"Thank you, Guard Yang. I'll be in right away."
Zhang Zhubo thanked Yang Runyu and went into the study.
"I am Zhang Ran, the humble servant, and I pay my respects to the master."
"Get up and bring the title deed."
"yes."
Zhang Zhubo stepped forward and handed the land deed to the county magistrate.
When County Magistrate Yang saw that the buyer's name was Li Mengyue, the image of the fake daughter immediately emerged in his mind.
The last time he met her at Huang Yuren's house, he knew that the fake daughter was not living well after returning to her biological parents' home, otherwise why would she come to Huang Yuren's house.
But now she actually gave him such a big surprise again. You know, before he came to Wuning County, he knew that this place was remote and the people lived in poverty.
But after more than two months of visiting, I realized firsthand how difficult life is for the people and how they need someone to lead them in changing their current situation and living a better life.
But he was better at government affairs and knew nothing about farming.
He also wanted to help the people, but he didn't know where to start.
Seeing Li Mengyue buying so much land at once, somehow, he felt a little expectant, hoping that Li Mengyue could make good use of the land.
So he wrote a new deed with a flourish, adding another 500 acres of land to the 1,100 acres of hilltop and 200 acres of wasteland.
These 500 acres of land do not belong to Xingxi Village, but to the south of Xingxi Village and Taoxi Village. It is also close to the mountains and no one grows crops here. Giving it to Li Mengyue as a gift is nothing at all.
When Zhang Zhubo took the land deed out, he was still confused.
In his impression, the county magistrate was a man who clearly distinguished between public and private affairs and would never do such a thing to show partiality.
What's more, 500 acres of land were donated. Even if it was wasteland, it was still land. One tael of silver per acre, and it would be a full five hundred taels of silver if sold.
I don’t know if the county magistrate has lost his mind, or if there is something special about this Li Mengyue that makes the county magistrate take notice of her.
Suddenly, Zhang Zhubo thought of a possibility, that is, their county magistrate was still very young and had not yet married and had children. He wondered if he had fallen in love with this girl named Li Mengyue.
Giving away 500 acres of land was to win the favor of the beauty. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhubo felt that he might have uncovered the truth.
If this girl named Li Mengyue became the wife of the county magistrate, and later found out that she had made trouble in obtaining the land deed, she would still be in a good situation.
So when Zhang Zhubo returned to his office with the land deed, he had already made up his mind.
When Zhang Zhubo handed the land deed and ten taels of silver to Village Chief Li, Village Chief Li was completely stunned.
What happened was that not only were there 500 acres of land added to the title deed, but the ten taels of silver he had given away were also returned.
Before Village Chief Li could react, Chief Zhang stuffed ten taels of silver into his hand.
"Brother Li, look at what you are doing. You come to me to do something and you are still so polite. If you do this again next time, I will be angry."
After Zhang Zhubo returned the silver to Village Chief Li, he said arrogantly.
Village chief Li was confused and didn't understand why Zhang Zhubo changed his attitude so quickly.
He looked indifferent before, but now he is smiling too exaggeratedly, which has brought the wrinkles on his face together, making him look weird.
But he still gave the silver to Zhang Zhubo.
This incident made him deeply understand the truth that it is easier to get things done if you have someone in the court.
It's not enough to just have money to pave the way. Someone has to take the money before things can be done, otherwise you'll just have to keep waiting.
Zhang Zhubo naturally coveted the ten taels of silver. You should know that although he worked in the county government, he only earned ten taels of silver a month, which was not much better than that of an ordinary farmer.
Because the whole family depended on this 10 taels of silver to survive, they lived a tight life and were reluctant to eat or wear.
"Zhang Zhubo, thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know when I could have accomplished this. You must take this silver. I will treat you to a meal another day."
After hearing what Village Chief Li said, Zhang Zhubo no longer refused and took the silver.
Besides, he would feel good about taking the silver, as he saw that there were 500 acres of land extra on the deed.
"Okay, this is what you said, brother. When I have time, I will go to your house for a couple of drinks. You are not allowed to refuse."
"Of course, of course."
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After exchanging greetings with Zhang Zhubo, Village Chief Li took the freshly issued land deed and prepared to return to the village.
But as soon as he returned to the town from the county, he saw Yue Yatou and a group of children.
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