high official

Chapter 189
The smell in the study is compelling, but it's not the scent of sandalwood and powder, but also the scent of wine and coriander.

Wang Xian and Lu Yuanwai, surrounded by a small computer, sat cross-legged on the couch.The small machine is not a tea set, but a copper hot pot.The top-quality silver charcoal is burned under the pot, which is smokeless and ash-free.Chicken and duck are used as soup in the pot, and fish slices, chicken slices, magnolia slices, tenderloin slices, vermicelli are cooked gurgling...the aroma is overflowing, making the mouth water.

"In the twelfth lunar month of winter, sitting around a hot pot, drinking the 30-year-old daughter's red wine, that would not be exchanged for a god!" Zhou Yang picked up a piece of fat and tender fish fillet, put it in his mouth and started to enjoy it.

"That's true." Lu Yuanwai was very quiet, and now he left the herbal medicine shop to his son to take care of, and concentrated on traveling between Huguang and Zhejiang. Although he suffered a lot, his vision and mood were much higher than before. "Zhang Sloppy, the god of the land, why did he refuse to go up the mountain? Isn't it because of the wine and meat."

"Haha, it makes sense." Wang Xian said with a smile, "Old Lu's mouth skills have really improved!"

"It's far worse than adults." Lu Yuanwai took a sip of wine with a little satisfaction, and praised: "The daughter of 30 years is really extraordinary, good wine!"

"I don't understand," Zhou Yang said strangely: "It is said that the daughter Hong was buried by Shaoxing people on the day the daughter was born. How could there be a 30-year-old daughter Hong? Could it be that daughters from Shaoxing can't marry at the age of 30?" go out?"

"That's a good thing." Lu Yuanwai said with a chuckle, "Isn't Lao Zhou just like this?"

Wang Xiangang took a sip of the wine and spit it out, laughing until tears flowed.

Zhou Yang also said with a very playful smile: "Okay, this is the right one! Anyone who eats fruit knows to pick ripe ones, and the same is true when looking for women, which is enough to show off!"

"Thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger." Lu Yuanwai also laughed and said with tears, "No wonder my family Yifan said that your housekeeper will come to my place to sell three whip wine every three days!"

"He drank it by himself!" Zhou Yang said angrily, "I'm strong!" Seeing Lu Yuanwai's disbelief, he wrote down the gauntlet, "See you at Yunxiang Pavilion tonight!"

"Who is afraid of whom?" Lu Yuanwai said disdainfully, "I won't be afraid at that time, and I won't carry you back!"

"Don't worry, I'll carry you!"

Seeing the two people pushing up the cow, Wang Xian could only cough lightly and said, "You two, there are still minors here."

"My lord, now that your mastery is solid, you can go and see with us." Lu Yuanwai sincerely invited.

"Fuck you!" Zhou Yang scolded in a low voice, "Let Aunt Wang find out, why don't you hang us up and beat us!"

"It's true." Wang Xian wiped his sweat and said, "If my father doesn't dare, how can I have the courage?"

Several people were drinking and eating meat, while chatting nonsense, all felt extremely happy.When we are full with wine and food, we tear off the hot pot cups and plates and replace them with fragrant tea before we get to the point.

"My lord, our plan may have to be postponed," Lu Yuanwai said in a deep voice, "some unhappiness happened between Lianghao and the county."

"I know." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Yesterday, the people from Yanhao came and talked about that."

"Jiang Zhi County is too much!" Zhou Yang smiled back, and said with anger on his face: "When Mr. Wei was here at the beginning of the year, he refused to accept the promises he made, and even the deeds he signed, and he has already informed us. The two, the contract will be terminated and re-signed after the new year!"

"I really didn't expect Jiang Zhixian to be such a person," Wang Xian sighed, "At the beginning, he made a strong promise that he would follow Xiao Gui Cao and not change the regulations set by Master Wei." He paused and said, "Wu Wei fell out with him, After I went to Pujiang to complain to me, I wrote to Jingli to inform Mr. Wei of the matter."

"Has Master Wei replied?"

"Return." Wang Xiandao: "He said he had written a letter to question Jiang County Cheng, but because it is difficult for officials from other places to understand the importance of business names and chambers of commerce, he can't talk to the magistrate or the officials in Beijing. We figured it out ourselves."

"Hey..." Zhou Yang and Lu Yuanwai sighed in unison. The Ming Dynasty still had a strong emphasis on agriculture over commerce. The commerce-oriented atmosphere in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has always been disliked by officials. Maybe Mr. Wei could understand it back then. They, they will not be grateful.

"Lord Wei is really helpless in this matter." Wang Xian explained for them: "Actually, Jiangzhi County is just a cover. People are easy to change, but their nature is hard to change. Even if he changes his nature, it is impossible for him to change so quickly." Pause Said: "It must be those big families who are not willing to be reconciled behind this, and they blame us. At the beginning, Mr. Wei and I were too anxious to promote a group of new rich people to replace those big dog families. But we left too early, and we have not yet When you gain a firm foothold, you will be transferred away by the court. It is normal for big households to fight back, and it would be strange not to fight back."

"That's the reason," Lu Yuanwai agreed, "It seems that Jiangzhi County has some tricks that they have seized, so they are led by the nose."

"What's the reason?" Zhou Yang asked.

"It's not important." Wang Xian said coldly: "A group of people whose scars are healed and forget the pain will be exposed to tiles if they don't fix it in three days!"

"Domineering! My lord is always so domineering!" Zhou Yang said in admiration, "We really don't care about the emperor and the eunuchs. Those guys are just a bunch of chickens and dogs in front of the lord. We have nothing to worry about! "

"That's the case, but your metaphor doesn't make sense!" Seeing Wang Xian's domineering sideways, Lu Yuanwai also made up his mind, and said with a smile: "If you want to be a eunuch, just go, don't involve me!" Xian Qiu laughed and said, "I don't know what your lord's plan will be?"

"The heavenly secret must not be leaked, it won't work if it is said." Wang Xian said with a firm face: "Go back and tell them, so that they can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind. I will go back to my hometown to worship my ancestors during the New Year, and I will take care of it myself!"

"Okay!" The shadow of the famous tree, thinking of Wang Xian's brilliant achievements in the past, both Zhou Yang and Lu Yuanwai made up their minds and stopped worrying about this matter.

"But you two can't rest." Wang Xian said again: "We need to step up the preparations for the sports club. Now all the chambers of commerce are looking forward to it. Our plan cannot be postponed. It must be listed for business on the eighth day of the first lunar month!"

"My lord, this is inappropriate. It's easy to talk about other things, but if Jiangzhi County can't pass the barrier, we will forcefully open the business. There will be endless troubles in the future." Lu Yuanwai frowned.

"He will definitely be there to cut the ribbon. When you go back, you can give him an invitation." Wang Xian said lightly: "In short, put your heart in your belly, and take bigger steps. Don't be afraid of getting caught, the sky will fall, I bear it!"

Zhou and Lu were very excited when they heard the words: "Good!"

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The revolving guests are like an appointment. After you sing, I will appear on the stage, but no one will meet anyone.

After sending Zhou and Lu away, the third uncle came with a dozen or so clansmen. Now Wang Xian didn't dare to greet him himself, so he hurriedly sent someone to the yamen to call his father back.

Wang Xingye hurried back, kowtowed to the third uncle and said, "Uncle, why did you come here in person? Isn't this a violation of etiquette?"

"I'm so bored at home, I'm here to visit you," the third uncle pulled him up and said, "Get up, get up, your father and son are officials now, and they are parents of the people, so uncle has to be respectful."

"That's what outsiders said, and our family still judges seniority." Wang Xingye didn't dare to be condescending, and he smiled and invited the third uncle to sit down. The old man refused. Sit, Wang Xian and others will accompany you first, and those of the next generation can only stand.

"They came this time to pay the boss's account." The third uncle nodded, and his son handed over a copy of the report and the account to Wang Xingye. "After planting your family's field for a year, if you are kind and don't ask, they can't keep silent."

But Wang Xingye didn't answer, and said with a smile: "Uncle is joking, the field belongs to brothers and nephews, I'm just a name, what accounts are you looking at?"

"Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Even if they send their names, they have to follow the contract and don't mess with the rules." The third uncle insisted on letting him pick it up.

Wang Xingye had no choice but to take it over to take a look. The accounts were densely packed with more than a dozen "tenants", and a total of three stones of rice was handed over to him... With the old Wang's appetite today, it is not enough to fill the gap between his teeth, otherwise he would not be so generous.And when the clansmen go back, they will naturally have to return gifts in large and small bags, and those who didn’t come have to be taken care of. There are so many clansmen who get one point, and things that cost two or three hundred taels of silver don’t look good...

But there has always been a saying that "clan people eat officials".In this day and age, the clan is one. When you become an official, you have to let the clansman shine, don't think about doing it the other way around.Moreover, the post also lists the New Year's gifts gathered by the tribe... all kinds of miscellaneous fish, pheasants, rabbits, wind chickens, bacon, various dried vegetables... and the little white rabbits and ducks caught by Yinling to play with, which are also considered as a heart full.

It was another good reception. After drinking and eating, the third uncle asked the clansmen to go outside to have a private conversation with Wang Xian and his son.

"What's the matter, uncle, just tell me!" Dad was so flattered that he was dizzy, and he was not afraid of Feng Da's tongue flashing.

"In the new year, the scientific examination will be held again." The third uncle leaned on a cane with both hands, looked at Wang Xian kindly and said, "I heard that Zhong De has signed up?"

"Yes," the old man nodded, bragging: "This kid is making progress now! I said you are an official now, what are you going to do?" He looked at Wang Xian and said, "But he said no, The old Wang family hasn't produced a scholar yet, so in order to win face for our family, we have to take the exam!"

"..." Wang Xian is sweating, is this the case?Put it the other way around, you are old.But that's his father, so he can only let his words go wild...

"Good boy, really good boy." The third uncle was full of praise: "If Wang Jin and his gangsters are half as smart as Zhong De, our Wang family's family will be able to get married just around the corner!"

"Uh..." Dad smacked his lips and said, "Wang Jin and the others also have to take the talent test?"

"Look at you as a grandfather." The third uncle said with a smile, "I'm looking after my son, and I forgot that my three grandsons also have to take the exam."

"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten," the old man said with a sneer, half sober from the wine, "What does uncle mean?"

　Yesterday's, today's two updates must be finished! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)