Southeast first idiot

When Qiu Shang went to Chen's residence, Chen Tao hadn't returned from the household department.

The butler recognized him, and kindly ushered him in, and took good care of him.

Qiu Shang was polite, and when the housekeeper left, he sat there by himself peeling peanuts and eating melon seeds.

It was almost noon when Chen Tao came back from the household department. As soon as he entered, the housekeeper said that Qiu Shang had been waiting in the room for an hour.

Chen Tao rubbed the space between his sleepy brows, waved away the housekeeper, and went to find Qiu Shang by himself.

That person was really as the butler said, very leisurely and relaxed, even after waiting for an hour, he did not show any impatience. Chen Tao was still puzzled before, Qiu Shang is a frivolous person with a restless temper, how can he be obedient now? I sat there for an hour, and it turned out that there was food and drink, and the service was attentive.

Standing under the porch, Chen Tao looked over the door and landed on the pile of peanut shells and melon seed shells in front of Qiu Shang, and said, "It seems that you don't care about waiting, I will change the government first."

"..." After talking to himself like this, what else can he say?

Qiu Shang looked down at the empty plates and piles of melon and fruit shells in front of him, felt his throat was dry, and poured another cup of tea to drink. At this time, the tea was gone and his food was empty, so he felt his stomach was bloated and uncomfortable .

He hastily changed his sitting position, leaning his body on his back, with his belly sticking out, as if he was pregnant in October, and gently stroked her.

"..." Chen Tao glanced at the door, then turned to the boy beside him and said, "Go and make a cup of hawthorn water for Mr. Qiu."

The boy was brought by Chen Tao from Southeast County. He followed him since he was a child. He knew the relationship between him and Qiu Shang. He also developed some friendship with Qiu Shang on the way to Beijing. Hearing this, he was also a little worried about the exhausted Qiu Shang. .

Qiu Shang heard his order, and quickly shouted: "Xiao Qiao, wait a minute, put away these things first, my eyes hurt when I look at it."

Xiao Qiao: "..."

Chen Tao: "Do you know it hurts now?"

Qiu Shang sighed, "Who knew it would take so long for you."

Chen Tao came in, sat down opposite him, wanted to pour tea, but when he lifted the teapot, he found that there was no more tea. He glanced at Qiu Shang, probably gloating and helpless.

Qiu Shang rubbed his stomach for a while, and his stomach reacted. He smiled at Chen Tao and said, "I've been waiting for you for an hour. If you think about it, you don't mind waiting for me for a while."

Chen Tao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Hurry up."

Qiu Shang quickly ran to the toilet.

After he moaned and chirped for a long time, he finally felt refreshed.

In fact, he was a bit self-abuse. Ji Changfeng only asked him to come to Chen Tao, and he didn't say that the matter must be completed today. In Chen Tao's mansion, he must not do things that infringe on other people's privacy, so he had to use food to divert his mind.

Qiu Shang raised his head, let the noon sun shine on his face, closed his eyes, raised his lips and smiled.

Maybe it's time to stop thinking about it. Waiting for things that can't come is a waste of time. Ji Changfeng is right, there is no need for him to hang himself on Chen Tao.

Forget it, when things are over, go back to Southeast County and be a good teacher. If you can meet again, change someone else.

When Qiu Shang returned to the house, the table had been cleaned up, and a cup of steaming hawthorn water replaced his teacup, which was placed in its original place.

Chen Tao was holding a book and was looking at it calmly.

From Qiu Shang's point of view, this person lowered his brows and lowered his eyes. Even if there was no light, Qiu Shang still felt that this person was dazzling. From the first sight...it was still the same.

Although Chen Tao's appearance was not superior to Ji Changfeng and Liang Sifan's, he was also handsome and talented.

To be honest, it was difficult to let go of this man, although his temperament was somewhat reserved and rigid.

Qiu Shang smiled helplessly, and secretly sighed that he was thinking too much, no matter how stubborn Chen Tao was, he was still against Lou Qing, so what does it matter to him?

Qiu Shang restrained his thoughts and walked over calmly, his face was refreshed after being released.

If those who don't know see it, there may be some misunderstanding.

From the corner of Chen Tao's eyes, he noticed that he sat down without raising his head, and said, "Why are you looking for me?"

Qiu Shang took a sip of the sweet and sour hawthorn water, and when he heard this, he clicked his tongue and said, "Master Chen is really ruthless, you have to have something to do when you meet your classmates?"

Chen Tao raised his head and glanced at him lazily: "You always go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so don't think I don't know you."

You know it very well... Qiu Shang smiled bitterly in his heart.

"It was the teacher who asked me to come to you. He heard that Fujian was affected by floods, so he wanted to help."

When Lou Qing was mentioned, Chen Tao put away his casual expression and said, "How does the teacher know?"

Qiu Shang waited here for an hour, that is, Lou Qing already knew about it, but how did Lou Qing know?He just came out of the household department, and he didn't even think about going to Lou Qing to inform him about it.

Qiu Shangdao: "Master Liang told you that the teacher planned to visit Master Liang's house. Master Liang was eager to get down to business, so he pushed the visit post. It is probably because he was afraid that the teacher would misunderstand, so he told the matter."

Liang Sifan and Lou Qing knew each other from the beginning, and Liang Sifan went to other courtyards when he was free these few days. Of course, he would be proficient in going back and forth. Chen Tao was not surprised that Liang Sifan would tell this matter. It was not a secret, and Liang Sifan also valued Lou Qing.

"Teacher, how can I help? If there is a way to control the water, I should go to Mr. Liang." He is only a servant of the household department, and he doesn't take care of too much, and he can't make major decisions.

While drinking and chatting slowly, Qiu Shang drank all the hawthorn water: "Do you know Jiangnan Ji's family?"

"I've heard a little bit about it." Jiangnan Ji's family is well-known, famous for their financial resources, and they have traveled all over the world. No matter they are white or black, they have to sell thin noodles.

Qiu Shangdao: "The place we live in now is the other courtyard of Ji's family in the south of the Yangtze River, and Ji Shiyu is the current head of the family."

"What is the relationship between Ji Changfeng and Ji Shiyu?" Chen Tao's mind turned very fast, and he had already understood the meaning of Qiu Shang's words.

Qiu Shang smiled and asked, "Do you want me to tell the truth or lie?"

Chen Tao looked at him, trying to see a trace of concealment from his handsome face, but he didn't know whether it was because of Qiu Shang's gain of weight or because he was really honest, Chen Tao didn't see anything.

Ji Changfeng and Ji Shiyu must be related, Chen Tao is sure of this, and he seems to have touched it faintly: "Ji Changfeng is a descendant of Ji's family?"

Qiu Shang nodded, his eyes full of praise: "Brother Changfeng promised the teacher to donate 10 taels."

Chen Tao's eyes lit up instantly. The reason why he came back late was to discuss with his colleagues how to prepare the disaster relief funds.

Many places in Fujian were hit by disasters, the situation was serious, and the state treasury had to be kept. The 50 taels of silver that Liang Sifan took away was not enough, so Situ Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was in a hurry. The court has been in turmoil over the years. A lot of corrupt officials have been dealt with, internal and external troubles continue, and military salaries are required for frontier wars, which are all paid from the national treasury.

At first, Situ Yi wanted to go to the emperor and ask the officials to donate, but now most of the officials in the court are upright officials like him, and they only receive a salary for a year.

There are quite a few veterans in the court, but all of them have big backgrounds. For example, Prime Minister Lou, he helped the emperor suppress the rebellion against the Southern King 20 years ago.

Let’s talk about Old General Zhang. Although he was sick in bed, his two sons were both officials in the court.

Although Situ Yi was also one of the six ministers, he didn't dare to ask these people to take money rashly.

Lou Qing's 10 taels is simply a timely gift.

"To tell you the truth, the Ministry of Household Affairs is worrying about the disaster relief funds. The teacher's 10 taels have solved many problems."

Qiu Shang understood what he meant, and asked, "Why, is there any difficulty in this matter?"

Chen Tao nodded, and put the book in his hand on the table. Qiu Shang glanced at it and saw that it was about water control.

"It's not very difficult, but how to send the memorial to the emperor is a problem."

Qiu Shang was puzzled: "What do you mean? What's wrong with the memorial?"

Chen Tao said: "It is a good thing to donate silver taels, but it will inevitably affect the family fortune. The officials in the court are not rich gentry like the Ji family. Donating 10 taels is not painful or itchy. You also know that the imperial court does not allow officials to do business, so court officials No matter how rich you are, there is a limit, and it depends on the accumulation of grace."

These accumulations are rewards. The Zhangjialou family, which has been favored by the royal family for several generations, has capital for many years.

After listening to this, Qiu Shang smiled and said: "When you are a county magistrate, you are very strict when you are a county magistrate. Why can't you tell the south, east, north and west when you are a servant? Donations from officials are limited, but there are many wealthy gentry in Beijing. Well, although you can't expect them to donate 10 taels, but if you get the matter out about brother Shi Yu and make a good start, people will naturally follow suit."

Chen Tao suddenly felt enlightened, and he looked at Qiu Shang with brighter eyes: "You are right, these rich gentry don't care about these silver taels, they may gain a good reputation for themselves, so they are naturally willing to do it, regardless of how much the officials donate, but If both are involved, the amount is certainly not small."

Qiu Shang nodded, that's what he thought.

Chen Tao couldn't sit still anymore, he wanted to report the good news to Situ Yi immediately: "I'll go out for a while, if you don't mind, stay for dinner."

Qiu Shang shrugged his shoulders and said meaninglessly: "I was full just now, and now I have no appetite."

Chen Tao stood up straight, and when he was about to leave, he thought of something again, turned his head and said to Qiu Shang: "Actually, fat people have good brains."

"..." Qiu Shang paused when he got up, and it took him a while to understand what Chen Tao meant by this.

After he understood, Chen Tao was no longer in the room. He raised his hand to stroke his cheek, and felt a piece of softness.

Don't blame him... the older brothers thought he was thin. In the past, when he was in Southeast County, Qiu Shang wasn't in Changfeng Village, and Ji Changfeng couldn't force him. Later, when he came to the capital, he was locked up in Liang Sifan's house all day long. Liang Sifan forced him to eat this and that, and it made him feel good. Later, he couldn't take it anymore and ran to another hospital, but both Lou Qing and Ji Changfeng thought he was fat and good-looking, so they didn't treat him gently. Well, less than three months after he came to the capital, he already had a tendency to change from a thin and fat man to a big and fat man.

Qiu Shang sighed, in fact, both Ji Changfeng and Lou Qing were influenced by Yundandan, this is treating him like a 'son'.