The Famous Detective of the Red Mansions

Cheng Rixing, Liu An, Sun Xi, Han Mo...

Early the next morning, Sun Shaozong was in the criminal name department, sketching a list of names, and saw Cheng Rixing coming in from outside, reporting: "Dong Weng, Jia Fucheng passed on a message, saying it was understaffed. I hope. Let's temporarily assign a few bookkeepers who are good at figure painting."

"Understaffed?"

Sun Shaozong said strangely: "Why are there so many leftover girls this year?"

To say that Jia Yucun’s recent official duties need to use portrait painting, that is, the ‘blind date’ held by the local government every year around the Dragon Boat Festival.

At the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in order to alleviate the population crisis caused by the long wars, a mandatory marriage policy was implemented. At that time, regardless of men and women, if they were still unmarried after the age of eighteen, the local government would come forward and marry forcibly.

Today, with the gradual increase in the population, this policy is not as strict as it was at the beginning, but it has not been completely abolished.

According to the current regulations, unmarried men and women who have reached the age of 21 must pay a special ‘single tax’, and the amount of tax paid will increase year by year with age.

If you pay the tax, you can naturally continue to be the leftover men and women; if you can’t pay, you must participate in the government’s annual “blind date meeting”. If you fail to be “matched” for two consecutive sessions, you will be in the third year. Make unconditional forced marriages.

And the blind date meeting of this idea, of course, cannot be like later generations, allowing hundreds of pairs of men and women to tease each other on the spot.

Generally, the woman’s appearance is simply depicted, marked with the eight characters of her family history and birthday, hung in a specific place, and the man chooses a few independently, and then contacts each other through the official media.

Of course, scholars with fame or honorable court officials can ignore this decree.

However, he said that Sun Shaozong was curious about why there were so many leftover girls this year that he and even the painters were not enough. Cheng Rixing said helplessly: "It was not all the floods last year. At that time, many men of the right age in the city took the opportunity to negotiate. marriage."

"In addition, prices have risen a lot in the past years and years, and people are struggling to make a living. How can they afford to pay extra taxes? So the number of women participating in blind dates this year is more than twice that in previous years."

Gee~

This really caused the fire at the gate of the city to smash the pond fish!

Who would have thought that a flood in Hebei would have affected the'marriage market' in the capital?

However, the floods did benefit many bachelors in the capital.

As for the leftover girl...

The people of Huangchenggener have no habit of picking son-in-law among the victims, except for those who are famous and famous.

However, how can a talented person like the leftover women of ordinary people's homes?

"In this case."

After understanding the cause and effect, Sun Shaozong said: "Then let Lin Delu choose a few who are good at meticulous painting and remember to confess to them. Don't be like a wanted order in normal times. You will be vicious and evil. It will ruin the good marriage of others!"

Cheng Rixing laughed when he heard the words, and waited to go out to find Lin Delu.

"Wait first."

Sun Shaozong yelled to him again: "Let Chengye go. I have some private matters to discuss with you."

Private matter?

Cheng Rixing was a little excited. He had been a master for more than a year. This was the first time Sun Shaozong wanted to discuss personal matters with him seriously.

Doesn't this prove that Dong Weng trusts himself more? !

So he went out hurriedly, confessed the matter to Sun Chengye, then happily turned back, sneakingly said: "Dong Weng has something to say, but it doesn't matter, the student guarantees his wealth and life, and will never reveal anything to the outside world!"

This guy...

Don’t you think you’re embezzling and betraying the law?

Sun Shaozong was a little speechless. He pointed to the opposite chair and asked him to sit down first. Then he said in a serious tone: "Actually, I recently bought a non-compensating luxury sale. I urgently need a few people who I can trust. Go to the south and stare at it. I think about it, but you are the most suitable person to take care of it."

In fact, when Sun Shaozong first started thinking about the timber business, the person Sun Shaozong liked most was the old butler Wei Licai. Old man Wei did his work safely and decisively. The most important thing was his loyalty to the Sun family.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes. After the old man Wei continued, he has been a full-time dad and has been a full-time dad after he resumed his work. Even the big and small things in the house have been thrown away at Zhao Zhongji.

Although the Sun family brothers would definitely agree to go to the south and stare if they asked for each other, how could they open their mouths?

So Sun Shaozong put his idea on Cheng Rixing's head. Cheng Rixing had been a shopkeeper, and he had a serious reputation for promoting people. He handled things safely, except that his loyalty was not as good as that of Mr. Wei. It was the most appropriate one. Candidates.

It's just that when Cheng Rixing heard that he was helping to manage the ‘business’, he was a little flinching.

In recent years, scholar-officials generally looked down on merchants. Cheng Rixing would not hesitate to resign from the fat and lack of Jia's shop and come to be Sun Shaozong's tortured master. It was probably because of this.

Now that his master is doing something interesting, how can he be willing to take care of the merchant's awkward things again?

And his thoughts, Sun Shaozong naturally knew it well, so he immediately said: "This transaction will last two or three years at most. During this period, the bonus given to you will be no less than one thousand taels The important thing is..."

Sun Shaozong paused for a while before throwing out the most important bait: "If you still fail in the imperial examination three years from now, I will do my best to protect your future as a county magistrate!"

"Really?!"

Cheng Rixing jumped with excitement. Although he had been reluctant to give up the imperial examination, he actually knew in his heart that as he got older and his inertia increased, his chances of getting admitted to the Jinshi became increasingly slim.

If it can be operated by merchants for three or two years, it will be exchanged for a Bailihou...

"Have I ever fooled you with empty words?"

Seeing that he was already tempted, Sun Shaozong further revealed: "What's more, this transaction also involves a high-ranking member of the second grade. If you manage it properly, you probably won't be stingy to be a good favor over there."

A member of the second product? !

Cheng Rixing's eyes shone, and he suddenly bowed and said: "Since Dongweng is so important, the students dare not try to report back?!"

Seeing his promise, Sun Shaozong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the role of the overall situation is decided, the person who will assist from the side can be arranged.

"Mr. Cheng recently cleaned up the house first, I guess it might be necessary in the middle of the month..."

"Uncle, uncle!"

Sun Shaozong was telling Cheng Rixing about the date of going south, and suddenly he saw Sun Chengye ran in in a panic, tremblingly: "There is news from the house detention center that a nun wants a miscarriage!"

Miscarriage is premature delivery, which was extremely dangerous in ancient times.

But Sun Shaozong wasn't enough. He panicked because of the life and death of a nasty nun, so he calmly asked: "Is the one with the older month or the younger one?"

If the month is big, the expected delivery date is the end of May. If it is a small delivery, the risk is not too great.

The month is small, but the one that has not yet reached the regular delivery period until early July, is now more than two months away, and the risk is much higher.

"This……"

Sun Chengye was immediately at a loss~www.readwn.com~ He heard that the female prisoner in the house is going to have a miscarriage, so he came over in a panic to report it. How could he ever take care of these details?

Still lack exercise.

Sun Shaozong shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't be so flustered in the future, just ask the matter clearly before speaking."

After that, he ordered: "Send someone to inform Zhou Da, let him go and watch him personally, try to save the mother and child safely. If you encounter danger, protect the child first."

The two prosecutors who were convicted of these two prosecutors were all imprisoned, even if they saved their lives temporarily, they would still die after the autumn, so they naturally chose to protect their children.

When Sun Chengye took the order, Cheng Rixing next to him reminded him again: "My lord, shouldn't I inform Zhicui'an and Fayuan Temple? After all, this child will be handed over to them after he is born."

Gee~

I don't know if that Miaoyu experienced the scare at the beginning, and is willing to adopt these evil species again.