The bright mirror hangs high, in front of the suspense table.
His slender fingers stroked the documents, and his flexible pen made ink marks. The young adult worked tirelessly to outline one name after another.
They are just like Jiang Sheng in the past, who was maliciously abandoned and innocently left behind, and had no choice but to choose to wander.
They have no identity, cannot work, and rely on begging for a living.
Poor and weak like Jiang Sheng, arrogant and unreasonable like Pang Pangshan, they are just children who have lost their choice.
When the government lends a helping hand, most people will burst into tears of gratitude and use this help to get rid of their status as street children.
In the past, Xu Mo had implemented this strategy when he was the master of Xieyang County.
Now that he has returned to Anshui County, as the governor of Anshui County, he is carrying out increasingly complete strategies throughout Anshui County.
"Sir, it's already midnight, so you should rest quickly." The master yawned with tears in his eyes. "Tomorrow, people will bring trivial matters to the government again. There are many things."
Xu Mo smiled helplessly and put pen to paper.
It wasn't until he actually sat in that position that he realized how difficult it was for his parents to be in office, and how difficult it was for Mr. Qingtian to do the job.
If he is too cruel and severe, the people will suffer unspeakably and find it difficult to complain about their grievances.
He is too approachable, and the people are happy and enthusiastic, but he will also come to his door with various small cases.
Aunt Zhang's chicken was eaten by Uncle Niu's dog, and she had to go to the government office for a fight.
Uncle Liu San's daughter-in-law, who is related to his father's nephew's son, also comes to the government office for a fight.
It was obviously a strict and majestic government office, but it was turned into a vegetable market at the entrance of the village.
Speaking of which, Magistrate Xu was also like this back then. He was loved by the people and worked hard for the people. He could be said to be dedicated to the people.
It's just that his father only controls one county, but Xu Mo wants to be in charge of the entire county, and he really can't do everything by himself.
"Master, stop watching the show." He waved his hand, "The matter of granting household registration to homeless and beggar children is more important. For trivial matters where parents are concerned, we should try not to go to the government office."
"How can that be done?" The master is this year's candidate, only in his twenties. "Everyone is asking for it, so we have to ask Sheriff Xu to handle the matter."
Sometimes, the love of the people is really heavy.
The guidance left by my father has come to an end, and I can only rely on myself to explore the rest of my life.
Xu Mo tried to let the yamen handle it, but the big and powerful martial artist couldn't be reasoned with at all. At most, he would raise a long knife to bluff people.
He also used literati as lobbyists, and his sharp tongue was very effective, and he was dumbfounded when dealing with unreasonable women.
Looking at the entire county, there is no single index of people who can be brave, resourceful, and well-founded.
What's more, it is used by the government.
After all, the county town is not Fengjing. It cannot attract talents from all over the country, and there is no imperial examination as a screening method.
Even the fifth brother's talent for governing the country has no room to be used here.
"That's all." Xu Mo smiled bitterly, "Continue to search in the county and city. I will handle the matter personally first."
It's just that the homeless children have to stay up late to deal with the matter. Not to mention the fatigue, physical injury is inevitable.
The two of them packed up, blew out the candles, and opened the door with lanterns.
In the dim moonlight of the government office, there stood a Tingting girl, holding two bowls of porridge and tea in her hands.
After finally waiting for someone, her eyes were bright and her voice was as clear as a bell, "Brother, Master, you are finally done with your work. Take a few sips of porridge and tea to relieve your fatigue. It's time to rest."
"Miss Jiang." The master was surprised and happy, "How long have you been waiting outside? Why don't you go in and sit down, showing more self-consciousness, and even specially brought porridge and tea? You are really thoughtful."
He saluted and took it solemnly, his words full of gratitude.
Xu Mo, who was squeezed behind, said, "..."
"You have all worked hard for the homeless children. I just brought some porridge and tea, which is nothing." Jiang Sheng pursed her lips and smiled, gradually showing the appearance of a grown-up girl.
The master's eyes were burning more and more, and the porridge and tea in his palms were boiling hot.
Xu Mo couldn't bear it any longer, so he put his fist to his lips and coughed as a reminder: "Cough, cough, cough, cough."
He stepped forward and stood between the two of them, his tone unmistakable, "Master is leaving, my sister is coming home with me."
The lantern led the way, and the two brothers and sisters entered the county governor's mansion.
"Brother, you are so busy these days. The second brother is not at home, the third brother is guarding the border, and the fourth brother visits the doctor when he has nothing to do. I am left alone at home." Jiang Sheng took off his disguise and chirped like a bird.
"I started two more workshops when I had nothing to do. It's just that one of the long-term workers I recruited this time was very strange. She was always lazy. She used the excuse that her life was hard and hid in the corner wiping her tears every day, but didn't work."
"The other aunts and aunts felt that she was not easy and they had to tolerate her a lot. I secretly discussed it with Aunt Cui'er and felt that she was taking advantage of our kindness and relying on our weak, so we decided to fire her. But you know Brother, she actually scolded me at the door of the workshop, saying that I bullied the people."
Feeling extremely angry, Jiang Sheng put his hands on his hips and said, "Who bullied her? If I really bullied her, would she still be jumping around at the door of the workshop? I have so many brothers, just picking one out at random would scare her to death." "
Xu Mo nodded with a smile, "How did you solve it later?"
"Oh, how did you know it was solved?" Jiang Sheng was surprised, "It was Aunt Cui'er who helped. She had suffered enough from her mother-in-law in the past few years. She hated others being unreasonable and unreasonable. She rolled up her sleeves and stood in front of the workshop. After cursing and sorting out everything, the aunt ran away in despair."
Sure enough, evil people still need to be tempered by evil spirit.
Just like the trivial matters between neighbors, a powerful martial artist cannot explain it clearly, and a delicate and delicate scholar cannot deal with it. What if it were replaced by a fierce woman who can argue and scold.
There are a lot of smart women in this world. They can open a shop to make money at first, and yell and curse at the next. They can handle chores easily.
If women were also allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, if women were also allowed to join the officialdom, I wonder what the situation would be like.
"It's a pity that aunt is just an aunt. Sometimes I feel that if she were a boy, she would be much better than Uncle Zhang." Jiang Sheng expressed his final emotion.
Xu Mo was suddenly stung at the corner of his eye. He could not change the folk customs of Dayu Dynasty, and he could not make women stand in the court. He could not even do as much as his sister.
Maybe this is the difference in thinking between men and women. They can never understand each other in different situations.
But now, he wants to make a bold decision - he wants to give some women real power.
It may be small, it may be difficult to detect, but it is what he can do, and it is the first big step on the difficult road ahead.
"Jiang Sheng." Xu Mo smiled, "There is something I need help from Aunt Cui'er and the aunts and uncles in the workshop."
