Now in front of Lin Hai is an old man.
Lin Hai was very puzzled that there were still old people alive, but now was not the time to talk about that. Lin Hai looked at the old man. He was dark, skinny, and dirty. You could barely say he was a ghost.
It's fair to say the old man had made extensive preparations for his escape from the forest. His hair, filthy, yellow, and tangled, was tied up with a straw rope, as if a bundle of weeds had been tied to his head for kindling for the evening's cooking fire. His face appeared clean at first glance, as if freshly washed, but a closer look revealed a smattering of black mud trapped in his wrinkles, threatening to burst forth at any moment. His upper body was fine; while the clothes didn't fit him well, the area above the chest was relatively intact, with no holes. As for the area below, well, at least some fabric remained. Calling it a top might be a bit of an exaggeration, but calling it a bust meant it was definitely a conservative fit.
As for the pants, well, you can barely tell that they are a pair of women's large flowered pants, but they haven't been washed for too long, so it's hard to see the original pattern. They are tied at the waist with a straw rope.
When the old man saw Lin Hai turning around, he clasped his hands together and bowed deeply: "Greetings to the official. My name is Shi Bangyi, and I'm a private school teacher in Shangba County."
Number one? The biggest brother on the list? How did the biggest brother on the list end up like this? Lin Hai was stunned when he heard the name. Tipping really ruins a family. The ancients weren't wrong. Isn't this a real-life example? It seems that apart from occasionally tipping a little novel, it's best to be frugal with everything else.
"Number one?" Lin Hai accidentally blurted out what was in his mind.
The old man's face flushed, and he said awkwardly, "My father hoped that I could rank first in the imperial examination, but simply naming me Bangtou is too utilitarian. Since I'm the eldest in the family, I got the name Bangyi."
Probably to quickly change the embarrassing topic, the old man then said to Lin Hai, "The official just said that this place is not a good place. I beg to differ. Shangba County is not only blessed with outstanding people and beautiful scenery, but also has three harvests of grain a year. It's not far superior to the south of the Yangtze River, but it's not bad at all. It's also a first-class place in the southwest of my Great Chen."
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