After breakfast, Tang Hanfeng was not in a hurry to leave, but sat in the wonton shop and talked to Tang Xin while looking at the place where he gave alms. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as the time for almsgiving came, the Fang Mansion sent someone similar to a housekeeper to direct the servants below to carry out a load of rice and white flour and put them outside the gate, and kept shouting to the people below: "Everyone line up, don't be crowded, as long as the list is registered, there will definitely be no shortage of food." ”

Sure enough, after listening to his words, the crowd that was still a little noisy and crowded suddenly lined up in an orderly manner, making Tang Xin couldn't help but stare at him.

"Isn't it, this person's prestige is too strong, right, and a word of effort will get rid of this person who has become a mess of porridge?"

Tang Hanfeng looked at the booklet in the other party's hand, still expressionless: "Before, they were all desperately crowded forward, but they were afraid that they would fall behind and not be able to share the food, but now the people sent by this Fang family also said that as long as the registered people can get it, they will naturally not worry." And the other party is the one who gives alms, so they naturally don't dare to offend easily, so being so obedient can be regarded as selling a thin face to the other party. ”

"Registered?" Tang Xinxiao looked at the booklet in the leader's hand: "Although this Fang Mansion is a family of merchants, it is quite organized to do things. With this list in hand, we will neither let the unwarranted people fill the number indiscriminately, nor will anyone fall behind because of the large number of people. I just don't know what he is registered on this list? After saying that, Tang Xin waved his little hand and called the shopkeeper to him, and said with curiosity: "Uncle, do you know what the booklet in that uncle's hand is?" Why does it come to him when he reads a person, and a person comes up to pick up something? ”

The whole person in the store who was called by Tang Xin's sweet uncle seemed to be melted, especially the little young master in front of him was extraordinarily handsome, which made people feel even more bright. Looking at the person who gave alms in front of the Fang Mansion, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Little Master is talking about that booklet, and the list registered on it is a list of people who can receive rice and noodles, so when they call a person, one person will come forward." ”

"List?" Tang Xin pretended to be puzzled: "What list?" Do I still need a list to get food? ”

Tang Xin's little face was already long and exquisite, and he frowned at the moment, which really made people feel distressed when they looked at it. Seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately explained: "This little young master may not know something, although our Taohuawu is not big, but if you really go door-to-door to count the number of people, the number of people is quite a lot." Although this Fang family is almsgiving, if he really asks every family to give food, it will be impossible. Therefore, the Fang family visited and investigated from house to house, registered some families who were really in difficulty, and then gave rice noodles to the house according to the registration on the list. ”

Listening to the shopkeeper's words, Tang Xin instantly grasped the key to it: "Uncle is saying that the people of the Fang family have investigated door to door?" ”

The shopkeeper nodded: "That's for sure, although this Fang family has been in our Taohuawu for nearly two years, but when they first came here, they were also unfamiliar with the place, so naturally they had to investigate before doing things." ”

After listening to the shopkeeper, Tang Xin's little face suddenly wrinkled even deeper: "However, my father once said that you can't let strangers into the house casually, doesn't my uncle listen to his father?" ”

The shopkeeper's face froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally a few times: "That, actually, your father is mainly worried that the other party is a bad person and will hurt you, so he said that he would not let strangers into the house." But uncle is different, uncle is an adult. ”

"Isn't it the same for adults and children? Isn't the uncle worried that the other party is a bad person? Tang Xin then continued to ask.

The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly: "That Master Fang used to be an official, although we people don't know much about this official, but we have heard of Master Fang's name before, and that is a parent official who is loved by the people." Later, although I don't know why he resigned from the government and started business, there is no doubt that this person is good. You see, although he is now a businessman, he has never forgotten that we, the common people, do this and that for our town every year, and it is difficult for us to believe him or not. ”

"You mean, this master used to be an official of the imperial court?" Tang Hanfeng, who had been sitting silently, suddenly interjected.

When the shopkeeper saw that the person who spoke out was not the young master in front of him, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the expression on his face returned to naturalness: "That's right, it's just that he resigned from his official position later, and I don't know why." It's not easy to find a good official who thinks about the people these days, it's a pity. ”

Tang Hanfeng looked at the plaque on the door of the Fang Mansion and didn't know what he was thinking, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Is this Master Fang called Fang Yuanrong?" ”

The shopkeeper opened his mouth wide and nodded stunnedly: "Is it possible that this old man is acquainted with this old man Fang?" ”

Tang Hanfeng nodded lightly, but didn't say anything more.

Tang Xin saw that Tang Hanfeng's face was not very good, although Tang Hanfeng's face was still expressionless, but inexplicably she could feel that his current mood was not quite right, so she waved her little hand to let the store go down first.

"Fourth uncle, are you okay?" Tang Xin looked at Tang Hanfeng cautiously.

Tang Hanfeng shook his head, the look in his eyes was a little complicated and difficult to distinguish.

Tang Xin looked at Tang Hanfeng silently, and after struggling for a moment, he still asked the doubts in his heart: "Fourth uncle, are you very familiar with this master of the Fang Mansion?" ”

Staring at the mansion of the Fang Mansion, Tang Hanfeng's thoughts drifted a little far away: "It's not enough to say that you are familiar, the fourth uncle doesn't like to talk, so it is estimated that what you can really say around you is your Uncle Dou." This old man Fang, named Fang Yuanrong, was the prefect of Jingzhou. The fourth uncle had cooperated with him to arrest the rebels, so he knew a little bit about him, and he was a good official who loved the people like a son. It's just that three years ago, I heard that he suddenly resigned and returned to his hometown, although I felt that it was a pity to waste such a talent, but I didn't think much else. It's just that I didn't expect him to become a businessman after resigning, and he came here a year later to become a rich man, which is really impermanent. ”

Tang Xin didn't expect that Fang Yuanrong was still a prefect before, and listening to the meaning of the fourth uncle's words, he must have appreciated him very much before. For a while, Tang Xin felt that his breath was suddenly stuck in his chest, and he couldn't go up or down. (To be continued.) )