In order to resettle the displaced people and reduce the pressure on relief, the imperial court encouraged local counties to reclaim a large number of lakes and fields and open up mountain fields, so the economic model of closing mountains and occupying water became popular. The gate valve of the Shi clan took the beautiful scenery of the famous mountains and rivers as their own, and the landlords and rich people also followed suit, or took advantage of it, or bought it from the public, set up a name, exaggerated the order, and tried their best to close the mountains and rivers for personal gain, which almost became a bad disease of the Southern Dynasty!

Leaving from the county office, Xu You said Lu Hui's poisonous plan, Zuo Yan said angrily: "Lu Hui has only been in Qiantang for a few months, and we alone have taken hundreds of thousands of money, as well as Zhan Hong, Liu Yan, and countless outsiders. With such an unscrupulous accumulation of wealth, is he really not afraid of the laws of the imperial court? ”

"The imperial court is the imperial court, and the pro-people officials are pro-people officials, separated by states and counties and ministries and Cao, even if there are illegal and criminal affairs, it is very difficult to detect. Therefore, although there are honest officials, they are not common, and corrupt officials like Lu Hui abound, so it is not surprising. ”

Xu You looked up at the distance, the snowflakes were like a mat, the sky and the earth were white, coughed twice, and said softly: "I'm just strange, Liu Yan is willing to give away a valuable jade cup in order to fight with the sprinkled gold fang, even if it is to seek the favor of Xiaoqushan to please the Lu Society, this kind of trick is too generous." ”

"Jade Cup?" Zuo Yan was taken aback, jade is a rare thing, and frowned: "What does Liu Yan want to do?" ”

Xu You was silent in thought, the cold wind blew into his bones, as if his head was frozen, his hands tightened, and said, "Let's go, go and meet Du Sanxing!" ”

The New Year's gift to Du San Province has already been sent over, and Xu You can't be empty-handed when he comes to the door again, so he asks people to go back to the house to get the book ordered by Qiantang Hu Yaji, and hand it over to Du San Province with the inscription. This Du County Lieutenant is a rough man, but the more coarse he is, the more he likes to be treated as a literati, especially Xu You's current status in Yangzhou's literary circle is extraordinary, and the book he gave him is of great significance, not something that money can buy.

Lao Du's mouth couldn't close with joy, and he pulled Xu You to eat a meal, and when he talked about Liu Yan during the banquet, he couldn't help but scold, and said: "Don't be a shameless dog, you know how to drill into the back hall of the Ming Mansion every day." Send money today, send things tomorrow, and give people the day after tomorrow......"

"Giving it away?"

"Two beautiful maids like flowers and jade, their small waists are about to break when they walk, and they go in and out of the yamen every day, so that their subordinates have no intention of doing things. Lang Jun, you say, what is this! ”

Xu You really didn't care much about Lu Hui's housework, and said, "Didn't Lu Mingfu bring his family with him when he came to Qiantang to take up his post?" ”

"There is only one wife and one concubine in the Ming family, the wife is not in good health, she is sick all the year round, and her concubine is serving the emperor of the Ming Mansion at home, so she is alone when she comes to Qiantang. Hmph, but this time is different from the past, some people warm their feet at night, some people warm their beds, and the Ming Mansion is so comfortable! ”

Du San Province is an old oilman in Qiantang County, and he will not be untargeted in his words and deeds. Xu You remembered that he spared no effort to shoot Lu Hui's sycophants before, and it was very ugly to arrange.

"The county lieutenant has drunk too much, be cautious, be cautious!"

Du Sansheng snapped the wine glass on the table and said, "Our own brothers, you don't have to be taboo when you speak, will Qilang go to the Ming Mansion to denounce me?" ”

Xu You smiled: "Absolutely not!" ”

"That's it!" Du Sanxing wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth and said: "I'm afraid that he is a bird, some words are said in person, he likes to listen to it or not, and he is too lazy to serve if he doesn't listen to Yeye!" ”

Xu You poured him another glass of wine and comforted: "What happened to such a big anger today?" Come on, have another drink, dissipate your anger, don't be angry! ”

"What happened?" Du Sanxing drank it all, his eyes were full of drunkenness, and he scolded and said: "This time, I searched for the bandits who kidnapped the people's daughters around Xiaoqu Mountain, and saw that the circle of collection was getting smaller and smaller, maybe one day they would be caught, and everyone was happy to receive the reward for their meritorious service." As a result, Liu Yan took a fancy to Xiaoqushan, and somehow moved Lu Mingfu, and asked me to withdraw all the brothers, and the case was closed. I fuck Liu Yan his eighteenth generation ancestor, the relationship is not that his daughter's daughter was ruined, and he lost more than half of his life, saying that he would occupy the mountain, and if he said that he would not be searched, he would not be searched? ”

"I said, something is wrong when I just enter the house and look at you, and I feel aggrieved." Xu You comforted: "Although Xiaoqu Mountain is overlapping, I haven't found it after looking for so long, maybe the thief is really not there." ”

"Qilang doesn't know, Xiaoqu Mountain is deep and dense, the peaks are high and steep, and the belly of the mountain is full of caves of different sizes, staggered and connected, twists and turns, hiding a few people and hiding a few fish and shrimp in Qiantang Lake, it is impossible to find it without great effort. Ming Mansion said lightly, and the hard work of more than a dozen brothers day and night was in vain. ”

It was the first time Xu You heard that there were so many caves in Xiaoqu Mountain, which seemed to be a typical karst landform, and he didn't take it to heart, and said with a smile: "It can't be said that it is completely in vain, the thief saw the county lieutenant Shenwei, I'm afraid he would have been scared away, and he didn't have the courage to continue committing crimes, and he could be regarded as having an explanation to the people nearby." ”

"Hey!" Du Sanxing patted his thigh, looking extremely annoyed, and said: "The Ming Mansion doesn't understand the name of the punishment, and it commands indiscriminately, and sooner or later there will be a big mess." ”

I didn't get much useful news from Du Sanxing, but Liu Yan spared no effort to curry favor with Lu Hui, almost to the point of doing everything.

In the final analysis, it is still to use the power of the Lu Society to deal with Xu You!

First, Liu Yan's hatred for Yan Shujian must be eliminated quickly, but if you don't get rid of Xu You, you can't deal with Yan Shujian; Second, Jubaozhai and Sajinfang are enemies, and they have become mortal enemies because of the Qiantang Lake Yaji. But any of them is a situation that never stops, so Liu Yan does not hesitate to scatter all his family property, does not hesitate to grovel, even if he loses both, he refuses to back down half a step!

It's a pity that the jade cup was eaten by Lu Hui.

Xu You wanted to laugh in his heart, but he felt pathetic.

Chinese New Year's Eve, the twilight of one year!

The goose feather snow finally stopped after three days, and the snow began to clear up, and even the mood of the people became very good. The streets are full of children running and playing, wearing new clothes, wearing tiger hats, holding firecrackers across the street, chasing and cheering, also known as burning fire. As the sky darkens, the lanterns hanging between the eaves and the pavilions are lit one after another, as if the bright moon is lit up in the night, reflecting the snow on the ground, just like day.

Everyone gathered in the front yard, took hay and firewood, put them into a copper plate hugged by three people, piled up more than one person high, sprinkled with sesame oil, and Xu You personally held a white candle and threw it in, and the tongue of fire immediately rose into the sky. Winter solstice, autumn equinox, Fang Sinian and other girls immediately applauded and shouted, and then by Cang and others put dozens of newly picked bamboos on the copper plate, the crackling firecrackers began to resound in all directions, endlessly, meaning to drive away the mountain ghosts, pray for peace.

The fire burned out the cold, and everyone entered the hall, where twenty food tables were densely arranged, ranging from two to three people each. Directly east sat Xu You and Autumn Equinox, this is the main seat, Autumn Equinox knelt behind him and waited, Xu You insisted on pulling her together and sitting at the same table. In the west, there are He Wei, Zuo Yan, Shanzong, Lushuang, Winter Solstice, Fang Sinian, Dark Yao and others, and in the south are Cangchu, Wu Shan, Li Mu, Yan Yang, Qi Huating and other tribes and maids such as Yu Su and Ananda.

"Today's twilight, the whole world is happy, there is no master and servant in the quiet garden, there is no dignity and humility, you can eat wine and meat by yourself, no one serves, if you are lazy and hungry, I am not responsible!"

Everyone laughed loudly, Xu You waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, eat!" ”

Cang's eyes were quick, and he directly tore a huge roast chicken thigh, swallowing half of it in one bite, Xu You pointed at him and said: "Whoever eats more than Cang tonight, I will reward five hundred yuan!" ”

The bull's eyes in the sky opened sharply, and after another bite, the whole chicken leg went down, and shouted: "Lord Hao, what if no one eats more than me?" ”

"Then reward you with a thousand dollars, and give you an extra rice bucket nickname!"

Cang wiped his big mouth full of greasy, and said with a smile: "The rice bucket is good, the rice bucket is full!" ”

There was another burst of laughter, you come and go between laughter, staggered, everyone eats happily, eats happily, the lobby is happy, and the atmosphere is harmonious. From time to time, someone stepped forward to toast Xu You, Xu You did not refuse, the cup was dry, he was a huge amount in his previous life, and in this era, drinking this non-distilled low-alcohol wine is actually like drinking water, but the body has suffered a big blow, and he doesn't dare to drink more, and the amount of alcohol is not good. After this period of general rearing, it is basically good, taking advantage of this Chinese New Year's Eve, I don't want everyone to spoil the fun, and drink refreshingly and boldly. Li Mu touched the cang, and said in a low voice: "Big eyes, you are the best in our group, go and fight with Lord Lang." ”

Cang couldn't hold it back for a long time, and at the instigation of Li Muyi, he suddenly got up, held a large jar of wine, and ran to Xu You's case. Because Xu You ordered him not to kneel, he simply sat down cross-legged and said cheekily: "Lord Hao, I respect you!" ”

Xu Youwan said: "The first time I saw someone toasting with a big wine jar, what kind of custom are you?" ”

"Returning to the Lord of the Emperor, our Xu family is all toasting like this!"

"Oh, Wuxi Man is really bold, and he drinks so unexpectedly!" Xu You motioned for the autumn equinox to take the same wine jar, opened it, leaned to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and said, "Okay, I drank this jar with you today!" ”

Cang only felt that the blood was surging, his dark face was purple red, and his heart was extremely excited, and he was about to raise his head and do it first. Lu Shuang quietly walked over and persuaded: "Xiaolang, you have been infected with the wind chill in the past few days, and it is freezing this day, and drinking warm wine is especially afraid of hurting the spleen and stomach, if you drink so much cold wine with Cang again......"

As he spoke, he gave Cang a look, and Cang was careless and careful, so he quickly got off the donkey, slapped himself, and said: "It's all my fault for making a mistake, I don't know that the lord is infected with the wind and cold, I admit the punishment and drink this jar of wine!" ”

Xu You smiled: "It's okay, just a jar of wine, you can't hurt your body." Frost waited beside me to see how I could bring down the brute bull in the firmament. ”

Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded or that this involved a man's face, his eyes condensed, smiled softly, and said, "That's it, I drank this jar of wine for Xiaolang!" Without waiting for Xu You to refuse, he picked up the wine jar and drank it with his head up.

Long hair hangs down the waist, delicate willows, jade bones and ice muscles, bright teeth and bright eyes.

The wine spilled a little from the red lips and flowed down the white neck into the placket of the chest, but it was a sassy heroic posture that bloomed dazzlingly.

The snow outside the window, the moon in the sky, and the north wind blowing through the willows are not as moving as the frost at this moment!

Cang was stunned, Frost was in charge of the money in Jingyuan, and their monthly salaries and rewards had to be distributed by Frost's hands, so she had always respected her very much, and she didn't feel that she was not qualified to drink for Xu You. Coupled with the scene in front of him, not to mention the cang, everyone else also shouted one after another, and the autumn equinox and the winter solstice were all red, cheering for the frost.

"Big eyes, hurry up and drink, don't be defeated by other girls!"

"yes, do you dare to fight? What is the rubbing? ”

"The cangtou must be scared, otherwise why would he act like a fool......"

Everyone's ridicule made Cang anxious, and he immediately raised the wine jar and poured it into his mouth. In the time of half a cup of tea, the two drank a whole jar of wine at the same time, and with the amount of wine in the cang, they also felt that their feet were a little shaky, but the frost was fine, with a peach blossom on the face, and smiled.

She looked playfully at the sky and said, "Come again?" ”

Cang was a little cowardly in his heart, but he couldn't show it directly, and said, "Come, come...... I, I don't, I'm not afraid ......"

Xu You picked up a plate of Lin beef and handed it to him, saying, "I'm stammering when I speak, aren't you afraid?" Go back, this plate of beef is for you, slow down first, don't be convinced, and come back to the frost challenge later! ”

Cang got meat, and he didn't have to be really poured down by the frost, so he went back happily. Li Mu wanted to come and get a piece of the pie, but as soon as the chopsticks were clamped, Cang directly hid the plate in his arms, and said, "Go, this is the reward of the lord of the court." ”

"Stingy! It's not my idea, you can earn this plate of beef, hurry up, give everyone a taste! ”

During the Six Dynasties, animal husbandry developed greatly, there was already a distinction between beef cattle and cultivated cattle, so beef is not inedible, there are many varieties recorded in the "Guangzhi", this kind of Lin Niu is one of the beef cattle, like a deer and a sheep, delicious, but the price is expensive, it is very precious, and you can't eat it at leisure, so only Xu You and He Wei have this dish on the case of a few of them.

Xu You didn't like this kind of differential treatment very much, but he bought and bought beef, and the amount was not enough, so he could only use the reward to give the subordinates a fresh meal. Anyway, it's noisy, and it's festive.

"Frost, I didn't expect you to be able to drink, why haven't I seen you drink before?"

Lu Shuang pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm a girl, what do I do when I have nothing to drink!" If I hadn't taken a wine jar to fill Xiaolang tonight, I wouldn't have drunk it! ”

Xu You laughed and said, "It's okay to drink once in a while, as long as you're not a female drunkard, I allow you to have a few drinks at ordinary times!" ”

Drinking and eating meat and chatting and singing, Xu You was encouraged by everyone and made a poem on the spot, and most of the people in the hall were rough people who had not read any books, but they also felt that this Chinese New Year's Eve poem was beautiful and elegant, firmly remembered in the bottom of his heart, and was ready to brag to others in the future.

When the time came, the three elements converged, and Lu Shuang led people to start pasting the paper with chickens on the gate, and hanging the reeds and peach charms on the door beam, which could suppress the evil spirit and suppress the hundred ghosts. Then go back to the courtyard, throw away all the utensils for eating just now, in order to show the meaning of removing the old and welcoming the new, and then paste the windows of the room with the pre-cut Shenyan, as well as the two big characters "Yi" and "Spring".

Then, everyone gathered around the fire and began to observe the New Year.

Xu You hugged his knees, listened to the sound of firecrackers, his mind flew away, crossed the boundaries of time and space, remembered all kinds of things in the past life, and also remembered the rights and wrongs of this life, from Yixing to Qiantang, he was finally no longer alone!