Ding Tian's Ancient Life

After all, Hu Yong was the only scholar in the county. Although the four treasures of the study were only ordinary goods, it cost Hu Yong several taels of silver.

Ding Tian also took the opportunity to buy a set of the Four Treasures of the Study for his uncle, but Hu Yong didn't want it: "You are alone in the county town, and you must have some money by your side."

"Uncle I know." Ding Tian had invited his uncle to have a meal, and then stuffed things into his uncle's carriage: "Uncle, be careful when you go back, let's go!"

Now it is still the tail end of the busy farming season. After planting a large field, it is time to plant a vegetable garden. The whole family’s vegetables for a year are all produced from the vegetable garden, so the villagers are also very busy at the moment, and the uncle’s house also has vegetable garden.

After sending off the Hu family's uncle, Ding Tian went back to the yamen, but saw the accountant Xu carrying things and staggering to the master's study.

Ding Tian thought for a while, then turned around and returned to his one-acre three-point land.

He is in a prison cell here, and he doesn't even eat with everyone, so it's not very auspicious, and usually big guys don't come here to ask for bad luck.

Today, he spent a lot on gifts alone, especially in Dingjia Village, where many people asked the village chief to bring him eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs and other eggs.

The matter of Ding Tian treating guests to eat pork is still talked about by people. They say that he is generous, and he deserves to eat public meals〇

On the other hand, Accountant Xu, he was the last one to give presents, holding a boxy gift box in his hand. County Magistrate Ma received [-] to [-] copies of this kind of gift box for cakes today. came to his house.

Steward Ma Zhong was very unhappy to take it, but then, Accountant Xu took out two ingots of silver like a magic trick: "It's a mere gift, it's not a respect."

Magistrate Ma's eyes lit up immediately!

Even his housekeeper laughed: "You are polite, you are polite!"

50 taels of silver ingots, snow-white, shiny human eyes, very "gift".

The 100 taels of silver from Xu's accountant was not given away in vain. Three days later, he became the only high-ranking official in the county government. As soon as County Magistrate Ma was happy, he became the chief bookkeeper!

Ding Tian followed the crowd and gave "Master Xu" a small gift, that is, a basket of eggs. Now he has the most eggs in his kitchen.

He can't eat it and is afraid of spoilage, so Ding Tian has basically become involved with "eggs" these days.

I bought a lot of salted eggs that were marinated in two large jars, but I couldn't keep the rest, so I hurriedly gave them away as gifts.

Director Xu was not stingy either, he took everyone to have a meal, it was the same restaurant where Ding Tian treated guests to dinner, and it was only at the dinner that Ding Tian knew what the director was doing.

The master book is promoted and dismissed by the officials. It is the second official of the county magistrate, nicknamed "Secretary" and "San Yin", etc., with a rank of nine ranks, in charge of household registration, arrest, and document handling. One person does the office.

There is also this saying?

Ding Tian expressed his understanding.

However, Master Xu revealed a piece of news at the banquet: this Dragon Boat Festival, Mr. Ma did not go to the government office, but asked Mr. Xing to bring a huge sum of money (a piece of silver is 500 taels) and two pieces of silk. , four bolts of fine cloth, ten bolts of coarse cloth, and a big fat pig went to the government office.

It doesn't matter if there are few things, the main thing is to have more money.

But... it's not appropriate to send money for such a white purpose!

But there isn't anything decent in their county that is suitable for gift giving, isn't there any in the master's house?

This is really puzzling....

After dinner, everyone dispersed. Ding Tian's life is very peaceful now, but the weather outside is getting hotter and hotter. Ding Tian also saw villagers selling all kinds of wild vegetables on the street, which can be bought for one or two copper coins nice fresh wild vegetables

He just bought a lot of them. It is healthy to eat wild vegetables. What's more, he fried wild vegetables with eggs, which tastes very good.

A month passed like this, and it was time to pay wages. This time, when everyone went to collect their wages, they were even more respectful to Mr. Xu, who was the one who was choking their lives.

It's just that after the wages were paid this time, everyone found that the master's face was not very good-looking, and everyone was guessing in private, why is this?

But one evening, when Ding Tian bought a basket of wild vegetables and came back, he happened to meet Mr. Xu, who was carrying a roast chicken. The two met at the door and walked in together.

Master Xu murmured to him in a low voice: "Master Ma probably wants to interfere with the wages of the county government."

Ding Tian paused when he heard the footsteps: "Huh? You... what does he want?"

The current wages are paid more, and they are paid in full according to all employees. In fact, they don't have that many people.