Chapter 2885 Convergence
Things like delivering the manuscript can be done after leaving the office. Zhou Liwei is leaving early the next morning, not today.
There is absolutely no need to rush. After all, Bai Erlang is anxious and wants to send it over here as soon as he gets the manuscript.
Bai Erlang knew very well that if he made excuses at this moment, it would only anger the teacher even more, so he lowered his head and listened attentively, not daring to talk back or make excuses.
Mr. Zhuang scolded him, and seeing him lower his head honestly, he felt a little better.
He asked, "What's in that box?"
Bai Erlang lowered his head and said honestly, "These are some of my manuscripts."
Mr. Zhuang frowned. "What manuscript? A biography of Xi Xing?"
Bai Jilang nodded cautiously.
Mr. Zhuang frowned, unable to utter a bad word for a long while. He could only sigh and say, "Forget it. Go ahead."
Bai Erlang looked at Mr. Zhuang cautiously and asked in a low voice, "Sir, is there any problem with the manuscript?"
"No problem," Mr. Zhuang said calmly, "When you returned from the Western Regions, Zhou Man was already punished for delaying his journey. Even if your manuscript is published and seen by the officials and His Majesty, they cannot punish Zhou Man for the same reason."
It just means that their lives will not be easy for some time to come.
Mr. Zhuang raised his eyelids and glanced at Bai Erlang casually.
Bai Erlang was stunned. He had never thought there was such a thing. He ran to Yin He with a confused look on his face and asked anxiously, "You are smart. What do you think we should do?"
Yin Huo looked puzzled. "I thought you had thought of this before writing. So you haven't thought of it?"
Bai Jilang: "...I don't know whether they thought of it or not, but I definitely didn't expect it."
Yin Huo shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has seen the manuscript, what else can we do?"
He said, "You should just write according to your original plan. The jar is already broken, so why not just break it and forget about it?"
Bai Erlang stood there in a daze for a long time, but finally felt that what Yin Huo said made sense, so he decided to go for it.
The emperor had been waiting for Bai Erlang's manuscript and asked about it every day. With the emperor personally urging him, Bai Erlang, who was originally lazy and had to take a day off after writing three or four manuscripts, had no time to rest. He could only write in the Hanlin Academy and then write again when he got home. He was very miserable.
There was no manuscript, so the emperor, who was in high spirits, pulled Yin Li aside to talk.
There was no other way. He was afraid that if he discussed the beautiful scenery in Bai Erlang's article with the Queen again, she would loosen her restrictions on Mingda even more, so he should talk to Yin Li.
Yin Huo also traveled west at that time, and he thought that he and Yin Li still had a lot of common topics.
Regarding the westward journey, the main sources of information were intelligence and court documents. Yin Li: ...
He could only listen with gritted teeth, take note of what he had said, and then go back to ask his son about it. As for the emperor, it didn't matter if he didn't reply at the time. He just wanted someone to listen anyway. Judging from how interested he was, it didn't seem like he wanted to hear his opinion at all.
When the emperor finally finished writing the manuscript of the Western Expedition, Zhou Liwei, Wen Tiandong and his party finally arrived in Qingzhou.
However, they did not stay in Qingzhou City, but went directly through Qingzhou City to Beihai County.
When the group saw the dilapidated Beihai County, they were all shocked and stopped in their tracks.
The escort agency staff on the side urged them, "Let's get into the city quickly. If we don't leave now, the sun will set. Small towns like this have curfews, and the city gates close as soon as it gets dark."
Zhou Liwei was shocked. "It looks even worse than our Luojiang County."
Wen Tiandong also became a little uneasy. "Why did Dr. Zhou choose to locate the medical office in Beihai County?"
Zhou Liwei said as a matter of course: "My uncle is here, so the medical office will naturally be located in Beihai County."
Wen Tiandong has his own fan filter and insisted: "Sir, she is not that sentimental."
After discussing it, the two finally took their families into the city and went straight to the county government office.
There weren't many people on the road at this time. The sun was still hanging in the sky, but there was a hint of sunset. It was time for dinner. Shouldn't this be the busiest time in the city?
Wen Tiandong's heart grew colder as he walked. Zhou Liwei, however, was quite experienced and said to him, "It's busy farming season. It should be almost time to plant rice and tidy up the paddy fields, so they don't have time to come to the city for the market."
Wen Tiandong nodded, "It's good to see Dr. Zhou."
When the group arrived at the gate of the county government office, they looked up and found that although the government office looked very old, it was not dilapidated, so they breathed a sigh of relief.
When Zhou Liwei stepped forward, the gatekeeper frowned and stopped him, asking, "Is there anything urgent? If it's not urgent, come back tomorrow. The county magistrate has already left the yamen."
Zhou Liwei: "...I'm looking for my uncle."
"Who is your uncle?"
"It's the county magistrate."
The yamen runner's expression brightened instantly, and he smiled widely. "It turns out that it's the young master from my uncle's family. Please come in, please come in."
Zhou Liwei didn't go in, but asked, "Has the county magistrate left the yamen? Is he going back to the backyard? Then we won't go in, let's go directly to the backyard."
The yamen runner hurriedly said, "The county magistrate is still in the county office and has not returned yet. Please come in first. I will go and report to you right away."
Zhou Liwei went to the carriage and helped his wife down. Wen Tiandong also quickly helped his little wife down. He also brought his wife with him when he took office this time, as well as a maid and a servant. Because there were few people, the Wen and Zhou families decided to ask the escort agency to protect them all the way.
Fortunately, they also pledged other goods, so it was not expensive.
The group went in, but before they saw Bai Shan, they saw the Bai family's guards. They were dressed in the uniforms of yamen runners and greeted them excitedly, "It's the young master from my second uncle's family, Second Young Master. Please come in quickly. Our master is in the office..."
Turning around, he saw Bai Shan coming out, and immediately bowed with a smile and stepped aside.
Bai Shan laughed when he saw Zhou Liwei. "You're here? I thought it would take a few days for you to arrive. You're here fast. Come on, let's go home and talk."
Wen Tiandong stepped forward, bowed, and said, "County Magistrate Bai, may I know where Deputy Magistrate Zhou is?"
Bai Shan looked up at the sky and said, "She's probably still in the hospital right now. I'll send someone to call her back."
"No need," Wen Tiandong said embarrassedly, "Your subordinate can find it yourself. My little one is here too, and we need to settle down."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "I'll go with you. The medical office is not far from the county government office. Liwei, you go back and put your luggage and pack your things. Your yard has been cleaned up, go and rest first."
Zhou Liwei agreed.
Seeing that they had found the person, the people from the escort agency thought their mission was accomplished, so they made an appointment with Zhou Liwei and Wen Tiandong to settle the bill tomorrow, and then took the people and goods to the inn in the county town to stay.
Bai Shan watched them leave, then turned and asked Zhou Liwei, "What kind of cargo are the escorts transporting?"
"I heard that the porcelain and some cotton and silk were sent to the south and will come here by sea."
Bai Shan touched his chin and nodded, wondering if they were interested in salted fish.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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