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- After entering the county seat, the team did not stop and went directly back to the county government office.
Arriving at his own territory, Magistrate Chen couldn't bear it any longer and began to warmly entertain Lu Li, hoping to build a good relationship.
Although Magistrate Chen covered up the fact that Lu Li was an immortal, it did not mean that he hated him. It was just that he had to do so due to his responsibilities.
There is no contradiction in adhering to integrity in public affairs, being close to immortals in private, and keeping public and private affairs separate.
Lu Li still appreciates this.
"A person who has perseverance and a bottom line will never get any worse no matter how bad he is. It is more reassuring to make friends with such a person.
¡°If County Magistrate Chen is too flattering to himself and is a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, then he really doesn¡¯t dare to have an excessive friendship with the other party.
At noon, the county government held a small banquet.
In addition to County Magistrate Chen, County Lieutenant Xu, and the wealthy Zhu Mingjiang, the chief officials of each county government office also participated in the reception.
Because they had learned about Lu Li¡¯s magic from the accompanying government officials earlier, and felt that he was not an immortal, but also a capable stranger, the heads of the various county government offices also courted Lu Li diligently.
In response, Lu Li also responded with kindness.
Although these chief officials are not even officials, they are actually representatives of the local wealthy families, with big families standing behind them.
When county magistrates govern a county, they communicate with the families behind them through these officials, and with the help of the power of these local snakes, they can implement the decrees.
Without their help and cooperation, even if the county magistrate is an official and is known as the king of a county, he is nothing but a rubber stamp.
Therefore, considering that he will be very short of money in the future, Lu Li has to look at these local cowards whose families have accumulated most of the county's wealth in a different light.
In my mind, I kept thinking about how to squeeze some silver out of these fat sheep's pockets.
Therefore, with one party fawning and complimenting and the other party responding positively, the atmosphere of the banquet quickly became lively, and it was not until noon that the guests and hosts ended happily.
After bidding farewell to County Magistrate Chen and others, Lu Li, slightly tipsy, was led by a county official to a guest room in the backyard.
The room had been cleaned a long time ago, and it was extremely clean at this time. There were even a few early spring peach blossoms planted on the windowsill, filling the room with a light peach blossom fragrance.
Lu Li walked to the window sill, casually took out a peach blossom from the bottle, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it. The aroma penetrated his heart and lungs along with his breath.
Smelling this aroma, it seems that even the drunkenness in the body has gone away.
"It smells so good."
Lu Li smiled slightly, and then put the peach branch in his hand back into the water bottle.
It would be a pity if such a beautiful flower withers away early.
Lu Li scanned the layout of the room and saw a bookshelf next to it. He became curious for a moment and walked over to take a look.
There are not many books on the bookshelf, only thirty or forty volumes, most of which are collections of classics and history, which are necessary for scientific examinations.
Lu Li glanced at the directory twice, but he wasn't very interested.
He is not going to take the imperial examination. Although it cannot be said that it is useless to read such a book that talks about general principles, he does not have much leisure to read it at the moment.
Just as he was about to go back to bed to practice, suddenly a book in the corner of the bookshelf aroused Lu Li's interest.
"Xinyang County Chronicle."
Lu Li looked at the cover of the book and barely made out the four words on it.
"Well, this book is worth reading."
County annals are books that record a county¡¯s history, geography, customs, people, culture, education, products and other information. It contains thousands of things and is rich in content.
County annals are often recorded in detail. After reading them, you can understand the features of a county. You can understand the whole county at a glance. It is an extremely useful pragmatic book.
Lu Li came to Xinyang for the first time, so he could read this book and learn about the customs and customs of Xinyang.
He took out his books, sat down at the desk in front of the window, smelled the flowers next to him, and started to read.
The Xinyang County Chronicle in my hand is not too thick, about the width of a finger, with more than a hundred pages and tens of thousands of words.
Although there are not many words, because it is written in classical Chinese, it covers a lot of content.
It records the geography of the county, the origin of the county name, some unique customs and programs, the number and location of some villages below the county, as well as some famous people who have been in the county, and even the more famous county magistrates. recorded.In addition to these, there are some contents that make Lu Li quite concerned.
¡°For example, the county annals recorded some ghost legends and anecdotes about gods and goddesses, two of which he found very interesting.
One is about a fisherman meeting a mermaid.
Xinyang County is close to the East China Sea, and fishermen often go out to sea to fish. Once, a large fishing boat caught a fish. When it was caught, it was as big as an ordinary small fishing boat and looked like a beauty. The fishermen around were all surprised.
The owner of the boat asked the mermaid if she was lost.
The mermaid replied, yes.
Then the owner of the boat let the mermaid go.
This story actually has no connotation, but the information recorded in it shocked Lu Li.
If what he expected was correct, the so-called mermaid should be a fish monster in the sea, and a fish monster was caught by a fisherman, which makes people think deeply.
¡°And it has also been confirmed that there are monsters in the sea.
The second story is about a former county magistrate of Xinyang County.
A hundred years ago, there was a county magistrate named Gao Wenduan in Xinyang. He once said that a Taoist priest named Lu came to see him and said that he should be a noble minister, but he had no beard, so he could not be promoted in the official position.
But Gao Wenduan may have too much estrogen in his body, and his face doesn¡¯t grow a beard at all.
The Taoist priest named Lu said that he could plant it.
At night, when Gao Wenduan was sleeping, Taoist Lu dipped his pen in ink and decorated his mouth like stars.
Finished.
Put down your pen and your beard will grow.
As a result, Gao Wenduan was promoted to prefect that year, and finally served successively as prefect and became prime minister.
This story is not simple either.
"You can see people, kill people, and make hair grow. You are definitely a person in the immortal way. It seems that there are other monks in this world." Lu Li became even more alert.
A small volume of county annals clearly records two stories about demons and immortals, and there are also some folklore methods for dealing with evil spirits.
It should be noted that this is just a county.
This is enough to show that this world is not simple, and even very dangerous.
"It's really hard to live well in this world." Lu Li turned over the last page and closed the book. He couldn't help but feel that he still had a long way to go before he reached the goal in his heart.
Judging from the stories recorded in the county annals, this world is full of evil spirits and is full of dangers.
He couldn¡¯t even imagine how the mortals in this world survived?
"Taoist Lu?"
He thought of the beard-bearded Taoist with some uncertainty.
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