Yulu refers to money and rice, that is, the remuneration given by the imperial court to officials at all levels in the form of money, goods, and grain.

The official salaries of the Song Dynasty were mainly composed of monthly money, millet money, tea and wine kitchen materials, charcoal, salt, clothing and food for retinues, horses and corn, additional expenses, office money, minister money, clothing money, etc.

After the reform of Yuanfeng, the Song Dynasty implemented the double Lu system, that is, the official of Jilu was the main Lu, and according to the actual position, he was sent to get money.

Li Sanjian is currently a contractor from the seventh grade, and the official is about 20 per month, and the official is also sent, but the grade of the Kaifeng Mansion is one grade higher than that of the Jilu official, so Li Sanjian's salary is the level of "keeping", about 18 per month, that is to say, Li Sanjian can get 38 yuan per month, in addition, there are also Lu Su, tea and wine, silk, cotton, silk and other things can be received every month.

You must know that Shankui's current military salary is less than the usual amount every month.

In addition to the official salary, if you encounter the emperor's enthronement, birthday and suburbs, Mingtang gifts, etc., there will be a large number of rewards to obtain, in addition to a variety of names of grace, such as gifts before death, after death there are gifts, the number is so large that it is staggering. But these are only for mid- and high-level officials, and the higher the rank, the richer the reward.

As far as Li Sanjian's current monthly income is concerned, it is more than enough to feed his family, but it can only be regarded as a (rì) son is still passable, if you want to live a rich and luxurious (rì) son, Li Sanjian's court is far from enough.

"Lu Governor's Mansion, I heard that the prefect's birthday is approaching, this is a congratulatory gift for my humble position." When Li Sanjian Qi (shēn) said goodbye, he pushed the small square box containing the gold Pixiu in front of Lu Changheng and said.

Li Sanjian then bowed (shēn) and then took his leave.

Although Li Sanjian doesn't know how much this gold pixiu is worth, it must be worth a lot of money, at least more than Li Sanjian's income for a year, and it is false to say that Li Sanjian is not moved. The glittering gold Pixiu is a person who sees a person (ài). But Li Sanjian was unwilling to join them and collude with them, so he simply threw the gold Pixiu sent by Zhou Fanggeng directly to Lu Changheng.

Whether it is handed over to the treasury or intercepted by himself, let him go, Li Sanjian secretly said in his heart, anyway, he is already "handed over".

At the same time, the prefect Lu Changheng's birthday is approaching, and he has no money to give gifts, so it can be said that he kills two birds with one stone.

Lu Changheng looked at Li Sanjian's back when he went out, he couldn't cry or laugh, he actually gave himself the respect money transfer (shēn) of his officials... Or as a birthday gift? Do you have Pixiu as a birthday gift?

What is Pixiu? Pixiu is only in and out, implying that the wealth is rolling, the implication is good, but is it a little inappropriate as a birthday gift?

Lu Changheng never understood what Li Sanjian meant.

It's just that the pair of gold pixiu in front of him is indeed too (yòu) people, so that people can't help but have a feeling of taking it for themselves, Lu Changheng stroked the gold pixiu and said secretly in his heart.

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"Tom... Tong... Tom"

"Hee-hee, mother-in-law, the rice husks are splashed on Nannan's face."

"Go, go, play with Bai Ni, don't you see that my mother is licking rice?"

In the center of the patio in Li Sanjian's house, a large stone mortar was placed, and Fu Erniang was stepping on a wooden mallet, which sank under force, and the top smashed into the stone mortar one by one, making a tomming sound.

Cai Rongxue and Wang Wen wore a coarse cloth garment, each holding a dustpan and constantly sifting the corn in the dustpan to sift away the rice bran.

Li Sanjian's (jiāo) wife and concubine still have a headscarf on her head... Li Nan laughed and ran around the stone mortar with the little white fox Bai Nier, and in the distance there were several sparrows pecking at the grains scattered on the ground.

What a picture of ploughing the autumn harvest and pastoral farmhouses, where is it like a dignified Song Dynasty Kaifeng Mansion prison magistrate's house?

"Official, are you back?" Li Sanjian let go home, pushed away and saw this scene, before he could speak, Cai Rongxue and Wang Wen turned their heads to look at Li Sanjian and said in surprise.

Li Sanjian opened his arms, and with a slight force, he hugged his wife and concubine who ran over with a dustpan into his arms.

"What are you doing? Mother is still here. Cai Rongxue struggled out of Li Sanjian's arms and said with a red face.

Wang Wen, who was hugged by Li Sanjian with one hand, was curious and touched the official card on Li Sanjian's waist.

"You ... YOU ARE ... How do you dress up? What are you doing" Li Sanjian looked at the second daughter's dress and couldn't help but smile and ask.

Especially Cai Rongxue, in the past, she was the daughter of Zaizhi, and then although she was Cai Jing's adopted daughter, although she was not welcomed in Cai's mansion, compared to ordinary scholars, she was still a beautiful lady and was still pampered.

But now she is dressed as a peasant girl, which makes Li Sanjian feel extremely funny.

"Official, what kind of god (qíng) do you have on your face?" Cai Rongxue pouted and said, "Mother said... Niang said that being idle is also idle, it is better to do something (qíng), and you can also move the activity (shēn) Zigu. ”

At this time, it is summer, the weather is hot (rè), and people will sweat a little bit, not to mention Cai Rongxue and others are still licking rice... The thin clothes on Fu Erniang, Cai Rongxue, Wang Wen and others (shēn) have long been soaked with sweat.

Li Sanjian turned his head to look at Cai Rongxue, only to see a bead of sweat the size of a soybean sliding down from her smooth forehead, slowly rolling over her fair cheeks, falling freely like a swan-like jade neck, and dripping onto the white shoulder socket...

"It's hard work for two ladies." Li Sanjian (tiǎn) chapped his lips, tried to curb the wanton frivolity of holding Cai Rongxue in his arms, took off his official clothes and handed them to Wang Wen, then walked to Fu Erniang (shēn) and stepped on the wooden mallet with Fu Erniang.

"Mother, are you tired? Won't you stop? Li Sanjian stepped on the wooden mallet. He asked.

Li Sanjian knew that his mother was a tired life, and he had been working on the beach to make a living since he was a child, and he had lived all kinds of hardships, but at this time, he suddenly lived a rich life in the official eunuchs' family, and he was a little uncomfortable, so in his spare time, he had to find something to do.

"What is this compared to the past? Mother is not tired. Fu Erniang then said to Cai Rongxue and Wang Wen: "Xue'er, Wen'er, you two don't do it, go pick up some dry clothes, San Lang has been tired in the yamen for a day, change it for him, so that it can be comfortable." ”

Tired of a day? It's almost the same after a day of leisure, Li Sanjian said secretly in his heart.

Since the retrial of the case of Bi Lin (jiān)'s sister-in-law, Li Sanjian seems to have nothing to do overnight, and no one seems to be willing to find Li Sanjian for trial and investigation of major and difficult cases, and major cases are not sent to the right hall at this time, almost all of them are sent to the left hall, and Li Sanjian (rì) often deals with trivial matters, so Li Sanjian is relatively idle in the Kaifeng Mansion at this time.

"Mother, I know." Cai Rongxue and Wang Wen responded together.

"Mother, don't do it, rest early." Li Sanjian then said to Fu Erniang.

At this time, Li Sanjian had already given Chu Die and Liuxia's two daughters to Shankui and Xu Biao as wives, so there were only three servants left in the house, the old servants Zhai Liu, Hu Wuniang and Cai Rongxue's dowry girl Xiaoqin, so many things in the house (qíng) had to be done by themselves.

Li Sanjian is also reluctant to send Chu Die and Liuxia and the second daughter as goods, but Li Sanjian can't help it, although it used to be part of the burden in the palace, but this is never a long-term solution, and he can't let Chu Die and Liuxia follow him unexplained, so Li Sanjian hardened his heart and promised the second daughter to Shankui and Xu Biao as his wife, no matter what, it is much better to be someone else's wife than to be someone else's concubine.

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Li Sanjian's house is divided into two floors, and after the wooden staircase on the second floor, there are two small arches, the right arch is Fu Erniang's room, and the left arch is a small rooftop, the low wall of the roof is covered with vines, and the moonlight shines through the vines, sprinkling many mottled (yīn) shadows.

At this time, it is almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moon is getting rounder and rounder, hanging in the air at this time, the moonlight is like a silver brilliance, faintly covering the entire rooftop.

The moonlight was hazy, the breeze was gentle, and a wisp of fragrance spread across the rooftop like flowing water.

"Official, drink some tea, this is just cooked by the slave family." Cai Rongxue of Bo Luo brought a cup of fragrant tea and put it in front of Li Sanjian, who was lying on a chair with his eyes closed, and said.

Cai Rongxue then sat down next to Li Sanjian, holding a fan as thin as silk to gently fan Li Sanjian.

The breeze was gentle, and Li Sanjian suddenly felt a little cool.

Li Sanjian took a sip of the fragrant tea bowl, looked at Cai Rongxue and smiled: "Xue'er, let you follow me, I really wronged you." ”

Cai Rong Xuezai's family (shēn), everyone is beautiful, talented and beautiful, but since marrying Li Sanjian, he actually began to do housework, which made Li Sanjian feel a little unhappy.

"Official, don't say that." Cai Rongxue gently leaned on Li Sanjian (shēn) and said, "Do you know the official? Since... Since the concubine is the king's Pu Wei, she is very happy, and the concubine (shēn) has never felt so happy in her life, even if... No matter how much hardship she suffers or how tired she is, the concubine is also willing. Besides, there is nothing at present, all (tǐng) are good, the concubine does not seek anything rich and expensive in this life, she just wants to stay with the officials for a long time, and she can live like this for a lifetime, even if it is coarse tea and light rice for a lifetime, the concubine will be satisfied. ”

Li Sanjian was moved in his heart, and when he saw that there was no one around, he hugged Cai Rongxue, put it on his lap, hugged Cai Rongxue's thin waist, and put his head on Cai Rongxue's shoulder socket, feeling a burst of warmth.

If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?

"Official, the slave family is a woman's family, and there are some things that the slave family knows that they shouldn't ask, but the slave family... The slave family... Cai Rongxue stroked Li Sanjian's thick black hair and said hesitantly.

"You and I are husband and wife, what else can't be said or asked?" Li Sanjian said with a smile.