Chapter 557 The Lady's
Although before the age of forty, Li Chengliang had only Madam Su, the wife of the Yuan Dynasty, and later adopted Wang as his side room, but now he has been in charge of the general of Liaodong for five years, with great military achievements and great authority, and of course he has many concubines. However, since these bells and Yanyans have no children, they cannot be considered much of their status. In Madam Su's main hall, except for Madam Ru Wang, who is the wife of Li Rusong and Li Rubai, the rest of the others are not even qualified to enter this place. However, because Madam Su is too majestic, the daughter-in-law dares not stay in front of her except for the morning and evening. Instead, Wang comes the most and stays the longest.
After all, Mrs. Su personally asked someone to search for her and bought it to serve Li Chengliang. In addition to her beautiful appearance, she was even more in awe of her mistress. She was the only one who gave birth to a son for Li Chengliang. According to Mrs. Su's current situation of great military achievements, according to Mrs. Su's private statement, in less than a few years, the court might give her an imperial edict in addition to her Madam Yuanwei, which also made her, who was born in a private family, more grateful to Mrs. Su.
It is precisely because of this that she saw Xiaobei more often at Mrs. Su. She found that Mrs. Su was more tolerant of Xiaobei than her daughter Li Rumin. She naturally adjusted her attitude.
Therefore, when Xiaobei came over that day and said that she wanted to go to Fushun Pass with her husband Wang Fulin, hoping to have a guide who was proficient in the Jianzhou Jurchen dialect. When she saw Mrs. Su, she seemed a little surprised and asked quickly: "How could you think of going to a place like Fushun? Although the general broke through Gule Village, it was not very peaceful there. If the Jianzhou Jurchens were going to offend the border, they would be the first to be affected."
"My aunt reminds me that my husband has never been idle since the Gregorian calendar. When I arrived in Liaodong, I wanted to measure all the places with my legs. Just like in Jizhen. When I was in Huizhou, people were at the same age as him and studied hard at home. Only he ran out all day long, but in the end he was sleepy and met a pillow gangster. After returning from a Jinshi, I don't know how many people would be stunned when I came back to Huizhou." Xiaobei first laid the groundwork, and then repeated Wang Fulin's words to Li Rusong, and finally said with a bitter face, "He mentioned it to Brother Li before, but Brother Li should be too busy and didn't care about it for the time being."
Mrs. Su’s favor for Xiaobei is more due to her straightforward temperament and her calmness in front of her. At this moment, she smiled and looked at Mrs. Wang and said, “Yinghua, you have the most contacts with the master in Liaoyang, can anyone choose it?”
Wang didn't expect that Mrs. Su would actually recommend someone herself. After a moment of being stunned, she immediately began to think about it. After a while, she said apologetically: "I usually only serve the master and have never paid much attention to foreign affairs. But I have a distant cousin who came here to join me, thanks to the master's wife's pity and raise horses under my own family. I heard that I am proficient in various languages, not only the Haixi Jurchens, but also the Jianzhou Jurchens, but I just heard from him. It's really not clear whether it is really like this. After all, I don't remember whether there is really a relative in this family, and I have never seen him."
When Mrs. Su saw Mrs. Wang telling such a choice, she smiled slightly and then looked at Xiaobei and said, "The Li family and the Su family are both military households living in Tielingwei for generations. Chahaner is on the north, and Tainingwei is on the west. The east and northeast are on the Jianzhou Jurchens and Haixi Jurchens. Whether it is on the Jianzhou Jurchens or Haixi Jurchens, they can speak first and second dialects, and most of them are proficient in Mongolians. Therefore, when dealing with Mongolians and Jurchens, there is no need for any translation. So Dalang forgot what your husband said before. If he is not neglecting the guests, he must have forgotten them completely for a while."
Seeing that Wang was also suddenly enlightened, Xiaobei widened his eyes: "Will the wife also speak Mongolian and Jurchen?"
"This is not a big deal. This is also a skill that most of Liaodong's soldiers and civilians have to learn. Otherwise, not everyone is a businessman who has to make a living from the Ma market. Why do you learn foreign languages? In those years, if you were raped to Mongolia or Jurchens and had no language skills, you might be beaten to death because of a small matter. And if you were a coincidence, you could say a few words to get away with it, and maybe you could escape from the invading soldiers. If not, who would be willing to learn?" Mrs. Su said it lightly, but her words brought a deep sadness.
Although Wang is from Liaodong, his original hometown is closer to Guangning. Although the enemy is not at a low risk, the Jurchen invasion is obviously much less, so she can speak some simple Mongolian language, and the Jurchen dialect is not talked about. Knowing that the now prominent Liaodong Li family was once in a difficult situation, she was afraid that Mrs. Su would be too hurt, so she quickly changed the topic and said: "It is said that civil officials are not greedy for money, military officials are not afraid of death, so the country can be peaceful. Now with the master leading troops, Liaodong military generals are completely different from the past. In the long run, the people on the frontier will be able to live and work in peace. Speaking of which, Wang Xiaoguan is young and a Jinshi, why are he so interested in making money?"
Xiaobei knew that the excuse Wang Fulin had given to Li Rusong was indeed good, but it would inevitably be criticized. The problem was that he had asked him before, but he always said it was not important. At this time, she could only answer based on her own understanding of someone: "My husband often said that people died for money and birds died for food, but more importantly, a gentleman loves money and makes it well. It is only a small skill to make money, but if it can drive everyone to have common prosperity, that is the real ability."
She opened a yi shop in She County, raised the grain price to give farmers benefits when harvesting, and included idle businesses in Hangzhou as an escort agency, and placed machine tyrants and unemployed mechanics in Zhenjiang, etc., as for the activities of the old soldiers in Nanjing and Zhejiang Army, they disappeared. Finally, she said: "My husband said that if a person has money, if he only eats, drinks, and enjoys himself, he is not a local rich man; if he takes it out to do good deeds, he is not a good intention; it is better to teach people than to give fish. If he can give some wealth and drive others to make money together, there will be more wealthy people and more money, and what kind of production will be stimulated by the spent money..."
Speaking of this, Xiaobei finally got stuck and had to say with a bitter face: "He has a lot of strange and strange talks, and he likes the hammer and the hammer. I remember so much."
Mrs. Su and Wang both felt quite fresh when they heard this. Wang Fulin is the nephew of Wang Daokun, the current minister of the Ministry of War. He lived in the Liaodong General Office for a while. They have also met once or twice. They are a very likable boy, and once they mentioned it jokingly. When the Minister of War Tan Lun asked him if he had any reason to refuse when he wanted to take office as a Ji Liao. Since they did not plan to become an official in Liaodong, there would be no conflicts or conflicts with the Li family. On the contrary, if they took care of Tan Lun and Wang Daokun and formed a little bit of incense and friendship, they might be useful in the future. Therefore, they did not care whether Xiaobei was exaggerating at this moment.
But it’s just a small character who is proficient in vocabulary. Please be responsible after eating!
When Xiaobei said goodbye from Mrs. Su and returned to the living yard, a few shortly after she returned to the living yard, someone knocked on the door outside. After Bizhu went out to answer the door, she immediately turned around and said, "Miss. You said that you mentioned to the wife before, you should be a guide who is proficient in language. Now the person has come, but the son-in-law has not come back yet. Should I ask him to go back first or the lady to meet him?"
If it were someone else, I would have someone to go back at this moment, but Xiaobei has never been idle. Today, because Wang Fulin was invited by Liaodong Governor Zhang Xueyan to go to the surrender city, she was not good enough to follow him like Li Rusong casually mentioned it last time. She would not delay Wang Fulin's return now. After all, Wang Fulin told this matter specifically. She just thought about it and simply asked Bizhu to go out and take the person into the yard. When the sound came from the yard, she left the house.
With just a glance, she found that the cousin of Mrs. Wang, the wife of Li Chengliangru, was kneeling there honestly. At first glance, this person didn't look like Wang's younger brother at all. His hair was covered with obvious silver threads, and his appearance seemed a little old, with a square face and a deep horizontal line on his wide forehead. It was believed that Wang's brother or father had anyone believed it. After all, as far as she heard, Wang's son is now only twenty-four years old. Her cousin should be younger.
"Get up, don't have to kneel down and speak. Listen to your aunt. You are proficient in the essay language. You can speak the dialects of Jianzhou Jurchens and Haizhou Jurchens, and you can also speak Mongolian language?"
The young man kneeling on the ground stood up as he spoke, but he still seemed a little nervous. When he answered, he stuttered: "Yes, the small ones can speak words, all of them can be said."
"What's your name? Where's the person?"
"The little one is called Fan Dou. He is from Shenyang."
Xiaobei was stunned. Although it was called Fan Dou but not Fan Tong or something, as long as someone around him joked, he would definitely make fun of his name. But this was not something worth caring. She thought about it and asked again: "You have a relationship with your aunt, how could you raise a horse?"
This problem seemed to have touched Fan Dou's heart. After a while, he said: "The young man didn't know how to read, and his skills in riding and shooting were ordinary. He was proficient in the essays in Liaodong. Moreover, the villain offended the family and then went to Guangning to join the relatives. If it weren't for the great general's compassion, he would not even find this job of raising horses. He would have been sent to the fortresses by the side walls by the essay manager."
Hearing the other party confessed so much, Xiaobei asked a few more questions, thinking that the person is indeed honest and honest. Whether he is proficient in the verse or not, he can verify it by just waiting for Wang Fulin to bring Xiao Qi and Aha together. Therefore, she nodded and said, "My aunt recommended you, that's you. After you have cleared the original matter, you will take your luggage mount and go to the next yard to find Li Erlong, and he will arrange your residence."
"The lady inside gave the order. The young man had already handed over his errands, but the young man... had no mount, and the young man could not afford it."
Hearing such an answer, Xiaobei couldn't help but smile: "Okay, just come here. Pack your luggage and maybe you will be on the road at any time. The mount will naturally be prepared for you, as long as you don't know how to ride a horse."
"The little one can ride horses and ride!"
Fan Dou was afraid that others would not want him. When he heard the head laughing, he quickly raised his head and emphasized twice. When he saw Xiaobei turning back to the room, the girl who had seen him before pursed her lips and laughed, he hurriedly lowered his head again, but he thought in his heart that he was going to Fushun and passing by Chenyang, could he see her at first sight. But when he thought of his mere groom, he was driven out by the patriarch, and his fiancée must have been snatched by that person, he couldn't help feeling sad again.
Although the Fan family is not in Liaodong, it has been more than two hundred years since they moved to Chenyang. The ancestors said that they were after Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister in the Song Dynasty. Even twenty years ago, there was a high-ranking official. It was considered a great clan of Chenyang, but it had little to do with him, a marginal person like him. If his mother had not had a long-range relationship with the Wang family of Li Chengliang, he might have lost his life long ago.
A blood relative with the same surname but unscrupulous surname is worse than an enemy!
Chapter completed!