Out of Wang's house, Lu Yuan led Lu Yutong to the inn without saying a word.

Mu Shun couldn't help but say: "My lord, I didn't do this errand well, please punish me." ”

Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said, "You and I have first met, and you don't know my temperament, I don't blame you." But after this incident, you should also understand my principles of doing things, and I only hope that I will reflect more on myself in the future, and do not use my power to bully others, or I will definitely punish you severely. ”

Later, the rhetoric turned sharply.

Mu Shun's heart was shocked, and he said, "I understand." ”

Lu Yuan bowed his head and said, "That's good, there's something I want you to do for me." ”

Mu Shun hugged his fists hard and said, "My lord, please say, I will definitely do it for you this time." ”

Lu Yuan handed over the contract: "This contract will be handed over to you, you will stay in Ningguo County for another month, and when the owner comes, you will do this matter." This is my private matter, and if you don't want to, I won't force it. ”

Mu Shun took the contract, gritted his teeth and said, "My subordinates are willing." ”

"Then you'll have to work for you."

……

Watching Lu Yuan and the four of them leave, Uncle Wang glared at his mother-in-law: "See, Lord Lu is a good official, don't chew your tongue in the future." ”

Aunt Wang had a different opinion, she snorted: "If it weren't for me and my sister-in-law scolding him, how would he return the money to us, these ministers value reputation the most, and to deal with them, they have to rely on scolding." ”

Uncle Wang said angrily: "Go, go!" ”

At this moment, there was another knock on the door, Uncle Wang thought that Lu Yuan had gone and returned, so he hurriedly stepped forward to open the door, but saw a Taoist priest with fairy wind and qi standing outside the door.

Uncle Wang asked cautiously, "Is there anything wrong with the Dao Chief?" ”

The Taoist priest smiled and said: "I have heard that although Lu Yuancai has a good name, his virtue is unbearable, I just saw him lead people into the old man's courtyard, I don't know what happened?" Poor Dao knows a big official, if Lu Yuan bullies others, Poor Dao can be the master of the old man's family. ”

Uncle Wang waved his hand and said, "No, no, Lord Lu is very good." ”

The Taoist priest shook his head and said, "It seems that the old man is threatened by him, don't worry, I'll go to the big official and arrest Lu Yuan." ”

In fact, even if he is the prime minister of the court, he can't convict a Jinshi without evidence, but Uncle Wang is a blacksmith, where do you know this, he said urgently: "There really isn't." ”

So in a few words, Mu Shun forcibly exchanged the contract for silver, and Lu Yuan came to the door to exchange the contract for silver taels, and apologized.

The Taoist priest's eyes flashed, and he stroked his beard and said, "So that's the case, so poor and farewell." ”

The Taoist priest walked quickly, and Uncle Wang was about to ask him, but saw his figure disappear around the corner.

On the other side, after Lu Yuan and Qin Li separated, they returned to the inn, where Lu Yutong slept on the bed and Lu Yuan slept on the table that night.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Yuan was woken up by the sound of Lu Yutong getting up, and after sitting up, he only felt pain all over his body.

Thinking that he only had three coins of silver on his body, he was afraid that the road fare to She County would be a little dangerous, so Lu Yuan didn't dare to waste it, and ate the cake honestly with Lu Yutong.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lu Yuan took Lu Yutong back home cautiously, and the two packed their clothes and luggage in the house, and packed two large bags of clothes and sundries.

There were still sundries left, and Lu Yutong wanted to pack them again, but Lu Yuan hurriedly stopped her: "Let the rest be moved." ”

Lu Yuan hung two large packages on his shoulders, his body was very weak, and it was very difficult to carry it, and Lu Yutong also carried a small package, which contained important items such as silver taels and Lu Yuan Jinshi certificates.

Out of the south gate of the county seat, Lu Yuan saw Qin Li waiting for a long time next to a tree, he was holding a folding fan, wearing a brocade robe, and next to him was a family member carrying a large package.

Lu Yuan stepped forward and said, "Let Master Qin wait for a long time." ”

Qin Li glanced behind Lu Yuan and said in confusion: "Don't you hire a carriage?" ”

Lu Yuan was a little embarrassed and said: "I don't have enough silver on me, I can't afford to hire a car, so let's go on the road like this." ”

When Qin Li moved him, he suspected that he was short of money, but he didn't expect him to be so poor, and thought that if he paid for the carriage, he would definitely make him feel faceless, and it seemed that he could only walk over.

He was a disciple of a famous family, his family was quite good, and there were people in the clan who were officials outside, he knew that the examination was hopeless, so he entrusted the relationship to Ning Guohou as a famous clerk.

Ning Guohou's clerk is an extremely sought-after position, and if he is lucky in the future, he will follow an official to a local place and become a official, as long as he follows the right person, he may be able to be an official in the future.

This time, he followed Lu Yuan's county order to decentralize, and he was very proud in his heart, and for the sake of his future, he decided to please the owner with all his heart.

Finally, after glancing at Ningguo County, Lu Yuan was afraid that he would not come back, so he turned around and led Lu Yutong towards She County.

Shezhou is located in the territory of Anhui Province in the later period, and during the Three Kingdoms period, it was the territory of Sun Quan of Eastern Wu.

The county level of South Tangzhou is divided into upper, middle and lower levels, with more than 40,000 households in Shangzhou, more than 20,000 households in Zhongzhou, and less than 20,000 households in Xiazhou.

There are more than 30,000 households in Shezhou, it is a central state, because it is the border state of the Southern Tang Dynasty, adjacent to Wuyue in the east, generally at the border between the two countries, bandits are the most rampant, especially the water bandits in Shexian County.

There are nine counties in Shezhou, more than 4,000 households are upper counties, more than 2,000 households are middle counties, and less than 2,000 households are lower counties.

However, since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the ten kingdoms stood side by side, and Shexian County became worse and worse as a border county of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

After several county magistrates were dismissed one after another, the position of county magistrate was vacant for more than a year, bandits were rampant in the territory, many people fled to other counties, and She County was demoted from the middle county to the lower county, with less than 2,000 households.

After learning this information in the memory of the original owner, Lu Yuan once again realized that his county order was not easy to do.

From Ningguo County to She County, it is about 300 miles, and it takes four or five days to walk.

Lu Yuan and the three of them traveled for a day, and finally rushed to Hule County when it was close to dark.

After walking a few more miles, a post station appeared in front of me, which was Hu Leyi.

Only officials can live in the Southern Tang Dynasty Guanyi with their families, and Lu Yuan, as a Jinshi, can stay for free, but he can't bring Lu Yutong and Qin Li to live together.

Although it was not yet completely dark at the moment, there was no inn for the next fifty miles, so the three of them stayed at the Hule Hotel next to the post station.

After entering the hotel, he asked about the accommodation fee, and asked for fifty wen for the upper room, Lu Yuan paid twenty wen, and chose a low-class room, Qin Li had no choice but to choose a lower room like him.

The brother and sister entered the room, the environment in the room was extremely poor, and there was a strange smell, Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

Fortunately, Lu Yutong is extremely well-behaved, he never shouts that he is tired on the road, and he does not complain about living in this kind of place now, Lu Yuan is very relieved.

He took out the dry food, and the two of them ate bread together to satisfy their hunger, and after a while, the shopkeeper sent a pot of tea, and when he saw the two eating cakes, he knew that the two would not order, so he withdrew.

Lu Yuan took a sip of tea and found that there was no taste of tea, and when he opened the lid of the pot, he found that there was no tea in it, thinking that it was because of the inferior room.

He didn't really care, so he drank a few glasses of water. Seeing the little girl silently nibbling on the bread, she asked softly, "Yutong, are you tired?" ”

"Not tired." Lu Yutong shook his head and asked, "Brother, where are we going?" ”

"She County."

The little girl nodded and continued to eat the cake in silence.

"Tuk Tuk!" There was a knock on the door, and when Lu Yuan opened the door, he found that it was a Taoist priest with a long beard under his chin and fairy wind bones, who looked to be in his forties.

He asked, "Who is the chief of the question?" ”

The Taoist priest smiled: "Lu Xianggong doesn't remember the poor Dao?" ”

Lu Yuan heard that the voice was a little familiar, and after taking a closer look, he said happily: "It turned out to be the head of the royal road." ”

But it was the Taoist priest Wang who helped him pull out the needle that day, because it was a little dark at that time, Lu Yuan didn't recognize it for a while.

Wang Zhen said with a smile: "Poor Dao saw Lu Xianggong downstairs just now, and he met him upstairs. ”

Lu Yuan hurriedly invited him in, poured him a glass of water and said, "I don't know where the chief is going?" ”

Wang Zhen smiled at Lu Yutong and said with a smile: "Poor Dao wants to go to She County." ”

Lu Yuan was overjoyed: "We are also going to She County, so let's go together." ”

Wang Qianxin said: "Just wait for your words." Said with a smile: "It's so good, I don't know what the prince is going to Shexian for?" ”

Lu Yuan said: "Don't hide it from the chief, I went to She County to serve as the county commander." ”

Wang Zhen stood up, bowed down and said, "It turned out to be a county magistrate, and the grass people were rude." ”

Lu Yuan helped him up and said: "The Taoist chief is a person outside the party, why should I care about these vulgar rites, I haven't taken office yet, even if I am in office, as long as I am not in the yamen, I will be the same as you, where is the difference between adults and grass people?" ”

Wang Zhen said with a smile: "Although the poor Dao is a Taoist priest, he still has a secular heart, but what the Xianggong said is also reasonable, and the poor Dao is still commensurate with the Xianggong." ”

Lu Yuan smiled: "This is the best, to be honest, I am still a little unaccustomed to hearing others call me the county magistrate." ”