After Liu Jing finished reading the letter, Zheng Dang proposed to resign. Liu Jing sent him out and then went to see his stepmother Zhang and sister-in-law Lai Ci to inform them that he would be serving as an official in the county at the end of this month. I met Huan today.
level, things are settled.
Because they had revealed the situation before, they were already mentally prepared, so they did not show too much surprise.
"Zhongda, what will happen to the family fields after you leave?" Ms. Zhang asked hurriedly. This was the question she was most concerned about.
Liu Pan had already promised him this before, so Liu Jing said calmly: "Mother, there is no need to worry. In order for me to have no worries, my brother Liu Yuanlong promised to let his slaves take over the house after I take office."
farm work."
"That's good." Mrs. Zhang's heart immediately returned to her stomach, and at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little strange in her heart. Liu Jing was favored by Liu Pan, and not only would he become famous in the future, but at least he would have a worry-free future, just like his brother Liu Yuan did back then.
Just like that, completely out of her control.
No matter how reluctant she was, Ms. Zhang had to admit that her two stepsons both had extraordinary talents and virtues.
How jealous!
Mrs. Zhang then glanced worriedly at her son Liu He beside her. As a mother, she certainly hoped that her son would also be an outstanding person, but he was already eleven years old and had no extraordinary talents. He was just one of the best.
When he gets older, he will definitely be compared with his two elder brothers...
Liu He didn't know that his mother was worried about his future, so he said with a sad face: "Brother, you are not at home. What should A Li and I do when we encounter something we don't understand while studying?"
Since my brother returned home, he and his sister have made rapid progress in their studies, all thanks to his careful teaching.
Liu Rao nodded in agreement, sincerely unwilling to let Liu Jing leave.
Liu Jing touched his brother and sister's heads and said, "Aruo, Ali, don't worry. You study on weekdays. If you encounter any confusion, just write it down. I will explain it to you when I come back from Xiu Mu."
Liu He and Liu Rao nodded reluctantly.
Sister-in-law Lai Ci asked from the side: "Zhongda, I wonder if you will have any position?"
Liu Jing replied: "Nothing goes wrong, I will be the secretary."
"Shu Zuo is mainly responsible for document writing and other matters. Your brother started as a meritorious official. Zhongda, what about you? Are you going to be a meritorious official or a disciple?"
It's not surprising that Lai Cihui would ask this question. Liu Pan, as a senior official in the county government, would naturally find a good place for Liu Jing if he came forward in person. The county government's disciples and meritorious officials have the greatest development prospects.
Liu Jing shook his head and said: "Neither of the two, I am going to work in the city."
"Ah! Isn't the market a place that gentlemen should stay away from?!" Lai Cimei's eyes widened, thinking that Uncle Ji's choice was really unexpected! However, she felt that although Uncle Ji was not old, he always had his own plans, and said
Maybe there was some special reason, so she didn't ask any more questions.
"The market is good, the market is good..." Liu He and Liu Rao clapped their hands and applauded. Their idea was very simple. If their brother works in the city, they will have an excuse to visit the market in the future.
"It's unwise to ignore so many promising positions and choose to live in the market and mingle among merchants." Ms. Zhang was not very satisfied with Liu Jing's choice, completely forgetting that her ancestors also started their business by selling cloth.
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Liu Jing smiled and said nothing. His choice was questioned by too many people. As the saying goes, there are too many lice and it doesn't itch.
In fact, I don’t blame you. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the traditional concept has been that the market place has always been a place where villains gather and compete for profit. In addition, executions of prisoners are also carried out in the market, and the market place is considered an unclean place.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, Liu Bo, the crown prince of Changshan Kingdom, was accused of being disrespectful by "riding around the city with a woman".
Nowadays, with the passage of time, people's ideas have gradually changed. "Traveling in the market" has become a new trend among officials. Every holiday, officials often go to the market in groups. Even the prefect of a county also rides in a car.
Don’t shy away from visiting the city.
Of course, this is limited to this, and there are very few people willing to hold office in the city.
But Liu Jing didn't care what other people thought, as long as he thought his choice was right.
Seeing that the room suddenly became quiet, Lai Ci hurriedly changed the subject and said: "After all, the secretary is just an assistant, and his salary is meager. However, Zhongda will live alone in the official residence in the future and get along with colleagues and friends on weekdays. It is necessary to cut off the salary without money. It just so happened that today Zheng
On behalf of the Deng family, the supervisor presented mourning money and hardware, which made the family much richer. Zhongda might as well bring some money with him when he takes office."
When you go out, you need to spend money everywhere, especially in officialdom, which is even more expensive. When Liu Yuan became an official, Lai Ci had to sell part of his dowry in order to prevent her husband from living too hard.
Liu Jing was greatly surprised when he heard this and called Deng very wealthy.
This time, Zhang rarely shied away and promised to give Liu Jing 10,000 yuan.
She is stingy by nature, but she is also a shrewd person who will never engage in loss-making business. Liu Jing is just like Liu Yuan in the past. Once he becomes an official, he will immediately become the backbone of the family. Today he spent 10,000 yuan,
It is to gain more in the future.
The meaning of Spring and Autumn: "Mother is more valuable than her son." Stepmother is also a mother.
"Thank you, Mother." Liu Jing thanked Mrs. Zhang and accepted the money honestly. Unless he planned to be a small official who concentrated on work and ignored external affairs, he would not be able to support himself without relying on his family in the first stage.
The late Youzhou celebrity Cui Jian said in his "Political Commentary" that a county magistrate in charge of a land of hundreds of miles "with a salary of one month, he will get twenty dendrobiums of grain and two thousand money."
If there are no slaves in the family, you need to spend one thousand yuan a month to hire a guest servant to serve in daily life, five hundred yuan for fodder and meat paste, and another five hundred yuan for firewood, salt and vegetables. In this way, the monthly money has been exhausted, and it is simply not enough with normal income.
Providing winter and summer clothes, offering sacrifices during the four seasons, paying for wine fights with guests, not to mention supporting parents, wives, concubines, and children.
The county magistrate, as the leader of a hundred miles, feels that life is tight and cannot even guarantee the minimum living standard. If he doesn't use his brain to increase extra income, do he want his family to go hungry?
This is what the edict in the "Book of Han: Chronicles of Emperor Jing" says: "Officials use goods as bribes to make a market, fish for and seize the people, and invade and invade tens of thousands of people."
Officials' carriages, horses, and clothes all come from the common people. Honest officials are satisfied with meeting their own daily needs. Greedy officials also want their families to benefit along with them. Therefore, traitorous officials cleverly set up names, plunder money, harm the government, and harm the people at home and abroad.
No one complains about it.
No matter what, Liu Jing still has some pursuits in his heart. He has adhered to his integrity in modern times, and he will not break his principles when he returns to ancient times.
However, Shuzuo's monthly salary was only a few hundred dollars, so he could only make ends meet, but he was unable to do anything else. The money provided by his stepmother Zhang solved his worries.
Sister-in-law Lai Ci added: "Zhongda, although 'pledging books to save neighbors' is a benevolent act, my sister-in-law feels that there is something wrong with pledging books on the market. Now that the family is not short of money, how about redeeming the books?"
Zhang's face suddenly became a little ugly, as if he was hesitant to speak.
"Thank you for your kindness, sister-in-law. However, I was the one who insisted on pledging the letter to save people. I should find a way to repay the money myself. How can I use my family's wealth to solve my difficulties."
Liu Jing categorically rejected his sister-in-law Lai Ci's proposal.
It had only been a few days since he "pledged books to save his neighbors". If he redeemed the pledged books now, people would think that he was just putting on a show to gain fame. By then, the good reputation he had worked so hard to build would be damaged.
Stepmother Zhang sighed secretly and said to Lai Ci: "Since Zhongda has such ambition, let's just follow his wishes."
Uncle Ji refused, so Lai Ci said nothing more.
After talking about the matter, Liu Jing stood up and said goodbye to Zhang and Lai Ci. After returning to the dormitory, he picked up Deng Yuan's letter and read it carefully again. He was filled with emotion for a while.
My fiancée is not only beautiful in appearance, but also rare in appearance and intelligence. Being able to marry such a wife is definitely a blessing from my previous life.
Deng Yuan mentioned in the letter that the two of them could fulfill their engagement on the day he left the state. Logically speaking, Liu Jing could propose marriage to Deng now. However, he decided to wait a year or two before discussing his current status.
It is really too low. If you want to marry a girl from the Deng family, even if you are a county meritorious official, with good facial features and a postal supervisor level, there are still some shortcomings. It is best to be promoted to the county filial piety, the state's most talented person, and become the best in a hundred miles.
Bearing the trust of the beautiful lady Deng.
Of course, the current intentions of the "cheap father-in-law" Deng You are unclear, and we must first obtain his approval.