accompanied Pei Heng around Kangping County for a whole day, and the two returned to the county government in the evening.

Pei Heng ate a lot of food in Kangping County today, but he didn't eat in the county office.

Xie Yu sent Pei Heng back, turned around and walked out of the county office, bought Fang Cheng mud inkstone and went to find Master Fu.

Master Fu was writing in the study, and when he heard the sound, he looked up and saw that it was Xie Yu, so he put down his pen and said with a smile: "Brother Yu is here." ”

Xie Yu answered, but stood still and didn't step forward. On the way, she originally thought of Qingming, but when she saw Master Fu, she hesitated a little when she spoke.

She remembered an account in her heart, knowing that Master Fu treated her well on weekdays, and she was also close to Master Fu. She understands that Master Fu also attaches great importance to herself, not to mention that she was on duty in the past, and Ping Suli also took more care of her. Her ability to read and write over the years is inseparable from the help of Master Fu.

Since the death of her adoptive father a few years ago, in fact, Master Fu and his wife also intended to recognize her as a righteous son, Xie Yu knew her identity, for fear that one day the East Window incident would compensate Master Fu's career. Master Fu is a good official, he has been the magistrate of Kangping County for 20 years, and now it is rare to be able to further promote Taiyuan Mansion, so he will naturally bring her with him.

But now that Master Pei is here, she wants to propose to go to Lingnan with Master Pei, which inevitably makes people feel suspicious of clinging.

Seeing that Xie Yu didn't move, Master Fu walked out from behind the table and asked, "But you've been too tired lately and you're not feeling good?" ”

Xie Yu shook her head, took out the wrapped Chengni inkstone from behind her and handed it to Master Fu.

Master Fu took it and opened it to take a look, and immediately stuffed it back into Xie Yu's hand, and said with a deep face: "Take it back and return it." ”

Chengni inkstone is produced in Xinjiang County, with the Chengni of the lower reaches of the Fen River as the base material, the inkstone burned out is fast and does not hurt the pen, and its shape is chic and beautiful, and it is presented as a tribute inkstone. Master Fu's inkstone has been used with him for nearly ten years, and he has always wanted to change it, but he is not very willing.

Xie Yu thought that Master Fu was going to Taiyuan Mansion City, and it was not good to make the colleagues next to him laugh at these objects.

Master Fu knows Xie Yu's personality and knows that she will never do anything to teach and receive privately, so this inkstone must be Xie Yu's accumulated monthly salary.

"My lord, I bought everything, how can there be any reason to return."

She ignored Master Fu's obstruction, and immediately studied the ink for Master Fu, "This inkstone is durable, it is said that with this inkstone, the ink is not easy to dry, and it is always cost-effective." ”

The two inkstones are placed side by side on the table, and with a foil, it seems that the square mud inkstone is not ordinary.

Master Fu knew that this was Xie Yu's intention, and it was even more fake that he was not impressed.

Xie Yu saw that his face was soothing, so she followed: "My lord, write me a letter." ”

After glancing at Xie Yu and then at the inkstone, Master Fu finally relented, dipped his ink and raised his pen and asked, "What do you write?" ”

"A piece of ice is in the jade pot."

Master Fu responded well, and the tip of the pen had not yet fallen into ink, he suddenly tilted his head to look at Xie Yu and asked, "Aren't you going to Taiyuan with this official?" ”

This poem is very good, but it comes from a farewell poem.

Xie Yu didn't know how to speak, but said: "The adult is honest and honest, and the ice heart is a piece, and the subordinates have been able to settle down and take root in Kangping County over the years, all because of the adult's care, if they can, their subordinates are naturally willing to follow the adult to Taiyuan Mansion." ”

Master Fu was a little puzzled, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"I went out with Master Pei today and learned that he was about to go to Lingnan, so I wanted to go to Lingnan with Master Pei."

Pei Heng was going to Lingnan, and Master Fu also knew that this was a pre-scheduled itinerary.

He knew that Xie Yu was not a person who tended to be inflammatory, and then remembered that he had vaguely heard that her family was a businessman, and her parents were separated from him when they went to Lingnan, so he asked clearly: "But I heard the news of your parents?" ”

Xie Yu didn't expect Master Fu to remember the lie she had told first, she shook her head and said honestly, "No." ”

Master Fu sighed, "It's okay, Lord Pei is a messenger sent by the imperial court, those officials in Lingnan always have to give a few thin noodles, you go with Master Pei, it must be much better than looking for a needle in a haystack." ”

After speaking, he asked again, "What did Master Pei say over there?" ”

"In the afternoon, I probed Master Pei's tone, and I heard what he meant as long as you wanted, he was willing to take his subordinates on the next trip."

Master Fu put his mind at ease and said again and again: "That's good, Pei Heng is not a thing in the pool, he has the heart to carry you, it is better than following me." ”

"Master Pei will go back to Beijing directly by water when he leaves Lingnan, and he has no intention of taking me back to Beijing. This time I went to Lingnan, I just wanted to find my relatives, and if there was no news, I would have since abandoned this thought. Xie Yu hurriedly explained to Master Fu.

Master Fu knocked Xie Yu's head with a pen and scolded in a low voice, "Stupid! ”

This is the first time Master Fu has said foul language, he has a little hatred that iron does not become steel, "This official has been an official for 20 years, and only today can he leave Kangping County, do you know why?" That is, the official is too pedantic, you can have such a great creation now, you actually want to go back to Taiyuan Mansion, isn't it stupid? ”

Xie Yu was a little dazed by Lord Fu's scolding, and she said sincerely: "I can have today, all because of the care of adults, how can I be ungrateful." Besides, Master Pei didn't say that he wanted to take me back to Beijing at all. ”

Master Fu wanted to hit her on the head with a pen again.

He regarded Xie Yu as his own child, and naturally knew that this child was not ungrateful.

Therefore, he said bitterly: "This is a good opportunity, Master Pei is young, and his official career in the future is limitless, if you become a close confidant of Lord Pei, you may be able to borrow a light even with your own official." ”

Xie Yu didn't expect Master Fu to say this, but she heard Master Fu sigh for a long time, "You always say that this official is a good official, but what should a good official look like?" ”

Xie Yu didn't think about it, "Mourning the hardships of people's livelihood, just like you, adult." ”

Master Fu smiled bitterly, "The people's livelihood and the survival of all the people, this is not something that one person can do in Kangping County." ”

Xie Yu was silent.

What Master Fu said is right, even if Master Fu loves the people like a son, if he is not promoted, he can only guard the people of a small Xiaokangping County for the rest of his life.

She opened her mouth, and saw that Master Fu finally put pen to paper, and wrote the sentence "A piece of ice heart is in the jade pot", and he solemnly handed the word to Xie Yu and said to her: "This official sent you this word, not to say goodbye, but to the jade pot ice heart." ”

Xie Yu didn't know if Master Fu would say this to her or herself, she took Lord Fu's words, looked at his temples that had turned gray due to his work and official duties over the years, and replied solemnly, "Jade pot ice heart." ”

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Within two days, sure enough, the order issued by the imperial court arrived.

The county government had already made preparations to greet him, but when Master Fu received the order, he was still so excited that he burst into tears.

He held the order tightly in his heart, like a child afraid of the loss of his beloved things.

Xie Yu reacted in time, she got up and quietly put a purse into the other party's cuff, invited people into the other hall to rest, and then went to take care of Master Fu who was still in the clouds.

The official position of the Taiyuan prefect, Xie Yu, has not thought about it, but every time he thinks of Master Fu's connections in Shanxi officialdom, he doesn't dare to think about it anymore, and he never thought that the official position of the Taiyuan prefect really fell on the head of Master Fu.

Master Fu rubbed his eyes, and looked at the four words of Taiyuan Prefect on the appointment, for fear that he was dazzled. Mrs. Fu was also excited to embarrass herself, but when she saw Master Fu's actions, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Promotion is Master Fu's long-cherished wish, but now that it has come true, it seems a little unreal.

After all, Master Fu is in Shanxi officialdom, and he really has no ability to suppress the odds of others. He is a Jiupin sesame petty official, if it weren't for someone recommending him, His Majesty wouldn't know that Kangping County's order was called Fu Lin.

Xie Yu thought about it and felt that only Pei Heng could recommend Master Fu.

The county government has no money, but the rules that should be followed cannot be less. Mrs. Fu pawned two golden hairpins for dowry, and took out some for Xie Yu to go to the restaurant to order a table of good dishes for Master Fu to accompany Pei Heng and others, and the rest waited for Taiyuan Mansion to be reserved for other use.

Master Fu gradually understood the way of being an official in Kangping County, and Mrs. Fu also understood.

She wants to keep the money in Taiyuan Mansion for later use, and establish a good relationship with the daughters of other officials in Taiyuan Mansion.

Xie Yu took the money and was about to leave, when she heard Mrs. Fu call her Brother Yu from behind.

Mrs. Fu retreated, she beckoned Xie Yu to come over, and took out a newly embroidered purse from her sleeve and put it in the palm of his hand.

The purse was bulging, and Xie Yu knew that it was stuffed with silver when she took it.

She leaned over and asked, "Madame, do you have anything else to tell?" ”

Mrs. Fu said, "This is for you." ”

Xie Yu hurriedly wanted to return it, but Mrs. Fu pushed her back again, "You are going to Lingnan, I heard from the master." Although this purse is heavy, it is only a little broken silver, and you are so bad on the road. ”

Although Master Fu has been an official for many years, his foundation is unstable, and now he has been promoted to the prefect from so many officials in Taiyuan, and it is estimated that it is not so easy to gain a foothold in Taiyuan officialdom.

Seeing that she was still refusing, Mrs. Fu rarely forced her purse straight into her arms, raised her eyebrows and feigned anger: "Your lord's promotion is a happy event, do you have to make me unhappy?" ”

Xie Yu knew that she had to take the money today, and recalling the care that Master Fu and his wife had taken care of her over the years, she didn't feel that her nose was a little sour.

Thinking of what Master Fu said to her two days ago, she even regretted proposing to go to Lingnan with Pei Heng.

But remembering her brother who she hadn't seen for ten years, she lowered her eyes and accepted her purse, and respectfully saluted Mrs. Fu.

Master Fu's letter of appointment has arrived, and Pei Heng will not stay in Kangping County for long, and he will leave for Lingnan early the next morning. Although there are not many people accompanying him, one more Xie Yu is more than enough.

When he left, Lin Xiu also came to see Xie Yu, "Your kid is fate, you have to be favored by our adults first, and now you have Qin Cha as a backer, which can be regarded as a breakthrough." ”

What he said was sour, but his eyes were slightly red, the two of them had been neighbors for ten years, and they worked together in the county office, Lin Xiu had already treated Xie Yu as his own brother.

"I proposed to the adults to take you to Taiyuan Mansion, and the adults agreed, I don't know if your mother is willing or not, and I don't have time to poke my backbone and scold me for not being a thing, so that your mother and son will be separated."

"Finally, you left, this good errand to Taiyuan Mansion fell on my head, my mother is afraid that she can laugh out loud even if she hides in the bed, and I wish you wouldn't come back."

Xie Yu was a little uncomfortable, and smiled and punched Lin Xiu's heart, "When I go back to Taiyuan Mansion, you will have a good life again." ”

Lin Xiu cut his voice and didn't say anything, and looked at Xie Yu's figure getting farther and farther away, before he shouted loudly: "I'm waiting for you in Taiyuan Mansion." ”