Gu Rao and Beiye went to the dock, made an appointment with the boatman, left them two window seats tomorrow, and gave them a deposit.

On the way back from the docks, Besino's still persuading, "Aren't you seasick?" We can go slowly by horse-drawn carriage, there is no need to take a boat. ”

Gu Rao was happy.

"I don't get seasick every time, sometimes I get dizzy on the boat, sometimes I don't get dizzy on the boat, and besides, we booked a window seat in advance, and as long as I sit by the window and don't smell the strange smell of other people in the cabin, I won't get seasick."

Besano, "...... I hope so. ”

"But I still think it's a little more convenient to go by carriage."

Gu Rao doesn't have a long memory, and at this time, she has completely forgotten the pain of seasickness last time.

"It is convenient to take a carriage, but the money to rent a carriage is much more expensive than the money to take a boat, and the distance is much farther, at least it will be delayed for nearly half an hour, and there is no need for that."

Passing by the fruit stand, Beno silently bought some oranges.

He asked Dr. Wu before, and the doctor said that orange peel and ginger can effectively relieve the symptoms of seasickness, so let's prepare a little.

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The next day, Gu Rao and Bie Ye came to the county seat by boat, first found a noodle restaurant, and ordered two bowls of beef noodles and one bowl of wontons.

After eating, I came to the Yamen.

The officials guarding their doors knew them and greeted them warmly.

"Don't boss, Mrs. Gu, long time no see!"

"Why are you here again?"

"Could it be that something happened again?"

Speaking of this, he sighed.

"It's a pity you're late, sir...... No, the previous prefectural magistrate has stepped down, and you won't see him anymore. ”

The corners of Gu Rao's mouth twitched.

"We didn't come specifically for him."

The official smiled.

"You come to the Yamen to do business, if the county order is known, it must be more convenient." After looking left and right, and seeing that there were no outsiders, he whispered, "Now this county order is not so easy to talk to." ”

Gu Rao listened to something.

"For example?"

The official stretched out his hand, rubbed his index finger and thumb, and said, "You want to do things and get things done, and it won't work without this." ”

Gu Rao's brows furrowed.

"He's so blatantly embezzlement?"

The official hurriedly whispered, "My aunt, you keep quiet, in case you are heard by the county magistrate, it is nothing if you are tossed yourself, but don't burden me!" ”

"For the sake of getting acquainted with you, I want you to wait for things to go smoothly before I tell you this, don't hurt me!"

Gu Rao said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was open-mouthed just now, and I almost affected you." ”

The official waved his hand.

"Luckily, no one heard, what are you here for? I'll go in and help you get informed. ”

Gu Rao said, "I'll handle the household registration." ”

The official was stunned.

"Hukou?"

"Aren't you from this county?"

Gu Rao didn't plan to have an in-depth exchange with him about this issue, but just said concisely, "Not before, but now it is." ”

The official thought that she was married from afar, and that she would marry a chicken and a dog, so now she wanted to transfer her household registration to her husband's name.

In fact, in a slightly more formal family, when both men and women get married, they will transfer the wife's household registration from the mother's house.

Only in the village there is not so much exquisiteness, many couples just worship in the village to get married, and their lives have passed like this, and they have not registered in the yamen.

The two have been married for a long time, but they have not come to register until now.

Although he couldn't figure it out, it was someone else's business, and he didn't bother to care, so he said to Gu Rao and Bei Ye, "You wait for me, I'll report to you." ”

Gu Rao gave him ten cents.

"Thank you for your hard work."

A smile suddenly appeared on the officer's face.

"You're welcome!"

"Next time you have anything, you can come to me at any time, we are all acquaintances, I will definitely do my best to help you!"

After saying that, he went in.

Gu Rao looked at his back with a somewhat complicated expression.

Besino's asked, "Not happy?" ”

Gu Rao nodded.

"Hmm."

In the past, when southern Jiangsu was the county commander, the atmosphere in the yamen was very good, and these officials did not dare to accept bribes, because the management of southern Jiangsu was very strict.

Now that Sunan is gone, the atmosphere here has changed.

A clean and honest county order, and a corrupt and incompetent county order, it is needless to say who is more popular, and I don't know what the fate of Donghuang County will become in the future.

She lives in Donghuang County and is likely to be affected.

Besano pressed her shoulder.

"Don't worry too much."

Gu Rao nodded.

"Fortunately, we have money, even if he is greedy, we will give it, if there is no money, I am afraid this matter will be difficult today."

The officials soon came out.

"You can go in."

Gu Rao and Beiye were about to go in, but the official leaned over and reminded in a whisper, "Remember what I said, it's easy to do anything if you have money." ”

"Be sensible yourselves."

Gu Rao nodded.

Although he dislikes the newly appointed corrupt officials, he also clearly knows that he is just an ordinary person, knows how many pounds and taels he has, and the people do not fight with the officials, and they don't like corrupt officials, so they have to give money in order to do things.

It was really as the official said.

After Gu Rao and Beiye entered, the person in charge of household registration did not directly handle the household registration for them, and after asking some basic information, he told them that things were a little difficult to do.

Originally, it was a very simple matter, but the person in charge of registration was stunned and said that Gu Rao was a slave, and it was difficult to change to a free membership.

Even if she had pasted the deed of sale on the man's face, the man still talked a little bit about it, suggesting that they should hurry up and give the money, with an attitude of not giving money and not doing anything.

Gu Rao, "......"

What else could she do?

I can only endure it!

At the beginning, he was given ten cents.

The person who registered looked a little better, put the money in his pocket, looked at what they were wearing, and then said with a sigh, "I can't do it today, you can come back tomorrow." ”

Gu Rao took a deep breath and didn't bother to go around in circles with him anymore.

"Didn't I already give the money?"

"The matter of changing the household registration was originally very simple, I have been studying since I was a child, and I remember the laws of Yu Country clearly, do you want me to memorize it for you?"

The person who registered didn't expect to meet someone who understands the law.

But he wasn't worried.

Accepting these bribes is allowed by the county magistrate, and after he collects them, most of them have to be given to the magistrate, and he can only keep a small part of them.

Of the ten cents, he wants to give the county order seven cents, and there are only three cents in his hands, so he can't just forget it!

What about understanding the Fa?

The emperor is far away, in Donghuang County, the words of the county order are the law, and they all have to listen to the county order!

The county order says not to do it, that is not to do it!

"It's not difficult to change your household registration, but we have a lot of things to do in our yamen, and what we have to do every day is arranged in advance.

"I can't let you cut the line, can I?"

Gu Rao said, "Aren't you very idle now?" ”

The person who registered was not in a hurry.

"It's my rest time, if it weren't for my good heart, you might not have been able to enter the yamen today, and you wouldn't have been able to see me."

"If you want to do something, you have to register in advance."

(End of chapter)