Chen Chou was stunned: "This..." Subconsciously turned to look at Zhang Ping, and was meeting Zhang Ping's eyes. Zhang Ping's eyes were gone, and there was no expression on his face.

The high-ranking prefect in the hall said again: "Don't worry about food and accommodation, the government will arrange it yourself. The salary should be enough for you."

Chen Chou said dizzyly: "But the student..."

Gao Zhifu said again: "After three years, you can go to the scientific examination. If you still fail, you can still stay in office. If you have achievements during your term, our office may recommend you without worrying about your future."

Chen Chou felt countless little stars flying in front of his eyes, flashing: "Students...students cannot..."

Magistrate Shao quickly stopped him: "Chen Sheng, Master Chen is really caring about your talent. Don't refuse humbly, otherwise even the county and Lord Zhang will persuade you together."

Chen Chou looked at Zhang Ping again, and Zhang Ping lowered his head and stood there, but he didn't even look at him. Chen Chou's head was confused for a moment, and he could only stammer: "Student, students, thank you for your kindness. Students have received this grace and don't know what to do. Can adults allow students to reply in two days?"

Magistrate Shao looked heartbroken: "You are really..."

Gao Zhifu smiled and said, "Well, my mansion never likes to force others. I just have this statement. You can think about it yourself and reply to this mansion tomorrow."

After Chen Chou left, he returned to his house and closed the door and wandered around the room. In the evening, because the prefect and the elders in the county were chatting and sharing dinner. The irrelevant people were not required to accompany him, Zhang Ping came back and Chen Chou trespassed into his room: "Brother Zhang, why do you say I refuse the prefect so that I can not show his face and not implicate you?"

Zhang Ping's eyes flashed and he lowered his eyelids: "You should agree."

Chen Chong said anxiously: "Brother Zhang, do you think I can't see it? The magistrate doesn't know where he dislikes you. He uses the smugness to cut you. I want to take advantage of this, who am I going to become?"

Zhang Ping looked at him deeply again: "But, it's an opportunity."

Chen Chou stamped his feet: "Ghost opportunity! I, Chen Chou, will never get opportunities by stepping on my friends! Three years later, I will be on the scientific exam openly and the gold list is the opportunity I earn."

Zhang Ping's eyes flashed, and he seemed to be saying something, but he swallowed it without saying a word.

Chen Chong turned around for a while, and saw that Zhang Ping didn't look like a single fart, he became more anxious and simply knocked him out of the door.

It was almost dark and it seemed like it was about to snow again. Chen Chou got into a restaurant and ordered three plates of side dishes and a pot of warm wine. He drank it himself in the corner of the lobby on the first floor. After two or three cups, he was filled with sorrow and became more and more worried. He picked up a chopstick of belly and couldn't help but sigh. When he was distracted, he suddenly heard someone say, "Young Master Chen? It happened to be."

Chen Chou turned his eyes in a daze, but saw several clerks from the county yamen house and workshop bowing to him. Chen Chou hurriedly stood up and said, "A few adults are here to have a drink too? Buqi will ask this table to sit down."

The people laughed and said, "Don't disturb Mr. Chen?"

Chen Chou said, "How could it be that some adults are willing to sit? It's my honor." He was polite again. Several people sat down at Chen Chou's table, and Chen Chou added exactly four. Chen Chou called for a friend to add food. Several people said, "If you can't do it, how can we eat one of Mr. Chen?"

Chen Chou said: "This is the rule for those who come first. Several adults have taken good care of Chen on weekdays. If they refuse, they will look down on me." After snatching the menu, ordering the dishes and asking them to take the wine to warm up, the clerks were polite again.

After the food was ordered, Chen Chou asked again: "How many adults have not eaten in the county government?"

The Tang clerk in the ritual room often helped in the file library and was most familiar with Chen Chou. He replied, "Oh, the prefect is going to have dinner, how can we be blessed to attend? Then he came out to eat."

Chen Chong's expression was dizzy when he heard the word "Magistrate". Fortunately, the newly added wine was put on, and it happened to be a bit off the conversation. The guy simmered the wine and brought a big round warm pot, which was divided into four grids, and the charcoal fire below was simmered, and stewed with lamb, big bones, various meatballs, mushroom slices, bamboo shoots, vegetables, etc. The lamb was cooked and could be eaten now. Several clerks said, "This is good, it's just for cold weather." Chen Chong asked the store to take four raw eggs, smash them into a bowl, add chopped green onion and crumble the cilantro, and stewed the stewed hot bone soup, and said, "This was learned from several friends in Yanhuai when I was in Beijing. At that time, there was no broth. Add some salt and boiling water to rinse it. It would be very warm to eat it. Eat a bowl first to warm your stomach and then eat it. It's best to eat wine."

Several clerks tried to drink a few sips, and they all said, "Excellent." "Young Master Chen is really good at eating and is very thoughtful. County Magistrate Zhang is really like a tiger with the help of Mr. Chen."

Chen Chou felt nervous again.

Several clerks continued to say, "Yes, Mr. Chen has joined the fate of the prefect today, and we should celebrate!" "The prefect has always cherished talents, and Mr. Chen will definitely have a bright future." "So will set off with the prefect? ​​Or stay for a while?"

Chen Chou said nothing. Tang Shuli said, "I think Mr. Chen is reluctant to part with Lord Zhang. But if he has a good opportunity, he should also seize it. If Mr. Chen misses it, Lord Zhang will feel guilty."

The other two clerks also said: "Yes, the county and prefecture city are not too far from Yiping. I want to ride a fast horse, and I will arrive in one or two days. It would be a pity if I don't seize such a good opportunity."

"Besides, the prefect has already said in the hall. If Mr. Chen does not respond, he will inevitably let down the prefect's intention of cultivating."

Chen Chou knew in his heart that this time the prefect entrusted him to take Zhang Ping. If he really refused, Zhang Ping would not be able to live a better life. He held the wine glass and smiled bitterly: "Thank you, sir, come on, do it."

The next morning, Zhang Ping got up and circled around the yard for a few times. Chen Chou was not seen. He pushed open his door and saw that the bedding was folded neatly. There was a book called "The Legend of Mei Mei" on the table. There were two letters below, one of which was written to Zhang Ping.

"Brother Zhang: I missed the complicated words. I thought about it. It was not appropriate to stay here. It was not easy to disturb your dream in the middle of the night, so I left without saying goodbye. I borrowed a horse in the stable and bought it. I left some money. I don't know if it was enough. If it wasn't enough, I will pay you back. I want to go around first, or recently, or wait until the next department is approaching. If I return to Beijing, I probably still live in Xiaomazi Lane. You can find it. If I don't go to the capital for the time being, I will also send you a letter. I have rejected the letter from the prefect. I have compiled it, and I said that the elders in my family are seriously ill and rushed back. I will hand it over. I have been in Yiping for free during this period, and I will eat and live for free. With my previous life-saving feelings, I owe you, and I can't even pay back my life. I said I feel that I am polite. I can't help you at this time, so I can only wait for the next day to meet..."

A few pages of thin paper were written in a hurry, and the handwriting was slightly sloppy. There was also a blue purse on the corner of the table, which was what Chen Chou used on a daily basis, and there was half a bag of silver coins inside.

Zhang Ping held the letter and said nothing in the servant's panic gaze. The thick clouds were as heavy as lead, and snowflakes fell silently.

When Gao Zhifu heard that Chen Chou had left, he nodded slightly: "My family was ill and rushed back in the snow. He values ​​filial piety very much in this life."

County Magistrate Shao said: "It's a pity that the adults have lost a talent."

The Gao Magistrate smiled and said, "The court will definitely value it. Isn't there still a scientific examination in three years? Our government is optimistic about the future of this life." He glanced at Zhang Ping again, "After Chen Sheng left, how should you compile the county annals?"

Zhang Ping said: "The officials will continue to work on the work."

County Magistrate Shao hurriedly said: "The officials will select another person to assist the county magistrate Zhang, but his talent may not be as talented as Mr. Chen."

The Gao Magistrate nodded slightly: "The county magistrate Zhang will do his job first, so there is no need to stand here to delay official duties." Zhang Ping then left.

The county magistrate Shao and other subordinate officials accompanied Gao Zhifu to inspect the countryside in the snow. The yamen was immediately empty, leaving only two or three old yamen runners with inconvenience to see Zhang Ping enter the file library like a lonely soul.

After the inspection of the Gao Magistrate's Office, the magistrate Shao had dinner with the magistrate and rested in the yard. When he returned to the yamen, it was already late at night. The magistrate Shao did not forget to ask where the county magistrate Zhang was. The old yamen runner replied that the county magistrate Zhang would go back to his house in the evening. The direction of the small house was dark without any lights. Zhang Ping was always frugal, and the lanterns under the central corridor of the yard before going to bed were about to be turned off. It seemed that he had already fallen asleep.

The snow was very thick. At the third o'clock in the morning, the Gao Gong clapped the documents under the lamp and was about to pick up another book. The door sounded softly, and the attendant outside the door whispered: "Sir, the distinguished guest you are waiting for is here."

He stepped back and stayed far away in the yard. A dark shadow flashed into the door. Gao Zhifu stood up, and the black shadow pulled open the thick scarf covering his face: "The magistrate is really good at doing things. He asked you to take care of the individual, but he was scared by you and ran away overnight."

Gao Zhifu bowed: "Mr. Deng, the subordinate is frightened. He really obeyed the order of Lord. He took special care of him. Somehow, he actually ran away. The young man now has an unpredictable temper."

Deng Xu untied the heavy cloak with a hood: "Old Gao, come. I don't know what you did in the county government? I only asked you to take care of Chen Chou, which one would let you control the screen? You're better, lift one, step on one, and don't run away?"

Gao Zhifu giggled and said, "Isn't this for more reasonableness? Otherwise, the officials would not find any reason to praise Chen Sheng."

Deng Xu patted the snow on the cloak and threw it on the back of the chair: "Grand Tak laughed happily. When the person ran away, what should I do? You pay me one?"

Gao Zhifu said: "Okay, the official will lead the horse now and learn from Xiao He. He will never give up until he catches the person he likes."

Deng Xu waved his hand: "Forget it, sooner or later, let's do it for now. Do you think I'm joking with you? It's really important."

The Gao Zhifu nodded: "In this life, I have been involved in the case of the three officials being tried by the Grand Secretary Wang and Lord Liu in the capital. I have heard of it a little."

Deng Xu raised his eyebrows: "It seems that Gao Daren has been working hard on Zhang Ping."

Gao Zhifu smiled and said, "The emperor has a very beautiful person who is sent to Xiaguan to rule Xiaxian County. How dare he neglect it? Xiaguan said, why would Tao Shangshu's beloved disciple be given to the small county magistrate by the imperial order? It turned out that he was to assist Lord Deng in investigating the case."

Deng Xuran said, "What this temple is going to investigate has nothing to do with him. He is indeed the county magistrate."

Gao Zhifu said: "If you don't ask, the subordinates won't say much. But why did that screen come to Lan Jue? When I saw him, he spoke up with Lan Jun, as if he was proud of this. Tao Shangshu and Lan Jue, hehe, this path is a bit awkward."

Deng Xu said: "I will not say much about your love, hate, and love between you and Mr. Lan."

Gao Zhifu was amazed: "Mr. Deng is used in this word. It makes Xiaguan sweat a lot on the snow day. But everyone was very angry that day and they were bothered by each other. You can just write a copy of my book, and I will just give you a discount. The resentment may be a bit, and I dare not touch others."

Deng Xu sat in the light shadow and said with a smile: "Yes, it is said that Mr. Lan and Censor Liu are even more unfavorable. Mr. Gao has a better relationship with Censor Liu, right?"

Gao Zhifu made a gesture to raise his sleeves and wipe his sweat: "Mr. Deng is very proud, but the subordinates cannot afford to form a clique. The subordinates are not very familiar with each other. The subordinates Liu and the Minister of State Lan are not very familiar with each other, but Liu will say a few more words when they meet. After all, the subordinates have never submitted a memorial about the Minister of State Liu... When the same class was in the same class, the two of them didn't have much contact with others. The Minister of State Lan was completely two people back then, and the Minister of State Liu has always had that kind of temperament. He was not very familiar with him in the same year."

Deng Xu touched the short moustache on his lips: "Yes, I heard that both of them had a good relationship with the same surname Gu back then. Are you familiar with this person?"
Chapter completed!