Chapter 351 Everyone's thoughts
Zhang Yan, Ma Song, and the four patriarchs each brought a son to the county government for a banquet. As soon as they entered the gate, their expressions were a little surprised. They knew what the county government was like before.
As a big local family, it is not impossible for them to pay money to repair the county government, but who made the old man Lan Huanping so stubborn? He didn't want to share any benefits with them, and it wasn't that they didn't trip him up, but the old man's reputation was so good that those poor ghosts all turned to him. They can cause some small disturbances for him, but they dare not make big moves.
But now, the new county magistrate has just taken office, and the county government has taken on a new look. He is a vigorous and resolute person!
They were thinking about the new county magistrate in their hearts, and they were led into the small banquet hall by the concierge boy Liangzi.
Qingfeng's homework was not for nothing. As soon as he entered the small hall and saw the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, the posture of these people was much more restrained than before.
In today's society, everything is inferior, and only reading is high. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars have a very high social status. No matter how rich the merchant is, he has to kneel down when he sees an official. But a scholar can see an official without kneeling.
Shanyun County's literary style is not flourishing, more than that, there are only two juren in the county, one of whom is the teaching instructor of the county school, and the other is in the Song family.
Don’t look at Zhang Yan, Ma Song’s four families have a family background, and all the children in the family have also studied. Except for a scholar from the Song family, everyone else is white. When it comes to doing business, they may still know how to do it. If you want them to read calligraphy and painting, hehe, even that scholar is actually not very good.
A group of people stared at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, except for words like "magnificence" and "majestic", they couldn't praise anything else. The level is not enough, what can I appreciate?
I have to say that Wen Jiuxiao's subordinate Mawei was still very successful, maybe they realized it too, but what can they do? Before the new county magistrate arrives, do they dare to sit first? The small hall is so big, what can you do if you don’t get in the show? I can only pretend to appreciate the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and I have to pretend to be intoxicated.
Ahhh, it's too difficult!
Fortunately, Wen Jiuxiao didn't make them wait too long, "Everyone is here, but I'm late."
Everyone turned around and looked towards the door. When they saw the new county magistrate for the first time, they couldn't help applauding: What a gentleman with a jade face. The body reacted earlier than the brain, and greeted him while saluting, "Caomin met the magistrate."
Among these people, there were only two who did not call themselves Caomin, one was Song Lixian, a scholar from the Song family, and the other was Zhang Changsheng, an inspector from the Zhang family. The former claimed to be a student, while the latter claimed to be a subordinate. Both of them are the sons of the patriarch, but Song Xiucai is only in his twenties, while Zhang Xunjian is already in his early thirties, which is quite a difference in age.
Wen Jiuxiao glanced at the two of them indiscriminately, but what Lan Huanping thought of them was Lan Huanping's evaluation of them. He said that the Song family's talent is rare, so he is naturally proud. The guy from Zhang's family looks like a rough man, but he is actually very smart.
The four families of Zhang Yan, Ma and Song wanted to weigh Wen Jiuxiao, the new county magistrate, so Wen Jiuxiao naturally wanted to get a feel for the status of the heads of the four families. As long as both parties were interested, this banquet was naturally a feast for the guests and host.
Although Wen Jiuxiao didn't talk much, his aura of a superior person, his nobility as a child of an aristocratic family, and his meaningful speech naturally calmed down this group of border town bumpkins.
Didn’t realize it at the time, and when these people returned home and tasted it carefully, they broke out in a cold sweat. This new county magistrate is unfathomable! They were pulled along throughout the banquet, but none of them felt that something was wrong.
To have such a city at such a young age is too powerful, as expected of someone from the capital.
He only wanted to let his son show his face in front of the new county magistrate, but he ignored that his son still had an errand, and he was not allowed to leave without an order. To put it bluntly, I still blame him, he underestimated the new county magistrate.
This one is not soft and easy to talk to.
Zhang Changsheng thought just like his father, "Don't worry, my son understands." After a pause, "Father, although he only has one side, my son's scheming, means, and family background should not be underestimated. Our family should be the first to respond to the decree."
Patriarch Zhang was a little surprised, "You are so optimistic."
Zhang Changsheng nodded his head cautiously, his voice was a little tense, "Father, children from such an outstanding family are usually not sent to Shanyun County. Since they are here, I am afraid they are rushing to make political achievements. Father, this is opportunity for our family."
Surrender, you must surrender. With such a character, He Chou's family is unhappy.
"Construction is going on at the side of the county government office. Dad, did you hear their footsteps? They are more orderly than the garrison officers and soldiers in the state capital. Our county magistrate may have a lot of background, and it is very likely that his family is in charge of the soldiers."
"Really?" Patriarch Zhang took a breath.
Zhang Changsheng nodded solemnly, "Really, I heard it clearly."
Patriarch Zhang was originally a very determined person, and now he has made up his mind very quickly, "Changsheng, listen to you. You go now, at home... Father will restrain the clansman and will not hold you back."
"Thank you, my son." Zhang Changsheng saluted his father respectfully, and then withdrew, his eyes shining brightly, showing his unconcealable ambition.
The father and son of the Song family were also talking, and the head of the Song family had a smile on his face, "The county magistrate's handwriting is really good, the pen is like a dragon, and the iron draws a silver hook. Your uncle is also a little successful in calligraphy. But it's still better than not being the magistrate! He's still so young!"
He was full of praise and sighed, "As expected of coming from a family in Beijing, the background is profound."
Song Lixian nodded in agreement, brilliantly saying, "Father, my son wants to ask the county magistrate more in the future."
He is a talented young man, not to mention the Song family, in the entire Shanyun County, there is no more talented young man than him. Although my uncle said that he was still not ready for the exam, let him study for a few more years. But he didn't think so. He felt that he had studied well and written articles very well. It was because his uncle was too old and too conservative.
At the banquet, the county magistrate's handwriting really opened his eyes. He admired the learned people the most.
"If my son can get the guidance of the county magistrate, then the rural examination will be stable." Song Patriarch naturally hoped that his son would be in the eyes of the county magistrate. He is very confident that as long as the magistrate is not blind, he will definitely be able to see his son.
Father and son talked for a long time, setting the tone for the future of the Song family. Support the magistrate and follow in the footsteps of the magistrate.
As for the Yan family and the Ma family, there is a difference. They admit that the new county magistrate is powerful, but the emperor is far away, what can he do to them? At most, the well water does not violate the river water, and it is impossible for them to kneel and lick.
(end of this chapter)