After deciding on the position and rewarding two silver taels, Han Wen and Su Hao had nothing to say. How Su Hao will carry out his work in the future is arranged by Fang Mengjin, and Han Wen naturally won't care about these specific things.

After a few more words without oil and salt, Su Hao got up and said goodbye with interest, Han Wen arched his hand to him, and then asked Fang Mengjin to send Su Hao out.

Fang Mengjin accompanied Su Hao out of the second hall and walked out. In the corridor, Fang Mengjin asked, "Su Hao, do you know why Lord Zhixian gave you a reward?" ”

"The student is stupid, please ask the master to dial." Su Hao said.

Fang Mengjin said: "My lord hired you as a master, and the bundle I gave you was 2 stone rice in a month, and 24 stone in a year. With such a salary, it is barely a middle family in the county, and it is natural to make a living, but it is only a livelihood. With your talents, this salary is a bit shabby. ”

Su Hao said: "Students don't dare to have too many extravagant expectations. ”

Fang Mengjin waved his hand and said: "A gentleman loves money, this is also human nature. You have a mother and sister to support, and you need to earn more money. Let me tell you, the workshop is responsible for engineering affairs, and it handles a lot of money and food every year, and if it is properly managed, it can save dozens of taels of silver a year, which is reasonable......"

Su Hao was stunned for a while before he understood what Fang Mengjin meant, and hurriedly said: "Master, how dare a student embezzle money and food if he is favored by the county lord?" ”

"It's not corruption." Fang Mengjin waved his hand and said, "The person in charge of the workshop, if he only leaves a few dozen taels of silver a year, even if he is very clean, the magistrate will not care." However, if the mind is bigger and the desire is difficult to fill, it is difficult to say. The magistrate rewarded you with 20 taels of silver, hoping that you would do it yourself, as long as you do things for the adults in a down-to-earth manner, the adults will not treat you badly. ”

"Master Xie mentions." Su Hao was like an initiation, and hurriedly thanked Fang Mengjin.

When Fang Mengjin said this, he always said in a light tone, neither arrogant preaching, nor showing a gesture of grace. Su Hao knew that Fang Mengjin meant to the point, as for how to comprehend, or whether he was willing to comprehend, it was up to Su Hao himself. Fang Mengjin's words have been said very bluntly: let you go to manage the workshop, you make some money, the county magistrate has no objection, but don't be insatiable. As long as you work hard, the boss will not treat you badly.

Fang Mengjin sent Su Hao outside the Yimen and turned back. Su Hao walked along the corridor to the outside of the gate, looking at the officials on both sides, he had a feeling of being on top. Han Wen has already said that his status is higher than all the officials, and as for the former servants, it is even less worth mentioning.

Seeing Su Hao away, Fang Mengjin returned to the second hall, where Han Wen was still sitting waiting for him.

Seeing Fang Mengjin coming back, Han Wen asked, "Have you told him what you should have said?" ”

Fang Mengjin said: "It's already been said. ”

"How did he behave?"

"I think he understands what you mean, my lord."

Han Wen nodded and said: "That's good, the matter of digging a well costs a lot, if he goes down, he will collude with those messengers, dig less wells, and report more consumption, it will be a troublesome thing." ”

Fang Mengjin said: "I see that this person has good ambitions, and I don't think I will be confused by these yellow and white things." You see that he behaved modestly in front of you just now, not at all like a talent who has never seen the world, I think, this son must not be a thing in the pool. ”

"How come I've never heard of such a talent before?" Han Wen said in surprise.

Fang Mengjin said with a smile: "My lord, the so-called situation creates heroes, if it weren't for such a big drought, his ability to survey wells would have no chance to show it." My lord, if this Su Hao takes over the matter of drilling wells, he can improve the efficiency of drilling wells. Not to mention that every well is drilled, as long as the ratio of waste wells to good wells can be increased to one to one, we can also save thousands of taels, which is a lot of money. ”

Han Wen said: "Saving silver taels is only one aspect, if we can speed up the speed of drilling wells, the losses caused by the drought can be greatly reduced, so that in front of the prefect and political envoys, our Fengcheng County will also have a bright face." ”

"Based on my perception of this Su Hao, I don't think he will have the high expectations of adults." Fang Mengjin said.

Not to mention Han Wen and Fang Mengjin talking about Su Hao behind their backs, Su Hao went out of the county office by himself and saw Su Xiaohu guarding the ox cart, sitting in the shade of a tree and dozing. He stepped forward, patted Su Xiaohu on the shoulder, and shouted, "Hey, Xiaohu, wake up!" ”

Su Xiaohu woke up suddenly, saw Su Hao, and asked with a smile: "Brother Hao, you came out, did the magistrate reward you?" ”

"Of course." Su Hao said proudly.

"Hey, where's Xiu'er?" Only then did Su Xiaohu find out that Su Hao came out alone, and hurriedly asked.

"Oh no, I forgot about Xiu'er." Su Hao patted his head and wanted to run to the county office, but when he turned around, he saw Lu Xiu'er walking out of the gate of the county office, and turned around and waved to the people inside as he walked. Su Hao didn't see who sent Lu Xiu'er out, only saw that there seemed to be a corner of the green skirt flashing in the gate, and then he couldn't see it.

"Brother, don't call me when you come out!" Lu Xiu'er ran towards Su Hao and said in a complaining tone. Her face was flushed with irrepressible excitement.

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot." Su Hao apologized repeatedly, "Xiu'er, who sent you out." ”

"It's the young lady of the county magistrate's family." Lu Xiuer said.

"No one bullied you, right?" Su Hao asked with concern.

Lu Xiu'er pouted: "Of course not!" The lady of the county, and the lady of the county family, but it's okay, they have to take something for me to eat, and they also take me to the back garden to play, I also went to the lady's embroidery building, the lady's embroidery building is beautiful, more than 100 times more beautiful than Xiaohong's embroidery building. ”

The "little red" that Lu Xiuer said is the girl of the Su Zhong family. Su Zhong's family is a landlord and has a lot of wealth, so he also learned from the appearance of a big family and got an embroidery building for his daughter, but it is not a building at all. Su Xiaohong doesn't have the talent to be a lady at all, she is even crazier than Lu Xiu'er, what her embroidery building will look like, Su Hao can basically guess it, it is estimated that it is more terrifying than the men's dormitory in the university in the future.

Lu Xiuer was taken to Hanwen's inner house by Yahuan Red Lotus before, and she was so scared that she couldn't leave. After arriving at the inner house, I saw Han Wen's wife Song and daughter Han Qian, chatted a few words of family life, and gradually relaxed. Han Wen is a gentle and elegant person, and his family members are also of high quality. After all, Lu Xiuer is just a 15-year-old girl, she doesn't have too many scheming, and when she sees that others are kind to her, she quickly throws all her restraints out of the clouds.

Han Wen's daughter Han Qian is one year older than Lu Xiuer, and she has been reading and reading under the guidance of her father since she was a child, and her talent is very high. When she saw Lu Xiuer's simple and innocent appearance, she immediately fell in love with her, and after chatting for a few words, the two began to become sisters. Han Qian had heard her father talk about Su Hao's deeds before, and she was a little curious about this young Xiucai who could predict the amount of water produced by the well, and now when she saw Xiucai's sister, she naturally wouldn't let it go, and in a few words, she took out all kinds of gossip about Su Hao from Lu Xiu'er's mouth, and Lu Xiu'er herself was still unaware of it.

When the two of them were having fun, Han Wen sent someone in to inform him that Su Hao had gone out and asked Lu Xiu'er to go out with him. Han Qian did not ask Yahuan to send Lu Xiu'er, but personally sent Lu Xiu'er to the door of the county office. The social atmosphere in the late Ming Dynasty was already very open, and an eldest lady like Han Qian did not stay in the deep boudoir compound all day long, but could walk around and show her head. The county government is Han Qian's home, and she walks around the county office, and she doesn't need to scruple or anything.

Sending Lu Xiu'er to the gate, Han Qian glanced outside the door, just in time for Su Hao to turn around. She hurriedly dodged away, lowered her head and hurriedly walked to the inner house, and as she walked, she secretly read in her heart: This Xiucai is really young......

Su Hao stopped Lu Xiu'er, who was chattering about what he had seen and heard in the county's house, and said, "It's almost noon, let's go, let's eat." ”

"No, Brother Hao, I brought dry food with me when I went out, let's hurry back." The lieutenant said, let me drive the ox cart back as soon as I finish my errands, he has other uses. Su Xiaohu said.

Su Hao nodded and said, "Well, in that case, Xiaohu, you can go back first, and Xiu'er and I will stay." ”

"Huh?" Lu Xiu'er was surprised, "Brother, are you still done?" ”

"The matter here of the magistrate is done, but there are other things that have not been done." Su Hao said with a smile.

"When you come to the county seat, aren't you just seeing the county master? Now that the county magistrate has seen it, what else is there? Lu Xiu'er asked in confusion.