Although he called it chattering, Bai Chen did not leave after all. Instead, he followed Wei Hao to Wuya County.
First, he visited the county magistrate Xiao Tianmin and received a gift, which was also a Qi-tonifying and requiem elixir refined by Xu Yisun.
After a brief exchange of greetings, we went to visit the arithmetic assistant Chen Guwi again.
On the way, Bai Chen was a little confused: "What does the county magistrate mean?"
"After I was slaying demons in Shijia Villa, it was Xiaoxian Cheng who gave me the convenience of my position and allowed me to hire a high-ranking official as my assistant. He could not have done it, but he did it. How could he not think about this? mutual affection?"
"Well...that makes sense."
Bai Chen nodded, "Is this what people often say, 'it's convenient for others'?"
"Yes. It is convenient for Xiaoxian Cheng to help me with his duties, and I return the favor. This is called coming and going. In this way, if it is convenient again in the future, he can trust me, and I can trust him."
"It makes sense."
He took the "Itchy Scratcher" and patted it in his hand, "I used to spend money, but I never thought of this..."
"..."
Wei Hao thought to himself, you might as well spend money. Who doesn’t want to spend money?
Aren't we, Wei, short of money?
When they arrived at Chen Guwi's office, Wei Hao told his disciples. Seeing that it was Wei Hao, the disciples immediately led Wei Hao in and said, "Ms. Wei, Shijia Villa is getting better now. Yesterday, he even paid for renovations in the county. The dormitory we study in is all in your name."
"How dare you, how dare you..."
Menzi smiled from ear to ear: "I have a nephew who is studying in the county school. He originally lived in Datongpu, but now it needs to be renovated into partitions, and the mosquitoes will be reduced a lot. This is all thanks to Mr. Wei, who exterminated the demons. What a move."
"It should."
He was polite, and when he arrived at Chen Guwi's office, he happened to be taking a rest. When he saw it was Wei Hao, he immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Why did Zuo Baihu come to Wuya?"
"Assistant Professor Chen."
Wei Hao saluted, and then said, "It was just a temporary appointment by Wang County Zun of Wuchao County, and he has resigned now."
The two chatted for a while. Chen Guwu was curious about the defense battle of Wuchao County. Wei Hao did not hide anything and briefly explained the situation of the battle.
Although he was making an understatement, Chen Guwu was not ignorant. He was frightened when he heard it. In the corridor outside, a group of officials and servants also listened curiously. When they heard the important part, they all exclaimed in surprise.
"My God, there are so many demons and monsters, which I have never heard of. Such battles were only seen in the border areas in the past. How could Wuchao County be like this?"
When Chen Guwi heard Wei Hao casually talking about how many crabs and snakes he had killed, his back felt numb, but he also admired Wei Hao's courage.
"Elephant, why don't you take up military service?"
"I still have some unfinished business. I will decide my future after passing the exam."
"Well...that's fine."
Nodding, Chen Guwu didn't ask in detail. He was a teaching assistant in Wufeng County and knew that Wei Hao was a person who was fond of fighting against injustice. Before he slayed demons and demons, he was a man who helped the strong and supported the weak in the countryside.
If he must win the exam, then it is no longer a monster, but a local matter in Wufeng County, so he can't talk too much.
As soon as the conversation changed, Chen Guwu said: "This time the rural arithmetic test was conducted by Ge Shangji."
The so-called "Shangji" refers to the chief official of statistics, finance, auditing and verification. Generally, the government has a "Shangji", so it is also called "Ji Xiang".
"Who is Ge Shangji?"
I am an arithmetic major, and I know all the previous question makers. In eight of the last ten years, there have been two questions with the surname Ge.
One is Ge Gehong from Gyeonggi Province, and the other is Ge Gejun from Gangmi Province.
"It's Mr. Ge Xianggong."
"Well……"
Wei Hao nodded, and immediately knew what was going on. He clasped his fists at Chen Guwu and said, "Thank you, Assistant Chen, for your guidance."
The elder Mr. Ge is Ge Hong, and the younger Mr. Ge is Ge Jun.
The two have different question-writing styles. The former has a wide range of questions, while the latter has questions that are close to real life.
It probably has something to do with the different places where I work as an official.
"It would be nice to be helpful to the elephants."
Chen Guzhu admired Wei Hao very much and knew that he was quite capable in arithmetic. It should not be difficult to pass the Mingfu Examination.
After bidding farewell to Chen Guwi, he bought dried fish at "Ganzhulou" and went to the granary to visit "Master Xuan". Gouzi also greeted his adoptive father and talked about his recent encounters. Xuanmao said: "You will
If you cause trouble outside, don't mention my name."
"Father, why is this?"
"If you commit a crime, are you going to implicate me?"
"..."
The dog whined aggrievedly, thinking that he was a well-behaved little black dog, how could he get into trouble?
But the adoptive father said so, and out of filial piety, he agreed.
But when he saw his adoptive father taking away the dried fish from "Ganzhulou", he felt aggrieved: if it was a disaster, he said not to mention his name, but if it was a good thing, he took it away...
As for the "Orange Fox Country", I didn't visit it.
After all, Wang Zhaixing had resigned and left, and when he returned to the country, he was already an outsider.
Forgetting each other in the world, we will meet again if we are destined.
After hearing about the matter in Wanya County, Bai Chen curiously asked on the way: "The teaching assistant is just a humble official, so why bother with so much trouble? Can't we just ask someone to give me a gift?"
"There has always been a shortage of good teachers in the Mingfu Department. There are only two or three talented people in each county's Mingsu Department every year. Assistant Professor Chen is a foreigner and is willing to go to Wufeng County to teach. He has not done anything perfunctory. This is a very noble character. I
If we continue to disrespect him, how can we expect anyone to continue to teach seriously in the future?"
"Ah this..."
Bai Chen was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "That makes sense!"
"Furthermore, I am a scholar after all. It is impossible to know who the person who asked the questions in the provincial examination is. But Assistant Professor Chen is different. The news he overheard is not that easy to find out for me. I can't go looking for it.
Can the county magistrate ask? What happened?"
"Yes, yes, that makes sense. It turns out there is still this calculation. It's really not that simple..."
The more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. Bai Chen was so happy that he said, "Brother-in-law, it is indeed right for me to ask you to be the teacher of the Bai family."
"When did I become your teacher in the Bai family?!"
"Just take it as such, I'll give you the money anyway."
Bai Chen said, "I'll cover all your food and drink expenses from now on."
"The way you talk reminds me of a friend."
"who?"
"Is it possible that you still recognize him? His name is Chen Mengnan, he is..."
"It turns out to be Brother Chen?!"
"??????"
"I went to Wufeng County for a visit and even had a drink with him. It was he who told me about his brother-in-law's deeds in detail, which made me very excited. He is such a good man, and my sister is just the right one for him."
"..."
Wei Hao was confused. He didn't understand, how could Chen Mengnan... know this dragon?!
Then when he heard Bai Chen talking about when he went to Wufeng County, Wei Hao was speechless. No wonder this guy knew Chen Mengnan. It turned out that they were friends from the world who spent money together in the popular land of Zeze...