The stele is half a zhang high, with a total of twenty-four names engraved on it, and the bottom line is engraved in small characters:

"Ci'an Hall was donated by the good businessmen in the county, and was repaired in the spring and summer of the fifteenth year of Yongding, thanking the good businessmen for their kindness, and erecting a monument to commemorate it."

Just one line of words, with this name, made the rich people who had looked carefully in front of them all freeze in place.

Stele!

When I took out the fifty taels of silver two months ago, I did have some thoughts, but in the past two months, watching this Ci'an Hall be completed little by little, and seeing that the old people in the two counties have been supported by this small sum of money, the county style has changed from the previous depression and decadence, and under the governance of the two county adults, they are not unmoved in their hearts.

To this day, although there is still a trace of expectation in my heart, the heart of gain and loss is much lighter.

Right now, this stone stele is in front of him, in addition to the ecstasy that swells up in his heart, he also has a stronger respect for Zhixing and Qi You. Looking at the finely carved stone monument, which can be completed overnight, I think that when the Ci'an Hall was built, it was prepared together. The two adults have always been very thoughtful.

Some wealthy people who have been rewarded by the saint like Old Man Hong have no worries in their hearts at this moment.

It is an honor to be commended by the saints, but how many people can be engraved on the stone tablet for admiration!

If the stele does not fall, their names will be seen by all who come and go, and the glory of this descendant is no less than being praised by the saints!

Thinking of this, these twenty or so rich people looked at Zhixing and Qi You with even more gratitude.

I thought that this moment was the happiest time, but I didn't expect that the next moment Zhixing opened his mouth with a smile:

"Two months ago, the excerpt was submitted, and the Holy Lord promised to prepare this stone tablet, and the kindness and kindness of the Shangshang have been recorded in our county."

One of the stewards standing at the front couldn't help but exclaim: "The Holy One also knows? ”

On weekdays, the steward has already been pulled down, but at the moment, the old man who is next to him doesn't care about accusing the steward of talking too much, he is surprised and opens his mouth again, his eyes are round, and he can't even speak.

The villagers surrounding the side were amazed one after another.

"Our two small counties are even more eye-catching than those prosperous places, and the saint has to remember it in his heart."

"Who's to say it's not, just that cave, we're the only one here."

"Tzu An Tang is even more unique! There are official kilns in other places, you go and take a look at Ci'an Hall, where are they except us? ”

Speaking of Xing, these people are not quiet at all, and there is a pride in their tone, which is even more exciting in the ears of these rich people one after another.

Zhixing didn't hang them, only smiled: "The contributions made by the old men to the township are all taken to heart, and the reward of the table will naturally not fall, but now the villagers also know, I am not ashamed to speak, there is indeed no silver in the government, the old man's help is really helped, even so, I can't treat it lightly, early in the morning on the fold to show that the stele also began to prepare at that time." ”

The words were extraordinarily sincere, and when they heard it, it made them feel even more nostalgic when they heard it.

The rich people looked at the two with slightly red eyes, and almost took out their hearts to express their heartfelt feelings.

"My lord, let's ....... We didn't do much ........"

If there was still the slightest sense of gain and loss a moment ago, it would be all clean at this time, and there would even be a sense of shame.

They knew what they had in mind when they took the initiative to pay this money, and they didn't necessarily know the intelligence of the two adults, but Rao was like this, but he still went to the table on the same day to get this honor for them.

What's more, they also took out a mere fifty taels or fifty taels of silver in exchange for the name of the saint, the commemoration on the stone tablet, and the gratitude of the villagers, which is the most cost-effective and most unfortunate deal they have done in their lives!

Immediately, the old man reacted, wiped his eyes and said: "My lord, in front of the villagers, my old man put down this sentence, if there is still a place in the township that can be used for me, my lord mentions it, I lack nothing in my life, I am not short of silver, I am old and old, and it is a blessing to be able to return to the township!" ”

With the first opening, the rest followed one after another.

All of a sudden, the courtyard was very lively.

Zhixing and Qi You seemed to have known this scene for a long time, and they were not surprised on their faces, only smiling faintly.

After everyone finished speaking, Zhixing said again: "Songyu and Songyu counties can have such kindness and benevolence of the old men, why worry about not being prosperous!" ”

One sentence raised everyone's emotions again.

The stele was finally erected near the main gate of Ci'an Hall, and people who came and went could see it at a glance. But anyone passing by will inevitably talk about the origin of this stone stele, and the famous old men can often be seen in this Ci'an Hall, sometimes come to send some rice noodles, sometimes come to talk to the old people here, smell the cinnamon inside, eat soft glutinous snacks, over time, and even have the idea of spending a good old age here.

That's all for later.

After Ci'an Hall, Zhixing and Qi You's political affairs ended successfully, and a dry porcelain in the official kiln was padded with soft cloth hay, and then transported to the carriage after the wooden box was installed, and after being stored for many days, it finally ushered in the day of rushing.

A few excerpts were handed over to Kyoto layer by layer through the official road, and Qi You and Zhixing were also ready to go to Beijing.

Because of the foreshadowing of the previous month, several children can accept it more or less, and the front shop was officially handed over to Geng Rong Liuren, whether it is sweet potatoes or all kinds of vegetables and fruits in several townships, both of them have success, and there are Zhigao Chen brothers to help, and there are Cai and his wife at home, and Chungui and Guo Ruyi have no worries.

According to the calculation, Guo Zhanpeng wrote and drew the idea of building a caravan on paper, and listed all the people who could be used by Guo's family.

The drive from Qizhou to Kyoto lasted more than five days, and it was stretched out to eight days for fear of porcelain.

In the eight days, only Guo Zhanpeng fell into busyness, and the two couples were no longer busy and tired on weekdays.

In her spare time, Guo Ruyi and Chungui mentioned the situation when she and Zhixing were in Beijing last year, and it was also on this road that they knew each other's intentions when they held hands and looked at each other.

At this time, Guo Zhanpeng was the only one who glanced at them helplessly and continued to think about the matters at hand.

went all the way to Beijing so slowly and leisurely, but I didn't know that Zhou Han, who got the letter early in Kyoto, couldn't wait, and had to send people to wait on the official road every day.

The two excerpts of the debriefing and the excerpt of the construction of a caravan have already been sent to the Shengshang, although he knew earlier that the Shengshang valued Zhixing Qiyou a little, but the person has not yet arrived, and he has not passed a court examination, and he is always uneasy in his heart.

Every day, the morning court is also absent-minded, and when he goes down to the court, he is free, and sometimes he runs to the official road to wait for a while, and Zhou's father is really helpless when he sees him like this.

Who would have known that in just half a year before, he really got a dear friend, and he went with him.

After waiting for a long time, I finally got the news that a horse came quickly.

The kid who came on a horse was a powerful official, and although he had been in a hurry for several days, he immediately smiled when he saw Zhou Han.

"Zhou Gongzi! My family is afraid that you are in a hurry, so I want to rush over first, bring you a message, and they will be there in three days! Let me tell you again, the two ladies in the family are also here, you don't have to clean up the room, then we will live in the lady's house, we have been notified earlier, and now it should be almost cleaned up! ”

The official messenger poured out a series of words, and Zhou Han was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and when he came back to it, he was immediately overjoyed: "Sister Chun is here too?!" ”

"Zhiping them, are the children here?"

The official shook his head: "That's not true, it's just because the two people in the family have passed the Tongsheng examination, and Mrs. told them not to relax!" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Han's regretful face became happy again: "Passed the test?" It must be Xiaobao and Zhiyuan! Zhiping, this kid knows how to play all day long, and his mind is uncertain! ”

The official nodded again and again: "It's Xiaobao and Zhiyuan." ”

After getting a few pieces of news, Zhou Han was also happy, and patted him on the shoulder: "It's done, go to my house to have a cup of tea and rest, they will live with me before they arrive!" ”

Saying that, the two brothers walked away.

On the way, I asked a lot of things in the county, and the official knew the friendship between this adult and his own adult, so he naturally knew everything he said, and he told Zhou Han everything about the experience of Guo Zhanpeng, opening a new shop, and Geng Rong being in charge of the house in the past six months.

Along the way, Zhou Han listened to him talk about the lively appearance of Ci'an Hall now, and sighed straightly.

One of them spoke vigorously, and the other listened carefully, but they didn't notice a pair of slightly gloomy eyes in a teahouse on the street.

This teahouse used to have a good business, but since the Guo family's dim sum shop has some new tricks, the business has not been very good.

After these eyes retracted their staring, he looked down at the bowl of milk in his hand that was still painted with a gourd, but he couldn't eliminate the slightest fishiness, and he drank it to his stomach.

"Something! There is a disgusting smell, and I dare to serve it! ”

As he spoke, he swept the cup to the ground.

But Xiao Er, who was waiting on the side, didn't dare to make a sound, trembled, and knelt down.

"The prince spares his life! This...... This milk is naturally fishy, and we can't do anything about it........ Only...... Only the milk in the Guo family's shop opposite doesn't taste like this......."

Xiao Er looked up at the big Buddha in front of him tremblingly, and quickly lowered his head.

Why did this Buddha come to their teahouse by birth, and asked for this milk tea by name, but it was too bad to drink when it was delivered.

But if it can be delicious, there is something wrong with the shop opposite!

He looked up again, wasn't the prince in front of him the King of Qi who was sent to the national prison to study from the beginning!

It was when Guozijian had a short vacation that he released this master. In the first half year, the saint personally ordered the people to be escorted in, and entrusted the old lady You to raise them personally.

The little guy on the side didn't know what to say in his ear, so the prince glanced at the person kneeling on the ground: "Go down." ”

Xiao Er hurriedly withdrew as if he was about to be amnestied.

The two masters and servants in the remaining side room were still staring directly at the two who were far away.