The second day of October was Xu Qingtang's birthday, and the whole clan came to congratulate him, and Xu Hao, as a son of man, took turns to toast at each table.

Among the children of the Xu family, Xu Rong and Xu Yi are the most wealthy, as Zhu Qiaoqiao's former right-hand man, they have been attached to the Xu family for many years.

When the Xu family moved to Beiping, the brothers also followed the past and experienced ups and downs together, and now Xu Rong is Xu Qingtang's confidant and has made the classics of the Guogong Mansion, and Xu Yi went to Liaodong with Zhu Qiaoqiao, and he is still a henchman among his henchmen.

Xu Rong and Xu Hao have a good relationship, they married Xiao Yue, who had been a maid by Xu Hao's side for a year, Xiao Yue was Li Qiu's cousin, and she was gradually getting closer and closer to the second room.

The clansmen who are proud of the scenery will naturally be disappointed, but on the whole, the Xu family will not lack food and clothing, there is an old lady and three wives, as long as the clansmen and relatives are not lazy to eat, relying on the intricate relationship network of the family, even in the capital, it can be regarded as a small rich family.

Among them, Xu Ming, who is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, is an outlier in the family, he has not relied on anyone since he was a child, and he has made a living by selling pork along the street.

Xu Hao thinks that his cousin is self-reliant and upright, and whenever he meets him, he is polite and treats him as a brother.

Xu Meng regards selling meat as a joy in life, he doesn't need to look at anyone's face when he is warm and carefree, and his life is very smooth.

People who are butchers are relatively bold, timid people can't do this, Xu Ming's only hobby in life is drinking, the amount of alcohol is not good, he gets drunk, he is not afraid of the day after he is drunk, his relatives are not willing to deal with him, and acquaintances say that he is a dangerous person, who is not afraid of a drunken butcher with a butcher knife?

Over time, those who knew him would say hello from afar, and leave after saying hello, let alone those who didn't know, and they didn't dare to approach when they didn't buy meat.

One is a child of the Xu family and a butcher who slaughters pigs. Kong Wuli didn't even dare to provoke the scoundrels in the market, and he knew that his relationship with his family had always been indifferent, and even if he had the heart to flatter, it was useless.

After a long time, Xu Ming's temper became more and more eccentric, and he often said angrily: "You ignore Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu doesn't use you, I earn my own money and eat by myself, I never ask anyone, what can I do if I'm close?" What if you stay away from me? I don't need you to pay attention to me, I'm not happy to pay attention to you! ”

Since then, when I see people I know, I look up and disdain. In fact, my heart has become desolate. In recent years, even Xu Hao has been reluctant to take care of it, the first pork was sent to the Wei Mansion, and later to the British Mansion, without worrying about food and clothing, and now he doesn't give a pound of meat.

As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck. Last autumn he had a very bad case of malaria, which cost a lot of money for medicine, and his family was empty, and his furniture was pawned. Almost nothing.

Xu Hao had strong self-esteem and was reluctant to open his mouth, his wife Liu carried him to the Xu family for help, Xu Hao knew his cousin's temperament, and he was more sensitive when he was sick. It was because he and his sister-in-law partnered to hide it from him, and with good medicine and adequate nutrition, Xu Luo was completely out of his body this year.

After getting better from his illness and going back to business, Liu didn't dare to say anything. It stands to reason that whoever encounters such a situation is unfortunately in the predicament of having no money, and temporary borrowing is the only way. Let the family eat enough first, and have the capital to buy pigs to open a business, it is not difficult to restore life to normal.

Helplessly, Xu Meng is still that stubborn character, and he will never wag his tail and beg for mercy in front of his relatives. Just ask a poor man, can someone knock on the door and give him money while sitting at home? It's not for nothing, but Xu Hao's recklessness in sending money angered him.

In this way, Xu Meng sat and waited to die, and he didn't dare to buy rice and noodles at home to make a fire to cook, so adults were worried, and the children shouted that I was hungry, I was hungry, and the fate of the family seemed to have come to an end.

People have to bow their heads in reality, and Xu Ming's usual arrogance can't help but be exhausted, and relatives and neighbors point fingers every day and laugh at him for not understanding world affairs.

Liu wanted to say that his cousin promised to lend our family the capital, but before he could speak, he walked out of the house aimlessly because he was sad.

Wearing a broken skin and not washing his face for several days, Xu Meng looked very depressed, and suddenly collided with the person opposite, only to hear the person shouting: "Amitabha, what's wrong?" ”

Xu Meng raised his head and saw that it was the abbot of Zhiyun of the Great Ci'en Temple, because the other party was a monk, and he was discouraged and lost his former pride, so he took the initiative to admit his mistake and said: "Master, don't be surprised, I really didn't see it." ”

Zhiyun looked at him with pity and said sympathetically: "Why didn't you do business?" I've heard you haven't been very smug lately. ”

Xu Meng was full of grumbling and had no way to vent his sorrow, and he had nothing to hide from the world's senior monks, seeing that the other party was very concerned, he couldn't help but be very moved, and he said the words hidden in his heart at the moment.

Finally, he said, "Master, tell you the truth, I have no way to live now. ”

Zhiyun was very surprised, and said in his heart that your Xu family has two first-class princes, if you are cornered, it will be a fantasy! However, the neighbors in the street know the roots, and they also know what Xu Luo is about.

"It's just bad luck, today we meet is a fate and a law, it can be seen that there is a blessing of the Buddha in the underworld."

After Zhiyun finished speaking, he took out ten taels of silver, "These are probably enough to make the capital, and there is no interest or fixed return date." When you have money, when you pay it back. Even if you can't earn it, it doesn't matter, it's important to support your family, you don't have to take it to heart. ”

He was grateful to Xu Ming, who thought he was cornered, and sighed that there were still such good people in the world, and shouted that this grace and virtue were unforgettable.

After returning home, Xu Miao revisited his old business, he has been a butcher for more than ten years, and he has never been short of catties or two, and the people around him like to buy his pork, and the family will soon have no food to eat.

The day before yesterday, Xu Luo calculated that in addition to various expenses, he left some money as a cost, and also earned three taels of silver, and chose a larger pig's head, a pair of the fattest sewer, and six or seven catties of good meat with three layers of flowers, and sent them to the Great Ci'en Temple together.

Zhiyun is famous for his hobby of eating meat, and the abbot he is between the dual identity of the imperial court appointing and dealing with foreign affairs, not a Zen sect that strictly abides by the rules and precepts of the Qing Dynasty, and it is not a violation of the precepts to occasionally drink wine and eat meat, plus in the early years he was born as a novice of Yao Guangxiao, and participated in the Battle of Jingjing, and no one cares about him if he does not break the law and commit crimes.

Zhiyun was very happy and said with a smile: "You give me something, and I won't be polite to you." As for the money to be kept for your household, it is not to boast of your riches. I think that the incense of my Great Mercy and Grace Temple is prosperous, what is ten taels of silver? Let's just take care of each other. ”

Xu Meng was also very happy when he heard this, he was much more relaxed when he was free of debts, and his gratitude to the other party also increased several times, and he regarded Zhiyun as his only friend from then on.

Today, Liu strongly persuaded him to celebrate his birthday, and Xu Meng also consciously straightened his waist, so the whole family came together.

Xu Hao was very relieved to see him standing up in adversity, and stepped forward to toast and said: "Brother Luo is a blessed person, I have long wanted to say one thing, but I have never had time. Otherwise, you will spend all your savings when you are sick. ”

"Huh!" Xu Meng smiled, listened to his cousin's euphemism, and felt that the relatives around him secretly pricked up their ears, so he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Xu Hao said: "You should have set up a butcher shop a long time ago, and found an apprentice to help you do things, so that someone will do it for you when you have something." ”

Xu Luo felt the same way through this incident, and nodded with a smile and agreed.

Xu Rong, who accompanied Xu Hao to toast around, pouted, and secretly scolded you for being a mallet, if it weren't for me to send you money and medicine. It's been a long time since the damn died, and now it's okay, and I still don't know our brother's kindness to you.

Everything in the clan is taken care of by Xu Rong, and it is inconvenient for Li Dong and other outsiders in this regard. Therefore, Xu Rong is clear about his family's affairs.

Xu Fen, who was standing next to him, had stammered with Xu Wen in his early years, and later changed careers to become a god stick, that is, a fortune teller who claimed to be a half-immortal, and could make a lot of money all year round. Every year, I will go to Xu's house to tell fortunes for my female dependents.

Yesterday, Liu asked him to tell his fortune, and just reported the birthdays of himself and his husband, Xu Meng returned home. He didn't believe in these ghosts and gods, and he was not willing to spend money in vain, so he angrily kicked Xu Fen out.

This incident made Xu Fen angry half to death, if it wasn't for his brothers in the same clan, how could he come to the door? Then he secretly hated it, and at this time, he saw that Xu Hao respected Xu Hao very much, and deliberately pinched his fingers, and sighed with a frown.

Xu Rong believed this very much, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" What do you sigh for no reason? ”

Xu Hao looked at him, and Xu Fen said: "It's strange for you to say this, I'm uneasy if I don't say it, and I don't know what to do." ”

Xu Hao said: "If you have something to say, there is nothing inconvenient." ”

Xu Fen had the intention to block Xu Ming, and sighed: "That day, my sister-in-law asked me to tell my fortune, and Xu Meng was destined to cause trouble this year." ”

Xu Rong was shocked and said: "You miscalculated, the disaster suffered last year, this year's disaster has receded, should Jitai come." ”

"That's a disease, this year it's either a bloody disaster or a prison disaster." Xu Fen said slowly.

Xu Meng was angry when he heard this, and felt that Xu Fen was deliberately cursing him, and he was a little drunk after a few more glasses of wine, and he was about to beat someone when he jumped up, but was stopped by Xu Hao in the middle, and he pointed at Xu Fen and scolded.

Xu Fen sneered and turned his head to leave, Xu Rong scolded Xu Ming: "You are just a muddy person, is this the place where you go wild?" ”

Xu Haonian didn't care when he was drunk, so he pulled people into the house and sat down, and his relatives felt disappointed, and they all counted Xu Miao and couldn't get on the stage. When Liu heard the news, he rushed from the inner house and apologized while pulling her husband home.

Not to mention that Xu Miao walked out of the gate of Xu's house with a black face, and walked towards his house with a scolding face.

Xu Hao was sent outside the door, and happened to encounter a message sent by Xie Jin, and learned that Chen Ying, the imperial history of Zuodu, impeached Ma Huguan in the early dynasty and forcibly took a folk woman and married a prostitute as a concubine.

As mentioned above, Hu Guannai is the third son of the late Dongchuan Marquis Hu Hai, the founder of the country, and the princess of Nankang; The eldest brother Hu Bin was killed in the battle in Yunnan, and the second brother Hu Yu was killed because of the Lanyu case.

During the Battle of Jingjing, Hu Guan was captured alive by the Yan army, and after being pardoned, he had nothing to do at home for a long time.

Xu Hao was a little surprised, it seems that Chen Ying's impeachment of Sheng Yong was removed by himself, the impeachment of Li Jinglong and Li Zengzhi brothers was removed again, the impeachment of Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying was also removed, and the impeachment of Ma Meiyin only made him lose his military power.

Four impeachments of Xungui that caused a sensation in the capital did not succeed, which undoubtedly dealt a great blow to Chen Ying's prestige, and it seems that this time Chen Ying made up his mind without prior notice that he would definitely succeed.

Chen Ying must have conclusive evidence in her hands, Xu Hao doesn't care about Hu Guan's fate, anyway, Zhu Gaochi won't ask for his name, and going to prison is inevitable.

As the imperial history, it is Chen Ying's job to impeach illegal officials, but the imperial history is a double-edged sword, especially in the hands of Chen Ying, who is famous in history.

Xu Hao couldn't see through what was going on behind this for a while, probably Chen Ying wanted to use Hu Guan to test his attitude.

Therefore, Xu Hao feels that he should not interfere, otherwise he will be suspected of interfering in the government, and if Hu Guanzhen's evidence is conclusive, he deserves to be impeached, who made you a colt. (To be continued......)