shao and Han Gang will not ask for them, and the Fan Department cannot afford to give them - they are not gold and silver goods, they are all common local products in the northwest, a few high-quality animal skins, a few pieces of extremely rough polished jade, and short soldiers such as knives and daggers, and the gifts sent by more than a dozen tribes are of the same type.

Han Gang sent most of the gifts he received out of the country, all of which were given to Wang Shao's personal soldiers, and the most of them were four complete nitrated sheepskins, two of which were said to have been brought to Hehuang by the caravan of the city of Luo [present-day Lhasa].

But these two sheepskins are not goatskins, and no matter how Han Gang looks at them, he thinks they should be Tibetan antelopes. If it is really as he thinks, then he can be said to have contributed to the cause of exterminating the Tibetan antelope. If someone gave him a bear skin one day, Han Gang would not be surprised at all - now in Qinling, there are giant pandas running around the mountains.

The other gifts were not as precious as the Tibetan antelope skins, a string of variegated jade Buddha beads that looked like stones more than jade, a pair of silver bracelets that were more valuable than craftsmanship, three shaku-and-a-half knives with simple decorations, and so on.

Han Gang handed the string of jade Buddha beads to Han Ah Li, the best short knife was given to his father, and the silver bracelet was left to Han Yunniang. He said: "Half of the rest is for my cousin, Yun Niang, you remember to sew a set of lining underwear for your cousin that is the same as my body, and the rest will sew boots for my father." ”

Han Yunniang responded with her head down, since Han Gang came back, she has been silent, doing things with her head down. Han Gang looked at her and smiled slightly, it is really not difficult to guess the little girl's thoughts.

Li Xin went out again at this time, he drank hot soup, roasted his body warm, and went to the courtyard to take care of the two horses that he and Han Gang rode back. In a corner of the courtyard of the Han family, a livestock shed was built, which originally raised a donkey and a cow, and later sold them to Han Gang for money to change medicine. Now that it's empty, it's just right to house two mounts.

Han Ah Li picked up a few skins and gestured to the light one by one, as if he was calculating what to do to save the most material. Suddenly put it down again: "That's right, third brother." Your uncle sent a gift before the Chinese New Year, and thank you for recommending Brother Xin to enter the Yamen of the Economic Strategy Division......"

"It's all my own family, what are you thankful for? And it's also a cousin's strong martial arts, and the child just said a sentence in front of the machine. ”

"You have to pay more attention to the matter of believing in your brother. Didn't you say last time that the little brother of the Wang family was one year younger than you, but if you are promoted to another level, you will be an official. Brother Xin'er is worse than him?! His temperament is much more stable than his, he doesn't look as old as him, and his skills are almost the same as when your grandfather was young, how can he not be an official? ”

"Yes, yes, the child understands, the child understands." Han Gang's head nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and kept answering, anyway, he knew that these things were unreasonable with the old lady.

Hearing that his son was dealing with it casually, Han Ah Li glanced at him fiercely, and snorted heavily, "This time, your second aunt also sent a letter to her, and she still has your two cousins." Your second brother-in-law is also a soldier ration eater, and the two sons he taught are not bad. I heard that you are now an official, and Brother Xin has also come from a background, so I thought about coming over together. They are all their own family members, and they can take care of one or two if they can. Now that you are an official, you have to be surrounded by someone who knows the roots. ”

"That's what my mother said. When the child comes back from the capital, he will definitely find a way for the two cousins of the second aunt's family to improve. ”

Han Gang himself doesn't like to ascend to the sky alone and the chicken and dog to soar. But in ancient times when the concept of family was strong, it was a crime to disagree with relatives, and concealment of relatives was a behavior advocated by the law - if relatives broke the law, as long as it was not a heinous felony, they could be justifiably concealed for them, and they would not be offended because of it - bring relatives and friends, as long as they are competent enough, no one can say no.

Provided, of course, competent. If he doesn't have any skills, then don't blame him for not being humane. The internal lifting does not avoid relatives, and the external lifting does not avoid hatred, and the essence is also to focus on the virtuous. Li Xin's martial arts skills are good, and his personality is quiet and credible, so he has Wang Shaoqing's eyes. If Li Xinyong is mediocre, how can he enter Qin Feng's vision.

Hearing Han Ah Li say that the two cousins of his second aunt's family were also martial artists who planned to mix in the army, Han Gang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart. He had always wanted to have a business-minded relative. The Song Dynasty did not discriminate against merchants, unlike the Tang Dynasty, merchants did not even have the qualifications to participate in the imperial examination - Feng Jing, the golden retriever of Sanyuan and Di, was born as a merchant. Moreover, there are many cases of official eunuchs doing business, and they are all official and businessmen.

The world is like this, of course, Han Gang also wants to have a credible relative to help take care of the industry, and it also saves him from always having money to spend. Wang Shao was in charge of the camp and the work of the market related to the Tibetan department, and there were countless opportunities to make a fortune without the need for crooked ways. But Han Gang searched around him, but he still couldn't find a useful and credible helper.

It would be nice to have more relatives. Han Gang naturally had this idea.

The Han family moved to Qinzhou from their hometown in Mizhou, Jingdong [now Qingdao], when Han Gang's grandparents were born. Han Qianliu is the only seedling, and Han Gang has now become the only seedling, and the two generations have been passed down alone, so that the Han family has no other relatives in Kansai. If Han Gang wants to get support from his relatives, he can only rely on Han Ah Li's relatives at the moment. Otherwise, Han Gang would have to find a good family for himself.

This is not a practice for the sake of 30 years less struggle, but the general practice at this time. The relationship between the scholars and doctors, who were linked by blood and marriage, was like a net, forming a huge bureaucratic and gentry class, covering the four hundred military states of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wang Shao's two wives are both daughters of the De'an clan, and Wang Houwei's wife is also the daughter of the Jiangzhou Shi clan. Han Gang's teacher Zhang Zai, and his two cousins are the famous Ercheng. Yan Shu's son-in-law is Fu Bi, and Fu Bi's son-in-law is Feng Jing. Yan Shu and Fu Bi Weng's son-in-law served as two prime ministers, and Feng Jing had already achieved the three envoys known as the prime minister, and he was one step away from the position of prime minister.

If Han Gang can climb the door and be close, it will help him a lot for his future development. It's just that Han Gang lacks interest in this, he already has an official body, and he is not in a hurry to marry a wife. Ordinary people often want to rise up by nepotism, but Han Gang doesn't feel the need for this. In this era, the fate of parents and the appointment of matchmakers are important, and Han Gang does not expect to talk about any free love, but only hopes to find a virtuous family.

Han Ah Li has already carefully looked at a few pieces of skin, the quality of the skin has nothing to say, it can be taken out as a gift, and there can be no shortcomings, these are all earned by his son's hard work. Her son earned money among her brothers and sisters, and Han Ah Li actually wanted to notify all her relatives and tell them that her son was an official. And with his brothers and sisters, Han Ah Li also did a very happy job in his heart.

Putting down the skin in her hand, she once again told her son: "Third brother, don't forget if you promise, and in a few days, my mother will ask someone to bring a letter to your second aunt." ”

"Don't worry, the child will never forget."

"And your fourth aunt, when he receives the news that you are an official, he will definitely come. She also seems to have a son at home, and don't forget it. ”

"Yes...... It's ......"

Han Gang promised repeatedly. Han Ah Li has no other brothers, Han Gang's uncle is only one, but there are two aunts. Both of them are in Fengxiang Mansion, one is married to a petty officer, and the other is said to have climbed a good family and married a gentleman surnamed Feng to continue the string. But after getting married, he had no contact with his brothers and sisters, and he only heard that he had a son later.

Han Gang didn't have any image of his fourth aunt at all, and because of the relationship between Qinzhou and Fengxiang hundreds of miles, even the uncle and the second aunt used to send letters and send letters, and they had met two or three times in the past ten years.

As soon as the door curtain moved, Li Xin settled the horse and walked in again. Han Gang asked him, "Cousin, the cousin of the Feng family married by the fourth aunt, have you ever seen it?" ”

Li Xin was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "I met my grandfather when he passed away ten years ago, and I haven't seen him since then, and I only walked a lot with the two of my second aunt's family." ”

"Really?" Han Gang thought about it for a while and decided not to think about the Feng family's cousin, anyway, he might not necessarily come, and it might not be useful if he came. He stood up, "Forget it, don't say so much." It's late at night, daddy, mother, you go to bed early. Cousin, you're tired for a few days, so rest early. ”

Li Xin nodded, got up and went back to the room. Han Ah Li and Han Qianliu also stood up and said, "Third brother, you should go to bed early." "I went back to my room.

There were only two people left in the room. The little girl looked down and fiddled with the charcoal in the brazier. Han Gang looked at her, coughed suddenly, and said, "I'll take a shower before I sleep." ”

Han Gang is happy, he has been running on the road for three days, and he will definitely take a shower before going to sleep when he comes back. Of course, Han Yunniang knew about Han Gang's habit, and it was supposed to be time to boil water. But she didn't move, as if she hadn't heard anything.

Han Gang smiled, it seems that he didn't come back in time to cause trouble, although there is a good reason, but if a girl wants to make an awkward scene, no matter what reason it is, no matter if it is a thousand years or later, it is average.

Han Gang did things directly, pulled the little girl over, hugged her tightly, and whispered in her ear: "Don't you think I have it?" ”

But the little girl struggled hard in her arms, not the rejection of wanting to refuse and welcome in the past, but really angry.

ps: Song people are not good at getting married, but on the other hand, they love investment and always choose sons-in-law who can become big. And many high-ranking officials also like to promote the juniors close to them. If Fu Bi is rich, he can become Yan Shu's son-in-law, which is Fan Zhongyan's recommendation. Although Han Gang is now in the official, it is also a little difficult to find a good family, and he lacks a Jinshi and the first. There are Jinshi backgrounds and no backgrounds, and the promotion speed is far away, for example, it is equivalent to one is high-speed rail, the other is general express, and the gap between the two is very large. To make up for this gap, it is necessary to rely on military merit.

Today's third update, continue the red ticket, collection.