ushernet Chapter 366 Maintenance
Chapter 366 Maintenance
Because this corn seed is particularly precious and not as easy to obtain as other wheat seeds, the punishment is also very severe. Hua Lei and Zhao Yifei not only have to pay for the 500 kilograms of corn seeds, but also need to pay 200 taels of silver each, and will also be recorded as a major offense. With this record, they will not be able to get a high score in the year-end assessment.
As for each person, Hua Lei would have to pay 250 kilograms of corn seeds and 200 taels of silver, plus a major offense. However, because Zhao Yifei shirked the responsibility, Hua Lei had to bear all the responsibilities.
There are corn seeds and silver buds, and Hualei has no objection to being punished, but she is not happy to bear all the responsibility. This is not a matter of money, but a matter of principle.
Besides, two thousand kilograms of corn seeds were soaked that day, and there is no evidence to prove that the 500 kilograms of corn seeds with problems were soaked at the same time as the other party went to the toilet.
Even if they really went to the toilet, it's not a reason to shirk responsibility, right? According to this, then when they are on duty in the future, everyone can just hide in the toilet and be lazy every day. They can get money and don't need to bear any responsibility.
So Hualei felt that she couldn't just accept whatever the other party said. If she said nothing this time and took full responsibility, she would become a soft dough and be squeezed and flattened at any time in the future.
Therefore, Hua Lei refused to sign the letter of responsibility assuming full responsibility, indicating that she would only take half of the responsibility.
But she also knew that Zhao Yifei's family had not purchased corn seeds at that time, so they could not afford to pay 250 kilograms of corn. In order not to affect the work progress of the Agricultural Bureau, she directly sent 500 kilograms of corn seeds to the Seedling Department of the Agricultural Bureau. But she was determined not to pay the 200 taels of silver.
Things came to a standstill here, and the two were ordered to go home. Five days later, the two were summoned to Cheng's office. Standing in front of Cheng's desk, Hua Lei saw a new letter of responsibility, and the content on it had been changed.
Because Zhao Yifei didn't have corn seeds to pay, Hualei had to pay all the 500 kilograms of corn seeds. Zhao Yifei had to pay the 200 taels of silver that Hualei had originally paid, for a total of 400 taels of silver. Both of them were given a major demerit.
This result means that Zhao Yifei spent two hundred taels of silver to buy 250 kilograms of corn seeds, and the responsibility is still half and half.
Hua Lei could accept this result, so she signed the letter of responsibility without hesitation. Seeing Hua Lei's signature, Zhao Yifei also signed reluctantly.
Seeing Zhao Yifei's reluctance, Hua Lei felt a little strange. Shouldn't this matter have been mediated by Master Cheng in advance? What she didn't know was that Rong Jin knew the whole story on the day it happened.
When Rong Jin saw that Zhao Yifei had asked his father, Doctor Zhao, to go to the Sino-Agricultural Bureau to look for Master Cheng in order to shirk his responsibility, he went to his uncle Pei Jingxuan's yard that night. The next day, Pei Jingxuan hosted Master Cheng at the Tea House and invited him to have tea in the name of his boss.
Therefore, Hua Lei signed the letter of responsibility. Of course, at this time, Hua Lei didn't know the cause and effect of this. For Hua Lei, the way of being an official in the Great Sheng Dynasty was still a long way to go.
It was not until a long time later, when the corn in Guantian’s cornfield was ready to be harvested, that Rong Jin told Hua Lei about this matter in detail.
Hualei finally understood the story behind this incident and gained a better understanding of the officialdom of the Great Sheng Dynasty.
She became more cautious in her dealings with others. However, she knew in her heart that Rong Jin and the Hou Mansion had protected her again when she didn't know.
She couldn't help but think of her father, who had served as magistrate in a remote county for several years. Although he had always received top marks in the assessments, he was never promoted or transferred.
If someone had helped at that time, would my parents have left the county long ago and would not have encountered the subsequent flood? Would they not have been out of touch with us for so many years?
Could it be that he has been promoted and returned to Beijing to reunite with me?
Alas, my grandfather was a proud man who didn't want to trouble others with anything. Although he was anxious when he heard the news that his son and daughter-in-law were missing, he really did nothing except reporting the disappearance to the government and writing many letters to the place where my father worked.
If my grandfather was willing to write a letter to Lord Pei at that time, would things have turned around? However, I heard that the battle in Mobei was extremely fierce at that time.
There were constant wars, both large and small, and Lord Pei and his two sons were busy fighting in Mobei. This was probably the reason why Grandfather didn't want to write to Lord Pei to trouble him, right?
Before leaving, my grandfather asked me to bring Xiaoyuan to the capital to seek support from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. On the one hand, it must be that he really had no other choice.
On the other hand, maybe he also thought about the fact that when his son and daughter-in-law disappeared, he did not try his best and did not lower himself to ask Mr. Pei for help, which resulted in him not being able to see his son and daughter-in-law before he died, so he must have felt some regret?
So when she knew that her health was beyond repair, she lowered herself and took the initiative to write to Lord Pei, asking him to help take care of her and Xiaoyuan? She also insisted that she bring Xiaoyuan with her and come to the capital to seek the protection of the Marquis' Mansion, right?
I hope that Xiaoyuan and I can grow up healthy. If Xiaoyuan can pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future, he will not encounter the same situation as his father, where his talent is not recognized. This should be my grandfather's last hope, right?
No matter what you do, you need to work hard. However, sometimes, taking advantage of opportunities is inevitable and very necessary. The painful facts taught my grandfather the importance of taking advantage of opportunities, but it was a pity that he realized it too late.
If Rong Jin and the Marquis' Mansion had not taken action this time, the final outcome of this matter would have been unsure.
I guess not only will I have to bear all the responsibilities, but the road ahead will also become narrower and narrower. I am still too weak, even though I have a lot of money in my hands now.
But sometimes, money is not everything. Once I meet someone powerful, I still can't stand the slightest storm. It seems that I still need to work hard.
The corn planting issue finally came to an end, the troubles were temporarily resolved, and Huabud resumed his busy life.
During this period, Xiaoyuan from the Imperial College has been very busy. Xiaoyuan, who has now been promoted to the intermediate class of Class C, has added an elective course in addition to his daily homework and archery classes.