The Bai family goes to the house.
The county magistrate, Mr. Liu Hongliu, was sitting there drinking tea and getting an in-depth understanding of the situation at the Tiger Fighting Heroes' Home.
A few days ago, it happened to be the birthday of a noble concubine. An imperial merchant from Huaicheng was ordered to escort the concubine's congratulatory gifts to Beijing. When passing by Nanguan Mountain, the driver was bitten to death by a tiger and the congratulatory gifts were destroyed.
The prefect was furious and ordered the Yangfeng County government to organize a tiger hunt.
I thought it would be a difficult human-tiger fight, but who would have thought that the tiger was easily killed by Lao Bai and his son.
Lord Liu Hong added to his political achievements.
There was a sense of comfort all over his body, and the more he looked at the Bai family and his son, the more pleasing they became.
Looking on with cold eyes, the Bai family showed no arrogance at all. Although they respected him as the county magistrate, they were not flattering.
There are rules for everything you say and do.
Master Liu Hong had an idea in his mind. In addition to giving the plaque, could he also give some additional gifts to the Bai family?
So I sat at the top and chatted with the Bai family about daily life. I wanted to understand the specific needs of the Bai family and make a decision based on the situation...
"...My family has been doing well in the past few years. Thanks to your parents, the weather has been smooth in the past two years. There have been no natural disasters. The grain harvest has been good and everyone has enough to eat."
Bai Banban was a little nervous at first, but when he saw that the county magistrate was quite kind, his nervousness was relieved and he opened his heart. Not only did he speak without stumbling, but he was also able to use the vocabulary he learned in opera and flatter his parents.
The village chief, Zhao Defu, sat beside him and was very impressed by the appropriate handling of the white wooden board.
Master Liu Hong's praise of him for his "efforts in educating the villagers" was not false. Look at the good examples of the Bai family. They are not all the result of his long-term education as the village chief.
"Hahaha, being an official is for the people." Liu Hong blushed. The good weather was a credit to God, but he did have a share of the credit for having enough food. At least under his administration, many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were exempted, which really benefited Villagers.
He claimed the credit.
"Master Liu, it would be great if all the officials thought like you. In the past, there were a lot of bandits in our Nanguan Mountain area. Who would be willing to let go of grass in good times, and it was not all because they didn't have enough to eat. It's said that I called you Master Liu Later, all the bandits in the mountains were wiped out, and the officials stopped disturbing the people, so that everyone could cultivate the land well..." Bai Dazhuang told the truth.
Liu Hong thought to himself that the eldest son of the Bai family was knowledgeable. He was also the main force in fighting tigers. He seemed brave and resourceful. It would be a pity to be a farmer.
So he tentatively said: "Dazhuang is full of courage and good skills. There is a vacancy in the county government. I wonder if Dazhuang wants to go to the county government."
Bai Banban felt happy after hearing this, and he agreed in his heart that his son should go.
Among the sons in the family, although the second son did not win the imperial examination, he was a scholar at least, teaching in a private school and never exposed to wind or rain.
The third child is a boy, the fourth child is studying, and the fifth child is still young. Only the eldest son digs food in the fields for the whole family. If he really went to work as a county government official, he would have a bright future.
"Thank you, Mr. Liu..." Bai Ban stood up and held his hands.
"I can't do the work of a yamen servant. I only like to serve the crops." Bai Dazhuang was anxious and hurriedly interrupted his father, fearing that he would have to accept it.
The yamen servants had to tie people up and execute them. Thinking about this job made his hair tingle, so it was better to serve the crops.
Besides, there are parents and grandmother at home who need him to take care of them. Who will do the work when he goes to the fields?
The village chief looked at Da Zhuang with regret.
Why is the boss of the Bai family so clumsy? When the county master gives you a government official, is that just for you? That was a gift to Shenshu Village. So far, Shenshu Village does not have a single person working in the county government. If you become a yamen servant, our Shenshu Village will have an official bodyguard.
If this job was given to the son of the village chief, he would let his son go overnight.
Xie Chuntao happened to come in to refill the tea. Hearing this, he was surprised and happy at first. After hearing Da Zhuang's rejection, he felt a little sad.
Xie Chuntao had a simple idea. Da Zhuang went to Dianmao, the county government office. He could make enough money to support his family. She does the farm work in the fields, and she takes care of her parents-in-law and grandma.
"Master Liu, it's not that I don't accept your kindness, it's that I really... I can't leave my grandma and parents behind and run for the future..." Bai Dazhuang felt that the rejection just now was too blunt, so he stood up and cupped his hands towards Liu Hong, holding out his filial piety. I have nothing to say.
Bai Dazhuang's refusal was beyond Liu Hong's expectation. Liu Hong laughed twice and praised, "Dazhuang's filial piety is evident."
Bai Dazhuang accepted the praise with a naive expression.
Liu Hong looked at the Bai family father and son, and suddenly thought that the second son of the Bai family was not a scholar.
So he smiled and called Bai Erzhuang's cousin: "Qili took the imperial examination for the first time in the first year of Jingyuan, and so did I."
Bai Erzhuang said with a face of shame: "The student is not talented. He failed the exam twice in a row."
Although they are in the same year, if one is successful and the other fails, they cannot be in the same subject.
Liu Hongxian was the magistrate of a county and was also involved in academic affairs. Bai Erzhuang claimed that there was nothing wrong with his students.
Liu Hong shook his head and said with a smile: "Where, where. Qili is an overqualified private school in the town, and the county government is currently short of a clerk..."
Bai Erzhuang quickly waved his hand and said: "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your kindness. The students feel that teaching and educating people is already very good."
Liu Hong: "..."
The Bai family is really, really unmoved by fame and fortune.
Village Chief Zhao: "..."
The eldest son of the Bai family is a stick, and the second son is a stubborn one.
How can there be a scholar who is not interested in fame and fortune? He has finally won the favor of the county magistrate, but he still refuses to climb the pole. How can he show his integrity here?
No, he has to do some ideological work for Bai Banban in private. Bai Dazhuang can stay in the village to take care of the crops. Bai Erzhuang must go to the county government. We in Shenshu Village must have a reliable person to sit in the county government.
After being rejected twice in a row, Magistrate Liu Hong stopped trying to win over the Bai family and turned to the tiger he had killed.
"Brother Bai, what are you going to do with that tiger?" Liu Hong sighed, "I saw that big tiger just now, its skin was smooth and oily..."
Bai Banban was anxious. Why, a county magistrate still had the idea of tiger skin.
That's not possible, even the King of Heaven and I can't do it.
"Except for the tiger skin and tiger teeth, everything else will be sold or taken by anyone who wants it." Baiban said honestly.
Liu Hong: "..."
It's over, the hint failed.
He learned that Nanguan Town had a noble man from Beijing, and the rice and noodles given to the mountain people for hunting tigers were ordered by the noble man. He had not met him yet, but he inquired and learned that one of the servants beside the nobleman had cold legs when winter came. He originally wanted to borrow flowers and offer the tiger skin to the Buddha.
The farmers are sincere and it seems that they have to open the skylight and speak frankly.
"I wonder how much money Brother Bai is willing to sell this tiger skin for?" Liu Hong asked.
Since you won’t give it, you can buy it.
"Not for sale. The tiger skin has been agreed to be used to make a coat for my daughter. The tiger teeth are also reserved for my daughter to make a necklace to ward off evil spirits." Bai Banban said directly.
He really wanted to steal his daughter's tiger skin, and Bai Banban felt unhappy.
Liu Hong looked at the posture of the white wooden board, and he would not stop anyone who dared to ask for his tiger skin.
He had heard at the county government office that the daughter of the Lao Bai family was the favorite of the family, and it turned out that the rumors were true.
Since it was left to his beloved daughter, it was naturally difficult for him to snatch it away.
Liu Hong came to his hometown and heard a little bit about it. The daughter of Lao Bai's family, Liang Ling, was a girl full of blessings. She said that everyone who she said was fine would escape from the tiger's mouth.
As a parent, he naturally does not believe in random powers and strange gods.
Just now he was in the yard, and a little girl wearing red clothes, braids and red flowers was being held by Zhen to greet him. She was really cute in Yuxue.
Liu Hong said with a smile: "Brother Bai, that's the tiger you shot, and you will naturally handle the tiger skin. Your love, Yuxue, is cute, and she is a blessing at first sight. I just felt happy when I saw it."
When Bai Banban heard Liu Hong praising Xiao Fuyuan, he showed a proud expression on his face. He was even prouder than being praised as a tiger-killing hero, so he said: "That's right, that's right. My daughter is the best. Not only is she cute in appearance, she also has a temperament." There is nothing to say..."
Liu Hong: "..."
I'm just praising you for climbing up the pole.
Liu Hong said: "Where is your wife now?"
(End of chapter)
