Qin Fang and County Magistrate Yang escorted Lord Liu to the entrance of the post station. Lord Liu was quite satisfied. It was reasonable for County Magistrate Yang to escort him. Even if Qin Fang was Du Ke's student, so what? He was still escorting him. Was he trying to flatter him? Lord Liu was very excited when he thought that this man was Du Ke's student and that Du Ke's student was trying to flatter him.
Lord Liu: "You guys go back. We'll discuss it tomorrow if there's anything."
Qin Fang: "Then I'll take my leave."
County Magistrate Yang: "I'm leaving now."
Lord Liu waved his hand and entered the post station. Qin Fang and County Magistrate Yang did not stay any longer and turned around and left.
After leaving the post station, County Magistrate Yang called out to Qin Fang: "General Qin."
Qin Fang actually expected this. County Magistrate Yang's intention to send Lord Liu away was fake, and he was probably looking for him. So he walked slowly, waiting for the other party to call him, and sure enough...
Qin Fang stopped and asked: "Master Yang, is there anything?"
Lord Yang nodded and said, "I'm really sorry for having the audacity to invite the general to my house for a chat today." Lord Liu is here, so one has to be polite.
Qin Fang said: "Don't worry, official business is more important. Anyway, I have nothing to do after work." But eating with these people is not as good as eating with Yanyan.
County Magistrate Yang said, "Thank you for your understanding. General, you are new to Yunxiang County and have never met Lord Liu before, so you may not know Lord Liu's character very well."
Qin Fang raised his eyebrows, knowing what County Magistrate Yang wanted to say, and smiled, "I really don't understand. Not to mention that I don't understand Lord Liu, I don't even understand the affairs of the officialdom. I actually forgot to visit Lord Liu when I came to Yunxiang County to take office. I was really careless. In the years to come, I will probably have more interactions with Lord Liu. Lord Yang, please tell me about Lord Liu's personality and things to pay attention to."
County Magistrate Yang did not keep the secret. In addition to what Qin Fang had just said, that he would give the agency quota of Yunxiang County to his family, he felt that since Qin Fang had said that, it was not just empty talk, but also gratitude. So at this moment, he said frankly: "Lord Liu is not a generous person."
The Yang family had not yet fallen into decline. County Magistrate Yang had met many people, so he naturally had a good look at people: "But, he is not the kind of person with bad intentions. He is a little overreaching and a little timid."
Qin Fang looked at County Magistrate Yang in surprise. He really didn't expect County Magistrate Yang to say such a thing. Qin Fang and Lord Liu were just getting along, so he didn't comment on what kind of person he was. He was just a little surprised that County Magistrate Yang would say such things to him. No matter what County Magistrate Yang meant, Qin Fang said, "Thank you Lord Yang for reminding me."
County Magistrate Yang said, "Then I will take my leave."
County Magistrate Yang knew Lord Liu's character very well. He was sent here, and with the situation of the Yang family, how could he not have investigated Lord Liu? Lord Liu was a man who knew how to protect himself. He did not collude with high-ranking officials, nor did he do anything corrupt. For example, he was dissatisfied with Qin Fang for not visiting him, but because of Du Ke, he did not dare to do anything to Qin Fang. Another example is that when the Yang family fell into trouble, Lord Liu visited the Yang family, and although he was in the officialdom, he did not embarrass them.
To put it bluntly, this kind of person is timid and afraid of things, but he does not have the courage to do bad things.
When Qin Fang returned home, Yang Haiyan had already lain down. The ice in the room was steaming cold, but even so, in the hot summer, in the ancient times when there were no air conditioners or fans, it was still warm. She fanned herself with a fan, and the bed was a straw mat, which she wiped with cold water.
When Qin Fang came in, he saw her wearing suspender panties, but he was used to it. After the weather got hot, she always wore it like this for two years. However, every time he saw it, he felt it was very tempting.
When Yang Haiyan saw that he had returned, she couldn't help but sit up from the bed and asked, "My husband, what did County Magistrate Yang want to see you for?"
Qin Fang knew that she was not checking up on him, but was just curious, so he joked, "Introduce a girl to me."
Yang Haiyan glanced at him, then said happily: "That's great. I just discussed with the teacher that I plan to dress up as a man and follow the teacher to visit various mansions. Hey... I'm just worried that after I leave, my husband will be alone. I'm worried that no one can take good care of him when I'm gone. But now I'm not worried. With my sister coming to the mansion, my husband will have someone to take care of him, so I can go with peace of mind. My husband, when are you going to bring my sister into the mansion? I can prepare early. Don't worry, my husband, this toast..."
Before Yang Haiyan could finish, Qin Fang had already frowned, hugged the little woman, turned her over, and slapped her hard on the butt: "You are such a bad woman."
Yang Haiyan struggled to get out of his hands, but was held tightly. She was not convinced and said, "What's wrong with me? I'm so virtuous, so virtuous."
Qin Fang snorted, "You are not virtuous. You are bad, bad and slippery, like a little fox." Then, he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Yan Yan, you just bully me, you little liar, a slippery little liar."
Yang Haiyan's ears were tickled by what he said. She hugged his head with her backhand and pushed him away: "It's so hot, don't come close to me."
Qin Fang grabbed her hand: "I want to lean on it, I want to lean on it."
Yang Haiyan raised her head and pressed it against his stomach. Her hands were not strong enough, so she used her legs to help. Qin Fang couldn't help but smile, and he grabbed her legs with his hands, touched her nipples, and then reached up to pull her panties.
Depend on!
Yang Haiyan quickly shrank back into bed. This guy was too cunning: "Go take a shower. You are not allowed to get into bed before you take a shower."
Qin Fang was not willing to listen to her. The woman had come to him on her own initiative. He would be a fool to obey her. So, he pretended not to understand and pulled her panties, and touched her directly.
"Qin Fang, you bad guy..."
Yang Haiyan yelled angrily.
Then, he couldn't make any sound as his mouth was blocked by someone.
Nanny Lian was enjoying the cool outside and thought, the master and mistress are so lively every day, why is there no little master
After a while, Nanny Lian got up and asked Aunt Yu to boil water. The general was used to taking a bath with cold water in summer, but the lady was probably going to take a bath again, so hot water had to be prepared.
Half an hour later, Yang Haiyan was carried by Qin Fang to take a bath. After taking a bath, Yang Haiyan lay on the bed like a fish. The man next to her fanned her. The wind was not strong, but it was particularly comfortable. Yang Haiyan kicked his calf: "You haven't told me what you are going to do tonight."
Qin Fang held her feet and said, "It's related to Lord Liu, the prefect of Hedong Prefecture..." Then, he told her about what happened tonight, "Didn't we discuss this before? Yunxiang County is under the charge of County Magistrate Yang's family, so the rest of the prefecture and county towns also need people. As for the prefecture, I will consider Lord Liu first. No matter what he does, the prefecture only serves as an agent, which is beneficial to us and the people. If someone else becomes the agent, the prefect may be fussy about it. Instead of that, it's better to consider the prefect's family first."
Yang Haiyan had no objection to this, and her idea was the same as Qin Fang's. It was indeed more appropriate to consider the prefect's family first: "What about the prefect's character?"
Qin Fang: "I just met you today and I don't know you well yet. Today everyone is polite to each other. Maybe you are polite to me for the sake of the teacher. But I heard from Lord Yang..." He repeated all the things that County Magistrate Yang reminded him of at the end, "I will ask the teacher tomorrow to see if this is appropriate."
Yang Haiyan: "Well, in the officialdom, you should listen more to your teacher's advice. For example, the visit to the prefect this time was indeed our negligence. It's also my fault for not thinking about it."
Qin Fang rubbed her and kissed her on the shoulder again: "How can I blame you? I am an official myself and I don't understand the way to survive in the officialdom. This is my fault. This time, Lord Liu didn't care about me because of our teacher. This incident also made me remember it in my heart. No matter what I do in the future, I must think carefully before acting."
The ways of officialdom and of superiors require caution at every turn.
the next day
Early in the morning, after Qin Fang had breakfast, he went to find Du Ke.
Yang Haiyan was not busy either. The franchisee of Renzhou's Royal Grain was their Qin family, so she had to work on the potato flour and sweet potato flour.
The first step was to issue an official document in the name of the General's Mansion, stating that the General's Mansion would purchase potatoes and sweet potatoes at a price of half a penny per pound all year round. This document had to be issued throughout Hedong Prefecture, so it had to have the official seal of the Hedong Prefecture prefectural government.
In the second step, she planned to build a potato flour and sweet potato flour factory in Yunxiang County, and the name of the factory would be Huangliang Factory.
The third step is to recruit workers.
Step 4: Make potato flour and sweet potato flour.
With the emperor's reputation as the king, except for the royal grain franchisees, no one else is allowed to make potato flour and sweet potato flour. So Yang Haiyan is not afraid that the production methods of potato flour and sweet potato flour will be learned, because it is useless to learn it. It is illegal to make potato flour and sweet potato flour privately, and ordinary people are most afraid of breaking the law.
With so many plans, she really doesn't have time to go out and play.
"My dear, Doctor Li is here." When Yang Haiyan was writing a plan in the study, Nanny Lian's voice was heard outside.
Yang Haiyan put down her pen and asked, "Why is Doctor Li here? What's the matter?"
Nanny Lian said, "Have you forgotten? We have to take the pulse once a month in our house."
This was Yang Haiyan's plan, which she had made when she was at the border. In ancient times, physical examinations were not allowed, so for safety reasons, it was necessary to take the pulse every month. She said, "Yes, yes, yes, I forgot the date. Please ask Doctor Li to come in, and gather the rest of the family to the hall, so that Doctor Li doesn't have to run around between the courtyards."
Aunt Lian: “Ah.”
Doctor Li entered the study and greeted Yang Haiyan first: "Hello, my dear. Is it convenient to take your pulse now?"
Yang Haiyan said, "It's convenient. Please come in." As she spoke, she extended her hand.