Chapter 95 Mutual teasing
As they spent more time together, Shen Xia discovered that the county magistrate was not what he had imagined.
I really don't know what kind of personality he has, he was so casual in class the first time, and he was so serious just now.
Now he is so casual and unassuming. I don't know whether his sister married to the capital or he is originally from the capital. If his sister is from the capital, then he must be from the capital too.
Judging from his age, he should be about the same as me in my previous life!
Although I am also a gossipy person, I still won’t ask everything.
If Zheng Jinshu were here, he would tell Shen Xia that he could only talk and laugh in front of you, and he would stay away from the young ladies in the capital!
It's as if the young ladies are poisoned.
Finally, after half an hour, everything was connected.
But fourth brother hasn't come to see me yet.
Is there something wrong with him?
Although Shen Xia was worried, she did not show it.
Although the county magistrate had learned it later, his fourth brother had not come to find him yet.
"The person you are waiting for hasn't come yet. Why don't you play a few more games?" Gu Zizhan said slowly.
Shen Xia glanced at Gu Zizhan's serious look and said, "Okay!"
Gu Zizhan thinks chess and military chess are very interesting.
So I chose these two types of chess and continue playing.
Gu Zizhan should be a very smart person.
Shen Xia is also one of the best at playing chess, but after a few games.
When Gu Zizhan understood Shen Xia's plan, the situation was reversed instantly and Shen Xia became powerless to fight back.
However, Shen Xia was defeated in the next six games.
She stared at Gu Zizhan in bewilderment, muttering to herself: This stinky man has no manners at all! It was a waste of effort to teach him, he didn't even know how to give in to her.
As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a father. How could he treat his master like this? However, it is undeniable.
His learning ability is indeed very strong.
Perhaps it was because of his casual look that Shen Xia was so unrestrained.
So, she couldn't help but tease him, "Master Gu, haven't you heard the saying 'once a teacher, always a father'? Is it really appropriate for you to be so ruthless to me like this?"
She decided to take advantage of him with words. Who made him so disrespectful to his teachers?
At this moment, Zheng Jinshu happened to walk over and heard these words.
He was curious to know what Gu Zizhan had done to force Shen Xia to this point.
After hearing what Shen Xia said, he suddenly felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and his face turned red.
It seems that this time, he met a strong opponent!
Gu Zizhan paused for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Shen Xia's slightly angry face, and slowly said, "You want to be my dad?"
Hearing this, Shen Xia was stunned. She blinked her big eyes and wondered: Did I say that? Just as she was secretly complaining in her heart, she heard Gu Zizhan slowly say, "I'm afraid my mother won't agree."
"No way? Is that what I meant? I just want to ask, doesn't Lord Gu know how to respect his teachers?" Shen Xia explained helplessly.
However, Gu Zizhan looked at her with a half-smile, a sly look flashing in his eyes, and teased: "Miss Shen has always been smart, why is it that you can't stand losing now?"
Zheng Jinshu, who was standing by, couldn't help but frown after hearing this.
He muttered to himself: Brother, you have a big mouth. It's ok if you are silent usually, but once you open your mouth, it can choke people to death.
Really, no wonder you are still single! Who in this world can stand you?
Shen Xia felt a little embarrassed by what Gu Zizhan said and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
She thought to herself: Forget it, I can’t continue chatting with this kind of person.
Now that I have become friends with Zheng Jinshu, it is also a gain for me.
It is not necessary to have a relationship with the county magistrate.
So she laughed dryly, stood up, and said politely, "Since you have learned almost everything, I will take my leave first."
Gu Zizhan frowned. Is he angry?
After saying that, she stood up and prepared to leave.
She turned and left, leaving the two behind.
Zheng Jinshu stepped forward and stopped him, "Wait, you've been taking so long. You'll miss dinner time if you go back. I've already asked the kitchen to prepare food. Why don't you eat first?"
"No, we'll just eat something outside later." Shen Xia refused.
"That's even worse. How can I let you go out to eat when we're friends? Sister Gu will blame me then!" Zheng Jinshu tried to persuade her firmly.
Then he said, "I have also arranged lunch for Uncle Yang who sent you here at the door."
"When your fourth brother comes, let him in. The main thing is that we don't know when he will come. Aren't you just waiting at the door?"
Of course Shen Xia knew that what Zheng Jinshu said made sense.
only--
"It's just a meal, what's there to be afraid of? You're afraid of losing." Just as Shen Bang was hesitating, Gu Zizhan's voice came to his ears.
The feeling of unwillingness to accept the defeat in Shen Xia's heart grew rapidly.
"It's just a meal. How could I be afraid of you?" Shen Xia stared at Gu Zizhan and said.
Gu Zizhan raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Let's go!"
Well, just like that, the three of them came to the backyard.
Shen Xia looked at the backyard and saw that there was no sign of Uncle Yang, and was about to ask Zheng Jinshu.
Then Zheng Jinshu said, "We were afraid that Uncle Yang and Zizhan would feel awkward while eating, so we let them eat with the constables."
"Oh, okay," Shen Xia also felt that it was nothing.
After all, the people at that time were very afraid of the officials and might not feel comfortable eating here.
So he agreed to Zheng Jinshu's arrangement.
Maybe it’s because it’s a place far away from the emperor!
There is no saying that one should not talk while eating.
Zheng Jinshu and Gu Zizhan were both talking.
They did not stop talking about business just because he was there, they were still talking about some daily trivial matters.
"The harvest is still two months away, but it seems that this year's output is far less than last year's," said Zheng Jinshu, frowning.
Gu Zizhan also frowned. He certainly understood what Zheng Jinshu meant.
Because the annual land tax is a fixed amount per mu, not a percentage. So if the yield is low, there will not be much grain left for the people to pay the land tax.
The Song family has no land, so Shen Xia has never paid attention to this issue.
Because it was Zheng Jinshu who said that, Shen Xia still asked: "The land tax is not collected based on a certain percentage, so doesn't it make much difference how much you harvest?"
Zheng Jinshu looked at Shen Xia in surprise. The more they got along with her, the more he found her magical.
There were things she should have known, but she knew nothing about them.
He felt it was very strange that she was proficient in everything she shouldn't know.
"How can it be the same?" Zheng Jinshu looked at her and explained patiently, "In our country, the land tax is fixed at a certain amount of kilograms per mu, regardless of the yield."
"This year's harvest is less than last year's. If we continue to pay the fixed taxes, the farmers will have even less food left."