Chapter Forty-Seven: Stepping into the Official Road
Ye Junjun's impression of Mrs. Hou Ye was not very good, she was surprised: "Brother Hengzhi, how can your mother be so fierce, like a tigress is extremely terrifying. ”
"Junjun, you understand your Hengzhi's brother's difficulties now, not only is he coerced by his mother, but he is occasionally punched and kicked by his own mother......" Before Zhao Hengzhi finished speaking, he was grabbed by Yao Yuran's ears.
"You dare to try it again!" Yao Yuran almost gritted his teeth.
"Ahhh It hurts, lady, let go, my ears are about to break! Zhao Hengzhi was miserable. This Yao Yuran hated a little more than his mother, his mother was verbally attacking, and Yao Yuran was attacking physically and mentally.
Yao Yuran finally let go, she crossed her hands on her hips, and interrogated him extremely seriously: "Let me ask you, what the Hou Ye said in the morning, can you think about it?" ”
What did Hou Ye say??? Zhao Hengzhi thought about it in his mind before he remembered what his father said.
"Do you need to talk about that? Of course, it is impossible for me to enter the officialdom, with my wine bag and rice bag, you still expect me to enter the officialdom to be promoted and make a fortune, it is just a pipe dream! Zhao Hengzhi said with a smile.
It's not that he doesn't have confidence in himself, but Zhao Hengzhi is very self-aware. He weighs a few pounds and taels, and he can still carry it.
"You're so unconfident in yourself? Shouldn't we try again? Yao Yuran's apricot eyes widened slightly, it was in vain that the Marquis was so optimistic about him, but he didn't even want to try.
"Oh, Brother Hengzhi, I didn't expect that wow, you are going to embark on an official career, and then you will soar, don't forget me!" Ye Junjun invited credit early.
"Go, go, play! Who said I was going to be an official? "Zhao Hengzhi didn't have a good way, Yao Yuran and Hou Ye just breathed out of one nostril, but I didn't expect that even Ye Junjun was also in the devil's way.
Yao Yuran knew in his heart that Zhao Hengzhi did not have any intention of being an official at all. But Zhao Hengzhi's business failed, and he could only break out of the world in this way.
It's just that right now, Zhao Hengzhi is as solid as a rock, and he can't listen to people's persuasion at all. Yao Yuran thought in his heart, it was better to go to Chu Xiao, Chu Xiao was such a smart and witty person, he must have another way to persuade Zhao Hengzhi.
In order to avoid suspicion, Yao Yuran was embarrassed to look for Chu Xiao during the day, so she deliberately came to look for Chu Xiao at night.
"Knock knock!" Yao Yuran knocked on Chu Xiao's door.
In an instant, Chu Xiao got out of bed and opened the door, and saw that the person who knocked on the door was actually Yao Yuran.
"Lord Chu, are your injuries better?" Yao Yuran said with concern, she glanced at Chu Xiao with her eyes, he was wearing a black robe, and he couldn't tell how good the injury was.
"Second Mrs. Zhao, I can get out of bed and walk, my injury is naturally almost better. But in my opinion, I'm afraid your purpose here is not to care about someone Chu's injury. Chu Xiao hooked his lips and smiled.
Yao Yuran smiled, "I can't hide anything from the Chu Mansion Master, I just happened to encounter a tricky thing." Master Chu, please rest assured, if you can help give advice, there will definitely be a reward. ”
"Second Mrs. Zhao is really an understanding person, and she knows that someone in Chu loves money like life." A smile appeared on Chu Xiao's face.
"That's the case, I want to ask, how can people who hate officialdom take the initiative to step into officialdom?" Yao Yuran happily asked.
Chu Xiao's face was slightly different, and he immediately guessed that the only person who could make Yao Yuran worry was Zhao Hengzhi. In other words, Zhao Hengzhi hates officialdom.
Chu Xiao pondered for a moment before he said slowly: "If you just solve this problem first, you can only open the knot in that person's heart first, generally speaking, that person will be disgusted with something, and he must be deeply affected by that incident, as the so-called once bitten by a snake for ten years afraid of the well rope." ”
His reasoning was the Tao, and Yao Yuran listened to it very seriously.
"Master Chu, thank you for your enlightenment!" Yao Yuran said with a smile.
She recalled what she heard about what Zhao Hengzhi said in Zhao Hengzhi's own mouth in the wine shop of Mrs. Wang's wine shop every day. Zhao Hengzhi hated officialdom, it was because of the influence he suffered in his childhood, and he had to slowly open Zhao Hengzhi's heart knot.
Now, Zhao Hengzhi can only slowly eliminate his misunderstanding of officialdom.
Yao Yuran unconsciously walked to Zhao Hengzhi's study. The candle flame in the study emitted a faint light, the door was hidden, and she directly pushed open Zhao Hengzhi's door with her hand.
The inside was empty, the soft collapse in the room, the quilt was lifted, and Zhao Hengzhi might go outside for a walk.
Yao Yuran walked out of the study, she took advantage of the bright moon pass, walked to the orchid tree, and saw Zhao Hengzhi sitting in the pavilion, drinking alone.
The soft moonlight shone on the calm surface of the lake, and a breeze blew, creating ripples in circles. Zhao Hengzhi's empty eyes, looking at the lake, were full of melancholy.
"Zhao Hengzhi!" Yao Yuran called. She was slowly approaching him.
Zhao Hengzhi raised his head and caught a glimpse of Yao Yuran's delicate face, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he raised his wine glass again and took another sip.
"What? Are you worried about what Master Hou said? Yao Yuran and Shi Shiran sat on the stone chair beside Zhao Hengzhi.
Zhao Hengzhijun frowned slightly, and muttered, "Am I really so useless? Can't do anything? Do I have to go down the official road? ”
His words seemed to be asking himself, and as if he was asking Yao Yuran.
Yao Yuran poured a glass of wine into the empty wine glass next to him, touched the half glass of wine in Zhao Hengzhi's hand, and drank it all in one gulp.
Her clear eyes met Zhao Hengzhi's ink pupils and smiled: "For now, you really don't have the ability to do business." That doesn't mean you can't do anything, though. ”
Zhao Hengzhi was slightly stunned, he knew that she was hinting at him, and there was still an official way that had not yet been tried.
"Don't feel so sorry for yourself, besides, being an official is not for your own selfishness, nor is it a tool for the rights of Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou, they are actually also thinking about your future, Hou Ye is also old, he can protect you for a while, but can he protect you for a lifetime?"
It was the first time for Yao Yuran to tell him such a long truth, and she also got inspiration from Chu Xiao, since Zhao Hengzhi had a knot, then she had to try to open his knot.
Zhao Hengzhi is not a fool, he also heard the meaning of Yao Yuran's words, she wanted him to make a name for himself.
"You're right, besides, it's hard to be an official, it's even harder to be a clean official, and it's even harder to be a good official who works for the people...... If only I could...... It's just that I'm afraid of my head, I'm afraid that I won't be able to pass the exam. Zhao Hengzhi shook his head and sighed bitterly.
Yao Yuran saw that Zhao Hengzhi was shaken, so he took advantage of the victory to pursue, hurriedly attached to his ear, and said softly: "I tell you, as long as you have a heart, you don't have to worry, we have a way to spend a little money to buy a petty official." ”
Zhao Hengzhi was stunned, is there still a way to buy an official? However, it was not the first time he had heard of such a thing, and in their Daye country, the trading official was also an open secret. Although some people are educated, they are destitute and cannot get along in the officialdom, so they start selling official business.
"Good! I agree with this. Zhao Hengzhi finally relented, "It's just that I declare first, I can only buy a small official, and I don't dare to be a big official!" ”
Zhao Hengzhi was in the mood to give it a try and agreed to Yao Yuran's proposal.
This time it was Yao Yuran's turn to be stunned, this Zhao Hengzhi turned out to be even easier to persuade than she imagined.
However, a drunk person can't believe all what he says, so Yao Yuran stretched out a hand and wanted to hook Zhao Hengzhi.
"What is this for?" Zhao Hengzhi looked at her incomprehensibly.
Yao Yuran smiled and said, "You are drunk now, and I don't know if what you say counts, I have to hook up with you to feel more at ease!" ”
"Okay, pull the hook, pull the hook, it's a puppy to deceive people! I, Zhao Hengzhi, agree to embark on the official road! Zhao Hengzhi let out bold words, and he also stretched out his little finger and pulled his finger with Yao Yuran.
Yao Yuran was satisfied, and she poured wine into the empty wine glasses of the two of them.
"Come on! Cheers! Yao Yuran raised his wine glass and touched Zhao Hengzhi's wine glass lightly.
The night was sultry, and under the moonlight, the two drank and talked happily, as if the grievances between them were also melted by the soft moonlight.
said that if you buy an official, you will buy an official, and the next day, the Hou Yefu let people release the news, saying that they want to buy an official.
And in this short period of time, Chu Xiao recovered from his injuries in the Hou Ye Mansion and left the Hou Ye Mansion. And Ye Junjun was later sent back by Mrs. Hou's wife, Ye Junjun was forced to die, and General Ye finally agreed to cancel her and the third son of the prime minister's family.
Within five days, the Hou Yefu received good news that someone really wanted to sell his official. It's just that when Hou Ye heard that it was a barren small county town, his face became gloomy.
However, Zhao Hengzhi was full of joy, and he resolutely bought the official of the county magistrate of Micheng, a small county town. Zhao Hengzhi was going to take office, and Mrs. Hou and Hou Ye couldn't rest assured that Zhao Hengzhi was there, so they let Yao Yuran follow them on the road.
Yao Yuran and Zhao Hengzhi set out on the road, and they only brought Xingyu, Qingzhu, and Ah Da A Er with them on this trip.
"Husband Junjun, have you been to this rice city?" Yao Yuran was full of uneasiness about the unknown place.
Although she also hoped that Zhao Hengzhi would be able to pick up an official to be an official, she had seen what happened in Qingye City and several other cities, and she knew that no matter where she went, there would always be troublesome things happening, and she didn't dare to guarantee that she could assist Zhao Hengzhi.
Zhao Hengzhi raised his head and looked at the blue sky above his head, cloudless. He grinned: "I've been to Micheng, I've been there to drink at Yipinxuan, hehe!" The Son of Heaven there is smiling! ”
"Who asked you this?! I'm asking if it's too peaceful over there......" Yao Yuran was full of worries, but he was fine, and he didn't seem to be troubled at all.
"It's not very peaceful, it's so poor there." Zhao Hengzhi tugged at the corners of his mouth and said.
At this moment, on the path ahead, two figures suddenly appeared.
"I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to cross this road, leave the money to buy the road......"
A familiar voice sounded, a typical robbery slogan. Yao Yuran was not surprised, glanced at it coldly, and said, "Okay, Ye Junjun, just like you, even if you turn to ashes, I will recognize you!" ”