After sending away his wife and concubine, the county magistrate stood up, stretched his waist, straightened up his official authority, and said to the door outside: "Go, call this little show in." ”

It's just a blink of an eye, Mao Yulong trotted all the way in, and after entering the door, he didn't forget to give a salute, but before the county order said the word "free courtesy", Mao Yulong said anxiously: "Old parents, something is wrong, the soldiers of the ninth battalion of the guard stationed in Hangzhou are going to mutiny." ”

As soon as he heard this, the county magistrate was not happy, and put his face down at that time: "Don't grandstand, don't talk nonsense, this is absolutely impossible to happen." ”

Mao Yulong said anxiously: "This is really about to happen, the old parents hurry up and report it." ”

The county magistrate asked: "There is no news from the Jinyi guards all over the world, where did you get the news?" ”

Mao Yulong hurriedly said: "I got it from the mouth of the veteran who guarded the door." ”

The county order was angry: "You take a grudgeful veteran's nonsense seriously, it's really playing the piano, where is this?" This is the provincial capital office, yamen at all levels, and Jinyi Weidong Factory are here, there is really something wrong, I have already gotten the news, where can I wait for you to come and talk about things? Do you think that the officials at all levels, Jinyiwei and Dongchang's father-in-law are all vegetarians? ”

Then he picked up the teacup and admonished him earnestly: "At a young age, don't just get a little achievement, have a little fame, and ignore everyone else, this is a very bad slim, in my nonsense, even if the county has a heart to cherish talents, but if you are in someone else's place, your future is worrying." Go back and read your book well, wait for the end of the New Year, go to the school, and after three years, bring a dismissal to the county, that is the long face of Hangzhou. ”

Mao Yulong also wanted to explain. It's recorded in history, but if you open your mouth, forget it, if you really want to say that, the current one won't be so kind to receive herself, she will definitely arrest herself and imprison him as a madman, and her future will be completely ruined.

Looking at the county zun who had impatiently picked up the teacup, he finally had to retreat, but when he walked out of the door of the flower hall with his front feet, he still didn't forget to whisper: "The student is absolutely not lying to the truth, if the old parents prepare early, or prepare a case from above, once the thing really happens, the old parents will have a lot less melons, and please listen to the students." ”

The teacup on his lips paused for a moment, looking at the back of Mao Yulong who was trotting out, and the county commander couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart.

He knew the condition of the soldiers, and it was his responsibility to not pay for food for three years. But there is no way, because now the tax tasks above are increased layer by layer. If it is not completed, the performance of the official appraisal will be greatly affected. And he was unlucky, under the noses of these two mothers-in-law, and asked himself to set an example for other local officials to increase the taxes on this level. There is no way, but to occupy this money and food.

Originally, the taxes of each city gate belonged to those Qiu Ba, and they were divided according to three or seven, but as a result, the political envoy could not explain the increased taxes to the national treasury, so he took the three points that were distributed to Qiu Ba directly in his hands.

Du Yushi wanted to give the 80-year-old lady a beautiful birthday, and as a result, the money that the emperor rewarded those Qiu Ba this year was directly swallowed. Just a few years ago, in order to gag his mouth, he also shared his own share.

In fact, I also know that with such layers of squeezing, those Qiu Ba are absolutely unconvinced, and the dog is in a hurry and jumps off the wall, not to mention a group of **? But the trend of the times, for example, the share given to him by the imperial history, if he doesn't want it, then he will become an outlier in this officialdom, and the imperial historians are still looking for something to impeach the officials under them, if they really become an outlier, they will not be impeached to death by the imperial history?

According to the analysis of this situation, it is really possible that Mao Yulong got the news, although on the ground in Hangzhou, the four or five thousand ** may not be able to set off any big waves, but it is not impossible to appear with a drum whistle.

Mao Yulong is right, if you are not afraid of 10,000 yuan, you are afraid of what happens, if this situation really occurs, it is your little daughter-in-law who bears the black pot in the end.

But if you really report this matter, there is no evidence, this is one of them, and second, Jinyiwei and Dongchang did not find out about this matter, and if they made this scene, they would completely offend these two deadly departments.

The county magistrate anxiously paced in the flower hall, but he couldn't think of a perfect way.

Seeing that the guests were gone, the concubine served the old lady to sleep, and then came in quietly, and had to continue to serve the master. In this era, the status of a concubine is sometimes inferior to that of a maid, and you must be cautious at all times, otherwise it will never end well. If a maid makes a mistake, the worst outcome can only be kicked out of the door. Because the maid is an employment relationship.

However, when a concubine makes a mistake, she can be sold directly to the Qinglou by her so-called husband, and such cases abound. Because the concubine is a vassal relationship, there is no personal freedom.

When I returned to the flower hall, I saw the old man pacing anxiously, with a confused and hesitant face, so he asked cautiously: "Didn't the master just do well, why are things so troublesome in the blink of an eye?" ”

The county magistrate scratched his head at this little concubine and said: "It's not that little Xiucai, he gave me another problem, he is simply a troublemaker, and it really gives me a headache." So he told his concubine about it.

"For such a big matter, why don't you ask the master?"

The county magistrate smiled bitterly: "Don't you know? Just our master, with our family's money, looks like he has the same heart as us, but Shaoxing masters are wearing a pair of pants, and there is a little thing here, and the Shaoxing masters all over the world know it in a blink of an eye. At that time, if this thing doesn't happen, the above hat for the official misinspection will be buckled, so ah, this thing is really scratching your head. ”

The concubine understood her husband's difficulties, thought for a while, and proposed with a smile: "Since the master wants to, if this thing doesn't happen, you won't be annoyed by Shangxian for nothing." But if something really happens, you can't be blamed for the crime of failing to report it in advance. According to the meaning of the concubine, you might as well write a greeting note to all the yamen officials, and then attach the news of this matter under this note. According to the observation of the concubine, all the adults don't pay attention to this kind of dispensable greeting. In this way, if there is nothing in the future, you will not say it, but once something happens, the constitution blames it, you can shout injustice, I said it, if you don't see it, you can't blame our lord. ”

The county commander was overjoyed when he heard this, and took the concubine's hand at that time: "Oh, I really didn't expect that there is a Zhuge Liang by my side, great, I'll do it." ”

So, the concubine grinded the ink, and the county order waved a big pen to talk nonsense, and then wrote another article in the back, saying this matter, which was regarded as an early warning. And then sealing a letter in officialdom is to brush up on the sense of existence, and it is not sent out by anyone at all.

After everything was done, the county order took the concubine's hand: "It's the seventh day of the new year, and I haven't let you go home to visit your parents, look at how busy I am, I'm almost forgotten." ”

The concubine is a local, but without her husband's consent, she didn't dare to go home to visit her relatives, hearing this, she couldn't help but feel sour, and tears almost fell, but she still endured it, lowered her head and whispered: "Waiting for the master is a big deal, so——"

The county magistrate stood up and said magnanimously: "Don't say it, you go to the account office now, pay ten taels, no, one hundred taels of silver and go home for ten days and a half months." ”

The concubine couldn't believe her ears, a hundred taels of silver was enough to buy ten acres of good paddy fields for her poor family, and her family could live a peaceful life, and her younger brother could also talk about a family business.

At that time, he cried and bowed down: "Master-"

The county magistrate pulled her up: "Madam-" This is also the first time that the county magistrate calls this concubine like this, and the concubine has the heart to die for it at that time. This is an acknowledgment, and from then on, his position in this family is secure.

"Madam, your mother's family is in the countryside, take an extra hundred taels, this time bring our children and daughters, let them also feel the taste of the countryside, of course, bring more change for food and drink, don't wronged you and the children."

The concubine was stunned for a moment, and then nodded with tears: "The concubine understands, don't worry, even if I die, I will keep our family's incense." ”

The county magistrate nodded, and he understood what these officials had done, and there was a chance that this thing would happen. Besides, although Mao Yulong is young, judging from previous contacts, that child is definitely old and stable, and he will never fool himself with an empty hole, let alone his future impression in front of Shangguan. Nine times out of ten, this will happen.

"Madam, it's the first month, you are definitely not allowed to come back without my letter, remember to remember."

The concubine nodded fiercely, and then reluctantly took the children, got into the carriage and prepared to go out of the city, looking at her husband who was waving at the door of the yamen, and couldn't help but burst into tears. A hundred days of husband and wife, people, who can be ruthless?

Seeing that the lady left with the child, the county magistrate Shi Shiran returned to the yamen, then picked up a book and read it absentmindedly. You can't make too much of a move, or things won't work in your favor. The rest is up to God.