"At the beginning of man, nature is good. Sex is similar, Xi is far away. If you don't teach, sex is ......"

In the early morning, the Mingdao Academy, which was next to the threshing floor, heard the sound of children reading aloud. This is the most sacred place in the town like Fengshan, whether it is the merchant who walks the streets and alleys or the old farmer who comes to the town to sell melons, fruits and vegetables, not only does not dare to shout when passing here, but even walks become tiptoeing.

The college is not large, there are only five rooms, and the three rooms on the left are still the residence of the only gentleman and dean of the college, Ren Yaen's family, and only two rooms are actually used to teach students. However, not everyone can read books, and there are not many students, only seventeen in total.

Ren Yaen drank high yesterday and didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning, Yu'er was worried about delaying the children's studies, so she secretly gathered her long hair and put on a hat, changed into a green cloth gown, and took a ring ruler to help her father Ren Yaen lead the children to recite the "Three Character Classic".

Mingdao Academy accepts all enlightened students, and Fengshan Academy accepts all students who have studied for several years, and some have even been admitted to the children's school. She has read all of those people's articles, not only is it mediocre or even incomprehensible, but it is difficult to even the words to be elegant, let alone poetry. This made her, who admired Mulan, the female champion and the female colt since she was a child, always hate why she is not a man.

In short, she likes the feeling of being a teacher, and she is pretending to be a gentleman and pretending to be intoxicated. Her stepmother, Ren Yu, ran to the door, frowning. Ren Yu'er realized that her father had woken up, and hurriedly put down the ring ruler and ran out of the classroom.

"Hurry up and change your clothes, it's terrible to be seen by your father." Ren Yu said worriedly.

It is worth mentioning that Ren Yu's family is only called in the Ren family, and everyone in the town calls her the third aunt when she goes out. Although her name has an aunt, she is not very old, she is only nineteen this year, only one year older than Yu'er. Her mother's family is in Jiaogang, and she is also Yu Qinghuai's cousin in terms of seniority, but she is just a distant branch, and her family is not only far inferior to Yu Qinghuai's wealthy family, but also poor, so when she was a teenager, she came to the town every day with a basket to sell vegetables.

Seeing that Ren Yaen not only had no children under his knees but also that there was no one in the room, Dean Gu helped pull this red line half a month ago. Ren Yaen had already had the idea of continuing the string, and Yu Sangu's father also felt that her daughter could fill the house for the Confucian teachings, which was equivalent to climbing a high branch, and a family affair was just done. Yu Sangu entered Ren's house in such a daze and became Ren Yuer's stepmother.

is one year older, "Mother" these four words Yu'er really can't shout, she has always called you, and even called Sangu like the townspeople, she was afraid of being laughed at by the naughty schoolboys, and said impatiently: "It's okay, you can get busy, leave me alone." ”

Yu Sangu took a look at it, carried the basket and said, "Breakfast is cooked, change your clothes and go to the kitchen to serve yourself." I'm going to deliver food to Master Han, and I have to help Master Han wash the clothes he changed yesterday. I don't know if I want to clean up inside and outside the house, if I want to clean it up, it must be too early, and you can cook the lunch yourself. Actually, you don't have to do it, I brought back so many leftovers yesterday, you can just pick a few and heat them up. ”

As soon as she mentioned these Yu'er, she was annoyed, pouting and muttering: "Third aunt, you are now my father's wife, my stepmother, not his master Han's subordinate, always showing up like this, always being an old mother like this, you will be laughed at!" Also, can we stop getting into other people's small bargains, and even bring the leftovers home, and don't be ashamed to pass them on!"

"What madam, I didn't enter your house to serve you, serve your father, and be your mother?" Yu Sangu glared at her angrily, and snickered again: "Help Master Han cook rice, clean up the house, sew and mend, wash and dry, what's the shame?" Two taels of silver a month, this errand is still begged from Dean Gu, if I don't do it, some people are willing to do it, and the rich mother-in-law doesn't know how envious she is. ”

"What does Qian Dagui do, what does my father do, can his family compare with you?"

"What does your father do, your father is a poor teacher! I thought I would be blessed when I entered your house, but when I entered the door, I realized that your father was poor. Don't talk about it, I have to bring food to Master Han. ”

In the face of Yu Sangu, who is really able to endure hardships and is very good at running a family, although she is not a little embarrassed to do things on weekdays, Yu'er is really embarrassed to complain anymore, so she can only smile bitterly and go back to her room to change clothes.

……

Yu Sangu pinched the time very accurately, and walked into the small courtyard with a bamboo basket, Han Xiufeng just got up, and was talking to Pan Er while washing his face and rinsing his mouth in the courtyard.

"Master Zhang and Second Young Master Zhang stayed at the Yamen of the Inspection Division, Dean Gu originally planned to have a banquet at noon, but Fang Shimei wanted to invite him at noon. Fang Shijun has just come here and wants to invite you to have a drink at noon. ”

"What about them?"

"The big head hasn't woken up yet, and he drank high again yesterday." Pan Er, who has already experienced from the Seventh Grade Alternate Salt Transportation Division and worked as a patrol officer in the Yamen of the Transportation Division, not only did not dare to put on an official stand in front of Han Xiufeng, but was more respectful than before, standing aside and reporting: "Ji Daji and Ji Er They were also drunk yesterday, but today they woke up earlier than the other, and they ran to the door before dawn to wait for you to get up, and wanted to take two days off to go back to Guangzong and Yaozu." said that the family came to ask, and Ji Laocai from Jijiazhuang did come. ”

"They are officials, although they are military attachés, they are also officials, not only their own glory, but also the glory of their family, they should go back, are they still at the door?"

"When they left, Han Bo and the state government made the decision to let them go back, and they each gave them a three-month salary advance before leaving."

Han Xiufeng put down the towel and said with a smile: "Han Bo and the state politics have done a good job, they will return to their hometown with honor, and they will glorify their ancestors, so they can't go back without some money, they don't have money to buy sacrifices to worship their ancestors, and they don't have money to put wine on them." ”

Pan Er also smiled and said: "Yes, we are far away from home, if we are as close to home as they are, and we encounter such a big event, we have to take a few days off, and we have to go back to worship our ancestors and set up a few tables of wine." ”

If the clothes don't return to their hometown, they are like brocade clothes walking at night, but Keba County is thousands of miles away from here, and there are thieves and bandits making trouble, and they can't go back for a while, Han Xiufeng sighed secretly, and then changed his words: "Changsheng, did Lord Guo have any explanation before coming?" ”

"Yes, Zhang Zhigao was here yesterday, and it was inconvenient to speak." Pan Er accompanied him into the hall, sat down and said: "Fourth brother, you are different from me, your top belt from the fifth grade is sent by the emperor, and this luck deputy is specially granted by the emperor. Master Guo knew that you couldn't write, and he knew that you didn't even have a friend around you, let alone a master who could write excerpts of thanksgiving, so he decided to ask his friend Mr. Wu to write a copy for you, and the day before yesterday it was submitted along with other official documents. ”

"Lord Guo is really thoughtful, by the way, did Lord Guo say whether he wants to go back to Beijing to see him?"

"Lord Guo said that begging must be a request, and according to the usual case, he has to beg three times, but whether he wants to return to Beijing to see whether the emperor is gracious or not. But now it's not as good as before, you have an injury in your leg, and the emperor will not let you return to Beijing nine times out of ten. ”

Han Xiufeng muttered: "It doesn't matter if you can be led by the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Rites, although I haven't met the emperor, I have seen others meet me." Lord Duan has made so many preparations for the audience, and he has to stuff so much silver into the eunuchs in the palace, but I don't have so much silver to honor those eunuchs. ”

Duan Dazhang knew about what he saw, and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, it's best not to go back to Beijing, and our silver didn't fall from the sky." ”

"Does Lord Duan have any other explanations?"

"Yes," Pan Er looked up at Yu Sangu, who was placing the dishes and chopsticks, and didn't say until Yu Sangu reacted and exited the hall: "Fourth brother, Lord Guo received two letters from Beijing the day before yesterday, in which he said that he would not be able to act as the acting director of the transportation department for a few days, saying that the emperor had granted Chonglun, who had been a small military aircraft, and had been an envoy to Fengpi Road in Shaanxi, Yongding River in Zhili, an envoy to Yunnan Province, and a political envoy to Guangdong. ”

Han Xiufeng was taken aback: "Has Chonglun set off, if Chonglun arrives, what will Master Guo do?" ”

"Whether Chonglun has set off or not, and when he will be able to take office, Lord Guo doesn't know. I only know that even if Chonglun comes, he will not be recalled to Beijing, and there is a chance that he will stay in Jiangsu. ”

"Go to Qishan to help with military affairs?"

"It's not." Pan Er looked back at Yu Sangu, who was cleaning the yard, and said in Han Xiufeng's ear: "Lord Guo's friend in Beijing said that the emperor intends to let Lord Guo serve as Huaiyang Dao, and he also intends to let Lord Guo take care of Cao affairs. ”

"So Lord Guo is likely to go to Qingjiangpu?"

"No, the letter said that the top priority is to attack and suppress the bandits entrenched in Yangzhou, Yizhen and Guazhou, Qingjiangpu is too far away from Yangzhou, even if Lord Guo is appointed as Huaiyang Dao, it is estimated that he will have to be stationed in Taizhou."

The full name of Huaiyang Road is called the sub-patrol Huaiyang Soldier Preparation Road, leading Huai'an, Yangzhou, Tongzhou and Haizhou. That is to say, most of the prefectures and counties east of Yizhen and north of the Yangtze River are under the control of Huaiyang Road. If you put aside the peaceful years, this lack is really not as good as the fat and oily two Huai salt transport envoys, but now the bandits are in chaos, the salt affairs are deserted, and the Huaiyang Dao that is in charge of the army and the people is much stronger than being the two Huai salt envoys.

Han Xiufeng was happy for Guo Peilin in his heart, but after thinking about it, he asked: "Lord Guo is going to do Huaiyang Dao, what should we do?" ”

"Fourth brother, Master Guo has already thought about it. Although the Huaiyang Provincial Department does not have a salt fishing camp like the Yunsi Yamen, Lord Guo not only wants to do Huaiyang Dao, but also takes care of Cao affairs nine times out of ten. Caobiao had two battalions in Jiangsu, one Miaowan Battalion and one Dianhu Battalion, which had not only been abandoned long ago, but also the remaining soldiers had already been emptied and had to be rebuilt like the salt fishing camp. ”

Looking at Han Xiufeng's thoughtful appearance, Pan Er continued: "It's just that the Huaiyang Provincial Department is different from the Yamen of the Transportation Division, it can only supervise and inspect the prefectures and counties and the green camps stationed in each prefecture, but the taxes are not controlled. Whether it is the tax of Taizhou or the tax of the entire Yangzhou capital, it has to be solved to the Jiangning Domain, which moved to Xuzhou. If there is no money, how can Master Guo raise soldiers, and if he has no soldiers, how will he deal with it in the event of a war? ”

"Go on."

"Isn't Chonglun still in office, Lord Guo plans to use this gap to quickly inspect the fields and raise food. Aren't you going to recruit 500 soldiers here, Lord Guo asked you to recruit 200 more, and when the time comes, you will leave 200 soldiers for Chonglun, and the rest will be incorporated into the Miaowan Battalion and the Dianhu Battalion of Caobiao. ”

"This is a solution, what about the salary?"

"The bay camp and the tenant lake camp are the green camps within the economic system, and the imperial court has to allocate food and salary. Of course, the little food and salary allocated by the imperial court is definitely not enough, and Lord Guo said that he will think of a way to see if he can let the prefectures and counties help again. ”

"What about me, what should I do," Han Xiufeng asked with a wry smile: "I am now the deputy of the transportation department, and it is an internal matter to lead the salt fishing camp, isn't it unjustifiable to lead the Caobiao Green Camp?" ”

Pan Er hurriedly said: "Lord Guo has already thought of it, he said that when the time comes, he will seconded you to the Provincial Department to listen to the use, and entrust you with an errand to help with Cao affairs, so that you can lead the troops justifiably." Lord Guo originally wanted to help you find an alternate governor, but after thinking about it, I felt that it was not appropriate, first, you were specially awarded by the emperor, and second, the alternate governor was an alternate official after all, how could you be a decent deputy who was really lacking. ”

"Since Lord Guo has thought of it a long time ago, I don't have to worry," Han Xiufeng nodded, thought about it and asked: "Changsheng, Lord Guo is on patrol, and there can't be no one around to escort him, should I go with Lord Guo to patrol the fields?" ”

"I asked, Master Guo said that there were no bandits in the field, there is no need for so many people, not to mention that you have to recuperate from your injuries, you can't let others see the flaws, you don't need to go with him, he will stay here for one night when he passes through Hai'an."

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