The lady may not be human

Chapter 397 New Year One
On New Year's Eve, there was a heavy snowfall in the capital.

The snow fell very thick this time, and several villages near the capital were also affected by the disaster.

The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry worked overtime overnight to get busy, and other corresponding departments also got busy, trying their best to ensure that the matters of these victims were resolved before the New Year, so that His Majesty would not even have a good New Year.

But the emperor sent a message, if these matters are not dealt with properly, then they will not have a holiday during the Chinese New Year, and everyone will go to court every day to study these matters!

The emperor is a rare sober emperor, so what he wants to deal with and solve is not just to fool around, but to make things fall into place.

Where are the victims resettled?
How is the house arranged?

Is there any problem with eating?
Is there any case of infection?

……

All kinds of questions, ask them every day.

Because of this incident, officials of all sizes in the court recently feel that their skin is very tight, and they dare not let go for a moment, for fear that if they let go, they will be caught in the wrong place by the emperor, and then they will go to eat and live with the victims to feel it.

Don't say that His Majesty can't do this job, there are already several officials who have such an honor and have been personally arranged by His Majesty for such an errand.

Those few officials themselves were unreliable in their work, and they thought they could get things done just by being fooled.

In the end, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, is there anything that can deceive His Majesty?
So, after finding out, they were demoted, and then they ate and lived with the disaster victims.

His Majesty's original words were: "Since they can't empathize with each other, I will let them experience it for themselves. I think it will be unforgettable for a lifetime!"

This heavy hammer wiped out all the small thoughts of the officials, and no one dared to fool them, and they all went to work honestly.

The heavy snow on New Year's Eve did not melt until New Year's Eve.

After all, the capital city is really cold, and this year's charcoal is a few pennies more expensive because of the heavy snow.

Dong Nuan has not been idle recently. Apart from the daily rituals and socializing, there is also the issue of helping resettle the victims.

Her Zhuangzi is very large. In addition to the place where the master's house lives, there are dozens of rooms where other servants and long-term workers live.

Therefore, after accepting some of the victims, there is enough food in her village, and there is also food relief from the imperial court, so there is no need for winter warmth subsidies.

Of course, she didn't make up for nothing.

All the disaster victims who are willing to receive food aid from her Zhuangzi have signed a contract, and they have to stay in the Zhuangzi for the next year, and work for her to pay for the food!
This is not a burden for the victims who have lost their homes, but a stable future.

At least, in a short period of time, they don't need to be displaced and become refugees!

The New Year has arrived amidst a bang of gunfire.

Although it was said that there was a disaster, but because the resettlement was good, the celebration of the New Year was not affected.

On New Year's Eve, Dongnuan asked his servants to pick some fresh vegetables from Zhuangzi.

In addition to making dumplings, they also prepare shabu-shabu.

On such a cold day, it is very comfortable to be surrounded by a steaming pot.

This year's New Year, Dongnuan didn't go to Cao Mansion.

Last year, it was because they were not there in winter and spring, and I was alone, and the Cao family still felt distressed.

But this year when the family members came, the Cao Mansion also invited them to join them.

But Dong Nuan thought about it and refused.

There are many people in Cao's house, although the family doesn't pay attention to so many, but there are still many rules that need to be paid attention to.

Dong Sanchun didn't quite adapt to Dong Wu's, so Dong Nuan refused.

The Cao Manor didn't care about these things either, as the saying goes, no one in the family cares about this, and where to celebrate the New Year is all up to personal preference, as long as it's comfortable.

Hanjiang Tower didn't return home until the evening before New Year's Eve.

Guozijian has a total of four days off for the new year, and they have to go back to study honestly on the fourth day.

After all, in the new year, the township examination begins, which is held every three years. Many students have to pass, and everyone is under a lot of pressure. As the highest institution, the Imperial College has always been strict in teaching, so naturally it is impossible to have more holidays.

It's just that the college exam and the township exam overlap in the same year, which happens from time to time.

The county examination, the government examination, the college examination, etc., two examinations in three years, which two of the three years are the arrangements of the imperial court.

Originally, the college examination should be scheduled for this year, so that students who pass the examination can directly participate in the rural examination in the new year, and if they are talented, they can go straight all the way.

But last summer, several prefectures were plagued by locusts, and the situation was quite serious, so His Majesty went to rescue the disaster with all his heart, and the matter of the hospital examination was directly moved to the next year.

Then it hit the country test.

There is something wrong with this arrangement.

That is, students who were able to pass the college entrance examination to be a scholar could be dismissed after the new year, and students who went directly to the provincial examination had to wait another three years.

It's just that the emperor obviously also noticed this situation.

Therefore, he adjusted the time of the hospital examination and moved it directly to June.

In this way, after the results are obtained, the students who pass the exam can continue to take the exam.

As for the college examination, because it is an examination in each prefecture, the time can be determined by itself, and the imperial court only limits an approximate time.

The time for the capital is in June.

After careful calculation, there is only half a year left.

Moreover, if you pass the college exam, you will have to take the exam directly, and you will not be idle at all!

Because, the township examination starts on the ninth day of August!

In fact, Hanjianglou's requirements were very low at the beginning, and he also knew about his own level.

Therefore, he felt that it was enough for him to be a scholar.

If you fail the test once, try again several times.

Anyway, the college exam is held twice every three years, so he works hard.

Of course, he didn't plan to take the exam for the rest of his life. If he still fails, the Han family has already settled it. At worst, he abandons literature and pursues martial arts, and gives Dongnuan a brilliant future.

He was able to fight in his previous life, so he can in this life too!
After returning from Hanjiang Tower, he had a quick bite of food and went to study for a rest.

Early the next morning, the people in the house got busy.

Mr. Han has already returned to Jiangzhou. He was originally going back to his hometown for retirement. He stayed in the capital for a while because he was worried about Hanjiang Tower.

After getting married in Hanjianglou, he didn't stay for long, and went back soon.

Now that Han Mansion is Han Jiang Lou himself, he doesn't care so much, so he simply brought his things and went directly to the Princess Mansion to celebrate the New Year with Dong Nuan's family.

On New Year's Eve, everyone in the house is very busy.

Of course, the masters don't need to do the kitchen, or some cleaning work, but there are still some small preparations, and everyone is still willing to do it.

Dong Wu is eager to chop dumpling stuffing.

It turned out that several cooks were better at chopping than her, and even the rough envoy girl who made the fire was better than her, so she went back to self-isolation.

Then, silently picked up the wool felt.

That's all she has left now.

Dong Sanchun is happy and at ease, he was not a very hardworking person, if Dong Nuan hadn't been chasing after him, he might still be working in the fields now.

Right now, he wasn't carving anything, but listening to Dong Yao's endorsement.

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