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Chapter 272 A Good Beginning

This time they went south, they walked on the road for nearly three months, and they didn't arrive in Hailing County until early April.

At this time, the fetus in Mu Jiaojiao's womb was already four months old, and a slight bulge could be seen in the lower abdomen.It's just because she was thin and weak, and she suffered from morning sickness along the way, so she lost a lot of weight.The clothes that fit her before were loose and baggy.Covering the belly in this way makes the person appear to be of average stature, and ordinary people can't see anything unusual.

Because the sage called Cui Pu back to Chang'an to report on his duties years ago, not to let him resign and go back to wait for a new appointment, so Cui Pu only returned to Chang'an with Mu Jiaojiao, but left Wang Shiqilang and Mr. Zhuang and his party in Tianchang. county.

After he was appointed after the year, he first sent someone to Tianchang County to deliver a letter to them, so Wang Shiqi and his group moved directly from Tianchang County to Hailing County.

So when Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu arrived, the county government office and the residence had already been packed, and they were just waiting for them to move in with their bags.

This saved Mu Jiaojiao a lot of things.It just so happened that she was tortured to death by the little guy in her belly, and she really didn't have time to care about it.

Cui Pu was also really frightened by watching her speak all kinds of ways along the way.So as soon as he reached the destination, he immediately pressed Mu Jiaojiao on the bed to force the fetus to be installed.

Physician Chang naturally also followed with the cheek.

Hearing that Mu Jiaojiao was unwell, he volunteered to show her.As a result, when he finished his pulse, he jumped up: "She, she, she...she is pregnant!"

"Yes! Isn't it possible?" Cui Pu asked puzzled.

Physician Chang quickly shook his head. "Of course she can get pregnant. It's just that you two are too bold! You took her on a long-distance trip when she was just pregnant and should have been careful about confinement. If there is any good or bad because of this, have you thought about what to do? What to do? Look at how she is being tortured now!"

Cui Pu bowed his head and remained silent after being scolded.

Mu Jiaojiao only dared to say cautiously: "We just don't want to stay in Chang'an. The water there is getting murkier, and we don't want to get involved in it."

Physician Chang understood instantly.But he still heaved a long sigh: "Then you are too reckless! Can't you find an excuse to stay in Chang'an for a little longer and wait until her pregnancy is more stable before going out?"

If you stay any longer, won't it be easier for your family to find out?Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly: "We are all here, aren't we all right now? You should stop worrying about these indifferent thoughts, and think about it when Governor Guo comes. You two old friends who haven't seen for a long time How should I reminisce about the past!"

"What do I have to talk to him about? Two old men, just drinking and playing chess, it's boring!" Doctor Chang said indifferently, but a gleam of light was evident in his eyes.

In the backyard, because Mu Jiaojiao still had lingering fears about her fierce luck, after arriving in Hailing County, Cui Pu didn't allow others to disturb her again, and only waited for her to recover slowly.

As for him, he naturally took up his post in the shortest possible time and became busy again.

Because his reputation in Tianchang County was too prominent before, the gentry here in Hailing County had already figured out his background, and now it was impossible for them to repeat the previous routine.But fortunately, perhaps because of the achievements he made in Tianchang County, everyone in Hailing County, from the gentry to the common people, welcomed the arrival of the new county magistrate, and fully cooperated with his work. .

In addition, Wang Shiqi and his party came here two months earlier and straightened out everything here.So in half a month, Cui Pu had almost mastered everything in Hailing County.

Then, he ran to Mu Jiaojiao to complain again.

"Do you think the person surnamed Wu is sick? This good Hailing County is a place where the sea and land meet, and it is connected to the Yangtze River. All kinds of grain and grass goods are exchanged and circulated here. It’s a little bit worse, agriculture, commerce, etc. are extremely prosperous. He only needs a little guidance... Even if he doesn’t guide, it’s good to let others develop freely! As a result, he has been here for three years, and the people in Hailing County Things have become a mess, and the lives of the people in the past three years are not as good as before!"

"Even planting sweet potatoes, such a simple thing, he didn't do well. He got all the sweet potato seedlings, and there were so many high-level people around him, but in the end, the yield per mu was only more than 300 catties. Wang Shiqi told me Said that the surnamed Wu has a brain hole, he insists on planning the farmland below in a unified way, he has to stipulate which fields are planted, which direction the water diversion canal is to be built, and what kind of appearance it should be. But agricultural things, what's the use of looking good? Practical is the last word! He tossed back and forth for three years, and spent a lot of money, but in the end he only got such an angry ending, and I'm convinced! "

Mu Jiaojiao was also dumbfounded. "What about those talented people around him? Didn't they persuade him?"

"What are you persuading! Have you forgotten how he dealt with those gentlemen when we came from Chang'an to Yangzhou three years ago? Those people must have been chilled by his actions, so they dealt with everything casually. Anyway, everything is done according to what he said. If you do well, it is the credit of Wuxian Zun; if you don’t do well, it has nothing to do with them, they just listen to the county zun! So, the people below will suffer in the end."

Mu Jiaojiao shook his head weakly. "Then what are you going to do now?"

"Let's take things one by one and move back slowly, otherwise what else can I do?" Cui Pu let out a long sigh, "But the gentry here are quite interesting, and they have fully supported all my actions from the very beginning. Especially the family surnamed Wei, they are really attentive to the bottom of their hearts!"

"That's natural. Don't forget that you have cheated several families in Tianchang County! They all remember it clearly in their hearts, and the smart ones know that they can't go against you. As long as you follow you, there will be good results in the future. Then naturally everyone will support you obediently." Mu Jiaojiao smiled.

"So, although Wu Lixin is a bastard, the good start now is thanks to him. If it weren't for his negative example, these people wouldn't be so obedient and obedient in front of me." Cui Pu smiled proudly.

Mu Jiaojiao also pursed her lips and smiled.

Everything is going well here, but life in Wu Lixin's place must not be so easy.After all, in the past three years, Tianchang County has been twisted into a single rope. Everyone looked up to Cui Pu, the county magistrate, and in the end they almost worshiped Cui Pu as a god.Everyone knows about the grievances between Cui Pu and Wu Lixin.Now he broke into the tiger's den alone...

"I'm so pissed off! I'm so pissed off!" When Xia Ya came back, Wu Lixin's face was livid with anger, and he kept cursing, "It's true that all the people in Changxian County have been taught by Cui, one by one. I have a bad temper with him, it really pissed me off! If I didn't think I would spend the next three years with them, I really wish I could arrest them all and beat them to death!"

Seeing this, Mrs. Pei hurriedly asked: "But someone disrespected you again in court today?"

"Then someone is willing to go to court!" Wu Lixin yelled, "I don't know who spread the word, saying that I am an ignorant dude who not only achieves nothing in Hailing County, but will also be punished there. It was a mess. The common people came to me to complain when they encountered grievances, and I also favored those rich and noble families. As a result, they didn't believe me. So until now, I haven't received a single pleading paper in the yamen! I go out every day. Sitting there without doing anything at all!"

In fact, others are right!You did not do any serious business in Hailing County back then, but you caused a lot of mess.

And the people of Tianchang County are already accustomed to being led by Cui Pu, a wise and mighty county lord, who would think highly of you?They just choose to ignore you, which is actually enough to give you face.

Pei thought to herself, and Mu Jiaojiao's frowns and smiles appeared in front of her eyes again.

With such an intelligent woman, the husband must be no different.The couple Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu really made Tianchang County bigger and bigger.Presumably, for many years to come, they will be the characters that the people of Tianchang County will never forget.Even in the near future, I'm afraid they will all become positive characters in various drama scripts, right?

As for her and Wu Lixin, as long as they don't become villains to set off their glorious image, she will be thankful.

but……

Why every time she recalled Mu Jiaojiao's face, she always felt a little familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere?But no matter what she thought, she couldn't remember where she saw it.

Wu Lixin lost his temper, and when he felt better, he put his hands behind his back: "I'll go to the study, don't bother me if you have nothing to do." Then he walked away with his head held high.

Entering the study room, a young servant followed in on tiptoe.

"How is it? Did you find it?" Wu Lixin asked hurriedly.

The boy shook his head. "I've asked everywhere, and the servants in the county government said that when Mr. Cui Liulang and his family lived here, there were no other female relatives in the backyard except for his wife and the people who served her. Among those people, apart from the wife who is the most beautiful, they don't remember any other beauties."

"Just that woman, she is considered beautiful? Have these bumpkins never seen a real beauty? Or have they been drugged and blinded by the surname Cui?" Wu Lixin immediately mocked unceremoniously.

After enough ridicule, he waved his hand: "I see, you go down! You should inquire more when you have time, and if you have any new news, remember to let me know in time!"

The little servant quickly responded and retreated.

When the people left, Wu Lixin took a look at the surroundings and quickly pulled out a pair of scrolls from the cabinet.Unfold it carefully, and a beautiful woman wearing a veiled hat and flowing clothes appears vividly on the paper.

The beauty in the painting kept her back to him, but suddenly looked back, revealing a beautiful face.The veil on her head was falling due to the external force, so that the veil fluttered and brushed her cheeks lightly, adding a bit of mysterious beauty to her.

Wu Lixin couldn't help stretching out his hand, and while gently stroking the painted beauty's face, he murmured obsessively: "Beauty, where are you? Could it be that you were really imagined by me? But why? I just feel that you are still alive, where in this world are you waiting for me?"

(End of this chapter)