Chapter 195 Brother, I’m Here
The people excitedly said, "You are too modest, County Magistrate. We remember everything you have done!"
"You distributed disaster relief grain right after taking office and told us to go directly to the granary to collect food! Do you know what we ordinary people are thinking?"
Zhou Huaining was confused: "What are you thinking?"
"This is unprecedented respect and trust! Unlike the previous county magistrate, who treated us civilians like thieves, only you, the county magistrate, treat us as human beings!"
Zhou Huaining: “…”
No, what’s there to be wary of that little bit of rotten rice?
Besides, I let you into the granary so you can see clearly that there is only so much disaster relief grain. Don't come to me crying after you finish eating it...
When the people saw that the county magistrate was lost in thought, they immediately started to give him some suggestions.
"My Lord County Magistrate, you see how hard our lives are, and you've tried every possible way to help us earn more money, even offering rewards for shoveling snow. Isn't that well-intentioned?"
"Yes! Those officials before only knew how to exploit the people, but the county magistrate used his own money to reward the people! He is the first person in history to be an official of this level!"
"Qian Sanbao's son is accused of murder, yet the previous county magistrate has been trying to exonerate him, presumably for a lot of bribes. But you, sir, are not tempted by money and are solely dedicated to seeking justice for everyone. You are truly an upright and just man!"
"During this snowstorm, many people's houses collapsed. To ensure everyone has a place to live, you, the County Magistrate, have directly vacated the county government office, providing shelter for the homeless. How many officials in the Dayu Dynasty could do this for the people?!"
Zhou Huaining: “…”
Zhou Huaining pinched himself, it hurt!
I don’t know why, but after coming to Xianchuan County, everything he did seemed to be successful.
He is a hopeless playboy in the capital, but he is being flattered here?
Zhou Huaining really began to doubt his life and walked back in silence.
"Please stay, Your Excellency the County Magistrate! We have other surprises prepared for you!"
Zhou Huaining didn't even turn his head, "No need! Keep it for yourselves!"
"We heard that the county magistrate is concerned about the disaster victims in the countryside and wants to visit Heihe Village?"
Zhou Huaining turned around suddenly and said, "Go on!"
"Since the County Magistrate is so concerned about the people, we naturally want to share his worries! So after the snow stopped, we started shoveling snow and digging roads towards Heihe Village!"
"Really?!" Zhou Huaining suddenly became energetic after sweeping away his previous fatigue. "When can we dig it through?"
"It's expected to take another three to five days!"
"Great!" Zhou Huaining's eyes lit up. "I've been waiting for this day for so long!"
He originally planned to spend money to hire someone to dig a path through the snow, but he was worried that his senior brother would scold him for being a spendthrift after finding out, so he had to give up.
Unexpectedly, these people have such good eyesight.
Zhou Huaining smiled and said, "If you guys work hard, I will definitely give you a credit!"
When the people heard this, they were moved to tears again.
"Look, the county magistrate is happiest when he talks about the people he cares about so much!"
"Yes! The county magistrate has transcended worldly matters! Be it silver or plaques, the county magistrate disdains them all. All he cares about is the common people!"
Zhou Huaining was in a good mood: "Thank you all for your praise, thank you all for your praise!"
With that, he happily went into the house.
"Get ready and go to Heihe Village to see my brother!"
Senior brother, here I come!
…
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the snow in Heihe Village had melted.
The villagers went to check on the crops in the fields first.
Wheat is cold-resistant, but because the snow was so heavy this time, there was still some damage, but it’s not a big deal.
The potatoes and carrots were not affected much because they were covered with straw before.
The cabbages and radishes were all frozen, so the villagers harvested them, kept the edible ones, and threw the inedible ones to the chickens and ducks.
The chickens and ducks had been locked up in the house for a whole winter. Now they were spreading their wings in the sun and shaking their feathers.
The hen that Xiao Jiuer gave everyone was very good at laying eggs. After laying eggs for a while, she sat in the nest and hatched the chicks.
Many families' chicks have hatched and are being taken to the yard by their hens to bask in the sun.
The Ye family's chickens and ducks had always been raised in the woodshed in the backyard. After the hens started hatching chicks, Yunniang was afraid that the chicks would freeze to death, so she moved the chicken coop to the front yard and placed it next to the stove.
The three little ones were thinking about the chicks and would come to see them several times every day.
At this moment, they were squatting quietly beside the chicken coop.
The hen had become accustomed to these three visitors. She squatted in the chicken coop with her eyes half closed, like an old monk in meditation.
"Did you hear the chicks cries?" Xiao Wu asked.
"No." Xiaowen shook his head.
Xiao Wu was extremely disappointed. "Xigou and Daqiang's chicks have already hatched, but why haven't we seen any chicks from ours yet?"
Xiaowen sighed, "Mom said our hen is always lazy and often goes down to the fields to play, not caring about the eggs it hatches."
"Ah? What if the hen doesn't incubate the eggs properly and freezes them? The chicks won't be able to hatch!" Xiao Wu was almost crying in anxiety.
The hen opened her eyes, looked at them, and then closed them lightly.
"Big hen!" The little dumpling, who had been silent the whole time, said in a baby voice, "All the sluts have cubs! Only you don't!"
"Cluck!" The hen raised her eyelids proudly, glanced at the little ball, then moved her body and pointed her butt at them.
"this……"
Xiaowen and Xiaowu were stunned.
"Oh, I'm hungry!" Little Dumpling swallowed his saliva.
"Are you hungry, sister? Mom is already cooking, you can eat soon!"
The little dumpling shook his head, "Wo Bu Qi change, Wo Qi chicken meat!"
"Sister, do you want to eat chicken?"
"Yeah!"
"Then let's go to the yard and catch some chickens!"
"That's it!" Little Dumpling pointed with his little hand.
"Just the one that hatches the egg?"
"Tie!"
"Sure, it can't hatch chicks anyway!"
"Cluck, cluck, cluck!" The hen cried out desperately when she heard their dangerous words.
"Why is the chicken squawking like that?" Ye Yanping strode in.
"Why are you squatting next to the chicken coop?"
"Daddy, my sister wants to eat chicken!"
"That's easy, right? I'll go kill the chicken right now!"
"Hehe, this!" The little dumpling laughed.
"My daughter wants to eat this one?" Ye Yanping said without hesitation, "Okay!"
The hen looked back in fear.
no!
Are you kidding me!
How come the adults in this family are as ignorant as the children!
What family would kill a hen while it's hatching eggs?!
It escaped the New Year's Eve dinner by pretending to hatch eggs.
Why does this trick suddenly stop working?
The hen was about to fly out of the nest to escape when the little dumpling grabbed her neck.
"Is the chicken path wrong?"
The hen shuddered: "Cluck, cluck, cluck!"
Got it! Never again!
The little dumpling stretched out three chubby fingers, "Xiantian!"
The hen blinked.
OK, OK! You have the final say!
Three days later in the morning.
The Ye family was having breakfast in the kitchen.
Chirp, chirp, the calls of chicks can be heard faintly.
"Oh, have the chicks hatched?" Luo Qiuyue said in surprise.
Yunniang smiled and said, "That should be the case. It's strange, the hen suddenly stopped eating and drinking, and didn't sleep, just hatching eggs like a possessed person!"
"Chicken, I'm here!"
Little Dumpling jumped down from the stool and ran out. Xiaowen and Xiaowu put down their bowls and followed him.
After a while, a man came over holding a fluffy chick.
The chick is yellow, with fluffy fur, and it chirps non-stop with its little mouth open.
"I have a friend who likes to eat chicken, but is also afraid of chicken," Zhao Xingjian said with a smile.
Everyone was puzzled and asked, "Afraid of chickens? What's there to be afraid of?"
"In short, he's afraid of all animals with pointed beaks."
"Then he must not come to Heihe Village. Heihe Village is now full of chickens running around!"
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