Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 519 Two Happy Families
Jiang Chan poured a bowl of wine for Luo Sanmu, "Just drink this bowl. You have to go to the government office at noon tomorrow, so don't be late."

"Good good."

"Eat vegetables, Xidong, eat more vegetables!" Jiang Chan put a chicken leg into Zheng Xidong's bowl while speaking.

Luo Sanmu said, "I have to thank Xidong, otherwise how could we have a peaceful meal like this?"

"The villagers have good intentions," Jiang Chan said. "They all know that you are going to the county government office, but no one came to greet you. We have to wonder if we have offended someone in the past."

Luo Sanmu took a sip of wine and said, "That's right! Xidong, eat more, don't be polite."

The food in Zheng Xidong's bowl was piled to the top. "Uncle and aunt are so kind to me. I can't eat any more in this bowl."

"You are in the period of growth, so you need to eat more..."

Jiang Chan had barely started to speak when Luo Shitou interrupted, "Sister Xidong, what are you and my sister going to do after entering the government office? Are you going to patrol the streets like Uncle Gou and the others?"

Jiang Chan also became worried. "It's nothing to patrol the streets normally. The government won't ask you to patrol at night, right?"

"Probably not." Zheng Xidong analyzed, "Since they are divided into civil and military, the tasks they have to do should be different. I think they will mostly help the adults in the county government to deal with some trivial matters."

"That would be great." Jiang Chan said, "You two girls are destined to be together. You have had a good relationship before, and now you can pass the examination together and go to work in the county government. You can help each other in the government.

Xidong, I would like to trouble you to take care of Yun'er. Although you are about the same age, you have a good temper, are more decisive, and can make decisions better than her. I will feel relieved if you look after her."

Zheng Xidong did not refuse at all. "I am able to be taken care of by my uncle and aunt, thanks to Yun'er. If Yun'er needs any help in the future, I will definitely help without hesitation."

at the same time.

Pingbei Village.

Old Lady Zeng stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked out.

Zeng Dashan went out twice and saw her standing by the stick, so he advised her, "Go sit inside and wait. He will come back naturally when he is old enough."

Zeng's mother was still worried. "I heard that the third child must be exhausted after running dozens of miles and carrying heavy loads of stones. Don't let him fall asleep on the road."

"What are you standing at the door and reading?" Chi Chunmei came out of the house, her face and tone full of impatience, "You expect me to go out and look for it for you? Don't dream on, and don't stand there for people to see!"

Old Lady Zeng sighed inwardly, too lazy to say anything to her, and turned around to look at the road leading into the village.

Chi Chunmei wanted to say something, but Zeng Dashan stopped her and said, "Say less."

"What? Now that her son has gone to government office, I can't afford to offend him anymore?" Chi Chunmei didn't look happy with Zeng Laoer either. She rolled her eyes in front of him before going back to the house.

He went in and slammed the door.

Old Lady Zeng looked at the road with a dazed look in her eyes, supporting herself on the wooden stick with both hands, still maintaining the previous posture, but it was unclear whether she was waiting for Old Third Zeng, or for something that would never come.

She drooped her eyelids, endured the pain in her back, picked up the lamp beside the courtyard gate, and walked into the house leaning on a wooden stick.

At this moment, I heard someone shouting in the distance, "Mom!" The voice was getting closer and closer, "Mom, it's so cold, why are you waiting for me outside?"

Zeng Laosan came out from the shadows, carrying something in one hand and supporting Zeng Lao Niang with the other.

"Why did you come back so late?" Zeng's mother's heart finally settled down.

The door of Zeng Laoer's house next door opened again.

Zeng Laosan helped the man into the house and added two more pieces of firewood to the kang before speaking, "Someone I know insisted on inviting me to dinner in the county town, so I came back late. I originally asked a fellow villager to bring you a message, but he left so quickly."

He opened the lid of the pot in front of him and saw that there was only a bowl of porridge inside, so he asked Zeng Lao Niang, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat up. The porridge in the pot is reserved for you. If you haven't eaten enough outside, drink the porridge." Old Lady Zeng put away the wooden stick, took off her shoes, and leaned against the kang.

"I'm full, so I brought you some food." Zeng Laosan opened an oil-paper package and found half a roast chicken inside. He opened a chicken leg and handed it to Zeng Laoniang, "Mom, you should also try the roast chicken sold in Xinjie."

Zeng Lao Niang refused to eat it and wanted to save it for Zeng Lao San tomorrow.

"Mom! Just listen to me. I think you will be happier eating it than I am eating it myself." Zeng Lao San insisted, "This meat is very tender. You can eat it even if you don't have teeth."

Zeng Lao Niang couldn't refuse, so she took it and took a bite, "It's delicious. I've never eaten such delicious chicken in my life."

"I will buy it often in the future." Zeng Laosan promised, "I heard from my friends that the salary paid by the government is not bad, enough to support my mother and me."

Zeng's mother said no, it was not easy to earn money, and in the past the family was a burden, and the third son had never been able to get married at his age. But now it's finally good, as he has become a member of the yamen, and there are people willing to arrange a marriage for him.

Zeng Laosan wanted to interrupt the conversation, but he heard Zeng Laoniang ask, "I heard from the villagers that you ran dozens of miles and someone robbed you on the road?"

"It's not dozens of miles, maybe ten miles at most. It's not robbery, who dares to rob in Beishan County? It's just to rob the small flags that the government has placed on the road in advance, let's not talk about that."

Zeng Lao San had some good news to share with Zeng Lao Niang. He said happily, "Only three people passed the test yesterday. Guess who passed?"

"Who?" Seeing how happy he was, Zeng's mother guessed that it was a family member. It couldn't be the second son's family, so it could only be the "eldest son?"

"He is the village chief. If he wants to sign up, he has to resign in advance. It's not him, it's my sister-in-law!" Zeng Lao San said, "My sister-in-law is really smart. The other two are studying seriously in school with their teachers, but my sister-in-law can still find time to go to class and learn so well while taking care of the children and working in the fields! It's not easy."

When it comes to Mei Zi, Zeng Lao Niang didn't dare to say anything. After all, she was the one who felt sorry for her.

Zeng Lao Niang was filled with all kinds of emotions, but she only said one sentence, "She is a woman, and if someone bullies her in the government office, you have to help her."

Zeng Lao San didn't even think about it and said, "That's for sure."

Zeng Lao Niang looked at her son and said what she had said before, "In a few days, a matchmaker will come to our house. You can build the wall in the middle while you have free time."

"Why are you saying all this?" Zeng Lao San thought about Mei Zi's experience and was unwilling to bring a good woman into such a home. Even if a wall was built, could it really separate the second brother's family?
Zeng's mother has seen what kind of life Zeng's third son has been leading these days. She cannot let the third son be dragged down for his whole life because of the second son's family. If it really comes to that, it will be her fault as a mother.

"You must have your own family, even if you have to live alone like your elder brother..."

"I know, I know. That's all nonsense. Let's think about it later." Zeng Lao San said, "You should go to bed early. When I have a chance, I will ask Lord Meng for some medicine to treat your waist. Lord Meng is definitely better than the doctors in the city."