16 Water diversion for irrigation is urgent
◎ County Magistrate Ye? She is actually the county magistrate?◎
At noon, Ye Yunzhao hurried to the home of the Xixiang village chief. When she went there early this morning, she saw a three-legged plow in the village chief's house.
When the village head heard the sound and opened the door, he thought she was looking for him to go to another house, so he continued his morning work:
"County Magistrate Ye, it's almost time. Should we go to each household to check on the situation?"
"There's no rush. Let me check on the plow cart first." Ye Yunzhao said as he stepped aside and walked into the door.
Seeing Ye Yunzhao's burning eyes, the village head probably guessed two or three points of the reason, and his face showed uneasiness.
Ye Yunzhao was naturally unaware of his uneasiness. He walked straight over and carefully checked the hopper of the tripod plow.
After a while, she turned around and asked, "Do you have any wheat seeds at home?"
"Yes, yes." The headman said hurriedly. It was his family's turn to use the plow cart to dig ditches in the past two days, so there were naturally some wheat seeds left. He hurried into the house to get them.
Ye Yunzhao placed the bamboo winnowing basket standing beside the courtyard wall under the hopper. She took the wheat seeds handed to her by the village head and poured them into the hopper. The mouth of the hopper was not big, but it was not very small either.
At this rate, a lot of wheat seeds were indeed planted.
Ye Yunzhao squatted down and put the wheat seeds that fell into the bamboo winnowing basket back into the cloth bag without saying a word.
When the village head saw her "dispirited" look, his previous two or three-point guess had become 100% certain. The villagers had too few wheat seeds, and although the plow cart was convenient, it was not as economical as hand sowing.
The village head was caught between the county magistrate and the people. He understood both sides, but the work of reconciliation was not that easy, so he could only keep it secret for the time being.
Besides, the three-legged plow was already of immense use in digging ditches and turning the soil. Even if sowing seeds wasn't practical, would he really go to the county magistrate and complain? He didn't think he was that tactless, so why bother making things difficult for himself?
The head of the village sighed, his lips moving as if he was about to speak to comfort her.
The "distraught" person in front of him suddenly stood up, pulled out a few rice stalks from the pile of rice stalks in the corner of the yard, and with his hands flying, he folded the rice stalks left and right, and when he put them into the hopper, they had become a cross-shaped object.
The village head watched Ye Yunzhao pour the wheat seeds again. The previous "rustling" sound of the seeds falling turned into "rustling". He opened his eyes wide and bent down to look under the hopper.
The speed of distributing food has actually slowed down a lot!
“This…this…”
Ye Yunzhao stood up, without looking at him, dusted off his hands, and said lightly: "Why don't you report it?"
This sentence was incoherent, but he understood it.
Seeing this attitude, the village head realized that the usually gentle man in front of him was the county magistrate who could remove his title at any time. If she wanted to, it would be extremely easy for her to take his life.
The village head's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He explained with a trembling voice, "It was all my own decision at the time. I thought you were busy with work, so this was just a small matter..."
Ye Yunzhao listened to him rambling for a long time, with a cautious and sharp demeanor. He glanced at him and said, "If it happens again, you——"
She didn't say it too bluntly, but just walked away, leaving him to figure out the meaning of her words.
Ye Yunzhao had naturally encountered such a situation in his previous life. The people below were either too clever for their own good or too timid as mice. In any case, they did not report the truth, which often led to disasters.
Therefore, this is the first time, he needs to remember it.
After Ye Yunzhao left the headman's house, he did not go directly to the Sun family. Instead, he made a big circle and carefully studied the wheat fields of each household.
Some families must have planted early, and Ye Yunzhao found that some green sprouts had already broken through the soil.
The temperature has been pleasant these past few days, with a cool autumn breeze. Planting now will increase the wheat's germination rate. Ye Yunzhao took a deep breath of the mountain air and looked out into the distance. Most of the wheat in Xixiang has already been planted. If it's planted any later, the wheat will suffer frost damage during the winter.
Ye Yunzhao bent down and rubbed the soil in the wheat field. It seemed to be sandy soil with large particles, but the moisture seemed not enough.
There are springs in the mountains surrounding Lingnan County, but getting them to flow obediently into the wheat fields is far from easy...
Water diversion for irrigation is urgent.
She silently noted down these trivial matters in her mind and walked along the wheat field for a long time before she arrived at Sun Ning's house.
"Have you thought about the matter of the workshop clerks?" Ye Yunzhao asked as soon as Sun Ningfang opened the door.
"County Magistrate Ye, thank you for your kindness..." Sun Ning was stunned when he heard this and lowered his head, "You can find a suitable candidate for the job of the workshop clerk..."
Ye Yunzhao raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Why?"
"What?"
"Why don't you want to be a clerk in the workshop?"
Ye Yunzhao really didn't understand. Although the salary was not high, it was a great job for ordinary people. What's more, she could spend every day with her beloved Mu Tou. Why would she not want it?
"No reason." Sun Ning didn't dare to look up at her.
Ye Yunzhao laughed in anger, and raised his voice unconsciously: "Sun Ning, are you sure there is no reason?"
"If you have any concerns, just tell us and we can handle it together." Ye Yunzhao took a deep breath and lowered his voice. "Could it be that you think it's better here than in the county government office?"
After a moment, Sun Ning nodded slightly. Although Ye Yunzhao was angry, he had nothing to say and had to agree. He said, "The hopper of the triangular plow cart needs to be made smaller. I used woven rice straw to block the discharge port, but the rice straw wears out quickly, which makes it inconvenient to use every time."
"In fact, we can use wooden strips to lock them there, so we don't have to replace them every time."
Hearing this, Sun Ning said, "Okay, I will deal with this matter as soon as possible."
"Since you're unwilling to come to the county government office to work for me, I can't burden you all day long." Ye Yunzhao originally thought that the two of them could work together smoothly. She would provide ideas and drawings, and Sun Ning would provide technology. Once the people of Lingnan County were well off, she would find a way to get Sun Ning a proper official position. However...
These were all Ye Yunzhao's wishful thinking. After a while, she opened her red lips and said, "Tomorrow I will ask Liu Bantou to send some copper coins as payment for your hard work as a plow cart."
Without waiting for Sun Ning to speak, Ye Yunzhao turned and hurried away. In the afternoon, she and the village head visited nearly thirty-five households. When they returned to the county government office, it was already a quarter after dusk.
Ye Yunzhao was exhausted, his legs heavy as if he were pulling an old ox across the field. Perhaps it was because he hadn't spoken so much in a while, but his throat felt sore and he kept wanting to cough.
She coughed a few times, raised her hand to rub her shoulders, clenched her fists and knocked them a few times, put her hands on her hips, twisted her body left and right, and finally felt a little better. She planned to boil a pot of hot water to soak her feet to relieve her fatigue, but was stopped by a voice.
"County Magistrate Ye, you are finally back."
Ye Yunzhao looked in the direction of the sound and saw Liu Mazi standing with a woman. The woman was none other than the woman she met on the cliff yesterday.
"County Magistrate Ye, is it her?" Liu Mazi asked.
Zhuang Xue was stunned, looking at the woman in front of her who was giving her meat buns. She was just about to go to the backyard of the county government office, exhausted.
County Magistrate Ye? She is the county magistrate?
"Exactly! Liu Bantou, you are the one who contributed the most to this!" Ye Yunzhao exclaimed in surprise. He had never expected him to find it so quickly. He then asked, "Auntie, were you okay when you returned home yesterday?"
Zhuang Xue did farm work all day long. He was tanned and his skin was extremely rough. In addition, he had rarely eaten a full meal. He was not tall and very thin, and looked to be over 40 years old.
Ye Yunzhao was the complete opposite of her. Though she had no parents, her teacher at the official school treated her well. Though thin and not as blessed as she is today, she had a fair complexion and a pair of clear, piercing eyes that made her look elegant and refined.
"County Magistrate Ye, Zhuang Xue is only twenty-seven years old now..." Liu Mazi heard Ye Yunzhao calling her aunt and hurriedly reminded her in a low voice.
Twenty-seven years old? Ye Yunzhao was stunned, and then his heart was filled with sadness. He was only twenty-seven years old, the prime of his life, but he had been worn down by life and became like this.
"Nothing, nothing." Zhuang Xue, perhaps used to it, smiled awkwardly, "I'm so lucky to have County Magistrate Ye care about me so much."
"Xue Niang, do you know why you were asked to come?" Ye Yunzhao changed to a suitable title and asked softly.
Zhuang Xue was a little dazed when she heard this name, but when she came to her senses, she immediately said, "I know."
"County Magistrate Ye, I'm willing to divorce, but he...will definitely not agree."
"County Magistrate Ye, you can divorce me!" Zhuang Xue made up his mind.
Ye Yunzhao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said "OK" three times in a row, saying: "Do you know that if there is assault, the government can sentence the couple to divorce."
"Not only will your reputation not be damaged by Yi Jue, but there's a chance that the person will be punished with a cane."
At this moment, Zhuang Xue felt a lump in her nose and tears rolled down her cheeks.
When Liu Mazi found her today, she mustered up the courage to come to this huge county government office with him. Zhuang Xue had already forgotten about her reputation and opinions, and was ready to be criticized by everyone after her divorce.
But now, someone stood in front of him and told him that he could regain his freedom without divorcing his wife or getting that person's consent.
Even that person will be punished.
Zhuang Xue looked up at the stars. She had never felt they were so beautiful and bright. She suddenly laughed, laughing wildly, but she couldn't stop crying.
She knelt on the ground and said gratefully, "County Magistrate Ye, Liu Bantou, you are my benefactors and my second parents!"
As she was about to kowtow, Ye Yunzhao and Liu Mazi quickly pulled her up, gently wiped the tears from her face, and said softly, "Xue Niang, get up quickly. If you want to end your marital relationship smoothly, you will have to endure the humiliation for a while."
"Sister Zhuang Xue, this matter is not that simple." Liu Mazi agreed from the side. Thinking of when he saw Zhuang Xue, she was limping and busy in the kitchen, he felt sorry for her and sighed.
"If you need me to do anything, just tell me. Even if it means losing a layer of skin, I will leave him!" Zhuang Xue's eyes were burning.
"Although I know you are injured, I can report it to the government office. If he refuses to admit it, there's nothing I can do." Ye Yunzhao frowned.
"If someone saw him beating you and is willing to testify on your behalf, you have a 60-70% chance of winning. If the witness is a stranger, then you have an 80-90% chance of winning."
"It seems that this matter is not easy to resolve."
Zhuang Xue calmed down after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Don't worry, County Magistrate Ye. I have a way to solve this problem."
【Author’s words】
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