Idle courtiers

Chapter 35
"Love him, the bright moon is good, haggardness is also related. How much hate the west wind blows, the eyebrows can't be blown away." It was Zhou Nan who went to the yamen with all the villagers to file a lawsuit that day, and did it on the Mei family's painting boat in order to earn the rent for that day. , It is also the representative work "Linjiang Xianhanliu" by Nalan Xingde, a master of Qing poetry.

This peerless poem expresses all the pain of lovesickness in the world, and it is naturally exquisite.But such a que can be regarded as the finale of the masterpiece in the Ming Ci, and in the end it only changed everyone's food and drink for a day, which is really a waste.

I thought that as soon as this word came out, let alone in Anton, even in the cultural circle of Huai'an, I would be famous as a romantic and talented scholar.When going out to eat and meet prostitutes, there are always people scrambling to treat guests, and some even come to visit with a lot of money, just asking for a piece of paper.

But after such a long time, the plot of the story written in the time-traveling novel did not happen, which made him extremely disappointed.Not to mention the local shilin, even the Qinglou Chuguan, no one seems to be singing the song "Linjiang Fairy", everything seems to have never happened.

After coming down, Zhou Nan thought about it, and he was right, he was just a lowly subordinate, and he could only be regarded as a second-class person among all social classes in the Ming Dynasty.Just think about it, how can a good scholar and a scholar sing with a yamen servant's poems, and lose his status!

In life, the key is to find your own position.I am a public official in the yamen, and my literary name and talent seem to be of no use to anyone.Thinking about it this way, Zhou Nan also forgot about it.

He suddenly heard someone singing his own verse today, and he looked out.But I saw a scholar in his early twenties standing at the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looking in. Behind him stood a schoolboy holding a gift box.

This time it looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who it was.He was wearing a t-shirt, and he was actually a man of scholarly fame.

Seeing someone coming to visit, Zhou Nan was overjoyed, this is a good opportunity to pretend to be aggressive!Wait a minute, this kid will invite He to a restaurant for a meal, recite a few poems, and have sex with prostitutes. It's a joy.

He immediately changed into the Confucian robe left by Zhou Xiucai at an unprecedented speed, grabbed a folding fan, and slapped it hard a few times, regardless of the cold weather in spring, and said loudly: "Poetry and Taoism, classics, righteousness and morality The article is the right way. The original game, Yixiao Fang’s family, next Zhou Nan, who is the literary friend?”

Hearing what Zhou Nan said, the young master couldn't help slandering: You are just a subordinate, so what if you memorized the Four Books and Five Classics backwards, so why not take the imperial examination?

However, he didn't bother to socialize with Zhou Nan when he had something to do today, so he strode into the house, "Zhou Zimu, my name is Weng Mingchun, and the character is Yingyuan. I met Brother Zhou once."

"It turned out to be Brother Weng, nice to meet you, nice to meet you, please sit down." Zhou Nan remembered, and bowed his hands.He is now working as an errand in the contracting house, and he is responsible for welcoming people, communicating with each other, and liaising with the top and bottom.At the local level, agriculture, mulberry and culture and education are the two major priorities of county magistrates.The county students will also have to deal with him in the future, and it is necessary to have a good relationship with this Weng student.

"No need, I have other important things to do, so I can't stay for a long time." Weng Chun closed the fan in his hand, held his head up, and looked like his eyes were higher than the top.He casually pointed to the table.The book boy behind him immediately put down the gift box and opened it.

I saw that inside was a pack of dried fungus, a pack of pine nuts and two snacks, which are commonly used by local people to visit relatives and friends.This thing is not worth much in modern society, but in ancient times when productivity was underdeveloped, it was considered a good treasure.

Seeing that his attitude was lukewarm and arrogant, Zhou Nan felt displeased.With other people's attitude, he didn't bother to be polite to him: "Brother Weng, what do you mean?"

"This is for you. I'm here today and I want to ask you something about the yamen."

Zhou Nan snorted coldly: "If you have something to ask, just ask."

Although Weng Chun's family background is ordinary, but in his early twenties, he was selected as a scholar and entered the county school. It should not be difficult to raise a man in this life. After 20 years, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be able to squeeze into the ranks of the gentry, and he can be regarded as a respectable local figure.

No nonsense, just asked directly: "Zhou Zimu, let me ask you, the county government wants to implement a new policy of changing agriculture into mulberry in our county. I heard that only the land of large households in the county will be changed, and a list has been drawn up. You will list that list. Copy it to me, this is your thank you."

That's right, Zhou Nan and Shizhi County discussed changing the farmland to mulberry fields this time. In order to minimize the impact on local people's livelihood, they only targeted large households in the county.Anyway, the big households don't rely on farming for food. Even if there is no harvest for one or two seasons, it will have no impact on their lives.After coming down, Zhou Nan and Shi Zhixian also discussed a list, which was divided into several phases.The first issue is aimed at those who have an industry outside, and the output from the field accounts for a small proportion of the total income.With these people taking the lead, the subsequent implementation of the New Deal will be much smoother.

In real history, it turns out that the reform of farming to mulberry that was tried in the late Jiajing period was a farce, and it ended without a problem after a year of implementation.For this errand, Zhou Nan had a perfunctory attitude and didn't care at all.If others want to inquire about the news, as long as they give enough benefits, let alone buy a list, even if they want to sneak in and get themselves off the list of changing fields to mulberries, it doesn't matter.

Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money, and as an official, you have to make some extra money to make great strides towards a well-off life.Zhou Nan has no morals and cleanliness, and if he has money, he is a grandson.

However, this box of dried fungus and pine nuts and a few pieces of snacks are too hard to bite, isn't it insulting?
Zhou Nan's righteous words were strict, and he said: "Student Weng, changing the land to mulberry is a major policy of the country. Not only the rich families in the county, but even ordinary people will also be changed in the future. It doesn't matter who is on the list in advance? The county lord's family walks with cattle and horses, eats the emperor's salary, and is loyal to the emperor. Although the monthly salary of two or three taels of silver is not much, it is enough for an old family to eat. These things are worth a few dollars, but they are only the cost of a meal for a rich family. , please take it back, don’t mention this matter again.”

This makes it clear, if you want to inquire about information from me, you will have to give me two taels of silver.Who cares about your little things, cash, cash is the highest etiquette.

"Hehe, since that's the case, Xiaosheng took the things back." Weng Chun sneered and said, "Zhou Shuban, let me advise you, the iron-clad yamen official, the county magistrate will serve every three years, and once the term expires, he will be I have to leave. But you have to stay in Anton for the rest of your life, the so-called mountain does not change, but there is a ray of favor left, so we can meet each other in the future."

This is already a blatant warning. Threats to public officials are extremely abominable. Zhou Nan stood up with a serious face, and pointed his hand to the outside of the room: "Weng Xiucai, you and I are not speculative, please!"

"You are so bold, you actually drove me away. Well, we will have a long time in the future, and sometimes we will get close. I hope you will not regret it!" Weng Chun laughed contemptuously, and led the bookboy away proudly.

It was hard to sneak into the system, and it was hard to wait until someone gave him a gift, and this happened.Just send it, so I can take the gift home.Although it is not worth a few dollars, it makes people feel like being slapped in the face.

Zhou Nan sat on the chair sullenly, and it took him a long time to adjust his mentality.So he took advantage of the power of the yamen to find a ox cart that stopped by, and returned to Zhoujiazhuang with this month's salary.

"Master Zhou is going home?" The old man who drove the car was responsible for delivering charcoal and other daily necessities to the Yamen during the day, so he knew Zhou Nan naturally.

"It just so happens that it's the fifteenth day of every month for taking a bath, so go home and have a look."

The old man driving the car: "Master must be thinking about his lovely wife and young son at home, so why don't you just buy something to eat with empty hands?"

"That's right!" Hearing his reminder, Zhou Nan sold two cents of wine, and cut a three-jin piece of meat from Butcher Hu at the Dongmen Archway, seven fat and thin, and hung it on the front of the car.Yun Niang usually lives frugally, and it must have been a while since she has been sticky, and today is just a good time to improve her life.

When I came out of the city, the warm wind was blowing on my face, and I saw green seedlings in the paddy fields, and I couldn't help feeling relieved.Thinking of meeting Yunniang soon, Zhou Nan also forgot the unhappiness when meeting Weng Chun earlier.

　PS: During this period of time to participate in the starting point annual meeting, I was exhausted, and seeing the big fish and meat caused diarrhea, and my spirit was extremely listless, unable to code.It is estimated that it will be updated recently, please forgive me, please allow me to add some red and blue, and adjust it for a few days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)