When it comes to dressing, Jiang Ye's dress is much neater than that of Cheng and Wang. But Cheng Xiaojiu still deliberately kept a distance of about one foot from the other party, not because of inferiority, but because he couldn't stand the stock market atmosphere on the other party. The breath was like a lump of frozen phlegm, and no matter how smooth the exterior was, it could not make people feel happy.

The archer Jiang Ye didn't care about the coldness of others to him, or he didn't notice Cheng Xiaojiu's wariness of him at all. While pulling the mount and moving forward slowly, he enthusiastically pointed out like two teenagers: "This street is the most prosperous place in our pavilion, and the goods from all over the world can be bought almost all that the two of you can hear." Now it is not as good as before, when the canal was just opened, even overseas Kunlun slaves were sold. The one who is black! Except for the eyes and teeth, it's like charcoal. If you bare your teeth in the middle of the night, you can scare people unconscious! ”

"Ah, yes!" Wang Ermao was startled by Jiang Ye's sudden mouth full of yellow teeth, and dodged in response.

"Of course, your uncle and I have seen it with my own eyes. It's a lot of strength! The stone grinder weighing three hundred pounds was lifted with both hands. Jiang Ye spit out his black tongue, added the broken vegetable leaves on his teeth, chewed it in his mouth, and spit it out to the side of the road with thick phlegm, "But the price is also outrageous, a man costs twelve hangings." His grandmother's, twelve hanging money, is enough for me to buy three Goguryeo girls with fine skin and tender meat! ”

"With such arm strength, he must be a strong man in his clan!" Cheng Xiaojiu frowned and said in a low voice. He didn't like Jiang Ye's attitude of treating people as cattle very much, but the other party was Ermao's uncle and his future colleague, as long as he refused to leave, no one could pull his face to drive him away.

"What the hell is Lord Hyosa-sama! One sentence to the point! Jiang Ye smiled and picked up Cheng Xiaojiu's words, "I later heard that Kunlun Nu was a general of a small country outside Huawai, and because he offended the powerful ministers of the court, he was demoted to a slave, and his family was sold to a sea ship!" ”

This is obviously talking nonsense, Cheng Xiaojiu can tell it, but he is not ready to poke it. There is a ride, and I respond without a ride, looking forward to the road under my feet to be completed soon.

"This is the rice shop opened by the old Zhao family, and Jia Zhutou in the yamen is his son-in-law!" The more Jiang Ye spoke, the happier he became, pointing to a shop on the side of the road with a width of more than forty steps. "The rice eaten in the yamen throughout the year was supplied by their family. It's all the best two Huai fine grains, not a grain of sand! ”

Cheng Xiaojiu followed the other party's fingers and saw several shirtless thugs standing at the door of the grain store menacingly. At this moment, the sky has slowly begun to darken, and the people who buy rice are still in a long line. Some people have already bought food, but they are carrying a small half bag of rice and refuse to leave, it seems that the two sides have an argument with the guys, and they are begging the other party to weigh the grain in the bag again with a smile. Some people shouted loudly with wooden basins, obviously thinking that the rice quality was too poor and did not want to suffer in vain. The guys pouted and ignored the objectors. Occasionally, when I feel that the other party is in the way, I push it hard, as if what is in front of me is a rotten wood that has no feeling.

Hearing Jiang Ye's characteristic male duck voice, the thugs' faces were immediately filled with smiles. The tallest and burly one walked down the steps a few steps and greeted him, "Master Jiang hasn't come home so late?" What is the situation on the streets, and are there any starvation people who deliberately cause accidents? ”

"It's ok. In the morning, a few of them were blinded, and I whipped them all down. How are you here, is there anyone who is causing trouble? The archer Jiang Ye returned the salute with a big grin, raised his voice and asked.

After hearing the conversation outside the door, several people who were arguing with the rice shop immediately fell silent. Packed up his things, lowered his head, and slipped out close to the door. Several thugs watched each other leave coldly, and replied in a long voice, "Our Zhao family's old store is a famous Tong Suo Wu Bullying." Who doesn't open their eyes and dares to make trouble here! Besides, with Master Jiang in charge, do those little scoundrels dare to make a mistake? ”

"Since you have eaten this bowl of rice, you should do something for the place!" Jiang Archer tilted his head slightly, his face full of pride. Stretching out his arm to the two teenagers beside him, he smiled and introduced to the thugs in the rice shop, "This is Lord Cao Cheng, a soldier of this county personally appointed by the county lord today, and this is my nephew Wang Ermao, who has been playing with Lord Cheng since childhood. Let me get to know you today, and when you meet in the future, don't collide with each other! ”

"Yikes!" Several thugs jumped back half a step exaggeratedly, followed by Chang Yi to the ground, "See Master Cheng, I've seen Wang Zhuangshi." A few of you, please sit inside, my housekeeper is there, and I promise to have good tea reception! ”

"I don't have time to drink tea today, Lord Cheng is on the first day of his appointment, I have to take them to get familiar with this street!" Without waiting for Cheng Xiaojiu to speak, Jiang Ye preemptively refused.

As he spoke, the manager of the rice shop had already greeted him personally. I first said hello to Master Jiang, and then hugged his fists and greeted Cheng Xiaojiu, "It turned out that Cheng Bingcao, who was lifting two stone locks in the morning and was blooming with thousands of peach blossoms, passed by, and I said that the shop is getting brighter and brighter at night." Have you had a supper, why don't you let me make a host, and everyone will celebrate the joy of Cheng Bing Cao Yingqian, how about it?! ”

"Go, go, go!" Jiang Ye pushed the rice shop manager hard, "Don't rob me of the guests, where can I get you." In the future, fresh rice and grain came, and a copy was sent to Lord Cheng's family as usual, and the price was calculated from the yamen. This nephew of mine is a good friend of Master Cheng, and he is treated the same as my helpers! ”

"Hey, you're in a hurry. The store has just arrived in half a boat of Yangzhou brown pearls, which is a good rice that the emperor likes, and the porridge is the best to replenish the body. Dare to ask where the homes of Cheng and Wang live? I'll send a guy to deliver a bag to each of your two families in a moment! The rice shop manager patted his thigh and recommended it with a smile.

Cheng Xiaojiu has just mixed up as a small official, how have he ever seen this kind of battle. robbed several times, and finally stopped Jiang Archer before he made the decision for himself: "Don't be polite, my family has few people, and I can't eat so much rice." Besides, this rice is expensive, and it can generate a lot of interest when it is placed in the store, and I haven't done anything for everyone, so I can't be in vain! ”

"Hey, what are you always polite to me!" The manager of the rice shop smiled and "complained", "Our shop is covered by the old men in the yamen, and it is also appropriate to give some rice for everyone to taste fresh." Besides, in the future, you will be a soldier, and the safety of this place will depend on your old age! If I don't let you eat enough and kill thieves with enough strength, won't you be drowned by my father and fellow villagers with foaming stars! ”

"Accept it, keep it, if you don't accept it, won't you refute Jia Tou's face!" Jiang Archer pulled Cheng Xiaojiu and reminded him very kindly. Without waiting for Cheng Xiaojiu to figure out what the relationship between whether to collect rice or not and Jia Tou's face, he quickly turned his head sideways and said to the rice shop manager: "The two of them live in Donkey Hutong for the time being. Send someone to deliver it! Whose family is such a promising child, I will know when I inquire. ”

"Alas, Howler! Definitely delivered tonight! The rice shop manager agreed loudly as if he had taken advantage of something.

A few of them were pulling and pulling at the door, and they had already alarmed the people queuing up to buy rice. Everyone looked at the few copper coins that were sweating in their hands, and then listened to the steward's introduction to Yangzhou brown beads, and the gaze that looked at Cheng Xiaojiu immediately changed from curiosity and admiration to sharp and contemptuous. Cheng Xiaojiu was stared at uncomfortably by the eyes that were dodging and dodging around, and said a few polite words to the manager of the rice shop, and hurriedly pulled Wang Ermao to run away. Jiang Archer looked interesting, led the mount, and still followed unhurriedly, regardless of how reluctant Cheng Xiaojiu's face was.

The shopkeepers and men of almost all the shops on this street were very familiar with Jiang Archer, and when they saw two more ragged teenagers suddenly beside him, their eyes were immediately full of curiosity. When he heard that one of the two teenagers had become a soldier in the county, the curiosity in his eyes immediately turned into fear and coquettishness. Even the famous local villain, because of a few verbal disputes half a month ago, Zhang Blacksmith, who once chased two teenagers across the street with a hammer, quickly turned sideways and hid behind the door after seeing Cheng Xiaojiu again. It wasn't until he confirmed that Cheng Xiaojiu didn't stop looking for trouble for himself that he wiped his sweat and nodded in the direction where the young man left.

This sudden feeling of majesty made Cheng Xiaojiu very uncomfortable, he felt as if he had become a fish that had accidentally fallen into the soup pot, covered with oil and sauce, but he was powerless to jump out of the pot. And Jiang Archer's chattering voice was like a bunch of flies that smelled fishy and buzzed, so that he couldn't hide from it, and he couldn't escape no matter how he escaped.

Fortunately, the Pavilion Tao City is not big, and the road under your feet will soon come to an end. Turning the corner, Cheng Xiaojiu finally had a chance to say goodbye to the other party. Just as he was smiling and about to speak, he suddenly heard a chaotic sound of footsteps, and several helpers and wild prisoners he had seen during the day came up panting. While bowing to Jiang Ye, he reported with a smile, "Master Qiqi, the banquet in the Xiaoyao Building has been prepared. According to your instructions, the entire second floor was wrapped. Freshly picked on land and water, and Chef Xu will take charge of it himself! ”

"Okay, tell everyone to wait, your guests will be here soon!" Jiang Ye smiled and nodded, and commanded in a big way.

"Hmm!" The attendants agreed, and two people trotted back to the banquet, and the other two stepped forward with smiles on their faces to help Jiang Archer pull the mount.

Cheng Xiaojiu and Wang Ermao glanced at each other, and stopped with a smile, "Since Master Jiang still has something to do, the two of us won't delay you." Today's talk, I have benefited a lot, and I will meet another day, and the younger generation hopes to hear the guidance of Master Jiang! ”

"What to go! What to go! The archer Jiang Ye immediately widened his eyes and shouted dissatisfiedly, "It's all at the door of the restaurant, you two are gone, didn't you slap my old Jiang in the face?" Don't go, hold them for me, and I'll settle accounts with you when I leave! ”

As soon as the second half of the sentence fell, the two wild prisoners immediately stepped forward and pulled Cheng Xiaojiu's sleeve with a hippie smile, "Cheng Ye, Cheng Ye, don't give me face from my master, otherwise, the jobs of the two of us will be smashed in your old hands!" ”

Cheng Xiaojiu struggled twice and didn't break free, and explained to Jiang Archer with a smile, "It's not that you don't give you old face, aren't you going to entertain distinguished guests, I and Ermao are dressed up like this, wouldn't it be a shame for you!" ”

"Little Brother Jiu has a point! Cousin, we won't bother you today. Tomorrow I'll clean up and invite my cousin to dinner! Wang Ermao swallowed his saliva and smiled and gave Cheng Xiaojiu a round game.

"What a distinguished guest!" Jiang Gongshou sneered and waved his arm, "I'm talking about the cook, I'm afraid he won't have to cook." They are all good brothers in the yamen, and they are very familiar. If you want to be expensive, you Cheng Bing Cao Guan is the biggest, and your identity is the most expensive. To be able to eat with those of us is to give us face! Of course, if you don't go, we have nothing to say, after all, you are the boss, and we can't delay your business! ”

Having said that, Cheng Xiaojiu knew that he couldn't get out. I had to arch my hand with a smile and say in a low voice, "Then let's bother Master Jiang first, and after the salary is paid another day, I will invite everyone to eat and drink!" ”

"It's all your own family, Lord Bingcao, don't be polite!" The dissatisfaction on Jiang Archer's face immediately vanished. took Cheng Xiaojiu's hand again, and said with a smile: "Wang Ermao is my nephew, it stands to reason that I am not arrogant as an elder in front of you." You say that this elder sees that the younger generation has a chance, can he not celebrate with wine? You two can eat and drink with confidence. When you are drunk, someone will send it, and when you are thirsty, someone will serve tea, but you need someone to beat your legs and shoulders, I hook my fingers, and some people rush to serve your pastime! ”

Listening to what the other party said, the more outrageous it became, Cheng Xiaojiu hurriedly refused, "Thank you Master Jiang for your kindness." Let's just have a meal, and we'll talk about the rest later. After all, I just took up my new post today, so don't cause any misunderstanding and leave a bad review! ”

"That's right!" Jiang Archer blinked his triangular eyes and nodded with a smile. Looking at the clothes of Wang Ermao and Cheng Xiaojiu, he sighed again and said, "Alas, I usually have too many chores, and my mother-in-law is lazy, so I am too industrious to move around with Ermao and their family." I thought my cousin would be able to get by, but I didn't expect my nephew to be reluctant to buy even a decent dress. Alas! When I go back, I must clean up my lazy lady and let her treat her relatives slowly! ”

With his friend on the side, Wang Ermao hurriedly covered up for his uncle, "My concubine sent someone to send five pieces of meat more than half a year ago!" It's my mother who thinks my uncle is busy and doesn't want to cause you too much trouble! ”

"Alas, look at my own sister! My own relatives, what else to see. It's not the law to be strong! Jiang Archer was so sad that he rubbed the corners of his eyes, and after letting out a few sighs, he said to the apprentice who was following Wang Ermao: "You, go and see if the color silk shop is closed." I also knocked on the door when it was closed, bought two horses of lake silk and two horses of Shu brocade, and sent one to Master Cheng and one to my nephew's house. Pick the good ones and don't save me money! ”

"That's not going to work!" Cheng Xiaojiu didn't dare to accept bribes from others on the first day of taking office, so he hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

"Xiao Jiu, listen to me first!" Jiang Archer leaned on the old and sold the old, "This cloth is not just to make clothes for you, and it is bright to wear." This is to protect the face of our yamen! If you wear old clothes every day, doesn't it mean that outsiders will say that the county lord has set up a soldier's caucus, but he can't even afford clothes? This word spread to the county, and asked Lin County to make him how to hold his head up in front of his boss?!! (Note 1)

Cheng Xiaojiu did it himself in his mouth, and this is indeed the truth, so he no longer shirked and let Jiang Archer arrange it casually. Seeing that Cheng Xiaojiu was willing to accept his gift, the archer surnamed Jiang was in a happier mood, and talked as he walked, telling the rules and taboos in the yamen, as well as the jokes made by some newcomers because they were not familiar with the rules, all as anecdotes.

The two teenagers took notes while walking, and when they came downstairs, they had basically sorted out some ways. According to the rules set by the emperor when he was alive, there are only two official officials in this county, one is Lin Deen, the county magistrate, and the other is Dong Fansen, the chief bookkeeper. The rest of the household Cao, Bing Cao, city Cao, and Fa Cao were all set up by the county order.

In addition to Zhu Cao, there are two head catchers and ten officials. It was also set up by the county itself. However, in order to better perform official duties, after taking office, the prefectural magistrate will accept the official service and head catcher left by his predecessor in the original class. And the head catchers and officials are not just a person who can be done, at least they must meet the three criteria of being innocent, familiar with the place, and being recommended by a large family.

With only twelve tolerances in such a large county, it must be too busy. Therefore, each head catcher will take in some apprentices to help maintain law and order and arrest criminals. There was no organization of these people in the yamen, but the traditional title given to them was archers. The archer himself has too many tasks and is too busy, and he can also accept apprentices, and the traditional title is helping. In addition to the help, there are also many miscellaneous duties such as cleaning the yamen and assisting the errand to manage the prisoners, and the traditional name is small prison.

Jiang Archer is the eldest disciple of Guo Jin, the head catcher in this county, who has been working in the yamen for 14 years and has made great contributions to the local area. Therefore, at present, the shops, businesses and businesses of the entire Pavilion Tao City are all taken care of by the brothers under his command under his command to help the two headcatchers. As for the wharf, tax card, and city gate outside the city, they are under the care of Li Laojiu, a disciple of Jia Zhutou. At the same time, Li Laojiu was also responsible for leading people to take charge of the prisoners in the prison, two official mines nearby, as well as a casino and three brothels in the west of the city.

"If it weren't for your constant guidance, the juniors really wouldn't know that there are so many things to do in the official mansion!" Cheng Xiaojiu basically guessed the intentions of Jiang Archer, and thanked him with a smile, while taking the opportunity to promise, "But I'm just a newcomer, and I can help the county commander and a few respected headcatchers train and train the villagers." Nothing else, you can't do it! ”

"You are both civil and military, and occasionally give me some advice, and let me wait to do things without spending a lot of unjust effort!" Jiang Gongshou secretly praised Cheng Xiaojiu in his heart for being 'on the road', and led him to the second floor of the tavern with a smile.

The entire second floor was covered by the officers and cleaned up. Seeing Cheng Xiaojiu going upstairs, all the officials and helpers immediately got up to greet him. Jiang Archer led his disciples and grandchildren to pull and push, and respectfully asked Cheng Xiaojiu to be the chief. Cheng Xiaojiu didn't dare to hold it up, so he grabbed a seat by the window and occupied it, and then smiled and bowed his hand, "Cheng likes it here, it's windy and cool here!" ”

"Well, if you sit there, won't we all have to stand on the stairs and eat?" A wicked man with three pinches of black hair on his face laughed and quipped.

"Yes, Brother Li is right, Lord Bing Cao still has to be invited!" Jiang Archer pulled up Cheng Xiaojiu with a smile and pushed it hard.

The one who can make Jiang Archer call an old brother must be a character who can be on an equal footing with him. Cheng Xiaojiu smiled all over his face, and clenched his fists at the three pinches of black hair, "This must be an old wine brother, my name is Xiao Jiu, and my name is exactly the same as yours!" ”

"It's here, in the future, please ask Lord Bing Cao to mention more!" Li Laojiu glanced at it, and secretly wondered in his heart. He knew very well the strength of Jiang Archer and the others, although it was not good to push too hard, three push one, even if the other party had a weight of five hundred catties, he could push it. Who expected that Cheng Xiaojiu just smiled and stood there, and his feet immediately seemed to take root, and no one could pull it apart.

"Don't dare, don't dare, if you talk about age and qualifications, you are all Cheng's predecessors. Since I am a senior, don't call me my official title at the wine table, that would be too foreign, and it would cause everyone to be unable to eat. If a few seniors don't dislike it, call me Xiao Jiu. Let's only talk about age today, don't talk about the size of the official position! ”

"Little Nine Brothers are refreshing!" Jiang Archer used several forces in succession, but he couldn't make Cheng Xiaojiu move half a step. was surprised, but also heard that the other party was so polite, so he took advantage of the situation. Everyone shouted and rearranged the seats again, and Li Laojiu was the oldest and was pushed to the top. Jiang Archer was the same as Li Laojiu, and was arranged in the first seat on the left. Everyone followed the implicit rules and lined up, and all the seats were filled. Only set aside a window seat for Cheng Xiaojiu to meet the requirements of this "distinguished guest".

Wang Ermao is a good friend of Cheng Xiaojiu, according to the rules of local officialdom, he will also be the right-hand man of Lord Bing Cao in the future, so his status is the same as Jiang Archer, and he was forced to his cousin to recount his uncle's affection.

After three rounds of drinking, Cheng Mingzhen took the opportunity to pay tribute to Jiang Archer, and reaffirmed his idea that he only planned to train Xiangyong wholeheartedly and had no intention of interfering in other people's spheres of influence, which won a lot of praise. The stone hanging in the hearts of the servants and idlers fell to the ground, and they drank more and more happily. People kept coming up and drinking with Hyosa-sama for various reasons. Cheng Xiaojiu drank the first one, and there was no reason to refuse the second one, and the one drink was about to pass, until the sound of the third watch sounded outside the window, and he was finally able to get out.

Wang Ermao was already drunk and unconscious, and was carried by several small prisoners on horses and stumbled home. Cheng Xiaojiu, with his good body from practicing martial arts, refused the manpower arranged by Jiang Archer to come to see him off, and forced himself to walk in the direction of his house. It was already late at night, and the neighbors in Donkey Hutong had no money to light oil lamps, and they had already fallen asleep peacefully. The thatched huts that are crooked, the courtyard walls that are missing corners, the sewage everywhere, and the piles of garbage look so clear in the moonlight.

Compared to the brilliant lights just walked by, this place does not look like a human world. And rats and wild cats scurrying around constantly disturb the drunken eyes of those returning from night. This should not be the place where he lives, he should live a life that is several times more comfortable and several times cleaner than here. And not shrinking here, humble as a mouse, dirty as a wild cat. Live like ants starving, starving to death.

"I'm an official now!" Cheng Xiaojiu was amused by the absurd thoughts that suddenly surged in his heart, grinned, and muttered to himself.

Looking up, he saw a torch in the distance. It was his home, and his mother was lighting pine wood at the door to light the way home for her son.

Note 1: Recruitment, recruitment, hiring. There were a lot of redundant officials in the Sui Dynasty, and a middle and lower county was not counted as a servant, and there were as many as 95 servants in other counties. Emperor Wen once vigorously dismissed, and after Yang Guang ascended the throne, redundant personnel were restored to the same as before.

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