Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"This name sounds very powerful." Zhao Hulu laughed loudly: "This is a foolish bum, and he is very famous in Cangzhou. Speaking of who Gu Yiyu is, probably no one knows. But when it comes to Gu Huashao, everyone knows about it."

"This man lives in the city of Cangzhou, and his family background is average..." Before Su Mu could ask, Zhao Hulu told Su Mu about this man's situation in detail, living in the same city, Gu Hua was less famous You are so big, when he met Zhao Hulu who asked about it, he was immediately stripped to the point where he didn't even have a pair of underpants left.

It turned out that this Gu Run was only a side branch of the Gu family in Cangzhou, far behind the two Gu families in Hexi and Hedong.

However, like the other Gu families, Gu Run's family is a scholarly family. His grandfather was a Jinshi and a county magistrate. He is considered a noble family in Cangzhou.

It's a pity that Gu Run's father's generation has fallen into poverty. His father has studied all his life, but he has only won the fame of a scholar.As for Gu Run's two elder brothers, they are now in their twenties, and after more than ten years of exams, they couldn't even pass the exam, so they have completely lost their energy.

The Gu family lost the seeds of study, and gradually lost the right to speak in the local area.So far, there have been signs of decline.The family property is also shrinking day by day. Up to now, there is only one old house in the city, and there are three to four hundred acres of dry land outside the city.

In Cangzhou, where there are gentry and big salt merchants everywhere, it is impossible to get on the stage at all

This Mr. Gu is the third child in his family. As the saying goes: The emperor loves the eldest son, and the common people love the youngest son.This guy was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, but he is a person who has nothing to worry about.Seeing that the two elder brothers were struggling in the exams, they refused to make a name for themselves, and spent all their time having fun, wanting to be celebrities.

But to be a celebrity these days requires capital, Mr. Gu is not talented, his family is not good, his looks are not good, and he is a bit weird.After wandering around the city for a few years, not only did he not become a migrant poet, he was nicknamed "Gu Huashao" instead.

Hearing what Zhao Hulu said, the image of a playboy jumped out.

Su Mu laughed and said to himself: This is a young man who has no pursuit, it is a good way out to be a prince's son-in-law.Anyway, don't worry about eating and drinking, you can play as you want, eating and waiting to die is also a perfect life.

Su Mu is naturally not good at commenting on how other people want to live their lives.He only cares about how to quickly explain the task at hand: "Zhao Hulu, let me ask you, have no women from other places come to see Gu Run recently?"

"Women from other places, the Qingguan people and private kiln sisters in Cangzhou City are all from other places. Gu Huashao likes this kind of tune, so there are more women looking for him."

"No, no, it's not a brothel girl." Su Mu interrupted him and said, "It's a girl from a good family, from another place."

"never heard of that."

Su Mu was disappointed in his heart, and reminded: "The woman from the capital also brought two maids with her, and she looks extraordinary."

Zhao Hulu: "I have never heard of a woman with a capital accent coming to Cangzhou. Is Master Mei looking for her? I don't know her name. Otherwise, I will come down and find out for you."

"Maybe it hasn't arrived yet, a little girl is playful again, maybe she was delayed on the road." Su Mu shook his head: "Okay, please pay attention for me."

"What did the master say, what troubles are not troublesome, it is a villain's blessing to be able to do things for you." Zhao Hulu puffed up his chest: "Don't worry, if there is such a person in the city, I must know about it. "

While talking, the bullock cart arrived at Banbidian.

It's only ten miles away. If it is in later generations, it will only take a few minutes to drive.

It took less than half an hour to go by bullock cart.

As soon as he reached the ground, Su Mu yelled bad luck.I thought Banbidian was located on a major traffic road, so it was a small town anyway.But when I got out of the car, I saw that there was only one street about [-] meters away.

The pavement of the street is not paved with blue stones, but the yellow mud is exposed, and it is as rotten as a vegetable garden after being stepped on by people's feet.Not only that, but the ground was also full of cow and sheep manure, which was so smoked that people couldn't open their eyes when they were exposed to the sun.

Compared with Cangzhou City, which is full of flowers and flowers, this is a small village with extremely poor sanitary conditions. It would be a lie to say that I don't feel lost.

The inspection department's official office is located at the side of the small pier at the other end of the street. It is a small courtyard with two entrances, where all Su Mu's men eat, drink and scatter.

A few old hens were fed in the yard, and the ground was dug to make holes everywhere.

The majestic inspection of the yamen is no different from the small courtyard of the farm.

I thought that the Inspection Department of Banbidian had hundreds of people anyway, but when I handed over the errands, I took a look at the roster, and there were only about twenty people in total.Among them were two scribes, six doormen, one cook, and twenty soldiers.

Originally, Su Mu wanted to gather all his subordinates to give lectures, but a book office apologized and said with a smile: "Deputy Inspector Ma took people out to investigate, and he won't be back until midnight."

Su Mu had no choice but to accept the letter and waved him out.

Sitting in the dark and small hall, Su Mu felt depressed: This place is really terrible. It is said to be an inspection department, but it is obviously a township police station in this scale.

After sitting in the car for so long and talking so much, Su Mu was so thirsty that he picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip.

The entrance was bitter and tingling, and I spit it out with a puff.

Looking at the teacup again, there was a thick layer of tea stains.

This made him lose his appetite.

"This is their prestige to you, Master." Zhao Hulu whispered in Su Mu's ear.

"Get off the horse?" Su Mu realized that Zhao Hulu was still by his side: "You haven't left yet, it will be dark later."

Zhao Hulu said mysteriously: "The deputy inspector Ma Quanma is from Yang Zhoutong. Originally, he was the one who took your position, Mr. Mei. The master came to take office today, and he took people out on purpose so that he wouldn't meet you. What I want is to tell the master to understand who is in charge of this inspection department. In fact, this inspection department is full of oil and water, and Ma Quan is rich, and the tea he drinks is Xinyang Maojian, which is one tael of silver a catty. Today, I deliberately brought out the worst tea leaves. Just wait and see, the next dinner will be even worse. If the villain is not wrong, Ma Quan will cause a lot of trouble for you in the future, what he thinks is To run you away."

Su Mu has no interest in this kind of power struggle, and a small inspection department does not pay attention to him.As long as you find Princess Taikang, as for the official, whoever loves to be the one will do it.

There was a cold snort in his nose, but he didn't speak.

At this time, Zhao Hulu suddenly plopped and knelt in front of Su Mu: "Master Mei, I won't go back to Cangzhou City. Master, you are handsome, and you can see that you are a man of great fortune. The villain is willing to follow the master. Go through fire and water, and do whatever you want.”

Su Mu was taken aback: Ah, could it be that my lord is born with a domineering aura, so that Zhao Hulu is subdued by me, and he bows to him when he accepts his head?

However, in just a moment, Su Mu understood.This inspection department is really full of oil and water. Any inspection for a year will always have more than a thousand taels of silver.If Zhao Hulu had been his entourage, as long as he slipped through Su Mu's fingers, it would be a huge sum of money for a 14-year-old child.

He is a little boy, if he wants to get ahead among the old government servants in the state government, he doesn't know that he has to wait until the year of the monkey, so he simply casts himself under my Su Mu's door.

"This child is simply a ghost. Who is not a human being who has been in the yamen since he was a child?" Su Mu was amused, but at the same time moved.

He had just arrived in Cangzhou, and his eyes were darkened.To inquire about the whereabouts of Princess Taikang, one really needs a confidant who knows the local situation.

It's not that this quick-talking Zhao Hulu is quick-witted and quick-witted.

But in an instant, Su Mu dismissed this idea.

This Zhao Hulu is easy to use, but the biggest certainty is whether the door is fast or not.Su Mu came to Cangzhou this time to do business for the Queen Mother and the Emperor, so he had to keep it a secret, if it was leaked out and damaged the reputation of the royal family, he would never even think about returning to Beijing in his life.

With such a talkative person by my side, I feel uneasy!

Angry and funny at the same time, Su Mu stretched out his hand to help Zhao Hulu up from the ground: "You are an official of the state government, how can you transfer to my inspection department? You should go back, and if you delay, you won't be able to leave when it gets dark La!"

If there were no moon or stars in the ancient night, it would be really dark, and you couldn't see your fingers.

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, if he really walked home, there might be an accident.

Zhao Hulu smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Mei. Although I, Zhao Hulu, have some status and status in the state government, but because of my young age, what I do is just a handyman. One more than me is not too many, and one less than me is quite a lot. Just need Master Mei, just tell me, and I can come and serve you old man."

Seeing that he was entangled, Su Mu was a little unhappy: "You should go back, I really don't need anyone here. How about calling you over when my inspection department recruits people later?"

Zhao Hulu was full of disappointment, but seeing Master Mei's displeasure, he didn't dare to say more: "Okay, let's just say that, in the future, if the master really needs someone here, just say it, and the villain will be here immediately. Master, It's getting late, the villain will tidy up your bedroom before leaving."

After finishing speaking, he happily ran out to arrange a place for Su Mu, and then took a rag to clean Su Mu's courtroom and bedroom before leaving and returning to the city.

Su Mu had no choice but to let him go.

Dinner was as bad as Zhao Hulu said, brown rice with taro, Su Mu couldn't help rolling his eyes.

After a day of exhaustion, Su Mu was already exhausted, so he went back to his room.

The room was still narrow and dark, and the seismic panels underfoot creaked as soon as they were stepped on, as if they would sink if they were not careful.

There was also a waist knife hanging on the wall, Su Mu pulled it out on a whim, and it was covered with rust spots.

As for the bed, he couldn't tolerate it. It was just a broken reed mat with grass under it. When people turned over, it made a rustling sound.

The curtains are also very dark, and when you touch them, they are greasy, which makes people have goose bumps.

Su Mu's hairs stood on end, and he decided to go back to the city early tomorrow to rent a yard, and only come here every day to order a meal.As for the official duties of the inspection department, who cares.