Chapter 226 [Revenge is coming]
Since worshipping the goddess, the rain has become less and less every day. County Magistrate Huang now has complete faith in the dragon girl's magical powers.
Listening to the good news brought by Shopkeeper Ma, County Magistrate Huang fondly touched the repaired clock and said, "Really? That's great! Worshiping the Dragon Girl finally worked!"
Shopkeeper Ma handed over a list with some embarrassment: "This is the cost of repairing the clock and the maintenance of the incense burner..."
County Magistrate Huang took a quick look and saw that it was all small change. He waved his hand and said, "Give all this to the steward and have him withdraw the money. It's all small change."
Shopkeeper Ma smiled as he handed the bill to the Huang Mansion's housekeeper. He then continued, "There's still money to be spent. Now is the critical period of the battle between the Dragon Girl and the evil spirit. We need another 48,888 taels of silver."
When County Magistrate Huang heard the news, the joy on his face disappeared completely: "You need more than 40,000 taels?"
"We just sent it yesterday, seventy thousand taels, and it's not enough again?"
This dragon girl must be eating a mountain of silver to satisfy her hunger for two meals a day!
Thinking of the piles of disappeared silver, County Magistrate Huang felt that it was very likely!
He was a little annoyed.
"Sir, the heartache you feel now is to accumulate blessings for the rest of your life."
Shopkeeper Ma advised earnestly, "Look at He Lin from the He family. Why has he gained any reputation in Lingnan other than his good looks over the years?"
"Why did it explode as soon as he arrived in the capital? It's because the Dragon Girl was moved by his sincerity. The powerful and influential people in the capital were chasing after him to buy things. What a wealth of wealth!"
County Magistrate Huang swallowed hard upon hearing this.
Shopkeeper Ma knew he had it in his hands: "Others can endure for ten years, but you, the County Magistrate, only need to endure for five days. You can safely survive this catastrophe, keep your position, and don't have to worry about it. All you have to do is wait patiently. What a good deal!"
After hearing this, County Magistrate Huang became increasingly soft-hearted and his head got hot. Forget it, forty thousand taels of silver, he still had more than 400,000 taels in his treasury, and there would be more in the future.
Shopkeeper Ma's last words were truly heartbreaking: "Besides, you've already spent seventy thousand taels of silver. Are you willing to accept this, only to have it fall short at the last moment?"
County Magistrate Huang was caught in an instant. He was unwilling to accept this. He was unwilling to accept this!
He must keep his official hat and strive for the wealth bestowed by the Dragon Girl!
County Magistrate Huang ordered his men to pile another 40,000 taels of silver around the incense burner dedicated to the Dragon Girl. This time the silver disappeared at night.
Afterwards, Shopkeeper Ma used a series of excuses to ask for more money from County Magistrate Huang, and the total amount added up to nearly 50,000 taels of silver.
County Magistrate Huang was not a fool. On the fourth day, when he thought about it, he realized that he had spent 160,000 taels!
At the same time, he also heard rumors that people both inside and outside the city were discussing the He family's good deeds of distributing free medicines, providing free medical treatment, and settling the fleeing people.
Everyone in the public praises and recognizes it, and now everyone tries to buy things from the He family's shop.
In contrast, he, the county magistrate, did nothing.
Everyone heard that the county magistrate had been performing rituals such as praying to gods and Buddhas, and had never thought about providing porridge or medicine to the people. He even drove away the people who came to flee from the Haizhu River.
The reputation of County Magistrate Huang is getting worse and worse. In the past, everyone criticized him secretly behind his back, but now everyone is scolding him openly. Anyway, it is impossible to arrest everyone!
The people in the city thought that although they were not the ones to be driven away, if an emergency happened, County Magistrate Huang’s first thought would probably be to run away, and he would not consider the lives of the people at all.
Now, County Magistrate Huang’s actions chilled his heart.
The He family, who stood up at this critical moment, gradually became the backbone of everyone's hearts.
The He family has the momentum to live and die with Haizhu County!
These days, one can often see the shopkeepers and clerks of the He family's twelve trading companies leaning under the eaves to rest and avoid the rain because they are tired. They are all busy with disaster relief.
Who wouldn’t be moved?
The He family became the subject of constant discussion in the streets and alleys, as if the He family was the current leader of Haizhu County and even the north coast of Haizhou Island.
The He family's relief activities have even extended to the neighboring areas. The scale of relief in Bai'an County has expanded very rapidly, and they have spent money to recruit a lot of people.
This time, County Magistrate Huang used the excuse that the timeline ornament was broken to invite Manager Ma to his house.
But this time he broke the ornaments on purpose. He wanted to teach the He family a lesson for being so ungrateful.
County Magistrate Huang frowned and said, "I heard that your He family is helping those refugees. Your He family's actions make our government look like a bunch of good-for-nothings who are doing nothing!"
Shopkeeper Ma couldn't help but complain in his heart, what he said is absolutely right, then you should do something!
"We are doing good deeds under the orders of the Dragon Girl, to clean up the mess between her and the evil spirits. We are not doing this to go against the authorities, sir! Besides, aren't we helping you solve your problems?"
Shopkeeper Ma said decisively, "Of course, if you mind, we will immediately send those refugees back!"
"No, no, no, I think doing good is a good thing, you guys continue."
County Magistrate Huang narrowed his eyes. "But when you do good deeds, can you please do it under my name? Just say that you are following my orders to help these people."
Shopkeeper Ma was stunned when he heard this. How could there be such a shameless person in the world? It was like a knife piercing his butt and opening his eyes!
However, Shopkeeper Ma was very professional and had already started to smooth things over: "Sir Huang, we did charity work under the name of the Dragon Girl. Now we're using your name instead. I'm afraid the Dragon Girl won't be happy..."
Shopkeeper Ma has been immersed in the business world for a long time, and his ability to adapt to changing circumstances is not to be underestimated: "If the Dragon Girl is unhappy, then this disaster will be difficult to overcome. I don't know how to change my fate..."
After hearing this, County Magistrate Huang was no longer as angry as before, and began to hesitate.
"If we really have selfish motives, we can ask the Lingnan He family for help, pay this money, and let the He family receive the blessing of helping the Dragon Girl control the flood."
Shopkeeper Ma then began to talk about his feelings. He and County Magistrate Huang were related, and could be considered distant relatives. "I saw that we've been working together for many years, and you're my aunt's eldest nephew. We're distant relatives. No matter how good you are here or down there, I'm just an office worker. Since we're related, I wanted to let you enjoy this benefit so that I, as a distant relative, can also share in the blessing."
"Since you mind so much, I will immediately change the name of Dragon Girl to yours!"
“No, no, no!”
County Magistrate Huang clapped his hands after hearing this and quickly waved his hands: "Look, I was wrong about this matter. Let's not talk about it anymore!"
This matter left a grudge in the heart of County Magistrate Huang.
Late at night, two dark shadows slipped out of his study and rushed towards Hejiazhuangzi on the outskirts of the city.
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