Chapter 246: Helpful Huang Zandian

It was noon, and smoke was rising from every household in the village. The blue-gray smoke and the white snow formed a sharp contrast, and the aroma of rice gradually filled the entire village.

Looking at the screaming and disappearing naughty child, Zhu Ping'an smiled and shook his head, then turned over and dismounted, led the horse into the village, and made a "crack-crack-crack" sound when stepping on the snow.

This village is not as large as Xiahe Village, with only about thirty or forty households. Zhu Pingan led the horse and walked along the narrow path of the village. He found a house where the snow had been swept away and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

There was a sound of footsteps in the yard, and a man's voice asked from the yard, the voice was deep and rough.

Zhu Pingan patted the snow on his body and replied, "Sorry, I'm a passing student and would like to borrow a bowl of hot water."

As soon as Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, the courtyard door was opened, and a strong, dark-skinned, rough man appeared at the door. His clothes were simple and shabby, and his shoes were stained with mud.

"Excuse me." Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands slightly, with kindness on his face.

"No, it's nothing." The dark-skinned man was a little overwhelmed by Zhu Ping'an's hand. He scratched his head and said, "If you don't mind, let's have a casual meal together. The child is just fine." The meal is cooked."

"Thank you, brother. I won't bother you." Zhu Pingan thanked him again.

The dark-skinned man, about thirty years old, helped Zhu Pingan tie the horse to the cowshed, and filled a broken basin with the cow's fodder for the black horse.

It can be seen that this is a simple and kind-hearted family.

However, this dark-skinned man seemed to have a disability in his left foot and walked with a limp. It was unclear whether it was a congenital disability or a recent injury to his leg and foot. It's just that the man seems to be very calm about his legs, not secretive at all, and has a positive and masculine look on his face.

The children at home were curious about the visitor, and quietly poked their heads out of the house to see what the visitor looked like.

Unexpectedly, when he looked at Zhu Pingan, the child felt bad. He trembled and pointed at Zhu Pingan and shouted. "The monster is coming."

"You kid, what are you talking about?" A woman's voice came from the house, and then she pulled the child into the house and seemed to give him a lesson. The naughty kid screamed loudly after being beaten.

Well

What a coincidence. When the child was looking at the door just now, Zhu Pingan recognized him. This child was the leader of the "robbery" that had stopped him in front of his horse at the entrance of the village.

"This kid is talking nonsense, brother, don't take it to heart. Go into the house." The dark-skinned man said something to Zhu Pingan with some embarrassment, and invited Zhu Pingan to go into the house.

The room was a little dark, and it took Zhu Ping'an two or three seconds to get used to the light in the room. The furnishings in the room were very simple, but very clean. There was a hostess in the room who was busy clearing the table. Although she was dressed simply, she still looked quite handsome. This dark-skinned man was quite lucky.

Although the hostess was a little bit pretty, she was nothing to Zhu Ping'an, who was used to seeing evildoers like Li Shu, a sinister girl. The heart is like still water.

The man who was observing Zhu Pingan from the side immediately became very fond of Zhu Pingan when he saw this, unlike some people whose eyes turned green when they saw their daughter-in-law.

"Excuse me, Mrs. Sister-in-law." Zhu Pingan slightly arched his hands.

"What's the problem?" The hostess waved her hand nonchalantly.

"He's a harpy."

The naughty boy on the side pointed at Zhu Ping'an and shouted, about to take a dip of boy's urine to kill the demon.

"Why are you so ignorant?" The hostess pulled the naughty child and was about to pull the naughty child onto her lap and slap him.

"Don't blame him, I said it when I was joking with them at the entrance of the village." Zhu Pingan stopped and explained.

Zhu Pingan had his own way of dealing with the naughty child. He took out a handful of dried meat from his pocket and coaxed the naughty child into calling him brother. As for the bird monsters, they had long been forgotten with a mouthful of dried meat.

The food of this family is very simple. The dish is home-pickled radish, which tastes good. Especially the millet porridge, which made Zhu Pingan drink two large bowls.

When they were about to finish eating, the door of the man's house was rudely kicked open, and about five or six people broke in aggressively. They yelled and cursed at the top of their lungs in the yard.

"Yang Dacheng, get out of here."

"Yang Laizi, come here quickly. The county magistrate will distribute the corvee according to the scale book. It's your turn to repair the Great Wall."

"Hahaha, it's okay if you don't want to go. I heard that your wife's parents are handsome."

When the man who was eating in the room heard this, he put his chopsticks on the table, looked at Zhu Pingan apologetically, and rushed out of the room angrily.

"Don't bully others too much!"

Yang Dacheng came out of the room, grabbed the shovel placed in the corner, and stared angrily.

"Hahaha, Yang Laizi still dares to take action. It seems that he didn't learn enough lessons from last time."

"What, you don't want the other leg either?"

Yang Dacheng's actions not only failed to intimidate the few people dressed as guards in the yard, but instead made them laugh.

"Hey, what are you talking about? We are all on official business, don't be so rude and treat each other with courtesy. Do you understand? The county magistrate has told you so many times."

A middle-aged man was preaching to several guards in the yard. This man was well dressed in robes and seemed to have an unusual status. But I don't dare to compliment him for his length. He has a mustache and is wretched. He looks like a mature weasel. At first glance, he is not a good bird.

"Yes, yes, Huang Chandian taught you a lesson."

Several officers nodded and bowed to this man, as if he was following his lead.

Saving points is a position in the county government. It is not even an official, but it can still be regarded as prestigious. Even though the county government office is inconspicuous, it is well-equipped with all five organs. The daily office of the county government office also has six rooms: officials, households, rites, soldiers, punishments, and workers. The functional organization of Liufang County Government is equivalent to a modern department. Each office is equipped with one clerk. ”, all positions are full and the hierarchy is strict.

Although it is said that the county magistrate has sole power in the county government, the magistrate is only one person after all. It is impossible for one person to manage the civil, criminal, commercial and other matters in the entire county in an orderly manner. Therefore, the magistrate needs a lot of helpers. With the help of Dian Shi, he distributes official duties to the six subordinate staff, who will handle them in detail, while the magistrate takes charge of the overall situation. Although these subordinate officials did not have a formal establishment and the state treasury would not pay them salaries, they were recognized by the court because they were specifically responsible for various matters of the county government. These people have no salary, but they have real power. For the sake of profit, they will make full use of their power, accept bribes, expropriate taxes and exploit the lower class people.

This Huang Chandian is a member of Hufang, that is, a staff member. The reason why Huang Chandian was able to get such a position is because he is still a scholar himself, and it is precisely because of his status as a scholar, so In addition to the household secretary, he is the only one in the household. He can barely be regarded as the second-in-command in the household. The household manager of the county government is also in charge of the "fish scale album", the inventory of money, grain and land, etc., and is responsible for collecting taxes, paying grain and taxes, distributing corvees, etc. Huang Chandian is still good at these aspects.

Most of those who have read many books about sages cannot become sages.

Since I entered the lucrative job of household housing, my little life has been much more fulfilling, and my personal hobbies have also been fully utilized.

In fact, Huang Chandian didn't have many hobbies. He only had two hobbies. One was to help others keep money, and the other was to help others take care of their women.

It's not enough not to let me help. I'm a very particular person. Don't be polite to me, or I won't be polite to you.

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