"Let Lord He see it." Xiao Heng smiled on his face, but his eyes swept He Xu with a penetrating shrewdness, seeing that this person's expression was slightly exaggerated, he couldn't laugh at the bottom of his eyes, knowing that this person must have a calculation, he didn't care about talking about it: "Your Uncle Xiao is a little corrupt as an official, and he has eaten all the large and small restaurants and restaurants in various prefectures and counties with his colleagues in the DPRK and China. In this way, your uncle can eat at any time when I want to eat, speaking of which, my uncle is really not a kind person, ashamed! Ashamed! ”

Xiao Heng waved his hand, admitting his 'corruption', thinking that he had been crawling in the officialdom for decades, and had already seen through all kinds of scheming in the officialdom, he had been a salt official for so many years, and there were countless people who thought about his position, if he didn't have the ability to see people, he would have been calculated by others a long time ago, and he still waited?

The so-called harmful people must not have, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable, this He Xu does not have any conflict with him on the surface, but the officialdom is already surging, and if there is a slight disappointment, it will be a catastrophe, and it is always good to treat everyone carefully.

He Xu didn't expect this Xiao Heng to be so frank in front of him, admitting that he was 'corrupt', he admitted this time, he couldn't ask anymore, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Uncle Xiao said that he laughed, I think Uncle Xiao is also a member of the fourth grade of the court, a pillar of the country, not to mention spending thirty taels of silver to hire a cook, even if he spends three hundred taels, what is the defense." ”

"Eh, Lord He has said this, although I am a fourth-grade official in the court, in addition to the Fenglu given by the court every year, the emperor will also reward some, but I can't be too corrupt, I want the people of the poor family, I can't even eat, and my heart is also tormented." Xiao Heng picked up the tea and dialed the tea leaves in the cup, and sneered in his heart, sure enough, this He Xu hit his idea, and his stupid son would think that this He Xu wanted to marry Ling'er, this kind of unscrupulous person will only be obsessed with power, when will he be infatuated with a woman?

"Uncle Xiao is really a model for our officials, and the officials admire him!" He Xu pretended to bow to Xiaoheng.

Xiao Heng glanced at Xiao Ji and shook his head at him, Xiao Ji immediately understood what his father meant, his face turned white, Xiao Heng helped He Xu and said with a smile: "Lord He has such an evaluation of this official, it really makes this official ashamed." ”

"The two of you are recounting the old days, and the official will not bother you, with the official here, let Master He restrain you." Xiao Heng was very 'considerate' to give up space for their young people.

Looking at the back of Xiao Heng leaving, He Xu was confused, this Xiao Heng was so calm with him, could it be that he had not been corrupt all these years as a salt official? Otherwise, why can't you see a flaw?

"Brother He, please use tea!" Xiao Ji pointed to the tea on the table, knowing this He Xu's thoughts, Xiao Ji became more and more enthusiastic about him, and took the initiative to stay human: "Since Brother He has come to see me, don't you stay here for a few more days, I just take a chance to accompany Brother He to see how the scenery in this mountain county is?" ”

"I'm bothering Brother Xiao!" He Xu wanted to stay for a few more days, but he didn't believe that he couldn't find any clues in this Xiao Mansion.

Xiao Ji proposed: "In this way, I asked my subordinates to invite the woman from the countryside to cook a meal for Brother He, and it just so happened that my father was also in the house, and he thought about the woman's craftsmanship for a long time." ”

"It's good, it's good!" He Xuke nodded as he wished.

I am extremely disdainful in my heart, a four-grade official will think about a woman's craftsmanship for a long time, who will believe it, if he is directly arrested, who will dare not obey?

Xiao Ji went to arrange, and after ordering his subordinates, he sighed to the sky, he didn't want to implicate Yueniang in the officialdom, but since He Xu put his mind on his father, he had to invite Yueniang to visit.

Thinking that when his father was an official, he was honest and honest, and the emperor valued his father, and when he promoted his father to a salt official, it was because his father did not stand in the camp, and there was no backstage, and he did not easily offend people, so he handed over the important salt merchants of the court to his father, and his father was in charge of the salt merchants, trembling, and completed the taxes issued by the court every year, and sometimes the excess was returned to the emperor, and the emperor naturally relied on his father more.

But my father also has an unspeakable last resort, the former salt official, the salt tax declared to the court is very low, and the profits of corruption in the middle can be imagined, my father served as a salt official, just after adding one percent of the salt tax of the court, he was assassinated by an unknown person, my father naturally understood the stakes, he adjusted the salt tax of the court in this way, and inadvertently declared war on the salt officials who had received benefits, but my father laughed at himself in the court that he was the new official who took office three fires, and took the initiative to increase the salt tax of the court by one percent, In the future, I'm afraid he, a fourth-grade salt official, will have to tighten his belt to live.

At that time, the court and the central government laughed, and the emperor saw his father's sad face, so he immediately returned the excerpt written by his father to take the initiative to adjust the salt tax to his father, and asked his father to hand over the original salt tax to the court, and his father escaped a disaster.

But over the years, the person who has been staring at his father's position has not given up, if it weren't for his father secretly handing over the excess salt tax to the emperor and winning the emperor's trust, his father would have been pulled off the horse long ago.

The bigger the official is, the more he is walking on thin ice, which is also the reason why his father did not promote him after he was promoted, and would rather let him be a county official in this small county than enter the court.

Father said that he was too lacking in thoughtfulness, and when he entered the court, he was afraid that there would be no scum left to be gnawed, Xiao Ji understood his father's good intentions, and he couldn't even see a He Xu clearly, not to mention those members of the court, how could he compete with those people with his mind?

It's good to be a county official, at least the people of Zhongshan County live and work in peace and contentment under his governance, which is also an achievement, isn't it?

Lian Hao really doesn't want Yueniang to have anything to do with Xiaofu, after all, people are officials, she is a people, and that Xiaoji's eyes always glance at Yueniang, and if he wants to beat Yueniang's idea, he wants to beat him up even if he is a man.

But Yueniang's eyes lit up when he saw Yinzi, and he couldn't stop him, so he had to follow Yueniang to help him.

Leng Yue heard Xiao Ji say that Master Xiao had been thinking about the steak she made last time, so this time the portion was increased, Leng Yue had a very good impression of this Xiao Master at the time, and last time he took the initiative to increase her salary was not much, and asked Ling'er to give her the new clothes she hadn't worn, and she has always had this kindness in her heart.

Sometimes when I see Master Xiao, Leng Yue always thinks of her father, the same strangeness, the same concern for her, but the only difference is that Master Xiao is much better than her father, at least he only marries one wife, what about her father, I don't want to talk about it.

Leng Yue prepared nine dishes for Master Xiao with all her heart, each dish was her father's favorite food, she crossed over here, and she can no longer be filial piety by President Leng Da's side in the future, so she should make up for the lack in her heart.

"Yueniang, the dishes are all done, should we take the silver and leave?" Lian Hao was extremely uncomfortable staying in Xiaofu.

"Hmm." Leng Yue nodded, "I'll ask Steward Lu if I can check out." ”

Leng Yue was just about to turn around, Steward Lu entered the kitchen and said to Leng Yue: "Little lady, my guest Lord He wants to see you, I wonder if you are willing to see you?" ”

"I don't want to!" Lian Hao directly helped Leng Yue refuse.

"Okay, I got it." Steward Lu replied with a smile.

Leng Yue slapped Lian Hao and blamed him: "Why are you like this, people are officials, we are people, adults want to see me, how can you refuse, and I am not afraid of offending people." ”

After speaking, Leng Yue saluted Steward Lu and said apologetically: "Steward Lu, don't listen to him, he is a country man who doesn't understand the rules, you lead the way, I'll go." ”

Steward Lu paused for a moment, and then smiled: "Okay!" Little lady, please. ”

When the eldest prince confessed to him, if the little lady didn't want to come to see him, don't force it, he originally wanted to recover his life, but he didn't expect the little lady to agree to see Master He, so take her there.

Leng Yue has her own plans, she wants her family to have a better life, she must make her own business in this Zhongshan County, and have a good relationship with the Xiao family, which is only good for her, not bad, isn't it just to meet someone, she is not sorry for the audience, what to prevent when she meets.

"The women of the people see the two Lord Xiao, Lord He!" On the way to Leng Yue, Steward Lu said that the guest of Xiaofu today is surnamed He, and he is the county order of Han County, so Leng Yue naturally bows down.

"Get up." Xiao Heng, who was in the main seat, raised his hand with a smile and let Leng Yue get up.

"Lord Xie Xiao." Leng Yue stood up, looked at most of the dishes he ate, and asked, "Lord Xiao, can the dishes made by the women today still taste good?" ”

Without waiting for Xiao Heng to speak, He Xu asked, "What?" Do you often come to Xiaofu to cook? ”

Leng Yue looked at this Lord He, always felt that there was an evil spirit in his eyes, and he didn't like him very much, and replied: "Lord He misunderstood, the woman and Lord Xiao only met twice, last time it was because the cook of Xiao Mansion asked for leave to go back, no one in the house cooked, I happened to be there that day, so I took the initiative to ask Ying to help make a meal, I didn't expect Lord Xiao not to dislike it, but praised the delicious food made by the people's women, this time Lord He came, Lord Xiao was a heavy guest, and invited the women to come to the chef He Lord, not often, Could it be that Lord He is not used to eating the dishes made by women? ”

When He Xu heard this, he felt that this woman was so sharp and sharp, he wanted to cover this woman's tone, but he didn't want to be asked by her, if he said that this dish was delicious, wouldn't it be too bad to give her face, if he said that it was not delicious, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of Xiao Heng? Now is not the time to tear your face.

Just when He Xu, who didn't know how to speak, heard Xiao Heng say: "Yueniang, go down, Ji'er, you personally took two silver taels to send her, it's very hard for people to come to the house to cook a meal, don't treat her badly." ”

"Yes!" Xiao Ji retreated with Leng Yue.

Leng Yue wanted to laugh, I don't know what the hell these people are doing, they are the ones who want to see her, and they sent her away after saying a word, what are you doing, if you recruit them, you will come, and if you linger, you will go.

So she hates being an official, playing official tones one by one, it's uncomfortable to listen to, if she didn't want to make the business bigger, she wouldn't come.

"Yueniang, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Ji saw Leng Yue frowning and angry, and she didn't know what she was angry about.

"It's nothing, I feel like you officials are really hard to wait." Leng Yue bowed his head and said.

"I've wronged you." Xiaoji couldn't explain to Leng Yue, so he had to comfort him.

"Huh?" Leng Yue was stunned, looked at Xiaoji's face that was more charming than a woman, and said in a daze: "I'm ...... I didn't feel wronged, I just ......"

Leng Yue didn't know how to explain it, so he simply didn't say it, and the more he said it, the more wrong it became.

Xiao Ji really wanted to touch Yueniang's innocent face, but reason told him that he couldn't, took out five taels of silver from his body and put it on Leng Yue's hand, and said with a warm smile: "Thank you for coming, I'll go to see you when I have the chance." ”

"Huh?" Look at her? Why?

Lian Hao looked at the two of them from a distance, his heart ached, and his eyes turned red, Yueniang, Xiaoji is much better than me, will you be tempted? If you are tempted, what should I do?