Fang Zheng and his party were ready to set off.
He is about to rush to the capital, waiting to meet the emperor.
The group from Beijing originally planned to take Xiao Tao and Zhang Biao with them, but after Bai Yi's persuasion, they finally decided to take her with them.
Early in the morning, the people of Taoyuan County got up almost in the middle of the night and waited at the city gate early.
In particular, the officials in the county government got up earlier. They were the first to serve in Taoyuan County and the first to be with Fang Zhengyi.
As we have been together for a long time and our feelings are deep, naturally we feel even more reluctant to let go.
It was still dark at this time, the sky was dark, and the wind was howling.
Although the weather has gotten warmer, at this moment, the cold wind blowing on the face is still as uncomfortable as being pricked by fine needlepoints.
But no one said a word, they just silently held lanterns and waited for the magistrate to leave the city.
Zhang Laoliu from Laoliu Restaurant and the government officer Lu Fa also came.
They saw each other standing in the crowd, but there was no resentment in their eyes, they just nodded to each other with heavy faces.
Suddenly someone shouted: "The carriage is coming!"
The crowd looked sideways.
Fang Zhengyi's carriage was slowly driving towards the city gate.
Seeing the crowd surrounding this, the driver slowed down even more.
In the car, Fang Zhengyi was holding a novel and reading it with enthusiasm, when suddenly the car shook slightly.
He said to him while reading the book: "Why did the car stop?"
Xiaotao opened the curtains and opened her mouth in surprise: "Master, look?"
Fang Zheng turned his head and saw a crowd of people outside through the car window, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"get off."
Fang Zheng got out of the carriage first and stood on the carriage.
As soon as everyone saw Fang Zheng come out, they all stepped forward and began to bend down to bow or wave hello.
Bai Yi followed him, and when he saw this spectacular scene, he was secretly surprised that Fang Zhengyi was so popular among the people! No wonder he is so valued by the emperor!
After Zhang Laoliu saluted, he started to hesitate on the spot, but he didn't hesitate for too long and stepped close to Fang Zhengyi.
He took out a jar of wine from his arms and said with a choked voice: "Master, this is the wine I warmed up all morning. It's still cold now, so just drink some on the way..."
Fang Zheng nodded and took the wine jar.
This seemed to ignite everyone's enthusiasm. Everyone began to take out various things and began to hand them to the carriage. Xiao Taobaiyi and the others were also constantly collecting things.
Soon the carriage was filled with all kinds of things.
Fang Zhengyi hurriedly said: "Ke Shao! Maintain order!"
"I appreciate everyone's kindness! Don't give it away anymore! Don't give it away again!"
Although Fang Zhengyi shouted, the people behind him still moved forward regardless, and some even started throwing things on the carriage in a hurry.
For a time, eggs and vegetable leaves were flying all over the sky.
Fang Zheng had a dark face and quickly arranged for the clerk to transfer everything from the car one by one.
After struggling for half an hour, the situation finally calmed down.
Fang Zheng looked behind him and found that many people were rushing towards this direction. More and more people gathered, so he sighed again: "I won't take the bus anymore, let's take a walk."
Several people jumped out of the carriage and began to walk slowly towards the city gate.
The crowd was surprisingly quiet at this moment, just walking slowly with Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zheng walked in the middle, accompanied by lights on both sides of the street.
The short stretch of road seemed to be stretched infinitely, and there were countless people on the street.
Fang Zheng tried hard to see everyone's face clearly. These people were the merchants, officials, and common people who had struggled with him, built Taoyuan County brick by brick, and shared hardships in Taoyuan County.
After saying goodbye, he was afraid that it would be difficult to stay in Taoyuan County forever. His previous efforts made him feel a little futile.
This place has already become his home in this life, now is he going to start wandering around again?
The crowd had reached the gate of the city, and there was still a large area of empty space around Fang Zhengyi. The people did not dare to take a step beyond the boundaries for fear of blocking Fang Zhengyi's way.
After leaving the city gate, someone just whispered: "Master, go slowly... Go back early..."
"Be careful on the road, sir."
"Master, remember to come back early!!"
He tried his best to suppress his abundant emotions after repeated instructions, and gradually became one.
Fang Zhengyi didn't dare to look back, but as the voice got louder and louder, he finally couldn't help but stop and look back.
Seeing the endless lights stretching into the city, hot tears finally burst out of my eyes, but the next second I raised my sleeves and quickly wiped them away.
Then he said loudly to the people in front of him: "You guys are a bunch of unruly people! It's so hard for me to go out for a walk in the cold weather. The wind hurts my eyes!"
Seeing this scene, Zhang Laoliu, Lufa and others who were closest felt as if they had been stabbed by a knife. They couldn't help but cover their faces and cry.
When Fang Zhengyi was building Taoyuan County, he personally plowed the land, cooked porridge and distributed food, carried earth to build the city, and took care of the sick people... No matter how hard it was, he always smiled.
Now...they actually saw the master moved.
But they would rather see Fang Zhengyi look careless than see him sad.
Zhang Laoliu couldn't help crying. Lufa looked at the little old man who had caused him to get slapped, and felt uncomfortable in his heart. He couldn't help but patted his shoulder and whispered: "Master will come back, don't cry. .”
Zhang Laoliu wiped his tears, blew his nose, and sobbed: "What are you coming back for? Yesterday we all heard that the master is going to the capital to do some work for Young Master."
"You know what Shao Zhanshi is! We all asked about it. That is the emperor's teacher! We all know in our hearts, how can a small place like Taoyuan County... allow the master to stay for a lifetime?"
"In the future, I will leap over the dragon gate, become a general, and serve as prime minister's material! We, the idiots like us, must not block the master's way..."
After hearing this, Lufa put down his hand dejectedly and looked at Fang Zheng with a slightly sad look.
Fang Zheng felt that he would lose his temper again if he stayed any longer, so he waved his hand to let everyone disperse quickly.
But when he opened his mouth, he found that he had lost his voice, his throat was a little tight, and he couldn't speak.
He had no choice but to get into the carriage first.
Xiao Tao and others who were originally accompanying him were also very moved. When they saw Fang Zheng getting into the car, they quickly followed him.
Everyone is here. The driver began to wave his whip, the wheels rolled, and he slowly drove towards the capital.
Fang Zhengyi lay down in the carriage, unfolded a book and covered his face, as if he had fallen asleep.
Xiao Tao and Zhang Biao sat aside, just lowering their heads and wiping tears without saying a word.
Only Bai Yi was shocked and confused for a moment.
He secretly opened the curtain of the car window and stared blankly at the farewell people who were getting further and further away from him.
The swarming crowd was still crowded at the city gate and could not disperse for a long time.
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