When Jia County Commander was about to enter the courtyard, the woman inside had already found someone coming, raised her head to take a look, took the child back into her arms, and said to Jia County Order: "It turned out that the county commander was here, and the little woman went back to let her in-laws come out." ”

When she spoke, the woman didn't even look at the other officials, she went in with the child, and immediately, an old man and an old lady came out of it, and the two of them looked very happy, hurriedly walked to the gate of the courtyard, opened the door and said to Jia Xianling: "My lord, I didn't expect you to come, please come inside." ”

"Uncle Song, we are ...... today."

"Oh, you're here too, you can't sit in the house, find your own place." The old man didn't wait for the boy to finish speaking, he threw down the sentence with a sideways face, and when he was waiting to face Jia County's order again, a smile appeared again.

"Let the adults laugh, the place at home is small, and there is nothing to entertain, Yang'er's child is not sensible, adults must watch more."

Jia Xian Ling carefully looked at this courtyard, the snow covered the ground, only the road under his feet was paved with sand, and then looked at the house, the paper that pasted the window did not know how long it had been, it was yellow and black, and many tiles on the house were broken, and when he walked into the house, he only saw two bricks at the threshold, and the rest of the place was all soil.

There were only three rooms in the house, two large and one small, the big one was supposed to be inhabited, and the small one was used as a kitchen, and a puff of smoke came out of the kitchen, accompanied by the slight coughing of children.

"Sitting, sir." After entering a room, Song Yang's father rubbed his sleeve on the wood along the kang of the earthen kang, and said to Jia Xianling with some embarrassment.

In normal times, Jia County Ling would never sit, but today I suddenly had an idea in my heart, so I immediately walked over and sat down, and touched my hand on the mat, it was quite warm, not that cold, it should be on fire.

He now understands the kang thing, and the mat and mud bricks on it are not too complicated, it is nothing more than some mud, or it is made of bricks in some order, which can be seen in any house in Sanshui County.

But the furnishings in this house, and the clothes worn by a family of four are not so good, isn't the life of the official in charge of the Zhang family Zhuangzi? Why is this happening to his family? Why did the family have such an attitude towards other servants?

Jia Xianling observed this, and after sitting down, he asked Song Yang's father: "Brother Song, it seems that your family is a little poor, is it the same in other government officials?" ”

"Hey~! Don't hide it from adults, it's only a dozen or so Ruyang'er's servants in the family, children are not sensible, and it is easy to offend people. Father Song sighed and said.

"Oh, that's not right, Song...... Song Yang is still known to himself, he is honest and works hard, but he is like this at home, Brother Song, it's not okay to go on like this, I have some silver taels, big brother take it and use it, let Song Yang do a good job. ”

Jia Xianling finally found an opportunity, took out a few pieces of broken silver from the pocket in his sleeve, and a string of copper coins of more than 40 yuan, took Song's father's hand and stuffed it in.

When he didn't want to eat, he had to go to some designated places to prepare, and the silver money he carried with him at any time was as much as twenty taels, and it was not too heavy, and this time he took out the number of twelve or three taels.

Father Song held the silver money in his hand, and returned it with some trembling, "My lord, I can't help it, how can I take this money?" Hurry up and take it back, my lord, and ...... at home. ”

"It's okay, Brother Song, you have a good son, what is this money, can other officials accept other people's property, but this official's can't give it away?"

Of course, Jia County's order would not take back the money, his eyes widened, and he looked unhappy.

"My lord, you are really a good adult, don't worry, when that kid from my family comes back, I will tell him to listen to adults more in the future and never be lazy." Father Song said excitedly, his face flushed.

Jia Xianling saw that Song Yang's father had collected the money, so he was relieved, looked at this family, and said with a smile: "Brother Song, come out today, I don't have Taidu's money on me, and I will definitely find a way to make Brother Song's family have a better life tomorrow." ”

This is about to say goodbye, he is afraid that the officials outside will be in a hurry, and it will be bad to come and find something.

Father Song hurriedly got up to see him off, and when Jia Xianling came out, the officials who followed didn't even enter the courtyard, but only stood outside, and Jia Xianling's heart was a little more stable.

"My lord, should we let people pull things to the next house? Adult is just passing by, too. At this time, Tong Yashi once again arranged the matter of the Jia County Order.

"Okay, let's go to the next one." Jia Xianling didn't have any angry appearance this time, and he agreed very naturally, he had a plan, he didn't care about taking a good turn in the county in the past few days, the money was spent, and he always had to leave a reputation.

When the whole day passed, Jia Xian Ling dragged his tired body back to the yamen, and as soon as he entered the yamen, he sank his face and said to the two officials guarding here: "What about Song Yang? Call him to his own officer, huh! How dare you do such a thing. ”

One of the two officials left in a daze, and the other came to the side of Jia County Ling and asked, "My lord, what's wrong with Song Yang?" Did you do something wrong? The small one can guarantee that Brother Song usually does things the best, the small home is not far from his home, his home is the same as the small home, there are not too many things, and life is a little more difficult. ”

Jia Xianling was overjoyed in his heart, and felt that he had found another person who could be wooed, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered something, and still said with a calm face: "It has nothing to do with you, it makes sense for this official to find him, it's too unusual, hum." ”

Throwing down this sentence, Jia Xian Ling walked towards the place of the study, and after a while, he felt that around him, now except for Song Yang, it seems that everyone may be a spy of Zhangjia Zhuangzi, which one can still be wooed by then, you have to ask Song Yang, it can be seen from the situation in his family that Zhangjia Zhuangzi did not take care of him like others, there is an extra little baby in the family, it stands to reason that Zhangjia Zhuangzi should give some benefits.

It didn't take long for Song Yang to walk in from outside, and it seemed that he had been running all the way back, with a lot of sweat on his forehead and wet hair next to his ears.

"My lord, are you looking for a small one?" Song Yang gasped a few times, trying to stabilize his breathing and asked.

"Well, you're back? Sit and drink saliva first. A smile appeared on Jia County's face, and he said to Song Yang very kindly, and he himself poured a bowl of water for Song Yang and motioned for him to drink.

Song Yang seemed to be a little nervous because he had never been treated like this, his hands fell together, and he whispered: "My lord, if you have anything, you should hurry up and tell the little one, and the little one will do it immediately." ”

Jia Xianling waved his hand and said: "Actually, there is nothing to do, but if there is something, it is really not a trivial matter, let me ask you, your family life is like this, why don't you tell the official?" Are you afraid that this official will harm you? ”

"My lord, did you go to the small home? Oh, my lord, there's nothing in the small house, and you can't even drink some tea when you get there, ...... are you?" Song Yang looked annoyed, and said embarrassedly there.

"There is water, boiled water is also delicious, I can drink such a good water in the house of the servant, I am also content, Song Yang, this thing is because of you, why don't you tell me about your family? If the official knew, how could he make your family's life so poor?

Come, here is some money, you take it first, I have left some for your father, and when I came back, I thought that it was about to be the New Year, and that money was not enough to do anything. ”

As Jia Xianling spoke, he pulled out the drawer on his desk, where there were two ingots of ten taels of silver, and Jia Xianling took out the silver without thinking about it, put it on the table and pushed it in front of Song Yang.

Song Yang looked at the silver in a daze, and said a little worriedly: "Adult, the small family matters, the small one also knows, but how can you let the adults worry about it, my lord, I didn't expect that you have left money for the family, then this money is small and you must not ask for it, and when it is almost thirty, the small one may be able to take something home." ”

"Counting on Zhangjia Zhuangzi to give it to you? Look at the other officials, and then look at you, that Zhang family Zhuangzi clearly doesn't look down on your family, if the official doesn't know about this matter, just don't care, since you see it, naturally you can't ignore it, take it, the official orders you to take it, as long as you do things well in the yamen in the future, the official will definitely not treat you badly. ”

Seeing Song Yang's appearance, Jia Xianling was very satisfied with the effect of taking out the silver, and said loudly, and forced the silver into Song Yang's arms.

Song Yang covered the place where the silver was placed with his hand, and said movingly: "Adult, you are really good to the little one, what will happen to the adult in the future, the small one is willing to serve the dead, now it's okay, don't worry about the New Year's Eve There will be no things, adult, there are actually some people like the small one." ”

"Really? And other people's lives are not good at home? Didn't Zhangjia Zhuangzi give you something? Jia Xian Ling asked with a deliberately surprised look.

"There are also, that is, it is less, others give a stone of grain, but in the hands of the small ones and those people, it becomes a bucket, and they are also servants, why do they get more? The little one has just had a child in the family for a short time, and if he didn't find other jobs, the little one wouldn't, and the little one really didn't want to continue to be this servant. ”

Song Yang showed a sad expression on his face, and as he spoke, he lowered his head, looking really unconvinced.

Jia Xian Ling wanted this, smiled, stood up and patted Song Yang's shoulder, and said: "Song Yang, this official is optimistic about you, you will definitely be better than other people's people in the future, oh, there are other people like your family?" In this case, go, go with the official to the back storeroom, you say how many people, the official will give thirty taels each, and you will add ten taels.

Today's harvest is a little worse, and the official has decided, how much do you need to let those of you who only know how to work and are not valued by others have a good year? ”

"Think about it, one, two...... My lord, there are not too many people, and together they are only thirty-three people, which is really too few compared to the other more than six hundred people. Song Yang listened to the words of Jia County's order, and began to calculate there, and finally gave a number, thirty-three people.

Jia County Ling didn't think that there were few people, thirty-three people, plus Song Yang's own words, that was thirty-four people, nothing more than a thousand yuan, as long as these people could listen to their own words, what if they could get more money? It's better than having a spy from elsewhere all the time.

Song Yang was so excited that he didn't know which leg to take, and kept saying, "Thank you, thank you, thank you." ”

When he arrived at the place where he put the money in the back, Jia County Ling was a little embarrassed, with so much money, it was impossible for Song Yang to move out and send it to others alone, one was too heavy, and the other was that he wanted to send the money out by himself, so he said to Song Yang:

"You go and find those thirty-three people, remember, don't tell them what is going on when you come, but also watch those people carefully, if any of them have a good relationship with the Zhang family, you don't need to call him here, do you understand?"

"Understand, the little one understands, the little one has been waiting for this day for a long time, don't worry, the little one will be the same as the little one said, it will not be bad at all, but my lord, where did you get so much money? What if someone finds out and gets you in trouble? ”

Song Yang showed his clever side at this time, and said with assurance and worry to Jia County's order.

Jia County is even happier now, Song Yang doesn't know where his money comes from, which means that Song Yang is not trusted by Zhangjia Zhuangzi, in this way, there are finally people around him who can be used, as for which one is reliable or not, just find something to try and know.

Thinking of this, Jia Xianling said to Song Yang: "You don't have to worry about money, just find people, don't worry, when this year is over, this official will definitely make you a small leader, hum, those people want to deceive the official, and the official's eyes don't rub sand." ”

"Yes, the little one knows, thank you for your trust, the little one will go to find someone, the adult, you wait a while." Song Yang said excitedly, turned around and ran out of the courtyard.

Looking at Song Yang's departing figure, Jia Xianling was not so relieved, and felt that he had to try it a few more times, otherwise if any of them were secretly left by the Zhang family, it would be too much to implicate.

Thinking of these, Jia County Commander took out the silver money that should be used, in order not to let other officials find out, this time he didn't take the cloth, but just chose some broken silver and copper coins, so easy to carry, will not let others see it.

After a while, Song Yang came back first, and he was the only one who entered this place, and said to Jia County: "My lord, the little one didn't find all the people, only twenty people were found, do you want them to come in first, or do you want the little one to help the adults take things out?" ”

"You don't have to go out, let them all come in, the official is not suspicious." Jia Xianling showed generosity this time, he still understands this kind of thing of buying people's hearts, but he didn't have a chance before, and now that he has found a breakthrough, how can he be willing to give up plainly?

Song Yang looked at Jia Xian Ling for a while, nodded seriously, turned around and ran out, and when he came back again, he was followed by twenty officials who were loyal at a glance.

Jia Xianling is even more calculating in his heart, it seems that Zhangjia Zhuangzi likes those slippery people, and it is not so good for such honest people, especially the official surnamed Tong, who turned out to be a gangster, only such a person Zhangjia Zhuangzi would use.

"Your Excellency." Under the leadership of Song Yang, these twenty people saluted and greeted at the same time, and their voices were loud.

"Good, good, it's all good, the official is not mistaken." As soon as Jia Xianling heard the neat voice, he was happy, this was a real servant, not a messy gangster.

"Come here, let the official take a good look, it's a pity, you are such a capable person, you have been excluded in the yamen, rest assured, as long as the official is there in the future, I don't think you will be worried about things at home, come, come forward one by one, the official will send you New Year's money."

Jia Xianling took a good look at the twenty-one people, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this matter was feasible, and said something more, put the money in front of him, and greeted those people.

"My lord, do you really give money to the little ones? Adults, how can you repay the little ones by doing this? A servant may have been too excited, saw the money on the ground, and listened to the words of Jia County's order, and actually cried.

Jia Xian Ling just wanted to see this result, and he was also excited in his heart, deliberately made a calm look on his face, and said solemnly: "You are all officials in the yamen, how can this official not care?" How can a servant who always thinks about having a bad time at home do things well?

This official is the county order of Sanshui County, and it is what this official should do to let the people under his rule live a good life, so how can he repay him? As long as you wait to do things seriously in the future, it will be the best reward for this official. ”

"Adult, the little one only knows now, the adult is a good official, I used to hear others say that the adult came here to do bad things, the small one really believes it, the adult, the little one can't live with you, the adult, you can rest assured, the little one will never believe what others say in the future, which one dares to say it again, the little one will let him know that it is powerful."

The other official also cried at this time, and he didn't know how to cry, not only his eyes were red, but his face was also red, and it was very painful to look at.

Jia County Lingzheng was happy, and when he heard the words of this official, he hurriedly said: "No, what do others say that this official will not care, and you don't argue with others on this matter, after a long time, they will naturally understand the hard work of this official, can you remember?" ”

He was afraid, afraid that if those people really said something, the twenty-one people in front of him would go over and defend themselves and tell them about the money, then these twenty-one people would probably leave the yamen, and they would follow people around him at any time.

Song Yang was the first to promise: "Adults, please rest assured, the small ones must listen to the adults, and the adults will do whatever they say, even if others say bad things about the adults, the small ones will not cause trouble." ”

With a leader, the other officials also guaranteed it.

"That's right, that's it, come over one by one, and the official will send you money." Jia County Ling was temporarily relieved, picked up some copper coins and broken silver, and gave them one by one according to the place where the officials were stationing, and every official who received the money was trembling, and some wanted to say two words, but they couldn't say it, and they were about to cry when they said it.

Waiting for the money to be distributed, watching them put it away, Jia Xianling felt that a big stone fell in his heart, and he thought that he should be tempted, and said:

"Tomorrow, the Japanese official will go to Linhe Village in the county to have a look, and send some rice and noodles and other things over, you will go over there tomorrow to patrol, remember, if you meet other officials, don't say that you miss it, this official always feels that it is difficult for that child official to become a gangster.

Song Yang, you also have an important matter to do tomorrow, don't be on duty, no matter how others arrange, you have to go to Xiaoluoshui Wharf to have a look, see what ships are stopping, and write down the goods on it for the official. ”

"At the command of your lordship." Song Yang performed the best among these officials, and when he heard the words of Jia County's order, he immediately agreed.

The other officials also replied, this time it was not as neat as the talent, so that Jia County Ling understood that this was not practiced in advance.

"That's it, you guys go down, remember to go home quickly, and let the people in the family take the money to buy some things for the New Year." Jia Xian Ling waved his hand and let these officials leave.

Waiting for the officials to leave, Jia Xian ordered himself to pace back and forth in the courtyard alone, recalling the demeanor of the officials just now, thinking about which one was pretending and which was real, and found that all the officials had red circles under their eyes, and some even gritted their teeth when talking about Zhangjia Zhuangzi.

After walking back and forth for two moments, Jia Xianling didn't find any problems with the officials, but he still didn't feel at ease, returned to the backyard, found his daughter-in-law and said: "Tomorrow, you find two of our own subordinates, go to Xiaoluoshui to see what kind of boats are coming, what kind of goods are on board, how much, remember, you have to change your clothes, change your hairstyle, and paint your face." ”

"Master, is something wrong? If there is danger, it is better for us not to be this official and leave here early, the concubine has been worried that this is not a place that we can manage. As soon as Jia Countyling's daughter-in-law heard his arrangement, the first thing she thought of was that there was trouble, even her life was in danger.

"What do women know? Where is the danger? No one can control you and me yet, wait for the opportunity to find an opportunity, let them see how good I am, remember, don't make a mistake. ”

The last thing Jia Xianling wanted to hear was such words, especially now that he felt that he had available manpower, how could he leave? Wouldn't that be laughed at by people who also wanted to fight for a position but didn't fight for it at the beginning?

"What the master said is that the master is the most capable, and the concubine will arrange it, master, you should rest early." Jia County's daughter-in-law immediately knew what to say, explained the meaning of the sentence, turned around and left gently.

Jia Xianling was happy because of what he encountered today, and he had the obedience of his daughter-in-law, and said to his daughter-in-law who had not gone far yet: "Tonight, master, I will go to your place and you will sleep." ”

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This chapter is 6,000 words, two in one, one less today, and the follow-up plot is arranged.