Chapter 1083 The New County Magistrate
In mid-August, it was hot in the south of the Yangtze River. Especially in the afternoon, the sun was like fire, the earth was generating heat waves, and the sky and the earth were like a steamer.
In the steamer of heaven and earth, villages are dotted here and there, forming a semicircle and guarding a small county town, which can barely be considered a city.
The circumference of the small county town is about six kilometers. The city wall is not high. It looks like about five meters. It is not much higher than the courtyard walls of the wealthy families in the city. The wall is made of earth and covered with white ash. Because it rains a lot in the south of the Yangtze River and the small county is close to the coast, there is more rain and the weather is humid. Many parts of the wall are soaked and damaged by rainwater, making it dilapidated and dilapidated.
There are four gates in the small county. The east gate is called Yingxi Gate, the south gate is called Guanlan Gate, the west gate is called Daifen Gate, and the north gate is called Wangyue Gate. There is an urn outside each gate, but The urn city is even more dilapidated than the city wall.
People rushing in and out of the city gate for their livelihood and life feel as if they are being roasted by the sun when they step out of the urn city gate. Even though he was wearing a hat and a wet towel around his neck, he couldn't help but sweat profusely. He couldn't help but open his mind, grab the clothes up and down with his hands and fan himself, and he couldn't help but sweat.
The dilapidated and dilapidated city gate made people reluctant to leave it at this time.
“Oh my god, this dog’s day, no, no, no, it’s too hot, let’s take a rest and wait until the sun turns a little bit before going down to the ground.”
“Let’s go and have a rest under the wall. , this field is not in a hurry at this moment, the heat of this day can turn people into dried meat, at this moment There will definitely be something wrong with the heat. If we get burned by the sun, who will care about the mother-in-law and the children at home?"
"Hahaha, Liu Laosan, my house lives next door to yours. If you get burned by the heat. Come on, your mother-in-law, let me take care of it for you.”
"Go away, fuck your mother. Even if you, Zhang Laowu, are overheated, I'm fine. Your mother-in-law, I'll help you. I'm sure you'll have another big fat boy after ten months, hahaha." ."
Outside Wangyue Gate at the north gate, there is a group of five or six A man with an open mind and a hoe on his shoulders couldn't stand the scorching sun. He laughed and came to the base of the city wall, found a shady spot, put the hoe in his hand aside, sat down on the ground, and He pulled his clothes to fan himself while laughing and scolding.
Farmer men are like this. They come and go with vulgar and dirty words, which adds a lot of fun to the tiring days.
“Hey, look, in the pavilion in front, isn’t that our county magistrate?! Last time, the sister of the lame Liu at the east end of Zhangwang Village next to our village married him as the third mistress. Concubine? On the day his sister was picked up, I happened to be doing repairs at the blacksmith shop in Zhangwang Village. Hoe, I saw him. The villager in Zhangwang Village nodded like a grandson in front of him. And the one next to him must be the boss of our county. And the one next to him is not the county chief. The famous squire Mr. Zhang, and that one, that one is the county’s head catcher, right, and that one? That, that, dear. What kind of day is it today? Why are all the respectable people in Jingnan County running outside the city to bask in the sun? Normally, we don’t see these big men once a year, but today? Why are we all getting together? It’s not too hot!”
A man? When he sat down to rest, he suddenly saw a lot of people gathering under the pavilion in the distance. With his sharp eyes, he immediately recognized the county magistrate among them. He couldn't help but screamed in surprise, and then he recognized several more people. , they were all prominent figures in Jingnan County, and they couldn't help but become curious.
"Hey, it's true. I know the guy fanning beside the pavilion. He's the king of our town. What's going on? These people are either officials or rich. Anyway, they're all respectable. Why are they running away? Are you here? What are you doing?" The man next to him shouted, and he recognized Wang Yuanwai in the crowd, who was the most respectable person in the village.
"What's going on?"
"What bad water are these dogs talking about?"
Other men who were resting also noticed it, and they were all curious. Unexpectedly, he started to guess in surprise.
“You don’t know this, right? Haha.”
Next to the farmer men, there was an old man in long clothes. He was also sitting under the wall to enjoy the shade. Hearing what the men said, he stroked his beard and laughed.
"You are Mr. Yao. I recognize you. You are a sensible person in Dayao Village. You are responsible for all the affairs in the village. My wife is from Dayao Village. You are always knowledgeable. Guang, please tell us what's going on. We in Jingnan County are famous. Why are you all here?" Someone among the farmers recognized the old man in long clothes and knew that he was a sensible person from Dayao Village. He had studied for several years. Although he had not passed the exam, he knew more than the farmers. He is recognized by the village as well-informed and would be consulted on anything in the village.
"It turns out it's Mr. Yao. We've heard it too. Please explain it to us so that we don't have to open our eyes and guess. If we don't know why it's such a big thing, go back. It must be so boring that I can’t even sleep.”
Other farm men also said, asking Mr. Yao to tell them.
"Haha, okay, okay, then I will tell you what to do, so that you don't have to laugh."
Mr. Yao stroked his beard and smiled. He liked the feeling of being surrounded by others, being asked for knowledge, and being the center of attention.
“Thank you, Mr. Yao.”
The farmers gathered around, each with curious eyes.
"I also learned this news from my old friend Zhang Jiaoyu, so I just sat here and waited to open my eyes." Mr. Yao glanced at the farmer men and was very satisfied with their curious eyes. Huzi began to say, "Today is the day when our new magistrate of Jingnan County takes office. So, we We, Jingnan County officials, subordinates, teachings, instructions, scriptures, official codes, and students, as well as local officials, wealthy businessmen, gentry and elders, etc., all have to go out of the city to the official pavilion to receive the new magistrate. City."
"Huh? The day when the new county magistrate takes office?" The farmers opened their mouths.
"Of course." Yao Lao nodded.
“Another one is here to die, what’s there to think about?” A farmer man smacked his lips and uttered a sentence, a little gloating.
“Nonsense.” Mr. Yao turned his head and glared at him.
"Mr. Yao, I'm not talking nonsense. Seven magistrates have died in our county in the past five years." The farmer scratched his head and muttered, "It's only been eight months this year. Two county magistrates have already died."
"What do you know!" Mr. Yao glared at him again, "What is a magistrate? A magistrate is a parent officer. What does a parent officer mean? A parent officer is the parents of our people. Can you curse your parents behind their backs?!"< br>
"I also know that the magistrate is the official of our parents, but aren't there some magistrates who are just kidding? They don't look like parents at all. As for the first magistrate who died, he was judging cases, he was judging money, who He would judge whoever gave him more money. Why did Liu Laoshi fight so hard with him? It wasn't because he judged the case randomly. We all saw it with our own eyes. Landlord Liu robbed Liu Laoshi. His daughter-in-law also beat Liu Laoshi half to death, but just because Landlord Liu gave money to the dog magistrate, the county magistrate opened his eyes and made wild judgments, saying that Liu Laoshi's daughter-in-law seduced Landlord Liu and Liu Laoshi extorted money. Landlord Liu, Landlord Liu beat him in self-defense, Bah Liu has been honest all his life, and he was forced to kill the dog magistrate." The farmer was a little dissatisfied.
“Yes, and the county magistrate who was killed by the Miao man while suppressing the rebellion. He usually knew how to make money and play with women. How could he be killed while suppressing the rebellion? He was obviously drinking and playing with women, and he immediately became famous. Damn it, the superiors are afraid of embarrassment and say they will suppress the rebellion. They just bully outsiders and don’t know about it. Who in Jingnan doesn’t know about it? "The crops next to it. The man also said, "Also, forget it, let's not talk about the rest. It's not easy to find someone who is not so greedy and not so bad. As a result, he died faster, and he couldn't find out why he died."
"Searching for rumors, if there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense, be careful that trouble comes from your mouth." Yao Lao glared at them again.
"We know, haven't we always told you, we are just not lucky enough to be a good magistrate. Our next door is next door to Chun'an County, and Hai Rui Hai County has many magistrates. Well, when Bao Qingtian was still alive, he didn’t give a thumbs up when he mentioned Haizhi County. "Farmers are a little envious of the people of Chun'an County and envy them for having a good magistrate.
When the farmer mentioned Haizhi County, Mr. Yao couldn't help but be a little distracted, and said with some lack of confidence, "Maybe our magistrate is a good magistrate."
"It's a good idea to know the county, hehe." The farmer smiled, shook his head, and gave up hope of what Mr. Yao said.
"Look, the new magistrate is here, he's so young."
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd, and they all stood up and pointed towards the front.
In the distance, a carriage, escorted by six riders, stopped in front of the reception pavilion. A young man opened the carriage door curtain and appeared in front of everyone, dressed in the uniform of a magistrate and county official. He was dusty and had a very honest smile on his face. (End of this chapter)