Shu Yan was not very relaxed, because he was still thinking about two things: First, in the big market a few days ago, because Xiao Mo wanted to buy crabs, but because he didn't have enough money, he was humiliated by Shi Biyu. Although Xiao Mo

He didn't take it to heart, but Shu Yan always had a knot in his heart; the second thing was that he thought about Ye Chong,

Because Ye Chung has been in Luoyang for a long time, his family has many people, old and young, and has no financial support. This makes Ye Chung unable to wait here with peace of mind. And if he really can't persist, once the officials have a chance,

, then it is very likely to be granted to others, and his future may be abandoned halfway.

Shu Yan was in a dilemma, because his salary was limited and he could not solve these two things at the same time. On one side was the small wish of his closest person, and on the other side was the future of his good brother.

"Why are you not happy when you get a salary? What are you thinking about?" Xiao Mo put his hands behind his back and sat opposite Shu Yan in front of the food table.

"Oh, it's nothing." Shu Yan looked at Xiao Mo's innocent smiling face and really couldn't bear to feel wronged by this person who took care of his food every day.

"On such a hot day, without delicious vegetables, do you feel that your diet is boring?"

"Oh, yes, there are some." Shu Yan responded vaguely.

"I knew it, so I was prepared." Xiao Mo smiled and stretched his hand from behind to Shu Yan's eyes, "Look, what is this?"

"Cucumber? This is good."

"Yeah, I know you. Since you know it, you must have eaten it often?"

"I've only eaten it a few times. This melon and fruit brought back along the ancient Silk Road has not been widely cultivated in the Central Plains, so how can I eat it often? But compared to other melons and vegetables, it is indeed crisper and more refreshing."

"As long as you like it, here, how about you try this melon?"

Shu Yan took it and took a look. The courgette had thorns on the top and was green all over. It was very fresh. He didn't even bother to wash it. He just wiped off the small yellow flowers on the top, pulled out the thorns with his hands, and bit it off with a "click".

One bite.

"So impatient." Xiao Mo looked at Shu Yan and laughed.

"Well, Xiao Mo, where did you get this melon? Did you buy it in a big market? It's much more delicious than what I've had before."

"Wherever you buy it from the big market, the products sold in the market are all brought all the way from outside the city. They are expensive and stale. But this one is grown by me in the small open space behind the house.

Eat and pick it now, it couldn’t be fresher.”

"Oh, I can't blame it for being so delicious."

"As long as you water this thing frequently, it will produce so many melons that even the two of us can eat them all."

"That's great." Shu Yan finished the courgette in a few mouthfuls, and he thought of another question, "As the saying goes, 'You will reap melons if you sow melons, and you will reap beans if you sow melons.' To grow melons, you must have melon seeds. You courgette seeds

Where did it come from?"

"Of course it was my grandfather who brought melon seeds back from the Western Regions. After he brought melon seeds back from the Western Regions, our family would plant so many melon seeds every year that we couldn't finish them. Year after year, and decades passed, we never stopped growing.

Intermittent."

"It's not surprising that you have melon seeds at home. What's strange is that there are courgette seeds around you? Do you always carry courgette seeds with you?"

"Of course, don't underestimate the little courgette seeds. They have many wonderful uses. They can strengthen bones, set bones, and moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation. When I wander around, it is inevitable that I will have some small bumps.

There are minor illnesses and disasters, so I often carry some courgette seeds with me in case of emergency."

After hearing this, Shu Yan couldn't help but admire Xiao Mo: "It turns out that you are really well-informed. I can't blame Brother Ye for saying that he is not as good as you. Look, even I feel inferior."

"Don't mention him again. Whenever I mention him, I can't stop laughing when I think of what happened that day."

"He also said that he worries about his family every day, but you have made others embarrassed. He may still be kept in the dark."

"I didn't mean it, and I shouldn't take the initiative to confess to him. But it's his family matter, so I can think of a solution for him."

"What can I do?" Shu Yan's eyes lit up.

"You have just received your salary, of course you can go to Zhou.. to help Zhou.."

Shu Yan said happily: "This is exactly what I want, but I'm afraid that if Zhou Ji helps him, we will be in a tight situation for a while, and you will be unhappy."

"How could it be? It's a trivial matter for us to be tight. His future is more important."

"That's great. I didn't expect you to be so open-minded, Xiao Mo."

"Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black."

"Okay, I'll sell a few husks of rice right away and send the money to his family. His family is in Hongnong County, not far from here. He can come back in only three days. We don't need to tell him personally, lest he refuse.

.However, I have a heartfelt request, please help me."

"Whatever you say, just say it."

"Actually, this matter is nothing to you. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to ask for leave, so I want to trouble you to make a trip..."

Before Shu Yan could finish speaking, Xiao Mo interrupted: "No."

"Why not? You've been in the world for a long time, so such a short journey won't trouble you."

"No reason." Xiao Mo suddenly blushed, "It's not convenient these days."

Shu Yan didn't understand Xiao Mo's thoughts and said with a smile: "What's the inconvenience? I think you've been living here for a long time and have become lazy. Okay, okay, since you don't want to go, I'll run away by myself."

trip."

Early the next morning, Shu Yan asked for leave and rode on Xiao Mo's maroon horse. Xiao Mo walked to the door, wrapped a few courgettes, handed them to Shu Yan and said: "Be careful on the road, take this, eat it if you are thirsty."

"

Shu Yan flipped the horse's head and patted it. Xiao Mo looked at Shu Yan's back and felt very unhappy. In the past few months, he and Shu Yan had been together for a long time, and after such a sudden separation, he felt empty in his heart. This kind of

Feeling separated

The feeling when seeing his parents was very different, just like the words he once heard Shu Yan read in the Book of Songs, "One day without seeing each other is like three autumns." Fortunately, when he counted to the "nine autumns",

Shu Yan is back.

Shu Yan was on his way early in the morning, and when he came back, it was just around midnight. As soon as he got off the horse, Xiao Mo immediately became energetic, and the two exchanged pleasantries. Xiao Mo saw that he was unhappy, so he asked: "Why, you are doing this for your friend?"

You should be happy to have your worries at bay, but why are you so haggard? You must be in a hurry and overworked, right?"

Shu Yan sighed and said: "Where is it? We live in Luoyang City and have no idea about the plight of the people outside. On the way to Hongnong, I saw many refugees from the north. After asking carefully, I found out that Liang,

A severe drought occurred in You, Hebei and Qingzhou. Wheat seedlings were short of water and turned yellow early. The ears were short and shriveled. In serious places, there was no harvest. The drought did not end, and locust plagues broke out in some places."

"Let me tell you, today the Chancellor's Office sent someone to inquire if you are back. They want you to go as soon as possible. I don't know if it's because of this."

After hearing this, Shu Yan quickly put down the package and hurried to the minister's desk. After entering the door, he saw the minister ordered Wei Guan and the minister Pushe, and all the ministers were there. With so many immediate superiors, Shu Yan felt uncomfortable for a while.

, because I asked for three days of leave without justifiable reasons, not to mention having my salary deducted, I don’t know if there are any other punishments, at least a scolding is inevitable.

Sure enough, Wang Rong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, scolded: "Shu Yan, as a Minister, you have many important documents that need to be drafted, but you asked for three days of leave without any reason. How is this inappropriate? I am wasting my time in promoting you.

!”

Wang Rong was a man of discernment and could see people very accurately. He was also very good at identifying people and selecting talents. It was very appropriate for him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. But he had one shortcoming, that is, he loved money. He collected farmland extensively.

Water weeds spread all over the sky

Under the age, he often used calculation chips to calculate day and night, and even accumulated enough money, which was not enough. Although he was rich, he was extremely stingy, which was the opposite of Shi Chong. His daughter once borrowed several money from him.

Thousands of dollars, just tens of thousands of dollars,

It was nothing to him. But every time his daughter came home from Guining, he would be sullen and unhappy. It wasn't until his daughter returned the money to him that his attitude changed. His son had grown too fat.

, he actually let his son

Eating chaff. When his nephew got married, he once borrowed a piece of clothing from him. After the wedding, he immediately asked for it back. The plums in his orchard were very good. When selling plums, he ordered people to pit the plums.

Drill through, lest others get good seeds.

Being stingy does not affect talent. Wang Rong made great achievements in personnel appointments. He was the first to introduce the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899. That is, before an official is appointed, there is a probation period, allowing him to be a small official to govern the people. If he is qualified, he will be granted an official position.

Although he was very good at selecting talents and selected many outstanding talents, the officials he selected were all from their wealthy noble families.

Within the scope, he looked down upon people from poor families. Since he loved money, he would inevitably practice favoritism in selecting officials. Shu Yan, who was from a poor family, was able to be selected by him without accepting bribes, which was an exception.

.Speaking of which, this is also the result of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899. Because Shu Yan won the hearts of the people when he was working as a literary publisher in Ruyin, he had to be promoted exceptionally.

"Prince, I..." Shu Yan didn't want to tell what happened to Ye Chong.

"What are you doing? Today, His Majesty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety. If you miss your parents and go home to visit them, it is understandable. But your parents are dead and you are alone, but you put aside your official duties and disappeared for three days. How can you explain this?

Aren't you afraid that it will affect your character evaluation?"

Although Wei Guan respected Shu Yan's character and wanted to say a few good words for Shu Yan, Wang Rong's criticism was very appropriate and he had nothing to say. Shu Yan thought that now that things have happened, he can only tell the truth, otherwise it will really happen.

I couldn't explain it. Thinking of this, I told Wei Guan, Wang Rong and others the truth.

After hearing this, Wang Rong wondered: Everyone said that Shu Yan was righteous, and he was indeed righteous!

From the perspective of this stingy man who plotted against his own son, daughter, and nephew, what Shu Yan did was simply unbelievable. "Is what you said true?"

"Of course it's true. If the prince doesn't believe it, he will definitely receive a letter from Ye Chung's family in a few days. Then it will become clear."

"Although it sounds noble, after all, it is someone else's private matter and has nothing to do with you. How can you abandon your official duties for this? If you are not punished, won't our chancellery be in chaos in the future?"

After Wei Guan learned the details, he was deeply impressed and hurriedly defended Shu Yan: "Actually, before Shu Lang left, in addition to getting my permission, he had already communicated with other Cao Lang. Please invite me in the past few days.

If someone else replaces it, it will be worth more, and you will pay it back when you come back, don’t you think so?”

Among the ministers, Shu Yan was very popular. Naturally, the ministers present spoke for him: "Yes, that's right. Shu Lang has agreed with us that he will use this month's rest to pay us back."

On duty these days."

Wang Rong didn't have to embarrass Shu Yan, but the court had regulations that officials should take a break every five days. Before the break, they were not allowed to ask for leave without justifiable reasons. Now that everyone has said so, I have to give up. "
Chapter completed!