Idle courtiers

Chapter 64 Recruitment
Seeing Lin Ada, Zhou Nan didn't get angry.This guy is an old man, not slippery.In the past, seeing that he was popular in the yamen, he would come close to please him.Seeing him now, Zhou Nan is in a state of despair, and there is no one to be seen in the past few days.

Thinking back to his honest and honest brother Lin Aer, Zhou Nan couldn't help but feel emotional, both were born of the same mother, why is there such a big gap?

Zhou Nan said sarcastically, "Ah Da, Yamen Lin, now that I've hated the magistrate, it's not like you don't know the current situation. Come and look for me today, and you won't be afraid of being implicated by others."

Lin Ada blushed slightly with his old face, and said: "What did the master say, our brothers used to be like mustard seeds in the yamen, we needed your support, and now we are living a happy life, how can we forget your kindness, master. "

"Oh, what kindness is not kindness, what do I count?" Zhou Nan continued to taunt him.

Lin Ada stayed with her for a long time with a smiling face, and Zhou Nan's resentment finally subsided a lot: "Speaking of which, what happened to the Mei family?"

"Master, does the master know about the third son of the Mei family?"

The 12-year-old kid appeared in front of Zhou Nan's eyes. This guy was as big and strong as his father, and he was a little precocious: "I know, Mei Pu, what's wrong with him?"

Lin Ada: "Mei Pu signed up for this year's county boy test."

"Mei Pu is going to take the imperial examination?" Zhou Nan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Lin Ada said: "Yes, the person who came to the yamen's ceremony room yesterday reported the name, and you were not there at the time. I thought about it, and this is a great opportunity for you, the official Zhou, to clean up the Mei family."

"Opportunity, let's talk about it." Zhou Nan cheered up and asked.

Seeing Zhou Nan's attention, Lin Ada said in a low voice: "Back then, the boss of the Mei family was very good at reading, and at the same time as you, the master, he was selected as a scholar and gained fame. The pawns must have known about this. Although the boss of Mei's knowledge is not as good as yours, the master , but I heard people say that with his talent and learning, Jinshi will not mention it, a master of Juren can pinch snails with three fingers-hold it firmly."

"The Mei family's background is not good, and the foundation is not clean. When they settled down in the water, it was nothing. An official protects his family. Otherwise, no one is an official, and his Mei family is a piece of fat in the eyes of high-ranking officials. It is a pity that the eldest son of the Mei family is not open-eyed and offended the master, and he deserves it if he dies."

"As soon as the eldest son Mei died, the Mei family put all their hopes on the third son Mei. They hired famous teachers and professors from the family since they were young. They thought that at least they could get a reputation as a scholar and get into the scholarly circle. Master, think about it, With the Mei family's financial strength and reputation, if the third son of Mei gets fame, the Mei family will prosper from then on, and you will have a hard time, master."

Lin Ada looked grim, and said in a low voice: "Master, when Mei Kang committed crimes on the water in his early years, there must be shit on his ass. You might as well go and investigate and find out a few previous cases. Even if you can't find it Just find a few lives on his head at will. Now that the Huaihe River is full of water, it is easy to find a floating corpse. Even if you can’t defeat Mei Kang, you can still make him fail the county exam this year.”

After hearing these words, Zhou Nan was a little moved.

But after thinking about it, he was annoyed, and shouted: "The imperial examination is a national talent ceremony, how can you be fooled? Besides, Mr. Mei San is really talented, even if he can't take the county examination this year, what about next year, or the year after? If Anton fails the exam, can't he go to other counties to take the exam?"

With the financial resources of the Mei family, for the sake of the children's future, it would be easy for them to register in other counties.

"Blocking someone's way forward, this hatred will never be resolved forever. Therefore, this action must not be done." Zhou Nan shouted: "You came today to talk about this?"

There is another sentence that it is not convenient for Zhou Nan to tell Lin Ada that Shizhi County will be transferred away soon, and it will be the end of this year at the latest.As soon as he left, he was in great trouble.

The most important thing for me right now is to think about how to protect myself, instead of completely intensifying the conflict between myself and the Mei family.

Zhou Nan also has integrity, and he doesn't even bother to do such a dirty way of cutting off a person's future.

"Yes, yes, what the master said is true." Lin Ada was very embarrassed, and he also knew that he had offended Zhou Nan by going into the sky to hide from him.He secretly said in his heart: To dissolve the hatred, how to resolve the hatred of killing the son, is it possible that you still want to reconcile with others, it's no wonder that Mei Yuanwai is willing.

He replied: "Master, I have another matter to report to you when I come to see you today. Isn't it half a month before the county examination, but the third son Mei has a troublesome matter now."

Zhou Nan: "Let's listen."

Lin Ada: "I've heard people say that Mr. Mei's husband said that he couldn't study well, that he couldn't carve a rotten wood, so he was so angry that he went back to Suzhou, and he would lose face by preaching to such stupid students."

"Can't Mr. Mei San study?" Zhou Nan asked.

Lin Ada: "That's not true. After all, he's just a 12-year-old kid. Where can he be so talented? I heard people say that Mei Pu can still study. Plus, Mei's family is rich. Invite famous teachers, work hard, and use money to pile up a scholar in this life. It's just that the old gentleman in his family is too powerful. The students he teaches are not to mention the talents, even the master Juren. Report to teach one every two or three years. He is used to teaching child prodigies, so he is naturally impatient with ordinary people like Meipu."

"It turned out that I was afraid of smashing the brand." Zhou Nan suddenly understood that the gentleman that the Mei family had invited should be someone.After all, he came from a sacred place of imperial examinations like Suzhou, so it can be worse.To use an analogy, he is equivalent to the special-grade teacher of the High School Affiliated to Peking University and Huanggang Middle School in later generations. The students he teaches are all going to Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Fudan University.

Lin Ada continued: "Isn't the exam coming soon, and now there is no husband suddenly, how can I prepare for the exam? The Mei family is in a hurry, so they let the word out, they want to hire a new gentleman for the third son of Mei, and prepare for this year's boy exam. Listen Said that the annual Shu Xiu has risen to 50 taels. Tsk tsk, it is worth a master in our yamen."

Lin Ada was used to poverty, with envy all over his face, and finally sighed: "It's really good to read."

Zhou Nan smiled: "Nonsense, reading is naturally good. If you have read books, maybe you can also be a teacher. By the way, you can continue."

Lin Ada said again: "Where do I have the blessing to be a master? In fact, studying may not necessarily make you rich. The so-called wealth makes people poor and talented. In this world, reading and studying are foolish. If the poor are too poor, we will catch them in the county. There was a large group. I heard that the Mei family paid 50 taels of tuition for a year, and included food and housing. Not only did many people come from Huai’an City, but even the scholars in our county were moved. Today, the Mei family is in his The family boat received those scholars who went to apply for the job. Mr. Mei has never studied, and he doesn’t know whether he is good or bad. It is said that today’s recruitment is hosted by Mei Chi, the second daughter of Mei. As long as the scholars are in Miss Mei’s eyes, You can get 50 taels of silver a year."

When Zhou Nan heard the news, his heart moved immediately: "Ada, call your brother, let's go and have a look."

(End of this chapter)