Chapter 242 Class 3, Room 6
Fang Luxue personally decided that Wan Qiqi would be in charge of the cooking.
The man sat chatting in the village head's house, while the woman was busy in the kitchen.
Of course, this does not include Fang Luxue!
Fang Luxue wandered between the main room and the kitchen, constantly pointing and making various demands on the dishes.
Wan Qiqi tossed the vegetables in her hand aside, put her hands on her hips, and glared at Fang Luxue, "Eat it if you want, or don't. If you keep nagging, I'll make you sick of it!"
Fang Luxue pouted, looking at Zheng Shi with a hint of grievance.
She knew that Wan Qiqi was capable of such a thing.
She had finally managed to get Wan Qiqi to cook something delicious, and she couldn't just ruin it like this.
She simply couldn't stand the way Wan Qiqi's dishes looked.
Wan Qiqi's cooking is delicious, but she never pays attention to plating, making people lose their appetite after just one glance.
From the very beginning, Fang Luxue was also skeptical of Wan Qiqi's cooking skills.
After eating it once or twice, I fell in love with it!
Wan Qiqi also wanted to pay attention to the plating, but looking at the ugly bowls, she had no intention of arranging them properly.
Besides, it's just for our own meals, not for selling outside, so why does it need to look so fancy?
If it's edible and tastes good, isn't that enough?
Seeing that Fang Luxue was embarrassed, Madam Zheng immediately went over and said with a smile, "Miss Fang, it's cold outside, why don't you go inside and wait?"
Fang Luxue glanced at Wan Qiqi, then left grumbling.
Madam Zheng sighed, looked at Wan Qiqi, and said gently, "Qiqi, with your temperament, you'll suffer if you go out."
She took the vegetables from Wan Qiqi's hand and gestured for her to warm herself by the fire for a while.
Wan Qiqi looked at her hands, which were red from the cold, pouted, sat down in front of the stove, and stretched out her hands to warm them by the fire.
"I know how to talk to different people. But when it comes to things I don't like, I just love to meddle."
Madam Zheng was taken aback, then remembered Chen Sanyuan's matter, and said gently, "Thank you for your help with Sanyuan's matter, and thank you for your trouble!"
"It's nothing," Wan Qiqi shrugged. "I just can't stand Aunt Yang!"
She looked up at the direction of the main room, a hint of melancholy in her eyes. "The higher one's position, the more things one is not in control of one's own life."
Zheng paused in her washing of vegetables, looking at Wan Qiqi with surprise.
Although she was only in her early twenties, she felt that the other person was about the same age as her and had a broader perspective.
Both Chen Lizheng and Fang Xianling were kind and righteous, but they could not do things as they pleased.
A single careless action could lead to utter ruin.
This is what it means to be an official!
But countless people also want to become officials, want power, and want to escape the fate of being controlled by others.
Madam Zheng scooped out the vegetables, looked at the clear water in the wooden basin, and asked, "What do you think about your husband going to work at the county government office?"
If she hadn't brought it up, Wan Qiqi would have almost forgotten about it!
She looked up at Madam Zheng and asked earnestly, "What advice do you have for me, Aunt?"
Madam Zheng smiled and splashed the water away. "I'm just a woman, what advice could I possibly give you? I've just heard that working in the county government is not as simple as it seems."
"Hmm?" Wan Qiqi didn't understand the ancient official system very well, she only knew that each position had its own responsibilities.
She didn't know exactly what officials were in the county government, only that the county magistrate was the head, with the county assistant and the county lieutenant as his assistants, and there seemed to be some other miscellaneous servants.
The roles that left the deepest impression on me were constables, head constables, and coroners.
Seeing that she was unclear, Madam Zheng carefully explained, "In the county government, only the county magistrate, the county assistant magistrate, and the county lieutenant are officials appointed by the imperial court. The rest can only be called clerks and yamen runners. They have no rank or official position."
Wan Qiqi looked up, puzzled, and asked, "What's the difference between a clerk and a yamen runner?"
"The county government office has three shifts and six departments."
“The three classes are called yamen runners, who are people who serve in the county government. They are called yamen runners. They can receive wages and food every year, but they cannot participate in the imperial examinations, cannot become officials, and their descendants for three generations cannot either.”
"Although there are yamen runners in the six departments, there is another type of clerk, who is also a scribe. Although they do not receive wages or food, they have the opportunity to be promoted to officials after passing the examination. But those who do this are all scholars in the county..."
Wan Qiqi then understood the meaning behind Zheng's words.
Chen Yongnian was clearly not a scholar, so becoming a clerk was out of the question; he could only become a yamen runner.
If one becomes a yamen runner, one will only study mediocrely and have no hope of taking the imperial examinations!
But she clearly remembered that so many people in movies and TV dramas were desperate to get into the county government office. Wasn't she worried about this?
Wan Qiqi initially thought this was an opportunity, but now it seems like a trap set by Fang Ziming for them.
This will ensure that from now on, they will be confined to the county government and under the control of the county magistrate, unable to escape his grasp.
"Qiqi, this is actually an opportunity."
Zheng sat next to Wan Qiqi and warmed her hands, which were red from the cold, by the fire.
Unlike Wan Qiqi's delicate fingers, hers were rough and even started to swell and develop sores due to the cold winter!
She replied gently, "There aren't many opportunities to enter the county government. Working as a constable in the fast squad is not bad. I believe that with his abilities, he will definitely become a head constable in less than two years."
Wan Qiqi felt a bit overwhelmed and couldn't make the choice for Chen Yongnian.
Given Chen Yongnian's current situation, becoming a yamen runner is the most suitable job for him.
Although Wan Qiqi didn't know if Chen Yongnian wanted to be an official, she felt he should choose one with more room for advancement.
Moreover, this will also affect the child's future career path.
She then realized that her parents' choices really have a big impact on their children.
"Yongnian, why are you out here?"
When Wan Qiqi heard Zheng's voice, she turned her head and looked over. She found that Chen Yongnian's brows were furrowed, as if he had encountered something troublesome.
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