As soon as Ma Xiancheng returned to Yamen, he told Liu Zhimo about He Dianshi's situation.

Liu Zhimo listened to it and snorted coldly, this was the last chance he gave He Dianshi, and next time, he would let him get out.

He is not even afraid of the four families of He Zhao, Wang Lin, will he be afraid of a He Dian history?

"Let's go, go to Wutong Village." Liu Zhimo stood up and stroked his official clothes, put his hands behind his back, and strode forward.

Ma Xiancheng followed closely behind Liu Zhimo, frowning slightly, worried that this trip to Wutong Village would not go well.

Phew... Crow's beak, it's going to go well.

After getting into the carriage, Ma Xiancheng glanced at the guard who acted as a coachman, and he turned his head and asked Liu Zhimo, when will he recruit the officials?

After those officials were arrested and put in prison, the positions of the officials remained vacant, and no one filled them.

He saw that Liu Zhimo had not said anything about it, so he didn't dare to ask.

In any case, it is very inconvenient for the yamen to have no servants.

If something happens and there is no official to help, what can I do?

Liu Zhimo glanced up at Ma Xiancheng, oh, and asked him if he had a good candidate?

Ma Xiancheng's heart tightened when he saw it, and he shook his head violently and said no.

"Ma Xiancheng, if you have any good candidates? Can be recommended. ”

"Really?" You won't be able to scold him again, will you?

"Did the official tell a lie?" Liu Zhimo glanced at him wordlessly, "Is this official so terrifying?" so that you dare not speak the truth in front of your own officials. "He is obviously very gentle, why is he still so afraid of him, and he is too bold.

As soon as he heard this, Ma Xiancheng was about to break his neck, "No, no, no, how can I be afraid of the county magistrate?" I'm in awe of you, yes, awe..."He couldn't wait to swear to the sky to make Liu Zhimo believe what he said.

Liu Zhimo snorted and asked him if he was a candidate?

He asked the village chief to send two people over, and the remaining vacancies had to be filled here in Ninghua County.

He was busy before, and he had forgotten about this matter, and since Ma Xiancheng asked, he put this matter on the agenda.

Ma Xiancheng stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, nodded and said that a person he knew used to be a dart walker, but now he doesn't dart anymore and farms at home.

Darts?

Darts walkers generally do a bit of leg work.

"Okay, you ask him to come to the yamen tomorrow and let me meet him."

"Okay, then I'll go to him tonight and tell him about it." It is also an honor to be a servant, and I believe he will not refuse.

Liu Zhimo glanced at Ma Xiancheng amusedly, and asked him if there was only one candidate? Are there any other candidates?

The person recommended by Ma Xiancheng, he is a little trustworthy.

Ma Xiancheng scratched his head and went through it in his mind before he shook his head again and said, No.

"Then tomorrow put up a notice for people to come and enlist in the government."

This method is good, Ma Xiancheng nodded in agreement.

"My lord, it's better for the officials to know a little bit of leg work, right?"

"What do you say?"

“…”

He was despised by adults again, Ma Xiancheng wanted to reach out and slap his mouth, making him cheap, and ask such a sentence?

No wonder he is despised by adults, isn't it obvious?

When a servant doesn't know how to work on his legs and feet, how can he arrest criminals?

"I see, sir."

Before Liu Zhimo closed his eyes and rested, he lightly shook off a sentence, a fool can be taught.

“…”

The corners of Ma Xiancheng's mouth twitched, he was obviously so much bigger than the county commander, how... Why are you always being preached by adults?

He helplessly stretched out his hand and knocked on his head, the next time he spoke, he must go through his brain, and he couldn't blurt it out, otherwise, he would be hit by an adult again.

He glanced at Liu Zhimo with his eyes closed, he quietly stretched his legs, leaned against the wall of the car, and closed his eyes.

When they arrived at Wutong Village, the guard called Liu Zhimo softly.

Liu Zhimo opened his eyes suddenly, and in his sober eyes, how could there be any traces of sleep?

He looked at Ma Xiancheng, who was sleeping, and reached out and gently pushed his shoulder.

Although he teased Ma Xiancheng from time to time, he was grateful to him, and he was busy with him until midnight during this time, which was very hard.

After this busy time, let him rest for a few days.

I finally met a good helper, he can't overuse it, and let him relax at the right time.

Ma Xian Cheng smacked his mouth, turned his head, and continued to sleep.

“…”

Liu Zhimo glanced at him, forget it, let him continue to sleep!

He stepped over Ma Xiancheng and got out of the carriage, and he asked one of the guards to stay in the carriage to guard Ma Xiancheng, and the other two walked with him.

The villagers of Wutong Village were startled when they saw Liu Zhimo coming in official uniforms, afraid that Liu Zhimo was looking for them to settle accounts.

Someone quickly ran to the village chief and asked the village chief to come to see Liu Zhimo.

When the village chief heard that Liu Zhimo was coming, he hurriedly ran out of his house, and when he saw Liu Zhimo, he took the villagers of Wutong Village and knelt down, shouting loudly, and saw the county magistrate.

Liu Zhimo asked them to get up.

After the village chief took the lead in standing up, the other villagers dared to stand up.

Liu Zhimo saw that they were restrained, so he smiled, and let them go to work if they had work, no need to follow him, he walked casually.

The other villagers said thank you, and ran away, but it was the village chief who couldn't run.

He looked at Liu Zhimo apprehensively, and smiled hehe, "My lord, the grass people... The grass people take you around. "If he hadn't been bewitched by Lai Bald Tou last time, how could he have arrested the county magistrate and locked him in the firewood room?

Fortunately, the prefectural magistrate didn't punish them afterwards, otherwise...

Liu Zhimo nodded and said hello.

He just took this opportunity to ask the village chief about the affairs of Wutong Village.

The village chief bowed his body and whispered to Liu Zhimo about Wutong Village.

Liu Zhimo saw that he was so tired of walking with his body hunched, so he didn't have to be so restrained, just walk and talk normally.

The village chief cautiously glanced at Liu Zhimo, seeing that he was not saying polite words, so he said yes respectfully, slowly straightened up, walked on the right side of Liu Zhimo, and continued to introduce Wutong Village in a normal tone.

Liu Zhimo stood on the foundation of the field with his hands behind his back, looked at the seedlings that had been tasseled, and asked the village chief, how was the harvest in their Wutong Village? After taxes, is there enough to eat?

When the words fell, I was afraid that the village chief would not dare to tell the truth in front of him, so I said one more word, let him tell the truth, and he couldn't hide it from him, if he let him know that he was lying, he would bear the consequences.

Hearing this, how dare the village chief hide it, he said it crackling like pouring soybeans, and after speaking, he looked at Liu Zhimo with anxiety, I don't know if he will be angry?

Liu Zhimo frowned and said in a deep voice, "Why are there so many taxes?" Why don't you resist? "Ninghua County's tax revenue is at least one-third more than that of other counties, and with the blood-sucking leech-like Wang family, it is even more terrible.

No wonder Ninghua County is so poor, it turns out...

This is even more serious than he had previously investigated.

The village chief smiled bitterly and said how could their people resist? How did the enemy pass through the government? Someone was so happy that he couldn't live anymore and resisted, but what was the result? He was beaten to death.

At this point, they no longer dare to say anything, the government will pay as much as they want, and if the food at home is not enough, they will eat wild vegetables and grassroots, and they will always be able to survive.

"Bastard..."Liu Zhimo scolded hatefully, his hands rattled, how can a person who oppresses the people like this be worthy of being an official?

The village chief thought that Liu Zhimo was scolding him, so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a plop and begged Liu Zhimo to spare his life.

Liu Zhimo sighed slightly, turned around and stretched out his hand to help the village chief up, "This official is not scolding you, you don't have to be afraid." After a pause, he made a promise to the village chief, "This official has remembered this matter, and he will seek justice for you." ”

The village chief listened and gratefully said thank you to Liu Zhimo.

"You're welcome, it's the duty of the official to be the master for the people." Liu Zhimo smiled at the village officer, "This year's tax will be issued by the imperial court, and the people will never be charged an extra grain of rice." ”

"Lord Xie, your lord is wise." The village chief knelt down again with tears in his eyes, and kowtowed to Liu Zhimo a few times, this is the county magistrate who thinks about the people, why didn't they meet earlier?

This year, they save a little food, so they don't have to gnaw on the roots of grass and trees.

God has opened their eyes, so they don't have to suffer all the time.

"Hurry up, get up." Liu Zhimo helped the village chief up again and told him not to get too excited.

The village chief wiped the tears from his face, and kept saying that Liu Zhimo was their reborn parent.

Liu Zhimo smiled, changed the topic without a trace, and asked the village chief to take him to continue visiting Wutong Village.

When he was halfway through the walk, he asked without a trace if there was a woman named Wu Mei in Wutong Village?

The village chief nodded yes, then sighed and said it was a poor man.

"Oh? What's wrong? ”

"Wu Niangzi's father-in-law is the hunter of our Wutong Village, relying on his hunting skills, the family is not bad, until a year ago, after her father-in-law is gone, the family is not good, there is a father-in-law who is paralyzed on the bed, and there is a child waiting to be fed, and the family and the outside are all supported by her woman, it is really not easy." The village chief thought of Ying's family, and sighed again, "Our village people are not rich, and we can't help if we want to." ”

"Why didn't she have a father-in-law?"

The village chief raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Zhimo, and said truthfully, "At first, he said that he was killed, but after reporting the case, he withdrew the case one night later, saying that he fell off a cliff and died." As he spoke, the village chief stretched out his hand and pointed to the tall Wutong Mountain on the edge of Wutong Village, "There are cliffs on the side of Wutong Mountain, and few people in the village dare to go there. ”

At that time, he also had doubts about Ying Jie's death, but Uncle Ying and Wu Niangzi insisted that they were thrown to death, so he, an outsider, had nothing to say.

It's been more than a year since this matter, and I didn't expect it to be mentioned by the prefectural magistrate.

I don't know what the prefectural magistrate means? Do you want to overturn the case for Ying Jie?

After listening to this, Liu Zhimo asked the village chief to tell the villagers more, don't let the villagers run to dangerous places, and don't say anything else.

When the village chief saw Liu Zhimo like this, he denied his guess in his heart.

The prefectural magistrate should have asked casually, and there was no other meaning.

It's that he thinks too much.