Everyone who heard Tao Fengming's question was stunned. Song Mu also didn't understand. However, the old family leader thought carefully for a moment before speaking.
"Your Excellency is talking about the current Lord Sinongshen. He is indeed in the city now, and we can see him from time to time."
The old head of the family said this, but the expression on his face was a bit thoughtful, and his expression when looking at Tao Fengming changed slightly at this moment.
Tao Fengming was able to ask an official's name and his demeanor like this, and the old man immediately felt that Song and Mu had a lot of background.
But this was just a small episode. Tao Fengming just smiled and nodded, and then stood up.
At that moment, several people went out of the courtyard to have breakfast. After the meal, Song Mu put a large cloak on Tao Fengming and walked out together.
After a good night's sleep, Tao Fengming seemed to be looking surprisingly good today, and he seemed a bit eager to go shopping in the city.
Song Mu naturally followed, but just after he left Dai's house, he saw Dai Mingde following him, smiling and following Song Mu.
"Father and eldest brother said that Brother Song and Mr. Song have just arrived in this city and are somewhat unfamiliar with it. If you don't mind the trouble, can we travel together today?"
Song Mu originally meant something like this, but at this moment he just looked at Tao Fengming. Tao Fengming also nodded, but said lightly at the moment.
"Sorry to trouble you little friend, but I wonder if you know where Master Shen's official residence is?"
"Of course I know, but if you want to find him there, it will not be easy."
Dai Mingde nodded and said, but when he changed his words, Song Mu raised his eyebrows and cast a doubtful look. Dai Mingde spoke.
"Sir Shen is in charge of agricultural affairs. Although it is the twelfth lunar month, rapeseed for the coming year has been planted outside the city, and water spinach and chrysanthemum are being harvested. Master Shen must be outside the city at this moment."
Hearing this, Tao Fengming's expression changed slightly.
"Then I wonder where to find Master Shen now?"
Song Mu immediately asked, and Dai Mingde also raised his hand.
"Let's go to the south of the city. Mr. Shen will go out from the south of the city early every morning. When the sun gets high, he will go back to the city for lunch, and then go to the government office in the afternoon. We will definitely see people at the city gate."
Tao Fengming nodded immediately after hearing this. Song Mu was also a little surprised. At this moment, he was also a little curious about Lord Shen Tiancai Shen. He asked Tao Fengming, but Tao Fengming just said lightly.
"This is an old friend of mine. I haven't seen him for some years."
Song Mu was still a little stunned, but Dai Mingde next to him explained a few more words.
"Master Shen is from our Yuhang County. Master Shen is a scholar at the Hanlin level, but now he is just working as a farmer in Lin'an."
Dai Mingde said this with a bit of joy on his face, but then he sighed again.
"Master Shen is very kind to others, but he doesn't like to discuss knowledge. But to say the least, if it weren't for the fact that Master Shen just became a minor official, and then went up one level and followed the avoidance system, he wouldn't be able to stay in Lin'an."
Song Mu was dumbfounded when he heard this. A scholar at the level of Hanlin was just a small official in Lin'an City? Think about the three Hanlins in Jiangnan West Road before. They were all powerful figures.
Is this Lord Shen also unwilling to stay in the core officialdom for a long time?
Only then did Song Mu remember that He Shilin from Yuzhang City also recognized Tao Fengming, but they had almost never met each other. However, Master Shen, on the other hand, not only took the initiative to inquire about the situation, but actually went to meet him in person.
Thinking like this, Song Mu became even more curious about Lord Shen.
At this moment, a few people were walking and chatting on the street. Today, the clouds cleared and the sun shone directly. The warm winter sun was shining directly. It was a bit less wet and cold than yesterday, so walking on the street was quite pleasant.
Lin'an can also be seen as prosperous, with rows of shops on the streets, small buildings, waterways and stone bridges everywhere, with white walls and gray tiles. The tranquil atmosphere of Jiangnan is somewhat clearer here.
Song Mu was also walking beside Tao Fengming, nodding his head as Dai Mingde talked about the surrounding situation.
"Going straight over there is the Qiantang River. You can see the tides. The tides are the worst on August 18th every year. Speaking of which, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is a bit more extraordinary. There were also strange phenomena in the sky at that time. I heard that it was also caused by Song Jieyuan.
, that "Shui Tiao Ge Tou", now I also copied a copy."
Dai Mingde also seemed to enjoy the atmosphere of introducing the surroundings to others, but he kept talking to Song Mu for a few words, and he seemed to admire him extremely.
Song Mu didn't dare to speak, but his eyes suddenly caught sight of a group of people walking on the street in front of him, and he let out a cry of surprise.
"What are those people carrying?"
As Song Mu asked, Tao Fengming also looked over at the moment and saw a group of strong men in black and red clothes walking in two rows on one side of the bridge. Each four people carried a bamboo platform in their hands.
It offers several things.
There was a box as long as an arm, which contained glittering gold. There was also a strange red coral on it. In addition, there was a bamboo stand with a round silk fan placed on it.
Dai Mingde also looked over at this moment, grinned when he saw those things, and said with a smile.
"Brother Song, maybe you don't know, but this is our end-of-year literary party."
"Year-end literary party?"
Song Mu was stunned when he heard this, while Dai Mingde continued to explain.
"This is a literary society that has only emerged in the past few years. I heard that it was organized by a few adults in the city. It was funded by the city's chamber of commerce and set up several awards. On that day, talented people wrote poems and articles. As long as they can write talented people,
Everyone will get a reward, and those whose poems and articles rank first among them can choose the reward displayed on the bamboo sedan."
"The top prize this year is the seven-inch red coral. The second and third top prizes will also get a hundred taels of gold, as well as the chance to have a romantic relationship with the top prize in Wenxiang Pavilion."
Dai Mingde said this, and he laughed twice at the moment, but he also said it quite proudly.
"In the past few years, my family's cloth shop has also put 500 taels in it, but it is not as good as other wealthy merchants in the city. At that time, it will only be able to hang out the signboard of the cloth shop, and then someone will recite a poem and mention it.
"
Song Mu was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect that such methods existed in ancient times.
Although it is said to be a cultural event, it seems to be a year-end promotion, which can be regarded as driving regional economic development.
Song Mu was speechless at the moment, but this kind of thing was not harmful, and it would have been nice to have it be as lively as it was a few years ago.
Dai Mingde, who was standing next to him, looked at the slight change in the expression on Song Mu's face and thought that Song Mu had some ideas, but at the moment he said with some pity.
"Brother Song wants to go, but it's difficult. Most of the people who can attend the meeting are Lin'an scholars. Scholars can only go if they accept the post. But if Mr. Song wants to go, he can go up and have a look."
After hearing what Dai Mingde said, Song Mu just shook his head. Tao Fengming next to him didn't show much expression either and just continued walking towards the south of the city.
This surprised Dai Mingde, and he even felt that these two people were different from others. After all, others usually looked a little more yearning when they heard this.
When the three of them arrived at the gate of the city, Dai Mingde went up to say hello to the shopkeepers of several shops facing the street. He came back and told Song Mu that Master Na Shen had gone out early in the morning and could only wait patiently here.
It seems that Dai Mingde is quite capable in the city.
Tao Fengming didn't have any feelings about this. The three of them found a small high-rise building and ate Lin'an delicacies while warming themselves by the fire and looking at the beautiful scenery of Lin'an.
At noon, Dai Mingde was telling Song Mu anecdotes about some students in the city, when he heard Tao Fengming suddenly say.
"coming."
As he spoke, Song Mu turned his head and followed Tao Fengming's gaze towards the street downstairs.