The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 4 The Master of the Xue Family
Saying goodbye to Liu Chengmin, Tang Qing'an specially bought a roast chicken and took it home.

The brothers are back.

Holding "Cheng Jia Bao Ye" in his hand, he took it home and recited it.In the Xue family, the apprentices also had to read and write, but what they learned were these professional books, which Tang Qing'an also read back then.

Tang Qing'an raised the letter in Yang's hand, "Uncle has written, agreeing that I should go to Liaodong."

"Brother, are you really going to Liaodong?" The two brothers Tang Zhanwang and Tang Chengzhi still felt a little bit reluctant.

The eldest brother said a few months ago that he was going to Liaodong to join his uncle, and let the two of them study hard at Xue's house and work hard.

In their hearts, the future of the elder brother staying in the Xue family is better than going outside the pass to join his uncle.

Tang Qing'an smiled with a firm expression on his face.

There are no eggs under the covering nest.

Even if it's just for myself, I still have to go to Liaodong to make a career out of it.

"The son of the Dafang is unreliable, you should stay away from him, but the wife of the Dafang comes from the Wang family and has a strong background, you should still be as respectful as before.

But after all, it is a woman's family and cannot be seen in public, so in the future, the business of Xue's family will be decided by the master of the second room. "

After listening to the elder brother's explanation, the two younger brothers showed embarrassment on their faces.How dare they not listen to Mr. Xue's words?
"Forget it, after two years when you are older, you will go to Liaodong to help me sooner or later, so in the past few years, you have been working hard to learn your skills."

"Ok."

The elder brother is like a father.

Since Tang Qing'an was ten years old, he has gradually been able to decide the affairs of the family. Over the years, the two brothers have become accustomed to obeying orders.

The two grew up listening to the stories told by the eldest brother, learned a lot of principles of life, and have always admired the eldest brother.

So, even though he had some doubts about the elder brother's decision, he did not object.

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The four major families in Jinling.

Jia, Shi, Wang, Xue.

When Xue Yan, the head of the Xue family, learned that Tang Qing'an had resigned, he suspected that he had heard wrongly. Seeing the shopkeeper's affirmative expression, he looked puzzled.

The father of the three brothers of the Tang family was originally an apprentice working for the Xue family, and when he grew up, he traveled with the Xue family's caravan.

Later, she married in Liaodong and brought her back to Jinling. The married woman had some connections with the Jia family, and Tang's father had outstanding abilities, so he was promoted to be a shopkeeper.

It's a pity that he died young, leaving orphans and widows.

The Xue family was kind and took them in.

My eldest brother, who died of illness, loved the three brothers of the Tang family very much during his lifetime, especially the eldest brother of the Tang family, who was talented in both literature and martial arts.

Three years ago, he invented simple numbers and dedicated several arithmetic formulas to the Xue family.

His mother died of illness a few years ago, and his widowed sister-in-law gave him twelve taels of money for burial. Why did he suddenly leave?
Xue Yan asked someone to call Tang Qing'an to ask him face to face.

It was not the first time Tang Qing'an entered Xue's house, he was led into the side hall by his servants to wait, a servant brought tea, thanked him and sat down.

Not long after, Xue Yan came out from the inner door.

"master."

Tang Qing'an got up and saluted.

"Why did Qing'an leave? Could it be that he is dissatisfied with the Xue family?"

In Xue Yan's heart, the three brothers of the Tang family were considered the juniors of the Xue family, so they asked casually without too much words.

"The master has a great kindness to my three brothers, and it is too late to repay the kindness. How can you be dissatisfied? Isn't it not as good as a beast. This resignation is actually my own reason."

Tang Qing'an quickly explained and told the truth.

"Join the army?"

This answer was beyond Xue Yan's expectations, and his face was full of disbelief.

Tang Qing'an has the merits of offering the numerology method before, and the widow's in-laws can't hide her thoughts. As long as she continues to work in Xue's family for a few more years, and when she has enough qualifications, becoming the shopkeeper will be a matter of course.

At that time, the youngest shopkeeper of the Xue family.

Outsiders are envious of wealth and honor, but Tang Qing'an not only gave up, but also wants to join the army. This ambition is really not small.

Regarding Tang Qing'an's decision, Xue Yan was not sure whether it was good or bad.

As an imperial merchant, Xue Yan's knowledge is not comparable to that of ordinary people, and he is a rare dignitary in Jinling who has a sense of crisis.

But time also fate.

Unpredictable.

"Is my nephew so confident? Betting that I will succeed?"

Tang Qing'an smiled.

He knew that Xue Yan had guessed his thoughts, one was that he had never hidden his ambitions in the past, and the other was that Xue Yan was a smart person.

But what Xue Yan didn't know was that he wasn't gambling, but seeing through the future and paving the way ahead of time.

Seeing Tang Qing'an's smile, Xue Yan nodded.

"The future is terrifying."

Xue Yan sighed inwardly, admiring the younger generation before him, who would go all out without reservation after seeing the opportunity. This kind of determination to break the boat is not something ordinary people can have.

Xue Yan was very sure of Tang Qing'an's talent.His uncle's family has managed Jia's manor for generations outside the customs, and has a deep relationship with the local area, and is backed by the towering tree of Jia's mansion.

People are harmonious, the land is favorable, Tang and Qing are safe and secure, the only thing to worry about is the weather.

"Since that's the case, I don't force you to stay. I just hope you can show your ambition and live up to the good times." Xue Yan sent Tang Qing'an away, and walked to the inner room after thinking about it.

His wife was ill and was recuperating in bed. He called his aunt and said, "Go and tell Grandma that the eldest son of the Tang family is leaving Xue's house."

The eldest son of the Tang family was the favorite junior of his deceased brother. It had only been a year since he took over the Xue family, and the eldest son of the Tang family was about to leave. This must be clearly explained to the widowed sister-in-law to avoid misunderstandings.

In fact, Tang Qing'an's departure is also a good thing for him.

The widow has a lot of thoughts and too many petty actions, which have affected the work of the shopkeepers in the cabinet and affected the business.

The widowed sister-in-law is from the Wang family and is the younger sister of Wang Ziteng, the head of the Wang family.

Wang Ziteng's current official position is the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, and among the four major families, he is currently the head of the highest official position.

As the last of the four major families, Xue Yan dared not offend.

Now that Tang Qing'an was leaving by herself, the widowed sister-in-law couldn't blame herself.Tang Qing'an's position in Xue's family is very delicate now.

He left Xue's house, which was a kind of signal to the cabinet.

The concubine went through the triple gate, entered the garden through the arch, and walked along the corridors and rocks all the way until she reached the other courtyard.

"Ange is leaving?"

Mrs. Xue's face turned gloomy when she heard the words, and the concubine was so frightened that she hurriedly explained the reason for Xue Yan's account.

"A good person, what kind of army do you want to join?" Mrs. Xue's family dissatisfied, "You tell the second master that the brothers of the Tang family have no father to teach them since they were young, and they don't understand the importance of their future."

"Mother."

An eight or nine-year-old girl who was cutting flowers laughed.

The voice is gentle and soft.

"Brother Tang wants to leave, so he naturally has his own ideas. The twisted melon is not sweet, so why make things difficult for the second uncle."

For the Tang family brother, the girl had a slight impression in her mind. When she was three or four years old, he took her and her brother to a temple fair.

Now five years have passed, but I can't remember the appearance of the other party, I only remember that the conversation is extraordinary, neither humble nor overbearing.

"You do not understand."

"mother."

Xue Baochai put down her needlework and looked at her mother, who had been bewildered recently.

Mrs. Xue finally sighed.

The first daughter even advised herself, how can they come forward to manage foreign affairs in a womanly family, why not let it go, and make the outsiders look good.

With my uncle and aunt's house to take care of, my things can't get away, so I might as well just let her go and hand everything over to her second uncle, which would be more convenient.

Mrs. Xue's heart was about to break when she thought of her son, who was only playing around all day long and never went to the cabinet.

"Forget it, let him go if he wants to go."

His son didn't live up to expectations, so what if he kept Tang's eldest son.

A servant girl happened to come in and said, "Ma'am, someone from Jia's residence is here."

　It's time to sign a contract and invest.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)