Chapter 333 Chapter 332 Dilemma 2
No one expected that Songjiang Prefecture would be in this situation now.
Su Ruojin thought for a moment and asked, "Dad, what do you want to do first?"
As the third in command of Songjiang Prefecture, in addition to the court, he has two direct superiors above him. No matter what he does, he will be restricted and it will be difficult for him to achieve anything.
"In theory, the prefect should take the lead, and then the co-prefect and I should go under his leadership to solve the difficulties of Songjiang Prefecture. However, Lord Shao has been ill and has not even come to the government office. The government office cannot function normally at all."
This is the problem with Songjiang Prefecture. The prefect is sick and cannot be on duty, and the co-prefect goes to the countryside every day to repair the dike, but at present Su Yanli and his party do not know where he is repairing it.
Zhao Lan and Fan Yanjia looked at each other and thought, "Teacher, this job of Tongpan is not easy!"
Su Ruojin knew that the time had come to test her father's ability. He could help if needed, but whether it was dealing with superiors and subordinates or helping ordinary people solve their problems, they all needed to be solved through his ability.
Su Yanli raised his eyes, "Ajin, go to bed now."
Su Ruojin stood up and said, "Then let me know when Dad needs my help."
Su Yanli nodded, "Okay."
She walked out and glanced at Zhao Lan and Fan Yanjia. His father smiled and said, "They two have to help me deal with some things."
Su Ruojin raised his eyebrows. It seemed that his father had not spent the past three days sitting in the yamen in vain. He seemed to already know how he was going to do the job of Tongpan.
That’s good. I was quite worried before, but now I feel relieved all of a sudden. I’ll just wait and see how dad will deal with the ghosts and monsters in Songjiang Prefecture.
She went out and yawned loudly. After being nervous for several days, she finally had a good sleep.
Cheng Yingzhen saw her daughter coming out and came forward, "Ajin, why didn't your father and the others come out?"
"He asked two students for help."
Cheng Yingzhen was a little surprised: "Your father always wanted your help before, why now..."
"As for me, I am helping Dad, but I have to wait for him to sort out some things first."
Cheng Yingzhen was confused and didn't care about the order. "Then go to bed quickly. I'll get some tea for your father and the others."
"Mom, no need, Brother Shuangrui will add it, you can go to bed too."
Cheng Yingzhen didn't bother to please the men and sent her daughter back to her room to sleep.
The next day, after breakfast, Zhao Lan, Fan Yanjia and Su Yanli went out. Ningning wanted to go with them, but Fan Yanjia persuaded her to stop, "Go shopping with Ajin and buy all the daily necessities for your residence."
Su Ruojin, Ningning and their little girl went shopping in Songjiang Prefecture. If it had not been affected by the disaster, the urban area of Songjiang Prefecture would not be much smaller than Pingjiang Prefecture, with crisscrossing streets. If there were people on the streets, it would have been very lively. However, seven out of ten shops were closed now.
The shops that were open were either grocery stores, pawnshops, or pawnbrokers, and there were many people selling their children in front of the pawnbrokers.
Su Ruojin was so angry that she wanted to throw these people and traffickers into jail on the spot, but human trafficking was legal at that time, so she could only be angry but could do nothing.
Ningning pulled her away from Renyazi Street and sighed, "Now we just have to wait for Lord Su to sort this place out. Then there won't be so many people buying and selling people."
The two of them bought some daily necessities listlessly, and after returning to the backyard of the county government office, Su Yanli and his colleagues were either working in the front office or out on business, leaving only the women in the yard.
Shu Tong came over with a sad face, "Second Madam, it's hard to buy food, meat, or vegetables right now. I'm going to go to Pingjiang Prefecture to buy some."
Su Ruojin had just returned from the street, so of course she knew, "Uncle Shutong, you have to be careful."
"It's okay. Santai lent me two guards."
"Then be careful."
"I know." Shu Tong said, "I will leave early tomorrow morning. In addition to food, meat and vegetables, do you want me to bring anything else?"
Su Ruojin looked at the bare yard and said, "Buy more vegetable seeds, and bring back some chicks and ducklings if you have any." Songjiang Mansion will probably have to endure hard times for a while, so they should first tidy up the abandoned yard.
"Okay."
While Su Ruojin was leading the women to work hard in the yard, Su Yanli also did three major things relying on his status as the future son-in-law, the young prince.
The first thing was to trap the nearly sixty-year-old prefect Shao in his concubine's bed.
"Sir Shao, I heard that you were ill, so I bought some supplements for you. I didn't expect that in broad daylight, Sir Shao would be so arrogant."
The prefect Shao's old face was so ashamed that he trembled and said, "It's been a long summer and I'm not feeling well. Mei Niang, please give me a massage. I'm sorry to make Master Su laugh."
Su Yanli sneered in his heart, pretending to be ignorant, and deliberately introduced to his superior: "I came to visit you today, and the two juniors insisted on coming to see you."
"Zijin, Yanjia, this is Master Shao, the parent of Songjiang Prefecture."
Being able to hold the position of prefect, and being nearly sixty years old, Lord Shao is an old fox. He had long inquired about the surname Su. Of course, he knew that Su was related to the Prince of Jin, so he tried to please him, smiling with wrinkles on his face, "Is this the Prince of Pingyang?"
Zhao Lan glanced at him sideways, not even bothering to greet him.
Prefect Shao seemed to be completely unaware that the other party was looking at him with a proud look. Not only was he not angry, he hurried over to pay his respects and said, "This subordinate greets the Prince of Pingyang. Please take a seat, Prince."
Zhao Lan would sit there.
Now that he knew the identity of his son-in-law, Su Yanli introduced Fan Yanjia, "This is Minister Fan's young master. He likes the picturesque scenery of Jiangnan. This time, he knew I was coming to Songjiang, so he followed me to Jiangnan for a tour."
Fan Yanjia bowed his hand perfunctorily.
"I don't deserve it... I don't deserve it..." Lord Shao bowed repeatedly and invited them to sit in the study.
Of course, there was a purpose for Zhao Lan to use his means to block Prefect Shao. The three of them followed him to the study.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the three men came out of the study, and left the prefectural compound with their servants and stewards in a mighty procession.
Madam Shao asked him in a panic, "Sir, the Sus can't beat the Zhis, so they're looking for you to back them up?"
Prefect Shao retracted his gaze and looked at his old wife, saying unhappily, "What the hell, I've been sidelined by this guy."
"What?" Mrs. Shao was shocked. Her husband had risen to the rank of fourth-rank prefect, and his methods were amazing. "How could he sideline me?"
"Wrong decision...wrong decision..." He originally wanted to pretend to be sick at home and let his two subordinates fight each other to solve the dilemma of Songjiang River. He didn't expect that he would end up fighting himself. He sighed and shook his head, "How could this happen...how could this happen..."
"Sir, what exactly is it?"
Lord Shao looked at his nervous wife and said nothing for a long time.
The second thing, of course, was the second in command of Songjiang Prefecture, Zhi Tongzhi, who was trapped in a summer resort and invited a group of literati to sit in an ice-covered hall and watch singing and dancing.
Is this how he builds dikes in the countryside?
Su Yanli led the yamen runners from Songjiang Prefecture to surround the summer resort.
He took Zhao Lan and Fan Yanjia and broke into the dance hall where people were enjoying themselves. With a wave of his hand, the yamen runners rushed up and arrested the man named Zhi.
In the bustling hall, the sound suddenly stopped.
After being stunned for a long time, Zhi finally reacted and yelled, "Su, how dare you arrest me?"
Good, I know his last name is Su.
Su Yanli smiled, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly across the hall to the man surnamed Zhi. "Master Zhi, where is the levee you built?"
Zhi Tongzhi narrowed his eyes.
Su Yanli seemed not to notice and continued to ask: "Where is the relief grain in the Songjiang Prefecture granary?"
"Of course, the relief grain has been distributed to the common people. If you are willing, Lord Su, you can go to the toilet and take a look. Perhaps some of it has not yet been distributed to the farmers' fields."
Su Yanli's smile was not amusing, "What about the levee that was repaired?"
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