Please, marry a white snake wife. It’s super cool.

Lu Yuan accompanied Su Liyan for a day of shopping in the provincial capital.

As a daughter-in-law, Su Liyan naturally had to serve Lu Yuan well.

Lu Yuan lay on the bed, motionless, relaxing his tired body.

Su Liyan brought a basin of hot water to the bedside, took a mazza and sat down.

"Brother, let me wash your feet first." Su Liyan continued to serve Lu Yuan as before.

Lu Yuan sat up and said, "As usual, let's wash together."

After saying that, Lu Yuan helped Su Liyan up from the saddle and pinned her down on the bed.

Su Liyan stood up and sat side by side with her man on the bed.

Both of them put their feet into the hot water.

Lu Yuan used his own feet to rub the mud on his wife's feet.

Lu Yuan's feet slipped on his wife's smooth feet.

Lu Yuan said: "Daughter-in-law, your feet are still so cold."

My wife is a snake girl from the half-demon tribe, and her body temperature is several degrees lower than that of ordinary people.

Lu Yuan even tried to replenish his body, but it didn't necessarily have any effect.

It seems that there is a difference in species. The body temperature of the half-demon snake girl is lower than that of ordinary people.

Su Liyan looked at her brother lovingly, moved closer to him, and gave Lu Yuan a hard sip.

Lu Yuan felt his wife's enthusiasm and responded positively.

My daughter-in-law knows a lot more now, and is not as reserved as she was at the beginning.

Su Liyan's long and pointed snake tongue stirred and became extremely agile.

Lu Yuan likes the time when only two people are together.

If his daughter is bouncing around, I'm afraid he will have to step on him again with her little feet.

His own daughter, Bengbeng, hated seeing Lu Yuan bullying his mother the most.

The cold snake tongue gave Lu Yuan the feeling as if he had taken a bite of ice cream and held it in his mouth on a hot day.

In summer, a mouthful of ice cream slowly melts in your mouth, cooling it in your mouth and melting in your heart.

Lu Yuan responded positively to his wife.

Lu Yuan pulled open the quilt folded on the bed with his left hand.

The two of them got in with tacit understanding.

No one turned off the lights.

The feet that had just been taken out of the footbath were still wet.

I just wiped it casually beside the bed to dry the water droplets on my feet.

After Lu Yuan and Su Liyan dried their feet, they lay down to rest.

I didn't even take the footbath out, I just put it next to the bed. I thought I would take it out and pour out the footbath when I got up in the morning.

There was not much space under the quilt, and the two of them were spinning inside.

The clothes were thrown out one by one.

Creaking and making noises.

At three o'clock in the morning, Lu Yuan and Su Liyan happily picked up the clothes they had left under the bed last night.

The sleepy Lu Yuan almost stepped on the footbath that he had not taken out last night.

Lu Yuan patted the dust on his clothes and shook them off a few times.

Su Liyan was covered with a quilt on the bed, waiting for her brother to hand her clothes.

Lu Yuan separated the clothes on the floor. His wife's clothes were placed on the bed, and his own clothes were put on directly under the bed.

Su Liyan first picked up the small clothes and put them on. The small piece of pink clothes was like a piece of cloth and couldn't cover much.

Lu Yuan got dressed early, sat on the bench, tilted his head and looked at his wife.

In order not to keep me waiting too long.

Su Liyan tied her coat together, put on her clothes, and walked out of the room with Lu Yuan in her arms, without even putting on makeup.

Su Liyan doesn't care much about makeup.

Lu Yuan took his wife down the stairs and went to the lobby on the first floor.

Lu Yuan ordered stir-fried mushrooms, stir-fried mutton, mung bean soup, fragrant rice, and a plate of pickles as a gift from the store.

After the dishes were all served, the two started eating.

Lu Yuan got up relatively late, and there were not many people in the lobby of the post house at this time.

All the cronies had eaten early and went to do chores such as feeding the horses.

While the two were having a delicious meal, an older man came from the room on the second floor.

This person walked up to Lu Yuan cautiously, cupped his hands and shouted: "Master Lu, Master Lu"

Lu Yuan stopped the chopsticks in his hand and looked at the person in front of him.

Isn't this person the magistrate of the county under the jurisdiction of King Lu?

At that time, I was crying profusely, bursting into tears, and even knelt down twice.

Lu Yuan and he belonged to the same sect as the chief envoy.

Lu Yuan patted his forehead, pulled out the stool next to him, and motioned for the other person to sit down.

Lu Yuan said politely: "They are all magistrates of small counties. How can there be any adults here?"

The magistrate slowly sat down and said, "Master Lu, we unexpectedly met here."

Lu Yuan forgot about the matter entrusted to him by the county magistrate.

If the magistrate knew that he had not interceded for him at all, he would not have followed the example of the old turtle in Tongtian River and stabbed someone in the back.

Before Lu Yuan could speak, the magistrate sighed: "Hey, as a magistrate there, I have accomplished nothing. I don't even know what to report this time, and I don't dare to say anything. I beg Mr. Lu to ask the chief magistrate for help. Sir, please transfer me."

Lu Yuan responded: "Actually, our relationship with the chief envoy is not very good. I will give you a few words of help when the time comes."

The magistrate immediately stood up and bowed again and again, thanking him again and again.

How Lu Yuan was doing in Taining City was heard by officials of all sizes in Qilu Province, and they regarded Lu Yuan as a relative of the Chief Envoy.

Lu Yuan saw off the magistrate, and after breakfast, he went back to the house with Su Liyan.

"Daughter-in-law, why hasn't our brother-in-law come yet? It's time for me to meet with the Chief Minister this afternoon."

Lu Yuan counted the days, it was time for his brother-in-law to come.

"Bang bang."

"Young nephew!" A close relative knocked on the door and said.

"What's the matter?" Lu Yuan replied.

"It's my nephew's brother who is here. He is at the front desk of the lobby on the first floor."

Lu Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Whatever you want, come and bring him up quickly."

"Yes, young nephew!"

Su Liyan saw Su Changliang and gave her brother a hug.

Su Changliang pushed his sister, thinking: What are you doing in front of your brother-in-law?

Su Changliang was really ungrateful. Some people still miss this sweet beauty's embrace.

It's not uncommon for him to be a younger brother.

Lu Yuan said: "Brother-in-law, it's a good thing you came here. Otherwise, we would have been blinded by this afternoon's report."

"Brother-in-law, I was delayed a bit on the way, but luckily I caught up in time."

When the horse still has diarrhea, it is naturally not as fast as Lu Yuan riding a motorcycle.

Su Changliang took out three thick official books from the bag behind his back and said, "Brother-in-law, these are all the records of Taining City's affairs this year." Lu Yuan picked up the top official book and said, "This year, we Have you done this much?”

Su Changliang said confidently: "Yes, yes, it is clearly recorded on it."

Lu Yuan flipped through it casually. These were all practical things he had done as a county government official.

"The spirit stone mine removes the evil spirits."

"Taining City Factory Construction"

"Food is the first priority for the people and hybrid crops should be cultivated."

"Assist Deputy Commander Song Chi in suppressing bandits"

"Wheat harvesters help farmers harvest grain."

Even the matter of redressing the injustices of Aunt Zhao and Aunt Song was recorded in the book.

Lu Yuan was very pleased after seeing this. Su Changliang was really a good material for an official career.

"Okay, very good. Our brother-in-law is really capable. It's a bit unfair to be a small steward in the county government."

"Thanks to my brother-in-law for helping me," Su Changliang said calmly.

Su Changliang grew up so fast, Su Liyan also noticed it in her heart, and was extremely happy for him.

In the afternoon, Su Liyan and his cronies stayed at the post house.

Lu Yuan only took Su Changliang to the place where the Chief Envoy worked.

In the front hall of the mansion, there were seven or eight people standing, all of whom were the magistrate and his subordinates who had come to report official business.

The county magistrate who had had dinner with Lu Yuan in the morning also came, and he was actually in the same group as Lu Yuan.

As soon as the chief envoy came to the front hall, he glanced at Lu Yuan and smiled at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked at the inexplicable smile of the Chief Envoy. It had been a long time since he last met the Chief Envoy.

Lu Yuan thought to himself: "Are we so familiar with each other? He still smiles at me. He must not be greedy for my handsomeness."

According to past rules, magistrates in various places must first submit their official business books.

The official book records various matters in the county under its jurisdiction.

Su Changliang submitted it on behalf of Lu Yuan.

The official records of these four or five counties are arranged in order and displayed on the slips.

Without looking closely, you can see that Taining City's official books are the thickest, with three volumes bound.

On the contrary, Nazhi County in King Lu's territory submitted only a very thin volume.
This county magistrate is an honest person, even if you are just eating, drinking and having fun, even if we are not doing anything practical.

Why don't you write more? It's so real.

The chief minister picked up the official book with only a few pages in his hand, raised it to the height of his own eyes, and looked at the thickness of the official book.

The chief executive squeezed it hard with his hand, and the book, which was not thick at all, became even thinner.

After this operation, it looks like a teacher checking the students' homework.

The chief envoy looked at the magistrate with a gloomy face and said, "You just made a cover for me to see?"

After hearing this, the sincere magistrate's legs softened and he knelt down on the ground. He looked like a mute and couldn't express the pain of eating Coptis chinensis.

In King Lu's fiefdom, it was too difficult to do anything. There were people from the prince everywhere to hinder him.

The chief envoy didn't even read the contents, and threw it in front of the magistrate who was kneeling on the ground.

The magistrate, who was already kneeling on the ground, lowered his head as he looked at the official books on the ground in front of him, his calves spinning.

The chief envoy looked through other people's official books, except Lu Yuan's.

The chief envoy more or less reprimanded every magistrate who was investigated.

Then, the chief envoy inspected each one again and asked many questions.

"What is the permanent population of the county?"

“How many acres are paddy fields and dry fields?”

“How much are taxes this year?”

The chief envoy is well aware of issues such as these.

In his official position, there are other ways to understand this.

Therefore, the magistrates who were questioned did not care about the nonsense. Those who were unclear were simply unclear.

Every year the chief envoy asks a variety of questions, and unless you are someone who really understands them, it will be difficult to answer them comprehensively.

Among the magistrates who were questioned, the magistrate with the weakest official record answered well.

It can be seen that the magistrate really wants to do things for the people, but he is unable to do so.

Of course, there were also a lot of lazy magistrates who were reprimanded by the chief envoy.

Lu Yuan and Su Changliang stood aside, looking at the people kneeling on the ground.

Lu Yuan thought to himself: "Oh my god, even if you ask me these questions, I can't answer them, but my brother-in-law should know it."

The chief envoy waved his hand and asked his servants to drive these people out.

Whether it was a fine or a demotion, none of this was mentioned.

Wait for the others to leave.

The chief envoy walked up to Lu Yuan with a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Lu, you have accomplished so many things in less than a year since you took office."

The chief envoy said with a smile, while holding the official book and looking at it.

Lu Yuan cupped his hands and said: "I have done very little personally, mainly because of the leadership of the adults, and then the good management of things for us by the person in charge."

The management here is not just about praising Su Changliang for doing a good job.

The day before yesterday, the chief envoy who had been treated looked at the young man next to Lu Yuan and said, "He is a talented man who can be put to great use."

The chief envoy put down the official book in his hand and said, "What is your name? What do you care about?"

Su Changliang said respectfully: "Go back to your Excellency."

Su Changliang told the chief envoy his name and position.

The chief envoy said: "In this case, I now appoint you as the magistrate of Taining City."

After Su Changliang heard this, he quickly refused and said: "Sir, you must not do it. We are just a small steward. If the county magistrate cannot do it, magistrate Lu can do it."

After Lu Yuan heard these words, his feelings were lifted by himself and promoted by his brother-in-law.

A few days ago, you kept all the gifts I gave you without hesitation.

I thought I would give you a few less scoldings and give you some face.

This is a good thing, it will take away all our official positions.

Lu Yuan thought to himself: "That's fine. Without an official position, I can focus on other things, such as guns and cannons."

Lu Yuan didn't care about the county government office.

If Lu Yuan's great-grandfather knew about it, he could still lose his official position. He would get up in anger and whip him several times.

Being an official, being an official, isn't that what the older generation talks about to the next generation?
Su Changliang was extremely reluctant in his heart. No matter what he did, he could not steal his brother-in-law's iron rice bowl.

The chief envoy saw that Su Changliang was not appreciative, but he did not care about it and said: "Okay, this matter is settled. You go back first. Someone will contact you later."

Su Changliang glanced at his brother-in-law and wanted to ask his brother-in-law to come forward and persuade him to change his mind.

Although Su Changliang also wanted to be promoted, he did not want to occupy his brother-in-law's official position.

Lu Yuan shook his head, his eyes hinting to Su Changliang not to be stubborn with the Chief Envoy anymore.

Su Changliang had no choice but to say goodbye.

After Su Changliang left, the chief envoy ordered his servants to serve tea to Lu Yuan and arrange seats.

After the servants left, the chief envoy and Lu Yuan were left in the front hall.

Lu Yuan sat down, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then put it on the table.

The chief envoy said straight to the point: "Master Lu, let's be honest, you can't be the magistrate of Taining City." (End of Chapter)