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Chapter 704 Son-in-law

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    In the Xianyuntang hall, silk and bamboo are lingering, and actors in colorful faces are reciting excerpts from "Four Tones of Monkey: History of Crazy Drums" behind the scenes:

    "Kuansheng! I'm teaching you how to play the drums, but how can you point things in the right direction and compare people to animals? I have a copper mallet and an iron blade, which is very harmful. Please pay attention to your tongue and teeth!"

    At the main table, Prime Minister Xu looked at Lin Run and chuckled: "Zhong Cheng is too polite, but I have an order, how dare you disobey it?"

    Zhong Zhenji, Xu Fan and others who were talking around them all also shut their mouths.

    "Yuan Weng really understands the righteousness, so he spoke frankly that night." Lin Run smiled happily and said seriously:

    "Susong suffers from floods every year, and the people are miserable. This year there were only two ordinary storms and floods, but they still caused more than two million acres of farmland in seven counties to be flooded, and hundreds of thousands of people were affected. If there are frequent storms and floods next year, or  If there is a super strong wind and flood coming, I am afraid that the two prefectures and ten counties will turn into Zeguo!"

    Elder Xu Ge and others nodded, seeming to be convinced.

    ¡°That¡¯s why our hospital is determined to carry out overall dredging of the lower reaches of Taihu Lake this winter no matter what. Opening Taipu and Huangpu roads will at least double Susong¡¯s flood discharge capacity, so that we can have some peace of mind next year!¡±

    Lin Run finished speaking categorically and looked at Mr. Xu Ge: "Please also ask Yuan Weng to lend a helping hand to the late students and make lasting contributions to Sangzi."

    "Haha, if you want to be immortal, why do you always say that having Lin Ruoyu caressing Jiangnan is really a blessing for the people of Jiangnan." Mr. Xu Ge smiled at Zhongzhenji, and Zhongzhifu and others also smiled and nodded in agreement.

    Then Mr. Xu Ge said seriously: "I am an old commoner. Although I can't carry it on my shoulders or lift it with my hands, I am still willing to wave the flag and shout for Zhongcheng and eat a pot of pulp."

    Translation Translation is, don¡¯t look for me, I¡¯m useless, I can¡¯t do anything.

    "There is no need for Mr. Yuan to go to the court to ask for help. As long as you take the lead and withdraw some fields along the Wusong, Huangpu, and Taipu rivers, so that our hospital can build water conservancy projects." Lin Run still thought of himself.

    Behind the curtain, Hua Lian was still muttering: "This fruit is rude!"

    "Oh ho ho" Mr. Xu Ge said with a smile: "Ruo Yu, don't worry, I have the consciousness to make some sacrifices for my hometown."

    As he spoke, he changed the subject and said: "But before I was an official, I was away from home all the time. After I returned to my hometown, I was recuperating from illness. I don't know anything about the family affairs. You'd better ask someone who knows better some other time."

    "Then ask Yuan Weng, who understands?" Lin Run asked with a smile.

    "The dog should know better than the old man." Mr. Xu Ge said lightly.  Although he is no longer in the cabinet, his ability to shift blame has not faded at all.

    Xu Fan reluctantly took the blame and carried it on his back. He stood up and smiled at Lin Run: "Zhongcheng is tired from the journey today. Let's not talk about business, right? My third brother and I will make a special trip to report to Zhongcheng in the future."

    "Yes, yes." Zhong Zhenji also smiled and said to Xi Ni: "Renovating Taihu Lake is a good thing, and our Songjiang Prefecture will definitely cooperate with Zhongcheng fully. But with so many rivers passing through our prefecture, it will not only involve thousands of households? Isn't that right?  I can explain it clearly in a few sentences."

    "There is no hurry at this moment." Zheng Yue, the magistrate of Huating County, and Mr. Zhao were both in the same department, so he immediately released this ghost place.  Not only the prefecture and county Tongguo, but also the Xu family's large family of thousands of people, no one took him seriously.

    Poor, weak and helpless Zheng Zhixian, apart from being a yes man, he can only be a dog leg, with no other option.

    Seeing everyone saying this, Lin Run could only hold back.  "Okay, I'll invite you two to talk to the mansion tomorrow, and this hospital will have a good discussion with you."

    "It's easy to talk about." The Xu brothers smiled and felt like mothers in their hearts.

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    Xu Ge was old, and Lin Run was tired from traveling. After three rounds of drinking, everyone talked for a while and then dispersed.

    Zhong Zhenji and Xu Ying sent Lin Run back to the mansion, while Xu Fan supported his old father back to the Mianfeng Pavilion to rest.

    The father and son were walking on a winding corridor facing the water, with lakes filled with fragrant lotus flowers on both sides.

    The reflection of the lanterns on the water surface, the floating light and the starry sky complement each other, really like a fairyland in the cave.

    Xu Fan couldn't help but break the silence.  "Father, how should I reply to the person named Lin tomorrow?"

    "What do you think?" Xu Jie's cane tapped the ground, his steps as steady as before.

    "In my humble opinion, he is also the governor of Jiangnan. It is not easy for him to reply. We can't let him go back empty-handed."

    "Haha, how much do you plan to give him?" Mr. Xu Ge smiled noncommittally.

    "I'm sure I can't send him away with a few hundred acres. I can send him away with a thousand acres or at most two thousand acres." Xu Fan said carefully.

    "Two thousand acres? I really don't feel bad selling my land." Xu Jie laughed.?Looking up at the bright lights in the garden like a sea of ??stars, I couldn't help but sigh:

    "When your grandfather was alive, he would never have imagined that his eldest grandson would give away five to sixty thousand taels of silver without blinking an eye."

    Songjiang fields are all cash crops, so they are naturally more valuable than ordinary paddy fields. You can¡¯t buy an acre of land for thirty taels of silver.

    Because the land and cats are all in the hands of the Xu family.

    As he spoke, Mr. Xu Ge sighed quietly and talked about family history:

    "My Xu family has been farming for generations in the countryside of Xujiabang. Your great-grandfather's family has many poor children and cannot afford to support them, so we can only make your great-grandfather the son-in-law of the Huang Mansion in Defengqiao, the county seat."

    Xu Fan naturally knew this family history. He had always been deeply ashamed of it and never allowed anyone to mention it.  But if his father had to say it, he could only listen.

    "Thanks to the Huang family, your grandfather was able to go to school and finally became a county magistrate. The most proud thing about your grandfather's life was that he changed his surname back to his father before he went to school. Otherwise, his father would have to be the same as Suzhou.  Just like Shen Zhuangyuan, he went to take the imperial examination under someone else's surname."

    "Grandpa, it's not easy." Xu Fan felt like he was in another world.

    "But if we change our surname back, the Huang family will no longer provide money for me and your stupid uncle to study. Your grandfather is an old man and can only live frugally and save every copper. He never eats meat.  I never burn charcoal in the winter, and I never wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year. As a result, my father just passed away when he was crowned the most beautiful girl in the country."

    "My father didn't see his last face. I only saw the six words he left for me before he died." Xu Jie wiped the corners of his eyes and said in a hoarse voice:

    "Don't forget that there will be more hardships in the future."

    "Don't forget how hard it will be in the past?" Xu Fan repeated, feeling ashamed: "My son has indeed forgotten his roots."

    "Actually, being a father doesn't mean that you should be a miser. It's just that you should spend the money when you want it, and you can't spend a word when it's not." Xu Jie whispered:

    "Two thousand acres of land, we feel sad, but in Lin Run's eyes? It's not even enough to build a river ditch? If we don't withdraw tens of thousands of acres, we won't be able to solve the problem at all."

    "That's impossible!" After all, Xu Fan is a descendant of the Xu family, and the virtue of being diligent and thrifty is engraved in his bones.

    "Fifty or sixty thousand taels is the limit for our family. If we hadn't seen that everyone still has a passion for incense, we would have given these five to sixty thousand taels to those officials, and we would be sure to get them to pack up and get out!" Xu Fan immediately changed his mind.  road.

    "As long as you understand." The two men walked to the door of Mianfeng Pavilion. When they entered, Xu Jie said calmly: "Everyone has his own worth, and Governor Yingtian is worth this money. If you exceed it, you are overestimating your capabilities."

    Actually, five or sixty thousand taels is quite a lot. Previously, Mr. Xu Ge only gave Zhao Hao two thousand taels for the sake of peace

    "Yes, father, don't worry." Xu Fan naturally knew what to do after receiving the decree.

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