Five miles out of the city at the north gate of Yizhou, on the edge of the official road, is the post station. On the earthen hill not far from the diagonal opposite of the post station, there is an octagonal pavilion that is half square, and there is an old plaque hanging on it, and the three words "Receiving the Official Pavilion" are written on it.

In the receiving pavilion, more than a dozen officials wearing supplementary uniforms looked in the direction of the official road, waiting for the newly appointed Taoist lord. In Shandong, Dongyandao may be remote, the territory under its jurisdiction is not large, there are two states and five counties under its jurisdiction and a health office: Yizhou in Zhili Prefecture, Juzhou in Sanzhou, Tancheng County, Fei County, Yishui County, Mengyin County and Yuezhao County, and Anton Health Office.

Today is the first day of the first month of March, and according to the report of the governor Yamen, the new Dongyandao is now in office, so these officials under his jurisdiction all set off in the early morning and arrived at the Yizhou Post Station early.

Because Yizhou Zhizhou Ye Shi has not yet arrived, among the officials present, Tian Ji, the garrison of the Anton Guard, and Yue Xi, the same governor of Yitan Haigan, have the highest positions, and they are all positive five products. And the people took the two of them as the core, and they stood or sat and gossiped about them.

Tian Jian is very burly, his face is a little black and red, he has a short beard, and he looks like he is in his thirties. He was sitting on a stone bench under the pavilion, listening to the greetings of the people next to him while falling into deep thought.

...... "I'm just telling the truth, Cao Yin, the moth of the country, who doesn't know, who doesn't know?" Relying on the grace of the saints, he is powerful and blessed in the south of the Yangtze River, seeking the selfish interests of salt and tea to enrich himself, and it is not enough to get rid of the anger of the people, and it is not enough to correct the law! The scholar in the lobby downstairs said righteously.

...... "If you can't talk clearly, you have nothing to do with Cao Hao, but since you are a son of man, you can't let it go, and you have to do something!" The boy said very calmly.

…… Although two and a half years have passed, Tian Jian can still clearly remember what happened in the VIP building. At the beginning, he entered Beijing to participate in the martial arts, and he was very strong-blooded. Seeing that the servants of the Cao family were very arrogant, and the son of the Cao family and his friends were also playing with the scholar, he was very contemptuous in his heart, and he couldn't help but want to come out and hold the grievances.

Two years after entering the officialdom, Tian Jian also heard something about the Cao family, and also knew that things were not "black" or "white".

Two and a half years ago, he was a third-class guard in front of the Zhengwupin, and after two and a half years, he didn't rise fast when he let go of the Zhengsipindao platform, but judging from his age, he was still too young. Tian Jian couldn't help but slander in his heart, thinking that the son of the Cao family, who looked a little weak, was about to become his chief, and he was more or less uncomfortable.

Although it is now spring in March, the sky is just right, but everyone is also a little anxious to wait. There is a county magistrate, who is already in his fifties, and his hair and beard are half gray. In the official pavilion, in addition to the garrison and the same knowledge, there are also Juzhou Zhizhou from the fifth grade, and a few from the sixth grade of the thousand total with the state, where is there a place to sit with the county order?

Just when the old county commander was leaning on the pillar, swaying and drowsy, he heard someone say: "Coming, coming!" ”

The old county commander hurriedly stood up straight, rubbed his already dizzy eyes with his cuffs, and looked at the official road to the north, where is the shadow of people and horses? I thought that I was deaf and dazzled, so I heard someone behind me: "It's Ye Zhizhou who has arrived!" ”

The person who came was indeed Yizhou Zhizhou Ye Fu, and he did not sit in a sedan chair as usual, but rode a horse to the south. He wore an official uniform and walked side by side with an official.

It was also a coincidence, it was already close to noon, and the shadow of the convoy appeared in the north. When Ye Shi was about to get closer, except for the garrison Tian Jian who was of the same level as him and Yi Tan Hai Gan who knew Yue Xiben, everyone else stood up to greet him; After Ye Shi turned over and dismounted, he stood up with Tian Jian and the two of them.

Ye Shi did not greet his colleagues first, but took a step sideways to make way for the officials who came in parallel with him.

Everyone was surprised, because the man looked no more than the age of the weak crown, wearing lapis lazuli and wearing a lapis lazuli top, and the patch on his chest was embroidered with snow geese, and he was actually a fourth-grade official.

It was Cao Hao and Cao Daotai, who were newly appointed officials, and although he motioned for Ye Fu to go along, Ye Fu still took half a step back and followed.

Walking to the receiving pavilion, Ye Fu saw that everyone hadn't reacted yet, so he stepped forward and introduced to everyone: "Colleagues, this is Lord Dongyandao Cao who was ordered by Long Live Lord!" ”

Anton garrison Tian Jian has already recognized Cao Haolai, Yitan Haigan and Yue Xi are because they are banner people, the news is more lively, and the two of them are not surprised, they both bow down and clench their fists, and salute their boss Cao Hao.

The rest of the people reacted a lot slower, and they all sighed in their hearts, this Shangguan is really too young. Since they had arrived in Yizhou City a long time ago, why didn't they send someone to squeak and make everyone bask in the sun all morning? However, the slander is slandered, and the face is still very respectful.

Some people looked at the carriage pedestrians coming from the north, if it weren't for Ye Fu standing beside Cao Hao, they would have thought that Cao Hao was fake.

Everyone saluted, and then the horseback riders and carriages rode back to Yizhou City.

When they arrived at the newly painted Daotai Yamen, everyone gathered around Cao Hao, the chief official, and entered.

* Behind the yamen, the inner house, the main courtyard, and the upper room.

Dong Ejinghui was a little restrained and asked the two needlemen to measure their bodies, and Chu Yu said several kinds of clothing materials on the side, and asked Xicai and them to go to find Amethyst.

Dong E Jinghui lowered her head and said, "Cousin-in-law, you don't have to bother so much, Jinghui's clothes are still enough to wear!" ”

Chu Yu smiled: "What's the matter, cousin doesn't have to be outside, and it's not just you?" It's what both of your cousins have to do! It's good in spring, but it's April, so you need to prepare more clothes in summer! ”

Dong E Jinghui was very grateful, thinking that she was alone, and her food and clothing were all from the Cao family, so she regretted it a little. I used to be able to do some food needlework, but now that I have the identity of a cousin, it is not easy for everyone to let her do it, but it is better to let her do it at will before. When I think of my grandmother, because of my belief in Buddhism, I have always looked down on life and death, but the old man will also worry about himself.

Chu Yu saw that Dong E Jinghui was uncomfortable, and through the contact of these words, she knew that she was a surname who was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I have to bother my cousin!" ”

Dong E Jinghui listened, and immediately raised her head and said, "Cousin-in-law, please command, where is there anything to worry about?" ”

Chu Yu touched his waist and said, "Now, because of the inconvenience of this body, your cousin and sister Amethyst won't let me use needlework, I have a good sister who got married in the summer and wants to send some embroidery!" Speaking of this, he looked at Dong E Jinghui with some embarrassment and said: "This trick or something, I don't have a charter in my heart, isn't it too annoying for my cousin!" ”

Dong Ejing Hui was embarrassed to hide in Cao's house and eat for nothing, and after listening to Chu Yu's words, she hurriedly shook her head: "How come? But I don't know how many months the sister of my cousin's family is married, let's set the embroidery sample according to the month of the flower marriage, and it should be the occasion! ”

Dong Ejinghui thought about the letter from King Fujin of Ping that she saw some time ago, and Baoya's wedding date seemed to be set at the beginning of June, so she said: "Although it is June, because it is a marriage to the grassland, he will leave Beijing at the end of May!" ”

Because since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, they have all married clan daughters to support Mongolia. Dong E Jinghui listened, and knew what to expect, so she changed her mind about embroidering seasonal flowers and fruits. Due to the rush of time, it is too late to embroider large pieces. And she has no father or mother, and many things have to pay attention to the whole blessing people, so she thought of embroidering a set of embroidered paintings of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum, which can be framed on the kang screen.

When Chu Yu got married, he received a congratulatory gift from Cao Yi, which was a set of kang screens, thinking that he had heard Bao Ya's praise at the beginning, so he nodded and said yes. At this time, I thought of the kang screen, but I had some regrets, because I liked the exquisite kang screen, and it was embroidered by my sister-in-law herself, I was always afraid of breaking it, and I put it away after a few days, and I didn't bring it to Shandong Dong E Jinghui listened, and asked about the approximate length and size, and secretly remembered it in my heart.

At this time, I heard footsteps in the courtyard, and then I heard Cao Song shouting under the porch: "Sister-in-law, I'm not here, my brother has brought you something delicious!" ”

It just so happened that Amethyst and the others received their things, thinking that Chu Yu would show her pregnancy in a few months, and she was afraid that she would have to prepare some loose clothes in advance, so she came here to talk. Seeing Cao Song carrying a half-large willow basket covered with a coarse cloth curtain, Amethyst couldn't help but be curious: "This is the delicious food that the second master brought to the county lord?" ”

Cao Song turned around, saw Amethyst, nodded with a smile, and said with a bit of a treasure: "Sister Amethyst, what do you see this?" As he spoke, he lifted the coarse curtain to reveal the red hawthorn fruit inside. It's not the same as what I saw in the capital, it's much bigger, the size of a child's fist.

Chu Yu came out of the house, looked at the half basket of hawthorn fruits, and immediately felt that his lips were full of joy.

Cao Song raised the basket to Chu Yu and said, "Sister-in-law, although this is common in winter, there are not many of them now, just let my brother meet it!" And that's not all, but more than half a basket! The people in the mountains left behind, and they just drove the donkey cart into the city today! ”

Chu Yu smiled and said, "It's hard to bother you, thank you for it, these two are trying to eat these things!" ”

Cao Song asked the willow basket to hand it to Xiyun on the side, and ordered: "Wash a few quickly, let my sister-in-law taste it first, how to say it, sour ......" He grabbed his hair, thought for a while, and then patted his thigh and said: "Sour and spicy girl, yes, it's this, sister-in-law loves to eat sour, so she can give birth to a little nephew!" ”

In a word, everyone couldn't cry or laugh, and Chu Yu also blushed. Cao Song also seemed to notice his gaffe, "hehe" laughed twice, and argued: "Before my mother gave birth to her younger brother, I just liked to eat these, and I have encountered them several times!" At that time, my mouth was greedy, and I ate several of them, and I lost my teeth, so I remembered it so true! ”

Chu Yu saw that he was sweating on his head, so he must have hurried back from outside, and asked with a smile, "What do you want to eat at night?" Your brother is going to follow those officials to socialize, and we can eat delicious food at home!" ”

Cao Song thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter if anything else, it's the fried scorpion, it's really delicious, if we still have it in the kitchen, let's plate that!" ”

Chu Yu nodded and said yes, then turned around and carefully asked Dong Ejinghui if she had any favorite food. Dong E Jinghui raised her head and wanted to say casually, just so that Cao Song looked at her with a questioning expression, and she was scared. She ducked behind Chu Yu and said in a low voice: "Jinghui has no taboos, just feel free to be your cousin!" ”

Chu Yu turned his back to Cao Song and didn't see his strange appearance. When Amethyst saw it, she was secretly amused in her heart, although this young lady was restrained, she was better in front of others, but every time she saw Cao Song, she was like a cat and mouse. These two people are like a little grudge. However, thinking of Dong Ejinghui's complicated identity in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh.

After Chu Yu asked Cao Song and Dong Ejinghui, he gave two instructions to Xiyan. She knew the taste of amethyst, so she didn't specifically ask; Anyway, with the surname of Amethyst, even if he asked, he would only pick up the food spots that the masters liked.

After instructing Xiyan, Chu Yu invited everyone to come to the hall, Cao Song looked down at the dusty clothes on his body, waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law and Sister Amethyst will talk first, and I will go back to the courtyard to change my clothes first!" ”

Before Cao Song left, he heard the sound of "dong dong" drums from the front office. The sound of the drums was so rapid that it made people feel uneasy.

Chu Yu didn't know what had happened, and where did the drum sound come from, his brows frowned slightly, and he began to worry about Cao Haolai.

Cao Song was also puzzled, and when he saw Chu Yu's melancholy expression, he comforted: "When I came back just now, I saw a drum coming in front of the yamen, and it was just a decoration, but I didn't expect someone to beat the drum!" I guess it's the naughty boy nearby, I'll go ahead and take a look, sister-in-law, don't worry! ”

Seeing Chu Yu's face pale, Amethyst also smiled and said, "Even if someone beats the drum, it is ordinary, and the uncle will have to try the case in the future!" It's just that this court has its own charter, and you can't skip the level and sue! There are Zhixian and Zhizhou below, if it is the uncle's turn, there are few errands! ”

When Chu Yu heard this, Fang knew that he was making a big fuss, and he was very embarrassed, but he still had a little worry in his heart. Today, it is Cao Hao who has officially taken office, if he really encounters a tricky lawsuit, how can he be good?

(To be continued)