Su Ren drew a big sesame seed cake for everyone, and everyone was very happy. Only Su Ren knew that if he tried to eat such a big sesame seed cake, he might choke to death. It was similar to Hawking's current state.
During dinner, Hawking choked on eating too quickly and rolled his eyes. Huo Qian quickly patted Hawking on the back. Huo Laosi stared at him and shouted: "Eat slowly, no one is trying to compete with you. Look at the way you eat.
A starving ghost is reincarnated."
Huo Jin finally swallowed the mouthful of rice. Huo Qian watched his son gobble it up again with a smile on his face: "This is all the root cause of the disease caused by not having enough food in the past. It will get better in the future. Slow down, slow down."
Su Ren chuckled and said: "It's a good thing to be able to eat. Only when you are full can you have strength and grow taller. Men have to wolf down their food. Sister, do more cooking tomorrow."
Leng Yue nodded quickly.
After that debate, Laojun Guan's personnel relations were completely straightened out, and Su Ren became the general manager. Leng Jun would not express any further opinions on business matters. After dinner, he took a nap, and was warm and cheerful
The noisy Laojun Temple has become deserted these days. The nearby villagers who are used to doing small businesses here are a little uncomfortable with it, and from time to time they always send their children over to take a look.
When Su Ren and Leng Jun were going out, Huo Jin was walking around Laojun Temple with the group of children who came to inquire about the news. According to Huo Jin, although there are fewer people now, the guards must still do a good job.
Ignoring the nonsense of these little kids, Su Ren and Leng Jun took to the road and headed towards the county town.
Along the way, Su Ren felt more and more strange. The New Year had just ended, and there was not much work in the fields. The tenants and farmers should rest. However, every field he passed was overcrowded. The beautiful seedlings were covered with rice.
Then shovel it, get soil, and expand and fill the official road, starting from the bottom of Wenling Mountain and ending at the city gate.
"What is this for?" Su Ren asked Leng Jun.
Leng Jun shook his head: "Who knows, there were not many people walking on this road in the past. Looking at the situation today, it must be for road construction. A carriage can run on such a wide road."
"Build roads?" Su Ren sneered. This common thing is really a man's talent. Seeing Lao Jun watching the business getting better and better, he actually thought of building roads. If you want to get rich, build roads first. He understood this sentence thoroughly, that is
I don’t know what Chang Shi’s face will be like when the road is repaired but Laojun Temple becomes quiet.
"Hey! Road construction is a good thing, but it brings hardships to the people on both sides of the road. Good farmland has been filled in."
Leng Jun said these words, and Su Ren understood. There are many mountains in the middle of Sichuan, and the warm water is located at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. There are ditches, ridges, and valleys. It is not easy to have large areas of flat land. In order to get as much food as possible, the locals are eager to use all their land for farming.
All the land has been reclaimed, and only the government can do this kind of land reclamation and road construction.
Today's city gate is different from usual. The spacious city gate has been blocked with stones and wooden fences. Five or seven men, all holding weapons in their hands, working in teams of two, are attacking those who want to enter or exit the city.
The people at the door searched the house very carefully, not only touching his body, but also opening his hair bun and looking through everything he carried with him.
Su Ren became even more confused: "Has this happened before?"
Leng Jun frowned: "It seems that those savages in the south are making some moves. I remember it was like this three years ago. Not long after, the savages from the south came suddenly. They killed without batting an eye. All us Han people were executed and everything was looted.
, they fled immediately before Shu County sent out troops."
"Southern side? Yelang, or Qiang?"
"I don't know. Anyway, they are Southern barbarians. They come and go in a hurry. Their clothes and appearance are different from us Han people. No one can tell them apart."
There were a lot of people entering and leaving the city at noon, and the queues on both sides were very long. After a busy morning, the officials were a little upset, and they didn't have a good look towards anyone. They were all fellow villagers, and they didn't dare to fight or scold them.
, there are still some people who can push it with just a few words.
Mr. Zhang Hu was at the gate of the city. Su Ren went straight to Zhang Hu and said, "Tou Zhang, what's going on today? Why are you so busy?" As he spoke, he handed Zhang Hu a handful of copper coins in his hand.
hands.
Zhang Hu quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Su County Zuo, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do you have time to come to the city today? Nothing happened. The county magistrate ordered that starting from yesterday, everyone entering and leaving the county must be strictly inspected, so we can only
Just do it."
"Oh? But what's going on with the Nanman?"
Zhang Hu was also surprised after hearing this. Obviously he had not thought about going up there: "No way! In recent years, those Nanman barbarians have been quite peaceful and have never come to the city. Today is the beginning of spring, and we don't have anything to eat here.
, what are they here to rob?”
The three of them chatted for a while at the gate of the city. Su Ren still didn't understand why Wenshui suddenly closed the city. His business was about to start. If the Nanman attacked at this time, his plan would be postponed.
It would be nice if his actions were not regarded as siding with the enemy, but there would certainly be no support for him.
Zhang Hu sent Su Ren and Leng Jun into the city gate, apologized repeatedly, and said that if he had not been on duty at the city gate, he would have personally sent them to the county government office.
Compared with the city gate, there are not many changes in the city. Those who should do business do business and those who do work do work. They are familiar with the roads. From the gate of the county government office, the two of them turned to the back street and went straight to the back door of the county government office.
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Su Ren has had many opportunities in the county government in the past six months. The servants of the Changshi family are particularly welcoming to such a generous county official. Before Su Ren could say anything, the gatekeeper said with a smile: "Xian Zuo, please wait a moment.
I will go and report this to the county magistrate."
Su Ren nodded and threw out three or five copper coins. Menzi ran towards the door in a hurry. Looking at Menzi's steps like a rabbit, Su Ren sighed in his heart, no matter in that era, it was better to be rich.
!
Chang Yuan followed the disciples out, and the etiquette was extremely thoughtful. A ninety-degree bow made Su Ren feel as if Chang Yuan was saying goodbye to his portrait. If it weren't for the smile on his face, it would definitely scare people.
"Congratulations to the county magistrate!" Chang Yuan said inexplicably: "Please come in quickly, my master has been waiting for a long time."
"Oh? Does the county magistrate know that I'm coming?"
"No, no, no, even if the county minister doesn't come today, I will go and invite him personally."
"What's the matter! You still want to invite me?"
Chang Yuan chuckled: "It must be a good thing, it would be more appropriate for my master to tell the county magistrate, please!"
In the study of Chang Shi, the Taishi chair and the high-legged small table sent by Su Ren are now used. Not only Chang Shi, but also Hou Jian. Liu Wen, who surprised Su Ren the most, is here today. The three giants of Wenshui are all here.
This was the first time Su Ren saw them at the magistrate's house. They were all wearing robes and high crowns, and looked like they were facing the emperor. Sitting on the Grand Master's chair was really a bit majestic.
Su Ren prostrated himself on the ground: "The villain Su Ren pays my respects to all gentlemen."
Chang Shi chuckled and said to Hou Jian and Liu Wen beside him: "Did you see that this guy didn't come to my place like this before? Today he encountered something good, and he has a lot of rules. He knows that etiquette has its advantages and disadvantages, which can be of great use.
ah."
Liu Wen didn't speak, his face was expressionless. Hou Jian nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, today we will enjoy this boy's kneeling. In a few days, this boy will not have to kneel down when he sees us. Maybe we will meet him in the future.
I don’t know if he will have to kneel down, hahaha..."
"Humph!" Liu Wen snorted coldly and turned his face to the side.
Su Ren raised his head and glanced at Liu Wen: "Liu County Cheng..."
Before the words left his mouth, Chang Shi immediately interjected: "Okay, okay, it's uncomfortable to kneel on the ground. Chang Yuan, please bring a chair for Su County Zuo. Not to mention that this Taishi chair is indeed very comfortable to sit on, but it's just a little disrespectful of etiquette."
, otherwise I should strongly recommend it.”
Liu Wen stood up and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave now."
"That's fine! I've troubled you for the past few days, Mr. Liu County Cheng. Everything must abide by etiquette and law. This matter is important. Since the establishment of Wenshui County, Emperor Gaozu has also been in a hurry. We must not neglect it this time."
"Here!"
When Liu Wen left the room, he unconsciously turned his head and glared at Su Ren, with helpless anger in his eyes.
Hou Jian looked at Liu Wen's back: "Why bother? It's really not worth it to put a lot of money away just for one breath."
Chang Shi also sighed: "I'm afraid Liu County Cheng's life will be even more difficult now." As he spoke, he turned to look at Su Ren.
Su Ren was confused by everything the two said. Since entering the door, he only said a sentence and a half, and the rest was the performance of Chang Shi and Hou Jian. When the two saw Su Ren, they never asked them why.
I also found it boring, so I stopped talking.
"Aren't you curious about what we are talking about?"
Su Rendao: "If you want me to know, I will know naturally. You don't need to ask. If you don't want me to know, it will be useless even if you ask. Just don't ask. But I have a big thing to discuss with you two today."
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"What's the matter?" Hou Jian was the shrewdest.
Su Ren did not speak. He first took out his seal from his arms and placed it respectfully in front of Changshi with both hands. After he became the county magistrate, Changshi had someone engrave it. In the Han Dynasty, ordinary people did not have seals.
Yes, even if you are as rich as the country, as long as you don't have a title or official status, you will not have a seal. Although Su Ren is a county magistrate, he is still included in the establishment and is considered the lowest-level civil servant in the Han Dynasty, so he will naturally have a seal.
"What does this mean?" Chang Shi asked in confusion.
Su Ren took two steps back: "I'm here to resign today. I plan to focus on doing business in the future. I came here to explain to you two gentlemen."
"Why?"
Neither Chang Shi nor Hou Jian expected it. Being an official is what everyone dreams of. Being an official means privileges and preferential treatment. I have only heard of officials being punished, but I have never heard of officials resigning voluntarily. Chang Shi and Hou Jian
