When he turned around, he found a mighty team walking outside, and Yan Chenghuai was surrounded by a dark color.

As she looked over, the unsettling gaze vanished, as if it were just her delusion.

Thinking of what happened the day before yesterday, Lin Niannian's emotions were unclear, he only felt uncomfortable and lowered his eyes.

"Let's go, Xiaolin, don't look at it, go meet the adults." Lao Zhang, who was beside her, poked her with his elbow, and some of the baked cakes in his mouth were slurred.

agreed, and the two entered the gate of the county office.

The county magistrate is a fat old man in his forties and fifties, and since there have been several unclear cases in Fengcheng, this old man has been extremely restless.

When Lin Nian and Lao Zhang came in, the old man was rubbing his hands and spinning in circles underground, and the expression on his face was very anxious.

"Xiaolin, you're finally here!" Hearing the sound of footsteps, the old man looked back and saw Lin Niannian, like a savior.

Without waiting for Lin Niannian to react, the old man trotted over in a few steps, grabbed Lin Niannian's sleeve, and said seriously:

"Xiaolin, you also know that in the past few years, our county government has been poor and dingling, and the new prefect is coming, and there is not even anything to send..."

Lin Nian lowered his eyes and was silent, but he didn't answer.

I don't know which year set the rules, the nearby wealthy families, the gentry of the scholar clan and even the county officials, all had to bring gold and silver.

On the surface, it is said that it is a good fortune, but in fact, most of them have filled their pockets.

This time is no exception, but due to the deficit of the previous generations, the county lord is one of the few Qing officials who are as timid as a mouse compared to the previous ones.

The county lord is pitiful, and the yamen is even more pitiful, especially after these murders, the county magistrate's hair and beard are all white.

Seeing that the old man was still chattering around, Lin Niannian really couldn't hold back: "My lord, what do you want to say, just say it." ”

The little old man stopped his voice, shook his beard, and sighed with a sad face: "I heard that our new prefect is honest and upright..."

"You also know that we can't make up the money in the county government, so we discussed using brass to make a fake ingot, and the prefect will get off the horse to meet the gentry later."

"You just follow this thing up, the prefect must shirk it, and you will take advantage of the situation to get this ingot back again."

"In this way, it is not rude, but also gives the prefect face."

The fat old man, with shrewdness in his small slitted eyes, shook his head and shook his head, and Lin Nian was amazed when he saw it.

"My lord is really a good plan!" Lin Niannian was silent for a long time, and finally squeezed out such an adjective from between his teeth, "But my lord, there are so many people in our county office, why is it me?" ”

"Confused, Xiaolin!" The county magistrate hated that iron could not become steel, "You think you are an old man in our county office, in terms of qualifications, you are appropriate." ”

"Besides, I heard that you have a relationship with the new prefect?"

In the last sentence, he lowered his voice, and mysteriously leaned into Lin Niannian's ear.

"In case the matter of sending fake gold is discovered, you can also say that you took it wrong, and with your relationship with the prefect, I think he will not embarrass you."

This is a scapegoat.

Lin Niannian's face was full of helplessness, and just about to say something, the county master had already flexibly picked up the lacquered wooden plate covered with red cloth on the table and stuffed it in Lin Niannian's hand.

Behind him, Lao Zhang smiled, his voice full of schadenfreude.

"What are you laughing at?" As soon as the county magistrate heard this voice, his face instantly straightened, "Don't be idle, you go with Xiaolin!" ”

"At such an age, there is not even a woman!"

Lao Zhang was resigned, so he had to droop his eyelids and say yes.

Seeing that there was no other way, Lin Niannian had no choice but to respond, she lifted the red cloth covered, and sure enough, it was golden and shining yellow, and it was a palm-sized ingot.

"If this is a real guy, how many years and months will it have to catch up with us!" On the way there, Lao Zhang took the things off the tray and played with them in his hand, admiring him.

Lin didn't speak every year, and he was very tired.

The sun was blazing overhead, and only the two of them were wearing heavy official uniforms and galloping under the scorching sun, and the poor in the yamen didn't even give them a horse.

Before officials can take office, they must plant a willow tree in the easternmost part of Fengcheng, and since the founding of Fengcheng, there have been eighteen trees.

After a long distance, I saw a circle of people in the distance, densely packed, all of whom were famous gentry in Fengcheng County.

Wang Zhihui stood in the center of the crowd in a python robe, his face was radiant and proud.

"This is our new prefect?" Lao Zhang squinted his eyes for a long time and smacked his lips, "This look, why do you look so young?" ”

Lin Niannian signaled him to shut up, the people from the official mansion arrived last, how did he look at it.

The gold ingots sent out are all fake, so hurry up and don't talk without talking.

“… This is the right-hand man of the county seat of this county! When the two of them approached, I don't know who said a word, and everyone's eyes immediately fell on Lin Niannian and Lao Zhang.

"Hoki-sama." Seeing this scene, Lin Niannian pushed the tray in his hand forward, and the ingot of gold was revealed in front of everyone.

"This thing doesn't have to be." Governor Wang waved his hand and refused, "I heard that the county magistrate has not been easy in the past two years, so I will leave this thing to him for the elderly." ”

Lao Zhang really couldn't hold back, and "poof" out loud.

Fortunately, Wang Zhihui didn't hear it clearly, and waved his hand to let them retreat.

The next thing is the same link, Wang Zhihui Wang personally planted trees, and the gentry around celebrated, Lin Niannian stood in the middle of the crowd, and he didn't see Yan Chenghuai at a glance.

can think about it, after all, he is a little marquis from the capital, and this kind of thing of welcoming the magistrate is simply condescending, and it is not his turn.

Lao Zhang beside him has no shadow, so he should go to support Wang Zhihui instead of her.

Lin Nian stood in place, not knowing what to do?

I had to stare at the red-robed official standing in the tree pit, using a shovel to plow the ground, slowly bulldozing the soil.

Xu is just taking office today, Wang Zhihui looks very different.

Lin Nian stared at the man, feeling a little strange in his heart.

Wang Zhihui in front of him was in front of everyone, generous and capable, completely different from the person he saw a few days ago, or even completely opposite.

Could it be that this is a happy event for people?

Lin Nian was bored every year, thinking in a daze, only hoping that it would end as soon as possible so that he could go back to his life.

At this moment, I don't know who shouted: "My lord is here!" ”

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, Lin Nian was excited, and people woke up.