When Yu Liu chased after Shang Mingyuan, he had already entered the county seat. A small county surrounded by mountains, with a population of less than 10,000, there are almost no people to see on the commercial street, and under the big trees at the entrance of the street, old men doze off.

Fang Mingcai proposed to beat the gong and start a guard of honor, but was stopped by Fang Mingyuan. He doesn't want to disturb the people, he comes when he comes, he just does what he has to do, and it's not interesting for scorpions to sting and toss the people.

Fortunately, he didn't toss, he really beat gongs and drums, and few people saw it along the way, and the honor guard was purely for the blind man to light a lamp.

Standing outside the county yamen, Fang Mingyuan's heart was so sad that he turned into a river, this is the county government? The thatched houses in the village are all decent.

The corners of Fang Mingcai's mouth twitched a few times, and he shouted at the boys who came with him to come down, put them in first, so that Brother Mingyuan could go in!

"Don't be busy, let's take a look." Fang Mingyuan stopped the boys and took the lead in entering the county office.

Stepping on the thick dead leaves on the ground, he walked through the overgrown front yard. The door of the main hall was hidden, Fang Mingyuan took a deep breath, pushed open the door of the main hall, and the first thing he opened was the big hole in the roof cylinder.

"Hey! At least the house can't be pushed down, and it's much stronger than when we first arrived in Fenggu Town. Fang Mingcai comforted himself.

"Brother Mingcai, go find a craftsman, and the county government will repair it." Fang Mingyuan's voice was low, and he raised his feet and walked back.

The row of scribes was in order, the house was full of dust, and the cobwebs on the file shelves were thickly layered.

The officer's room was empty, half of the kang had collapsed, and when he looked up, he could see beams of light cast from the roof.

There is a prison behind the officer's room, and there is no need to look at it, and some prisoners have already escaped.

Walking through the hall, the overgrown garden can no longer see the original appearance, and the grass pavilion in the middle has become a complete barren grass pavilion.

The stone path leads to the back house, and the hanging flower door is closed, and the mottled wood does not show the pattern, indicating that it has not been inhabited for a long time.

"What kind of place is this?" Changli followed Fang Mingyuan, nagging all the way: "When we moved here, I heard that this side has been stable for three or four years, and we have been here for more than six years, and for more than ten years, the imperial court has not sent a county order here?" ”

Changxi plucked the weeds with his hand, "What are you doing with the county order!" There are no people in the county town and there are people on the mountains outside the city, what are you doing? It's not worth putting a county official here. ”

"What's popular, look at what is there before and after, it's annoying." Changli followed into the back house.

The back house is a blue brick house, a regular three-entry courtyard, with side yards on the left and right, and a small empty courtyard next to it, which should be a courtyard for the scribes and the main bookkeepers.

"It's no longer bad, the back house has to be cleaned up today, otherwise we may have to live in the open air." Fang Mingyuan took off his coat as he spoke, rolled up his sleeves and began to work.

Fang Mingcai ran out for a while, but did not find the mason, but found an old servant.

"The little one who knocked to see the prefectural commander." The old servant trembled and wanted to kneel.

Fang Mingyuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop, "My husband is old this year!" ”

The old servant smiled and said, "More than sixty!" I don't know that there is a county order in our county, and the small one is late, please atone for your sins! ”

"Don't say polite words, who else is in my father-in-law's house!" Fang Mingyuan looked left and right, as if he could only stand and chat here.

The old servant said: "So that the adults know that I still have a son, and I will run with him in the dart game." The eldest grandson is in Mangshanzhai, the second grandson eats with Fuhu Village, and the younger grandson has no interest and guards his home in the county. My lord, can I give the brand of my family servant to my little grandson? ”

"Zhong, let him come! Is there anyone else in our county office? Fang Mingyuan asked again.

The old servant shook his head, "In the early years, the barbarians occupied this side, and we all went up the mountain, followed the big boss to fight the barbarians, and many people died. Our side is better than the other place, the barbarians see that we don't have anything valuable, and we are from a small group, so it's easy to deal with.

In the past few years, the barbarians have not come, so let's take it slowly! It's a little poor, there's no mess, and everyone knows their own business. There is really something, the cottage master came down, and he asked the matter clearly. ”

Fang Mingyuan felt that he would be redundant to be the county magistrate, and the big boss of the cottage was engaged in the parliamentary system here, and it seemed that he also managed it very well.

"Don't blame the old man, the younger generation is rude, and you haven't asked the old man's surname?" Fang Mingyuan suppressed the boredom in his heart and tried his best to cheer himself up.

The old man smiled: "The surname is Zhang, my little grandson's name is Zhang Shun, the grandfather spoke, then Ming'er asked him to come?" ”

"Come on! Now the county is in ruins, and it may take a while to come. Fang Mingyuan said embarrassedly.

Zhang Lao said: "That's nothing, it's better to have something to do than to be idle." ”

Yu Liuyi trotted into the back house, and when he saw Fang Mingyuan, he laughed first, "Haha, brother, I can be regarded as looking for you!" ”

Fang Mingyuan confessed to his father-in-law, ran two steps and stood in front of Yu Liu, smashed it with a punch, and said, "

"My sixth brother! You're coming. ”

After a period of greetings, Fang Mingyuan asked Changli to take everyone to work, and personally helped Zhang Lao Ya out of the county office.

"Uncle Zhang, the juniors can't let you go back to rest, you are an old man in the county, please take the juniors for a walk!" Fang Mingyuan added: "Don't worry, I won't carry you if you can't walk." ”

Zhang Lao said: "Don't worry, my legs and feet are good!" Go, go, where does the grandfather want to go? ”

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When Fang Mingyuan was worried about the dilapidated county government, Dong Xiaoying in the capital was worried about the library.

"Old lady, do you say that Chang'an is making trouble. Tell me to get a place for people to read for free, you say, where can we get books? ”

Mrs. Niu was stunned, why read for free! "Chang'an asked you to open a school in the capital? How can you have the ability to open a school, so let's stop! ”

Dong Xiaoying hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, it's just a place to read......

She went through the library, and Mrs. Niu stood up, patted the dirt on her body and said, "Oh! That's the thing, what's the matter, I'm going to see what the fat looks like, you think about it slowly! ”

Obviously perfunctory I have not! Dong Xiaoying pouted, and was about to go to Mrs. Hu to discuss, but she didn't believe that no one could understand yet.

As soon as he changed his clothes and was about to go out, Chang'an came back.

"Mother, Aunt Li heard that you are going to open a library and donate a mansion to you, do you want to go and see it?"

Dong Xiaoying raised her forehead and said, "Why is she doing everything in one sentence?" I'm so worried, what should I do! ”

Chang'anxin said, it's right to do it if it's difficult, you toss slowly, and build the library in three and five years, which is also a merit.

"Let's go! It is the viewing building at the mouth of the lotus alley next to the goldfish pond, which used to open a teahouse, and the business was average, and the people who lived in that area were literati, which was very suitable for opening a library. ”

Dong Xiaoying was dragged out of the door by her son. The goldfish pond is a very big lake, the lotus alley stands with a three-storey view of the teahouse, now it is empty and does not do business, in the courtyard behind the building, the lotus pond, the pavilion of the water pavilion is elegant and chic, there is an open flower hall between the shades, a seat.

"Mother, you see, the front is a library, half of it is placed on the shelves, half is placed on the desk, and the back is used as a place for literary exchanges." Chang'an led his mother around.

Dong Xiaoying said strangely: "This is very suitable for opening a teahouse, how can you not do it?" ”

Chang'an pointed outside and said: "There are many literati living here, and the most important thing for literati is knowledge, and what they lack most is silver. ”

"An'an, my mother is willing to donate money to buy books, which is a good thing, but there are bookshelves on three floors, how many books do you have to fill? If you look at the bookstore now, how many books are there? If you count all the books, a bookstore can fill two rows of bookshelves at the top of the sky. Dong Xiaoying shook her head and sighed, this thing is not easy to do!

"Mother, how are children's picture books placed in the community reading room? If you use a bookshelf with picture books, I think it is more suitable for ancient books that are soft to step on. Chang'an reminded.

Dong Xiaoying stood on the observation deck on the third floor and made a vow: "For your Aunt Li's garden, Fenggu Book Reading Hall, I must do it!" ”

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