The village chief of Ning had to come to the fields every day to inspect the fields, and looked at the well-organized tenants with satisfaction, and only after finding no problems did he turn around and walk towards the city.

Fortunately, Ning Da next to him supported him in time, so nothing happened.

"Uncle Village Chief, be careful, don't flash your waist, it's not good if you're injured at such an age." Ning Da said worriedly.

Village Chief Ning pushed his arm away, and said with a disbelieving expression, "Go, go, what's the matter?" I've been standing for a long time, and my bones are a little stiff. ”

"The village chief said that you have to be busy with the affairs of the county government every day, and you have to come to this field to inspect, in fact, you don't have to come every day, let's just come once in a while, if it doesn't work, I'll come here for you." Ning Dayou was still persuading.

Village Chief Ning retorted, "What kind of thing is this, I don't worry about handing it over to you, this is the land of the Evergreen family, he personally handed it over to me when he left, I have to take a good look at it, and the pumpkin seeds, this is a big deal, what do you know?" ”

Ning Dayou said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I don't understand anything." But you really need to take good care of your bones. "The young are not afraid of falling, and if the older one falls, if he doesn't fall today, maybe tomorrow he will be gone.

After Ning Changrong's family moved away, Village Chief Ning was their backbone, and they liked to find Village Chief Ning to ponder what was going on on weekdays.

These are all habits that have been cultivated after living in the village for a long time.

Village Chief Ning was tough on the lips, but in fact he was a little weak in his heart, and he could feel that he was indeed old.

On the way back to the city, I kept meeting people to greet Village Chief Ning, and Village Chief Ning was also happy to say a few words to others.

When they arrived at the city gate, the guards saw the two of them at a glance, and the village chief Ning passed by here every day, at least twice, and even those who didn't know him were all familiar.

"Old Man Ning is out of the city again." The guard laughed and talked.

Village Chief Ning smiled, "Go and see the crops in the field." ”

"You are really diligent, you are busy with things in the city every day and go out to see the crops, and you are always stronger." The guard smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"I'm old, I'm old, okay, I won't disturb others to enter the city, I'll go first." Village Chief Ning smiled and left.

A few guards chatted in the back.

"I heard that this old man planted some grain in the ground, so he went to see it every day, do you know what he hit?"

"It seems to be something called a melon."

"That's not food, isn't this stuff full? What are you planting for? ”

"I heard my brother who used to be a soldier say that pumpkins are food, they can be used as vegetables or food, they can be eaten, and they are still transmitted from the West, and we don't have any land here."

"Can this thing really be used as food? What about the yield? ”

"How can we, little people, know? However, I heard that the field inspected by Mr. Ning is Lord Ning's land, and the yield is estimated to be not low, otherwise what would people do with it? ”

"That's right, I heard that the guards there are tight, and no one is allowed to enter except for a few selected croppers."

……

After returning home, Village Chief Ning was wondering if he should resign his identity as a clerk.

His family knows his physical condition, and there is no problem for him to go to the ground every day in the past few years, but his health has become worse and worse in recent years, and sometimes he is worried that he will never wake up as soon as he sleeps.

The fact that an old peasant who has been a lifelong peasant can wear an official uniform is a matter of glory to his ancestors, but he can't help but do the things that Ning Changrong arranged for him, and his body can't support it.

He is the head of the family, and he doesn't need to discuss with anyone, Village Chief Ning will go to the top after eating at home.

After finishing the day's work, I was ready to go to the back of the county office to find someone.

"Old man Ning." The county lieutenant smiled and greeted Village Chief Ning.

According to the grade, the other party should greet him, but there is someone behind the head of Ning Village, and the people of the entire county government are polite to him, or to their group of fellow villagers of Ning Changrong.

"What's the matter?" The county lieutenant asked after greeting.

Village Chief Ning first said hello, and then explained his intention.

He knew that these people were so polite to him for whose sake, and they were nothing without Changrong, so he would be more attentive to completing what Ning Changrong had told him, while he still had the strength.

"What? It's a good job, why don't you do it? If you have encountered any problems, you tell me. The county lieutenant asked in surprise.

Village Chief Ning shook his head, "It's because I feel that I'm getting old and can't keep up with my energy, I have to go to the fields outside the city every day to see it, and I have less time to spend on government affairs. ”

The county lieutenant did not show a look of disdain because the other party's words were a little rough, but frowned, his expression was a little serious, "I can't be the master of this matter, so let's take you to the county magistrate." ”

The village chief Ning followed the county lieutenant to the backyard of the county office, and the new county magistrate of Taixi County was promoted by Ning Changrong after he left, but he did not interfere in personnel positions, and met with the other party before leaving, and the other party also continued to manage the entire Taixi County according to his decree.

After listening to the intention of Village Chief Ning, the county commander was silent for a while and said, "According to your statement, it shouldn't take more than a few months to patrol the fields, and after those pumpkins are harvested, won't you have time to continue to deal with official business?" There is no need to leave. ”

It's really that the other party is too big to allow him to treat him carelessly.

Village Chief Ning said firmly, "I know my own situation, I'm old, sometimes I can't even read words clearly, and staying is also troublesome, you don't have to worry about Changrong's side, I will make it clear to him, it has nothing to do with you." ”

The county lieutenant and the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief. That's what I want.

Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, the county order was no longer retained, "Okay, since you have made a decision, old man, then I won't force you to go back and hand over the matter in your hands to others, if you have any problems, just come to me, and I will definitely deal with it for you." ”

Village Chief Ning nodded and returned home quietly, and only informed the family that he had resigned from the errand of the county government during dinner, and he could make decisions about his own affairs, but as a family member, he should still be informed.

Village Chief Ning's son and daughter-in-law all agreed when they heard this.

"It's time to quit, you see that you are busier than young people when you go out early and return late every day, I am scared when I look at it."

"Yes, Dad, you don't want to see how old you are. It's okay to resign, it's not that our family has no money, if something really happens, you can also find Evergreen, and you don't need to be this official. ”

Although Village Chief Ning had already made a decision, he was still a little empty in his heart.

grumbled: "Hmph, if you have the ability, would I still be so busy?" ”