Volume 4

Storm and rain in Jiangnan

Chapter 14

New office takes office

After staying at Ping'an Inn for two nights, Lin Nan left. Ping'an Inn is just a contact point when necessary, but it is not a place for people to eat and live for free. Moreover, there are many people and eyes, and it is not a place suitable for long-term stay. Even Yu Yong, Liu Wencai and others did not stay in the inn. After taking the waist card, Lin Nan was a soldier of the Feiling Guard. If he should do his job, he had to do his job. The situation like that last night might not happen again for a long time.

Since only Old Man Qiao is with him and there are no extra things around him, it is convenient to change. Lin Nan did not plan to live in the downtown area. This time, his eyes were on the south of Xiangyang City. This place is a relatively poor area in Xiangyang City, and most of the people around him are suffering and refugees in the lower class of society. The reason why Lin Nan chose this place was because it was not noticeable, and it was also convenient to go in and out if there was a rise and fall.

The drizzle took a break and the weather cleared. Lin Nan and Old Man Qiao walked back and forth in the alleys in the south of the city. Although there were idle people gathered here, they were a place where people at the bottom were active, but they were also quite lively. Those who sold needles, those who carried baskets, those who sold fruits, those who carried loads of steamed buns, those who squatted on the streets and sold side dishes... There were even divination stalls carrying cloth guises. The two of them walked and looked around everywhere. When they were in the capital, Lin Nan often hang out in the area of ​​Dashiqiao and Nanshisan Street. I remember that in this kind of place, there were cheap houses with half-houses and half-leased houses, but they didn’t have formal signs like the inns on the street. Generally, they picked a piece of rag at the door, and the price was also quite cheap.

Lin Nan and Old Man Qiao were walking and looking. As the sky cleared, there were many people coming out to breathe. As soon as the crowded people squeezed, Old Man Qiao was a little behind. At this moment, the two of them suddenly picked out half of the guise in the entrance of an alley, and the word "leasing" was written clearly. Lin Nan walked towards the entrance of the alley. Old Man Qiao hesitated for a moment, took a few more glances and heard a cheerful voice coming from the side. Hey, do you want to rent a house, this big brother?"

Lin Nan stopped hearing this and looked back. He looked at an old woman. She was about fifty years old and was wearing a short robe with a floral blue cloth and a red pomegranate flower on her temples. In front of the woman, there was a stall with some rouge and powder and needles on it. It seemed that she was a businessman. However, what Lin Nan wondered was that the woman was not facing her. She saw the woman turn out from behind the stall step by step, and smiled at Old Man Qiao while squinting her eyes and smiling...

"Is this big brother looking for a place to live?" I don't jump.

As soon as Old Man Qiao closed his eyes from the alley, a charming old woman stood in front of him. She was shocked and quickly replied No, No, I don’t buy gouache... Yes, I want to rent a house..." After saying a while, Old Man Qiao reacted, and his old face couldn’t help but blush.

The appearance of Old Man Qiao not only made Lin Nan laugh a little, but also made the old woman tremble all over. He reached out and patted Old Man Qiao on the shoulder. I could tell if you didn’t say it. You can still buy gouache at your age, who should I buy it for?" When he was embarrassed when he saw Old Man Qiao, he was immediately happy again.

It can be seen that this woman is a very lively person. Old Man Qiao, who has been dealing with mountain herbs all his life, can't be her opponent when he gets into trouble, so he has to keep silent. Lin Nan hurriedly stepped forward to relieve him. The old woman is now the same as the two of them. She happily packed up the stall and led the way to the alley.

While walking and chatting, Lin Nan was already in a short while. The old lady Sun is over fifty years old this year, and she has no children. She has a daughter and has married a carpenter in the west of the city. Now she is the only one of Sun left in the family. She usually lives by selling needles, thread and rouge and powder. The old lady is either short of money or is a little deserted at home alone. She goes out to make a living on the street. The courtyard is not big. There is a main room in the north that the old lady lives in. There is also a small room in the east wing, which is ready to rent it out.

Seeing that the house was cleaned up and the price was very cheap. Except for the old lady being overly enthusiastic, everything was unexpectedly satisfactory, and Lin Nan settled it. Both of them also carried it with them, so after paying some deposits, they settled down.

In the next few days, Lin Nan changed into a suit and wandered around the streets every day. During this period, he spent one night climbing over the back wall of the governor's yamen. Ordinary people only said that the yamen must be very careful, but they did not know that this was just an illusion. At present, the governor's yamen was at the handover. The former Han Nan governor Lin Wu died of illness and returned to Beijing. The new Han Nan governor had not arrived yet. At present, all government affairs were the second-in-command agent. At this time, no one lived in the back palace, and Lin Nan took advantage of this opportunity to dare to visit him at night.

Although Qiu Baihu had said before that all the flowers and plants in the mansion had been removed, Lin Nan still wanted to see what was going on. It would be fine if it was an ordinary case, after all, this was a matter that concerns his father's life and death, and it was hard to feel relieved if Lin Nan was familiar with the situation there. He wanted to see if there were any clues that others had not noticed, which could make a bit of surprise.

Unfortunately, I stayed in the backyard of the governor's yamen for three quarters of an hour, but I didn't.

The yard was completely flipped. It turned out that all the flowers and plants I had seen were gone, and there were renovated soil everywhere. After the rain a few days ago, some of them were covered up. Moreover, Lin Nan was deliberately exploring, and the other party was unexpectedly cautious, and even the branches and leaves of the Begonia were not falling down at all...

In addition to disappointment, Lin Nan couldn't help but feel moved.

From the next day, Lin Nan began to ride the road.

At the beginning, he was only in the south of the city, but later he began to radiate to the surrounding streets and alleys. In the east, west of the city, south, north of the city, Lin Nan would go wherever there were many people. Since he lived in Xiangyang City a few days ago and met many people, Lin Nan deliberately changed his hairstyle this time, wore a shabby literati crown, and his long gown was a bit white, and his whole body looked like a down-and-out literati. This kind of person is everywhere, which is not easy to be suspicious, and it is easier for Lin Nan to dress up.

After walking around for half a month, not only did Lin Nan feel a little adapted to the poor role he is now playing, but even the landlord Li also understood that the tenant was a good person. One day, Lin Nan was about to enter the yard from outside, and he heard Li's voice heard from inside. Oh, brother, you are not ignorant? It's not that girl, I say bad things about you, but look at him, no serious scholar is not a person who is busy studying in the house all day long. Although my girl has no scholars at home, the affairs of scholars are not so simple, three or five years, and ten or eight years to become a scholar. But your... But how could you see him reading a book these days? You go out to wander all day, and you just stay at home. God has done it all day? If he goes out like this, he will just sit and eat the whole country."

"Uh..." Old Man Qiao is an honest man. He wanted to defend the young master, but he got the young master to tell others what he could not tell. He was afraid that he would let go of his mouth, so he had to keep silent. He was annoyed by the woman's noise, so he just kept his head down and said, "My family is not the kind of person you think..."

"Oh, brother." Li was anxious and pulled the chair and approached Old Man Qiao. I'm thinking about you. I don't think of you. This brother doesn't look like a big-prosperous person. If you follow him like this, it's okay now. If you can't do it for a day, if you can't do it?"

"Uh..." Old Man Qiao was stunned. He didn't think so far. Besides, in his opinion, since he started to follow his young master, his life was not a little better, and there was no work to do in normal times.

Seeing that Old Man Qiao was stunned, Li suddenly felt a little confident and said earnestly. Otherwise, wait for him, I will help you persuade him. Always wandering like this is not the right way. I think you haven't found anything now, so why not follow the girl to sell rouge and water powder?

Lin Nan sighed in his heart, this boss is too enthusiastic. Could it be that the family is really too deserted to wait? Uncle Qiao, you should bear it, it really won't work - I can't help you...

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A few days later, there was a sudden noise on the street that was familiar to me. Lin Nan was drinking crude tea in a tea shed on the main street. When he saw the idle people around him suddenly ran towards the city gate. While running, someone shouted to see where to see, the new master.”

Lin Nan's heart moved, and the officials appointed by the court finally arrived.

The person who came was Zheng Ci, a Jinshi in the 26th year of Tianli. He was the same year as Yang Zihe, a senior secretary of the current dynasty, but he was about ten years older than Yang Zihe. He served as the magistrate of Wuyuan County, Tongzhi of Suzhou, Tongzhi of Qingyang Prefecture and Tongzhi. Before that, he was originally a political magistrate in the northwest, but this time he was promoted to Xiangyang. From the way he entered the officialdom, he was all deputy. This time he finally became A Xiangpo and promoted to the position of Hannan governor.

The Hannan governor, naturally, was not something that idle people could sit at the high position of the second rank. However, depending on Zheng Ci's background, if he was an ordinary person, a Jinshi who was named on the list of gold, and Yang Zihe in the same year, he would not have reached the second rank until today.

The problem is that Zheng Ci is different from ordinary people.

He is too serious.

On the plus side, it belongs to those who are strict with themselves and those who are strict with others. Strictly disciplined by themselves is naturally a good thing, but strict with others... This varies from person to person, especially in the officialdom, most of them can only arouse disgust or even a blow from others. Fortunately, Zheng Ci is a little skilled, so by virtue of her qualifications and achievements, she was lucky to be unburned. Even in the northwest, this political participation is more famous than some officials in a province.

Such a person who was sent to Hannan was not a good thing or a bad thing for the current officials.

Volume 4

Storm and rain in Jiangnan

Chapter 14

New office takes office

Volume 4

Storm and rain in Jiangnan

Chapter 14

New office takes office
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