Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 456: A Banquet

After leaving the study, Cheng Guang stood stupidly in the yard for a while, until Zhou Xing, who was passing by, called him, and then he came to his senses.

"What are you thinking about, Lord Chief Clerk?" Zhou Xing wanted to pat him with the hand that was covering his nose.

Cheng Guang immediately stepped aside and said, "Stand still for a moment, are you making fun of me too?"

Zhou Xing took his hand back and asked in confusion, "How did I make fun of you?"

Cheng Guang waved his hand and said, "Go do what you need to do."

Thinking about Zhou Xing's call of "Master Chief Clerk" just now, Cheng Guang felt that he was unworthy of the title. If he could handle everything properly after taking over, he could still respond with peace of mind temporarily, but he was caught making a mistake.

He thought again of Lord Meng's expression in the study just now, and the cup of tea that he dared not drink.

When Captain Yang was still around, he thought that Lord Meng was easy to talk to, loyal to his people, and had no official airs.

Now that there was one less layer in the middle, he stood directly next to Lord Meng, and he had to use his brain to think about what kind of person his superior was.

Some facts really cannot be thought about too carefully, the more you think about them the more frightening they become.

On the 18th of this month, the temperature dropped sharply.

Meng Changqing wrapped himself in thick clothes and went around checking the housing conditions of the people to see if there were still people living in leaky and broken mud houses. If so, he would find out the reason, whether they were lazy or unable to earn wages through labor due to physical reasons. If it was the latter, the county government would give appropriate subsidies to allow them to repair their houses.

Because of this incident, the people of Beishan County praised Meng Changqing for his kindness.

On the same day, Meng Changqing had just returned to the county government office when the bailiff Zou Yan caught up with her.

Meng Changqing asked him, "What happened?"

Zou Yan usually guarded the gate of Yangmen County, on the one hand to assist the Yangmen County guards in guarding the checkpoint, and on the other hand to gather information.

At this time, he would not appear in the county government office for no reason.

Zou Yan replied, "The Lord of Yangmen County ordered a banquet in the county town and sent it to Liangzhou Prefecture." Meng Changqing calculated the time and found that Lord Liu had been here for about ten days. Mao Chunfang finally couldn't sit still anymore.

"Is there any other news?" Meng Changqing asked.

"No, I thought this was strange, so I came back to tell you."

"Well done! Go find Cheng Guang to claim your reward."

Zou Yan immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, sir."

Meng Changqing analyzed in his mind that even if Mao Chunfang wanted to give in, he openly gave Liu Dexiang a table of food. How could he be sure that Liu Dexiang would accept it?

Unless he has something that Liu Dexiang covets, it cannot be money.

Liu Dexiang's official rank is higher than Mao Chunfang. As long as he stays in this position for a long time, he will inevitably have more and more money and treasures.

So apart from this, what else could make Liu Dexiang jealous?

Meng Changqing suddenly remembered what Wei Fangyun said, that the new prefect had no background.

It is obvious that what Liu Dexiang wants is the relationship with Mao Chunfang's superiors.

Meng Changqing didn't know at the moment that what she speculated was exactly the same as the actual situation.

Mao Chunfang used a table of food and her relationship with Feng Zhongan to knock on the door of the government office.

"Sir Liu, I was unwell earlier and was very busy with official duties at the county office. I was unable to get away and was unable to greet you in time. I hope you can understand."

Mao Chunfang raised his glass towards Liu Dexiang.

Liu Dexiang smiled and took a sip of the wine glass. "No, I don't want you to leave your official duties and come to meet me when I take office. It's good for you to come when you are free. You won't delay anything."

Mao Chunfang followed suit and laughed, "Lord Liu is simple and unpretentious, and he is a role model for us officials."