Although Qin'er knew that Han Si had become a big official, and she had become a five-grade pleasant person, she had never felt that she was really an official wife like she did today. As soon as he entered Gu'an City in the morning, the prince of Gu'an County, who received the news, came to greet him with his wife, and even wanted to invite her and the baby to the post house to rest, planning to set up wine to catch the wind.

is so close to the baby's father, how can she stay in the city, fortunately, she doesn't need to come forward in these things, and Fei Erye, who knows that she is unwilling to delay in the county, helped to decline the kindness of the county master, but I didn't expect the county master to insist on sending him off.

The official of Jingdao played seven gongs in front, shouting "the army and civilians are waiting to dodge away", and the accompanying official shouted "If the gentleman is not heavy, he is not powerful", and the carriage she and her sister rode in followed the sedan chair of the county lord through the city, and rushed from the east gate of the county seat to the ancestral home where the yamen of the river hall was located.

I have never received such a great courtesy, I have never been so beautiful, and then I think of the baby who will be able to see the baby father who thinks about it day and night, Qin'er is both excited and nervous, tightly hugging her son who is lying by the window and peeking, and nervously asks: "Pillar, do you know how far it is?" ”

The pillar that followed the carriage trotting was as excited, and he held the carriage and said: "Uncle Yu just inquired, the front is the Provincial Bureau, the Provincial Department is the Provincial Bureau, and the Provincial Department is the ancestral family, which is only two or three miles." ”

"Where's the second master?"

"The second master is in front, the second master has changed the sedan chair, the county master said that the road outside the city is uneven, for fear that his old man will not be able to withstand the bumps at such an old age, and when he goes out of the city, he specially sent someone to help his old man hire a sedan chair!"

The county master led the way in front, and the younger sister had never been so beautiful, so she couldn't help but smile and said: "Sister-in-law, this county master is too polite, and I have to send it just like this, I'm embarrassed to think about it." ”

Yu Youfu, who was sitting diagonally next to the coachman, couldn't help but smile: "Sister, this is not polite, this is the county official, it is better to take care of it now!" If it were Shuba County, he wouldn't be so polite, because your fourth brother can't control him. But it's different here, although your fourth brother is the official of the river, as long as you want to manage him, you can manage him! ”

"Uncle Yu, so my fourth brother's official is older than the county master?"

Without waiting for Yu Youfu to speak, the pillar grinned and said: "Why do you ask this again, I don't know how many times I told you when I was at home, the fourth brother is the master of the fifth grade, and the county master is only the official position of the seventh grade, and the fifth grade is naturally bigger than the seventh grade!" ”

Yu Youfu has been to the capital, and he has also been to Taizhou with Han Si, and he has seen the world, so he can't help laughing: "Pillar, the general magistrate is the seventh grade, but the magistrate of the capital county is not the seventh grade, but the sixth grade." However, Gu'an is not a Beijing County, although the county master in front of him is from the top of the fifth grade, but in fact he is still a seventh-grade official. ”

Qin'er didn't think about these things in her mind, thinking that she hadn't seen her for a few years, and she didn't know how much the baby's father's appearance had changed, so she couldn't help but stroke her son's head and said, "Dog, remember to call someone later, and you must call when you see your father." ”

On the way from Ba County to Zhili, one of the adults was all torn and broken, and even the strong pillar was sick due to the water and soil, but the dog didn't have anything to do, and turned back and said: "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy......"

"Okay, okay, I didn't let you call now, wait until I see your father!" Seeing her son's sensible appearance, Qin'er couldn't help but hug and kiss again.

"Mother, I still have to eat sugar gourds."

"I forgot what the second master said, you can't eat too much sugar, and it's not good for your teeth to eat too much."

"I want to eat, I want to ......"

"Don't make a fuss, be obedient." The fourth brother told him in the letter that he should not be too doting on the baby, Qin'er refused without hesitation, and the younger sister quickly hid the sugar gourd that the pillar bought in the city.

The two of them were busy coaxing to eat the dog eggs of the sugar gourd, and the county master's guard of honor suddenly stopped, and then, only to hear Guan Xiaohu, the third elder of the Guan Bantou family, shouting happily in front of him: "Sister-in-law, the fourth brother is here, the fourth brother is here to pick us up!" ”

"It's the fourth brother, sister-in-law, and the fourth brother came on horseback!" Yu Tiesuo, the second eldest of the Yu Youfu family, also shouted excitedly.

Qin'er was overjoyed, hurriedly opened the curtain and looked over, only to see a familiar and unfamiliar figure turn over and dismount, put the reins into the hand of an errand officer of the county government, and arched his hand to the county magistrate who had just gotten off the sedan chair.

"Qin'er, Qin'er, I'm here, I'll pick you up!"

"Fourth brother, fourth brother......"

Qin'er had a thousand words to say to the baby's father, but when she really saw it, she was so excited that she burst into tears and couldn't say a word. Han Xiufeng burst into tears, just holding on to the car window and staring at it day and night, thinking about it, he couldn't remember what kind of wife he looked like, and said in a choked voice: "It's good to come, it's good to come." ”

"Dog, this is your father, call your father!" The younger sister relieved herself and hurriedly carried the dog out of the carriage.

The little guy was taught by his mother and aunt on the road I don't know how many times, but when he saw Han Xiufeng, a stranger he had never seen before, he was a little overwhelmed for a while, hugged his aunt's neck, and stared curiously with big eyes.

Han Xiufeng reacted, thinking that this was my son, so he hurriedly reached out to hug him, but the little guy still hugged his sister's neck and didn't let go, so he could only wipe his tears and smiled: "Dog, I'm your father, dog, let Daddy hug." ”

"Dogs are obedient!" Qin'er also eased her senses, hurriedly took out the sugar gourd, and handed it out of the carriage lane: "Dog, let your father hug you and give you the sugar gourd to eat." ”

Although the little guy recognized his life, he was small after all, and he couldn't resist the temptation of the sugar gourd, so he hesitated for a moment and let go of his little hand to catch the sugar gourd, Han Xiufeng took the opportunity to take him into his arms, and said excitedly while kissing: "Dog, I am really your father, my dog is the most well-behaved and obedient, hurry up and call Dad, not only will there be sugar gourds to eat every day in the future, but Dad will also take you to ride a big horse!" ”

The little guy was anxious to eat the sugar gourd, and was very impatient to be kissed, and was struggling hard, when a familiar voice came from behind him: "In the letter, I told me not to rely on the baby in everything, saying that the mother is so defeated, it can be seen that he is so doting." ”

Han Xiufeng relieved himself and hurriedly turned around and said, "Second Master, I'm sorry, I was so excited just now that I forgot to say hello to you......"

"The family doesn't say a word." Second Master Fei smiled slightly, and immediately proposed: "Zhixing, this is not the place to talk, or you get in the car first, and we will talk in detail when we get to the government office." ”

"It's okay," Han Xiufeng also felt that this was not the place to talk, so he first went to thank Gu'an Zhixian, asked Gu'an Zhixian to go back first, and then climbed into the carriage with the baby, let the big head who hurriedly chased him lead the way, and led everyone straight to the rented house.

My sister is very sensible and climbed into the carriage that Second Master Fei was riding.

Han Xiufeng put down the curtain like this, hugged the baby in one hand, and hugged his wife who was red with shame with the other, and said apologetically: "Qin'er, I wronged you, let you and the baby wait at home for so long, and let you and the baby come all the way here." Actually, I also want to go back to reunite with you and the dog as soon as possible, but I can't help myself in the officialdom, and I haven't been able to go back to ...... several times."

"Fourth brother, I know, I'm not wronged." Qin'er snuggled up in his arms, tears streaming down her face, and it felt like a dream.

After more than three years of separation, Qin'er has changed a lot, not only richer than in memory, but also a few more feminine charms, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but kiss it, and then looked at his son who was eating sugar gourds with relish, and sighed: "The dog egg is whiter than I imagined, more handsome, more sensible than I imagined, pulling him so big, it hurts you." ”

"So many people help bring it, but it's not bitter, it's just ...... I just miss you. Qin'er was really ashamed to speak, and hurriedly changed the topic: "Fourth brother, the dog can memorize the "Three Character Classic"! The second master taught, he was not afraid of anyone, he was afraid of the second master, he memorized it every day when he was at home, and even my sister and I learned it. ”

"Yes, better than when I was a child, I'm as old as him, and I'm running around with my bare butt when I hear my brother."

"He is a good birth, and he will be blessed all his life. If you were born in an ordinary family, how could you afford to study, let alone ask someone to teach you. ”

"Yes, he helped us enjoy all the blessings we didn't enjoy when we were children." As he was talking, there was the laughter of the big head and the pillar outside, and then thinking that Jiang Liu and the monkey from the Sichuan Gang seemed to be coming together, Han Xiufeng couldn't help asking: "Qin'er, you came so fast, when did you receive the letter from me to Shengchang to send home?" ”

"Your letters are all from Rishengchang, fourth brother, which one are you talking about?"

"The one who asked you to come."

"You brought home a letter asking me and the dog to come here?"

"Hmm."

Thinking of wanting to be like his father, Qin'er felt happy in her heart, and replied shyly: "Fourth brother, we didn't receive that letter, I heard from the shopkeeper of Rishengchang that you were transferred from Jiangsu to Zhili, and I heard my father and second master say that it is not far from the capital, so I ...... He told my dad that he was going to bring the dogs. ”

"I see, I said, why did you come so quickly?" Han Xiufeng thought about it and asked, "It's okay at home." ”

"Okay, the family is fine, I went back before I came, and my father, aunt and eldest brother and second brother had to let me bring you something. It's such a long way, I'm worried that it's not easy to bring, and I didn't want anything else, so I brought some bacon and sausage. Qin'er took out a handkerchief to wipe Goudan's mouth, and then said: "Those people from the Provincial Bureau, the government and the county government know that Goudan and I are coming to Zhili, and they all want to follow. My father knew that they wanted to touch you, and he knew that it was not easy for you to be an official, so in the end, he picked a few reliable ones, and stopped all the others. ”

It is said that if a person gains the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven, it is reasonable for the people in his hometown to want to come to the light, otherwise the family members of those officials and masters will not be hundreds at every turn.

Han Xiufeng smiled and asked curiously, "Then how many people are here this time?" ”

"Thirteen, except for He Jiangong of the Zhentai Yamen, you should recognize them all."

"Which thirteen?"

"Goudan and I have never been out so far, and now it's not peaceful outside, the second master is not at ease, so he has to send us in person. But his old man is old, so my father and Uncle Guan went to ask Uncle Yu, and Uncle Yu not only agreed to send us here, but also brought his iron lock, and they don't plan to go back, they plan to follow you on an errand in the future. ”

Qin'er paused, and then said: "Aren't the pillars and the younger sister about to get married, my father didn't plan to let them come, but the second master said that the younger sister is not what it used to be, and she is also half an official miss, if she marries the pillar like this, she will be laughed at." My father felt that it made sense, so he let them come together, stay away from their hometown, and get married here, and there would be no such gossip.

You know Uncle Guan's little tiger, he saw that the pillars and iron locks were coming, and he pestered Uncle Guan every day to follow. Wang Jingcheng of the county government punishment room is our matchmaker, in the past few years that you have not been at home, my father has helped to give gifts to Wang Jingcheng's family during the New Year's holidays. The third child of his family donated a prisoner and wanted to follow him to find an errand, but my father could only agree. “

There are a total of thirteen people, which is really not much, Han Xiufeng didn't think there was anything wrong with his father-in-law's arrangement, so he couldn't help but smile and asked, "What else?" ”

"Zhou Changchun, the nephew of Zhou Jingcheng of the Provincial Bureau, and Qin Ruguang, the fifth elder of the Qin Bantou family of the government office, you know, if others want to come, my father can stop them, and if they want to come, my father can't let them."

are all friends who had a good relationship when they used to live in Ba County, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but say: "Seeing that the pillar is coming, I heard that even the big head has become an official, so Gu Jiu is reluctant to make a coffin at home, and Zheng Yuanbao is not willing to tie a paper figure at home, all thinking of coming to me to mix an official and a half-job?" ”

"They are your old neighbors, and my father said that if you don't allow them to come, the neighbors will scold you for forgetting your roots." Qin'er smiled helplessly, and then changed her words: "Fourth brother, I heard my father say that Jiang Liu and the monkey of the Sichuan Gang said that they came to defect to Datou, but in fact, they couldn't stay in Ba County anymore, so they took this opportunity to escape." ”

"Why can't you stay, could it be that they fought with the tea gang again and killed people again?"

"There was no fight, my father said that it was still a matter of the big head, didn't the big head kill a person before, some people said that the brothers of the person who was killed were all thrown into the army after being driven back to their hometown in Chaling by the tea gang, and all became officials. My father asked me to bring you a letter, and you'll have to read it. ”

The brothers of the Wu family actually joined the army and became officials, it was really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, but Han Xiufeng was not very worried, after all, this is a direct subordinate and not Huguang, even in Huguang, the Wu family brothers are only military attachés, and the official will not be much bigger, if they dare to act rashly with a grudge, it is really not difficult to clean them up.

Han Xiufeng touched the corners of his mouth, thought about it and asked, "What's the matter with He Jiangong from the Zhentai Yamen?" ”

"Didn't you ask Ri Shengchang and my father to help those fellow villagers under Xiang Shuai go home to carry letters and silver, my father helped carry it a few times, and this time I got acquainted with those deputy generals, guerrillas, capital divisions, and Qian Zong of Zhentai Yamen. He Jiangong and his father used to be a guerrilla of the left battalion of Zhenbiao, and he was the first to be transferred to Guangxi to quell the rebellion, but he was unlucky and died in Guangxi. The court remembered his father's loyalty and bravery, and rewarded him with a difficult shade. But his family is poor, he has no money to come to the capital to confess, and he has never joined the army, my father said that even if he comes to the capital to confess, he may not be able to make up for the shortage, and when he saw that he was pitiful, he let him come together. ”

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that your father asked He Jiangong to come, not just to pity He Jiangong, but to take this opportunity to make friends with the Zhentai Yamen, especially the deputy generals, guerrillas, capital divisions, and garrisons of the Zhenbiao. Thinking that there were people from the Provincial Bureau, the government and the county government, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but smile and said: "You take care of me, I take care of you, someone takes care of you outside, and someone takes care of you at home, so it's good." ”