Chapter 521 Chapter 521: Meeting with the same disciple [asking for monthly votes]
The former county guard was transferred to the border.
This incident once caused panic among the people of Heyin County.
Compared to Shen Tang, the "abnormal" county guard, the common people know very well what a "normal" county guard looks like.
In the past, if those county guards took care of themselves, they would most likely be killed; if they chose to collude with the local snakes and flatter themselves, they would use all their strength, bared their teeth, and squeezed the last drop out of the already skinny common people. Oil and water.
Their life is hard.
I finally lived like a human being with Shen Jun for two years... Who knew that Shen Tang would be demoted! What a bolt from the blue!
Many people secretly wept and wanted to pack up their belongings and bow out and escape, but they were afraid that it would be more difficult to escape.
In the end, we can only hope that the successor will be a human being!
Officials in government offices also know what the common people are worried about.
In fact, they are also worried.
I am worried that the new Shangfeng will not be as easy to get along with as Shen Jun. I am worried that the new official will be overthrown by Shen Tang as soon as he takes office. I am worried that... However, fortunately, the successor The person is Xu Jie, who was personally selected by Shen Jun.
Although this man's ancestors started out as merchants, he has no trace of acrimonious or calculating philistinism in him. On the contrary, he is humble and gentle, and behaves cheerfully and generously. Tell them personally that what happened in the past will be how it will be in the future, and there is no need to worry.
Not long after, the people also discovered that the new governor did not bring the disaster they imagined, and their lives were still going smoothly.
But——
There are also many inconveniences.
For example, the "Fugu Department Store" they often went to, the variety of items sold inside the store is not as wide as before; for example, various kinds of coupons that were once very convenient were canceled after Shen Jun liquidated them before leaving. , the county government has no intention of introducing similar substitutes; for example, without the help of brave warriors in their spare time, the pressure of farming has increased sharply. Fortunately, it is not difficult for the county government to rent farm tools...
Overall, it is not enough compared to the previous ones. More than enough. Life has not gotten better, but it has not become as bad as imagined, but occasionally I still recall the past - in those two years, every day when I opened my eyes, life was visibly getting better.
Life day after day is also full of motivation.
However, they didn’t know that their new county governor had also encountered difficulties, and he had been in a bad mood for several days.
On this day, Xu Jie handled government affairs as usual.
Just when I was about to put down my pen and take a rest, I heard someone passing the message.
When Xu Jie heard this, he frowned, and his tone was somewhat displeased: "Did you tell me which family the visitor is from?"
Unexpectedly, the servant was surprised. She shook her head and said, "I didn't say which one. She just said that she was an old friend from my classmate and came to bother me..."
Xu Jie lowered his head and thought: "An old friend from my classmate?"
For a moment I couldn't remember who would come at this time.
He stood up and straightened his appearance.
"Take the person to the guest room and come back later."
The servant bowed and left.
Xu Jie organized his thoughts and walked slowly to see this "classmate" who didn't even tell his name. Although this county mansion is newly built, it continues the simple and plain style of the previous owner Shen Tang, with a somewhat rough and comfortable atmosphere.
The side hall is rarely used and there are no furnishings inside. Only the warm afternoon sun slants in, reflecting the pattern of window leakage, making the room look less empty. The young man sat on the mat, looking around and adjusting his posture from time to time to make the sleeping girl in his arms more comfortable. The mother of the girl baby is different from the laziness and casualness of the teenager, her back is straight and strong.
The young man muttered: "This is too simple..."
He has seen the luxury of the palace, everything is exquisite, every piece is a treasure, how can he look at the "house with four walls"?
"Poverty" is coming!
Before I finished chanting, there were footsteps at the door.
The young man immediately fell silent and looked over.
The wooden door was opened.
The visitor is a well-dressed and handsome young scholar. Although he has a neat beard, his youthfulness does not diminish at all. The young scribe also looked over, and when he saw his face, his originally relaxed expression became slightly tense.
Emmm...
Obviously, the other party doesn't like his face.
The young man shrank his neck and lowered his head.
The visitor moved his eyes away with an indifferent expression and looked at the woman. He was stunned for a moment, and then remembered the identity of the other person.
He strode forward: "Are you...Senior Sister Ning?"
It took him a while to be sure. Without him, I don’t know what happened to the woman in front of me. Her face is sallow, her temples are stained with white silk, her eye sockets are sunken, and there are creases at the end of her eyes. This haggard and tired look is about twenty years different from the person in my memory. , he almost didn't dare to recognize it.
When the young man heard this title, he carefully looked at the person coming from the corner of his eye - even though he didn't know much about reading, he also knew what "senior sister" meant, which meant that the young scholar in front of him and the woman next to him were classmates. This It's amazing.
Studying and studying have always been reserved for men.
And a woman——
If she comes from a wealthy family and is loved by the elders in the family, she may hire a female teacher to teach the lady how to read and write. Otherwise, the lady's mother will do the enlightenment for her.
To truly leave home and enter school, there are only story books.
The woman responded: "Junior Brother Xu."
Xu Jie then realized what he was doing and ordered people to watch the tea reception. After the two of them sat down, he asked: "Senior sister, what is this..."
Why are you so depressed?
Hearing this, the woman smiled bitterly and said: "It's a long story, because... my late husband has passed away, so I took my daughter to escape... to find a shelter to hide from the limelight for a while. I feel so comfortable raising my daughter so that she can inherit her late husband’s legacy..."
The woman paused in addressing her husband.
Those two words were like a knife scraping her throat.
The feeling that I thought was numb came back with unspeakable sourness. His eyes were red, but he didn't want Xu Jie to see the joke, so he turned his back slightly and wiped away the tears from his eyes. After his mood stabilized a little, he turned around and said forcefully: "Let Wen Zhu laugh..."
"S-Senior Husband? Senior Brother Yan, did he say..." Xu Jie hasn't received it yet. The news of Yan'an's death, but after seeing what happened to his widow, I vaguely guessed it. Thinking about the twists and turns, I could only sigh, "The matter has come to this, so please forgive me."
Xu Jie and Yan'an It can only be considered a casual friendship.
The two of them once studied under a famous scholar.
We met and said hello, exchanging words.
There is no in-depth understanding.
In comparison, he is more familiar with Yan'an's wife, Senior Sister Ning, and has received favors from the latter - you know, although Xu Jie has a huge family fortune, his ancestors have always suffered from the disadvantages of being a merchant. Criticism, visible and invisible discrimination is reflected in all aspects. As a young man, he went out to study and admired celebrities from various families, but he was either rejected outright or rejected politely...
In this regard, Xu Jie was both angry and helpless.
Drunken while boating, he accidentally bumped into someone else's boat, which frightened him and hurriedly apologized. The owner of the boat was a handsome young man with a rather feminine appearance. When the young man saw that he was depressed and drunk, he casually asked why. Xu Jie used his drunkenness to vent his frustrations and dissatisfaction during his studies, and the other party sympathized with him. There is also a way to introduce him to another respected and famous person.
If Xu Jie was awake, he would definitely not believe it.
He even speculated that the other party had ulterior motives and had the idea of extortion, but when he was drunk, he believed it.
Sober up on the second day.
In his arms he held a letter of recommendation from the young man.
It is better to introduce him to Yan Mingshi - a person he dare not come to visit because there are too many students who admire him. Xu Jie knows how much he weighs, so he will not come to ask for bad luck. . But with the letter in hand, if I don't give it a try, I might waste the good intentions.
After thinking about it, Xu Jie came to the door and handed over a greeting card, asking to see him.
The banquet master just read the notes of the letter and agreed with a smile, and even arranged a place for him in the academy.
Xu Jie was in a daze after hearing this.
This matter——
Is it just like this? ? ?
Who is that young man? ? ?
Could he be the banquet master’s precious son? ? ?
Soon, Xu Jie met the boating boy from yesterday. His surname was Ning, not Yan, but he had a very good relationship with the banquet master, and the banquet master also liked this smart student very much. With the help of the young man, Xu Jie's school life was smooth. Occasionally there is discrimination, but it is not difficult for him because of his youth.
The only thing that makes Xu Jie regretful is that the young man is obviously talented and intelligent, but he is born with no knowledge. It means that you can't gather your literary heart and open up your elixir palace, and you can only be an ordinary person.
He felt sorry for it, and said that he would help the young man find a good doctor and treasure, which might help the young man gain a literary heart.
The young man smiled and said: [I know that your family is rich, but there are some things in the world that cannot be resisted by human and financial resources. I only have this life in this life, so I just accept it. 】
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Today is not as long as yesterday, woo woo woo.
Shiitake mushrooms added another one or two hundred words to make up for two thousand five hundred, which should at least be the same as yesterday
(End of this chapter)