Chapter 65: Reunion after a few months apart
Canglong County Government Office.
Xu Chong sat alone in the newly built inner hall with a calm expression.
Half a month has passed since I went to learn from Wang Hezhi.
In the past half month, he has tried many ways to express his feelings.
First of all, it is martial arts.
This was quite what he wanted, but there were many problems when it came to its actual implementation.
Without the skills of Baoyang Gong, he could only practice Zhefeng Shou.
The Broken Wind Hand is an offensive move. Once you start practicing it, murderous intent will well up in your heart.
Xu Chong speculated that if he continued to practice single-mindedly, he would soon become a demon who killed people without blinking an eye.
By then, let alone water ghosts that might pose a threat to him, he would even go up to anyone who dared to look at him while walking on the street and knock their head off.
This road is blocked.
Next is landscape.
This is also quite good. Who doesn't love to travel around the mountains and rivers? Especially in this world where the natural environment is well preserved.
But the problem is that this place is different from the previous life. There is no guide or navigation here. If you get lost, you can't call for help. Even the map is so abstract that it is difficult to understand.
Coupled with the restrictions of official position and possible dangers, it cannot be considered for the time being.
Helplessly, Xu Chong tried to express his feelings through the sun and the moon again.
However, he really couldn't muster up any of that kind of emotion where the bright sun gives birth to all things and the bright moon bears witness to lovesickness.
There was no gain except sore eyes during the day and sore neck at night.
As for the country and the people...
This is the old path of the original body, and it cannot be taken.
None of the examples Wang Hezhi cited worked.
Xu Chong began to try other things and no longer stuck to the best.
For example, books, wealth, wine, sex, food... and so on.
To be honest, Xu Chong did not reject these things, but they were just like that. He simply could not focus on them.
"This should be what the Master meant by this."
"Wu Wenjing is greedy by nature. He can be sincere and upright by relying on money, and he can also use money to help improve his martial arts. However, he falls into the inferior category and the effect is too poor."
"As for Zhou Ze, based on his behavior before his death, he was obsessed with status and power. To put it more positively, he was a man of unremitting self-improvement... Fu Yuanlong was probably the same."
"Wei Wuxie is rather vague. It is possible that he does not need to rely on this method."
"In short, if I want to find a way to express my feelings that suits me, maybe I need to figure out my true feelings first."
"My true heart...what is my true heart?"
Xu Chong thought about it carefully.
However, after half a day, I still couldn't get it right.
When the sun was high in the sky, the gatekeeper suddenly came to report: "Master Xu, there is someone outside the county government office who wants to see you. He says he is your former classmate."
"Classmate?"
Xu Chong came back to his senses, and thought, "Is this person with a square face, thick eyebrows, and a mole on his eyebrows?"
"Yes, is he really your classmate? I will invite him in immediately."
The gatekeeper nodded and turned to leave.
"No, I'll go by myself."
Xu Chong smiled and walked out quickly.
"this……"
The gatekeeper was a little frightened and looked at Zhao Liu for help.
He had just taken over this position not long ago, and he really didn't recognize anyone. If he neglected...
"Don't worry. I am what the rumors about you are. I won't take such trivial matters to heart."
Zhao Liu patted the gatekeeper on the shoulder and looked in the direction where Xu Chong left.
He had already guessed the identity of the person, so he didn't follow him.
Soon, Xu Chong arrived at the gate of the county government office.
A young man in a royal blue brocade robe was facing away from the county government office, watching the people coming and going on the road.
When the man heard the footsteps, he turned around with a face full of genuine joy, and bowed: "My humble brother greets Brother Xu."
It was Zhang Shunyi.
"Hahaha."
Xu Chong laughed, stepped forward and lifted up Zhang Shunyi, "Jie Yuanlang, you finally decided to come back? I thought you had become rich and looked down on this small place, Canglong."
Xu Chong was very happy to see his classmates and friends at the worst time.
"Brother Xu, please don't be sarcastic."
Zhang Shunyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You're still so rigid. How boring."
Xu Chong pulled Zhang Shunyi up and said, "Come on, let's sit inside and talk."
"Brother Xu, I haven't been home for several months. I want to go out for a walk."
Zhang Shunyi spoke without moving.
"Oh? Okay."
Xu Chong's heart moved slightly, he nodded and took the first step.
that's all.
The two began to stroll, very slowly.
Zhang Shunyi didn't say anything until he passed by the East Market, then he suddenly stopped.
"Brother Xu is indeed a good official. He did not disappoint everyone."
"How to say?"
Xu Chong was surprised.
"I've never seen anything like it before."
Zhang Shunyi pointed in a direction.
About a hundred steps away, there stood a three-story restaurant with a large brocade flag fluttering in the wind. From afar, one could see the crowds of people inside.
A waiter just walked out of the restaurant, pulled up the porter who had just finished unloading the goods, and made a gesture of invitation with one hand.
"The waiter should be inviting the porter to come in to rest and drink a cup of hot tea. Maybe he will even give him some food as a gift."
Xu Chong said with some confusion, "Is there anything special about this? Everyone can be generous sometimes."
"But the problem is that the porter didn't look panicked at all."
Zhang Shunyi smiled and said, "Look at the vendors around here."
Upon hearing this, Xu Chong looked again.
There is a line painted in red on the ground on both sides of the main road. All vendors set up stalls within this line to sell their goods, while pedestrians look at the goods and ask prices outside the line.
This red line became the place where saliva was most concentrated.
"What you are talking about is just a small matter."
Xu Chong smiled nonchalantly and said, "In the past, the East and West Markets were too chaotic, with vendors often fighting over space, sometimes even blocking the aisles. I simply gave them a death sentence to save some trouble."
"In the past, merchants were not allowed to enter the East and West Markets."
Zhang Shunyi shook his head and said with emotion: "But that's not what I want to say."
"Didn't Brother Xu notice?"
"Whether they are porters or street vendors, they seem to be missing something and having something more than before."
So is it less or more?
Xu Chong was still puzzled.
“Maybe, a little less yes-manship and a little more of myself?”
Zhang Shunyi said, "In short, everyone seems to no longer look down on me like before, and this is a change that only occurred after Brother Xu became an official."
"Well."
Xu Chong touched his nose and said, "Actually, I didn't do anything."
"hehe."
Zhang Shunyi took another step and smiled meaningfully, "Sometimes it doesn't matter how much you do, but what's more important is to do it right."
The stroll continues.
When they arrived at the downtown area, the number of pedestrians increased suddenly, and more and more people recognized Xu Chong.
These people did not come forward to say hello, but they were not reserved either. They just smiled and watched them leave with respect and recognition.
As they were walking, Xu Chong suddenly remembered something and said, "I almost forgot. When the champion returns home, according to the rules, there should be gongs and drums and a banquet to celebrate."
"But now that you have entered the city, it would be a bit superficial to make a scene with gongs and drums."
"How about this, invite the teacher and classmates to gather together at Chunfengju tonight, and you can also tell those classmates who failed the exam about your experience, how about that?"
After a while, Zhang Shunyi still did not respond.
Xu Chong noticed something was wrong and turned his head to look.
Zhang Shunyi pursed his lips tightly, his face showing some struggle.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Chong asked with a frown.
"To be honest, Brother Xu..."
Zhang Shunyi's tone was a little low, "After I came back, I didn't visit the teacher."
