Only spring, no matter what is north and south of the Yangtze River or outside the Lingnan border, is thousands of miles apart, and the flowers bloom and the grass grows and the eagles fly, allowing tourists to indulge in this spring scenery and temporarily forget the miserable pain of leaving their hometown.

Xu Ping rode on the horse, looking at the peach blossoms that flashed from time to time on the roadside, accompanied by the weak branches of willows by the river, as if he had returned to his days in the capital, and forgot that he was in Lingnan.

It was the leap month of February. Taking advantage of this rare good weather, Xu Ping completed the task of inspecting the counties under his jurisdiction this season and returned to his station in Ruhe County.

There are only four counties under Yongzhou, with Xuanhua attached to Xuping. In fact, only two counties that need to be inspected by Xu Ping. Lechang and Wuyuan County are similar to Ruhe County before. Lechang County is very small, with a small household, one county magistrate and one chief clerk, and two ox carts can be loaded with money and grain, and there are very few things. Over the year, the county has received more lawsuits than beasts that hurt people. The county magistrate is busy asking hunter soldiers everywhere to help fight tigers and catch wild boars. The biggest expense in the county is actually the rewards for hunters. No wonder someone suggested that the county be abolished.

Xu Ping was worried when he saw this. If this continues, he and Cao Keming will not be able to withstand it for a few years. This county will sooner or later be merged. This is not good news for the local government. The tax amount of the court is determined by the county. The scale of the two taxes in a county, Yongzhou will be reduced, and Yongzhou's status in the court will also be reduced. The three departments will take charge of the world's financial resources and make better accounts than anyone else. As long as they calculate that the two cars of rice harvested in this county are more cost-effective than raising a few local officials, they will find an opportunity to lay off the county sooner or later.

The terrain around Wuyuan is open and it is a large county. It also manages many Tuzhous around it. It is the second most prosperous place in Yongzhou. Xu Ping spent most of his time checking the warehouses. Fortunately, there were no mistakes, and the task of this season was finally completed safely.

Tan Hu, who was following Xu Ping, only then did he relax and rode on the horse with ten soldiers. Every time he walked along the way, Tan Hu was worried. What made Xu Ping laugh and cry was that he was always worried about meeting a tiger on the road. He was a magistrate of a big province and was eaten by a tiger when he was inspecting the county. He would make big news in the Song Dynasty if he accidentally made a big news. But in this era, this kind of thing was not a joke at all. In Yongzhou, Lechang and Wuyuan, the mountains that he had climbed over the road were rampant, and there were things that could eat people every year. The little Lechang County could not afford to watch the mountain inspectors, so he could only make a pig's head to worship the mountain god and fool them.

The people and households in Ruhe County were gathered around Xu Ping and left Xuanhua County. They were completely deserted. Unknown flowers swayed in the dense grass. When the water birds in the swamp heard the sound of horse hooves, they flew up. They didn't fly far and plunged into the grass, staring at the pedestrians on the road foolishly.

From time to time, a small group of roe deer came out, eating a few bites of grass leisurely, and then silly raised their heads, not knowing what they were looking at.

A soldier looked at the deer not far away and swallowed, saying, "How come these little beasts dare to run to the side of the road if they don't know how to die? Unfortunately, they didn't bring a hard bow, otherwise there would be meat to eat at night."

Another soldier said: "Close your beak and drive your horse faster. This is all the food from the mouths of tigers and leopards. If you dare to do anything randomly, you may cause some big insects!"

Tan Hu was most afraid of hearing the word "Tiger and Leopard" and scolded with shamelessness: "Shut up! Do you think it's too easy to walk on the road? Let's continue talking and lead the horse!"

In the leap month of the seventh year of Tiansheng, spring is warm and flowers are blooming. Before he knew it, it was the second year that Xu Ping came to Yongzhou. He began to adapt to this place, but he missed his hometown more and more.

After returning to the station in Ruhe County without any dangers along the way, everyone was completely relieved.

The people in the fields were busy, waving to Xu Ping and his party from afar. For the working poor, they had a prosperous New Year that they had never lived, were full of hope for a new life, and slowly accepted this young official from the distant Central Plains.

Xu Ping also felt happy, and ran towards his residence with a clamped on his horse's belly.

"Official, I'm here!"

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Xu Ping heard a familiar voice.

Looking up, I saw Sun Qilang half open, his hair was slightly chaotic, his trouser legs rolled up, holding a big fish in his left hand and a pair of bamboo chickens in his right hand, looking at himself excitedly.

Xu Ping's face faded quickly, looked at Sun Qilang up and down, and said, "I called you here from thousands of miles away, just to let you do this?"

Huang Tianbiao next to him said silly: "What does the judge say? This Qilang is amazing. I admire his various methods. Since he came here, we have been constantly playing games and changing tricks every day!"

Gao Daquan hurriedly grabbed Huang Tianbiao and came up to greet Xu Ping: "Don't be angry, since Qilang got here, he has been devoted to repairing the papermaking machine, and he can't eat it. Since he repaired the machine the day before yesterday, Huang County Wei took Qilang out to relax, but his business was not delayed at all."

Xu Ping's face finally calmed down and he asked Sun Qilang: "Is it fixed?"

"Fixed-"

Sun Qilang looked at himself and answered embarrassedly.

"Go and change your clothes quickly, what kind of decorum! You have to celebrate when you are far away."

Sun Qilang breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly handed the wild animals in his hand to Huang Tianbiao, and pulled Gao Daquan back to his residence to change his clothes. The two of them had been intimate for many years and had been separated from their hometown and lived together.

After leaving Xu Ping's sight, Sun Qilang sighed: "It's still easy for officials to talk to."

Gao Daquanqi said: "Why did Qilang say that?"

"Gao Daquan, you don't know that since you left, we are all under the control of our wife. Oh, you will taste that kind of day one day."

"Hasn't my wife always been kind? You can make it clear what happened!"

After hearing Sun Qilang's words, Gao Daquan also had a choke in his heart. However, Lin Su Niang did not marry into the Xu family suddenly. She has always been kind and does not seem to be harsh on servants.

Sun Qilang hurriedly said, "I didn't say that my wife is not kind, don't spread the word! But the wife is kind and the rules are much stricter than the official. My temper is not liked by the wife. Speaking of which, the wife raised everyone's wages, rewarded those who have merits, and punished those who have wrong, and was not careless at all. When the official is here, as long as the overall situation does not go against the official's wishes, he usually thinks that the official is invisible and free, so he is very good!"

Gao Daquan breathed out after hearing this: "That's because you are not successful, and you have more problems than anyone else. Before you come, the official said that you are tempted! You can just calm down when doing things, and I can't compare to you in this regard. But when it comes to following the rules, I'm much better than you."

Sun Qilang sighed directly: "No, people really need to depend on whether they are in harmony with each other. I don't like my wife, Lu Songke made a fortune in his wife's hands and was promoted to supervisor a year ago."

"What about Xu Chang?"

Sun Qilang shook his head: "The couple are the people around the old lady, so the wife has to give her some face. The couple was sent to Baisha to guard the restaurant in Baisha before the New Year. Now the wife has the final say in the entire farm. Lu Song and his wife are the most popular, and there is also Song Laoshuan, who is also very handsome."

Thinking of the farm that he had worked hard for several years and developed with Xu Ping, Gao Daquan felt disappointed when he heard these things and asked casually: "How is the farm now than before?"

"I became more and more popular, but I was not as angry as before. I was a little unhappy when I lived."

Lin Suniang's temperament is soft on the outside and hard on the inside, far less casual than Xu Ping. They have already felt this as a servant, but they still don't adapt to the matter when it comes to their heads.

Gao Daquan also sighed, remembering that Xu Ping used to take care of his brothers. His life was free every day, and whether they were busy or idle, Xu Ping would not make them feel uncomfortable. Women in charge are indeed not as generous as men, and they will always find some awkwardness for you.

He patted Sun Qilang on the shoulder and Gao Daquan said, "Qilang, since he has come out, I'd better work with the officials. Don't make a fuss and kick you back. The officials told me that as I have served two jobs in other places, I would recommend my background no matter what. The officials' personality will not treat you badly."

"But, I knew that the officials called me over and I wanted to fly here all the way thousands of miles, and I felt like a bird out of the cage. Alas, when will Xu Chang come here too? We old brothers are together, and it's so great that we are happy as before!"

"Xu Chang is different from us. With the old lady here, she will not treat him badly or let him run around. Besides, he is a family member, unlike us who are unrestrained."

After hearing Sun Qilang talk about the current farm, Gao Daquan felt a little uncomfortable. Suddenly, he felt that Xu Ping brought him out at that time. Although Sun Qilang's experience was still because of his unsteady nature, it was certain that the brothers would lose the fun of the past and would not be as happy as before. Although they were all hired in the Xu family, they could only leave and change their employers, but they were basically sure that they would only get worse and worse. Even Lin Su Niang was better than others to treat his servants, so she was impatient.

The mountains in this area are the remnants of 100,000 mountains. The mountains are not high or steep, but nearly half of them are stone mountains, covered with limestone, barren land, numerous caves, and complex underground rivers. The dark underground rivers often produce some rare species, which are not found in other places. For example, the big fish that Huang Tianbiao took Sun Qilang to catch today is called oil fish, which is a specialty of the cave here. It contains oil and tastes delicious.

Sun Qilang changed his clothes and cooked the oily fish, and everyone gathered to welcome him. Although he had been here for several days, Xu Ping was not here and was always uneasy. Since today, he has officially become Xu Ping's personal follower in Yongzhou.

The bamboo chicken tasted good, but before she could cook it, she was seen by Xiuxiu and wanted to go and play. She had a small yard in the backyard, raising all kinds of birds and animals, and was not moved by the baby.

Taking advantage of the bright spring, everyone set up a banquet in the yard. Just as they were about to eat and drink, a soldier came in to report, and Ruhe County Magistrate Duan Fang came over.

Everyone is already familiar with him and there is no need to avoid him. Xu Ping asked the soldiers to call him in.

As the weather was like the weather, Duan Fang's face was covered with spring breeze. When he entered the yard, he saluted Xu Ping first, his voice was slightly excited: "Xiaoguan Duan Fang, Xie Tongzong, and Zheng Guan were promoted. Just now, the imperial court's order has been issued, and the imperial court has been changed to the capital official. The imperial court's performance was excellent. The imperial court, the imperial court, and the imperial court were all promoted to the first rank. Cao Cao was transferred from Wensi to the envoy of the West Workshop, the imperial court was transferred to the writing Zuolang, and the imperial court was already the Fenglilang of the Taichang Temple."

Such small-scale promotions were issued from the post road to the local area with the imperial court's documents. They had not yet reached the level of special order promotion. Xu Ping was not here these days, and Duan Fang and Cao Keming had already known about it. When they heard that Xu Ping was back, Duan Fang came over to congratulate him in a hurry.

Duan Fang was promoted to Beijing by Xu Ping contacting the People's Republic of China. If something happens, he will be jointly and severally responsible. Duan Fang must come over to express his feelings.
Chapter completed!