Chapter 30: Throwing Stones to Ask the Way
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After ten days, he set foot in the capital again, and Wang Fulin was no longer as embarrassed as he came last time. Because his elder sister Wang Yuanwan had instructed him before, he asked Jin Bao to take Qiu Feng to the Ma Family Inn in the county to settle the placement, and he and two sedan chairmen went to a small house affiliated to the Xu Family Courtyard in Doushan Street to submit a post.
Because his trip was really sudden, Wang Yuanwan was frightened and asked his mother-in-law for instructions and asked someone to invite him in. As soon as the brother and brother met, she hurriedly asked, "Why did you suddenly enter the city? Did your parents send a message and say something important, or did the second mother and sister have something wrong?"
"Sister, although my parents didn't send a message back, they must be fine. My second wife and my younger sister are also very good." Wang Fulin looked at Wang Yuanwan's anxious look and hesitated whether he should come to say hello to his elder sister first, but in the end he told the truth, "This time I went to the city because Wu Lichang from Qianqiuli came to inform me, saying that the county yamen sent his father to be the grain chief."
"What?" Wang Yuanwan immediately raised his eyebrows and his face turned pale. But after all, she married, and she didn't have a direct attack like Wang Erniang. After enduring it, she endured it and said word by word, "It's too much!"
"Since my father is not here, of course I have to come into the city and deal with the new Zhao Sili in the Hufang." Wang Fulin said this, but instead comforted Wang Yuanwan, "Sister, don't worry, I have my own opinions on this matter, so you don't have to worry about it."
"My brother!" Wang Yuanwan immediately became anxious, "Although I'm married, I can't ignore my father's affairs. Even if your brother-in-law hasn't entered school, I often follow my mother-in-law to ask for the old lady in my family..."
"Sister, I went to Mr. Nanming's house when I came. Although I didn't see Mr. Nanming, the second master had promised not to stand by. In short, listen to me first in this matter, don't bother my brother-in-law and others." Wang Fulin had to take the same trick as when dealing with Wang Erniang. Seeing that Wang Yuanwan really showed a surprised and happy expression, he had to add fuel to the fire, and finally reassured his elder sister.
"No wonder the second master came to the city last time and came to see me and brought gifts. He was an elder, so I originally went to see him." Wang Yuanguan breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Wang Fulin, "Brother, my father has been away for many years. You used to be just studying, and your mother and two sisters were in charge of your family. Now that you have your own opinions, I can finally feel at ease! If you have any questions, please send me a message and don't show off."
"Know, know."
After repeated agreement with his elder sister, Wang Fulin lingers for a while. When he learned that his brother-in-law Xu Zhen was going out to meet friends, he went to see Wang Yuanwan's mother-in-law Ke again, and then said goodbye. This time he came to visit, and the two sedan chairmen were waiting at the door. At this moment, he came out to get on the slide and was about to leave Doushan Street, a group of people came towards him surrounded by two sedan chairs.
Although the street was spacious, two and four people in the group carried the sedan chair, and the people who followed him were urging and hugging each other. He came down and ordered the two sedan chairmen to give in. Unexpectedly, when he was about to pass by, an old voice suddenly came from the sedan chair in front of him.
“Stop it.”
There was only a small voice, and the group of people who were moving stopped immediately. Wang Fulin saw that the curtains of the four-person sedan chair in front were beaten up, and it was vaguely seen that there was an old woman with gray hair sitting inside. He didn't know who the other party was, but he didn't blame many people when he was out for the ceremony, so he bowed and called him "Old Lady".
Nowadays, unlike the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, all the clothing names are strict. Now, as long as you have money, the master's wife can call you casually, and even the slaves can wear gold clothes everywhere, which has long confused the quality of the rank.
After hearing his name, the old woman in the sedan chair smiled and asked, "Is it my little husband Wang?"
Wang Fulin hadn't entered the mansion several times, and when he walked on Doushan Street, he was recognized by strangers. He immediately muttered in his heart, but he asked politely: "It's the student, the unknown old lady is..."
"I'm from the Xu family on Doushan Street. I often have your elder sister on weekdays. After hearing about you, I've been quite curious, but I didn't expect that I could meet you by chance today."
The old woman in the sedan chair was Fang, the old lady of the Xu family. She paused for a moment and then smiled and said, "Today, Japan wants to invite you to sit in the middle of the house, but you are covered in dust. I think you have not been in the city for a long time. I wonder if you have already decided on a residence? I will be able to post it later."
"It turns out to be the old lady of the Xu family." Knowing that this is what my sister calls the old lady of the Xu family, Wang Fulin immediately bowed again, and then smiled, "Thank you for your concern. I am still living in the Ma Family Inn on Houheng Street, County. If the old lady calls me, I just need to send a message in the future. As for the two words "posting", wouldn't it be a shame for the younger generation?"
"Okay, then that's it." After the old woman nodded, she lowered the curtains and the group started again.
When the four-person sedan chair passed by Wang Fulin, he only saw the curtains moving slightly, as if someone was looking at him through the gap. He suddenly teased him intentionally and smiled back. Seeing that the curtains were closed tightly, he didn't know if the people inside saw it, but the sound of a young woman speaking was faintly heard from inside, obviously not alone. He didn't take it seriously, and when the person went over, he greeted the sedan chairman, sat on the slide rod and left in the opposite direction of the group, but he thought in his heart.
But he was not thinking about the attitude of the Xu family. The Xu family is so polite to him now, perhaps because his elder sister can be a good person, but in the final analysis, he cleared his reputation and established a good relationship in Shilin, She County.
The question is, why would the new Zhao Si Li, who was in the She County yamen, dare to send his father who was not at home as the chief of grain?
After lingering in a cake shop in Fucheng for a while, he entered the Shexian County from Deshengmen and Outermen to the east. However, Wang Fulin did not go to Majia Inn to meet Jin Bao Qiufeng first, but came to the county government from County Qian Street and asked to see Shexian County Magistrate Ye Junyao, intending to use this to throw a stone to ask for directions.
Anyway, it seems that he is only fourteen years old. Although he had gained some reputation before, he was reckless and impulsive, so it is nothing strange to ask the magistrate to call him Chaitianqu after being wronged.
After reading his post, the door politely returned it with both hands: "It turns out it's Xiao Gong Wang. It's really a coincidence that Tang Zun went to Huizhou Prefecture in the afternoon and has not come back yet. If you are really anxious, I'll help you hand it in first. Maybe Tang Zun will summon him after he looks back."
Although he was respectful and polite, the middle-aged man's eyes were a little erratic. Wang Fulin knew that he was asking for the bag, but pretended not to know. It was not until a sedan chairwoman next to him came up and whispered to remind him that he hesitated to take out more than a dozen cents from his pocket. Seeing this, the man immediately smiled and reached out to take it with a slight smile, glanced at it, put it in his arms, and nodded with the post.
"Don't worry, the younger ones will definitely send them in."
When Wang Fulin got on the slide and left, the middle-aged man spat on the ground disdainfully, and said with a cold face: "I thought it was amazing after taking the exam for a scholar? I just sent me a dozen cents, thinking I was a beggar! What a thing, relying on your ability to make a fortune, I will drink the northwest wind!"
He had just thrown the post on the ground, and a middle-aged man came out of the county government. It was Mr. Zhao Wu, the head of the Zhuang team. When Mr. Zhao Wu saw this, he knew which company did not pack his door when submitting the post. He immediately asked with a smile: "Old Xu, who was the one who came just now?"
When the old man Xu heard the voice, he turned around and saw this person. He had just looked gloomy and quickly folded his smile. The man was a heavy service, and the third yamen runners were also a heavy service, but the wages were different. The man's total wage was only two taels of silver a year, which was far less than the third yamen runners, but the bags were much more oily. However, Master Zhao Wu was not only in the organization, but also in the leading role, so he dared not offend him. Since he had seen this scene, he immediately added fuel to his stinginess and said Wang Fulin's stinginess, but he did not expect that Master Zhao Wu stared at him for a while and suddenly went up to pick up the famous post. He was immediately embarrassed.
Master Zhao Wu opened the famous post casually and saw that the person who signed it as a student Wang Fulin Baibai. There was a piece of paper in the middle. He picked it up and looked at it and smiled. Seeing that Old Xu was standing there with a dark face, he closed the post casually, but handed the paper over first: "Look at it yourself, you almost lost half a tael of silver."
"Huh?" Old Xu was stunned when he heard this. When he took it, he saw that it was the most famous cake shop in the mansion city, which was newly launched in this year. He looked embarrassed. Seeing that Mr. Zhao Wu smiled and handed back the famous post, he quickly put it away, but muttered, "What a scholar's husband, why are there so many famous things? This thing is not as affordable as money!"
Mr. Zhao Wu thought the same way in his heart - after all, he was a scholar's husband, and he was so embarrassed to give him a door bag, which almost wasted money!
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