I want my green plum to become a phoenix (rebirth)

No matter what the patriarch's idea is, whether it is emotional or reasonable, Aniel can't tell what's wrong with it.But after all, she is someone who has experienced it once before, and she can somewhat grasp the margins of the patriarch's shadowy tricks.Of course, it is impossible for her to accuse the patriarch of ulterior motives with this margin - after all, there is no real evidence.However, she felt very uncomfortable.

"What the patriarch means is that the people in the clan can't give away the money in vain." The thoughts in Hui Niang's mind kept turning, and Zou's words were not finished yet, "They are all from the same clan, although it is slower It doesn't matter if you pay back the money, but if the money is delayed for more than ten or twenty years, I'm afraid it will become a bad debt. It's okay if you can really get a good name—even if you take the class that is exempted after the exam There are many taxes, and the tax exemption after being admitted to the scholar is less, but two stones of rice are two taels of silver, and the tax can be paid back to the family after a few years of tax exemption. But if it is not paid, the family will not be exempt from tax , but also to pay back the family’s money, the burden will be even heavier.”

Zou didn't take the unanimous approval of her children before, but instead talked about the ins and outs of it in more detail, and even many things that involved philistines that she would not have said to her children before.For example, the current price of a stone of rice, among her three children, including Huiniang, probably only Qin Jiahong is older, and has been to the city several times with the elders in the village, so she has a vague understanding of these things. .The rest of Shanniang and Qin Jiadai are still at an age that has no concept of silver.

As for Huiniang, she knows the magic of silver, but she doesn't understand the market price.In the last life, the Zou family also brought up this matter to ask the opinions of the younger generations in the family. Although he didn't like the patriarch's family at that time - it was because of the attitude of the patriarch's family towards her and mother that he didn't notice this matter. What's wrong.She remembered that after she heard about this incident, she even changed her view of the patriarch, thinking that although the patriarch was powerful, he was really dedicated to the good of the people in the clan.He didn't even hear Zou's words clearly, so he followed his cousins ​​and voted for it.

It was only now that I heard that there was something that could be done.

"The patriarch asked me and my husband to go there today because he wanted the academy to be a guarantee in the middle. If they can exchange this money in the future, that's all. Having said that, the arrival is not for an individual, but as a sacrificial field for the clan. Chongshi Academy has always been run by our family, and Xianggong is now the head of the academy. This matter can also be regarded as our own business. You all talk about this guarantee, can we make it?"

As soon as the problem came out, several juniors fell into deep thought, including Qin Jiadai—even though he still couldn't figure out what he couldn't do about it, he still wrinkled his whole face and followed his brothers and sisters to do it together. Come thinking.

Shan Niang is still young, and her temper is naive. After thinking for a while, she couldn't help but say, "Mother, this is a good thing, why can't we make this guarantee?"

Zou looked at her daughter lovingly, "Even if it's a good thing, you have to think twice before doing it. Otherwise, if you do something bad with good intentions, it won't be beautiful."

"Mother." As soon as Zou's voice fell, Qin Jiahong said immediately, "Son, the patriarch's idea is indeed a good one. However, if our academy guarantees you in the middle, then we will also bear the burden." For a responsibility, we should be more cautious. The son thought, there is nothing you can’t do with this guarantee, as long as both parties write the IOU clearly and the conditions are looser. What should I do... the Academy is only a guarantee after all..."

As soon as Qin Jiahong finished speaking, Zou's face showed an appreciative smile, "That's a good statement." She didn't let the eldest son continue the conversation, but took it up by herself, "After all, the Academy is just Guaranteed, if there are two households, it’s fine. Even if you don’t go to school for a while, it’s okay to help the academy. It’s just that there are too many people, and every household helps, and the academy is somewhat beyond its capabilities. But if you only choose to help, and It’s unfair to others, and it’s easy to create injustice.”

She took this opportunity to educate her children a few more times, and then she noticed the look on her niece's face, "Anima, what do you think differently?"

Hui Niang didn't expect that she would be asked by name, she was taken aback for a moment, she shook her head and said, "My niece also thinks what my aunt and cousin said makes sense, but..." She hesitated for a while, then smiled shyly before continuing : "I don't know why, my niece always thinks this is a bit weird, but the patriarch is kind enough to think about it, and he came up with this idea in order to have more famous scholars in the clan..."

Regarding the patriarch's matter, it is inconvenient for Hui Niang to say some things directly—not to mention whether there is any real evidence, everyone in the village knows, because of the big case in Beijing back then, Hui Niang's own father hated her very much. Her biological mother did not choose to divorce her wife only because she had some scruples about her reputation and her grandfather's disciples. Instead, she sent her pregnant wife back to her hometown and married another one in the capital. flat wife.

Later, because Hui Niang was a daughter, her own father even ignored the mother and daughter in his hometown, and only asked the family to send 20 taels of silver every year, which was considered as the expenses of the mother and daughter.Huiniang's mother cared deeply about her father's family back then, and then went back to her hometown and went back and forth for days. After having Huiniang, her health became even worse, and she left within a few years.If there is no help from my cousin's family to take care of it, I'm afraid it may not be able to be buried in the ancestral grave.

And after that, even though Hui Niang's biological father was still around, she was no different from an orphan. Everyone in the clan knew that the capital probably wouldn't care about her anymore.Fortunately, the cousin's family was willing to take her in and protect her - even this maintenance was dissatisfied by the clan.However, everyone in the clan also knows that Hui Niang is not her cousin's biological daughter after all, and her biological father and patriarch will ultimately decide on major events in her life.

In her previous life, if the capital hadn’t sent someone to pick her up when she was 13 years old, I’m afraid that when she reached the age, she would be used as a favor by the patriarch or sold to other places—the clan house, etc. There was only one letter from the capital, a letter from her father "entrusting" her to the patriarch.

Such things may not be uncommon in that big clan, and Huiniang is one of the lucky ones—at least, her biological father has a high position, although regardless of her, people in the clan dare not take it easy until they get acquiescence. snubbed her.

However, because of such grievances, if she speaks ill of the patriarch to others in a big way, she may not be convincing.Instead, like now, I said a few words in the clouds and fog - I didn't say exactly what the problem was, I just said that I felt weird and unreliable in my heart, even if things turned out differently in the end, it was easier to cover up past.

In the final analysis, Hui Niang is also selfish, and the only thing in her mind is how to help her cousin's family avoid harm.As for the rest of the family, what can she do as a ten-year-old child with a low voice?

As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, Zou's face showed a kind understanding: Although Anise is young, a child who has no mother and no father is always more sensitive. From her point of view, it is only natural that she does not believe in the clan house and has some prejudice against the patriarch.

but……

As soon as Zou changed his mind, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

Auntie's suspicion may not be unreasonable. After hearing about it, she felt that it was a bit strange... but she couldn't tell where the strange thing was.Zou lowered her head slightly and thought about it, and finally decided to ask Qin Mengzhang again at night, then raised her head again, and looked gently at the children sitting quietly in the main room, "Okay, it's up to your father to make up his mind on these matters. , I’m telling you today, just to let you know that although everyone is of the same family, not every family is so rich that they can afford to hire helpers and let their children go to school without distraction. You have to know how to cherish it, you know ?”

These words finally fell on the godson, and the juniors naturally stood up respectfully to receive the training.After sitting for a while, Mrs. Zou sent her two sons back to the outer courtyard, and led the two girls to eat in her own room.

In the evening, they eat dumplings stuffed with gourd and mutton. This is what Shaanxi people have been used to since childhood.But today, Hui Niang had something to worry about, she only ate a few, and then put down her chopsticks.Her different performance from the past was naturally noticed by Mrs. Zou. After dinner, Mrs. Zou asked her daughter to go back to her room to embroider, leaving Auntie alone.

"Aniang, I see that you were absent-minded after dinner, but you are still thinking about what the patriarch said?"

Although this incident still lingers in Anise's mind and cannot be let go, the incident that happened this afternoon is more often in Anise's mind, making her feel restless.But since Mrs. Zou's words clearly stated that it was a matter of the clan, she followed the good advice and took advantage of the situation to confirm that she was still thinking about it, "Maybe the niece is being stingy, and she should have more trust in the clan house and the patriarch. She didn't hide it, and directly admitted that she did have a heart for the patriarch, "However, my niece thought, even though they are of the same clan, they are of the same spirit, and it is a natural duty to take care of each other. But this borrowing money The matter of repaying the money is the most difficult thing to tell clearly."

She turned her brain around, and came up with a case that happened not long ago, "Plus, the college is a guarantee, which makes it easier for both sides to complain. The niece said a case that was not so appropriate. A few days ago In Nianzhang, Uncle Huai asked Grandpa Haisheng’s family to borrow cattle, and Uncle Zhangpeng gave him a guarantee. In the end, he complained and became sicker. Otherwise..."

Hui Niang used the incident in the village as an example. Although it happened three or four years ago, Mrs. Zou immediately understood what she meant.

"How can this be the same." She smiled and said angrily, but she didn't mean to blame, but instead comforted Hui Niang, "Good boy, Auntie already knows what you mean, your uncle and I will handle this matter carefully. Don't think too much, you have to go to school tomorrow morning, go back and rest, I will ask Aunt Zhang to bring you a bowl of porridge later, don't go to bed hungry."

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