Daily Life of Jiang Liuniang

   Chapter 332 I won't raise another Meng Huizhou

   After having breakfast the next day, Mrs. Jiang drove to Wutongguan. It was a coincidence that she came. The master of the five-passage concept, Guiming Daoist, was discussing Taoism with Yu Yuanzi in the conception. Mrs. Jiang burned incense in the main hall to pay homage, and the two priests stared wide-eyed in the quiet room of the inner courtyard.

  Wutong Temple is the Taoist temple in Kang'an second only to Xuandu Temple. At this time, he stroked his long beard, frowned at the hexagram on the table, and said regretfully, "Jiang Er Ye is naturally Huoda, there shouldn't be such a hexagram, is it wrong?"

  Yu Yuanzi packed up the six copper coins and handed them to Gui Ming, "Daoist friend, another hexagram?"

   Daoist Guiming shook his head, "Brother, go, the old lady of the Jiang family has been waiting for a long time."

  Yu Yuanzi stroked his snow-white beard, wondering, "Can fellow Daoists go with Pindao?"

   Although Daoist Guiming was reluctant, he still stood up and said, "Alright. Erye Jiang has helped Pindao a lot, and Pindao and Daoist brother will break the game for Erye Jiang."

do not! It took a lot of effort for him to set up this situation. Yu Yuanzi stood up, sighed, and followed Guiming Guanzhu into the main hall.

   After seeing the ceremony with the two Taoist priests, Mrs. Jiang asked the two Taoist priests to calculate the marriage of her youngest son. Gui Ming turned his eyes and said, "Brother Yu, please open a fortune for Jiang Erye?"

  Yu Yuanzi nodded, solemnly took out the copper coins and tortoise shells used for fortune telling, shook it a few times, and opened a hexagram for Jiang Erye. Gui Ming looked down and couldn't help sighing.

   is actually the same hexagram.

   Mrs. Jiang hurriedly asked, "Two Taoist priests, what is the interpretation of this hexagram?"

Yu Yuanzi said, "This is the hexagram of Lei Zeguimei. The hexagram says: When you ask for fish, you must go to the water, and if you ask for it on a tree, it will not go well. Gua sign evil, no benefit."

   Mrs. Jiang's eyes widened, "Please speak clearly."

   "The old lady is asking for marriage for her second son. This hexagram is very fierce, that is, there is no marriage in Jiang Erye's life. If you force it, it will damage Jiang Erye's luck." Gui Ming said.

  How can this be? Mrs. Jiang panicked for a while, "When my son was young, I asked the lord to do the math for him. The lord, you clearly said that my son's luck is a late bloomer. Although there were many disasters and misfortunes when he was young, he will be lucky when he grows up. Prosperous…”

Gui Ming was also puzzled, "Pin Dao's methods are not precise, and it is difficult to understand why Jiang Er Ye's fate has changed. Old lady, since Er Ye has a son, there is no urgency to remarry. Wait for the poor Dao and Yu Guanzhu to go to your house. Let’s talk about it, and then find a way to crack it.”

   Where did her son come from! Mrs. Jiang was unable to express her suffering, so she stood up and saluted, "There are two Taoist priests."

   Jiang Erye heard that Yu Yuanzi and Gui Ming had gone to his mansion, and waited anxiously for half a day to return to the mansion. The mother said to him very sadly, "Feng'er, let's delay the marriage for a while."

   Jiang Erye's heart blossomed with joy, "Mother, did the two Taoist priests also say that you can't marry again?"

   Mrs. Jiang was so distressed that she hugged her son and comforted her, "There will be a way, there will be a way..."

"Mother, don't worry about this, my son has a mother, a brother and a brother, a son and a daughter, and the son is very satisfied." Jiang Erye was very guilty and couldn't bear his mother to worry about him, and instead said cheerfully, "Mother, Master Zhang I said that I have done my best in the past few months, and I will ask for rewards for my son at the end of the year, and I will send more wax gifts. When my son gets the money, I will buy you 108 Nanhong agate beads, and buy the eldest brother that he has been thinking about for a long time. The real work of the Ministry of Industry…”

Mrs. Jiang said quickly, "What are you buying these for, you've made money so easily, and it's good to keep the farms and shops. In a few years, Yan'er should have a marriage proposal. You have to save more dowry for her to be decent enough. "

   Jiang Erye smiled and said, "After buying things for your mother and eldest brother, you will collect the rest of the money and give Yan'er a dowry."

Mrs. Jiang nodded, "Yan'er's mother brought the most dowry among the three of their concubines when she got married. When our house was in the most difficult time, Yan'er's mother took out the dowry to supplement the house. We have to give these to two After the child is made up, the additional dowry will be calculated according to Rong'er's money, what do you think?"

"Okay. The Wang family's dowry is about to be filled, so don't worry about it. If you add another tael of silver, you will be able to get it all next year. Mom doesn't have to worry about money in the future. Although you won't be able to get it back, it's enough. Let you and the children have no worries about food and clothing." Jiang Erye assured.

   Mrs. Jiang shuddered when she heard this, "You've only been on a business mission for a few months, where did you get so much money?"

   Jiang Erye hehe, "Mother, don't worry, my son's money is definitely not stolen. Apart from the salary, a part of the deed tax collected by Xicheng Yamen every month will be retained..."

Xicheng Soldiers and Horses are in charge of Xicheng, and he is a very rich yamen. After Jiang Erye talked to his mother for a long time, Madam Jiang still frowned, "This is a lot of money, but it's yours. There are less than a few hundred taels on the head. Did you go to gamble again?"

  Uh... Mother actually guessed... Jiang Erye got a few slaps before he could think of an excuse when he rolled his eyes. Madam Jiang angrily scolded, "How did your eldest brother tell you about it last time? You dare to gamble! You are an official now, can someone catch you gambling? If you can’t manage yourself well, how can you convince the public?!”

   Jiang Erye hugged his head and said, "Mom, calm down, I didn't go out to gamble. I played a few games while having tea with the officials of Kang'an City."

   Mrs. Jiang frowned, "Which officials? Mother has never heard of which officials are good for gambling, your father and your elder brother never mentioned it."

   "Father and eldest brother are not good at this, no one will bring them in." Jiang Erye laughed a few times, his expression was very happy, "If my son hadn't become an official, he wouldn't have access to this circle."

   Mrs. Jiang frowned, "Who are they?"

   "There are people from any yamen. I can't tell you who there are. It's a rule. Mother, don't mention this to anyone when you go out." Jiang Erye urged.

   Mrs. Jiang was even more worried, "You won so much money, what if they put on small shoes for you?"

"You can rest assured that whose money can win and whose money cannot win, I know clearly in my heart." Jiang Erye explained to his mother, "Actually, when you get together, playing cards, betting, and rolling dice are not the purpose. The purpose is to exchange news from various yamen. Don't underestimate these inconspicuous little officials in each yamen, they are very useful at critical moments."

   Hades is better, but little devils are hard to deal with. Of course, Mrs. Jiang understands this truth, but, "Son, do you have to do these things yourself? Didn't you raise a lot of people in the yamen?"

   Jiang Erye said in a low voice, "Mother, Er's first career, they are recruited by Er, but they are not Er's cronies. Er's eyes and ears cannot be controlled by others."

  In Gongyangong, the people in the yamen work and receive salaries. They are fellow travelers with Jiang Erye, but they may be separated at any time. Jiang Erye never wanted to rely on either of them, but just wanted to get together with them. As a lesson from the past, he will never raise people like Meng Huizhou like his grandfather and father did.

   (end of this chapter)