After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1060 Hard work
The story of this nephew who almost became a minor official in the county government was unknown to the second branch of the Hai family.

Hai Jiao had not had much contact with this uncle in his previous life. He only remembered that he had been working outside and rarely came back to his hometown. The fall of the Jiang family caused many members of the Hai family who had left in the early years to return to their hometown to live. The intelligence of these people was beyond Hai Jiao's intelligence capabilities. It was normal for him to know nothing about this.

If the two old students hadn't mentioned it to Hai Xiya when they were chatting with him about the latest situation of the tribe, Hai Xiya would never have known that those elders in the tribe had actually done nothing but fighting for power and profit.

If they could take responsibility, according to the Hai family's previous rules, the clan should pay tuition for the younger generation with academic talent. The travel expenses and other expenses of the younger generation to take the imperial examinations should also be covered by the clan, instead of allowing him to ruin his future due to financial constraints, let alone watching him ruin his future by becoming a minor clerk in the county government or a son-in-law of a merchant family.

When the younger generations of the clan members were unable to marry due to poverty, a few elders who thought they were qualified to give orders in the clan were only concerned with their own interests. This was too dereliction of duty. For this reason alone, Haixiya could not hand over the clan affairs to them, as it would only make the Hai family further decline and never recover.

No matter how mediocre and incompetent Hai Dongling and his son were, they at least knew to spend money on the clan school and train the young people in the clan to study and learn martial arts. Those clan elders are not even as good as them, how dare they fight for power in the clan? !
Hai Xiya could not sit idly by and watch the situation in the clan continue to deteriorate. He was just trying to calm down those elders with words, first coaxing them to improve their relationship with the eldest branch, and then return home together. When it was time to worship the ancestors, he would criticize these elders who were just sitting there doing nothing at the clan meeting, then re-establish the clan rules and rebuild the clan school.

The Hai family still has some businesses now, but they are not managed properly. Hai Xiya plans to reorganize these businesses, replace them with knowledgeable managers, and invest some money himself, so he is not afraid of not being able to do what he wants.

It's just that the time is a little tight.

However, Hai Xiya had already discussed the rules with Ma. This time, his cousin Xie Wenzai would also go with him. He had not paid homage to his aunt, Mrs. Xie, who had been very kind to him for many years, so he had to go back to Yongping. With Xie Wenzai's current reputation in the literary world, and many people knowing that he was a close friend of Tao Gelao, he only needed to visit a few famous scholars in Yongping Prefecture, and soon he would be able to invite one or two talented and learned gentlemen back to teach the family school.

Ma said, "These two gentlemen don't need to be famous, nor do they have to have the title of Juren or Jinshi. Anyway, they are just teaching primary school students in the Hai family. As long as they are talented and have the patience to teach children, that's enough. When they teach a boy, the family will naturally pay for him to study with more famous teachers in the county or the prefecture, or at least find a good private school. Baozhu's teacher has connections in this regard, and I think Baozhu is willing to help."

Before Hai Xiya retired, such measures could ensure that the younger generation of the Hai family would not lose their education. If they were lucky, they could train one or two scholars in a short period of time. In addition, the second branch had three generations of officials, and the eldest branch had a promising Hai Baozhu. The Hai family was already prominent enough in the countryside, and even the county lord would not dare to look down on them.

When Hai Xiya returns to his hometown to retire, he will continue to work hard on the clan school. In addition to the literary school, he can also build a martial arts school. The Hai family is originally a military household. Although the ancestral military quota now belongs to the second branch, it does not mean that the second branch must have descendants in the army for generations. If there are people with outstanding martial arts talents in the clan, it is not impossible to reproduce the glory of the clan. Shanhaiwei is so close to Jianghaitun!

Ma listed the things her husband was going to do one by one, and then sighed at her granddaughter: "Look, he has so many things to do, and each one is extremely important. Tell me, can I stop him? If I really stop him, and someone bad happens to the family in the future, won't I become a sinner?!"

Haitang had nothing to say, and could only sigh, "Grandpa is thoughtful and far-sighted, and I can't compare to him. Since grandma has no objection, there is no reason for me to persuade him. It's just that the weather is cold and the road is long, so grandma and grandpa should take good care of yourselves on the way, and don't get tired, or catch a cold, and get sick. Although the affairs of the clan are urgent, grandpa is not alone. The eldest cousin and the Baozhu brothers will stand on his side. I hope grandpa will remember to find someone to share some of the burden and not worry about it alone. He will return to Beijing to serve as an official after the New Year, and his official duties cannot be delayed. If the clan members are stupid, I am too dull to understand his painstaking efforts. I hope Grandpa won't be too anxious. If things are slow, there will always be a way to solve the problem." Ma smiled bitterly and said, "How can he not be anxious? If he wasn't anxious, he wouldn't have to make this trip. Never mind, at most I can persuade him when the time comes. In fact, over the years, there have been a lot of idiots in the family, and there have been foreign enemies with bad intentions, but they haven't ruined the family business. It can be seen that the family assets left by the ancestors are still quite solid. Now that there are no foreign enemies in the old home, he has re-established the rules. The family will not be worse off than before, so what is there to worry about? ! "

Mrs. Ma kept muttering bad things about her husband and seemed to be full of resentment, but Haitang knew in her heart that she actually cared about Grandpa the most, otherwise she would not be so reluctant and willing to accompany Grandpa on the journey back home in the wind and snow.

Haitang pursed her lips to hold back her laughter and asked another question: "My cousin uncle will also follow Grandpa and Grandma back to Yongping. Grandpa Cao will definitely go home to reunite with his family. So only Grandpa Lu will spend the New Year with us at home?"

Ma stopped talking and nodded, "Old Lu is unhappy with his family. The Lu family is in trouble now and it is estimated that it can't be saved. Why let him go home and suffer? What if he is implicated by the Lu family and exiled? Wouldn't it be unfair? It's better for him to continue to celebrate the New Year with our family. He has been in the capital for many years and has more experience than you. If you and your brother don't understand something, just ask him. If he doesn't understand, you can ask someone else. As for the matters of the outer house, just ask him."

As for the inner house, it depends on the cooperation between Hu and Haitang.

Haitang immediately assured her grandmother Ma: "Don't worry, grandma, just leave the household affairs to me. I have been learning from you for the past few years and am already familiar with managing household affairs. I have also consulted Ma Ma about the rules of officials and families in the capital. There will be no mistakes!"

Ma naturally trusted her granddaughter's abilities, but she had other ideas.

She held Haitang's hand and said in a low voice, "Good boy, grandma knows you are capable, but this New Year, you should leave the household chores to your second aunt and let her take care of it. You should keep an eye on her and remind her if she makes any mistakes, but don't take charge of things for her."

Haitang raised her eyebrows: "Grandma, do you want Second Aunt to learn how to run the household on her own?"

Ma sighed, "Since she got married, she has never managed the household herself. She has only helped me. Even if your second uncle is my biological son, I have to consider how his wife will manage the household after he splits up in the future. What's more, he is not... It's not that I want to be estranged from your second uncle, but he is of the Chang family's blood after all. Everyone in the capital knows that he is a child of the Chang family. No matter how unwilling he is to recognize his blood relationship, his biological father is also the legitimate son of the Chang family. It is unreasonable for him to give away what he deserves. Besides, he is now an official and can live with his parents for now. Does he have to rely on his niece-in-law to manage the household in the future?! In any case, your second aunt must learn how to manage the household..."

Sigh, it’s too late again…