life in a hurry
Chapter 53
After stumbling all the way, he finally arrived at Jiangnan Mansion.
Chen Feiqing was in a hurry to catch snakes for Fu Nansheng and treat him during this trip, and seeing that King Ning had already gone to deal with the disaster relief, now that Qin Zhengwen came again, he felt more relieved and told Lu Ding: "You escort Lord Qin to go first. Disaster-affected counties, I will go to Shouzhou to finish my work, and I will go to you immediately."
Lu Ding nodded: "But you have to come back soon, I can't support myself."
Chen Feiqing waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, as long as you send him there, he will be fine. The people sent by the Ministry of War to escort the relief food this time are all reliable. My father has already said that they will stay there to protect Ning after delivering the food." Lord Wang and Lord Qin."
Lu Ding sneered, and said: "You still protect King Ning. From others' point of view, it may be that Lord Hou wants to threaten King Ning and hold the imperial envoy hostage."
Chen Feiqing smiled helplessly: "It's up to other people to think about it. Anyway, it's okay to be a human being. By the way, Master Qin needs to understand, but I think he understands it quite well."
Lu Ding said: "You see, everyone thinks they understand."
Chen Feiqing said: "I think he really understands. It's just that he has a straightforward personality and says what he has to say. What's more, what he said is not something that shouldn't be said. It's just that most people can't or dare not say it. Don't you think that's the case? Are people rare?"
Chen Feiqing did not tell Lu Ding, the reason why he felt that Qin Zhengwen was very rare was because he knew that Qin Zhengwen was not born bold, so he would be particularly worried about black shops or assassins in the inn, but such a person who was not very courageous at first He dared to say many things and words in the court that the courtiers who were more powerful than him dared not say. It was impossible for him not to think of the consequences, but he still did it.
Qin Zhengwen is afraid of death, but not greedy for life. Chen Feiqing has always admired this kind of person, so he has been very close to Qin Zhengwen these days and really wants to make this friend.
Of course, Qin Zhengwen was not too happy to get close to him. On the one hand, it might be because of his identity in handling the case, he wanted to keep a distance from the Marquis of Anguo, on the other hand, Chen Feiqing felt that Lu Ding was holding him back.
These people divided into two groups, Lu Ding and Qin Zhengwen went towards Jiangnan Mansion, while Chen Feiqing's master and servant took Fu Nansheng to Shouzhou.
All the way to the outside of Shouzhou City, Chen Feiqing became more and more surprised.
The road outside the city is full of grass and seedlings, and it is almost in ruins. The occasional houses are also dilapidated, and they can even be called ruins.
Chen Feiqing couldn't help muttering to Chen Shu: "I remember that there is no Shouzhou in the famine provinces and counties."
Chen Shudao: "No."
Fu Nansheng said, "It's not just natural disasters."
After Chen Feiqing thought about it again, he figured it out, but he wished he didn't understand it, so he couldn't help but sighed.
The ancients have written about the same thing, but why hasn't the same thing happened upside down for thousands of years?Most things in this world are not new, and even many people are not new.
Chen Feiqing shook her head: "The two of you find a place to stay first, and I will go to the locals to ask about snake catching."
Chen Feiqing went straight to the county government office, thinking that the king should be captured first when catching thieves, and the official should be the first to ask people. If he can find out which family is the best at catching snakes in the local area, it will save wasted work.
However, as soon as he arrived at the county government office, he bumped into a person who shouldn't be here at this time—Ning Wang.
Chen Feiqing looked at the shivering county government officials around him, then looked back at King Ning, and exclaimed in surprise, "Why is His Highness King Ning here?"
King Ning knew that Chen Feiqing would come here early in the morning, so he was not surprised. He just replied: "I got some clues in Jiangnan Mansion, which are related to this Shouzhou, so let's take a look. Where is Master Qin?"
Chen Feiqing said: "Lu Ding has already sent Mr. Qin to Jiangnan Mansion. I thought you were there all the time."
King Ning waved his hand: "I'll talk about gossip later. If you come to the county government office for something, I'll take care of your business first."
Chen Feiqing said: "My lord, let me tell you in advance, I can come back later."
However, King Ning smiled and said: "I can't explain the king's matter to them for a while. If I make it clear, I'm afraid Feiqing will come to the county government again, and there will be no one here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him knelt down again, shouting injustice in unison.
Ning Wang's face was quite disdainful.
Chen Feiqing: "..."
Seeing this, he didn't refuse anymore, walked up to one person, knelt down and asked, "Excuse me, can anyone tell me, who is the best snake catcher in the local area?"
Hearing him talking about catching snakes, the man hurriedly said, "I don't know if I don't know!"
Chen Feiqing was not happy: "You are famous for snakes here, if you tell me you don't know, then you are lying."
The man came back to his senses, looked at King Ning, looked at him again, and whispered: "Forgive me, my lord, but I was nervous for a while and talked nonsense. The person who is best at catching snakes in this area is surnamed Wang, and his name is Wang Liu." , live on West Street, and if you go there and ask, someone will know about it.”
Chen Feiqing said: "Thank you."
The man hurriedly said: "My lord, you are welcome."
Chen Feiqing got up and said: "Then I'll go find someone first. It seems that there is only the inn that Chen Shu is looking for nearby. If the prince has something to do, he can find someone to look for me there at any time. I will come to see the prince after I finish my work."
King Ning said: "Well, you can go."
After leaving the county office, Chen Feiqing went straight to West Street.The street was sparsely populated, and there were not even a few shops open, but Wang Liu was indeed famous, so he asked anyone for his address and he got his address.
Chen Feiqing found Wang Liu's house, and saw the gate—there was no gate, Wang Liu's family only blocked the door with a big log, which seemed to be the gate.
Chen Feiqing stood for a while, not knowing whether he should knock on the door, he knocked tentatively on the wooden stick, and then shouted inside: "Excuse me, does Wang Liu live here?"
A neat kid came out of the shabby house and asked, "Who are you?"
Chen Feiqing said: "I'm from the county government."
The child nodded, became more courteous, and ran over to lift up the wooden stick: "My lord, come in quickly, my father is in the room. Dad! It's the lord of the county government office!"
Seeing that he was young, Chen Feiqing went to help him carry the wooden stick, but unexpectedly, although the child was small, he had great strength, and he moved the wooden stick neatly without needing help.
Chen Feiqing followed him and walked in, Wang Liu who was inside the room came out courteously within two steps, nodded and bowed his head and said, "Who is this lord?"
Chen Feiqing said: "I'm from the capital."
Wang Liu was surprised when he saw Chen Feiqing's well-dressed manner and Beiyin, and he didn't doubt anything else. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
Chen Feiqing hurriedly said: "You don't need to be too polite, I came to you this time to learn from you."
Wang Liu and his son looked at each other: "Huh?"
Wang Liu asked Chen Feiqing to sit down in the room, but Chen Feiqing coughed not long after sitting down. The small and dilapidated room is not a big deal, but maybe because of the rain in the south, Wang Liu put a lot of things on the roof to keep out the rain , The window is small, there are many things on the window sill, covering the light, and there are some musty and spicy smells on the walls, mixed together, even Chen Feiqing can't bear it.
Wang Liu wiped his hands on his pants embarrassingly, and said, "Why don't you sit outside, my lord? There are a lot of snake medicine in this room. If you don't get used to it, you will feel uncomfortable."
Chen Feiqing hurriedly said: "Okay, let's go outside."
After he finished speaking, he got up, and happened to see many memorial tablets on the shrine, he couldn't help being stunned, and looked carefully, besides other people, it might be Wang Liu and five older brothers.
Chen Feiqing couldn't help but shook his head again, and while walking out, he asked, "This snake medicine has such a strong smell, is it poisonous?"
Wang Liu replied: "Of course they are poisonous. Some snakes are very poisonous. We can only fight poison with poison."
Chen Feiqing said: "Then why don't you put them in the yard? Or build another house, just put them in the house where people live, how uncomfortable."
Wang Liu smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you are joking. If you put the snake medicine in the yard, it will be stolen overnight."
Chen Feiqing looked at the small courtyard surrounded by wooden sticks, and it was true.
Wang Liu said again: "What's more, we're used to hearing it, so it's fine."
But his son muttered: "I'm not used to it at all, my mother just smelled this stuff too much and died."
Wang Liu hastily slapped him on the mouth, and said with a flattering smile: "My lord, don't be as knowledgeable as this little bastard."
Chen Feiqing shook his head again, sat on the small bench in the yard, beckoned the child to come over, pulled the child into his arms, and asked, "Are you and your father the only ones in your house?"
The child was quite unwilling to be hugged by him, twisted his body like a snake, and said uncomfortablely: "My lord, don't hug me, I am dirty, and I will stain your clothes later."
Chen Feiqing smiled and said, "You won't be asked to pay, don't worry."
After all, he saw that the child was not willing to get close to others, so he let go, took another small bench from the side, and said: "Sit down and talk. I said that I came to apprentice, and I have something to ask for." Uncle Wang Liu, don't be so cautious, it makes me feel embarrassed. I have a cousin who is about the same age as this kid, and he likes me very much. In fact, I can play with children quite well."
The child looked at his father, sat down, and said, "My father only knows how to catch snakes."
Chen Feiqing said: "I just came here to learn how to catch snakes. I heard that there is a kind of snake that is only found in Shouzhou, and it is very poisonous. The yamen said that Uncle Wang Liu is the best at catching snakes. Help."
Wang Liu asked in surprise, "Do you really want this snake?"
Chen Feiqing said: "For the time being, it's necessary, and I haven't found any other prescription yet."
The child immediately looked at Chen Feiqing with more defensive eyes, but resisted not speaking.
Wang Liu was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "Then tell me something, I'm going to go to the mountain to catch it when I'm ready."
Chen Feiqing knew that the father and son might have misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "I said that I came to learn from a teacher, so don't bother Wang Liushu to catch it himself. I have some skills, and I'm afraid it will be faster than you. It's just to catch the snake. I heard that some tricks are needed, so let’s ask first.”
Wang Liu asked in disbelief, "You, you catch it yourself? This snake is fierce, and even my snake medicine can't cure the snake's poison."
Chen Feiqing said: "Yes, I will catch it myself."
The two father and son looked at each other, and after a while, the child said: "It's really fierce."
Chen Feiqing smiled and said, "I know."
Wang Liu thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll catch it. You are a young master from the capital, if something happens to you, I..."
Chen Feiqing said: "It has nothing to do with you, you don't have to worry. Don't look at me like this, I am also a soldier."
Wang Liu stood up abruptly: "General—"
Chen Feiqing hurriedly said: "No no no, don't be so cramped, sit, sit."
Wang Liu sat down frightened and said, "Let me catch it."
Chen Feiqing said: "I said you don't need to catch it, and in the future, you don't have to catch it either."
Wang Liu stood there in a daze, not understanding what he meant by those words.
Chen Feiqing smiled and said: "The emperor has heard that this snake is difficult to catch before, and he once ordered not to pay tribute, but the people below said it's okay. I hope you can understand that the emperor is far away in the capital. After all, he can't do everything by himself. Not everything can be discerned clearly, and many things, he can only listen to the people below layer after layer of fooling around."
Wang Liu laughed even more awkwardly: "We, how can we still blame the emperor."
This is the truth of Wang Liu, he never thought about blaming the emperor, or even thought about the emperor.After all, it was far away from him, far too far away to imagine.
Chen Feiqing was in a hurry to catch snakes for Fu Nansheng and treat him during this trip, and seeing that King Ning had already gone to deal with the disaster relief, now that Qin Zhengwen came again, he felt more relieved and told Lu Ding: "You escort Lord Qin to go first. Disaster-affected counties, I will go to Shouzhou to finish my work, and I will go to you immediately."
Lu Ding nodded: "But you have to come back soon, I can't support myself."
Chen Feiqing waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, as long as you send him there, he will be fine. The people sent by the Ministry of War to escort the relief food this time are all reliable. My father has already said that they will stay there to protect Ning after delivering the food." Lord Wang and Lord Qin."
Lu Ding sneered, and said: "You still protect King Ning. From others' point of view, it may be that Lord Hou wants to threaten King Ning and hold the imperial envoy hostage."
Chen Feiqing smiled helplessly: "It's up to other people to think about it. Anyway, it's okay to be a human being. By the way, Master Qin needs to understand, but I think he understands it quite well."
Lu Ding said: "You see, everyone thinks they understand."
Chen Feiqing said: "I think he really understands. It's just that he has a straightforward personality and says what he has to say. What's more, what he said is not something that shouldn't be said. It's just that most people can't or dare not say it. Don't you think that's the case? Are people rare?"
Chen Feiqing did not tell Lu Ding, the reason why he felt that Qin Zhengwen was very rare was because he knew that Qin Zhengwen was not born bold, so he would be particularly worried about black shops or assassins in the inn, but such a person who was not very courageous at first He dared to say many things and words in the court that the courtiers who were more powerful than him dared not say. It was impossible for him not to think of the consequences, but he still did it.
Qin Zhengwen is afraid of death, but not greedy for life. Chen Feiqing has always admired this kind of person, so he has been very close to Qin Zhengwen these days and really wants to make this friend.
Of course, Qin Zhengwen was not too happy to get close to him. On the one hand, it might be because of his identity in handling the case, he wanted to keep a distance from the Marquis of Anguo, on the other hand, Chen Feiqing felt that Lu Ding was holding him back.
These people divided into two groups, Lu Ding and Qin Zhengwen went towards Jiangnan Mansion, while Chen Feiqing's master and servant took Fu Nansheng to Shouzhou.
All the way to the outside of Shouzhou City, Chen Feiqing became more and more surprised.
The road outside the city is full of grass and seedlings, and it is almost in ruins. The occasional houses are also dilapidated, and they can even be called ruins.
Chen Feiqing couldn't help muttering to Chen Shu: "I remember that there is no Shouzhou in the famine provinces and counties."
Chen Shudao: "No."
Fu Nansheng said, "It's not just natural disasters."
After Chen Feiqing thought about it again, he figured it out, but he wished he didn't understand it, so he couldn't help but sighed.
The ancients have written about the same thing, but why hasn't the same thing happened upside down for thousands of years?Most things in this world are not new, and even many people are not new.
Chen Feiqing shook her head: "The two of you find a place to stay first, and I will go to the locals to ask about snake catching."
Chen Feiqing went straight to the county government office, thinking that the king should be captured first when catching thieves, and the official should be the first to ask people. If he can find out which family is the best at catching snakes in the local area, it will save wasted work.
However, as soon as he arrived at the county government office, he bumped into a person who shouldn't be here at this time—Ning Wang.
Chen Feiqing looked at the shivering county government officials around him, then looked back at King Ning, and exclaimed in surprise, "Why is His Highness King Ning here?"
King Ning knew that Chen Feiqing would come here early in the morning, so he was not surprised. He just replied: "I got some clues in Jiangnan Mansion, which are related to this Shouzhou, so let's take a look. Where is Master Qin?"
Chen Feiqing said: "Lu Ding has already sent Mr. Qin to Jiangnan Mansion. I thought you were there all the time."
King Ning waved his hand: "I'll talk about gossip later. If you come to the county government office for something, I'll take care of your business first."
Chen Feiqing said: "My lord, let me tell you in advance, I can come back later."
However, King Ning smiled and said: "I can't explain the king's matter to them for a while. If I make it clear, I'm afraid Feiqing will come to the county government again, and there will be no one here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him knelt down again, shouting injustice in unison.
Ning Wang's face was quite disdainful.
Chen Feiqing: "..."
Seeing this, he didn't refuse anymore, walked up to one person, knelt down and asked, "Excuse me, can anyone tell me, who is the best snake catcher in the local area?"
Hearing him talking about catching snakes, the man hurriedly said, "I don't know if I don't know!"
Chen Feiqing was not happy: "You are famous for snakes here, if you tell me you don't know, then you are lying."
The man came back to his senses, looked at King Ning, looked at him again, and whispered: "Forgive me, my lord, but I was nervous for a while and talked nonsense. The person who is best at catching snakes in this area is surnamed Wang, and his name is Wang Liu." , live on West Street, and if you go there and ask, someone will know about it.”
Chen Feiqing said: "Thank you."
The man hurriedly said: "My lord, you are welcome."
Chen Feiqing got up and said: "Then I'll go find someone first. It seems that there is only the inn that Chen Shu is looking for nearby. If the prince has something to do, he can find someone to look for me there at any time. I will come to see the prince after I finish my work."
King Ning said: "Well, you can go."
After leaving the county office, Chen Feiqing went straight to West Street.The street was sparsely populated, and there were not even a few shops open, but Wang Liu was indeed famous, so he asked anyone for his address and he got his address.
Chen Feiqing found Wang Liu's house, and saw the gate—there was no gate, Wang Liu's family only blocked the door with a big log, which seemed to be the gate.
Chen Feiqing stood for a while, not knowing whether he should knock on the door, he knocked tentatively on the wooden stick, and then shouted inside: "Excuse me, does Wang Liu live here?"
A neat kid came out of the shabby house and asked, "Who are you?"
Chen Feiqing said: "I'm from the county government."
The child nodded, became more courteous, and ran over to lift up the wooden stick: "My lord, come in quickly, my father is in the room. Dad! It's the lord of the county government office!"
Seeing that he was young, Chen Feiqing went to help him carry the wooden stick, but unexpectedly, although the child was small, he had great strength, and he moved the wooden stick neatly without needing help.
Chen Feiqing followed him and walked in, Wang Liu who was inside the room came out courteously within two steps, nodded and bowed his head and said, "Who is this lord?"
Chen Feiqing said: "I'm from the capital."
Wang Liu was surprised when he saw Chen Feiqing's well-dressed manner and Beiyin, and he didn't doubt anything else. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
Chen Feiqing hurriedly said: "You don't need to be too polite, I came to you this time to learn from you."
Wang Liu and his son looked at each other: "Huh?"
Wang Liu asked Chen Feiqing to sit down in the room, but Chen Feiqing coughed not long after sitting down. The small and dilapidated room is not a big deal, but maybe because of the rain in the south, Wang Liu put a lot of things on the roof to keep out the rain , The window is small, there are many things on the window sill, covering the light, and there are some musty and spicy smells on the walls, mixed together, even Chen Feiqing can't bear it.
Wang Liu wiped his hands on his pants embarrassingly, and said, "Why don't you sit outside, my lord? There are a lot of snake medicine in this room. If you don't get used to it, you will feel uncomfortable."
Chen Feiqing hurriedly said: "Okay, let's go outside."
After he finished speaking, he got up, and happened to see many memorial tablets on the shrine, he couldn't help being stunned, and looked carefully, besides other people, it might be Wang Liu and five older brothers.
Chen Feiqing couldn't help but shook his head again, and while walking out, he asked, "This snake medicine has such a strong smell, is it poisonous?"
Wang Liu replied: "Of course they are poisonous. Some snakes are very poisonous. We can only fight poison with poison."
Chen Feiqing said: "Then why don't you put them in the yard? Or build another house, just put them in the house where people live, how uncomfortable."
Wang Liu smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you are joking. If you put the snake medicine in the yard, it will be stolen overnight."
Chen Feiqing looked at the small courtyard surrounded by wooden sticks, and it was true.
Wang Liu said again: "What's more, we're used to hearing it, so it's fine."
But his son muttered: "I'm not used to it at all, my mother just smelled this stuff too much and died."
Wang Liu hastily slapped him on the mouth, and said with a flattering smile: "My lord, don't be as knowledgeable as this little bastard."
Chen Feiqing shook his head again, sat on the small bench in the yard, beckoned the child to come over, pulled the child into his arms, and asked, "Are you and your father the only ones in your house?"
The child was quite unwilling to be hugged by him, twisted his body like a snake, and said uncomfortablely: "My lord, don't hug me, I am dirty, and I will stain your clothes later."
Chen Feiqing smiled and said, "You won't be asked to pay, don't worry."
After all, he saw that the child was not willing to get close to others, so he let go, took another small bench from the side, and said: "Sit down and talk. I said that I came to apprentice, and I have something to ask for." Uncle Wang Liu, don't be so cautious, it makes me feel embarrassed. I have a cousin who is about the same age as this kid, and he likes me very much. In fact, I can play with children quite well."
The child looked at his father, sat down, and said, "My father only knows how to catch snakes."
Chen Feiqing said: "I just came here to learn how to catch snakes. I heard that there is a kind of snake that is only found in Shouzhou, and it is very poisonous. The yamen said that Uncle Wang Liu is the best at catching snakes. Help."
Wang Liu asked in surprise, "Do you really want this snake?"
Chen Feiqing said: "For the time being, it's necessary, and I haven't found any other prescription yet."
The child immediately looked at Chen Feiqing with more defensive eyes, but resisted not speaking.
Wang Liu was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "Then tell me something, I'm going to go to the mountain to catch it when I'm ready."
Chen Feiqing knew that the father and son might have misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "I said that I came to learn from a teacher, so don't bother Wang Liushu to catch it himself. I have some skills, and I'm afraid it will be faster than you. It's just to catch the snake. I heard that some tricks are needed, so let’s ask first.”
Wang Liu asked in disbelief, "You, you catch it yourself? This snake is fierce, and even my snake medicine can't cure the snake's poison."
Chen Feiqing said: "Yes, I will catch it myself."
The two father and son looked at each other, and after a while, the child said: "It's really fierce."
Chen Feiqing smiled and said, "I know."
Wang Liu thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll catch it. You are a young master from the capital, if something happens to you, I..."
Chen Feiqing said: "It has nothing to do with you, you don't have to worry. Don't look at me like this, I am also a soldier."
Wang Liu stood up abruptly: "General—"
Chen Feiqing hurriedly said: "No no no, don't be so cramped, sit, sit."
Wang Liu sat down frightened and said, "Let me catch it."
Chen Feiqing said: "I said you don't need to catch it, and in the future, you don't have to catch it either."
Wang Liu stood there in a daze, not understanding what he meant by those words.
Chen Feiqing smiled and said: "The emperor has heard that this snake is difficult to catch before, and he once ordered not to pay tribute, but the people below said it's okay. I hope you can understand that the emperor is far away in the capital. After all, he can't do everything by himself. Not everything can be discerned clearly, and many things, he can only listen to the people below layer after layer of fooling around."
Wang Liu laughed even more awkwardly: "We, how can we still blame the emperor."
This is the truth of Wang Liu, he never thought about blaming the emperor, or even thought about the emperor.After all, it was far away from him, far too far away to imagine.
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