Fang Zheng and his group prepared to set off.
He is about to rush to the capital to meet the emperor.
The trip to Beijing originally planned to only take Xiao Tao and Zhang Biao with them, but after Bai Yi's constant persuasion, they finally decided to take her along as well.
Early in the morning, the people of Taoyuan County got up almost in the middle of the night and waited at the city gate.
Especially the officials in the county government came earlier. They were the first to work in Taoyuan County and the first to follow Fang Zhengyi.
As we spend a long time together and develop deep feelings, it is natural that we feel even more reluctant to let go.
It was still dark, the sky was gloomy, and the wind was howling.
Although the weather has turned warmer, at this moment, the cold wind blowing on the face still feels as uncomfortable as being pricked by fine needles.
But no one said a word, they just held their lanterns and waited for the magistrate to leave the city.
Zhang Laoliu from Laoliu Restaurant and the yamen runner Lufa also came.
They saw each other standing in the crowd, but there was no resentment in their eyes. They just nodded to each other with heavy faces.
Suddenly someone shouted, "The carriage is coming!"
The crowd looked over.
Fang Zhengyi's carriage was slowly approaching the city gate.
Seeing the crowd surrounding them, the driver slowed down even more.
In the car, Fang Zhengyi was reading a novel with great interest when suddenly the car shook slightly.
He looked at the book and asked, "Why did the car stop?"
Xiao Tao pulled open the curtains and opened her mouth in surprise: "Master, look?"
Fang Zheng glanced over and saw through the car window that there was a large group of people outside. He couldn't help but sigh.
"get off."
Fang Zhengyi was the first to get out of the carriage and stand on it.
When everyone saw Fang Zheng coming out, they all stepped forward and began to bow or wave to greet him.
Bai Yi followed behind him and saw this spectacular scene. She was secretly surprised that Fang Zhengyi was so popular among the people! No wonder he was so highly regarded by the emperor!
After Zhang Laoliu finished his greetings, he began to hesitate on the spot, but he did not hesitate for too long. He stomped his feet and came close to Fang Zheng.
He took out a jar of wine from his bosom and choked up, "Master, this is the wine I warmed up early in the morning. It's still cold now, let's drink a little on the way..."
Fang Zheng nodded slightly and took the jar of wine.
This seemed to ignite everyone's enthusiasm. Everyone began to take out various things and put them on the carriage. Xiao Tao Bai Yi and the others were also constantly collecting things.
Soon the carriage was filled with all kinds of things.
Fang Zhengyi hurriedly said, "Ke Shao! Maintain order!"
"I appreciate everyone's kindness! Please don't give me any more gifts! Please don't give me any more gifts!"
Even though Fang Zhengyi was shouting, the people behind him still rushed forward regardless, and some even started throwing things at the carriage in a panic.
For a moment, eggs and vegetable leaves were flying everywhere.
Fang Zheng's face darkened as he quickly arranged for the clerks to move the things from the car one by one.
After half an hour of trouble, the situation was finally calmed down.
Fang Zheng looked behind him and found that many people were rushing over here. More and more people were gathering, so he sighed again: "Let's not take the car, let's walk."
Several people jumped off the carriage and began to walk slowly towards the city gate.
At this moment, the crowd was surprisingly quiet, just walking slowly with Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zhengyi walked in the middle, with lights on both sides of the street.
The short stretch of road seemed to be infinitely extended, and there were countless people on the street.
Fang Zhengyi tried hard to see everyone's face clearly. These people were the people who had struggled with him and built Taoyuan County brick by brick. They were the merchants, petty officials, and common people who had shared hardships with him in Taoyuan County.
After this farewell, he was afraid that he would never be able to stay in Taoyuan County again. His previous efforts even made him feel a little futile.
This place has long become his home in this life. Is he going to start exploring the world again now?
The crowd had already reached the city gate, but there was still a large empty space around Fang Zhengyi. The people did not dare to cross the line, for fear of blocking Fang Zhengyi's way.
After leaving the city gate, someone whispered, "Master, please take care...go early and come back early..."
"Master, please be careful on the road."
"Master, remember to come back early!!"
He tried his best to suppress his overwhelming emotions with one warning after another, and gradually he became a master of it.
Fang Zhengyi didn't dare to look back, but as the sound grew louder, he finally couldn't help but stop and look back.
Seeing the endless lights stretching into the city, the hot tears in my eyes finally burst out, but I quickly wiped them away with my sleeves the next second.
Then he shouted to the people in front of him: "You bunch of troublemakers! You made me walk outside in such a cold weather. The wind is blowing and it hurts my eyes!"
Zhang Laoliu, Lufa and others who were closest to the scene felt as if their hearts were stabbed by a knife when they saw this scene. They couldn't help but cover their faces and cry.
When Fang Zhengyi was building Taoyuan County, he personally plowed the land, cooked porridge and distributed food, carried soil to build the city, and took care of sick people... No matter how hard or difficult the life was, he always had a smile on his face.
Now... they actually saw that the master was moved.
But they would rather see Fang Zhengyi being heartless than seeing him sad.
Zhang Laoliu couldn't stop crying. Lufa felt so bad looking at the old man who had caused him to be beaten. He couldn't help but patted his shoulder and whispered, "The master will come back, don't cry."
Zhang Laoliu wiped his tears, blew his nose, and sobbed, "What are you coming back for? Yesterday we all heard that the master was going to the capital to be a junior official."
"You know what Shao Zhanshi is! We have all asked about it. He is the emperor's teacher! We all know that Taoyuan County is such a small place. How can it allow the master to stay there for a lifetime?"
"The master is going to become a general or a prime minister in the future! We, the peasants, must not stand in the way of the master..."
Upon hearing this, Lufa put down his hand dejectedly and looked at Fang Zheng with a slightly sad look.
Fang Zheng felt that if he stayed any longer he would lose his composure again, so he waved his hand, wanting everyone to disperse quickly.
But when he opened his mouth, he found that he had lost his voice, his throat was a little tight, and he couldn't speak.
I had no choice but to get into the carriage first.
Xiao Tao and the others who were originally accompanying him were also deeply moved. When they saw Fang Zheng get in the car, they quickly followed suit.
Seeing that everyone was gathered, the driver began to whip the wheel, and the rickshaw slowly drove towards the capital.
Fang Zhengyi lay down in the carriage, opened a book and covered his face with it, as if he had fallen asleep.
Xiao Tao and Zhang Biao sat aside, just lowering their heads and wiping their tears, without saying a word.
Only Bai Yi was shocked and felt confused for a moment.
He secretly lifted the curtain of the car window and stared blankly at the people who were seeing him off who were getting farther and farther away from him.
The surging crowds of people were still crowding at the city gate, unable to disperse for a long time.
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