Chapter Eighty-Four: Trivialities
Xuan Li was aggressive: "Bad daddy! ”
Su Zhiyuan: ...... Angry, funny and embarrassed.
"Daddy woke you up?"
"Hmph," Xuan Li turned his head, "Bad Daddy." ”
Banxia hugged him with a smile: "Daddy and my mother are playing, and my mother has nothing to do." ”
Xuan Li pouted: "Really? ”
Banxia nodded affirmatively: "So, is Xuan Li Fang pretending to be asleep?" ”
Xuan Li secretly glanced at Su Zhiyuan, leaned into Banxia's ear, and complained in a voice that he thought was very small: "Daddy is bad, I don't sleep, Daddy sends... I'll go. ”
Banxia looked at Su Zhiyuan playfully.
Su Zhiyuan made a straight face: "So you just pretend to be asleep!" ”
Xuan Li tilted his head and didn't look at him.
Banxia nodded his little nose: "You little clever ghost." ”
……
Banxia, who was lying on the soft couch, remembered that incident, and a smile flashed in her eyes.
The two chatted for a while, and Banxia asked tentatively: "Xianggong, have you come up with any solution to the flood?" ”
Su Zhiyuan's expression was solemn: "I have read the methods of dealing with floods in Qianzhou over the years...... They tried many things, but to no avail, and tomorrow I have to go around the city, and I can't see anything just by reading. ”
"Tomorrow is fine, I'll go with my father-in-law."
"Okay," Su Zhiyuan held Banxia's hand: "Hard worker." ”
"What's hard, I'm just afraid of ......" Banxia sighed, "I'm afraid that even if I come up with a way, few people will cooperate." ”
Qianzhou is in a remote area, and the local officials have stayed for five or six years, and the officials and businessmen collude, if Su Zhiyuan forcibly intervenes, if he wants to really do something, he will have to work hard.
The day, which had been overcast for several days, finally cleared up on the second day.
The streets are gradually bustling again.
It's said that it was lively, but there were just a few more middle-aged women selling vegetables than in the past, and some shops were also cleaned up and opened for business.
Su Zhiyuan and Banxia were dressed plainly, with only Ruyi by their side, shuttling through the streets and alleys.
Although Qianzhou is a state, it is not big.
After some investigation, Su Zhiyuan found that the terrain of Qianzhou was high in the south and low in the north.
He walked to the side of the road, broke off a branch from a nearby tree, squatted on the ground and began to paint.
Banxia was quiet and accompanied him.
The three or two pedestrians passing by were in a hurry, and when they passed by Su Zhiyuan's side, their eyes would subconsciously glance over here, and after seeing the chaotic lines on the ground, they shook their heads and left.
Banxia and Su Zhiyuan changed their makeup slightly today, yes, no one recognized them, and the couple on the side of the road were their newly appointed Lord Zhizhou and Mrs. Zhizhou.
Su Zhiyuan drew the picture and simply squatted on the ground and pondered.
Although Banxia is not good at painting, he still has the ability to look at paintings: "Xianggong wants to solve the flood by digging a ditch?" ”
Su Zhiyuan's eyes were shining: "The lady has good eyesight, I think it's better to be sparse than to block, instead of building a dam, it's better to dig a ditch to drain the water." ”
Banxia secretly praised in his heart: He is worthy of being the champion of the dynasty, and his brain is fast!
"Since Xianggong has come up with a solution, what's the bother?"
"It's not that simple to dig a ditch," Su Zhiyuan's brows furrowed again, "Qianzhou said that it is not big, but it is not small to say that it is not small, we can build two drainage ditches, but how to build the ditch, what problems will occur in the middle, some details still need to be discussed." ”
Banxia helped with an idea: "The person who is most familiar with and experienced in the topography of Qianzhou is the local official, didn't Xianggong invite them to dinner in Baibaolou at night?" It is better to take the opportunity to understand the form, and invite them to discuss it together after the banquet. ”
Su Zhiyuan got up: "The lady is right, if you want to think about it now, let's go back first." ”
As soon as the two left, a middle-aged man appeared behind the big tree in the distance, and he looked at the place where Su Zhiyuan drew the picture for a long time before leaving silently.
Su Zhiyuan and his wife walked all the way back to the house, and as soon as they arrived at the house, they met Su Yi and Huang Zhutou.
Su Yixing saluted: "My lord, madam." ”
Huang Zhutou just saw that the couple in front of him were Lord Zhizhou and Mrs. Zhizhou, and they did not hesitate to salute.
Su Zhiyuan waved his hand: "The contract has been signed?" ”
Su Yiyi: "It's been done, and the silver taels have also been given." ”
Huang Zhutou clenched the fifty taels in his hand, and thanked Su Zhiyuan and his wife again.
Su Zhiyuan didn't like this, and waved his hand indifferently: "The house in the city has been sold, where do you live?" ”
Huang Zhu touched the back of his head innocently: "My daughter-in-law is back in the township, I don't care, I can sleep anywhere, hehe, and the money given by the adults is enough for me to buy another yard twice as big as before." ”
The matter in the courtyard was solved, and Su Zhiyuan began to think about the dinner.
"Xianggong went to take a shower first, and after a busy day, his body smelled of sweat."
Su Zhiyuan's eyes rose: "The lady has been running with me for so long, and my body is sweating, in order to save water, why don't we go together." ”
Banxia: "......"
After more than half an hour, Su Zhiyuan came out with a satisfied face.
Banxia held the old waist and squeezed into the closet.
This is the first time that Su Zhiyuan has hosted a banquet for officials and officials of all sizes in Qianzhou since he took office, and he must be meticulous in dressing.
Banxia chose a peacock blue straight-placket robe for him, the drape of the clothes was excellent, and the waist was tied with a wide belt of moon white auspicious cloud patterns, and only a piece of white jade with excellent jade quality was hung on it, which was simple and gloomy.
"Go to the minister, I'll wait for you at home."
……
The sky gradually darkened, and the moon climbed up, emitting a faint glow in the dark sky.
Banxia leaned on the bed and waited until the middle of the moon, when she heard the sound of someone opening the door in a daze, and was startled.
Su Zhiyuan whispered: "Lady, I've woken you up." ”
"I didn't sleep well," Banxia got up and thoughtfully took off his coat for him, "I smell of alcohol, fortunately, I asked my grandmother to prepare kudzu flower tea in advance and drink a cup of hangover." ”
Su Zhiyuan drank it and rubbed his temples: "Lady, go to sleep first, I'll come in a while, and my body smells of wine." ”
"I asked the kitchen to prepare pasta, and my husband wants to eat some."
"No, go to sleep." Su Zhiyuan simply cleaned it and went to bed.
Banxia saw that he looked sleepy, and didn't say anything: "Rest early." ”
The next day, early in the morning.
When Banxia woke up, there was no trace of Su Zhiyuan beside him. She reached out and touched it, it was cold! I don't know how long I've been walking.
"Ruyi." Banxia called.
"Master," Ruyi came in with a basin, "Master, do you want to get up now?" ”
Banxia looked at the faintly bright sky outside the window and asked, "What time is it?" ”
"It's not too late to go back to the master."
"When did the adults leave?" Banxia got up and dressed.
"My lord has been gone for about a pillar of incense," Ruyi came over to serve Banxia and dressed, "I heard that Lord Tongzhi and Master Tongzhi came early in the morning, and now they are discussing things in the study!" ”