Gu Chen turned his head away and ignored him, but Su Wanying explained softly.
"We are poor here. Since we are returning to the capital, why not leave some more things for Mr. Zheng, who may be able to use them in the future?"
It had been five years since she had seen her brother and sister-in-law. She estimated that her husband had already returned home.
Since we are in a hurry, carrying so many things on the road is just cumbersome and will slow down the journey. Why bother?
"The old man is so kind."
Gu An said very sincerely, and then went back to the house to pack his clothes.
Seeing this, Su Wanying looked at her husband.
"Ms. sir, tell me, should we go see Mr. Chen? We are going back to the capital again this time. I don't know when you will see each other again."
My husband is in a special situation and has bad luck.
There are many people who have been county magistrates for their entire lives.
It is quite normal for good friends to part ways and not see each other again for the rest of their lives.
Look at Li Bai and Du Fu. After they parted, didn't they never see each other again?
"That's fine." Gu Chen nodded and said with a smile, "Anyway, I'll be back in Beijing after the Qingming Festival. It's not too late, so I won't be in a hurry."
It's only May now, so it stands to reason that there is still a year of rest.
Su Wanying put down the clothes in her hands and looked carefully to see that no one was outside. Then she moved lightly to his side and whispered.
"Since you can't refuse the emperor's favor, your husband should put away his mood of not wanting to return to the capital, and don't let others find out."
"Don't express your happiness or anger through expression, and don't let others know your thoughts. The waters of officialdom are deeper than the sea. I am a womanly person, and I can't help you, husband, outside."
"Husband, you must know it in your heart. Since we have to do this, we must do it well and make it difficult for people to talk about it."
She put her delicate hands on her husband's shoulders and pressed him down gently.
"Back then, during the Battle of Hongdu, my father was not the only one who donated food in our county. Why didn't someone else become county magistrate and my father became one?"
"Because others' flesh hurts, others are a little reluctant to give it up, but they have to donate it. That kind of reluctance is not pleasing."
"My father knew that donation was necessary, so he donated the money happily."
"The people above feel comfortable looking at it. Only the Su family has such a status in the county. Dad said that since you have paid, you must be rewarded."
"But if someone is strong and can crush you to death at will, then you have to learn to show weakness and learn to judge the timing, so that you can protect everything about yourself."
Starting from Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Su family was no longer just a small landowner, but they were able to escape the military chaos at the end of the Song Dynasty and the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
By the Ming Dynasty, the Su family was still stable and prosperous, relying on the wisdom of generations of family heads. This wisdom may not be enough for the Su family to shine.
But it can allow them to have no worries about food, clothing, and life for these hundreds of years.
"My wife is the wise one." Gu Chen held the hand on his shoulder and sighed: "Yes, since you can't resist, you can only accept it."
Lao Zhu, you'd better not let me be the censor, otherwise if I don't think of a way, I will spit on your face every now and then.
If I don't annoy you to death, I won't be named Gu.
Pooh!
The day before leaving, Gu Chen learned that the common people were coming to see him and Lao Liao off tomorrow, and they would also bring them white flour buns and eggs.
Gu Chen was never used to things like this that made people cry.
Not to mention Lao Liao, a family of generals hates crying people the most.
Therefore, the two hit it off immediately and sneaked away under the cover of night.
Liao Yongzhong hurriedly replied that he could not see Gu Chen off. When they reached the intersection, the two of them parted ways without saying anything.
What needs to be said has already been said!
Xinfan County.
If Gu Chen originally went back to Nanchang, he could choose not to pass by Chengdu.
But in order to see my friend, I had to travel more than 600 miles around.
He did not inform him in advance. When he stood at the entrance of the county government office and saw the county government office who was countless times more impressive than Zhuang Lang, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.
"Brother Chen is still living a good life."
This is a well-behaved yamen, new and impressive.
Looking at the crowds in front of the door, it seems that there is a case being judged.
Gu Chen was even more envious. He had been in Zhuanglang for five years and had never been promoted once. The gavel was covered with thick dust.
It's really a little bit of a pity that I didn't have that kind of addiction to rights.
He hugged his daughter, pulled his wife, and squeezed through the crowd to the front row to eat melon.
"Sir, the common people were wronged, and the common people did not kill anyone."
The man who spoke had a dull look on his face. Next to him were two corpses covered with white cloth. The white cloth was soaked in blood, and the man's clothes were also stained with blood.
The crowd of melon-eaters who were watching couldn't help but sigh when they saw this.
"It's evil."
"But this member Shen died so well. He usually takes advantage of his relationship with the prefect to act recklessly. Which beautiful daughter-in-law has not been bullied by him?"
"This time we finally encountered a tough fight. Not only did I become ruthless, I killed him."
"I also cut up that thing that was causing harm to people. It was really satisfying. But I don't have the courage to do it. I dare not admit it."
"What a pity. It's not his wife's fault that he killed his own wife as well. This woman's life was too miserable."
"But it's understandable. You said, which man in the world is willing to be a bastard? If his wife just doesn't go out, how could this happen?"
Oh, it dawned on Gu Chen. It turned out that someone had done too many bad things and was retaliated against and had his crime tools confiscated. He deserved it.
This woman has indeed committed sin.
Su Wanying turned her head and looked at the old woman who was speaking: "Why are you standing here? What if someone wants to steal the silver hairpin from your head?"
"If you still have a gold bracelet on your hand, then you have to blame the old lady for not going out. After all, if you don't go out, how can you encounter robbers?"
People are dead, and they still say sarcastic things. It's really annoying.
"Hey~ you... you little lady, how do you talk?"
The old woman wanted to stretch out her hand, but she saw a man standing next to her looking at her coldly. She quickly retracted her claws.
It’s not easy to bully someone when she has her own man by her side to support her!
She was a little loud just now, and Chen Baochuan had noticed them now.
He was a little surprised, and he didn't care about the case, so he quickly took pictures of the scene.
"Retry another day, withdraw from court!"
There was no excitement to watch, everyone had left, the corpses were moved away by the widowers, the prisoners were taken down and locked up, and Chen Baochuan stepped forward quickly.
"Brother Gu, you didn't even say a word when you came, so I could pick you up."
"I don't dare to disturb you." Gu Chen said with a smile: "You are a parent officer, and you came here to pick me up. What can the common people do if they can't find the parent officer?"
"Harm." Chen Baochuan waved his hand and then greeted Su Wanying.
"Hello, sister-in-law. You've had a hard journey. Ah, this is Ning Yatou. She's so beautiful. Can you give me a hug, uncle?"
Chen Baochuan liked Shu Ning as soon as he saw her and reached out to try to hug her.
But the little girl refused, and instead buried her face in her father's arms, only showing half of her face and looking at him curiously.
Gu Chen said proudly: "Follow me and accept my fate. No one can abduct me."
The group followed Chen Baochuan to the backyard, where Mrs. Lin was embroidering.
When they saw Gu Chen and the others, they almost didn't react.
"Master Gu, Sister Su, distinguished guest, please come in and sit down quickly."
Although she was still dressed very simply, there were already two girls waiting on her, and she still smelled faintly of expensive spices.
Gu Chen's heart moved slightly and he looked at his good brother calmly.
Sure enough, the white lined collar in the official uniform was made of fine silk.
It seems that the officials in Xinfan are indeed more comfortable than those in the capital.
After sitting down, the maids served tea for several people. Gu Chen picked up the tea cup, smelled it, and couldn't help but praise it after taking a sip.
"What a fragrant tea. Isn't it cheap?"
This tea tastes better than the Dragon Ball that His Highness drank, and it seems that the difference is not too big.
It's a pity that Lao Zhu won't let the Dragon Making Group go.
"This is a specialty of Sichuan. Zhaopo tea is a tribute tea from the Tang Dynasty. It is naturally good. If you like it, I can decorate it for you."
"Those who sell three guans for one tael are sold outside, but I don't have much here."
After Chen Baochuan explained with a smile, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.
"I definitely can't afford this tea myself."
"It's just that the magistrate is polite. On the four o'clock and eight festivals, Mrs. Lin and I, as well as the baby, always have to give some good things."
"Whether it's spices, tea, cloth, game, or jewelry. Although I don't give much every time, I still give it every time."
Of course he knew that this was a way for his boss to win over people.
Logically speaking, he should refuse, but who has the nerve to refuse his boss?
What's more, I wasn't allowed to do anything shameful.
It's just common courtesy, so why refuse?
Alas, I did all the bad things in my previous life, and now I am serving as a county magistrate.
