When Liubai got up and talked about his and Freehand's family situation, Zhu Yuan quickly wrote a letter to Hua Gao, and asked Liubai to take a hundred taels of silver and send it together, which was considered the travel expenses.

After all, even if Hua Gao himself doesn't care, he can't let the people below work in vain.

After saying this, Zhu Yuan took another page of blank paper, picked out a pencil and ruler from the pen holder, and quickly drew a table, similar to the format of the later household register, and then filled it in with a pen, with the title of the word 'file', with several columns such as name, gender, age, and remarks.

After filling it out, Zhu Yuan showed it to Liubai: "Wait until the letter is delivered, and then count the family situation of those girls at home, and fill in this form according to this form." ”

Liubai looked at the table on the case and asked, "Little official, ...... gender Why? ”

Zhu Yuan said: "Male, female." ”

Liubai blinked, obviously confused, she could actually understand the meaning of the word, but, does this still need to be filled?

Zhu Yuan saw the doubts of the girls around him.

Of course.

Now it's just men and women, and in a few hundred years, if you dare to say that there are only men and women in the world, no, even if you say that there is a third kind, you will be scolded.

This is discrimination!

Because the standard answer is seventy-three!

His thoughts were slightly out of his mind, and Zhu Yuan smiled: "For example, you and Freehand, if you don't see you, just listen to the name, and say that you are two men, I also believe it." ”

Blank space understood, nodding slightly.

But I think of it, just like the Lin family's big fish and ...... Lin Xiaoyu, at first glance, it really makes people unable to distinguish between men and women.

Thinking so, he pointed to one of the columns: "Little official, what should I write in the remarks?" ”

Zhu Yuan said: "Probably, there are no special skills, such as literacy, or, like Qingqiu and Luoshui, can cook." ”

Liubai was embarrassed when he heard 'can cook', answered, remembered, and confirmed: "Little official, do you want everyone to write?" ”

Zhu Yuan shook his head and said: "It's just those ten small ones, the key is to ask them about the situation at home, the four of you, as well as Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi, don't care." Later, I took a nap, and after an hour, I asked Qingqiu and the two of them to come over, and I asked in person. ”

Liubai nodded again, thought about it, and said: "Little official, Your Majesty gave us the twenty-three servants, six artisan households, and thirty-seven tenants in the south of the city, don't you use these?" ”

Since he successfully passed a certain biggest level, Zhu Yuan plans to sort out the situation of the people around him.

I don't want to be confused.

Even, if there are Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi around him, he must deal with it as soon as possible.

lest anyone around you be dug into a sieve.

Of course, Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi can be trusted now. is not only some of the statements made by the two at the beginning, but also, after the relationship with Lao Zhu is broken, it is impossible for their ancestors to use spies against themselves.

Not only that, but the identities of the two are a resource that Zhu Yuan can use in turn.

Just like the file has been made now, and the follow-up verification is going to be handed over to Zhao Xu and the others to do.

At that moment, listening to Liubai and mentioning this long list, these are almost two different things, Zhu Yuan thought for a while, and said: "As long as you don't bother, you can also make a copy for me." ”

This part of the list can be used as some references for this era.

Liubai immediately said: "The slave is not too troublesome. ”

Of course, Zhu Yuan had no opinion, and added: "Call Qingqiu and Luoshui together, and you can also hire a few people who can write." ”

Blank is reluctant in his heart, but on the surface, he agrees respectfully at all. A few days ago, she was broken by a petty official, so she reflected on it. I'm just a nameless maid now, and it's not interesting to compete with other women. If you dislike the petty officials, the gains outweigh the losses.

After giving instructions, Zhu Yuan got up and walked to the east bedroom.

When I woke up again, there was Freehand standing next to me, as well as Qingqiu and Luoshui next to me, and the expressions of the two women were somewhat apprehensive.

Zhu Yuan sat up, looked at the sky outside, and realized that he must have slept for more than an hour.

It's getting dark.

Freehand noticed the expression of his petty official, and he didn't know what to say.

It's been more than an hour.

However, Freehand came quietly twice, and every time she remembered the events of that day, she didn't dare to wake up her petty officials.

What if you don't sleep well and something goes wrong again?

Zhu Yuan didn't say anything, let the three women serve him and get dressed, got out of bed, saw Luo Shui nearby, and signaled: "You come here, you can go, Qingqiu will wait in the West Chamber." ”

The three girls agreed, Luo Shui followed Zhu Yuan to the Westinghouse study, and the other two girls left the main house first, and carefully closed the door.

Zhu Yuan came to the bookcase and sat down, spread out the pen and paper, and looked at the girl standing next to him.

Luo Shui wore a set of embroidered jackets and skirts in crimson tones today, even if it was a winter coat, she still looked slender, with a slightly powdered white goose egg face, holding her hair in a bun, and the whole person was bright and soft.

This temperament, if you change the light yarn in the summer, you will definitely be able to stage "Luo Shen Fu".

Beautiful people are always pleasing to the eye, Zhu Yuan looked at it for a while before finally speaking.

He opened his mouth, then paused again.

How so?

Tell me about your ex-husband, shall we?

It's a little weird to think about.

Luo Shui quietly lowered his eyes slightly and let Zhu Yuan look at him, until he noticed that the little official wanted to speak and stopped, and finally raised his head slightly, and looked over with bright eyes with long eyelashes: "Little official, do you want to ask the slave about the past?" ”

Zhu Yuan nodded: "Tell me." ”

Luo Shui was not shy and eccentric, and said softly: "The former master's surname is Liu, and he is a native of Wu County, a subordinate of Pingjiang Road, who once participated in the imperial examination of the Yuan Court, and was a member of the Zhongjin Shi, and the official was a member of the province of Zhongshu in the sixth grade, and then resigned because he could not bear the exclusion of the southerners for the Yuan Court. According to Pingjiang, Zhang's invited Liu Chushi to be an official, but politely refused. However, the Liu family is a big family in Wu County, and they live under the Zhang family, and they are inevitably dependent. Today, on the expedition to Pingjiang, Liu did not fight in the army. After migrating to the rich people, the Liu family was spared from all their family property and moved to Jinling. In order to make a living, Liu's widow sold her slaves for a price. ”

Zhu Yuan originally planned to memorize it, but although Luo Shui said it quickly, it still exceeded his writing speed, so he gave up.

After Luo Shui finished speaking, Zhu Yuan was a little curious about one of the points: "The rich people are really in Linhao, how do you do it?" ”

This question is a bit off, Luo Shui paused, and then said: "It's not all the rich people of Pingjiang, only those who are dependent on the Zhang family, have no family property, and move to Linhao for cultivation, which is no different from distribution." ”

Zhu Yuan understood.

As you can imagine, there is too much room for manoeuvre.

Just one, the one who is attached to the Zhang family.

What is dependency?

You can't just pay taxes to Zhang Shicheng, even if you are dependent, right?

But what can you do if you really say that you are attached on this ground?

The Liu family then went bankrupt.

Skipping this topic, Zhu Yuan looked at Luo Shui: "Do you still have a family?" ”

Luo Shui shook his head: "The slave was abducted, I don't remember where my hometown is, and I don't remember how old I was at the time, and then I was sold several times, and I settled down when I got to Liu." ”

Zhu Yuan curled the corners of his mouth: "So, you don't have to be twenty-five years old?" ”

Luo Shui's gaze finally dodged, and he lowered his head and said: "The slave was trained by an eldest lady in Pingjiang for five years, and when she was sold to Liu, the eldest lady said that the slave was thirteen years old, and the age was counted from that time. ”

Zhu Yuan saw that Luo Shui rarely showed a weak heart, so he didn't tease her again.

Obviously, age is always a woman's sensitive point. However, different eras have different levels of sensitivity. At present, the woman is over twenty, that is, tomorrow's yellow butterfly is also worried.

Not surprising.

According to the common saying in later generations, the average life expectancy of the ancients was only about 30 years old.

Since he didn't have a family, Zhu Yuan didn't think of other problems for a while, so he said, "You go out and let Qingqiu come in." ”

Waiting for Luo Shui to leave, Zhu Yuan wrote down a name on the paper, planning to let Zhao Xu and them confirm it later.

Qingqiu quickly entered the door.

The woman wore a light green jacket and skirt today, frankly speaking, the clothes are much worse than Luo Shui, Luo Shui from the hairpin ring on his head to the Yingluo on his waist, there is a sense of delicacy everywhere, and Qingqiu, even if the two of them are treated the same here, it gives Zhu Yuan an inexplicable sense of restraint.

A feeling of caution throughout the day.

However, Qingqiu's advantage is that this skin is really outstanding, the curves that can't be covered by winter jackets and skirts, and the charming face with a pointed chin, so that Zhu Yuan couldn't hold back at that time, and directly renamed her the residence of the nine-tailed fox in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas".

Seeing that Zhu Yuan looked at himself without speaking, and then thought about what he heard the little officials tell them to do before, Qingqiu unconsciously began to pinch the hem of his skirt with one hand, and his body shook slightly, wanting to kneel, but he didn't dare, his head drooped lower and lower.

This is indeed a small psychological offensive by Zhu Yuan.

After a while, Zhu Yuan spoke: "What are you doing in your heart?" ”

Qingqiu's small hand grabbed the hem of his skirt violently, and subconsciously shook his head, saying like a mosquito and a fly: "Slave, slave has no weak heart." ”

Zhu Yuan curled the corners of his mouth: "Oh, I said it wrong, change it, what are you afraid of?" ”

Qingqiu finally couldn't support it, and collapsed on the ground softly, thinking about her age, thinking about the white space that was always hostile to herself, thinking that no matter what she did, she was always behind the four women, she finally sobbed, and stumbled on the ground: "Little official, slave...... It's not that the slaves want to deceive the petty officials, it's that they force the slaves to say that they are twenty-seven, slaves...... It's thirty-one, and the slave still has a daughter, and there is a daughter......"

Zhu Yuan: "......"

I thought I had forced out a female spy, so you told me this?

After grinding and chirping for a while, Zhu Yuan finally heard a simple story.

A wealthy man of the Gao family in Dongchang Road, Shandong Province, had no children and accepted Qingqiu as a second room, but Qingqiu only gave birth to one daughter for many years.

Because of the rebellion, the Gao family sold their property and moved to Jinling.

Just last year, an outer room raised by the rich man finally gave birth to a son for him, and the mother of the outer room did not dare to challenge the status of the main wife, but insisted that the rich man send Qingqiu before he was willing to move into the Gao mansion and let the son recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

It just so happened that the wife was also wary of being jealous of Qingqiu for many years, and the rich man didn't resist it.

When Qingqiu, who had been afraid to get up, finally finished speaking, Zhu Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to bring your daughter over?" ”

Qingqiu paused, she didn't expect her own petty official to ask this, she wanted to shake her head, but she didn't dare to shake her head because she was worried about Zhu Yuan's opinion, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally whispered: "Tea Lady has been with the He family since she was a child, and she ...... Kiss me. ”

Zhu Yuan understood after a slight change of thought, probably Jia Tanchun's kind.

What a failure!

However, Zhu Yuan couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth: "Gao Cha, is this like a girl's name, it's too unkind." ”

"Gao's has a ...... in the tea business," Qingqiu explained, and then shook his head and added: "Tea lady, it's not called high tea, it's called green tea, I ...... That...... He, he said, green tea, tasteful. ”

Zhu Yuan: "......"

You might as well not explain!

didn't ask any more, Zhu Yuan said directly: "I asked people to bring your daughter over, get along with you a little more and kiss you, the most important thing is to change the name, what a broken name." ”

Qingqiu didn't dare to refute, but just hummed softly.

With Zhu Yuan's current identity, fighting for the custody of the child from an ordinary rich family for the woman around him is also a matter of one sentence, and it is a big deal to lose some money.

Putting this aside, Zhu Yuan asked, "Do you still have relatives in your hometown?" ”

Qingqiu nodded: "The slave has an elder brother, two younger brothers, and some uncles. It's just that...... I moved to Jinling six years ago, and I haven't been in touch with him since. ”

Zhu Yuan was surprised again.

So many mothers' families, and they are still bullied like this?

However, looking at Qingqiu's temperament, who are you bullying if you don't bully?

Not to mention that it is thousands of miles away.

In this era, most people have never traveled a hundred miles in their lives, thousands of miles apart, and they almost never see each other in their lifetime.

Thinking of the words of the tooth woman that day, although it was obvious that there were a bunch of lies, there should be some truth. Zhu Yuan asked tentatively: "I remember, your father is a Confucian student?" ”

Qingqiu nodded: "My father used to teach in Fuxue, and he also served as a gentleman to the son of the Dalu Huachi family in Dongchang Mansion." The slave was taught by his father. ”

Zhu Yuan felt that he had heard the term 'Daru Huachi' several times these days, and his memories in his previous life would occasionally flash, so he asked curiously: "What is Daru Huachi?" ”

Qingqiu looked up, as if he was surprised that Zhu Yuan didn't even know about Daru Huachi, and quickly avoided his gaze and said: "The Yuan court has set up Daru Huachi in all prefectures and counties, and the official language is translated as 'the person who guards the town' to control the local military and government. ”

Saying this, Qingqiu also added: "Daru Huachi is only awarded to the Mongols and Semu. ”

Zhu Yuan understood.

To put it simply, according to the logic of the nomads, Daru Huachi, similar to a tribal leader.

Skipping this topic, Zhu Yuan continued: "Is your father still alive? ”

After speaking, I felt like I was asking more.

Just now the women have said that there is only one brother and two younger brothers left.

Sure enough, Qingqiu shook his head: "Father is in my ...... He had passed away twelve years earlier, and his mother had followed his father. ”

Zhu Yuan changed the subject and asked instead: "Have your brothers ever read?" ”

"I have read it," Qingqiu said: "My brother also worked as a clerk in Jinan Mansion, and later, before my father passed away, he confessed, saying that the world was getting more and more chaotic, so my brother quit his errand and returned to his hometown to farm." also said that the dynasty was going to be changed, so that the two younger brothers should not go to the imperial examination, and wait for the new dynasty to change. ”

He's a smart guy.

Or also limited.

After all, you can guess your parents when you look at your daughter, not to mention that you have just been a teacher all your life.

Zhu Yuan commented a few words in his heart, and was about to continue, when he remembered one more thing: "Where is Dongchang?" ”

When these words came out, Qingqiu's charming face was a little more confused, and he said after a while: "The slave only knows that if you go to Jinan, you have to go northeast, about two hundred miles." ”

To the northeast, that is in Russi.

Ruthy.

According to the progress of the Northern Expedition, it is about to hit Luxi at the moment.

Glancing at Qingqiu, Zhu Yuan said, "According to what you said, there should be a war over there." ”

Qingqiu's eyes were worried for a moment, and then he looked at Zhu Yuan with some hope.

Zhu Yuan sighed and said, "I'll make up another letter and see if I can bring your family over." ”

If the three Qingqiu brothers had all studied, they would have the manpower they needed.

It's just that compared with Yizhou, the hometown of the two daughters who have already been pacified, it is difficult to say whether Dongchang can receive people.