Xie Rongzhao raised his face, almost looking down on someone.
"Only when my father is well can my mother and I be well, I know that."
No matter how much he said, Xie Rongzhao could not say that such childlike words were not only appropriate, but also allowed Xie Xiuwen to understand the situation of their second wife in the Xie family.
Sure enough, Xie Xiuwen was silent for a moment and touched her head: "My dear, I have grown up and become sensible. If my father is not here in the future, my dear, you must be brave."
"Yeah, my dear, I will protect my mother-in-law."
This was a bit too much. At least Xie Xiuwen didn't think Liu Ruolan was so weak that she still needed to protect her daughter.
"We are going to your grandma's house tomorrow. Your grandma means to stay for a few days. You can see what you need to bring and pack it in advance."
"Okay, Dad."
Xie Rongzhao liked staying at his grandfather's house the most, at least no one looked down on them.
During the Chinese New Year, Liu Ruolan considered that the family would not be separated, and Xie Xiuwen had mostly relied on the family's supplies for his studies in recent years, so he was generous and bought more than 20 kilograms of mutton for the family, and specially gave it to Xie A I bought two jars of good wine.
The amount of money the shop earns has nothing to do with the Xie family. It is Liu Ruolan's dowry, so naturally it does not need to be paid to the public.
Mr. Gao couldn't stand it. He mentioned it several times openly or secretly, but was scolded by Grandpa Xie.
Sister-in-law Wang came up with the idea next to Liu Ruolan. Although she could not pay money to the father-in-law, she could give some things in the name of honoring her elders, so that others would praise her for being filial and sensible, and she could also make the two elders happy.
In any case, on the surface, Mr. Xie can be regarded as protecting the second house, so Liu Ruolan feels that the money is worth it.
Xie Xiuwen wanted to take his wife and daughter to his in-law's house to pay New Year greetings, so naturally he couldn't go empty-handed.
Grandpa Xie has been drinking and feasting with several of his compatriots these past few days, and rarely stays at home. Even when he comes back, he is always drunk.
Grandma Xie told Mrs. Gao not to pay attention to Xie Xiuwen, and said that since the couple had money of their own, they could figure it out on their own.
As a scholar, Xie Xiuwen naturally couldn't be shameless enough to ask for money or other things, but it was just a few days after the Chinese New Year, and it hadn't even passed the tenth day of the first lunar month, and basically no shops in the town were open.
Xie Rongzhao introduced himself and said, "Dad, let's go over the mountain road like last time."
Liu Ruolan quickly stopped and said, "No, it rained for half the night last night and the mountain road is slippery. We can't take risks."
Xie Xiuwen also meant exactly this.
Although he knew that his daughter was lucky, no matter how good she was, she had to be careful.
"I remember we still have a few pieces of cloth. Why don't we just bring two pieces of cloth and bring some silver jewelry we made years ago."
Liu Ruolan disagreed: "How can anyone go back to her parents' house to bring jewelry as a gift during the Chinese New Year? You can bring cloth. Otherwise, you can find two books and I will give them to my nephews. Let's go to the village chief's house again and buy some. It's just right to bring a chicken and duck."
Xie Xiuwen had to nod. Now that no shops in the town were open for business, he had to do this.
Such a New Year's greeting is not shabby at all.
Xie Xiuwen borrowed a bullock cart from the village chief's family and asked Xie Laifu to drive them there. When they came back, Liu Laoer would just make the hard trip.
When we arrived at Liu's house, everyone greeted us with smiles. Even the sisters-in-law were full of nice things to say.
Xie Xiuwen knew that the Liu family was kind, so no wonder his wife and daughter often wanted to come and stay for a while. Even he, the son-in-law, also wanted to come and stay for a while.
Boss Liu invited him to the study to talk, and first took out a booklet.
"These are some records of the relevant properties in Gaoyang County. I copied this book before, you can take a look. You have also seen some arrangements for the official houses before, and generally know some of the pros and cons of the county government. If If you have any good ideas, you can tell me."
Xie Xiuwen knew that his words were not polite, but that he really wanted to manage the official office well.
There are six offices in the county government office, and there is also the post of county magistrate, who is mainly responsible for some specific affairs below, and can even temporarily act as the county magistrate when the county magistrate is ill.
The county magistrate is the eighth rank, a serious official.
The county magistrate of Gaoyang County had to recuperate at home due to health reasons. As a result, the county magistrate had to find a qualified county magistrate as soon as possible.
Generally speaking, they are selected from the heads of the six houses.
Boss Liu knew that his talent was average, so he no longer had any extravagant hopes for scientific examinations. He only hoped that he would be able to serve as county magistrate in this life, so that he could be regarded as a spirit in heaven who could comfort his ancestors.
Xie Xiuwen has always had a good relationship with the Liu family, so he naturally wants to give some advice.
It's not that he knows much about this, but because he had a senior brother like Wang Hanlin with Xu Shanchang, he had to learn some official things.
In the words of Xu Shanchang, even if you are confused at first, you will understand it sooner or later.
Now, Xie Xiuwen probably knew about his uncle's current predicament, and naturally had no intention of hiding anything, so he analyzed it one by one.
"The performance of the household manager last year was mediocre. He didn't make any big mistakes, but he also had no achievements. This kind of person is considered safe in the eyes of the county magistrate. Moreover, the household manager is in charge of the county's purse. His advantage is obvious. , but this is also a weakness of his."
Boss Liu rolled his eyes and suddenly realized: "I understand! This is exactly the reason. Brother-in-law, please continue."
"We in Gaoyang County have not repaired the city walls or dams for two consecutive years, and there have been no incidents. As far as the boss of the workshop is concerned, this is equivalent to nothing. Normally, the county magistrate will not be too impressed. "
Seeing that he understood, Xie Xiuwen began to list the merits and demerits of the other homeowners one by one.
Boss Liu sighed and said: "Brother-in-law, your analysis is excellent. It's just that our office has no merit. How can we make the county magistrate look at us more?"
Xie Xiuwen smiled: "Actually, it's very simple. Although the eldest brother is in charge of the staff, he is actually doing things for the county magistrate. And no matter how many things the county magistrate has to do, the staff's contribution will always be indispensable. The biggest advantage of your official office is that you have many people and eye contacts, and there is no credit. We can also look for it. Some small things may seem inconspicuous, but they play a big role."
Boss Liu understood and sat aside to quickly sort out his thoughts from the past year.
What big thing happened, who was it related to, etc...
These low-level officials in the county are usually held by local people. After all, the county magistrate always has to leave after he has served enough years.
Therefore, the general subordinate staff will choose a local reputable family. This family is usually family-based. If a father is a small official, he will usually have a son who is a small official.
"Last point, brother, the old county magistrate is just sick and old, not dead. If he is willing to recommend one or two, it will naturally be different."
