From the high dense forest on Fanjing Mountain, flow out of two clear streams, the stream water gradually converges into two rivers, one is called the big river, the other is called the small river, the two rivers meander through the heavy mountains and mountains, through the jungle fields, circling and tumbling, thousands of turns, converge together, so there is the Jinjiang River, there is Tongren.

Tongren was called "Wuxi" in ancient times, and it was a place where barbarians lived, so it was also called "Wuxi Man" or "Wuling Man". Today's Tongren, has long ceased to be the scene of the miasma and wilderness, the boat goes back and forth, the businessmen gather, and the prosperity of the Central Plains city is naturally incomparable, but it is a prosperous resort in the southeast of Guizhou.

Ye Xiaotian rushed to Tongren Mansion in the dust, and did not go directly to the prefect's yamen to see Governor Zhang's mansion, but first went to visit his mentor Li Zhongyinli Teaching, wanting to learn something from him, so that he knew what to do. The school didn't start until the first month, so Ye Xiaotian went directly to Li Jiaoyu's house.

Li Jiaoyu lives in Qinglang Street, Qinglang Street is a very prosperous place, at this time it is not out of the New Year, Tongren City is still a festive atmosphere, before arriving at Qinglang Street, the flow of people gradually denser, people come and go on the street, and the shouts of merchants and vendors come and go.

Ye Xiaotian and his party slowed down and walked slowly, and when they arrived at Qingping Street, they had to turn over and dismount, lead the horse on foot.

On the corner of the street, a beautiful woman in a red dress, about twenty years old, led a small girl in a green jacket, walking slowly on the street, next to a man in a white robe about thirty years old, leading a horse, with a long body and elegant face, walking side by side with this pretty woman, it looks like a talented woman.

The beautiful woman in the red dress looked left and right uneasily, and whispered: "In broad daylight, you follow me to do something, this is almost my house, be careful to be seen." ”

The white-robed man smiled and said, "What are you afraid of, the more careful you and I are, the more we will inevitably let people see the flaws, so what if we walk generously?" Happened to be on the road. ”

The woman in the red dress gave him a gentle spit. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness, he glared at him coquettishly, but the white-robed man looked lazily and didn't care at all. The beautiful woman in the red dress had no choice but to stomp her feet and let him go.

"Songyue, since the New Year, you and I have not been able to see each other, I really miss you very much, let's go to Fanjing Mountain in two days to relax."

The man whispered. quietly gave the woman in the red dress a ** look, and the woman naturally understood what he meant by "scattering", and couldn't help blushing, and said embarrassedly: "What nonsense are you talking about, how can people go out with you." ”

When the man heard that there was a door, he was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will let my wife invite you to accompany me, and I will never let your husband notice anything wrong." ”

When the woman heard this, she said. Immediately, his face turned white, and he said nervously: "Your lady? Could she ...... She already knows us ......."

The white-robed man hurriedly said, "How is it possible, you don't have to worry. I just said that she came to invite you to travel in order to get closer to your father and husband. Hey. When the time comes, let my wife invite a few more wives from other people's families to go with me, and your husband will not be suspicious. ”

The woman in the red dress frowned and said, "Go up the mountain with your wife." What about you and me...... How to ......"

The man in the white dress said: "My lady doesn't pay much attention to my affairs, as long as we have the opportunity to climb Fanjing Mountain together, are you afraid that we won't have a chance to fall in love?" So saying, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the woman's soft hair.

The woman felt as if she had been stung by a scorpion. Quickly retracted his hand, glared at him and said, "In front of everyone's eyes, how did you have the courage to splash the sky." ”

The white-robed man touched his nose and said stupidly: "I don't know what you're afraid of, how many people on the street know you and me." ”

The woman in the red dress couldn't tell him clearly, and she was afraid that he would not be cautious and do something inappropriate, so she said, "It's almost time to Qinglang Street, you can go first." ”

"Oh, wait!"

The man in the white robe suddenly saw a persimmon stall on the side of the road, hurriedly called the woman in the red dress, and walked forward quickly.

"Come and ——, the new persimmons, the pumpkin is big, the grin is not astringent, and the grin is astringent, and the ...... is astringent, yo! This guest officer, do you buy persimmons? ”

The white-robed man bought a few persimmons, wrapped them in oiled paper, and returned to the woman in the red dress excitedly, saying, "Songyue, this is the persimmon you have loved since you were a child, try it." ”

The woman in the red dress was willing to be in love with him on the street, and said nervously: "Take it back quickly, it's not like you're crazy." ”

The man in the white robe was still holding the persimmon and said with a smile: "In the past, when I was studying in the house, there was a little girl who was not ashamed and came to steal my persimmons to eat. ”

The woman in the red dress remembered the first time she met him, when she was six years old, and she was greedy for a while, and went to steal his persimmons to eat, and he caught them. How could she have thought that a few years later, this man would become her lover today.

The woman in the red dress felt a sweetness in her heart, but she immediately woke up, feeling that such a look was too explicit, for fear of being seen by people who knew her, so she said, "Okay, okay, I'll take it." As he spoke, he reached out and was about to take it. The white-robed man shrank his hand and said, "No, you must eat it with my hand!" ”

The woman in the red dress was angry and ashamed, but if she continued to stalemate like this, she was afraid that it would be more noticeable, so she quickly looked left and right, and saw that there was no familiar person, so she leaned over and took a bite of the persimmon with his hand.

At this time, Ye Xiaotian led the horse and led a few guards to turn around, seeing such a scene, he couldn't help but secretly think: "This couple is really in love, but this is just here, if it is the Central Plains, it is a newlywed man and woman, and I am afraid that I dare not linger on the street." ”

The woman in the red dress took a bite of the persimmon and raised her head, her almond eyes were crooked, as if she was ashamed and angry, so charming. The white-robed man lifted the persimmon with a crescent-shaped gap on it, and said teasingly: "A beauty is a beauty, and even the persimmons that the beauty has bitten are so beautiful." ”

After saying that, without waiting for the woman in the red dress to attack, she stuffed the half-bitten persimmon into her mouth. The woman in the red dress glanced at him, her eyes fluttering, and there was a hint of shame between her eyebrows, just like the pink apricot blossom that bloomed on the branches in early spring and March. At this time, Ye Xiaotian had already led the horse and walked past them.

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Li Zhongyin saw Ye Xiaotian coming to the door, and he was also happy in his heart. Although it is said that Ye Xiaotian was just a person who was used to deal with the façade and made up for the show, Ye Xiaotian was lucky, and he actually got a cheap person, and then he was named the history of Huxian County, and then with his ability, he defeated two county officials and a master bookkeeper, and finally became a Bapin County Cheng, which is the most promising one among the disciples of Li Jiao, and he is often talked about when he teaches in the school.

Li Zhongyin happily let Ye Xiaotian sit down, asked him about the situation in Huxian, and sighed while listening. Ye Xiaotian said: "Mr. is not busy and happy, the student was originally just a canonical history, as long as he ensures that there is no big chaos in the county, but now that he is the county minister, he will immediately have a big problem, and I have to ask Mr. for guidance." ”

Li Jiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "Ah! Could it be that you are here for the relief of the imperial court? ”

Ye Xiaotian said: "Mr. Wise, the students are here for this matter. In previous years, the imperial court allocated the least amount of relief money to my Hu County, and now there are many people in my Hu County who have responded to the vulgar move, so they have reduced their taxes, and this time the county's finances are more constrained. ”

Sectarian Li shook his head like a rattle, and said in a loud voice: "Difficult! It's hard to ......."

Ye Xiaotian frowned and said, "Sir, what's the difficulty?" Isn't it negotiable? ”

Li Jiaoyu explained: "Little God, you and the old man have a teacher-student friendship, and if you have anything to say, the old man will talk to you in person, and he will not hide it. The relationship between Huxian County and other places and Tongren Mansion is very different, and I don't think you can understand this if I don't say it.

Even if you have some relationship with the prefect, you can't compare to this intimacy, it is a friendship of many generations, plus many years of marriage, people are descendants. If it were you, who would you favor more? If someone else's child can't open the pot, you will give him half of your child's bowl? I don't think you're such a good person, are you? ”

Ye Xiaotian said: "However, the situation in Huxian County this year is different from previous years, because of the change of customs, the people who changed their surname Yi Han have reduced their money and grain taxes, and Huxian County's self-collected taxes this year will be reduced by at least half, if Tongren Mansion does not support it, once there is a mess, it will ......."

Li Jiaoyu interrupted him and said, "What does that have to do with the prefect? At the beginning, it was the bureaucrats in Huxian County who benefited from this matter, and the people of Tongren Mansion did not have any benefits. In addition, there have long been precedents on how the counties distribute the relief funds. This ratio is a balance that is acceptable to all parties at the beginning, and it took many twists and turns to mediate between the prefect and the yamen. The entire distribution ratio must be completely overturned and re-gambling, think about it, is the prefect willing? It's not feasible, it's not feasible. ”

Ye Xiaotian's heart suddenly cooled for a while, and he was stunned for a long time before he said tentatively: "If Mr. helps the student say a few kind words......

Li Jiaoyu's head turned into a rattle again: "If it doesn't work, it can't be done, Xiao God, you don't know, my school is very strapped in this school, and it was agreed that every three years a sum of money will be allocated from the relief fund to supplement our school, and the old man is about to ask the prefect for money this year, where can he stand up for you." ”

As he was talking, a little guy ran in and reported, "Sir, Miss is back." ”

Li Jiaoyu said softly, "Ah", and said to Ye Xiaotian: "My daughter and son-in-law are here, you just happened to meet, and you will take care of each other in the future." Don't be in a hurry to leave today, the old man will set up the banquet in a while, and you and my virtuous son-in-law will have a few drinks. ”

The little guy said, "Sir, my uncle didn't come, but the young lady came back alone." ”

Li Jiaoyu frowned, and said unhappily: "This child, and he went back to his parents' house alone, and he is not afraid that his in-laws will not like it......"

"Dad, it's not good for people to come home to see you!"

There was a coquettish sound outside the hall, and then a fiery red figure floated into the living room, Ye Xiaotian looked up, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, the red-shirted woman in front of him was the woman who ate persimmons he saw at the intersection of Qingping Street. (To be continued......)