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Chapter 284 Tribute
The tributes paid to the capital from various places in the Great Zhou Dynasty were not only occasional good things, but also local good things were collected every year at the end of the year to pay tribute to the imperial court.

Small towns like Baoling City have always been unremarkable, except for some dry goods and small things, there is nothing else.

Therefore, depending on the special tribute, it must be in normal times, and at the end of the year, it is just an "old product" that pays tribute every year.The officials of the Jiangnan Daodu Prefecture counted the old ones every year, yawned, flipped through the familiar ones, and began to read in their mouths.

"A pair of tribute white jade bottles from Baoling, from the Fang family in Baoling!"

Compared with places like Yuhang producing Longjing and Jinhua producing ham, Baoling is most famous for its teahouses and storytellers. It is impossible to demolish the Baoling Teahouse or directly pay tribute to the storyteller in the teahouse. Bar!Therefore, the objects in Baoling City are pieced together every year. The local gentry and wealthy households produce some good things, and then produce some dry goods with good quality.

The dry goods are collected by the people, and the jewels and jades that are on the table are mostly from the Fang family, the Zhao family and other big families in Baoling. It is really like this every year, and he can memorize it!

He yawned and finished reading the long list with half-closed eyes, the official was about to put the list aside and continue to read the other city, but was reminded by the little official beside him: "My lord, there is one more thing! "

Hey, there is one more thing?The official who was halfway through the yawn was startled, his hands hanging in the air froze, and he squinted at the end of the list.

"Qin Gong Baizi copying stickers - Wu Youcai".

The literal meaning is not difficult to understand, it is "Qin Gong Baizi Post" described by a person named Wu Youcai.

Wu Youcai, this name is really familiar, and it has appeared quite a few times in recent days.The county magistrate of Baoling, the acting county magistrate of Gusu, was named Wu Youcai.But having said that, among the calligraphers and painters of the Jiangnan Dao generation, is there a Wu Youcai with the same name and surname?

It seems that there is no such person!

The official glanced at the little official who was holding the "Qin Gong Hundred Calligraphy Book" beside him, and asked him: "This copybook..."

The little official flipped through it and said, "Wu Youcai wrote it himself."

Good guy!Pay tribute to the "Qin Gong Baizi Post" written by myself?Although it is not a big problem, after all, most of the tribute items in Baoling City are thrown to the treasury to eat ashes, but Wu Youcai is too shameless to pay tribute to his own copybooks?He didn't dare to treat his copybook as a tribute to everyone's production, Wu Youcai didn't know where his confidence came from.

Thinking of this, the official couldn't help feeling sour in his heart, and hummed disdainfully: "How is the writing?"

The little official who was called to record the tributes naturally had a pair of discerning eyes. Hearing the official's question, he said, "It's not bad. Compared with Wu Youcai's previous writing, it has improved a lot. I got advice from famous experts. Of course, the advice comes from the advice. This kind of thing still depends on talent, and his talent is here, so that’s it, but the writing is very serious and hard-working, and it’s okay to hand it in for ashes.”

The implication is that there will be no problem putting this "Qin Gong Baizi Post" into it.

Some explanations made the officials understand: Wu Youcai's handwriting is far from that of famous masters, but it can be regarded as hard work to make up for one's weakness, and it is barely done.

This judgment made the official feel a little happier, and he waved his hand and said, "Then hand it in!"

It's pitiful to see Wu Youcai like that. He has practiced calligraphy for many years, and he still looks like that, which shows that his talent is not good.Not only is he not talented, but thinking that he took over the hot potato of Gusu County Magistrate, the official felt some sympathy, and said with emotion: "I guess it is someone who sees his age as pitiful, please give me some pointers! It's kind-hearted."

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The kind-hearted Jiang Shaoyan sneezed and looked out of the carriage.

After meeting with Chun's mother and arranging Wu Youcai's copybook, Jiang Shaoyan and his party returned to Baoling.

There is nothing to do here in Gusu for the time being. When I come to Gusu again, I guess it will be the day when Mother Chun will be released. Sitting on the carriage, Xiangli leans on the cushion and hugs her in her arms. The futon has already fallen asleep, and the rounded little face looks inexplicably cute compared to when he came to Baoling, and there are crumbs of flower cakes that have not been wiped off at the corners of his mouth.

Jiang Shaoyan has always been very envious of her ability to fall asleep after eating like this. She rubbed the buns on both sides of the little girl's head and looked at that slightly childish face. In fact, he is still a child!
But even though she is a child, she is a very obedient child. The mole on the side of the bottom of the nose that she helped her spot when she first came to Baoling, she lit it every day, remembering every word of the young lady.

Jiang Shaoyan smiled, opened the curtain, and looked out of the carriage.

At the end of autumn and winter is approaching, even the roadsides of Jiangnan Road, which is always full of flowers and willows, become a little bleak.But it was probably because she was in a good mood, even looking at the bare and desolate scene, she was in a good mood.

Everything went smoothly, the matter of Gusu was settled in Gusu, and the Jiangnan Daodu Prefecture was not disturbed. It seems that the greeting she said to Lin Yan earlier came in handy.

Looking at Xiao Suo passing by on the street, and hearing Xiangli's slight snoring, Jiang Shaoyan felt calm and peaceful.Leaning her head against the wall of the carriage, she looked out of the carriage.

Doesn't she know what kind of person Dali is?No, I know, but in her last life, she never thought of staring at Dali, and even talking to Dali was cold and indifferent.

Her status as Duke Jiang's only daughter gave her the right to be indifferent, but it wasn't because of arrogance or any other reason, but because she was restless.

Jiang Shaoyan took a deep breath, and looked at the situation outside the carriage: when she opened her eyes, she transformed from the busy traffic of modern society into a noble orphan girl.She didn't know how many people could quickly calm down and accept this world-changing experience.

But she accepted it on the surface, but she always felt like a dream in her heart. In addition, her status as a "noble orphan" gave her a reason to treat others coldly. Jing, but there is always a feeling that everyone around her has nothing to do with her.Even if he was angry about what the Jiang family did, there was a natural sense of alienation.

It is undeniable that in the last life, she never regarded herself as a person of this world.Even if he made good friends with General Zhao and regarded him as a friend, there was always a barrier in his heart, and he always felt that she would go back again when he woke up from a dream.

This kind of thinking didn't stop until the end of her previous life, when people and friends from different worlds in her view died one after another, and she was forced to the point of desperation, the feeling of truly living here made her suddenly come back to her senses Come, and then there will be endless regrets.

If she tried her best and ended up like that, she would have nothing to say.But it was the attitude of knowing that she was out of the world, the feeling of being able to go back after experiencing it, that made her not pay attention to many things and let it develop, which led to all these results.

The annoyance and regret of not doing it when she is capable is far more painful than trying to do it when she is incompetent.

It was not until the second chance came, probably in this life, that she really began to regard herself as a person living in this world, and the people around her lived in the same world and space as her. She is as real as a person.

Now she probably has truly accepted her identity as a Da Zhou person. Since the people and things in the previous life are not far away, she must settle the old score.

Looking at Xiao Suo outside the window, Jiang Shao smiled, and put down the car curtain: those old people in Jiangnan Road really have a lot of old things!
(End of this chapter)