Du Zhongxiao and Su Shunqin were sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, discussing the affairs of the camp. Seeing Han Yueniang coming back, she was huffing and went straight back to the inner room. Thirteen Lang followed behind, looking helpless.

Su Shunqin was an interesting person, so he hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "The meaning of the promotion, the lower officials have already understood, so go back and do it." ”

Du Zhongxiao sent Su Shunqin away, called Thirteen Lang over, and asked, "It's displeased to see Madame come back, what happened outside today?" ”

Thirteen Lang said: "Hui Guanren, a person who does a small business has encountered some difficulties, and it just so happens that Mrs. has encountered it. Originally, it was good to do it if it was small, but when it was not united, it was quick to talk, and it was too much to say, and things were not easy to do, so Mrs. was unhappy. ”

Du Zhongxiao's face sank, and said, "What is the matter, you tell me in detail." You are now working for the Yamen, and your wife is not from the Yamen, how can you interfere in official business? If you encounter something, you have to take care of it, then it's okay! ”

Thirteen Lang complained in his heart, and said in detail that he followed Han Yueniang to play outside today, watched a monkey show in the middle of the street, and met the dog head and He Da's family. Finally, he said: "I know a little bit about this matter. In the past, the collectors of goods in these villages were under the control of the officials who were in charge of the fields. Since the opening of the shopping mall in Fancheng, it has been transferred to Changping Division, which is managed by the people of the shopping mall. There are many ponds and marshes in this area, so they found a staff member, raised ducks and collected eggs, bought a recipe for making pine flower eggs in the field, and transferred to that family. And that's what happened. ”

After listening, Du Zhongxiao's face softened a little. promoted Chang Ping by himself, in order to avoid suspicion, even many businesses in the family were stopped, how could Han Yueniang be allowed to interfere in official business. However, today's matter is not official business, speaking of which, it is still Han Yueniang's reason.

After sitting under the pavilion for a while, Du Zhongxiao said to Shisanlang: "You go and invite Xu Hark here, it is best to arrive tomorrow, and no later than three days later." Now that the matter has come to an end, we must think of a long-term solution. ”

Thirteen Lang promised.

Du Zhongxiao sighed: "When doing things, I always want to be simple and move less." Tsui Hark's case, why am I not? Also, you let Lou Zhixian inform him and ask him to come to the camp this afternoon to discuss something. ”

Thirteen Lang said that he had left and sighed secretly in his heart. I thought really well, and when I got to Du Zhongxiao, it was not just a matter of Xu Ke and a few officials, but all the officials from the camp to the Changping Division were afraid that they would have to toss it again.

Du Zhongxiao got up and returned to the room, where he saw Han Yueniang sitting under the window, teasing the two wrens in front of the window and singing. There are many birds in the vicinity, and when they plough the fields, they tend to flock and eat insects that have been turned out of the soil. These two wrens were caught by Thirteen Lang and raised from a very young age, and they are very spiritual. Han Yueniang likes it very much, and when she has nothing to do, she teases her boredom.

Du Zhongxiao came in, and a wren raised his neck and suddenly sighed, looking like Han Yueniang's voice.

Han Yueniang's face was originally calm, but when she heard this voice, she couldn't help laughing: "This bird is getting more and more refined!" After a few more days, I'm afraid that even I can learn to speak. With a sigh just now, it learned like this. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This bird is full of spirituality, there are people who learn to speak, and there are people who can sing." - By the way, you came back with a displeased face, so what's the matter? I asked Shisan Lang, and I heard him say that he was a small businessman who was in trouble. It's not a big deal, just come back and say it. ”

Thirteen Lang sighed: "You are now a big official, of course it is not a big deal in your eyes. But for that family, it was like the sky had fallen. Originally, I just wanted Thirteen Lang to find someone and not cut off the family's livelihood. But Shisanlang said that even he was difficult to deal with this matter, and he knew the suffering of the family. I think that before Weng Weng didn't go home, I was still selling wine with my father, and when I met that Wu Xiaoyuan, why weren't we like this? When you sued the county, you were arrested and put in prison and suffered countless hardships. Is it really called that the heavens should not be, the earth is not spiritual, and ordinary people are oppressed by wealthy families, so can it only be like this? I know that there are many injustices in the world, and when I see it in my eyes, I always feel that it is difficult to calm in my chest. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Of course, it is not the only way, there are always other ways." But for ordinary people, other ways are just the moon in the water, the flowers in the mirror, you can see it, you can't touch it. If I were to be perfunctory to you, I could come up with eight out of ten ways for that family. However, these methods are just excuses for prevarication between colleagues in the officialdom, and there is no need to talk about it between husband and wife. ”

Han Yueniang turned around, looked at Du Zhongxiao and said, "According to this, which family can only be slaughtered by a historian outside the family?" ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "I can't say that he can slaughter it, I am an official here, and I am not so incompetent." It's just that that one's business can't go on no matter what, and if it doesn't meet you, it's useless to sue any yamen. ”

Han Yueniang sighed: "It's still the same." Is it so difficult for a poor family to start a small business to supplement their families? ”

"This is inevitable in any business that makes money. You also know that they are poor people, and what do they have but a pair of hands? What makes you make this money? And not let the other earn? Either this historian is outside, or another outsider, or a public servant, and after a long time, he will always encounter difficulties. Either they are connected to powerful people, or they are taken away from their business by others, or they are not profitable in doing this business. ”

Han Yueniang said: "I know what you said makes sense. Just like our family, if it weren't for Weng Weng being a Xianggong Jinshi, you wouldn't know when you would come out of prison. If you hadn't been admitted to the Jinshi later, even if you knew how to steam wine, your business would have been taken away by powerful people. I just want to know, is there no way for the poor to turn over? Can it be so? Our family has suffered a lot, and now our family has a big business, and I still remember the previous time, I often told my subordinates not to oppress the people. If it is like the Wu family in the past, the villagers are afraid that they will still suffer. ”

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but smile when she heard this: "Yueniang, do you think that if you always tell your subordinates, there will be no such thing as oppressing the people?" is strictly controlled, but there is no bullying of men and women, and people in the township are rampant, and there are always some small things. Just like the people you meet, there will be people in our township. It's just that it's not a big deal, and people won't report it. It's not that they are forced to buy farms and houses, cut off people's livelihoods, and are not allowed to do a small business, they are still not short of food and clothing. How can this kind of thing be avoided? ”

Han Yueniang was stunned for a moment: "Could it be that our family will also do something like that outside the historian?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "There must be!" It just doesn't have to be who did it. There are so many people in the family, and there are always people who will take advantage of the situation. It is impossible to control the subordinates by relying on kindness, and it is rare to control the big festival. It is inevitable that there will be shortcomings in small sections, so it is necessary to build bridges and pave roads in hometowns, help orphans, widows, the elderly and the weak, build schools, and promote education. Do you think this is kindness? We, the big families, the industry is there, and we hire people, so we will definitely have something to be sorry for the villagers. I can't manage it, so I have to do these good deeds to make amends. ”

Han Yueniang thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "I still want Thirteen Lang for the right talent, and I took away the business of the historian's family, and he is not allowed to do it." According to you, there are people in our family who do the same thing, what should we do? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "One yard is one yard." There are people in our family who do it, but it can't be managed, and there is no way to do it. When the villagers come to the front, you can judge the justice and will not oppress the villagers. The difference in surname history is that his family died by themselves, which is another matter. I'll do it, you don't care. ”

Han Yueniang was still a little unhappy: "I originally thought I had done a good deed, why couldn't I be happy when I heard you say it." I think this kind of person is extremely hateful, and it is rare to meet in the world, but in your eyes, it is everywhere. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's everywhere. Officials govern the locality, and some people have the means, and this kind of thing is rare, so the politics are clear. Some people have no means, and the people have a hard time. As for what kind of people are honest and people don't like to fight, just listen to it, and don't take it seriously. It's just that things don't get to the surface, and the oppressed people accept their fate. ”

Han Yueniang looked at Du Zhongxiao and suddenly said, "Then do you have any means?" ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "I naturally have the means." It's just that he is in charge of several yamen, and he is busy with affairs, so he really can't get out of it, and he doesn't want to make a big deal in the local area. Since you have run into it, it is not good to pretend not to see it, and let them see my means. ”

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Since I arrived in Jingxi Yingtian, I have been busy for several years, and to be honest, I am a little tired. Originally, I just wanted to put up the shelf on the surface, ignore the trivialities, and relax, but it seems that it will not work. ”