Just as Wen Yu was about to speak, the old man who was thrown down shook his head at her.

He stood up from the ground tremblingly, and smiled apologetically at the two yamen servants: "I was confused and forgot the rules in a moment of anxiety. Don't be upset, I will apologize to you two first."

Those two glanced at the old man with disdain, waved his hands and let him go.

The yamen servant stared at her: "Why, you still don't leave, you look shabby, get out! I don't have time to talk to you."

Wen Yu was exhausted from running around, her clothes were already stained with dust and mud, her skin was dry and peeling, and the corners of her lips were chapped. Although she couldn't conceal the superiority of her facial features, she looked really embarrassed.If you don't look closely, the shabby clothes and messy hair are really messy.

Wen Yu's eyes were full of disgust, but her tone was very calm, even too calm: "Aren't you afraid that you will be punished for dereliction of duty?"

"Do you think this person is a fool? Forget it, Grandpa, I received the reward today, and I am in a very good mood. I don't intend to teach you a lesson. Go where you should. Get out of here."

Wen Yu couldn't suppress the anger in her heart, what she heard and saw along the way made her feel chilly.Wen Yu lowered her head, letting the cold wind blow her messy hair, unable to see the expression on her face clearly.

The old man had already walked a few steps away, but when he heard Wen Yu's questioning with suppressed anger, he seemed to have thought of something bad, so he trotted back a few steps, and dragged Wen Yu away.

"Son, don't stand up for me, let's go."

Wen Yu pursed her lips, silently followed the old man's strength and left.

The creak of stepping on the snow echoed in the empty street.

Wen Yu: "Old man, why are you beating the drums? Why are the government servants in Yi Xin County not accepted? Even if the new county magistrate is not in place now, you shouldn't treat the people who reported to the officials like this!"

Beating drums to voice grievances, if it is in an ordinary county government, will definitely attract a large number of onlookers, and it will definitely create public opinion pressure on the officials of the government, and it will also prevent favoritism during the trial process.

But in Yixin County, even if they beat the drums but refused to accept it, who would really care about the injustice of the person who played the drums?

Now it's not a holiday, and it's not a holiday. How can the county government refuse the case.Could it be that the county magistrate is not here, nor is the county magistrate?Even if there are neither of them, neither the master book nor the Xunjie is there!

Wen Yu's eyes could literally burst into flames at this moment.

At this time, the old man who had been silent all this time finally spoke out, and he sighed: "Baby, you are a foreigner when you hear it."

His voice was old and weak, with a sense of resignation, and his rough hands wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"I was in a hurry. I was on the street just now, and I was about to go to the grain store to buy half a bag of rice. But I was hit by someone, and the fifty coins in my pocket disappeared. The Chinese New Year is coming soon.Now there is no harvest, and the whole family has to wait for me to go back before they can eat."

The old man's waist is very bent, and his legs and feet are a little awkward.Many places on his hands were cracked by the frost, and there was a thick layer of calluses on them. Just by looking at them, one could tell that this man was an old farmer with his face facing the loess and his back facing the sky.

He murmured: "Baby, it's not that I don't accept your favor. But a few days ago, a man provoked a small official in the yamen, and was arrested and beaten to death. I, if I hadn't lost my mind just now,It’s hot, how can I play the drums.”

Wen Yu glared and raised his eyebrows angrily: "The official authority is so great, where is the law of Daqi? Old man, the new county magistrate will arrive in a few days, maybe—"

Before she finished speaking, the hunched old man spat: "New county magistrate, what's the use of coming here."

Wen Yu was dumbfounded, and hesitated: "Aren't you looking forward to the new county magistrate?"

As if he had found something to vent, the old man who had been talking in a good voice just now began to scold the world: "Is there a new county magistrate in our Yixin County, which one has been working well for a year, isn't it?"It didn't take long to join those people. Those officials are all his sons of bitches, it doesn't matter if they come or not."

The old man's face was yellow and thin, his chest heaved violently, and his eyes were full of hatred.

"Four years ago, my granddaughter was bullied by the second young master of the Wang family in the county. His family was rich and knew people. He gave the county magistrate a little gift and took my granddaughter to be a foot-washing maid. As a result, my poorThe granddaughter died within a month. Bah, bah, bah, what's the use of being an official, bullying men and women."

Wen Yu knew that the situation here might be difficult, but what she saw today might just be the tip of the iceberg.

The old man patted his chest hard, and it took him a long time to suppress the hatred in his heart, "Baby, I think you are a scholar. If you can leave this place as soon as possible, then leave as soon as possible."

Wen Yu sighed inwardly, took out a tael of silver and put it in his hand, "Old man, have a good year. It will get better, everything will get better."

I promise, it's going to get better here.

The old man's eyes were filled with tears in an instant. He glanced at Wen Yu in disbelief, stretched out his hand tremblingly to take it, and immediately knelt down: "Benefactor, benefactor. I kowtow to you, you are the youngest of my family."My savior!"

Wen Yu was full of guilt, and couldn't accept his gift with peace of mind.Parents officer, parents officer, how does she deserve this title now.

The old man refused to get up and kowtowed to her three times.

His skinny, wrinkled face was full of tears of joy, and his skinny hands were stuck in the snow so that they wouldn't shake too much.

Wen Yu searched this road for a long time, facing the closed shop doors all over the street, and finally returned to the dilapidated inn alone.

"Grandma, can you stay here?"

The heating from the coal stove makes this room full of luxury items hot, mahogany carved tables and chairs, celadon red ware, screen calligraphy and painting, wool twisted carpet, just look at the stacking degree of the objects, compared to the capital city tycoonsNot too much.

This is the home of Chen Xiangkun, a squire in Yixin County. He is the richest family in the county.

Chen Xiangkun was only wearing unlined clothing, but his complexion was flushed, and his forehead was still sweating.The delicate and beautiful maid at the side took a bunch of fresh grapes and fed them to his mouth.

Chen Xiangkun played with the maid on his lap, chewing grapes in his mouth and asked vaguely: "Have any strange faces come into town recently?"

"You also know that this year's government examination started early, and students from this county come and go from us to the Qingchi Mansion for the examination. There are indeed a lot of strange faces. However, everyone has to pass through the city gate.No match has been found yet.”

If the people of the county government saw this person who answered, they would be very surprised. This person is Chen Maosheng, the patrol inspector of Congjiupin in Yixin County..

But now, he is bowing down in front of this rich gentry, and his posture is extremely humble.

Chen Xiangkun spat out the grape skins on the ground, just in front of Chen Maosheng.Even with such an insulting attitude, Chen Huiya remained motionless, not even daring to breathe.

"You have news, don't hide it."

"Yes, don't worry." Chen Maosheng never raised his head.

Wen Yu put all her luggage upstairs and ate a bowl of plain noodles to fill her stomach.

She put the document in front of her chest and hid it, and let out a breath of foul air slowly.If she hadn't come a few days in advance, she might not have seen this scene.

The owner of the inn is the silver-haired woman. She has lived in Yixin County for more than 20 years and knows a lot of things in this county.

It seems that Wen Yu has a kind face and that she is interested in the affairs of the county, so chatted with her for a long time and talked a lot.

This Yixin County was not what it was thirteen years ago, but after years of wars, people ran around to death, not much left.The proprietress named Cao Juanhe told Wen Yu that one of her ears was kicked during the war, and she could no longer hear after that.

The original new county magistrates all came in spring and autumn, and their itinerary was relatively uniform. They were either transferred from other counties or relegated.

Therefore, those in power in Yixin County will calculate the time carefully, and will rectify it in advance. If Wen Yu arrives on time in mid-January, let alone the bones on the roadside, even the pedestrians on the street will be specialactor.

Although it can't be kept secret for long, but when he first took office, he didn't know the truth, and when he found out later, he was too deep in this quagmire, so he could only turn a blind eye.

Qingchifu is full of high mountains and basins. Although there are plains, most of them are loess deserts. The water conservancy is not good, and the water that people drink is mostly contaminated.The previous county magistrate also wanted to change at the beginning, but it didn't take long, maybe two or three months, and he couldn't see the original appearance anymore, and he was in the same boat as here.

And the water conservancy project he took the lead in reclamation also came to an abrupt end with this person's transfer.

It can be heard that Yu is different from the others, she came here by a coincidence, the twelfth lunar month was cold and winter, and she arrived here ahead of schedule, everything hidden in Yixin County was exposed in front of her eyes.

Sure enough, now she can't reveal her identity prematurely, and she can't rush directly to the county government to deliver the documents.Taking advantage of the time difference, she wanted to explore Yixin County well.

In ancient times, officials took office from afar, the mountain is high, emperor far away, he cannot control, it is inevitable that some people forged letters of appointment to pretend to be.

In order to prevent this incident, when the emperor of the Qi Dynasty appointed officials to take office, he would give himself a copy of the officials' files.With a unique sealed text stamp, the craftsmanship is complicated, and it is impossible to recover once it is opened.

And this file will record in detail the very detailed information descriptions of the officials who are appointed, especially in terms of physical appearance, such as height, posture, facial features and other parts.Only after the official in charge of the reception sees him can he open the dossier and make a basic comparison with the above description.

Wen Yu never underestimated the wisdom of the ancients.Once the ancient seal is carved, the worker in charge of the carving will hit the inside of the seal twice with a chisel, and this impact will produce some naturally formed lines, which are absolutely unique and cannot be copied.

As long as Wen Yu doesn't hand over the file and the letter of appointment, no one in Yixin County will know who their new magistrate is.

It was precisely because of this that she had the opportunity to investigate here.

Yixin County is located in the northwest, even though it is now a remote place, the folk customs are still tough, although ordinary people worry about survival, but the government servants in the county government and the soldiers on the city wall seem to be strong, no matter how bad they areIt also looks fat.

Wen Yu thought, she couldn't force herself.

Maybe God can't see the tragedy here.

The next day, when Wen Yu went to the canal, planning to see how the water conservancy project was suspended halfway, she ran into a person she hadn't seen for a long time.

For Wen Yu who is now alone and weak, it is not an exaggeration to call him a nobleman.

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