Chapter 136: Heart-beating temptation!

Don't drive the snakes, snakes, scorpions, Tang Cheng naturally didn't know about the snakes, snakes, scorpions, and scorpions, and when he returned home from the yamen, he first went to the west wing, and after collecting the land deeds of more than 400 acres, he asked Lancao while freshening up: "How many days have you been out?" ”。

"Ah Cheng, when you haven't come back from Yangzhou, Mrs. will go back to Yunxi, saying that the amount of tung oil business this year is large, and she won't worry if she doesn't go down and look at it", Lancao counted the days with her fingers, "It has to be eight or nine days, do you want to find someone to bring a letter to Mrs. ”。

"I'm just asking", the season has entered November, there is no lunar calendar in the Tang Dynasty, November is a solid November, and it should be your year for more than a month. It was really comfortable to wash his face with hot water after entering the house in such a cold winter, Tang Cheng wiped his face with a handkerchief, and shook his head vaguely: "She's busy with business, let's not bother."

Hearing this, Lan Cao's face didn't show anything, but he was really happy to have such an opportunity to be alone with Tang Cheng, "Hmm."

After washing his face, Tang Cheng sat down by the fire cage and flipped it over with iron chopsticks, a small string of sparks came out of the already prosperous charcoal fire, and the warm heat flow suddenly jumped up, and took a hot sip of the tea handed by the blue grass, Tang Cheng sighed comfortably, "It's still comfortable to live at home."

"Ah Cheng, you are tired of running these days", Lan Cao saw Tang Cheng's comfortable face, and also smiled, after handing over the tea, her people had already taken the opportunity to help Tang Cheng pinch his shoulder, "How far is Yangzhou!" It's unbearable for an iron man to run like this, seeing that the sky is getting colder and colder, Ah Cheng, you won't go out again, right? ”。

"Don't come out", sipping tea in her mouth, the orchid grass was pinched appropriately, and Tang Chengsuo's whole body leaned on her arms. He closed his eyes and said: "I won't go there, I'll accompany you at home for the cat winter, and in two days I will 'touch' and wait for Yingjun to bring her a letter when she is almost done, and when I come back, I will pick up my father and mother by the way, and our family will have a lively and prosperous year."

"That's fine...... Well...... Tea...... Be careful of the tea ......", Tang Cheng was not honest after leaning over, and he happened to be restless on the ground on the chest of the blue grass like a "milk" doll, so on. The teacup in his hand swayed.

rubbed and rubbed, and Tang Cheng's own heart was also rubbed, and the tea cup in his hand was not put on the table on the side, but his hand rested on the stool next to him.

Put away the teacup. Tang Cheng's body turned around and copied, and the blue grass had already crossed into his arms.

It was already dusk, and the room without lights was a little dark, and the blue grass lying in Tang Cheng's arms was around his neck, and her pretty face looked more and more red and pink against the bright background of the charcoal fire in the fire cage.

"Lancao, you're really getting more and more beautiful." Tang Cheng put one hand around Lan Cao's body, and with the other hand, he leaned in from the waist of the jacket and stroked the two balls of fluttering, "Hmm." Not only is the person becoming more and more refreshed, but even the body is becoming more and more plump."

Lan Cao's soft body was nestled in the man's arms, and his eyes looked at the ups and downs on his chest in a daze, "It's a lot richer!" I heard from the Gao family that my daughter's family was like this after her body was broken, and I was afraid that I would be ...... fat."

"You are tall, fatter and not obvious, only better-looking", Tang Cheng sighed with his hand: "It's a pity." You have a good body and good skin, if you wear a suspender belt and walk on the street in the summer, it will be eye-catching! ”。

Seeing that the range of activities in Tang Cheng's hand was getting bigger and bigger, Lan Cao moved, "Ah Cheng, wait a minute, I'll ...... I'm going to wash."

Said to go get hot water. But after Lancao went to the stove room, he went straight to the door of the stove where the fire was added.

"How. Want red beans? Looking at the bluegrass flushing white. couldn't hide the face of spring love, and asked with a smile in the Gao family house at the stove door.

This topic was embarrassing, but Lan Cao was embarrassed to speak, and only nodded with a red face.

"Ready", the Gao family opened the stove door, and dug out a black and cracked mud ball from the fire ash heap inside, she was busy with her hands, and said with a smile in her mouth: "Since the Tang officials came back, I have prepared everything here, don't look at you the day before yesterday and be embarrassed, I know that you will come to me again, oh!" Thirty, don't be too hot, eat it while it's hot, eat it all in one bite, don't pull it down, ah! ”。

The Gao family broke the mud ball, poured out the small handful of beans wrapped inside, and handed it to the bluegrass steamingly.

Lancao endured the heat and swallowed the beans in the bowl into her mouth, she was eating here, and Gao Jiadi was chattering non-stop with her hands in her mouth, and Lancao couldn't hear what she was talking about, only vaguely heard a few words "Long live Qianqiu, conservative Jichang, Jinbang High School, out of the general" or something.

After reading, Gao Jiadi began to fill hot water.

"Red men and green women, no one will go wrong with this recipe", the Gao family handed the pot full of hot water to the blue grass, "Everything in this yard is good, but it is too lonely without a child." When you're done later, don't forget the position I told you, don't rush to get up, lie down a little longer, and remember to put a pillow under your butt when you're lying down."

"Hmm", after eating thirty red beans, the bluegrass suddenly seemed to feel a little slump in its stomach, as if it was wrapped in something, and there was an indescribable heavy sense of happiness.

didn't say anything to the Gao family, Lan Cao'er carried the water ou back to the West Chamber.

After the orchid grass was washed, Tang Cheng just ate the leftover tea just now, and with a hook of his hand, the two of them returned to their posture just now.

"Suspenders? What's that? ”。

"Clothes, good-looking clothes", Tang Cheng replied casually, and the person had already stood up and picked up the blue grass and walked to the couch, "If you like it, I'll find two tailors next summer to make a few for you, well, just use the light material of Maozhou, that, it's called vacuum ......."

Saying what the blue grass didn't know what to say, the two of them were already rolling on the couch, and they were still cold at this time. In the blink of an eye, the two of them, who had become white sheep, were tightly entangled together, first the coquettish moan of the blue grass, and then Tang Cheng's gasp also joined in......

Tang Cheng, who put on his clothes again, expanded his chest, only to feel that every "hair" hole in his body was exuding comfort, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that Lan Cao'er, who had always risen before him, was still lying motionless on the bed.

"What, tired?".

"Hmm". Bluegrass, with a sweaty flush face, nodded.

"If you're tired, lie down for a while", Tang Cheng didn't think much about it, and deliberately walked over and tucked the quilt on the blue grass's shoulder.

It wasn't until after the two pillars of incense that Lancao got up, because it was warm in the west chamber, Tang Chengcheng ordered dinner to be held here.

Today, I successfully bought the more than 400 acres of river beach land, and after a good time of fish and water, I had a full meal to eat, and Tang Chengdi felt really good.

"Ah Cheng. Why don't you go to the study today? Seeing that Tang Cheng was leaving, Lancao said: "How can I go to Yangzhou so far away, and only rest for two days?" ”。

"If you don't go again, the teacher should lose his temper", Tang Cheng shook his head with a smile. "Don't say it, these days in Yangzhou, I really miss the study, the 'messy' mess of running around, after a busy day of work, to listen to the scriptures, recite books. It's also a rare pure enjoyment! ”。

"Rich families don't need to buy fertile land, there are thousands of millets in the book; There is no need to raise a hall to live in peace, and there is a golden house in the book; Don't hate to go out with no one, there are cars and horses in the book; marrying a wife and resentment has no unscrupulous media, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book; If the boy is determined to live his life. The Six Classics read to the window. After dragging a few sour words, Tang Cheng smiled and waved his hand to the blue grass, and went out to the study. While walking, he still hummed the words of the "Analects" in a clear and happy tone: "Zi said: Learn and learn from time to time, and don't say ......."

These two things with the wrong head and the horse's mouth were stunned to let Tang Cheng get together, it sounded really weird, the blue grass was so easy to hold back, and when Tang Cheng's voice couldn't be heard, she couldn't help laughing out loud anymore.

Smiling and smiling, Lancao put down the dishes and chopsticks she was packing up and walked to the window.

Pushing open the half window in front of me, a cold wind blowing in an autumn night was blowing. Lancao saw Tang Cheng's back walking slowly in the moonlight.

He must still be singing that weird tune. One hand was also raised high, happily playing a messy beat.

Seeing such a back. Lan Cao smiled even harder, and at the same time, a warm feeling rose in her heart, although it was a cold winter night, she didn't feel the slightest cold, as if the vitality and vitality of the back could be contagious.

It wasn't until Tang Cheng came out of the inner courtyard that she couldn't see it anymore, Lan Cao walked to the table with an unfinished smile, and after walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped, lowered her head and slowly stroked her stomach, and whispered in her mouth: "Son, my mother doesn't want you to be the prime minister and the king like the aunt of the Gao family, as long as you can be like you...... It's good for your dad to do this."

Lancao stood still like this, and the unfinished smile on her face turned into a shallow smile......

When it has become a pleasure to study with Old Master Yan, time always flies, and after Old Master Yan finished the explanation of the last part of the Book of Rites, Tang Cheng went back to rest.

When he arrived at Ya the next morning, there was nothing special, during which Tang Cheng remembered what Zhang Zishan said last time, calculating the time, Zhang Xiangwen should also be in the state city, why hasn't there been any movement? Thinking about it in his heart, he took the time to run to the east courtyard, and only after asking did he know that it was Zhang Xiangwen and his wife who was reluctant to leave her son, saying that since it was almost the end of the year, he would wait for the New Year to go back to the state city, so as not to run around and work hard in the New Year.

When he said these words, although Zhang Zishan was noncommittal, Tang Cheng could see that he was obviously a little disapproving, but it was inconvenient to 'interject' in such a family matter, Tang Cheng got up and said goodbye after a few more gossips.

If you want to say that things in this world are really so evil, when I went home at noon and was eating, the porter Lao Gao came to report that Zhang Xiangwen was here.

"Zhang Xiangwen?" , Tang Cheng was stunned when he heard this, "You didn't recognize the wrong person, did you?" ”。

"The big official laughed, my eyesight is very good", the porter Lao Gao was also stunned when he heard this. Then he smiled and said: "Besides, Zhang Gongzi has seen a lot before."

Seeing that Zhang Xiangwen was really here, Tang Cheng didn't eat anymore, put down the bowl and got up and walked out quickly.

Less than half the distance from the door of the house, I saw that Zhang Xiangwen was walking inside, looking left and right as he walked, and the appearance of the non-formal child was exactly the same as before.

"I was impatient to wait in the gatehouse, so I came in by myself", I saw Tang Cheng walking quickly. Zhang Xiangwen grinned, "I've been running all morning, I'm hungry, big brother quickly order food."

"Why did you come here like a ghost, I also went to ask your second uncle in the morning, saying that you won't be able to come until after the New Year", seeing Zhang Xiangwen's grinning appearance, Tang Chengcheng felt kind. Quickly walked to the front and punched him hard, "Stinky boy, sweaty, what's the matter, haven't you gone to your second uncle?" ”。

Tang Cheng asked. While turning around, he told Lao Gao to hurry up and go to the kitchen to inform the addition of vegetables.

"I didn't go, according to the time set by my second uncle that day, I should have arrived ten days ago, and I didn't come until now, if I bumped into it at this point. Don't even think about eating lunch. Suo "sex" came to you first, and then went to the state government to see him in the afternoon, he is just unhappy, he can't give me the family law in the yamen", Zhang Xiangwen said while taking care of himself and smiling evilly, "The old lady in the family will not let you go, and the second uncle here should beat and scold me more than my father." I didn't break it, the later I came, the more I ate the board, and I thought about it and ran away from home this morning, and my mother might scold me for being a white-eyed wolf."

"It's okay, your mother is soft-hearted, it's good to go back and coax it when the time comes, if you come here later, your second uncle won't be able to spare you." It's a good deal to think about it or run." Tang Cheng said this, hooking his shoulders and putting his back together, between the two brothers looking at each other. Kudu laughed.

Because Zhang Xiangwen arrived, Tang Cheng was very happy to eat this meal at noon, and after eating and talking for a while, the two went to the state government together.

Although there are large and small yamen, but the layout inside is similar, after arriving at the state office, Zhang Xiangwen went to Zhang Sima's office in the east courtyard, and Tang Cheng went to the west courtyard Si Tian Cao.

Not long after sitting down in the official room, I saw Lao Liang walking in with a paper scroll.

"My lord, this year's official and local co-president has made it", Lao Liang, who came in the door, said with a smile, and closed the door of the official room with his backhand.

Since Tang Cheng was promoted to judge, as long as he is in Caoli, the door of the official room is open, which is also a habit developed when working in the company in later generations, not to mention that the effect is good.

Lao Liang's action of covering the door made Tang Cheng a little puzzled, why did normal business need to be so mysterious, but he didn't say anything, only looked at Lao Liang with a smile on his face.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Tang Chengcheng felt that today's old Liang Di's eyes were a little evasive.

"My lord, please look", Lao Liang tilted his head and spread out the scroll in front of Tang Cheng, turned to the last page, pointed to a number and said: "The total number of official land statistics this year is 876,334 mu."

The so-called official land is the land in the hands of the imperial court, at this time Li Tang Jiangshan is still less than a hundred years old, and the population has not reached its peak, so the number of official land is relatively still a large number, because this number is constantly changing, so it is necessary to make the latest statistics every year and report to the household department.

"Well, I see", after looking at the number, Tang Cheng raised his head and looked at Lao Liang, this is just a routine, how can he be mysterious.

Faced with Tang Cheng's puzzlement, Lao Liang's finger moved on the scroll, "My lord, look at this again, this is the president of the official land last year."

"Eight hundred and seventy-eight thousand six hundred and forty-three acres, what's wrong?" , Tang Cheng doesn't like this kind of secretive tone, "Lao Liang, just say anything directly."

"Yes", Lao Liang turned his head to look at the door and lowered his voice and said: "The time when the adults came to Cao Di is still short, I must not know, according to the regulations of the head of the household department, there is a loss of 50 mu for every 10,000 mu of official land every year, according to this loss counting last year's total child, this year's Cao Ke can report the loss of 4,382 mu, and the difference between the total of 2,309 mu in the two years is 2,322 mu, and there are still 2,523 mu. Of the remaining 2,523 acres, minus the 1,207 acres sold by the state government, there is still 1,316 acres of land left with a reasonable loss."

"Reasonable attrition?".

"That's right, reasonable loss", Lao Liang looked at Tang Cheng with burning eyes, "This loss is within the amount given by the head of the household department." It can be reported or not, the matter is very important, and the subordinates are really not sure, so I have come to ask my lord."

Although Lao Liangdi's dialect is still not straightforward enough, Tang Cheng understands it, because of the annual flood and other damage or the need for the construction of the local yamen, the household department specially gave such a reasonable loss of five thousandths of the land, that is to say, as long as the annual number of official land is within the range of five thousandths of the loss. In short, the five-thousandths of the annual income is owned by the local government.

However, this year, the quota of 5/1,000 has not been used up, and there are still 1,316 mu left after deducting and deducting, and this 1,100-odd mu of land is in the middle of whether it can be reported or not. It means that more than 1,000 acres of land have disappeared openly between the changes of pen and ink, and it no longer belongs to the imperial court or to individuals.

"Yes. Let me think about this matter, you go out first", with Tang Cheng's command, Lao Liang lowered his eyebrows and picked up the scroll. turned around and walked out of the official room, I don't know if it was intentional or not, after going out, he casually closed the door again.

But this time, Tang Cheng didn't dislike Lao Liang doing this, as soon as the door was closed, he grabbed the teacup, stood up, and paced around the house, feeling uneasy.

More than 1,000 acres of land, even if it is an unobtrusive slope just to be on the safe side. Converted into the average market price, it can also be combined to four per mu, 1,316 mu, that is, 5,264 yuan, which is still calculated as less.

More than 5,000 guan, I rely on, in this era, when people describe the rich family, they just say "10,000 guan family wealth", what is the concept of more than 5,000 guan? At his current salary level of four per month. It means that you have to work without eating or drinking for 109 years to save so much money.

When I calculate this number in my heart. Tang Cheng himself was startled, and then his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Just nod your head. Don't even need too many words, the more than 5,000 guan money can be in accordance with the law, even if you remove the land that should be allowed, at least half of it should be no problem, this is at least more than 2,000 guan! Even if you repair another business that is ten times more beautiful than leaving the garden, it is enough!

Calculating the accounts in his heart, Tang Cheng paced faster and faster, although he was holding the tea cup in his hand, he still felt that his mouth was dry. For him who was poor and scared in front of him, and now he has just been lifted out of poverty, but the money in the tung oil business has not really arrived, this number is really a big temptation, even if he is rich, more than 2,000 is not a decimal, who else will be afraid that there is more money to bite the hand?

What's even worse is that this more than 1,000 acres of land is still within the range of loss allowed by the head of the household department, what does this mean? It means that even if he nods, no one will pursue it.

As long as it is a person, he has to be "confused" in the face of such temptation, Tang Cheng is no exception, walking around is not peaceful, several times his hand can't help but reach for the doorknob, and finally put it down with difficulty.

I can't say how I felt, and in the end, my whole body burned like a fire to the corner of the office.

There was a wooden shelf, a copper basin and a water ou in the corner, for occasional freshening, Tang Cheng did not pull the rope to let the handyman send hot water, but carried the ou and poured all the water contained in it into the copper basin.

This water pot is full of cold water, although there is a fire cage in the house, but the water is still cold and biting in winter, Tang Cheng's hand just stretched into the water and shivered, but he didn't pull out his hand, but lowered his body, and his whole face was buried in the biting cold water.

It's cold, it's cold! However, it was this cold energy that dispelled the heat of the heart, although his mind was still rolling and entangled in the huge interest temptation, but at the same time, on that moonlit night in Yunxi County, the four words that Zhao Laohu solemnly warned him also emerged.

Profit and wisdom are faint!