"At the beginning of a person, his nature is good. His nature is similar and his habits are far apart. If he does not teach, his nature will change..."

In the early morning, the sound of children reading aloud came from Mingdao Academy next to the threshing ground. This place is the most sacred place in the town, like Fengshan. Whether it is the peddlers walking around the streets or the old farmers who come to the town to sell fruits and vegetables, they not only dare not shout when passing by here, but even they even tiptoed when walking.

The academy is not big, with only five rooms. The three on the left are the residences of Ren Yaen, the only gentleman and dean of the academy, and only two are used to teach students. However, not everyone can read books, and there are not many students, with only seventeen total.

Ren Yaen drank high yesterday and did not get up until midnight. Yu'er was worried about delaying the children's studies, so she secretly put on her long hair and hat, put on a long blue cloth gown, and helped her father Ren Yaen lead the children to recite the "Three Character Classic".

Mingdao Academy collects all the enlightenment students, Fengshan Academy collects all the students who have studied for several years, and some even passed the exam for the Tongsheng. She has read all the articles of those people. Not only is she average and even has poor literature and science, but she is also difficult to enter the elegant hall, let alone poetry. This makes her admire Mulan since she was a child, the female top scholar and the female princess consort, always hates why she is not a man.

In short, she liked this feeling of being a role model, and was impersonating her as a gentleman. Her stepmother Ren Yu ran to the door and kept whispering. Ren Yuer realized that her father was awake and hurriedly put down the ruler and ran out of the classroom.

"Change your clothes quickly, it's amazing to be seen by your father." Ren Yu said worriedly.

It is worth mentioning that Ren Yu only calls her the Ren family. Everyone in the town called her third aunt. Although she has a name with her, she is not old. She is only nineteen years older than Yu'er. Her mother's family is in Jiaogang, and she is also considered Yu Qinghuai's cousin in terms of her seniority. She is just a far-reaching branch. Her family is not only far inferior to the wealthy Yu Qinghuai family, but also poor, so when she was in her teens, she brought baskets to the town to sell vegetables every day.

Seeing that Ren Yaen had no children and no one in the room, Dean Gu helped to tie the red line half a month ago. Ren Yaen had the idea of ​​re-stringing, and Yu Sangu's father also felt that his daughter could fill a house for Confucianism and climbed up a high branch, and a marriage was done like this. Yu Sangu just entered the Ren family in a confused manner and became Ren Yu'er's stepmother.

Just one year older, Yu'er really can't shout out the four words "My Mother" and always calls you, even calling you third aunt like the people in the town. She was afraid of being laughed at by those naughty school children, and said impatiently: "It's okay, go ahead and don't worry about me."

Yu Sangu looked over and held a basket and told him, "The breakfast is ready. Change your clothes and go to the kitchen to serve it yourself. I will go to deliver food to Mr. Han, and I have to help Mr. Han wash the clothes he changed yesterday. I don't know if I should clean it inside and outside the house. If I want to clean it up, it will definitely not be too early. You can cook lunch by yourself. In fact, you don't have to cook it. I brought so many leftovers yesterday, so you can just pick a few of them to heat it up."

When she mentioned these Yu'er, she was annoyed and pouted, "San Gu, you are my father's wife, my stepmother, not his servant of Mr. Han. You always show up like this and always be a mother like this, and you will be laughed at by others! Also, can we stop taking advantage of others and bringing the leftovers home, and it will be embarrassing to throw away it out!"

"What madam, I'm still serving you, serving your father, and being your old mom when I entered your house?" Yu Sangu glared at her in anger, and then sneered: "What's so embarrassing about helping Mr. Han cook, clean up the house, repair the sewing, wash and dry? Two taels of silver a month, and this job was asked from Dean Gu. If I don't do it, some people are willing to do it, and Qian Dagui's wife doesn't know how envious it."

"What does Qian Dagui do, what does my father do? Can his family compare with you?"

"What does your father do? Your father is poor and teaches! I thought I could enjoy the happiness after entering your Ren family, but when I entered the door, I realized that your father was so poor. I won't say anything anymore, I have to deliver food to Mr. Han."

Facing Yu Sangu, who is really capable of enduring hardships and is very good at managing the family, although she is not embarrassed to do anything on weekdays, Yu'er is really embarrassed to complain anymore, so she can only go back to her own nursery with a wry smile to change her clothes.

...

Yu Sangu was very accurate in time and walked into the yard with a bamboo basket. Han Xiufeng just got up and was talking to Pan Er while washing his face and rinsing his mouth.

"Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhang are staying at the inspection office. President Gu originally planned to have a banquet at noon, but Fang Shimei wanted to invite him at noon. Fang Shijun just came and wanted to invite you to have a drink at noon."

"Where are Big Head and the others?"

"Bigou hasn't woken up yet, and he was drunk again yesterday." Pan Er, who has been a seventh-rank candidate for the Salt Transport Department and has worked as a police officer in the transportation department's yamen, not only did he dare not act as an official in front of Han Xiufeng, but he was more respectful than before. He stood aside and reported: "Ji Daji Er and others were also drunk yesterday, but today they woke up earlier than the other. Before dawn, they ran to the door to wait for you to get up. They wanted to take two days off to go back to Guangzong Yaozu. It was said that his family came to ask, and Ji Laocai from Jijiazhuang had indeed come."

"As Shangguan, although they are military officers, they are also officials. Not only their own glory, but also their family glory. Should they go back, are they still at the door?"

"When Han Bo and Guozheng decided to let them go back, each of them paid three monthly salary advances before leaving."

Han Xiufeng put down his towel and smiled and said, "Han Bo and Guozheng have done a good job. He returns to his hometown and brings honor to his ancestors. He must bring some money back without money. He has no money to buy sacrifices and worship ancestors, and he has no money to serve wine."

Pan Er also smiled and said, "Yes, we are far away from home. If we are as close to home as they are, and if we encounter such a big happy event, we will have to take a few days off, and we will have to go back to worship our ancestors and set up a few tables of wine."

Not returning home without returning home in luxury is like walking in brocade at night, but Ba County is thousands of miles away from here, and there are still bandits and bandits who are in trouble. They can't go back for a while. Han Xiufeng sighed inwardly, and then changed his mind: "Changsheng, does Lord Guo have any explanation before coming?"

"Yes, Zhang Zhigao was here yesterday, and it was inconvenient to speak." Pan Er accompanied him into the main hall and sat down and said, "Fourth brother, you are different from me. Your fifth-rank top belt was sent by the emperor. This fortune was specially given by the emperor. According to the rules, not only would you submit a thank-you note, but you would beg to return to Beijing to meet him. Lord Guo knew that you could not write it, and you also knew that there was not even a sermon around you, and there would be no sermon master who could write a thank-you note. He made the decision to ask his sermon Mr. Wu to write a copy for you, and he submitted it with other official documents the day before yesterday."

"Mr. Guo is really thinking. By the way, did Mr. Guo say whether he wants to go back to Beijing to meet?"

"Mr. Guo said that asking for it is a requirement. As the rules are at least three times, but whether to go back to Beijing to see the emperor is correct or not. However, now it is not as good as before. You have another injury on your leg. The emperor will most likely not let you go back to Beijing."

Han Xiufeng pondered: "It doesn't matter whether I can be led by the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Rites. Although I have never met the emperor, I have seen others. Lord Duan made so much preparations for the audience and had to give so much money to the eunuchs in the palace. I don't have so much money to honor those eunuchs."

Pan Er knew about Duan Dazhang's meeting with him, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, it's better not to return to Beijing. Our money did not fall from the sky."

"Does Lord Duan have any other explanation?"

"Yes," Pan Er looked up at Yu Sangu who was placing bowls and chopsticks. It was not until Yu Sangu reacted and left the main hall. "Fourth brother, Lord Guo received two letters from Beijing the day before yesterday. The letter said that he, the transportation department, had been in charge of the transportation department for a few days. He said that the emperor had already been a small military aircraft, a Fengbing Road in Shaanxi, a Yongding River Road in Zhili, a Censor of Yunnan, and a Guangdong governor, was the salt transportation envoy of Lianghuai."

Han Xiufeng was shocked: "Have Chonglun set off? If Chonglun takes office, what will Lord Guo do?"

"Mr. Guo doesn't know whether Chonglun has set off or not, and when he will take office. He only knows that even if Chonglun comes, he will not be recalled to Beijing, and he will probably stay in Jiangsu."

"Go to Qishan to help with military affairs?"

"No." Pan Er looked back at Yu Sangu who was cleaning the yard and said in his ear: "Mr. Guo's friend in Beijing said that the emperor intends to let Lord Guo take up Huaiyang Road, and plans to let Lord Guo handle the grain service as well."

"So, Lord Guo is likely to go to Qingjiangpu?"

"No, the letter said that the most urgent task is to attack and suppress the bandits entrenched in Yangzhou, Yizhen and Guazhou. Qingjiangpu is too far from Yangzhou. Even if Lord Guo takes office as Huaiyang Road, he will probably have to stay in Taizhou."

The full name of Huaiyang Road is called the branch Huaiyang Army Preparation Road, leading Huai'an, Yangzhou, Tongzhou and Haizhou. In other words, most prefectures and counties east of Yizhen and north of the Yangtze River are under the control of Huaiyang Road. If the Taiping years are under the scenery, this is not as fat as the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Commander, but now the bandits are in chaos, the salt affairs are abandoned, and the Huaiyang Road, which is on horseback and the army, and the people are dismounted, is much better than being a Lianghuai Salt Transportation Commander.

Han Xiufeng was happy for Guo Peilin from the bottom of his heart, but he thought about it and asked again: "What should we do if Lord Guo goes to Huaiyang Road?"

"Fourth brother, Lord Guo has already thought about it. Although the Huaiyang Road Administration does not have a salt camp like the Yunsi Yamen, Lord Guo not only wants to do Huaiyang Road, but also has to handle grain services at all. Caobiao has two camps in Jiangsu, one Miaowan Camp and the other Dianhu Camp. These two camps have not only been abandoned, but the remaining soldiers have been drained long ago, and they will be rebuilt like the salt camp."

Seeing Han Xiufeng's thoughtful look, Pan Er continued: "It's just that the Huaiyang Road Administration is different from the Yunsi Office. It can only supervise and inspect the green camps stationed in various prefectures and counties and the green camps stationed in various prefectures, but taxes are not in charge. Whether it is the taxes in Taizhou or the taxes in the entire Yangzhou Prefecture, it can all be transferred to the Jiangning vassal treasury moved to Xuzhou. How can Lord Guo raise his troops if he has no soldiers? How can he deal with the war?"

“Summary.”

"Isn't Chonglun not yet taking office? Lord Guo plans to use this gap to quickly inspect the various sites and raise food and money. Don't you want to recruit 500 soldiers here? Lord Guo asks you to recruit another 200 more soldiers, and then leave 200 soldiers for Chonglun, and the rest will be included in the Miaowanying and Dianhuying, which are Caobao."

"This is a solution. What should I do if I can get food and salary?"

"Wanying and Dianhuying are green camps within the system, and the court wants to allocate food and pay. Of course, the little food and pay allocated by the court is definitely not enough. Lord Guo said that he would think of a solution at that time to see if he could let the prefectures and counties cooperate with him."

"What about me, what should I do?" Han Xiufeng asked with a wry smile: "I am now the deputy of the transportation department. It is a matter of leading the salt capture camp. Isn't it a bad reputation to lead the green camp in Caobiao?"

Pan Er hurriedly said, "Mr. Guo had thought of it. He said that he would second you to the Dao Office to listen to it. He would be able to lead troops with a legitimate name. Lord Guo originally wanted to help you find a candidate for the prefecture, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate. First, your deputy fortune was specially appointed by the emperor, and second, the candidate for the prefecture is an alternate official after all, so how can he be a decent person for the deficit of the prefecture?"

"Since Lord Guo has long thought of it, I don't have to worry," Han Xiufeng nodded, and then asked again: "Changsheng, Lord Guo is on a patrol, there must be no guards around him. Should I go with Lord Guo to inspect various scenes?"
Chapter completed!