Chapter 212 New Officer

Five miles from the north gate of Yizhou, next to the official road is the post station. On the ground not far from the post station, there is a octagonal pavilion of ten and a half meters square, with an old plaque hanging on it, with three words "Qiguanting".

In the Guanting Pavilion, more than a dozen officials in refurbished uniforms looked at the direction of the official road and were waiting for the newly appointed Taoist master. In Shandong, Dongyan Road may be because of its remoteness, the territory under its jurisdiction is not large. It has two prefectures and five counties and one garrison: Zhilizhou, Yizhou, Sanzhouju

Prefecture, Tancheng County, Fei County, Yishui County, Mengyin County and Rizhao County, and Andongwei Office.

Today is the first day of March. According to the notice from the Governor's Office, the new Dongyan Road was appointed today, so these officials all set off in the early morning and arrived at the Yizhou Post Station early.

Because Yizhou magistrate You was drowsy due to the sun, someone heard someone say, "Here, come!"

The old county magistrate quickly stood up straight, rubbed his dizzy eyes with his cuffs, and looked at the official road in the north. Where was the shadow of a horse? He thought he was deaf and blurred, so he heard someone behind him, "It's Ye Zhizhou who has arrived!"

The visitor was Ye Fu, the governor of Yizhou. He did not sit in a sedan chair as usual, but rode a horse to the south. He wore an official uniform and walked side by side with an official.

It was just by chance that it was too noon now, and the shadow of a convoy appeared in the north. When Ye Fu was about to get closer, except for the garrison Tian Qian, who was the same level as him, and Yue Xiben, the magistrate of Yi Tan Hai Gan, everyone else stood up. After Ye Fu turned over and dismounted, Tian Qian and the other two stood up.

Ye Fu did not greet his colleagues first, but instead took a step sideways and gave way to the officials who came along with him.

Everyone was surprised because the man looked only young, wearing a lapis lazuli, and embroidered with snow geese on his chest. He was actually a fourth-rank official.

The one who came was Cao Yong and Cao Daotai, who took office. Although he signaled Ye Fu to go with him, Ye Fu still took a step back and followed him.

When he walked to the reception pavilion, Ye Fu saw that everyone had not reacted yet, he stepped forward and introduced to everyone: "Dear colleagues, this is Lord Dongyan Dao Cao, whom Master Long Sui!"

The guard of Andong, Tian Yan, had already recognized Cao Yong. Yue Xi, the magistrate of Yi, Tan, Hai and Gan, was a bannerman, had a more lively news. The two of them looked unsurprising, and they both bowed and bowed to their superior Cao Yong.

The others reacted a lot slower, and they all sighed. Shangguan Wei was too young. Since he had arrived in Yizhou City a long time ago, why didn't he send someone to make a sound, which made everyone shine on the sun all morning? However, even though he was slander, he still had a very respectful face.

Some people turned their heads and looked at the carriage pedestrians coming from the north. If Ye Fu hadn't been standing beside Cao Yong, they would have thought that Cao Yong was a fake.

Everyone greeted each other, and then rode a horse and a carriage, and returned to Yizhou City in a mighty manner.

When we arrived at the newly painted Taotai Yamen, everyone surrounded Cao Yong, the chief official.

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Behind the yamen, the inner house, the main courtyard, and the upper room.

Dong Ejinghui was a little restrained and asked the two needles to measure their figures. Chu Yu said a few kinds of clothes and asked Xicai and the others to go and find the Amethyst collar.

Dong E Jinghui lowered her head and said, "My cousin's wife, you don't have to worry about it. Jinghui's clothes are enough to wear!"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "What's the point? My cousin doesn't need to be a heretic. Isn't it just for you? Even your two cousins ​​have to do it! It's okay in spring, but in April, you need to prepare more clothes for summer!"

Dong E Jinghui was very grateful. She thought that she was alone and had food, clothing and expenses from the Cao family, so she regretted it. She could also do some food, needles and thread before, but now she has the identity of a cousin, so it is not as good as she lets her do it. I think of her grandmother, because of her belief in Buddhism, she has always been indifferent to life and death, but the old man will also worry about herself.

Chu Yu saw that Dong E Jinghui was uncomfortable. Through these days, she knew that she was a soft-hearted person on the outside and hard-hearted person on the inside. She thought about it for a while and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have to worry about my cousin!"

After hearing this, Dong Ejinghui looked up and said, "My cousin's wife, please give me instructions, what's wrong with me?"

Chu Yu touched his waist and said, "Now, because of this inconvenience, your cousin and sister Amethyst doesn't let me use needlework. I have a good sister who gets married in summer and wants to give me some embroidery work!" Speaking of this, he looked at Dong Ejinghui with some embarrassment and said, "I don't have a constitution in my heart, are you too troubled to me!"

Dong Ejinghui was embarrassed to hide in the Cao family for free and eat and live for free. After hearing Chu Yu's words, she shook her head: "How could that be? But I don't know what month the marriage period is for this sister of my cousin's wife's family. We should follow the month of the wedding and make the embroidery pattern more appropriate!"

Dong Ejinghui thought about the letter from Prince Ping that she saw a few days ago. Baoya’s wedding date seemed to be scheduled for early June, and said, “Although the good day is June, it is a good day, because it is sent to the grassland, and she will leave Beijing at the end of May!”

Because since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, she married a royal family to comfort Mongolia. After hearing this, Dong Ejinghui knew it and changed her idea of ​​embroidering seasonal flowers and fruits. Because time was rushed, it was too late to embroider large items. She had no father or mother, and many things were all concerned about the blessing of all people, so she thought of embroidering a set of embroidery paintings of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemums, and she could frame the kang screen.

When Chu Yu got married, he received a gift from Cao Yi, which was a set of kang screens. Thinking that he had heard Bao Ya praise him, he nodded and said ok. Now he thought of the kang screen, and he felt a little regretful. When he liked the exquisite kang screen and was embroidered by his sister-in-law, he was always afraid that it would be broken. He put it away after a few days and did not bring it to Shandong.

After hearing this, Dong E Jinghui asked about the approximate length and size, and secretly remembered it in her heart.

At this time, I heard footsteps coming from the yard, and then Cao Song shouted in the corridor: "Sister-in-law, are you here? I'm here? I'm bringing you something delicious!"

It happened that Amethyst and Xicai and others had received something. Thinking that Chu Yu would look up in a few months, he was afraid that he would prepare some loose clothes in advance, so he came here to talk. Seeing Cao Song carrying a half-large willow basket covered with a thick cloth curtain, Amethyst couldn't help but curiously said, "Is this the delicious food that the second master brought to the princess?"

Cao Song turned around and saw Amethyst, nodded with a smile, and said with a tone of offering treasures: "Sister Amethyst, what do you think this is?" As he spoke, he opened the thick cloth curtain to reveal the red hawthorn fruit inside. It was different from what he saw in the capital. It was much larger in size, as big as a child's fist.

Chu Yu came out of the room and looked at the half basket of hawthorn fruits, and immediately felt that his lips and teeth were full of salivation.

Cao Song raised the basket to Chu Yu and said, "Sister-in-law, although this is common in winter, there are not many things right now, and I happened to meet my younger brother! Not only these, but most of them are there! People in the mountains kept it, but I only drove a donkey cart into the city today!"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "It's hard to bother you. Thank you so much. I'm just going to eat these things these two days!"

Cao Song asked Liu Lan to hand it over to Xi Yun on the side and ordered: "Come wash a few and let your sister-in-law taste it first. Why do you say it? Sour..." He grabbed his hair, thought for a while, then patted his thighs and said: "Soiry, spicy girl, yes, it's this. Sister-in-law loves sour food, so she can give birth to a little nephew!"

A word made everyone laugh and cry, and Chu Yu blushed. Cao Song also seemed to notice his misunderstanding. He laughed twice and said, "I liked to eat these before my mother gave birth to a younger brother. I met them several times! I was greedy at that time, and I ate several of them, and then I remembered so real!"

When Chu Yu saw that he was sweating on his head, he must have rushed back from outside and asked with a smile: "What do you want to eat tonight? Your brother is going to socialize with those officials. We can also eat delicious food at home!"

Cao Song thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter what else, it's just the fried scorpion. It's really delicious. If there is any food in our kitchen, let's just sell it!"

Chu Yu nodded and said ok, then turned around and asked Dong E Jinghui if there was anything you like to eat. Dong E Jinghui looked up and wanted to say casually, just in time for Cao Song to look at him with a questioning expression, and was trembling with fear. She avoided Chu Yu and whispered: "Jinghui has no food, just be as good as her cousin's wife!"

Chu Yu turned his back to Cao Song, but he didn't see his strangeness. When Zi Jing saw it, he felt secretly amused. Although this cousin was reserved, it was better in front of others. But whenever he saw Cao Song, he was like a hide-and-job. These two people seemed to be little enemies. However, when he thought of Dong E Jinghui's complicated identity, he couldn't help but sigh.

After Chu Yu asked Cao Song and Dong E Jinghui, he gave Xiyan a few instructions. She knew the taste of Amethyst, so she did not ask specifically. Anyway, with Amethyst's temperament, even if she asked, she would only pick up the food items that her masters liked.

After giving Xiyan instructions, Chu Yu asked everyone to come into the hall. Cao Song lowered his head and looked at the dusty clothes on his body, waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law and Sister Amethyst will talk first, I will go back to the yard to change clothes!"

Before Cao Song left, he heard the sound of "dongdong" drums coming from the front yamen. The loud noise of the afternoon was very rapid, which made people feel uneasy.

Chu Yu didn't know what happened, but there was a sound of drums coming from where he frowned slightly, and began to worry about Cao Yong coming.

Cao Song was also puzzled. Seeing Chu Yu showing concern, he comforted him: "When I came back just now, I saw the drums coming from the front of the yamen, and I thought it was just a decoration. I didn't expect that someone really beat the drum! It was probably a naughty boy nearby. I'll go ahead and take a look. Sister-in-law, don't worry!"

Seeing Chu Yu's face turned pale, Zi Jing smiled and said, "Even if someone beats the drum, it's normal. The old man will still have to investigate the case in the future! But the court has its own regulations and cannot sue it above the level! There are magistrates and magistrates below. If it's the old man's turn, there will be few errands!"
Chapter completed!