Chapter 890: Good Horseback Riding
When County Magistrate Yang is not in the countryside, he still has a lot of time. Now is the spring planting season, and the grain seeds, farm tools, etc. that needed to be distributed in the early stage have all been distributed. Now he just needs to review them, so he is not busy.
Luojiang County is not like Huayang County, where cases occur every now and then. Here, there is rarely a dispute in ten days or half a month. As long as it is not a major case, County Magistrate Yang likes to accumulate half a month's cases into one day for judgment.
Everyone likes it very much. But they have to go to the fields. Who has the time to come to class every day?
So it was natural for County Magistrate Yang to leave early and go home today.
As soon as they finished lunch, the group began to look forward to County Magistrate Tang's arrival.
County Magistrate Yang calmly drank his tea and reassured them, "It won't happen that quickly."
But thinking of Tang Zhihe's impatience, he calculated the distance from Yizhou City to Luojiang County and said, "If we ride faster, we'll be there in about an hour."
Manbao: "So soon? We'll be walking all day."
"You guys are riding in a carriage. He's riding a horse, so it's naturally faster."
As a result, they had just finished speaking and had a cup of tea when County Magistrate Tang arrived in a hurry, his hair a little messy.
He followed Wan Tian in, not noticing Cui. He simply nodded to Man Bao and the other three before complaining to County Magistrate Yang, "The wind is too strong. Let the servants get me some hot water so I can wash up. Oh, I haven't had lunch yet. I left at 11:00 AM, and it's already three hours."
County Magistrate Yang was still holding his teacup, silent, when Cui stood up and hurriedly ordered, "Go to the kitchen and prepare some hot water for Master Tang."
Then she turned to him and smiled, "I'll ask the kitchen to prepare whatever my cousin-in-law wants to eat."
County Magistrate Tang only then saw Cui. He was stunned for a moment before reacting and quickly bowed. "You are my sister-in-law, right? I'm sorry for the rudeness."
Then he blamed Yang Heshu, "You too, your sister-in-law is here, why don't you introduce her to me?"
Yang Heshu finally put down his teacup and looked at him speechlessly, "Did you give me a chance to speak? You chattered non-stop as soon as you came in." Pointing at Manbao and the other two standing by, he said, "They can't get a word in."
Yang Heshu waved his hand and said, "Okay, go wash up first."
Then he said to Cui, "Just ask the kitchen to prepare something casually. He's not picky."
County Magistrate Tang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I'm not picky. Just prepare whatever you like, sister-in-law."
After saying this, County Magistrate Tang turned around and left. Wan Tian took him to wash up.
As soon as he left, Manbao was finally able to speak. She turned to Bai Shan and said, "Riding a horse is one-third faster than riding a carriage. Let's ride horses from now on."
Bai Shan said, "I have no problem. I have learned horse riding for half a year. Can you do it?"
Manbao counted his own small treasury, gritted his teeth and said, "I will buy a horse too. I want to learn how to ride a horse too."
Bai Shan excitedly said, "I'll teach you."
"No, you've only been learning for a short time. I'll let Daji teach me." Then he turned and looked for Daji, "Daji, can you teach me how to ride a horse?"
Daji smiled and nodded, "Miss Man, if you want to learn from me, I will teach you."
Bai Erlang remained silent, so Bai Shan kicked his foot and asked, "Don't you want to learn?"
"I learned that in school."
Manbao said, "Ask your father to buy you a pony of your own, so that we can ride back together when we return home from Yizhou City."
Bai Erlang said tangledly, "I prefer riding in a carriage. You don't know how uncomfortable it is if you've never ridden a horse."
He glanced sheepishly at Magistrate Yang and Cui, then stepped between Manbao and Baishan and said, "Not only does riding a horse hurt my butt, but the wind also hurts my face and eyes."
Manbao looked at Baishan.
Bai Shan said, "I think it's good. It's exciting and comfortable."
The two of them were at a stalemate for a while. Manbao didn't know whose opinion was more important, so when County Magistrate Tang came over after washing up, Manbao asked him, "Master Tang, what do you think is better, riding a horse or taking a carriage?"
County Magistrate Tang blinked and looked at County Magistrate Yang. He saw that Yang was sitting there with a smile on his face, showing no intention of explaining his doubts. His eyes then swept over Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, who were also watching him eagerly. He had a vague guess in his mind, so he grinned at Man Bao and said, "Of course, we should ride horses."
He sat down at the table and asked, "Do you feel the bumpy ride?"
Manbao nodded.
"That's right. Riding a horse well is like walking on flat ground. There's none of the bumps of a carriage. Besides, riding a horse is faster and more comfortable than riding in a carriage. Naturally, riding a horse is better."
Magistrate Yang laughed so hard that his tea bowl shook. He suppressed his laughter, put down the tea bowl, and said to Magistrate Tang, "Okay, aren't you hungry yet? I've prepared something to eat for you."
As she spoke, the servants brought over two dishes and a bowl of noodles. Cui smiled sheepishly, "It's a little simple, I hope my cousin-in-law doesn't mind."
"You're so polite, sister-in-law," County Magistrate Tang said with a smile, "I can't even eat such good food at home. I'm lucky enough that your cousin can give me a bowl of noodles."
Manbao had already decided to learn horseback riding and even whispered something to Bai Erlang. He looked up and heard them talking about their names, and he found it amazing. "Are all four of you related?"
County Magistrate Tang simply smiled and lowered her head to eat her noodles. County Magistrate Yang carefully explained her confusion, "It doesn't count. The noble families are intermarrying with each other, and almost every family has relatives. If we really discussed them one by one, it would take days, so we just call them by the one we are closest to."
Why couldn't Magistrate Yang remember that Cui and Madam Tang were cousins? Because they were actually quite distant cousins.
Cui's grandmother and Mrs. Tang Wang's maternal grandmother were both from the Lu family, so they were cousins.
And this is still a simple relationship of relatives. If you really count all the aunts and uncles in the family, you might be able to figure out that Yang Heshu and Cui are of different generations.
Mr. Zhuang hasn't taught them the family tree yet, but she has occasionally heard Bai Shan mention some of it. After a moment's pause, she nodded, thinking that their family has more relatives than their Zhou family, and the names are more complicated than those in their Qili Village.
When County Magistrate Tang was eating noodles, Manbao and Baishan Bai Erlang were staring at him with their chins supported. Cui thought this was not a good idea, so she asked the three of them if they wanted to go to the garden to play and digest the food.
The three of them shook their heads and stared at County Magistrate Tang and said, "Let's wait for County Magistrate Tang to eat."
County Magistrate Yang smiled and said, "Let them wait. They won't be at peace even if they go out."
Cui smiled and asked, "I can see that. Are they looking for my cousin-in-law for something?"
County Magistrate Yang nodded, but did not explain what was going on. He simply said, "Let them be. By the way, it's time for your nap, right? Go and rest first."
It was also County Magistrate Yang's lunch break, but seeing that he had no intention of moving, Cui paused and then said goodbye and left. County Magistrate Tang and Manbao and others hurriedly returned the greeting and watched her leave.
County Magistrate Tang ate quickly. After finishing, he wiped his mouth and said, "Let's go to the study."
The next update will be around 4:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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