Moonset, sunrise.

On the streets, people are laughing and celebrating that they have lived another day.

For the poor, being alive is the most important thing.

Zhou Dagu came to the county seat early, led the horse that he rode away from Zhu Fuzi yesterday, and stood in front of Zhu Fuzi's house.

At sunrise he came out of his house.

In early spring in March, the weather was slightly cool, he stood at the door, looked at the crowd coming and going, and his heart was unconscious, quiet.

Regardless of his past or present life, he always likes to watch other people's lives, and remembers that when the business was big before, he deliberately bought a façade house at the crossroads.

The house is not in business, and from the outside, there is only a small door and a large floor-to-ceiling window.

Floor-to-ceiling windows can only see the outside from the inside, and people outside can't see inside.

Zhou Dagu hides behind the window every day, watching the happiness of others, and also peeking at the joy of others, he hides in the excitement and envy, but because of fear, he deliberately keeps himself lonely.

The door of the "squeak......" courtyard was pushed open from the inside.

Zhu Fuzi looked up and saw the student standing outside the door, he was leading the horse, standing at the door looking at the crowd with his head down, his sideburns hanging with dew, and he looked like he had been standing for a long time.

Zhu Fuzi's heart was complicated: "Big Gu! It's been a long time! Why don't you come in! ”

Zhou Dagu looked back and saw the master, and smiled: "I'm afraid of disturbing your rest, didn't you say that you have been busy with the children's life test recently, and you have slept very little, today I can finally sleep a little more, and I will be fine if I stand at the door for a while longer!" ”

Zhu Fuzi was a little moved for a while, remembering what he looked like back then.

In the heavy winter snow, I also stood in front of the teacher's house like this, not daring to alarm the teacher, the famous missionary teacher in the capital, when he opened the window and saw himself, he took off his cloak and covered himself.

Zhu Fuzi sighed, thinking about his performance over the years, from the capital all the way to Xiangzhou, he must have lost Mr. face!

Zhou Dagu hurriedly took out the glutinous dumplings made by his sister from his arms and handed them to Mr.: "Sir, this is what my sister-in-law made in the morning, I ate two, you shouldn't have breakfast!" You'd like to have a taste! ”

Zhu Fuzi took the glutinous rice cake and nodded: "It's still hot!" Have a heart! ”

"You don't have to come so early, today is luncheon, and I have to go to the county government to prepare for the test questions for the children's exam, you can follow me!"

"But!" Zhu Fuzi's face sank: "Tong Sheng's test has to rely on yourself, I can't help you!" ”

Zhou Dagu led the horse and walked forward: "Don't worry, if I don't have this ability, I will go out in the future and never tell others that I am your student!" ”

County office.

Zhu Fuzi followed the two scribes into the inner office.

Zhou Dagu was sitting bored in the county office, and when he saw someone in need of help, he also stepped forward to intervene, although Zhu Fuzi was a scholar.

But in Xiangzhou, where martial arts are heavy and literature is light, his status is surprisingly high.

The little officials knew Zhou Dagu's identity and smiled at him more.

This is good in the county government, and people who don't know it would rather not do their part to please than offend.

The sun rose to the south, and many big people in Cai County walked into the county office.

The inner hall of the inner hall was arranged early, and the big man entered the inner hall and followed the guidance of the small officials to sit down.

Zhou Dagu was still standing at the door, and suddenly heard the voice of the county official, and he pestle the little official beside him: "Little brother, who is this adult?" ”

"Zhou Xianggong, don't torture me, you have not yet taken the child birth test and are already an entry Confucian student, and your future is limitless, call me little brother, how dare I agree, this is the third-in-command of our county government, Master Zhang!"

"Oh!" Zhou Dagu's eyes looked at him with a slightly complicated look: "The main book? The third-in-command? Then it must be a big shot, little brother, I don't know what we have to be in charge of! ”

The little official arched his hand: "Our master bookkeeper is very capable, and the education and security in the county are under his control, I heard that he is still related to the county lieutenant." ”

Zhou Dagu arched his hand and said silently: "Edification? ”

He naturally knows these things that the county lieutenant and the chief bookkeeper are actually not big, and the main thing is to see the power in the hands of the two.

This master of the bookkeeper can clearly press the county lieutenant, which shows that he not only has power in his hands, but also appreciates him very much!

Zhou Dagu leaned on the stone pillar and sighed, it's not easy to deal with!

There was a shout outside the county office, and everyone tilted their heads to look out.

"Master Wang is here!"

The crowd was silent.

Zhou Dagu suddenly showed a smile, this is the county government, there can only be one person who is called the master in the county office, and that is the county master.

Wang Yuanwai dared to call the lord in the county office, it was obvious that this was not taking the county lord in his eyes.

Also, the county magistrate and the county magistrate are both foreign officials.

Zhou Dagu listened to the clerk who burned the documents and said that there were some forces in the county lord's family, and he would leave when he came out to gild, and he was unwilling to take care of these trivial matters.

can look at the current situation, the main book came out to welcome guests, but the county master never came out.

Either it's the county or it's ...... The following work is not easy to carry out!

Master Zhang stepped forward to greet him: "Lao Wang! I've been waiting for you so hard lately! ”

A person came in outside the door, with a black face, a beard, a slightly pale face, his hand hidden in his sleeve, passing through the Blood Jiao Valley, Zhou Dagu was more sensitive to blood.

He sensed that the blood in this old man's body was indeed at a loss.

Could it be that what the three stupid thieves said was true?

Wang Yuanwai held Zhang's hand: "What did Brother Zhang say, I've been busy for the past two days, otherwise I would have visited your house a long time ago!" ”

Master Zhang laughed: "Could it be a recent happy event?" I've heard that Lao Wang is going to take a concubine recently! ”

"It's not a concubine, I recently fell in love with a little girl, and I want to marry a flat wife!"

"Yo! Is your old king still sincere? ”

"Hey, no matter how big a hero is, he still can't get over beauty!"

"Then I want to ask for this cup of wine!"

"Well said! Say! ”

Zhang Zhushu led Wang Yuanwai to the inner hall, Wang Yuanwai suddenly stopped before entering the inner hall, and looked back at a young man in front of the clerical warehouse: "You little official, you have been looking at Lao Tzu since I entered the door, Brother Zhang, the people of your county government, so unruly?" ”

The young man bowed his head and arched his hand: "Wang Yuanwai, I am not from the county government, my surname is Zhou, according to the number of etiquette, you should call me brother!" ”

The county government was silent, and no one dared to speak.

Wang Yuanwai laughed: "It's you kid? ”

"You don't have to care, this kid is not lying, he is my future brother-in-law, I heard that you are still in prison, I wanted the master to take care of you, an unsuccessful relative, but I didn't expect you to come out by yourself!"

"Thank you for your concern, I'm out, and it's good!" Zhou Dagu stood up straight and smiled.

"It's good to come out, I was thinking to meet you tomorrow night, but I didn't expect to see you at the county office!"

Wang Yuanwai held his stomach: "Zhou boy, you also have a snack, although it is my eldest brother, but I still have to educate you, your father and mother are gone, and no one teaches you some rules!" ”

Zhou Dagu's face remained unchanged, but his heart had murderous intent.

"We are close relatives, I should educate you well, not everyone in this county can come in, don't lose our face because you can get some food when you come in! The people who came here are all big people with heads and faces. ”

"Butler, give him a few taels of silver, take him to the alley next to Piaoxiang Building to play, don't stain the eyes of the big guys! Hahaha! ”

Piaoxianglou is a hook fence, and the small alley next to it is a happy place for some low-ninth rate characters.

Zhou Dagu was angry in his heart, but he didn't show it, he was too weak, and now he showed his anger, in the eyes of these people sitting in the inner hall, he was like a child playing with a temper.

He was about to open his mouth when the door behind him suddenly opened.

"I was trying to solve the question for Tong Sheng inside, I heard the humming outside, and I had no choice but to put down the pen, I thought it was a small person like Du Zhoumu, but I didn't expect it to be a big man like Wang Yuanwai talking!"

Zhu Fuzi smiled: "Why, in this kind of place, my disciple can't come?" ”

Everyone bowed their heads and bowed their hands in awe, and Wang Yuanwai did not dare to speak, not afraid of provoking Zhu Fuzi, but afraid of provoking Du Zhoumu to be passed to the state pastor's mansion.

Zhu Fuzi walked down the steps and looked at Master Zhang: "Why, there is no place for a little person like me here?" ”

Master Zhang stepped forward quickly: "Don't dare, master, please!" ”

Zhou Dagu walked to the left-hand position under the high platform under the admiring gaze of the crowd.

Zhu Fuzi sat down, lowered his head and whispered to him: "Don't panic, that little person Du Zhoumu is my own senior brother!" ”

Zhou Dagu's waist pole suddenly straightened.