In the blue sky, the sun is like fire. But there is a cool breeze, not blowing, but it doesn't feel so hot. It is not a white cloud layer that is not a cloud and clouds, sometimes like an elk in the forest, sometimes like a fish swimming in the water. The shape is uncertain, just like the heart of a woman in the world, which is amazing and helpless at the same time.

The crested starling, who spread his wings and flew high, because he thought of Chen Yijian's instructions in his heart, did not have the same comfortable mood as in the past, walking through the clouds and overlooking all things on the earth.

After flying to a certain height, it does not continue to travel upwards. Instead, look at the outline of the town below, follow the established trajectory, and take in the whole view of the town back and forth.

The town called Fukuzawa is really not very big from the ground. Standing at the entrance of the town, you can see all the features of the town by following two rows of houses of different heights. However, if you look at the town from high school, you will find that the town is not so large. Except for the two rows of houses built along the river and facing the street. On the side of the street, there are actually many houses.

It's just that because of the view, these houses are blocked by the row facing the street in front of them.

The crested starling roughly counted, and there were more than a dozen or twenty alleys and streets left behind alone. As for the houses, there are as many as forty or fifty. criss-crossed, next to each other. It covers an extremely wide area, which is no less than any small town near Qucheng.

However, for these, the crested starling only glanced at it, and after roughly writing down the context, he didn't pay much attention to it. On the contrary, it was the people walking in the shady alleys and alleys that made it take a few more looks. Especially one of the fat men, walking through the streets and alleys, going in and out one by one, made it have a trace of curiosity in his heart.

It's not that this fat man's behavior is weird, it's just that the crested starling has never seen it, how can a rich man like him get so close to so many poor people. Moreover, looking at the expression on his face, it seems that he is extremely cordial to them. This makes the cocktail a little curious, in its cognition, generally this kind of rich person should have a feeling of disgust for the poor in his heart. Even if they didn't show it on their faces and disguised themselves well, they would definitely not have behaved like this person at this time.

Although it is just a spirit, it doesn't know much about many people's feelings. But after all, it has also practiced for a hundred years, and it still knows something about human nature, disliking the poor and loving the rich.

Because of its curiosity, it no longer continues to soar high in the sky. With a flick of two pitch-black wings, he swooped straight down to the ground. Finally, on the eaves of a two-story building, he stopped and paused.

Looking at the fat man who had just walked out of this gate, the cocktail cockling tilted his head as if he was pondering something. When he saw the fat man walk into the house opposite the door, he waved his wings again and landed on the wall of that house.

The fat man who walked in the door did not go to the house when he saw that the owner of the house was standing in the courtyard and was busy. With a bright smile on his face, he said: "Lao Liu, how are you doing, you still have plenty of money, if you lack something, just tell me." Everyone is next to each other, and I'm the mayor of the town, so I can just open my mouth if I need to. ”

The man, who was busy chopping wood, stopped what he was doing and turned to look at him. With a simple smile on his face, he said: "Mayor Sun has a heart, and he will definitely tell you if he needs it." Haha, since you became the mayor of our town, our people's lives are getting better and better. ”

The fat man smiled heartily: "It's all the result of everyone's hard work, and I, Sun Ren, don't dare to take such a big credit alone." ”

The man laughed and said, "What's this, everyone can have the current life, it is originally the credit of your Mayor Sun." If you want me to say, why should you move your ass and give you the position of the county magistrate. ”

The fat man feigned anger and said: "Lao Liu, this thing can be eaten indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." Huang Zhixian is such a good person, how can you talk about people behind your back like this. ”

The man hurriedly laughed and said: "Yes, yes, Mayor Sun is a well-educated person, so don't be like me, a rough person who doesn't know a single word." ”

Only then did the fat man regain the smile on his face, waved his hand to the man and said, "Then you are busy first, and I will go to another house to have a look." Remember, if you have any difficulties, come to my house to find me. ”

The man smiled from the bottom of his heart and said that it was for sure, after sending Sun Ren out of the door step by step. Only then did he return to the small courtyard and continue to chop firewood. The smile on his face has not fallen for a long time. Even when I started working, I seemed to be more energetic than before.

Next, Sun Ren walked into another house. Most of what they said to them was the same as what they had just said to the man.

As for the crested starling, he followed Sun Ren all the way. Whenever Sun Ren walked into a house, he would find a suitable place to stay, and then listen to him greet people politely, and wait for him to come out again.

In the afternoon, the crested starling was not bored, so he kept following him.

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Fuze Town, to the southeast, about 400 steps away from the small stream in the town, is located the prefect of the town.

There are two stone lions at the entrance of the mansion with fierce faces. One is used to ward off evil spirits, and the other is to symbolize the authority of the temple.

Six doors open to the south, with the middle two and the right two closed. Only the two green dragon gates on the left remained, which were open at this time.

In general, the two main gates in the middle. It will only be open when the magistrate or the officials at the top arrive. The two White Tiger Gates on the right will only open when a condemned prisoner is about to be dragged out for execution.

The magistrate of Fuze Town, surnamed Huang Mingye, is a serious scholar who has just been in office for a year. Originally, he was full of ambition and vowed to do something for the people. Now he is depressed, and he can only nest in the study all day long and sigh.

Even the sage book that he liked to read the most in the past, now that he saw it, he could only sigh and put it aside. Then he couldn't lift half of his spirit, and lay down on the desk.

The door to the study was gently pushed open from the outside. A quiet woman dressed in plain clothes with a slight powder on her face walked in slowly with a cup of tea in her hand. In this regard, Huang Ye, who was lying on the desk, just raised his eyes and looked at her. After seeing that it was his own wife, he retracted his gaze, and lay there again, looking at a certain place in the study with dull eyes.

The woman walked into the study, turned around and closed the door. took the tea in his hand and came to Huang Ye's side step by step. Looking at her high-spirited husband, who no longer has the slightest bit of read, a trace of grief flashed in the woman's eyes. If she knew that there would be such an ending, she shouldn't have begged her father to transfer her husband here. However, it is useless to say anything now.

With a long sigh of depression in her heart, the woman walked around behind Huang Ye. Stretch out your arms like jade lotus, gently fall on his shoulders, and help him knead them. opened his mouth to persuade: "Husband, in fact, you don't need to be so sad. Unwritten customs like this are not only found in Fukuzawa Town, but also in many places. ”

It's okay if the woman doesn't say it, but when she says this, Huang Ye feels more and more panicked in his heart. It's like being pressed against a huge stone in my heart. It's uncomfortable for him to gasp, and it's uncomfortable to not gasp. It was as if there was nothing else to do but sigh and soothe him a little.

Listening to her husband sigh again, the eyes of the woman standing behind him became more and more sad. But since she came to enlighten her husband, she couldn't show this emotion.

A serene smile appeared on her face. Putting away the sorrow in her heart, the woman continued: "I know you want to do more for the local people, but you encounter this kind of thing. Not to mention that you are a magistrate, even our wise and martial emperor, there is nothing you can do about it. You might as well go out and walk around and see if you can start somewhere else. ”

The woman paused for a moment, as if she was thinking about something. After a while, he said, "Why don't you find a cultivator to try?"

Huang Ye, who was lying on the desk and had never been able to lift his spirits, couldn't help but shake his body after hearing the woman's words. Suddenly raised his head and turned behind him, looking at the quiet smile on the woman's face. His somewhat pale face finally smiled. swept away the haze that had accumulated in his heart for these days, and said to the woman very happily: "Why didn't I think of this stubble, thanks to Mrs.'s reminder." ”

Perhaps because he was too happy, Huang Ye couldn't help but raise his hand and slam it on the desk. As a result, he didn't control his strength for a while, and immediately raised his painful hand in the air and shook it, and his mouth screamed that it hurt so much.

The woman standing behind her not only rolled her eyes at him. said: "It's such a big person, and it's like a child." ”

Huang Ye, who was in a good mood, stood up laughing and hugged her into his arms. said: "As long as you are by my side, I am willing to be a child for a lifetime and stick to you forever." ”

There was a happy smile flowing in the woman's eyes, and she did not hide it. He also hugged Huang Ye's body and rested his head lightly on his broad and powerful shoulders.

Next, Huang Ye immediately ordered to go down and let everyone in the county government go out to find cultivators.

In this regard, although everyone below had some doubts in their hearts, they didn't say much. It was only after walking out of the county office that a group of people got together and guessed about each other.

As for the monks, as people in the official office, they still know more or less. Because of some concerns, the imperial court actually had some general information about the monks a long time ago, and specially asked people to compile a book and send it to all the official mansions in the country. If nothing else, just in case it annoys them.

It's not that the court is afraid of the monks, it's just that they don't want to be their enemies.

As for the various reasons, I am afraid that only a few people can know.

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Chen Yijian, who was sitting on the Taishi's chair, accompanied Yuan Xiaoshan's father and chatted without a word.

At first, the man would pick out some hearsay, and chatted with Chen Yijian about the deeds on the rivers and lakes. Later, I found out that the young man not only knew a lot about the deeds of the rivers and lakes, but also the trivialities of the people in the market, and some mountains and rivers, including farming, were also very skillful. The topic is not so rigid, and it has to be talked about around the rivers and lakes.

The two went from simply planting flowers and raising flowers to plowing the fields and farming. From fishing in the water to fishing in the mountains, we talked about going into the mountains to catch animals. Finally, the two talked about the wood again. As soon as he said this, the man's eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of pride. Pointing to the second-floor cottage behind him, he said to Chen Yijian, "Chen Gongzi, what do you think of this house?"

Chen Yijian looked at the hut for a moment. He smiled and said, "Although it is not as good as everyone's house, it is better than a plain and elegant." If I'm not mistaken, the wood of the whole house must have been taken from the hard-to-find fragrant wood. ”

The man said proudly: "That's right, in order to find so many fragrant nanmu, I almost didn't tire me enough." According to the book "Grass and Trees", this fragrant nanmu is recorded in the book "Grass and Trees", ten years long and one zhang, there is a light and elegant fragrance overflowing, which can not only remove moisture, but also play a calming effect. If you put it in the room, you can sleep very well at night. ”

Chen Yijian nodded and said, "It does have this effect." ”

The man said again, "Look at the pattern again?"

Chen Yijian then fell on the hut again, and after taking a good look from top to bottom. "The only bright spot is on the balcony on the second floor, right?"

The man laughed again and said, "Chen Gongzi really has good eyesight. ”

The man stretched out his hand and pointed to the balcony and said, "Isn't it very pleasant?" ”

Chen Yijian nodded, just about to speak. Suddenly, he frowned, and said apologetically to the man's up, "Uncle Yuan, I'll go out to relieve my hands, and I'll be back in a while." ”

The man smiled and nodded, not feeling anything to apologize for. People have three urgencies, which is the most common truth.

may be worried that Chen Yijian is unfamiliar with it when he comes to Fuze Town for the first time. When Chen Yijian stood up, he didn't forget to give him a rough route.

Chen Yijian left with a smile, and quickly turned around and disappeared at the door of the small courtyard.

Without using his supernatural powers, he just walked along the path under his feet, all the way in the direction of the upper reaches of the stream. When he was about to reach the end of the stream, he saw a weasel, standing under a willow tree, complaining to the crested starling.

A smile rose at the corner of Chen Yijian's mouth, and he walked a few steps quickly to the two of them. Interrupting the weasel's chattering complaints, he asked, "How's it going?"

The interrupted weasel was obviously still a little uncomfortable in his heart. glared at the crested starling who was about to speak, and then preemptively said, "Big brother, you guessed right, that is...... There seems to be something wrong with that thing inside the temple. I've fought with him, and it feels like the cultivation is similar to mine, but ......"

Speaking of which, the weasel did not continue. Instead, he spread out his hands and shrugged at Chen Yijian. Obviously, its embarrassed image at this time speaks for itself.

Chen Yijian smiled and nodded, and turned to look at the crested starling. "Where are you?"

The crested starling had a puzzled look on his face, and said, "Everything is quite normal, but the one named Sun Ren always feels a little strange." ”

Chen Yijian asked, "What's strange?"

The cocktail shook his head: "I can't say it, but I just think it's weird." ”

Chen Yijian nodded again and said, "I know, you two should find a place to rest first." I'll talk about the rest when I get back. ”

The two of them left in response.

Chen Yijian also turned around and walked towards Yuan's house.

Suddenly, he remembered something. A bright smile appeared on his face, and he said, "I can eat food made by Xiaoyi in a while, I don't know what the taste will be." ”

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A fast-flowing river called the Waishui River. Stretching for hundreds of miles, it branches out from the great river that crosses most of the West Qin, and flows all the way to the north.

The river is dozens of feet deep, and the river is turbid, and the bottom is not visible. Somewhere in the riverbed, a splendid hall was built. A plaque hangs at the entrance of the temple, exactly like the one hung on the temple as seen by the weasel by the river. The only difference is that the plaque in that place is called the Water Temple, and the one here is the Water Temple.

At this time, in the palatial hall, two people were sitting. The appearance of one of them is roughly similar to the clay statue in the small temple. Hair is scattered, the face is fierce, and the body is burly. Obviously, he is the river god of this river.

The other person was full of white hair, a gray robe, and an elegant smile on his face. If Chen Yijian was here, he would definitely be able to recognize that this old man was the old man who had a short fight with him in the dry grave.

The first to speak was not the river god, but the white-haired old man: "How are things going?"

I don't know why, the dignified god of the river is facing this old man. The fierce face was actually full of caution and respect, even when he opened his mouth to answer the old man's words, his tone was also cautious and careful: "Hui Xianzun, nine hundred and eighty-one boys and girls, just the last one tomorrow." As long as it arrives at noon tomorrow, all preparations will be made for the Immortal Venerable. ”

Lao Er nodded, and his elegant face was very pleased. said: "Don't worry, when the time comes, what I promised you will definitely not be less than you." ”

The river god hurriedly stood up from his position and slammed into the ground with a deep slam at Lao Er. He said in a somewhat excited tone: "Thank you Immortal Venerable for the reward!"

Lao Er smiled and hummed softly, and then stopped talking. He turned his gaze to look out of the main hall, as if there were already eighty-one boys and girls standing there.

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Chen Yijian, who returned to the small courtyard, was just in time for dinner. As soon as he returned, the man sitting in the chair immediately stood up and waved to him. said: "Chen Gongzi come and sit, the meal is ready, just waiting for you to serve it." ”

Chen Yijian smiled and walked a few quick steps, came to the man's side, and followed him into the hut.

Because the table for their family's dinner was placed in the hall of the hut, as soon as Chen Yijian approached the hut, he had already seen four or five dishes neatly placed on the table.

The largest plate in the middle is a fish soup. Just looking at the color of the fish soup and smelling the fragrance emanating from it, Chen Yijian felt an appetite. The remaining four dishes, both meat and vegetarian, are all full of color, flavor and flavor.

Ordinary people's homes can have such a hospitality banquet, which is actually excellent.

Chen Yijian didn't listen to the man's wishes and went to sit in the top position. Instead, he chose to sit on the man's right hand, the position on the left, and he didn't sit on it. In his concept, even if it is a distinguished guest, there must be an order of elders. You can't just respect the man who heads the family and ignore the existence of the mother. Since it is a guest, then the minimum etiquette of the guest and the host should still be talked about.

Although this etiquette is a little different from others, Chen Yijian himself does not feel anything bad.

As for the concept of male superiority and inferiority of women, in his case, it is completely gone!