Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 298 Baby, Don't Want Corrupt Officials

During the trip to Wu County, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. During this half month, except for the messy things in the first few days, the rest is quite safe.

Jing Zhe had to deal with those people all the time, Wang stayed in the yard and seldom came out, Shi Shi never left Jing Zhe, but An Jinxuan and Gu Yu had some free time, so they often went out for a stroll, watching the sun slowly sinking by the river , the evening wind swayed the reeds, and the children were leading the buffaloes, which were covered in mud, ready to go home.Going to the suburbs of those counties to see those mulberry gardens, Gu Yu was always worried about when the silkworms would climb onto her body. She was most afraid of those soft things. It turned out to be unnecessary, but the days of those mulberry farmers made her feel sad endlessly.Occasionally, I entered those alleys, especially for some years, and the moss spread inch by inch, and I never felt peaceful.Otherwise, he would go to the temple fair and buy a bunch of gadgets, all novel but not very useful.

Wang didn't stick to Gu Yu either, knowing that the two grown ups would not cause any trouble, but she would be satisfied if Gu Yu was happier, and the pile of things, although seemingly useless, was rare for Gu Yu. With the mood of a little girl, she didn't say anything, but when she saw Gu Yu regretting the things she got back, she persuaded Gu Yu that she could play with Xia Zhi, otherwise the child in Xiaoman's stomach would be fine too.

As for Master Wu Ping, he was flustered when he saw Jing Zhe for the first time, but he didn't dare to be negligent afterwards, but whether it was just respect on the surface or fear in his heart is unknown. The new official took office three times, and even did nothing, and the banquets arranged by Wu Ping were still there. When he was free, he would just wander around the county.

Mrs. Wang is behind here with Gu Yu, and she has basically figured out what needs to be tidied up, but whenever Jing Zhe comes back smelling of alcohol, Mrs. Wang is always distressed and reluctant to say more, so seeing Gu Yu and the others come back, always Couldn't help complaining, "Your brother seems to be a different person, he's a big push from a friend, and he doesn't seem to have a good thing, why does he follow around all day, I'm really afraid that he will go astray. "

Gu Yu smiled and didn't take it seriously. "Where's brother?"

Mrs. Wang didn't have a good voice when she spoke, and shook the door curtain in her hand, shaking loudly, "What else can I do, just now I said that there were a few bosses from the silk industry visiting, isn't this in the hall, look at it Everyone is fat and fat, your brother is still young, I'm afraid he was cheated..."

Seeing Wang's worry, Gu Yu felt a little funny for no reason, "Mother, what are you worrying about so much, yesterday I didn't know who said that the last thing you should worry about is big brother, he is sensible and measured, at this time What's the matter..."

"That's because he didn't serve as an official before!" Mrs. Wang didn't care about the inconsistencies in her words, but instead found a good excuse.

Just as he was talking, Jing Zhe had already sent those guests away. Seeing that Gu Yu came back, he had to say something again. Seeing Mrs. Wang's worried expression, he no longer concealed it like in the past. A silver ticket of 500 taels was sent.

Wang's eyes widened, and she couldn't help scolding severely, "Jing Zhe, anyway, after all these years of studying hard, how can you always be with those people when you are an official! Besides, look at the money they gave you. Keep it up, it’s not greedy! What’s going to happen in the future? It’s not that you haven’t suffered, and when you become an official, you naturally want to benefit one side. Otherwise, the people below will not have a good life. They can give you money for free Is it? It's just thinking of being a minion for the tiger, you are a kind person, and you will be dragged into the water in the future, so don't be involuntary when the time comes."

Jing Zhe smiled, didn't seem to care too much, "Mother, is your son like that?"

Mrs. Wang was also angry. Seeing that he was soft, she refused to give in. She still had a laughing expression, but continued to beat, "I came here thinking that you are young and ignorant and easy to get confused. It's true. From the beginning, I talked to you. Those people are messing with me, I should say you, otherwise I wouldn’t have come to the present step by step, before it causes a catastrophe, I’m going to retreat, otherwise don’t call me mother.”

It was serious when he said this, the smile on Jing Zhe's face just now was gone, and he remained silent, thinking of some way to explain to Wang Shi.

Gu Yu and An Jinxuan stayed aside, but it seemed that it was not easy to talk about such things.

Finally, An Jinxuan still said, "Auntie, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. Jingzhe has his reasons for doing this, as long as you believe that he will not do those evil things."

Wang snorted coldly and turned her head away.

Gu Yu looked at An Jinxuan deflated, and pursed his lips for joy, then went over to pull Wang's arm, rubbed it and smiled, "Mother, do you think Wu Ping is like that, if brother just puts on an upright and selfless face like this It looks like, can my brother know if there is anything about him? You think he is not a good guy, but at that time the warehouse didn't even have an inventory. If they beat him up or something, how will my brother deal with it? This person is not familiar with the place, just a few of us, Who will stand here with us, even if the people want to help, they must be able to help, and besides, they don't know whether the new county magistrate is a good official or not."

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang still had two points of truth, but shook her head again, "You can't just take money from others just because you tell me the flowers!"

Gu Yu strikes while the iron is hot, or take this opportunity to talk about Wang's worries, and I am afraid that he will be even more worried about it in the future, "Mother, think about it, for example, if we live in this yard in winter, there will be everywhere here. Bare, with decaying weeds everywhere, what do you think we should do?"

Mrs. Wang didn't suspect him, "Don't talk nonsense to me, there are weeds everywhere in this yard, so of course all of them should be cleaned up."

"What if there are precious orchids in it? Or are there any useful medicinal materials for flowers and plants? If you can't see them in winter, they will be stripped. It will be a bare yard in the future."

After thinking about it, Wang suddenly relaxed and smiled, "What's so difficult about this? Waiting for spring to come, you can see it."

Gu Yu was very satisfied when she saw that Wang followed her own way of thinking, "Mother, this is an idea, so we should wait for spring to come at the beginning, but some things can only be seen in autumn or summer." , so it’s not enough just to wait for spring, but to wait until another winter, so that we can know what’s good for something, isn’t it?”

Jing Zhe and An Jinxuan listened to Gu Yu's persuasion to Mrs. Wang, at first they still wanted to interrupt, but at this moment they completely relaxed and smiled tacitly.

Wang Shi nodded and remained silent.I still feel that something is wrong, but I can't find words to refute it, so I just froze.

Seeing that it was almost the same, Gu Yu was overjoyed, "Mother, let's see if this is the case. Brother just arrived here. What is the difference between these people and the grass and trees in the yard in winter? Brother, you have to recognize it, so naturally you can't do it so quickly." The only way to do it is to do it, otherwise it will be bad to treat weeds as good trees, or it will be a waste to clean up everything. This way, people can help you in the future, and you won’t lose people’s hearts. What’s the point, brother has a big belly, he can go boating, besides, he’s not in a hurry to benefit the people.”

Mrs. Wang thought for a while, and what Gu Yu said was not unreasonable, so she smiled a little, and cast a glance at Jing Zhe, "Then you didn't say it earlier, it made me worry about this for nothing, but Gu Yu, you girl, you know Don't tell me either, but you should drink less when you go out in the future."

An Jinxuan saw Wang's turn around, "How can he drink as much, he only drinks one cup per catty, and he has always been a secretive one, so don't worry about it, auntie."

Mrs. Wang figured it out, and felt that Jingzhe was not on the road to corrupt officials, so she became happy, but she was still a little worried, "What money did you collect?"

Jing Zhe said lightly: "Jinxuan and I have seen the warehouse. The county magistrates have been greedy for ink over the years. In the end, the warehouse was empty. If there is no accident, you can only admit it and fill it up. I can only do what my predecessor did. What Wu Ping did at the beginning was not a test. It was sent by the silk industry, they swallowed the hard-earned money of countless people, and I will naturally have a way to help them spit it out."

Gu Yu was a little confused, and An Jinxuan whispered to her beside her: "The autumn silkworm vomited to death, Wu Ping gave your brother an idea, but it's not really an idea, it's the mulberry tax, it's been like this for years, and the raw silk of Wu County , can only be sold within the county, otherwise it will be considered a crime, they are all cautious people, and they don’t know how much they have suffered for so many years.”

Gu Yu understands, it doesn't matter how big a sesame mung bean official is, he can control the situation, but he can call the wind and rain in one place. This term, I don't know how many times he has searched the land of Wu County. Knowing how much benefits they have gained, the higher-ups are here to investigate, and I am afraid that they will not find too many problems. These mulberry taxes are naturally used for water conservancy, food storage, etc. If the privately established taxes do not reach a certain level The share is also normal. Besides, it is normal that the local silk is not sold to other places. It does not constitute any reason.

However, if this is the case, as long as the silk merchants in Wu County are united and united to lower prices, they will become a monopoly, and the people will sell them to them no matter how low the price is. , hard-earned money squeezed half dry, no wonder can barely make ends meet.

Gu Yu thought about going out with An Jinxuan that day, and seeing those mulberry farmers, she thought that the autumn silkworms were very good, but she didn't look happy, she just shook her head and looked sad, feeling that these were just wedding clothes for others .

(End of this chapter)