Xu Jie was amazed when he watched it from the sidelines, and said in his heart that the relationship between the master and servant of the Li family was too good------ it was a little too good! The master doesn't want to wronged his subordinates, and the subordinates can't bear to embarrass the young master, are they singing a big show?

However, he could still see that the weight of this pair of maids in Li Qian's heart was definitely not light, otherwise Li Qian would not have made such a promise to them in person.

He is a member of the public family, and he knows better how difficult it is to get rid of the lowly.

The merchants are the last in this order, but the untouchables and outcasts are not in this list, and they are to be ranked below the merchants. Once you fall into the lowly status, it will be a catastrophe, and you will be slaves and maids for generations, and it will be difficult to turn over.

Cheapness, as the name suggests, is the status that the lowliest and lowest-ranking people should have.

These people can be collectively called "untouchables".

The status of untouchables has been inherited from generation to generation, and they are not allowed to read and write, and they are not allowed to work in agriculture, so they are naturally not eligible to participate in the imperial examination and become officials. Their men are engaged in "cheap jobs" such as frog hunting, selling soup and turtles in green buildings; The women work as matchmakers, sell beads and other jobs, and can also do the flesh business.

However, if you divide it into details, the untouchables are also divided into three, six, nine and so on.

Only the families of those who have committed serious crimes, or who have been implicated in the defeat, and the victors who have been angry at the stubborn resistance of their opponents, and thus have reduced the people of the city to lowly status, are truly and forever unbeatable.

They are untouchables among untouchables, degenerates, beggars!

Even after the change of dynasty, their identities still cannot be changed! From ancient times to the present, no founding emperor will pardon the untouchables left over from the previous dynasty, because they are already "dirty".

And further up, it is the subordinates who were sold to the tooth shop by their families like Zijin Zipei, signed with a paper deed, and then fell into the lowly status for the big families to drive and enslave. In a sense, they are the private property of the master's family, which can be bought and sold at will, and they no longer have the right to personal freedom.

But people like them, as long as they meet a more kind-hearted master, the final fate will not be too miserable.

It's just that the lowly status is a lowly status after all, and it is very difficult for them to abandon the lowly and follow the good ones, and it is thousands of times more difficult than the businessman to change the household registration.

Ordinary Qinglou women want to redeem themselves and settle down, but they still need to be approved by the Department of Education, and what they have settled is not their own household registration, but only their descendants can be naturalized with their fathers. Otherwise, why can they only marry others as concubines, but not become the original spouse of the main family?

It is precisely because of the difficulty of making his household registration easier------ the laws of the dynasty stipulate that the good and the poor are not allowed to intermarry! In addition, there is another article, if the people are over forty years old and have no children, they will be allowed to marry another, and those who violate it will be punished with forty lashes.

So many so-called "concubines" are actually illegal. According to the law of the imperial court, only after the prince of the county is selected to marry, and there is nothing to marry at the age of twenty-five, he can choose to marry two people in the daughter of a good family------ and can choose up to four concubines. Further down are the dragon sons and grandsons of the generals of Zhenguo and the generals of the auxiliary state, and the number of concubines who can accept them is getting smaller and smaller.

In other words, the phenomenon of "three wives and four concubines" among the people and officialdom is actually illegal. The prince and the prince of the county have only four legal side chambers at most, how old are you? Can you also have a group of wives and concubines?

But such a thing is real------ so why did the court choose to ignore it? Why is it that Zhu Baba, who is good at killing by nature, didn't kill because of this?

Quite simply, it's still turning a blind eye, and it makes sense when things are put on the table. Those concubines, in fact, have the same household registration as the maids and maids, and the so-called "marriage certificate" is nothing more than a deed of sale.

Therefore, even if a Qinglou woman is redeemed, good, and married as a concubine, her status depends entirely on how favored she is in the man's heart. If you are not favored, you can even be exchanged with others at will, or resold to others, and your status is no different from that of an ordinary maid.

It can be seen from this that in the real sense of "removing the cheap for good", how difficult it is.

But Li Qian didn't care much about it, or rather, he didn't think it was very difficult for him.

As long as the errand delivered by Jinyiwei is done, then Lao Zhu Yi will be happy, Longyan will be happy, and then he will be happy, and he will be happy, and he will be happy, and he will be more happy------ and it will not be simple for him to exchange for two good books? Something to mention!

It's just that the reason for this is not easy to say.

The stakes are very high, what Zhu Yuanzhang gave himself was a secret decree, and Song Zhong carried out a secret errand. This kind of thing is not suitable for publicity at the moment, and it must be kept strictly secret from anyone.

It's just a surprise for the two girls.

The situation of the silly girl is different from that of the Zijin sisters, she originally belonged to a good family, and it was relatively simple to transfer the household to her father Li Jinglun as an adopted daughter, as long as her eldest brother made a deed as evidence, and then with the consent of the patriarch of their clan, and then went to the county yahu house to change the household registration------ of course, this matter was also learned of the father, otherwise according to the old man's violent temper, he would not have to rush to the city immediately to tear himself up?

The only minor trouble is that the two families belong to Qiantang and Renhe counties, so they have to report to these two yamen in succession.

Needless to say, Qiantang County, such trivial matters, since Master Li opened his mouth, and Xu Bantou personally helped Zhang Luo, running before and after, the household really didn't dare not give this face. In fact, there is no need to go through the household clerk to confirm it.

The words of Renhe County are actually simpler, and the people in the houses over there can't offend the Li family.

Therefore, after asking for the last opinion of the silly girl, Li Qian recognized this sister------ of course, it was inevitable to admonish him.

"Silly girl------ this name is not very good, I originally wanted to change it for you, but this matter is still up to my father."

After the words fell, Li Qian raised his face, put on a serious expression, and admonished: "From now on, you will be the third lady of our Li family." The Li family has a big business and won't let you be bullied by outsiders, but we have to talk about it in advance------"

"If you become a member of the Li family, you must abide by the family rules of my Li family, and if you make a mistake, you will be punished! You stole someone's things before, which can be regarded as excusable, and the second brother will not be held accountable, but ------ mistake is wrong, the same mistake, you will not be allowed to make it a second time in the future, do you understand? ”

"Listen------ understood." Seeing that he was solemn and sternly admonished, a little timidity appeared in the stupid girl's eyes.

"------ it would be nice to get it." Li Qian didn't intend to give her a harsh lecture, so even if he saw that she was pretending to be pitiful, he couldn't bear to be harsh, and only added lightly. "You stole someone's bun that day, and I will take the time to take you to the door in person another day to apologize."

The second half of the sentence was actually said to Xu Jie on the side, and Li Qian didn't think about apologizing to the vendor at all. It's not that he can't put down the shelf with his own identity, but he thinks that the peddler is also wrong.

Legally, the peddler may be right, but by moral standards, Li Qian thinks he is wrong. Of course, Li Qian also knew that what he did that day was also a little inappropriate, but it would be good to compensate the other party from other aspects, and he couldn't admit this mistake.

The place where the hawker made a living was under the jurisdiction of Qiantang County, and he said that he wanted to apologize in front of Xu Jie, believing that he would understand what to do. In the future, as long as the gang of officials occasionally makes it convenient for the hawker, it will be the best compensation for him------

As soon as Xu Jie was sent away, it didn't take long for Xiao Zhu to come to the door again, and brought what they had learned from the past few days of auditing.

After Li Qian looked at the problems they found out, his face did not wave, but he sighed lightly: "This house is really rich, there are really a lot of bad debts under Zhang Fu's ass------ there is no need to deliberately find fault with him, just find out the ones that he swallowed alone, it is enough for him to drink a pot!" It's time for a different person! ”

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The clerk's room is a suite, and the outer room has a direct secretary office, which is responsible for uploading and distributing, and the inner room is the office of the secretary.

The house is not as good as other houses, as the chief housekeeper of the county government, every official in charge of the case is very rich, so the furnishings of the house are also extremely luxurious. A few cases of rosewood tables and chairs in a water, the desk is full of famous products, and the walls are all calligraphy and paintings of predecessors------

At this time, Zhang Sihu was sitting on his wide Taishi chair, holding a steaming tea in his hand, and there was an ice book that was bubbling cold outside, which could be described as "ice and fire".

In fact, he has not been in charge of this house for a long time, and all the utensils here have been purchased by the previous officials. After the fall of the old boss, Zhang Fu, who was the warden at the time, was able to replace the position of the secretary and took over all this logically.

In the entire county office, everyone knows that Zhang Fu is a villain, not to mention helping the county lord calculate his boss, but after taking over as the head of the household, he quickly defected, and ruthlessly pit the former county lord------ in that murder case, he was in charge of the autopsy.

Now, it's the turn of the current lord Wang Zhixian to be unlucky------ this can't be helped, everyone wakes up and he is drunk alone, who makes him not know that Zhang Fu is a two-faced and three-faced, traitor seeking glory?

Zhang Sihu was in a very good mood at this time, because just now, the account book had been returned, and as expected, they couldn't find out anything------ this Dongguo County Order didn't want to think about it, it came out of my Zhang's account book, can it be uneven?

A confidant lifted the curtain and entered, and reported directly: "Lord Sihu, Master Xiaorong went to the Qian Kefang. ”

"Chanko?" Zhang Sihu was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed, "I can't see it, this little scholar still has some ability, but he is still too tender------ he really thinks that he can help by winning over the money warden?" ”

The clerk also echoed and laughed twice, flattering: "Isn't it? He doesn't pee on what he is, so he dares to fight with you! Just him? Also worthy? ”

In this regard, Zhang Fu is obviously very useful, and he really doesn't take Rongrong such a white-faced scholar to heart.

It's a shame that the cousin also introduced this person as a confidant and relied on him as a confidant, but they didn------'t know that all their actions were blind people lighting lamps and wasting wax in vain!

When Zhang Fu was smug in his own room, Xiao Rong had already stepped into the Qian department's room, while Li Qian, who was at home on sick leave, was lazily lying on a rocking chair in the backyard to take a nap.

The sun shone on his feet, and for a moment, feeling a little scorching heat, he turned over dissatisfiedly, drove up the chair and swayed a few times, and the person went into a state of summer hibernation again------