Jia County Magistrates originally thought that once he finished speaking, the waiter would immediately go to arrange it. He didn't expect that the waiter would say such a thing. He looked sideways at the waiter and asked, "Are the others not cold?"
"Sir, our young master and young lady are forced to go. Master and Madam are also worried. What if they fall into the water? Sir, you are different. What if something happens to you? What will happen to the people in the county? "
The waiter avoided his eyes and leaned back. This movement was immediately noticed by Jia County Magistrates. He thought to himself, So you don't want me to see my imperial nephew. Humph! The more you don't want me to go, the more I want to go. Who does Zhangjia Zhuangzi think he is? You don't want me to see him, so I can disappear?
"Sir, aren't you in a hurry to go back to the yamen?" The waiter asked at the right time.
This made Jia County Magistrates even more determined. He stared at the waiter and said, "Why do you still dare to control me? I order you to let me go to the pavilion immediately. Otherwise, I will … I will kill you on the spot. "
Jia County Magistrates wanted to lock the waiter in prison, but he felt that this wouldn't scare the waiter. If he locked the waiter in prison, wouldn't the Zhang family treat him well?
"Yes, yes, this little one will go right away. Milord, we have to take a boat. Others go up and use their own boats. Milord, can you take the Zhang Family's boat?" The servant was so scared that he was about to cry, and whispered.
"Yes, no, I will go down and find a boat myself. When I came here, I saw people fishing, so I will go and borrow a boat from them." Jia County Magistrates was about to agree, but he was afraid that the Zhang family would do something to the boat. He changed his mind and went down himself.
When he woke up in the morning and came here to eat, there were people fishing in the river. When he went out to take a look, he saw that they were still casting nets. If he borrowed a boat from here, he could directly enter the lake. He walked to the shore and shouted to the fisherman, "Fisherman, come here. This official has something to ask of you."
Several yamen runners beside him also shouted. The fishermen over there didn't seem to want to come over. They hesitated and moved closer. Jia County Magistrates was still wearing his official uniform. He felt that no one in Sanshui County was not afraid of him. Of course, except for the Zhang Family and Wang Family.
The fisherman came to the shore. He looked at the Jia County Magistrates and asked, "Who are you? Why are you looking for me? "
"Tell him who I am." The Jia County Magistrates whispered to the yamen runner beside him. The yamen runner immediately stepped forward and shouted, "This is the county magistrate, your parent official."
"How can the county magistrate be my parental official? I am not from Sanshui County. I saw that there was a lot of fish here, so I can exchange them in the market. " The fisherman didn't buy it at all. It seemed that he was very stubborn. Usually, when people met officials, no matter where they were, they would be afraid.
"I don't care where you are from. Lend us your boat. Here are five coins. I will return it to you after you use it. Come down quickly." The yamen runner next to him rushed over with his hand on the handle of his knife. He pulled the fisherman down, stuffed five coins into his hand, and took the boat.
The fisherman seemed to be very angry. He stared at the Jia County Magistrates and his people, his chest rising and falling rapidly. The others didn't care about him. The yamen runner took the boat and said to the Jia County Magistrates, "Sir, let me take you there. I know how to push the boat. "
As the yamen runner spoke, he picked up the bamboo pole and waited for the Jia County Magistrates to get on the boat. The Jia County Magistrates, who was about to get on the boat, suddenly stopped. This yamen runner was the one he stared at outside the door yesterday. He didn't trust anyone now, and he still had more than 13,000 strings of coins in his arms.
What if this yamen runner deliberately pushes me into the water and then takes my things? The Jia County Magistrates thought. At this moment, he saw that everyone wanted to rob his money, so he said, "No need.
I will handle it myself. I will show you what I am capable of. I used to be a good hand. "
County Magistrate Jia caught the pole in his hand and jumped onto the boat. He smiled at the people on the shore and pushed hard. The boat was really pushed away by him. Looking at the stable appearance, it was indeed not bad.
After he pushed the boat out for some distance, the fisherman also left. He went to the stable next to the Shui Yun Tavern, found a horse, and leaped onto it. He turned his head to look in the direction of the Zhang Family's farmstead. His eyes reddened, and he stroked the pouch he was carrying on his back. He abruptly turned his head back and whipped the horse's buttocks as hard as he could. One horse and one man, they gradually disappeared into the distance.
Two children, one old and one young, stood on Zhuangzi. They didn't know if they could see the leaving horse. The younger one looked up and asked, "Brother, when will father come back?"
"At least one year, at most two years. From today onwards, our mother and grandfather will work in the inner court. We have to study hard and wait for father to come back. Let him see us." The older child touched his younger brother's head and pulled him back to school.
The younger brother followed obediently, "Brother, can we be registered?"
"Yes, you can be registered in the Zhang Mansion. You have a death contract. You will be paid for your studies." The older brother nodded.
The Jia County Magistrates didn't know that a father-son farewell had just played out. He was still holding his pole and walking towards the pavilion. He was thinking about what to say later. Although this nephew was the son of the Emperor's brother, he was very good with words. At least his father was a provincial governor.
He couldn't say anything wrong. He had to greet him first. He couldn't deliberately be so close to him. He had to stand beside him and shout as long as the nephew caught a fish. It would have been better if he didn't use the whip just now. He didn't know if the fish would have been scared away.
Thinking about how to deal with it later, the Jia County Magistrates put more effort into holding the pole. At this time, they had already entered the small lake. In a short while, they would reach the pavilion. There were a few boats parked there. From here, they could see two children holding hands and accompanying a slightly older child.
The Jia County Magistrates was a little anxious when he saw this. He was afraid that the nephew would like the two children, so he used all his strength to hold the pole back. He pulled the pole back and used all his strength to hold the pole on the other side.
As soon as he held the pole, the Jia County Magistrates felt that the direction of the boat was a little wrong. It seemed to be slanted. His first thought was that the boat hit a stone or a wooden stake in the water. Just as he was about to put the pole back in order to correct the direction, the boat suddenly turned over and pulled him down.
The Jia County Magistrates wanted to swim up. Unfortunately, he was no longer the swimsuit he used to wear when he was a child. His body didn't have that much strength. He was wearing the beautiful official uniform with a boat buckled on it. He felt stuffy in his chest and couldn't help but open his eyes. It was chaotic everywhere. The cold water hit his eyes, making them sore and painful.
Before the Jia County Magistrates' vision turned black and he fainted, he finally saw a blurry figure in the water approaching him.
The moment the boat turned over, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan shouted at the same time, "Oh no, someone fell into the water. Come and save him!"
All of a sudden, many people appeared on the shore, and many people jumped into the water. Li Xun was invited to fish early in the morning, so he naturally had a few bodyguards by his side. Just now, he had already seen a person dressed in official robes walking towards him. He felt irritated and did not want to interact with these officials. Why would a young Marquis want to meet a local official for no reason?
This was also the reason why he only contacted Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, but didn't want to see Father Zhang and Father Wang. But he couldn't not save people, so he said to the bodyguards beside him, "Save people? If you don't have the ability, why are you rowing the boat yourself? Look at his uniform, he looks like a seventh-grade official. Where did he come from?"
The bodyguards beside him jumped down to save people. Zhang Xiaobao said, "I know, it's the county magistrate. The new county magistrate of Sanshui County."
"Humph! So it's that Jia Shan and Jia Yiheng that everyone went to pick up? The higher-ups also know. Isn't it harming me if such a popular official comes to see me? Those who don't know will think that I asked him to come. How disheartening. "
Li Xun was furious. If his father knew about this, he would be scolded. But what did it have to do with him? He felt that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were interesting and wanted to come and play with them. Usually, no one could treat him and play with him like Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
Zhang Xiaobao laughed in his heart and said, "Maybe he came to see Zhuangzi. County magistrate, it's not wrong to look at the place under your jurisdiction. Your Zhuangzi is also in Sanshui County."
"I don't want him to see it. It's over. In a few days, my father will write a letter to scold me. Maybe he will even ask me to go back. There's no meaning in the mansion at all."
Li Xun said worriedly. He couldn't wait to make Jia County Magistrates disappear.
Zhang Xiaobao persuaded him, "It's almost the New Year. Otherwise, you have to go back. Wait for the letter. You can prepare for two more days. It's just before the New Year."
Li Xun did not complain this time. He stared at the surface of the water. It did not take long before County Magistrate Jia was fished out of the water. His head was facing the water. After a while, someone shouted from the boat, "Young master, he's alive. Nuan Nuan will wake up soon."
Li Xun looked at the person who was pulled out of the water with a sullen face. Weiwei nodded and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, "He was saved by someone around me. You can only send him to my place. We'll come back another day."
"Okay, we'll come back another day. Cuckoo and I will go back too." Zhang Xiaobao agreed and jumped back into the boat with Wang Juan. They asked someone to row them back. The others also dispersed. When they were about to reach the shore, a head appeared between the boat and the shore.
After throwing the two things into the boat, the person sank again. Zhang Xiaobao quickly put the things away and looked around. He was relieved when he saw that no one was watching. The person in the water was sent by him. He was the one who was the best at swimming on Zhuangzi. He took a few pigs to breathe in the water and connected a rope to a big stone below to prevent his body from floating up.
After knocking over the boat, he took the things out of the county magistrate's arms and hid. He dragged the stone for a distance under the water to avoid being seen. Zhang Xiaobao's boat came over. He handed over the things at the appointed place. He sank again and came up from another place. There was a car parked there. The doctor, the boiled ginger water, the stove, and the bedding were all prepared. He had to rest for a few days.
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