Zheng Ruqian took Pang Pangshan from knocking on the door to entering in just a dozen breaths.
It was so fast that even they themselves thought that they were the nephews of Yunshui County Magistrate.
Until I saw Magistrate Pang in casual clothes in the backyard.
As soon as he came up, he asked, "Are you two being bullied again?"
Zheng Ruqian's nose suddenly became sour.
This good and kind-hearted magistrate ordered people to open the door so quickly because he was afraid that they would be bullied again.
"I'm telling you, I'm thanking you for saving me. I've specially prepared some local specialties from Xieyang County, and I hope you'll accept it." Zheng Ruqian bowed his head respectfully, covering up the red circles under his eyes, and offered a few packets of candied fruits.
Magistrate Pang breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his mustache, shook his head with a smile, "There is no need for the items, you can keep them for yourselves."
"Sir, these are just some souvenirs, not valuable." Zheng Ruqian refused to take back his hand, "This is the kindness of the Caomin brothers and sisters, just to thank you, please accept it."
Magistrate Pang's hand stroking his beard paused in the air, sighed, and waved to the old slave.
The old slave of the Pang family stepped forward with a smile and took the specialty product from Zheng Ruqian's hand.
Over the years, the county magistrate has been honest and upright, and has dedicated his life to the people, but he has always refused to take advantage of the people.
If I hadn't had something to talk to Zheng Ruqian today, I probably wouldn't have accepted this souvenir.
Sure enough, the old slave had just given away the souvenirs.
Magistrate Pang then spoke carefully, "I heard someone said that you have been collecting vegetables in Yunshui County during this time."
Zheng Ruqian didn't expect that the county magistrate would pay attention to this, and he was immediately flattered, "I am collecting vegetables, just because... the people in Xieyang County dare not sell vegetables to me."
What a “dare not”!
Magistrate Pang put his hands behind his back and said, "Yunshui County is a good place with rich products and a suitable climate. Several villages and towns in the south can still harvest vegetables at the end of the year. It's a pity that the Dayu Dynasty covers a vast area, and every household is only used to staying. In such a small area, many products end up being thrown away to feed chickens and ducks, which is really a waste.”
"When I was young, I thought about whether it would benefit both parties if I were given a few carriages to transport these vegetables to another place and sell them."
"It's a pity that after I became a county magistrate, I really didn't have much else to do, so I had to shelve the idea."
"Young man, you have done what I wanted to do most when I was young. From now on, Yunshui County will open its doors to you and will always welcome you."
After finishing his sonorous words, Zheng Ruqian could not recover for a long time.
It wasn't until Magistrate Pang patted his shoulder that he clasped his fists loudly, "Don't worry, Sir, Ru Qian will definitely carry out this matter to the end. One day, the meat and vegetables of the entire Dayu Dynasty can be circulated, so that the people of the south can , you can also eat northern dishes!”
It is not that the Dayu Dynasty has no fleet of tourists, but they only sell gold, silver, silk and satin, soft yarn and delicacies, and no one has ever paid attention to meat and vegetables that cost a few pennies per pound.
But it was precisely this that gave Zheng Ruqian the opportunity. He was willing to collect vegetables and buy meat, and was willing to be a transporter between the two cities to make money that others would not bother to make.
Magistrate Pang didn't expect this boy to be so ambitious, so he couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder again.
Zheng Ruqian's arms trembled as he was being slapped, and then he retracted his hand and said three times, "Okay, okay, okay."
Magistrate Pang felt happy and laughed.
Zheng Ruqian couldn't help but open his mouth several times, wanting to explain about pulling the tiger skin, but he swallowed it alive.
Until he was leaving, he finally couldn't help it and knelt on the ground with a "pop".
Magistrate Pang was stunned.
"Sir, we were threatened by the wife of the county magistrate of Xieyang and to protect ourselves, we had no choice but to lie about our close relationship with your nephew. Ruqian knew that this was wrong and came here to ask for punishment."
Zheng Ruqian lowered his head and explained the matter honestly.
Finally, pointing to Pang Pang Mountain, "This is our fabricated nephew."
Magistrate Pang stroked his beard.
To be honest, Pang Pang Shansheng has good facial features, is tall and strong, and is not ugly.
Putting on a fine cloth robe and new cotton shoes, there is also a somewhat dignified posture.
The most important thing is that they only pulled out the tiger skin to protect themselves. They neither acted arrogantly nor harmed the countryside.
However, Zheng Ruqian knelt down like this, which frightened Magistrate Pang so much that he thought these two boys had done something unjust.
"Okay, I will accept this nephew." Magistrate Pang glanced at Pang Pangshan, "You should do whatever you want. As long as it does not harm the people, I will tolerate it for the time being."
This is a truly good official who serves the country and the people.
If there were such parents in Xieyang County, how could they be forced to this point.
Zheng Ruqian pulled Pangshan with warm eyes and kowtowed three times to Magistrate Pang solemnly.
Magistrate Pang didn't avoid it either, he just accepted it so generously.
Finally, he helped the two children and sent them outside the door.
"Good boy, come back when you have time."
This farewell, in the eyes of the two Xieyang County government officials, was an uncle's farewell to his nephew.
They were horrified and did not dare to stay any longer. They returned to Xieyang County without stopping and reported all the matter.
"It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be." The Xieyang County Magistrate murmured.
He acted quickly, and after the Lantern Festival, he found out that Pang Pangshan had been begging in Xieyang County for ten years. He originally thought that these children were pulling a tiger's skin, but he didn't expect it to be true.
Even if it's not true, Magistrate Pang is still supporting these beggars.
This is difficult to handle.
The Xieyang County Magistrate and the Pang County Magistrate are at the same level. If they really want to fight each other, it will be a lose-lose fight at most.
What's more, Gao Hu was the first to be reckless. If he really wanted to fight head-on, Magistrate Xieyang might not be able to defeat Magistrate Pang.
"What should I do? What should I do?" the county magistrate's wife cried behind the screen, "Master, I only have a younger brother like this. I can't just watch him be imprisoned for seven years. He also has to continue the family line of my Gao family. "
The Xieyang County Magistrate had a headache from crying and held his forehead with one hand.
After a long while, he said the next sentence, "Why are you crying? These children are still in Xieyang County."
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
In Yunshui County, Magistrate Pang is Tian.
But in Xieyang County, he is the king.
The county magistrate's wife suddenly stopped crying, but her hand holding the veil became tighter and tighter.
Yunshui County.
After explaining clearly to Magistrate Pang, Zheng Ruqian felt much lighter.
Lai Fang needed to conceal Pang Pangshan's identity. This way he would really get the protection of Magistrate Pang, but he would not be afraid of being exposed.
He first bought a new donkey cart with three taels of silver, and then taught Pang Pangshan how to drive a donkey cart.
It took three days to harvest vegetables in Yunshui County, and three days of practice in Pang Pangshan.
When the two donkey carts were full, Pang Pangshan was able to drive the donkey cart steadily behind.
The two of them hurried back home.
It took about three or four days to arrive in Xieyang County.
It's still the old rule, go back to the ruined temple first and leave the gifts you brought for your family.
Pang Pangshan was a little puzzled, "Can't we deliver the vegetables to Youranju first, and then bring the gifts back in an empty car? Why should we pass through the county town, go back to the ruined temple first, and then send the vegetables back to the county? Isn't this a detour? .”
Zheng Ruqian pursed his lips and smiled but said nothing.
When he arrived at the gate of the dilapidated temple, he tied the donkey cart to the big tree, looked at the villagers in the village, and smiled coldly.
In the past, these villagers were scared out of their wits by Gao Hu's words and refused to sell a vegetable.
Now that he has gone to Yunshui County to collect a cart full of vegetables, he naturally wants to show it to the villagers.
It is clear that without the support of these people, Zheng Ruqian can still receive food and make money.
"Second brother." Jiang Sheng jumped out of the ruined temple, "Bring something delicious."
Zheng Ruqian took out two packages of pastries from his pocket.
When I was distributing it, I realized that everyone was gone.
"Where did Big Brother and Three, Four and Five go?" he asked.
Jiang Sheng took a deep breath of the aroma of the pastry and said disgustedly, "You idiot second brother, the eldest brother went to school, the third brother and Uncle Zhang went hunting in the mountains, and the fifth brother accompanied the fourth brother to the village for medical treatment."
Therefore, she was left to look after the door.
Zheng Ruqian suppressed his laughter, "Then you eat first. I'll take Dashan to deliver food to Youranju. I'll be back soon."
The show is over, it's time to get down to business.
The two of them walked under the big tree, and as soon as they untied the reins of the donkey cart, they saw Chang Yan and Wen Zhiyun coming out of the village carrying a small medicine box.
Behind them, there were a few shy women falling.
Although the relationship between Zheng Ruqian and the villagers was very tense, Wen Zhiyun did not stop seeing the villagers. They were all upright people, and they were all treated as one. They did not need to do business, but they still needed to see their diseases.
Because of this, the villagers believed that their relationship with Zheng Ruqian could be eased. After Gao Hu was imprisoned by the Yunshui County Magistrate, they tried several times and finally couldn't help but follow the young man, trying to sell the vegetables again. go.
The woman stopped in front of Zheng Ruqian and tried her best to chat, "Xiao Qian collected the vegetables again. What do you think of these cabbages, Auntie? The Chinese New Year has just passed and there is a lot of money. Eating some cabbages is good for your health."
Zheng Ruqian lowered his head and said nothing.
He remembered this aunt. When he came to collect vegetables years ago, her aunt laughed at Yan Yan but still refused to take out a vegetable. She even rolled her eyes after he came back disappointed.
At that time, he knew what the world was like.
"Hey, why don't you talk, kid?" The woman muttered several times but still got no response, and she became a little anxious. "We didn't mean not to sell you food at the beginning. We were really helpless. How could you, kid?" So vindictive.”
