Chapter 92 Kindness

The weather was getting warmer, and by the beginning of February, Qiu had already replaced all the heavy woolen clothes with thin underwear.

On this day, after dinner, Qiu took her two grandsons for a walk in the garden. This is also a habit she has developed. If the weather is good, she will walk for a quarter of an hour after eating.

Liu Yin walked over quickly and said, "Madam, Han Gao is back."

When Qiu heard this, she immediately asked her to pick up the two grandchildren and said, "Go, go back." He had to ask Han Gao how Yuxi was doing in Yucheng.

When I returned to the Changle Courtyard, I heard Li's mother report back: "Madam, Han Gao was called by the Duke of the State, and he will come back after the discussion is over. This is a letter from Fourth Aunt's nǎinǎi."

Qiu said dissatisfiedly: "Is there anything we can't talk about later? It's not too late!" I wonder if she is in a hurry? Really. But even though he complained, he didn't ask anyone to call Han Gao over. After all, his son's business is important.

Han Jianming was in the study and finished reading Yuxi's letter to her. It is a doctor who needs a doctor and a person who needs to be used. That's all, the most important thing is that he was even asked to help others. After reading the letter, Han Jianming couldn't help laughing: "This girl..." Everyone said that a married daughter spilled water, and this girl didn't have the slightest sense of being married to her daughter. But Han Jianming didn't mind what he said. The more people Yuxi wants, the better her momentum is. Yu Xi is a person who knows how to repay her kindness. The more she pays now, the more rewards she will get in due time.

After folding the letter, Han Jianming stood up straight and asked Han Gao, "How is Sigu's grandmother doing in Yucheng?" Han Gao also gained his trust very much, second only to Han Hao beside him.

Han Gao nodded and said, "Si Gu's niece is very good in Yucheng. I heard from people in the Yun Mansion that Si Gu Ye is also obedient to the girl and takes care of everything in the mansion. Not only does he keep the backyard in order , the guards in the front yard are also respectful to Madam."

Han Jianming nodded and said, "That's good. If the old lady asks you to ask questions, don't hide it. Whatever the old lady asks, you can tell the old lady what you have seen and heard." His mother talks about it the most now. The only one is Yuxi who is in the border town.

After Han Gao went out, Han Jianming immediately called the butler. Since Yuxi asked for someone, he had to satisfy her no matter what.

Compared with Han Jianming's general question, Qiu's question was very detailed: "Is Yuxi used to eating in Yucheng? Is there any acclimatization? Is she thin..." Upon seeing her Han Gao, the Qiu family asked a series of questions, so that Han Gao didn't know which county to answer.

Mrs. Ye said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, just ask slowly." After comforting Mrs. Qiu, Mrs. Ye asked, "How is my uncle treating Sigu's niǎinǎi?"

Han Gao nodded and said, "Young master is very kind to my fourth aunt. The military affairs are busy, but my young master will go home no matter how late it is."

Hearing this, Qiu's heart felt at ease: "Has Yuxi lost a lot of weight?" In Yucheng, there is a shortage of food and clothing, and even if you have money, you can't buy good things.

Han Gao said with a smile: "Old lady, don't worry, Fourth Aunt's nǎinǎi complexion is very good, no worse than the time difference in the capital. Fourth Aunt's nǎinǎi also asked the younger one to tell the old lady, don't worry about her, take good care of your body, She will have a good time in Yucheng."

After hearing this, Qiu's eyes turned red. At that time, she thought of finding a family in the capital or finding a family nearby. How did you know that after this marriage, you will marry to the Northwest. It is not easy to meet each other, and you don't know that you can only see each other in the year of the monkey.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Mrs. Ye immediately changed the subject and asked, "I heard from my grandfather that the fourth aunt's grandmother founded a school in Yucheng? What's going on?" Some said it was a school, some said it was a relief for those children of the poor,

There are different opinions, and even the people in the Duke's Mansion can't tell clearly.

Han Gao stayed in Yucheng for three days, so he naturally wanted to find out these things clearly: "Many people in the border town live very hard. They don't have enough food and clothing, and many children die in the winter. My wife was moved by this. Because of my heart, I set up this school, mainly to provide these children with three meals for free, so that they can eat and wear warmly, so that they can survive the cold winter safely.”

Mrs. Ye felt a little strange when she heard this, and said, "Then it's called a shelter, why is it called a school?" The school can be called whatever you want.

Han Gao explained: "The fourth aunt was worried that these children would fight when they had nothing to do together, so they let them read and read in the morning and practice martial arts in the afternoon. This is why it is called Qingfengtang."

Qiu's thinking is the most practical: "So many children need to read and practice calligraphy, and the cost is not low." Reading and reading is the most expensive thing, and I don't know if Yuxi has any money on hand. Qiu Shi would have completely forgotten about it. At the end of last year, she gave Yuxi more than 20,000 taels of silver.

Han Gao shook his head and said, "It doesn't cost a lot." After speaking, he told the two of Yu Xi's ideas, and said afterward, "It doesn't cost much."

After listening to this, Qiu said with a smile: "This child, the strange idea is one after another. But let alone, it is very practical." Hundreds of children read and write, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone are really expensive. Not to mention Yuxi, even their entire mansion can't afford it. But Yuxi's method is very good, it doesn't cost much to let these children learn to read.

Mrs. Ye couldn't help but like it: "Fourth sister is smart." She read and read in the morning and practiced martial arts in the afternoon. The child learns something without causing trouble, killing two birds with one stone.

Qiu asked: "I have always heard that Yucheng is difficult, how difficult is it? Can you tell me carefully?" Hearing that the child could not survive the winter, Qiu could not bear it. In the past two years, Qiu Shi has started to worship the Buddha, and his heart has become softer and softer.

Han Gao's understanding of Yucheng came from Han Ji: "Yucheng has been fighting for many years, many soldiers died in battle, leaving orphans and widows, most of the days are very difficult." Rarely, they are basically military households. Because ordinary people can move if they can't live on, but these military households can't leave. Military households are handed down from one generation to another. When the father dies, the son has to take over the battlefield. In the past, there were twelve or thirteen-year-old children who served in the military. Later, this rule was abolished by Marshal Qin, allowing these children to serve in the military until they were fourteen years old. Just like the two brothers Lu Zhu and Lu Bai, when Lu Zhu turns 14 years old, he will go to the military camp to serve in the army.

Qiu clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha... did you say when will people go to Yucheng tomorrow?" She was going to donate some money to help these children. full meal.

After hearing this, Mrs. Ye could not understand what Mrs. Qiu was thinking, and said with a smile: "I will donate some at that time, let's talk about it."

Han Gao told the two of the situation: "When the school was first established, many wives also expressed their willingness to donate money, but the four aunts all refused, saying that if someone donated money, it would be confusing at that time. Said that if they wanted to show love, they would send some rice, noodles, meat and vegetables to the school as extra meals for those children. Later, many wives in Yucheng sent food to them.”

Qiu Shi could not understand the meaning of Han Gao's words, and said with a smile: "She doesn't accept other money, so why doesn't she accept my money? Besides, the money is not for her, how can she refuse?" ? This girl, can this matter be done improperly?"

Mrs. Ye said with a smile: "Mother, Fourth Sister is safe in this matter. After all, it is the first time to do this thing, and no one else is required to pay for it. Even if it is not done well, no one will say anything. If you accept donations from these wives If it is messed up, then it will be full of complaints."

Qiu Shi nodded and said, "That's true."

After talking about the school, Qiu asked a lot of questions, all of which were very detailed. For example, when Yuxi was pregnant, the pregnancy reaction was strong or not, but now the child is fine. How did Han Gao know these questions, he stood there with a wooden face and kept shaking his head to express that he didn't know.

Mrs. Ye said with a smile: "Go down!" Han Gao is a big man, so he wouldn't pay attention to such things as my sister-in-law. It's almost the same if it's a mother-in-law or a maid.

Qiu Shi said to Ye Shi: "Qing'er, I want to take out all my private houses and send them to Yucheng, so that Yuxi can help those poor children more." Not all industries. The fact that Qiu is so generous now is because she believes in Buddhism and believes that doing more good deeds and accumulating merit is good for her children and grandchildren, and secondly because her two sons are both promising and don't rely on her money to live their lives.

Ye Shi paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "The money belongs to my mother, she can use it as she wants." Although she was a little bit cautious, after all, her mother-in-law has a lot of private houses. But as she said, this is her mother-in-law's private house, and it's her ZìYóu to use it however she wants.

Qiu patted Ye's hand and said: "Money is something, if you don't bring it with you when you die, why don't you use it to do some good deeds. If you accumulate merit, you can also bless the children and grandchildren of the Han family. "

Ye Shi smiled.

Back in the main courtyard, Mrs. Hua couldn't help but said: "Ma'am, is this old lady too willing?" In the past two years, donating to the Xiang Temple has cost a lot of porridge. I didn't expect this time to be more generous. Donated all the private houses.

Mrs. Ye said: "These are the old lady's private property. I have no right to peck at her how she wants to use it." If she retorts, those who don't know will think that she misses her mother-in-law's private house!

Mrs. Hua said: "The old lady's private house must have tens of thousands of taels of silver, all of which were given to the fourth girl. Madam, do you think she will really use those children?" Mrs. Hua meant that Yuxi would fill her own pocket.

Ye's complexion changed, and he said, "Mom, you must never say that again." If the sister-in-law really got into the eyes of money, she would not use money to help those children. Furthermore, even if my sister-in-law really wanted to embezzle, she had to get evidence. Now there is no shadow, so I just talk nonsense and let my mother-in-law and husband know that I don't know how to look at myself. This Hua's mother is really getting older and more confused. It seems that it is really time to find a chance for Hua's mother to be raised, and then let Hua stay by her side, she is worried that it will affect her daughter.

ps: Dear friends, good night. (to be continued)