The topic turned to farming, and people in the living room were talking about it. Li Guolou took notes with a pen and nodded with an approving smile. He was patient to the extreme and listened to topics such as pig pens, cow sheds, and grains that he was not interested in.
After hearing this, Li Guolou realized it and felt dissatisfied. As long as he said, "Okay! Agree! It makes sense! Let's start dealing with it immediately!" A new problem was posed. The prince's manor didn't have so many things? Li Guolou said
Guo Lou understands that if he wants to implement things, he must raise a bunch of greedy officials. If the geese pluck their feathers, who will not take a bite?
Li Guolou regretted in his heart why he didn't follow the example of his superiors and have a few staffs. His subordinates were all rough and rough, and no one would organize the manuscripts for him. He had to do the implementation of the things he came up with. When others were drinking and sleeping, he still
You need to think hard and make comprehensive plans.
Li Guolou waved his hand to silence the people around him and asked in a loud voice: "Dongqing, there are two people to be appointed as the secretary of Balizhuang. Can you nominate one?"
Baozheng Dongqing rubbed her palms excitedly. The position of "Book Office" is a very good job in the village. If a village makes false accounts, harms the public and private interests, and deceives the officials at the higher level, it is handled by the Book Office. Only someone who is close to the village chief can be the Book Office.
.Now that "Baozheng" has not taken up his post, he wears two official hats on one head.
Before Dongqing's excitement had passed, a man volunteered, stood up, and said loudly: "Captain Li, I have learned how to read and learn the 'Ten Books of Calculation', and I have no problem doing bookkeeping."
Zheng Hengdan was in his twenties. He wore a pair of glasses and was short and stocky. His right hand was wrapped in a bandage and hung under his neck. The rebels who dared to fight on the battlefield and were shot by Li Guolou were also
The five surrendering faction members were the first to understand the situation clearly.
Li Guolou looked deeply at Zheng Hengdan, who was capable of both literary and martial arts, and asked: "Dongqing, do you think it's okay?"
We all have dirty backgrounds, so how can we turn against each other in public? Dongqing said without hesitation: "Okay, the person I like is my pole brother."
"Small carrying pole, can you write with your left hand?" Li Guolou looked at Zheng Hengdan who had injured his right hand, and was a little worried that Zheng Hengdan was not up to the task.
"Captain Li, I'm good at it. I also practiced calligraphy with my left hand in the past." Zheng Hengdan held out his chest and belly, like a general preparing to go to the battlefield.
"Okay, it's you, little carrying pole, you will go to the battlefield in the future. Do you still use the carrying pole to kill people?" The scene on the court of Li Guolou came to mind vividly.
"If your commander has an order, I will rush to the front and kill you." Zheng Hengdan replied without hesitation. He is not afraid of any opponent on the battlefield. Of course, ants are greedy for life. If they are injured and captured, it is reasonable for them to change their families.
The funny words caused a burst of laughter, and Li Guolou laughed and said: "The little carrying pole has a university education, and he has a bright future. We are going to have a bridal chamber tonight, and I hope you can rush to the front."
Zheng Hengdan scratched his head in embarrassment and glanced sideways at the female compatriot who had finalized the decision. There was going to be a fierce spark between the two in the evening.
Now it was lively, the living room erupted into amazing laughter, a few women escaped shyly, and the five new darlings giggled triumphantly, their wives fell from the sky, and they could take one home without breaking the bank.
Zheng Hengdan sat down next to Li Guolou and began to write furiously. He re-entered the words copied by Li Guolou with a brush and reorganized the messy words into regulations.
The meeting continued, and as time went on, people became more relaxed and thought of all kinds of things.
Li Guolou simply did not express his position. In response to the issues raised by the villagers, he said, "We will have another meeting to study it." "Well, we need to consider this matter comprehensively." "Oh, let's put it aside for now. There are priorities. We will let it go later.
The newly appointed Muramasa will handle it."
Li Guolou glanced sideways at Ai Hai. His younger brother was ineffective. He had to solve everything, so why did he raise his younger brother?
Ai Hai seemed to see that Li Guolou couldn't stand it any longer, so he said, "I have gone over what you have said several times. That's it for today. We will continue the meeting tomorrow night and go over what happened in the past two days.
Now we will hold a wedding banquet for the five newlyweds, have hot pot in the evening, two bottles of Huadiao wine on one table, and have a happy wedding."
"Hey!" Everyone sighed. Li Guolou was the master of the house, but he didn't let them enjoy the first dinner, so there was no "fun".
Ai Hai took out his gold watch and opened the cover gracefully. There was a picture of Hong Gu inside. He smiled at the picture and said: "Well, it's already half past five. The banquet will start in half an hour. Now let's disperse and take a rest."
A moment."
Li Guolou spoke so hard that his mouth was dry and his voice was hoarse and he could no longer make a sound. He waved his hands to let everyone disperse. Dongqing came up to him, raised his face, and said with a smile: "Master Li, today is a happy day for me, please."
Chief Li wrote an inscription and left a calligraphy treasure."
Li Guolou felt comfortable all over. It was the first time in his life that someone asked for his "word". This was a leap forward. The milestone was achieved in Balizhuang, which meant that he had entered the ranks of high-ranking officials. His "calligraphy treasure" was about to be replaced by antiques and homes.
Although he was exhausted, he still maintained his grace and said with a smile: "Okay! I am very happy today and will give you a congratulatory message for the newlyweds." After saying this, Li Guolou rolled up his sleeves and prepared to show off his literary talent.
"Master Li, there's me too!" Zheng Hengdan greeted him with a smile, and several other groom officials also spoke wisely and praised Li Guolou, surrounding him.
"Hey, you are testing my literary talents. I have been thinking and working hard these days, so I am afraid I will be embarrassed." Li Guolou, a gentleman, touched his chin and thought about what to write when he gets married.
How many congratulations?
Ai Hai shouted with a loud voice: "You still don't know that Mr. Li is a Gongsheng student. He is only one step away from being a Jinshi. He has flowers in his belly and beautiful articles at his fingertips."
"I can see it, I can see it!" Several shameless female compatriots came up to look at Li Guolou's beautiful jade-carved rectangular face, wishing they could eat it.
Li Guolou lowered his head and said nothing. He must not eat anything in his mouth. He looked at the food in the bowl. If he married into the family again, he would be too busy at night.
The splendor and wealth are magnificent, and the beauty is a feast for the eyes of hardworking people.
You will become a laughing stock when you are exhausted and you will look back with regrets in your old age.
A long strip of rice paper was spread out on the Eight Immortals table, and Li Guolou polished it gracefully. Each time he polished the ink, he was thinking about beautiful poems. In one stroke, the handwriting was beautiful.
The title is "Balizhuang congratulates the bridegroom Dongqing and the bride Dengshi". The spring breeze is like a pair of mandarin ducks flying together in the silver hall, and the phoenixes and phoenixes are singing in harmony in the sky.
The sea is dry and the rocks are broken, we are united forever, the earth is vast and the sky is high, our wings are flying together.
The people around him woke up from the flattery just now and looked at Li Guolou's strange expression. They never expected that Li Guolou had writing skills and admired Li Guolou's literary talent from the bottom of his heart.
"Thank you Mr. Li for the inscription. I will treasure it for the rest of my life." Dongqing held the banner with tears in her eyes. She was so excited that a new life was coming.
Li Guolou looked proud, but felt worried and guilty. How could he write five congratulatory messages? The first congratulatory message was good, but the rest would be difficult. In his anxiety, he wisely said: "Five groom officers, I only have two brushes.
Write another congratulatory message. I owe the other three first and can't write it today."
Some people were happy and some were worried. A smart groom official said anxiously: "Please Mr. Li, please write a couplet first."
"Okay!" Li Guolou agreed readily and continued to write the congratulatory message;;;;;;The red plum blossoms are blooming and they are happily married, and the green willows are fluttering in the waves and we are united forever.
We went under the jade mirror to laugh and talk about good stories, and we planted blue field jade to have a good relationship.
Next, writing couplets is a piece of cake for Li Guolou. I wonder how many couplets he will see every Spring Festival? "It flies like a bird, but its branches are always open and trimmed." "A ridge of peach blossoms is red and beautiful, and thousands of silver cups
The lamp attracts the jade woman." "The mandarin ducks and their white heads are aligned with their eyebrows, and the peaches and plums in the green sun are in harmony."
The five groomsmen received the calligraphy treasures and left with smiles on their faces. The others looked at Li Guolou with envy and would find some excuse to ask Li Guolou to keep the calligraphy treasures next time.
After everyone left the living room, Li Guolou searched for his jar of Huangshan Maofeng tea, but it was nowhere to be found. He thought it was very simple to solve the case, but he felt it was unnecessary, so he could only laugh it off. There are many people and many things, so good things will have to be put away in the future.
In the bedroom. As the highest officer, you can just take a sip of wine during the evening banquet. Li Guolou walked towards the watchtower. He didn’t drink good tea in the afternoon and his throat was no longer good. He had to take good care of his body at night. He was busy with trivial matters and could not be in the critical moment.
Sometimes I get sick. Tomorrow is another new day. Li Guolou returns to the watchtower at a relaxed pace.
At this time, Li Guolou felt that it was difficult to be a local official, and he was miserable. He was exposed to low-class people and had a low cultural level. He also had many dirty living habits, snot, saliva, and even saw people licking their noses. He still liked to talk to him.
The landlord and the rich chatted and talked. I originally wanted to treat everyone equally, but it was so boring to be around this kind of people. It made me sick to death, and I almost vomited out my overnight meal. To contribute to the country and the people, and to benefit the people at the bottom, it turns out that I still have to overcome this problem.
Such difficulties. When marching, you have to smell the stinky feet of the people around you, when you are close to the people, you have to face the spit of the common people, and you have to be ruthless enough to reject charming women. Can these be overcome?
"Bah!" Li Guolou imitated the old farmer and spit on the ground. Who is afraid of whom? The worst he can do is go shirtless and plow the fields tomorrow! If a woman wants to get close to him, don't even think about it. He already has the most beautiful beauty in the country.
No, unless she is as graceful as Concubine Yang.
In the hall on the ground floor of the watchtower, there was a sandbag hanging, and a suitable training venue had been set up. Li Guolou took a look at it, walked forward, and punched it a few times. "Well! Cheng Kun, well done.
, keep the door handle, don’t let the goblin in.”
I thought to myself: After drinking at night, I should exercise here for a while to get rid of the alcohol and internal fire, so that I can sleep peacefully. Otherwise, if I light up the lamp in the middle of the night, the guards will joke about the ghost in the room again.
"Zha!" Cheng Kun, the guard captain, said with a smile. The officer was not lewd, which made them, the guards, less able to talk after dinner.
"Tomorrow, we'll be drinking alone, and we won't be able to chat with the mud-legged guy."
Li Guolou patted Cheng Kun on the shoulder and went upstairs to get some tea. Now that he is a young daughter-in-law, she has to hide and tuck everything, so the daily necessities she brought are getting less and less. Li Guolou wrapped a little in brown paper
The tea leaves were enough to make a pot of tea. I changed my clothes again, took off my official robe, wore a satin mandarin jacket, hid the tea leaves in my pocket, and walked out with two Camel cigarettes in my hand.
"Captain Li." Cheng Kun made a trembling voice.
"Hey!" Li Guolou sighed and threw a cigarette to Cheng Kun. The geese were plucking their feathers, and the people around him had to settle things first.
"Captain Li, you are the weapon of the game!" the two guards standing at the door of the round cave shouted, raising the spears in their hands, and their military boots clicked on the ground.
"Tomorrow morning, let me do morning exercises for you!" Li Guolou said as he walked, giving instructions to the guard captain Cheng Kun. A team of one hundred people must have something to do and be busy every day, so that they will not do anything.
The matter of sneaking around.
"Tie!" Cheng Kun took the cigarette with one hand, faced Li Guolou's back, and made a standard military salute. Their hard-trained team trained in accordance with the army's regulations. The new recruits were mainly Han Chinese, and they were well fed.
Qi Ku, there is no bad habit of pampering.
"Captain Li is here!" Yingying Yanyan gathered around at the door of the dining room, waiting for Li Guolou to choose.
"Well!" Li Guolou looked at the people in the living room with a smile, ignored the seducing woman, handed a cigarette to Ai Hai, cupped his fists and said: "Congratulations! Where is the bridegroom, why don't you greet her at the door?
Where are the guests?"
"Come on, come on!" The groom took the bride and ran to the door to greet Li Guolou. The noisy scene began. The people nearby deliberately pushed the groom and the bride, making them bump into each other. The banquet had not started, but the commotion had already begun.
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Although there are five couples of grooms and the bride getting married, this is Li Guolou's place, with the flattering smiles gathered around him, enjoying the stars holding the moon, and the thunderous sound of flattery. Li Guolou finally tasted the joy of being an official, and he didn't have to
Take care of others, if you look at someone with watery eyes, someone will pour him a drink and hand him a hot towel.
"The auspicious time has come!" Ai Hai, with a loud voice, acted as the master of ceremonies at the wedding, and applause echoed throughout the dining room.
At the beginning of the banquet, Li Guolou stood up first and said a toast: "Dear guests and friends who have come from afar, tonight is the beginning of happiness in Balizhuang. You five grooms and the bride are ushering in a new life at this moment.
, I send you my most sincere blessings. Let’s drink a glass of wine and live a beautiful life together, and may you have a baby soon!”
"Hahahaha!" The dining room was filled with laughter, looking at the groom and the bride drinking a glass of wine.
Li Guolou maintained his grace and enjoyed the fine wines and delicacies, took a sip of Huadiao wine, and looked at all the living beings with a smile. He wanted the people of Balizhuang to live a truly happy life, not the paradise on earth created by the imagination of the White Lotus Sect and the Baath Party, without leaving any regrets.
In his mind, Li Guolou made a calculation and realized that his income was negligible, and the hard-earned money he paid would be hundreds of times the benefit! The hard work had to be spent on farmland, and life would still be exciting even if it took detours.