Talk about the world of mortals in detail

While Yi Shuyuan and Yi Yong were fishing leisurely at the mouth of the river, and while the villagers of Xihe Village were excitedly discussing the arrival of the county magistrate to the village, the Yi family in the Yi family compound was obviously a little uneasy.

When they heard that the county official was visiting, the Yi family was definitely flattered, or it was unclear whether it was "favored" or not, but the degree of surprise was definitely not low.

In the living room of Hui Yi's house, the magistrate of Yuanjiang County and a young man were sitting in the hall, while the rest of the entourage were standing.

Mrs. Zhao and her nephew-in-law Mrs. Li, who were shrewd in the past, had never seen such a battle. They personally brought a plate of candied fruits. Mrs. Li carried a kettle and poured tea for them. A servant carried a tea tray full of tea cups. Along with Mr. Li, they offered tea one by one.

"Uh, Sir, please have some tea. This young master, please also have some tea. There are several other servants, please have some tea too!"

"Thank you, we don't need it!"

The leading guard was polite and showed no intention of taking the tea cup, but the county magistrate and the young man did. The former blew the foam on the tea and drank it without feeling any burden, while the latter did not drink it for the time being.

Mrs. Zhao put down the candied fruit, feeling that the atmosphere was awkward and uneasy, and forced a smile on her face.

"Why did the county magistrate and this young master come to our Yi family? Our Yi family are all from the countryside. If there is anything that happens, why don't you just tell us and ask us to go to the Yamen?"

The county official said nothing, but looked at the young man.

Although Ms. Zhao had never seen this battle, she was old and possessed the shrewdness unique to village women, and her ability to observe people's emotions was quite good. The county magistrate's subconscious action immediately made her understand that this young man was the one in charge.

"Oh, don't worry, everyone. The county magistrate and I are not here because of anything the Yi family has committed, but because we are here to see the good families in the county."

As he said that, the young man looked outside the door of the Yi family compound. There were already many villagers crowded there, and they were all talking about it.

If it were normal, this situation would have been to blow everyone away and then clean up the surrounding area, but today we should try to be more restrained here.

And the points people are talking about are also very interesting.

"Hey, do you think that is really the county magistrate?" "I don't know, I haven't seen him either."

"It can't be fake, right?" "No, no, who dares to pretend to be a county magistrate and want to behead him?"

"Then why don't they wear official uniforms?" "They are visiting in casual clothes."

"Could it be that he came to the Yi family to collect money?"

Some villagers' voices were louder, and he thought he had suppressed the noise, but in fact, he could also faintly hear it in the Yi family's living room.

As soon as the words "Come to the Yi family to collect money" came out, Magistrate Yuanjiang, who was drinking tea, spit out the tea with a "poof~".

"Oh, Lord County Lord, are you okay?"

"Cough cough cough me, it's okay, cough cough cough cough cough."

The county magistrate wanted to explain, but it was not convenient, so he could only cough violently. But at this time, the voices in the crowd also changed, because Yi Baokang was back.

"Baokang, you are back." "The county magistrate is at your home!"

"Hey, I understand. How long have you been here? Why are you here?"

"I just sat down and I don't know yet!"

After listening to the neighbor's words, Yi Baokang carried the farm tools into the yard with doubts in his heart.

He put the hoe in the corner and whipped his whole body with the cloth on his shoulder. The dust in the yard was everywhere, and then Yi Baokang walked to the living room.

During this process, Ms. Zhao nuzzled her lips in the direction of the young man, and Yi Baokang thought of saluting the young man first and then turning to the county magistrate.

"Caomin Yi Baokang, pay my respects to the two adults!"

While saluting, Yi Baokang also saw something placed in the center of the living room, covered with red cloth.

The young man looked at Yi Baokang, frowning slightly and feeling shocked. He was indeed a very energetic old man, but no matter how old he was, he could tell that he was still young.

"No need to be polite."

Yi Baokang straightened up and said to the servant on the side.

"Go, kill the chickens and ducks, and prepare meals to entertain the distinguished guests."

"Hey, no, no, no, I'll sit with this young master for a while and then leave. A few years ago, there was a major case in the county. My brother handled the case with merit, but he had already left the county government when the reward was given based on merit."

The county magistrate paused slightly before continuing.

"Now that I am sorting out the files, I feel that since I am not here, I should reward the family, so I sent a plaque and asked you, what is missing at home?"

"plaque?"

The county magistrate nodded and signaled to others, and two people went over to lift the things placed in the hall. The magistrate stood up and pulled off the red cloth with the words "Good deeds and virtues" written on it.

"Why don't you thank me quickly!"

"Ah? Oh, thank you two adults for the gift!"

Yi Baokang scratched his head, went over and took the plaque from the hands of the two guards, and then handed it to the servant beside him.

"Put the table up, there's room to hang it up"

With that said, Yi Baokang faced the people in the hall again. Since it was a reward, he felt a lot more relaxed. Even though it was just a plaque, it was also a matter of honoring the ancestors.

"I think some of you should eat here before leaving? Otherwise, my brother will complain if he comes back later and finds out!"

"Oh, I said no, we"

When the county magistrate said this, the expression of the young man on the side changed slightly, and he immediately interrupted.

"Your Excellency, since Mr. Yi has good intentions, let's not refuse. Let's have a simple meal here!"

"Yes, yes, this gentleman is right. We don't have any good wine or food in the countryside, just some ordinary things. But when you entertain guests, you must bring out the best! Please drink tea. Why are you standing there? Come on. Go and make some arrangements, and don’t forget to get the hot tub out as well.”

Yi Baokang kept company in the living room and ordered other people in the family to prepare meals.

"That's right, you stay here with the guests while we prepare."

Mrs. Zhao winked at Mrs. Li, and the two of them went out together. Since distinguished guests came to the door, they naturally had to make arrangements.

The young man is a prince who came to Yuezhou this time. Because he is smart and sensible, he has been favored by Emperor Dayong since he was a child.

I thought I came here just to understand the situation, but Yi Baokang's words just now made the prince's heart skip a beat, but he managed to keep his composure and waited until Yi Baokang finished his instructions before continuing to ask.

"Old sir, please sit down. You just seemed to say that your brother will be back soon?"

Yi Baokang picked up the teapot and refilled the tea for the county magistrate. Seeing that the young man was full, he poured himself a cup.

"Yes, I sent the two children to the county pier with my son. Oh, we went boating, otherwise you would have met on the road. I will definitely be back before evening."

After saying this, Yi Baokang drank all the tea in his cup. Tea cools quickly in winter, so the temperature is just right.

"Mr. Yi is really here?"

"This, can this be false?"

Yi Baokang couldn't help scratching his head. Although the plaque was given because of his brother, to put it bluntly, the Yi family is still a commoner, so they shouldn't be so excited, right?

A smile appeared on the prince's face, he glanced at Magistrate Yuanjiang and said with a smile.

"Then I have to wait for Mr. Yi to come back!"

"Young Master is right!"

In fact, the Yuanjiang County Magistrate had met Yi Shuyuan before at the old teacher's mourning hall, but the current county government official was at least familiar to him, and it was impossible to call him by all his names, let alone the former county official Yi Shuyuan. Well, of course I don’t know and don’t care.

——

Towards evening, at the mouth of the Xihe River, Yi Shuyuan and Yi Yongan caught a lot of fish, which made the latter extremely happy.

"No more fishing, no more fishing, just put your pole away and go home."

Yi Shuyuan said this, but Yi Yongan was still reluctant to leave.

"No, uncle, keep fishing for a while, it's rare to catch fish today, so you have to make the most of it!"

"Don't be dissatisfied. The fish basket can't even hold it! Besides, you're going back late. Do you want to have dinner?"

Yi Yong'an originally wanted to say that he didn't have to eat dinner, but after all, he was with his elders, and he thought of his parents and wife, so he had to give up.

"Well, come back next time! Hey, hey, uncle, why did you pour the fish into the river?"

"Just keep a few for yourself, you can't eat too many!"

Yi Yong'an took a few steps to reach Yi Shuyuan's side and stopped his uncle who was releasing fish into the river.

"No, if you can't eat it, let's dry it in the sun. Even if you don't eat it yourself, the folks in the village will give you some!"

"Are you afraid that others won't know that you caught a lot of fish? It's up to you!"

"Hey hey hey"

Yi Yongan smiled, lifted the covered bamboo basket that was submerged in the river, and put it on the boat. The sound of the rushing water and the "squeaking" sound inside had never been so sweet, and then he untied the cable and returned to the other end of the boat. .

"Uncle, sit still, let's go home!"

The boat slowly sailed towards the middle of the river. Yi Yongan sang loudly while rowing forward, feeling happy and leisurely.

On the other side of the boat, Yi Shuyuan opened a folding fan and fanned gently. He glanced at the river out of the corner of his eyes and asked softly.

"How did you know I was here?"

The reason why Yi Shuyuan and Yi Yongan were able to catch so many fish was of course not because of their high skills, but because there were aquatic animals underwater that drove the fish over. There would always be some fish that couldn't bear to take a bite of bait.

The sound passed into the water, and an aquatic creature responded.

"Back to the Immortal Chief, Lord Water God went to the Heavenly Palace. He should have learned the location of the Celestial Order held by the Immortal Chief from there. However, it is not convenient for him to come back for the time being, so he asked me to come and try my luck!"

Yi Shuyuan nodded slightly, General Crab has gone to heaven.

"So what's going on, General Crab?"

Swimming underwater were a black fish, a herring and a sturgeon. The leader of the fish answered immediately.

"Lord Water God said that the fairy silk weaved by Zhuo Xiangu glowed with spiritual light day and night, so that for a while it reflected the colorful clouds in the sky of Yusang Village. Although it later subsided, it was noticed by the heavens. Lord Water God was asked about this when he went to heaven, It seems that the heaven is interested in finding the source of this fairy light, so Lord Water God sent us to ask the immortal chief for his opinion!"

Oh, we haven’t seen each other for so many years, and now we call Zhuo Qing “Xiangu Zhuo”?

Yi Shuyuan smiled and answered casually.

"Just ask Zhuo Qing about this. Of course, my suggestion is that you can accept the Heavenly Immortal Order and just ignore other matters."

Big Black Fish paused for a while before replying.

"I have already asked about this. Immortal Zhuo said she was not interested, so Lord Water God sent us to ask you, Immortal Chief."

"That's fine if you're not interested, right?"

Yi Shuyuan has now come to think about what he said. It seems that the light of this immortal silk is more important?

"Let's discuss this matter later, wait until General Crab comes down to the realm!"

"yes"

Yi Shuyuan said this, how dare the underwater Shui Tribe have any criticism.

But at this moment, Yi Yongan's singing was in full swing.

The boat has reached the edge of Xihe Village as it paddles along. Whenever he sees someone by the river, Yi Yongan will shout and show off his catch.

"Hey, Uncle Li, I've caught a lot of fish today. I'll give you one later -"

"Lao Fang - do you see it? They are all big fish. Come to my house to pick them up later -"

"Oh, you're really not that young? Don't wait a moment, I'll get it as soon as your boat docks!"

"That's right! Hahahahaha."

Yi Shuyuan smiled and said nothing on the other side of the boat.