The county magistrate is transferred every three years, but the county magistrate, county lieutenant, chief registrar and other officials are all natives of Pingcheng. The county magistrate Jiang will be transferred, but these people will not, so it is necessary for Li Qiao to maintain a good relationship with these people. relation.
These people have close contacts with Jiangzhi County. Although the results of the county examination have not been released and Jiangzhi County has not revealed anything, when they mentioned Li Qiao in front of Jiangzhi County, Jiangzhi County laughed.
From this detail, we can know that Li Qiao will definitely pass this county examination.
When these people got together with Li Qiao, they secretly revealed the result to Li Qiao.
Li Qiao was neither surprised nor happy, and just replied: The results of the results will prevail.
In the blink of an eye, there were only two days left before the list was released, and Li Qiao finally cleared the social account he had accumulated some time ago.
During this period, he bought two hundred acres of land.
There is not much wasteland left in Sanliu Village that belongs to the imperial court, but if you search throughout Sanli Town, there are still some wastelands.
After the field trip, he and Tao Zhu went to the county government office with the money box containing the banknotes. After spending all the banknotes in the box, he and Tao Zhu got several land deeds.
His and Tao Zhu's names were written on the field deed. They were both high-quality fields with fertile soil, convenient irrigation, and high crop yield per mu.
Spring plowing is coming soon, so many fields must be leased out or hired to cultivate.
It is more worry-free to go out as a tenant, as you only need to wait for the rent to be collected after the spring and autumn harvests.
But Li Qiao had lived two lifetimes and had just become a small landowner. It was a fresh time and he didn't want to go out as a tenant farmer.
But if you hire people to farm, you have to find a foreman to be the supervisor, who is also responsible for recruiting people, paying wages and other tasks.
Who should give this job to?
Li Qiao teased his family members and couldn't make up his mind, so he simply asked their opinions one by one.
My family, Ming Ming, if I become the foreman, I will be responsible for the cultivation of these 200 acres of land from now on.
Such as seeds, fertilization, irrigation, harvesting, all are responsible.
Because the responsibilities on the shoulders are heavy, the corresponding salary is also high, eight taels of silver a month, and red envelopes are given during holidays.
Eighty taels of silver a month seems very high, but now Sanliu Village is rich.
Han Xiaoyan, for example, can earn thirty taels of silver by working in a sweet potato workshop for one winter. Moreover, the sweet potato workshop has not stopped working yet and can still make vermicelli for another month.
Therefore, if we calculate according to the situation last year, the sweet potato workshop operates for five months a year, earning 300 taels of silver a day, and 9 taels of silver a month, which is 45 taels of silver in five months.
This forty-five taels of silver averages out to twelve months a year, and that month is nearly forty taels of silver.
If you become his foreman, you will no longer be able to work in the sweet potato workshop, and you will have no time to do work in your own fields.
Therefore, the salary he paid eight taels of silver a month was actually not high.
Li Dao definitely wanted to do this job, but Li Dazhong refused directly.
The foreman has to settle wages for long-term and short-term workers, and it also involves buying seeds, manure, etc. Therefore, the foreman has to control the money. With Li Dao's temper, he will definitely pocket it for himself, but Li Dao cannot be allowed to be the foreman.
So Li Dazhong had another big quarrel with Li Dao and Zhao Erniu.
Li Dazhong, as before, withstood the pressure and locked Li Dao and Zhao Erniu in his own house and did not let them go to Li Qiao to make trouble.
Baiyou heard about this and took the opportunity to come to Sanliu Village to choose a site for his new house. The yard he wanted to build was too big and he had to choose another homestead. He suggested to Li Dazhong: "I have a lot of land. How about... Want your father to be the foreman of my farm?"
At this time, he and Li Dazhong were standing in an open space not far from the south of Li Qiao's house. Li Dazhong heard what he said and quickly waved his hand: "No, no, no."
"My father's temperament cannot be tolerated, otherwise it will definitely become more and more excessive."
He didn't dare to look at Bai You's face in the first place, but when he mentioned the family scandal, he even lowered his head and stared at the weeds on the ground that were as high as his ankles, feeling very embarrassed.
But suddenly, he felt panicked. His parents were no different from Baiyou's ex-parents in terms of their level of excellence.
Afraid that Bai You would be worried, he immediately raised his head, stared at Bai You and said anxiously: "If my parents ask you for money, you must not give it. You ask them to come to me. If anything happens, just blame it on me." , don’t get angry with them, otherwise you will be angry with yourself.”
Baiyou: "..."
He looked at the anxiety on Li Dazhong's face and was a little stunned.
He's already on his side before he's even walked through the door?
Biting his lip, a layer of mist rose in his eyes.
Li Dazhong suddenly panicked and subconsciously stretched out his hand to wipe his tears, but felt it was inappropriate. He quickly put his hand down and scratched his head anxiously: "Did I say something wrong? I am a big boss and can't speak beyond my head. What if? If I make you unhappy, you can just scold me or hit me, but don’t keep it in your heart.”
Baiyou looked at him as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and the water in his eyes became even more misty, but the corners of his mouth turned up: "I'm happy. This is the first time someone talked to me like this, and told me to just look for him. "
"It's so kind of you."
Li Dazhong: "..."
Looking at Baiyou's tear-filled eyes that curved into crescent moons, he couldn't help but hold his breath.
Heart tingling.
He couldn't tell whether he felt sorry for Baiyou, or was happy because Baiyou praised him, or maybe both.
He scratched his head and lowered his eyes in embarrassment.
Li Qiao's family.
Tao Zhu lay on the desk in the bedroom calculating accounts.
Just now Li Gu and Li Ershan came over and listed the wheat seeds and labor costs required for the two hundred acres of land. He wanted to calculate this part of the money and give it to these two people.
After discussion, the job of foreman fell on Li Gu and Li Ershan.
Li Gu is an elder and an expert in growing crops. Tao Zhu and Li Qiao feel relieved when they are given the job of foreman.
As for Li Ershan, he is sixteen years old this year and can only recognize a few dozen words. He cannot read books. The maltose business will be left to Li Dashan in the future, so Li Qiao arranged a job for him and asked him to Li Gu's assistant learns how to work from Li Gu.
These two hundred acres of land are the roots of Li Qiao and Tao Zhu. Even if they are no longer in Sanliu Village in the future, the two hundred acres of land will still belong to them and someone must take care of them.
Therefore, Li Qiao arranged for Li Ershan.
Tao Zhu was writing and calculating seriously when Li Qiao's voice came from outside: "Brother Zhu, Brother Dazhong and Baiyou are here."
Li Qiao was playing with the keel waterwheel in the front yard. When he saw Li Dazhong and Bai You coming, he came to the backyard to call for help.
Hearing this, Tao Zhu put down the brush in his hand.
Baiyou came over to take a look at the shower room again. Tao Zhu saw his red eyes at a glance, but instead of asking, he took him to the shower room in the backyard.
"This design is so wonderful."
Although this was not the first time he saw it, Bai You couldn't help but be amazed.
When he first saw it, he just thought that this way of bathing was very novel and completely different from the bathtub.
But at this moment, he saw something more in his mind. If two people wash together...
He looked at Tao Zhu with a smile: "Li Qiao is really a genius."
Tao Zhu: "..."
He smiled: "Then you and Brother Dazhong must make arrangements."
"It must be arranged." Baiyou said and walked out.
However, after taking two steps, he turned around and looked at Tao Zhu, with a look of hesitation on his face.
"What's wrong?" Tao Zhu asked hurriedly.
"That's it... the results will be released the day after tomorrow. However, I heard yesterday that there is a rumor circulating among the candidates this time that Li Qiao doesn't care how he answers the paper because he has just received a commendation from the Holy Spirit. For his own sake, he will be named as the head of the case by the county magistrate."
Baiyou frowned and explained his main purpose of coming to Sanliu Village today.
Choosing a location for your new house and looking at a shower room are secondary.
The most important thing is this.
Because of his father's relationship, he had been in contact with many scholars since he was a child. Especially this time, in order to spread rumors about him and Li Dazhong, he bribed a scholar in the county school who came from a poor family and needed money.
The rumor he heard was revealed to him by this scholar.
This scholar came from a poor family, was not a middle-class student, and had no subsidies from the court. Therefore, he often went to bookstores to make money by copying books, and he also gave private tutoring to some scholars who failed to pass the examination.
Therefore, this scholar is relatively well-informed.
This rumor is not only circulating among the candidates of this year, but also among the county schools.
After Baiyou heard about it yesterday, she came to Sanliu Village today.
After hearing what he said, Tao Zhu was stunned for a moment, then took a few steps, grabbed his wrist, and asked hurriedly: "Where did you hear about it?"
"I went to the bookstore yesterday to buy books and overheard it."
Baiyou used the excuse he had prepared long ago.
He took the initiative to spread rumors about him and Li Dazhong, but he couldn't tell Tao Zhu yet.
"I'm going to find Li Qiao."
Tao Zhu walked towards the front yard as he spoke, his lips pursed tightly, his watery eyes filled with anger.
He has great confidence in Li Qiao and feels that even if Li Qiao is not the leader of the case, he will definitely be among the top five.
The essay is not like a number. One is one, and two is two. The grade of the essay depends more on the preference of the grader.
Li Qiao had figured out Jiang Zhixian's preferences and wrote articles to appeal to Jiang Zhixian's heart. Although Zhuang Wen, Huang Youming, the county magistrate, the county lieutenant and others said that Li Qiao would definitely be able to pass, he felt that Li Qiao could pass. Qiao is likely to get the verdict.
But once this rumor came out, would Magistrate Jiang give Li Qiao the head of the case?
If he gave it, it would be true for the rumor.
If he refused to give it to avoid suspicion, then Li Qiao would really have died unjustly!
When he came to the front yard, he saw Li Qiao talking to Li Dazhong, so he raised his hands and rubbed his face to let the anger dissipate from his face.
Squeezing out a smile, he waved to Li Qiao: "Li Qiao, come here, I have something to ask you."
Li Qiao looked at him when he heard the sound, and could tell at a glance that he was not in a good mood. Li Qiao smiled and asked Li Dazhong to wait, and then walked into the backyard.
After entering the backyard and closing the door, Tao Zhu grabbed his hand and hurriedly walked towards Baiyou: "Brother You said there are rumors about you in the county!"
He gritted his teeth and repeated Baiyou's words.
At this time, he came to Baiyou, and Baiyou nodded: "That's right. Most of these people spread the news out of jealousy."
"That's too bad!" Tao Zhu grinded his teeth, the small fire in his eyes was burning brightly, but he was more frustrated in his heart: "They have no idea how hard Li Qiao works, let alone how powerful Li Qiao is! "
"Brother Zhu, don't be angry."
