On the way back to Xujiang County, Li You put aside his distracting thoughts for the time being, and thought of silver wholeheartedly. He sold two clerkships and got a thousand taels of silver. But I bought a house in Fucheng and renovated it again, spending more than 700 taels in total, and the entertainment expenses were not small, and the money bags that came and went were a little tight.

This time, the family moved to Fucheng, and in the future, all kinds of expenses will be greater, and the silk store will lose the windfall profits, and the profits of twenty or thirty taels per month are far from enough, which is only enough for Aunt Guan as pocket money.

There is some gray income in the yamen, which is enough to live a small life, but it is also quite difficult to meet the entertainment expenses. Mainly because the people who interacted with him were all from a family like Zhao Daguan, the money was not money, and Li You, who had a shallow family background, refused to lose face here.

Other celebrities, splashing ink to write and paint can be used as gifts, how much silver is saved, Li Tanhua, who has a bad word, can't learn it, and he has to have a carrier to read a poem.

To say that Li Tuiguan is majestic in the government office, and he is corrupt and perverts the law in his own position, won't he have a lot of money? In fact, when I talk about this, it is all tears.

As soon as there was a stone participating in politics, it was okay to steal petty, but it was difficult to cover up the big fight.

Second, they are burdened by fame. Now Li You carries the banner of a local celebrity in Suzhou Mansion, he is a star official, and his every move is quite concerned, and good and bad things are spread thousands of miles, which greatly increases the difficulty of earning black income.

Celebrities and celebrities are not officials, they are called mountain hermits; celebrities and scholars are officials, which is called Hongchen experience; Celebrities are lazy in affairs, which is called Kuangda Tongtuo; Celebrities and gentlemen have the courage to do things, that is called diligent in the king's affairs; Gentlemen and gentlemen are called gentlemen's style; Celebrities are in a hurry, that is called solemnity and fortitude... All in all, in this year, as long as you hang the brand of a celebrity, it is not wrong to be lustful, frivolous, arrogant, arrogant, fighting, scolding the street, and engaging in basic gifts, it is counted as a surname, or it is not bad. But open bribery does not seem to be within the bounds.

It's a pity that Li You's power seems to be not small, he holds the silver treasury in one hand and the name of the punishment in the other, but first, he is not a seal official, and secondly, the two responsibilities are not very suitable for engaging in black-box transactions that do not alarm others, such as you secretly give me a hundred taels and I order you to be a child.

The idea of hitting the treasury is to be corrupt, and the consequences of being found out are too serious; The idea of beating the name of the punishment is to bend the law, there are too many people involved, the rights and wrongs are too obvious, and the Wu people like to sue and make trouble, and it is not easy to do something that God knows you know and I know.

If it's not a big thing, it's good if it doesn't get out, but how much money can you collect if it's really a big thing?

Others don't have to care too much about the official reputation, because if there is fame, there is a step to advancement, and reputation is just an embellishment. And Li You, who has no meritorious background, cares about the official reputation very much, which is where Li You suffers the most as an official. Gray income can be had, but it is not enough to spend, and if you want black income, you can't if there is a rumor that it may be rumored.

Master Huang is right, Li You was originally shameless, but now he has begun to evolve into a face, and sometimes he is not as unscrupulous as when he was a small official. The elegant saying is that you know honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing.

In fact, Master Huang still has a feeling that he hasn't said, he thinks that Li You's style as an official is a bit imitating Chen Xundao... So Li You once again encountered the problem that the speed of making money could not keep up with the speed of status promotion.

didn't mention it, but said that Li You arrived at the Beiguan Water Station in the county by boat, transferred the sedan chair honor guard from the post station, and raised the umbrella cover all the way, avoided the silence, and sounded the gong to open the way home.

At a glance at the guard of honor that is similar to the county but is a step worse than the county, he knows that it is Li Tuiguan, who went out of the county, who has gone home.

Li Tuiguan would not be so ostentatious in the city where high-ranking officials and nobles walked all over the place, and there were many wealthy merchants and celebrities like dogs, but this time he returned to the county and the post station came to stammer, so he was disrespectful.

When Master Li entered the house, the wives and concubines of each room came to visit him. Among them, when Guan Xiuxiu bent down to salute, he accidentally fell out of his sleeve and dropped the book.

Li You's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the cover was written "[***] Nine Potentials", and he was curious to pick it up and look at it, and it was a combination of yin and yang, dragon flying potential, tiger step, ape fighting potential, etc., with exquisite illustrations.

Books are interesting, people who read books are even more interesting... Master Li raised his eyes again, but saw Aunt Guan's red sleeves half-hidden, and her head was shy, wanting to refuse and welcome. Thinking that she has always been dignified and reserved, but she hides such a technical guide, she can't help but be moved by the contrast. Dig deeper with her tonight?

It's really a stupid old man who is blind and blind, and he has been fooled by such a simple trick, Mei Zhi hated and thought, I knew that I had hidden a few paintings of the Spring Palace, it was very rare.

"Ah, this thing, how can people look at it!" Xiaozhu screamed when he peeked at the illustration on the side.

Li You laughed, "It's not for people to see, it's for the gods to do it, and the master will be a fairy tonight." ”

After laughing a few words with his wives and concubines, he saw a subordinate holding a stick outside the door and said, "Master Xue is visiting." ”

Li Tuiguan County swaggered all the way through the city, just like the fireflies in the dark night, it was difficult not to be noticed by those who cared.

Li You left the backyard, came to the front hall, and arched his hand: "Brother Xue, it's gone, I was looking for you, but you fell into the net." ”

Xue Juren saw that Li You had something to do, so he didn't say what he meant, so he asked first: "What does Master Li have to do?" ”

"Brother Xue has traveled from south to north and has seen a lot of knowledge, please ask me if there is any light business in this world that is worth a try for my little pusher?" Li You consulted.

As mentioned earlier, this Xue Juren entered Beijing twice and did not enter the Jinshi, so he started to do business, and he was a famous Confucian businessman in Xujiang County, with tens of thousands of family assets. That's why Li You remembered to consult him.

Xue Juren said without thinking: "There is one, but Master Li can't do it." ”

"Which one?"

"Pawn shop business." Xue Judao: "Sit on the ground and collect interest, there is no danger of going far." It's a pity that the imperial court has an order that officials are strictly forbidden to open pawn shops to exploit the people, and Lord Li can't get it when he goes to the household department in Nanjing to apply for a pawn sticker. ”

Li You's heart lit up, this business is really good, and it is just a short-term loan shark. Although there are many disputes, will he, the judge, be afraid of economic disputes? As long as it can be opened, it will not be profitable.

But there are also difficulties. First, the capital is insufficient, and a few hundred taels of small troubles are opening a pawnshop. The second is to open a legal pawnshop, you need to apply for a pawn sticker, which is equivalent to taking photos of the business in the previous life. Third, you need to find an agent.

While talking to Master Xue, the family came in again and said, "The county lord is here." ”

The eldest lord in this county is the Xinzhi County of Xujiang, Li You hurriedly straightened his clothes and went out of the gate, and Xue Juren also followed to greet him.

The county's surname is Zhang, and he is in his thirties. Seeing Li Tuiguan, they bowed to each other, and said to each other for a long time, and they were fortunate to see each other. Xue Juren also saw the salute.

Please come in and serve tea again, according to the rules of officialdom, it is time to talk about the relationship between you and your background, but this is what Li Tuiguan is most ashamed to talk about at present.

Zhang Zhixian obviously did his homework before he came, and avoided Li You's origin and said, "I heard that Master Li and Chen Xundao are very good?" The examiner of this official township has a friendship with the examiner of the Chen Xundao Association in the same year, so he and Lord Li do not need to see each other, and they can be called brothers. ”

Li Youqian said: "I am young and virtuous, and I dare not surprise my old parents in my hometown. ”

"Probably not. The virtuous brother cares about Sangzi and helps the foolish brother a lot, and asks the virtuous brother to continue to take care of him in the future. ”

Li You arched his hand and said: "That foolish brother is rude, and the family is under the brother's office, so please take care of the elder brother." ”

"Needless to say." Zhang Zhixian took out a letter from his sleeve and said: "For my brother Su Yang Chen Xundao Gao Feng Liang Festival, this book is also bothered to ask the virtuous brother to transfer it on his behalf." ”

Li You nodded in agreement.

(To be continued)