Magistrate Su was already waiting in the hall. Xu Qian came in to see Li. Magistrate Su smiled at him, stroked his beard and said, "Sit down and answer."
Xu Qian shook his head and said: "Sir, the student will go back to his hometown soon. I just want to say a few words to you before leaving."
"Are you going back to your hometown? Where are you from?" Magistrate Su's expression was very reserved, but the relationship between the two was still close, so it was not embarrassing.
Xu Qian said: "Students from Zhoupu are not far from Qiantang."
Magistrate Su Xian nodded and said: "Zhou Pu is not far from here and is under my rule. It has always been peaceful. This county is not worried about you. Yes, you are the empress of Zhongliang. The deeds of our ancestors are of great significance to me."
The county has heard about it a long time ago, so it plans to make a plaque and send it to the Xu people. You go first, and the plaque will arrive soon."
Xu Qian knew in his heart that he had actually fought for this plaque. Who said he had a good relationship with Magistrate Su? He smiled slightly, but did not refuse, and thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness."
Magistrate Su's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said calmly and calmly: "You can go back to your hometown with peace of mind. The college exam is just around the corner, but you can't neglect your studies. Even though you are visiting relatives, you still have to review your studies from time to time. At the moment, the county
Things are busy, and it is said that many lawless people have appeared, colluding with the gentry to do some business that is prohibited by the imperial court..." Magistrate Su sneered, and continued: "As the parents of a county, how can we stand by and watch while we ensure the safety of one side?
, that’s all, there are still official duties in this county, so you can set off quickly.”
Xu Qian resigned. Regarding Magistrate Su's last words, he couldn't help but wonder: "An outlaw who colludes with the gentry? Doing illegal business? It seems...some people are going to be unlucky."
Thinking of this, Xu Qian was neither happy nor angry, because this was already expected. Pojia County Magistrate was not joking. Although he was usually weak, he could do anything if he was really in a hurry.
.Not to mention that many families have lost their official status. Can a gentry who loses his official status still be considered a gentry? At best, he is just a rich country squire.
After leaving the yamen, the hired car was already waiting outside the yamen. It was not appropriate for Zhao Mengting to show her face and she sat silently in the car. Deng Jian sat on the shaft of the car and boasted about his heroic deeds to the driver. It was a pity that he wore short clothes.
The coachman with his trousers rolled up was not very interested in Deng Jian's so-called "one for ten" and leaned against the carriage as if taking a nap.
Seeing that it was Xu Qian who was coming, Deng Jian put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Here we are, shall we set off now?"
Xu Qian said: "Of course I have to leave now, otherwise it will be too late." He looked at Deng Jian and saw that Deng Jian was well-dressed and very bloated.
Xu Qian couldn't help but ask: "Brother Deng, do you feel cold?"
Deng Jian said with a straight face: "Leng, I hit a Yinsha recently, and I feel chilly all over. That's all, don't talk about it, just get in the car quickly."
Xu Qian got into the carriage. Zhao Mengting, who was sitting inside, had a blushing face and quickly curled up to one side, fearing that she would have any physical contact with Xu Qian.
Xu Qian said awkwardly: "When I become the prefect of a hundred thousand snowflakes in the future, I will definitely hire twenty cars when I go out, one for me, one for you, and the other eighteen cars will be empty. But money is tight now, cough
Ahem... I can only squeeze a little bit."
Zhao Mengting blushed and nodded, as if remembering something, she said: "As a master, shouldn't you ride in a sedan chair? Besides, you haven't become an official yet, why are you thinking about..."
Xu Qian put on a serious face and said: "If you don't seek wealth and honor when you are an official, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes."
Zhao Mengting asked curiously: "What is sweet potato?"
Xu Qian was confused...he had to cough and said: "Okay, I want to meditate quietly and use my mind to figure out the meaning of the Eight Parts Sutra." After saying that, he closed his eyes and looked like an old monk in meditation.
Zhao Mengting said calmly: "Mr. Xu, don't rush to figure it out. There is something I don't know whether to say or not."
At this time, the carriage had started to start, and the carriage was shaking slightly. Zhao Mengting lost her balance for a moment, and she tilted slightly toward Xu Qian. The two were close to each other. Zhao Mengting hurriedly avoided it, her body arched up nervously, and she did not dare for a moment.
Relax again.
Xu Qian suddenly discovered that the previously stubborn Zhao Mengting had gradually become shy.
Xu Qian smiled bitterly. If this were in his previous life, he would not be able to find such a woman even if he held a lantern. He thought to himself: "Okay, she is a lady who keeps her body as pure as jade, and I am a gentleman who is calm in his arms. Amitabha, Amitabha
…”
After making up his mind, Xu Qian suddenly found that his spirit was sublimated.
After being embarrassed, Zhao Mengting bit her lip and said, "Brother Deng wears such clothes not because he is afraid of the cold, but because... he needs to defend himself."
Xu Qian was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that this guy was prepared to be beaten by wearing such thick clothes. He slapped his thigh and couldn't help but said: "Shameless, shameless, what a scum, he usually brags so much,
It turned out to be just an embroidered pillow, and I was planning on letting him come and do it for me, but he was actually prepared to be beaten. Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had known better, I would have worn more clothes when I went out."
Zhao Mengting looked at Xu Qian and said, "It turns out that you and Brother Deng are also afraid of being beaten."
Xu Qian said confidently: "A gentleman does not build a dangerous wall, so he should be prepared for any danger. I am a scholar. Of course, scholars are more expensive, but they are not like some rough-skinned guys."
As soon as the curtain was lifted, Deng Jian, who was sitting outside the carriage, popped up angrily and glared at Xu Qian: "Who are you scolding?"
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It only took two hours to get to Xu Qian's hometown Zhoupu from Qiantang County. At noon, we arrived at Yaojiawu. Here, there are mountains and mountains. Walking on the mountain road, passing through acres of mountain fields, there is a
Village.
Xu Qian had been here once with Xuchang, and he inherited the memory of the nerd from before, so he immediately recognized the village in front of him. It was a larger village, and the towering ancestral hall could be seen from a distance.
, but this ancestral hall does not belong to the Xu family, but to the Yao family.
The Xu family is just a minor surname for the entire village, so they live in another place in the mountains. The entire large village is full of two hundred households, and the Xu family only has sixty or seventy households.
When the carriage arrived in front of the village, Deng Jian carried it and saluted. Xu Qian paid the carriage driver and agreed to pick them up in five days. Then he waved his fan and took Zhao Mengting and Deng Jian into the village.
Along the way, many memories of Xu Qian were hidden. Walking between the streets and simple houses, Xu Qian saw the towering courtyard building. This was obviously the residence of a wealthy family in the village. It was made of blue bricks and white tiles, and it was very majestic. Xu Qian
He pointed at the house with his fan and said: "This is the house of the largest family in the Yao family. I remember back then, the steward of his family let the dog bite me. This is what a man should do in this world. In a big house with a high family, let a dog bite people."
Ha ha……"
After that, he lit a low earthen hut with a fan and said to Zhao Mengting: "This man works as a long-term laborer for a large Yao family. He has faced the loess and turned his back to the sky all his life. The annual harvest is not enough for food and clothing. So far, this guy has not married a wife. The year before last
There was a mute woman who almost got married, but it was a pity..."
Zhao Mengting is a merchant and has been in the city since she was a child. She was very curious and asked, "What's the pity?"
Xu Qian said: "It's a pity that the mute woman turned around and left when she saw that his house was bare. What's the point of living like this? If it were me, I would rather hang myself."
Zhao Mengting sighed and continued to follow Xu Qian.
Continuing to walk forward, we passed the house where the Yao family gathered, crossed the field ridge, and arrived at the gathering point of the Xu family. The first house stood alone, with a dirt yard in front of the door. Xu Qian stroked his hands and smiled and said: "
This is my third uncle's house. He has watched me grow up since I was a child and treats me like his own nephew. Let's go and ask, first of all, where my father is."
He was about to knock on the door, when a woman with a bucket waist came out carrying a dustpan. When she saw Xu Qian, she seemed a little unfamiliar, but Xu Qian respectfully bowed and said: "Third Aunt, I am Xu Qian, this is
Be polite."
The third aunt stared at him, then twisted her waist and sneered: "You little bastard, you dare to come back? Are you polite? I can't afford your gift, get out!"
The word "Go" had the spirit of breaking through the sky. Before Xu Qian could explain, the door slammed shut, and Xu Qian was turned away.
There was also the voice of the third uncle murmuring: "Why do we have to do this when we are a relative?"
Third Aunt Tongluo's voice started to buzz: "Why is this? You ask me this? That guy in Xuchang who killed a thousand swords cut off our family's livelihood just to let this kid study.
Wu can still make a living in the county. Although he is a servant, he can always get some cash back. Now that the errand is gone, should we follow you home to plant the one-acre and two-cent land? Is this small amount of land enough for us?
enough?"
"You...please keep your voice down, you are not afraid of others hearing you.",
"I just want them to listen and scare me. If I allow their family to seek fame and fame, my family's job will be cut off? Without errands, we can't farm now. In the past, our Xu family still had some people in the county.
At that time, how could the Yao family dare to bully us? Even the Yao Ju family rarely made trouble for us. Now look at it, once the job is lost, people dare to knock on the door for the water source, and the Yao family will use all the water.
If we surnamed Xu want to farm the land, where will the water come from?"
"Hey...hey...you are a womanly person, so careless. This is the Yao family bullying us, not Xu Qian's nephew. What are you yelling about..."
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This year’s college entrance examination has finally come to an end. I wish all the students good results and admission to their ideal university!