Magistrate Fu is about to leave or be promoted, so naturally many people in Luojiang County will go out of the city gate to see him off.
The main reason is that his official reputation is not bad. Even if ordinary people complain about the "expensive" city entry fee, at least there will be no other too complicated taxes.
For example, Magistrate Fu only repaired the county government office once after he moved to the county government office.
So when Magistrate Fu Gaosheng left, the people of Luojiang County were still a little reluctant to leave, but deep down they were more worried, not knowing what kind of person the next magistrate would be.
Man Bao took Mr. Bai's carriage to the county seat early in the morning. He didn't even have to enter the county seat. After exiting the mountain road, turn right and you'll find the official road. A little further on, you'll find the Wuli Changting Pavilion.
Many people gathered there to bid farewell to Magistrate Fu.
In addition to county officials, there are also more local squires.
As a large landowner in Luojiang County, Mr. Bai of course also came to bid farewell to Magistrate Fu.
Man Bao knew it, so he took his carriage over. Bai Shanbao couldn't help but be curious, and asked Mr. Zhuang for a day off.
When Mr. Bai saw it, he also felt that his children should see more of these scenes, so he also asked for leave from Bai Erlang, and he brought the three children here alone.
Well, there are also some earthen rituals prepared by Manbao.
He didn't know what it was anyway.
Man Bao asked the coachman to move down the two sealed jars. She worked hard to hold one jar, while Bai Shanbao helped to hold the other jar, and then went to find Miss Fu Er in the Fu family's carriage.
Qiuyue had been looking around, and when she saw Manbao Yile, she immediately waved to her, and the two parties met successfully.
Man Bao put down the heavy jar and handed it to Fu Wenyun, "It's full of sugar. I've sealed it. You can open it when you want to eat."
Then he dug into the cloth bag again and took out a large bag of candies wrapped in oil paper, "For you to eat on the road."
Fu Wenyun couldn't laugh or cry, "How much does this candy cost?"
Man Bao waved his hand generously and said, "It doesn't cost any money, I just gave it to you."
She said with some reluctance: "If you leave, it will be difficult to eat my sweets again."
They will also have to reduce one business in the future.
Man Bao felt very sorry.
Fu Wenyun also regrets that she has very few friends, and she doesn't know if she can make friends like Man Bao in a new place.
Fu Wenyun looked at Qiuyue.
Qiuyue immediately took out a box from the car and handed it to Manbao. Fu Wenyun smiled and said: "There are four handkerchiefs inside, which I made by myself. I give them to you as a thought."
When Man Bao opened it, he saw that the white handkerchief was embroidered with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, while in the corner were embroidered the word "Yun" and the word "Man".
This was the first time Man Bao received such a gift, and he was overjoyed.
She collected the box and nodded: "I like it very much. When you get there, be sure to write me a letter. I will also write to you."
Fu Wenyun nodded fiercely, "Definitely!"
Fu Wenxuan, who was on the carriage, looked out of the window and couldn't help but laugh when she saw the two of them saying goodbye. "Okay, where did you come from with so much to talk about? Get in the car quickly, we are about to set off."
Up ahead, Magistrate Fu also said goodbye to everyone one by one, and was getting into the carriage and preparing to set off.
Man Bao reluctantly said, "Take care along the way."
Fu Wenyun nodded repeatedly, got on the carriage, pushed her sister aside, stuck her head out of the window and waved goodbye to Man Bao, "When I write to you, you must reply to my letter."
Man Bao waved his hand fiercely.
He happened to glance at Master Zhang's book here and frowned. He glanced at his eldest daughter with hatred and whispered: "Can't you learn from others?"
Mrs. Zhang didn't say anything. She glanced at Man Bao and then looked away.
Of course she also knew Man Bao. It should be said that all the young daughters and sons of officials in Luojiang County knew the Zhou brothers and sisters.
They sell delicious candies, and even their grandmothers and mothers know them, especially Zhou Lang and others, because they often buy yams, ginger cubes, etc. from them.
It's not an expensive item, but it's fresh and delivered to your door.
We were all strangers at first, but after buying a lot, we became acquaintances over time.
So in Mrs. Zhang's eyes, Man Bao is just a farmer's daughter who does some small business at home. Why should she learn from her?
Man Bao watched the carriage go away, then sighed.
Bai Shanbao couldn't help but glance at her, frowned and said, "You were not so sad when I went to Longzhou."
"But you will come back. Sister Fu may not return to Luojiang County again."
Bai Shanbao thought the same thing.
But he didn't have many friends, and he didn't have any friends to travel far away, so he couldn't empathize with her.
He looked around, then whispered into Manbao's ear: "We'll talk to my uncle about going to the county town later."
"What fun things are there in the county?"
"I don't know, but it's definitely more fun than in the village."
Man Bao thought so, so he nodded, and together with Bai Shanbao looked at Bai Erlang who was standing aside obediently.
How could something like this be left out without him?
When Mr. Bai finally finished speaking to all his friends, the three children also murmured to discuss the matter and stood on a united front.
As soon as Mr. Bai turned around, the three little heads that were close together immediately separated, and then they all looked up at him innocently.
Mr. Bai walked over, reached out and touched the heads of his silly son and Bai Shanbao, and said, "Let's go home."
Bai Erlang immediately said: "Dad, it's not very far from the county seat. Let's go to the county seat to buy some things."
Mr. Bai asked, "What to buy?"
“Buy books!”
Mr. Bai glanced at Bai Erlang, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want to buy it?"
Bai Erlang nodded without changing his expression, "Dad, I want to buy a copybook for copying."
Bai Shanbao nodded repeatedly and said: "Cousin, Mr. Erlang said that Erlang's calligraphy is not good and he needs to practice more. I have seen him practice calligraphy, but he didn't follow the copybook. It will definitely not look good when he practices it by himself, so I still have to buy a copybook.
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Mr. Bai perked up and immediately said: "There is a copybook at home. Son, what calligraphy do you want to practice? Dad will find it for you."
"Ah?" Bai Erlang couldn't help but look at Bai Shanbao.
Bai Shanbao said: "Cousin, those copybooks of yours are very valuable, Erlang will definitely not be willing to use them."
Man Bao added on the side, "And he may not like it. You have to choose the copybook you like. Only if you are happy when practicing calligraphy, you can write well."
Mr. Bai began to think deeply, "Erlang doesn't like reading and writing. Is it because the copybooks at home don't suit his liking?"
Bai Shanbao and Manbao turned to look at Bai Erlang seriously, and Bai Erlang could only nod his head.
Bai Shanbao said: "Don't worry, cousin. When he buys a copybook that he likes, we will call him when we practice calligraphy. As for the calligraphy, it will be better if he writes more."
Mr. Bai nodded with deep understanding, and immediately smiled and said: "Okay, let's go to the county seat now. Erlang, besides buying copybooks, what other books do you want to buy?"
Bai Erlang always felt that he had fallen into a trap, but he had no evidence for the time being, so he could only shake his head in fear, "No, I don't want to buy the book anymore..."
Mr. Bai nodded, "I should buy some more books. There are still a few books at home. We will go to the bookstore to take a look later. We need to buy some more pens and inks. It would be better if we have good inkstones."
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Bai Erlang didn't know why, but suddenly wanted to cry.