562 The idea of adopting a son
When Sun Sicheng met Master Bai Er again, he only told him that he was trying to find a solution, but they must not get married in the short term because it would take time to recover from such a serious illness.
He is not in a hurry to get married when he is less than 20 years old, and it will not interfere with his study and writing.
Penicillin No. 2 can be tried, but now is definitely not a good time to try drugs.
Awu’s belly is already very big and the due date is early February, which is just over two months.
Ping An no longer cared whether his stepmother was under house arrest or not. He sent Xiao Wu and Xiao Ming to live in the inn next to the government office to keep an eye on the development of the Hu family incident.
Apart from going to work, all his thoughts were on Awu, what she should eat, how much she should eat, how much she should walk in a day, and so on.
That day, Ping An returned home and saw A Wu was very happy: "What happened? Did you find gold?"
Ah Wu raised her chin and said in a tender voice, "You only care about gold. Is gold so good? Husband, look at my belly, look."
Ping An looked left and right and said, "My belly is so big."
Ah Wu laughed and said, "Today my mother and two of my mistresses came to my house to play. They all said that I am pregnant with a boy. They said that my belly is pointed and you can't see anything behind it. It's all in the front."
Ping An smiled and said, "Awu likes her son so much?"
The master had told him two months ago that Awu's baby was definitely a son, and he also taught him how to diagnose the gender of the fetus, but did not recommend it to him.
The master never diagnoses this for anyone.
Ah Wu glanced at him and said, "Who wouldn't like a son? This is our first child, so I naturally hope he's a son, a son as capable as my husband. In fact, I also like obedient and gentle little girls. What about you, my husband?"
"Just like what Awu said, it's best if the first child is a son. It doesn't matter whether the next ones are sons or daughters."
Half a month passed in a flash, and Xiao Wu came back with Xiao Ming.
"Master, it's all right. The matter is completely over. The Hu family was confiscated and exiled, and the Xu family was not involved. This is the letter from Lord Chang to you. Please read it and then destroy it."
Ping An took the letter, read it, and let out a sigh of relief.
His father told him not to worry about the matter anymore as it was completely over. Madam Xu should have shares in the Hu family, but in order to protect Madam Xu, the Hu family insisted that all of it belonged to them, and the government also turned a blind eye.
Fortunately, the amount of smuggled salt was not large, and the illegal operation did not last too long, so the lives of the Hu family were saved, but they were all exiled thousands of miles away.
All of the Hu family's huge property was confiscated and was scheduled to be sold on the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, including the servants in the house.
His father asked him if he wanted to buy some. The Hu family's industries were all good. If he wanted, he should tell him as soon as possible and he would help him keep some with good value for money. This power was completely within his control.
"Xiao Wu, the Hu family's property will be sold in eight days. Tell Da Wu, and the two of you will go to the Dingzhou government office the day after tomorrow and get 30,000 taels of silver from me. You can buy farms, shops, and even tracts of fertile land.
Xiao Wu, if you come across a slave who has kung fu or other skills, you can buy him, but if he is not a good person, I won’t buy him no matter how talented he is.”
"Yes, Master."
Ping'an calculated that after the marriage, he would still have more than 30,000 taels of cash in hand, less than 40,000 taels. He could spend it all if he found the right person. In another 20 days, he would receive this year's dividend.
After Xiao Wu left, Ping An saw that it was still early for dinner, so he went to the front yard.
The Imperial College starts a long holiday on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and classes will not resume until after the Lantern Festival next year. During the entire one and a half month vacation, Chen Sheng lives with the three strong men, and Chen Xuan also comes over during the day. As long as Ping An is free, he will often come to guide them and assign them some homework.
On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, Da Wu and Xiao Wu returned from Dingzhou and bought the Hu family's two farms, two shops and nine people, including guards, embroiderers, and two flower growers.
All these cost just over 10,000 taels, less than 20,000 taels, and more than half of them were brought back in silver notes.
He also brought back a letter from his father.
His father would be returning to Beijing in three or four days, and he discussed something with him in the letter.
His father wanted to adopt Chen Sheng as his adopted son, feeling sorry for him because he was helpless and the only person he could rely on, his grandfather, was old. This time he brought Chen Sheng back to Beijing to study, and he basically did not take care of him, so he felt a little uneasy.
Ping An smiled bitterly.
If you discuss it with him, what can he say? Just acknowledge it, he has already acknowledged two godfathers, so what?
Chen Sheng is loved by his father and grandfather. If he had not met his master and teacher, he would have no idea how long he would have stayed in the small village.
In fact, there is no need to discuss this matter with him. It is more appropriate to discuss it with the stepmother. Otherwise, if one wants to recognize the child and the other is reluctant, it is better not to recognize the child and just keep the relationship like this, with a relationship that is neither too close nor too distant.
My stepmother is still at her parents' home, probably waiting for my biological father to come back and take her home. The day before yesterday, he sent New Year gifts to the Zhang family. Uncle Zhang said helplessly, "It's almost the end of the year, and all the wives are busy. Only my sister is copying scriptures and repenting every day. She has begged my father many times to let her go back to take care of the housework, but the old man just refused and said that he would take her to the village to cultivate her body and mind after the Lantern Festival next year."
Ping An didn't think this was bad, and that stepmother had to be managed by the old man.
Three days later, Chang Chunfeng returned to the capital and went straight to his father-in-law's house.
The old man stood up and said, "Son-in-law, come with me to the study. Jinping will come too."
In the study, after the old man sat down, Chang Chunfeng bowed deeply to him and said, "I'm really sorry for causing trouble to you."
The old man sighed, "Son-in-law, it is my Zhang family that has let you down. If I had known that Jinyu would become such a person, I should not have let him get married.
The day after she came back, she was confined to my house to copy scriptures. You take her back today. After the Lantern Festival, I will take her to the farm to cultivate her mind and cultivate her character. Son-in-law, give me a year. If she can't get better, I will let her divorce you. Now I have the audacity to ask you to wait a while, not only for her, but also for the two children."
"Dad, why is it so? How can I bear to let you live in the manor? Let Jinyu live at home next year. She can't go to Dingzhou for the time being. I told people that she is not in good health and needs to recuperate in the capital."
"Dad, you resigned?" Chang Chunfeng realized it belatedly.
"Yes, I will be sixty-two in the spring. It's time to take a break. I've been busy all my life. I want to live a few years for myself."
Chang Chunfeng felt a little sad. He was 38 years old this year and had been very busy and cautious these years. Sometimes he wanted to lie down and not move, but when he thought of his children, he did not have the right to lie down.
"Dad, brother, there is something I want to discuss with you." Chang Chunfeng talked about Chen Sheng.
"That child has a hard life too. He has been very well behaved since he was young. He is two years older than Ping An and is also good at studying. Unfortunately, he did not do well in the last provincial examination. He came to the capital with me when he returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors. Now he is studying at the Imperial College. Ping An brought him back to his home to take care of him.
I want to adopt him as my adopted son, so that our relationship as father and son will not be in vain. His mother passed away a few years ago, and the only grandfather he can rely on is a county magistrate, who is about to resign and return home to retire. "
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