3. The new official takes office (3)
Tao Mo's body trembled, not knowing whether it was cold or shocked.
Someone questioned: "Didn't the official arrive after the New Year? Where did you get it?"
The guy said: "The new official moved into the county government yesterday. His housekeeper is still asking the dentist to buy someone to enter the mansion today."
The man felt relieved, "So this is how the painting was obtained."
Lao Tao led Tao Mo to find an empty table and sat down with expressionless face.
It was the most lively time of the teahouse, and the two of them had to sit on the stairs, which was quite close to the shouting guy.
Tao Mo couldn't help but look at it, but was grabbed by Lao Tao and had to be embarrassed.
The three copper plate business is actually visited.
A voice shouted: "Come on, let me see if you are fat or thin, tall or short."
There is a faint sound of unfolding the scroll.
"Ha!" the voice laughed, "A sick chicken!"
The guy said, "I heard that the county magistrate got sick as soon as he entered the county town, and maybe he couldn't get into the court."
The voice said, "It's good. My ears are quiet! Every time I save my job, I have to pretend to be troubled. They don't bother me, and I still think it's old-fashioned."
The guy said, "Mr. Lu was joking. When did your trick become more serious?"
This flattery made the man feel very comfortable. The man laughed twice and squeezed out of the crowd.
Tao Mo turned his head to look. He saw that the man looked sparse and bright, and he turned out to be a pretty scholar.
The scholar seemed to notice that someone was watching, and he followed the trend.
Tao Mo hurriedly turned around.
Lao Tao's slightly bent back suddenly straightened.
A fan knocked on the table, and the scholar's laughter was so close. "Oh, I didn't expect that the three copper plates could not only see the painting, but also the original deity." He said, and suddenly bowed, "Student Lu Zhenxue has met the county master."
His voice was loud and eye-catching, causing a lot of surprise.
Tao Mo had no choice but to stand up and said, "No gift."
The sounds around gradually calmed down, and their eyes were concentrated on the two of them.
Tao Mo couldn't help but feel embarrassed, wondering what he wanted to do.
Lu Zhenxue smiled and said, "I wonder if the adults mind being at the same desk with me?"
Tao Mo looked at Lao Tao.
Lao Tao has already stood up. As a servant, it is naturally not suitable to be at the same table with his master.
Tao Mo said: "Then let's sit."
When Lu Zhenxue heard him reluctantly, he snorted coldly in his heart and said to himself: You don’t want to be with me at this moment, but I’m afraid you can’t even invite me if you want to!
Tao Mo said: "What do you want to eat?"
Lu Zhenxue was slightly stunned and said casually: "A pot of Longjing."
Tao Mo nodded and said to the guy waiting aside: "Two vegetarian dishes, two bowls of rice, and one pot of Longjing."
After Lu Zhenxue and his friend left, he said, "Sir, haven't eaten yet?"
Tao Mo shook his head.
"Why don't you go to Xianweilou and come to Mingcuiju instead? That Xianweilou is the place to eat seriously. Although the tea in Mingcuiju is good, the dishes are not very good." Lu Zhenxuedao.
Tao Mo said, "I'm not familiar with it for the first time." Seeing that Lao Tao was still standing, he said, "Sit down together."
Lao Tao then said, "Young Master Xie." But he never dared to sit all over, and his butt was only slightly touched by a small piece of the bench.
Lu Zhenxue said: "The cold winter is cold and the wind is cold. Why do you have to take office before the New Year? Isn't it... Is it because of the charcoal and silver?"
Tao Mo said: "What is charcoal silver?"
Lu Zhenxue blinked, "Sir, really don't know?"
Tao Mo shook his head.
"It seems that the adults regard money as dirt. They will definitely become a first-class official in the future." He said mockingly.
Tao Mo said: "I don't want to be a clean official."
Lu Zhenxue's expression was stiff. No county officials who came to Tanyang County wanted to be honest officials. Who doesn't know that Tanyang County is a tough guy, and no one who has a little trick is willing to come. The court will not send real capable officials to come. Why? Because there is no need. Tanyang County has many litigants, both good and bad, but not bad, but they are not bad in the fish countryside. It is not that they are unwilling, but that they cannot or dare. When a literati opens his mouth, he can speak all over the world. It is really annoying, and he dares to go to Beijing to file a lawsuit. Therefore, there is no major event in Tanyang County, and his political performance evaluation is excellent every year. But this is the first time he has encountered someone like Tao Mo who said he would not be a honest official when he came up.
Could it be that he was so heart-warming about him at first sight?
Lu Zhenxue was stunned, wondering what kind of style he had made the other party so convinced.
Tao Mo continued: "I want to be a good official."
Lu Zhenxue put away his surprise and smiled and said, "A good official is not a clean official?"
Tao Mo said: "A good official is a clean official, but a clean official is not necessarily a good official."
Lu Zhenxue nodded and said yes, but he did not have the urge to continue. Every year, how many people say it? To be honest, if he really dares to say it, if I don’t become a clean official, he might even look up to him. Nowadays, there are too few people who dare to act.
It just happened to serve the food, and the topic ended here.
Lu Zhen learned to take a sip of tea and wanted to say goodbye. He had already touched the truth of this new county magistrate, just a hypocrite who spoke vernacularly, and it was meaningless.
The sound of footsteps came from the stairs.
There are urgent and slow.
But Lu Zhenxue's waist suddenly stood up. He looked at the stairs that were only three feet away from his forehead and felt uncomfortable, but now he stood up, he was too deliberate, so he had to hold back.
Seeing that his face was strange, Lao Tao couldn't help but turn his head and look up.
Five or six scholars dressed as people were walking down from above leisurely.
Since the lobby became quiet again, Tao Mo, who was eating, couldn't help but go and see it.
At this moment, his eyes were stalemate on the last man and he could no longer move.
The snow-white fox fur is as thick as ink. Even if he stands behind a person, he cannot stop the luxurious aura of his body. He seems to feel his gaze, and his eyes swept lightly, like a cold star, and then moved away lightly, as if he was disdainful.
"Brother Lu!" The scholar who was walking in front suddenly stopped and looked at him in surprise and said, "Since Brother Lu is here, why don't you come up and talk?"
Lu Zhenxue said coldly: "Just about to go up, you guys are coming down."
The man smiled and said, "That's a coincidence." His eyes turned and he looked at Tao Mo, "This one is..."
Lu Zhenxuedao: "You must see this person, but you are the master of Xinlai County and Lord Tao."
The man said "Oh" and stopped paying attention.
Tao Mo was neglected, his cheeks were slightly hot. It was not that he had never been neglected, but he had been used to it this time before that person... But he might not care at all.
He saw the fox fur standing proudly at the highest point of the stairs, as if the little things happening under his feet had nothing to do with him, and he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Those people joked with Lu Zhenxue for a while and then left.
Lao Tao noticed that Lu Zhenxue's face became obviously gloomy after they left.
"Sir, if there is nothing wrong, the student will say goodbye first." When Lu Zhen met these people, he failed to learn and was unwilling to do it perfunctorily, so he stood up directly.
"Stay." Tao Mo said hurriedly.
Lu Zhenxue turned around in a daze.
"I have something to ask."
Lu Zhenxue pretended to wait patiently.
Tao Mo whispered: "Do you know what the name of that young man wearing fox fur is?"
Lu Zhenxue's face changed slightly, and he looked at his shy attitude in confusion. Then he suddenly realized, disgust flashed in his eyes, and a smile slowly condensed on the corner of his mouth, "Are you asking Gu She?"
"Gu She?" Tao Mo said it gently, and the person's appearance appeared in his mind.
Lu Zhenxuedao: "He is the closed disciple of Mr. Yidhim. The adults want to make friends with him."
Tao Mo's eyes lit up obviously, making his whole face come alive, and he said, "Do you have a way?"
Lu Zhenxue was unhappy, "I am a disciple of Master Lin, and I don't have a deep relationship with them, so I'm afraid I can't help much."
The glory in Tao Mo's eyes instantly dimmed.
Lu Zhenxue was even more upset and left after swaying his sleeves.
At this time, the teahouse owner came to apologize with his friend and Tao Mo in his hand, explaining that the painting was just a consignment, and it was divided into 300% and 70% of the painting.
Tao Moben didn't care much, and saw that he returned the painting, he agreed not to pursue it.
Lao Tao suddenly said, "Where does this young master Lu come from?"
The boss said: "The Lu family is a famous family in the local area. His ancestors had a Shangshu and a Grand Tutor. I heard that there are two masters who are officials in the capital now, which is amazing. Mr. Lu is a famous talent and occasionally serves as a lawyer. His teacher is the famous Lin Zhengyong."
What he said made Lao Tao frown frequently.
Tao Mo asked, "Then, where is that young master Gu She?"
The boss said: "Mr. Gu is a great disciple of Mr. Yichao, but he never enters the official door. I heard that Mr. Yichao favors him very much, and his brothers take good care of him."
Tao Mo heard little news and was a little unhappy.
Chapter completed!