Lin Zhao traveled through time and became a farmer.
When he was six years old, the fortune teller at the entrance of the village said that he had a "mean face and would not live to be thirty." His father was so angry that he wanted to beat him, but Lin Zhao laughed - can't live to be thirty? Then you have to live in death for the rest of your life.
Too poor to buy pen and paper, he lay outside the window and eavesdropped for three years. Being scolded as "a man with muddy legs who wants to take the exam for fame," he took the exam all the way to the capital and trampled underfoot those who laughed at him.
On his first day as an official, someone taught him a rule: "If you want to climb up, you have to learn to keep your head down." He nodded, and then turned over the property ledgers of the county's powerful people.
If he implements a whipping method, the gentry will scold him for "exploiting the place"; if he pushes a stall worker into his own land, the powerful will scold him as a "cruel official and a traitor"; if the officials and gentry receive food from the same body, all decent people in the world will want to kill him.
Someone asked: "Mr. Lin, aren't you afraid of offending others?"
He said: "I'm afraid. But I'm even more afraid that after I die, the people will poke my grave and scold me - this dog official did nothing when he was alive."
When he was sixty-three years old, political opponents joined forces to impeach him, and he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown. Before leaving, the people in the capital knelt for ten miles and called him "Master Qingtian". Those who wanted to kill him were confused - what kind of official was this?
When he was eighty-eight years old, he was lying on a deck chair in the yard basking in the sun. The son asked: "Dad, is this life worth it?"
He smiled and said nothing.
Later, when people opened his diary, there was only one sentence on the last page:
"They say I'm a dog official, but the people call me Mr. Qingtian. This officialdom is so damn interesting."
Reader comments
Encourage points, give it full marks, it may be too thin, you can add some coarse grains!
Too many repetitions of the same scene!
Looks good, looking forward to the follow-up
It's good. I still like the family to live in harmony.
A good book, the writing is smooth, the rhythm is relaxed, and the words are eloquent. It's very good.
A family of four, the father, stepmother, male lead, and younger brother, work together to make progress together.
Very nice! Although it is a short story for parents, it is very touching and makes me want to keep reading [Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Laugh]
Plain, down-to-earth, with the smell of fireworks
Good-looking, good-looking, so good-looking
I prefer when it's difficult at the beginning, but then it goes so smoothly that I thought I was really studying outside and then taking the exam, haha
A touch of warmth, I haven't seen a mother like this for a long time
The writing is quite good, but the author is a bit lazy and the updates are too slow.
Yes, my parents are short-sighted and don't have anything top-notch, 👍
Well written and emotional in every aspect! Come on!
Dedicated to more book lovers, this is a relaxing official article, just like a diary but can make people feel as calm as water.
Encourage points, give it full marks, it may be too thin, you can add some coarse grains! Too many repetitions of the same scene!
Looks good, looking forward to the follow-up
It's good. I still like the family to live in harmony.
A good book, the writing is smooth, the rhythm is relaxed, and the words are eloquent. It's very good.
A family of four, the father, stepmother, male lead, and younger brother, work together to make progress together.
Very nice! Although it is a short story for parents, it is very touching and makes me want to keep reading [Like][Like][Like][Like][Like][Laugh]
Plain, down-to-earth, with the smell of fireworks
Good-looking, good-looking, so good-looking
I prefer when it's difficult at the beginning, but then it goes so smoothly that I thought I was really studying outside and then taking the exam, haha
A touch of warmth, I haven't seen a mother like this for a long time
The writing is quite good, but the author is a bit lazy and the updates are too slow.
Yes, my parents are short-sighted and don't have anything top-notch, 👍
Well written and emotional in every aspect! Come on!
Dedicated to more book lovers, this is a relaxing official article, just like a diary but can make people feel as calm as water.
Come on. Worth recommending.