Chapter 11 11 Marriage

Hearing his old man say that after writing a note of 1,200 taels, he got 500 taels, Wei Wencai said in surprise: "What? Then they took 700 taels of silver?

This is life-buying money, and you can take away so much.

In the past, I could get 50% of my salary, so I should have been given 600 taels of silver.

And the armor was also eaten by them? "

"What do you think? Otherwise, why would I expect you to be able to stand out in the first place and come back with a meritorious service, or to become civil servants?"

Father Wei said leisurely: "In Zhenjiang, the Commander-in-Chief and the third-rank military attache have to give a big gift to the doctor of the Nanjing Ministry of War, just a fifth-rank officer.

When I first heard someone talking about it, I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true.

Even the leader of the sixth rank can embarrass the commander. The military general really has no face at all. "

"It sounds like you see the commander often. Tell me, have you seen the commander of Jiujiang Guard before?"

Wei Wu seemed to be deliberately trying to cause trouble for Father Wei, so she said it directly.

"Yes, yes, we are of a low level and have never seen it before."

Father Wei didn't want to talk about this with his wife, so he just said a few perfunctory words.

"By the way, where is the silver?"

Wei Wencai also realized something was wrong at this moment. He seemed to have missed the point. The five hundred taels of silver were the most important thing.

"Do you think I can eat this money alone?"

Father Wei rolled his eyes at his son, "Didn't you know at that time whether he would go north to fight? In order to stabilize the morale of the army, I gave each of them two taels of silver, and I gave you, Uncle Li, and the others a hundred taels. I still have some left here. Two hundred taels.

From what your uncle said, it is estimated that there will be no more military pay this year. Even if there is, 80% of it will be deducted by the superiors. "

"What a big deal, the money spent during the expedition has turned into salary."

When Wei Wencai heard that there was still this section, he immediately felt unhappy.

"Okay, that's good. Go out and ask the people below if they would rather get money or go to war."

Father Wei said angrily, but then he immediately changed his expression and looked at Wei Guangde, "Son, look at those civil servants who made money without doing anything. Think about it yourself.

If it weren't for this luck, think about it, the little money you earned by working hard is not as much as others, are you convinced? "

At this point, Dad Wei didn't wait for Wei Guangde to answer and said to himself: "As long as you get a good name, even if you are a scholar, when your brothers separate, Dad will also buy dozens of acres for you." field.

But if you don't pass the exam, then you can only stay in Baihusuo and work for your brother. You can be a leader, and at most you can be the general flag. It all depends on your performance. "

Wei Guangde nodded slightly when he heard this. He didn't think that the dozens of acres of land were very good.

In fact, after crossing over, he also thought that if he stayed in the army, he would never get ahead.

If you want to get ahead, you have to risk your life. The risk is too high to be worthwhile.

In the past, Xiao Wei Guangde couldn't bear this hardship, so he always watched his brother practice martial arts with the servants.

Of course, it's not that Xiao Wei Guangde didn't practice anything. There were two horses in the Hundred Household Institute. They were both old war horses that were no longer used, so they were assigned to them.

Before, Xiao Wei Guangde often rode out with his brother on a horse.

But his horse power was gone, so he couldn't sprint. Wei Guangde felt that his riding skills were only average, not good.

Moreover, he has never learned how to fight immediately, not even on the ground.

In fact, at that time, Xiao Wei Guangde was thinking about riding horses for fun, not practicing any riding skills at all.

Taking the exam for merit and fame is now Wei Guangde's only way out.

Wei Guangde would definitely not have dared to think about himself in his previous life, and would have willingly chosen to attack his brother.

But after inheriting this body, Wei Guangde discovered that the memory of his predecessor was really not good. He could memorize the knowledge and complicated articles taught by Old Master Sun after reading them several times. Of course, if he wanted to be fluent, he would read them twice more. Just go over it.

With such a good memory, he chose to focus on the imperial examination after giving up his plans to rebel.

Kneel down, just kneel down, it's like this in this era, the emperor has to kneel down to Huang Tianhou, and he has to kneel down to his parents and ancestors.

If you want to live a good life, you must become an official. If you want to be an official, you must learn to kneel, at least until you become an official.

But now Wei Guangde is not even qualified to kneel. He is still a bachelor's student. He has never passed the boy's exam and he doesn't know what to take.

Seeing that his words made his second son think deeply, and knowing that he had listened to what he said, Father Wei did not intend to say anything more, but turned the conversation to his eldest son again, but this time it was to his wife Wei Wu said.

"By the way, when I returned this time, I told my uncle and asked him to help me look up there to see if there is a suitable person. I plan to take care of Wencai's affairs."

"Whose family does it belong to? Did my brother tell me?"

Mrs. Wei Wu became energetic now. She just pricked up her ears and listened to the previous words, and she didn't need to say anything more.

But now, her man is talking about his son's marriage, so she, the mother-in-law, has to pay attention.

"What my uncle means is that the two families are probably more suitable. Both families have daughters of the same age. The best one is the one from Li Qiguang's family who is the commander. If there is someone in the command yamen who can speak well, this position will also be good in the future. It’s safe.”

Father Wei stroked his beard again and said.

At this moment, Wei Wencai, the eldest brother who was usually quite outgoing, became shy and blushed.

When his parents talked about his eldest brother's marriage, Wei Guangde had already come to his senses and stared at his brother. He immediately noticed his eldest brother's strangeness, but now was not the time to joke, so he just listened obediently.

"It's good, but I'm afraid the other party won't agree. The commander is a fourth-rank official, and whose daughter is this?"

At this moment, Wei Wu just frowned, feeling that the first family was good, but the family was a little too high.

"The daughter of Deputy Thousand Household Liu, he also has a daughter. From what your brother said, she looks good and is the most suitable for the eldest brother."

Old man Wei also gave the answer immediately.

To be honest, although their family has a hereditary title of a hundred households, in this world, if you don't have some connections and money, it's really difficult to get Wei Wencai to really take over the hundred households badge of the Bengshan Hundred Household Office from him.

He clearly remembered that he was able to get his official position back because of the efforts of his old man, Wei Guangde's grandfather.

On the battlefield, Wei Guangde's grandfather saved his grandfather's life. After the rebellion was quelled, the Wu family did not treat their Wei family badly. They formed a marriage and took back the position of the Hundred Households of Bengshan Hundred Households when Wei Meng came of age.

"Then my eldest brother will go there first to see what they mean. He wants to go to Li Qianshi first, and if that doesn't work, he will go to see what Captain Liu means."