Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 297 A person with a dumb mouth
"I know, you didn't tell me because you thought I was troublesome."

"how come?"

Meng Changqing was interrupted by Xi Bei before he finished speaking, "I followed you and protected you... In the beginning it was not because of you, Meng Changqing, but because you were the general's only child.

But until today..." He paused for the second time, suppressed his emotions and roared again, "Can't I treat you as my own child? Don't you, Meng Changqing, have any feelings for me?
Since you learned to walk, I have been teaching you martial arts step by step. I have been with you for more than ten years. Have I ever left without telling you?"

"Master, I was wrong..."

"No!" Xi Bei lowered her head and her voice became lowered, "I don't want to hear you say this! Everything you have done over the years was not for your own comfort, you have not let anyone down.

You've been busy outside until now, and finally came back. I'm not here to listen to your apology. I don't have the qualifications. "

Tears flashed in Meng Changqing's eyes, "Master."

"I know you work hard and everything you do makes sense, but you shouldn't do this. I don't know how to put it, but you just shouldn't do it!" Xi Bei said, "Do you have to handle everything in the world by yourself? Can you finish it at such a young age?

You should feel sorry for yourself. Not only are you busy with Beishan County's affairs, but you also have to travel overnight for the people in other places. If you go to take care of them, who will take care of you? Do you expect the people above to feel sorry for you and remember you?"

"He won't!" Xi Bei said with certainty, "The imperial family is the most ruthless. This is not said in vain. When your father died in the war, it was not easy for your mother to take care of the family. Did he say anything?"

Meng Changqing sighed and reminded, "Master, walls have ears."

"I'm going to say it! Kill me if you can!" He was just being stubborn. In the end, he was afraid of causing trouble for Meng Changqing. After saying this, his voice became quieter. "There's no one around. I can hear those people if they get close."

Meng Changqing took two steps to the basin rack. The wooden basin was filled with hot water that Laicai had replaced.

Meng Changqing pulled off the handkerchief and wiped his face before speaking, "I can understand what you said. If you were to do something dangerous, I would be worried too. We have been together for so many years and we are already a family.

Master, I don’t do things for anyone to remember, nor do I want to make anyone feel bad, I just rush here one after another.”

Xi Bei said dejectedly: "Anyway, you won't listen to what I say."

"how could be?"

"Why not?"

Meng Changqing feels guilty, and the people who are most likely to be ignored are often the ones who care about her the most.

"Anyway, think more about yourself." Xi Bei had a lot of thoughts in her mind, but because they were too cheesy to say, she couldn't say them out loud. As she walked out, she said, "It won't delay your work, go to bed early."

After Xi Bei left, Meng Changqing stood there in a daze for a moment. When she heard the night watchman's sound outside, she moved, walked quickly to the desk, spread out the paper, and quickly wrote a letter of apology.

Thanks to Laicai who had ground the ink in advance, Meng Changqing could use it as soon as he opened the lid of the inkstone. In addition, Meng Changqing was very experienced in writing such things. In just two quarters of an hour, the two letters of apology were already written. While he was putting them on the table to wait for them to dry, Yang Zheng came over.

He stood at the door and didn't go in, "Sir, you haven't rested yet?"

"I have some small matters to take care of. Brother Yang, do you want to see me?"

"Yes." Yang Zheng saw Meng Changqing looking up at him, so he went in. Before closing the study door, he stuck his head outside to look around.

"What's wrong?" Meng Changqing asked.

"You asked me to go to Liangzhou Prefecture to deliver a message, and Wang Xun, a member of the Imperial Guard, followed me all the way." Yang Zheng said, "I asked him what he was doing in Liangzhou, and he actually told me he was going to buy dried meat. I suspect there is something wrong with this person."

"Where did he actually go?"

"The posthouse. He said he was going to the posthouse to buy dried meat. After I went to the government office, I made a detour to the posthouse to inquire about it. It turned out that he had really gone there and bought some meat."

Meng Changqing could guess what Wang Xun was going to do. "Don't worry about him. He is from a famous family. Everyone in his family is in the capital. He will not do anything that is detrimental to the country."

"I am afraid he will be harmful to the adults."

Meng Changqing simply told Yang Zheng, "He was probably sent by Lord Bai to the post house to deliver the letter. You don't have to take it to heart. What does the government say?"

"The general seemed to have expected this, and he didn't say anything, only saying that you should go see him when you are free."

"By the way, Brother Yang, you're here at the right time, I have something to talk to you about.

We agreed in Dazhou that we would give rewards to the yamen runners. Bring me the account book so I can see how much money the yamen has and how much is appropriate to give them."

"It's just a small matter. We can still make it tomorrow morning."

Meng Changqing insisted, "If we are going to give it, we should give it as soon as possible to let them know that the government takes their affairs to heart."

After hearing this, Yang Zheng immediately went to his side to get the account book.

Meng Changqing turned to the latest page, which contained the remaining silver from the government office.

Staring at this pitiful number, Meng Changqing felt more and more overwhelmed. The treasury in her government office was unnecessary.

"Each of them will receive two hundred coins. Take it out first, then cut some red paper and ask the yamen runner on duty tonight to deliver it to them."