"The county magistrate has also seen it. It is the autumn harvest and the fields are busy. The women do not even have time to drink water. How can they have time to take care of Mr. Shen? I would like to ask the magistrate to think of other ways."
Cheng Wanwan declined in a roundabout way.
Her four sons and one nephew had no place to live, so inviting a young ancestor back was just asking for trouble.
"Cheng Zhao can do farm work, so can Quanzi." Magistrate Shen insisted, "The autumn harvest is busy and it is when we need manpower. Quanzi and Quanzi's book boy will stay here to help your family harvest the rice and put it into the warehouse."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
An obedient child like Cheng Zhao can't do much even if she works hard. How can she expect a second-generation official?
She took a deep breath and was about to speak, but Magistrate Shen was caught off guard and threw a money bag into her arms: "Ms. Zhao Cheng, I'm going to leave it to you. This is his room and board expenses in Dahe Village. The county government still has things to deal with. , Shen took his leave first."
Magistrate Shen turned around and left.
Shen Zheng was stunned and rushed after him: "Dad, why don't you discuss such a big matter with me?"
Magistrate Shen glared at him: "Will you agree to come to Dahe Village after discussing with you?"
Shen Zheng shook his head. It was okay to let him come and have a look, but it was definitely not okay to let him live here. He was not willing to enter an adobe and thatched house.
Magistrate Shen said coldly: "You will live here for ten days and a half, and you can do whatever Cheng Zhao does. If you dare to dominate the village as the son of the magistrate, I will order someone to send him to prison." You go back to the old home of the Shen family and pay filial piety to your mother."
Magistrate Shen is not from Huzhou, he was sent here. The ancestors of the Shen family are old farmers. The ancestral home there has long been dilapidated. There are not many people left in the clan, so they have returned to the place where they lived. None, and Shen Zheng had no impression of his own mother, so he was not willing to go all the way back to keep her filial piety.
"Dad, am I your biological son?" Shen Zheng grabbed Magistrate Shen's sleeve, "I want to find my grandmother."
"I sent your grandmother to the temple to worship Buddha, and you can't find her." Magistrate Shen was determined this time, "I originally asked you to stay for ten days and a half, but if you insist on breaking up with me, then Let’s talk about it after a month.”
Shen Zheng was completely petrified.
He murmured and opened his mouth: "Dad, I will study hard in the future. Don't be so heartless. I have been in poor health since I was a child. I will get sick if I stay in this bad place..."
Magistrate Shen had already boarded the carriage, and then waved: "Come here."
Shen Zheng was overjoyed. His father was indeed soft-hearted.
Cheng Wanwan also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the county magistrate was reluctant to let his son suffer, so take him away quickly. She has a lot of trouble here and really has no time to take care of her son for the magistrate!
Shen Zheng walked to the car. Magistrate Shen touched it directly and pulled off the money bag on Shen Zheng's body, the gold and jade lock on his neck, the jade sachet on his waist, the arty paper fan in his arms, and his thumb The jade ring on it... everything was confiscated.
Under Shen Zheng's disbelieving eyes, Magistrate Shen got into the carriage and rode away.
"father--!"
Shen Zheng screamed and chased after him.
The bookboy Ah Fu hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Young master, once you come, you will be in peace. Once you are determined, even nine cows will not be able to pull you back. Let's behave well and try to get back to the town in ten and a half days."
Cheng Wanwan closed her eyes in despair.
Although the county magistrate is a good official, he also has a habit of abusing his power. This is clearly forcing her to help take care of the children.
If I don't give this naughty kid a show of strength at the beginning, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him in the future.
Cheng Wanwan opened her eyes and said softly: "If Master Shen wants to go back to town, I will go find a bullock cart and deliver Master Shen home within an hour."
Shen Zheng didn't answer.
If he dares to go back, his father will definitely be even more angry. He just doesn't have time to take care of him, it's not that he doesn't care about him.
In the past, when his grandmother was protecting him, he was locked up in a dark room for a month. Now that his grandmother is not around, he might have to be hung up and beaten with a whip.
Seeing that he was silent, Cheng Wanwan said, "Then this means that you have to stay in Dahe Village. Since you stay, you must obey my rules."
Shen Zheng snorted: "How can I, the dignified Young Master Shen, obey the rules of a woman like you? Listen, I will stay in your house for ten days and a half, you must..."
Cheng Wanwan smiled, just as Zhao Sanniu came back carrying rice, she clapped her hands: "Sanniu, hold him down."
Zhao Sanniu unconditionally obeyed his mother's words, immediately put down what he was doing, rushed to Shen Zheng's side, grabbed Shen Zheng's arm, and pressed him onto the rice.
"What are you doing? Let go of our young master!"
The book boy Ah Fu rushed over.
Cheng Wanwan continued: "The county magistrate has said, scold him when he should be scolded, and hit him when he should be beaten. Master Shen is so angry, why not give him a good beating first, and then we can talk about it after he is honest. Sanniu, let's do it."
Zhao Sanniu raised his fist.
"Stop!" Shen Zheng hugged his head, "Tell me, tell me your rules!"
He was really going crazy. A group of unruly people dared to beat him. When he returns to the city, he will bring a group of people over and overthrow the place!
"The rules of my family are very simple. First, you have to do your own thing. Second, only those who work are entitled to eat." Cheng Wanwan looked at the book boy, "In my place, you two have the same status. You are not much different from my son. If you want to show off your prestige as the county magistrate's son, then I will immediately arrange for someone to send you back."
Shen Zheng did not raise any objections. The first one was that he had to do his own work. He brought the bookboy, so naturally the bookboy would help him. The second one was that only those who work are entitled to eat. Haha, he has money, so he takes the money. If you buy food, you don't need to eat what you bring.
As soon as this idea came to him, he sadly remembered that all his valuable things had just been taken away by his father.
But it doesn't matter. He is the son of the county magistrate. In his father's jurisdiction, he can't borrow money. If he borrows one tael and pays back double in the future, there must be many people coming to give money.
"Okay, I agree!"
When Shen Zheng said this, Cheng Wanwan signaled Zhao Sanniu to let go.
She said softly: "It's afternoon now, so I won't arrange too much work for you. Just thresh the rice, which costs five kilograms per person."
After she finished speaking, she took the pole and went out.
As soon as he walked to the door, he met Li Zheng who was sweating profusely.
Li Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I heard that the county magistrate came here, left his son and left. Dashan Niang, where is Master Shen?"
Cheng Wanwan pointed to the yard.
At this moment, Shen was learning from Cheng Zhao how to thresh rice. He thought the flail was quite fun and he could do it in a decent way.
Li Zheng was anxious: "Dashan Niang, how can you let Master Shen work? The county magistrate has reduced taxes for us in Dahe Village, and they are our reborn parents. Master Shen is the only son of the county magistrate, so he must take good care of him... …”
"Uncle Li Zheng, the county magistrate specially sent his son here for reform." Cheng Wanwan whispered, "The county magistrate said that anyone who dares to help Master Shen, dares to give him money, dares to feed him, dares to indulge him If he shows off his authority, then he is the enemy of the county magistrate. Uncle Li Zheng told the whole village in private that everyone should just work honestly and don't hold him up like a young master and shout him out. Master Shen is giving me face."
Li Zheng is someone who often runs to town, so he has naturally heard rumors about Master Shen. He is indeed very naughty and disobedient to discipline.
The county magistrate is a good official, how could he have such an ignorant son?
Li Zheng didn't go to say hello to Shen Zheng. He turned around and went to the fields. Walking along the field ridge, every household said hello.
In fact, even if Li Zheng didn't say hello, the villagers who were harvesting in autumn didn't have time to surround the young master. Nothing was as important as food...
