Walking into a cesspit, the best evil widow wants to stand up

Heyang County Government

It’s time for the monthly meeting again, and Heyang County Government has gathered dozens of village chiefs. On the 1st of each month, the village chiefs of each village must go to the county government to report on the general situation of the village last month.

"Hey, everyone, be quiet, County Magistrate Xu is here!"

I don't know who said something, and everyone quickly shut up.

Most of the people present had their brows furrowed and were whispering among themselves. Magistrate Xu saw this scene as soon as he entered the door.

Today is the second regular meeting he held when he took office in Heyang County. Remember that he used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the head of the six households.

Because he was an honest official and was unwilling to collude with traitors, he offended many people and was regarded as a thorn in their side, so they quickly eliminated him.

The continuous drought caused the victims to cry out. They originally thought of asking the Holy Father to forgive taxes and open granaries to release grain.

Unexpectedly, he was slandered by the traitors of the left prime minister, saying that his management was poor, resulting in heavy losses in taxation.

Fortunately, the Grand Master protected him. Sheng Shang Nian had made meritorious deeds before him, so he was demoted to the barbaric land of Heyang County. The man who had meritorious service turned out to be guilty, but the traitor was still at large. It was really true. ridiculous.

Ugh!

After withdrawing his thoughts and looking at the dozens of people in front of him, Xu Mingchang felt a headache. The feeling of powerlessness made him breathless.

Looking at the dozens of reports submitted, the most serious problems of each village were densely written. Without exception, it is a matter of drinking water and food.

"Cough cough..."

County Magistrate Xu cleared his throat and put down the report: "Now is the free discussion session. Everyone should express their opinions and see what changes have occurred in each village. Don't hesitate to speak out!"

After hearing Magistrate Xu's words, everyone was stunned for a moment, but seeing that the Magistrate did not show any anger, they breathed a sigh of relief.

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The wells in our village were ready to be drained. More than 50 households were facing no water to drink. They originally wanted to get water from Taohua Village next door, but they didn't expect that the well water in their village was running out. How can this be done? "An old village chief with white hair and beard said with excitement and his face flushed.

"Isn't that right? The situation in our village is almost the same. Not to mention food, we are almost out of water. Now the villagers are forced to run up the mountain."

"There is still some water in some small ditches on the mountain, and you can also find something to eat. However, many villagers have been beaten to death just to grab this water. But if we continue like this, what will we do without water? There is no water. It won’t solve everything!”

Everyone nodded in agreement, yes, if you don't have food and drink all the water, you can survive for a week, but without water, you can't survive for two days.

At last count, 43 of the 35 natural villages were affected by severe drought, and almost every well was dry.

Although the remaining wells in the villages still produce water, they are gradually decreasing.

He Guang looked at County Magistrate Xu, opened his mouth, and then stopped. This detail did not escape Magistrate Xu's eyes. His intuition told him that He Guang had something to do and was hiding it!

After listening to their reports one by one, Magistrate Xu said that he would report everything to the court and wait for the court to make clear. Is it to open a warehouse to store grain or something? I don't know this either, so I can only be reassured for the time being.

"Oh, that's all it can do!"

The village chiefs shook their heads and sighed. They thought the county magistrate would come up with some countermeasures, but they were helpless.

"Village Chief He, please stay!"

Seeing other village chiefs leaving one after another, He Guang stood up and was about to leave, but he heard the county magistrate's words.

He Guang couldn't help but look at Magistrate Xu with his eyes wide open. He couldn't believe his ears. Was Magistrate Xu talking to him?

Seeing He Guang's surprised expression, Magistrate Xu raised the corners of his mouth and nodded.

He Guang couldn't help but feel uneasy, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Xu County Magistrate's Gourd.

"Village Chief He, if I remember correctly, you should be the village chief of Kaoshan Village, right? Did you have something to say just now?" Magistrate Xu looked at He Guang with eyes that seemed to understand everything.

He Guang's heart couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Magistrate Xu was so powerful. He knew everything he was thinking.

After hesitating for a moment, He Guang said: "Actually, there are basically no big changes in our village. It's just that a woman in our village dug a well by herself. By coincidence, she actually dug a well and got water. ,only……."

Seeing He Guang's hesitant expression aroused Magistrate Xu's curiosity.

Moreover, there is a drought everywhere. Some wells used to have water, but now there is no water. It is really strange that this woman can still dig out water.

Listening to He Guang's detailed explanation of the ins and outs of the matter, he couldn't help but become very interested in this woman.

Suddenly an idea flashed in my mind, and I thought of Sister-in-law Shen, and I couldn't help but ask: "Village Chief He, is the woman you are talking about named Shen?"

He Guang looked at Magistrate Xu in surprise, wondering, how could the magistrate know this again?

County Magistrate Xu looked at Village Chief He's expression and knew that his guess was correct without him having to say anything.

Sure enough, He Guang said that it was Mr. Shen. And she was a widow. Not only did she like to gamble, but she also owed a lot of debt.

Now he is completely transformed, as if he is a new person, and he is starting a braised pork business. Magistrate Xu nodded. Sister Shen knew how to cook braised pork.

Since she knows where to dig out water, Magistrate Xu admires her very much. Maybe she can change this situation.

"Village Chief He, go back and tell Sister-in-law Shen that it was me who told her to come over tomorrow and go to other villages to see where they can dig wells?"

After listening to Xu Juling's words, He Guang frowned in embarrassment and said cautiously: "Sir, it's hard to say this. It's hard to talk about Mrs. Shen's temper. If she doesn't want to, there's nothing I can do about it."

County Magistrate Xu knew that what Village Chief He said was not unreasonable. He had also seen Sister Shen last time.

"Okay, I know, you go back and tell them first, and I will send a sedan to pick her up tomorrow!" Magistrate Xu said no more, flicked his wide sleeves, and turned back to the main room.

Ugh!

He Guang made a face, Magistrate Xu had thrown a hot potato to him now, but it was hard for him to go back and tell Mr. Shen.

Back in Kaoshan Village, He Guang went straight to Zhang's house without even entering his own house.

After hearing the village chief's intention, everyone looked at Shen Ping and saw her frowning and saying, "How can this happen? I don't have time!"

It's not that she doesn't want to help, she really can't spare the time, not to mention she doesn't want to deal with the government.

The most important thing for her now is to concentrate on rouge, as the store will open in a few days.

"Mom, what should I do!"

Dachun couldn't help but feel worried. The county magistrate personally asked my mother to dig a well in another village. It was easy to dig it out, but what should I do if it couldn't be dug?

Mrs. Wen tugged at the corner of Dachun's clothes and signaled him to stop talking.

"Anyway, the county magistrate has said that he will send someone to pick you up tomorrow morning. You can discuss it among yourselves!" After saying that, He Guang went straight away.

Anyway, he has already brought what the county magistrate told him, and the rest is none of his business.