Since there was one more Xiao Ruoxi in Fangfu, Fangfu was a lot more lively all of a sudden, and several grandmothers were even more fond of him.

Soon it was the full moon of Xiao Ruoxi, and the whole Fang Mansion was very busy, and it seemed to be more grand and lively than the New Year.

When the officials of Jiangning County learned the news, they all came to congratulate them with gifts, and even some of the lower grades were not even qualified to enter the Fang Mansion.

It is very common for officials to give gifts to each other, not to mention that the dialect is too guarded, and it is the one who controls their future, because the appointment of state and county officials is selected and appointed by the governor of the state and county, so the appointment of officials is determined by the dialect.

A middle-aged man about forty years old at the gate of Fangfu reluctantly handed over his congratulatory gift, looking at the Gaomen compound in front of him, he knew very well that he was just a small county magistrate in Jiangning County, how could he be qualified to enter the mansion of Lord Taishou.

A child's life, he was so extravagant and wasteful, he was a little indignant in his heart, even if someone invited him in, he was a little disdainful, if it wasn't for the persuasion of his family, he took out his own little money, and then bought a gift that was still expensive, of course, in his eyes, this value was not worth anything to Fang Fu.

He is one of the more than 100 county orders under the jurisdiction of the dialect, named Tang Yao. Although Tang Yao is full of talent, he is a little dull and does not know how to be flexible, so he has been in the position of county commander for 20 years, which is famous among the county orders in Jiangning County.

"Yo, it turned out to be Tang County's order."

A man in his early thirties walked around Tang Yao, and then said jokingly. Obviously, Tang Yao, whom he knew and knew, never flattered Shangguan, which was notoriously poor and high in Jiangning County. In the past, the magistrate of Jiangning County had a holiday banquet for state and county officials, but Tang Yao couldn't come because he was sick, and it didn't matter if people didn't come, and there were no gifts. Seeing that Tang Yao not only came today, but also brought gifts, can this not surprise the officials present. Several officials on the side also walked over, looking at Tang Yao like a rare animal.

Tang Yao showed a wry smile a little unnaturally, this is indeed not his style, and he secretly scolded his wife in his heart, it is really a woman's opinion, and he is ashamed of me.

Although Tang Yao disagrees with the governance strategy of the dialect in many things, at least in his opinion, if you are an official well, you will be an official, why should you use the Qian family to control the economy of Jiangning County. But Tang Yao also saw with his own eyes that Jiangning County was prosperous and powerful day by day under the governance of dialects, much stronger than the previous several Taishou.

Just as Tang Yao was a little embarrassed and politely greeted the other colleagues, and was about to leave, an old man suddenly walked out of the Fang Mansion.

The person who came was Liu Yang, the housekeeper of the Fang Mansion, he looked at the officials in front of the door, there were a lot of people who came, since Fang Yan became a guard, his Liu Yang's vision and bearing have also changed, and he looked extremely calm in the face of so many officials.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's Fang Mansion is just a family banquet, so I won't leave you to eat in the mansion, and I ask you to take back the gifts you gave today. My lord prepared a thin wine in the Moon Tower to reward you for your contribution to the people of Jiangning County. ”

The meaning of what Liu Yang said was already very clear, and the Fang Mansion did not want to hold a big banquet today. As for going to Mochizuki Tower, it was just a kind word, how could these officials not understand, and they were very knowledgeable and said goodbye. But no one dared to go over and take the gift he had given.

Tang Yao felt a little sorry for the gift he had given, he wanted to take it back, but seeing that other colleagues had left, he had no choice but to leave in pain.

Tang Yao rode his little donkey and returned to his county mansion leisurely, and Xiao Si at the door immediately greeted him and took the rope that bound the donkey.

Before Tang Yao entered the courtyard, he heard the sound of dancing guns and sticks, and he naturally knew that it was his son who was still practicing martial arts.

"Father."

A young man in his early twenties, tall and dignified, who seemed to be a talent, saw his father come back, and hurriedly stopped the halberd in his hand.

Tang Yao glanced at his son, and his face regained a trace of kindness.

"Hao'er, your mother is here."

"Mother is here."

Tang Hao also seemed to see that his father Tang Yao's face was a little unsightly, and just as he wanted to ask something, Tang Yao had already walked towards his room.

After a while, there was a sound of arguing in the room.

"How wrong am I, you just take care of your worthless face. I have been with you for more than 20 years, and you were already a county magistrate at a young age, but I didn't expect that after more than 20 years, you are still a small county magistrate. It's okay if you don't want to forge ahead, have you ever thought about Hao'er, my son is a civil and military all-rounder, I don't want him to follow you here for the rest of his life to be a county magistrate. ”

Mrs. Tang complained a little aggrieved about the unhappiness in her heart, she was not afraid of Tang Yao at home, because his eldest brother had a higher official position than Tang Yao, and his nephew was promoted to a county magistrate not long ago.

Tang Yao knew that he had treated his wife badly all these years, and he couldn't say any reason to refute it for a while.

"A woman's opinion, a woman's opinion. What's wrong with being a county order, I, Tang Yao, am worthy of the people of a county, worthy of the emperor and the queen of heaven, and can't do those flattering things. ”

Tang Yao knew the reason why he hadn't been promoted for twenty years, but he cared more about his reputation, he never deliberately clinged to the powerful, this was his principle of life.

"What are you out of the mud and not stained, I think you will rot in the mud."

Mrs. Tang has always had a reprimanding tone, her husband is not motivated, she endured it, but now that her sons are adults, she wanted to find a woman who is the right person to be her daughter-in-law, but there is no family that is willing to put her daughter in this pretentious high school for 20 years and is still a county order.

Tang Hao listened to his father and mother arguing in the house, and he naturally knew the reason for the quarrel. Such quarrels are already the norm, and at first he will go over to persuade him, but over the years, he has become accustomed to getting along like this.

Tang Hao listened for a while, and suddenly there was a burst of crying inside, Tang Hao knew that it was his mother who cried, but he still didn't go over, but brandished his halberd.

Tang Hao knew that although his father was a little too high-minded, he was obedient to his mother, and although his mother had some complaints, she still treated her father sincerely.

This time, I heard that Lord Fangfu Taishou had a happy event again, and many officials would send congratulatory gifts to congratulate him, and under the persuasion of Mrs. Tang, Tang Yao pulled down his old face, put down the principles he had adhered to for many years, and went to Fangfu to give gifts.

Tang Hao danced the halberd, and the sound of the lightning-fast halberd cutting through the air echoed in the courtyard. He has also fantasized that his father is a high-ranking official, just like the Taishou of Jiangning County, then he is like the son of the Taishou family, and he can rely on his father's relationship to lead thousands of troops to gallop across the field. But he remembered his father's teachings that he should be low-key and principled.

Although Tang Hao is talented, he is unwilling to turn his back on his father's teachings, so he reined in his edge and became a fast catcher in this small county. But deep down in his heart, a seed was still planted, waiting for an opportunity to come.

After a while, there was no sound in the room, Tang Hao knew that his father had coaxed his mother, so Tang Hao put the halberd on the shelf and entered the study.