Li Qingzhi didn't bring much luggage with him this time, just a backpack and a handheld book box.
All his clothes were placed in the large bookcase on his back, and only some sundries were placed in the small bookcase he carried.
He didn't even bring the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone that other scholars must bring when going out, intending to borrow Zhu Xunmiao's when he needed it.
Normally he didn't need to use it. When Zhu Xunmiao was receiving instruction from County Magistrate Gou, he needed to take notes, but he didn't need to, as he could remember everything.
Li Qingzhi came to where Magistrate Gou lived behind the county government office. When the gatekeeper saw him, he immediately let him in.
County Magistrate Gou had already washed up, had breakfast, and was packing his luggage. When he saw Li Qingzhi, he asked Li Qingzhi to wait for a while and ordered his servants to serve Li Qingzhi some snacks.
County Magistrate Gou has already discovered that Li Qingzhi is a big eater.
He suspected that Li Qingzhi had a bad stomach, otherwise how could he eat so much and still be so thin
"Zixiao, is this all you brought with you?" After packing his luggage, County Magistrate Gou asked Li Qingzhi.
"That's enough." Li Qingzhi said with a smile.
"I have more than twice as much as you do." County Magistrate Gou sighed: "In addition to the two guards, I plan to bring another servant."
The two of them started chatting, and County Magistrate Gou said excitedly: "Zixiao, when I come back this time, my wife should have arrived in Chongcheng County. I will treat you and your wife to dinner then."
County Magistrate Gou's wife and children did not come with him to Chongcheng County.
Originally, they planned to come over after County Magistrate Gou was settled here, but when County Magistrate Gou first came to Chongcheng County, he was constrained in every way and his life was not happy, so he did not call his wife and children over.
At the end of last year, his situation improved and he wanted to bring his wife and children over, but it was close to the Chinese New Year and the weather was cold, so his wife and children did not go.
However, recently, County Magistrate Gou’s wife and children have already set off and will arrive in Chongcheng County soon.
County Magistrate Gou never mentioned his wife much in front of Li Qingzhi, and it was not appropriate to mention her, but he mentioned his children. County Magistrate Gou was busy with his studies before and did not pay much attention to women, so he only had three children, one son and two daughters. The son was the oldest and was thirteen years old this year.
County Magistrate Gou wanted to invite him to dinner, which was a good thing, and Li Qingzhi agreed immediately.
While the two were chatting, Ding Xi, Zhu Qian and Zhu Xunmiao came together.
They were all very happy to be able to go out with the county magistrate, and Zhu Qian even helped prepare the boat.
County Magistrate Gou brought two guards and a servant, plus Ding Xi, Zhu Xunmiao, Li Qingzhi, and two boatmen and a servant arranged by Zhu Qian, making a total of ten people in their group.
At about ten o'clock, their boat set out from the county government office and headed for Linhu County.
The area of a prefecture in Jiangnan is not large, and they will definitely reach Linhu County before dark.
There was an octagonal table on the boat. Along the way, County Magistrate Gou, Li Qingzhi, Ding Xi and Zhu Xunmiao sat at the table and chatted.
County Magistrate Gou was very interested in Ding Xi's experiences traveling outside and asked him many questions. He also told him some of his own experiences, such as when he went to the capital to take the imperial examination and almost had no place to live. Fortunately, his wife's family had some ability, so he finally stayed in the home of an official.
After returning home yesterday, Zhu Xunmiao told Zhu Qian that Li Qingzhi asked him to take paper and pen to write down the knowledge taught by County Magistrate Gou.