"You, what did you say?"
"I said that your dog passed the government test, and this time it's the chief of the case, the first name, the first name of our entire Pingyang mansion. The county magistrate has come to our village. In Lizheng's house, the patriarch asked you to come here!"
Mr. Xue's expression suddenly became very strange, as if he was so happy that he didn't know how good it was, and he seemed a little unbelievable. His hands were shaking, and he subconsciously touched the dry smoke on his waist, but he didn't take it out after a few touches.
"The county magistrate is here?"
The person who reported the letter finally calmed down at this moment, straightened his waist and nodded again and again: "You go quickly, the patriarch is gone too."
"Hey, hey, I'll go right now." He immediately wanted to go, took two steps, and then turned around and went back into the room as if he had remembered something.
"My clothes are too worn out, so go back to the house and change."
After a while, people came out, as if stepping on a hot wheel. At this time, all the people in Xue's house came out with joy on their faces. Seeing that he was walking fast, Xue Qingbai hurriedly stepped forward to support him for fear that he would fall. After going out the door, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Dad, shall I still pick up the big brother?"
"Now is the time to talk about this? Let's talk about it later! It's a pity that you are a few decades younger than your father, and your feet are not as good as yours." After speaking, Mr. Xue took a few quick steps and left the somewhat stunned Xue Qingbai behind. behind.
At this time, Zheng Lizheng's house was full of people, but it was not surrounded by three floors and three floors as before. The villagers were far away to probe their brains, but they were afraid of the yamen standing at the gate. They did not dare to approach.
In the main room, the county magistrate was dressed in casual clothes, and with a gracious smile, he helped the old man Xue who was about to kneel down for him: "Old man, you don't need to be more polite. This county has no other intentions, but I just want to come and have a look. What kind of family is he who can raise a young talent like that in court.
"You probably don't know that Ting Yan has earned a lot of face for our Huyang Township. In the first year of this county's tenure, his subordinates passed the government exam. There are thousands of students who took the exam, but he alone beheaded the leader. The county saw that his temperament was unusual, and it was expected that he would have an unlimited future in the future, but I didn't expect it to be true in the county's words."
The magistrate of Xu seemed to sigh, as if recalling the situation in which Xue Tingxiang was named the head of the case that day. This group of country folks don't know that officials are best at superficial skills. If they want to be a human being, it can be said that they are all-inclusive.
Even the magistrate Xu didn't think that Xue Tingxiang would be able to take the case again. At first, he only expected that he would be stable if he was a showman. After a few years of hard work, it would be no longer a problem for him to become a scholar.
But who would have thought that people were soaring into the sky and won two cases in a row, what is the meaning? There is no need for a detailed table, the show is stable, and it seems that the jury is also in the bag.
On the same day, the government released the case, and the news came from Fucheng, not only the results of the students who took the exam in Xia County this time, but also a handwritten letter from the Futai Lord, asking how Xue Tingxiang came from.
This kind of situation still uses Xu county magistrate to guess? Naturally, Lord Futai admired that Xue Tingxiang, and this was his plan to promote him.
Being able to sign up on the side of Lord Futai is like putting an avenue to the sky in front of you. Although the magistrate of Xu had just taken office and had not been in office for a long time, he knew that Mr. Futai had an extraordinary background.
Many relationships, many paths, childhood is small, but the future of helpless people is limitless. No, originally the county government was going to send a special person to announce the good news, but was robbed by his own county magistrate.
Not to mention that Mr. Xue was flattered, even the patriarch Xue and Zheng Lizheng were shocked by how much the county magistrate valued Xue Tingxiang.
This is really incredible. When Xue Qingshan was admitted to the Tongsheng exam, he had never seen such an honor.
Outside Zheng Lizheng's house, many villagers were looking at him from a distance. When someone raised such a question, he was immediately laughed at by the people next to him.
"I don't believe it if you say you're a douchebag. Tong Sheng is different from Tong Sheng, just like officials and officials."
"What's the difference? It's not that the boy became a scholar." The person who was mocked retorted.
"That's far from the truth, have you seen it?" The man pointed to a few yamen standing outside the gate. These people wore dome scarves, blue clothes, a red cloth vest over them, and blue ribbons around their waists. It is the clothes worn by the yamen Zaoli servants, but in the eyes of a group of rural people, it is majestic.
"To us, they are grandfathers. But to the county magistrates inside, they are just a doorman."
"Then what do you mean, Xue Jiazi is the county magistrate, and his uncle is the doorman?" So the country people also have their own little wisdom. It's not so good, the pits have been dug for others.
"That's what you said, not me, I'm just giving you an analogy. If you are a bully with me, then look at the difference between Xue Qingshan and the county magistrate who didn't come to our village when he was admitted to Tongsheng. ."
A group of people were outside, talking to each other one by one. Inside the house, Mr. Xue was recalling the past to the magistrate Xu.
Most of the talk is about Xue Tingxiang's childhood. For example, this child was weak when he was a child, but he was strong. He liked to read when he was a child; The sand is written on the ground; for example, the child is lonely, the parents die prematurely and so on.
Mr. Xue said it with tears, and the magistrate Xu was full of sighs: "No wonder his writing is so outstanding. The county thought that it must have been hard training for many years, but I didn't expect to put so much effort."
"It's not." Old Man Xue wanted to say something, but was restrained by Patriarch Xue's eyes, and he was busy keeping his voice down. The magistrate of Xu seemed to be ignorant, and he said something to the crowd. Fang stood up and said, "I'm here to disturb you today. The county is busy with business, and I have to go back to the county office."
As he said that, he glanced at Mr. Xue and said, "At the time, Tingxiang was taken by me, and this county is also his teacher. If there is any difficulty at home, you can go to the county government to find this county, and this county can help naturally. helped."
"Thank you sir."
The magistrate Xu nodded and walked out the door.
The county magistrate said to go, naturally no one dared to stop him. A group of people accompanied them out of the gate. The yamen had already driven the carriage. After getting into the carriage, the county magistrate said, "Don't be too polite. The county has already said that this time you travel lightly and simply, you don't need to send it."
A group of chariots and horses gradually moved away from this small village. In the chariot, a man who looked like a master said: "Dongweng, I want to be human, why don't you stay for a while, how can I give birth—"
This master has been with the county magistrate Xu for a long time, and he is considered to be a right-hand man, so speaking in front of the magistrate Xu should not be considered prudent.
"You didn't see it?"
Master is listening.
"I guess this Xue Tingxiang's family is not pure, but you still remember the news reported by the people below. This Xue Tingxiang's parents died, and he is in the second room except for him, there is only one child bride. Xue's family is not only one of him studying, but also another one. Fang, it seems that a child was born, and the child also had a son who studied with his father. But when you listen to the old man just now, it seems that the father and son have never been mentioned from beginning to end, and the Xue family seems to have been through hardships. Xue Tingxiang confessed this, and it was also the ancestor Ci and Sun Xiao, and the whole family was happy.
"You must know that although this county is only a seventh-rank official, it is heaven for these people. This county is the local parental official. He personally came to this kind of small family and showed such an amiable attitude. How could ordinary people not mention their Tongsheng son, even a random word from this county is enough for him to benefit endlessly. But the old man didn't mention it, and when the county saw him talking, he all followed suit. The look of the patriarch Xue next to him, I guess there must be something strange during this period."
Just what is this weirdness? The master expressed his puzzlement, and the magistrate Xu laughed: "Don't forget your origin in this county."
Yeah, seriously. This county magistrate Xu also came from a poor family and was once a farmer's son.
"You are only an official's family, and the competition is fierce, but you don't know that you are a peasant who depends on the sky for food." I have wanted to change my family name all my life, but my family is so, so one is biased, and the other is naturally missing. If the one who is biased is promising, but if the one who is underserved stands out, the fun will be great.
Between the change of thoughts, the master was already enlightened, and he immediately bowed: "Dongweng is wise!"
The magistrate Xu seemed to be very useful, stroked his beard and said, "It's all about being human, this official only needs someone to tell him that the county is here, as for the specifics, it doesn't matter. , it's better not to do it."
At the other end, after the villagers who came to Hexi had dispersed, Patriarch Xue led Old Master Xue back.
Patriarch Xue has been silent, his face is calm, and Mr. Xue is uneasy, lest he said something wrong.
"You're right, but why didn't Lord Xianzun stay for a meal? I heard what he meant before, and it seemed that I wanted to visit your house."
No matter how much they thought about it, the two of them didn't understand. They didn't know that the magistrate Xu was also a human being, but with just a few words and a look or two, they could almost see what was going on inside.
"It seems that Lord Xianzun may be really busy with business, so he didn't stay." After thinking for a while, Patriarch Xue said. He glanced sideways at Master Xue: "You're not stupid, you didn't mention Qingshan just now."
Mr. Xue smiled dryly: "In this case, how could I mention Qingshan, and besides, Qingshan has not been delisted."
Patriarch Xue nodded, and suddenly said again: "I heard people say that your family has been rioting recently, don't say that I, the patriarch, didn't warn you in advance, so that your wife will never want to bring Qingshan back. "
After speaking, he walked away with his hands behind his back, leaving Mr. Xue standing there for a while, not knowing what to think, and sighed.
After returning, Xue Qingbai greeted him: "Dad, are you still going to pick up the big brother?" This honest man still remembered what Mr. Xue said before.
"What to pick up, who asked you to pick him up!"
Zhao's illness was caused by the pretty wink he gave to the blind, and it was done in vain.
Originally, the old man said that he was going to bring his son back, but she was happy to think that it was finally done, but the old man changed his tone when he turned back.
Not only did he say no, he also scolded her.
Zhao's grievance, forget it!
She wanted to return to her old ways and make some more troubles, but this time, Mr. Xue's attitude was very firm, and he even said harsh words, saying that if she made trouble again, he would send her back to Zhao's house.
Zhao lived his whole life and gave birth to many children. Now that his grandsons have grown up, they have to be sent back to their parents' home. Aggrieved at the same time, but also really frightened her.
The Zhao family stopped making trouble, and within two days, the illness was cured, and Zhou and Sun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them weren't tired, they were just upset. You said that the old lady is a lot of age, and she can't provide food and drink, so why bother. In fact, he was not urged by a ghost. The ghost was naturally Xue Qingshan.
From the bottom of their hearts, Zhou and Sun did not want Xue Qingshan to come back. That person was the source of the scourge. Now that he is gone, the big house has stopped, and the family can finally live a smooth life for a few days.
Fortunately, there is no need to come back. As long as Tingzi can make a living for a day, he will be a lonely ghost and will not be able to come back.
Widow Xue's family was small, so she didn't have a few bowls, but now there are only two left. Xue Qingshan wanted to smash it again, but was stopped by Widow Xue and told him very impatiently, if you smash the bowl to eat again, you will eat it with your hands.
This is the Widow Xue, who has always been petty. For the first time talking to herself like this, Xue Qingshan felt aggrieved in her heart. Seeing that Mr. Zhao came to tell him that the matter was not done, he took the opportunity to get some copper coins from her, and slipped to Xiahe Village in the afternoon when there were few people.
Yuqing Village estimated that Xue Tingxiang would come back soon. Patriarch Xue said that he was going to set up a table. Everyone was planning to prepare everything that should be prepared, but it was a letter from Xue Tingxiang.
In the letter, Xue Tingyan said that he would travel around with his teacher to accumulate knowledge, and by the way, prepare for the next academy exam. He also said that he would return after the college entrance examination in August, so that everyone should not worry about him.
In addition to this letter, there is another letter to Zhao'er alone.
There are only six characters written on the letter, when I come back to marry you.
The word dragon flying and phoenix dance seems to be arrogant and dry, and it is not at all like Xue Tingxiang's usual writing style. A hairpin is attached with the letter, and the head of the hairpin is a pair of mandarin ducks.
It can be seen that although this hairpin is not worth a few dollars, it was chosen with great care. Zhao'er can even imagine the little man standing in front of a stall that only sells women's jewelry, picking them up one by one, looking at them and putting them down.
The stall owner would definitely make fun of him and ask him if he was buying it for the person he liked, and he would be embarrassed and blushing and making meaningless explanations. In the end, I was in a hurry to be teased, so I hurriedly dropped the silver tael, picked up the hairpin that I liked before, but was a little hesitant, and ran away, and the pedestrians on the roadside would definitely smile knowingly when they saw it.
Zhao'er closed her eyes, held the hairpin in her hand, and said a word silently in her heart.
it is good.