The day after sending Feng Dingzhong away, Yan Qingze came.

In the eyes of the people of Huazhou, this "own official" is as familiar as a family member and a big brother next door. I often see Mr. Jiang going to the street to buy two naan when he goes to the government office in the morning, and occasionally calling friends to eat mutton skewers and nibble on ox tails at the stall at night. According to the Huang official of the Fuci Nursing Home, the government of Lord Jiang subsidized a large amount of silver to those old people and orphans every year, and the adults were transferred to Beijing, and the money was not broken.

Last year, after driving away the Western Regions coalition army, Jiang Daren asked for many Zheng people who had been taken captive from the countries of the Western Regions, and the government took out the money to appease these refugees, building houses, fields, and livelihoods for them.

A small basket of peaches, a basket of apricots, a bundle of their own vegetables, and a small bag of finely ground flour are not worth a few pennies, but they are the most sincere hearts of ordinary people.

Yan Qingze inquired all the way to the door of Jiangfu, and saw dozens of baskets on the wall, which contained all kinds of melons and fruits, and was secretly surprised, pulled a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy who put the basket, and asked, "This little brother, what are you doing with this basket of dates by the wall?" This row of baskets is placed under the wall, could someone buy it? Why don't you see anyone watching? ”

The young man glanced at Yan Qingze, Yan Qingze changed into a green shirt this time, his beard grew more than half an inch long, and he held a burden in his hand, looking like a teacher. The young man tugged at his short coat, took half a step back, arched his hands and saluted in a respectful manner, "The boy has seen Mr., but Mr. is not a local." ”

Yan Qingze was stunned for a moment, this young man had a dark complexion, and he didn't look like a young man who was studying in a private school, but he behaved and talked like a person who had read a book. Yan Qingze subconsciously returned the salute and said: "Yes, Yan is a foreigner, and he came to Huiye Mansion for something, and it was a little strange to see this wall full of melons and fruits, I don't know what the custom is?" ”

The young man smiled and said, "These melons and vegetables are all given to Master Jiang, the envoy of Jingluo. Without waiting for Yan Qingze to ask, the young man took the initiative to tell him: "Master Jiang is in charge of Huazhou, and the people of Huazhou have benefited a lot, take the boy as an example, his parents are ordinary farmers, and the family cultivates 20 acres of land, with grandparents and brothers and sisters, and life is difficult. Master Jiang gave the honey fruit law to the people, and his parents planted two acres of melon fields, and life was better. ”

"My mother saw that the boy was getting older, and she wanted me to study, but she set up a small stall at night to sell food to subsidize the family. The young man was smiling and proud.

"Oh?" Yan Qingze was full of surprise, as an envoy Jiang Anyi would actually eat at a street stall, but he was pro-people.

The young man started talking and said endlessly: "Master Jiang loves the people, restrains the officials not to disturb the people, and does not collect taxes from small vendors. ”

Yan Qingze was taken aback, as a scholar, he knew that it was not easy to become a child, his family was wealthy, his father was a well-educated person, and he studied hard, and he was also a child who was only a child at the age of twelve, a talent in the fifteen-year-old, but after the nineteen-year-old middle school, he failed to reach the rank for a while, and was later called into the secret guard by Gonggong Feng. Twelve-year-old children, can be called "prodigies", I didn't expect to meet a prodigy on the street casually?

"How many children are there in Huazhou? How many children sit for the government examination? Yan Qingze asked suspiciously.

The young man smiled and said solemnly: "This gentleman, the Huazhou Tongsheng Examination is not easy, and only one-tenth of the second examination in three years in Huiye Mansion is selected, as for Xiucai, fifty people are selected every three years, and there are as many as 1,000 people participating in the examination, which is not as Mr. thinks." If you want to say how Huazhou takes the exam and what is different from other states, it can only be said that Huazhou only relies on real ability, and does not look at family background and money. ”

Yan Qingze knew that he was rude, so he hurriedly bowed down and apologized: "Little brother, I was reckless, I treat others with myself, please forgive me." has not yet consulted the little brother's surname, Yan is rude and rude. ”

"Mr. Yan is polite, Xiao Ke's surname is Lin, and his single name is a good word." The young man smiled again and said: "Since the arrival of Master Jiang in Huazhou, the literary style is flourishing, and the reputation of Jimin Academy has risen. ”

With a confident smile on the young man's face, his eyes flashed with hope, Yan Qingze secretly sighed, Wenzhi martial arts, the people are rich and the state is strong, Jiang Anyi has indeed made outstanding achievements in Huazhou, and can be called a capable minister, from this young man, we can see the self-confidence of Huazhou people and their respect for Jiang Anyi.

"The boy also has two younger brothers, one is ten years old and the other is eight years old, and they have all begun to read and write." The young man laughed.

What, Yan Qingze was surprised a lot today, it is not easy for an ordinary family to train a scholar, not to mention letting three babies study, you must know that in an ordinary farmer's house, such an old baby has to help the family do some work such as herding cattle, beating pigweed, picking up dung, etc., is it so profitable to set up a stall at night? I can send all three children in my family to school at once.

The young man glanced at Yan Qingze proudly, satisfied with his surprised attitude, and explained with a smile: "In order to encourage children to read and write, Lord Jiang ordered the establishment of a workshop school in Huiye Mansion, and the government took money to ask Mr. to enlighten children over eight years old, and the government informed the people that school-age Mongolian children can enter school for free, and Xiao Ke's two younger brothers read and write in the workshop, and more than sixty percent of the children in Huiye Mansion are reading and writing. ”

Yan Qingze suddenly remembered something, when he was in Hecheng County, he heard that the government set up rain school and night school, that is, when it was raining and could not go out to work, the government would teach writing for free in the county school, and it would also teach for an hour every Wednesday and July evening. When he heard the news, he thought that it was a show by the government, and the errands of the teachers of the county school were perfunctory, where was the kung fu to teach people to read and write for free.

Now it seems that teaching school-age children literacy for free is a moral policy launched by Jiang Anyi in Huazhou, which is a precedent for a thousand years, and if this matter can be persisted, Jiang Anyi's status will be no less than that of a generation of Wenzong. The master said that there is no class of teaching, and he can only teach more than 100 disciples, but Jiang Anyi hit the door, how many school-age children in Huazhou have benefited from it, and they are also scholars, Yan Qingze deeply feels that Jiang Anyi's move is immeasurable.

"The dates in my yard are newly ripe, my mother mentioned to Mr. Jiang a few days ago, Mr. Jiang said that when the dates are ripe, I want to try them, and the dates in the treetops are already red, so my mother asked me to send a basket to Mr. Jiang to taste." The young man pointed to the baskets on the wall and said, "These people are like my family, they have received the favor of Lord Jiang, and they have nothing to repay, but to use these homely things to express their hearts." ”

Yan Qingze was secretly frightened, Jiang Anyi had won the hearts of the people to such a point, but he was afraid that most of the people of Huazhou would follow him, so he didn't know what his ambitions were? Yan Qingze was faintly looking forward to it in his heart, he felt Feng Zhong's sincerity to join the secret guard, in fact, he was very resistant from the heart, as a scholar, he still wanted to be able to join the court and do something for the country and the people.

Judging from Jiang Anyi's actions, it is not a problem to become a generation of famous ministers, if you can follow him, you can not only avenge your personal revenge but also display your ambitions, why not. Tightening the secret report clamped under his armpit, Yan Qingze was full of expectations for this meeting.

At this time, several women walked out of the Jiang Mansion, "chirping" and running to the basket by the wall with a smile. Lin Yi explained: "Every day, the Jiang government will send people to collect these gifts, and then put the return gifts in the basket. ”

"A return gift?" Yan Qingze was stunned for a moment, for these things sent by the people, Jiang Mansion actually returned the gifts, what kind of gifts?

Lin Yi explained: "The Jiang government will put a few kinds of bamboo, porcelain bowls, wine and other things in the basket that is returned. Mr. Yan, you can lose a little compensation. As he spoke, Lin Yi took a few steps forward and saluted a woman in her fifties and said, "I can see Aunt Xia. ”

Aunt Xia, Li Yunxia, the housekeeper of Jiang Mansion. Jiang Anyi took Tong'er and others back to Beijing to take up their posts, Li Yunxia did not follow, she knew that her original style had annoyed the master, Jiang Anyi had a very bad impression of her, although she was reluctant to Tong'er and her two children, she still asked to stay in Huaye Mansion to take care of Jiangfu. Jiang Anyi returned to Huiye Mansion, but Tong'er did not come back, Li Yunxia was a little lost, and moved the idea to go to the capital, she returned home after being widowed, and her children stayed in her husband's house, because she was mean by nature, and even her children had little contact, so she regarded Tong'er as her daughter and her family's support in her old age.

The eldest lady Xinfei is not a good stubble, Li Yunxia served carefully, and when Xinfei was in a good mood, she proposed to go to the capital to take care of a few young masters. Xinfei knew what was on her mind, and for Tong'er's sake, she didn't embarrass her, and asked her to wait for the weather to be cool in September before leaving. Li Yunxia was overjoyed, seeing that the day of going to the capital was approaching day by day, she acted more and more diligently, for fear of offending Xinfei and delaying her entry into Beijing.

It was originally not necessary for her to go in person to collect the fruits and vegetables outside the house, but Li Yunxia fell in love with the respect and kindness of the people to her, which was never felt in either her husband's family or the Li family. Li Yunxia knew that this was because she was the housekeeper of Jiang Mansion, and she loved the house and Wu, and the people of Huiye Mansion would call her "Sister Xia", "Aunt Xia", and "Aunt Xia" when they saw her.

The fact that her own children are not close is the pain in Li Yunxia's heart, and she pays more and more attention to family affection when she is over fifty years old, so that she forgets her former stubbornness, and after coming to Huiye Mansion, she entrusted someone to bring a lot of things to her children, and the relationship between mother and son, mother and daughter has eased a lot, and there are correspondence between each other. The grandson and grandson are almost the same age as Lin Yi in front of them, and they are also reading and reading, but they are not as old as Lin Yi, who is already a child.

"Lin Yi, what did you send today?" Li Yunxia greeted with a smile, just like a few years ago.

"The dates in your yard are sweet, Aunt Xia, you can taste them." Lin Yi pointed to the bamboo basket behind him and smiled.

Li Yunxia nodded, and asked them to distribute these gifts by themselves, and they would like to taste the taste of dates later. It's good that Tong'er and a few children are here, they must like it, do you want to bring some dates to Beijing, September is the time when the dates are ripe.

Thinking in her heart, Li Yunxia smiled and said: "Lin boy, you are a child now, but you have to work hard, it is not easy for your father and mother to provide for a few of you to study, and you must repay your father and mother well when you grow up." ”

"What Aunt Xia said is that Xiao Ke wrote it down."

Lin Yi's respectful attitude made Li Yunxia very comfortable, and said with a smile: "The kid is really a sensible child, my grandson should be like you." You go slowly, there is a new batch of paper inkstones in the house, and the master told me to use it in return, Xiaomei, Xiaomei, you go and get a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. ”

Yan Qingze looked at Lin Yi and the housekeeper of the Jiang Mansion making a cold noise, walked towards the door of the mansion, and said to the door: "If you are tired and talk to Mrs. Jiang, you will say that the old man in Beijing wants to see her." ”