[Caiyun Kingdom] The beginning of people

patter.

The hazy drizzle gradually turned into a downpour.

I quickly ran into the pavilion, took off the umbrella and shook the water, and looked up at the gray sky.The sky in July is always changing, even if there is an observatory, it is useless, let alone now?I shook my head with a wry smile, put the umbrella aside, took out a handkerchief and printed the water stains on my sleeves.The summer shirt was thin, and after a while I was so cold that I was shivering.At this time, a young man who was also drenched hurriedly walked into the pavilion.We met eyes, and I nodded politely to him, then avoided sitting on the other side of the pavilion.

I rubbed my hands to keep warm, but the young man came over and handed me a piece of dry clothes.I looked at him, thanked him in a low voice, then took the clothes and put them on my body, and continued to sit on the stone chair beside me to wait for the rain to stop.He took another dry garment from his pack, put it on, and sat on the other side.

Drizzling, drizzling, rustling, rustling, rustling!

……………Hey, don’t tell me you’re having a storm.

unlucky.

I also shrank my feet onto the stone chair, curled up into a ball, pursed my lips and looked up at the sky at ninety degrees.I am still out alone in this weather, and my family will definitely be anxious.

After waiting for a while, there was a strong wind outside.

damn.

I stood up and called out to the young man.

"My son."

He turned his head with his back to me.The young man's face is calm, his gray-blue eyes are crystal clear, his clothes are clean and tidy, and he took the initiative to lend my clothes just now, so it should not be a bad person.So I continued, "My lord, it looks like it's a storm. It's windy here, so it's not suitable to stay for a long time." I pointed to the east, "There is a cave not far away for shelter. You want to Come with me?"

The young man paused for a moment to think.

I couldn't help laughing.Seeing him looking at me, I smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person." Well, probably not.

The young man glanced at me, took the burden and stood up, nodded to me, "Thank you."

I smiled and turned to get the umbrella, but he reached out to take it.I didn't make much refusal, and let him hold the umbrella obediently, and walked out together.The wind was a little stronger, and it was difficult for me to walk. The young man also kindly supported me, and let go of his hand as soon as we reached the cave.I smiled at him and thanked him again in a low voice.That's great, here in the wilderness, if you meet gangsters, it will be miserable.Lucky, haha~

In such a stormy environment, having an umbrella is tantamount to not having an umbrella, and now I'm completely drenched.I sat on a rock, rubbed my hands together, folded my palms together, and exhaled into my palms.

The young man stood up suddenly.

He went out in the rain to pick up some firewood and came in. I don't know how he got it, but he lit a fire with wet firewood, which made me startled.In the cave that had been dimmed with the sky, it finally brightened up and returned a little warmth.He stretched out his hand to signal me to go over to keep warm. After I thanked him again, I gathered around the fire without politeness.I was really terribly cold.I huddled by the fire to warm my hands, and I saw him take out a bowl from the bundle as if by magic.He went outside to collect some rainwater, put it on the fire to dry it, and handed it to me.

I am so moved.

Sending warmth in the rain, you are a good person, definitely a good person.

I drank the hot water slowly, and my body warmed up all of a sudden.Looking at the actions of the good young man, he seems to be very used to going out, and his temperament does not come from ordinary people. His demeanor is much stronger than that of a small country girl from a small family like me.I haven't heard of this person in the nearby people. Which family is he probably traveling on a long trip?

I don't know when it started, it was already dark outside like night.The fire was crackling, and the fire was shaken by the cold wind, and the light in the cave flickered.

"Is the girl a local?" The nice young man suddenly asked.

I was a little surprised by his question.During the hour or so in the pavilion just now, he said "Thank you" to me, and he doesn't seem to be a person who can talk casually.Still, I smiled back.

"Well, yes. Is the young master a foreigner?"

"Hmm." He poked the fire with a thick branch, "How's the security here?"

"From my point of view, the folk customs are simple." I held the bowl and put my hands on my bent legs. "People from Heizhou are generally straightforward and simple, especially in this remote Longqing County. Last year, the county courts were promoted only three times, and the Xiangyi only once.”

"What is it all for?"

I glanced at him, "Success, once for the land sale dispute between the two families, once for the father-in-law to accuse the widow and daughter-in-law of unfilial piety, and once for the distribution of the family's inheritance. Once for the township discussion, for arbitration The remarriage of young widows.”

He asked again, "Is there any dissatisfaction among the people?"

I looked up at him, "There is always some dissatisfaction with the big and small things in daily life."

He looked at me with piercing eyes that made people uncomfortable, "Are you dissatisfied with the county magistrate?"

I lowered my eyes, smiled, and said softly, "People's hearts are unpredictable, who knows?" Hey, are you being too straightforward?I suddenly remembered something—the retired officials Lin Mu and Li Wenxian who taught me how to play chess recently said that Yushitai might attack our prefect of Longqing County.If it is connected with this incident, then the identity of the young man in front of him will be clearly revealed.Also, if it wasn't for something important, how could a person like him come to this remote county?

"Just according to the girl's feeling?" He asked again.

Now that I have guessed the purpose of the good young man, I will not say any more, just looking at the empty wooden bowl, and said with a smile: "How do women know about the officials?"

He didn't shy away from it, and directly pointed out my identity, "Is this Miss Zhang's answer?"

I was angry and funny.what is this?It means that if I don't speak ill of the magistrate, will my Zhang family be classified as the magistrate's raccoon?This person is really... "My lord, here and now," I pointed to the thunderstorm outside the cave, "so embarrassing a weak woman, okay?" Just calling me Ms. Zhang, he can be regarded as showing his identity .Not someone from Yushitai, nor an outsider would be obsessed with how the Zhang family, the largest wealthy household in the county, viewed the county magistrate.

The young man's expression didn't change at all, he calmly adjusted the fire and then threw the branch aside, put his elbows on his knees, crossed his fingers, and looked straight at me, "Is this the Zhang family's answer? "It actually continued to press forward step by step, pointing at Zhang's house without giving me a chance to avoid it as a woman.

No wonder others say that the censor is difficult.I said helplessly: "The women of the people have lived in the deep for a long time, and they really don't know." I just don't know anything, can you beat me?Hahahaha~

"Then I think this is Miss Zhang's answer." He said in a flat voice.

... I was dumbfounded for a long while, "My lord just pushes the Zhang family away like this?" I didn't mean that the Zhang family would help the magistrate, so why did he put me in the enemy's range?

His thin lips were raised slightly, and there was an unspeakable evil taste between his brows, "If Zhang's family is also copied, my achievements will be a little bit thicker."

"..." I always feel that there is a breath stuck in my throat.I'm such a fool to think he's a good guy.For a long time, I covered my mouth and laughed out loud.He glanced at me, and I smiled and said, "It seems that an interesting adult has come to Longqing County."

"not afraid?"

Do you think you are telling ghost stories to scare children?I smiled more intensely, turned my face slightly and coughed lightly, "Yes, I'm very scared."

He glanced at me again, "It's still a few hours before the rain stops, Ms. Zhang, it's better to think about the answer."

Trapped.I turned my head to look out of the dark cave, and didn't speak again.

Although there are always some irregularities in doing business, it is not difficult for the Zhang family to protect themselves from the magistrate's bad things. I am not worried that the house will be ransacked by this young official. Just now we were just mutual It's just a trial.It’s just that at this level, it’s impossible to dig something out of my mouth.I turned my head to the big rock next to me and leaned aside to rest.

Until the rain stopped and it was dark, we didn't say a word between us.

"Miss Zhang!" Not long after the rain stopped, there were some noises outside the cave. I listened carefully, and it seemed to be calling me.

I supported the boulder to stand up, walked to the edge of the cave and looked out, and saw some people holding torches looking for me in the distance—although my family name is not only Zhang in the nearby ten miles and eight townships, but only I will be called Miss Zhang instead of A girl or another name such as calling her name directly.But... I frowned.People in my family just call me Miss, and outsiders will add an extra surname before it.Besides my family, who would come out here to find me?I thought for a while, and those people outside came closer again, and I recognized the voice of the leader.

"Sure enough, today is an unlucky day." I sighed.The leader is the prefect's son, and he has been clamoring for me to be his concubine.I turned around and said to the young man who was looking at me: "My lord, I want to give you an answer to the question you asked just now, but," I smiled, "I don't know if I can ask you to do a little bit of work for the girl before this." ?”

He raised his eyebrows, "Say." He didn't say yes, and he didn't say no.

I pointed out, "Can you please help me hide for a while, can you?" The prefect's son is a fool who can't explain why. I don't want to meet him, lest there will be trouble again.It's all right if you say you are a serious suitor, vanity will make me a little patient with them, but being chased by people all day long to be a concubine is not very pleasant.I touch my nose.

He looked at me, then jerked his chin back, "Back."

I nodded to him, lifted the hem of my skirt and hid behind the boulder behind him.

"Hello!" Xiao Jin, the magistrate's son, led the people in, walked in swaggeringly, and shouted at the young official, "Did you see a young lady passing by?"

The person next to him added, "It's about this tall, with delicate features, fair and clean, ah, and full of golden hairpins, so it's easy to recognize."

Hiding behind the stone and eavesdropping, I turned my eyes and looked up at my "hairpin full of gold hairpins".I admit that it is true that I wear it ugly, but it is too rude of you to say so.

"I didn't see it." The young man replied, and he could still be heard flicking the firewood.

"Hey, what's your attitude? Huh?" some dog legs shouted and cursed.

The young man kept silent, and they were free to speak.

"Okay, okay," Xiao Jin said impatiently, "You follow me and continue looking. Hey, if you see that lady, tell her that the prefect's son is looking for her, did you hear me?"

"Um."

I didn't come out until those people were all gone, and thanked the young man for his blessing.

"The magistrate's son is looking for you." The young man looked at me and said.

I shook my head and laughed.

"About the question just now," I held back my smile a little, and kept a polite smile on my face, "My lord, I don't know how other people view Mr. Xiao Zhifu, but as far as I am concerned, It’s just that I hope that life can be as quiet as it was before Mr. Xiao took office.” The Zhang family had to communicate with the local government because of business, but this prefect Xiao’s behavior is too unscrupulous and unscrupulous.Originally, I wanted to wait and see what happened, but now that I think about it, I still think it's better to clear up Zhang's family and the magistrate in front of the censor first.

The young man looked at me fixedly, I smiled at him, then lowered my eyes and lowered my head.

He took out a palm-sized thing wrapped in a handkerchief from his pocket, and handed it to me, "Take it."

I looked up and gave him a questioning look.

"My official seal. I will come and get it from you when the case is closed."

"..." Accepting his seal means that we are on the same front... Hey, isn't it too quick to tie the Zhang family to your boat?

"Does the Zhang family want to be a fool?" He said coldly.

I will not be attacked by you.I looked at him helplessly, "It's not appropriate for me, a boudoir girl, to make such a decision. It's better for you to discuss it with my father some other day."

"You think I'm an idiot?"

"..." The wording is too impolite.I sighed, and wrapped my left hand around the sleeve of my right hand, "How dare you." Of course he had already checked out the situation of Zhang's family and came prepared.I reached out and took the stamp from him.

"Miss!" At this time, someone shouted outside again.

I looked out and saw Zhang's family, so I waved.

"My lord," I asked the young official, "do you need a maid to give you a ride?"

"No need." He quickly extinguished the fire, picked up the bag and made a gesture to leave.

I stopped him, "When will your lord know it's mine?" He didn't answer me until halfway through, which shows that he didn't know from the beginning that I belonged to Miss Zhang's family.

He stopped, "There is a family crest on the cuff." After saying that, he left.

I looked down at the cuff, and it seemed that I saw it when I was helping me just now.I looked up at his leaving back and pursed my lips.

"Miss!" My servants ran over anxiously.

I smiled and comforted them, then walked out of the main road with their torches, lifted the hem of my skirt and got on the sedan chair that had been waiting outside, and headed home.

That official even memorized the family crest of a country family, and he was as meticulous as dust; he refused to let me see him off when it was hard to walk at night after the rain, and tried to avoid letting people know that he had contact with me, and he behaved very cautiously.Sitting in the sedan chair, I took out the things in my sleeves, opened the covering cloth, and carefully examined the official seal and a small private seal inside.The button of the official seal is engraved with exquisite patterns and the imperial seal, and on the front is four large reverse characters-"Supervisory Censor".It turned out that this time the Yushitai sent a supervisory censor to see that the young man was only in his twenties, he was really young and promising.

I will wrap up the official seal, and then look at the private seal.The private seal is also reversed, and the font is so small that I couldn't read it clearly for a while, so I took out a small handkerchief from my arms, breathed on the seal, and stamped it hard on the handkerchief.After removing the seal, I looked at the words on the handkerchief and was taken aback.

Kui Huangyi.

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