Two hundred and eighty-ninth chapter Xiaozhu's fate
Chapter 289 Xiaozhu’s fate
The discussions in the Yamen Hall after the Tongzhi Branch Office are still going on. Now they have kicked off the roadblock, and they are in the same office. Li Taishou, who leads Jiangdu County, is no longer fettered. He does things with smugness and pride. He faces the four officials again and again.
Master, the second subordinate officer gave the order.
"From today to April next year, there will be about five months. The time is very tight. You must go all out on the matters just discussed. Other than that, if there is no other major matter, you can put it aside."
"You go and check the household registers, summon the village elders and pass on my order, and the whole county will recruit a large number of servants this winter!"
"Go and survey the terrain outside Gongchen Gate, and discuss the construction of a palace with Tianning Temple. The temple is very prosperous. Ask them to give more money to worship Tian'en! After the first month of next year, no outsiders are allowed to stay in the temple. All buildings
All vacant!"
"You go to the county treasury to collect money, recruit craftsmen to repair the Confucian Temple and the Academy, and then build five ancestral temples as agreed!"
"Go and tell each salt merchant to repair the gardens under their names for imperial appreciation! Especially those on both sides of Slender West Lake, you must pay attention to them all the time!"
"Go and inspect the city walls, markets, and the railings of the river houses on both sides of Xiao Qinhuai. If there are any damaged places, register them and supervise repairs separately! The city wall is the responsibility of the county laborers, and the markets and Xiao Qinhuai are managed by each family along the way. Anyone who dares to resist the order will be punished.
Tell him to get out of Yangzhou!"
"Hang up the billboard! From now until May next year, we will settle the lawsuit. Except for homicide cases, adultery cases, robbery cases, dereliction of duty cases and unpardonable cases, this office will not accept them. We will not accept the lawsuits after May next year.
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He also summoned the leader of the third shift, "From today on, errands can be postponed. The most important thing is to keep the streets clean. Anyone who steals, fights, gambles, extorts or is otherwise indecent will not be tried and punished."
Half a year of hard labor!"
There was a shout in the hall, a lot of promise in the hall, and immediately the whole city was in commotion. This was a majestic and majestic thing that ordinary people could not imagine.
Master Qianliang Zhou Jiexi reported again: "There is a lot of money in the treasury this year, but it is expected to only be enough to repair the Confucian Temple and the five ancestral temples. The rest has yet to be raised. Especially the construction of the palace, the royal pier, and the royal road.
, definitely not a decimal.”
Li Taishou waved his hand and said: "Use the treasury money first! I will ask the court to exempt the county's money and food this autumn. How much can be reduced. If there is any shortage, let the monks of Tianning Temple donate part of it. After all, the palace is next to it.
The construction of their temple has increased their reputation and will be of great benefit to their future incense! If there is any shortage, ask the wealthy households in the city to donate money to make up for it."
At this time, Zhu Qin sent someone to deliver a message, saying that the matter in Yangzhou was over, and he would leave Yangzhou for Xujiang County tomorrow. Because it was not only Li You and his wife and children who were rewarded, but also Li You's parents and three generations of ancestors.
Therefore, the imperial envoy Zhu Fanghe announced the imperial edict in Yangzhou, and also went to the Li family in Xujiang County to announce the imperial edict.
Li You quickly dismissed his men, drove to the county mansion in person, and said to Zhu Qin: "It's really hard for Mr. Fanghe to do this for my family."
"How can this be your family's business? This is the imperial court's business, so why bother?" Zhu Fanghe said unconcernedly: "It just happened to let me see the scenery of Jiangzuo."
Li You was still a little apologetic, "It's already the twelfth lunar month, and I went to Xujiang County to return home. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back to the capital for the New Year. I feel guilty for leaving Mr. Fanghe wandering away during the New Year and Spring Festival."
Zhu Fanghe laughed and said: "Where are you thinking, dear brother? I am from Huguang. I went to Suzhou to pay a job and will return home by water. It will probably be in time for the New Year. What's more, I haven't returned to my hometown for several years. Now
If I hadn't left Beijing and gone south thanks to my good brother's blessing, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to allow the Holy One to return home to visit relatives on leave."
After coming out of the county mansion, he went back to the office to approve a few official matters. It was getting late, so Mr. Li went back to the inner office to rest. Tonight, it was the turn of the second room to serve. He lifted the thick curtain and walked smoothly into Jin's room.
His eyes flashed, but he saw Xiaozhu, a maid wearing a homely butterfly-patterned cotton jacket, flashing in front of him. She raised her hands and asked excitedly: "Master, does this look good?"
Mr. Li took a closer look and saw a shiny gold bracelet on each of his two thin white wrists. After careful inspection, it seemed to be real gold, with complex patterns engraved on it.
This is a valuable thing of great value. Li You raised his head and said to Jin Baoer who came up to him: "Sister Baoer, don't give her such a valuable thing. It's inappropriate for her young age."
Aunt Jin pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Master, please don't accuse the slave family unfairly. This thing has nothing to do with the slave family."
Xiaozhu interjected: "This was given by Mrs. Guo next door. She asked the slave family to do something."
This next door refers to the family of Guo County Cheng, and Mrs. Guo is naturally the wife of Guo County Cheng. Li You burst out laughing, "What can you, a little girl, do for you?"
Xiaozhu diligently helped the master to the Taishi's chair in the house, lay down on the armrest and said softly: "Today we have a tea party and went to the Guo family. Mrs. Guo said that the warehouse officer in Guazhoucang was empty, and the Yangnu family told the master that,
Help recommend his master to take over as the warehouse officer of Guazhou Cang."
These days, women from neighboring houses also move around. For example, tea parties are held every once in a while, and women from neighboring families gather together to chat. This is one of the few social activities.
Most of the officials' families in the yamen lived in the inner yamen official residences, so they were naturally considered neighbors. It was not surprising that the women in the back houses had some friendships with each other.
It turns out that this is not a big deal, but Li You finds it funny for some reason. She has so many wives and concubines in her family, but Mrs. Guo has chosen the childish maid Xiaozhu to intercede. "Why don't you look for someone else but you?"
Jin Baoer brought tea to Li You and exposed the little maid, "Mrs. Guo just let the news slip, and Xiaozhu volunteered."
Li You was dumbfounded, "Is Mrs. Guo really relieved?"
"Mrs. Guo understands very clearly that a wife is not as good as a concubine, it is better to steal, and it is better to steal than to be not stolen. I see, Xiaozhu is the one who has not been stolen."
Xiaozhu said anxiously: "Sister Jin, you promised not to tell!"
Then he said to Mr. Li, "Sisters are decent people, how can they do such unworthy things, so the dishonorable things naturally come from the slave family. Besides, the slave family also wants to help the master with things and be a useful and good woman."
Li You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Sir, if I want to accept a bribe, should I use your help? He teased: "Mrs. Guo wants to find someone to blow the pillow. Can you blow it?"
Xiaozhu took off a bracelet and handed it over, "Master, this bracelet is indeed beautiful. Do you want to appreciate it carefully?"
Li You had no interest in this, but seeing Xiaozhu's appearance as if offering a treasure, he couldn't bear to offend her, so he reached out to take it. This little girl had probably never received such a valuable thing in her life.
However, Xiaozhu suddenly tightened his grip on the bracelet and did not let go. He asked nervously: "Master, won't you take it away?"
Am I such a person who has never seen the world? Li You was used to teasing her, and after hearing this, he said, "You guessed it right."
So Li You used all his strength to grab the bracelet, but Xiaozhu continued to hold on tightly and refused to give in. Mr. Li added strength again and pulled back fiercely.
This time, Xiaozhu suddenly relaxed, and fell into Master Li's arms with the bracelet. He turned over, twisted his waist a few times, and sat on the master's lap. He said with a smile: "Master, you are so bad.
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This was a small calculation...but it was not interesting. The fragrance made Li You a little intoxicated, "There is meat in the buttocks, not as hard as before, it makes the leg bones hurt."
Aunt Jin was determined to fulfill her wish, so she stood up and walked out, saying, "I want to see my daughter. You two are not serious about yourselves."
When Jin Baoer left the house and the master and maid were left alone, the little maid became embarrassed and shy in the ambiguous atmosphere, completely different from the two before.
Who did this man learn from before? Li You deliberately said nothing and stared directly at the face of the little maid. In his eyes, this delicate oval face gradually turned into the color of the sunset.
The little girl could hardly lift her head, but she was very angry at her own cowardice and kept encouraging herself. Xiaozhu! Isn't this what you have been looking forward to for a long time? How can you back down when things get tough?
After inflating herself, Xiaozhu felt her master's arms begin to exert force, as if he was trying to lift her up. Her little heart suddenly exploded, and her head went blank.
"Is the master here?" someone shouted loudly in the courtyard outside the window.
This was like the voice of Lushui, the maid in Aunt Guan's room. Li You loosened his arms when he heard this and replied to the window: "What's the matter?"
Lv Shui went outside and reported under the window: "My young lady has something important to do, so I must ask you to come over."
Li You frowned. Normally, if Aunt Guan had something to say, she should come to him in person. There was no point in having him, the master, run errands to go to her.
But Guan Xiuxiu is not a person who doesn't understand the rules. She is usually very particular about this aspect, so it's hard to make mistakes. There must be some special reason for being so rude today.
You should always listen to things that can lead to special reasons. Thinking of this, Li You patted Xiaozhu on the back and said, "Wait for me to come back, sir."
Xiaozhu was still in a state of dementia. She didn't wake up until the master disappeared. She couldn't help but be angry. Why was it not fate? Sister Jin always said that there was no fate. Isn't there no fate tonight?
But before he left, the master said he would come back, so Xiaozhu felt relieved and looked forward to it again.
It is said that Li You went to the courtyard of the third room next to him, and when he entered the back room, he saw Guan Xiuxiu lying on the desk working on the abacus.
To be honest, Aunt Guan's slender Dankou-coated fingers were flying and dancing on the abacus beads, which was really beautiful. Li You sat opposite her and said, "Women, don't be so tired. You have time to rest more."
Guan Xiuxiu stopped moving, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, showing a strange smile. "I went to visit the silk and satin shop today, and happened to meet the servant girl of the Jin family who came to buy silk materials. This is Sister Bao's Jin family.
After chatting with them for a few words, I heard a strange thing."
Aunt Guan's smile has always been dignified and reserved, which can be called a model of women's appearance. It is extremely rare to be so playful like this. Li You was fascinated by it. He only subconsciously asked: "What's weird?"
"My husband also knows that in the past two months, Mrs.
I have applied for the job."
Monk? Li You could no longer care about admiring the smile of his virtuous wife, and suddenly froze. A rough face immediately appeared in his mind. It was his old father-in-law, the former inspector and Master Yuanrong? Who else in Yangzhou City except him
Dare you take up this challenge?
Aunt Guan knew from her husband's expression that he had already guessed it, so she nodded and said: "My husband is right, he is indeed the husband of the Liu family. This is the news I want to tell you. If your husband doesn't want to follow his wishes, you should have taken precautions earlier."
good."
Bang! Li You slapped the case and said bitterly: "What does he want to do!"
After bidding farewell to Aunt Guan, Li You returned to the second room, only to see Xiaozhu sitting in the corner with a sad face, uncharacteristically ignoring him, and felt confused.
Jin Baoer shook his head and smiled bitterly at the master, "She just had her menstruation a moment ago...and was sulking at herself."