Chapter 10 The Li Family Ancestral Hall emits blue smoke
Chapter 10: Green Smoke Emitting from the Li Family Ancestral Hall ()
Let's talk about Li You taking the little girl home. He had been used to being alone for such a long time, and suddenly there was a strange little girl in the house. Li You felt strange.
I saw Li You leaning on a chair, and the dirty little girl holding a small cloth bag sitting on a small bench in the corner, their big eyes looking at each other.
"What's your name?" Li You suddenly asked.
Seeing Li You speak, the little girl lowered her head and replied, "The slave family has no name."
"Then I'll give you a name. Since you're so thin, I'll call you Xiaozhu from now on." Li You said decisively.
"Yes, thank you, sir."
"Go to the yard and wash your face! You are tidied up." Li You finally couldn't bear the image of a little girl with unkempt hair and pointed at the big water tank in the yard.
"Yes, sir." Xiaozhu stood up and said.
The two calls of "Master" made Li You feel a little lighter, and he began to assign tasks: "Master, I have to go to the Yamen to run an errand. There are rice and vegetables in the east room. I will cook for you when I come back to eat." His poor yard,
There are only two rooms, the one on the west serves as a bedroom and living room, and the one on the east serves as the kitchen.
At dusk, Li You came back to see the courtyard. The house was clean, the food was cooked and placed on the table, and he was very satisfied. The little girl was washed and tidy, and she no longer looked so sloppy. She was probably familiar with the environment and was no longer dirty.
No matter how timid you are.
Li You put down the bowl and chopsticks, and Xiao Zhu diligently picked up the tea cup and poured water over it, which made Li You feel very comfortable. He was thinking about paying her wages next time to buy her a decent dress, so as not to go out and throw away his Li family's clothes in such rags.
Face.
The salary of one tael per month is very tight. Fortunately, my family sends me a few buckets of rice from time to time, so I can barely survive. In order to improve the quality of life, I have to try to earn some money. While Li You was thinking wildly, he suddenly saw the little girl taking off her clothes.
He put on his shoes and socks and climbed onto his bed, shouting in surprise: "What are you doing?"
Xiaozhu said very stupidly and innocently: "I heard from the uncle next door that when I work as a maid in the city, I have to sleep with the master at night..."
Li You put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "My family doesn't have this rule." Even with this rule, he was not interested in such malnourished, dry and skinny bean sprouts that could only be seen with a pair of big eyes.
Finally, they put together two chairs and put them on wooden boards to let Xiaozhu rest in the kitchen. Li You's budget expenditure increased: he needed a narrow bed and a set of gauze. He had a headache, and the two items combined were the worst.
You can't buy the goods even if you don't have much money.
If you really can't afford it, just leave it at home and serve your mother... Li You thought irresponsibly.
In the past few days, Li You's task of collecting tax arrears has not been very good. The other servants are all veterans of exorbitant taxation and extortion. Li You, a newcomer whose soul comes from the 21st century, is never used to doing such things.
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It is natural for the feudal dynasty to collect the national tax on royal grain, and the consequences of tax arrears are very serious. However, most of the families who owe taxes are those who have suffered some misfortune. Li You is always unbearable and cannot collect it without resorting to ruthless means.
silver.
He could buy one small bamboo. In the eyes of others, he had done a good deed and saved the family, but could he buy ten and one hundred small bamboos? Even the two assistants Zhang San and Li Si complained, complaining that they could not earn much benefit from following Li You.
Reality always makes people helpless. Li You habitually wants to escape from reality, out of sight and out of mind. But when he is on a mission, how can he just escape? The big board displayed in the courtroom is not a decoration. It is something he has learned twice.
times.
In distress, Li You went to Master Huang to complain.
After hearing this, Mr. Huang sighed: "Everyone knows the brutality of the slave servants. Therefore, this dynasty stipulates that the slave servants are not allowed to go to the countryside unless there is nothing to do. But they have to use their ears and do not collect grain taxes. How can the court spend it?"
"How about saving me, old gentleman, and removing me from the tax collection job?"
Master Huang came up with a plan and said to Li You, "Li You can read and write."
Li You almost wanted to roll his eyes and thought to himself, "My poems have spread all over the city. If you still ask me questions like this, you will naturally get some."
Master Huang put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "It's wonderful. After reading, you will understand the truth. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me."
What nonsense did the old gentleman say? Li You was confused.
Master Huang said again: "I already have an idea. Officer Li will wait for good news for the time being."
After understanding this sentence, Li Yougong bowed his hands and stepped back.
Mr. Huang did not break his promise, and reported to his employer, Chen Zhixian, that Li You, the county official, was impressed by the county's respect for education. Recently, he has become more educated and sensible, and has always had a benevolent heart. He went against his original intention and could not bear to witness the hardship of the people. However,
He was relieved of his duties and became a scribe in six rooms, so as to cultivate his heart, highlight his deeds, and reward those who make progress.
Master Huang’s reason is really political and fantasy. It fully embodies the essence of “rule by man” in feudal society. If you can do it, you can do it, and if you don’t, you can do it. To put it bluntly, this means just one sentence: Li You is now considered a half-literate person.
, it would be a waste of money to be a servant, so why not be a clerk?
The county magistrate Chen said: Yes! You can promote the history of history. Of course, formal officials must report to the court, but there was a vacancy in Xujiang County at this time, so Li You was directly used to fill it.
As soon as the report was accurate, Li You's status changed from a yamen servant to a minor official. This was of course a very gratifying change. Although yamen servants and minor officials are often called subordinate officials together, they are not exactly the same thing. Yamen servants are rough
People, lowly servants, people in the market. And petty officials can be considered half-literate people. Those who play with pens naturally have a higher status than yamen servants, and have a better reputation than yamen servants, even though they do more discordant things than yamen servants.
Not much less.
I think back then...that is, during the Han and Tang dynasties, it was not uncommon for petty officials to be promoted to senior positions. It was not until the Song Dynasty that officials were separated and petty officials became low-level people who fell into the hands of subordinates.
What's more, Chen Zhixian directly promoted Li You to Dianshi, so he was no longer an ordinary scribe, but a leader among minor officials. Although he was still not in the upper class, there was no official level official.
Chen Zhixian also had his reasons for promoting Li You. Last time, Mr. Zhu was made very happy, which made Chen Zhixian realize that although Li You could write poems and was of no use in governing the county and bringing peace to the people, he was officially welcomed as a braggadocio.
Sometimes, when you meet a boss who pursues elegance, it can come in handy.
This is also a specialty, but if you are a lowly government official, no matter how good your lyrics are, you will not be able to get a seat at the table. Therefore, Chen Zhixian took this opportunity to transfer Li You to an official position, and promoted him to Dianshi by the way, so that he can be used when necessary in the future.
It's ready to go.
Li Youxi fell from the sky, this is a classic! The salary... will be called salary in the future. The monthly system is rice and three shi. At that time, the actual payment was one meter and 2 taels of silver, which was almost three times that of the policeman. Finally he could afford to raise a little girl.
Yes, Li You was very pleased.
He immediately went to Master Huang to express his gratitude. He expressed his gratitude in a very subtle way, saying that it was inconvenient for him to be alone in other places, and that the Li family would sponsor some living expenses. Master Huang scolded him: "I want to lure you into my confidant, why not do it for these few taels of silver?"
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The good news came back to Xishui Town. When the Li family learned that Li You had become the official, they bought five taels of incense and burned it until thick fog billowed in the ancestral hall. Some neighbors looked at it and said, "There is green smoke coming out of the Li family's ancestral hall!"
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Even Li You didn't know Chen Zhixian's original intention, and he didn't know how many poems he still had in his belly that could be plagiarized.
