Xu Qi did not live in the back hall of the county yamen. The county magistrate Feng Guan carried a large collection of books and servants, occupying many rooms. The county captain Bai Shangyu also cleared out an extra room for martial arts. Dissatisfied with who asked me about the posture of the knife at the waist, he, the owner, wisely bought a small house outside, away from the county government, just a cup of tea from hot to cold in the blink of an eye, the alleys are quiet It is deep and deep, and there is a small well in the courtyard that is not easy to draw water, and there is a vine that is just green, so it is quiet and pleasant. When Xu Qi returned to the residence, a little girl with a slanted hairpin was lying on the mouth of the well, her buttocks pouted, regardless of whether this posture was elegant or not. Xu Fengnian took off his civil official uniform with a sixth-rank official patch, and moved a small bench to sit by the well. Originally, he was not blessed to spend his days leisurely, but after the second sister in the family knew his current situation, she would rather be alone. Tired, and insisted that his younger brother not touch the mountain of documents and government affairs for the time being. You must know that these memorandums and texts, after being removed from the mountain, can immediately become another mountain, but she said that it is a labor of labor. The Venerable Master worked hard, and it was like giving him a leisurely life for the last half a year. Anyway, to be reasonable, Xu Qi has never won against her, so he can wait for the next spring with peace of mind. Even if he wants to be lazy, the second sister must grab his ear and go to the desk. He, who is not big or small, is in Bishan County, Yanzhi County. Of course, he is Xu Qi, who was born as a seed brother. This alias has been used in Beimang and Liyang Jianghu. It was time for him to leave this place and Youzhou for the dress that the Golden Thread Weaving Bureau spent a lot of manpower and financial resources on. In Bishan County, except for a half-weekly family letter, no one will disturb his Qingxiu, so things like martial arts, rouge, generals, and generals should be heard from the county magistrate Zuo Jing. Bo's little salary was given to Mr. Zuo to drink and drink. This new martial arts review is undoubtedly Huang Sanjia deliberately setting off a demonic trend again. Among them, Longhushan is the biggest loser. A pair of father and son are soaring together. , this time no one is on the list, and Wudang Li Yufu, who has not heard from Wudang until now, has jumped into the comments, standing side by side with Yuan Qingshan and Li Xiaoxin. , Beiliang seemed to be the biggest winner.
Leaning on the pergola, he said to himself: "Ten trips out of the blue, condescending, have seen many places, and have seen the luck of the moment and place. It is said that one side of the water and soil nurtures one person, and in this side In the limitation of water and soil, the words and deeds of people permeate each other, so the taste of articles written by people in this water and soil will be different from that of that water and soil. To enlarge it, with the Guangling River as the boundary, the north and the south are divided, and there are people from the south and people from the north. personality is completely different.”
"Looking at the big things when you're fascinated, and looking at the small things when you're back, let me say that now I look at Beiliang's newcomer Zuo Jing, the old man Pei Ju, and their every word and deed. In the end, the aura is confused, and it all melts into Beiliang's luck, which is inspiring. Now Beiliang is a place of good luck, and there is Wudang Mountain, but it has to wait until Li Yufu returns to the mountain. After Jiang Ni and the sheepskin fur old man left, Qingliang Mountain was replaced by an indistinguishable white fox face and Huyan Guanyin. But These few people, whether they are present or not, follow the four words of Tianli Zhaozhao, and they cannot be forced."
"Many old people have really become dead people, and there are some who don't know which day they will become dead people, like Wang Xiaoping who followed Liu Songtao, and Sui Xiegu who still didn't make it to the martial arts review for some reason. , and Miss Li Zi and Monk Beinan who have disappeared, but speaking of it, those who have anything to do with me will probably end badly."
Miss Hehe, who had been listening to Xu Fengnian's chanting, raised her head, supported the slightly tilted golden hairpin, and said calmly, "I deserved to die more than ten years ago."
Xu Fengnian was amused, and asked curiously: "Since I was your savior, why did you still kill me? Those few times, you were merciful, but there were also times when you really killed me."
The girl sat down on the mouth of the well, looked at him, and blinked her eyes, "Old Huang said that you lived such a miserable life. It is better to die by my hands than by others. I think..."
Xu Fengnian said helplessly, "You think it makes sense?"
The girl snorted a few times, obviously very happy.
She suddenly seemed to remember something, and it disappeared in a flash, leaving a lonely Xu Fengnian "alone in the empty boudoir". Xu Fengnian didn't know where she was going, but felt that she would not show up again for a while . Xu Fengnian sighed, and sat on a small bench in a daze. These days, he usually went to the county government office to have a face-to-face meeting, and then he didn't have anything to do with Mr. Bo. It was supposed to be the hardest time for the Yamen, but Feng Guan, the county magistrate, was extremely powerful and monopolized the power. Zuo Jing fought openly and secretly several times. Choose to rest and hibernate, and let's see how long Master Feng will run rampant. Bai Shangyu's ambition is not in one county or one county, but he often travels to a pass in Yanzhi County to "relax" and make friends with the real captain of Beiliang Road. Today's Beiliang Road, not to mention the fourteen new school captains, any one of them The captain who holds the military talisman is already a hot nobleman. The reason why Xu Fengnian chose Bishan County as his foothold was that the lingering lingering lingering lingering turmoil in Youzhou was still there, and he had to watch whether the new governor Hu Kui and General Huangfuping of Youzhou could sing well together, and secondly, Yanzhi County was approaching At the border, Xu Fengnian was very disappointed with the Wu guards in Youzhou. By the way, he also had little confidence in the Youzhou frontier army. He thought he would go to the border to take a look when he had time, and he wanted to personally experience the officialdom in Beiliang. The new weather, the small knowledge, is more accurate and comprehensive than hearsay or even spies' secret reports, just like the current situation, the internal friction between Feng Guan and Zuo Jing in Bishan County, and the rift between the county magistrate and the county magistrate. This made Xu Fengnian worried.
Xu Fengnian glanced at the sky, got up and went to the stove, but found that the rice bowl had bottomed out. Although he is no different from the bigu of Taoist real people, and the mysterious realm is even far beyond, but since ancient times, the sages have always talked about cultivating Taoism and not immortality. In order to achieve longevity, it is of no benefit to cultivate yourself to be not a human being before you become a celestial being. During this period of time, Xu Fengnian did not forget to eat, drink or sleep. He went to the table to get a bag of money, and planned to go out to buy a bag of rice, probably because of the troublesome people in the poor mountains and rivers of Bishan County. Burning's parents and officials don't have a good face, and the family headed by the Zhu family has so far closed their doors to thank guests, making up their minds to draw a clear line with them.
Just as Xu Fengnian was about to go out, a young man rushed into the small courtyard with a bag of rice on his shoulders. Xu Fengnian didn't show politeness to him, took the bag of rice with a smile, turned around and poured it into the rice vat, and the young man beside him was surnamed Zhu. , named Zhengli, met through drinking, is a native of Bishan County, who claims to be a poor son of a small family who was rejected by a big family in Yanzhi County, Xu Fengnian would never guess that he is a real descendant of the Zhu family , but since Zhu Zhengli didn't want to admit it, he didn't want to expose it. Zhu Zhengli has a free and easy personality, and he is a rare and decent kid from a rich family. It's probably because of his chivalrous character in Beiliang that he couldn't get along with other Gaoliang kids in Bishan County. On the contrary, there were many disputes. A few years ago, because of this incident, I had a lot of trouble with the implicated family and the previous county magistrate. You must know that the county magistrate should not be an official. The county magistrate is not called for nothing. The county magistrate is not big. But it is the emperor who is under the governor of the county governor. To be able to sit in this position, he has a background that cannot be underestimated, and he must also have good officialdom knowledge. It is easy to let the people's families be destroyed. Zhu Zhengli dared to provoke the county magistrate. He himself is not familiar with the world It is one, and besides, the Zhu family in Bishan County does have a share in the background. If the real head of the Zhu family speaks, let alone the county magistrate, even Hong Dongdong, the prefect of Yanzhi County, will obediently keep quiet. It is just that the Zhu family has retired these years. , so that the monkey in Bishan County is called the king. Zhu Zhengli is a guy who likes to think about things. At this time, he is making fun of Xu Qi, who is too shabby to make money. A broken official the size of a mung bean, otherwise he would be reduced to a desolate situation without rice. Xu Fengnian didn't refute, but just reminded this guy with a smile not to say bad words in front of short people. Zhu Zhengli laughed loudly, but he stopped talking about Xu Qi of desperation. Xu Fengnian took out a pot of green ant wine, and the two sat under the grape arbor, each with a large white porcelain bowl. Staying in the shade, the wind blows can relieve the dryness and heat. With a bowl of green ant wine for each person, two people of the same age are more happy than gods.
Xu Fengnian took a sip of wine, squinted his eyes and smiled drunkenly and asked: "Today, there are real shortages everywhere in Youzhou. Tell the elders to take advantage of the loopholes? Make up your mind and spend a few hundred taels of silver to find a back door. Then find a famous person with some reputation and ask for a letter of recommendation. Let alone a county magistrate like me, it is not difficult to find an official position. There is no such possibility, but there is still a future as a civil servant."
Zhu Zhengli shook his head with a rattle, "What's so good about being an official? Riding on the heads of ordinary people to shit and piss is not considered promising. Don't say that I came from a poor family background. Going to the border to join the army, relying on one's ability to get solid military achievements, that's what is comfortable."
Xu Fengnian joked: "As far as your three-legged cat's skill is concerned, ordinary warfare is okay. Not to mention bumping into a crow fence, even bumping into a second-rate cavalry soldier in Beimang is almost as good as dying. No matter how boring an official is, being a dead man Interesting?"
Zhu Zhengli sighed and rubbed his chin vigorously, "That's why my grandma doesn't want me to join the army. She said that I would rather die in Bishan County than her white-haired people send black-haired people. She also said that as long as I dare Sneaking out of Yanzhi County, I asked someone to break one of my legs. Hey, my grandma always keeps her word. Everyone in our family is afraid of her, like a mouse seeing a cat. I'm getting more and more afraid."
Xu Fengnian hurriedly asked: "How about your sister who fell in love with Bai Xianwei at first sight?"
Zhu Zhengli had a toothache when he heard this, and said with a bitter face: "I'm wondering, your boy is an official hat the same size as Bai Shangyu's embroidered pillow, and he looks a bit more handsome than that little white face, it's strange , my sister just doesn't want to see you, she insists on getting close to that guy surnamed Bai, all the restraint that women should have is gone, that's all, the old saying goes that men chase women across the mountain, women chase men on the same level Sha, I didn't think that the guy surnamed Bai gave my sister a good face, so sad, so sad. And that guy who put on a bad face all day is really going to become my brother-in-law, I have to follow them... Xu Qi , how do you say something?"
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "The voices of chickens and dogs are heard from each other, and they will not communicate with each other in old age and death."
Zhu Zhengli slapped Mr. Xu on the shoulder, and he didn't forget to take the opportunity to wipe off the wine stains on his hands, and said with a smile: "Xu Qi, no wonder he can be the master of our Bishan County, he has studied for a few days I can't do it, I feel dizzy when I touch a book, and I want to sleep. If you let me practice martial arts, it's okay to not rest for a few days and nights, but my grandma refuses me to practice martial arts. Alas, brother, I have a talent for nothing. .”
Xu Fengnian smiled and said bluntly: "Your talent is mediocre, not much better. It is a friend who tells you the truth."
Zhu Zhengli was not angry either, and stared and said, "When Wang Xianzhi first debuted, he was told by the seniors that his talent was ordinary! Besides, I don't have to be a hero who can shake the world when I practice martial arts. How many times can I beat the world? A rascal who bullies men and women is also fine."
Xu Fengnian nodded. After Zhu Zhengli drank a bowl of wine, he went to shake the jug. There was about half a bowl left, so he put the bowl down, saying that he sneaked away from home this time to get some air, and he had to go back to talk to those sage classics. Dealing with each other, if grandma finds out, she will be crippled the next time she meets. Xu Fengnian didn't see him off either, and said with a smile, "Remember to bring wine with you next time you visit."
Zhu Zhengli, who trot away, turned around and raised a middle finger.
Xu Fengnian smiled and poured himself another half bowl of wine, and sat alone under the grape trellis, with the breeze blowing on his face, and he was in a good mood. Before finishing drinking the green ants in the bowl, put the wine bowl on the small bamboo chair, stand up, and greet the guests.
A white-haired old woman walked slowly into the courtyard with a cane. After seeing Xu Fengnian, she was stunned and sat in front of Xu Fengnian. After she sat down, Xu Fengnian sat down.
The old woman is the head of the Zhu family in Bishan County. The four generations of the Zhu family lived together, and the last three generations were especially yin and yang. In Zhu Zhengli's generation, he was the only one. According to the genealogy of the ancestral hall, there should be six or seven uncles, but none of them is alive now. In the next generation, is also like this. The old woman was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhu family back then, and as time went by, she became the veritable backbone of the Zhu family in Bishan County. General Xu Xiao and Princess Wu Su have both stayed at the Zhu family. Based on this alone, let alone Yanzhi County, it is Youzhou. Who would dare to insult the Zhu family? What's more, Zhu's male family has twelve generations of two generations, and in twenty years, they all died at the border!
The old woman was slightly distracted, looked at Xu Fengnian, and said softly: "It really does."
Xu Fengnian hesitated to speak.
The old woman waved her hands, leaning on crutches with both hands, looking towards the gate of the courtyard, and said: "At first, I wanted to meet Master Bo, who would make the old man's grandson also willing to call him a brother. The patriarch of the family met the general in almost the same situation. The general has no airs, and my husband wished to repay him with death. He was clumsy and didn't say anything, but he did it."
Xu Fengnian said in a deep voice: "Madam, please don't worry, I will never let Zhu Zhengli follow in the footsteps of his predecessors. This trip took root in Bishan County, and I didn't even dare to visit Zhu's family. I met Zhu Zhengli by chance. I will leave one day. Most likely there will be no time to meet again, I hope the old lady can feel at ease."
The old woman hummed and stopped talking.
The old woman sat quietly for a while, and slowly got up. Xu Fengnian got up and sent it to the gate of the courtyard. The old woman suddenly asked, "Can you really hold it?"
Xu Fengnian calmly replied: "If you can't keep it, please trouble the old lady to tell Zhu Zhengli that Xu Qi has gone to the Central Plains to become an official."
The old woman stretched out her hand tremblingly, and touched Xu Fengnian's head.
The old woman walked slowly towards the carriage parked at the corner of the alley. Before getting into the carriage, she saw the young man watching silently at the door, and murmured, "It really does."