Chapter 45 The daughter of the prefect
saw the boss bringing candy cubes from behind. At first glance, they were no different from Fujian and Guangzhou brown sugar.
The boss just shook his head and smiled silently. He said to Su Ze:
"If my little husband eats it at home, our Fujian and Guangzhou brown sugar is the best. If we want to sell it, then naturally this Cochin sugar is the most cost-effective."
Cochin is Vietnam, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, once conquered northern Vietnam, but gave up because the cost of governance was too high. People in the southern provinces all know Jiaozhi.
Thinking about it, you know that the candy from Cochin must have been smuggled here.
Vietnam's climate is more suitable for the growth of sugar cane, and it has always exported sugar.
Su Ze looked at the Cochin candy. There were many impurities in it. Su Ze even saw a "Cochin bee" wrapped in syrup, which almost made Su Ze spit it out.
The owner of the candy shop quickly broke off the candy wrapped with "Cochin Bee" and said to Su Ze:
"How many kilograms does it cost, little husband?"
Su Ze quickly waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's buy local brown sugar. Well, just buy two taels for the kids to try first."
The boss still had a good attitude. He cut off a piece of Fujian-Guangzhou brown sugar, which was two taels, wrapped it in dried lotus leaves and handed it to Su Ze to see them off before leaving the store.
After giving the sugar to the two carrots, Lin Xianyang asked in confusion: "Why is this Cochin sugar so cheap?"
Su Ze endured the nausea and said: "The labor in Cochin is cheap. Hot and rainy weather is the most suitable for sugar cane growth. Although the quality is not as good as that of Daming, but The better is quantity."
Lin Xianyang suddenly realized. He looked at Su Ze and asked, "Does brother Aze know how to make sugar?"
Su Ze nodded and said, "I know a little bit."
If someone else said that, Lin Xianyang would definitely He thought it was bragging, but when Su Ze said this, Lin Xianyang immediately believed it. He sighed again: "Scholars are so amazing."
The group bought candy and found the clan relative Lin Xianyang mentioned. Naturally, there are inns where you can stay in Nanping City, but the Changning Guards are too poor to pay the fine for fighting, so Lin Xianyang naturally can't bear to stay in an inn.
Along the way, Su Ze recalled the method of making white sugar. Although the Cochin sugar was crude, it could be purchased as a purified original.
The method of refining white sugar is an improvement on the original sugar making method. As long as he has sugar making skills and understands the general process flow, Su Ze will be confident to make white sugar.
Although the clan members were enthusiastic, the place they lived in was just a thatched bed. Su Ze caught lice for a long time before falling into a drowsy sleep.
The back room of the City God's Temple was brightly lit with candles. The newly arrived magistrate said to the accountant he had brought with him, "
You must quickly take over the warehouse in the sixth room and take inventory of the accounts over the years. If there are any irregularities, circle them and leave them to me." The government will conduct an inspection in person."
"Honor the order of the government!"
As expected, as Su Ze said, as soon as the new prefect settled down temporarily, he immediately asked his accompanying accountant to go to the government office to inspect the accounts, and then sent his cronies to the government office. The government office was taken over by Si and Zhaomo.
The Experience Department is in charge of the official documents coming and going from the prefecture's Yamen, and the Zhaomo Office is in charge of the survey (resume files) of all registered officials in Yanping Prefecture, which is a first-class key department of the entire Prefecture's Yamen.
Because the new magistrate arrived suddenly, the magistrate's office was indeed caught off guard. Some of the accounts that were originally planned to be destroyed today were sealed by the new magistrate's men. Countless people in the entire Yanping Prefecture had trouble sleeping tonight.
After finishing his work, the new prefect walked to the back room, only to see the candlelight in a side room was still on. He sighed and walked to the door, coughed and said: "Lan'er, why aren't you sleeping? The candlelight
hurts "Why do you, a daughter of yours, stay up all night reading every day?"
"Father, go and have a rest. My daughter will fall asleep after reading this volume."
The new prefect, who was majestic in front of his subordinates, showed a helpless expression when facing his daughter. look. But he quickly said: "Lan'er, the book "New Official Ritual" you recommended is really useful! These subordinate officials who were killed just after their father took office are frightened! Hahahaha!" The girl named Laner said in a calm tone
, Her voice was gentle and clear, like an orchid in an empty valley, and she said in a calm tone:
"There are many more tips in the book, so dad should study it carefully."
The new prefect suddenly felt that the conversation had changed. Why did he feel that he was in a different mood? He has become the person who was trained.
He sighed and said:
"Lan'er, you have such a temperament, how will you serve your husband and your parents-in-law after you get married! It's all your fault that your uncle insisted on taking you to study since childhood!" But he didn't expect that the
new prefect just finished speaking and listened. I heard the voice of a middle-aged woman:
"The new official has gained a lot of prestige today, so why are you blaming my brother again? Don't forget, the "New Official Ritual" was sent by my brother Zhi. ."
The person who spoke was Mrs. Li, the first wife of the magistrate. Originally Mrs. Li was bringing some sweet soup to her daughter, but when she heard her husband complaining about her brother-in-law, she immediately lost her temper.
Although Li did not come from a big family, she and the prefect got married when they were poor scholars, and she was worried about supporting her husband's studies.
Later, her husband became a Jinshi and was promoted to the prefect of Yanping. The Li family was able to maintain peace in the back house, making him a rare virtuous wife.
It's just that Mrs. Li has a straightforward personality and is quite like the Lion of Hedong. The magistrate has a son and a daughter, and only one maid who is married to him.
Li continued her yin and yang husband and said: "Who said women can't study? I heard brother Zhi once said, 'A boy can pass on the family business, and a girl can pass on the family business for generations to come.' My son can pass on the family business, but Lan'er can For generations to come!"
The magistrate felt overwhelmed. Although his wife had not read many books, she had a famous and romantic younger brother who was eloquent and eloquent, and always had deviant rhetoric.
After his brother-in-law won the imperial examination, he stopped participating in the imperial examination. Instead, he was keen to spread his theory. His wife and daughter were the most "poisoned".
It's a pity that this magistrate, who was born as a Jinshi, couldn't defeat the brother-in-law who was a scholar when debating the meaning of the scriptures.
After feeling frustrated by his wife, the magistrate said in a resigned tone:
"You are used to it! Lan'er is already eighteen years old, and she has not yet married to a suitable family!"
Mrs. Li immediately retorted: "Those students of yours have been What kind of things are nephews, how can they be a good match for Lan'er? You can't find a good son-in-law, why should you blame Lan'er?" The
prefect's face turned red, but he had always doted on his daughter, and he knew that those things before were indeed true. Not worthy of my daughter.
"This won't work! That won't work either! Do I want the number one scholar to be my son-in-law?"
Mrs. Li actually said: "If you're not Sanding Jia, how can you be worthy of my daughter!"
"Sanding Jia! You dare to say it! Your husband He's just a second-class Jinshi!"
The door of the wing opened with a creak, and a girl wearing a long gown with a vertical collar, a horse-faced skirt with a flower and bird pattern, and a cape with a floral pattern appeared at the door.
The girl's face was bright and clear, and she wore her hair in a bun like that of an unmarried lady. She gave a blessing ceremony to the magistrate and his wife without any expression, and then said:
"Father, mother, my daughter has finished reading and is about to wash up and go to bed. You two should also go back to your room and rest. Tomorrow, dad will have to pay tribute to the city god. Is it an auspicious time?" said the new prefect, patting his head
. : "Why did I forget to calculate the auspicious time! As a father, I am going to summon the yin and yang students!"
Looking at her noisy parents leaving together, the girl sighed slightly. What her father said was right, As a woman born in the Ming Dynasty, what's the use of being good at reading?
(Useless trivia: Yin-Yang students, the official staff of the county government, are responsible for counting days and observing Feng Shui. After the middle and
late Ming Dynasty, the system that officials could not take the imperial examination was relaxed, and Yin-Yang students could also take part in the imperial examination. During the Jiajing period, Records of Jinshi in Yin Yang Sheng.)
(End of this chapter)