Idle courtiers

Chapter 61

"It's a good thing, it's really a good thing." Zhou Nan smiled uglier than crying, and said, "Old Shui, I've made a note of this matter. If I can help you, I will definitely help you. Take the money back first, and then we can talk about it later."

Lao Shui thought that he had already agreed to this matter, and became happy: "Then I will thank Master on behalf of my brother. Come, come, and I will toast you again."

Zhou Nan didn't want to gossip with Lao Shui over a drink, so he picked up two chopsticks indiscriminately and went home.

"Master, I'm back." As soon as she got home, after sitting for a while, Yunniang came in from the outside, carrying a woven pannier full of things on her back.They are all local products such as eggs, dried yellow flowers, and shrimp paste. Needless to say, they are gifts from my mother’s family.

She took them out one by one and asked Xiaolan to put them away.

Yunniang looked very happy, and said: "I have already made an agreement with my father and brother when I go back to my mother's house this time."

"What's the deal?" Zhou Nan asked feebly.

Yunniang: "It's about transporting salt. Daddy has already started preparing timber to build a ship." Seeing that Zhou Nan's expression was wrong, she was a little puzzled, and asked in a low voice, "Is it because the people on the salt road have backed down again?"

"It's not just repentance..." Now that Shi Qianshi and Shi Qianshi have become enemies, Zhou Nan said sullenly: "I'm afraid you have to go back to your mother's house again, tell Yue Zhang and uncle to let it go for now, don't worry .”

"It's all settled... Now..." Yunniang sighed, but stopped asking: "Okay, I'll go back and talk to them tomorrow."

Zhou Nan knew that Yunniang was going back to her mother's house this time, and the eldest brother-in-law was afraid that he would shame her when he heard the news.He held her hand and said apologetically, "I have wronged you."

Yunniang smiled and said: "There must be a reason why this cannot be done. As a woman, I naturally don't ask too many questions. My husband, I don't blame you. Father and elder brother are disappointed, and they complained about me. There is nothing wronged."

"Hey!" Zhou Nan sighed, shook his head, rested his chin with his hands, and felt an evil fire in his heart: "Courtary official, this is the position I have been looking forward to for a long time. I am so humbled by these two bastards, Mei Kang and Shi Qianshi." It's unforgivable to make a fuss and waste nothing.

In the county-level government agencies of the Ming Dynasty, for the six central departments, there were also six departments of rites, officials, workers, punishments, households, and soldiers, each of which was in charge of a pawn.

Like the central government agencies, the six houses are headed by the officials in charge of personnel affairs.However, the ceremony room had something to say, he felt that he was the number one.

According to what Lao Shui said earlier, Shi Zhixian wanted him to fill this position when he retired from the ceremony.

Although Zhou Nan is also a pawn now, the commissioning room and the ceremony room are completely different things.

The commissioning room is just a messenger room, but it has no power in itself.All his power comes from the magistrate's trust. If the magistrate trusts you more than you, you are a big secretary and a big housekeeper;

But the ceremonial officials are different, they have real power.To use an analogy, this position is equivalent to the Minister of Propaganda in later generations. If one is grasped by culture, education and guards, the Standing Committee ranks in the top five, a proper decision-maker.

For the Tongzi County Examination, the Lifang is responsible for the registration of candidates, the verification of the identity of the candidates, and the printing of the examination papers.The children who can study these days are not the children of rich families.Talking to them, there are naturally many benefits, and you can also accumulate a lot of contacts.

But today, when Shi Qianshi made such a fuss in the yamen, Shi Zhixian was furious, and directly asked Zhou Nan to go home and face the wall to think about his mistakes, messing up a long-awaited real deficiency.

Now, Zhou Nan can only complain in his heart.If he had known this earlier, he would have run away from his mother just after seeing Shi Qianshi, so why would he make such a big fuss and annoy Shi Jieren.

This is shooting yourself in the foot. There is no medicine for regret in the world.

I'm really unhappy.

The next day, Yunniang went back to her natal home again.After returning, although they were talking and laughing, there was a hint of depression in their brows, but this trip to her mother's house was not so pleasant.

Zhou Nan didn't want to stay at home, so he still went to the yamen as an errand, and bit the bullet to beg to see Shi Jieren, but he was stopped by someone, who just said: "The county lord told you to shut up at home and think about your mistakes, so you don't have to come to the yamen anymore. .”

The county government is only that big, and there is no impenetrable wall in the world.Zhou Nan fell out of favor in Shizhi County, the news spread quickly, and everyone saw him differently.

As for Lao Shui, he didn't come looking for him anymore, he just ran towards the ceremony room all day long, asking if the new master of the ceremony room had been selected, and who was it?
Seeing Zhou Nan, he also loves to ignore him.

What a villain, Zhou Nan was angry.He intentionally stopped him, and said: "Old Shui, I've thought about your brother's affairs. What kind of friendship do we have? I have to help with this matter. In this way, ask your brother to come to my house at night, and I will ask him about his situation. "

Lao Shui forced a smile: "Thank you Master Zhou for your kindness. It is very important for my brothers to review their homework at home these few days. Please forgive me."

Zhou Nan couldn't bear it anymore, and said coldly: "If you want to come to Lao Shui, you see that I can't be a master of the house of ceremonies, and you don't want to come and burn my cold stove."

Lao Shui couldn't help clasping his hands: "Brother Nan, my brother Zhou, who do you think I am Lao Shui, you have wronged me to death. Hey, I still have something to do on the other side, so farewell, farewell!"

Seeing his back, Lin A'er next to Zhou Nan spat out: "The dog's eyes look down on people, when the master is needed, the master and the master bark affectionately. Seeing that the master has lost his power, he changed his voice." Brother Zhou, Brother Nan, I'm sorry!"

Zhou Nan's market price was sharply depreciated, and Gongmen was full of people who followed suit, not to mention others, even Lin Ada didn't come to Zhou Nan's place for a few days.It's just that Ah Er has a relatively simple mind, so he still comes to serve him.

"Ah Er, you are a good person, adversity sees people's hearts!" Zhou Nan sighed and said: "It's easy to change, but old people's hearts are easy to change."

Lin A'er blinked and said: "Master, I, A'er, have always been treated as a fool by the people in the yamen, so you are the only one who treats me well. It is said in the play that the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. I also agree with this principle." I understand. You are my master, and you will be my master for the rest of your life. Master, let me just say one thing. The elder is angry now. With your talent and merits, he cannot do without you. Beg him a few more times, maybe The county venerable's anger disappeared."

"I'm afraid it's useless to ask for mercy."

"Why is it useless, the master in the ceremony room is still empty, obviously waiting for you, master."

"Yes." Zhou Nan nodded.

For the next two days, he spent every afternoon in Hou Ya to ask to see Shi Jieren.

However, Shi Zhixian just disappeared.Ask the servant at the book office beside him.Either answering that the old man is snoring and lying on the high bed, or reading a book in the study, anyway, he just doesn't see him.

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