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Text Chapter 12 (26) Gao Xiaosan¡¯s decision

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    The whole day, Gao Xiaosan's expression was a little dazed.  He steeled himself and finally managed to survive for most of the day. It was not until the evening banquet was over that he returned to the side courtyard where his family lived.

    When he got home, he first went to visit his wife in the bedroom.

    His wife was lying on the bed, half leaning and half leaning on the bed.  Seeing him lift the curtain and come in, a happy smile immediately appeared on her face that was so pale that no trace of blood could be seen; however, this smile was similar to her current situation, both were so weak.

    The younger sister who was accompanying her sister-in-law saw her brother coming back and immediately packed up the old clothes she was mending on the chair and placed them on the foot of the kang.

    Gao Xiaosan sat down and stretched out his hands to tuck the corners of the quilt that had come apart a little and tighten them.  He asked his wife, "How was your day?"

    "It's better," said the wife.  She had been saying these soothing words for several years.

    "Have you taken all the medicine?"

    "I have finished drinking the decoction. I haven't taken the Ningshen Jingxin Pill yet." The wife said, "This is what the imperial doctor told me. It seems that the decoction and the Jingxin Pill I took this time are somewhat incompatible, so I was asked to stop taking the pill first."

    Gao Xiaosan took the hot towel that the little sister brought, wiped his face, took two sips of the hot tea soup that the little sister handed to him, and his heart, which had been agitated for almost a day, gradually relaxed.  At this time, he felt extremely tired. Sitting on the chair, he couldn't help but want to slip underground, as if his legs and feet were unwilling to continue to support his body.  In fact, he didn't do much at all today. He mainly just talked to the people who came to see him. He couldn't be said to be tired at all.  But his heart is very tired!  Alas, what Brother Monk said really bothered him too much

    Although he deliberately did not let his face show fatigue, he and his wife have been married for fourteen years now. After such a long time of getting along day and night, who can understand the temper and temperament of the other?  His wife almost immediately noticed that his expression was different from usual, so she asked him: "What happened?"

    "It's something." Gao Xiaosan nodded.

    "Is it something in the warehouse?"

    "No." Gao Xiaosan shook his head.  No matter how small the matter in the warehouse was, he would not tell his wife; but what Shang Cheng said to him today, he would not hide from his wife.  He himself was a little undecided, so he wanted to know what his relatives thought about this matter.

    His wife and younger sister, one leaning on the head of the kang and the other sitting on the edge of the kang, listened quietly to him describing the whole story.  After listening to what he said, the little sister changed him another bowl of hot tea without saying a word. The mistress grabbed the quilt and stared at the beams for a long time before asking, "What do you think?"

    "I can't make up my mind." Gao Xiaosan said.  In front of his relatives, he, the warehouse manager, does not need to act calm and confident at all times.  Faced with such a big thing, he really didn't know how to make a choice.  His family was well off, with dozens of acres of land. If he was willing to study, he might be able to become a scholar or something.  But since he was a child, he could not read ancient books such as "Poetry" and "Yi", but he had a very strong interest in doing business and making money.  The family couldn't resist him, so they sent him to Liuji Warehouse in the county town to be an apprentice.  He is indeed talented in doing business. Others were apprentices for nine years, but it only took him seven years to become the third shopkeeper of the warehouse. Now he is the chief shopkeeper of Liuji Warehouse, with many apprentices all over Yanshan and the Central Plains.  More than a dozen officers and three to four hundred men had to obey his orders and assignments.  He doesn't have any ambitions. Even if he does have ambitions and ambitions, they are all based on buying and selling.  He hopes that one day the warehouse will be able to truly achieve "a prosperous business and prosperous financial resources reaching Sanjiang", and at the same time, he himself will be able to accumulate considerable wealth.  As for what he will use the money for after acquiring this wealth, he has not seriously thought about it.  Maybe he will continue to invest most of them in the business But now another road suddenly appeared in front of him, a road he had never thought of: He was a junior high school student and an ordinary family in Yi County.  The son of a farmer, a former merchant, would actually have the opportunity to embark on an official career and become a fifth-grade general!  To be honest, he was very tempted by this great future.  Reason told him that he should follow Shang Cheng's advice without hesitation and join the army; this would not only bring glory to the Gao family, but also completely change the Gao family's family status, turning the Gao family from an inconspicuous farmer.  He became a prominent family in Yi County and even Duanzhou, and his descendants will benefit greatly from this!  But emotionally speaking, he was reluctant to give up his ambition - if doing business and seeking money was also an ambition - he really couldn't make a decision on where to go.

    His wife said very pertinently: "This is a good thing that no one else can ask for!"

    Gao Xiaosan nodded with a bitter expression.  Shangcheng made it in YanshanWhen he was the admiral, he heard that many people came to Shang Cheng to ask for an official position; among them was Seventeenth Uncle's cousin Huolun.  But without exception, these people were all in trouble. Uncle Seventeen, who helped Huolun, even got scolded by Shang Cheng.  Others wanted to seek an official position but could not get it, but he had never thought of becoming an official, but the general's throne fell from the sky.  Others are sad and depressed because they have no official position; on the other hand, he has a bright future ahead of him, but he is still sad and depressed

    His wife added: "Logically speaking, you should listen to the monk's words and become an official."

    Gao Xiaosan was speechless.  Yes, it stands to reason that he should be this official.  Whether it is for him or the Gao family, this will bring countless benefits.  But¡­¡­

    When his wife saw that he was silent, she knew that he might not be able to listen to her words, so she stopped persuading him.  She only has so much insight and only so much truth that she can say. Even if she doesn't say anything else, her husband must know it clearly in his heart.  Since he is still hesitant until now, he must have a reason.  However, since the husband can't make up his mind, he should find someone who is more knowledgeable and knowledgeable than him to help him make a detailed decision.  She immediately thought of a person and said, "Mr. Jiang is at the village today. Why don't you go and ask him?"

    Jiang Tuan?

    Gao Xiaosan thought about it and immediately felt that this was a good idea.  He and Jiang Tuan are both shareholders of the warehouse, and their shares are exactly the same, 10%, which makes their status relatively equal.  Moreover, Jiang Tuan is a warm-hearted person. As long as he comes to complain, Jiang Tuan will help no matter what; even if he cannot help, he must tell himself clearly why he cannot help.  More importantly, he and Jiang Tuan got along relatively well.  Although he was talking about specific examples of sales and business, and Jiang Tuan was concerned about the so-called "economy" that was not "managing the world and benefiting the people", the two had a lot in common, which undoubtedly brought them closer.  The relationship between two people.

    When he found the guest room, Jiang Tuan was dragging a deck chair to enjoy the shade in the yard.  Seeing him arriving unexpectedly, Jiang Tuan gave him a seat and poured tea, and said to him: "Brother Gongdu went to see his daughter. I was saying that staying here alone is a bit lonely and boring, and you happened to be here."

    Gao Xiaosan said a few polite words and quickly made his purpose of coming clear.

    Jiang Tuan held a cattail leaf fan and drove away mosquitoes here and there, but did not speak immediately.  Since Gao Xiaosan made it clear that he couldn't make a decision, he had to think carefully about it.  However, things like official career cannot be explained in a few words. The ravines and slopes involved are sometimes a hundred times more dangerous than Gao Xiaosan's experience of going to sea.  Since Gao Xiaosan sincerely asked him for help, he must be responsible for his words!

    Gao Xiaosan saw that he didn't speak for a long time, and couldn't help but ask a question that had been buried in his heart for a long time: "Brother Jiang, your time with Brother Monk is not short, why, how this  " He suddenly realized that these words were really hurtful.  He was at a loss for words.

    Jiang Tuan doesn¡¯t care.  He knew what Gao Xiaosan was asking, so he smiled and said, "You want to ask me why I am still an eighth-grade official, right?" Gao Xiaosan nodded sheepishly.  As far as he knew, Jiang Tuan's time with Shang Cheng was not much shorter than that of Sun Zhongshan and Qian Laosan. However, Sun Zhongshan was now the founding father of the country, Qian Laosan was also the founding uncle, and the others were either generals or lieutenants. How come there were only  Is Jiang Tuan staying put?

    Jiang Tuan smiled and said, "They risked their lives to gain titles and titles. As an official with a clerical background, how can I compare with them?" He added, "People are different. I don't have the guts to go into battle myself."  Those who work hard can only stay in the yamen and slowly pass the qualifications."

    Gao Xiaosan didn¡¯t understand even more.  At the wine table in the evening, Jiang Tuan also talked about his glorious record while defending the city in Duanzhou last year, and showed everyone the gold medal he wore around his waist to ward off evil spirits. Could it be that the gold medal was fake?  Or was Jiang Tuan exaggerating his military exploits when he was drunk?

    Jiang Tuan thought for a while and said, "Actually, the commander-in-chief asked me the year before last if I would give up my writing and join the army. I don't have the courage, so I didn't agree." He stopped the cattail leaf fan in his hand, lowered his eyelids and stared at the lantern.  Under the dimly illuminated ground, he pursed his lips and remained silent for a while, then explained dryly, "Let me go into battle and kill the enemy by myself. I will never be wordy - it will only lead to death! It's just,  I don't have the guts to assign others to die. You know, no matter how small an officer is, he has to command his soldiers. Many times, I know that it is a death place, but I have to send people there; I can't do this. 1  "I don't have the courage to command others to die."

    Gao Xiaosan fell silent immediately.

    He obviously doesn¡¯t have the courage.  It¡¯s not that he hasn¡¯t used swords and guns face-to-face with bandits, nor has he commanded the gang in the warehouse.?The lives of helpers and bandits were at odds with each other, so he felt that he was not a timid person.  But that was all in order to save everyone's lives, so I had to do this.  However, he was taught to command others to die when he knew they were bound to die. He couldn't do it, and he didn't want to do it

    He decided, and told Brother Monk later that he did not want to be an officer.

    For a person like him who is weak at heart, perhaps doing business to make money is the most suitable thing for him

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