Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

What is this place?Jia Zheng couldn't believe his eyes.Is this also the county seat?Jia Zheng sent a look at the local coachman with a look that I don’t read enough, you don’t lie to me. In Jia Zheng’s heart, no matter how poor the county magistrate is, there should be a city wall, surrounded by a square circle, with There are merchants and pedestrians on several streets.But the so-called Shanyin county government office in front of him turned out to be like this.

There are high mountains on both sides, and there is only a slightly flat place where a lot of mud houses and firewood huts have been built according to the terrain. There are very few houses that can be seen from the past.This is just a bigger village!Looking at this only street in the county seat, Jia Zheng's heart was half cold.The reality is cruel, and Jia Zheng regretted it in an instant.It would be better if he stayed in the capital, even if he went to an ordinary county, it would be better than this.

"My lord, the county office is at the innermost part of this street. This place is called Qingchuan, and it used to be prosperous. When it was the most prosperous, houses were built on the halfway up the mountain. This street is very busy with merchants, restaurants, pubs and inns. Families are next to each other. It’s a pity that there were bandits. Most of Qingchuan Town was burnt down, and it became what it is today. The local people who have some skills have run away, and only the old, weak, sick and disabled are left to live here.” Speaking of which, the driver has already driven the car into the only street in the town.The people in the town could not help but stand still and watch when they saw a group of people, horses and chariots.

Sitting in the car, Zili listened to what Jia Zheng and the coachman had to say. She quietly lifted the curtain to take a look at the scenery on the street, which can only be described as depression.With a pale face and ragged clothes, the expressions of the people on the street were numb, and pairs of eyes looked blankly at Jia Zheng and his group.

Rubbing her stomach, Zili suddenly thought of a terrible problem. When she left Jinling, she only wanted to get out of Jia's house to get some fresh air, but she forgot that lack of medical care and medicine is normal in this era.Whether there can be a pharmacy in this place is doubtful, and there is no way out if she encounters an accident while waiting for her to give birth.When Zili was worried about the safety of future production, the car had already stopped. "Second Mistress has arrived, please get out of the car." Zili helped Jia Zheng's hand to get out of the car, and she took a look at the so-called yamen and was slightly relieved.Fortunately, at least the county government is still in the same place.The county government office was built at the innermost part of this street, with a big mountain behind it. A clear stream flowed out from the hillside below the county government office and meandered along the terrain.The county government office is fairly well-built, with green bricks on the roof and black tiles on it, and the paving is fairly neat.

Jia Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief, and he whispered to Zili, "I saw how desolate this place was on the way, and I kept worrying that the county government office is too dilapidated. How can you live in it like you are now? Fortunately, God always gives us a chance, this house looks pretty good." Zili smiled and gave Jia Zheng a reassuring look: "Don't worry about me, I went to Liaodong with my father and grandfather, the house is even worse than this I lived there." Said the husband and wife went in together.

Although it was a county government office, there was no one at the gate. It stands to reason that the local government should have received the news, and the county officials should have greeted the new magistrate early.But Jia Zheng has already arrived at the gate of the county government, and he didn't see a government official. Jia Zheng couldn't help but frowned and said to Wu Qing: "You go and open the gate. Although this place is remote, is it true?" If you serve the imperial court, since you can eat the king's salary, you should be loyal to the king." Jia Zheng's voice was followed by a bang, and the gate of the majestic county government was knocked down by Wu Qing lightly!

... Jia Zheng Zili was so dumbfounded that Zili could even see a flock of crows flying over Jia Zheng's head screaming.God, are you playing with me, or are you playing with me!