The Sword of Smiling and Proud

Chapter 13 Taking office in Nanyang
In the backyard of the Guan family, Guan Yuan was still drinking tea with his mother Su, and playing with his younger sister Guan Qingqing by the way.

"You are also sixteen this year, do you have a favorite junior sister on the mountain?" Su Shi could only care about this child, Yuan Yuan, and couldn't help but become concerned about his marriage. At the age of 16, it was also a marriageable age in ancient times.

Huashan is full of rough boys, but Ningzhong has not yet started accepting female disciples, so there are no girls on the mountain.Only Yue Lingshan wanted to hang around Linghu Chong all day and disappear every day.

Guan Yuan thought to himself, women will only affect the speed at which I draw my sword.

Seeing him bowing his head in silence, Su thought he was shy.

"If you don't have any plans yet, your mother will search for you. You can't delay. Look at your third uncle, if you got married earlier, you would have embraced such a lovely daughter as Qingqing."

Guan Yi'an was shot innocently.

"Er Niang, come quickly, Qingqing will teach you how to play Jiulianhuan." Seeing her name was mentioned, Guan Qingqing came over to teach the two how to play Jiulianhuan, showing off what she had learned.

"Mother, the child has not performed the crowning ceremony yet, so there is no rush. Besides, martial arts are profound and profound, and there is still a lot to learn. I don't have time to think about these yet." Guan Yuan said.

"You are not in a hurry, you are in a hurry for your mother. On weekdays, I hide in the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures for my mother, and I don't meet many people. Go back and ask your aunt and third aunt, and let them tell you what is right for you."

"Last time I heard that in your generation of the Golden Sword King's family, there are a few girls who are about the same age as you. Let me go and ask, and they must be virtuous and virtuous."

"Also, the daughter of shopkeeper Liu's family in Mengjin grew up with you. I'm afraid you don't remember."

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Guan Yuan couldn't stand Su's concern, so he ran away.Guan Qingqing laughed and jumped up and down.

A few days later, when it came to the day when I agreed with Guan Xiu to take office in Nanyang, Guan Xiu and Guan Yuan prepared their luggage and were standing in front of the door saying goodbye to their family.

The two brothers didn't have many packages, and Guan Xiu had already asked the caravan to bring most of his books and clothes there.Guan Yuan is even more simple, with a bag of clothes for changing and washing, carrying the Qiushui sword on his back, this is considered a full possession.

People in the rivers and lakes, since the four seas are their home.

Guan Xiu's wife is currently pregnant for 5 months, and she is already pregnant, and it is estimated that Xia Tian will give birth soon.The third aunt supported him and stood at the door, exhorting Guan Xiu carefully, looking extremely reluctant.

Guan Yi'an was talking about some unspoken rules of the world with Guan Yuan, fearing that he would be plotted against by villains because he was young and energetic.

Seeing that it was not early, the two said goodbye to their relatives and friends, got into the carriage, and ran south out of the city.

Nanyang County is not far from Luoyang, more than 300 miles away, with a Funiu Mountain lying in the middle.The Funiu Mountains are the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains, and the east side is mostly low mountains and hills. The northeast is east of Luoyang Longmen, and there is a mountain peak, which is Songshan Mountain, the middle mountain among the five mountains.There are many martial arts sects on the mountain, among which Shaolin Temple and Songshan Sect are the best.

The Guan Yuan brothers headed south all the way, passing through Ruyang, Nanzhao County.In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, the two chose the main road to walk, taking their time and only walking fifty or sixty miles a day.It is estimated that it will take eight or nine days to reach Nanyang.

Under the carefulness of the two, this journey was safe and sound.

One afternoon, the two brothers had just parked their carriage on the side of the road, had lunch, and took a rest.

"Brother, this time you go to Nanyang to take up the post. What kind of job is the chief bookkeeper, accountant?" Guan Yuan had nothing to do, chatting with Guan Xiu.

"That's not true. The chief secretary of the county government office in this dynasty is the second official of the county magistrate. His official rank is the ninth grade, and he is in charge of household registration, arrests, and document handling. This position is mostly selected from the students of the Imperial College. I have a classmate and friend who is exactly that." The nephew of the Henan Supervision Censor of the Procuratorate of the Metropolitan Government, heard that the previous director of Nanyang had just died of illness, and seeing that I had no intention of continuing the scientific research, he recommended me to take up the post."

"The director is also responsible for arresting? I thought he was a civil servant." Guan Yuan wondered.

"The main thing is to issue documents. Most of them cooperate with the county magistrate to try the cases. The arrest of thieves is done by the headhunters." Guan Xiu explained, "Hey, I was weak since I was young, and I couldn't learn a good job like your second brother. Martial arts, but it is very regrettable."

"Brother Mo Tan, both civil and military have Tao and virtue, and reading can also nourish your spirit and mind. I see that your body has been well-raised in recent years."

"Second brother has worked hard this journey, and he has to escort me to the post."

"You and my brother, why are you being polite? Anyway, we have to walk the rivers and lakes. Wherever we go, we don't want to go."

"I see that second brother, you practice hard every morning and evening, even on the road, and you will surely become a master in the future, and become a master of the generation."

While the two were talking, two fast horses were galloping past the official road.Guan Yuan saw that the two of them were not very old, a man and a woman, dressed in rich clothes and carrying a long sword, and they were also rushing southward, so he knew that they were both from the Jianghu.

The two brothers were a little strange, but they were not too troublesome. They rested for a while on the side of the road, and then got into the car and hurried on the road.

After a cup of tea time, suddenly there was an ownerless horse running slowly in the opposite direction of the road.Guan Yuan took a closer look, and saw that it was one of the fast horses galloping past before, and it was packed immediately, but there was no one there.

Guan Yuan's heart tightened, and he knew that there must be something strange ahead, so he told Guan Xiu to be more careful and drive the car by himself, watching while moving forward slowly.

After a while, the sound of several people fighting and yelling came from the front, which sounded like a dispute.The two of Guan Yuan were only on their way, and they didn't want to make any troubles, so they planned to drive a carriage and detour far away.

At this moment, a female voice came from the sound of fighting

"Ah! Ignorant thief, despicable and indecent!"

"Don't touch my junior sister!"

A man shouted.

Guan Yuan was speechless for a while, thinking how could such bloody things happen in the wilderness, but the matter was so important that he could only go forward to check.Guan Xiu is also an upright person, so he also drove up to follow.

I saw two groups of people confronting each other on the side of the road ahead.

On one side is the man and woman just now, both dismounted and holding long swords, they seem to be about the same age as Guan Yuan.

On one side are five men, dressed in red and green gowns, with white cloth scarves wrapped around their heads.Each of them held a sharp blade, and their weapons were different. The man at the head also had a sharp sword, but it was a little shorter than the usual long sword, and his face had a lot of pockmarks.

At this time, the two groups had been fighting for a while, and the woman seemed to have suffered a bit, her front skirt was slightly loose, and she was out of breath.The man who was traveling with him was wearing a black and red brocade suit with his luggage on his back, and was protecting the woman behind him.

"I don't know why you are so unreasonable, saying that my brother and sister are thieves. We are disciples of the Qinling Taibai Sect in Hanzhong. I really am not the male and female thieves you said." The man looked angry.

"Don't coax me. I saw that you two were acting suspiciously, so I came to interrogate you. I didn't expect you to react so much. You are not guilty. The Nanyang County Government entrusted me and my brothers to arrest the man who stole several big houses in a row. Male and female thieves, I think you are very suspicious!"

The pockmarked man with the short sword didn't seem to be from the Central Plains, but spoke with a Sichuan accent.

"Fart, I think you are the roadside robbers, you snatch my package when you come up, and return it, you are all prostitutes!" The woman scolded.

"Sister like this is still a hot girl, honestly let my brother check the luggage, otherwise don't blame me for waiting for the hot hand to destroy the flower, hahahahahahaha!"

After all, several people will come forward to arrest the couple.

The man in brocade clothes immediately used his swordsmanship to fight with several people. After the woman tidied up her skirt, she also jumped into the battle circle with a face of shame and anger.

Guan Yuan was not in a hurry to make a move, but just watched coldly with his hands folded beside him.

　Newcomers and new books, please give me more advice.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)