"Two adults, you're scaring people again. Lord Lin, don't be scared by the two adults. I'm not as pessimistic as they are. Yang Xiu on the side smiled and comforted Lin Juedao.

Lord Jiang and Master Hu laughed and didn't speak, Lin Jue asked Yang Xiu with a glimmer of hope, "How many years has Lord Yang been here?" ”

Yang Xiu thought for a while and said, "It's been about seven or eight years." ”

"......" Lin Jue was speechless, it has been seven or eight years, ordinary officials are promoted or transferred every three years, it seems that Yang Xiu is also trapped in this quagmire, what Lord Jiang and Lord Hu said is true, Yang Xiu is also following their old path.

"Although I haven't seen the saint for so many years, and I haven't had the opportunity to be promoted and transferred, it's also beneficial here." Yang Xiudao.

"Benefits?" Lin Jue frowned.

"yes, don't you think it's a paradise? There are no errands, but we don't have any responsibilities. Although it is not high, it is enough to make ends meet. This is the Imperial Palace, so you don't have to worry about people coming to disturb you. Although the scenery of our public house is not good, there are many excellent scenery in Ouchi. I have touched the scenery of several halls near the left, and on weekdays I have a book and a pot of tea to drill into the flower tree pavilion, read and enjoy the scenery, taste life, is it also a great pleasure. What's more, although our official position is low, we belong to the Hallym Academy after all. We can borrow books from the Hanlin Academy's collection as much as you like. In the past seven or eight years, I've read thousands of books. What a joy it is to read books for free. Yang Xiu said with a smile.

Lin Jue thought that Yang Xiu was talking the opposite at first, but later found that Yang Xiu was sincere in what he said, and it seemed that he really regarded this place as his hidden peach blossom source. Not only did I have some admiration for him. But if he can live such a life patiently, what is the purpose of his imperial examination?

The next moment, Lord Jiang immediately exposed Yang Xiu's lies.

"Forget it, Lord Yang, don't lie to others, it's right to comfort Lord Lin, but you should also tell the truth, right? Why don't you tell Lord Lin how you got in? If you hadn't offended the big guys in the first place, how could you have been stuffed here with a good score of first class and ninth place? Why don't you tell Master Lin that your lady wrote you a letter of release and left you because you had no hope of promotion and didn't have enough money to support your family? Why don't you say that you often can't sleep at night? Tell that flat-haired brute? The flat-haired beast can rap, but it often comes up with words, and those words are in your heart. You're afraid that you hate this place to death, so why tell lies? Hate is hate, you are like me and old. Hu, just call this a dead man's tomb and a stinky pool. We don't think it's the slightest bit good here. ”

Yang Xiu's face was flushed, and he stared at Master Jiang, as if he blamed him for exposing all his affairs. However, Lord Jiang and Master Hu looked indifferent, but looked forward to Yang Xiu's anger. Yang Xiu didn't have a seizure, sighed and turned his head boredly. The two old fellows had a look of disappointment on their faces. Lin Jue saw it in his eyes and thought: Maybe in the long boring days, in addition to dozing off and sitting and chatting, I am afraid that quarreling is also an extremely luxurious thing. And now, perhaps, they don't even bother to quarrel.

Faced with this situation, Lin Jue couldn't help but beat a little drum in his heart. If you want to live your life like this in the future, what is the difference between it and death? It is absolutely impossible for Lin Jue to stay here for ten or eight years, if this is really the situation they say, it is better to resign and return to the field, than to eat here and wait for death. But for now, Lin Jue still thinks it's pretty good. If there is really no dispute with the world here, you might as well take shelter from the wind and rain first, and then you will be ready to move, and there is always a decision to advance or retreat.

After a casual chat, Lin Jue basically understood some of the rules here. According to the duties of the official position, if the Chongzheng Hall is on call for twelve hours, in case the emperor summons him, he must be present. Although it was already a year ago that the emperor summoned him, it was necessary to be just in case. However, it is not necessary for everyone to be on call here at 12 o'clock, there is a system of duty. Before Lin Jue came, these three adults took turns on duty in three shifts. During the day, one person was left on duty at night. Every three days, the cycle repeats.

Time is the least valuable thing here, because everyone has a lot of time. It's a pity that the time is not their own, they have to spend the whole daytime here, and there is only one hour in the middle to leave the palace. The rest of the time, even if you doze off, you have to sit in the public room.

Although few people came to inspect it, the three men still implemented the system seriously. The biggest errand on weekdays is the occasional bachelor and master of the Hanlin Academy who come into the palace and sit here while waiting to see the driver. Because this place is much closer to the Chongzheng Hall than the Hanlin Temple. At this time, these three naturally became the miscellaneous servants of the scholars of the Hanlin Academy who ran errands and made tea. However, there are not many such cases, only two or three times a month, and those arrogant scholars in the Hanlin Academy are actually not willing to come to this lifeless place.

Lin Jue decided that since he had to stay in this place, he had to make everything change here. Lin Jue couldn't stand the tables, chairs and benches with broken legs, the leaky roof, the mildewy room, and the lifeless atmosphere. He decided to renovate it. The environment must change, the atmosphere must change, and the time-consuming duty system must also change. Since the people here have a very low sense of existence and basically have nothing to do, then why should everyone die here, isn't it meaningless. Lin Jue hoped that he would just put a name on himself, and then come back and forth for three days, and spend a lot of time at his own disposal.

Lin Jue thought that he was going to do it, and immediately discussed with Yang Xiu to renovate this place first. The two old fellows weren't very interested in it, because they wouldn't approve the cost of repairing it at all, and they didn't think it was necessary. But Lin Jue insisted on doing it, telling them that they could ignore it, and they didn't need their help, as long as they didn't object. In this regard, the two old guys naturally had no objection, and secretly laughed. It is said that Yang Xiu was also so passionate when he came, and in less than a month, he didn't even bother to wash his clothes.

Yang Xiu discussed it with Lin Jue out of politeness. Lin Jue used a pen to make a list on the paper one by one. The house is repaired, the tables and chairs are replaced, the floor is leveled, a few sleeping rooms need to be renovated, and even a few flower beds need to be repaired in the yard and a row of grape trellises need to be built. You need to open a few windows under the porch and so on. There are more than 20 in total.

Yang Xiu said on the side: "This will cost a lot of silver, at least three or four hundred taels of silver." ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "Brother Yang, you don't care about the silver, you just need to follow me to do things." We are all young people, and we can't mess around. Even if there is no hope, be kind to yourself. Life must not be decadent, I don't want to be like Master Jiang and Master Hu. Have a good attitude towards life and a positive attitude, so that when the opportunity comes, you can seize it immediately. ”

Yang Xiushen thought that his life was a mess, but he was not a person who was willing to be decadent. It's a great thing for him to have someone pull him out of his old life, and he understands that.

Because he came to report on the first day, and tomorrow was the official post, Lin Jue didn't need to stay here until the evening. At noon, Lin Jue left the palace. After half a day, Yang Xiu was a little reluctant, after all, Lin Jue's conversation and optimistic attitude brought him many fresh feelings, and he already regarded Lin Jue as a friend in his heart. Moreover, he knew Lin Jue's identity, Lin Jue was the son-in-law of Liang Wangfu, and he was also a student of Cheng Fang Dunru in Yushi Taichung, he might really just go through the motions here. If he can get Lin Jue's help, he may be able to get out of the fire pit. He already regarded Lin Jue as a life-saving straw.

When he left the palace, some of the frustrated emotions that had arisen in Lin Jue's heart disappeared cleanly, although this was a little incredible, he should have been depressed, but he didn't. Maybe he doesn't have high expectations for this appointment, or maybe he has a strong ability to adjust psychologically. Thinking about the things he had experienced, he had survived several tests of life and death, how could this situation make Lin Jue lose hope. At least there is no fear of life here, and it is peaceful and peaceful, so what is there to complain about?

However, Lin Jue didn't know how to tell the county lord about it after he went back. Maybe they'll be disappointed.

As soon as he entered the back house, Lin Jue shouted loudly: "My county lord, your husband is back, why don't you come out to greet you?" ”

Lin Jue often gives his women various nicknames in the boudoir, such as for Green Dance, Lin Jue calls her 'Little Cherry' between the beds, of course, the source is extremely unbearable, which is to describe the delicate and lovely two red buds on Green Dance's chest. Green Dance has more than one nickname, such as "Little Steamed Bun", "Little Wild Horse" and the like, all of which are nicknames that can only be understood but not spoken. The little county lord naturally also got nicknames, such as 'the county lord's little kiss', 'little white rabbit', 'little peach' and so on. Lin Juexing was full of nonsense, and the little county lord and Green Dance were naturally helpless.

These nicknames then developed to the point of shouting casually in the back house, and the little county lord protested a few times, but Lin Jue didn't change it at all, and the little county lord could only let him. After all, there are no outsiders in the back house, only the maids and maids who are close, and these people don't even shy away from being married when they have sex together, so it's nothing.

But today, after Lin Jue's voice, the little county lord poked his head out of the room and waved his hand with a flushed face. Lin Jue smiled: "What's wrong?" My little dear son of the county lord. ”

The little county lord rushed up with a red face and stomped his feet: "Don't talk nonsense, daddy and brother, they are here." ”

"Huh?" Lin Jue himself blushed. Fortunately, I didn't call another nickname, and the little kiss is not the explicit one. Otherwise, the prince and his son are afraid that their eyes will pop out.

Rao is like this, when Lin Jue entered the house, the eyes of the prince and his son were still very strange when they looked at Lin Jue.