Serious himself has talents and can adhere to ethics, but he does not know how to "behave".
Obviously he himself is very aware of this, but although he is poor, he is still proud and unwilling to give in to himself and cater to others. In this way, Liu Jing's insight into talents becomes particularly valuable.
Zheng Zheng was moved to tears by Liu Jing. He had always been a calm person, but at this time, he could not help but have the impulse in his heart that "a scholar will die for his confidant."
Liu Jing said with a smile: "Bomu is really a sweet-tempered person."
He was serious and conscious of being disrespectful, so he hurriedly covered his face with his sleeves, wiped away his tears, and said: "I think about my own experience. I have had many hardships. Now I have finally come to the end of my suffering. I can't help myself for a while. I hope you won't be surprised, Mr. Liu."
Liu Jing shook his head, waited until his serious mood calmed down, and then asked curiously: "Bomu, you are the city warden, with a monthly salary of hundreds of dollars, two stones of rice, how can you cover the wormwood bundles at night?"
After a serious hesitation, he replied: "To be fair to Liu Jun, my father died young and it was my mother who worked hard to raise me. In recent years, my mother has been ill and my monthly salary is not enough for my mother's medicine. Every time when my salary is paid,
I will keep part of the rice for my mother to make porridge, and sell the rest in the market. I will eat wheat, beans, etc. to satisfy my hunger on weekdays." He had never told anyone about this. Today, he was grateful for Liu Jing's support, so he said it truthfully.
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Liu Jing was filled with emotion when he heard this, and said: "In the world, no one can be too filial. Back then, Prime Minister Tian Ji refused to accept a hundred gold bribes from his subordinates, but the subordinates persuaded him to give the money to his mother, but Tian Ji never refused."
Given the difficult situation of my mother's illness, I'm afraid most people would accept money with peace of mind, but Bomu still persists in his integrity, which is really rare."
He said solemnly: "The Book of Songs says: 'That gentleman is here, and he is not a good person.' My mother often lies on the sick bed and teaches me: 'It is not my son who collects ill-gotten wealth.' I dare not violate it."
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Liu Jing couldn't help but sigh: "Your mother and Tian Ji's mother are both honest and upright virtuous mothers, which is admirable." Tian Ji's mother did not want the ill-gotten gains from her son's corruption, and the serious mother's behavior was just like her.
the same.
Look at her mother, and then think about her stepmother, Mrs. Zhang...
A smile couldn't help appearing on his serious face. He was a filial son. Liu Jing was a hundred times happier when he compared his mother with Qi Xiang Tian Ji's mother than by praising him himself.
Liu Jing added: "The Shizuo Shi of the city is a food official, and he gets three husks of rice and six buckets of rice per month. Compared with the city jailer, he has nearly twice as much money and hundreds more money. This may alleviate Bomu's embarrassment."
What Liu Jing said was true. If nothing else, at least he no longer had to eat wheat, beans and other coarse food to satisfy his hunger every day. As for the quilt, he was not in a hurry. Anyway, there were still several months before winter. He bowed solemnly
He said: "I will do my best in the future to repay Mr. Liu for your support today."
"That's my intention." Liu Jing said with a smile, "Bomu, your appointment will be issued tomorrow. You can come directly to the market to take up the post tomorrow."
Zheng Zhen readily accepted the order. He wished he could take office now. There was nothing in the city and jail that he could miss.
Liu Jing nodded, and then called Xie Liang into the press room to meet with Zhen Zhen. Liu Jing said to the two deputies: "Since July, it has been raining continuously. It has been rare to have sunny weather in the past two days. Tomorrow I will take a break and go home to dry up the scriptures.
.Xie Shi, Yan Shi will be handed over to you tomorrow. Let him get more familiar with the market situation."
Xie Liang nodded and said "No".
Finally, he solemnly held Liu Jing's handwriting and left.
Calling Liu Zhu in, Liu Jing took out a bunch of money from the bamboo box and handed it to him, saying: "Wenxiu, you go to the market to buy a single thick quilt and two pairs of quilts, and send them to Yan Zuoshi's house after the shift. Yan
If Zuo Shi doesn't accept it, you should know what to do." Since he wants to win people's hearts, he might as well fight to the end. Anyway, with his current net worth, he is not short of this little money.
Liu Jing added: "The remaining money will be used to buy wine for Zijin." Ma Zhou was a drunkard and his salary was often insufficient, so Liu Jing paid for him recently.
"No." Liu Zhu accepted the order and left. When he returned, it was already closing time.
Liu Jing told Xie Liang a few more words, then walked out of the market building carrying a bamboo hat and came to a simple livestock shed on the side.
"Liu Jun..." Ma Zhou, with messy eyebrows and an unruly face, had an extremely soft face at this moment. He kept stroking a horse next to him that was about six feet and one inch tall, with a fiery red body and an unusually red horse. At first glance, this horse
Even a good horse from the North is extremely rare in Changsha and cannot be bought even if you have money.
This horse was originally the beloved horse of his clan brother Liu Zong. Liu Jing introduced him to a lucrative business. Liu Zong had to express his feelings. He saw that Liu Jing had to walk to and from the official's house every day, so he returned home.
Because of the inconvenience, he gave his beloved horse to him.
Liu Jing said with a smile: "You hang around Chiji every day. It will be annoying if you don't bother it."
Ji refers to a thousand-mile horse. Chiji was originally one of the eight horses used by King Mu of Zhou Dynasty to drive. It is said that it can travel thousands of miles in a day. This horse is also quite a sacred horse, so it is named after Chiji.
Ma Zhou stroked Chi Ji and sighed: "Liu Jun, when will I get such a good horse?"
Liu Jing asked: "There is no such good horse for the time being. Do you want Nanzhong Horse?"
Ma Zhou glanced at the other side of the black pony, which was no more than five feet tall, small, exquisite, and cute, with a look of disgust on his face. He shook his head repeatedly: "This is a boy's horse. If a man rides on this horse, he will definitely be laughed at. I don't want it."
Liu Jing smiled and retorted: "Nanzhong, Jiaozhou, and even Jingnan mostly have horses like this. Could it be that those who ride them are not men?"
"This..." Ma Zhou looked at the pony and then at Chi Ji. It was like Dong Shi and Xi Shi standing together. The contrast was too obvious.
Liu Jing ignored Ma Zhou's confusion, walked into the stable, and said: "I will take a rest tomorrow. Xie Liang does not have enough prestige to intimidate the young people in the city. Please help me and keep an eye on him."
Ma Zhou said disapprovingly: "Now everyone in the world knows that Liu Jun supervises the market, who dares to act recklessly in the market? Is it because he is tired of life?"
"Be careful and you won't make a big mistake." After saying that, Liu Jing put on his hat and skillfully jumped on Chi Ji's back. Because Chi Ji had been castrated, he had a very docile temperament. He had been riding for almost a month, and the two sides had initially established a relationship.
After establishing a tacit understanding, he untied the pony's rope and tied it with the red horse's rein.
This pony was given to his younger brother Liu He. When he returned home last time, Liu He saw him riding a red horse and was envious and pestered him for a long time. Liu Jing was not short of money.
He bought a Nanzhong pony. This horse was too short for Ma Zhou, but it was just right for Liu He, who was only eleven years old.
Liu Jing drove his two horses out of the Dongshi Gate, crossed Linxiang, entered the countryside, and headed straight for Liu's Wu in Longqiu.