The courtesy of this little two made the two of them feel quite good, and Murong Qing said loudly: "Serve your best dish, two meat and two vegetables, and a pound of rice wine." ”

"Drink so much!" Yao Guangqi frowned: "Are you very good at drinking?" ”

Murong Qing didn't pay attention to him, and urged: "Hurry up"

Xiao Er happily agreed: "Don't worry, it's not a meal now, and the food will definitely be served quickly." He ran to the back kitchen.

The wine and food soon came up, and Xiao Er said while distributing the dishes: "Two guest officers, you try it, this craft is definitely not our blowing, whoever eats it wants to eat it again." ”

Yao Guangqi took out a consistent treasure bill from his arms, and handed it to Xiao Er with a smile: "Is this money enough to settle the meal?" ”

Xiao Er nodded busily: "Enough, enough, not to mention enough, one more table is enough." ”

"The rest can be regarded as your hard-earned money, little second brother." Yao Guangqi poured a glass of wine with a smile and handed it to Xiao Er.

The little two thanked excitedly: "Thank you, thank you, uncle, don't dare to be the wine, whatever you have to say, hand it over to the little one, and promise to give you a proper post." ”

Yao Guangqi pulled Xiao Er to sit down, and said kindly: "We are new to the city, and we are not familiar with the precious land, where is it more fun, where are the literati Yashi, give more recommendations, lest we go blind." ”

After receiving Yao Guangqi's reward, Xiao Er was simply grateful, and the conversation box opened instantly: "It turns out that the two of you are here to visit the mountains and rivers, if you want to say that we are the first place here, it has to be said that it is Nanxi Spring, it is a hot spring, the water temperature remains unchanged all year round, go there and soak once, it is really comfortable, it can cure all kinds of diseases." ”

Yao Guangqi continued to ask quietly: "Is that also a place where we, literati and artists, often go?" Do we have a well-known local private academy or library in Ninghai, and who has a large collection of rare and ancient books? ”

Xiao Er's enthusiasm is undiminished: "At first glance, you are a scholar, specifically looking for a place with knowledge, you said that we really haven't paid attention to this, but to say that we Ninghai here, the best way to read is the Fang family, this Fang family is one of the best families in Ninghai, the Fang family has been reading for generations, Ninghai reads well, half of them are from the Fang family, the monuments you said, it is estimated that they have many families, or how their children read well." ”

Yao Guangqi nodded with a smile: "What you say, presumably this Fang family's poetry and books are heirlooms, there must be ancient books and rare books, where do all the Fang family members live?" ”

Coming out of the restaurant, Murong Qing couldn't help but smile: "I didn't expect you to have a lot of ideas, you can actually inquire about the news at such a time, and you actually use this method, I am really impressed by you." ”

According to Xiao Er's guidance, Yao Guangqi and the two soon came to Fang Xuan Town, it is said that this town is the town with the largest number of people with the surname Fang, and the public field of the Fang family, the public school in the clan and several big families are in this town, entering the town, Yao Guangqi was quickly shocked, for no other reason, this town is really prosperous, the streets are wide, the road mats are very flat, and the shops on both sides are lined up, but the plaques are very regular, not crowded and exclusive at all, there are many pedestrians on the street, and there is no hurry to walk, and the calmness is written on the face, imprinted on the body, seeping into the bones.

"This old man is invited, may I ask which household is Master Fang's family." Yao Guangqi stopped an old man who looked kind and asked politely.

"Master Fang is diligent?" It may be that Yao Guangqi's words were a little winding, the old man didn't react at the first time, and only after a little pondering did he understand, he looked a little disdainful, and his tone of voice was slightly angry: "Oh, you said it was Fang Keqin, the son of the sixth child, this kid has become a big official, what else is Master Fang, in this town, it is not his turn to be the master, in terms of seniority, he still calls me Uncle Sheng." ”

"That's right, it's Fang Keqin." Yao Guangqi corrected his name in time.

"Stranger, what are you doing with him?" The old man regained his pleasant face.

Yao Guangqi said with a smile: "Uncle, we are from Shandong, and we were ordered by Master Fang to bring some money to the family, but Master Fang only said that his home was in the town, and he didn't say which house it was. ”

The old man once again showed a disdainful expression: "Give back the money to the family, just his official, only a few dollars a year, and there is still money to bring to the family, it looks like he has become a corrupt official, oops, it has ruined the style of the Fang family." ”

Although the old man was chattering, he still led Yao Guangqi and the others to the door of a house, this is a small house, the door looks very ordinary, at most it is just an ordinary middle-class home, Uncle Fang pointed out: "This is Fang Keqin's home, his mother and son are here." ”

Yao Guangqi was just about to knock on the door, the door opened automatically, and a twenty-five or sixteen-year-old young man walked out of it, this young man looked up and saw Yao Guangqi, he was also stunned, and asked, "Be polite, may I ask, who are you looking for?" Third master, are they your friends? ”

Uncle Fang, known as the third master, said behind Yao Guangqi: "They said that your father sent them, and said that your father asked him to bring some money to the family, so I brought them here." ”

The young man looked at Yao Guangqi vigilantly, and then looked at the third master behind him: "You are really sent by your father?"

The third master explained to Yao Guangqi: "This kid is Fang Keqin's son, Fang Xiaoru, you give him the money." ”

Fang Xiaoru, Yao Guangqi silently recited this name in his heart, this person has extraordinary popularity, talks decently, makes people feel a sense of cordiality when they see it, and people can't help but get close to him, Yao Guangqi smiled and took out a few treasure notes from his arms and handed them to Fang Xiaoru: "It turned out to be Fang Gongzi, this is a thousand guan, and Lord Lingzun asked us to give it to our family." ”

Fang Xiaoru didn't reach out to pick it up, but said vigilantly: "Wait, who are you?" ”

Yao Guangqi thought to himself, could it be that this person is extremely smart, and he saw his flaws just after meeting? But he has experienced strong winds and waves, and he is not shocked in the face of doubts: "It's normal that Gongzi Fang doesn't know us, we are from Master Fang's mansion, and it is the first time to come." ”

Fang Xiaoru took a step back: "It's impossible for my father to let people bring money, he just came back two days ago, he only left us ten guan with his own hands, my father is an honest official, where did he get so much money for us with a thousand guan?" Who the hell are you? ”

Without waiting for Yao Guangqi to speak, Uncle Fang questioned: "Your father came back two days ago?" How do we not know? ”

Fang Xiaoru explained: "My father was in a hurry to enter Beijing, saying that he had an urgent matter to do, so he left in a hurry after only staying for one night, saying that he had no time to meet the villagers one by one. As for you, my father never said that anyone would come, so who are you? ”

Yao Guangqi felt that something was wrong, so he made up a story in a hurry: "We are indeed not sent by Master Fang, most of the people in the lower clan are doing business in Jining, and they have been taken care of by Master Fang for several years, we see that Master Fang is honest, and his life is really hard, such a good official is actually ......, hey, we really can't stand it in our hearts, but we have offered filial piety many times, Master Fang just doesn't accept it, and our family really can't do it, so I sent me to Master Fang's hometown to send some silver to the Fang family, and show my heart slightly, It is also a solution to the worries of Master Fang, and we feel a little better in our hearts. ”

Fang Xiaoru is an upright gentleman, and he doesn't know what his father is doing, where can he hear the truth of Yao Guangqi's words, he only feels that Yao Guangqi's words are sincere, so he didn't have the resistance just now, and welcomed the third master and Yao Guangqi into the house with a smile. After chatting a few words, Yao Guangqi took the opportunity to turn the topic to Fang Keqin: "It's not yet the day to return to the Ministry of Officials to report on his work, Master Fang is in a hurry to go to Beijing, is there anything important to solve, I also have some friends in Beijing, what is the matter, can we help, Master Fang takes care of us on weekdays, and we also want to do our part." ”

Fang Xiaoru completely trusted Yao Guangqi at this moment, and said without reservation: "He came and went in a hurry, and he didn't say anything specific, only that this matter was very important, he had already met the teacher Song Lian or something, and what kind of hard work for so many years, what a rare opportunity." ”

"Looks like your dad is going to be promoted again." The third master did not have the contempt of the other party Keqin at the beginning, but through Yao Guangqi's words, the other party Keqin's official was very satisfied: "Today's emperor likes a good official who is diligent and thrifty and loves the people, such an official will not be buried, Keqin can be diligent and thrifty, and finally did not insult the ancestors of our family." ”

This night, Yao Guangqi did not leave in a hurry, but stayed at Fang's house to live, but this night, he lost sleep again. Climbing the roof of the house above and looking at the moon, Yao Guangqi fell into contemplation again, whether Fang Keqin was the clue he was looking for, whether he had anything to do with Tianyi Dao, and whether he could find Li Rou along this path? If Fang Keqin's line is wrong in the end and delays saving Li Rou, how can he be worthy of Li Rou? Don't you regret it for the rest of your life?

"Worried about your little lover again?" I don't know when, Murong Qing appeared behind Yao Guangqi and said sourly.

Yao Guangqi smiled to himself: "I thought, if I follow Fang Keqin's line and check it, but I can't find the result, then wouldn't I hurt Rou'er?" ”

Murong Qing pursed her lips disdainfully: "Then do you have any other clues now?" ”

Yes, now I can't think of other clues for a while, Yao Guangqi shook his head, stood up, looked at the roof under his feet, and said to himself: "It's better to go forward than to do nothing!" ”

Early the next morning, when parting, Fang Xiaoru suddenly said: "Brother Yao, there is a reluctant invitation below. ”

After a day of understanding, Yao Guangqi knew that Fang Xiaoru was definitely not a person who twisted and fabricated, and there must be something important to say, so he said with a smile: "Brother Fang, if you have something to say, junior brother, I will do my best." ”

Fang Xiaoru's face was a little melancholy: "I thought about it for a long time last night, my father's return this time is indeed a bit abnormal, the language is unknown, and it is a little sad, I always feel that something bad may happen, so I want to go to the capital with the two of you, meet my father in person, maybe I can persuade it." ”