Tan An deeply hated the short official for leaking his affairs, so he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "It does happen, but it's just a minor conflict, not a big deal."
"That's it, Tan An."
The master looked at the sky and saw that it was dusk, and said solemnly: "It's getting late today, so on behalf of the county magistrate and me, go and report the good news to Mr. Su, the head of the case. After all, you live close by and we know each other."
"Tomorrow, a formal wedding will come to our door. We also invite Mr. Su to come to the Yamen to pay homage. The County Magistrate wants to get close to the talented person in this county!"
"Master!" Tan An was startled and was about to refuse, but he happened to meet the master's gaze. The warning in his eyes made Tan An have to swallow the next words.
"You just joined a tolerant job and stayed there until you were old. At most, you will only be a ninth-grade person. How can you compare with other people's promising case bosses?"
"I am doing this for your own good. If your father and grandfather had not been with me for a long time, I would not take care of you on weekdays. But if you are ignorant and offend people you shouldn't offend, it will be okay for me to treat you as my nephew. No!"
"...Yes, I understand." Being scolded mercilessly by his master, Tan An secretly resented it and still had a look of being taught on his face.
"Okay, send the letter quickly. Su Xiucai won the top spot this time. This is a happy event. Even if there is any disagreement between you, this happy event can be erased." Waving his hand, the master asked him to go out.
"Master, I have also resigned." When the short official who spoke just now saw this scene, he felt funny in his heart and also withdrew.
As soon as they got outside, the short official said to Tan An angrily: "Hey, Tan An, look at your face, are you still thinking about robbing someone from Mr. Su's case? But look at yourself in the mirror, you're just a businessman. Like us, you will be a petty official at most in your life. What ability do you have to compete with others to steal people? You are really overestimating your abilities!"
In the Great Wei Dynasty and Great Xu Dynasty, the system of integrating officials and civil servants has been weakened. There is a ceiling for the promotion of low-level officials, but it is better than that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties on earth. Even so, one has a bright future and the other has a ceiling. Tan An is at an obvious disadvantage.
This is why Master is so rude.
Three generations of you have been officials in the government, and you are usually polite. I am giving you some face, but if you are going up against the head of a government case, it will be obvious who to choose.
"you!"
When Tan An entered the official family, he squeezed out the quota of others and broke up with this short tolerance. The Tan family belonged to the husband's family, but this man was also an old man in the government office. Tan An's father was still shocked by his qualifications as a new member. Qian, he suffered a lot, and now the short tolerance has added insult to injury, causing him to be reprimanded by his master, and Tan An's mood is even worse.
Tan An only stopped when he arrived at the Su family's old house with a gloomy face.
"Do I really want to report the good news to Su Ziji? Tell him that he has won the first list?" Looking at the door of the Su family in the distance, Tan An frowned, very reluctantly.
Although this kind of thing is nothing to others, and even brings joy and an opportunity to make good friends with a person with a bright future, to young Tan An, it is a kind of humiliation.
But if he didn't go, he would delay the affairs of the master and the county magistrate, and he was afraid of being reprimanded. Thinking of this, he could only approach Su's house with a serious face, but when he looked up, he saw a lock on the closed door.
"Su Ziji hasn't come back yet?" Tan An was moved and thought to himself: "In this case, I can go back and give orders immediately!"
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard a voice.
"Are you looking for Su Ziji?"
It turned out that he was a wild Taoist who lived nearby and happened to pass by. Tan An had a little impression of this person. He vaguely remembered that this person seemed to have persuaded Su Ziji to take a loan?
"Yes, I'm here to send him a good news." Tan An asked tentatively: "Why, you want to find him too? But he owes a debt again?"
"That's not the case!" The wild Taoist immediately denied it and then reacted: "Are you here to send good news? Could it be that Su Zi is a scholar?"
Seeing Tan An's face was solemn and he didn't refute, he immediately knew that he had guessed correctly.
The wild Taoist's heart moved, and he marveled at Su Ziji's luck, and said: "If you want to deliver a letter, you can go to Ye's bookstore. I saw him at the dock bringing Miss Ye back, so he must have returned to the bookstore.
Went to Ye's Bookshop?
Tan An, who was already angry, suddenly turned ugly and turned around to leave without even saying a word.
Looking at the back, the wild Taoist frowned and muttered: "You don't mean to send a happy message? This looks like he is not sending a message, but seeking revenge."
He glanced at the closed door of Su's house again and sighed: "Su Ziji is really lucky to be a scholar. Fortunately, I showed my favor to him before he became powerful, otherwise..."
Thinking of the deserted Tongshan Temple and the violent death of Zhang Datuo, the wild Taoist shook his head and thought that he should avoid the limelight. He was always uneasy and felt that something was going to happen.
"Alas, I'm not good at studying. It's obvious that Su Ziji was originally weak-looking and looked like he might be in poverty or even die a violent death, so I helped him."
"But in a blink of an eye, I won the title of Tongsheng, and now I have won the title of Scholar. This great luck is beyond my judgment."
"Lu Fengyun, Lu Fengyun, you always feel that your talents are useless, but now it seems that you are just a little talented and short-sighted. Hey, Fengyun, you still want to meet Fengyun based on your ability?" The wild Taoist smiled bitterly. , just took a few steps, and stopped unwillingly.
"Hey, let's take a look again to see if Su Ziji is really unexpected."
Tan An, who had walked away, kicked the rocks on the ground viciously. Ye Bugui's appearance flashed before his eyes. Suddenly, a feeling of discomfort rushed into his eyes, causing him to immediately raise his face to prevent others from seeing him. Eyes red.
When Tan An was seven years old, he wanted to get close to Ye Buhui when he saw him. They even played together when they were young, but Ye Buhui's expression was indifferent and he looked down on him.
When he grew up, he made up his mind not to marry her but Ye Buhui, who was obviously fascinated by Su Ziji and always took care of her in every possible way.
Something happened to the Su family, and I was secretly happy. I didn't want Su Ziji to be a scholar in a blink of an eye, and he was still at the top of the list. Because of his natural talent, there was an almost insurmountable gap between him and himself.
Even if he is a tolerant and has a bit of prestige, to ordinary people in the county, he is still a young man at the top of the list. As long as there are no mistakes in his future, he will definitely be better than himself. He, a small tolerant, can still beat him. Will you get Ye Buhui?
If Su Zi passes the imperial examination, he will be able to change his family and become a country squire. At that time, even the county magistrate will have to win over him, and he will have to bow to him.
Then I thought that Ye Buhui followed Su Ziji to Fucheng. Did they live together on the way? Ye Weihan didn't even object to this matter. Could it be that he also thought Su Ziji was suitable to be his son-in-law?
Tan An, who was so distraught, quickly walked to the door of Ye's bookstore, lingering and unwilling to go in. He was afraid of seeing Ye Buhui and Su Ziji's close relationship, and he didn't want to bow to Su Ziji.
"It's strange, why did you hear the screams coming from inside? Could it be that something happened to Boss Ye?" At this moment, two people passed by and looked at the Ye's book store with the door ajar.
