A poor family counterattacks, she is beautiful and sassy on the way to the imperial examination

Chapter 142 Chapter 142
Having been cut off from his fortune, Chen Qingshan drank three cups of tea in a row after returning home to suppress the fire in his heart, and then dropped the teacup in frustration, then went to the study and wrote a letter and sent it to Fucheng.

Not long after Chen Xiancheng came back, Master Gou Yuantong and five or six officials from the county government came to him to discuss the new county magistrate.

An Chuxia was taken to the backyard where every county magistrate lived. Looking at the chaotic courtyard that had been unoccupied for a long time, she suddenly thought of that orderly young man.

After recovering, An Chuxia hooked the corners of her mouth, and looked at Liu Xue who was fishing with a wet cloth over there. An Chuxia walked over to help Liu Xiang remove unnecessary debris in the room.

However, Liu Xue continued to grope here and there without paying attention. As for things like moving things and sweeping the yard, she was not willing to do it.

Originally, Chen Qingshan, the county magistrate, should have arranged a reception banquet for the newly appointed county magistrate, An Chuxia. I don't know if he forgot, or because he thought that the county magistrate An Chuxia would not last long, so he omitted this link. up.

An Chuxia didn't care either. Obviously, even if she cared at this moment, no one would care.

There is no one to help An Chuxia manage the back house, so he has to come by himself. There is no need to arrange the place to live. There is no need for An Chuxia to arrange where the owner should live, and where the servants should live. They can find the place they should live by themselves.

This time, because there were fewer people coming and more houses, Liu Xiang and Liu Xue chose to live separately when they were choosing a room in the back row.

Liu Xiang curled her lips and said nothing, she should feel that living alone is more comfortable and free.

Liu Xiang ignored her and cleaned the room she lived in by herself, and moved in her own bedding.

Liu Xue didn't move at first, and when Liu Xiang finished tidying up her room, she ran over and asked her to help.

Although Liu Xiang has a good temper, she didn't spoil her, she just said that the adults still need to tidy up, so she turned around the crescent door and walked towards the main room.

Liu Xue pursed her lips angrily, complaining: "If you don't want to help, just say it, the adults were the first to clean it up, looking for a reason... I don't know how to find a better way."

But Liu Xiang has already walked out, even if she hears it, she won't talk to her!
Mrs. Wu is still a cook, and Da Zhuang works as a doorkeeper part-time to fetch water and firewood for his mother, Mrs. Wu.

Zuo Wang and An Zixi chose to live in the west wing room, so that the sun would shine into the room early in the morning.

In this way, An Chuxia lives alone in the main courtyard. When the front and rear courtyards are opened at night, it becomes an independent courtyard.

It took everyone a whole day to clean and tidy the not-so-large yard. An Chuxia asked An Zixi and Zuo Wang to buy dinner from a restaurant on the street, and it was also a celebration of moving into their new home.

An Chuxia got busy the next day. Tax collection was the top priority. It was already approaching October. According to the court regulations, autumn taxes must be collected before November.

An Chuxia came to the office of the county government early, and when the sun rose, no one came.

Finally, around noon, a 50 to [-]-year-old man in black official uniform walked in from the outside.

When he saw An Chuxia sitting in the office lobby, he was startled, and subconsciously asked, "Who are you?"

An Chuxia smiled and said, "I am the new county magistrate transferred by the imperial court."

When the man heard that she was the female county magistrate that someone said yesterday, he hurriedly saluted: "The next official, Wang Yong, is in charge of the tax department of commercial taxation."

An Chuxia gently asked him to get up, and asked, "Are you all usually so late in coming to the Yamen?"

Wang Yong saw that An Chuxia didn't look angry, so he said truthfully: "In the past, officials would come to the yamen early to check in, but now everyone will only report to the yamen when they know that Chen Xiancheng is coming to the county yamen. "

"Doesn't Chen Xiancheng often come to the county government office? Then where does he handle the affairs of the government office?"

"This... this..." Wang Shuike looked a little scared, obviously not wanting to answer this question.

An Chuxia didn't make things difficult for him, and said something else: "Where did the head of the county government go?"

"The head of the county government retired a year ago, and now Chen Xiancheng is in charge of all matters in the county."

An Chuxia smiled slightly, thinking that the chief secretary of the county government had resigned and hadn't informed the higher authorities that someone from above would be sent to fill the vacancy of the chief registry.

Another way to get a job is that someone in the county government office has a particularly strong ability to do things. He is strongly recommended by the county magistrate, and he can also report to the prefectural or provincial capital for a job.

Only she knew why An Chuxia was laughing at this time.

An Chuxia chatted a lot with the Wang Tax Section, who was in charge of commercial taxation, about the county government and Wei County, and some things he could or would like to say.

At noon, An Chuxia asked Zuo Wang to go to the restaurant to buy a table of vegetables and wine, and left Wang Yong to eat together in the front office.

Several people who stayed in the barracks had a poor capacity for drinking. Wang Yong was quickly flattered and persuaded by Zuo Wang. said.

Wang Yong was willing to talk about some yamen affairs with An Chuxia because he, the tax ambassador in charge of commercial taxation, is now just a name, and the real power has long been taken over by the cronies recruited by Chen Xiancheng.

Looking at the drunk Wang Yong, An Chuxia asked Zuo Wang to be careful and send him back, lest Chen Xiancheng's people find out that Wang Yong had contact with them, she just wanted to get the situation in the county government out of Wang Yong's mouth and didn't want to harm him .

An Chuxia returned to the place where Houya lived, and when she walked in, she saw that the courtyard was tidied up by Liu Xiang, Mrs. Wu, mother and son.

When passing by the yard, she called Liu Xiang and Wu Po in, gave Liu Xiang ten taels of silver, and said, "You already knew some basic characters, and you learned them from me for a while.

From now on, you have to write down the menu for the dishes you want to eat every day at home, and Wu Po will get money from you to buy them.

The same is true for buying other items, you have to record it on the ledger, so that you know where every money is spent. "

Liu Xiang pursed her somewhat thick lips, and still reached out to take the silver tael: "It's my lord, I will definitely keep the account."

An Chuxia said to Mrs. Wu next to her, "Mr. Wu, tell Liu Xiang what you buy every day so that she can get it into the account."

"Yes!"

An Chuxia took a look at the clean and scrubbed outside of the house, and took out copper coins from her purse to reward. Liu Xiang, Wu Po, mother and son each received fifty copper coins.

Don't look at the fact that fifty copper coins is not much, but it is a wage that a man may not be able to earn all day long.

Da Zhuang's share was taken by Mrs. Wu, the mother. After the two saluted and thanked them for the reward, they saw that An Chuxia had nothing to use them here, so they wanted to quit and do their own business.

At this time, Liu Xue, who had been eavesdropping outside the door for a while, walked in with a blue face and did not salute An Chuxia, looking at An Chuxia with reddish rims and full of grievances.

An Chuxia's face was calm but her eyes became cold. She picked up the black tea brewed by Liu Xiang, took a sip, and drank the tea calmly without speaking.

(End of this chapter)