Autumn, deeper.

It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival.

The night is getting longer, the cicadas are singing and the leaves are yellow.

After staying in Langshanyi for another two days, after Xia Jiaoxi settled down at home, Chen Bai was ready to go.

Father Xia didn't see the sad look, but urged Xia Jiaoxi to go to the post, but repeatedly told him that he must serve the lord well.

Xia Mu didn't urge, but she didn't keep it. It's just a hunchback, carrying Xia Jiaoxi and secretly wiping away tears.

Chen Bai did not wait for the reply of the lord of the city, during which he went to look for the lord of the city, and the lord of the city asked him to wait.

Chen Bai didn't plan to wait any longer, and was ready to set off with Xia Jiaoxi, although he was just looking for this cheap nephew by the way, but he was somewhat worried.

Yi Cheng went out of the city to send each other off, and handed over some coils, not much.

Yi Cheng told Chen Bai that if he took the official road, he would pass through three cities, nine prefectures, and seventeen counties, and he would also pass through the imperial capital.

Chen Bai thanked Yi Cheng and set off with Xia Jiaoxi.

The autumn wind is also to the west, and the scattered fallen leaves guide the direction of the two.

.….….….…

It was the day after Chen Bai and Xia Jiaoxi left Langshanyi.

Palace.

An urgent message from Langshan Eupon was delivered to the lord of the country through a special line.

The young man in the palace took every letter very seriously.

In the urgent report of Langshanyi, there are two portraits, a letter, and a small bag of dark black tea leaves.

I saw Shu Shanlie pick up the letter first.

I saw that the letter read: "The black hair does not know how to study early, and the white head regrets studying late." I couldn't help but nod.

When I saw "domestic violence", there was no reaction.

When he saw "People's Livelihood", his brows were slightly furrowed and slightly dignified.

After reading the letter, he was also a little puzzled, because no matter whether it was "Secretary Xia Zhang" or "Mr. Chen" written in the letter, he had no impression.

Putting down the letter, I saw Shushan Lie copying the portrait by hand, and when he saw Secretary Xia Zhang, he still had no impression.

When he saw Chen Bai, for the first time, he saw the firewood knife in the portrait, and Shushan Lie was relieved.

"Walk with a device!" Shu Shanlie muttered to himself.

"The discarded vessel, I haven't had a chance to touch it before."

"I think this is the new apprentice who has been abandoned."

"Is it that he found the exercises of Lingshan? Interesting. ”

After a while, I only heard Shu Shanlie call: "Xiao Tang." ”

Seeing the door open, a middle-aged man appeared in front of Shu Shanlie a little abruptly, and then knelt down on one knee, looking a little similar to the lord of Tangyi.

I saw Shu Shanlie put the bag of tea leaves into the teapot on the side.

After a while, he poured out the tea, smelled the tea, and took a sip before saying: "Let Wang Wei notify the various towns, and inform the village from the yi, and it is strictly forbidden for husbands to abuse and beat their wives and concubines, and those who violate them will be imprisoned." ”

The middle-aged man on the ground did not look up, but said, "Yes!" ”

I saw Shu Shanlie take another sip of tea and continued: "You go to Langshan Yi in person, tell your brother Tang Yongzhi, just do what Mr. Chen said, and bring some tea back." ”

.….….…

Chen Bai and Xia Jiaoxi hurried on the road, passing by Qifengyi and Lupingyi.

There wasn't much worth saying on the way, and every Yi Mansion was very polite when they saw Xia Jiaoxi holding the royal edict, and they didn't interrogate too much, and they all sent a little entanglement.

These two euphemas are similar to Wolf Mountain Eup, and they are relatively simple.

The only thing worth mentioning is that there are pedestrians along the way, and most of them are freight teams with the flag of the Chamber of Commerce.

Between the eups, there are not many pedestrians, but there are many outposts.

Chen Bo asked Xia Jiaoxi in confusion: "Brother Xia, are there no bandits nearby?" ”

Xia Jiaoxi replied: "There have been no bandits in the vicinity of Zhuangyi for 20 years, and other places are unknown. ”

After three days of traveling, Chen Bai and the others finally saw the city gate of Zhengshi County.

.….….…

Wolf Mountain Eup, Eup.

"That's what the lord said?" Lord Tang Yi looked at his younger brother and asked.

The person who was called Xiao Tang by Shu Shanlie nodded and said, "This is what the lord of the country said. ”

Lord Tang Yi looked puzzled, guessing in his heart who this Chen Bai was.

On the same day, an announcement was posted on the notice board of Langsan-eup.

"It is strictly forbidden for husbands to abuse and beat their wives and concubines, and those who violate them will be imprisoned."

Shortly after the notice was posted, several women came to the bulletin board and knelt down and kowtowed.

Among them is Xia Jiaoxi's sister.

The women hugged each other and wept bitterly.

This scene was played out in various eup-up provinces.

Wolf Mountain Yi, Yi Cheng took several people to Xia's house to negotiate business matters with Xia's father.

In fact, it is not a consultation, it is a notification.

The lord of Tang Yi encountered a problem, and after reading the notice, a man ran to the Yi Mansion to sue the poor woman in the family.

The lord of Tang Yi didn't know if this was considered domestic violence, so he thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to do it according to the literal meaning of the lord of the country.

Finally, he said two words to the man who came to complain: "You deserve it!" ”

.….….….…

Chen Bai and Xia Jiaoxi came to the outside of Zhengshi County, and most of the people who entered the city were escorted by the Chamber of Commerce.

There were a few individuals, all of whom walked in groups, and most of them had monkeys in their hands.

The faces of the people carrying the monkeys were very happy, and they congratulated each other, "This time we can sell them for a good price." ”

It doesn't matter how the monkeys shout.

The sergeant barely asked any questions about these people and let them go.

When it was Chen Bai's turn, they asked in detail.

Chen Bai couldn't help but wonder: "Is it because I didn't mention the monkey in my hand?" ”

Even if Xia Jiaoxi took out the royal edict, the sergeant carefully checked it, and then filed it and released it, lacking the same awe as the various prefectures.

.….….…

Two days ago, a young master of the Lan family came to Hongshi County.

This person is dignified, with a hooked nose and peach eyes, and a well-proportioned figure.

Whether it is family background, cultivation, appearance, all aspects are enough to make girls fall for it.

There are several green buildings in Zhengshi County, and some singers and dancers have expressed their willingness to recommend pillow seats.

The young trainer didn't care about the many women in Zhengshi County who showed affection.

However, he has a special habit of eating monkey brains alive.

Every time, I watched the cooking process myself, but I only ate one spoonful each time.

But don't worry, the Lan family is rich.

As a result, the stone monkeys were expensive in the past two days, attracting many residents to set off into the mountains to look for monkeys.

Some are sold directly to restaurants, and some are directly mentioned to the Lan Chamber of Commerce.

.….….…

On this day, Lan Yixu shuttled through various restaurants in Zhengshi County like the previous two days.

When the store saw Lan Yixuan coming, he didn't greet the order, but hurriedly pushed out the prepared monkeys.

The monkey was fixed under a table with holes, and the top of the monkey's head protruded from the small hole and was secured with a metal hoop. There was a small hammer next to it, and piping hot oil.

The usual process is: Lan Yixu knocks on the monkey's head, the store pours oil, the monkey screams in pain, when the oil is a little colder, Lan Yixu takes a bite, checks out, leaves, and the next one.

At this time, after the store launched the monkey, he stared at Lan Yixu's money bag, and Lan Yixu stared at the monkey tied up.

It's about the same every time, and everyone is not in a hurry, every time Lan Yixu will stare at the monkey for a while, and no one knows what he is thinking.

If nothing else, the process should be similar this time.

Lan Yixu picked up the small hammer and looked at the monkey in front of him, but his mind was full of the humiliation caused by the monkey urine.

But he didn't show the hatred in his heart.

Just as he was about to hit the hammer like two days ago, he suddenly saw Chen Bai on the street.

Lan Yixu was like seeing a ghost, this time the hammer didn't fall on the monkey's head, but it fell on the shopkeeper next to him, and the shopkeeper screamed in pain.

Lan Yixuan stood up suddenly, and happened to knock over the hot oil next to him and drenched him.

Ignoring the pain coming from his feet, he spit out a sentence in his mouth: "! ”

Then he turned the window in the opposite direction of Chen Bai and ran towards the city gate.

He really didn't expect Chen Bai to chase after him, the ghost knew that the urging force would not be nearby, he didn't dare to bet, and he was afraid of implicating the Lan Chamber of Commerce, so he could only run away quickly.

.….…

Chen Bai and Xia Jiaoxi entered the city.

Xia Jiaoxi is also the first time to go to Hongshi County, look here and there.

"Mr. Chen, Zhengshi County is indeed much bigger than Wolf Mountain Eup." Xia Jiaoxi exclaimed.

Chen Bai nodded approvingly.

It was still early, and Chen Bai and Xia Jiaoxi were walking around.

Hongshi County is at least ten times larger than Langshan Eup.

There are roadside storytellers, jugglers, all kinds of restaurants, and there are several green buildings.

Chen Bai and Xia Jiaoxi stood in front of the "Red Stone Building" and couldn't move.

Where has Xia Jiaoxi seen this scene, all kinds of women who are thin and fat, those makeup and bright clothes that have never been seen in Wolf Mountain Yi, of course, there are no green buildings in various mansions.

In Chen Bai's view, things that could only be viewed with a "critical" eye in the past are now being placed in front of him.

Both of them are eighteen or nineteen years old, where can they withstand such a test.

The solicitors in front of the "Red Stone Building" greeted the two young masters in front of the door.

Xia Jiaoxi weighed the money in his arms and was about to go in to experience it, but was stopped by Chen Bai.

Thinking of the simple yafu of several Yi Mansions, Chen Bai said to Xia Jiaoxi: "There will be a chance, but don't spoil the entanglement sent by the Yi Mansion." ”

Xia Jiaoxi's face flushed, and he hurriedly said yes.

.….….…

Bangshi County, county government, government office.

In the first case, there was a greasy middle-aged man with a bloated figure, fat head and big ears.

While licking the meat in his mouth, he asked the person next to him, "Juncheng, I heard that someone came from Yi?" ”

The people below clenched their fists and bent down and replied, "Yes, the county lord." ”

"It's from Wolf Mountain."

"In his hand is the decree of the lord of the country."

The middle-aged man at the head of the case did not stop the movements in his hand, continued to stuff meat into his mouth, and asked in a slightly surprised tone, "Where is the edict?" ”

The man who was called the county chief was obviously surprised by the scene in front of him, and replied, "Buck City, the secretary." ”

The county lord's mouth was stuffed with something, and he asked vaguely, "What did you do when you came to Zhengshi County?" ”

After recalling for a moment, Jun Cheng replied: "I walked around the county town, stood in front of the "Red Stone Building" for a while, and then found a cheap hotel, and spent most of my time listening to books on the roadside. ”

After speaking, he asked rhetorically: "Do you need to entertain me?" ”

After a long while, the county lord of Zhengshi finished eating the things in his mouth, and then wiped his mouth and said, "It's just a secretary in charge, entertaining a fart." ”

"After all, it's the king's edict." Jun Cheng frowned lightly.

The county lord of Zhengshi threw away the mouth wiping cloth and said nonchalantly: "The mountain is high and the king is far away, don't worry about him." ”