Love is More than a Word, Chapter 22: Misfortunes come in pairs (4)...

Love is More than a Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 22: Misfortunes come in pairs (4)...

However, without waiting for Tao Mo to think of a countermeasure, the news brought by Hao Guozi has solved this problem.


"Ghost Marriage?" Tao Mo froze.

Hao Guozi nodded and said, ''The person sent by Master Tong did say so. Master Tong said that Miss Tong had not married for life and was afraid that she would be lonely and alone in the netherworld, so the rare Young Master Cai was also alone too, so he was willing to pay for the two to be married and buried together."

Tao Mo could hear that Master Tong's words about being unmarried for life and being alone were all lies, and what he really wanted was to fulfill his daughter's wish before she was reborn. This way, life together cannot be the same buried together, if the lovers are buried in the same ground, it also counts on the satisfaction of the wish. "Such an ending is also a consummation in the midst of imperfection. I just don't know if Miss Tong and Cai Fengyuan really have the knowledge of it."

Hao Guozi said, "You have had a rough life, so maybe you can fix it in the next life."

Tao Mo was surprised, "You believe in the afterlife?"

"Heh heh, isn't that what all monks, oh no, the Taoist high monks say?" Hao Guozi said, "It must make sense, otherwise why do so many people believe it?"

Tao Mo bowed his head and said, "If only there were."

"Huh?"

"My father has been cultivating goodness all his life, and if he really has an afterlife, he will certainly be able to give birth to a good family and enjoy a lifetime of glory and prosperity. Severance will never meet an ungrateful son like me again."

Hao Guozi saw him talking, his brow was tinged with sorrow, and he hurriedly changed the subject: "Young master, it's New Year in a few days, how are you going to spend it?"

Tao Mo thought about it and said, "It's up to Lao Tao."

Hao Guozi tugged at his sleeve and ran, "We'll ask here."

"Ask who?"

"Lao Tao ah."

"Do you know where Lao Tao is?"

"I don't know, does the Young Master know?"

"Know."

"Where?"

"...turn around and move forward."

The Ghost Marriage was not a glamorous affair, and with the Chinese New Year approaching, the Tong girl's wedding was held in great secrecy. Tao Mo and Gu She also learned of the incident only after receiving the red egg from Tong Family's house.

At this time, the Tangyang County is completely immersed in the joy of the Chinese New Year, the Tong girl or Cai Fengyuan also strikes, all are thrown away, and then no one mentioned.

The magistrate's office is gradually cooling down.

The servants went home one after another, and except for two who were homeless, there were only five of them left in the county office by New Year's Eve.

Lao Tao called the two servants left behind into the hall and made another seat for them. It was a bit more lively than three people only, despite being two tables.




Tao Mo ate in silence.

Lao Tao and Hao Guozi knew that he remembered Old Master Tao, and they both tried hard to solve the problem and amuse him. The servant was still a bit restrained, but then the heads were filled with alcohol and they stopped caring about the Magistrate and they all let loose.

Tao Mo was laughed at a few times by their antics and finally showed his face and drank along.

One cup and two cups down, he would rise up north and south regardless of what is going on in the east or west.

Hao Guozi and the servant were also not strong enough to drink, and one by one they sat down and fell to the east.

Lao Tao saw that four of the five had gone dizzy, and that one of them was bored with the night watch, so he sent them stumbling back to their room.

All night long, no words.

When the door opened again, it was New Year's Day.

When Tao Mo rose, it was already midday.

Covering his hung over head, he walked over to Lao Tao's door, and just as he was about to knock, he heard Hao Guozi yell in his voice, "Young Master, Master Jin is here to pay his respects!"

Tao Mo's head was buzzing from the roar, and he took a long time before saying, "Who is Master Jin?"

Hao Guozi turned his head to look at the expressionless Master Jin and laughed, "It's the one the Young Master invited to his cottage after three visits."

"Three visits?" Tao Mo suddenly turned around. Although he is illiterate, Liu Bei being to his hut for three times to invite a generation of military master Zhuge Liang the recluse out of the mountain, he still heard the story. "Master Jin?"

Master Jin smiled and said, ''His Excellency remembers me? Just now I thought I was going to find another job."

Tao Mo awkwardly covered his forehead and ran down, "I had some wine last night."

Master Jin ignored him and went out of his way to hand the basket in his hand to Hao Guozi, saying, "This is a snack made by myself, if his Excellency doesn't mind... "

"Not mind, not mind..." Tao Mo hurriedly cut him off.

Master Jin said, "Then, thank your excellency."

Seeing that he was leaving, Tao Mo busily said, "It's rare that you come, why don't you stay and dine together?"

"I'm hard to come by?" Master Jin's smile barely held up, "If I remember correctly, I came every day except yesterday."

Tao Mo knew he was speechless, "Yes, yes, I, I, I just want to keep Master for a meal."

Master Jin looked at him suspiciously. Does he have something to say at the dinner table? Thinking so, Master Jin was stopped in his tracks.

Originally, a table of three became a table of four, but it was a bit lively.

It was just that Lao Tao and Hao Guozi both noticed that Master Jin's gaze wasn't on the rice bowl when he ate, but instead was glued to Tao Mo's body with a probing look.

Lao Tao and Hao Guozi secretly exchanged a look.

Hao Guozi sandwiched the vegetables for Master Jin, "Master, eat more, you are too thin."

With a chewing motion, Master Jin threw back the yellow bean sprouts he had clipped over and said faintly, "If you eat too many bean sprouts, you will naturally lose weight."

Hao Guozi threw a wink at Lao Tao.

Lao Tao smiled at Master Jin and said, "This chicken soup has a few herbs in it, which are extremely nourishing, so Master Jin might as well try it."




Master Jin looked at him inexplicably, "I've already drunk three bowls."

Seeing that both Hao Guozi and Lao Tao had taken the initiative to greet him, Tao Mo said, "This meat is delicious, Master Jin try it."

Could it be that the thing he wants to hint at is hidden in this roast meat? Looking at the plate of red-roasted meat that was farthest away from him, Master Jin suspiciously clamped a chopstick and put it in his mouth, slowly savoring it.

Hao Guozi and Lao Tao both looked depressed.

Tao Mo asked, "How does it taste?"

Master Jin shook his head and said, "It hasn't come out in taste yet."

Hao Guozi hastily swapped the red-roasted meat in front of him, "Master should taste it slowly."

Master Jin even ate one piece, only to find that the meat was fat and not greasy, the taste was just right, but could not think of anything else, and was thinking about it, when he suddenly saw a man coming in from outside, but Cui Jiong.

"Clerk Cui."

All rose and saluted the man.

Cui Jiong hurriedly returned the salute. He also came to pay his respects to New Year's Day, thinking that he would come back after lunch and sit for a while before leaving, but then he ran into this awkward moment when they were having lunch. So without waiting for Hao Guozi to serve tea, he casually found an excuse to say goodbye.

Although he came and went in a hurry, it was a flash of light to Master Jin. Could it be that Tao Mo is alluding to the Magistrate's office financials?

It is important to know that the jurisdiction of the Magistrate officials is not only in the case of imprisonment of prisoners, but also in the collection of taxes, food, disaster relief, education, education and other duties. The people of Tangyang County were rich in goods, so there was no need for disaster relief, and there was no need to worry about the education with the proliferation of lawyers. Only this taxation of the grain has a great deal of finances in it. But the people who do this taxation thing know it is not a succession of county officials, those county officials may have something to do with it, but the mastermind of taxation is that in the Tangyang County windblown and rain inexorable person who managed to stay in the position for more than ten years... Cui Jiong. His machination for the finances are extremely tactful, never walk the accounts, some lawyers although know, but there are no clean officials, that Cui Jiong usually for some people also counted as someone sensible, they will turn a blind eye to his fudging with county taxes, let him go. But in recent days, Tao Mo did not take office for long, Cui Jiong got a large payment of tax in silver from the merchants, Master Jin, although he did not know what Cui Jiong promised to the merchant or to the Count Magistrate, but in his eyes, it was over. Not to mention the depth of his heart, how Tao Mo is unfathomable, alone the new official just took office, Master Jin still does not know how this man thought process works, Cui Jiong then hastily threw himself in a fishy business deal, not without being patient.

He pondered darkly. This Cui Jiong's arrival was a coincidence, could it be that Tao Mo had deliberately given himself a hint? If this is what he thinks, then Tao Mo certainly doesn't want to pay attention to Cui Jiong at the moment, and he should only want to make Master Jin the advisor use his words to make Cui Jiong restrain himself a little, just like that red-roasted meat, although it was fatty and juicy, but one shouldn’t want more than that.

Thinking of this, Master Jin thought he knew Tao Mo's true intentions, so he stopped his chopsticks and laughed, "This red-roasted meat is really good, it's not greasy, and it melts in the mouth without a trace."

Lao Tao heard what he meant, but didn't know what it meant, so he asked Tao Mo with his eyes.

How could Tao Mo know that a piece of red-roasted meat made Master Jin's thoughts fly by a thousand miles, only that he really liked it and laughed, "If Master Jin likes it, he might as well eat some more."

"No, no, no. Everything must be done in moderation." Master Jin raised his eyebrows to show that he had comprehended.

Looking pitiful, Tao Mo clamped a bite in his mouth and said, "What a pity there is more left."

It was only then that Master Jin fully "realized" that the new County Master also wanted a piece of the juicy meat!

"Of course, of course." He has been a master for a long time and has long looked down on these things, neither revering him for his nobility nor despising him for his greed. As far as he was concerned, he was the owner of both nobility and greed. All he has to do is to "do his part".








~ Love is More than A Word ~




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