Wearing a county magistrate to build infrastructure

The next day.

Tang Zisheng met with several leaders in charge of the county yamen and some serious people yesterday, and since then his face has not been generally bad.

Although he was able to confirm from the words of the policeman who was guarding the gate yesterday that the situation in the county office might be worse, he still had some expectations.

In the end, it never occurred to him that except for Zhou Nanchuan, the magistrate of Cang'er County who he met at the beginning, who had the backbone of an official, most of the others were followers of power.

Moreover, their words revealed that it must be beneficial for him, the county magistrate, to have more contacts with some squires in Cang'er County.

I'm afraid the water in this small Cang'er County is very deep.

"Tang Mo." Tang Zisheng got up early in the morning and thought about it for a long time, but decided to go outside secretly to find out what the people said about the county government before he took the county magistrate's position.

"Master, what's the matter?" The county government has not yet had time to add servants. Although Tang Zisheng asked Tang Mo to take the deed of sale to the county government official's office to register as a follower, he still has to trouble Tang Mo with some trivial matters on weekdays.

"I'm going out for a while. When someone comes to look for me, they will say that I have been exhausted in half a month, and I haven't woken up yet."

Tang Zisheng put his money bag away, the law and order in the barren land is always poor, he doesn't want to be hit by someone on the road, and then he will be penniless.

Tang Mo was worried, "How can the young master go out alone, you should take Tang Mo with you, if there is anything"

"You disappeared with me. Those eyes in the county government naturally knew that we had slipped out, so you can stay here with peace of mind. If you have anything to do, go to Zhou Xiancheng, and I will be back at noon."

Tang Zisheng went out of the house after speaking. After being visited by those people yesterday, he figured out the layout of the back mansion by himself.

Because this is the place where he, the county magistrate, lives, other people dare not arrange people at will. After the previous county magistrate left, he took away the long-term and domestic slaves who followed him at that time.

So now there is no one else in the Houdi except him and Tang Mo, and it is convenient for him to sneak out.

After leaving the county office, Tang Zisheng's eyes lingered on the people of Cang'er County. He had seen the scenery in Cang'er County from the gate of the city to the county office yesterday, but it was a pity that at that time he was only thinking about taking office. , and didn't bother to see more about the conditions of the people living in Cang'er County.

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"Sell candied haws, one penny for a bunch, big and sweet candied haws."

"Sell sesame seed cakes, eat one for a day"

"Selling sachets..."

The sound of hawking on the street reached Tang Zisheng's ears in an endless stream, but Tang Zisheng didn't stop, but walked slowly all the way. In a county with a population of about 5000 people, the county can only accommodate 2000 people. The remaining 3000 people are distributed in the surrounding villages of Cang'er County.

"Sell buns, buns with thin skin and lots of stuffing."

"Boss, how do you sell these steamed buns?" Tang Zisheng did not eat anything when he got up in the morning, and he stopped after smelling the aroma of steamed buns in the steamer.

"Vegetable buns cost two pennies each, meat buns cost two pennies each, and steamed buns cost one penny each. The ingredients are honest and filling."

The steamed stuffed bun vendor looked at the buyer's clothes and knew that the buyer was not short of money, so his voice was filled with a smile.

"Two meat buns and two vegetarian buns, and I'm adding a bowl of soup." Tang Zisheng saw the size of the buns in the cage and estimated his appetite. Four buns were just right for him.

"Okay, the guest officer sits next to you and waits. The meat bun has just been steamed, and it will take a while to fully cook. I'll serve you the vegetarian bun first, and you eat first."

The vendor owner said this, and his hands were very deft, and he quickly put the buns on the plate in front of Tang Zisheng.

Tang Zisheng picked out the wooden chopsticks in the bamboo tube, and watched the people coming and going on the street while eating.

The people in Cang'er County are not as sparse as imagined.But most of them are sallow and thin, and there are not a few wealthy families. It seems that people living in the county are not doing very well.

After the two buns were finished, the bun seller added meat buns for him.

"Guest officer, please use it slowly."

"Wait, the boss isn't busy right now." Tang Zisheng took out ten pennies and handed it to the boss, although he also wanted to spend two taels of silver on someone to inquire about the news like in the TV series.But because he was so shy in his pocket, giving out ten money already made his heart ache.

Fortunately, the boss who sells steamed stuffed buns didn't dislike him, and he became even more enthusiastic about Tang Zisheng after charging ten cents.

"Guest officer, what do you want to ask?" The boss who sells steamed stuffed buns is very kind. They set up a stall outside to do business, and they accept customers who can't afford to go to the restaurant. Naturally, no one gives tips. He who gave them spare silver always asked for it.

"I just came to Cang'er County to start a small business, but you know, boss, that the people who do business are most afraid of the greed of local magistrates. So I want to ask you how the county government in Cang'er County needs to manage .”

When the steamed stuffed bun seller heard the customer asking about the county government office, he looked around nervously, but he didn't find any policemen patrolling the street, so he whispered to Tang Zisheng.

"Guest officer, you don't know something. Our Cang'er County temple is very popular. There is no one in the county yamen except Mr. Zhou, the county magistrate. If you want to do business, go to the south. There is much better than here."

The words of the owner of the steamed stuffed bun shop answered Tang Zisheng's guess, "Since the county magistrate is a good person, why don't you take care of these subordinates?"

The owner of the steamed stuffed bun shop shook his head, "It's difficult. The previous county magistrate of Cang'er County has left, and the new county magistrate has not yet arrived. Mr. Zhou was originally the biggest official in the county yamen. But many people don't listen to him, because the yamen The officials here are all the country gentry in the county."

It's the squires again. It seems that the Cang'er County Yamen is going to be cleaned up. I'm afraid it's the squires.

"Thank you boss."

"Well, the guest officer still listens to me and leaves this right and wrong place as soon as possible. There is no way to do business, so don't lose yourself."

"Ah."

Tang Zisheng finished the remaining steamed buns in a hurry, and continued walking on the street, perhaps because he was in a daze. When he realized it, the surroundings were no longer the wide street, but various small stalls with sheds.

It is a place where nearby farmers come to sell vegetables.

There are women and brothers who come and go here, Tang Zisheng, a handsome boy, immediately attracted the attention of many people when he entered this place.

Tang Zisheng was stared at for a while. The last time he felt this thorn in his back was when he was distracted during a meeting and was picked up by the boss to make a report.

Don't stay here for long.

"Master Tang?"

Tang Zisheng was about to leave when he heard a voice from behind. He was very familiar with this voice, it was Brother Xu.

"Brother Xu." Tang Zisheng turned around and saw the little brother carrying a basket.

"It's really you. Originally, I planned to find out, Mr. Tang, where you live after selling the things?" Xu Qingcheng just came from Baihe Village, and the wild mushrooms he picked yesterday were still in his back basket.

Tang Zisheng frowned when he heard that, Brother Xu was looking for him not long after he left.Maybe there is some big trouble, but there is no way to talk about it here, "This is not a place to talk, let's go to the tea stall over there."

Xu Qingcheng also noticed the eyes staring at them from around, and then nodded with a look of understanding. Mr. Tang was born well, and he probably fell in love with these matchmakers in the county.

When the two came to the tea stand, Tang Zisheng ordered a pot of tea, poured a cup for Xu Qingcheng, and pushed it in front of Xu Qingcheng, "Moisten your throat."

"Thank you." Xu Qingcheng is indeed a little thirsty, and he can't learn how to drink tea from rich people. For a rough man like him, drinking tea is more suitable.

Tang Zisheng looked at Xu Qingcheng with a slight smile. Brother Xu's demeanor was somewhat different from the brothers he had met before.

"Brother Xu is looking for me for something? As long as I can, I will definitely help." Tang Zisheng felt a little guilty when he said this.

Because he felt that even if Brother Xu wanted to find him, it would take some time. In a few days, people in the county would definitely know that he, the new master, had taken office, and they would be able to find out if they asked casually.

But he didn't expect Brother Xu to find him sooner than he expected.If it wasn't for meeting him at the vegetable market, I'm afraid Brother Xu would think him a liar if he couldn't find out about him.

"Young Master Tang misunderstood." Xu Qingcheng knew that Tang Zisheng had misunderstood what Tang Zisheng said, and quickly took out the jade pendant from his sleeve, "You left a piece of jade pendant at Aunt Mo's house the day before yesterday, and Aunt Mo cleaned up the house yesterday. When I found out, Aunt Mo came to see me, so I came to the county to ask."

Jade pendant, Tang Zisheng looked at this extremely familiar jade pendant, and slapped his forehead. This is the jade pendant that Yuan himself had been carrying since he was born.Even when times were tough, I never thought of pawning it.

After he came to this body, although he had the memory of the original body, he had no emotion of the original body, and he didn't bring any accessories on weekdays, so he would always forget this jade pendant.

Just like now, it was obviously lost yesterday, but this morning, if Brother Xu hadn't sent it over, he must have not found it.

"Thank you Brother Xu, I'm sorry to trouble you to make another trip because of Yupei." Tang Zisheng felt even more guilty when he said this, because the matter of Yupei made people almost make a trip for nothing, but it was better than Brother Xu asking him to go for nothing if he had something to do. It's a lot of embarrassment to come here.

"Nothing, just today I came to the county to sell wild mushrooms, so it's easy." Xu Qingcheng patted the back basket beside him, which was full of rare wild goods.

Hearing that Brother Xu was here to sell things, Tang Zisheng had an idea in his mind, "Wild mushrooms? What do they look like? I've never seen wild mushrooms without cooking."

Tang Zisheng grew up in the countryside before, and he actually did a lot of fungus picking after the rain in the mountains. This is just to attract Brother Xu to show him the wild mushrooms in the basket, so that he can buy them logically.

"The wild mushrooms in the back basket are all picked by me as soon as I see they can be eaten. If Mr. Tang wants to have a look."

Xu Qingcheng lifted the piece of cloth above the pannier, revealing the muddy wild mushrooms inside, all of them were very fresh.

"Brother Xu, how much does it cost to buy this wild mushroom?" Tang Zisheng picked a wild mushroom that looked like a goose egg. He had eaten many kinds of wild mushrooms when he was a child.

But there is a kind of fungus called goose egg fungus that he has only heard from his grandma, but he has never eaten it. The one in his hand now is like the goose egg fungus his grandma said.

"Ah?" Xu Qingcheng didn't know that Tang Zisheng wanted to buy something in his back basket, but this...

"When we got home, Tang Mo and I hadn't lit a fire yet. I bought the fungus and it happened to be fried at noon." Tang Zisheng put down the fungus in his hand, "Brother Xu, don't say you want to give it to me. I owe it to you in the first place." Brother Xu's favor, if Brother Xu is giving me the hard-picked and sold fungus, then Tang will really be ashamed of it."

Xu Qingcheng was a little annoyed at being guessed right.But what Tang Zisheng said was right, so he had no choice but to say in a low voice, "Just give me a few cents."