Songyang County is the closest county to the capital, prosperous and lively, there are commercial houses, woolen shops, restaurants and so on.

It was early spring, warm and cold, and everyone could see sweaters, some of which were bought by ready-to-wear shops, but most of them were woven by themselves.

The technology of knitting sweaters is still Holly according to the head of Wan Chaoyun, find someone to specialize, and the Ministry of Industry will send people to all parts of the country to teach, not only that, but the imperial court also sent people to various places to collect wool that can be made into wool, so as to make wool, and then sell it cheaply to the people.

When it was almost dark, the carriage slowly came to the gate of Songyang County, and what shocked Wan Chaoyun was that hundreds of people gathered at the gate of Songyang County, these people looked at Chen Qian, their eyes were moist, and they were so choked that they couldn't speak.

The county magistrate of Songyang County took off his hat and came to salute, "My lord." ”

With a sound, he knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up." Chen Qian went to help.

"My lord, please let the lower official kowtow to you, the new law has been abolished, the lower official is leaving, I am afraid that I will never see the adult again." He wept while talking, banging his head and knocking his head, and the people around him also kowtowed, at this time, they didn't know what to say, only one by one ringing their heads could represent the reluctance and love in their hearts.

Chen Qian was silent for a long time, the new law was completely abolished, and he couldn't do anything, "Hurry up, it's my incompetence that will affect you." ”

"No, it's because I'm incompetent and can't help adults." The county magistrate wiped his tears and tried to pull out a smile, "My lord, please allow the lower official to receive you one last time." ”

A big man, tears fell like pearls with broken threads, which made Wan Chaoyun sigh, Songyang County is close to the capital, and the county order here has always been held by the powerful people in Beijing, Chen Qian adopted an avoidance system after reforming the law.

What is the avoidance system, that is, locals cannot be local officials, and officials are not locals, which reduces the situation of many people who are in turmoil with the law and the division of wealthy families, and at the same time, Chen Qian offended the noble families from the capital to the local ownership.

Now that the new law is completely abolished, the recusal system naturally cannot continue, and the position of the magistrate of Songyang County is once again in the hands of the magnates in the capital, and the county magistrate in front of him either goes to another place or is dismissed.

"Deposed, or transferred somewhere else?" Chen Qian asked with concern.

"Degraded to Qianzhou to be a county minister, rest assured, the original intention of the lower officials will not change, and when they arrive in Qianzhou, they will still work for the benefit of the people!" He said with great firmness.

"Daxing needs you, no matter where you go, you must stick to the bottom line." Chen Qian patted Zhixian on the shoulder and smiled, "There is no need for reception." ”

He said that he looked at the people who were looking at him with teary eyes, and his smile was still warm, "Everyone go back, it's cold, don't freeze." ”

"Your Excellency, please." Several people said in unison.

Chen Qian was helpless, sighed lightly, and wanted to rush overnight, but in the end, he still couldn't bear his mother to work hard with him, and entered Songyang County.

He didn't go to the post station, but found the nearest inn, the innkeeper knew that Chen Qian was going to check in, so excited that he couldn't talk about it, and accidentally bit his tongue fiercely, and his eyes hurt so much, "Big adult, small one will take you upstairs, and the hot water and meals will be brought later." ”

"Okay, thank you." The shopkeeper was so enthusiastic that he was helpless.

Wan Chaoyun originally wanted to go to live in Wuwei, but Chen Qian didn't cooperate, so she let him go.

Because of Chen Qian, the people of Songyang County were also very enthusiastic about Wan Chaoyun, and they used honorific titles when they spoke, which made her extremely embarrassed.

That night, the old lady had fallen asleep after washing, and Chen Qian knocked on Wan Chaoyun's door.

"Is there something wrong with the gentleman?" Wan Chaoyun leaned against the door frame, staring at him quite improperly, and changed to Chen Qian, who was dressed in light gray, the smell of immortals was still undiminished, but the helplessness on his face was very dazzling.

"Miss Wan, let's talk." He said.

"Sir, please come in." Wan Chaoyun made a gesture of please.

Chen Qian didn't go in, but gave up his position, "You come out." ”

"Then let's talk here, there are no outsiders on the left or right anyway." Wan Chaoyun looks like I have the support of the old lady, what can you do to me.

Chen Qian was deeply powerless, how could he not find out that Wan Chaoyun had a scoundrel side before?

"That's it." He had no choice but to compromise with Wan Chaoyun, "You came with me, but to protect me?" You feel that I have lost my power and am powerless to protect myself, so you are here to protect me. Although he had doubts, he had already determined seven or eight points.

Wan Chaoyun lowered his eyes, then blinked his eyes twice, pursed his lips and did not speak, which was regarded as a default.

"First of all, I'm grateful to you, but I don't need anyone's protection, I'm no longer there, and no one will think of killing me." He couldn't be more certain.

Wan Chaoyun remembered Wang Anshi, a politician who died of illness after failing to change the law.

So, is she overthinking?

"Haven't you been assassinated very often?"

"That was before, Miss Wan, you are still young, your reputation is important, don't follow me, go back to Beijing at dawn tomorrow." He said very politely, "Thank you for your concern." ”

Although Wang Anshi died of illness, she still had to follow it, lest he watch his new law be abolished, his national strength regressed, and he left the country to make a comeback and become depressed.

"I won't leave, unless you go to Tianmu Mountain with me, I have a deal in Tianmu Mountain." She knew that she couldn't be reasonable, so she simply lied, looking like she wanted to be so coquettish.

Chen Qian was helpless again, "What are you doing with me?" In the future, I will no longer be able to shelter you, but will bring you a bad reputation. ”

"My reputation has long been bad, my own uncle said that I ruined the family style, I don't care, my father and my mother don't care, my uncle said, who dares to say that I am not good in front of my face, he will say that person cries once he sees it, as for the back, it doesn't matter, I can't hear it."

Chen Qian: "......"

The way Wanjia educates children is really ...... Particularly.

"Miss Wan, you have reached the end of the day, it will be very inconvenient to follow me." He said again.

"How inconvenient? I brought the maid and the silver, and I didn't bother you, and besides, I can also relieve the old lady's boredom, I think it's very convenient. ”

Chen Qian: "......"

"It's not early, let's rest early, I'm sleepy." She closed the door without hesitation, got into bed, and covered the quilt.

Chen Qian: "......"

Stretched out his hand and wanted to knock on the door again, but in the end, the raised hand did not fall, but slowly withdrew, and he reluctantly went back to the room.

Wan Chaoyun, who was lying on the bed, pursed her lips, turned over, hugged the quilt, and bit her lip, she knew that she was very faceless with Chen Qian, but the new law was being abolished nationwide, and there would be a long period of turmoil in the future, he would definitely see it, and he would definitely be uncomfortable after seeing it, he would be depressed for a long time, he would be sick, and then he would have a short life.

She was extremely distressed at the thought that he would have a short life and would be tortured by his new method to the point that life was worse than death.

His original intention of changing the Fa was good, and there were indeed problems with many Fa degrees, and his new Fa could indeed cure these stubborn diseases, but the good medicine was bitter, and there were many people who did not want to drink it.

Imagine that if the reform of the business house failed, she would also be uncomfortable, unable to face it, and even depressed.

Chen Qian, who returned to the room, spread out the paperweight, sharpened the ink, lifted the pen, and put it down, seeing with his own eyes that the new law was abolished, his mood was extremely complicated, and even as painful as digging his heart.

Late at night, the closed ink dripped on the rice paper, fainting into an irregular black dot, full of spikes.

After a long time, there was still only one black dot on the paper.

The rooster crowed, and the black dots had long since dried up.

Chen Qian looked at the flickering lone lamp and sighed, since he took office, he has been strategizing and full of confidence, and he never thought that he would fail one day.

He occasionally complained that he didn't meet Mingjun who went hand in hand.

But many times, he is reflecting, is his methods too radical?

Throughout the dynasties, there has never been a change as comprehensive and thorough as his, it is his problem.

Before I knew it, the light came from the window, replacing the yellowish light of the candle flame, and the whole room became clearer and brighter.

"Sir, it's time for morning food." Wan Chaoyun's voice sounded outside the door.

He woke up and laughed at himself, the shadow of defeat covering him like night.

After sitting for another quarter of an hour or so, he put away his gloomy expression, hid all his unhappiness and frustration in his heart, and after washing, he still went out of the room with warmth and warmth.

Downstairs, Wan Chaoyun was serving porridge to the old lady, "Old lady, I just inquired, we should be able to go to Rongzhou today, there is a glutinous rice dumpling rice in Wuweiju in Rongzhou, which is delicious, soft, and not sticky to the teeth, will you accompany me to eat at that time?" ”

"Obviously you want to take me to eat, what do you say to accompany me? Just go, the old body is old, and nothing else is good, so it's delicious. The old lady said lovingly.

Wan Chaoyun immediately answered with a smile, "It's a blessing to be able to eat, in the past, when my grandfather was treating in Tianji Prefecture, he couldn't eat fish and shrimp, but it was painful, but now it's better, my grandfather is sick, and he can eat whatever he wants." ”

"Your grandfather is a legend, he is still doing business when he is old, I heard that he is in charge of a huge trading house, and you are not afraid that he will be old and confused, and make the trading house yellow?"

"Don't be afraid, it's okay to do it again when you're yellow, grandfather's happiness is the most important thing, and the older you get, the more you have to use your brain, otherwise you will be stupid, but the old lady will definitely not be stupid." Wan Chaoyun also served a bowl of porridge for himself, sat next to the old lady, and ate while talking to her.

The old lady was surprised, "There is still such a statement?" ”

"Well, so, you can be lazy in everything, you can't be lazy in your brain, you can really become stupid and sluggish." She was incredibly determined.

"I'm scared." The old lady stretched out her hand and poked Wan Chaoyun's forehead lovingly, "You ghost elf." ”

"Hey, hey."

Chen Qian, who had a panoramic view of this scene upstairs, couldn't help but be surprised, even his granddaughter Dongshu couldn't coax her mother so happy, this Wan Chaoyun spoke one by one.

He came down from upstairs, Wan Chaoyun heard the voice, and immediately pointed to the opposite side and said, "Sir, the other side is yours." ”

Chen Qian looked at it, and there was a cup of soy milk, an egg, two small buns, and a bowl of porridge on the table, which was the morning food he usually ate on weekdays.

Eating silently, Wan Chaoyun didn't seem to intend to deal with him, but told all kinds of small jokes to the old lady, which made the old lady laugh frequently.

After using the morning food, Rose led people to pack up their things and set up the carriage, Wan Chaoyun helped the old lady to get into the car, but still ignored him, Chen Qian had no choice but to get into the carriage and follow the carriage of the two.

Coming out of the inn, the people who saw them off were standing all over the streets, and some people were carrying eggs, dry food, and clothes to give to their former Lord Shousuke, but the carriage was so full that it could not fit anywhere.

Chen Qian waved to the people who had sent him off one trip after another in the carriage, his smile was like the sun from beginning to end, there was no gloom, life had to go on, he couldn't cause public anger because of himself.

However, the more reluctant the people are, the more supportive they are, the more guilty they feel, the more uncomfortable they feel, and they have always felt that they have not done a good job. Isn't the pressure on Emperor Chengtian so great?

The carriage did not stop, lunch was also dry food in the car, the rain also stopped, but it was also suitable for hurrying, but the official road not far from the capital has been easy to walk, flat and spacious, yes, in the evening to Rongcheng in Rongzhou.

From afar, I saw the tall buildings of the city gate standing majestically, and under the city gate, there were the people who greeted them, standing in two rows densely to welcome them to return to their hometowns and pass by.

"Stop." Chen Qian said suddenly.

When the carriage stopped, everyone thought that he was unwell, and the old lady sent someone to ask, but the answer was to change the route.

"Why the diversion?" Wan Chaoyun asked.

"Don't you want me to go to Tianmu Mountain? I will accompany you to Tianmu Mountain, and I will pass by the county where my son is located. ”

This is his explanation, but Wan Chaoyun knows that he hates his failures, feels ashamed of his love for the people, and even regresses in national strength, he feels that he is a sinner, and he can no longer see the people love him.

He's about to collapse.

He was loved by all the people, but he failed.

The new law was repealed, partisanship struggled, and the national strength regressed.

He took all the responsibility on his shoulders, and he had no shame to face the people who loved him.

"Really? Thank you sir! "Wan Chao Yunyue said, the girl's sweet smile, like the newborn morning sun, shining brightly.

But at this moment, he couldn't illuminate his heart of self-blame.

The carriage quickly turned around, and Wan Chaoyun sent Lan Yu to ride over to inform the local people that there was no need to wait any longer, and thanked them.

At this time, the carriage turned around, and it was impossible to catch up with the accommodation, so they could only camp in the field, but Lan Qi and the others were very good, and the carriage also had equipment in it.

Soon, several tents were erected, bonfires were also raised, Lan Qi also went to the nearby hunter's house to buy pheasants, hares, wild boar bacon, and came back, while Liu Mei picked some mushrooms in the mountains, and it happened to rain for a long time, which was the best period for mushrooms to grow.

But considering that the old lady has a bad tooth, these meats need to be stewed for a long time to be soft, so Wan Chaoyun decided to boil porridge and eat it tonight, plus some dry food and biscuits, almost overnight.

After the old lady went to sleep, she instructed Liu Mei to take out all the ingredients such as seasonings and glutinous rice brought from the capital, and prepared to feed the ingredients with seasonings first, and then make a chicken stewed mushroom, braised rabbit meat, bacon and roasted wheat.

Chen Qian originally wanted to read, but his mind kept flashing his face with expectation, the taxes reduced and exempted during the new law period must be transferred back, the national strength regressed, the taxes increased, and the people soon lost their lives.

As soon as he thought of this, he could no longer look at it, and he got out of the tent in frustration.

In the distance, Wan Chaoyun was cooking roasted wheat, talking to the maid while doing it, "Do you know what this glutinous rice can do besides eating?" ”

Liu Mei immediately asked, "What to do?" ”

"Made of glutinous rice mixed with soil to make a wall, indestructible, a hundred years without falling."

"Girl, why do you use good rice to make a wall?" Liu Mei was puzzled.

"Of course, to defend against foreign invasions, or wild beasts to eat people."

Liu Mei had never encountered this kind of thing, and she couldn't imagine that she still couldn't accept such a waste of rice, "Girl, you can't eat enough, who is willing to use rice to make a wall?" ”

"I was reluctant before, but a few years ago, the adults chose better cereals, the harvest was good in recent years, people have surplus grain, they are willing to do it, although the change failed, but the people have surplus grain at home, life should not be too sad, as long as there is no war, it should be able to last."

After listening to all of them, Chen Qian secretly asked himself, can those surplus grains really survive this difficulty?

"Sir." Wan Chaoyun got up and looked back to see Chen Qian standing behind him, "Sir, it's cold, you have to move, why don't you come and help me make roasted wheat?" ”

"I don't ......"

Before he could finish his words, the person was pushed over by Wan Chaoyun, "I'll teach you." ”

Chen Qian was pressed to sit down, he raised his eyes to see, the girl's face was as smooth as jade, and when she smiled, she revealed a mouthful of white and neat teeth, and her dark eyes seemed to glow, which made people not want to look away.

"It's very simple, it's similar to making dumplings, but the filling is different, and some leaks have to come out." Wan Chaoyun didn't care if he wanted it or not, picked up the rolled skin and began to wrap it.

Chen Qian was slightly stunned, for the first time in his life, someone wanted to teach him how to make roasted wheat...... But it's not bad to be irritable and find something to do.

So after he cleaned his hands, he learned Wan Chaoyun's movements and began to wrap awkwardly.

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