Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 720
Cao Hongshou also frowned thinking about this question.

The reason why he gave Du Jinning the cold shoulder was to vent his anger on his brother-in-law, and secondly, he wanted to kill Du Jinning's arrogance.Three times, he felt that Du Jinning was relegated to Runzhou after staying in the Hanlin Academy for a short period of time, he must have hated the emperor.If he didn't step on such a person, the emperor might not be happy.Moreover, he was very happy to step on a number one scholar.

But what the officialdom pays attention to is doing one thing to the face and another thing behind the back.Therefore, he didn't want to confront Du Jinning head-on, so he simply played this way.When Du Jinning went to his house with gifts and bowed his head, went back and forth two or three times, and then he beat and beat, the young man was naturally subdued by him.

From now on, he said that east is east, and west is west. Even if Du Jinning was admitted to the first prize at a young age and stayed in the Imperial Academy, he still has to be a docile bunny in front of him.

This is the way of the emperor.

But I don't want to, this guy doesn't know if it's because he is too arrogant and unwilling to bow his head; or because there is no one around to point him out, he doesn't understand his painstaking efforts, so he doesn't go to his house, but comes to the yamen every day to ask questions .

If it goes on like this, he won't be able to take it anymore.

"Go to the yamen on time tomorrow. We can't let him catch us." Cao Hongshou said, "We'll still give him a cold face, but we can send someone to remind him."

Wang Yugui nodded.

As long as tomorrow is on time, he has no problem.

Ma Jian always sat there with no expression on his face, not participating in their conversation.

……

Du Jinning didn't know this, she took a carriage with Old Man Wang and the others, and went directly to Zhuangzi.

Runzhou was originally an alluvial plain with flat terrain, fertile soil, dense rivers and convenient irrigation. It is a famous land of fish and rice.

When Du Jinning led old man Wang to Zhuangzi, Yao Shuqi was organizing Zhuangzi's people to irrigate the fields.

These fields have become hard and compact after the original cultivation and a winter of letting go. They need to be filled with water to moisten them so that they will not be too hard when plowing.

Seeing Du Jinning coming, Yao Shuqi hurriedly came up to report: "Everyone has gone to the fields to irrigate water, and they are still obedient and there are no thorns."

He said with a smile: "There were a few people who had objections and thought it was unnecessary to irrigate the fields now. As soon as I mentioned the contract, they shut up and didn't dare to complain anymore."

But it was written in the contract that if he didn't obey the owner's order and acted without authorization, not only would he not be subsidized when the autumn grain harvest was not harvested, but he would also be compensated for the loss of one stone per mu of land.No one has the guts to violate the contract.That's all money.

Seeing Yao Shuqi's unshaven beard and bloodshot eyes, Du Jinning frowned, thinking he didn't sleep well last night.

Yao Shuqi was originally a scholar, but after he couldn't finish his studies, he helped people do business in the city. He had never farmed.Now it seems inappropriate for him to manage a group of farmers and direct them how to farm.

She said: "You ask someone to call Song Zhuangtou here."

After a while, Song Zhuangtou came over.He thought he was going to pour water just now, and there was still muddy water on the rolled-up trousers.

"Song Zhuangtou, I will give you six taels of silver per month as a monthly allowance. You help me manage the people in the village and supervise their execution. Don't cultivate the fields under your name," Du Jinning said. .

Song Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and then his face revealed a look of surprise, but then he was a little embarrassed.

"Is there any difficulty?" Du Jinning asked.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid that the people in Zhuangzi will think that I have defected to the master, no, they don't want to listen to me anymore." Song Zhuangtou stammered.

Du Jinning secretly nodded in satisfaction.

Six taels of silver a month is a huge income for farmers who plan food in the fields.If it was someone who was greedy for profit, he would definitely agree to it without saying a word.

But Song Zhuangtou was still thinking about Master Zhuangzi's trust in him, and at the same time he was unwilling to fool her, which shows that he still has a very good conscience.

"Do you think this will work? There are three boys in my family. The youngest is sixteen this year and can do heavy work. My original tenanted land will not be returned. I will ask them to do more. I will do a favor once in a while. In this way, people don’t know that I’m doing things for the boss, so they don’t have any resistance to me, and I can mediate and persuade them if there is anything.”

Worried that Du Jinning thought he was greedy, wanting to make money on one side, but refusing to let go on the other, Song Zhuangtou hurriedly explained after finishing speaking: "My boss, don't worry, even if I make the crops in the field not grow well, I won't miss it." The job on your side. If you don’t do well, you can immediately withdraw my job on my side and replace it with someone else.”

Du Jinning was naturally more satisfied with this.The people in Zhuangzi didn't know that Song Zhuangtou had become her side, so it would be more effective to talk, and it would be much easier to manage.

She smiled and said: "Your way is good, just do what you say. You don't need to tell the people in Zhuangzi about the news that you are doing things for me. If your family members are not strict, you can also keep it from it." them."

"Yes, I won't tell them. The woman at home has a bad mouth, and it's easy to slip up." Song Zhuang's head was clear.

Although he believed in his son, the son was close to his daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law was close to her mother's family, and she loved to gossip and couldn't control her mouth.One pass ten, ten pass one hundred, where is there any secret at all?Therefore, neither his son nor his wife planned to say anything.

Yao Shuqi was grateful for Du Jinning's arrangement.

Du Jinning's next task is to farm. As a housekeeper, he should naturally take care of all the affairs of the village.But he is an outsider and the steward of Du's family. He is born to stand on the opposite side of Master Zhuangzi, and he can't speak well.Although everyone is not going to confront him, but there are some people who ignore his words, and there is nothing he can do about it.

It's different if Song Zhuangtou helps to manage it. He just needs to tell Song Zhuangtou if there is anything, and Song Zhuangtou will naturally arrange for the people in Zhuangzi to carry it out.

"There are currently thirteen cattle available for farming in Zhuangzi. Take a look at the situation of each household, divide the cattle equally, and plow the field deeply according to the requirements of Father Wang and the others." Du Jinning pointed to Old Man Wang.

"Yes, Master." Song Zhuangtou immediately took up his post, and greeted the old man Wang.

"Father Wang, please explain to Song Zhuangtou about the fertilizer and how to apply the base fertilizer." Du Jinning urged again.

"Okay, sir."

Seeing the three of them meeting and talking, Du Jinning stood up, took Yao Shuqi out, walked around the field, and then went to the grove to think about how to build a garden.

The busy time passed quickly, and he went back to the city in the evening, and Du Jinning went to the Yamen on time the next day.

This time, the guard at the gate told Du Jinning very kindly: "Lord Cao and the others didn't go out today."

"Thank you." Du Jinning thanked lightly and was about to go inside.

"Hey, Mr. Du." The yamen servant called her, and whispered mysteriously, "You have been here several times, and Mr. Cao is not here. I really can't stand the classics and history of the workshop. That, I One more word, as for you, you are a junior official and you are new here, so you have to lower your figure a little bit. When you enter in a while, you first give Master Cao a smile and say a few nice words; Make some snacks and go to Mrs. Cao’s house. If you don’t hit the smiling person with your hand, Mr. Cao won’t be cold-hearted to you, right? Hehe, I’m just talking too much, don’t take offense if I say something bad. "

As he spoke, he arched his hands, looked at Du Jinning with a smile, and glanced at the purse on Du Jinning's waist.The meaning couldn't be clearer: I kindly remind you, but you don't mean it, thank you for my suggestion?

(End of this chapter)