Guo Youtian and Yang Gaizhi followed the prestige, and saw a child about ten years old sitting on the table next to him, although the clothes looked ordinary, but they carefully tasted and found that the needlework and materials of these clothes were all the best choices, and although he was young, he had his own bearing, and he should be from a large family. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

And the few men who sat under him had a good look and thick calluses on the joints of their hands, and at a glance they knew that they were masters with stunts, presumably the child's guards.

In these years, Yang Gaizhi was forced to meet some children of big families when he was studying, and he was afraid that Guo Youtian's words would conflict with each other and cause unnecessary trouble, so he stopped his words, got up and replied, "The two of us are savages in the countryside, and I don't dare to disturb the petty officials." ”

"One of the two is a person who rushes to take the exam, and the other is a court official, both of whom are the backbone of the country, so why should they be so modest? Isn't the invitation not sincere enough? This petty official was not angry because of his refusal, but said this reasonable and well-founded remark, so that Yang Gaizhi and Guo Youtian had nothing to say, and they couldn't find a reason to continue refusing.

"So the two of us will be disrespectful!" So Yang Gaizhi pulled Guo Youtian to sit at the table, Yang Gaizhi, who had been in the school before, was fine, Guo Youtian, who had dealt with the Jiazhou Army a lot in Hedong Road, felt that several guards next to him immediately burst out with a stunning momentum, which was even more powerful than the battle-hardened Jiazhou Army, so that he didn't dare to move lightly for a while.

"Come on, come on, pour wine for the two national officials, but they can't drink when they're still young, and they really can't drink with the two, but this wine is brought from home for a long time, but it's rare to see outside, so you might as well drink a few more glasses." Seeing the two of them sitting down, the little official did not rush to ask questions immediately, but ordered someone to fill them up first.

"Thank you, little officer." Smelling the fragrant smell of wine, Yang Gaizhi and Guo Youtian couldn't help it, just from the aroma of this wine, you can judge that this is not an ordinary good wine, after drinking, both of them are full of praise, a few glasses of wine The previous panic has gradually dissipated, and the words of the two have become more convenient, "I don't know what the little official wants to ask, I will definitely know everything and say everything." ”

"I haven't been out of the capital for many years, and I'm quite curious about the things in the outside world, I wonder if you can tell me about Hedong Road and Shannan East Road?" The little official showed a curious look, and at this time the two of them felt that this little official was indeed just a child.

But the next question made the two of them quite puzzled, this little official did not ask about the fun things in Hedong Road and Shannan East Road like ordinary teenagers, but was more concerned about the local people's livelihood and their views on the new policy of the imperial court, Yang Gaizhi is a scholar in the end, so his words are relatively tactful, but Guo Youtian, who has always been rude, does not have so many ideas, and he said everything he should or shouldn't say after a few glasses of good wine, "If it weren't for the imperial court recruiting displaced people to go to Hedong Road to open up wasteland, I'm afraid that if I still carry the work for Liu Dahu in Niujia Village, there will be such a scenery today......"

After saying a lot of benefits, Guo Youtian couldn't help but complain, "It's just that there are more men and fewer women in Hedong Road, and it is too hard to marry a daughter-in-law, and the bride price is not known how many times more than when I was in Shannan Dongdao, if there is no dozens of bride price, I don't want to marry a daughter-in-law!" I'm not a small family in Hedong Province anymore, but even then it's quite difficult to make up so much dowry, let alone those who came later? It's just a year or two, if it's always like this, I'm afraid there will be chaos! ”

Now the young people of Hedong Province see that the woman's eyes are green, some throw all the hard-earned money into the Qinglou, and some often hang out outside the homes of those who have families, which has caused some fights, and Guo Youtian has personally dealt with many such things.

"The northern part of Hedong Road has been abandoned for a hundred years, there is not much population, and most of the displaced people who can dare to go north are men, so it is inevitable that such a situation will occur." This petty official is funded by those young children who do not know these problems, and it is also a good idea to analyze the reasons for this kind of problem, "But I have also heard that the imperial court has rushed overseas to buy a lot of women to transport to Hedong Province, isn't it enough?" ”

"The court's move is indeed good governance, but these women are often bought by the highest price, so most of them are obtained by those rich families, and there are many merchants who buy them first and then resell them at a higher price, and the price of women is getting higher and higher year by year, but it is not easy for ordinary people to get a place." When Yang Gaizhi heard these words, he hurriedly kicked Guo Youtian a few times below, but Guo Youtian didn't seem to notice it, but became more and more energetic the more he spoke.

"Oh? This is the first time I have heard that the imperial court has brought these women thousands of miles away to solve the problems of the people, but now they are regarded by this group of people as a way to make a fortune, which really disappoints the expectations of the imperial court. The little official's face showed a look of disgruntle, and the guards beside him hurriedly coughed a few times, and only then did he calm down, and turned to ask Guo Youtian other questions, but threw Yang Gaizhi aside.

After drinking for more than an hour, the petty officials got up and left, and Yang Gaizhi and Guo Youtian also took their leave and returned to their respective residences, they did not notice that there were people following behind them, and they did not disperse until they found out where they had stayed.

"I don't know whose little doll this is, but it looks even more magnificent than the county master of our county." Recalling the appearance of this little official hugging back and forth except for the restaurant, Guo Youtian couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Guo, Jingzhong is the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and there are many people who can reach the heavens, but fortunately, this little official doesn't seem to have anything to do with this matter, otherwise Brother Guo may get into trouble, and Brother Guo should be cautious in the future." Yang Gaizhi couldn't help but persuade.

"I'm telling the truth, so why should I shy away from others? Don't say that he is a petty official, even in front of His Majesty, I dare to say this. Guo Youtian didn't care.

A few days later, nothing unusual seemed to have happened, and Yang Gaizhi gradually let go of his worries and began to concentrate on preparing for the scientific examination.

A middle-aged man dressed as a eunuch came to the inn and asked in a sharp voice, "Which one is Guo Youtian from Hedong Province?" ”