kingnovel Chapter 933 Chapter 933
Chapter 933 Chapter 933
The two chatted until it was time for dinner, then Song Guanzhou stretched and asked Xu Lingbai to take a rest. Xu Lingbai slowly put the abacus beads back to their original positions and looked at the table full of books, the wooden boxes on the floor, and the bookshelf with many account books.
"There is still so much work to do. Ling Qiao and I will be leaving in a few days, so you can only bring Honeysuckle to do it."
Song Guanzhou raised his eyes, full of smiles.
"It is a great joy to be able to take up the post in Tong County before the New Year. There is no rush for my accounts. I will take my time with Ren Dong."
"The Fifth Young Master supervises every month and never slacks off."
Xu Lingbai looked at the letters that were delivered on time and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Xiao Wulang wrote a lot and always asked at the end, "When can I get everything sorted out?"
Ever since Xiao Jin came over last time and took away the sorted account books, the Xiao family has had Song Guanzhou's report documents, and they have a basis for action and have begun to rectify internal and external corruption.
This time, Song Guanzhou's account calculations were much better than he had expected.
Xiao Cang chattered incessantly, and each letter was more than ten pages long, which made Song Guanzhou feel overwhelmed.
In the past two days, a message came from the Ministry of Personnel that the magistrate of Tong County was old and had originally planned to wait for the court to send an official after the New Year, complete the handover, and then retire home in glory.
Everything was going well, but just five or six days ago, the county magistrate of Tong County wrote a letter to Jiangzhou. The prefect of Jiangzhou sent someone to deliver the letter to the Ministry of Personnel. The two sides discussed the matter. The old county magistrate had a centenarian mother who was over 90 years old. At the end of winter, Tong County was hit by a heavy snowfall. The extremely cold weather made the old lady unable to bear it, and she passed away two days later.
The old county magistrate was already old, and he could not afford to observe another period of mourning, so he simply wrote a letter to the prefect of Jiangzhou, asking the court to send a new county magistrate to take over.
Xu Lingbai had just been decided to fill this position, so there was no need to delay any further. He issued the documents such as the travel permit and the handover of the documents. He hoped that he could arrive in Jiangzhou before the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, when the government office was closing its doors.
"Fortunately, we are going to Jiangzhou. Although it is a thousand miles away, my cousin has embarked on a career in politics from now on. I have to congratulate him again."
Xu Lingbai's face turned slightly red with shyness, and her eyes were full of gratitude.
"It's all thanks to the Lord, the Crown Prince, and Silang, who have worked with me on many issues and thought of many ways."
"Cousin, let's help each other, don't worry."
"Guan Zhou, how can I not be worried? We were admitted through the imperial examination opened by the emperor, and I only got a Tongjinshi degree. Many of the second-class Jinshi of the same period are still waiting, but I was able to get a job. How can I accomplish all these with just a scholar like me?"
Xu Lingbai is introverted, but not stupid.
After receiving the letter, he went to kowtow to Lord Pei Jian. Pei Jian looked at him and liked him more and more. "Ling Bai, you are young and will surely achieve great things in the future. But you must not be impatient when you go there this time. Your colleagues, the higher-ups, the civil servants and the military commanders, from the high-ranking officials to the common people, must make sure that the government is simple and the punishment is clean, and that benefits are promoted and disadvantages are eliminated."
"Yes, Master's teachings, Ling Bai will remember them in his heart."
Then he went to the prince's room to thank Pei Chen. Pei Chen was very casual, "The place we are waiting for is also good. My uncle's house is there. If you have free time on weekdays, you can go to my uncle's house more often."
"Thank you for your advice, second brother. Ling Bai will definitely go to the Xiao family to pay a visit to his uncle, aunt, and all the brothers and sisters."
Pei Chen frowned slightly, "This old man is now working in the Ministry of Personnel. I don't know how much time he can buy with you. You are so anxious. It's almost the New Year."
As for Qi Yueniang and Mrs. Mei from the second house and the eldest son Hua, the brother and sister walked back and forth accompanied by Song Guanzhou.
When Qi Yueniang heard that she was going to take up the post, she felt mixed emotions. She was naturally happy that she could get an official position so early, and in Jiangzhou, which was also a good place.
As for worries, like Pei Chen, he always felt that the New Year was almost here and the family would be reunited together, so why would they go to Tong County at this time?
Song Guanzhou consoled him, "It's okay. It's the New Year. If we can't be together this year, we can still be together next year. There will be dozens of years to come, no shortage of them."
Qi Yueniang smiled and said, "You are always very insightful. Ling Bai is leaving, but Ling Qiao will stay at home."
Song Guanzhou waved his hand, "Sister will go too. They have been dependent on each other since childhood, and neither of them can bear to leave each other. Besides, my cousin has never married, and he has moved into the county government office, so he needs someone to help him."
Xu Lingqiao held Qi Yueniang's arm and said, "Fortunately, my sister-in-law has taught me a lot about how to entertain a family these days. Otherwise... I would feel flustered just thinking about my brother running around all by himself."
Coming to the palace for refuge was the smartest thing the Xu brothers and sisters did.
Because of this happy event, Song Guanzhou accompanied the Xu brothers and sisters for a walk, and decisively forced Xu Lingbai to work late at night.
Xu Lingbai is really born to be a good ox or horse.
Intelligent, logical, and with a good memory. Because the Xiao family is a large clan, their businesses are spread across all walks of life, and there are many and confusing connections.
It's like a modern super-large family business.
For a long time, Song Guanzhou suddenly thought of the accounts that he suspected had been counted. He turned around to look through them, but when he saw the table full of them, he suddenly felt overwhelmed.
But if you talk to Xu Lingbai, he has handled it, and after a little thought, he can find it accurately.
Talent!
Song Guanzhou, who relies on modern office work, really thinks Xu Lingbai is amazing.
When Xu Lingbai was praised, his face turned red with shame, "Guan Zhou, I am the last one admitted to the special examination. There are many people ahead of me, and each of them has special skills."
Gee!
Song Guanzhou wailed, "If I were a man, I would never pass the imperial examination even if I were reborn ten times."
Xu Lingbai smiled and said, "You are an expert in arithmetic. You can do mental and oral calculations. Even the imperial finance officials cannot compare to you. I have been learning abacus from you for several months, but now I am only able to be an accountant for a small family."
Song Guanzhou stood up and stretched.
Ren Dong rubbed her waist and took Song Guanzhou's hand. "Madam, the scar on your palm has not healed yet. Please be gentle when you use the abacus."
"It's okay!"
Song Guanzhou has never had a truly clean body since the beginning of the year. Now he only has some scratches from himself, which is much better than before, when he had his nails pulled out or his legs broken.
Dieyi knocked on the door outside, "Madam, the food is really getting cold. The Fourth Young Master and the Second Young Master Qin are urging us to come."
When I touched my belly, I found I was already rumbling with hunger.
Song Guanzhou said with a smile, "Cousin, let's go. Qin Er is here today. I'm afraid he has something strange to tell us."
Xu Lingbai's face was grim when he heard this. "The woman from the Jin family is so vicious. Even the laws of Dalong can't do anything about it?"
Song Guanzhou snorted and laughed, "Let's wait and see. Her mother was a princess, and she also sacrificed her life for this matter."
The royal family would not spare Jin Fuyun's life.
Of course, there are also people who don't want Jin Fuyun to die like this.