"Hey..." Master Huang looked at Xu Qian's figure and sighed, and walked back to the office. He suddenly remembered what Xu Qian had just said and smiled. He, the master, stayed in the official room most of the time, so he continued as usual.
I went to sit around in the official's room. At this time, a servant came in and said: "Master, Mr. Xu just asked me to deliver something."
Master Huang looked calm and said, "What is it?"
The officer handed over a green package. Master Huang was relieved when he saw that the package had no trace of being tampered with. He waved his hand and said, "You can go down."
When no one was around, Mr. Huang opened the package. The contents were not beyond Mr. Huang's expectation. There was only a silver cake and a letter.
Mr. Huang was not polite. If he lived to his age, and he could do this kind of thing, he would be living like a dog for half of his life. He put the silver cake away calmly and took out the letter.
The content of the letter was very simple. It was a draft announcement posted by the Yamen in recognition of Xu Qian's donation of money.
Master Huang smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking to himself: "Praise yourself, this person named Xu is really shocking." However, he knew that Xu Qian wanted him to draw up an announcement based on this draft. Now that he has received the money, he can't
Without doing anything, Master Huang pondered for a moment, then spread out a piece of white paper, picked up a pen, polished Xu Qian's draft, and converted the format into an official document. In a moment, an announcement was released.
In the afternoon, I heard a visitor coming outside. Mr. Huang walked to the door and looked around with his hands behind his hands. He saw a young master waiting outside with several servants, waiting for the reception of Magistrate Su.
This young man was quite handsome, with a free and easy manner, and always had a vague smile on his face.
"Could this person be the eldest son of the Zhang family? It seems that Xu Qian was really deceived." Mr. Huang was doubtful and did not go up to greet him. He just watched from a distance and couldn't help but compare the young master with Xu Qian.
This person is also a cool and unrestrained person, but with a hint of youthfulness and sophistication, and what about Xu Qian? Xu Qian looks childish and nonsensical at first glance, but there is an unpredictable feeling deep inside. It's like that kid.
With so many secrets, there are always people hoping to find out.
Thinking of this, Mr. Huang couldn't help but sigh: "Qiantang is indeed a place with outstanding people and a lot of outstanding young people."
He turned back to the official's room, called a scribe and asked, "Who is that person outside?"
The scribe said: "This is the eldest son of the Zhang family, who has come to pay an audience with the county magistrate."
Mr. Huang nodded. Thinking of the Zhang family, he felt a little nervous. After all, he was a foreigner. All his power in this yamen came from the Su County Magistrate. If he offended local gentry like the Zhang family now, the Zhang family might not be able to do so in the future.
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Thinking of this, Mr. Huang had a thought in his mind and said calmly: "Yes, I have a notice here to praise Xu Qian, a good family in this county, who enthusiastically accepted the silk. You can post it at the gate of the county government office."
The clerk did not dare to neglect, so he quickly put away the notice and hurriedly posted it.
Master Huang was a little restless, so he looked at the door again and found that Mr. Zhang had gone to the flower hall of the back office to talk to Magistrate Su.
At this time, Master Huang suddenly remembered Xu Qian's words and began to feel that the boy's words did make sense. If the Zhang family really mended their relationship with Magistrate Su, it would definitely be a fatal blow to Master Huang. He and Magistrate Su
He is an outsider to the entire Qiantang County. Magistrate Su has so much trust in himself precisely because he has just taken office and is not accepted by the gentry in the county. But once...
On the contrary, it would be more beneficial for him to unite with Xu Qian. After all, Xu Qian does not have much family background. In this way, it can highlight the importance of Master Huang.
After pondering over and over again, Master Huang, although his expression was calm, his heart was in turmoil. After waiting for a full hour, he felt a little irritable, so he called a servant and said, "Is Mr. Zhang gone?"
The officer said: "I was still chatting and laughing with Magistrate Su in the flower hall."
Master Huang said with a straight face: "You have nothing to do here, go down." He stood up anxiously, holding his hands behind his back, feeling something was wrong.
He knew the background of Magistrate Su very clearly. If Magistrate Su didn't really like people, he would never chat with people for so long, not to mention that this person was a junior under the rule of Magistrate Su.
"The man named Zhang is quite capable." Mr. Huang knocked on the table unconsciously, tapping his knuckles, and thought for a moment. Then he heard something moving outside, so he quickly went to the door to see.
Then they saw that Magistrate Su actually sent Young Master Zhang out in person, while still talking. Young Master Zhang was flattered and saluted repeatedly, asking Magistrate Su to stay. One of them wanted to leave, and the other wanted to see him off, but Huang was really surprised.
Master guessed it right.
Master Huang suppressed the resentment in his heart and waited for a full stick of incense. After Mr. Zhang left, he quickly went to see Magistrate Su.
Magistrate Su was obviously in a good mood. As soon as he saw Mr. Huang, he asked Mr. Huang to sit down, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the young master of the Zhang family is so incompetent, but the eldest son is a handsome man. Such a romantic figure, this county has already
Haven’t seen you for a long time.”
Master Huang said: "I wonder what he is doing here to look for Dong Weng?"
Magistrate Su County did not expect Master Huang's complicated mood at this time. He smiled slightly and said: "He has solved a major problem in this county during this trip."
"But the donation for repairing the county school?"
Magistrate Su nodded and said, "That's right. The Zhang family has taken action and is willing to donate five hundred taels of silver."
Mr. Huang sighed in his heart, no wonder Magistrate Su was so happy. Things that had never been done before, now that the Zhang family has taken the lead, other gentry will definitely follow suit. Moreover, the Zhang family has made a big deal, just five hundred taels. This is not
Decimal, when the donations from each family are pooled together, it will be enough to rebuild a county school.
Although Xu Qian also donated money, after all, the influence of the Xu family is too low and far behind the Zhang family. The Zhang family represents the gentry. As long as he takes action, other gentry will follow.
But Xu Qian is different. Even if he takes action, no one will respond.
This is the power of the gentry. These gentry have been in business for generations, and their relationship has long been twisted into a rope through marriage and classmates.
Magistrate Su was very interested and even said many good things about Zhang Shulun.
But Master Huang was going in one ear and out the other. He struggled in his mind for a long time and finally said: "Student, I have made some unreasonable opinions. Please forgive me, Dong Weng."
Magistrate Su was in a very good mood: "What's the matter?"
Master Huang said: "After Xu Qian met with the adults in the morning, the students learned that he took the lead in donating, so they specially drafted a commendation announcement and asked people to post it at the county government office. Now the Zhang family has come forward to donate again.
Do you want to follow this example?"
Magistrate Su's face... suddenly darkened.
His expression was too rich, he was proud just now, but then there was a hint of anger, so that his eyes became gloomy.
Magistrate Su is a scholar and an official, but this does not mean that he is ignorant of world affairs.
Master Huang's words suddenly made him think of a possibility, and this possibility made him couldn't help but snort slightly.
He stroked the desk and said slowly: "Did you post an announcement?"
Master Huang quickly said: "It's the student's fault, student...student..."
Magistrate Su sneered, pressed his hands, and said, "It's not your fault, it's the fault of some ungrateful people."
He narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "Does anyone want to treat this county as a fool? Okay, okay, okay, this county wants to see who is the fool in this Qiantang. People from the Zhang family bully
People are too harsh."
Magistrate Su's reaction was great, and he felt a sense of shame and anger. He immediately said to the case: "Master Huang, please go and invite Mr. Xu Qian to come. This county has something to say to him."
When Magistrate Su bit the word "please", his tone was very serious.
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It’s so bleak and sad to open a new book, it feels like it’s been forgotten.