Fourteenth's current title is Beile, with an annual salary of two thousand five hundred taels of silver, and an additional two thousand five hundred dou of rice. Together with other miscellaneous incomes in the mansion, it is more than enough to support the people in his mansion. So when Fourteenth cried poor, none of his brothers who were sitting there sympathized with him, except for watching the fun.
Fourteen had been singing, reciting, acting and performing for a long time, but when he turned around, he found that his brothers were sitting there with their eyes wide open, watching him perform. Among them, Yinzuo, the person he was trying to play the victim for, was watching the performance the most enthusiastically. Look, he even had off-stage guidance.
"Fourteen, Sixth Brother isn't criticizing you, but we really need to practice our acting skills when we get home. Do you know how your performance just now made people feel? I'll tell you two words - exaggerated. Not only is the emotion lacking, but the acting is too forced. In short, it looks fake. Okay, Sixth Brother knows you're poor, so when we leave later, have Dexi give you 100,000 taels of silver to deal with emergencies, so you don't have to wear this old cloak and cry poor everywhere during the New Year..."
As soon as Yinzuo said this, Fourteenth Brother's face immediately lit up with smiles. To be grabbed by the ear, twisted a few times, and scolded a few times in exchange for one hundred thousand taels of silver, where could one find such a good thing? If there weren't so many people sitting next to him, Fourteenth Brother really wanted to return his ear to his sixth brother and let him twist it a few more times, otherwise he would feel guilty about taking the one hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Sixth brother, my family is so poor right now that we can barely afford to eat. How about this? I'll send my son Hongtun to you tomorrow. You don't have to give me 100,000 taels, just 50,000 will be enough."
Well, isn't it true that people get tainted by the company they keep? With a rascal like Fourteen, it's no wonder that a good kid like Thirteen has learned bad things from him. However, compared to Fourteen, Thirteen's life is a bit harder. Yinzuo likes this younger brother very much, and he's not short of money, so naturally he doesn't mind Thirteen learning from Fourteen.
"Well, it seems that today I, your Sixth Brother, really have to be a money-giving boy. You can't make ends meet, right? Okay, Dexi, go get your Thirteenth Master two hundred thousand taels of silver. But Thirteenth, you don't have to send this child to Sixth Brother. After all, you know I really don't have any talent for educating children."
Thirteen had just joined in the fun, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain. Looking at the stack of banknotes that Dexi handed over, he didn't know whether to accept or refuse for a moment.
"Sixth brother, I was just joking with you. Please take back the banknote. Although my salary is not much, it is enough to support my family."
Fourteenth's reaction to Thirteenth's obvious refusal of Yinzuo's money was quite strong. He quickly walked to Dexi's side, grabbed the stack of banknotes in his hand, turned around and walked to his Thirteenth brother and stuffed the banknotes into his hand.
"Thirteenth brother, you have to take this money no matter what. If you don't take it, then how can I take my money? And Sixth brother, you are biased. Why did you give Thirteenth brother 200,000 taels, while I only got 100,000 taels?"
Yin Zuo was initially shocked by Fourteen's bandit-like behavior, but when he heard what he said to Thirteen later, he couldn't help but laugh. Didn't he look so stingy? The silver had already been given away, so how could he possibly take it back from him?
"What's wrong with giving you 100,000 taels? If you think it's not enough, then you can return the money to me. Thirteen, I think you should learn from Fourteen. Look at how thick-skinned they are. They are truly invulnerable. Just take the money with confidence. I, your sixth brother, can only be described in two words now - I have money. There is absolutely no reason to take back what I give away. And Fourteen, what I said just now was not just for Thirteen to hear. Don't send that little naughty boy of yours to me tomorrow, otherwise you will see how I will deal with you..."
While the brothers were having a good time, the roasted mutton was delivered from the kitchen. Yinzuo had not eaten properly at noon because of the barbecue in the evening. When he saw the food was delivered, he naturally had no intention of arguing with Fourteen. He asked Dexi to take people to put the food on the table in the water pavilion, and stood up to invite his brothers to take a seat.
The chef on Yinzuo's side was hired from the imperial kitchen on Kangxi's side. His cooking skills were naturally excellent. The mutton he roasted was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it tasted very delicious. Because Yinzuo had a glass of wine, in order to prevent him from drinking it when no one was paying attention, Yinzhi and others simply had the wine removed. When the brothers got together, there was naturally no rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. Although there was a table full of delicious food without wine, it was quite pleasant for them to eat and chat at the same time.
While they were having dinner, snowflakes started falling outside. Yinzuo was sitting facing the window of the waterside pavilion, so he naturally noticed it first. He didn't even have the mind to eat, and just stared at the snow outside the window that was getting heavier and heavier.
"Xiao Liu, why are you staring out the window instead of eating? It's just snowing, isn't it? It's nothing new. So, if it snows heavily, I'll take you skiing in the mountains."
Snow was nothing new to Yinzuo, but he was obviously very interested in what Yinzhi said about going skiing in the mountains. Hearing this, he withdrew his hand that was supporting his chin and looked up at Yinzhi who had just spoken.
"Brother, are you serious? If the snow gets heavy, will you really take me to the mountains to ski?"
Facing Yinzuo's expectant eyes, Yinzhi nodded without hesitation. Isn't it just going up the mountain to ski? What's the big deal?
"Of course I'm serious. As long as the snow is heavy enough, I'll take you skiing in the mountains. We can even bring a tent and a heater. If we stay in the mountains for a few more days, maybe there will be some unexpected surprises. You don't know, last winter, Fourteen and I skied in some mountain in Japan and hunted several deer and wild goats."
Because of Yinzhi's words, Yinzuo became obsessed with snow. Every day when he opened his eyes, the first thing he asked Dexi was "Did it snow today?" However, it seemed that this day was deliberately making things difficult for Yinzuo. Until the twelfth lunar month, there were only a few sporadic snowfalls, far from enough to make it snowy.
It is said that Kangxi doted on his children. Look at how Yinzuo was looking forward to snow. Even though it was almost the New Year, he threw all the affairs in the capital to Yinzhen and took his sons Yinzuo, Yinreng, Yinzhi and others to Chengde to play in the snow. Of course, as a father, he also loved his son Yinzhen very much. Look, he left Yinqi and Yinzhi to him.
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