Chapter 316 Ah Nian went on a long trip.
In fact, it wasn't really that far, but these days, the faster ones were riding horses, the medium-speed ones were horse-drawn carriages, and the slower ones were ox-carts.
A Nian and his entourage went with a carriage.
Doctor Dou was a scribe.
Although he was young, he was worried about riding a horse.
A-Nian himself rode a horse and Dr.
Dou took a car, so they went out early in the morning.
A-Nian also said that it would take half a day's drive to reach Shaoju's house, and he might be able to come back that day, or he might not.
He Zijin told him to just relax and took his children to see Master Chaoyun's new home.
Master Chaoyun's new home is right behind the county government office.
He Zijin doesn't even need to take a car.
He can go out through the back door and walk two steps to get there.
He Zijin looked at Master Chaoyun's house.
The specifications definitely exceeded the specifications of a five-in-one mansion.
There were many houses and a huge garden.
In the garden, there was a small lake with bright waves.
There was already Xiao Hechu in the lake.
He Zijin's eyes lit up when he saw the sharp corners, and he smiled and said, "Oh, master, you still have lotus flowers here.
Oh, if you are older, you can pick lotus leaves to make lotus leaf porridge."
Master Chaoyun thought that his female disciple was going to praise the view of his house.
However, after hearing this, Master Chaoyun asked, "You didn't have enough breakfast."
He Zijin glanced at Master Chaoyun, "You look at me as if I don't have enough to eat."
As He Zijin was talking, Axi didn't want to be hugged by her mother, and stretched out her little hand to look at Master Chaoyun while still babbling.
He called out and smiled at Master Yun, "Axi is missing me."
He Zijin said that her daughter only judged people based on their appearance, and she only liked those who looked good.
Master Chaoyun is not young, and his appearance is probably in line with her daughter's taste.
Her daughter is a little excited every time she sees Master Chaoyun.
He Zijin put the person on the ground and put a chair in front of Master Chaoyun.
Axi held on to the chair and walked.
After a while, she walked to Master Chaoyun.
The two hugged her legs.
Master Chaoyun held her on his lap. , she still couldn't sit still, and soon she had to twist her body down and continue to practice walking while holding on to the chair.
Ah Ye may have arrived in a strange place for the first time today, so he sat obediently in his mother's arms.
However, his little head kept looking towards the lake, with a stern face, whether he was thinking about life or admiring the scenery.
Master Chaoyun said, "These two children are both civilized and martial."
He Zijin said, "Axi has some violent tendencies, and Aye is a bad person."
Master Chaoyun: This is really my mother.
He Zijin came to have dinner with Master Chaoyun.
She felt bored eating at home, so she came over so that she could stay with Master Chaoyun and have someone to help her take care of the children.
He Zijin was also discussing with Master Chaoyun about buying people.
He Zijin said, "I originally wanted to buy a few people when I was in the imperial capital, but then I was busy with sending people out.
At that time, I thought, it's so far away.
Buying some little girls and boys is not easy on the road, so I haven’t bought them now.
Master, do you think I can buy people here?”
Master Chaoyun said, "Why not?"
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He Zijin said, "You don't know, such a county is also complicated.
Let's put it this way, some people want A Nian to build a memorial arch and buy people.
I'm afraid if they are bought, what will happen if they are spies from other families?
good" Master Chao Yun smiled, "You are thinking too far, there are so many spies, just pick them carefully.
Besides, if there are no spies, it will be easier to deal with them if there is a spy."
He Zijin thought for a while, "That's true."
She then told Master Chaoyun, "It turns out that the county government prepares cars and sedans for the county magistrate.
Speaking of which, being an official is not without its benefits."
Master Chao Yun smiled, "The benefits will still come in the future.
When Ah Nian clears up Shahe County, no one will laugh at you for bragging."
He Zijin looked slightly embarrassed, "I'm not bragging, it's serious."
Master Chaoyun was happy.
He Zijin saw that there were quite a few edible wild vegetables in the garden, so he asked Wen Dao to bring a basket.
He Zijin handed the child to Master Chaoyun to look at, and he picked a few of them. , and pointed to an elm tree and said to Master Chaoyun, "There are elm coins on this tree.
Master, have you ever eaten it?"
Master Chaoyun had never eaten it.
He Zijin asked Wen Dao to pick some from a tree and ordered someone to wash them first.
She wanted to show her hands at noon.
Wen Dao smiled, "But I haven't eaten the food cooked by my junior sister for a long time."
He Zijin looked petty and waved his hands pretending not to care, "What the hell, I just became the county's wife.
Isn't she busy lately?"
Wen Dao had to hold back from laughing.
He Zijin has always been good at cooking.
She has known Master Chaoyun for many years, and she also knows his taste.
What can Master Chaoyun say?
He is really picky.
He doesn’t eat too many things, such as duck with soy sauce and pork with soy sauce.
Master Chaoyun won't touch them, and there is also Xianyun bacon, which Master Chaoyun won't eat either.
But, Master Chaoyun is not the kind of person who uses seven or eight precious ingredients in a pot of soup and then stews it for ten hours non-stop.
Master Chaoyun is not like this.
Chef Chaoyun's taste is, how should I put it, he likes to eat fresh food.
The vegetables must be fresh, the meat must be fresh, and the fish must be alive.
Therefore, wild vegetables like these may not seem worth much, but when you put them in the water and mix them with oil and salt, the smell should not be too strong and the food should be transparent.
The spring dishes have a special aroma of fresh vegetables, and Chef Chaoyun likes them very much.
There are rivers and water in Shahe County, and the rivers produce fish.
The fish here are not the half-sized fish like those in Sichuan, but many are big fish.
The meat of the big fish is not very tender.
He Zijin chopped the fish fillets and mixed them with pork and seasoned them.
The children make fish balls, and Master Chaoyun will also eat some.
He Zijin loves to eat them, and even steams a bowl of thin fish fillet for the children to change their taste.
He Zijin said, "By the way, I asked someone to buy some rice a while ago.
The rice here is not much worse than Yumi.
I will send some over later for you to try, Master.
It's very good."
Master Chaoyun said, "Beichangfu has high mountains and dense forests, and the land is vast and sparsely populated.
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In fact, the land is fertile and is no worse than that of Huguang.
It's just that the climate is different.
The rice here was even used as tribute in the palace during the previous dynasty." rice."
He Zijin was quite impressed and said, "Then why don't you make tribute rice now?"
Master Chaoyun said, "From Beichang to the imperial capital, first of all, this place is really poor compared to the land in the south of the Yangtze River and Huguang.
If we ask for tribute rice, I'm afraid it will increase the burden of this place.
Secondly, our dynasty has not been established for a long time, and there are many wars.
The royal family has It’s not too particular.”
He Zijin nodded, which meant that the country was not very wealthy.
He Zijin said, "Actually, I heard from my grandmother that things are much better now than before.
My grandmother was called poor when she was young.
There were constant wars and shortages.
Like when my father was a child, there was not even a serious academy in the county. .Or later.
When they go to school, several counties have set up Furong Academy.
I used to think that Bishui County was far inferior to the state capital.
Yesterday A Nian went to the county academy and came back and told me that the academy in Shahe County is far inferior to Furong.
Where is the academy?”
Master Chaoyun said, "Not only in Shahe County, but also in Beichang Prefecture, the official education has always been ordinary.
In the spring period of Shangke, there were only three Jinshis in the Hefu of Beichang Prefecture."
He Zijin said, "I see that most of the people coming and going outside are merchants traveling from the north to the south."
Master Chaoyun said, "It's more than that.
It's close to the market, so there are naturally many merchants coming and going, so they can rest in Shahe County.
Beichang is close to Beijingguan, and beyond Beijingguan is Beiliang Kingdom.
Beiliang Kingdom Our country is not big and has never fought against our country, but it often makes trouble with us.
Bandits or something.
Things here are even more complicated, because to the west of Beiliang is the Western Barbarians, and the Western Barbarians have strong troops.
The two countries often join forces to cause trouble outside Beijingguan.
Therefore, the military service here is also very heavy.
Yes.
Many people have gone to serve in the military.
How many are left?"
He Zijin asked, "How many years will this military service last?"
Master Chaoyun said, "Twenty years."
He Zijin was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
He Zijin said, "What kind of subsidies can you get for military service?"
Master Chaoyun said, "In a family of five, if one person serves in the military, the family tax will be exempted."
He Zijin breathed a sigh of relief, there was still a way to survive.
He Zijin said, "Actually, twenty years is a bit too long.
Nowadays, even ordinary people, how long can a man live?
If he does military service at the age of fifteen, he will be thirty-five in twenty years.
In the past, When I was in Shuzhong, my family The fields are also farmed out by tenants.
If those tenants can live to be sixty or seventy years old, they will live a long life.
Moreover, such universal military service is not as good as training a good army, otherwise no amount of military service will be needed.
It's just a matter of paying for it with your life.
Furthermore, can those who return to their hometowns after their military service have been in the army for the rest of their lives?
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I'm afraid they won't have the ability to farm.
If they have the ability to become a small boss, they can still do it.
Marry a house Daughters, when they return home from the army, they will have a place to settle down.
If they are not able to become officials, and they are in the army, there are probably many of them who will not be able to get a wife.
What will happen if their military service expires?
Living a good life.”
Master Chaoyun looked at his female disciple with admiration and said with a smile, "Oh, you think well."
He Zijin pretended to be modest and said, "I just thought about it casually."
Master Chaoyun: I really don’t want to praise her anymore to encourage her arrogance.
Master Chaoyun said, "Whatever happens is a matter for officials like A Nian and others."
A Nian arrived at home late in the day and did not let Shao Juren live at Lin Jiaoyu's house.
The family background of Lin Jiaoyu's family can be seen by looking at Lin Jiaoyu's clothes.
A Nian asked Sister Zijin to clean up the room.
He Zijin had already prepared it.
He smiled and said, "It's all ready.
Ask Sixi to take you there.
I have already lit up the fire during the day, and it's a bit It’s not wet.
Bedding and everything are ready, and there’s food in the kitchen.
I’ll send the meatballs to Shao Juren later.”
Anian nodded and said repeatedly, "I'm hungry too."
"It has been prepared for a long time."
He Zijin asked him to wash his hands and face first, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be able to come back today, but I have prepared it."
Ah Nian carefully washed his hands and face and said, "Fortunately, I went out early in the morning.
The road is not easy to walk on.
I made Doctor Dou bumpy.
He said that he would have a lot of trouble in the future.
The roads in Shahe County are really bumpy by car."
He Zijin burst out laughing when he heard this.
He ordered Ah Nian fish soup noodles with some green vegetables and a poached egg.
Ah Nian ate two bowls in a row.
He Zijin was afraid that he would hold on.
Ah Nian said, " Can’t hold on, just right.”
After filling his stomach, A-Nian went to see his little darlings first.
When he saw that the children were all asleep, A-Nian gave each of them a kiss on their fat face, and then started talking to sister Zijin.
When Anian talked about Shao Ju's house, he said, "The yard is quite spacious, and the house is paved with blue bricks.
It has both east and west rooms.
When Mrs.
Shao saw us, she killed three hens that were laying eggs.
I felt so sad in my heart."
It’s not very exciting.
We look at the chicken as usual, and we are afraid that the chicken is where Shao Ju’s money comes from.”
He Zijin sighed after hearing this, "Yes."
However, He Zijin said, "It stands to reason that if you have the title of Juren, you don't have to pay taxes on your family's land, and Shao Juren has the official title of Juren, how can he still live like this?"
Poor."
"We are no longer poor."
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Ah Nian said.
"In the past, when I heard my grandmother talk about the things she didn't have enough to eat in the past, I felt strange.
But this time I went out," Ah Nian said, "especially in the countryside.
If you can wear linen clothes, you are a good family in the local area.
If you can wear silk clothes, you are a wealthy family."
"So poor."
"Yes."
A Nian sighed.
He Zijin looked at A Nian's concern for the country and the people, and smiled and said, "It is precisely because the place is poor that there is hope for governance.
Otherwise, what would you do if you want to be an official?
Just calm down and slowly After looking around, I don't believe what the poverty is.
There is no merit in this place.
Speaking of other things, the place here is big, and there are no sandstorms or other things that are not suitable for farming.
The locals are not lazy, and they always have ways to do it.
I would say, this place is better than the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River.
No matter how good the place is, the mountains and rivers are good, how can the ability of a land official be shown?"
A Nian smiled, "Sister is really good at comforting me."
"What's the comfort?
It's the fact."
He Zijin said, "I heard from my uncle in the imperial capital that the father of Su Caizi, who was very handsome, was Su Xiang when the late emperor was in power.
He said Su Xiang was respected, There is one thing, other people put their children in good places, but not Su Xiang.
He will put his children wherever there is poverty and difficulty.
Therefore, everyone respects Su Xiang's character, otherwise he will be the leader. auxiliary He is a very smart person.
Is it easier to achieve success in a poor place or in a wealthy place?
If the place is not good, there are more places that can be managed and political achievements can be achieved.
There are many places.
On the other hand, it is a wealthy place that you and I have always fought for.
Besides, the place is already a good place.
It is difficult to make it better, but if it is not good enough, everyone will pay attention. , it’s easy to get into trouble.”
He Zijin has always been full of crooked ideas, Anian said, "I don't want to stay here, but now that I'm here, I don't want to waste my time."
"This is very true.
In this life, you have to do something."
The two talked for a while, and He Zijin said, "Why didn't you bring Shao Juren and his wife together?
Although Shao Juren's leg can be cured, I thought, no matter how careful our maid is, she can't be as good as Shao Juren."
The lady is very attentive.”
Ah Nian said, "I just brought a car, but I can't even sit in it.
Let's wait until I ask Dr.
Dou about it tomorrow."
He Zijin said, "If Mrs.
Shao comes over, I will clean up a yard for them."
Anian said, "Shao Ju has three children in his family.
I heard that his parents have passed away.
If Mrs.
Shao comes here, I'm afraid she will have to take the children with her."
He Zijin said, "Then let's take it over together.
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Isn't our county government school the county academy?
It just so happens that we can study in the county academy."
Speaking of the county academy, A-Nian discussed it with Sister Zijin again, "Sister, I didn't go to see it in person.
There are only a dozen primary school students in the whole county.
There are only a few people there, and there are not as many children as Shao Juren opened a private school at home. " He Zijin asked, "Why is this?"
Anian said, "I can't afford to study for one or two sets of Xiu every month.
There are also some wealthy families who feel that there are no good teachers in the county school, so they send their children to the state capital academy."
He Zijin asked again about the situation of the teachers in the county school.
After hearing this, He Zijin didn't know what to say.
He Zijin said, "Actually, even if you don't get the honors, it will be beneficial to get along with others by paying more attention to them and learning some principles."
"Who says it's not the case?"
A Nian said with emotion, "Who says it's not the case?"
He Zijin said, "But now that he has received Shao Juren, he has to treat his leg first, which will hurt his muscles and bones for a hundred days.
He won't be able to go to the academy to be a teacher."
A-Nian smiled and said, "I do have a solution for your matter, sir."
He Zijin looked at his tail and said with a smile, "Don't you think that from all over the country, there are only two Juren, Shao and Lin Jiaoyu?"
"This is local.
Why did my sister forget?
Where is the closest place to us?"
"Where?"
"Beijingguan."
Ah Nian continued to lie.
He Zijin didn't understand, and said, "Aren't there many soldiers in Beijingguan?"
A Nianxiao said, "In addition to the soldiers in Beijingguan, there is another kind of people, namely the criminal officials who were exiled here.
Those who can be exiled to Beijingguan must at least be a Jinshi."
He Zijin didn't have the feeling of winning a big prize when meeting a talented but down-and-out official.
She said first, "Is this all about exile?
Can he be a good person?"
Anian said, "Sister, I don't know the rules of the officialdom.
As long as they don't really seek death or commit serious crimes, when people like them are exiled to a certain place, they have to find a job in the Yamen or somewhere.
It's not really "Doing hard labor."
He Zijin was quite surprised, thinking, it seems that the rules of prisons in ancient and modern times are the same.
He Zijin told him, "Let's wait until the matter of Shao Juren is settled first.
Let's prepare some gifts and go to Brother Ahan's place to ask him a few things.
Brother Ahan may know.
Even if we are looking for him, we can find someone.
Be steady.
Also, you have to find a way to solve the problem of not having students.
Don’t bring back a bunch of teachers when the time comes.
When the time comes, there will be more teachers than students.”
A-Nian smiled, hugged Sister Zijin in his arms, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen my sister in a day, and I have never been so happy."
"Oh, oh, oh, stop acting coquettishly with me."
"Then sister, please act coquettishly with me."
A Nian was born to be good at talking about love.
He Zijin couldn't bear to laugh and called him, "Langjun, husband, sir."
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Ah Nian was itching to call Sister Zijin, and immediately jumped down to lock the door bolt.
The two of them were about to perform the courtesy of Zhou Gong in the tent.
Ah Ye suddenly woke up.
This kid has always been light-hearted since he was asleep.
Sister Zijin immediately ignored him and went to coax the child, which made Anian angry.
One of them muttered, "Let's put a small bed in the house tomorrow and let them sleep in the small bed."
He Zijin glanced at him and said, "You slept with me until you were five or six years old when you were a child.
How could you ask your babies to sleep in a small bed at such a young age?"
A-Nian: This is the bad thing about childhood sweethearts.
His old background, Sister Zijin, is clear.
A-Nian told Shao Juren the next day about the arrival of Mrs.
Shao and the children.
A-Nian said, "I was so anxious to show you your legs yesterday that I forgot to mention it.
Seeing what Dr.
Dou meant, it must be It will take some time to give birth.”
Shao Juren sighed, "It's hard to leave a poor family.
Thanks to the great kindness of Lord County, my family has to take care of the fields in the spring.
Secondly, it would be too troublesome for the whole family to come over."
Ah Nian said, "Seeing that you are not a rigid person, I was thinking of teaching in the academy after your legs healed up.
I was thinking that by bringing my sister-in-law and the child over, you wouldn't have to worry about home, and you could rest assured to recuperate. .Secondly, you are going to teach in an academy anyway.
Sir, you have to pay a monthly salary of two and a half.
You can spend all your expenses here, including the money for medical treatment.
Even if the children come over, they can study in the nearby academy to avoid delays.
It’s just your family’s land, so what if it’s rented out for a season?”
Shao Juren felt better when he heard that A-Nian wanted to deduct money from him.
He was indeed not a rigid person, but if a family received favors from others, even if the magistrate meant to show favors, Shao Juren would be afraid.
Not easy.
Ask him to pay some money, and he feels at ease.
Shao Juren said with a smile, "Forget the polite words.
If Shao makes a difference in the future, I will repay you with kindness."
"Say what you want to do."
A Nian asked Jiang Ren to make arrangements.
Even Ma Xian Cheng knew about Shao Juren's leg treatment.
When he came to report the matter to A Nian, Ma Xian Cheng even mentioned it.
A Nian sighed, "I went to see our county academy.
It's really desolate."
Ah.
I heard that even the Prime Minister of Ma County sent his children to the state academy.
I think you know the situation in the county school. " When Ma Xian Cheng saw Anian mentioning his children, he looked embarrassed and said, "It's true, hey, it's true.
I think the gentleman from the academy is more sophisticated."
"Yes."
A-Nian said, "It was the same when I was studying.
My family was asking about which colleges were good and where there were educated gentlemen, and they tried their best to send me there for advice.
I also have children.
How?
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Can you understand Brother Ma’s heart?
It’s just someone else.
They are all secular affairs, but this matter of the academy cannot be delayed.
After all, there are only a few people in the county like Brother Ma who can send their children to study in the state capital.
Although our county school has a small number of people, we still have to be responsible for the children.
Ah."
As he said this, Anian turned to ask how much money the county still had in its account.
Ma Xian Cheng was very clear about the general affairs and said, "Three hundred and seventy-four taels."
Anian said, "There are really not enough tables and chairs in the county school where Lin Jiao Yutian teaches.
I will ask someone to buy some more tomorrow.
Then I will pay the account and ask someone to report to the household.
No problem, right?"
Ma Xian Cheng said quickly, "Your Excellency, the county magistrate, only gives orders."
The county magistrate only cares about school affairs, and Ma Xian Cheng couldn't ask for more.
Then, A-Nian did something that caused a sensation in the whole yamen.
Didn't he see that the room where Lin taught Yutian in the academy was in tatters, so he added a few chairs and painted the room white?
, these days, white ash is also used for disinfection and sterilization.
Then, the doors and windows are still usable but they are not replaced.
They were all painted, and even the house where Mr. and his husband preached and taught were simply decorated.
After completing this series of things, Ma Xian Cheng was still thinking about how the county magistrate would have to repay dozens of taels.
This actually doesn't matter.
It's an old rule.
If you pay one cent outside, you'll need three cents to report to the county government.
If the county magistrate wants to save more from this, it will cost at least twenty or thirty taels for such a big hassle.
As a result, A Niannou spent a total of two or three dollars.
This incident caused a sensation throughout the yamen.
It's not that the county magistrate spends money ruthlessly, it's actually that he spends too little.
When Yan, the daughter-in-law of Ma County, heard about this, she immediately laughed with her sister-in-law, Jin, He Xiaoxian, the county's respected wife.
The two of them laughed and said, "He is indeed a poor man.
Alas, he only has two or three dollars to go to his house."
"I can't believe that the jewelry on the head of the county's wife is not covered with silver but with copper."
Yan said this is a common way for women to pretend to be rich, that is, silver jewelry is plated with gold, which is commonly known as gold-covered silver. .
This is still good.
Another way to pretend to be richer is gold-coated copper, that is, the core of the jewelry is a copper head, and the outside is plated with gold powder.
When others look at the gold, they think it is gold.
Jin, Yan Dianshi's wife, said, "Her necklace looks like a piece of jadeite.
It cannot be said that it is an ordinary stone soaked in potion."
This is another way to fake jade.
It is an ordinary white stone, which is said to have medicinal properties.
The blisters are also green when they come out.
The aunt and sister-in-law snickered for a while, and then, He Xiaoxian'er's reputation in Shahe County deteriorated further.
He Zijin was offended after hearing what you said.
I guess even if she took out a gold brick, people would think it was filled with lead. gd1806102: