Chapter 41: Taming
The breadth and depth of endurance is largely determined by one's talents, as well as by one's acquired environment and experiences.
Whether it is wealth, health, happiness, or poverty, illness, or depression, it can bring fluctuations in people's thinking, and as the fluctuations become larger and larger, people's endurance is getting stronger and stronger, but no matter what, people's endurance is limited, even if Cao Wei lives two lives......
Cao Wei ran out of the thousands of households in the north of the city in a panic, and saw that Yu Dezhi was already waiting outside the door, so he quickened his pace and walked up. Yu Dezhi saw that his master's face was pale and full of alcohol, he pursed his lips tightly, and hurriedly greeted Cao Wei to help him.
"Sir, are you drinking?"
"Vomit ......" Cao Wei spit directly on the side of the road, and after half a pillar of incense, he only felt that he had even vomited out the bile, so he said weakly: "Don't mention wine to me......"
Yu Dezhi looked back at the Qianhu Office in the north of the city, his face was shocked, and he didn't necessarily feel so embarrassed when the epidemic broke out in Yangzhou Mansion. What is there in this small thousand households that can make the always calm old man so unbearable?
"Master, have you seen Lord Qianhu?"
"Vomit...... Don't mention a thousand households to me! ”
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Located on the bank of the Qinhuai River, Caofu's new house is a large mansion with three entrances and three exits, with pleasant scenery inside, such as walls, corridors, gardens, and even a small pond where a few red goldfish swim and enjoy themselves.
The bamboo forest is located on the east side of the pool, there is a pavilion next to it, the former owner is also an elegant person, according to Fang Ya, the former owner of the house is the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, because he was promoted to the capital, so he had to sell the house, and the whole mansion cost Cao Wei three thousand taels of silver.
The three-in and three-out house is very empty, there is no one else in it except Cao Wei, sweet potato, and one Yu Dezhi, Cao Wei and sweet potato live in the backyard, Yu Dezhi lives in the front yard, and the house is empty every night, which looks particularly gloomy.
After two days, Cao Wei couldn't stand it anymore, and always felt that there was a sound of scratching the door outside the house every night, so Cao Wei directly took the money to the tooth shop, invited two cooks, bought a few maids in the inner courtyard, and bought a hundred fake and shoddy celebrity calligraphy and paintings in the antique market, which were not expensive, and a total of ten taels of silver.
The main thing is that there are no braille paintings in the toilet, and I always feel that something is missing.
The maids in the inner courtyard are all under the jurisdiction of sweet potatoes, and the miscellaneous servants in the outer courtyard are all led by Dezhi, and the two of them are also capable, and in just a few days, a group of servants will be managed and obedient, and they will be in order. The empty courtyard gradually became full, and the bustling mansion finally felt a little bit of home.
The hundred households where Cao Wei took office happened to be close to the Qinhuai River and very close to home, so as long as Cao Wei wanted to, he could go home and sleep from the place where he ran an errand within the time of a pillar of incense. After observing the nearby environment, Cao Wei's heart sank, the banks of the Qinhuai River are mostly fireworks lands, and there are many Qinglou teahouses, which means that the forces here are complicated, and most of the dignitaries are involved in it, and Cao Wei's jurisdiction is here, so how dare Cao Wei manage it?
What is the most popular in Nanjing? That is the lord and magnate who settled here after accompanying Taizu to fight the country, only in the south of the city, one foot can trample on one grandfather, three marquis and five uncles, so a new uncle like Cao Wei is not enough to see in Nanjing.
And what is jurisdiction? The duty of the Jinyi guard is to keep safe and prevent trouble. To keep Ping'an, you naturally have to accept Ping'an silver, otherwise what your brothers will eat, who will follow you sincerely if you don't have silver. And the cashier will offend the powerful, especially in a region with complex power like the Qinhuai River, Cao Wei estimated that the last hundred households were squeezed out or even killed because they offended the magnates here......
Regardless of the powerful people outside, Cao Wei felt a little difficult to manage just the subordinates in these hundred households, looking like a hairy boy, how could he convince the public? When he first arrived, Cao Wei was sure that he must have offended people, because a radish was a pit, and he, a hundred households that suddenly fell from the sky, occupied this pit, so he must have offended the person who should be in the upper position but did not have the upper position.
Cao Wei's subordinates have two general flags, a secretary, and six small flags under each of the two general flags, and then there are ordinary school captains, wrestlers. As soon as Cao Wei arrived at the Baihu Office, the two general banners gathered all their subordinates and met the new Baihu adults in the small courtyard of the Baihu Office, and everyone looked very respectful, and they couldn't see their true thoughts.
One of the two general flags is surnamed Wei, named Jun, and his name is Jun, but his appearance has nothing to do with Jun, he has a stubbled beard on his black face, and there is also a surname Zhang, whose name is fierce, and his figure is very appropriate to his name, and he looks powerful and fierce.
What made Cao Wei feel tricky was this Zhang Meng, his demeanor was respectful on the surface, but looking at Qin Kan's eyes flashed with jealousy from time to time. Cao Wei noticed his gaze very sensitively, because this man was honest, and he couldn't hide his thoughts in his eyes at all.
After checking the roster, Cao Wei said a few words of encouragement, then ordered everyone to disperse and called Zhang Meng to the house.
Sitting on the chair, after taking a sip of tea, Cao Weicai slowly spoke: "Is Zhang Zongqi dissatisfied with this official?" ”
Zhang Meng has lived for more than 30 years, and he has never seen such a direct person, how could he come up and ask like this, could it be that he noticed something? A trace of panic flashed in Zhang Meng's eyes, and he hurriedly spoke: "My subordinates don't dare!" ”
"Zhang Zongqi is complaining that the official has robbed you of your position?"
More straightforward...... Zhang Meng lowered his head and hugged his fists and said, "There is no such thing!" ”
"Does Zhang Zongqi know the identity of this official?" Cao Wei suddenly lowered his voice.
Identity? Isn't it just a hundred households? Is there any other identity? A trace of doubt flashed in Zhang Meng's eyes.
Cao Wei didn't wait for Zhang Meng to answer, so he said to himself: "Maybe the general banner doesn't know, the title of this official is Qin Yangbo, which belongs to the noble ......."
Zhang Meng's eyes widened, staring straight at Cao Wei, he didn't believe that an uncle would come to make a hundred households.
"Zhang Zongqi must not believe it, but Zhang Zongqi thinks that this official is lying to you? Or is it just kidding? ”
Zhang Meng reacted at this time, no one will joke about this, nor will they use this to deceive people, after all, whether it is true or false, the truth will be revealed one day, Cao Wei, as a hundred households, there is no need to deceive a subordinate. Zhang Meng was terrified, this new Baihu must be an earl, but what is the earl doing here? Is there any secret, or is it for the sake of the previous one who died suddenly?
Thinking of the idea of planning to exclude Cao Wei in the past few days, Zhang Meng was frightened into a cold sweat, and immediately knelt down on one knee, not daring to look at Cao Wei.
Cao Wei walked in front of Zhang Meng, helped Zhang Meng up and said: "Uncle Ben must have the intention of coming here, Zhang Zongqi has a great future, I am afraid that one hundred households is not enough...... There are five hundred taels of silver here, and Mr. Zhang collects it, so it should be rewarded by Uncle Ben. ”
"My subordinates are willing to die for my uncle!"
Cao Wei was very satisfied with Zhang Zongqi's reaction, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief. This little was finally fooled by herself......
"What does Zhang Zongqi think of Wei Jun?"
Zhang Meng hesitated for a moment and said, "Careful as a hair, loyal and brave!" It's best to use it for your uncle. ”
"How can I use it?"
"Wei Zongqi has a frail wife at home......"