Lin Piao smiled and thanked him for the compliment, and returned him a compliment, what dragon horse spirit, he didn't look old at all, exactly the same as back then.

Zhizhou walked forward with them: "It's late at night, the upper room has been prepared in the house, go and rest, sleep first at night, and talk about it tomorrow." ”

A group of people followed Zhizhou's pace and walked forward, and within a few steps was the carriage that Zhizhou had prepared for them, and they got into the carriage and went all the way to the gate of Zhizhou's mansion.

Zhizhou deliberately opened the gate to greet them and let them enter through the main gate.

When they arrived at the house, the lady did not sleep, and came out to meet first, and did not say much, but after greeting, she let them rest first, and did not disturb their rest.

Zhizhou specially prepared a courtyard for them, which were all spacious rooms, Xia He went to Zhang Luo first, let the maids who had been prepared wait outside, don't enter the inner courtyard, let the attendants guard outside, don't let others come in recklessly, and then distribute the rooms, everyone packed up their things, and went to sleep after everything was ready.

The maids sent by the government were cautious, and Mrs. Zhizhou told them several times in advance, telling them to serve them carefully, because this is a noble person who came to Beijing, and he cannot afford to offend him at all, and if he is appreciated by a nobleman, he can soar to prosper, and if he makes the nobleman unhappy, the consequences will be very serious.

They waited outside in shifts, waiting for things to be passed inside, asking for water or handkerchiefs, they were all well prepared, and they saw that the maids who came to serve were all very extraordinary, and the youngest little maid was wearing a pair of white jade bead earrings on her ears, and the round jade beads were adorned with a thin silver chain, and they looked very delicate and lovely, all of them were wearing sachets, and they were staggering and secretly envious, not to mention the Lord Shangshu and the eldest lady who saw a glance when they came out, and when they saw Lord Shangshu, almost making people's minds go blank.

"I thought it was a majestic old man, but I didn't expect it to be like this......"

"It's really like a fairy."

"Tall and handsome, very manly, and very gentle."

It was the first time they had seen such a handsome man, still in a high position, with a gentle attitude, and every action that made one lose his soul at the first glance.

They divided the rooms here, Lin Piao and Shen Hong's rooms were still on the most secret and innermost side, Juan'er and Xiaoyue's rooms were guarded on both sides, and the courtyard next door was for Uncle Qiu, Da Zhuang Hua Rusui and Ergou to rest.

The maid who was waiting in the courtyard next door was outside, and it was inevitable that there would be some complaints.

"Lord Shangshu is very particular, no one is allowed to enter the courtyard, people are Lord Shangshu, everything is right, they are just people who follow Lord Shangshu, and they live in the courtyard on the side, where did they come from such a big shelf, and they don't even let the courtyard in." The maid who was guarding outside muttered quietly.

The person next to her interrupted her: "Is the person who can follow Master Shangshu an ordinary person?" Don't talk about it, even if it's a maid next to an adult, there's no reason for us to talk about it, just do whatever you say. ”

The maid who complained just now didn't really want to complain about anything, but she wanted to go to Shangshu's side to serve, even if she was guarding outside the courtyard, she wanted to go there.

A maid who was older than them glanced at them: "You have only seen Lord Shangshu, only heard Lord Shangshu, there is a man named Li Lingyue, who is also a senior official in Beijing, hurry up and tighten your skin, you can be careful if there is a slight mistake." ”

Several people suddenly did not dare to say any more.

They stayed here to rest, and Yu Niang naturally went back to her room, although she had been married for a long time, no matter where her father and mother were officials, they would leave her a room.

At this moment, her father and mother sent her to her house, and although they said that they would rest and go to bed early and talk again tomorrow, there was no reason not to talk when their relatives met, and they would be so excited that they could not sleep at all when they saw people.

"Yu Niang, how are you in Beijing? I know that they treat you well, but it is complicated to go to Beijing, but there are any grievances in Shangjing. ”

"Daddy, everything is fine in Shangjing, everyone is very good to me, how can there be grievances, you have also seen, now Shen Hong is the head of the household, Lingyue is also an official, Da Zhuang is doing business in Shangjing, you don't think Da Zhuang is just doing business, the wife he married is the daughter of the Hua family, is a business family, a businessman with a head and a face, and now there are also people with a big face outside, they are all people who protect their shortcomings, I have a marriage contract with Brother Huchen, and they are all protecting me when I stay in Beijing, and my aunt and sister-in-law are also by my side. Juan'er also often accompanies me, we often go out to have fun, and life is very good. ”

"Then we can rest assured, not to mention such a few people, just one Shen Hong is enough for you to live well in Shangjing, not to mention that you have a marriage contract with General Zhongwu."

Yu Niang nodded and said with a cheerful smile: "Yes, now they are famous figures in Shangjing, and the little sister-in-law has a fate, and no one dares to provoke us in Shangjing, even if they do, they have to rush to apologize." ”

Yu Niang thought that she went to the embroidery workshop and was squeezed by a few words, and those people came to the door to beg her for forgiveness, and the aunt asked her to ignore those people, but she felt funny when she thought of them coming to the door in a hurry.

Zhizhou and his wife were even more surprised when they heard this: "Lin Piao is dead? It seems that His Majesty really values Shen Hong, and now that the flying dragon is in the sky, can you slack off at all, Yu Niang, do they have any important habits or taboos? I will give orders to go down and tell the people below to pay attention. ”

Madame echoed, "Yes, if we have something that is not well served, it will make them unhappy and cause trouble." ”

"Daddy, don't be too nervous, they are very easy-going, just a little bit, they have people around them and familiar people, and the people you sent there are just waiting outside, don't go into the yard, that's enough."

Zhizhou nodded cautiously, now Shen Hong is no longer the Shen Hong of a few years ago, he knew that this son would have achievements, but he did not expect that he would be able to fly to such a high position in just a few years, so high that he was terrified.

There is also the second pillar, who used to be just a young man who thought that martial arts training was a little powerful, but he did not expect that once the dragon was in the sky, now he has become the god of war in Daning, and his name resounded throughout Daning, and his daughter actually entered the eyes of General Zhongwu, although he has not yet married, but he is also proud of it in his heart.

Ergou, no, Li Lingyue is too, although he has not heard the good reviews from others now, he has also sat in a position that is not low in Shangjing, and he can have such achievements at a young age, so that he can watch how not to be frightened.

In the past, he thought that Shen Hong was a person like him, but now he didn't dare to think like this.

"Then you have a good rest, the road is hard to travel, get up early tomorrow morning, you get along with them more and more familiarly, and then mention more parents next to you, so that everyone can get along more happily."

Yu Niang nodded again and again, assuring that they were all very good to get along with, and told her father and mother not to worry anymore.

After saying this, everyone rested and waited for the coming of tomorrow.

Lin Piao slept all night, and was called up by Shen Hong the next morning.

Lin Piao opened his eyes and looked around, it was rare to see Shen Hong around him after getting up, instead of being hugged by Shen Hong before dawn and giving him a good morning kiss in a daze.

Shen Hong's clothes were already neatly dressed, a brocade white wide-sleeved gown, a jade pendant with a group of flowers, and a simple jade-inlaid belt inside, which tied up the inner robe, looking handsome and warm, with a restrained light, and was standing in front of the bed and leaning slightly over to look at him.

"Piao'er, get up."

Lin Piao rubbed his eyes and glanced out the window, and saw that the sky was already bright through the screen window, so he slowly sat up.

Xia He packed up the clothes he was going to wear today and sent them in, their clothes were all prepared one by one, even the jade pendants and sachets to be worn were placed next to them, and there was a relatively small jade bead forbidden step, which was used as decoration to match the color of the clothes.

Lin Piao got up and put on his clothes one by one, Shen Hong tied a belt for him, and after he was dressed neatly, he passed someone in to wash, Shen Hong waited by the side, and when the washing was over, Lin Piao and Shen Hong walked out of the door.

The maid of the Zhizhou Mansion said: "Lord Shen Hong, Mrs., Lord Zhizhou has prepared breakfast, and please go to the hall to talk about it." ”

Lin Piao nodded, and the two followed the maid's lead, and when they arrived at the hall, they found that everyone had basically arrived, just waiting for them, Lord Zhizhou was talking with Ergou Da Zhuang very happily, and the other table was Mrs. and the second aunt Uncle Qiu Xiaoyue Juan'er They sat together, men and women were divided into tables, and they were entertained on both sides, but they were not separated by screens.

As soon as they saw them coming, Lord Zhizhou and Mrs. Zhizhou stood up and hurried to greet them, and asked them to sit down on both sides.

Lin Piao sat down next to the second aunt, who had a smile on her face, obviously chatting very happily with Mrs. Zhizhou, the in-laws.

Seeing Lin Piao coming, Mrs. introduced to him: "Madame, try it, these are our Yuzhou things, the adults specially asked someone to prepare them, our Yuzhou thin-skinned buns are the most famous, the wheat here is good, the wheat powder is fragrant, and strong, and the noodles are the best, try it." ”

"You don't need to call me Mrs., just call me Lin Piao as before."

Mrs. Zhizhou hesitated for a moment, glanced at Yu Niang on the side, and saw that Yu Niang nodded lightly to her, before she smiled: "Okay, let's not have a part." ”

Then I introduced the food on the table one by one.

Lin Piao listened to her introduce them one by one, good guys, directly put all the special delicacies of Yuzhou together on this table, so that they can eat all over Yuzhou without leaving home, which can be said to be extremely attentive.

Lin Piao ate a thin-skinned bun with a thin skin and a large filling, and there were a lot of water-controlled vegetables and meat foam in it, and the seasoning was very fragrant and sweet.

"Thinking that everyone comes from Beijing, they don't like to eat that fatty, this bun is originally oily and watery, and it needs to be oily to be delicious, so I changed the kitchen and adjusted the fat to be less, so that it tastes refreshing and fluffy, and has a unique flavor."

Lin Piao nodded, thanking her for her intentions, and the second aunt smiled on the side: "If Erzhu is here, there is no need to adjust it, he loves to eat the fat, and the oil is so moist that the skin is moist, and he likes it the most." ”

When Mrs. Zhizhou heard this, she smiled and said, "I have made a note of his taste, and I will have the opportunity to invite him to eat this Yuzhou delicacy in the future." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Mrs. Zhizhou's words were like recognizing her son-in-law, and she gave the second aunt enough face, and said it so politely, how unhappy the second aunt was, what she wanted most was to find a good daughter-in-law, and the in-laws should get along well, so that life would be comfortable.

When they wanted to stay here for a day, Lord Zhizhou and his wife planned a route for them, let them go to see the scenic spots in Yuzhou first, take them to check in the scenic spots, eat local specialties, and arrange a full day for them, so they don't need to worry about anything else, just follow along.

As they walked around Yuzhou, the news soon spread throughout the state capital, and everyone was saying that a big man had come to the state capital, who had been personally received by the magistrate, and that he had seen how extraordinary his appearance was, which caused many people to rush to the place where they were, and to find a suitable place to stand at a distance and take a look or two.

Along the way, there were many local businessmen and wealthy people who rushed to hear the news, and they all found an opportunity to say that they wanted to entertain them, Shen Hong and Ergou naturally did not take care of each other, and Da Zhuang went to receive them, and those who could get along exchanged some news to see if there was a win-win opportunity to do business here in the future.

Yuzhou is indeed an underdeveloped area, in fact, there is not much to eat and play, the most worth seeing is the natural scenery, but there are some good mountains and rivers around, Lin Piao followed the crowd for a day, the Lord Zhizhou as a local escort was very attentive, accompanied them for a day, and then soon came to the moment of temporary separation.

Because they had to return to their hometowns in a hurry, they couldn't stay for a long time, and Erzhu and Yu Niang had not yet finished their marriage, so it was not appropriate for Yu Niang to go back with them, so they put Yu Niang here according to the original plan, and planned to wait until the return trip to pick her up and go back to Beijing.

After dinner, at night, Lord Zhizhou prepared a bunch of local specialties for them as a farewell, and they excused themselves several times, saying that they would take them back when they came back, and he said that they could take them back first and bring them to the villagers in their hometown, which could be regarded as a gesture, after all, he was once also a local official in that area.

He said that there was no reason to refuse any more, and brought the souvenir on board, and Lin Piao and the others got on the boat at night, just in time to get on the boat to rest, and when they arrived on the boat, they went back to the room they had assigned before, cleaned up a little, and went to sleep.

I was already tired for a day, running back and forth to several scenic spots, although I didn't walk anything, and I had a horse-drawn carriage or a sliding pole to sit on, but the continuous rotation was still very draining.

After Lin Piao washed up, he basically slept next to the pillow, and he couldn't wait for Shen Hong to come over and sleep together.

I don't know where the letter came from, but it happened to be in his hands.

It's hard to have to deal with emails on vacation.

They sat on their beds and made a slight detour to Yuzhou, but there was no other stop on the road behind them, until they reached the county government.

They sat on the boat and spent two more days, and the days on the boat were too boring, so Lin Piao organized everyone to play cards and push pai gow.

Later, I didn't think it was enjoyable, so I made a bet again, and painted brushstrokes and stickers on my face, all of which came over again, and everyone was drawn a little, and became a big cat, and in the laughter, I quickly passed the time.

When we arrived at the county hall, the time was much better, and it was just at noon, and when we got off the boat, we could catch up for lunch, and Lin Piao was a little excited: "Now that we are back, we must go to Tongxilou for the first meal, which is where we made our fortune." ”

Ergou agreed: "That's natural, now Tongxi Lou must be the largest restaurant in the county government, where else can compare with Tongxi Lou." ”

Knowing that they were about to arrive, the county magistrate specially sent four men to wait at the ferry, just to avoid misleading the news, and the four men looked more carefully with eight eyes.

Let them guard the ferry, prepare their horses, and when they saw from afar that the boat was coming, they hurried to the government office on fast horses, so that he might come out with men and carriages to meet them.

The others stayed at the ferry, and when they saw the people coming down, they greeted them first, and if they did not arrive, they first made it clear that they were on the way to come, so as not to mislead the news and offend them.

The four of them stood by the ferry, set up a table in the shed next to it, and waited while eating tea and melon seeds, and a laborer ran up quickly.

"My lord, a big ship is coming."

The four of them looked nervous, and hurriedly ran to the ferry to look, and sure enough, they saw a big boat coming in the distance, and it was not an ordinary big ship, it was a boat of dignitaries and nobles at a glance, and it was very unusual at a glance.

"Hurry up, you go and inform your lordship, we are waiting here."

"Go and come back quickly, don't delay the time." The person who spoke was dressed properly, and his heartbeat began to accelerate.

This is the biggest official in their county, and the county magistrate usually has enough words for them to bear, and this is a person who is more human-level than their county magistrate does not know.

It was a scholar from their county, the legend of Sanyuan and the first, he heard about it at the beginning, but he didn't have a chance to see it, and he heard other old people in the mansion say that they had all seen Lord Shen Hong, and because Lord Shen Hong had a good relationship with the county magistrate at that time, they would come to live in the mansion from time to time.

He couldn't imagine what such a powerful person was like, and everyone he had seen said that he was the kind of person who knew at a glance that he was not a mortal, and that he was very handsome, and that he was a handsome young man who was famous in ten miles and eight towns at the earliest.

But after hearing so much, I still can't think of what it looks like, just waiting to take a look and gain knowledge.

They nervously stood on the shore and watched the big ship get closer and closer.

The news in the county government had already spread that Lord Shen, the head of the household department, was going to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and many of them still remembered that the legendary little talent, the proud protégé of the Ludong Academy, was still standing today, and he was about to return like a legend.

When they heard the news, they waited eagerly, and now they heard the news that the ship was approaching, and the people in the vicinity gathered together.

"Is that the one? It's such a big boat, and the wood is all good wood, and it's so beautiful! ”

"Where can anyone else afford such a boat! That's for sure. ”

As soon as the word spread, more people rushed up, and they all craned their necks to see what kind of ship it was, and to see if there were any human figures on it.

What are the people who come to Beijing like? What to dress up? They had never seen it before, and they were waiting to see this excitement, and their hearts were full of admiration for Lord Shen.

There were too many people, and the county commander came here with people, and when he saw that the people were crowded, he asked the people of the government to drive the people away from both sides.

"Get out of the way, the county magistrate is here!"

"Get out of the middle way, and the carriages and horses will pass through here!"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! If you squeeze it again, you will be driven away! ”

Hearing several warnings from the people of the government office, the crowd finally dispersed to both sides, giving way to a large avenue in the middle.

The county magistrate asked the people of the government to maintain order, and hurried to the ferry, and was relieved to see that the boat was close at hand, and was about to dock.

Caught up.