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Chapter 20

The sacrificial text of Hua Magistrate was written in a cluster of flowers, sprinkling over ten thousand words. Gu Teacher and Huang Xunzhao stood below, closing their eyes slightly, shaking their heads and tails when they heard it. They felt that every word was gems. It was really good! Ye Xiaotian didn't even listen to a half sentence, and just thought in his heart: "The old lady's foot binding cloth is smelly and long!"

After finally waiting for the magistrate Hua to finish reading the rituals, a series of worship ceremonies were finished, and walked off the stage with warm applause. Ye Xiaotiancai was excited and stepped onto the stage, proclaiming loudly: "Now, all colleagues are going to Taibaiju, gather with the gentry in the county, and the officials and the people are having fun together to welcome the Winter Festival!"

A sentence immediately brought warm applause like heavy rain and thunder, especially the military officers of the inspection department, slapped them loudly, and then the officials slapped them apart. Those who were riding horses, those who were sitting in sedan chairs, those who were riding sedan chairs, and those who were riding cars, some of the small officials also walked away as the car and threw their legs away, and rushed straight to the Taibai Ju Restaurant in a mess.

Taibaiju is the largest restaurant in Hu County. It is located opposite the county government. There are dozens of elegant rooms in the restaurant alone. There are another floor banquet hall that can accommodate hundreds of people. The entire restaurant is in a shape of a back-shaped restaurant. There is a huge patio in the middle. There are potted bamboo and wood, flowers and strange rocks in the courtyard, just like a small garden.

Today, the Taibaiju Restaurant was booked by the government, and the banquet was set up in this exquisite garden-like patio. The banquets were scattered among the flowers and trees, and the streams were gurgling, which was extremely elegant. There were musicians playing the pipa in the distance, with beautiful tunes and even more unique styles of long and long style, ww≦↖↖t.

All the officials and gentry gathered together. The young gentry praised the great gentry, the great gentry praised the officials, and the young officials praised the great gentry, and the small officials praised the great gentry, and the cups were exchanged and the cups were scattered, and the fun was very lively. Those who threw archers, those who were flowing in the water, those who were drinking, and all kinds of games to help the wine were also wonderful.

Ye Xiaotian became the focus of everyone's greetings. When many people walked to Hua County Magistrate, they just politely gave a cup. But when they arrived in front of Ye Xiaotian, they were eager to stay for a while and say a few more words. If Ye Xiaotian talked to him a few more words, his face would be red when he left, and he looked proud.

Hua Qingfeng took this scene in his eyes and felt very uncomfortable. However, he could not show it yet, so he had to force his style, but the smile on his face gradually became a little stiff.

Ye Xiaotian has never stopped drinking since he sat down. Although others toasted, he only needed to drink a little bite, but the other party had to dry up a glass of wine, but he couldn't resist the number of people. After a while, he felt drunk and a little drunk.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Xiaotian hurriedly used a pee escape technique and pretended to go there. As soon as he left the hall, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked around the back hall, hoping to find a quiet place to wake up.

The guys in the hotel were standing around waiting for the officials to call for people to serve. When they saw County Chief Ye come out, the two guys quickly stepped forward. This was the biggest real-powerful figure in the county and was a clerk in Taibaiju. How could they not recognize this master?

The two guys were about to walk to Ye Xiaotian. As soon as they bent down, they showed a diligent smile on their faces. They felt a wind in their ears, and a blue light and shadow flashed, and they jumped over them. The two guys were startled. When Ding Qing saw that it was their boss Sheng Long.

Sheng Long had a fat brain and ran a round belly and jumped up and down. His body was as light as a swallow. When he arrived beside Ye Xiaotian, Sheng Long showed an appropriate standard smile, and he stretched out his white and fat palms attentively, and said flatteringly: "Sir, please come here!"

Ye Xiaotian nodded and went upstairs behind Manager Sheng. He turned around a corner of the wall and saw a elegant room with a window open. From above, you could see the people drinking banquets in the courtyard. However, because of the green curtains, it was difficult for the people below to see clearly in the elegant room upstairs.

The furnishings in the house are simple and elegant. When Ye Xiaotian arrived at the room, he saw that Wang Zhubu was sitting there, his eyes slightly closed, one hand was placed on the table, his fingers bent slightly, and he gently tapped the table, as if he was listening to the melodious music coming from afar and playing beats.

Hearing the movement, the king opened his eyes slightly. When he saw that it was Ye Xiaotian, he couldn't help but sit up straight and smiled, "Hehe, I am old and can't stand the excitement. Why did you, Lord Ye, also become a deserter?"

Ye Xiaotian shook his head and smiled, "I still think I am the only one who escapes, but I don't want you, Lord Wang, to take the lead. No, I really can't drink, so I have to take a walk."

Ye Xiaotian said as he sat down on the chair beside him. A young man had already brought a pot of fragrant tea and arranged four platters of fruit and candied fruits. Mr. Sheng nodded and said, "Two adults are resting. If you have any needs, just say hello."

After saying that, Manager Sheng withdrew. Ye Xiaotian talked and laughed with the King of Master Wang for a while. The King of Master Wang looked downstairs and shook his head, "Looking at this situation, this banquet may not be dispersed when the lights are in hand. Both of you and I have escaped. It's a pity that the magistrate is suffering. Now everyone is toasting him."

Ye Xiaotian joked: "Or what if you go down, Lord Wang, how about helping us magistrate?"

The Wang Zhubu glanced at him, twisted his beard and smiled, "This kind of thing is that young people like you should rush forward. How can you let me, the old man, come forward? Shop, store..."

Manager Sheng appeared at the door with a whirlpool. It turned out that since the second and third leaders of the county arrived in this private room, the manager had been guarding the door and never left. Zhuzhu Wang originally wanted to change a friend, but he didn't want such a fat man to appear. Zhuzhu Wang was stunned and laughed: "Shopkeeper, go and get the chess."

"Okay, okay, two adults wait, the villain will come when he goes!" Manager Sheng laughed twice, turned around and disappeared at the door. His fat body had such agile skills, which was really amazing.

After a while, a good chess board was delivered, and Manager Sheng retreated with a smile.

Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "Mr. Wang is very skilled in chess. Playing chess with you is no match for Ye."

The king's chief clerk smiled while posing, "Hey! Just a competition, just a competition. Lord Ye, don't be too polite. I just dabbled in the chess and couldn't be considered a master. You and I can play a game at will, just to waste time."

Ye Xiaotian rolled up his sleeves, leaned over, and smiled and said, "It's better to obey your orders than respect. Then let's just cut it. Lord Wang, please ask first!"

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Chen Muyan's coffin was moved into the temple after the funeral ceremony. Today, he wanted to start the funeral and return home. He had to go to the temple to retrieve his coffin first. The Chen family became busy early in the morning. The Chen family's wife packed all the things that needed to be brought back to her hometown and put them in the car. The courtyard gate was locked, and the key was handed over to a brother of his family. He wanted to stay for the aftermath.

The neighbors rushed over and stood on the side of the road and watched. No matter how they got along with the Chen family, it would be hard to see each other again after parting at this time, and they would still feel a little sad. So they greeted the Chen family's wife and daughter.

"Sister-in-law, let's go."

The Chen brothers packed their luggage and tied them up and stopped them. They rushed over to the Chen wife and said to the Chen wife. The Chen wife nodded, and the group boarded the car and headed straight to the small temple on the outskirts of the city.

The small temple is not big, so the coffin is parked in the pine forest behind the temple, and the cost of stopping the spirit is not high. The Chen family’s wife paid for it for three months, so she happily carried the coffin out.

The Chen brothers had already prepared a long-distance carriage, and the coffin was held onto the car by everyone and locked it. Then they walked along the official road to the post road. Along the way, the Chen wife held her husband's spiritual position and shouted his name from time to time to summon the soul. There were also people from the Chen family who brushed the coffin and cast flags, throwing paper money to open the way for the dead souls.

"Miss Chen, wife of Chen..."

Su Xuntian arrived in a hurry. He went to the Chen family first, but only General Tie asked the door and asked the neighbors. Then he ran to the small temple, asked the old monk in the temple, and then he caught up with him.

Because the road was long, the Chen family's wife did not walk, but was wearing a mourning clothes and holding a spirit sign in the car. As soon as Su Xuntian called him, the convoy stopped. The Chen family's wife glanced at him coldly, without saying a word. Su Xuntian wiped the sweat from his head and said to the Chen family's wife: "My wife will carry the coffin back to her hometown today, do you need a county service?"

The wife of the Chen family said coldly: "No need to care about it, my husband's coffin is escorted by my relatives of the Chen family!"

Su Xuntian sighed and took out the silver ingot from his sleeve. With Su Xuntian's personality, he had to pluck his hair even after passing by. After his hands, the silver inevitably shrank. But this was the money for the dead. Su Xuntian also had his limit on being a human being. The real five-liang pattern silver held in his hand.

Su Xuntian said: "Miss of the Chen family, if you continue along the way, you will be able to help your spirits and return to your hometown, you will be inexpensive. These five taels of silver are the only wish of the county, so please accept it."

The Chen family’s wife didn’t say anything this time, but just looked at him coldly and said to the men who were helping the spirits: “Let’s go!”

The convoy slowly started and looked down on Su Xuntian as if nothing had happened. Su Xuntian retreated helplessly to the side of the road, watched the convoy gradually drift away, shook his head gently, and sighed a long time.

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Huxian tax customs, travelers and merchants were queuing for inspection and collecting taxes. Suddenly, a sound of suona playing and beating came from a distance. After a moment, a white banner was waving. Suddenly someone thought of something and blurted out: "Oh! Today is the day when Ambassador Chen returns to his hometown!"

With just this sentence, the entire tax control was silently calmed down. The busy tax officials also stopped and looked at the coffin-helping team that was traveling far away. The travelers and merchants consciously retreated aside and dodged a way for the spirit-giving team.

There was a caravan in front of me just after inspection and tax payment. The convoy stopped at the checkpoint and was re-bounding the goods. Suddenly, he heard the funeral song and couldn't help but listen and looked here in the sound. A 50-year-old man in a blue robe looked around with a cool robe in his hand, and said in a nascent: "Who is this funeral?"

A taxi next to him sighed and said, "That is Ambassador Chen's coffin. The Chen family is helping the coffin back to their hometown."

The blue-robed merchant said "ah" and looked solemn. He hurriedly sorted out his robes. When the spirit-giving team arrived beside him, he gave a solemn gift. The taxi Ding couldn't help but say, "What, Mr. Lu, do you know our Ambassador Chen?"

Mr. Lu sighed, "Although he has no close friends, he has dealt with him. No matter what the official said, in my heart, Ambassador Chen is an excellent person."

Seeing that someone gave a gift to the coffin, how could the vassal be ignored as a vain? He quickly got out of the car and returned the gift. The blue-robed merchant sighed: "This is the Chen family's wife. I, Lu Mo, had a few encounters with Ambassador Chen. I didn't want to be separated by Yin and Yang for more than a month. It's really a pity."

The wife of the Chen family said quietly, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for thinking about my husband..." When he said this, his eyes turned red and he almost burst into tears. Lu Mo looked at the Chen family's ear-help convoy and sighed, "From then to Lujiao Town, there is no one all the way. You only have two cars, most of you can only walk, it's too difficult to walk out. Why not take my caravan's caravan, let's take you to Lujiao Town, and let everyone go their separate ways."

When the Chen brothers heard this, they were overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you Mr. Lu, thank you Mr. Lu!"

The wife of the Chen family looked at her brother-in-law and said blessedly: "Since that's the case, I'm sorry, Mr. Lu."

When I watched the trip, I secretly praised the businessman named Lu for being righteous. Mr. Lu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "It's a big deal, there is no need to thank you, no need to thank you. Then ask your wife to wait for a while, and when my carriage is sorted out, we will go together."

In Taibai Curie, the sky gradually darkened, lanterns were raised in the courtyard, and a lamp was also lit in the private room of Ye Xiaotian and Wang Zhuzhu. The two of them played under the lamp, and a game of chess gradually reached the end. The situation on the chess face was extremely unfavorable to Ye Xiaotian. Wang Zhuzhu used the tea cover to wipe the tea water, glanced out the window quickly, and then stared at the chessboard and smiled: "Mr. Ye, this game of chess seems to be... I'm sure you win!"

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(To be continued...)
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