Seeing Xu Dongsheng's pitiful state, Zhao Qingyan sighed. After all, he was just a child.
Even though he's a county magistrate, he's still quite old. Expecting him to know everything seems like asking too much.
"Okay, okay, it's not that you're really wrong. It's just that we need to know where to draw the line."
We can't let our good physical condition lead us to indulge ourselves when we're young.
You have a lifetime ahead of you. Do you really want to be completely incapable when you get old?
Xu Dongsheng's head spun around several times.
"Honey, can we not bring this up? It's scary to think about getting old right now."
Zhao Qingyan chuckled, "Alright, I won't scare you anymore. Has the yamen been busy lately?"
Zhao Qingyan rarely asked Xu Dongsheng about matters concerning the government.
"It's alright. Those who wanted to take advantage of the orphanage have been dealt with, and many private schools have been built. The results are quite good."
Previously vacant land in the countryside is now being claimed by people.
The city's population has now grown to over 40,000.
Most of the villagers who had fled have now returned.
I estimate that after three years of performance reviews, my dad and I might get promoted again.
Zhao Qingyan smiled, but she didn't trust that old man, the Emperor.
"Are you sure it's an upward promotion and not a transfer to an even more barren place?"
Xu Dongsheng was a little confused. "Why?"
"Why? With your uncle's way of thinking, I don't believe he would let you have it so easy."
In his mind, whoever's wool is easy to fleece, he'll fleece them relentlessly until they're bald.
Xu Dongsheng had little contact with his uncle, so he naturally didn't know what kind of underhanded tricks the emperor had up his sleeve.
"Surely not? I'm his nephew."
Zhao Qingyan smiled.
"You're still too young, kid. Your older brother is his own nephew."
Look at your older brother all these years, he's worked himself to the bone, just to make money for your uncle.
How much can he himself fall behind?
You must never let family ties blind you.
Assuming you are family, he is the ruler and you are the subject.
Therefore, considering your talent, they certainly won't let you settle in a wealthy place.
Xu Dongsheng felt quite frustrated in his position as county magistrate.
If they were to send him to an even more desolate place as a county magistrate, he would want to resign.
The key issue is that once the land is cleared, others have to come and reap the rewards.
That's not how you do it, it's absolutely outrageous.
Zhao Qingyan successfully changed the subject.
She mentioned it because she recently had a dream.
I dreamt that the couple went to the poorest county in Southwest China.
There was a large area of loess there, and the entire city had only a few thousand people.
The young people have long since gone out to work. Only the elderly and children remain.
Very little vegetation can grow on the red soil.
The grass, however, is growing quite vigorously.
In her dream, Zhao Qingyan was terrified by the sights in the city.
What's the point of governing a city like this? Just abandon it and relocate all the residents.
It was such a truly barren land, yet the emperor on the dragon throne managed to get Xu Dongsheng appointed as the county magistrate.
Where can you find someone who gets transferred but not promoted? Yet this emperor can do something so tasteless.
They said that the only suitable position for governing that impoverished county was that of a county magistrate.
Upon hearing these words in her dream, Zhao Qingyan nearly vomited blood.
Therefore, looking at Xu Dongsheng's young face, Zhao Qingyan couldn't help but think of how the emperor sitting on the throne in the capital was so despicable.
Consider this a reminder. Just in case it really does "come true," at least we'll be mentally prepared.
Xu Dongsheng is the kind of person who listens carefully to what his wife says.
After Zhao Qingyan finished speaking, Xu Dongsheng began to ponder which other places in the Divine Dragon Kingdom were even poorer.
If you can't figure it out, then look at a map.
After Zhao Qingyan reminded him, Xu Dongsheng focused his gaze on the southwest.
After investigating city by city, Xu Dongsheng almost became withdrawn.
"The people in the southwest have always suffered hardship, wife, how did you know that?"
Zhao Qingyan cleared her throat. "Would you believe me if I said I dreamed about it?"
Xu Dongsheng...
Even though his wife was too hasty, Xu Dongsheng still patiently asked Zhao Qingyan about the specific scenes in her dream.
If someone can describe their dream so clearly, it's safe to assume it's a warning dream.
As a man who firmly believes that his wife has magical abilities, he must always put his wife before himself.
Prepare what needs to be prepared.
Let's not rush anything else; we need to start preparing beef jerky in all sorts of flavors.
Milk powder, goat milk powder, cheese, and milk skin must be prepared.
These things are all delicious; as my wife says, they're nutritious.
Then there's the carriage frame. The one the Emperor provided when I married my wife was quite good. I'll make some changes to the inside and the color of the outside as well.
At least one layer of waterproof cloth should be wrapped around it.
Before the Ministry of Revenue had even issued the transfer order, Xu Dongsheng had already prepared all the carriages for the couple and their entourage.
Except for the caretaker of the orphanage who is responsible for looking after the children and cannot leave, everyone else can take them with them.
While Xu Dongsheng was making preparations in full swing, the officials in the yamen were wondering what kind of trouble this man was going to cause this time.
Naturally, you won't get an answer.
Xu Dongsheng couldn't very well say that his wife had a dream and then he would get restless.
Since his daughter got married, Zhao Minggeng has completely let himself go.
Besides managing the county government on daily days off, he would always ride his horse to the territory of Mengzhou and run a few laps on his days off.
Not only that, they also discuss archery and horseback riding with the locals.
They looked more like herdsmen than the herdsmen themselves.
Then, returning to one's own estate and enjoying a whole roasted lamb, one can finally feel the fulfillment of life.
This guy only feels comfortable eating barbecue when he's sitting in the yard watching the cattle and sheep on the pasture.
Others thought he was admiring the scenery, but in fact he was researching which cow was suitable for slaughter.
Which one should we take back to the city later?
However, as the head of a county, he would not knowingly break the law. The only thing he could bring back to the city was beef, not live cattle.
It's okay if we can't finish it, they have an ice cellar anyway.
As long as the meat is cut into pieces in advance and placed in an ice cellar, it will freeze completely overnight.
I'm not afraid that eating meat will make me sick.
Huang and Zhao Qianci also traveled back and forth between Dawar and Kenqing City, since they still had business in Dawar.
As the county magistrate, Zhao Minggeng gradually began to learn how to manage the shops.
Otherwise, who would care about him when his mother wasn't in Dawar?
To be fair, Zhao Minggeng does have some management talent.
Whether it's a workshop or a food stall, they are all managed very well.
The income from the workshops and shops here is enough to cover the living expenses of the children at the orphanage.
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