Qiao'er just nodded shyly and closed her eyes when she heard the study door "creak" and was pushed open. Liu Xin turned to look, but saw a familiar figure slowly walk in, and said with a deep face: "Who told you that I would arrange a detached house for her?"
It turned out that Ma Yun called Qiaoer twice at night, but no one agreed. She had to get up with her own clothes, only to find that Qiao'er was no longer in the room, and she couldn't help but wonder. Ma Yun came to the outside of the yard, but heard several maids whispering there. Ma Yun tiptoed over, only listening to one of them said: "If it weren't for Qiao'er, this girl would cross the line, it would be done today."
The other said bitterly: "Yeah, the master has said that."
Another regretful said: "Isn't it, Qiao'er hasn't come out for so long after going in. We worked hard for a long time, but we made wedding clothes for her."
Ma Yun saw that their topic touched on Liu Xin, and shouted: "In the middle of the night, don't go to bed, mutter something here!"
When several maids met his wife, they knelt down in a hurry and poured out all the scenes just now, and Ma Yun hurried to the study.
Liu Xin saw the visitor clearly and was startled, and hurriedly asked: "Wife, why are you here?"
Ma Yun said coldly: "Let me see what good things you have done."
Qiao'er was undressed and was hesitating to get up. Hearing this, where could he continue to lie down, Gu Lulu rolled off the bed and knelt on the ground without clinging to her head. She trembled and said, "Madam, please forgive me. The maid will never dare anymore."
Just as Liu Xin was about to say a few good things to her, Ma Yun had already preemptively said: "Okay, get up, put on your clothes and go back to your room to sleep. If it freezes out, someone will be reluctant to bear it."
Qiao'er was already embarrassed with shame, put on her clothes tremblingly, and ignored the messy hair, said a blessing, and hurried out of the house.
Liu Xin smiled and said, "My wife, don't be so fierce, she's still a child."
Ma Yun didn't give him a good face, and said like a bullet: "You are ashamed to know that she is a child? Huh, you were allowed to eat at the beginning, but you pretended to pretend that she was young, but now she is eating it secretly. What is this place? This is the study room! Is it the place to do this kind of thing?"
Liu Xin was immediately speechless by her, and murmured: "Okay, okay, don't be angry, wife, be careful of your fetal gas. I will definitely not take it as an example, and I will not take it as an example."
Ma Yun said angrily: "Okay, I didn't let you touch a woman, but you are now the head of the family, and you also have to look like a head of the family. How do you look like in the study? I know those maids You have been teased, but you are not responsible? Also, how can you casually agree to give her a detached house, and you are in charge of the outside affairs, but the house listens to me. There is no rule, no circle, I I said that she should be a housekeeper. She is a housekeeper. Is it possible that she still wants to be a wife and a concubine."
Liu Xin smiled wryly: "My wife, you don't have to be so feudal, right."
Ma Yun said sternly: "This is not feudal! She is in a different situation from Bian Yu and Zhu Qian. Bian Yu and Zhu Qian used to live in our house and were not slaves. Now there are hundreds of people in the family, these people Which maid does not want to turn over and become the master? You gave Qiao'er the identity today, and there will be ten Qiao's thinking about it tomorrow. I am afraid that it will not be enough to build two more state and shepherd houses. These maids at home will feel free to touch them. It’s just that the rules cannot be broken."
Liu Xin said neatly: "Do I have such a lecherous look."
Ma Yun looked at him with an aggrieved look, angry and funny, and said, "I think it's almost the same, and it's a good match for Liu Hong, the faint gentleman. Okay, let's not tell you, you continue to watch your night. I'll go to see Qiao'er. I just said a few words about her. Don't think about it for a while, you'll have to blame me again."
Liu Xin knew that she was a knife-mouthed tofu heart. When she said this, she knew that she was not really angry. He let go of her heart, and said in a loud voice: "Send my wife to my husband!"
Ma Yun finally showed a smile on her face, and said, "Poor mouth!"
When Ma Yun returned to the back house, Qiao'er did not sleep and was kneeling in front of Ma Yun's door. Ma Yun still likes the girl Qiaoer better in her heart. Although she is illiterate, she is diligent and never speaks too much. Ma Yun has not spoken to her in such a harsh tone as she did today. Seeing Qiao'er kneeling on the ground, still looking horrified, Ma Yun couldn't help feeling a little distressed. She walked over and pulled her up from the ground and brought her into the room.
I don't know what Ma Yun said to Qiao'er in it. After only a moment's effort, I saw Qiao'er coming out of the room. Although there were still tears on her face, she clearly changed her expression of joy. Qiaoer was really frightened just now. She walked from the study all the way back to the back house, and knelt there again for a long time. She didn't feel any abnormality in her body. Now she relaxed, she took two steps and exhaled "Ah" in pain. The sound of the field limped back to his room immediately.
Liu Xin continued to watch the night in the study, but he didn't even read the words on the bamboo slips. He wasn't worried that Ma Yun would be embarrassed by Qiao'er, but what Ma Yun said just now kept repeating in his mind. Ma Yun is different from Bian Yu and Zhu Qian. She is a woman who has come from another world with herself. She can let her man do foolish things. There are only two possibilities. Either she loves this man to the extreme, or she loves this man to the extreme. Has been completely desperate. From her smile just now, Liu Xin was sure that she should belong to the first situation.
Since she has allowed herself to fool around, why did she play that one just now? rule! Liu Xin suddenly understood that Ma Yun was reminding him not to forget. She has to establish rules at home, and Liu Xin should also pay attention to her own image, especially he is a person who has to do big things, indulging in public affairs in places like the study, if it is spread out, it will definitely be a bad influence. Liu Xin couldn't help but laughed. This Ma Yun, who had something to say but refused to say, would test my IQ here.
Liu Xin has indeed been a little too relaxed recently. Since returning from Changsha, he has hardly done anything. He eats all day long and is idle. As the saying goes, full of warmth and desire, a large group of Yingyingyanyan dangling in front of him all day, it is really difficult for him to not want to do that. However, everything should have a degree. Liu Xin vaguely remembered that when Liu Biao first arrived in Xiangyang in history, the situation was even more difficult than him. Liu Biao came to Jingzhou almost alone to take up his post. However, it didn't take long before he successfully controlled Jingzhou's military and political power. This shows that this man still has some skills, but he didn't want to make progress. Cao Cao. Liu Xin secretly warned herself that if you want to accomplish great things, you must not relax at all times, it is time to take care of yourself.
The east gradually turned white, the first ray of sunshine of the new year appeared on the horizon, and there were already busy traffic in front of the gate of the prefecture. Liu Xin had already announced that he would not accept gifts during the holidays this year. He said nothing in Xiangyang. Naturally, no one would dare to violate his meaning. But New Year's greetings are a traditional etiquette, which is always inevitable. In order to save everyone's troubles, Liu Xin proposed the concept of group worship. As a result, at three quarters of the hour, the large and small officials living in the city of Xiangyang and the gentry and squires who were consciously qualified came to the prefecture and pastoral mansion on time according to the agreement. Xu Huang, Zhang Yun, Kuai Yue, and Han Opera who returned to Xiangyang City to celebrate the Spring Festival were among them.
The large antechamber was already full of people, "Congratulations! Congratulations!" and "Happy New Year! Happy New Year!" The voices spread far and wide. Liu Xin, who hadn't slept all night, was still in good spirits. He and everyone in turn bowed their hands. After the greeting was over, they returned to the first stop and issued the first order of the new year on the morning of the first day of the new year.
Liu Xin looked at everyone and said with a spring breeze: "Everyone, tell you the good news. I have decided that from today onwards, the commercial tax in the four counties of Xiangyang, Nanyang, Nanxiang, and Nanjun will be reduced to half of the original value. ."
As soon as his words fell, there was an uproar in the crowd, and everyone was talking about it. Except for the embarrassment of Ju Xiang who was in charge of the financial affairs of Jingzhou, the faces of everyone else were filled with unspeakable joy. Although the commerce in the Eastern Han Dynasty was very developed, the burden of commercial taxes was not easy. Today, those who can come to the prefecture and animal husbandry mansion to pay a New Year's greeting to Liu Xin are all local people with good looks. Whoever doesn't have three or five shops at home, halving the business tax is definitely a great benefit for them.
As soon as the news was announced, the group visit this morning became even more cheerful. The gentry and country gentry who came to pay the New Year's greetings symbolically ate some cakes and fruits, so they stood up and left, eager to tell their relatives and friends the great news. .
When there were a few people whom Liu Xin trusted in the hall, Jushou finally couldn't help but stood up and said, "Master, the business tax will be halved, and next year's income will be reduced by a lot. How can this gap be filled?"
Liu Xin looked at the worried Jushou and secretly praised him. He was indeed a loyal and righteous man. He couldn't bear to worry. He patiently explained: "Don't worry, Mr. and Mrs. The only thing that is halved is the tax rate. It does not mean how big the tax will be next year Decrease, when business develops rapidly, tax revenue may increase."
Kuailiang firmly supports Liu Xin’s tax reduction policy. Their Kuai family has many shops in various places, and they are also one of the direct beneficiaries. They were a little worried that Liu Xin would change his mind, and quickly got up and persuaded: "Gongyou, since this is the case. The decision naturally has his deep meaning. I just have to wait and watch the changes."
Jushou shook his head helplessly, and sat down again without speaking.
Liu Xinchao Kuiliang waved his hand, motioned for him to sit down, and said, "I will announce the second thing this year. From today on, I will appoint Han Xi as the prefect of Nanyang and Xiang Lang as the prefect of Nanxiang. Gongming, Junyi, waited. During the Spring Festival, you should complete all the handover matters as soon as possible. The Academy is now being replaced by Kong Wen. The prefects will no longer be in charge of the army and the people in charge. In the future, they will only be responsible for managing local affairs. Of course, local troops can also be mobilized. But The regular army will no longer be led by the prefect."
This order came too suddenly, and there was no sign beforehand. Everyone in the room looked at each other and could not speak. Xu Huang and Zhang Yun stood up together, and stopped talking.