Chapter 805 Warning
After leaving the Ministry of Revenue, Xu Wei was somewhat impatient to go back.
Jiang Qingzhi was in a good mood and couldn't help teasing him. "When are you getting married?"
Xu Wei said with a headache: "Although she is interested, my parents still need to consider it."
"Where are your brothers at home?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"She's the only one." Xu Wei also had a headache.
"Tsk!" Jiang Qingzhi felt that this was a frustrating matter.
It is not impossible to follow a daughter to marry a man these days, but you will be criticized by relatives and friends. Anyone with a little self-respect would not do such a thing.
Otherwise, it would not be a big deal if there were a few more people on the territory of the Bo Mansion!
Xu Wei hesitated for a moment, and Jiang Qingzhi also hesitated for a moment.
They both thought of a word.
——Son-in-law!
Xu Wei's first marriage was as a son-in-law.
That is, he "married" into the girl's family.
If it happens again, Xu Wei will most likely be killed.
Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of herbal cigarette and said, "You have a lot of ideas. I think you can come up with a solution."
"You are still confused when the matter comes to you." Xu Wei scratched his head and said seriously, "The Ministry of Revenue should not be in a hurry. If you are too anxious, Lu Song will see it and think that you are asking for something. Once people have such thoughts, no matter how much you do, he will take it for granted and even disdain it."
Sheng Mien, fight against Mien.
When you keep giving benefits to a person or a group of people without asking for anything in return, the other party will gradually get used to it.
As if this is natural.
People all care about their reputation, so if others give them too many free things, they will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable deep down.
That disgust will gradually change and turn into disgust and disgust towards you.
Therefore, the connotation of "a little bit of kindness, a big bit of hatred" is closely related to human nature. When doing good things, you must also have rules and measure.
Otherwise, it is not doing good things, but making enemies for yourself.
Jiang Qingzhi had just tortured someone into giving him a confession, and was looking for an excuse to leave. He was well aware of this.
Back at Xin'an Lane, a few beggars were huddled under a big tree at the entrance of the lane, lazily basking in the sun. When they saw Jiang Qing, they stood up and bowed, "Uncle, how are you, young uncle?"
Many powerful families in the capital would give out porridge from time to time, but Bo's family was different. They would prepare some food such as steamed buns and flatbreads every day and distribute them specifically to beggars.
Later, it gradually gained fame, and many beggars from the capital came here upon hearing the news, making Xin'an Lane a mess.
This is what happened today. Jiang Qingzhi saw more than a dozen beggars across the street staring at the local beggars...the beggars who lived in Xin'an Lane all year round.
This is the smell of the Beggars' Sect fighting for the leader!
Jiang Qingzhi nodded. "Okay."
The old beggar smiled and said, "Your Excellency has done so many good things. God will protect you, young Master."
"Thanks for your good wishes." Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile, in a good mood.
He entered Xin'an Lane. Behind him, the old beggar turned around and stared at the dozen or so beggars. He said coldly, "Why, are you going to fight?"
A tall beggar walked out from the other side, licked the steamed bread crumbs at the corner of his mouth, and said, "I want this place."
"You?" The old beggar smiled, "Why didn't you tell me when you were here?"
"We are beggars, and he is a noble. He thinks we are ants, and he makes you happy when he occasionally says something to you. Stupid, he is just fooling you! He just wants to make a good name for himself."
The old beggar said coldly: "You can say anything else. You said that the uncle fooled us... brothers."
The old beggar turned around, and several beggars stood up. One of them said, "We have lived in Xin'an Lane for several years. Ever since Uncle moved in, he would greet us every day when he left or came back. It is easy for a person to lie for a while, but who can do it for several years?"
The old beggar said, "The mansion has steamed buns and flatbreads every day, rain or shine. The buns are huge. You've been in Xin'an Lane for a few days, and you've been eating the mansion's buns for a few days, so you're probably curious why they give you pickles."
The tall beggar was indeed a little curious about this, "Why?"
"Once I was curious, so I asked the servant of the Earl's Mansion. The servant said that this was the order of the Earl. If people don't eat vegetables, they will become weak over time, just like those people on the grassland who only eat meat and don't drink tea, and then they can't defecate."
The old beggar's eyes were gentle. "If you didn't care about us from the bottom of your heart, how could you think of these things? Do you know why no one drove us away from Xin'an Lane? It's because we are grateful. We clean the alley when we have nothing to do. If there are petty thieves who want to come in, it's easy for them to come in, but hard for them to get out."
The tall beggar licked his lips and said, "That's perfect. From now on, this place belongs to Grandpa."
"You're probably thinking that since the Lord is so kind, you can take advantage of it, right?"
Seeing the other party's smug smile, the old beggar couldn't help but sigh, "You shouldn't come to this place."
The tall beggar was startled and was about to speak when the old beggar stepped forward and punched forward.
Bah!
The tall beggar fell to the ground after being punched.
The old beggar and others rushed over.
Their punches and kicks seemed quite methodical, and they even knew how to coordinate with each other.
In this day and age, most people fight alone. Even if they form gangs or fight in groups, they usually fight alone. The military tactics are not something that civilians have the opportunity to learn.
There were five beggars, plus the old beggar, and the other side had more than ten people. But in just a moment, all the other sides were defeated.
The old beggar coughed dryly and returned to his throne: under the big tree at the entrance of the alley.
"Throw it out!" He leaned against the tree trunk, squinting his eyes to feel the sunlight, "This day is really nice."
More than ten beggars were thrown out, and five beggars came back and surrounded the old beggar.
"Boss Wang, the weather has turned cold. There are many more beggars this year. When they learned that there are steamed buns in Xin'an Lane every day, they all gathered here. The lane is in chaos."
"The neighbors all have complaints, and some say they want to kick us all out."
"How could they chase us away?"
"If they really want to expel us, will they leave us here?"
Once people get used to their current living environment, they will still be reluctant to leave it even if it is very bad.
The five beggars were a little panicked, "Boss Wang, what should we do?"
The old beggar narrowed his eyes and said, "There are more beggars recently. I am not worried about expelling them. I am just worried that someone will sneak in... and do harm to the Bo's Mansion."
……
"son!"
Zi: pronounced zei.
Jiang Qingzhi held the child in his arms and said with a smile, "Dapeng, call me daddy."
The room was warm, and Li Tian was tidying up the child's clothes. "This little bellyband is quite interesting."
Jiang Qingzhi took a look and asked, "Who sent it?"
"It seems to be... Concubine Lu Jingfei said that it was done by Concubine Lu herself." Li Tian was a little wary, "She is showing goodwill like this, but for Prince Jing? Husband, the matter of fighting for the throne is dangerous..."
In the past, this woman never asked about Jiang Qingzhi's affairs outside, but after having a child, she became a different person. She liked to ask about anything that would affect the Jiang family.
"Men are the breadwinners!" Jiang Qingzhi didn't want his wife to worry about these things.
"But didn't you say that I was a good wife?" Li Tian glared.
"Yes! My good wife." Jiang Qingzhi handed the child to her. "Don't worry about it. I know what to do."
Li Tian took the child and sighed, "Both princes are good. Prince Yu seems dull, but he is actually the most attentive. Prince Jing seems proud, but he is passionate in his bones."
"Don't worry about them." Jiang Qingzhi said, "Since ancient times, there have been no fathers, sons, or brothers in the royal family. It is rare for the royal family to be like this now."
Li Tian nodded, feeling sympathetic. "Father and son have a bond, but there is only one position, and it would be difficult to give it to anyone. Your Majesty... It's difficult!"
"You should worry about your son!" Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the child, "He's dead."
"what!"
Huang Yan'er knocked on the door outside, "Master, the housekeeper in the front yard sent a message that the old beggar at the entrance of the alley just came and said that there have been a lot of beggars in Xin'an Alley recently, and he was afraid that some people would take the wrong road and run into the Master's Mansion."
Li Tian's eyes were full of his son at the moment, and he just muttered casually, "What collision?"
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "Maybe he drank too much!"
But after walking out of the bedroom, there was more coldness in his eyes.
In the front yard, the old beggar was still there. When he saw Jiang Qing, he hurriedly saluted.
"I've met my uncle."
"Yes!" Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Did you find anything?"
The old beggar said, "It's getting cold, but it's not so cold that people can't stand it. Those families will give out porridge after ten days or half a month. In previous years, there were at most 20 to 30 beggars coming to Xin'an Lane at this time. But this year, there are dozens more. I watched from the sidelines and found that some people were secretly gathering together and whispering. Occasionally, I heard some words that mentioned the name of the Bofu or Boye."
Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "It's cold, let's get some wine to warm ourselves up."
"I've taken away your good things again." The old beggar smiled, but he didn't look humble.
Jiang Qingzhi went to find Xia Yan to discuss something. Fu Cheng took the old beggar to the kitchen and asked the chef to prepare a few dishes and a pot of wine.
"By the way, call all your brothers over." Fucheng said.
"How can I do that!" The old beggar shook his head. "I'll take it back to eat. I don't want to dirty the land of the mansion."
"Master, you don't care about that." Fu Cheng said with a smile, "Master said that when you make friends with someone, you should not look at his wealth or poverty, but his nature. Some people are dressed in fine clothes, but they are shabby inside. Some people seem sloppy, but they are pure and clean inside."
The old beggar called his five brothers over, and the six of them squatted next to the Jiang family's kitchen to eat and drink.
“It’s delicious.”
"It is indeed the famous delicacies of the Bo Mansion in the capital."
The five beggars were full of admiration for the old beggar. While they were eating, one of them said, "What Wang Tou said is right. Given the attitude of the Bo Mansion, they will never drive us out of Xin'an Lane no matter what."
The old beggar sipped the wine slowly and said, "I have never made a mistake in judging people. Uncle is a man of character. If you treat him three points well, he will treat you five points or ten points well.
If such people have no ability, they will be bullied and weak, and they will never be able to raise their heads. But Lord Bo is a great master of the Mohist school, the most famous general of the Ming Dynasty, and the cousin of your majesty... With such an identity and such a temperament, it would be strange if he didn't accomplish anything."
"Wang Tou." Someone asked curiously, "You speak differently from the rest of us, and you are well-informed... What did you do back then?"
"What do you do?" There was a look of vicissitudes in the old beggar's eyes.
"Back then! I have seen the vastness of mountains and rivers, the evil minds of people, and also... the unparalleled beauty of wind and moon."
(End of this chapter)
