Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 631 The more troublesome, the better

Xi Dong can't ride a horse, so when she goes back with Meng Changqing, she'll have to share a horse with someone else, just like when she came.

Many people were envious when they saw her mount the horse.

I envy the clothes she's wearing, I envy her having a horse to ride, and I envy her being able to walk with government officials.

Most people hope that their own children will be successful in the future.

Of course, there were a very few people with mental problems who pointed fingers at Xi Dong, saying that if she sat on a horse with a man, it would be difficult to talk about her in the future.

Xi Dong ignored these voices, whether they were envious or gossipy.

Once outside the village, Meng Changqing said to Xidong, "Since we have some free time these next couple of days, let Master Xi take you horseback riding this afternoon."

Xi Dong understood Meng Changqing's meaning and apologized, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

She felt guilty because she had already troubled the county government repeatedly with her family matters.

Meng Changqing waved his hand, "Don't say that. It's good that things have been settled. You won't have any worries in the future."

To accommodate Xi Dong's feelings, the horses did not go fast.

Xi Dong was afraid that Meng Changqing would misunderstand that she hadn't done anything, so she explained, "This morning I talked to my father, and I thought he might argue with my uncle, but I didn't expect it to affect my mother."

“That’s normal,” Meng Changqing said. “Many times, even if we have a plan, the people we’ve schemed against won’t necessarily follow our ideas. All we can do is try our best to push things forward, observe closely, and then act at the right time.”

But regardless of the process, the result was ultimately good.

Meng Changqing wasn't afraid of her subordinates causing her such trouble; on the contrary, the more trouble she encountered, the better she understood them.

Once the matter was settled, everyone in the village, whether they were there to watch the excitement or to help, dispersed.

But there was one more person, Zheng Linsheng, whom everyone considered a terrible person, who was still wandering around outside. He had taken money from his family and was determined to leave Beishan County and live a carefree life elsewhere.

But soon after crossing the treacherous mountain, he realized that he had no travel permit or official documents to enter the pass, and he could not leave Beishan County at all.

Exhausted and hungry, Zheng Jiasheng found a rock by the roadside and sat down.

He was the kind of person who lived one day at a time and didn't have any plans. Even now, he wasn't worried about his situation. All he could think about was teaching Zheng Jiasheng a lesson so that he wouldn't go back easily.

Since I had money on me anyway, I decided to spend it all in Xinjie.

He thought it was his idea, and that's what he did.

He returned to Anxi Village only after he had no copper coins left.

It was already late at night.

He was carrying unfinished snacks in his hand, walking unsteadily, humming a wild tune he'd heard somewhere.

Only after opening the door and seeing the figure lying on the bed did he impatiently curl his lip, "It's just a few dollars, and you're trying to take advantage of me? Fine, fine, you go back first, I'll go find Xi tomorrow..."

Zheng Jiasheng, who hadn't slept at all, was furious and jumped up to beat Zheng Linsheng.

Zheng Linsheng screamed and cried as he was beaten, waking up the neighbors and attracting many onlookers.

No matter how noisy it was here, Zhou Erya and Zheng Xichun never came out.

Amidst the accusations from the crowd, Zheng Linsheng finally understood the troubles in Zheng Jiasheng's family. His first reaction was to shirk responsibility, saying, "Your family's affairs have nothing to do with me."

But the kind-hearted neighbors wouldn't let him escape. From then on, they would curse him every time they saw him, and they would also tell their younger generations to leave whenever they saw Zheng Linsheng and never talk to him, because he was no good.