As winter approaches, the weather is getting colder.
The superiors sent over the money. In addition to Lu Lin's own salary, there was also the government servant's money. The county magistrate's monthly salary was three liang, and there was a certain subsidy during the holidays. Two buy charcoal silver.
After becoming the county magistrate, Lu Lin's money has been flowing out, and it is hard to see the money back. Although it is not much, it is enough to make Lu Lin happy.
The servant's salary is one to two or three hundred dollars a month. After Lu Lin came, he organized the Qin family's father and son and Wan Li into servants. In this way, he didn't have to pay the salary of the Qin family's father and son and Wan Li.
As a county magistrate, there are still many advantages. For example, he can hire twelve yamen servants within the scope of his rights. The money for these yamen servants is paid by the higher-ups. into his pocket.
The wages of these eight servants are quite a lot.
Because people from the patrol battalion were suppressing him, Lu Lin just organized a few males in his family into yamen servants for the time being.
Lu Lin pondered that it is still necessary to form a team of yamen servants as soon as possible. Anyway, he does not need to pay the wages of the yamen servants. The main responsibility of the yamen servants is to assist in the collection of corvees and collect taxes. The second is to catch thieves. He should be able to send these handymen to do some chores, as long as the team is formed, as long as it is not too much, it should not be a problem.
Time passed very quickly, and several days passed in a blink of an eye.
Lu Lin looked at Ji Yun'an in the yard, frowned, and said, "No one has come to take this kid. Chen Xiaomi nodded, and said a little depressed: "That's right, I was still thinking, if someone comes, they will It was a ransom, but in the end, no one came.
Lu Lin said a little speechlessly: "This guy stays at home every day, it seems that the family has hired another little helper."
When Lu Lin caught Ji Yunan just now, he felt that the kid's family would come to fetch him soon, but in the blink of an eye, it had been more than ten days, and no one had come yet.
How could no one know the identity of this kid? He wouldn't have come out of the cracks in the rocks." Chen Xiaomi said, Lu Lin narrowed his eyes, and said, "Yes, Qin Yi said, that kid still has a knife hanging around his neck." I bought a piece of jade pendant. "A piece of jade pendant costs a lot of money, and a guy who can wear a jade pendant will not be an orphan. This kid has been lost for more than ten days, and the family is not in a hurry.
"If this guy didn't look like a child from a poor family, I would think that some family couldn't afford to raise a child and deliberately stuffed it here for us."
Chen Xiaomi said sullenly: "This guy is quite edible."
This kid came from an empty door at the beginning, first impression is very important, Chen Xiaomi's impression of Ji Yun'an is really not that good, and Mai Mai's impression of Ji Yun'an was not good at the beginning, so he was only given a bowl of porridge, but this boy soon got over it I am familiar with Mai Mai, and Mai Mai is also a big-hearted person, so I will forget about this guy's origin soon. Sometimes, Lu Lin will make small preparations for Xiaocai, and Xiaocai will also remember to leave a portion for that stinky boy. Chen Xiaomi was worried.
"That kid seems to have practiced before." Chen Xiaomi said.
Lu Lin stroked his chin and said, "You mean, have you ever learned martial arts?" It couldn't be the child of any general.
While Lu Lin and Chen Xiaomi were talking, Shen Chi hurried in.
"A Chi, why are you here? What's the matter?" Lu Lin asked with a glance at the flustered Shen Chi.
Shen Chi said a little excitedly: "People from the patrol battalion are here."
Lu Lin's spirit perked up, came the patrol battalion? Could it be that he came here to ask for trouble? Could it be that the kid really came from the camp. "Why are they here?"
"Come to buy tofu." Shen Chi said with a strange expression.
Lu Lin nodded and said, "It's good to buy tofu." As long as you don't come here to find fault.
The tofu he makes here is very famous. Even the patrol battalion has heard the news.
"The kid who broke through the empty door is the nephew of the general of the patrol battalion." Shen Chi said.
Lu Lin frowned, and said, "I mean, it turned out to be someone from the patrol battalion. The patrol battalion came here, do you want to take him back?"
Shen Chi shook his head, and said: "The people from the patrol battalion said that Ji Yun'an is extremely stubborn, so it's very welcome to ask our county government to discipline him on his behalf."
Lu Lin frowned, and said: "What is this!" The patrol battalion couldn't control this guy, so they let them discipline him instead.
"Where are the people in the patrol battalion?" Lu Lin asked.
Shen Chi blinked, and said: "I bought the tofu and left, saying that I still have official business, so I can't stay for long."
The people in the patrol battalion wanted a lot, and Shen Chi had limited stock, so he had to give all the tofu to the other party first, Shen Chi thought, and prepare more goods next time.
Lu Lin: "..." What's this? Is a kusa with him? This lieutenant general, is he going to put someone here to watch him? What's the use of a brat? When Lu Lin walked into the yard, he saw Chen Maizi sitting opposite Ji Yunan, holding his face full of curiosity He stared at Ji Yun'an carefully.
Chen Maimai looked at Ji Yun'an, and said, "Your uncle doesn't want you anymore, and you must be too useless to leave you to my elder brother."
Ji Yunan frowned and stared at Chen Maimai, and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Chen Maimai looked at Ji Yunan and said, "No! What I said is true. I heard from my second brother that the food in your barracks is very poor. You eat a lot. It may be because your money is limited and you can't afford it."
Ji Yun'an blushed, the life in the military camp was not very good, in comparison, the food of the county magistrate's government office was better.
Ji Yun'an also saw that the county magistrate asked his subordinates to go to the surrounding villages to buy eggs, and if they couldn't buy eggs, they would go to other villages to buy them. It was really not worth the money.
"My uncle is an upright official." Ji Yunan said with some pride.
Chen Xiaomai held his chin and said, "Brother Lin said that honest officials are not necessarily good officials."
Ji Yun'an said suspiciously: "Why are honest officials not good officials?"
"A good official is an official who can lead the people in the county to live a good life. Just being clean and honest, accompanying a county to suffer poverty is nothing to nourish a county, and then nourish yourself, that is the ability." Chen Mai said.
Ji Yun'an said sullenly: "It's ridiculous."
Chen Maimai said disapprovingly: "It's true, don't you want to eat something good?"
Ji Yunan: "..."
Chen Xiaocai walked in, holding a bundle in his hand.
"Someone just came and asked me to give you this burden."
Ji Yun'an looked at the baggage in Chen Xiaocai's hands with a bitter expression, and finally realized that his uncle really planned to leave him here.
Chen Maimai leaned forward a little excitedly, what's in the bag? Is there food? Ji Yunan opened the bag and looked, and found that it was his clothes and some money.
The money was given to Chen Xiaocai by the person who came, saying that it was for Ji Yunan’s food and accommodation here. Chen Xiaocai didn’t want to accept the money, but the person who came to give the money disappeared in the blink of an eye. Chen Xiaocai had no choice but to put the money in In the burden.
"There's nothing to eat!" Chen Maimai said disappointedly.
Ji Yun'an scratched his head, and thought to himself: The food in this army camp is much worse than that in the county government. Uncle probably knows the situation here, so naturally he won't bring food for himself. "If you have money, you can buy food."
Chen Xiaomai shook his head and said, "This place is too poor, even if you have money, you can't buy anything."
Ji Yunan: "..."
Chen Maimai sighed, and said: "Second Brother said, Brother Lin may have lost money in buying this official. Unfortunately, the money is still a little less. If he earns more, he can buy a high-ranking official."
Ji Yunan asked puzzled: "Why do you have to buy an official?"
Chen Maimai said as a matter of course: "If you buy an official, you will not be bullied!"
Ji Yunan said puzzledly: "So you were bullied."
Chen Xiaomai nodded, and casually told about Chen Xiaomi's previous wrongdoing, Ji Yunan was filled with righteous indignation.
Ji Chengkang saw Liu Yun who came back, and asked, "I saw someone."
Liu Yun nodded, and said: "I see, but the young master was sent to grind, so he didn't see me."
"That kid is alright." Ji Chengkang said with some concern.
"It looks good, it seems to be fat." Among the carpenters and blacksmiths working in Lu Lin's house, there are people from the barracks. If it weren't for these people watching, Ji Chengkang would not be relieved for so many days They don't pick up people. "I heard that there are quite a few half-year-old boys in the county magistrate's family, and they all eat very good food. The young master also ate a lot of good food."
Liu Yun heard that the person who made the report mentioned rice balls, Roujiamo, leek pancakes, spring rolls... Although he didn't know what it was, it made people's index fingers twitch.
Ji Chengkang smiled wryly, and said: "It seems that his life as a prisoner is not bad."
Liu Yun hesitated for a moment, and said, "General, is this okay? Just leave the young master in the magistrate's yamen."
"Didn't you say that he lived a good life there and looked fat?" Ji Chengkang asked.
Liu Yun: "..." That's right, but
Ji Chengkang sighed, and said: "The barracks are full of rough old men. Besides, although the war has ceased, no one knows when the Liao Kingdom will send troops to fight over. It's better to let him stay in the county government."
Liu Yun sighed, changed the subject, and said, "General, I bought that tofu."
Ji Chengkang nodded, and said: "I heard that this food tastes good. You asked the cook to make it for everyone to eat." With limited military expenses, Ji Chengkang also tried his best to make the people under him eat better, but the people in the military camp Too much, it is really difficult to eat well.
Liu Yun nodded, and said: "The county magistrate is a kind person, and he gave me a few recipes, which are made of tofu."
Ji Chengkang said in surprise, "Really? Where is Fang Zi!"
"here."
Ji Chengkang looked at Fangzi, raised his eyebrows, and said, "This prescription was written by the county magistrate."
"good."
Ji Chengkang said with a strange expression: "I didn't expect this county magistrate to be literate!" Even the writing of this word is too ugly. Lu Lin never thought of taking the imperial examination and embarking on an official career. People with ballpoint pens are really not used to writing calligraphy. Although Lu Lin can read, the writing is crooked, which looks very awkward.
Liu Yun nodded, and said: "Although the handwriting is not very good, it should be literate."
Ji Chengkang said with a strange expression: "At least he is literate, and it doesn't matter if his handwriting is ugly."
The system of buying officials created by the imperial court has always been criticized by people. The buying of officials has some effect on filling the national treasury. However, many of the officials are idiots with no money and many are illiterate.
The chef in the camp made mapo tofu for the first time, and was welcomed by the generals in the camp.
Now that winter has begun, eating spicy food keeps the whole body warm. There are only a few meals in the camp after tossing and turning. This mapo tofu has improved the meal very well.