Chapter 201: Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger
As soon as these words came out, the audience sprayed wine.
By the next day, the people in the entire county town knew that their county magistrate was a person who was afraid of the inside! Then, everyone was deeply curious about this skilled county magistrate's wife.
So much so that two days later, when Mu Jiaojiao invited the squires and ladies to come over to enjoy the flowers, everyone who received the post arrived in time.
Everyone sat in the back garden, talking and laughing, everyone's eyes were looking back and forth on Mu Jiaojiao's slender body, and the topic unconsciously shifted to the man.
Seeing that the time was ripe, a squire's wife said with a smile: "Speaking of this imperial husband's technique, we all have to ask your lady for advice." You can make the county master die for you at a young age, I don't know what secret techniques you have?"
"My secret technique is very simple, but it's a pity that you can't learn it. Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.
Everyone looked at each other, and one of them said, "Madame, can you tell me more about what the method is?" Maybe we can really learn it!"
"Since you really want to know, then I tell you that you can too. Mu Jiaojiao said, "In fact, there is only one word - money." ”
"Money?" everyone was stunned, not understanding what she meant.
Hongdou on the side said: "A few people shouldn't know that the official position of my family Langjun was smashed out by my lady with money, right?
"100,000!?"
This number got into my ears, and the squires and ladies also sprayed.
They are the richest here, and there are only twenty or thirty thousand in their homes, which can already run rampant in the township. As a result, now, this new county magistrate can throw out 100,000 yuan by casually buying an official for her husband, which is ...... They couldn't help but feel distressed.
I think that Princess Anle and Empress Wei controlled the government and sold their official beards, and a county order could be bought for only 10,000 yuan at most. In the end, they spent 100,000 yuan to come to such a poor country...... Are they burning with more money?
Just look at Mu Jiaoyun's indifferent and breezy expression, it is clear that she doesn't take these 100,000 guan seriously! This confident appearance clearly tells everyone - what she has is money, what is 100,000 guan?
Compared with her, the family that originally thought that they were rich suddenly withered. Those who wanted to learn a little bit of the art of the Guardian from her were also disappointed. After all, although their mother's family has some money, they can't make up so much money even if they are bankrupt! It's no wonder that the county master is so afraid of her, after all, this lady controls his lifeline!
Knowing this, everyone suddenly became much more cordial to Mu Jiaojiao. After all, everyone knows that since she has such a great influence on the county master, as long as they have a good relationship with Mu Jiaojiao, if there is anything in the future that only asks for Mu Jiaojiao to come to her, isn't it just Mu Jiaojiao's words?
But......
"Dare to ask, which famous family in Chang'an are you from, madam?" In fact, what they want to ask is, which family in Chang'an City is so generous, and the dowry for the little lady is hundreds of thousands?
"It's not a famous family, my father is the richest man in Chang'an, specializing in glass and Persian blankets and other businesses. Mu Jiaojiao said.
It turned out to be the daughter of a merchant?
Hearing her answer, everyone's fiery hearts suddenly cooled down. looked at Mu Jiaojiao's eyes one by one, and there was also a little contempt.
After a few more words, someone got up and took their leave. Others followed.
Mu Jiaojiao didn't seem to notice anything, and hurriedly asked someone to give them a small wooden box made of palm-sized mahogany. The box contained four pills, large and small.
"The ones contained here are Angong Niuhuang Pill, Zhangzhou Pien Tze Huang, Yunnan Baiyao, and a medicine for bruises, which are the best sold in my family's pharmacy in Chang'an City. A few can be brought back with them, and may be needed if necessary. ”
"Then thank you Mrs. County Ling, we will definitely keep these medicinal materials well when we go back. A lady smiled slightly, but she didn't look at the things in her hand too much, and handed the box to the girl.
The same is true for most of the others.
Mu Jiaojiao still looked like she was blind, and sent the person out with a smile.
When Cui Pu came back from the evening, he collapsed directly on her and did not move.
Mu Jiaojiao rubbed his head: "Are you tired?"
"Can you not be tired? From the first day of receiving the seal, worshipping the gods, and all kinds of gods and temples in this county, I also have to clear the inventory, read the city and patrol the township, pass on the children's life test, and check the book...... I've been busy with a bunch of things for nearly ten days, but I've only been busy with a small half, and there's still more than half of the things waiting for me to do, I'm going crazy just thinking about it!" Cui Pu said, suddenly turning over, "How is it, how are you getting along with those squire ladies today?"
"Not too pleasant. Mu Jiaojiao replied honestly.
Cui Pu immediately burst out laughing. "You don't pretend, who doesn't know that you play pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger!"
"Talk like you're not playing. Mu Jiaojiao said coolly.
After that, the two looked at each other and laughed.
Laughing enough, Mu Jiaojiao pushed him: "You lie down, I'll massage your acupoints." ”
"Okay!" he liked her massage the most. As soon as her fingers reached the place, the bones in his body were soft and uncomfortable. No matter how sore it is, after pressing it on her, it will be very light the next day. It's a pity that Mu Jiaojiao is not in good health, so he rarely presses him. Especially with a full body massage like today, it's even rarer. Now that she took the initiative, he was naturally happy to cooperate.
Mu Jiaojiao's slender fingers gently rubbed on him, and Cui Pu immediately closed his eyes comfortably, humming in his mouth and looking like he was about to fall asleep.
Suddenly, Mu Jiaojiao said, "Shall I discuss something with you?"
Cui Pu said lazily: "What's the matter?"
"When you're done with the things in the yamen, take me with you when you go to patrol the township!"
Cui Pu immediately turned over. "No wonder you're so attentive today. Say, is that what it is for?"
"Yes!" Mu Jiaojiao nodded.
Cui Pu's face suddenly collapsed. "You are so happy to respond! Can't you just say two kind words to make me happy, just say that you mainly feel sorry for me, and the secondary thing is that you want to go out and walk around?"
"Oh, I mainly feel sorry for you, and this purpose is secondary. "Mu Jiaojiao is as good as a stream.
Cui Pu was happy at this time, and quickly turned over again: "Come on, come on, continue to press me." I'm so tired!"
Outside, the red bean and mung bean sisters glanced at each other, and both of them shook their heads and sighed - they, Langjun, are getting softer and softer in front of the lady!
But Cui Pu did what he said. After being busy for another half a month, it was easy to deal with the matter at hand, so I packed up and took Mu Jiaojiao to patrol the township!
Originally, this visit to the countryside was a plan he had made earlier. It just so happened that they had just arrived here and didn't have much to do, so they took the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the environment below. By the way, I also took Mr. Wu and them around to explore the water conservancy situation here, which is also convenient for the next step of planning.
This time, their target was Wuxing Town, the poorest town in Tianchang County. This town is the farthest away from the county seat of Tianchang County, but fortunately, it is only half a day's drive. Depart early in the morning and arrive at your destination at noon. But instead of entering the town, they went straight around the town and went down into the countryside.
Wuxing Town is poor, and most of the villagers below rely on farming to make a living. It was now April, and as they marched through the village, they saw on both sides of the road a green paddy field, in which the rice had grown to the height of a calf, and the peasants could occasionally be seen bending over the fields.
Although Cui Pu had also gone to the suburbs to play before, their group of fox friends and dog friends just went to the countryside, and when they saw the wheat field, they just chanted a few sour poems, pretending to express a few clichés about the country and the people, and then they went to eat and drink. But now, standing on his own turf, watching the people under his rule work so hard but not have enough food and clothing all year round, a sour feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.
The car stopped at the entrance of the village, and Mr. Wu quickly jumped out of the car and led people directly to the ridge to observe the terrain. Cui Pu also picked up Mu Jiaojiao, and the two walked slowly on the ridges.
I happened to see a farmer who had finished his business for the time being and came ashore to drink water. Cui Pu hurriedly greeted him.
This is a young couple. Lang Jun was born very strong, with a dark face. Seeing Cui Pu take the initiative to come over, he was not very restrained, and smiled heartily at him, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "How many of you are here to go green, but there is no good scenery in our village, if you want to go green, it is better to go to Ping'an Town next door." It's rich, there's a hill on the edge of the town, and the view is much better than here. ”
"We just walked around, it doesn't matter if it's a mountain or not. Cui Pu shook his head and said, looking at the coarse porcelain bowl that Xiao Langjun pinched in his hand that was already missing, he didn't start, "By the way, you Tianchang County recently got a new county master, do you know about it?"
"Whether the county master is changed or not, what does it have to do with us? We don't have to work in the field every day?" Lang Jun smiled disapprovingly.
Cui Pu was stunned. "Don't you care about the temperament of this county master, what measures will you take to make your life better and better?"
"Forget it! How many county masters have come before, and every time they first come, they always pat their chests and say that they will make our lives better and better, but in the end they are not all fart? Instead of counting on the county master who is far away in the sky, we should also count on the ground under our feet to earn some qi, and God will be more merciful, so that the land will produce more. As for the county master...... As long as he doesn't loot too hard, we'll all be thankful!"
The little lady who poured water for Lang Jun next to her also said softly: "Our Wuxing Town is already poor, and the last county master is still an arch dragon, and he has been here for three years, almost scraping the ground, and when he left, he rolled up tens of thousands of dollars. We didn't have enough to eat, but now it's even harder. Now I just hope that the new county master won't be like him!"
When Cui Pu heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.
He moved his lips and was about to blurt out, but was held down by Mu Jiaojiao.
Cui Pu was stunned, and hurriedly chatted with them casually.
After talking about a meal, a person suddenly flew over from the direction of the village in the distance: "Liu San, you go back quickly, your aunt jumped into the river!"