Jiashan County is located in the southeast side of the Yangtze River Delta, is the intersection of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Songjiang Prefecture, the geographical location is unique, the south of the Yangtze River, the water town of the water town, outstanding people.

About 7,000 years ago, the ancestors had already made a living by fishing, hunting and growing rice here.

Due to the development of Jiangnan, Jiaxing County was established more than 20 years in advance, otherwise it would have to wait until Xuande for five years, and it would be divided into a county due to the vast and complex land.

An important reason for the decline of the Ming Dynasty was the heavy taxation of Jiangnan for a long time, which led to the displacement of the common people, and the ban on the sea also hindered the trade environment in Jiangnan. Originally, the Yongle Dynasty was an opportunity for Jiangnan, but it was a pity that several national projects and five expeditions to Mobei in a row made the people of Jiangnan breathless.

Now, after more than a decade of recuperation, the heavy taxes in Jiangnan have been resolved, and instead of reducing tax revenues, they have increased dramatically in recent years, thus suppressing some ministers who are quite critical of mercantilism.

Jiashan is more affluent, and the number of immigrants is increasing, which is a new problem, because it will cause the population in remote areas to become smaller and smaller. Xu Hao thinks it's not a thing, so why don't people be allowed to move freely? Second, the Chinese's concept of the countryside is deeply rooted, and with the explosive growth of the population, why worry about no one in the provinces?

When Xu Hao and his three daughters walked in this typical Jiangnan water town, many people had money and were busy repairing their ancestral homes or rebuilding new homes, and there was a thriving scene everywhere.

It didn't take a few steps to cross a bridge and a network of water in all directions. The people of Xitang in the center of the water network have always cherished the land like gold, whether it is a business or a dwelling, and they are concerned about the area of the house. The distance between houses is unbelievably compressed, which is breathtaking.

I can't count how many long, narrow alleys there are, like a labyrinth, more than 100 meters long, no more than 1 meter short, and they have to pass through the 'first line of sky' at every turn, and the four people have to line up to advance.

I'm tired of walking. found a casual wine shop, Xu Hao ordered local specialties, lotus leaf steamed pork and June red river crab. Steamed white silk fish, Bazhen cake, the first side of the world in Xitang and a pot of Jiashan rice wine.

Being in Xitang is like being in Qinhuai.

Mu Qingshuang put down her chopsticks. At first, she was still a little hostile to Lin Daojing. In the past few days, I have seen that she and Xu Hao are innocent, and they regard themselves as disciples everywhere, and they are relieved.

The three girls whispered, discussing the architecture and food of Xitang. Xu Hao found that there were two shops on the opposite side arguing, so he got up and walked over.

Walking up, Xu Hao said, "Don't argue, I'll give you a review." ”

The people who watched the bustle looked at him, and someone asked, "Who are you?" ”

"The prefectural order passing through here." Xu Hao casually talked nonsense. Pointing to his guards, "They are my subordinates. ”

Immediately the people were in awe. The two people in the quarrel also stopped, and one of them shouted: "Just begging the master to interrogate, he stole my fight." ”

"Who stole your fight? I bought it myself. The other shouted.

"Shut up." Xu Hao looked up at the signboard, one was selling sugar, the other was selling rice, and the bucket was a badou, a measuring tool woven with wicker, taken from the homophonic 'eight buckets'.

Ba Dou is not worth a few dollars, but neighborhood disputes are like this, and a little thing can not give in to each other. In the wine shop, Lin Daojing said with great interest: "Mr. is going to handle the case." ”

Mu Qingshuang sneered: "He has never been a magistrate, I'm afraid that he will be ugly and make him nosy, and neither of you is allowed to help." ”

Lin Daojing and Xiao Yezi glanced at each other, in fact, even if they wanted to help, they couldn't help, they didn't have enough life experience and experience, how could they help? However, Xiao Yezi was very confident in his godfather, and said with a smile: "Godfather must have a way, I know." ”

"Humph!" Mu Qingshuang snorted lightly.

At this time, Xu Hao first asked the sugar seller, "You say it first." ”

The candy seller said: "Master, this bucket is from a small family, it has been gone for almost a year, he took out the rice today, the small one is familiar, and he recognized it as mine in the past, but he refused to return it." ”

Xu Hao said: "Who doesn't have a fight? How can you say it's yours? ”

"Everyone has a fight in their home, but every family has its own mark." The candy seller said: "The small one has been used for many years, and it is naturally familiar, don't you recognize it?" ”

"Hmm!" Xu Hao turned to ask the rice seller, "What do you say?" ”

"Your Excellency." The rice seller looked aggrieved, "This badou was bought by a villain, and he used it at home for a few years. It's a small thing, but how can a villain be willing to be recognized as a thief? Ask the lord to take a closer look. ”

Xu Hao said: "Since it's my own thing, what credentials do I have?" ”

The rice seller said: "There is a font size on it, don't believe it, look at it." ”

Xu Hao took it and took a look, and sure enough, there were four words on it, "Rice store use", and asked: "Is this written after buying it, or is it written after using it for a long time?" ”

"Buy it and write it." Explanation of selling rice.

Xu Hao heard a lot of similar things, so he pretended to be distressed and said: "I don't understand this matter either, it seems that I have to ask Ba Dou." Ba Dou, where the hell are you? ”

asked a few times in a row, which made the surrounding people laugh, and someone said: "Dare to love this old man is stupid, where can Ba Dou speak?" ”

Lin Daojing in the wine shop also stomped his feet and said, "Oh, how can Mr. ask about dead things?" ”

However, Mu Qingshuang knew his man too well, and chuckled: "He is the best at pretending to be a ghost, you wait and see." ”

saw Xu Hao pointing at Ba Dou and said angrily: "If you don't talk about it, I'm going to fight?" What, still not talking? Come on, give me a hard beating. ”

The guards are accustomed to military orders, not to mention fighting ba, even if they kill people directly, they have to obey orders, and they don't say a word and kick them according to badou.

Almost all the people on the streets and alleys laughed, and someone sighed: "Where did you come from?" Fortunately, it is not our Jiashan's parents. ”

The laughter of the guests in the wine shop undoubtedly adds to the joke of drinking. It made Lin Daojing and Xiao Yezi's faces hot, if they didn't have confidence in Xu Hao, they would have to find a crack in the ground to get into.

In the face of people's ridicule. Xu Hao turned a blind eye to this and ordered, "Pick it up and see what's down there." ”

Li Dong picked it up and looked at the ground, and replied, "There are a lot of sesame seeds." ”

Xu Hao smiled with satisfaction and said to the rice seller: "You are a rice seller, and you use it to measure rice all year round, how can there be sesame seeds sandwiched in it?" It's clearly a guy for a sugar mill. Do you admit your mistakes? ”

The rice seller didn't admit it, Xu Hao said: "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, I'll give you another trial." If you bought it, you would have written it. After a few young yì can't be washed off; If you add it later, I'm afraid you won't see the water. ”

The candy seller hurriedly ran back, took out a basin of water and rags, and Li Dong washed them himself. Sure enough, soon the words disappeared.

At this time. The people around him gradually put away their laughter and watched this scene in amazement. Xu Hao said to the rice seller: "On theory, you should be beaten a few boards, but in this way, the two of you will form a grudge and be spared." In the future, remember not to be greedy, things are worthless, but reputation is priceless. ”

Then he said to the candy seller, "He did not steal from you, but borrowed it from the neighbors, because you forgot to come back." He didn't pay it back for a long time. I was afraid that you would recognize it, so I wrote a few words. It's just greedy for some small gains, not theft, is it worth arguing on the street for such a trivial matter? ”

After finishing speaking, Xu Hao greeted the three daughters who were honored and left in a dashing manner. And none of the local people were not surprised and stuck out their tongues, and everyone said: "Such a character is not in vain to teach him to be an official, he is really a great master of the blue sky." ”

rented a small boat to tour the scenery on both sides of the strait at will, Xiao Yezi said excitedly: "Godfather should really be a civil official, that is the blessing of the people." ”

Xu Hao and Mu Qingshuang sat side by side, and said with a smile: "How can it be so simple, this is an insignificant dispute, I can naturally judge at will, it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, it's easy to remedy if it's wrong, so I don't have any burden in my heart." Let's just say that as a magistrate, everyone knows that human life is a big matter, whether it is a murder or adultery, one is a matter of life and death, and the other is a matter of honor, but as long as there is a trace of suspicion, you can't close the case lightly, otherwise you will cause trouble and harm others and yourself. So don't look at the magistrates who seem to be very majestic and under great pressure. ”

Mu Qingshuang saw Lin Daojing thoughtful, and said: "That's true, this time I went back to Yunnan, a family member of the Mu family opened a silk shop opposite the palace, he was mean by nature, and he showed how much money his family had all day long, but when relatives and friends borrowed from him, he refused to borrow a penny." There is also a disgusting habit, I like to talk about other people's private affairs, not that the family picks up ashes, that is, the family steals men, and often chases the wind and makes trouble, so the family hates him, and a few years ago, his sister-in-law let him leave the Mu family. ”

The family's name is Mu Shou, he is in his forties and has only one son, Mu Lang, who is very ugly, fifteen or sixteen years old and looks like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, short and thin, and has a demented personality.

Mu Shou has a relative surnamed He, who has followed the Mu family for two generations and is very wealthy. The wife gave birth to a son, and the concubine gave birth to a daughter, who was two years older than Mu Lang.

Mu Shou coveted the wealth of the He family, and set up a baby in his early years, and both the He couple died of illness last year. The future daughter-in-law is already eighteen years old, Mu Shou thinks that he should marry someone, but his son doesn't know how to do things, and he is young, so he won't spend candles in the cave, but if he doesn't marry, he is afraid that the two brothers and sisters of the He family are of the same age, not born by the same mother, and living together will cause gossip.

It stands to reason that it's nothing, but who let Mu Shou talk about other people's privacy all his life? Naturally, he cares most about his face, and he cares about this kind of thing the most, how can he leave a handle?

So he invited the matchmaker to say that he wanted to take the person through the door first, and when his son was older, he could get married, and the He family agreed.

Bringing people home, Mu Shou was very happy to see that his future daughter-in-law's appearance was also peugeot, and her temperament was also smart. I'm afraid that she dislikes the stupid son with dementia, and she treats her daughter-in-law as a baby, and she doesn't agree to what she wants.

And this He Shi said that it sounded good, she was a chaste woman, and if she said it was ugly, she was a feudal woman who was nurtured by traditional etiquette, full of the concept of marrying a chicken and a dog, and she did not dislike her future husband at all, at least not dislike it now. (To be continued......)