Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2579 Investigation ([-])

"...a certain disguised as a peddler or a traveling doctor, and set off for Huizhou alone. When you arrive in Huizhou, contact the chief again."

"You are very thoughtful." Zheng Mingjiang nodded approvingly, "So, after you arrive in Huizhou, you can contact me through Qiwei's inn."

"I understand, I will not disgrace my life!"

After finalizing the relevant joint plan, Zheng Mingjiang specially approved a sum of money for him as funds, and Yuan Shuzhi left.

Yuan Shuzhi returned to the lower part of Wanshengju Tea House.Although he was admitted as a civil servant, he had no relatives, no reason, and nowhere to go.Even though someone offered him a matchmaker to marry a wife and start a family again, Yuan Shuzhi declined with a smile.

"Someone is in his fifties, what is he doing with a wife? If he had a baby, wouldn't it be a drag on the wife and the child."

Now he and Zeng Juan's family are as close as family members. As a tenant, Zeng's mother takes care of meals and laundry. In the past, he felt somewhat guilty of "getting free food".Now that he has a salary, he gives Zeng Juan's mother one yuan every month for rent and food expenses.Save the excess.

In the past, when he came back, he would always have a joke with Ming Nu, and have fun with the old and the young before going about his own business. This time, he went back to his room immediately after he came back, saying that he would go on a business trip in the next few days. It is necessary to carefully organize the documents so that everyone will not disturb them.Everyone is not surprised.

Yuan Shuzhi returned to the house, but he knew that this mission was quite dangerous.The chief's magic medicine is a rare treasure. A "course of treatment" can cost dozens of yuan. Now someone is too old to break the ground and steal the "magic medicine" for profit-it's unbelievable to dare to do this. Those who are not waiting for nothing must be desperate people who are not afraid of death.If I am a little careless, I am afraid that my life will be lost.

It is really important to make meritorious deeds, but if you lose your life, you will have nothing.Although Yuan Shuzhi was impassioned when facing the elders, he also spoke the truth.But after thinking about it, I still have to try my best to save my life. Witnessing the glory of the Senate is the most important thing.

If you think about it this way, you have to do the preparatory work first.Yuan Shuzhi had never been to Huizhou, but he knew a lot of Huizhou people, so he knew that it was the land of the Hakkas.As soon as I, a man from Cantonese, opened my mouth, I was an outsider.Impersonating a local is out of the question, you have to dress up as a businessman.

But he knew a thing or two about himself that he really didn't look like a businessman.Whether it was the monk who took him in at the beginning, the tea guests in the tea house, or his colleagues in the Comprehensive Management Bureau later, they all took "Sour Zi" as his nickname.

Dr. You Fang is like a bell-ringing doctor, originally his temperament is not much different, and he has read a few medical books in the past. Doctors are people in the rivers and lakes, and they must be familiar with the Spring Festival in order to pass without hindrance, otherwise they will be exposed when they are caught in the bottom of the sea.

In this way, it is appropriate for me to pretend to be a character who is not a scholar, but a down-and-out child.Thinking of this, he got up and took out a few old gowns and other clothes from the box—these clothes hadn't been worn since he was admitted to the civil service.But Zeng Mu cleaned and repaired it for him and put it away.

He had lost his bun, but that was all right.Many people in Guangzhou have already cut off their buns and have their hair cut into buns.After all, this is the hairstyle of veterans and cadres.So it's okay for him to wear short hair, no need for a fake bun or something.

Since he is not the first scholar or a child, and he looks poor, it is unlikely that he will rush hundreds of miles away without a good reason.He has no relatives or friends in Huizhou, and he can't say that he is visiting relatives and friends. If he said he was going to teach and work as a tutor in a Mongolian school, what would he say if he was asked which one he went to?

After thinking about it, I think that there is a guy in Wanshengju who is from Huizhou, and his family also runs a teahouse.So I discussed with Zeng Juan and asked him to order a buddy to write a letter of recommendation.Leave the header name blank.

Zeng Juan helped him open the recommendation letter and handed it to Yuan Shuzhi. Seeing him fill in his name, he said curiously:

"What are you doing?"

"A Juan, is it possible that you have forgotten the first point of Article 18, Article [-] of Civil Service Discipline? Don't ask about things that shouldn't be asked." Yuan Shuzhi was very serious.

"I know, I know." Zeng Juan hurriedly said, "I just don't ask."

"I'm on a business trip this time, and I'm running a secret errand. You have to keep it a secret." Yuan Shuzhi's expression was very serious when he thought of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

"Understood. You also pay attention to safety." Zeng Juan instructed, "Save your life first!",

"Ajuan, I will remember."

The solar eclipse was over the next day, and Yuan Shuzhi came to Tianzi Wharf.There are many passenger ships bound for Huizhou.There are Huawei boats operated by newly established shipping companies, as well as old-fashioned individual ships.

Yuan Shuzhi chose an old-fashioned sailing ship, because riding on the Huawei ship did not match his current status.After all, the second-class passenger is at least a small businessman.

After negotiating the price with the boatman, he boarded the boat with his luggage on his back and settled down.Most of these ships are loaded with mixed cargo and passengers. Generally, the bottom of the ship is filled with cargo, and passengers sit and lie on top of the cargo.There are no high-end cabins, and no meals and bedding are provided on the way, and everything is prepared by passengers.Short trips are fine, but long voyages are exhausting.It's just that the price is low, and most of the passengers are ordinary people.

Yuan Shuzhi got on the boat early and took a seat at the stern near the exit of the canopy.This position is ventilated and well lit. As long as it is not raining, it is the best seat.He spread out the roll of luggage on deck and sat down with his back against the canopy.Waiting for the boat to sail.

Not long after sitting down, several small boats came to sell melon seeds, fried rice candied peanuts, candied oranges, and vegetarian food such as smoked meat, cake bait, stewed meat, and roast chicken.The voyage to Huizhou takes about three days and three nights on such old ships.There are not many peak places on the road, and guests must prepare enough food and snacks along the way.

Yuan Shuzhi could not help being secretly surprised when he saw that the passengers generously donated their money and bought a lot of food.Because most of the passengers on this kind of ship are lower-class people, they are generally reluctant to buy snacks and expensive cooked food, and most of them have prepared and carried them at home.Now their shots are so generous!
Thinking about it carefully, it has been more than two years since the Song Dynasty entered the city, the world is peaceful, the people's livelihood is slightly more peaceful, and the industry and commerce are developing.Although the past two years have not been smooth, there have not been any major disasters.The common people are well-off, and they look like "overcharged by three or five buckets".

Although Yuan Shuzhi always "wholeheartedly supports" the administration of the Senate on weekdays, he also has criticisms in his heart.The Senate clarified the acres of land and taxes in the countryside. This alone reduced the burden of countless people.Moreover, state-owned grain companies carry out purchases in rural areas, which also curbs the joint price reduction of small grain merchants.

All kinds of actions have increased the income of the people.Since food and clothing are safe, people naturally want to pursue better enjoyment.This is also human nature.When Yuan Shuzhi was training civil servants, he had learned the three levels of human needs. Now that he applied it to analyze it, he felt that the three levels made sense.This Mr. Ma is indeed a master!
He brought his own dry food, and he didn't want to spend money like this, so he just watched the excitement for a while, then took out a magazine from his school bag and read it.Speaking of this magazine, it is called "Fantasy Continent". It was just launched, and it only solicits articles from schools, academies, and naturalized cadres, and sometimes from local cultural celebrities. As for the content, it is mainly articles on literature, history and philosophy. It suits Lao Yuan's taste.

In this issue, Yuan Shuzhi published a textual research article on the changes of several place names in "A Dream of Red Mansions". The most important one is Fushe Zhang Dai's Lingao travel notes.Not only has his article changed into a beautifully printed typeface, but he can also be included in the same issue with such talented people. Lao Yuan is getting more and more proud of his article, and he is a little intoxicated. He doesn't even know how the boat sails or where it goes.

He was still thinking in his heart, "It's worthwhile for me to spend many days off to write this manuscript. It will be worth it in my life to be able to publish the article with Zhang Zongzi." Of course, he is indeed worth it. Stand out and become everyone.

"I heard that I didn't teach, but I called it abuse... Chairman Wen's advising ministers are cautious... So in May, I crossed Qiong and went deep into the masses. Now the South China Sea has been settled, and there are enough teachers... Song people and Ming people are all one...Ming people, also The young son of the Senate... If there is a person who loves Macao and is loyal, it is advisable to go to the academy...to enjoy the glory of the Senate..." I am reading an article advocating the "same language and same species movement" , Looking at it, people feel drowsy, and fell asleep in the slight shaking of the hull and the sound of running water after a while.

It was already noon when he woke up, Yuan Shuzhi wiped away the drool that flowed out.Seeing that the ship has moored at the pier of a town, there are towns here, many short-distance passengers have already disembarked here, and some new guests have come aboard.

This private ship is different from Qi Wei, because the voyage is long and passes through many places, so passengers get on and off frequently along the way.There is a girl from the Dan family who is a lookout, and every time she arrives at a ferry in a town, she greets from the bow of the boat, "I'm on the boat, I'm on the boat, there is a seat on the boat."

There are a lot of people boarding the boat here, and the cabin is full of passengers.It was already crowded, but there were still two people sitting in the middle.

Not long after leaving the town, I came to a country ferry again, and there were people getting on and off.Listening to the local language, it seems that I have arrived at a small place called Huangxi.

This time, two or three people came up, all of whom looked like local villagers, and one of them, a stocky and chunky man, got on the boat, but he didn't find a place to sit down, but shouted loudly in the boat: "How much is it to go to the pond?! "

The voice was quite loud, shaking the drowsy old Yuan to his wits.Look at these three 40-year-old men, although they have hair in a bun, they are dressed in colorful clothes, their clothes are scratched in many places, their faces are covered with nondescript makeup, like urchins, and there is a big silver lock on their necks. is funny.

He didn't wait for Dan's sister to reply, he clapped his hands and sang nursery rhymes on his own.

(End of this chapter)