Perhaps it is that a focused man will always have a strong attraction to women, and if a little sadness is added to the concentration, the lethality to women is huge. 【&n】

Xiao Mo is like this now, thinking intently, his brows are twisted together, so that Hu Yunxue can't help but be infected by Xiao Mo's expression, and then squatting beside Xiao Mo a little melancholy.

It doesn't rain in the sky, and there is a shortage of food in the county, Xiao Mo, who has been sick for three years, suddenly woke up and thought of a way to drain the river, but now he is stumped again, is this the will of heaven?

Hu Yunxue is also a little lonely, ancient people were very respectful of gods and ghosts, especially women like Hu Yunxue, who are delicate and sensitive, so they think a lot.

In the past few years, since Hu Yunxue began to be sensible, I feel that Shen County has been full of disasters and difficulties, from the beginning of military service to the current drought, as if God is targeting the people of Shen County.

Just when Hu Yunxue was thinking nonsense, Xiao Mo suddenly slapped his thigh, and due to the excessive force, Xiao Mo then grinned and groaned, Hu Yunxue was also awakened by Xiao Mo's actions, and complained: "Why was he shocked?" ”

Looking at Xiao Mo's expression now, it was obvious that he was hurt by himself, but he smiled like a child, Hu Yunxue suddenly understood, and said happily: "You thought of it?" ”

Xiao Mo nodded and said, "Well, you hurry up, uh...... Yes, please invite Master Li and Uncle Lin Shi to come to the river, and say that I have already thought of a way to build a windmill! ”

Hu Yunxue was a little unhappy when she heard this, and said, "Can't you tell me what the solution is?" ”

Xiao Mo said: "Little girl, why are you so curious?" ”

Called a little girl by Xiao Mo, Hu Yunxue's face suddenly darkened, and she was about to have a seizure, when she heard Xiao Mo say: "Okay, okay, it's just to find the steel used to build the windmill, I've already told you, you're the first to know, okay?" ”

Hu Yunxue didn't have a seizure, but she still gave Xiao Mo a fierce look, and then called Zhou Kui and asked him to guard Xiao Mo, and then left.

In the compound of the Lin Mansion, the atmosphere was a little depressing, and the attendants sent by Li Ji to the county had returned, and they also brought the Shaofu Du Teng and the Sihu Chen Zhangping, as well as the chief bookkeeper Lu Lu.

The three of them are Li Ji's subordinates, and they have been colleagues for a long time, of course, they will not be too angry, and after saluting Li Ji, Li Ji asked, "Why are Chen Sihu and Master Lu here?" ”

The first to answer Li Ji was Chen Zhangping, Chen Zhangping looked a little old, and gray hair began to appear on both temples, Chen Zhangping first saluted Li Ji, and then said: "Lord, my subordinates are here to ask the lord this time, I hope that the lord will allow the old man to resign from the household and return to his hometown to farm for the sake of the old man!" ”

When Li Ji heard this, he said, "Chen Sihu, is it really determined to leave the county office?" ”

When Chen Zhangping heard this, he saw that Li Ji didn't seem to be angry, so he nodded and said, "The old man is fifty and three this year, and I hope that the old man will be kind!" ”

Li Ji had no choice but to say: "Since Chen Sihu has made up his mind, it is not easy for this county to stay, but this is never a county office, and it cannot be handed over, and the official can't find a candidate to take over the position of Sihu for a while, so it is better for Chen Sihu to stay for a few more days, and wait for the official to return to the county office!" ”

After that, Li Ji saw that Chen Zhangping looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, so he said: "Don't worry, Old Chen, the official promises, after returning to the county office, he will not be forced to stay in the household, how about it?" ”

Li Ji said this, Chen Zhangping had to be supported by his entourage and left, out of the landlord's convenience, Lin Chong of course wanted to send Chen Zhangping a step.

After Chen Zhangping left, Lu Lu said: "My lord, Chen Lao was afraid that after the adults returned to the county government after the inspection, he would force him to find a big household in the county to donate food, so he asked for his resignation in advance......

When Li Ji heard this, he frowned and said, "Where did he know that this official was going to find a big household in the county to donate grain?" ”

Lu Lu said: "I don't know, on the way here, I didn't see Chen Lao mention it, but it is estimated that the subordinates are the big families in the county, and they have united to put pressure on Chen Lao, so Chen Lao is so anxious to resign from the position of the household!" ”

Hearing Lu Lu's words, Li Ji couldn't help but be furious: "Joke! Even if the official wants to ask them for food, it is a matter of Shaofu, what does it matter to him as a household? ”

Hearing Li Ji's words, Du Teng next to him had a look of embarrassment on his face, and then said to Li Ji: "My lord, the lower officials think that if you ask for food from a rich family in this county, I am afraid that it will be a little difficult......

Li Ji heard this: "The official knows, but the official doesn't believe that they are a monolith, and they can really block the mouths of tens of thousands of people in Shen County!" ”

After Li Ji said that, Du Teng and Lu Lu glanced at each other, and then they both shook their heads. Li Ji meant that he was going to force the rich households in the county to donate grain, and he didn't even mind using the power of the people, if that was the case, he was afraid that it would cause panic in the whole county, and even the people would riot and rob the rich of their food.

In this way, I am afraid that all the officials of Shen County, including Li Ji, will be questioned, so Du Teng must stop it.

Du Teng said: "My lord, don't do it! ”

Li Ji heard this: "This official also knows that this is not feasible, but is there any other way?" Those big households, relying on their relationship with some officials in the state capital, don't take their officials in their eyes at all, and the officials have endured it for many years, and now it's finally time to show their talents, how can they be restrained? ”

These are some private matters related to Li Ji, and Li Ji will only say it when he is surrounded by cronies, hearing Li Ji's words, Du Teng and Lu Lu both shook their heads, not knowing what to say.

At this time, Lin Chong came in and said: "My lord, this matter of borrowing grain, I hope that my lord will give us a way to live for the sake of the orphans and widows in Mancun Village, Changle Town!" ”

Li Ji was just unhappy by Chen Sihu's affairs, and now when he heard Lin Chong's words, he was even more unhappy, but Lin Chong was also for the livelihood of the people in Changle Town, and Li Ji was not good at attacking, so he had to ask Du Teng: "Du Shaofu, you also heard Lin Lizheng's words, you are the county Shaofu, in charge of money and food, you can talk to him!" ”

Only then did Du Teng know why Li Ji called himself here from the county, it turned out to be for the matter of borrowing grain from Changle Town.

But Du Teng is not easy to do, the granaries in the county are empty, where to get grain for Changle Town?

So Du Teng said: "Lin Lizheng, it's not that the county government is not accommodating, if you want to borrow grain, you have to have grain to borrow!" ”

Hearing Du Teng's words, Lin Chong said: "Du Shaofu, the Ming people don't say dark words, there is no grain in the county, is it possible that even Fengping is empty?" ”

Fengping is the largest grain storage warehouse in Shen County, it is said that the capacity is tens of thousands of stones, if there is any disaster in Shen County, the people of the county are pointing to the grain of Fengping to save their lives, so Lin Chong will have this question.

But the current situation is that year after year of drought, even if it is a good liquidation, it can't withstand it, Du Teng glanced at Li Ji, Li Ji said: "Lin Li is not an outsider, Du Shaofu has something to say, there is no need to hide it!" ”

Du Teng then said: "Don't hide it, most of the grain that has been opened in the past few years has been consumed, and there has been no way to replenish the warehouse, and there are still 2,000 stone of grain this year, and it will be left until after the autumn harvest, depending on the disaster situation in each town, before the warehouse can be opened!" ”

"Autumn harvest?" Hearing Du Teng's words, Lin Chong stood up suddenly, and said dissatisfiedly: "When the autumn harvest comes, at that time, I'm afraid that all the people in my Changle Town will starve to death!" Could it be that Shaofu wants to watch the people of my Changle Town become beggars? ”

Lin Chong said this a little excitedly, Du Teng listened to it, and his face was not good-looking, at this time, it was Li Ji who stood up and said: "Shankun, it's serious!" ”

Hearing Li Ji's words, Lin Chong realized that he had gone too far, Du Teng, like Li Ji, was an official appointed by the imperial court, in ancient times, officials who attached importance to their reputation have always taken their reputation very seriously, Lin Chong just said that Du Teng ignored the life and death of the people of Changle Town, which was indeed detrimental to Du Teng's reputation, so Lin Chong quickly apologized to Du Teng and said: "I said it seriously just now, don't blame Shaofu!" ”

Du Teng shook his head, and then exhaled heavily, showing that he was still a little unhappy in his heart.

Just at this time, Hu Yunxue arrived, and Lin Yiye brought her into the compound, and after seeing Li Ji, Hu Yunxue hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "Hu Yunxue, a folk girl, has seen an adult!" ”

Li Ji asked, "Why is the girl here?" ”

Listening to Li Ji's tone, it seemed that he was quite respectful of Hu Yunxue, and everyone couldn't help but wonder when they heard it, but Hu Yunxue didn't notice it, and said directly: "My lord, Xiao Mo asked the people to come, please go to the river!" ”

"Xiao Mo?" When Li Ji heard this, he was a little surprised, but then he asked happily: "But Ziheng thought of a way to solve the drainage?" ”

Hearing Li Ji's question, the two county officials in the courtyard, including Lin Chong's father and son, Du Teng and Lu Lu, all looked at Hu Yunxue in surprise.