After dinner, the father and son went out carrying ten strips of bacon and two kilograms of flour. They borrowed a mule cart from the livestock farmer in the village and left two kilograms of flour behind.
Wang Laolian drove the car, Wang Yiqian squinted his eyes and took a nap, while Wang Shu's face was full of sorrow and anger, looking very aggrieved.
"Dad, where are we going?" Wang Shu waited for a while and began to wonder.
"Xuancheng." Wang Yiqian replied with two words.
"Why are you going there? Dad, I'm right, I need to know the officials. They will come today, but if I don't go, how will anyone help me then?"
Wang Shu was unwilling to give in and wanted to work hard to persuade his father.
"Today you follow me and your brother. You are not allowed to go anywhere. You will stay at home to watch the moon at night."
Wang Yiqian couldn't tolerate his son this time, so he quickly completed the procedures and sent him to the library.
"Is there a job? I can't do it. Why don't you take your household registration to the Yamen? You should go to the village chief." Wang Shu frowned.
"It's useless to go to the district chief about this matter. Go to the Xuancheng County Yamen first and ask someone to help bring it to the government office. Go directly to the government office because you don't know the gatekeeper."
Wang Yiqian arranged the process well, and he was familiar with the county government. When he was in Xiaqiu Village, the officials he had the most contact with were Xuancheng County officials.
Wang Shu sneered: "Father, are you just going to take the bacon? Oops! You really don't understand officialdom. You have to give things secretly and give money."
"Don't worry about it, just lean on it and sleep for a while." Wang Yiqian got tired and closed his eyes after saying this.
Wang Shu opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't dare to make a sound, becoming more and more depressed.
As the mule cart entered the city, there were people carrying burdens and shouting at people selling things, including fruits and baked moon cakes.
Wang Laowei drove straight to the county government office. As soon as he arrived at the door, two yamen servants standing there saw him and immediately came to greet him. One of them said hello: "Why are you here, Laowei? Hey! Mr. Wang is also here, and I want to come to your place later." Go! This is..."
"Quinzi, who is on duty today?" Wang Yiqian handed over a piece of bacon: "Don't dislike it, it's half a family."
"Wang Gong, this won't work. People from Xiaqiu Village just drove over.
I brought moon cakes and smoked chicken to you all. We will deliver them to each house later.
You came just in time to save us a trip and take the bacon back to our family. "
When the yamen servant refused to accept it, another one ran in to report. When Wang Yiqian and the yamen servant were arguing with each other, a group of officials came out.
"We don't dare to ask for your things, Yi Qian. Are you busy today?" Li Zhixian came closer.
"I want to go to the official school of Jiangning County to do something. Regarding my dog, Zhu Lichang has been very helpful. I'm afraid I can't go directly. Are you all there?"
Wang Yiqian made it clear that he wanted to find someone from above to help him speak. Even though he was from Ningguo County, he was not familiar with them.
"Alas!" Li Zhixian shook his head: "We can't control other counties. This year, the villages in Xuancheng County will not produce corvee at all, and they will all be compensated with things.
Don't count on next year. Fortunately, there are no other things in the county, and it's good for them to work at home.
Let's go! We went to the government office with you. Xiaqiu Village left all the things at our place, so we sent them over. "
While they were talking, the yamen servant also pulled out the cart and put some things on Wang Yiqian's mule cart. Even so, there were still yamen servants to carry the burden.
The team headed towards the government office, and Li Zhixian sat down on the side of the car to talk to Wang Yiqian.
Wang Shu: "..."
His head was buzzing at the moment, and he once wondered if the person talking to Li Zhixian was his father.
The magistrate of Xuancheng County is of higher rank than the magistrate of Ningguo County. How could he chat with his father like this? Is this still the biological father that I know?
In his surprise and shock, the government office arrived, and the government servant at the door led the team back.
Entering the courtyard at the back, everyone got out of the car and put their things away. A group of officials came over there. The leader saw Li Zhixian nodded and smiled at Wang Yiqian: "Is Yiqian following? Isn't it busy over there?"
"Prefect Song, they asked us to come back for the festival, and we have to leave after the festival. I have something to trouble the government office about."
Wang Yiqian walked up to Magistrate Song and whispered about the situation. Magistrate Song glanced at Wang Shu from time to time and nodded.
"Prefect, the moon cakes and smoked chickens sent by Xiaqiu Village were brought to the officials of five other counties." Magistrate Li said the gifts.
"That's great, Zhao Tongpan, you will take Yi Qian and the others to Ningguo County later and give them the things."
The prefect of Song Dynasty understood that he would send a high-ranking official to go there in person. When delivering things to Xiaqiu Village, he would bring officials from other counties with him, and the government officials would not care.
Unlike the county and government offices in Xuancheng, where all the government officials, including the government officials, receive a share, the people from Xiaqiu Village are no different when they arrive in Xuancheng.
Everyone began to distribute according to the gift list without any confusion. In addition to moon cakes and smoked chicken, dried fruits, soap, and soap were also given.
Not giving rock candy, even the prefect of Song knew how to do this.
After sorting out the ones in Ningguo County first, Zhao Tongpan loaded the truck and took Wang Yiqian and his family there.
Wang Shu continued to be in a daze. He looked at his father again and again, trying to make sure he was the original biological father.
How can it be? Magistrate Song! How old an official is, he actually came close to his father and talked quietly. His father had something to do, so he directly arranged for a hearing.
Moreover, this Zhao Tongpan was still talking and laughing with his father along the way. The government servants rode beside him and chatted with his elder brother.
Wang Shu just followed the team around and returned to Jiangning County. Officials came out to welcome them, calling everyone in to drink tea, read the gift list, and confirm the quantity.
"Xiaqiu Village is not under the jurisdiction of our Jiangning County. I just want to give it a gift during the holidays. Can we visit it someday?"
The magistrate of Ningguo County, whose surname is Jiang and whose given name is Ai, is Tuozhen. He has taken many good things from Qiu Village.
"Speaking of it, I do need your help. There is a student in the county's official school named Wang Shu. This is him.
His father was Wang Yiqian, who was very skilled in craftsmanship. Whenever there was important work in Xiaqiu Village, he would be called upon to lead the team to do it.
This is not because Xiaqiu Village bought land next to Yingtianfu Imperial City and asked them to work. Knowing that Wang Shu studied hard, he helped transfer his student status from Ningguo County to Shangyuan County. The transfer order from Shangyuan County is here. Ningguo County …”
Zhao Tongpan told Wang Shu what happened and took a deep look at Wang Shu.
County Magistrate Jiang looked at Wang Shu in the same way: "Oh! Yes, I have an impression of Wang Shu. He studies hard, so he really can't delay. Go and find the teachings. He will also have a share of the gift! Let's get things done directly."
"Thank you, Magistrate Jiang." Wang Yiqian bowed and saluted.
County Magistrate Jiang immediately stopped him: "Yi Qian! You are a good player in our county. You must work seriously in Xiaqiu Village.
You see, we are holding other people’s mooncakes and smoked chicken. If there is anything difficult to deal with at home, remember to come over and say it, so as not to get angry.
If you have nothing to do, come over and have a chat. As the county magistrate, you can’t ignore people’s livelihood. "
Zhao Tongpuan spoke again from the side: "Touzhen, you have wronged Yi Qian. He fell off the house while working last year.
oops! If Xiaqiu Village hadn't always taken good medicine to support him, he wouldn't be able to stand in front of us today.
The medicine given to Xiaqiu Village by Gonglitai Hospital was used by Xiaqiu Village on Yi Qian. "
"Is this so?" Jiang Zhixian looked surprised and stepped forward to gently squeeze Wang Yiqian's shoulder: "This way, we will avoid the need for hard labor in the future. Recuperation is important."
Wang Shu: "..."
