I haven't asked for tickets for two days, dear friends, for the sake of working hard to update, can you encourage it? Mouth ...... ）

After sending off his stepmother, Xiao Xiao packed up his feelings and buried himself in the construction of the farm.

In early summer, the weather is already starting to get hotter. But the minds of Xiaoxiao and the hired workers on the farm are even more fiery, and so far, the farm has been going smoothly. There were no livestock diseases, and there were no unfortunate incidents such as water theft. Seeing that the midsummer is over, the fruitful autumn is coming, and it will be a harvest season!

In the first few days after Mrs. Li left, Jiang Zhixuan had been paying close attention to small emotional changes. found that his beloved wife was not as fragile as he imagined, so he gradually let go of the worries in his heart and continued to study hard.

On the third day of the fifth month, everything is fine.

At noon on this day, in the Huayin County Government Office, Li Rusong and Mrs. Li, who had been busy all morning, finally became idle. The everything that should be packed has been packed up, and they are waiting for the new county magistrate to come and handle the handover affairs. After that, you can go to Longzhou to take up your post.

At noon, a housekeeper came running to report:

"Master, the new county lord Wu held a banquet in Qingyun Tower, saying that he wanted to see you off, and I wish you a straight up!" , and handed over an invitation.

Li Rusong took it, and did not look at the invitation, but turned around and handed it to Mrs. Li:

"I don't know how Wu Siyuan is an official. But his father, Wu Menghao, was a gentry in the county, and I had heard of him occasionally. It is said that this man is greedy for money and lustful,* and most of his family wealth has been accumulated through this means! Now that his son is the county magistrate of his county, isn't it even more unscrupulous? I really don't know what those officials in the Supervision Dao think! ”

Mrs. Li frowned when she heard this: "Since Wu Menghao has so many bad deeds, why didn't the master find a reason to deal with him when he was in office?" lest he do evil to his neighbors! ”

Li Rusong shook his head and sighed: "Don't you want to?" But this Wu Menghao does things without leakage, making it difficult for people to catch his handle. What's more, his son Wu Siyuan is a Jinshi of Zhenguan for five years, and his uncle is the governor of Shangzhou, and the relationship between his family in the court and China is even more intertwined. ”

Mrs. Li was not interested in these things in the officialdom, and at this time she was only concerned about one issue:

"Master, you will no longer be an official in Huayin County from now on. So what if Wu Menghao bullied our family? ”

"You're too worried, aren't you? Zhixuan is the hand-picked Xie Yuan, with him Wu Menghao, his courage is not to that extent! ”

"But don't you also say that his family's relationship between the DPRK and China is intertwined? Although Zhixuan said that he was hand-picked to solve Yuan, he was now just a scholar with no power and no power! How can you fight against you old officials? Mrs. Li was in a hurry, and even Li Rusong knocked it over with a rod by the way......

Li Rusong saw that she was so anxious, and couldn't help but wonder: "I see that your concern for Xiao Xiao is far greater than that of Qin'er now, why are you so concerned about this righteous daughter?" ”

"What do you old fool know? Didn't anyone say that my daughter was my parents' little padded jacket? Although Xiaoxiao is just my daughter, I feel that she is close to me. And the health prescription she gave me, my mother and the mother of the widow said that the effect was excellent, and there was ...... "Mrs. Li didn't finish talking about this, and she chattered so that Li Rusong hurriedly raised her hand and surrendered:

"Okay, okay, I got it, I got it! Let's go, take Qin'er, and come with me to the feast! Wait for me to beat that Wu Siyuan during the banquet, and let him take care of our precious daughter and son-in-law! ”

But if their father and son don't buy it, or if they promise in their faces, and make a stumbling block behind their backs, what should they do? You know, the little farm, in a few years, will be a lot of money. ”

Li Rusong flashed his serious essence, and said calmly: "Then let's touch him up, his wife's uncle is the governor of Shang, and the official is the governor of Longzhou, we can't help anyone." He Wu Menghao's relationship between the DPRK and China is intertwined, but don't forget, your brother He Jin, my sister-in-law Qin Yifeng, is also an official in the court, and he is in the center, how can his Wu family tolerate me? ”

When Mrs. Li heard him say this, her heart relaxed slightly, so she instructed her family to find Li Qin and go to Qingyun Tower for a banquet together.

The Peony Hall is the most luxurious private room in Qingyun Building. A huge table of eight immortals is full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, indicating the owner's wealth. The north and south of the room are transparent, and on the wall behind the east main seat, there is an ink landscape painting, and look at the seal, it is actually the masterpiece of the famous Zhan Ziqian of the previous dynasty.

At this time, there were already four or five people sitting on the edge of the Eight Immortals table. One of them, an old man and a young man, is still eye-catching. The older man was fat and bloated, with a white and chubby face with a mustache, but with a kind smile that seemed to be absent. The younger man, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, gave birth to a dignified and good appearance.

The obese old man is Wu Menghao, a famous gentry in Huayin County. That upright young man is his Jinshi son, Wu Siyuan, the current county magistrate of Huayin County. At this time, the father and son were waiting for someone, waiting for Li Rusong, the former county commander who was about to be promoted to the governor of Longzhou, to come to the banquet.

After a while, a man who looked like a steward flashed out from next to the screen at the door, and said to Wu Siyuan: "My lord, Master Li has arrived!" ”

"Is there anyone with you?" Wu Siyuan asked out loud.

"Yes, Lord Li's son and wife, come with him!"

"Quick, let Madame go out and greet Madame Li. Father, let's go out and greet us! ”

Wu Menghao nodded when he heard this, moved his fat body with difficulty to stand up, and with the support of the steward who rushed over, he went downstairs with Wu Siyuan to the door to greet him.

From afar, Li Rusong saw the father and son of the Wu family standing at the door to greet them. I hurried a few steps at the moment, and as soon as I arrived at the door, I smiled and said:

"Lord Lao Wu and Wu Yuanwai have been waiting for a long time, it's really a sin and a sin!"

Wu Siyuan smiled humbly and waved his hand again and again: "Don't dare, Lord Changshi is about to be promoted, there must be a lot of affairs to deal with, the lower officials and the father can understand, haha......" said, extremely natural sideways: "Your Excellency, please!" ", leading Li Rusong and Li Qin towards the Peony Hall. As for Mrs. Li, she was naturally entertained by Wu Siyuan's wife.

The group humbly touted each other into the hall, and humbly conceded on the issue of the main seat. In the end, Li Rusong sat in the main seat half-pushed, Wu Siyuan and Wu Menghao sat on both sides, and Li Qin sat down under the greeting of several other escorts.

The waiter came up to pour wine for everyone, and Wu Siyuan took the lead in holding the wine glass:

"Lord Li, this glass of wine, the lower officials first congratulate Lord Li on his promotion at the end of his term, and wish Lord Li that from now on, just like this building, he will go straight up!"

Li Rusong smiled and picked up his wine glass and nodded in thanks, then raised his head and did it. Wu Siyuan hurriedly asked someone to pour wine again, and greeted: "My lord, please pick up the chopsticks!" Li Gongzi, please, please! Then, a group of people began to eat and drink with cups and cups.

During the banquet, Wu Siyuan never said anything about it, but just toasted Li Rusong and Li Qin. Knowing that Li Qin had already been lifted at a young age, everyone at the table praised each other, and even Wu Menghao, who had always been silent, nodded and praised a few words. Then he changed his tune:

"Lord Li, today I set up this banquet with the dogs, one is to congratulate the Lord on his promotion; This second is to sincerely ask the adults, this Huayin County, there are things that need special attention, and I hope the adults will give advice! ”

"The drama is here, old fellow, I thought you could really calm down!" , Li Rusong said secretly in his heart. There has always been such a rule in officialdom, and before the predecessor leaves, there will always be some cats, which is the unspoken rule of today, which needs to be explained clearly to the successor. Otherwise, once the successor pokes out some big basket and pulls out the radish and brings out the mud, the predecessor will definitely not be able to get out of it.

But Li Rusong is an honest official, and there is really nothing to explain. At that moment he groaned slightly:

"Wu Yuanwai is polite, and he doesn't dare to give advice. This Huayin County is located in the center of Gyeonggi, major events rarely occur, as long as An'an is divided, vertical arch and rule, but every year can get an excellent evaluation! Therefore, there is really nothing to say about this official, but ......"

He stopped in the middle of speaking, and Wu Siyuan's hand that was picking vegetables paused slightly in the air, and then returned to normal. Wu Menghao stretched his neck and stared wide-eyed: "But what? But it doesn't hurt to say! ”

"Hehe, it's an official family matter. This official has a righteous daughter, surnamed Xiao Xiaoxiao, married to Yuanjiang Zhixuan in Jingzhaofu Township, Jinke, and now lives in Huayin County. Thank you in advance! As he spoke, he raised his glass and raised his head at the father and son, and then raised his head and did it again!

When Wu Menghao heard this, he was extremely disappointed in his heart, but his face was silent, and he raised his wine glass with a smile on his face and Li Rusong did it, and then patted his chest and promised:

"Don't worry, my lord, I've made a note below!" , Wu Siyuan is the same, and he agreed......