When the carriage rolled again, there was an extra plate of grilled fish on the small kang in the car.Pepper and cayenne pepper are intense.On a sunny afternoon, it was a bit hot and dry.Mama Yun helped Ah Qing and Ah Yun take off their long-sleeved jackets.Anyway, in the carriage, it's okay to dress less formally.For example, Zheng Qingchuan is rolling up his sleeves and eating fish.However, Mama Yun was cautious, and she had to persuade Ah Qing and Ah Yun to put on sleeveless gowns again.After Ah Qing finished dressing, he puffed out his cheeks and complained in a low voice: "I hate Mama the most" Mama is so verbose, almost all Mama Yun is verbose Mama Yun showed a helpless smile while sorting out her clothes, as if she was used to it.Zheng Qingchuan said with a smile: "Ah Yun, feed me a piece of apple, my hands are inconvenient now" Her two hands were pinching the fish head with one hand and the fish tail with the other.If she is bored for too long, she will want to find some stimulation, such as eating a grilled fish that makes her lips feel hot and scorching, but she doesn't like to eat it for skin care.Ah Yun was shy away from the plate of grilled fish, and obediently fed a piece of apple to Zheng Qingchuan.Ah Qing deliberately teased: "Qiqi, eat so spicy, drink more water" Mama Yun laughed again on the side.Everyone knows that there are many inconveniences when traveling by horse-drawn carriage, which is not as good as taking a boat.Zheng Qingchuan was so spicy that he pursed his lips and blew, and he didn't forget to shoot back: "Not kind" Ah Qing smiled even more unkindly.Considering that Mama Yun is old and can't stand the bumps, let Mama Yun sit in this luxurious carriage and be comfortable.Qiao'er and a few other big girls were crammed into another carriage.As the sun was setting, the carriage arrived at a post station.The carriage stopped, and everyone descended to the ground with a sense of relief, moving their unnaturally bent legs.Ah Qing and Ah Yun even jumped up and jumped.This post station is like an ancient castle, and there are two drunken officials walking out of the ancient castle, their faces are redder than the sunset, and their hats are crooked, and Master Du told them the identity of Su Mu.They were immediately polite, and the waist that was originally drunk and leaned back turned into a bend forward.However, it is not easy for a drunk person to wake up so quickly and walk awkwardly.Master Du shook his head helplessly, he didn't expect them in the first place, so he took the little servants into the post station to clean up.Mama Yun also took the maids to clean up the room.Zheng Qingchuan carefully inspected the house and helped by the way.Mama Yun's movements of wiping the bed were very neat, and she sighed: "The officials in the capital are relatively diligent, and they are scary to look at.I didn't expect these officials outside to be almost the same as drunks, or lazy people.It's not as strict as those little guys in our house, so I'm lazy" Zheng Qingchuan wiped the table and smiled happily, but I didn't expect Mama Yun to have a bit of a politician's consciousness.It seems that the housekeeper and the country have something in common In the kitchen, the people of the Su family are cooking on the fire.The room was cleaned, Qiao'er, Bixi and Zhulu came in with a food box, and said with a smile: "Such a big post station, there are only two officials who send Master Du a bowl of fish and bacon to them, their eyes are straight, and they repeatedly say that the post station is poor, and they haven't eaten meat for a long time" Zheng Qingchuan said: "It may be that the silver that should be issued to them was greedy by some officials above."
I heard that there was still a salary in the barracks.It's about the same here. ”Ah Qing covered his stomach with gluttonous insects, smelled the fragrance of the vegetables that had just come out of the pot, and asked: "How do you eat empty salary" Zheng Qingchuan said: "There are 10,000 people on the roster, and the military department pays 10,000 people every time, but in fact, there are only 7,000 soldiers.There are still three thousand people who do not exist.There are only the names of the three thousand salaries" Ah Yun picked up the rice bowl, scolded: "Bad" and began to eat with relish.Ah Qing said admiringly: "Qiqi, how do you know so much" Zheng Qingchuan casually made an excuse: "It was written in the book" and then hurriedly gagged with rice, meaning that he didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.There are some topics that you will get into trouble if you go too far, and no matter what dynasty you are in, no matter what ruler you are under your rule, you will not have complete freedom of speech.Only by understanding it and getting used to it will make you more comfortable.Grumbling was only occasional, and occasionally, although they had cleaned the inn's room spotlessly, they only rested for one night, and the next morning, after making breakfast, they continued on their way.Even breakfast was taken on the road to eat.Time is precious, leave early in the morning and arrive at the post early in the evening.Mama Yun said: "Listening to Master Du, there are still five days to get to the person who used to be a dart game, and he knows it clearly." ”However, it was when the weather was fine, but they encountered a rainy day, and it was rain for five consecutive days, but even if it was rainy, as long as it was not pouring rain or thunder and lightning, the rush continued, but it was a little slower than before.What used to be possible to pass through six stations in a day can now only reach half the distance.This resulted in the arrival in Jingzhou three days later than planned.The luggage arrived before them, and Zheng Qingchuan took the people of the Su family to pack their luggage.Su Mu went to Yamen to report and officially took up the general judgment of Jingzhou Mansion.However, Zheng Qingchuan, Ah Qing and Ah Yun were all dissatisfied with the small courtyard arranged by the government for them to live in, which was small and old.Zheng Qingchuan plans to buy a better yard to live in, after all, they have to live here for at least three years, and the land price in Jingzhou is much cheaper than in the capital, anyway, it will not be wasted After a few days, after visiting the families of the prefect, Tongzhi and other bureaucrats, Zheng Qingchuan knew that the general sentence is probably equivalent to modern discipline inspection, as long as it is to supervise the largest official prefect in Jingzhou.Even many official documents and orders must be signed by the prefect and the general judgment before they can take effect.It sounds quite majestic, although it is only a positive six-grade Zheng Qingchuan is more satisfied, she doesn't mind what Su Mu is an official, as long as Su Mu can give her a sense of security, spend time with her, and like her That day, when I went to visit the prefect's wife, in fact, Zheng Qingchuan felt that the situation was a bit dangerous, and the prefect's wife was well-informed, and asked with a smile: "I heard that Mrs.
Su is looking for a new house, I happen to know that there is someone who wants to sell the house, the price is very fair, Mrs.
Su is willing to let me be a favor."
This thing sounds like a good opportunity to take advantage of it, but Zheng Qingchuan was vigilant, she felt dangerous, she thought to herself: A cheap thing is likely to be a trap, and in the future, such a thing is likely to become an excuse for others to frame Su Mu, which is equivalent to grabbing Su Mu's tail, it is very simple to take bribes, or, robbing a private house, sometimes, it is very simple to discredit a person, Zheng Qingchuan still smiled, and declined: "Mrs.
Xiao's kindness touched me."
However, for the time being, I just chose one choice, and I don't have a clear idea of what to choose. ”This prefect's surname is Xiao.I heard that it was a big fat man, and his belly was bigger than the belly of six months pregnant, although Zheng Qingchuan had seen a man with such a big belly in the movie, but she still deeply doubted that there was anything more in the belly, how could it be so big, it was just fat, if it was liver ascites, it would be troublesome, so Zheng Qingchuan was very optimistic about the health of the prefect Xiao Because of the enthusiasm of the prefect's wife, Zheng Qingchuan deliberately delayed for a month before buying the house he wanted.A relatively large yard but there are not many houses and pavilions inside, there is no pond, there is no rockery, and it looks a bit plain.Because Zheng Qingchuan is planning to make a circular open space, like a modern indoor gymnasium, but it is only semi-indoor, if it can't be made a lawn, then spread fine sand, used for running, kicking ancient football and juju.Su Mu did not interfere with Zheng Qingchuan's plan.In fact, when the new official took office, he didn't even know what Zheng Qingchuan did in a day.However, he would eat breakfast and dinner with the whole family, and listen to Ah Qing and Ah Yun talk interesting things before the meal.Just because Su Mu had too little time, Zheng Qingchuan was embarrassed to rob Ah Qing and Ah Yun.Mama Yun sighed: "The house in Jingzhou is really cheap.Fifth young lady, if you plant flowers here, it will be better-looking" Zheng Qingchuan insisted on getting a vacant lot and planting a circle of fruit trees around the vacant land, Mama Yun was helpless, she could only help Zheng Qingchuan quickly fulfilled what she said in the Suzhou inn, bought an old yard, specially provided for homeless people to stay overnight, the conditions are very simple, sheltered from the wind and rain, there is a bed made of wooden planks, not even a quilt, but it is done clean, it is very easy to clean, but in the evening, it will provide a buckwheat steamed bun and a bowl of gruel for free, Plus a fresh fruit.The Su family sent two old men to take care of the courtyard, responsible for distributing food to the people who came in the evening.As for the free pharmacy, Zheng Qingchuan's current capacity is limited, and he is limited to providing some medicine for external injuries.She specially wrote a letter to Imperial Physician Yao in the capital, asking if any of his apprentices would be willing to come to Jingzhou to be doctors.What she regrets the most is that because Su Mu is an official, and officials don't compete with the people for profit, she can't open a shop to make money openly, and even the free pharmacy and the place where beggars are taken in are incognito.When I first arrived in Jingzhou, it was the time when I needed to adapt to the environment, and then the prefect's wife and Mrs.
Tongzhi's invitations were very frequent, and what they asked her to do was nothing more than listening to the play and touching cards, which was really a common hobby of ancient and modern people, but Zheng Qingchuan didn't have a hobby, every time she received an invitation from the prefect's wife, she had to wail, "Ah Qing Ah Yun, I don't want to play cards, don't go to play cards" Ah Yun would look at Zheng Qingchuan sympathetically.And Ah Qing will laugh unkindly and refuse, and the prefect's wife, Zheng Qingchuan, does not have it for the time being.She will go every time, in order to refuse, she specially invited Mrs.
Prefect and Mrs.
Tongzhi to come to her house to play, and then did not invite them to listen to the play, nor did she invite them to touch the cards, but let them watch the lively and joyful game scene of the maids of the Su family Juju is not only lively, but the game process is often unexpectedly funny: