Chapter 86: Old House (Part 1)

After seeing off Ma Dianshi, Chen He pulled down his face as soon as he came back, stared in silence and said, "Why didn't you let me speak just now?"

Silent smiled bitterly and said, "When you say something harmful or not, it will only provoke unnecessary enemies."

Chen He's eyes widened even wider, and he gestured slightly with his hands: "If all the officials in the world think like him, then why should I be the chief clerk? Why would I go home and farm!"

Chen Jing stuck out his tongue and said, "The world is as dark as crows, what good birds do you expect?"

"Then I'll stop doing it." Chen He said excitedly: "I climbed up to do something for our hometown, not fish and meat. People can stumble on the back and scold our eight generations of ancestors of the Shen family!" As he said toward the silent, "I will resign after the New Year, and say that they will not work together!"

He rubbed his temples helplessly, glared at Chen Jing, who was about to refute, and smiled bitterly: "Father, have you heard a word?"

"What do you mean?" Chen He snorted angrily.

"The bigger the official, the thinner the skin; the smaller the official, the thicker the skin." Chen whispered: "The more small the official, the more bold the person, the thicker the skin, the more bold the person, the thicker the skin. If the official becomes bigger, it will not be like this."

"Why is that?" Chen He asked with a frown.

"Uncle, think about it," Chen Jing, who was next to him, interjected: "They have been in a high position and have been in power for decades. They have already passed the imperial examinations and have everything. They have started to pursue political achievements, reputation, and reputation in history. But the specific tasks are different. They have no hope of promotion, no reputation, and no pursuit. They know that they are easy to bully, and they will bully them to death; those who can make money will be killed. This is called "The tree does not have bark, and they will die. People are shameless and invincible in the world. The most practical thing is to gain some benefits!"

Chen He became more distressed the more he heard it, and he said in a muffled voice: "Is it impossible to cure?"

Chen Jing spread his hands and sighed: "These people have long since gone from being in the middle and only recognized power and money. It is too far away to talk about honor and disgrace and integrity with them. I am afraid they can't listen to it."

Chen He was about to despair, but saw Chen Si shook his head firmly and said, "These people say it is difficult to deal with, and it is easy to deal with. Their characteristics are that they are hard and not soft! It is useless to be hard and harsh, and they must give them some color to see! They will use whatever they are afraid of, and they will use whatever they are afraid of!" He said, "If you are afraid of losing your official position, you will put pressure on your official position; if you are afraid of death, you will always feel that you have a knife on your neck."

"Is there anyone more cruel than Taizu's killing corrupt officials?" Chen He shook his head and said, "He hasn't even been cured. Can you just scare him?"

I was silent and didn't want to talk in depth, because many things are taboos and are not suitable for talking. After thinking about it, he said in a serious tone: "But when you can control them, you can always try to restrain them as much as possible, so that they can do more things and cause less trouble. This is the meaning of being with the light."

When Chen He heard that this was the case, he became happy again and nodded, "Yes, I can do some good things in the yamen, but I can't do anything when I come out."

Seeing that he finally persuaded him back, he nodded frequently and said, "Yes, yes, there must be a good person like you anywhere."

Chen He stroked his beard and laughed, "That's..." After saying that, he was in trouble again, scratched his head and said, "How can you get along with Ma Dianshi in the future? I was so angry when I saw him."

"It is not difficult to treat villains, but difficult to avoid being evil." Chen Si said softly: "A gentleman can offend, but a villain cannot be despised. The way to get along with others is the way to get along with villains."

"Where is the Tao?" Chen He Surong asked.

"Smile it." Silent replied in a low voice.

After untiing my father's knot, the three of them carefully looked at the house. They saw that the yard was full of dead leaves, weeds were over the knees, and spiders were hanging in the halls and rooms, and there were no items left. The dust on the tables, chairs, benches, door frames, windows and lattices was as thick as two fingers, as if there had been no one inhabited for a hundred years.

Seeing his home becoming so dilapidated, Chen He's eyes turned red, his knees softened and he knelt down, tears fell to the ground, stirring up dust. He heard him sobbing first, then cried louder and louder, and finally cried louder and louder, "Dad, mother, the child is unfilial, and has ruined our family like this... I am unfilial..." The sound was like cuckoos crying blood, which made people change their color.

Seeing that he was not only crying but also coughing so hard that he choked. Chen Si went up and helped him up and sat outside. Chen Si whispered to comfort him: "Isn't that a temporary stopgap trick to treat my mother? Now that the house is back, let's clean it up, our ancestors must be very happy."

Chen He raised his head and wiped away his tears and said, "You are right. Let's clean the room quickly and let your grandparents go home for the New Year this year!"

Chen Si secretly wiped his sweat and said, "This is the New Year, where can I go to find workers? You might as well think so. After the fifteenth, my child will go to find two short-term workers and come to help clean for two days..."

"No!" Chen He was still very tough on some things. He shook his head firmly and said, "Since you have returned from the yard, how can you let your grandparents wait for another year?"

He nodded helplessly and said to Chen Jing: "Go back and ask if you have two taels of silver a day, is there anyone willing to work?"

"No!" Chen He shook his head and said, "This house was ruined so much because our father and son were unfilial. We had to clean it out with our own hands to atone for our ancestors."

But nothing happened to me? I was silent and immediately screamed at the beginning of the world, but I didn't dare to say it out loud.

"If you don't do it, I will do it myself!" Chen He finally took out his authority and stood up and said with a look.

"I'll do it, I'll do it." Chen Si is a filial child. How could the New Year cause trouble for my father?

"Uncle, I'll help you with me." Chen Jing said righteously.

"No need, this is the atonement of our father and son..." Chen Heyi said in a true sentence: "Just help fetch water."

‘This is not necessary?’ Chen Jing smiled bitterly.

He did it as soon as he said that, Chen Jing went out to find Dad Yao and drove back to get the bucket and cleaning tools. However, Chen Mo had to follow Dad and pull weeds in the yard.

‘There are so many grasses that can’t be pulled out in a day, so it’s better to burn them in one fire.’ A quarter of an hour later, he suggested quietly and carefully.

"No." Chen He wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Pious! Be pious!"
Chapter completed!