Chapter 246 Helpful Huang Chandian
It was noon, and smoke was rising from every household in the village. The blue-gray smoke and the white snow formed a sharp contrast, and the aroma of rice gradually filled the whole village. .
Looking at the squealing and disappearing naughty child, Zhu Ping'an smiled and shook his head, then turned over and dismounted, led the horse into the village, and stepped on the snow with a "crack" sound. sound.
This village is not as large as Xiahe Village, with only about thirty or forty households. Zhu Pingan led the horse and walked along the narrow path of the village. He found a house where the snow had been swept away and knocked on the door.
“Who?”
There was a sound of footsteps in the yard, and a man's voice asked from the yard, his voice was deep and rough.
Zhu Pingan patted the snow on his body and replied, "Sorry, I am a passing student and would like to borrow a bowl of hot water."
Zhu Pingan spoke just now. As soon as he fell, the courtyard door was opened, and a strong man with dark and rough skin appeared at the door. His clothes were simple and shabby, and his shoes were stained with mud.
"Excuse me." Zhu Pingan slightly arched his hands, with kindness on his face.
"No, it's nothing." The dark-skinned man was a little overwhelmed by Zhu Ping'an's hand. He scratched his head and said, "If you don't mind, let's have a casual meal together. , the child’s mother just finished cooking.”
"Thank you, brother. I won't bother you." Zhu Pingan thanked him again.
The dark-skinned man, about thirty years old, helped Zhu Ping'an tie the horse to the cowshed, and filled a broken basin with the cow's fodder for the black horse.
It can be seen that this is a simple and kind family.
However, this dark-skinned man seems to have a disability in his left foot and walks with a limp. It is not clear whether it is a congenital disability or a recent injury to his leg and foot. It's just that the man seems to be very calm about his legs, not secretive at all, and has a positive and masculine look on his face.
The children at home were curious about the visitor and quietly poked their heads out of the house to see what the visitor looked like.
Unexpectedly, when he looked at Zhu Pingan, the child felt bad. He trembled and pointed at Zhu Pingan and shouted. "The monster is coming."
"You kid, what are you talking about?" A woman's voice came from the house, and then she pulled the child into the house and seemed to give him a lesson. The naughty child howled loudly after being beaten.
Uh
What a coincidence. When the child was looking at the door just now, Zhu Ping'an recognized him. This child was the one who stopped in front of his horse at the entrance of the village and said "rob" in an arrogant way. "The leading naughty kid.
"This kid is talking nonsense, brother, don't take it to heart. Go into the house." The dark-skinned man said something to Zhu Pingan with some embarrassment, and invited Zhu Pingan to go into the house.
The room was a little dark, and it took Zhu Ping'an two or three seconds to get used to the light in the room. The furnishings in the room were very simple, but very clean. There was a hostess in the room who was busy clearing the table. Although she was dressed simply, she still looked quite handsome. This dark-skinned man was quite lucky.
Although the hostess is a little bit pretty, she is nothing to Zhu Pingan, who is used to seeing evildoers like Li Shu, a sinister girl. The heart is like still water.
The man who was observing Zhu Pingan from the side saw his favorable impression of Zhu Pingan instantly rise a lot, unlike some people whose eyes turned green when they saw their daughter-in-law.
"Excuse me, Mrs. Sister-in-law." Zhu Pingan slightly arched his hands.
"What trouble can there be?" The hostess waved her hand nonchalantly.
"He's a bird demon."
The naughty boy on one side pointed at Zhu Ping'an and shouted, about to take a dip of boy's urine to kill the demon.
“Why are you so ignorant?” The hostess pulled the naughty child and was about to pull the naughty child onto her lap and slap him.
"Don't blame him, I said it when I was joking with them at the entrance of the village." Zhu Pingan stopped and explained.
Zhu Pingan had his own way of dealing with the naughty child. He took out a handful of dried meat from his pocket and coaxed the naughty child into calling him brother. As for the bird monsters, they had long been forgotten with a mouthful of dried meat.
The food of this family is very simple. The dish is home-pickled radish, which tastes good. Especially the millet porridge, which made Zhu Pingan drink two large bowls.
When we were about to finish eating, the door of Hanzi's house was kicked open rudely, and about five or six people broke in aggressively. They yelled and cursed at the top of their lungs in the yard.
“Yang Dacheng, get out of here.”
“Yang Laizi, get out of here quickly. The county magistrate distributes corvees according to fish scales. It’s your turn to repair the Great Wall. "
"Hahaha, it's okay if you don't want to go. I heard that your parents are handsome."
When the man who was eating in the room heard this, he put his chopsticks on the table, looked at Zhu Pingan apologetically, and rushed out of the room angrily.
“Don’t bully others too much!”
Yang Dacheng left the room, grabbed the shovel placed in the corner, and stared angrily.
"Hahaha, Cripple Yang still dares to do something. It seems that he didn't learn enough from the last lesson."
"Why, you don't want the other leg either?"< br>
Yang Dacheng's actions not only failed to intimidate the few people dressed as guards in the yard, but instead made them laugh.
"Hey, what are you talking about? We are all on official business, don't be so rude and treat each other with courtesy. Do you understand? How many times has the county magistrate said this."
A middle-aged man was preaching to several guards in the yard. This man was well-dressed in robes and seemed to have an unusual status. But I don't dare to compliment him for his length. He has a mustache and is wretched. He looks like a mature weasel. At first glance, he is not a good bird.
"Yes, yes, Huang Chandian taught him a lesson."
Several officers nodded and bowed to this man, as if they were following Huang Chandian's lead.
Saving points is a position in the county government. It is not even an official, but it can still be regarded as prestigious. Even though the county government office is inconspicuous, it is well-equipped with all five organs. The daily office of the county government office also has six rooms: officials, households, rites, soldiers, punishments, and workers. The functional organization of Liufang County Government is equivalent to a modern department. Each office is equipped with one clerk. ”, all positions are full and the hierarchy is strict.
Although the county government says that the magistrate alone has the power, the magistrate is only one person after all. It is impossible for one person to manage the civil, criminal, commercial and other matters in the entire county in an orderly manner. Therefore, the county magistrate needs a lot of helpers. With the help of Dian Shi, he distributes official duties to six subordinate staff, who will handle them in detail, while the county magistrate takes overall charge. Although these subordinate officials did not have a formal establishment and the state treasury would not pay them salaries, they were recognized by the court because they were specifically responsible for various matters of the county government. These people have no salary, but they have real power. For the sake of profit, they will make full use of their power, accept bribes, expropriate taxes and exploit the lower class people.
This Huang Chandian is a member of the Hufang family, that is, a staff member. The reason why Huang Chandian was able to get such a position is because he himself is a scholar, and it is precisely because Because of his status as a scholar, he is the only one who holds the household secretary in the household, so he can barely be regarded as the second-in-command in the household. The household manager of the county government is also in charge of the "fish scale album", the inventory of money, grain and land, etc., and is responsible for collecting taxes, paying grain and taxes, distributing corvees, etc. Huang Chandian is still good at these aspects.
Most of those who have read the books of sages cannot become sages.
Since I entered the lucrative job of household housing, my little life has been much more fulfilling, and my personal hobbies have also been fully utilized.
In fact, Huang Chandian didn't have many hobbies. He only had two hobbies. One was to help others keep money, and the other was to help others take care of their women.
It's not enough not to let me help. I'm a bit picky about it. Don't be polite to me, or I won't be polite to you.
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