Idle courtiers

Chapter 248 Beauty and Ugly Theory (seeking tickets)

Of course, Zhou Nan cannot completely relax his vigilance.

Based on his understanding of the Li family, this father and son are not easy-going lamps. They are narrow-minded, simple and rude, and they will definitely not be willing to suffer such a big loss.

Zhou Nan thought for a while, if Li Gao wanted to take revenge, he could only take the upper-level route and use the people above to suppress him.

And this happened to be the least of Zhou Nan's worries.

After all, the Ministry of Industry is the territory of Xiaoge Lao Yan Shifan. Lao Yan and the Wangfu are political enemies, and there is no way to intervene there.What's more, Zou Yinglong was Xu Jie's favorite student during the work of the Ministry of Industry.Xu Ge's veteran Zhou Nan's placement in the Armament Bureau has a huge plan, and Zou Yinglong will definitely die to protect Zhou Nan.

The most important thing is that it is taboo for the royal family to meddle in government affairs.If it reaches Jiajing's ears, the emperor will surely murmur in his heart: I'm not dead yet, you, King Yu, will do something.Who are you, not even the crown prince, so brave and diligent, do you want to emulate Li Erlang and Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and let me abdicate as the Supreme Emperor?
In the next few days, Fangshan sent pig iron that had just been smelted again, and Lao Guo was not polite, and directly returned it on the grounds that the quality was not up to standard.

Li Gao didn't have anything to do, he forcibly endured it.

He just hides in the courtroom drinking tea and reading books every day, and he doesn't even have a book office to serve him. His life is miserable, and he probably has completely resigned to his fate.

"Old Guo, my lord is going back to the city to visit relatives today. I think I will stay in the capital for a few days. You can take care of the affairs in the bureau. If there is something wrong, you can send someone to report it." Zhou Nan got up very early that day , Freshen up and dress up.

"Don't worry, even that bird man next door can't turn the world around." Old Guo looked at Li Gao's door with contempt.

Zhou Nan thought for a while, and said: "Either do not do things, or do everything if you want to do it. However, I am not a doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it is impossible to drive Li Gao away. We are all under the same roof, and we still have to deal with him in the future." Yes. If Li Gao gives in in the future, the pig iron from his mine will still have to be collected, this time it will be a lesson for him.”

The future Zhang Guozhang and Uncle Li Guo should not offend too much.

Old Guo laughed and said, "Let's talk about it!"

Zhou Nan went out of the yamen with the burden, got into the carriage, and turned back and said: "Old Guo, you are also very old, and you have a certain limit in your actions. You can't go too far. Go less to Lin Baobao and be restrained. A gentleman must Yes, be cautious.”

Old Guo doesn't think so, good Mr. Zhou has a great reputation, but now he taught me a lesson, don't be too old Xu Ge.

There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys dominate.

As soon as Zhou Nan left, Master Guo Er started shaking.

At the end of the year, there is not much to do on the construction side, and the local annual examination has ended.The gangsters, thieves and thieves were all released, and the local law and order began to become tense.

Lao Guo took a few soldiers and began to patrol the streets, collecting taxes as the daily expenses of the yamen for the coming year.

In a hurry, he beat up a few unsuspecting peddlers, robbed a cart of reed mats, sold them off, and then sneaked into Lin Baobao's room.

Unconsciously, Zhou Nan has been in Baigezhuang for ten days, and it is time to go home to visit Xun Fangyu.Wang Shizhen should also come back, homework needs to be handed in, and he has to take a few classes with him.

Thinking of his family, Zhou Nan felt like returning home.

More than a dozen miles, plus a few roads in the city, it will be there in a blink of an eye.

Back home, Xun Fangyu was not there.When asked, Huang Dou replied that Wang Shizhen had already returned to the capital, and sent someone to ask the master when he would go to class. Only then did Madam Ru know that the master worshiped Mr. Wang as his teacher.

At the same time, Wang Shizhen's family also came to Beijing from Taicang to reunite with him for the New Year.

Mrs. Ru said that she should go to visit Mrs. Wang's family and perform the disciple ceremony.

"Early this morning, Mrs. Ru prepared gifts and took Mrs. An and a few maidservants to Mr. Wang's mansion."

Zhou Nan rejoiced: "Master's wife is here, I'd like to go over and pay a visit." He praised in his heart, Xun Fangyu was worthy of being a lady from a wealthy family, and his etiquette was thoughtful.With such a virtuous wife, what more can a husband ask for.It's just... a little ugly... Cough, I'm so confused about what to do with this.There are tens of thousands of good-looking skins, and one in a million interesting souls.Fang Yu is my relative, how can you still think that your relative is not good-looking?
Besides, she is in good shape!
Excitedly rushing to Wang's house, Zhou Nan paid a visit to Wang Shizhen.

Wang Shizhen saw her student and asked him how to become an ambassador at the Military Weapons Bureau.

Naturally, Zhou Nan would not say that this was Xu Jie's arrangement, and said with a bitter face: "If you go back to your teacher, you will be assigned by the secretary, and the students can only follow orders. Pedestrians, they just have to run errands. The students are just depressed and can't come to you every day. Listen to the teachings, for fear of delaying your studies."

Wang Shizhen: "That's right, business matters. In fact, your articles can be regarded as an introduction. If you read, memorize and write more on weekdays, you will naturally benefit. Besides, you probably won't be walking in the Military Weapons Bureau for a long time. When the time comes Go back to the Department of Pedestrians, and then come to my place to study. What about your homework, show me."

Zhou Nan respectfully handed over his essays. He has been busy fighting with Li Gao these days, and his studies have been a bit neglected. These essays are also sloppy.

Seeing Wang Shizhen frowning slightly, Zhou Nan hurriedly interrupted: "Master, I don't know what's going on with the old man in the mansion, but is there something that students need to work for?"

Hearing Zhou Nan ask about her father's case, Wang Shizhen put the manuscript on the table.Sighing: "Where is there such a quick conclusion? It is already the end of the year, and the three courts will not accept official business. Everything will have to wait until the spring of the next year. How can you, a little pedestrian, help me? Study hard, don't worry about it." Just ask the teacher to worry about it."

After sighing, he looked relieved again: "Zimu, you are very happy to be a teacher if you have this kind of heart. Okay, okay, it took so many days for you and my teacher and students to reunite. It's already noon, so stay Let's have a meal here, and meet your teacher's wife by the way."

Speaking of his wife, Wang Shizhen was very happy.

Soon, a table of wine and food was set up, and Mrs. Wang Shizhen and Xun Fangyu came out holding hands.

The Wang family is a wealthy and prominent family in Taicang, but it is strange to say that Wang Yuanmei did not take concubines.

As Wang Shizhen's closed disciple, Zhou Nan is already the closest person to the Wang family, so naturally he doesn't have so many taboos.

He went up and kowtowed to his wife.

Shi Niang is about 40 years old, her appearance is very ordinary, even a bit ugly, but she gives people a kind of affinity.

Zhou Nan was amazed in his heart, and thought: I never thought that the lady Wang Shizhen who wrote such a peerless book as "Jin Ping Mei" is so ordinary in appearance, and she doesn't take concubines.It can be seen that the key to getting a wife is to look at character, and appearance is really not important.

The key to a husband and wife living together is that kind of comfortable living condition and that kind of strong family affection.As for beauty and ugliness, it has nothing to do with real life.

Ha, I have the next assignment, and the title is "A Gentleman Is Like Jade" or "On Virtue".

Although Mr. Wang is unrestrained and uninhibited when he writes novels, he is a serious person in life.The family rules of the Wang family in Taicang are also strict, they are not strict about food, and they don't talk when they sleep.

The meal was eaten quietly, which made Zhou Nan, who likes to be lively, very uncomfortable.

After finally finishing the meal and starting to serve refreshments, Mrs. Wang Shizhen smiled and began to chat with Zhou Nan and his wife.Asked Xun Fangyu if he came to the capital to reunite with Zhou Zimu this time, if he is still used to the life in the Northland.He also complained that the weather in the capital was too dry. In the past two days, he only felt his skin was tight and his heart was disgusted.

Zhou Nan replied that the teacher's wife is from the south of the Yangtze River, and she may not be able to adapt to the environment, so she can eat more vegetables and fruits on weekdays.

The wife said distressedly, besides Chinese cabbage, there are Chinese cabbage in this capital, where to find vegetables and fruits, it is better than Jiangnan, and this season is when oranges are on the market.

Zhou Nan said: "Master, the student has a way. If you really feel unsafe, you can bring a letter to your hometown and ask your family to send some soil, drink it with water, and cure all diseases."

Wang Shizhen and his wife were very surprised. They said that they had never thought of such a method, and they could try it, so they wrote a letter and went home.

The two families talked for a long time, and Wang Shizhen asked Zhou Nan to study again.The teacher said: "Master, Zimu is on duty outside, and it's hard for him to go back to the capital. How can he stay? It's unreasonable."

Wang Shizhen smiled: "Forget it, Zhou Nan, you can go back and come to class another day."

Zhou Nan said goodbye to Xun Fang as if he had received an amnesty.

After leaving the palace and getting into the carriage, Zhou Nan let out a long breath and said to Xun Fangyu, "If I can't do my homework today, I'm afraid I will be punished. Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I will be tossed to death today." Not in the middle of the night. That’s right, I finally went home, how could I delay like this. Lady, I want to be a husband.”

Saying that, without caring about anything else, he reached out and hugged her slender waist.

Xun Fangyu was shocked: "I don't want it, master." She said little, just let out a low cry, and kept shaking her head with a blushing face.

The scenery along the way is beautiful, and I don’t feel like I’m back home.

Xun Fangyu was really afraid of her husband's Lushan's claws, so she hurriedly ordered soybeans and wotou, and told them to go out of the city and look for the countryside tomorrow, to see if they could buy pears and send them to my wife.

Zhou Nan was overjoyed, saying that Madam is really careful, she can even think of this.

Xun Fang said: "This is the filial piety that a student should do. Not only the teacher's wife, but even the concubine feels a little uncomfortable."

Zhou Nan was taken aback: "There is something wrong with the lady, but I need to find the doctor to come back and take a look."

"No, it's not sick." Xun Fangyu was a little distressed: "It's just that the sky is too dry, and I feel itchy all over, especially the face."

It was fine if she didn't say anything, but when she did, Zhou Nan noticed something was wrong with Xun Fangyu's face.

Xun Fangyu's skin is wheat-colored, and there are faint freckles on both sides of her nose.The most frightening thing is that there are dots full of peas, and some places have thick dots, which is a typical youth bean.

At the beginning, Zhou Nan was a little unacceptable, but it didn't matter when he got used to it gradually.

But today, these peas are all shriveled, and the skin on the face is also slightly peeled.

Zhou Nan drank: "There's no need, come quickly, go and invite the doctor, hurry up!" After finishing speaking, he was furious at the servants again: "You are blind, my aunt is like this, I don't know how to persuade her, she can't be beaten to death You idiots."

Seeing him so angry, everyone including Xun Fangyu trembled and dared not speak.

In a short while, someone invited back a doctor who was so old that he was panting three times after taking a step.

This old man, surnamed Jin, used to be a military household and served in the Jizhen barracks.Because of his outstanding medical skills, he caught the eyes of the chief, and his family became civilians. Later, he opened a medical clinic in the capital. He is a typical retired military doctor.

Probably because of his early military experience, Jin Langzhong has a bad temper.

Chinese medicine pays attention to seeing, hearing, and asking. Lao Jin looked at Xun Fangyu's colorful face, and asked her to stretch out her right hand to feel the pulse.

Zhou Nan became anxious, and asked, my wife in the doctor clearly has a skin disease, what can I do with the pulse?

Jin Langzhong rolled his eyes and scolded, "Are you a doctor or am I a doctor, has the old man learned medicine for more than 50 years?"

After taking the pulse, Jin Lang spread his hand: "Bring it."

Zhou Nan: "What?"

Jin Langzhong: "The consultation fee is five taels."

Zhou Nan was taken aback. Five taels of silver is equivalent to three or four thousand yuan in later generations. This is not the way to rob people: "Is this too much?"

Jin Langzhong snorted coldly: "Gold has a price and medicine is priceless. Is it expensive? Not expensive. I think the family has status, so you can't even get this little money out?"

Zhou Nan was furious: "You old man is so nasty, you ask for money before you even have a prescription, are you playing with me?" He was about to have someone beat him out.

Jin Langzhong continued to snort loudly: "What are you doing playing tricks on you, old man? Are you free? Your wife has nothing to do, she is pregnant with Liujia, and her womb is dark."

"Ah!" The maids and boys who were waiting nearby all cried out in a low voice at the same time.

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