Chapter 155 The Biggest Loss

To put colorful ideas into words is as difficult as climbing a towering and steep mountain.

Even in modern times, back in the familiar 21st century, Zhao Chunhua once tried hard to write novels.

At that time, the Internet was very developed, and publishing personal works through the Internet had become a trend. Many well-known bloggers encouraged ordinary people to try and develop it as a side job.

Despite this, she began to criticize other people's articles before she even put pen to paper, always feeling that others' works were unsatisfactory; however, once she picked up her pen and prepared to start writing, she fell into deep self-doubt: Is this really the story she wanted to express?

Fortunately, Zhao Chunliang showed extraordinary interest in his sister's peculiar views.

So the two of them had an in-depth discussion on this topic.

When Zhao Chunhua learned that Zhao Chunliang also had a certain passion for literary creation, she was very excited and promised to be his strongest supporter and to accompany him no matter what the outcome.

At that time, she was so excited that she almost made a solemn promise: no matter how bad the works Zhao Chunliang wrote in the future were, she would insist on reading to the last word.

As a result, he was severely criticized by the other party before he could finish his words - it turned out that his brother was so confident in his abilities. Could he be so sure that he would not produce inferior works in the future?

Another night passed quietly. When I got up in the morning, I found that the scenery outside the window was a little moist. I guess it must have drizzled last night.

In the blink of an eye, it was already eight or nine o'clock in the morning. The sunlight was still as strong and dazzling, as if it had not been weakened in the slightest by the presence of rain.

In order to prevent the food from getting damp and moldy, Zhao Chunhua quickly took out various dry goods that had not dried completely yesterday and continued to dry them in the sun.

Just when they were having lunch at noon, there was a sudden earth-shattering noise outside the house, which scared little Shitou, who was holding the doll, and his little face was full of panic.

Seeing this,

Zhao Chunhua hurriedly put down the chopsticks that were holding the food in her hand and whispered to comfort the frightened child.

After a while, two loud noises were heard outside. Little Shitou was so scared that he immediately opened his eyes and mouth wide and started crying.

Zhao Chunhua felt a little annoyed and occasionally had the urge to yell a few times.

Although the sound this time was not as harsh as the last time, it was enough to make people scare.

Fortunately, the little stone in his mother's arms gradually felt the sense of security given to him and slowly stopped crying.

In order to further calm her youngest son, Zhao Chunhua handed him a small rag doll that he loved to play with.

At the same time, she quickly rushed to the center of the yard and took away the rice sieve on which the vermicelli was drying.

Then, he hurriedly moved the bench to the sheltered place under the eaves.

Just then, heavy rain suddenly fell from the sky.

Looking at the vast expanse of white outside, Zhao Chunhua patted her chest gently, secretly thanking her luck. It was a close call. She almost didn't have time to get back into the house and got soaked by the sudden rainstorm.

In a blink of an eye, the rain wet the entire courtyard, and the ground was shining with water.

At this time, in addition to feeling a little lucky for herself, Zhao Chunhua began to worry about the situation of Shu Ziying and the others: she didn't know whether they were still in the town; if they were rushing home at this moment, it would be difficult for them to avoid this heavy rain that came without warning.

At the same time, Shu Hong and his companions were also grateful for the accident.

Originally they planned to return home to rest, but their plan was disrupted because a coachman suddenly said he had severe abdominal pain and needed to find a place to relieve himself.

Faced with the scorching sun, no one wants to stay outdoors in the heat for even a second.

So, after discussion, everyone decided to go back to the awning set up at the post station not far away to temporarily avoid the heat wave.

However, what was unexpected was that when everyone just arrived at the destination and sat down, the weather suddenly changed, and then a strong wind blew and heavy rain poured down.

This place became a perfect place to hide from the rain.

It is said that this place was built with funds from the government, mainly to provide convenience for passing people.

Non-local vehicles are not allowed to enter the city without special passes.

However, for those who need to stay for a short time, they can temporarily park their vehicles here for a small fee.

For local residents, access to the facilities is free unless they need to use resources such as drinking water and livestock feed at the station.

Even on normal days, many passers-by will choose to stop here to rest for a while and enjoy the cool breeze.

Not only does it offer a wide variety of drinks, it also has convenient toilet facilities and an officially promoted local specialty shop.

However, it should be noted that all of these are paid services and you need to pay if you want to enjoy these conveniences.

The living conditions in this place were extremely difficult. Ordinary people lived in poverty, and even officials did not have an easy life.

Many people with some ability will try their best to be transferred to places with more developed economies and better pay through various means.

Those officials who eventually stayed in this land were mostly because they had to follow the arrangements of their superiors and did not have much choice. They usually belonged to the type with no power or background.

When it comes to the problem of corruption and bribery, it does exist in this region, but in the implementation process they are often forced to restrain themselves and dare not go too far.

After all, if the behavior is too radical and forces people into a desperate situation, it may arouse strong dissatisfaction among the people, and thus bring potential risks to their own safety.

Although they seem insignificant compared with the powerful and wealthy, when facing ordinary people, these small officials sent from other places still think of themselves as precious and fragile works of art. They must not easily touch those seemingly inferior things, otherwise, if any unexpected situation occurs, they will be the ones who suffer the greatest losses.

Of course, this does not mean that every bureaucrat is easy to get along with from the beginning.

The previous county magistrate was a typical example: he was extremely greedy, plundered the people's wealth without any bottom line, and his personal character was extremely corrupt.

This county magistrate not only forcibly occupied the fields that others had worked hard to cultivate, but also attempted to take the young and beautiful daughter of that family as his concubine.

Finally, the daughter of that family could no longer tolerate it, and after teaching him a profound lesson, she quickly gathered relevant evidence and went to the provincial capital to sue the corrupt official.

Coincidentally, the governor was inspecting government affairs in the provincial capital at that time. In addition, some officials who were on business trips had already arrived there and were waiting for an interview and instructions.

And the officials present at that occasion were all male.