North and South groceries

Tang Jian was not alone on this journey. In addition to his servants and the entourage arranged for him by the court, Ma Wang and his family transported a large amount of tea to Changle County with him.

This year, this batch of tea was transported from the south to Changle County. There were also disputes among these people about the transport route.

Some people advocated that after arriving at Tongguan, they should go northward and follow the concrete road from Chang'an City to Dinghu County previously laid by the imperial court, and then go back to their hometown in Lishi. These companies are very familiar with this road. , When you arrive in Lishi County, you can take a good rest.

Start again from Lishi County, pass through Mengmen Pass, and then go to Liangzhou City on the cement road paved by disciples of the Luo family in the north.I heard that walking on that road, as long as they are from Lishi County, the people in the villages and towns along the road are very enthusiastic. In addition, they have several disciples of the Luo family accompanying them this time. With those few people, their caravan even You don't even have to pay tolls.

Moreover, the road to the north has much fewer toll checkpoints than the road to the south, and the toll is much lighter. I heard that many small traders prefer to take that road.

It's just that although the road to the north has many advantages, it is still far away. It is already very difficult to transport this batch of tea from all over the south, and there is such a long road ahead. Many distances.

The principals of Ma Wang's family are more inclined to take the south road. Just at this time, they heard that Tang Jian was going to Changle County, so they came to ask if they could go together. Tang Jian was very talkative and agreed immediately, so they The two groups of people walked together.

Although tea is a light cargo, it is loaded with cargo and the road is not fast. Tang Jian is not in a hurry. He has traveled so far this way, and his old bones are not as good as when he was young, so he should take it easy and take his time. let's go.

At the end of summer and early autumn, there is little rain, which is a good time for merchants and goods. The post road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou is newly paved with cement road. It is sparse.

From time to time, you can meet some grass gatherings in the countryside. From time to time, you can also meet some large and small caravans or postmen on the road, as well as some nearby villagers. There are donkeys, horse racers, and cart drivers. walking...

"Heng Erlang, why don't you stay in the good Chang'an City, why are you going to the bitter cold place in Changle County?"

In the afternoon, after the hours of the day when the sun was at its highest, Tang Jian got out of his carriage, rode on the horse, and walked slowly, talking with several Luo family disciples at the same time.

"Master is over there, everyone is not at ease." Heng Zhi said.

Although Luo Yong accepted Hengyu as his apprentice at the beginning, but if he had been with Luo Yong for a longer time, it had to be his second son, Hengzhi. The other disciples followed suit and called Master.

"Ah Zhi is willing to let you go?"

It was Liu Huo who was talking. Their family doesn't raise many sheep now, and most of the grassland in the past has now been reclaimed by Luo Yong's disciples and their family members into fields and planted with crops.

Some time ago, Liu Huo transported goods to Chang'an City together with others. At first, he thought that when his master was not around, he, as an apprentice, would also do his part to help Si Niang and the others.

It turned out that some disciples from Chang'an City were about to go to Changle County, so he said whatever he wanted to go.He wanted to go to that place in Changle County early in the morning, but the road was too far away, and it was not something that one or two people could walk there.

"Why don't you take her back to Lishi's hometown." Everyone knows about Azhi and Hengzhi.

"Ah Zhi doesn't want to go back to Lishi, besides, Siniang and the others are still in Chang'an." Hengzhi replied.

"I heard that Qiao Junlin's uncle lives with her?" someone asked.

"Hou Xiaoshu's marriage is also coming soon." Heng Zhi said.

"Oh, I don't know which lady it is?"

"It's the daughter of Dr. Huang's family."

"It's a good marriage."

"Exactly, I heard that she is a good woman who is knowledgeable and reasonable."

"How did I hear that their back house is not very peaceful?"

"Uneasy is uneasy, but a woman is still a good woman."

"It's all adults' business, so it has nothing to do with young people."

"..."

Speaking of Luo Yong's absence, some things happened in Chang'an City. For example, Hengzhi and A Zhi confirmed their relationship, and now they are talking about marriage.

If there is no accident, this time when Hengzhi returns from Changle County, the two of them should get married.

Hou Lin's marriage has also been settled, and he is not married to someone else, but the daughter of the boss's family that Hou Xiaoshu hid all day long ago when Luo Yong was still in Chang'an City.

Originally, he didn't like his boss's forced sales. He worked in Guozixue, and he often heard from his colleagues that the Huang family's back house was not quiet. Avoid it for fear.

However, the woman liked Hou Lin very much, and she took the initiative to contact him several times to express her feelings.

Then Hou Lin gradually discovered that this is actually a good woman with a firm personality and a delicate mind, probably because her growth environment was a bit complicated, and she seemed to be much more mature than her peers. If you look closely at her appearance, although she is not very eye-catching, But she also has her own charm, the more you look at it, the more interesting it becomes...

In this way, the two of them will be successful, and they will get married before Qiao Junlin comes back to eat his uncle's wedding wine.

To put it in detail, it is not without practical considerations that really promoted Hou Lin, an older bachelor, to make up his mind to get married.

Luo Yong went out of Beijing suddenly this time, and things happened so urgently and suddenly that Hou Lin was a little scared. This is still Luo Yong, the well-known Lishi Luo Sanlang, and he may return to Chang'an City again in the future. What if he changed to Hou Xiaoshu?

I'm afraid that if they just wander around, they will never return to Chang'an City for the rest of their lives.

Although Dr. Huang's official position is not very high, and his daughter's status in the family is not high, but behind them, there is still a family standing, no matter how you say it, it is more powerful than Hou Lin, a grassroots person.

When Hou Lin married the daughter of the Huang family, he also became a member of that family group. Even if he was only a marginal member, he still had some security.

As for why the Huang family likes Hou Lin so much, and whether it is because of the relationship between Hou Lin's uncle and nephew and Luo Yong, outsiders don't know.

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Guazhou is far away from Chang'an City, but the connection between this border land and Chang'an City is quite close, especially during the period from April to October every year, when the activities of Hu people are frequent.

Sending messages between post stations on horseback, Luo Yong had traveled from Liangzhou City to Changle County, Guazhou, when the roads were difficult in winter, and it took them more than a month. Now they only need a few days to deliver the official documents , From Chang'an to Liangzhou, the speed is even faster.

Chen Jiao, the governor of Guazhou, soon got the news that Tang Jian was coming to their Changle County in Guazhou. Naturally, going to Changle County was for Naluo.

As for the brochure he handed over earlier, there was no reply, not even a mention.This made Chen Jiao feel a little uneasy, so he asked one of his cronies to come over to discuss the matter.

"Na Luoyong is indeed not an ordinary person. He can make great achievements and also cause great disasters. Now he is in this kind of frontier, and his relationship with those barbarians is unclear. How many people in the court are waiting to arrest him? Wrong place. There is nothing wrong with this move, it is better to draw a clear line with it."

"The saint seems to be displeased..."

"Your Majesty is from a noble family. Why do you need to look at the faces of the saints? Don't you know that in the city of Chang'an, the saints also look at the faces of the nobles? When the Chen family flourished, the Li family didn't know where they were. Even if the dynasty is destroyed, it’s just a change of family to be the emperor, so the gentry is still a gentry?”

"..."

"You don't need to worry. Even if the sage didn't like it, he never reprimanded you. How can he not think about the affairs in the officialdom?"

"Now that Tang Jian is coming to Guazhou, what should I do?"

"Of course, just be a good governor of Guazhou. It doesn't matter who comes, how to entertain him, and what to do. The public is backed by the Chen family. As long as the Chen family does not fall, why worry about the official career? If you are too impatient, why not It is really unwise for the family to bring disasters."

After the confidant left, Chen Jiao sat alone thinking, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what he said was really reasonable.

Why?

Just because what the other party said was exactly what he thought in his heart.

On Luo Yong's side, the people around him are not so caring.

Hearing that the jokes of County Magistrate Luo have now spread to Chang'an City, and even to the court, the magistrates in the county are a little restless.

Next time when changing jobs, when they go to a new place, the boss will ask them where they worked in the last job, which Mingfu they followed, and then...

"Oh...is that the County Magistrate Luo who is good at telling jokes?"

"Have you learned something along the way? Why don't you also tell us two things and come and listen to us."

A majestic court official!This is simply a great shame, isn't it!They are going to be officials!It is to do practical things!Definitely not for fun!

For this matter, Luo Yong has been listening to what is said every day recently.

Every time I go out to have a few sips of wine with those barbarians, someone from the yamen has to come over, and others are afraid to come, but they will report to Qiao Junlin, and then Qiao Junlin will come.

"Can you see Luo Yong?" Qiao Junlin didn't see anyone in the yamen when he was having dinner that day. After asking, he learned that Luo Yong was out to drink with others again, so he took his big knife to find it. up.

"Here, it's at the wine shop in front." The common people in Changle also believed that drinking too much wine at a young age was bad for their county magistrate.

So Qiao Junlin walked in with his back straightened and a big knife in his arms.

"Why is the county magistrate eating wine again?" At this time, people outside the shop also began to gather and watch.

"The caravan that just entered the city this afternoon was said to have brought seeds from the Western Regions, and our county magistrate ran over in a hurry."

"Tsk, don't coax him again. I have seen him being coaxed several times, so I want to ask him to come and tell a joke."

"Hey, come out, come out..."

Qiao Junlin and Luo Yong came out of the shop one after the other. Qiao Junlin walked in front with his big knife, and Luo Yong followed behind with a smile.

When I left the shop, I saw a lot of people gathered outside, and the county magistrate greeted them: "Why are they all gathered here, but have you had dinner yet?"

"I've eaten, I've eaten."

"Mingfu also go back to eat quickly."

"What seeds did you get today?"

"I don't know either."

"If you don't want to take some out, I'll plant them for you."

"Good, if it is planted at any time, remember to call me to see it."

"Naturally, it's planted in my vegetable garden. The Ming family can go and see it whenever they want."

"You have taken these seeds. I'm afraid you won't be able to plant them this year. You'll have to wait until next spring."

"Got it."

"..."

"gone."

"Hey!"