A small peasant girl

Chapter 178 The Purpose of Coming Home

Liu Lizheng was called by the county lord, and immediately jogged over cheerfully. He also stopped from time to time to urge Liu Meihua to hurry up. His brow was sweating in anxiety, but the smile on his face couldn't be finished.

Liu Lizheng chatted with the county lord and teacher for a while, and then sat next to the county lord to eat and laugh with him, while Liu Meihua took Wenzi and the two youngest children to eat in the kitchen.

The yamen didn't dare to sit at the table to eat together. After all, compared with the county lord and teacher, their status was quite different, and they were obviously not on the same level.

Fortunately, the county lord has a kind personality. He doesn't like the overly clear hierarchy in private, so he 'ordered' them to sit down and eat together with a smile. Down.

The customs and habits of this era, whether it is a big family in the town or a small family in the farm, the guests, women and children at home are not allowed to join in the fun at the table. Although the rules left by the ancestors are discriminatory, the times For a long time, there is no way to get to the bottom of the problem.

It was the first time for them to meet the important people, and the moment they sent the guests out of the house, Wen Zi and others finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was the first time for them to meet the important people, and they would inevitably be at a loss when they were young. .

"Sister, don't tell me, it's a hundred times harder than selling tofu brains today." Wenzi gently looked at his sore arm with his hand, and expressed his heartfelt emotion.In the past, it was the body that was tired from getting up early in the dark. Today, it was the heart that was tired from receiving the county master. The mental effort was far more sensitive than the body. She was really tired.

"Yeah, Wenzi, my eldest sister opened the door to meet the county master today, and she was almost scared out of her wits. I never thought that such a big man would come to visit my house." Thinking about the first time Liu Meihua saw the county master, she was so nervous. She couldn't complete the words, but she seemed to think of something and said: "But it's not right, the county master came to Liujia Village in a dry manner, maybe there is something wrong?"

After being reminded by Liu Meihua, Wenzi also realized that the county master is so busy, how can he go to the countryside every day to observe the people's feelings when he is full, "Yes, second brother, the county master will go to the countryside this time, there will be no What's the matter?"

"You're right. I didn't understand the intention of the county master at first. Later, the master saw my confusion, so he pulled me aside and spoke quietly, and then he understood." Liu Kangtu said to the person in front of him. The sisters have nothing to hide, "The master means that the money allocated by the court is very limited in the hands of the county lord, and the yamen is short of money to build a market. I want to ask everyone if there is any good idea?"

"The imperial court didn't allocate enough money, or did the big officials get corrupted?" Wenzi is not a fool either. There were many news reports about this kind of situation in his previous life. It can be seen that it is the same in every dynasty, and corrupt officials are inevitable. exist.

"That's right, those people just stretch out their hands for money and pleasure, and they don't care about the lives of the people." Liu Kangtu also hated such corrupt officials, "Oh, by the way, the master also said that if he can find a way to help the yamen solve the problem Those who are not, will also be rewarded with 200 taels of silver."

"A reward of 200 taels of silver?" With the experience of getting a silver reward for the first time, Liu Meihua's reaction this time was much calmer, but she was very self-aware, "But the elder sister thinks that the 200 taels of silver is not worth it. Well, the county master must not have someone as smart as the master by his side."

"Yeah, so I didn't immediately respond to this matter. It's just that the county master asked me to go home and think about it. He said that the appropriation hasn't come down yet, so there's no need to worry." Liu Kangtu knew his weight just like Liu Meihua, but he But she felt that the smart third sister might come up with a good idea, just like the idea of ​​building a market last time, she didn't come up with it all, "Wenzi, do you have any good ideas?"

(End of this chapter)