Chapter 345 Lan Huanping
"Mother, the place at the back is too small to accommodate so many of us." After a pause, he continued: "The rooms are all broken."
On the way, the little boy heard from his mother that they would live in the house behind the county government office. As for where he wanted to live, the little boy naturally had to take a look first.
Just now, he slipped to the back by himself. Seeing this, he was disappointed. The yard was really dilapidated, with weeds growing along the walls. There are several rooms in the house, but only one door is good, and there is no window paper on the window. He just touched it lightly, and the window frame fell off, almost hitting him. Even though he is young, he knows that these houses have not been lived in for a long time.
Sigh, no wonder Mother told him to be prepared to endure hardships. The conditions here are too bad, not to mention inferior to the capital, even Ancheng where they lived is much better than this.
Yu Zhi looked at the worried boy, just looking at the county government office, she knew what was going on. It is estimated that they can live in their family of three and two maids.
Uh, misstep. She only thought about the remote villages here, and was worried that she would not be able to find suitable people to use, but she forgot to consider whether she could live there. If she had known earlier, she would not have brought so many people here.
"It doesn't matter, we can expand the place if the place is small, and repair the broken house. Don't worry, there will always be a place for you to live in." Yu Zhi pinched the little boy's face, and asked him, "Mother, let sister Xiaodie go. Looking for an inn, do you want to go with me?"
Lan county magistrate has not left office yet, he must be living behind the county government office, Yu Zhi is naturally not easy to let people go there to clean up, isn't this driving him away? Yu Zhi is not a fool, so naturally he would not do such a thing.
The little boy was very excited, "Okay! Sister Xiaodie, let's go quickly. Mother, I will definitely find you a clean inn to live in." He also gained a lot of knowledge along the way, knowing that to stay in an inn, you need to find a clean one.
"Then we will leave Zhouzhou to stay tonight." Aunt Yu Zhi smiled and encouraged him, but she was not optimistic about it. However, they will probably stay in Shanyun County for a long time. A child as old as Xiaozi should know how ordinary people live. She doesn't want to raise a stupid son who "why not eat minced meat".
Wen Jiuxiao was asking the gatekeeper Lao Cangtou something, maybe he was too imposing, and the old Cangtou had never seen the world, and he spoke in a dialect. Wen Jiuxiao didn't understand what he said after listening for a long time, fortunately At this time, the county magistrate Lan came back.
Old Cangtou saw County Magistrate Lan as if seeing a savior, and raised his voice at him, "Master Lan, you are back. The new county magistrate has arrived, and I have been waiting for you for a while."
He chattered a lot, pointing at Wen Jiuxiao while speaking. Although Wen Jiuxiao didn't understand, he could still guess the meaning.
"Lord Lan." Wen Jiuxiao cupped his hands at Lan Huanping.
"Master Wen?" Lan Huanping returned the salute and asked tentatively. His news is very closed, he only knows the name of the new county magistrate who will succeed him, and nothing else. When he was in the village, he heard from those who were looking for him that the new county magistrate was so handsome and how many followers he had. Just now when he saw so many cars and so many guards with his own eyes, he wondered in his heart, why did the imperial court send a son of an aristocratic family to such a place?
But this is beyond his control. He is old and has not made any achievements in Shanyun County for 20 years. The most sorry thing is his wife and children who stayed in his hometown. Now that the imperial court has sent someone to replace him, it's time for him to go home and spend time with his family.
Lan Huanping is an old man in his fifties, with gray beard and hair, wearing a coarse cloth clothes, and the trouser legs are still stained with mud. It was said that he went down to the village to inspect it, so he went to the field himself?
"It's right here." Wen Jiuxiao respected Lan Huanping very much. Isn't a county magistrate who can stay in Shanyun County for 20 years and go to the field in person not worthy of respect?
Lan Huanping is a farmer's son, and he was a mid-year Jinshi. Although he didn't fall into the same Jinshi, his ranking was very low. He wants a family background without a family background, a backstage without a backstage, and his friends in the same year are all from similar backgrounds to him, so he can't get a good job at all.
The last one left was the magistrate of Shanyun County. No one else wanted to come, so he came. County magistrates usually serve every three years. Why does Lan Huanping work for twenty years? Because this place is too poor and messy, no one wants to come, so he can only work for one term after another. Later, when I was old and had a serious illness, I missed my hometown very much, so I went to Zhezi to beg for bones.
No one will dislike a humble and polite person. Lan Huanping's first impression of Wen Jiuxiao, a child of this family, was very good, "They're all old, don't they, Mr. Wen has been waiting for a long time, let's go in and talk. This..." He glanced at the long-distance motorcade in front of the yamen , it is very embarrassing. There are so many people, there is no place to put them!
Wen Jiuxiao hurriedly said: "Master Lan, please show me a flat and spacious place." Don't even think about the house, it would be nice to have a flat land.
This is easy to handle, Lan Huanping breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to the open space next to the official office, and said, "How about there?"
"Very good!" Wen Jiuxiao had actually set his sights on it a long time ago, but he is a newcomer, so it's not good to make his own decisions.
Zhuo Zhengyang and Qingfeng led the people to resettle, and Wen Jiuxiao followed Lan Huanping into the house. I have to hand over the documents first. Lan Huanping read the documents that Wen Jiuxiao handed over, confirmed that they were correct, and returned them to him, "It turned out to be Marquis Pingbei, but I was entrusted by the old man."
Lan Huanping was surprised, this person's background is too good! Not only is he born well, but he is also capable, and has won the number one prize. Anyone who has passed the imperial examinations has a high regard for good knowledge.
The doubts in his heart also became more serious. First-rank Marquis, Dali Temple Shaoqing, Wu'an Houfu son, why did you come to Shanyun County to be a small seventh-rank county magistrate? Is it being excluded and plotted against, or...
Forget it, forget it, he is going to leave, why worry so much? Look at this man who brought so many people and cars to take office, he should be rushing to make some political achievements. He was promoted to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple at a young age, which shows that he has the ability. No matter what, as long as he can manage Shanyun County well, the people can live a better life, which is better than anything else.
With such an idea in mind, Lan Huanping knew everything about Wen Jiuxiao, including all kinds of situations in Shanyun County, and even his own years of experience.
With the conversation between the two, Lan Huanping's impression of Wen Jiuxiao became even better. This is a young man with a deep heart and his own unique insights. And Wen Jiuxiao admired Lan Huanping even more.
Can you imagine? Lan Huanping came to the post alone, without the county magistrate, county lieutenant, master book, or canon history, and he held several positions by himself. The entire county government is running, just him as the county magistrate, seven policemen, and an old man who is the gatekeeper. I have been working for twenty years, loving the people like a son, and having a breeze in my sleeves.
This is a model worker!
The more the two talked, the more speculative they became. If Yu Zhi hadn't sent someone to deliver lunch, the two would probably continue talking hungry.
(end of this chapter)