Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 196
The Du family didn't have any ideas about the new county head. As long as they take care of their own food and clothing, it is enough for ordinary people. If they have to add some expectations, they probably hope that there will be fewer corrupt officials.

They just didn't expect that the county lord was someone they never thought of.

Seeing the sweaty Zhao Dongzhi standing in front of her, out of breath, with her eyes wide open, Zhao thought something serious had happened, and her heart jumped.

"Sister, the county lord is Wen Yuan!" Then, an earth-shattering sentence came out of her mouth.

Everyone in the family was shocked, the teacup in Du Xian's hand was smashed to the ground with a harsh sound.

Zhao Dongzhi shouted happily, stepped forward and grabbed Zhao's arm and shook, "Sister, you are not dreaming, it is Wen Yuan, who came here to be the county lord! I saw it with my own eyes."

"Really?" Zhao couldn't believe her ears.

Du Xiaoyu also seemed to wake up from a dream, "But, shouldn't he be in the capital? Why did he come to Feixian County to be a county magistrate?"

Impossible, really impossible!

How could his talent be released outside?It is normal that he should stay in the museum. The Hanlin Academy is known as the "place of storage" and it is a place to cultivate political elites for the imperial court. According to the track leading to Qingyun, he should become a real Hanlin!
"Did you see the wrong person?" Du Xiaoyu asked, but soon felt that after asking many times, it should be difficult to misread someone like Li Yuanqing.

"Why don't you believe it?" Sure enough, Zhao Dongzhi yelled, but laughed again, "Actually, I didn't believe it at the time, and I went to meet the new county magistrate to tell it. Hey, I felt so light at the time , I didn’t even use my feet, and then I ran to the Yamen to see if it wasn’t Wen Yuan! I almost rubbed my eyes before I confirmed it was him. Later, I asked the Yamen servant to report and said a few words to him, and he called me Bring the message back, and I will come to the door in person in a few days."

Now they couldn't help but not believe it, Du Xian murmured, "He's actually the county lord, he's actually the county lord..."

"Look, my brother-in-law is so happy." Zhao Dongzhi covered her mouth and smiled, "It's all right now, Wen Yuan has become the county head, we really don't have to be afraid of anything, sister, you can get what you want, and you can see him if you want to see him." .”

She didn't know how powerful it was, Du Xiaoyu shook her head again and again, she couldn't understand why Li Yuanqing came to Feixian County to be the county magistrate, could it be that he was reluctant to part with his parents?What a waste of such a great opportunity!
Or because...

She frowned slowly again, could it be his aunt's hands and feet?
Seeing that none of them had such smiles on their faces, Zhao Dongzhi was completely puzzled, and asked strangely, "Sister, brother-in-law, aren't you happy?"

"His home is in the capital!" Mrs. Zhao sighed.

She was happy to say that she was happy, but she was very worried in her heart. The Li family and the Lin family would inevitably resent her because of the past, and now that he came to Feixian County again, I really don't know what those two families would think.Then she thought of another thing, no wonder the wife of the county mistress said so many inexplicable things last time, it turned out that she had known that he would come to be the county magistrate, so she made many gestures of goodwill.

Zhao Dongzhi smiled and said, "So what in the capital? He was raised by you. Youdao said that the birth mother is not as old as the adoptive mother. He obviously misses you. If I really don't know how to love such a filial child!"

Mrs. Zhao didn't know how to explain this complicated emotion, so she just smiled.

"Should we go and see him?" At this moment, Du Xian finally regained his composure, and asked them, "Are we really waiting for him to come to our house? He is the head of the county now!"

"What's the difference? In my eyes, he's still the second elder brother." Since he's here, he's at ease. No matter how hard he can figure it out, it's a fact. Du Xiaoyu said with a smile, "He's the new parent officer, he must be busy these days Very well, let's not bother him."

When the magistrate takes over, there are many things to do, such as offering incense to temples, Confucian temples, Guandi temples, etc., to show that he follows Confucianism and Taoism, to check the warehouse and check the accounts, to solve the legacy of the previous county head, and to visit the gentry , Knowing all the situation in the county, it is estimated that there will be no time at all.

Du Xian nodded, "You are right."

But in the past few days, he still couldn't calm down. He often looked outside the door, but there were many external reasons. Hearing that Li Yuanqing became the county magistrate, the visiting people came in batches.

Mrs. Cui also came to talk. She knew about this, and the knot in her heart was finally untied. It turned out that it was because of this reason that the wife of the County Mistress invited the two sisters. There is no intention to hide it.

"When the time comes, I will really come here. Please ask my sister-in-law if there is any news about the time." The purpose of her visit is also the same. It always takes too much time to send a message from the capital. I don't know the situation of the imperial examination over there. Also very anxious.

Zhao said with a smile, "I definitely want to ask."

While the two were talking, they heard the sound of gongs and drums outside, and someone shouted, "The county lord is here, come and see the county lord!"

When he came, Du Xiaoyu hurried to the yard.

Huang Lishu is also resting today, he opened the courtyard door a long time ago, and saw a man wearing a scarlet robe with a silver belt around his waist, wearing a yellow, green, and red brocade ribbon woven into three colors of sparrows, walking towards this place. come over.

His heart was jumping for joy, but he restrained himself, he stepped forward respectfully and said, "I have met the county master."

Li Yuanqing smiled slightly, let him salute, and then walked forward, and the four yamen servants behind him also wanted to follow, but he told them to go back.

Huang Lishu closed the courtyard door again, and stopped a group of onlookers outside.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Huang Lishu's excitement was fully revealed, "Cousin, why did you come here to be the county magistrate? How could people from the Imperial Academy be like this?"

"You're rude, don't shut up!" Du Xian came out and scolded, and also came up to salute.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly supported him, gesturing not to use it, but the scarlet Luo Yi was so dazzling, except for Du Xiaoyu and Huang Lishu, the expressions of several people in the room were so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

"Mother, don't second brother have some regular clothes, where are they?" Du Xiaoyu thought of an idea.

The hierarchy here is strict, Li Yuanqing is wearing an official uniform, I'm afraid they will not relax.

Li Yuanqing understood what she meant, so he went to the back room to change his clothes and came out. Only then did he lighten his official authority, so that everyone could talk properly.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui was also there, Li Yuanqing said, "I met my brother-in-law in the capital, he performed very well, the seat owner valued it very much, and I also mentioned it to my father once."

The meaning in the words is obvious, Bai Yushi's future is bright, Cui immediately smiles.

Like Du Xiaoyu, Huang Lishu couldn't figure out why Li Yuanqing came here to be the county magistrate. After listening to them for a while, he finally couldn't help asking again.

Li Yuanqing didn't evade it, he only said that it was the result of three years of assessment, Huang Lishu naturally didn't believe it, but he couldn't help it, and this also blocked the mouths of several others.

Before dinner, Zhao Dongzhi also came back. Seeing that Li Yuanqing was actually there, he was very excited. He was the center of the crowd from the beginning to the end, and gradually showed some fatigue.

Du Xian asked with concern, "But are you tired?" He also heard that Li Yuanqing was running around non-stop a few days ago, and he just came here from the capital, so maybe he couldn't take it anymore.

"It's really a little tired." He nodded, not holding back.

Zhao Dongzhi rolled his eyes, "Why don't we rest here tonight, there are plenty of bedrooms anyway."

Mrs. Zhao just wanted to reprimand her for talking nonsense, how could Tangtang county magistrate just stay overnight at someone else's house, but Li Yuanqing just smiled, "That's fine."

He is just an ordinary person after taking off his official uniform, why can't he sleep in the house of his parents who raised him?

Du Xian was very happy and hurried to tidy up the room.

Everyone was chattering, but Du Xiaoyu said the least to him, no more than ten sentences, but in the past, it would never have happened.

She just sat quietly, thinking about some problems.

After Zhao Dongzhi's family left, the house finally became quiet, and the two of them walked into the yard tacitly. Li Yuanqing looked at the moonlight on her shoulders, and smiled, "What do you want to ask me?"

"You know what I want to ask." It's just that he had put off Huang Lishu just now, and she wasn't sure if he would tell the truth, so she thought for a while and said, "But your aunt is blocking your future?" It's possible, I heard that the Xie family comes from a famous family, and he has a wide network of contacts, but Li Yuanqing is just a kid, and it is not impossible to get him out of the Imperial Academy.

"You underestimate me so much?" Li Yuanqing raised his eyebrows, his tone very disappointed.

Isn't that so?He was full of confidence, and Du Xiaoyu was even more puzzled, "Then, are you really here because of your father and mother?"

He didn't answer, just looked at her.

Those eyes are like black gems shining in the night, but they are also like flowing gentle water, with endless friendship.

He said slowly, "You really want to know?"

Her heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but think of the look he had in the carriage that day when she was parting.

Did she feel the same way at the time?

An indescribable strangeness, distant and vague, she retreated instinctively, unable to insist on asking, turned her head and said, "If you don't want to say it, I won't force it."

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, she should have moved forward bravely, so maybe it was him who flinched.

Because, even if he is standing in front of her, even if he is so clear about his feelings for her, if he really wants to say it now, he may not be able to do it.

"I've been to Nanyue Mountain before I came here, do you still remember what you said to me back then?" He naturally talked about other things.

Nanyue Mountain?Du Xiaoyu thought the word was familiar, but couldn't remember it.

"The hundred-acre garden is half covered with moss, the peach blossoms are all gone, and the cauliflowers are blooming. Where does the Taoist who planted peaches go? Liu Lang, who was born before, is here again." He leisurely read a poem.

Du Xiaoyu almost jumped up, and said pleasantly, "Brassica! It's Brassica!"

(End of this chapter)