Taipingchun

Seeing that the New Year is coming, every household in Jiangning County, or in other words, all over the country has bought New Year's goods there.The children held lanterns in their hands, ate candies with their mouths in their mouths, strolled happily in the alleys and played.

However, at the end of the year, there is his happy side, and there are no difficulties, so how can it be called the end of the year? Naturally, there are those poor and helpless people who are thinking hard about how to live this year.

In a small Jiangning county not far from Nanjing, there was also a family that was overwhelmed with things to do during the Chinese New Year.

Xu Xiu was holding the abacus over there with a serious expression, his hands were extremely nimble, moving up and down quickly and accurately.If Lazy Dragon is not mistaken, then this is already the tenth time Xu Xiu has planned.

The lazy dragon said helplessly: "My lord, no matter how you calculate it, the money is just that, and it is impossible to change it into more."

"Ah." Xu Xiu scratched her head and said to Xu Yang, "Is it true that the family can't make more money?"

Xu Yang shook his head regretfully and said, "Little Yang, even if Dr. Fan Li is resurrected, I won't be able to change any more money."

Let's not talk about him for the New Year's goods that need to be bought this year, just because the New Year's gifts for those elders are not so easy to match.Calligraphy and paintings with gold silk strokes, jade-embedded walking sticks, such exquisite New Year gifts will have that face.

There is also the addiction to the people in the yamen, everyone follows your first thought, can you have some good intentions?The people in the public office are the most realistic, but if you don't get such benefits, we won't work for you if you get hurt.That's very realistic.

Since Xu Xiu came out from Xu Jin's place that day, he visited him several times, and the relationship has improved a lot. Neither of them made it clear, but Xu Xiu still understands that maybe there are some close disciples here. smell.

Therefore, for Xu Jin's New Year's gift, it really can't be bought and sent casually, there must be a certain level, but when this level goes up, the price will also go online. It can't be reduced.

Everyone sitting here is his own people. Xu Yang and himself have suffered from hardships since childhood, and they will never have two hearts. As for the others.Xu Xiu had no choice but to be ruthless, not to look into their eyes, closed her eyes and said: "This year, we have lived a more ordinary life, I have wronged you, and I will make up for everyone when I have more money in the future."

It doesn't matter to the old scholar, he is just alone, unrestrained and at ease, every day is so ordinary, it doesn't matter how old he is.

Touching his beard, he said: "Xu Shangshu, Han and Zhengqing are more important, and it won't hurt me to wait for the shabby ones this year." Then he smiled and said, "But Jun, you are sure that in the future, you Can you afford it?"

Old benefactor, don't tell me, okay...Xu Xiu could only lie down on the table dejectedly. If a petty official doesn't want to be corrupt these days, he must have a difficult life.If the parents in this life are still there, then they should live well, Xu Xiu thought.

Xu Xiu, who wanted to lament her loneliness, suddenly remembered that there was Zhang Cong sitting here, and immediately forgot to lament, isn't his family very rich.Two eyes turned on him with malicious intentions, looking up and down made Zhang Cong feel uncomfortable.

As if he understood what he was thinking, Zhang Cong shook his head and said helplessly: "The master doesn't know, all the money from the family was donated by Cong to those poor families. Fortunately, I can still have a bite of food in the yamen. Otherwise, Cong at this time might starve to death on the street."

Xu Xiu slapped his forehead and could only face him with a drawn face. After all, he still couldn't get angry. He was surrounded by such good people. How could he be angry? It was too late to be happy.

The old scholar hugged his own purple sand teapot and rubbed it, drank it with relish, and suddenly said, "Jun Yi, you can also change the tea for the teacher to a worse one, I have no objection for the teacher."

"No." Xu Xiu quickly shook her head and waved her hands. Ever since Xu Yang complained to herself about being poor at home, the old scholar offered to drink a little tea, which made Xu Xiu feel sad for a while. The students couldn't satisfy him, so he was ashamed, how could it be worse now?The worse thing is that the tea leaves are broken, that won't work.

He said again: "Xiu Gan would like to eat a little worse, but she can't lose money to you, sir."

The old scholar smiled kindly, patted his head, nodded, and continued to drink his own towel water.

Xu Xiu, who was very troubled, said in a low voice, "I'm sorry everyone, I let you live such a hard life with the boy."

Everyone said it was okay, which made Xu Xiu a little shy.I can't help but think, how could they rake in money and get things out of writing such novels as they read in the previous life, and the official luck is so good.But when the sun shines into reality, Xu Xiu can complain that she doesn't have the ability to do it so smoothly.

Money can't be earned, and being an official is in the fog.

My life as a time traveler is miserable, Xu Xiu thought.

Seeing that he was so troubled by money, Lazy Dragon couldn't help dragging off work and thought, maybe he could use this as an excuse to run into his room in the middle of the night?He lowered his palm slightly, it was really a good idea, he stared at Xu Xiu's mouth for a while, then subconsciously licked his lips.

It can only be said that the thinking of the ancients is not the same as that of the descendants, and they have to find a few reasons before they come to the door.

The old scholar said: "It's good that Jun Xi has a heart. Everything will be fine."

Xu Xiu nodded, and he also understood that the so-called means of making money, if not relying on corruption, knights are not something difficult to achieve, it is just land annexation, which is not difficult at all for Xu Xiu.

When he and Xu Hui passed the Juren examination and recognized a Juren master, all the fields in Xiaozhen Village that were not in Xu Jue's name before were all under their brother's name. This is the custom of the times.If he closed the fields openly, many people would definitely send their own fields to vote in his name to avoid taxation, and their families would become Xu Xiu's tenants, paying low rent.

Yes, it is quite normal to donate land to others and become his tenant in turn. What he wants is to avoid higher government taxes and low rent after signing a tenant agreement.This is the power of fame.Of course, the premise is that these people who donate the land will also inspect you to see if you have any bad deeds and whether you are young and promising.Someone like Xu Xiu, even though he is a small official now, is still a rarity in the eyes of ordinary people.

Can continue to repair and don't want to accept such benefits at all. This thing is actually not a good thing for anyone. For the country, it reduces the tax of the imperial court, reduces the control of the central government, and causes the power to shrink and create a vacuum. Generation after generation Isn't this thing caused by the change of dynasty in China?For the farmers who donate, some people will tear up the contract, and it is common for an unreliable stall to lose both money and land, but there are still those people who flock to it.

For those who take in the land from donors, if they have lost their aggressiveness, seduced their greed, and their desires have taken hold of them, they will inevitably be unrighteous, rich and unkind, and their heart is always a scholar. Mistaken the people, but also misunderstood itself.

After thinking about it so much, it actually came to Xu Xiu's own body. Whether you think he is insane, or whether he really has that compassionate feeling, isn't it natural for someone to lose money?

But Xu Xiu also has his own opinion, he is just a lonely life, even if he has no money, it doesn't matter much, what he can enjoy in ancient times is not very rare for him, all he has to do is to feed and follow him It's just a little friend who is just messing around. This can be achieved by relying on salary and paying attention to life.

If the old scholar said that everything will be fine, it can only be a false proposition that cannot be realized.

Xu Xiu suddenly laughed, and said: "After this year, it will definitely be much better. This is not a lie, haha."

Xu Yang said curiously: "Master, those friends of yours, Mr. Lu and Mr. Wei will all come, and you are not allowed to entertain them? That's another expense."

With a chuckle, Xu Xiu said triumphantly: "Brother Lu, the local tyrants in Shanghai, the big protruding place by the river is all theirs, so how can I pay for it? Eat his, use his, I am the only one in this day and age." It's going to be better."

Xu Yang also laughed, he didn't care that Lu Ziyuan was cheated, he was happy if he couldn't keep it.

The old scholar clapped his hands and said, "I've heard about the Shanghai family a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to have a relationship with him."

That is, only after getting in touch with them deeply and for a long time, did Xu Xiu know how rich their family really is. It is a wealthy family that can be counted in the entire Songjiang Mansion.Xu Xiudao: "Brother Lu, Tao Er's family is quite rich, but I am a poor boy."

Zhang Cong said: "It seems that there will be good things to eat next year."

There are coarse grains and side dishes every day here, and it takes a long time to get a bite of meat, and there is only a little bit, but Zhang Cong, who is from a rich family, is hard to break.But these eyes have become as shameless as Xu Xiu...

And Lu Shen, who was still far away in Beijing, sneezed hard, not knowing what his own fate would be.

The lazy dragon here is a little upset. Seeing his face, brother Lu is so mighty, brother Lu is so domineering, and brother Lu is so rich, he is inexplicably unhappy. It's a pity that it's not easy to deal with him now, otherwise he will be honest of.

He even became hostile to Lu Shen and Lu Ziyuan, who had never masked him before.

He opened the mouth and said, "My lord, I think it's better for you to make one yourself as an annual present for Mr. Xu and Mr. Han. After all, the items on the market lack a little sincerity and are not the most suitable."

Xu Xiu was suddenly awakened, and said, "That's right, why don't I make some gifts and send them myself, so as to show my sincerity." Isn't Lu Shen's Soviet fan painted with iron and silver hooks very attractive to him? , a truth.

Zhang Cong was puzzled and said, "What will the master do?"

Lazy Dragon picked up his thumb and said with a smile: "My lord's flute is very good." He would not tell others that he has put that flute by his pillow, and he has to touch a few of it every night when he falls asleep.Treated by him as a token.

Xu Xiu waved her hand and said, "It's just a trick, not worth mentioning."

Xu Xiu also thought about making a flute as a gift, but she quickly gave up. If Mr. Xu likes sanqu, it's fine, but he's not interested, so it's not suitable.

The old scholar said: "Jun Xi, why don't you write a New Year's Fu and frame it for you for the teacher. Although your wild cursive is still unfamiliar, it has new ideas."

Xu Xiu was also a little confident in her wild strokes, but she still said: "Is this appropriate?" Nowadays, the trend of worshiping money is very deep, even if he doesn't like it, he can't resist the general trend.

The old scholar said: "How can this be impossible. If Master Xu is your teacher, if you accept this year's gift, you will definitely be praised for your heart."

Others also expressed their approval one after another. In this way, this New Year's ceremony can be regarded as saving a lot of expenses.

Xu Xiu was worrying about the purse at the end of the year, but the Liu Family Ancestral Hall in Zouma Village ushered in a big man they could never have imagined.

Lu Heng looked at the slightly dilapidated ancestral hall and comforted him with a smile on his lips: "I must have thought about it since Liu Jie, your family is also having a difficult time. It has been so many years, you have worked hard. It is especially difficult for the elders."

Everyone was a little nervous, only the elder Liu Jiazong could maintain a calm face, and replied: "This is fate, I have to ask the old man." It's also why they are not nervous. Where have ordinary people seen the governor of the capital?For them, they are like gods.

Lu Heng said: "I heard that your family has hatred with Guo Jun."

Hearing what he said, the hearts of the Liu family were instantly filled with a substance called hatred. With one glance and one word, I explained the matter clearly to him, thinking that Mr. Xu had moved this The elders came to understand the situation, and they all admired Master Xu's ability.

Lu Heng casually raised his neck to the servant, and that person stooped and ran out inconspicuously.

He who stayed behind continued to listen to the complaints of the villagers.

At this time, there was a burst of applause outside, and someone walked and said with a smile: "Hello, folks." It was clear that the one who was limping and grinning was not Guo Jun, but who could it be.

As soon as he appeared, the Liu family glared instantly, and even the young people wanted to rush forward, but were stopped by the elders.Liu Da came out, pointed at him and said angrily: "Aren't you in prison in Jiangning County, don't you?"

Guo Jun saluted Lu Heng and said, "That's right, it's just as you thought."

"Impossible, impossible." Liu Da shook his head desperately and pushed back. He couldn't accept such a result anyway. Xu Xiu's original sentence: "If I don't care, I will still be a shit .” The words were still in their ears, giving them a glimmer of hope, how could they change in the blink of an eye.

The honest Liu Da only felt a surge of energy and blood, rolled his eyes and passed out.The Liu family was flustered for a while, and they laid Liu Dahe flat on the ground. At this moment, Lu Heng turned around with his hands behind his back, he was not watching this incident, he didn't need to talk here, it was enough to act as a human background.

Elder Liu Jiazong's face was dark as if he was too low at this time, and he was staring at the three people in front of him. Except for Guo Jun, one of them was very familiar to Elder Zong, and it was his beloved granddaughter Liu Lan.

Another young man had a hostile expression on his face, and he said repeatedly, "Old man, who are you showing your face to?"

Even if the enemy is in front, Elder Zong will not easily lose his rational demeanor. Hearing him say this, he just responded in a deep voice, "I don't know who this young master is?" There is respect, and the elder Zong who can't control the fate of a family is careless and cautious.

The young man snorted lightly and said, "You old man is not qualified to recognize me."

Suppressing the angry roar of the clan, Elder Zong endured it, and said: "Even if you are noble, the old man is not qualified to know you, but you shouldn't be so powerless, right? Ao Han is so old, you have no mercy Heart?" He stroked the beard on his chin, and it was all white.Although Zong Lao may not be very knowledgeable, his experience is enough to let him know that relying on the old to sell the old is the best result at this time.

Guo Jun moved closer to him, and whispered in a low voice: "Little brother, I came here to understand and feel sad. Please bear with me for a while, sir. After this matter is over, it will be easy to say anything."

The young man snorted softly and said, "I'll show you face." Then he changed his face, smiling all over his face, and bowed to Elder Zong and said, "I'm so rude, I will apologize to the old man later."

The attitude changed, and Elder Zong felt better. He said, "I don't know why the squire Guo came to my Liu family's ancestral hall today." Although he was talking to Guo Jun, his eyes looked at Liu Lan sadly. , which means that there is no need to explain it in detail.

Guo Jun clapped his hands, and saw two people coming in from the door. They were carrying a jujube box. Judging from the workmanship of this box, it must be an unusual object, and they really don't know what is inside.

Zong Lao said: "What does this mean?"

Guo Jun's actions may seem a bit funny because of the injury on his buttocks. He kicked up and slowly a box of money inside was exposed in front of everyone in the Liu family, and the room was filled with the sound of breathing.

The Liu family was in an uproar, and they were all whispering over there, discussing Guo Jun's motives.If they live ten lives, they may not be able to see so much silver.It's natural to lose your temper because of this.

Elder Zong's cane slammed on the ground, his breath didn't slow down for a moment, he coughed and said to himself humanely: "You give the old man to calm down."

Seeing the respected elder Zong open his mouth, everyone regained their rationality, but their eyes still drifted unconsciously to the box of money.

Guo Jun, who wanted to see more of the expressions of these country bumpkins, couldn't get enough of it, but there was a smile on his face.

Elder Zong, who suppressed his cough, turned unnaturally reddish, looked at Guo Jun and said, "What does this mean?"

Now Guo Jun is the most suitable person to talk to, in fact, it is Liu Lan. He just wanted to look back at him, but Liu Lan took a step closer and said, "Grandpa Zong, this silver is a gift from my husband." We belong to the Liu family."

Elder Zong shook his head with a sad expression, but said to her in firm words: "Bad boy, since you can tell him the word "husband", you are no longer a daughter of our Liu family."

Liu Lan stepped closer and said in a low voice: "Grandpa Zong, my granddaughter can see the problem better than anyone else." The corner of her mouth was bitter and whispered in his ear: "Recognize the reality. It will be fine."

Guo Jun said: "Elder Zong, there are five hundred miles here, enough for your Liu family to change their family from now on."

Elder Zong's eyes followed Liu Lan's body all the time. Seeing that he had gone to the back and hid his aura, he took a deep breath and said, "What do we need to pay?" There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Guo Jun asked his servants to sneak in a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy from the door, pointed at him and said, "He did everything. It has nothing to do with me, it's as simple as that."

As soon as these words came out, everyone stared at him angrily.But Mr. Jia looked at Lu Heng's back, looking forward to a miracle in his heart, how he hoped that he could turn around.

However, all this is impossible.From his feet to the top of his head, Liu Jiazong's whole body was covered with chills. If he still couldn't see clearly, it would be a waste of time to hold on to his age.

Pointing at Guo Jun with shaking fingers, he said with difficulty: "500 taels, can my brother be revived, can my nephew come back, how can this innocent sky be covered by you? It's really deceiving Too much."

With his crumbling body supported by his side, the young man said at this time: "Old Zong, the boy is Zhu Lin from Cheng Guogong's mansion, you can consider it yourself. If there is any extra, hehe, I won't say more."

Elder Zong's eyes were wide open, covered with bloodshot eyes, who knows the son of Cheng Guogong's family, Ying Tianfu?Elder Zong looked at Lu Heng, Guo Jun, and pointed at Zhu Lin.A sense of desolation like never before, a sense of despair, born from within.

Looking at the tablets of the ancestors and ancestors on the shrine, he muttered to himself, "I, the elder of the clan, is so incompetent that I let the enemy humiliate me so much in the ancestral hall. I should die with them, but... the elder of the clan is just Do you want to taste that humiliation for the people? So that they can survive..."

Heh...heh.Hahaha.Elder Zong laughed with a hoarse voice that was creepy, he pushed away the support around him, and burst into tears while laughing.If I dare to say no to this matter, is there still a way to survive?

Elder Zong questioned the sky like a heart-piercing heart, "God, why don't you open your eyes."

Liu Da, who was lying on the ground, woke up slowly at this time, and wanted to stand up struggling. Seeing him, Elder Zong said sadly: "Lie there and rest. Think carefully about that scholar Zhang you are looking for, that Xu parent. Good parent officer."

At this time, there was a burst of nervous footsteps outside, he pushed open the door, and saw the whole house of the Liu family, he cried out and shouted: "The sister-in-law of Brother Liu Jie's family threw herself into the river and cannot be rescued." Already."

"Good, good." Elder Zong clutched his chest, feeling a twinge of pain.Then he covered his mouth, he didn't want to cry in front of the junior when he was old.Such humiliation, such resentment, so what?Here lies grief, and recognition.

No one knows that after seeing Guo Jun and the other three entered the ancestral hall, Liu Wang seemed to have a desperate movement in her mind. She could no longer remember things or distinguish people's states. The hope of supporting her to live has no way to clear up her innocence, so she wants to be free, right?It is sad.

Even though Liu Wang's return made everyone's anger worse, it also extinguished the last light of hope in their hearts.Liu Da, lying on the ground with tears on his face, bit his lips desperately. He kept telling everyone that Mr. Xu has a clear verdict on the case, that Mr. Xu has a chance to change his reputation, and that Mr. Xu will definitely help us uphold justice.

When Guo Jun serves his sentence, our seemingly sister-in-law will definitely recover.But this situation... everything is shattered.Hope no more, hope no more.

The atmosphere in the Liu family's ancestral hall was very depressing. Elder Zong's temples sank at some point, and his whole face was full of despair.His stature like a dead tree stood still straight.

Just listen to him say: "We know what to do."

Such a decision of his can no longer cause the Liu family to feel such a trace of anger, and the rest is only numbness.

Elder Zong threw off his cane, and slowly knelt down on the ground, propping his hands on the mud, and lightly resting his head on the ground, showing the appearance of throwing his body to the ground.

Just listen to him calmly said: "I implore the elders to give us a way to survive. Give us the hope of living."

He can suffer humiliation, just so that his tribe can thrive.From generation to generation.

Guo Jun laughed, no, in other words, everyone on Guo Jun's side laughed.It's just that his smile is the most smug and the most reckless.This is power, this is reality, this is the peaceful world, the creepy cannibal reality of the dark side.

Guo Jun's smile was full of complacency and arrogance, and he said: "Seeing that you are so upright, you just accept the money. Well, do as I say, Ziyou has a way for you to survive."

"Boom, boom, boom." Elder Zong kowtowed three times.Gritting his back teeth, his whole body was trembling on the ground. At this moment, I am afraid that any person with a conscience could bear such an old man's behavior.

A voice from the tip of his throat said, "Thank you, sir."

"Walk."

A dark elegy, a human tragedy.This kind of thing is always staged when it seems that the dawn is coming. She is the theme song of the night, and she is the hymn of human tragedy.

The light comes, always so late.But being late doesn't mean she won't come, the light will always come, and when she arrives, all these ghosts and mist will dissipate in an instant.

Let us welcome the light and dispel this heavy night.Dispel this depression in my heart.