Cheng Wanwan rearranged the yard, installed invisible circuits everywhere, and hid the switches in her sleeves.
In addition, she also asked Xiaodian to go home and bring the wolves down from the mountain to live temporarily for a few days. She would provide them with good food and drink. At critical times, these dozen wolves were needed to control the situation.
On the second day after returning, Magistrate Shen came to Dahe Village.
After not seeing each other for more than four months, Cheng Wanwan discovered that Magistrate Shen had lost a lot of weight and his skin had turned darker. He must have been tanned like this because he often ran to the village for cotton water trucks and other matters.
"Congratulations to the people of Sui'an!" Magistrate Shen said with cupped hands, "Now I should call you Lord Si Bin. I really can't think of it."
Two years ago, she was an ordinary peasant woman. Two years later, she transformed into the first female court official of the Dayu Dynasty. It was really unimaginable.
Cheng Wanwan said with a smile: "Master Shen is here just in time. Let me tell you about Xiao Zheng's situation. After the exam, he has been running around the capital looking for an official position. After struggling for so many months, he finally got one. According to some information, if nothing unexpected happens, he should become a junior official in the Imperial Academy of Capital."
Magistrate Shen sighed: "This kid, why don't you listen to the advice? Why do you have to stay in the capital? There are children from aristocratic families everywhere, it's hard to get ahead..."
Cheng Wanwan carefully observed Magistrate Shen's expression and guessed that the father probably didn't know that his son was already in love.
She coughed and said, "Um, Master Shen, do you know why Xiao Zheng insists on staying in the capital?"
Magistrate Shen shook his head: "I ask about this every time I write to him, but he never answers directly. Does anyone in Sui'an know the reason?"
"Xiao Zheng stayed in the capital because of the Lin family." Cheng Wanwan told the truth, "She is Miss Lin, the legitimate daughter of the Censor. Xiao Zheng knew that the Censor and his family would return to the capital sooner or later, so he wanted to stay there. Keep your footing and hope to get Mrs. Lin to marry Miss Lin to him."
"Nonsense..." Magistrate Shen's eyes widened, "Although Lin Yushi is only in the seventh rank, he is from the Lin family and is destined to go higher. If this boy is admitted to the Jinshi, he will marry Miss Lin. It's not impossible...he is just a candidate, how can he have the confidence..."
Cheng Wanwan said: "How can he think so much as a young man? He likes Miss Lin, so he is naturally willing to work hard. Not to mention, Xiao Zheng is much more mature and sensible than before."
Magistrate Shen was silent.
He suddenly realized that he was not as good as his son.
He liked the woman in front of him, but it seemed that he had never worked hard for it.
He just watched the Suian people walking farther and farther and higher. Now, he had to raise his head high to barely see the hem of her clothes.
He has given up, long ago...
Cheng Wanwan felt that the person opposite her was suddenly staring straight at her. She coughed slightly, but Magistrate Shen was still in a daze. His eyes were very dark and he could not see the bottom at a glance. She felt numb all over. Get comfortable.
She was about to call Yan Hong for more tea, when Cheng Yuanyuan walked in from the courtyard door, carrying a bamboo basket: "I don't know when these strange things grew in your lotus pond. Da Ya tasted it and it was very sweet. Take a look. What is it?"
After she finished speaking, she noticed that there were still people in the yard and quickly saluted, "A civilian woman has met the county magistrate."
Only then did County Magistrate Shen come to his senses and said repeatedly: "No need to be formal, get up."
Cheng Yuanyuan stood up straight and stayed away from Magistrate Shen. She was a peasant woman who knew nothing and was most afraid of being around these officials.
Cheng Wanwan brought the bamboo basket over and was immediately delighted: "These are water chestnuts. Both the young and old ones are delicious."
She took a bite and said, "Wow, it's really sweet. You can peel it out and stir-fry it. It's super delicious."
Birds and other animals must have brought water chestnut seeds from other places to Dahe Village. I didn't pay attention to this last year, but a large area grew this year.
Cheng Yuanyuan laughed: "As long as you like to eat it, I'll ask Da Ya Er Ya to go to the pond to pick some more and bring them over."
Cheng Wanwan glanced at Magistrate Shen from the corner of his eye and saw that he had no intention of leaving, so he had to say: "If Mr. Shen has nothing to do, why don't you stay and have a casual meal?"
Magistrate Shen nodded Congshan Ruliu: "After dinner, let's talk about the transformation of Dahe Village into Dahe Town."
Cheng Wanwan was stunned: "Changing a village into a town?"
"The prefect mentioned this matter at the beginning of the year, but because of the seriousness of the matter, preparations have been ongoing, and now we finally have some clues." County Magistrate Shen said with a smile, "In the afternoon, we will correct the situation in several nearby villages. We’ll all gather together for a meeting, and we’ll ask for everyone’s opinions on the specifics.”
Cheng Wanwan understood that Dahe Village was developing better and better. The size of the market was not inferior to that of Ping'an County, and the scale of Dahe School was several times larger than the largest school in Ping'an County. The biggest problem at present was insufficient population. If there are too many, then villagers from surrounding villages must be absorbed. If the surrounding villagers are unwilling to merge into a town, this matter may have to be shelved...
However, as time goes by, Dahe Village will only develop better and better, and it will be a matter of time before it is transformed into a town.
She asked Li Zheng to come and talk to Magistrate Shen, and she quickly left with Cheng Yuanyuan. She really couldn't stand Magistrate Shen's eyes, which made her scalp numb.
"Wanwan, I feel like the county magistrate..." Cheng Yuanyuan pulled Cheng Wanwan and bit her ear, "When I came in, your Excellency kept staring at you. Do you still want to marry you?"
She heard that more than a year ago, the county magistrate sent a matchmaker to Wanwan's house to propose marriage. It had been so long, so the county magistrate had not given up yet.
Cheng Wanwan laughed dryly: "I was just talking about Xiao Zheng. Master Shen was thinking, not staring at me."
"Wanwan, you are thirty-five this year, is it possible to live alone forever?" Cheng Yuanyuan said sincerely, "I think the county magistrate is really good, otherwise..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Cheng Wanwan had a headache, "Sister, you're not even forty yet. You have time to worry about my nonsense, why not think about yourself. If you want to find another one, sister I will definitely try my best to introduce a good man to others..."
Cheng Yuanyuan's face suddenly turned red: "What are you talking about? Okay, stop talking and go pick water chestnuts."
The lotus flowers have reached the end of their flowering stage, some have declined, and some are in full bloom. The petals fall on the lake, and many fish take the flowers and leaves away. On the lake, there are countless water chestnuts floating on the lake, one small one, tender and tender, and after peeling it off Put it in your mouth, it's sweet.
Pick the water chestnuts, cook them, peel them, add some seasonings and stir, and the delicious and sweet cold water chestnut rice is ready.
There were two tables in the yard, and Cheng Wanwan specially divided the men's and women's seats so that Li Zheng and Zhao Dashan could accompany Magistrate Shen to drink while she sat at the table with her two daughters-in-law and children.
After lunch, Li Zheng was busy non-stop, sending people to the next village to invite Zheng from each village to come to a meeting.
Dahe Village built a special meeting place, right next to the market warehouse. After the village management team was established, small meetings had to be held from time to time. So they simply converted a warehouse into a conference room and put some tables and chairs. Usually everyone Serious matters are discussed in this place.
