Ping'an Prefecture, Shali Village.

Shalizhai is a town, 80 miles away from Ping'an Prefecture, which is the first post station from Ping'an Prefecture to the mainland.

Yang Yicheng of Shalizhai Post Station was carefully accompanying a son and a wife at this time, as well as more than a dozen people who were traveling with them.

"You slave, this kind of place, how do you tell us to live?"

The horsewhip in the young man's hand almost touched Yang Yicheng's nose.

"Childe, the post station is in disrepair, and there is no money on it, and now it is not easy to open."

Yang Yicheng explained carefully.

"Hmph, do you know who I am? Tell you, my father is the envoy of the Ping'an Prefecture Festival, and the envoy of the Cloud Festival. You're fooling us with this kind of, you don't want to do it? Believe it or not, I smashed your station. ”

What about you bastard, the son of the festival?

I can't wait for you to smash the post station immediately.

The post station is gone, and Lao Tzu still has to do it here.

Do you think Lao Tzu is willing to do it, serving you dog officials and their families all day long.

The post house was for the reception of officials, and it did not care about the officials' families.

You are a large group of people, masters, minions and soldiers, more than 20 people, who eat and live for nothing, and have to eat and drink spicy food, where can you have the money to serve you?

The cost of the post station, the imperial court only gave a part of the money, which was used to receive the food and lodging of passing officials.

The rest of the stagecoaches and postmen were all borne by the local postmen.

Stagecoach breeding is also undertaken by the post house.

According to the regulations, only the food and lodging of the officials themselves, as well as the post horses and vehicles, are borne by the post station.

However, in recent years, officials have become more and more domineering, and not only do they eat and live for nothing, but even the families and entourage of officials eat and live for nothing.

It's just a matter of eating and living for nothing, and when you leave, you have to provide them with stagecoaches and vehicles.

Not only did the family members take advantage of the post station, but some officials also carried goods for the merchants, and even carried a large amount of goods to resell for profit.

These goods are also transported by vehicles provided by the post station. Even the shipping cost is saved.

They saved money, but they made the inn suffer.

Some officials and their families even deliberately injured stagecoaches and destroyed vehicles.

These carriages and horses are the private property of the post household, and the loss is the post household itself.

It was for this reason that the post households could not stand the heavy exploitation of the officials and fled one after another.

Many post stations have also been abolished as a result.

Shalizhai Post Station, there were originally more than a dozen miscellaneous servants, and at present, in addition to Yang Yicheng, there are only two post guards and three horses left.

"Childe, the post guards at this post station are almost gone, and the three of us are left struggling to support here. Childe had better smash it, and a few of us would have to be here on an errand and suffer from that. ”

"You ......."

"Master, don't embarrass him, see if there is any other way."

A woman's voice came from the carriage, it was the wife of this Yun Gongzi.

"Okay, you Diaomin. I ask you, what else can I stay here? A better place? ”

"If you want to think better, just go half a mile forward, there is a Yunlai Inn there, but you have to spend your own money."

"Hmph, why didn't you say it earlier? What about spending money yourself, does my Yun family have no money? Walk. ”

Yun Gongzi waved his hand, and the team moved forward and left the post station.

As soon as I arrived at the Yunlai Inn, I saw three horses on the road.

"But Second Brother Lian?"

Yun Gongzi suddenly shouted.

The three horses stopped, and one person hurriedly dismounted, it was Jia Lian.

"Ouch, isn't this Yun Gongzi, what a coincidence, where are you going?"

Rongguofu and the Yun family are world friends, Jia Lian and Yun Gongzi naturally know each other, when they were in Shenjing before, they often had fun together, but they didn't expect to meet here.

"Second Brother Lian, don't mention it. I'm going back to the capital. At the post station over there, the post guards are almost gone, the bedding is as black as charcoal, and the pig and dog food eaten is really unbearable. ”

"It's not a trick, so I'll come here to the Pillar Inn. Where are you going? ”

"Alas, I'm going to Ping'an Prefecture to make my subordinates serve in Yunjiedu, and I'm also going to stay at the post station."

"Forget it, don't go to the post station, just stay here, our brothers just have a drink."

"It's okay, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss my brother. By the way, these two are my companions, and they served under Ling Yan together. ”

Jia Lian introduced both parties and went to the inn to stay.

After the arrangement is made, go to the dining hall to eat and drink.

A few people had just sat down when three people came in.

These three people are Xia Banshan, Butler, and Tuge who came out of Shenjing.

They also stayed at this inn, and when they came out to eat at the moment, they happened to be sitting at the table next to Jia Lian and Yun Gongzi.

"Second Brother Lian, I heard that the eldest girl of your Rongguo Mansion has been named Concubine Xiande, you don't want to make a fat difference in the capital, why did you come to this ghost place?"

"Alas, it's hard to put into words. It's a blessing to be here, and it's still the way to trust the prime minister to wear power. Now we, the donors, are going to the northwest. ”

"To the Northwest?"

"Yes, the northwest rogue is in turmoil, the magistrates are killed, those who flee escape, and there are not a few left. It was this year's new science and technology jinshi, and there were more than 30 at once. It's still a ...... to go. ”

"How bad has the Northwest been?"

"I'm afraid it's even more chaotic now."

"Didn't your family build a provincial villa, why didn't you do this errand at home?"

"Someone has already done it, and no one in our house will interfere."

"If you don't interfere with your own people and hand it over to outsiders, can you rest assured?"

"It's not an outsider, it's still my own people."

"I also know the situation in your family, where is there such a person? Jia Yun or Jia Qin, or Jia Yi or Jia Ling? ”

"Neither, it's Jarry."

"Jarry? Haven't heard of it. ”

"The grandson of our old gentleman Jia Dairu, my brother, is a person. He died for seven days, and then came back to life....... ”

So Jia Lian posted all of Jia Rui's labels and deeds.

Although he is also a little dissatisfied with Jia Rui in normal times, in front of outsiders, he is still willing to show that he has such an excellent brother.

"I didn't expect Second Brother Lian to have such a brother, after I go back, I want to see it."

"You can go to the Dongcheng Terracotta Division to find him, or go to the mansion to find him, my brother is the most righteous."

The two were drinking and talking, and the man served two more dishes. A plate of yellow lamb shank, a large crucian carp in Lake Kari.

These two dishes are both famous dishes of Ping'an Prefecture.

"Dude, we didn't want these two dishes, did we?"

"The guest officer over there invites two of you."

The guy pointed to Xia Banshan.

"What does this mean, brother?"

Yun Gongzi asked.

Xia Banshan came over with a wine glass.

"I heard the two of them talk just now, and I learned that this brother Tai is from Rongguofu, and I once heard an elder talk about Rongguofu, and he is doing business in Jinling, and he has a little fate with Rongguofu, so he ordered two dishes to express his heart."

"Brother Tai's surname?"

"Your surname is Xia, and you have some business in the capital and Ping'an Prefecture, and the elders of the family have been to your mansion to announce the decree."

Surname Xia? Going to the house to proclaim the decree?

"Could it be that your elder is the Xia Nei Xiang of the celebrant eunuch?"

"That's right, that's the clan uncle below."

"Disrespectful, disrespectful, Xia Neixiang really often goes to the Mansion to spread the word, please sit down and eat and drink together."

"What's so embarrassing?"

"Brother Tai doesn't have to be polite, if you can meet here, it's fate. By the way, where are you going? ”

"Ping'an Prefecture."

"Coincidentally, I'm also going to Ping'an Prefecture, and I'll be with you tomorrow."

"Okay, I want Brother Lian to take care of it in the future."

"You're welcome, it's a trivial matter. Come, I'll give my brother a drink. ”

"How dare you, how dare you, I should respect you. Please. ”

"Please."