inspire-indiana Chapter 1183: Give it to anyone
Chapter 1183: Give it to anyone
The head of the Yan family took the opportunity to say: "Sir, my youngest son started his enlightenment at the age of six. He has studied for so many years, but it is a pity that the current chaotic world has not held the imperial examination for many years. He has no place to take the imperial examination if he wants to.
But this child is well educated. Can you give him a job? If you don't mind, you can take him with you and let him work for you."
Everyone at the table raised their heads, and there was no sound from the women.
Zhou Guo picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth elegantly. He looked at the young man for a few times and said with a smile, "Master, it's obvious that you are a very learned man with a lot of knowledge. You have a bright future ahead of you. Wouldn't it be a waste of your talent to come to me? Are you willing to let you go?"
"This..." After saying this, the head of the Yan family was indeed a little hesitant. This was the child he had poured a lot of effort into, the most talented child in the family, who had studied for so many years.
Wu Lazi was gnawing on a chicken leg and felt that there might be something wrong with this family. Wasn’t the purpose of inviting people to dinner just for this matter?
Twenty jars of wine were given away, but in the end, you are not willing to do so anymore?
Didn’t we discuss this before?
Zhou Guo ignored what she said and continued to eat. She was not full yet. The Yan family was so rich, and she didn't know where the money came from in this small and poor county. She had to eat more.
The young man himself seemed unwilling to do so. After all, he was a well-read student who was going to take imperial examinations in the future. What was the point of him following Zhou Guo?
If I enter government in the future and tell people about this experience, won’t I be criticized?
So he said, "Dad, I'm not suitable, but my second brother is."
The head of the Yan family looked at the second son who had a low presence in the corner. The second son was in his thirties, with a simple and honest face, and did not look very smart. He had always been dissatisfied with this son.
The whole family looked at the second son, obviously counting on him.
The second son pursed his lips and said, "Dad, I'm willing to go."
Zhou Guo looked up. He hadn't noticed before that the second brother seemed different from the others. Why was he dressed so simply? It seemed that he was not very popular at home.
It's funny too. Before, she was a popular figure that everyone wanted to be with, but now everyone is avoiding her?
Shaking my head, it’s true, the world is so fickle!
Can't you just eat a little? I acted a little ignorant, so what?
Wu Lazi, who was standing by, also noticed something different and kicked Zhou Guo under the table: What's going on?
Zhou Guo glanced at her and said nothing.
Patriarch Yan looked at his sons and then at his grandchildren, but everyone avoided his eyes.
He could only sigh secretly and said to Zhou Guo: "Your Excellency is right. My youngest son is a little unruly and young, so I'm afraid he won't be able to handle the big responsibility. However, my second son is not bad. He is steady and reserved, down-to-earth and willing to work hard. He is willing to endure any hardship. Let him follow you, okay?"
Zhou Guo looked at the man and asked, "Are you willing to follow me?"
The man nodded, stood up, and said, "I am willing to follow you, sir."
The voice was loud and clear. Zhou Guo nodded and said, "Okay then, that's him. Let him report to the government office tomorrow morning."
"Yes, sir, I will definitely go." The second child sat down happily.
The others were also very happy, and they had thought that following Zhou Guo would definitely have a bright future.
As a result, after getting to know her, I found that she was just like that and had not seen as much of the world as they did. There was no future for me if I stayed with her. It would be better for me to stay at home. At least I wouldn't have to suffer and serve others.
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During the Great Heat and Lesser Heat, several personal soldiers, including Wu Lazi, carried several large jars of wine.
Zhou Guo said with a smile: "Master Lao spent a lot of money to send me so much wine!"
Everyone was embarrassed. Isn't this something you shamelessly asked for? It's not a gift from them.
The head of the family said politely, "Not at all. I'd like to trouble you to train my second son more."
Zhou Guo said: "Okay, okay, my place is a place for training people, I guarantee that he will be trained into a talent."
A group of people carried twenty jars of wine and walked towards the county government office.
Everyone in the Yan family watched them go away.
Madam Yan spat in Zhou Guo's direction, "Master, why do you invite everyone to your home? Look at the way she eats. She hasn't had a good meal in eight hundred years. How can such a person be from the Xu family? Even if she is, she is probably just an unknown minor official. Our twenty jars of good wine have been wasted!"
The head of the Yan family had a gloomy face. "Well, no matter what, the second brother has sneaked in. Once he gets in, how many jars of good wine can't he find? It's just a woman's opinion!"
Wu Lazi looked back and couldn't see the Yan family anymore. She asked Zhou Guo curiously, "Didn't they want the boy who started learning at the age of six to follow you at first? Why did they change it later?"
Zhou Guo laughed, "Can't you see? They look down on me and think there is no future for them following me."
Wu Lazi said: "But didn't you say that yourself? You said that he is well-educated and it would be a waste of his talent to follow you."
She was still a little confused.
Zhou Guo said, "I just gave them a way out. We were eating so much at the table. Didn't you see that their faces changed? They almost asked us if we were beggars. Who would want to follow two beggars?"
Wu Lazi glanced at her and said, "How come I didn't notice that you just eat when you want to? Why do you have to look at other people's faces?"
Zhou Guo said patiently, "Although we are eating, we are eating on someone else's territory. Apart from eating, you can't be idle in other places. If you don't pay attention, what if you fall into a trap? You are still the boss, do I need to remind you of this?"
Wu Lazi rubbed his head and chuckled, "When I'm with you, I don't have to use my brain, right?"
When the group returned to the county government office, the county magistrate was still awake. Seeing them carrying so many wine jars, he asked in surprise, "Where did this come from?"
Zhou Guo said: "I asked the Yan family for it. The head of the Yan family said that this is a fifty-year-old daughter's red wine, so I asked him for some."
Everyone put the wine neatly on the ground.
The magistrate counted and was silent for a moment, "Twenty jars."
This kind of wine requires twenty jars at a time. "What do they want?"
Zhou Guo sat down, "What else can you ask for? Just like the Zhou family, they want a seat, and I'll give it to them."
He poured himself a cup of tea and said, "I have decided on these big families in Fengfei County. Whoever comes to me, I will give them a position and whatever they want."
The county magistrate was stunned. "Give them all? Are there so many positions? What are you recruiting them for?"
Zhou Guo looked at his county office and said, "Look here, let alone a county magistrate, there is not even a chief clerk. There are plenty of positions. Let alone the four great families, there are positions even for the eight great families."
The county magistrate was dumbfounded. "My temple is small and I can't even pay the salaries of the constables. If these people come, where will I get the money?"
His county government was so poor that it could barely afford to support the constables, so how could it support so many people?