Chapter 44: Night Visit to the County Government Office
Late at night, everything is quiet.
Zhu Mingqing slowly opened her eyes and looked at the children sleeping beside her. She quietly got up.
Just as I put on my clothes, a clear voice came from behind me: "What are you going to do?"
Zhu Mingqing turned around suddenly and saw Luo Huai staring at her with his eyes open. "Don't you know that scaring others can kill them? Go to sleep!"
Luo Huai: "Are you going out?"
Zhu Mingqing nodded and confessed: "I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."
Luo Huai frowned, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes: "Why do you have to do it at night?"
"It's not convenient during the day. Someone's following me." Zhu Mingqing explained in a low voice, "I'm leaving. If someone comes over, just pretend you know nothing."
Seeing her so careless, Luo Huai suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart.
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if someone found out? That could be fatal!"
Zhu Mingqing knew that he cared about her, but she had to go out tonight.
He had been going out frequently over the past two days, one reason being that he was indeed storing supplies, and the other was that he wanted to find an opportunity to tell County Magistrate Wang about the flood disaster.
She would never meet County Magistrate Wang, so she could only use Miss Wang to convey this message. But now it seems that the other party obviously does not believe it.
She wanted to make one last effort tonight.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
…
In the backyard of the county government office, Zhu Mingqing jumped down from the top of the wall. Just then, a pair of maids came over, and she quickly hid behind the flowers.
After everyone left, she stood up and looked around.
There are lush flowers and plants here, and the paths are winding and secluded. It is obviously a garden.
County Magistrate Wang didn't know whether he had slept or not. He was still looking for where the study was and wanted to send the things there first.
"Hmm..." One of the maids who had just left yawned and muttered, "I don't know what the master is busy with. He has been staying in the study every day these days. It's already midnight, and he still has to go deliver midnight snacks."
study?
Zhu Mingqing's eyes lit up and he followed with his waist bent.
study.
County Magistrate Wang rubbed his tired eyes, picked up the teacup and took another sip.
There is still a shortage of three thousand taels of silver for repairing the dam. Where can I get the money from?
Suddenly, a small cloth bag flew in from the gap in the window and landed on the table in front of him.
County Magistrate Wang thought he was seeing things, but when he closed his eyes and opened them again, he found that the object was indeed there.
"who?!"
He stood up suddenly, opened the door and looked around.
"Master?" Master Qin, who had almost fallen asleep, woke up with a start and followed him out, asking in confusion, "What happened?"
Magistrate Wang said nothing and directly called a team of guards to search for any suspicious persons.
At this time, Zhu Mingqing had already hidden in the space. She slept soundly, and when she felt the time was almost up, she quietly returned.
In the study, County Magistrate Wang opened the cloth bag. On top was a letter saying that a natural disaster would befall Zhencheng today and all preparations needed to be made as soon as possible.
Master Qin picked up the remaining contents of the cloth bag, spread them out, and was stunned: "Master, it's silver bills!"
County Magistrate Wang glanced over, picked up the banknote and examined it carefully to confirm that it was genuine.
"one two three……"
There are three in total, each with a face value of one thousand taels.
"This..." He looked at Master Qin in disbelief, "Could it be that a god has descended to earth?"
He just prayed to God today, and as a result, he got the money in the evening.
Master Qin was very excited: "Master, with this money, we can strengthen the dam!"
"Right, right, right." County Magistrate Wang was so excited that he was incoherent. "Hurry and call County Magistrate Cao over to me."
Master Qin looked at the night sky and reminded him, "Sir, why don't we discuss this tomorrow? You've been busy these past few days, and Madam is very worried."
When he heard the word "Madam", County Magistrate Wang's excitement slowly subsided.
Thinking of his wife's earnest instructions this morning, he just asked two maids to bring him a midnight snack.
Forget it, let’s go back early today.
"Okay, let's discuss it tomorrow."
…
Luo Huai hardly slept well the whole night, and it was not until dawn that he heard the door open.
Zhu Mingqing is back.
Luo Huai, who had always been good-tempered to her, couldn't help but get angry: "Is this what you said about going and coming back? If it's not dawn, will you not come back?"
Zhu Mingqing was stunned by the shouting.
The other people in the bed were also woken up.
Luo Fu rubbed her eyes and said, "Mother, Second Brother, what are you arguing about?"
Luo Xiao couldn't help but yawn, feeling very confused.
Yes, my second brother usually treats my mother the best, and he is a person who rarely loses his temper.
Is this something that happened that they don't know about?
Wu Yunyun also huddled in the quilt, blinking her eyes and not daring to speak.
As for Luo Feng, he was in a very bad mood after being woken up. He was about to lose his temper, but then he thought of something and forced himself to hold it back.
"I..." Zhu Mingqing pursed his lips and looked at the dark circles under the boy's eyes. He knew that he didn't sleep well the night before.
She had just said it casually at the time. Besides, no one would come to check the room so late at night. Even if she was really caught, she had a way to deal with it.
I just didn't expect the kid to be so worried.
Zhu Mingqing felt uneasy when she stared at him, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Luo Huai became even angrier. He really wanted to ask her if she didn't take her life seriously.
But in the end, he still endured it.
The atmosphere in the room was stagnant for a moment and no one dared to say a word.
"It's time to eat!" The officer's voice came from outside, and everyone started moving again.
Luo Huai snorted coldly, stood up, dressed and walked out.
Luo Xiao glanced at his younger sister and said: "Go ask your second brother first?"
Luo Fu nodded: OK!
When Luo Feng saw that he was the only one left in the house, he rushed out at a very fast speed, fearing that he would be kicked again.
Wu Yunyun stepped forward cautiously and said a few words of comfort:
"My second brother has no bad intentions. He might just be too anxious."
Zhu Mingqing took a deep breath and thought, forget it, she didn’t keep her word, so she decided not to bother with this brat for now.
She waved her hand: "Let's go out and eat."
…
At the same time, Liang He received a letter from the capital.
At this time, everyone was still in the cafeteria. Seeing Liang He's face gradually become gloomy, the originally lively atmosphere gradually quieted down.
They winked at Chang Wu, signaling him to ask quickly.
Snap——
Before Chang Wu could say anything, Liang He smashed the dishes with a slap and stood up to walk outside.
"Boss, wait for me."
Chang Wu grabbed an umbrella and followed immediately.
Some people were puzzled: "What's wrong with the boss?"
The official who delivered the letter sighed, "I think there must be a conclusion to Lao Xin's matter."
When Lao Xin was mentioned, everyone was silent at first, and then a trace of disgust flashed across their eyes.
Zhu Mingqing's eyes flashed. Seeing Captain Liang's angry look, could something unexpected have happened?
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