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Chapter 2 The so-called sudden change in painting style

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    "You must hold on"

    Zhao Shouzheng put his hands on Zhao Hao's shoulders and looked at him with unbearable expression.

    Zhao Hao¡¯s heart twitched and he couldn¡¯t help but secretly thought: ¡®Is it possible that I am not his biological child?  ¡¯

    With his mind in a turmoil, Zhao Hao suddenly heard bursts of sobbing in the courtyard outside. The voices were from men and women, as if they had heard some terrible news.

    Fortunately, Zhao Shouzheng did not drop his book bag again, and used the simplest language to let Zhao Hao understand the current situation.

    "Your grandfather suffered a great disaster this time. He has been detained in the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate for three full days. Your uncle begged everywhere and finally met Guo Butang. Guo Butang told him that if he could get it within three days,  If you still have a loss of one hundred thousand taels, you can still try to cover it up."

    Zhao Shouzheng is actually a pampered young man. How has he ever experienced such drastic changes in his life?  Already in a state of panic and confusion.

    "If it doesn't come up, everything will be over"

    "So?" Zhao Hao asked with a dull expression, still holding on to the last trace of luck in his heart, hoping that it would not affect his life too much.

    "So, your uncle took the initiative and sold off our family's property, including our property and this house. He also priced in all the valuable things. Just like that, there is still a deficit of fifty thousand taels that cannot be filled  ¡­¡±

    "So" Zhao Hao's mouth went dry for a while and he pointed at the valuable furnishings in the room.  "These are all not ours anymore?"

    "Yes, not anymore. Within five days, we will have to leave the house, and all the servants will be sent away." After Zhao Shouzheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh with heartache: "The flowers fall when the water falls, and the spring is over.  Heaven and earth" He looked away sadly, not wanting his son to see him looking like he was mourning.

    Zhao Hao stood there blankly, what kind of reversal is this?

    He wished he could hit the pillar again and travel back.

    ??~~

    At noon, the warm sunshine shines in the back garden of Zhao Mansion.

    Although it¡¯s winter in February, it¡¯s still hard to hide the beauty of the rockeries, flowing water, pavilions and pavilions in this garden.

    ¡®What a pity, these belong to others¡¯

    Zhao Hao and his son sat huddled on the stone bench by the pool, thinking the same thing.

    At this time of year, the sun is not too warm, so the father and son can only stay here.  Because the people who took over the property in the house have already arrived, and they are now moving the valuable things out of the room one by one, counting and packing them in front of the father and son.

    "A pair of Hongwu blue and white Chilong double-eared vases."

    "A set of Wen Zhengming's "Orchid and Bamboo Scrolls""

    "Two pieces of top-grade Tianhuang stone carvings"

    "Be careful, this belongs to our Zhang family"

    A middle-aged man with a goatee and a counting house appearance reminded him in a sharp voice while counting the harvest.

    Every time he counted something, it was like a knife stabbing into Zhao Shouzheng's heart, making him tremble involuntarily.

    Zhao Hao understands Zhao Shouzheng's pain very well.

    Even people like him, who have only enjoyed a wealthy life for less than half an hour, find it difficult to accept.  What's more, Zhao Shouzheng collected these things one by one.

    The father and son just sat in the garden like this, not even knowing when those people left.

    ??~~

    It wasn¡¯t until the sun set that Zhao Shouzheng was awakened by the cold breeze. Looking at Zhao Hao, who was still silent, he slapped his forehead suddenly.

    "Damn it, why did you only care about yourself and forget about your son?"

    Zhao Hao came back to his senses after hearing this, forced a smile and said: "I'm fine"

    "As the saying goes, 'when you go to a water-poor place, sit and watch the clouds rise.' Son, look at it." Zhao Shouzheng patted Zhao Hao's arm and comforted him in a low voice: "As a father, I just thought of a way out. Believe me, it's difficult."  It¡¯s just temporary, we still have backup options.¡±

    "What's the back-up plan?"

    Zhao Hao¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard this. Hearing this, it seemed that the sky was boundless!

    "Have you forgotten? Last year, your grandfather arranged a marriage for you. Your future father-in-law is a wealthy Suzhou businessman living in Nanjing, with a wealth of no less than one million!"

    "Really?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but take a breath of air.  This million is incomparable to the million that will come four hundred years later!  This is the meaning of one million taels of silver. If you have to make an analogy, it can only be achieved by billionaires in later generations.

    "Is that still false? Haven't you ever heard of 'the emblems are everywhere in the sky and Dongting'? Your future father-in-law is the vice president of the Suzhou Dongting Chamber of Commerce. He is a wealthy man who can compete with our Huizhou merchants!"

    "Ah" Zhao Hao couldn't help but marveled, but he didn't expectMy father-in-law is so fierce!  But then I thought about it, my grandfather was the Minister of Household Affairs, and he held great power. He seemed to have a higher family status than him, so there was nothing surprising.

    "When I go back to my father and urge my parents to get married as soon as possible, my daughter-in-law's dowry will be generous. Then the husband and wife will be one. What else does my son have to worry about?" Zhao Shouzheng was planning for his son with a serious look on his face. He didn't seem to want to let his son eat soft rice.  Ashamed.

    "But if our family is in trouble, can people still recognize this family?"

    Zhao Hao has actually thought about the feasibility of this matter.  Sure enough, we are not a family, we don¡¯t enter the same family.

    "Of course I have to admit it. After the engagement was made in black and white on red paper, can I regret it?" Zhao Shouzheng's eyes widened.

    "What if?" Zhao Hao is not so blindly optimistic. After all, he has not experienced great luck in his two lifetimes.

    "Don't be afraid in case!" But Zhao Shouzheng smiled reservedly and said somewhat mysteriously: "Let me tell you a secret. Your grandfather also made a marriage arrangement for me as your father!" As he said this, he made a fist with both hands and said with you.  Rong Yan said: "My future father-in-law is my Nanjing Imperial College sacrificial wine! A dignified scholar will never regret his marriage shamelessly."

    After finishing speaking, Zhao Shouzheng said confidently: "So don't worry, son, you won't end up with nothing at all."

    "Oh" Zhao Hao let out a long sigh of relief, and then he put aside his worries about his livelihood and became concerned about the fate of his cheap grandfather.

    "Grandpa, how could he be so ruthless? He actually took so much as one hundred thousand taels?"

    According to what Zhao Hao learned in his previous life, the taxation of the Ming Dynasty was mainly in kind, and the amount of money collected was not much.  In addition, Japanese pirates were rampant in the past few years, and the court's tax revenue dropped sharply. It seems that the national annual income is only more than two million taels

    Minister Zhao actually dared to hack so many people by himself. Does he really not know how to write the word "death"?

    "Well, although the old man is somewhat considerate of his family, he is by no means a daring person." Zhao Shouzheng shook his head and said, "Look at our family, we have only accumulated fifty thousand taels in twenty years of life? How could he be so greedy?  go?"

    "That's" Zhao Hao asked with a slight frown.

    "Actually, it's the ministry's accounts, and a hole of one hundred thousand taels was found." Zhao Shouzheng spread his hands and said, "Your grandfather, in addition to Yan Yin, was also in charge of the ministry's accounts. Naturally, he is to blame."

    "Oh, it turns out that the old man is just an accountant. There are bigger officials above him, and there are also people below him who are responsible for the work." Zhao Hao asked with great confusion: "Why did it become his sole responsibility in the end?"

    "Uh" Zhao Shouzheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he nodded in agreement and said, "Yes! There are Shangshu and Zuo Shilang at the top, and a group of officials and principals at the bottom. These people usually look for quails in the sky.  Peas or egrets chopped off their legs, which one makes less money? Now only your grandfather is the one to suffer this, it¡¯s really abominable!¡±

    Zhao Shou was so angry that he kicked the rockery next to him hard, causing him to hold his feet and hiss and gasp in pain.

    "Don't tell me, you just thought of it now" Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Shouzheng in disbelief. Even he, a newcomer, felt there was something wrong with it.  Could it be that this native-born second-generation official never thought about this?

    "You know, as a father, I only read the books of sages and never care about the family." Zhao Shouzheng couldn't help but feel a little shy and replied in a low voice: "I don't know what's going on"

    "Then grandpa agreed?" Zhao Haoxin said, Zhao Shilang has been in the officialdom for thirty years, so he can't see through it, right?

    "Oh, forget it" Zhao Shouzheng said with worry on his face: "After the incident, your grandfather was detained in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Your uncle and I have never seen him until now  "

    "Oh?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but sit up straight, folding his arms and thinking deeply.

    Zhao Shouzheng doted on Zhao Hao very much. When he saw him pretending to think, he didn't interrupt him and just stood by quietly.

    Suddenly, a burst of heavy footsteps came from the direction of Chuihua Gate.

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