Bianshanhan [farming]

Lao Zhang didn't stay in the tavern together. He sent the people to the tavern, then went to the side to feed the horses, and then ate some dry food to find work.

They sent two people off in the afternoon, estimated the time, and waited for Li Qingwen outside the tavern.

Lao Zhang shrank his neck and waited for someone. The tavern clerk saw it and called him in for a drink of hot soup.

One day after I came out, I was also thirsty, so I tied the horse inside, and Lao Zhang came in.He wanted to find a place out of the way, but when he saw Li Qingwen in the corner, he couldn't help being taken aback.

"I, I'm not late, am I?" Old Zhang leaned over and asked.

Li Qingwen was figuring things out there, when he heard Lao Zhang's voice, he suddenly remembered that he should go find Su Haoyuan after dinner, he saw that child and Lao Zhang meet here, and then go home together...

As a result, Lao Zhang came, and he just finished his meal. Li Qingwen felt that he wasted time and felt very guilty, "Brother Zhang, I forgot the time. I'm afraid we won't be able to go back to Wisteria Alley today. You should eat something to fill your stomach." Fill your belly."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Lao Zhang quickly waved his hands. They send people out, and they are often delayed because of this or that, and they have long been used to it.

Moreover, this car is paid according to the sky, so it will not delay his earning money.

Li Qingwen asked Lao Zhang for food, seeing how delicious he was eating with his head down, he felt a little hungry again, so he ordered another bowl of chicken noodle soup.

This time, he was not slow to eat. After eating, Li Qingwen went to the front to pay. The waiter said that there were twelve coins in total. Li Qingwen found twelve out of a pile of copper coins in his wallet.

When touching the money, he saw a butt sticking out on the big cushion inside the locker. Li Qingwen felt that the butt looked familiar, so he couldn't help but stop.

This wool mat was very big, almost half the width of the mattress. It was embroidered with flowers and spread on the floor. The corners were still upturned. The little doll on the mat was playing against the wall.

Li Qingwen stared at the little figure, but he didn't notice that the man was looking at him with guarded eyes.

"Guest officer, what else can I order?" the man cleared his throat and asked.

The implication is that there is nothing else, just please.

Li Qingwen was busy looking at people, but didn't understand the meaning of his words, facing the small back, he asked tentatively, "Su Haoyuan?"

The child didn't seem to hear it, and reached for the bag next to it, his small body twisted like a caterpillar.

Li Qingwen wondered, did he think that the little baby already looked like him in everyone?

He was about to turn around when someone behind him yelled "Brown Sugar Eggs". The little body finally turned around and followed the yell curiously.

Looking at the round face with big eyes, and the chubby white face like a peeled egg, Li Qingwen smiled, leaned on the bar cabinet, and said, "Is this a child from the Su family?"

Hearing his words this time, the child's big eyes finally turned around, and when they saw Li Qingwen, they suddenly lit up, got up and ran towards Li Qingwen, shouting enthusiastically, "Boy!"

Under the surprised gaze of the assistant, Li Qingwen picked up the meaty bun, put his hands on the meaty buttocks and twisted it lightly, "Brother."

This kid, at first called him brother, went back to live with him for a while, and then called Li Qingwen like others.

Su Haoyuan was a good-tempered child, with two short arms clinging to Li Qingwen's neck, he yelled loudly, "Brother!"

Su Haoyuan's hands were a little wet, he wanted to hold Li Qingwen's face, Li Qingwen took out a handkerchief with the other hand, wiped it for him, and asked, "Where's your uncle?"

Su Haoyuan pointed to the side with the hand wrapped in the handkerchief, Li Qingwen looked over, and there was a person lying on the table near the window, looking thin and tall from the back, it seemed to be Su Shuqing.

At this time, the guy next to him also noticed that Li Qingwen knew the uncle and nephew of the Su family, and hurriedly said: "Master Su is exhausted, take a rest after eating, let us take care of the young master."

Li Qingwen wanted to carry Su Haoyuan to Su Shuqing's place, but the clerk stopped him with a wry smile, "Guest officer, to be honest, Mr. Su has repeatedly told you not to let the young master go outside the cabinet. It's not that we don't believe you, the young master himself He sneaked out and lost it for a long time, the land around here is about to rise up, I really dare not let him leave my sight."

Li Qingwen nodded in understanding, and stood at the locker with Su Haoyuan in his arms, asking the clerk why he lost it last time.

The clerk sighed, and said that Su Haoyuan ran out of the dog hole while his family was not paying attention, and got into a rickshaw car. The driver didn't notice, and ran for twenty or thirty miles to deliver the goods. He fell asleep in the car. After a night of sleep, he couldn't find his home when he woke up. He searched all over the east city, but he didn't expect his little man to go to the west city.

According to the guys, Su Shuqing is a frequent visitor here, and when he is particularly tired, he will ask them to take care of his nephew.

Su Haoyuan could hear that they were talking about him, he hugged Li Qingwen guiltily, and called "brother" in his ear.

Originally, he wanted to go to Su's house to see him, but he happened to meet here, so Li Qingwen saved a few steps and asked Lao Zhang to find a nearby inn to rest first.

Just as they were talking, an old man with a gray beard came outside. His back was a bit bent, but he was neatly dressed. Su Haoyuan had small eyes and called out "Grandfather Loyal". When the old man saw Li Qingwen hugging his young master, he rolled his eyes They all stood up.

Fearing that the Su family would take him as a child kidnapper, Li Qingwen hurriedly revealed his identity. The old man looked excited and grabbed Li Qingwen's hand, "Mr. Li is kind-hearted, our young master is grateful to you, I am grateful, I am grateful."

Su Dazhong is an old servant of the Su family, but he didn't keep an eye on Su Haoyuan, and in the few days when he couldn't find anyone, he wished he could die to apologize, but now seeing Li Qingwen who saved his young master, he wished he could kneel down and kowtow a few times.

Li Qingwen couldn't bear it, so he supported him with all his strength, if this prayer was successful, he would never be able to grow tall again in his life.

After Su Haoyuan was brought home, he was locked up for several days, and this morning he begged Su Shuqing to bring him out.Su Shuqing led him to work in the yamen, but he felt that the yamen was not as lively as the street, so he complained that he was hungry.

Su Shuqing checked the accounts for several days, and was tired and sleepy. He took him here to eat, but he couldn't hold on after eating.

The tavern clerk looked at Su Haoyuan, and at the same time called someone from the Su family, unexpectedly, before the Su family came, Li Qingwen appeared first.

After hugging for a while, Li Qingwen's hands were almost sore. Su Dazhong wanted to take the young master over, but Su Haoyuan's little head was shaking happily.

Su Shuqing was still lying on his stomach, Su Dazhong pulled the stool over, and Li Qingwen put the heavy meat bun on the stool, so he could take a breath.

Li Qingwen asked if he wanted to wake up Su Shuqing, after all, it was more comfortable to go back to sleep than to lie down here, and there was not a few steps to go anyway.

Su Dazhong shook his head, "As long as our young master wakes up, there will be endless things to do, why don't we just take a break like this."

Li Qingwen nodded, it seemed that Su Shuqing was really busy.

After the three of them sat down, the clerk took out the chessboard that Su Haoyuan was playing just now. Li Qingwen saw that it looked a bit like chess. The chessboard only had generals, rooks, pawns, and horses, and there were a lot fewer grids.

Li Qingwen sat on one side of the bench, and the old and the young sat on the other side. The chessboard was placed in the middle, and they played solemnly.

When it was time to light the lamp, Su Shuqing came to his senses. As soon as he opened it, he searched for people everywhere. When he saw the little figure on the bench, he breathed a sigh of relief, walked over unsteadily, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yuanbao."

Su Haoyuan just won against Li Qingwen, he was happy, he grinned, showing two rows of small white teeth, "Uncle, are you awake?"

Su Shuqing's fox eyes were swollen, and he called "Uncle Zhong", and then he saw Li Qingwen and nodded, "Brother Li."

Although it was only the second time they met, Li Qingwen looked at him who hadn't slept for several days, and couldn't help but said, "Master Su still has to take care of his health."

Su Shuqing sighed, "Don't call me Mr. Shi, I'm just a worker. If I haven't paid my salary for three months, I want to throw my hands away and leave."

Working in a place like the Ministry of Household Affairs is comparable to a civil servant with a golden rice bowl in his previous life, but he is still in arrears with his salary?Li Qingwen couldn't imagine.

He wrote "don't believe" three words clearly on his face, Su Shuqing could see clearly, and said sternly: "Don't believe it? Our household department is in charge of money. We know the money in the account the best."

The "disbelief" on Li Qingwen's face turned into "shock". So many states and counties' tax money was sent to the capital, and now it is too ridiculous to say that these servants can't even pay their salaries.

Su Dazhong has been with Su Shuqing for a long time and knows some things, he said: "Although there is a lot of money in the treasury, there is more to spend. The salaries of officials, big and small, are not a small number a year. The soldiers who fought in the north and the south have to pay for it." Grain and money, it costs money to build this and that, these years there have been many catastrophes, and money has to be allocated to relieve disasters..."

Hearing about the disaster relief, Li Qingwen couldn't help but think of the drought in his hometown and the tragic scenes he saw while escaping from the famine, and said, "Boldly ask, can the imperial court have a cure for the disaster victims in Bingzhou?"

"There is no money in the treasury, no food." Su Shuqing looked at him with rolling eyes, and the look of fatigue on his face became a little more serious, "Last year, we received more than 30 prefectures asking the court to reduce taxes, food, tax and silver because of the disaster." , the severe drought in Bingzhou is the worst, but the food dispatched from various places is far from enough..."

According to what he said, the imperial court was powerless to help, as if the disaster-stricken people could only resign themselves to their fate. As a disaster-stricken person, Li Qingwen felt quite uncomfortable.

Silver, grain, silver, grain...

A thought suddenly flashed in Li Qingwen's mind. He raised his head and looked at Su Shuqing with burning eyes, "I want to donate money to the victims of the disaster. Can you issue a certificate for cash receipt?"

Hearing the money donation, Su Shuqing visibly cheered up, but he didn't understand what Li Qingwen meant by that.

Li Qingwen rubbed his hands, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good, he suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said: "It's like this, our friend burned the tribute from the court and was exiled to the border town, if we make up for this money ..."

"You mean those soldiers from Hongzhou?" Su Shuqing asked.

Li Qingwen was taken aback for a moment, it turned out that the case was so big that even the people in the household department in the capital knew about it.