Chapter 255: Don’t leave someone else’s house empty-handed
Mao Chunfang said: "Although Mr. Xiao Meng and I are both county magistrates, in terms of status and background, I am far inferior to him. How can I dare to embarrass him?"
Wei Fangyun looked directly at him and said: "Don't say such things. You are both county magistrates, and the power given to you by the court is the same. If he really acts arrogantly and hinders you, you can naturally stop him."
Mao Chunfang didn't speak, but showed an expression of knowing that you and I know everything.
Wei Fangyun was disgusted by him. In the past, he felt that this person was a bit refreshing when dealing with Mao Chunfang, but now, his good impression is gone.
"I will find Meng Changqing. If he takes it seriously, I will tell him to stop immediately."
"That's really a big thank you to Mr. Futai. Thank you for being able to uphold justice for me."
"It's nothing, you go back and listen to the news." Wei Fangyun was angry at what he said.
If this was a person he had never interacted with before, Wei Fangyun wouldn't pay attention to this kind of yin and yang energy, but he happened to be someone he had gotten along well with before.
Mao Chunfang came to Wei Fangyun in a strange way, and his master was not idle either. The post house was cleaned up overnight, and the news was spread throughout the night.
Early in the morning that day, the master personally went to the post house to wait, but he couldn't find anyone after waiting around.
"What's going on?" Master asked the people around him, "Didn't the news get out?"
"The news has spread, and I personally told the nearest few."
"Why no one came, you go and ask."
The people around the master immediately went to the nearest Li Zheng's house. When they arrived at his house, they could not find him. His family said that he was out of town for something and would not be back for three to five days.
The man asked again: "Why don't you let him stay in the inn?"
The family was in a dilemma and said something unexpected happened. Li Zheng was rushing to deal with it and did not have time to notify the government.
This was the reason given by Li Zheng's family, but on the way out, the master's men met a man who was not dealing with Li Zheng and told him that Li Zheng did not want to pay for the post house, so he hid out overnight.
The man told the master what he heard, and the master slammed the table angrily, "What on earth did you say? Who said they should pay for it?"
The master's subordinates were puzzled: "If they don't pay, do they want us to pay for it? You also know the temper of our adults. If you haven't said it clearly, who dares to waive the expenses here?"
The master sighed heavily, "Forget it, it doesn't matter if they ran away, we can't find them, and it's impossible for those people in Beishan County to find them."
No one expected that the Beishan County government officials did not find the master, but went directly to the government office and asked the chief clerk of the government office to dig out the census book for the most recent year.
The chief bookkeeper could only use the excuse that he did not have the authority to show the statistical books to others without the county boss asking.
Yang Zheng took a few steps forward, held the handle of the knife in his hand, pressed it against the main book with an angry face, and asked word for word: "Do you really want to do this?"
The chief clerk backed away repeatedly, then fell to the ground, "This is the Yangmen County government office, and I am also a court official. How dare you threaten me!" These words were said without any momentum.
Yang Zheng only felt that it was not easy to do this. He had already passed the obvious path, but there were still people who were secretly obstructing him. Yangmen County alone had made it difficult several times.
Is it that hard to do something?
Yang Zheng was tired from days of hard work, coupled with the breath he had been holding in his heart for a long time. At this time, he was emotionally unstable and said irritably: "Is the development of Beishan County for me, for Mr. Meng himself? We are working so hard to strengthen the border, is it? For Liangzhou, for the whole Daliang!
Is your heart indifferent to right from wrong? If you only hold on to this small profit in front of you and hold us back, what on earth do you want? What do you have to do to force us to be willing? ”
Yang Zheng's voice became louder and louder as he spoke. After saying this, he realized that he had lost control of his emotions. It was really inappropriate to yell at officials in other people's yamen. He coughed twice in embarrassment and said hurriedly: "I'm sorry." He took two steps forward, trying to pull the person up, "Are you okay?"
The chief clerk shrank back, avoiding Yang Zheng's hand, and leaned against the bookshelf before standing up. He tremblingly took out the things Yang Zheng wanted from the book box, "Look, but you can't destroy it, and you can't take it out. This is the rule of the court.”
"Thank you." Yang Zheng immediately sat down and rummaged through the book. The book was full of small words. It was very difficult for him to read it. Then he saw the chief bookkeeper standing aside timidly. He thought that he was the professional in this, so he might as well He invited the person to the chair and said, "Can you please help me, chief clerk? I have bad eyesight. Please check these people for me to see if there are any records." The chief clerk was afraid of the big knife hanging on his waist and did not dare to say anything. , I can only listen to him honestly, hoping that the county master will come back as soon as possible.
Beishan County.
Meng Changqing posted a recruitment notice and went out. The yamen was recruiting people to build houses. How much did the masons cost for the day shift and the night shift?
As soon as the news on the notice spread, people all over the county jumped for joy.
I have a job to do again, which means I can make money again. This time I even work night shifts, so I don’t miss the chance to do my own family work during the day.
In an instant, the open space next to the Yamen was filled with people.
This time Meng Changqing brought Cai to interview these people, but the main government officials were really unavailable.
She was busy here, but she didn't expect that there would be another trouble in Yangmen County.
Yang Zheng was blocked in someone else's county government office, and he was bumped into by the master and Mao Chunfang who came back from outside.
Mao Chunfang let out a strange "ouch" at the door of the main bookkeeper's office, and then said: "You can just let me bully you."
After saying that, he left, and the master who expected him to bring justice to the chief clerk was dumbfounded.
Yang Zheng is different from Wei Fangyun. He can pretend not to hear such weird words, as long as they don't hinder what he wants to do.
Master is stuck in the middle.
Mao Chunfang couldn't get any results from his inquiry, and Meng Changqing, who couldn't afford to offend him, was just hanging there. The current scene was very ridiculous compared to the efforts he had made for Yangmen County.
"Tch! I don't care anymore, I am a master, what should I worry about!"
At the Beishan County Yamen Gate, it is not just the original residents who want to make money. These people who have just arrived in Beishan County do not want to miss the opportunity when they see it.
Fortunately, the interviewer was Meng Changqing, and each one went by very quickly. In two hours, the people needed were finalized, and then they were divided into groups and appointed team leaders and monitors.
This way, she has a lot less things to worry about.
Seeing everyone getting busy in an orderly manner, Meng Changqing was about to go back, but saw Mancang walking out with a bowl of hot water at the door.
Meng Changqing had not spoken to Mancang much in the past few days. Now when he saw her going out from the east gate alone, he immediately called her, "Where are you going?"
Meng Changqing bent down to talk to her.
"Going to see friends."
"What does this mean?" Meng Changqing pointed to the water bowl.
"This is a gift."
"Gift?" Meng Changqing was surprised.
"Madam said you can't go to someone else's house empty-handed. That would be rude." Mancang could understand Meng Changqing's eyes and added: "Madam also said that etiquette is light but affection is heavy."
"It's not like this. Who is your friend?"