The Pearl of the Lady

Chapter 193
When Shen Yuran was admitted to the number one scholar, he stayed in the Hanlin Academy for a year, and he was appointed outside. Although it was because of the jealousy of the crown prince at that time, it must be said that this was a good step for Shen Yuran's official career. road.

Staying in the Hanlin Academy is noble, but it really doesn't matter what the real thing is, but anyone who can be promoted has to go to a foreign office to practice.

The place Shen Yuran was assigned to was not a good place. Although Pingcheng was named Pingcheng, it was actually not safe at all. The people here were tough, there were often bandits in the mountains, and it was close to Khitan. It was an important border town and had always been Battleground.

Although it was difficult, Shen Yuran gritted his teeth and persevered. He came up with a leasing method, first leasing the grain seeds to farmers, no money in the first year, and then just returning the rent in the second year People tried it dubiously, and then he organized the digging of canals and so on. In the second year, the grain production here was greatly improved. Various methods of benefiting farmers persisted until the fourth year. , Pingcheng's agriculture was on the right track, and after the people's lives became rich, he opened an academy to do things like education. The government opened an academy, and the tuition was low. Teachers are good. I also want my children to have a good future. Those who have a similar life will send their children to school, and those who have a little more difficult life will also send them there.

Pingcheng is getting better day by day. Behind every step is the hard work of Shen Yuran. He is not dealing with official business every day, or reading books to study. Reform will inevitably harm the interests of some people, and the lives of farmers have improved. , the number of tenants of the rich merchants in the city will decrease, and the grain will not be sold at a high price.

Many people also wanted to win him over, such as marrying a daughter or giving away a concubine, but Shen Yuran just smiled and refused to accept it. He didn't seem to be a very tough person, and he was polite when rejecting others.

It is obvious to all that he has done well. He was promoted in five years, but the people in Pingcheng were reluctant to let him go, and he himself was also reluctant. This is the first time he was an official, and every change is his. His hard work, compared with the two, he wrote a letter to the court, saying that he had a beginning and an end, and he wanted to finish things.

Wei Yi didn't want him to come back at first, Wei Yi was very afraid of him who almost talked about marriage with Ah Fu, okay? After a closer look, what he said was all things, so he immediately approved it and let him continue to shine Here, so I was only promoted to an official position, and did not change places.

Mr. Shen continued to promote commercial development, developed Pingcheng's characteristic business, and even made a note to inquire about the foreign trade horse industry with Khitan. He took a steady and firm step by step.

I still remember Master Shen once rescued a child when he took office. The child’s name was Ning Meng. The child was only eight years old when he was rescued, and the characteristics of a young man and a woman were not obvious, and the first time he saw the child was a disheveled and courageous child. From the appearance of fighting with several children who were much older than him, he thought it was a boy and took him as a bookboy on the way.

When we arrived at the official mansion and everyone washed their tired bodies, the child whispered to the old lady in the mansion that he wanted to take a bath alone. At that time, it was not easy to boil hot water. Except for Shen Yuran, the man After washing them all together, the old mother felt that the child was a bit delicate, so she ran to ask Shen Yuran.

Shen Yuran didn't care either. He thought that the children must have been raised in a pampered family before, and it's possible that they didn't get used to it, so he agreed, and the matter passed in a vague way.

Apart from his requirements for bathing and going to bed, this child is not squeamish at all. He is careful and considerate, doesn't like to talk, and follows Shen Yuran like a little tail.

Seven years have passed, and the child is 15 years old. At this time, the difference between a boy and a girl is already very big. Shen Yuran is a muddleheaded person who only cares about business affairs and doesn't think much about other things. Blind, people think that this child has been following the adults for so many years, maybe it is the adult's child bride or something, and he only dressed up in men's clothes for the convenience of following. The ancient people's brains are also quite fashionable.

This is the old housekeeper who came back, and the old housekeeper said earnestly, "My lord, you are getting old, and it's time to start a family. If you don't want to start a family, you should leave a queen. The old slave has thought a lot about taking care of the young master." It's been a year, and there are no candidates for this, I've seen him from a young age, and he has a good temper."

Shen Yuran was at a loss as to who to choose?

"Isn't it Ning Meng?" the old housekeeper said.

"Ah, you mean to take Ning Meng as a foster son, I'm already preparing." Master Shen replied.

The old butler feels that his three views have been impacted, sir, are you already going to play this kind of meme with father and son?Are you still my shy young master?The old housekeeper replied tremblingly, "But Ning Meng is a woman?"

"Ah?" Shen Yuran was also frightened.

He thought about it too, Ning Meng never said that he was a boy, but he thought, and then he gave this child men's clothes, and this child has been wearing men's clothes all the time.

He said to himself, "It's not the adopted son but the adopted daughter."

The housekeeper is very tired, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the little girl likes you, okay?Otherwise, who will cook you supper for one day, grind ink for you, and clean up official documents for you.

The old butler was too lazy to care about these young people.

In the evening, when An Meng came to deliver supper, Shen Yuran asked.

Ning Meng smiled, "It's also convenient to do things in men's clothing."

Shen Yuran has now put himself on the level of a loving father, and he smiled and said, "Ning Meng is so good-looking, it would be nice to dress nicely, and it was my negligence to ask someone to make you some nice clothes later. "

Ning Meng pursed his lips and laughed. For the first time, Shen Yuran noticed that Ning Meng had a slight dimple when he smiled. He thought, she is really a girl, so happy to hear the beautiful clothes.

He felt that he had been a little negligent towards Ning Meng these years, so he put down his pen and started chatting with her, "Your name also looks like a boy's name, I didn't think much about it at the time?"

Ning Meng said in a low voice, "My name is Ning Mengmeng. My mother said that it was drizzling on the day I was born, so she gave me this name. On the day I met the adults, I was too nervous to explain clearly. The adults called me Ning Meng. That's what everyone calls it."

Shen Yuran felt even more sorry, because she hadn't even called people's names correctly all these years.

He started to call her Ning Mengmeng, and bought her many gadgets that girls like, beautiful skirts and jewelry, some snacks and so on, not to mention that the little girl looks pretty serious in women's clothes.

The smiles on Ning Mengmeng's face also increased. She was still working as a book boy, helping Shen Yuran sort out documents and so on. The two had gotten along with each other for so many years, and they had a tacit understanding. Ning Mengmeng knew where each of Shen Yuran's books was placed. place, even where he saw it.

(End of this chapter)