In order to reunite with their families as soon as possible, the seven newly appointed county magistrates of the Zhao family, plus their son-in-law, are all thinking about working hard and being transferred back to the capital as soon as possible.

On the first day of their journey, the Zhao family and their group were allowed to travel together.

The next day, Zhao Yonggeng and his family had to part ways with the main group.

There was nothing they could do; the three of them were heading to Northeast China.

When the day of parting arrived, the women embraced and wept bitterly.

Wang Caixia and Tian Xiaolan, in particular, cried their hearts out.

After they married into the Zhao family, although they occasionally had minor frictions and sometimes quarreled over some unnecessary things, it was nothing serious.

But now that we've been sisters-in-law for over ten or twenty years, it's really hard to part ways suddenly.

When the two of them cried, the children caught it and started crying too, especially the little ones, who cried their hearts out.

Well, the only thing that can defeat magic is magic itself. As soon as the little ones started crying, the adults rushed to comfort them, and the sadness of parting was instantly washed away.

Then came mutual words of advice and blessings.

Seeing that everyone was in a better mood, Zhao Qingyan handed over the six eagles that had been allocated to the second branch of the family.

"You little guys, you must behave yourselves and not fly around recklessly, or you'll get caught and eaten."

You are not allowed to eat food from strangers, you are not allowed to…

Zhao Qingyan whispered something to the messengers, and the bodyguards watched with amusement.

"How could these hairy beasts understand human language?"

"That's what a young man in his twenties said."

The slap in the face came so quickly; no sooner had the young man finished speaking than the hawks began nodding in agreement.

"Now that I'm releasing you, can you promise to fly with me and not run off?"

As Zhao Qingyan asked, she fed several eagles raw beef.

The eagles nodded. Zhao Qingyan opened the cage and released the eagles.

Sure enough, after eating the beef that Zhao Qingyan fed them, these creatures flew to the carriage that they were supposed to follow.

The bodyguards were dumbfounded.

Just as the young man who had been slapped in the face was about to speak, he was stopped by a man in his thirties next to him.

"Hammer, talk less and do more."

There are plenty of talented people in this world, so don't make a fuss, and don't pry into every little thing.

The kid shut up, that's really amazing.

Since we are destined to part, we cannot stay just because we are reluctant to leave.

She shed a few more tears, waved goodbye.

They had hired a total of 120 bodyguards from the security company, and splitting them up like this immediately reduced their forces by half.

The procession doesn't look as impressive as it did before.

Both teams were basically on a forced march, mainly to buy time.

For example, in Zhao Yonggeng's case, following the proper order, he first helped his son establish himself in the county government during his son's tenure.

Then, when the next son takes office, he helps that son sort things out, and finally, he takes office for himself.

As for the bodyguards hired by the security company, if they are in a hurry to go home, they can return after being sent to their posts.

If you're not in a hurry to go home, you can go with them to the next post, but the expenses will increase accordingly.

And so on, naturally Zhao Qingyan has already paid half of the commission.

For the remaining amount, take the people to their destination, and with the personal letters from several people, go to Huicui Pavilion to settle the account.

The reason for this arrangement was simply to provide the Zhao family with an extra layer of insurance.

In Zhao Family Village of Lingnan Prefecture, after Zhao Qingshan and his entourage were assigned to official posts, the Zhao family wrote back again, providing their detailed address.

Nothing else, we still need people. As for whether or not to go, it's still on a voluntary basis.

The Zhao clan members were almost going crazy with excitement.

This truly proves the saying, "When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

When Zhao Qianci emerged from the Zhao clan, it immediately spurred the great development of the entire clan.

They opened ancestral halls, worshipped their ancestors, erected monuments to their achievements, and held banquets—they did it all.

Yunyou was naturally very happy for the Zhao family while staying at home.

Since the Zhao family left, he has practically become the Zhao family's chief steward.

He traveled to every place, from workshops to pigsties, including towns, counties, prefectural cities, and county towns.

To ensure there was no cheating or dishonesty, and to ensure the healthy growth of the children in the orphanage, several more teachers were hired for the clan school.

This provides more professional guidance for children preparing for the next imperial examination.

No matter how good one's knowledge is, it cannot outweigh the shortcomings of not having consulted relevant sources.

But given his age, he couldn't very well take the imperial examinations.

That's unrealistic; Yunyou doesn't even know his own age.

Not to mention that while others have household registration documents, all he has is a certificate of ordination from Baima Temple.

To make his travels easier, Yunyou asked Magistrate Qiu to help him obtain an identity document.

Because of his outstanding political achievements, Magistrate Qiu's family in the capital revealed that he is very likely to be promoted again after next year's evaluation.

Magistrate Qiu was in an exceptionally good mood. Not to mention anything else, the Zhao family alone had provided him with so many political achievements.

Previously, members of the Zhao family had to address him as "Magistrate." Now, they are on equal footing with him.

At this moment, he remembered that he had wanted his son to get engaged to Zhao Daya, but the Zhao family refused, which made his daughter-in-law quite unhappy.

It's safe to assume that the Zhao family has a good understanding of their own situation.

Looking at it now, regardless of where they went to take up their posts, the important thing is that they are now on equal footing with us.

A farmer's son can achieve great things in three years, like a carp leaping over the dragon gate. Who knows how far or how high they can go in the future?

Never mind, I won't think about it too much. He absolutely has to attend the banquet in Zhao Family Village, it's a celebratory feast.

The people of Zhao Village seemed to have grown accustomed to the county magistrate's presence at their banquets.

Since when did it start? It seems that it has become a regular occurrence for the county magistrate to come to the village.

When the families related to the Zhao family by marriage learned that members of the Zhao family had become officials, they were quite unsettled.

For example, like Liu Xiaohua's mother, she was naturally happy that her daughter became the wife of a county magistrate, but at the same time, problems arose.

The mountains are high and the rivers are long; her daughter went up north to become a county magistrate, and her old woman didn't get a single benefit from it.

He used to be able to squeeze some benefits out of his daughter during holidays, but now?

We didn't get a single penny; this is a huge loss.

Sometimes, when greed takes hold, people become bolder than an elephant.

I can't find my daughter, but her house is here!

So, on the day the banquet was held in Zhao Family Village, Liu Xiaohua's mother came to visit.

Not only did they not offer congratulations, but they also displayed an arrogant and condescending attitude.

What's most outrageous is that she actually dared to set her sights on the Zhao family's Green Hill Lodge and pigsty.

"I am the mother of your eldest young mistress. What's wrong with me going in to take a look?"

Even if you go in and pull out a few pigs, I doubt your boss will be angry.

Not to mention your eldest young mistress.

We are all real relatives. Now my daughter, who is your eldest daughter-in-law, is already the wife of the county magistrate.

"Her social standing is what it is. What's wrong with giving her old woman a pig to eat?"