It is said that a burst of autumn rain is cool, and the intermittent rain for more than ten days finally turns the leaves of the trees in the capital yellow, and the weather soon begins to cool.

Rao is Ji Qingling is in good health, only wearing a thin summer shirt, and he can no longer sit down, so he put on a gown and leans in front of the window to write a congratulatory letter to Liu Lin's family.

She looked up and saw that the rain chain in the shape of a lotus flower under the eaves was pouring rain down one by one.

A foot behind the rain chain, there was a large cage with two birds sent by Zhang Dingya. These two shrewd ghosts came to the capital by themselves, but they adapted very well, and at this moment they saw that it was raining outside, and they kept chattering and jumping outside.

The cage was not closed, they encouraged me, I instigated you, each went out and flew around, fell into the rain, and then wilted and hid in the cage pecking at the white hair on his body, and refused to move, but the screams were still constant, more rapid and sharp than before, as if complaining that the other party refused to stop him.

There are several walls planted in the yard with red moons, although it is autumn, but the flowers are still blooming, and at this time the red and white petals are falling all over the ground.

Under the eaves is a rain curtain, a small waterfall-like rain chain, and there are colorful autumn leaves on the distant mountains, and the sound of birds, which makes people feel comfortable when they look at it.

Ji Qingling simply put down the pen and quietly admired it for a while.

After a while, the door of the inner courtyard was pushed open, and Qiu Yue walked in from a distance.

Next to her, there was a little girl with an umbrella, holding a few stacks of books in her hands, and when she entered the house, she said to Ji Qingling with a smile: "Madam, the account room said that the accounts of Weng County have been sorted out, I ordered it in the morning, and there was nothing wrong." ”

While speaking, he put the account book in hand in front of Ji Qingling.

Ji Qingling opened it and skimmed it, and saw that most of the numbers were not bad, so he didn't go to the bottom of it, so he asked Qiuyue to put away the account books, and it was a matter of time.

As Gu Yanzhang's official position rose steadily, his income became more and more lucrative.

The Great Jin Dynasty treats the courtiers generously, in addition to the monthly salary, the Son of Heaven will also give the rewards of the New Year's festival according to the size of the courtier's official position and the degree of use.

Although Gu Yanzhang is in Yongzhou, Zhao Rui's reward has not been reduced by half a cent, gold and silver, brocade silk, medicinal materials, etc., have been sent to Jinliangqiao Street in excess of the usual for various reasons, and this treatment has made many idle officials in Beijing with four or five grades have to look at it.

Since Ji Qingling bought a house in the capital, she has no worries.

The population of Gufu is simple, but there are only a dozen or so servants and a few account offices, stewards, and family members, and it is easy to raise.

Zheng Shixiu, who also won the official position in a year, except for the servants in the family, there are already twenty or thirty relatives and friends living in his mansion, and Yang Yifu is not to mention - because he went out to be an official, he went to Gucheng County, Xiangzhou, and he was a big pro-people official.

The Yang family is a big family, and the relationship between the clan is inextricably linked, Yang Yifu married the daughter of Fan Yaochen, a big counselor, and the other party gave many staff, in order to weigh the relationship between the two sides, he brought many clansmen and brothers to serve together, lest he be controlled by his father-in-law's cronies.

As an official, Dajin has always been a one-person Taoist, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.

For example, Fan Yaochen, since he was appointed as the governor, not only many people in the clan have lived a better life, but they are also from the same village, once they become officials, as long as they have some talents, the speed of promotion in recent years has been much faster.

This is a tacit convention in officialdom.

Compared with the staff, cleaners, and subordinates of unknown origin, it is more reliable to be brothers and relatives of the same country, clan, and family. The former has to go to great lengths to get familiar with it, but the latter knows the roots, whether it is character or origin, relatively speaking, it is a lot clearer.

There is another sentence after nepotism, which is called "Virtuous do not avoid relatives".

For Ji Qingling, if the Gu family, the Ji family and the rest of the family and clansmen are left, it will save a lot of effort to find people, but it is a pity that because of the Northern Barbarian Massacre, both families are weak.

Now Gu Yanzhang's official has risen too fast, but his accumulation is too shallow, resulting in almost no cronies who can handle it. It's easy to bring a few people to get acquainted, but because of the great meritorious service, all of them have been official.

At present, whether it is a subordinate or a staff, they have to go outside to find it, the former can only find reliable middle-aged people, and the latter is fortunate to have Liu Boshan to help him, and the students of Liangshan Academy in the past can barely get on top.

Gu Yanzhang went to Guangnan, Ji Qingling was alone in Beijing, and he was idle, so he went to find something to do.

Although ordinary officials are not good at doing business, their relatives and friends who can use their power and fame to run shops, buy and sell goods, and lend money to collect interest are everywhere. Ji Qingling did not have the right manpower, so he was not good at business, so he could only buy land.

Now it is the second year of ash insect breeding, Li Jin and his wife are helping to do it in Ganzhou, there are more and more items in that place, and there is no difference from the cash cow, she has plenty of money, and she is unwilling to toss, so she let the reliable steward of the family find a suitable field in the counties and townships near the capital, Zhuangzi, and slowly buy it.

At this time, it is the autumn harvest season, although it is the first year, there is no big money, but a small accumulation, and Gu Yanzhang's money, it is more than enough to support this family.

The autumn moon put the account book, walked over and said: "Someone from the Du family came and asked if we were free these days, saying that they wanted to find a day to go to 'Jinmingchi' to enjoy chrysanthemums." ”

Ji Qingling sighed and asked, "It's not Qingming yet?" Why did you suddenly open the Golden Pool? ”

Qiuyue said: "I heard that it is the saint's birthday, the saint said that he wanted to have fun with our people, so he opened the Jinmingchi and Qionglin Garden, and the people from the Du family said that the chrysanthemums in the Jinmingchi are now in full bloom, and these few days are only for the Beijing officials to see, and in a few days, everyone in Beijing can go, so if we want to see the flowers, we must go early, so as not to run into a sea of people." ”

Ji Qingling had also heard that Jinmingchi was a royal garden, and there were many strange flowers and plants, which were not only invited by Liu Muhe, but also curious, so he smiled and said: "You go and ask anyone in the mansion who wants to go, and take it with you to see the flowers." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of a chair rubbing the ground outside, and then Qiu Shuang showed his head at the door and shouted, "Madam, which day are you going?" I'll ask! ”

Ji Qingling looked funny, and didn't stop her, sure enough, after a while, the monkey asked the number of people to come back, and within two days, he looked for a sunny day, a group of more than ten people, and after meeting with Liu Muhe and others, he went to the Jinming Pond.