The person who came was named Sun Tingheng, and was from the Sun family. However, he had been in western Fujian for a generation, so he was proficient in western Fujian dialects.

The Sun family is a big family, and the generations are clearly divided. Even if the side branches like Sun Tingheng are of the same surname, they should call adult men from the main veins of the family "masters".

Chen Xi asked roughly and knew what was going on.

The Sun family was targeted by the Guangdong Provincial Government Office, and both people and goods were detained. It has been more than half a year since then, and the wealth and goods have naturally been empty. What is particularly worrying is that people are still detained and cannot be redeemed. The Sun family has spent thousands of taels of silver to deal with it.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "I didn't expect that in a small place like Wuzhou Prefecture, there are also large families like the Sun family who can use thousands of taels of silver to clear the situation."

Sun Tingheng said earnestly: "Mr. Governor, you are in the court with high authority. I wonder if it's good to clear my master. The Sun family must be grateful. The villain kowtowed you here."

After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Chen Xi did not come forward to support him, but just smiled reservedly and said, "You are so respectful to me. I believe you have seen my yamen. Is it so dilapidated that you think I am qualified to send people from the yamen of the vassal state?"

"But, you are always an official..."

After all, Sun Tingheng has always lived in a small place and doesn't know much about the officialdom. He speaks quickly and says whatever he thinks.

Of course, the Sun family cannot know that half a month ago, in the Fujian Provincial Administration and the Second-rank Office, even a right-rank officer was pulled down by Chen Xi to "sincerely commit suicide." Chen Xi's office is small, but his power is the largest in the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi.

Chen Xi smiled but said nothing, but Tang Yin pulled his clothes and said, "Sir, why don't you... move over and take a look? I'm really not used to living in the backyard of the governor's yamen."

Sun Tingheng seemed to have been reminded, got up from the ground and said diligently: "Mr. Governor, my second master has set up a yard, just wait for you to come and get on the bed..."

Looking at the eager gazes of Tang Yin and Sun Tingheng, Chen Xi touched the itchy part of his body, and finally nodded and said, "The official will move over and discuss this matter carefully."

It is rare for someone to invite him. Chen Xi has really made Chen Xi so hot these two days. The bedroom of the governor's yamen has been uninhabited for many years. Following Chen Xi's entourage, he needs to take care of the huge courtyard. How can he take care of Chen Xi's room? Chen Xi lived in a moldy room and was very miserable. This time, he happened to go out for a "**" time.

Since I came to invite me, I should always arrange it more luxuriously, and there is no need for beauty, but scenery such as wine, food, pavilions, towers, etc. is essential.

Chen Xi was going to go to the Sun family. In addition to Tang Yin, there were two brothers from the carriage and horse gang. The remaining entourage had to stay to take care of the governor's yamen.

When we got outside, the Sun family specially prepared a carriage to pick it up, but the carriage was very simple, and the carriage was four bamboo poles that supported a rain cloth, which was ventilated everywhere.

"No need, I just ride a horse."

Chen Xi didn't want to take the Sun family's carriage to the meeting. He couldn't fully trust the Sun family now and rode his horse on his own. If there was danger, it would be convenient to slip away.

The Sun family had been taking root in Cangwu County for a long time. They knew that the city was not in good condition. The entourages actually held sticks, but they were all placed on the ground before, and Chen Xi did not see them.

After walking for about two quarters of an hour, I almost walked through the opposite city, from the south to the north of the city, and arrived at the villa prepared by the Sun family for Chenxi. Sun Tingheng said: "Mr. Governor, please come in. The girl and servants inside are ready-made. Just rest, and the villain will inform the second master."

Chen Xi got off his horse and entered the gate under the guidance of the Sun family servants.

Chen Xi looked up and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed... Is this a damn human being?

To say that the courtyards of large southern families are basically of the nature of a turret, just like the Hakka people's earthen buildings, which are mostly built to prevent local rebellious armed forces and bandits from attacking.

The biggest advantage of this kind of earthen building is its high defense and its walls are very high and thick, just like a city. When you enter the door and close the door, it is difficult to attack outside.

Chen Xi has read the local county annals and knows that there were border rebellions in Wuzhou Prefecture in the first few years. The rebels once captured the Cangwu County, and the city was looted. The buildings like the streets were basically robbed by the rebels, and such earthen buildings were relatively safe.

There is no such thing as a main hall in this kind of earthen building. It is a circular building with a patio in the middle of the yard. It is surrounded on all sides like a school teaching building, without corridors, and ladders connect each floor, room and house.

There are two ancient wells in the yard. Even if the earthen building is surrounded, as long as there is enough food stored inside, you can hold on for several months or even one or two years.

Entering a room near the patio on the first floor, it is elegantly decorated. Each room is a bedroom with full furnishings, with tables, chairs, benches and benches, and bedding is all fine cloth, which is very clean. The only pity is that there are no windows, which gives people a very depressing feeling.

Chen Xi thought to himself that living here is the same as going to jail, it is not as good as my government office.

There are candlesticks on the table and oil lamps on the walls around it, making the room brightly lit.

As soon as Chen Xi sat down, a girl ordered her to bring in tea, but she couldn't compliment her with a slim nose and small eyes. Fortunately, she had a Hakka accent: "Master, use tea."

It was rare to understand. Chen Xi nodded with a smile. The girl was a little shy and turned around and walked out of the room quickly with the tea stool.

Tang Yin had a cramped smile on his face: "Shen Zhongcheng, can't he fall in love with you?"

Chen Xidao: "Brother Bo Hu, you have a family and a room, this is a joke."

Speaking of "having a family and a family", Tang Yin looked dim. He and his wife were separated for a short time and are now alone. Poor that he is known as a romantic and talented man, but he has no children. He has also been completely clean by his ancestors. Although he is a juren, he has cut off the imperial examination. Now people see him like they see evil stars. Except for a few friends, no one wants to get close to him. He cannot even teach others because no one wants to be a student of a cheater in the imperial examination.

"I'll go down and choose a room next door and I'll sleep." Tang Yin was already drunk too much, and Chen Xi mentioned the sad things again, so Yixing Lanshan went out.

Not long after, Chen Xi was about to bring people back to the governor's office, but the door opened again, but Sun Tingheng came with the second master of the Sun family.

The second master of the Sun family also looked in his forties and was not tall, but he looked much richer. As soon as he came in, he knelt down to Chen Xi and saluted: "Caomin kowtows him."

"Get up and talk." Chen Xi raised his hand and said.

"Thank you, sir."

The second master of the Sun family stood up and saw Chen Xi's age clearly. When he saw Chen Xi's casual clothes, his expression slightly sluggish, and he seemed a little disappointed. When he saw those officials, he was wearing majestic official uniforms. Wherever he went, he was a group of yamen men to open the way. He beat drums and drums and wished that everyone in the world knew that he was an official and had a very stylish look. Chen Xi looked very "humble". At the age of time, Chen Xi was just a young man, without even looking at the momentum.

The second master of the Sun family first reported his name, which is also from the Ting generation, and is called Sun Tingyun. The words said above were like bitter water, and he basically repeated what Sun Tingheng said before.

Chen Xi heard that he hadn't finished speaking, so he waved his hand to stop him and said, "Your Excellency, what do you want me to do?"

Sun Tingyun hesitated and said, "Caomin wants to ask... to clear the matter with the vassal officials."

"dredge?"

Chen Xi smiled and asked, "Do you speak vernacular?"

Sun Tingyun was in business and was used to dealing with the government. He quickly asked Sun Tingheng to bring a cash box, opened it, and said, "Mr. Governor, there are twenty taels of silver patterns in it."

For ordinary people, it is not a small amount of money to sell twenty taels of silver at a time, but your Sun family, a local gentry, said that they were preparing a villa for me, but they took me to such a broken yard that was not clear. They were so embarrassed to say that it was more comfortable than the governor's yamen? Now I will give me twenty taels of silver to help you clear it. It is obvious that I despise me!

You spent more than a thousand taels of money to clear the relationship before, but the Sun family suddenly became poor?

Chen Xi didn't mind helping the Sun family while inquiring about the truth of the local area, but now it seems that the Sun family doesn't take him as a governor too much, so the Sun family probably concealed something about the Sun family's grudges with the yamen of the governor... They can't even get the correct information, so what's the reason for help?

"Where are the silver, you can take it back." Chen Xi waved his hand, "I won't bother you much. After I go back, I will write a letter to Guangzhou Prefecture. All I can do is to help. Goodbye."

After Chen Xi finished speaking, he went to the next door to ask Tang Bohu to go back to the governor's office together.

He is not used to living in a dilapidated yard, but he is even less used to living in such a kind of earthen building. At least the name of an official is the name of an official, and even if there are any bandits, they dare not attack them easily, but living in this ghost place may not be necessary. If the bandits take a fancy to the Sun family's money and come to the door, wouldn't they be considered a traitor?

After Chen Xi pulled Tang Yin up and stuffed it into the carriage outside, Tang Yin still muttered: "Shen Zhongcheng, this place is actually good. There will be no rats at night. If you light mugwort, there will be fewer mosquitoes."

Chen Xi said angrily: "There is no mugwort in the yamen? There were rats in the first two days, but the rat hole has been blocked in the past two days, so it has been quiet for a long time, okay?"

After all, Tang Yin "worked" with Chen Xi. Chen Xi couldn't stay there, so he had no choice but to take a carriage and go back to the governor's office with Chen Xi.

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On June 29th, Xie Yuner and her party arrived in Wuzhou, while Shen Mingjun and his wife did not follow the team, because the Shen family was splitting up, and Shen Mingjun and his wife were handling affairs at home and would not go to Wuzhou for the time being.

Xie Yuner, Lin Dai, Xie Hengnu, Yin Wen and 6 Xier were also riding in a carriage. Xie Yuner and Lin Dai suffered the most bumps in the past two years, so they adapted. Although Yin Wen and 6 Xier complained, they still gritted their teeth and persevered. To be honest, the hardest one is Xie Hengnu, who has never traveled far away since they arrived in the capital.

The journey from the capital to the canal was flat, and later he took a boat and had a husband to accompany him. At that time, Xie Hengnu was in a better condition. However, after separation in Nanjing, Xie Hengnu was lonely and helpless. He changed boats and the mountain road was rugged. Especially after staying in Tingzhou for a while, he set off again. He took a boat from Tingjiang to land in Shanghang and then rushed to Wuzhou Prefecture, crossing mountains and ridges along the way, which made her miserable.

"Brother Seven..."

When Xie Hengnu saw Chen Xi, tears filled his eyes. If it weren't for being in front of others, she might have hugged Chen Xi and started crying.

The little girl was not even walking steadily. Obviously there were blisters on the soles of her feet. Because of the official roads in Lingnan, many places were inconvenient to drive, so she could only get off and walk. The little girl had never suffered such hardship.

Finally waiting for his family to come, Chen Xi was very happy. He had asked someone to clean up the governor's office long ago and asked Xie Yuner to help him arrange it. Then he accompanied Xie Hengnu into the room.

Now the little girl finally couldn't help but leaned against Shen Xi's arms and kept sobbing.

"Jun'er, do you regret coming out with me?" Chen Xi felt a little distressed.

"No." Xie Hengnu looked at him, "It's just that Brother Qi is not here, I... I'm a little scared to sleep at night. There are so many wolf..."

At this time, the south has not yet been completely opened, and there are many wolves in the wilderness. Most of the stations in Lingnan are leaning against the mountains. You can often hear the howls of wolves when you stay at night. This pair of a daughter raised in the boudoir of the capital was too difficult for her.

"Okay, okay, isn't this coming? If we don't separate from each other in the future, I will love you very much." Chen Xi pinched Xie Hengnu's Yao nose.

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