Wen Chou stood at the border of the township with his hands in his hands, watching the county officials and his party, beating horses and moving away. The sky is full of red clouds, and it is spectacular. A gust of spring breeze blows, rolling the wheat seedlings in the roadside fields, like undulating waves, looking verdant and gratifying from afar. In the distance, there are a few trees, the branches on which have already drawn out green shoots, and some of them have the momentum of supporting the leaves, and they are also swaying with the wind. The sound of the wind fills the fields and competes for ears and eyes.

Seeing that he could see it, Liu Zhong couldn't help asking, "Wenjun, what are you looking at?" ”

"Look at the verdant green fields and the lush trees in the distance, full of life! The red glow of the distant mountains is amazing! ”

Yan Liang, Tie Qian, and Dong Jiang were inexplicable, looking at each other, thinking that Wen Chou was either reminiscing about what he had done when he took office for the first time today, or he was relaxing because he finally sent the officials away, but they didn't expect him to say such a paragraph.

Dong Jiang asked, "Wenjun, what are you talking about?" ”

Wen Chou said: "What I'm talking about is naturally that this spring has returned to the earth, its momentum has been achieved, the people in the township are grateful, and the county is full of governors, just waiting for the wheat seedlings to grow, it is the day of harvest." ”

smiled slightly, and said: "I'm saying, the spring is deepening, and the last cold snap has gone. ”

"Wenjun, but there is a place to make it, just send one person to say a little word, or a piece of paper, and it will come next!" Dong Jiang said solemnly.

"I'll wait too!" Liu Zhong and Tie Qian looked at each other, and then said.

"Thank you for not giving up, I am ugly and grateful." Wen Chou looked at the people who had expressed their positions and arched their hands. Seeing that it was getting late, it was too late to go to the official temple to work, so he said: "I might as well invite everyone to have a drink tonight to show a little respect!" ”

Everyone laughed, agreed, hugged Wen Chou, and turned back to Wen's Pavilion and Wen Mansion.

A good night, there is no need to say more.

……

Following.

Before the dawn, Wen Chou, together with Liu Zhong, Dong Jiang and other three or five people, had already rushed to the official temple. To be precise, today is Wen Qiu's first day in office, after all, Du Gong sat in the town yesterday, and the Chinese case in the township has not yet been handed over!

"Wenjun, arrived so early!" Ah Er, who was busy in the backyard, heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the courtyard, rushed to check, and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that it was Wen Chou and others.

"Ah Er, what are you busy with?" Wen Chou handed the reins of the horse to Ah Er, who came up, and said casually.

"Hehe, it's nothing, just get some water and get some grain and grass for the horses!" Ah Er took the reins and said, "Oh, Lord Wang has also gotten up and is in the lobby, sorting out the township Chinese case left by Duke Du." ”

"Oh, this king is diligent!" Wen Chou was surprised.

"That is, Lord Wang has always been the first to get up in the township, and not only that, but he is also the most serious in doing things!" Ah Erkou praised.

"This Wang Chong is a pragmatic and steady person," Wen Chou thought to himself.

"Brother Liu, Brother Dong, and arrange the horses with Ah Er, I'll go to the lobby to see Wang Jun first." Wen Chou said to Liu Zhong and Dong Jiang on his side.

"Wangjun, it's hard work!" When Wen Chou entered the lobby, he saw that Wang Chong was surrounding more than a dozen large boxes in the hall, checking and recording. Said.

"Ah, Wen Jun came quite early!" Wang Chong looked up and saw that it was Wen Chou and said in surprise.

"Not more diligent than the king." Wen Chou arched his hand.

"It just so happens that these are all the township cases left by Duke Du, Wenjun, you accept it!" Wang Chong pointed to more than a dozen boxes in the lobby.

"So much!" Wen Chou saw so many texts, and couldn't help but be a little stunned.

"Originally, there were only about seven or eight, and these five were new books created because of the recent appeasement of the homeless!" Wang Chong pointed to the brand-new five boxes.

"Well, this Du Gong is really diligent, and he has done all the relevant registers of the displaced people so quickly." Wen Chou said embarrassedly.

"It's really not easy, I've been busy for a few days!" Wang Chong hurriedly waved his hand, as if he was extremely unwilling to recall that busy time, and said with a bitter face.

Although Xiangzuo Wang Chong already knew that Wen Chou was a township rank, he still acted in accordance with the charter and insisted on ordering Wen Chou to show the appointment documents of the county.

Wen Chou was helpless, walked closer, showed the appointment letter of Xiangguo handed over to him by Du Yi, and looked at the boxes of documents and books one by one, and carefully checked that they were correct, so that the handover was completed.

In this way, Wen Chou officially became a rank-and-order Qiang man in Shahe Township!

Liu Zhong, Dong Jiang and others came to the lobby, and saw Wen Chou and Wang Chong circling around the box, and Wang Chong pointed out and talked to Wen Chou one by one. I don't bother either.

"Brother Liu, Brother Dong, you are here, take a look, you will be busy with me in the future!" After the handover, Wen Chou saw that Liu Zhong and the others were already in the lobby, so he pointed to the boxes and laughed at himself.

"This matter still needs Wenjun's own efforts, but we can't replace it." Liu Zhong also smiled.

Although it is not the first time that Wen Chou has come to the official temple, but after all, the first few times have been in a hurry, hurrying, and the most time is to talk with Du Yi all night long, and he has never understood the scale and layout of the official temple, so he still followed Wang Chong to see the entire courtyard.

The cottage is divided into two parts, the official temple in front and the official house in the back, separated by a wall in the middle, from which a door communicates. The official temple is used for office, and a cadre of township officials such as rank, township, and Zuoshi officials usually deal with official affairs there, mainly in the lobby, and there are auxiliary halls on both sides. The official house is used for living, and it is divided into two districts, both of which are independent courtyards, and the two are adjacent, the left side is the village and the history of the village, and the right side is a separate place for the village to live.

The stables are in the southeast corner and can accommodate seven or eight horses. Facing the courtyard gate is a set of brick and stone houses, one courtyard and two rooms in the style, there are steps in front of the door, sitting north and facing south, is the main part of the whole cottage, and other buildings are scattered around it as the center. There is also a row of three or four thatched huts next to the east wall, and there is a kitchen in the south.

The west wall from north to south is: vegetable furrow, well, chicken pot, and thatched toilet. There is a fence around the vegetable bed, on which there is a kind of vegetable with verdant young leaves, and Wen Chou does not know that it is that kind of green vegetable; There are a few old hens in the chicken pen, leading a group of chicks, leisurely back and forth. The well is covered by a wooden manhole cover to protect it from fallen leaf dust.

As soon as the group came down, the sky was already bright, and new villagers joined them one after another, and wisps of cooking smoke rose from the kitchen to the south. But it's time for breakfast!

The common meal system in the Han Dynasty was to have two meals a day, morning and evening, but this was not fixed, and the reason was that the ordinary people of Qianshou did not have extra money to make them eat three meals, so as in the pre-Qin period, the nobles and wealthy people were not subject to this restriction and could have three meals. And the Son of Heaven, as the supreme being, can eat four meals a day according to the rules of etiquette.

There are a lot of people who have a rank, but it's just a hundred stones or fighting food, and there are even fewer townspeople, townspeople, villagers, etc., and it's only enough food and clothing, and you can't eat three meals a day, so you get up early and eat more.

In order to show their closeness to the people, Wen Chou and the others put a few tables in the courtyard with the villagers and the townspeople, and dined together.

After eating, Wang Chong said: "Wenjun, now that the big thing is over, I haven't been home for more than 20 days, can I go back today?" "Usually it is a five-day rest, but the implementation is not very strict, and if there are many things, you will be busy for a few more days, especially for the low-level officials and pawns.

A few days ago, there was a big stone of the Black Mountain army thieves who pressed everyone, and these days it is Huanxi who successfully resisted the thieves, issued and received rewards, and Du Yi and Qin Zhanggao moved to leave office, Wen Chou Gao was promoted to office, and so on.

"Well, it's been thanks to you these days, and if it weren't for you, I'm afraid Hongo would have been in chaos a long time ago. Here, I Wenchou first thanked you for the people in the township. Wen Chou pondered for a moment, thinking that there was no major event, and said: "As Wang Jun said, since the major events have been cleared now, if you want to rest today, you can go back!" ”

"Wen Jun is wise!"

"Wenjun Shengming!"

The crowd cheered in unison. Also, they haven't been home in recent months, and they have won a lot of rewards, so they have long been in a hurry to go home to show off, and now they have to taste what they want, how can they not be happy.

"But remember to come back on time in three days!" Wen Chou looked at the cheering crowd.

"Three days, great!" Wang Chong was the first to surprise.

"Three days, definitely, definitely!" The others were also busy nodding their heads in promise.

Originally, there was only one day to take a break, but Wen Chou took pity on them after nearly a month of busyness, thought about it for a long time, and decided to give them three days off!

Near noon, most of the township officials and villagers returned home, and only some old pawns and servants who took the cottage as their home, or those who had no home like Ah Er, were still busy in the house.

Wen Chou looked at Liu Zhong, Dong Jiang and the others beside him and also moved, so he said: "Brother Dong, Brother Liu, you haven't been home for a while!" Why not go home and check it out? ”

"In this way, isn't there no one on Wen Jun's side!" Liu Zhong said sincerely.

"Brother Liu, you can go back with confidence, if something happens, I will definitely send someone to inform you!" Wen Chou laughed.

Liu Zhong also wanted to speak, but Wen Chou said solemnly: "Brother Liu, do you want others to say that I am Wen Chou, I don't know human feelings, and I will tie you to my house?" ”

Liu Zhong and the others saw that Wen Chou's words were resolute, and he really missed his relatives at home, so they followed Wen Chou's advice. And said that in three days, they will come.

Wen Chou also sent people to send a message to some other village rangers who stayed in Wen's Pavilion Wen Mansion, ordering them to return home to take care of one or two, and not to waste the virtue of Ren Lun because he was Wen Chou.

Previously, everyone was left because their injuries were not stable, and the Wen family's conditions were better, which was conducive to the improvement of their injuries, but now that everyone's injuries are stable, it will be a little unkind to not let them return home.

After all the things were done, Wen Chou rode out of the Deguan Temple alone and rushed to the central and southern parts of the township, and the search for the dead villagers was not yet completed!