Half a month later, near Donghua Gate, Dongchang Yamen.

The East Factory supervises Jinyiwei. Jin Yiwei only handles the Qin case.

The functions of the East Factory are much larger than those of Jinyiwei. The imperial court will try a major case, and Dongchang has to send someone to hear it; The side newspapers and Tang newspapers of the Ministry of War, and the newspapers of the General Administration Department should be read from time to time in the East Factory.

Even the living conditions of ordinary people, the prices of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, Dongchang has to investigate and record them one by one.

Chang Feng led Liu Jin to the gate of the East Factory.

Liu Jin glanced up at the four-character hot gold plaque of the "East Investigation Factory".

Chang Feng said: "I have a part-time job in the East Factory, and if Li Guang wants to move you again, he will have to weigh it." ”

Liu Jin looked at Chang Feng with grateful eyes: "Chang Ye."

Chang Feng patted Liu Jin on the shoulder and interrupted him: "Don't say anything outside the world." ”

"We're all Wynne's godson's people. The godmaster is gone, we have to help each other. ”

Chang Feng led Liu Jin to the governor's duty room.

Qian Neng was sitting in the duty room drinking a little wine. The appetizer is simple, a plate of pine eggs.

Chang Feng gave his hand: "Boss, I brought Liu Jin here." From now on, my old nephew will be taken care of by you! ”

The people of Jinyiwei all call Qian Neng "the owner" to show their closeness.

Liu Jin gave Qian Neng to kneel and kowtow: "Subordinate Liu Jin, meet the governor." ”

Qian Neng smiled and said, "Hurry up, please get up." We are all our own family. ”

After some greetings, Qian Neng pointed to the Songhua eggs on the plate: "Chang Feng, sit, taste the Songhua eggs brought to me by Wang Shu's old bastard." ”

"Wang Shu can really chill people. In the letter, I said that I didn't have eggs, so I sent Songhua eggs to make up for my shape. ”

"Haha, joke. I want to make up for the shape, and I also eat tiger eggs and bear eggs. Do you need to eat Songhua eggs? ”

Chang Feng is unrestrained in front of money. He was not polite, sat down and reached out to take a piece of pine flower egg and put it in his mouth, and chewed it heavily: "Well, it's so fragrant." ”

Qian Neng asked: "Liu Jin, is the injury on his back healed?" ”

Liu Jin replied: "Thank you for your concern, it's already better." ”

Qian Neng said: "Gonggong Li is also a little ruthless. If it weren't for the county lord of Wanping to stop it in time, maybe you would have died in Huangquan. ”

The relationship between Qian Neng and Li Guang is similar to that of Shang Ming and Liang Fang. The two sides have always been well water and not river water.

Chang Feng interjected: "In the future, Liu Jin will have your big backer, how dare others touch him." ”

"Who doesn't know that the owner's seniority in the palace is second only to Gonggong Xiao."

Qian Neng smiled and said, "You little monkey cub can talk." Liu Jin, in the future, will be the right foreman in the East Factory. ”

"Count, you are sitting in the fifth position of the East Factory!"

Liu Jin is again thankful.

Chang Feng got up: "The emperor gave me a thousand acres of land in Huangzhuang in the western suburbs. I'll have to go over and hand over the land. ”

Qian Neng praised: "Look. The whole court, who can be more favored than you. The emperor gave the slave the emperor's farm acres, which is amazing. ”

Changfeng out of the east factory. Twenty brocade-clad guards rode horses with them.

A group of people came to the western suburbs of Huangzhuang in a majestic and majestic manner.

The steward of Huangzhuang is a young eunuch in his fifties named Qiu Ju.

Qiu Ju arched his hand towards Chang Feng: "Chang Tongzhi, I have prepared the Tianmu booklet for you." ”

Chang Feng returned the courtesy: "There is Laoqiu's father-in-law." ”

Qiu Ju took out the booklet of acres of fields. Chang Feng took it, signed his name on it, and pressed his handprint. 1,000 acres of Huangzhuang good land.

The land of Huangzhuang is all high-quality cooked land with fertile soil. A thousand acres is worth at least two or three thousand taels of silver.

Chang Feng was full of ambition when he got this note.

Emperor Hongzhi was a frugal emperor. When rewarding ministers, most of them are symbolic rewards (except for relatives).

A thousand acres of land is a real reward, which is extremely rare.

Qiu Ju led Chang Feng to see the thousand acres of land. Patiently explain what crops to plant at what time.

Chang Feng found that about 100 acres of gourds were planted next to his own land.

The gourds are covered with molds. A group of farmers are picking gourds. After taking the gourd, if you are not satisfied with the shape, you can directly step on it.

Chang Feng asked Qiu Ju: "Who owns that piece of land?" How do you grow so many gourds? ”

Qiu Ju replied: "It is the land of the two uncles of the Zhang family." Since last year, the two uncles have been fond of playing gourds. ”

"The servants of the Zhang family specially set aside 100 acres of land for planting gourds. Each gourd is covered with a mold. ”

"Don't look at the planting. After a season, a hundred acres of land can produce up to two or three gourds in the shape of Meipijian. ”

Chang Feng asked, "What about the rest?" ”

Qiu Ju replied: "Just crush it all." ”

Chang Feng sighed: "For two or three gourds, a hundred acres of gourd land were carved out." It's really extravagant. ”

"If you plant wheat and millet, you can feed at least 20 families."

Qiu Ju smiled: "Yes." The two uncles are notoriously fun-loving, sparing no money. ”

Chang Feng beat the horse and returned home. There was a mule tied to the stone at the door.

Chang Feng recognized it as the mule of his brother-in-law Huang Yuan.

After entering the house, Chang Feng asked Liu Xiaoyan, who was embroidering female red under the pomegranate tree in the front yard: "Huang Yuan is here?" ”

Liu Xiaoyan replied: "Well, here it is." Accompany the sugar candy fishing king by the pond in the back garden. ”

Chang Feng frowned: "It's not alone, right?" I haven't passed the door yet, and I'll suffer again."

Liu Xiaoyan replied: "Don't worry." The ninth sister brought a little maid and watched them from across the pond. ”

The wind often comes to the pond.

Huang Yuan has always been a scholar and attaches great importance to etiquette. He was not next to Chang Tian, but three feet away. Holding a fishing rod in his hand.

Chang Feng patted Huang Yuan's shoulder, which made Huang Yuan tremble: "Ah! It's Brother Chang. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "You don't have a ghost in your heart, what are you afraid of?" ”

Chang Tian glanced at Chang Feng: "I'm afraid that you scared away Wang Ba, who was just about to bite the hook." ”

As he was talking, Chang Tian's fishing rod trembled, and he caught a king who weighed more than a catty.

Chang Tian picked up the hook for Wang Ba: "I caught three today, and you caught two." You lose. ”

Huang Yuan said: "The county lord is skilled. The students bowed to the wind. ”

Chang Tian held his head high like a victorious general, and threw Wang Ba back into the pond and released him.

If Wang Ba could speak, he would definitely sing a few words to Chang Tian: Listen to me and thank you, because of you

Chang Feng sat next to Huang Yuan: "In five months, you will take the Beizhili Township Test." How's the preparation? ”

Huang Yuan said modestly: "There is no bottom in my heart. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "It's not okay to have no bottom." You have to get the title of the township test, and next spring will be on the apricot list and gold list, and you can marry Tangtang with the fame of Jinshi. ”

When the eldest brother talked about marriage, Chang Tian showed a shy flush. She got up: "I'll go to the kitchen to see if the old hen is ready." The sister-in-law said that stewing hen soup tonight will nourish your body. ”

After Chang Tian left, Chang Feng said to Huang Yuan: "The emperor just gave me a thousand acres of land. Gifted land cannot be transferred to another person. ”

"But the annual harvest can be disposed of on its own. When the two of you get married, the harvest will be given to you every year. ”

"All when I give Sugar Candy a part of the dowry."

Huang Yuan said: "Thank you, big brother." ”

Chang Feng said: "It's all said to be a dowry." If you want to thank you, it won't be your turn to thank you. You just have to be nice to her. ”

"If she is wronged in the slightest way after marrying you, beware that I will skin you."

Huang Yuan smiled bitterly: "You are not the only one who said that you want to pick my skin." ”

Chang Feng asked, "Oh? Who else? ”

Huang Yuan replied: "Naturally, they are two uncles. The two uncles went to the Guozijian the day before yesterday and dragged me to drink. ”

As soon as I raised my glass, they threatened me and said that if I did not do anything to the lord, they would peel off me. It's not enough to peel me, but to squeeze out my yolk and feed the flies. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "These two living Hades. ”

In the evening, the family had dinner, and Chang Feng and Huang Yuan discussed the art article for a while.

Chang Feng found that his understanding of the meaning of the scriptures and the ornate and accurate wording of the article were far inferior to those of his prospective brother-in-law.

Huang Yuanzhongju should be like a bag to take things.

If nothing else. In the spring of next year, Chang Feng will step into the gate of the Gongyuan with his brother-in-law Huang Yuan to participate in the Spring Examination.

He sighed: "It seems that next year's spring, I will be your foil." ”

Huang Yuan said humbly: "Brother Chang is too famous. Whether it can be named this autumn is unknown. How dare I hope for spring? ”

At the right moment, Chang Feng sent Huang Yuan out of the house.

He sat on a chaise longue under the pomegranate tree in the front yard and looked up at the starry spring night sky.

Tokofu's birthday is in autumn. After this fall, he will seriously enter the age of thirty.

Compared to the long galaxy, ten years may be just a moment.

For people, ten years is a long time.

In the past ten years, Chang Feng has experienced many officialdom battles and palace intrigues.

He has done good things, and he has done bad things. He has been cruel and merciful.

After experiencing so many things, he went from being a general banner in charge of the family to Zuo Tongzhi all the way to Zuo Tongzhi, and became the actual controller of Jinyiwei.

Chang Feng thought to himself: I don't know that my father has a spirit in the sky, and I know my current identity. Will you be proud or worried about me.

Day and night alternate, the pomegranate trees in Changfu bloom, fall, bear fruit, and bear fruit.

In the blink of an eye, in the autumn of the eighth year of Hongzhi, the pomegranate fruit had already grinned, revealing a red belly of descendants.

Chang Feng participated in the morning court. He didn't go to Jinyiwei, but went home. In a hurry, he asked Mrs. Nine to change him into a casual clothes.

Chang Feng urged Mrs. Jiu: "Quickly tie my belt." I need to hurry to the green pine coffin shop. Today is the day of the township test list. ”

Turning his head, he saw Chang Tian standing at the door.

Chang Feng asked: "Sugar candy." I'm going to Huang Yuan's house and waiting for him to be happy. Aren't you coming? ”

Chang Tian said shyly: "I won't go." Brother, go ahead. If he does, remember to come back and tell me sooner. ”

Chang Feng came to the green pine coffin shop. On that autumn night ten years ago, he started the road to ascension step by step after the old lame man was sentenced in the green pine coffin.

Ten years later, the old cripple has become his family. Things in the world are elusive.

Huang Yuan and the old cripple were already waiting at the door.

If the new imperial examination person lives in the capital, the newspaper will come before noon.

The three of them waited from early in the morning until the third pole of the sun.

The old lame man said, "Let's go back to the house and wait." ”

The three of them went back to the coffin shop. A tea table was set up in a pile of coffins and papers.

Huang Yuan was uneasy. When I went to get the teapot, I accidentally hit my head on a large Nanmu coffin.

As soon as he was in pain, he missed, "Bang!" "Smashed the teapot and smashed it.

Huang Yuan scolded: "Unlucky." ”

Chang Feng said: "Wrong. This is a good omen, a coffin, a coffin, a promotion and a fortune. And to add a broken peace! ”

The old cripple swept away the fragments of the teapot all over the floor. A pot of tea was made, and the three of them drank tea and continued to sit and wait.

I waited until almost noon, and I didn't see the newspaper come to the door.

Chang Feng was helpless, so he had to comfort Huang Yuanlai: "You are still young." It is not a bad thing to fail in the township examination for the first time. Three years later, it must be in the middle. ”

Huang Yuan cautiously asked: "Then the marriage between the student and the county lord will also be delayed until three years later."

Chang Feng smiled: "It turns out that you kid is worried about this." Put your heart in your belly. Whether you win or not, I will handle the marriage of the two of you in the spring of next year. ”

The old lame man said, "That's it." It seems that today's newspaper will not come. Mr. Chang, I'm going to make lunch. ”

"Don't think I'm too drunk here. It's easy to come and have lunch before leaving. ”

Chang Feng rolled up his arms and rolled up his sleeves: "I'll cook with you." I haven't been in the kitchen in 10 years. ”

The three of them were washing rice and choosing vegetables in the kitchen. Huang Yuan couldn't hide his lost expression.

Chang Feng picked up the wooden bucket and poured water into the pot. Suddenly, he seemed to hear the sound of gongs and drums.

Chang Feng put down the bucket: "Listen, what is the sound?" ”

Huang Yuan's eyes lit up: "It seems to be the sound of gongs and drums." ”

The sound of gongs and drums is getting closer and closer. The three of them came to the door of the coffin shop.

I saw two newspapers, one fat and one thin, happily coming over. It was followed by a dozen servants beating gongs and drums.

People all over the street gathered around, stopping to watch the excitement.

The fat newspaper walked to the door of the coffin shop and shouted: "This is the treasure house of Master Huang Yuanhuang?" ”

Huang Yuan hurriedly said: "It's down there!" ”

The fat newspaper held up a wedding card: "Congratulations to Master Huang Yuan, Master Huang, the tenth place in the high school Beizhili Township Test." ”

Huang Yuan took the wedding card. He was like carrying Chang Feng on his back and stroking Chang Tian's tender hands in Chang Fu, stroking the joy sticker.

After a moment, he burst out laughing, "Oh, okay, I'm in!" ”

It's too late, it's too soon. Before he could finish speaking, the fat newspaper rounded his arm, "Smack!" "Give Huang Yuan a big fight!

Huang Yuan was stunned.

Chang Feng and the old cripple were also stunned. I have never heard of the custom of the newspaper to fan the new people to force the big people to fight after the middle lift.

The fat newspaper fanned Huang Yuan not yet. His head crumbled into the word "well" and his face had a vicious expression.

Then he held his breath and roared angrily: "Beast, what have you hit!" ”

Huang Yuan was shocked: "Huh? ”

The fat newspaper rounded his arms again: "Your name is Huang Yuan, right?" Before the words fell, "Smack!" "It's another big fight.

Two big fights in a row made Huang Yuan stupid.

Chang Feng reacted and grabbed the fat newspaper's neck: "It's just that you are late to report the good news, and you still beat the new imperial examination?" ”

"Lao Tzu has punished you! Lao Tzu is a brocade guard left with the same knowledge of the wind! ”

Chang Feng pinched the fat newspaper and couldn't speak.

The thin newspaper on the side couldn't cry or laugh: "You are the master of Jinyi Wei?" Master Chang, you misunderstood! ”

"Today, our brothers are responsible for delivering good news to five households. Two of the newcomers were so happy and sad that they were fascinated by the joy and phlegm. ”

"We just delayed giving the good news to Master Huang."

He slapped the yellow man in the face, scolded him for being a brute, and asked him what he had hit. is afraid that he also likes phlegm and attacks his heart. ”

"We're really well-intentioned!"

Chang Feng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this explanation: "What else is there to say? ”

After saying that, he let go of the fat newspaper.

The fat newspaper and the thin newspaper knelt down: "Master Chang, we really have no malice." ”

Chang Feng hurriedly said: "I misunderstood you." Get up. ”

The fat newspaper was very bold, and he stretched out his hand in front of the big shopkeeper of Jinyi Wei to ask for a reward.

Chang Feng now has a wealthy family, poured out four golden beans from his purse, and gave two newspapers and two each.

The fat newspaper shouted: "Thank you for the reward of the lord's family!" I wish Master Huang will try to be on the apricot list, and the palace will try to enter the gold list! ”

Huang Yuan smiled: "I borrow your auspicious words." ”

After sending away the newspaper, a group of neighbors on Fulu Street who specialize in the business of the dead sent wine, food, and congratulatory money.

Fu Lu Street was full of joy. Among their ninth-rate neighborhoods, there is finally a man who lifts people

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