Not long after, the people of the Zhang family also came, and the young grandmother brought some maids and servants to help make the dishes to be eaten at noon, and discussed the dishes with Li Xianshu. Only the little boy Zhang Zhen was the most idle, full of joy, and pulled Ying Huaizhen away from the distance, and then said: "Sister Zhenzhen, my mother asked me to give this to you!" ”

Ying Huaizhen said: "What? Stretched out his hand to take a square flat box in Zhang Zhen's hand, opened it to see, full of brilliance, golden light, it turned out to be a heavy gold collar, the workmanship is also very exquisite, and the price is very expensive at a glance.

Ying Huaizhen was surprised: "This is for me?" ”

Zhang Zhen nodded and said, "Do you like it?" I'll put it on for you! ”

Ying Huai said sincerely: "I am afraid that it will not be good for me to accept such valuable things, and if someone turns it out in the future, it will be bad if the Zhang family bribed my father." Immediately, he said, "I don't want it, you put it away." ”

Zhang Zhen exclaimed: "Don't you like it? This one is very good-looking, I'll give you a try on it. ”

Ying Huaizhen didn't know how to tell him, seeing that he stretched out his hand to put it on himself, he dodged away, Zhang Zhen was so anxious that he shouted: "Don't hide, you try it, my mother said let me give you ......"

Zhang Zhen was in a hurry, and shouted louder, Xiao Tang and Lin Shenzhou looked over in the distance, Ying Huaizhen didn't want to cause trouble, but when he saw this scene for the two important opponents, his face suddenly turned red, and he stopped his anger: "If you shout again, I won't play with you." ”

Zhang Zhen tiptoed to a halt and whispered, "I don't dare, so can you put it on?" ”

Ying Huaizhen saw his sneaky appearance, and felt funny, angry and laughed: "It's not good...... I'll wait until I ask my father. Glancing at Xiao Tang and Lin Shenzhou, he took the opportunity to pull Zhang Zhen and ran away.

Ying Lanfeng is busy with political affairs, and has no time to accompany him, and everyone in the county government has their own affairs, in addition to the Zhang family, and some local squires and the like also come to celebrate, inside and outside It is really rare to be lively.

Seeing this, Xiao Tang and Lin Shenzhou went out of the yamen and wandered around the county.

The two of them look at this Taizhou county, although it is not a rich and prosperous place, but the street is clean, there are many shops, although the people who come and go do not wear silk and silk, but the cloth clothes are also very neat, rarely unkempt, and there is not even a beggar on the street.

Lin Shenzhou gradually became solemn and said, "This Ying Lanfeng is really not an ordinary person. ”

Xiao Tang was distracted, and suddenly turned around: "Why did the teacher say this?" ”

Lin Shenzhou said: "This Taizhou is remote, four years ago when Ying Lanfeng did not arrive, I passed by here, and what I saw was mostly dilapidated houses, where are the houses as neat as now?" And this year's drought in Taizhou, grain production has decreased, and the people should have been living in mourning, but we have gone all the way, these people are all calm, and they are not open, guess why they are so? ”

Xiao Tang said: "Naturally, it is Ying Lanfeng's rule that the people are not panicked in the face of famine." ”

Lin Shenzhou sighed: "Not only that, how the officials of a place are, how the people of a place will be, the character and spirit of the local governor will often directly affect the character and spirit of the people, Ying Lanfeng...... Although some of the unruly acts, but he has been in Taizhou for four years, what he has done has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people unconsciously, if the people were still unconsciously influenced by him before, then since he burned the black sky cow, offended the Ying Gong Mansion, and now he is responsible for solving the food problem, invisibly in the hearts of the people have felt that Taizhou has a Ying Lan style, which means that a qiē will be peaceful. This person is the reason why Taizhou is still safe so far. ”

Xiao Tang realized something, and said, "Does the teacher recognize Yingzhi County?" ”

Lin Shenzhou's eyebrows tightened, and he sighed long: "Although he is capable, the method he uses is not orthodox...... Picking up dangers everywhere, this kind of sword biased temperament is not a good thing for his future career. ”

Xiao Tang pondered these two sentences for a while, and said: "Teacher, an official like Ying Lanfeng does have many flaws, such as the gift he received from the Guo family and the benefits of the Zhang family...... Naturally, he is not a clean official with clean sleeves, but for the sake of the people, he dares to be eclectic, and even takes risks, for the people, he can be called a good official, right? ”

Lin Shenzhou frowned and thought for a while, and couldn't help but smile: "Yes, although I still don't like his temperament very much, I can't deny that there are indeed some things on him that people can't bear to destroy...... Embarrassed, embarrassed. ”

Xiao Tang suddenly thought of something important, so he asked: "Yes, I thought that Ying Lanfeng was a corrupt official, and we could get the silver back, but now how can we be good?" ”

Lin Shenzhou laughed even more, and said: "I am annoyed by this matter, thinking that this should be Lanfeng, I don't want to say anything, and now I am even pulling you and me into the water, alas, I really can't imagine that you and I have to lose money for the first time in our lives." ”

Xiao Tang laughed, and Lin Chenzhou also shook his head with a smile.

While walking, Xiao Tang suddenly stopped, and leaned a few steps to the shop next to him, Lin Shenzhou turned around, but saw him standing at the door of the shop, looking up at something, Lin Shenzhou asked, "What?" See something good? ”

Xiao Tang smiled: "It's nothing ......" turned to leave, Lin Shenzhou looked at his expression, and glanced at the shop suspiciously, but saw that it was a small shop specializing in selling silver jewelry.

At noon, there were also seven or eight tables of visitors, thanks to the help of the young grandmother of the Zhang family, so it was comprehensive.

Ying Lanfeng was not good at drinking, but because he was happy, he ate a few more glasses, and he was three or four points drunk for a while.

After Ying Lanfeng went, Zhang Daguan, who was at the same table, raised his glass to Lin Tang and the others, said some words of gratitude, and said, "I still don't know the names of the two Engongs?" ”

Lin Shenzhou said with a smile: "Master Zhang is polite, my surname is Lin, Lin Xinzhai." This is my apprentice, called Tang Fuji. ”

Ying Lanfeng listened to it and said with a smile: "I only learned the names of the two today, and the two of them acted extraordinarily, and even their names were extraordinary. ”

Li Xianshu has been paying attention to Ying Lanfeng's behavior, and when she saw him like this, she knew that she was drunk, so she hurriedly instructed someone to help him back to the back room to rest.

Ying Lanfeng struggled to himself, and said, "Don't worry, I still have to drink two more drinks with Brother Lin and Brother Tang Xian......"

Li Xianshu coughed fiercely behind the screen, Ying Lanfeng's ears twitched, and he lay on the shoulder of the little maid and muttered: "I'm drunk, everyone, I......'m out of company for the time being."

After Ying Lanfeng left the table, Zhang Daguan looked at Lin Shenzhou with a smile and said: "Mr. Xinzhai looks strange, this second brother is also a real talent, have you heard that the two of you are from Beijing?" ”

Lin Shenzhou's eyes turned slightly, and he said quietly: "Zhang Ye praised falsely, we are from Beijing." ”

Zhang Daguan said: "The characters from the imperial capital are all so outstanding, the two are the life-saving benefactors of Huaizhen and the dog, I intend to invite the two of them to live in my house for a while, I don't know if you are willing to appreciate the light?" ”

Lin Shenzhou said: "You're polite. Thanks to the fact that the Lord did not give up, and allowed us to live in the yamen, we were satisfied, and when the fruits were ready, we were about to set off, so that we would not be troubled. ”

Zhang Daguan didn't say much, but still said: "Since this is the case, then I won't force the two of you, if you have any needs here, please just ask, I will do my best." As he spoke, he got up and saluted, his attitude was extremely respectful, Lin Shenzhou and Xiao Tang got up to return the salute, and Zhang Daguan left the table and went home.

After this person went, Xiao Tang and Lin Shenzhou also left the table, and in the corridor, Xiao Tang asked: "Teacher, there is a sense of temptation in those few words just now, does he know the origin of you and me?" ”

Lin Shenzhou said: "The Zhang family was originally an official in Beijing, and maybe I have seen you and me by chance, but this person is extremely smart and has not broken it, presumably even if he knows the origin of you and me, he will not publicize it." ”

Lin Shenzhou wanted to see Ying Lanfeng, Xiao Tang accompanied him for a while, and when he passed by the moon gate, he inadvertently turned his head and saw two hairy heads exposed through a cluster of flowers, which were Ying Huaizhen and Zhang Zhen.

Xiao Tang said: "Teacher, you go first, and I'll go over later." ”

Lin Shenzhou nodded, walked away, Xiao Tang turned into the moon gate, and was about to call Ying Huaizhen, when Ying Huaizhen said to Zhang Zhen: "I have said many times, you are not allowed to be too good to me." The tone seemed to be very unhappy.

Xiao Tang raised his eyebrows and said in his heart: "These two little guys are arguing." When the mood came, he didn't lean forward, but listened.

But I heard Zhang Zhen say: "I don't understand, why is this?" ”

Ying Huaizhen said: "Why do you always ask why? What are you doing so well to me? ”

Zhang Zhen smiled and said: "Sister Zhenzhen, why are you stupid, of course I have to be good to you, why should I be good to you...... And this time, you were kidnapped by thieves, my father said that I still tired you, I am doubly good to you, don't worry, do you see if this gold collar is better than the silver one you used to be? ”

Ying Huaizhen simply raised his hand to take off the gold collar and said, "My father asked me to wear it, and now I will return it to you." ”

When Xiao Tang saw the delicate and gorgeous gold collar that was blinding, he couldn't help but stick out his fingers and touch his sleeve.

Over there, Zhang Zhen frightened: "Sister, don't you be like this...... If I do something wrong, you just hit me. ”

Ying Huaizhen said impatiently: "I didn't say that you did something wrong, won't you go to play with others?" ”

Zhang Zhen said: "Why am I looking for others, I like to look for you." ”

Ying Huaizhen said: "That...... Then I will leave Taizhou sooner or later, who will you go to when the time comes? ”

Zhang Zhen was stunned and said, "Wherever you go, I'll just follow you......"

Ying Huaizhen gasped: "What did you say?" ”

Zhang Zhen seemed to be really scared, and there was a cry in her voice: "It's a big deal, I beg my father, let me go with you......"

Ying Huaizhen shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, you are not allowed to go anywhere!" ”

Zhang Zhen said: "Why? ”

Ying Huaizhen screamed: "Because I'm afraid that something will happen after you leave here!" ”

At first, Xiao Tang thought that the two little guesses were very interesting, and gradually heard the end, but he couldn't help but be shocked, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, he wanted to interrupt the conversation between the two children, but he didn't know whether to speak out at this time.

At this moment, Ying Huaizhen turned around and ran out from behind the flowers, she seemed to bow her head and wipe her tears while running, but she didn't see Xiao Tang standing at the gate of the moon, Xiao Tang couldn't dodge, and suddenly hit it, Ying Huaizhen retreated and fell to the ground!

Xiao Tang didn't hug her in time because of the shock, and hurriedly rushed over to help her up, held her shoulders and asked, "What's wrong, where did you break it?" ”

Ying Huaizhen didn't say a word, Xiao Tang was frightened, knelt on one knee, looked down at her, but saw crystal teardrops falling continuously, some hitting his clothes, like rain, but there was no sound.

Seeing this, Xiao Tang instantly felt a feeling of suffocation, he tried his best to make his voice gentle, and called, "Xiao Huaizhen, what's wrong with you?" Have you been wronged? Don't be afraid...... Uncle ......"

Before Xiao Tang finished speaking, Ying Huaizhen suddenly threw himself into his arms and cried loudly!