Chapter 26 The left eye is big and the right eye is small
Update time:2012-10-02
When Hu Ying sent his deputy Wang Qinian to the Department of General Affairs to explain the matter, Zhang Ning was at work as usual.
How difficult can the work in the mailroom be? Moreover, his colleague Huang Shiren and the scribes did not make things difficult for him. He just sat for a long time looking at things without moving, and his hands and feet felt stiff due to the cold. The weather in the winter months was already relatively cold, and it was overcast. The weather is even worse. Many people have already started sleeping on kangs at home, and the charcoal in the yamen is also in place. However, the superiors said that in order to save materials, they will not start burning charcoal until the twelfth lunar month.
Huang Shiren knew Wang Qinian, and knew that this official was often around the minister. When he saw him coming in, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "What are your orders, Mr. Wang, coming here?" Zhang Ning didn't know him, but he saw him wearing a large patch with a white pheasant pattern. Qingpao Guanfu knew that he was probably a fifth-rank official. The official was older than him, so naturally he couldn't just sit and greet him. In fact, in the Ministry of Rites, almost all officials were older than Zhang Ning.
By visual inspection, Mr. Wang is less than forty years old. He has a fair, chubby double chin, a sparse beard, and a very kind appearance. He looks good and not stressed. Mr. Wang said: "Hu Butang needs help to do some official work. Ping An will temporarily put down the affairs of the General Affairs Department tomorrow, and the General Affairs Department will have to be handled by Huang Siwu alone."
Huang Shiren didn't react to answer. He looked a little surprised. He was probably thinking: Zhang Ning will be promoted so soon?
Zhang Ning asked: "I don't know if I am qualified for the job. I am afraid that I will miss the official duties of the ministry."
Wang Qinian glanced at the door at the back of the hall: "Let's borrow the copywriting room in the Secretary's Office and we'll talk inside."
Zhang Ning then slightly bowed his hand to Huang Shiren, and then entered the copywriting room with Wang Qinian. There was no one inside, but there were only shelves with documents placed in different categories.
There wasn't even a place to sit, so the two of them stood and talked. Wang Qinian said: "The emperor handed over an imperial case to Hu Butang, and the place where it was handled was at Jinyiwei Yamen. You know Jinyiwei Yamen, it's southwest of our Rites Department." It is opposite the south gate of the General Affairs Department. There are three people from the Ministry of Justice. Apart from Hu Butang, the only officials who go to the Ministry of Rites are you and me." He took out a document from his sleeve and handed it over, "You don't have to go there tomorrow. When the Ministry of Etiquette is on duty, go directly to Jinyiwei. Look at the imperial case files first, and the records of the trial process will also be stored in it later; but some things must be brought back to the Ministry of Etiquette and placed in the secret file room. There is no need to inform the three judicial and Hu departments. The court will directly report to Emperor Chen."
"Yes..." Zhang Ning nodded with some confusion. He didn't know what was causing the mystery, but since it was the order of the minister, he had no choice but to comply.
Wang Qinian said: "As for this matter, we will discuss it if there are any problems at that time."
After coming out, Wang Qinian left quickly without staying in the Secretary's Office. When Huang Shiren saw that the person had just left, he clasped his fists with an envious smile and said, "Congratulations on Ping An, I'm afraid you've been promoted!" The scribes also agreed, Carrying people in a fancy sedan chair is all about talking.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Mr. Wang is short of people, he just asked me to do temporary errands, how can I be promoted?" Zhang Ning shook his head hurriedly. He accidentally thought of Zhang Ning who boasted that he would win the exam before the provincial examination... Of course he I am not someone who likes to show off in public and must be promoted.
Huang Shiren curiously asked him what kind of errand he was doing. Zhang Ning only said that he was probably in charge of copywriting and so on, and it was not clear yet. Everyone saw that he was not very interested, so they just said a few words. They continued to work and chatted in their spare time. In other words, when everyone gets together, everyone will bow to each other, disperse and go back to their homes. The life of a junior official is probably so boring.
Zhang Ning rode his donkey back to his house on Zhutao Lane in Huanghuafang as usual. As soon as he reached the entrance of Donkey City Alley, he met Luo Yaoniang. In addition to her, there was another "fellow countryman" who had a big left eye and a small right eye, and her eyebrows were shaped into characters.
Who is this guy, Wang Zhen, if not Zhang Ning’s neighbor from his hometown? Wang Zhentong is a student in Shangyuan County, but Zhang Ning doesn’t have much contact with him. His only impression of him is that we met him at the alley of his house last time, and he took a candy carrot.
Tease a child and let him call him daddy.
Wang Zhencai is in his thirties, has many wrinkles on his forehead, and has a wretched and dirty look. Looking at Luo Yaoniang next to him, she has a clean and beautiful face with slender eyebrows.
She has red lips and bright teeth. Even though she only has light makeup, she is very delicate. Her red emerald sleeves are decorated in a dignified and decent way. It seems awkward to see these two people together.
"Miss Luo...how did Wang Maozai get together with Miss Luo?" Zhang Ning did not hide his surprise.
Wang Zhen's expression looked very depressed. He looked at Zhang Ning's official uniform and said faintly: "Now that I am a guilty person, Mr. Zhang, don't call me Maocai. Just call me Wang Zhen."
Luo Yaoniang curled her lips and said: "Zhang Ping'an, you have the nerve to accept Yu Qian's favor! I don't want to deal with you anymore, but Wang Mao is your fellow countryman and has nothing to do with me, so I kindly brought him to you.
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Wang Zhen said that he was guilty of a crime, but what crime was he guilty of? Luo Yaoniang said that she brought someone to find him. Zhang Ning was a little confused and asked, "How did Wang Mao find Miss Luo?"
Luo Yaoniang said: "Didn't I write a family letter for you last time? The person who delivered the letter told your family the address of our home. Wang Maocai was coming to Beijing and asked for the address. He didn't know where you lived, only
Come to me and ask."
"I see." Zhang Ning glanced at Wang Zhen and said in her heart that you and I didn't even exchange words before, but now you seem to be very familiar with each other... However, I met my neighbors from my hometown in other places. According to the traditional concept of doing things,
It's not easy to ignore it completely. After all, people around him will evaluate a person's character through his words and deeds. He asked Wang Zhen, "How did Wang Maozai get away with it?"
Wang Zhen said bitterly: "Didn't Aunt Li's house suffer a fire? They just framed it on me and said I was the one who set the fire. If I hadn't run fast, I would have been taken to the county jail.
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Zhang Ning was suddenly shocked: Did you start the fire that night?!
When it comes to frame-up, Aunt Li's family has nothing to do with the government; on the contrary, Wang Zhen is a student member and has a say in the government. Ordinary people are not the opponent of a student member in lawsuits. Why would the magistrate of Shangyuan County frame a person for no reason?
A student? The county magistrate thought that his career as an official was too smooth. For a student to lose a lawsuit in front of Bai Ding is simply because the evidence is hard to argue with. So Zhang Ning judged that the fire must have been caused by Wang Zhen.
Why did he set fire to Aunt Li's house? Zhang Ning suddenly remembered the little incident that night. Wang Zhen teased the children to call him daddy, but Aunt Li caught him and viciously called him a castrate...Wang Zhencheng had not been married for more than ten years.
He has no children, and there are rumors among the neighbors that the scolding is indeed a bit excessive. Is this why he set the fire?
Thinking of this, Zhang Ning had to look at Wang Zhen with admiration. He could really do it. He was narrow-minded and cruel. Such an impression appeared in Zhang Ning's mind... When dealing with such a person, unless he can defeat him at once
He will never be able to stand up again, otherwise it is better not to offend him; as the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. A curse can burn the house down, but what will happen to him if he does something else?
Zhang Ning then calmly echoed: "I'm afraid that Wang Maocai has been wronged. As a fellow villager, I don't believe it was you who set the fire."
Wang Zhendao: "No! Then Aunt Li is a troublesome person. She burned her own house and alerted the government. She was afraid of being accused so she poured dirty water on others."
Zhang Ning said: "Then what are your plans now? Are you thinking of a way to get the county magistrate to re-interrogate me?"
"Forget it, I thought about it before coming to the capital. Don't pay attention to this matter. I have other concerns..." He glanced at Luo Yaoniang, "Do you have a place to rest? I will stay for three or two days and arrive there.
Let me know my plan when the time comes."
Zhang Ning noticed that he looked at Luo Yaoniang with guarded eyes, and felt a little abnormal: Normally, a beautiful woman standing in front of him, and a beautiful woman who was so kind to him, would be a little secretly satisfying for a normal man, right?
He had no good impression of Wang Zhen and had no friendship, so Zhang Ning was very reluctant to take him home. But in a place more than two thousand miles away, and Wang Zhen was a neighbor, it was really difficult to do too much.
Moreover, Zhang Ning didn't want to offend this person; considering that he and two servants from the Ministry of Etiquette were the only ones at home, it didn't really matter who he kept. Wang Zhen would never do anything bad to him, and he and I had no enmity.
"The house is relatively simple, but if Wang Maocai doesn't mind, it does have some rooms." Zhang Ning narrated in an emotionless tone.
Wang Zhen's face lit up with joy: "What do I think about my current situation? Peace is a joke! I can't thank you enough for taking me in. When I'm away from home, it's better to be from my hometown!"
Zhang Ning smiled and said: "That's good, there is always hot water and rice. Let's go back now and talk about it after we get back." He looked at Luo Yaoniang, cupped his hands and said, "We fellow villagers have caused trouble for Miss Luo, but we have to
Thank you."
Luo Yaoniang said in a slightly sour tone: "Forget it, I am kind and I have to be appreciated by others."
She was probably still thinking about Zhang Ning's rejection of the yard she rented last time. It's no wonder Zhang Ning, why would he accept a gift from a girl if he had no name and no status? What would Yang Shiqi think?
Zhang Ning said: "In the evening, I will welcome the wind and wash away the dust for my fellow villagers. Miss Luo will go and sit down with me as a favor?"
Luo Yaoniang snorted coldly: "Are you saying this politely, or do you expect me to refuse?"
Zhang Ning couldn't help but laugh, and said hurriedly: "Wang Mao is a fellow countryman. He doesn't think my house is simple. If you dislike it, just treat it as a polite word."
"Nothing you say makes sense!" Luo Yaoniang raised her red lips and said angrily, "I really can't stand your pretense, so I'm just going to take a look today. What's the matter?"
Zhang Ning bowed and said, "It's an honor, Miss Luo, please get in the car."
So Luo Yaoniang rode in her own carriage, Wang Zhen rode Yang's horse, and Zhang Ning rode a donkey... If it weren't for the official uniform he was wearing, he would have had the lowest status.
Passing through Donkey City Hutong, Zhutao Alley is located in the further east corner. Most of the alleys on this bluestone road are private houses, inhabited by ordinary people, traders, and servants. The name comes from the fact that many houses have bamboos planted in their yards.
Peach, but in the current season, the branches are all bare, so there is really no scenery.
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