Rebirth of the poor elder sister-in-law

Chapter 120 Meeting the Magistrate
After Liu Man'er finished talking with Ye Feng, it happened that the head of the county also tested the threshing machine, and it was confirmed that there was no problem, so the group planned to go to the county to find the county magistrate.

Now is the busy season of farming, if this thing can be put into use earlier, then it can be put to use early.

In this village, only the Ye family had horses, so Liu Man'er got into the carriage again, and brought the village head and others on board. As for the threshing machine, the village head's family had an ox cart, and he asked his eldest son Ye Ziyu to carry the threshing machine behind. Gu Ji slowly pulled up.

As a district chief, Ye Xiutong is also a person who knows how to deal with things. He first asked his son Ye Ziyu to go to the county seat first, while he asked Liu Man'er to drag him to the town to find the mayor first.

The mayor is a bit older than the head of the village. If he doesn't pass by, the mayor will wear shoes for him. If he passes by, the mayor will help Dawan Village a lot when he is happy.

When Ye Xiutong went, the mayor happened to be at home, and the servant at the door said that the chief of Dawan Village had come to see him. The mayor was still a little strange. Ye Xiu and the others entered.

Because Ye Xiutong was in a hurry, he didn't say much to the mayor. He just told the mayor that he had something good to go to the county town to find the magistrate, and then dragged the mayor and ran away.

The mayor, surnamed Zhang, was quite tall, with a thin and long face and a beard. He looked about five or sixty years old, so he was considered old.

Seeing Ye Xiutong's reckless appearance, Mayor Zhang felt a little baffled, he shook off Ye Xiutong's hand, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Old Ye, you were not so flustered in the past. Yes, today, there is no such thing as decent."

When Ye Xiutong heard the mayor say this, he simply explained to the mayor: "Mayor, I always think of you whenever something good happens. A scholar in our village invented a threshing bucket. Convenience, the Holy Majesty heard that people's livelihood is being vigorously developed, and this is a great contribution, so I came to you specially, thinking that we would go to the county together, and the county magistrate in front of us, and promote this threshing barrel in the whole county."

"What threshing barrel?" Mayor Zhang still didn't understand, Ye Xiutong said, "Oh, anyway, you should get in the car first, and I'll explain to you when you get in the car."

Mayor Zhang got into the car in a daze like this, and when Liu Man'er waved his whip and began to drive the horse, Ye Xiutong introduced Ye Feng to the mayor, and then said, "My lord, this is the invention to beat the horse." A student of Gu Ji."

"Hey, you have to tell me what the threshing machine is before you know. I don't know anything. I'm so confused." Yes, what are you doing with him introducing a child who is still young?
Tonight, the big family said that he would invite him to dinner. Thinking of the big meal he was about to lose and the benefits he could get at the table, his face became more and more ugly.

Ye Xiutong heard what Mayor Zhang said, so he carefully told the mayor about the use of the threshing machine, and after hearing Ye Xiutong's words, the mayor's expression gradually improved. Get up: "The threshing bucket you mentioned is really so good?"

"Of course, I've tested it myself, so it's not true?" Ye Xiutong patted his chest and assured Mayor Zhang.

"But since it's so good, why didn't you tell me before?" Mayor Zhang was a little dissatisfied with Ye Xiutong.

"I just finished the experiment, no, I'll come to you as soon as I succeed." Ye Xiutong hastily confessed: "This Ye Feng is an honest child, and he never yells before he succeeds. , I asked him what was going on, and he only said that he was still thinking about it, and he didn’t bring it out until today.”

"In that case, then I don't blame you." Mayor Zhang stroked his beard, glanced at Ye Feng, and agreed with Ye Xiutong's idea.

"Hey, it's all my fault. I'm too honest. I didn't dare to tell you anything before I did it well..." Ye Xiutong sighed again.

Mayor Zhang said, "Okay, I don't know you yet. If your threshing barrel is really so good, it must be due to your credit."

"It doesn't matter how much credit you have. As long as I can share your worries with the mayor and benefit the villagers, I will be satisfied." Although the mayor is only a small official, when he speaks official language, he is slick.

"Well, I'm very pleased that you can think like this, and I will definitely say a few good words for you in front of the county magistrate when the time comes." Mayor Zhang laughed with satisfaction when he heard Ye Xiutong's words. .

Ye Xiutong also laughed. Ye Feng sat in the carriage and lowered his head. Sure enough, what his sister-in-law said was correct. The head of the village obviously knew who was responsible for this thing, but he didn't mention sister-in-law at all. , that is, to mention a few sentences.

Yes, it is enough to benefit the villagers.

Ye Feng thought of the hard work of the villagers, so he didn't feel anything.

Liu Man'er drove the horse-drawn carriage all the way, the speed of the horse-drawn carriage was faster than that of the ox cart, even though it took some time to go to the town, Liu Man'er still caught up with Ye Ziyu's ox cart when they were approaching the county town.

Mayor Zhang got down from the carriage and took a closer look at the threshing bucket. On the way, Ye Xiutong and Ye Feng had explained the structure to him. Things are connected.

"Okay, very good, let's go to the magistrate first and let him pull the things over." Mayor Zhang ordered.

Ye Ziyu nodded, and Liu Man'er continued to drive the carriage forward.

When you come to the gate of Zhixian's courtyard, you must first notify.

After all, although the county magistrate is only a seventh-rank Zhima official, he is a rare high-ranking official in this county, so the county magistrate will still make some arrangements. It is really troublesome to find the county magistrate.

Fortunately, the mayor of the town is considered a petty official. He had seen the magistrate before. After accepting his name and stuffing some money, the gatekeeper was willing to help him to inform him.

When the news reached Xu Zhixian's ears, his brows frowned slightly. Who is Mayor Zhang? "What town did he say he was from?"

"My lord, it's Mayor Zhang of Caoqiao Town." The guard repeated the words again.

"Oh, Caoqiao Town." Xu Zhixian nodded. In fact, he had already completely forgotten about the mayor of Caoqiao Town, Zhang.

In this county, he only cares about the affairs of the county, and he only cares about taxes in this town. The taxes in Caoqiao Town are always timely, so he is the most likely to be ignored by him. no see.

"Let him come in." The magistrate said.

The guard then went to report.

Ye Feng and others came in with the guard, and Liu Man'er, as a woman, was waiting at the door. She didn't want to go in. She remembered that she had offended the mayor's concubine, Aunt Hong. , wouldn't that be asking for trouble, although she may not recognize herself, but what if she does?
Of course, the main reason is that she is just a woman, and they won't let her in, otherwise, she still doesn't have to be afraid of this Aunt Hong.Since she was not allowed to go in, she could only comfort herself like this.

Mayor Zhang and the others walked through the side door, but this door was quite grand. They walked along the path in the garden and passed through the Chaoshou corridor before arriving at the magistrate's hall.

"Zhang Yuanqi, the mayor of Caoqiao Town, Ye Xiutong, the head of Dawan Village, and Ye Feng, a boy, have met the magistrate." The three of Ye Feng said in unison.

When Xu Zhixian saw such a combination of three people, he felt a little strange. What are they doing?Why did you come here together?
"What's the important thing you want to come here?" Xu Zhixian drank tea slowly and asked them to get up, but he didn't look at the seats.

"It's like this, my lord..." Zhang Zhang and the mayor explained the matter to the county magistrate in detail.

"What kind of threshing bucket is really so magical?"

After hearing Mayor Zhang's long speech, Xu Zhixian slowly put down his glass, glanced at the mayor, then glanced at Ye Xiutong and Ye Feng, and then said: "In this case, I want to see gone."

"Okay, we've brought this threshing bucket over, and he's waiting at the door now." Mayor Zhang said.

"Then let him bring things in." Xu Zhixian said.

When the servant came out to report, Zi Ziyu had just arrived, and Liu Man'er was chatting with him outside, when he heard the servant's notification, he let him drive the carriage in.

Ye Ziyu unloaded the threshing bucket in the yard, and when Xu Zhixian saw it, he came out. He looked at the threshing bucket up and down, and said, "Is this the threshing bucket you mentioned?"

"Yes." Ye Xiutong nodded, and then took out some rice from the ox cart noodles, and tried it himself as the noodles of Xu Zhi County.

At first glance, Xu Zhixian also felt happy, and nodded repeatedly: "Not bad, you two are indeed good officials who are down-to-earth and considerate for the people. Come here, and you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

"Thank you magistrate for the reward." Mayor Zhang and Ye Xiu said in unison.

The ten taels of silver is a trivial matter, but it is a major matter to be able to get into the eyes of the county magistrate.

After praising Mayor Zhang and Ye Xiutong, the county magistrate took another look at Ye Feng: "I heard that you invented this thing?"

"It's the grassroots, but all of these are taught by you, the county magistrate, and also cultivated by Mayor Zhang and Lichang Ye." After Ye Feng finished speaking, he pursed his lips again.

In fact, these Liu Man'er had practiced with him at home, and Liu Man'er asked him to say these words, otherwise he would not be able to say such flattering words.

However, Ye Feng was young and had an upright face. When he said this, he seemed very sincere, which made the magistrate and others feel in a good mood.

"Sure enough, a young hero born from ancient times has a bright future. I heard that you are still a child. Where are you studying now?" Xu Zhixian asked again.

"Responding to my lord's words, Caomin is studying in the county school." Ye Feng replied again.

Now he is just a child student, which is not a big deal. If he is admitted as a student officer, he can tell the county magistrate not to kneel, and then he can call himself a student.

"The future is boundless." Xu Zhixian repeated the words again, and then asked, "You invented this threshing machine today. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. What reward do you want?"

Ye Feng pursed his lips and shook his head.

"You don't want anything?" Xu Zhixian felt a little strange, and said: "You are just a child student now, if you have an official as a guarantor, it doesn't matter if you are recommended to become a student."

(End of this chapter)