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Chapter 267 The Lantern Festival
In the fifth year of Xingchang, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

This day is the Lantern Festival, and early in the morning, Mou Zhu steamed the cocoon for Jiang Chun, and put a paper sign with official rank in the stuffing, so as to predict the rank of this year's official position
Jiang Chun ate two in a row, and the paper signs all read "Promoted three times in a row and transferred to Beijing official", so he was very happy.

Of course he knew that Mou Zhu probably put the same paper sticks in all the cocoons, but for the holidays, it was just for auspiciousness.

It's not Fang Yankai's kind of serious idiot, how could he refuse a lucky offer?
After breakfast, Jiang Chun picked up a paper stick and was not in a hurry to go to the front office.Now that even his staff member Zhan Gang has left, he is too lazy to deal with county affairs. Since the new year's day, he has only planned to hold a Lantern Festival.

"Li Feiyu hasn't come back from Junlian Prefecture yet?"

"Just ask him every day." Mou Zhu said, "If you miss him so much, you would have refused to do anything when you asked you to recruit him as your son-in-law."

Jiang Chun waved his hand, but did not answer the question.

He knew very well that it was useless to talk to the woman. If he said that his daughter was ugly, she would not like it. Then the woman would say "Is it my fault that her daughter is ugly?"

"You don't understand, I'm worried that something will happen to Li Feiyu."

"What kind of troubles can there be? People surnamed Wu have been killed in the county. We are justified in everything, and County Lieutenant Li handled it properly."

"It's appropriate in the provincial government, but it's hard to say in the Lianzhou of Lianyun. Those Nanyi are so savage."

Mou Zhu was too lazy to listen to this, and said, "I think Li Xianwei may come back today."

"How do you know? I asked Han Jingzhi, but he didn't talk about it at all."

Mou Zhu smiled and said, "I can tell by the look in Qiaoer's eyes."

Jiang Chun breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Then it seems that things are settled... Fang Zhengshu pretended that I couldn't see it. Li Feiyu's trip to Yunlian must be to occupy Wutong's salt field. Such a big piece of fat, those southerners Yi is definitely going to grab it."

"They have soldiers."

"It's because he has soldiers that I'm afraid of a conflict." Jiang Chundao: "If he brings the soldiers back, it means that he has truly deterred those Nanyi..."

At this point, a servant girl came over and said: "Ah Lang, someone came outside, only claiming to be the steward of Yan's Salt Company, saying that the lanterns on the street have been hung up."

"Wait for me to change my clothes and see him in person." Jiang Chun stroked his beard in great joy, and raised his arms to let Mou Zhu change his clothes.

"It's true, I always wanted to hold this lantern festival."

"You don't understand. This is to have fun with the people. I'm going to be promoted soon. I don't lack political achievements. What I care about is how the people think of me." Jiang Chun sighed: "Li Feiyu and Fang Zhengshu are old-fashioned people... For many years to come, Qing When people think about the joys in their lives, the only thing that Fu people can remember is the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival before County Magistrate Jiang leaves office."

Mou Zhu sneered, "But I don't know why Yan Yunyun donated money to hold the lantern festival for you."

It was in front of Mou Zhu that Jiang Chun smiled and said, "Of course it's because of the Yin family case."

"Hmph, you favor that woman."

Jiang Chundao: "Yin Ji painted it by himself, and received five thousand guan in real money from Yan's family. It is said that it was forced to buy and sell, but there is no evidence. Can I handle this case? Go outside and listen. Who doesn't praise Yan's family for selling salt, and who doesn't scold Yin's family."

"Official salt is cheaper than private salt, it's a hell of a thing."

"Yes." Jiang Chun also said with emotion: "The salt tax is more than this price, and you can still see such a rare thing in your lifetime. Let's see, after this batch of official salt is sold for a year, it will be difficult for the Yin family to gain a foothold in Qingfu. If you dare to sue, the county will judge him for molesting a civilian girl..."

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Jiang Di glanced through the window and said, "Is that man sent by your aunt?"

"Huh?" Han Qiaoer glanced back, and said, "Yes, the shopkeeper Luo who works for my aunt."

She looked a little sleepy, and because Han Chengxu said that Li Xia would be back for the Lantern Festival, she was so happy that she didn't sleep well last night.He took a few books and put them on the table, lying on it, squinting his eyes and dozing off.

Jiang Di said "oh", and said again: "It's amazing that a woman can manage such a big business. Can we go and play with your aunt?"

"Father won't let you go out." Han Qiaoer muttered, "You've been grounded."

"Speaking of which, who complained to my father?" Jiang Di said, "I've only been to Granny Ruan's house a few times, but I don't know that the dumb girl is an assassin sent by the Quanzhen sect. 'She' doesn't look like a man at all."

Han Qiaoer didn't speak, she lay on the table as if she was asleep.

Jiang Di glanced at Han Qiaoer with some guilt.

She only found out about Yu Dechen's capture when she saw Granny Ruan on the third day of the first lunar month, and she had been worried for the next ten days whether the assassin, who was dressed as a dumb girl, would tell her what she had said about Li Xia.

As for worrying about Yu Dechen?That's impossible.I only met four or five times in total, and the other party didn't say a word, so it can't be called much friendship.

Jiang Di only shared his thoughts with "her" because he thought "she" was dumb and seemed to be able to get close to her.

Now that I think about it, I feel that this assassin is quite hateful. He pretended to be a woman to eavesdrop on other people's thoughts, and even dressed so beautifully. If he confessed, he would be finished...

Han Qiaoer also took a peek at Jiang Di, then immediately closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, feeling a little guilty.

Because it was her grandfather who complained to Jiang Chun.

Liu Jinsuo had long thought that it would be dangerous for her daughter to run away from home all the time, for example, she would be abducted by traffickers and sold to her mother.After hearing that Jiang Fan found Yu Dechen at Granny Ruan's house, the first thing he did was to find Han Chengxu and say that he saw the county magistrate's daughter at Granny Ruan's house.

He is so warm-hearted...

"It's so annoying." Jiang Di said again: "I really want to see how your aunt came forward to do things."

Han Qiaoer opened her eyes and asked, "How about we play grass fighting at home without going out?"

"Not fun."

"Shuttlecock kicking?" Han Qiaoer asked again.

"No." Jiang Di said: "I'd better study, I also want to be a smart woman."

As she spoke, she picked up the "Sun Tzu's Art of War" borrowed from Li Xia with a guilty conscience and looked at it.

Han Qiaoer lay down and dozed off again, muttering, "I read every day and don't play."

"Qiao'er, you just doze off every day except for playing, your talent is so bright, all of it is wasted by you."

"I've memorized all the books you read."

"Then do you know the meaning of the book?"

"I don't need to know. My grandfather said that when the book is used, it will be justified. My father said that children should play with it." Han Qiaoer responded, with the appearance of wasting high talent.

Jiang Di was envious and regretful at the same time, and said, "What about the baby? Menstruation is here, and she will be a big girl soon."

Han Qiaoer quickly turned her head and said, "If you don't fight grass or kick shuttlecock, I will fall asleep."

"I don't play with these children's things." Jiang Di lowered his head to read.

She seems to have been a little inspired by seeing Yan Yunyun doing things for Li Xia; it seems that she just subconsciously likes to imitate others...

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Han Qiaoer dozed off in the morning, left Jiang Di in the afternoon, and ran to Li Xia's office in Qianya to stay.

Most of the clerks in Qianya now listen to Han Chengxu's emissary, and they seem to be a little majestic.She stayed in the public room watching her grandfather send someone for a long time, and Li Xia really came back today.

Han Qiaoer first acted like a little spy, telling Jiang Chun about Li Xia's words and deeds in recent days.

The so-called "Duck Prophet of Spring River Plumbing", Jiang Chun is this "duck", Qingfu County counts him as the most sensitive to officialdom, and Li Xia knows whether the situation is changing through Jiang Chun's attitude.

Hearing Han Qiaoer say "It's good that my adoptive father and adoptive mother are very warm to me", Li Xia knew that everything would be safe within a few days after he left.

Only then did Han Chengxu ask: "Is Ah Lang doing well in Junlian Prefecture?"

"Reluctantly." Li Xia said: "I secretly occupied the Junlian salt field in the name of inspecting private salt. But that's all. I can't control the villages for my use in a short time. I have deterred Huairou, and I can only do it for the time being." until all is well."

Han Chengxu said: "It's not easy. Most of the power in Jimi Prefecture is in the hands of various hereditary native officials, and it is difficult to control it with the law of the king. We can only wait for Alang to become a strong soldier, and then open up the business road to Dali. Military power and interests go hand in hand, or Can subdue Zhuzhai."

"Yeah, I can start to control the five-foot road, I just need to open the road..."

The power of Qingfu County alone is far from enough for Li Xia, and the development to the north is likely to arouse the fear of the court.Therefore, connecting to Dali has become one of the things he is most concerned about at present.

When we parted with the Gao brothers and sisters, Gao Changshou once said that he wanted to join forces to attack Wulianghetai, but now there is no news.Although Li Xia didn't mention it, he was worried.

After talking for a while, a miscellaneous official reported outside the public room: "County Lieutenant, someone asked to see him, claiming to be sent by the county lieutenant Nanmian's old friend..."

(End of this chapter)