A time-travelling peasant girl becomes a wealthy woman

Chapter 146 County Magistrate Xue Shaogui

With so many rewards, even the dignitaries in the capital city rarely show such generosity.

A six-year-old baby was taken out.

Although it was most likely given to her by Yu Zhenzhou and his wife, it also expressed an attitude of respect for him as a eunuch.

This trip was definitely not in vain.

He happily put away the banknotes, and after resting for a day, he returned to the capital to report.

After a few days, Yu Zhenzhou told Huang Mulin that it was time to pack up and prepare to set off for the capital to express gratitude, and also to have her official uniform tailored to her measurements.

When He Hui Niang learned about this, she immediately started preparing luggage for Huang Mulin's long journey.

In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people visiting the Huang family cafeteria, but they were all blocked outside the door by Yu Ze and others. Huang Mulin is still young, and Yang Lijun and others don't want her to face these things too early.

Huang Mulin himself didn't want to engage in these meaningless social interactions.

She just wants to be the hero behind the scenes.

A few days later, the top leader of Qiling County, oh, the former top leader, County Magistrate Xue Shaogui came to visit.

This person has to be seen.

Yang Lijun had already dug up all of Xue Shaogui's background and everything he had done during the years he took office.

There were many minor problems, but no extremely big mistakes. Although he could not be said to be a good official serving the people, he was not as cruel as Kong De, the former prefect of Tianjing Prefecture.

All we can say is that officials who don’t embezzle money are too rare.

Yang Lijun went to find Huang Mulin.

Xue Shaogui knew that Yu Zhenzhou and his wife lived in the embroidery shop, so he directly sent a letter to visit them. He planned to visit Yu Zhenzhou first and then visit Huang Mulin.

Xue Shaogui was very upset at this time.

He had served in Qiling County for many years and had long been a local tyrant in the county. No one in Qiling County dared to disrespect him.

Although located in the southernmost border, Qiling County has the sea and seafood products that are not available in the inland. Many big families come to Qiling County to do business. He is satisfied with the taxation in Qiling County and the tributes provided by the merchants.

He enjoyed this kind of life very much, so he used some connections to stay in the position of Qiling County Magistrate and had no intention of moving up anywhere else.

What's wrong with being a local emperor?

Other places may not be as comfortable as this place.

However, such a comfortable life was broken by an imperial decree.

The adopted daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo became the new owner of Qiling County.

As the county magistrate, Xue Shaogui only had jurisdiction. The county lady was the one who truly owned the land, and aspects such as taxation and policies were all under the personal control of the county lady.

Qiling County is no longer the property of the imperial court.

This put Xue Shaogui, the county magistrate, in a difficult position.

The backyard of the embroidery shop was not convenient for receiving guests, so Yu Min received an order to take Xue Shaogui to the private room of Weimancheng. Yu Zhenzhou waited for Yang Lijun to pick up Huang Mulin, and then Old Wang drove a horse-drawn carriage to take them to Weimancheng.

When Yu Zhenzhou and his companions came in, Xue Shaogui quickly stood up and saluted.

He had never met Yu Zhenzhou and his wife, nor had he met Huang Mulin, but judging from the situation, he was probably right.

"There's no need to be so polite, Magistrate Xue."

Yu Zhenzhou waved his hand, walked to the first seat and sat down. Yang Lijun and Huang Mulin sat next to him.

"Please sit down." He said in a friendly manner: "Don't be so reserved."

"Thank you, Lord Guo."

Xue Shaogui tensed up and found a seat that was neither too far nor too close and sat down.

When Tang Qian learned that Yu Zhenzhou had arrived, he came over to serve him personally.

Only after entering the private room did I realize that County Magistrate Xue Shaogui was also there.

Tang Qian took out his treasured tea and served them the best tea. During the meal, he asked Manager Du to go to Huang's bakery to buy some biscuits.

Fortunately, Weimancheng was very close to the bakery, and soon a few exquisite cookies were placed on the table, and Tang Qian withdrew.

Yu Zhenzhou said nothing, and Xue Shaogui didn't dare to speak either.

There is a huge difference between the spirit of a soldier and the temperament of a scholar.

Xue Shaogui has been drinking and eating meat all day long in recent years, and has gained weight. He no longer looks as handsome as when he first took office.

During the seven years when Yu Zhenzhou was not on the battlefield, he never interrupted his daily exercise. He had just returned from the frontier, and when he didn't restrain himself, it would make people feel very depressed.

Xue Shaogui is experiencing this now.

Yu Zhenzhou did it on purpose.

He wanted Xue Shaogui to know that even if he could not stay in Qiling County for a long time, he would still be the insurmountable mountain behind Huang Mulin.

Of course, the little girl is so smart that no one can fool her.

"Why did Magistrate Xue come here this time?"

"I heard that the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife were here, and I also learned that the emperor had decreed that the Duke of Zhenguo's adopted daughter be granted the title of Lady of Qiling County, so I came here to pay a special visit."

Xue Shaogui looked at Huang Mulin respectfully and cautiously: "The county lord is innocent and romantic, and extremely intelligent. He will definitely take Qiling County to a higher level."

Huang Mulin found it funny.

I just took a look at her, including the time when she entered the door, and we met briefly twice. How could you tell that she was naive, romantic, and extremely intelligent?

This scene couldn't help but remind her of her previous life at the workplace. It seemed that the people around her or she had done similar things.

"Thank you for the compliment, County Magistrate Xue. I will study hard and manage Qiling County well so that the people of Qiling County can live a stable and prosperous life."

Everyone lives with a mask on.

"I believe you can do it."

To be honest, Xue Shaogui was a little surprised.

The only information he hastily gathered was that Huang Mulin was the daughter of a farmer. Her family had started a food business last year. The fourth child in the family was a gifted cook. She did business with Wei Mancheng several times and earned some money, which gave her the capital to open a shop and attend a private school.

But no one knows when this girl became the adopted daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo.

No one knew that this girl who just turned six years old could speak in official language!

Most kids at this age would be timid and unable to speak clearly, but she was able to have such a calm conversation in such a situation, which was amazing.

It’s no wonder that others don’t understand. When Huang Mulin is outside, he behaves like a normal six-year-old child, with an innocent look.

Only those who have had more private contact with her and know her better know that she is very smart, has many ideas, and is very proactive, which is something a child cannot do at all.

Of course, the family members only see the good in the child and ignore the strange things. People like Huang Bo's family, Yang Lijun and others who know the inside story will keep it a secret.

"Does County Magistrate Xue have anything else to do while you're here?"

Yu Zhenzhou told him to speak directly.

According to the laws of the time, Huang Mulin became a county lady. She had the full right to manage her own territory, and the county magistrate might exist or not.

In the current situation, Xue Shaogui is the county magistrate appointed by the imperial court, and a county lady with autonomy has been parachuted in. He has no choice but to sound out the county lady's opinion and see what she thinks so that he can make plans early.

Because there are very few precedents of this kind, he doesn't know how to deal with it properly.