Chapter 51 Chapter 111 Waiting for the East Wind

After Ding Hao finished his accounts every day, he was happy with his three little brothers, and he was no longer lonely.He was afraid that Scimitar Xiaoliu would think that he had made a detour to recruit the three of them as bodyguards, so every time he invited them to drink, he explained the time and place, gathered there together, and did not go on the same road with them. . However, Ding Hao didn't dare to be careless. If it was Liu Shishi and his ilk, whether it was for personal grievances or fighting for power, the worst thing would be to use some dirty water to ruin people's reputation, but Xu Muchen was different, it was about his wealth and life. If the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, it is possible to pay for murder, so he made the two tolerances who were in charge of guarding him bodyguards, and took them to have drinks every day.One steward, two tolerances, and three rogues, sitting together drinking and talking happily, it seems to be a scene in Bazhou.

These few people get along happily these few days, young people are especially easy to mingle with others, Machete Xiaoliu and the three want to sworn brothers with him.Ding Hao originally thought it was a bit of a joke when he saw that the three little brothers were very serious, so he agreed with a smile.The four of them knelt down to form an alliance, and talked about their elders and younger ones. Naturally, Ding Hao was the eldest brother who did his part. At noon that day, after several people had finished drinking, Ding Hao said: "Three brothers, tomorrow is the Yulan Festival, and the government office in the state government will be closed for the festival. Brother, I have to go back to Dingjiazhuang."We brothers, we can only see you after the festival.

Hearing that he was going back to the countryside, the three brothers felt rather sad.The four brothers chatted for a long time, and Ding Hao bid farewell to them and returned to the government office until the two gentlemen couldn't bear to urge them. The civil servants in the Song Dynasty had the highest salary among all dynasties, and the longest vacation time among all dynasties.Seven days off for major festivals; three days or one day for middle and minor festivals; three days of monthly menstrual leave, plus government offices at all levels seal off official duties on December 20 every year, and civil servants have to go home for the New Year to visit their relatives until the first month of the next year On the 20th, he returned to the yamen to open the seal office.In this way, their actual annual holidays are nearly 100 days, which is close to the vacation time of the modern weekend system, and our weekend system has only been implemented for more than ten years. The welfare benefits of civil servants in this era are actually worse than those in modern times good.

The Yulan Festival is approaching, combined with the three-day menstruation, you can take a four-day holiday in a row. In the afternoon, the entire yamen will be deserted, and many officials and yamen servants have already closed work in advance.It looked like the scene of a modern government agency during the New Year's holidays. Ding Hao saw it, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of deja vu. He is still busy in the house at this time, how can the two yamen guards take care of him now? Seeing that the yamen is deserted, grass has grown in the hearts of the two yamen guards, and they have not known for a long time Where did he slip off to.In fact, Ding Hao had basically completed the account book three days ago. Xu Muchen came over the day before yesterday, checked and confirmed the last account book, and signed and stamped every page.But Ding Hao told Captain Zhao that the account books had not been sorted out, and he kept procrastinating.

After some conversations at the beginning, County Captain Zhao knew that he was going to tamper with the account books. As for the specific method he used, County Captain Zhao didn't know, didn't want to know, and didn't dare to know, so he was always concerned about his progress in sorting out the account books. Don't listen or ask, pretend to be dumb.He said that it hadn't been sorted out yet, so County Captain Zhao also hummed and settled the matter, and didn't come to urge him. There was a plate of ice and a pot of hot soup on the table. The ice was originally covered with fried fish slices, but now the delicious meaty fried fish had been thrown into the fish pond in front of the porch by Ding Hao, who was eating fish until it became fishy. A plate of crystal clear ice and snow.These two dishes were brought back by Ding Hao from the restaurant, and the clerks now know that Guan Ding has a big menu and a good appetite. Every afternoon, while sorting out the account books, he would eat some delicious fried fish fillets and drink some smoothie The corn soup is even more carefree than the magistrate, which is very enviable.

At this moment, a piece of cloth was spread on the cold ice and the steaming soup. Ding Hao put the copied three volumes of account books on the ice and the soup in turn, smoking and freezing for a while.This is what Ding Hao has been doing for the past three days, patiently waiting for the arrival of the Orchid Festival.Now that the Yulan Festival is here, the yamen is on holiday as scheduled, and the last link of his whole plan can finally be implemented. After working for a while, he opened the account book and read it carefully. After reading it again, he closed the account book with a smile, poured the remaining ink, the ice and the porridge into the wooden bucket under his feet, and carried it out for storage. On the corridor, he carefully put the three account books into a small bookcase, picked them up and went out the door, standing on the corridor and shouting loudly: "Grandpas?"

After yelling for a long time, the two gentlemen came out from nowhere, and they couldn't help but say happily: "What's the matter, Guanshi Ding is done with his work, so let's do a body search as usual, and then Guanshi Ding will go back early, so we two brothers are fine." go home early. Ding Hao said with a smile: "Thanks for your hard work, the two gentlemen. The account book is finally sorted out. Ding Hao has to hand it over to County Captain Zhao, and ask the two gentlemen to lead the way." Tidy up?The two gentlemen were a little disappointed after hearing this. These days, they follow Guan Ding to eat delicious food every day. I am afraid that the master of the magistrate usually does not eat so finely. Are you done?

The two gentlemen were reluctant, but there was nothing they could do.They accompanied Ding Hao to the public house of Captain Zhao, who was packing his luggage.After he took office in Linqing, he took his family and settled down in Linqing. The two places are not far away, so he just took advantage of the long vacation for a few days to go back and have a look. In fact, Chen Guan and Cheng Yasi are still here. One of these two is behind the prime minister Zhao Pu, and the other is the emperor's younger brother Zhao Guangyi. Those who want to be promoted should stay to curry favor with them.However, it was rumored that these two had always been at odds, and this time they both sent people to jointly handle the case, and it was always a bit awkward.When the situation is unclear, if you express your opinion in a hurry, once you stand in the wrong team, your future will be over. It is better to hide away, so County Captain Zhao chose to return to Linqing.

Just as he asked the young man who was waiting beside him to tidy up his luggage, he heard someone calling from outside the door: "Master County Lieutenant, Ding Hao, the steward of Ding's residence, has tidied up the account books and is waiting in front of the door." What?Lieutenant Zhao was overjoyed and hurried out of the house, only to see Ding Hao standing there with a bookcase in his hands, smiling. Lieutenant Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked, "It's done?" Ding Hao knew Zhao Xianwei's double meaning, so he also replied: It's done. Zhao Xianwei was overjoyed, he reached out to receive the bookcase, Ding Hao passed it with both hands, patted on the bookcase lightly, and said: Yulan Festival, the government office is on holiday, Master Zhao wants to go back to his house if he wants to.

County Captain Zhao said with a smile: "With this thing, why don't I go back?" Ding Hao smiled and said: "Why is there such a rush for this thing? County Captain Zhao always needs to find some experts who are good at accounting to read it from the beginning to the end, and then follow the plan to find out and make a careful market."Today is the Yulan Festival, and all the subordinates have left the office for vacation, how should the adults handle the case?May wish to wait until after the big holiday, refreshed and full of energy, maybe this unexpected joy will come uninvited.

As Ding Hao said, he patted the book case lightly. County Captain Zhao understood, patted his forehead, pretended to be surprised and said: Yes, I was overjoyed, but I forgot that most of the capable people have already left. He held the bookcase and carefully looked at it, resisting the urge to open it and read it, and handed it to the two messengers: "Go, put it in the treasury of the government office, and seal it up for secret storage."After the Yulan Festival, the official will come to take it again.After the things are put away, you can leave too. When the two yamen servants heard this, they quickly took the bookcase and rushed to the treasury. Ding Hao looked at County Captain Zhao with a slight smile, cupped his hands and said: Ding Hao wishes Mr. County Captain a safe and smooth journey back, and see you after the festival. Lieutenant Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and said slowly: I will wait for the surprise from you.