At night, Wang Xiaolie did not drink. After turning off the lights and going to bed, Lin Xi's skin was like cream, smooth and tender to the touch, which was indeed different from others. She fell into Wang Xiaolie's arms with a certain shyness and indescribable tenderness.
The next day Wang Xiao woke up later. After breakfast, he said to Cui Qing: "I won't go to the official office today. You go and get the urgent official documents. After a short rest, my wife and I will go to the Garden Department for a leisurely walk."
Cui Qing said yes.
When Lin Xi finished cleaning up and came out, she was still a little shy and blushing when she saw Wang Xiaolie.
Wang Xiaolie smiled secretly in his heart. He said: "Yesterday you said that chrysanthemums are beautiful, but you didn't know how many exotic flowers and trees there are in the garden hall. There is nothing important today. I will go to the garden hall with you to have a look, which can be regarded as gaining a lot of experience."
Lin Xi nodded. He said: "I'm just afraid of missing your official business."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Originally, a wedding requires a few days of vacation. This is what should be done. Why should we delay official business?"
Cui Qing prepared a car to escort Wang Xiaolie and Lin Xi out.
Wang Xiaoyou rode a horse, Lin Xi rode an ox cart, and the guards all changed into civilian clothes.
After entering Luoyang, Wang Xiaolie prohibited people from using horses and mules to pull carts, and they could only go out by ox cart or donkey cart. Even Wang Xiaolie follows this rule. Now is the time of war. Horses and mules are important strategic materials and should naturally be restricted. Because donkeys in Guanzhong are born strong and healthy, selling donkeys has become a good business in the past two years.
The Garden Department is in Gong'anfang. Wang Xiaolie moved all the remaining families away and used the vacant land as land for the garden department. Originally, Wang Xiaolie wanted to place the Garden Department outside the city, but now there are too many open spaces in Luoyang City and it is too far outside the city, so he placed it here.
Went onto Changxiamen Street and just as we turned onto Jian'anmen Street, we saw a man suddenly rushing out of an alley next to us. Behind him, there were five or six big men chasing closely. After catching up within a few steps, the big man pushed the man to the ground and kicked him repeatedly.
Wang Xiaolie stopped his horse and looked at it for a while. He called Cui Qing over and asked, "Is Luoyang City so chaotic now?"
Cui Qing crossed his hands. Said: "The neighborhood is originally a place where fortune-tellers and fortune-tellers live. People who have recently fled to Luoyang live here. There are many people, and it is difficult for the government to control them, so it is particularly chaotic. Fighting is a common thing every day, and the people are influenced by it. I’ve long been used to it.”
Wang Xiaolie said to Cui Qing with a dark face: "Go and ask what it is. If there is no grievance, just leave it alone."
Cui Qing made a promise and hurried away.
After a while, Cui Qing came back, folded his hands and reported: "Back to Xuanfu, there were a few gamblers having a fight. One of the people on the ground was Wainneck Song Si. He was chased out for cheating in the casino. He didn't have much money either. So he was pushed to the ground and beaten up by some big men."
"There is also a casino in Luoyang City-" Wang Xiaolie murmured, thoughtfully.
After a while, Wang Xiaolie took a deep look and said, "Let's go."
Encountering this incident on the road, Wang Xiaolie lost all interest. When I arrived at the Garden Department, I called the supervisor to accompany my Lin Xi on the tour.
One of the things that Wang Xiaolie is most proud of in the Garden Department is building several glass greenhouses. This year I raised some peonies in the greenhouse to enjoy during the Spring Festival. In the future, the Gardening Department will build more greenhouses for crop research.
Although glass is no longer uncommon in wealthy people's homes, Lin Xi was still curious when she saw the conservatory and walked around there.
Wang Xiaolie said: "This thing is very good. I want to build a few in the government office and grow some vegetables. In this way, it will not be difficult to eat green leafy vegetables even in winter."
Lin Xi said in surprise: "Can you grow vegetables here? Are there any benefits?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "It's warm in here, and you can grow summer vegetables in winter. Think about how rare it is to be able to eat leeks and celery when it snows in winter! Otherwise, glass would be so precious. Building like this Wouldn’t it be a pity to have a house!”
Lin Xi nodded: "It's a pity. When I built a house at home, I only used glass in the living room and study room this year. I can't bear to part with it in other rooms!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Although glass is precious, it is not that expensive. In a few days, install all the rooms in your house with glass!"
Lin Xi laughed and said, "My father is reluctant to part with it. If you go to pretend, he will definitely ask you to convert it into cash."
Wang Xiaolie said: "As my father-in-law, I know how to make a living. However, I have money. Besides, we can buy glass cheaper than others, so it doesn't matter."
For things like these, Wang Xiaolie always insists on paying for them himself. But where his identity is, even if he pays, it is much cheaper than the market price. Coupled with various discounts, Wang Xiaolie can buy the best at the cheapest price for the same thing.
This is different from using public money. With public money, the people who deal with it are all about the more expensive the better, no matter how much it costs. The price is quite high, and the people who handle it can also benefit from it.
Seeing that Lin Xi was in a good mood, Wang Xiaolie was not in a hurry to go back. After walking around for a while, I got a table from the supervisor and sat down in the open space. After calling Cui Qing, Wang Xiaolie said: "Take a few people to the place where the gamblers were fighting today. Find out how many people live there, what they do for a living, how many casinos there are, and how many are allowed by the government. Place. Where did these people come from?"
Cui Qing said: "Xuanfu wants to take care of it, so why bother! As long as their casino is closed, why bother making trouble!"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "That's not how it works! You have to understand, why is the casino open there? Are fights common during the day? The Henan government must not ignore it, it should be in charge. Why is this? This is to find out these people Where did it come from, and what does it do? If you think it's a mess, just use Chongdian. It can only cure it temporarily, but it can't solve the root cause."
Cui Qing crossed his hands and sang a promise.
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "To be honest, I don't want you to do such a thing. When something happens in the local area, the local officials should find a way. However, often the local officials don't know how to deal with it. If the superiors find out about it, they won't do anything. It's easy to explain, so he deceives the superiors and conceals the truth from the inferiors. Being a local official is not easy, all of this is inevitable."
Cui Qing nodded in agreement.
Wang Xiaolie said: "We have to find a way to prevent the local officials from being in such a difficult situation. Also, I am also the magistrate of Henan Prefecture, and local affairs are within my authority. If the place is not peaceful, it is also mine. responsibility."
Cui Qing said: "It's just a common practice for Xuan Fu to concurrently serve as magistrate."
Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "It's a common practice, but it's a good thing not to do something. There are many things that cannot be decided by the magistrate or the military recorder. It's up to the prefect to make the decision."
Although as the prefect of Henan, Wang Xiaolie did not care much about ordinary political affairs and left them to a few subordinates. But for some matters, subordinates do not have the power to make decisions, and he, the prefect, must come forward.
