Chapter 283 Our relatives
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Another day.
Early in the morning.
Minister Dong got up and took his old wife for a stroll in the yard.
As the Minister of Works, unlike the leaders of other departments, he sometimes has to be involved in various operational projects. Although in recent years, the main projects have become building houses, yards, stages, waterside pavilions, hot spring halls, bathing buildings, and... for the emperor,
he is still willing to take a walk every day.
Exercise a little.
A good physique is the foundation of being an official.
If you are not in good health, you can only retire early, and you will not have enough energy to quarrel with others.
This morning.
There is morning glow and the sky is red.
It seems not suitable to go out far. There is morning glow now, and the sky may be gloomy in a while.
Minister Dong was wearing quite thick clothes, with a white fur scarf tied around his short neck.
Mrs. Dong had a long neck and fair skin. She looked like a kind lady, as gentle and amiable as a white dough.
But at this moment, she had a sad face.
Minister Dong also had a sad face.
They were originally worried about E'e's temper, as they had raised her to be naive.
But the daughter-in-law was wronged, so neither of them thought about marrying their daughter to a wealthy family.
They chose to get engaged to Tong Ge'er, who was from the family of Minister Liu, a subordinate of Minister Dong.
The two families had a good relationship.
Tong Ge'er grew up with E'e, and they were childhood sweethearts.
Although Tongge'er is not a genius in studying, he has a gentle personality and no ambition. He treats E'e very well. Although he is not the best match, he should at least be a good match.
Minister Dong thinks that with his status as a guardian, his daughter will not suffer any grievances after marriage.
But who could have thought that she would suffer endless grievances before she even got married.
Tongge'er and his family have been taken care of like his own children since they were young. He said he wanted to go out to study, and Minister Dong thought it was a good idea. It would be good to go out and see the world, broaden his horizons, and increase his knowledge. He even sponsored him a lot.
As a result, he brought back a sister-in-law from this trip.
Minister Dong had met that sister-in-law, and his wife and daughter combined could not be a match for her.
The adopted sister looked like a little girl, but her every move was like that of a concubine in the harem, as if she had more than ten years of experience in fighting.
Minister Dong decisively accepted the insults and broke off the engagement.
Nowadays, it is the woman who is often criticized for breaking off an engagement.
Even if there was something unclear with the adopted sister, it was not necessary to break off the engagement. Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines? People were saying behind her back that Minister Dong was deceiving people.
Minister Dong thought that being criticized was better than losing his life.
In the past, he thought the Liu family was honest and decent.
But now looking at them, they didn't hurry up to get rid of such a witch, and they still recognized an adopted daughter. This was crazy.
Who knew that Minister Liu would be so excited because of having a fairy adopted daughter.
She used to obey Minister Dong's words, but recently, she has actually started to
pretend to obey him but secretly disobey him. Maybe she pretended to obey him but secretly disobeyed him before, but we just didn't see it.
It's better not to be in-laws with such people.
Minister Dong thought it was better to cancel the engagement.
Fearing that the young lady would feel uncomfortable in the capital and be gossiped about, Minister Dong asked the young lady
to go out for a walk. The young lady said she wanted to see the rolling river and the sunrise over the river.
Minister Dong remembered that the young lady had asked Brother Liu to accompany her to see the sunrise over the river.
Hearing the young lady's request, the old father almost cried.
Okay.
Let's go and see.
He sent many people to go out with him.
As a result...
the servants ran back and said that the young lady fell into the water.
They thought that A'a was depressed and committed
suicide. He was heartbroken.
At this time, Minister Dong wanted to go to the Liu family and kill that fickle little beast Liu Tong.
As a result, the girl came back that day.
After coming back, the girl seemed very happy.
She said that in a while, a handsome man would come to marry her on a tall horse.
She gave the fish pendant to the other party as a token of love.
Minister Dong and Mrs. Dong nodded in agreement.
Let her rest at home.
In fact, Minister Dong was very worried. He
thought that the girl might be possessed by evil spirits, or she might have hit her head in the water.
She said that someone saved her, a very handsome young man, and she gave the fish pendant to the young man.
However, Minister Dong thought that the fish pendant might have fallen into the water.
The girl described the place where she woke up.
Houses, grass, and rivers. Minister Dong sent people to look for it.
But they couldn't find it at all.
Fortunately, the young lady had not been violated, and it didn't seem like she was stimulated.
It could be hysteria.
Hysteria after falling into the water.
Some people said they saw the underworld after falling into the water.
Minister Dong and his wife were very upset.
Seeing the young lady happy every day, waiting for someone to come and propose marriage.
They didn't dare to expose her. They
were worried that if they did, the girl would be stimulated.
The servants said that when she was brought back, there was no young master as the young lady said, just a fisherman, honest and decent.
But now the girl is happy at home, has started to prepare her wedding clothes, and counts her dowry every day.
Minister Dong and his wife were heartbroken.
They cursed Liu Tong thousands of times in their hearts.
He also has to work with the concubine to prepare dowry and wedding clothes.
What if no one comes to propose marriage?
Minister Dong is so worried.
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After having breakfast at home,
Minister Dong went to the yamen to work.
There was also a list of detailed laws and regulations on his desk.
There was no red circle around it.
It was not that he did not have two hundred taels.
It was that he did not want to.
He and Minister Lu had quarreled eight hundred times.
Minister Lu was petty and he should have resented him a long time ago.
But Minister Lu was also very smart and he knew that someone had to do the work.
The Minister of Works had a thankless job and it was not easy to replace him.
After all, although Minister Dong cursed every day, the emperor was satisfied with the aesthetics and craftsmanship of the house he built. Prime Minister
Lu would not easily move against someone who can help the emperor.
So Minister Dong is not afraid of Old Lu, he just doesn't spend money to buy it, he just carries it himself, so what.
But he is not in the mood to carry it.
Now when he looks at any colleague, he always thinks, can this one be a relative? Can that one be a relative?
Before looking at anyone, he first evaluates whether they are suitable to be relatives.
These few days.
Meng Qingshe, who has been stuffed with money by so many people, has really become bloated.
He usually doesn't like the chaos in various government offices. He
always thinks that it is not good for civil servants to be shady.
Now he takes the initiative to go to various government offices to make chaos.
He may have misunderstood civil servants before.
Civil servants are still very good. They
are proactive and enthusiastic, and he doesn't even need to say anything.
He originally thought that he needed to carry a bag under his arm, go to the civil servants, and secretly shout: "Do you want the key points?"
The other party nodded, and then he secretly went to the corner to open the key points for the other party, so that the other party could check whether it was the authentic key points.
After the inspection, he would hand over the money and the key points in one hand.
In the end, it was not necessary.
He just went to other people's yamen for a walk, and they took the initiative to give money enthusiastically and generously, and did not shy away from or hide such private matters as key points.
So Meng Qingshe became inflated.
He dared to step into the Ministry of Works, which he didn't like to go to in the past.
The Minister of Works, Lao Dong, had a bad temper. He
had a loud voice .
He spoke like he was cursing, swearing.
Even if Meng Qingshe was just strolling, he didn't like to stroll to the Ministry of Works.
But sometimes he was willing to come here.
Because the weapons of the boss of the Ministry of Works here are still very useful.
He asked the craftsmen here to help improve his Qinglong broadsword.
It is big and sharp, and the sound effect is very good. When it is shaken, the sound is piercing, and the enemy surrenders without a fight.
For this, he specially thanked the old boss and sent him two roast ducks.
The old boss was happy to accept it, because he heard that his daughter liked to eat it.
Meng Qingshe swaggered in front of the old boss.
Seeing that he had rules and regulations on the table, his expression was serious, and he sighed from time to time, he immediately understood.
Business is coming.
"Old boss, don't sigh, my in-laws have drawn the key points, do you want to buy it, forget it, you are a good person, I will draw it for you directly, and you don't need to pay, just don't tell anyone."
Minister Dong came to his senses and saw Meng Qingshe.
"In-laws? What in-laws?"
He had a stress reaction when he heard the word in-laws.
He had used the back door to help Meng Qingshe get a job with craftsmen to make weapons for him before, because the boss thought Meng Qingshe's son was a good person, well-educated, and had no bad habits.
It was a pity that his daughter was already engaged, so he couldn't have his cake and eat it too, but he could allow him, as a father, to take a look at other young talents.
Now listening to Meng Qingshe talking about in-laws.
It occurred to him that Meng Qingshe's eldest son was already married, and it was said that her grandson had given birth to two children at once. Meng Qingshe publicized it all over the court, and even the birds on the roofs of the court knew about it.
Other people's eldest sons had become fathers. His
own daughter actually had hysterics and wanted her savior to marry him.
Wuwuwu, thinking of it, Minister Dong was filled with sorrow.
"My in-law, Minister Jiang, is such a good person. He is handsome, honest, simple-minded, and hardworking. His mother-in-law is also a good person and knows how to manage the household. So their daughter-in-law, my daughter-in-law, was taught very well and is an excellent cook. After she came to our house for a few days, our whole family gained a few pounds. The food is so delicious. My two older grandsons are also white and plump..."
Meng Qingshe was chatting with someone, and her old habit came back, and she turned the topic to her two older grandsons.
Seeing that Old Dong opposite her was staring at her, she felt a little embarrassed and turned the topic back.
"My in-law is a really nice guy, he's good at getting along, and he knows how to focus..."
Dong Shangshu suddenly held Meng Qingshe's hand and asked enthusiastically: "Does our in-law have any sons? How old are they? Is they married?"
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