Hai'an is not better than Taizhou, and Yangzhou before the fall can not be compared, there is no theater teahouse, there is no bathhouse, even if you want to live the kind of "skin in the morning, water in the evening" life. Therefore, the townspeople eat dinner early, cook it before it gets dark, and finish it, and wash their feet and go to bed as soon as it gets dark.

Ren Yaen was not used to going to bed so early, and he didn't want to save so much money on lamp oil, so he sat comfortably on the Taishi chair as usual, holding a book and soaking his feet.

Yu Sangu added some hot water to the wooden basin, picked up the needle and thread and put it under the oil lamp, and while picking up the soles of her shoes, she asked Yu'er, who was sitting opposite with an embroidered handkerchief, this and that.

"It's really nothing to do today, and you don't know, Master Han is not at all like a big man who lives in the official residence from the fifth grade, not only does he have no shelf, but he also doesn't have much official business. Sent that Master Du away, came back and talked to Master Yu for a while, and then sat in the courtyard and read, until he saw that the sun was about to set. ”

"What did Master Han say to Master Yu and Master Wang?" Yu Sangu asked curiously.

"What can you say, naturally say business, can you tell you business?" Yu'er looked up at her with a smile and asked.

"Didn't you just say you don't have much official business?"

"I said I didn't have much official business, but I didn't say anything at all!"

Yu Sangu realized that she couldn't talk about the stepdaughter in front of her, who was only one year younger than her, but she felt that it was boring not to say anything, so she couldn't help but ask again: "Isn't there anything unusual?" ”

Ren Yu'er was tired of being asked, so she simply put down the work in her hand and thought about it, and then smiled: "There is no strange thing, but there is one funny thing." ”

"Don't sell it, what the hell is going on?"

"Didn't Master Han recognize me as a righteous sister and let me call him the fourth brother, Cuihua didn't know what medicine she had taken wrong in the afternoon, and when she heard me call the fourth brother, she asked Master Han if she could also call the fourth brother!"

"What did Master Han say?" Yu Sangu asked eagerly.

Ren Yu'er said with a smile: "Master Han said that it is not impossible, saying that if she is willing to marry the big head, then she can shout justifiably." Don't look at Cuihua's usual open-mouthedness, she dares to say anything. But hearing what Master Han said, she was so ashamed that she threw down the things in her hand and ran away. ”

Yu Sangu couldn't help but laugh and said: "Master Han is really, how can you make such a joke with Cuihua, no matter what, Cuihua is still a yellow flower girl." ”

What made her unbelievable was that Ren Yu'er actually said again: "I saw her running away, and I was worried that others would mistakenly think that Master Han was bullying her, so I hurried to chase her." I don't know if she has her feet bound or not, and she runs so fast that I chased for a long time to catch up. Unexpectedly, as soon as she saw me, she pulled me into the corner and asked if Master Han was joking with her, and if Master Han's words could be taken seriously! ”

"This crazy girl misses a man!"

"Third aunt, can you talk well, what do you think about men, how ugly."

"I haven't read, and you don't know I can't speak. Let's get down to business, does Cuihua's girl really like big heads? ”

Ren Yu'er held her chin and muttered: "I'm not the roundworm in her stomach, I don't know if she really likes it or not." ”

Yu Sangu put down the soles of her shoes and said: "If you like it, you like it, how can it be true or false." ”

"Why can't there be a fake, think about it, although the big head is not very bright, but he is also a dignified court official, and he is the president of the six products! I heard them say during the lunch meal that the big head and Master Han have not only become officials but also made no less money over the years. If Cuihua can marry the big head, won't she become an official's wife? Does it matter if you really like the big head? ”

"That's true." The more Yu Sangu thought about it, the more excited she became, and she turned around and said, "Master, don't you know, don't look at Cuihua's father as a cripple, but his heart is no less than others." Cuihua's mother is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and she even cares about buying leeks, who in the town doesn't know that his family is the most calculating! ”

It is said that don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people, Ren Yaen has never listened to these Zhang family members before, but since his daughter went to Master Han's place to do things, he should read books and soak his feet as usual, but in fact he is eavesdropping on the words of Yu Sangu and his daughter.

He pretended to be flustered, then put down the book and asked perfunctorily, "Is it?" ”

"What are you lying to, his family is famous for calculating." Yu Sangu thought about it and said, "No, I have to remind Master Han tomorrow, I can't be fooled by this!" ”

Ren Yaen hurriedly said: "Third aunt, I know that you are a good heart, but as the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than destroy a marriage, isn't it a good thing for bad people to remind you?" Besides, it's just a joke, Master Han just said it casually, can you still take it seriously? ”

"Yes, third aunt, you can't go and talk nonsense to Master Han." Ren Yu'er really regretted telling her this, worried that she would really run to chew her tongue, thought about it and said: "Besides, the big mind is not very bright, and it is already a great blessing to be able to marry a daughter-in-law, how can you think of this and that." ”

"What do you know?" Yu Sangu was anxious, stood up and said: "An eldest lady like you naturally doesn't look down on the big head, and the girls in the countryside don't think so." These days, is it so easy to find good people? Datou Qian is not only an official, not only rich, but also honest, marrying Datou Qian will only enjoy happiness, not loss! ”

"So the big head is quite sought-after?"

"You know, no, the fertilizer and water don't flow into the fields of outsiders, and this big bargain can't be taken advantage of by Cuihua. Master, I'll go back to my parents' house early tomorrow morning, I have several cousins and cousins, which one is not better looking than Cuihua, and which one is not as neat as Cuihua! ”

"Third aunt, do you want to be a matchmaker?" Ren Yaen asked with a smile.

"Tell my family what's wrong, it's hard for me to be afraid of people's jokes."

"It's not quite right."

"What's inappropriate," the more Yu Sangu thought about it, the more she felt that she couldn't miss this opportunity to let her cousin or cousin marry the official master and live a good life, and snickered with her waist crossed: "Cuihua is a dead girl who wants to turn a chicken into a phoenix, isn't it just to occupy something...... What, Yu'er, it's what you said the day before yesterday. Anyway, didn't she just pick up a bargain and be able to do things by Master Han's side. Tomorrow, I will bring all my cousins and cousins to the town, and let them all serve Master Han, and they will go without pay. If you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing the goods, and when the time comes, Master Han will know who is the most suitable to marry the big head Qianzong! ”

Ren Yu'er reacted, and said with a smile: "The building near the water gets the moon first." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it's this month, how can I not let Cuihua's shameless dead girl rob her!"

"But there's only one big one, and you don't need to bring all your cousins and cousins."

"There is always only one big head, but isn't there dozens of the total, the general manager, the foreign commission, and the foreign commission? Not to mention, Ji Da hasn't married his mother-in-law yet, and Ji Er hasn't married either. They are all officials now, and as long as they marry them, they will become official wives. Thinking that there are only six cousins and cousins combined, and one of them is only ten years old this year, Yu Sangu said again: "This is not a trivial matter, I will go back tomorrow to talk to the sixth master." ”

Thinking that she wanted to be a matchmaker for so many people, and she couldn't stop it if she wanted to, Ren Yu'er couldn't regret it, so she could only look at Ren Yaen with a blank eye.

How could Ren Yaen not know that if she messed around, she would be laughed at, but thinking that if this matchmaker really did it, even if it was laughed at by the townspeople, she simply picked up the book again and said: "Don't ask me about these mothers-in-law, I'll read my sage book." ”

"Dad!"

"What's wrong?"

"You don't care!"

"What's the matter?"

Ren Yu'er was anxious: "Aunt Guan, Dad, are you really confused or fake?" ”

"me?" Without waiting for Ren Yaen to speak, Yu Sangu asked unhappily: "Miss, what happened to me Yu Sangu, let the master take care of me." You just let the master beat me to death, just let the master write a letter of resignation, and leave me behind! ”

"What are you talking about, okay, it's not early, let's go back to our rooms to rest." Ren Yaen picked up the mud again, put down the book, picked up the footcloth, wiped his feet clean, and then put on his shoes and walked into the east wing without looking back.

……

At the same time, Han Xiufeng was sitting in the "lobby" of the Baojia Bureau playing chess with Dean Gu. Watching chess without saying a word, Fang Shimei stood aside so respectfully.

"Will!" Dean Gu snapped and fell again.

Han Xiufeng looked left and right, and found that the "old handsome" was really in danger this time, and couldn't help but look up and smile: "Jiang is really old and spicy, Dean Gu, Xiufeng is willing to bow down." ”

"It's all a trail, not a big deal." Dean Gu waved his hand, then turned around and smiled: "Master Fang, Master Han is also tired, why don't you change Master Han to have a game with Gu?" ”

Fang Shimei hurriedly arched his hand: "Don't dare, Dean Gu, your master's chess artist has been taught, but don't dare to humiliate himself again." ”

"Then what are you doing here so late without resting?"

"Master Han, Dean Gu, the official has something to report, I heard that you two are playing chess here, so I chased you here from the threshing floor."

"What's the matter?" Han Xiufeng put down the chess pieces, picked up the hot tea that Lu Daming had just continued, and asked.

"Master Han, Lord Lei Yichenglei, the servant of the Criminal Department who assists in Jiangbei military affairs, didn't he ask the imperial court to set up a Lijin Bureau to raise money for the peaceful chaos, and the Lijin Bureau will set up a branch in Taizhou, and the Taizhou Branch will set up a Lika in our Hai'an. The two assistant members of the Lijin Bureau have been here for a few days, and they are living in the yamen, and they are all ready, and they plan to go to Zhongbakou early tomorrow morning to set up a card to draw a centimeter. ”

Without waiting for Han Xiufeng to speak, Dean Gu asked with a smile: "Master Fang, you are the inspection of our Hai'an, and you are not a member of the Lijin Bureau, even if you want to report, it should be those two committee members who will report, why are you running this errand for them?" ”

"Dean Gu, aren't they familiar with the two of you, besides, raising money for the army is a big deal, and Shimei should run errands." Fang Shimei looked embarrassed, thought about it and arched his hand.

How could Han Xiufeng not know his true intentions, put down the teacup and placed the chess pieces while saying with a smile: "Brother Fang is so diligent, it really makes this official embarrassed." Isn't it just a card draw, this official knows, you still have to do business tomorrow, go back to the yamen as soon as possible to rest. ”

"Master Han, it's not a trivial matter to set up a card draw, what if there are Diao people who refuse to let them draw, or even punch the card!"

"Do it according to the rules, I am not without a royal law in the Qing Dynasty, since the imperial court has asked Lord Lei to set up a gold bureau, it is even more impossible for Lord Lei not to draw up a charter on how to draw a fee. This official is the deputy of Lianghuaiyun, and he is not the main hall of Taizhou, so there is no need to report these things to the official. ”

"There's no need to tell me," Dean Gu picked up a chess piece, turned around and smiled: "Although the old man is also from the fifth grade, this from the top belt of the fifth grade is donated with silver." Although he was blessed by the saint and received a pair of large purses and a pair of small purses, in the final analysis, they are no different from ordinary people. ”

Fang Shimei thought to himself, one of you is not only a five-grade top belt from the Holy Lord, and a specially granted two-Huai transport vice, but also holds the salt fishing camp and the power to investigate and arrest smugglers. One is a highly respected gentry, who can be called a hundred echoes in the acre of three-point land in Hai'an. Secretly thinking that the strong dragon will not suppress the head snake, if the two of you don't nod, this centimeter of gold will really not be extracted.

After all, compared to the Yamen of the Transport Division, the Lijin Bureau is just a grass platform team, and as long as there is a ship passing from Hai'an, as long as there is a suspicion that the ship is carrying private salt, you can even take all the people on the boat away, and the two assistant committee members and the errand officer who draw the Li can only watch, let alone sue Lord Lei, even if the lawsuit reaches the capital, the Holy Lord will only help the Yunsi and will not help the Lijin Bureau.

Fang Shimei didn't dare to go back like this, and said cautiously: "Master Han, Dean Gu, those two said, if you two can help, when the gold is drawn, you will take out one percent of the Xieji salt fishing camp, and then take out one percent of the Xieji Baojia Bureau, for the purpose of compiling and training the township bravery." ”

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that the wool came out of the sheep, and no matter how much it was, the people would be unlucky in the end, but it should not be impossible, otherwise they would not take the salt fishing camp and even the Yunsi Yamen in their eyes, so he pretended to weigh it, raised his head and smiled: "Brother Fang, how embarrassing is this." ”

"What's so embarrassing, it's as it should be."

"Then the official will thank Brother Fang in advance on behalf of the brothers in the salt fishing camp."

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