Chapter 229 The governor gives sheep, the county magistrate gives ducks

Author: That sour candy

Chapter 229 The governor gives sheep, the county magistrate gives ducks

"There are no bridges in this section of the Changhe River and Qingxi River," Chen Fan said.

Tang Chaoying smiled: "It's no big deal if there's no bridge here. Anyway, there are almost no houses on the opposite side. You can take a boat to cross the river."

Everyone started to go down the mountain.

"We have a map there. I'll give you one when we get back to Qijiadu." Tang Chaoying said.

Chen Fan said thank you. She had not thought carefully about the scope of the drawing in the booklet. The officials had a map and could look at it now.

They have to draw those maps and report them to the superiors, right?

There are four villages on the road from Qijiadu to Qingshan Village, namely Hejiabian, Liujiawei, Hongdougang and Qianjiadi. He Lin went to find the villagers of those four villages one by one.

Others went to the two small villages in Guangyun County.

It is really a small village, with 20 households in Qingxi Village and 21 households in Songlin Village. There is no bridge on the river section here, so everyone has to walk to Hetian Village and then back. Chen Fan looked at the large area

The vast tracts of bare land and those low brick buildings made me feel a little heavy.

Tang Chaoying walked directly to a house in the north of Qingxi Village. The owner of the house was named Shi, and he was the mayor of the two villages.

Tang Chaoying didn't talk to him much, but just informed him to go to Youyidu tomorrow morning to discuss something.

Passing by Hetianli Village, everyone rode in a circle.

This is a large village with more than 200 households. It is also overgrown with grass. The wheat fields around the village are barely growing, and there are no vegetables in the ground. Perhaps there were vegetables in the past, but they were later pulled up by the surrounding people.

Chen Fan sighed.

When we returned to Youyidu, many officials had already arrived. They were gathered around the fields watching the cattle and sheep eating grass and herbs and vegetables, but they did not enter the yard.

Seeing Zhongshu Ling and them coming back, the officials immediately gathered around them. Governor Cui introduced them one by one, and the officials saluted and said hello.

Then the officials began to introduce themselves, and Zhongshu ordered them to return the greetings, which made the local officials bend down even lower in panic.

Zhongshu Ling motioned Chen Fan to come forward and said, "This is Chen Fan, the newly appointed Lord of Changping Township."

The local officials had surprised expressions on their faces, but they all bowed and said hello in a polite manner, and Chen Fan also returned the greeting to them.

No one said any polite words. After saluting and saying hello, they all looked at Zhong Shuling quietly.

Zhongshu Ling smiled, and Chen Fan noticed that the officials' expressions seemed to be in a trance.

"Comrades, you are tired of traveling and traveling, so you should go inside quickly." Zhong Shuling said with a smile.

The officials were full of joy and followed Zhongshu's order to the courtyard. Qingji and the others were responsible for serving tea.

The children returned to the main courtyard. Zhang Ci glanced at Cui Yunlang, who then walked over.

"The officials invited this time include the governors of eleven states and the magistrates of fifty-six counties." Cui Yunlang said.

The children looked petrified. Are so many high officials coming?

Cui Yunlang smiled: "You are really honored. Ordinary officials cannot see so many at the same time."

The children were still dumbfounded, neither nodding nor shaking their heads.

Cui Yunlang looked at Chen Fan: "You must have heard of Qingzhou, Jingzhou, Yunzhou, Xuanzhou, and Chongzhou. They are relatively wealthy. They are all in the southeast of Xia Kingdom. You must have heard of Huaizhou, Yuzhou, Xizhou, and Pingzhou. They are all

It’s not that good. You may not have heard much about Chunzhou and Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou is in the west and belongs to the border area. Chunzhou is in the area of ​​Linya County and Langshan County, with the river in the south, which is also the border area.”

Chen Fan nodded: "I don't usually hear people mention those two states. The south of Qingzhou is also close to the Yangtze River?"

"Yes. With the Yangtze River as the boundary, the south is Nanjiang Kingdom." Cui Yunlang said.

Chen Fan feels a little melancholy. Her hometown is south of the Yangtze River.

Zhang Ci looked at her, was she homesick?

Cui Yunlang didn't notice and continued: "I heard that Zhongshu Ling and General Yan are here. These governors and county magistrates came in person."

Even without Zhongshu Ling and General Yan, the few officials from the Hubu, Xingbu, and Libu were enough to attract them.

Cui Yunlang suddenly laughed: "Eleven governors and fifty-six county magistrates, can you entertain them?"

Chen Fan smiled: "If we can't entertain you, let some big restaurants in Yuanfeng County close for a day and come over to entertain you. They should be happy, right?"

Cui Yunlang was stunned and smiled: "I'm happy, of course I'm happy. If they really come, they will brag about it for a lifetime. They will put up a sign in the restaurant and write down their hospitality stories."

Zhang Ci also smiled: "Maybe we should do this."

The reception is sure to be catered for. The local magistrates in Beijing can arrange at most ten tables, and each table does not need to be too crowded. A wealthy family like the Liu family can easily cook ten tables of meals.

"What kind of gifts do you think those officials brought?" Cui Yunlang smiled mysteriously.

Chen Fan glanced at the children. The children began to think.

"We will rule out jewelry and jade first, right?" Chen Yue said.

"Why?" Cui Yunlang asked with a smile.

"You look so mysterious, does it mean that you are not thinking in an ordinary way? Besides, if there are so many officials, if they all give away jewelry and jades, farmers like us will not be able to return the favor with anything valuable, and both sides will be criticized," Chen Yue said.

"Interesting, continue." Cui Yunlang smiled, "But you are no longer farmers, you have class."

Chen Yue stopped talking. Chen Zhongpur then said: "Pen, ink, paper and inkstone?" This gift is omnipotent.

"There are indeed pens, inks, paper and inkstones, but there are even more rare ones." Cui Yunlang shook his body.

The children were thinking hard.

"Will there be cattle and sheep?" Chen Xiu asked.

Cui Yunlang looked surprised: "You actually thought of this?"

Chen Xiu smiled sheepishly: "Only nobles can afford sheep, so giving a sheep is considered a valuable gift."

Cui Yunlang laughed: "It's true, all the governors sent were sheep. Guess what the county magistrates sent?"

Chen Fan didn't want to guess and stood up: "Just go to the backyard and take a look."

Before everyone even reached the backyard, they heard the quacking of ducks.

"Duck?" The Chen family were all shocked.

"Yes, each county magistrate is given ten ducks. Isn't that strange?" Cui Yunlang said with a smile, stroking his hands.

"Unified?" Chen Fan looked at him.

"At present, they are all unified." Cui Yunlang said with a smile: "I guess the ones coming later will also be unified. The governor will give sheep, and the county magistrate will give ducks."

Chen Fan looked at Zhang Ci. She told him that she wanted to raise ducks. Did he mention it to any official?

Perhaps those people hinted when they sent the letter: "Don't send jewelry and jades. They are too expensive and impractical. What can they give you as gifts in return? The four treasures of the study are fine. There are many children at home, so they will need them. Sheep are not easy to come by, so it is good.

Everyone can eat it, even duck."

"Have you slaughtered the sheep today?" Chen Fan looked at Cui Yunlang.

"Slaughter it. There are new sheep to replenish. It is still acceptable to kill a few sheep at home. My father and the eldest and second young masters of the Liu family decided together."
Chapter completed!