Chapter 460: The arrival of early spring
Huazhou is still full of cold in February, and the caravans constantly traveling around the city gates brought the breath of early spring to Huiye City.
Zhang Wenjin left and went to Suzhou. His official position was still a different person, but his official position was raised one level, from a fifth rank to a fifth rank. Outside the south gate, there were only a few people coming to see him off. Looking back at the Huiye Mansion, Zhang Wenjin was filled with sorrow, sad, sad, and sad.
Feng Daoli, beside him, advised: "Sir, Suzhou is in the south, and this trip is just right for spring to come, which means that you have a bright future. It's not too early, let's set off."
With a long sigh, Zhang Wenjin got on the carriage behind him and lowered the curtain. Feng Daoling had already abandoned his post and followed Zhang Wenjin to Suzhou to take up his post. Seeing Zhang Wenjin getting on the carriage, Feng Daoling greeted him. Eight large carriages were escorted by more than 20 corpses, and the carriage slowly left Huiye Mansion with the sound of "squeaking" wheels.
He sent off his old family to welcome relatives and took over as the new teacher of the Biejia of Huazhou. Chuzhou is Shangzhou. Sima's official rank is from the fifth rank. Here, the emperor of Huazhou was promoted to the first rank of the official rank, and he was also under the fifth rank, and was the same as Jiang Anyi's official rank. Jiang Anyi, who stood outside the east gate to welcome Fang Biejia, felt a little uncomfortable. What if this Mr. Fang Biejia was like Zhang Wenjin, relying on his official rank to compete for power, he squeezed away Zhang Wenjin. If he fought with Fang Shishu again and passed it to the emperor, what would the emperor see him?
Hua Sicheng saw Jiang Anyi's face solemn, and laughed softly, "Anyi, have you heard of this Fang Biejia?" Hua Sicheng's performance at the end of the year was up, just in the second year of minor review. The Ministry of Personnel raised the first rank, and now he is Sima, who is under the sixth rank.
Jiang Anyi was a little surprised. Fang Biejia was Sima of Chuzhou. Chuzhou and Huazhou were far apart from each other. How could Hua Sicheng know him?
"This Fang Biejia was the county magistrate of Dunguan County, Huazhou more than ten years ago. Hua had heard of Fang Biejia's reputation." Hua Sicheng smiled and said, "At that time, Lord Fang was less than 40 years old, now he should be over 50 years old. An Yi, don't worry, Fang Biejia was a loyal elder. When he was appointed as the county magistrate, he had a good reputation. The local people were deeply grateful."
On the official road, several worn-out carriages were parked on the road. An old man came out of the car under the help of his servant. Someone knew him and whispered to Jiang Anyi: "Sir, that old man is Fang Biezhu who took office."
Jiang Anyi felt a stern heart. All officials were noisy in their ranks and horses. When he came, more than ten horses were swaying. Unexpectedly, Fang Bizhi came from the ground with a light car. He led everyone to greet him quickly. Jiang Anyi saw Fang Bizhi in his fifties, his beard was half white, wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes, his face was still rosy, his clothes were simple, and the fur he wore was a little hairy, and he looked a little old.
Fang Shishu spoke in a deep voice, smiled and greeted everyone, saying, "It's really uneasy to disturb you. I am considered half a native of Huazhou. I have to pretend to take care of you in the future."
A gust of cold wind blew, Fang Shishu shivered and said self-deprecatingly: "I have been away from Huazhou for more than ten years, but I have forgotten how cold it is. I thought it was like February in Chuzhou, which was already the season of spring and flowers blooming."
Jiang Anyi took off the fox fur on his body and put it on Fang Shishu. Fang Shishu looked at Jiang Anyi carefully, and smiled and said, "I have heard that Lord Jiang is young and promising. It is a blessing to see him today. I have passed the same degree with your teacher Yu Zhijie, and I am also your elder. I have received this wish."
When he came to the government office, he checked the documents of the Ministry of Personnel. The minor official sent the seal of the official, and Fang Shi's letter took office immediately.
When the officials met again, Jiang Anyi also stood up and bowed to Fang Shishu. Fang Shishu replied to the greeting, and everyone sat down again to remark.
Jiang Anyi briefly introduced the situation in Huazhou, but Fang Shishu asked very carefully. He originally thought that the official clichés were spoken for half an hour. After Fang Shishu finished asking, he bowed to Jiang Anyi and said, "Sir, Fang heard from the Lord that in addition to daily official duties in Huazhou this year, there are three major events: one is to combine taxes into one, two is to collect taxes in border cities, and three is to guard the border."
Fang Shishu's words paused, as if thinking about the weight of three things. Jiang Anyi smiled and said, "Mr. Fang has just come to take office. If you have something to do, let's talk about it tomorrow. It's not too late. Lord. Fang will go to the house to settle down first. I will welcome Master Fang tonight at You."
Fang Shishu stood up from the ground and smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Fang is easily obsessed with official business. Everyone, see you in the evening."
The banquet was held in Qixianlou. Since Guo Huaili showed off his ultimate in Qixianlou, Qixianlou has quickly become popular in the restaurant of Huiye Mansion. The originally neglected door house is now unable to find a location without booking in advance. Who doesn’t want to experience the ultimate enjoyment?
At the right time, several carriages were parked in front of Qixian Tower. Jiang Anyi jumped off his horse. Tang Jie rushed forward and grabbed the reins of the horse. Fang Shishu got out of the carriage and joined hands with Jiang Anyi to the front of the building. The building was already full of people, including famous gentry and celebrities in Huazhou, the old man of the Ning family, the man of Zhenxi, the shopkeeper He, Hu Shang Aoli and others, of course, Guo Huaili is indispensable.
The emperor rewarded the gentry of Huazhou for disaster relief. Jiang Anyi erected a two-meter-high stone tablet at the East Gate, engraved the names and amounts of money donated by the disaster relief person on it for the past to watch. This practice greatly alleviated the conflict between Jiang Anyi and the rich gentry of Huazhou, especially Zhang Wenjin's sad departure, which made many people see the situation clearly and still have a future with the governor Jiang.
Jiang Anyi introduced Fang Shishu one by one, "This old man Ning donated all the food in his family during the snow disaster. Long live to write a letter to "I am eager to be righteous"; this is the Huazheng of the West, Lord Fang knows it; Shopkeeper He is the largest business in Huiye Mansion..."
When he walked into the building, Fang Shishu was shocked by the scene in front of him. The tables and chairs were arranged neatly, and even the chopsticks were facing each other. There was a girl in pink clothes beside him at the table where he was eating. He was very thoughtful to serve the dishes and water. Seeing that there were a row of girls in the same dress standing in the corner, when he saw them coming in, they immediately greeted them and smiled: "Dear men, please follow me."
The private room was prepared upstairs, with three tables with font shapes equal distances, high-backed chairs are like petals, and the bowls and plates on the table are like stamens, which makes people feel comfortable and happy. The two girls on the way opened the door, and there were six girls in the same outfit floating in the air and said in a sweet voice: "See all the masters, please come in."
Fang Shishu's face looked a little ugly, and he said to Jiang Anyi beside him: "Mr. Jiang, it is an official etiquette for you to treat me to dinner. Fang is inconvenient to refuse. Why did he even make so many girls come? What's the point? Fang doesn't like to eat flower wine, let them go."
Hua Sicheng behind him smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, you don't know that these little girls were invited by the building. Just like downstairs, they were the ones who used to deliver vegetables, wine and towels for us, which was not what Fang Gong thought. Besides, these little girls were all little girls raised by the orphanage of the orphanage. Lord Jiang asked them to come to the restaurant to do things so that they could earn some copper coins to support themselves. Mr. Fang, don't underestimate these little girls, as they are now very popular in the Huiye Mansion."
Fang Shishu said consciously: "Master Jiang, Fang is reckless, don't blame me. I heard that it was Master Jiang who asked to reopen the orphanage for the sacred young man. This move is of great merit. I didn't expect that the adults were even more concerned. Not only could they support the orphans, but they could also support themselves. I admire him."
Jiang Anyi smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, you are an elder. Just call me Anyi by my name. Mr. Fang is a square man and a role model for juniors and others to learn from. I admire him too late, so how dare you blame me."
Everyone bowed and asked me to sit down. They didn't talk about official affairs at the table, but talked about some romantic affairs, literary and elegant affairs. When the wine was in full swing, everyone couldn't help but drink and joke. The meal was gone until the Xu hour.
Guo Huaili and Jiang Anyi returned together. After asking about Yan'er's situation, when they learned that there was no news, Guo Huaili said depressedly: "Little Yan'er is such a well-behaved girl, how could she run away with someone? If you had known you would have taken her to work with her and find a good in-laws for her."
The two sighed a few times, and Fatty Guo threw the worries over and said, "An Yi, now there are 30% of my shares in Qixianlou. If you want to treat me, you have to take care of your brothers. By the way, I have eaten the dishes in the restaurant, which is not as good as your skills. Your cooking skills are really amazing. Unfortunately, Shi Tou returned to Pingshan Town, otherwise I would definitely take him to teach the chef of Qixianlou."
"The business in Qixianlou is very popular. Just spend some more money to hire a few good masters." Jiang Anyi knew that Guo Huaili was delicious, and clearly wanted to eat the dishes he made. He suddenly remembered a recent miscellaneous book "Wen Ding Ye Tan", which introduced the interesting stories of placing charcoal fuel in the lower layer and soup and meat on the upper layer. There are similar pieces in the memory of the demon master. There are many cattle and sheep in Huazhou, which is suitable for this way of eating. If it can be implemented, the herdsmen in Huazhou will have more income, but no one has used this ancient method.
When he talked to Guo Huaili, Guo Huaili's eyes shone and smiled and said, "An Yi, you are smart, why don't you show off and ask me to try it out after you finish it."
Jiang Anyi was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he just rode forward. Seeing that Jiang Anyi didn't pay attention to him, Guo Huaili seemed to not be able to make the "Wen Ding". He was so greedy that he wanted to move, so of course he couldn't give up.
With his eyes rolling, Guo Huaili caught up with Jiang Anyi and said, "Anyi, honey fruits sold well last year, and many Hu merchants came to order. But you were not thinking about it at that time and spread the prescriptions everywhere. The method is not difficult. I am afraid it will be difficult to sell them this year."
Jiang Anyi frowned. He didn't think it clearly at that time. Although he helped the people for a while, he probably couldn't help the next one. Moreover, honey fruits were sold well last year, so this year, people will naturally have a variety of fruits. With too many fruits, the amount of honey is limited. Honey fruits made without honey cannot be preserved. If brown sugar is added in, the color is ugly, which may affect the quality. Furthermore, people plant fruits and fruits, and they are afraid of reducing their yields in grain, and they don't know if the farm can make up for this.
Seeing that Jiang Anyi was worried, Guo Huaili smiled and said, "Anyi, I plan to sign a contract with the fruit farmers first, and buy it at the market price after the fruits are ripe. I will collect the fruits and make them together. I also thought of the brand, which is called 'Fatty Guo' honey fruit. What do you think of Anyi?"
Seeing Guo Huaili's narcissistic look, Jiang Anyi smiled and said, "You can solve my worries, I will find a way to do it. But Brother Guo, I want to remind you, where do you come from for making honey from fruits and vegetables?"
Chapter completed!