Otoharu

When the Li family returned to Yin County, it was already February of the next year, it was the season of warm spring and flowers blooming, and the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River was even more picturesque.

Because she came to a place she was familiar with, the smile on Mrs. Li's face grew more and more day by day, and her voice became louder.

"Hey, although people in the world say that the capital is the most prosperous place in the world, my old lady still thinks that our hometown is the best place, with good wind, good water, and even good air!"

Li Meier looked at the familiar scenery outside the window, and nodded again and again: "I am the same as you, grandma!"

With some worry on her face, Jiang asked Li Meier, "Mei Meier, you and Shanqing won't be discovered, right? I'm always a little uneasy in my heart."

Li Meier comforted her with a smile, "Mother, don't worry, Yin County is not the capital city, it is so far away, how can I know the affairs of the capital so quickly, and the matter between me and brother Shanqing is very secret, those in the palace may also To minimize the impact, there must not be many people in Yin County who know the news of our death, and Brother Shanqing and I have also dressed up, so others will not pay too much attention to us."

Mrs. Jiang thinks about it too, and besides, this place is thousands of miles away from the capital, the emperor is far away, even if someone finds out, his daughter and son-in-law can escape in time, so he doesn't worry anymore.

Soon, the convoy arrived at the wind-receiving pavilion outside the city, where a group of county magistrates and squires were already waiting. When they saw the Li family's convoy, they warmly greeted them.

After Li Yan got out of the car and greeted everyone, the group entered the city and went to the county government.

When the Li family was still living in Yin County, they also went to the county government a few times, and they looked very impressive, but looking at it now, it looks a bit old.

"Why does this county government office look a bit dilapidated?" Mrs. Li always asked directly when she had something to say.

The county magistrate who came to welcome the new magistrate and wife of the county said with a smile, "Originally, our county government office was fine, but it rained all year ago, and the beams of the main gate were a little rotten. Before you came, my lord, you have already repaired it once. "

Li Yan knew the rules very well, and said with a slight smile, "It's inevitable that officials don't repair government offices."

The county magistrate hurriedly praised the new grandpa for his understanding, and Li Yan took his wife and children to the back to resettle. The back is where people live, and the house is still neat.

It's just that the yard has not been tidied up or cleaned, and the fallen leaves are piled up in the stagnant water, and there are two cool winds blowing from time to time. This is a sentimental one, and two small sour poems can be soured right away .

Jiang Shanqing and Li Meier followed at the end of the crowd. Both of them were very shrewd people. If the county government in front was broken, it could be explained by not repairing the government. Now when I look at the back house, I can see that someone is going to give it to Li. Yan dismounts!
Li Yan has been in the officialdom for more than half a year, and he can see this little trick, but he didn't say anything at the moment, only let his family stay, and went to the front with a few others.

After sitting down and taking a sip of tea, Li Yan smiled and asked the county magistrate Lin, "When did Master Fei leave for Hangzhou?"

Lin Xiancheng's eyes moved slightly, and he still smiled respectfully, "After the Chinese New Year, Mr. Fei and his family will take office."

In order to compensate the Li family, the old emperor asked Li Yan to be the magistrate of Yin County, so he transferred Fei Yunfan to Hangzhou as the county magistrate. He also stayed in Yin County for almost three years, and his annual evaluation was only moderate. This time Thanks to the Li family's blessing, even though the rank has not been promoted, being able to be a county magistrate in a big county like Hangzhou is considered a secret promotion.

So as soon as the new year was over, Fei Yunfan set off to Hangzhou to take up his post in a hurry.

Li Yan nodded thoughtfully, and said again: "Lin County Chancellor has worked hard, I will tidy up the backyard as soon as I arrive today, and I will hand over the affairs of the yamen to you tomorrow."

"Where is the need for adults to do it yourself, I will let the yamen servants come over, and it will be done in a few hours." Lin Xiancheng immediately said in panic.

Li Yan shook his head, "No need, the yamen servants are all decent officials, and they do their own serious errands. I have my own servants to do these small things of cleaning."

Lin County Cheng Na Na should be, and hesitated again, "Today, I waited for a few people to set up a reception banquet for the adults in the Baiwei Building in the county, and I would like to ask the adults to show their face."

Li Yan still waved his hand and declined politely, "I'm here for the first time today, and I don't know when I'm busy with this job. When the yamen is cleaned up, I'll invite you gentlemen."

County Chancellor Lin hurriedly agreed, and together with Jian Zhubo and Wang Dianshi respectfully watched Li Yan and his party go to Houya.

When he couldn't see anyone, the smile on Lin Xiancheng's face faded instantly, and he said to the master beside him lightly: "This Mr. Li, looks very kind-tempered."

Envoy Wang Dian glanced at Lin County Cheng over there, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Mr. Li was originally my neighbor. When he was just elected, I went to his family's banquet. The friendship between Mrs. Xianzun is pretty good."

As he spoke, he seemed to think of something again, stroked his beard and said, "Master Xian Cheng, your wife should also know Mrs. Xian Zun, I remember..."

At this point, Wang Dian saw that Lin Xiancheng's face became a little ugly, as if he felt that he had said something wrong, he hehe twice, and walked out, while saying: "I remember that there are still some things that have not been dealt with, I will go first step."

After he left, master and servant Jian looked at Lin Xiancheng's face again, and said comfortingly: "This old Wang just can't speak, so don't take it to heart, Xiancheng."

Lin Xiancheng only sneered, but without answering, he shook his sleeves and left.

Master Jian sighed, thinking to himself that he didn't know what the new county magistrate's skills were. If he was a persimmon that was easy to pinch, he probably couldn't beat the county magistrate Lin.After all, Li Xianzun was only born in commoner clothes, and he didn't have any strong backing. It was not easy to gain a firm foothold in Yin County.

Over there, when Li Yan arrived at the back office, the servants had already cleaned up the fallen leaves, stagnant water, etc. in the yard.There is only a little damp in the room, and it can be seen that it has been wiped.

There is still some aroma of orange peel in the damp air. At first glance, it turns out that there is a copper pot sitting on top of the small red clay stove, and fresh orange peel is roasting beside the copper pot. Li Meier and Mrs. Jiang's Li are already sitting together talking. , Mrs. Li curled her lips while eating an orange, "See, this is giving us a blow?"

Mrs. Jiang made a pot of tea with freshly boiled water, poured one for Mrs. Li, and smiled, "It's okay, we're new here, we have to take our time, and there are three fires to be lit when a new official takes office."

"Mother, I remember the county magistrate Lin just now. He was the husband who came into our house with a knife and hacked and killed Fei." Li Meier peeled an orange for Jiang Shanqing and said to Jiang.

Li Meier's mention made everyone think of it, Mrs. Li slapped her thigh and said, "No wonder, I don't see that guy as a good thing!"