Idle courtiers

Chapter 275

The lady teacher said again: "Are you vicious, little girl, you probably don't know the dangers in the world. Today, you have increased your knowledge, and it can be regarded as a lesson for you."

After finishing speaking, she smiled at Yu Er again, and said in a tired voice: "Master, no matter whether the matter between the concubine and the soldier is true or not, it doesn't make any sense to talk about it now, anyway, I want to live a good life with you right now. Will you treat the adopted son as your own son, and pass on this family business to him?"

After returning home, Yu Er crouched on the threshold with his head in his arms and said nothing.Now when I heard my wife ask, I answered with a muffled voice: "Yes." It was agreed.

Ah Jiu finally broke out: "Yu Er, my second uncle, they cursed my mother just now, cursed you to die, you are so rebellious and still defend this bitch, you are really confused? Get out, this Get out of here immediately! This house belongs to my mother now, and it's not up to you, Second Master Yu, to make the decision. Bai Qi, do it!"

The loyal servant Bai Qi was pretty good at fighting, and he didn't talk nonsense when he heard Miss Jiu's order.As soon as he lifted Tan Po who was paralyzed on the bed, he threw it out the door like throwing a light grass.

The teacher screamed and hugged her son. Although she was cunning, she couldn't resist absolute violence even though she had a delicate heart.Hastily said: "Don't touch my son, let's go, let's go!"

Ah Jiu laughed triumphantly: "It really is a bitch, if you don't force you, you won't know good from bad."

Seeing that she was about to be kicked out of the house, the teacher's wife rolled her eyes and landed on her husband.She knew that Yu Er was the trump card in her hand, and she had to hold it firmly, so she scolded: "Yu Er, everyone drove us away, what are you still doing here, don't you want a wife and son? In the past, Behind my mother's back."

"En." Yu Er responded, stepped forward to pick up Tan Po who was thrown on her back, and walked away with low eyebrows.

Seeing that his uncle was so worthless, Ah Jiu screamed: "Bai Qi, you will guard here from now on, and you are not allowed to let anyone in. If anyone dares to break in, he will be killed as a thief, and my uncle is no exception."

……

"It's really disappointing... Could it be that she was tricked by that woman?" Ah Jiu was so angry that he was about to spit out blood.

Speaking of this, her eyes were full of anger.

After listening to her, Zhou Nan was speechless. Uncle Yu Er, you are a disgrace to us Jiajing men for doing this!
He said with emotion: "Ninth Young Master, you don't understand love."

"What love?" Ah Jiu couldn't understand this modern term.

"Ask the world, what is love, and it is life and death. If a person really loves someone, he is desperate. Even if he gives everything to the woman he likes, he is willing. No hesitation. You are still young, so you don’t understand.” Although Zhou Nan said this, he felt in his heart that he would risk everything for love, not even the dignity of a man. .

What love is about is mutual gratification, and what is about is mutual respect.

"So it's the love between a man and a woman, a dog and a man!" Jiu Gongzi said angrily: "Forget it, I don't bother to scold people anymore, just pretend that I don't have such an uncle. By the way, Mr. Zhou, you are the parent officer of Baigezhuang. You can't leave it alone."

"Look at you, you said you didn't care before, and now you're looking for me again. Haha, there's no way out, have you asked Mr. Ji Ben?" Zhou Nan said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm planning and planning, and I'm going to win the battle. Thousands of miles away, what's so difficult about trivial matters?"

He started bragging casually, for some reason, he actually had the desire to show it in front of the Ninth Young Master.

Ah Jiu: "By the way, does the yamen have a public house? Someone can take my uncle's family there and resettle it."

"Yes, there is a public house in the Military Weapons Bureau. What, is there any reason to let your uncle's family live?" Zhou Nan was shocked: "You didn't drive Yu Er out of the house, and now you have to arrange their residence. It's unnecessary .”

That's right, the Military Weapons Bureau does have a public house for receiving superiors. The place is very good, at least much better than the dilapidated government office like a slum.

Some people may be wondering, why is the Weapons Bureau so dilapidated like a slum?

The thing is, both the Ming and Qing dynasties in China had a tradition of not repairing government offices to show their incorruptibility.The reason is very simple. A magistrate's term is only three years.

You build the yamen to be magnificent, and if you leave the office at the end of the term, wouldn't it be cheaper for the next one, and you will bear the notoriety of being a corrupt official-the yamen is so high-level, it is all the people's anointing! ——Officials want A money, there is no way, the salary of the imperial court is only two or three taels a month, so many people in the yamen need you to support, but this can only be done secretly.Once it is placed in the open, even if it is a hundred years later, when people see the repaired yamen, they will say, do you know, these were built by a certain lord with greedy money.

Even if you are nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

The previous chiefs of the Armament Bureau were not exempt from the custom, and had no interest in repairing the office.

This yamen was first built in the Yuan Dynasty. After hundreds of years of wind and rain, it has long been horribly dilapidated. Many doors are crumbling, and you have to break in if you are not careful.

When Zhou Nan first lived in Houya, he often shared the bed with small insects that ran into the room to keep warm when it was cold.

In contrast, public housing is much neater, and a special sum of money will be allocated for maintenance every three to five years.

Ajiu Yuyu said: "It's so cold this day, after all, it's my uncle, besides my mother, he is the person I love the most in this world. When I was in the mansion, my mother couldn't see, it was him who pooped and pissed me The big one. Uncle is not in good health. I just kicked him out in a moment of anger. When he left, uncle and the others didn’t bring anything, and they probably didn’t have any money. Could it be possible to watch him freeze to death on the street? Live in a public house At any rate, there is a yamen chef who provides three meals a day, so uncle can’t go hungry.”

Zhou Nan shook his head: "How can people live in a public house casually? This is definitely not possible. There are a lot of hotels in Baigezhuang, you just find one for them."

Ah Jiu: "Would you give me money? Anyway, when I think of paying for those two women and that child of unknown origin, I don't have the right idea. I'm not that cheap."

"It has nothing to do with cheapness, but it is true." Zhou Nan nodded: "Master Ninth, don't talk about money, it is not discussed."

He also came from hard times, and he is very strict about money, and he will not spend a penny that should be spent or should not be spent.From this point of view, they have the same disposition and common language as Ah Jiu.

And how can you pay to post about that mother and daughter.

This mother and daughter sued Yu Er for disobedience, which made him almost unable to be an official. Now, Mr. Zhou, he is afraid that they will freeze to death and clean up, and the devil will take care of your housework?
Looking at today's situation, Tan Po is completely speechless, and the whore is afraid that she won't tell the whole story, so she has to rely on this matter to figure out the rest.

Zhou Nan complained: "Ninth Young Master, you also know the court system. It's okay for your uncle to live in the public house for a day or two, but if the days are long, the higher-ups will have troubles and it's not a solution!"

Ninth Young Master: "It doesn't matter, uncle will take care of you first, let me come down and think about it."

Let you think about it?You obviously depend on me!
How to solve this matter, Zhou Nan felt a dull pain in his head, and felt an urge to kill.

There will be a way, there will be a way, there will be...

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Zhou Nan's mind, and he suddenly had an idea, and said with a smile: "Alright, I'm going to have a good talk with my aunt, and have an in-depth exchange that touches the soul, which will make their family four I moved to the public house. Ninth Young Master, let’s see what I can do. In the evening, the guard told my aunt to withdraw the complaint of disobedience obediently, disappear from the world, and let our uncle go free."

Ah Jiu didn't realize that Zhou Nan was taking advantage of her verbally, and she looked happy: "That's fine, I don't know what method you want to use?"

Zhou Nan said: "Master's wife is from a brothel girl. She was afraid of getting pregnant, so she must have taken medicine. Taking this medicine for a long time, she will not have children. She is a very old person, and she is still counting on her son to take care of her for the rest of her life. This The child is her lifeblood, and this officer will cut off her lifeblood. In this way, she has to submit obediently."

"Stop talking about such dirty things." Ah Jiu was furious, spit out, and said happily: "This is a good idea, let's use her as a fuss. If you don't want to, Zhou Nan, find someone to throw him in a sack Go into the river. I think about it, should I throw it into the Shahe River or the Qinghe River? Mr. Zhou, do you think the Shahe River is deep or the Qinghe River is deep?"

Zhou Nan rolled her eyes at her, and shouted: "I am upright and strict, and love the people like a son, how can I do illegal and criminal things? Don't worry, you go back and wait to hear my good news."

My lord has a great future, how could I send people to threaten and intimidate the people?Zhou Nan was a popular official in the Qing Dynasty. When he was an official, he could be domineering, but he couldn't do it in the capital. The rules of the game are different.

Besides, Zhou Nan has a principle in doing things, not to touch human blood.

Insulting and intimidating are too untechnical, Master Zhou doesn't bother to do it.

The ninth son looked suspicious: "Since you don't fight or kill, what do you want to do?"

Zhou Nan: "Shanren has his own seconds, so I will help you with this." It is said to be helpful, but it is actually self-help!
Ah Jiu: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you."

When the ninth son left, Zhou Nan forgot to ask her how the "Drinking Water Collection" turned out, how much she got, and whether her reputation has been damaged now, so that the Yan family called off the marriage in a rage.

He had too many things to do year after year, and he had to study for the imperial examination, and he hadn't seen Xu Zhi for a long time, so he forgot to ask about it.

In fact, Zhou Nan has strong confidence in the means he uses, and feels that there is nothing to worry about.

Seeing Miss Xu Jiu's lively appearance today, she must have survived the difficulty of being a concubine safely.

Zhou Nan asked someone to send Yu Er's family to the public house, and spent a long time watching things in the yamen, and soon it was time to disperse the yamen.

After eating, he reclined on the chair, picked his teeth and said to the yamen servant who was waiting for him: "Go and send the teacher, my lord wants to ask questions."

It's getting dark, but the old man wants to send a woman to his room, is he really going to ask questions?The yamen servant remembered the rumors in the market, and his face was wonderful.

Soon, Mrs. Shi came in.It turned out that the yamen was so bad that the public house and the back yamen were only separated by a half-collapsed earth wall covered with weeds.A door was opened in the middle, and it was only locked with an iron lock, so it would not be troublesome to bring people over.

Mistress knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I have seen the elder."

The yamen servant turned around to go out, and was about to close the door.

Zhou Nan: "Open the door, my master hangs a mirror high, and he has nothing to say to others. You retreat, and no one is allowed to come in without my order."

(End of this chapter)