Chapter 242 The fifth brother-in-law reunited after a long separation
Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan both felt that the voice that stopped them sounded familiar.
But they don't have many acquaintances in Zhoucheng.
Fortunately, Xue Qingshan has a few old friends and comrades-in-arms.
But Qin Shaoyou came to Zhoucheng for the first time and had no acquaintances here at all, so who could it be that not only knew them both at the same time, but also called them so affectionate?
Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan looked in the direction of the sound with doubts.
I saw a few people wearing scribes' robes standing on the street not far away. Beside them, there were also servants carrying lanterns to serve as guards.
Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan are both very discerning. One look at these people and they know that they are all officials.
One of them, a thin scholar in his thirties, was overjoyed when he saw Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan turning their heads.
He first confessed a few words to the friends around him, and then walked quickly towards the two of them, smiling as he walked: "It's really you. I saw that they looked very similar, so I called out tentatively, and it turned out that I didn't recognize the wrong person."
Qin Shaoyou felt that this person looked familiar, and he should be someone the original owner knew, but in a hurry, he couldn't remember the other person's name and identity.
However, when Xue Qingshan saw this person's appearance, he was shocked at first, and then overjoyed: "Lao An? An Xiucai?"
The scribe smiled even more happily: "Haha, it's just me."
At this time, Qin Shaoyou recalled this person's identity.
The man nicknamed 'An Xiucai' was his fifth brother-in-law An Mutong.
When the fifth sister married An Mutong, he was still a poor scholar studying in Luocheng.
However, Qin Daoren and Fifth Sister took a fancy to his character and did not mind his family background.
After the fifth sister got married, Qin Daoren gave An Mutong a lot of support. Later, An Mutong passed the exam and Qin Daoren used connections to help him get a job as a teacher in a school in the city, so that he could teach while supporting the family.
, while continuing the scientific examination.
Five years ago, An Mutong passed the examination and passed the provincial examination. With the help of the same year, he found a job in the prefecture city, so he moved to the prefecture city with his fifth sister.
But two years ago, the family asked someone to deliver a letter to the fifth sister. When the person came back, he said that An Mutong's family had moved away. As for where they had moved, he could not find out.
As a result, the contact with the fifth sister's family was severed, which made Qin Daoren and Qin Li sad for a long time.
Unexpectedly, I would see An Mutong again today, and it would be here in Zhoucheng.
So what happened to the person who sent the letter two years ago saying that An Mutong and his family had moved away?
Did the messenger make a mistake and they didn't move at all?
Or did they go and come back again, and later return to the state capital?
Qin Shaoyou's heart was full of questions.
He and Xue Qingshan came forward together, and after greeting An Mutong for a few words, they spoke out about these issues.
An Mutong looked surprised: "Two years ago? At that time, I must have just passed the Jinshi examination and was waiting for the appointment in the capital, so I took your fifth sister to the capital. No, when your fifth sister was leaving, there was
It was sent to you by someone. Why, didn't you receive it?"
"No." Qin Shaoyou shook his head.
"Most likely the person who delivered the letter encountered an accident on the way, so he failed to deliver the letter." Xue Qingshan speculated.
This situation is not uncommon, especially in today's chaotic world, so Qin Shaoyou and An Mutong nodded in unison, agreeing with this guess.
Xue Qingshan looked An Mutong up and down and said jokingly: "So, Lao An, you are a Jinshi? Ouch, then I can't call you An Xiucai from now on, I have to call you Master Jinshi."
When An Mutong was still in Yizhou, Xue Qingshan had a good relationship with him and would often help him. They were also used to joking between them.
An Mutong glared at him and said angrily: "Get out of here, have I ever called you Mr. Banner?"
Xue Qingshan laughed loudly.
Qin Shaoyou said: "Fifth brother-in-law, you still don't know? The third brother-in-law is no longer the general flag, he has been promoted to a hundred households."
When An Mutong heard this, he immediately raised his hand towards Xue Qingshan: "Oh, it turns out that you are now the master of a hundred households. I have met the master of a hundred households."
Come on, let's hurt each other.
The smile on Xue Qingshan's face froze instantly, and he looked very embarrassed.
Seeing this, Qin Shaoyou hurriedly helped to relieve the siege and asked: "Fifth brother-in-law, why are you back now?"
An Mutong let Xue Qingshan go and replied: "I was elected as the magistrate of Mianyuan County. I just received the appointment last month and rushed back all the way non-stop."
"Mianyuan County?"
Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan looked at each other.
Is it such a coincidence?
When An Mutong saw the two people's reactions, he was a little confused: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan did not hide anything from him, and briefly and concisely told An Mutong about the previous cases in Mianyuan County.
After finishing, Xue Qingshan warned seriously: "Lao An, when you arrive in Mianyuan County, you must be more careful. After all, the Black Lotus Sect caused trouble there not long ago. Although a group of people were arrested and killed afterwards, there must be more.
The remnants of the Black Lotus Sect exist, and we must prevent them from causing new troubles."
After An Mutong heard this, he was amazed: "I knew about the case you mentioned before I came here. But I didn't expect that you would actually solve this case. In this way, I can become the chief of Mianyuan County."
The county magistrate also has some relationship with the two of you... Zi once said: Fate is wonderful and wonderful. It is really so!"
Qin Shaoyou looked stunned: "Have you ever said this before?"
An Mutong coughed and said, "That's not the point. The point is that you, Shaoyou, actually became the chief flag officer of the Demon Suppression Department. Your fifth sister will be very happy when she knows the news. And Qingshan, you actually
If you become the official of the Hundred Households of the Demon Division in Luocheng Town, you will be able to take more care of Mianyuan County in the future."
Xue Qingshan responded: "This is natural." Then he asked in confusion: "But, Lao An, how could you be elected as the magistrate of Mianyuan County?"
There is a reason why he asked that.
Although the Great Xia Dynasty did not have the requirement of "people from the south should be appointed to the north, and those who are appointed to the south", there was also a rule that "no officials should be appointed within five hundred miles of their hometown". In most cases, officials from other provinces were even appointed.
An Mutong smiled and said: "Why not? Have you forgotten? Although I studied in Luocheng, I am not from Luocheng."
Only then did Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan remember that An Mutong was indeed not from Luocheng. His hometown was in Baishi County, Bacheng, more than five hundred miles away from Luocheng and Mianyuan County.
An Mutong went on to say: "Actually, the magistrate of Mianyuan County this time was originally someone else, but later someone suggested that Mianyuan County had just experienced a great disaster and that someone who knew the local situation should be appointed.
Only in the past can we stabilize the situation, so I was chosen..."
Qin Shaoyou and Xue Qingshan nodded simultaneously, so it made sense.
An Mutong added: "I originally planned to stay here in Zhoucheng for a few days to sort out relationships with old friends and future colleagues in the officialdom, and then set off to Mianyuan County to take office. I passed through Luocheng on the way.
When the time comes, I will take your fifth sister home so that she can meet her parents and siblings after a long separation. Unexpectedly, she will meet you two here tonight."
Having said this, he paused and asked suspiciously: "So, what are you two doing in Jincheng? And why are you here?"