Rebirth: My Life as Daddy's Favorite in the Great Qing

A benevolent, all-around best debater and "chicken-raising" professional father; a master of palace intrigue and "white lotus" drama queen mother; a difficult, petty elder brother who ...

Chapter 177: Willows with Silver Flowers, Pines and Cypresses with Silver Chrysanthemums

Isn't it true that biological sons are different? Yesterday, Yinzuo was still there, regretting that he couldn't go to pay his respects to his Khan Ama on New Year's Day to earn money. But early on New Year's Day, his father's New Year's money arrived. Yinzhen looked at the huge cart of things in front of him and had only one thought at this moment: could Yinzuo return the purse he gave him yesterday?

It was naturally impossible to pay it back. It would be strange if the money in Yinzuo's hands could be returned. At this moment, looking at the full car of things, he was very happy. Not only was there a gong and drum in his heart and firecrackers blasting, but he also kept expressing his feelings. However, when he was halfway through his words, he suddenly saw Yinzhen standing next to him, and he couldn't say the rest of the words. He could only smile awkwardly and quickly praised his fourth brother a few more words.

"It's true that there's only one good father in the world... Uh, of course, Fourth Brother is also good, Fourth Brother is also good..."

Of course, Yinzhen knew that what Yinzuo said just now was just a simple sigh and had no other meaning. Seeing him like this, he raised his hand and patted his forehead, then turned and walked into the house. When Yinzuo saw his fourth brother turn around and leave, he thought he was sad, so he hurriedly followed him in.

"Fourth brother...are you angry?"

In fact, it is not surprising that Yinzuo would think so. The main reason is that his father's behavior this time was indeed a bit too much. It would be fine if he only gave his fourth brother two items out of a large cart of things, but in the letter that was brought over, apart from the symbolic question at the beginning, the three full pages at the end were all about his longing for Yinzuo, his eldest son. Who could bear this?

So was Yinzhen angry? The answer was of course no. It was impossible for him not to feel a little disappointed at this moment, but he was not angry either. After all, his father's partiality had been around for a long time. If he hadn't gotten used to it, he would have been pissed off. Seeing Yinzuo's cautious look at this moment, he raised his hand and knocked on his forehead again and smiled.

"Don't worry, your fourth brother isn't that petty. Why would I get mad at you over that truckload of stuff? Besides, it's been a while since Khan Ama has favored you. If I'm not used to it, sooner or later I'll end up like third brother, with all my teeth choked out..."

Hey, you're just praising yourself for being magnanimous, but why are you still trying to criticize me? Aren't you petty? Did Third Brother provoke you? He just took a piece of your jade pendant from me a while ago. Why are you being so mean to him?

It has to be said that Kangxi's carload of New Year gifts really made Yinzuo happy for several days. As the saying goes, disaster is an order. Even if no one was urging him, Yinzuo appeared at the construction site of the dugout as soon as the first day of the New Year. As for Yinzhen, he was naturally not idle either. The little money he had obtained before was just a drop in the bucket for Lincheng at the moment. Before the New Year was over, Yinzhen gathered together all the wealthy businessmen and gentry in Lincheng, and took advantage of the tail end of the New Year to fleece them for a wave of money.

No matter what time it is, having money makes things easier. With the blessing of money, everything can be done with twice the result with half the effort. The fifteenth day hasn’t even passed yet, and the disaster-stricken people outside Lincheng have all moved into dugouts!

Kangxi sent Yinzhen and Yinzuo to Lincheng. Firstly, the disaster here was indeed serious, and Kangxi was so poor that he could barely make ends meet and had no money at all, so he needed someone with status who could suppress the situation to come and take charge of the situation. Secondly, he also wanted to set up a pilot project in Lincheng to see if the method proposed by Yinzuo was feasible. Judging from the current experimental results, Yinzuo's method was undoubtedly successful. Anyway, since the victims moved into the dugouts, at least no one has been heard of being frozen to death in these days.

Now that both tasks have been successfully completed, there is naturally no need for Yinzuo and his team to stay in Lincheng. After spending these days together, Yinzuo feels that although County Magistrate Sun is a bit slick, as is typical of a veteran official, he is also a good official who serves the country and the people. He can rest assured to leave the subsequent matters to him.

"County Magistrate Sun, after we leave, I'll have to trouble you to take care of all the matters here. I'm worried about everything else, but you need to pay special attention to one thing. Be sure to pay attention to fire safety in the camp. The dugouts are all connected together. If they catch fire, it will be troublesome."

It was not known whether it was because the disaster in Lincheng had been resolved, or because the two great Buddhas, Yinzhen and Yinzuo, were about to be sent away, but County Magistrate Sun seemed to be in an especially relaxed and happy mood today. Upon hearing what Yinzuo said, he smiled and bowed to him.

"Your Highness is too polite. This is my responsibility, and I don't deserve your trouble. Don't worry, leave the rest to me. I will do my best. As for the camp, I will follow your previous instructions and send people to patrol at irregular times every day. I will also send people to monitor it at night. If anything goes wrong in the camp, you will be held accountable."

Getting the guarantee from County Magistrate Sun did make Yinzuo feel a little more at ease. After all, Sun Zhaojie would not joke about his bright future. Yinzuo always hated the scene of seeing someone off for thousands of miles, and a man like Yinzhen who did practical things naturally would not like it either. So, just like when they came, the two brothers simply packed up their things and set off for the capital at dawn.

When arriving in Lincheng, Yinzuo's heart had been hanging all the way, and his mood could be said to be even heavier than when he went to the grave. Now that everything has been resolved, his mood on the way back to Beijing is naturally different from when he came. If the black in front of someone's eyes when he came here was not black but a haze in his heart, then the white in front of his eyes on the way back is not white anymore, it is all poetic and picturesque.

"Look, that's the tree ornaments, right? They're like willow trees bearing silver flowers and pines and cypresses blooming silver chrysanthemums. Oh, I wish the trees in my yard could also grow silver."

Well, this is really a case of being greedy for money. Look at him talking about silver flowers and silver chrysanthemums. It's really rare that he can think of silver when he sees a tree hanging. Yinzhen raised his hand and patted Yinzuo's forehead, shattering his unrealistic fantasy.

"Stop daydreaming here. Let's go. It's still early. If we travel a little further today, we can try to get back earlier. Don't worry, there will be money."

Yinzuo rubbed his forehead that was hit and rolled his eyes at his fourth brother. What's wrong with dreaming for a hundred days? Now he can't even make himself happy.

"Fourth brother, I'm not saying this to you, but you haven't heard that saying, 'Happiness is free, but if you want to be extra happy, you might have to spend some money.' I just want to be happy every day, but how can I do that without money?"