Fang Xiaoyue was naturally not that small-minded, so she was about to enter the city. However, Inspector Lu did not catch the criminals. Instead, he shamelessly followed the carriage on a mule, saying that he wanted to introduce Mr. Fang to the local customs and so on.
Fang Xiaoyue had nothing to say. He was a local official after all, and he was just passing by, so it was not easy to offend him.
But just when Fang Xiaoyue sat down on the second floor of a certain restaurant and was about to taste the local delicacies according to Lu Feng's introduction, she saw an official wearing a mandarin duck official robe hurriedly climbed to the second floor and looked around.
, and walked over with a happy face.
Lu Feng also introduced him hurriedly: "Mr. Fang, this is Mr. Jingfang, the official head of the county's parents."
"Lord Lu, I'm very complimentary. How dare I call myself the official of my parents in front of Lord Fang?"
The county magistrate hurriedly smiled and said: "I have seen Fang Xianzhuan in Changjing. I didn't know that the distinguished guest was coming, so I missed the opportunity to welcome him from afar. I want to atone for my sin."
"I didn't expect that Mr. Fang is my family. When I came to your place, I borrowed flowers and offered them to the Buddha. Everyone took their seats."
After some pleasantries, the three adults took their seats.
The county magistrate there hurriedly called the restaurant owner and ordered some extra dishes and a few jugs of good wine, saying he wanted to have a good drink with his family.
I have to say that this county magistrate is also a wonderful person. He established a relationship with Fang Xiaoyue in just a few words and continued his family tree.
Fang Xiaoyue was a little surprised to find that the two of them were actually somewhat related.
To be precise, Fang Xiaoyue's great ancestor was Fang Changjing's heavenly ancestor!
In other words, Fang Xiaoyue's great-grandfather was Fang Changjing's great-uncle.
Fang Xiaoyue's grandfather is Fang Changjing's great-uncle.
Fang Xiaoyue's father who passed away long ago was Fang Changjing's great-uncle, and Fang Xiaoyue himself should be considered Fang Changjing's uncle.
This kind of seniority ranking should be correct, because Fang Xiaoyue's family tree from his grandfather to himself can be called a single generation of three generations. Therefore, his family tree fell into his hands and was placed in the drawer of the desk in the study room at home.
inside.
When he first came down, he looked through it several times when he was free and bored. Because of his excellent memory, he remembered the entire family tree clearly.
It's just that after so many generations, it's impossible to say how close the two are to each other.
In fact, Fang Xiaoyue had never even had contact with several of her great-grandfather's brothers and sisters or even their descendants, let alone Fang Changjing, who was more distantly related.
If I had to do the math, this is almost right out of the fifth server.
The five services refer to the blood relationship from the great ancestor to one's own generation and then to the great-great-grandson.
There is a saying in Daze country that you must wear five clothes to get married.
To put it simply, if Magistrate Fang has a daughter to be married, then Fang Xiaoyue can marry her because it is not within the scope of the fifth server.
To put it bluntly, this kind of relationship cannot be called distant relatives. They are not considered relatives. They are just related by blood.
But this magistrate Fang was so good. After counting his seniority, he immediately shamelessly called Fang Xiaoyue his uncle.
You know, Magistrate Fang is already in his forties. If Fang Xiaoyue's father had not died yet, he would still be thirty-six years old now, even younger than Magistrate Fang.
If Fang Xiaoyue were placed in the position of County Magistrate Fang, he would not have the shame to call him uncle.
Cunning, flattery, shameless and other titles were given to Magistrate Fang in Fang Xiaoyue's heart.
In fact, even Inspector Lu on the side was a little stunned.
Of course, Inspector Lu was in a humble position and did not dare to say anything. He could only sit aside and eat the food. At most, he would say congratulations and raise a few glasses of wine.
After being drunk and full, Magistrate Fang invited Fang Xiaoyue to stay at the county government office.
In his words, when his uncle comes to visit, his wife and son at home all want to come to see him.
In short, Magistrate Fang's mouth is really powerful. After saying a few more words, Fang Xiaoyue seemed to be unreasonable even if he wanted to refuse. In desperation, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
When we rode a carriage to the county government office together, Magistrate Fang learned that Zhang Yuanming was Fang Xiaoyue's cousin, and he immediately praised him.
The general meaning is that Uncle Zhang has a strong back and a strong waist. He is a good man at first glance and will definitely be able to make great achievements in the future. He praised Zhang Yuanming so much that he flew into the sky, but he didn't know whether Zhang Yuanming would fall down.
Of course, Fang Xiaoyue was not very disgusted with the county magistrate.
After all, he had seen a lot of the situation in Wangling County along the way.
Regardless of whether the county magistrate likes flattery or not, Wangling County is still well governed, especially since there are many merchants in the county, and there is no bullying of good people on the streets.
As far as governing a country is concerned, Magistrate Fang is already qualified.
When we got off the bus at the gate of the county government office, Inspector Lu said goodbye and left.
After all, according to County Magistrate Fang, the following is equivalent to the scope of a family banquet.
Inspector Lu was an outsider at this time and there was no way he could get involved.
The county government office in Wangling County is much shabbier than that in Kuangluo County.
This is not surprising. Although there is no such thing as a government official not repairing a government office in Daze Kingdom, the county magistrates will not renovate a county government office if it is not necessary.
Magistrate Fang and his family live in the backyard of the county government office.
Magistrate Fang invited Fang Xiaoyue and Fang Xiaoyue to sit in the living room, and then called all his family members out.
Magistrate Fang’s wife is still serving her parents-in-law in her hometown. She has a son and a daughter. The daughter is already married. The son is now twenty-four years old. He is married and has given birth to a son. He has been admitted as a scholar and is studying hard in his hometown to prepare for the future.
The provincial examination of 2018 is now invisible.
Therefore, it was his two concubines that Magistrate Fang called out to see Fang Xiaoyue.
The two concubines looked like one was in her thirties and the other was in her twenties.
The older concubine gave birth to a son and a daughter. The son is one year younger than Fang Xiaoyue and is now 14 years old. He is busy preparing for next year's county examination, of course he will go back to his hometown to take it. The daughter is 11 years old and a slim little girl.
girl.
The younger one also gave birth to a son and a daughter. The son is seven years old and the daughter is five years old.
Fang Xiaoyue felt quite emotional when she saw this family coming up to pay homage to her uncle.
This Fang Changjing is quite amazing. Every time he marries a wife, he can give birth to a boy and a girl. This ability is really impressive.
According to the custom of Daze Country, when the younger generation pays homage to the elders, the elders need to give gifts.
Fang Xiaoyue touched her pocket, which contained a dozen silver notes and some broken silver.
It's not a good idea to send the juniors away with scraps of money.
But sending the juniors away with twelve taels of silver notes made Fang Xiaoyue feel like she was insulting others with money.
So he changed his mind and asked many juniors to stand up and said with a smile: "I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring anything good. Why don't I write something in cursive as a greeting gift? I wonder where Nephew Fang's study is?"
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Fang immediately happily led the way.
However, his two concubines seemed a little unhappy.
Not to mention that the sudden appearance of a young elder is really jarring, not to mention that this elder actually wants to write a few random words and use it as a greeting gift?
Isn't this too funny?
Does he think he is Ma Fengzhi (a great calligrapher in the history of Daze Country)?
Of course, neither Fang Xiaoyue nor Magistrate Fang, who was leading the way, saw the unhappy looks on the two concubines.
When they arrived at the study, Magistrate Fang was about to get an inkstone to grind ink, but was stopped by Fang Xiaoyue.
"Cousin, go get my Wanfang inkstone."
Zhang Yuanming immediately went to the carriage and fetched Wan Fang Inkstone.
It's not that Fang Xiaoyue is arrogant. In this county government, probably no one dares to steal things from Magistrate Fang's guests.
Magistrate Fang was a little surprised when he saw the Wanfang Inkstone.
Fang Xiaoyue also knew that the news that she was rewarded with Wan Fang Inkstone by Long Live Lord at the Qionglin Banquet had not spread here yet, so she explained a few things.
Regarding this, Magistrate Fang was also very excited. This was a gift from the Holy Emperor today, and it was actually the first time he used it here. This simply made him not know what to say.
So he did not hesitate and took out a piece of fine golden ink: "Uncle, this piece of golden ink was given to me by an old man who I saved when I was traveling to Mochai County when I was young. It is said that
It has been passed down for hundreds of years and is a favorite of the great scholar Qian Qishu."
Qian Qishu is one of the more famous Confucian scholars in the history of Daze Kingdom. He is known as the three masters of calligraphy, painting and harp, so the ink ingots he collects must be top-grade treasures.
Moreover, top-grade treasures among consumables such as ink ingots are difficult to preserve for future generations.
Because those famous calligraphy and painting masters will use this ink stick after they have it. Over time, after passing it on to several people, they may use it completely.
Even Magistrate Fang used most of the gold silk ink, leaving only a small half.
In Fang Xiaoyue's eyes, this piece of golden silk ink embodies a relatively rich literary atmosphere.
Therefore, what County Magistrate Fang said must be true, because only something that a great Confucian or a literary master has carried for a long time can condense literary spirit on it.
The inkstone and ink ingots are available, but the paper is a little different. It is the paper produced by Yuezhi Paper Mill in Wangling County. It is naturally much inferior to the paper produced by Jixiang Paper Mill, the most famous paper mill in the capital, but this is already Wangling County.
The best paper in the county.
Of course, this is just Magistrate Fang's regret.
Fang Xiaoyue was not picky about this. Not to mention the most famous auspicious paper in the capital, after he came, the best paper he used was only the test papers for the imperial examination.
In his opinion, the paper quality of the imperial examination papers was not as good as the Yuezhi paper.
As for why the paper quality of the imperial examination papers was so poor, Fang Xiaoyue didn't want to investigate the circumstances.
Who knows?
What if His Majesty the Emperor requires diligence and frugality?
It must not be that the officials in the Ministry of Rites responsible for the logistics supply for the imperial examination are corrupt, right?
Afterwards, Fang Xiaoyue wrote four poems with a silver pen.
One of them is Zhao Kuangyin's poem to encourage learning, that is, the poem "Everyone is inferior in everything but reading is good." This poem was made in two copies and given to the two bastards of County Magistrate Fang, which was perfect.
The remaining two poems are miscellaneous poems describing scenery. The poems written by Fang Xiaoyue are not at a low level and can at least be ranked among the top ten in the palace examination.
After all, these two poems were given to Magistrate Fang's two daughters, and Fang Xiaoyue couldn't write other poems for fear that Magistrate Fang might misunderstand her.
However, Fang Xiaoyue injected literary spirit into these four poems, so that when he started writing, the words appeared to be condensed with white air.
Magistrate Fang, who was serving diligently on the side, was a little stunned when he saw this scene.
He is not an ignorant villager, nor is he a bookworm who just immerses himself in reading.
As a Bailihou, he still has a lot of knowledge about some ghosts, ghosts and unusual news in this world.
At least he knew that there had been many great Confucian scholars who were able to condensate Qi when writing. This was the result of the concentration of Literary Qi on words.
It is said that this kind of calligraphy has the effect of calming the mind, increasing wisdom, etc.
But most people will definitely not be able to get such calligraphy works.
Moreover, Magistrate Fang guessed that even a great scholar would consume a lot of energy if he wanted to write such a work.
Therefore, until now, apart from the imperial palace and the families of officials of past dynasties, it has been very difficult for the people to find a work that embodies the literary spirit of a great Confucian.
It was precisely this that made Magistrate Fang extremely excited.
At the family banquet held that night, Magistrate Fang frequently raised glasses and tried his best to make Fang Xiaoyue feel at home. He even gave up the master bedroom where he lived after the banquet so that Fang Xiaoyue could have a comfortable sleeping environment.
The next morning, when Fang Xiaoyue got up and had breakfast, she learned that Zhang Yuanming had practiced swordplay after getting up this morning, and had achieved a breakthrough in the Shocking Sword Technique to the level of Xiaocheng.
For this reason, Zhang Yuanming happily ate two more eggs.
After breakfast, Fang Xiaoyue was ready to set off.
The county magistrate originally planned to keep Fang Xiaoyue for a few more days, but when he saw that Fang Xiaoyue insisted on returning home early, he could only send a sum of Cheng Yi and personally accompany Fang Xiaoyue ten miles out of the county.
To say that this county magistrate is quite generous, Cheng Yi is a hundred taels of silver note.
Although Fang Xiaoyue also knows that under normal circumstances, the county magistrate's income is quite considerable, but in fact, if he is not the kind of ruthless and ruthless county magistrate who destroys the family, all year round, with the up and down management and the expenses of his own family, the balance can not be too much.
.
After all, the county magistrate not only supports his own family, but also his masters who follow him. During the holidays, he also has to give new year's gifts, holiday gifts, and birthday gifts to his superiors!
Didn’t you see that when a certain county magistrate of Daze State returned to his hometown for old age, he only had five hundred taels of silver on his body.
In short, compared to ordinary human relations, Magistrate Fang's act was quite generous.
Not to mention that Fang Xiaoyue left in a carriage. After County Magistrate Fang returned to the backyard, he called his four children over to lecture him.
The general idea is that they must keep the words given by Fang Xiaoyue.
The two concubines were a little dissatisfied with what Magistrate Fang said.
Among them, the younger concubine was probably a little too young. Fang Xiaoyue was a little contemptuous in her words: "I don't know where this uncle of the master comes from? How can he make the master so nervous? I think he is about the same age as Xuan'er.
ah?"
Hearing this, Magistrate Fang suddenly became furious. He jumped up and slapped the concubine until she was stunned. The four children were so frightened that they huddled together.
The concubine looked at Magistrate Fang pitifully: "Why did you hit me?"
"You cheap maid! How can I beat you? Privately, Fang Mingrui is my uncle. You are disrespecting your elders and disobeying your elders by making such frivolous jokes. You are disobedient and unfilial! Master Fang is the number one scholar appointed by the Holy Emperor today, and he is appointed as an official.
Hanlin Academy compilation is from the sixth grade! You are deceiving the emperor and neglecting to be promoted to the official for me!"