The Hanlin Academy reviewed Ji Yunfei's difficult life, and he was restless these days, and when there was a stir, he thought that the creditor came to the door, and even the poetry was greatly attenuated. I couldn't write down the sentence "Endure hunger and quit the creditor, cook snow and sacrifice to the god of money", and put down the pen and sat alone by the fireplace in a daze.

Someone came to visit late at night, and Ji Yunfei was startled, thinking that he was a creditor again. It wasn't until the old servant led Second Master Fei into the study that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Chu Ming (Second Master Fei's words), why are you here again?"

"Bowen, I went and came back to discuss something with you." Second Master Fei looked at the half of the poems on the table, sat down and said: "Didn't you let Han Si, who just came to the capital, take care of the hall for me in the afternoon, I didn't expect what Master Gu said to be true, this Han Si is really stable in his work, he is upright and open-minded and values hometown friendship......"

Second Master Fei slowly told what happened in the afternoon.

Ji Yunfei was surprised, stared at Second Master Fei and asked, "He wants to set up a banquet to invite businessmen in Beijing, and wants to raise money to repair the guild hall!" ”

"He knows that the big guy is having a hard time this day, and he also wants to use this to raise some money......" Second Master Fei finished talking about the money, for fear that Ji Yunfei would not agree, and pointed to half of the poem on the table: "Bowen, this year is different from previous years, the southwest uses soldiers, and there is no silver in the household department." I don't think the imperial court will issue an order to reward half of the money for the use of Beijing officials for the New Year. And you are different from me, I feed the whole family and don't go hungry, you drag the family with you, you can't let your wife and a few babies go hungry! ”

"Brother Chuming, how can I not know your good intentions, but this matter is not trivial, with a gang of peddlers and pawns calling brothers and brothers, drinking and talking, if it spreads, how can I look up in front of my colleagues?"

"You don't need to come forward for this, everything will be up to Han Si to Zhang Luo."

"But ......"

"Don't be," Second Master Fei stared at him tightly, and said earnestly: "The provincial pavilion will also invite a few businessmen, so what's the harm in inviting a few businessmen to our mansion group visit." Besides, there were no outsiders on the night of the group worship, just a few of us from Chongqing and a few fellow villagers from Sichuan who were doing business in Beijing. If you don't say it, if I don't say it, who knows? ”

"The provincial pavilion group worship will invite a few businessmen, but all of them are donated!"

"If you donate an official, they are not businessmen? What's more, this is not for your own personal gain, but to raise money to repair the guild hall, even if it is spread out, others will not laugh at it. ”

Ji Yunfei thought that it would be a good excuse to raise money for the renovation of the guild hall, and then thought that it was really difficult to pass this year, so he said smoothly: "Since Han Si is willing to come forward to Zhang Luo, and the guild hall does want to raise money for renovation, then let him go to Zhang Luo." ”

"On the day of the group worship, you must enjoy the light!"

"Okay, tell me on a certain date, and I'll go that day."

……

Good news one after another.

Fei Erye said that Master Ji promised to come to the hall to participate in the group worship, and Qian Junchen was even more powerful, not only to find out that the children of the Wen family in Luzhou, who sent wine to the provincial hall last year, were still in the capital, but also asked someone to inquire about the other seven Sichuan compatriots who were doing business in Beijing. It is said that the business is not small, and they are all masters with a lot of money!

Han Xiufeng was so happy that he was also very busy.

First, I bought some pastries, followed Pan Er, who was self-cooked, to visit the neighbors as the head of the Chongqing Association, and by the way, borrowed tables, chairs, benches, pots and spoons from the neighbors in advance, otherwise I would not be able to entertain the distinguished guests on the day of the group worship.

After doing this, he asked Pan Er to take the big head around the street, and asked them to shop around first, to see which side of the chicken, duck, fish and meat were cheaper, and then bring money to buy them the day before the group worship. He and Second Master Fei rushed to the provincial pavilion again to ask Director Zhang about filling the vacancy.

In the past two days, not only have there been more and more vendors selling all kinds of New Year's goods on Shangxiajie Street, not only is the smell of the New Year getting stronger and stronger, but even there are more people on the street than when they came the day before yesterday, and when they heard the accent of Nanhaibei that day, they knew that they were from all over the city to take the exam and their families.

Although the provincial pavilions in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, Anhui and Shanxi are called "trial halls", the people who enter Beijing do not live in the provincial pavilions, but live in the corresponding government halls and county pavilions. The provincial pavilion is only a place to hold group worship, handle sealing, contact with villagers, weddings and funerals.

Sichuan does not have a few government halls in the capital, and there are even fewer county halls, so most of the people from Chengdu, Baoning, Shunqing, Xuzhou, Kuizhou, Longan, Ningyuan, Yazhou, Jiading, Tongchuan, Suiding and other government halls live in the provincial pavilion.

Han Xiufeng and Second Master Fei waited for nearly half an hour in the flower hall where the seal was handled, and Director Zhang walked in sweating, and said with a wry smile as soon as he came in: "Brother Chuming, Brother Zhixing, let you wait for a long time." They don't come early or late, but they come together, and look at me busy, fortunately I started preparing two or three months ago, otherwise I am afraid that I would be so busy that I can't even eat. ”

Second Master Fei got up and said with a smile: "They have traveled thousands of miles to Beijing, and they can't go without care along the way." Make an appointment with each other, set off together, and naturally arrive together. ”

"That's right, by the way, has your Chongqing Mansion arrived?"

"Not yet, not a single one."

Director Zhang beckoned the two to sit down and asked curiously, "Do you know how many came this time?" ”

"There should be three or five, I really don't know how many there are."

"Forget about three or five, if only one or two come, make room for me, I really can't live here, in order to make room for them, I persuaded a waiting platform and an alternate prefect in the morning. Fortunately, there was an appointment in advance, and they didn't have a good time saying anything. ”

Han Xiufeng hurriedly said: "Director Zhang, how many moves will come to Chongqing Mansion, we don't know it at this time, and you know about our mansion, there are only a few rooms in total......"

"I know, I just said it casually." Curator Zhang greeted them with tea and said with a smile: "Zhixing, I sent your inkstone to Lord Yang last night, and Lord Yang said that it was just right, and he planned to go to Xianliang Temple early tomorrow morning to visit the Governor of Liangjiang." ”

"It's just right, it's good!" Han Xiufeng couldn't help laughing.

Director Zhang nodded, and continued: "I also helped you mention the matter of filling the vacancy to Lord Yang, and Lord Yang also agreed." However, this matter is not urgent, so I will transfer shifts, make up shifts, change shifts, transfer shifts, and promote shifts...... No matter what is missing, there are shifts, the rules are strict, and there are all rules to follow, and now I can only help you arrange a shift first, and then I will think of helping you go to the front row after the year. ”

"Let Curator Zhang bother, I'm not in a hurry, I can wait."

"Director Zhang, the shift is on the line, what is missing in the end, did Lord Yang say it?" Knowing that Han Xiufeng was not very easy to speak, Second Master Fei asked helpfully.

Director Zhang sighed lightly and said helplessly: "Brother Chuming, others don't know that you know, the inspection of the lack of salt roads and rivers is the fattest. Although the salt administration inspection is selected by the household department, and the river inspection is said to be selected by the Ministry of Industry, and then reported to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in fact, even the household department and the Ministry of Industry are not very easy to fight, but the two Huai salt administrations and river governors have the final say. ”

"So there is no hope for salt road inspection and river inspection?"

"No, but don't worry, with Lord Yang here, Zhixing will be able to make up for the lack sooner or later."