Ding Pingshun first told Chang that the Zhuling County government had stopped purchasing high-priced grain, and then told her that he did not want to go to the town to sell vegetables anymore, and wanted to come back to try growing hybrid grains.
When Chang heard this, she glared at him, waved her hand and walked back.
"Mother Sheng, don't go. Listen to me..." He caught up with Chang, "Won't you be jealous when the money is divided among the families? You can take turns cooking for the children. It's not like there aren't carriages around, so it's very convenient to go back and forth. It won't take much effort on your part."
"I still rush to deliver the dishes to the restaurant early every day. I don't sell the vegetables anymore. Sometimes I make a dozen or so coins a day, but I don't even bother counting those coins."
"I find it too shabby to put it in my pocket, and I'm not going to go anyway!"
"Are you done?" Chang turned and stood still. "Why are you so troublesome? One thing leads to another. If the fourth son's wife hadn't stopped the grain sale, would you be standing here quietly now? Have you lost your conscience? I think you've forgotten what life was like in our family before, and who cured your illness? You're making trouble just when things are getting better. Sooner or later, you're bound to cause trouble!"
"What are you talking about? How can you talk about your own man like that? She cured me, so we have to be grateful to her for the rest of our lives and do whatever she asks us to do? I cook for the kids every day at noon. Is it her salary or the Ma family that pays me? Why don't you calculate this?"
Chang pointed at him, furious for a long moment before she spoke. "I think you've really forgotten your roots. The fourth brother and his wife have already been busy twice before the clinic officially opened. Once it opens, they'll have to take care of the clinic, the hybrid grain business, and the winemaking too. Can't you give them a break instead of making such a fuss?"
"Ma Fuquan doesn't make much money all year round, so why doesn't he envy others for their share like you do? He never causes trouble for his wife, but you're the only one who causes trouble, and it's endless."
Just as Chang finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from the hillside below. Ding Pingshun looked over and his voice became distorted with excitement. "Look, look, who's that? Do you want to slap me?"
"He must have heard the news and came back to sign up." He shrank his neck and said again.
"He went to the county early this morning, where did you hear about him going? You said it to him? Isn't it possible for him to come back if he has something to do?"
"Look where he went. He went straight to the fields. Did he hear the news?"
Chang craned her neck to see that Ma Fuquan, dressed in his official uniform, was indeed heading that way. She glared at Ding Pingshun, "He must have been looking for the fourth brother or the village head. Perhaps someone told him after he entered the village. Is that worth your saying?"
She walked towards the gate of the old house.
"Everyone has gone to the fields. There is no one around." Ding Pingshun followed her, wondering in his heart, how did Ma Fuquan know that everyone was in the fields?
"Can't you tell the kids who are out and about? Go back to town and sell your vegetables. Don't let your imagination run wild. You're keeping the kids from eating."
He placed a load of vegetables outside the gate of the old house. Chang kicked the basket lightly and shouted, "Go quickly!"
As a last resort, he picked up the load and walked down the slope reluctantly. After a few steps, he angrily dropped the load, sat down on the grass slope and started complaining.
Selling vegetables, selling vegetables, all he does all day is selling vegetables, but he just refuses to go.
See what you can do to him!
As Ding Pingshun thought, Ma Fuquan had indeed returned for the hybrid grain matter. He arrived at the edge of the field, jumped off his horse, tied the horse to the side of the road, and walked towards Jian Ning and the others.
Today at the county government office, he talked to County Magistrate He about setting up a special police team, explained what a special police team is, and recommended Captain He.
He didn't refuse outright, but he also didn't agree outright. Setting up a special guard composed of constables was a good idea, but where would the monthly salary come from? Would the people of the city be willing to increase taxes and ask them to support this guard?
Even if the people had no objections, would the court punish him if they found out? After some deliberation, he passed the ball to Huo Jincheng and told Ma Fuquan to go and discuss it with Huo Jincheng. The duty of the special guards was to maintain peace in the area, and the Ding brand was naturally included in that.
He suggested that Dingzihao take the lead and contact several major merchants in the city to be responsible for the monthly salary of the special guards.
County Magistrate He had already found out that Huo Jincheng was the owner of the Ding brand, so he also knew that he was the Crown Prince's man.
Not to mention the Crown Prince, all the other princes had their own private guards, and these private guards had to be supported by their own money. He was just a small county magistrate, not greedy or corrupt, so where could he get the money to support his guards?
All he could do was provide support, spiritual support.
As long as County Magistrate He supported it, half the battle would be won. Since the county government was short-staffed, they would have to recruit experts from the public to establish a special police force. As for the monthly salary, he thought it would not be difficult for a modern man like him to earn enough money to support a special police force in ancient times without relying on Huo Jincheng.
He was expressing his gratitude and support to County Magistrate He when Captain Guan came to report that the family of the child who had been possessed by Feng Qingzi that night had returned.
Feng Qingzi's own body, which was hidden in the City God Temple, was found, and the body of Luo Junxian that he occupied was also smashed by Jian Ning. After the two bodies were hung on the city gate, two or three families who had gone out to avoid disaster returned to the county with their children.
Ma Fuquan and Captain Guan went to the child's home and found out that the family had not only gone out to avoid disaster, but also to find a fairy nun or Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit for the child.
The child was frightened silly by Feng Qingzi, and kept shouting that there was a ghost trying to catch him. Ma Fuquan sent a message to Jian Ning, telling her about the child's condition and asking her if she could cure him.
Jian Ning replied that yes, and that acupuncture would make him forget the memory of that night. By the way, Jian Ning also told him about Wei Dong and his group's visit, and asked him if he could make ammonium nitrate to ripen the beans.
Ma Fuquan knew how to make all kinds of fertilizer, but ammonium nitrate was explosive. He took the child and his father back to the county office and asked Magistrate He for ten days' leave, saying he had a way to solve the monthly salary problem. He also told Jian Ning that he could make fertilizer, but Huo Jincheng had to spend money to buy the patent for the technology.
Wei Dong brought 100,000 taels of funds for the trial planting of hybrid grains. Naturally, there was no problem with what he proposed. After Jian Ning discussed it with the Grand Tutor, the Grand Tutor immediately asked Jian Ning to urge him to come over.
Ma Fuquan also brought the father and son, but the child was frightened and kept screaming and vomiting while sitting on the horse. His family had relatives in town, so Ma Fuquan sent them to their relatives' home before riding back.
He came over and told Jian Ning about the child's condition. Jian Ning decided to go with him to give the child acupuncture. Ding Youtian was unhappy when he heard this. He called Jian Ning aside and whispered, "Brother Ma came here on horseback. You go with him. I don't mind the two of you riding together, but it wouldn't be good if it got to Tian's ears. Think about it yourself and don't let it affect the harmony between you two sisters."
Jian Ning rolled her eyes at him, gritted her teeth and whispered, "I'm going to ride the flames. Now you have nothing to say, right?"
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