Chapter 39: Serendipity
As soon as the slender red-robed woman entered the door, she saw a young man in a green shirt standing in the hall with a smile, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned. She glanced at the intersection in a hurry, only beware of acquaintances, but she didn't have much impression of Ye Xiaotian.
Although Li Jiaoyu blamed his daughter in his mouth, he was obviously only worried that she would be unruly and would be criticized by her in-laws, and he was naturally happy when his daughter returned to her parents' house, so he smiled and said to the red-clothed woman: "Songyue, come and see it, this is Ye Xiaotian, who I often told you about, and is currently the county leader of Huxian." Little God, this is the old man's daughter, you two can be called sister and brother. ”
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Xiaotian has seen my sister. ”
The woman in the red dress blessed him, after all, she was a stranger, and she only recognized her as a brother and sister because of the relationship between her father, and she really couldn't talk about being close, so she just politely greeted Ye Xiaotian a few words, and then said to Li Jiao: "Father, my daughter went to see her mother." ”
Li Jiao said: "Go, go, by the way, why didn't my virtuous son-in-law come with you?" ”
The woman in red said: "He was busy with official business just now, and he said that he would come in the evening." As he spoke, he smiled at Ye Xiaotian and turned around and walked towards the back house.
Ye Xiaotian said in his heart: "It turns out that the man I met at the intersection is her husband, looking at the two of them at the time, it doesn't look like he was busy with official business, don't be very harmonious between this son-in-law and his father-in-law, so don't come for some reason." ”
Since the "virtuous son-in-law" of the Li Jiaoyu did not come, and the Li Jiaoyu couldn't help him, Ye Xiaotian didn't have to drink here, so he excused himself from the Li Jiaoyu: "I just listened to Mr. Fang's words, I'm afraid that this trip is not easy to complete, and now I have to leave, and I have to inquire about the news in many ways, and I can fight for one more point." When we are done, let's come and pay a visit to Mr. ”
Li Jiaoyu thought for a while, and said: "It's okay, in the current situation, I asked you to stay and accompany the old man to eat and drink, I'm afraid you are also absent-minded, then you go to live in the post house, the officials who came from all over the country should live there, and you can also learn more about the situation through them, as the so-called knowing yourself and knowing your opponent." Win all battles, hehe....... ”
Ye Xiaotian said in his heart: "Robbing money, grabbing women, and grabbing land can be described as the three major origins of war. I'm here to come to Tongren to grab money, and this is indeed an alternative war. ”
Ye Xiaotian said goodbye to Li Jiaoyu and left, took the guards to the post house, and when he arrived at the post house, he took out his official body and asked the post guard to hand it in. As soon as he saw Ye Xiaotian, he made a bitter face before speaking, and arched his hand and said, "But Huxian Ye County is in person?" ”
Ye Xiaotian arched his hand and said: "It's this official, and this is the place here?" ”
The post said: "It's the lower official." ”
Ye Xiaotian said: "Don't you dare to ask for a big name?" ”
Na Yi Cheng said: "Don't give your surname Pang." Pang Shiquan is down. ”
Ye Xiaotian said with a smile: "Pang Yicheng, don't be too polite, this official has come to Tongren Mansion on business, and he needs to stay here for a few days." There is a labor arrangement. ”
Pang Yicheng wanted to speak and stopped, and then said: "Ye Xiancheng, please, let's sit down and talk." Come on, tea! ”
Ye Xiaotian said in his heart, you just need to arrange my residence, what kind of tea do you drink? With such courtesy, I'm afraid that something will happen.
Sure enough, Pang Yicheng invited Ye Xiaotian to sit in the public hall, and said with a wry smile: "Ye Xiancheng, you are late, in the post station of Xiaguan, it is deserted on weekdays, and there are no people to come and go, but now it is not, since the seventh day of the new year, officials from all over the country have come one after another, and now the post station is already full of people, and there is no spare house." ”
Ye Xiaotian was stunned when he heard it, since the seventh day of the new year, county officials have come to Tongren Mansion to do activities? The county is confused, don't you know how fast the soldiers are? There were no favorable conditions for Huxian County to compete for relief funds, and this time it lost the opportunity.
Ye Xiaotian wanted to live in the post house in order to inquire about the situation of other county officials, and he didn't want to leave just like that, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "It's all full?" Can Pang Yicheng think of a way. ”
Pang Yicheng said sincerely: "It's really full, and what the lower officials are doing is ushering in the livelihood they are sent to, why bother to speak to you?" To tell you the truth, there are only three or two huts left in my post house, which are inhabited by lowly servants such as post guards, how dare you use them to entertain adults. ”
Ye Xiaotian frowned when he heard this, he brought six guards, and the hut where the post guards lived can be imagined how small it is, I am afraid that it is just one room and one bed, and so many of them may not be able to live. Moreover, an official has the dignity of an official, and he must pay special attention to his image when he goes out, and even if he can live, how can he live in that lowly dwelling.
Pang Yicheng saw Ye Xiaotian hesitating, so he pointed: "My lord, this post house really can't be placed, but from this back door, there is a Great Compassion Temple not far ahead, the temple is quiet and elegant, but it is a good place." There is a guest house for rent, I see that the adults bring a lot of entourage, you might as well go there, just offer some sesame oil money, you can rent a separate courtyard, much cheaper than the inn, and save the idle people and other exchanges, disturb the peace of the adults. ”
Ye Xiaotian also knew that this Pang Yicheng had no reason to be embarrassed for himself, and he should really not be able to live in the post station, so he got up and said, "Since this is the case, then the official will go to the temple to stay for a few days." ”
Pang Yicheng saw that Ye Xiaotian was so easy to talk and had a good impression of him, so he hurriedly got up and said, "Xiaguan sends the adult!" ”
Pang Yicheng led Ye Xiaotian out, asked someone to summon Ye Xiaotian's attendants, and led them to the back of the post station, all the way, and saw that the post house was already overcrowded. In fact, there are not many real officials who live in the post house, but most of these officials are local officials, and they are all local emperors, and they bring a large number of retinues when they go out, no wonder this post house can't live.
Pang Yicheng led Ye Xiaotian to go, and when he arrived at a courtyard, he heard someone inside shouting: "Master Tusi is traveling!" ”
Many servants inside and outside the courtyard heard the sound and stroked their chests and bowed their heads one after another, looking extremely respectful. Of course, these toast masters are not as good as An Song Tianyang and other big toasts, but they are also toasts, some toasts have only two towns, and some toasts are not as good as one county, but they are local figures.
The toast men are very big when they go out. In fact, they don't go out at all, except for the gathering between the toast lords or to the official mansion, they live in their own village on weekdays, living in a simple place, and occasionally if they go out, they also have to ask the wizard to do a fortune divination first, which is very troublesome.
These entourages are all slaves, called babies, and when they are in the stockade, as soon as the master of the toast comes out. There were three horns sounded, and no matter what the babies were doing, they had to stop their work, bend down to give salutes, and wait for the master to leave, and then sound three horns again, so that they could do their own thing.
The same rule is when the toast master goes home, and when the toast master goes up to the second floor, three horns sound. This is the only way to get up, so those babies who were born after Master Toast took place, even if they were on an errand in the inner courtyard of Master Toast, did not know what their master looked like for decades. That's not surprising.
When Pang Yicheng saw that Tusi came out, he stood at his feet, and Ye Xiaotian also stood down and looked into the courtyard. I saw two people coming out of the main room, one of them was wearing a shirt and was not tall. The cheeks have horizontal flesh, a wide mouth like a clam, slender eyes, and the arms shake slightly when walking. The other person was dressed in a collared robe, with a crossed collar and a crest of brocade pheasant feathers on his head.
Pang Yicheng arched his hand to the two of them, and said with a smile: "Li Cheng and Tashi Tusi, are you going out?" ”
A few polite words to each other, and then they staggered. Ye Xiaotian stood aside, looked carefully at the wide-mouthed and detailed shirt-bearer, and said in his heart: "This toast master should also be here to fight for relief, and the shirt-bearer is the local relationship he has made." ”
After Na Li Shi and Tashi Tusi left, Ye Xiaotian pretended to be casual and said to Pang Yicheng: "This Tashi Tusi came to Tongren, presumably for relief." Hehe, this is really the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers, but I don't know who this Li experience he is talking to, can he speak in front of the prefect? ”
Pang Yicheng had a deep relationship with him, and he would never reveal anything to him in normal times, but Ye Xiaotian should have stayed in the post house, but he didn't feel embarrassed for him at all, Pang Yicheng felt that he owed him a favor, so he replied frankly: "That Li experience is my Tongren Mansion's house experience, named Li Xiangrong, in charge of sending and receiving proofnotes, and taking charge of chapter and music documents, it can still be said." ”
Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but move in his heart when he heard this, Tashi Tusi became a friend with such a person, and his hope for relief was naturally greater. It's a pity that I don't have a way, so I beg to come to the door rashly, and people won't take care of it.
Pang Yicheng glanced at him and reminded him: "Many county officials, many have arrived here early, and most of them come late because they have already had a way, Ye County, you came to Tongren, it should also be for relief, if there is no powerful person to speak well for you in front of the prefect, I am afraid it will not be easy to succeed." ”
Ye Xiaotian saw that Pang Yicheng took the initiative to talk, so he followed his words and said: "What Pang Yicheng said is, I won't tell you that this official only knows a Li teacher in the Fuxue in Tongren Mansion, and he can't speak in front of the prefect, and the official is very worried." ”
Pang Yicheng was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Fu Xueli Teaching? There is only one teacher surnamed Li in the school of the house, and what you are talking about is the teachings of Li Zhongyin Li. ”
Ye Xiaotian said: "It's this person, why, Pang Yicheng is familiar with him?" ”
Pang Yicheng said: "That Li experience is the son-in-law of Li Jiaoyu." Since Lord Ye knows the Li Sect, why don't you go through the path of this Li Sect, which may be helpful to you. ”
Ye Xiaotian was stunned and asked rhetorically: "That Li experience is the son-in-law of Sect Li?" But I don't know how many daughters Li Jiaoyu has. ”
Pang Yicheng was stunned by this question, and said, "There is only one, what?" ”
Ye Xiaotian's face showed a strange look, and Pang Yicheng thought to himself: "This Ye Xiancheng doesn't know the son-in-law of Li Jiaoyu, and he doesn't even know how many daughters Li Jiaoyu has. ”
In order to avoid Ye Xiaotian's embarrassment, Pang Yicheng didn't say much, he sent Ye Xiaotian out of the back door, pointed out the direction of the Great Compassion Temple and went back, the door was closed, Ye Xiaotian stood outside the door, thought about it, and sighed up to the sky: "It's a pity, it's a pity!" ”
One of the guards couldn't help but say, "I don't know why the adults feel pity?" ”
Ye Xiaotian sighed: "The reason for this is not enough for outsiders, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”
The guards looked at each other, only hating that they couldn't understand what His Holiness was thinking, and they couldn't share the worries of the Lord, but it was a pity, it was a pity.
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(To be continued......)