On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, all kinds of shops, large and small, in Yixin County opened for business.According to folklore, the God of Wealth is also called the God of the Five Routes, namely, the God of Sacrificial Households, the God of Kitchen, the God of Earth, the God of Doors, and the God of Walking.People regard the fifth day of the Lunar New Year as the birthday of the God of Wealth, and believe that choosing this day to open the market will surely attract wealth and treasure.

On the fifth day of the fifth day of the lunar new year, Cao Juanhe also got up early with the crowd. She greeted the shop assistants and lit a few firecrackers in front of the inn, which continued to crackle.

The Gu’s breakfast shop opposite the door has also officially opened. Gu Tieshu mainly sells steamed cakes and is currently kneading noodles in the shop.Hot water was burning in the ground pot of the shop, and the door was only opened a small crack. The mist from the smudged water swirled around the room, making people warm and dispelling the slight chill.

Gu Tieshu heard the sound of firecrackers coming from his ear, stretched out his head and looked out, and happened to see Cao Juanhe's somewhat lonely figure standing in front of the inn.He clapped his hands quickly, rubbed his apron again, went back to the backyard, picked up the firecrackers, hung them on the tree branches outside the shop, and ignited them with the flames.

He was just about to go to the inn opposite, when he paused, he took off his apron suddenly, straightened his clothes again, and then trotted towards Cao Juanhe.Gu Tieshu had a smile on his face: "Old Cao, today is the fifth day, I worship the God of Wealth. You have to smile more, otherwise it will be terrible for the God of Wealth to see your sad face."

There was kind ridicule in his tone, and Cao Juanhe was amused.

Cao Juanhe looked in the direction of the Chen family's mansion, then refocused after a while, and said to Gu Tieshu: "Yeah, I should be happier today."

The fifth day is also called broken five.According to the custom, hygiene is not allowed during the period from the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month to the fifth day of the first month.The garbage of every household can only be piled up in the corner of the house.On the day of Po Wu, every household will have a thorough cleaning.Put the firecrackers on the garbage dump and ignite them, and with a bang, all the bad luck will be driven away.

The sound of firecrackers that can be heard from dawn, far and near, sounded.

Wen Yu woke up from sleep, the sky was still dark.She casually approved a big coat, then walked into the courtyard.

The courtyard has been cleaned by the servants long ago, and the unmelted snow is piled up in the corner of the courtyard. This bright color can be seen at a glance even in the dim light.

There is a gate between the inner courtyard of the county government office and the outer courtyard, and it is still closed at this moment.

Pine trees are the most planted in the Yi Xin County Government, and most of them are very old.There is also a tree planted in the courtyard where she lives, surrounded by rockery and strange rocks, a stream courtyard, a small pool, and the water inside has frozen.Only the pine branches are proud and towering, still as tall and straight as ever.

Wen Yu grabbed a ball from the snow at that corner and put it in the palm of his hand.The snow is not pure white, it is mixed with black mottled impurities, conspicuous and vivid.

The not-so-pure snow slowly melted in her palm, and the water droplets fell to the ground along the cracks between her fingers, where they froze again.

If Wen Yu were to describe this small town far away at the border, she couldn't find too many beautiful or commendatory adjectives in her mind.

The city gates of Yixin County are indeed tall and majestic, and the layout of the city is also very bright, with flat streets and elegant houses.But most of these are because this is a borderland.

Due to natural disasters and the suffering of war, most of the land in Yixin County is concentrated in the hands of some local gentry and landlords, "behind the red doors meat and wine go to waste , while out on the road lie the frozen bones of the poor", this poem seems to have become a scene of real and sad scenes appearing in front of my eyes.

Wen Yu snorted coldly, her expression was full of tenacity, fearlessness, and a sense of unreasonable tremor that even she didn't know.

The ball of snow in his hand had already melted away, Wen Yu looked at the remaining impurities in his palm, a strange color flashed in his eyes, and his lips were pursed tightly.

What kind of mood did she bring to Yi Xin?Qing Chi Mansion, find out what happened to his father?Or should it be settled when it comes?

But what about now?She closed her eyes, and the images of coming here kept flashing in her mind.Outside the city gate are stacks of corpses that died of cold and starvation, empty and desolate streets, bandits on Changfeng Mountain, and Yi Xin, which is full of corruption.

She squeezed her fingers into her palm, and her thin joints were a little red from the cold.

The cock crowed.

There are clear regulations on the working hours of the county government. In spring and winter, you have to go to work at 6:00 in the morning; in summer and autumn, you have to go to work at 5:30 in the morning.

Even though most of the 180 people in the county government are not official officials, according to Daqi Law, if someone is absent from work or late without reason, it is not as simple as deducting some money.imprisonment.

At seven o'clock in the morning, this staggering, slovenly man, wearing a rag cotton coat, limped towards the big drum, walking slowly but firmly.

The two yamen servants standing outside the yamen looked at him, frowned, and stared at his every move, but they didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements.

Wen Yu's first case after taking office also started with this increasingly loud drumbeat.

The yamen servant on duty took the man into the house and began to ask him what he was suing and whether he had any complaints.

The man shook his head, his lips twitched, hesitated for a moment and said: "I have reported the crime before."

He told his case again.

The yamen servant clicked his tongue a little speechlessly, and suddenly thought of something, he glanced at this dejected man, it was this kid again, the yamen servant turned over Byakugan, and slandered the new county magistrate in his heart.The little yamen servant finally sighed and said: "All right, you come with me."

Generally speaking, the county government hears a new case.The yamen servant must first ask the reason, judge the severity of the case, and know whether there is a complaint to the official.If there is no written statement, the person who reported to the official should be taken to find the person who wrote the pleading paper designated and filed by the government to help write the pleading paper, and then submit the pleading paper to the county magistrate for review.

The process of retrial of the case is much simpler than that of the new case.This is obviously an old case, but it took about an hour to get all the procedures done.If it wasn't for Wen Yu's impatient urging, it would have been delayed even further.

Wen Yu frowned when she thought about the task of sorting out Chen Maosheng's classified files yesterday, but the corners of her lips twitched. She wondered if Chen Inspector had completed his work well.

A corner of the official uniform of the five-python four-claw python robe appeared in the lobby.

The man kneeling under the hall raised his head and glanced at her quietly. He was surprised by her too young and handsome appearance, and looked away, but with a bit of bitterness.The messy beard covered most of the expression on his face, this man, can this new county magistrate really help him?

Wen Yu's cold and handsome face didn't have much expression, she clenched her hand tightly and then slowly loosened it, feeling numb and indescribable.

She lowered her eyebrows and looked at the person in the hall, a little surprised, and looked away again.

Wen Yu sat on the chair, raised his hands and dropped them, with a "pop", the gavel sounded.

Officials from the six divisions and three shifts gathered in the lobby, and as the gavel fell, they began to beat the ground rhythmically with sticks, calling out "mighty" in a long and neat voice, and the lingering lingering sound made people tremble.And this kind of extremely shocking majesty and frightening ceremony is mainly used to train and restrain the people.

Wen Yu looked at the paper in his hand carefully, with a dignified look on his face, blinked his eyes, and then slowly said: "Wu Guhe, twenty-two years old, lives in Wujia Village, the northern suburb of Yi Xin County."

The beard almost covered the entire face, the hair was messy, and his face was depressed.Don't say twenty years old, with his appearance, it is not surprising to say that he is forty years old.

Wu Guhe shuddered, and he quickly raised his head and said, "It's the villain."

Wen Yu put the pleading paper on the case: "You are suing today, but this is Wang Chuanqi, a local squire Wang Chuanqi in Yi Xin?"

Wu Guhe licked his lips nervously, nodded heavily and said, "My lord, this is the person that the villain is telling me about."

"Half a year ago, the Wang family sent people to smash your shop, rob your sister, and send someone to break your right leg. Is it true? Who can testify?"A hint of majesty that cannot be deceived.

"I, the villain's younger sister, is still in the Wang family, and the carpenter's shop has been destroyed."

"The Wang family forced me to sign a pledge, and the storefront is no longer mine. Also, my shop assistants and nearby neighbors can testify."

Wu Guhe's lips had already been bitten by himself, his eye sockets were covered with red blood, and his voice was dry: "My lord, the villain is telling the truth."

After he finished speaking, the hall of the county government office became completely quiet.

Wen Yu glanced at Wu Guhe, and the look of compassion flashed across his eyes.

She tapped the table with her fingers, her voice was cold, but she said to Chen Maosheng who was waiting at the side: "Inspector Chen, what I ordered you yesterday - how is the progress now?"

Wu Guhe raised his head suddenly when he heard Wen Yu's opening, then lowered his head in frustration, yes, nothing changed.The last county magistrate was also like this, he ignored him at all, and let him come here to report to the officials again and again, but it was of no use. In the end, the yamen servants directly stopped him.

His face seemed to be cast in concrete, and he knelt there sluggishly. He didn't cry, but his body began to tremble. It was a choking sound that suppressed crying to the extreme.

But no one in this lobby paid attention to him, or ignored his existence.

Wen Yu's voice just fell.

Chen Maosheng immediately stepped forward, cursing in his heart and still looking honest and honest: "The lower officials are stupid, and they are promoted again today, maybe it will take a while?"

Wen Yu smiled instead of anger, and said lightly: "In this case, Chen Xunjian will not have to come again when he is promoted next time."

Chen Maosheng: "This is not what I mean by being an official, please forgive me! I am humbled to mean...what you have ordered, my lord, I will definitely complete it on time."

Standing next to Wen Yu, the director Ma Hongchang held his breath, mother!The new county magistrate doesn't seem to like Chen Maosheng.

Well, if the two of them really had a conflict after this, something serious would happen!He has to be careful in the future, not to provoke the spearhead.

There was a smile in Wen Yu's voice: "Chen Xunjian, don't be so nervous, I don't want you to do something big, I believe in Chen Xunjian's ability. And I'm not a harsh person, just sort out those files tomorrow morning.”

Chen Maosheng couldn't say anything, and nodded heavily, holding back his anger but he could only agree: "Your official will do his best, and you will never disappoint your lord's expectations."

Wen Zhen: "Since that's the case, then you should take someone to Wang's house to bring Wang Chuanqi and all the witnesses of the case to the court."

Wu Guhe froze in place, couldn't help crying so much that he coughed and choked, the sound of crying also took his throat, and his disheveled hair was scattered.He kowtowed indiscriminately: "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord."

But he didn't even know whether Wen Yu would judge the case fairly, but he just summoned someone, and this appearance was really sad.

Chen's mansion.

"Master, I heard that the county magistrate tried the case this morning. It was about the incident caused by the young master of the Wang family last year."

With his scarred right hand, Chen Xiangkun tapped the pipe on the corner of the sandalwood table, flicked away some soot, then let out a breath slowly, and said with great interest: "I don't know if this new county magistrate can bring me something.How much fun."