Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 347: Gossip

As soon as Meng Changqing came back, he went into the study and checked the accounts he had previously sorted out again. After confirming that they were correct, he found Qi Renli and asked him to withdraw money from the warehouse.

After Qi Renli weighed the money, sweat broke out on his head. He took off his sweat towel and wiped it while asking, "Do you want to pay it all back today?"

"It's still early." Meng Changqing thanked him for his hard work, "Have you checked Curry's money with the balance in the account?"

Qi Renli nodded, "That's right, but once the money is paid back, there won't be much left in the library. You told me before that we need to build the school and the new street before winter, so the money in the library will definitely not be enough.

Otherwise, it’s better to delay the payment of this money.”

"I promised them to pay it back now. If I don't keep my promise, both the prefect and I will be looked down upon." Meng Changqing said, "Besides, even if we have this money, it is not enough to build a new street. We have to find another way."

Every time Meng Changqing mentioned that there was not enough money, Qi Renli didn't dare to raise his head, and it was the same now.

Meng Changqing signed the account book and said to Fang He who was helping behind him, "Call Bafang over."

By the time the carriage was ready and the cash box was safely placed, Bafang had not arrived yet. Meng Changqing was about to find someone to urge him again when he saw Laicai walking quickly towards him from the back door.

"Master." Lai Cai stood in front of Meng Changqing, "Bafang went to the school to look for Madam. I asked Fang He to go look for her. It will probably take a while for her to arrive. You have something urgent to do here. I will do it for you."

Meng Changqing thought that as long as she was not the one delivering it herself, it would be the same whether Bafang or Laicai went, so she carefully handed over all the things she had sorted to Laicai, "Each package is marked with the name of the county, just return it with the correct name, and if they have any objections, you can give them the account book for verification.

If you still have a problem, just say you have no right to deal with it. Come back to me and remember to ask him to write down the difference in amount. "

Lai Cai was worried: "I don't show up often, so I'm afraid those government offices won't recognize me."

"You are my sworn brother. I am too busy at the county office to leave, so I asked you to do it. This is to give enough face to the county offices."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Laicai was about to go and get the horse.

"Wait a minute, have you eaten?" Meng Changqing asked.

From Cai’s expression, we can tell that he hasn’t had time to eat yet.

Meng Changqing: "You will be traveling to several counties. Bring some dry food and water with you. Be sure to be safe. I will send Zuo Datou and his men in plain clothes to follow you." "Yes."

Meng Changqing had just watched Laicai walk away when Fang He called Bafang out of the school.

Before Fang He called him, Ba Fang was squatting next to Wen, talking excitedly. Not only did he talk about what happened in the prefecture this morning, he also actively expressed his own opinions, "It's very strange. Why did Lord Sun tell the young master something that the prefect didn't say? I always feel that there is some conspiracy."

"What did the young master say?" asked Mrs. Wen.

"The young master asked Wang Xun to investigate." Bafang guessed, "I guess the young master is not optimistic about this matter, otherwise he would not have specifically asked Wang Xun to go."

"Since the young master has his own plans, then let's listen to her." Wen turned around and thanked Banfang for coming to tell her about this matter. She also said that if she encountered any problems in the future, as long as the young master had an idea, she would listen to him.

Bafang understood what Wen meant. From now on, the young master would be in charge of everything.

At this moment, Fang He called him from outside in a low voice.

Bafang tiptoed out along the wall, "What's the matter?"

"Lord Meng is looking for you. I don't know what it is."

Bafang hurried to the yamen, and when he found Meng Changqing, he learned that the job that the young master originally wanted him to do fell to Laicai.

"I won't run around anymore." After reflecting on it, Bafang promised Meng Changqing, "If I go out in the future, I will definitely ask you if you have anything to do."

Meng Changqing, who was originally tidying up his desk, looked up at him with narrowed eyes, "You have time to stand there and chat, why don't you come over and give me a hand?"

The collection of grain and taxes for this season has come to an end, and all relevant lists and records retained by the government offices must be compiled into books and sealed.

Originally Qi Renli was here to help, but his runners came to report that two merchants in the market had a conflict, so he rushed to deal with it. So Meng Changqing was left alone to deal with these things.

The government office needs two helpers to handle these trivial tasks. Bafang can't be relied on, he is too impatient, and Laicai can't be relied on, he is too careful, if she wants to do something in the future, I'm afraid she won't be able to hide it from Laicai's eyes.

Meng Changqing thought, she should have asked someone for help earlier. She always had to handle everything by herself. How could she have time to enjoy herself?
I wonder if she has had a few days of leisure since she came to Beishan County for so long?