Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2196 Where does the water come from?

  Du Ji's home.

  『Brother Du...』 Li Yuan was a little confused, 『What's wrong with this mausoleum, why do you have to go to Lantian to be the county magistrate? There are no multiple official ranks, so why bother? 』

  The Lantian order finally fell into the hands of Du Ji.

   This is not surprising.

Lantian is not too small. According to legend, it is the mother of Fuxi and Nuwa, and also the hometown of Huaxu, the direct ancestor of Emperor Yan and Huangdi. Because of the beautiful jade produced since ancient times, it is known as "Lantian of Jade". At the same time, it is close to Wuguan. According to Qin Dynasty Chu Yaodao, the location is very important. In addition, there are a large number of refugees gathered in the vicinity of Lantian. Even if Huqi Youling will divert them next year, it is still a heavy task at the moment. Well done.

The key point is that Lantian has also been wiped out by a group of officials, leaking from top to bottom, and to some extent still under the high attention of Hussar General Fei Qian. If there is a slight problem, it is very likely that it will be discovered. It is purely a thankless position, so Li Yuan feels that Du Ji's behavior is beyond his comprehension...

   Although Du Ji's original position may not be very good, it is definitely not bad. How many mausoleums are there in Chang'an? Then Du Ji was in charge of one of them. Is this comparable to a mere Lantian county magistrate? Even if you take ten Lantian county magistrates, you won't change them!

  No one will ask for trouble, but the problem is that Du Ji did it, and he seems very happy.

  Du Ji laughed and said, "How about just pretending that you can't stay idle and ask for trouble?" 』Du Ji was obviously very excited, and even asked his servants to go to the restaurant to order takeaway, er, a banquet, and enjoy it at home.

  『Come and drink this one! 』Du Ji persuaded him to drink.

  In the red lacquer wine cup, a few fishes outlined with silver wire swayed as if they would move with the rippling of the wine.

   This is a recent trend.

  Originally, most of the lacquer ware among the big men were black and red. Now there are some high-end products, that is, lacquer ware inlaid with gold and silver threads. Of course, the price will go up...

Li Yuan looked at Du Ji, so he had no choice but to pick up the wine cup, and drank one with him. Just as he put it down, he was about to speak when he saw a servant coming in from outside the courtyard, cupping his hands and reporting: "Patriarch, Wei Yuan Right here, right outside the door...」

  Li Yuan muttered and said, "Hey, I'm here just now, I'm really busy..."

  Du Ji smiled slightly, stood up and said, "My dear brother, sit down for a while, and let me go to welcome you in." 』

  『Forget it,』 Li Yuan also stood up, 『Someone can go too...』

  The two went to the door together, then met Wei Duan, exchanged a few words, entered the courtyard together, and sat down again.

Wei Duan didn't come so late on purpose, indeed he has a lot of things to do now, and from the perspective of several institutions in Chang'an, his subordinates are the most complicated, with the most troublesome personnel matters, those who are empty-paid, and those who are emotional , trying to get rid of him, and watching the fun is not too big of a deal...

  So on the whole, even with Wei Duan's status, he can still hold back to some extent. If someone else is replaced, there may be a lot of excitement.

   Wei Duan smiled and said: "Brother Yu came here in a hurry, but he was prepared to be polite. Fang Qiao got two altars of drunken fairy wine, which means that brother He Xian can cross this pond and enter Dachuan!" 』

  Du Ji cupped his hands in the direction of the hussar's office, "My little brother is just an ordinary talent, not worth mentioning. This is Hussar Sheng En, who is here today..."

...

  『Oh, the fragrance of drunken immortals, floating in the sky for nine days, immortals stop, mortals are fascinated, it really deserves its reputation... 』Du Ji said, 『Brother Wei is so kind, it really costs money...』

   Wei Duan waved his hand and said: "You and I are brothers, how straight is this mere drunken wine?" If it’s not that it’s really hard to find a jar, it’s a must to bring some more... let’s not talk about it, let’s taste the taste together...』

  People in the Han Dynasty believed that spices could communicate with gods and have magical effects...

In fact, strictly speaking, wines with spices are not necessarily delicious, but because the pursuit of spices in the Han Dynasty was almost obsessed, and the spices had been cut off for a long time because of the war, and now Feiqian has rebuilt it. One can imagine how popular the business is, not only the spices themselves, but also other products that are mixed with spices are also very popular.

Just like the "cheese" of later generations, no matter what food it is, it seems that as long as it sticks a little bit of "cheese", it will immediately become taller, not only very popular, but also very expensive, but in fact "Cheese" also has a name that is too dregs, called cheese, there are so many in Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia...

Of course, some people will definitely say how cheese is the same as cheese, just like "cherries" that have nothing to do with cars, and "strawberries" that are completely different from pears. There is no such thing as a strange "kiwi fruit"...

  Spiced wine, uh, drunk fairy wine, the three of them couldn't help but slightly closed their eyes and closed their mouths tightly, as if worried that if they opened their mouths, the scent would escape.

   After a long while, Li Yuan sighed, "Good wine! Good wine! 』

  Wei Duan and Du Ji couldn't help but nodded together.

   Not only the three people in the hall were intoxicated, but even the servants who served in the hall were a little obsessed. They stretched their necks and smelled the fragrance flowing in the air with all their might, inevitably showing some yearning expressions on their faces...

  With wine as a reconciliation, the atmosphere between the three people is much better than before, not to mention that the three people actually said that there is no irreconcilable conflict between life and death.

  "The affairs of the world... are like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat..." Wei Duan put down his wine cup and said with a sigh. I don't know if the "thing" he said is a thing or a scholar, or both, "My virtuous brother is appointed as Lantian this time, and there is a special opportunity. Maybe someday... some are not as good as my virtuous brother..." Can't let go, can't let go...」

  Du Ji's expression moved slightly, and then he said with a smile: "Brother Wei, why is this so important? The importance of participating in the law is the same as that of a royal censor. He is just a mausoleum magistrate. How can there be any comparison?" 』

  Li Yuan looked at Wei Duan, "Could it be that Brother Wei also thinks Brother Du's move is very good?" 』

Wei Duan chuckled, "Dear brother, you know, among the vacant county magistrates, one is filled by a bachelor of agriculture, one is a bachelor of engineering, and the other is an inspector... You must know that this is the magistrate of a county. It can be said that the leader of the same place...The current situation is really different, different...』

  Li Yuan stared, then seemed to be thinking about something, and couldn't say anything for a while.

On the other hand, Du Ji said: "If you follow Hushi's intention... this move may become a common practice... But if there is any shortage, it will be judged in the same hall, and the difference will be made... The rest will naturally have nothing to say... Besides... 』

  Du Ji spoke halfway, then smacked his lips, shook his head, and sighed.

   Wei Duan also took a look at Du Ji, and then sighed.

  The officialdom before the big man is completely different from the officialdom under the hussars now.

In the past, there was a recommendation system. The officials who took office heard that there were talented people in certain places, so they had to invite them over and over again. Because of someone's sincerity in seeking talents, Fang is willing to take up the post...

But now, two people, or a few people, are fighting and robbing in full view, and if they are slightly improperly prepared, or if they are taken lightly, they may lose the position they thought they could easily get, just like being caught by those A bachelor's degree in agriculture, a bachelor's degree in engineering, and even the post of county magistrate seized by the inspection.

   In other words, in the past, as long as there was some urine, there was no need to worry about squatting in the pit, but now there is no real skill, and there is no good position at all!

   This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the gentry children who are used to waiting at home for the pie to fall from the sky, especially those who always say they want to live in seclusion in the mountains and wait for the volunteers to take the bait...

  If you don’t go, there will be others who are willing to go, if you don’t go for it, then there will be others who are willing to fight for it!

  Of course, the children of the gentry still have certain advantages, but these advantages are slowly being lost, and Du Ji undoubtedly saw this and stepped out first, while Wei Duan lamented that he couldn’t let go...

"Brother, if you hear Brother Yu's words, you should think about finding an opportunity to move around. You must know that although the mausoleum is good, it is not beneficial to live for a long time..." Du Ji looked at Li Yuan and said, then turned his gaze to the small pond in the corner of the yard , "Water without a source, and a tree without roots, will last forever..."

   Li Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then followed Du Ji's gaze, and looked at the small pond...

  …(ーー゛)…

  Qiu Cheng looked up at the sky. Although the sky was not completely clear and it was approaching dusk, it was a bit chaotic and gloomy, but he was in a good mood. Because he was the first person to be transferred from a bachelor of agriculture to a county magistrate under the rule of General Hussars.

  No. 1, No. 1, No. 1 person, but anyone with the prefix of "No. 1" is always more or less eye-catching, and Qiu Cheng is no exception this time.

for example…

   Forget it, let’s not compare it.

Bachelor of Agriculture is a unique official position under hussars. Although the functions slightly overlap with the county magistrate, in some specific cases, they can also replace the county magistrate to exercise some powers, but after all, they are not official positions of the imperial court. In the hearts of the people, it is still very important.

  Qiu Cheng is now a county magistrate from a bachelor's degree in agriculture. Even a remote county magistrate in Zhiyang County, which belongs to Lantian, is a great improvement in the eyes of many people, and it can even be said to be a qualitative leap.

Before taking office, according to the usual practice, there will be five days of rest time, which has been counted in Qiu Cheng's working hours, that is to say, from now on, every month, Qiu Cheng will have five days of rest time , and then if there are some special circumstances, it can be postponed, just like a paid vacation for future generations.

  The sun is setting, and from a distance, the village located on the mound is already in sight...

  『Brother Zhong! 』

  Before Qiu Cheng reached the village, the people watching at the intersection of the village had already spotted him. He jumped up on the spot so high, and then waved his arms desperately, "Brother Zhong, I'm here!" At this! 』

  Qiu Cheng was ranked second. As for the boss, he died ten years ago.

   died in the war.

Waiting for Qiu Cheng at the gate of the village was the third eldest in the family, Qiu Neng, who was five years younger than Qiu Cheng, running over from the village, and behind him, many listeners came out To the voice of the villagers. Obviously, the news that Qiu Cheng became the county magistrate has already reached here.

   This is this old, or scarred village. In the village, there is his scarred, even old home...

  Anyway, the old home is also home.

  The villagers followed Qiu Neng to the front, but they were somewhat timid and did not dare to go forward.

  Qiu Cheng laughed and said, "Everyone, what's the matter?" So-and-so is still so-and-so...but he changed his position, so he doesn't recognize him anymore? 』

  『That’s different...』Someone responded.

Qiu Cheng laughed, "What's the difference? If it wasn't for the elders who took in our family back then, my Qiu family would have died in the chaos... I am still me, growing up in the Chen family village Qiu's son! 』

"it is good! well said! ’ Behind the villagers of the Chen family’s village, came a slightly old voice, ‘I just said that the Qiu family can produce talents! Look, isn't it fulfilled now? ! 』

  『Chen Gong…』Everyone saluted one after another, making way for them.

Chen Gong, an elder-level person in Chen's village, stepped forward, looked Qiu Cheng up and down, then nodded, turned around and laughed and said to the villagers: "Okay, it's all gone, it's gone, don't be a fool." According to Qiu Jialang's words, tomorrow, tomorrow, the old man will be the host, and it can be regarded as congratulations to Qiu Jialang for becoming the county magistrate! Let’s break up today, let’s go home and rest well...』

  Qiu Chenggong cupped his hands, "Why bother Mr. Chen..."

   Chen Gong said with a smile: "If you are not troublesome, how can you say troublesome?" Qiu Jialang also don't see outsiders, it's getting late today, and it's not convenient for me to chatter, what's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow... I'll talk about it tomorrow...』

  Qiu Cheng could only shake his head, and when he looked towards his own direction, he couldn't help showing a smile, and turned around to greet his younger brother, "Let's go home!" 』

  Although it is said that returning home is like an arrow, but on the way home, it is still inevitable to say hello to this and that fellow in the village...

  『Brother Zhong, why bother with them? Qiu Neng on the side hummed a few words in a low voice, "When you went to become a bachelor of agriculture, these people ignored them, and some people made fun of them, saying that our family went back more and more, and then even serious I don’t even have a position... Now I’m pretending to be kind... Humph...』

  Qiu Cheng smiled slightly, nodded towards the person who greeted him, and tugged Qiu Neng, "Shut up, just walk faster..."

  The Qiu family is a declining noble family, not even a poor family. At least there is still a door for the poor family, and they don't even have a home, so they can only live here as guests. They really don't know how to survive the first few years, and the Bachelor of Agriculture was the only way Qiu Cheng thought of at that time.

   Otherwise, it can be said that the Qiu family really had no way to climb up at that time.

  Scholars who are serious about the Eight Classics must have money. If you don’t have money, you can’t even think about going to school. Only a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a bachelor’s degree in engineering can pay on credit first, and then slowly pay back...

  So even during the period when Qiu Cheng served as a bachelor of agriculture, his family situation did not change much, and most of his salary had to be repaid. Therefore, although there were some subsidies, he was still very poor.

Although the Bachelor of Agriculture and the Bachelor of Engineering both carry the word "Scholar", in fact, in the eyes of most of the gentry children, especially those who are serious, it is not a good way to get ahead. Most of the time, bachelors and engineering bachelors are mixed with civilians and craftsmen, so that the children of the gentry don't like it very much.

   Smelly, sweaty.

  Dirty, muddy.

   Tired, hard work.

  The children of the noble family should be romantic, beauties mellow wine, burn incense and read scriptures, and enjoy luxury. What's the point of mixing in the fields, workshops and canals? Didn't he lose his identity?

  Of course, the children of the gentry have also forgotten that their ancestors, even the royal nobles, were nothing more than a village pavilion chief or a small landowner...

Those people who looked down on and even laughed at the Qiu family back then included not only the sons of the gentry, but also ordinary farmers in the Chen family village. It was like seeing a well-dressed person step on a banana peel and fall, and some people would immediately laugh. Some of the farmers felt that the fall of the Qiu family was something worthy of their ridicule.

But now, no matter men, women, old or young, whenever they met on the road, they would always be friendly. If Mr. Chen hadn't told him not to disturb him before, they would have stopped Qiu Cheng now and warmly invited him to his home sit down...

  Qiu Cheng also responded kindly one by one. Villagers and farmers in the countryside, even if they are cunning, are limited, and because of their own vision, the smaller the place, the easier it is for them to have small stomachs, because they can only see so little.

The Qiu family lived here as a guest, so the house itself was relatively remote. Qiu Cheng passed through the front of thirty or forty families all the way, greeted thirty or forty people, and then responded to thirty or forty invitations, finally arrived. In front of my own house.

  There are more than a dozen mulberry trees in front of and behind the house, and these dozen mulberry trees are the only source of extra income for their family. It's just that in the twelfth lunar month of winter, the leaves of these mulberry trees are almost gone, leaving only bare branches.

Because it is a guest residence, there is no land, and no land means no income. Only these mulberry trees support the whole house, and they are also the heart and soul of his mother. Whenever the mulberry leaves start to grow in spring, his mother starts to raise them. Silkworms, when the silkworms grow wildly, they have to get up two or three times a night to add mulberry leaves to them. He and his younger brother often fall asleep with the sound of the silkworms rustling and eating mulberry leaves...

   Then we have to cook cocoons and draw silk...

  Every item is not easy.

  If the silkworm cocoons are overcooked, they will get old.

  The silk was pulled too fast and it broke.

   It’s not that the people in the Chen family’s village didn’t want to learn, but they couldn’t learn it. Even if it was taught by Qiu’s mother, they still couldn’t.

These people don't know that the people in Chen's village learn to raise silkworms just because they want to make more money. It's better to have more money, but it doesn't matter if you don't learn it. Anyway, there are still lands, and the Qiu family's mother raises silkworms, but it's In the struggle for life, if one mistake is made, the whole family will have no income, and there will be no living head!

  How could it be the same?

  Under the bare mulberry tree, standing tremblingly is the old mother with gray hair...

  Qiu Cheng took a few steps forward, threw himself in front of his mother's knees, and kowtowed to the ground: "My lord, you are not filial...the child is back..."

  (end of this chapter)