After tidying up the books, Man Bao found that there was only one big desk in the room, so he wiped it clean and shared with Bai Shan, putting away her pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Until Jiulan came to invite them, she said: "Master, lady, the hot water is ready, it's getting late, it's time to go out."
Man Bao and Bai Shan then went out to go back to take a bath and change clothes.
Daji and the others have already started eating. Mrs. He cooked some dishes for them, and they tasted very delicious with the hot steamed buns they just brought.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man went to have a big meal.
The officials in Beihai County all welcomed Bai Shan and Zhou Man's arrival. Of course, it was like this on the surface, but Bai Shan could only experience it in the future.
After receiving the wind and washing the dust, Bai Shan let out a breath, and seeing Man Bao also let out a breath, the two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Then they held hands and went back to the room to sleep.
Early the next morning, Zhou Man stayed in bed, and Bai Shan had to get up and go to the front yamen to get used to being the county magistrate.
When Man Bao woke up after falling asleep and returning to the cage, the voices of Wu Yue and others saluting and greeting could be heard from the yard.
Man Bao rubbed his eyes and got up from the bed, Bai Shan pushed open the door and came in, looked around the screen, couldn't help being amused, "Why are you still asleep, it's already noon now."
Man Bao couldn't believe it, "I think the light is still dim..."
Bai Shan stretched out his hand and opened the window, the sunlight came in through the window, filling the room with clear light, Man Bao narrowed his eyes slightly.
Then Bai Shan smiled and closed the window again: "Be careful of catching a cold, get up and put on your clothes, we are going to have lunch."
Man Bao got up.
Jiulan and Xibing came in with hot water, one of them found out the clothes for Manbao to wear today, and the other went to make the bed.
Man Bao stretched, and after washing his face, he sat in front of the dressing table and asked Jiulan to comb her hair and thrush her eyebrows.
"How is the county government today?"
"It's only the first day, just to get to know people, to look at the backlog of official affairs in recent days, and to look at some old rules from previous years." Bai Shan said: "I probably won't come back for dinner in the evening. I'm new here, so I have to see the county school. Dr. Li, as well as some important gentry and big businessmen in the county."
Only then did Man Bao think about it, "I remember when we were young, Master Bai would go to the county town and Mianzhou city several times a year to have dinner with the county magistrate or the governor..."
Bai Shan nodded approvingly and said, "That's right, this is the meal. Today is acquaintance. When we eat again next time, it means we are familiar with each other, or we have something to do."
Man Bao had nothing to say about this.
Bai Shan asked her, "Are you going?"
After thinking about it, Man Bao shook his head directly, "You go, I will meet them through you when I need them, and I don't have to bother to manage this network anymore."
She said: "And I went, they must be uncomfortable."
For example, last night, the atmosphere of the meal was not as comfortable as the meal in Qingzhou. Fang Xiancheng and others were very reserved all night.
Bai Shan nodded, and seeing that her hair was done, he reached out to take the clothes from Xibing and put them on her, asking, "What are you going to do this afternoon?"
"I'll go shopping in the afternoon," Man Bao said, "Look at the customs and customs of your Beihai County, and come back with some shopping."
She motioned Bai Shan to look inside the room, "There are still a lot of things missing in the room, I'm going to buy some utensils."
Let's take a stroll around the pharmacies and medical clinics in Beihai County, and take a walk in the streets and alleys...
Bai Shan casually said: "Then you take Daji with you, and I'll pick another guard to follow."
"No, I have pancakes."
But Bai Shan insisted, "Take it with you. We have brought a lot of people here this time. Liu Gui needs to employ people. I plan to keep three for him. The rest will not be counted as lucky. Only one will be kept at home to obey orders." , and the rest will be incorporated into the yamen servants."
Man Bao was surprised, "What about the six places, the Beihai county government is so short of places?"
"There are only two vacancies, but these six I don't take their places, the remaining two are still looking for from the county." Bai Shan said with a smile: "The six of them don't get their wages from the county government."
Man Bao frowned, "Can the county magistrate do this? Isn't this raising private soldiers?"
"Yes," Bai Shan said, "the county magistrate has a quota of ten private guards, if more than that, they will be designated as servants."
Man Bao clicked his tongue and said: "You are not very easy to get along with at first sight, Fang Xiancheng and the others must think so of you."
Bai Shandao: "I have a tender face. Kindness is important, but majesty is also important. It is the busy time of spring. I have become familiar with the affairs of the county government in the past two days. I will go to the countryside to teach farmers and mulberry. Let people go, put our family's guards into the yamen servants, and I will be able to employ people at that time."
Man Bao said almost immediately: "I also want to go to the countryside."
Bai Shan laughed, "Okay."
At this time, people from all over the county government are also quietly talking about their new county magistrate.
Several small officials got together and whispered: "The county magistrate didn't eat the public meal, but went home to eat."
"Nonsense, if my family has such a beautiful lady waiting at home, I'll go home for dinner too, tsk tsk, I didn't see you yesterday if you weren't here, our new county magistrate's wife is really pretty, that face..."
"Die, ma'am, you dare to arrange it, and it's Lord Zhou."
"Master Zhou, he said he wanted to set up a medical office, but he came to Beihai County to be his wife? Why go out and enjoy the sun when you can spend your days in the back house? I think those rumors are probably false."
"Rumours can be false, but can official positions be false? This lady's official position is higher than that of County Magistrate Bai. In addition to being an order of the Medical Department, she is also an editor of the Chongwen Museum."
"It's strange to talk about this matter. Since she is an order of the Qingzhou Medical Department, shouldn't she stay in Qingzhou? Why did she come to our Beihai County?"
A yamen servant came in from the outside and heard them gossiping, so he immediately came up and whispered: "Do you know how many people the new county magistrate brought here this time?"
An official who accompanied the county magistrate yesterday said: "There are no less than ten guards alone. I counted seven horses yesterday, and four mules and carriages."
"I don't know who the housekeepers are and protect the servants, but there are twelve men in total, and the maids don't know how many, but yesterday afternoon, a girl went out and ordered a hundred steamed buns at the entrance of Qianmen Street. , old man Fei said, the steamed buns they ate last night, and the dishes cooked in the kitchen, are not only filled with oil, but also meat."
"Old man Fei doesn't know how many maids there are?"
"Hey, it's not like you don't know him. Ask him what he had for dinner last night and you can still say a few words. If you ask those questions, he doesn't answer a single word. If you have to ask, you just shake your head and don't know."
"Where is Mrs. Shao?"
"Don't mention it, Mrs. Shao doesn't care about buying it now. There is someone who specializes in buying in the yard over there. He is a servant. Unless Mrs. Shao goes home in the future, it will be very difficult for her to come out."
"This is a big family."
"Why did the big family come to our Beihai County to be the county magistrate?"
"That's right. It's been more than twenty years since Beihai County was changed to Qingzhou. The county magistrates who came to our Beihai County are all poor."
"You guys are too much concerned, that's enough, don't talk about it, let the grown-ups hear you in a while, watch your skin." A supervisor came in from the outside and saw so many people gathered together, he couldn't help but drink and disperse them .