Crossing the road to riches

Chapter 72 The Magistrate's Backyard
Wen Hao had the order of his elder sister, so he dared to negotiate terms with the county magistrate.

Originally, he wanted to scold Wen Hao angrily, but he didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, good and bad, and the sufferings of the people... A businessman's theory, after seeing the token that Wen Hao took out, his expression also changed subtly.

In the end, he forcibly held back all the words that had been quickly organized in his mind.

Look at this is a copy of the deputy general order. Although I don't know which general's deputy general it is, there are only a few generals in the imperial capital. Although military generals and civilian officials are not allowed to interfere with each other, each party cannot be offended. If it is true To be tit-for-tat, her position is like cannon fodder, and she definitely won't get any good results.

"Mrs. Wen, I hope you know my difficulties. It's not that I insist on embarrassing you, but that I have explained it to you. If I can't do it well, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect myself."

Wen Hao also understands the same reasoning, if there is no room to fight with officials, besides, she wants to make money, not to make enemies.

"I have my own plan for this food. After this batch is planted, there is an 80.00% certainty that it will be given priority to the army. Please trouble you and the people in the district. It's not that I don't want to pay this way. It has to be handed over to the common people, why don’t you just give me a number and buy it from me at the previous price of Guocang, it saves worry and effort and gives me a way, and also gives the people in the vicinity a job.”

"If the county you manage is thriving, and the people have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment, the higher-ups will appreciate you, right?"

Wen Hao's words are reasonable, but is there any way for her to disagree? The county magistrate looked at this man a few times. When he first met him, he was just a small village head. Now he can negotiate terms with powerful people like this. , with a calm expression on his face, making it hard to see what he was thinking.

Wen Hao has always believed that as long as interests are involved, it can be drawn into a line.

This is also applicable to the district chief of Xizhao Mansion. Sending good things up at one time, how can people remember after this time, that he didn't make a wedding dress for a certain figure in the dynasty in the end.

If it can develop in Xizhaofu District and become the granary of the country, and the annual supply of food to the army can reach enough weight, then the honor can continue forever.

Although the county magistrate is evaluated every three years and is easy to be transferred, most of the district magistrates remain in this position as long as they do not commit crimes and are demoted or beheaded. Of course, promotion is also a possibility, and when they reach a certain age , If you have made outstanding contributions and passed the assessment, you will be promoted to become an official in the imperial city.

However, many people may not be willing to act as internal officials. The district chief is the leader in charge of a region. Although the internal officials work for the queen, most of them are empty powers except for the military officers. They cannot directly mobilize people. It is very uncomfortable to be restrained layer by layer to achieve the goal.

In Wen Hao's eyes, this meant seizing power in disguise.

Although she is a businessman, she must also understand these layers of relationships. If she grows bigger, she will inevitably have contact with officials.

The county magistrate is really good at thinking this way, and now the people in all prefectures and districts are worried about the problem of hunger.

I heard that the Empress has prayed for rain several times, but it is a pity that according to the situation in the second half of the year, except for the water town, which is slightly better, the rest of the places have insufficient rainfall, resulting in a decrease in harvest.

Especially in some western areas where there is no harvest, but foreign enemies have been eager to take advantage of this opportunity and harass them constantly. If this situation continues next year, they will definitely attack in one fell swoop.

At that time, the common people will not be able to live, and there will be no food to pay, and the army will have no food and the country will be ruined.

The county magistrate was admitted one level at a time, so how could she not know the advantages and disadvantages, but when the sky fell, there was an official of the imperial dynasty to carry it, and she always felt that she was still far away from a small sesame seed official like herself.

Transferring is the big deal right now. It's best to transfer yourself to the water town, so it's easier for the parents to do it.

It made sense, and the county magistrate left happily.

Although it is unavoidable to be scolded by the district chief.

"That's what Wen Hao told me. It's really not easy to offend people with a badge. Besides, I think what she said is not unreasonable."

The district chief's teacup fell and shattered into pieces on the ground, and the tea flowed all over the floor.

Regardless of sitting in such a high position, the tea set at home is approachable, and it doesn't feel painful to buy it every month.

"You're worthless, and you're being manipulated by a businessman, why don't you give her the black gauze hat as well."

The county magistrate lowered his head and listened to the training like a child who has made a mistake. He was a little distracted counting the patterns of the wooden boards on the ground.

"Heh! Tomorrow I'd like to go and see for myself what kind of sacred place this is."

I don't know when he will be able to finish speaking. She also promised Qiaoqiao to accompany him. It's a long way to go back three or four hours, so I should be able to go back before dark.

Accompany Qiaoqiao for one night first, and then go home during the day, when the male tiger asked, she said that she was being suppressed by the district chief.

Seeing that the county magistrate hadn't answered for a long time, the district chief unconsciously raised his voice a few tones.

"Hmph! I'd like to see what kind of abilities that sloppy kid has!".

county magistrate...

What if the male tiger finds out about the fact that I have raised an outside room?
Wen Hao seems to be reliable, can he rely on her to make a fortune?If one day her ancestors bless her, she can be promoted to district chief, absolutely in short.

Hu is distracted?
The head of the district also stepped on Xiaohu's 42-yard big golden lotus with a distracted foot of 36 yards.

Hiss ~ dog even child.

Subconsciously looked up and saw the superior glaring.

Immediately retracted, she was the head of the prefecture anyway, she had the final say, what else could she do other than nod, such a big official was so narrow-minded, her toes were swollen.

"Yes, yes, yes! What you said makes sense, and makes sense, so you should go and meet her in person."

The district chief was satisfied with this, glanced at the pink embroidered shoes under the screen, and immediately rushed away.

"Hmph! If you can't do this little thing well, don't appear in front of my eyes again, get out of here!".

After leaving the gate of the district government, Hu County finally showed a bright smiling face.

It seems that I can go back to my small place on time.

Hu County returned to Nian Qiaoqiao, and Nian Qiaoqiao gave her a big surprise.

"My lord... we have children".

Hu County didn't recover for a long time, did she have a child?His mind went blank, and then he was overjoyed, picked up Nian Qiaoqiao by the waist, and turned around in a circle.

"Qiaoqiao, you are really my lucky star."

But Nian Qiaoqiao in her arms suddenly turned from joy to sadness.

"Hu Niang~Qiaoqiao has nothing else to ask for, I just hope that our child can have a title."

He understood in his heart that if a child has a title, doesn't it mean that he will also have a good title.

But Hu County never planned to take Nian Qiaoqiao back from the very beginning, unless it was because he didn't want to live anymore.

But having a child is different now. I have to go back and tell Fu Lang about this matter. Although he will be beaten up, he should be happy to have her child under his name.

It's not like burning incense and worshiping Buddha and drinking folk prescriptions every day is useless and leads to increasingly grumpy temper.

Nian Qiaoqiao's thought is that Hu County understands, but if there is no chaos, she just let it go. She is a county magistrate who climbed up by her own strength, no matter how stupid she is, she will not be played around by a man.

But now that they have two children, they have to hold him steady.

"Okay! I will take you back to my mansion in a few days. I will never wrong my child. Don't worry."

Zhengjun had no children, if he had a daughter, he would be able to ascend to the sky in one step, and when the position was secured, and what about the yellow-faced man, he was bound to win the position of the county magistrate and the lord of the queen's mansion.

After getting this happy event, Nian Qiaoqiao didn't even think about staying overnight, so she rushed home immediately.

When I got home, the lights in the backyard were still on. Some slightly overweight men were sitting on the stone table in the yard, sewing clothes. The scene was peaceful but desolate.

Don't look at the county magistrate's courtyard, although it is big, but there are only two servants.

The other standing man was also an elderly man, looking at his lord's sullen look, he was also very worried.

"My lord, there are people freezing in the yard, go back to the house and wait, Madam, she must have been left behind, or it was too dark to hurry."

The man put the thread in his mouth and bit it off, but accidentally got stuck between his teeth. Hearing this from the person beside him, he frowned.

"Fart! I think this old bastard just went to eat flower wine, and if I look back, I'll take a layer of dog skin off her."

The man next to him seemed to be used to a somewhat irritable lord, he sighed and shook his head, but he didn't say anything more after all.

The wife has always had a good relationship with the lord, but because of the child, the lord has become sensitive and suspicious at some point, and has made violent attacks on the wife from time to time, which has caused the husband and wife to gradually separate.

Hu Xian was so frightened that the flesh on his body trembled, he hesitated half a step to enter the door, exited the second entrance door, turned his back against the wall, and took a deep breath to adjust his mentality.

Her body is still strong, so she should be able to withstand a meal.

She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths greedily. She was afraid that she would not be able to breathe after taking a few more breaths.

Hu Xian smiled forcefully.

"Fulang, I'm back, but Fulang is waiting for me. Fulang's craftsmanship is really good. Every time I wear it, others have to praise that people rely on clothes...".

Seeing the man flick the fabric in his hand, he gritted his teeth.

"Hu Ergou, why did you come back so late? Which rabbit did you go to have fun with? Don't think I don't know."

With a look from Hu Xian, Jiapu retreated, Madam still wants to save some face.

When he arrived at the house, Hu Xian was a little abnormal. Normally, he yelled, and even if the wife was wronged by him, he would defend himself a few words, but today he replaced it with silence.

I have a bad feeling.

All of a sudden, the loud voice went down, and the crying was still vaguely suppressed, the expression on his face changed from arrogance to grievance.

"Hu Ergou, are you really sorry for me?"

Hu County really wanted a child, otherwise there would be no one who would cry at the grave after death, but in the end it was a guilty conscience.

His husband came here with her to live a hard life, and he couldn't afford to study back then. It was his husband who gritted his teeth and sold a tael of meat from his calf as a folk prescription for her to come out.

It's just that his temper has become more and more bad-tempered over the years, and she would scold her in the ear every now and then. She was a little annoyed...but she, Hu Ergou, knew that she had betrayed him.

Still abnormal.

The man who had been with her for more than 20 years didn't make trouble, just waiting for her to answer.

She didn't want to hide it from the beginning, she wanted the child, but she didn't want the man.

"Have my baby".

With just one sentence, all the defenses of this man were defeated, and finally tears poured down like rain, but he no longer cried against the woman in front of him, but hugged the bedpost to prevent himself from falling over from grief.

County Magistrate Hu was heartbroken, but he didn't take a step forward, his eyes were full of prayers.

"All I want is a child. In the future, the child will be raised under your knees and called your father. I will send that man away."

After speaking, he left and went to the study.

After Hu Xian left for a long time, the man in the room sat down on the bed, crying and laughing.

He had to admit that his wife was very kind to him. Even when he became an official, he didn't abandon him, a yellow-faced man with no talent, no virtue, no ability, and even a vulgar appearance. He didn't even bring home a little one.

He should be content, but he still feels tight in his heart. He concealed the incompetence of his wife and took it all on himself, but he was afraid that his wife would have a new love every day. He was always worried about gains and losses.

It was a wry smile again, how could it be the wife's child.

However, after so many years of love between husband and wife, he still made a decision when the sky was slightly bright.

He and his wife have always wanted their own children. Since the wife doesn't know and is so happy, it's better to make a mistake. If it's a daughter, then the wife will have a child, and he will treat it as his own.

It's just that it is impossible for a person to step into the same river, and the relationship between him and his wife will never return to the past no matter what.

After making up his mind, he walked out of the room with red and swollen eyes and came to the study. Hu Xian also stayed up all night.

"Bring him back, at least our child will come to this world safely."

Hearing that Hu Xian was not overjoyed, but guilty, he hugged the man who had been with him for so many years.

"Ah Hua, I'm sorry, believe me there won't be a second time."

I don't know whether he believes it or not, but finally nodded.

He was also quick, and immediately brought Nian Qiaoqiao back to the mansion, and transferred the person who had served him for so many years to Nian Qiaoqiao.

Nian Qiaoqiao really didn't expect that the county magistrate's backyard could not even see a servant, and she frowned as if dissatisfied.

But I'm happy, the county magistrate's Zhengjun is really a rough and pig-like man.

"Will there be fewer people in my brother's courtyard? How can I say that the wife is also the county magistrate, so she can't be more or less shabby to make people laugh."

The county magistrate Zhengjun thought about it for a few days, but he also wanted to open it. After all, it was for the sake of the child. Anyway, as soon as the child landed, the man would send him back. When the wife is promoted, he will not be able to get along with the people here. When the time comes, the child will be owned by him and his wife.

"If you need people, I'll buy some for you."

Nian Qiaoqiao is a little proud.

"Then thank you brother, please send me a few more, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be thorough, I'm fine, it's mainly the children."

The old servant at the side couldn't stand it anymore, and almost gave him a few big mouths on behalf of his master.

"Oh, by the way, brother ~ brother still feels a bit cold, I wonder if brother can help me buy a few fur cloaks, I'm afraid it will chill the child."

On the verge of having a fit, the old servant was stared back by the lord, scolding his wife for being inhuman.

(End of this chapter)