Chapter 158: The Trivial Matters of Returning to Hometown (Part 2)
The next day I visited Ouyang's mother, Liu, who could go there or not. After all, I remarried and had no registration in the court. This time I brought Liang Hongyu with me. Although the county reminded me in advance, Liu really didn't expect Ouyang to come. Although he was prepared, he was still in a hurry. Fortunately, Ouyang's half-year-old sister could also help, buy a little, boil water and make tea. In addition to this daughter, Liu also has an eight-year-old son. Liu's husband is now one of the few doctors in the county. It can be seen that although the family's life is not rich, it can be considered a well-off. However, her husband has sent his son to Hangzhou to school these days and has not been at home.
Liang Hongyu put the bracelet on Ouyang's hand and asked, "What's the name?"
"Wang Baofu."
Ouyang was so cold that his name was too overkill. However, as a contemporary literati representative of the 'Kuji-Kuji', the daughter of Song Huizong, was also overkill. What about Zhao Jinnu, Zhao Jinluo, and Zhao Fujin. Ouyang asked: "Have you gone to school?"
Liu said, "What kind of school does a girl go to? I can't handle this family alone. She can help her at home. I'm not illiterate, nor is it a good life."
"That's not the case. Look at Hangzhou Yangzhou, Hongzhou, and the areas near Yangping, it's hard to marry without literacy. You say that my sister will find a good family in the future, but it's hard to find a good family in illiteracy."
Liang Hongyu said, "Yes, mother-in-law, now if there is something to be done in the venue, I will write it at the door of the venue. I remember something like this. The owner told everyone to get the money for the holiday. But the literate ones went to get the money, and the illiterate ones had nothing. Look, who is the foreman who is not aware of words? The people above all wrote down for the foreman to read. There are about a hundred foremans in a venue, so you can't notify them one by one."
Wang Baofu said sensiblely: "The school was expensive when my father said, and my younger brother would also win the top scholar in the future to glory. But sooner or later I will get married and lose money." Ouyang's younger brother went to Hangzhou to study, and the tuition fee was indeed not ordinary. But the gentleman was even more extraordinary, and he was a special veteran Hanlin.
"So sensible." Ouyang touched Wang Baofu's head, took out a piece of white paper from the package, and then took out a ink. He pressed Wang Baofu's handprint on it and said, "My sister is also a rich man now,"
Mrs. Liu asked in confusion: "What's the money?"
"I plan to transfer the tea picking shares in Xincheng to my sister's name. I asked someone to sign a contract and send it to the major shareholder of the tea picking factory." Ouyang said: "There is only about 10,000 yuan in dividends every year. The contract is a dead contract, and it cannot be transferred anymore. Be good at protecting your fortune and be obedient. If you are for the sake of your brother's good, you can't spend this money. Remember, don't marry before the age of 18."
"Is this suitable?" Liu asked hurriedly, but she knew what Wan Guan was.
"What's wrong with it?" Ouyang said: "Girls have to have some money. But if you listen to me, you can't let your younger brother spend it. Otherwise, you will be a prodigal son in the future. There are younger brothers on three sides and sisters on one side. Although the palms and backs of hands are flesh, it can be seen that this younger brother has been well taken care of. I heard that he has hired a special person to serve in Hangzhou to live. And my sister is still walking barefoot on the ground in this weather, and several pieces of clothes are changed to old clothes. Of course, my brother has to say justice. This matter is settled."
Liang Hongyu said, "Official, do you think Baofu dare not hand over the money to your family? Can you still be better if you hand over the money to your family?"
"..." Ouyang thought of it, and said to Liu: "So, I will leave this contract to my brother. If you have any difficulties, please contact him. I will take this blessing with me.
What do you think?"
"Okay!" Liu agreed immediately.
Ouyang sighed and agreed without discussing it. You can know Wang Baofu's status in this family. In fact, this is already very common. Not only at this time, but also in the rural areas in the late 1990s, it was still like this. A girl had to get up at five or six in the morning to cook, and she would be called lazy if she didn't afford it. The boy was her mother helping her clothes and her father was responsible for carrying her to school. I remember a survey in 2000, and a survey of men in rural areas was two grades higher than that of women. Why are women discriminated against? The first reason is labor force, and the second reason is "marry," the word "marriage". Women's physical strength is not as good as men, and with the saying of small feet, they basically have no ability to work.
The married daughter is like a splashed water. Now she raises other people's daughters-in-laws, while the son is for the elderly and the end of her life. There is no way for others to do anything about it, after all, this is an idea. But her sister cannot watch her be wronged. Since it is not appropriate to stay here, then take it away. Yangping's tendency to favor boys over girls is relatively light in Song Dynasty. Or it is proportional to whether the economy is more economically. In the poorer place, the higher the betrothal of a girl when she gets married, it is called buying a wife. Buy it out at one time. A wealthy family cares about whether the girl will live well in her in-laws' house in the future and whether she will be wronged. Not to mention betrothal gifts, the son-in-law may also generously donate when she needs to buy a house.
The ancient punishment for adultery even showed that women prefer boys over girls, and women had to be soaked in pig cages, but men only had a little trouble. It was unfair to add all the wrong responsibilities to women. Even if Zhao Yu became the emperor, the status of women did not improve much. But at this time, women were considered lucky. After Zhu Xi came out, the only remaining status of women was stripped naked. Ouyang remembered this man again, and he had the plan to destroy his nine clans, and he dared to reveal his name before he died.
Liu originally wanted to keep a meal, but Ouyang was in a bad mood when he saw Wang Baofu treating him at home, and he didn't give Liu a face. He greeted him and would take Wang Baofu with him after some time. He left. It was not Wang Baofu's status in the family, but even Liu, as a woman, had a serious plot of favoring boys over girls, which was something he could not understand. What kind of woman sympathized with women is simply nonsense.
The county delayed for a few more days, and Ouyang visited several tea picking farms. Yangping's production is different, with a large area and standardized management. Each acre is isolated to avoid pest infection. There are also boutique areas, dedicated personnel to manage and sell at high prices. According to the agreement, the tea here can be roughly processed and can be sent to Yangzhou for processing, or the raw tea can be sold to the Southeast Chamber of Commerce for processing. Ouyang felt that no place now has the ability to produce, process, and sales one-stop, and technical management cannot keep up, and he also agreed with such a specialized method. However, he required competition to avoid price lowering caused by monopoly.
When I returned to Oujiazhuang, it was solemn. My uncle invited the plaque of his ancestors to let Ouyang kneel down and worship before entering the village. The entrance of the village was the Dagong Pavilion, which obviously did not deduct any minus. Thousands of coins of money built the pavilion very generously. The stone, wood, and carvings were all high-quality goods.
When I entered the village, the first thing I did was to go to the ancestral hall to burn incense. My uncle praised the ancestors for their spirits and other things. He also said that Benzhuang was a famous general of the Song Dynasty, and said that Ouyang was not embarrassed. When he was excited, he sighed.
After playing Ouyang like this for a whole day, he finally got to the point. Ouyang first visited his aunt, which was not as bad as he thought, and he could walk with someone to help him. I heard that it was Zhao Yu who sent the imperial physician medicine, and he only looked good after taking it.
Ouyang immediately ordered someone to find a few retired imperial physicians to see the doctor after he went back.
Next was Liang Hongyu's business. My uncle had heard his son say that, but he was still dissatisfied. He felt that Ouyang had a bright future, was the top scholar, had great achievements in the court, and had a good reputation, so he had to marry a high-ranking official. Liang Hongyu had been in Leying and had a concubine, so he was unwilling to become a regular. However, although his uncle was harsh to Ouyang when he was a child, he also favored him very much. Besides, Ouyang was so big and knowledgeable. My uncle also knew that it was impossible to be the master of Ouyang. Either he was hard. Finally, seeing that Liang Hongyu had performed well in a few days, he reluctantly agreed. After all, he was considered a general and saved Jueyang.
Originally, I had to send a media book, and I had to invite Liang Hongyu's mother to the scene. But... it was like taking the undergraduate entrance examination in high school and going to a junior college to a bachelor's degree, there was still a certain difference. However, there must be a media book, and there was a title that the Ming media had taken, and then I worshiped my ancestors in the ancestral hall. Liang Hongyu wrote a genealogy and became the wife of the Ou family legitimately. Of course, this genealogy did not describe Liang Hongyu, but Liang's family. Ouyang also had to report to the Ministry of Personnel, which was still written in the XX place of Liang.
After everything was settled, my uncle spoke to Ouyang, and the main topic was that Ouyang was too capable. The example he gave was Song Taizu's glass of wine to release military power. My uncle said: "The ancestors' teachings are said that the Ou family cannot take charge of the army. Although you are a civilian in the military supervisor this time, you are very responsible for the military. Song Lai is very kind to officials. As long as you don't take charge of the army, you will generally not be killed. Once the emperor is a minister, loyalty is not only to love the emperor, but also to yourself. As long as you are loyal to the emperor, even if you have great mistakes, you can escape unstoppable. Do you understand?"
"My nephew understands."
"It's good to understand. Before our ancestors died, our Song Dynasty was the world of the Zhao family, not the Li family nor the Wang family. In the past hundred years, there were kings everywhere among the Zhao family. Why did the emperor do what he did a few years ago? It was not because of Hua Shigang, nor because the emperor was unrighteous, but because her surname was Zhao." Uncle said: "I know what you do, but you are wrong. Zhong Zhao is equal to Zhong Guo. Zhong Guo may not be Zhong Zhao."
"What my uncle taught was." Ouyang smiled bitterly, how could he be taken political class all the way?
Chapter completed!