Chapter 356 Farewell
County Magistrate Fu was leaving, or being promoted, so naturally many people in Luojiang County wanted to go out of the city gate to see him off.
The main reason is that his reputation as an official is pretty good. Even if some ordinary people complain about the "expensive" city entrance fee, at least there will not be other overly complicated taxes.
For example, after County Magistrate Fu moved into the county government office, he only repaired it once.
So when County Magistrate Fu was promoted and left, the people of Luojiang County were still a little reluctant to see him go, but deep down they were more worried, not knowing what kind of person the next county magistrate would be.
Manbao took Mr. Bai's carriage to the county town early in the morning. He didn't even have to enter the county town. After exiting the mountain road, he turned right and it was the official road. Going a little further, he was at the Wuli Changting.
Many people gathered there to see off County Magistrate Fu.
In addition to the officials of the county government, there were more local gentry.
As a considerable landlord in Luojiang County, Mr. Bai naturally had to come to see off County Magistrate Fu.
Manbao knew about this, so he took his carriage to come over. Bai Shanbao couldn't help but be curious, so he also asked Mr. Zhuang for a day off.
When Mr. Bai saw this, he also felt that the children should see more of these scenes, so he asked for leave for Bai Erlang as well, and he came alone with his three children.
Well, there are also some local rituals prepared by Manbao.
He didn't know what it was anyway.
Manbao asked the coachman to move down the two sealed jars. She tried her best to carry one jar, and Bai Shanbao helped to carry the other jar, and then went to the Fu family's carriage to find Miss Fu Er.
Qiuyue had been looking around, and when she saw Manbao Yile, she immediately waved to her, and the two met successfully.
Manbao put down the heavy jar and handed it to Fu Wenyun, "It's full of sugar. I've sealed it. Open it when you want to eat it.
Then he rummaged through the cloth bag again and pulled out a large bag of candies wrapped in oil paper. "Here, eat them on the way."
Fu Wenyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "How much does this candy cost?"
Manbao waved his hand generously and said, "It's free, it's a gift for you."
She said with some reluctance: "If you leave, it will be difficult for you to eat candy from my house in the future."
They will also have to reduce one business in the future.
Manbao felt very sorry.
Fu Wenyun also felt very sorry. She had few friends and didn't know if she could make friends like Manbao in a new place.
Fu Wenyun looked at Qiuyue.
Qiuyue immediately took a box from the car and handed it to Manbao. Fu Wenyun smiled and said, "There are four handkerchiefs inside. I made them myself. I'm giving them to you as a keepsake."
When Manbao opened it, he saw that the white handkerchief was embroidered with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, and in the corners were embroidered the characters "Yun" and "Man".
It was the first time that Manbao received such a gift and he was very happy.
She accepted the box and nodded, "I like it very much. When you get there, you must write to me, and I will write to you too."
Fu Wenyun nodded vigorously, "Of course!"
Fu Wenxuan, who was in the carriage, looked out the window and couldn't help laughing at the two of them bidding farewell. "Okay, why are you talking so much? Hurry up and get in the carriage. We're leaving."
In front, County Magistrate Fu also said goodbye to everyone one by one and was getting on the carriage to set off.
Manbao was reluctant to leave, "Take care on your journey."
Fu Wenyun nodded repeatedly, and after getting on the carriage, she pushed her sister aside, leaned out of the window and waved goodbye to Manbao, "When I write to you, you must reply to my letter."
Manbao waved his hands fiercely.
Zhang Zhubu, who happened to glance over here, frowned, looked at his eldest daughter with a look of disappointment, and whispered, "Can't you learn from others?"
Mrs. Zhang didn't say anything. She glanced at Manbao and then looked away.
Of course she also knew Manbao. It should be said that all the young daughters and sons of officials in Luojiang County knew the Zhou brothers and sisters.
They sell delicious candies, and even their grandmothers, mothers, and others know them, especially Zhou Silang and others, because they often buy yams, ginger, etc. from them.
It's not expensive, but it's fresh and delivered to your door.
We were all strangers at first, but after buying a lot of things, we became acquaintances after a few visits.
So in Mrs. Zhang's eyes, Manbao was just the daughter of a farmer who ran a small business at home. Why should she learn from her?
Manbao watched the carriage go away and then he sighed.
Bai Shanbao couldn't help but glance at her, frowning and saying, "You weren't this sad when I went to Longzhou."
"But you will come back. Sister Fu may never return to Luojiang County."
Bai Shanbao thought so too.
But he didn't have many friends, and none of them were traveling far away, so he couldn't empathize with them.
He looked around and whispered in Manbao's ear, "Let's talk to our uncle about going to the county town to play."
"What's fun in the county town?"
"I don't know, but it's definitely more fun than the village."
Manbao thought so too, so he nodded, and looked at Bai Erlang who was standing obediently beside them with Bai Shanbao.
How could he be missing from such a thing?
By the time Mr. Bai finally finished talking to his friends, the three children had already reached an agreement among themselves and were now on the same front.
As soon as Mr. Bai turned around, the three little heads that were huddled together immediately separated, and then all looked up at him innocently.
Mr. Bai walked over, reached out and touched the heads of his silly son and Bai Shanbao, and said, "Let's go home."
Bai Erlang immediately said, "Dad, this place is not far from the county town. Let's go to the county town to buy some things."
Mr. Bai asked, "What are you buying?"
“Buy books!”
Mr. Bai glanced at Bai Erlang, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you buying?"
Bai Erlang nodded without changing his expression, "Dad, I want to buy a calligraphy copybook to practice."
Bai Shanbao nodded repeatedly and said, "Uncle, the teacher said Erlang's handwriting is not good and he needs to practice more. I have seen him practice calligraphy and he doesn't even follow the copybook. It will definitely not look good if he practices on his own, so we still need to buy a copybook."
Mr. Bai perked up and said immediately, "There are calligraphy copies at home. Son, whatever style you want to practice, I'll find it for you."
"Ah?" Bai Erlang couldn't help but look at Bai Shanbao.
Bai Shanbao said, "Uncle, your calligraphy is very valuable. Erlang will definitely not be willing to use it."
Manbao added, "Besides, he might not like it. You have to choose the calligraphy that you like. Only when you are happy while practicing calligraphy can you write well."
Mr. Bai fell into deep thought, "Erlang doesn't like reading and writing. Could it be that the calligraphy at home doesn't suit his taste?"
Bai Shanbao and Manbao turned their heads and looked at Bai Erlang seriously. Bai Erlang could only nod reluctantly.
Bai Shanbao said, "Don't worry, uncle. When he buys a copybook he likes, we can invite him to practice calligraphy. As for calligraphy, the more you write, the better it will be."
Mr. Bai nodded in agreement and immediately said with a smile, "Okay, let's go to the county town now. Erlang, besides the calligraphy copybook, what other books do you want to buy?"
Bai Erlang always felt that he had fallen into a trap, but he had no evidence at the moment, so he could only shake his head fearfully, "No, I don't want to buy the book..."
Mr. Bai nodded and said, "We should buy some more books. We don't have enough books at home. Let's go to the bookstore and have a look. We also need to buy some pens and ink. A good inkstone would be even better."
For some reason, Bai Jilang suddenly wanted to cry.
(End of this chapter)
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