Chapter 105 Going to Work: I Now Have My Own House
With just a word from the goddess, both the military camp and the Jinzhou Administrative Office sprang into action.
The message was communicated, talent was selected, the program was finalized, and training began.
We will ensure that the performance takes place in front of the people of Jinzhou on New Year's Eve this year.
Ministry of Construction.
Why is it that even the tasks assigned to the military and the government are keeping our Ministry of Construction busy? We're already very busy: the Goddess Palace, the Administrative Hall, the Library, and the Academy are all under construction.
Now a task has suddenly appeared out of nowhere... and it's a task with a deadline.
Aaaaaaahhhhh!
The middle-aged woman glanced at him indifferently and got to the point, "We need a parade, performances, and a lot of onlookers, but we don't have... a venue big enough right now."
The young woman, Bing, seemed to be deep in thought. "Shall we build a square? Let's build it in the south of the city and expand it out onto that wasteland next to it."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man, Ding, clapped his hands and said, "We can build a large market right next to the square. People can go to the square to play and go to the market to buy things and eat."
The Ministry of Construction expressed its approval.
Minister Gu Shanxing casually jotted it down in his notebook and said, "Originally, we planned to build a plaza in front of the Goddess's Palace and the Administrative Hall, but now..."
According to their plan, the Goddess Palace was built in the very center of Jinzhou City, and the administrative hall was built opposite the Goddess Palace. Between the two buildings was a square for the people to enjoy.
The young man, Wu, stroked his chin and said, "Of course, the square in front of the Goddess's Palace still needs to be repaired!"
The middle-aged man said, "The square in the south of the city should be built bigger."
The middle-aged woman thought for a moment, "I think we can build the square in front of the Goddess's Palace into a park to increase its scenic value. And what about the one in the south of the city? Perhaps we could add recreational or sports facilities next to it?"
The young man, let's call him A, suddenly had a thought: "The stadium?"
He said, "For example, basketball courts, soccer fields, badminton courts, ping-pong tables, and the like?"
The middle-aged man, Ding, disagreed, saying, "The square is a square, for all the people to enjoy. We can just plant some flowers and plants and sculpt some beautiful statues."
Chattering away.
Chattering away.
Chattering away.
Half an hour later, Gu Shanxing slammed his pen onto the notebook and said, "Whatever your ideas you have, draw them into design drawings and submit them. We'll discuss them at our next meeting using everyone's drawings."
The crowd replied, "Yes!"
After the meeting, on his way back to his office, Gu Shanxing ran into Song Li, who was walking hurriedly.
He was utterly shocked. "Vice Minister Song, when did you get back?"
Song Li turned her head and greeted her with a smile, "I just got back yesterday, but I'll be going out again in a couple of days."
Gu Shanxing was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Song Li waved her hand, "It's okay, it's okay, I like being outside."
Song Li returned to her office at the Ministry of Finance and first went to see Yun Youning.
After she finished reporting her work plan, Yun Youning listened attentively and offered several suggestions. The two discussed the matter for about half an hour.
After they finished talking, Yun Youning said to Song Li, "Chun Chun wants to meet you. She has something to tell you."
The only person Yun Youning would address so affectionately was Mo Jingchun. Song Li nodded in agreement, then asked curiously, "What does Minister Mo want with me?"
Yun Youning blinked. "She wants to form an all-female army. I told her that you're going to the border to see Song Zhiyun, and she wants to ask you to help deliver a letter to Song Zhiyun."
Song Li was surprised, "Minister Mo has formed an all-female army?" She realized, oh, Mo Jingchun is currently in the military camp.
Yun Youning said seriously, "We need female soldiers."
Song Li understood and said, "I will go see Minister Mo this afternoon."
“Oh, right,” Yun Youning took a piece of paper from the drawer and handed it to Song Li, “I specially grabbed this for you.”
Song Li took it with a puzzled look, her eyes widening. "The property deed?!"
Yun Youning smiled and said, "The residences around the Huan Shennv Mansion and the Administrative Hall area are particularly sought after. I grabbed one for you while I was bidding. Considering that your family is large, I got a three-room, five-courtyard house."
She slightly raised her chin, revealing an expression that seemed to say, "Go ahead and thank me."
Song Li was indeed pleasantly surprised, "Thank you, Minister!"
Yun Youning smiled, "I wrote a letter to your family, and they will be traveling with my family."
Considering the students' studies, Yun Youning emphasized that they should wait until after the final exams to set off for the city to celebrate the New Year.
Song Li was deeply moved. "Minister, you're so kind! I want to follow you for the rest of my life!"
“A flock of ducks swam by under the bridge in front of the gate,” Rong Qi skipped and hopped forward, “Come on, come on, count them, two, four, six, seven, eight!”
She hopped around the corner and bumped into Qin Song, who was carrying a stack of documents, causing the papers to scatter all over the floor.
Rong Xi was startled and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry!"
Qin Song smiled and said, "It's nothing."
The two squatted down and picked up the documents one by one.
Qin Song glanced at Rong Qifei's bright eyes and casually asked, "What's wrong? Any good news lately?"
“Teacher Qin,” Rong Qi replied happily, “I have my own house now!”
The goddess has bestowed a blessing that allows everyone to buy houses at low prices.
Rong Xi didn't compete with others for houses near the administrative hall. Instead, she chose a house near the West City Market, a three-room, two-courtyard house with a courtyard!
Although she was in debt for the house, she was happy because she bought it with her own abilities!
"You're amazing!" Qin Song praised Rong Xi a few times, which made her even happier.
"Aren't your parents moving to the city?" Qin Song asked casually.
Rong Xi said helplessly, "They said they're doing quite well back home and don't want to start over in the city."
Her mother worked in a paper mill, and her father rented a storefront on the street to run a coffin shop. They were doing quite well, and the couple didn't want to move.
Qin Song comforted her, "You may not stay in the state capital forever. What if you are transferred to a county in two years? Your parents can't go with you."
“That’s true.” Rong Qi is quite ambitious and doesn’t want to stay in one place forever.
As they spoke, the two picked up all the things scattered on the ground.
Qin Song, holding the documents, said goodbye to Rong Xi.
Rong Qi skipped and hopped forward, humming as she went: "...Grandpa herding ducks, with a white beard, singing his hometown opera and telling jokes!"
The Ministry of Health and the military medical battalion are having a meeting.
Qi Shuyu held an un-inked calligraphy brush between her left index and middle fingers, listening attentively to Dr. Xu's thoughts.
The Ministry of Health specifically called the military medical battalion together for this meeting in order to carry out a health campaign throughout the state and promote health awareness from top to bottom.
After Dr. Xu finished explaining the significance of this event, he looked at Qi Shuyu and said, "Captain Qi."
Qi Shuyu put down her pen, glanced at everyone present, and said, "Although what we are doing may seem like a formality, everyone, we are doctors. We know that illness can enter through the mouth. Only by maintaining good environmental and personal hygiene can people get sick less often."
"So what we are doing is for the health of the people and for the future of Jinzhou!"
"Everyone must do this job conscientiously and responsibly."
Most of the people present had previously worked in related positions at the county or prefecture level.
During the meeting, they offered their opinions based on their past experiences and lessons learned, refuted the suggestions of others, and had a thorough discussion on certain viewpoints.
The conference room was as lively as a market.
Zhou Xuan from the medical team: "Let's use comics to show people how many bacteria are in tap water and on their hands. We'll draw the bacteria to scare everyone!"
Fang Hai, Ministry of Health: "We bring people together in villages to get free medical checkups and teach them about healthy living."
Shen Jinhua from the medical camp said, "We can also teach some basic first aid knowledge, such as what to do if you fall into the water, what to do if you have heatstroke, what to do if you get cut by a knife, what to do if you get bitten by a snake,..." She paused and said, "Let's make it into a brochure with illustrations."
Qian Baoxing, Minister of Health: "I think we can improve the effectiveness of pesticides to kill more plague-infested mosquitoes, whether on crops, fruit trees, or in residential areas."
...
The meeting recorder wrote down everyone's opinions at lightning speed, while feeling fortunate that he had received a box of water-based pens and refills as a reward from the goddess at the last event; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to write so quickly with a brush.
His gaze was deep and mysterious. "Goddess, can't we really make such a good pen?"
What should I do after I finish writing?
Ministry of Justice.
Zhou Xinglu and all the staff are reviewing the previous civil and criminal case files from Jinzhou.
As she flipped through the pages, she frowned. "The evidence in this case is clearly insufficient, yet it was still convicted. I wonder if it's a wrongful conviction."
She turned her head and said to Lin Yuan, who was taking notes, "Write this down and check it again."
Lin Yuan nodded and noted down the case file number and the names of the people involved.
Zhou Xinglu put the case file aside.
Shi Xinyu held a civil case file in her hand. "This is the case that the person who came to us to report a few days ago mentioned. He said that the prefect accepted bribes and ruled against his family."
He casually flipped through it, smiled, and said, "The files are quite well done."
Lin Yuan joked, "After all, you received a bribe?"
Shi Xinyu placed the file on top of the one Zhou Xinglu had just placed and said, "Let's investigate again."
Shen Yingying opened an old file, and dust covered her face. She wrinkled her nose and raised her hand to fan it away.
“This case file…” Shen Yingying looked at it for a while, then suddenly her eyes widened. “My God, isn’t this Zhen Bai the talented scholar who was wronged? When I was a kid, there was a period when my dad would scold me every day, feeling sorry for Zhen Bai!”
Her words drew everyone's attention.
Shen Yingying angrily recounted the past: Back then, Hu Lin, who had not yet become the governor, was jealous of Zhen Bai's talent and popularity. He plotted to frame Zhen Bai, wrongfully killing him and confiscating and exterminating the Zhen family.
"Back then, many people knew that Zhen Bai was innocent, but there was nothing they could do. Hu Linquan was very powerful, and no one could save Zhen Bai."
She gritted her teeth in anger, "I want to reopen this case and give Zhen Bai and the Zhen family justice."
When Shen's father felt sorry for Zhen Bai, whom he had never met, he never imagined that his beloved daughter would remember this incident and one day become a staff member of the Jinzhou Department of Justice to overturn Zhen Bai's case.
...
After a long day of work, as dusk fell, Zhou Xinglu rubbed her neck and said to her colleagues, "Let's issue a public notice and let people who are dissatisfied with past cases file complaints. We'll review the complaints first."
Some case files are poorly done, and problems are immediately apparent; other case files are so well done that the issues are not noticeable when looking at them alone.
Newcomer Tan Hangui, full of energy, said, "I'll go write the announcement and show it to the minister when I'm done!"
Zhou Xinglu showed encouragement, saying that young people are full of energy, "Good job, keep it up!"
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Author's note: But I still can't afford a house [crying emoji] [crying emoji] [crying emoji]
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