Idle courtiers

Chapter 42 Comes so fast (recommendation ticket requested)
The door opened, but it was his niece Xiaolan who came out.

Xiaolan changed into new clothes today, she looks like an adult, but her face is as dirty as a cat's.Seeing Zhou Nan, he was full of blessings: "Uncle, you are back, the meal is ready, come in quickly, I have boiled boiling water for uncle, and cleaned my hands and face to eat."

Zhou Nan was puzzled: "Why did you come to me, where is your aunt?"

Xiaolan: "My aunt didn't come. I went to the city with my father today, thinking that my uncle lives in this county town, I was worried, so I came to visit my uncle." She forced a rare smile, her face was full of flattery.

Zhou Nan was very clear about the relationship between himself and Zhou Yang's family when he came to visit. The two were brothers in name, but in fact they had already turned against each other.Now everyone doesn't say hello when they meet each other, like a stranger.

Zhou Nan: "Entering the city, what are you doing? Where is your father? Why don't you see him?" He was very disgusted with Zhou Yang's family, and when he heard that Yunniang didn't come, he was very disappointed and asked angrily.

Xiaolan: "Didn't our family have half an acre of land planted with rush grass, which is sent to the grocery store every year? Today, the grass at home happened to be dried, so my father and I sent it to the city. My father planned to visit uncle. Helpless, there are other things at home, so I asked my niece to come here alone, saying that I will play here for a few days before returning."

"Come back after playing for a few days, what the hell are you doing?" Zhou Nan looked at the little girl, feeling even more disgusted in his heart.That bastard Zhou Yang left his daughter here without even saying hello.Isn't this asking for trouble for me? It's really disgusting.

He said with a straight face: "Since you're here and staying here, I'll ask someone to take you home tomorrow morning."

After finishing speaking, he sat down at the dining table, picked up the bowls and chopsticks, and ate the food on the table. Today's dinner is very simple.A small plate of bacon, a plate of boiled chard, and a plate of fried bean sprouts.To be honest, Xiaolan's craftsmanship is really amazing, the chard was cooked to a pulp by her, and the bean sprouts still smelled like lettuce oil, it was a kind of torture to eat.

"Uncle, do Xiaolan's meals suit your taste?" Xiaolan's flattery became even more intense: "Or, I will stay with uncle to take care of your and aunt's food and daily life."

Hearing this, Zhou Nan suddenly had an idea in his mind. He slapped his chopsticks heavily on the table, and shouted: "You are so brave, you are a girl who escaped from your house. Zhou Yang and Cigu must be wandering around now." Looking for you. How old are you, dare to run around, against you?"

Xiaolan hurriedly said: "Uncle, anyway, you and your aunt have been married for more than ten years and haven't had any children. It is estimated that either uncle or aunt can't have children, or let me be your daughter. In the future, you will recruit a son-in-law to marry you. It's also good for you and your aunt to take care of the elderly. Otherwise, if you don't know who to hand over such a big business in the future, wouldn't it be cheaper for the clan?"

"What!" Zhou Nan's hairs stood on end when Xiaolan said that she was going to be her daughter.This kid just turned 12 a few days ago.It's scary that such a half-grown child has such scheming!How can I keep this family business, labor and capital are so poor, there is a fart family business.

It is a great insult to be suspected of being infertile.Zhou Nan shouted: "Get out, get out!"

Tears rolled in Xiaolan's eyes: "Uncle!"

"Get out... By the way, change the clothes on your body for me. It's not for you." At this time, Zhou Nan realized that the new clothes Xiaolan was wearing were the ones he had asked a tailor to give to Yunniang a while ago. It was made with high-quality fine materials, and it cost nearly a tael of silver.In this era, it can be regarded as high fashion, at least at the level of Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.This little girl is so bold that she took it without asking, what's the nature?

The yard rented by Zhou Nan has two rooms, and he is a modern person who likes to enjoy himself.Since I moved here, I have tidied up the two houses and replaced all the bedding and utensils in the house with new ones, which can be said to be spotlessly clean.I originally planned to live in one of these two rooms for myself and Yunniang, and then buy a maid or something to live in the other.

Now this room was naturally occupied by Xiaolan, she returned to the room and threw herself on the bed and wept silently.

The quilts are all new, with a pleasant smell of sunshine, the new clothes on her body are so beautiful, how can she be willing to take off and change into her old shabby linen skirt.

Looking around, there is a big brick house, the floor is made of golden bricks that can be polished enough to see people's shadows.It is not an oil lamp that emits black smoke at all, but a candle.

Everything is so clean and tidy, this is life, maybe the life of the rich is like this, why is it different from person to person?

As soon as she thought of going back to Zhoujiazhuang, sleeping in the pile of rags and eating chaff and swallowing vegetables at night, Xiaolan didn't want to.

Zhou Nan really guessed right, Xiaolan ran away from home and wanted to pester her uncle to live a good life and enjoy life.Things went as she said, today she and her father Zhou Yang pushed a large cart of rushes into the city to deliver to grocery stores.Just happened to see Zhou Yang leading a few yamen servants to collect various fees in the city, so he just opened his mouth to scold and raise his hand to beat him.However, those bosses who used to look arrogant when they saw their father and daughter not only did not dare to resist, but instead flattered and flattered them.

Only at this time did Xiao Lan deeply realize what kind of powerful role her uncle was in the county, he was a big shot!It's awe-inspiring to have such a relative in my family.My father didn't know why he was so confused, he didn't rely on such a big backer, but he offended his uncle's family to death.

Girls always mature earlier than boys, so they said to Zhou Yang: "Father, since we have entered the city today, it's getting late, why don't we go to uncle's house to stay overnight.

It’s okay if she didn’t say anything, but when she said it, Zhou Yang became furious and scolded: “Uncle, where did you come from? He died in Liaodong. This guy is a fake. It’s a pity that he won the favor of the county lord. There is nothing you can do to take the thief."

Xiaolan is in the rebellious period, she raised her head and said: "Daddy is so ignorant, there is such a big brother in the market in another family, I don't know what he looks like. Others can't ask for it, you are good, let such a good brother Push it outside. It doesn’t matter if he is real or not, anyway, he said it’s your big brother, so it’s good to be big brother, anyway, he can give us some benefits. If you don’t recognize this big brother, I still recognize this uncle!”

Zhou Yang: "Little whore, do you see that she is rich and powerful now, her eyes are hot, and you are going to curry favor and treat a thief as your father's thing!" Speaking of anger, she raised her hand and slapped Xiaolan across the face.

Xiaolan was beaten until tears filled her eyes, she covered her face and ran away in a fit of anger.

She ran a few streets in the county, and suddenly thought, the family is so poor.If I live at home, maybe my father will marry me into some poor man's family after a few years.For the rest of her life, the peasant woman is not reconciled to doing this.Look at her Yunniang, just because she married her uncle, what kind of life is she living now.There is meat at both ends for three days, and the snacks have never been broken.When the people in the village saw her, they also praised her a lot.Women, that's how it should be.

People say that the prime minister's family is a seventh-rank official, and if I work as a servant in my uncle's house, I can live a good life for a few days.Uncle is terrible, how can I spend five or six taels of silver every month, my niece will naturally help me out.

Just like that, Xiaolan asked the way, and went directly to Zhou Nan.

Touching the skin on her shoulder that was worn out by pulling a cart, Xiaolan swore in her heart: "I want to enjoy life in the city like my aunt, and I will never go back to the countryside, even if I am killed."

Zhou Nan naturally didn't know Xiaolan's vision of "a man should be as good as he is".

Waking up the next day, Xiaolan made breakfast again, rice porridge, in which the vegetables and leftover bacon were cut into cubes with a kitchen knife, and they were stewed in a messy pot, like pig food.

After one night, the anger in Zhou Nan's heart disappeared.After thinking about it, no matter how hateful Zhou Yang's family is, they are still his own brothers in name.China has been a humane society since ancient times.Moreover, the country was governed by Confucian morality and ethics. What brothers pay attention to is that the elder brother should treat the brother kindly, and the younger brother should obey the elder brother.How to ignore their family will be condemned by public opinion, and it will be very bad for their own future.

Now that I am a well-established official, it's really boring to think about fighting against Zhou Yang, an ordinary farmer.

Zhou Nan stared at Xiaolan who was serving him respectfully, and said: "Since you are here, I will stay at home for a day. I will send someone to bring a letter to my brother later, and ask him to come and pick you up tomorrow. In addition, you are fully dressed It’s too dilapidated, I’ll take a shower and clean it up later. A girl’s house, isn’t it afraid of being laughed at if it stinks like this? You make your own clothes, and in addition, choose some things you use at home, buy them, and hand them over. Give it to the messenger and bring it back to your parents." As he spoke, he slapped a tael of silver on the table.

As soon as he wiped his face and acted as a filthy official, the gray income came in rather quickly, and the number on the cash account doubled in just a few days.Of course, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for the huge debt of the Mei family.

Seeing her uncle throwing out one or two silver ingots casually, Xiaolan's eyes brightened: He is really rich, where did he get so much money, I am very angry.

I'm angry, I'm really angry.

On the surface, he said respectfully: "I respect my uncle's order, and I will ask the old woman next door to help me find a suitable tailor shop and buy some things that people in the country need." He quickly put the money into his sleeve.

"Zhou Nan, you came just in time, let's go." As soon as he arrived at the yamen, he saw Shi Zhixian coming out surrounded by a group of book offices and yamen servants.

"Xianzun, where are you going?"

Shizhi County: "Master Wang has arrived at the Huai'an post office, and the prefect asked us to pick him up."

"It came so fast!" Zhou Nan took a breath, this Wang Ruoxu was really impatient, he arrived just as soon as he got together the funds for the reception.As for the mulberry garden, I'm sorry, none of them are ready, it's terrible!
Go out of the Yamen, board the official ship, sail for a day, and finally arrive at the land to receive the king's affairs.According to Shizhi County's idea, a banquet was held in Fucheng, but Master Wang didn't give any face, saying that since he arrived, he should leave for Anton without delay.I came here to see how to turn the soil into mulberry. Is there a mulberry garden in the city?

This official has always been as clear as water and as bright as a mirror. Who can you hide from the tricks you want to do?Wait, are you going to set up a high-level wine meeting and give me some Cheng Yi?The law of the country is ruthless, and you should be impeached.

It was embarrassing for Shi Zhixian for a long time.

Zhou Nan's heart skipped a beat: This guy doesn't love money, so he is probably an unreasonable and pedantic man, but he is not easy to deal with.

That's fine, he won't let me receive him in Huai'an, which saves money.The ghost knows how much a table of high-end banquets in Huai'an city costs, and there are so many nobles in the city.Wait until you don't have enough money, can you think I'm there?Go back to Anton and make arrangements, even if you don't have enough money, you can still owe it temporarily.

Speaking of which, the magistrate of Shanyang County is also pitiful, and he hasn't shown his face until now.

Although the head of the king is not a big official, it is directly related to the official status of the people below.This kind of person can't be flattered on weekdays, so the magistrates naturally have to be careful to please them.It's a pity that when Wang Ruoxu came to Huai'an this time, all the reception tasks were taken over by the magistrate.

In the send-off army, there were magistrates, co-prefects, general judges, and officials, but only the magistrate of Shanyang County, whose administrative office was located in Huai'an City, was left behind.

This is, three lives are unlucky, the magistrate is attached to Guo, three lives are evil, and the provincial capital is attached to Guo.

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