Yan Huaiwen is a person who is considerate but decisive in everything.
After weighing, he decided to stay in Huju.
He and Liang Manshan took the olive branch thrown by Mr. Tian, and transformed themselves into household clerks in the government office of Huju City, also called Hushu.
The first thing I do when I take office is to register my group of people.
Yan Huaiwen got started very quickly, and the clerk in the workshop that Mr. Tian specially sent to bring the two of them was stunned.
Workshop scribes are also called Gongshu. Under the rule of Huju, the workshops are responsible for building maintenance, bridge repairs and road paving. In the past three years since Mr. Tian took office, he has done a lot of construction work. It really gives people a great sense of security.
Therefore, the recruitment of corvee was extremely smooth.
The towering city walls also reduced the number of Beirong and Xirong who came to Hujucheng to defend the border, the people could live in peace, and the food and tax revenue increased steadily.
Having something in the granary is the confidence that Mr. Tian dares to call out more favorable conditions than other cities.
I don’t know if it’s because the tigers occupy the whole city, or if Guanzhou’s talents are really dying.
In the entire government office, there are only five or six scribes, each of whom holds several positions.
Before Yan Huaiwen and Liang Manshan, the affairs of this house were handled by Lord Tian, the grand master of Huju City.
As soon as two people arrived, the household room suddenly became the one with the most scribes among the six rooms of officials, households, rites, soldiers, punishments, and workers.
Zheng Gongshu saw that the two of them acted in a very orderly manner, so he went back to report his orders with peace of mind. Before he left, he did not forget to invite the two of them to have a small gathering at Ruifeng Restaurant in the city at night.
Liang Manshan was amazed when he saw Zheng Gongshu's hurried back.
"This Zheng Gongshu is also a wonderful person, he invited the two of us to a banquet at night..."
Yan Huaiwen knew that he had misunderstood, and shook his head with a smile: "It's not what Manshan thought. The winter in Guanzhou is long, the weather is cold and hard, and it's the season of spring planting and autumn harvest... Now is a good time to break ground."
Liang Manshan's eyes lit up, "If you say that, didn't we escape a military service?"
Yan Huaiwen smiled slightly.
Liang Manshan rubbed his wrists, looked around, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Huaiwen, this roster... just hand it in?"
The folks who lined up to register, honestly explained their situation. Just now, when Zheng Gongfang was by, Liang Manshan didn't find a chance to start, so he had to log in truthfully.
Yan Huaiwen glanced at him, and said softly: "Scribble some, hand it over to Mr. Tian for approval, and then make a serious copy."
Liang Manshan's heart is determined.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that Brother Huaiwen is wise.
The scribbled writing not only made it possible to complete the registration work faster, but also provided a perfect excuse for making another book and transcribing it.
Yan Huaiwen thought: What is this? In the past, the officials under him had many ways to fool him, with a variety of tricks.
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Yan Huaiwen and Liang Manshan finished their work day.
Pen, ink and paper booklets are taken away directly.
Scribes do public work, but in fact they have no salary. They have to bring their own paper, pen and ink for office supplies. The superiors are considerate and will give some subsidies.
For the two of them, returning to the team was nothing more than changing the work place from the city gate to the grass shed.
With Yan’s pickles, I ate a steamed bun, and then served a bowl of cold rice soup.
Liang Manshan continued to write vigorously, and that cursive script had reached a new level. I am afraid that no one except himself knew what he wrote.
Yan Huaiwen was pulled aside by his younger brother.
His two sons and daughters, younger siblings, little niece, and Tianyou, all looked at him expectantly.
"Uncle, we really want to go and have a look." Yan Yu resorted to coquetry.
"Later, Zheng Gongfang invited me to a banquet with Man Shan. At that time, several scribes will come. I will ask Lishu to borrow the cadastral map of Huju City. It belongs to Huju." Yan Huaiwen said patiently to his family.
"What is Li Shu?" Yan Yu asked.
"Scribe who draws cadastral maps and tax books."
"Father, do you understand? Is that the place where tigers live?" Yan Yu asked anxiously.
I was dumbfounded by asking Yan Lao Er.
"Yes... right..." Second Yan was not sure.
Seeing that the little girl's little eyes were getting wrong, she hurriedly said: "I took a short cut and encountered a river that I couldn't cross. I walked along the river for a while and saw a bridge with stone tablets on both sides under the bridge. One writes about Gu Feng."
Yan Huaiwen said: "That should be the junction of the two cities of Huju and Gufeng."
"Yeah, that's what I thought too, so isn't the bridge here the place for us to occupy?"
"I still want to see it with my own eyes." Yan Yu blinked and cried pitifully: "Uncle!"
Yan Huaiwen sighed secretly, there is really nothing to do with this girl.
"It's too late today, let's go tomorrow."
Seeing the uncle spitting, Yan Yu took advantage of the victory to pursue: "It's not too late, uncle, it's not good to go during the day and be seen that our ox cart is not there, so let's go tonight, go."
Yan Huaiwen was so tortured that he had no choice but to say: "When I come back from the banquet, go together."
Yan Yu grinned grinningly, and flattered her: "Uncle, do you want to change clothes when you go to the banquet? I'll help you find it."
Yan Huaiwen enjoys the busy schedule of her little niece.
There is also Tianyou chattering on the side.
"...You'll know when you go to see it. It's really good. Several mountains are connected together. There are high and low. There are so many wild animals. Besides, the river just narrows in that section. The water quality is good and you can swim. Swimming over, there is also the forest, we walked through the forest, the trees are tall and the forest is dense, it is very suitable to build a house..."
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When Yan Huaiwen and Liang Manshan came back from the banquet, they smelled of alcohol.
Yan Huaiwen's face remained unchanged, but Liang Manshan's face was as red as blood.
Yan Er Er asked concerned: "Man Shan, how much did you drink? Are you okay? I'll get you something to sober you up."
Liang Manshan was ashamed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
Waved his hands again and again and said, "No need, brother Huai'an, I didn't drink too much, I just had a drink."
Liang Fengnian said to Yan Yu from the side: "My father is like this when he drinks alcohol, and my mother said it's called showing face."
Liang Manshan was even more embarrassed, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly changed the subject: "Brother Huaiwen told me that you are going to see the place, and I want to go too, so it's not like before."
Yan's second brother readily agreed: "Let's go together, wait for me, I'll ask Qi Wu to pick up the car behind."
Yan Lao Er rushed to find someone.
Qi Wu came quickly, and Qi Da also came to help.
The two-wheeled ox cart speed becomes four-wheeled and lengthened.
Liang Fengnian followed Yan Yu closely, climbed up and sat down without even looking at his father.
Liang Manshan smiled.
"This kid, tell me whether I can take it with me?!" He complained to Yan's second child.
Yan's second child comforted him: "When a child grows up, he will have his own thoughts, and he will easily be awkward. Look at my daughter, she has a good idea."