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Huizhou customs: Every year on Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races are held on the banks of Xin'an River. Men in the six counties race a dragon boat on the wide and calm water surface, which is also an annual repertoire. Not only that, a dry dragon boat is often held in the Fucheng and the county town, but this is a parade of the city carrying dragon boats all over the city, which is another carnival program.

Strictly speaking, the organizer of such a dragon boat race should have been Huizhou Prefecture, but since the capital and county towns are close to each other, Huizhou Prefect Duan Chaozong has always been low-key. Since taking office, he often goes back every year when he first shows up, and the one who actually handles this matter has become She County.

During the Dragon Boat Festival event of dragon boat racing, those who were invited by She County Government were often gentry, famous scholars and wealthy businessmen from She County, Huizhou Prefecture City. Of course, such grand events are indispensable for scholars to show their faces and write a few Dragon Boat Festival poems to add a bit of atmosphere to such festivals, but unless the top celebrities, they can only squeeze in and watch with ordinary people.

Therefore, when Wang Fulin brought Jin Bao and Qiu Feng to appear, it immediately attracted many people to look at him. As for the person involved, after seeing Cheng Kui and other familiar She County students, he firmly expressed his hard work for several days and his literary thoughts were exhausted. He would never write poems today, but he just watched the excitement. Cheng Kui even used the method of provoking, but he only shook his head and refused. He was angry and funny for a moment, so he stopped forcing him. However, the She County students laughed at this for a while, but the several students invited from the Mansion School stared at Wang Fulin with dissatisfaction, but the other people only looked at them with the back of their heads, and they could only sulk on their own.

In the past, when I was celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival in the village, Jinbao once secretly ran to see the dragon boat racing on the Fengle River during the work break. He felt that such a lively scene was amazing. Now, he heard a gong and saw more than a dozen dragon boats on the Xin'an River galloping on the water like arrows off the strings. The oarsmen on each dragon boat were all dressed in color. With the sound of the deafening drum, he couldn't help but be extremely excited. His eyes almost blinked and stared at the winning and defeat at all times. He only felt that this scene was really exciting.

Although it was not the first time Qiu Feng watched a dragon boat race, it was also the first time he stood in the best and highest VIP seat. Even though the seats in the Huizhou giant rooms were still a bit remote, he still couldn't suppress his excitement. He vaguely heard several scholars on the side doing Dragon Boat Festival poems. He remembered Wang Fulin's previous sentences that were leading the way for hundreds of years, and couldn't help looking over there again.

However, Wang Fulin was not so elegant at all and was wandering around. He had watched a lot of fun in his previous life. At this time, seeing such dragon boat races was just a bit old-fashioned and fresh for him. Therefore, he didn't want to show off or encounter trouble again. After watching for a while with interest, he suddenly saw the three yamen runners who maintained order, the strong team leader Zhao Wu, whom he had met once, and said hello.

He has become famous for several days, so of course Mr. Zhao Wu would not neglect it. He immediately smiled and called Wang Xiaogong.

"This is the first time I went to the Xin'an River to watch dragon boat racing. I don't know what the winner is like?" Asked by this, what Wang Fulin wants to know the most is whether the loser will cause trouble after the winner is decided after the outcome is decided later!

Wang Fulin never thought he was too careless. He had never provoked anyone, but was rumored to be almost cheated. Now the finger is pointed at the five counties in the prefectures, except She County. He said he was generous and not to pursue the matter, but he was already very angry. He could not take it for granted. He could not take it for granted himself into the camp of She County people, but Cheng Kui and others naturally regarded him as their own people. This was already very obvious. He didn't understand that they were all six counties in Huizhou. Is the regional hatred so great these days?

Of course, Mr. Zhao Wu didn't know Wang Fulin's intention, and immediately explained with a smile: "It's not a good idea to race dragon boats. The dragon boats we invested in are of course the best, but the oarsmen depend on their performance. In the past ten years, they have won three times. Twenty taels of bonus every year are just a lottery. In this way, the winner and defeat of the clear sword and shoot will come back next year if you are not convinced. That's all."

That's good!

Wang Fulin knew that he was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the ropes, but he just wanted to go back and take time to ask Ye Junyao, the magistrate of She County, to go back to Songming Mountain, so he hoped to be less trouble. So, putting down his mind, he casually asked about the grand occasion of dragon boat racing in recent years. He learned that this year was the largest and the largest number of participants. For example, She County had three dragon boats, each with twenty people, and a total of sixty people. This was not worth mentioning in later generations, but now it is unprecedented. He couldn't help but smack his tongue: "How much does it cost to be such a large scale!"

Mr. Zhao Wu smiled dryly and said, "A festival like the Dragon Boat Festival and such a big scene, how come it was not piled up with money?"

But he still didn't say anything. He went to big investors everywhere to ask for donations? In the end, not only would he not lose money, but he would also make a little surplus. Naturally, everyone will share the remaining money.

Mr. Zhao Wu didn't want to get too entangled on this topic, so he quickly asked with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wang, I heard that you had traveled to Huizhou Prefecture School two days ago with Tang Zun?"

The county yamen was too talkative, and the sedan chair servants and entourages were not expected to keep it secret. Wang Fulin knew that it would eventually leak out. Therefore, he recognized it alone: ​​"Yes, this is the case."

Mr. Zhao Wu's eyes lit up and asked again: "It's time for the summer tax to start levying in May 30. Has Tang Zun mentioned to Mr. Wang Xiao, how to collect the summer tax this year?"

Huh?

Thinking that Mr. Cheng once reminded that the root of the fame and fortune storm was not the little scholar, but related to Xia Shi, Wang Fulin immediately became alert. He deliberately pretended to know nothing, raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "This tax is a national event. How could Ye County Zun mention me, a mere student?"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Master Zhao Wu's eyes, and then he smiled apologized and said, "Yes, I saw that the date was approaching and I was speechless for a moment. My little husband will continue to watch the dragon boat race. I still have to maintain it around, so I will lose my companion first."

When Mr. Zhao left, Wang Fulin thought about it and saw that Ye Junyao was empty. He ordered Qiu Feng to walk there by himself as he looked at Jin Bao, who was full of interest. At this moment, the dragon boat race was half over, but few of the top figures really put their minds on the dragon boats on the river, and they were talking in groups of three or five, leaving Ye County himself in the main seat, and he was a little lonely.

Facing this scene, Wang Fulin only felt that the She County Magistrate really showed signs of being a commander with a bare commander. Seeing that he was slightly dazed, he coughed gently intentionally. Seeing Ye Junyao woke up immediately, he turned his head to look, and he respectfully stepped forward and bowed, calling his parents. Ye Junyao's expression immediately calmed down, and he smiled amiably: "It turned out to be Fulin. What do you think of the passionate scene of the dragon boat racing today?"

In theory, even if Wang Fulin was just a scholar under his jurisdiction in She County, he would not respect his name directly. However, when Ye Junyao heard that the young man had not even had a word for a word, and he was more than twice as old, he simply used the attitude of calling the name of the provincial surname to express his importance and affection for him. Wang Fulin could naturally hear this implicit meaning and could not help but praise today's grand scene. He wanted to take the opportunity to ask for leave and return home, but when he said that, he remembered Mr. Zhao and suddenly asked a question similar to what he had just said.

"Old parents, today's dragon boat racing scene is huge, exciting, and it should be expensive, right?"

Ye Junyao was stunned for a moment, then said with some uncertainty: "This matter is handled by household housing, and the county has never asked about the specific expenses."

Wang Fulin's heart was stuttering. He remembered clearly about the household houses of the county government. The two officials, Liu Hui, the clerk of the household house, and the clerk of Qian Kedian Wan Youfang, were still trapped in the case that had not been concluded before! He felt that something was not right and he pondered for a moment and asked carefully: "The previous case involved the clerk of the household house and Qian Kedian. Now someone has already handled the household house?"

"It's just that the next one is replaced one by one, and the county doesn't pay much attention to it."

Wang Fulin could no longer be calm when he heard such words from the Tangtang County Master. As the newcomer of a county, the first thing he did to take office was to seize power, and the primary task of grasping power was personnel. But after Ye Junyao said this, could this county master never take care of the personnel affairs of the Sixth House? Moreover, in such a good environment and situation before, he still didn't reach out. What is this logic?

This Ye County Zun seems not very familiar with the business, but the language art sounded very impressive last time... Was he pretending or real?

After chatting for a few more words, he pretended to be curious and asked, "By the way, the student has always kept a word in his heart when the trouble happened in front of the Huizhou Prefecture School. Today I dared to ask. Why didn't my parents send the county government officials first, or ask the master to mediate on his behalf?"

Ye Junyao's face suddenly couldn't fall. However, Wang Fulin in front of him was only fourteen years old, with a tender face and curious eyes, which were not as disgusting as those old fried dough sticks, and he asked sincerely. He thought about the previous incident in the prefecture school, which was solved by this young scholar. He found out that the prefect Duan Chaozong was not dissatisfied with this matter, and at this moment he answered a little vaguely.

"This county is just worried about scholars and education, so it decided to come forward in person. Otherwise, whether it is the county magistrate, chief clerk or six-house clerk, it would be unreasonable." Ye Junyao felt that it was almost appropriate to cover up his predicament with such a reason, so he pretended to be calm, "As for the master, when the county was appointed as the magistrate of She County, it took only 20 days to travel from the capital to She County. Where can I have such free time? In ancient times, most of the sages who took office were alone, and they didn't even have a family follower. As a disciple of the emperor, how could this county fall behind?"

Wang Fulin only knew that Wang Fulin was a nerd in the past. Now facing a bigger nerd, he was even proud and self-righteous. He didn't know how to react well!

He could only calm down and politely praise the ancient style of the magistrate and his husband, and immediately raised the matter of taking leave from the county school. The reason he found for himself was very high-sounding. When he returned from the county town, he was injured by a villain sedan holder. He had not recovered and planned to go back to his hometown to recuperate and come to the county school to listen to the lecture after he was well recovered.

Although Ye County Zun seems to be a rookie, he doesn't want to make any moves casually. Instead of being impatient and showing off his power, it would be better to talk about it when something goes wrong with the Rida. Moreover, he is really worried about his second sister.

Sure enough, Ye Junyao asked a few questions with concern and agreed immediately. After he bowed, the She County Magistrate rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Because of Wang Fulin's words, he secretly guessed the cost of today's dragon boat race for the first time, but he still didn't take it too seriously.
Chapter completed!