When it was almost night time, Registrar Zhan woke up in a daze. He was hungry and saw that County Deputy Xiao was still sleeping beside him. A long line of saliva flowed out of his mouth. He gently pushed him until he woke up and said, "Brother Buyong, wake up. Eat something and go back to sleep. We didn't accomplish anything today."
County Magistrate Xiao opened his hazy eyes and looked around. Only then did he remember that he and Registrar Zhan had fallen asleep in the room. When he thought of what they had done before he fell asleep, he felt a surge of anger and said to Registrar Zhan,
"We can't let go of what happened today. When the time comes, we will take revenge together. Let's go out to eat. If we don't go to Jinlai Restaurant, why should we let him earn money?"
Registrar Zhan was also angry. He nodded and followed County Deputy Xiao out of the room. When they arrived at the entrance of the yamen, they saw that their families were waiting there anxiously.
As soon as the family saw the two of them come out, they immediately ran to them and cried. The two of them were baffled by the crying.
"What's the matter? Tell me slowly. What's the hurry? Is there anything that I can't solve in Huayuan County?" County Deputy Xiao asked the new concubine that he had found two months ago.
"Master, it's bad. Our family's money is all gone. Master, what should we do?" The concubine said while sobbing.
"Why is the money gone? Where did it go? Isn't there money outside? Don't tell me you want to take it all back at once? "County Deputy Xiao said again.
"Old Master, where's the money? The money outside isn't ours anymore. There's a notice in the yamen saying that someone is slandering Old Master and Registrar Zhan for secretly releasing money. There's no such thing at all. All the money released under Old Master and Registrar Zhan's name doesn't need to be returned. Old Master, we have no more money."
The concubine finally explained the matter clearly. Registrar Zhan's family also said it at this time.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! " When Deputy County Magistrate Xiao heard the news, he shouted again and again, louder and louder. Registrar Zhan, on the other hand, just stood there with his mouth open. He didn't say a word and just stared into the distance.
"Master, what's wrong? Master, don't be like this. This concubine is scared. Master, quickly think of a way. We can't just watch our family's money disappear. Master, say something."
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao's concubine was frightened when she saw her master shouting. She grabbed Deputy County Magistrate Xiao's shoulders and shook him hard.
Registrar Zhan's family was experienced. When they saw Registrar Zhan in such a state, they immediately slapped him, waking him up from his daze.
"I'll fight it out with him. He actually dares to do this." After Registrar Zhan woke up, he immediately rushed into the yamen, wanting to fight with Zhang Zhong. Naturally, the guards at the door would not let him in. One of them raised his leg and kicked Registrar Zhan, saying, "You're not allowed to enter the yamen.
"Registrar Zhan, you have to think carefully. Did you put the money away or not? If you didn't put it away, what can you say? If you put it away, then you …? "The rest of the sentence was clear.
Registrar Zhan just remembered that this matter couldn't be said openly. If he said it out loud, not only would he lose the money, but he would also lose his clothes. He might even be locked up in jail.
After being stunned for a while, he imitated what his family did to him and gave Deputy County Magistrate Xiao a slap. Deputy County Magistrate Xiao, who was slapped, stopped shouting. He touched his face with his hands, opened his mouth and gasped for breath for a while. He then closed his eyes and stopped moving. After waiting for a full 15 minutes, he recovered and said,
"Brother Xiangyun, this time we admit it. Who asked us to have something on him? From now on, this is gone. Isn't it just some money? If it was in the past, it wouldn't be easy, but now it's easy. Yes, it will be soon. It seems that we have underestimated him."
"Isn't that so? Brother Buyong, it's all my fault. If I didn't say it out loud, nothing would have happened." Registrar Zhan felt that he had said something wrong.
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao didn't think so, "Brother Xiangyun, even if you didn't say it out loud, can't he ask? As long as he inquired a little, he would know that we put the money away. He didn't expect that today would happen. He thought that with his identity, those who borrowed money wouldn't dare to ignore it. But he didn't expect that it was because of his identity that they didn't have to return the money.
Do you think we dare to ask them for money again? Then he will have an excuse. This time he didn't tell us directly because he was afraid that we wouldn't admit it. He is waiting for us to ask for money. We can't give him the chance. "
"Yes, we can't give him the chance. Let's think about it carefully. There's no hurry. We underestimated him this time, but we won't do it again. How should we find those businessmen first?"
Registrar Zhan also thought it through and said at the side. But when he thought that his money was gone, his face didn't look good.
When the two of them were about to find the businessmen, the servant left behind to look after the businessmen came and told them that those people went to the riverside today. They planned to stay at the wharf and wouldn't come back.
When the two of them heard the news, they were not surprised. Instead, they were happy. Registrar Zhan said, "Brother Buyong, as long as they still want the land over there, they will have to give us money. We can't give them less money. We just lost some of it, but now we have more."
Deputy County Magistrate Xiao also thought so. Weiwei nodded, "That's right. But that person's place is not good. We have to think of a way. For example, the hundred-year-old ginseng? At that time, we don't have to bear the responsibility. "
The two of them who were in a good mood didn't feel sleepy anymore. They brought their family members to eat together. Along the way, they laughed from time to time.
*****
When evening came, the sun was setting slowly like an egg yolk. There were no clouds in the sky in the west, only some tireless birds chirped and flew past.
A few trucks that were specially used to pull trucks slowly moved forward on the potholed road. Smoke could already be seen rising up in front of them. The wheels rolled past, leaving marks on the ground. There were also ruts left behind on the black coal.
The driver looked up and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He shouted to the others, "Hurry up. When we reach the place, we can go back. If we can't, we can sleep there for a night."
Following his shout, the team moved faster. Some people in the village also saw the people coming here. Some ran back to call for help, and some came to ask.
The people who ran to the front looked at the trucks and asked, "Are they sending food and other things to us?"
"Yes, Doggy Tian has told you, right? These things are all sent to you. It's enough for you to eat for a month. After a few days, people will come to you to do things. Your road is too difficult. It needs to be repaired. "
The leader agreed and started to complain about the road again. He was going to go back and tell the master that if he took a fancy to this place, he had to fix the road first. Otherwise, it would be too much of a waste of time going back and forth.
"Yes, it needs to be repaired. When we get paid, we will find a way to repair it." The leader was a little embarrassed. There was no other way. The village was too poor.
The leader drove the truck forward and said, "You don't need to pay. You just need to put in some effort. Our master will be in charge of this place. He is your county magistrate."
"Yes, I know. The master is easy to manage. In the past, who would care about our place? Last time, County Magistrate Wen sent people to rob us, but we beat them away. Now, the master won't. When he comes to our village, we will carry him all the way."
The leader of the village kept saying good things. He was sincere. The county magistrate said that he would send them food, and he really did. With these food, they didn't need to eat the disgusting wild vegetables and elm tree money.
At this time, Doggy Tian rushed out with the young men in the village. When they came close, they pushed and pulled. They began to move forward. After walking for another half an hour, they reached the village. At this time, the people in the village who were cooking stopped. Men and women of all ages gathered there to wait.
Yesterday, when Doggy Tian came back, many of them didn't believe it. Now that they saw these things being sent, their faces were filled with cheerful smiles.
The village head of Elm Tree Village was an old man. He held a stick and waited for the things to be sent. When he began to unload them, the old man spoke first.
"Don't move. Listen to me." After shouting these two words, he coughed. After a while, he recovered. He looked at the villagers who were looking at him motionlessly and said, "Huayuan County has a new county magistrate. Ah, this county magistrate sent things to our village first and then asked us to work.
Don't think that you can repay this kindness by working. Even if you do work, when the county magistrate has something to do in the future, you have to rush forward. No one will be stupid enough to send things first and then ask you to work. The county magistrate can't bear to see our village not being able to eat.
When the county magistrate sent things to us, he must have not thought about what to ask us to do. At that time, if anyone doesn't think that the food is earned by his own work, this old man will beat him to death with this stick. Do you hear me? "
The villagers listened quietly. When the old man finished, they shouted in unison, "Yes, we hear you."
"Get to work. Cook something delicious. Let these people who sent things to us eat. Tonight, they will stay in the village. They are all our benefactors."
The old man waved the stick in his hand and coughed again. A child came over to massage his back. Those who could work began to unload things. Bags of rice and flour were unloaded, and barrels of oil were also carried down. The people in charge of cooking first came over to take some meat and oil, and then returned to the house to work.
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