In September of the fourth year of Wanli, the first snow fell in the center of the world and the capital of Daming.

The snow was not heavy, but the officials and scholars in the capital immediately wrote a poem to praise the good harvest of snow. It was naturally the wisdom of Your Majesty and the wisdom of Lord Zhang.

These things have nothing to do with Wang Tong running in the snow. A year later, he grew taller and looked like an adult.

His family lives in the south of the imperial city, which is the so-called southern city. This is the area where the civilians and subordinate officials of the capital live. When walking, you can't feel the solemnity and wealth of the capital at all.

The snowflakes were flying, but the weather was not very cold. Wang Tong trotted into a shop. When the shop saw a customer, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and took a duster to sweep the snowflakes on Wang Tong's clothes.

Although the shopkeeper and the shopkeepers of this store are polite, they have no smiles. It’s not that they can’t do business, but because they are a store selling incense and candle offerings.

"Shopkeeper, please give me the candle for funeral for three days, give me a piece of incense, and cut twenty pieces of yellow paper... Can you send a friend to me?"

Wang Tong said in a deep voice. Seeing the half-aged child entering the door with red eyes and sad faces, the old and sophisticated shopkeeper and the clerk knew what had given birth, so he nodded and agreed.

When Macau returned to the capital, Wang Li and Wang Tong and his son left for almost half a year. The long journey made Wang Li's already unbearable body even worse.

After returning to the capital, Wang Li went to the yamen of the Fushi Office to handle his errands and fell ill a few days later. After seeing the doctor Wang Tong invited, he directly made a judgment on the incurable disease, and the three doctors said so. Wang Tong took care of him for several months. Just the day before the first snow fell, Wang Li could no longer hold on and swallowed in the bed.

Wang Tong was heartbroken. He was an orphan in that life. His mother died early in this life. His father left him so early. He wanted to live alone and helplessly?

Although his thoughts were nearly forty years old, he was still at a loss when facing this situation and just cried loudly at his father's body.

Widow Ma, who was still living next door, heard the movement here and couldn't help but come over to take a look. Although Wang Li was a Jinyiwei, the neighbors still got along well. During his serious illness, Widow Ma also helped a lot.

Seeing Wang Tong crying, the woman comforted her for a few words, it was not a matter of placing the corpse like this. It would be better to get the funeral done as soon as possible and be buried in peace.

Life has to continue. Wang Tong, who endured the grief, had to follow the advice of his neighbors. Under the guidance of Widow Ma, he bought things like longevity clothes, spiritual chambers, and banners. The Wang family had no relatives in the capital. Wang Tong went to the Jinyiwei Yamen to report the funeral and notified Wang Li's old friends.

After buying incense and candles in this shop, we will soon welcome guests from all walks of life, and there are still some things at home that have not been arranged.

After Wang Tong paid the money, he hurriedly ran to the house.

It was snowing day and lunch time again. The narrow streets were very deserted. Wang Tong trotted for a while, but had to slow down.

Because there were two Jinyiwei in flying fish uniforms walking swaying there. Although Wang Tong was also a child of Jinyiwei, he never dared to rely on his identity to be arrogant. Wang Li was just a small flag with less than ten people under him, and there were also general flags, hundreds of households, and thousands of households at all levels above him, not to mention that the emperor hid dragons and tigers at his feet. What could this little power be considered?

Seeing the two Jinyiwei in front, Wang Tong didn't dare to run over, so as not to be wrong for a moment and be stopped by the other party for inquiries, that would be troublesome.

As a child of the Jinyiwei, Wang Tong naturally understood how arrogant these people were, not to mention that his father died of illness and had lost his support.

When they arrived, one of the two men glanced back. Wang Tong was wearing a wide-edged felt hat and could not see his head clearly when he lowered his head. Moreover, he had slowed down and didn't care.

He was about to go around, but he heard the previous word "Wang Li". When he heard the name of his deceased father, Wang Li was shocked and immediately slowed down and hung behind him.

"If you die, you will die. You have to worry about worshiping you. It's really unhappy on this snowy day!"

"Tao Liu, don't be angry about this tuberculosis. Today, I'm a young man, please have a drink to warm your body!"

"...Wang Li has returned from the south and has a lot of wealth, right?"

"Tao Liu, the person who came back with him said that it will not be less than two thousand taels."

"Tsk tsk, the maritime merchants in the south are really willing to spend money."

"As soon as Wang Li went, his son was just a white dick. It was not easy to get this money. The house on the street of the Wang family..."

The two Jinyiwei said indifferently, but Wang Tong, who was following them, felt the cold air flowing from the outside into his flesh and his whole body was cold.

During that time, Wang Li stayed in Macau. Local officials and Chinese businessmen in Macau were both filial and had indeed saved a lot of money to bring it back. After returning to Beijing, he spent some treatment, and there were still more than 2,100 taels of silver left. When Wang Li was dying, he told Wang Tong, "Don't stay in the capital. Use this money to go back to his hometown in Jinan Prefecture to buy some land and house to live a safe life." However, he did not expect that the money had been targeted.

After walking a few steps, the two Jinyiwei in front turned into a tavern. Wang Tong saw clearly the side opposite him. The "Liu Head" pointed-mouthed monkey cheeks, a goatee beard, and a thin appearance. The man who flattered him was tall and strong, with a beard on his face.

But what shocked Wang Tong even more was the waist card exposed by Liu's head, the black iron waist card. This waist card represents the official rank of the Jinyiwei - the general flag. A general flag is set on the five small flags, which is higher than Wang Li's official rank.

After the two of them entered the tavern, Wang Tong did not dare to follow in and stare, and ran towards his house again.

Wang Tong's house is a two-entry house facing the street. Most of the houses on this street are all kinds of shops, which are usually quite prosperous, and even this house is worth a few dollars.

When he returned home, Wang Tong was already in a mess. He had just suffered a disaster at home. Someone wanted to seize the property. He didn't even leave this house for himself and wanted to kill him.

But I have no relatives and no reason. I am only thirteen years old this year and I have no ability to deal with it at all. What should I do?

Widow Ma had already asked someone to call the staff who specialize in the funeral, and set up the Wang family's hall into a mourning hall, waiting for Wang Tong to come back. Seeing him coming in in a daze, he couldn't help but care about him worriedly:

"Child, aunt knows you are uncomfortable, but the days ahead are still long. What should you do if you are uncomfortable and your body is damaged..."

Wang Tong nodded reluctantly and replied:

"Auntie, I'm fine. If I hadn't been to help this time, I really don't know what to do."

He was sincerely grateful. Distant relatives were better than close neighbors. In this incident, this woman in her forties helped their family too much. Wang Li just helped the poor woman speak a fair word in the government back then.

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In the past six months, there have been many things. I have created jokes similar to novels in myself. I feel that I feel that I have no idea.
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