Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 254
Mrs. Du's Mrs. Pei saluted generously, then turned back behind the screen, and then said softly: "I live in a faraway country, and I have no previous knowledge of the people, customs, and scenery. How can you bother me. It's a pity that my husband passed away, and it's inconvenient for us to treat each other. Otherwise, how can I bear my uncle coming from far away and choose another place..."

Speaking of this, Pei's tone was somewhat sad.And Du He was also in a lot of sadness. In this foreign land, he had no relatives to rely on, and all the old families in the past were all alienated. He was alone in the world and had no relatives.But when he thought that a woman of the Pei family could manage to survive in Jiangdong, he had no reason to shrink back as a man.

"The sudden death of the third brother is very sad, but since I am here, I will never leave his family alone. There may be difficulties at the moment, but my family is originally the Wangzong of the North, and it is well-known in the world. It will never be lonely for a long time Unknown. When I stand in the middle of the capital, I will definitely take my sister-in-law and my little niece to be honored and raised."

Du He said in a deep voice, rather than comforting Mrs. Pei, it is better to say that he has made a wish in his heart, and he will never be willing to be poor so that his family's reputation will decline.

Mrs. Pei replied from behind the screen: "My uncle will not be hurt by the old robbery, and he is brave enough to take over the family business. This is the best. It's a pity that the woman lives in the house for a long time and cannot help my uncle. My husband is still alive. At that time, Su had an agreement with Chen Liu, Cai Shizhong and others. If my uncle has time, he might as well go to see him. If he can help him, he should be of great benefit."

Hearing this, Du He couldn't help feeling gloomy again.In fact, he had already visited Cai Mo a few days ago. Although the gentleman treated him kindly, he did not provide any real help. He just issued a letter of recommendation and asked him to visit the Jinliang Garden of the Wang Family in Langya.Du He also did as he said, but the famous post has been sent for a long time, but there is still no response.

For Cai Mo's unwillingness to help, Du He didn't have much resentment in his heart.There is not a deep old friendship between each other, and it is rare for the other party to give a letter of recommendation based on the face of his deceased brother. Even if it is not effective, this kindness is enough to be remembered.It must be known that since he crossed the river, he has been visiting various families, even those who are quite close in the north are treated coldly and alienated.

In the final analysis, the scenery of Jiangdong is very different from that of China and North Korea. He came across the river alone, and he has no reputation. It is normal that others are not optimistic about his future.There are really not many good friends like Chu Jiye who don't lose sight of each other due to changing circumstances.

To avoid adding more troubles to Mrs. Du, Du Heqiang said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, please don't worry, three brothers and good friends, I will visit them one by one later, and I will deal with them courteously. clear name."

When Mrs. Pei heard this, she was quite relieved. To be honest, she was a lonely woman living in Jiangdong. She had to raise a young daughter, but also maintain the reputation of the family. She was quite exhausted. .Even if she could barely maintain it, there was still a hidden worry in this woman's heart that made it hard for her to be happy, and that was the matter of the little girl's marriage.

Although her girl is still young at the moment, it's too early to tell, but one day she will grow up.Nowadays, people in Jiangdong are very bad, and there are many people who are used to judging people by their eyebrows.There is no man in her family to maintain the family name, Pei fears that when the time comes, her daughter may be a rare match.If the only bone and blood of my ex-husband were to be shed in the poor family so as to ruin the family tradition, Mrs. Pei really didn't know how to face the questioning of her late husband in the underworld.

So for Du He's arrival, although Pei's surface is not easy to show joy beyond the etiquette, in fact, he is very excited in his heart.If this uncle can restore his family's decline in Jiangdong, there will naturally be no doubts about the daughter's marriage in the future. Only in this way, she will rest in peace until she dies!
Seeing the old servant Cai Nai carrying many gifts from Du He to the door, Mrs. Pei couldn't help frowning, and sighed: "Although the family is poor, it can be maintained with a little use. Everyone is full of salt and rice. They are all expensive, why would my uncle waste money and buy too many useless things."

After hearing the words, Du He said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you are also a noble girl, how can you grow up to be a servant. In the future, I will take care of the household, so sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about it anymore."

He said it with ease, but in fact he was quite heavy in his heart.His family, Jingzhao Du's family, is one of the best in Guanzhong. Even if he was in trouble and fell to this place, Du He still has a lot of pride in his heart.Chu Jiye gave him money, although Du He was mostly grateful, but there was also awe-inspiring introspection.

He absolutely does not want to live under the protection of others from now on, so in his heart he has already regarded the trip to the Sunshine Garden as a battle of the last stand.If he still can't gain anything, then he plans to leave Jiankang and go to the Northland to create meritorious deeds.The situation in the north is a mess, and Du He, who just came from the south, naturally knows it well.When he came up with such a thought, it was like having a death wish in his heart. He would rather die than become a useless person who has been begging for food under the door of others for a long time!

Mrs. Pei didn't know what was in Du He's mind. After hearing the words, she couldn't help thinking of the carefree and pampered life in her early years, but after a while, she sighed and put all these meaningless memories behind her, and said with emotion: "A catastrophe is imminent. At that time, there is no difference between high and low life. Embroidery, spinning and knitting are the duties of a woman. They can cultivate their minds and supplement their families. If you can get through it, you will have an open world."

"What my sister-in-law taught is that I must remember this as self-encouragement."

Du He said so in his mouth, but he was not very optimistic in his heart. In the final analysis, he didn't have the talent of his cousin Du Yi to go out and out of Confucianism, and it was difficult for what he learned to be valued in Jiangdong.Zu Zhenxi, who crossed the river in his early years and then headed north, may be the one he should emulate.

Pei also advised Du He to be diligent and simple in the capital, so as to maintain it for a long time.When Du He got up to say goodbye, she suddenly remembered something, asked Du He to wait in the hall, then turned to the back room to search for a while, and then hurried back with a delicate brocade box in hand, and asked Mrs. Cai to show her behind the screen. It was handed over to Duch.

Du He took the brocade box and opened it, only to see a small stack of brightly colored paper with a glossy surface. There are many pictographs with fine and uniform lines on the paper, which are by no means exquisite and exquisite that can be drawn by human hands. .

When Du He was still watching with his head down, Mrs. Pei smiled behind the screen and said, "This item is Nanyuan's exchange ticket. You can go to Nanyuan to buy goods with this. Nanyuan's things are all for the noble family's needs. The situation in my family is really unbearable. It is useless to stay at home, my uncle needs to socialize in the capital, so he can take it with him."

In the name of exchanging bills in Nanyuan, Du He also heard Chu Jiye mention that if you go to Nanyuan to buy goods, you can not only get discounts, but also enjoy many privileges.Many Nanyuan also do not have much in-demand goods, and they can only be bought by redemption.It's just that this redemption is extremely rare, and it's all digested internally by the rich and powerful, and rarely circulated in the market, not even Chu Jiye.

Holding this small box of banknotes in different denominations, Du He couldn't help being surprised and said, "I've also heard the name of Nanyuan cashiers. This thing has always been rare. Where did my sister-in-law get it?"

Mrs. Pei said with a smile after hearing the words: "It's a coincidence. A few years ago, when Mrs. Cai took my fabrics to the market, she met some shopping ladies from Princess Danyang's mansion. They recognized my fabrics as Luo embroidery, which is rare in the city. , so I asked my family to deliver the goods to the eldest princess’s mansion in the future, and use this redemption ticket to settle the bill. After a long time, I will also accumulate it.”

What Pei didn't say was that although these redemption notes were rare, they were useless to her family, and part of the earned redemption notes were sold in the market to make up for the family.As for the accumulated batch, it is planned to leave it for the little girl to buy a dowry in the future, so that it will not be too poor.The reason why he didn't speak out was because he was afraid of putting more pressure on Du He.

However, after hearing this, Du He hastily put the brocade box on the table, waved his hands and said, "This is my sister-in-law's painstaking efforts, how can I take it!"

Mrs. Pei tried to persuade him again, but Du He refused to accept it, and even left the house as if escaping.

After getting on the bullock cart, Du He's thoughts were still on the redemption he had seen before.For others, they may just be impressed by the exquisite craftsmanship and ingenuity of this object, but Du He is more impressed by the function of this object.

It was not the first time Du He had seen similar bills, and even his family had something similar, but it was not called redemption, but credit.In the early years, his family operated Wubi in Guanzhong. Because of the large crowds, the resources were often scarce. Therefore, after a few elders in the family made a total calculation, they used bamboo and wood to carve small pieces in the Wubi to call it meritorious service. Those who plan to raise money will be rewarded, and this can be exchanged for what they need.

Thinking about it this way, there are many similarities between his family's contribution and Nanyuan's function of exchanging bills.But Du He listened to his father's words, and the merits are expedient for a while. If he wants to maintain it for a long time, he must have a set of meticulous laws and regulations to assist him.

The law of etiquette was originally taught by the Du family's family. As soon as he thought about this festival, Du He's mind suddenly became clear, and he thought about how to be prominent when he went to Shen Garden in the future.

While recalling the many rules about meritorious deeds in the wall of his home in the early years in his mind, Du He urged the ox cart to go fast, and soon arrived at Xiaochanggan, a temple of heavenly masters where he lived sojourn.Although living here also costs money to enshrine the general's seal, it is much cheaper than other accommodations in the capital.

Back at the guest house where he was staying, Du He found that none of the attendants who had been ordered to stay here were there. On the mountain behind Guanyu, he has not returned yet.This made Du He even more dissatisfied, so he put aside the previous matter and went up the mountain to find the more and more loose followers.

The reason why these attendants are nervous is that Du He actually has hidden worries that he is ashamed to talk about.When he came to the capital from afar, he received many cold receptions, and his situation became more and more dire. He was worried that these entourages would abandon him.If such a thing really happened, then he would really be alone.

However, after climbing up the mountain and passing through a forest, he finally found the place where his entourage stayed. Seeing the scene in front of him, Du He's body shook suddenly, and his eyes turned red and tears immediately.

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