Two old men of the Wu family asked Wu Wenrong and Wu Wenxi anxiously. Han Xiufeng had never even seen Wu Wenrong, so he knew if Wu Wenrong had gone from Guizhou to Huguang to take office. He could not speak nonsense, so he could only choose what he knew.

After asking about Wu Wenxi's recent situation, the two clan elders asked about Sichuan with great interest.

Han Xiufeng knew that they were concerned about whether Wu Wenxi's salt tea ceremony was easy to do. As a Sichuanese who had helped in the county government office, Chongqing government office and even the Sichuan East Bureau, and was a Sichuanese who joined hands with Manager Yu to do side tea business, Han Xiufeng talked about the salt and tea business in Sichuan.

I heard that Sichuan is in good weather and tea production and sales are booming, and the Wu family is very happy and relieved.

I heard that the Taiping bandits in Guangdong and Guangxi fled into Hunan, and the Yangtze River waterway is not easy to walk now. Huguang is the lead point of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Bureau. Huai Salt Transportation Bureau cannot be transported, and the people in Huguang cannot eat tasteless, and Sichuan salt will probably be replaced. The Wu family is worried about Wu Wenrong, who has just been seeking to transfer the governor of Huguang, and also happy for Wu Wenxi, who has just appointed Sichuan salt tea ceremony...

In short, for those who don’t even go to the county town, it’s better to have news than to have no news. They all listened with relish until the servants went to the ancestral hall to say that the dinner was ready, and the two clan elders were still unsatisfied to invite Du Shisen and Han Xiufeng to have a drink.

Du Shisen wanted to curry favor with Wu Zhongtang and Wu Daotai, but Han Xiufeng wanted to curry favor with him, but the official was too young and didn't dare to think about it before.

Now that everyone has come to the Wu family, Han Xiufeng will naturally not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He put down his glass and asked: "Old man, Xiufeng will go to Taizhou in the next two days. He naturally has to pass through Yangzhou to Taizhou. He is planning to go to the Yangzhou section of 'Risenchang' in Yangzhou. Please send a few letters to 'Risenchang'. Do you always want to send a letter to Wu Daotai? If you want it, Xiufeng will send you a letter to you."

"He said to review the manuscript..." The old man couldn't understand Han Xiufeng's official language with a Sichuan accent, and he used local questions to ask his children who understood the official language just like when he was in the ancestral hall.

The old man was still a little ill, and the Wu family's children leaned over his ear and translated loudly.

As expected, the old man really wanted to write a letter to Wu Wenxi.

A famous child from the Wu family asked curiously in Mandarin: "Brother Han, isn't Huguang not peaceful? Isn't the Yangtze River road difficult to walk? Can your letter be sent?"

"If the letter is like a person, it is probably not possible to send it. I don't plan to send it directly to Sichuan, but I ask "Risenchang" to send it to Chongqing Guild Hall in the capital. The court will hold a vocational examination in the next year. Our Sichuan plan to take the exam. Some of them have arrived in the capital now, and some will set off after the New Year. No matter whether they can be Chinese in the next year or not, they will go back to their hometown in Sichuan in March and April of the next year, and then they will ask someone to help bring it back."

"So it takes half a year to walk on the road?" asked a child from the Wu family.

"So, the letter from a family is worth a thousand gold." Han Xiufeng said with a smile.

The Wu family is really a scholarly family. The children around the table are not only literate, but also speak official language at the plenary session. Another child asked: "Uncle Han, you just said that Sichuan students who went to Beijing to take the exam will go back to their hometown no matter whether they can do Chinese style or not. Those who fail will naturally have to go back to their hometown. Why do those who are on the list of gold also go back?"

Before Han Xiufeng could speak, a scholar from the Wu family stroked the child's head and smiled: "How can you return home without going back to your hometown? You took a year off when you were on the list of gold."

"Who should I ask?"

"Hanlin Academy."

"Breaking the casserole to ask, old man, these children in your family are smarter than the other!" Du Shisen took the opportunity to raise his wine glass and praised the students of the Wu family.

When the old man heard that his nephews helped him translate, he was very relieved and laughed happily.

As he was chatting and laughing, a servant came over to the Wu family's scholar and whispered a few words. Wu Xiucai nodded slightly, then turned around and said, "Brother Han, I just heard from the master that you plan to visit Dejian's family. Dejian was my childhood classmate. His house is not far from here. I will invite his son and son-in-law to you."

"How can you be so embarrassed? You still have to worry about this."

"It's just a matter of raising hands, Brother Han doesn't need to be polite."

There are too many people here, not a place to speak.

Wu Xiucai stood up to apologize to the county magistrate, and then invited Han Xiufeng to a study room in the side courtyard, smiling at a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child and a reserved man and introduced: "Brother Han, this is Dejian's son Shiheng, this is Dejian's son-in-law Wang Xingzhi. Shiheng, this is your father's friend, Mr. Han inspector Han."

"Shiheng has met Uncle Han." Zhang Shiheng has studied and can speak official language. He is a clever person and hastily bowed and bowed.

"Advanced... I've met Mr. Han in advance."

"Your family, there is no need to be polite." Han Xiufeng helped the two up, and while greeting them, he sighed: "Sheng, your father and I are good friends. He mentioned you a lot when he was in the capital. When he thought that Lingtang left early, he wanted to play with Lord Wu again. He really didn't care about his family, so he could only make you live with your sister and brother-in-law. He felt guilty."

"Uncle Han, I'm fine. My sister and my brother-in-law have treated me well."

"Master Han, the conscience of heaven and earth, I... I have never treated Shiheng badly, I..."

"I know, when you look at the clothes Shiheng wears, when you see Shiheng is so well-educated, you know that you have not only never treated Shiheng badly, but also offered Shiheng a waste of money and food to study."

"The money for studying was sent by my father-in-law."

Han Xiufeng and Wu Xiucai looked at each other and asked with a smile: "Advanced, you can speak official language, where are you making a living, and what kind of livelihood do?"

"Master Han, what else can the people here do to make a living? Farm during the busy farming period, and go to Beiqiao to carry salt when they are slack farming. Those who don't have fields at home either go on a boat or go to Beiqiao to carry salt when they are slack farming period."

"Have you ever been to Taizhou?"

"I have been there, and many people here are in Taiba."

"Pubao?"

Wu Xiucai smiled and explained: "It's just a bun of salt, woven by Pu Ye. Brother Han, you haven't gone to Taizhou to take office. When you arrive in Taizhou, you will know that there is a dam outside Taizhou City. The salt transporter is all in the city. You have to weigh it when you transport it there. Only after weighing it can you carry the dam and load the upstream ship."

"So that's it," Han Xiufeng smiled and turned around and asked, "Advanced, have you ever been to Hai'an?"

"No, I haven't been that far."

"Do you recognize Hai'an?"

"I don't recognize it."

"I just ask casually." Han Xiufeng paused and then asked, "Sheng, which academy are you studying in now?"

"Uncle Han, I...I am ashamed of my father. I don't study anymore."

"Why don't you read it?"

"I...I'm not a good student." The child looked embarrassed, and he drooped his head and did not dare to look directly at Han Xiufeng, nor did he dare to peek at Wu Xiucai.

"If you don't study, what do you do if you don't study?"

“Nothing to do.”

"Sheng, it's not me who said you, what else can you do if you don't have to carry your shoulders and hold your hands or hold them?"

"I...I..." The child was ashamed when he thought of his father running outside.

Han Xiufeng weighed the pros and cons, and suddenly said, "Sheng, you are not young anymore. You can't be idle. Why don't you go to Taizhou with me?"

"Go to Taizhou?" Zhang Shiheng asked foolishly.

How could Wu Xiucai not know that Han Xiufeng wanted to support this child who didn’t study hard? He couldn’t help but smile and said, “Mr. Han is supporting you, don’t be ungrateful!”

Zhang Shiheng suddenly reacted and knelt down with a hurry: "Thank you Uncle Han to support me, I will go to Taizhou with you, I will go to your subordinates to work as a service."

"Everyone said it was my own family. Get up and don't kneel down at any time."

"Oh." Zhang Shiheng had long wanted to go out to see the world, so he grinned and got up with a embarrassed look on his face.

Wu Xiucai didn't expect Han Xiufeng to be so loyal and loyal. Thinking of another childhood classmate I met yesterday, he couldn't help but smile: "Brother Han, Dejian and I were childhood classmates. Dejian also works with my brother. I can still let Shiheng go with you. But I still want to recommend someone. I don't know if Brother Han can reward him with food."

"Who do you want to recommend for Brother Wu?"
Chapter completed!