(Third update, I am very tired, please recommend and vote for blood!!!!!)
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The banquet didn't break up until midnight.
The next day, my father woke up from a hangover and saw the big bundle. He asked my mother, who was sitting at the end of the bed holding the soles of her shoes, "What's in it?"
"Take a look for yourself."
"Based on my experience, it should be a string of money, about thirty guan." The father said, opened it and saw that it was exactly the same. He said proudly: "Look, my skill is still the same as before, right?"
"Don't be so proud." I gave him a white look and said, "I can't ask for this money."
"Why can't you have it?" The father disagreed: "Lin Rongxing caused me so much misery, so some blood should be shed." Obviously, it is impossible to understand the heart of the sinister father just by looking at the surface.
"The Lin family is no longer well-off now." I sighed and said, "In the past two years, we have been fighting lawsuits and trying to get the thieves to comply. We have spent money like water. If we collect this money, I will probably sell my land."
." She was indeed right. Without the money spent by the Lin family, the efficiency of the retrial of this case would not have been so high. At least Wang Xingye must still be drying salt in the salt farm now.
At a time when copper is expensive and cheap, thirty copper coins is really a large amount. Dad asked strangely: "My dear, what's wrong with you? Don't you belong to Pixiu?"
"You just can't get in and out!" I glared at him fiercely and said, "I have my own reasons for doing things."
"What's the truth? Tell me?" Dad crawled over and put his arms around my mother's waist.
"Be honest, it's broad daylight." But I slapped her away and said, "I have fallen in love with a girl from the Lin family."
"Oh..." Dad sat up and said, "You want to find a wife for the waiter? Then you really can't ask for the money." Then he asked strangely: "Are you talking about sister Lin Rongxing?"
"There are two more Miss Lin?"
"Are you kidding me?" Dad laughed and said, "I am a young lady from a scholarly family, how can I fall in love with a waiter?"
"Don't look down on your son," I said with a white look at him, "He won't follow you elsewhere, but his ability to seduce girls is better than yours." As he said this, he summarized the things he had observed in the past two months, including the mental supplements.
, tell daddy.
"Oh? Oh? Oh!" Dad suddenly said after hearing this: "Good boy, you have grasped the timing very well, this matter can be done!" After putting on his shoes and getting out of the tunnel, he said: "It's not too late, I have to take advantage of it.
The Lin family's excitement hasn't passed yet, so let's turn the raw rice into cooked rice."
"That's what I mean." The old lady nodded and said, "Pack up and go quickly!"
"Okay." Dad ate a few mouthfuls of breakfast, then went out with his baggage. He didn't come back until the afternoon, belching wine, still carrying the baggage.
"Why, it didn't work out?" It's rare for me to feel unhappy about money.
"What should I say..." Dad threw the bundle on the bed and said, "Pour a bowl of water first."
My mother brought a bowl of water, poured it into my father's mouth and said, "Speak quickly, you are going to suffocate me to death!"
"Oh, you stupid bitch, you've made me so embarrassed." The father wiped his mouth, glared at my mother and said, "Lin Xiucai's father only died a year ago, and he is following the rules! After all, I have done it six times.
The person in charge of the case is going to propose marriage right now, and it’s nothing but a joke..."
"What's wrong with Shouxiao? Let's take it first." The old lady didn't care and said, "What did the Lin family say?"
"The Lin family doesn't have any objections. They said that as long as the two children are willing, we can hire them once they are released."
"I knew there was nothing I couldn't do without you!" I said with great joy.
"Don't be too happy too early," the father said with a curl of his lips: "Later, Lin Xiucai invited me to dinner and told me at the table that he was going to take care of the family business and move back to his hometown in Suzhou after his academic status was restored."
"Go to Suzhou..." I can understand that although Lin Xiucai was rehabilitated, he was cuckolded by his wife, and later Zhao became a prostitute, which made Lin Rongxing unable to hold his head high in front of the villagers. He went to Suzhou to recuperate and change his life again.
In the beginning, it was a perfectly normal choice.
However, Suzhou is four hundred miles away from Fuyang. Although it is not that far away, in this era, it is like the sky and the sea. I said anxiously: "If the Lin family moves to Suzhou, I, the daughter-in-law, will be gone!"
"Yeah." Dad nodded and said with a wry smile: "But I can't just rely on the Lin family to feel ashamed of me and make any excessive demands." He patted the bag of money and said: "This is still true, and with this,
Are you still worried that your son won’t be able to find a wife?”
"That's different. No matter how rich you are, you can't find a well-educated girl with a lantern." The old lady didn't agree with him and said: "I still hope that my grandson will become a scholar. This Miss Lin
, I still insist on it!"
"You can keep her if you can." Dad muttered, "I have no choice anyway." He turned over and fell asleep.
"I don't believe in these shoes!" I said, stabbing the upper of the shoe with an awl.
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In the next few days, old colleagues in my father's yamen took turns to treat him to dinner. They were considerate of him, such as Hu Captou and Li Sili, and even came to his house to give him money. It was not because they had sudden kindness and thought they wanted to help him.
He is an old boss, but he knows that Old Man Wang will definitely be promoted. Moreover, he is already a local official, and he will become an official if he takes the next step up. Although he is not designated to be an official in Fuyang, who can say for sure what will happen in the future? A help in the snow.
There are always benefits.
That night, my father invited Mr. Li to his house for dinner alone. The two of them drank and chatted, and naturally the topic couldn't be separated from the affairs in the yamen.
"The county magistrate is in great glory this time." Li Sili took a sip of wine and said, "With the prestige of overturning the ironclad case, he made bold moves in the yamen and did a lot of things."
"Haha..." Dad naturally heard that there was a joke in these words, but what he cared about was not the county magistrate, but the seat vacated by Secretary Xu: "Some people are happy and some are sad, that boy Xu Shan
It’s over.”
"That's natural." Li Dian nodded and said bitterly: "This bastard who cheated on everything, accepted He Chang's black money, and dared not say anything. He deserves this end!"
"The seat he vacated..." Dad said calmly: "A lot of people will be watching."
"That's natural." Li Guandian nodded. There was very little official staff in the yamen, and those in the staff were the so-called 'official officials'. There were only three officials in each room, one division official and two official officials. This was decided by Master Hong Wu.
But Zhu Yuanzhang obviously thought that others were as energetic and superhuman as himself. However, the complicated affairs of all parties were beyond the capabilities of two or three clerks. In order to handle the affairs, the yamen hired a number of 'clerks' to help write documents.
Working as "helpers" who run errands, these staff who are not on staff are called "unemployed staff", which actually means temporary workers.
The number of non-official officials is much greater than that of official officials. Who doesn’t want to switch from temporary workers to a formal establishment? However, the establishment of official officials is an ancestral system, and no one can move it. Only vacancies can be filled. This time, one prisoner
If the official overturned the boat, you can imagine how many people would covet it.
"Are you sure?" Dad asked a little nervously.
"No." Li Guan shook his head, looked at his father and said, "Brother, you are about to become an official, and you still want to compete for jobs with the younger ones?"
"First of all, the tail of the official is not as good as the head of the official. It's hard to say what I will do in the future." The father poured a glass of wine for Li Guan and said: "Besides, it's not me who wants to do it, but my son."
"Oh," Li Guan scratched his head and said, "Ordinarily, brother's business is my business. Unfortunately, I, the prison chief, can't appoint my own subordinates. Now every room is staring at this vacancy, and Guo Lao
I'm so worried..." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you the truth, don't waste your efforts. It is said that Master Sima has already taken care of this position."
"What does he want this for?" Dad asked in great disappointment.
"Who knows? There is nothing better than selling money for favors as a hard-nosed manager." Li Guan said with a smile: "If I don't mind it, I will be free this time. I can do this."
It’s up to you to do it. It’s better to let my eldest nephew do it first, and then try to convert it to economical system when there is an opportunity.”
"Uh..." Dad frowned slightly. He knew the secrets of the yamen better than anyone else, so he naturally knew that "helpers" were mainly people who ran errands. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "There is no future in this job.
At the very least, you must be a book clerk. Only those who can write and do calculations will be successful."
"As for the clerk, you can try it." Li Guandao said: "But to choose a clerk, Mr. San Yamen must pass the examination in person before he can be hired." He said with a wry smile: "My nephew can't even write, how can he pass the test?"
"Don't look at people with old eyes." The father sneered: "My Erlang's handwriting can be read now." He turned out a piece of paper and handed it to him and said: "Although I am still unfamiliar, in the Yamen
, it should be considered sufficient.”
Li Guan took it and saw that it was indeed like this. He thought to himself that he had hired someone to write it for him. Then he smiled and said, "Well, I will go back and talk to the official office. I must find a way out for my eldest nephew."
After sending Li Guan away, his father saw Wang Xian still practicing calligraphy in the room, so he walked in and asked: "Xiao Er, why do you practice calligraphy every day?"
"Dad, I want to make a living on my own, but I can't do hard work at the moment." Wang Xian smiled bitterly and said, "I have to practice my calligraphy first so that I can find a job doing writing and calculation."
"As long as you have this ambition," the father nodded and said, "I told your Uncle Guan today that I will give you a gift after a while and let you become a book clerk. How about it?"
"Uh..." Wang Xian didn't know what to say. In fact, he had been waiting for Sima Qiu to express his intention to help him find a job, but unexpectedly, there was no news.
But my father thought that he thought the book clerk was a temporary worker, so he scolded him with a straight face: "You brat is not satisfied yet. It took me several years before I became a book clerk! Once you've done your job, I'll let you do it again."
Uncle Guan will keep an eye on you, if there is a vacancy in the future, it will be yours."
"Dad, you misunderstood." Wang Xian sighed softly and said, "I am content."
"That's pretty much it. I'll catch up in the next few days and finalize this matter." The father nodded and said, "To avoid long nights and dreams."
"Let dad worry about it." Wang Xian originally wanted to say, I was actually going to find Sima Qiu, but thinking of the many avenues and the hope, he kept silent.