On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the streets are filled with lanterns. Although they are not as dazzling as those in the capital city, they are also very interesting.

The case of Wu Guhe suing Wang Chuanqi has been formally understood, and the arrogance of the Wang family is not as arrogant as before. Even though the Wang family and the Chen family have divorced, the Wang family is still a gentry and landlord, and the farmers and farms under them can still guarantee their enjoyment and worry-free life.

Wen Yu is sketching something on the rice paper, which looks like a bunch of ghost symbols. After all, the Chinese pinyin officially appeared in 1950s, and it is estimated that only Wen Yu knows what these things mean.

The mountains not far from Yi Xin County are undulating, and the main peak, Changfeng Mountain, is about 15 miles away from Yi Xin County. The mountains are covered with evergreen pine, which is always green.Changfengzhai is entrenched on the mountainside, the mountain is steep and slippery, the top of the mountain is flat and wide, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Yin Junfu has been in Changfeng Mountain for half a year, and he has already felt this place clearly.According to his description, the most exciting thing for Wen Yu is the natural mountain spring occupied by Changfeng Village. If the spring can be diverted to get water, Yi Xin's urgent water source can be solved. Unfortunately, the water conservancy project of the previous county magistrate was not completed yet.The interruption ended without a problem.

Chen Xiangkun's control over the local area and his relationship with Changfeng Village are still vague, and we can only know that the two are by no means unrelated.

There is a person in Changfeng Village who has similar eyebrows and eyes, and Grandma Cao's son also has similar eyebrows and eyes.Perhaps this will be a breakthrough.

Is Grandma Cao the one she thought of?

"Master Wen, the food is getting cold, hurry up and eat!" Yin Junfu dragged his long voice to wake Wen Yu up from his contemplation. The tall figure covered the sunlight and left a shadow on the table.

Wen Yu rubbed her sore eyes, and the moment she opened her eyes, she saw that Yin Junfu, who had been standing, had squatted down to be at the same level as her, and those green eyes were looking at her, so clear that she could even see Wen Yu herself.shadow.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."

Wen Yu looked away and didn't dare to look at Yin Junfu again, she was a little guilty, this wasn't the first time he was sucking her to eat.These few days this person has been staring at her to eat, she obviously just forgot to eat five, six, seven or eight times.

The county government’s lunch is simple, with two dishes and one soup.

In a narrow dead-end alley outside the county government wall.

Although Changfengzhai sent Yin Junfu to deliberately approach Wen Yu, it was impossible to send him alone. The occasional strange faces outside the county government office also showed this point.

"Boss, Chief Yang asked me to come here to stand by and listen to your orders at any time."

A seemingly ordinary commoner bowed his head to salute Yin Junfu. This was not his deliberate disguise, but that he himself was an ordinary farmer and a bandit on Changfeng Mountain.These people live in the village at the foot of Changfeng Mountain, and they will report various actions from other places to the mountain as soon as possible. Yin Junfu also lived there at the beginning.

"Are you alone?" Yin Junfu glanced at the blind spot in the corner and asked him casually. This person is Yin Junfu's confidant on the mountain.

"There are four other people on standby in other places, do you need the villain to call them?"

"No, you go back and reply to the leader. There is no need to send extra people here. Wen Yu is more sensitive than I thought, and she already has some doubts about me. Every five days, you can just wait here for me."

The man glanced at Yin Junfu nonchalantly, "The little one will go back and report now, but boss, how long are you going to stay here? You don't know. Deputy Chief Zhou and Deputy Chief Xu have officially fallen out.People don't stop all day long. Moreover, the leader disappeared for several days in a row recently, and he just returned to the mountain yesterday. I always feel that something is going to happen on the mountain."

Yin Junfu: "Okay, you go back first, and report in time if there are any changes."

Did Yang Sanmian leave again?Almost every month he has to leave for such a few days.Yin Junfu climbed over the wall and entered the county government office, and walked towards Wen Yu.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, which is also a holiday.

Wen Yu bought gifts on the street, and went to Cao Juanhe's place with Yin Junfu to visit her.

At the same time, a figure appeared outside the main gate of the county government.

The yamen servant was standing at the gate of the county yamen, squinting his eyes and taking a nap. He was not supposed to be on duty today. Who knew that a boy suddenly fell ill, and it happened to be his turn to be on duty this holiday.

Fortunately, today is the Lantern Festival, so there is nothing to worry about.There are not many pedestrians on the street of the county government office, and the officials in the government office are not around, and no one will reprimand him.Then the whistle stick propped up his body and fell asleep.

In a daze, he suddenly saw a person in front of him, and immediately shouted: "Who is coming here, please report the name quickly."

But after a long time, until he was about to fall asleep again, no one answered.The whistle stick was tilted at a slight angle, and the yamen servant's head suddenly dropped, and he woke up instantly.

He looked around, wiped off the saliva overflowing from the corner of his mouth, unable to make any sense of the matter, and said to himself: "It's weird, I clearly saw someone, could it be that I was dreaming just now? Then I was too conscientiousWell, tsk tsk, I stayed at my post in my dream."

When Song Duan arrived in Yi Xin territory yesterday, it was already dark.

The journey was full of dust, clothes were stained with dust, and the face was unkempt.It will be more than an hour's journey to reach Yi Xin County, but it is already late at night, let's hurry up tomorrow morning.

Song Duan walked into an official post, took a bath and changed into new clothes.After finishing all these things, he sat in front of the table, the flickering candles illuminated his face, and the dim yellow lights danced, his expression could be seen at a glance.

Song Duan smiled wryly, not only because he was timid when he was close to his hometown, but also when he saw people.He didn't want his junior brother to see him in a mess.

The wind and frost were heavy, Song Duan blew out the candles on the table, and the whole room fell into darkness again.

At sunrise, the warm orange light sprinkled on the ground, but it could not dispel the chill brought by the night.One person and one horse, they have already set off for a while now.

As soon as Chen Shi arrived, Song Duan's figure had already appeared in front of Yi Xin's tall and majestic city gate.

Yi Xin belongs to Qingchi, but it is on the outskirts of Qingchi Mansion. Although he has stayed in Qingchi for a while, he has never been here.Qingchi Mansion has long been a mass of corrupted silt, like a dead lake that is about to boil. Although there are some unusable shrimp soldiers and crab generals in the lake, there are many people.

The guard checked it again, took another look at his appearance, and let him go after checking.

Song Duan took the stamped businessman's certificate back into his arms, and asked the two of them: "Two elder brothers, I am traveling around and I am new to your land. Can you give me some advice? If you want to do business here, you have toSee whose meaning? The county magistrate?"

"It's okay, don't ask nonsense, you'll know if you go in and ask yourself, don't get in the way, go quickly." The guard's tone was not pleasant, and there were some indistinct curses.

The pair of red phoenix eyes blinked, but they were not annoyed. Instead, they laughed and stuffed a piece of silver into the hands of the two guards. Song Duan cupped his hands and said, "Please help me."

Seeing Song Duan's face and posture, he doesn't look like an ordinary small businessman, but looks like a pampered young master who doesn't know the sufferings of the world.Of course, just based on the two pieces of silver he gave just now, it can be seen that he is generous.Now Song Duan's appearance of asking for help to lower his posture gave the two guards a strange sense of superiority.

When the two saw the silver in their hands, they weighed it, their eyes were straightened, and seeing that there was no one around, they hurriedly put the silver in their waists.After that, the two guards looked at each other, one of them coughed a few times, hooked his hand at Song Duan, and said in his ear: "Seeing that you are sensible, then I might as well tell you, if you really want to do business,It's useless to find the county magistrate, you have to go to Chen Xiangkun, the old master of the Chen family, he is the one who calls the shots."

Song Duan looked puzzled, like a foolish boy who just entered the society with a mask on his face: "Both brothers, I have been to many places in these years, and this is the first time I have seen a business that can be completed without looking for the county magistrate."

The guard sneered, "The county magistrate has just taken office, and he is a young brat, so he can't hold Chen Xiangkun down at all. Little brother, as long as you get Master Chen's approval, this business will definitely not be difficult to do."

Song Duan lowered his eyes, and his tone was full of excitement: "Thank you two elder brothers for your teaching, I understand."

Song Duan led his horse into Yi Xin County, the streets were filled with lanterns, and the streets and alleys were full of shouting and selling.Song Duan was in a daze for a moment, and his footsteps paused a little. It turns out that today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and is it another Lantern Festival?

On this day last year, he also celebrated the Shangyuan Festival with his junior brother.

He left the horse in an inn and approached the county government while walking.

The closer he gets to the destination, the faster his heart beats. Will the younger brother be happy to see him?Song Duan pursed his lips lightly, and the raised phoenix eyes flickered slightly, whether it was anticipation or bitterness.

The heads of the yamen guards outside the gate of the county yamen hang down for a while, and they click their mouths from time to time, as if they have fallen into a sweet dream.I didn't realize that there was a person standing in front of the door.

Song Duan gave the Yamen servant a cold look, really slack.He could come in and out of the empty county office at will, but he couldn't see anyone.

Not here!It turns out that the younger brother is not here, that's right, today is the Lantern Festival, according to the rules, the officials should all take a rest, and it is normal not to be here.

Song Duan lowered his eyes unnaturally, feeling a little lost, and slowly left here.

A little girl was running down the street, holding a bag in her hand, her face was flushed, she took something out of the bag and stuffed it into her mouth, her eyes narrowed, and she smiled happily.

But the bag covered her sight, and accidentally bumped into Song Duan's leg. Song Duan was still standing, but the little girl fell to the ground and burst into tears.

Song Duan looked at the child with some amusement, and helped her up. Unexpectedly, the little girl, who was about the height of his knees, was quite strong, and she hugged his leg and refused to let go.

"My candy, all my candy fell on the floor, you give it back to me, wow - give it back to me." With the last piece of candy in her mouth, her sticky childish voice was full of sadness and anger.

Only then did Song Duan notice that there was nothing in the open oiled paper bag that the little girl was holding, and on the ground, there were a few small candies that were already covered with mud and dust.

"Little girl, I'll give you money, can you go buy it again?"

"No, I just want sugar, woo-wooI just want sugar"

The decibels of children's voices are extremely loud, which is extremely loud and eye-catching on the street.

"Okay, don't cry."

Song Duan is not good at dealing with children, and he doesn't like children, but for some reason, he didn't refuse this time. Is it because of those eyes, which are somewhat similar to those of the younger brother.

Did the junior brother cry and beg for candy when he was a child?Just thinking about it, the corners of Song Duan's mouth raised unconsciously.

The little girl wiped away her tears, said with red eyes, "I want to eat the maltose from that pastry shop, follow me, and I'll take you to buy it."

She tugged at the hem of Song Dan's coat and dragged him forward.

The pastry shop is not far from here, but it happens to be the opposite direction of the road that Song Duan originally took.

Song Duan: "be careful next time, pay attention to the road, don't fall down again."

"I know, I forgive you, thank you." The little girl smiled happily holding a bag full of candies, and left here with a hop, her shofar braid dangling, and slowly disappeared into thestreet corner.

"Guest, is there anything else you want?"

"Is there any milk tea cheese?"

The younger brother seems to like to eat this.

The shop owner shook his head: "This is not the case in the small shop, but customers, today is the Lantern Festival, and the small shop has launched a new product, only 20% off—"

Song Duan shook his head, turned and left the shop.

Not far away, it was Wen Yu and Yin Junfu, who had already left the Cao's Inn with bags full of things in their hands.These were all given by Grandma Cao, the kindness was hard to turn down, and it was hard to help the elders, so the two had no choice but to come back.

Song Duan looked at the joking figure not far away, and froze in place, the corners of his lips tugged in a half-smile.Ah, it's that kid from the Yin family, so he's here.

Whether it was a coincidence or a coincidence, Wen Yu glanced there inadvertently, the figure swayed, but at this moment, the peach blossom eyes slightly widened, and the gaze passed through the shoulders of everyone, crossed countless shadows and distances, and landed on the corner of the street.It fell into his eyes, and the four eyes met.

Long time no see, little brother.

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Song Duan thought, if the little junior brother had slightly red eyes and looked at himself with those peach blossom eyes...