Hou Kaishan chose a two-hall and three-room wing room in the west.

Back in the north house, Lu Yuan saw that Lu Yutong had already steamed the dough and was waiting for him at the table.

He grabbed a piece of bread and said, "Yutong, we have moved into the yard with a father and son, they are both good people, they moved in to protect us, and we will get along with them in the future." ”

Lu Yutong ate the bread and sighed.

After eating, Lu Yuan felt that the secret passage was likely to lead to the outside of the city, and it was getting late, so he had time to go in another day, so he thought about taking Lu Yutong out to play.

knocked on the door of the West Wing, and it was Hou Yue who opened the door, and he asked, "Lu Xianggong, is there something wrong?" ”

Hou Kaishan also heard the knock on the door, and walked quickly to the door, he was much more sophisticated, pulled Hou Yue aside, let himself go, made a gesture of please, and said, "My lord, please come in." ”

"Brother Hou, I want to go out for a walk, and I want to invite you to come along." Lu Yuan explained his intentions.

"When adults go out, I should follow and protect them." Saying that, he went out, ignoring Hou Yue's pitiful eyes, and ordered: "Take care of the house, don't forget your homework at night!" ”

Knowing that he didn't have his own share, Hou Yue thought to himself, drooped his head and said, "Got it." ”

When the three of them walked to the courtyard of the lobby, they saw Zhan Yuan hurrying towards the prison, followed by a man and a woman.

Lu Yuan thought that Zhanyuan was handling the case, and secretly praised it.

As the sun sets, the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the county, and you can see some people busy closing stalls, some going out to eat, and some people are like Lu Yuan and the three of them, busy all day, wandering on the street.

Lu Yutong would be very curious every time he went out, and his little head kept turning.

After Lu Yuan was busy for a day, he also felt very comfortable wandering around the streets with nothing to do, and occasionally met people smiling and greeting him.

Along the way, Hou Kaishan acted as a tour guide, introducing some geographical conditions in the county to Lu Yuan, although he only came a few days earlier than Lu Yuan, he was already familiar with the city.

The county seat of Shexian County is centered on the county government and has two main streets, Duanyang Street from the south gate to the north gate and Sixuan Street from the east gate to the west gate, which divide the county into four urban districts.

Lu Yuan and the three of them walked along Duanyang Street, and suddenly a wide river appeared in front of them, and Lu Yutong quickly ran to the riverbank and looked down.

Lu Yuan was taken aback, he really didn't expect that there was such a wide river in this county!

"Brother Hou, what's the name of this river?"

"This is Xin'anjiang, don't you know?" Hou Kaishan was a little surprised.

Of course, Lu Yuan knows that the Xin'an River, which is one of the main streams of the Qiantang River, leads directly to Hangzhou, and he can't imagine that this river actually goes straight to She County, in the case of insufficient transportation capacity in ancient times, water transportation is the main means, and a river often symbolizes convenience and prosperity.

As long as there is this river, he has the confidence to make the business of She County prosperous!

Looking towards the river with excitement, his brows gradually furrowed, because there was not a single boat in sight on the river.

"Brother Hou, why is there no boat on the water?"

Hou Kaishan secretly wondered: "What's wrong with the county magistrate today, just ask some questions that don't have common sense." ”

Thinking so, he still patiently replied: "Because of the water bandits, the water gate has been closed, and naturally there is no boat." "He was in charge of Watergate.

Bandits again! Lu Yuan sighed, suddenly lost interest, turned around and said, "Go back." ”

Lu Yutong reluctantly glanced at a small turtle under the river embankment and followed Lu Yuan.

On the way back to the county office, Lu Yuan wanted to get more familiar with the county seat, so he didn't return from the original way and took a long detour.

When he walked to a narrow street, Lu Yutong suddenly pulled his sleeve, pointed to the side of the street and said, "Brother, it's that person!" ”

Lu Yuan followed her gaze, but it was a stall selling shoes, and there was a scholar who was reading in the back, it was Dong Xiucai!

"Brother Dong!" Lu Yuan approached the booth and said hello.

The scholar looked up and saw that the face of the person who spoke was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a while, and asked, "Brother Tai?" ”

"Brother Dong, do you still remember that day when Qi Laosan made trouble?"

Dong Xiucai suddenly remembered and said with a smile: "It turned out to be you." ”

Lu Yuan was employing people at this moment, and when he saw that Dong Xiucai was quite knowledgeable that day, he started to use it and asked: "Every time I see Brother Dong, Brother Dong is studying, I wonder if he is preparing for the autumn season in August this year?" ”

"I'm not good at poetry, I know that I can't lift people in the exam, and I just have nothing to do when I study." Dong Xiucai shook his head.

The Southern Tang Imperial Examination attaches great importance to poetry and does not pay attention to practical learning, so it is no wonder that Dong Yuan is so depressed.

"I heard that there is a new county order in the county seat, and we are looking for talents everywhere, why don't you give it a try?" Lu Yuan said with a smile.

"I've heard about it, but I've only heard that a catcher and a squad leader have been recruited, and I haven't heard that there is a need to recruit scribes."

Seeing that he was a little moved, Lu Yuan was very happy in his heart, and said: "That's because your news is too closed, I heard that the county magistrate is thirsty, and you will definitely be able to receive something in the past now." ”

Dong Yuan looked at the sky and said, "It's so late, the county magistrates have all gone down, and if you go, you probably won't be able to see him." ”

"Let's try it, maybe we'll get something out of it?" Lu Yuan persuaded.

Dong Yuan failed the examination several times, and his family became poorer and poorer, so he came out to sell shoes, and the shoes were sewn by the good wives of the family. He himself doesn't care about being laughed at, but when he thinks of his good wife being laughed at by his neighbors all day long, his heart is like a knife.

"Okay, I'll try it, thank you Brother Tai for your advice, in Xia Dong Yuan, the word is Miaohe, I don't know Brother Tai's name?"

"In Shimorikuhara, the words are still white."

Dong Xiucai arched his hand, put away the stall and hurried home.

Hou Kaishan was a little puzzled and asked, "Why shouldn't the adults show their identity to him?" ”

"He may not believe me when I say this, let's go back quickly." Lu Yuan smiled slightly.

Back at the county office, Lu Yuan asked Hou Kaishan to wait outside the office, and he took Lu Yutong into the study.

……

Dong Yuan's family lives in the north of the city, he walked faster and faster towards his home with his shoes, if what the person said just now was right, the county order was really looking for talents, it was a rare and good opportunity, and it should not be missed.

Walking down an alley, he stopped in front of a rather dilapidated house, and before he could knock on the door, the door was opened from the inside, and it was opened by a woman in sackcloth.

She is not very beautiful, but she has a gentle temperament, and when she looked at the shoes that Dong Yuan brought back, her heart sank, and she knew that she hadn't sold a few pairs today.

She cheered up and smiled, "Why did you come back so early today?" ”

Dong Yuan said hurriedly: "I heard that the county magistrate is recruiting talents, and I want to go and have a look." ”

The woman was overjoyed and said: "Okay, you go and try it, I also heard from Zhang's mother next door that this county magistrate is a good official, maybe I can take a fancy to your talent." ”

Seeing that his wife was so confident in himself, Dong Yuan felt a little ashamed in his heart, he had failed several times in the lift, and he had already lost confidence in himself.

The woman hurriedly took the shoes and said, "Go quickly!" ”

Dong Yuan responded and hurried in the direction of the county office, but by coincidence, he met Qi Lao and the three of them on the way, so he wanted to bypass.

Qi Laosan saw his appearance clearly and yelled: "Stop me!" ”

Dong Yuanxin said: "If you entangle this splash, it will definitely delay a lot of effort." ”

Not only did he not stand, but he ran. The more people like Qi Laosan were afraid of him, the more energetic he became, shouting, "Catch him for me!" ”

Zhuang Jiading stepped over a few times, pushed Dong Yuan to the ground, punched and kicked, he hadn't beaten anyone for several days, and his fists were already hungry and thirsty.

This is Duanyang Street, there are a lot of pedestrians, and some people suddenly noticed the situation here, but after seeing Qi Laosan's bruised face, they didn't dare to do much.

The thin family was very puzzled and asked, "Third master, what do you want to do?" ”

Qi Laosan smiled cruelly: "What are you doing? Lao Tzu was beaten by Brother Wu, so he had to find this stinky book to vent his anger. ”

The martial brother in his mouth is Qi Chongwu, Qi Chongwu originally thought that the position of head catcher should be his own, but it was because Qi Laosan had something bad and offended the county magistrate, so it fell on Zhanyuan's stinky boy.

After coming back, he beat Qi Laosan.

The thin family Ding reminded: "Now the county magistrate is in charge of the yamen, let's beat him, I'm afraid we will eat the board!" ”

Qi Laosan suddenly flinched a little and shouted, "Stone, stop fighting!" Zhuang Jiading immediately stopped.

At this time, a person ran over from the other side of the street, wearing a fast trapping suit, and the man approached and said coldly: "Qi Laosan, it turns out that you came here, come with me to the yamen!" ”

Qi Laosan was startled, pointed at Zhuang Jiading and said, "He beat him, and he has nothing to do with me!" ”

Na Yu quickly glanced at the stone and Dong Yuan lying on the ground, and said angrily: "It turns out that you are bullying people on the street again, hmph, this time I will clean you up at once!" ”