Raising the Demon

Chapter 3 Once an Official Becomes a Village Chief
Looking carefully, both Zijian and Xiao Shitou are much haggard, especially the father, his eyes are deeply sunken.

"Bai Feng is awake?" An old voice came from outside, the old pedant strode in, looked down at Zi Baifeng.

"Teacher." Zi Baifeng cupped his hands hastily, the respect for this old man is engraved in the bones of "his son Baifeng", but "this son Baifeng" is probably afraid of his "ruler" ", for fear of knocking again, and knocking out another memory.

"Very good, very good! What a pity, what a pity!" Looking at Zi Baifeng, the old pedant first nodded and then shook his head, which made Zi Baifeng very confused.

"An article will determine the world, and Bai Feng, your name has already spread." The old scholar looked at Zi Baifeng, and was very satisfied with his disciple. In the past, he didn't know how to adapt. Splendid article, novel in concept but impeccable, it analyzes the current situation in every detail, and it ends up being a number one article.

"You have been in a coma for many days, but all the good jobs have been snatched away." The college examination was not only for the selection of scholars, but also for the selection of officials. After the examination, the list was released within three days. Bai Feng seemed to be at the top of the list. He had already made an appointment to be the governor, but he didn't wake up for a long time. After several attempts by others, all the good official positions were snatched away.

This is what the old pedants call a pity.

"However, with this great talent, you will never be buried at any time. Although you are a little bit poor when you take up the post this time, you are at ease. It is just suitable for you to continue your studies and make some preparations before you go to the general examination and palace examination. , and it’s not a luxury.”

Then, Zi Baifeng knew that he, the head of the court examination, had become a village official.

The righteousness of this village is the righteousness of a village.

Four families and one neighbor, five neighbors and one guarantee, five guarantees and one mile, five miles and one township; a natural village is a village.There is no village in the city to set up workshops, and the workshops are at the same level as the village officials, and they are all officials of sesame seeds without the slightest rank.

Moreover, although the village official is appointed by the government, there are clan elders in each village who hold the actual power. The so-called village official is not much different from a college student village official, and has no power at all.

In fact, although the previous village officials were appointed by the Fujun, most of them just let the village choose them by themselves, and then issued a seal letter as acceptance of fate.Many villages do not even have a village official, but are managed by clan elders.

But during this period of time, the lives of the people became more and more difficult, and riots continued in various places. Although they were all suppressed, they also made the governor troubled. That's why he appointed some village officials. Be able to tip off the news.

After Zi Baifeng woke up, he went to the Mengcheng Mansion. The new document of the mansion received him and took out a book for him to choose.

This clerk was none other than the slanting eyes who had been close to him but who had drugged his tea.

He also has real talents and learning, except for Zi Baifeng, he has the highest score, Zi Baifeng is in a coma, he got the advantage, and made up for Zi Baifeng's deficiency and became the official's document.From this point of view, his drug was not wronged, it was definitely a good time, a good method, and a good plan.

This document is not a recorder, regardless of military position; it is not a master, and has no rank; from the function point of view, it is more like the private secretary of the Fujun. If the position can gain the trust of the Fujun, the achievements in the future will be even more limitless.

And compared with the village, this document is not at the same level at all.

Seeing that the formidable opponent who used to stabilize his head in the past was tricked by himself and turned into a poor little village, the clerk couldn't be more happy.

"Why don't you just go to your own village and be the mayor." Pointing to the roster, the clerk said, "It's a homecoming after all."

He was slapping his face, Zi Baifeng, who was the number one in the dignified courtyard test, only became a village official in the end, wouldn't he be ridiculed this time around?
Who knew that Zi Baifeng just nodded and said, "Then let's go."

He squinted his eyes and was stunned. The person who was slapped in the face was really cooperative. Could it be that he felt that he was hopeless in the future, so he kept a low profile in front of him?
Little did he know that Zi Baifeng was actually full of expectations at this time.

Zi Baifeng felt that he should not be able to do the work of serving people like a clerk. Anyway, it is a job without grades. There is actually no difference between being a clerk and being a village official.Right now it's just a college exam, and this small official position is just a small lottery in the college exam. If you really want to be an official, just go ahead and take the exam.

After being appraised by an old scholar as "an article will determine the world", Zi Baifeng's confidence is quite high.

It's a long time to come, and I don't know what will happen.

Originally planning to slap his face, he squinted his eyes, but instead felt a little depressed. Seeing Zi Baifeng humming a ditty and walking out with the Eight Immortal Steps, he secretly hated him again.

He is a person who can't see the good temper of others. If Zi Baifeng is not upset at this time, he will definitely be upset.

Watch it, you will have good fruit to eat in the future!
By Fujun's side, I will always have some fun for you, and see if you beg for mercy!
Zi Baifeng took the document he gave him squinting in exchange for a seal, and then left his own private seal in the mansion, which means he has officially become the village official who accepts his fate.

Zi Baifeng didn't expect that, as a small village official, he still had a seal.Take the seal and wander around the mansion.

It is written in those novels that these county magistrates and city guards all have one or two beautiful daughters, the jewel in their hearts.Raised in a deep boudoir every day, not knowing the sufferings of the world, daydreaming about a romantic and talented man who will marry him away, and cheating on his father by the way.

If one could find such a Miss Fujun who was dedicated to defrauding one's father, wouldn't that save ten years of struggle?
The key is not to lose ten years of struggle, but the key is that Zi Baifeng has been yearning for this kind of bridge between a talented man and a beautiful woman for a long time.

Zi Baifeng has made a good plan, as long as the men here are capable, they can marry as many wives as they want...

Who knew that I was about to leave the house along the way, and I didn’t see any beautiful girls. I only saw a little girl like a chubby ball, with a pair of braids, holding a bag by a pond. The wooden doll cried bitterly.

There was a young girl in Tsing Yi who was softly persuading her, but she couldn't persuade her well.

"What's the matter?" Zi Baifeng asked, seeing that the woman in Tsing Yi was a young scholar she didn't know, she just regarded it as a new official in the mansion, so she didn't take it seriously, she frowned and said, "It's Miss Biao's mother." people……"

Zi Baifeng saw that there was such a colorful wooden doll in the hands of this so-called cousin lady, but the doll had been broken into two pieces, the waist was broken, and the stubble was still uneven, even if you wanted to It doesn't even stick.

"Miss Biao, don't cry, this one will be fine if it sticks together." The girl in Tsing Yi persuaded, but Zi Baifeng shook his head and said: "It's difficult, this wooden doll can't be glued together, why don't you buy a new one."

Since she is a cousin, she is naturally not short of this money.

Who knew that the cousin cried even louder.

The girl in Tsing Yi gave Zi Baifeng a reproachful look, and said: "This wooden figure was specially carved by a master craftsman for Miss Biao. Its features are exactly like Miss Biao's. Where can I find one that is exactly like this?"

Zi Baifeng picked up the broken wooden figure and looked at it. The cousin looked over with tears in her eyes. Although she was a little fatter, she was a cute little girl with big eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth. I don't know how much delicious food was fed.

"Tell brother, what's your name?" Zi Baifeng looked at the little girl and immediately thought of the little stone at home.

Well, it's not bad to assign this little girl to Xiao Shitou... Huh, what am I thinking?
The little girl cried, "My name is Qiu'er."

Qiu'er, that's a pretty good name.

Zi Baifeng reached out and touched her head, and said: "Don't worry, it's not difficult, you go find a piece of wood, brother, I'll help you carve a new one."

"Really?" Qiu'er stopped crying, looked at Zi Baifeng from under Qi Liuhai, Zi Baifeng nodded, what's the problem?Even if Xiao Shitou is so afraid of him, the toys he plays with are ten times better than this one.

Their ancestral bamboo and wood tile craftsmanship, whether it is bamboo weaving or woodcarving, can be regarded as a master. When fleeing for refuge and after settling down, they all rely on that handicraft for food.Whether it is a wooden figurine or a clay doll, Zi Baifeng can't be troubled.

The little girl turned around and ran away, the girl in Tsing Yi chased after her, after a while, she saw the little girl running over with a piece of wood like a tree root, and stuffed it into Zi Baifeng's hand.

Zi Baifeng glanced left and right, pointed to a guard standing in the corner and said, "Go and borrow a dagger for me."

The girl in Tsing Yi hurried away, and came over with a dagger in a short time.

Zi Baifeng weighed it in his hand, pinched it with three fingers, although it is not as good as a carving knife, but there are no tools available here, the dagger in his hand kept cutting and carving, and after a while, it has a rough shape.Then let Qiu'er sit down again, and carefully sculpted with the dagger, a vivid little girl like a fat ball appeared in his hands.

"This is the betrothal gift I gave for Xiao Shitou." Zi Baifeng smiled and handed it to Qiu'er.

Qiu'er held it in her hands and looked around. Although it was not painted, it was just the original color of the wood, but the whole wood carving was lifelike, with the same eyebrows and eyes.The girl in Tsing Yi smiled and said, "Young master is very skilled."

"Where is it? It's just a means of eating." Zi Baifeng said, seeing that there was still half of the wooden root left, so he picked it up and carved it.

Zi Baifeng is very familiar with his own little mud monkey, with a big head, thin neck, thin arms and legs, always grinning, with green seeds picked on his head, just like a little monk.The big eyes were gurgling, not to mention how fast they turned, and in an instant, a small living stone appeared in his hand.

(End of this chapter)