As soon as the slender woman in red clothes entered the door, she saw a young man in green clothes standing in the hall with a smile. Just now when she was at the intersection, she took a quick glance, only caring about the acquaintances, but she didn't have much impression of Ye Xiaotian.
Although Li Jiaoyu blamed his daughter in his mouth, he was obviously only worried that she would be scolded by her in-laws if she did not obey the rules. He was naturally happy when the good girl returned to her mother's house, so he smiled and said to the red-clothed woman: "Songyue!" , Come and see me quickly, this is Ye Xiaotian, who I have often told you about, who is currently serving as the magistrate of Hu County. Oh my god, this is the old man’s daughter, you two can be called siblings.”
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Xiaotian has met my sister."
The girl in red dress gave him a blessing, she was a stranger after all, she only recognized her as a brother and sister because of her father's relationship, it was not close, so she just greeted Ye Xiaotian politely, and then told Li Jiaoyu Said: "Father, my daughter has gone to see her mother."
Li Jiao said: "Go, go, by the way, why didn't my virtuous son-in-law come with you?"
The woman in red clothes said: "Just opened the office, he is busy with official business, he said he will come in the evening." She nodded to Ye Xiaotian with a smile, then turned and walked towards the back house.
Ye Xiaotian thought: "It turns out that the man I met at the intersection just now was her husband. Judging from the appearance of the two of them at the time, they didn't seem to be busy with official duties. Don't say that the son-in-law and the father-in-law are not on good terms, so why don't you come here for an excuse?" .”
Since Li Jiaoyu's "good son-in-law" didn't come, and Li Jiaoyu couldn't help him, Ye Xiaotian didn't have to drink here, so he declined to say to Li Jiaoyu: "I just listened to Mr. The task is not easy to complete, and now I have to leave, to inquire about the news from various sources, every point that can be won is a point, it is business, and then come to pay homage to Mr.
Li Jiaoyu thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Alright, the current situation, I'm afraid you are absent-minded if I ask you to stay and have a drink with the old man, so you can go to stay in the post house, officials from all over the place should live There, you can also learn more about the situation through them, as the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be victorious in every battle, haha..."
Ye Xiaotian said in his heart: "Snatching money, grabbing women, and grabbing land are the three major origins of war. I came to Tongren to grab money. This is indeed a different kind of war."
Ye Xiaotian bid farewell to Li Jiaoyu and left, took the guards and rushed to the posthouse, when he arrived at the posthouse, he took out his official papers and asked the postman to pass it in. Yuxian put on a bitter face, cupped his hands and said, "But Hu County Ye County Prime Minister face to face?"
Ye Xiaotian cupped his hands and said: "It's the official, and this is the post office?"
The postman said, "It's the next official."
Ye Xiaotian said: "Didn't you dare ask your surname?"
The postman said: "Miangui's surname is Pang, and Pang Shiquan is here."
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "Pang Yicheng, you don't have to be too polite. I come to Tongren Mansion on business and need to stay here for a few days. Please make arrangements."
Pang Yicheng hesitated to speak, and turned to say: "Cheng Ye County, please, let's sit down and talk, come and serve tea!"
Ye Xiaotian thought, you just need to arrange my place to live, what tea do you want? With such courtesy, I'm afraid something will happen.
Sure enough, Pang Yicheng asked Ye Xiaotian to sit in the public hall, and smiled wryly: "Ye Xiancheng, you are late, the post station of Xiaguan is usually deserted, and there is no one coming and going, but it is not the case now." , Since the day of the seventh day, officials from all over the country have come one after another, and now the inn is already full of people, and there is no room left."
Ye Xiaotian was taken aback when he heard that, since the seventh day of the seventh day, county officials have come to Tongren Mansion for activities? The county lord is confused, don't you know that soldiers are expensive and fast? There were no favorable conditions for Hu County to compete for relief funds, and this time it even lost the opportunity.
Ye Xiaotian wanted to live in the post house because he wanted to find out about the situation of officials in other counties and counties. He didn't want to leave here, so he hesitated for a while, and then said: "It's all full? Can Pang Yicheng think of a way."
Pang Yicheng said sincerely: "It's true that they are all full. What I do is to welcome and send people to make a living. Why should I lie to you, my lord? To be honest, in my post house, there are only two people left now. There are three or two huts, which are used by postmen and other lowly servants, how dare you use them to entertain adults."
Ye Xiaotian frowned when he heard this, he brought six guards with him, the hut where the postmen lived was as small as one can imagine, probably just one room and one couch, they may not be able to accommodate so many people. Furthermore, an official has his own decency, and he must pay special attention to his image when he goes out. Even if he can live, how can he live in that humble servant's residence.
Seeing Ye Xiaotian's hesitation, Pang Yicheng pointed out: "My lord, there is really no place to settle in this post house, but go out through the back door, and there is a Great Compassion Temple not far ahead. The temple is quiet and elegant, and it is a good place to go. There There are guesthouses that are rented out. I think adults bring a lot of followers. You might as well go there. You only need to offer some sesame oil money, and you can rent a separate courtyard. Your Excellency, be quiet."
Ye Xiaotian also knew that this Pang Yicheng had no reason to make things difficult for him, and there must be no room for him in the station, so he got up and said: "In that case, I will go to the monastery for a few days."
Pang Yicheng saw that Ye Xiaotian was so easy to talk, and he had a good impression of him, so he hurriedly got up and said: "I will send you off to my lord!"
Pang Yicheng led Ye Xiaotian out, and asked for Ye Xiaotian's attendants to be called, and then led them to the back of the post station, all the way, he saw that the post house was already full of people. In fact, there are not many real officials who live in the post house, but most of these officials are local officials. They are all local emperors, and they bring a large number of followers when they go out.
Pang Yicheng led Ye Xiaotian to walk, and when he reached a courtyard, he heard someone shouting inside: "Master Tusi is leaving!"
Many servants inside and outside the yard touched their chests and bowed their heads when they heard the voice, in a very respectful manner. Of course, these master chieftains are not comparable to big chieftains such as An Song Tianyang, but they are also chieftains. Some chieftains have only two towns, and some chieftains have less than one county, but they are unique figures in the local area. However, the officials sent by the imperial court are not comparable to the big officials in Jiezhen.
The Tusi masters are very stylish when they go out. In fact, they don’t go out much at all. Except for gatherings between the Tusi masters or going to the government to discuss matters, they usually live in their own villages and live in seclusion. It is very troublesome to ask a wizard to do a fortune-telling first.
These entourages are all slaves, called children. When they are in the village, as soon as the chieftain comes out, three horns will be sounded. After the master left, the horn sounded three times again, and then he could act on his own.
This is also the rule when Master Chieftain comes home. He has to wait for Master Chieftain to go up to the second floor and three horns have sounded before he can get up. It is not surprising that he has not known his master's face for decades as an errand in the inner courtyard.
When Pang Yicheng saw the chieftain coming out, he stopped, and Ye Xiaotian also stood down, looked into the courtyard, and saw two people coming out from the main room, one of them was wearing a shirt, not tall, with cheeks. Thick flesh, mouth as wide as a clam, eyes slender, arms swaying slightly when walking. The other person is wearing a bearded gown with a collar around the left lapel, and a crown of pheasant feathers on his head.
Pang Yicheng bowed his hands to the two, and said with a smile: "Li Jing, Chieftain Tashi, are you going out?"
After a few polite words between each other, they passed by. Ye Xiaotian stood aside, looked carefully at the wide-mouthed, thin-mouthed man in the shirt, and thought: "This master chieftain should also be here to fight for the relief, and the man in the shirt is his local connection. "
After Na Li Chin and Chieftain Tashi left, Ye Xiaotian pretended to be careless and said to Pang Yicheng: "This chieftain Tashi came to Tongren, he must have come to Tongren for the purpose of giving money. Hehe, this is really Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers Ah, I just don't know who this Li Jingeng he is dating is, can he speak in front of the magistrate?"
Pang Yicheng had a shallow conversation with him, and would never reveal anything to him in normal times, but Ye Xiaotian should have stayed in the post house, but he didn't make things difficult for him at all. Pang Yicheng felt that he owed him a favor, so he answered frankly: " Then the experience of Li is the experience of my Tongren Mansion, named Li Xiangrong, who is in charge of sending and receiving school annotations, and is in charge of chapters and documents, so it can still be said."
Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, Chieftain Tashi has built up friendship with these people, so the hope of getting relief funds will naturally be greater. It's a pity that I have no connections, so if I ask for it rashly, people will not answer me.
Pang Yicheng glanced at him, and reminded him: "Many officials from various counties and counties have arrived here early, and some of them came late because they had connections earlier. Ye County Cheng, you came to Tongren for the same reason. Donate money, if there is no capable person to speak well for you in front of the magistrate, I am afraid it will not be easy to accomplish."
Ye Xiaotian saw that Pang Yicheng took the initiative to chat, so he followed his words and said: "What Pang Yicheng said is true. To tell you the truth, I only knew Li Jiaoyu from the prefectural school in Tongren Mansion. There is nothing to say in front of you, this officer is very worried."
Pang Yicheng was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "The government school Li Jiaoyu? There is only one surnamed Li Jiaoyu in the government school. Could it be that you are talking about Li Zhongyin Li Jiaoyu?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "It's this person, why, Pang Yicheng knows him well?"
Pang Yicheng said: "That Li Jingren just now is Li Jiaoyu's son-in-law. Since Master Ye recognizes Li Jiaoyu, why don't you follow Li Jiaoyu through Li Jiaoyu, maybe it will help you. "
Ye Xiaotian was startled, and asked back: "That Li Jingren just now is Li Jiaoyu's son-in-law? But I don't know how many daughters Li Jiaoyu has."
Pang Yicheng was taken aback by this question, and said, "There is only one, why?"
A strange look appeared on Ye Xiaotian's face, and Pang Yicheng thought to himself when he saw it: "This Ye Xiancheng doesn't know Li Jiaoyu's son-in-law, and he doesn't even know how many daughters Li Jiaoyu has. It's not such a close relationship, and fear of the future is beyond friendship."
In order to avoid Ye Xiaotian's embarrassment, Pang Yicheng stopped talking. He sent Ye Xiaotian out of the back door, pointed to the direction of Dabei Temple, and went back. The door was closed. , what a pity!"
One of the guards couldn't help but said: "I don't know why my lord feels sorry for it?"
Ye Xiaotian sighed: "The reason for this is not for outsiders to understand, it's a pity, it's a pity."
All the guards looked at each other, wishing they didn't know what the venerable was thinking, and couldn't share the Lord's worries, what a pity, what a pity.