Chapter 401: Good-for-nothing
After Qiao Da and Qiao Er left, Song Yuntang first took Xia Ning on a carriage out of Anyang County, wandered around in the nearby paddy fields for a while, and after confirming that what Qiao Da and Qiao Er said was true, they went to the government office again.
Zhu Deming was promoted to the magistrate of Jing County and has already taken up the post. Although he is still a magistrate, the magistrate of Jing County is one rank higher than the magistrate of Anyang County and is closer to the emperor.
Once you complete a year in office, you will surely be successful in the future.
But being close to the emperor also meant that it was difficult to be a county magistrate, and he would face greater pressure.
Yao is now eight months pregnant. The journey from Anyang County to Jing County is long. In order to avoid any accidents on the way, she stays in Anyang County for the time being and is taken care of by her mother-in-law. She will only set off for Jing County to reunite with Zhu Deming's family after the child is born.
Before leaving, Zhu Deming came to the clinic specifically to ask Song Yuntang to help him take care of Yao.
So in recent days, Song Yuntang would go to Zhu Mansion every ten days or half a month to check on Yao's pulse.
After Zhu Deming left, the position of county magistrate remained vacant, and the affairs of the yamen were temporarily handled by the county magistrate Jiang Manchun.
Originally, because of his great contribution this time, he had a great chance to replace Zhu Deming's position after Zhu Deming was promoted.
However, Jiang Manchun has been in the position of county magistrate for many years and is a person who does not seek to make progress. Apart from the tasks that must be completed as ordered by Zhu Deming, his biggest hobby is cockfighting and dog walking. Therefore, even though his superiors have been promoted, he is still staying in the same position.
When Song Yuntang arrived, she was received by Master Qin.
"How come Doctor Song has time to come to the government office today?"
Song Yuntang bowed to Master Qin and said, "Master Qin, I have an important discovery and I want to talk to County Magistrate Jiang about it."
Mr. Qin, with a serious expression, made a gesture of invitation towards the yamen.
"Doctor Song, please."
Song Yuntang followed Master Qin to the backyard, where Jiang Manchun was standing under the eaves with a big fat belly, teasing a parrot.
Seeing someone coming in, the bird hurriedly called, "Get out, everyone get out!"
Master Qin nodded to Jiang Manchun with a little embarrassment and said, "Sir, County Magistrate, Doctor Song said he has something important to discuss with you."
Jiang Manchun just glanced in Song Yuntang's direction and continued to tease his parrot.
"What brings you here, Doctor Song?"
Ever since Lord Zhu left, he has not had a single day of leisure.
Song Yuntang bowed and said, "Just before I came to the government office, the manager of the farm came to me and said that a large number of locust eggs were found in the fields, not only in my farm, but also in the fields nearby. Once these locust eggs hatch, Anyang County may face a locust plague. That's why I came here to remind the county magistrate so that the people can take precautions as soon as possible."
Jiang Manchun didn't seem to take what she said to heart.
"It's just some insect eggs. They've been there in previous years, haven't they? Doctor Song, what you said is really serious."
Master Qin, who was standing by, said hurriedly, "Sir, a small number of insect eggs is not terrible, but if the number is very large, Anyang County will be in dire straits if it encounters a locust plague after experiencing drought and plague."
Jiang Manchun remained unmoved.
“Scaremongering!”
The parrot may have sensed its owner's emotions, and it jumped up and down, saying, "How dare you! Kneel down! How dare you! Kneel down!"
Song Yuntang looked at the reactions of the man and the bird and decided not to say anything more.
Not all officials care about the people as much as Lord Zhu does.
Where there are responsible good officials, there are naturally incompetent officials like Jiang Manchun. If you persuade them too much, they might even hold a grudge against you.
Besides, she is not an official.
Being able to remember Master Wu's instructions before he left, coming to the county government to remind him has already been the most he could do.
"The incubation time of locust eggs is about twelve to twenty days. It has been two or three days since the steward of my farm found it. Even if we start prevention and control from now on, we are still not sure that the locust eggs can be completely eliminated. If we delay any longer, once a large-scale outbreak occurs, the consequences will be disastrous. I hope the county magistrate will consider this. I have something else to do in the clinic, so I will not bother you any more. Goodbye."
After Song Yuntang finished speaking, he turned and left.
Seeing this, Master Qin hurriedly followed her footsteps.
"I'll see Doctor Song off."
When they arrived at the gate of the yamen, Song Yuntang turned around and looked at Master Qin.
"Master, as Mr. Zhu's right-hand man, won't you leave with Mr. Zhu?"
Master Qin nodded, "I will naturally follow Master Zhu in the future, but I have to wait until Madam gives birth. Master ordered me to escort Madam and the old lady to Jing County. My wife and children will also go with them. Before that, I will continue to serve as a master in the government office."
Song Yuntang nodded.
Following Lord Zhu is definitely better than staying here.
"As for the locusts, County Magistrate Jiang will not care about it. Before coming to the county government, I had already asked people to look for herbs to make insecticide. It would be good if Master Qin could tell the people about it and let them take precautions early."
Then, she explained to Master Qin in detail the methods of repelling and killing insects.
Having known Song Yuntang for such a long time, Master Qin naturally trusts her character.
Since she came to talk about it today, it means that the situation has become quite serious.
"I'll write a notice and have people post it, to remind everyone I can."
Song Yuntang nodded, "Okay, Master Qin, don't see me off. Goodbye."
"Doctor Song, take care."
After watching Song Yuntang leave, Mr. Qin hurried back to the yamen to write a notice.
Now he is still serving as the legal advisor of Anyang County Yamen. Although he still has the county magistrate to support him even if the sky falls, he cannot let down Lord Zhu's cultivation and promotion over the years, so he can only do his best.
Because he was thinking about the peppers and sweet potatoes on the farm, after Song Yuntang came out of the county government office, he went home to say hello to Jiang and went straight back to the farm.
It has been sunny these past few days, and it's already a bit hot during the day at the end of April.
The newly built courtyard on the farm is already habitable. It has all the necessary items inside. They were all built and arranged according to Song Yuntang's wishes and are quite convenient to use.
Best of all, there is a heated indoor hot spring bath in the backyard.
After a busy day at the farm, she can soak in the hot spring comfortably at night to relieve the day's fatigue. It is so comfortable.
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