After leaving the government office, Lin Ji did not go to Zhongfu again, but left Xiangcheng directly.
What needs to be said has been said, and the farewells that need to be said have not been left. He has no reason to stay in Xiangcheng.
It's just that Ouyang Ke's specious words before finally left some mark on his heart.
"Logically speaking, Ouyang Ke shouldn't have said this to me anyway."
Lin Ji thought to himself.
"It's been almost a year. Ever since Gao Qunshu left, the position of the Chief of the Supervisory Heaven Division has not yet been decided. There is something fishy about this."
In the past, Lin Ji would never have thought about these nonsense. After all, it had nothing to do with him and it was not his turn to think about it.
But now that you want to be an official in Beijing, you should think more.
At the emperor's feet, a brick smashed out a place for three officials, which was not an easy place to stay.
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It was the fifth day of the seventh month in the second year of Shengyuan.
Heavy rain swept across Liangzhou.
The line of sky at the junction of Liangzhou and Xiangzhou was not bad, but hundreds of miles to the north beyond the line of sky, pouring rain had been pouring down for several days.
On the official road, Lin Ji held a folding fan over his head in a perfunctory manner.
"I have never seen such heavy rain in previous years."
Muttering in his heart, his eyes kept scanning the many common people on the official road who were going against him.
"Fellow, where are you going when it rains so heavily?" Lin Ji was curious and stopped someone and asked.
"The Liang River is flooded. We can't stay in Liangzhou anymore. Let's go to Xiangzhou."
Seeing the people dragging their families and families with them and walking with difficulty towards the south, Lin Ji's joy of returning home dissipated a lot.
Logically speaking, no matter how heavy the rain is, it will not force people to travel hundreds of miles away from their homeland and go elsewhere.
It is not that Lianghe has never experienced floods in previous years.
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a reason, so Lin Ji could only put this worry aside for the time being.
"Weird thing."
time flies.
In the blink of an eye, four days passed.
On the ninth day of July, the heavy rain in Liangzhou showed no signs of stopping.
Amidst the heavy rain, Lin Ji looked into the distance. In the distance, he could vaguely see the outline of a county town.
"Qingyang County."
No matter how many emotions there were, they were finally dissipated the moment I saw Qingyang County.
All that remains is the joy of returning home.
A smile finally appeared on Lin Ji's face, and he took a few steps faster.
Soon, he entered the county town.
Although it is raining heavily, Qingyang County is still lively.
This place is fifty or sixty miles away from the Liang River, and it is still in the middle reaches of the Liang River. New dams have just been built on the river in the past few years, so the flood has not affected Qingyang County.
People were walking on the street holding oil-paper umbrellas, and vendors on both sides also set up straw huts.
Simple, but practical.
Lin Ji deliberately slowed down his pace, feeling the long-lost tranquility.
"Boss, here are two kilograms of donkey meat." He stood in front of the donkey meat shop, salivating.
The donkey meat boss didn’t even raise his head.
"How about some sesame cakes, sir? Our donkey meat should be eaten with the sesame cakes."
"Your sesame cakes are not good, so I have to go to Lao Li's house to buy them." Lin Ji replied familiarly.
After hearing this, the boss looked up and saw Lin Ji.
"Lin Captou?"
Seeing Lin Ji, the boss's face was a little surprised, and he cut the knife a little faster.
But when Lin Ji took the donkey meat and handed over the copper plate, he waved his hand repeatedly.
"Captain Lin, we won't take your money!"
"How can anyone do business without charging money?"
"Hey, we're old friends. If you were still working as an errand in Qingyang County, we would definitely have to collect money, but how long has it been since you came back?"
While he was talking, someone came to buy donkey meat.
Seeing that the boss refused, Lin Ji had no choice but to take the money back.
Seeing that Lin Ji was about to leave, the boss said again: "Captain Lin, please come back often in the future."
Lin Ji waved his hand without looking back, taking it as an agreement.
As we walked further, people would recognize Lin Ji from time to time, and Lin Ji would greet them all with a smile, and from time to time he would even call out one or two people's names.
Not long after, Lin Ji had arrived in front of the county government office.
It was already afternoon and half of the sky was dark.
The government official at the door was leaning on a stick, his chin resting on the stick, and his head drooping from time to time.
Lin Ji looked funny.
After all this time, this guy still behaves like this when he is guarding the door.
Lin Ji still remembered how this guy used to keep watch at night, but a thief took away his money bag and went back to fight with his mother-in-law.
Just when Lin Ji was about to wake up the boy, two people suddenly walked out of the yamen.
The leader was tall, but he only had one arm, and the sleeve on the other side was empty.
The man following him had a somewhat sinister look on his face and a somewhat flattering smile on his face.
"Song Er, go back and explain this to your elder brother clearly. If he doesn't restrain himself, don't blame me for not remembering our old relationship."
"Tou Lu, you can't blame my brother entirely for this. You also know that those gamblers can't be persuaded unless they export their wives and children."
Lu Cong shook his head indifferently and said: "I don't care, if you destroy people's families and ruin their lives, do you still have a reason to open a casino?"
Song Er looked bitter, but he did not dare to refute. He nodded quickly and said, "I will tell my brother when I get back that I will forgive that boy's debt and give him a settling-in allowance."
"Yeah." Lu Cong responded and glanced at the yamen servant who was dozing at the yamen gate.
He was about to wake her up when he saw Lin Ji standing at the gate.
First, his expression froze, and then he rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
After confirming several times, he came forward in surprise.
"Boss?"
"Long time no see, you stupid guy has become the head catcher." Lin Ji also smiled and narrowed his eyes.
"Hey." The previous majesty on Lu Cong's face disappeared in an instant and turned into a silly smile.
Song Er on the side also quickly saluted: "Lin Captou."
Lin Ji nodded and suddenly reached out and grabbed Lu Cong's arm.
After a little exploration, he was a little surprised and said: "We haven't seen each other for more than half a year, why are you in the third realm?"
"It all depends on the Gui Yuan Pill you gave me at that time, boss. That pill replenished my blood and allowed me to break through to the second realm." Lu Cong explained, "After entering the second realm, I feel that my cultivation is improving every day.
It couldn’t stop rising or even stopping, and it broke through to the third level in a daze.”
"Is there such a thing?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows and investigated for a moment.
Only then did he realize that the blood in Lu Cong's body was indeed extremely rich.
"It seems that you are having difficulty breaking through in the first level because you are laying the foundation and accumulating. Yes, this is a good thing."
Lin Ji asked again: "Where is Lao Guo? What did he do when you were the head catcher? Didn't I remember that he brought all his wives to Qingyang County?"
"Lao Guo has been transferred to Liangcheng." Lu Cong said with a smile, "President Sun from Liangcheng came here not long ago, saying that he wanted to inspect talents for Liangzhou Supervisor Tiansi."