5. Chapter 005 Pei Chengrang
"This time, I'm going to see how he steps down. Hahaha, three copper plates, after all, they are still a little higher, and when they look back, Feng Bao will think about it, and it will be enough for them to drink a pot. You little girl, you have a bad heart! â
The more Gao Gong thought about it, the happier he became, and the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed.
Xie Fu was helpless: "Fu'er just brought three copper plates, and it didn't have to be like this originally." Don't talk as if I'm deliberately calculating. â
"Isn't it?"
Gao arched his eyes and looked at Xie Fu.
Xie Fu finally didn't dare to jump half a sentence again.
Finally, Gao Gong smiled enough, and then waved his hand: "Hurry up and sit." â
Xie Fu and this maternal grandfather had not seen each other much before, and only when the Gao family suddenly disappeared was brought to the capital.
She has seen the ups and downs of the high arch sea with her own eyes in the past five years, and she feels that she is closer to this grandfather than her own father.
The grandfather and grandson had already had a tacit understanding, and as soon as Gao Gong said, Xie Fu also sat down along a Taishi chair placed by the wall.
Gao Gong also got up and sat directly on the chair opposite the coffee table.
The door opened, the maids came in with tea, and the high arch began to babble at one end.
"In the final analysis, Huai'an Mansion is causing floods, what is the matter with their family. A half-sized girl also mixed blindly into it. With that little bit of money, what can you do? â
Xie Fu lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, and also took the tea.
The little fan-like eyelashes trembled, and his eyes were raised to look at Gao Arch slightly, seeing him squinting and drinking tea, he suddenly said something.
"The tea in our house is still from last year."
Halfway through the high arch tea, he paused and put the teacup down.
"What kind of tea did you drink in their house?"
"A light of Tieguanyin, a big red robe, and a light of West Lake Longjing are all new teas just served this year."
Xie Fu "confessed" one by one.
Gao Gong was so angry that he blew his beard: "In the world, he is really the only one who is arrogant and lascivious, and he wants to make other families drink the northwest wind!" â
Xie Fu understood what he was talking about.
A long time ago, Gao Gong said that Zhang Juzheng, a fox, treats others and treats himself as two sets of rules.
I heard that the current emperor has not yet ascended the throne, and when Long Qianyu Wangfu was in the palace, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong were both lecturing for King Yu.
Zhang Juzheng didn't allow King Yu to have the slightest extravagance, Gao Gong thought that this was a good old man at first, but he didn't expect to see it at the end, good guy, the Zhang family's good wine and good meat, it's really a luxury.
Yes, the tall beard gave this Zhang Juzheng a nickname, only the two of them knew, called "Zhang Da Worm".
Xie Fu thought about the tea, but he just mentioned it in passing, and finally went back to the flood in Huai'an Mansion.
"Zhang Lizhu is doing charity fundraising, and it is just right for him to do such a famous business. But it's a drop in the bucket, and I'm afraid that this amount of money won't be able to save a few victims. Didn't the imperial court release silver? â
"It's still going up." Gao Gong shook his head, "There are so many mouths waiting to eat, and the gang in the court are all trying to pull money out of the throat of the dead and put it in their pockets." â
Xie Fu frowned: "When I came back, I heard rumors in the market that Yancheng County, which was the hardest hit by Huai'an, was already starving......
Gao Gong let out a long sigh: "There is still a Li Chunfang in the cabinet who is against me, and he will not let go of the silver at this time." What's the solution? â
Huai'an Prefecture, Yancheng County.
The pouring rain continued for half a month, and it didn't stop for a long time, and the sky opened up, and finally gradually cleared.
The scorching sun broke through the clouds, and the city that had just been flooded was immediately illuminated white.
At the base of the city wall, the victims whose homes were washed away by the flood sat or leaned on their backs.
The white sun began to sink in the west.
The gates were wide open, but no one moved.
In previous years, Pei Cheng, a gangster who shouted five or six in the city and showed off his might, also leaned weakly against the base of the city wall at this time.
His face was black, yellow and thin, with only a pair of eyes as bright as stars in the dark sky, chapped lips, and a rush in his mouth.
The rush grass is not an ordinary rush grass, and if you look closely, the roots of the grass are also plated with a layer of gold.
This is all a bastard thing that Pei Chengrang did when he was rich.
He is now playing with this grass, touching a hemp rope on his waist.
Poor people, most of them are like this when they are suffering, and if they tighten their stomachs with a rope, they seem to be able not to go hungry.
"Click."
Suddenly, there was the sound of horses' hooves, and occasionally the victims turned their heads to look, only to see two thin horses running in the open city gate.
Immediately sat on the straddle of two Tsing Yi soaps, with a Pu knife pinned to their waists, presumably from the yamen, but somehow with a horse.
One of the men raised his knife and rode around the base of the wall, shouting loudly.
"The porridge shed in the city has been opened, so don't stay outside the city gate! The county magistrate has an order, and they all go into the city to receive porridge to relieve hunger and cold. In the evening, warm clothes will be delivered, so let's go to the city! â
"The porridge shed in the city has been opened, and the villagers are entering the city quickly!"
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The sound of circles echoed, and the hungry people under the base of the city all raised their heads and forgot about the past.
It is a county officer.
The order that the county lord wants to pass?
Porridge shack!
"It's time for disaster relief!"
"It must be the imperial court that has released silver for disaster relief, quick, let's go!"
"The imperial court has provided disaster relief, folks, hurry up!"
All of a sudden, the big guy seemed to have strength immediately, and he hurriedly rushed into the city by two or three.
How many people are there outside the city? All of them rose from the ground, and the younger ones dragged the old and the young, and the crowd gathered like a tide.
In front of the originally muddy city gate, it was covered by a dense crowd in a blink of an eye.
Everyone's lifeless face glowed with a different kind of brilliance.
Rush grass falls from her lips.
Pei Chengrang couldn't help but straighten up, left the city wall with his back, and looked at the people crying with joy at the city gate from a distance.
There were a lot of victims around him, but now they all got up and walked over there.
In the blink of an eye, he was left alone.
If you don't go, you will never go.
Odd.
The disaster has only been in place for half a month, and the county magistrate Chen Yuan has always said that the imperial court has not released the silver, and he has to wait for the instructions of the imperial court.
Because of this, everyone thought he was a corrupt official, and the angry victims rushed forward without saying a word, making Chen Yuan eat an old fist.
Now that it is said that grain will be released, could it be that Chen Yuan is really a corrupt official?
"Gollum ......"
There was a thunderous sound in the stomach.
The rope is tied, and the hungry are still hungry.
"Damn, Lao Tzu wants the county master to do fart here, and it has nothing to do with Lao Tzu. Hurry up and drink porridge, what should I do if I don't have it back? â
Pei Chengrang grabbed the fallen rush grass in his hand and stood up on the mud.
As far as the eye could see, the entire people outside the city were gathered at the city gate, and the two officials who came to pass the word could not enter, so they could only watch from the outside.
Pei Chengrang approached and stood right behind the butts of the two horses.
The two officials looked at the scene in front of them and couldn't help but feel anxious.
The one who shouted shook his head vigorously.
"It's finally just in time, and I don't know how many people will die if it goes on like this."
"Thanks to our county lord and his backhand, this time we united the major squires and scraped together the money and grain first, which is not easy. When you wait for the big plan, you shouldn't lose your official hat, right? â
"Hey, that's what you say to the outside world, do you really believe it?"
"Why, isn't it?"
"Which of those squires who saw the victims of the disaster did not lock their doors tightly? Expect the money to be revealed between their fingers, and it is better to wait for Pixiu to bleed you. â
"Where does the money come from?"
"It's not that our master was transferred from Beijing, and he relies on that nobleman."
"Who?"
Another official was taken aback.
The servant who conveyed the message hooked his hand, and his companion came over with his ear, and whispered a few words into his ear.
"What? A young lady from a high school scholar?! â
"Ouch, you!"
Knowing the inside story, the official was so frightened that he directly covered his mouth with his hand: "This matter is not public!" â
"Okay, okay, wasn't it too much of a surprise just now?"
Both broke out in a cold sweat.
What kind of business is in the court, everyone is not clear, and the two officials are guarding in front to prevent chaos at this time.
Pei Chengrang, who was not far behind him, pinched the rush grass, and only muttered: "Miss from a high school scholar's family? â
Scholar Gao, maybe only the high arch in the middle?
It seems that there are still a lot of stories hidden in the flood in Huai'an Mansion.
But this has nothing to do with him, a small citizen.
Pei Chengrang looked at the crowd in front of him, walked forward directly, pulled his left and right hands to both sides, and directly pushed the people to both sides, squeezing out a way alive.
"Come on, let's let's go, let's let's go. Agreed, conceded! â
"What are you doing?" Someone shouted.
Pei Chengrang directly put the rush grass in his mouth, and pulled away the hair blocking his face with both hands: "Open your dog's eyes and see who Lao Tzu is!" What do you say Lao Tzu is doing! â
One look at this face, and then look at this grass, who doesn't know his identity?
Isn't he the villain who runs rampant in the township?
At this time, the victims were all intimidated, made way for him, and let Pei Chengrang swagger into the city first.
The two officials outside saw it and couldn't help but spit on the ground.
"Phew. This grandson! â
Beijing, Salary Hutong, Gaofu.
"Speaking of which, the little girl from Lizhu also gave you a battle post, asking you to go to the Bailu Pavilion to fight paintings?"
"She invited her, but I didn't say yes. It's good for her to be happy. â
With the eyes of Gao Gong who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, Xie Fu was at ease.
On the coffee table, a cup of tea has gradually bottomed out, and Gao Gong said about it.
He is old, and the cabinet is pinched all day long, and only when he comes back can he say two sincere words to his granddaughter who is precocious.
Sometimes you can't stop talking about it.
The tall beard smiled embarrassedly: "I've been involved in so many things for you again, I'm afraid you're tired of hearing about it, right?" â
Xie Fu shook his head, blinking and smiling.
"If others want to hear it, they can't ask for this opportunity, how can Fu'er be bored by listening?"
Gao Gong was the Yuanfu of the Dynasty, only under the emperor, but in fact, Emperor Longqing listened to him for everything.
To put it mildly, the current Gao Gong holds half of the Ming Dynasty in his hands.
Listening to such a person say something is really better than reading a book for ten years.
Since he was taken back to Gao Gong's side, Xie Fu has spent most of his time in this kind of edification.
She is always different from other girls.
The children under Gao Gong's knees are thin, one concubine is not successful, one concubine is gone, and the other three concubines have a bad life, and they all died soon after marriage.
Therefore, in the current high school scholars' mansion, the number of people is sparse.
In addition to Xie Fu and Gao Miaozhen, there are only Gao Gong and Mrs. Gao, and there are two side rooms and concubines who have no sense of zĂ i.
Xie Fu grew up in Gaofu, so he didn't have to worry about the fight between sisters, but gradually opened his eyes.
Gao Gong didn't think anything of it, he just thought his granddaughter was smart.
He touched a handful of messy beards, and only said: "Ming'er will take a look at the court, and they can't let them spoil the whole pot of soup with a single mouse droppings." â
The hour was not early, and seeing that the sky was dark, Xie Fu got up and bowed to the high arch: "Then you rest, I'll go back to the house first, and come back to say hello to my grandfather in the evening." â
"Hmm." Gao Gong answered, raised his hand and shouted out of the door, "Gao Fu, send Fu'er back." â
Outside, Gao Fu hurriedly asked someone to bring a lantern over.
Xie Fu went out of the study, and Gao Fu lit a lantern on his head and sent Xie Fu to the room all the way.
Xie Fu's personal maid full moon has been seen by the door a hundred and ten times, I heard someone from the front yard say that the girl came back, but she never saw anyone, and I thought I was talking to the master again.
Under the porch, there hung a parrot stand, and the parrot stood handsome and majestic on the shelf.
"The second girl is good, the second girl is good!"
Hearing this voice, the full moon immediately looked towards the gate of the courtyard.
Sure enough, the lantern outside was lit up, and the full moon hurriedly shouted: "Miss, it's back." â
Xie Fu walked up the steps.
Gao Fu didn't go up, he saluted Xie Fu and retreated.
The full moon came up, his face was round, his body was a little fat, he looked gratifying, and he walked in with Xie Fu in his arms, and called other maids at the same time.
"The second girl is back, hurry up and come out to serve!"
Xie Fu didn't pay much attention, glanced sideways at the parrot standing under the eaves of the porch, and reached out with one hand to touch its head, which was considered encouragement.
"The second girl is good, the second girl is good!" It's still hard to hear.
Xie Fu smiled: "I haven't learned the second good lip gloss for so many years, you are really stupid." â
The parrot sharpened its claws, made a grunting sound, sulked, tilted its head, and ignored Xie Fu.
The full moon looked at it and couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.
Xie Fu glanced at the full moon, and the full moon immediately stopped smiling.
"Too lazy to bother with this little beast." Xie Fu took two steps into the house, only rubbing the corners of his forehead, "Xiao Nan hasn't sent a letter back yet?" â
"The girl sent him out five days ago, from the capital to Huai'an Yancheng, and he had to run for a while in an expedited manner for eight hundred miles. But it's almost time to touch, girl, you've thought so much, let's rest for now. â
The full moon waited for Xie Fu to take off his gown, put on a thin shirt, and sat in the house.
A few other maids brought water, and the full moon put the bag in and wrung the water, and then took it out to wipe Xie Fu's hands.
Xie Fu lowered his eyes, looked at his transparent pink nails, and raised his eyebrows: "In the near future, officials from various state capitals and counties will come to the capital." Huiji Xie's side, what news have you heard? â
Full Moon's hand paused, she raised her head, and looked at Xie Fu with a pair of big dark eyes.
"Miss......"