Happy Little Scholar

Qing'an Prefecture is the second largest city in Jingguo after Kyoto. It has been increasingly prosperous in recent years.

Of course, the title of the second largest city may no longer be worthy of its name. Today, Qing'an Prefecture is inferior to Shuzhou Prefecture in terms of population and economy, but its status in the hearts of the people of Jingguo is still not low.

The small Anxi County Government is regarded as a paradise by many officials.

There was once a constable who became the Minister of Justice.

There was once a county magistrate who was promoted to the Yin of Jingzhao.

A constable here served as a regent princess.

A county lieutenant here was named a one-character king.

The local official positions in Qing'an Prefecture have been tacitly regarded by the court as a kind of springboard. Any official who has enough experience here will eventually rise to the top and be transferred to Kyoto.

Today is the big day for Jiang Zi'an, the magistrate of Anxi County.

Of course, this joy is not the joy of a wedding, but the joy of promotion.

Jiang Zian, the magistrate of Anxi County, was appointed as the magistrate of the capital a day ago for his outstanding performance in office in recent years, and will be transferred to Kyoto soon.

"Congratulations, Lord Jiang!"

"Congratulations, Lord Jiang, on your promotion!"

"Your Excellency will surely rise to prominence this time. One day, I hope Lord Jiang will support you more..."

"I am ashamed, I am ashamed, colleagues, please take a seat..."

...

In a restaurant in Anxi County, Jiang Zian was entertaining guests with a smile on his face.

At the door of the restaurant, a man with a bag on his back looked at the young man next to him and asked, "Sir, do you want to go in and say hello?"

Li Yi smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, let's go."

Today is Jiang Zian's big day. If he goes in to say hello, he will not be surprised, but frightened.

In the restaurant, Jiang Zian was entertaining several officials. When he glanced at the door of the restaurant, he was startled, then put down his glass and ran over quickly.

He ran out of the restaurant, stood on the street, looked around blankly, but could only see the bustling crowd.

Someone hurried out of the restaurant and asked with concern: "Master Jiang, what's wrong?"

Jiang Zian stopped on the street for a long time before shaking his head and saying: "It's okay, go in..."

When he walked into the restaurant, there was still a look of confusion on his face.

He just saw the figure of His Royal Highness King Jing, but when he chased out, there was nothing...

"It should be an illusion..." He smiled and turned to everyone and said: "Dear colleagues, Jiang Mou will drink first to show his respect!"

...

Ruyifang.

Ruyifang is the most famous perfume shop in Qing'an Prefecture. The perfumes produced in it have a long-lasting fragrance and pleasant taste, which are very popular among women.

Standing at the entrance of Ruyifang, Lao Fang looked at Li Yi and said with a smile: "Son-in-law, what the second young lady said was right. Ruyifang is much better than the Liushenfang you named it. If you had insisted on calling it Liushenfang, the business would definitely not be so good now."

Li Yi didn't know if the business of the store would be so good if he insisted on calling it Liushenfang, but he certainly wouldn't be so good, after all, he couldn't afford to offend Ruyi at that time.

Of course, he still can't afford to offend Ruyi now.

Li Yi walked into Ruyifang, and immediately a young girl came forward and asked with a smile: "Sir, what do you want to see?"

"Just take a look."

Li Yi smiled and walked towards the backyard.

There is a small courtyard behind the store. For a long time, Li Yi lay under the pear tree in the courtyard. There would often be a head lying on the wall, listening to his ghost stories. At that time, Xiaozhu did not have the bartending skills she has now. A story about Painted Skin could scare her so much that she fell off the wall...

At that time, Ruoqing and Zuimo lived just across the wall...

That was probably a rare and unreasonably pleasant time in his life.

When Li Yi was thinking about these things, the girl's voice gradually became clear in his ears: "Young Master, Young Master, you can't come in here..."

The girl saw that the young master walked straight into the backyard and was blocked by the big man. She hurried back and said anxiously: "Shopkeeper, come out quickly..."

Soon, an old man hurried over, with a slightly angry look on his face: "You..."

He only said two words, then stood there, his body trembling, kneeling on the ground, and shouted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness King Jing..."

The girl was stunned, her face turned pale, her knees softened, and she was about to kneel down, but Li Yi supported her in time.

He helped the old man up and said with a smile, "No need to be polite."

The girl looked at him and trembled, "Jing, His Royal Highness King Jing..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a tiger." Li Yi looked at her, smiled, and said, "You did a good job..."

He turned his head to look at the old man and smiled, "Give this girl ten times the salary this month."

"Yes..." The old man replied in a daze, and Li Yi and Lao Fang had already walked out.

When the two came to their senses, they hurried over, but the figure just now was gone.

The girl showed respect on her face and asked, "Boss, is that His Royal Highness King Jing? He is so young..."

The old man showed a look of reminiscence on his face and said, "Although I have only seen His Royal Highness once, I will never forget it in my life..."

The girl thought about it and tried, "Then what His Royal Highness said just now, ten times the salary..."

The old man knocked her on the head and said, "Since His Royal Highness has said it, naturally yours is indispensable..."

...

Outside Qing'an City, Lijia Village.

Li Yi stopped in front of an isolated grave for a long time and cleared away the few weeds on the grave.

This is the tomb of his father whom he has never met. Jingguo has a custom of not moving tombs easily. Over the years, he has not made any grand repairs. He only told the old village leader not to let anyone get close to this place.

Lao Fang stood in front of a dilapidated house and said, "Uncle, you used to live here, and it's not much better than where we live..."

Li Yi didn't have much emotion about the house in Lijiacun.

But this is the starting point of his life, so it is of great significance. I passed by this time, so I stopped by to take a look.

"You two, what are you doing!"

A hoarse voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.

Li Yi turned his head and saw an old man with white hair and beard, with a stooped body, walking slowly towards this side.

A smile appeared on his face and he said: "Old Muramasa, long time no see..."

"What did you say?" The old man squinted his eyes, looked at him closely, and said loudly: "Louder, I can't hear you!"

Old Muramasa obviously did not recognize him and did not hear what he said clearly. Li Yi came closer and said slightly louder: "Old Muramasa, don't you recognize me?"

"What, are you here to steal something?"

Old Cunzheng banged his crutch on the ground and said angrily: "How dare you say anything about stealing something..."

He turned around and shouted into the distance: "Dazhuang and Erzhuang, you two come here quickly, catch these two thieves and send them to the government!"

Li Yi raised his head and saw two muscular men trotting towards this side.

He was stunned, and then a smile appeared on his face.

He patted Lao Fang on the shoulder and asked, "Don't run away yet, waiting to be caught!"

Seeing Li Yi walking away, Lao Fang froze on the spot, touched his head inexplicably, and ran forward after him.

The old man stood there blankly and murmured: "These two little thieves run really fast..."

…

Li Yi ran very fast and very far. He relied entirely on his body's strength. Only when he couldn't run anymore did he bend over and gasp for air.

The old man barely kept up with him. He was slightly out of breath and asked: "Aunt, uncle, why are you running so fast..."

Rumble…

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook.

A column of smoke billowed from the far end of the field of vision and stopped a few steps in front of them.

In the front, on top of a tall horse, a woman dressed in white looked down at them.

She looked around, looked at Li Yi, waved her hand, and said calmly: "Tied!"