The tall man behind him, wearing a red official uniform, was Xia Houlan.
The clerk from the government office hurriedly saluted him.
"Xiahou Sima." Wang Wu also immediately called him with his military position.
Xia Houlan, who was tall and long-legged, crossed over in a few steps, waved his hand to excuse Wang Wu and the gatekeeper, and stared at the car behind Wang Wu.
"Open the door."
Xia Houlan had a pretty good guess as to the identity of this old friend of Lone Bamboo. Now was not the time to ask in detail, so he opened the side door of the official temple and ushered the carriage and horses in.
In the Han Dynasty, all government offices adopted the official and temple system, and the small town was surrounded by walls and separated from the towns where civilians lived and the trading market.
Therefore, after entering the temple gate, it is isolated from the outside and becomes an independent area.
Xia Houlan was walking beside the parallel car, and before she could say anything, she saw the person inside using his fingers to open a small crack in the car curtain and peeking out.
He didn't realize it was funny in his heart, and he didn't want anyone to know why he came here instead of staying in the village honestly.
"It's okay, there are no outsiders here." Xia Houlan said angrily as he walked beside the car.
At this time, the guards in the official temple have been taken over by them, so they don't need to be so careful.
After saying that, the curtain was pulled up with a swipe.
"Brother." Gongsun Cheng stretched out his hand from the car window and asked Xia Houlan to hug him.
"Be careful of it falling out." Xia Houlan smiled unconsciously and took Gongsun Cheng over and carried him on his shoulders.
Gongsun Cheng smiled and sat on his shoulders, holding his bun to keep his balance while looking around curiously.
A group of patrolling soldiers approached. When they saw this, they looked surprised, but said nothing. After saluting, they walked straight past.
"We came to see you to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival." Gongsun Yanyi stood by the car window and looked at the official temple curiously.
After passing the temple gate, there is an earthen fence, which is called the remains of the screen.
Bypassing the 罽罳 is the courtyard, and the most prominent building in the courtyard is the hall where the county magistrates, Cao Cao, and others conduct business.
Although this hall occupies a large area, it looks really dilapidated.
Hearing Gongsun Yan's words, Xia Houlan showed a look of disgust on his face. Are you sure you are looking for them? People?
Just when I was about to make a joke, I suddenly felt a ringing in my stomach.
"Little lady, do you have anything to eat?" Although Xia Houlan was asking, her hand was already stretched out to receive it.
"How can you, a county lieutenant, be hungry?" Gongsun Yan looked at the sun and gestured to Ah Qing in the car.
There should be an agency in the county that specializes in managing the lives of many county officials, and there should also be specialized chefs.
Ah Qing smiled and took out the millet dumplings he had prepared in advance from the food box on the train, and handed them to Xia Houlan. The dumplings were filled with salty bean paste and were wrapped with leaves to prevent dirty hands.
"The mice in this treasury will be worried if they get in, and the county captain will also be hungry." Xia Houlan said, taking the millet dumplings and biting them with the leaves wrapped outside.
Seeing that he was enjoying the meal, Gongsun Cheng also stretched out his hand to ask for one, and Ah Qing stretched out his arm to hand it to him.
He took a bite, and the millet grains rustled down, including Xia Houlan's head.
"Why didn't you tell them in a letter?" Gongsun Yan asked in surprise. She could just bring a message and get rice directly. She could also make them hungry.
Seeing her surprise, Xia Houlan knew that she was exaggerating, "It's just a joke, but it's not like she is really hungry."
"It's just that I was used to having three meals a day in the village, but now I'm a little uncomfortable with it."
Xia Houlan's appetite was worse than that of Zhao Yun, but he was still a strong man. He ate the fist-sized rice dumplings in a few bites. When he wanted to beg for it, Gongsun Cheng handed the dumplings that he had bitten off from his head.
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He was just greedy, and his mouth had been teased by Gongsun Yan for a long time. After one bite, he couldn't finish it.
Xia Houlan didn't mind it either, raised his hand to take it, and continued: "Now that I've arrived in Lulong for the first time, I haven't had time to adjust, so I have to follow the officials in Zhongcao to eat dried meats in the morning and evening. Now it's the time when I'm hungry."
On the contrary, the military camp still provides three meals.
After saying this, Xia Houlan introduced the situation here to Gongsun Yan while eating dumplings.
"I heard from the clerk at the door that Zilong has gone out?"
Gongsun Cheng was not in the car. His puppy was barking by the window and jumping up and down with its short legs.
Worried that it would fall and get caught in the wheel, Gongsun Yan picked it up and scratched its chin to calm it down.
"Oh, when we were counting the household registrations and measuring the fields, there were some who disobeyed orders. Zilong ordered the horsemen to ride on foot and took Zhou Xianwei there."
Xia Houlan put the millet grains on his fingertips into his mouth and said with a relaxed expression, "By the way, I'll also show those new recruits some blood."
More importantly, it's time to show your fangs to the people in this county.
Gongsun Yan gave the puppy a gentle slap on his hands, and although Xia Houlan only said a few words lightly, she could smell the blood in them.
Xia Houlan did not miss her movements.
This Lady Gongsun is different from them. Sometimes she is kind to the point of being cowardly, as if she cherishes everyone's life.
It was just like this that Zilong used such tough methods to urgently straighten out everything in the county so that she wouldn't have to make these decisions.
Xia Houlan was worried that she had said something wrong and mistakenly thought that Zilong was a cruel person. She hurriedly wanted to find an explanation, and then heard Gongsun Yan say: "Do you want to transfer Aze here?"
He didn't want his quick words to make Brother Fa lose impression points.
After a few days of separation, Xia Houlan didn't know that Gongsun Yan had also grown up a bit.
She no longer hesitated when issuing orders to kill prisoners. At least when she crossed out the list of these people in her notebook, she felt heavy and happy in her heart.
Since Zhao Yun is dispatched, those people must have a reason to die.
Gongsun Yan believed in Zhao Yun's decision on this point.
Xia Houlan glanced at Gongsun Yan. He was walking beside the parallel car and was a little shorter. When he saw that she was holding the dog and there was nothing strange on her face, she felt reassured and said, "No need."
"But..." Xia Houlan paused, "If the young lady is free, it would be better to come and help."
This Lady Gongsun is a bit tough in domestic affairs.
Xia Houlan was only vaguely aware of this in the past.
It wasn't until he actually became the captain of Lulong County that he realized how annoying these affairs were.
The little lady in front of me is like the eight-legged weaver girl on the wall, weaving a fine and large web silently.
If she were to succeed, it would only take two or three years, and even the small Lulong County could challenge all the aristocratic families in western Liaoning.
If she could help him at this time, he would be able to be relieved from all kinds of tedious work.
Xia Houlan planned to shift the blame, thinking that he was still suitable for the military camp.
While looking expectantly.
Gongsun Yan clicked his tongue lightly, but looking at the black and blue look under his eyes, he couldn't bear it.
But can't you bear to ruin your Dragon Boat Festival holiday and come from Guzhu to Lulong to work overtime?
"Let's talk about it after the Dragon Boat Festival."
Gongsun Yan thought that she should be able to stay for a few days after passing the Dragon Boat Festival, exploring Lulongsai, and using the system building template to plan the engineering drawings.
"Thank you very much."
With that said, the carriages and horses passed through the gate of Changshe and arrived at the separate area where the county officials lived.
