Just as he was about to step over the threshold of the mansion, Han Zhen seemed to remember something, and suddenly stopped.

Ordered someone to summon Yuan Craftsman, and he instructed: "The residence is ready for you, these two days are tiring, you should settle your family first, so that you can rest for the night." Early tomorrow morning, come to the government to order. ”

"Thank you, County Magistrate!"

Craftsman Yuan was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed down to thank him.

Han Zhen said, turned to the soap official and said, "Lead him to Ma Pan's house." ”

"Yes."

Wang Hu respectfully responded.

Seeing Han Zhen walking into the mansion, Wang Hu asked with a smile: "I don't know the surname of the prime minister?" ”

Hearing this, Craftsman Yuan waved his hand again and again: "I can't afford to be called a public minister, so I don't have the surname Yuan." ”

In the Song Dynasty, there were many names for men, and the younger ones could be called a certain Langjun, and if they were the sons of the eunuchs, they were called Yanei.

Men in the prime of life are generally called officials, and wealthy merchants and landlords are called outsiders.

Xianggong, on the other hand, is generally only used when addressing the person as an official.

Xiang, that is, the prime minister.

Gong, for the minister.

The unity of the two is the prince, which is a kind of honorific title for high-ranking officials in the Song Dynasty.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Xianggong could only be used to call the second-rank officials of the court, and later with the passage of time, it gradually evolved into a seven-rank official, all of whom could be called Xianggong.

Even, some women in the folk will call their husbands as husbands in the boudoir, expressing a kind of expectation and respect for their husbands.

Wang Hu smiled and said: "Why should Yuan Xianggong be modest, after tomorrow, he will be a righteous Xianggong!" ”

As Wang Hu, who is on duty in front of the government office, how can he not have eyesight.

Don't look at the other party's plain dress, but if you can follow the county magistrate from Linzi County to the county seat, the relationship is definitely not ordinary.

What's more, the county magistrate Fang Cai's words, he heard it very clearly, let this Yuan Xianggong come to the mansion tomorrow to order something.

A little bit of a sentence already explains everything.

If you don't make friends now, will you have to wait until tomorrow?

"It's too early to say that."

Craftsman Yuan's face was modest, but he was quite happy in his heart, and asked, "I don't know what to call tolerance?" ”

"My name is Wang Hu, and I am three at home, and Yuan Xianggong calls me Wang San. Yuan Xianggong, please here. ”

Wang Hu smiled unabated, and after stretching out his hand to signal, he led Craftsman Yuan's family towards the house.

The coachman drove the carriage, hauling the family and luggage silently behind.

The house is not far from the government office, only two streets apart.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Hu paused, pointed to a mansion next to the street and said with a smile: "Yuan Xianggong, this is the residence arranged for you by the county magistrate!" ”

When Han Zhen entered the county seat, he killed seventeen officials in one go, and also raided his home.

The original owner of this house was Ma Pan, an official of Facao.

Looking at the gate of the magnificent mansion in front of him, Craftsman Yuan couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He thought that it would be good for Han Zhen to arrange a two-entry courtyard in the outer city for him, but what did he think would be the mansion in the inner city.

For a while, in addition to the surprise in my heart, I also felt a sense of gratitude.

"This ...... Is this our residence? ”

The curtain on the carriage was lifted, and the woman looked incredulous.

"Exactly."

Wang Hu nodded, stepped forward, and reached out and knocked on the door.

A short time later, the door was opened from the inside, and an old man stepped out of it.

Seeing the old man, Wang Hu said: "Uncle Xu, the county magistrate gave this house to Yuan Xianggong to live in." ”

"The old man has seen Yuan Xianggong!"

Uncle Xu bowed his hand in greeting, and immediately took out a bunch of keys from his waist, handed them over, and said, "Yuan Xianggong, the keys to the house are all here." ”

Craftsman Yuan took the key and looked at Wang Hu with a puzzled expression.

Seeing this, Wang Hu immediately replied: "Uncle Xu is the fire official in the inner city, and he does some chores to look after the house on weekdays. ”

"Oh."

Craftsman Yuan immediately understood.

The so-called fire officials are not officials and officials, but government outsourced personnel, who are responsible for night patrols, watchmen, and guarding unmanned homes.

Generally, it is a lonely elderly person, or a disabled person, and it is a welfare errand.

The treatment is very poor, barely able to make ends meet.

After handing over the key, Xu Bo turned around and entered the gate again.

Soon, he came out with a straw mat and futon.

Craftsman Yuan turned around and glanced at his mother-in-law.

The woman hesitated, in the past, others gave them money, but now they want to reward others, and she is a little reluctant for a while.

Seeing that the mother-in-law was stunned in place, Craftsman Yuan glared at her.

There was no way, so the woman had to take the money bag from her waist and handed it over very reluctantly.

Taking the money bag, Craftsman Yuan grabbed a handful of copper coins from it, didn't count it, endured the heartache and stuffed it into Uncle Xu's hand, and said with a smile: "It's been a hard time. ”

"Where Yuan Xianggong is, it's all clumsy and should be done."

After receiving the reward, Xu Bo suddenly smiled, and then advised: "When Yuan Xianggong is drinking water, pay attention, yesterday I saw a big mouse jump into the well. ”

"Thanks for the reminder."

Craftsman Yuan couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately, he was not stingy and gave the reward.

If the rat enters the well, how can he still live, and he can't say that it has swelled today.

If you soak in the well water of a dead mouse, you can't eat it, and if you eat it, you will get sick.

Judging by what this old man meant, if Fang Cai didn't give the reward, I'm afraid he wouldn't remind him out loud.

Besides, whether this mouse jumped into it by itself or was thrown in, I'm afraid only the ghost knows.

Stuffing the bounty into his arms, Xu Boqian thanked him and left with the straw mat and futon.

After this experience, Craftsman Yuan seemed to have an understanding, and gave Wang Hu all the remaining more than 100 yuan in the money bag: "If you have work, some money, you should ask for a cup of tea." ”

The smile on Wang Hu's face was even worse, and with a flip of his big hand, all the copper coins rolled down into the cuffs, and he arched his hand and said, "Thank you for the reward." ”

Now the county magistrate has rectified the officials and ordered them not to oppress the people, and once they are discovered, they will not only be beaten up, but also dismissed.

However, the reward given by the ministers is irrelevant, and no one can find a fault.

Xu was rewarded by Yuan Craftsman, Wang Hu did not leave immediately, but ran before and after, helping Yuan Craftsman carry the luggage on the carriage into the house.

By the time the busy work was over, it was getting late.

Patting the dust on his hands, Wang Hu looked around the empty courtyard and said, "With such a magnificent house, I'm afraid it will take seven or eight maids and servants to make it work." ”

"Wouldn't it cost a lot of money to have a lot of maids and servants?"

When the woman heard this, she shook her head and refused.

Hearing this, Wang Hu did not show disdain, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Yuan is too worried, when Yuan Xianggong enters the palace tomorrow, she is still worried that there is no money!" Besides, in the future, people will come and go, and there will be no maid to call between colleagues, and it will not be convenient. ”

The income of officials in the Song Dynasty was extremely rich, although he did not know how Han Zhen treated the officials.

But even the officials have risen three or four times, and presumably the officials will not be much worse.

It may not be possible to talk about being rich and rich, but it is more than enough to raise a few maids and servants.

"That's right."

Craftsman Yuan nodded, and then asked: "When I first came to the county town, I didn't have any acquaintances, I don't know if Wang Sanling has a familiar tooth person?" ”

Wang Hu waited for his words, and immediately bowed his hand and said: "Good to teach Yuan Xianggong to know that the uncle of my mother-in-law is the tooth man of Dongshi." If the lady is free tomorrow, I will go back and ask my mother-in-law to come to the house early tomorrow morning, take the lady to the East Market for a walk, and ensure that I will help the prime minister pick some well-behaved and obedient maids. ”

"I'll bother you."

After sending Wang Hu away, Craftsman Yuan led his family and walked around the entire house inside and out.

After a trip, the woman was already dazzled, and said in a trance: "The master, I'm afraid I'm not dreaming?" ”

The two children, one older and one younger, are like wild horses on the loose, running around, laughing and playing.

The smile on his face never broke.

"Lady, this is our home from now on." Craftsman Yuan's heart was surging.

He is a craftsman, and since he was a child, he learned the art of construction from his father, and he knows nothing else.

If nothing else, it will be like that for the rest of my life, poor and muddy.

To have today, it all depends on Han Zhen's support.

At this moment, Craftsman Yuan was grateful to Han Zhen in his heart.

Even if Han Zhen asked him to go to the battlefield at this moment, he would definitely not even frown, so he rushed forward with a knife.

After coming back to her senses, the woman said with a straight face: "In charge, you need to work hard in the future and repay the county magistrate well." ”

"I'm provincial!"

Craftsman Yuan nodded solemnly.

……

……

When Han Zhen left the county office, the sky had completely darkened.

Shops and houses on both sides of the street are lit with lanterns.

In fact, he didn't deal with any government affairs at all, just explained some trivial matters.

But even so, these inconspicuous trivial matters also cost him nearly two hours.

As the stall gradually spread, Han Zhen could clearly feel that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier.

This is just two counties, and when there are more and more territories in the future, the more government affairs need to be handled.

At that time, there must be a group of capable officials to help him share the pressure, otherwise Rao will not be able to bear it for a long time with his physique.

At present, there are a few candidates, but these people are still in the wait-and-see stage for the time being, and they can't use it!

Han Zhen was waiting for the Western Army to go south, and similarly, these people were also waiting.

Only after defeating the Western Army did they dare to stand in line with confidence.

Thinking about the government affairs to be dealt with tomorrow, before he knew it, Han Zhen had returned to the mansion.

"Alang!"

The butler immediately stepped forward.

Han Zhen turned over and dismounted, and after giving the reins to the groom, he asked casually, "Have the two ladies settled down?" ”

The old butler replied, "I have settled down, and I am waiting for Ah Lang to come back and eat." ”

"Hmm."

Han Zhen nodded and strode into the house.

After passing through the weeping flower gate and walking along the corridor hall, I saw that in the main hall, An Niang and Han Zhang's were sitting there chatting.

Seeing Han Zhen, Xiaodouzi immediately cheered: "Second uncle is back, you can start dinner!" ”

Hearing this, Han Zhen frowned slightly and said, "Didn't you say it before, you don't have to wait for me to eat." ”

An Niang pursed her lips and smiled: "The first meal when I first came to the county town, you, the head of the family, are not here, how dare the slave family and Yan Niang move chopsticks." ”

This is a courtesy, and it can't be messed up.

Even if you are hungry, you have to endure it.

Han Zhen nodded and said, "Don't wait for me next time." ”

Han Zhangshi responded softly: "The slave knows." ”

Seeing this, Han Zhen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Since leaving Linzi County, Han Zhang's changes have become bigger and bigger, not to mention wiping his cheeks in front of others before.

Right now, he is called a slave in public.

However, this kind of change, Han Zhen is naturally happy to see it.

He had long wanted to grind soy milk with these two women at the same time.

It's just that because of Han Zhang's temperament, he hasn't mentioned it.

Suppressing his thoughts, Han Zhen sat down and asked, "What about Yoyo?" ”

"Yoyo waited for a while, and when I saw that you didn't come back, I went back first."

Han Zhang said as he picked up the teapot and wisely poured a cup of tea for Han Zhen.

While talking, the maids brought the dishes to the table.

Knowing that Han Zhen was coming back today, the housekeeper specially ordered someone to buy it in the market, so the dinner was extraordinarily rich.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Han Zhen picked up a chopstick dish and put it in his mouth.

After he moved the chopsticks, the two women and the little bean, he picked up the dishes and chopsticks to eat.

Everyone was hungry, so no one spoke at the table, and they all ate in silence.

After a meal, it's not early.

took out the handkerchief to help Xiaodouzi wipe her mouth, An Niang got up and said, "Erlang, the slave took Xiaodouzi back to the room to rest first." ”

"Well, let's go."

Han Zhen nodded.

In the past two days, adults can't stand it, let alone children.

"Erlang, slave...... The slave also went to sleep. ”

Han Zhang was about to get up, but was pulled by Han Zhen.

"Where are you going to sleep?"

Facing Han Zhen's scorching gaze, Han Zhang's body felt a little soft.

(End of chapter)