Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 769 Tell Me About Your Side

After Meng Changqing finished speaking, he left with his men, showing no trace of his previous approachable demeanor.

The child hanging on the city wall was so frightened that he wet his pants.

Cheng Guang never expected Meng Changqing to come up with this trick. "Sir, this man is still young. Why don't we give him a few lashes to teach him a lesson, and then make his parents pay compensation?"

“We definitely have to pay compensation,” Meng Changqing said. “How can just a beating teach someone a lesson?”

“But hanging someone on the city wall is a bit…” Cheng Guang didn’t dare to go too far, “Hanging someone for three days might kill them.”

Meng Changqing smiled, and Cheng Guang's eyes widened when he saw the smile. No, what was so funny about what he said?

“A person with such a strong personality doesn’t need to live too long,” Meng Changqing said.

Cheng Guang couldn't understand what he meant by "there's no need to live too long".

This doesn't even sound like human language.

"Sir..." Cheng Guang wanted to persuade him again, after all, it was only a hundred coins stolen, and it would not sound good to make someone pay with their life.

The main problem is that if the news gets out, it will be detrimental to Meng Changqing's own future.

"Don't worry, have Zhang Yuan send someone to keep an eye on him. If he's about to stop breathing, pull him up to rest for a while."

The way Meng Changqing said this made it sound like she was very understanding and kind-hearted.

"Actually, this person is still too young, and no one at home disciplines him, which is why he's like this," Cheng Guang said. "It's also because Dean Mo and Mr. Cai have been away these past few days that these kids have been running wild."

Meng Changqing listened and knew that Cheng Guang wanted to speak up for the child.

She refused to listen. "You've been with me in Beishan County since the very beginning. I've never said I wanted to change the rules from back then. How should theft be punished?"

How to punish him? Chop off his hand. Cheng Guang fell silent. If that's the case, then he really did show leniency.

Even after you've descended the city wall, you can still hear the child's wailing cries.

Cheng Guang could only try a different approach, "Won't his shouting cause any trouble?"

Meng Changqing waved his hand, "Don't ask, who knows?"

She left with the words "who knows" and left, leaving Cheng Guang feeling uneasy. In the end, it was because he hadn't done his job well and hadn't prevented this petty theft, which gave Meng Changqing the opportunity to go crazy.

Meanwhile, Meng Changqing returned to the county government office in a very good mood.

No sooner had I gone inside than I heard people behind me say that Dean Mo had returned.

Meng Changqing hurried to the door and saw Mo Lixiao getting off the carriage.

Only she and Xiaojun were in the car.

"Dean Mo, you must be tired from taking the children out. Please come in and have a seat." Meng Changqing led them to the hall, and before they even reached the entrance, he impatiently asked, "Did everything go smoothly? Did anyone from Beishan County pass the exam?"

Mo Lixiao was surprised that this person could be so calm and composed when they met again.

Some time ago, she heard the news of the war in Liangzhou Prefecture and was restless for several days. She was only relieved when she heard that the Yan army had failed to break through.

Finally, the results of the county examination were announced. She took the children back to Beishan County, but when they passed through the Yangmen County gate, they saw scattered shacks everywhere. She thought that Beishan County had lost half of its county. After asking the children's parents, she learned that Meng Changqing had asked them to move there.

"You still have the mind to ask this?" Mo Li said with a smile. "You only said there might be a war, but it actually happened. Why don't you seem worried at all?"

"There's no use in being anxious. It's not like I can just stop fighting," Meng Changqing said. "Anyway, the Yan army didn't gain any advantage in the two encounters. Let's talk about your side. What's wrong? None of our academy's students passed the exam?"

"How could that be? There were thirteen people who went, and eight of them passed the exam."