Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 214 So anxious

Hua Rujin helped Meng Changqing get into the carriage and rode in front of the carriage to lead the way.

When the group came to a place with farmland and villages, Hua Rujin said, "This is the village closest to the border in Hongjia County. Can you see any problems?"

Meng Changqing kept his head outside the car, "I didn't see the problem. I just looked at the houses in the village from a distance. They seemed to be newly built, and more than half of the fields seemed to have just been reclaimed."

Hua Rujin smiled and nodded, "Exactly, this village only existed after the city wall was built in Beishan County. Most of them were families who moved down from the mountains. I granted amnesty and the fields were reclaimed. No land tax was levied for the first two years. , all the food they grow belongs to them.”

Meng Changqing praised him for his kindness.

Hua Rujin said, "I can't compare to you. I heard that in Beishan County, as long as five acres are reclaimed, the government allows the people to keep one acres for themselves, right?"

"That's the case at the moment." Meng Changqing admitted, but did not explain why he did this.

"Everyone is different." Hua Rujin said.

The carriage continued forward and arrived at the first small town that Meng Changqing saw. This place was not prosperous, the houses were small and small, and most of the people walking on the streets were women and children.

Normally, Meng Changqing's foot injury would make it inconvenient for her to get on and off carriages and steps, but she could hop on one foot faster than others could walk on two feet, and others would have no chance to take care of her.

"The conditions here are not as good as those in other counties." Hua Rujin said modestly, "You come from the capital, so I guess you have never seen a run-down government office like mine."

The motorcade moved forward, and not far from Shanglu Town was the Hongjia County Government Office.

When Meng Changqing came back, Hua Rujin naturally invited her to sit in the Yamen.

Hua Rujin said, "This is Shanglu Town. Most of the people living here are the family members of border soldiers. The men in the family work and train in the camp every day, and can only come out to reunite with their families when they take turns."

The yamen in Hongjia County are not as good as those in Yangmen County. Only the front of the yamen is the most impressive. There should be a back yamen for the officials and their families to live, but there is none here.

When she said this, her voice was low, so Hua Rujin probably didn't hear her.

From a distance, I watched a woman walking away carrying two large buckets of well water. She was walking with difficulty, but her children didn't understand the weight on their mother's shoulders and were jumping and laughing beside her.

"Soldiers have sacrificed their families for the country, and the country should also remember their kindness..." Meng Changqing suddenly stopped when he said this. He remembered that he was a guest in other people's world and shouldn't talk too much, so he smiled at Hua Rujin and said The next words were swallowed.

"Master Hua has forgotten that a year ago my yamen was still a hole in the ground."

Hearing this, Hua Rujin laughed twice, "Sit down for a moment, and I'll have someone serve you tea." As soon as he finished speaking, a servant brought hot tea over there, and he motioned to the old servant to bring it directly to him. In front of Meng Changqing, "You must try this tea."

Meng Changqing opened the lid and saw that the tea in the cup was not tea at all. She picked up the teacup and smelled it, "Is there Schisandra chinensis in the cup?" "Exactly." Hua Rujin said, "Do you know where this Schisandra chinensis is? Come?"

Where did Meng Changqing know this, so he naturally asked.

"It was picked from the mountain where our two counties intersect." Hua Rujin took a sip herself, "I don't know much about medicine, but I heard that soaking Schisandra chinensis in water can relieve coughs and strengthen the body. It's just right for you. I’ll get you a pack later and you can take it home and drink some every day, it’ll be good for you.”

"Thank you, Mr. Hua, for taking the trouble." After Meng Changqing finished speaking, he lowered his head and drank half of the cup.

"Although it's still early, it's rare for you to come here. I can't ask you to leave on an empty stomach."

Meng Changqing was about to politely refuse when Hua Rujin smiled and said, "Don't worry, although I love pasta, I also have rice in the kitchen."

"Excuse me, Master Hua." With such enthusiasm, Meng Changqing wanted something from the other party, so it was difficult to refuse.

Hua Rujin asked someone to give Meng Changqing more tea, but Meng Changqing only picked up the tea cup and touched his lips.

Seeing Meng Changqing's impatience, Hua Rujin invited him for lunch an hour early. After that, he didn't mention the lunch break and took Meng Changqing to look around the county.

In addition to Shanglu Town and Hongjiaying, Hongjia County also has two towns, Xishan and Tiyu. Among them, Tiyu Town occupies the largest area and is the most economically developed place in the county. Its main source of income is farming.

After passing Tiyu Town, there was the official road leading to Liangzhou Prefecture and Yangmen County. Hua Rujin originally planned to lend the carriage to Meng Changqing and let her go back along the official road.

But he didn't want Meng Changqing to use the excuse that his carriage was under the city wall of Beishan County and insist on returning the same way.

Hua Rujin thought that this was a poor excuse. He guessed that Meng Changqing and Mao Chunfang were at odds, so they avoided Yangmen County.

Hua Rujin didn't say much, she just sent the person up the city wall and watched Meng Changqing walk towards Beishan County on crutches. He stood there for a long time.

Until the servant came up and asked, "Sir, it's too windy to stand on the wall for a long time."

"Too young after all." Hua Rujin shook her head at Meng Changqing's retreating back, "Too impatient, too frank, and has no patience to wait even for a meal. What will he do in the officialdom in the future?"

The reason why Meng Changqing was so eager to rush for the next trip was not because she was impatient, but because her body simply did not allow it.

She drank two cups of tea with Hua Rujin. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold it in on the way. It wouldn't be a problem if her own carriage was nearby. There was a bucket in her carriage, and it didn't matter if her feet were good. She could find one by herself. Just solve it where no one sees it.

It just happened to be such an unlucky thing, so she had to hurry.