Dajin’s fiscal revenue was good last year, especially in the past few years because of the promotion of new rice and wheat varieties, and the high grain production in various places. Although it is not yet possible for everyone to eat white rice, life is indeed much better.
Therefore, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites wanted to build the Daming Palace a few years ago, and all the ministers agreed to allocate funds.
In order to speed up the progress and ensure that the project funds are used for the project, after discussion, all officials decided to send a person from Menxia Province to Shizhong to manage the matter, and the matter was selected by Zhan Shifu.
At first, Zhan Shifu favored Bai Shan.
Not only because of his good grades in scientific examinations and good spells, but also because he was a county magistrate and has experience in building wharves.
They are all big projects, and there must be similarities between them, so Bai Shan is the most suitable one.
Because of the prince's words, the matter turned around and fell on the head of another Fang Geshizhong, but few people knew that Zhan Shifu was interested in Bai Shan at the beginning.
So Fang gave a sigh while packing his things, how could he be so unlucky to be selected
Bai Shan didn't know that this matter had anything to do with him, so he took care of the matter in hand, thinking that today he promised to take Zhou Man to eat the Ziyang Steamed Pot at the end of the street, so he moved a little faster.
As soon as he put away his things, he bowed to everyone and said goodbye.
When he was gone, the remaining three looked at each other and sighed.
Seeing this, Fang said, "Why are you all sighing? I am the one who went to Daming Palace."
"Can't I sympathize with you?"
"Okay, okay, you are going to Daming Palace tomorrow, how about we treat you to a drink at the Zhuangyuan Building tonight?"
"What's the meaning of Zhuangyuan Building, be more generous, and directly invite wine from Chunfeng Building."
"That's right, Mr. Bai won't go anyway, there's no need to go to Zhuangyuan Building, just go to Chunfeng Building."
When Bai Shan joined the job, the three people involved in the job and his colleagues from the province who had a good relationship with him had invited Bai Shan to drink and eat, and Bai Shan naturally invited him back.
They were in restaurants twice, and later, when someone invited Bai Shan to drink in Chunfeng Building, he was rejected.
Although it was only once, everyone knew that Bai Shan would not go to Chunfeng Building, so if they invited Bai Shan, they would avoid these places.
It's not that Bai Shan acted so fiercely when he refused, but when he refused, he glanced in the direction of Tai Hospital pointingly, saying that he had to go back to take care of the child, and everyone understood.
There are actually quite a few officials in the imperial court who are afraid of internal affairs, but their colleagues are not afraid of those wives, and they like to coax them to resist the tigress at home, but they dare not deal with Zhou Man.
After all, being an official in the same dynasty, unlike other officials' wives, as long as they are willing, they may never meet in their lifetime.
But Zhou Man, they dare not look up and look down.
When the three masters left the imperial city, they walked shoulder to shoulder to the Spring Breeze Building. Because Fang was depressed, he inevitably drank too much.
If I drink too much, I can't hold back my words, and I complain when I hug my female concubine, "It's a pity that I don't have a wife like that, otherwise, why would I have been in the imperial court for more than ten years before I was promoted to the imperial court, and others have five years?" In that time, he was promoted from a seventh-rank official to a fifth-rank."
Niu was still sober during the incident, served him a toast, and retorted with a smile: "That's not what you said, Mr. Bai has been an official for seven years, it's really comparable, he was already a fifth-rank middle school five years ago. Sheren, who didn't know that His Majesty intended to cultivate him when he was released back then? Now it's just a return to the standard."
"Brother Niu is right." Li Shizhong shook his head and said, "But what I don't understand is, why did he go back to Beijing to enter the province? With his qualifications, he should continue to be released at this time." Yes, the governor of Shangzhou is worthy, and when he comes back as the governor, with his achievements, it is not a matter of course for him to be promoted? Why bother to come back and compete with us for the position?"
Fang gave Shizhong: "Who knows, maybe it's hard work outside, not as rich as Beijing, so I don't want to go out?"
Niu shook his head in the matter and said: "No, no, Mr. Bai has even gone to the Western Regions, why are you afraid of hard work? And with his family background, he will never treat himself badly in terms of food and lodging, so where is the hard work? ?”
He laughed and said: "I'm afraid the hero is sad about the beauty pass, because Mr. Zhou is in Beijing, so he stayed in Beijing."
"Isn't this hero short of breath?"
"I don't know if it's shortness of breath, but Master Bai is indeed afraid of guilt. Last time I rode a horse across the main street, I happened to see the couple shopping. Master Bai failed to fulfill Master Zhou's wish, and Master Zhou stepped on Master Bai's foot. It hurts me to look at it."
Overnight, rumors of Bai Shan's guilt spread throughout the capital, and within two days, rumors of Zhou Man beating his own husband began to spread among the people.
The rumors were not widespread, but widely, when Zhou Man went to Yin's mansion to consult Mrs. Yin, several aunts and grandmothers of the Yin family kept peeping at her.
The hesitant to speak on his face was about to fall off, Zhou Man couldn't help pretending not to see it.
She withdrew her hand, and said with a smile to Mrs. Yin: "I'll change the prescription for you later, and give you a few more needles to make you feel better."
Mrs. Yin smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you Mr. Zhou."
Madam Yin asked as usual, "I wonder how my grandson is doing recently?"
Zhou Man said: "It's still stable, as long as you keep your mind clean, you can live for more than ten years without any problem."
Mrs. Yin was taken aback for a moment, this time the words were different from the previous ones, she hurriedly asked: "Cultivate yourself purely? Then... then what if you marry a wife and start a family?"
Zhou Man shook his head, "I'm afraid it will damage my lifespan."
Mrs. Yin was a little disappointed, but she was prepared for this result, and her face quickly adjusted, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Man got up and nodded slightly, turned around and went out to prescribe medicine.
She handed the prescription to the servants of the Yin family, and then looked at the aunts of the Yin family who came out to ask about the situation, "The old lady's body is the same as before, she is getting older, we will try to make her feel better. "
She paused, and looked at them curiously, "Sisters, is there something on my face, or did I comb my hair wrong today? Why do you keep looking at me?"
Sister Yin waved her hands again and again, "No, no, Mr. Zhou looks very good today."
Zhou Man: "If the sisters have something to say, feel free to say it, I don't mind."
The sisters of the Yin family were even more hesitant to speak, but they still said after opening their mouths a few times: "It's okay, it's okay."
Zhou Man: ...
She asked Mrs. Yin to prepare for the injection, and she didn't leave after the injection, but turned around and went to find Yin He.
She was much more familiar with Yin He's yard, knowing that all the sisters were coming home today, so he didn't bother to go out, and took a book by himself and leaned in the yard to read.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, he lazily raised his eyelids, and seeing that it was Zhou Man, he sat up straight, and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?"
"I'm done with my illness, and I've fulfilled your entrustment."
Shouldn't you go out and turn left to go home? Why come to him