In front of Li You, hearing that he had "reached the heavens" and had been praised by Qin Wangzheng, Heifu was very excited and almost incoherent.

But after leaving the county governor's mansion, he had another opinion on the sentence relayed by Li You.

"Perhaps in the eyes of the king, all the people in the world are items and tools of different values, and those who are useless to him to build the emperor's industry are the little jingcong who can only be used to burn fire, or the oak tree, although it is tall, but it is useless wood."

Although the oak tree is tall, it sinks in the water when it is used for boats; When used as a coffin, it quickly decays; If it is used as an instrument, it is easy to perish; When used as doors and windows, the grease is not dry; When used as pillars, they are susceptible to insect infestation.

Therefore, the oak is not a timber wood, and there is nothing to use.

Only the wood of catalpa can be used to build a vast building, and it is a useful person in the eyes of King Qin.

Although Zhuangzi seems to have said that catalpa is easy to cut and useless can last for a long time, this sentence is outdated and not suitable for this era.

Qin is a harsh society similar to Sparta, where useless people are not raised, the most typical example, although the Qin law stipulates that infant drowning is guilty, but if the baby born with a mutilated limb is destined to be disabled when it grows up, it can be killed after the official inspection is correct......

In the eyes of the Qin people, this may be the greatest mercy to the child. Therefore, Heifu rarely saw disabled people such as Quasimodo and Little Devil in the Qin Kingdom, and their survival rate in this era, since birth, was much lower than others.

It's the same on the battlefield, people who are considered useless will be sent to fill the ravines, so in this country, everyone must strive to make themselves "useful", assume social responsibility, and build up meritorious deeds and get promoted, so that they and their families can last for a long time.

"Now I have finally fallen into the eyes of King Qin and become a useful person."

After laughing at himself in his heart, the little official who led the way in front also stopped, pointed to a small courtyard and introduced: "Zuo Bing Cao Shi, this is your courtyard." ”

Cao Shi, the left soldier served by Heifu, was a 400-stone official, at the same level as the county lieutenant and the county lieutenant, and lived in his own dormitory, so he didn't have to crowd in the dormitory with ordinary county officials.

While guiding Heifu to the small courtyard with lights on, the little official smiled and said: "When others come to work, they all bring a few maidservants and subordinates to serve, and that Feng Jingjun even brought twenty or thirty people, and he had to enter the courtyard three to live, and the left soldier Cao Shi was good, and he only brought one coachman......"

Heifu smiled embarrassedly, although he was already an official doctor and had 100,000 yuan in his family, but like many nouveau riche, he had no background. Not to mention the servant maid, in fact, even the coachman is hired, after sending Heifu to the place, he will go back to Anlu, Heifu plans to ride a horse by himself in the future, anyway, Yingxian County has a heavy military meaning, and there are many people who travel on a single horse......

Fortunately, it is not uncommon for officials like Heifu to come to office empty-handed, so the county governor's office will arrange some officials, slaves, officials and maids to take care of daily life, Heifu can't be busy with official business for a day, and after work, he has to go home and cook by himself......

The little official knocked on the door, and the door opened, and inside was an old official slave with gray hair and a somewhat lame foot, who was carrying a torch made of hemp, and saw that it was the main owner of the room who came, and hurriedly welcomed the black man in.

Hefu glanced at the torch and saw that the house was not small, and that the stables alone were enough for four or five horses, and that his own carriage and two horses were enough to fit in.

Facing the courtyard gate is a set of brick and stone houses, one in the style of two houses, although the sparrows are small, but they are complete. But in addition to the hut where the old official slave who was responsible for cleaning and opening the door lived in the front yard, there was also a vegetable furrow surrounded by a fence, a well covered and covered, and a small toilet on the edge of the empty chicken pot. At the southernmost end is a kitchen with pots and pans.

In the backyard, where Heifu lived, there were three or four brick houses, all but one that had been cleaned up and covered with new bedding.

"The left soldier Cao Shi and the first general will be one night."

The little official said apologetically: "Two officials and maids, I will send them to the left soldier Cao Shi tomorrow." ”

Heifu didn't care, he had long been used to it in the army, not to mention that in the main house where he lived, there were almost all beds and couches, as well as wooden screens, which were a few points better decorated than the house in his hometown of Anlu.

When the little official retired, Heifu asked the old official slave outside to close the door, and scanned the small courtyard again, if nothing else, this is where he will live in the next half a year.

"No matter what, let's settle down in Yingxian first! If you want to continue to climb up, you have to show your 'Zicai' ability in front of Li You! ”

However, just today's prediction of Wang Qian's 600,000 wars of Chu is enough for Li You to be impressed with himself again, right? Heifu also has to take care of the heat, and he can't act too much, in case he scares Li You, it will not be good.

It was still early to go to bed, so Heifu chatted with the lame old official slave, and learned that he was from the local hidden official, and was only temporarily sent to guard and clean the yard.

"The left soldier Cao Shi went to work alone, and he didn't need too many slaves and maids, the king's life, he had two officials and maids to take care of him, and the old man would go elsewhere tomorrow......"

The black man bowed his head, and at the same time thought to himself: "Wait, in this way, won't I live a rotten life of one man and two women?" ”

……

On the second day, when Heifu got up, the coachman he hired and the old official slave who guarded the door did leave one after another, and Heifu did not want to wait for the little official to send the official maid, so he put it on

The silk robe I received yesterday went to the Cao Guan's office to take a look......

Heifu is wearing a new official uniform of black leather, which means that he is an official under the county lieutenant, wearing a double plate long crown, which means that his title is an official doctor, and the leather belt around his waist is hung with a copper hook with a sac, and the sac contains Heifu's small copper seal, and the black ribbon is exposed outside the sac, which naturally hangs down, and the officials of the Qin State rely on the first number, color, and ribbon (ornamentation) of the ribbon to distinguish the ranks.

The county lieutenant is a military officer, so the soldier Cao and the thief Cao are under the control of the county lieutenant, so it is still the palace compound where Heifu went yesterday, and the gatekeeper at the door knew that he was a chief official as soon as he saw his dress, and immediately bowed down, and then led him to find where the soldier Cao was.

When Heifu stepped into the courtyard of Hyocao, everyone looked at him curiously, as Man said, his name had already spread in Hyosao and the entire county governor's office.

Bing Cao Peng's name is Jiang Slip, and of course he did not dare to slack off on Heifu, the cronies personally recommended by the county lieutenant, and warmly welcomed Heifu's arrival, and introduced him to the history of the soldiers, subordinate officials, and scholars.

"When the left soldier Cao Shi first came, the county lieutenant granted you a two-day break, and it doesn't hurt to come back to take up your post the day after tomorrow."

Soldier Cao Pengjiang slipped with a beautiful mane, and then said that today's right soldier Cao Shi was ordered to inspect the arsenal, and he would be able to see him when Heifu came tomorrow.

The purpose of Heifu's coming here today was to visit his top boss and get to know his colleagues, so as not to make him feel that he was a close confidant of Li You. So after being familiar with the environment here, chatting with those scholars, and knowing where they were going to work after they officially took office, and after the general business, they saw the afternoon and got off work with everyone.

When he rode through the city walls and returned to his house a mile away, he found that the little official had been waiting outside the door for a long time.

"When did you come?" Heifu asked casually.

"Zuo Bing Cao Shi, I also just arrived."

The little official smiled in fear, and asked the two officials and maids in soap-colored dark clothes behind him to salute the black man.

"The concubine has seen the left soldier Cao Shi......"

A sharp voice, a thin mosquito fly, Heifu got off the horse and looked, just as the second daughter raised her head.

But I saw that the official maid with a sharp voice was a woman of about thirty years old, who may have had a bit of a posture when she was young, but now her skin was yellow, and there were deep laugh lines on her cheeks, and she was also trying to smile at Heifu at this moment.

The official maid on the left was much younger, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, and her appearance was beautiful and thoughtful, which made Heifu's eyes shine. But after all, she is an official maid who serves people, her skin is not delicate, only much whiter than the woman on the side, and there is a small mole on her left eyebrow. Unlike the flattering sneer of the woman on the side, this woman only raised her head slightly, and there was no smile on her face, as if she had been arranged to serve the people's daily life, which made her very reluctant......

Just as the little official was about to introduce the second daughter's name, the girl suddenly paused again and said to the black man:

"Dare to speak out to the left soldier Cao Shi, the concubine is clumsy with hands and feet, only suitable for rice laundry, can't do the work of waiting for the officials, and I hope that the left soldier Cao Shi will dismiss me! Let me continue to go back and be a subordinate concubine! ”