Chapter 25 Human Nature
So he took out the pen and wrote a correct word on the table, and then wiped it. He's ugly. Then Qin Fang smiled and took the pen in my hand and wrote a quasi-word on the bamboo slip, revealing a momentum of both rigidity and softness between the lines.
He also said, "Yang Qi of the Ministry of Rites requested to increase the funds required for the two private schools by 500 taels. Yang Fan of the Ministry of Industry requested that the wasteland in and outside the city be reclaimed for the people to plant crops with 200 soldiers, and the officials ...... "After listening, I thought about it, "all are approved", and then watched her write a few accurate words, I have to say that the writing is better than mine.
She put down the pen and looked at me, I asked, "Do I have flowers on my face?" She lowered her head and took out the jade pendant around her neck and said, "Grandpa said that this jade pendant was an amulet that my father and mother begged from the mountain when they gave birth to me. Then he brought me up and cried, "They said it was very dangerous for you to stop the robbers in the city, and they stopped me from going." I'm really scared if you ......."
After listening to this, I hurriedly hugged her, "Silly girl, don't think about it, I'm not good." I haven't married you yet, so why am I willing to die?" Her face immediately turned red when she heard it, and I felt a little abrupt. Then he joked, "If you don't want to, forget it." She nodded, "I do." This statement was really unexpected to me, because I felt that she should consider it.
I didn't expect to agree directly, in fact, I wanted to marry her for a long time, otherwise everyone would inevitably have some speculation in their hearts, that is, gossip. Then I decided to choose an auspicious day to get married, and I was about to discuss with her when I would get married. I found that she was already asleep in my arms, probably too tired.
Then I carried her to the bed and covered her with the quilt. As I was about to leave, she grabbed my hand and said, "I'm afraid." Then I stayed with her all night, and in the end I was so sleepy that I just got dressed and lay down in the bed. I woke up early the next morning, and this time no one called me. When I opened my eyes, I saw that she was looking at me, and when she saw that I was awake, she quickly covered her head with the quilt.
I lifted the quilt directly, after all, we were all dressed. Only then did she sit up and ask, "Brother Wei, what you said yesterday is still good?" I pretended to be puzzled and said, "Which sentence is "She hugged the quilt and lowered her head" is the sentence of getting married. ”
I pulled her into my arms "Of course forget it, I'm just thinking about when to get married." Then he touched the jade pendant on his chest again. After seeing that it was getting dark, it was time to get up, and go straight to bed and put on shoes. Straightened his clothes, "Why don't you sleep again, I'll have someone bring you something." She nodded, and I walked out of the room and carefully closed the door.
Looking at the newly delivered bamboo slips on the table. It's all collected the thoughts of some people in the city, and I flipped through them casually twice. Ma San knocked on the door and said, "Big brother, are you up?" I suddenly had some doubts in my heart, I told him many times to knock on the door, but where did this kid usually knock on the door. What's going on today, I put down the bamboo slip and said, "Come in." ”
When he came in, he first looked at the door of the house and saw that it was closed, and then said, "Big brother, a group of rich merchants from the city have come to the outer hall and are clamoring to see you. There are also a few beauties behind him," said the word beauty, and Ma San deliberately lowered his voice. I nodded and said, "Take me to see it." I kind of understand why this kid knocked on the door.
After walking dozens of steps out of the inner hall, I arrived at the outer hall, and as soon as I entered the outer hall. Several wealthy businessmen introduced themselves one after another. "Lord of the city, the villain's surname is Li Mingfugui, who is in the cloth business. Behind him is Li Shan, the villain's daughter. I took a look at this Li Fugui, his whole body was full of fat and his face was fat, and he smiled and almost squeezed out his eyes.
However, Li Shan looks like a small jasper, and I doubt that he was born. Overall, the long term is okay. The remaining four also introduced themselves, namely Zhao Duoqian, Jin Yugui, Liu Xiangfei, and Alan Tam. Then introduce the daughter's name in turn. I don't know what this is for.
But he still ordered Ma Liu to set up tea, and the five of them sat down separately. I picked up the teacup and tasted it to refresh myself, then put it down and asked, "What are you doing when you came here today?" Could it be that someone from my guard army went to your store to mess around?
With a smile on her face, "The little girl Li Shan has been smart since she was a child, and she is eighteen years old. I admire the city lord, so the villain gave up this old face to ask the city lord what he thinks?"
For example, what a five-year-old can be a female worker or something, anyway, he is a vigorous praise for his daughter's virtue. Hearing this, I completely understood, and I dared to tell me that the matchmaker was coming. If I was still a catcher in Fengwu City at this time, maybe they wouldn't even be interested in knowing my name.
But you can't directly reject them, after all, you still need to rely on them to drive the city's economy in the future. How is this good, I thought for a while and said, "The kindness of several people is in the heart, but there is already someone in the heart." And they are about to get married soon, so I hope you will enjoy your faces. Let's have a show."
When a few people heard it, they couldn't go any further, so they left one by one on the grounds that there was still business in the store. After everyone was done, Ma San asked, "Isn't there a big brother with so many beautiful women?" I suppressed the urge to slap this goods and asked, "If I weren't the city lord, would they still treat me like today?"
Ma San didn't think about it and said, "Definitely not, I know that they are greedy for the power in the hands of the eldest brother." But shouldn't there be a few beautiful women around men?" I didn't know how to refute after hearing this, in fact, it must be false to say that I was not tempted.
He patiently enlightened him, "As long as a beautiful woman is a man, who doesn't like it, but if I marry one of them." If her father is relying on his son-in-law to be the lord of the city, how can I manage it? If this continues, it will arouse the resentment of the people, so how can I manage Fengwu City? Besides, they are all business people, and they do not hesitate to sacrifice their daughters for the sake of power, what can I expect from such a father-in-law?"
After hearing this, Ma San said, "It's still the eldest brother's long-term thinking." Then he said to himself that if it were me, he would be willing. Seeing that it was almost noon, I thought about going to the barracks to have a look. Then Ma San summoned a group of soldiers to follow, and when he arrived at the barracks, it was almost noon. Recruits are working hard to train spears, broadswords, bows and arrows, etc.
Ma Huayun was teaching Li Jin and Qian Qi, Hong Zhentian and others the new formation, it seemed to be called a square circle array, and several people listened very seriously. After all, now that they have identified with this military advisor from their hearts, Ma Huayun hurriedly stopped when he saw me coming, and said, "Hello general." Several people also clasped their fists and saluted.
Then he looked at the soldier behind me, thought for a while, and said, "General, do you want to come out of these people and the guards to be your guard battalion, specifically responsible for protecting the general's safety? I also think it's a bit unreliable to rely on this random group of soldiers behind me, and it's time to select some people.
Let Ma Huayun start to do it, the number of people does not need to be too many, but it must be the elite of the elite. It is chosen by a joust and is open to both recruits and those in the Guard. Then they were eliminated one by one, and in the end, thirty people were left. After hearing this, Ma Huayun immediately announced the afternoon competition, and everyone also asked to participate.
No matter what, the person who can become a general, the person in the battalion of the guards must be higher than the status of an ordinary soldier. With a thud, the soldiers put their weapons back in their places. Then they followed their respective bosses to dinner, and the team lined up in several rows and walked out of the training ground in an orderly manner. Then Ma Huayun discussed the formation with me just now, and then walked out of the training ground.
I also went back to my City Lord's Mansion, Qin Fang was looking at the food on the table alone in a daze. It wasn't until I sat down next to her and asked, "Isn't the food to your liking?" that she came back to her senses and handed me a pair of wooden chopsticks, as if I had nothing to eat outside. A plate of chicken is pretty much in my bowl.
Then I gave her half of the meat in the bowl and bowed my head and began to eat. For the first time, I felt the warmth of home, and I never felt alone again. After eating, she accompanied me to look at the bamboo slips on the table. As soon as he saw half of it, Ma Liu pushed the door and came in, "Big brother, big brother, sister-in-law." Qin Fang nodded, and then Ma Liu stood there still.
I asked, "What's wrong?" Ma Liu grabbed his head and said What do I want to say? I was about to say that if you go out and think about it and come in again, he patted his head and said, "Look at my memory, the eldest brother is waiting in the outer hall." I thought to myself that this county order didn't stay in the county office, what would I do here, is the county government so idle?
Then say, "Let him come here." Ma Liu patted his chest after going out, and then went to the outer hall. Qin Fang got up and said, "Brother Wei, then I'll avoid it first." I took her hand and said, "Why are you still called Brother Wei?" Then he walked briskly to the room and patted his chest vigorously.
After closing the door, I muttered to myself how my heart was beating so fast. My face is so hot, I can't help but want to laugh when I see her. Then there was a voice outside the door, "Fengwucheng County ordered Tan Feng to ask to see". I got up and opened the door, and there was a middle-aged man in his mid-thirties standing outside the door.
Medium-sized, with an official hat on his head and a pair of eyes that are not too big or small. His eyebrows were furrowed into a line, and he had some prestige in the city. It's okay to be a person, otherwise I wouldn't have been elected as a county magistrate, Tan Feng saw me come out.
Hurriedly took off the official hat and knelt down and said, "The lower official has no intention of disturbing the city lord, and I hope to forgive me, just ......," I asked him to get up first, and then said, "There is something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Tan Feng got up and put on his official hat, "That's right, the lower official encountered a tricky lawsuit. This matter has been spread in the city, and there is really no way for the lower officials. Then he told him what had happened. I understood when I listened to it.