When he returned to the room, he put down his official clothes and hat, and after resting for a while, he took a wooden basin and prepared to go out to fetch water and wash. On the way back to the inn, he had already had dinner at a small stall passing by, and he didn't plan to go out alone in the evening, so it was better to wash up early while it was still early.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw the shopkeeper standing outside the door, stepped forward and said, "My lord, are you going to fetch water?" Let the villain come. Adults are noble, and after a hard day's work, they should rest early. As he spoke, he reached over and grabbed the tub.

Yang Congyi was a little surprised, didn't let go, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, didn't I tell you, I am a guest in the inn, there is no difference between officials and people, don't treat you differently, or I will go by myself." ”

The shopkeeper did not withdraw his hand, and replied: "The adults are adults no matter where they are, they are all working hard for the people and the people, if the villain can't even do this little thing for him, and the adult himself will fight it, the villain's face will be ashamed and there is no place to put it, once it spreads, the villain will not be able to live." Trivial things such as fetching water should be done by villains, and adults should spend their time and energy thinking about national affairs after a tiring day. Adult, are you right about what the villain said? ”

Looking at the shopkeeper's sincere face, the words were sincere, and if the stalemate continues, there will be no result, but it will be a small thing and a big thing, attracting onlookers, this is not what Yang Congyi wants, so he had to let go and said with a smile: "Then there will be work." ”

The shopkeeper took the wooden basin with both hands and said respectfully: "My lord go back to the room to rest, and the water will be there soon." After saying that, he turned around and left, and went downstairs to the backyard to fetch water.

Yang Congyi smiled helplessly, closed the door, and went back to the bed to sit down.

The room is a little simple, except for a bed, there is a dilapidated table, there are some sundries on it, and the stool next to it, covered with dust, in addition, there is nothing else to see, this inn is not a place to live for a long time, and when you have time, you should hurry up and change places, otherwise it is not convenient to come back at night to read a book and write a letter.

Thinking of writing a letter, Qingchen is far away in Quanzhou, and he is afraid that he will serve in the front of the palace for a year or two, thousands of miles apart, it is impossible to meet without a long vacation, after going to sea for a long time, he came back last year and only stayed at home for one night and went to Qinzhou, and now he is stable in Lin'an, or living separately, which makes him very depressed.

went to pick her up and came to Lin'an, Yang Congyi didn't have time, he wrote to her by herself, he didn't feel at ease, he couldn't bear it, it was really difficult to do, and even if he came, where did he live, the inn? Apparently impossible.

Lin'an is expensive, it is impossible to buy a house, and renting a house is not cheap, not to mention that there are many noble businessmen who want to settle down in Lin'an City, and it is estimated that there is no market for renting a house in the city.

After thinking about it, a house problem completely dispelled Yang Congyi's delusion of taking Qingchen to Lin'an to live, because it was simply impossible.

"Lord Yang, the water is coming." was in the midst of the dust and the house, and the voice of the shopkeeper sounded outside the door.

Yang Congyi got up and took a few steps forward to open the door.

The shopkeeper walked in directly with a wooden basin filled with clean water, put the wooden basin on the table, then looked around, and said: "Lord Yang, let's change the room for you tomorrow, this room is a little lacking in things, adults have to read and write at night, how can you do without a decent desk." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Don't bother, this room is very good." ”

The shopkeeper continued: "That's it, tomorrow the villain will bring a desk for the adult, without a desk, it is really insulting and not decent." ”

Yang Congyi really can't refute this proposal, no matter where he is an official, it is impossible not to study, and it is impossible to miss a desk.

So he smiled and said, "Then it's troublesome for the shopkeeper." ”

"No trouble, no trouble." The shopkeeper waved his hand again and again, with a faint smile on his face.

Seeing that Yang Congyi didn't speak again, he said very interestingly: "The villain will retire first, and if the adult has something, just say hello at any time." ”

"Well, thank you, shopkeeper. I don't know the shopkeeper's surname, what do you call it? Yang Congyi approached the wooden basin and held his hand to wash his face.

The shopkeeper immediately smiled and said: "The villain is exempt from your surname Fang, the single name is An, and the adult can directly call the villain's name." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "No, you are a lot older than me, so let's call Fang the shopkeeper." It's okay, you're busy with your go. ”

Fang An raised his hand and saluted: "Thank you, my lord." ”

Seeing that Yang Congyi had reached into the water, he said, "Then move a desk for the adults tomorrow, and the room will be cleaned up." The villain retired. ”

Yang Congyi didn't look back, just said "um".

Fang An exited the room and closed the door, the joy on his face suddenly bloomed.

Winning the favor of Lord Yang is already the first step to success, and tomorrow I will decorate the room well, as long as I work step by step, a little bit of weaving favors, I will definitely be able to meet him, with a backer, it will be easy to make money!

Fang An was in a happy mood, his steps were brisk, and he hurried downstairs.

How Lord Yang's room will be arranged tomorrow, he has to think carefully and arrange it overnight.

Lin'an is bustling and lively, not comparable to other places, even in the Qiantang County jurisdiction near the city gate, the night still does not stop.

Yang Congyi is used to living in the barracks, and a little noise is nothing to him, and when he is upset and irritable, he only needs to meditate for a while, and he will soon be able to calm down.

But tonight, he has not been quiet, when he thinks of Qingchen who is still suffering alone in Quanzhou, he is not a taste in his heart, she has been practicing with her master in the mountains since she was a child, since the master died unexpectedly four years ago, there are no relatives in this world, when they got along in Tianzhu Mountain for only a short month, she was able to trust him so much, not far from Huashan to come to defect, and entrusted for life, this sincerity, this trust, every time I think about it, Yang Congyi feels distressed.

In the past three years, he has only seen him once, and it has not been a day, and when he thinks of Qingchen waiting in front of the door day and day, worrying night and night, the guilt in his heart is becoming more and more overflowing. must take her to Lin'an, she suffered too much in the first half of her life, how can she be willing and bear to let her suffer a little more.

In Yang Congyi's heart, he and Qingchen are the same kind of people who have the same disease, he can suffer, but Qingchen can't, because she is his wife.

How to reunite with Qingchen, how to take her to Lin'an, this question has been coiled in Yang Congyi's mind, thinking about it, he has no clue, if he wants to pick her up in person, unless this official doesn't do it, there is not so much time to walk thousands of miles.

But it's impossible not to be an official, after fighting for so long, and now that he's been promoted, how can he give up easily.

It was noisy outside, his heart was restless, and meditation and practice couldn't calm him down, so he just went to sleep.

This night, I fell asleep very late, and I kept dreaming, and the dream was almost full of Qingchen's figure waiting in front of the door, and occasionally the shadow of Tang Xun appeared.

Early the next morning, Yang Congyi changed into an official coat and held an official hat, dragged his tired body out of the inn, and walked all the way to the south of the city alone.

Officials who do not have retinues and horses are rare, and even petty officials and officials in Lin'an, without carriages, will try their best to get a means of transportation, donkey carts, or simply ride horses or donkeys, and walking to the office of the bureau is not a long-term solution, and it is not possible to rain or snow at all.

Lin'an is located in the south of the Yangtze River, there is little snow in winter, but there is a lot of rain all year round, and there is only one set of official uniforms, if you go to the office with mud every day, it will not take a few days to be impeached for the crime of "untidy clothes".

The green-clothed officials walked on foot, and in the morning market with less crowds, they still attracted the attention of passers-by, street vendors, and customers, and they had to point and comment a few words.

"It's really rare for this official to be poor like this."

"Why don't I believe it, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are so poor? Can't afford a carriage, can't afford a donkey? ”

"There are too many women in the family, it's really hard to be a man!"

"It's not like I'm pretending to be poor, but I've heard that the imperial court has recently been going to strictly investigate corruption."

"Yes, yes, yes, I also heard, a few days ago, it was not said that there was a squire, who fell hungry outside the Hening Gate when he went to court in the morning, saying that he was too little, his family was poor, and he hadn't eaten a meal of meat for a month, and then the official family sent someone to visit, only to know that he was pretending to be poor, and he was directly punished for three months."

"It seems that soon we Lin'an people will be able to see a few more big officials to see if they have a few more faces than us."

"Who said no, on weekdays, they go out either in an official sedan chair or a carriage, we ordinary people abide by the law, where can we see their respect, the court wants to investigate corruption, let's watch the play."

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The people behind him talked and laughed, making fun of the court officials, and they didn't take Yang Congyi not far away to heart at all, didn't specify his surname, and were not afraid that he would hear it, besides, a green-clothed petty official like him couldn't become a talking point in the mouths of the people, so he brought it with him casually, and then he talked about it, and Yang Congyi had nothing to do with it.

Yang Congyi was a little unhappy when he heard their discussion at first, but then he was relieved, he couldn't be said by the people when he was an official? What's more, he is just a petty official who does not enter the stream.

He also lived in Lin'an for a long time, so he naturally knew that for the people of Lin'an, only officials wearing purple and red official uniforms could be regarded as officials, and the green-clothed petty officials of the sixth or seventh grade could not be seen at all, so they were too lazy to inquire about their affairs, too lazy to tell about them, and they did not have the value of being used as a talking point at all.

Along the way, he could always hear someone talking about him from time to time, but after a few words, the topic would shift to other senior officials, and he could only serve as an introduction.

Gradually, Yang Congyi didn't care about what the people were talking about him. The legend that the imperial court will strictly investigate corruption has nothing to do with him.

He had been in charge of Hui Yi before, the accounts were clear, and he rarely had contact with Hui Yi when he went to sea with the ship.

Therefore, if the court really wants to investigate corruption, it can't find out the head of a small character like him, even if it insists on investigating him, it can't find anything, so there is no need to worry about it at all.