In order to solve the congestion of passenger ships, some officials of the government came to collect the ship list first, so the speed was really accelerated, Li Qing's boat gradually docked like a worm crawling, the wharf of Yibin County was paved with bluestone, like a staircase layer by layer, the river slapped against the bluestone, splashing white foam, the shore was full of people who came from all over the country to pick up relatives and friends, hundreds of carriages were crowded in a narrow aisle, and there were more than a dozen officials at the scene to maintain order.

"This ship is Lord Li from Chengdu?"

A servant stood far away in a corner of the shore, shouting loudly to Li Qing's boat with his hands together and his mouth together.

"Yes! Yes! Zhang Wang replied in a panic.

As soon as the words fell, he immediately took a few grappling hooks to drag Li Qing's boat aside, and the two dock chores were put on a pedal, and there were five or six dukes waiting on the shore, and when he saw the boat docking, he immediately ran to the boat, and the person at the head looked at several people on the boat, but saw that Gao Zhandao was the oldest, with a long beard and white face, and he was quite official, and the young man beside him, although his bones were wide and his appearance was extraordinary, but after all, he was younger, and it was estimated that he was the personal bodyguard of the main book. The county lieutenant of this county, Master Li has worked hard all the way. ”

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"Master Li is young and handsome, and he has taken the position of chief bookkeeper at such a young age, which shows that his ability is outstanding, and his future is limitless!"

Since the Tang County Lieutenant recognized the wrong person, he has said this sentence no less than three times, he is a sturdy man about forty years old, a native of the country, a veteran officer, a purple face, a hooked nose, and sharp eyes, but today he is gone, the person he mistakenly thinks is the bodyguard, and the person he thinks is the bodyguard is the real bookkeeper.

Tang Sheng complimented him on his lips, but secretly thought in his heart: "I can't imagine that the person Li Tingshi attaches so much importance to is so young, it seems that the Hai family is also a stupid person, and he was planted twice in the hands of a milky and hairy boy." ”

For Li Qing, the appointment letter on the official document said that he was capable and promising, benefiting the villagers, so he was recommended as an official, but the information behind the official document is more accurate and comprehensive, this person was born in a businessman, jointly recommended by the Jiannan Jiedu envoy and the Jiannan interview envoy, and the king of Ning, the heir of the court, and the ministry only took a month to approve it, this rare efficiency immediately aroused the general concern of Nanxi County and even the officialdom of Jiannan Province, Li Daofu immediately sent a secret letter to Tang Sheng, ordering him to keep an eye on Li Qing.

"Huh! Tang County Lieutenant was polite, Li Qing had not yet landed on the shore, so he deigned to Tang County Lieutenant to pick him up in person, and he was ashamed! ”

Tang Sheng said with a smile: "It's almost dark, the main book has been tired all the way, I should have let the master book rest earlier, but somehow, as soon as I saw Master Li, I felt familiar, like an old friend who hadn't seen me for decades, I wanted to get close, I and a few brothers have prepared a thin wine tonight, I hope that Master Li will not push back." ”

Li Qing was numb when he heard him, and scolded secretly in his heart: "Lao Tzu is only twenty-five years old this year, you hell with it decades ago!" ”

He also smiled and said, "It's okay!" It was a good time to get acquainted with the brothers. ”

Yibin county is not big, built on a gentle hill on the side of the Minjiang River, it is behind the rolling mountains, Laojun Mountain, Qixing Mountain, Longtou Mountain, Guandou Mountain, surrounded by lush forests in the mountains, a large area of primeval forest is endless, there are many aboriginal people living in the mountains. A semicircular city wall surrounds the county, the residential houses in the city are built densely, see the seams and insert the needle, because most of the houses are made of stone, so the whole city is a gray and white tone, occasionally some black brick and wood buildings are dotted in it, a two-zhang wide stone road crosses the county, this stone road is called Hengjie, it is the Vermilion Bird Street of Yibin County, but the shops on both sides of the street are deserted, only occasionally you can see a restaurant or inn, at the end of the horizontal street is the county government.

On the other side of the street, several carriages slowly stopped in front of a half-old mansion, which was a vacant mansion, which was originally the ancestral home of a wealthy merchant who gave this mansion to the county after the wealthy merchant moved to Chang'an.

Li Qing jumped out of the carriage and looked at this house by the afterglow of the setting sun, this will be his home in the future, from the outside, although the house is old, but it is also large, and it can accommodate the people he brought, a white wall is obviously just brushed, and the lime that has not dried can be twisted off when you touch it.

"Although the house is old, it is also spacious, which is suitable for Master Li's book, and the first few **** have been ordered to be cleaned." After the county lieutenant Tang finished speaking, he arched his hand and smiled again: "Master Li will rest first, and I will pick you up at night." ”

Seeing him go away, the curtain came over and asked quietly, "Is Childe really going to have dinner with him tonight?" ”

"I don't really want to go, but they kindly invited, so it's not good not to go."

Li Qing smiled, but she was a little surprised in her heart, Curtain's tone didn't seem to approve of going by herself, she never asked about her relationship, what happened today? Li Qing couldn't help but look at her, but saw a hint of worry in her eyes.

"What's going on?"

"Childe should be careful, when I was at the dock just now, the official who came to pick us up and the official on the dock seemed to be at odds with each other, I saw that a few of them still looked at each other angrily, there is something strange in this, Childe is new to the road, I don't understand the situation, and I should be cautious when I eat later."

Curtain Er was as careful as a hair, faintly found some clues, and she saw that this Tang County Lieutenant seemed to be overly enthusiastic, and he was no longer the politeness he should have when they first met, so she couldn't help but worry about Li Qing, after all, he had never been an official, and he didn't necessarily know the danger of officialdom.

The official didn't see it with Li Qing, but after listening to the curtain's words, he smiled slightly in his heart, could he be involved in the officialdom struggle again?

"It's okay, I'll be careful!"

He waved his hand and smiled at everyone, "Let's take the things in first." ”

After coming in, I found that the house is very large, divided into three altogether, each of which is separated by a courtyard wall, in front of which is the room where the guest room and the next person live, in the middle is a small yard, the four corners are planted with a hundred-year-old laurel, the front of the courtyard is the guest hall, the two sides are the wings, and then there is the inner house, there is a delicate small garden in the most wonderful inner house, the yellow spring flowers in the garden have been in full bloom, and the original owner wants to come quite a little elegantly.

Li Qing was looking at a strange stone, and suddenly heard footsteps behind him, so he smiled and said, "Xiaoyu likes it here?" ”

"Childe, I like it, this place is much better than the old mansion in Langzhong." Xiaoyu's face like pear blossom rain appeared in front of him.

Xiaoyu is one year younger than the curtain, but she grows taller than her, and her development is faster than her, she is already a slim girl, although she also has some mind, but it is still much worse than the old Cheng Lianda of the curtain.

Li Qing stepped forward and touched her earlobe and smiled, "What! Wasn't it unscrewed? ”

Xiaoyu's face flushed slightly, and suddenly remembered the purpose of coming, and exclaimed: "I almost forgot, we didn't bring food and rice, what can we do for dinner today?" ”

"Just let Sister Lian'er take you out to eat, what about her?"

"Childe, I'm here!" The curtain hurriedly walked over, frowned, and said, "Not only for dinner, but the quilt they prepared is damp and dirty, how can you sleep at night?" ”

Li Qing smiled and did not answer.

"I have already called Zhang Wang and Lao Yu to go, but I am afraid that I will not be able to buy them, there are few shops along the way, and they are much more deserted than our Yilong County."

While talking, Zhang Wang and Lao Yu came back empty-handed, and they really didn't buy a futon.

"What! Can't buy it? ”

Zhang Wang said with a depressed face: "Miss, there are some evil sects in this Yibin County, we have run several shops, but there are no beddings. ”

"How can this be, the futon is a daily household item, how can you not buy it, maybe you have not found the right place."

"No, they said that daily necessities are not profitable, and Yibin County has nothing to sell, so they have to go to Nanxi County to buy them."

"Not only that, but prices here are incredibly high." Lao Yu on the side said angrily: "We are hungry, so we want to buy a few steamed buns, a steamed bun in Chengdu only sells for one penny, but the steamed buns here are small, not to mention, they cost three pennies a piece." ”

"There is also the price of rice, the price of rice in Chengdu is 30 Wen, but it also costs 40 Wen a bucket here, and everything else is at least 20% more expensive than Chengdu."

"What's going on? Could it be that the income of Yibin people will exceed that of Chengdu? Li Qing was a little confused.

At this time, the servant sister-in-law Song Mei ran over and shouted, "Master! Master! Someone outside brought a futon. ”

The bedding was sent by a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper, all of them were new and fine linen, with nearly twenty beds, he saw Li Qing being surrounded by a cluster, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "My lord is afraid that the adults will not sleep well at night, so he specially ordered me to send some bedding, he asked me to tell the adults, I was going to the dock to meet the adults, but I temporarily went to Nanxi County on business, please forgive me!" ”

"Who is your adult?"

The housekeeper hurriedly took out a post from his arms, and handed it to Li Qing respectfully with both hands, "My lord is the county lord of this county, Wang Changling, Lord Wang." ”