Chapter 128 Chapter 128 Look at the Child
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu never thought that they would come to Anjing in their lifetime.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, one of her two children followed Minister Mo to Anjing and now works in the Ministry of Commerce. As for the other, he successfully passed the civil service examination and became the prefect of Tongchuan Road.
Kang Zhuqing and Shitu were overjoyed. Her family was now the envy of everyone in Li County. They were the only family with two such promising children.
For this reason, every day before the exam, students would come to the gate of Kang Zhuqing's courtyard to make a wish.
At first, Kang Zhuqing noticed someone acting suspiciously outside the yard and thought it was a thief.
She hurried out of the kitchen and called Xu Bei and Xu Tai from next door. The three of them rushed out with their tools in hand.
Kang Zhuqing only heard a few voices.
"Are you sure that Senior Brother Shi's family is this one?"
"It can't be wrong. I asked many people before I found it."
"The problem is that we don't know which room Senior Brother Shi belongs to. Why don't we just visit this courtyard?"
"I think so."
When Kang Zhuqing and the other two rushed to the door of her house, they saw a group of students, both boys and girls, carrying cross-body bags. All of them were making wishes devoutly towards her courtyard.
As the two sides looked at each other, Kang Zhuqing was holding the shovel.
The students hurriedly explained: "We are not bad people!"
Xu Bei asked suspiciously, "If you're not bad people, why are you sneaking around the gate?"
"We read in the newspaper that Senior Brother Shi and Madam Shi both got promotions. The final exams are in two days, so we wanted to share in their good fortune."
After saying that, he hurriedly searched inside his messenger bag: "This is our student ID. We are really not thieves."
Kang Zhuqing took it and looked at it. It was indeed a genuine middle school student ID card with the middle school seal on it.
Seeing this, Xu Bei and Xu Tai cleared their throats twice.
"You guys are really something. Even if you came here to try your luck, you can't be so sneaky. We still think you are thieves."
The students' eyes revealed a clear look of stupidity. "We figured we'd stay outside the door, be careful, and avoid being discovered without causing any harm."
Xu Bei pointed at Kang Zhuqing. "You almost scared Shitou and Jinniang's mother, Lady Kang."
I heard that Kang Zhuqing is the mother of Shi Tu and Shi Jin.
Several students' eyes suddenly became full of admiration.
Several people rushed to Kang Zhuqing. "May I ask how Madam Kang raised such outstanding children? How many hours do they study at home on weekdays?"
Kang Zhuqing, still holding a shovel, was somewhat embarrassed by the enthusiastic questioning. "We didn't really train them. They just read on their own on weekdays, and we didn't help much."
So one of the girls hurriedly took out a charcoal pencil and a small notebook from her messenger bag.
"The first rule for raising outstanding students is that parents do not interfere with their children."
"May I ask Madam Kang, is there anything else?"
Kang Zhuqing thought for a moment and continued, "Also, don't put too much pressure on them. Just tell them to do their best. No matter what they want to do, we support them."
The girl took the paper and pen. "Thank you, Madam Kang, for sharing."
After these people returned to school, the story spread. They were also lucky and had very good test scores.
So every exam week, a few students would ask if they could make a wish in front of the yard to increase their luck.
These people usually just stood there for a while and then left, but it didn't affect anything, so Kang Zhuqing just let them go.
Besides, they were going to visit their children in two days, and since no one lived in the yard, there was no reason to refuse.
Kang Zhuqing became very excited when he thought about going to Anjing.
You have to know that ten years ago, their whole family was still struggling to make ends meet. Who could have imagined that ten years later her child would be so successful and even become an official.
That’s An Jing!
A place she had never dared to dream of before.
The day before Kang Zhuqing left, Xu Bei came to chat with Kang Zhuqing.
Then he talked about Lan Niang's family.
Xu Bei said, "Didn't Lan Niang get promoted to prefecture this time? And Yue Niang also graduated from middle school. Their family was so concerned about that stupid son that they insisted Yue Niang take the exam for Lingzhou or Li County, saying that it would be closer to home so she could take care of her brother. Yue Niang was so resourceful. She took the exam for the incredibly far Nandong Road, which almost pissed off the couple to death. I heard from Madam Gong that all the pots and pans in their house turned over that night. In the end, Yue Niang stayed at Madam Gong's house for a few days before taking up her post."
Kang Zhuqing looked disgusted. "It's a sin that two such well-behaved and sensible daughters were born into their family. I don't think their son will be able to learn in elementary school, and it will be difficult for him to get into a technical school."
Xu Bei agreed, "Yeah, wasn't Lan Niang afraid that they would accept gifts without permission? So she reported it to the Li County government. The couple was almost pissed off that night."
As Kang Zhuqing packed her clothes, she said, "This time, we'll be away for at least two or three months. Please help me keep an eye on it."
Xu Bei helped her fold the clothes. "We've been neighbors for many years, don't worry."
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu first followed the oxcart that had taken over their post to Tongchuan Road.
Mingzhou on Tongchuan Road is the provincial capital. Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu handed over their travel permits and customs clearance documents, and were successfully taken to the provincial government office by the clerks.
The Bai Zhis were very enthusiastic. "Please wait a moment. Magistrate Shi has gone to the grassroots level and will be back in a while."
Kang Zhuqing and Shitu had been sitting in the car for a long time and their backs and waists ached, so they simply stood up and stood for a while.
"This Tongchuan Road is indeed far worse than Li County."
"Don't even mention Li County, even Lingzhou can't compare."
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu are staunch supporters of Li County. In the battle between Li County and Lingzhou, they have always stood on the side of Li County.
Kang Zhuqing even has a brilliant record of debating with people on the street.
Shitou had just gone to the Geography Bureau to check out the growth of potatoes and sweet potatoes in the wasteland reclaimed by the people. When he returned to the provincial government, he heard that Kang Zhuqing and Shitu had arrived.
Shitou hadn't seen his family for a long time, so he quickened his pace and walked towards the living room.
Shi Tou thought that what he would see was his parents' eyes filled with tears and deep longing for him.
As soon as he reached the door, he saw his parents speaking indignantly to Bai Zhi, a recent graduate.
When he listened carefully, he found that the three people were saying that Li County was better than Lingzhou.
The little girl Bai Zhi seemed to have met a kindred spirit, and she talked endlessly about the advantages of Li County.
"Li County's enrollment quota and teaching staff are simply incomparable to Lingzhou. Students from Li County generally perform better than those from Lingzhou. This is an indisputable fact!"
Kang Zhuqing loved hearing this kind of talk, and she nodded vigorously. "That's right. Besides the academy, isn't everything these days invented in Li County first? And then popularized? Li County was once the fiefdom of His Majesty. Just for this reason, it's miles ahead of Lingzhou."
The two of them got along better and better as they talked, as if they were sisters regardless of age.
Shi Tou coughed awkwardly.
The little girl Bai Zhi immediately realized that she had talked too much and stood up hurriedly. "Zhizhou, I have to go and get busy first."
Kang Zhuqing and Shitu looked at the stone carefully and found that it had become darker and had actually grown taller!
Kang Zhuqing was the first to speak: "My son, how come you are so dark!"
Shitou said helplessly: "There are many wastelands on Tongchuan Road. I always have to go to the grassroots level, so I naturally get tanned."
Shi Tu patted his shoulder and said, "You are taller than your father now."
The sentimental atmosphere had just started to build, and Shi Tou was feeling a little moved and was about to say something.
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu looked at him eagerly. "When is lunch?"
The people of Tongchuan love spicy food. In the past, when there were no chili peppers, people often used dogwood as a seasoning. Now that chili peppers are available, restaurants in Tongchuan cannot do without chili peppers in every meal.
As for the hot pot that Lin Si used to eat, it has now become popular on Tongchuan Road.
Kang Zhuqing and Shitu had hot pot for one meal.
The three of them ate heartily, and Kang Zhuqing rarely praised them. "This hot pot is even better than the one in Li County."
Shitou was busy with work every day, and Kang Zhuqing and the others were sensible enough not to disturb him. They would get up in the morning to sell vegetables and cook, and they would only see Shitou when he came home for dinner.
When they have nothing to do, they will walk around the street.
Tongchuan Road used to be Zhuo Zhengchu's territory, and it changed hands three times in just a few years.
The people were just numb about this and did whatever the government told them to do.
When the first batch of potatoes and sweet potatoes were harvested, the people realized that this change of ownership seemed really different.
First, taxes were reduced and only 10% was required to be paid.
Secondly, potatoes and sweet potatoes can actually produce so much per mu, so no one has to go hungry anymore.
As long as he can feed his people, he is a good emperor.
After the bumper harvest of potatoes and sweet potatoes, the people of Tongchuan have become visibly more energetic and have hope for the future.
When they learned that a workshop was being built and workers were needed, the family would privately discuss who would farm at home and who would work as a worker.
After staying in Tongchuan Road for a few days, Kang Zhuqing has developed the habit of adding more chili peppers when cooking every day.
Shitou had been in Tongchuan Road for a few months and had become accustomed to eating dishes with strong flavors. Two days ago, he felt that Kang Zhuqing did not put enough chili peppers.
Shitou explained: "Tongchuan Road was poor in the past, and the people couldn't afford salt, so they added more dogwood to make the food taste better."
After staying in Tongchuan Road for more than half a month, the two of them were about to set off for Anjing.
The entry inspection in Anjing is very strict now, and the two of them successfully entered the city with the help of the guide documents.
Upon entering the city, Kang Zhuqing looked around and finally gave a somewhat fair assessment. "This Anjing is the capital after all, it's different."
What makes Anjing most different from other places is actually the people.
The people who could live in the capital were not very poor. They wore clean and decent clothes and had their hair combed neatly, which was very different from the people on the streets of Tongchuan Road.
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu almost got lost in the huge capital. They didn't know where the alley where Shi Jin lived was, so they could only ask people on the road.
Tang Duosi is on her day off today, but she is a workaholic. When she has nothing to do, she will walk around the streets of Anjing, which can be considered as patrolling.
Kang Zhuqing happened to ask about Tang Duosi.
Tang Duosi was puzzled at first. What were these two people doing asking about the alley where the official was? Could they be spies? But a spy shouldn't be so stupid.
Then he took the travel permits from the two of them and looked at them, and then he remembered.
These are the parents of the Ishibe Tsukasa family.
I actually met them once when I was a child, but they must have forgotten them long ago.
Tang Duosi smiled and said that he was free and could take them to where they wanted to go.
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu hurriedly expressed their gratitude, and in their hearts they felt lucky to have met such a kind person as soon as they arrived.
Although this alley is not as good as the one where Feng Lingmo Jinglian lives, it is still close to the imperial palace. However, the houses here are generally very small.
Kang Zhuqing and Shitu found the house number and knocked on the door.
Shi Jin hired two maids to take care of all the affairs in the house, such as simple laundry, cooking and cleaning.
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu put down their luggage and wanted to go out for a walk, but they were afraid of getting lost, so one of the maids offered to go with them.
The maid smiled faintly. "My lady and my lord are both from Li County. I heard that everything built in Anjing now is from Li County, such as the public ox carts, the library, and some other things I haven't remembered yet."
Kang Zhuqing said excitedly: "That being said, this is Anjing, a place I never dared to think about before. Now that I'm here, I must take a good look at it.
The maid took the two of them for a brief tour around the area before returning to the mansion.
Kang Zhuqing sat in the house and thought, he used to think Anjing was a really amazing place, but now that he was really here, he felt that it was nothing special!
When Shi Jin came back from get off work and the maid had prepared dinner, Kang Zhuqing expressed his thoughts.
Shi Jin took a sip of tea. "That's because His Majesty has only just ascended the throne. After a while, Anjing will be completely different. I heard they're going to build a university."
Shi Tu was shocked: "After studying in elementary school, he went to middle school, and now he wants to go to university. Learning really has no end!"
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