After dressing as a widow

Guan Peng and Gao Tong knew that their lord was a taciturn person, so they quickly stood up and said, "We can't leave the old man, we have to go to other villages, we won't be able to go so many places if it's too late."

"Besides, look at how many rations we have to eat with so many of us."

Gao Tong is not an official in the state government. His family was poor before, but he knows how poor farmers are in this lean season. It is possible that a handful of sorghum rice and a large pot of wild vegetables can be the family's food for a day.

The old village chief was anxious, and said: "Masters, don't worry, I am not as good as Majiatun, although it is not as good as the state capital, but this big guy can still get some food."

"It's all cooked, and the dishes and chopsticks are all set up. Let the adults go and eat this meal."

Other courageous villagers in Changba also expressed their invitations one after another, and they were very enthusiastic.

Judge Jiang Jing looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's not that Xu Zhizhou didn't do things for the people in the past, but the diamond in his hand couldn't handle this piece of porcelain work. make.

And this new magistrate has only been here for more than a month, and he has taken the hearts of these people into his hands, and even the officials and small officials in the yamen have enjoyed the feeling of being loved by the people.

In the past, none of these common people ran away when they saw them, and they didn't dare to approach them at all.

One by one, the common people persuaded Gao Tong, who was older than Lin Zhen's father and father, who had rejected him once, twice and thrice.

Gu Lin looked at the villagers of Majiatun gathered by the dam, and finally nodded: "I tell the people below not to disturb the villagers."

"Yes." The official friend Gao Tong took the order, telling the subordinate officials and government servants to be more careful, and don't bring the temper of his own family here.

Seeing Gu Lin and the others, the old village chief and Ma Sanshu finally let go, with a smile on their ravine faces, and waved their hands to make way for the people on the dam: "Go and talk to your third uncle!" Niang said, the adults have agreed to stay and eat, so hurry up and add more food!"

"Yes, third uncle!" Several young people who ran fast ran to the other side of the road.

Gu Lin took his official friend Gaotong Jiang Jing and the others to walk in the middle of the road left by the villagers. The villagers on both sides consciously kept a distance from them and looked at them quietly with their eyes.

Lin Zhen, a non-staff member, looked at the clerk who unconsciously straightened his back and looked solemn, and then looked at the yamen servant who was wearing a black-and-red-trimmed gown with a wide knife behind him, and walked evenly. The corner of the mouth is raised into a smile.

Such a scene, how wonderful.

He was led by the villagers to the house of the village head with seven or eight tables set up. The wife of the village head who had brought them water just now saw them coming, wiped her hands on the apron nervously, and stepped aside without daring to speak. .

The old village chief greeted Gu Lin and his official friend Gaotong Jiang Jing and said, "Adults, come and sit at the first table. The food is crude, so you can eat whatever you want."

The dishes on these seven or eight tables were all the same, a large bowl of cured pork ribs stewed with dried mushrooms, four stir-fried vegetables, and a cold dish that I don't know what it was.

The rice is a two-course meal of rice and buckwheat, but rice is the majority, and it looks like it has been thoughtful.

They probably got together after searching several companies for this meal.

Gu Lin looked at the food on the table and said, "It's too wasteful for the four of us to eat at one table, so call the four of us over."

"This..." The old village chief originally thought that Gu Lin and his official friend Gao Tong and Jiang Jing were relatively high-ranking officials, so he arranged them at the same table so as not to bump into them.

The official friend said to Gao Tongtong: "Go over there and call two of them over. By the way, call Boss Shanglin."

At this moment, the officials and friends were blessed to the heart, thinking of the deep love between Mr. Gu and Boss Lin's uncle and nephew, and calling them to have dinner together, Mr. Gu didn't say anything, but he must be happy in his heart.

Gao Tong, who had the lowest official position among the four, turned around and went to the little official, ordered three outstanding ones who were doing well on weekdays, and said to Lin Zhen: "Boss Lin, my lord wants you to come and have dinner together."

Lin Zhen looked at Gu Lin, just in time to meet Gu Lin's eyes, he got up and agreed.

And the three little officials who were called were in a trance. They didn't expect that one day, they would be able to eat with Mr. Gu and Tongzhi. They stretched their robes quietly, and their sore feet stopped hurting instantly.

Gao Tong led the four of them over, and the three of them looked at Gu Lin's side for the first time, and no one had the guts to sit there.

Gao Tong, the good old man in the yamen, became the most sought-after, and the little official in gray robes hugged him affectionately: "Master Limu, I will sit with you, and I hope that my lord will not dislike the rudeness of this official."

The other two petty officials who also had the same thoughts as him were filled with hatred, so they could only turn their attention to the official friends and Jiang Jing other than Gu Lin.

The petty officials in beige robes were afraid of these people who usually called brothers and sisters, and at this time, they broke their legs. People who have no brotherhood, boldly walked up to the officials and friends.

The purple-faced official friend is tall and looks quite serious, but compared to the judge Jiang Jing, he is also easier to get along with.

The last remaining official could only carefully sit next to judge Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing calmly drank the tea brought by the farmer that was not even considered big leaf tea, and ignored the little official sitting beside him.

Lin Zhen walked over and sat on the other half of the bench.

A lot of villagers who quietly watched the excitement saw him, a husband, not only mixing with officials, but also sitting at a table with adults, and their eyes widened.

At this moment, which family's women and brothers can sit at the same table with the men for dinner, and on such an important occasion, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the men?

The few villagers who had been to the government office whispered: "That's Boss Lin I told you about, Mr. Gu's uncle."

"That's Boss Lin, starting a business at such a young age?"

"Uncle? Me, I thought it was..." This person didn't dare to say what it was, but many people present understood what she was going to say.

With such a good appearance, everyone thought he was Mrs. Gu's husband.

Humanity who has been to the state government office said: "We don't know what kind of business it is, but Boss Lin is capable and open-minded, even if he is a brother, he is like this."

The speaker gave a thumbs up.

Because Lin Zhen is a husband, the people sitting with the gentlemen have nothing to say. They have won Lin Zhen's favor and can't tell his right and wrong.

Lin Zhen didn't know that because of this sitting down, he talked a lot. He ate his own with a bowl, and the cook was willing to add oil and salt, and the fried dishes tasted good.

After a meal, they were ready to leave. Lin Zhen, who was the first to finish eating, got up first and went to the old village head.

"Old village head, today's meal is very good, it suits our appetite." He quietly took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket, about five or six, and stuffed it into the old village head's hand inside.

The old village chief found out that what he stuffed was silver, so he quickly took his hand back.

But Lin Zhen's hand was faster, and he held his hand tightly and said: "Your Master Gu used to be from a farmer's family. It's not easy for every family in this lean season. We can't come here to have a big meal and tell you to stop Tighten your belt."

"Boss Lin, this won't work. This is our village's wish. Mr. Gu and you are so busy working on our farming. We are grateful in our hearts."

"Your kindness, Mr. Gu, they and I took it. When the autumn harvest comes, and this year's new grain comes in, let alone one meal, you will be invited for three or five meals."

Lin Zhen said that he gave him the money, and walked towards Gu Lin who was about to leave.

The old village chief felt like a ball of cotton stuffed in his heart, it was sour and astringent, but still warm.

It is true that they took out the best things they had. The cured pork ribs were brought by the girl who married off during the Chinese New Year last year.

But it is different after all if someone remembers it well.

The woman who didn't dare to lean on the old village head just now saw him standing there in a daze, and didn't rush to see off the adults, but hurried over and pushed his arm: "What's wrong with you, you can't even see it!" Moved."

The old village chief gave the money to the old wife: "Boss Lin gave it to me. I'm afraid the big guy will break the beam during this banquet. You keep it. Those who gave the things tonight will share."

The village head's old wife looked at the money in her hand, and after realizing what her husband said, she looked at Gu Linlinzhen and the others who were walking towards the field where the horses were tied.

"Master Gu, Boss Lin, see you later!"

"Adults will often come to Majiatun to take a look!"

"Go slow, my lord!"

Lin Zhen, who was riding on a horse and mingled with the team of petty officials, looked at the villagers in Majiatun who sent them off by the roadside, and waved.

After the horse started running, the beige official who was eating with Gu Lin and the others looked at Lin Zhen and said, "Boss Lin, just now you and the village chief..."

Lin Zhen held the rein, his body moved with the horse's movement, and looked at the road ahead: "It's not easy for farmers, and it's also difficult to collect that little food."

"The rice we just ate includes new rice from last year and old rice from the year before.

"Leave them a few taels of silver, and don't let them run out of food."

The officials didn't notice any abnormalities in the rice they ate, but they didn't think it was as delicious as the ones at home. When Lin Zhen said that the rice was of different ages and varieties, and that it might come from many households, they fell silent for a while.

Several people looked back at Majiatun, who gradually disappeared from sight, with different thoughts in their hearts.

Lizhou is vast and sparsely populated. After walking from Majiatun village, it took an afternoon to reach another village. This village is not as good as Majiatun. The total population is only about 500 people. Some children don’t even have to wear clothes. , running around naked.

Seeing Gu Lin and the others riding horses who were obviously different from them, the children ran into the house in fear, and soon, people came out of the low and dilapidated thatched hut.