In order to solve the congestion of passenger ships, some officials' yamen runners first collected the ship tickets. This speed has indeed accelerated. Li Qing's boat gradually approached the shore like a snail. The pier in Yibin County is paved with bluestone, and it is like a staircase. The river water beats the bluestone and splashes white foam. The shore is full of people coming to pick up relatives and friends from all over the place. Hundreds of carriages are crowded in a narrow aisle, and more than a dozen yamen runners maintain order on the spot.

"Is this ship Lord Li Zhubu from Chengdu?"

A yamen runner stood in a corner of the shore, shouting loudly at Li Qing's boat with his mouth in his hands.

"Yes! Yes!" Zhang Wang replied in a panic.

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately put a few hooks on and dragged Li Qing's boat aside. The two wharfs were on a pedal. Five or six men were waiting on the shore. When he saw the boat docking, he immediately ran on the boat. The leader looked at several people on the boat, but he saw that Gao Zhandao was the oldest, with long beard and white face, and had a bit of official appearance. The young man beside him, although his bones were wide and extraordinary, he was a little younger after all. He was probably the personal bodyguard of the chief clerk. After thinking about it, he walked straight to Gao Zhandao and bowed and said, "In Tang Sheng, the county magistrate of this county, Li Zhuzhu has worked hard all the way."

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"Mr. Li is young and handsome. He is so young that he serves as the chief clerk. It shows that he has outstanding abilities and his future is limitless!"

Since the Tang County Magistrate recognized the wrong person, he has said this sentence no less than three times. He is a strong man in his forties. He is a native of the village, a veteran, with a purple face, a hooked nose, and a sharp-eyed look. But today he was surprised. The person he mistakenly thought the chief clerk was just a bodyguard, and he thought that the person who was the bodyguard was the real chief clerk.

Tang Sheng praised the compliment, but thought to himself: "I didn't expect that the person Li attaches so much importance to is so young. It seems that the Hai family is also a fool, and he fell into the hands of a young boy who was not dry twice."

Regarding Li Qing, the appointment letter in the official document said that he was capable and capable, benefiting the villagers, so he was recommended as an official, but the news behind the official document was more accurate and comprehensive. This man was born as a businessman and was jointly recommended by the Jiannan Jiedushi and Jiannan Interview Envoy, and the court was guaranteed by the Sining King of the Sining in the Court. The Ministry of Personnel approved it in just one month. This rare efficiency immediately attracted widespread attention in the officialdom of Nanxi County and even Jiannan Road. Li Daofu immediately sent a secret letter to Tang Sheng, ordering him to keep an eye on Li Qing.

"Haha! County Magistrate Tang is polite. Before Li Qing landed, he condescended the commander Tang is here to pick him up in person. He is so ashamed!"

Tang Sheng smiled and said, "It's almost dark, and the chief clerk is exhausted all the way. He should have let the chief clerk rest early, but somehow, when I saw the chief clerk Li, I felt familiar, like an old friend I haven't seen for decades, and I want to get close to each other. My brothers and I have prepared a small amount of wine tonight. I hope Chief clerk Li will not push him."

When Li Qing heard his words, he cursed in his heart: "I am only twenty-five years old this year. You went to see a ghost decades ago!"

He also socialized and said with a smile: "Okay! It's just a chance to meet my brothers."

Yibin County is not big, built on a low hill beside the Minjiang River. Behind it are rolling mountains, Laojun Mountain, Qixing Mountain, Longtou Mountain, Guandou Mountain, surrounded by mountains, lush forests, large areas of original forests are endless, and there are many indigenous people living in the mountains. A semicircular city wall surrounds the county town, and the houses in the city are densely built and are filled with needles. Since most of the houses are made of stone, the whole city has a gray-white tone. Occasionally, some black brick and wood buildings are dotted in it, and a two-meter-wide stone road crosses the whole county. This stone road is called Hengjie, which is Zhuque Street in Yibin County. However, the shops on both sides of the street are deserted. You can occasionally see a restaurant or inn, and at the end of Hengjie is the county government.

Li Qing's residence was opposite to the county government. On the other side of Hengjie, several carriages slowly stopped in front of a half-old mansion. This was an empty house. It was originally the ancestral home of a wealthy businessman. After the wealthy businessman moved to Chang'an, he gave the house to the county.

Li Qing jumped out of the carriage and looked at the house in the afterglow of the sunset. This place will be his home in the future. From the outside, although the house is older, it is still large and can live in the people he brought. A white wall was obviously just brushed, and he could still twist the undried lime with his touch.

"Although the house is older, it is quite spacious and suitable for Master Li to live in. I ordered someone to clean it a few days ago." After saying that, County Magistrate Tang bowed and smiled, "Magister Li is resting first, I will pick you up tonight."

Seeing him walking away, Lian'er came over and asked quietly, "Young Master, are you really planning to have dinner with him tonight?"

"I actually don't want to go, but they invited me kindly, so it wouldn't be better if I don't go."

Li Qing smiled, but was a little surprised. Lian'er's tone seemed to disapprove of herself. She never asked about her relationship. What was wrong today? Li Qing couldn't help but look at her, but saw a faint sense of worry in her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"Young Master, be careful. When I was at the dock just now, the yamen runners who came to pick us up seemed to be a little disagreement with the yamen runners on the dock. I saw that a few of them were still glaring at each other. There was something strange here. The young master said at the first time that he didn't understand the situation. He should be cautious when he was having a meal later."

Lian'er was as careful as her hair, and she found some clues. She saw that the county magistrate Tang seemed to be too enthusiastic. She was no longer the kind of politeness she should have when she first met. She couldn't help but worry for Li Qing. After all, he had never been an official and might not know that the officialdom was in danger.

The yamen runner didn't see Li Qing, but after hearing Lian'er's words, he smiled slightly in his heart. Could it be that he would be involved in the official struggle again?

"No, I'll be careful!"

He waved his hand and smiled at everyone, "Everyone, take the things in first."

After entering, I found that the house was very large, with three entrances. Each entrance was separated by a courtyard wall. In front was a guest room and a room where the servants lived. In the middle was a small courtyard. A century-old osmanthus planted in each corner. On the front of the yard was a living room, on both sides were wing rooms, and behind was an inner house. There was an exquisite small garden in the most wonderful inner house. The yellow forsythia flowers in the garden were already blooming. I think the original owner was quite elegant.

Li Qing was looking at a strange stone. Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him and smiled and said, "Do Xiaoyu like this place?"

"Young master, I like it. This place is much better than the old house in Langzhong." Xiaoyu's face appeared in front of him with a pear blossom and dew.

Xiaoyu is one year younger than Lian'er, but she is taller than her and develops faster than her. She is already a graceful girl. Although she is also a little mentally, she is still much worse than Lian'er's mature and skillfulness.

Li Qing stepped forward and touched her earlobe and smiled, "What! Didn't you get twisted off?"

Xiaoyu's face turned slightly red, and suddenly remembered the purpose of this, and said in surprise: "I almost forgot that we didn't bring any grain and rice. What should I do for today's supper?"

"Just let Sister Lian'er take you out for food, where is she?"

"Young Master, I'm here!" Lian'er hurried over and frowned, "Not only supper, the quilts they prepared were wet and dirty. How can you sleep at night?"

Li Qing smiled and did not answer.

"I have asked Zhang Wang and Lao Yu to go there for a long time, but I'm afraid I can't buy it. There are few shops along the way, and it's much deserted than our Yilong County."

While talking, Zhang Wang and Lao Yu came back empty-handedly, and they really didn't buy bedding.

"What! Can't you buy it?"

Zhang Wang said with a frustration: "Miss, this Yibin County is a bit weird. We went to several shops, but there were no bedding."

"How could this be? Bedding is a daily household item, so how can you not buy it? Maybe you didn't find the right place."

"No, they said that daily necessities are not profitable, and Yibin County has no need to sell them, so they have to buy them in Nanxi County."

"Not only that, the prices here are very high." Lao Yu, who was standing aside, said angrily: "We were hungry and wanted to buy a few steamed buns. One steamed bun in Chengdu is only sold for one cent, but the steamed buns here are small and they even cost three cents each."

"There is also the price of rice. The price of rice in Chengdu is 30 cents, but it costs 40 cents a dou here. The other things are at least 20% more expensive than Chengdu."

"What's going on? Can Yibin's income still exceed his success?" Li Qing felt a little confused.

At this time, the servant sister-in-law Song Mei ran over and shouted: "Master! Master! Someone is sending bedding outside."

The bedding was sent by a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper. All of them were freshly covered with fine linen, with nearly twenty beds. When he saw Li Qing being surrounded, he rushed forward and bowed: "My master is afraid that the adults will not sleep well at night, so he ordered me to send some bedding. He asked me to tell the adults that he was going to go to the dock to welcome him, but a businessman went to Nanxi County temporarily. Please forgive me!"

"Who is your master?"
Chapter completed!