0p0 Chapter 157 Establishing Rules
Chapter 157 Establishing Rules
Li Xiaoxiao did this not to gain a good reputation. The third house had just been separated and everyone knew that they had money.
In order to prevent those with ulterior motives from having any evil intentions, it would be better to let them know that the third house not only spent all the money on Sun's medical treatment, but also owed her dozens of taels. In this way, the brothers and sisters-in-law from the Li family and Su's natal family would definitely not come to ask for money again.
There has been a lot of joy in the backyard of the county government these days. The reason is that Li Jiaojiao is pregnant. She has been two months pregnant. A concubine being pregnant is not a big deal, but Li Jiaojiao has a good father who is the county magistrate in Chengyang County.
Because Jiunu County has many mountains and little arable land, its annual taxes are the lowest among the nearby counties. In contrast, Chengyang County is the county with the highest taxes, as the land there is fertile and the population is small. Although Zhang Yaozu and he are both county magistrates, they do not have as much money as Chengyang County.
From this point of view, Zhang Wenbin and Li Jiaojiao were a perfect match, but her status as a concubine seemed a bit low. In addition, she had saved Zhang Wenbin some time ago, so Zhang Yaozu decided to take advantage of the happy event of Li Jiaojiao's pregnancy to announce that her status would be upgraded from concubine to wife.
The other three concubines were so angry that they wanted to bite their teeth, but they could do nothing about it because they had a good father.
Jiunu County is not far from Chengyang County. Li Dajiang and his four companions arrived there in just two days. Looking at the county government gate, which was even more magnificent than that of Jiunu County, Li Dajiang felt a sense of pride in his heart. After so many years, he finally waited for it.
Today he was wearing a navy blue brocade gown that was finely crafted. His expression and manners were decent, his hair was neatly combed, his hands were behind his back, his expression was arrogant, and his head was held high.
The other three stood behind him. Li Dajiang reached into his arms and took out a thin piece of rice paper. The content on it was his appointment letter.
He handed it to Li Laosi and gave him a wink. Li Laosi took it, strode to the gate of the county government office, opened the rice paper in his hand, and let the gatekeeper see the contents on it.
The yamen runner knew it was an appointment letter as soon as he saw it. A few days ago, the legal advisor came to him and told him that the new county magistrate would be arriving soon, and to notify him immediately if he arrived.
"It's the county magistrate. We've been waiting for you for a long time." The gatekeeper was also a lively man. When he saw the appointment letter, he immediately changed his lazy attitude, ran over quickly, and took all the luggage in their hands.
"Please come in." The bailiff led the way and took them to the backyard of the county government office.
Li Dajiang walked in front with his hands behind his back. Li Laosi followed at the end. They entered the county government office and looked at the magnificent decoration inside. There were several young men who looked like servants and a pretty little maid.
He felt so happy in his heart. From now on, he would be the master here and everyone had to listen to him.
He couldn't hide the joy on his face, and his mouth almost stretched to his ears.
Liu was also very happy in her heart, but she was good at disguising herself. In the future, she would be the wife of the county magistrate. She had a smile on her face that she thought was appropriate, and gently twisted her figure which was slightly out of shape due to giving birth to two children, looking like the wife of an official.
Li Chengcai had followed Zhang Wenbin to the county government office many times before, so he had no feeling for the environment inside the government office. However, when a little maid passed by, his eyes were almost glued to her.
He is 17 years old this year and has reached the age to get married, but his father has to take the imperial examination, so he doesn't let him get married too early, so there is no matchmaker to propose a marriage for him. Now his father is a county magistrate, so can he be like Zhang Wenbin, wandering among flowers and living the same life as him?
When I followed Zhang Wenbin before, I envied him so much. I always fantasized that one day I could be like him, but I never thought that this day would really come.
The new county magistrate had arrived, and everyone in the county government knew about it all at once. Two pretty maids even deliberately passed by them and bowed respectfully to them.
Li Chengcai stared with his eyes wide open. It was so beautiful, really so beautiful. Noticing something was wrong with her son, Liu pulled his clothes and coughed lightly. Li Chengcai then reacted and left reluctantly. He looked back after walking a few steps.
The two little maids blushed and lowered their heads shyly until they entered the study and Li Chengcai could no longer see them. He then reluctantly withdrew his gaze from them.
Soon the lawyer got the news and rushed over, and he was accompanied by the county magistrate. The two of them were locals. The previous county magistrate was corrupt, but because they did not go along with the former county magistrate, they remained in their original positions and were not transferred at all.
"Greetings, County Magistrate. I am Zhang Zhongshan, the county legal advisor of Chengyang County." The legal advisor looked quite old, perhaps around fifty years old. He was not tall, had a gray beard, and was thin, but he looked very energetic, and one could tell at first glance that he was a very shrewd person.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I'm Zhang Huaimin, the county magistrate of Chengyang County." The county magistrate was not very old, probably in his thirties. He looked younger than Li Dajiang, with fair skin, a dignified appearance, and a faint smile on his jade-like face.
Li Dajiang sat upright on the main seat, picked up the teacup on the table, sipped the tea slowly, and put the cup back on the table after a while.
"Get up." Li Dajiang glanced at the two of them and said casually. Knowing that he would come, they didn't even wait for him in the county government office early. As a result, they didn't come until he had arrived for a long time. They looked down on him, the county magistrate, so it seemed that he had to set some rules.
"Thank you, County Magistrate." The two men lowered their heads and looked at each other, with an unknown light in their eyes, and said at the same time.
"Well, you have been in office for several years. Tell me the important matters in the county government. If there is anything that the former county magistrate has not dealt with, I will handle it one by one." Li Dajiang put on airs and did not ask the two of them to sit down.
Seeing that they were going to talk about serious matters, Liu took the initiative to leave the study and asked the maid to take her for a walk in the backyard. Before coming here, she went to borrow money for her daughter and went to the backyard of the Jiunu County government office. She felt really good. Her daughter was blessed to live in such a good yard.
At that time, she imagined what the backyard of Chengyang County Government Office would look like. She was still worried about it along the way, fearing that it would be too bad. Unexpectedly, this place was even better and more spacious than where her daughter lived.
Li Dajiang sipped his tea from time to time while his lawyer reported to him one by one about several major events that had taken place in Chengyang County recently.
Li Laosi was sitting with his legs crossed out of boredom, occasionally picking his teeth with his hands, and then spitting the filth he picked out of his teeth onto the ground.