"You have seen it this time, Su Shangshu is a dishonest woman who teaches her husband and children at home, which is indeed not very good, right."

The fat prefect listened to the prime minister's words, and the expression on his face stiffened.

Then I heard the people say that the tea was ready, and the fat prefect suddenly came back to his senses from his stiffness.

There was some apology on his obscene face, and then he motioned to the prime minister and the others to talk in detail later.

After no one spoke, the fat prefect asked the tea to be served.

The subordinates outside got the order, and only then respectfully brought the things they brought into the study.

After the subordinate put it away, he wanted to help the adults pour tea, but the prefect listened to what the prime minister said just now, so he said to the subordinate.

"Okay, you can go down, I still have something to discuss with the adults, so don't bother."

The subordinate listened to his master's order, and did not say anything superfluous, and then bowed and left.

Seeing that the subordinate left, the prefect thought about it in his heart, and it seemed that the prime minister was at odds with the female official.

He looked at the prime minister like that kind of like-minded person, so he had a clear plan in his heart.

The prefect, who had thought about what to do, returned to his backward appearance, and then personally poured tea for the prime minister.

The obese prefect pushed the precious blue and white teacups in his hands in front of the two of them, and then spoke.

"What the Prime Minister said just now is extremely true, of course, a woman's family should be married and taught children at home."

Speaking of this, the prefect poured himself another glass, and then asked vaguely.

"I don't know what the Prime Minister means? If there is anything to help, you might as well talk about it. ”

The prime minister drank the tea that the prefect had just poured for him, and before he could sigh the tea, the prefect had already spoken.

Seeing that he asked, the prime minister did not shirk and said.

"A woman must not be suitable to serve the imperial court, so I don't want to do anything more than let her be deposed. So we need your help with this earthquake. ”

The prefect's hand almost didn't hold it, but the prime minister's purpose was very simple, so he didn't make too much of a fuss.

The Tobe waiter watched the performance of the prime minister quietly, and slowly enjoyed the tea in his hand and the snacks on the plate.

The prefect is a sensible person, so he said with a smile.

"Please open your mouth, as long as it is something that the lower officials can do, they will do their best."

Hearing his promise, a smile appeared on the face of the Prime Minister, since he is so easy to speak, then continue to promote this.

The prime minister smiled and said, "That's it, you send someone to bring Su Shangshu something to drink in the evening, let her get up later tomorrow, and leave the rest to me and the household servant to do."

When the prefect heard that there was no benefit in drugging Shangshu, he was a little panicked in an instant, and hurriedly waved his hand and said in embarrassment.

"Prime Minister, this is not very good, how can you say that Su Shangshu is an official of the imperial court, if something happens to me, I can't be blamed for this?"

The prime minister looked at the timid prefect and snorted coldly, heart

It's not that the Tao didn't say good for him.

Then the Prime Minister looked at the fat man and said without cutting it.

"The prefect hasn't done anything wrong? If this is found out, it will be quite complicated, so why not do it with us and make a fortune. ”

The prime minister's words were very seductive, so the prefect, who originally regarded wealth as his life, also took the bait.

From the cowardice just now, he became more attentive, and then said in a harmonious manner.

"What the Prime Minister said is, what he said is that the lower officials will do it."

The Tobe waiter next to him looked at the figure that had gone away, and he also had his own plan in his heart.

When the earthquake came, he couldn't go back without getting anything, so he was ready to start from this prefect.

Su Xiaoman was waiting for the arrival of the child in the house, but after a while, Pearl brought the child over.

Su Xiaoman looked at the sallow-faced little boy, hurriedly asked Pearl to pull him in, and then asked.

"What's the matter, your face is so bad? It shouldn't be homesickness, why did you become so uneasy when you arrived in this hometown. ”

Su Xiaoman motioned for him to sit next to him, and this time the little boy did not shirk and sat quietly on the lower seat.

Su Xiaoman saw him sit down obediently, and then asked.

"I've been in a good mood all the way, why did I get here and become distracted, you tell me what you didn't tell me in the car."

Su Xiaoman originally wanted to know about the things in the city, but seeing that his subordinates were so uncomfortable, he took the opportunity to ask, and he could know some information anyway.

After the child sat down, his wife was so concerned about him, so she replied respectfully.

"Mrs. Xie cares, this matter is a long story, so listen to me slowly."

Su Xiaoman stared at the nervous boy tightly, and did not mean to interrupt, and then motioned for Pearl Xianglan to sit down and listen together.

Xiao Tong brewed his emotions, and then looked at Su Xiaoman and began to recall the previous events.

When the children had not yet left the city, it was a place of frequent famine, as it is now.

Because of the long-term famine, the people here are struggling to make a living, and the rich and powerful have long since left the city.

But the poor people are not so lucky, and the county government personnel here are not allowed to leave the city without paying a certain fee in order to maintain the city from becoming an empty city.

As a result, only the poor remained in the city, and the local prefect became a wealthy family.

It was also a year of famine, so the people in the city died and crippled, and some even went out to forage for food.

But after being caught, no one knows where he is located.

Xiao Tong's eyes became sour as he spoke, and Su Xiaoman thought that his parents were also like this, so he asked.

"Is this how your parents were killed by their brutes?"

Xiao Tong shook his head silently, then wiped away his tears with his hands and continued to speak.

"No, it's not like that, Madame, there's something more excessive, I'll come

I'll tell you about it. ”

As soon as Su Xiaoman heard that there was something more excessive, he became even more attentive, and seriously posed to listen to him.

The boy choked up and continued to talk about the old things.

At that time, the imperial court also issued earthquake disaster funds and the like, so the county government here also distributed alms.

It is said that it is to distribute alms, that is, to deduct both the silver, and then the grain is distributed according to the capitation, and all the one-time distributions are completed.

Su Xiaoman still had some conscience when he heard this, and he didn't deduct all the food, and it was not a small amount to deduct all the silver, so it seemed that he should find out.

After the boy finished talking about this, he began to talk about other things he knew.

He said that at that time, only food was distributed, but there were not enough men in the family to eat, so the female dependents of the family also suffered.

After Su Xiaoman heard the female dependents, his hands gradually tightened, but he didn't expect them to do anything to the women.

Xiao Tong said that the prefect said at that time that if a woman entered the house, she would definitely not worry about eating or drinking, and she would give her family a certain amount of food subsidies.

At that time, people sent their daughters to the house for a small amount of food.

At that time, there was no food, so if you were sent to the county government, you would be full, so the women at that time would be sent here one after another if they didn't obey.

Su Xiaoman became more and more angry the more he listened, and then he couldn't control his emotions, and the hand that clenched his fist slammed on the table, and angrily squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth.

"It's really better than a beast, and it actually took advantage of the fire to rob it."

Pearl Xianglan saw that her wife was so angry, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her.

Xiao Tong also hurriedly got up and wanted to relieve his wife, Su Xiaoman calmed down when he saw that everyone was up.

"It's okay, you go on, I remember it, when I go back to Beijing, I will definitely sue him fiercely."

When the people saw that their wives were fine, they returned to their seats, and the children also talked about the past.

Although women were sent to the prefectural government at that time, because of the large number of women, the subsidy given by the prefectural government became less and less.

Since then, few people have sent women to the county government, but the prefect here is now the fat man, so he searches the streets for good-looking women.

The boy paused as he said this, and then said horizontally.

"At that time, my mother was upright and gentle, and because she came from a scholarly family, she had an extraordinary bearing."

Su Xiaoman looked at the choked child, but he didn't expect that he was still a child from a scholarly family, no wonder he was so capable.

The boy described his mother, and then spoke again.

"The prefect fell in love with my mother, so he insisted on taking her back to the house, when my father stepped forward to stop him, and was beaten very embarrassed by their people, and died in a hurry that night before he could weigh it."

Su Xiaoman chuckled in his heart, he didn't expect to experience such a thing at such a young age, so he thought about comforting him.

But before Su Xiaoman got up and acted, Xiao Tong became more and more excited.

"After my mother learned the news, she thought that there was still me and my elderly grandfather, so she told the prefect about the conditions, saying that as long as they were released

When we went out of the city, we took him upon us. ”

The child's tone became more and more excited, and he said that there was obvious sadness here.

"At that time, my grandfather and I didn't know why, but the prefect kindly let us go out of the city to beg for a living, and gave us some silver taels."

Speaking of this, the little boy was in a stable mood, but tears quietly slipped from the corners of his eyes.

Su Xiaoman couldn't bear it anymore, so he got up and took a handkerchief to help him wipe it, and the little boy continued to speak.

"At that time, I saw my mother for the last time, and in the prefect's car, my mother looked at me quietly and calmly, telling us to live well."

At this time, the little boy could no longer control himself, so he began to cry loudly.

Seeing this situation, Pearl Xianglan couldn't let her wife help take care of her subordinates, so she took the initiative to take the handkerchief in Su Xiaoman's hand and helped her comfort the child.

(End of chapter)

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