Chapter 51: Within Seven Days
“This is really…”
After listening to Diao's retelling, Doctor Chang slammed the table and frowned, but when he found that the children were staring at him, he calmed down and reluctantly uttered two words.
"Random."
The old man seemed very dissatisfied.
"I didn't say I wouldn't mess around..."
Diao glanced at him sideways, but was not angry.
"So I just got the food and rushed back. I didn't bother to argue with them."
"you are right……"
Doctor Chang nodded, but was halfway through his words when he was stared at by several children and inexplicably felt short of breath.
He felt that he was not a pedantic person, but it was indeed hard for him to accept such strange news.
"That's not what you say. Why can't women be officials? Is there a clear statement in the laws of our Xiayuan country?" Chen Chunxing smiled and poured a bowl of tea and handed it to Diao.
"Not really." Xue Yongan replied.
"I remember that when I was in Lin'an, I saw many women working as merchants?" Chen Chunxing poured another bowl and handed it to Doctor Chang.
The old man pursed his dry lips and said, "In recent years, our dynasty has indeed encouraged women to engage in commerce..."
"That's right," Chen Chunxing placed the third bowl of tea in front of Xue Yongan. "Besides, can the village chief be considered an official?"
"Without rank or status, he's not even qualified to be a village head." Shen Mingqiu answered quickly.
Eyes full of expectation.
However, there were only four bowls on the table. Chen Chunxing took one bowl for himself and could only shrug at Chen Mingqiu.
"One hundred households make a village, and five miles make a township."
"Before we came, there were only six households left in this village. Now, including us, there are only about thirty households."
"Being a village chief is just an honorary position. Look at our village, does it look like an ordinary person would come here?"
"If that's the case, why can't women be qualified?"
"If my grandmother is willing to take the job, then the villagers will get the best deal."
Chen Chunxing dipped his hand in some water and carefully drew a circle on the table.
No one knew the meaning behind her actions, as they were all savoring the words she had just said.
Doctor Chang picked up the bowl but didn't take a sip for a long time.
It sounds reasonable at first, but when you listen carefully... it is so strange that you can't understand it.
Diao was stunned by what she said. She waved her hands suspiciously and said, "Since they are taking advantage of me, then I can't be the village chief anymore. In all these years, no one has been able to take advantage of my family!"
Chen Chunxing's smile froze.
His men paused.
The circle was missing an edge, like a city wall with its defenses broken.
Xue Yongan cleared his throat and added, "Although the village chief does not hold an official position, he has made great contributions to assisting the head of the village and can receive some food rations during the summer harvest every year."
As soon as these words came out.
Diao immediately stood up, turned around and left, "Since everyone's kindness is hard to refuse, then I will reluctantly agree. I will do this to accumulate merit for the eldest girl and let them take advantage of me for once!"
Chen Chunxing…held the man down expressionlessly, “No hurry, let’s eat first.”
"How can I not be anxious? Who knows what's wrong with these people? What if they go back and get sobered up by a good meal? How can good things happen to our family?"
Diao muttered to herself, but didn't insist. She looked around and asked suddenly.
"It's already dinner time, aren't you two leaving yet? Master Xue, you'd better leave early. I heard that our village is the farthest from the county town."
Xue Yongan said nothing and looked at the only cold bun left on the table.
There were eight buns, of which Chen Chunxing only ate one, Diao ate two, the three children shared two, and Doctor Chang and Yang Yi each ate one - of course, Bird Egg and some remaining steamed buns were given to Yang Yi.
Thinking of the grain and meat that her granddaughter had mentioned earlier, Diao looked at Xue Yongan with a much softer look.
Anyway, my family only gave us some coarse grains, rice but no vegetables, so just eat what you like.
As for Doctor Chang...
The old man silently took out a handful of copper coins and put them on the table.
There must be about twenty or thirty of them.
In Lin'an City, a pound of pork only costs a dozen cents.
"Please sit down, the food will be here soon!"
Diao swept the copper coins into her arms and walked away with a smile on her face.
I didn’t expect that although the old man looked shabby, he actually came from a wealthy family!
"The old man is in good health."
He could actually carry so many copper coins with him.
Chen Chunxing found this difficult to understand - she would refuse to carry dozens of coins anyway.
Doctor Chang smiled in an unfathomable manner.
He would never say that he only had these few copper coins left on his body!
The lunch was not served with any vegetables.
Mao Ping came back on time, followed by two mounted constables.
As soon as they arrived at the place, they gathered all the people in the narrow village at the entrance of the village and interrogated them one by one.
It seemed as if he had no intention of following Xue Yongan's instructions.
"Is this what you call okay?" Chen Chunxing gloated.
Xue Yongan glanced at the approaching constable, his expression unchanged as he whispered, "Within seven days, I will have them convinced."
Chen Chunxing clenched his fist and made a cheering gesture, "I'm rooting for you."
He didn't take the words seriously at all.
"Sir." Tian Wanglin finished his greeting and immediately looked at Chen Chunxing. "I didn't expect that you have friends here. Is this girl from the narrow village?"
Chen Chunxing smiled and bowed: "I'm just passing by, you guys chat."
As he spoke, he walked towards the crowd, waiting to be questioned by another constable.
Tian Wanglin stood there woodenly, unable to react.
He had already investigated the new county magistrate and had just asked him questions deliberately to embarrass him, but he didn't expect to meet a difficult little girl.
You are telling lies!
there.
After Diao finished replying, she was stunned for a while. When her granddaughter came over, she immediately grabbed her.
"I've thought about it over and over, but I still don't think it's reliable. Tell me...how can they possibly take advantage of me?"
She had to calculate whether the rations issued by the government were more than what she got.
Chen Chunxing pointed at himself and said, "Of course it's me."
Seeing Diao's face darken, she added with a smile, "I have a very smart head. If you become the village chief, wouldn't I be following behind and giving you advice?"
Thinking of the "rumors" about the eldest girl and her fortune-telling skills, which had never gone wrong, Diao suddenly calmed down.
It’s true!
This is the biggest secret of the Shen family. Everyone keeps it in mind but never admits it.
Diao was really reluctant to let outsiders benefit from it.
"Grandma, do you remember? That day, in that mountain village, more than a dozen wooden carts appeared overnight," Chen Chunxing suddenly lowered his voice. "Now we need people... Weren't you still worried about where to find a craftsman yesterday?"
Diao's eyes lit up and she completely understood what the eldest girl meant.
The Shen family's yard needs repairing, and I'm afraid all the yards in the village need repairing.
This is when someone needs to stand up.
Early winter has arrived, can the cold wave be far behind? This is the northern border.
If the house is not repaired quickly, many people will have to leave before the twelfth lunar month.
The Shen family is not used to being in the spotlight, but that was in the past. Now that they have arrived in Chiling, just like the eldest girl said, they no longer need to endure.
It's time to make some plans for your own family.
That day, Xue Yongan did not follow Mao Ping, but only told him to pick him up the next day. He insisted on staying in the narrow village under the pretext of investigating a case.
But he stayed with Doctor Chang.
He hasn't had time to repair half of the house yet.
For dinner, everyone finally had the long-awaited meat noodles.
The oily pork belly sauce was poured on the white noodles, and the aroma made the old man sweat all over.
"Master Xue may not seem good in other aspects, but his cooking skills are really good!"
“…”
"I'll take it as a compliment."
It’s a good thing that the core was changed, otherwise Chen Chunxing would really be afraid that the old man would be beaten.
Wait until late at night.
Xue Yongan, who had left with Doctor Chang, climbed over the wall again.
As soon as I landed in the yard, I heard someone push open the window and look towards me in the darkness.
He glared at Yang Yi.
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