Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 212
Five miles out of the city from the north gate of Yizhou, beside the official road, is the post station.On the mound not far from the post station obliquely, there is an octagonal pavilion of one and a half feet square, with an old plaque hanging on it, with the words "Jieguan Pavilion" written on it.

In the reception pavilion, more than a dozen officials in patched uniforms were looking in the direction of the official road, waiting for the new Master Daotai.In Shandong, Dongyan Road may be because of its remoteness, the territory under its jurisdiction is not large, and there are two prefectures and five counties under its jurisdiction and one guard: Yizhou of Zhili Prefecture, Juzhou of Sanzhou, Tancheng County, Fei County, and Yishui County , Mengyin County and Rizhao County, Andong Weisuo.

Today is the first day of March, and according to the notification from the governor's office, the new Dongyan Dao is taking office today, so these officials set off early in the morning and arrived at the Yizhou post early.

Because Ye Fu, the prefect of Yizhou, had not yet arrived, among the officials present, the garrison Tian Jian of the Andong Guard Station and Yue Xiben, the prefect of Yitanhai and Ganzhou Tongzhi, had the highest positions, both of the fifth rank.The crowd centered on the two of them, standing or sitting, and gossiping.

Tian Yan is very tall and burly, with a dark red face and a short beard. He looks to be in his thirties.He was sitting on the stone bench under the pavilion, listening to the greetings of the people next to him, while falling into deep thought.

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"I'm just telling the truth, Cao Yin, the moth of the country, who doesn't know, who doesn't know? Relying on the grace of the Holy One, domineering in the south of the Yangtze River, seeking the self-interest of salt and tea to enrich himself, it is not enough to get rid of the anger of the people , Not getting rid of it is not enough to rectify the law!" The scholar in the lobby downstairs said righteously.

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"It's nothing to do with Cao Yong if we don't talk clearly, but as a son of man, we can't just let it go, we have to do something!" The young man said very calmly.

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Although it has been two and a half years, Tian Jian can still clearly remember every detail of what happened in the VIP building.At the beginning, when he went to Beijing to participate in martial arts, he was very vigorous.Seeing that the servants of the Cao family were very arrogant, and that the young master of the Cao family and his friends were also teasing the scholar, he felt very contemptuous in his heart, and couldn't help but want to confront the injustice.

After entering the officialdom for two years, Tian Tian also heard a little about the Cao family, and knew that things were not "black" or "white".

Two and a half years ago, he was a third-class bodyguard in front of the fifth rank. After two and a half years, he was allowed to be a fourth-rank Taoist. It is not considered that he has risen quickly, but judging from his age, he is still too young.Tian Yan couldn't help slandering in his heart, thinking that the slightly weak-looking Young Master Cao was about to become his chief, somewhat uncomfortable.

Although it's March in Yangchun and the weather is just right, everyone is anxious to wait.There was a county magistrate who was over 50 years old, half of his hair and beard were gray.Because in the Jieguan Pavilion, apart from guarding and acquaintances, there are also Juzhou magistrates from the fifth rank, and a few from the sixth rank Qianzong who are in the same state as the prefecture. Where is the seat of the county magistrate?
Just when the old county magistrate was leaning on the pillar, swaying, drowsy from the sun, he heard someone say: "Come, come!"

The old county magistrate hurriedly stood up straight, rubbed his dizzy eyes with his cuffs, and looked at the official road to the north. Where are the shadows of people and horses?He thought it was because he was deaf, blind and deaf, so he heard someone behind him say: "It's Zhizhou Ye who has arrived!"

The visitor was indeed Ye Fu, the magistrate of Yizhou, and he did not ride a sedan chair as usual, but came from the south on horseback.He was wearing an official uniform and walked side by side with an official.

Coincidentally, it was already too close to noon, and the shadow of the convoy appeared in the north.When Ye Fu was about to approach, all stood up to greet him, except for Tian Jian, who was on the same level as him, and Yue Xiben, a fellow confidant of Yitanhai and Jiangxi. get up.

Ye Fu didn't greet his colleagues first, but stepped sideways to make way for the officials who came parallel with him.

Everyone was amazed, because the man looked no older than the weak crown, wearing a lapis lazuli crown, and snow geese embroidered on the patch on his chest, he was actually a fourth-rank official.

It was Cao Yong Cao Daotai who was the new official who came. Although he signaled Ye Fu to go with him, Ye Fu still took half a step back to follow.

Walking to the official receiving pavilion, Ye Fu saw that the crowd hadn't reacted yet, so he took a step forward and introduced to the crowd: "My colleagues, this is Master Cao of Dongyan Dao who was ordered by the Lord Long Live!"

Anton's guard Tian Jian had already recognized Cao Yong, Yitan Haigan Tongzhi Yue Xiben was a bannerman, so the news was quicker, the two of them didn't look surprised, they both bowed and clasped their fists to salute their superior Cao Yong.

The other people reacted a lot slower, and they all sighed in their hearts, this Shangguan is really too young.Since they had already arrived in Yizhou City, why didn't they send someone to make a noise, so that everyone was exposed to the sun all morning?However, the slander belongs to the slander, and there is still a lot of respect on the face.

Some people turn their heads and look at the carriage pedestrians coming from the north. If Ye Fu is standing beside Cao Yong, they will think that Cao Yong is a fake.

After a salute, those on horseback and those in carriages rode back to Yizhou City in a mighty way.

When they arrived at the freshly painted Daotai Yamen, the crowd surrounded Cao Yong, the chief official, and entered.

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Behind the yamen, the inner house, the main courtyard, and the upper room.

Dong Ejinghui asked the two needleworkers to measure her body, and Chuyu told Xicai and the others to find Amethyst to get them.

Dong E Jinghui lowered her head and said: "Biao sister-in-law, there is no need to bother, Jinghui's clothes are enough to wear!"

Chu Yu smiled: "What's the matter? Cousin doesn't have to be an outsider, isn't it just you? Even your two cousins ​​have to do it too! Spring is good, and it's April, and there are more clothes for summer Just prepare some!"

Dong E Jinghui was very grateful, thinking that she was alone, and her food and clothing belonged to the Cao family, so she regretted it.Before, she was able to do some needlework, but now that she has the status of a cousin, it is not easy for everyone to let her do it. Instead, it is better to let her do whatever she wants before.Thinking of my grandmother, because of her belief in Buddhism, she has always been indifferent to life and death, but the old man will also worry about herself.

Chu Yu saw that Dong E Jinghui was not at ease. Through these days of contact, she knew that she was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. After thinking about it for a while, she smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I need to trouble my cousin!"

Dong E Jinghui heard this, and immediately raised her head and said: "Please give me your orders, my cousin, what trouble do you have?"

Chu Yu rubbed her waist and said, "Now, because of my inconvenience, your cousin and sister Zijing won't let me sew. I have a good sister who is getting married in summer, and I want to send you some embroidery work!" Speaking of this, I looked at Dong E Jinghui with some embarrassment and said: "I don't have a charter in my heart for such tricks, am I too much trouble for my cousin!"

Dong E Jinghui was embarrassed to hide in Cao's house for nothing, so she shook her head when she heard Chu Yu's words: "Why? But I don't know how many months the sister-in-law's sister is going to marry. Let's decide according to the wedding month. If so, it should be appropriate!"

Dong E Jinghui thought about the letter from Ping Wang Fujin that she had read a few days ago, Baoya's wedding date seemed to be set at the beginning of June, and said: "Although the good day is in June, because you are sending your marriage to the grassland, you will leave Beijing at the end of May! "

Because since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, women from the clan have been married off to caress Mongolia.After hearing this, Dong E Jinghui knew what she wanted, so she changed her mind about embroidering seasonal flowers and fruits.Due to the rush of time, it was too late to embroider large pieces.But she has no father and no mother, and she has to pay attention to Quanfu people in many things, so she thought of embroidering a set of embroidery paintings of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which can be mounted on the kang screen.

When Chuyu got married, she received a congratulatory gift from Cao Yi, which was a set of kang screens. Thinking that she was praised by Baoya back then, she nodded her head and said hello.Thinking of the kang screen at this moment, I feel a little regretful, because I liked the exquisiteness of the kang screen at the beginning, and it was embroidered by my sister-in-law, so I was afraid that it would be broken, so I put it away after a few days, and did not bring it to Shandong.

After hearing this, Dong E Jinghui asked about the approximate length and size, and kept it in her heart.

At this time, I heard footsteps coming from the yard, and then I heard Cao Song shouting from the porch: "Sister-in-law, are you there, brother brought you delicious food!"

It just so happened that Zijing waited for Xicai and the others to get their things. Thinking that Chuyu would show her pregnancy in a few months, she might have to prepare some loose clothes in advance, so she came here to talk.Seeing that Cao Song was carrying a half-big willow basket covered with a coarse cloth curtain, Zijing couldn't help asking curiously: "This is the delicious food that the second master brought to the princess?"

Cao Song turned around, saw Zijing, nodded with a smile, and said in a tone of offering treasures: "Sister Zijing, what do you think this is?" Fruit comes.It is not the same as what I saw in the capital, it is much bigger, as big as a child's fist.

Chu Yu came out of the room, looked at the half basket of hawthorn fruits, and immediately felt his lips and teeth salivate.

Cao Song raised the basket to Chuyu's side and said, "Sister-in-law, although this is common in winter, there are not many of them now, and my younger brother just happened to meet them! Not only that, there are more than half of the baskets! They are left by people in the mountains, and they are only sold today." Drive the donkey cart and come into the city!"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "It's hard to bother you, thank you, I've been wanting to eat these two days!"

Cao Song asked the willow basket to be handed over to Xiyun who was on the side, and said: "Hurry up and wash a few, and let my sister-in-law taste it first. How can I say it, it's sour..." He scratched his hair, thought for a while, and then took a picture. The thigh said: "Sour and hot girl, yes, this is it, my sister-in-law likes to eat sour, so I can give birth to a little nephew!"

In one sentence, everyone couldn't laugh or cry, and Chu Yu also blushed with embarrassment.Cao Song also seemed to be aware of his slip of the tongue, "hehe" laughed twice, and said in defense: "Before my mother gave birth to my younger brother, I liked to eat these. I have encountered it several times! At that time, I was greedy, and I ate several , It’s only when I’ve lost my teeth that I remember it so vividly!”

Seeing that his head was sweating, Chu Yu must have hurried back from outside, and asked with a smile, "What do you want to eat tonight? Your brother is going to socialize with those officials, and we can also eat delicious food at home!"

Cao Song thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter anything else, but the fried scorpion is really delicious. If there is any other in our kitchen, let's order that!"

Chu Yu nodded and said good, then turned around and asked Dong E Jinghui carefully if there was anything she liked.Dong E Jinghui raised her head and wanted to say casually, but Cao Song just asked Cao Song to look at her suspiciously and shivered in fright.She dodged behind Chuyu, and said in a low voice, "Jinghui has no taboos, as long as the cousin-in-law can do as she pleases!"

Chu Yu turned her back to Cao Song and didn't see anything strange about him.Seeing Zijing, she was secretly amused. Although this cousin is reserved, she is better in front of others, but every time she sees Cao Song, she always plays hide and seek.These two people are like little enemies.However, thinking of Dong E Jinghui's complicated identity in his heart, he couldn't help sighing.

After Chuyu asked Cao Song and Dong E Jinghui, she gave Xiyan some instructions.She knew Amethyst's taste, so she didn't ask specifically; anyway, with Amethyst's temperament, even if she asked, she would only pick up the food that her masters liked.

After giving Xi Yan orders, Chu Yu invited everyone to come into the living room. Cao Song looked down at the dusty clothes on his body, waved his hands and said, "Sister-in-law and Sister Zijing talk first, I'll go back to the yard to change clothes first!"

Before Cao Song left, he heard the sound of "dong dong" drums coming from the front office.It was loud at noon, and the sound of the drum was very rapid, which made people feel uneasy.

Chu Yu didn't know what happened, and where the drum sound came from, she frowned slightly, and began to worry about Cao Yong.

Cao Song was also puzzled. Seeing Chuyu's worried expression, he comforted him, "When I came back, I saw the drums coming out of the Yamen. I thought it was just a display. I didn't expect someone to beat the drums! I guess it was some naughty boy nearby. , I'll go ahead and have a look, sister-in-law, don't worry!"

Seeing that Chuyu's face turned pale, Zijing also smiled and said: "Even if someone beats the drums, it's normal, and the uncle will have to try the case in the future! It's just that the court has its own regulations, and you can't go above the level to sue! Below are the magistrates and magistrates. Yes, if it's the uncle's turn, there won't be many errands!"

When Chu Yu heard this, Fang knew that she had made a fuss out of a molehill, so she was very embarrassed, but she still had some worries in her heart.Today, it is Cao Yong who officially took office. If he really encounters a difficult lawsuit, how can it be good? ——
(End of this chapter)