Small supermarket welcomes visitors from all directions

Chapter 24: The County Magistrate's Official Robe Was Patched
While counting the gems, Li Zhiguo handed Wang Yue some documents for her to sign. Wang Yue didn't understand: "Uncle Li, what is this?"

"The state has established a company based on this supermarket, called Wanjie Resources Company, which specializes in serving this supermarket. The supermarket's products are sold by Wanjie Company. After discussions among several leaders, you were given 10% of the shares. These documents are equity transfer documents, and you signed them." Li Zhiguo explained.

“For such a large company, is 10% of the shares too much?”

"Not much. Without you, there would be no supermarket. You deserve it."

"I think 10% is too much. I probably won't be able to use that much money. There are many people who really need this money. Why not give it to those who need it more?"

"The money is yours now. No one can stop you from using it in any way you want. If you don't need it, it will still be in the National Bank." Wang Yue thought about it and it seemed to be true.

When all the gems were cleared, Li Zhiguo left two large rubies and sapphires, as well as several small ones, for Wang Yue.

Li Zhiguo's original words were: "Take these gems. I heard from experts that gems of this quality are rare in China. If you come across them, keep a few."

Wang Yue did not refuse.

The weather was still so hot that no one thought of going out. Everyone was busy with their own things. Usually, Li Xiaofei would watch videos on his mobile phone, but today he was actually reading a book.

Wen Hao asked: "Can you understand it?"

"Why can't I understand it? I definitely can't understand the original text, how can I not understand this Chinese?" said Li Xiaofei.

"I'm just curious about why you started reading?" Wen Hao said.

"Wang Yue said that you should read more books, otherwise you won't know why others are laughing at you. You can read more books now if you have nothing to do."

Wen Hao said indifferently: "If others laugh, just laugh along with them."

"What if it's you who's being laughed at?"

"What's the big deal? Just think of it as adding to the jokes. Anyway, I don't know what others are laughing at, and I won't feel sad or disappointed." What a wise way to survive.

A familiar "beep" sound came from the computer, and everyone looked towards the portal at the same time. The figure of a thin old man slowly emerged from the portal.

The old man stood in the door for a long time without moving. He must have been shocked by the display in the supermarket. Wang Yue quickly called him: "Old man, come this way!"

The old man glanced at Wang Yue and said, "Miss, where is this place?"

"This is a supermarket, a place where things are sold. You can take a look and I will get it for you if there is anything you need." Wang Yue explained.

"Thank you, young lady, but I don't have any money. I just want to ask, how did I get here? Can I go back?" The old man is more knowledgeable than ordinary people, but this supermarket is beyond the old man's knowledge. The old man just wants to return to a familiar place.

"Old sir, I see you are not an ordinary person." Wang Yue took a look at his clothes. Ordinary people could not wear silk clothes. Even though it was patched, you have to know that the clothes in ancient times were not as durable as modern ones. They would not become old after a year of wearing and would not break after two or three years of wearing. Therefore, only the top rich people could wear silk without patches in ancient times.

The old man said calmly: "Miss, you are mistaken. I only have these two silk clothes, and they are official uniforms."

Wang Yue was shocked: "This is your official uniform, so you are an official, then why are there patches on the uniform?" "Hello, girl! I am Li Mingrui, the magistrate of Songyuan County." The old man introduced himself to Wang Yue.

"Are you really the county magistrate? I am the owner of this supermarket. My name is Wang Yue." Wang Yue was still very surprised. She then asked the old man to sit on the sofa and introduced other people.

Wang Yue winked at Mr. Jiang, asking him to talk to the county magistrate. Although the dynasty from which this county magistrate came was definitely not from any dynasty in Chinese history, it was still better than others!

Jiang Lao took over the job: "Mr. Li, I see that your condition is not very good. Do you mind telling us? Maybe we can find a way to help you!"

"Can you tell us exactly where you are from?" County Magistrate Li did not answer, waiting to find out what was going on first.

"I'm sorry, I didn't explain it clearly just now. This is a plane supermarket. You can understand that you are no longer in your country. As for going back, it's very simple. You can travel back from where you just came from." Wang Yue explained.

"Are you from Gaochang Kingdom? It seems not. I have seen people from Gaochang Kingdom and they are similar to us. It seems not to be the Southern Ming Kingdom either." County Magistrate Li guessed.

"Mr. Li, we are neither. We are in another dimension, just like two cups of water. You are the cup of water, and we are in the cup. Our dimensional supermarket has a passage connecting the two places. Do you understand this?"

County Magistrate Li nodded: "I almost understand."

"Mr. Li, can you tell me about your story?" Wang Yue was indeed very curious. How could a county magistrate make himself so poor? Didn't the prefect of Qing Dynasty earn 100,000 yuan in three years? Isn't it true that the prefect is also an official, no matter how big or small, and the county magistrate is just a local emperor.

Magistrate Li said, "I am a scholar who studied hard for 20 years and finally passed the imperial examination. I was assigned to Songyuan County at that time. I was full of energy and wanted to do something to make the people under my jurisdiction well fed and clothed. However, I worked diligently and conscientiously for ten years but achieved nothing."

Li Mingrui looked very sad, like a down-and-out old man. Wang Yue noticed something was wrong: "Mr. Li, how old are you?"

Li Mingrui didn't know why Wang Yue asked that, but he still answered: "I am thirty-five this year."

"What? You are only 35 years old?" He looks like he is 50 years old. People would believe him if he said he was 60. I don't know what kind of county this Songyuan County is that makes County Magistrate Li look like he is 50 or 60 years old at the age of 35.

"Yes!" In fact, there is another reason why he looks old, that is, County Magistrate Li has a beard.

Wang Yue pointed at Liu Xuehua and said, "Look at her age."

"This young lady is in her prime." Li Mingrui looked at Liu Xuehua. Her skin was fair and rosy, and there was no trace of wrinkles on her face. It was obvious that she lived a life of luxury.

"Sister Liu, congratulations! You are in your prime." Wang Yue smiled and congratulated Liu Xuehua, and then said to Magistrate Li: "Sister Liu is one year older than you. How did you get yourself into this state?"

Magistrate Li said: "When I first came here, I wanted to do something good. I was sure to encounter many difficulties. I was prepared for all these. Other problems were minor. But there were two things I couldn't solve. My predecessor and my predecessor's predecessor couldn't solve them. They had connections and were transferred. As a poor student, I can only endure the hardship. I can't even get a lateral transfer."

"What exactly is the difficulty?"

"I read the county annals. In the past, Songyuan County was not blessed with good weather, but the people were able to make a living. But more than a decade ago, the weather started to become abnormal."

Everyone thought that Songyuan County had encountered some natural disaster, just like Tang Qiao and his group.