Lin Sui'an simply couldn't believe that Hua Yitang, the official of Chengxian County, was squatting on the ground and talking seriously to a baby about what a "love poem" was.
"The so-called love poems refer to poems given to the person you love. They cannot be given casually. The so-called love poems are meant to be given to the person you love. The so-called love poems are a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold and a promise that will last forever——"
"I know, it's just a poem for the person you like." Nanny said with wide innocent eyes, "I like Mrs. Lin, why are you anxious? Ah, I know, grandma said, this is called jealousy. "
Hua Yitang's face darkened, and the melon-eating crowd around him burst into laughter.
The area around Simianzhuang was originally a residential area, and it happened to be the morning market at this time. There were many people coming and going, and now they were all eager to watch the excitement. Lin Sui'an felt deeply embarrassed, silently covered his face and retreated, planning to use the swift wind to shake the autumn leaves. Footwork to escape the scene.
It has to be said that the thickness of the face of Yangdu's most handsome man is really unmatched. At this time, he is still quibbling, "Who, who, who, who, who said I'm jealous?! I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I. How could I be jealous of a little kid like you?!"
"You are just jealous." Little Milkman said decisively, "But you don't have to be sad. I like you too, and I wrote a song for you."
Hua Yitang: "Huh?"
The little kid took out another crumpled piece of straw paper from his pocket, smoothed it with his little fleshy hands, raised it and read loudly, "The rain has stopped, the sky is sunny, and the clothes of the Huahua County Captain are like flowers." It’s open the same way, it looks good.”
Lin Sui'an: "Pfft!"
Everyone: "Hahahahahaha."
Hua Yitang was stunned. The little boy stuffed the straw paper into his hand, grinned, even with two teeth missing, and ran away.
Hua Yitang stared blankly at the wrinkled straw paper in his hand, and his face turned red. He put the ball of straw paper in his hands and stood up in a panic. He waved a small fan to cover up, "Ah, it's a bit hot today."
The people watching burst into laughter. An old man ran over and gave Hua Yitang half a piece of salted fish. An aunt gave Hua Yitang two pieces of bacon. The young lady gave half a basket of eggs, and the old woman forced herself to give Hua Yitang a bunch of green onions, duck eggs, Goose eggs, smoked chicken legs, green vegetables with morning dew, wild fruits washed by spring water, steaming steamed cakes... When everyone stuffs something, they have to say "Huaxian Lieutenant, they are like flowers, so beautiful." , within a moment, the charming Huaxian Lieutenant was turned into a grocery store.
Hua Yitang was shocked and shy at the beginning, but gradually turned into moved. In the end, probably because of the crazy nature of people, he not only accepted it happily, but also swaggered all the way, and was very arrogant. I accepted it with a smile!"
Lin Sui'an followed beside him dumbfounded. Seeing that the green onions around Hua Yitang's neck could be used as a scarf, he really couldn't stand it, so he helped to pick up a basket of duck eggs. Unexpectedly, he stirred up a hornet's nest. Everyone had seen Hua County. Wei was weak and frail, and he was a little hesitant about delivering things. Now when he saw Lin Sui'an Ken taking over, he immediately let go of his hands and feet. Ten kilograms of bacon, twenty kilograms of salted fish, and thirty kilograms of mountain products were all sent over. , Lin Sui'an was accidentally dressed up as a Christmas tree in a moment.
The two of them walked with great difficulty, nodding and thanking each other all the way. They were in a mess and sweating profusely. It took them an hour to finally return to the county government office.
Zhu Dasheng was very happy to see the two of them like this, and joked: "If the county government runs out of rations in the future, I will let you two go out for a while, which will be enough for us brothers to eat for more than half a month."
Li Nili: "I heard that the people put all the gold leaves scattered by Huaxian Lieutenant in the shrine, and prayed to the Flower God for peace with three teas and three fragrances a day."
A group of unscrupulous government officials made a fuss and pretended to worship.
Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an were busy unloading the goods and had no time to take care of them. Magistrate Qiu couldn't help laughing when he saw their appearance, and hurriedly ordered everyone to help. After everyone was busy tidying up the pile of local specialties, he thought of business. , "Huaxian Lieutenant, Lady Lin, the imperial edict has arrived."
Hua Yitang and Lin Sui'an hurriedly tidied up their clothes and quickly followed Magistrate Qiu to the main hall.
Ling Zhiyan held up the imperial edict and stood in the hall looking at them with a smile.
"Under the sect: The foundation of the world, where all the people live in peace, is the leader. Hua Yitang, the county lieutenant of Chengxian County, Qingzhou, suppresses bandits and suppresses evil, cleanses away the dirt, and restores a clean and clear life. He has made great contributions and has been promoted to the judicial army of Yidu Prefecture. He will leave for his post today."
Lin Sui An said: Good guy! The judicial officer of Yidu Prefecture joined the army! It sounds much more cool than the county captain.
Magistrate Qiu's jaw dropped, and four characters were written on his face: Heaven's Proud Man!
Hua Yitang took the imperial edict and read it carefully, then smiled, "It's barely worthy of me, Shiro Hua."
"The judicial officer of Yidu Prefecture joined the army from the seventh rank, and Shiro was promoted to the seventh rank in a row, which shows the saint's high expectations for Shiro," Ling Zhiyan said with a smile, "Yidu is one of the five major capitals of the Tang Dynasty, although its status is not as good as Dongdu and An. Du, Yangdu, but on the same level as Guangdu, with spring-like weather all year round and pleasant climate, it is a good place.”
Hua Yitang's tone was a bit sinister, "It is indeed a good place."
Lin Sui'an became more energetic, "What should I say?"
Ling Zhiyan: "Yidu is the largest capital city in Suizhou. It has a long history and many clans. The most powerful among them is one of the five surnames and seven sects——"
Hua Yitang: "The Su family in Suizhou."
Lin Sui'an said "Oh haha" and thought to himself that this was really not a case of enemies not getting together. The sage knew that they had a grudge against the Su family in Suizhou, so he arranged this way, so he must have some deep meaning.
Lin Sui'an poked Ling Zhiyan, "Ling Sizhi, what about me?"
Ling Zhiyan took out a piece of paper from her arms and handed it to Lin Sui'an, saying in a low voice, "The sage said that Mrs. Lin has done a good job in Cheng County, and this is your reward."
That piece of paper was actually a house deed. It was located in Guiyi Square, a house with three entrances and three exits. It was adjacent to Jingxingfang, Hua's No. 66 House. It was a quarter of an hour's walk to Bei City and a two-quarters of an hour's walk to the Imperial City. A genuine golden living circle, equivalent to a courtyard house in the second ring road of the capital, the market price——
"One hundred and fifty thousand dollars." Hua Yitang only glanced at it and quoted the price, adding a comment, "If Qiu Hong is not caught, he will have to work hard to earn it for twenty years."
Oh ho ho! A saint is worthy of being a saint. You will know if he is there as soon as you make a move!
Lin Sui'an happily got the house deed, thinking that he would find Mu Xia to build a safe for safekeeping later, and asked Ling Zhiyan, "What is the mission this time?"
Ling Zhiyan whispered: "The sage said that Mrs. Lin is really working hard on this trip to Chengxian County. The scenery in Yidu is very beautiful. Let Ling accompany Mrs. Lin to Yidu to have a good time and relax."
Lin Sui'an: "Received! Understood!"
Hua Yitang's eyes lit up, "Ling Liulang wants to go too?"
Ling Zhiyan nodded.
"Very good - cough!" Hua Yitang cleared his throat and waved his little fan, "The saint's plan was very good. He sent Ling Liulang out on errands, but asked Hua to pay the travel expenses."
"Ling eats less to survive."
"Don't do it. If you lose weight due to hunger on the road and word spreads that I, the Hua Family, have abused you, wouldn't it be a sign of my Hua Family being destroyed?!"
"Then Ling will rely on Hua to join the army along the way!"
Hua Yitang waved his sleeves boldly, "Don't worry, I will definitely feed you until you become fat."
Ling Zhiyan and Lin Sui'an looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed.
Sure enough, it was Hana Shiro who was dissatisfied with his body. He was obviously happy in his heart, but he would never admit it with his mouth.
"Congratulations to Huaxian Lieutenant for your promotion!" Magistrate Qiu stepped forward, cupped his fists and said, "How about when does Huaxian Lieutenant plan to set off?"
Hua Yitang looked solemn and said, "Without further delay, we will set off in three days."
Qiu Liang was a little reluctant to leave, "If Huaxian Wei doesn't give up, I want to do something, and invite the Qiu family, the Zhu family masters and the elders to practice for Huaxian Wei——"
"This is inappropriate." Hua Yitang refused, "My resignation must be kept secret by the county magistrate on Hua's behalf."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.
Magistrate Qiu: "Why keep it secret?"
Hua Yitang sighed, waving his fan and walked to the door, looking up at the clouds in the sky, his back looking melancholy, "Hua is deeply loved by the people. If they knew that Hua was leaving, they would be heartbroken. Yiyi Reluctant to leave, seeing each other off hundreds of miles away, tears streaming down Qingzhou, Hua really can't bear it!"
Everyone: "..."
Don't you feel ashamed to say this yourself?
In view of Hua Yitang's persistence, Qiu Liang had no choice but to order anyone in the county government not to leak the news that Hua County Lieutenant had left Cheng County. Hua Yitang still visited tea gardens and teahouses every day and brought back a pile of bacon. fish.
Mu Xia and Ita began to pack their bags in full swing, and Lin Sui An took the route to Jingmen to send a message to Jin Ruo, asking him to stay in Guangdu City to join the large army.
The only problem was the stay of the four Bings. Previously, Lin Sui'an saw that these four people had been following Xiaoyu, obeying Xiaoyu's words, and also loved the tea garden, so he wanted them to stay in Cheng County. He didn't want to Upon hearing this, the four people all knelt down and kowtowed, silently weeping, which made Lin Sui'an's conscience prick.
Lin Sui'an had to ask Ita to ask the four people about their feelings. The results of Eta's heart-to-heart talk were as follows:
"They say that life is saved by pigs. People who are born as pigs will die as pigs."
"..."
"They said that they were sorry for Xiaoyu and went to the tea garden to make amends, not to stay."
Lin Sui'an then remembered that the four of them had been beaten up by Xiaoyu's grandson and the farmers for teasing Xiaoyu at the tea stall and sent to Xiande Village. "Four Beasts". In fact, there were a total of five people sent to Xiande Village at the beginning, but now there are only four left, and the other one is probably already in danger.
Fang Ke had a different view on this, "This is very good, it means that these four people have gradually remembered the past. If they are allowed to stay with Qian Jing, they may one day be able to return to normal people."
Lin Sui'an thought for a while and agreed.
Everything was ready, Hua Yitang chose a dark and windy early morning to set off. In order to keep a low profile, even Ling Zhiyan did not dare to ride a horse, and crowded into the carriage with everyone. Everyone yawned and rode in the dark, like a group of rolls. A thief was trying to escape. Unexpectedly, as soon as the carriage drove out of the side gate of the county government office, he heard a sharp shout:
"Lieutenant Huaxian is leaving!"
Suddenly, the lights were as bright as day, and the horses pulling the cart were frightened.
Lin Sui'an and Ling Zhiyan looked through the window slit, but they saw densely packed people on both sides of the road. They held torches and looked at the carriage with red eyes. The leaders were actually the county magistrate Qiu Liang, the chief clerk Zhu Dachang and a group of people. All the government officials are bad people.
"Qiu Liang, Magistrate of Chengxian County, leads the people of Chengxian County to bid farewell to Lieutenant Huaxian! May Lieutenant Huaxian have smooth sailing and good health in his life!"
Everyone was stunned and looked at Hua Yitang.
Hua Yitang sat up straight, his eyes gradually turning red, "I told them not to tell them..." He opened the fan with a bang to cover his face, and choked, "Let's go..."
Everyone was happy: it turned out that this guy was not afraid that the people would shed tears in Qingzhou, but was afraid that his own tears would spill in Chengxian County.
At this point, there was no way to hide. Lin Sui'an simply opened the car window, leaning against the car window and waving from afar, "Thank you! Thank you!"
In the crowd, she saw Qiu Laoba, Qiu Bo, Zhu Mu, Qiu Sanji, the head of the Zhu family, Qiu Sanniang, A Niu, the little doll who sent the love poem, Qiu Liuniang, the tea ladies in the teahouse …
"Farewell Madam Lin! May Madam Lin be safe and happy!"
"Farewell, Doctor Fang! May Doctor Fang be healthy and safe!"
"Farewell Mr. Ita, please learn Tang language well!"
"Farewell Mr. Muxia, the roast lamb leg recipe you taught us is so delicious!"
"I have a message for Mr. Jin Ruo, please come back anytime if you want to drink tea!"
"Farewell Ling Sizhi, Ling Sizhi should smile more, so that he looks good."
Lin Sui'an's eyes were sore and he turned his head in embarrassment. He caught a glimpse of Ling Zhiyan covering her face with her sleeves, Fang Ke burying her head in the big wooden box. Mu Xia and Yita who were driving had runny noses, and Hua Yitang's shoulders were twitching. Don't dare to show your face.
The carriage went all the way from the county government office to the city gate, and the shouts of farewell kept getting louder and louder for a long time. Suddenly, no one knew who gave the order, and more than a dozen people rushed out of the crowd with lightning speed. Lin Sui'an stuffed the things in his hands into the car window. Before Lin Sui'an could react, he heard a series of cuckoo calls, and the big cock flapped its wings and hit it in front of his face. Fang Keyuan stared at him and stood on the box. Holding a big white goose, Ling Zhiyan held two juicy cabbages for some reason. The most outrageous thing was Hua Yitang, whose head was covered with chicken, duck and goose feathers, and a fat reed chicken stood above his head.
Mucha and Ita shouted, "No, no, don't give it away!", but it had no effect. A steady stream of salted meat, salted fish, eggs, steamed vegetable cakes and white sugar cakes squeezed in through the gaps in the car doors and windows. Everyone couldn't care less about their sadness. They blocked the doors and blocked the windows. Mu Xia drove all the way and rushed out of the city gate as if running away. In the distance, the cheers of the people could be heard, as if What an incredible victory was achieved.
Everyone was in a state of embarrassment. They all looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Hua Yitang: "I told you to keep it a secret!
Ling Zhiyan: "Silang is far-sighted, we have misunderstood him."
Fang Ke: "Too much enthusiasm is scary."
Sure enough, it is a time-honored and battle-tested feeding method that is hard to guard against.
Lin Sui'an caught the reed chicken above Hua Yitang's head and asked, "Is this chicken delicious?"
Mu Xia: "The reed chicken soup is the most delicious. Wait until the next stop - Xu!"
The carriage stopped, and everyone was still frightened. They quickly blocked the windows and doors, fearing that there would be another farewell gift falling from the sky. The car body shook and Eta got out of the car.
"It's Xiaoyu." Mu Xia whispered, "It seems to be here to see off Ita."
When everyone heard this, they all poked their heads out of the window, like a string of candied haws hanging by the carriage.
In the light morning mist, Eta's blond hair fluttered in the wind, reflecting in the little fish's eyes, shining like water.
Xiaoyu was holding a bowl of tea. The bowl was a coarse porcelain bowl and the tea was Baihua tea. It was exactly the same as when Yita entered Cheng County on the first day.
Xiaoyu: "Etta, this bowl of tea is my practice for you."
Etta: "Yeah."
"Do you know I like you?"
"Um."
"Although I like you, I can't let you go."
"Um."
"I still have things to do in Cheng County."
"Um."
"Will you come back to see me in the future?"
"Um."
"Ita, take care along the way."
Ita was silent for a moment, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth, clasped his fists and said, "Take care."
Xiaoyu's eyes turned red, and he gave a distant salute to the carriage, and retreated to the side of the road. Ita turned over and jumped onto the carriage, flicked the reins, and the carriage galloped away.
Everyone pulled their heads back one after another. You looked at me, I looked at you, and their heads came together.
Fang Ke: "Miss Xiaoyu has an idea. She can pick it up and put it down. It's very good."
Hua Yitang: "Hua is considered the number one dude in Yangdu, how could he teach a clumsy-tongued guy like Eta!"
Lin Sui'an: "Ita's Tang language training must be put on the agenda!"
Ling Zhiyan: "Indeed."
Lin Sui'an opened the car door and took a look. Eta's eyes were red and she wiped her eyelids fiercely from time to time. Mu Xia sat aside, not daring to express her anger.
Lin Sui'an thought for a while and said in a loud voice, "Eta, I'm thirsty."
Ita sighed, got into the carriage, lowered her head, and boiled water for tea.
Lin Sui'an quickly poked Hua Yitang, and Hua Yitang stared.
Lin Sui'an: Tell me a joke.
Hua Yitang:? ? ?
Lin Sui'an: Hurry up!
Hua Yitang scratched his forehead with a fan, his eyes brightened, "Speaking of which, there is still an unsolved mystery in Cheng County. Lin Sui'an, do you still remember the secret room that connects the underground secret passage between Simianzhuang and Xiandezhuang?"
Lin Sui'an: "What?"
"That secret room has a big secret."
Everyone looked at each other, but no one said a word.
Ita handed the tea cups to everyone and asked curiously, "What, the secret?"
Hua Yitang chuckled, "I specifically asked the head of the Zhu family later, and he said that the secret room was specially built by the previous head of the Zhu family and the previous head of the Qiu family to facilitate trysts. Camellia and Dragon God Fruit were actually It’s their token of love.”
Everyone sprayed tea together: "Pfft——"
Ita was furious: "Shiro!"
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Yangdu, Hua's mansion.
Immel, the chief butler of the Hua family, was sweating profusely as he watched the head of the Hua family, Hua Yihuan, break the brush in his hand.
"Is this what Shiro spent in Cheng County?!"
"Home master, yes."
"A dog can't change his habit of eating shit! This prodigal thing! He really didn't pay for the roof for three days." Hua Yihuan pulled out the rattan from under the case, "Where is he now? Get the car ready quickly, I'm here Just go—"
"Master, please wait!" Immel quickly presented the account book, "This is the account for this season's Baihua Tea. You can take a look first."
Hua Yihuan suppressed his anger, opened the scroll and read the ten lines at a glance. He coughed dryly and put the cane back, "Finally, I have not insulted the reputation of the Yangdu Hua family."
"Oh, my master, you are too humble! Compared with the profits of Baihua Tea, Cheng County's expenses are just a drop in the bucket. Shiro's operation is clearly a big deal on our Hua family's face!"
"Hmph, I, Mr. Hua, still need him to be a dandy?"
"The master of the house is wrong. You have been on the battlefield for a long time. Don't you see the prospects of Shiro's business of Baihua Tea?"
"..."
"It is no exaggeration to say that if the development continues at this rate, within two years, not to mention the tea market of the Tang Kingdom, even the overseas market will be swallowed up by this Hundred Flowers Tea."
Hua Yihuan sneered, "Do you think other tea merchants are stupid?"
"As expected, the owner of the family had foresight. I heard that imitations of Baihua Tea have appeared in several major capitals."
Hua Yihuan raised the corner of his mouth and poured a cup of tea. The tea leaves in the cup were spread out and the color was bright. It was the most authentic Baihua tea in Cheng County.
"If someone imitates it, it means our tea is good. If no one imitates it, wouldn't it be boring?"
Immel shuddered.
Did the head of the family laugh just now? Mom, your smile is as scary as Shiro’s! :,,
