Chapter 263 Everyone Knows the Grand Commander
Tang Qingshan's two sons had two masters. This was a real relationship, not something that could be achieved by climbing up the ladder. With these two families standing behind them, as soon as he arrived, several people stood up with respectful expressions.
Tang Qingshan bowed politely and the two sides exchanged greetings.
Seeing that he was not arrogant, the few people relaxed a little, and someone took the initiative to propose and recommend Tang Qingshan to be the village head.
Tang Qingshan refused repeatedly.
But the country folks were very simple and honest. For example, they sincerely thought, how could anyone in the world not like to eat meat? At the same time, they also sincerely thought, how could anyone in the world not like to be an official? So he refused for a long time, and everyone thought he was being modest, so they tried harder to persuade him.
Tang Qingshan had no choice but to say, "I know you all mean well, but the previous conflict with the head of the village happened in my house, and in the end I got the advantage. Telling others about it will only make people think too much, so I dare not do the job of head of the village."
After hearing this, everyone understood, exchanged glances, and advised him a few more times. Seeing that he insisted, they began to discuss.
After discussing for a long time, each of them recommended their own people, and then the old patriarch asked him again: "Does Qingshan have any ideas?"
The old patriarch’s meaning was very clear. The person Tang Qingshan recommended must be from the Tang family, and they generally would not object to the person he mentioned.
Tang Qingshan did not refuse: "If you ask me, I think Uncle Duanwu is good."
Tang Duanwu was stunned.
Tang Duanwu is the youngest among the elders, not even forty yet. He has been helping Tang Qingshan build a house recently and is very familiar with Tang Qingshan. However, he did not expect Tang Qingshan to recommend him, and he kept saying, "I can't do it! Qingshan, you are too kind to me."
Tang Qingshan said calmly: "Uncle Duanwu, don't be modest. Uncle Duanwu is of high rank, and he is related to the Lu and Xu families. He is also a good person and is efficient. I think Uncle Duanwu is a good fit."
After hearing this, everyone felt that it made some sense.
In this area, besides the Tang family, there are three other clans, namely the Lu, You and Xu clans. The Xu family has only a few scattered households under the jurisdiction of the village head, so the head of the Xu family does not care. The Lu family, with dozens of people in total, are here, and the head of the Lu family is very active.
But the traditional rule among the people is that the clan leader cannot be the head of the village.
The clan leader is the person in charge among the people, and the village head is the person in charge of the government. If these two are the same person, it will be a one-man show, so the government has never allowed one person to hold both positions. Of course, there are people who really have connections who can hold both positions. After all, the village head and the like are not really considered officials in the eyes of the higher-ups.
But precisely because of this rule, they themselves could not take the position, and when they came they intended to recommend Tang Qingshan, so they were not very active in the competition.
Tang Duanwu's wife's surname is Lu, and she is the niece of the head of the Lu family. This relationship is actually very close. The head of the Lu family was the first to nod: "Duanwu is a good child."
In fact, most of the neighbors are related to each other, and there are many like Tang Duanwu. The key to this matter lies in Tang Qingshan's recommendation. Tang Qingshan understands this, and Tang Duanwu also understands it.
Compared to those who are honest and simple, Tang Qingshan actually prefers to deal with people like the clan leader and Tang Duanwu, who are kind and smart. There is no need to say too much, everyone understands.
Finally, after everyone had reached an agreement, they wrote a letter of recommendation and went to the county government together.
When they went there, someone asked Tang Qingshan, "I heard that the new county lord is your Erlang's senior brother? Have you ever seen him?"
"No," Tang Qingshan said, "All the children in my family have seen it, but I have never seen it."
Everyone nodded.
This matter was not a big deal. When they arrived at the county government office, the county magistrate came out to accept the recommendation letter, said a few polite words, and then took them directly to go through the formalities. He gave Tang Duanwu a letter of appointment and asked, "I heard that there is a person named Tang Qingshan in your place?"
Tang Qingshan bowed and said, "I am Tang Qingshan, a humble servant. I am honored to meet the County Magistrate."
The county magistrate was startled and quickly returned the greeting, saying that he dared not, while at the same time instructing the clerk beside him to inform Liang Ruoxu.
After a while, Liang Ruoxu came out and said with a smile from afar: "I heard that Uncle Shi..."
Tang Qingshan and his companions turned around.
When they met, Liang Ruoxu paused, and the person behind him was also surprised. After a pause, he said, "What a good-looking person!"
Tang Qingshan took a step forward and saluted, addressing him as the County Master. Liang Ruoxu quickly grabbed his arm and performed the salutation of a junior in return, saying with a smile, "Uncle, you are embarrassing me. Yinlin and I are brothers, so just call me Ruoxu."
He introduced him again: "This is Lord Wang."
Tang Qingshan bowed, and Wang Wuyou smiled and said, "No, no, I have the nerve to call you uncle, you can just call me Wuyou... I feel pain all over my body when you bow to me like this."
Liang Ruoxu laughed out loud, "I believe that." He smiled and said to Tang Qingshan, "Just call him uncle, don't be polite."
Tang Qingshan agreed with a smile, but of course he didn't really scream.
Liang Ruoxu smiled and asked, "Is this one from your clan?"
Tang Qingshan replied, "Yes," and introduced him.
The old clan leaders all bowed, Liang Ruoxu smiled and bowed, very courteous, and told the county magistrate: "Pingzhou, please help me entertain these folks. Uncle, Wuyou and I are going to the Yuan family, uncle, please come with me."
He grabbed his arm and led him away.
Wang Wuyou's injury had not yet healed, so he walked very slowly. The three of them got on the carriage. Wang Wuyou carefully leaned against the wall of the carriage and suddenly asked him, "Uncle, have you ever met Chen Benshan?"
Tang Qingshan said: "No."
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Wang Wuyou groaned: "Never?"
Liang Ruoxu said: "Who knows whether Chen Benshan has met privately, but Uncle Shi doesn't know."
Wang Wuyou smiled but said nothing.
Liang Ruoxu said, "Uncle, didn't Shi Fan tell you that you and your son look quite similar to the Grand Commander, but if we really compare, Shi Fan looks more like him than you do."
Tang Qingshan is older, so he looks like it.
In fact, their faces are not alike, but their eyebrows and especially their eyes are similar. They both have big eyes with deep eye folds, and their pupils are big and black. The Grand Commander is a military general, and he is violent and majestic. When he stares at people, it's like being frightened by a wild beast... But a young and handsome man like Tang Dalang looks at people with special affection.
Liang Ruoxu asked him, "Does my uncle know the Grand Commander?"
Tang Qingshan said: "Everyone in Dayan knows the Grand Commander."
Liang Ruoxu couldn't help but laugh: "Uncle Shi is right."
At this moment, Yan Shenjue and Xinbao were still at the Yuan family. When they heard that they were coming, Xinbao ran out to greet them and said, "Daddy!!"
Tang Qingshan took his daughter's hand and said, "Xinbao greets the two brothers."
Xinbao bowed in a proper manner: "Greetings, Brother Liang."
Liang Ruoxu said: "My dear, you are not doing this right!"
Xinbao was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong?"
Liang Ruoxu said: "Other people clench their little fists, but you clench two little white balls." After saying that, he laughed.
Xinbao: “…”
He is coming, he is coming, he is coming with his funny style! ! Xinbao silently bowed to Wang Wuyou: "Hello, Lord Wang."
"Huh?" Liang Ruoxu asked, "You still know Lord Wang?"
Wang Wuyou smiled and said, "It's you, baby. Your name is Xinbao?"
He took off the jade pendant from his waist and said, "Thank you for saving my life. I didn't have anything with me, so I gave this to you as a token of my appreciation."
Xinbao took a step back and waved his little hand: "No need to thank me, this is what Xinbao should save."
(End of this chapter)