RLY :: Volume #10

#19: Winter

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After over half a month troubled, the dust fell gradually. Hua Qingfeng and Ye Xiaotian received boss's praise, writes down to appraise the performance of subordinate officials. Su leader, team leader Zhou and the others obtained one to grant, the position that these vacancies came out also supplemented the candidate rapidly. 经过大半个月的纷纷扰扰,尘埃渐渐落定了。花晴风和叶小天受到了上司的嘉奖,记入考课。苏班头、周班头等人则得到了一笔赏赐,那些空缺出来的职位也迅速补充了人选。 Only the position candidate of duty tax ambassador has not carried out, because this candidate must appoint by prefectural magistrate yamen (government office). However although the duty tax ambassador must by the prefectural magistrate yamen (government office) appointment, but prefectural magistrate is impossible to know the detailed situations in various subordinate counties, must therefore nominate the recommendation by the local official. 只有税课大使的职位人选还没有落实,因为这个人选是要由知府衙门任命的。不过税课大使虽要由知府衙门任命,但知府不可能了解下属各县的详细情形,所以要由地方官提名举荐。 This position should by the county magistrate Hua Qingfeng nomination, but cracks this case almost can be said as a Ye Xiaotian person of merit, Hua Qingfeng draws resulted in many advantage white/in vain, in emotion in reason had not snatched the truth in hand this matter again, therefore the matter of nomination duty tax ambassador fell on Ye Xiaotian. 这个职位本该由知县花晴风提名,但破获这起大案几乎可以说是叶小天一人之功,花晴风白得了许多好处,于情于理都没有再把这件事抢在手中的道理,所以提名税课大使的事就落到了叶小天头上。 Therefore, ran the person of relations almost to step on the threshold of Ye Residence to Ye Residence for serveral days quickly put down, until Ye Xiaotian announced that did not see, and has registered prefectural magistrate yamen (government office) the nominee, this taking a walk subsided. As for the whose name of Ye Xiaotian report, at present is actually a secret. 为此,到叶府跑关系的人这些天几乎快把叶府的门槛踩平了,直到叶小天宣布一个也不见,并且已经把提名人选报到知府衙门,这种走动才告平息。至于叶小天报的谁的名字,目前却还是一个秘密。 Is capable of checking the Ye Xiaotian nominee, will not waste this favor, inquires one to be unmodifiable, moreover matter that has no significance to him. No ability inquired the final outcome, person who although most cared about this position, that day that also the ability the temper waiting truth is only making known. 有能力查到叶小天提名人选的,不会浪费这份人情,去打探一件已经不可更改,而且对他没有什么意义的事。没有能力打听到最终结果的,虽然是最关心这个职位的人,也只能耐着性子等待真相揭晓的那一天。 However, the candidate of duty tax ambassador, although is nominated by Ye Xiaotian, the arrangements of accountants and several official title datings from the tang and song dynasties of duty tax division, were monopolized by the flower cloudless day. This is also Hua Qingfeng and Ye Xiaotian between two people one benefit exchange. 不过,税课大使的人选虽是由叶小天提名,税课司的账房及几名吏目的安排,则由花晴天一手包办了。这也算是花晴风和叶小天两人之间的一种利益交换吧。 Ye Xiaotian is very satisfied, the duty tax ambassador is he promotes, that is his person. Hua Qingfeng is also very satisfied, he not only enjoyed a great merit, but also through appointing several official title datings from the tang and song dynasties and accountants, expanded his influence directly, some people will not regard a mere show county magistrate him. 叶小天对此很满意,税课大使是他提拔上来的,那就是他的人。花晴风也很满意,他不但坐享了一份大功,而且通过任命几个吏目和账房,也直接扩大了他的影响,再不会有人把他当成一个空架子知县。 Yue'er curved photo Jiuzhou, several happy several worried. The person who can be promoted naturally dances with joy. Gives a banquet to give a banquet to congratulate again and again wantonly, seized these criminal families, is in all day sad, was difficult to see the joyful face. 月儿弯弯照九洲,几家欢乐几家愁。得以升迁的人自然是欢欣鼓舞。连连摆酒设宴大肆庆贺,被抓捕的那些罪犯家眷们,则是整日里悲悲切切,难见一见欢颜了。 The original duty tax ambassador Chen Muyan family/home, these days the front door has shut tightly, buys the meter/rice doing grocery shopping time except for every day, obtains Chen wife to go out very much ugly. Until today, more than 20 departments the person of mourning sash is admitted to Chen, always lonely Chen Jiacai calculated several points of sentiment. 原税课大使陈慕燕的家,这些日子一直大门紧闭,除了每日买米买菜的时间,很难看得到陈家娘子出门。直到今天,二十多个系着孝带的人住进陈家,一向冷清的陈家才算有了几分人气。 The neighbors heard, this is the person who Chen Muyan native place comes. Prepares to help mother and child escort a coffin returning to home village, Chen Muyan has died, the orphan widowed mother can only return to the hometown. The house of Chen then must process, immediately has that the neighbor of warmheartedness to start to help contact with the customer on own initiative 邻居们听说,这是陈慕燕老家来的人。准备帮着娘儿俩扶灵回乡的,陈慕燕已死,孤儿寡母只能返回故乡了。陈家的这幢房子回头也要处理掉,马上就有那热心肠的邻居开始主动帮着联系起买主来 Late at night, the countrymen who catch up with from the hometown mostly went to sleep, they are on the floor in the room in rooms on either side, the person rested fully. In the main room, a dialog candle calmly is still burning, Chen wife waist is a mourning sash. The daughter who the bosom sleeps soundly, face Shangyou is hanging the tear stains. 夜静更深,自家乡赶来的乡亲们大多已经睡下,他们在两厢的房间里打了地铺,人都睡满了。堂屋里,一对白烛还在静静地燃烧着,陈家娘子腰系孝带。怀抱熟睡的女儿,脸上犹自挂着浅浅的泪痕。 The one who sits opposite of her is a skin color Li black middle-aged person, actually he is a Chen Muyan younger male cousin, in the brothers partner is ranked sixth. Compared with Chen Muyan small over ten years old, the reason that but works at farming at home year to year, seeming like also wants to be older than Chen Muyan. 坐在她对面的是一个肤色黎黑的中年人,其实他是陈慕燕的一个堂弟,兄弟伙里排行第六。比陈慕燕小了十多岁,只是常年在家务农的原因,看起来比陈慕燕还要苍老许多。 Chen wife more than ten years ago just when married Chen and this brother-in-law is very familiar, at that time he was a 17-18 years old youngster. Liked saying likes smiling, was lively, now the facial features facial features and past years compared the change is not big. Was older, the facial expression was also simple-hearted. 陈家娘子十多年前刚刚嫁到陈家时和这个小叔子很熟悉,那时他还是个十七八岁的少年。爱说爱笑,非常活泼,现在眉眼五官与当年相比变化不大。只是苍老了许多,神情也木讷多了。 Chen wife said in a low voice: „His Sixth Uncle, really pressed you, others of our Chen door small family, can invite so many people to help escort a coffin, spent a lot?” 陈家娘子低声道:“他六叔,真是难为你了,咱们陈家小门小户的人家,能请来这么多人帮忙扶灵,没少花费吧？” Chen Laoliu is rubbing hands crampedly, said: „Sister-in-law, you left said, after all was admires Brother Yan to return to home village, this dangerous mountain Eshui, were not many finds some people to come, how to escort a coffin. Our village, several admire Brother Yan to have prospects, who in nearby areas did not envy our Chen to have a person who made big official. Admired Brother Yan to make face for a lifetime for our Chen Jia, now went back also to be able poor inadequate, should, this should be.” 陈老六局促地搓着手,道:“嫂子,你别这么说,毕竟是慕燕哥要回乡,这险山恶水的,不多找些人来,怎么扶灵回去呢。咱们村儿,数着慕燕哥有出息,十里八乡的谁不羡慕咱们陈家出了一个做大官的人。慕燕哥替咱陈家挣了一辈子的脸面,如今回乡还能寒酸了不成,应该的,这都是应该的。” Chen wife sighed gently, faint said/tunnel: „That many thanks his Sixth Uncle, the family members had this heart that enough. The invitation manpower, the living expenses lodging all the way, altogether the expense many, then you said one, this Sister-in-law money took, the family member was not wealthy, do not make everyone collect the member.” 陈家娘子轻轻叹息了一声,幽幽地道:“那就多谢他六叔了,亲人们有这份心那就够了。聘请人工,还有一路上的吃用住宿,总共花销了多少,回头你说一声,这钱嫂子拿,家里人不富裕,就不要让大家凑份子了。” Chen Laoliu look somewhat is slightly awkward, has a mind to reject, but thinks own uptight belt-bag, yeah complied with two. 陈老六神色略有些尴尬,有心拒绝,可是想想自己拮据的腰包,还是哎哎地答应了两声。 The ritual has the Five Classics, only offer a sacrifice to in a big way. Although her husband dies and ignominious, but the funeral must manage, after Chen Muyan dies, Chen wife puts up the mourning hall at home, asking the monk taoist priest to make three days of ritual. 礼有五经,唯祭为大。虽说她的丈夫死的并不光彩,但是丧事还是要办的,在陈慕燕死后,陈家娘子就在家里搭起灵堂,请了和尚道士来做了三天的法事。 Hu county high and low will not have anybody to press this to the orphan widowed mother, the favor society, the person die to a big way, again how guilty of the most heinous crime, this death ends all troubles, let alone Chen Muyan, although accepts bribes, but excellent of interpersonal relationship place, even if to maintain the incorruptibility in surface, he did many good deeds, particularly to some small traders and peddlers, not exploits the behavior. 葫县上下不会有任何人来难为这对孤儿寡母,人情社会,人死为大,再如何罪大恶极,也该一了百了了,更何况陈慕燕虽然贪墨,但是人际关系处的极好,即便只是为了维护表面上的清廉,他还是做了很多好事,尤其是对一些小商小贩,并无盘剥行为。 Under the situation, whose intention is so disadvantageous to Chen, must be scolded inevitably is the cool government official, is follows orders, but group messengers also secret disappointed, therefore the government authorities have nothing to create obstacles to Chen, after Chen Muyan corpse clean is clean, returned Chen. 如此情形下,谁还意图对陈家不利,势必得被人骂做酷吏,就是奉命而行的差役们也会暗暗寒心,所以官府对陈家没有什么刁难,把陈慕燕的尸首清洗干净后就发还了陈家。 Chen Jia she offers a sacrifice, coming to Chen Residence to offer condolences to the person who to be many. Has the officer, has the business, has the labor, to have the agriculture, some people communicated with Chen Muyan common, many Chen wife did not know, could not see their status. 陈家设祭的时候,来陈府吊唁的人很多。有官,有商,有工、有农,有一些人是与陈慕燕常有来往的,还有许多人陈家娘子根本就不认识,也看不出他们的身份。 Chen Muyan because of accepting bribes the accident commits suicide, the person who offered condolences to really could not say too the comforting words to come, therefore they mostly burnt incense silently, worshipped, wife left behind a cash as a present to Chen, then departed quietly. 陈慕燕是因贪墨事发自尽的,吊唁的人实在说不出太多安抚的话来,所以他们大多只是默默地上一柱香,祭拜一番,给陈家娘子留下一份礼金、便即悄然离去。 More is these Chen wife has never seen, the cash as a present that also the identification the status person, leaves behind is heavy/thick, the funeral cash as a present that some people present, big of its number has far exceeded the member money that the normal human relations contact should pay. 越是那些陈家娘子从未见过,也辨识不出身份的人,留下的礼金就越是厚重,其中有些人馈赠的丧事礼金,其数目之大已经远远超出了正常交际往来应该出的份子钱。 Chen wife is very clear, these people have certainly the illegibile relations with her husband, but committing suicide of husband, in fact preserved them, therefore these talents will offer a good cash as a present, no one is willing to owe the debt of gratitude of deceased person. 陈家娘子很清楚,这些人一定与她丈夫有着许多不清不楚的关系,而丈夫的自尽,实际上是保全了他们,所以这些人才会送上一份如此丰厚的礼金,没有人愿意欠死人的人情债。 Chen wife knows, if her husband explains honestly, bites these people, is not necessarily able to fall a capital crime, but he best result is to also exile the border region, can not life-long the regression. But he chooses dead, a very important reason is leaves behind a qualification of survival to her and child. 陈家娘子更知道,如果她的丈夫坦白交待,把这些人都咬出来,未必就会落一个死罪,但他最好的结果也是流放边陲,终生不得复归。而他选择死,一个很重要的原因就是要给她和孩子留下一份生存的本钱。 Because he knows. So long as he died, many things that only then he knows, forever not exposed possibility, but these by him the person who uses the life to protect, certainly this kindness return on his family member. 因为他知道。只要他死了,许多只有他才知道的事情,就永远也没有被揭发的可能,而那些被他用性命保护下来的人,一定会把这份恩德回报在他的亲人身上。 Therefore, Chen wife does not have any grateful to the person who these put out the big cash as a present, that is her husband trades with the life, is she should result. Chen wife collected these money, that is she will foster daughter's qualification from now on single-handedly, that is the husband leaves the hope of her and child. 所以,陈家娘子对这些拿出大笔礼金的人并没有什么感激,那是她丈夫用性命换来的,是她该得的。陈家娘子把这些钱都收了起来,那是她今后独力抚养女儿的本钱,那是丈夫留给她和孩子的希望。 Also therefore. She had the energy saying that to the younger male cousin one on the expense the words that was paid by her, because the Chen Muyan public image was very impoverished, is confiscated by the loot silver that he harbored, if were not these cash as a present, Chen really can be called now is utterly destitute. 也因此。她才有底气对堂弟说一应费用由她支付的话,因为陈慕燕公开的形象是很清贫的,被他私藏的赃银都被抄没了,如果不是这一笔笔的礼金,陈家现在真可以称得上是家徒四壁。 Chen wife sighed faintly, said to Chen Laoliu: „His Sixth Uncle, the dim light of night deeply, you caught up from afar, solid was also deficient. Sooner rests, tomorrow we must hurry along to return to home village.” 陈家娘子幽幽地叹了口气,对陈老六道:“他六叔,夜色深了,你千里迢迢的赶来,实也乏了。早些去睡吧,明儿咱们还得赶路回乡呢。” „Oh! Oh!” “嗳！嗳嗳！” Chen Laoliu stands, clumsy clumsy with words tongue said/tunnel: „That...... the sister-in-law, you also rests earlier.” 陈老六站起来,拙口拙舌地道:“那……嫂子,你也早点休息。” Chen Laoliu nods gently. Feels somewhat cold. She remembers suddenly, tomorrow will be the winter solstice, but her heart since that day that since the husband will die, had entered the cold winter ahead of time...... 陈老六轻轻点点头。觉得身上有些寒冷。她忽然想起,明天就是冬至了,可是她的心从丈夫死的那一天起,就已提前进入了寒冬…… * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Winter solstice. 冬至到了。 On the day of winter solstice. In this time is a very important holiday. Because people think, from the winter solstice, the Tian Di (Heaven and Earth) Yang spirit starts to grow stronger gradually. Means that start of next circulation, this was the day of extraordinarily good luck. Therefore the later generation only presents during Spring Festival ancestor worship, meeting, celebration and other activities generally, often appears on the day of the winter solstice. 冬至这一天。在这个时代是一个很重要的节日。因为人们认为,自冬至起,天地阳气开始渐渐变强。意味着下一个循环的开始,这是大吉之日。因此后世一般只出现在春节期间的祭祖、聚会、庆祝等活动,也往往出现在冬至这一天。 The winter solstice stemmed from Zhou Dynasty as the holiday, abundantly in Tang , Song, and along since. On the day of the winter solstice is called „winter”, the emperor must hold the winter solstice suburb day on this day the offering sacrifice to heaven grand ceremony, hundred officers to the emperor submitting congratulatory address, and present one's calling card the congratulation mutually. 冬至作为节日源于周代,盛于唐宋,并相沿至今。冬至这一天称为“冬节”,皇帝在这一天也要举行冬至郊天的祭天大典,百官向皇帝递呈贺表,并相互投刺祝贺。 The place government authorities naturally must hold the congratulation ceremony, simultaneously the yamun must have a vacation for day, the officials congratulate mutually. Naturally Ye Xiaotian as Hu county county deputy, the engineer who undertakes the entire celebration activities. Very early in the morning, the county officials were all called the county administration by him, leading crowd of liao to congratulate to county magistrate Great Lord. 地方官府当然也要举行祝贺仪式,同时官衙要放假一天,官员们互相拜贺。叶小天做为葫县县丞,理所当然地承担起了整个庆贺活动的策划人。一大早,全县官员全被他召集到县衙,率领群僚向知县大老爷祝贺。 After county head magistrate Hua all smiles accepted the congratulation of official staff, then leads all officials to rush to county school, burns incense to burn the table to hole Saint, worships to offer the domestic animal. county head magistrate Hua holds the sacrifice word that writes yesterday at the same night, stands on head, winds around to read self-effacingly in the smog. 花知县满面笑容地接受了众官员僚属的祝贺之后,便率领全体官员赶赴县学,向孔圣人上香焚表,祭拜献牲。花知县捧着昨日连夜写好的祭词,站在上首,于烟雾缭绕中摇头晃脑地念起来。 Under the stage, Su Bantou approached Ye Xiaotian quietly, said in a low voice: „Sir, wife of Ambassador Chen escorts a coffin to return home today. Are you look at us......” 台下,苏班头悄悄靠近了叶小天,低声道:“大人,陈大使的娘子今日扶灵返乡。你看咱们是不是……” Nearby registrar Wang heard these words, leaned to Ye Xiaotian slightly the body, said quietly: „Sir leaf, Duke is Duke, private is private, if the county administration no expressed that was rather unreasonable, according to obsolete seeing, should meaning.” 一旁王主簿听到了这句话,微微向叶小天侧了侧身子,悄声道:“叶大人,公是公,私是私,县衙若是没什么表示的话,未免不近人情,依老朽之见,还是应该意思一下。” Ye Xiaotian somewhat hesitated, listened to registrar Wang these words, then nods, said to Su Xuntian: „You represent the county administration to go to one, Chen has what/anything to need to help, gives the convenience as far as possible.” 叶小天本来还有些犹豫,听了王主簿这番话,便点点头,对苏循天道:“你代表县衙去一趟吧,陈家有什么需要帮忙的,尽量给予方便。” Su Xuntian complies with one, just about to leaves, registrar Wang called him, fished out spindle five twofold from the sleeve the silver silver pieces, said to Su Xuntian: „Said that this is the farewell gift of travel expenses that the county administration presents, chatted shows the intention.” 苏循天答应一声,刚要离开,王主簿又唤住了他,从袖中摸出一锭五两重的银元宝,对苏循天道:“就说这是县衙奉赠的程仪,聊表心意吧。” Su Xuntian looked at Ye Xiaotian one, Ye Xiaotian nods, said: „The thoroughness that Sir king thinks, manages.” 苏循天看了叶小天一眼,叶小天点点头,道:“还是王大人想的周到,就这么办吧。” Su Xuntian then received money, departs quietly. Ye Xiaotian implored the tone, transfers to look to also melodious county head magistrate Hua on the stage, some look depressed correct/however. registrar Wang shows a faint smile, twists the beard to say in a low voice: „Sir leaf, is somewhat uncomfortable at heart, yes?” 苏循天这才接过银子,悄然离去。叶小天吁了口气,转首望向还在台上抑扬顿挫的花知县,神色有些郁然。王主簿微微一笑,捻着胡须低声说道:“叶大人,心里有些不是滋味儿,是么？” Ye Xiaotian nods, shakes the head, turns round another to sigh. One opens heart from that day, registrar Wang really changed a person, probably is also because he saw that the Ye Xiaotian ambition is really big, its ambition in small Hu county, is not far from the struggle of what right with him, therefore has a new look to Ye Xiaotian greatly, two people relations were also moderate day after day. 叶小天点点头,又摇摇头,复又一叹。自那日一番交心,王主簿真是换了一个人,大概也是因为他看出叶小天野心甚大,其志向绝不在一个小小葫县,和他谈不上什么权利之争,所以对叶小天大为改观,两人的关系也日渐缓和了。 registrar Wang hehe smiles, said to the Ye Xiaotian comfort with a tone of seasoned person: „In the government, was this, every so often, something you have to do, have nothing to do in the gratitude and grudges, was only involuntary. You must walk, must be familiar with......” 王主簿呵呵一笑,用一种过来人的口吻对叶小天安慰道:“身在官场,就是这样了,很多时候,有些事你不得不去做,无关于恩怨,只是身不由己。你要走下去,就一定得习惯……” : Asked the monthly ticket and recommendation ticket honestly! :诚求月票、推荐票！ ( Please search the floating astronomy to be continued, the novel is better to renew is quicker! 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