Chapter 216: Wealth also needs to be steady

Zhang Yue, who was full of heavy heart, returned to his public office, and saw that the lights in Du Juan's courtyard had been extinguished, so he took back the steps that had already taken him and went straight into his small courtyard. When he lifted the curtain of the main room, he found that although the lamp was lit in the hall, there was no one, but there was a sound of talking in the east room.

"Speaking of which, the old lady's birthday is only half a month, and the young master has been busy since he arrived in Shandong, but fortunately, we are ready. Amber did three-color needlework before she fell ill, and Qiu Zhen sewed a mink inlaid ruby to warm her forehead, plus two sets of clothes I made, and when the time comes, it should be enough to ask the young master to write a longevity character and send it. ”

"My needlework is so clumsy that I embroider like a duck with a good crane. Not only me, Xiao Wu has no talent here, and Chunying is even more confused as soon as she makes the embroidery needle, and she really has to learn from you in the future. For so many years, I have made a set of clothes for my mother, and I have promised my father's clothes for more than half a year, but now there is not even a shadow. ”

"But Miss Du, you can recite poems and play the piano, and we won't be able to do those things. It's really strange to say, almost all the things that Mr. Du gave to his son in the past were pen, ink, paper, inkstone, or new books, why did he send such a valuable carved lacquer box this time, what was in it? ”

"I can't guess what Daddy is thinking. Since it was given to me and my brother by name, let's wait for my brother to come and open it. ”

Zhang Yue didn't expect Du Juan to not sleep so late, but he was talking to Qiu Jian Lingxi in the east room, and hurriedly opened the curtain and entered. This time he entered, he saw Du Juan wearing a lilac-colored satin jacket sitting on the east side of the warm kang, Chunying sitting on one leg on the edge of the kang, and on the other side leaning against the wall was amber with a slightly pale face covered with a blanket, and on the kang were sitting Lingxi and autumn marks. Seeing her coming, even Amber sat up straight. The others were busy going down to see each other.

Lingxi had already noticed that Zhang Yue's expression was wrong at this time, and Qiu Zhen was worried about the things sent by Du Zhen, and hurriedly pointed to the box on the kang table and said, "Young master, Mr. Du asked someone to bring this box of things from Jinan, saying that it was for you and Miss Du." ”

Knowing that it was something sent by Du Zhen, Zhang Yue had to suppress what Meng Min asked for first, and stepped forward to open it to see, and there were two silver belt hooks tied with vermilion tassels. I took it out and looked at it carefully. He only felt that the style was exquisite, so he handed one to Du Juan, and said with a smile: "Mr. has always been bad at gold and jade playthings, Sister Juan, you don't seem to love these either, I never use this, how could Mr. suddenly send this over this time?" ”

Du Juan had never opened the box before, but when he took the hook, he was also puzzled in his heart. After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said, "I've heard my mother say that when my father was young, he often liked to use those gadgets to play dumb riddles, and this time it may be the same." That being the case, everyone took each other and waited to think about it later. Now that the thing has been delivered. It's time for me to go back to my room. Tomorrow you will be promoted to the board of directors, and you will go to bed early. ”

Seeing that Du Juan was leaving with Chunying, Zhang Yue hurriedly shouted: "Sister Juan stays, I have something important to tell you." ”

At this time, Du Juan immediately stopped and turned around. Lingxi hurriedly dragged the autumn mark to avoid it, and even Amber was ready to go down to the warm kang. Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue hurriedly waved his hand and motioned for everyone to stay: "Although it is a big deal, there is nothing to avoid you." Just now, the fourth sister hurriedly came to me, saying that Uncle Meng was now imprisoned by Jinyiwei, and my aunt heard the news and fell ill again, and her condition was very bad. ”

As soon as the words fell, Qiu Scar let out a low exclamation. Lingxi and Amber also changed their faces. Although Du Juan said that he was calmer, his heart was also turbulent, and Chunying supported his young lady, her face was pale. After being silent for a while, Lingxi finally dragged Qiu Zhen and said with a forced smile: "The slave and maid remembered that the kang in the West House had not been burned yet, so I went to see it with Qiu Zhen first." ”

Seeing the spirit rhino and autumn marks to avoid, Amber's heart was like numbness. I had to make an excuse that it was dizzy. The two of them helped themselves out. At this moment, Du Juan gently patted Chunying's hand. He looked up and asked Zhang Yue, "Senior brother must have already made up his mind about Sister Min?" ”

Zhang Yue repeated what he had just said, and then put forward Meng Min's plea, and said: "The Meng family has always relied on the fourth sister to run the family, but now that she has suffered such a big change, she really can't take care of it alone. Uncle Meng went to Jinyi to guard the prison, others may avoid it, if Sister Wan feels worried, I will let Lingxi go over......"

"In the eyes of Senior Brother, am I such a fearful person?" Du Xuan's expression was straight, but he interrupted Zhang Yue's words. She looked directly into Zhang Yue's eyes, and her eyes showed her usual coldness, "I can't say much about how Lord Meng behaves, but I really respect Mrs. Wu, not to mention that I once accepted their affection when I first came to Qingzhou." Since the Meng family is in danger now, please arrange it for Senior Brother, I will go over tonight first, and if there is anything missing, I will let Lingxi send it over tomorrow. ”

"I said the wrong thing in a hurry just now, and I apologize to you." Zhang Yue bowed solemnly, his face was solemn, "The Zhang family and the Meng family are in-laws, and I should help at this time, but now I really don't have time to take care of it personally, so Sister Wan also asks to bring Lingxi." She has been with her grandmother for many years, she is well-informed, and she can help you if there is anything. However, after all, this matter is not trivial, please be careful when you get there. ”

Du Juan was a little annoyed, but Zhang Yue actually bowed down to apologize, and finally added such an arrangement, she naturally wouldn't care about such a subsection, so she nodded, and took Chunying back to the room to pack up her things.

When she got to the back room, she opened the furoshika and wrapped a few clothes, and she suddenly turned her gaze to the hook wrapped in the handkerchief on the table, and furrowed her brow deeply, because she was frightened by the thought she had just thought. Although she thought it was extremely incredible, she couldn't find anything else when she thought about it. Walking to the desk and picking up the pen, she finally failed to put the pen on the paper, and her brow frowned into a knot.

This night, it was another sleepless night in Zhang Yuedi's office. Several elders went to Meng's house for a round trip, and a delay was two or three hours; Autumn Scar and Amber, who sleep together, each think about different things, tossing and turning and unable to sleep; And Zhang Yue couldn't fall asleep over and over again, and his mind was full of Meng Min's sad face at that time and Du Xuan's angry and annoyed face.

The bureau he designed, Zhu Zhanqi jumped in, Zhu Zhantan jumped in, and Sun Lianggan rushed into it irrelevantly. Who knew that even Meng Xian couldn't wait to jump down? In his opinion, it is a good thing that Meng Xian can leave the whirlpool circle of right and wrong in Beijing, and he can leave King Zhao far away, but at that time, Meng Xian did not hesitate to jump.

Even if it is a big family in the Zhu family, wealth and nobility also need to be steady, this is too radical, and a bad one is to break your bones!

Qingzhou Mansion is located in the first household at the west end of Jinxian Street. There is a large group of flowers and stones in front of the government to shine on the wall, and behind the wall is the stone archway. The gate inside the torii is in the shape of a figure-eight. Notices and lists can be posted on the eight-character wall on weekdays, and even the list of college examinations is often announced here, and there are ceilings and fences on the top, which is to prevent rain. On weekdays, although there are idlers who often look at the list notices on both sides of the eight-character wall, but after all, there are not many people, however, today's scene is a little unusual.

Early in the morning. There were already a lot of people here, all of them looking forward to the eight-character wall, and a few of them were still reading the words on a notice word by word. The people in the back listened carefully, and from time to time there were doubts and exclamations. This person loves to watch the excitement, and many people come and go to ask what is going on. Reclamation is naturally understood by everyone. But what does this mean by mutual assistance, a group of people are completely dark-eyed, and finally the noise is so loud that it can almost lift the government office.

Lao Yang Tou also rushed to Qingzhou early in the morning, and when he found that the government was the first household in the west of Jinxian Street. He muttered a little, and at this time, he squeezed in the crowd and saw the list clearly, it was indeed exactly the same as what Zhang Yue said, and he gradually believed it. In recent years, the government has changed its decrees, although the rules and regulations are all good, and the people in the four townships who came to see it were also because they got the information, but at this time, the voices of doubt were the majority. There is only one reason, from ancient times to the present. People have always been afraid of the word "change".

While the people were making a commotion, a young man in blue clothes finally came out with two errand officers and walked straight towards the eight-character wall. Because of the fear of the government, the crowd took the initiative to give way, and the old Yang Tou who was caught in it was stunned when he saw Zhang Yue, and when he found that Zhang Yue's eyes swept over him, he nodded slightly, and he was surprised in his heart.

Is this show of talent actually a bad job in the government?

Zhang Yue is young. But this has happened many times. Naturally, he was not frightened at all. At that moment, he first explained the detailed rules on the notice, and then answered a few questions from the previous people. When I heard someone ask the imperial court, reclamation during the Hongwu period is a permanent industry. Now that he was only tax-free for five years, he laughed.

"Nowadays, not only is it encouraging land reclamation, but it is also borrowing cattle and giving seeds, which is naturally more effective than it was before. At the beginning, most of the reclamation during the Hongwu period was tax-exempt for three years, and only those fields where all the land was barren could never afford to pay off, but now it is exempted from five years, which is two years more than the original situation. Within these three years, the acres of land can be transformed from wasteland to mature land, and the remaining two years of production will be their own. ”

"What about the conscription, if you often conscript, your own land will be barren, where will you have the spare strength to open up the wasteland?"

Being asked this most serious question at once, Zhang Yue couldn't help but look in the direction of the opening mouth, and saw that the person who spoke was wearing a hat, as if he didn't want to be recognized, so he had to clear his throat and said: "Conscription is apportioned according to the time and the project, and the official has already signed a joint petition with the prefect Ling, but now there is no letter." Moreover, if it can be done little by little according to the rules of mutual aid, there will be a way of mutual assistance even if it is conscripted, and even if it is a symptom, it is better than doing nothing......

The old Yang Tou heard Zhang Yue's two words as an official, and the rest of the words were almost thrown aside. Look at Zhang Yue's age, it's good to be a small official, what kind of official can this be?