Magistrate Yang still has a lot of time when he is not going to the countryside. Now is the time for spring planting. The grain seeds, farm tools, etc. that need to be distributed in the early stage have been distributed. Now it is review, so there is nothing busy.
Luojiang County is not like Huayang County, where cases come up every three or five days. There is rarely a dispute here every ten days and half a month. As long as it is not a major case, Magistrate Yang likes to accumulate half a month's cases into one day for adjudication.
Everyone also likes it very much. I want to go to the ground. Who is so free to come to the church every day?
Therefore, Magistrate Yang returned home early today as a matter of course.
Just after lunch, a group of people began to look forward to Magistrate Tang's arrival soon.
Magistrate Yang drank tea calmly to appease them, "It won't be that fast."
But thinking about Tang Zhihe's impatience, he calculated the distance from Yizhou City to Luojiang County and said, "If we hurry up, we'll be there in about an hour."
Man Bao: "So fast? We have to walk all day."
"You are riding in a carriage. He is riding a horse, so it is naturally faster."
As a result, as soon as they finished talking and drank a cup of tea, Magistrate Tang arrived in a hurry, but his hair was a little messy.
He followed Wan Tian in and didn't notice Ms. Cui. He just nodded to Man Bao and the others and then complained to Magistrate Yang, "The wind is too strong. Let me get some hot water for me to wash up first. Right?"
Yes, I haven’t had lunch yet. It’s been three hours since I left the house at nine o’clock.”
Magistrate Yang was still holding the tea quilt without saying anything, but Mrs. Cui had already stood up and quickly ordered, "Go to the kitchen to prepare hot water for Mr. Tang."
Then she turned to him and smiled: "Whatever my cousin-in-law wants to eat, I'll let the kitchen prepare it now."
Only then did County Magistrate Tang see Mrs. Cui. He was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing, and he quickly saluted, "They're younger siblings, I'm sorry. I'm so rude."
He blamed Yang Heshu again, "You too, my brother and sister are here, why don't you introduce them to me?"
Yang Heshu finally put down his teacup, looked at him speechlessly and said, "Did you give me a chance to speak? As soon as I came in, I couldn't stop talking." He pointed at the three Man Bao who were standing aside and said, "They can't even interrupt.
Talking."
Yang Heshu waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go and wash up first."
Then he said to Mrs. Cui, "Just let the kitchen prepare whatever you want. He won't choose."
Magistrate Tang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I won't choose. My brothers and sisters can prepare whatever they want."
After Magistrate Tang finished speaking, he turned around and left. Wan Tian led him to wash up.
As soon as he left, Man Bao was finally able to speak. She turned to Bai Shan and said, "Horse riding is one-third faster than a carriage. We will also ride horses in the future."
Bai Shandao: "I have no problem. I have been learning riding skills for half a year. Can you do it?"
Man Bao calculated his little treasury, gritted his teeth and said: "I will also buy a horse, and I will also learn to ride a horse."
Bai Shan was excited, "I'll teach you."
"No, you haven't been learning for a long time. I asked Daji to teach me." After saying that, he turned to Daji and said, "Daji, can you teach me to ride a horse?"
Daji smiled and nodded, "Miss Man, if you want to learn from the younger ones, please teach me."
Bai Erlang was silent and didn't speak. Bai Shan kicked his feet and asked, "Don't you want to learn?"
"I learned it in school."
Man Bao said: "Ask your father to buy you a pony of your own. Then when we return home from Yizhou City, we can ride back together."
Bai Erlang struggled and said: "I prefer riding in a carriage. If you have never ridden a horse, you don't know. It's not comfortable at all."
He glanced sheepishly at Magistrate Yang and Mrs. Cui who were standing aside, then moved closer to Man Bao and Bai Shan and said, "Not only does it hurt your butt when riding a horse, the wind also hurts your face and your eyes."
Man Bao looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan said: "I think it's very good, very exciting and very comfortable."
The two were at loggerheads for a while, and Man Bao didn't know whose opinion was more important, so when Magistrate Tang came over after freshening up, Man Bao asked him, "Master Tang, do you think it's better to ride a horse or ride a car?"
County Magistrate Tang blinked and looked at Magistrate Yang, seeing him sitting with a smile on his face and showing no intention of answering his questions. He glanced at Bai Shan and Bai Erlang who were also looking at him, and he had a vague guess in his heart.
So he grinned at Manbao and said, "Of course it's better to ride a horse."
He sat down at the table and asked, "Do you feel the ride is bumpy?"
Man Bao nodded.
"That's right. Riding a horse well means walking on flat ground without the bumps of a carriage. Moreover, riding a horse is faster and more comfortable than riding a car. Naturally, riding a horse is better."
Magistrate Yang laughed so hard that his tea bowl shook. He suppressed his laughter and put down his tea bowl, and said to Magistrate Tang, "Okay, aren't you hungry? I've prepared something for you."
After saying that, the servant brought two plates of vegetables and a bowl of noodles. Cui smiled sheepishly: "It's a bit crude, so my cousin-in-law doesn't mind."
"Brothers and sisters are so polite," Magistrate Tang said with a smile, "I can't eat such good food at home. It would be great if your cousin could give me a bowl of noodles."
Man Bao here was already determined to learn to ride a horse, and even whispered to Bai Erlang. When he looked up and heard their different voices, he felt very strange, "Are all four of your families related?"
Magistrate Tang just smiled and lowered his head to eat the noodles, but Magistrate Yang explained her confusion very carefully, "It doesn't matter, the aristocratic families are married to each other, and almost every family has relatives. Let's talk about it one by one.
, I don’t know how many days the discussion will take, so we can just call them by the ones we are closest to.”
Why can't Magistrate Yang remember that Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Tang are cousins? Because the cousins are a bit distant.
Cui's grandmother and Mrs. Tang's Wang's grandmother were both from the Lu family, so they were cousins.
And this is still a simple relationship. If we really count the seven aunts and eight aunts in the family, we might be able to figure out the generation gap between Yang Heshu and Cui.
Mr. Zhuang hasn't taught them the clan genealogy yet, but she occasionally heard Bai Shan mention some. She was stunned for a moment and then nodded. She felt that their aristocratic family had more relatives than their old Zhou family, and they had more relatives than their Qili Village.
complex.
While Magistrate Tang was eating noodles, Man Bao and Bai Shan Bai Erlang propped their chins and stared eagerly. Ms. Cui felt that this was not good, so she asked the three of them if they wanted to go to the garden to play in the garden to relieve their appetite.
The three of them shook their heads together, stared at Magistrate Tang and said, "We are waiting for Magistrate Tang to eat."
Magistrate Yang smiled and said: "Let them wait, they will be restless when they go out."
Ms. Cui smiled and asked, "I can tell. Are they looking for their cousin-in-law for something?"
Magistrate Yang nodded, but did not explain what was going on. He only said: "Let them go, by the way, it's your nap time, so you should go and rest first."
This was also Magistrate Yang's lunch break time, but seeing that he had no intention of moving, Ms. Cui paused and left. Magistrate Tang and Man Bao quickly returned the favor and watched her leave.
Magistrate Tang ate very quickly. After eating, he wiped his mouth and said, "Let's go to the study."