The tax collector finally left, but he also took a dozen men with him, all of whom had too many people in their families to pay the conscription tax, so they could only go to be strong men.

Xiangzhang Village suddenly resounded with a cry, they all knew that the possibility of saying goodbye to this departure was extremely slim, it was the separation of father and son, husband and wife, mother and son, like cutting the flesh on the body.

Old man Xiang has a lot of silver in his hand, not to mention paying the conscription tax for them, even if he pays all the taxes of the whole village, it will not hurt a bit.

He clenched his fists, trying his best to restrain his impending overflowing kindness, reminding himself that he had done enough, and that any more would harm his family.

The eldest daughter-in-law came to the door, she came to tell Mr. Xiang that her family had been separated, and what the second brother and his daughter-in-law did had nothing to do with them, and hoped that Mr. Xiang would not cut off the water in her house.

Of course, Old Man Xiang nodded in agreement, in fact, if these people really came to fetch water, he would be able to open his eyes and close his eyes, and the water level of his well water had dropped so badly, and he didn't know how long he could hold on.

Fortunately, Fu Bao has the ability, she has already told Old Man Xiang that there are rivers and land in her magic weapon, so she will not worry about food and water at all.

In November, the temperature dropped rapidly, and the old man Xiang became more and more worried about Xiang moving them, and I don't know if they have reached the imperial city or entered the Guozijian.

There are also whether the clothes they brought can keep out the cold, whether the phantom fox has delivered the silver ticket, how well they eat, where they live, and they are very worried.

In fact, Xiangqian had already written home, but for some reason, the letter was intercepted by the county master of Xiangzhang County, and he paid close attention to the situation of several candidates.

A total of eight Xiucai from Qingshan Academy went to take the exam this time, but only Xiangqian was the only one who was lifted, and he also won the sixth place, which made the county lord happy and wanted to kneel down towards Xiangqian.

He knew that as long as Xiangqian was willing, he could sit in his position as the county lord at any time, but he obviously wanted to be promoted, so he actually went to Guozijian to study, and he was able to enter the school smoothly.

That means that the place under his jurisdiction has made achievements, and when he waits for the year-end assessment, he can take advantage of this shareholder to make a move, so Xiangqian is definitely his nobleman.

He asked his master to prepare rich gifts and prayers, and prepared to take Xiangqian's letter to visit Xiangqian's family in Xiangzhang County, which was the first step in building a good relationship.

Old man Xiang definitely didn't expect that the county lord would actually come to visit, in his eyes, the county Cheng is a big official, and he is a big official who governs the entire Xiangzhang County.

The master diligently sent the greetings and gifts, and told the old man Xiang that the county lord would come to visit the Xiang family in two days, and if it was convenient, prepare more food.

Old Man Xiang was frightened, looking at the back of the master leaving, he couldn't help but worry, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Fubao looking indifferent, and his heart slowly calmed down.

In any case, the county master is an official, so the old man Xiang asked Xiang Chu to go to the county seat to call them back, and buy some pork, fish, and pastries to go home, and always have the appearance of entertaining guests.

He also asked Xiangshan to go to the house of the chief and the village chief to inform him, after all, the chief and the village chief are the officials of Xiangzhang Village, and the big officials are not allowed to accompany the small officials when they come, so Xiangshan hurriedly ran out, which is a big deal.

Sister-in-law of the rich and noble took Shen Miaoqin to start cleaning, the hall is a place to entertain guests, it must be clean, Grandma Xiang also carefully prepared the guest room, in case you drink too much to stay overnight, there is also a place.

After the lieutenant chief and the village chief got the news, they both showed incredible expressions on their faces, but they were also smart, guessing that Xiangqian might have been lifted, otherwise the county magistrate would not care about them with mud legs.

The village chief was overjoyed, his daughter-in-law was Xiangqian's cousin, and if she broke her bones and tendons, she could be regarded as Xiangqian's relative.

Hurriedly rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find gifts, if Xiangqian really won the move, they had to give a generous gift, Shui Miao hurriedly stopped, if he wanted to give a gift, he would give a gift to Fubao.

Of course, the village chief's daughter-in-law listened to her daughter-in-law's words, and if she wanted to say that the person who knew the old man's family was really Shui Miao, she hurriedly asked what to send to Fubao.

Shui Miao returned to her room and took out a phoenix tail skirt cut from silk and embroidered with delicate patterns of flowers and birds, surrounded by gold threads.

The village chief's daughter-in-law couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw such a gorgeous dress, she never thought that her daughter-in-law's needlework was so good, no wonder she could earn money.

"Shui Miao, it's really a shame that you are so hearty, but this is a gift you prepared, I still have to prepare some." The village chief's daughter-in-law said.

"Mother, we haven't split up, it's not beautiful to send too much." Mizumiao said with a smile.

"Just listen to Shui Miao, bring some bacon and white noodles over, you can't eat Uncle Hanlin's rice noodles for nothing." The village chief made the final decision.

The chief was sad, he originally planned to wait for his grandson to be admitted to Xiucai and then go to say goodbye, but if Xiangqian was successful, the two of them would be too far apart.

"It seems that we can't be in-laws with the Xiang Hanlin family, it's really a big loss." The chief said dejectedly.

"It's better not to be in-laws, you forgot the ugly things they did with the second child, it's a shame, didn't you just give birth to a son, as if people won't have a son."

The eldest daughter-in-law is still angry at what the second family has done, so much so that she now goes to fetch water every day, as if she has done something wrong, not to mention how much she responds to people.

Early in the morning two days later, the old man Xiang's family was dressed neatly, the door was wide open, waiting for the county lord to come to the door, the sound of gongs and drums came from afar, Grandma Xiang's heart moved, and she hurriedly went back to the house to prepare red envelopes.

The village chief and the lieutenant chief had also arrived at Xiang's house, and when they heard the sound of gongs and drums, they turned to the old man Xiang and the rich and noble, and congratulated the old man Xiang on their good news.

Old Man Xiang and Fugui immediately returned the salute, and it was Xiangqian, not them, who were examined, so they couldn't float.

A carriage slowly came to the door of the old man's house, and the old man Xiang quickly stepped forward with his family to welcome the county lord to the cold house, with a respectful attitude but neither humble nor arrogant.

Xiancheng's eyes flashed, and it was really a family that could cultivate people, just by virtue of the attitude of the old man Xiang who was neither humble nor arrogant, he knew that he had come to the right place this time.

The lieutenant chief and the village chief also stepped forward to salute, but they are serious county officials, not anonymous petty officials in the countryside like them, and their attitude must be respectful.

The county first asked the officials to send good news, congratulations to Xiangqian High School, or the sixth place Yakui, the officials knew that their time to take the red envelope was up, and the auspicious words did not want money to go out.

Fugui hurriedly sent a red envelope, he is the father of the old man, and the red envelope he gave is more valuable, sure enough, the county also stretched out his hand, and he also wanted to touch this joy.