Xia Dalang is handsome and steady, and because he has experienced major changes one after another, his temperament is naturally different from others.
In addition, he studied very hard, had a good foundation, and was also quite talented, so he quickly won the love of most of his classmates and teachers in the academy.
Xia Dalang heard the same rumor from his classmates and teachers who were close to him:
The new county magistrate of Jixiang County, Lord Yang, has a little-known habit:
He likes to build city walls.
So far, Lord Yang has served in six different counties, and served as a county magistrate for three years at the longest and one year at the shortest.
But the very interesting thing is that no matter how long he served as a county magistrate in a place, he would always conscript laborers to build city walls during his tenure.
Some wondered if this was a new way to enrich himself. However, Lord Yang was not without political enemies, but they had never attacked him from this perspective.
It can be seen that although this is a well-known hobby, there is really not much room for making money here.
However, although he didn't know why Lord Yang had such a hobby, Xia Dalang heard that every time Lord Yang repaired the city wall, he would call on merchants to donate.
Even if you donate 10,000 taels, he won't think it's too much.
Even if you donate a hundred coins, he won't think it's too little.
Some people say that since we have the silver donated by these merchants, can't we do whatever we want with it?
But Lord Yang has a public account. Every time he asks merchants to donate money for some reason, he must make it clear where every penny was spent.
No matter what the situation is under the water, at least above the surface, County Magistrate Yang has made everything clear and explicit.
So that you can't find any evidence against me.
Xia Daohua thought about it carefully and felt that this Lord Yang had some of the demeanor of a time traveler.
On second thought, why must one be a time traveler to come up with these ideas? Couldn't the locals also come up with a few smart people?
Xia Daohua smiled self-deprecatingly and let the matter go.
She had no regrets nor worries about donating money or supplies. Instead, she took this opportunity to see how this Lord Yang differed from his predecessor, Lord Xie.
But after that, Lord Yang remained silent.
Xia Daohua almost thought that the rumor Xia Dalang told her was just a rumor.
At this time, notices were posted on the bulletin board outside the county government office and at the city gate, calling on merchants and wealthy families to donate money and materials, and to conscript laborers to build the city wall.
For this purpose, the county magistrate's wife, Mrs. Wang, specially organized another flower viewing party.
Xia Daohua was also among the invited guests.
She couldn't help but express her curiosity, so she found an opportunity to ask Wang why the notice was posted only now.
The answer was unexpected:
"A few days ago, it was wheat harvest time. If we conscripted civilians, wouldn't that delay the farming season?"
Xia Daohua was shocked, but she also had a new understanding of the county magistrate and his wife - at least this couple was not the lazy and ignorant people.
If one has some understanding of people's livelihood and does not have any major problems with his character, he will not exploit them too much.
The ladies and young ladies who came to attend the flower viewing banquet donated some jewelry and silver on the spot. Seeing this, Xia Daohua followed the crowd and donated twenty taels of silver and two pearl flowers.
The amount of snacks purchased by Yangji Teahouse from her "Daohuaxiang" far exceeded this number. Although Xia Daohua didn't want to be in the spotlight, she felt embarrassed to donate too little.
Fortunately, this number is quite normal among all the ladies and young ladies, not out of the ordinary at all.
The two pearl flowers were also added because she was afraid that these twenty taels of silver would be the least in the whole venue...
Xia Daohua doesn't usually like wearing jewelry, mainly because she finds it heavy. But she does like seeing other people wearing it.
Beaded flowers and fresh flowers are both relatively light and convenient.
If it falls off, it is less likely to cause an accident as it does not have your name tag on it.
So, when she goes out on weekdays, she wears men's clothes if possible.
If all else fails, women can wear silk headbands.
Just occasionally wear one or two pearl flowers or small fresh flowers.
Usually, Xia Daohua will only wear decorations such as beads when attending formal occasions such as flower viewing banquets.
This time, she only wore two pearl flowers and left them all on the spot.
Wang looked at Xia Daohua's bald head and couldn't help but smile:
"You are such a simple-minded kid!"
Then he called his personal maid and brought a box of pearl flowers for the inner court.
"It's useless to keep it here, so I might as well give it to you. You can wear it for fun every day!"
Xia Daohua blushed and politely declined twice. Wang pretended to be angry:
"A gift from an elder cannot be declined!"
The summer rice flowers have just been harvested.
Xia Daohua didn't think her performance was particularly outstanding, but it seemed that this was not the first time that Wang had shown her favor for her.
After returning from County Magistrate Yang's house, Xia Daohua couldn't help but think - what should she do to repay Wang's kindness?
Before Xia Daohua could come up with a proper solution, the county government's notice to recruit laborers had been posted all over the city.
There was chaos in every branch of the Xia family for a while.
This time when the people were being recruited as laborers, none of the four branches of the Xia family, from the second to the fifth, could escape.
Because County Magistrate Yang specifically emphasized that unless there were extremely special circumstances, his subordinates would not be allowed to use the substitute labor money, and people had to be sent to do the work.
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