Su Hao did not answer Lu Xiuer's question. He turned to Su Xiaohu and said: "Xiaohu, you go back first and tell my mother that I have accepted the mission from the county magistrate and will stay in the county for a few days. Specific details
, I’ll go back and talk to her when I’m free.”
"Will Xiu'er stay in the county with you?" Su Xiaohu asked.
Su Hao said: "Yes, I can't handle the matters assigned by the magistrate alone. I need Xiu'er to help me handle it, so she won't go back."
"Ah? How can I do anything?" Lu Xiuer became anxious when she heard that she actually had matters of her own.
Su Hao glared at her and said, "I'll tell you later why you are making such a fuss."
"Humph, you know how to bully people!" Lu Xiuer muttered quietly, but she really didn't dare to say anything more.
In the past, Su Hao and Lu Xiu'er rarely interacted with each other, and naturally there would be no disputes. Su Hao was a nerd. He stretched out his hands when he was wearing clothes and opened his mouth when he was eating. When Lu Xiu'er didn't like it, he would stab him a few times.
Su Hao would often just admit it in a low voice, because he simply couldn't quarrel with this sister.
But now that Su Hao has traveled through time, the relationship between the two has changed subtly. Lu Xiuer discovered that her brother, who used to be submissive, suddenly became domineering and overbearing. Not only did he dare to quarrel or even fight with the officials, he even acted in front of the magistrate.
He looked neither humble nor arrogant, making Lu Xiuer feel like she needed to look up to her.
Because of this, when Su Hao opened his eyes, Lu Xiuer was instinctively afraid. Of course, she was not afraid that this brother would beat her or scold her, but she was impressed by his majesty, which is what people often say, he is not angry but he is majestic.
Feel.
"Xiaohu, this is 10 taels of silver. If you bring it to my mother for me, just say it was rewarded by the magistrate. Also, tell her that she can just hire a few day laborers to help with the work in the fields. I have already
With the errand, she no longer has to farm to make money." Su Hao said.
"Brother Hao, do you have an errand?" Su Xiaohu asked happily. In the eyes of the villagers, it was a very prestigious thing to have an errand in the county government. This meant that Su Hao became an official errand from now on.
Su Hao nodded and said: "The magistrate has appointed me to be responsible for digging wells. I will discuss this matter in detail later."
"I know, I know." Su Xiaohu claimed repeatedly, "Brother Hao, don't worry, I will bring these words to you."
Su Hao took out another piece of silver worth seventy-eight yuan, handed it to Su Xiaohu, and said: "Xiaohu, this little silver is for you. First of all, I want to thank you for driving me into the city. Secondly, I want to ask you to take care of me these days.
Take care of my mother for me. After I finish my work here and return to the village, I will thank you profusely."
"I can't take this." Su Xiaohu blushed and declined, as if the money was hot to his touch, "Your mother is also my aunt, and I should take care of her. How dare I take so much money from you, Brother Hao."
"Just take it." Su Hao forced the silver into Su Xiaohu's hand, "If you feel embarrassed, then think of it as a reward from me. I'm an official now, so I'll reward you with a piece of silver."
You can do that too, right?"
Su Xiaohu used to admire Su Hao and always put himself in the position of Su Hao's younger brother. Su Hao said that these silver coins were awarded to him. Not only did he not feel insulted at all, but he was a little excited.
He declined again and again, and finally timidly accepted the money, patted his chest and said, "Brother Hao, don't worry, if anything happens to my aunt, I'll take care of it. If you need someone in the county, ask someone to send you a message."
, I will come to help you right away."
Su Hao chuckled, patted Su Xiaohu on the shoulder, and said: "Yes, Xiaohu, when I become famous, I will definitely take you out of the country and treat you like a city citizen."
After explaining this, Su Hao went to the nearby delicatessen and bought some cooked meat, steamed buns, etc., and gave them to Su Xiaohu, explaining that some of them were for Su Xiaohu to eat on the road, and some were for Su Xiaohu to take back to Yang Gendi.
Now that Su Hao has money in his pocket, he can no longer let his mother only drink some gruel every day. He thought that he would settle down like this for the time being. In the future, when he established a foothold in the county, he would definitely move his mother and Lu Xiuer.
If you come to live in the city, you can rent out the few acres of farmland in the countryside for a few dan per year.
After seeing off Su Xiaohu, Su Hao smiled and turned back to talk to Lu Xiu'er. Lu Xiu'er was glared at by Su Hao just now and was so frightened that she didn't dare to say a word. Now Su Hao came to talk to her, intending to return Su Hao's face. However, her petty thoughts
It had no effect at all in front of Su Hao. Su Hao took out a few pieces of silver and threw it in his hand. Lu Xiuer's eyes widened and she couldn't wait to ask Su Hao about the origin of the silver, completely forgetting that she was angry with Su Hao.
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"Brother, why do you still have money?"
"This is all rewarded by the county magistrate." Su Hao said with a smile.
"Didn't you ask Xiaohu to take the silver rewarded by the magistrate to his mother?" Lu Xiuer asked.
Su Hao said: "The magistrate rewarded me with 20 taels. I took 10 taels for Xiaohu to take back to his mother, and gave Xiaohu less than 1 tael. There are still 9 taels left. Look, they are all here."
"So much silver!" Lu Xiu'er held a few pieces of silver and felt a little unreal. The family has never saved more than 5 taels of silver, and this silver has always been carefully hidden by Yang Gendi.
Only when Su Hao was about to go to the city to study, Yang Gendi would take out some scraps of silver from somewhere and give it to Su Hao as payment. As for Lu Xiuer, the money he handled was only a few dozen yuan at most, so how could he see it all at once?
9 taels of silver.
"Let's go, I'll take you to eat delicious food." Su Hao had money in his pocket, which was enough for him. Someone had compared prices with later generations and believed that one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to 1,000 yuan in later generations.
In other words, Su Hao now has a total of 9,000 yuan in his pocket. In such a small county, such a sum of money can be squandered for a while. Especially, Su Hao was almost a pauper before, and the poor suddenly became rich.
The feeling is always very beautiful.
"Brother, you just said you wanted me to stay and help you, what was it for?" Lu Xiuer became concerned about the question just now.
Su Hao said: "Didn't you say you want to eat fried noodles from Nantou Alley? Let's go and eat it now."
"Isn't this what you are talking about?" Lu Xiuer was stunned.
Su Hao smiled and said: "If it's not this, what else could it be? Besides eating, what else can you help me with?"
"You're necrotic! You're necrotic!" Lu Xiuer raised her pink fist and beat Su Hao. In her heart, she didn't feel annoyed at all. On the contrary, she was using this method to vent her inner happiness.
Feel.
The brother and sister walked affectionately along Dongmen Street. The midday sun shone brightly, but neither of them felt the heat. They were all immersed in their own joy.
Su Hao gave a brief introduction to Lu Xiu'er based on the conversation he had just had with Han Wen. Lu Xiu'er didn't understand the twists and turns, but at least he understood one thing, that is, his brother had become an official, and he was an official.
The big officials, even Zheng Dianli, who was digging wells in the village, will be under the control of his brother from now on.
In addition to being promoted, my brother can also make money. The 20 taels of silver rewarded by the county magistrate is only part of it. In the future, my brother will have a salary of 2 shi meters per month. According to the market price, 2 shi meters is equivalent to more than 1 tael of silver. After one year,
There are only a dozen taels, which is almost less than the family's annual income from farming.
According to my brother, if you work in the county government, you have to live in the county town. Therefore, they have a very important thing to do today, which is to rent a house. Rent a house, and clean up after renting the house.
These are not things that Su Hao is good at. This requires Lu Xiu'er to advise and operate. Su Hao said that Lu Xiu'er had something to do while he was left behind, which was actually what he was referring to.
"Brother, since you have rented a house, can my mother and I come and live here on a regular basis?" Lu Xiuer asked longingly.
Su Hao said: "It's not that you come here to live as usual, but that you have to completely move out of the countryside and live in the city. Therefore, the house we want to rent must be large, and it is best to have a yard."
"Ah? You want to rent a house with a yard?" Lu Xiu'er said in surprise, "Isn't that the same as the house in the village chief's house?"
In Longkou Village, only Su Zhong, the village leader, lives in a house with a yard, which has a main room and a side room. The other villagers only have a single house, and at most they just use a small circle of branches or bamboo in front of the house.
Land, this definitely cannot be considered a yard.
When she heard that her own family could live in a house with a yard, Lu Xiuer was so happy that her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
"Let's rent a courtyard with three rooms, one for you, one for me, and one for mom. Do you think it's okay?" Lu Xiuer suggested. When she was a child, she lived in the same house with Su Hao. When she grew up, it was not convenient for her to live with Su Hao.
After living together, she moved into a room with Yang Gendi. One of her dreams was to have a room of her own. If possible, she would also like to decorate the room like the embroidery building of the magistrate's family——
It only needs to be 10% as good as Xiulou's and that's enough.
"Let's see and talk." Su Hao said, "Maybe there are more than three rooms. We have to have a living room, a study room, and a guest room. What if your parents want to come to the city to stay for two days?"
"Will it cost a lot of money?" Lu Xiuer was moved by the wonderful prospects described by Su Hao. She couldn't help but hold Su Hao's arm and asked timidly.