Chapter 24 Return to the Dynasty
Meng Fan nodded slightly, patted the dust on his body, and walked out of the room.
The house is simple, there is only one yard, and the fallen leaves are covered layer after layer around it, last night, the child stood under the old tree with a rattle, looking at Meng Fan with a warm smile, the rattle made a small drum sound back and forth, and his immature voice echoed sweetly in Meng Fan's ears - "Sister can save my father?" Jun'er hasn't seen her father for a long time. ”
"I'm my brother!" Meng Fan hurriedly looked at his chest, there was no change! The kid ......, but at this time......
"Don't cry, don't cry, kid...... Don't cry. "The last thing Meng Fan has to do in her life is to comfort a crying child, she has learned some big truths, she can't let her pull the child at this time to say, life and death are impermanent, and mourning is by the way, right? Then this kid is afraid that he will resent himself for the rest of his life!
She really couldn't persuade her, it was better for Hongyu to coax her.
"Don't blame me, adult, you really look a little girly." Hongyu said, and the kid kept looking at Meng Fan deadly.
Under the child's attention, Meng Fan left the courtyard in a panic.
When I went out for less than three miles, I saw Xiao Jiu, who was like a fried pot in the city, carrying a much bigger meal on her shoulders, shouting her name all the way.
"Where has my master gone? Xiao Jiu, you said you, can't you usually let the master eat some of your peanuts and melon seeds? Well, now she hasn't returned overnight, and it's such a tense moment, if something happens to the master...... As he spoke, he began to wipe his tears, but Xiao Jiu on his shoulders began to shake his hair excitedly, and he flew straight forward with excitement.
Seeing this, Li Yu hurriedly chased forward, thinking that this Xiao Jiu was too sad and was about to leave home, and he was also very nervous.
With a pop, Xiao Jiu smashed on Meng Fan's shoulder, chirping, Meng Fan looked at it, smiled, and Xiao Jiu lazily lay on her shoulder.
"Little Jiu!" Li Yu caught up, took a closer look, and shouted loudly: "Master! Where did you go overnight? Don't you know that you have a good chance of being assassinated? Why don't you go back to your home? His voice became louder and louder, and the people on the side of the roar couldn't help but glance at this side.
Meng Fan silently patted Liyu and whispered, "Shhh Liyu, I sue you, there is a child who calls me my sister today. ”
When Li Yu heard this, he immediately said carefully: "It's not right! Master, your chest is very flat! ”
slapped Li Yu on the head, and left with Xiao Jiutou without looking back, saying that he was buying food for Xiao Jiu.
Li Yu followed behind and trotted all the way, but it was very hard.
When he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the sun was already setting, Meng Fan took Xiao Jiu to enter first, and as soon as he came in, he saw Uncle Meng, who was in a hurry, holding a large pile of account books, walking back and forth in the courtyard.
This time I looked back and saw that Meng Fan, who was still so leisurely, was anxious in his heart.
"Fan'er!" When he walked in front of Meng Fan, his face was already gloomy.
Meng Fan thought that Uncle Meng was because he didn't return for one night, but as soon as the uncle opened his mouth, he said: "Fan'er, you hurry back to the court, you don't know how much you bully our Meng family if you don't go there." ”
As he spoke, Uncle Meng handed over a booklet, on which it was written that the heavy collection of taxes was written.
Because the Meng family is a family, Uncle Meng's property has not been taxed, and it has never changed.
However, if you look closely, this household is quite serious, and the head of the writing is the Tao. Meng Fan whispered: "What a household book, this idea is very good!" ”
"You're ......, aren't you stupid!"
Uncle Meng's two mustaches flew up and down for a moment, snorted, and entered the house.
At this time, Meng Mu walked in from outside the house, and the little feet of the three-inch golden lotus fell upside down to Meng Fan's side, looked left and right, pulled Meng Fan and asked softly, "Where did you go one night?" Why don't you send someone to spread the word, I don't know that my mother and I have been worried all night? ”
Meng Fan was about to open his mouth to explain, but Meng's mother went back to her house without looking back.
And speaking of such a thing, in Meng Fan's more than 20 years of life, it rarely happened, because when she was ten years old, after she was lost for the first time, Meng's mother told her that she was not allowed to stay at home overnight, except for going to Fenglou. Once she attended the birthday banquet of a big official, and when she came back late, she was punished by Meng's mother to kneel in the ancestral hall for a night.
"Mother!"
The indifference on her face disappeared all at once, as helpless as a child. This was perhaps the most difficult time for her, because sometimes she and her mother always seemed to be separated from something.
Meng's mother closed the door tightly, and Meng Fan knelt outside the house for a long time, only to hear his mother's crying from time to time in the house.
She didn't hear very clearly, only the last sentence - "Fan'er, get up!" ”
Meng Fan answered, and the door slowly opened.
Meng Mu looked at Meng Fan's face carefully, and couldn't help but say: "Mother, I'm worried about you, I'm worried that you are the same as when you were a child, you lost it, and you will come back after a few years, my mother is afraid." ”
Meng Fan nodded, saying that he would definitely return sooner or later in the future.
Uncle Meng on the side was a little puzzled: "How old is she, you are still so worried." ”
"That's my kid too." When Mother Meng said my child, she was extra forceful.
Uncle Meng pouted and smiled, "Let's eat!" It's all cold. ”
And on the second day, Meng Fan went to the court in an official uniform.
At this time, the court hall was no longer what it used to be, in addition to Gu Zhiyu who knelt outside the temple, there was also the Meng family official who didn't say a word, and Meng Yu, who was ranked to the end.
Meng Fan knew very well that this was a deliberate disgrace from Gu Zhiyan, who had just come out of prison. Her eyes were always indifferently looking at Yiqiē on her face, and she didn't seem to be irritated at all. The jade card in her hand was still so warm, she looked at it carefully, and then raised her head slightly, looking at the emperor who was slowly coming under the crowd.
Today's early dynasty is nothing new, a few of today's celebrities are complimenting the current emperor and Gu Zhiyan, who is called a proud son,
At the end of this speech, the emperor asked lightly, "But there is still something to play?" ”
Everyone was silent, and seeing that the eunuch's words were about to be spoken, Meng Fan walked out slowly, and said loudly: "The minister has a play." ”
The emperor glanced at her, tilted his head disdainfully, and said in a very light voice: "I don't know what important things Meng Xiang has?" ”
Meng Fan held up the booklet handed over to her by Uncle Meng yesterday in her hand, and said sternly: "Wechen is here to praise the Hubu Shangshu, and his view that the family should collect taxes really coincides with the minister. ”
Ouyang Chang, the head of the household department, couldn't help frowning when he heard Meng Fan's praise, thinking to himself, sure enough, Meng Xiang's anger was exhausted, and he even came to compliment himself.
But who knew that Meng Fan immediately said: "Wei Chen saw that it was clearly written that all the clans that had been promoted to the Great Abyss, and felt that he should take the lead in making my contribution to this country." Meng Fan said and put the silver ticket in his hand firmly on the ground, and then said: "If you have any property in your hands, please also support the household department to show your colleagues." ”
As soon as this sentence came out, several officials of the Meng family immediately agreed, and Meng Yu followed with oil and vinegar, and the entire court instantly regained its previous appearance.
The officials rode the tiger and took out the money in their hands, and Meng Fan, who did not bring silver taels in the previous dynasty, also encouraged the household department to record the names one by one, and finally this embarrassment became a big twist and turn in the household department.