"Eh, I'm really convinced of you, I just went to Kyoto to have an annual meeting to summarize and was suspected by you of being transferred, how unpopular am I?" Zhou Ruocheng scratched his head irritably.

The girls sitting at the table smiled apologetically.

"Anyway, I'll go to Jingzhou for a few days, and I'll be back before the New Year." Zhou Ruocheng said.

"Time flies so fast, it's almost the New Year." Zhan Xiaoyan looked at the ceiling.

"Where do you plan to go back after the young master attends the annual meeting?" Tang Yunlin asked.

"Where to go back? Of course I'm back, but is there anywhere else I can go back to? Zhou Ruocheng asked.

"But isn't your hometown in Jingzhou?" Hua Jijin asked.

“。。。 Indeed, but isn't there still you in Jiangzhou Mansion? I can't leave you and go home by myself. Zhou Ruocheng said.

All the girls in this family looked at Zhou Ruocheng, and the movements in their hands stopped.

"What?" Zhou Ruocheng also saw their strangeness.

"It's nothing, I just think it's good that the young master has us in his heart." Tang Yunlin replied.

Zhou Ruocheng's face flushed, "。。。。。 Aren't we family? ”

Seeing Zhou Ruocheng like this, the girls continued to move their chopsticks.

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The next day

Zhou Ruocheng, who was wearing an official uniform, stood in front of the gate of Jiangzhou Mansion, and a group of girls saw him off at the door.

"Have you brought everything with you? When you arrive in Jingzhou, remember to call us to report your safety. Tang Yunlin said.

"Okay, I see, are you my mother?" Zhou Ruocheng joked.

"Sir, be careful on the road." Zhao Qingyuan came early in the morning, saying that she was going to send Zhou Ruocheng.

"I'm just going to Jingzhou for a few days and I'll be back soon, do you want to come back and bring you roast duck? The roast duck in Jingzhou is delicious. Zhou Ruocheng said.

"No, it would be nice if Mr. could come back." Zhao Qingyuan shook her head and said with a smile.

"Little girl, your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter, who did you learn from?" Zhou Ruocheng smiled and scratched Zhao Qingyuan's nose, and then stood up, "Okay, I'm leaving." ”

"Young master, be careful all the way." The girls in Jiangzhou Mansion saw Zhou Ruocheng off.

Lao Wei took Zhou Ruocheng to the train station, got on the train here, and arrived in Jingzhou in less than half a day.

"Young master, be careful along the way." Old Wei poked his head out of the car.

Zhou Ruocheng smiled and waved his hand, and was escorted by Zhang Qing into the high-speed rail station.

Zhou Ruocheng and Zhang Qing sat in the business seat.

The scenery outside the window was changing rapidly.

"Young master, what are we going to Jingzhou for this time?" Zhang Qing, who was sitting on the side, asked.

"Actually, it's just a meeting of the ruling government in Kyushu, to introduce the situation in the area under his jurisdiction in the past year, eh, it's only at this time that I feel very depressed, why do you want to be an official so far away from Jingzhou." Zhou Ruocheng sighed.

"The young master doesn't seem to like this activity very much?"

"Of course I don't like it, I ran all the way over to report my work, and then came back all the way, who likes this kind of long-distance travel without any sense of autonomy." Zhou Ruocheng sighed.

"And when is this meeting going on?" Zhang Qing asked again.

"Tomorrow." Zhou Ruocheng replied.

"So fast?" Zhang Qing asked.

"Yesterday I received a call saying that we would have a meeting tomorrow, giving us a day to hurry, in fact, it is already very humane, like the ruling government in Tibet, the communication equipment is poor, and the official messenger has to rush over there two months in advance to convey this message." Zhou Ruocheng expressed helplessness.

"Is it going to take that long?" Zhang Qing asked.

"Isn't it, it took you a month to get there, and you have to take a month to come back, right?" Zhou Ruocheng shook his head and habitually lit a cigarette.

"Brother, you can't smoke during class." A man sitting on the side, also dressed in official uniform, said.

"Oh, I'm sorry... The last time I took the train was more than half a year ago, and I didn't have the habit of smoking at that time.

The other party is wearing the same red auspicious cloud and white crane robe as Zhou Ruocheng, he should be older than Zhou Ruocheng, but he is also very young, seeing Zhou Ruocheng, he seems to have remembered something, stood up and saluted, "Dare to ask this official, but Your Excellency Zhou Ruocheng of the town government?" ”

Zhou Ruocheng also stood up, "It's exactly below." ”

When the other party heard this, he immediately grabbed Zhou Ruocheng's hand happily, "It turns out that this is Lord Zhou, haha, I have admired my name for a long time." ”

Is it so famous that you are so famous? Zhou Ruocheng also smiled in his heart: "Dare to ask Your Excellency?" ”

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Zhong Fabai of the Huzhou ruling government, and I have heard of the deeds of Lord Zhou." The other party said with a smile.

"Zhong Fa... I'm still 10,000 tubes. Zhou Ruocheng complained in his heart, "Lord Zhong." ”

"Haha, I didn't expect to meet the famous Lord Zhou in this car, I am really lucky to have three lives, hahaha." This guy in front of him is the Huzhou ruling government, does he always feel so happy?

"Is Lord Zhong also going to the year-end meeting?" Zhou Ruocheng asked.

"Huh? Well, I set off early this morning, and only at this time would I feel that the New Year's meeting was a kind of torture when I was on an errand in the south. CUHK said with a smile.

"Ah, yes, yes, indeed." Suddenly, as if he had found a common language, "By the way, Lord Zhong, how long have you been in charge of the government?" Zhou Ruocheng asked.

"Ah, it's been four or five years. At that time, after being admitted to the imperial examination, he was sent to Huzhou, and he thought about how fast life passed. CUHK people talked eloquently.

"I guess I have a very chic life in Huzhou, right?" Zhou Ruocheng asked.

"How can the ruling government be chic, to put it bluntly, it's the secretary of the governor, okay? I wake up every morning and start working until I am tired and at night, maybe the governor will work overtime with a big wave of his hand, maybe I will be up all night, but it is better to say that I can be a little more relaxed at the annual meeting now. Master Zhong said with tears in his eyes.

"Uh... Is it so exaggerated? Zhou Ruocheng was a little stunned, could it be that he and him were really in the same position?

"Lord Zhou, didn't your governor squeeze your labor?" Lord Zhong asked.

"It's not so much the governor ... I don't even know where our governor is, haha. Zhou Ruocheng smiled bitterly.

"What ????" Lord Zhong immediately roared: "Lord Zhou, you are too lucky for this encounter, right?" Isn't that liberating? No wonder you can do so many things in Jiangzhou, it turns out that the emperor is far away, which really makes him envious, jealous and hateful. ”

"Lord Zhong, don't be envious at all, can you imagine the situation when you first arrived in Jiangzhou, even your own mansion was overgrown with weeds?" Zhou Ruocheng replied.

Lord Zhong was stunned, "It's really fortunate to come to Lord Zhou like this, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read... ”

"This is also the first time I have attended the annual meeting of the ruling government, so what do I not understand and rely on Lord Zhong." Zhou Ruocheng clasped his fists and saluted.

"Haha, Lord Zhou is too humble, what is there to take care of, to put it bluntly, it is just a meeting of the chief to report on his work, Lord Zhou, you have so many deeds in Jiangzhou, the chief will naturally not do anything to you." Lord Zhong is still laughing, and people who don't know still think that this guy is from a sales background.

With the company of such a guy along the way, it also passed Zhou Ruocheng a lot of time, and by about five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Ruocheng and they had already arrived in Jingzhou.

When I got out of the car, I immediately felt that the air was much colder than Jiangzhou, and the clouds in the sky were thick, and it should snow soon.

"Whew~ Although I've been here many times, I'm still not used to it.。。 Master Zhong wrapped himself in an overcoat and rubbed his hands together.

Zhou Ruocheng didn't think so, as a man from Jingzhou, this level of coldness couldn't move him, okay, he still had to be moved, and wrapped his opinion coat from the suitcase.

Zhang Qing came to Jingzhou for the first time, and everything in front of him was new to him, just like the southerners who came to the north for the first time, he was immediately impressed by the coldness that came to his face.

"Haha, it's cold, right? Tell you not to wear a few more pieces before. Seeing Zhang Qing like this, Zhou Ruocheng also smiled.

Soon Zhang Qing's fair skin was frozen red, but fortunately, Zhou Ruocheng also brought a lot of clothes, found the warmest one to wrap Zhang Qing, and bought coffee at a nearby convenience store for the three people in front of him to cover.

ZHANG Qing. Lord Zhong and his attendants all sat on their chairs at the high-speed rail station with a relieved look.

"Lord Zhou seems to know Jingzhou very well." Master Zhong said.

"I was originally from the Jingzhou clan, and my own territory is naturally familiar." Zhou Ruocheng said with a smile.

"Ahh Lord Zhong smiled, exhaled white air, covered the warm drink in his hand, and stopped talking.

"It's not an option to sit here, Lord Zhong, do you have any plans next?" Zhou Ruocheng asked.

"Plans? Find a hotel to stay in first, and the meeting will be held tomorrow, and I will go back after the meeting. Lord Chung replied.

"If you don't mind, why don't you go to my house and sit? It's not a big family, but there's always a hot meal to take care of you. Zhou Ruocheng said.

"What's so embarrassing about that." Lord Zhong said with some embarrassment.

"It's okay, it's all people in the same position, drink some wine tonight, stay in our house, and save a sum of money." Zhou Ruocheng said.

"Since Lord Zhou said so, then I won't shirk anymore! Then thank you in advance, Lord Zhou! "It seems that this Lord Zhong doesn't seem to be polite, he's really a real person, haha.

Zhou Ruocheng stopped the car and drove to Zhou Ruocheng's house.

When I arrived at the door, a servant at the door was sweeping the floor, and when I saw Zhou Ruocheng coming, I was immediately overjoyed, "Young master?" ”

"Eh, Aunt Mao, I'm back." Zhou Ruocheng said with a smile.

Aunt Mao immediately threw the broom in her hand and ran in as if flying, "Madam, master!" Master! The young master is back! ”

"That's it for our family, please bear with me Lord Zhong." Zhou Ruocheng smiled embarrassedly and walked in with Master Zhong.

"I always feel happy... Lord Zhong commented.

The happy quota is still behind, and the Zhou family knew the news of Zhou Ruocheng's return, so they immediately stopped what they were doing, and a group of people led by Zhou's mother rushed over, as if the iron door in the film had been opened.

After a group of people touched his whole body for inspection, it was determined that this was Zhou Ruocheng, led by Zhou's mother, "Why did you come back alone?" Where's my precious daughter-in-law? ”

"Eh, I'm coming back this time to attend tomorrow's annual meeting of the imperial court, how good is it to bring your family on official business?" Zhou Ruocheng replied.

"Isn't it just bringing people back, you don't know how to work around, don't you think Zhang Qing is coming back?" Zhou's mother said.

"Ma'am." Zhang Qing saluted politely.

The seven aunts and eight aunts next to Zhou's mother are also excited when they see such a handsome man, in the end, the men in Jiangnan are beautiful and beautiful.

"Okay Mom, since we're back, please get us something delicious, this is a colleague like me, now in Huzhou as the ruling government, called Zhong Fabai." Zhou Ruocheng introduced.

"Zhong Fa Bai? Haha, do you like mahjong or not? If you don't mind if we're done with two pieces? "Mother Zhou is still the woman with a big heart.

"Haha, if Auntie doesn't mind, I'm naturally willing to accompany you." Lord Chung has always been able to eat.

"Okay, okay, it's cold outside, go in and get you some wine, Zhang Qing, your body is a little thin, have you eaten well?" Zhou's mother led the group inside.

Zhou Ruocheng looked at the sky in the upper room of the courtyard.

The snow is finally falling.

"Zhou Ruocheng? What are you doing? Why don't you hurry in?! Zhou's mother shouted from behind.

"Oh, okay." Zhou Ruocheng put his hand in his pocket and walked into the house.

Ah~ It feels so good to be home.