Qi Shan has a way of choking people. The official turned pale and secretly wondered why Qi Xiang didn't distinguish between good and bad people: "Even so, if Qi Xiang behaves like this, there are widespread rumors in the market that are not good for you and are also harmful to you." The reputation of all the officials in the royal court..."
Even everyone knows that Qishan's family is rich. He has been raising cats for many years without spending a cent of the people's money. He has been an official for several years, and the Yushitai, who has always heard of things, has not been able to catch him. He has only one daughter at his knees, and his only hobby is raising cats. He is one of the hundreds of officials. He is a clean figure among the people, but a "good reputation" cannot be maintained by "having a clear conscience" and being "frank and aboveboard".
A good reputation does not mean a good official.
How many corrupt officials in the previous dynasty had excellent reputations before going to jail? Reputation is a business, and Qi Xiang's move is ruining the pot. What matters is not what he does, but what the people think.
It doesn’t make sense to reason with them.
Qishan said: "Does the truth care about this?"
He just keeps cats, not three wives and four concubines?
Don't stare at those wives and concubines in the backyard, but stare at him, a lonely man who loves to raise cats? With such a temperament, Qishan could wrong himself, but he could never wrong his cat. As long as his money for raising cats is clean, no matter how he raises cats?
The melon-eating officials: "..."
This is the fifth year of the same dynasty, and this is the first time I see Qi Xiang cheating.
According to them, this is a trivial matter.
The officials thought they were just melon-eating people watching the excitement, but they never expected that they were dogs passing by and being slapped. Seeing the reluctance of the Censor of the Yushitai, Qi Shan sneered and said: "I heard that one of my colleagues had a lot of female relatives in the house. In the past, the world was chaotic, and no one cared how many wives and concubines they had. Now that the world has been reshaped, some things... Should we also follow the regulations? "
"To put it bluntly, how much does it cost for me to raise a cat? But the monthly rate is: The expense of serving servants, new clothes every season, rouge, gouache, and three meals a day, which one is not more luxurious than raising a cat? If raising a cat is criticized by the people, how many of you are still alive? "?" Qishan's eyes were like sharp knives, passing over the officials present one by one. Some remained unmoved, while others felt guilty, but without exception, they were all cursing in their hearts.
Compared with raising people, the cost of raising cats is indeed not high.
Qishan said again: "Besides, with my meager salary, I not only raised cats, but also ninety-eight abandoned babies."
The head iron censor corrected: "One hundred and eighteen."
Qishan: "...when did there be twenty more?"
The censor and Chiguabai Official: "..."
After Qi Shan thought about it for a moment, he knew where the twenty extra baby girls came from. Most of them were brought back by Jun Qiao from his medical practice in Kunzhou. The reunion between father and daughter was too short, and they didn't have time to talk about this topic. However, this is not important, there is no difference between ninety-eight abandoned babies and one hundred and eighteen abandoned babies. As the main club of the Society of Gods in the Northwest Region, it is normal to embezzle hundreds of millions of dollars.
While talking, I remembered something again.
"How do you know so clearly?"
Good guy, this guy isn't going to stare at his ginseng, is he?
The censor's expression said it all.
This matter was settled in the end.
Of course Shen Tang can't say anything about praying for kindness because of this kind of thing. She also has feelings for Su Shang, and she didn't say that Yushitai is making a fuss out of a molehill. If Yan Guan is not crazy, he will bite whoever he catches. Careful supervision of all officials will only breed more and more moths.
However, after she went down to court, she asked someone to take a look around the market.
In just half a day, the topic of discussion among the people became that Qi Shan had raised abandoned babies No. 118. Each of the abandoned babies was Qi Shan’s daughter, and Qi Miao personally delivered and rescued them. With so many children, Qi Xiang raised them all without saying a word, what a kind man!
At first the people did not believe this was true.
How could there be so many abandoned babies for him to raise?
When they heard that all the abandoned babies were girls, many people fell silent because they knew it was true. They usually only raise two or three, the older one takes care of the younger ones, and they can also help with housework at home. No matter how many there are, it is not cost-effective. Although in today's Kang state, women can also practice cultivation, and women of appropriate age are also allocated fields, so that daughters can also have the opportunity to become the backbone of a family.
But the common people don’t know how to look at qualifications.
Any investment you make before your baby girl is grown carries risks.
Every baby girl is a big gamble for them.
In terms of qualifications, the probability of giving birth to a boy or a girl is the same.
Under the same conditions, a baby boy can become a family laborer without any cultivation qualifications when he grows up. On the other hand, a baby girl is inferior in this regard. The benefits of raising a baby girl are smaller than that of a baby boy, but the risks are higher. high. Although the trend of abandoning baby girls among the people has been curbed, it has not been completely eradicated. Qi Miao is a female doctor who specializes in treating women and delivering babies. She does have the opportunity to adopt so many baby girls...
Of course, there are also people with dark minds.
"You fools are so naive, how many officials in this world are good? Who knows whether he raises these baby girls to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, or to make profits for himself in the future? When these baby girls grow up There are many uses for it after you become an adult——"
"What use can this be?"
People who claim to be smart just laugh and don't explain.
But some people hold different opinions: "But how did I hear that that shrine does not prohibit the parents of baby girls from coming to recognize their relatives?"
If you have an ulterior motive in praying for blessings, why would you set this clause in particular?
You really have dark thoughts and must buy out the relationship to avoid future troubles. I specially set up this rule to tell these parents who abandoned their baby girls that this child is only temporarily raised for you for a few years. You If you are willing to go back and your child is willing to go with you, can you reunite with your child and his family at any time?
These words nipped some conspiracy theories in the bud.
There are also good people who go to the charity hall outside the city to seek confirmation.
Abandoned baby girls are indeed adopted here, and the parents are not prohibited from recognizing their biological flesh and blood, but there are conditions where the child is willing to leave. As soon as this happened, the biggest feedback was that there were too many girls at the entrance of the shantang. Some were secretly thrown in late at night.
Some of the children didn't even have swaddling clothes on them. They were completely naked and had already crawled on ants when they were found. Fortunately, the child's cry was loud enough to wake up the maid on duty.
"Oh, what a blow..."
The servant girl gently brushed the bugs off the child.
Take off your coat and wrap the child up.
"If you abandon your child, you will abandon it. How can you even be stingy about giving the child a piece of clothing? What a beast. He wants parents to provide for his child. He looks forward to the day when the fruit is ripe and the stem has fallen. He doesn't want to think about what he has. You don’t have this ability!” Another servant came over with a light on. , he understood it as soon as he saw this posture, cursed several times angrily, and then sighed helplessly, with pitiful eyes and said, "We have admitted twenty-two children in the past two days alone. How can these people not care about the children? It's really true. Poor baby, let grandma hug her.”
"Cuckoo and his ilk!"
I guess they were trying to take advantage after they heard that the charity house that prayed for the prime minister was raising a baby girl. No matter whether the baby girl has the qualifications to become a successful person in the future or whether she is not qualified to be raised, they will not lose. It is most difficult to take care of children when they are young. When they grow up to five or six years old, they can help the family with farm work and take care of younger sisters and brothers. In any case, they are not at a disadvantage. There were even two who abandoned their baby boys.
Already raising baby girls, shouldn’t it be more important to raise baby boys?
The practice of Shantang is to report to the official.
The parents of the baby boy will be sent back if they find them.
If you can't find it, send it to another official charity to keep it.
Not all the children who were sent here were healthy. Some were sickly, with sallow complexions and skinny skin, with belly as big as pregnancy. It was clear at a glance that the insect infestation was serious, so they took the anti-parasitic medicine prescribed by the medical department. Many long worms were pulled out and they were carefully taken care of to prevent them from dying prematurely.
Qi Miao looked worried when she heard the news.
“Father, what should we do?”
If this trend is not curbed, it will be difficult for the charity to continue.
Qi Shan said: "What should we do? It takes ten months for a child to be born. If they are willing to import more children for Qi, then let them continue to give birth to children. It's not like we, father and daughter, are so tired. All we have to do is pay for it." . There will always be one with good aptitude and good temperament among so many children. If you don't want to get married in the future, you can adopt the most suitable one. Even if you don't adopt, there will be so many children for you. "I'm old."
Qi Miao: "...The key is, I'm afraid I can't afford it." Qi Shan finally raised his head: "If you can afford it, your father is rich, let alone one or two hundred. Even a thousand adult men can afford to feed a baby girl who can't afford a few bucks."
Qi Miao: "..."
The accounts of the house. She has always been in charge.
In addition to normal income, her father also had a lot of unexplained income. She once doubted whether Qi Shan was really corrupt.
"Don't worry about this matter, my father will take care of it."
Qi Shan's handling method was also very rough.
Just pick a few "lucky ones" and send them to the official.
As long as it is proved that these people are not really too poor to raise children, their behavior constitutes abandonment, which is prohibited by Kangguo law. It can range from being beaten to the wall, to being beaten to the wall and then going to jail. Praying for good deeds naturally made them all enjoy it.
Whoever abandons the shantang with a child in his arms will bear primary responsibility, and others will enjoy half the treatment as accomplices. The executioners were very skilled at it, and when they passed the plank down, their lives would not be harmed, and their buttocks would be splashed with blood and their flesh and blood would be blurred.
After a few times, the results were immediate and the number of people following the trend dropped sharply.
The frequency of adoptions of baby girls by shantang has returned to normal.
Um...
Actually, it’s not that much normal.
As Qi Miao's medical skills became more sophisticated and her visits became more frequent, the number of baby girls she brought back also increased. Kang Bosui - her biological father and nominal cousin - couldn't stand it any longer, so she secretly told Qi Miao to adopt a few of them while the two families were traveling around. Not all of these children may have been abandoned, and many of them were parents who wanted to shirk their responsibilities.
Qi Miao is no longer anxious and nervous when facing a prosperous life.
She just said: "I can't afford to gamble on this possibility."
Parents who are interested in taking advantage will not treat their daughter well. Anyway, the family can afford to support her, so it doesn't hurt to bring her back.
Kang Nian cannot interfere even if the oil and salt do not enter.
"How come I didn't know you had such a hobby before..." He sighed. Although kindness is good, it must be used in the right place and with worthy people. If you use it wrongly, you will only drag yourself down, be criticized and misunderstood, and in serious cases, you may even fall into eternal disaster.
Just like Qi Shan, his true cousin who died young.
"This is not a preference, I just want to save people."
She does not have the ability to influence the situation in the court, nor is she good at it, but she also has what she is good at, and she can save people. If there are more women wandering around the gates of hell, she can save many babies from the fate of premature death. Look, there's something she can do.
The turmoil of raising cats and Shantang has just passed, and Zhechong Mansion from all over the country has almost mobilized troops. They received the talisman and marched to Kunzhou.
These messages were not explicitly communicated to the public.
Fengluo, the royal capital, is still as lively and prosperous as ever.
But there are also people with relatively broad connections who are secretly paying attention to this matter, such as Fang Yan and his party. After they came to Fengluo, they spent most of their time living in the Duke's Mansion, living in seclusion. They did not communicate with Gu Ren's old subordinates in person, and they only met privately for drinks.
There was an old member of Gu Ren who once served under Chao Lian. He was seriously injured but was saved by Fang Yan. He always remembered this kindness.
Before rushing to Kunzhou, he and Fang Yan had a private gathering.
The sword has no eyesight on the battlefield, and the Northern Desert came prepared. This meeting may be the last one, and I couldn't help but drink a little.
My ears are warm with wine, and my mind is a little more active.
"Does Mr. Fang have a place to go?"
Fang Yan shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet."
The old man did not expect this answer, and a thought spread in his heart Feeling helpless, he sighed: "Are you still waiting and watching?"
To be honest, I'm a little disappointed.
If it were Fang Yan in the past, as soon as he heard that Bei Mo was about to attack, he and the former lord Gu Gong would not hesitate to pick up the guy.
Fang Yan shook his head again: "Not really."
The old department regained hope and prepared to listen carefully.
Fang Yan glanced at Chao Lian beside him, who had no objection. He continued: "Now the Duke's Mansion is still short of people. My nephew does not have the courage and talent of his elder brother and cannot lead his troops into battle. . Our brothers are all white, so this matter is not easy to solve.”
When the old man heard this, he said: "What's so difficult about this?"
As long as Mr. Fang nods, it's easy to recommend him.
As everyone knows, Fang Yan is hesitant precisely because of this.
"Alas, please listen to me in detail——"
Shen Tang was extremely benevolent and righteous to Gu Ren's family members. When Kang State was founded, many of the most meritorious ministers could not get titles, but she gave Gu Ren's eldest son the only title of first-class Duke. After Gu Ren's old department was incorporated, he was promoted normally over the years.
They have never been discriminated against or suppressed because of their original origin.
So far, the balance is stable.
But when Fang Yan and Chao Lian appeared, the situation was different.
Before they appeared, Gu Ren’s old tribe was still in disarray, and Mr. Shen could use his favor as much as he wanted; when they appeared, the old tribe would naturally gather around the three of them, because they had a natural alliance. Base. Even if they have no intention of forming a party, they cannot withstand such speculation from the outside world. It would be harmful to the Guogong Mansion and Gu Ren's old tribe, which had finally gained a foothold.
Fang Yan had to consider this level.
The old department also fell silent after hearing this.
After a long time, he said: "Then what should we do? Mr. Fang, you can't stay like this all your life, hiding yourself?"
Maybe things are not so complicated?
Fang Yan said: "That's not possible."
Pointing to himself: "I'm going to try my luck at the Medical Office. If there is a war on the front line, the Xinglin doctors at the Medical Office will definitely help. This is my good opportunity. My twelfth brother has a strong sense of martial arts, and it is very easy to join the army and start as a soldier..."
If you don't use old connections, you won't implicate them.
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Everyone has to pay attention to their health recently, especially the elderly and children at home.
The leather jacket at home has a fever again. Fortunately, it is not influenza A. It's just a normal viral infection (I don't know if it's Yang), but I've had recurring fevers in the past two days. At the eleventh month, I am much stronger than when I was just one month old, and my temper is getting louder, and I am not cooperative in giving medicines. He was also very cunning, holding the medicine he fed in his mouth, and spraying it out when I turned my head, you bastard! Did he think I couldn't see his bib?