There’s a Dragon Girl in the Desolate Sea: 1015|The ninety-third dragon scale (nine)

The ninety-third dragon scale (nine)

Xu Fengyan broke with the Xiao family completely, and then the emperor asked him to send him abroad to go to Wuzhou, where the mountains and rivers are poor. The three-month drive, not to mention the hardships and the danger to life, was naturally reluctant by Xiao.

She can share happiness with Xu Fengyan, but she can't share the suffering with him. It's a pity that after she indirectly killed Xu Qingwan, even if she is a virgin, it is impossible for her to reconcile with Xu Fengyan.

Xu Fengyan threw away her letter of divorce, and has never had anything to do with her since then.

Xiao Shi didn't feel that she had done anything wrong. She admitted that she was ashamed of Xu Qingwan, but it was also for Xu Qingwan's good. If not, how could she be willing to spend a lot of money on any childbirth medicine? She had already thought about it, if Xu Qingwan really gave birth to a boy, and she and the little father-in-law had a marriage in the future, she would also take this medicine.

Why did Xu Fengyan want to leave him?

What's wrong with her? Since marrying him, she has been conscientiously taking care of the back house for him, doing filial piety for him, and even taking the initiative to take a concubine for him. She has done all the things that the mistress of the house should do, and there is nothing left. Why should he divorce her? Obviously he didn't like her and was unwilling to marry her, causing her to be childless for several years, unable to raise her head in front of her mother-in-law, embarrassing herself in front of outsiders, and in the end put all the faults on her? !

Xiao shi can't listen to Xu Fengyan's words at all. Like the lady of the country, she recognizes the truth and only her own. She ignores what others say.

Even if she lives again now, Xiao Shi still can't understand why Xu Fengyan is so ruthless to herself, and why even her eyes are so indifferent and unfamiliar when she finally divorced her.

What did she do wrong? She doesn't think she is wrong!

After reliving her first life, she found that she had not married the young master. This time, the Xiao family made up her mind that no matter what, she would not agree to marry into the state mansion. Isn't it better than marrying a young master to stay alive and widow?

Just before I had time to refuse, I heard the news of the little father-in-law getting married. Only then did Mrs. Xiao remember in a trance that it was the same in her previous life. The young master originally had a fiancée, but the girl had a hard life and fell into the pool and drowned. If not, where would she have come from a somewhat mediocre family?

This time the girl didn't die, so naturally there would be no chance for her to marry the young master.

Xiao sighed in relief, but she was also a little disappointed. In her previous life, she and the little father-in-law had arranged a marriage. The little father-in-law once repaired a book, but she felt that it was a private exchange, and she burned it without even looking at it. Let the messenger go back and tell the young master, and ask him to be careful in his words and deeds, and don't do such a stupid thing. Later, the young master did not pass on the book again. Xiao was still complacent at that time, thinking that he had done an excellent job, and corrected it. The bad habit of the uncle.

Now think about it, after he is engaged to Miss Cui Jia, will he also write to Miss Cui Jia like he did in the past?

To this day, Mr. Xiao suddenly became curious about what was written in that letter back then, and what the little grandpa said in it.

Actually, if it wasn't for the little grandpa who insisted on consummating the marriage until she was 18, he could really be said to be the most gentle and considerate man in the world. Never corporal punishment, beating and scolding, and extraordinary talent, is indeed a good man who is envied by everyone.

Unfortunately, these advantages are not considered advantages in Xiao's view.

Have a good voice with women all day long, it's just useless, too gentle to the servants, but not harsh enough, too soft-hearted, two people with completely different values ​​​​forcibly formed a husband and wife, Xu Fengyan is more capable, There is no way to break Xiao's point of view. In order to prevent the lady of the country from finding trouble with the Xiao, he specially told the lady of the country that there is no consummation. The lady of the country usually makes things difficult for her daughter-in-law. As long as Xu Fengyan is there, she will not let Xiao's suffer. Aggrieved, he even told Xiao that even parents, if they did wrong things and said wrong things, they could resist.

As a result, Mrs. Xiao, in turn, persuaded all the parents in the world to be filial and sensible.

Both of them persuaded each other, but neither could succeed. However, besides marriage, Xu Fengyan had many things to do. He didn't want to live up to this new life and wanted to do more for the people of this era. , For those hard-working women, for those poor people, love is only a very small part of his life. Since he can't get it, he won't force it. He is willing to let go, but the Xiao family is not willing to give up. The marriage is in vain.

Between people, we still have to pay attention to fate.

The Xiao family lived a new life and couldn't marry the little father-in-law, so she put her mind on her brother-in-law Wei Shaoyuan in her previous life. She felt that Xu Qingwan died in her previous life and could not leave Wei Shaoyuan with a son and a half daughter. , that's because Xu Qingwan's fate was not good. Since that's the case, it's better to bear this fate for Xu Qingwan yourself.

Unfortunately, even if the Xiao family had the opportunity to live a life, they still could not get Wei Shaoyuan's love - he still fell in love with Xu Qingwan at first sight.

It's not that you do it all over again and get what you want.

After this, Miss Wei's family married, but she was not married to someone from the previous life, which made Xiao feel very strange. In front of her, there was Miss Cui, who did not drown but successfully married the young master. There was Miss Wei who was married to another person, and Xiao Shi couldn't understand what was going on.

Afterwards, something even more incomprehensible happened to the Xiao family. The emperor actually dispatched Xu Fengyan a year earlier!

That is, before Xu Fengyan left, Xu Qingwan got married and went out with red makeup. Xu Fengyan wanted to go abroad, and he definitely couldn't bring his unmarried sister. What will the lady-in-law do when she is confused, so it is safer to marry Wanwan. However, he also contracted three chapters with Wei Shaoyuan. Wanwan was not eighteen years old, so he was not allowed to touch him. Wei Shaoyuan simply agreed. Lonely, Xu Qingwan was gentle and considerate, the two of them were like mother and daughter, Xu Qingwan couldn't bear her brother and sister-in-law, and she burst into tears on the day of seeing off.

The lady of the country wanted to struggle again. Her daughter was married and her son was sent abroad. She wanted Xu Fengyan to keep Linglong on the grounds that there was no one around to serve her. She didn't mind her son going away alone. When I arrived in Wuzhou, I took ten or eight concubines, no matter how many!

In short, she was afraid that when she left, her daughter-in-law completely held her son's heart in her hands, so wouldn't she have nothing left?

But Xu Fengyan said, if you ask Linglong to stay, what can she do for you? Is the pampered young lady better at serving others than the servants? That being the case, if you want so many people to do anything, it's all for sale!

I was so angry that I yelled at Mrs. Guogong, she was lying in bed and couldn't get up. She didn't even show up on the day Xu Fengyan set off, so she refused to come to see him off.

Xu Fengyan didn't care either.

Although the capital is good, he has lofty ambitions, and he is not willing to settle down. Chance.

Before he set off, he and Linglong worked out a shock-absorbing device for the carriage, mainly for the convenience of travel. He could ride a horse himself, but it would be boring for his wife to ride a carriage alone, and it would easily break her thighs. Xu Fengyan swears that sooner or later, he will build cement roads everywhere in this country! Never let the carriage be so bumpy again!

Suzhou has a vast territory, but there are a lot of mountain people, and they are very xenophobic. The local rich and squires are like closed-mouthed mussels. They are united and difficult to work together, and there are many mountain bandits. Over this, I traveled all the way to Wuzhou Prefecture. It was a huge office, and even the plaque was broken in several corners. The people who saw it were sad and those who heard it wept. It was amazingly poor.

The prefectural government office is even more broken and ventilated everywhere. The yamen station at the entrance is not standing, with a tired face and huge dark circles under the eyes. Not to mention the sanitary environment. Xu Fengyan and Linglong happened to be there a few days before they arrived. It rained heavily, the road was muddy, and there was a lot of excrement, including animals and people. The appearance of the city was extremely poor, and the air was filled with a particularly unpleasant sour odor.

Linglong covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and she looked at Xu Fengyan with schadenfreude: "Young master has a long way to go, how can you manage this place for five or six years?"

Xu Fengyan also has a headache. He just opened the curtain of the carriage to look out, but it is better not to look at it. There are beggars everywhere. base. Think about it, even the state capital is like this. The following townships and counties are so impoverished!

The carriage stopped at the gate of the government office, and the yamen on duty at the gate didn't take it seriously at first, until he saw someone coming down and saw that the person was dressed in extraordinary clothes, and then he asked.

Learning that the new master of Zhizhou was here, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Xu Fengyan didn't like these stupid things.

As soon as they saw Linglong, the officers were stunned! In this backcountry, where have I seen such a fairy-like woman! A girl with fair skin can be considered a beauty!

Aw, this new lord of Zhizhou is not shallow, but he brought such a beautiful woman to take office. It is estimated that he is here to make soy sauce, just like the previous ones, and he will be transferred out after a long time.

Linglong got off the carriage and stepped on the stone bricks, unceremoniously: "It's too dirty here, doesn't it mean that Zhizhou has just left for a few days? Why is the hygiene here so bad, are the yamen too lazy? already?"

Xiaoque Xiaodie followed behind her, and Changyue Changxing instructed people to unload the carriage. This time, Xiaoque said that they will stay for several years. They may have brought a lot of things. It doesn't matter if Xu Fengyan is rough. Before crossing the road, he had never experienced any hardships in order to make a movie, and he could stick to the tough conditions, but a man endured the hardship himself, and he didn't say that he would let his woman eat with him, so he brought so much luggage with him not only No objection, but support.

It turned out to be true. Linglong even brought bottles and jars with her. Although she has been on her way for three months, she has food, drink and fun, and she has the right to travel at public expense.

Linglong immediately began to support people, anyway, so many yamen are not useless, and they have to pay them monthly money every month!

Entering the ya, the space inside is not small, the front hall is dilapidated, and the backyard is not much better. Except for the rain, there is almost no good place, and there are many repair marks on the roof. People who lived here before coming here have a lot of headaches for this house.

The sky was clear, and the only thing that comforted Xu Fengyan was that the prefectural government office was covered with stone bricks. The heavy rain only made the ground cleaner, not as muddy as the road outside.

The luggage was put in the corridor and yard first. Xu Fengyan brought people into the house, first cleaned out some unused things, and then cleaned it carefully again. No matter what else, the accommodation must be good, and no one who suffers can suffer from his wife.

Linglong threw her hands at the shopkeeper the whole time, and summoned people to come for a set. There are a lot of old furniture left in the house, and there are some dead corners that have not been cleaned up. There are actually insects in the bedroom!

Xu Fengyan asked people to light the insect repellent, smoked the whole house, and opened the windows to ventilate. Fortunately, the house was well-lit, the sunlight came in, and it felt much brighter.

After cleaning, I moved my luggage inside. The originally bare backyard soon became bright and full of life, and Linglong even brought flowers, otherwise this bare yard would look so hot!

Everything was tidy up properly, but Xu Fengyan was also exhausted. He was not in a hurry at all. He first had someone boil the water, took a shower with Linglong and changed into clean clothes. The cook went into the kitchen and cooked a table of dishes, and had enough to eat and drink. enough to have the heart to care about public affairs.

There are not many people in the prefecture, but it is not too small. In short, it is enough. No one knows what Xu Fengyan is about, but no one is there during working hours. You can imagine how undisciplined the people in this place are. There is no professional ethics and consciousness, just want to come, don't want to calculate, anyway, staying at home is no different from being in the government office, there is nothing to do, just a few dollars a month.

The yamen on duty is the hardest, but no matter how hard it is, the most you can do is to stand at the door. Wuzhou is poor and barren, and no one comes to complain. Say it again.

In general, the people of Wuzhou don't have that kind of spirit, and each one is more depressed.

After dinner, Xu Fengyan learned that the clerk and others in the government office were not there, so he was not angry, and invited Linglong to travel with him.

Good guy, I don't know if I don't go out. When I went out, I was shocked, and all the beggars squatted at the gate of the government office! When I went out, there were a bunch of hands outstretched, shouting to my grandparents to do my best to eat. I hadn't eaten for a few days. I looked at each of them, and my face was yellow and thin, but when I looked closely, most of them were adults. A man, or the kind of adult man who doesn't look like he's missing arms or legs!

In short, all slackers.

Xu Fengyan felt that the city of Wuzhou should be renamed the City of Beggars.

He had done his homework before he came. He knew that the poor mountains and rivers in Wuzhou were not suitable for rice cultivation. The annual output was extremely low. The people could not eat enough, and many became beggars. After that, many ordinary people didn’t want to farm anymore. Everyone begged for food together. There was no meal at all. Anyway, if you stuttered in the sun all day long, you could eat it if you got it. Once closed, you will not be hungry when you fall asleep.

This amazing idea opened Xu Fengyan's eyes.

Linglong said: "If you think about a good place, it's not bad if the place is poor, it shows that there is a lot of room for improvement."

Isn't that right?

Xu Fengyan held her hand, this place, it's fine if it doesn't rain, it's almost impossible to walk when it rains.

He took Linglong to a few stores. The items in the store were neither interesting nor fun, and the quality was not good. The designs and styles in the jewelry store were not known how many years ago they were eliminated in Beijing. As a result, it is still a popular model here, and many people can only look at it with greedy eyes and can't afford it.

The food in the restaurant is not good, the taste is not good and the appearance is not good.

In short, the whole city of Wuzhou has a sense of depression.

Although Xu Fengyan did not announce his arrival with much fanfare, he was, after all, a prefect appointed by the Emperor Qin. He was different from those assigned by other appointments. When he saw this place, his heart froze. I just want to quickly pass my term and leave, and I won't tear my face with the local gentry. Everyone agrees that I will give you something.

But it's different for the Qin group, which means that the emperor no longer allows Wuzhou to develop as before, but has some other ideas.

Especially this Xinzhizhou, a well-informed person, has long known that he came from an extraordinary background. He not only hangs a name in front of the emperor, but is also the son of Duke Zhenguo. fact.

It stands to reason that he should be a pragmatic person, but on the day he arrived in Wuzhou, there were many carriages and a lot of luggage. I heard that he also brought a stunning beauty with him, but I don't know whether it is Not the original wife.

This is a bit contradictory. It makes people wonder what kind of person Xu Fengyan is. Did he come to Suzhou to mix up his qualifications, or to do practical work?

The former is easy to handle, and everyone cooperates with each other easily, while the latter is different.

Although Wuzhou is poor, the poor are ordinary people, and there are not a few rich gentry. It is precisely because it is poor and difficult to govern that they have become local snakes. The prefects who come here to take office have to worship them at the wharf. How could they be willing to give up this kind of life like a soil emperor? If Xu Fengyan touched their interests, this group of people are used to being arrogant, and they might be able to do something extremely vicious.

Xu Fengyan really didn't expect that, when he arrived at the Wuzhou government office in the morning, he couldn't see the shadow of the other subordinates in the evening!

While eating, he complained to Linglong: "This group of people is used by Emperor Tiangao to stay far away, and they have forgotten their surnames! If this is in the capital, I am afraid that the emperor would have taken the house long ago!"

Xuzhou is poor, and most of the houses are earthen houses. Therefore, the splendid gentry's mansions are more conspicuous. Some of them are not inferior to the mansions in the capital.

"Isn't this not in the capital?" Linglong took a bite of the meat, "Don't worry if they don't come, anyway, you don't move, see who can sit still."

To put it bluntly, do those in charge of the government office know that the new governor has arrived? They are deaf, and they should have received the news this day. They just gave Xu Fengyan a slap in the face!

He was young. Although he was awarded the post of governor of the state, he seemed to be promoted, but he was sent to Wuzhou. It would be better to continue to work in the Hanlin Academy! As for his identity, Duke Zhen Guo is very powerful, but no one has seen how powerful he is. Those who don't know are fearless. That's the reason.

These people are using this attitude today to make their stand.

Xu Fengyan nodded: "Don't worry, I'll definitely be able to sit still. After all, I'm a high school senior who has been in trouble for a year. I still have this characterization."

Linglong gave him a piece of radish, which she didn't like.

Xu Fengyan glanced at her, ate the radish, and gave her a piece of meat. The two laughed and ate dinner. Xiaoque Xiaodie Changyue Changxing also changed classes. In short, no one was impatient, still leisurely. Live your own life.

A new bed was changed in the evening. Although it was slightly smaller than the bed in the Guogong Mansion, the small bed has the advantages of a small bed. It is more comfortable for two people to hug each other. It is warm and warm. If Linglong hadn't come with him, he would definitely not be as calm as he is now. Originally, he thought that the conditions in Suzhou were so poor, or let her stay in the capital. The lady-in-law was at a loss, and Wanwan helped take care of it, but Linglong was willing to come with him, which really moved Xu Fengyan and surprised him.

You must know that this is the ancient times when the transportation environment was extremely underdeveloped. It is not like buying an air ticket or a high-speed rail ticket in modern times, and you can go to the destination after a nap. From the capital to Wuzhou, they walked three times. Many months, this is already fast! That is to say, a trip back and forth will take half a year away.

Imagine how squeamish she is, how can she endure such a harsh environment? But when she really came, Xu Fengyan couldn't help kissing Linglong's face and said hoarsely, "Thank you for following me."

Linglong yawned and interrupted his moving inexplicably: "Go to bed early, you have to wake up early tomorrow."

Xu Fengyan muttered: "Just do it, those people won't come on time anyway, so why can't I, a Zhizhou adult, not sleep in? I'm going to sleep!"

It's pretty self-indulgent.

Although he said so, he still had a heavy sense of responsibility. He woke up early the next morning, so Linglong simply followed him. Xu Fengyan said in surprise, "Aren't you going to sleep today?"

Linglong gave him a look: "Who am I doing this for? Do you want to be grateful?"

Xu Fengyan laughed, the two of them had breakfast after grooming, and then went to the file room together. Today, they didn't do anything all day, so they read the files first. In this way, they could have a great understanding of Suzhou.

About noon, Xiao Que came to call for people to eat, but no other people were seen.

No matter how good-tempered Xu Fengyan is, it's not wonderful at the moment, he sneered: "It's a good courage for each one, just right, Changxing, help me post this!"

In his hand, there is a newly written recruitment information.