The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Chapter 41

As for Song Qingyue who stayed at the Zhuangzi, apart from growing vegetables and fruits, raising livestock, and recording some planting and breeding tips spoken by the tenant farmers on the Zhuangzi, she was studying how to make glass more transparent and pure.

Now the glass produced in her father's kiln is not of good quality, not very transparent, and brittle.

To make glass, it is necessary to mix soda ash, that is, sodium carbonate, limestone, quartz sand, and borax and other raw materials according to a certain proportion, heat it to 550 degrees, to six hundred degrees, and calcined until it is completely melted. Molecules are recombined under heat and become orderly, so that they can become transparent and pure glass.

Song Qingyue entrusted Song Quan to make borax mines. Borax already existed in this era, and it was mainly used by Chinese medicine as a medicine, and some Taoist priests also used it to make alchemy. There was a little bit of it at Mr. Chen's place, but it was not enough for Song Qingyue.

Not a little bit of borax is needed to make glass.

It's been a long time since the matter was explained to Song Quan, but Song Quan hasn't bought back the borax ore she wanted.

The butler has been torn apart by Father Song recently.

Mrs. Lin was calm because her grandson was whipped by Song Jianming, but the old man started to make trouble again!

After Liang's side handed over nearly 1 taels of silver to Mrs. Lin, they completely ignored them.Father Song thought that he would come to Beijing to enjoy the glory and wealth, but his son ignored him, and Mrs. Lin was even more like an iron rooster.
But this did not bother Papa Song.

Who is he?
The famous old dandy in Jiangling!
What's more, he is also the father of Song Tianguan, who is very popular in the capital now!
Why can't he show off, why can't he put on airs and enjoy himself?

With the dandy skills he has accumulated over the years, a group of friends who eat and drink quickly gathered around Father Song, and Father Song had no money in his pocket, so he went everywhere on credit.Once, after eating and drinking, he actually got into a fight with men from the Meng family in the brothel, and was beaten back home with a bruised nose, a bruised face, and a swollen head.

Song Quan is busy wiping his master's father's ass everywhere these days!

In just two months, Father Song actually took out 3 taels of silver on credit!Song Jianming himself has never been so extravagant!

As for whether Mrs. Lin said something in the ear of the old man, Song Jianming didn't know, he only knew that in several guest houses, the things bought by Song Lao all day long, big boxes, small boxes The stuffed to the brim.

The last thing that touched Song Jianming's bottom line was that Father Song bought a house in the capital for 10 taels!

It's not about the money, it's because he doesn't take Song Jianming seriously!
In this transaction, the middleman thought that the Song family would obediently admit it as before, and when Father Song had no money to pay the deposit at all, the greedy middleman paid the deposit in advance out of his own pocket.

Who knew, when they went to the Song Mansion to ask for an account, this time it was impossible to recognize anyone from the housekeeper to the account, saying that they had to ask Mr. Song himself for instructions.

But after asking for instructions, there was no more to say, the man was so anxious to come to see Song Tianguan.

But is it so easy for the heavenly official to see?
The Song Mansion not only refused to accept the account this time, but also greeted the major restaurants, taverns, brothels and brothels in the capital. In the future, someone will credit the Song Mansion in the name of the Song Mansion, and the Song Mansion will not accept it.

Originally, there was no such thing as credit in the capital, and other restaurants and brothels only allowed Father Song to pay on credit because of Song Jianming's face. Now that the housekeeper Song has come to explain the situation in person, who would dare to give that one a credit now? Look at the bad old man whose body was hollowed out by drunkenness?
Of course, Song Jianming is a filial son, and he could hear his father cursing viciously in the room. In order to appease his incompetent father who showed off everywhere and paid on credit, Song Jianming went to Yichun Building in person after half a month, and selected two rankings to return the money. The good and beautiful prostitutes redeemed them for them, carried them back to the mansion with drums and drums, and gave them to his father as concubines.

Soon, Father Song, who was indulging in the gentleness of the two concubines, stopped thinking about going out to fight cock and run dogs all day long.

Lin was furious, and not long after, she found out that a maid next to her was pregnant!Under interrogation, the maid faltered and said that she was the father's seed.

Lin was so angry that she passed out, and when she woke up, she found that she couldn't move half of her body.

After Song Jianming found out, he hugged Mrs. Liang happily and drank half a jug of wine that night.

This vicious aunt once stuck needles in his body when he was five years old, made him lack food and clothing, beat, scolded and insulted him at will, and even made him kneel in the ancestral hall for two hours in the middle of winter!
Seeing him studying hard, he deliberately destroyed his books and smashed the inkstone that his master gave him!
At that time, Mrs. Lin really punished the eldest son who was born outside the concubine to death.

The hurt in his youth was engraved in his bones, and Song Jianming will never forget it in his life.

Lin wants to spend his old age peacefully on his own?

Dream it!
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The eighth day of July is Song Qingyue's 14th birthday. Song Qingyue is not very concerned about celebrating her birthday, and the heroine Meng Wanfeng has already stirred up wind and rain in the capital.

After so many years, the memory of the plot and content of that book has become extremely blurred. Song Qingyue doesn't know the specific time when the hero and heroine meet, and also forgets why the heroine came to this place. The only thing that is certain is that this year , before the heroine Jiji.

And her father seems to have boarded King Su's thief ship. For the big head on her neck, Song Qingyue is now guarding the edge of the pool all day, for fear of missing the chance to save the hero.

Master Song attaches great importance to each child's birthday.

He is busy on weekdays and doesn't have time to take care of every child, but he suffered a disadvantage when he was a child, and he knows that being a concubine is not easy. There is a difference between concubine and concubines, but respecting his wife does not conflict with treating each child well.

So Mr. Song wanted to take advantage of the children's birthdays to connect with the children. On weekdays, if there is anything wrong in the backyard, everyone can open up and talk about it. As the head of the family, he should play a mediating role. effect.

The family banquet in the kitchen has already been prepared, and the mother-in-law who went to pick up the third girl from Zhuangzi came back and reported to Mr. Song: "Master, the third girl is sick and can't come back."

"Ill? Is it serious?" Mr. Song's face became serious, looking very nervous.

The old woman had no choice but to lower her voice and said: "Isn't it a coincidence? The girl's stomach hurts so much that she couldn't get out of bed when she was young, and she begged the old woman to save her from the pain of traveling. She said that she would come back after the Mid-Autumn Festival." It's not too late to have a reunion dinner together."

"Hey, this child!" Master Song felt a little lost, and seemed to be talking to himself: "When she was in Lingnan, she liked to go out and make friends. Why did she stay in Zhuangzi after she came to the capital? Is she going to come back? I know, but she doesn’t want to come back. I don’t know, but I thought she made some mistake and was sent to Zhuangzi by me. Tell me about the trouble..."

A few little sisters from the Song Family of the Grand Master's Mansion came to meet the third girl who hadn't seen her since she came to the capital, but she didn't even come back for her birthday.

But it doesn't matter, there is no birthday star, and the family banquet will still be eaten.

Celebrating birthdays is just a pretext, Mr. Song has twelve children, plus his father and wife, they celebrate their birthdays almost every month.The family has a large population, and they usually eat their own food, and they always get together to eat and eat from time to time, which is lively and lively.

Song Yaxin is already 16 years old. She looks gentle and grand, and she was a little bit arrogant when she was a child. After going to Lingnan to stay with her father these years, she has become more and more calm and dignified.

After dinner, the whole family gathered in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness and eat watermelon. Song Yaxin hugged Song Baojuan, who was only three years old, on her knees and fed her watermelon. She didn't care if the watermelon juice spilled on her dress. Baojuan is very patient and kind, very demeanor of a elder sister.

Mr. Song looked at her with eyes full of relief, while holding Mrs. Liang's hand, he murmured: "In a blink of an eye, I'm already a grown-up child, and my family has a girl who has just grown up! Uh... I'm going to get married in a year or two. Yes, tell me."

After rectifying the noisy father and aunt, the family seemed to be warm and happy again. When it came to marrying his daughter, Master Song suddenly felt melancholy.

Liang said with a smile: "That's right, the people who came here to find out the news recently almost broke the threshold of our house. Master, you can also help me to find out the details."

As he said, Mrs. Liang took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and showed it to Mr. Song. There was a list of lists on it. Mr. Song raised his eyebrows, he did not expect his Xin'er to be so popular.

Mrs. Liang raised her chin triumphantly. No one in the whole capital is more admired by the Emperor than his husband.

Although Mr. Song has not joined the cabinet, every time the emperor holds a small court meeting or goes to the cabinet to discuss matters, he will call Mr. Song every time. When he is undecided, he also likes to call Mr. Song to the Imperial Study Room alone for consultation.

Just last month, Master Song presented the new bookkeeping method to the emperor, which was very appreciated by the emperor.

Because Master Song’s account books are recorded in this way, which is concise, convenient, and clear at a glance, and he has already experimented in the Lingnan area for several years and proved that it is very feasible. The emperor immediately decided that starting next year, the country’s account books will use this bookkeeping method .

All officials in the household department are learning this new type of number and new accounting method, and the local government has also sent people to study, and the old account books have to be refurbished.

No, remaking, remaking, uncovering a bunch of problems.

Now the Ministry of Household Affairs is so busy coordinating with the Sanju Department that even Beizhen Fusi and Dongchang are involved.Officials in the prison came in and out, Mr. Song took the opportunity to replace a group of his own people in the household department.

The entire capital was shocked, and even the elders in the cabinet felt threatened.

Everyone didn't expect that Mr. Song, who was only forty years old, had been unknown for half a year, and he would make such a big deal when he started something. Ninety-eight percent.

For a time, the imperial prison was full.

Fortunately, the emperor was merciful and didn't let the household department's blood flow into rivers, but let Jin Yiwei come to the door every day to collect debts and ask for money. As long as the money is paid, he can take the whole family back home, but the black hat must not be kept. Pry the corner of the national treasury, but still want to continue to be an official?Why don't you dream about it?
In fact, this matter really cannot be blamed on Mr. Song being cruel and merciless, it is really aggrieved that he has been the secretary of the household department for the past six months.

The two servants waited for the stars and the moon until their beards turned gray, and they waited for Mr. Sun to beg for the bones. They hoped to make further progress. Who knew that Song Jianming, who was only 40 years old, had ruined their hope in this life. So he confronted Mr. Xiao Song in everything, wishing to pull Song Jianming down from the position of Shangshu.

However, Song Jianming's previous relationship network was all in the south, and he really couldn't reach the capital.

He is not familiar with any of the seven court elders, let alone have any friendship, and the two ministers have been rooted in the capital for more than ten years. The relationship network behind them is intricate. Song Jianming is their boss. Song Jianming has nothing to do, after all, there is a cabinet above his head.

It stands to reason that if the Song family's direct branch is willing to help, Mr. Song's life will be much easier, but that side is not willing to help at all.

But is Song Jianming easy to bully?

No, he was never someone who likes to bow his head and admit defeat. Since they teamed up to bully him, then don't blame Song Si for being rude!

Didn't the two elder servants try to make him stand up, so why don't even the servants do it.

Anyone who is an official these days, who doesn't have a handle?Before Mr. Song came to the capital, King Su had already handed over a list to Mr. Song. He knew no less than Jin Yiwei about any mess in his family. The money allocated to King Su’s pocket all these years is good. Several million taels, the money is not in vain.

Does this offend anyone?Offend people of course.

But if you don't do anything for fear of offending others, and you hold your head and get beaten, then don't be an official.

People are such strange animals, when they feel they can kill you easily, they will never show mercy, but when they find that they can't kill you, they will rush to curry favor.

On August [-]th, the moonlight was just right, several sons were discussing the imperial examination with the sons of the Song family's direct branch, and the girls were whispering to each other, and they didn't know what they were talking about. The atmosphere was warm and beautiful.

Mr. Song fell into deep thought while clutching the list of people who came to seek relatives and visits. On it were the granddaughter of Ge’s hometown, the eldest son of the Hou’s mansion, the young man of a certain servant’s family... and even the youngest son of Jin Yiwei’s commander’s family. Fourth son? !
In terms of family background, everyone on this list is good, and political interests, as well as character and appearance must be considered.

Ah, what a headache to marry a daughter!

In the end, he decided to find an opportunity to meet Li Zhao, the son of King Su. This kid has been back to the capital for five or six years, and he is more familiar with the situation in the capital than he is.

(End of this chapter)