In the blink of an eye, Xu Chunjun and his wife have been in Chenzhou for another two years.
After the three-year term was over, the court sent new officials to take over.
Zheng Wuji, on the other hand, has to return to Beijing to report on his duties and wait for arrangements.
When they heard that they were leaving Chenzhou, the people cried and even knelt down.
Some people even wrote to Wanmin, begging Zheng Wuji to stay.
This made Zheng Wuji and his wife very difficult to leave.
But the imperial court had orders and had to obey.
The person who came to take over as the magistrate of Chenzhou was none other than Liu Zongrui, an early acquaintance of Zheng Wuji.
He is two years older than Zheng Wuji, and he is also a second-generation ancestor.
In the early years, the two of them always ate, drank, had fun and squandered money together.
In the end, they all came to terms with it.
Liu Zongrui also came to take office this time with his family papers. He has a wife, one concubine, two sons and three daughters.
Wives and concubines get along well with each other, children love each other, and it is a very harmonious family.
"Brother Zheng, you're fine, you're still so cool!" Liu Zongrui burst out laughing when he saw Zheng Wuji.
"Brother Liu, I think your style is even better than before!" Zheng Wuji patted Liu Zongrui's shoulder affectionately.
They have known each other for nearly thirty years, which is beyond comparison with ordinary friendship.
Now that we meet again in official circles, I feel very emotional.
"Brother Zheng, if you hadn't worked hard to pass the Jinshi exam, I wouldn't have had the courage to study halfway." Liu Zongrui said with great admiration, "You are really a person!"
Liu Zongrui's family also has a title. If he ascends the title, he can live a peaceful and prosperous life.
But what happened to Zheng Wuji later touched him greatly.
He also decided to look for talents and study hard, and entered officialdom two years later than Zheng Wuji.
"When I was still wandering around, Brother Liu, you had already woken up. Do you still remember what you said to me when you invited me to a restaurant?" Zheng Wuji also remembered that time and couldn't help but sigh, "You told me,
Since I have wasted so many years, I might as well change my life. Marry a wife, have children, and serve your elders.
Anyway, we have played what we should play, and we have enjoyed what we should have fun. The prodigal son will not be able to exchange for gold, let alone a good wife and loving mother at home, what more can a husband ask for."
It is said that friendship between the poor and the humble should not be forgotten. When Zheng Wuji was obsessed with lard, Liu Zongrui was the only one among his friends who said such kind words to him.
So Zheng Wuji always remembered it and was always grateful.
"Yes, yes, I did say that." Liu Zongrui nodded, "At that time, shops all over the capital did not dare to give you credit, so you had no choice but to wander on the street, and I saw you."
Back then, Xu Chunjun's training of his husband was a good story in the capital.
To this day, many people still speak out.
"Ashamed, ashamed. Thinking about what happened back then, I break out in a cold sweat in the middle of the night." Zheng Wuji laughed at himself, "Brother Liu, you are much better than me. You are not as ridiculous as me."
"That's why you are so admirable." Liu Zongrui said, "How many people can truly change their minds in a thousand years?"
"I couldn't be more relieved that you come to Chenzhou. With you here, the people don't have to worry." Zheng Wuji was very pleased. Chenzhou was the place where he had devoted his efforts. Of course, he hoped that his successor would be a good official.
"Brother Zheng, do I dare to walk around without you as I'm walking in front of you? The people of Chenzhou are so reluctant to leave you. If I'm too far off, I won't be punished by the superiors, I'll just be drowned in the spit of the people."
Mr. Liu shook his head and smiled again.
Liu Zongrui is not a fool, of course he knows what he should do.
How many pairs of eyes are staring at this place, and after the local people have experienced parents like Zheng Wuji, it is not something that ordinary people can do.
What's more, if he couldn't make political achievements in Chenzhou, Zheng Wuji wouldn't let him go.
He is not the kind of faint-hearted official who is eager for quick success and quick gains and only wants to line his own pockets. He is also ambitious and ambitious.
The two families had a meal together in the government office. After the handover was completed, Zheng Wuji left Zhengzhou and returned to the capital with his family papers.
On the day they boarded the ship, Zheng Wuji deliberately chose to leave before dawn.
But all the people in Chenzhou came to say goodbye.
The farewell team was hundreds of miles long.
Zheng Wuji and Xu Chunjun bid farewell to each other in tears. This land is thick and I don’t know how long it will be before we see each other again.
It's early autumn now.
Zheng Wuji's family of four sat on the boat, watching the dawn break across the sky.
Fang Fei is three and a half years old, and her second daughter Aluan, whose name was given by Queen Cen Yunchu, is also over one year old.
Xu Chunjun is still pregnant with a baby, which has been more than four months.
Fang Fei is still so lively, and will chatter non-stop whenever she is awake.
Ah Luan has a more stable temperament and is more like Xu Chunjun in every aspect.
Zi Ling gave birth to another son, who is already two years old.
"Last month, I received a letter from home, and An Nuan gave birth to another son." Xu Chunjun said with a smile, "Looking back at our Fang Fei and Aluan, she was jealous again."
Both daughters were in Zheng Wuji's arms, and he coaxed the younger one to sleep.
"I don't know if this baby is a boy or a girl," Xu Chunjun looked down at his belly, "If it's still a girl, wouldn't you be a little disappointed?"
Zheng Wuji wiped the crab paste from the corners of his sleeping daughter's lips and said, "What's there to be disappointed about? Why does it have to be a man when you can hold her in your arms?"
"It's a pity that my brother-in-law is going to work abroad." Xu Chunjun sighed, "We just returned to Beijing, and my sister and the others are leaving again."
Zheng Yuelang's husband, Li Kaiyan, was upright and capable. He was promoted within a few years of entering the officialdom.
The imperial court appointed him to serve in Suizhou, and he was afraid that he would not be able to come back within three to five years.
"At least we can meet again." Zheng Wuji said, "If we miss it, there is nothing we can do."
When a person is in an officialdom, he cannot help himself.
There are so many relatives and friends who have gone through ups and downs in officialdom and have not seen each other for ten or twenty years.
"My third sister has also left." Xu Chunjun said, "I left Beijing on the fifth day of this month and I won't see you again.
When they returned to Beijing, we went to Chenzhou for the second time, which was also more than 20 days later, less than a month. This time when we went back, they left again."
"Should we catch up with uncle's birthday when we go back?" Zheng Wuji asked, "Have you prepared the birthday gifts?"
"Do you still remember?" Xu Chunjun smiled, "You're ready."
"I should be able to rest for a while after returning to Beijing. If you don't want to be bumpy, just walk around the city and I will accompany you." Zheng Wuji said.
"Everything has been business as usual in the bank these past few years, and everything in the mansion is fine. After I go back, I have to hold a banquet to thank Shopkeeper Yi and the others." Xu Chunjun said, "Then we can talk about other things."
"Yes, after all, it's the housekeeper who has more to worry about." Zheng Wuji smiled, "I still only care about eating, drinking and having fun."
At this time, the autumn shadows on the river bank, the formations of wild geese, the green skies on both sides of the river, and the scorching maple leaves are so refreshing and refreshing to watch.
