Su Hao didn't answer Lu Xiu'er's question, he turned to Su Xiaohu and said, "Xiaohu, you go back first, tell my mother, and say that I received the envoy from the county magistrate and will stay in the county for a few days." I'll go back and tell her when I'm free. ”

"Does Xiu'er stay in the county seat with you?" Su Xiaohu asked.

Su Hao said: "Yes, I can't do it alone, and I need Xiu'er to help me do it, so she won't go back." ”

"Huh? What am I going to do? Lu Xiu'er heard that she still had her own affairs, so she was anxious first.

Su Hao glared at her and said, "I'll tell you later, what are you arguing about." ”

"Hmph, you know how to bully people!" Lu Xiu'er muttered quietly, but she really didn't dare to say more.

In the past, there was rarely any intersection between Su Hao and Lu Xiuer, and naturally there would be no disputes. Su Hao is a nerd, he stretches out his hands for clothes and opens his mouth for food, when Lu Xiuer can't get used to it, he will stab him a few words, and Su Hao often confesses it in a muffled voice, because he can't quarrel with this sister at all.

But now after this Su Hao crossed over, the relationship between the two people has undergone subtle changes. Lu Xiu'er found that her brother, who used to be submissive, suddenly became domineering. Not only did he dare to quarrel with the official and even make a move, but he even looked neither humble nor arrogant in front of the magistrate, which made Lu Xiuer feel that he needed to look up.

Because of this, when Su Hao's eyes narrowed, Lu Xiu'er was instinctively afraid. Of course, she was not afraid that this brother would beat and scold herself, but she was impressed by his majesty, which is what people often say, the feeling of not being angry and self-imposing.

"Xiaohu, this is 10 taels of silver, you bring it to my mother for me, and you will say that the magistrate will reward me. Also, you tell her that it would be nice to hire a few day laborers to help with the work in the fields, and that I now have an errand and that she doesn't have to farm to earn money. Su Hao said.

"Brother Hao, do you have an errand?" Su Xiaohu asked happily, in the eyes of the villagers, it is a very beautiful thing to be able to have an errand in the county office, which means that Su Hao has become an official from now on.

Su Hao nodded and said, "Lord Zhixian appointed me to be in charge of digging wells, I'll go back and talk about this matter in detail." ”

"I know, I know." Su Xiaohu even claimed, "Brother Hao, don't worry, I will bring you these words of Yin Liang and you." ”

Su Hao took out another piece of silver weighing seven or eight yuan, handed it to Su Xiaohu, and said: "Xiaohu, this bit of silver is for you, first of all, thank you for driving me into the city, and secondly, please take care of my mother for me these days." When I'm done with this side and go back to the village, I'll thank you heavily. ”

"I can't ask for that." Su Xiaohu seemed to feel that the silver was hot, and blushed and excused himself, "Your mother is also my aunt, I should take care of her, how dare I take so much silver from your brother Hao." ”

"Give it to you, and you can take it." Su Hao insisted on stuffing the silver into Su Xiaohu's hand, "If you feel embarrassed, then it should be my reward for you." I'm an official now, so it's okay to give you a piece of silver, right? ”

Su Xiaohu admired Su Hao in the past, and always put himself in the position of Su Hao's younger brother. Su Hao said that the silver was given to him, and not only did he not feel a trace of insult, but he was also a little excited. He excused himself again and again, and finally timidly accepted the silver, patted his chest and said, "Brother Hao, don't worry, I have covered everything over my aunt." If you want to hire someone in the county, ask someone to bring a letter, and I will help you immediately. ”

Su Hao smiled, patted Su Xiaohu's shoulder, and said, "Yes, Xiaohu, when I get famous, I will definitely bring you out of the countryside and be a city person." ”

After explaining this, Su Hao went to the deli next to him to buy some cooked meat, steamed buns, etc., and handed them to Su Xiaohu, explaining that some of them were for Su Xiaohu to eat on the road, and some were for Su Xiaohu to take back for Yang Gendi to eat. Su Hao now has money in his pocket, so naturally he can't let his mother only drink some gruel every day. He pondered, for the time being, he will settle down like this for the time being, and in the future, when he has a foothold in the county, he must move his mother and Lu Xiu'er to the city to live, and as for the few acres of land in the countryside, he will rent it out, and just collect a few stones of rent a year.

After sending Su Xiaohu away, Su Hao turned around and talked to Lu Xiu'er with a smile. Lu Xiu'er was glared at by Su Hao just now, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to say anything, and when she saw Su Hao coming to talk to her, she intended to give Su Hao a look. However, her careful eyes had no effect at all in front of Su Hao, Su Hao took out a few pieces of silver and threw them in his hand, Lu Xiuer's eyes widened, and she couldn't wait to ask Su Hao about the origin of the silver, completely forgetting that she was angry with Su Hao.

"Brother, why do you still have silver!"

"This is all rewarded by the magistrate." Su Hao said with a smile.

"Didn't you ask Xiaohu to take it back to his mother for the silver rewarded by the magistrate?" Lu Xiu'er asked.

Su Hao said: "Lord Zhixian rewarded me with 20 taels, I took 10 taels for Xiaohu to take back to my mother, and gave Xiaohu less than 1 tael, and there are 9 taels left, you see, they are all here." ”

"That's a lot of silver!" Lu Xiu'er was holding a few pieces of broken silver, which felt quite unreal. The family has never saved more than 5 taels of silver, and these silvers have always been tightly hidden by Yang Gendi, only when Su Hao wants to go to the city to study, Yang Gendi will find a little broken silver from somewhere and give Su Hao as a coil. As for Lu Xiu'er, the most money she handles is a few dozen yuan, how can she see 9 taels of silver at once.

"Let's go, brother will take you to eat something delicious." Su Hao has silver in his pocket, and he has enough confidence. Some people have compared the prices of later generations, thinking that one or two taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty were equivalent to about 1,000 yuan in later generations. In other words, now Su Hao has a full 9,000 yuan in his pocket, and in such a small county, having such a sum of money is enough to squander it for a while. In particular, Su Hao was almost a poor man before, and the feeling of being poor and rich has always been very good.

"Brother, what did you just say you wanted me to stay and help you do things?" Lu Xiuer was concerned about the question just now.

Su Hao said: "Didn't you say you want to eat fried noodles in Nantou Lane?" Let's go eat now. ”

"That's not what you're talking about, is it?" Lu Xiuer was stunned.

Su Hao smiled: "If it's not this, what else can it be?" What else can you help me with besides eating? ”

"You're necrotic! Necrotic! Lu Xiu'er picked up her little pink fist and beat Su Hao, in her heart, but she didn't mean to be annoyed at all, on the contrary, she was using this method to vent the feeling of happiness in her heart.

The brother and sister walked along Dongmen Avenue affectionately, the noon sun was shining, but neither of them felt the heat, they were all immersed in their own joy.

Su Hao briefly introduced the conversation with Han Wen just now to Lu Xiu'er. Lu Xiu'er didn't understand the twists and turns, but at least she understood one thing, that is, her brother had become an official, and it was a very big official, and even the Zheng Dian, who was digging a well in the village, would have to obey her brother's management in the future.

In addition to being promoted, my brother was able to earn money. The 20 taels of silver rewarded by the county are only a part, and the elder brother will have a salary of 2 stone rice every month in the future, according to the market price, 2 stone rice is equivalent to more than 1 tael of silver, and there are more than a dozen taels in a year, and the income of their whole family from farming in a year is almost less.

According to my brother, when I work in the county office, I have to live in the county seat, so today they have a very important thing to do, that is, to rent a house. Renting a house, as well as cleaning up after renting a house, is not something Su Hao is good at, which requires Lu Xiuer to staff and operate, Su Hao said that Lu Xiuer has something to do, in fact, it is this thing that he is referring to.

"Brother, you rented a house, can my mother and I usually come and live?" Lu Xiu'er asked wistfully.

Su Hao said: "It's not that you usually come to live, but you have to move out of the countryside completely and live in the city." Therefore, the house we want to rent must be large, preferably with a yard. ”

"Huh? Do you want to rent a house with a yard? Lu Xiu'er was surprised, "Isn't that the same as the house in the governor's house?" ”

In Longkou Village, only the chief Su Zhong lives in a house with a yard, and the yard is divided into main houses and side rooms. The other villagers only have a separate house, and at best they have a small plot of land in front of the house with branches or bamboo, which is certainly not considered a yard.

Hearing that her family could also live in a house with a yard, Lu Xiu'er was so happy that her heart was about to jump out.

"Let's rent a courtyard with three rooms, one for you, one for me, and one for mom, can you see it?" Lu Xiuer proposed that she lived in a house with Su Hao when she was a child, and when she grew up, it was inconvenient to live with Su Hao, so she moved to live in a room with Yang Gendi. One of her dreams was to have a room of her own, and if possible, she wanted to furnish it like the embroidery building of the young lady of the county magistrate - it only needed to be as good as the embroidery building.

"Let's see." Su Hao said, "Maybe there are more than three rooms, we have to have a living room, a study, and a guest room, what if your parents want to come to the city for two days?" ”

"Isn't that going to cost a lot of money?" Lu Xiu'er was moved by the bright prospect described by Su Hao, and she couldn't help but hold Su Hao's arm and asked timidly.