Daliang female chief assistant

Chapter 12: Appointment ([-])

"The people are displaced, and the whereabouts of the tens of thousands of taels of disaster relief money sent by the imperial court are unknown. As a parent official, you don't care about the suffering of the people and only care about pleasure. Sun Yao, are you guilty?"

Wen Yuting's voice suddenly rose, and Sun Yao was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a plop.

"Young Master, I know my mistake." Carefully, he glanced at the person above him.

He received a secret letter from the capital early in the morning, saying that Wen Yuting and Jin Yu were ruined outside, so there was nothing to fear.

But for some reason, just now seeing the way he stared at her, Sun Yao's heart kept pounding.

Wen Yuting has an outstanding appearance, a pair of cold and sharp phoenix eyes, a tall nose bridge, thin lips, and three-dimensional and profound features.

When looking at people with a cold face, people can't help but feel terrified.

Sun Yao's heart was up and down, it was April day, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead and back.

I couldn't say a single word of the words I had thought up before.

I had no choice but to keep wiping off my sweat, kowtow to admit my mistake, "I... I know I made a mistake, and please ask the young master to punish me."

It was quiet above.

Seeing that Wen Yuting hadn't spoken for a long time, Sun Yao looked up courageously.

Meeting his gaze, he hurriedly lowered his head again.

"Little Marquis..."

Sudden--

"Haha—" There was a burst of laughter from above, "Master Sun, look at you, this Marquis just made a joke with you, and you are so frightened."

"A...joke?" Sun Yao asked uncertainly.

Receiving Wen Yuting's affirmative answer, he pulled out a smile with difficulty, laughed dryly twice, and slowly got up from the ground.

He hadn't stood up straight yet, and was almost frightened by Wen Yuting's words, his legs gave way and he was about to fall down.

"Master Sun, why are you so timid? You can't help being intimidated at all." She curled her lips boredly.

Sun Yao wanted to cry without tears, wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and smiled apologetically, "I also ask the young master to forgive me, I am a coward, but I can't stand the young master, you scare me like this."

Hmph, if you are really timid, how dare you delay the disaster and ignore the people?

Wen Yuting sneered in his heart.

On the other hand, Zhou Shu inspected the disaster situation in Siyi County all the way, and like Wen Yuting, he was full of dissatisfaction with Sun Yao, the governor.

Xiangzhou City is not as poor as everyone thinks.

In the city, the people are abundant, the economy is prosperous, and there is a scene of prosperity.

But the further he went to Siyi County, Zhou Shu's heart sank.

Siyi County is located in the south of Xiangzhou City, close to the junction of the two states.

The terrain is low and flat, with mountains to the west and lakes to the east.

The heavy rains that have come over the past month have washed away the mountains and flooded the lake. Under the attack from both sides, there is no complete boundary in Siyi County.

All the farms and houses collapsed, and the people fled from Siyi County one after another, living in every corner of Xiangzhou.

The imperial court sent people to relieve the disaster more than once, but after several months, Siyi County was still exactly the same as when it was hit by the disaster.

As the governor of a state, Sun Yao ignored the people of Siyi County and paid no attention to land construction.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, how could she believe that this was done by a state parent official?
Zhou Shu suppressed the anger in his heart, and turned to look at Zhang Maoan beside him, "Master Zhang, how many people are there in the county government?"

Zhang Mao'an didn't know what she meant by asking this question, so he just answered honestly.

"My lord, including the subordinate officials, there are 16 people in the county government."

"Okay." Zhou Shu nodded clearly, "Master Zhang, please go to the county government to gather everyone, and let the big guys come here immediately to rebuild houses for the people."

Hearing this, Zhang Maoan hesitated for a moment.

Zhou Shu saw his hesitation, "Master Zhang, what doubts do you have?"

"No, the officer will do it immediately."

Zhang Maoan went to the county government to call someone, Zhou Shu was not idle, and found Wang Youxian to discuss the next countermeasures.

"General Wang, I want to borrow some manpower from you."

Wang Youxian had just ordered his men to build the porridge shed, and when he heard Zhou Shu's words, he agreed without even thinking about it.

"Master Zhou needs help, just ask."

"Thank you, General Wang."

"Lord Zhou, you and I are both serving His Majesty, so don't be so polite."

He's a rough guy and likes to be straight.

"General Wang, the people in Siyi County now live without a fixed place. According to my humble opinion, the houses should be repaired first, the roads should be cleared, and then a notice should be posted to inform the people."

Hearing this, Wang Youxian nodded in agreement.

"Master Zhou, Mr. Wang Jie Wufu, you are the county magistrate of Siyi County. If you have any instructions, you will follow them, and Wang will definitely follow them."

With his words, Zhou Shu is no longer restrained.

First, he ordered people to build a temporary living area, and then ordered people to find a doctor to treat the injured people.

Bowls of steaming rice porridge were delivered to the hands of the people. The victims who had not had enough food or clothing for several months looked at Zhou Shu with gratitude and kowtowed to her.

At this time, a little girl with disheveled hair and spoiled face gently pulled Zhou Shu's robe.

"grown ups."

Seeing this, Zhang Maoan immediately scolded, "Bold, how dare you dirty the robe of the county magistrate."

Hearing this, the little girl was so frightened that she immediately withdrew her hand and lowered her head as if she had done something wrong.

Zhou Shu gave Zhang Maoan an unhappy look, "It's okay."

As he said that, he squatted down and looked at the little girl and asked, "Little sister, don't be afraid, what did you want to say to brother just now?"

The little girl looked at Zhang Maoan timidly, but did not answer her question.

Zhou Shu followed her gaze and looked at the person behind her, his expression became a little colder.

Turning her head, she reassured her again: "Little sister, you don't have to be afraid, with my brother here, I won't let anyone hurt you."

Only then did the little girl take the courage to whisper something in her ear.

"My lord, grandma is seriously ill and has been hidden by the county magistrate. Can you let the doctor go to see grandma?"

Hearing this, Zhou Shu's expression froze, he turned his head and stared at Zhang Mao'an coldly.

Zhang Mao'an panicked after being stared at by her, pretended to be calm, and asked, "Master Zhou, why are you staring at the official with such eyes?"

"Master Zhang, where are the other victims?" Zhou Shu's voice was cold.

Zhang Maoan was startled, he didn't expect that damned little girl to tell Zhou Shu about it.

He glared at the little girl fiercely.

Then he recovered his smile, "Master Zhou, what are you talking about? All the disaster victims in Siyi County are here."

"you sure?"

"Definitely." Zhang Mao'an was sure that Zhou Shu could not find the whereabouts of the victims locked up by him, so he was not afraid to confront her.

"Master Zhou, you are new here, and you don't understand a lot of places. Siyi County is notoriously poor and remote. As the saying goes, trouble comes out of poverty."

"This little girl has been taught badly. She dared to lie and deceive the county magistrate at such a young age. Come on."

As soon as Zhang Mao'an gave an order, a government official stepped forward immediately behind him.

"grown ups."

"Take this liar, who is trying to deceive the county magistrate, to me, and give him a hard [-] blow."

This little girl is only seven or eight years old, with a sallow complexion and a small body, how can she stand the torture of twenty boards?
In her opinion, this is not a punishment, but an attempt to silence her!

Seeing that the yamen servants were about to come up to arrest people, the little girl was so frightened that tears filled her eyes, and she hid behind Zhou Shu.

Zhou Shu shielded her behind her back, glaring angrily, "I'll see who dares to touch her!"

(End of this chapter)