Long Wind Crossing

    Fu Baoyuan listened to Gu Jiusi's words, put his hands in front of him, and said with a smile: "Master Gu is in a dilemma, money matters, a county magistrate, how can you know this?"

    Fu Baoyuan shied away, and Gu Jiusi knew that Fu Baoyuan refused to tell him the truth.

    The 10 million yuan is the data that the Ministry of Industry has carefully calculated, and it is not enough. There must be a lot of money in the middle that is not spent on repairing the river. Gu Jiusi asked this question just because he wanted to try Fu Baoyuan. Tone, and the bottom of this Yongzhou. But Fu Baoyuan obviously didn't trust him, so Gu Jiusi smiled bitterly: "Then Jiusi went to ask other people, but the matter of repairing the river can't be delayed. I'll call everyone this afternoon, and start work tomorrow, right?"

    "Listen to your instructions."

    Fu Baoyuan led Jiusi to lunch, and then notified the person in charge of the construction to come over and talk in detail in the afternoon. In the afternoon, a large number of people came, and the entire county office living room could not be crowded. Several people were standing outside. Gu Jiusi saw so many people, but he was not at all chaotic. Before he came, he had already sorted out the entire process of repairing the Yellow River. Clearly, the tasks were divided on the spot, and the first stage of repairing the existing dams was required to be completed within a month in order to meet the August flood.

    Everyone listened to his words with embarrassment on their faces. Gu Jiusi looked up at everyone, and finally said, "If you have difficulties, you may as well say something."

    No one spoke, Gu Jiusi stood up and said, "If there is no objection..."

    Gu Jiusi didn't say anything, but heard a very hesitant voice from the crowd: "Sir."

    Gu Jiusi looked over and saw that he was a businessman who was responsible for filling sandbags. His surname was Li and his name was Li San. Judging from his appearance, he was a man who had been working on the construction site. It was also stained with soil, apparently just arrived from the construction site.

    Gu Jiusi eased his expression and said as softly as possible: "If you have any questions, you can speak up."

    "Sir," Li San saw Gu Jiusi's good attitude, and finally boldly said, "The money may not be enough..."

    Gu Jiusi frowned when he heard this, Li San opened his mouth, and everyone around him responded, not enough money, not enough manpower, not enough time...

    There is a clamor to relax the completion time until October.

    Gu Jiusi listened to their rhetoric, frowning more and more tightly, he only said: "If it can't be completed until October, what should I do during the flood in August?"

    "Master Gu, we understand your worries," Fu Baoyuan said with an apologetic smile, "but there's nothing you can do if you can't do it. Sir, forget it, delay the time for a while. Bar?"

    Gu Jiusi didn't speak. After a while, he finally said, "If you say you don't have enough money, you can give me a lump sum. I'll listen."

    Li San hesitated for a moment, then slowly said: "Master Gu, for example, you gave me 200 taels of silver, but if it is a sandbag, it will be completed within a month, and 200 people It's unbearable, according to the market price of Xingyang, a worker is twenty or fifty dollars a month..."

    "Wait a minute," Gu Jiusi raised his hand and said, "Two hundred people? Twenty-two fifty dollars? I asked before I came here. For such a length, it only takes a hundred labors..."

    Hearing this, a low laugh came from the side, Gu Jiusi turned his head and saw Fu Baoyuan's expression "I didn't mean it, I just couldn't help laughing".

    Gu Jiusi frowned, Fu Baoyuan immediately coughed lightly, and said earnestly: "Master Gu, you have been ranked among the ministers at a young age, and you are a talent who cares about the world's major affairs, but the world's affairs You can learn from books, but you can't learn about people's affairs, so you should listen to the people who do things below."

    "After all," Fu Baoyuan said with a slightly imperceptible disdain in his smile, "you are still young."

    Gu Jiusi did not speak.

    How could he not hear it? Fu Baoyuan praised him as an important minister, praised him for his ability, but in fact he was still deceiving him for his youth and ignorance.

    He was silent, and his anger grew, but he suppressed his temper and didn't speak, after a long time, he smiled and said: "Forget it, it's too late today, let's talk about it another day. Bar."

    Gu Jiusi said goodbye to everyone, got up and led Mu Nan out the door. When he walked to the gate, he heard muffled laughter coming from inside.

    His ears are sharp, but at this moment he can't wait for his ears not to be so sharp.

    He clenched his fists and strode back home.

    Liu Yuru was so frightened that she hurried over, thinking he was ill, but when she got close, she found that he was very angry, obviously angry.

    Liu Yuru stood on the edge and said cautiously, "What's wrong? Who made you so angry?"

    "Fu Baoyuan, Fu Baoyuan!"

    Gu Jiusi kicked a carp, turned over from the bed, and shouted angrily, "I scolded him uncle!"

    "Remove," Liu Yuru brought him a glass of water and said gently, "What did he do, tell me?"

    Gu Jiusi held her neck and did not speak, Liu Yuru patted his back, Gu Jiusi did not know why, Liu Yuru accompanied him so gently, he suddenly felt that there was so much indescribable grievance .

    But he also felt that it would be too childish to express this grievance. He took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and finally said: "I asked him to start work tomorrow, and the dikes will be repaired before August. He told me that it was good, and then a large number of people came. One said that the money was not enough, that one Said that there are not enough people. They also said that I am a nerd and only know how to draw on paper. Even a nerd knows that they are pushing back and forth because I am not doing them any favors.”

    "The wives of many officials came today."

    Liu Yuru sat beside Gu Jiusi, raised her hand to rub his temples, Gu Jiusi leaned on her and relaxed: "What are you doing here?"

    "If you want to please me, let me blow you a pillow and leave it to them."

    Gu Jiusi expected this, he closed his eyes and said, "Did you send money?"

    "They asked me if I wanted white goods or objects, I thought, there are too many bends in the middle of sending the objects, you have to tell Your Majesty that you have received the money, and then it will be used as evidence of their bribery Yes, if you send things, I'm afraid it will be troublesome."

    "You want money?!"

    Gu Jiusi uttered aloud, Liu Yuru was startled by his reaction, intuition that she was doing something wrong, and immediately said: "But what's wrong?"

    "These old slickers!"

    Gu Jiusi explained patiently: "She wants to give a gift, so she is ready to give it, where is the white object? If I want to collect money, can I carry the money to my house so carelessly? It must be laundered and laundered until it is clean and innocent before it can get into my hands.”

    Liu Yuru immediately understood after hearing what he said. She hurriedly said, "Then I'll change my tune..."

    "No need." Gu Jiusi shook his head, "They are here to test you this time. If you change your mind, they won't believe you."

    Liu Yuru stopped talking, Gu Jiusi raised her head and saw the person sitting on the bed who was a little nervous, he was stunned for a while, after a while, he sighed, walked forward, hugged the person inside In his arms, he said gently: "Don't blame yourself, they are all old loach, we are still too young."

    "I'm thinking less."

    Liu Yuru lowered her eyes: "This matter, the responsibility should be mine."

    "Where?"

    Gu Jiusi let go of her, looked at her face, and said with a smile: "According to you, I should be responsible for this matter. I am in charge of you, and you are in charge of affairs. , I should know your temperament and whether you will be deceived or not, I was thinking about how I would act, I didn't think about your side, take care of you, do you think it's my problem?"

    Liu Yuru smiled reluctantly when he heard him messing around: "You don't have to comfort me anymore."

    "Yuru," Gu Jiusi sighed, he held her hand and said softly, "Everyone makes mistakes, what's more, it's not a mistake. I will do it in the future. If you do something wrong, you will also be stupid, and then you have to tolerate me, right?"

    Liu Yuru looked up at him, Gu Jiusi's eyes were gentle and bright, as if with light. She watched him quietly, and after a long time, she heard him say: "Yuru, you are only nineteen years old, don't embarrass yourself like this."

      It's stupid. It's too conceited to think you're going to win and you're wrong when you lose."

    "I seem to have said this before," Liu Yuru couldn't help laughing, Gu Jiu thought about it, but couldn't remember, and finally waved her hand, "It's normal for us to influence each other."

     "Now, what are they going to do when they spy on the results?"

    "Wait a minute," Gu Jiu thought about it, and then said, "Maybe we think too much. When did you make an appointment to send the money?"

    "Just tonight."

    "Let's see if the money will be available tonight."

    Gu Jiusi tilted his head and said, "If not, then tomorrow..."

    Gu Jiu thought, his eyes were cold: "Tomorrow I will not be polite to them, since they know that I am not one to mix with them, then I will simply arrange a few people, if they still block Now, I'll take care of them all! Let's see who still stops them from going to work."

     It's true that they're right, Lu has to walk on his own, and can't read books to know the world. Maybe they're thinking about filling their own pockets, what if they don't?"

    Gu Jiusi listened to Liu Yuru's words, he slowly calmed down, and after a while, he responded, "What you said is true."

    Speaking, he said calmly: "Tomorrow I will urge them to start the construction first, and I will not argue with them about the construction time. I will go and see for myself in the afternoon."

    In the evening, the two of them waited all night, but Mrs. Chen did not send any money.

    The next morning, Gu Jiusi took Shen Ming and Luo Zishang out early, and when it was time for lunch, the three returned.

    As long as the construction period is not fixed, Fu Baoyuan will let people start work immediately, so things are promised to go smoothly.

    On the way back, Liu Yuru heard Shen Ming scolding from afar. Shen Ming scolded Fu Baoyuan all the way to the dinner table.

    Gu Jiusi said nothing, Liu Yuru listened and laughed, Shen Ming scolded and ate, and after a while, Luo Zishang was full and got up early and left the table. After he left, Shen Ming said, "Why is he walking so fast? Did I interfere with his meal?"

    "He has something to do today." Gu Jiusi helped to reply, "Didn't you say Master Qin asked him to visit the grave?"

    Shen Ming was stunned for a while, then suddenly remembered: "Yes, Qin Nan asked him to visit the tomb."

    Speaking, he leaned over, looked at Gu Jiusi, and whispered, "Shall we go?"

    "No."

    Gu Jiusi was eating and said calmly: "Today you are going to Pinghuai to help me with the construction. The dam over there was reported to be defective last year. You should keep an eye on it, and nothing should go wrong."

    "Oh."

      I will talk about the past. We all know that Luo Zishang is Luo Yishui's child. You don't want to know Luo Zishang's life experience? Didn't you deliberately ask Brother Shi'an to check Luo Zishang's father?"

    "Hurry up and finish your meal," Gu Jiusi glared at him, "leave after eating, don't give me nonsense. Instead of talking so much to me, go to the study and write more letters to Ye Yun. ."

    Hearing Ye Yun, Shen Ming's expression became a little unnatural, he coughed lightly, quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice, and then left in a hurry.

    Gu Jiusi took Liu Yuru to eat slowly, then went to the room, changed into coarse clothes, and then said to Liu Yuru, "Didn't you go out today? I'll go with you."

    Liu Yuru was going to go out to see the land. Seeing Gu Jiusi following behind, she responded with a smile.

    The two went out together. After Gu Jiusi dragged Liu Yuru around the street for a while, he pulled Liu Yuru and turned into an alley. There was a carriage in the alley, and Liu Yuru was a little dazed: "This is?"

    Gu Jiusi didn't say much, dragged her into the carriage, changed clothes on the carriage, and pulled them out of the city by the carriage.

    "What is this for?"

    Liu Yuru is a little strange, but Gu Jiusi did not hide it from her: "Go to Luo Yishui's tomb."

    "Didn't you say no?"

    "Who knows if there are people from Luozishang in the house?"

    "What about Shen Ming?"

    "He's too rash." Gu Jiusi said directly, "Luo Zishang is very careful, I'm not at ease with him."

    Liu Yuru knew Gu Jiusi's plan, followed Gu Jiusi out of the city, and was led by Gu Jiusi's people from the back mountain to the cemetery of Luo Yishui.

    The people who lead them are familiar with the way, obviously they have stepped on it in advance.

    Luo Yishui's cemetery was built halfway up the mountain. A piece of land was encircled on the mountain, covered with bluestone bricks, and built into a flat garden.

    There is a solitary tomb in Luoyishui in this garden. The tomb is very simple, but all kinds of flowers and plants are planted in the garden, and a pavilion is also built. Two rows of orchids were planted in front of the tomb, lush and green, and a small stone table was built next to it. Qin Nan knelt on the edge of the stone table, and there was wine on the stone table. wine glasses.

    He was not wearing an official uniform, he was wearing a blue uniform, and his hair was tied with a headband. He looked simple and elegant, like an ordinary middle-aged scholar.

    Gu Jiusi and Liu Yuru were lurking in the bushes, Gu Jiusi pulled Liu Yuru to the ground, and pushed her head against a small bush, and then the two of them lay on the ground, silently waiting for Luo Zishang to come.

    After waiting for a while, Luo Zishang came. He wore a plain brocade robe and a jade crown, and went up to meet Qin Nan. There is no intersection.

    Qin Nan led Luo Zishang to incense, and Luo Zishang asked his servant to bring the wine and said peacefully: "I heard that my aunt is good at wine, she is in Yangzhou You like the spring breeze on the east street, I specially brought a jar over here, I hope my aunt likes it."

    Speaking, he used the wine jar to pour half of the jar on the ground.

    Qin Nan looked at the spring breeze and lowered her eyes: "When you came, did you know you were going to see her?"

    "I don't have any relatives and friends," Luo Zishang said in a flat tone, "there are still a few relatives left, so of course I have to find out. This time I knew I would come to Xingyang, so I planned to come to worship."

    "She will be very happy to learn that you are so filial."

    Luo Zishang did not speak. After the two men stood in front of Luo Yishui for a while, Qin Nan said, "There is half a jar of wine left, let's drink it."

    Luo Zishang replied, he and Qin Nan sat on the edge of the stone table, Luo Zishang poured wine for Qin Nan, the two didn't say anything, just drank silently, after a long time , Qin Nan said with emotion: "I haven't drunk Yangzhou wine for many years."

    "It must have been twenty years since my uncle came to Xingyang?"

    Luo Zishang rubbed his wine glass and said slowly, "Come on."

    Qin Nan smiled: "When I left, Zishang had not yet been born, and my sister-in-law was still pregnant."

    Luo Zishang paused for a drink, Qin Nan's sentence was very strange, he didn't say it all, a normal person should say this sentence, "You haven't spoken yet, sister-in-law is still pregnant I'm following you.", but he concealed the word "you".

    Gu Jiusi and Liu Yuru glanced at each other in the dark, listening to Qin Nan say slowly: "You look very much like Yishui, especially your nose and lips. I heard you were coming, At the banquet the day before yesterday, I recognized you as soon as you appeared. You don't need anyone to tell me."

    Qin Nan smiled, then turned her head and said slowly, "You should have come to see her."

    "It's been too busy these years." Luo Zishang smiled bitterly, "You know, there's been a lot of things these years."

    "Yeah," Qin Nan said with emotion, but then he said, "Whenever, there are many things, but especially in these years. Dong is not easy to stay, right?"

    Speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Luo Zishang, Luo Zishang smiled: "It's okay, it's no different."

    Qin Nan didn't speak, he just drank quietly with Luo Zishang.

    His eyes were very clear, and he seemed to have a kind of sobriety that was beyond the sobriety of everyone. Because he was too awake, he brought a bit of pain and compassion in his eyes.

    After the two drank for a while, Luo Zishang said, "Who is Aunt?"

    Hearing this, Qin Nan smiled: "Didn't you inquire?"

    Inquiry, of course I have inquired.

    But for this Miss Luo family, there are rumors from outside. Yangzhou's first noble daughter, a legend of Yangzhou generation.

    She was born in a famous family for a hundred years. She was able to recite at the age of five, prose at the age of eight, and mastered the "Ode to Mountains and Rivers" at the age of ten, which shocked the entire Darong.

    She is not only talented, but also beautiful. At the age of sixteen, there was a stampede at the Yangzhou Lantern Festival. She went upstairs to beat drums and used the sound of drums to direct everyone to alienate. , So from then on, the beauty is famous all over the world, and it is the crown of Yangzhou.

    At that time, Yangzhou sang her poems, and the women in her boudoir imitated her handwriting.

    She is the genius of the Luo family, the pride of the Luo family.

    Everyone thought that it would be impossible for such a woman to enter the palace in the future. However, unexpectedly, when she was seventeen years old, she got married hastily, married a child of an ordinary family, and followed that person to Xingyang, and never heard from him again.

    That person is Qin Nan.

    "I heard that my aunt won't go back to Yangzhou because my grandfather doesn't like your marriage."

    Luo Zishang smiled and said, "But seriously?"

    When Qin Nan heard this, he couldn't help laughing, with bitter eyes in his eyes: "My uncle naturally doesn't like this marriage. Our Qin family was also a high-ranking family, but later because of the involvement of party disputes , My father and grandfather were both beheaded, and my mother and I were helpless, but fortunately my uncle took him in. I can't speak, and I was only a jinshi at the age of seventeen. Compared with Yishui, that is the distance between clouds and mud. , Uncle doesn't like me, that's right."

    "There is a sentence that is quite offensive," Luo Zishang said directly when Qin Nan didn't talk about the main topic, "It's just that I have nowhere to ask other than my uncle. Since my uncle keeps talking about you How did your grandfather agree to your marriage apart from your aunt Yunni?"

    Qin Nan did not speak, he quietly looked at Luo Zishang, Luo Zishang did not avoid his gaze, after a long time, Qin Nan slowly said: "Do you think she is with me? Xingyang who eloped here?"

    "It's not what I thought," Luo Zishang put the fan in his hand, "many people told me that."

    Hearing this, Qin Nan didn't say anything, he took a sip of tea, and then straightened his spine.

    He looked at Luo Zishang seriously, and said word by word: "Other things, I'll let them go. But you have to understand one thing, Luo Yishui, is my three books, six rituals, eight Carrying the big sedan chair, the matchmaker is marrying the married wife. There is no half-assistance, and she and I have no rudeness. Others can misunderstand her, but you alone cannot."

    "Then why don't you go back to Yangzhou?"

    Luo Zishang laughed sarcastically, Qin Nan looked at his smile and said slowly, "Do you blame her?"

    "Uncle is joking," Luo Zishang lowered his eyes, "I have never met my aunt, and I only have a heart of filial piety, so why complain?"

    Qin Nan listened to his words, but his eyes were all clear.

    He took a sip of tea and said slowly, "She took the name Luozishang."

    Luo Zishang stopped Zhang and Xiaofan's hand and listened to Qin Nan: "At that time, she and her eldest brother were not married yet, so she took this name and said that she would wait until the first child of the Luo family was born. , that's the name. It's really your name."

    Luo Zishang's palm began to sweat.

    Qin Nan continued: "You ask her why she didn't go back to Yangzhou, I'll tell you."

    "Although my uncle did not like my marriage to her, she was indeed promised to me by my uncle, and she did marry me voluntarily. When she married me, she had only one request—"

    Speaking, Qin Nan raised his head and looked at Luo Zishang, his shadow was reflected in his eyes with a bit of chill in Qingming.

    "Never enter Yangzhou."