"Then go and hand over it now. When it's done, I'll find someone to tear down the courtyard wall and expand it."
Master Bai looked at Xu Chongguang, who had just arrived and was about to demolish the Yamen and the back Yamen. He didn't know what to say for a while.
He even doubted how he was admitted to the scholar examination in the first place.
"Sir, have you forgotten what I told you all the way here? Let's not worry. We first need to see how the power here is distributed. Although the county magistrate is the largest official in the entire county, you have nothing to do when you first come here. If you understand it and act rashly, you will definitely be ostracized."
When Xu Chongguang heard this, he remembered what his parents said before he set out to come here.
Thinking of his wife's instructions again, he calmed down and said: "Yes, you are right! It's just a post office, I don't care what it does. From now on, I will be the biggest official here, and everything here will be decided by me. Forget it. What kind of house should I live in and buy a house? Can I just wait for someone to give it to me?"
Thinking like this, he said: "Aunt Rou's mother is serving in front of my old lady. She has been pampered since she was a child and she is inevitably a little squeamish. If she wants to stay in an inn, she should stay there first. I will stay with you these days. Live in the yamen, wait a few days, and establish a foothold in the yamen. We can use our words. You will see who has the most money and flatters the loudest. You can give me a hint and let someone give me a house. Those merchants are very rich and have many houses. You can choose later and find one in a good location."
Master Bai was relieved when he heard that he had calmed down first, and said, "Sir, do you want to go directly to Master Chen to handle the matter now or go to the back office?"
"Go and hand over, we are already here anyway, let's get the official seal of the Yamen first!"
While the two people here were discussing, Master Zhao, Master Xu and others in the government office were also talking about this matter.
From the moment Xu Chongguang arrived at the gate of the county town, everyone was watching.
When Master Fang conveyed Mr. Xu's intention to use the money from the Yamen treasury to expand the back Yamen, and also help pay for the inn, everyone's face turned dark.
Especially Master Xu.
"The yamen doesn't have much money. Last year, because of the disaster, we asked people to donate money. Later, we bought a lot of medicine to distribute to the villages below. Now the money we can get is less than two hundred taels. . He has a very good idea. He wants the county government to provide this and that from the county government. He really thinks that the money in the county government’s treasury is his family’s money. He can have as much money as he wants. He is so beautiful!"
They were well prepared for the disaster last year. They had to donate so much rice, noodles and warm clothing.
That donation is actually equivalent to money.
Now is a difficult time for them, and I heard from Shaoan that it will be even more difficult next time.
They were all wondering what to do next.
That's good, here comes a bad official, he doesn't want to do business, he just wants to take out the money from the county government treasury.
You must know that except for high-ranking officials like them in the yamen, the other people in the third class and sixth room are not the imperial officials, and the monthly payment must be paid by the yamen itself.
I don’t know how long I can last for more than one hundred taels of silver.
Huh, anyway, the place where he lives is the back office. He can’t live in it because he wants the government to pay for it so that he can have his big dream!
Because of Xu Chongguang's cooperation, Master Chen's handover with him went smoothly.
After the handover was over, Master Bai saw that they didn't even say a word to help pick up the wind and wash away the dust.
Thinking about it, he turned his eyes and said, "I wonder which restaurant is the best in this county? We adults are new here, and we would like to treat you all to a casual meal. I would also like to bid farewell to Mr. Chen on the way."
He originally thought that when he said this, several other officials would react, and then they would turn around and say how could he ask for a treat? They should be helping to clean up the dust.
Unexpectedly, when he finished speaking, the others remained silent.
Master Bai was a little embarrassed, but Xu Chongguang frowned: "Why, don't you guys appreciate me?"
After all, these are colleagues who will work together in the future. Even if they don't give face in private, they still have to give it in person.
Seeing this, Mr. Zhao said with waning spirits: "I have no free time today, and I will not be free tomorrow on the fifteenth day. Why don't you change it to the day after tomorrow?"
When Xu Chongguang heard this, his expression suddenly darkened.
Just when he was about to get angry, there was a knock on the door.
Everyone turned around and saw Zhang Captou.
Zhang Cong stepped aside and saw Xie Yanzhi coming over with Chen Hao.
When Mr. Chen saw Chen Hao, his eyes lit up and he asked with excitement: "When did you come here? Didn't you say that you and Mr. Meng were in Fucheng?"
With that said, without waiting for Chen Hao to answer, he looked at and introduced to everyone: "Everyone, this is Chen Hao, the eldest grandson of the General Protector's Mansion."
When he introduced Chen Hao to others, Xu Chongguang and Master Bai were dumbfounded.
Chen Hao may not necessarily know them, but they must know Chen Hao.
Now everyone's attention is focused on Chen Hao, and his status is higher. It is said that he is leading some errands in some camp on the outskirts of Beijing.
He is here now, so what else does he have to do?
Isn't this matter of leaving everyone to accept the dust and let it go?
After Chen Hao exchanged greetings with a few people, he turned to look at Xu Chongguang and Master Bai, pretending not to know and asked, "I don't know who these two are. Brother, you haven't introduced them to me yet."
When Mr. Chen heard that Chen Hao was giving him face like this, he called him brother in full view of everyone.
While feeling satisfied, he said: "The two fatter ones and the shorter ones are Mr. Xu Chongguang who came to replace my brother as the county magistrate. The one next to him is his senior master."
After Chen Hao looked the person up and down, he asked: "Master Xu? Is it you who called you, the master, and your personal attendant, and asked me, Brother Shao'an, to leave the bride behind on the wedding night to pick you up, Master Xu? I still have I heard, are you taking his word for it?"
As soon as Chen Hao finished speaking, everyone understood that the reason why he appeared here was to support Xie Yanzhi.
Even Mr. Chen suddenly realized it, and secretly thought that it was no wonder that he would appear here without incident.
Xu Chongguang murmured in his heart when he saw Chen Hao's unkind expression.
How did a mere scholar know the eldest grandson of the Protector General's Mansion?
He's actually so good that people come here to support him.
Could it be that he is ignorant of Taishan, and the other party also knows other powerful people?
He is just a scholar who makes a living by writing scripts. How come he still knows Chen Hao?
Before Xu Chongguang could answer, the startled Master Bai responded quickly: "Misunderstanding, Mr. Chen, this is all a misunderstanding. We, sir, heard that there was something special in Xie Xiucai's house, and wanted to come with the gift. It's a young man." I misunderstood and conveyed the wrong meaning, and this is what happened. We are here for the first time today, and we originally wanted to make up for this gift."
As soon as he said this, Xu Chongguang also reacted: "Yes, it was because the boy conveyed the wrong meaning. I will ask someone to make up for it later!"
