The news that the county magistrate's son accidentally fell off the carriage was soon known by the surrounding people. Zhang Zhong took this opportunity to stall for time. He stopped the carriage and carried Zhang Xiaobao, who pretended to be unconscious, out of the carriage. He kept shouting to find a doctor.
Only the guard who carried Zhang Xiaobao knew that the young master of the Zhang family was fine when he heard Zhang Xiaobao's order. The others who saw the scene were guessing how badly the county magistrate's son was injured.
It wasn't easy to find a proper medical student in Zhaiyuan County. Fortunately, there was Jinlai Restaurant. According to Zhang Xiaobao's request, the restaurant would hire a few doctors or doctors like those in the capital.
The people here immediately went to look for the person from Golden Descent Tower, who was slightly less skilled than a doctor. This person was still an apprentice, so he took Zhang Xiaobao's pulse. He thought of many possible scenarios, but he couldn't match them. He frowned and fell into deep thought.
Zhang Zhong felt that he had wasted enough time. He said to the doctor, "Doctor, how do you think my Xiao Bao is?"
"This … It's hard to say. He may have hurt his head when he fell. I'll give you a prescription first. Take the medicine according to the prescription and let's see." The half-baked doctor could not see what was wrong, so he tried to give a prescription. Even if he did not wake up, nothing would happen to him after taking the prescription.
The guard who left just now came back at this time. He nodded to Zhang Zhong and said, "Sir, do you think we should not go to the mountain this time? The young master is still unconscious. What if …?"
"Don't say more. Since I am the county magistrate, I naturally have to make decisions. I will take care of Xiao Bao along the way. We must go there."
Zhang Zhong spoke with a strong sense of righteousness. His voice was not soft and the surrounding people, including the Registrar Official and the Deputy District Magistrate, could hear him clearly. Just now, when they were in the carriage, they heard that the County Magistrate's son had accidentally fallen off the carriage. They even asked the person beside the carriage. After getting confirmation, they were overjoyed.
At this time, when they heard Zhang Zhong's words, they could not guess whether Zhang Zhong really cared about the situation in Huayuan County or if he was pretending to be sad. But in any case, when the people knew that the new county magistrate could continue to do things for the sake of Huayuan County, they remembered Zhang Zhong.
The Registrar Official and the deputy county magistrate were helpless. They could not care about the people's thoughts. Looking at the people's deep eyes looking at Zhang Zhong, the two of them sighed at the same time.
"Brother Buyong, this Zhang Zhong is really good. At this time, he can still bear the injury of his beloved son and continue to do things. It seems that it is not easy to do things." The Registrar Official said to the deputy county magistrate.
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao couldn't do anything about this. Seeing Zhang Zhong, the new county magistrate, trying to win people's hearts, he looked at the baby in his arms and said, "Brother Xiangyun is right. Then we can only take it slow and tire him out for a few more days. It would be best if the one called Xiaobao continues to be in a coma."
After saying those words, Zhang Zhong squeezed out a few more drops of tears. He carried Zhang Xiaobao back to the carriage. A while later, the doctor was ordered to prepare the medicine and send it to Zhang Xiaobao to drink.
Amidst the chaotic cries of "good official" from the people, the procession went to the mountain in the east again. At this time, Pockmarked Zhang was a little scared. He adjusted his pace slowly and came to the side of the Registrar Official and the deputy county magistrate's carriage. He found an opportunity to get close to the deputy county magistrate's carriage and said to the inside,
"Officer Xiao, should I continue to follow them? If the county magistrate finds out something and his son is injured because of this, he will vent his anger on me. What should I do? What should I do? "
"Shut up. It's too late if you don't want to do it. Let me tell you, if something happens because of you, you don't have to think about it." Deputy county magistrate Xiao said in a low voice.
The more Pockmarked Zhang thought about it, the more scared he became. He had no choice but to grit his teeth, look around, and continue to follow the procession. He would cry from time to time to let others see his sad face.
Deputy county magistrate Xiao, who was sitting in the carriage, also felt that this matter was a little awkward. It seemed that it was not so smooth. But after all, he did not know where the business trip was. He was obviously scheming against the county magistrate, but he felt depressed.
At this time, Zhang Zhong had already let go of Zhang Xiaobao. Looking at his son sitting there as if nothing had happened, he thought of the situation when his son jumped down just now and asked, "Xiao Bao, are you really okay?"
"Dad, don't worry. This carriage is not fast and the carriage is not high from the ground. What can happen to me? Dad, don't forget what I said. After today's matter, I will put up a notice to ask people to get some hundred-year-old ginseng. We can buy it with our own money or we can agree to some conditions of the people who send the ginseng."
Zhang Xiaobao was really okay. If there was something wrong, it would be that his clothes were dirty. Not to mention the potholes here, the sanitation was not good. It was not like Sanshui County, where there were special dustbins on both sides of the road in the county town.
He did not know who had eaten something, but there was a big stain on Zhang Xiaobao's leg. It was oily and it seemed that it could not be washed clean.
Zhang Zhong could not figure out why his son made such an arrangement, but he did not ask too much. When the time came, his son would tell him. What he needed to do was to release the news. Seeing his son frowning from time to time to look at the stain, he said,
"Xiao Bao, in the future, I will make Huayuan County like Sanshui County. I will repair the roads, especially the county town. Even if we can't use long bluestones to pave the roads, we will use some stones and yellow sand to press them down. At that time, we will also put a dustbin at a certain distance on both sides of the road.
I have known this for a long time. Not only can we make the streets look comfortable, but we can also gather the people. The people in Sanshui County are much better than the people in other counties. "
Zhang Zhong said what was on his mind. At the same time, he decided that he could not always study in the future. He still had to read books, but he had to choose the right time to see more of the outside world. Otherwise, he would become a bookworm and would be useless.
After leaving the county town, the speed of the procession increased slightly. There were fewer people watching, and only a few curious people followed behind. Zhang Zhong's words had spread throughout the county town in a short time. In a few days, all the people in Huayuan County would know about it. At that time, Zhang Zhong's reputation would increase.
The mountain in the east was not close to the county town. The procession did not arrive until it was almost noon.
Zhang Zhong walked to the front with an uneasy heart. He said to Zhang Zhong, who got off the carriage and looked back at his son, "County Magistrate, you have to help me. My father's bones are in front of us."
Zhang Zhong's face showed a trace of grief. He looked at the carriage again and walked forward resolutely. He said, "Lead the way, where is Chi Zuo?"
The person in charge of this matter in the yamen stood up. He also received something from Zhang Zhong yesterday. He, who had a low status, could receive something from the county magistrate, so he was very grateful. He did not deliberately not go to greet him yesterday, but even if someone went to greet him, it would not be his turn.
Hearing the county magistrate's call, he quickly ran up from behind and said respectfully, "Sir, I am here."
"Later, you have to take a good look at how that person died and how long ago he died." Zhang Zhong ordered.
"I understand." Chi Zuo was clear in his heart. Last night, he received a full amount of money. The person who came only told him what to do today, but did not mention who gave him the money.
If it was in the past, he would have just listened. But the things he brought home yesterday were worth a lot, especially the cucumber. He sold it for more than 200 coins. At this time, he had already made a decision.
He was going to do an honest check, not only because of the things he got yesterday, but also because the county magistrate did not care about his son's injury for the sake of Huayuan County. As a local, he felt that he should do something.
Zhang Zhong did not seem to dare to look at Chi Zuo. He kept muttering to himself. Others could not hear him clearly. If they could hear him louder and clearer, they would know that he was saying, "Deputy county magistrate, you have to arrange it well. Otherwise, when he does not follow what you said, I am finished."
Of course, Zhang Zhong did not know how effective his words were. He followed Pockmarked Zhang to the top of the mountain and asked the others to stop first. He only asked Pockmarked Zhang, the deputy district magistrate, the chief registrar and a pestle to go over, in case there were too many people.
Zhang Zhong walked directly to a big tree and pointed at a corpse with torn clothes and said, "Sir, this is my father. Father, I have asked the county magistrate to come here. I will definitely avenge you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Mazi burst into tears. As soon as his cries rang out, the same cries came from the side, even more miserable than his. Everyone looked in that direction and saw three people wearing mourning clothes. Their eyes were red and swollen. They rushed to the corpse and just like Zhang Mazi, they only cried, but none of them threw themselves at the corpse.
"Who are you?" Zhang Zhong asked even though he already knew the answer.
"County magistrate, the person lying on the ground is my father. I couldn't find him a few days ago. I didn't expect him to be here." One of the three people shouted first.
A woman beside him also said, "Sir, this is my father. He said that he went up the mountain to pick herbs, but he never came back."
"Sir, this is my cousin. He left home a few days ago and did not come back. I didn't expect that he would die here." An old man also joined in the fun.
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