Chapter 1022 Tiger Bone (Part 1)

As Kangxi died, Jiang Jian's wedding was postponed to March this year.

On this day, it was the day of marriage.

He has been in the Cao family for six or seven years and has gotten along well with the people of the Cao family. With Cao Yong working in the Ministry of Revenue, he also has several colleagues who are closer. In addition to the fellow villagers at the Jiangxi Guild Hall and old friends at the Shanxi Guild Hall, when he got married, he sent a lot of posts seriously.

Cao Yong came back from the yamen early to attend Jiang Jian's wedding.

He was in a high position and was Jiang Jian's boss, so he was not willing to overestimate the host. Before the auspicious time, he arrived at the new house on the back street of Caofu and congratulated himself. After a while, he would go back to Caofu first in front of the guests.

In the Cao Mansion, except Cao Yong and Cao Songxiu Mu, they also brought Wei Hei, Zheng Hu, Zhang Yi, Cao Yuan and others to have a drink. Cao Feng was tripped in the yamen and had already sent someone to send a gift to him, saying that he would come here to have a drink later.

The wedding gifts that Cao Yong gave to Jiang Jian were all prepared by Chu Yu. In addition to gold, silver, silk, and satin, there was also a jar of tiger whip wine.

Jiang Jian was over 40 years old and was still a man in the room. Cao Yong only admired him.

A few days before the wedding, Zheng Hu and Zhang Yi both wanted to take Jiang Jian to eat meat, but Jiang Jian refused. He was vegetarian and not close to women. Everyone called him "Monkey Jiang" while laughing, and privately doubted whether he had hidden diseases.

Among the crowd, Wei Hei and Zheng Hu, who were full of ecstasy, had always had the best relationship with him. The two of them sent people to the Qianmen Fan Land to draw a lot of pictures of the erotic palace and the medicine for fun, and prepared to give it to Jiang Jian, so that he could show his timidity on the night of the bridal chamber and neglect the bride.

When Cao Yong heard about it, he also made fun of it. In addition to the gifts he had prepared before, he also sent a jar of Tiger Whip wine.

Jiang Jian thought it was tiger bone wine, so he only said that he was strong and he didn't need this kind of body-strengthening thing.

Wei Hei and the others were joking about him that the bride was Ruhua's age. He, an old boy in his forties, really had to pay attention to his body and bones.

He usually speaks in a vague manner, but today he is a little shy.

Only Cao Song, who heard Cao Yong say that he knew that the wine was not soaked in the tiger bones, but half of the tiger whip, so he smiled and forced Jiang Jian to respond and use this wine as a cup of wine in the bridal chamber tonight.

Jiang Jian knew that the wine in the Cao family's wine cellar was cooked from Changping Zhuangzi, which was better than the wine bought outside. Therefore, after hearing Cao Song say this, he didn't think about what was next to him and nodded.

After a while, guests came to the door one after another. When they saw Cao Yong, they knew his identity. They either cursed with a shameless face or were too reserved.

Seeing this, Cao Yong greeted Jiang Jian and returned to Cao's mansion first.

Jiang Jian also knew that he was uncomfortable, so he personally delivered it and said, "Thank you the old lady and the wife for the gifts on my behalf. I will take her over to pay tribute to you tomorrow."

Cao Yong remembered the jar of tiger whip wine, held back his smile, coughed, and said, "The spring night is short, don't worry about getting up too early, just come here tomorrow to have supper."

Seeing that he was joking, Jiang Jian refused to respond and said, "Is the one-month vacation too long? It's not practical. After these three or five days, I can go to the yamen."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "What's the matter? These days in the yamen are not important. It's time to get married this time and rest for a month. My sister-in-law traveled thousands of miles away from her hometown and went to Beijing to get married. She caught up with the national funeral. It's not easy to delay this for a long time. Taking advantage of this late spring season, it's not too hot, it's better to take my sister-in-law around the capital."

Jiang Jian thought of his young wife who was about to enter the door, and his eyes were filled with gentleness, saying, "Since that's the case, I've been lazy these days, which has caused the adults to suffer."

Cao Yong smiled and sent him back to entertain guests, while he walked back home.

After passing Lanyuan, several mothers came in with large food boxes. Looking at the food boxes, they didn't look like they were common in the mansion, but they looked like they were outside. Each one had three floors and was more than two feet high.

Cao Yong was curious and followed in.

When I walked to the corridor, I heard Li's voice coming from the room: "It's really a waste, it's not someone else. But with his light, we are also lively today."

At this moment, a maid had already seen Cao Yong, and she had to bend her knees and report it to her loud voice.

Cao Yong picked up the curtain and saw a row of food boxes placed in the hall. When he entered the inner room, Li was holding a list and watching it with Chu Yu.

Seeing Cao Yong come, Li smiled and said, "Let's have a wedding banquet today."

After hearing this, Cao Yong realized that it was Jiang Jian who ordered a table from the restaurant to deliver it.

He took the menu and saw that it was the top-quality swallow wing mat from Lufeng Hall. Several big dishes were hibiscus, stewed swallow crumbs, three-sliced ​​shark fins, braised shark fins, roasted sea cucumbers onions, phoenix fish belly, toad abalone, braised bear paws, money hump, etc.

Even families like the Cao family do not eat these delicacies often.

"It's called non-phosphorus spending. Such a table can cost twenty taels of silver." Cao Yong often socialized outside, knew the market conditions, and said casually.

After hearing this, Li smiled and said, "This Jiang Jian is really a heretic. It seems that the bride comes tomorrow. We have to prepare for a big seal, otherwise we would be very embarrassed to take it out."

Cao Yong said, "It's just that the old lady likes it, just to taste fresh. This Lufeng Hall is right next to Haizi, and is a good place to eat Shandong cuisine. Their family is unusual. The master who is in charge of the spoon is from the Confucius Mansion in Qufu. The Shandong cuisine is the most authentic and clean. I have been there twice."

Li sent someone to pick up the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Zhaojia and the children of the East Mansion, and then picked up Gao, and used the tables in a lively manner.

For a moment, Li was in a very high mood, as if the gloom of the Li family's waiting for crimes was gone.

Seeing this, Cao Yong and Chu Yu were uneasy and became even more worried.

During the meal, Li ate a few more cups of wine. When everyone left, she was already a little drunk.

Cao Yong and Chu Yu were lying down when she served her. She sighed and said to Cao Yong: "How is the cleaning up in the garden? After April, I will take your grandmother to live there. The Eighth Concubine came here twice, and next time I am afraid that I will come to my door directly."

The Li family was questioned in the first month of the year. It has been more than two months since then. It will take not long before the case is investigated, and everyone in the Li family will be punished.

At that time, there will be many troubles, and I am afraid that I will not be able to hide it.

Li asked Cao Yong to clean up the Haidian Garden at the beginning of the month and wanted to take Gao to avoid it.

"Mother, let's wait until the Shengcai moves to Changchun Garden. Then, my son will go there, and we will all spend the summer there, and the capital city will be hot." Cao Yong said.

Li shook her head and said, "Go to go there earlier, it's quieter than the city. Your grandmother loves to stay there too..." Speaking of this, she turned to Chu Yu, hesitated, and said, "If you can't bear to leave your children, I will leave Tianbao behind..."

When Chu Yu saw his mother-in-law's tone, he said, "What's there to be with the old lady? It's just that in April, Tianbao wants to 'catch Zhou'. Should he do it in the garden or in the government? If you want to ask the old lady to give in?"

"I've been in the mansion. The garden is not far from the city, and it takes only one or two hours to come back. However, Changsheng is now at a naughty age. Staying here to study with your husband, you brothers and sisters-in-law are so worried." Li said, "The embroidered parrot in my room is not old, but she is an honest and steady person. Let her go to Changsheng Yard to serve."

Changsheng now has his own yard, right next to Li's yard.

Cao Yong and Chu Yu agreed. Li said a few words, and became drunk and fell asleep in a deep sleep.

Cao Yong leaned over and smoothed the horns of the quilt for her. He lowered the curtains and tents with Chu Yu, then he took a lighter pace and left the Lanyuan.

The full moon in the sky is in the sky, and the clear light is spread all over the ground.

Cao Yong and Chu Yu did not carry lanterns, and under the moonlight, they returned to Wutong Garden side by side.

After finishing the washing, neither of the couple was sleepy.

"What will happen to the Li family?" Chu Yu asked softly: "Although the old lady didn't say anything, she felt uncomfortable..."

She is also a married daughter. When she thinks about her concern for her parents' home, she can feel her mother-in-law's helplessness and bitterness.

"I'm still looking at the deficit of the Weaving Mansion. There is no serious crime in terms of reputation. Although Li Nai is not on the list of the Weaving Mansion, Li Xu has been old these years. He is a son who has to help with the Weaving Mansion, and it is difficult to escape the crime. Several people in charge of the head and face are a little dirty and will also be punished. The family and children must be implicated. What's more, it depends on what the details are... If the deficit amount is too large and annoys the emperor, it is not as simple as confiscating the property..." Cao Yong thought for a while and said.

"Aunt Eighth Aunt is asking for help everywhere. But now, Uncle Ninth has gone to Xining, Uncle Tenth has gone to Mongolia, and Uncle Fourteen is in Jingshan. Apart from our family, she can't find anyone else." Chu Yu said.

"Since you have been here twice, just go over and take a look on behalf of the old lady. Tell her not to let her mess around and stab the emperor in the eyes. This kind of noise will only make the emperor hate the Li family even more. Let's wait until the south side has finished the review," Cao Yong said.

"Well, I'll go there tomorrow. Aunt Ba felt sorry for her adopted daughter. Although she was sorry, she just said to Li Jiaguan so much that we seemed deserted, which made the old lady and her husband awkward." Chu Yu said.

"The Eighth Concubine is a person with true nature, so I am not as good as me." Cao Yong said.

Compared with him, the Eighth Concubine, who dared to love and hate and did not fear the imperial power, was more like a person three hundred years later.

"Yes, although Aunt Ba has a bad reputation, she is concerned about friendship. Although Aunt Ba is gone, Aunt Ba still does not forget to give filial piety to Empress Hui. I heard that other royal palaces have submitted memorials to ask the concubines to support the mansion, Aunt Ba also called Prince Hongwang to submit memorials. Just say this, it is also praised." Chu Yu sighed.

Cao Yong was not worried that the Eighth Concubine would not return to his mother's house as recorded in later generations; as the history of later generations would record, and he would not return to his mother's house during his lifetime; he would be ashes after his death.

The eighth prince has died of illness for many years and has limited grudges with Yongzheng. Even if Yongzheng holds a grudge, he will not give up his face and deal with his widowed brother and wife too harshly.

The next day, Cao Yong got up early.

Today, although it was not the day of the court meeting, it was the Ministry of Revenue on duty, so he rushed to Donghua Gate early and entered the palace with several officials from the Ministry of Revenue.

In addition to the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, there are several grand senators on duty, including the Third Prince and the Thirteenth Prince.

Yongzheng was in a good mood and held a note in his hand, which was taken by the Henan Governor's Office.

Some prefectures and counties in Henan Province had a severe drought last year, but last winter and spring, the people were stable, and there were no bones to freeze to death, and there were no refugees. The reason was that the promotion of corn and sweet potatoes in recent years has caused the people to have accumulated grain. Occasionally, there are places where people lack food, and they have transferred grain from nearby prefectures and counties.

On the market, grain prices are stable, and there has been no rise in grain prices in previous years.

Yongzheng held up the note in his hand and said loudly: "The boundary of Henan Province has many mountains and hills, and is next to the Yellow River. It is either drought or flooding. In ten years, it has been seven years that the court needs relief. Now, it is because of the implementation of these two kinds of farming, which allows the people to fill their stomachs in the year of natural disasters. The former emperor has been kind to dominate the people and the country is very lucky!" At the end of the story, he was already a little excited.

He praised the late emperor, but everyone knew that he was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and the people's livelihood economy at that time. Everyone was naturally obedient. While echoing Yongzheng's words, they flattered Yongzheng and said that the emperor was wise and wise.

At this time, there will be no one who is not open to his eyes. He said that the promotion of corn and sweet potatoes in Henan was also due to the ninth prince. When these two kinds of agricultural products were first promoted, the ninth prince went to Henan Prefecture to be responsible. Of course, he was mainly responsible for cigarettes, and the promotion of these two kinds of agricultural products was by the way.

Only Cao Yong was familiar with this passage and thought that the Ninth Prince, who was forcibly escorted out of Beijing a few days ago, felt a little strange.

Earlier, he felt that among the various sects of Kangxi, the Ninth Prince was not good at practicing business affairs and the country and people's livelihood. Now it seems that he has always made some contributions.

At this time, Yongzheng's eyes had already fallen on Cao Yong.

Others don’t know, but he remembers clearly that the reason why corn and corn were promoted in Henan was due to the cause and effect of Cao Yong’s farming during his tragedy.

Now, facing this achievement of saving the world, Cao Yong's face was calm and he was not as beautiful as ever.

Being willing to do practical things and not greedy for merit is indeed an honest person.

Yongzheng had a good impression of Cao Yong. Seeing that he was like this now, he did not want to hide his contributions. He smiled and said to everyone: "The people of Henan should thank Cao Yong. If Cao Yong had not paid attention, the corn and sweet potato would not have reached the heavens."

Among all, only Cao Yong and the Thirteenth Prince were slightly young, and the third prince was also middle-aged. The others were all over fifty years old, and several grand sages were even white-haired.

Seeing Yongzheng praised Cao Yong so much, no one was jealous. He just looked at Cao Yong and envied Cao Yin for leaving such a good son who was good at using it.

This was a bit too much, and Cao Yong dared not accept it, otherwise he would be wrong to look back.

He bowed and said, "I dare not be greedy for the achievements of heaven. It was because of the kindness of the late emperor and the emperor that the people of Henan could bear the blessings."

Seeing that he was not arrogant or impatient, Yongzheng was even more satisfied and wondered if he wanted to be promoted to Cao Yong. However, when Cao Yong was thirty years old, he was already in the second rank and was already in the position of prestige. He was still not qualified: "Cao Yong's achievements cannot be erased, so he was given the third-class light chariot commander."

After hearing this, Cao Yong quickly knelt down and thanked him.

The third-class light chariot commander is nothing. He received this title as a child. The rare word "hereditary".

In this way, in addition to the eldest son Tianyou and his descendants, there is also a group that can obtain hereditary titles.

Yongzheng recently awarded the rewards from all sides. Longkodo was added to Taibao, Nian Gengyao was appointed as the third-class Gongbao, Nian Xialing was appointed as the title of Shangshu, and the eldest son of the Thirteenth Prince was named Gushan Beizi, becoming the first prince among the emperor's nephews to be named except Hongxi.
Chapter completed!