Old Zhou Tou lined up among a group of people with a note in his hand. Those who came to pick up the things were the managers of various families, and naturally there were also officials and family members who came to pick up the things in person.
For the past two years, Manbao’s salary has been collected by the old man himself, and now he doesn’t need his grandchildren to show him the note. With his eyes closed, he knows how much salary and Lumi he can receive every month , so every time he brought someone to pick it up alone.
Also because of the frequent visits, he met many people here.
Those who receive salaries also have a circle, and his circle is a group of officials' family members.
In this group of people, there are fathers like him, uncles and uncles, and younger brothers.
The common feature of these people is that their family assets are not particularly rich, and their official ranks range from sixth rank to fourth rank.
There is another thing in common, none of them are natives of the capital.
Because they are not natives of the capital, and because the family property is not rich, and the consumption in the capital is too high, so their family invites few servants, and it is the family members who come to get the salary in person;
It is also because I have been with them for a long time that I know that many people will bring their brothers and nephews with them when they become officials. This will not only help manage the housework, but also run errands for themselves. Some things will be handed over to the servants. Don't worry.
At the same time, it also means cultivating family members.
How else to put it, one person can ascend to the sky.
Old Zhou Tou brought a servant and pulled a car over, and he found the line with a glance, so he went up to line up.
Everyone consciously lined up in two rows, one row was full of servants from each family, and the other row was officials like Lao Zhoutou.
As soon as he saw Lao Zhou, someone immediately greeted him enthusiastically, "Lao Zhou is here, come quickly, come quickly."
Old Zhou asked his servants to lead the mule cart to line up, while he stepped forward to chat with his friends, barely forming a formation.
"Master Zhou has two gifts, right?"
"It's more than that, shouldn't it be three copies? Mr. Zhou still has a title now."
Old Zhou Tou laughed and said: "My family Man Bao said that the etiquette of the title is listed on the note compiled by the Chongwen Museum. It can be regarded as two gifts on one note. Only those who have a title but no real job are listed separately. Slip."
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized, and they all complimented Old Zhou for his knowledge and knowledge.
Old Zhou Tou smiled complacently. Although this place is not as comfortable as in the village, they still speak nicely, which is why Lao Zhou Tou always rushed to receive his salary.
"What's on your note?"
"Two pieces of cloth, and some Ximixi noodles. It doesn't matter. I heard that the mooncakes given this time are made in the palace. The eldest one is one. My family got two. When the time comes to sacrifice to the moon goddess, I will share them with each other." The children eat."
Old Zhou Tou quietly looked at his notes, and it was difficult to identify them. He recognized a few numbers, but not moon cakes. By the way, last night Man Bao said that their family had several moon cakes
Old Zhou thought hard and found that his memory was a little fuzzy, so he was a little worried.
The old man at the side saw the note in Old Zhou Tou's hand, so he poked his head to take a look, and then said with a sigh: "The village owner has four mooncakes, hey, why do you have three notes?"
The old Zhou came back to his senses in an instant, and smiled and said: "This one belongs to my son-in-law, and I took it together. Come on, show me, what's on this one?"
The old man was a little envious and jealous, but he still took it and read it to him, "A piece of fine linen, a piece of coarse cotton, a small bag of Ximixi noodles, and a mooncake. Eh, your son-in-law doesn't have many things."
Old Zhou Tou said: "He is an official, and his official position is not high. Look at the people below, he is still a county magistrate. Look at the things below."
The old man choked for a moment, and unfolded it, and sure enough, he saw two lines of small characters written on it, "Two bolts of fine cotton, two bolts of silk, two bags of Ximixi noodles, four mooncakes..."
Old Man: Envy...
Everyone: I'm so envious...
Old Zhou whispered it twice, remembered it temporarily, and then hurriedly showed his daughter's note to the old man, looking at it eagerly.
The old man unfolded and said, "Even if I read it, you won't be able to remember it when you get there. The people brought by your family can't read?"
Old Zhou said: "I was so happy when I came out this morning, I forgot to call someone who could read."
The old man said: "Forget it, I will walk behind you in a while, go in with you, and I will take it after you finish it."
"Oh, I'm so sorry," old Zhou smiled until his eyes rolled up, and said to him, "Then I won't be polite. Next time you come to collect your salary, I will treat you to eat beans."
Occasionally, when old Zhou got hungry, he would ask Xiaoqian to bring him fried beans, even fried beans, which were better than others, and all the friends he knew liked to eat them.
"How long have you been friends, why are you polite?"
Everyone chatted with old Zhou, "Old Zhou, Mr. Zhou and your son-in-law are not too young, are they? Are they getting married?"
Old Zhou Tou said happily: "Isn't it just that we are going to get married? We have already fixed a date, the eighth day of October."
"Good day, congratulations, we will ask for a glass of wedding wine then."
"We're happy, we're happy," old Zhou Tou narrowed his eyes with a smile, and blurted out, "Don't talk about a cup, you can drink as much as you want."
Some honestly listened to it as a polite word, but some people's eyes flashed, and they grabbed old Zhou's head and smiled: "Then we will come to bother you at that time, by the way, are you going to ask for a post at the wedding banquet?"
Old Zhou was stunned, he really went.
He didn't mind it, but there was a gift money for the dinner, and they were not particularly close relatives and friends, so why were they rushing to give the gift money
But the thought just flashed, and the old Zhou smiled and said: "I will bring you the salary next time."
The old man who read the note to old Zhou Tou didn't say a word. When the team moved forward, more people came forward to get their things and left, and there were fewer people around them. Then he pulled Old Zhou Tou and said in a low voice : "Old Zhou, the guests who come to the door are very particular, right? Don't you ask the children at home?"
Old Zhou Tou was also comparable to him, looked around and then lowered his voice: "Of course I have to ask, my wife has already said that we haven't read books, we don't know much, and we can't make our own decisions about things outside. Gotta ask the kids."
"Then you still complied."
Old Zhou Tou said indifferently: "What are you afraid of? When I go back and ask my daughter, if you can please please, if you can't please, I won't come to receive the salary next month. Let my family's Wulang come to collect it. He doesn't know anything. .”
The old man: ... Shameless.
But he didn't say anything, just looked at Lao Zhou with admiration, "It's my turn, let's go, you go in and get it first, and I'll show you."
Old Zhou was happy, and immediately called his servants to drive up the car, and then dragged the old man in together.
The salaries are also distributed by the officials who distribute the festival gifts. They are precocious about these people. Anyway, they are almost the ones who come to receive the salary every month in every family. They have to meet once a month. It is difficult to know each other.
Seeing the old Zhou Tou, the officials also smiled. This girl and son-in-law are celebrities in front of His Majesty, especially now.