Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

After lunch, the four of them took a car and headed for Hushun's Baihu Office.

This was the first time Su Mu came to the boss's base, so he was inevitably curious.Before that, he had been famous for the place where Hu Baihu started, but he never had the chance to go there.Besides, since he was determined to become an official through the imperial examination, Su Mu was also very interested in the official system of the Ming Dynasty, so he happened to inspect the military household system nearby.

Boss Hu's Baihusuo is still fifty miles away from Daomaguan. Because it has rained for so many days, the road is really difficult, and it is half dead. When we reach the field, it is already three or four o'clock in the morning.

He didn't care about washing, so he took off his clothes, fell asleep on the kang, and fell asleep.

When I woke up and asked the time, I realized that it was already the afternoon of the next day.Su Mu couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile: It's such a good sleep, why didn't the big guys call me?

Hu Baihu and accountant Lao Li were not there, so Su Mu and the big man had dinner together.

After lunch, Su Mu asked the big man to take out the account, so that he could hurry up and finish the work and return to Baoding.

The big man was coy for a long time before he realized that Mr. Hu and Lao Li had something to go out, and he didn't know where to put the ledger.

Su Mu had no choice but to say: "Forget it, we'll talk about it when they come back."

Hu Jinxue: "Zi Qiao, why don't you just go shopping and get to know the people in the guard."

"I want to take a look, that's fine." Su Mu nodded.

In fact, all the young and strong Sumu in the guard knew each other. They had seen each other in the warehouse before. After meeting each other and hearing that Hu Baihu's official position had been preserved, they all smiled.

The Baihusuo under the jurisdiction of Hu Baihu is not bad. It is a big village with [-] or [-] households. The land is flat and the wheat seedlings in the field have grown tall.At a glance, it extends flat to the horizon, like a green blanket.

A clear stream meanders by the side of the village. With the benefit of irrigation from this small river, the manor has a bumper harvest every year, and it is considered a geomantic treasure among the thousands of households in Daumaguan.

Hu Baihu won such a good place, and opened a warehouse in the city to do business, no wonder people are jealous.

Looking at the pastoral scenery in the light rain, Su Mu felt relieved, smiled and said to Hu Jinxue: "Big man, this place is really nice. We are tired of living in the city in the future, so we might as well come here for a vacation and play for a while." day."

The big man was not in a high mood, and said in a hoarse voice: "Zi Qiao, if you like this place, you can come here, anyway, there is no way anyone will stop you."

"Okay, go back to the house and wait for Lao Li, it's more important to do the accounting."

"En." Still muffled in response.

At this moment, in a small attic not far away, Hu Baihu and Lao Li were sitting in front of the window watching Su Mu and Hu Jinxue outside.

There was a pile of ledgers in front of the two of them, and Hu Baihu said, "Old Li, I have made such great contributions to Su Mu's entrance into school this time. If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. This is my principle of doing things. When this matter is over, how much do you support?" Two taels of silver are given to the two of them. Also, this Su Mu... and Yinger's marriage has to be arranged earlier, and 300 taels will be transferred to Su Sanye. As long as the other side nods, we will immediately send Yinger's here. The marriage is done."

His face froze: "On the surface, Su Mu seems to be smiling all day long, and looks like he's doing nothing. But this guy is very good at life, if he waits for his family to test his younger brother, he will still see me as a mere military family in his eyes Willing to be my son-in-law? Of course, with his ability, he joined my Hu family... You also know that although I am not stupid, I am old, and my mind will be confused... Once If someone like Su Mu came into my Hu family and offered advice and suggestions with thoughtfulness, I'm afraid that Hu Shun will be in a different situation in the future. In my opinion, this kid is at least a scholar or above. A little boy like me It is a great fortune for a small hundred households to have a talented staff member."

Rubbing his forehead: "Of this incident, on the surface, Lao Hu, I am doomed. But Su Mu's calculation not only saved the day, but also got that Song Tongniaoren down. It can be seen that this scholar is How amazing! In order to avoid having many nights and dreams, it is better to bring him into the door earlier and set a name. The third master of the Su family looks dignified, but that is only on the surface, but he is a money lover in his heart. As long as the money is sent over, naturally It's allowed."

Lao Li looked at the account book and said with a bitter face: "Master, we have lost more than 200 taels of silver in this sale of the stock. Besides, other families want to take out the stock capital because of the bad luck of my Hu family. Up to now, the account There are only 13 taels of silver left in the middle, and the warehouse cannot continue to open. If you want to rebuild your strength, you have to wait for the new wheat to be harvested, sell the money, and then buy some goods together with the money allocated by the imperial court. In a few years, we may be able to restore the previous situation. That's all, I'm afraid that other shareholders will see the bad situation and want to withdraw all the money. At that time, we will have to jump into the river to clean up."

"Ah!" Hu Shun yelled, "This time, my Hu family has been hurt."

He walked around the room anxiously: "Without three or two hundred silver, the Su family would never have agreed to bring Su Mu upside down. I'm getting to know the two masters of the Su family, and that would be in the eyes of money." There are still a few days until the government examination, and once that sumu gets in, I'm afraid that he will devote himself to his fame as a scholar, so if he is willing to submit, he has to think of a way to make him fail."

Lao Li had a bitter face: "The imperial examination is related to Su Mu's future. He wants to take the exam wholeheartedly. Who can do anything to him?"

After turning around for a long time, Hu Baihu stopped, and said solemnly: "I, Hu Shun, have been in the army for so many years. I have never seen anyone or anything. This time I have my own calculations. I will nail this sumac to Baihu. You can’t go anywhere in the institute, so don’t even think about the government exam.”

Talent is rare, if it falls into my hands, Hu Shun, don't even think about slipping away.

He doesn't have great wisdom, but he doesn't lack little cleverness.

For the next two days, Su Mu was depressed.

After wandering around the Baihu Office all afternoon, Hu Shun and Lao Li finally came back in the evening.Su Mu hurriedly asked them for the account book, but the two smiled and said that there was no rush, anyway, there were not many accounts, and they would be ready tomorrow, so let's eat first.

Then a banquet was set up, and a large group of people took turns to toast Su Mu and said many compliments.

The kindness was hard to come by, and he didn't doubt him, so he drank the sumac wine as soon as he arrived, got very drunk, and slept until the afternoon on the second day.

I had no choice but to hold back my headache and sit down at the table to start making accounts.

After looking at the ledger, Su Mu took a deep breath: Oh my god, there are too many. The ledgers of the entire guard for the past ten years have to be reorganized.It is said that it can be done in one day, but I am afraid that it will not be finished in another two days.

Forget it, let's do it, if it doesn't work, stay up late.

I sat at the table and just finished writing two accounts, and it was time for dinner, and then a large group of people came to toast.The alcohol content in the Ming Dynasty was not high, just like beer in later generations.Su Mu had something on his mind, so he didn't dare to drink too much.

Only two or three bowls, but still drunk, and slept until the afternoon before getting up.

After waking up, he also wondered how the wine was so intoxicating.When asked, the kitchen staff replied, saying that Su Xiaoguan had worked hard for the past few days and made great contributions, and the master specially ordered the high-quality distilled wine to be delivered.

"Damn, strong liquor! No wonder the wine tastes good, no wonder you're so drunk!"

"If you continue to drink like this, how can you rush back to Baoding?"

Su Mu felt a little anxious, and that night he didn't stick to a drop of alcohol.After hastily eating dinner, I burned the ink and lit the night battle.There are still three days before the exam, and I haven't reviewed it yet. If I really went to the exam room, it's no wonder that I failed. ,

I stayed up until midnight that night, my right hand was so tired that my right hand was limp, and I was about to go to bed after washing my feet, when I heard the sound of gongs and drums in the village, which was very lively.When the gongs and drums sounded in the daytime, someone started singing operas again.Finally, when it stopped there, there was another sharp howl in the village. After listening carefully, it turned out that someone was killing a pig again, and the pig howled miserably after eating that knife.After such a toss, Su Mu couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

I don't know how long I rolled on the bed, and when I woke up again, it was afternoon again.

Su Mu was completely annoyed this time, and ran to ask Hu Jinxue what was going on.

The big man replied with a sullen face, the master survived the catastrophe this time, and invited a theater troupe over. It just so happened that the busy farming season was over, and he planned to set up a running water mat in a hundred households for three to five days.

"Three to five days!" Su Mu was dumbfounded, after three to five days the government examination will be over, isn't this Hu Baihu messing around.

He angrily said to Hu Jinxue: "Forget it, no matter whether the accounts are finished or not, I have to go back to Baoding tomorrow morning. At worst, I won't be this accountant."

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"What, Su Mu is leaving?" When Hu Baihu heard Hu Jinxue's report, he had a gloomy expression on his face: "It's not so cheap, big man, show him to me, and I'll detain that kid early tomorrow morning." , thrown into a dungeon and locked up for two days. It’s not that easy to escape!”

The big man stuttered: "Uncle... Uncle... This, this, this, this is... a family, so why do you want to be cruel?"

"Do you know what a fart?" Hu Baihu sneered: "Maybe this kid will blame me for a few days, but once he enters my house and cooks rice, at worst, I, the father-in-law, will make amends to him. After a long time, he If you die, you won't blame me and hate me."

The big man shouted: "No, Uncle, I don't think it's right for you to treat Zi Qiao like this."

"Why is it wrong?" Hu Baihu was furious and slammed the table.

Hu Jinxue: "Mr. Shao said that with Zi Qiao's talent, it is easy to be a scholar, and it may be possible to become a master in the future. If my sister can marry a famous scholar, isn't it also the face of our Hu family? Wouldn't glory be better than letting Zi Qiao come in and get in the door. Besides, Zi Qiao just saved the Hu family, uncle, you can't do such a thing?"

Hu Baihu: "You know what, yes, that Su Mu is a great person, maybe he can be selected as a scholar, but so what, he is not a poor scholar. As for Juren, hehe, there are so many people in the provincial examination every year In the end, I can win a few more. If he wins Juren, maybe I can marry Yinger, so it is not a loss to her. However, this hope is too slim, but I can't take this risk. Otherwise, once Yinger marries Give him this poor scholar, why don't you let him endure hardships. Besides, when I get old, who will take care of me and die?"

The big man suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Uncle, Ziqiao will definitely be selected in the future. I am sure of this. You can't destroy him! We can't be like this, uncle!" He said. With that, Hu Jinxue burst into tears.

"Get out!" Hu Baihu kicked the big man to the ground: "Give me a good look at Su Mu, otherwise, I won't let you down!"