Chapter 1397: Smoothing

If you want to buy a large piece of fertile land, you always have to inquire for three or five months, not if you want to buy it, you can buy it, and if you are unlucky, you may have to wait for three years or two years before it is suitable.

The Li family did not bother his son with these things, but called Chu Yu and picked up a land deed for her.

This title deed is located in Fangshan, which is a small village of the Cao family, which is directly settled under the name of Changsheng.

It's not that the Li family is partial to the young son and buys property for the young son, this Zhuangzi was purchased by Cao Hao and his wife in their early years.

In fact, when the Cao family was separated from the second room, the public middle school industry was really thin. At present, the property under the name of the Cao family's house is not Chu Yu's dowry, or the royal gift, inheritance, and the early gifts of the sixteenth elder brother and others from Cao Hao.

The public and middle industries, which are mainly based on sacrificial fields, cannot be divided.

In this way, when they grow up, there will be nothing in the family property to share, so they can only wait for the gift from their brother and sister-in-law.

After Cao Hao discussed with his wife, he successively purchased a private property for Changsheng.

There is a large village of 50 hectares, a small village of 20 hectares, two houses with three entrances, and two shops outside the front door.

In this way, no matter whether Changsheng is out of office or not, he can be a rich man, and he doesn't have to rely on his brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews.

The husband and wife handed over the house deed and title deed to the Li family, and although the Li family was a little embarrassed, they were still very pleased to accept it.

Parents are all of the same mind.

Although she will not cheekily ask her eldest son to give her younger son a share of her private property, the dilemma of her youngest son having no family property to share has always been her heart disease.

Although she has a rich private house, she has long planned to divide it equally among all her children a hundred years ago, including her adopted daughter Cao Yi.

It's not that she didn't think about it, be thick-skinned and give her young son a big head, after all, those three brothers and sisters are doing well, but they can't get over the level in their hearts, and they are afraid that they will hurt their flesh and blood because of money and foreign things.

Now the arrangement of the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, out of sincerity, she accepted it without hypocrisy.

Now to buy property for the Li family, if you buy a new one, I don't know when it will have to wait; Looking at Li Xu's situation, I don't know how long I can survive.

The Li family remembered this small village under the name of Changsheng.

But this is the son and daughter-in-law who bought it, and she always has to make it clear.

"Yesterday I went to see your uncle, and he asked me to come forward to buy some good land for the Li family, but where to find something proper for a while, I mean...... Otherwise, transfer this small village to the Li family first, and then ask someone to inquire carefully, and then buy a small village to make up for this. Li said.

Chu Yu listened, hesitated, and said: "This small village under the name of the second brother is separated from the middle of the big village, and it is cheaper to take care of it in the past...... If you make up for it, you may not find such a proper place...... The daughter-in-law just bought a Zhuangzi at the beginning of the year, no more, no less, it is also twenty acres, but the Zhuangzi is in Shunyi, which is farther away than the Zhuangzi in Fangshan......

When Li heard Chu Yu say that he had bought a new Zhuangzi, he was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate, you bought a field at this time, it's a makeup field for Hui Yatou, right?" What if you move it out and can't find it again? ”

Chu Yu shook his head and said, "Tianhui's makeup field has already been placed...... This is the daughter-in-law who bought a second room and two nieces, in the end, there is a concubine, Jinghui is gone, and the daughter-in-law must do her best to ......"

Although he was grateful for his daughter-in-law's benevolence and righteousness, Li did not approve of her move.

She thought for a while and said, "Although you have a good heart, there are more than two sisters in the second room...... Brother Song and his brothers are still young, and there will be children in the future......"

Chu Yu rarely insisted: "Other people's parents are complete, where do you need my aunt to be troublesome?" In this world, it is not easy for women, and Tianwang is young and young, so he can't rely on it for a while. With more things to be around, the nieces can suffer less grievances when they go out......"

Li didn't say more, and said: "Their little sister still has two and a half years of filial piety, even if they buy it again, they are still rich, so they will be appropriated for me first......

Chu Yu responded with a smile and told the maid to go and get the deed over.

The name of Cao Hao was written on the deed, and the Li family called Cao Fang and asked him to take the deed to the yamen to transfer the ownership.

However, after a little effort, the corresponding procedures will be handled properly.

Li took out the key again, made someone take 5,000 taels of silver from the private room, and wrote a handwritten letter to Li Nai.

She stated in the letter that she "gifted" the Li family 20 hectares of land in order to repay Li Xu and Li Han's "kindness" back then.

Although the Li family is not as good as before, the incense offering of the Li Han family is indispensable. In addition, seeing that Li Xu was now sick and lying in bed, he said that he was poor and couldn't bear it, so he gave the grange to him, so that the Li family had some income.

The other 5,000 taels of silver, in addition to being used to improve the old man's life and ask for medical advice, the rest is the silver prepared for Li Xu.

Li Xu was born in the eunuch family, except for the unsmooth years in his later years, he has enjoyed wealth and glory almost all his life.

The last big thing, even if it is not appropriate to be wanton, you can't wronged the old man.

She also noted in the letter that he just knew the matter in his heart, and there was no need to tell the old man.

This gift is too heavy.

Five thousand taels of silver is still a small head, and the current market price of those twenty hectares of fertile land is nearly 30,000 taels.

Li Nai's letter was read three times, and in the letter there was nothing but gratitude, but only worry.

After all, the identity of the Li family has long been revealed, in addition to an uninformed woman in the house like the Wang family, and in addition to the Li family is his cousin and grandmother, Li Nai, like Li Xu, knows the identity of the Li family's "golden branches and jade leaves".

It is a good thing that the Li family is willing to take care of the Li family, but it is difficult for Li Nai to feel at ease when he gives away so many belongings at once.

If this causes Cao Hao and his wife to be dissatisfied, it will make the already estranged relationship between the two families even worse.

After thinking about it, Li Nai didn't dare to accept this "generous gift" in private, so he still went to the upper room and informed Li Xu of the matter.

Li Xu read Li's handwriting, was silent for a long time, and said, "Since it is a piece of Mrs. Gu's heart, just accept it...... Don't forget to go over and say thank you, just say what I said, and let Mrs. Gu bother......"

This kind of personal exchange is not a big deal in Beijing.

But because it was related to the Cao family, he transferred the account in the yamen, and there was some trouble.

That night, the message excerpt at the sticky pole was written down, and Li's handwritten letter was copied word for word and attached to the message.

When Yongzheng saw the news, his face showed a bit of sarcasm, and he said to the thirteenth elder brother: "Li Xu was known as 'Li Buddha' in Jiangnan in his early years, and the people of the three religions and nine streams in distress only asked to go to the door of the Li family, and they could get more help...... Secreted the royal silver, how many favors were sold. When the Li family asked for the guilt, except for those who came out and fell into the well, how could they ever see people show their heads...... If it weren't for Mrs. Li's nostalgia, I'm afraid she would be so poor that she would have to ask for food......"

Although the Li family is unbearable, in the end, it is the in-laws of the Cao family, and the granddaughter of the Li family is now in the eyes of Fujin again, and often goes to the palace to ask for peace.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't want Yongzheng to attack the Li family, so he diverged and said: "In the final analysis, the Li family has 'nurturing kindness' for Mrs. Li, not to mention Mrs. Li, it is Cao Hao, even if you don't want to see the Li family, you can't break the relationship in the end......

Yongzheng threw the fold on the imperial case, snorted coldly and said, "Is it cheaper for him......"

Although he was a little unhappy, he didn't mean to care about it in the end, and the thirteenth elder brother was secretly relieved when he saw this...... In the blink of an eye, it was the fourth day of the first month of March.

Tianyou has already taken leave from the guards, and the wedding shed of Cao's mansion has also been erected, and the account room has also been supported.

The family of the Shangshu family of the household department married the eldest daughter-in-law, and the families of the six departments and Jiuqing who had dealings with the Cao family began to make people pay tribute.

It's just that those with high status mostly hold their own identities, and they don't show up until they are right. Most of the people who came over today were low-grade Beijing officials, or in-laws who were a little more distant, and the money they gave was limited.

This is also to be expected, the account office has a good note, according to the size of the silver ingots are packed separately.

No, in the afternoon, the bookkeeper received a heavy gift.

There is only one line on the gift list, five hundred taels of gold, and the signature is only four words "Xuzhou Li Wei...... Five hundred taels of gold is really nothing to the Cao family.

It can be used as a wedding gift, but it is too heavy.

Even the closest relatives of the Cao family would not be given such a heavy ceremony.

The account office was afraid of being involved and did not dare to accept it directly, so he reported to Zhang Yi, the general ledger of the wedding.

Zhang Yi knew the grievances between the Li family and the Cao family, and knew that since the second wife was gone, the relationship between the Cao family and the Li family was a little awkward.

But he also knew that since the Li family sent the gift money to him, even if his old wife was not happy, it was not easy to refuse. Otherwise, not only will they tear their faces with the Li family, but they will also be tongue-in-cheek.

It's just that he is a subordinate, so it's not good to call the shots directly, so he has to pass the word to Chu Yu and report the matter to Chu Yu.

Sure enough, Chu Yu's side finally sent a message and ordered to accept the gift.

Zhang Yi came out in person, accompanied the Li family steward to eat half a cup of tea, and explained the reason for the delay in the accounting room. It's nothing more than that his lord is honest and honest, and he doesn't want to take advantage of the wedding and funeral to receive heavy gifts, and the people in the account room don't know the relationship between the Li family and the Cao family, so they don't dare to accept it directly.

Then he had someone take a high-quality silver seal before serving tea to the guests...... At the beginning of the year, Li Wei went to the fold to ask His Majesty to see him, and he got the grace, and set off from Hangzhou half a month ago, and now he is called the capital.

Before entering the city, he stayed outside the city for the night, and this morning he handed over a sign to meet him.

This time when they returned to Beijing, the two of them discussed confidential matters.

The people of Jiangnan, no matter how the imperial court showed their kindness, did not forget the blood debt committed in Jiangnan when the Eight Banners entered the customs.

In the final analysis, it is not terrible to change the dynasty, but there are many people who die, and hatred cannot be resolved in one or two generations.

On the side of the imperial court, the people of Jiangnan have always been afraid of prevention.

After Li Wei went to Jiangnan to "arrest thieves", he had a secret fold and told Yongzheng that the common people had privately formed associations to join the church.

Luojiao, which had been banned by the imperial court, was revived in the land south of the Yangtze River.

Although Li Wei led people to destroy several law nunnery and captured many Luo backbones, he could not curb the spread of Luo in Jiangnan.

In the early years, the two monarchs and ministers discussed this matter secretly, and Li Wei thought that "blocking is better than sparse".

That is, if the government cannot curb the spread of Luojiao, it will support non-governmental forces to sort out Luojiao.

As the emperor, Yongzheng had the right to check the secret files of the previous dynasty, and after seeing the record of the collapse of Hongmen, he had the idea of fighting fire, and wanted to fight the arrogance of Luojiao from the root.

This time, Li Wei's excerpt was approved for this matter.

In the Qinzheng Hall of the Old Summer Palace, the two monarchs and ministers discussed secretly for four hours.

Even Chen Fu, the chief eunuch who had always been with him in front of the palace, was sent out.

Chen Fule couldn't rest his feet in the duty room, squinted his eyes, lay on the recliner, and enjoyed the little eunuch's foot.

It's not easy for him to be a chief eunuch, he looks like a beautiful scenery, and he often serves the emperor, but he has to stand for most of the day every day, and it's not easy to survive.

Even if he knew that Li Wei was a feudal official who was valued by the emperor's master, Chen Fu did not take him to heart.

This Li Wei is the same as that Tian Wenjing, but he is just a lackey of the emperor's family.

Although Chen Fu has never read any books, he has been poor for half his life, and he has some knowledge.

Isn't there an old saying, "The cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks"?

With the support of the emperor, those two "scourged" so many people, it is no wonder that they can have a good death.

I was slandering in my heart, and I saw that the little eunuch came to report that Li Wei had come out of the main hall.

Chen Fu hurriedly got up, flicked his clothes, and walked quickly to the door of the main hall to stand by.

Li Wei was in a trance, his steps were in a hurry, he didn't see Chen Fu, and went in the direction of Yuanmenzi.

In his eyes, his behavior was like being arrogant and treating Chen Fu, the eunuch in charge of the palace.

You must know that the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother, the prince's honor, have to be polite when they see Chen Fu.

The little eunuch behind Chen Fu was not angry, and muttered: "This person is so rude. ”

Chen Fu looked at Li Wei's back, and there was already coldness in his eyes...... Li Wei's mood is not good, he is not a person who loves to kill, although he has been "suppressing bandits" in Jiangnan in the past few years, he can catch those who are mostly bullies and bandits, and there are innocent people who die.

Therefore, even if he has blood on his hands, he feels that he has a clear conscience for the sake of the court and the people.

Supporting the non-governmental forces and sorting out and managing the Luo followers was his proposal, and the original intention was also to stabilize the violent suppression of the local and provincial governments and intensify the contradictions between the government and the people.

I don't want to, when I go to the emperor's side to make arrangements, his kindness becomes "malicious".

If you continue to do it, you can certainly hit the arrogance of Luojiao, but I don't know how many people will die.

Now, where is his room for opposition except to obey orders?

Li Wei was terrified.

When he returned to the house, he sat in a chair in a daze.

It seems that he has entered a dead end.

The emperor "valued" him more and more, and the more people he offended.

Although he had apprehensions earlier, he was not afraid because he had no guilt in his heart.

Now, he's finally scared.

As a result, there is this important gift from Caofu...... Originally, he still thought that since the Cao family had a grudge against him about Dong E's death, then he would be self-aware and not want to get close to him.

After all, he should apologize and apologize, and besides, it's not interesting.

But now, he has to plan for his children.

He can be the "lackey" of the emperor's subordinates and the "boning knife" in the emperor's hands, but he can't help but arrange a way back for his children.

Today, I am talking about the right thing.

He has already made up his mind that before leaving Beijing, when his majesty sees the emperor again, he will make a marriage agreement between the Cao and Li families.

If the Cao family thinks that the Li family's second son is Gao Pan, then he will marry the eldest son...... Even if he made the eldest son wait for three years, as long as he could get more shelter, he would admit it......

(To be continued)