Chapter 145: The Hidden Secret
Just as he was about to ask further what Wang Jiaxuan said about what happened a few years ago, there was a coughing sound next to him, Shen Wenlun frowned, and shouted in a low voice: "What kind of tongue is chewing, the place of public court, where is the sage etiquette you usually learn?" ”
The discussion of Shen Wenlun and a few people suddenly stopped, although he was a little disdainful, but Fan Ming didn't have the heart to compete with these little boys, so he had to pretend not to hear, Wang Jiaxuan glanced at Shen Wenlun with disdain, although he was unconvinced, but he didn't show it, nothing else, where is this Shen Wenlun's madman behavior on weekdays, if he really wants to quarrel, he can't take the slightest advantage.
After a while, a servant came and led a few of them into a side courtyard next to it, looking at Wang Jiaxuan's excited eyes, Fan Ming knew that this must be the place where the county entertained guests.
The small courtyard is not big, but it is very elegant, and it is also a standard one-sided box, and the wing room next to it is the place where the secretary works around the county, and the main room is of course the place where the county lord is entertaining.
Entering the main hall, the first thing you see is two rows of neat and tidy long cases, which can be used as both bookcases and conference tables, atmospheric and practical, full of some files, some even yellow, this year looks like a long time.
The servant beckoned everyone to sit down, told them to wait a while, and then turned around and entered the inner room, Fan Ming couldn't stop the excitement in his heart at this time, once upon a time it was difficult to even survive, how could he think of entering and leaving the official hall of the county lord in a bright and bright way, and when he saw that the three people next to him were also like him, one of the slightly older students was even red, thinking that he was about to sit down and talk with the county lord, he was also so excited.
Although Shen Wenlun was much better than the three of him, Fan Ming carefully observed that his palm was tightly grasping the corner of his clothes, and it was already a small piece of wet, obviously he was also nervous, after all, if he could get the favor of the county lord, it was not a treatment that ordinary people could get.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, two familiar figures walked out from the inner room, it was Wang Zhixian, the lord of the county, and behind him was Sun Xuezheng, compared to the last time they met, Wang Zhixian was obviously thinner, and his face was not as cheerful as last time, and there were some worries hidden between his eyebrows.
Seeing the arrival of Wang Zhixian, the four county students, including Shen Wenlun, all stood up in unison, and bowed respectfully in the direction of Wang Zhixian, compared to the crampedness of the other three, Fan Ming calmed down, this is also the ability to adjust his mentality that he practiced in later generations, no matter what the scene was, even when he saw the ministerial-level leader, he never panicked.
Wang Xianling looked at Fan Ming's body at first sight, and a smile gradually appeared on his originally serious face, "You are here too." ”
Hearing this, Fan Ming was taken aback, a little unbelievable that Wang Zhixian still remembered him, a county school boy who only had one side, and carefully glanced at Sun Xuezheng, who was standing behind Wang Zhixian, Sun Xuezheng came with a 'safe' look, Fan Ming's heart suddenly settled down, it seemed to be a good thing: "It's been almost two months since I went to the county school, and I have always wanted to come to meet the county lord, but I am afraid of being abrupt." ”
Wang Zhixian nodded, very satisfied, and patted him on the shoulder, "Well, good!" ”
Seeing that Wang Zhixian was unusually kind to him, Fan Ming's slightest concern in his heart also dissipated, although he knew that the reason why Wang Zhixian took a fancy to him had a lot to do with the answer to the audition, according to the general etiquette, if there were elders who were willing to be introducers, they would immediately prepare etiquette to come to the door to meet them, in order to become a formal apprenticeship, but at that time, it was only because his status was too low, he was too poor, and he was a little arrogant, and his original intention was not to obstruct the eyes of others, seeing that Wang Zhixian didn't care about this matter at all, Instead, he put down the majesty of the dignity of a county and took the initiative to greet him, and he was suddenly ashamed of his thoughts just now, and gave up other ideas.
Shen Wenlun and the three of them were shocked by the unusual intimacy between Wang Zhixian and Fan Ming, and there was also a little envy in it, how could they never have thought that this poor boy from the countryside had anything to do with the county lord, now it seems that not only is there a relationship, but the relationship does not seem to be ordinary close, and they are secretly thinking about the relationship with this Fan Ming Lala in the future.
After Wang Zhixian gave Fan Ming a relieved smile, he shifted his gaze to several other people, "I want you to come here today, what is the matter, I guess you also have the bottom in your heart!" ”
The three of them were still immersed in their own thinking, and when they were called by Wang Zhixian, they all came back to their senses at the same time, and nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "I have been informed, Xuetian is going to be restructured for export, and I will wait for a few to sort out an entry and recount the official fields and taxes over the years." ”
Wang Zhixian nodded, raised his finger and pointed to the file piled up like a hill on the long case, and said: "You think about it, in the future, you will come here every afternoon after school, if you have some elbows, you don't have to force it!" Wang Zhixian pondered for a while, and then said: "Well, after all, it is for the yamen, and the appropriate remuneration is still required, according to a hundred wen a day, how about it be your minister's money?" ”
Several people looked at each other, they didn't dare to agree or not agree, Fan Ming didn't have time to worry about what Shen Wenlun didn't tell him about the whole thing, his mind was running rapidly, calculating the gains and losses, and there were benefits of not agreeing, these days Mo Xirong's shop has just opened, there must be a lot of things to help, plus he still has to work his studies, the time may be a little tight, but the promise is the benefit of promise, first, although the minister's money of one hundred wen a day is not much, But it is also a good income, and now the family is also short of money, and it is possible to earn a little to supplement the family, second, to be able to enter the yamen to do things, and you can also get familiar with the things in the yamen as soon as possible, and open up interpersonal relationships, even if the road to the scientific examination is not smooth in the future, you can also get a job in the yamen, after all, so many people in the Great Song Dynasty participate in the scientific examination, and there are only so many people who can be named on the gold list.
After thinking about the key points, Fan Ming decided to apply for this errand, although this is not a formal errand, but at least it can be used as a starting ladder, "Thank you for mentioning it, the student is willing to accept this errand." ”
Sun Xuezheng threw a pleased look at Fan Ming, smiled knowingly, nodded in affirmation, Fan Ming's heart became more and more settled, thinking that Sun Xuezheng was really a great sage who read the sage book, and he didn't care about his own cold things at all, but he tried his best to help himself, and he would definitely make up for this love when the conditions were good in the future.