After bathing and changing, the mentor and student both boarded the carriage together.
Master Qian looked on with a sigh of emotion; truly, each new generation surpasses the old. Xu Qing's presence made him deeply feel a sense of career crisis.
Fortunately, Xu Qing certainly did not aspire to be a staff member.
After all, the job he wished to protect was one that others disdained.
At this thought, Master Qian felt a twinge of sorrow.
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Normally, County Magistrate Wu would definitely ride in an official sedan when going out, for no other reason than that it was much more comfortable than a carriage, but now with the snow falling and the cold freezing the earth, the roads slippery and wet, it would not be proper to make the sedan bearers work in such conditions.
Even if he were an official who regarded the common people as ants, he wouldn't be too harsh on those close to him.
