Chapter Forty-Eight: Gathering
(Censored again, crying to death...... )-
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A few days later, Li Jian went to the county government with a generous gift to ask for a meeting according to Chen Ke's instructions. But Song Daling showed strong displeasure at his attempt to read the documents, and walked away on the spot, bluffing him into panic.
Xu was for the sake of fifty taels of silver, but after the tea was over, another public messenger came out, saying that he didn't have time to find the document for him today, and asked him to come back in three days.
Three days later, Li Jian arrived as promised, this time he didn't see Song Daling, but there was a county Lu Zhu Division, showing him the document issued by the Yizhou Road Transfer Envoy, which clearly stated that Qingshen Huangjiao wine was listed as a tribute, and every September by the transfer envoy and bought a hundred barrels of original wine, each barrel according to five times to pay Yunyun.
Seeing that there was also a big seal on it that made Si Tonghong, Li Jian's last bit of luck was shattered. He left the yamen in despair, described to Chen Ke what he saw, and then said with tears in his eyes: "San Lang, let's admit it, this is really an order from the imperial court, and you can't win if you sue you......"
"......" Chen Ke frowned, and said after a long time: "You know, my father worked as a post in the county government. I asked him that day, the management of the county government is really so chaotic, does it take three days to find a transfer of the envoy's documents? Guess what he said. ”
"How?"
He laughed and said that if it was a ten-year-old document, it might take three days to find it. However, there may be three or five copies of the documents sent directly from the Transit Envoy Department a year, and they are all stored in the drawer by the Great Commander himself, so that they can be consulted at any time. Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "Why didn't you take it out at that time, but gave it to you three days later?" ”
"San Lang, stop being suspicious." Li Jian was completely deflated: "The transfer of the envoy's text, the big seal that is red and red, can't be faked!" ”
"Can't you fake it?" Chen Ke shook his head slowly.
"God, you must be crazy." Li Jian shook his head in despair and said, "I don't dare to go crazy with you." ”
Without speculating for more than half a sentence, Chen Ke got up to see off the guests.
When he turned back, he sat on the stone lock in the front yard. At present, there are four main daily inputs of the Chen family...... The Huangjiao Liquor Farm, which brings nearly one million yuan every year, the Laifu Restaurant, which brings seven or eight hundred thousand yuan, the Lotus Charcoal Farm, which is two or three hundred thousand yuan, and the charcoal farm, which is still in the expansion period and can only bring an income of 70,000 or 80,000 yuan a year.
The annual income of two million yuan is enough for the Chen family and his son to live a life that everyone envies. Chen Ke is also satisfied with the current situation, and can concentrate on studying without distractions to seek a good future for the future.
Who knew that if he really accepted his fate like Li Jian, not only would his family's income be halved, but he couldn't swallow this breath alone!
If it was a later generation, he might not be able to swallow it, but this is the Great Song Dynasty, isn't there any place to be reasonable? !
In the final analysis, he still gave birth to Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Sima Guang, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, and Su Shi...... There is a glimmer of expectation. He firmly believes that a dark** country that only knows how to exploit the people will not be able to give birth to so many gentlemen with sound personalities!
If the rule of a king known for his benevolence is no different from that of later generations, then China's 5,000-year history is a complete fraud!
"I hope all reactionaries are paper tigers...... Chen Ke whispered to himself. He was determined to see if there was any reason in this world!
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In the blink of an eye, in April, Qingshen East Gate Wharf.
Compared with the last time he came here, the scene Su Xun saw was completely different.
At the beginning of the seventh year of Qingli, the government and the wharf contractors did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to lay more than 7,000 wooden piles on the soft soil of the riverside tidal flats to build this hundred-zhang wharf. The construction of this wharf has greatly increased the importance of Qingshen - Qingshen is an important passage from Shuzhong to Leshan, Kuizhou and the vast areas of Jiangnan through the waterway, and is located in the regional center of two states, three counties and nine townships, once the infrastructure is built, it will naturally become an important transportation hub.
In Su Xun's memory, there was only one trestle here, and only three or five ships were docked. But he saw a huge wharf, with a forest of masts, merchants gathering, and goods like mountains, a prosperous scene. I couldn't help but sigh: "It's even better than the wharf in Meishan." ”
"I'm afraid that my husband's abacus is about to fail, looking at the prosperous appearance of this Qingshen, the cost will not be smaller than Meishan." Mrs. Cheng pursed her lips and smiled gently. She wore a well-cut lake blue gown, and her face was square...... In this era, science has not yet been born, and it is as natural for women to show up as if they had to wear clothes on their bodies. But there are also some Taoists who require their women to cover their heads when they go out, and this perverted desire for exclusivity is naturally ridiculed by society and is far from becoming the mainstream.
The Sichuan girl with the best nature, only when she is sunscreen in summer and windproof in winter, she will cover her face with a hijab, like such a warm and warm spring day, you just walk all over Shuzhong, and you can't find a hijab.
Behind them stood two pairs of children, brothers and sisters looking curiously at the strange device on the dock. It is with these devices that the workers load and unload the heavy containers between the dock and the cargo ship, which seems to save effort and time.
"Second brother, what is this?" Su Xiaomei was wearing a pale pink skirt, with a pair of big eyes that were extremely smart, and asked with her fingers like onion tubes. Just listen to her voice as nice as the jingle of spring water, apparently fully recovered.
"It's shaped like an orange tree, and it's like a pulley." Su Shi looked at the operation of the machine, and wanted to see something from it: "It should be the principle of 'rope system' mentioned in the "Book of Ink". The so-called 'rope system' is the principle of pulleys: "Uncle Tong, what do you think? ”
"That's it." Su Zhe had already read it once before, so he naturally thought more deeply and said: "But it is easier said than done, and the effect is so good to be able to use the principles in these books in actual labor." This person's ability to apply what he has learned is too strong. ”
"I haven't seen this device at Meishan Wharf, it should have appeared in recent years, and it hasn't spread yet." Su Shi said with a determined face: "I think eighty percent of it was made up by Chen Laosan. ”
"I've never seen the second brother serve a person like this." The little sister giggled: "Whether it's or not, I'll settle on someone else." ”
"Hehe, I don't believe we bet." Su Shi said with a smile.
While speaking, the boat docked on the dock, and Su Shi immediately asked the dock workers that this device was called 'crane', which was designed by Chen Jiazaburo.
Su Shi came back high-spirited, just wanting to show off to his sister. But he was beaten by his father: "I just got off the boat and ran around, I don't know how to help move things!" "Although I only brought the necessary books, clothes, and daily necessities, after all, it was a family of six who moved and packed more than a dozen boxes.
The 'crane' at the wharf is not responsible for loading and unloading luggage for passengers, so Su Xun had to find a coachman at the wharf and ask him to help carry and unload it, so naturally he had to bargain.
"There are so many boxes, you can't fit in one truck." The coachman was in trouble and said, "Where are you going?" ”
"Let's help find an inn first."
"Oh, you're going to kiss." The coachman smiled: "I don't know who the official's relatives are." ”
"Uh...... The surname is Chen. Su Xun hesitated.
"Is it Chen Daguan who lives on Wenxing Street?" The coachman suddenly came to his senses.
"Yes." Su Xun didn't expect that the permanent residents of the entire county would have Chen Xiliang's family surnamed Chen.
"In the future, I will report to the house early," the coachman became enthusiastic, whistled, and summoned two big cars, and did not want the Su family father and son to interfere, so he loaded the luggage into the car with his hands and feet.
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Just as he was about to leave after loading the car, there was a sudden shouting behind him: "Auntie, auntie." Little sister, little sister! ”
The brothers and sisters of the Su family were talking and laughing, but when they heard this voice, they all turned around together, and saw four young men in brocade standing on a newly arrived boat, two of whom were waving and shouting vigorously.
The little sister sighed and said, "Why do we go wherever these fools go?" ”
"Don't say that." Mrs. Cheng smiled and said, "Zhiyuan, they also came to Qingshen to study, and they will meet sooner or later." ”
"The later we meet, the better." The little sister pouted.
"Big cousin, I didn't expect to meet here, what a coincidence!" Su Zhe and Banniang's expressions were quite unnatural, only Su Shi greeted his cousins with a smile.
"yes, that's a coincidence." A well-dressed boy with a face like Fu Fan shook a folding fan while Shi Shiran got off the boat. Su Shi, Su Xun, and Chen Ke are all good-looking, but compared with him, I know that the gap between ordinary handsome guys and real beautiful men is not ordinarily big.
This son-in-law is Cheng Zhicai, the son of the Cheng family, and the word is positive. He walked in front of Mrs. Cheng and saluted, "My nephew visits my aunt and uncle." ”
"Hmm......" Su Xun only snorted, this was not aimed at him, but for everyone.
"Shosuke, are you bringing your younger brothers to school?" Seeing her nephew and future son-in-law, Mrs. Cheng naturally became affectionate.
"Yes, auntie." Cheng Zhicai said fluently: "My nephew wanted to participate in this year's talent selection ceremony, but my father asked for strictness, saying that I didn't have enough knowledge and needed some hard work. After a pause, he continued: "I heard that the old master Wang of Zhongyan Academy is from Xianggong Jinshi, he is very knowledgeable, he has studied for many years, and he has also had a close relationship with Ouyang Yongshu and Mei Shengyu. So my father asked me to learn from him for a few years, so that I would be sure of the next big competition. ”
Mrs. Cheng only asked him, but he gave a detailed description of the causes and consequences, which sounded very sincere. Su Xiaomei quickly stuck out her tongue imperceptibly, and immediately returned to her ladylike state.
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I'm not in a good state tonight, I've been sleepy, forgive me, I'll send the chapter later tomorrow morning, and the monk has to make up for sleep......