The powerful noble families actually look down upon this, because the little salary this job brings is meaningless to them! But they still regard this matter as an honor and pass it on!
Under normal circumstances, the eldest son will inherit his father's title, so the job will be passed on to other children. The powerful nobles would even hand over this job to the children of the side branch, which can be regarded as leaving a way for the people of the side branch to survive!
But now that the Liu family has been deprived of even this honor, it can be seen that the court and noble groups have completely acquiesced in the decline of the Liu family!
Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang decided to rule the world and Zhu Di was in trouble, the honors they bestowed upon them were unknown to ordinary people! The decline of the Liu family is definitely not an isolated phenomenon! After all, if there are too many people sharing the cake, everyone will feel uncomfortable eating, so it is understandable that some people will be excluded from the honorable group in the competition!
It is common for those who fail in the competition to become invisible to everyone! It is not uncommon for entire families to die unexpectedly! Although it is not the first family like the Liu family to disappear silently from the noble family, it is definitely not the last family!
With the decline of Gu Ningbo's residence to this point, Liu Haojia's father was naturally not willing to sit back and wait for death! However, he appealed in many ways, but not only did he not get the job as he wished, but he also depleted his little family savings!
As for the in-laws, Gu Ningbo's Mansion is even more helpless! Because those who marry a declining noble like him are either from the same declining noble family or from a small family. For example, Liu Haojia's father married a noble daughter who had long since declined! Her natal family had already moved out of the capital, and they couldn’t borrow any more energy!
Therefore, Liu Haojia's father was so cruel that he completely tore off Xungui's reputation and rented his Earl's Mansion to a wealthy businessman!
When the ancestor of the Liu family built this uncle's mansion, Zhu Di had not yet moved the capital to Beijing, and the land price was still relatively cheap. Therefore, not only does the built residence occupy a vast area, its geographical location is also quite good! Therefore, other nobles excluded the Liu family and had the idea of swallowing up the Liu family's house.
Therefore, Liu Haojia's father did not dare to tell the public that he had rented out the uncle's house, because that would bring shame on all the nobles, who would immediately come to the door and completely devour what was left of the Liu family!
In the end, Liu Haojia's father simply gave the wealthy businessman the name of a distant relative, and rented out the residence in the name of a loan!
And that wealthy businessman is also a well-rounded person with a profound background! After he moved into the uncle's house, not only did no distinguished nobles come to bother him, but he followed the rules of relatives and walked around with the Liu family! The rent of the house was also given in the name of filial piety to relatives during the Fourth of July festival, but it saved the Liu family's last bit of face!
With a generous rent, the Liu family finally passed the final difficulty. So Liu Haojia's father simply asked a wealthy businessman to separate several houses in the backyard with walls, and opened gates on the walls to live in an independent courtyard. Although the life is not happy, it is more than enough to support a middle-income family!
The Liu family's family is also very simple. The Liu family has only one generation, so Liu Haojia has no uncles. Liu Haojia's father is called Liu Runlin, whose nickname is Yushu. Mother Liu Zhang. Liu Haojia also has an older brother who has just come of age. His name is Liu Haonian, whose pseudonym is Siyuan. If nothing else happens, Gu Ningbo's hat will fall on his brother's head!
In addition, there is a little maid in the family who has just entered the house a few years ago, who serves Liu Haojia's parents and does some chores. As for Liu Haojia's mother's dowry maid, she died of illness a few years ago.
There is another family in the house. The man is the servant Liu Guangyuan, who is the same age as Liu Haojia's father. He holds the positions of servant and housekeeper. Mother-in-law Liu Li is in charge of the kitchen. They also have two sons, named Liu Jinbao and Liu Yinbao, who specialize in doing chores and practice martial arts with Father Liu and the others in their spare time.
Liu Guangyuan's family has been in the Liu family for four generations and has long adopted the surname Liu. Although they are servants, the Liu family now treats them as their own family members. As for the other servants, they have already left to find their own way.
When Liu Haojia pushed the door open and went out, he realized that it was already midnight, so he was not surprised to see his father and brother exercising in the yard.
Although his father said he didn't know how to run a business and wasn't good at running a business, he was very good at practicing the martial arts inherited from his family! Although he is already in his forties, his physical strength is at its peak! He was swinging a stone lock around, and the sweat all over his body was lying down on his back, glistening in the sunlight!
His eldest brother's figure is similar to that of his father, and he has already developed a lot of muscle in his teens! His whole body was sunburned and he looked extremely strong!
He was also playing with the stone locks like his father, but he couldn't swing them yet. He could only hold two small stone locks and keep lifting them to exercise the strength of his arms!
Father Liu heard the door knock, turned around and saw his old son coming out, and couldn't help but smile! The Liu family has passed down the inheritance for several generations, but it is finally time to spend their time with him! Although the glory left by our ancestors has declined, at least we have two seedlings, and we are worthy of our ancestors!
So he dropped the stone lock and said, "Xiaoer, how do you feel today? Does your head still hurt?"
Liu Runze had already adapted to Liu Haojia's identity. He nodded obediently and said, "I've met my father, I've met my brother! My head doesn't hurt anymore!"
At this time, Liu Haojia's brother also put down the stone lock and came over and said, "That's good! If you rest for a day or two, you can follow your father to exercise!"
Father Liu slapped his eldest son in the face and said: "What a hard work! The second son will have to study in the future! Now the status of us warriors has become lower and lower, and only studying is the serious way! If the second son can study successfully, , maybe our family can change from military to civilized! No, it should be equal emphasis on civilized and military!"
Liu Haonian laughed twice and said nothing. However, he agreed with his father's statement. Now the road for warriors is getting narrower and narrower! If the second child succeeds in studying, he might be able to give himself a leg up!
At this time, Liu's father continued: "Xiaoer, since you got up, wash up quickly, and then go to your mother's place, I left breakfast for you!"
At this time, Liu Runze was already hungry, so he naturally agreed after hearing what Liu's father said. Then he went to the water basin under the courtyard wall to wash up, and then walked towards the main house with water drops on his face.
Before he could enter the door, his mother Liu Zhang had already greeted him. After seeing Liu Runze, he walked a few steps forward, touched his head and said, "My son, do you still have a headache today?"
