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Chapter 17 The Magistrate Has an Invitation

Zi'er is the daughter of a maid in Chen Gui's mansion. Because she has been beautiful since childhood, she has been carefully trained by Chen Gui. In her prime, she plays the pipa well and practices good dance skills. She has also learned about playing chess, painting, and writing poetry. She has excellent looks and a romantic figure, especially her big and lively eyes, which seems to be confusing all living beings. An ordinary man asked her to take a look at her, and her whole body was stiff as if she was thunder and could not calm down for a long time. Zhou Dayuan knew that the lustful Chen Gui had been holding back and forth and did not take action. That was what he planned to do for major events.

Now that I am so generous, I use the bait for fishing for a rich son-in-law to deal with a fledgling county magistrate, isn't this a bit unusual?

Zhou Dayuan suddenly felt shocked: His old boss was as cunning as a fox. He did not need to use such a killer weapon to deal with such young people, nor was it as simple as pulling him onto the ship. He was most likely to let this inexperienced person fill the "pit" dug in front and let him be a scapegoat. For example, when Chen Gui took control of Jiangyou County, he damaged the public and benefited privately, concealed the superiors and deceived the subordinates, and moved the imperial court's money to his home, making it a huge deficit. The account can be described as shocking. According to rumors, it has aroused suspicion from superiors and may send people to investigate. If the paper cannot cover the fire, the deficit is always a huge hidden danger, and no one knows when it will happen.

This time Chen Gui has given such a heavy capital, is he going to push all the things on the new County Magistrate Lu?

Zhou Dayuan thought of him like lightning, but his face did not change, and continued to say with a respectful look: "Yes, sir, wise."

It’s not your own business, you can hold on. Besides, you have to participate in those things yourself. If you handle those things smoothly, it’s best.

However, when he thought of the beauty of that figure, Zhou Dayuan became jealous of the Lu Haoshan, who was full of impatience. You must know that as Chen Gui's number one confidant, he had hinted many times, hoping that Chen Gui would marry her to fill her house and enjoy it well, but Chen Gui never let it go, and he didn't expect that he would get a discount from outsiders so soon.

Of course, Zhou Dayuan would not say these things, just understand them with some things.

Chen Gui seemed to feel his confidant a little unhappy, patted Zhou Dayuan on the shoulder and said, "I know you are interested in Zi'er, but everything is the overall situation. Nowadays, as long as you have money, what kind of woman can't get it? Don't worry, you will have a chance to have a kiss."

Zhou Dayuan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized and immediately said happily: "Yes, sir, my little wish is to follow the leader of the adults."

This sentence is a hint and a small promise. If you have the opportunity to get Zi'er, you will be able to send Zi'er to her side when the new county magistrate finishes his trick. By then, Zi'er is already "breaking", but is it better to have a good time? Zhou Dayuan is not greedy, just be able to have a love for her. He heard this and quickly expressed his loyalty.

"Okay, it depends on Zi'er." Chen Gui nodded, with a gleam in his eyes.

.........

In the backyard of the county government, Lu Haoshan was lying lazily on the free chair, while tasting the best tea and eating exquisite snacks. Liu Jinzhu was enthusiastic about fanning him. Now he is out of clothes and food, and he lives a good life.

Lu Haoshan put a half-leave rice cake on the plate and said a little tired: "Why is this snack not as delicious as before? Isn't that chef lazy, right?"

"I guess it's Brother Shan, I'll give it to you next time. I'll try it first and then collect it. I don't want anything that is not delicious, so I'll just let them take it away." Liu Jinzhu immediately said with a smile.

If the villagers of Huatian Village heard this, they would probably scold the two for forgetting their roots. More than a month ago, Lu Haoshan was reluctant to divert his sight when he looked at the tofu stale tofu, while Liu Jinzhu was staring at the wild vegetable porridge that was so sparsely reflected in the mirror in Lu Haoshan's bowl. Now, it's good. After more than a month of pampering, the two became picky.

"How is it, I didn't treat you badly."

Liu Jinzhu immediately said: "It's worth it. These days, you can say that you eat delicious food and drink spicy food every day. These things were something you didn't dare to think about before. Even now, I'm asking me to die Liu Jinzhu, and it's worth it in this life."

"What are you dead?" Lu Haoshan said with a smile: "Don't worry, follow me, this good life has just begun."

"This kind of life is not good enough? Brother Shan, now we have a good meal and accommodation. This is a fairy-like life. By the way, there are quite a lot of tributes these days, and not to mention anything else, the pen fee alone is more than 200 taels. It's just one month. With this money, you can buy a house and marry a wife in Huatian Village, buy a cow, and buy a few acres of paddy fields. It's more nourishing than Uncle Chen, who sells tofu."

This is insight and vision. For Liu Jinzhu, if you can earn more than 200 taels a month, it is a gift from someone else. It is like a dream. For him who is at ease with his wealth, this is already a huge amount of astronomical money. When he sees the white silver, he wants to give up and leave here to be a rich man. But for Lu Haoshan, if this amount of silver is exchanged for later generations, he has not successfully sold a fake antique. To be honest, he really doesn't like it.

However, he was also secretly surprised that a county official's annual salary was ninety stones, which was about forty taels of silver, because the price of grain was not fixed, and a carriage-driven groom only earned a few taels less than a high-ranking county official. In this way, it would be strange that the mentality of being an official could be balanced. The family and young people had to eat and drink, relatives and friends had to take care of it, and they had to take good care of the people and colleagues. They could not make any money. They had certain certainty about the history of the Ming Dynasty, and Lu Haoshan knew that small officials cheated to save the poor, while high officials became rich by embezzlement. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, officials became a common political style.

Now, in less than a month, the fruit and pastries I delivered were not counted, but the cost of moistening the pen alone was more than 200 taels. It was really a clean and honest man. It would take four or five years to save enough. How many filial sons are there in front of the bed of a long time? How many beauties are there in their arms, and how many are there in their arms like Liu Xiahui?

"Why, you're satisfied with this amount of money in this kind of life?"

"Isn't this good?" Liu Jinzhu said in surprise.

Lu Haoshan knocked on his head and said angrily: "Okay, you have a little chance. You can't talk to you too much, so as not to become stingy. You can eat as much as you can, drink as you can, and just say less and do more."

"Yes, Brother Shan, I'll listen to you."

After Liu Jinzhu finished speaking, he paused for a moment, and then said carefully: "Brother Shan, then what kind of life do you think is good?"

"Of course, the world is big, you can do whatever you want," Lu Haoshan said with a smile: "At least, there must be a beautiful woman around you to wait for it."

With a "bang", Liu Jinzhu suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, I always feel that I always feel that day almost tastes. It turns out that there is a beauty, but no woman, it doesn't look good. Brother Shan, where can I find a beauty? By the way, there are a few minor officials in the county government who always pick me out for fun, but..."

"Go," Lu Haoshan said slowly: "Remember what I told you, you can eat, play and take. Remember one thing, that is, you can't bully others with your power, and you can't do things that damage my official voice. Do you understand?"

Speaking of the latter, Lu Haoshan's face became solemn.

Everything I did here is to take this small Jiangyou County as its foundation for strength. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. They are an outsider and have low recognition. If the influence is not good and the people are lost, they will control the county government and this acre of three parts of the land will not be the surname of them.

Seeing Lu Haoshan speaking so seriously, Liu Jinzhu also put away his hip-hop expression and patted his chest to ensure that he would not do anything randomly. Only then did Lu Haoshan feel relieved.

"Brother Shan, you eat, drink and have fun every day, and throw all your official duties to the person named Chen. Wouldn't this be bad? Will he underestimate us?" Liu Jinzhu asked with some concern.

"It's not a problem. The official seal is in my hands, and even major matters cannot be avoided. Besides, the official list of officials in the Ministry of Personnel is also me... and Lu Wenhua's name is still the one who can't make a fuss. If they have that ability, they wouldn't deliberately please us. They are now a solid piece of iron and locals. It can be said that it's easy to undermine me, an outsider, so for the time being, we have to wait for the opportunity."

“When is the time?”

Lu Haoshan was about to speak when a yamen runner walked to the hall to report: "Master, this is an invitation from the county magistrate."
Chapter completed!
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