Sang Fuyue and Sang Nianyue have already received the news that their younger brother is leaving for the south. They even have a letter in their hands from Qing'er's trustee.
Sang Fuyue touched the writing on it lovingly. The corners of her mouth were cracked, as if she was about to smile, but her eye circles were slightly red.
After a long time, Sang Fuyue sighed with emotion, "This kid is indeed more talented than me."
"Where did you see this, brother?"
"You can tell from the characters here." Sang Fuyue said, "When I was Qing'er's age, I couldn't write large characters as well as he did..."
Sang Fuyue's brows and eyes were filled with emotion. After hearing this, Sang Nianyue looked at her elder brother in a daze, "...Brother, have you remembered anything again?"
Sang Fuyue shook her head under her expectation, "No. This is just my feeling, but my feeling should be the same."
Sang Nuanyue felt regretful. The eldest brother suddenly remembered his parents' voices and faces that night. Although he had headaches at night, he never thought of anything again. But after the eldest brother entered the house, he also said that he was familiar with several places. I don't know whether this situation is good or bad, but they are unable to change it. They can only pray silently in their hearts, hoping that their eldest brother will get better as soon as possible and remember more things as soon as possible.
These things flashed through Sang Nuoyue's mind, but her face was not anxious at all. She told her eldest brother, "I still have my eldest brother's childhood homework at home. At Qing'er's age, my eldest brother's handwriting is indeed not as good-looking as Qing'er's."
I have to say that some things really come down to talent.
Qing'er is talented, but she follows Sang Nianyue and lives under someone else's roof. She can't even get out of the house. He has a lot of time to read and read. In addition, he is more sensible than ordinary children, and Sujin and the wet nurse always instill in him that only by studying can he change his situation and lead his sister to live a good life, Qing'er will work harder.
As for Sang Fuyue, even though he had good congenital conditions and was taught by famous teachers, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone at home were even better. But he is uncertain and has a somewhat naughty temper. Therefore, those who can do things casually will never be serious, and those who can write once will never write twice.
This is because his grandfather and father were watching closely, so he learned how to behave. Otherwise, if he was allowed to let himself go, he would probably not be able to read the words.
However, one thing must be mentioned, that is, although Qing'er's handwriting is better than that of Sang Fuyue when he was young, he lacks strength, which makes his handwriting appear soft and muscleless. This is related to other people's weak strength. Of course, it is also due to improper training.
Sang Fuyue looked at the handwriting carefully and said, "I still need to practice my wrists. When I was a child, my father used to let me hang my wrists on sandbags to practice..."
As soon as these words came out, the brother and sister paused at the same time.
Sang Fuyue would always blurt out some old memories at some point, but when he tried to trace them carefully, he would get too much of a headache and couldn't remember anything else.
The brother and sister were silent at the same time. After a while, Sang Nuoyue said, "Don't worry, the eldest brother thinks of it more now than before, which proves that the eldest brother is getting better. It's just that the eldest brother has been injured for too long, and it may take a long time to recover." Even It can't be recovered, but that doesn't matter, as long as the eldest brother is still fine.
The brother and sister said something else. After a while, Sang Fuyue stood up and said, "Sister, please do your work first. I'm going to collect our family's debts. Qing'er will be back soon, so I don't want my brother to see the mess at home."
When Sang Nuanyue saw him turning around to go out, she quickly stood up and called him, "Brother... don't be harsh, you have to be lenient and be merciful."
Saying these words, it is not the kindness of Mrs. Sang Ningyue to still have mercy on the evil people who took advantage of the situation. However, in the final analysis, although those people stole people's money and occupied people's ancestral inheritance, no human life was involved... Although this was all the result of the help of the ancestors of the Qi family and the elders, if no human life was caused, no human life was involved. . Therefore, although some people have committed heinous crimes, if they take his life, the situation will be unfavorable for them.
What's more, the eldest brother is now a court official, and his every move is watched. Especially the Wang family in Minzhou. The day before yesterday, he heard his eldest brother's men come over to report that they saw people from the Wang family wandering not far away.
The Wang family wants to catch the eldest brother's little pigtails and punish him to vent his anger. If the eldest brother goes too far, wouldn't he give him a ready-made excuse to arrest him?
Sang Nianyue was afraid that her eldest brother would not take her words to heart, and she was even more afraid that his eldest brother would be really ruthless in order to avenge her and her brother, so she said anxiously, "It will be the anniversary of the death of my parents soon. I will be merciful, but only Think of it as doing good deeds for your parents, okay?"
Sang Fuyue finally replied with the word "ok" and then strode out of the flower hall.
After the eldest brother left, Sang Nianyue also went back to the house and lay down.
She was in low spirits and had been particularly lethargic these past few days. She fell asleep within a short time of lying in bed.
Then, she fell asleep quickly, but her sleep was not real. Because today she had a rare dream during the day, and she actually dreamed of Shen Tingjun.
In the dream, Shen Tingjun frowned and looked at him expressionlessly. His already indifferent appearance made him even more unfeeling. He looked at her indifferently, as if he was scrutinizing her, and yet he seemed to be brewing thunderous fury.
His eyes were so sharp and intimidating that Sang Nianyue's heart beat like a drum, and she woke up from her dream.
After waking up for a while, she still couldn't come back to her senses, and everyone was stunned.
Su Jin handed her water, and she took it, but her hands trembled uncontrollably, and the warm water spilled out, even making her clothes wet.
Su Jin hurriedly checked to see if she had been burned, but Sang Nianyue suddenly said to Su Jin, "I dreamed of Mr. Hou."
Su Jin's movements stopped in place.
Originally, she wanted to ask the girl why she looked so distracted. But after hearing what the girl said, she understood everything.
Because they wanted to hide the child in the girl's belly, they were on guard against the Marquis in every possible way. The girl must feel very guilty towards Mr. Hou, right? Moreover, Shen Hou is not someone who can be easily plotted. If he later finds out that the girl is pregnant with his child, I don't know if this matter can be resolved.
Su Jin was also a little panicked, but she couldn't show it, let alone increase the girl's psychological burden, so she said in a brisk tone, "We have been out for so long, and I don't know if the salt tax case in Minzhou has been investigated. If so, Now that the investigation is over, it’s time for Mr. Hou to return to Beijing, right?”
Sang Nianyue said quietly, "I can't go back. There is another case that should be handed over to him. He told me before that he would wait for me to go back in Minzhou..."
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It was quiet inside Sang's house, but it was very lively outside.
The reason is that the eldest son of the Sang family openly met with several people.
These people are not unknown people, nor are they insignificant people. They are all harmless little people, but they have one thing in common, that is: they took advantage of the situation and used various means to occupy the fertile land, shops and houses of the Sang family.
These people were the first to feel regretful. After Sang Fuyue and the others arrived in Minzhou, they were the first to send greetings and greetings.
Unfortunately, Sang Fuyue ignored them for half a month and did not receive them.
As time went by, Sang Fuyue's identity was no longer a secret, and the information about his murderous behavior on the battlefield spread to everyone in the streets.
Although the eldest son of the Sang family killed Japanese pirates, he achieved brilliant military exploits. However, what they have done in the past has made them stand on the opposite side of the Sang family. So what is the difference between them and the Japanese pirates on the battlefield? Aren't they all the ones that the eldest son of the Sang family wants to pay off with all his strength?
These people live their lives in fear and fear every day. Some of them are even timid and even leave their last words to their families. However, just as they were waiting for the Sang family's thunderous blow, a turning point occurred.
——The eldest son of the Sang family wants to see them!
Everyone was the Sang family who entered with their heads high. They thought they might not be able to get out if they went in this time. However, who could have expected that in just a short time of burning incense, they would walk out of the big house again.
Although they were covered in sweat, their faces were pale, and their legs were so weak that they needed to be supported by the servants of the Sang Mansion. All their dignity and dignity were completely lost at this moment. But, at least, their lives were saved.
Many people were waiting outside the door to watch the excitement, and there were also many people sent by various mansions who were concerned about the matter to wait for news.
When these people finally came out, everyone swarmed up and surrounded the five people who entered.
"How's it going? Does this cup of tea from the Sang family taste good?"
"Why are you talking about such elegant things? Du Xun, just tell me, do the Sang family want to let you go?"
"Everyone has come in. The Sang family probably has no intention of killing them all."
"Old Du, you guys should hurry up and speak up, you are really anxious."
…
But no matter how anxious these people were, Lao Du and the others had no shame in speaking out.
The eldest son of the Sang family was benevolent and did not kill them. He even planned to sue the officials directly, but because of their decent attitude, he decided to let them go.
However, the Sang family's advantages are not so easy to take advantage of.
In addition to returning the houses, farmland, shops, etc. illegally occupied in full in accordance with the regulations written in the "Business Regulations and Commercial Laws", they must also return the full amount of the benefits derived from operating these illegally occupied properties to their original owners. These are still the small ones, but there is another big one, which is that according to the "Business Law", they have to pay ten times the compensation to the Sang family for the illegally possessed property.
In other words, if the shop they occupy is worth 3,000 taels and the profit from operating the shop over the years is 5,000 taels, then they must not only return the shop and the 5,000 taels of income, but also give the owner 30,000 taels. compensation.
It's going to break your muscles!
But these merchants didn't dare to complain about the Sang family's harshness in doing things. After all, compared to being sent to officials and sentenced, or even implicating their wives, children, and grandchildren, this was already the result of the Sang family's extrajudicial mercy.
Moreover, the request made by the eldest son of the Sang family was not deliberately to embarrass them, but to act in accordance with the "Business Law" in a serious manner. Although there is a provision to also give the proceeds to the Sang family, it seems a bit too tyrannical. But they are the ones who are at fault, and the opponent is the one who has the most power. In order to settle the matter, they will give the money even if they don't. You should even give willingly and joyfully.
After all, Mr. Sang said that as long as the money is in place, the problem will be resolved.
Therefore, these people would not complain about the Sang family at all. They were just glad that they were the last to make a move and only got some thin soup to drink. Fortunately, they were not very rich before, and they only took advantage of the Sang family's wealth in a small way. Thinking about the amount of blood they had, and then thinking about the large number of people who were afraid of losing their lives, I suddenly felt that I could breathe easier.
Before it got dark, the five merchants whom Sang Fuyue had met quickly asked the housekeeper to go to the government office to change the contracts kept in the yamen.
And the people sent by Sang Fuyue were already waiting. As a result, things that should have belonged to the Sang family returned to Sang Fuyue's name again.
As for the money that was supposed to be returned, several families came to the door without even waiting for it to get dark.
The thick stacks of silver notes were placed in the box. Judging from the thickness, it was clear that the amount was not small. Sang Fuyue even said that there were two hundred and fifty thousand taels in it.
Two hundred and fifty thousand taels is just a drop in the bucket. How much should the entire Sang family's property be?
Even if I had known that the Sang family was a big bookseller on the surface, there were many other businesses behind it, and there were even shops on a certain street that were all owned by the Sang family. However, there was no concrete thing, and she couldn't imagine how huge the wealth was just by imagining it. But if two hundred and fifty thousand taels could only be called a drop in the bucket, then she wouldn't be sleepy at all.
Chang Minjun looked at Sang Fuyue with burning eyes, and Sang Fuyue said, "How much exactly is it? Don't you have an account book? I've given you the account book. If it doesn't help, you can still ask Nuan Nuan."
Sang Nuanyue pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry about the money. When the time comes, I will take it back and let my sister-in-law keep it."
Chang Minjun doesn't argue with her about this. She is not the kind of person with short-sighted eyes, and her husband is not someone who would take advantage of his younger siblings.
Moreover, they have been absent for many years, and the family has been struggling to carry them; and Fu Yue has joined the army, and it will only be his brother-in-law who will shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the family. Then at least 80% of the family's property must be distributed to her younger brother and younger sister, otherwise neither she nor her husband will be able to pass the test in their hearts.
But again, now that the things have not come back, it is too early to say these things. It is better to wait until the family's debts are collected before talking about anything else.
On this day, people in Jinzhou watched the excitement of the day. And on the second day, even greater excitement came.
The reason was that the Sang family went to the yamen gate, played a drum, and handed the writ of petition to the yamen. According to rumors from people who were lucky enough to witness it, the pile of papers was so thick that at least fifty or sixty people were sued.
In fact, the number of people sued was over a hundred.
In addition to suing these people for embezzling the Sang family's money in various names, the Sang family also directly provided various personal and material evidence.
The people of Jinzhou have been looking forward to this excitement ever since the Sang brothers and sisters entered the city, and now they have finally gotten it.
So the news spread from ten to ten, and within a short time, people were running from all directions, and they were all crowded at the gate of the county government office.
If you could overlook the entire Jinzhou City at this time, you would see the flow of people converging and colliding like torrents. The gate of the magistrate's office was completely dark, and the two miles outside were tightly blocked. This majestic scene is indeed something that is rarely seen once in a hundred years.
(End of chapter)
