Xu Rao quietly left Ganzhou.
Xu Rao was a good official who was wholeheartedly devoted to serving the people. He was also a very low-key person. After handing over his work to the person who came to take over, he went home, took his luggage, and with a few guards, drove a blue-painted carriage. The group quietly left the city under the cover of night.
The prefect of Liaodong Prefecture has been promoted to Jiangnan. The deputy prefect is currently acting as the prefect of Liaodong. Xu Rao's successor has not yet been decided because various factions in the capital are making a big fuss over the position of prefect of Ganzhou.
Ganzhou's location is special, and the selection of the prefect is very important, which is beyond doubt. Although Xu Rao has always been the assistant prefect of Ganzhou, since Ganzhou has never sent a prefect, Xu Rao is actually the top leader of Ganzhou. He handles all affairs, big and small. Xu Rao has been in Ganzhou for several years and has implemented many policies that benefit the country and the people. In just a few years, Ganzhou's economic level has improved a lot, and even the previously declining birth rate has increased significantly in recent years.
The Ministry of Personnel, which was responsible for evaluating officials, was well aware of the achievements made in Ganzhou. Originally, several princes had engaged in a lot of underhanded maneuvering over the position of Ganzhou prefect. As long as Xu Rao was around, whoever became the prefect of Ganzhou would be reaping the political benefits. Unfortunately, Emperor Liang Cheng kept suppressing the appointment.
This time, Emperor Liang Cheng was going to transfer Xu Rao to Liaodong. In addition to giving up the position of Tongzhi in Ganzhou, a prefect was also to be transferred. These two positions became the object of contention among some people.
After the dust finally settled and the selected officials arrived, Xu Rao handed over all the tasks that had been prepared before heading to Liaodong to take up his post. Liaodong, like Ganzhou, is an important city guarding the border.
Xu Bai was woken up in the middle of the night by A Jin, who was by Wu Muyue's side. After waking up, Xu Bai really didn't want to get out of bed and lay there groaning and lingering.
Ah Jin was a man of few words. Seeing Xu Bai groaning and refusing to get up, he stood by with his arms crossed, watching. After groaning for a while, Xu Bai opened his eyes a crack, looked at the expressionless Ah Jin in the light of the room that was already on, sighed, sat up, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Ah Jin, I'm still young, and it's the time when I'm growing. Not getting enough sleep will affect my growth."
Ah Jin ignored Xu Bai. Seeing that Xu Bai had sat up, he turned around and left Xu Bai's room. Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan lived in a large suite. The room opposite was Chen Yuyuan's room. At this moment, Chen Yuyuan had already dressed and checked her packed luggage again. Finally, she put the backpack containing her frequently used items on her back.
This backpack was designed by Xu Di, and it was made of a specially developed thick coarse cotton cloth, which was designed to be sturdy and durable. Moreover, this type of backpack was first used by the garrison of Yanmen Pass.
Chen Yuyuan slung her backpack over her shoulder and saw Ah Jin come out of Xu Bai's room. She walked to the door, saw Xu Bai still lying on the bed, and said with a smile, "Ah Bai, it's getting late. We still need to have breakfast."
Xu Bai agreed, put on his clothes, tidied his things again, and rolled up his bedding, tied it with a rope, and put it in the car when he left.
Seeing that Xu Bai had packed everything quickly and efficiently, Chen Yuyuan helped Xu Bai carry his backpack and said, "I wonder what we'll have for breakfast this morning."
Xu Bai said, "There's no need to even think about it, it must be dumplings."
After listening, Chen Yuyuan thought about it carefully and understood. The Xu family had always insisted on eating dumplings before leaving home and noodles upon returning. Whenever someone in the family went out, they would eat dumplings before leaving.
Chen Yuyuan said, "Dumplings are great, I love eating dumplings."
Xu Bai said, "It's still your favorite chive and egg dumplings."
Looking at Xu Bai's confident assertion, Chen Yuyuan asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
Xu Bai said proudly, "Last night I was hungry and went to the kitchen to find something to eat. I saw the ladies in the kitchen kneading dough and washing chives. I asked them, and they told me that we were going to have chive and egg dumplings for breakfast."
Upon hearing Xu Bai's explanation, Chen Yuyuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Oh, I see. Let's hurry up and eat, so that Sister Bai Wei won't come over to call us later."
Xu Bai shuddered when he thought of Bai Wei, the very beautiful woman in front of his mother. The reason was simple: although Bai Wei had inherited his mother's medical skills, she was a bit of a nag. Whenever she felt that Xu Bai was doing something against the principles of health, she would patiently explain it to him again and again until she got his promise not to do it again.
A long line of carriages had already formed at the main gate of the government office. The Xu family had lived in Ganzhou for so many years, and they didn't own many household items. It was Chen Zhaoci's medicine shelves that took up a lot of space. You should know that over the years, Chen Zhaoci's medicinal herbs were more than that of a medium-sized medicine shop. There were more than ten carriages just to transport her herbs.
After breakfast, just as dawn was breaking in the east, Chen Zhaoci sat in a carriage, followed by Wu Muyue's carriage, with Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan riding on horseback on either side. The carriages and horses rumbled along, and soon they arrived at the north gate of Ganzhou City.
Chen Zhaoci went to bed a little late last night. Xu Di had helped modify her carriage, adding shock absorption and thick felt blankets. To make herself more comfortable, Chen Zhaoci added two thick quilts. After getting into the carriage, the swaying motion made her feel drowsy.
Suddenly, Chen Zhaoci felt the carriage stop shaking and woke up with a start. She lifted the curtain and saw that the carriages in front had all stopped. Just as she was wondering about this, she saw the steward of the house running over from the front. When he got closer, he said with a look of surprise, "Madam, the people of Ganzhou have come to see our master off. They heard that he passed away first and said they wanted to see you."
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