The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 365 0366

Zhang Cheng originally wanted to give Long Fei a bad start so that he could be a man with his tail between his legs in Nanyang County.But this time he failed to kill Long Fei's vigor, but let Long Fei gain a good reputation for nothing.

Captain Huben is not considered real power, and Zhang Cheng can't keep Long Fei by his side.After much deliberation, he finally listened to the idea given by the master and asked Long Fei to become a county captain in An County.Although it is only a county lieutenant, it can be regarded as the highest position in charge of criminal law in a county.Let Long Fei go to An County to stay, so that Zhang Cheng can keep out of sight.

Zhao Yun didn't express any opinion on this, and Xu Chu didn't talk too much. When he left Nanyang County, Lu Bu almost taught Zhang Cheng a lesson.

At the beginning, it was clear that he had made an agreement with Liu Biao, and Long Fei was appointed Captain Huben, and then went to Nanyang County to take charge of the criminal law.When he arrived in Nanyang County, Zhang Cheng was very cooperative and gave Long Fei, who had just arrived, a chance to perform.Long Fei handled this case beautifully, he should have stayed in the county to handle those cases that had a long backlog.

But Zhang Cheng's words at this moment are equivalent to dispatching Long Fei to the countryside.He made it clear that he didn't want Long Fei to hang around under his nose, which further showed that there was a problem in Nanyang County.

Lu Bu is a quick-tempered person, and he simply can't tolerate such unpleasant things in his heart.When it was time to make a move, he made a move, and a single charge overturned the hundred officers and soldiers that Zhang Cheng used to prevent accidents.Bringing them was to prevent Long Fei from disobeying orders, and now he really guessed right.

At the gate of the city, Long Fei reprimanded Lu Bu in public, and then apologized to the terrified Zhang Cheng.The county magistrate is better off now, and besides, there are only four of them now, and they don't have the capital to fight the old fox Zhang Cheng at all.It's better to follow his wishes and go to An County as a part-time county captain.

After traveling for half a day, Long Fei and the others stepped into the territory of An County.While asking for directions, they searched for the An County Government Office, and the four finally found the remote An County Government Office before sunset.

After handing in the official document, Long Fei received a badge representing the county captain.There are a total of twelve servants in the Anxian county government. At this time, Long Fei only saw one servant on night shift.There must be a yamen servant on night shift every day to prevent emergencies.Although no emergency has occurred since the day the county government was established, no one should forget this rule.

The yamen servant's surname is Zhang Mingcai, and the young man is very enthusiastic about Long Fei and the others.After learning that the four of them hadn't eaten yet, Zhang Cai cooked a few dishes for them and ordered a large pot of noodles.The county government has clear regulations on food standards, and what Zhang Cai cooked for them has exceeded the normal standard.

Long Fei quietly gave Zhang Cai some coins, and then he and Zhao Yun ate up the pot of noodles together.If others are so enthusiastic about themselves, of course I have no reason to let the other party suffer.Before coming here, Long Fei had already consulted others and knew the rules of the An County Government.

An County is a poor area in Nanyang County, and it cannot pay much tax to the court every year.If you don't contribute much money, the salaries and benefits of the county government employees will naturally not go anywhere.These are directly linked to the local tax bank, otherwise there would not be so many people who want to go to the county to become an official.

Nanyang County ranks first in the Jingzhou School, and just one tax each year can make the county guards happy.What's more, there are dozens of tax and bank projects, which add up to an astronomical sum.Most of them have to be handed over to the imperial court, and the rest are the salaries and benefits of officials at all levels, as well as some necessary daily consumption expenses.

Unable to arrange a place to live for Long Fei and others, Zhang Cai gave up his own bed.Long Fei asked Lv Bu to rest, while Zhao Yun and Xu Chu laid the floor in the back hall.Long Fei and Zhang Cai slept on the roof. In fact, Long Fei didn't feel sleepy because he just arrived in a strange place, while Zhang Cai had something on his mind.

Two old men, lying on the roof in the middle of the night.One frowned, and the other murmured to himself.Fortunately, Long Fei just read a few words and asked Zhang Cai beside him: "If you can't sleep, let's chat for a while. Tell me, what are you thinking?"

Zhang Cai was taken aback, and after a while of silence, he said, "I'm going to ask the head catcher for leave tomorrow, but I'm afraid he will scold me."

Long Fei asked: "Why do you ask for leave?"

Zhang Cai said, "Go home!"

Long Fei asked: "Why go home?"

Zhang Cai remained silent, but his brows were furrowed even tighter.He had bitterness in his heart, but he never mentioned it to anyone.Because that's just his life, there's no need for everyone to know about it.But no matter how strong a person is, there will be times when they are weak.Like love at first sight between men and women, there will be love at first sight between men.

Zhang Cai seldom mentions his family to others. In fact, there is only his mother in his family.Before he joined the county government, Zhang Cai's mother had to farm every day.

Facing the loess and back to the sky, Zhang Cai's mother worked hard for most of her life, but failed to cultivate Zhang Cai into a talent.In the end, he became a county yamen servant, because of this incident, he sighed and blamed himself.But Zhang Cai was not discouraged, but kept encouraging his old mother, telling her that he would definitely become a leader.

Every time she heard this sentence, Zhang Cai's mother would be so happy from ear to ear.Said that she must live for a few more years, and must see her son become famous with her own eyes.

It's a pity that God is always unwilling to let people get what they want, and is always used to giving people a blow in the head.The neighbor asked someone to deliver a letter to Zhang Cai, and on the afternoon of the third day he worked overtime in a row, his only family member also left him.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have rushed home regardless.The place where he lives is more than 30 miles away from the county government, and it takes two hours to walk more than 30 miles.It only takes half an hour to ride a horse, but Zhang Cai can't afford a horse, and he can't even afford the deposit for renting it.

It was only in the afternoon that he received the news of his mother's death, and Zhang Cai did not tell anyone about it.Because he doesn't want everyone to worry about him, and he doesn't want to affect his work.Tonight is his last night shift, and he can ask for leave after the shift.His mother has always supported his work and taught him to be responsible no matter what he does.

He can't embarrass his mother, so he must stand on the last post.But he was homesick and wanted to leave now.But he can't, the responsibility must wait until tomorrow.

There was nothing to say all night, when Zhang Cai woke up from sleeping on the roof, Long Fei had long since disappeared by his side.When he climbed down the roof, he was startled, and all the government servants gathered in the county government office.There is also Wu Kun, the county magistrate, at this time Long Fei is holding a box in his hand, which contains the love he collected for Zhang Cai.

Long Fei is not a big tongue, he shouldn't have told others about this kind of thing.But Zhang Cai couldn't open his mouth. As the only insider, there was no reason for him not to help.

He told the big guys about this, and then the big guys agreed to help Zhang Cai as much as they could.Everyone is not a rich person, so help Zhang Cai within the scope of their ability.The money is not much, but it is everyone's wish, and Zhang Cai can't refuse this money.

Of course, Long Fei also learned another thing from the county magistrate Wu Kun.It was Wu Kun who made the decision after hearing about the change in Zhang Cai's family, and it was all Long Fei's fault.If he hadn't talked too much, maybe Wu Kun didn't know it at this moment.

Zhang Cai has a marriage contract with Wu Kun's younger sister, if this incident didn't happen, the two would tie the knot in a few days.Originally, this time Wu Kun appeared in the county government early in the morning, just to inform Zhang Cai of his decision.I hope he can use his shift time to tidy up the house.

After all, she is the county magistrate's younger sister. Even if Zhang Cai's family doesn't have a mansion, the thatched cottages should be cleaned.This was a great happy event, but now this happy event has turned into a bubble.The sudden death of Zhang Cai's mother made Wu Kun make a decision to postpone Zhang Cai's marriage with his sister indefinitely.

This indefinite period is not the same concept as choosing a date, although people who have engaged in a marriage contract generally rarely encounter this situation.But there is indeed such a precedent in An County. When the two families were choosing a date for their wedding, they encountered unexpected circumstances and could not hold it as scheduled. The parents of the woman proposed to postpone the wedding indefinitely.

It doesn't matter if this one lasts indefinitely, and in the end their daughter married someone else.The boy who was supposed to be the groom escaped into Buddhism and became a monk on the night of the wedding of the girl who was supposed to be his bride.

Zhang Cai, who already had an ugly face, turned ashen after hearing Wu Kun's words.He tried to ask Wu Kun why, but Wu Kun didn't give him this chance.Wu Kun walked up to Zhang Cai, patted Zhang Cai on the shoulder, and said a word to Zhang Cai earnestly.With a soft sigh, he turned and walked out of the county office.

Wu Kun said: "Let's talk about your mother's funeral first."

Zhang Cai kept trembling like an electric shock, then squatted on the ground and covered his face in silence.Others gathered around to persuade him, but they were all lost in the end by his silent response.In the end, everyone was busy with their own affairs, and only Long Fei and Zhang Cai were left in the county government courtyard.

He did something bad with good intentions, and Long Fei, who knew he had caused trouble, apologized to Zhang Cai and hoped that he could save him.And Zhang Cai shook his head at Long Fei, frankly saying that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

According to the rules of An County, when the old man dies, there should be a big banquet.Invite some respectable people, and then invite some people who specialize in this kind of funeral.The funeral should not be too chilly, otherwise it will make the villagers laugh.People are dead, can it be possible to poke people's spines because of funerals?

This custom has been going on for decades in An County, and everyone has to do it when they have a wedding or a wedding.Happy events can be done, especially when it comes to funerals, not dressing up for the banquet is equivalent to being unfilial.The child who dares to bear the infamy of unfilial piety?Those who are children don't want the dead old man to die in peace.

Zhang Cai was faced with a multiple-choice question, but in fact he had no right to choose at all.Bai Shan filial piety is the first, he can only choose to bury his mother.Spend all your savings, and the rest is debt.Then his life will need to be paid off to pay off these debts, not sure how long it will take to pay off.

This is a test for Zhang Cai, both for him and for Wu Kun's sister.Facing this matter, Long Fei had two completely different thoughts in his mind.

One, Wu Kun was thinking about his sister, if Zhang Cai borrowed money for the funeral.Maybe he really won't let this marriage continue, but will find a good family for his sister to marry.

One, Wu Kun wanted to test Zhang Cai's will, if Zhang Cai could survive this hurdle.He might help Zhang Cai pay off all his foreign debts, and then marry his sister to him.

He always thinks of the best and the worst in everything, this is the habit that Long Fei developed when he was young.But for Zhang Cai, these two will bring him two completely different results.

Looking at Zhang Cai's lonely back when he left the county government office, Long Fei greeted the other government officials and went straight to the back hall.Since Zhang Cai can't find out why, let him ask for him.

Naturally, the new official had to pay homage to the pier first, as a county lieutenant, how could Long Fei not meet the county magistrate Wu Kun first.It was just a coincidence that he met him just now, but this time he made a special trip to find Wu Kun.

(End of this chapter)