Of course, Hu Xiaotian would not be polite to him. He directly handed over the twenty people to Murong Feiyan and asked her to be responsible for assigning tasks. He and Liu Baoju sat in the Fengyu Pavilion. It happened that Liu Danggui, the shopkeeper of Huichun Hall, came to see them off.
He came over to see his son under the guise of a meal and a meal. Hearing that his son had followed the new county magistrate to protect the embankment, the parents were still a little worried. Liu Kuohai was patrolling the embankment with six government officials.
He walked in the wind and rain with his head held high and looked majestic. Liu Danggui was very pleased to see his son so majestic. He sent the food box to the Wind and Rain Pavilion. He prepared a sumptuous meal, including wine and vegetables.
Hu Xiaotian had actually contacted a nearby tavern and offered them money to deliver food. In fact, this kind of thing should have been paid for by the yamen, but Hu Xiaotian thought it was too troublesome and had to ask the county magistrate Xu Qinglian for instructions. In addition, it was originally
I didn't have much money, so I just paid for it out of my own pocket.
After Liu Baoju heard that Hu Xiaotian paid for the dinner at his own expense, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Master Hu is really generous and righteous, and he is a role model for us." This guy thought to himself, I have been an official for so many years, and I have only heard that officials
You have money in your own pocket, but you don't have much money to take out. When a new official takes office, you have three things to do, are you just trying to win people's hearts?
Hu Xiaotian opened a jar of wine, and the two of them drank and chatted in the thatched pavilion. At the beginning, Liu Baoju was wary and talked in a cryptic manner, but this guy must be a drunkard, and he drank in the middle of the drink.
His face was red, his ears were red, and he was speaking with a loud tongue, and his voice was much louder than before.
Hu Xiaotian wanted this effect. He found that although alcohol is not good for the body, it is often a social tool. For people like Liu Baoju, if he drinks too much, he will take the initiative to get rid of the things in his stomach without asking.
The child fell out.
Liu Baoju said: "It will take a lot of money to rebuild Qingyun Bridge, right?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Isn't that right? I'm worried about this matter. The county doesn't have a penny, Master Xu asked me to solve it by myself. I'm a newbie here and I have no friends. Where can I find so much money?"
He sighed again.
Liu Baoju said: "I heard that Mr. Hu proposed that every household in Qingyun give five taels of silver..." He was interrupted by Hu Xiaotian before he could finish his words. Hu Xiaotian cursed angrily: "Which turtle bastard made this up? It is completely ruinous.
I am Qingyu, and I won’t be angry if you don’t say this.” He slammed the wine bowl in his hand on the table, spilling a lot of wine inside.
Liu Baoju was a little embarrassed: "Master Hu, I heard that this is not what I said."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, I see that you are a kind person. Come on, let's have a drink!"
Liu Baoju drank the bowl of wine with him and said hypocritically: "I can't drink any more, I'm a little too drunk."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I have long heard that Mr. Liu is a big drinker. You are the most enjoyable person to drink in Qingyun County. Today, you and I are so in love with each other that we should just get drunk."
Liu Baoju said: "But Mr. Hu has a heavy responsibility." While speaking, he looked at the river embankment.
Hu Xiaotian lowered his voice and said: "We are responsible for the command. There are people who will do the work of patrolling and guarding the embankment. Compared with our colleagues who are hiding in the room and enjoying the comfort, we can already be considered to have done more hard work."
"That's right!" Liu Baoju felt that Hu Xiaotian's words were very offensive to his taste, and he was so happy that he had sex with Hu Xiaotian three times in a row.
Hu Xiaotian saw the drunken look on his face and knew that he was drunk, so he asked deliberately: "Where does Mr. Liu live?"
Liu Baoju said: "The fifth house on the right side of Wuliu Lane in the west of the city..." He burped.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Master Liu doesn't live in the county government office either?"
Liu Baoju grinned and said with a smile: "Except Master Xu, how can we have that blessing?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "It's really a headache to talk about it. Our meager salary is not even enough to rent a house."
Liu Baoju then sighed, this Qingyun County is a poor place, even though he is a county captain, he does not have much money. The county magistrate Xu Qinglian monopolizes power and plunders the people's wealth, but this person is extremely stingy and gives it to his subordinates.
Only a very small part of it. Liu Baoju said: "Sometimes when I think about it, it's better to go home and farm."
Hu Xiaotian said: "To be honest, I, the county magistrate, donated it." This guy always tells lies.
Liu Baoju was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing. People's control is prone to deteriorate under the influence of alcohol, and he was one of them: "I've heard about this a long time ago, they said... that your father is a salt of the East China Sea
Shang... his family is extremely wealthy..."
Hu Xiaotian put his arm around Liu Baoju's shoulders enthusiastically and said mysteriously: "Brother Liu, you have to keep this matter a secret from me."
Liu Baoju smiled and said, "It's still a secret. No one in the yamen knows about it." If he were sober, he would never say such a thing no matter what.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I thought I could make back the cost of buying an official position by working as a county magistrate in Qingyun for three years, but now it seems..." This guy let out a long sigh.
Liu Baoju said: "I really don't understand why a good young master from a rich family would come to this poor and remote place to work as a county magistrate for nothing if he didn't do anything."
"The officials are stronger than the people. Although the county magistrate is not big, he is still a ninth-grade man. Although my Hu family has been doing business for generations, there is no one who has been an official for eight generations from me, so my father cited
It's a pity that I didn't hesitate to spend my money to buy this ninth-grade official for me. I originally thought that if I became an official, I would be able to guarantee my income during droughts and floods. Even if I couldn't make a big fortune, I wouldn't lose money. But I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it!" Hu Xiaotian patted his thigh,
A look of regret.
Liu Baoju narrowed his eyes and dangled his stubby fingers in front of Hu Xiaotian: "Brother Hu, it seems that you really don't understand the market of officialdom. Since you are buying an official position, you should do it in one step, even if you come to such a remote place.
The place, the place is already unsatisfactory, why not just spend more money and buy a county magistrate?"
"Well……"
Liu Baoju said: "You have to know that when you are an official below, you don't have much power. Whoever is the leader must not be tightly controlled. It is difficult to get a piece of the pie from his hands. It is difficult!" From Liu Baoju's words
It is not difficult to hear that he also criticized the county magistrate Xu Qinglian.
Hu Xiaotian drank a few more drinks with Liu Baojie and took the opportunity to say: "Brother Liu, I think Mr. Xu seems to have some prejudice against me."
Liu Baoju was already seventy percent drunk at this time, and he sneered: "His mind can't tolerate other people at all. Brother Hu, you are a newborn calf and are not afraid of tigers. When you first arrive, you have to... fight for power with him... How can he not target you?
…”
Hu Xiaotian said: "I don't want to argue with him, Brother Liu..." Suddenly he heard snoring in his ears, but Liu Baoju had fallen asleep on the table. Hu Xiaotian smiled knowingly. It seems that Xu Qinglian and others
People are not monolithic. This person is stingy and mean, so naturally it is difficult to convince others. Hu Xiaotian looked at the sleeping Liu Baoju and thought to himself that the division of Xu Qinglian's team must start from within.
At this time, the rain seemed to have subsided a little. Hu Xiaotian picked up the oilcloth umbrella and walked onto the Tongji River embankment. He looked at the turbid water in the Tongji River. The water level seemed to be still rising. Two patrol teams patrolled back and forth in the distance, because there were
With the twenty soldiers brought by Liu Baoju, there was naturally no need for prisoners to stay to help protect the embankment. Hu Xiaotian arranged for Liu Kuohai to lead two government officials to send the six prisoners back to the prison cell to avoid suspicion among others.
Before leaving, Zhou Batian came to Hu Xiaotian and said softly: "Be careful with that person!" He looked at Liu Baoju in the distance.
Hu Xiaotian was startled in his heart. Zhou Batian had already passed by him. Zhou Batian's voice was not quiet just now, but no one else seemed to hear it. Could this be the legendary sound transmission into the secret?
If Zhou Batian hadn't reminded him, Hu Xiaotian must have thought that Liu Baoju was a drunkard who made a gaffe while drunk. It was his timely reminder that made Hu Xiaotian suddenly become vigilant. Could it be that Liu Baoju just pretended to be drunk on purpose so that he could relax his vigilance? If that's the case, this time
People are really hateful to the extreme, and their hearts are unpredictable. When you want to trick others, you must not let down your guard. Maybe others are trying to trick others, and you don’t know who is tricking them. Reminding that he had no contact with Liu Baoju at all, he brought two people with him.
Ten soldiers came. This guy didn't have such a good heart. Maybe he just came to monitor his every move under the guise of helping.
A flash of lightning flashed across the dark sky, illuminating Hu Xiaotian's heart. He felt like he was in a state of enlightenment. Zhou Batian told himself to be wary of Liu Baoju. It seemed that Zhou Batian had already known Liu Baoju before. As a captain of Qingyun County, Liu Baoju
He was in charge of local military affairs, and perhaps he had contact with him when Hutou Camp protected the prince of South Vietnam when he was crossing the border. The internal relations in the small Qingyun County are actually so complicated.
With a rumble, a series of muffled thunder fell. Hu Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief as if he had woken up from a dream, only to find that Murong Feiyan, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, had arrived at his side at some point.
Hu Xiaotian diligently raised his umbrella to cover Murong Feiyan from the drizzle. Murong Feiyan didn't seem to appreciate it and looked at him with a pair of clear and bright eyes: "Find a place to take shelter from the rain. Be careful of thunder."
Hu Xiaotian pushed the umbrella forward: "If you want to chop, you have to use a backrest."
Murong Feiyan said: "I'd better stay away from you. For the sake of acquaintance, at least there will be someone to help you collect the body."
"You are so poisonous!" Hu Xiaotian smiled with a smile on his face, he was enjoying flirting with the beautiful woman.
Murong Feiyan had already turned around and walked down the embankment. Hu Xiaotian followed him. Seeing that Liu Baoju was still asleep, he called two of his soldiers to take him home while the rain was a little lighter.
After Liu Baoju left, Murong Feiyan sat down in the thatched pavilion, glanced at Hu Xiaotian with some annoyance and said: "You still think you haven't made enough enemies for making others look like that."
