Chapter 50: Sharpening the Gun
Seven days later, outside the Yawai of Nanhai County. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
A long line of carts lined up, waiting for shipments, and the quartermaster, dressed in military uniform, examined the mountain of sacks, drew his waist knife, and stabbed at a random sack. The golden wheat gushed out like a fountain through the breach, rustling and flowing all over the ground.
The officer's big hand caught some of the food that flowed out, twisted it gently, and gradually showed a smile on his dull face. "Well, sure enough, it's all grain, not mixed with soil. It's much better than the grain from Shunde. Master Hou, the last general will replace the sons, thank you in advance! β
Hou Shou saw no joy or anger on his face, and the stone hanging in his heart finally landed. Two days ago, there was a big mistake in the military rations of Shunde, and there were too many stones and red clay in it, which made it difficult for even the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, who had always been known as the iron stomach and copper teeth, to enter it. It is said that Yin Zhengmao directly asked people to send two bags of grain to the yamen of the prefect of Guangzhou, and asked the joint yamen to use this cooking to eat, which really slapped Tao Jianzhi in the face.
Compared with the two times, the judgment of Yunni, the quartermaster thanked the marquis again and again. Although the military attachΓ©'s thanks were of little significance to Wenchen, the guest soldiers were not under the control of the province, and it was difficult to find the suspect in the event of an accident, so they were the most likely to cause harm.
Even if the discipline of the Zhejiang soldiers was excellent, the local authorities were wary of them. Now that this Zhejiang soldier officer is showing goodwill, Hou Shou has finally landed with a stone in his heart, at least they will not make trouble in Nanhai County, and their shoulders will be relaxed.
When the grain was loaded and transported, Fan Jin came in from outside again, and saluted Hou Shouyong: "Teacher, the disciple of Lifu has done almost everything. Because of the war, many foreigners fled to Guangzhou to avoid disaster, and many of them were poor, as long as the yamen gave them some money, it was not difficult to hire people. β
"Well, it doesn't matter if you can't hire a husband, anyway, other counties are more ugly than us." Hou Shou nodded approvingly, although he was not rewarded in words at the moment, but from what he learned, he also knew that he really had light on his face this time. His old enemy, Panyu Zhixian County, is known as a capable member, but because of the incident of Raf, the people went into the city to complain, and even alarmed the patrol. In comparison, I am calm here, and I am very powerful.
Drink water and don't forget to dig wells, and the No. 1 hero of his Tianzi is this disciple Fan Jin.
Although there are some rumors that Fan Jin is very close to a widow and asks the widow to be in charge of the procurement of military rations, no matter what, the price is not outrageous, and the food is not adulterated, which is always seen with his own eyes. As for the widow's business, he actually didn't believe it much, just looked at the official work Fan Jin did every day, and how much time he had to spend on drinking and beauties. Now that most of the official duties are handed over, the next step should be the remuneration.
"Fan Jin, you are not young anymore, have you ever decided to be married? There is a thousand gold in the family of Master Zhou in the city, and the age is in line with you, the old master is proficient in the scriptures and righteousness, and is a model for my generation of scholars, and his daughter is trained in the court, and she is proficient in writing and ink, so it is better to do ......it for the teacher for you."
Sure enough, is the way to be a matchmaker? Fan Jin didn't wait for the teacher to finish speaking, and hurriedly said: "The disciple is still young, and he has no fame, so he really doesn't dare to think about life's work." No matter how you want to succeed in your studies, it's not too late to think about your family. β
"Well...... There is also your saying that a manly man should be valued by his merits, which is a good saying. During this time, you are busy with official business, but you have wasted the article, so let's live in the yamen from today onwards, and help you read the text for the teacher. β
Fan Jin was still thinking that while he was busy with official business, the government test had not yet started, and he went to accompany Liang Pandi's good life, but he knew that he would be detained in the yamen by Hou Shouyong, "The teacher can't do anything about it." If it spreads out, I am afraid that it will hinder the reputation of the teacher, and say that our master and apprentice are favoritism......"
"Let him go. In fact, your case leader is not for the teacher, but Cai Guan's own mouth, I hope that someone will say that your case is disgraceful, and Cai Guanzhi will deal with him when the time comes. Although most of the county test cases have to be recorded, but there is always a difference in ranking, you are the first name of our Nanhai County, if you are pressed by the head of other counties during the government test, isn't it not a shame on the face of the teacher? On the day of your county examination, I read the article for the teacher, although the literature and science are still good, but there are still flaws in the subtleties, and the teacher will carefully explain it to you. β
Zhixian was already in charge of the education work of a county, stood out from the imperial examination army, and was responsible for the specific cultural and educational examination work for more than ten years. At least he knows what essays to do and how to write them when they take the exam. In other words, Hou Shouyong may not be a well-educated intellectual, but he is definitely an excellent exam-oriented player.
This kind of summary of the examination text, as well as the study of the scriptures, usually speaking, is not passed on by the relatives of the children and nephews, but it is really Fan Jin's great meritorious service this time, and the only way Hou Shou can think of is to teach what he has learned.
Teaching and learning complement each other well, until on the eve of the government exam, when Liang Pandi finally saw Fan Jin again, he was immediately surprised by his rebirth.
"Into the ...... How did you lose so much weight? β
Fan Jin said in his heart, there is no end to the sea of questions every day, he didn't take the college entrance examination in his previous life, and he finally escaped a catastrophe, but he didn't expect that this catastrophe should be in this life, I don't know how many articles to do every day, and there are ghosts if I don't lose weight. But he said: "Acacia is like a knife, stirring the belly and scraping the intestines every day, how can people not lose weight?" Third sister, you must have lost a lot of weight. β
"Phew, I'll ignore you if you talk crazy again. I've been eating every day for the past few days, and I've gained a few pounds, so where will I lose weight. My sister made you the champion and the first porridge, hurry up and eat it while it's hot, and wait until the government exam, and then take the first case back. β
Fan Jin asked while eating porridge: "This time Guangzhou City gambled and didn't gamble on the surname?" β
"No, last time, it was several prominent families in Guangzhou who contributed money and efforts behind their backs, and they wanted to make a fortune for their children, and they didn't want to be made by you. This time they wanted to see the wind and didn't move for the time being, in fact, this is to save energy and prepare for the township test before opening the handicap. Sister is saving money now, just waiting for you to win a lot of money when you go to the township test. β
While she was talking, Yang Liu came in from outside with a slender waist, and she sued her father-in-law, not only was she sentenced to be allowed to leave, but also took away her dowry, and she was very grateful to Fan Jin. But for some reason, he hasn't had a happy event with Hu Butcher. Seeing her come in at this time, Liang Pandi frowned slightly, "I said the sister of the Liu family, let's stop it, and we can't mention it." β
Yang Liu smiled, "Sister of the Liang family, don't you hear the scriptures and hit the Buddha's mouth, no matter how close you are to Jinzai, you can't make up your mind for him, right?" This is a matter of entering the boy, how can you do it if you don't mention it? Fan Gongzi, listen to me, the Hu butcher who killed that day has already said that he will marry me to fill the house, and when he becomes a relative, Sister Hu will have to call me a mother. In that case, I have to say something for her, a big girl running around with you and spending the night outside, which man would want her? In this way, let's do it in a daze, you nod, we are willing not to pay a bride price, send her to your house, and make you a lady, what does Fan Gongzi think? β