"Brother Su, you have been working hard for many days, so drink two drinks and lie down to rest. I have to deal with official documents after dinner. After processing, if you have time in the afternoon, you can also go to the wounded soldiers resettlement center in the north of the city and take a look. Let’s see how the village school is doing.”
Jiang Yan finished speaking vaguely and continued to eat with his head down.
Completely ignoring the usual rule of "no words when eating or sleeping".
Su Rui then discovered that this friend's neck had leaned forward a lot recently, and his waist had also bent a lot. He was not as distinguished as before, and seemed to be on the verge of becoming an immortal at first glance.
But the same thing.
However, my friend's spirit was more energetic than before, and the light in his eyes was even brighter.
"The officials can help the people, and the people can help the officials. That's probably it."
He sighed to himself.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Yan, who had a keen eye and ears, picked up a few grains of rice with the chopsticks in his hand and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Although what he is doing now is not what he imagined, which is to go into battle and kill the enemy as a military attaché.
But if Mr. Ning, a man like Mr. Ning who is content to start his own business and has the people of the world at heart, can clean up the business world and benefit the people, he can serve as the prefect until death.
"Brother Su, does Your Majesty have any intention of rewarding Mr. Ning for the tobacco he donated?"
Mr. Ning is willing to give him credit.
Naturally, he was thinking about benefiting Mr. Ning.
When this question was mentioned, Su Rui frowned slightly and shook his head slightly.
"I haven't heard any news about this yet. Commendations should be indispensable, but I think His Majesty may want to commend him personally. If you see Mr. Ning later, give him a heads up so that he can prepare early."
It's up to him.
When I wrote the memorial saying that Mr. Ning was going to Beijing, I told His Majesty about Mr. Ning's extraordinary style and praised him mercilessly, hoping to attract His Majesty's attention.
The emphasis now is indeed taken seriously, but depending on His Majesty's intention, the Ning family should be included in the ranks of the emperor's disciples.
Naturally, this award must be announced in person in person, so that the emperor's grace can be further demonstrated.
Su Rui's appetite became even better when he thought that in the future, Mr. Ning, a heavyweight figure like Mr. Ning, who had literary talents and could make money, would be added to his faction.
He picked up the wine glass in front of Jiang Yan and smiled jokingly: "Prefect Jiang, no... Jiang Changshi, please worry more about this matter in Jinling Mansion. I'll drink two more glasses to rest. I never thought that one day I would be able to steal I have to spend half the day free, just sit and watch Brother Jiang being so busy, hahahaha."
"..."
Jiang Yan regretted that he had brought out the fine wine to entertain Suri.
This guy is usually so restrained, but he didn't expect that he would dare to laugh at him after taking two more sips of wine.
"Jiang He, go get another pot of wine. The governor wants to rest, so let him sleep until dawn."
…
After waking up from a nap.
Ning Wuyan glanced at the sun that was just turning to the west.
There was still an hour before the yamen was due to leave. At this time, various departments in the yamen were in the final stage of their work, so they happened to make an appointment with Jiang Yan to help find someone for him.
I won’t send dinner for now. After all, I don’t know which big brothers to ask for help. After the equestrian demonstration, the day lilies are already cold.
I heard that there was a new Orchid in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so I took the opportunity to invite everyone to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for a meal.
Before heading out, Ning Wuhao made arrangements for the follow-up matters.
only.
What he didn't expect was that when he arrived at the government office, Jiang Yan was not there.
The gatekeeper gave Ning Wuxu a slight tug and asked Ning Wu to stand in the shade. He laughed in a low voice and said, "Mr. Ning, what do you want to see the magistrate for? If it's something important, you can talk to the governor first."
"Master Su is back again?"
"The prefect called me here, saying he was inspecting taxes. Because of this, the governor drank a few more drinks, and he still hasn't woken up. But if Mr. Ning is here, the governor will definitely wake up."
Regarding the methods of making people wake up, the Yamen naturally knew more than Ning Wuyou.
But Ning Wushan's incident was not enough to alarm Su Rui.
He smiled gratefully at the yamen officer who was advising him and declined: "Master Su is busy and exhausted, so I won't disturb him. Do you know where Mr. Jiang is going?"
"Went to Liujiazhuang in the north of the city."
The yamen servants didn't hide it either.
The prefect said that there was no need to inform Mr. Ning when he came to see him.
Then there is no need to hide the whereabouts of the prefect.
Jiang Yan went to Liujiazhuang to see the resettlement site for wounded soldiers and the construction of a village school. If he went at this time, it would be dark if he didn't leave food.
"Master Jiang is really hard-working."
As Ning Wuyan spoke, he motioned to Yun Fei with his eyes.
Yunfei took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into the hand of the yamen servant.
"For the brothers to drink tea."
Ning Wuchang didn't like this when asking questions.
The yamen servant was even more startled. He looked around and saw that no one had noticed. He quickly refused: "Mr. Ning, don't try to hurt me. I can accept other people's money, but I can't accept Mr. Ning's."
Not only that.
If the Ning family were not upright, they, the government servants, would all want to give money to Ning Zhaomo.
Who asked Ning Zhaomo to take care of them so much? If anyone was in trouble or short of money, Ning Zhaomo would help without hesitation and never care about money. Naturally, they could not accept Mr. Ning's money without conscience.
Moreover.
Since the taxes paid by Mr. Ning are high enough, their treatment has been improved a lot. It is too late to thank Mr. Ning. If they accept this money, they will be embarrassed.
"Okay, since you won't accept it, I will personally treat you to drinks and dinner when I have the chance."
It's getting late.
Ning Wuyang didn't even treat the gatekeeper politely.
After knowing Jiang Yan's whereabouts, he got on the carriage and headed north of the city.
After leaving the city, the originally golden rice fields have now turned into endless plains.
There are plots of land that have been harvested early and are already covered with weeds up to their knees. Sheep and cattle are munching on them. A middle-aged man with a broken arm is holding a whip in his hand. At one end, I was writing and scratching on the ground, practicing the calligraphy I learned in the village yesterday.
The carriage passed by the fields and when he saw the middle-aged man with a broken arm outside, Ning Wuchang opened the curtain and said hello.
This man used to stay in Ning Mansion doing odd jobs for a long time, and he often looked depressed. It seemed as if all he had left in his life was waiting for death.
Looking back now, it seems like he has changed into a different person. His mental state is much better and he looks much younger.
"Fifth Young Master, please don't leave. I just picked some wild fruits."
The middle-aged man with a broken arm threw a bag of wild fruits into the car. The precision of the projection left Ning Wuyao completely unprepared.
Of course.
There is no need to be on guard.
"Thank you, Lao Li. You're welcome then. By the way, it's time to change seasons. If the cattle or sheep feel uncomfortable, remember to go to the veterinarian in advance. Don't delay. It's best to learn a little by yourself. Regarding the skills of veterinarians, go back and ask if there are others who want to learn. If they want to learn, I will ask Mr. Cheng to arrange for veterinarians to give lectures."
